Bamboo horses peck each other daily

No matter how stupid Cheng Xia is, he can see that something has happened: "What's going on?"

Aunt He said in a low voice, "A Bao is gone."

"He went out to play the day before yesterday and he didn't come back. We called the police but it didn't work."

Both Cheng Xia and Shi Xu were stunned, Shi Xu didn't expect that he would encounter such a big event just by accident, and he was not familiar with Aunt He, so he could only stay where he was.Cheng Xia was shocked by the news. Abao was also the oldest child he looked at. When he first came to this small yard, Abao was just a baby. At a glance, he could see that he was about to go to school now. , I can't imagine that this kind of thing that only happens in the news will happen to me.

Then, Cheng Xia suddenly recalled the case of missing children that Gao Yi mentioned before the Qingming Festival. Seeing Aunt He looking straight at him with empty eyes, he couldn't help but feel sore, let go of Shi Xu's hand, and walked to Aunt He stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, trying to appease her, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only repeat uselessly: "It's okay, I will always come back..."

Aunt He was just talking plainly with her voice down, but seeing Cheng Xia, whom she had grown up with since she was a child, was right in front of her eyes, she felt a surge of sadness welling up in her throat, and she choked up: "What should I do! He's only seven years old I haven’t been home for two days!”

Cheng Xia could only remain silent, and it took him a long time to remember: "Where are Uncle He and Brother Ming?"

Aunt He sobbed and said that they couldn't wait and went to the city police station to inquire about the situation.

Aunt He cried for a long time, as if she was relieved, she stopped, her eyelids were so red and swollen that her eye sockets protruded, and the whites of her eyes were bloodshot, looking very scary.She straightened her messy hair, and asked Cheng Xia: "Are you here for dinner? And... this?" She had just noticed the stranger in the room when Shi Xu was finally rescued from embarrassment. Say hello politely.

Cheng Xia took Shi Xu and introduced to Aunt He: "He is the son of my uncle and aunt, so he can be considered my elder brother."

Aunt He responded twice, and said to them: "You are all hungry, I'll cook two side dishes."

Cheng Xia coaxed Aunt He to have some food with them. She didn't have much thought about eating, but seeing Cheng Xia was really worried about herself, and there was a guest beside him who was standing awkwardly and couldn't sit down, so she had to agree with him. meaning.

At this time, both Uncle He and Brother Ming came back. The two of them were sweating from running around in this cold weather. They drank a mouthful of water when they entered the door, only to find that Cheng Xia had brought someone back.

Cheng Xia introduced Xia Shixu as usual, and saw that Aunt He's mood improved a lot after she had a husband and son, so she finally felt relieved.

Ming Zi was not in a high mood, but he still cared about Cheng Xia: "You came back to pack your things, right? Go, don't delay with us, there is nothing you can do if you are in a hurry."

Cheng Xia nodded, and said: "Brother Ming, please take good care of Aunt He's heart, don't let Abao come back and she will collapse. One of my classmates' father is a policeman, maybe there is news, I will ask him."

Akiko nodded repeatedly.

Cheng Xia quickly got through to Gao Yi's phone, and got some information about the case from him.

Gao Yi can only give some side information. His father is a member of the frontline group, and he has not let go for several days. He told him this morning that he would visit the grave with him this time - probably passed the most difficult stage. .This is good news. After hearing this, the He family felt a little psychologically comforted. It seemed that they had cheered up a lot. Cheng Xia was a little relieved before going to do her own thing.

Cheng Xia didn't come to eat this time, but to pack his mother's things.

The last time he came back was after the New Year, and he was supposed to give the He family a New Year gift, but he heard the news that Wang Hao had left from Aunt He.

Wang Hao left at the end of last year. Aunt He said that he had found a good nursing home and asked someone to pick him up.Before leaving, Wang Hao left a message for Cheng Xia at Aunt He's place, saying that he still had some of his mother's things in his place, and they don't want them now, and let him get them by himself.

Cheng Xia pushed open the creaking door again. It was true that no one had set foot in the room for nearly half a year, and the spring air with slightly damp water vapor poured into the room, blowing a gust of draft, setting off a large area. of ash.

He turned his head and said to Shi Xu: "Actually, I just want you to help carry some things home today. I originally wanted Aunt He to cook some delicious food to express my condolences to you, but now the situation at his house... it seems that only It can make you work for nothing."

Shi Xu reached out and waved the dust particles in the sky, and was a little curious about this hut he had never seen before: "Didn't you take all your things away?"

"No." Cheng Xia walked quickly to the door of his own room, pushed it hard a few times but there was no movement, thinking that the door hinge was stuck because it had been useless for too long, so he squatted down and lifted the door panel, Only then did the door open smoothly.His room was facing the sun, without curtains, and in the afternoon, the scorching sun would shine directly into the room through the glass, making the whole room bright.

Cheng Xia looked at this familiar room, then turned his head and looked up at Shi Xu, his light-colored pupils were extraordinarily bright with the sunlight, making Shi Xu suddenly think of the Cheng Xia he saw in an old carpenter's attic.

"It came to look for my mother's stuff. Wang Hao didn't say where he put it, so I had to look it up myself."

"Wang Hao?"

Only then did Cheng Xia realize: "It's my dad... We don't have a good relationship, that's what I usually call him."

Shi Xu raised his eyebrows: They all called their names directly, it should be more than just a bad relationship... But he didn't say anything, he just thought that Xia went to work in Wang Hao's house where he was more likely to hide things, and he himself was a little idle Feeling bored, he greeted Cheng Xia, and went to a small utility room to find something, as a help.

The main force, Cheng Xia, didn't find anything in Wang Hao's house. Instead, when he was free to play, he really found a wooden box in the utility room. There were many scratches on the box, and it seemed that the owner didn't pay much attention to it. , but compared to the large pile of wood, iron wire and plastic that I just dug out, this box is more like a place for things.

Shi Xu opened the box, and on top of it was a black leather book, on which were written a lot of odds and ends, most of which were page after page of phone calls, the handwriting was beautiful and pleasing to the eye.This should belong to Cheng Xia's mother, right?

Shi Xu scrolled down again, and the layers below were all messed up. At first, there were some photos of Cheng Yirou when he was young, and many were with a man—he guessed it should be a photo of Wang Hao. , and then there is a hardcover photo collection, which contains photos of a baby growing up to the age of five or six, and the corner of the photo is marked with the date.The child's eyebrows and eyes that have deviated from the characteristics of a baby are not the same as Cheng Xia's, which is obviously Cheng Xia's growth record.There are photos of Cheng Xia alone and with Cheng Yirou. Here, Cheng Xia looks white and tender, and his eyes are more beautiful when they are placed on the tender face of a child. Yes, in anyone's eyes, she is a little angel.

Shi Xu took out all the photos, and found that the bottom ones were still photos, but there were very few of them. He took them all out and counted them, and found that there were less than ten photos. Among the photos from a while ago, one or two of them are actually not much different in age from those at the end of the photo book, but the style of painting is quite different.These photos are all group photos. Looking at the photos in the form of outings or class photos, Cheng Xia has grown taller and her face has thinned. She is not as cute as she was when she was a child, only eight or nine years old. , but his eyes have a kind of gloomy with a moist and heavy woody atmosphere. His eyes are straight ahead, as if looking out through a thin photo, facing him who is looking at the photo. Chilled back.

He didn't turn over, and called Cheng Xia directly.Cheng Xia was sweating in the room, wiped his sweaty hair, and saw the stack of photos in Shi Xu's hand, the expression of "I'm in a ghost movie" made him feel ashamed. It's too bad, I quickly passed the photo in my hand, feeling very ashamed.He tried to cover up the photo: "It should be this box, I helped Wang Hao get it before."

While talking, he stuffed the photos back all over the place, patting his ass and wanting to go back.Shi Xu didn't notice his intention to cover up the black history at all, so he said directly: "Why do you look like a labor camp prisoner?"

"..." Shut up, who hasn't had a bohemian childhood yet.

In the end, they only found this wooden box, closed the door, and walked to He's house.

This old house that has been lived in for many years looks like the one he just moved in many years ago, with broken wood and rotten tiles, but it is surprisingly solid.It's just that in recent years, various renovations and expansions have begun in the city, and this old alley on the outskirts of the city will probably be demolished soon.

He went back to the small courtyard many times, but he never saw Wang Hao. At first it was because he didn't want to, but later he looked at the door, not knowing how to get in.The longer the disappearance time, the more "nostalgic" whimsical thoughts of human beings become more and more serious. A few warm memories that never popped up when we were together with Wang Hao in the past, but during this time can flash up in Chengxia's leisure time and be automatically Treat it into a good childhood memory.He sometimes wonders, after two years, if Wang Hao sees him again, will he be able to talk to him like a normal father and son?

But he is also clear that this idea is mostly because the memories of pain, depression, and grievances in his impression are gradually blurred by himself, so that Wang Hao maintains a pretty good image in his memory, and if we meet again, the reality is very difficult. It is likely that he will be hit again.

So he simply acted like a coward, didn't go or read it, and it was good to keep a good thought in his heart, and save the things he didn't dare to do later—it was so long anyway.

But in a blink of an eye there is no future.

People often say that things are right and people are wrong, but now everything is updated too fast, and soon not only people are wrong here, but even things will be "not".

Gao Yi was doing homework at home when he suddenly received a call from his father.He picked up the phone, only to find that the voice coming from the opposite side was his father's colleague.

"Xiao Yi, your father is injured, can you come to xx Hospital to take care of him?"

Gao Yi said yes repeatedly, and went straight to the hospital before he had time to explain to his mother who was going out.

In the hospital, Gao Yi's father, Gao Shouxiong, was lying on the hospital bed. He was not seriously injured, but he looked rather scary.A piece of flesh was scraped off the arm by a knife, but there was no muscle or bone injury, but the foot was broken and could not move, and there were many abrasions on the body, which looked miserable.When Gao Yi arrived, he was still talking on the phone.

Gao Yi frowned when he saw the injuries all over his body. Gao Shouxiong coughed and asked cautiously, "Didn't you tell your mother?"

"No." Gao Yi continued, "But you can't hide from it. If you are like this, you will definitely not be able to visit the grave in a few days. Mom will know sooner or later."

Gao Shouxiong sighed, his brows drooping.

Gao Yi listened to the doctor's instructions, helped him move the folding table on the bed, went to buy food for him, and at the same time was quite curious about the case: "Dad, how is the case this time?"

Gao Shouxiong scooped up a mouthful of soup with his uninjured hand, with rice in his mouth, and said vaguely: "It's about to end, just catch a few that slipped through the net and it will end."

"We have released the arrest warrant."

Gao Yi nodded: "Where are those children?"

"It's better to be rescued, and the parents of the victims have been contacted." There are also some children who are no longer in the city, and they can only be found by following a little bit of clues.

Gao Yi remembered the phone that Cheng Xia opened not long ago: "I have a classmate's child who disappeared two days ago. I don't know if this is the case... Look?"

Gao Shouxiong thought for a while: "It's very likely that the child who hasn't been seen in the past few days will be found. If this case is really the case, he should be notified soon."