Chusan's Liuyi Children's Day

In front of a small villa in Kowloon Tong, Xie Jiahua parked his car across the street.At this time, it was the time of work in the morning, and there were few pedestrians on the small street, so it was very quiet.The owner of the villa went out to work early in the morning, and only a maid in her forties was drying clothes in the small courtyard.

"Sister-in-law Liang?" Xie Jiahua called through the iron fence.

The maid raised her head and rubbed her eyes with the back of her wet hand, "Young master? Oh! It's the young master! Lao Liang! Come out, Lao Liang! Let's see who's back!"

She rushed up and opened the door happily, wiped her hands vigorously on the apron, then took the hand that Xie Jiahua offered to extend, and rubbed her hands tightly around Xie Jiahua's palm, "Master's hands are still so hot, healthy! well!"

Another male servant, also in his 50s and [-]s, also drove out of the villa, standing in front of Xie Jiahua in joy and panic.It was Xie Jiahua who took the initiative to hug him tightly. "Master! You haven't come back for five years! You've lost weight, you've lost weight, oh..."

"Don't block the road, let the young master go in and sit!" Aunt Liang pushed him.

"No, I have something to ask you, just stay here." Xie Jiahua.

"What are you talking about, young master! There is no one who doesn't come in after arriving at his home!" Mrs. Liang said enthusiastically.Uncle Liang also persuaded, "Come in, cough, your father is not at home. It's not good for you to stand here and talk and let the neighbors see."

Xie Jiahua looked around and followed them in.Two old servants who had worked in his home for more than [-] years were happily busy, pouring tea for him, serving fruits and pastries.Sister-in-law Liang watched him grow up from a young age, and almost treated him like half her own son, holding on to his hand to ask for warmth, "Are you still in the serious crime team? Are you busy with work? No matter how busy you are, you have to eat well. Seeing that you have lost so much weight?" ...Master, I don't usually talk about you, when I miss you, I take a look at your childhood photos..."

Uncle Liang patted her secretly, signaling her not to mention the master.

"It's okay," Xie Jiahua reassured them, "I'm not a kid anymore. I was also responsible for getting angry with Daddy back then."

"Oh, young master," Mrs. Liang tentatively asked, "Is there really no way for you and the master to reconcile? You...you pay it now, pay that..."

"I still like men." Xie Jiahua said.

Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang fell silent all of a sudden, with embarrassing expressions on both faces.Xie Jiahua didn't expect them to understand - if they were on his side back then, he wouldn't have not been back to see it for five years.Five years ago, he was pursued by a colleague of the forensics department. Although he finally refused, his father found out about their relationship and his sexual orientation. In order to solve the case, he exchanged evidence secretly, and was finally prosecuted and dismissed. In spite of the unsolved case in his hands, Xie Jiahua was forced to send him abroad for further study.Xie Jiahua, who returned after graduation two years later, exhausted his savings and bought a small apartment outside, and never returned home.

Uncle Liang and Sister Liang didn't study much, they were simple and ignorant. At that time, under his father's advice, they locked him up for half a month. No matter how much he begged, they didn't dare to let him out. When he was sick, he kindly went to the temple to ask for soul-suppressing amulets for him, listened to folk prescriptions, went to the island to dig up graves, and boiled a lot of weird soups for him to drink.

Xie Jiahua couldn't forgive them, but he couldn't hate them either, just like he did to his father.Although they will never be able to understand each other, and although he lacked maternal love since he was a child, he did not get much fatherly love from the other party who worked day and night, but he still retains his respect for his father-in his heart, the other party is not a qualified father, He is an excellent public servant.

But the appearance of Lu Guangming gradually shakes his belief.

He broke the embarrassing situation and said straight to the point, "Uncle Liang, Sister-in-law Liang, I want to inquire about something that happened ten years ago, please think about it carefully. I had a friend named Jiaqi back then, and we often went out together. I remember I asked Uncle Liang to help me pick out a set of fishing gear, and said I would go fishing with him."

Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I remember, I remember." Aunt Liang said, "Your set of fishing gear is still in the utility room at home, and I am not willing to throw it away."

"Did Jiaqi ever come to the house? Have you seen him?"

Mrs. Liang shook her head, "No, young master, you never bring friends to your house. You forgot that many of your friends are painters... What, what kind of art, the master won't let you associate with them."

"Does Uncle Liang have any impression?"

Uncle Liang patted his head, "Strange, I seem to have a little impression. Is your friend... shorter than you? His skin is very fair, and he said he does paperwork."

"Have you seen him?!"

"Let's think about it... You didn't bring him home, he sent you back one night..."

Xie Jiahua grabbed his arm, "Uncle Liang! This matter is very important, please talk about it carefully, from beginning to end."

Uncle Liang tried his best to think back for a long time, "I remember... I remember that day was your birthday, you had a fight with the master during dinner, and you went out. It was around one o'clock in the evening, and it was raining heavily outside, and he sent you back. Everyone was asleep at that time Get off, I was the one who opened the door, I helped you in with him, you are drunk."

Xie Jiahua's face was solemn - he also remembered it all at once!His birthday is January [-]th in the Gregorian calendar, which is also the anniversary of his mother's death. On that day, he quarreled with his father during dinner, and went out in a fit of anger. He went to the ICAC to look for Tang Jiaqi, but was told that the other party had something to do, so he had to go to the bar to drink alone. , I can't remember what happened afterwards.It must be that Tang Jiaqi went to the bar to find him later and sent him home.

"How long did he stay at home?" He then asked Uncle Liang.

"It didn't take long," Uncle Liang tried to think back, "It rained heavily that night, and you were all wet. I left him to sleep in the guest room. He originally agreed. But I settled you down, changed your clothes, wiped your clothes He said he still had paperwork to do at home, so he couldn’t stay. I found an umbrella for him, and he left. The next day, I went back to the countryside early in the morning with your sister-in-law Darling, I forgot to tell you this."

Xie Jiahua stood up and looked in the direction of the guest room on the first floor.The small building has three floors. The first floor is the servant's room and guest room, the second floor is his father's bedroom and study, and the third floor is where he lived.If Tang Jiaqi helped Uncle Liang to carry him up to the third floor that night, he would definitely see the study near the stairs on the second floor.If Tang Jiaqi sneaked into the study while Uncle Liang was taking care of him...

Xie Jiahua walked up to the second floor while thinking, and pushed the study door, but it couldn't be opened.

"Ah, that," Mrs. Liang chased after her and said, "Master has locked it up these past few years, and no one is allowed in except himself."

Xie Jiahua let go of his hand, pondered for a while, and then walked quickly to the third floor, "Are the things I had back then still there?"

"They're all there, they're all there," Mrs. Liang said hurriedly, "Master never goes up, and I cover myself with a cloth. Sometimes I go up and clean up when I'm free."

Xie Jiahua quickly opened the door of his room, searched on the bookcase in the corner, and dragged out a few boxes from under the bed.Suddenly caught a glimpse of Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang who were standing nervously and curiously at the door, he waved his hands and said, "I'm looking for something, I'll be quiet for a while, you guys go ahead."

"well."

Xie Jiahua knelt on the ground, coughed and searched through the dust, and finally found his diary ten years ago, not long after he joined the company.At that time, he was very rebellious, he was absent-minded in his work, and his superiors regarded him as a dandy and refused to let him participate in important cases, but sent him to sort out the materials.The diary recorded many complaints at that time, and it was not until I met Tang Jiaqi that the content gradually became clear and lively.The diary ended on February 1983, 2, two weeks after Tang Jiaqi disappeared, and his body was found in a freezer in the freezing plant.The diary of that day only had four words, "Jiaqi is gone."

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart at that moment, and turned his eyes forward with pain. When he turned to January, he suddenly saw this passage: [I found out today that there was a single case four years ago. Many pages are missing.Tell Jiaqi, Jiaqi said there is something suspicious, and he needs to analyze the changes in the power of the society. 】

He suddenly closed the diary!Quickly restore the messy room to its original shape, and then strode down the stairs! "Uncle Liang, Sister Liang, thank you! I'm leaving, don't tell Daddy that I've been back!"