Ninth Symphony

There is no airport in the small town of Iloka. To take a plane, you have to go to the city of Pastro, which is about half an hour's drive south of it.

Du Nian was driving, and from the corner of his vision, he saw Xi Le sitting silently in the passenger seat, and couldn't help sighing.

Finally let him follow.

In fact, if it was true, Du Nian's attitude towards Xi Le would not be hardened, but this time he compromised without persisting for a while, mainly because he couldn't bear it.

The debts he owed had to be repaid, and he was afraid that he owed the child too much before, but now he was embarrassed to say anything against him with a thick skin of invulnerability.

After all...that's Uncle Zhong...

What kind of mood is Xi Le sitting there now? As long as Du Nian imagines it for a while, he will feel a throbbing pain continuously flowing up from the fingertips holding the steering wheel, piercing his heart one after another. , very uncomfortable.

And after getting on the plane, Xi Le still didn't say a word, Du Nian hugged him into his arms, but he didn't refuse, his thin shoulders pressed hard against Du Nian's shoulder socket, causing a bit of pain.

Du Nian knew that he was pretending to be calm. On the surface, he didn't seem to have much reaction, but his body never relaxed.

It wasn't until they arrived at Xinfu and walked out of the airport that they saw Du Nian's two subordinates who were already waiting outside. Xi Le suddenly reached out and grabbed Du Nian's arm tightly. His palms were already soaked in cold sweat.

Du Nian clenched his hand tightly, clasped their fingers together firmly without hesitation, and walked towards the police car parked not far away.

In fact, relying on his keen observation and understanding of his own people, Du Nian knew the result of the appraisal had come out when he saw the expressions of the two little policemen.Moreover, it was the result he didn't want to see.

"Captain Du—" Seeing the two of them approaching, one of the policemen wanted to report, but was stopped by Du Nian's inconspicuous eyes.

Du Nian: "There are too many people here, so get in the car first and then talk."

"Yes." After answering, the two policemen glanced at Xi Le in unison, then quickly looked away and turned to help them open the car door.

Du Nian got into the back seat with Xi Le, and as soon as the door was closed, Du Nian asked, "Did you follow my orders? Does anyone have any doubts?"

"Don't worry, no one noticed when we came out." A person replied first, and then added: "The fact that you found the young master is now a secret in the bureau. No one else knows except the two of us. The Xi family Greetings have already been made over there, the eldest young master temporarily avoids it, and when we arrive later, the young young master will pretend to be the eldest young master to claim the corpse."

When Xi Le heard the words "claim the corpse", Du Nian's body suddenly trembled. Du Nian tightened his fist, and said to the front: "I see. Remember this matter must be kept strictly confidential. Without my order, no one—including the director—can speak, understand?"

The two little policemen exchanged nervous glances instantly, and replied in unison: "Understood!"

At this moment, Xi Le, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "Identity...the identity of that corpse, has it been confirmed?"

The little policeman sitting in the co-pilot seat turned his head and looked at Du Nian in embarrassment as soon as he heard it, with words written all over his face, "Captain, can I tell you secretly and then you come and tell him..."

Du Nian's expression was serious and helpless, knowing that this matter cannot be concealed, and there is no point in procrastinating, so he could only hope that "the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain", so he slightly nodded to the little policeman and said: "You know what? say what."

"This..." The little policeman looked hopeless.

Although he has not been in the industry for a long time, he is no stranger to the situation of the Xi family. All information about the murder of Xi Zhuoyun and his wife three years ago is a highly sensitive "restricted area" in the police station, and it is still pending. Status, it doesn't matter whether he wants to be interested or not.

And facing this young master of the Xi family who had been "missing" for three years and just came back, he actually felt very distressed. Thinking of the things he had experienced... plus the departure of another family member... these words made him feel sad. He said that he really felt cruel.

But he had to say...

The little policeman sighed heavily and did not dare to meet Xi Le's eyes, so he lowered his head and whispered, "I've confirmed my identity, it's the butler Zhong of the Xi family... Please... my condolences..."

"It's really... Uncle Zhong..."

Xi Le repeated it in a daze, and suddenly felt dizzy while sitting on the spot, his upper body shook twice as if uncontrollably, he subconsciously closed his eyes, as if this could make the sudden surge of sadness in his heart Lighten up a bit.

In the next second, Du Nian embraced him and pressed his head on his shoulder, hugging him very tightly, completely ignoring the stunned "light bulbs" in front of him, and whispered in his ear: "Lele, You still have me."

"Uncle Zhong..." Xi Le was still muttering and repeating, unwilling to believe it, "Du Nian...Uncle Zhong...how could..."

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when he left home by car, Uncle Zhong had been watching him from the rearview mirror.

Who would have expected that it would be the last sight...

There was no special farewell, no sensational scenes, nothing, just an ordinary farewell, so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary, and it turned out to be a farewell like this.

He just left for a while, and when he came back, he would never see that living person again...

An extremely strong sadness suddenly burst out from Xi Le's chest, and quickly spread to all limbs. He couldn't help shivering all over, and tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably. All he could do was grit his teeth and die Don't let yourself cry out.

The two policemen had already cast their gazes straight ahead of the road, and couldn't bear to look any further.

Du Nian gently stroked his back with his palm, persuading him in a low voice: "Cry out when you feel uncomfortable, don't press down."

However, after Xi Le listened, he buried his head even deeper, his spine almost arched into a semi-circular arc, as soon as his fingers touched it, he could feel the tightness of his muscles and the depression of his spirit. Du Nian was really hurt to the bone, Holding him felt that my whole body was too tense to relax.

If he could switch identities and allow himself to bear these things for him, Du Nian would definitely agree without even frowning.

Unfortunately, he can't change it.

It is impossible for him to bear all the pains and tribulations that need to be experienced in life, so he can only help him become strong and make his heart firm enough to face anything that may happen in the future, even if it is not Relying on anyone, and no one can rely on, he can walk his own path calmly and calmly by himself.

Therefore, even though he knew that he would hurt him in the process of helping, Du Nian had no choice.

Ten minutes later, the car drove to the gate of the police station.

This season is almost winter, and the weather is very cold. As soon as the car door is opened, the cold wind pours in. Although it is not bone-piercing, it can still give people a chill.

When Xi Le got out of the car, his footsteps were a little weak, and he almost staggered, but Du Nian supported him from behind to make him stand still.

There were already other policemen waiting in the lobby on the first floor. Xi Le and the others walked in and were led to the familiar road to the morgue.

Du Nian: "Are you afraid?"

As always, the lines sounded just before the door opened when the elevator descended to the second basement floor.

This time, Xi Le no longer had the trembling and panic when he came to see the dead bodies of his parents, nor the panic when he came to see the people related to Xi's family, nor the foggy feeling when he came to see Uncle Wu. Feeling at a loss...

However, only this time, he finally seriously gave an answer to Du Nian's question for the first time.

Xi Le: "Yes."

A simple syllable sounds extremely obscure.

But he did say it anyway.

Fear, in fact, I have always been afraid... Whether it is the place of the morgue or the corpse itself, seeing with my own eyes the vivid lives I used to be very familiar with, but now lying here coldly, the psychological feeling I feel This kind of stuffiness and heavy pressure will always make him feel breathless, and even long after he leaves here, he will have a suffocating heart palpitation caused by an accidental memory.

He didn't like to see dead people.not at all.

"Captain Du." After the door of the morgue opened, a man in a white coat raised his hand to show them the middle of the room.

Probably because of being burnt, the outline of the body under the white cloth looks a bit weird, as if a person is curled up into a ball, and a large piece suddenly bulges up, not like the one in the normal death state. Lying flat, I can't tell which part is where.

Xi Le's legs walked towards the white cloth almost uncontrollably. Du Nian held him back and asked hesitantly, "Are you sure you want to see it? People who have been burned... will look completely different... ..."

Xi Le slowly turned her head to look at him, her eyes were wide open, and there was still some steam in them that couldn't be concealed, and she said hoarsely, "No matter how completely unrecognizable, that's Uncle Zhong..."

"..."

Du Nian had no reason to stop him, so instead of pulling, he put his hands behind his waist and walked together to the side of the white cloth.

But at this moment, Xi Le's hands, who were still calm a second ago, suddenly trembled violently. He tried several times but failed to remove the white cloth.

In the end, it was Du Nian who stabilized his hand, and the two people's right hands were folded together with the palms of their hands close to the back, and they fell on the edge, gently lifting a corner of this covering, revealing a section of the charred arm.

Withered, ferocious, lifeless.

……

"—Xi Yin——"

Xi Le suddenly lifted the entire white cloth, and before Du Nian could stop him, Uncle Zhong's body was presented in front of everyone.

Du Nian only paused for a moment, and the next second he pulled Xi Le into his arms without thinking, while he stood in front of him to prevent him from taking another look.

This is a subconscious protective action.

After doing this, Du Nian actually came back to his senses and thought: Maybe letting him see Uncle Zhong's corpse with his own eyes is not a bad thing at all... However, even though he had this thought in his heart, his arms around Xi Le's body The arm has no tendency to loosen at all.

Rationality has been given the upper hand by emotion again... He is still reluctant.

But at this moment, the person in his arms gently pushed him twice.

Xi Le: "Du Nian, let me go. Let me see Uncle Zhong again."

Du Nian took a tight breath and advised him: "Don't read it, you've already seen it."

"Let me see it again." Xi Le repeated in a low voice, "I'm fine... just want to see him for a while..."

When Uncle Zhong was still alive, because he was too used to his existence, Xi Le couldn't remember how long he hadn't had a good look at him or talked to him.

Especially in the past three years, because he has been immersed in his own sorrow and pain, he has hardly paid attention to Uncle Zhong's thoughts and moods. He just accepted his meticulous care for him as a matter of course, but he never seriously thought about it. Behind this care, how much Uncle Zhong did for him, and how much he worried about.

Although since Xi Ze, no one in the Xi family has ever treated Uncle Zhong as a servant, but he has always regarded himself as inferior to the Xi family. He has worked hard for so many years and silently contributed to the family. But never heard him ask for anything.

He didn't even have a family, no wife and kids.I spent my whole life in the Xi family.

But why is he willing to do this... Could it be that in his heart, there is really nothing he wants?

Including this time he "disappeared" for no apparent reason, and was confirmed dead a day later. What was the reason?Who would have done it to him?And, where is the original manuscript now...

When Xi Le suddenly realized that his thoughts had drifted to this, he stopped thinking all of a sudden.

It is unreasonable to think about these things in front of Uncle Zhong at this time.

No matter what the motive of Uncle Zhong's final action was, it was actually not that important to Xi Le.

He only knows that this elder has been with him, taught him, and taken care of him since he was born until now. He treats him like his own son, but he is more strict than Xi Zhuyun's father. Some pampering | drowning and connivance.

For such a person, Xi Le couldn't doubt his intentions with peace of mind, he couldn't live with his conscience.

Even if Uncle Zhong really chose to betray the Xi family, so what, didn't he never hurt him from the beginning to the end?Isn't he always protecting him?

Then what is there to doubt.

Xi Le looked at Uncle Zhong's body and thought about it for five or six minutes before pulling up the white sheet and carefully covering it over Uncle Zhong's head, letting the deceased rest in peace.

"Xi Yin, let's go." Du Nian said after seeing him cover it.

Xi Le nodded, put away the redness in the corners of his eyes, bowed deeply in front of him, then turned and left.

At this time, he has gradually recovered from the initial shock and grief, and after calming down, his brain has resumed functioning, making him realize that he does not have much time to mourn and grieve at this moment, but to find out The goal of truth is even more urgent.

Next, he's going home.

It's time to meet my twin brother who has been "reported missing" for three years.

The author has something to say:

These two days, JJ has been exhausting~~~~ Up to now, there is only 1 in the background display of the baby's click on the last chapter! ! ! !How could there be only 1! ! ! !Please see the little angels who are bubbling to let me see that there is only one person watching! ! ! ! ! _(:зゝ∠)_[A handful of bitter tears~~~]

In the back of the PS, Du Nian called Xi Le "Xi Yin" there is not my typo, here he is pretending to be Xi Yin! [I'm afraid everyone will miss the wood~~]