Dazed

Sitting in Cao Jingxing's borrowed car, Qi Zheng flipped through his phone boredly. The road was bustling with people, but he was in no mood at the moment. He only thought about Liang Siyue. If Zhou Xianlei was really the one who killed him, then he How to do it well.

"Are you thinking about Zhou Xianlei?" Cao Jingxing drove the car steadily, looked at the road without squinting, and broke the faint silence in the car by speaking first.

Qi Zheng didn't deny it, but said, "I don't know what's going on."

"Don't worry, even if you find the evidence, inspection, verification, and cross-examination will take time. Believe in the law, if Zhou Xianlei really did it, he will be punished." Cao Jingxing replied.

"If it's really Zhou Xianlei..." Qi Zheng's expression suddenly became gloomy, with unbearable anger showing in his eyes, and he said, "I can't spare him either."

"Then what do you want to do?" Cao Jingxing looked ahead and asked with great interest, "Beat him?"

Qi Zheng was silent, "I will let him be imprisoned inside until he dies."

"Then you need a strong lawyer."

Qi Zheng was suddenly in a low mood, with worry hidden in his words, and said: "Now I want to know where Siyue is."

Cao Jingxing turned his head and glanced at the people around him, and comforted him, "The truth will be revealed soon."

Qi Zheng closed his eyes sleepily, the furrow between his brows was as deep as a difficult hurdle, and he didn't want to continue talking.

When they drove to the bustling commercial street, Cao Jingxing drove the car in front of a big KFC sign, stretched out his hand to unbuckle his seat belt, and said, "Buy something to eat on the way, what do you want?"

Qi Zheng has always been somewhat repulsed by these foreign foods, but he didn't say anything, and said, "Just be like you."

Ten minutes later, Cao Jingxing came in with a bag of snacks, reached out and handed him the Coke on the left, and said, "I think you don't like hamburgers, so I only bought chicken wings and French fries, and I probably didn't buy anything you hate. something?"

Qi Zheng was a little surprised. Indeed, these are the only two fast foods he knows how to order, so he shook his head and replied casually: "Anything is fine."

He saw Cao Jingxing throwing a bunch of food on the back seat of the car again, and couldn't help asking: "Why do you buy so much food?"

"Those are sacrifices," Cao Jingxing said, seeing Qi Zheng's surprised look, he smiled and said, "It's too late to buy some properly, so let's take it as a wish."

Qi Zheng also understood, and without further questioning, he opened his mouth and took a big bite of the fried chicken wings in his hand, and the rich aroma filled the entire carriage.

After simply eating, Cao Jingxing continued to drive and walked towards the downtown area. The surrounding scenery began to become desolate and silent. The surroundings were too quiet. Cao Jingxing turned on the stereo, and the light and elegant piano music gradually slid out, filling the interior of the car , surrounding Qi Zheng's ears.

Maybe it was because he was too tired last night, or maybe it was because the atmosphere in the car was too peaceful. In short, before he knew it, Qi Zheng gradually closed his eyes, leaned against the car window, and fell asleep.

Cao Jingxing saw it, stretched out his hand to put his seat down, and continued to drive the car calmly. The scenery outside the car window changed little by little, but the scene inside the car seemed to be frozen, staying there forever.

"Qi Zheng, wake up, we're here."

Hearing the call in his ear, Qi Zheng struggled to open his eyes, and the picture in front of him gradually became clearer. In the dimly lit carriage, Cao Jingxing looked at him gently, and said, "Are you awake?"

Qi Zheng blinked his eyes, woke up, stretched out his hand and yawned, looked outside at the deep jungle, where there was no one, and asked, "Where is this?"

"My house." Cao Jingxing replied, then opened the car door and walked out.

Qi Zheng also got down, stood in front of the car, and looked at the villa with an area of ​​several hundred square meters in front of him. On the side, full of majesty, the top of the foreign style is a spiky iron gate. There should have been two flower beds at the gate, and maybe there were trees planted, but now we can’t see the bustling scene at the beginning, and the thick dust falls In all places that can fall, the iron gates and buildings reveal an indescribable embarrassment, weeds and bushes, and even creepers that climb randomly redecorate this natural garden, making this small, Exquisite or even elegant buildings have become no different from dilapidated houses waiting to be demolished.

Cao Jing's family should be very wealthy. Qi Zheng is not surprised, but this is too exaggerated. Counting 30 or 80 years ago, it was still in the period of the Communist Party. Their family is so good, it will not be labeled as Class enemies, or say, this house was built in the [-]s, so it won't look like this, as if no one has lived in it for more than ten years.

"The car is going in?" Qi Zheng said.

Cao Jingxing shook his head, locked the car, and said, "No need, let's go in."

"It's been so many years since you lived in your house, it's just like this."

Cao Jingxing took out the key, unlocked the iron door, and said: "Since my parents went abroad, no one has cleaned here. It's been 16 years. I suddenly want to come back and have a look."

Walking inside, Qi Zheng also saw a not-so-small outdoor swimming pool. Of course, it was soaked in old rainwater and mud, which looked muddy.

Following the path paved with cobblestones, Qi Zheng followed Cao Jingxing to the door of the house. The smooth painted surface of the wooden structure was already covered with dust and spider silk, making it look very dilapidated.

"Your family is really rich, such a big house is just vacant."

"No one wants to rent such a remote place."

"That's right." Qi Zheng agreed, striding forward to avoid the puddles of muddy stains on the ground due to the snow.

"There is nothing so dirty in the house." Cao Jingxing was a little embarrassed, and explained to Qi Zheng while unlocking the lock.

Qi Zheng raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

The door finally opened, and with a creak, the light outside the house began to shine into this place that he hadn't visited in more than ten years. Qi Zheng slightly opened his eyes. , there is no mud and spider silk everywhere, just because the curtains are drawn all the year round, there is an uncontrollable cold and damp decaying smell in the house.

Cao Jingxing walked into the room, and first opened the thick curtains that blocked the sunlight. The living room was next to the dining area, and there was a floor-to-ceiling window in front of the dining table. Come to a room of splendor.

"Come here and sit down first." Cao Jingxing tore off the dust cloth covering the sofa, revealing a clean and comfortable leather sofa, like a servant welcoming his master back home, all the vicissitudes of the years have not been on it What traces are left.

"No need, you're busy." Qi Zheng said, swaying left and right to glance around, Cao Jingxing's room is indeed big enough, the ceiling of the living room is hung with a large Western-style chandelier, which seems to be still shining brightly, the furnishings in this room They all maintained the same appearance as before. Tea trays, fruit plates, cups, etc. were placed on the tea table. The pots and pans in the kitchen were not put away, but simply covered with a thin cloth to block dust. I don’t know if it was because I left in a hurry .

There have been no places that have been inhabited for several years. It is really difficult to make it look livable all at once. Fortunately, Cao Jingxing did not force it. He simply tidied up a relatively clean area and put the things he brought. At the door, I rummaged through the plastic bags full of food, found a bottle of mineral water, and handed it to Qi Zheng, "Drink some water first."

Qi Zheng sat on the sofa in Cao Jingxing's house with a water bottle, watching boredly. The sky outside the house became more gloomy, and the wind blew up, sweeping the dust, branches, garbage and other things outside the house straight into the house. Cao Jingxing watched , went to the door, and closed the door first.

The creaking sound sounded again, and as the door closed, the light in the room became darker, as if it was about to enter the night.

Qi Zheng's expression was a little serious, and he couldn't help but took out his phone to look at it. The time showed 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but there were still a few reminders of the weather forecast that he didn't click on.

"Blizzard will appear in this city starting at 4:[-] p.m. today. Citizens, please pay attention to cold and frost protection, and avoid going out as much as possible. The road surface is very slippery, so travel carefully."

Turning off the text message calmly, Qi Zheng slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows next to the restaurant area, the scenery outside the window appeared in his eyes, the wind was raging, the sky was gloomy, there was a forest outside, and the trees were blown by the wind. Blowing here and there, swaying from side to side, we can see how strong the wind is, little snowflakes as thin as cotton wool float in the air little by little, gray tones, slowly filling the air, Qi Zheng knows that these snowflakes will disappear after a while It evolved into a heavy snow, and then piled up a thick layer of snow on the road.

"Cao Jingxing, we might have to hurry up." Qi Zheng looked at the situation, afraid that it was not optimistic, so he couldn't help but said to Cao Jingxing who walked into a room and came out again.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"The weather forecast says that there will be a blizzard later, so I'm afraid it's not easy to go back." Qi Zheng explained.

Cao Jingxing nodded, but his face was calm, and he said, "Don't be afraid, we have a car, and the snow should not fall so fast."

Qi Zheng raised his eyebrows, surprised at his self-confidence, and watched the other party beckon, calling, "Help me get the things on the sofa."

Qi Zheng walked over to pick it up and saw that it was food and candles and paper money. They were well-prepared, and there were a lot of them. He could be regarded as a great filial grandson. , stay here alone for so many years?

Walking into the small room where Cao Jingxing lived, Qi Zheng could tell at a glance that this room should be specially used for worshiping ancestors.It was not a big space, and there were thick curtains piled up in front of the windows that could cut off all the light. There was no electricity in the room, and it looked very dark. Fortunately, Cao Jingxing had prepared a flashlight and emergency lights, which were in handy right now.The emergency light the size of a tape recorder was turned on, and the room was brightened. Although it was not as bright as an electric light, it was still much better than a flashlight.

Cao Jingxing took out a lighter, lit a pair of candles, and placed them in front of his grandma's memorial tablet. The small candlelight danced and agitated bit by bit, as if it could bring some warmth.

Then, he lit two sticks of incense, gave half of it to Qi Zheng, and said, "You should pay your respects too."

Isn't this his grandma? How can outsiders worship her?Qi Zheng was a little puzzled, but thinking about it, maybe some people have to visit when they come, so he didn't ask anything, took the three incense sticks, bowed respectfully in front of the tablet, and handed them to Cao Jingxing, who held them in front of the incense burner, Go carefully.

"It's been a long time since I came to see you." Standing in front of the tablet, Cao Jingxing sighed, and whispered to her about his situation like a very young child, "I don't know how you are doing? These days, There's a lot going on at home."

Looking at Cao Jingxing's appearance, Qi Zheng inevitably thought of his grandma, but his grandma passed away before Qi Zheng became sensible, and he had almost no impression in his mind, even the appearance of the old man was very vague. He vaguely remembered the situation at her funeral, it was noisy, he was not sensible yet, he didn't know why.

Although he didn't have any sympathy for this kind of emotion, Qi Zheng saw Cao Jingxing's long talk and felt that he was awkward there, so he quietly backed out, stood in the empty hall of Xiao Suo, and lit a cigarette in boredom. Smoking quietly, the cigarette butts sometimes extinguished in the dim air.

Inside the room, Cao Jingxing, who saw Qi Zheng retreating quietly, suddenly showed a satisfied smile, and said in a low voice, "Grandma, have you seen that, I brought you my grandson-in-law."