lion hunting

After Rui An left from Area E, he didn't go back to Area B directly, but went to Area A. He was dizzy after tossing around all day, even though he was thinking whether to come or not, he didn't know why, but he still came.

Standing at the door of the criminal police brigade, Rui An hesitated again. He hadn't been here since Haixun's death, and the only time he came was to submit a transfer letter. He probably didn't know many people anymore.

Looking at the familiar building, Rui An hesitated for a long time before entering. The police officers on duty were all newcomers. After saying hello and hearing that Team Meng was not there, Rui An sat on the bench in the corridor without even entering the office. I know whether I am afraid of meeting acquaintances or being afraid of being mentioned in the past.

The ethos of the Criminal Police Brigade is different from theirs. People here are very busy. When passing through the corridor, few people even look at him. They hold documents in their hands, or press down on suspects, or quarrel.But Rui An was all too familiar with this scene.

City S is so big, every day there are cases that make people worry about it, one after another, and finally piled up in the archives. How many forgotten unjust cases and mysterious cases that cannot be investigated?

There is no way, this world is a contradictory existence, there are good and evil, they are directly proportional in unknown places, as long as you don't touch it, you always feel that life is beautiful.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, Rui An sat for two hours before seeing the person who came back late.

Meng Qi hurried in through the main entrance with a few people, and when he passed the duty window, he was stopped by the police officer on duty, "Hey, Team Meng, someone is looking for you, and they have been waiting for a long time."

Meng Qi didn't stop, raised his hand to say hello, and walked over. It seemed that the matter was urgent and he didn't have time to care who was waiting for him.

"In a while, go to the nearby village to investigate the missing persons, and get the test report of the deceased later..."

The hurried footsteps stopped, and the hands were still in the air. Meng Qi suddenly turned his head and looked at the bench beside him.

Rui An sat upright, he neither disturbed nor stood up, but smiled restrainedly when the man looked at him.

"Squad Meng?" The policeman at the side asked the man who stopped suddenly suspiciously.

Meng Qi raised his hand to indicate to wait a moment, then walked towards Rui An and asked, "Why do you have time to come here?"

"Ah, it's okay." Rui An lowered his head, then raised his head again, "Come over and have a look."

"Then why are you sitting here?"

"It's the same as waiting here."

"Who are you waiting for? Let me ask you."

Rui An smiled unnaturally, and said, "I'm waiting for you."

"..." After realizing what Rui An said, Meng Qi suddenly glanced at the duty room, then at Rui An, and realized that the person who had been waiting for him for a long time was exactly Rui An.But at this moment, Meng Qi was speechless. This might be the most shocking thing in the past 8 years.

Seeing the man with a somewhat complicated expression, Rui An quickly stood up and said, "You're quite busy, so don't bother me today, I'll come back another day."

"Wait." Meng Qi grabbed the person who was about to leave, and then said to the person waiting behind him, "You take the person there first, hand over the investigation results to Lao Zhu, and just say that I have something to do, and I will talk to you later. He meets."

Several police officers looked at each other. Just after the case was finished, Team Meng wanted to take over by himself. Why was it suddenly transferred to Lao Zhu?

Meng Qi patted Rui An's arm, and then took him out, "It's been a busy day, come have a meal with me."

Rui An didn't refuse either, he would feel uncomfortable if Meng Qi let him into the office.

The two of them didn't say anything along the way, they just exchanged a few simple greetings. Meng Qi drove the car intently, and when he looked at Rui An, the co-pilot, he still couldn't believe it, and then asked: "Want something to eat?" What?"

"You decide, I can do anything."

"Then let's have hot pot."

Rui An held his seat belt cautiously. Probably not many people know about his love of hot pot, right?But he hasn't eaten for a long time, so he suggested: "Except for hot pot."

As soon as the words fell, Rui An felt a gaze. He looked out the window, but didn't hear what the man said.

After driving for a while, the car stopped at the entrance of a seafood restaurant. He unbuckled his seat belt, and Meng Qi said, "Let's take this one, you should like it."

Rui An has nothing to choose from, except that he doesn't usually eat pork, and basically has no taboos.

Meng Qi's judgments were always accurate, he thought Rui An would like this store, and he was right again.It looks like a big restaurant from the outside, but it is actually very cozy inside. There is a spring water rockery in the middle of the hall, and there are well-repaired small partitions on both sides. It looks very rural and comfortable. Rui An really likes restaurants with this style.

The waiter led the two of them into the double room. Inside was a long table with sofas and chairs on both sides. Rui An sat opposite Meng Qi. After looking at the menu, he pushed it to Meng Qi, "Order, I don't Know what tastes better."

What I have to say is that Rui An in the patrol brigade is the big brother, but when facing his former boss who is 6 years older than him, Rui An has become the one who has no idea.

Because he had to drive, Meng Qi didn't order any wine. He ordered a few dishes and went to the bathroom. When he came back, he lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa. He said helplessly, "Sorry, I didn't change my body." clothing."

Rui An raised her eyes and looked at Meng Qi's personal server. It was just a simple T-shirt jacket, which was quite clean, and she didn't think there was anything that needed to be changed.

Sensing Rui An's confusion, Meng Qi smiled and said, "I've been at the scene of the crime since morning, I didn't expect you to come, you're a bit sloppy."

"It's nothing, isn't it always like this before? When I'm busy, I even eat in front of the corpse." Unconsciously, his words referred to the past, Rui An answered casually while drinking hot tea.

Meng Qi nodded, fixed his eyes on Rui An, and asked, "Are you busy there?"

"That's it, nothing to do."

"How is Lao Xu? I haven't seen him for a long time."

"It's good, but he's getting fatter and fatter. The doctor told him to lose weight, but he didn't listen."

The communication was always in a lukewarm state. Whatever Meng Qi asked, Rui An would answer. There was no chance for people to further deepen the topic. They didn't stop chatting until the dishes were served one after another.

When eating seafood, you will be very quiet. This is true. Those who work hard to disassemble the crab have no time to talk at this time. Rui An's mouth is red from gnawing, and he looks very childish. Ann picked up a piece of sashimi and said, "Don't just eat that, try his sashimi, it's delicious."

Rui An looked at his hands, he really couldn't hold the chopsticks, so he grabbed the sashimi and stuffed it into his mouth, seeing Meng Qi's bulging cheeks bursting into smiles.

A policeman hardly eats slowly, Rui An felt that he ate fast enough, and when he was about to eat, Meng Qi had already started smoking.

Rui An looked up at him in embarrassment, and his men were still picking up the dried shrimps.

"You eat yours." Meng Qi said with a smile, "It looks good to see you eat."

It's okay not to say, Rui An was even more embarrassed when he said this. He wiped his mouth and didn't know where to put his hands. Usually he is just lazy and rarely eats these troublesome things, and seafood is too expensive , he seldom eats.

It's not that I haven't eaten it, I just eat more if I think it tastes good.

After finishing one cigarette, Meng Qi handed Rui An a tissue and asked, "By the way, what are you doing here today?"

"..." Rui An actually didn't forget the pause, but he couldn't find a chance to speak. Now that the person asked, he told the truth, "I have something I want to ask."

"Well, you said."

Rui An wiped his hands, and after hesitating for a moment, he took out his phone and found the photo that Fang Hong had sent him before, and handed it to Meng Qi.

Meng Qi took the phone, but didn't take it back, because Rui An didn't let go, he looked at Rui An suspiciously, wanted to say something, but Rui An took the phone back.

"Let's forget it." Rui An hurriedly picked up the phone and started grilling shrimp again.

"..."

Ignoring the strong gaze above his head, Rui An bit the shrimp hard, and even bit his own hand, making him grin in pain.

"What are you doing?" Meng Qi grabbed the flustered man, looked at the tooth marks on Rui An's thumb, and said helplessly, "Are you still craving meat after eating meat?"

Withdrawing her hand, Rui An wiped it on a tissue and smiled dryly, "Careless, not careful, haha."

Leaning on the back of the sofa, Meng Qi said in a low voice: "Rui An, you should understand that I am very happy that you came to find me."

"..."

"So, there's no need to be polite to me."

Putting the rest of the shrimp into the bowl, Rui An hesitated for a moment. He wasn't embarrassed to speak, but he didn't know what the meaning of his question was. Even if it is irrelevant in the future, he still wants to know the identity of that person. If he asks the person concerned, he will definitely not get the answer. It can only be like what Fang Hong said, if you want to know something, just ask Meng Qi.

However, Meng Qi is a criminal policeman, so what does it mean to ask a criminal policeman?And even if he knew the answer, would he be willing?

While struggling in his head, Rui An had already slowly pulled out his mobile phone, and opened the page of the mobile phone to see the familiar photo. Rui An handed over the mobile phone again, let go of the person after receiving it, and asked in a low voice: "Do you know this person?"

This is a not-so-clear photo. The person inside seems to be sleeping, with his arms covering his forehead, and only his three-dimensional facial features and upper body are exposed.

Rui An stared at Meng Qi's expression, but did not read any information.

After a long time, Meng Qi returned the phone to Rui An and asked, "Why do you want to inquire about this person?"

Frowning, Rui An hates this kind of questioning tone, his intuition is not wrong, he is sure that Meng Qi knows something about Rhubarb, but he asked him sharply, which made him a little unhappy, "Just ask casually , you don’t have to say anything if it’s difficult.”

Sensing Rui An's emotions, Meng Qi said helplessly, "Why do you always stab me all over?"

"I didn't." Rui An opened his eyes and said nonsense.

Meng Qi knew that Rui An's avoidance of him for so many years was due to Hai Xun's death. He also knew that Rui An felt that Hai Xun's death had something to do with him. He also knew that Rui An was a conservative person, so he couldn't get too entangled. I was really afraid to startle this hedgehog, maybe even this initiative to meet after 8 years will be the last time in this life.

After a long silence, Meng Qi compromised, "It's not impossible to say."

Rui An raised his head, his eyes were instantly filled with anticipation, and even the unhappiness just now was gone.

Grasping the trace of anticipation in Rui An's eyes, Meng Qi lit another cigarette and said slowly, "This person is the eldest grandson of Ao Kang, the boss of the Red Lion Club. He is of mixed race, and his name is..."

Rui An watched the thin lips open and close in front of him, and when he heard the front, he didn't want to listen anymore, but what he couldn't stop was the final sentence.

"...Ao Chuan."

Sure enough, there was no surprise at all, Rui An smiled lightly and asked, "What else?"

"Nothing."

"there is none left?"

Meng Qi nodded, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Compared to his grandfather, his scope of activities is indeed very secretive. In addition, he is a foreigner and has no criminal record or clues, so he is not within the scope of our investigation, let alone We are here in S City."

"..."

Looking at the frowning person, Meng Qi didn't ask Rui An why he wanted to explore this person's identity, but said in a low voice: "Rui An, you should understand the reason why we know that such people exist but we can't uproot them .”

That's right, as early as when he was in the criminal police brigade, Rui An knew that the Red Lion Club, the gang/gang organization that overshadowed the sky in City Y, had already expanded its influence to several provinces, even to an unimaginable level, but it was delayed. The reason for being unable to catch any signs is nothing more than the fact that the huge funds of the Red Lion Club have blocked all the back roads.And they were far away in city S, so they couldn't control the affairs of city Y, let alone him as a small patrolman?

The most important thing is that what Rui An cares about is not what these people have done, but Rhubarb's true identity.

No need to think about it, no need to guess anything, whether it's short-term amnesia that the doctor said, whether it's hiding your identity, or being followed for no reason, it's no longer a coincidence.

And he, Rui An, was just unlucky and was taken advantage of.

Thinking about his foggy months, and even preparing to open his heart to accept that person, he wished he could slap himself twice.

But the only good thing is that he no longer has any entanglements with that person.

Asking myself again why he came this way, Rui An got on the bus back to Area B with great depression. Before getting on the bus, Meng Qi asked for Rui An's mobile phone number, saying that he would have a drink with Rui An if he had the opportunity in the future. , I hope Rui An will stop rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Rui An nodded and said hello.But he suddenly felt in his heart that it was much better not to know many things than to know them.