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Chapter 19 Ritual

The next day, the genius shone brightly.

Everyone in the Municipal Bureau took up the task and set out to arrest the people on the list. These people ranged from successful entrepreneurs and celebrities in Yuancheng to migrant workers in factories and construction sites.

Some of this group of people were glamorous and beautiful one moment, but became prisoners the next moment.Some of their own families are unhappy, and they can't see the happiness of other people's families.

Until the moment the police came to the door, some of them were still promoting their own charity, packaging their own false kindness.

So far, the sensational Yuancheng Red Corpse case has come to an end.

"Case closed!"

The Xing Investigation Team's case, which lasted nearly a month, was finally solved, and everyone jumped for joy.

"Boss, are you going to treat me tonight?" Lin Chenyi had almost kept his hands on the computer keyboard for a month, and now he could finally rest, and his whole body became lively.

"Please, please, you choose the location, and it should also be a welcome banquet for your sub-team." Han Nuoshang waved his hand, showing his generosity and indiscriminateness to the team members. "Also, we will have two weeks in the future." It's all fake, everyone should take a good rest for a while, eat, drink, and play, pack yourself up in two weeks, and come back to work, understand?"

"Understood." Everyone replied.

"Let's book a place now. Let's go have a big meal tonight." Han Nuoshang clapped his hands and looked at Gu Ci who was checking his phone not far away. "And Gu Ci, you have to remember to come here!"

"En!" Gu Ci didn't pay much attention to him, and responded perfunctorily.

His mobile phone was just returned from the Technical Detective, and after all kinds of violence last night, it returned to Gu Ci's hands unscathed!

This made him feel very unbelievable, and he checked the phone all morning, trying to find any damage from it.

But Han Nuoshang knew that Gu Ci was just too lazy to talk to them, and found something for himself to do, even though it was too boring.

"Deputy team, I heard about your great deeds, how did you do it, what's the secret, tell me!" Lin Chenyi didn't show up last night, but learned about what happened last night through Ying Hongxue of.

He always thought that he and Gu Ci were of the same type, but he didn't expect that he was actually a hidden strongman, the kind with an outrageous force value, so Gu Ci directly rose from the vice team to the idol level in Lin Chenyi's eyes.

Gu Ci glanced at him, and put the phone into his pocket, "I used to be the champion of Sanda on campus. It was actually easy to win without alarming the enemy. Of course, my skill is no match for me. Korean team."

"You are too modest." Being praised inexplicably, Han Nuoshang touched his nose uncomfortably.

"It's not about being humble. You're learning fighting, and you're using real strength. I can't beat you without skills." Gu Ci cast him a glance.

Han Nuoshang always felt that something was wrong there, "So?"

"So, I'm very upset."

"..." Even though he said that, Gu Ci is very skilled in fighting skills. If the two of them fight together, it is still unknown who will win the battle.

"Okay, okay, we are all family, it doesn't matter who wins the fight, don't we have to think about where to eat?" Hua Xiaolu was very worried that if they continued talking, they would really fight .

"That's right, hurry up and book a seat. May I ask, can I bring my family?" Bai Yinchen helped calm the atmosphere.

Han Nuoshang smiled and said, "Of course it's possible. It's all a family. There's no need to care so much. You can bring whoever you want."

"Then I'm welcome."

So everyone immediately decided to go to Yu Lian Restaurant to have a meal together, mainly because everyone heard that the dishes in that restaurant were quite good.

When Gu Ci heard that they were going to Yu Lian, he couldn't help laughing, what kind of expression would he have if he let them know that Gu Ci was the owner of that shop, he suddenly felt like he wanted to play a prank.

……

Almost all the people from the criminal investigation team had already gathered in the box, but Hua Xiaolu and Bai Yinchen had to pick up people, so they arrived late, and everyone was willing to wait for everyone to arrive before ordering.

"Brothers and sisters, I'm here!" A crisp and tender voice came from outside.

In an instant, Ying Hongxue was overwhelmed with maternal love, leaving Lin Chenyi behind and ran out.After a while, I brought back a little girl, about four or five years old, with blinking eyes, showing two cute little dimples when she smiled at everyone.

Bai Yinchen and Hua Xiaolu followed behind.

When Gu Ci came in, his eyes were fixed on the little girl.

Han Nuoshang sat beside him, looked at his dumbfounded expression, thought that he didn't know why such a child appeared, bumped him lightly, and explained, "This is the child of Laobai and Xiaolu, My name is Bai Siqing!"

Gu Ci nodded, but his eyes did not move away.

"How about it, isn't it cute?"

Han Nuoshang's voice overlapped with the voice deep in his memory...

"Brother, am I cute?"

"...Cute! Xiaoqing is the cutest!" Gu Ci murmured in a low voice, but Han Nuoshang heard it clearly, and looked at him suspiciously.

Bai Siqing probably also felt Gu Ci's gaze, and broke free from Ying Hongxue's embrace.

She ran to Gu Ci's side and looked up at him.

"Brother, I haven't seen you before, are you new here?" Bai Siqing's pink cheeks met Gu Ci's eyes.

His eyes softened involuntarily, and he reached out to touch her head, "Yes! I'm new here, and my name is Gu Ci."

"My name is Bai Siqing, we know each other now, don't we?"

"Yes!" Gu Ci laughed.

It was the first time Han Nuoshang saw Gu Ci smile like this, and before he had time to think about it, Bai Siqing's next words attracted his attention.

"Who are you looking at?" Bai Siqing frowned, looking at Gu Ci with a blank face.

Gu Ci couldn't help but paused, but quickly adjusted, showing her a big smile, "I'm looking at you!"

"Brother is lying!" Bai Siqing stuck out her tongue, "I can feel it, you are looking at me, but your eyes don't see me."

These words sound contradictory at first glance, but Han Nuoshang understood what she meant. Gu Ci was looking at another person through Bai Siqing. Could it be that person is somewhat similar to Bai Siqing?

Gu Ci lowered his head, and swept away the flash of sadness in his eyes, "Brother is watching Xiaoqing, really."

"Really?" Bai Siqing was still thinking about the authenticity of Gu Ci's words, wondering whether she should believe him or not.

"Xiaoqing, come over here!" Hua Xiaolu waved to her and asked her to sit back beside her.

"Order, just order whatever you want!" Han Nuoshang called everyone to pick up the menu and order.

Gu Ci glanced at the menu, but in the end he only ordered a few bottles of wine. The others were not polite to Han Nuoshang at all, and directly ordered a table full of dishes.

Han Nuoshang felt an inexplicable pain in his flesh.

"Deputy team, we will be a family from now on, I would like to toast you." Lin Chenyi took the lead to pick up the glass, "You have such a high force value, you have to protect me from now on!"

Gu Ci silently nodded, raised his glass and drank it down.

In this dinner, Gu Ci can be regarded as half of the protagonist, after all, this is also his welcome banquet, and other people also toast to him one after another.

Gu Ci never refused anyone who came, he drank a glass of wine, but did not touch a chopstick for food, Han Nuoshang always felt that he was not receiving someone's toast, he just wanted to drink.

Gu Ci hasn't spoken since just now, he seems to be a little colder than usual, did he remember something sad?

"Stop drinking!" Han Nuoshang snatched the cup from his hand and put some food into his bowl, "Drink on an empty stomach, and still drink so much, be careful of stomach problems."

"It's okay! I'm not hungry." As he spoke, he wanted to take back his wine glass.

Han Nuoshang moved the wine glass away without saying a word, and Gu Ci looked sideways at him.

Everyone was drinking and chatting happily, no one noticed the turbulent waves on their side, and the two confronted each other like this.

After a while, Gu Ci leaned back weakly, "Captain Han, what exactly do you want?"

"Is the leader concerned about his staff's problems? Besides, your gunshot wound hasn't fully healed yet! What are you doing drinking so much?" Han Nuoshang frowned, and his tone didn't need to be questioned.

Gu Ci sat on the chair, was quiet for a while, looked up at him and smiled wryly, "Just let me paralyze myself, can't you?"

"..." Han Nuoshang felt the helplessness and sadness revealed in his words, and couldn't help but froze, looking at his face.

While he was in a daze, Gu Ci snatched back his wine glass, poured wine into it, and drank again.

This time, Han Nuoshang didn't stop him and let him continue drinking.

An hour later, a table of food was swept away. The entire criminal investigation team was slightly drunk except for Han Nuoshang, who took a sip of wine at the beginning. Gu Ci drank the most and was pinching his own. Between the brows, half-closed eyes, no longer the sober look before.

And all the people can take care of themselves except Gu Ci, Captain Han decided to show mercy and take Deputy Gu back, since they were on the same journey anyway.

Han Nuoshang called the waiter over, and while looking for his wallet, he said, "I'll pay the bill."

"No need, the boss's friends will eat here for free."

"..." Han Nuoshang frowned. When did he know the boss here? "Who is your boss?"

"Ah!" The waiter visibly froze for a moment. Seeing that he really didn't know what was going on, he pointed to the unconscious Gu Ci beside him, "This is our boss."

"..." Well, now I understand, the reception banquet for others was held in their shop, Han Nuoshang waved his hands helplessly.

Everyone in the criminal investigation team also looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they were about to sober up in no time.

"Pack up yourselves and go back, I'll take him away!"

After finishing speaking, he took Gu Ci's hand and placed it on his shoulder, half-embracing him.

Gu Ci was completely drunk this time, and he would just follow Han Nuoshang's strength and be taken away by him.

When Han Nuoshang threw him into his co-pilot, Gu Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared at Han Nuoshang who was buckling his seat belt unconsciously for a while, as if confirming that he was not a bad person Then fell asleep.

Han Nuoshang looked up and saw Gu Ciwei's head turned sideways, asleep. At this time, it seemed that the thorns all over his body were put away, and his face was harmless to humans and animals.

"Like a child!" Han Nuoshang laughed.

However, when they got back to the door, Han Nuoshang realized that he couldn't find the key to Gu Ci's house.

"Gu Ci, wake up!" Han Nuoshang shook him a few times.

Gu Ci half-opened his eyes dissatisfied, and looked at Han Nuoshang suspiciously.

"Where's your house key?"

After hearing what he said, Gu Ci turned his eyes upwards, as if he was thinking, and then lowered his head after a while, as if smiling, "No more, no more."

"What's missing?" Han Nuoshang was puzzled, could there be any key left, maybe it was lost.

Gu Ci looked up, Han Nuoshang saw his red eyes, and his heart tightened, "What's wrong with you?"

Gu Ci didn't answer him, but pushed him away with his backhand, and leaned against the wall, leaning against the wall to stabilize his standing posture.

"..." It wouldn't be just now that he started to go crazy with alcohol, then this reflex arc is too long.

Han Nuoshang took a few steps closer to him tentatively, "Hey, are you okay?"

Gu Ci shook his head and slid down the wall. Han Nuoshang moved closer to him and heard his inaudible voice, "No more, no home, no more."

"Gu Ci?" Han Nuoshang frowned, reached out and pulled him up, "What are you talking about?"

"..." There was another extremely long silence.

Han Nuoshang sighed, opened the door of his own house, and brought him back to his own house. It is impossible to ask him to go back to his own house. They are both men anyway, so let's just make do with it and sleep together for one night. This person probably won't Asleep, fall asleep, and spit out the alcohol attack!

When Han Nuoshang threw Gu Ci on his bed, Gu Ci opened his eyes and seemed to be awake, but Han Nuoshang looked at it for a long time and he didn't respond, okay!Sober, everything is fake.

As if resigned to his fate, he turned off the lights and prepared to sleep.

"Xiaoqing is most afraid of the dark!" Gu Ci spit out a sentence inexplicably, without beginning or end.

"Who is Xiaoqing?" Han Nuoshang frowned. Bai Siqing, whom Gu Ci had just met today, was definitely not that child. There was another Xiaoqing, whom Gu Ci knew, and she remembered her deeply. people.

"It's an important person."

Han Nuoshang was helpless, there was no difference between what he said and what he didn't say, forget it!No matter what, Gu Ci probably can't ask anything in this state.Besides, he didn't want to tell others what he said, and what he said while he was drunk was a bit too precarious.

In the middle of the night, Han Nuoshang woke up in a daze, and the person beside him was not sleeping well.

Han Nuoshang reached out to turn on the lamp beside the bed, then turned to look at Gu Ci.

The man curled himself up into a ball, hugging the quilt, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Gu Ci, what's wrong with you?" Han Nuoshang reached out and pushed him.

It took a lot of effort for Gu Ci to half open his eyes, looked at Han Nuoshang hazily, and said, "I seem to have a stomach problem."

"..." Han Nuoshang had no choice but to get up to boil water for him to find medicine.

About 5 minutes later, Han Nuoshang brought in hot water and pills, and resigned himself to taking care of the little ancestor.

Warm water entered the abdomen, a warm current hit the whole body, and the painful feeling in the stomach stopped.

"I told you not to drink on an empty stomach. You must listen. You know you regret it now." Seeing that his complexion improved, Han Nuoshang couldn't help but scold him, "You said how old you are, why are you like this?" Don’t know how to take care of yourself? Don’t know how to cherish your body at all, the body is the capital of the revolution, do you know that!”

Gu Ci only felt a mosquito buzzing around him, he turned around and wrapped himself in the quilt, blocking out the sound from the outside world.Han Nuoshang looked helplessly at the quilt that had been taken from him, a little helpless, this man was really hard to serve.

Early the next morning, Gu Ci woke up in a dream, looked at the ceiling above his head, and stayed there for a while before realizing—this is not his home, where is this?

At this time, a hand came over and put it on his body.

Gu Ci was startled, he kicked the person lying next to him regardless of who was lying next to him.

"Ah!" The voice sounded familiar.

Han Nuoshang helplessly got up from the ground.

"Eldest young master, I managed to bring you back so that you would not sleep on the street and wait for you to take medicine in the middle of the night. Is this how you treat your benefactor?"

Seeing him rubbing his waist and standing up, Gu Ci finally remembered what happened last night in a daze, as if it was indeed his fault.

"I'm sorry!" It was so embarrassing. Mr. Gu, who has always had a clear mind, didn't know what to say this time, so he touched his nose helplessly, "Team Han, I didn't mean to kick you."

"..." I knew it wasn't intentional, but it must have been intentional.

"Is this your home?"

"Otherwise? Do you think I can enter your house? I'm not a god, I have the ability to pass through walls."

The innocent Vice-Captain Gu was choked up, but after all, he was still in the wrong, so he couldn't refute anything.

"Forget it, I'm awake anyway, let's go find something to eat! And don't drink so much in the future, no one will pick you up and go home, and drinking is not good for your health."

Gu Ci nodded lightly, he really shouldn't drink too much, the result of getting drunk would be embarrassing.

"That... Team Han, I didn't say anything strange last night, right?" Gu Ci seemed to suddenly recall something, and looked at Han Nuoshang suddenly.

The latter was silent for a long time, Gu Ci felt that his palms were about to sweat, Han Nuoshang looked him up and down for a while before saying, "What strange words?"

Only then did Gu Ci relax, "No, I think too much."

Han Nuoshang turned around, everyone has their own secrets, he doesn't need to probe into other people's sad things, when he is willing to speak out, he can listen to it!

Everyone is like this, he also has secrets that he doesn't want others to know, so he can understand Gu Ci's mood very well!

Probably, this is empathy.

Case [-]: Original Sin

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