The Shadow of the Wind

Smile.

"That gang is the vanguard of justice." Wei Lingyu also laughed, "And the Mafia is here, so they are not so easy to catch."

"Let's cross the bridge first to meet Ten and the others. It won't be a problem if they get rid of these notes." Tu Zhang said as he motioned for Wei Lingyu to go up the bridge with a few men in black.

When the mafia people saw those police officers, they didn't like it very much. They looked contemptuous as if they looked down on the guards on this land.Before the police car came to a complete stop, a grenade from the other side roared in from nowhere, and the sound of the explosion caused the police officers to scatter in all directions - the bombed police car fell obliquely and turned straight from the shore. into the frozen river.

bang.

The grenade rang out again, this time it was the Mafia who placed the source of the explosion directly on the bridge, but it seemed that they were not aiming at the position - the grenade was thrown far to the middle of the bridge and exploded, the huge power made the whole bridge seem to shake The explosion left a scorched black patch on the bridge surface——I saw the splashing sparks rolling down the bridge with claws and claws, and the remaining explosions splashed countless cold grains on the ice surface, and the thick ice surface was instantly followed by the fireworks of the explosion. Melting, like the blazing flowers blooming, turned into thick billowing gunpowder.

"There are so many grenades." Wei Lingyu sneered and wanted to pull out one from his waist and throw it over, but was stopped by the butcher stick.

"Don't worry, they've run out of grenades." Tu Zhang was confident, "Because it's the last one, so I just threw it up."

Just as Wei Lingyu was about to say something, suddenly the horn sounded from the other side. They looked to the other side, and saw an unlicensed Volkswagen driving directly through the bushes, followed by several other cars.The black Volkswagen made a sharp turn and drove onto the long Yongjie Bridge, slowly approaching through the smoke of the explosion just now, and a vague figure could be seen from the car window—that was Ten's car.

Tu Zhang's eyes immediately lit up, signaling to some of his subordinates on the bridge to continue to fight back, and then he and Wei Lingyu and his party quickly rushed towards the oncoming cars.

"Oops!" Jia Xiao looked at the vehicles on the other side, and said to the walkie-talkie: "The helicopter team is about to land and arrest!"

"Jia Sir!" Zuo Qiuyan and You Yu arrived at this time.

"Where are you... the others?" Jia Xiao was temporarily relieved to see that the two people on SAT were safe.

"I don't know, what's going on Jia SIR now?!" You Yu looked at the chaotic scene beside Yongjie Bridge in astonishment—all he could see were corpses and gunshots, and the bullets from the three parties did not know who was shooting at them. Go, the chaotic battle situation can't bear to look directly.

"Tu Zhang wants to escape, and the helicopter team is ready to arrest him." Jia Xiao was also nervous, but there was nothing he could do in the chaotic bullet rain.

"Then Zuoqiu Jie?" You Yu asked.

"He is in the hands of the butcher's stick. It is probably a tool that the other party intends to use to threaten the police." Jia Xiao looked at the other side, frowning, and the answer to whether a person was dead or not in the face of the complicated situation became blurred.

To catch the butcher stick, or to protect the life of the surrendered person?He wanted to do both, but obviously couldn't.However, as a policeman with humanitarianism, the balance in his heart still involuntarily favors human life.

Jia Xiao tremblingly picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Crime Crime Squad, pay attention to the safety of the hostages."

whoever he is.

Zuoqiu Yan squinted his eyes and through the numerous bullets, he could vaguely see the people running towards the bridge, as well as the figure of his father.He suddenly clenched his fists with all his strength, and his fingertips were so hard that they could penetrate into the flesh and grind blood.

****

"Ten, good job!"

Before the helicopter landed, Tu Zhang quickly ran towards the familiar Volkswagen.The group of vehicles swung their heads and tails flexibly and orderly, and stopped quietly on the bridge.Wei Lingyu dragged Zuo Qiujie to follow closely behind, and the rest of the men in black also rushed up to get in the car and escape.

The moment Tu Zhang opened the car door, his expression froze, and his whole figure remained motionless like a frozen piece of wood.Wei Lingyu behind him was horrified when he saw this, while Zuo Qiujie smiled ironically when he saw this scene, and at the same time, an unpredictable light flashed in his eyes.

The person in the back seat of the car was not Huo Shifang, but Pan Yongshuang.The Russian sitting next to him held a woman's neck in his hands.The woman had a slender neck and a pretty face, and she was looking at Tu Zhang with tears of horror.

Tu Zhang watched this reversal in astonishment, like a nightmare.Soon, all the scenes of talking with Huo Shifang not long ago emerged, and he couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it.

"Didn't expect it, Brother Tu." Pan Yongshuang spit out the cigarette butt out of the car, and looked at Tu Zhang's icy face leisurely, "To be honest, I didn't expect that your dog would betray so thoroughly that he personally killed Yu Lian. Huai was delivered to me, and I couldn’t even believe it.”

"Huo Shifang." Tu Zhang gritted his teeth, and at the same time was shocked by the betrayal of his loyal subordinates.

"Hmm," Pan Yongshuang snorted softly, just as he saw the police helicopter landing outside the window, the police officers approached with guns and shouted, raised their hands and put down their weapons, and couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing: "Brother Tu, what did you do this time?" It’s really grand, the notes are all in batches like this.”

"Aren't you afraid?" Tu Zhang asked, but the nervous look at Yu Lianhuai betrayed his calm tone.

"The police in this place can't control the Mafia yet." Pan Yongshuang's eyes darkened, and he gestured to the Russian beside him.So the two of them took Yu Lianhuai out of the car and stood on the bridge like this, staring at all the police officers outside the car.At the same time, other mafia members also approached, trapping everyone in the Hong Gang on Yongjie Bridge.

Tu Zhang and Wei Lingyu were forced to retreat towards the edge of the bridge until they got to the edge of the bridge. Looking back, they could still see the bottomless river where a water hole had just been blown up.

The police soon realized that the car was not Tu Zhang's accomplices - the mafia had already surrounded the Hong Gang, and the internal fighting between the two factions seemed to have reached a stagnant stage.Seeing this, Jia Xiao from the North Shore decided to go to battle in person. He walked onto the bridge in person, intending to have a negotiation with the mafia.

Pan Yongshuang narrowed his eyes when he saw Jia Xiao: "What is the old man doing?"

Jia Xiao got straight to the point: "Our task now is to grab the butcher's stick and rescue the hostages. Please cooperate."

"Aha?" Pan Yongshuang raised his head and laughed loudly, holding a Russian shoulder and trembling non-stop: "Even the Russian police dare not do anything to us, what kind of farts are you?"

"Pan Yongshuang." Tu Zhang said suddenly, "Descendants of Poseidon, I can help you get rid of them."

"Oh?" Pan Yongshuang laughed and said, "At this point, are you finally willing to speak?"

"The premise is to let her go."

"Hmm, I'm not in charge of this matter, I have to report to the boss. If I'm in a good mood, it's easy to talk about the territory. If I'm in a bad mood, I can't guarantee it."

"Let her go first." Tu Zhang's tone sank, "Your boss will definitely be interested in Poseidon."

"It seems that you know the boss quite well, and this has always been his worry." Pan Yongshuang narrowed his eyes with a smile, "Success, the deal is finalized."

"Let her go, and I'll give you the descendants of Poseidon right away..."

The words stopped abruptly in the middle of his speech, Zuoqiu Jie suddenly slammed into him with such force that the defenseless Tu Zhang was caught off guard.I saw him frantically holding his bound hands high, his elbows facing the face of the butcher stick fiercely, about to smash it down.

"Boss!!" Wei Lingyu rushed over to stop him, and the three of them scuffled into a ball in an instant.

Seeing this, the guards beside him immediately realized that the opportunity had come, and immediately rushed up to capture the butcher's stick. Pan Yongshuang was stunned by this sudden scene, and when he reacted, something that shocked him even more was imminent.

The bridge railing where the three of them were entangled seemed to be the place where the grenade exploded just now. The bridge railing that had been bombed once was so fragile that even the weight of the three men's wrestling could not bear it.

The ear-piercing sound of bricks breaking, the entire bridge railing collapsed, and the three people fell backwards at the same time.

It was so fast that even the police headed by Jia Xiao couldn't get close to stop it, and it was only a moment later that the dull sound of falling into the water could be heard clearly.

On the surface of the Yongjie River in January, a big water hole was blasted out by the grenade just now, and the melted ice floes flowed eastward, all of which were blocked by thick ice farther away and piled up together.

"Catch the butcher stick alive!" Jia Xiao yelled, and several figures jumped into the icy river water like boiled dumplings.

"Fuck," Pan Yongshuang yelled, "What kind of plane are you doing?" Then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he signaled the Russians beside him to continue to hold Yu Lianhuai hostage, and then let some Mafia people go to the shore to interfere with the police He doesn't want the agreed deal to be ruined.

You Yu on the shore saw this sudden situation, and before he could react, he felt a figure flashing beside him. Seeing that it was Zuo Qiuyan who jumped in, he gritted his teeth and yelled, "Captain, I'm here!" He hesitated and followed him into the river.

Splashes splashed on the icy river, and Zuo Qiuyan swung his limbs quickly, like a flying fish, swimming towards the drop point with jaw-dropping speed - where a group of chaotic police officers gathered.

"Where did the butcher stick go?"

"Over there, he swam that way!"

"Go!"

Those guys listened to Jia Xiao's order, and went to catch Tu Zhang with red eyes, completely ignoring Zuo Qiujie and Wei Lingyu who were sinking under the water.

Seeing this, Zuo Qiuyan gritted his teeth, took a deep breath and dived into the water.

Frozen river water poured from both ears immediately, Zuo Qiuyan only felt that the whole body was stabbed and ache by the cold air of the river water.He turned on the miniature flashlight on his wrist, and immediately had a clear view of the scene in the water: as far as he could see, he could see Wei Lingyu and Zuo Qiujie entangled in the water, but there was no sign of Tu Zhang.

Zuo Qiuyan kicked his legs and swam up quickly to pull Zuo Qiujie over.When Zuo Qiujie saw it was him, he seemed to be relieved, and breathed all the way as if he couldn't hold it anymore, bursts of water bubbles came out, and he choked unconsciously.

Zuoqiu Yan was shocked in his heart and hurriedly hugged him with one hand to go upstream, but Wei Lingyu grabbed him and tried to use his strength to go up, the brutal force seemed to be struggling on the verge of a crisis, his eyes were red like a white wolf .

Seeing that Zuo Qiujie had lost consciousness, Zuoqiuyan felt a burst of rage, and kicked Wei Lingyu away hard.

Wei Lingyu couldn't hold back her breath the moment he kicked her chest, her whole body was poured into the icy river water, and the blood bubbling from her left arm turned black, freezing in the cold.He struggled desperately, but found that his feet seemed to be filled with a thousand catties, and when he looked down, he was entangled in the filth at the bottom of the river——he distorted his face in disbelief, and the whole person was in the phantom refracted by the water surface, full of despair be submerged.

After surfacing with difficulty, Zuoqiu Yan only felt heavy in his hands.Even with the help of the buoyancy of the water, it was still difficult to swim a 1.8-meter-five man to the shore, not to mention that it was January in the cold winter, and Zuo Qiujie was wearing a heavy coat.

He just felt that his whole body was frozen to the point of being unconscious, and he swam forward slowly on the river with his hands mechanically swinging.He supported unconscious Zuo Qiujie on his back with one hand, and rowed with difficulty with the other.

Zuoqiujie suddenly coughed heavily, as if he wanted to cough up all the river water that had been poured in.

"Father... will be arriving soon." Zuoqiu Yan said, his voice was so frozen that it seemed to be covered with ice.

Zuoqiu Jie didn't respond after coughing, Zuoqiu Yan turned his head and saw a pale face and frozen blue lips, he panicked and said, "Father?!"

"team leader!"

If it rains in time, You Yu throws the lifebuoy with a rope to his face, Zuo Qiuyan immediately grabs it tacitly, and the former quickly pulls them to the shore.

"Hurry up to the hospital and inform Zuoqiu Yang." Zuoqiu Yan handed Zuoqiu Jie to You Yudao, and then rushed towards the place where the police officers were densely packed.

You Yu watched him running drenched in astonishment, and after a while he realized what to do, and hurriedly carried Zuo Qiujie into the car and rushed to the hospital.

***

The north bank of the Yongjie River is the south corner of Xiaoshan Mountain. Many police officers are constantly looking for the trace of Tu Zhang in the bushes.

Zuo Qiuyan rushed over, the cold wind blew on his face, and he felt that the water droplets in his hair were about to freeze.Panting, he looked at the police team who were searching, walked up to Jia Xiao and said, "Didn't you follow him, didn't you catch him?"

"We were tricked. It was just a thug from the Hong Gang who jumped in with Tu Zhang to confuse the police." Jia Xiao frowned and looked at the searching police team. He inadvertently turned his head and said in surprise, "Little Zuo, you jump too." Are you in the river?"

"Well, help."

Jia Xiao seemed to think of something: "The other person with Tu Zhang is Wei Lingyu, right? Where has he gone?"

"I don't know." Zuo Qiuyan said indifferently, his eyes turned to the people searching at the corner of Xiaoshan Mountain: "I'll go too." He joined the search team without waiting for Jia Xiao to reply.

Can't let the butcher stick live!

And in the warehouse area on the south bank of the Yongjie River that had been bombed out of shape, the tall figure of Tu Zhang slowly stood up from behind the piles of ruins, with a triumphant smile on his mouth.

He looked at the police officers searching on the other side of the river, with hatred and triumphant smiles flashing in his eyes, and then he turned his attention to the mafia still parked in the center of Yongjie Bridge, the car group and several helicopters.He can see the Pan Yongshuang he hates, and the woman he loves the most, Yu Lianhuai.

His smile became gentler, thinking that as long as he goes out and sits in the car of the mafia, he can escape successfully, and then he can rescue Yu Lianhuai by releasing Zuoqiu Yang's information to the mafia.As for the loss of the Hong Gang this time, they can slowly make up for it in the future and make a comeback.

But as soon as he took the first step, the bullet that was difficult to guard against in the dark had shot through his chest, and his life came to an end unexpectedly, which was funny and ridiculous.

boom.

His body fell on the grass, and under the gloomy moonlight, he tried his best to identify the person who killed him.

"Chu..."

He didn't understand why there was only a sliver of disaster left after a narrow escape, which was enough to make him fall short.But he has no time to think, his soul has left his body and disappeared into ashes, carrying his past sins and glory, dissipating in his favorite winter.

The black leather shoes approached the corpse on the ground, and the light brown pupils stared at the unrepentant person on the ground. His half-smile expression made him look like a hell messenger, taking a person's life without hesitation in the dark night.

The man tightened his gun into his coat, complex emotions welled up in his abyss-like eyes, and finally turned into darkness. After confirming the death of the butcher stick, he turned around and left quickly, disappearing in the night.

☆、Chapter 41

On the Yongjie Bridge.

Pan Yongshuang sat on top of the Volkswagen car with a big thorn, beat the surface of the car irritably, took out the mobile phone, Lanhua raised her fingers and pressed a few buttons, cursing: "I haven't come out yet, there won't be any problems."

Yu Lianhuai, whose mouth was tied up with cloth strips, was put on the car and was already unconscious. Pan Yongshuang kicked the woman in disgust, scolded "□□" and then felt bored.

The Russians on the side seemed to be unable to wait any longer, so they suggested whether to retreat first, otherwise they would be in trouble when the police came back.

Although they are not afraid of the local police, it is still very annoying to suppress if there is too much trouble.

Pan Yongshuang rolled his eyes, as if he was considering his proposal.

North shore.

Zuoqiu Yan looked at the team that had searched for more than ten minutes, and couldn't help but feel puzzled, and suddenly thought that Tu Zhang should be on the opposite bank, so he secretly thought something was wrong.He turned to look at the movement of the mafia on the bridge, but saw that the mafia seemed to have been standing still for a long time, so he ran out from the woods to talk to Jia Xiao.

Before he could open his mouth, he saw a dazzling light emanating from the interior of the Volkswagen car on the Yongjie Bridge, like a stormy wave coming out of the car, and the scorching flames engulfed everything.

Everything was faster than people expected, and they could only stare dumbfounded at the splashing wreckage of the vehicle and the chain explosion involving a group of vehicles—the middle of the entire bridge collapsed, bringing the blasting fireball into the Eternal Knot. In the middle of the river, shapeless ice floes splashed up.

Thousands of kalpas melt into fire, but ice does not melt, which is chilling.

Comparable to the chilling heart, is the darkest darkness before dawn, covering the entire Jingzhou at the end of winter.

Yongjiejiang is not just talking about it.

Huo Shifang quietly held the remote control and binoculars in his hand, listened to the sound of explosions in the distance, and watched the waves of ripples on the surface of the Yongjie River caused by the explosion. He raised the corners of his mouth stiffly and showed a difficult smile.

With a light toss, the exquisite remote control fell into the river and disappeared without a trace, just like ringing a hazy bell a thousand years ago, only for a moment, and it was fleeting.

But the echo passed through layers of mountains, like a disconnected induction, awakening another person in the same city.

There is a kind of tranquility called stagnant water with slight ripples, which has always been shallow but deeply affectionate.

Chu Xi hesitantly opened his eyes, his face was covered with sweat, and he looked at the ceiling absently—he didn't know why he woke up suddenly, but felt that something pulled him up in his sleep, as if he was about to tear out his internal organs It was so painful that he had to wake up rolling over.

He reached out to the cell phone beside the bed to check the time, but found that there was a text message reminding him that it was Zuo Qiuyang.

【Chu House】

In the middle of the night, it began to snow, and the man's thick windbreaker was wetted by some sad rain. He clenched his fists tightly and then released them, looking at a bright French window on the third floor.

That dazzling light was like the softest halo in the universe, so beautiful that he couldn't bear to tarnish it.

The man's black windbreaker still had traces of rain and snow. He took a deep breath, lowered his head, expressionless, and walked stiffly to the front of the house, as if an ancient wooden door was gently opened.

"Xiao Su?" Song Yanchu hurriedly ran up to Chu Cheng, just about to raise his hand, when the other party retreated unexpectedly.

"Not asleep yet?" Chu Cheng struggled a bit, but tried his best to keep calm.

"No." Song Yanchu put down his hand in embarrassment, suddenly not knowing what to do.

"I have to work tonight, so go to bed early." Chu Cheng clenched his fists, said calmly, then turned and left the room.

Song Yanchu froze in place, watching Chu Cheng's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, like an illusory shadow.

****

The headlights in the study room were not turned on, but a floor lamp gave off a dim yellow light. Chu Cheng leaned on the balcony, his deep gaze was far away, and he didn't know how much right and wrong was hidden.He was holding the bottle of stars that Song Yan had given him in his hand, as if he was holding a pure world.

He didn't dare to face Song Yanchu, he was afraid of hearing the other party's questioning, and he didn't want to ruin the beautiful world in Song Yanchu's heart.

Chu Cheng didn't know why he came to this point. When he was a teenager, he went against his father's wishes and entered law school. In the end, he also put on the uniform of a prosecutor and dealt with all crimes calmly.He sent many people with many crimes to prison with these hands, but in the end he was unable to send Chu Xi to prison as well, instead he used these hands to end a living person.

He is nothing more than a selfish heart wrapped in a cloak of impartiality.

I don't know how long it took, and even some snow remained on his clothes. He turned around with a sigh, and met a pair of clear and pure eyes. Some panicked.

"Xiao Su...why don't you go back to your room?" Song Yanchu stood in front of the balcony glass door, he didn't even dare to step out of the balcony door, his clear eyes fixed on the man in front of him.

Chu Cheng couldn't answer, so he could only remain silent.

"I did something wrong. Are you angry and don't want to see me?" Song Yanchu was a little sad. It was difficult for him to understand a complicated person like Chu Cheng. The simple man would only take all the mistakes on himself. .

"No."

"Then can you accompany me? I can't sleep alone..." Song Yanchu's tone was pleading.

Seeing that Chu Cheng's expression became more and more complicated, Song Yanchu immediately shook his head, and said obediently: "It doesn't matter, just turn on the light and sleep..."

Chu Cheng's brows were frowned countless times because of the person in front of him, and they were flattened countless times by admitting defeat.Just like now, he let out a long sigh, and walked quickly to Song Yanchu, hesitating, and finally raised his hand to embrace the person who was worried about gain and loss.

Chu Cheng closed his eyes, without the confidence and seriousness of strategizing, but with deep helplessness and sadness.

"You are too simple, but I am too muddy."

Song Yanchu hugged Chu Cheng back. He had never heard such a fragile tone from Chu Cheng. Without any thought, he replied bluntly: "I don't have to be simple, I will work hard to learn a lot."

"But your simplicity, I want to protect it with my life."

Song Yanchu blinked in confusion, not knowing what to say.

A long silence followed, like a gasp before a death sentence.

"I killed Tu Zhang." Chu Cheng didn't want to deceive Song Yanchu at all, and the simple sentence was so heavy, like a thousand catties of steel, that he couldn't breathe.

Song Yanchu's arms hugging Chu Cheng trembled slightly, and his head couldn't react at all.

"Protect Chu Xi, protect the integrity of the Chu family, I have no choice." Chu Cheng closed his eyes tightly, and said everything as if he was going all out.

Song Yanchu digested Chu Cheng's words bit by bit. Surprisingly, he didn't cry loudly or scold the "bad guy" loudly, but checked Chu Cheng nervously: "Are you injured?"

"I'm fine." Chu Cheng comforted, he hugged Song Yanchu tightly again, and asked nervously, "Yanchu... now only you know that I killed Tu Zhang..."

"You're just protecting your family, aren't you?" Song Yanchu said seriously, shaking his head.

Chu Cheng smiled helplessly. It seemed that the person in his arms still didn't understand the matter. He said directly: "Then I am a murderer. This is a fact. Will you still love me?"

Song Yanchu raised his head, his clear eyes reflected the flying snow and the face of the other party: "Love, I said I love Suhui."

"But......"

"I understand everything, like now I know you killed someone, but I don't want to call the police, so I'm not a good person." Song Yanchu still smiled innocently, but his eyes were already clear.

Chu Cheng fixedly looked at Song Yanchu, opened his mouth but couldn't say a word, he didn't want his Yanchu to understand that there was a gray area between right and wrong, but he also didn't want Yanchu to define him as a bad person decisively.

People are so contradictory.

But now, listening to Yan Chu's words, he knew that the pure white that he tried so hard to protect was still covered with gray in the end.

"sorry....."

"It's okay." Song Yanchu shrugged, and he continued to take it for granted, "Everyone has a chance to be forgiven, right? Just like Xiao Su forgave his cousin, I forgive Xiao Su."

Hearing Song Yanchu's words, Chu Cheng's brows became even tighter, and his heart was already in a state of confusion, which was a loss he had never had before.

"I don't know why I love you so much. It seems that I don't mind what you do. I thought I would be very angry, but I don't seem to be that angry." Song Yanchu sighed softly, "It seems that I have also become a bad person. up."

"Speaking of it, you've forgiven me many times. I don't know anything, and I'm still so self-willed. You have never been angry." Song Yanchu continued to recall, and continued to talk endlessly with a sweet smile.

Song Yanchu looked at Chu Cheng in a daze, and shook his hand in front of him: "What's wrong? Am I wrong?"

Chu Cheng hugged Song Yanchu tightly, using all the strength in his body, as if embracing a world, the world he used his life to protect, a world without ink marks, a world that was almost unreal.

"I remember you said that if you love someone, even if he is wrong, you will accompany him to make mistakes."

"Yanchu..."

"Father said that I don't understand anything and I will be bullied when I go out, but now I understand the meaning of that sentence, you taught me." Song Yanchu gently stroked Chu Cheng's cheek, and there seemed to be something in his dark eyes. Something is growing, like the softness and comfort of spring flowers and autumn moon, with affection that cannot be ignored.

"Okay..." Chu Cheng smiled faintly.

"Huh? Xiao Su?" Song Yanchu was surprised to find that the eyes of this resolute man were red, and he touched the corners of the man's eyes with distressed hands. As expected, they were wet.

Chu Cheng shook his head, exhausted all the love in his body, turned into a hot kiss and fell on the other's forehead: "I love you."

Song Yanchu smirked, her beautiful eyes turned into a crescent moon, and her lips drew a warm arc: "I love you too, and I will never leave you."

The most affectionate song Hua Xu, frozen in that dreamy reincarnation world, thank you for accompanying me through this flawless life.

three days later.

"Director Cheng, the citizens of Jingzhou are very happy to take down the Hong Gang in one fell swoop. What do you have to say to everyone?"

"Does the Metropolitan Police Department have any explanation for Zuo Qiujie?"

"As the new chief, what are your views on the future of the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Cheng Ao pushed aside the crowd of reporters, walked into the gate of the Metropolitan Police Department with a serious expression, and then asked the security guards to stop them outside. He stood behind the door and said solemnly to the media: "The Metropolitan Police Department has successfully wiped out the Hong Gang." Citizens of Jingzhou don’t need to worry. Regarding Zuoqiu’s case, the police are temporarily unable to comment.”

When the reporters heard about it, they swarmed excitedly at the gate of the Metropolitan Police Department. It was a spectacular scene, and it took several guards a long time to drive them away.

Cheng Ao returned to the office with a headache and closed the curtains, sighed and sat down to start working.

So much happened that night that some things are not yet clear.For example, who killed the butcher stick?Right now, it can only be speculated that it is the Mafia.But it is impossible to know who this is, because there are very few Hong Gang personnel left in that battle, and the only ones who survived are just some little guys who don't know the inside story.Furthermore, it is the reason for the explosion of the last Mafia—because the Yongjie Bridge has been blown up, the video of that day cannot be found, so it can only be considered as an internal gang conflict for the time being.Finally, there is Ten, the killer who betrayed Tu Zhang. According to Zuo Qiujie's confession, his name is Huo Shifang, and he used the pseudonym Shi Fang to do foreign translation in Sanskrit.But when the police wanted to find out what happened, he had already disappeared like a human being.

In any case, this big case is basically closed satisfactorily.

There was a knock on the door, and it was pushed away after being answered.

Zuo Qiuyan came over with the documents and handed them to Cheng Ao, "Director, the confessions of the remaining members of the Hong Gang are here."

"Yes, I got it." Cheng Ao nodded, looked at the young man with an indifferent expression, and said with relief, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zuo."

"Should be."

"I've been too busy these days, you should take a paid vacation for these few months." Cheng Ao looked at him and smiled.

Zuo Qiuyan paused, and wanted to say something, so Cheng Ao added: "The Spring Festival is a public holiday, and two months from now, you should rest well."

"Thank you Director." Zuoqiu Yan showed a faint smile.

"Let's go somewhere to have fun, and bring... the people you like."

☆、Chapter 42 (full text)

When Zuoqiu Yan drove to the police hospital, he saw a man with chestnut hair waiting for him at the door. Under the winter sun, his handsome face was like a sculpture in a myth, so he could not help but step forward to hug him tightly and protect him forever in the arms.

Chu Xi gently held his hand, the jade ring finger on the ring finger was glowing lake green, interlocking with the other's ten fingers.The faces of the two were caressing each other intimately, and their breaths blended together, as if they were telling the past of that calamity.

"Let's go, Yang Yang has already gone in."

"Okay." Zuo Qiuyan said softly, tightening his hand.

The light in the ward was just right, neither cloudy nor strong, and it shone softly on the two people at the bedside.Zuoqiu Yang hugged Zuoqiu Jie in his arms, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he took a bowl of meat porridge and fed him mouthful.

Zuo Qiuyan and Chu Xi stood outside the ward and watched quietly, as if they couldn't bear to destroy this picture.

After finishing the porridge, Zuoqiu Yang put the bowl on the bedside table, threw one hand to the man in his arms, and smiled at them at the door: "Yanyan, cousin."

The two approached the ward and sat on chairs naturally. The four families who had been together for a long time sat together and chatted about insignificant things, just like every ordinary Family Day.Chu Xi is still the joker in the conversation, and the witty words are circling around. Zuo Qiuyang listens carefully as usual and occasionally asks and agrees, and Zuo Qiujie makes some innocuous complaints about some of Chu Xi's sentences from time to time. Zuo Qiuyan watched all this quietly.

It's just that this day is unusual after all - when the door of the ward was knocked and the people from the Metropolitan Police Department walked in, they should have realized that all this should come to a long rest.

"Mr. Zuoqiu, it's time to go."

Hearing this, Zuoqiu Yang stood up, put on Zuoqiujie's coat and tied it up, put on the scarf considerately, took his hand, then turned around and smiled at Zuoqiuyan and Chu Xi, like that innocent big boy as always: "I send dad, you go back first."

【prison】

Zuo Qiujie no longer remembers what the oath he swore when he joined the army on the first day, and those badges and titles that once represented honor, all of which no longer exist and are no longer important.

The only valuable wealth he has now is the person he is holding hands with, which is also his whole world.

The corner of Zuoqiu Yang's mouth always had that warm smile on his lips, and his strong hands held him tightly.

When the heavy iron gate of the prison was opened to Zuo Qiujie, he was suddenly frightened, fearing whether the coming years of separation would make the rare and cherished emotion in front of him fade, deteriorate, and finally disappear.He is in the cage, and the youth is in the vast sky. He is afraid that this invisible horizontal gap will make them farther and farther apart, and eventually he will not be able to catch up no matter how hard he tries.

Sensing the man's complicated mood, Zuo Qiuyang pulled him closer, and the two looked at each other, as if they really had the same blood, and had an inexplicable bond spanning time, life and death, and reincarnation.

"Dad, don't be afraid."

Zuo Qiuyang put his warm lips on the other's cheek, and murmured in his ear: "I will visit my father often, so please don't ignore me when the time comes."

The corners of Zuoqiujie's eyes were slightly red, and he tried to hold back the tears that were about to flow: "I should have said this sentence."

"Father is going to cry again," Zuoqiu Yang laughed and kissed his eyelids, rubbing his fingertips into his hair: "Dad can only cry in front of me, not in front of other people."

"No..." He buried his head tightly in the young man's neck, wetting the other party's coat wantonly with tears, wanting to engrave this tenderness in his heart with nostalgia.

"Dad, I'll wait for you..."

The last sentence is like a misty fairy voice from outside the sky, sprinkled with dreamy raindrops on my heart little by little, gradually soaking in the limbs and bones, and blessing to the soul.

Like a parting trip, the two separated their hands with smiles—but the corners of one's eyes were wet, and the other's heart was filled with tears. No matter what the appearance of pretending to be calm, the reluctance and unwillingness that went deep into the bone marrow remained. The presence.

It's just that people don't want to say it, and use the cloak of faith to spend the longest wait.

The iron gate closed, mist appeared in Zuoqiu Yang's eyes, and he slowly accumulated and forbearance fell. He reached out to wipe away his tears, but he didn't continue to cry.

He is no longer the self he used to be, not the ignorant child who asked whenever he wanted to cry, when he wanted to laugh, when he wanted to cry, he clearly understood what to do now, and what he could do to make that person happy many years later.

He took one last look at the cold iron door, then turned and left.

The iron gate of the prison is closed, and a new heart door is quietly opened—a new beginning, polishing love to become clearer, braver, and stronger in the prosperity and decline of years.

a few days later.

When Chu Cheng returned home, his family had already eaten in the restaurant, and he walked into the restaurant expressionlessly all the way, as if he wasn't the one who resigned just now.

Chu Cheng could still clearly remember Huang Taoyue's words to persuade him to stay, but he no longer had any qualifications to stay in the procuratorate.

"Master." Lan You nodded