back from trouble

"Sign here, yes, this white place."

Smiling and drawing his own name, the courier took it and looked down quickly, then said "thank you", and turned away at the same time.

Laughing and bending over to pick up the box, he found it was quite heavy, put it on the table in the living room, tore off the adhesive tape with a few "tears", opened the carton, and removed the top pieces of foam—it was a whole box Neat tapes.

Some of the straps looked very old, so I laughed and picked them up and fiddled with them. Each strap had a string of numbers written on it, a bit like a combination of time and date and some codes with special meanings.

He immediately remembered that before Shu Yan left, he had said that he would send Xiao Kang the original materials for his research.After Xiaokang passed away, some work documents were reorganized by the research institute and the graduate students he led. For some confidentiality considerations, there were not many work materials left at home.And now this entire box of video tapes is the original material that Xiaokang prepared for his doctoral dissertation back then, and it has been burned and saved, and these are left for Shu Yan to dispose of.

Shu Yan probably knows the value of these things. Such comprehensive and detailed first-hand information is very rare in terms of research, and some span as long as ten years, which is even more precious.But for Shu Yan, the most important meaning of these things is that she can see Xiao Kang in these video tapes.

When Xiaokang was alive, he never liked taking pictures. Shu Yan later collected his photos, and many of them were accompanying news reports on the Internet. The photos in his family album were all from more than ten years ago.

Xiao Cheng took the video tapes and thought for a while, then decided to postpone today's arrangement and watch the videos first.

In fact, he wasn't very interested in these, but Shu Yan was able to send them specially, which meant that her attitude was reflected in these video tapes.

Laughing into a very serious point of view.

He knew that Shu Yan had always felt a lot of guilt towards himself, and since he was more open-minded, he shouldn't interfere too much with him.

As long as you live well, even if you may not understand it at first, you will gradually accept it.

But if Shu Yan knew about Wei Shaoge's illness, it would definitely not be so simple - because the standard of Shu Yan's value judgment is how to treat his son better.As for Wei Shaoge, their views diverged.

It's not necessarily a disagreement, Xiaocheng himself knows the possible risks, or unpleasant endings, but his choice has not changed.

When the first video tape was played, the camera shook a little. First, a few young students appeared in the camera. They were all foreigners, and Xiao Kang was not among them.But soon, the commentary sounded. Although it was pure English, I could still hear it when I laughed. It was his father's voice, very young and cheerful. Although he tried his best to appear calm, he still couldn't conceal the young man's ambition. .

Xiaocheng couldn't help laughing, he somewhat understood why his mother didn't want to sell these video tapes as research materials.

But it didn't take long for his smile to wither and wither quickly.

In the video, Xiao Kang's voice gradually became lower.

This is the real day of a real patient. Their first test sample is a young man living alone, white, 27 years old, very young, very good, a senior software engineer with a good income.

But no friends.

No family either.

With a smile, his hands were unconsciously intertwined, resting on his chin.There was only the sound from the video tape in the room, and there was silence.

Coincidentally, the protagonist of the first video tape he took out was so similar to Wei Shaoge's situation.

The other party seemed to be very happy.

The camera shifted from aboveboard shooting to covert tracking. The protagonist’s life trajectory, mood swings, depression tendencies, violent tendencies... The 30-day record, many of which are boring and repetitive content, such as the test form that the protagonist fills out every night as required— —The same "stable", "normal" and "nothing different".

Even after the first random sample check, Xiao Kang and his team had many discussions, and finally came to a joking conclusion that the first random sample was actually a normal "control group".

But in fact, they didn't have a control group.

This is just a joke.

As soon as the sound of the video tape stopped, the room became eerily quiet.Xiaocheng immediately put in the information collection of the second sampling.

A year has passed by this time, and it seems to be no different from the previous year. The protagonist’s life, regularity, restraint, and stereotypes, if you want to say the only difference is that this young white man has an extra girlfriend, Mexican, Passionate and beautiful, the two are a perfect match.

Since the privacy of people other than the tested person was involved, many methods of sample collection were improved this time, but in the end it was done hastily.

And in the third year, the girlfriend disappeared, and the answer given by the subject was that the two broke up.

In the fifth year, the local prosecutor indicted the test subject on the grounds of premeditated homicide.Soon, he was convicted and the case was closed, and this time the data collection location was changed to the prison cell, and the original 30 days were shortened to ten days.

The body of the Mexican girl was found in the backyard of the subject's home, and the time of death was determined to be the first year after they broke up.

Just like a suspense film or a detective film, this development has completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

However, even in the cell, Jason's performance was as "perfect" as before, without any complaints, anger, or resistance. He accepted the situation calmly and even somewhat optimistically. everything.Due to the passive collection principle of information collection, no one in their team can communicate with the collected samples in any form.

Nobody knows what happened.

In the next few years, he had lost his patience with laughter. He browsed through it indiscriminately, hesitated, and put in a new video tape.

This time it was a middle-aged woman with a considerate husband, a harmonious marriage, and both children.She herself used to be a famous host, and her family has a lot of social status.

But the ending is still tragic.

She lost everything except herself, because she couldn't stand her growing desire for control, destruction...and her irrational behavior under the control of these emotions, her closest family members "abandoned" her and will She was sent to the most famous and expensive nursing home in the area.

Soon, her "condition" worsened and ended in suicide.

Laughing became a little irritable.

Although before watching the tapes, he expected that these videos would not be very exciting.

These things... To be precise, it was the atmosphere conveyed in these tapes that disturbed him.Those meticulous records and observations did not have any subjective judgment or explanation. The figures of the team members almost did not appear in the camera at the back, and the whole "recording" process showed an outsider's tranquility.

He didn't want to watch it anymore.

But he still looked on.

He felt that he already knew what Shu Yan wanted him to see, and at the same time "saw" Shu Yan's attitude.

These real, living records gave him a lot of shock - watching one after another "observation objects" go to a tragic ending, laughing and feeling a lot of pressure.

And in this true all-round record, you can clearly see their anxiety and fear, as well as the cruel and cold reality.

He will involuntarily replace the protagonist in it——

Replaced by Wei Shaoge.

Xiaocheng admits that he is a bit idealistic, Wei Shaoge is not any of the protagonists in the documentary, he never imagined this kind of ending, but this is what Shu Ya is worried about.

After more than ten minutes, Xiaocheng finally couldn't force himself to continue.He stood up suddenly, pulled out the video tapes, and rearranged them one by one according to the previous serial numbers.Then he picked up the pieces of plastic foam from under his feet and pressed them one by one.While packing up his things, Xiao Cheng began to think about some things.After the impact of the video tape, he had to seriously consider these possibilities, and at the same time, what Wei Zhaohua wanted him to do.

If you want to take it, you must first give it.This is just the most basic exchange law in the market.He wanted to be with his son, so he had to pass this test.

He went around the house, found the tape, resealed the box, and called the courier.

To be sure, he no longer has the meaning and need to watch these video tapes.

The original plan to visit Wei Chaohua was because of the recent cc incident. Before going out, he did not specify the exact time. He couldn't sit still and wanted to go to the door. It was also because Wei Shaoge hadn't called Wei Shaoge in the past two days. .They're all adults, so they won't be grounded or anything.How much he laughed, he knew Wei Shaoge's temper, and it was impossible for him to make too much trouble with his family.

He was a little worried that his health hadn't recovered yet, his home was no better than a hospital, and he didn't take care of him by his side.

Besides, it wasn't because of me that I got hurt all of a sudden.

Thinking about it like this, I feel that I have to go there today.

I saw this point just after watching those video tapes. I had already let a manager go there instead of me.Xiaocheng picked up his mobile phone and made a call, and learned that the person he sent had really gone, but he was greeted politely, and he was already on his way back.Originally, he was planning to report this matter to himself, but ended up laughing and making a phone call.

There was really no excuse to run over now.

Originally visiting Wei Shaoge was a very aboveboard person, anyway, the relationship between the two of them is well known, and which parent on both sides is very clear.But Xiao Chengzhen didn't consider coming to the door as this... identity.

Although he never mentioned it, and even deliberately avoided this question in his heart, Wei Shaoge was blocked by Xiaocheng for a while, not only made Xiaocheng stunned, but after recovering, he was still moved, but also made Xiaocheng feel ashamed. He suddenly felt pressure... a lot.

No matter what happens in a TV movie, it has to be a vigorous plot. When it comes to ordinary people, how can they sublimate their feelings to the point of death... On the contrary, it makes people unable to recover.

From Wei Shaoge being sent to the hospital for first aid, to recovering from his injuries, and then being picked up by Wei Chaohua.Xiao Cheng was actually in a trance, and was subconsciously avoiding thinking about it.

After the phone call, the courier came to the door. After sending the box, Xiaocheng called his mother and said that he had read the things.No matter how busy Shu Yan seemed to be with something to do, she just went "hey" for a while.Then, after waiting for a long time, there was no second sound, and she hung up the phone with a smile.

Shu Yan has always been like this, it would be nice to be able to answer her son's phone calls when she is busy with work, she is destined not to be a good wife and mother in this life.

Watching so many videotapes, even though many of them are fast-forwarded, still took a lot of time.The sky outside looked dim, and then it started to rain.

The weather in S City is like this. At this time of year, it rains intermittently, and the temperature drops suddenly. Considering that I have stayed in this city for more than ten years in my last life, Xiaocheng still can’t like the summer here. On rainy days, I always feel upset, and I seem to be able to smell a musty smell in my nose.

Listening to the sound of the rain outside, I laughed and wandered around the house, and found that I really didn't want to deal with work, so I called Jiang Guoze and invited him out for dinner.Jiang Guoze was very happy to receive his call, so he said he would introduce a friend to him.

Thinking of it, Xiaocheng also felt that Jiang Guoze was a very difficult friend.He started all over again by himself, and the goal was very clear.The year he came back happened to be after the college entrance examination, so he immediately decided to repeat it. The situation was very bad at that time. He went back with the memory of more than ten years later. He had forgotten all the things about the college entrance examination. It's hard work outside, and I can only be thankful that I have more memories of my life and a strong mind, so I was finally admitted to S University.At that time, all the classmates in high school naturally forgot, only Oubao was still on good terms, but after entering university, he clearly followed the path he had planned, and even Oubao seldom contacted.I started doing business in my freshman year, and I didn’t get along much with my classmates. When I met people I knew in business, even if I hit it off right away, there was always room for them.

Besides, he didn't have much time to spend socializing with his peers.

In the past two years, because of the mission, Oubao has almost stopped showing up, not to mention jokes, even at home, he can't contact him often... And as for the people he made acquaintances when he went out to play, after Wei Shaoge came back, he also didn't show up. Contact again, only Jiang Guoze is the only friend around me.

As early as in the beginning, Xiaocheng was quite concerned about this, especially when he saw Wei Shaoge again in this life.

He worked hard to get a 95 in the test, and the other party could easily get [-] points. He was not only concerned...in fact, he was quite unconvinced.

And a little jealous.

However, he is thinking about it now, character determines destiny, and there is some meaning in it.Of course, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with his personality, but it is true that he is not the kind of person who makes friends easily.

But having said that, three or five real good friends and confidants are enough.

Xiaocheng took a look at the place, it was not far away, and it took 10 minutes to drive there.But at this point, you can't count on the traffic in city s.Xiaocheng walked to the subway station with an umbrella, took the subway there, and when he was almost there, he called Jiang Guozeyi, come on, he hasn't arrived yet.Jiang Guoze wasn't familiar with him at all, and he wasn't embarrassed. He laughed a few times and asked him to go in directly, saying that the friend who was going to introduce him to him should have arrived.

Smiling in surprise, he asked Jiang Guoze, "You're late, isn't it good to neglect others like this?"

Jiang Guoze was also quite helpless, "Isn't this a traffic jam? Who knows, I have taken a detour to avoid it. Don't scold me, you hurry in and help me stay with them. There is a business recently, and you can get it without saying a word. online."

Xiao Cheng looked for the name of the shop that Jiang Guoze had mentioned while walking, and the shop's brand name was called rainy wet.It used to be an old factory here, but now it has been transformed into a high-end gourmet area with a unique architectural style, and there are a lot of good cars parked on the street outside.

Jiang Guoze was stuck in the road, he couldn't move, he showed Xiaocheng the way through his mobile phone, Xiaocheng stared at the plaques while talking to him, said a few words, and suddenly "tsk".

Jiang Guoze asked him what was wrong.

Xiao Cheng laughed and said, "I saw the car you've been coveting, so I parked across the street."

A limited edition of Rolls-Royce can’t be bought in China, and it’s not impossible to buy it abroad. It’s just that you have to pay a lot of purchase tax. He’s been flying around in the past two years, and he doesn’t have many opportunities to drive. Put it there It's also dust, and thinking about the series of post-maintenance costs, Young Master Jiang, who has always spent money and doesn't feel bad, restrained himself.

Immediately, Jiang Guoze's voice came from the phone, "Okay, that's it."

Xiaocheng just saw the name of the store on the back of the car, it really is.

As soon as he thought about it, he immediately understood, and joked, "It seems that your friend and you really share the same interests."

Xiao Cheng is not interested in those luxury cars. He used to buy cars from time to time, and he also came here for racing, and he often paid more attention to performance than appearance, global limited edition, and so on.When I entered the door, I took another look at the car parked at the door. It was indeed very beautiful, and it was completely proportional to the value.

I thought that the owner was mostly flamboyant and evasive, but I didn't expect that after entering, he surprised the people waiting inside.

The appearance and temperament are quite good. Seeing Xiao Cheng knocking on the door and coming in, he immediately stood up and took the initiative to shake hands with him to introduce him. His demeanor showed an extraordinary family background.

But it's not like someone who likes to drive around in a luxury car of this level.

It made me laugh and feel that it was particularly inconsistent.

Especially during the conversation, the other party was clearly able to handle it with ease, but it gave him a feeling that he couldn't explain it.

When Jiang Guoze came, he immediately understood.

This indescribable feeling is not an illusion. This person is indeed very skilled in communication, but he is completely different from Jiang Guoze. Jiang Guoze likes and even enjoys this kind of feeling of being able to do anything.But he didn't, he not only resisted, but even repelled.

This let's character say that doing business is actually quite hard. After all, doing business is essentially dealing with people.

But after finishing the polite mutual compliments and greetings, and chatting a few other words, I realized with a smile that this person's knowledge and vision are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine. Just a few words are fascinating, and I can't stop.He is obviously a person of the same age, but he feels that he has benefited a lot.

It stands to reason that with such knowledge, vision, ability, coupled with rather brilliant communication skills, he can attract a group of people casually.Xiaocheng felt that the other party was somewhat resistant to these things.

After dinner, the rain outside was already crackling, and there were still some arrangements that had to be canceled temporarily.The three of them have similar personalities, and the friend named Yang Yi whom Jiang Guoze specially introduced to Xiaocheng is indeed quite similar to Xiaocheng.It's just a pity that the weather is too bad, and a typhoon just happened to pass through the country recently, so I don't know what will happen after the rain, so I just let it go.

Jiang Guoze drove Xiaocheng back, and asked Xiaocheng what he thought of this person on the way. Xiaocheng said, "It's quite interesting." He added, "It's just the opposite of Shao Ge's personality."

The crackling rain made the windows of the car blurry. Jiang Guoze turned on the air conditioner, turned around and asked him "Is it cold?" and continued jokingly, "Your young master Wei can think of everything."

A smile makes a smile.

Just waiting for the red light, Jiang Guoze tapped the steering wheel lightly, and talked to Xiaocheng about Eisen's matter. Things that can be solved with money, but once they can't be solved with money, it will be a little troublesome.Jiang Guoze encounters more troubles than laughs. He knows that this kind of thing is not too much, and it is not too much. If he is really targeted by this kind of person, the only solution is to be more fierce and ruthless than him, and make him never stand up. place.The way Xiao Cheng said it was exactly what he wanted, and when he mentioned it at this time, it was a tactful reminder.

Laughing and thinking for a while, "I'm going to book a ticket for the day after tomorrow."

Then discuss the plan with Jiang Guoze.

By the time Xiaocheng got home, the rain was already so heavy that half of the tires were flooded.Xiaoben wanted Jiang Guoze to make do with his place for one night, but Jiang Guoze felt that the weather was not good, and he had better hurry back tonight, otherwise it would be a waste of time to be stuck here tomorrow.

Xiaocheng closed the doors and windows at night, and fell asleep alone in the midst of the storm.

It turned out to be exactly as he said, the next day it rained harder, the typhoon crossed the border, and a lot of billboards were blown down, there were almost no cars on the road, and there were very few people.Xiaocheng looked at it, and it was not a problem to eat at home for a few days, but it was still a problem whether the plane could take off tomorrow due to the weather.Early in the morning of the third day, he packed his luggage, and left messages to Wei Shaoge on the Internet and SMS to tell him where he was going. In the afternoon, he received a call from the airline, saying that the flight had been cancelled.

He had no choice but to throw away the box, go back to the study to deal with business, and ate casually for dinner.

In the evening, amidst the sound of rain, the door suddenly rang.