heart poison

To go to the Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, you have to be early, but Hua Chong can't get up, and he always strolls slowly after lunch.

I got up early this morning to go to the toilet, it was just dawn, I vaguely remembered that I had an appointment with Liu Zhiqin yesterday, but I didn't say the specific time.It was really hard work to solve Meng Xiaoqin's case, and Brother Xiaoliu had to sleep late.Hua Chong looked at his lackluster face in the mirror, yawned and went back to the bedroom, threw himself on the bed and continued to sleep.

As a result, before returning to sleep, the mobile phone on the bedside table rang.

It is definitely not a good thing for the criminal police to yell at the mobile phone early in the morning on the rest day.Although Hua Chong was used to the life of being on call, his heart still tightened reflexively.

Picking it up and looking at it, the three characters "Liu Zhiqin" flashed on the screen.

Hua Chong rubbed his eyes, then answered, his voice carried the impatience and laziness of being woken up, "Hello?"

But this impatience and laziness passed through the mobile phone, and inexplicably became a little more soft and dependent. Liu Zhiqin listened, his eardrums seemed to be scratched by a feather, and the itchy feeling ran along the blood to his heart.

"Are you up?" Liu Zhiqin asked after being stunned for several seconds.

"It's only 7 o'clock..." Hua Chong lay on his back on the bed, with his forearm resting on his brow bone, "Brother, you scared me."

"what happened?"

"What's wrong! I thought there was another case!" Hua Chong pulled his shorts, and originally wanted to say, "The flag was just hoisted there in the morning. When you called, my flag was halfway up, and the rope was scared off. It's gone, it fell down with a whoosh", but thinking that Liu Zhiqin was quite serious, he didn't say anything to Hun.

"Did I wake you up?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"What do you think?" Hua Chong said "Oh" a few times, "I was just about to go back to sleep."

"Then..." On the other end of the phone, Liu Zhiqin seemed to be in deep thought, "Then shall we still go to the market?"

"Go, why not go."

"It's past 7 o'clock." Liu Zhiqin said, "I thought you forgot about it."

"Is it too late after 7 o'clock?" Hua Chong turned over, most of his back was exposed, and scratched his lower back with his hands, feeling as if a mosquito was about to bite him, and slapped him down with a "snap".

Liu Zhiqin sighed secretly when he heard the sound of physical collision, "Then you sleep a little longer? I'll call you later."

Hua Chong closed his eyes and said "Okay", put the mobile phone at the end of the bed, wrapped up the quilt and continued to sleep, but the sleepiness disappeared without a trace.

He sat up, stared at the phone for a long time, and belatedly realized that he seemed impolite just now, so he crawled over to pick up the phone, and pressed callback.

Liu Zhiqin got up at 6 o'clock, took a run after a long absence, and called Hua Chong when he saw that the time was almost up.

Who would have thought that people would wake up without any intention of waking up at all, sleep as soon as they say sleep, hang up as soon as they say goodbye, and before I finish saying "goodbye", there is only monotonous "beep beep" on the phone.

Liu Zhiqin held the phone in a daze for a few seconds, put it down, and began to think about what to do later.

Hua Chong didn't know how long he slept until noon. If he went to the flower, bird and fish pet market at noon, he would have a few hours free in the morning.

These days, the entire serious crimes team has been so busy that they don't touch the ground, and he also stays up late and works overtime. He doesn't even have enough time to sleep, let alone track down the traces of those people.

He hesitated for a moment, then walked to the study.But before he could turn on the computer, the mobile phone left in the living room rang.

He understood Hua Chong's feelings a little bit - when he heard the bell on the rest day, his first reaction was "there is a case".

The caller turned out to be Hua Chong who had hung up on him a few minutes ago.

"Brother Xiaoliu." Hua Chong's voice became more energetic, not as vague and lazy as before, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"not yet."

"Then come to my house to eat. After eating, let's go to the market together. I have ingredients at home, and I will make you a nutritious breakfast."

"I……"

"Why are you being polite to me?" Hua Chong said while yawning: "I'll get up right away. Building 2, 17-3, knock on the door when we arrive."

Putting down his phone, Liu Zhiqin looked at the freshly fried omelet, thought for a while, and decided to pack it and take it to Hua Chong's house.

A quarter of an hour later, he was very glad that he had made this decision.

Hua Chong said "get up right away", but actually stayed on the bed.Liu Zhiqin stood outside the door for 5 minutes before he saw the sleepy-eyed, disheveled serious crime team leader.

"Come in." When Hua Chong just woke up on his rest day, he was just two people at the city bureau. After digging through the shoe cabinet for a long time, he realized that there were no slippers for the guests, and there were no disposable shoe covers. The cotton tow kicked in front of Liu Zhiqin, "You wear these pairs."

"What about you?" Liu Zhiqin looked down at his bare feet.

"I don't wear it." Hua Chong walked into the room as he said that, thinking the floor was cold, he even jumped a few steps, "You are a guest, so I can't let you go barefoot."

"Don't catch the cold." Liu Zhiqin took off his shoes, picked up the slippers and chased after him, "The temperature is low in the morning, I wore cotton socks, and you still wear the slippers."

"Are you going to argue with me?" Hua Chong turned around, walked towards the door again, pulled out a pair of summer sandals from the shoe cabinet, and threw them on the ground with a "slap", "Hurry up and put on the cotton slippers, I wear these."

The pair of sandals were blue doraemons, and they were grinning loudly. Seeing the doraemon pattering towards him, Liu Zhiqin felt happy, bent down to put down the cotton slippers, and put them on.

The cotton wool is warm, vaguely carrying Hua Chong's body temperature.

"There's cold water there, pour it yourself." Hua Chong pointed to the tea table, rolled up the sleeves of his pajamas, "Wait, I'll make poached eggs for you."

Liu Zhiqin was not thirsty, so he went to the kitchen to watch Hua Chong make breakfast.

Hua Chong cracked four eggs in total, and was going to make two double-yolk poached eggs.Unfortunately, each egg is not well beaten, and the yolk will be crooked when poured into boiling water. When you pick it up and put it in a bowl, it looks not only unsightly, but also affects your appetite.

Liu Zhiqin smiled dryly: "It's actually not bad."

"Poached eggs, what you eat are eggs, not good looks." Hua Chong tried his best to win respect for himself, "It's enough to be delicious and nutritious, don't care if it looks good or not? What's the use of looking good, if it's not delicious... I Hold!"

Liu Zhiqin was scooping up the poached eggs in his bowl, "What's wrong?"

Hua Chong has a negative score for his culinary skills, and he insisted on making breakfast for his subordinates, but the result was that he lost everything, put too much sugar in one bowl, and forgot to put sugar in another bowl.

What he ate himself was the bowl with too much sugar, and he was drowned after just two sips of water.

Less sugar can be added, but too much sugar can’t be reduced. Hua Chong frowned and wanted to throw it away. Liu Zhiqin took out the egg pancake he brought, "How about eating this to make do with it?"

"You did it?" Hua Chong asked.

"Well. It's cold. Is there a microwave? I'll take it for half a minute."

Half a minute later, the smell of eggs and sesame oil came out of the microwave, and Hua Chong swallowed involuntarily.

Liu Zhiqin cut open the omelette and put it on a plate, "Here, try it and eat it soon."

Hua Chong was not polite, took a bite, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

This skill is more than just make do, more than just make do!

After breakfast, Hua Chong went to the bathroom to take a shower.As soon as the shower was turned on, the not-so-big room was immediately filled with the faint but dense sound of water.

Liu Zhiqin tidied up the dining table hastily, turned around, and began to look at Hua Chong's residence.

Two bedrooms and one living room, the living room is simply furnished, with an ordinary gray fabric sofa and a glass coffee table, opposite to the TV.The balcony connected to the living room is open, and the area is not small in an ordinary residential building. Large and small flowerpots are piled up in a chaotic manner, full of greenery.There are three bags of nutrient soil and two basins of clear water in the corner.

Hua Chong said that the flowers in the family were almost dead, but the fact is that everyone is alive and kicking.The bougainvillea against the wall has already protruded from the balcony, and the purple flowers are swaying in the morning breeze.

However, it is true that these flowers and plants have not been taken care of. The green radishes hanging on the clothesline are almost mature, and the stems and leaves are scattered, like a green screen.

Also on the clothes rail were two dark blue briefs.

Liu Zhiqin pulled his eyes back from his underwear, calmed his heartbeat at the same time, then quietly walked to the door of the bedroom, and looked inside.

Hua Chong’s bedroom and the balcony are in a row. Half of the quilt is on the floor, and the pillow is crooked on the edge of the bed. It looks precarious and may fall off at any time. The teddy bear of the head.

It's a mess, but it's clean.

What Liu Zhiqin didn't quite understand was why Hua Chong put a doll bear in his bedroom.

Next to the bedroom is the study.

It's more like a showroom than a study.There are not many books on the wooden bookshelf, and at a glance, they are all honorary certificates.

Liu Zhiqin didn't go in, so he couldn't see what the awards were.

Suddenly thought, do you have the "Excellent Special Police" award you got in Beijing that year?

There should be.

It's just that things are different, and the people who received the award together have become the yellowed figures in the old photos.

After stopping for a moment, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.Liu Zhiqin came back to his senses, walked quickly to the balcony, and squatted in front of the flowers and plants.

Hua Chong was topless, only wearing a pair of large light yellow underpants, with drops of water hanging on his chest and collarbone. While wiping his hair, he said, "Wait for me for 10 minutes, and I'll be leaving right away."

"No hurry." Liu Zhiqin's eyes slid across his upper body, his face remained calm, but his heart skipped a beat, "Do you need me to help you water it?"

"Okay. There is deep water." Hua Chong pointed to the basin in the corner, "Just pour it with a spoon."

"Which ones should be watered more? Which ones should be watered less?"

"I don't know, if you look pleasing to the eye, pour more water, if you don't like it, then pour less."

Liu Zhiqin saw Hua Chongfeng running towards the bedroom in a hurry, bent down to pick up the spoon, but his eyes still saw the scenery just now.

Water more if it is pleasing to the eye, less watering if it is not pleasing to the eye—Liu Zhiqin thought to himself, it seems that being the flower of your family must be tenacious.

In the morning, the market is noisy and crowded, full of voices, but not unpleasant.

Hua Chong bought a small pot of jasmine as soon as he entered the market. While teasing cats and dogs, he walked forward. Wherever he went, the dogs barked and the cats barked together. There was even a talking parrot jumping back and forth on the bird stand , yelling with a broken gong: "Wow! Wow!"

Liu Zhiqin didn't hear the name at first, but thought it was strange that the parrot kept flapping its wings at Hua Chong, so he asked, "Hua Team, why does it keep barking at you?"

"Because it's calling me." Hua Chong stopped, teasing the noisy parrot.

After feeding the other birds, the boss smiled all over his face, "Oh, Huahua."

Only then did Liu Zhiqin understand that "wawa" means "huahua", and the silly parrot's pronunciation is not standard, so it called "hua" as "wah".

"Good morning." Hua Chong taught the parrot.

The parrot didn't listen, and continued to jump, shouting "Wow" without listening.

"You silly bird!" Hua Chong said.

The parrot imitated, "You are a fool! You are a fool! You are a fool!"

The boss and the people around laughed, Hua Chong lightly flicked the parrot's tail hair, "Shut up!"

"Stupid! Stupid! You stupid!"

Liu Zhiqin couldn't help but touched Hua Chong's elbow, "This bird is really fun."

"It just likes Huahua." The boss said, "When others tease it, it doesn't care about it. When Huahua comes, it is still dozing off and is refreshed."

"Isn't it?" The guy who came to help the store on weekends said: "Parrots also look at faces."

Hua Chong teased the parrot for a while, and continued to walk forward. The parrot shouted hysterically from behind: "Si Diao! Si Diao! Fat Dao Diao!"

"How funny." Liu Zhiqin said.

"Really? Small animals are interesting. If you come to visit them when you have nothing to do, your mood will be doubled." Hua Chong walked into a cute pet shop and shook hands with a small Alaska.

The proprietress of the cute pet shop smiled and shouted: "The handsome guy is here again, if you are not happy, just touch it or buy it!"

Hua Chong casually put the small pot of jasmine he just bought on the dog's cage, and said with a smile, "Do you like it?"

There is probably no woman who doesn't like flowers, the proprietress blinked, "Why, you want to give it to me?"

"I suck your dog, you suck my flowers, it's even."

The proprietress laughed and scolded: "Who is even with you! Who wants to suck your flowers!"

"For you." Hua Chong retreated to the door of the store after drinking enough Alaska, "Remember to water."

Alaska screamed childishly, and Hua Chong made a "bye" gesture, "Little guy, see you next time."

"There will be no next time!" The proprietress picked up Jasmine, "It will be bought next time."

As if he understood, Alaska looked at Hua Chong reluctantly.

Hua Chongdao: "Go to a good family, and be happy. Dad Ye is gone."

The proprietress smiled and waved her hands, "Go to your wild father..."

Liu Zhiqin and Hua Chong walked out of the cute pet shop together, "Flower team, you have a good relationship with the seller here."

"If you don't buy it, people will remember me."

It would be the most annoying to just touch without buying, but walking down half a street, Liu Zhiqin Xun did not see a shop that did not welcome Hua Chong.

While walking, Hua Chong stopped at another cute pet shop, took a look inside, and said to himself: "The second baby has been sold."

"Second baby?"

"A German Shepherd, the uncutest puppy they have in the store."

The boss came out from the inside, "Hey, come to see Erwa again?"

"Erwa has a family?" Hua Chong asked.

"Isn't it!" The boss laughed and said happily, "I will support you and you will not support me, that's all right now, I won't see you in the future."

"Very good." Hua Chong smiled, "Is he a reliable master?"

"Male, tall and big, I think it's quite reliable." The boss joked: "Anyway, I'm more reliable than you. I heard from Lao Huang that you can even raise flowers to death."

"Yes, yes, I'm unreliable." Hua Chong waved his hand, "Let's go first."

"Don't come in and sit down? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Isn't this raising the flowers to death? I have to rush to replenish."

The boss smiled and shook his head.

The two continued to walk forward, Hua Chong said: "There are many green plants in front. Go and see?"

"Let's go." Liu Zhiqin said: "You are an expert, help me choose."

Hua Chong is an expert at teasing cats and dogs, but not an expert at picking plants. He buys them when he sees the right one, regardless of whether he can support them when he goes back.

Liu Zhiqin was much more particular about buying dendrobium.

Hua Chong followed, and the store didn't ask Liu Zhiqin for any price.In the midst of the sun, Liu Zhiqin bought three nests of dendrobium, Hua Chong bought two pots of succulents and a nest of crape myrtle, and retreated contentedly.

Lunch at a nearby restaurant.

He ate too much last night, and stuffed an egg pancake in the morning. Hua Chong didn't eat much, and looked at Liu Zhiqin with a smile, "Brother Xiao Liu, it's quite edible."

Liu Zhiqin almost choked.

This was what he said to Hua Chong at the beginning, unexpectedly, as time passed, Hua Chong used it to laugh at him again.

"Eat slowly, I didn't rush you." Hua Chong said and picked up the menu, "What else do you want to eat? I'll add it."

"No need." Liu Zhiqin wiped his mouth, "What are you doing in the afternoon? Go back or..."

"What about you?"

"I didn't arrange it."

"I have to go back first and put the flowers away." Hua Chong said, "Then go see Qiu Weiwei."

Liu Zhiqin paused slightly with his fingers.

"Qiu Weiwei has been discharged from the hospital. I heard from colleagues at the Daoqiao Road Police Station that they have arranged for her to go to an orphanage. The little girl is poor. I want to visit her today and give her these two succulents. Girls like it Pink and cute things, these two look pretty obedient to me, she should like it."

Liu Zhiqin didn't expect that Hua Chong bought the two pots of succulents for Qiu Weiwei. Hearing this, his heart softened, "I'll go too."

After finishing speaking, he added: "Anyway, I'm fine this afternoon."

Qiu Weiwei's mental state improved a bit, but she was still extremely timid. She smiled shyly when she got the succulent, and asked timidly, "Uncle, will you come to see me in the future?"

"Yes." Hua Chong squatted in front of the little girl, smoothed her soft forehead hair, "I'll come when I'm free."

Liu Zhiqin stood aside, seeming to be looking at Qiu Weiwei, but his eyes fell on Hua Chong from beginning to end.

It was still early when I left the orphanage.Hua Chong drove the car and happened to pass the Zhousheng Shopping Plaza under construction on the way home.

In the height of spring, the air is filled with the fragrance of earth and grass.

Hua Chong parked the car on the side of the road, "Get out of the car and walk?"

Liu Zhiqin unbuttoned his seat belt, "Okay."

The construction site is actually not much to visit. After walking for a while, Hua Chong thought of Luo Xiang who became Meng Xiaoqin's third target.

She will probably work here when the mall officially opens.

Or, it's just a name like Tang Su and Xu Yujiao.

There are indeed many injustices in life.Some people are born with everything, while others have to struggle all their lives.

Just like in the same shopping mall, there are migrant workers who sell coolies and only get a few hundred dollars for their hard-earned money, and there are also nominal managers who sit in an air-conditioned room and hand over everything to their subordinates.

Who can explain why fate should be arranged in this way?

The words "born on the finish line" are just jokes and ridicules for some people, but for others, they are really heart-wrenching.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a suspicious "Hua Chong".Hua Chong turned around, only to see a man against the light walking towards him quickly.

Hua Chongxu raised his eyes, only to feel that the other party's voice and figure seemed familiar.

"Hua Chong!" The man approached, "It really is you!"