heart poison

The small wooden house at the entrance of the flower, bird, fish and pet market has been demolished, and scattered wood, bricks, stones, and furniture are piled up in a mess, like a raised garbage mountain.The flowers in the store were all withered, their fragrance was gone, and they were mixed with rotten fruits, giving off a smoky smell.The swing that was originally placed outside the cabin fell sideways by the garbage, the chain of the swing was broken, and the swing board was splashed with paint by someone, and the words written with teeth and claws could be vaguely seen——

Slut, mistress.

He Yitao's romantic flower shop died together with her.

When Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin drove to the market, the workers were working, and the market management personnel urged them anxiously: "Take it out and throw it away. This rubbish has been piled up here for how many days. Do you care about dismantling it and cleaning it up?"

After urging, he complained: "It's really unlucky. With such a thing on the table, who the hell signed that bitch He Yitao to do business at this door?"

It was already summer, and even in the morning, the temperature was a bit scorching. A worker wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted loudly, "Director Huang, should all these timbers be transported away?"

"Don't you want to keep it for someone to splash the paint on?" The middle-aged bald man called "Director Huang" shouted angrily: "Take it all away, don't keep anything belonging to that bitch! Really him!" Damn bad luck!"

"Good job!" The worker commanded the sweaty workers to carry the wood to the truck.

Director Huang stood with his hips on one side, still chattering: "Our market is a serious business. I said at the beginning that we can't cooperate with He Yitao, a woman with a problematic character and an unknown background. Don't listen to me! It's over now Right? It’s my job to wipe buttocks again!”

Hua Chong recognized this Director Huang, and as he passed by him at this time, he heard his words clearly, and felt speechless.

Liu Zhiqin heard him "tsk" and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Director Huang, I saw him nodding and bowing to He Yitao before, like a pug." Hua Chong said, "It was when He Yitao first became popular last year."

Liu Zhiqin understood, "Everyone is an afterthought."

"The tree fell and the monkeys scattered. He Yitao, this is the flower thanking the skirt and the ministers." Hua Chong looked back, and Director Huang was still cursing, "This man is not upright. He tried to propose He Yitao at the beginning, but He Yitao rejected it. See He looked resentful all the time."

"You know this as well?"

"I heard it."

Liu Zhiqin raised his eyebrows, "Flower Team, you also listen to gossip?"

Hua Chong stopped, "I don't call it listening to gossip, it's called being good at collecting news from the streets and alleys."

"Is there any difference?"

"Of course there is. If you don't have judgment, you just listen to gossip. If you have judgment like me, you naturally collect information."

Liu Zhiqin's eyes were slightly bent, "I really know how to speak."

"That's necessary." Hua Chong continued to walk forward, "I'm not good at eloquence, how can I be a leader?"

"Our leader, Hua, is not only eloquent, but also has excellent business ability." Liu Zhiqin boasted with a smile, "He is also very good-looking..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Hua Chong said hastily, "Stop! Leaders are leaders, don't add a 'flower' in front. It sounds like a Huazi leader."

Liu Zhiqin couldn't help laughing, and said again: "But there are so many leaders in the world, just calling them leaders, who knows which leaders they are?"

Hua Chong blurted out: "How many leaders do you have?"

Liu Zhiqin was slightly startled, then smiled gently and said, "You are the only one."

Hua Chongben had a quick mouth, and realized it was a bit strange after the words had been spoken, but he couldn't eat back the words that popped out, so he had to pretend that nothing happened, but Liu Zhiqin answered such a sentence honestly, and his eyes were very deep hook people.

He was stunned for a moment, and in that moment, his heartbeat accelerated rapidly, his ears were buzzing with heat, and a strange feeling swam in his chest.

"Let's go, leader." Liu Zhiqin's voice brought him back to his senses, "The second baby is still waiting for us."

"Well, good." He suddenly lowered his head and walked forward quickly. The wind brushed past his ears, but it didn't blow away the heat from his heart.

The market was as lively as usual, and it didn't get gloomy because of the murder.But in the past, the shopkeepers talked about their own private affairs, but now they have unified the topic, and they are all talking about He Yitao's death, and the pornographic news about her and the rich businessmen during her lifetime.

"Women and sex" seems to be the eternal focus of common people.

"The managers are trying to 'go to He Yi's Taohua', but the shopkeepers are tirelessly talking about her." Liu Zhiqin said: "Director Huang knows, and he will probably be pissed to death."

"Such a big event happened around us, enough for them to chat for a month." Hua Chong shook his head and caught a glimpse of a pet shop with its door closed.

He stopped and looked up at the big characters on the door of the pet store: Yanzi's baby.

The morning is the best time for market business, and all shops will be open in the morning.The surroundings of this store are very lively, but it is closed to thank customers, and there is a piece of cardboard hanging on the aluminum alloy doorknob, which says "Our store is for sale".

"This is Liang Yanzi's shop." Liu Zhiqin said, "We even went in to tease the puppy last time."

"Yes." Hua Chong's lips twitched slightly, remembering that when he came last time, he gave Liang Yanzi a pot of jasmine.At that time, Liang Yanzi smiled beamingly, not at all haggard as she was when she was being questioned.

"A murder case can change more than one person's fate." Liu Zhiqin took a light breath, "For her, this place may not be able to stay any longer."

"It's better to change the place, so as not to be entangled in gossip." After Hua Chong finished speaking, his tone changed, "What should I do if I'm a little too close to my hometown?"

"The feeling of being close to the hometown?" Liu Zhiqin was puzzled, "What kind of hometown is near? What is the feeling of being timid?"

"Isn't there 'Jia Jia Meng Chong' in front? The second baby is inside." Hua Chong slowed down, "I should adopt it, shouldn't I?"

"It's a special case. If no one wants it, it will be disposed of."

Hua Chong sighed, "The sins committed by humans have to be punished by dogs, Chu Jiao is really not a fucking thing."

"Go and have a look first, if you really don't want to raise..."

"I don't hate dogs." Hua Chong interrupted, "I just don't have the energy to take care of this small animal that needs companionship."

Liu Zhiqin gave a "hmm" to show that he understood, "So you only grow flowers and grass."

"A lot of them have died." Hua Chong frowned slightly, his eyes facing the summer sun like crystal clear beads.

The boss was standing outside the store chatting with people, saw them at a glance, and waved excitedly as if meeting a savior, "Finally, I hope you are here! The second baby is inside!"

After finishing speaking, he yelled inside again: "Erba! Erba! Your father is here to pick you up!"

Hua Chong: "..."

Liu Zhiqin didn't expect that the boss, a middle-aged uncle, would say "your father", the corner of his mouth twitched, and he patted Hua Chong's arm and said, "Let's go, Dad."

Hua Chong glared at him.

The second baby was locked in a cage, and she already looked like an adult German shepherd, but because of suffering, her body size was a circle smaller than that of a normal big German shepherd, her coat color was not shiny, and she was lying on her stomach weakly. The two children who should have stood up Only one ear is half erect, and the other is soft like a rabbit's ear hanging over the eyes.

When Hua Chong walked into the store, it first raised its head slowly, its dark eyes lingering on Hua Chong's face, when it realized who was coming, it suddenly stood up, screaming and jumping excitedly, its tail wagging The shadow came out, as if he suddenly regained his energy, and knocked the narrow cage into a loud clang.

Hua Chong suddenly felt a little sad.He watched Erwa grow up, and he didn't come to the market many times, but Erwa always liked him very much, and made troubles when he saw him.That day in Chujiao's rented house, Erwa contracted a digestive tract disease, did not eat or drink, lay in a pile of dirt, and almost died.He still remembered that when he hugged Erwa, who couldn't stand up, Erwa stared at him with wet eyes, and whined aggrievedly from her throat, as if to say——you finally came to save me.

He saved it, how could he not have it now?

The boss opened the cage, and Erwa rushed out impatiently. Probably because she had been lying in the cage for too long, her legs and feet were weak, and she fell down after running a few steps.

Hua Chong hurried forward, but Er Wa had already got up and ran to his feet, rubbing her head against his legs.

He knelt down, held Erwa's face in his hands, and comforted him, "Okay, okay."

Erwa kept wagging her tail, as if trying her best to please him.He gently scratched Erwa's neck, filled with emotion.

The German Shepherd is the smartest and most powerful dog. Back then in the Northwest, there were dozens of German Shepherds fighting in the team. He knew how powerful this kind of dog was.

But now, in order not to be abandoned, Erwa clings to him like an obedient pet, for fear that he will say "I don't want you".

The boss stood aside, spitting, "Just accept him! I don't want any money from you. Its disease has been cured, and I won't ask you for the medical expenses. If it gets sick again in the future , I am in charge of contacting the best doctor! Hey, Team Flower, you know this matter best. Erwa is the dog of a serial killer. Who would dare to take it? I wanted to keep it in the store, but I My wife forbids it. Tell me it’s unlucky, but I can’t help it. It’s different from other small dogs. Other small dogs are really nobody’s looking for them, and they can be a stray dog. It’s not good, it’s a bulldog. Once it becomes Stray dogs will be killed immediately."

Liu Zhiqin said: "We know."

"So you take it back!" The boss said hurriedly: "I still have a lot of dog food here. So, if you are willing to adopt it, I will give you a cotton nest, a leash, and a season's worth of dog food." !"

Hua Chong stood up, Erwa thought he was going to leave, so she stood up immediately and hugged his leg.

He patted Erwa's head and looked at the boss, "I can afford the cotton nest, leash, and dog food, so you don't have to give them to me."

Erwa seemed to understand, she put her face on his lap and remained motionless.

"Are you willing to take it?" The boss was overjoyed.

"But I have a condition." Hua Chong said.

The boss was afraid of changing things, "What? Tell me."

"I'm a policeman, and you know that. If I really can't take care of my second baby because of a business trip, I hope you can allow me to foster it with you. It won't be too long, a few days at most."

"No problem, no problem!" The boss let out a long breath, smiling all over his face, "Then let's make a deal? Are you going to pick it up today?"

Hua Chong lowered his head and smiled at Erwa, "Well, I'll take it home today."

The boss was very happy, and brought a large bag of unopened dog food, "This bag is my gift for the second baby, hey, it was born in my family, if this kind of thing didn't happen..."

Liu Zhiqin took the dog food and said with a smile, "Thank you, I will trouble you in foster care in the future."

The boss's face changed slightly, and he quickly returned to his smile, "It should be!"

Hua Chong asked Erwa to pick the leash by herself, and Erwa followed him every step of the way, biting a pink one perfunctorily.

"That's it?" Hua Chong's forehead twitched, "Isn't this the Samoyed's dog chain?"

"Demu is fine, so is German Shepherd!" The boss said, "Maybe the second baby has a princess heart!"

Liu Zhiqin took a pair of camouflage colors, "Buy two and use them interchangeably."

Hua Chong took it and looked at it, "OK."

After buying a series of pet supplies, Hua Chong bent down to put Erwa on a leash, while Liu Zhiqin watched with pockets in both hands.

The stone in the boss's heart fell to the ground, and he sent another big bag of gadgets.

After putting on the leash, Erwa stood at the door of the store with her head held high, finally looking like a bulldog.

Liu Zhiqin touched its ears that couldn't stand up, and said with a smile: "If it can stand up, it will be even more handsome."

It happily gave Liu Zhiqin "ow" twice.

Hua Chong pulled the rope, the two of them left the pet shop with a dog, and walked towards the gate of the market, attracting a lot of attention along the way.

The fact that Erwa is the murderer's dog has been spread in the market for a long time. Most businessmen are superstitious, saying that Erwa is unlucky and a "violent dog".

"It seems that the boss is under a lot of pressure." Hua Chong said, "No wonder he wants to let Erwa go."

"The dog is right, and the person is wrong. Blame the dog for the mistake of the person..." Liu Zhiqin said for a while, thinking about his words, "It seems a bit stupid."

"What 'like'?" Hua Chong debunked him, "Actually, you just want to say—these people are really stupid."

Liu Zhiqin denied it with a smile, "I didn't say that."

"You think so."

"I was wronged."

Hua Chong laughed, "Brother Xiaoliu, I found that you are very good at pretending to be innocent."

"Leadership is ridiculous."

Hua Chong shook the rope, pretending to be aggressive, "Er Baby, bite him."

Erwa was happily jumping forward, her two floppy ears were dangling funny, and she stopped immediately when she heard the sound, quite like a well-trained police dog.

But the ears of this "police dog" are so lacklustre, Hua Chong immediately laughed, "It's too stupid."

"We have to find a way to help it stand up its ears. Standing ears is the mark of an adult German Shepherd, and the second child is like this..." Liu Zhiqin laughed as he said, "It's really stupid."

Erwa seemed to understand that the two humans were laughing at her stupidity, so she raised her head vigorously, but unfortunately her ears did not stand up by raising her head. It moved too much, and one ear "slapped" on the eye, and it looked like Even more ridiculous.

Hua Chong hilariously shook the rope and said, "Don't embarrass me."

Walking to the entrance of the market, half of the piles of wood have been pulled away.Soon, the traces of He Yitao's existence here will be completely removed.Hua Chong took a glance, and the tails of his eyes drooped slightly.

Liu Zhiqin asked: "Go back now?"

"Where can I go if I don't go back?" Hua Chong tugged at the rope, "There's still a mop bottle here."

"What I mean is, go back and settle down with the second baby first, or go shopping first. It's noon soon, didn't you say you want to eat pig's trotters?"

"Almost forgot." Hua Chong opened the back door, pushed Erwa in, and sat in the driver's seat, "How about this, you take Erwa back, and I'll go to the vegetable market to buy pig's trotters."

Liu Zhiqin fastened his seat belt, turned his face sideways, "Shall I take the second baby back?"

Hua Chong tossed the key, "I eat at my house anyway. Just watch it for me, and don't let it eat my flowers."

Liu Zhiqin held the key, "Let me go buy pig's trotters."

"I'll go." Hua Chong insisted: "You are in charge of making, and I am in charge of buying."

Liu Zhiqin looked forward, without insisting, "OK."

There is a vegetable market near Huajing Community. Hua Chong got off the car, Liu Zhiqin changed to the driver's seat, and watched Hua Chong disappear into the crowd. It wasn't until the car behind him honked the horn that he realized that this was not a parking place. place.

In his pocket was the key to Hua Chong's family, and he was driving Hua Chong's car, with Hua Chong's dog behind him...

Liu Zhiqin thought that all of Hua Chong's belongings belonged to him.

But I still doubt Hua Chong.

While doubting, while sinking.

On the one hand, there is hatred that cannot be let go, and on the other hand, love that cannot be controlled.

The startling glimpse back then made him miss it to this day, but no matter how amazing the reunion was, it was no match for getting along day and night.

At the age of 20, he was fascinated by Hua Chong, and Hua Chong became a light in his vision.But in the past years, this light has always been separated from him by a transparent glass, and he cannot touch it.

No matter how warm it was outside the window, his surroundings were also cold.

But now, light has melted into every corner of his life.

The real Hua Chong was far more moving than in his memory.He could clearly perceive that every day he was with Hua Chong, he was falling.

This fall is even irreversible.

But his beloved may have something to do with his brother's death.

His heart seemed to be grasped suddenly, his eyes became colder, and after a while, he sighed heavily.

"Aww!" Erwa lay on the back of the chair and called into his ear.

He came back to his senses, a smile reappeared on the corner of his lips, "I'm home."

Some time ago, I was very busy with the case, and I haven't come to Hua Chong's house for a while.Liu Zhiqin took Erwa by the hand, opened the door, and stood there hesitating for a few seconds.

Erwa sneaked into the room without admitting it, and dragged him in too.He remembered Hua Chong's instructions, quickly put on his shoes, and closed the glass door between the balcony and the living room before Erwa.

"Oh?" Erwa bumped her nose against the glass door, and raised her head unwillingly, as if asking him why he closed the door.

"Your father is afraid that you will eat his flowers." Liu Zhiqin untied the second baby's leash and played the piano to the dog. "You are not allowed to chew on the furniture, do you understand?"

Erwa seemed to understand but didn't understand, she tilted her head.

Liu Zhiqin went to the kitchen to have a look. Except for a few eggs, there were no other ingredients in the refrigerator. The plan to prepare in advance was ruined. He turned around and saw Erwa looking around, and simply took out all the pet supplies he bought. .

The cotton nest is placed next to the sofa, and the dog food bowl and water bowl are placed by the wall.

Open the dog food and pour out some, seal it with a clip and put it on the shelf.

Erwa ate the beans "crackling", wagging her tail so that it was called a circle.

Liu Zhiqin leaned against the table and thought for a few seconds, then put away the leash, drool bag, dog towel and other small things on the shelf.

After straightening out, there was a knock on the door.

Hua Chong is back.

Erwa threw down the dog food and ran to the door wagging her tail.Hua Chong didn't have empty hands, and Liu Zhiqin took the slippers.

"Did it damage it?" Hua Chong went to the kitchen with his bag in his hand, saw that the cotton bed was all set up, and said cheerfully, "Hey, help me clean it up?"

"It's okay anyway." Liu Zhiqin took the pig's trotters out of his pocket, and stacked the other dishes one by one, "I closed the glass door, it's up to you whether you want to open it or not."

"Hard work!" Hua Chong rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands, "Then you get busy first, I'll water the flowers."

Liu Zhiqin shook off an apron and tied it around his waist, "OK."

"The second baby is gone." Hua Chongchao waved to Demu who was guarding the kitchen door, "I will show you the new home."

The footsteps gradually faded away, Liu Zhiqin glanced back, and suddenly felt a subtle feeling.

The word "new home" made his heart tremble.

The second baby has been hurt and is more timid than ordinary German shepherds. Not to mention eating flowers and furniture, even the bedroom and study room, it dare not enter without permission.

Hua Chong stood in the study and waved to it, and it stood at the door and stomped eagerly, hesitated for a long time before walking in cautiously.

"You are too cowardly." Hua Chong rubbed its ears, and said softly, "Since I have raised you, I will treat you well and give me courage."

Erwa rubbed against each other, "Oh!"

"But don't eat the flowers."

"Ow!"

"Good boy." Hua Chong shook its paw with satisfaction, and led it around the room.

Liu Zhiqin came down and went to the balcony to have a look, and saw Hua Chong pinching Erwa's ears with clothespins.

"Woooo!" Erwa seemed to be feeling very uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to resist.

"Lier is not this kind of legislation." Liu Zhiqin quickly took off the clothespin, "Look, you hurt it."

"How can we not stand like this?" Hua Chong said, "When I was in the northwest, I saw border guards pinching dogs like this."

"It's definitely not this kind of clip. Demu Lier has a special tool. I'll look for it online if I have time. Don't torture it with clothespins."

Hua Chongxiao: "You love it so much, you might as well take it home and raise it."

"My house is rented, so it's not convenient to keep pets."

"I was joking, but you took it seriously."

Erwa watched the two of them coming and going, as if they were discussing themselves, so she became excited, shaking her head from side to side, as if listening carefully.

"I can smell the fragrance." Hua Chong leaned over to look towards the kitchen, "It smells even better than the hoof flower soup in the opposite alley."

"Really?" Liu Zhiqin patted his apron, "Then eat more."

Hua Chong has adapted to Liu Zhiqin's craftsmanship, and he is full of praise when he tastes it.

"Flower team." Liu Zhiqin said in a helpless tone, "I'm going to float away if you do this again."

"You said last time that you are heavier than me and cannot float."

"Remember?"

Hua Chong pointed to his temple, "I can't help it, my brain is so good."

While washing the dishes, someone's cell phone rang.

"Isn't it?" Hua Chong was startled, "Old Chen called to say he had a case when he was washing the dishes last time, and now he's here again? I only had a half-day off!"

"It's not Lao Chen." Liu Zhiqin looked at the caller ID, "Xu Kan is calling."

"Then help me pick it up." Hua Chong, with water in his hands, shrugged, indicating that it was inconvenient for him.

Liu Zhiqin hesitated a little, but still picked it up.

"Flower team!"

"I'm Liu Zhiqin."

"what?"

Liu Zhiqin had no choice but to explain: "The flower team is washing the dishes, let me pick them up for you. What can I do for him?"

Xu Kan was stunned for a long time, his tone changed, "You... Brother Xiaoliu, you..."

Liu Zhiqin didn't understand, so, "Huh?"

Xu Kan said loudly, "Are you living together?"

Just before this sentence came out of the receiver, Liu Zhiqin just pressed the speakerphone in order to let Hua Chong hear the conversation.

With a sound of "bang", the bowl in Hua Chong's hand slipped into the pool and almost broke.