heart poison

"What sound?" Xu Kan asked, "The bowl fell?"

Hua Chong hurriedly washed his hands, took the mobile phone from Liu Zhiqin almost in a snatched manner, turned off the speakerphone, and said roughly: "Hello!"

"Did you drop the bowl?" Xu Kan asked suspiciously.

"Brother Xiaoliu is eating at my house." Hua Chong hurriedly explained, and after finishing speaking, he felt that he had no silver 300 taels here.

There is a shadowy gaze behind him, and he knows who it is without looking back.He felt his heart beating, his neck seemed to be scalded by something, and he began to feel hot.

Xu Kan's "Are you living together?" He said it so loudly, brother Xiao Liu must have heard it.

The word "cohabitation" was like a key, which opened a crumbling door in his heart and released all the ghosts and ghosts locked in the door.They squeaked and squeaked so loudly that he lost his mind on rare occasions.

Xu Kan didn't seem to believe it, but he wasn't a gossip either. Seeing his words evasive, he got back to the topic: "I heard you adopted a little boy?"

"Little Man" is the name Chu Jiao gave Erwa.

"It's called Erwa now, not Xiaonan." Hua Chong corrected.

"Erba is so ugly." Xu Kan snorted.

"Where is it ugly? It likes it very much." Hua Chong kicked a small bench. He wanted to sit on the balcony, but he was too full to eat. There was a sound of footsteps from far and near.

Liu Zhiqin carried a high chair with one hand and placed it firmly next to the small bench.

Hua Chong's heartbeat that had just calmed down was terrific again.

"Sit here." Liu Zhiqin acted as if nothing happened, "You guys chat, I'll wash the dishes today."

"Ah..." Hua Chong felt that his limbs were a little stiff, and the temperature on his neck might have rushed to his face.

"Did I disturb you?" Xu Kan asked tentatively.

Hua Chong immediately closed the glass door with a bang, "What did you just say?"

"Uh, am I bothering you?"

"No, no, the last sentence."

"Second baby doesn't sound good..."

"Second baby sounds good!" After finally picking up the right topic, Hua Chong heaved a sigh of relief, and began to talk very quickly about going to the market to pick up Erba in the morning.

After hearing this, Xu Kan said with relief, "It's a life anyway, so take care of it if you can. It's also destined for you."

"I want to take good care of it, but if I have to go on a business trip in the future, it will be very troublesome." Hua Chong sat on the high chair, with one foot on the pedal and the other on the ground.

It's also thanks to his long legs, otherwise this kind of chair would be really difficult to sit on.

Xu Kan said: "You live close to Brother Xiaoliu, and you really can't take care of your second child because of a business trip. Let Brother Xiaoliu take care of you for you?"

Why did it involve Brother Xiaoliu again?Hua Chong said: "On paper, when I was on a business trip, didn't he also travel with me?"

Xu Kan paused, "Well, you two are relatively close."

Hua Chong: "..."

"Bring me home when you're on a business trip, and I'll help you take care of her for a few days." Xu Kan kindly made a relief.He originally called today because of Erwa.If it weren't for the fact that his family had already raised three pet dogs, and there was no way to raise another one, he would have taken Erwa back.

Hua Chong said, "You like it very much?"

"I left it alive, what do you think?"

Hua Chong remembered the autopsy.If Xu Kan hadn't come forward to stop her, Erwa would have died a long time ago.

"Do you want to take a look at it?" Hua Chong said, "Is your forensic department closed today?"

"Rest." Xu Kan said, "I happen to be in your Changlu area today, is this afternoon convenient?"

Hua Chong subconsciously looked at the kitchen through the glass door, his viewing angle was limited, and he didn't see Liu Zhiqin's figure.

"Convenience." He turned around, "When will you come, I just happened to take Erwa for a walk on the lawn of the community."

"Around three o'clock." Xu Kan said with a smile, "Why don't you invite me to your house?"

Hua Chong said embarrassingly: "The house hasn't been cleaned up for more than half a month, it's a mess."

"I'll just talk about it." Xu Kan sighed, "Then see you this afternoon."

After hanging up the phone, Hua Chong didn't leave the balcony immediately, but stared outside in a daze.

Xu Kan's phone call caught him off guard, and the things that had been suppressed in his heart because of busyness and evasion all this time were like young shoots in early spring, suddenly piercing the soil on the top of his head.

He never let his colleagues come to his house and habitually kept his distance from everyone.

Only when facing Liu Zhiqin, he involuntarily let go of his defenses.

He analyzed the case with Liu Zhiqin without reservation, and without thinking about it, he gave Liu Zhiqin such an extremely personal thing as the key, and asked Liu Zhiqin to come back first.

If it were a different person, this kind of thing would be impossible.

Subconsciously, he has already distinguished Liu Zhiqin from other colleagues.Liu Zhiqin can come in and out of his house at will, have lunch with him on the rest day, and do things together that ordinary colleagues would never do.

Before Xu Kan called, he didn't even find it strange.

Xu Kan wanted to see the second baby, so he subconsciously proposed to meet in the community. Xu Kan said that he would go upstairs and sit down, but his first reaction was to find an excuse to refuse.

The contrast was too obvious, too obvious for him to deceive himself.

For him, Liu Zhiqin is different.

Slowly move your right hand to your heart, feeling the beating of your heart with your palm.Xu Kan's phrase "Are you living together?" lingered in his ears.

He shook his head, but the ulterior thought did not subside.

As an older unmarried young man, he naturally understood what "living together" meant.Xu Kan said that he and Liu Zhiqin were living together, if he was right in his heart, he could deny it calmly, and even make a few harmless jokes.

But the problem is that his heart is empty.

What kind of feelings do you have for Liu Zhiqin?

Not good.

Liu Zhiqin is a man just like him.

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly.

If he likes Liu Zhiqin, he doesn't mind gender, so it's okay to chase after him.

But will Brother Xiaoliu accept it?

The most important thing is that he doesn't dare to set foot in a relationship now.

That matter hadn't been resolved, those invisible shadows hadn't dissipated, and he couldn't let himself go after love.

never mind.He let out a breath, covered his face with his hands, made sure that the blush on his cheeks and neck had faded, and then pushed open the glass door.

Liu Zhiqin had already cleaned up the kitchen, and asked, "Is there something wrong with Xu Kan?"

"He came to see Erwa in the afternoon." Hua Chong had already returned to normal, "What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"No." Liu Zhiqin hadn't taken off his apron yet, and he looked more like the owner of the house than Hua Chong.

"He didn't arrive until after 3 o'clock. If you're okay, just stay here with me?"

Liu Zhiqin said as he took off his apron, "If you don't delay your business."

"I have something to do. I'm either in the bureau or at the scene. How can I stay at home?"

"That's right. Then I won't go back, anyway, I have another meal with you in the evening."

The corners of Hua Chong's lips raised unconsciously, but he didn't even realize it.

The second baby was probably tired, and took a nap lying on the cotton nest, sleeping very honestly, not like a bulldog at all.

Liu Zhiqin passed by the cotton nest, and suddenly remembered the time when he and Hua Chong squeezed together on the bed in the lounge to catch up on sleep.

Compared with the second baby, Hua Chong's sleeping posture is much different, either ugly, or too domineering, occupying most of the bed by himself, and pulling the quilt in the middle of the night.

Hua Chong washed the red grapes he bought at the vegetable market, put them in the fruit plate, and greeted him, "Have some fruit after dinner."

Liu Zhiqin turned on the TV, tuned to a channel, and the two began to chat while eating fruit.

The atmosphere is quite harmonious - if you don't care about the silent thoughts hidden in each other's hearts.

"Did Xu Kan say when "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" will be officially launched?" The red grapes were not easy to peel, and when Liu Zhiqin peeled one, Hua Chong had already eaten three with the seeds.

"Not sure. He only said soon, but didn't say the specific time." Hua Chong picked up another one and put it in his mouth, "I don't think it will be too late, because the publishing house has to consider the best value, and the current case is still hot." In China, online violence is discussed all day long, and they definitely want to go public as soon as possible."

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "Hand."

Hua Chong was taken aback, "Huh?"

Liu Zhiqin handed over the peeled red grapes, "Try the ones without the skins."

Hua Chong took a short breath, took it, and put it into his mouth with a stiff movement.

Liu Zhiqin continued to peel, Hua Chong said: "Don't peel it for me, I myself..."

"I'll peel it off for myself." Liu Zhiqin said.

"..." Hua Chong immediately repaired the steps for himself: "You think I ate too fast and stole your share?"

Liu Zhiqin laughed, "Was it for me?"

Embarrassed, Hua Chong swallowed the leather belt seeds again, and slowly peeled off the skin, asking, "Why did you suddenly think of asking about the book?"

"I was wondering, when the book is published, will Fu Xuhuan appear?" Liu Zhiqin's fingers were long and slender, stained with red grape juice, they looked very beautiful.

Hua Chong stared at it for a while, "Is it because 'Xiao Huan' is written on the cover?"

"Yeah." Liu Zhiqin said, "He will definitely think——why is it me?"

"Once he enters the country, Team Shen and the others will not let him go."

"Not necessarily." Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "His personal file has been changed beyond recognition. If he insists on avoiding it, the special operations team may be helpless."

"But since he wants to know why his name is on "Eternal Night", he must show his flaws." Hua Chong said calmly: "He will take the risk to go to Zecheng to find Lin Xiaofei's mother."

Liu Zhiqin was silent, "That's true. If he really appears, we will give him the letter and the clues to Team Shen. As for how he chooses, how Team Shen chooses, it has nothing to do with us."

Hua Chongxiao: "Our attitude is really not like a good policeman."

"So I can only talk behind closed doors." Liu Zhiqin was full after eating a few, but he didn't stop his fingers, and put all the peeled red grapes in front of Hua Chong.

Hua Chong was thinking about the case, not paying attention to the red mention. He picked up the peeled one and ate it. It took him a long time to realize that what he ate was all peeled by Liu Zhiqin.

"Hey, brother Xiaoliu, you are really..." When he almost uttered a certain word again, he braked the car, and took an unpeeled red grape to stop his mouth.

"What is it really?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

What a good daughter-in-law——Hua Chong thought so in his heart, and said: "What a clever hand!"

Liu Zhiqin sighed, "Flower team."

"what?"

"Don't complain about me being a 'daughter-in-law' again?"

Hua Chong almost choked, "Where did you go!"

"It's just peeling a grape, not only a daughter-in-law can peel a grape."

"You peeled the grapes." Hua Chong completely missed the point.

"Okay, Tizi." Liu Zhiqin said, "Do you want more?"

Hua Chong felt that he hadn't been in such embarrassment for a long time, so he stood up, "Don't eat, eat by yourself."

Liu Zhiqin put away the fruit plate, squatted by the sofa and touched Erwa's head.

The feeling of ghosts in my heart was too bad, Hua Chong hid on the balcony to water the flowers, hoping that Xu Kan would come quickly.

But when Xu Kan really arrived, he felt a little uncomfortable.

On rest days, according to his habit, he does not see his colleagues.But now, the relationship between Liu Zhiqin, a "colleague" and him is no longer as simple as "meeting and meeting".

In a way, they live together.

Xu Kan didn't go upstairs, but brought several large bags of imported high-quality dog ​​food, and explained to Hua Chong the precautions for raising a dog for a long time.Erwa was led by Liu Zhiqin and ran wildly across the lawn.

After chatting for a while, Xu Kan said, "Brother Xiao Liu said you were washing dishes at noon, so I thought you were together."

Hua Chongqi mentioned it, and laughed: "This joke can't be messed up, we just live close to each other, and we just have dinner with each other on rest days."

Xu Kan nodded, "Flower Team, haven't you considered finding someone to live with?"

"With you?" Hua Chong didn't mind making fun of Xu Kan, after all, his heart was open and frank, and he didn't have that kind of thought, so he could say anything that didn't make sense.

"I'm telling you business, you're joking with me." Xu Kan said, "We've been partners for several years, do you seem like someone who can live together?"

"It's not like." Hua Chong smiled, looked at Liu Zhiqin and Erwa who were running farther and farther, and said softly: "I haven't met the right person yet, and I'm busy with work..."

A voice in my heart said: I have already met.

"The reason you are looking for is the same as the reason I have to deal with my parents." Xu Kan scratched the bridge of his nose, "Forget it, I am still single, so I won't persuade you. But..."

"Huh? But what?"

"But I really think that you and Brother Xiaoliu are fine."

The drum in Hua Chong's heart began to pound again.

Xu Kan finished clicking, and seeing Liu Zhiqin brought Erwa back, he stopped continuing this topic, played with Erwa for a while, then said goodbye and left.

Hua Chong couldn't calm down.

If it was said that at noon, he was secretly thinking about it, but now it is being pointed out by the bystanders——you two are fine.

Even other people can see the electricity coming between them.

Dinner was left over from noon, Liu Zhiqin sat for a while and then went back.Hua Chong sat on the sofa blankly, his mind almost empty.

He is not a young man in his early twenties who needs to spend a lot of time asking himself whether he likes it or not.He could see his heart clearly, and there was no doubt that he had feelings for Liu Zhiqin.He could even sense that Liu Zhiqin was very special to him.

A young man likes to pursue a lively and sweet love affair. He just wants to find someone to make do with, and Liu Zhiqin is undoubtedly the best candidate.

He himself felt a little inconceivable that he easily accepted that he had the only feeling in the world for a man.After all, I have been "empty" emotionally for many years, and fell in love when I was studying, and the object was a female classmate of the police academy.

I have experienced a lot in these years, and my temperament has changed somewhat, and even my orientation has changed?

But considering that the man he fell in love with was Liu Zhiqin, it didn't seem so inconceivable.

He wiped his face, feeling a little bewildered.

——Shall I follow up first?

Once thoughts popped up, it was hard to suppress them. He got up and walked towards the balcony, and was blown by the hot summer evening wind.

My brain seems to be getting hotter.

I can't reveal my heart for the time being, after all, I still have important things on my shoulders.But it seems good to try to get along. If Liu Zhiqin also has that kind of intention, in the future when that matter is completely resolved, maybe it will be fine...

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

The jasmine flowers bloomed on the balcony, swaying with the wind, and the fragrance was particularly strong.

The jasmine is white, a small flower, and when he looked down, his eyes darkened.

The white flowers reminded him of the white flowers at the funeral, and of the sacrificed teammates.

What happened in Northwest Shark City was like an endless wall, and he couldn't find a way around it.

The shower spouted water without temperature, splashing out a hazy mist.

Liu Zhiqin stood on his back in the water mist, and the water droplets still hit his face and chest.

With his hands, he relieved the anxiety that had been suppressed for a long time.

The Xiao imagination of Hua Chong is like an uncontainable fire, burning blazingly in his chest.As long as he is with Hua Chong, he can't help but want to get closer and treat Hua Chong well.Cooking the dishes Hua Chong wants to eat, getting a high chair for Hua Chong, and peeling red grapes for Hua Chong.Actions are often faster than thinking, like a tacit understanding and meticulous lover.

He moved faster and faster, his brows were tightly furrowed, his lips were pursed into a sharp line like a knife's edge, and the sweat oozing from his forehead and back was instantly washed away by cold water.

But cold water can't extinguish the thoughts of starting a prairie fire.

His breathing gradually became heavy, and when he released it, he called out in a deep voice: "Hua Chong..."

The name was like a needle with a cold light, quickly piercing the tip of his heart.

His shoulders trembled suddenly, his sanity returned, and his bare chest heaved greatly.

Recently, he often forgot the purpose of leaving the information warfare team and transferring to Los Angeles.

Hua Chong is simply a bowl of ecstasy soup with wonderful medicinal effects, making him forget important things involuntarily.

The group of people who killed his brother were lurking in Los Angeles, and Hua Chong was inextricably linked with them. He came to the serious crime team with all his might, not to chase the love that sprouted at the age of 20.

If Hua Chong is innocent, he cannot drag Hua Chong into the water;

If Hua Chong stood on the opposite side of him, he could only cut off all lust with his own hands.

Anyway, feelings are not something he should consider now.

But getting along with each other day and night, how can mortals let go of their obsessions?

Cooking at Hua Chong's house today, watching Hua Chong tease his second baby, he even felt that it would be good to live like this, ordinary and simple, without hatred or fear.

Coming out of the bathroom, he went to the balcony and moved the dendrobium in the shade to the flower stand.

Dendrobium can't stand the sun, and the sun is too hot in summer. If it is left in the sun for a long time, it will dry out soon.So he has to move it every morning and night. If he is free, he will wipe off the dust accumulated on the leaves.

The heat was receding in the night, so he picked a leaf and soaked it in boiling water.

Dendrobium can improve eyesight, soaking a piece once in a while is good for the eyes - this is what my elder brother told him when he was a child.He walked into the study with a teacup in his hand, and tapped on the keyboard.

Computers with extremely high configuration are running several self-programmed programs stably, countless information flows are filtered, and some are intercepted and screened.

He leaned on the edge of the table with one hand and browsed quickly, but found no important information.

At this time, the speaker issued a soft "ding", which was a very common prompt sound, but his eyebrows frowned instinctively.

Hua Chong's home computer turned on.

For him, leaving a back door on Hua Chong's computer is extremely simple, so simple that even the most basic camouflage program does not need to be activated.

He did this when he first arrived in Los Angeles.

At that time, he thought that as long as he monitored Hua Chong's computer and communication, he could easily find out the secrets between Hua Chong and those people, but things went against his expectations. Hua Chong's communication records were clean, and he rarely turned on the computer when he went home. Open it once, either to check the flower garden guide, or to play a few games.

From the looks of it, there was nothing suspicious about Hua Chong.

But the information he intercepted in the past is definitely not wrong.

Hua Chong once tried to contact those people.What happened five years ago, Hua Chong couldn't get away with it.

There was only one dim light turned on in the study room, and he rested his chin, looking at the display screen expressionlessly.

Hua Chong did not search for a flower guide tonight, but a dog guide.Such a boring content, he actually followed it from beginning to end.

Soon, Hua Chong turned off the computer.

A slight sense of guilt suddenly arose in his heart—in fact, every time he spied on Hua Chong, he would feel guilty.

As a former member of the information warfare team, he has invaded and monitored countless people, and intercepted countless information, but only for Hua Chong, he feels guilty.

There is no other reason, Hua Chong is his sweetheart.

Deep down in his heart, he hopes to get along with Hua Chongping.This equality is not just about social status, but also information equality.

But now, he knows what Hua Chong is doing, but Hua Chong doesn't know what he is doing.

He felt that sooner or later he would be torn apart by conflicting emotions.

The mobile phone that was placed aside was buzzing. He picked it up and saw that it was Hua Chong.

this time?

He was a little surprised, and cleared his throat before picking it up, with a little smile on his voice.

"Flower team."

"Aren't you asleep?" Hua Chong's voice was so close that it barely scratched his eardrums.

He took the phone away a little bit, and as if reluctant to part with it, he quickly took it back.

Usually speaking, he doesn't feel this way, only when he is on the phone, he will feel that the person he likes is whispering in his ear.

"It's still early, I haven't slept." He exhaled, trying to make his voice sound the same as usual, "What's wrong?"

"I forgot to tell you that there is a rule in the serious crime team, that is, when there is no case busy, the team members either go to other teams to help, or go to the special police detachment to participate in basic training." Hua Chong said.

Liu Zhiqin had heard about this regulation earlier. After Meng Xiaoqin's case was finished last time, some colleagues disappeared from the serious crime team for a few days, but he was still a newcomer at that time, and no one asked him anything. He had to sit in the serious crime team all the time, so he didn't go anywhere, and stayed with Hua Chong all the time.

This time it seemed there was no escape.

"Other teams in the criminal investigation detachment deal with small cases. I thought about it. If you go there, you will be overqualified." Hua Chong suggested: "Otherwise, let's go to the special police detachment to practice marksmanship and fighting. After all, some suspects It is more aggressive, and under special circumstances, if the special police fail to come to support, we have to go into battle in person."

"Us?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"Well, we." Hua Chong smiled: "Brother Xiaoliu, I will take you."