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Xue Bing left his entourage outside the door and entered the ward alone.According to the old rules and etiquette, he gave a military salute to Huo Xiangzhen with his head held high: "Happy Chinese New Year, Commander, Xue Bing greets the Commander."

Huo Xiangzhen and Xue Bing had known each other since they were young, but they still couldn't get close. Xue Bing always treated him politely, as if he was not a living person, but a totem or a symbol.Xue Bing came suddenly, faster than he expected.Reaching out to pat the back of the sofa chair in front of the bed, he smiled and nodded: "Okay, come and sit."

Xue Bing walked over with a chill in his body. The sofa chair was leaning against the side of the hospital bed. When he was about to sit down, he grabbed the armrests on both sides and turned the sofa chair to face Huo Xiangzhen.When he was seated firmly, he raised his eyes and found that Huo Xiangzhen had been staring at him.

"I'm in Tangshan, and I haven't heard from the commander-in-chief." Xue Bing lowered her eyes to avoid Huo Xiangzhen's gaze, and began to speak in a low voice: "After arriving in Beijing, I learned that they had forcibly dismissed the commander-in-chief's guards and adjutants." .”

Huo Xiangzhen glanced at the door, and then said softly, "My personal safety can no longer be guaranteed."

Xuebing raised her head and looked at Huo Xiangzhen squarely: "Xuebing will always be loyal to the commander-in-chief, and is always at the command of the commander-in-chief."

Huo Xiangzhen turned her head and gestured to Andre, asking him to go over to guard the door and add an insurance policy.Then turning to Xue Bing, he said clearly: "I advocated surrender before, but now I have changed my mind. I can only bear the humiliation and steal my life."

This time Xue Bing came, she couldn't even enter the gate of Huo Mansion.When he arrived at the hospital and saw that there was only Andre guarding him in the ward, he immediately felt sore and desolate—not just for Huo Xiangzhen, but also for the entire Huo family.Nodding deeply, he replied, "Marshal, I understand."

Huo Xiangzhen asked again: "How is Sun Wenxiong now?"

Xue Bing immediately understood what he meant: "Since Sun Wenxiong crossed the Luan River, he has exchanged fire with the young commander's team several times; after the young commander changed his flag, he also surrendered."

After the words fell, he immediately added: "He was basically unaffected, and he was still stationed in the Luanhe area, but his life was not peaceful. Both sides of the Luanhe River saw him as a thorn in his side and wanted to incorporate him into his team. If the commander-in-chief If you send a message, he will definitely respond."

Huo Xiangzhen thought for a while and was silent for a moment, then finally said: "Go and contact him to see his attitude."

Xue Bing agreed, and then asked Huo Xiangzhen, "What should we do here, Commander?"

Huo Xiangzhen looked up at the window in front, and at the same time leaned close to Xuebing and whispered: "I am under surveillance now, and I cannot leave the city. Even if I can leave the city, my body will not allow it. You do what you do, and I will think of my way. Once there is If there is any change, I will ask Li Kechen to tell you."

Xue Bing nodded while examining Huo Xiangzhen calmly.He is taciturn and never speaks, so no one understands his mind.Mr. Huo saved him and raised him. Although he has no status, he really regards Mr. Huo as his father and loves him. He has been supervising Huo Xiangzhen for the dead Mr. Huo.Huo Xiangzhen succeeded, he was satisfied; Huo Xiangzhen failed, he was depressed.Huo Xiangzhen's surrender once disappointed him to the point where he couldn't be more disappointed, so he didn't leave at that time, he wanted to be with his soldiers.Bing is the old man's property, and he has to keep the little bit of property left in his hands.

The secret conversation in the ward went on for more than an hour.In the end, Xue Bing said goodbye and left, opened the door and came out to have a look, he found that Gu Chengxi was still there.

He pulled out Andre who was standing at the door with one hand, and gently closed the door tightly with the other.Xue Bing turned slightly to avoid the eyes and ears of others, and took out a thin envelope from her bosom.Stuffing the envelope to Andre, he raised his hand and patted the other person on the back: "The check from Macquarie Bank, I took time to cash it at Dongjiaomin Lane."

Andre had never dealt with Xue Bing before, so he was ignorant and panicked, and immediately bowed subconsciously: "Thank you."

Xue Bing looked at him as a fool, and felt that he was very unreliable, but there was nothing he could do for a while.He agreed noncommittally, and he strode out with his followers.

Andre returned to the ward clutching the envelope.Walking to the bed and sitting down, he tore open the envelope, took out a check from it and showed it to Huo Xiangzhen: "Marshal, Captain Xue gave us the money."

Huo Xiangzhen took the check and looked at it, then handed it back to him: "Keep it safe, don't lose it."

Andre stuffed the check back into the envelope, and carefully put the envelope into his pocket.Leaning over and reaching out to touch Huo Xiangzhen's forehead, there was a smile on his face: "It's not hot anymore."

Huo Xiangzhen also smiled: "I don't know if Mani will come today, but if he does, I'll give you half a day off. You go and cash the check, go shopping by yourself, and buy whatever you want."

Andre raised his hand and pointed to the door: "I can't go, he's still there."

Huo Xiangzhen shook his head: "It's okay, this is a foreign hospital, he dare not mess around."

In the afternoon, Gu Chengxi left and Bai Mani came, so Andre happily got a half-day vacation.The doctor gave Huo Xiangzhen today's injection, and when the door was closed, only Huo Xiangzhen and Bai Mani were left in the ward.

Bai Mani sat by the bed, lowered his head and peeled an orange.Huo Xiangzhen sat against the head of the bed, flipping through a newspaper.The two of them were silent for a long time, and Bai Mani suddenly recalled the past - it turned out that the elder brother and the elder sister loved to sit in meditation and watched each other without saying a word; he used to think that they were extremely boring and bored. It was unbearable, but now, at this moment, he suddenly seemed to have changed his nature, and found that silence was also very good, and speechlessness was also very good.

After the oranges are peeled, use your fingers to carefully tear off the remaining threads.Gently breaking off a petal, he almost brought it to Huo Xiangzhen's mouth with his own hands.

Having been with Lian Yi for a long time, he no longer knows what solemnity is.After living for 20 years, he has always looked like a boy. In the heart of a child, it was Gu Chengxi's blow to the head that woke him up.After waking up, he jumped up in a panic and just climbed onto the big tree Lian Yi.It's not Lian Yi, anyone else is fine, anyway, I can no longer follow Gu Chengxi.

Tentatively, he took Huo Xiangzhen's hand, and he put the orange in the other's palm.Huo Xiangzhen put down the newspaper and looked up at him. He slightly lowered his head and lowered his eyelids. He didn't paint his eyebrows or eyes, but the ends of his eyes were raised slightly, picking out the elders all the way.Quietly staring at Huo Xiangzhen's hand, he thought that there must be many people like himself in the world - one wrong step, and there is no turning back.

He didn't even turn back.

Picking up a piece of orange that was broken off and stuffing it into his mouth, he said while eating, "This orange is sweet."

Huo Xiangzhen withdrew his hand, and the two of them ate up the remaining half of the orange. The orange had a cool fragrance of powder, which made him a little nauseous.Suddenly, he picked up the folded wet towel from the bedside cabinet, grabbed one of Bai Mani's hands, and began to wipe vigorously.When one hand was wiped clean, he took it to his nose and sniffed it, then wiped the other.The back of the hand was not covered by the cream and face powder, showing a pale nature, and the skin was almost as thin as a translucent paper.

Bai Mani was born with slender hands and feet, although his face is still bright now, his hands are actually haggard.Huo Xiangzhen held his hand tightly, controlling her strength, fearing that she might accidentally crush this handful of tiny bones.Bai Mani was in pain, but he gritted his teeth and endured it, fearing that he would let go.

Huo Xiangzhen also gritted her teeth and endured.He wanted to say something, but felt that it was too early for him to say it.Before that time, just wait.He is not a person who speaks freely, once the words are spoken, it is a certainty, and it will always be counted.

When it was getting dark, Huo Xiangzhen stretched out his arms and turned on the light switch on the wall beside the bed - stretched so long that he almost pulled his tendons.Bai Mani took off his leather shoes and got on the bed, dozing off by his side.He didn't want to disturb his younger brother, who was fast asleep, curled up into a ball like a kitten or puppy.Because he is big, he especially likes "small".The little brother is small, so cute and charming, even when he is hateful, he is a bit pitiful.

It's a pity that he can't protect himself now, and such a young brother can't protect him anymore.

After a few days like this, Gu Chengxi didn't show up again, but Li Kechen came. In the name of New Year's greetings, no one could fault him.After sitting in the ward for a long time, Li Kechen walked away chatting and laughing happily, still in a natural manner.

Bai Mani went to the hospital every day.That night when he went back to Lian Zhai, he didn't want supper, he just drank a bowl of hot lotus seed soup to drive away the cold.Undressed and got on the big bed, he first got under the covers, then stretched out his feet and kicked Lian Yi next to him: "Hey, let's go to Tianjin for a few days?"

Lian Yi sat cross-legged in the middle of the big bed, holding a small string of Buddhist beads in his hand and reciting Buddha's name with his eyes closed.Li Ziming sat shirtless and knelt behind him, seriously massaging his shoulders.Seeing that he was pretending to be deaf and dumb, Bai Mani kicked him hard again: "I'm asking you something!"

Lian Yi opened his eyes and smiled, and at the same time threw the Buddhist beads back casually: "Little bastard, you have delayed my self-cultivation. What's the matter? Don't you go to the hospital every day to see your brother? Now my brother is tired of watching and wants to play again?"

Bai Mani leaned on his forearm and faced him sideways: "My elder brother will be discharged home in a few days, and I won't be needed in the future. Peking is boring, I want to live in Tianjin for two days."

Lian Yi leaned back and leaned into Li Ziming's arms: "Let's pass a week, I have to go to Baoding tomorrow, I have something to do."

Bai Mani kicked him one by one: "Can't you not go?"

Lian Yi tilted his head with a smile: "Go, it's not good if you don't go."

Then he half-closed his eyes and moaned. It was Li Ziming who lowered his head on his own initiative and kissed his neck delicately.

Bai Mani heard the meaning: "All go? Anyone go? Military branch?"

Lian Yi took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long answer: "Well..."

Bai Mani's heart moved, and he thought to himself, wouldn't Gu Chengxi also leave Beiping temporarily?

Getting out of bed and sitting in front of Lian Yi, he raised his hand to unbutton the other party's pajamas: "I don't care. Whether you like to go or not, I will go first by car."

Lian Yi stretched out his hand and pushed him away: "Don't fuck me together... Ziming, let go too."

Bai Mani stepped back: "Oh, you really cultivate yourself?"

Lian Yi waved again and again: "My dear son, go and light me a couple of cigarettes, or I won't be able to sleep well."

Bai Mani thought it was cold, so he grumbled and brought out a cigarette tray.He was burning cigarettes slowly here, while Lian Yi was lying on his side opposite and snoring.Li Ziming covered him with a quilt, and then got into the bed himself.Bai Mani burned the smoke on his own, just pretending not to see.And the bottom of the quilt was ups and downs for a long time, and finally Lian Yi frowned suddenly, closed his eyes and said "um".

At the same time, Li Ziming stuck his head out from above the quilt.Bai Mani sat up and leaned over, and put one hand into the bed and touched it for a while.Finally, he pulled out his hand, and while wiping his hand with a handkerchief, he crooked it back to its original position. While burning the cigarette, he pursed his lips and laughed: "It's all in."

Lian Yi poked his upper body out from under the blanket, holding on to the bong, and took another big drag.Exhaling a puff of white smoke quite satisfied, he patted Li Ziming's head backwards: "The club!"

Bai Mani took the cigarette tray away, and spread a bed for himself: "You two play, I really fell asleep. I will go to Tianjin tomorrow, and I will scratch anyone who stops me."

In the early morning of the next day, Bai Mani got up early. This time he did not bring the head of the guard with him, but only picked a tall and burly guard to accompany him.He went to the hospital to take Huo Xiangzhen home——only Huo Xiangzhen was picked up.

The car passed through the side entrance of the Huo Mansion and drove along the driveway to the front of the building.After the car stopped, the driver sat still, and Bai Mani led the guards to send Huo Xiangzhen into the small building.He stopped in front of the stairs, and Bai Mani told the guard: "Help him upstairs, I'll wait for you to come down."

The guard agreed, and supported Huo Xiangzhen to go up as promised.Pneumonia is a disease that is easy to recur. This time Huo Xiangzhen stayed in the hospital for more than ten days, his fever subsided, and his breathing became easier. For him, it can be regarded as a recovery.Helping the guard to go up, he turned a corner at the end of the stairs.

Bai Mani stood against the wall, and heard a plopping sound from upstairs, mixed with a whine of two breaths.And after a burst of invisible chaos, someone upstairs came down in strides.Bai Mani looked up, and it was Huo Xiangzhen who had changed into a guard.

The idea was that the two of them had discussed it a long time ago, so they looked at each other at this moment, and there was nothing to say.The two walked forward out of the building door together.The driver in the car was looking around, completely unaware that the guards behind Bai Mani had changed.

At the same time, Andre covered his blond hair with a hat, and got off the rickshaw in front of the train station.Compared with Huo Xiangzhen, he is a different kind of eye-catching, so the two split up. He wants to take the train to Tianjin by himself, and go to Li Kechen's house first.