his robbery

Ma Congrong was busy until midnight.Finally, the interior and exterior of Huo's mansion were roughly decorated. He was cold and tired, and had no intention of going home, so he went back to the building directly, planning to find a room to deal with overnight. After dawn, he was still busy.During the Chinese New Year, Huo Xiangzhen is a hands-off uncle, and the family's New Year has become his and Ma Congrong's business alone.

However, he went upstairs lightly, and found that the lights in Huo Xiangzhen's study were still on.

He returned downstairs in silence, and went to the adjutant's room to ask the news: "Did the commander have dinner tonight?"

The little adjutant on duty staggered from sleepiness, forced his eyes to stand up and said, "Report to the secretary-general, the commander-in-chief didn't eat."

Ma Congrong waved his hand: "Okay, run to the kitchen and get some light meals for me, hurry up!"

The little adjutant put on his coat and took the order to leave.After a while, he came back with a big food box.Ma Congrong lifted the lid and looked at it himself. At the same time, he heard the little adjutant say: "Secretary-General, there are only a few ready-made ones left in the kitchen. If you want to make new ones, you have to wait. Fortunately, the porridge is piping hot. It's getting pretty fast, and it can't be cold now."

Ma Congrong nodded, and then brought out rice porridge dishes from the food box.After placing them one by one on a large tray, he held the tray steady and went upstairs himself.

When Ma Congrong entered the study, he found Huo Xiangzhen sitting behind the desk in a daze.

He came here a few hours ago, and Huo Xiangzhen looked like this at that time, but he didn't expect that after a few hours, he was actually motionless.Ma Congrong knew that he was a bit stupid in this regard, especially Bai Mani who made trouble, which made him even more stupid.Gently put the large tray on the desk, he asked directly: "Grandpa, please eat something!"

Huo Xiangzhen slowly raised her eyelids, and glanced at him dully.Lowering his eyes again, he seemed to disdain to talk to Ma Congrong.

Ma Congrong filled a small bowl of porridge and put it in front of him silently.Huo Xiangzhen stared at his hands—the fingers were long and slender, the skin was so white that it was almost translucent, the nails were manicured round and short, they looked safe and clean.

Suddenly pursing his lips, Huo Xiangzhen seemed to have made some kind of determination, and suddenly said: "One person called three, one gave him a cigarette, and the other two gave him a card. I treat him as a brat, and he I'm a big fool!"

Ma Congrong walked around behind the sofa chair, put his hands on his shoulders: "Are you angry at him for calling me a police officer, or at him for smoking opium?"

Huo Xiangzhen ignored him, and continued on her own: "Give him a bead in the morning, and give it to him in the afternoon—"

Before he finished speaking, he paused, and finally said: "Maybe I'm thinking too much."

Ma Congrong massaged his shoulders lightly: "Is it because I think too much now, or did I think too much before?"

Huo Xiangzhen closed her eyes, her voice was hoarse: "I don't know."

Ma Congrong leaned down, his hair and skin tinged with ice and snow: "Master, eat something, eat enough, and sleep well. For those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, don't be too horny. Okay?"

Huo Xiangzhen raised her head and took a deep breath.Rubbing Ma Congrong's cheek with his ear, for Ma Congrong, it was a fleeting burning sensation.She has slept with Huo Xiangzhen countless times, but Huo Xiangzhen has never kissed or touched him.Huo Xiangzhen would only show his bruises all over his body.

He let go of his hands and lowered his head, and put his elbow on Huo Xiangzhen's shoulder.Slowly tilting his head and sideways his face, he examined Huo Xiangzhen's profile thoughtfully, and suddenly felt very strange.

The relationship between him and Huo Xiangzhen is very weird; the relationship between him and Huo Xiangzhen is also weird.Huo Xiangzhen was very indifferent to him, very single-minded, very rough, and very conniving.Maybe his role is really just a supernatant pill, but is there any other good medicine in the world that Huo Xiangzhen can take for four or five years?

Turning his face to look forward, he and Huo Xiangzhen sighed together.He raised a hand and patted Huo Xiangzhen's back, he said like a big brother: "Master, eat."

Huo Xiangzhen obediently listened.Reaching out to pick up the porridge bowl, he drank the porridge without eating.

Seeing that he was about to get up while holding the desk, Ma Congrong thought of one thing: "Master, what are you going to do with Young Master Bai? You can't lock him up all the time, can you? The big study is quite cold."

Huo Xiangzhen replied in a low voice without turning her head: "Tomorrow I will strangle him to death!"

Then he walked to the door and went back to the bedroom.

Ma Congrong didn't chase after him.After he disappeared, Ma Congrong closed the door and sat on the sofa.Straightening his back and rolling up his sleeves, he picked up Huo Xiangzhen's bowl, filled himself with a bowl full of hot porridge, and then put a chopstick of cold shredded chicken into his mouth.The porridge was boiled well enough, and the side dishes tasted good too. He ate every bite of the porridge with relish.

Adjutant Ma has the way of life of Adjutant Ma, and the Secretary-General has the way of life of the Secretary-General.He had been busy all day and midnight, so he had to reward himself first.As for whether Bai Mani is dead or alive, it has nothing to do with him.Just like his life and death, it has nothing to do with Bai Mani.Now his eyes only look at the uncle and money.With both of his hands, he held the grandfather's day.

After eating and drinking, he went downstairs with the tray.He undressed and took a hot shower, and he went to bed comfortably.

In the early morning of the next day, Huo Xiangzhen woke up before the busy Ma Congrong woke up.

After washing and putting on his coat, he took Yuan Man, who was always early to bed and early to rise, and went out to the big study.This year, it's been cold in the past few days during the Chinese New Year, and the cold wind shaved people's faces like knives.Huo Xiangzhen coughed while walking, coughing all the way into the big study.

Leaving Yuan Man in the small hall of the big study, he dragged a chair and went to see Bai Mani.The key unlocked the built-in lock, and he pushed the door to look inside.In winter, the days are short, there is no light outside, and it is even darker in the house.Reaching out to touch the light switch on the wall, he turned on the light without thinking.

As soon as the lights came on, the scene inside the house was immediately clear.Huo Xiangzhen stood tall and blocked the door, only to see Bai Mani hugging his shoulders and huddled in the corner of the wall, his face was so red and blue that it was already swollen and out of shape.Suddenly opened his eyes in the light, he stared blankly at Huo Xiangzhen, with a dark blood stain on one corner of his mouth.

Seeing him like this, Huo Xiangzhen really felt that he was pitiful and hateful.Picking up the chair and giving a heavy meal to the ground, he turned around and closed the door, and sat down.With his hands on his knees, he leaned forward slightly, staring at Bai Mani expressionlessly.And after a long period of daze, Bai Mani finally spoke timidly: "Brother..."

His voice is very soft and thin, and he is also very small, looking like a shivering kitten or mouse.But Huo Xiangzhen was unmoved, he had his heart.

He didn't respond to the "big brother", he went straight to the topic: "Who taught you to smoke opium?"

Bai Mani turned his sluggish mind—who taught it?I don't know who taught it, no one ever urged him to smoke opium.It seems that I heard Gu Chengxi mention it at the beginning. Gu Chengxi said that smoking opium can relieve boredom, but the old man is not afraid of addiction. For young people, it is best not to touch it.

Later... I went to find my old sister and asked her to burn a cigarette for myself. After smoking, I felt dizzy and uncomfortable. What happened afterward was unbearable.

Looking up at Huo Xiangzhen, he shook his head tremblingly: "No, no one taught me..."

He lowered his head and murmured: "My leg hurts and I'm stuffy, so I smoked it..." His tears had already dried up in the frighteningly cold night: "I know smoking opium is bad, but I'm trying to be comfortable... I'm worthless..."

Huo Xiangzhen straightened her waist and looked down at him: "I don't raise heavy smokers in my family. Hirakawa smokes too, but he has self-knowledge and doesn't come near my eyes, so I don't care about him. What about you? What do you mean? "

Bai Mani was already tired of living a life full of furtive and lying stories. Hearing Huo Xiangzhen's question, his eyes became hot and he almost shed tears again.Lifting a dirty hand to cover his mouth, he nodded again and again, crying intermittently: "I quit... I won't smoke..."

Huo Xiangzhen raised her finger and pointed at him: "Okay, remember your own words."

Then taking a deep breath, Huo Xiangzhen asked again: "When I'm not at home, do you often run to the brothel?"

Bai Mani opened his eyes wide to look at Huo Xiangzhen, with a glint of water in his eyes: "No..."

Huo Xiangzhen stomped his feet, and suddenly roared angrily: "No?! No, you would have brought three to the restaurant at once? Bai Mani! You can do whatever you want, but you can't treat me like a monkey! Don't say you can't, it's just a clever idea Even if she is alive, she can't! I don't fucking accept you! Bai Mani, if you weren't the younger brother I watched and grew up with, if your sister wasn't an inspiration, when I walked in the door yesterday, I would have shot you dead Do you know why? Say! Do you know?"

Bai Mani was so frightened that he started to tremble, and his breathing became disordered: "I know...I only know Mr. Fang... Those two were called by Mr. Fang...I want to gather four people to play cards..."

Faint veins appeared on Huo Xiangzhen's forehead, and his voice was low, with a suppressed rage: "Just as the front feet crawled out of the bed, the back feet came to me to curry favor with the good-looking brats. Bai Mani, you Damn it really disgusts me! The Bai family is full of decent people, how could something like you happen? "

As soon as these words came out, Bai Mani burst into tears instantly.

Leaning back against the cold white gray wall, he choked with sobs and shook his head desperately: "No... I didn't sleep with Mr. Fang... Brother, you believe me... If you don't believe me, go ask Mr. Fang..."

He couldn't sit still anymore, he fell to one side involuntarily like a crooked doll.Rolling on the ground and crawling forward, he sobbed and rubbed against Huo Xiangzhen's feet.Raising his hand and grabbing Huo Xiangzhen's trousers, he cried and trembled: "You believe me...you believe me...I don't...really not..."

Huo Xiangzhen leaned back in the chair, closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time, letting Bai Mani cry incoherently.

Finally, he opened his eyes.This time when he spoke again, he was calm and gentle.

"Mani, people's feelings will change. It will change, and it's nothing if it changes."

He lowered his head and looked into Bai Mani's eyes: "Don't worry, I will always be your big brother. I said I will take care of you for the rest of my life, and I will do it to the end. If you want to marry a wife and have children now, please tell me. It’s a good thing, I definitely agree, and I will buy you a new home so that you can live a decent life. But don’t fool around in those dirty places, it will ruin you.”

Bai Mani opened his arms and hugged his leg tightly.His forehead was on his knee, and Bai Mani's own shudder passed to him.

"No..." He said quietly, "It hasn't changed... Please believe me... It hasn't changed..."

Huo Xiangzhen stared at him quietly for a moment, then extended a hand to him.

Bai Mani grabbed his hand and raised his face upwards.Because of crying all night and choking at this moment, he could no longer make a sound.Opening his mouth to Huo Xiangzhen, he could only send out airflow and make a mouth shape: "Brother..."

Huo Xiangzhen used all her strength to pull him onto her lap.As if swallowing a fly, he felt awkward.But hugging Bai Mani in his arms, he whispered, "I believe in you."

Then he lowered his head deeply, and buried his face in Bai Mani's chest.No way, who made him like him.He didn't know what was going on, but he fell in love with Bai.

Huo Xiangzhen took off her coat and wrapped it in Bai Mani.He was big, and his coat was long, and Bai Mani's legs were curled up, barely enough to cover him.

Like carrying a small bedroll, he put Bai Mani on his shoulders by the waist.He held Bai Mani's legs with one hand, and held his feet with the other hand. There were patches of dried black blood on the socks, and his feet were as cold as ice.

Yuan Man followed behind, feeling that the way the Marshal carried living people was quite interesting.And the living person rushed down without saying a word, which is really honest enough.

Huo Xiangzhen stored a jar of hot water and asked Bai Mani to take a bath to drive away the night's chill.Bai Mani was lying naked in the bathtub, but his feet were spread apart on the edge of the bathtub.

Huo Xiangzhen bent over and stood aside, carefully taking off his socks.The socks and tender meat were stuck with blood, and if it was not done well, it would be a pain.

Bai Mani sat up suddenly, his voice gradually became more joyful, and he could hiss again: "Brother, I will quit opium today."

Huo Xiangzhen held his ankle with one hand, and poured hot water on his toes stuck to his socks with the other.Nodding his head with a forced smile, he didn't look at anyone, and just said: "Okay."

Then he said: "It's probably easy to quit after a few months of addiction. I'll call Dr. Taylor in a while and ask him how to quit."

The hardened dried blood was gradually softened by hot water, Huo Xiangzhen tentatively pulled the socks slowly, and finally took off one of them.

He leaned over and stretched out his hand to grab the other foot. He worked too seriously, almost too seriously.Bai Mani looked at him steadily, hoping that he could turn his head and look at him.

After taking a hot bath, Huo Xiangzhen sent Bai Mani back to the bedroom.Taking out a clean pajamas and giving it to him, Huo Xiangzhen turned and walked towards the door, to call Dr. Taylor.Unexpectedly, just as he took a step, Bai Mani suddenly said, "Brother, wait a minute!"

Huo Xiangzhen turned her head and saw Bai Mani wearing silk pajamas, kneeling on the bed and lifting the mattress.Stretching his hand under the mattress, he took out a small paper bag.Then he opened the low cabinet next to the bed, and took out another handful of small paper bags from the corner of the cabinet.

Holding the small paper bag towards Huo Xiangzhen with both hands, he said softly: "Brother, these... throw them away!"

Huo Xiangzhen walked over and took the bunch of small paper bags: "What is this?"

Bai Mani stepped back, looked at him carefully and said, "Smoking cessation pills are bad things, and I will never touch them again."

After hearing this, Huo Xiangzhen seemed to want to clear up a little on his face.

In the morning, Gu Chengxi came.

This time he met Ma Congrong directly: "Secretary General, is there any work left? If you have work, just speak!"

Ma Congrong said with a smile: "It's almost done, don't bother me anymore. How do you celebrate the New Year? If you are bored alone, come to my house!"

Gu Chengxi didn't answer directly, but lowered his voice in a ghostly manner: "How are the commander-in-chief and Young Master Bai? To tell you the truth, I was taken aback yesterday."

Ma Congrong waved his hand: "It's nothing serious, it's just that Young Master Bai secretly smoked a few puffs of opium and touched the commander's scales."

Gu Chengxi asked again: "Then, wouldn't it be enough for Young Master Bai to quit smoking?"

Ma Congrong smiled and nodded: "Yes, just quit."

Gu Chengxi then took up the conversation just now and replied: "I want to go back to my hometown for Chinese New Year..." He smiled at Ma Congrong embarrassedly: "The Secretary-General knows best what I was like back then. Shuai supported me, and the Secretary-General also took care of me. I really met a noble person. To be honest, I never dreamed that I would have today, so..."

He spoke very stupidly, so Ma Congrong patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Returning home? Good thing! When are you leaving? You have to take the train? Did you get a box ticket?"

Gu Chengxi shook his head with a smile, so Ma Congrong said again: "It's okay, I'll ask someone to call the railway bureau and ask them to reserve a box for you - two rooms, and a few more first-class tickets by the way , bring all the people around you, first, it is convenient to have someone waiting on the road; second, it is also majestic and beautiful to look at."

Gu Chengxi smiled all over his face when he said it, and thanked him all over his mouth. At the same time, he admitted that Ma Congrong was warm-hearted and knew how to handle things.For such a secretary-general, on the one hand, he looked down on him a bit, and on the other hand, he admitted that the other party was really clever.

"Then I won't see the commander-in-chief." He discussed with Ma Congrong: "If the commander-in-chief is in a bad mood, shouldn't I just hit the gunpoint?"

Ma Congrong nodded approvingly: "That's the reason." Then he pointed his thumb back and said in a low voice: "The black face looks like a god, so it's not worth going to him. Wait until all the things here are done." , I'll go home too."