Near the end of get off work, Qi Ming received a call from Luo Jianan, saying that he was on a temporary business trip and asked him to go home by himself.The woman the taxi driver mentioned, oh no, it should be a man disguised as a woman. The man has been found. She has already left the province. As soon as she got off the high-speed rail, she was blocked by the police station at the train station. Fade Chen received the news and arranged for Luo Jianan He and Lu Yuanqiao immediately went to pick him up.

"Oh yes, remember to go to Shi Weiqing's house tomorrow to draw blood for his wife and son. Just now his wife called me and made an appointment from [-]pm to [-]pm." Luo Jianan reminded.

"Understood, you drive slowly at the high speed, and go to the rest stop to sleep when you are sleepy."

"It's okay, I'll switch driving with Yuan Qiao, let's not talk about that, I have to leave quickly."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Ming heard Gao Ren say beside him: "Master, shall we have dinner together tonight? You, me, and Xiao Xia."

"Huh? Why?" Qi Ming turned his head in doubt.

"Christmas Eve today, are you celebrating Christmas abroad?"

Lv Yuanqiao was away, Gao Ren was alone at home, Xia Yonghui had a single dog, plus Qi Ming, the three of them celebrated the festival together.Foreign festivals are not advocated now, and there are not many Christmas decorations in the roadside shopping malls, so that Qi Ming went in and out without realizing that today is Christmas Eve. At the same time, he felt that Gao Ren was just using his head to find a way out Ton's excuse.In fact, he didn’t celebrate Christmas. He had passed it when his adoptive fathers were still alive, but later he was left alone. There was no such atmosphere, and he worked overtime almost every Christmas Eve.

"Then... let me treat you, what do you want to eat?" Qi Ming doesn't like to have dinner together, it's okay if there are only three of them.

Xia Yonghui was just about to say "I'm whatever you want", when Gao Ren bluffed, "Of course we have pizza for Christmas!" ".

——Who stipulated that pizza should be eaten at Christmas?

"That's very hot." He reminded Gao Ren kindly.

Gao Ren flattened his mouth, aggrieved: "I haven't eaten pizza for half a year."

Xia Yonghui looked disgusted: "Say it earlier, I'll bake you a durian stuffing later."

For a moment, Gao Ren's eyes sparkled: "Ah? Xiao Xia, you can also bake pizza? How can you be so capable?"

"I'm super capable, do you want to consider dumping Lu Yuanqiao?" Xia Yonghui especially liked to tease Gao Ren, the main reason was that this silly Baitian would blush when teased, it was fun to watch.

Gao Ren stuttered immediately: "

...that...that...no...no need..."

"Can you two go?" Qi Ming had already put on his coat and waited at the door, and he felt a little impatient to see the two of them still chatting with him.

After changing his clothes and going upstairs, Xia Yonghui saw that Qi Ming didn't wait for the elevator but walked directly up the stairs, his steps were a little hurried, as if he was in a hurry to do something.After he got out of the building, he figured it out—Qi Ming went straight to Luo Jianan's car, presumably to tell him to pay attention to food and safety when going out.During the time he came to the Municipal Bureau, through contact, he found that Qi Ming was slightly different from the impression he had left on him in the past.I used to think that Qi Ming's personality was cold, and he spoke without considering the tolerance of others. Although there is not much improvement now, it is a different matter for Luo Jianan. To apply the current popular Internet sentences, it is "use the most indifferent tone to close The warmest heart".

To be honest, Qi Ming is the worst person he has ever met who is not good at expressing his feelings.It's definitely not pretending to be cold, it's purely because I have read too many papers, and I can't speak except for the language mode like expository text.Sometimes Luo Jianan came to the forensic office to ask for a name, and he could still laugh out of his damaged life of doubt. Anyone who saw it could sincerely admire that this buddy was so neurotic.But no matter what others think, these two are willing to fight and suffer, and they are living a good life.

He is very envious of such a relationship. After going through hardships, he still enjoys it day after day after returning to the ordinary.Lu Yuanqiao and Gao Ren are equally enviable.Even Du Haiwei, who is entangled by Gai Huanyu's psychopath, can feel that the other party is deeply loved, but the method is open to question.All in all, the air in the city bureau is full of the sour smell of love, and you can get dog food wherever you go, which is really too unfriendly for single dogs.

The phone vibrated, and I took it out to see that the sender of the message was Cheng Jie.Don't ask, it must be "how was your day?".Walking on the street, the music of "Jingle Bells" is good to my ears, and the joyful atmosphere of the festival makes the lonely heart very sad.He sighed silently, turned on the screen, and blocked the other party.

During the festival, lonely people are particularly vulnerable, and the bottom line they insist on in their hearts is too easily broken by intentional tenderness.It will be fine after today, he thought, after today's broken festival full of pairs and pairs on the street, he will wake up tomorrow morning and be a good dog again.

"Xiao Xia, where are you going?"

Gao Ren and Qi Ming turned into the store, the leader greeted them and said "Welcome both of you"

, Gao Ren looked back to see that Xia Yonghui was still walking forward, obviously a little absent-minded, and hurried out of Shanbai∷.Xia Yonghui was taken aback, turned around and walked into the store, almost bumping into the person behind him.

"I'm sorry." Without looking at the other person's face, he nodded in apology, and hurried towards the door of the pizzeria.

The man took a few steps forward, stopped in the shadow of an arcade pillar, and turned around to look at the three people in the shop.After a while, he took out his phone, called up an app with a minimal UI design, and turned on iris recognition to enter.After crackling and typing a string of words, he put away his phone and turned around to join the crowd immersed in the festive atmosphere.

With a ding, Qiming's phone screen lights up, indicating that a text message has been received.Those who still use text messages these days have all kinds of advertisements besides express notifications, and he is not in a hurry to read them.Gao Ren found a seat, and the three of them sat down and took off their coats to order food, and then chatted about the latest case.He didn't even touch his phone during the whole meal.

When he was almost finished eating, Qi Ming took his mobile phone to the cashier to check out, only to see that the text message he received earlier was still stubbornly lying on the prompt bar of the screen.Except for the string of unidentifiable sender codes above, the short message consists of four characters——

[Nine o'clock, Church]

With a flicker in his heart, he subconsciously looked back at the restaurant lobby.However, as far as he could see, except for Xia Yonghui and Gao Ren, there was no other familiar face.There is indeed a church nearby, which is located in a secluded narrow alley in the noisy pedestrian street.Back and forth countless times, and he, being an atheist, never went in.

——Who sent it?

A name suddenly popped up in my mind, causing the fingers on the phone to tighten suddenly.In this way of delivering messages, he couldn't think of anyone other than the poisonous bee.Lin Dong said that letting him die like a poisonous bee is tantamount to admitting that the guy is not dead in disguise.

The cashier held the QR code scanning gun for a long time. Seeing that the other party hadn't shown the payment code, he put on a professional smile and urged, "Sir, the total is 310. Do you pay by Alipay or WeChat?"

Qi Ming suddenly came back to his senses, clicked on the payment code and handed it over, his brain immediately blocked the hustle and bustle in the restaurant—is it really him?What is he looking for me for?Do you want to notify Luo Jianan?

His mind was spinning rapidly, he looked at the time, and he was sure that Luo Jianan would already be on the highway.If you tell the other party that the poisonous bee has appeared and you have an appointment with yourself, it will definitely cause an uproar, so don't rush back and make something happen on the way.

In just a few seconds, Qi Ming made probably the most desperate choice in his life - to meet the man who killed his parents and almost killed Luo Jianan, but didn't kill him when he should have killed him.



After the clock set on the hour, steady footsteps sounded in the empty church. Qi Ming, who buried his head on the bench, straightened his body slightly, but did not look back.The last time I met the poisonous bee face to face, Luo Jianan's life was in his hands, this time, I don't know what the purpose of this person asking him to meet alone.

"I thought you would bring some people here." Lin Yang's voice was still deep, steady and full of indescribable perseverance, but also hinted at a hint of ridicule, "Don't be so rash next time, your own safety must be guaranteed first. "

The blurred light of the candles filled the vision, Qi Ming said coldly: "You talk more nonsense."

The person behind him made a fuss, and then a gust of hot air blew to the back of his head.Lin Yang leaned closer to Qi Ming, with a slightly superior tone: "I heard from my younger brother that the FBI is not considering restarting the investigation of the 'sabotage' for the time being, so I asked you out today to ask, would you like to discuss this matter?" Leave it to me to handle."

Qi Ming suddenly turned his head, and his surprised eyes met Lin Yang's confident eyes.They are very close to each other, just like when the poisonous bee approached the young Qi Ming and searched for his figure from those dull eyes.Lin Yang is still dressed in an outfit that can't be found in the crowd, with a faded shirt inside and a jacket that most middle-aged people would choose.No one can see through, under the ordinary clothes, there is a poisonous snake with sharp teeth.

"You?" Qi Ming questioned the other party's intentions, "Why?"

"Everyone who saw me back then is dead. You are the only one who survived. I gave your life to me. I don't want others to ruin it..." Lin Yang paused for a moment, then took out the bag from the inner pocket of his coat. A square folded copy paper, "I analyzed your case and found that since you were rescued, this organization has not recruited new people in a corresponding way... Based on this, I believe that you have shamed them, which is It’s like playing a game console, if you can’t pass a level, you can’t advance to the next level.”

"..."

Qi Ming frowned.He has never played a game console, this analogy may be easier for Luo Jianan to understand.Unfolding the copy paper that Lin Yang handed him, it was an extremely complicated relationship diagram with many abbreviated codes that he could not understand.

"Get to the point." He didn't like being in a state of chaos.

"I have basically figured out the structure of this organization, including sources of funds, customer channels, money laundering channels, and past goals." Lin Yang pointed out the key points one by one on the relationship diagram he drew while speaking, "Uprooting, not Maybe, let me tell you the truth, this is a global organization with multiple interest groups involved in the source of funding, but it should not be difficult to find the person who hijacked you at that time."

Qi Ming didn't intend to ask him how he did it, after all, this buddy has done this before.And being able to bring to justice the guy who has been haunting him in his nightmare is already a relief for him.If there is anyone in this world who can catch that guy, the person in front of him is definitely the best candidate.

After thinking about it for a while, Qi Ming asked, "How much do I need to give you?"

How many years have I not been stunned by someone else's words, Lin Yang's expression was complicated for a moment, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "I didn't come to ask you for money."

Work for nothing?That's right, Lin Yang owed his parents two lives and had to pay them back.

"Then what do you want?"

Lin Yang smiled calmly, his expression became solemn in the blink of an eye, and raised his hand towards the tip of his nose——

"you."

TBC

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