Mindful

Liang Cheng drove to the TV station to pick up Qiao Yuanlin, and went to the supermarket to do some shopping together. When the intersection was red, he stopped and said, "Isn't today a vacation?"

Qiao Yuanlin found an excuse: "I have some information to give to Boss Sun."

Liang Cheng's impression of Sun Zhuo mainly came from the medical program a long time ago, and the time he explained to Qiao Yuanlin, he felt that Sun Zhuo was not an unkind leader.

However, the attitude of the leader has a lot to do with the qualifications of the subordinates, he said: "You behave well, he thinks highly of you."

Qiao Yuanlin nodded: "I admire him too."

When we arrived at the supermarket, Liang Cheng had already listed the ingredients according to the menu, and he just bought them.The two gentlemen bought a lot in a hurry, and Qiao Yuanlin added a lot of snacks.

It's a bit difficult to get home, Qiao Yuanlin can be said to not touch the spring water with his fingers, and he doesn't cook at all.Liang Cheng doesn't pay much attention to food and drink, and generally has no intention of improving his cooking skills.In short, the difficulty of hospitality is slightly higher.

Qiao Yuanlin got bored after washing two dishes, and slipped to the living room to tear a pack of shrimp crackers. Liang Cheng said in the kitchen, "What's wrong with you?"

He was justified: "Doctor Liang, didn't you let me have a good rest?"

Liang Cheng said: "I went all the way to work and didn't see you crying tired."

Qiao Yuan was at a loss for words, and suggested: "Why don't we call Zheng Family Bucket more, at least there will be no empty table."

"Just order the dishes from Seafood Club." Liang Cheng was still cunning, "Let Brother Ying bring them directly, and there is no delivery fee."

Just as they were counting, the doorbell rang, and Qiao Yuanlin went to the entrance to open the door.

Outside the door, Ying Xiaoqiong was wearing a pair of black pants, holding a beer in her left hand, and a box of beef steak in her right hand. When she entered the door, she smelled it, but there was no smell, and said, "At least let's stew the soup first."

Qiao Yuanlin was full of enthusiasm: "Brother Ying, I will show you around."

Ying Xiaoqiong came to the door for the first time, and walked around to the door of the kitchen after shopping around. Qiao Yuanlin wanted to go in to help, but he stopped him.

"Let's eat your shrimp crackers." Ying Xiaoqiong washed her hands and went to chop vegetables.

Qiao Yuanlin asked, "Why doesn't fourth child come together?"

"You're always arguing with him, and I miss seeing you." Ying Xiaoqiong said with a smile, "But I didn't inform the fourth child that he won't be here tonight."

Liang Cheng paused: "You didn't notify? I didn't notify others either." The others were referring to Zheng Yandong, who had an embarrassing scene at Seafood Club last time, and he planned to ask Ying Xiaoqiong what he meant.

The doorbell rang again, and Ying Xiaoqiong said, "There's no need to ask, I've called someone here."

The blade struck the chopping board quickly, her voice was crisp and clear, Ying Xiaoqiong had a character full of joy and anger, and it was rare for her to hide her emotions with such a deadpan expression.

Liang Cheng looked sideways slightly, with a vague premonition, and when he reached for the pepper powder, he whispered: "Brother Ying——"

"Don't worry." Ying Xiaoqiong cut off the last piece of cucumber, picked up the root, took a bite and threw it into the trash can. Boom, the dust settled, "We two have experienced storms and waves, so we have a sense of proportion."

Zheng Yandong took off his coat and came in. It was the first time he had known Ying Xiaoqiong for a phone call, and he had been scolded not long ago. He was quite confused and raised his eyebrows at Liang Cheng.

Ying Xiaoqiong didn't turn her head to the cooking table, and said, "Who sprayed perfume?"

Zheng Yandong replied cautiously: "It's cologne."

Liang Cheng was also disturbed by the mess, and said: "It doesn't have to be delicate when dealing with corpses."

Others wear perfume at work, Zheng Yandong sprays it after get off work, because he is afraid that people will smell that he has fought with corpses, and he is almost obsessive-compulsive.He ignored Tucao and rolled up his sleeves, offering to help.

Ying Xiaoqiong put down the knife and gave way: "Then I'll go and play with Xiao Qiao."

As soon as the person left, Zheng Yandong was beating his heart, and asked: "He asked me to come to Juquan, and with this attitude, don't it be a Hongmen banquet?"

Liang Cheng said, "It's too late for you to withdraw it now."

"Forget it, bandage me if you are injured or disabled." Zheng Yandong whispered, "The case in hand is closed. I had dinner with the criminal police team at night. Now I don't know when I will deal with Cheng Huaiming again."

Liang Cheng understood that Zheng Yandong was still thinking about the case back then, he took a deep breath and said, "Maybe it doesn't need to be so troublesome."

The balcony was dark, and Qiao Yuanlin was distracted by poking a pot beside a cuckoo.Ying Xiaoqiong twirled and lit the wall lamp, and came to put his shoulders on his shoulders, and he spit out a splash of water.

Ying Xiaoqiong said, "What are you thinking about?"

Qiao Yuanlin said, "My mother."

Such a big person is usually ashamed to speak out, but Ying Xiaoqiong doesn't laugh at him.He remembered that Liang Chenghe and some Jianghu rumors had mentioned that Ying Xiaoqiong and Ying Xiaoyu were orphans, so they hugged each other instead, and he said: "It's better to be brothers."

A meal was cooked from noon to dusk. The owner of the audio-visual store gave a DVD, and there was an old movie in the living room, and the four gentlemen sat around the coffee table.

Ying Xiaoqiong opened three cans of beer, took out a box of soy milk from her coat pocket and threw it to Qiao Yuanlin.

The festival is over, and this wave of celebrations is really a little late, but everyone is happy when they get together. After drinking for three rounds, it is agreed to go on a trip together when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.

The topic changed from now to eight years ago, Qiao Yuanlin put aside the troubles in his heart for the time being.

Suddenly, Zheng Yandong asked: "Little landlord, I realized later, were you jealous of me back then?"

"Uh..." Qiao Yuanlin squeezed the lentil milk box, "I thought you were Liang Cheng's first love, and I wanted to get back together with him."

Ying Xiaoqiong said: "Why don't you be jealous of me, I was your age back then, and I was in full bloom."

"Yes, wearing a floral shirt." Qiao Yuanlin said, "I saw you kick Liu Yi over with my own eyes. I was shocked. I dare not think about worldly feelings."

Zheng Yandong choked with joy, swallowed the beer and let it go, then opened a new bottle and filled it up for Ying Xiaoqiong first.Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, he said, "I was the one who was too abrupt that night."

Ying Xiaoqiong said: "Don't ask?"

How dare Zheng Yandong say, "We'll talk about it when you want to."

Ying Xiaoqiong picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, frivolous and unrestrained: "I want to talk tonight."

The only sound in the living room was the sound of the movie, Zheng Yandong held the wine bottle with a look of surprise, Qiao Yuanlin raised his head curiously, Liang Cheng put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and kneaded a paper towel into a ball.

Ying Xiaoqiong said: "Actually, after thinking about it after losing my temper last time, it's time for me to resign myself to my fate. Today everyone present here is Godol, so I don't need to shy away from anything."

On the contrary, Zheng Yandong was uneasy, and stretched out his hand to stop him, but Ying Xiaoqiong grabbed his wrist.

And Ying Xiaoqiong has already said it out neatly: "The person I killed was Chang Luobing, 16 years ago."

Liang Chengdao: "Brother Ying, think carefully."

"There's nothing to think about. It's been so many years." Ying Xiaoqiong smiled, "My sister and I are orphans. I was six years old when I was formally taken into the orphanage, and she was eight years old. She is too old to be accepted. Adopted. And we don't want to be separated, and there are very few people who can adopt both of us at once, so it has been wasted."

The siblings were growing up gradually until Ying Xiaoyu was adopted by Chang Luobing when she was 15 years old, but Ying Xiaoqiong was not included.

The siblings who depended on each other were reluctant to separate, but Chang Luobing was willing to subsidize Ying Xiaoqiong's education, so Ying Xiaoyu wavered.And Ying Xiaoqiong hopes that her sister will live a good life, and she is willing to stay with a gentleman.

"After my sister was adopted by Chang Luobing, the person in charge at that time left the orphanage very quickly and suddenly. I still fucking regret it."

Three months later, Ying Xiaoyu contacted Ying Xiaoqiong for the first time in her new family and told him everything was fine.

Ying Xiaoqiong thought that her sister was really doing well. Although she couldn't see each other, he was very content.Chang Luobing pays for his tuition to study, and when he graduates from junior high school, the other party will arrange for him to go to a boarding school in another city.

Most of the adopters don't want their children to have contact with their past family members. He understands that, but he is leaving Pinghai, and he hopes to meet Ying Xiaoyu before leaving.

And he was rejected by Chang Luobing, no matter how much he asked for no reason, he was not allowed.He felt something was wrong in his heart, and finally had a trace of doubt.

"I ran away from the orphanage, and I stopped studying. I just wanted to find my sister, but when I worked so hard to meet her..."

"She is indescribably haggard, and I can see it at a glance." Ying Xiaoqiong held Zheng Yandong's wrist tightly, and the sapphire dial hurt her palm, "She was often... For three years, I didn't care about anything. have no idea."

Qiao Yuanlin covered his mouth. He had heard that Ying Xiaoyu had been bullied and tried to die, but he still underestimated the cruelty of the facts.

Ying Xiaoqiong choked with sobs and said, "That's not adoption at all, it's a human trafficking conducted by Chang Luobing and the person in charge who has disappeared for a long time."

Qiao Yuanlin took the tissue box and walked around to Ying Xiaoqiong: "Brother Ying...don't talk about it, let's not talk about it."

Ying Xiaoqiong's jaw tightened, and she almost wanted to bite her white teeth: "Even a sentence can't relieve hatred. I don't want this life, I want to kill him."

In the beginning, Chang Luobing didn't die, but after being rescued, she was almost in a vegetative state, and it took several months before she swallowed it.

Ying Xiaoqiong let go of Zheng Yandong and said: "I did commit a crime, it was subjective and intentional, and I was not wronged. I am also ready to accept punishment."

"No..." Zheng Yandong tried to organize his thoughts, "You have committed a crime, but Chang Luobing has committed a heinous crime, and if the verdict—"

Liang Cheng remained silent the whole time, and interrupted: "The evidence is insufficient, Chang Luobing was not convicted. Brother Ying was sued by the opposing lawyer for defamation, and he was framed to blackmail Chang Luobing, and the lawsuit was lost."

Ying Xiaoqiong picked up the beer and poured it down the mouth of the bottle. The cold liquid slid down the corner of his mouth to his chin. Qiao Yuanlin wiped it for him, and he exhaled a thin slice of wine: "It's like this from the beginning to the end."

Zheng Yandong was extremely remorseful: "I'm the bastard, I shouldn't be meddling."

"You care about me, I know." Ying Xiaoqiong sniffed, "Before we came, my sister and I decided to let go of this matter completely, so it's easy to say it."

Liang Cheng didn't eat or drink much, he filled a glass of wine and said, "Brother Ying, I respect you."

Ying Xiaoqiong moved her lips, but didn't say a word, she just curled up the corner of her mouth and raised her chin at Liang Cheng, as if she didn't say anything.

After drinking all the beer, Qiao Yuanlin wrung out a wet towel to wipe Ying Xiaoqiong's face, swearing and swearing, and patted him on the back several times. bully……"

Zheng Yandong applauded the driver, took his coat and sent Ying Xiaoqiong home to rest.Liang Cheng and Qiao Yuanlin sent him downstairs, when the cold wind blew, Ying Xiaoqiong stopped shivering.

"I forgot to say, give birth to a precious son early."

The impact tonight was too great, Qiao Yuanlin felt that thousands of words were useless, he stepped forward and put his arms around Ying Xiaoqiong, and said, "Brother Ying, I will be your younger brother from now on."

"My brother, you want to strangle me to death." Ying Xiaoqiong broke free and held his face in his hands, "The first time we met was at the warehouse in Linghai. One thing...you are made to be a good reporter, do it well."

Zheng Yandong helped Xiao Qiong get into the car, and waved through the window.

Qiao Yuanlin stood next to Liang Cheng, feeling that the words just now had a deeper meaning, and asked, "What does Brother Ying mean?"

Liang Cheng said: "Don't think too much, he's drunk."

The car started and drove away from the narrow road in front of the apartment. Ying Xiaoqiong sat upright and wiped his face. He fumbled for a snuff bottle from Zheng Yandong's pocket, smelled it and regained some clarity.

After a while, he said lightly, "Xiao Zheng, let's clear up the doubt."

Zheng Yandong found out that Ying Xiaoqiong was not that drunk, and also realized that this Zheng man was far more mature than his pretty appearance, so he calmed down and shook his head.

Ying Xiaoqiong: "You can be considered a top student, what kind of brains do you have?"

On the contrary, Zheng Yandong was too astute and said: "That lawsuit is obviously the key point, why did you mention it? You are related to Liang Cheng's experience. I thought about it and remembered that his adoptive father happened to be a lawyer. "

Ying Xiaoqiong was convinced: "You fucking should stop."

"I just don't understand." Zheng Yandong guessed, "Chang Luobing is dead, and his defense lawyer is also dead. Logically speaking, there is nothing that cannot be mentioned. Are there still people who don't want to be involved?"

Ying Xiaoqiong lowered the car window, acquiescing in the cold wind.

Zheng Yandong understood that his search might reveal what Ying Xiaoqiong and Liang Cheng wanted to hide, so he told himself to let the whole thing stop here.

He promised: "Don't worry, I won't ask another question."

Ying Xiaoqiong snorted, "You can still go to the Seafood Club."

The next day, Qiao Yuanlin went directly from the apartment to the TV station.

The museum only needs to make an appointment to enter the museum with a work card, and each time is limited to two hours.Qiao Yuanlin didn't sleep well last night, and he didn't want to waste time to make a new appointment, so he braced himself to come.

After turning on the phone and logging into the internal system, he retrieved all the interviews that Lin Chengbi had done before he left.All the interviews with ordinary people put the name in the title, and he entered "Zhao Jianzhe" to search.

In the end, there was only one, and he clicked on it, which was Lin Chengbi's exclusive interview with Zhao Jianzhe.

The subtitle, as a concise summary of key points, reveals what Sun Zhuo called "a very dramatic case" - an "adoption case" in quotation marks.

Qiao Yuanlin was slightly taken aback, and when he scanned the time, it happened to be 16 years ago.

The author has something to say: it's almost over, I believe readers who are as smart as Xiao Qiao have already seen it.In addition, the part of the supporting role is related to the plot, and almost all of them happen together with the main character.