West coast

The news that the company will be acquired has been raging recently. Lin Nan lost his enthusiasm for work in an instant. This morning he didn't get up until nine o'clock in bed. Anyway, it is estimated that the company has no urgent tasks.

Lin Nan brushed his teeth with a water glass. He was still angry when he got up, his eyes couldn't be opened, and there was bubbles in his mouth.He heard someone knocking on the bedroom door.

He hurriedly rinsed his mouth and ran to open the door.

Qin Chuan, who was outside the door, was already getting ready to go, and he even put on formal clothes today. He leaned against the door frame and said, "Just to tell you, I'm going to attend a lecture at the branch on the peninsula today. The guests of the lecture socialize, and you don't have to wait for me to come back for dinner."

Lin Nan let out an "oh", indicating that he heard it.

Qin Chuan glanced at the two bristling hairs on Lin Nan's head, smiled, and went out.

Lin Nan drove to the company unhurriedly. As soon as he entered the door, he found that his colleagues were all casual and chatting lazily.

As soon as he sat down and turned on the computer, Eric came over.

Eric raised his eyebrows twice and asked, "Lin Nan, are you busy today?"

Lin Nan: "Well, it's okay. I'm not very busy. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Eric suddenly cheered up: "I'm not busy, why don't we come and have a chat?"

Lin Nan guessed that Eric was going to gossip about him, and regretted that he was not busy, so he had to reply: "Yeah."

Eric's eyes moved down to Lin Nan's left hand, and he asked, "This ring on your hand... I've wanted to ask you for a long time, are you married?"

Lin Nan smiled awkwardly: "Well, it's over."

Eric: "Wow, you got married at such a young age? Don't you want to play for another two years? How did you and your partner meet?"

Lin Nan: "It's... a middle school classmate."

Eric sighed: "Wow, childhood sweetheart, so romantic! Where does she work?"

Lin Nan: "In Dachang."

Eric rolled his eyes: "Hey, didn't you also belong to a big factory before? You and your partner are both classmates and colleagues. Tsk tsk tsk, what level is your partner? Level 5? Level 6?"

Lin Nan: "Ah, I'm not sure, he seems to be 7..."

Eric was surprised, showing a look of disbelief: "What? The same year as you has climbed to the seventh level now?! Tsk tsk tsk, it's rare! Did you remember wrongly?"

Lin Nan: "Ah... I really didn't pay much attention..."

Eric showed a subtle expression: "You told me before that you are at the fourth level, and the woman is already at the seventh level..."

Speaking of this, Eric couldn't help but start to see the image of the female president stepping on red high heels, putting a tie around Lin Nan's neck, and whipping him.

Lin Nan felt very uncomfortable being spied on the family situation like this, but he still politely corrected the other party: "The other party is not a girl..."

Eric's pupils trembled, this was the most bitter news he had heard this month.Now he's starting to fill in the danmei plot of "my bamboo horse is my brother who later became my husband".

The gossip indicator rose sharply, breaking the watch directly. Eric held back a hundred thousand whys in his heart, and when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Matt who arrived suddenly.

Matt kicked Eric's chair, and the pulley under the chair instantly brought Eric back to his seat.

Matt reprimanded: "Why are you so close to Lin Nan? Has the bug been changed? Has the code been submitted? Has the design document been written? Has the log been updated?"

Eric had no choice but to give up and start working with a sullen head.

Lin Nan was finally freed, and he was very grateful to Matt for his rescue.

Within 10 minutes, Lin Nan heard Eric call him again: "Lin Nan! Did you just say that your partner works in a big factory?!"

Lin Nan sighed, thinking that Eric was going to further dig into his personal privacy.

Unexpectedly, Eric screamed: "Lin Nan, something happened in Dachang!!! Look!" After speaking, Eric turned his screen to face Lin Nan.

Lin Nan glanced at the news on the screen, and saw the headline read: "Sudden shooting at the Dachang Peninsula branch, casualties unknown."

Thinking of Qin Chuan saying in the morning that he was going to attend a lecture on the peninsula, Lin Nan turned pale with fright.

Lin Nan immediately took out his mobile phone and called Qin Chuan, but no one answered even after several calls.His hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and he kept comforting himself: "No, no, Qin Chuan will be fine!!!"

Seeing Lin Nan's reaction, Matt comforted: "Lin Nan, your complexion doesn't look very good, why don't I take you back."

Lin Nan was scared out of his wits, and was led by Matt into the car like a puppet, and sent home all the way.

After entering the door, Matt went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water, handed the cup to Lin Nan, and comforted him: "Lin Nan, when you have news, please let us know. If you need any help, just ask. I'll call back first The company is closed. You have to take care." After finishing speaking, he went out and closed the door.

Lin Nan was still trying to call Qin Chuan. He couldn't remember how many times it was, but no one answered.He anxiously updated the news over and over again, but the shots on the TV were all helicopter aerial shots, and he couldn't see the specific details at all.

"Maybe Qin Chuan has returned to the headquarters?" Lin Nan called Wang Yiding with a glimmer of hope.

Lin Nan: "Hello? Yiding. Qin Chuan said he was going to the peninsula in the morning. Has he returned to work at the headquarters now?"

Wang Yiding: "What?! He went to the peninsula?! I didn't see him come back. Damn it, no way..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan burst into tears uncontrollably, feeling anxious and angry: "Why didn't Qin Chuan answer the phone?! If he's fine, why didn't he answer the phone?!"

Lin Nan couldn't wait any longer, he decided to go directly to the scene to see.

His car is still parked at the company, so he called an Uber.

Along the way, Lin Nan's face was ashen.The driver was originally a very talkative person, but seeing the passenger's face turned pale, and the address of the destination was at the scene of the Dachang shooting, he obediently kept his mouth shut and focused on driving.

When they finally arrived, the driver turned around and said, "I can only take you here, the front has been blocked by the police."

Lin Nan: "Okay, thank you."

Lin Nan ran two steps forward after getting out of the car, and was stopped by the police.

Lin Nan asked, "Sir, what's going on inside? Is anyone injured?"

Police: "I'm sorry, I don't know too well."

Lin Nan was very anxious after hearing this, and wanted to rush in: "You let me in, my husband is inside!!!"

The police quickly opened his hands to stop him: "No, you really can't go in! I know you are in a hurry, but please cooperate with our work."

Lin Nan, who was stopped by the police, had to stand outside the blocked yellow line and worry, his tears were no longer in control, streaming all over his face, when he didn't know what to do, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

"Lin Nan, why are you here?"

Lin Nan turned his head and saw Qin Chuan standing five meters away, with his collar open, his clothes disheveled, and his face covered with sweat.

Lin Nan froze for two seconds, then rushed over, touched Qin Chuan's body in disbelief, to make sure it wasn't his hallucination.Then he hugged Qin Chuan, crying and laughing.The fingertips clasped Qin Chuan's shoulders fiercely, as if Qin Chuan would disappear if he let go.

Qin Chuan coughed: "Lin Nan, if you push harder, I will suffocate."

Lin Nan couldn't stop sobbing, and cried hoarsely: "Don't talk, let me hug you for a while."

Qin Chuan seemed to be coaxing a child, patting Lin Nan on the back while comforting him: "Okay, okay, you can hug him however you want."

Lin Nan's mood stabilized a little, he asked: "You man! Why didn't you answer the phone! You made me worry to death, you know!"

Qin Chuan explained: "When the gunshots rang out, I just ran out. I left my phone inside, and they wouldn't let me go back to get it."

Lin Nan complained: "I was scared to death! I was scared to death! I thought something happened to you!"

Qin Chuan comforted Lin Nan's back, and said, "No, nothing will happen to me. I asked someone to tell my fortune before, and they said that I would live to be 99 years old."

Lin Nan sniffled and asked, "Really?"

Qin Chuan: "Well, really! The fortune teller also said that I will get married at the age of 26, and I will grow old with my marriage partner. He also said that my wife and I have known each other since we were young, and that person is very handsome , the skin is super white, that's it..."

Lin Nan: "What is it?"

Qin Chuan suppressed a smile and said, "It's just that my wife is the reincarnation of a Teddy spirit. After getting married, she will squeeze me dry, and the fortune teller told me to take care of my waist when I have nothing to do."

Lin Nan thumped Qin Chuan's back hard, and said angrily, "It's such a time, and you still make up such nonsense!"

Qin Chuan groaned in pain, then held Lin Nan's face, wiped the tears on his face with his thumb, looked at his swollen eyes, and said softly: "Nan, don't cry!" Alright, let's go home."

The author says:

The plot is based on a real shooting incident that occurred in April 2018. The suspect entered a company building with a gun, opened fire, and then committed suicide.