The Undercurrent of Bamboo Horse Series

Zhao Shen's one eye was bloodshot, and he stood in front of the gate of the Zhao family in a trance, but his thoughts drifted back to the solemn funeral ten days ahead, that was the last time he saw Gu Ze until today.

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There were not many people who came to Fang Jingyan's funeral. It can be said that the number was pitiful. Although the Fang family looked colorful on the surface, they were actually strong on the outside and hard on the inside. The glory of being here can no longer be maintained.

And not long after Fang Jingyan's death, it was revealed that someone in the Fang family secretly smuggled arms abroad. Other countries.

The wisest decision of Mr. Fang's life was to pass the position to Fang Jingyan, otherwise the Fang family would not be able to maintain the glory of these years after his death, and the most failed thing was to give Zhang Heng the core of the Fang family. At that time, the transaction between Fang Jingyan and Zhang Heng was probably for this kind of thing, but in the end Zhang Heng used it to exchange with other ambitious people in the Fang family. When Zhang Heng finally made a desperate move, the ten non-national abilities he held in his hand It is not surprising that the advanced weapons that have been taken out.

If it is said that Mr. Fang passed on the position to Fang Jingyan out of reason, because he knew that only this person can support the huge Fang family, then he passed on that secret skill to Zhang Heng out of emotion. The Fang family is not so confused as to betray the country, this thing is enough to keep them standing in the center of power in this circle.

It's a pity that Mr. Fang's short-sighted relatives were easily traded to other countries. This also made the Fang family, which was originally glorious, become the appearance of the building that is about to collapse.

When Gu Ze stood in front of Fang Jingyan's tomb, Mo Ming felt that the timing of Fang Jingyan's death was quite ingenious. If Fang Jing was still alive, it would be almost impossible for the Fang family not to be implicated in Fang Jingyan's case.

Gu Ze's mood is a bit complicated. The reason why Zhang Heng and Fang Jingyan's interest alliance collapsed is probably because of him.

The weather on the day of Fang Jingyan's burial was not good. The world was unscrupulously polluted by fog. Even though he was holding an umbrella, he was helpless in the face of the pervasive water vapor floating in the air.

Through the thin mist, Gu Ze saw Zhao Shendu standing outside the cemetery, and the two stood there silently, looking at each other for a while.

Gu Ze walked up to Zhao Shendu, put the umbrella in his hand over his head, and said, "Your body is not fully recovered yet, it's better to rest at home in this weather."

Zhao Shendu looked at Zhao Shendu silently, without saying a word.

Gu Ze stretched out his left hand to hold Zhao Shendu's right hand, stuffed the umbrella handle held in his right hand into Zhao Shendu's hand, and turned sideways to pass by Zhao Shendu.

Gu Ze's wrist was clamped by the other hand, and the scorching heat from the other person made his body collapse subconsciously, and Zhao Shendu's hoarse voice came from his ear, "Is it really impossible?"

Gu Ze's steps paused, and he said softly, "Impossible."

Zhao Shen turned around alone, and saw Gu Ze's straight back and head without turning back, and shouted almost desperately: "Gu Xiaoze, if it's not because of the family, if it's not because of my elder brother and father's career, you...can you?" Can't accept me."

In the originally foggy weather, suddenly there was a thin and dense drizzle, like tiny needlepoints, hitting that thin and slender body.

Zhao Shen looked at Gu Ze alone, that figure stood in the rain and never looked back.

At this moment, Zhao Shendu's heart seemed to be assimilated by this kind of weather, it was sour and damp.

Gu Ze's voice seemed to be tainted with moisture, Zhao Shen alone didn't hear it clearly, it was just a sigh of helplessness, like the sleeves that Tsing Yi Hua Dan flicked out when he was in an unknown opera when he was a child. , lingering and mournful, seemingly helpless and ending, the afterimages brought out silently convey a kind of emotion that you can't understand.

The rest of the matter became blurred in Zhao Shendu's memory, maybe it was the figure of Gu Ze who left decisively, maybe it was him crying hysterically in the rain holding that umbrella, all he knew was when he finally woke up He was lying in the hospital, and because of the wound infection and various comorbidities caused by the cold, he lay in bed for another ten days, and he could no longer contact Gu Ze during these ten days.

Obviously, the person who was always there all the time and you can see the position when you turn around, suddenly disappears as if the world has evaporated.

He didn't leave any contact information for anyone, but Zhao Shen only knew that Gu Ze was only guarding against him.

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"Second Young Master, what's the matter with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Uncle Zhang's voice called out Zhao Shendu from his memories. Uncle Zhang had been the housekeeper of the Zhao family for decades, and Zhao Shendu was watching When he grew up, he also really loved this child, but now seeing Zhao Shendu's absent-minded appearance, he was secretly worried.

Zhao Shendu glanced at Uncle Zhang in a daze, shook his head with a smile, and asked, "Is grandpa at home?"

"The old man is in the study on the third floor." Uncle Zhang replied respectfully.

Zhao Shen nodded alone, refused Uncle Zhang's support, walked to the door of Mr. Zhao's study on the third floor, paused for a while, took a deep breath, and then knocked on the wooden door of the study.

An old and majestic voice sounded from the door, "Come in."

Mr. Zhao was startled when he saw his little grandson who opened the door. Zhao Shendu was with him since he was a child. He has the deepest affection and understands him best.

This kid has been fierce since he was a child, and he is not afraid of the sky and the earth. One day, if Zhao Shendu said that he poked a hole in the sky, Mr. Zhao would not be surprised. He was so distressed that he died, and he didn't care about showing off his grandfather's score, so he hurriedly walked up to Zhao Shendu with a stick in his hand, and asked anxiously: "You son of a bitch, why did you make yourself like this for a woman? As for a woman, if you really like it, you can marry her back, this master can still do it."

Zhao Shendu's eyes were red, he just looked at Mr. Zhao like this, and kept silent no matter what Mr. Zhao asked.

For so many years, Mr. Zhao has only seen this boy who is as stubborn as a cow. He is fearless and fierce. When did he see Zhao Shendu's fragile and helpless appearance? For a moment, Mr. Zhao's heart was crushed. The little eyes of the grandson, who rarely showed weakness and begged, made his heart feel sore and soft.

But no matter what he asked, Zhao Shendu just refused to speak.

In the end, when he was in a hurry, Zhao Shendu knelt down without saying a word, and knelt there straight, which frightened Mr. Zhao.

Mr. Zhao trembled his hands, threw aside his handcuff, squatted beside Zhao Shendu, and coaxed him in a low voice: "Oh, my precious grandson, please don't do this again, I feel so sorry for Mr. Zhao, you When I get stubborn, I wish I could get into a fight with the emperor. Your father's blood vessels are almost blown out by you. I thought it was enough. I didn't expect that when you softened up, it would really kill me. What can I tell my grandfather? , Grandpa will carry it for you, don't do this."

Zhao Shen knelt alone and did not get up. He pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice, "I fell in love with a man."

"What." Mr. Zhao suddenly felt that he had a hearing problem, blinked his eyes, and asked again in disbelief.

After all, a few months ago, she brought a girl back and said that she was going to marry someone, and it was only a few days before she suddenly revealed that she fell in love with a man, which is unreliable no matter how you look at it.

"I fell in love with a man." Zhao Shendu did not consider Mr. Zhao's fragile heart unwilling to accept the reality, and repeated it firmly.

Mr. Zhao wanted to beat up his little grandson, but he saw Zhao Shendu's pale face, his eyes were red to the point of bleeding, and his expression was haggard. Said: "Oh, I have known since I was a child that you are not worry-free. Sooner or later, something will happen. I used to have your elder brother and the Gu family boy to help you, but now you are actually..."

"Why do you like men? Do men have women? Are there women who are soft? Are there women who are gentle? Tell me, what's so good about a tough man." Mr. Zhao murmured and kept listing women's traits. Good thing, seeing his grandson with his head down and his face of despair, his heart softened, thinking that this kid has not caused any serious troubles all these years. , the big deal... right.

Maybe it will be fine in two years, or maybe, anyway, this kid is still young, who hasn't been absurd when he was young.

Mr. Zhao obviously overlooked that other people's absurdity is not because they like men.

As soon as the line of defense in his heart was broken through, Mr. Zhao's tone softened, and he sighed: "Okay, stop kneeling, don't you just like men? Actually, it's nothing..."

Zhao Shen knelt alone and still didn't move, raised his head and pulled the corners of his lips bitterly, said the words hidden in his heart with a desperate expression, as if he was holding the determination to die, but every word was as firm as broken jade, And what he said was like a thunderbolt from a drought hitting the heads of Mr. Zhao who had just recovered from his breath and Brother Zhao who was anxiously guarding the door!

"The person I like is Gu Ze."

After a long time, Mr. Zhao asked in a deep voice, "Say it again, who do you like?"

Zhao Shen looked at Master Zhao alone, and said firmly, "Gu Ze!"

Mr. Zhao's hands started to shake immediately, he grabbed the handcuff that was thrown aside just now, and hit Zhao Shendu all over his head and face.

That is the best agarwood, ten dozen ten is not adulterated, when Mr. Zhao passed his birthday, Gu Ze tried his best to find it to honor his old man, but now he didn't expect that the biggest use would be on his little grandson.

The sticks hit the flesh, and when the sticks collided with the flesh and blood, they made a jaw-dropping muffled sound. Some of them smashed towards the head in confusion, and the blood stained half of Zhao Shendu's face red along his forehead. A few bullets hit the gunshot wound that hadn't completely healed, and the wound cracked again. After a while, Zhao Shendu seemed to be half soaked in blood, but he gritted his teeth and didn't even groan. , accepted abruptly.

Zhao Fangjun heard something wrong at the door, and when he opened the door, he was startled when he saw Zhao Shendu's appearance, and quickly hugged Mr. Zhao's waist, persuading him: "Mr. I was injured, I didn’t dare to tell you, if you keep beating like this, you will lose your life.”

After the furious Mr. Zhao regained his composure, he saw Zhao Shendu covered in blood, and felt so painful that he didn't know what to do. He wanted to say something soft, but when he thought of the name Zhao Shendu just uttered, he sighed helplessly. , said: "You like men, grandpa won't stop you, but you can't touch Gu Ze. If it wasn't for saving me, Mr. Gu wouldn't have gone so early, and now you are harming his only grandson. Old Gu's family has lost all children and grandchildren, let me die and have no face to see my old friends."

Mr. Zhao's voice was choked up as he spoke, and he wiped away his tears. Looking at his half-dead grandson, his heart ached terribly, but he gritted his teeth and refused to let go of his promise.

Zhao Xuejun was pushed out by the calm old Mr. Zhao to find a doctor, and soon the family doctor of the Zhao family came over. After the basic examination and hemostasis, he said anxiously to Mr. Zhao and old Fang Jun: "Second Young Master Zhao is in critical condition. , The injury from a while ago didn’t heal, and it got infected due to the rain, just now it was shot again, go to the big hospital quickly, I’m afraid it’s too late..."

The family doctor's two words covered what Zhao Fangjun and Mr. Zhao said. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shendu, who was so prudent in the past, turned out to be in such a bad health. Mr. Zhao felt regretful and anxious.

If there are no more people, it will be too late to say anything.

Hospital, outside the operating room.

Zhao Fangjun anxiously dialed Gu Ze's number over and over again, but there was only a cold mechanical voice coming from the other end of the phone - the number you dialed has been turned off.

After making all the calls he could make, Zhao Fangjun sighed deeply as he saw that the operating room was still on.

Only then did he understand why his younger brother suddenly turned into such a distraught and desperate look, it must have something to do with Gu Ze's disappearance.

Until now, Zhao Fangjun didn't know how to think about this matter, blame Gu Ze?

Gu Ze's choice was not wrong. If he knew, he might secretly persuade Gu Ze to stay away from Zhao Shendu, and let time and distance dilute Zhao Shendu's feelings.

But how could he not understand his younger brother's personality.

From childhood to adulthood, if there is anyone who can change Zhao Shendu's mind and make Zhao Shendu obediently submissive, then Gu Ze is probably the only one.

But now, when the problem happened to Gu Ze.

For some reason, Zhao Fangjun wanted to be when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. I don’t remember the exact time, but I only remember that Zhao Shendu beat the young master of the Li family. In the end, he was beaten to death by his father and refused to apologize. Did not come forward.

Gu Ze was the one who came forward to apologize for Zhao Shendu. He still remembered receiving a call from the nurse telling him that Zhao Shendu, who was still in a cast, almost dragged his broken foot and escaped from the hospital. He was very anxious. , but had a strange intuition, he drove the car directly to the door of Gu Ze's house, and sure enough, he saw Zhao Shen standing alone at the door of Gu Ze.

Zhao Shendu, who was in a mess and never shed blood or tears, hugged Gu Ze and cried like a child. Since then, Zhao Shendu has slowly changed. This kind of change has no trace, and it is only when you suddenly discover it that you will be surprised. , I didn't know when the person around me changed drastically. If he hadn't paid special attention to it, he wouldn't have known that everything's track had quietly changed since then.

Zhao Shendu, who would rather die than bow his head, will force himself to mature and grow up because of another person.

Maybe, when Zhao Shendu didn't understand feelings, he put his feelings on that person.

And Gu Ze...

Zhao Fangjun thought of Gu Ze who held Zhao Shen alone in his arms at that time, with his youthful brows and purely tender and caring eyes.

Holding the phone tightly, Zhao Fangjun took a deep breath, and let it out slowly after a while.

I hope, as he thought.

As long as Zhao Shen alone lives well, as long as both of them are well.

Others are really not important.

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"The plane from city B to country Y is about to take off. Passengers, please get ready to board the plane." A sweet voice sounded at the airport in city S. Many people in the waiting room checked their luggage and said goodbye to their relatives and friends. .

In the meantime, there was a handsome and tall man with glasses who simply carried a bag on his back. Standing in the crowd, he looked particularly eye-catching. Before boarding the plane, the man turned his head and took a last look at City B. The cold mirror covered the man's eyes real look.

After a while, he calmed down and boarded the plane to country Y.