Xu Hao was also surprised when he saw Gu Zhengyi stand up and talk to Xu Hao, he was actually taller than Xu Mo.The upright look on his face seemed a little serious and indifferent; his proud height could give people a sense of security, but also a sense of oppression.

"He was looking at me just now." After leaving the office, Xu Hao said to Xu Mo. "He should have regarded me as Xiaobai."

"I saw it too." Xu Mo agreed. "He didn't communicate with you at all just now. Is it because it's inconvenient to talk at work?"

Xu Hao was a little confused, and Xu Mo was also very puzzled.

After they had a face-to-face conversation with Gu Zhengyi, the doubts not only failed to be resolved, but became more and more intense.

"I used to live in Yi'an Garden, but when I was in high school...I went to study in the United States." Gu Zhengyi slowly took a sip of the tea in front of him, and said. "I returned to China in the second half of last year. I came back as soon as I graduated. Why are you asking about this?"

Xu Mo has been observing him. He confessed that he lived in Yi'an Garden Community before, and told in detail about the things he hadn't been there and when he returned to China, but he kept silent about Shen Xiaobai.Xu Hao also looked at him from time to time, but this time he chose to ignore his gaze.

"Do you still remember Xiaobai? It's Shen Xiaobai." Xu Mo finally couldn't help it, and asked proactively.

"Xiaobai? Oh! I remember. What you said about Xiaobai... yes, they live across from my house." Gu Zhengyi replied quickly as if he suddenly remembered that there was such a person.

"Did you have a good relationship before?" Xu Mo asked again.

Gu Zhengyi thought about it, but did not deny it. "Yes. At that time, we were all young, about the same age, and our homes were still close, so we often played together. Sometimes, he would go to my house to do homework."

"Xiaobai is very good at playing table tennis, right?" Xu Mo asked.

"Yes." The corners of Gu Zhengyi's lips finally lifted, and a hint of pampering appeared on his face unconsciously. "He's very talented. I remember...he learned it after one summer in elementary school. He just learned to play, and he played very well. Better than me who learned from a young age. .I've rarely won him..."

When he said this, Xu Hao lowered his head and frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

And Gu Zhengyi opened the chatter box, and began to chatter. "Ah, six or seven years have passed in a flash! I don't know how he is doing now, whether he has continued to play. I have never been back to Yi'an Garden. I don't know if he still lives there."

Childhood friends who have been separated for many years, and now in the same city, they have no contact at all, which is strange no matter how you look at it.

Xu Mo thought, this Gu Zhengyi must be hiding something, and he has to find a way to trick him.

"Did you know that he is studying in Ivy Academy?" Xu Mo folded his hands on the table and stared at Gu Zhengyi thoughtfully. "He is also a member of the Qingteng Table Tennis Club and will represent the school in the city's college league."

"What?" Gu Zhengyi looked surprised. "Is this true? He's also in Ivy League? If that's the case... oh, he's going to be a senior this year!" The reasoning was straightforward, without any hesitation at all.

"Yes." Xu Mo nodded, "I met him at the city league group match. You are in the same school, so you don't even know each other?"

"This..." Gu Zhengyi was at a loss for words, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "I came to Qingteng and started as the most basic counselor assistant, so I seldom pay attention to the affairs of the students outside, nor How do you look at their games. Xiaobai is not a classmate in our department... I didn't know he was here too."

"Then do you want to see him?" Xu Mo asked.

"As long as I know he's doing well, I'm relieved." Gu Zhengyi finished the last bite of food on the plate, put down his chopsticks and raised his face to look at Xu Mo. "What do you want to know? If there's nothing else, I've got to get back to work."

"Don't you want to see him?" Xu Mo was still reluctant.

Gu Zhengyi moved his chair, shook his head and smiled wryly, "You guys came all this way just to let me meet him? Well, can I wait for him here?"

"..." He said it as if he really didn't know Shen Xiaobai well.Childhood affection is really just childhood affection.Xu Mo didn't know how to answer it all at once, should he tell him that Shen Xiaobai is missing now, or ask him directly if there was anything unusual in Shen Xiaobai's house before.He was still hesitating, but Xu Hao couldn't take it anymore.

Xu Hao was so anxious that he tore off the mask on his face and went straight. "Brother, can we tell the truth? You clearly recognize this face! Why do you still pretend not to know it?"

Xu Mo lowered his head and supported his forehead. "It's over, the card is revealed so soon, what if he doesn't cooperate?"

But Gu Zhengyi stared at Xu Hao who was impatient in front of him with wide-eyed eyes, and resolved the communication crisis as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Xiaobai? Is it really you?" Gu Zhengyi pointed to his chest with one hand, hooked his shoulder with the other and laughed loudly: "Why did you wear such a big mask and a hat just now? I said, what do you think?" It looks so familiar, but I never dared to recognize it!"

Xu Mo secretly thought it was too bad, this time he completely lost the opportunity.If you want to figure out the problem right now, you can't pretend to follow his misunderstanding.

He beckoned to Xu Hao to stop him from wanting to "recognize relatives" with Gu Zhengyi, and he took the initiative to confess: "He is not Xiaobai, but my cousin. But he is sitting here because of Xiaobai."

Xu Hao opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

"Xiaobai, whom Xiaohao met on the Internet before, made an appointment to meet when they came back from the summer vacation. But who knows, Xiaobai is missing now." Xu Mo spread his hands helplessly. "I came to you because I want to help Xiaohao find out about Xiaobai's past; the other is to ask if you have any clues about him."

Xu Mo spoke very sincerely. Gu Zhengyi looked at him and then at Xu Hao, and after a moment of silence, he finally let go of his guard.

"It's been full of calculations, and it's only been less than a year since I returned to China. After I came back, I really didn't have much contact with him." Gu Zhengyi said. "However, when I was a child, I really had a temper with him. He was very lively, kind, and very likable. But the atmosphere in his home was very awkward. His parents didn't seem to treat him very much, and sometimes they would be violent. .I sometimes see him with injuries. Knees, arms, ankles... Later, he didn’t even wear shorts in the summer, he only wore long trousers, and he wanted to wrap his whole body up.”

Gu Zhengyi sighed as he spoke. "His parents always quarrel, and they take it out on him when they quarrel. His younger brother is treated much better, and he has hardly been beaten."

"Besides the quarrel, are there other abnormalities in their family?" Xu Mo asked again.

"This..." Gu Zhengyi fell into deep thought, and then said firmly. "I suspected... Xiaobai was not born to their family!"

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