A charming and dangerous character

Once Cheng Ye's killer move was played just now, Zhao Yiwei naturally wouldn't continue to entangle him.If you talk more and ask more questions, whether it's out of kindness or gossip, it will appear that Zhao Yiwei has something.

But then another thing happened that surprised Cheng Ye.

When Zhao Yiwei learned that Cheng Ye and the others were delayed here because of the blizzard in this small county today and there were not many taxis in operation, he specially asked Cheng Ye to drive his own car, hoping not to delay the original time of the two of them. journey.

——How dare he, Cheng Ye, just drive away his bus!Besides, it is impossible for Cheng Ye to drive Qiu Chuyi (currently wanted by the police) in a police car and return to the city in a ostentatious manner.

So he planned to decline Zhao Yiwei's kindness without even thinking about it at first: "Well, Team Zhao is too polite! The two of us are actually not in such a hurry. If we can't, we can wait until tomorrow..."

But Zhao Yiwei had already taken out the car keys from his pocket at this time, and after pressing the button of the car lock, Cheng Ye saw the orange lights of a black Volvo parked next to the police car flickering twice, and then Cheng Ye Ye's eyes seemed to brighten accordingly.

"...But leaving tomorrow is indeed a bit of a delay. Let me tell you, Captain Zhao is the one who thinks things through!" Cheng Ye said these two completely opposite words, but he didn't I felt a little embarrassed, and even very at ease.

How could Zhao Yiwei fail to guess what Cheng Ye was thinking, but he was indeed willing to help, and more importantly, he hadn't fully recovered from Cheng Ye's killer move just now: "What are you thinking about! Bus How can I drive it for you? Of course I want to lend you my own car!"

Cheng Ye smiled embarrassingly, and after a few rounds of pretending to shirk with Zhao Yiwei like Tai Chi, he realized that Zhao Yiwei's attitude did not seem to be fake, so he happily agreed.

So when Qiu Chuyi saw Cheng Ye again later, he saw him driving a black Volvo that he got from nowhere.

After Cheng Ye saw Qiu Chuyi in the car, he immediately slowed down the speed of the car, and then rolled down the window of the co-pilot: "Hey, the handsome guy is alone? Where do you want to go in this snowy day?"

With a frivolous attitude, he pretended to be a hooligan on the street, and whistled at him, "I'll give you a ride! It's free, no charge! I'm only interested in your 'color', if you..."

Cheng Ye hadn't had time to say "hehehe" and hadn't had time to see how Qiu Chuyi opened the car door and got on the co-pilot very quickly. In short, when he realized that Qiu Chuyi was already sitting beside him.

It was also rare for Qiu Chuyi to "threat" him in a joking tone: "Coincidentally, I only rob money but not sex." However, although he was smiling, there seemed to be a chill in his smile: " If you don't want to 'die', hurry up and drive."

Cheng Ye, who knew that his skills were inferior to others, had no choice but to curl his lips, and said in a complaining tone: "I was just joking with you, why are you so serious..."

He didn't know what role he brought himself into. He heard that Qiu Chuyi didn't refute, but instead "acted" more and more vigorously: "You are so fierce, you are not cute at all! Hey, you are going to scare people to death!"

"..."

Now it's Qiu Chuyi's turn to be unable to withstand Cheng Ye's "yingyingying" punches.

Soon, the two left the county and drove on the highway.When passing by a gas station, Qiu Chuyi didn't know what to think, and suddenly asked Cheng Ye how he got rid of Zhao Yiwei just now.

Cheng Ye also truthfully answered what he said to Zhao Yiwei just now.

"What? You don't believe it!" Cheng Ye looked at Qiu Chuyi's invisible but obvious black lines beside him, and said to him angrily, "I really told him that!"

"Otherwise, how should I explain it? Two men ran out in the middle of the night without sleep. Standing close to each other, and one of them walked away after being seen by him...Come on, tell me, tell me! What should I do? Give him a reasonable explanation?"

At this time, the heating in the car warms the whole car. As the surrounding temperature rises, people's originally tense spirits are easy to relax.

Cheng Ye didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he had suppressed his liking in his heart for many years or he urgently needed an excuse to vent it now. Anyway, when he noticed Qiu Chuyi's indifferent expression, he seemed to have a feeling of getting along with him for so many days Completely disillusioned breakdown mentality.So, he even blurted out his true thoughts:

"And what's wrong with me just liking men? Is it against the law to offend liking the same sex? I didn't steal or rob, and you're single now? I'm not even a third party!"

However, Cheng Ye regretted it the moment he finished speaking - because the car, which was originally in a harmonious atmosphere, suddenly became silent.

He quietly glanced at Qiu Chuyi, who had an expressionless expression on his face from the rearview mirror inside the car, and regretted his "confession" just now that was too explicit regardless of the occasion.

And no matter what, he even has a daughter now, so he is probably a straight man!What if people can't accept same-sex liking at all?Wouldn't it be awkward for them to get along next?

Therefore, "little clever ghost" Cheng Ye took advantage of the other party's opening, and said first: "That...that, in fact, I didn't mean to say that I like you just now! I didn't mean to dislike you for not being good enough, even though you were married. Bringing a child... No, no! Anyway, what I mean is, you are so handsome and outstanding, and you will definitely meet better ones in the future!"

Qiu Chuyi became more and more confused when he heard Cheng Ye's explanation—in the end, he just said whatever he thought of, like a kitten running around because he couldn't bite his tail—but he burst out laughing.

And I don't know if it was said by Cheng Ye or because of something else, he actually slowly removed the layers of armor in his heart, and then said in a rather brisk tone: "No, I didn't mean any offense, because I'm with you Same--"

He glanced in his direction, with a definite smile on the corner of his mouth: "Compared with the opposite sex, I also like the same sex more."

Therefore, Cheng Ye, who had just confided his heart, not only failed to shock the other party as expected, but was speechless by the sudden frankness of the other party.

After a while, Cheng Ye finally found his own voice: "You...are you serious?"

On the other hand, Qiu Chuyi had just told others the secret hidden in the deepest heart, and he felt that his body and mind seemed to be more relaxed than ever before—this matter seemed not as difficult as he imagined—so he nodded : "Yes, very seriously."

"Are you sure you didn't suddenly change your sexual orientation because of the shock of your wife's death, or because you haven't had sex for too long..."

Hearing Cheng Ye's words getting more and more outrageous again, Qiu Chuyi simply interrupted him this time: "I'm very sure that my change didn't happen because of any external force—" He turned his head and stared at him with burning eyes, Seriously said: "I have known for a long time who I really like."

"..." Cheng Ye suddenly felt that it would be better for him to become a mute now.

However, in stark contrast to the embarrassment of the other party, Qiu Chuyi seemed to be strolling in the garden and enjoying himself.When he noticed that Cheng Ye seemed to be in a daze and the driving of the vehicle was not right, he reminded Cheng Ye at the right time: "Be careful, the car is going sideways." By the way, he reached out to help him straighten the steering wheel that was on the left.

This interaction, which was not considered close contact, immediately woke up Cheng Ye from fright.When Qiu Chuyi turned his head to look at him again, the expression on his face had returned from the shock and dementia just now to completely normal.

After driving for a few hours, this black Volvo arrived in City S smoothly against the rising sun in the sky.

According to the route described by Qiu Chuyi, Cheng Ye drove off the main road and drove into a small road in the city center.

The road in front of the vehicle gradually became narrower, and the terrain became even more distorted because it entered an alley.The two sat in the car, and it didn't take long to see an ordinary old-fashioned residential building that was indistinguishable from the surrounding buildings.

"Here we are." Cheng Ye looked left and right, felt that there should be few surveillance cameras nearby, and finally pulled up the handbrake: "This is the place you said, let's get out of the car."

But Cheng Ye didn't ask where Qiu Chuyi brought him.Anyway, Qiu Chuyi must have his reasons for doing things, as long as he doesn't sell him secretly.

The furnishings in this old-fashioned residential building are roughly the same as those in other buildings—scallions or leeks planted in flower pots, children’s baby walkers and even half bags of cement left over from being used by others— In a word, the whole corridor is full of smoke and fire of people's life, and in Cheng Ye's view, this place is the same as other residential buildings blocking the fire escape.

After the two climbed up several floors, Qiu Chuyi finally stopped in front of the anti-theft door of one of the houses.

Cheng Ye looked at the familiar panda logo on the upper right corner of the door and the blue color that was vivid in his memory, and said to Qiu Chuyi with a surprised expression: "This door...why does it look so familiar? It seems... Is this the original door of your house?"

However, Qiu Chuyi did not answer immediately.He just turned around, smiled softly at Cheng Ye, then raised his hand and pressed the doorbell next to the house number.

"Ding dong, ding dong—"

This Panpan brand anti-theft door, which had experienced many years at first glance, was quickly pushed open from the inside out.

In addition to the surrounding decoration that is too similar to Qiu Chuyi's former home, what Cheng Ye did not expect is that,

The person who opened the door was actually Qiu Chuyi's mother.

***

Even though he hadn't seen her for many years, Cheng Ye immediately recognized the true identity of the old woman in front of him—his mother's appearance was almost the same as Qiu Chuyi's.

Both of them have three-dimensional facial features with straight noses and deep eye sockets, and it is very difficult to forget such a dazzling appearance even if they want to forget it.

"Chu Yi, the one next to you is..." Although Qiu Chuyi's mother was a little surprised when she saw the two people standing outside the door, she quickly recognized Qiu Chuyi through her memories. Cheng Ye.

The old woman suddenly smiled kindly at Cheng Ye: "If I remember correctly, you are Cheng Ye, right? Auntie knows you, you and my family Chu Yi used to be good friends."

"Ah, hello, Auntie." Cheng Ye replied stammeringly.

"Come in quickly," Qiu's mother warmly greeted: "You come here so early, you probably haven't had breakfast yet? Wait for Auntie to cook you something delicious!"

In fact, Cheng Ye hadn't recovered until he entered the house—after all, in his impression, Qiu Chuyi's mother should have been in a state of insanity for so many years—so he heard Qiu's mother say that she would give them When making breakfast, I subconsciously said, "Don't bother me, auntie..."

But Qiu Chuyi pulled his arm in time, and then Qiu Chuyi said to his mother in a louder voice: "We haven't eaten yet, you can do it. If there is anything you need to buy, I will tell you later." We'll just go run errands."

Qiu's mother had already walked into the kitchen at this time, and she came from inside with a smiling tone, which sounded like she was in a good mood: "Okay! Then Chu Yi will take Xiaocheng to take a rest first, and Auntie will finish it soon." !"

After Qiu Chuyi "obediently" took Cheng Ye to sit on the sofa, before Cheng Ye could ask the series of doubts in his heart, Qiu Chuyi took the initiative to explain to him: "My mother also just recovered recently. .”

He also said: "I just brought her here from the nursing home about a few weeks ago. Before that, she was always in a state of confusion and sobriety." Qiu Chuyi looked around at the familiar environment. The style is obviously similar to that of the previous home, and he really wasted a lot of effort to make his mother live comfortably.

Then he looked at the kitchen again, feeling that his mother wasn't listening, so he lowered his voice and said to Cheng Ye, "By the way, don't tell her the recent 'things', I've been keeping them from her..."

Cheng Ye was still a little confused when he heard what Qiu Chuyi said, but he still nodded obediently.And for some reason, when he saw the old woman who looked almost like his beloved, he, who had always been thick-skinned, suddenly became extremely nervous.

Time passed quickly, and Qiu Chuyi's mother really prepared a table of delicious meals for the two of them.

"Come over to eat quickly. I made preparations for not coming in a hurry just now, so you can just make do with it."

However, Cheng Ye looked at the rich dishes on the table that were not at all like home-cooked breakfast, and could be described as a dazzling array of dishes, sneaked a glance at Qiu Chuyi, and murmured in a low voice, "I know why you are good at cooking... ...It turns out that it is the origin of family education..."

Qiu Chuyi's mother asked her son to go to the kitchen to get the porridge she was about to cook, and while she was busy at the dining table, she asked Cheng Ye with a smile: "Xiao Cheng, Auntie doesn't know what you are doing now. ?”

"... the police!" Cheng Ye was called out so suddenly that he almost jumped up on the spot.

But he soon realized his gaffe, so he smiled at Qiu's mother with an embarrassed expression, and tried to flatter him: "But your son is not as promising, and one person manages such a big company!"

"Oh? The policeman is also very good, so stable, then you have to work hard, Xiao Cheng." Qiu's mother's tone sounded calm, and she smiled kindly.But she quickly changed the subject and asked casually, "But my Chu Yi hasn't told me specifically what he's doing—"

She speculated based on what Cheng Ye said just now: "Is it a big company? Xiao Cheng, can you tell auntie what kind of business he is doing now?"

Cheng Ye, who was used to interrogating others, immediately understood what Qiu Chuyi wanted to say from him - but he didn't know exactly what Qiu Chuyi said to his mother, so he didn't know what Qiu Chuyi said to his mother. I dare not answer easily.

So he evaded the important point and said lightly: "That aunt, I have never been to his company, I just know it is quite big, but I don't know exactly what it does."

Qiu's mother suddenly turned her head to look at Cheng Ye again, but her gaze was more like looking at a child who hadn't grown up—she also smiled at him dotingly: "It's okay, don't be nervous, Auntie just asks casually. You also know that auntie has been confused for a long time in the past few years, and many things are still unclear, and after so many years, my family Chu Yi is left alone."

"Without auntie, I'm not nervous." Cheng Ye couldn't help but feel distressed when he heard this: "Don't think too much, I really don't know, or let Qiu Chuyi talk to you later..."

At this time, Qiu Chuyi finally came from the kitchen with a casserole in his hand - he didn't know that in Cheng Ye's eyes, he was simply an angel who came down to save the world at this moment.

Qiu Chuyi also vaguely heard the conversation between the two in the kitchen just now: "What are you talking about? It's so lively." Then he said to his mother: "Mom, let's sit down and eat first, and I will talk to you later. What the hell am I doing?"

After the three of them were seated, Cheng Ye could clearly feel that the atmosphere was not right, but as smart as he was, he could only pretend to be blind, pretending that he couldn't see the sudden change of atmosphere between the mother and child.

Qiu Chuyi also confessed to his mother in the same calm tone: "Actually, I am still in the hotel business—" He looked at his mother: "Just like Dad."

Qiu Chuyi's mother had already guessed the answer.Otherwise, why did the son keep hiding it from her?

She sighed preoccupied, and said to her son with a little helplessness, "Chu Yi, in fact, my mother does not object to you continuing to do this business. There is an old saying that a son inherits his father's career, and you have been fascinated by your ears and eyes since you were a child to enter this business." It’s also justifiable.”

"But Mom is just a little worried..." At this point, Qiu's mother paused.She first looked up at Qiu Chuyi, and then at Cheng Ye who was beside her, as if she didn't know if she could say something in front of others.

Qiu Chuyi immediately understood her mother's meaning: "It's okay, just tell me."

Only then did Qiu's mother briefly recount the situation back then: "There was someone who wanted to 'cooperate' with us. My father refused... But I guess, what happened to your father later, it is very likely that they were manipulated by them... That's why Mom doesn't want you to do this business, the risk is too great."

"Auntie," Cheng Ye asked before Qiu Chuyi could say anything.He has been a policeman for so many years, and he has long been aware of this kind of indiscriminate means of seeking cooperation on the surface and colluding behind the scenes: "Then who was the person who wanted to cooperate with you back then, or what was the name of that company? Do you still have an impression?"

Originally, what Cheng Ye thought was that even though the store that Uncle Qiu was looking for to cooperate with might have changed its name or found another way out, but it is still easy for him, who is in the public security system, to trace the past of a certain store.

But I don't want Qiu's mother to recall it carefully, and then said clearly: "It seems that the surname is Lin...? At that time, he and his cousin just opened a bathing center called 'Ye' or something, but so long has passed, I I can’t remember the exact name of the store either.”

Qiu's mother suddenly saw the two put down the bowls and chopsticks in their hands. Although she didn't know what they were thinking together, she didn't want to spoil the joy of seeing her son after so much trouble, so she said: "Forget it, let's not talk about these things for now. It’s over, the past is over, let’s eat first.”

Qiu Chuyi and Cheng Ye had to eat again, but they still looked at each other silently, and they both saw the same content in each other's eyes.

——It's actually related to "Yetian Lake" again.

After the meal, Cheng Ye and Qiu Chuyi stood up and cleaned up the dishes.

But Qiu's mother didn't want to just rest like this, so she followed them to the kitchen to tidy up.

When she was putting the dishes in the cupboard, she saw a tall and thin young man passing by downstairs. She didn't know what to think of, and suddenly asked Qiu Chuyi: "Hey, Chu Yi, didn't you make another friend before? This time Why didn't you bring that young man with you?"

These words made Qiu Chuyi confused: "What friend?"

He thought carefully about the possible reasons why his mother asked this question——Qiu Chuchu, Amber... But it seems that he never mentioned other male friends in front of his mother.

"It's just a slender boy, and he looks very gentle and fair."

At this time, Qiumu remembered to explain her unreasonable topic to them: "Look at my memory, I forgot to tell you, it was the last time you took a little girl with you (Qiumu still doesn't know Qiu Chuchu Who) came to see me in the nursing home, and I was awake for about half an hour that day."

"Later you took that little girl to the backyard. I saw that boy standing outside the wall watching you for a long time when I was upstairs. I thought it was someone you knew..."

She noticed that her son's face suddenly sank. Although she didn't know what happened that day, she seemed to have a premonition and asked, "Could it be——don't you know him?"

Qiu Chuyi immediately figured out the connection between the events, but he still didn't know how to answer his mother's question, but Cheng Ye was also reminded of all the memories of that day by Qiu's mother's narration.

He cast his eyes on Qiu Chuyi beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Only Lin Ze went to the backyard that day."

At this moment, Cheng Ye's cell phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated and rang a few times.

He thought it was because he didn't go to the police station to check in these two days, so a colleague in D city sent him a message, but when Cheng Ye took out his phone and saw the text message on it——

"Team, it seems that someone has discovered Qiu Chuyi's trail! I'll talk to you later when we meet at the Arrow Building."

And the sender of this text message is Lin Ze.