[First time] Burn it, brother-in-law!

Seven hours after the plane took off, Ah Ci learned from the chat with Zhui Ming what his elder brother had done to his phone the night before—deleting the call records of Zhui Ming and falsely claiming to be an insurance salesman The sales call finally led to Zhui Ming, who was isolated and helpless, and fled after eating the Overlord meal in fear.And the owner of that restaurant is Gu Xichao.

"Fortunately, I didn't receive the call, otherwise it would be a waste of time to send you money." Ah Ci calmly added sugar to his coffee. Although he was a little displeased with Ah Chu's petty gesture, he had to admit that he saved himself trouble. , "And you didn't mention the overlord's meal to my elder brother, he doesn't understand your difficulties. In fact, only Gu Xichao is playing with you. If I were you, I would turn against him."

"I've lost my face! I packed my luggage and went home! But he sincerely confessed that he wanted me to stay, so I..."

"You two hundred and five! Staying here is equivalent to agreeing to him!" Ah Ci was deeply worried about his life-seeking IQ. After more than 20 years, he was still a product that was sold and paid for.Didn't he realize that this divine development is farther away from the great goal of recognizing relatives?

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Zhuiming glanced at Aizhong Aihua, who was eating dessert, and whispered to Aci, "I'm panicking, I only told you that you are in the same situation as me..."

"Thank you, I'm not the same as you!" Ah Ci said angrily, "We decided to be together after careful consideration. It's fundamentally different from your playful nonsense!"

"I also like playing house!" Aihua interjected, "My brother will be my father, and I will be my uncle..."

"It's none of your business! Eat yours!" Ah Ci stopped his little nephew just in time, for fear that he wouldn't stop his mouth and make some serious news.

Aihua pursed his lips, and continued to eat his tiramisu in suspense.

Ah Ci leaned closer to chase his life, lowered his voice and continued to discuss the issue of confessing relatives and coming out of the closet, and accidentally found Gu's car parked across the road.He immediately realized that the person surnamed Gu was here to catch an adulterer—the relationship was confirmed yesterday, and today he followed him all the way to the tea restaurant. He didn't call or enter the shop to say hello, and just sat in the car. What's the difference?

Gu Xichao saw that Zhuiming and Ah Ci had already spotted him, so he walked into the tea restaurant in a leisurely manner and chatted with them.The opening three or two sentences have already pointed out the fact that Ah Ci pretended to be Ah Chu on the set last time and dragged him away.The body language is even more distinct, and the arm seems to be thrown casually on the back of the chair of Zhui Ming, arrogantly declaring ownership.

Ah Ci only thought it was ridiculous, Ah Chu, who said he was jealous all day long, should really let Ah Chu take a look, this is the standard jealous vat.

Not long after chatting, Ah Ci received a call from Zhong Lang. There was a group of employees in the jurisdiction making trouble, and he was asked to come to the scene immediately to support.He hung up the phone and hurriedly asked the Gu Brothers to help him take care of his nephews, and then rushed to support them as quickly as possible.

His current job content is to resolve internal conflicts and deal with emergencies. Although the risk factor is much lower than in the past, it makes people feel more tiring than ever.When facing the emotional crowd who would not listen to persuasion, he always had the illusion of standing on the opposite side of the people.In contrast, the days of looking at dead bodies and catching suspects in criminal investigation are full of a sense of honor in punishing crimes and upholding justice.

"Aren't you bothered? I used to think that working in criminal investigation was a joy!" On the way back to the branch office, Zhong Lang leaned on the passenger seat and drank a cigarette, and then took another cigarette from the case and handed it to Ah Ci, "But any job doesn't matter." Someone has to do it. Only a little boy would be eager to ask for praise after doing a good deed. Regardless of the sense of honor and mission, criminal investigation and internal security are the same."

"You're right." Ah Ci lit his cigarette and took two puffs before asking, "Your girlfriend is a medical worker, don't you care about cigarettes?"

"It's not a girlfriend, it's just a friend who has nothing to do." Zhong Lang laughed at himself, "I'm still not used to it. Women are more sensitive, and they always like to figure out the meaning of every word you say over and over again. You have to be more careful when you speak. , it’s very tiring after a long time.”

"That's still inappropriate." Ah Ci thought in his heart: When it comes to sensitivity, your old love Yu Qiyang is probably worse than it.

In a blink of an eye, Ah Ci was about to turn in at the gate of the sub-bureau, but was stopped by Zhong Lang, "Just stop here, put me down, and you can go back."

Ah Ci stopped the car, looked at the cars ahead that had already entered the gate, and said hesitantly, "Isn't that good? Everyone hasn't left, and besides, the notes haven't been finished yet..."

"There are enough people left, let's go." Zhong Lang grabbed the handheld radio and got out of the car, "Your elder brother has already said hello, and he will not let you work overtime these days."

Ah Ci raised his eyebrows: "I just found out that he still has face to talk to you about."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm doing it for the sake of the two children! During the Chinese New Year, I ate the dumplings bought by the children!" Zhong Lang finished with a smile, slammed the car door, and waved to him, "Let's go!"

Ah Ci nodded at him, then called Zhuiming while driving, wanting to pick up the child.However, the two children had bigger hearts and had already fallen asleep on the big bed at Gu Xichao's house.Ah Ci couldn't help being a little disappointed, these two bastards still ate well and slept soundly without him and Ah Chu... But it's better than crying to find their father, so it's easy to think about it, I hope the next half month will be fine So peaceful.

It was almost twelve o'clock when we got home, and Ah Ci was so tired that he thought about simply taking a shower and going to bed, and tomorrow morning he had to go to Gu Xichao's house to pick up his nephew for school... Halfway through the bath, he vaguely heard his phone ringing, so he rushed out to grab it Answer: "Hello?"

Ah Chu's voice came from the receiver: "I'm here!"

"That's good. Is someone picking you up?" Ah Ci ran back to the bathroom with his mobile phone in his hand and turned off the shower.

"I know the way, so I don't need to pick it up." Ah Chu paused after finishing speaking, as if he was afraid that he would think his stepfather's family was too indifferent, and then explained, "I didn't tell them which plane it was...Are there thunderstorms over there? I thought I heard the sound of water just now."

"What a thunderstorm! I'm taking a bath!"

"Hey, I heard your voice is so clear, I thought you were staying up late on purpose to wait for me to report your safety. I was so excited."

"...Just treat me as sleepy from waiting, take a shower to refresh yourself and wait." Ah Ci held the phone with his left hand, and with his free right hand, he sketched casually on the foggy glass.

"That's about the same!" Ah Chu was obviously very satisfied with this reason, "Stop joking, go to bed early. Ah, don't forget to dry your hair before going to bed! Or you will get a migraine..."

"Well, I know. You should also pay more attention to your body, it's cold over there."

They chatted for more than ten minutes, and every time they said goodbye, they remembered a few reminders and couldn't hang up the phone.After finally ending the call, Ah Ci raised his head and found a silhouette of a rabbit in the mist of the glass.

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At six o'clock in the morning, Ah Ci struggled and finally overcame his sleepiness. He drove to Gu's house to pick up his nephews from school and then to work.

Colleagues stayed last night to sort out the transcripts and stayed up all night.At this time, Ah Cheng was napping on the table, Lili was yawning again and again, Zhong Lang had a cup of coffee and went to the head team for a meeting.Ah Ci couldn't help feeling guilty. In fact, he should have come back to help when he learned that the children were asleep yesterday, but he actually went home to rest with peace of mind... He couldn't even think about such a thing. What was he thinking about?

He felt that he had to do something for everyone, so he took on all the work alone and let the others go back to the dormitory to catch up on sleep.

Fortunately, there are no more disturbances in the jurisdiction, and there is no need to call the police.He typed a few reports, and then went to the command center to stamp the official seal.

Many people stood in the command center, including the political commissar and director.Everyone is staring at the screen nervously, and the monitoring screen is fast-forwarding at multiple speeds.When Ah Ci was stamping, he heard the political commissar yelling "Stop! Rewind to 23 minutes, use normal speed", and turned his head to look at the screen unconsciously.In the picture, Lao Yu, a policeman from the police station, was waiting in the duty room. Suddenly, he pressed his right hand to his chest, and his left hand pressed hard on the table. He struggled and fell to the ground, and the teacup on the table was also swept off.His expression was painful and desperate, his body curled up in convulsions, and the left pocket of his shirt had been pulled open.He stretched out his left hand to grab something, but it was empty, but he squeezed very hard.He struggled at the critical point of life and death, long and difficult.As the left hand dropped, the trembling of the body finally calmed down.The time in the upper right corner is still incrementing in seconds, but the screen is stagnant with the end of life.A few minutes later, the figures of several security guards broke into the screen, but for Lao Yu, it was already too late.

Ah Ci couldn't hear the regrets and long sighs of other people, and the spherical handle of the official seal had been dented in the palm of his hand, but he didn't realize it, and was still staring at the screen in a daze.

In recent years, more than a thousand police officers have died suddenly on the job across the country. Lao Yu is not the first, nor will he be the last.Everyone was talking about it, some shook their heads and sighed, some hid their faces with sobs, and some pounded the table to criticize the night shift system, but Ah Ci couldn't say a word.

In the afternoon, he picked up Aihua Zhong and went home. The two children were very good at reading facial expressions, and they sat in the back seat quietly and made eye contact.When I got home, I offered to massage my uncle's back.Ah Ci hugged them, an unspeakable sadness surged in his heart.

By dinner time, he still felt his chest was so congested that he couldn't eat anything, so he told Uncle Niu and went upstairs.

Ah Ci didn't go back to the bedroom, but went into his father's room—it was still the same as it was when the old man was alive, just like his heart knot, which hadn't changed in the past few years.He touched the armrest of the rocking chair, feeling that he was the same as these old furniture, lifeless, only a shell remained.

"Dad... I'm sorry, Ah Ci is not filial..." He closed his eyes in pain, and tears rolled down his face silently.

At 09:30 in the evening, Ah Ci was lying on the big bed in the bedroom, without any other movements except blinking.The images of the surveillance video kept playing back in his mind, but Lao Yu was replaced by his father.He has been to the scene of countless murders and seen many corpses that died abnormally, but he has never understood the process of death so intuitively.Ah Chu never said how painful the sudden death was.He never asked about his father's struggles before his death, because one day, he would also experience the moment when his soul left his body.

Ah Ci closed his eyes, feeling an unprecedented emptiness.From body to consciousness, when everything is wiped out, what is left of him?Heart clenched, he punched the bed.He knew that now he must find a way to control this negative emotion, relax, and find evidence that he still exists alive.

Walking his hands along the inner side of the thigh, he tried to caress himself, as Ah Chu usually does.Unfortunately, he couldn't.The manipulation of technique and strength cannot make the body feel stimulated at all, and the sense of pleasure is not strong.He started to get angry with himself, and his actions became more and more urgent.

The melody of "Only one step away" suddenly sounded, he woke up, grabbed the phone and saw it was Ah Chu's call.

"How is your day? Is Aizhong Aihua obedient?" Ah Chu seemed to be in a good mood, and it was afternoon tea time over there.

"Uh, it's okay." Ah Ci replied hoarsely.

"What's wrong with your throat?"

"I...cough." Ah Ci cleared his throat and said, "My throat is a bit inflamed. I just took lozenges."

"You, no one is watching, so you don't know how to pay attention to your body..." Ah Chu knew that he was more than 1 kilometers away, and he couldn't control his younger brother at all, so he had to persuade him, "Eat lightly these two days, and smoke less."

"Understood... Are you going well there?"

"Well, the doctor in charge of my stepfather happens to be an alumnus of mine. I just met her this morning, and I also read the laboratory report..." Ah Chu made full use of his experience in domestic business, and opened the door to convenience .After he finished speaking excitedly, he realized that Ah Ci had been quiet for a long time, "Ah Ci? Asleep?"

"I am listening."

Ah Chu thought to himself, as a star person who doesn't complain about death, Ah Ci's performance today is too abnormal.He teased and said, "Why are you pretending to be deep all of a sudden? Do you miss me?"

"Hmm..." Ah Ci closed his eyes, remembering the warm smile of his elder brother before boarding the plane, as if a ray of sunshine broke through the dark clouds and shone into his heart.

"Ah Ci, what's wrong with you?" Ah Chu changed his tone, "Did something happen?"

Ah Ci quickly denied: "No, I'm just a little sleepy."

"You..." Ah Chu slightly hesitated, "Okay, go to bed when you're sleepy. I'll call back when you wake up, good night."

"Well, good night." Ah Ci hung up the phone, put one hand on his forehead, and frowned in annoyance.He didn't want to affect Ah Chu's good mood, and he knew how hurtful this hot-headed conversation was, but there was no way to hide his low mood except to end the call.Since childhood, he has always dealt with negative emotions alone, unwilling to easily expose his vulnerable side to others.Whether it's rebellion or escaping, it's all learned from the back of my mother who led Ah Chu away that year - rely on yourself in everything, don't rely on others.Because no one can understand your situation, let alone empathize with you.

Since you can't understand, why show it to make Ah Chu worry?Perhaps when he returned to China, he was no longer bothered.

At 06:30 in the morning, Ah Chu called as scheduled.Ah Ci was too busy sending the children to school, so he didn't have time to chat.It's just that Ah Chu didn't call again that night.Ah Ci looked at the phone and wanted to contact his elder brother several times, but he didn't know where to start.