drowning tide

In the closed bathroom, hot water splashed down.

The man standing in the water closed his eyes, his face was upturned, his wet black hair was pushed back, and his Adam's apple was slightly twitching.There are many old scars on his muscular body, some of which are caused by blunt instruments at first glance, some are burns, and some are bullet marks left by guns. The whole back makes it hard to imagine what kind of suffering he has experienced in the past.

After almost washing off the smell of alcohol and powder on his body, he turned on the faucet, opened the frosted glass door, and went to the washroom outside the bathroom to grab a towel and wipe his wet hair.

The mirror was covered with a layer of mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly. He raised his hand, and a small area that the palm brushed reflected the man's familiar and unfamiliar face.

Is this person really him?He was stunned for a moment, and the man in the mirror showed the same puzzled expression as him, and immediately heaved a sigh of relief imperceptibly.

Four years have passed...No, almost the fifth year. The doctor who performed the operation at the time assured him again and again that it was only a very subtle adjustment on the original basis to make him look closer to the man in the data, not too much. Chuanbang, and after so many years in the middle, he should have gotten used to everything he saw.

After shaking his hair that was no longer dripping, he began to put on his clothes, first the shirt, buttoned it to the throat one by one, and then put on the trousers.

There is a thick business contract by his bed, which is full of annotations——Since knowing that he still has this use, Wen Zhicheng has left these tedious official duties to him logically, anyway, no matter how bad it is, Wen Zhicheng Sincerely himself.

He was supposed to read this material for next week's meeting before bed, but he had other things to do before then.

He first went to lock the door, checked the bedroom, and after making sure that there were no wiretapping devices and pinhole cameras, he took a brand new unopened mobile phone from the drawer beside the bed.In addition to the mobile phone he usually uses, it is normal for someone like him to carry a spare phone with him in case of various emergencies.He put a brand new phone card into the phone, turned it on, and dialed a series of numbers skillfully.

"..."

The person on the phone was silent.

"Uncle Chen, it's me."

There was still no response, only rough breathing.

Knowing that Uncle Chen is always cautious, he continued, "September [-], at around seven in the evening, you brought Yao Yi to pick me up at Warehouse No. [-], Sheng'an Wharf, Old Port, Yongzhu District. Things to use', the second sentence is..."

"Not today." Perhaps due to excessive smoking and drinking, Uncle Chen's voice was hoarse and old, like the noise made by heavy objects rubbing against cement.

"It's my fault." He explained the whole story to Uncle Chen, "I couldn't get away all day yesterday, and Wen Zhicheng's daughter kept pestering me. I really couldn't call you."

"I've been waiting for you to contact me. I'm afraid something will happen to you again... Do you know that when your father had an accident, he didn't contact me for a day. I didn't know until later... Before he left, he told me:' Old Chen, it’s okay.’It’s okay, shit! If I’m okay, I won’t stay in the box!” Uncle Chen suddenly couldn’t continue, and there was only a violent gasp on the phone.

Nie Yuansheng's death was a wound in the hearts of all of them, and it still hurts badly even after so many years.

Yin Yuan, or Nie Xicheng frowned subconsciously, "I'm sorry, Uncle Chen, for making you worry."

"Am I worried about you? I'm worried that my third brother Nie is going to die!"

"I won't have any accidents, at least until I send those people to hell." He walked to the small balcony connected to the bedroom while talking on the phone, "How is the matter going? The one you are looking for Did anyone find it?"

After venting the anxiety and resentment in his heart, Uncle Chen gradually calmed down, "We found it, and he and his people will enter the country in the past few days. It took me a while to convince him... There was something wrong with your father's decision to quit. It hurts his heart, but after all these years of brothers, he decided to help you after hearing it. He asked me to tell you that regardless of success or failure, he will only help you this time, so you must not miss it."

"Could there be a second time for this kind of thing? If we miss, none of us can escape."

Under the stretching starry sky, Nie Xicheng slowly clenched his left hand into a fist.In order to get to this point, he has already used everything he could use and lost everything he could not lose. If he fails again, will he still be able to see the dead?

Can I still see him?Certainly not.What face does he have to see him.

"I can't expose it here, so I definitely can't make proper arrangements everywhere. It will be hard for you to transfer over there."

Uncle Chen didn't say yes or no, "I'll hang up if I have nothing else to do."

"Wait a minute." Unexpectedly, he called Uncle Chen to stop.

Because Wen Zhicheng might want to see him at any time, the shorter the communication like this, the better, but he just couldn't help it.

"Is there anything else, Young Master?" Hearing that he was worried, Uncle Chen stopped reprimanding him viciously, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't whine like an old woman."

"Uncle Chen, I saw him today."

"Who?" Uncle Chen didn't realize it for a while, "Wen Zhengting? He didn't..."

"It's not him, it's Yi Huai."

As soon as the name came out, even Uncle Chen fell silent, "...he is still alive. Where did you see him? He is still with Luo Yi?"

"He followed Luo Yi to celebrate Wen Zhengting's birthday."

"He...is he okay?"

"He's grown up." Nie Xicheng lowered his head, he didn't know what he thought, and a fleeting smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I recognized him at a glance, it's strange, I haven't seen him for so long, But he just stood there and my eyes were attracted by him unconsciously. When I looked at him, I knew that this person was Yi Huai, who was what the child would look like when he grew up, and who I would never forget for a moment. ..."

The person on the other end of the phone remained silent, as if digesting the heavy news.

Different from Nie Xicheng who left in the past, Uncle Chen stayed in Rongcheng and inquired about the Luo family more than once, and every time the person who sent the message told him not to have too much hope.

——Luo Yi said that everything has a beginning and an end, and the end is only when the blood of the traitor is completely cut off.

"anything else?"

"He recognized me, too."

"It's not surprising, he has always been a very sensitive child, and he kisses you so much, even if you look different now than before..."

Nie Xicheng shook his head mockingly, "I'd rather he not be so sharp."

"What happened later? Did you meet him?"

"No."

"Do you doubt that he will tell about you?"

"How is that possible." Nie Xicheng's expression darkened, "Even if Luo Yi hadn't killed him, he wouldn't have been too kind to him. I don't want him to take any more risks because of me."

Uncle Chen listened to him quietly.Not many people knew about that incident back then, so if he didn't listen to some words, no one would listen.

"I don't want to bring him into this again. Once is enough for that kind of thing."

"I want him to be happy, but this is something I can't do now. Do you understand? If I hadn't been so rash..." He omitted that paragraph, "Even if he is alive now, it is not enough to erase the debt I owe him." fatal fact."

"Young master, don't blame me for speaking bluntly. Since Luo Yi hasn't killed him for so many years, and you said that he can still come out to meet people with Luo Yi, it means that Luo Yi still has a place for him. If the things to do down here are revealed, being by Luo Yi's side can save his life. Even Wen Zhengting has to think carefully about challenging Luo Yi. You should worry more about your own affairs and don't get distracted. Can't find North."

After being scolded like this, Nie Xicheng smiled wryly, "You're right, I..."

He still wanted to say something, but the hasty knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Next time."

The only ones who would call him at this point were the Wen family.He hung up the phone resolutely, put the phone in his pocket - it's really not safe to put it in the bedroom, once it is seen by others, it will be all over - he plans to find an opportunity to destroy all the evidence including the phone later.

He first unbuttoned his shirt, then deliberately buttoned two wrong ones, then went into the bathroom, wet his hair before opening the door.

It was the bodyguard next to Wen Zhicheng who knocked on the door. He had a kind face, but he couldn't call out his name.

"Assistant Yin, why haven't you opened the door for so long?"

He wiped his hair, and said with some embarrassment, "I just got out of the shower and was putting on my clothes. I almost tripped over my pants."

The man looked at him suspiciously, seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, his face softened a little, "Boss Wen asked you to go over."