Chapter 2 Nourish the heart with face
The car drove to a noodle restaurant near Binyang No. 1 Middle School, and the small signboard read the words "nourishing the heart with noodles". This noodle restaurant has been open for a long time, and Cen Chen always brought her here when he was busy to see her, close to the school, and it was convenient to send her back.
"That's it, it's close to your school, and on your birthday, you always have to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. Han Shu remembered what his mother had said to him. Every time he had a birthday, his mother always made him a bowl of longevity noodles. In every mother's mind, it is more important than anything else that her child can live a long and healthy life.
"My brother often brings me here," Cen Xi entered, sitting in a corner by the window, "and it's always in this position." ”
"How often does Cen Chen usually come to see you?" Han Shu took care of himself and placed an order, handing the ordering tablet to the waiter.
"About two weeks, it used to be, but he didn't come after the start of the New Year, he said that there was an important case at hand, and I was about to take the college entrance examination, so he asked me to review it first."
"You, Officer Han," Cen Xi thought for a moment, "Are you and my brother colleagues in the same team?" Cen Xi vaguely remembered that her brother had mentioned the name Han Shu to her by chance.
"Yes, then he was transferred to a temporary team, and I haven't seen him recently. Han Shu poured Cen Xi a glass of orange juice.
He wanted to avoid this question quickly, because he felt that if Cen Xi knew that Cen Chen had been transferred to the anti-drug brigade, he would definitely be scared to tears again. Besides, Cen Chen had told him that he couldn't say it.
"Oh," Cen Xi nodded, "what else can I do about my brother?"
"We will contact you at any time if we need to, you are ready for the college entrance examination now, if your brother contacts you, you must tell me as soon as possible?" Han Shu took out his mobile phone and dialed Cen Xi's number, "This is my number, save it, and add me on WeChat." ”
"Got it. Cen Xi obediently took out his mobile phone and added him.
"Also, if you have any problems in your life recently, you can also come to me. Han Shu put away his phone.
"Got it. Cen Xi nodded and looked at him, "Thank you." ”
The noodles came, and it still tasted the same, and after only one bite, Cen Xi's eyes moistened again. She shook her head, trying to shake back her tears, what is there to cry about? My brother must be fine, God will not be so cruel, even the last relative will be taken away, and Mom and Dad will bless us in heaven. Cen Xi closed his eyes and silently made a wish to this bowl of "longevity noodles". Yes, be strong, they all want me to be good.
Cen Xi gobbled up the noodles, looked up at Han Shu, and tried to pull out a smile, "I'll be fine, don't worry." This sentence is not only for Han Shu, but also for his parents and brothers, and even more for himself.
Back at school, it was already half past seven, and the senior high school students had already started their evening self-study. Han Shu sent Cen Xi out of the car, and was thinking about what else he needed to say, but before he could think of how to speak, he heard someone shouting Cen Xi's name in the distance.
"Xiaoxi!" Cen Xi and Han Shu turned around together and saw a tall man running towards him.
"Ding Yi?!" Han Shu frowned.
"Second brother!" Cen Xi shouted.
"Han Shu?" Ding Yi looked at Han Shu in surprise. This is his old classmate, a friend from high school, and later Han Shu went to the police academy in college, and Ding Yi had less contact with studying abroad.
"I haven't seen my old classmate for a long time, I heard that you and Cen Chen both went to the criminal police team, and said that I had time to ask you to get together. Ding Yi patted Han Shu's shoulder, very happy.
"Are you Cen Xi's second brother?" Han Shu expressed puzzlement at Cen Xi's second brother.
"Cen Chen and I are small, Xiaoxi was brought up by me, what's so strange about her calling me second brother?" Ding Yi turned his head and touched Cen Xi's head dotingly, "Where did the little girl go, call your brother's phone and turn off the phone, and you are not here to pick you up, what's the matter, it's not your birthday?"
As soon as he said this, Ding Yi noticed Cen Xi's expression, which was so lonely, and he didn't have the joy of having a birthday at all. Ding Yi put away his smile, reached out and touched Cen Xi's head again, "Girl, what's wrong?"
"Cen Chen is missing. Han Shu opened his mouth first.
"Missing? "Missing policeman playing missing?" Ding Yi didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all, he thought it was a joke.
Wow...... , Cen Xi's cry sounded again, she just thought about it, but when she saw Ding Yi and Ding Yi like a family, she couldn't control it again, and hugged Ding Yi and cried.
"Really, really, my brother is missing, it's been two months, I can't find him, no one can find him......"
Ding Yi finally believed. Yes, he hasn't seen Cen Chen for a long time, last time he said before the festival that he would celebrate Xiaoxi's birthday together, and then he didn't see Cen Chen during the Spring Festival, thinking that he was busy, and he had just returned to China, so he forgot about it.
Ding Yi hugged Cen Xi distressedly, and kept patting her back lightly with his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's going to be okay, there must be a task delayed, don't cry, Xiaoxi, be good, don't cry......"
Han Shu looked at them quietly for a long time, "Let Cen Xi go up first." Han Shu patted Ding Yi on the shoulder.
"Xiaoxi, if you don't ask for a leave, you can go back with me. "She looks like this, Ding Yi is a hundred worried.
Before Cen Xi could answer, Han Shu stepped forward and gently pulled Cen Xi away from Ding Yi, "You hurry up, the third year of high school has a heavy study task, don't worry, Cen Chen is fine." Without waiting for Ding Yi to refute, Han Shu turned around and shouted to Ding Yi: "Paper!"
Ah, oh, Ding Yi just remembered that Cen Xi's face was about to cry, his small and white nose was red from crying, and his eyes were very red. He hurriedly took out the paper from his pocket and wanted to wipe Cen Xi's tears, but Han Shu snatched it and stuffed it into Cen Xi's hand, "Don't cry, go up, remember what I said to you." ”
"Well," Cen Xi nodded, wiping his tears, "Second brother, I'll go back first, Officer Han, goodbye, I must tell me if I have news."
"Don't worry. Han Shu nodded, watching Cen Xi walk to the guard room, the security guard opened the door, Cen Xi looked back at him again, and then turned around and walked towards the teaching building.
"Let's go, there's something I want to ask you. Han Shu pulled Ding Yi, who was still in a daze.
The two walked into the café across the street from the school.
"You just let her go up?" Ding Yi asked Han Shu when he came back to his senses.
"It's hard not to cry, as soon as you came, you cried again, you took her back, are you going to watch her cry for a night?" Han Shu raised his eyebrows and looked at Ding Yi.
"Forget it, you have never known how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, she is a little girl, do you know what it means to Cen Chen if she can't find it?" Ding Yi sat down and ordered two cups of coffee.
Also, in high school, although Han Shu was tall and straight, with a handsome face, and was very popular with girls, he always had a dull face, and he always ignored the people and things around him, and he was famous for not understanding the amorous style.
"Are you familiar with Cen Xi and Cen Chen?" Han Shu did not continue the topic of Ding Yi.
"Is it very familiar? How can you say that it is very familiar, it is a ripe relationship!"
"Then let's talk about how to cook it thoroughly. Han Shu also pushed his cup of coffee in front of Ding Yi. I made a gesture of please.
"What, the police asked?" Ding Yi quipped with a smile.
"No, friend chat. ”
"You know my dad, right?" Ding Yi asked with a sip of coffee and a clueless voice. Only then did I remember that Han Shu was a monster who only drank boiled water when he was in school.
"Well, the boss of Haoyun Group," Han Shu nodded, "We are a big taxpayer in our city." ”
"Yes, but that's not the point, the point is that Cen Xi's family and my family are world friends, Uncle Cen is my father's half-brother, and Uncle Cen will also be in my father's group at a moment's time, and Cen Chen and I grew up together. “
"Xiao Xi is small, 98 years old, nearly a round younger than me and Cen Chen, yes, and you. Cen Chen's freshman year at the police academy had an accident with his parents, originally my dad wanted custody of Xiaoxi, but Cen Chen was 19 years old at that time, he said that he could take Xiaoxi, and my dad didn't force it, and usually arranged someone to take care of them. When Xiaoxi went to junior high school and Cen Chen also worked, he let Xiaoxi live in the school on weekdays and pick her up on weekends. ”
"What happened to Cen Chen's parents back then?" Han Shu didn't have the impression that Cen Chen had mentioned it to him, but he remembered that Cen Chen's parents died early.
"05 warehouse explosion in the southern suburbs of the city, you don't know as a criminal policeman?" Ding Yi was surprised.
It turned out to be that case, which caused a sensation in Binyang at the time. In 05, Han Shu also just studied in the police academy, although he and Cen Chen both studied forensic science and technology, but they are not in the same class and are not familiar with it. Later, when I graduated, I didn't join the same criminal investigation detachment. This case, which killed 6 people and seriously injured 3 people that year, really shocked the whole city. It turned out that Cen Chen's parents were also killed in that accident. However, the accident was eventually determined to be a fire explosion caused by improper storage of fireworks, and in addition to the normal insurance claims, Haoyun Group also paid high humanitarian compensation to the victims and injured, and was also reported by the media as a conscientious enterprise at the time.
Han Shu nodded, "It's not early, I still have to go back to the team, let's go back and make an appointment, waiter, pay the bill." Before Ding Yi came back to his senses, Han Shu had already gotten up to pay the bill and went out.
"Alas!" Ding Yi wanted to stop this old friend who always loves to talk half the time, talk half the day, and suddenly brake when he doesn't know when.
This is the end? After many years, he was recruited like this and came and went? Damn, who dared to treat Young Master Ding like this since he was a child? Yes, someone dared, it was Han Shu's bastard! That bastard who likes to brake but can't do anything about his temper!