Xu Nan's life has not been easy these days, staying up on a desert island with the boss, not to mention the wind and sun, and he has to face the wooden man in front of him alone.

Yes, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhou Wei is a wooden man now, and it can even be said that he is a stone man, or a lookout stone, and he sits on the shore all day long, staring at the direction of the previous speedboat explosion.

Xu Nan's heart was so anxious.

He has followed Zhou Wei for so many years, and he has seen him angry, he has seen him scold, and he has seen him angry or high-spirited for a project, but he has never seen him like this.

It's like the whole person has been hollowed out, there are no words, no emotions, no light in the eyes.

Someone brought food to the island at noon.

Xu Nan reluctantly ate something, and took another box to give to Zhou Wei, Zhou Wei didn't refuse, only pinched the cigarette in his hand: "Put it aside." ”

"You might as well eat it while it's hot. ”

"Well, I'll eat, I'll put it aside for now. ”

He just like that, it doesn't seem like he's completely closed off, willing to talk, willing to eat, not even a little grief or hysteria, but those who are close to him know that there is really something wrong with him in this state.

At this time, the mobile phone in Xu Nan's pocket shook, and he had to put the packing box on a stone at Zhou Wei's feet.

"Answer the phone, you first..."

Zhou Wei didn't pay attention to it at all, raised his hand and waved, signaling him not to dangle it in front of his eyes.

Xu Nan took his phone and walked a little farther away.

"Hey, Second Miss. ”

"How is he today?"

Xu Nan looked back at Zhou Yan, who was still sitting on the reef and smoking, and sighed, "It's still the same." ”

"You don't have to persuade you?"

Xu Nan smiled bitterly: "I don't have the guts, besides, you haven't seen what he is like now, don't persuade him, I will panic when I look at it more." ”

There was no movement over there.

Xu Nan scooped down his somewhat stiff neck, "Second Miss, that..."

"I see, I'm going to look for him. ”

Before evening, Zhou Xin really landed on the island, rented a speedboat and came over, the engine roared on this desert island was very harsh, Zhou Xin swept over from a distance and looked at it, and saw the woman who got off the speedboat, wearing a windbreaker and a silk scarf.

Zhou Xin also looked at him from a distance, thinking that his sudden appearance on the other party should at least have some mood swings, but Zhou Xin still sat there, put his hands in his pockets, squinted, and quickly turned his face away, from beginning to end for only a few seconds, he seemed to be indifferent to Zhou Xin's sudden appearance.

Zhou Xin was stunned in his heart, feeling that Xu Nan's description on the phone was still too light.

It wasn't sadness, it wasn't despair, he completely sealed himself in an airtight container.

"Second Miss, you're really here. Xu Nan greeted him.

Zhou Xin tore down the silk scarf on his face, and the rough wind slapped straight to his face in all directions.

She also half-squinted and looked around.

"It's ridiculous. ”

"Who said no, except for trees and stones, there are not even a few birds. ”

Xu Nan is probably also a person who has spent enough here, and he has lost his usual elegance.

Zhou Xin stared at him and looked at him, "Tsk, the sea breeze has been blowing for a few days, and it has darkened a lot." ”

Xu Nan reluctantly raised his glasses, and said that he was suffering.

Zhou Xin patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, hard work, I'll take a look!" She walked around Xu Nan in the direction of Zhou Xin.

The sea breeze is still fierce, and the surrounding desolate environment highlights the depression and hopelessness at this time.

Zhou Xin walked in front of him wrapped in a windbreaker, Zhou Xin was finally willing to look up at her, but there was still no emotion in his eyes, and he only asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhou Xin stared at his face, he had lost weight in just a few days, and his originally sharp outline was even sharper at this time, but his beard was scumbag, and his hair was not taken care of.

Zhou Xin couldn't help but hold the mobile phone, pressed the shutter on Zhou Xin, and made a "click" sound, which made Zhou Xin's eyebrows finally frown, and he raised his head again and looked at Zhou Xin.

"What are you doing?" was hoarse, his voice was very nasal.

Zhou Xin put away his mobile phone, "Don't do anything, take a photo and send it to the magazine, the name has been chosen for you, it's called Survival on the Desert Island, Survival of the Survivors!"

This sounds like a joke, but it is really cruel, and he vows to dig into Zhou Wei's wounds, but Zhou Wei is still indifferent and continues to look at the sea.

At this time, there were many boats, cruise ships, speedboats, fishing boats, and more than 20 salvage teams that he spent money to find, but after so many days, everyone knew that the salvage team had found nothing.

"Brother, do you think it makes sense for you to spend here? People are already dead, even if the corpse should be found for so many days, the reason why you are still here is only because you dare not face the facts, and create an illusion for yourself, but how long can this illusion last? A week, a month, a year? You are so endlessly immersed in pain, except for making the people around you who care about you worry and feel distressed, it is meaningless!"

Zhou Xin's tone was not heavy, but he looked at each other.

During this time, no one dared to persuade her, but she dared, and she was willing to tear up the most cruel side and spread it out in front of him.

With Zhou Xin's understanding of Zhou Xin, she didn't believe it, where could he really suffer for a woman?

It's normal for people to be slow down for a while, but time is always the best medicine, and nothing can withstand the washing of time.

Zhou Xin listened silently, his face was still indifferent, but he got up and stood up from the stone, didn't look at Zhou Xin, and went directly to the other side around her.

Zhou Xin was stunned.

"Hey, brother, where are you going?"

The person in front of him didn't answer, he didn't look back, the wind blew the hem of his clothes, and the coat that had been very fitting was a little empty on him at this time.

Zhou Xin felt sad for no reason, and chased two steps with his high-heeled boots, but the figure in front of him suddenly collapsed, without warning, and fell straight over.

……

The illness came like a mountain, and Zhou Xian's round was completely planted, with a high fever of thirty-nine and a half degrees, a cold, tonsil suppuration and pneumonia.

The Zhou family didn't dare to send him to the hospital, because Chang'an's incident had already been known in the media and at night, and if he was sent to the hospital, there would definitely be many reporters who would hear about it.

In the end, the old man made a decision, left him at home, and called a doctor to treat him.

Zhou Wei hung up the water for a few days, and the fever subsided a little, but the person was still muddy, did not eat much, and was seriously ill, the whole person was depressed, but despite this, he still didn't fit his eyes all night.

There's no way, as soon as I close my eyes, I think of that face, soft, faint, I don't particularly like to laugh, but as long as I smile, I feel that the whole world will soften with her.

I don't know who has ever said that if the heart is too painful, the heart will be tortured for a long time, and they will find ways to transfer the pain to other places.

Zhou Wei was lying on the bed without any comfort, but he seemed to feel better in his heart.

Liu Shulan saw that he was working hard, and he didn't say anything or vomit, as a mother, she must have felt distressed, but she didn't dare to persuade and ask more, so she hid and secretly cried several times.

Zhou Shiqing is not good at communicating with his son, at most he just sighs.

In the end, Zhou Xin took the idea, secretly found a doctor in private, and added a little tranquilizer to Zhou Xin's potion.

Who says that not all diseases in the world can be cured? Even if there is no cure, at least it can be alleviated for a while.

A needle settles down, and Zhou Wei steals a good night's sleep.

The next day, he was woken up by the deliberately muffled voice in the hallway outside.

“… The salvage team hasn't withdrawn yet?"

"No, not only the salvage team, I heard from his subordinates, he also hired dozens of people to search on the island and nearby, but he had to find something to be willing!"

"It's crazy, this bastard thing!" The last sentence Zhou Fushan suddenly raised his voice.

Zhou Xin immediately suppressed: "Grandpa, be quiet." ”

Zhou Fushan probably realized that he was too loud, and breathed back again, "Haven't woken up yet?"

"Nope. ”

"Go in and have a look. ”

With a "squeak", the door opened, and a little light came in the hallway.

Zhou Wei closed his eyes again in the dark.

Zhou Xin helped the old man to walk in front of the bed, the person on the bed was lying flat, his eyes were closed, and his breathing was a little heavy, but he looked like he was sleeping soundly.

"How long did you sleep?" asked Zhou Fushan.

Zhou Xin: "It's been almost twelve hours. ”

Zhou Fushan sighed slightly: "Let him sleep, it may be better to fall asleep." Then Zhou Fushan waved his hand and motioned for Zhou Xin to go out.

The room was gone, and the room was dead again, and even the light that came through the hallway disappeared the moment the door was stitched.

In the dark, Zhou reopened his eyes.

The high fever has subsided, the inflammation in the lungs should be almost better, and the throat is no longer sore.

The physical pain disappeared miraculously, but only the part of his heart was left, and from then on he was required to wake up alone in this long night, and endure hardship in his wakefulness.

The days flickered to the middle of February, and Zhou Wei finally got better after lying in bed for three or four days, and the first thing he wanted to do was to land on the island again.

This time, Zhou Xin didn't persuade him, but Liu Shulan was reluctant and stood at the door of the room to stop him.

"Son, don't go, don't go, okay? If you continue like this, you're going to die. ”

But Zhou Mian was silent, took the coat and car keys to go downstairs, but was blocked by Zhou Fushan at the corner of the stairs.

"Where?"

"Go to Ikemi Island. ”

"Don't go!"

Zhou Wei glanced at it, but he didn't bother to argue with the old man, and he was about to go out.

Zhou Fushan didn't know where he got the strength, so he raised the crutches in his hand and beckoned to Zhou Wei.

"Bastard, do you think I can't control you now that my wings are hard? Or did I feed all the truths that Lao Tzu taught you back then? I'll let you go, let you go..."

The crutches knocked down on Zhou Wei's body, and Liu Shulan hurriedly rushed down from the upper floor to stop him.

"Ouch Dad, don't fight, don't fight, he's just seen some good ......"

When she is a mother, she always feels sorry for her son, but the more Liu Shulan protects the old man, the more angry she becomes, and the harder she beats.

In fact, this is not the first time Zhou has been beaten since he was a child.

When he was a child, Zhou Shiqing was busy, and Liu Shulan blindly protected him, so Zhou Wei's rules since he was a child were all given to him by the old man.

At that time, the old man had already taken a back seat, and he couldn't finish his strength, and he was born as a soldier, and the ferocious spirit of leading soldiers to fight was finally used to educate this grandson.

He doesn't ask Zhou Wei how good he reads or how smart he is, he only teaches him to stand up to the sky, and a man must have the responsibility of a man, so Zhou Wei's restraint and willpower are not innate, but are tempered by Zhou Fushan's training and suppression since childhood.

"Look at what kind of virtue you have now, if you don't pull a few children, you don't keep your soul, how can you still have a little bit of my Zhou family's grandson!"

"Bad seeds, bad seeds don't dare to face reality!"

“…… Do you think you're the only one who is sad? I don't want Xiao An to leave, but the days won't pass? Look at you again, if Xiao An has a spirit in the sky, do you think she wants you to be like this?"

The old man scolded bitterly while holding a cane to knock on him, Zhou Wei didn't hide, and was hit a few times on his back and legs.

Liu Shulan was crying next to her and grabbed the ground, Zhou Xin wanted to pull the old man and block Zhou Wei again, the movement was too big, and the nannies at home also rushed over, all of them made a mess, and finally pulled the old man away.

Zhou Fushan gasped and leaned against the railing of the stairs, his hand holding the cane trembled, but Zhou Wei, who was beaten to the point of almost squatting on his knees, still had no reaction.

He seems to have become a stubborn rock, and oil and salt do not enter.

Liu Shulan wiped her tears, "Ah Yan, wake up, you want your mother's life." ”

The nanny is also persuading, "... If you want to open a point, Mr. Zhou, you can't come back to life after death, and you can live a life if you want to open a point. ”

Everyone seemed to be forcing him to get out of his grief as soon as possible, but God knows that he didn't seem to be very sad, at least not as sad as others thought.

He was just a little out of breath.

Zhou Wei stood up, his posture was a little awkward, but his expression was very normal.

He said, "Grandpa, the person has not been found, and there is no body, so you can't just assume that she is gone." When he said this, Zhou Wei seemed very calm.

"I'm sorry, I have to go over and you don't have to wait for me to have dinner. ”

He picked up clothes and car keys on the ground and patted the non-existent dust off his legs.

Seeing that the people had already walked into the hall.

The old man was angry, anxious and distressed.

"Ahh

Zhou Xun stopped in place.

Zhou Fushan asked: "When will you be able to face reality?"

Zhou Wei didn't turn around, and there was no light in the hall, he stood there, only a deep voice came.

He said, "I believe she's still there!"

Zhou Fushan swallowed and eased up, "It's been half a month, you've been looking for people for half a month, if Xiao An was still alive, she would have come back to see you by herself." ”

Sometimes the most painful thing may not be the reality, but the reality that must be forced to face again and again.

How hard is it to make dreams, why can't he stay in them well?

Zhou Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath, without saying a word, raised his legs and stepped out.

Liu Shulan covered her mouth and cried bitterly.

Zhou Xin turned his face away, pantothenic acid in his eyes.

Only the old man staggered against the railing, panting violently, and after a while, he calmed down, and said sadly: "He is just torturing himself..."

……

It was mid-February, Yunling was still very cold, Zhou Wei casually put on his coat and went out, and called Xu Nan on the way.

In the past few days, he has been sick and bedridden, and Xu Nan finally has a chance to breathe, but at this time, the boss came to look for him again, and he was so worried that his voice trembled.

"Mr. Zhou..."

"Any news?"

Xu Nan complained bitterly, but he still had to pretend to be calm, "Not yet." ”

"Keep looking. ”

"Huh?"

Xu Nan wanted to say that he had been looking for half a month, and the entire Tonghai Sea was about to turn over, not only that, but the desert islands and small villages that could be found around had already sent people to inquire, not to mention the living, even if the corpse had been eaten by the fish in the sea for so long.

But Xu Nan didn't dare to say these words, not a word.

"Okay, I'll keep looking, how is your body recovering?"

Zhou Wei restrained his cough, "It's okay." ”

"Oh yes, Team Xu contacted me yesterday. ”

"Team Xu?"

"Yes, I called, it seems that I have something to look for you. ”

Zhou Wei hung up the phone, parked the car on the side of the road, and dialed Xu Shilong's number again, but no one answered for a while, he glanced at his watch, it was almost six o'clock in the evening, and he might have gotten off work.

I was about to hang up the phone, but the other end of the phone was connected.

"Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Wei paused, "Have you looked for me?"

"Oh yes, I called your assistant yesterday, but he said that you have been sick for the past two days, and I am not embarrassed to bother, how about it, can you bear it?"

Zhou Wei licked his chapped lips and didn't answer, but asked, "Is there any new progress in the case?"

"It's not progress, it's just something that was salvaged from the sea before......"

"What?" Zhou asked urgently.

There was a pause, "Forget it, do you have time now, if you have it, come to the bureau to find me." ”

Zhou Wei almost turned sharply and rushed onto the road, and in twenty minutes he had already arrived at the Public Security Bureau through the rush hour after work.

Most of the people in the bureau had already gotten off work, and Zhou Wei went directly to the office to find Xu Shilong.

Xu Shilong was stunned when he saw the man walking in, and then smiled loosely, "Fast enough!"

Zhou Wei didn't answer, but asked, "Let me come over for something?"

"Oh, there's something. ”

Xu Shilong opened a drawer in his hand, took out a transparent plastic bag from it, and threw it directly in front of Zhou Wei.

"Let's see, it's your wife's thing. ”

Zhou Wei didn't answer, only looked down, a thin braided red rope, the rope had been broken, but the small jade stone of the pendant was still there.

Zhou Wei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where did you find it?"

"The evidence team cleaned up the wreckage of the ship's hull that was fished out of the sea, and this thing happened to be wrapped around a steel bar, and they couldn't be sure if it was your wife's thing, so they brought it over and asked me to ask you, you see..."

"Yes. ”

Xu Shilong paused again.

In fact, he had already guessed that it would be this answer before, but he was inevitably surprised to see Zhou Wei's calm performance.

You must know that you can at least deceive yourself before, and comfort yourself with a little luck, maybe Chang An is not in that boat at all, but once she catches her belongings in the sea, what does it mean?

"Mr. Zhou..."

"Can you let me take the things?" The man in front of him was still calm.

Xu Shilong was stunned, "Not for the time being." ”

"Because it's on-site evidence?"

"Yes, everything found at the scene must be numbered and sealed, but when this case is over, the relics belonging to your wife will be returned to you. ”

Xu Shilong naturally used the word "relic".

Zhou Wei's eyes were still staring at the plastic bag on the table.

The red rope was still stained with sand and mud from the sea, probably because the evidence team hadn't washed it.

"Okay, thank you, get back in touch!"

He quietly walked out of the public security building, got into the car, but did not drive away.

At that time, the lights were on, the car had been parked in the parking lot of the public security building, did not start, and it looked like there was no one in it from a distance, but if you got closer, you could see a tall figure in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel with both hands, and the head was hanging almost to the chest.

……

The Chang family only got the news in the afternoon of the second day of the explosion, and Chang Jiahui also looked for Zhou Wei several times, but he refused to see him.

Wei Suying temporarily hid from Chang Wangde for two days, but now the Internet is developed, and the information spreads extremely quickly.

Although the Zhou family has been trying their best to suppress the news during this time, how can there be an impermeable wall, the media and the Internet have already had news, and it has spread amazingly, what kind of money kidnapping, what enemies are seeking revenge, plus Chang Jiahui's grief can't be concealed at all, and he still can't hide Chang Wangde.

After Chang Wangde learned the news, he sat alone in the backyard for a long time, and was sent to the hospital in the evening.

The doctor took first aid measures, and Chang Wangde lay in the ICU for a few more days, barely surviving the dangerous period, and then was coaxed by Wei Suying to stay in the general ward for a while, and when his condition stabilized and he was discharged from the hospital in late February.

Zhou Wei didn't show up, so she went to find Chen Haodong.

Chen Haodong hadn't been to work in the company for many days, and Chang Jiahui found him in a tavern near his apartment, and he was so depressed.

Chang Jiahui reluctantly chatted with him for a few words and learned some about what happened that day, and then began to cry, crying and drinking at the same time.

It is said that drinking to eliminate sorrow, but in fact, sometimes getting drunk will magnify the sadness.

"My sister, my sister is a fool, how much she liked you before... You like her, don't you? Why did it end up like this?"

“…… You are, and so is your brother-in-law, and you don't know how to cherish them, but what's wrong with my sister......? What's wrong with her?"

"Now that she hasn't even found a single bone, won't she be reincarnated in the next life?"

“…… Bastards, you bastards, you bastards only have the ability to bully her, why can't you even protect herself?"

"She must have been scared when she left, Brother Haodong... She must have been scared to death, why couldn't you have found her sooner?"

“……”

“……”

The Spring Festival was like the end of the world, and everyone was immersed in sorrow, but they were like individuals.

Chang Jiahui, Chen Haodong, Wei Suying and Chang Wangde, including the elders of the Zhou family, they all seem to have their own ways of relieving their pain, the only thing they have in common is that everyone is gradually accepting the reality that Chang An is gone, and she has disappeared from this world.

In the last week of February, Jin Dafu, who had been lying in the ICU for almost a month, finally stopped breathing, and the criminal policemen who had been on duty at the gate for more than 20 days and nights were also relieved.

Zhou Wei had just returned from the island when he learned the news.

He rushed to the hospital in the sand, Yang Rong and Xu Shilong were there, the former was not familiar with Zhou Wei, and he just said hello when he came over, Xu Shilong communicated more with Zhou Wei because he followed the case throughout the whole process.

Zhou Wei glanced at the body covered with a sheet on the bed and asked, "Didn't explain anything before leaving?"

Xu Shilong shook his head and looked at Yang Rong next to him.

During this time, Yang Rong's team was in the ward, so he had more right to speak.

"It's not that I didn't explain, it's that I didn't have a chance to explain at all, and I didn't wake up when I was sent to the hospital from the scene. ”

The implication is that Jin Dafu has been in a coma in the hospital for more than 20 days, and his vitality is strong enough.

"I'm sorry. Xu Shilong couldn't bear to see Zhou Wei bowing his head and being silent.

Zhou Wei smiled, "I'm sorry what, you've done your best." ”

Xu Shilong: "But there is still a Li Xiaobing on the run." ”

"Hmm. He replied with a few words, and still said the same sentence, "Contact again if there is news." After speaking, he didn't stop and went straight out of the ICU.

Here, Yang Rong stared at the back of him leaving, and asked, "I heard that people are still hired to search the sea?"

Xu Shilong pinched the bridge of his nose slightly tiredly, "Yes, it's been almost a month, and it's also a long love!"

"Hey, where is the long-term affection, but I don't want to face the facts. ”