Honk... Honk... honk

The phone was remembered again in the empty room, and Bai Xingchen, who was meditating by the windowsill with the lintel, turned his head to look at the mobile phone screen that lit up on the table, and stood still without moving.

There is only one person who can make calls on that mobile phone, and that is Ji Ran.

Since he left, almost every day, the mobile phone that he hadn't used for a long time would ring, Bai Xingchen had long expected that according to Ji Ran's temperament, it would be impossible not to say anything, and calmly accepted his departure and betrayal, and he was mentally prepared at the beginning.

It's just now, looking at the mobile phone screen that I think about every day, but quickly falls into a calm mood, and my heart is a little astringent.

According to his original style of acting, breaking the card is his choice, when he just left Ji Ran, he also had such a thought, since he disappeared, whether it disappeared completely is a good choice for both of them.

But when he really did this, Bai Xingchen hesitated, and his reluctance to cut off the only contact between himself and Ji Ran prevailed, so there was this scene.

Bai Xingchen tilted his head like this, looked at the screen that lit up and dimmed, and turned back in silence.

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Ji Ran didn't know how many times he heard a busy sound from the microphone.

Every time she dials the phone, even if she desperately wants to deny it, she also knows clearly that every time the first call rings, there will actually be a trace of anticipation in her heart.

She wanted to hear Bai Xingchen tell her his reasons and his hardships, no matter what kind of explanation the other party gave, Ji Ran felt that it was much better than saying goodbye without saying goodbye with her hard work now.

But many days passed, Bai Xingchen never answered her phone from beginning to end, and let the bell ring again and again.

This time, it's still the same.

The busy sound after connecting completely made Ji Ran's heart a little colder, she put down the phone, took out a cigarette from her pocket irritably, took a puff, and spit out the smoke ring, only to feel that the breath blocked in her heart was slightly soothed.

After a few puffs, she extinguished the remaining cigarette and threw it into the trash, and fanned herself with both hands, until the smell was almost gone, and then went to Liang Qiong's office.

The things that Bai Xingchen left and took away this time can be said to have a great impact on them, and many clues that are ready to follow the investigation have been cut off.

She covered up this matter for a few days, and finally told Liang Qiong, but she skipped Bai Xingchen's identity, and only said that she was taken away by someone who didn't know her identity.

Liang Qiong was very panicked about this, on the one hand, because of some substantial evidence in their hands, they could still knock out Gao Yecheng's ugly face from small things, and now that the evidence is lost, it means that everything has started from scratch; on the other hand, the fact that the thing was taken away is enough to make people panic and doubt, she is worried that Gao Yecheng has already reached the actions of the two, and even knows Ji Ran's identity.

She was worried about Ji Ran's comfort, and she was also worried that what she had been insisting on would fall short here, so she was extremely anxious during this time.

Ji Ran and Liang Qiong have been almost constantly recalling the information they have collected before, constantly trying to find clues again, and staying up late day after day.

Liang Qiong looked at Ji Ran, who was already red and exhausted, pressed the folder she had just picked up, and directly ordered to rest.

Under Liang Qiong's strong request, Ji Ran finally surrendered, she also felt that the current state was very bad, no matter what, she had to learn to adjust.

It's just that in the process of taking a taxi home, when she leaned against the car window and saw the familiar intersection, the scene of Bai Xingchen silently sending her home behind her unconsciously appeared in her mind.

It was so irritating that Ji Ran simply got out of the car, wrapped his clothes, and walked quickly into the familiar bar along the road.

Wen Jun, who hadn't seen Ji Ran for a long time, saw her as soon as he looked up, and was about to say hello, when he saw her face clearly, he was startled, and hurriedly walked over from the bar and took her to the small room on the side.

"What's wrong with you?"

He reached out and probed Ji Ran's forehead, but he didn't feel anything abnormal, so he relaxed a little.

Ji Ran reached out and touched his face and smiled reluctantly.

"It's nothing, I've been too tired from work lately. I feel like I haven't been here for a long time, so I'll stop by when I pass by, Brother Jun, are you busy?"

"No matter how busy you are, I have to say that you are not busy. Wait, I'll have someone serve something to eat, and then I'll have a few drinks with you. ”

After saying that, he walked out of the half-open door, Ji Ran leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes and rested, and then fell asleep like this.

When she woke up again, Wen Jun had already arranged everything and sat across from her. The noise in the bar was a little quieter, and Ji Ran rubbed his eyes.

"I'm not going to sleep until it's almost close. ”

"It's almost, seeing that you're so tired, I didn't call you. ”

He swallowed a few melon seeds, took a serious look at Ji Ran's current face, and nodded: "Well, it looks much better now than when he first came in before." ”

As he spoke, he pushed a little food in front of Ji Ran.

"Let's eat something first, and then if there's anything unhappy, let's talk slowly. ”

Ji Ran was not polite to him, picked up the cake in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth, the psychological pressure has been too great recently, it is like losing his sense of taste, and he tastes like chewing wax when he mechanically stuffs things into his mouth every day, and now he finally feels normal, and those originally buried appetites have begun to work normally again.

"You eat slowly. ”

Wen Jun frowned and asked worriedly.

"You know, your expression really looks like my brother right now. ”

Ji Ran looked at him, and the appearance of worrying about her every day when Ji Kaiyu was still in his mind and kept chattering came out of his mind, and he couldn't help but say it in his mouth.

When the words were spoken, Ji Ran and Wen Jun were stunned at the same time, Ji Ran immediately showed a somewhat reluctant smile, and Wen Jun was a little emotional.

He hadn't heard Ji Ran mention Ji Kaiyu for too long, since Ji Kaiyu disappeared, Ji Ran seemed to be a different person, from the naïve at the beginning to gradually become mature and strong. At the same time, Ji Kaiyu has also become a hurdle in her heart, a taboo, even if the relationship between him and Ji Kaiyu is like a brother without blood, Ji Ran has always regarded him as a brother, and she has never talked about Ji Kaiyu in front of her.

At this time, hearing Ji Ran suddenly mention it, even though his expression was still sad, Wen Jun was still happy for her, after all, this also meant that Ji Ran began to slowly come out of that dead knot.

He felt sorry for Ji Ran, in his eyes, Ji Ran was like a sister, so at the beginning, he also tried very hard to bring Ji Ran warmth as an elder brother, but unfortunately Ji Ran's growth rate was too fast, and his business was booming, so in the past few years, he rarely sat and chatted so well, he felt emotion and guilt in his heart, and his tone was more gentle.

"After all, I've been with him for so long, and there will always be some things that will affect each other. ”

As he spoke, there was a hint of nostalgia in his tone.

Ji Ran suddenly stopped the movements in his hand, raised his eyes seriously, and looked at Wen Jun who was sitting opposite her. Wen Jun was a little puzzled by her sudden gaze, and frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

Ji Ran stared at him for a while, and then asked for a long time:

"Brother Jun, the last time I saw my brother five years ago, did you notice anything unusual about him?"

Wen Jun was stunned by her question, his eyebrows furrowed a little tighter, it seemed that he was thinking carefully, Ji Ran looked at him silently, and waited for a while before hearing his somewhat uncertain tone:

"Why did you suddenly think of asking this, I've told you several times before, the last time I saw Kaiyu, he went to the tavern at that time to find me, we chatted casually, and I didn't find anything wrong. Alas, if only I had been a little sharper and had noticed something wrong with him in time. ”

At the end, his voice slowly lowered, and his tone was full of pain. But after all, it was in front of Ji Ran, Wen Jun quickly adjusted his mood again, looked at Ji Ran, who was silent with his head bowed, and asked softly:

"Have you been thinking about Kaiyu lately?"

"Hmm" Ji Ran nodded, glanced at Wen Jun quickly, there was hesitation in her eyes, she struggled in her heart for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and the person in front of her who left Ji Kaiyu's memory in her own world said the sadness and sourness that had been buried in her heart recently.

"Recently, I felt that my brother's disappearance seemed to involve a big deal behind it. ”

Wen Jun's expression became serious: "Ah, how could it be? Are you so haggard because of this matter recently? Did you find something?"

"I found out that my brother's disappearance seems to be related to a powerful person. ”

Wen Jun listened to everything and swallowed his saliva a little nervously:

"I said Xiao Ran, don't scare me, if according to what you say, Kaiyu provoked some big shots, then you know this matter now, wouldn't it be very dangerous. ”

He didn't ask who it was related to, and a trace of doubt flashed in Ji Ran's heart. But he was quickly dispelled by the deep worry in Wen Jun's eyes.

"No, he doesn't know I exist yet. ”

"Then can you be sure that Kaiyu's disappearance is really related to this person?"

Ji Ran nodded, then shook his head again.

"I can confirm the connection, but I can't prove it, and all the previous materials are gone. ”

Wen Jun sighed, leaned over, and looked at Ji Ran's eyes seriously:

"Xiao Ran, I don't know if you will be able to listen to what you say, but if Kaiyu is still there, then I must just hope that you can live in peace, and there are some things that you can't provoke, don't provoke, okay?"

His words were sincere and straightforward, Ji Ran lowered his eyes and looked at the ground for a long time, before finally raising his head with a smile:

"It's getting late, and it's time for me to go. ”

Listening to her answer, Wen Jun also understood her attitude, and could only sigh softly.

"Let's go, my car is in front, see you off. ”

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The distance from the bar to Ji Ran's house was not too far, Wen Jun stopped the car and watched Ji Ran walk to the entrance of the building.

Ji Ran waved at him in Wen Jun's smile, turned around and went upstairs, not noticing at all, at the moment of turning around, Wen Jun suddenly put away the smile on his face, and his face was strange.