17. XVII
The most painful tears flowed from the grave, for the words that had not yet been spoken and the things that had not yet been done.
"It's okay, Aga, you're worried about Red, it's normal." Hodge stepped forward and raised his hand to support Liu Fanxu's shoulder, "I can't guarantee you the safety of this job, because you know that the FBI is a high-risk profession, but Morgan, Rhett and I, we are a team, we will support each other, help each other, and at any time, I will not abandon my companions." ”
Liu Fanxu looked at Hodge's dark brown eyes, she knew that he and his mentor were the same kind of people, of course, it was not a character, but the kind of belief that if one thing was recognized, it would go on forever. They won't give in, they won't compromise, they won't give up. She knew her mentor, so she chose to trust Hodge. She nodded, looked at him intently, and said forcefully, "You promise." ”
"I promise!" Hodge nodded in promise.
"Hey, Hodge" Morgan strode over, looked at Hodge, and gave a thumbs-up behind him angrily, "That madman uses children to choose targets, and she eats those poor girls alive and sews their skins onto their clothes. Hodge nodded gloomily, Morgan's eyes looked at Liu Fanxu and said, "Rhett is angry, do you want a cup of coffee?" ”
She blinked, understood what he meant, and asked, "Yes, and where's the pantry?" ”
Watching Liu Fanxu leave to find Red, Morgan spoke again, "Thank God, she escaped a catastrophe, you must know that their target this time is her." He looked at Hodge and continued, "Just now in the interrogation room, the old woman kept regretting that she hadn't done it sooner, she wanted to eat her. Red was going crazy. ”
"Thank God for catching her before a qiē gets worse. Rhett will be fine, now, we can go. Hodge strode out with the documents in his hand and his briefcase.
"What about Red? Won't he go with us? Morgan asked, and Hodge replied as he walked, "Just let Aga accompany him back to the FBI headquarters building, and we can have lunch together by the way." Morgan shrugged, "Okay." ”
Rhett stood in front of the coffee machine, his head down, his sideburns hair hanging down to cover his face, and she couldn't see his expression. She walked up to him, raised her hand to pat his back, and whispered, "Are you okay?" Spencer. ”
"I'm fine, why not?" Red turned around, smiling, squinting at her, "Would you like a cup of coffee?" Liu Fanxu lowered his eyelids and glanced at the coffee machine, "I heard that the coffee in the police station is difficult to drink." ”
"Well, you're right, they're terrible." Red frowned and complained, "But, I don't think I can do without it, even if they're so bad." Liu Fanxu chuckled, "Okay, I will prepare freshly ground coffee powder for you every day and carry it with you to avoid having to endure unpalatable coffee when you are doing justice." ”
"Really?" Red pursed his lips and said cheerfully, "That's amazing, lactose and espresso" and then he suddenly looked into her eyes and whispered seemingly nonchalantly, "I've forgotten how I spent my life without you." Liu Fanxu smiled slightly, raised his hand to stroke his cheek, he closed his eyes and tilted his head slightly against her palm.
Red's cell phone rang suddenly, he looked down and took it out of his trouser pocket, looked at it, and then answered the phone, "Morgan?" What the? Are you already gone? What should I do? He hung up the phone, frowned and said suspiciously, "Morgan said you will send me, how can you send me, he left me and left by himself, right?" Hi, where is Hodge, and he agreed? He suddenly looked at Liu Fanxu and screamed angrily, "Is he playing me again?" I've been tricked by him again, huh? ”
She smiled and reached out to push his shoulder, stopping Rhett, who was so angry that he wanted to rush to Morgan and reason with him, "Hey, Spencer, let's have lunch together, and then I'll accompany you back to the FBI headquarters building." Won't you be with me? ”
"No, I do." Red frowned, his expression softened a lot, and he nodded, "I see." Liu Fanxu approached him and held his cheeks with both hands, "Spencer, I'm sorry to make you so worried, but I'm really fine, you see, I'm here, by your side." She sighed softly, knowing that Red was somewhat evasive, that he was now subconsciously afraid of facing her, and that she had scared him. She felt guilty and blamed herself, in order to make the whole thing seem logical, in order to hide her identity, she created this chess game, but she didn't want to leave a shadow on Red, she didn't want to hurt him.
She had laughed at Malfoy's ridiculous tactics because she could see his initial resentment only because Harry Potter didn't hold his outstretched right hand, the right hand that represented his friendship, and Harry Potter rejected him. Years later, they stood in front of the gates of Hogwarts with Malfoy's back to her, long platinum-blond hair tied into a low ponytail, dark green robes made of expensive fabrics fluttering in the cold wind, black wool capes on his arms, and his deep voice slowly flowed out, "Arrogant, unscrupulous Slytherin, our feelings are full of barbs, and doing anything at any time will hurt anyone." I'm glad that Harry Potter didn't hold my hand. ”
She stood behind Malfoy, looking at his back, and she thought of her mentor. Slytherin's arrogance made them never admit remorse, and Slytherin's unscrupulous means made them plan twisted evil means to achieve their ends. They are not good people, they are by nature, and those they love are destined to be hurt by them. She suddenly felt very scared. If her mentor, Professor Snape, was the only warmth she had ever seen in her dark life, then Red was the only ray of light in her dark life. She has lost her warmth, and she doesn't want to be without sunshine anymore.
Red looked at Liu Fanxu's eyes, then lowered his head, he pursed his lips, and his voice trembled, "I know, but I can't help but think over and over again, if you don't find out that they're following you, if you don't have a chance to call me, if you really follow them away, if you really know that I shouldn't think about these assumptions, but I just can't help it." I don't know what I would do if I had to face a board with your picture on it. I don't dare to think about it, but I can't help but say it over and over again" Red looked up at her, his eyes moist and red, "Thinking about that, I feel like I can't face you, I can't protect you, I almost lost you." ”
"I know, Spencer, I'm sorry." Liu Fanxu stepped forward and hugged him, her chin against his chest, her hands clutching his clothes, she closed her eyes and kept saying sorry in her heart, but if she did it again, she would still do it. Just as Rhett knew that the FBI profession was so dangerous and could even harm his family, he would still continue to work there. She can't sit back and watch the murderers who brutally hurt others go unpunished, they have the same justice in their hearts, in order to help others and to help themselves.
Red is a child who needs to be pampered, he is not as mature as he looks, well, in fact, he doesn't look mature enough on the outside. His soul was too pure and clean, she carefully held it in the palm of her hand, and she didn't even dare to hold it too hard, she was afraid that he would be contaminated with her darkness, she was afraid that he would be hurt by her nature, she could only stand at such a close distance, afraid that he would be too close and afraid that he would be too far away.
Sometimes, the hardest part is not letting go, but learning how to get started. She guarded the final redemption, restrained him with warmth and habit, and did not dare to move forward or retreat. She took his hand and promised not to let go, but never told him why he didn't let go, he didn't ask her to say it. They tacitly maintain the status quo and pretend they don't know anything.
"Red, I can protect myself, I'm not as vulnerable as you think." Liu Fanxu sat on a bench in the garden on the street, his eyes looking at the FBI headquarters building in the distance, holding a cup of hot milk in both hands on his lap. Red sat next to her, his upper body leaning forward, his elbows supporting his knees, his hands playing with a cup of hot coffee, hearing her words, he turned his head to look at her, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was very disapproving, "Hi, Aga, I'm fine, I know my reaction just now makes you very worried, but that's a form of stress reaction, I've adjusted, I haven't questioned life or questioned life." Okay, I know I still have some affection right now, but that doesn't require you to comfort me with white lies. ”
Liu Fanxu glared at him and retorted angrily, "I'm not lying, Merlin knows that this is the truest thing I have the courage to say!" Red pursed his lips with an irritated expression of "Merlin, what?" Well, even if that's the truest thing you've ever said! Damn, are you kidding? I didn't see it at all, from the first time I saw you, you were wearing a ragged coat stolen from another beggar, and you sat pitifully on the steps of the library, and you told me that someone with force value would make himself look like that? I'm so glad you weren't targeted and killed by the perverts roaming around. Even I can be subdued lightly by being weak, do I make you worry enough to say such a thing against your will? ”