As soon as they got into the car, Qi Yun and Hong Jian's eyes were covered with black cloth, and Qi Yun knew that even if he struggled, it was useless, so he simply saved his strength. However, Qi Yun thought that he was a beautiful young woman, but these people could not be a single hairy person, from this point of view, the quality of these people was much higher than the various thugs and underworld elements they had encountered in the course of their previous investigations.

Iveco walked and stopped on the streets of the county seat, and after a while turned to the potholed rural asphalt road, turned a few corners and turned into a few twists and turns, and the car stopped. They were taken out of the car, and by the way, someone removed their blindfolds.

Qi Yun looked at the surrounding environment, this is a neat and tidy small courtyard, with three half-old but still clean tiled houses. There is a loquat tree planted in the center of the courtyard, although it is like a pavilion, but in fact, the tree is not high, compared to the disproportionately high courtyard wall, which surrounds the entire courtyard like a wellhead, Qi Yun only needs to look at it to know that if you want to climb this tree, and then jump on the wall like a monkey to escape, it is not unless you are the top martial arts master in martial arts novels, or Taishan of the apes can do it.

They locked them both in the same room, but thankfully, there were two wooden plank beds that were rudimentary but at least clean. Although the big man at the head was born with a fat hair, and the half-dragon exposed at the arm of the cuff was raised, he didn't look like a Sven person, but his attitude towards them was quite polite. The big man told them briefly: first wronged them to rest here, they will inform their boss as soon as possible, and then someone will come to "talk" with them, ask them to be in a hurry—the words are full of sincerity, if the masses who do not know the truth see it, they may think that he is settling down with relatives who have come to join his hometown.

At lunchtime, two dishes, one soup and two bowls of rice were delivered, although it was coarse tea and light rice, but it was also a little refreshing. Hong Jian and Qi Yun glanced at each other, and they both sat down and took a big bite of rice without saying a word. They haven't eaten a grain of rice since last night when they had two boxes of instant noodles to eat. Last night, Hong Jian had been working on the manuscript, and in the early morning they went out early to find an Internet café, and they had been busy not bothering to eat, and then ...... And then, of course, here it is.

Qi Yun ate seventy or eighty percent full, unconsciously continued to pull the rice grains with chopsticks, and asked:

"You say, if they knew that you had sent the manuscript to Beijing, would they really attack us?"

Qi Yun had always been bold, but that was when there was no real threat of death in front of him. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel a cold war. Hong Jian smiled bitterly:

"I don't think so. I have a ...... in the public security system Acquaintances, the man has some friendship with them. The bold words you just said are actually not unreasonable, killing us will not do them any good, but will make things bigger and not end well. What's more, my old man still sits in that position for a day, so he has a lot of deterrent effect on them every day...... However, if they knew that we had sent a draft, they would be so angry, I didn't expect us to go against them so seriously. Haha, they will definitely hate us in the future, even if they don't have a chance to do it this time, they will probably find a chance to make up for it in the future......"

Qi Yun stuck out her tongue, if she wanted to say that she was not afraid of it, it would be bragging, but she was especially stubborn:

"What are you afraid of, evil can't defeat justice after all, so you can just catch them all this time...... By the way, what kind of friend is your friend in the public security system? How can you still have a relationship with these people, is it Infernal Affairs? ”

She just asked casually, but Hong Jian felt uncomfortable, and his black face, which was often ridiculed by Qi Yun as Bao Zheng's reincarnation, also revealed a rare flush.

"Ahem, who's that...... A cousin of Zhou Mei is in our city bureau. He is actually not infernal, but he is really confused with those people, but there is no evidence, and no one can say anything. I don't know him well, but we've dealt with him a few times......"

Qi Yun was unaware of all the words that Hong Jian was talking about, and her attention was all focused on the strange-sounding name "Zhou Mei", but she couldn't remember where she had heard it for a while.

Suddenly, she pointed her finger at the Hong arrow and coughed several times before stammering:

"Zhou Mei, Zhou Mei...... Isn't she the ...... 'Garden Nightmare'! ”

Hong Jian was extremely embarrassed, but he calmed down, put on a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said:

"That's right, it's May."

"Oh, oh...... It turns out that Zhou Mei is your friend's sister? I said, Hong Jian, what kind of character do you have, my friend's sister...... Tsk, you can do it too? ”

"It's not what you think, Zhou Hao and Zhou Mei ......" Hong Jian explained angrily: "They are actually just distant relatives who can't beat each other, and Zhou Hao and I are not very familiar at all, but they played football in middle school, I am the captain of our middle school, Zhou Hao is the captain of the 5th middle school team, I have met a few times on the field, and they are still enemies of each other." ”

Qi Yun was far away, Hong Jian was indeed the captain of their school's football team when he was in middle school, and as for the captain of the football team in No. 5 Middle School...... It's too old to remember, but I vaguely remember that it was a tall, thin boy with a white face.

She "tsk" again,

"I said that Zhou Mei is so beautiful, Zhou Hao is not bad, little white face, right, there were several girls in our school who had a crush on him at that time."

Qi Yun was purely spreading rumors, deliberately squeezing Hong Jian. Unexpectedly, Hong Jian's face sank, and he said:

"Little girls just look at their skin, do you know that vanity is harmful? Fortunately, it was only Zhou Hao when he was a teenager...... The current Yu Hao is not simple. ”

After all, Qi Yun is smart by nature, and he also understands seven or eight points at this moment, and said with a smile:

"Brother Zhou Qing's involvement with this gang of underworld is not clear, it must not be for justice and simply black eating black, right? It is estimated that there is no shortage of fish. Even you know...... Why didn't the living old man of your family, Bao Qingtian, kill him? Let me guess, is it because I feel that my son is sorry for his sister? ”

Hong Jian restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Wait, wait until the evidence is conclusive, I don't believe that the old man can stop with Zhou Haoshan...... Having said that, when I was with Zhou Qing, I didn't know whose sister she was. ”

"That'...... How did you get together? ”

Qi Yun spoke very smoothly. It seems to be just pure curiosity, but it also has a slightly strange taste...... Is it vinegar?

"Actually, I don't know how to say it......"

Hong Jian spread his hands: "I just arrived in the United States, and the pressure is very high, especially great. You may also know that my old man has an old-fashioned temperament, he has been an official for many years, but he has never had an income other than salary, and there are some poor relatives in his hometown who need help from time to time...... So for so many years, although the situation of the family still seems to be beautiful in the eyes of outsiders, in fact, it is only quite general, especially when I went abroad to study, because it was a liberal arts and could not get a scholarship, my parents could almost be said to have made up the tuition and living expenses. “

Qi Yun nodded, she also knew what Hong Jian said, Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong were strong, and they always pursued the traditional Chinese strict education for their children, and at that time they sent Hong Jian abroad was indeed all they had, Qi Yun also heard after Hong Jian left, and his father also took the initiative to lend Uncle Hong 20,000 yuan before Hong Jian went abroad, in order to solve the urgent needs of the Hong family.

This kind of extreme desire for Jackie Chan, although it is incomprehensible to a person like Qi Yun who is casual by nature, has to respect and look up to the mountains. Therefore, Qi Yun understood the huge pressure that Hong Jian was carrying at that time.

"I studied liberal arts, and the professors taught in English, so it was very difficult at first. It seems that no matter how bad I make up English, there are still things I don't understand in class, and the professors in class talk endlessly, I feel like listening to a book from heaven, I have no choice, so I have to read books after class, ask teaching assistants, ask classmates, and tutor little by little...... In order to save enough money to live on, I have to work at least four hours a day, washing dishes, tally goods in the supermarket, and even carrying dead pigs to a factory that produces dog food......"

Hong Jian smiled and talked about the past, neither embarrassed nor showing off,

"In my first year, I took a course in portrait photography. Because of the lack of time and the lack of language, I couldn't go into the streets and alleys to shoot everywhere as smoothly as other students...... To be honest, at that time, I was quite worried about how to get this course, and it was at this time that someone introduced me to Zhou Mei. ”

"She became your model?"

"Hmm. But at first, there was no special agreement, in short, it was a gathering of Chinese fellow villagers, acquaintance, and sometimes they made an appointment to take pictures together. Zhou Mei...... She sings Kunqu opera in China, and she is a national second-class actor at a young age...... How can I say it, it looks very 'Chinese'...... So, later, I simply discussed with her: ask her to put on her outfit and do a few standard Peking Opera movements, and I will shoot it and hand in her homework. As a result, those photography full of oriental classicism shocked the high-nosed and blue-eyed professors who had never seen the world, and I didn't have much effort, and I graduated with honors in the portrait photography course. ”

Qi Yun nodded, his heart was like overturning a bucket of sour plum soup, and he almost couldn't help but hum from his nose. But she held back in the end. She's got to be a little ambitious! How could that guy squash her?

Hong Jian continued:

"Actually, in addition to being under pressure at that time, what was even more uncomfortable was the kind of person who couldn't bear it in a foreign country...... Lonely. At that time, there were very few Chinese at Columbia, and there were almost no people studying liberal arts, anyway, there were people from all countries I came into contact with every day, but there were no Chinese. When I was working, I was mostly black, and even white people were rude manual laborers, and I couldn't understand their language or talk to them. Due to the limited time, Chinese gatherings are rarely attended, so ...... It's just her. ”

The implication of Hong Jian's words is obvious: at that time, he only had Zhou Mei; Maybe for Zhou Mei, the situation is similar. So in that case, they fell in love.

"It's not like you little girls think...... Falling in love, in fact, is two people sharing their lives: sharing a cheap apartment together and living in an apartment that won't have nightmares, cooking together, or something. This kind of love may seem disappointing to you little girls who are held in the palm of your hand, but it is a great emotional comfort for us at the time...... From the very beginning, we knew that the two of them had no future, mainly because of Zhou Mei, she actually came in the name of cultural exchange of the actors of the troupe, and the visa time was only half a year, but when the visa time came, she was reluctant to leave the United States, so she was ' I also helped her cover and dealt with several surprise visits from the immigration bureau, but it is definitely not a matter if it goes on like this, so if Zhou Mei wants to stay in the United States forever, she must find someone with American citizenship to marry, and I am also a poor student with a visa, of course, I am not in her ......eyes."

Qi Yun was silent. Even so, didn't Zhou Mei give up the United States and follow in the footsteps of Hong Jian to return to China? Even if they had broken up by then...... Alas, in ancient and modern times, all women at home and abroad are nothing more than a love word in the end, no matter how smart and beautiful she is. Thinking of this, Qi Yun felt a little sad for the girl who was good at throwing her sleeves and smiling smartly.

"If, at that time, you also had an American identity, or simply said, that you are the person you are now," Qi Yun thought about the problem with a different way of thinking, "then you should have been together a long time ago, right?" ”

The blankness on Hong Jian's face was so sincere.

"Maybe...... But honestly, I don't know, there was a time when we were very dependent on each other...... However, if I really marry her, the rest of my life will definitely be 'even if I raise my eyebrows, it will be difficult to settle the matter'......"

Qi Yun wanted to ask why, but he couldn't. Her cheeks involuntarily had a fever, and her heart was pounding.

Sure enough, Hong Jian continued,

"Yunyun, we grew up together since childhood, and we always treat you as my ...... A loved one. I went to the United States, and I knew that you must blame me, but I couldn't disappoint my parents. You were very beautiful when you were a child, and you had a good personality, and the adults in our compound praised you for being a beautiful baby, and those little boys of the same age as you were drooling one by one......"

"Huh?!"

Qi Yun couldn't help but express his astonishment, could it be that he had been like this since he was a child? Why didn't she realize it herself? Or is it just because Hong Jian himself looks at her that he has this illusion.

Hong Jian ignored her words and continued to say to himself:

"I was at that time, too...... I like you a lot. But I think, I'm gone, I haven't been back to China for many years, you're a girl in the flower season, you have a lot of friends, and the stars are holding the moon, you must have forgotten me soon...... So, when I left, I felt a little bit sluggish and cold, and felt that even if I came back, you would definitely not recognize me...... Uh, I really guessed it, and then Uncle Qi led me to you, didn't you recognize me at a glance? ”

"Hey! I said you blame me, it's really an old lady leaning against the corner, with her back to the wall (despicable) and toothless (shame) you! Qi Yun raised his hand and punched Hong Jian, "When you left, you looked malnourished and underdeveloped, at first glance, you were the sick man of East Asia, and when you came back, you ate too much American steak, like Schwarzenegger, I just missed you too much, so I didn't recognize you You come or not!" ”

"Grandma, I understand, okay?"

Hong Jian smiled and rubbed the position of the heart socket that was hit by Qi Yun's punch, this little girl has grown up, and her hand strength is not small, and he is a little sour and numb, but at the same time, it reveals a hint of sweetness.

With this slight sweetness, Hong Jian's courage has never been stronger, and it has reached the peak of history. Even he couldn't think of it, so he blurted out the words in his heart suddenly:

"When I was with Zhou Mei, it was the first two years of going to the United States, and it was also the most confused time in my life, I only knew that I would try to go in one direction in the future, to go to a place that my parents thought and I thought was 'very good', even if it was ...... Without you by my side. Later, I slowly matured, and although I convinced myself that you had forgotten me, I still alienated Zhou Mei...... How to say it, I don't know if you understand this feeling, even I can't tell what my feelings for Zhou Mei are, but I only know one thing, it's not love. ”

"You can't tell what feelings are, how can you say that it's not love? Since it's not love, why do you want people to delay other girls' girls for two years? ”

Qi Yun stopped doing it, and the words he said were quite indignant.

To Qi Yun's surprise, Hong Jian confessed to her accusations.

"I'm sorry, I think I might be selfish...... Or rather, I know I'm selfish, and I've repented...... But love really can't be equated with any other kind of emotion, whether that feeling is guilt, repentance, or even you feel that you 'deserve' to be with this person in your life...... Yunyun, at that time, I didn't expect to meet you again, and I didn't expect me to love ...... so much."

"Stop, stop," Qi Yun's face turned red, interrupting Hong Jian's words, and complained slightly, "When is this?" How do we talk about these innocuous things? Okay, I think it's more important to think about it first, how we should get out next. ”

Hong Jian's words were interrupted abruptly like this, but he didn't have much anxiety or regret, but as if he was relieved, he shook his head lightly and returned to the real world.

"We don't seem to have much to do." Hong Jian said matter-of-factly: "The only plan for today may be only one word: wait." Wait for them to send someone to negotiate with us. ”

Although Qi Yun was not convinced, he had to admit that what Hong Jian said was extremely reasonable. She sat helplessly, looking at him who suddenly fell silent, and also fell silent, but her thoughts suddenly rose and flew away.

She thought silently for an unknown amount of time, and suddenly said to Hong Jian:

"By the way, Brother Aji, I also have something to tell you."

Hong Jian raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter?" ”

"That's the case," Qi Yun tried his best to describe this matter clearly, "among the people who tied us up, the man in the lead...... It's the one with a dragon tattooed on his arm, and I think he looks a little familiar...... I think I seem to have seen him, in ...... Somewhere else. ”

Hong Jian listened very carefully, there was a hidden question in his eyes, but there seemed to be a trace of understanding.

Qi Yun secretly made up his mind in his heart and said:

"I'm ...... Brother Deng had seen him there. ”

"Brother Deng?" Hong Jian asked cautiously, not showing a trace of emotion, "You mean the businessman who is very close to Lu Wei?" ”

"That's right, it's him. He started as a car salesman, and now he has run a group company including real estate, automobile city, entertainment city and some industries. ”

"Actually, it's not something unexpected...... Hong Jian thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't find a better word: "Yunyun, you ......"

Qi Yun's face was pale, but there was still a trace of perseverance in his expression:

"I suspect it's my dad and ...... Lu Worry's deal. ”

The answer is actually not so difficult. In the depths of Qi Yun's heart, a small voice said this.

Facing Hong Jian's eyes with a hint of concern hidden in it, Qi Yun smiled slightly, and the meaning of that smile was: "Don't worry, I'm fine." But what she was thinking in her heart was what Fang Cai Hong Jian said.

Hong Jian just said: Love, there is really no way to equate it with any other kind of emotion, whether that feeling is guilt, repentance, or even you feel that you should be with this person in your life......

Really, is that so?