Chapter 10: An Unquiet Night
Ze Chu stepped forward, sat on the bench next to the swing frame, and said to Xingchen with a smile: "I said, girl, don't be angry all the time, you will be prone to wrinkles!" ”
Xingchen said without looking back: "Then don't be angry with me!" ”
"I'm so friendly, why am I so angry with you?"
"You're friendly? Hmph, I don't see it at all! Xingchen got off the swing as he spoke, patted his clothes and said, "Let's go!" ”
Seeing that the stars were far away, Ze Chu let out a long sigh, he raised his head and looked at the night sky, the moonlight was very good tonight, but he had no intention of appreciating it, thinking that he would have to live in this new environment from tonight, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
After thinking for a while, he felt that it was useless to think too much, so he stood up and slowly walked to the living room.
Xingchen's mother had already prepared dinner, and after the five of them happily finished the meal, they chatted on the sofa for a while, and when they saw that the time was not early, their mother urged Xingchen to rest, and then said to Cheng Jing: "Xiaojing, you have to catch a plane back to school tomorrow, go to bed early." ”
Cheng Jing smiled, "Don't worry, I have to help Zechu settle down first." ”
"Mom, I'm so old and still need you to help me settle down? I'll take care of myself. ”
"Hey, I don't want to stay with you longer, I'm going back to England tomorrow, I'm not by your side in the future, don't miss me too much!"
Xingchen's mother smiled, "Look at your reluctant look, it seems that you will not meet in the future, come on, come on, you can accompany Zechu to his room now." ”
"Okay, Na Zechu, let's go!" Ze Chu was dragged to the room by his mother, with a look of lovelessness.......
Xingchen snickered on the side, and then said to his parents: "Okay, then I'll go back to the room, I still have to work overtime." ”
"Don't work too hard, Xiaoyi, be sure to go to bed early."
"Got it, Dad, I'm leaving!" After Xingchen finished speaking, he trotted all the way upstairs.
Back in the room, Xingchen fell headlong into the bed, closed his eyes and sighed.
She felt that a lot of things had happened that day, and she was even more sore and tired at the moment.
She sorted out her thoughts for a while, and decided not to think about Xu Zechu for the time being, she slowly sat up, got up and poured herself a glass of water, and then sat down at the computer desk, ready to study how to enter another space.
Xingchen kept checking the information, and she wondered if she had to start from a quantum perspective.
While thinking, she said to herself: "There is the concept of 'quantum tunneling' in quantum mechanics, but people are not quantum after all, how can they do tunneling?" How can we really put this theory into practice? ”
Xingchen wrote the formula on the paper, and after a while, she heard someone knocking on the door, she was a little unhappy, and she didn't know what her parents had to order.
She got up and opened the door, just about to complain about the people outside the door, but when she saw that it was Cheng Jing, she was slightly stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Aunt Xiaojing, why are you?" ”
"Yes, I want to talk to you, is it convenient for Xiaoyi?"
"Of course it's convenient, please come in, Aunt Xiaojing!" Xingchen hurriedly got out of the way, let Cheng Jing in, came to the edge of the sofa, and asked her to sit down.
"Is there something wrong with Aunt Xiaojing looking for me so late? Have you settled down over there at the beginning of Xu Zechu? ”
Cheng Jing nodded and said: "It's all settled, thinking that I will leave early tomorrow morning, I want to come and talk to you, we haven't seen each other for so long, and we don't have much time to come this time, so I have to come to disturb you so late!" ”
Xingchen smiled, "Aunt Xiaojing, don't say that, why bother between us?" ”
"Haha, it's good for us to be a little one, in fact, I came to talk to you about Zechu."
"Xu Zechu, he ......" Xingchen was a little puzzled.
Cheng Jing smiled lightly, and then said: "My family Zechu, I have never left us since I was a child, and this time I returned to China because of your father's invitation, he is actually very happy, and he has always been looking forward to coming here to work, but I am afraid that I am not by his side and no one will take care of him, so as soon as your father said let him live here, I put my mind at ease, and I hope that Xiaoyi can accept him and accompany him for me." ”
As soon as Xingchen heard Aunt Cheng Jing say this, he immediately replied: "Aunt Xiaojing, what are you talking about, since Xu Zechu is your son, he is my brother, how can I not accept him?" Aunt Xiaojing, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of him when you are away! ”
Cheng Jing also smiled after hearing this, "That's natural, I couldn't be more relieved to have you take care of Ze Chu!" Speaking of which, the experiences of the two of you are really very similar, you have both been so good since you were a child, and you have both done the same work when you grew up. Zechu grew up in the UK since he was a child, and he didn't have many friends except his classmates, and this time I can go back to China to work with you, I believe that you can become very good friends between you, and when I think of this, I am happy from the bottom of my heart! ”
Xingchen suddenly felt a little weak, and laughed awkwardly, "Huh...... Hahaha, what Aunt Xiaojing said is ......"
"Okay, don't bother you, I have to go back to sleep too, I'll come back to see you often in the future, you should rest early!"
Cheng Jing got up and prepared to leave as she spoke, and Xingchen also hurriedly stood up and said, "Okay, Aunt Xiaojing also rests early, I'll send you!" ”
After sending Cheng Jing away, Xingchen sat back at the desk, wanting to continue the calculation, but her train of thought was interrupted, and she felt that it was difficult to calm down again, so she simply didn't want to do so, and was ready to take a shower and sleep.
When he had finished washing, Xingchen lay down.
Hearing that there was no movement outside the door, it was estimated that everyone went back to their rooms to rest, so she closed her eyes with peace of mind and fell asleep slowly......
Ze Chu didn't feel sleepy at all, he kept sitting on the sofa and looking out the window, thoughtfully, maybe he suddenly changed to a new environment, and he was a little unaccustomed, so he simply thought about the case of the disappearance of the gun.
And Xingchen had fallen asleep by this time, and her recent dreams were always surprisingly similar, and she was lost in the darkness again......
At this moment, the window in front of Xingchen's bed suddenly opened slowly, and a cool breeze blew in from the window, and she suddenly felt a chill and woke up from her dream.
When she opened her eyes, she felt a slight cool breeze on her face, and suddenly heard some noise on the windowsill, and immediately sat up and looked at the window, which really scared her!
In the darkness, there was a round thing standing on the windowsill, and two big eyes glowed white in the dark night, and the stars felt so familiar, as if they were the eyes they had seen in their dreams.
She was suddenly frightened and screamed, the sound broke the silence of midnight, and Ze Chu next door suddenly heard a scream and stood up suddenly......
Xingchen suddenly saw such a thing, and was so frightened that he burrowed into the bed.
At this time, Ze Chu suddenly opened the door of Xingchen's room and asked nervously, "What's wrong!" ”
I couldn't see the inside of the room in the dark.
Xingchen in the bed heard Ze Chu's voice, she trembled and showed her head, then pointed out the window with her finger, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes...... There are ghosts ......."
Ze Chu thought that he had misheard, and looked in the direction of Xingchen's finger in disbelief, and when he saw that the window was open, he ran to the window with an arrow step, poked his head out and looked out......
At this time, the three adults also heard the screams, and they all ran over, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on!"
Xingchen's parents saw that the lights in Xingchen's room were dimmed, and saw a figure standing at the window, and immediately pressed the switch on the wall, and the room suddenly lit up.
I saw Xingchen hiding in the quilt with his head covered, Zechu standing in front of the window, and the three of them were stunned, not knowing what happened for a while.
Xingchen saw that his parents were coming, so he poked his head out, and his mother hurriedly walked to Xingchen's bed and asked with concern, "What's wrong Xiaoyi?" ”
Xingchen threw himself into his mother's arms with a "whirl", and said with palpitations: "Mom, there is a ghost...... It's ...... ...... in front of the window"
Everyone's eyes looked at the window, and Xingchen's father saw that Ze Chu had entered the room earlier than them, and might have found something, so he asked, "Ze Chu, you came before us, did you see anything?" ”
Ze Chu was also confused, he shook his head and said, "When I came in, I just found that the window was open, so I came to check, but I didn't find anything abnormal. ”
Dad looked at Xingchen with some concern and said, "Xiaoyi, are you dazzled because you have been under too much pressure at work recently?" ”
Xingchen saw that everyone didn't seem to believe in him, and immediately defended: "How come, Dad, I'm not mistaken, even if the eyes are spent, but the windows are open is proof, I obviously closed all the windows before going to bed, did it open by itself?" ”
When everyone saw that the window was indeed open, they thought that even if it was the stars sleepwalking, it would be impossible, and they were puzzled.
Dad also went to the window to check and make sure that there was nothing unusual, so he closed the window again.
Seeing that things were not so simple, my mother said to Xingchen: "Xiaoyi, why don't I stay and sleep with you tonight, in case something like this happens again in a while, I can take care of it." ”
Xingchen actually wanted his mother to stay with him, but for the sake of face, he couldn't agree, so he refused: "Uh, no need Mom, I'm so old, where can I let you sleep with me......"
"But I'll worry about you!" Mom was a little worried.
Xingchen barely squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I'll call you if there's really something, uh, that, everyone go back to the room and sleep, I'm bothering you so late......"
Cheng Jing also asked with concern: "Does it really matter, Xiaoyi?" ”
"Well, it's really fine, you guys go and rest!"
"So, we're all leaving?" Mom said with an inquiring tone.
"Let's go, let's go, I'm fine, go to sleep." Xingchen seemed to be giving an eviction order, and although a few people were not very relieved, they could only leave.
Zechu Chu secretly laughed in his heart: It is really funny that a criminal policeman actually said something like "there is a ghost......
After everyone left, Xingchen was the only one left in the room, she hid under the covers in some fear, and did not dare to turn off the light, her eyes kept looking at the window, for fear that the thing would appear again.
Although she is a criminal policeman, she is inexplicably afraid of those ghosts and gods, and sometimes she thinks she is quite ridiculous, but she is powerless to change this fact.
Fortunately, the night passed uneventful, and the stars have not slept since then.
As soon as it was dawn, she got up, washed up, went downstairs, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
After a while, my mother also came to the kitchen, and when she saw Xingchen inside, she was startled, "Xiaoyi, why did you get up so early again, how was last night?" I've been worried about you and haven't slept all night! ”
Xingchen smiled and replied: "I can't sleep either, so I got up, but don't worry, Mom, it was okay last night, everything is as usual!" ”
"Really? Looking at the dark circles under your eyes, you know that last night must have been difficult, right? ”
"No matter how hard it is, I'll get through it, okay, let's not talk about last night, what mom wants to eat today, I'll do it."
Seeing that Xingchen's mood didn't seem to be affected much, her mother put her mind at ease, she took the spatula in Xingchen's hand and said, "What are you doing, Mom, I'll just want you to be fine, go out quickly, I'll leave it to me here." ”
Xingchen saw that his mother had quickly started to get busy, so he simply handed it over to his mother, "Then, I'll go for a walk in the garden." ”
Mom said without looking back: "Go, go, take a good breath!" Then Xingchen smiled and left the kitchen.
Xingchen came to the outside of the house, stretched, breathed in the fresh morning air, and still felt refreshed.
She thought about the events of last night again, and was convinced that she was not dreaming, nor was she looking at dazzling, that round thing was real.
So, she quickly ran to the balcony of her room to see if there would be any clues left.
Xingchen's home is a single-family villa, located in a small forest on the outskirts of the city, there are no other houses around, and the environment is very quiet.
The balcony of Xingchen's room is facing south, and directly under the balcony is the floor-to-ceiling glass window of the hall on the first floor, surrounded by a row of low roses.
She kept looking around, and found that there was no fulcrum to jump on, how did that thing get to her balcony, and the window of the stars was locked, the lock was inside the window, how did that thing open the window?
Just as he was puzzled, a man suddenly said, "Hey, what are you looking at?" So fascinating. ”
As soon as Xingchen turned around, he saw Ze Chu standing behind him, and said unconcernedly: "I look at the scenery!" ”
Ze Chu thought it was funny, "Oh, a dignified Interpol is so timid, it's really funny!" ”
"You! You're a person, don't you belittle me, don't you feel happy! ”
Ze Chu just smiled, and didn't want to argue with Xingchen more, so he immediately changed the topic: "I said, are you looking for last night's 'ghost'?" Did you find any clues? ”
Xingchen couldn't see Ze Chu's arrogant appearance the most, and replied angrily: "I see, you are the ghost last night!" Really, too lazy to pay attention to you! ”
At this time, my mother stood at the door and shouted Xingchen and Zechu: "Little one, Zechu, come in and have breakfast!" ”
As soon as he heard the greeting, the stars responded: "Oh, here it is! ”
After finishing speaking, he glanced at Zechu and left first.
A few people quickly ran out of breakfast, and Xingchen's mother was about to send Cheng Jing to the airport.
Before leaving, Cheng Jing was still worried about Ze Chu, she instructed: "Ze Chu, remember to work hard and get along with the stars and them!" ”
"Knowing Mom, you can go back with confidence."
Cheng Jing turned to look at Xingchen's father and said, "Chengyi, Zechu will ask you." ”
"Don't worry, we will take good care of Zechu!"
"Okay, I'm 10,000 don't worry, then, let's see you again, I'll come to see you often." Cheng Jing said with a smile, and then sat in the car, leaving Xingchen and his father, as well as Ze Chu reluctantly watching.
When the car drove away, the three of them returned to the house, and Xingchen saw that the time was almost up, so he said to his father: "Okay, Dad, we should also go to the bureau." ”
Xingchen just wanted to leave, but was stopped by his father, "Xiaoyi, today is Saturday, you are resting." ”
Xingchen was stunned for a moment, and thought that it was indeed Saturday, "Uh, yes, today is Saturday, and I'm so busy that I forget the day...... Oh, no, I forgot about ......."
Suddenly remembering that it seemed that he had made an appointment with Jia Ji on Saturday, Xingchen wanted to call Jia Ji immediately to confirm, and hurriedly said to his father: "Dad, I have to call Jia Ji, I'll go upstairs first." ”
Before Dad could respond, Xingchen had already run upstairs with a smoke.
Dad shook his head with a smile, and said to Ze Chu: "This kid has been spoiled by us, Ze Chu, please bear with me." ”
"Uncle Yu, don't say that, I'm embarrassed, how can I mind?"
"Then let's leave her alone, rest today, I can just take you to familiarize yourself with the environment at home, did Xingchen show you the collection room last night?"
"No, the room on the third floor has only seen the melee fighting room, and the other rooms have not been entered."
"Okay, I'll take you to see my collection over the years, I'm sure you'll like it."
After Dad finished speaking, he invited Ze Chu to go upstairs, and at this time Xingchen ran down again, and when he saw Dad and Ze Chu coming head-on, he said to Dad: "Dad, I want to go out for a while, I made an appointment with Jia Ji today." ”
"You can ask Jia to come to my house, and you can also let her know the new members of my family."
"No, Dad, we said that we would go outside, you can accompany Xu Zechu well, I'll go first!" After Xingchen finished speaking, he happily flew down the stairs.
When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Dad, you don't have to wait for me for lunch, I'll eat out with Jia Ji." ”
"Okay, remember to come back early!" Dad stood on the stairs and shouted to the door, the stars were long gone, and he only wanted to meet Jia Ji soon.
Dad took Ze Chu to continue upstairs, and he introduced Ze Chu to Jia Ji, "Speaking of this Jia Ji, she is Xingchen's best friend and the only friend......
"The only friend?" Ze Chu asked rhetorically with some puzzlement.
"Yes, Xiaoyi only has such a friend in China, she has been in France since she was a child, and her classmates of the same age are also there, and after returning to China, she directly entered the National Central Bureau, she is a person, she is very dedicated to work, and she can't care about making friends at all. She and Jia Ji were still five years old, a time when they returned to China to visit relatives by chance, and since then they have become very good friends, the two of them actually don't see each other a few times a year, but they have always maintained close contact, no, as long as the two of them go out together, Xingchen can't wait to fly to Jia Ji immediately. ”
"So that's the case, it's also a blessing to have a confidant and friend."
"So, I also hope that you and Xingchen can become confidants and friends, then I will be happy." Xingchen's father looked at Zechu with a smile.
Ze Chu was a little stunned when he heard it, and he didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile awkwardly......