Chapter 5: A Rainy Night

When Liu Yue accompanied Lin Xi to leave from the police station, after the case was filed, Lin Xi was like a person who had lost his soul, the mobile phone in his hand was tightly pinched, and the silent Lin Xi no longer had a smile on his face as usual, Liu Yue knew that Lin Xi had never been happy in the real sense, but she always had a smile on her face, no matter how bitter it was, no matter how difficult it was, she never expressed her sadness, since she met this girl in the first year of junior high school, her cheerfulness, her smile, always with a distressing feeling, I don't know if anyone else feels it, but I feel it, her cheerfulness, her smile, her playground, her recess, her conversation with her people, her fight with her people, there is hidden sadness in the depths of her eyes.

When she got acquainted with her, she slowly found out that she had always been a girl raised by her grandmother, and her only reliance was on her grandmother, but as her grandmother got older and older, her movements became more and more sluggish, and her gray hair increased, and her worries were so clearly felt, and her uneasiness was so obvious. At this time, her helplessness, she can only be comforted by a tight self-hug, unable to comfort her with words, and also knows the powerlessness of words.

She was trembling in front of Liu Yue, silent tears sliding down her face, even the cold that she couldn't resist in the hot early autumn, her heart was very bitter. There was a distressing aura on her white fingertips, how she wished to tell her, and her, and her existence, that she was not alone, that she was not abandoned by the whole world, that she had nothing but her grandmother, and that she could hold up a small haven for her. ’

Silently hugging Lin Xi's shoulders, the wordless two became statues standing in front of the police station.

The wind was blowing gently

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Silently hugging her, Liu Yue was on her back, hugging her tightly, she was trembling, her body couldn't be controlled, her helplessness, her loneliness, her emotions, this moment was imprinted in the whole sky, the tears on her face could no longer be suppressed, her crying, like the night cry of a cat, like a lone wolf in the wasteland, like the sorrow of an eagle, obviously the sky was clear a moment ago, at this moment, the clouds were thick, the raindrops of beans came instantly, and after a while, the rain wet the two people who hugged each other, and the rain was still mixed with tears, Lin Xi slowly raised his head, looking at this dim world, like the end of the world, the dark sky could not see the light, the pouring rain was pouring desperately, the mournful cry resounded in this street, the weight of her whole body was pressed on Liu Yue's body, her emotions had collapsed, and her body slipped from Liu Yue's arms.

Lin Xi's weak body made Liu Yue not hold on to it for a moment.

"Creek, stream, stream......" Liu Yue accompanied her to sit cross-legged on the ground, Liu Yue twisted her head, what kind of eyes did she see, these eyes can no longer see the smart, no longer clear, dim, out of focus eyes, "Xi, listen to me, you don't want to be like this, we can find people, we will definitely find people." The soulless eyes looked at Liu Yue numbly, and Liu Yue's heart felt like being pricked by a needle.

"Help me, help me find grandma." The low groaning sound came out of Lin Xi's mouth hollowly.

"Okay, let's go home and change our clothes first, and we'll go and find it." Helping Lin Xi up, Liu Yue took her home.

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On the way home, the atmosphere in the car dropped to freezing, looking at the figure next to her who lost her soul and looked at the reflection outside the car, Liu Yue sighed in her heart, if, if something really happened to the old man, she really didn't know what else was worth letting her live.

It was 18:00 when I got home.

The two women who were soaked all over naturally attracted the attention of Liu Mu, who was originally watching TV in the hall, originally heard the sound of the door, turned around and glanced at it habitually, and jumped up in a flash, "Yueyue, what's going on, how do you get wet." ”

And Liu Yue didn't answer Liu's mother's words, Liu's mother found that Lin Xi's situation was wrong, and she didn't speak anymore at the moment, took out the clean towel under the coffee table, and handed one over to each person, Liu Yue took two towels, helped Lin Xi to walk to her room, and then turned back to her mother on the way, "What's the matter." Mother Liu watched her daughter's actions towards her, and immediately understood, so she went to make ginger tea.

Back in the room, Liu Yue helped Lin Xi sit on the sofa, and then used a towel to help Lin Xi wipe the rainwater, when she was halfway wiped, Liu Yue's hand was caught, and she looked at Lin Xi in surprise, Lin Xi looked at her, "What should I do?" ”

Liu Yue stretched out her hand and grabbed her, her eyes were hooked, "You take a hot shower now, and then when the rain stops, we will go to find someone, and we will always find it." "We'll look for it now." Looking at the pleading in Lin Xi's eyes, Liu Yue didn't know how to refuse, and was silent for a few seconds, "However, your current state is very poor, you take a hot bath first, otherwise you will catch a cold, you were in poor health before, and now it is suddenly raining, you will catch a cold." ”

"......" Lin Xi looked at the pouring rain outside the window, grandma was in a corner of the city, why didn't she call before she came to find herself, and it had been three days, whether the money she brought was enough, where to live these days, what to eat, the mobile phone was turned off, and I didn't know anything about the situation. Pursing her lips, tears accumulated in her eyes again, Lin Xi's fingers pinched Liu Yue tightly, Liu Yue pouted, she didn't know how helpless she was to do nothing at this time, but looking at the pouring rain outside the window, how helpless it was to find someone who couldn't be contacted in this steel forest. Stroking Lin Xi's wet hair, "After taking a shower, let's change into dry clothes, and we'll drive out to find it." Lin Xi looked back at Liu Yue, the accumulated tears slid down his face, and his broken hands hugged Liu Yue, and a low cry resounded in his ears.

Mother Liu was looking at the two girls hugging each other through the crack in the door with two cups of ginger tea, and then went to the hall with two cups of ginger tea.

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Lin Xi went to take a bath, and Liu Yue helped Lin Xi prepare a change of clothes, and came to the hall, Liu Mu saw that her daughter had come out of the room, stretched out her head and looked at her daughter's room, Liu Yue naturally understood her mother's actions, whispered to her mother what happened, and then brought the ginger tea back to the room. Mother Liu sighed, only she knew the bitterness.

After Lin Xi came out of the bath, Liu Yue handed the ginger tea to Lin Xi and told her, "When I come out of the bath, we will go to find it, the company's affairs, I asked others to manage it for a few days, there will be no major events in these days, let's find grandma first, you sit down." ”

Liu Yue hurriedly went to take a bath, Lin Xi looked at the ginger tea that was steaming slightly hot in his hand, took a sip, and his cold body just now had a warm current, and gradually felt warm from cold and stiff. Staring at the heavy rain outside the window, the heavy rain seemed to be unloaded like a heavenly river, the rain did not mean to become smaller, but it became heavier and heavier, the rain washed over the window, and the scenery outside the window could not be seen.

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I looked at the footsteps that came and went, their footsteps hurried, but I could no longer find any trace of my existence, no one saw me, I was so different, I was so intolerant of the world, I couldn't find my own position, I didn't know what my current self was, 'Is this why I have lost my memory now!' ’

Looking up at this sky weakly, the sun is so hot, and the body is so warm, but it is so unreal, close your eyes and empty your head.

"Hello! Have you ever met this person? "There was a voice in my ear, I didn't want to pay attention to it, I didn't want to pay attention to it, the rain wet my body, it was so cold, the sun shone on my body, it was so hot, I experienced the sunset and the moon rose here, and I realized that I was no longer hungry, I was quite a wasted existence, I was in this street, I was in this position, and no one could see me.

Liu Yue in the distance, looking at Lin Xi's figure, what is she doing!

"Creek." shouted from afar, looking at Lin Xi suspiciously, with a trace of worry in his eyes, "Can you really bear it?" ‘

Lin Xi turned his head and looked at Liu Yue, seeing the person squatting on the ground, he ignored himself, and he had no choice but to leave.

When I opened my eyes, I looked at the graceful body that was gradually leaving, 'She. Did you just talk to me? I couldn't help but feel a trace of anticipation in my heart, looking at the figure of her and the girl leaving, the anticipation in my heart gradually dimmed, and I closed my eyes again, "How is it possible, it's just an illusion." ‘

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'Stream, what were you doing?' Liu Yue asked Lin Xi worriedly, and Lin Xi glanced at Liu Yue suspiciously, "I was asking him just now, have you seen grandma?" “

When Liu Yue heard this, she was even more worried, she had begun to hallucinate, she had been looking for 2 days, she cried in the middle of the night, she was moaning and whimpering in the bed, she was helpless in her sleep, she woke up in the middle of the night, she saw it in her eyes, her heart was not comfortable, such a good old man, can no longer be her dependence, plus the 3 days since she disappeared, it has been 5 days, and there is no news from the police station, although she doesn't want to give up, but she always keeps thinking about the bad in her heart, and Lin Xi's state has become worse and worse, The bloodshot in her eyes, the increase in dark circles under her eyes, her pace, her state, eating and drinking everything was mechanical, like a corpse without a soul, she really couldn't imagine how Lin Xi should deal with herself when the old man had an accident.

A far-fetched smile on his face, "Oh, what did he say then." “

"He ignored me." Lin Xi sighed lowly.

"Then let's go ahead and ask someone."

"Hmm."

The two of them took the color photos printed in their hands, asked around, and handed out leaflets from time to time.

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The rainstorm at night is raging, the thunder roars non-stop, this is a heavy rainstorm, the old woman is wrapped in the only thin clothes left, shivering in the cold night, her hands are swollen because of the hammer just now, look around, there is no place to hide from the wind, the overpass may be warmer, but the relative rain also soaked the ground, I don't know when, the sleepiness of the night can no longer bear, the daytime hike is already hard, the old woman tilted her head, leaned against the bridge wall and was asleep,

It was dawn, when the sky began to whiten, the old woman woke up, looked at the heavy tattered quilt on her body, although it exuded a musty smell, but there was also a trace of emotion in her eyes, lifted the quilt, looked at the position of the old beggar, he was covering the cardboard box, his body curled up because of the cold, dragging his tired body, his arms were already swollen, barely supporting the wall, and climbed up, the old beggar in the distance heard the movement, opened his hazy eyes, and looked at the old woman's far-fetched movements and moans when he touched the injured area, and he got up, and walked briskly in the direction of the old woman, "Are you alright?" He asked with concern, and reached out to help her up, and when she stood firm, he let go of his hands, "Don't get in the way, I still have to find someone, thank you for last night's dinner." The old woman bowed slightly, "Hey, thank you, who are you looking for, do you know where he lives?" ”

"She lives in Qingqing Garden, and I'm going to take advantage of the good weather to go to her."

"I still have some money, let's give you a ride, just know where it is, find him quickly, and you won't have to suffer." After that, the old beggar took out a scattered 1 yuan from the gap in his clothes, although it was scattered, but it was neatly folded in his hand and stuffed into the old woman's hand, and the old woman suddenly retracted her hand, "I don't want your money, thank you for helping me last night, I'm leaving, thank you, I found my granddaughter, I thank you again." The old woman turned around and was about to leave, who knew that the old beggar was in a hurry, reached out and grabbed the old woman's arm, and unintentionally touched the old woman's injury, the old woman was shocked and woke up some people before sleeping, "What are you arguing about early in the morning, and let people not sleep." With a roar, he turned around again and fell asleep, "I'm sorry, big sister, you can take this money and ride in the car first, and then return the money to me when you find someone." At this time, the old beggar knew that the old woman had come to the city to look for her granddaughter, and said that she stuffed the money into the old woman's hand again, but the old woman did not refuse again, and the old woman with her head bowed, grabbed the money and owed it to the old beggar again, "Thank you." I found my granddaughter, and I came to see you again. The old woman took the money, and left the overpass without looking back, looking at the sky that had turned white, the city was so clean after the heavy rain, and there were no pedestrians on the road early in the morning, except for the occasional passing car, the old woman discerned the direction, and pointed to the young man yesterday.