The falling flowers will pass away, and after all, the dust will return to the dust.

The body was cremated and buried, and the whole day was under the gloomy sky, as if the solemn sadness was silently amplified by the gray clouds. Li Shukang's friends gathered in this verdant mountain to see him off for the last time, which made people sigh that no matter how wonderful they were in life, they couldn't escape this last journey after all.

Dong Jian and I stood behind Lao Di's wheelchair on the left and right, most of the people around him had frozen expressions, and Li Xiaoai walked in front alone holding Li Shukang's urn, and his back looked a little lonely.

Under the guidance of the staff, Li Xiaoai personally put his father's urn into the tomb, and then kowtowed to the cold tombstone.

A burst of gaze drifted by, why someone was staring at our position in front of the tomb that should have been focused. I looked back at the crowd around me but didn't find anything unusual, but a pair of eyes were indeed staring at me, those eyes under sunglasses, I was still not sure who it was.

"What's wrong?" Dong Jian noticed my abnormality.

"Do these people have any of our acquaintances?" I asked warily.

"Probably not, right? Except that you have a relationship with that Li Xiaoai. Dong Jian replied noncommittally.

"Some of the faces are familiar, but they are not acquaintances." Lao Di also noticed.

Who's watching us? Or is it just me?

I regained my composure and looked at Li Shukang's tombstone, but I was sure that the burning eyes never left my back.

Everything will eventually be dispersed, Li Shukang's farewell trip is coming to an end, Li Xiaoai faced everyone, "Thank you uncles and aunts, relatives and friends, for coming to my father's funeral, I thank you for him." After speaking, Li Xiaoai bowed deeply to the crowd.

In front of the funeral home, Li Xiaoai said goodbye in turn, and some people always didn't forget to nag two sentences, "Xiao Ai, please mourn, if you need any help, just ask." ”

"Yes, I didn't expect such an accident happened to your father when he was young, life is really short."

"You usually pay more attention to your body alone, and if you have a suitable partner, you should find yourself a companion as soon as possible."

"After this round of crisis of Aikang Group, there is only an empty shell left, if you have the heart to try your best to see if you can help Aikang up, if you can't let it have a good end, it is your father's life's work."

Li Xiaoai was overwhelmed by a group of elders, "Okay, thank you." ”

"I will, I will definitely invite you to my wedding when the time comes."

"Aikang will not fall, I will do my best, please rest assured."

The crowd walked and scattered, and finally only Lao Di, Dong Jian and I were left in front of the empty funeral home, and at this time the sunset finally broke through the thick dark clouds, leaving the last ray of sunset when it was about to say goodbye.

"Uncle Di." Listening to the tone, Li Xiaoai and Lao Di are no strangers, and the voice did not fall, and he raised his eyes and glanced at me, and the gloom in his eyes still existed.

"Well, Xiao Ai has grown up after all, and she needs to take care of her life alone." It is rare for Lao Di to have such a kind tone, which is the tone that the elders only have when they treat the younger generations.

"Thank you for coming to my father's funeral." Li Xiaoai lowered her eyes again.

"No thanks." Lao Di looked up at the daughter of the old man and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "I came to attend your father's funeral this time, but there are some things I still need to make clear to you." ”

"Huh?"

Sitting on the bench in the rest area, Lao Di told Li Xiaoai everything about the matter, "Your father gave me this money but left such a trust, I don't know what to do, I don't know much about many things in his life, let alone the cause of his death, but..."

"I understand that my father's arrangement must have his reasons, and I don't intend to speculate too much, but my father also left me a message the night before the accident."

"Oh?"

"There is only one word, home. I could see what my father was trying to understand in this word, but I never understood that the concept of home almost did not exist in my past experience with my father, and when I graduated from junior high school, I was sent by my father to Hong Kong, where I have been studying until today. Li Xiaoai seems to be recalling the past along with this simple word.

There was a moment of silence, "I still think your father's concerns are justified, but I don't know what to do, Aikang Group has a contracted security company." ”

Li Xiaoai's brows tightened slightly, and after thinking for a few seconds, the gloomy clouds seemed to disperse, "Just take it as a verbal promise, Uncle Di, you are the most trusted person in your father's life, and your words are a promise, I will listen to it." ”

"I need to send someone to stay with you."

"You arrange it."

"Don't you have any concerns?" Lao Di was puzzled.

Li Xiaoai looked up at me, then bent the corner of her eyes to reveal a smile that dissipated the haze, "No." ”

She trusts Lao Di and trusts me. My heart fluttered slightly at that moment, like a drop of water falling into a pool of water that was so undisturbed that before I even knew it, everything was calm again.

"Okay, I'll go back and discuss with Dong Jian how to arrange manpower, and I'll contact you when the time comes." Lao Di didn't expect Li Xiaoai to be more incredible than he imagined, and the daughter of the deceased really had a different temperament.

On the top floor of an office building at night, in the office cubicle of Defensive Shield, three men are gathering on a computer under the lamp to consult information and make a plan together, with only a verbal promise.

Li Xiaoai, the daughter of Li Shukang, the daughter of the president of Aikang Group, whose mother is now the wife of Hong Kong Futong Hongjin Group, and Li Shukang divorced 18 years ago. He is currently a graduate student at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong and has just turned 24. During his academic performance, he has published papers in the world-renowned journal Nature, won many scholarships, and participated in the research of SARS coronavirus acute lung injury, which has been widely recognized by the society and academia.

"He's a top student." Dong Jian looked at the beginning and sighed at me, "How do you know her?" ”

"What? Do I look like I have bad grades? I frowned.

Dong Jian shook his head again, expressing puzzlement.

The study and living habits are relatively simple, in addition to the usual access to the library and research institute, but also participated in the swimming club, love singing, and once entered the finals of the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant a few years ago, and won the third place. His excellent conditions and family background became the leader of the Hong Kong celebrity circle at that time, and there were countless suitors.

"I know this, it was popular for a few months and then it died down." Dong Jian interjected.

"It's a pity that I was still dreaming at the time and didn't know these details." I responded.

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"Okay, that's all, now choose someone." Lao Di went straight to the point and directly ordered Dong Jian, and Dong Jian directly ordered me, I was embarrassed.

"At least four to five people need to be rotated, otherwise there is no way to continuously ensure Li Xiaoai's safety, and the twelve-hour rotation is required." I suggested.

"Four or five people? Do you think we still have a lot of manpower at the moment? And it's the business of this kind of verbal agreement. Dong Jian questioned on the spot.

"Three people." Lao Di directly asserted, "There is still one person left, let Liu Lian make up for it." ”

"Liu Lian? No, no, no. Dong Jian directly vetoed, "She can't even handle her skills, at least like Qiu Shao or Cheng Luchen." ”

Dong Jian's tone is difficult not to suspect that he is suspicious of protecting his shortcomings, "You take Qiu Shao and Cheng Luchen out of the two groups and take a break, everyone has a good rest and rest." ”

"The three of them rotate twenty-four hours a day, and no one can bear it, how can a girl persevere." Dong Jian was still quibbling.

"Okay, okay, just the two of you, one for two days, and one for two days. This salary will be settled according to 10,000 yuan per round, and I will find someone to replace you two when I am idle after the New Year. Lao Di once again broke off the argument.

The pay is really expensive, the working hours are regular, and they are not too busy. "That's it for now." I promised. But after careful calculation, this number can protect a person for 55 years, which is almost Li Xiaoai's life, and I can't help but sigh that manpower can't win over capitalists to make money, and that number is just a small goal for some people.

"Things have been really strange about the Aikang Group recently, although it seems like a simple one-man guard, you two should be more careful." Lao Di admonished.

"Although guns are banned in China, no matter how high the martial arts are, they are afraid of kitchen knives, so be more careful, at least wait for the police to solve the case, otherwise I really dare not say absolutely." Dong Jian also agreed with Lao Di's point of view.

I nodded my head to say I agreed with them.

The Aikon Group's campus is not far from the office buildings of Defense Shield, less than a quarter of an hour's drive, a few blocks away. The entire park covers an area about the size of a football field, and there is only one square building in the courtyard that looks like an office building. Except for the left-hand windows and walls on the middle floor, which are dyed black, it looks like the only miscolored squares in the gray and white Rubik's Cube.

Outside the entrance of the Aikang campus is a spacious six-lane highway with two directions, and across the road are neatly lined with neat commercial fronts, restaurants, small goods retail, clothing and more.

"Hello, I'm looking for Li Xiaoai." I had just entered the building and asked the well-dressed building security guard.

"Wait a minute."

The entire building does not look as simple from the outside as it looks, and its degree of modernity is comparable to that of even the most advanced research institutes. Metal walls, thick metal fire doors, transparent lighting. The building has 12 floors, with six compartments on each side, so that it forms a regular shape of 12 by 12, and the interior is divided into perfect squares.

"In fact, Aikang is a company similar to a research institute, we have been focusing on the research and development of the most advanced medical devices and drugs, Mr. Li is waiting for you in the room, please come in." After a brief introduction, the receptionist knocked on a separate metal door at the end of the corridor on the top floor.

"What? The HR manager also submitted his resignation? As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard Li Xiaoai's anxious voice almost collapsing.