Zhang Huaixu and Hao Jianren chatted hotly, and I had nothing to do in my spare time, so I simply pulled out a book on the bookshelf next to me.

It is a photocopy of the Voynich Manuscript, most of which are patterns and words that I cannot understand at all. The original manuscript remained in Voynich's possession from 1912 to 1969, and was later acquired by the Yale University Library in 2005.

Also known as the "Voynich Manuscripts", this manuscript is one of the most difficult books in existence.

The manuscript contains strange decorative images of celestial bodies, fantasy plants, and nude women, and is written in a peculiar script that does not correspond to any known language.

Although I can't understand the above content, just looking at those patterns, I feel that this author must be a lovely person.

The sun shines on the desk, turning the pages, kicking up a cloud of dust, jumping in the sunlight; The shadow outside the window is full of shadows, as if there is a breeze blowing, and the light on the writing is moving.

Such a peaceful time seems to have gone through a century.

While I was immersed in it, the phone on the desk suddenly vibrate.

"Hey ........."

"Hey, it's me."

My body felt like I had been electrocuted, surprised, panicked, and overwhelmed.

"You're in the library, aren't you? Can you come out for a while, I have something to tell you. ”

His voice was very flustered, and as soon as the voice fell, he hung up the phone, not giving me the slightest chance to refuse.

I didn't want to see him, but that day, his loving face before he left suddenly popped out of the memory, and the more I restrained myself from thinking of him, the clearer the picture became.

Perhaps, something happened, probably I was urged by the creditor to ask for a debt, and I wanted to ask if I had any money.

"Zhang Huaixu, I, I'll go out for a while.........."

After all, he is my biological father, and his blood is thicker than water, and I can't just watch him die.

"Well, go ahead." He seemed to be too busy to even lift his head, but waved his hand at me.

At the door of the library, I saw the short figure, wrapped in a shabby long-sleeved high-necked trench coat in the middle of summer, looking like a nervous wreck. When he walked in, he had lost a lot of weight, even his eye sockets were sunken, and there was still a strong smell of tobacco on his body. He was looking around like a thief.

I took a breath and called out to him.

"Hello."

When he saw me, his eyes lit up and he grabbed my arm like a life-saving straw.

I sighed and reached for the inside pocket of my bag, ready to give him the money.

Before I could speak, he suddenly took a large handful of money out of his arms and stuffed it into the schoolbag I had opened.

"What are you doing!" I threw my bag on the ground in horror. Judging by his look, combined with his financial situation, I believe that he stole the money.

"Xiaoge, you take it first, don't ask for it yet, okay? You take it first, and I'll text you to tell you. ”

Tan Yao looked around as he spoke, as if someone was chasing him.

I'm even more convinced that the money came from is unknown.

"Dad, I don't want this money, you stuff it for me, and I will hand it over to the police."

"Xiaoge, don't worry, I earned this money by renting it, you take it, don't stay in Beijing, go to Hangzhou, go to your grandma, I beg you, I beg you.........."

As he spoke, he began to cry.

This man, I've only seen him drunk and smashing bottles, and pointing at my nose and scolding me, I've never seen him so pitiful as he is now, almost on his knees in front of me, with tears in his eyes.

Seriously, I really don't believe that he, a lazy drunkard and gambler who has never made a penny for his family, would drive a taxi to make money during this time.

"Okay, I got it."

"Catch him! Little girl, help us catch him! "Not far away, a group of uniformed police officers with batons ran towards us.

I know they're here to chase Tan Yao. In the past, I have also bumped into Tan Yao a few times and was chased by the police for gambling. I didn't stop Tan Yao, after all, he was my father.

But this time, Tan Yao actually stood up very calmly, stretched out his hands, and asked them to handcuff his hands and say sorry to them.

A policeman came up to me, saluted, and said to me, "Little girl, may I ask who you are the suspect?"

Suspect?

"I'm him...... His daughter. ”

"Yes, your father died due to drowsy driving and is currently in police custody. Originally, he had already gotten into the police car with us, and suddenly ran out like crazy, excuse me, does your father have a history of mental illness? ”

"No, no, he's fine."

"Oh, okay. If he has given you anything just now, please give it to the police, otherwise, we have the right to take you back to the police station. ”

I honestly poured the money out of my bag.

"He gave me the money, and if you don't believe me, you can check the surveillance footage at the road crossing."

The policeman picked up the money on the ground and saluted again.

"Okay, we got it. Please leave your mobile phone number, the money will be verified by us, if it is legally obtained, we will return the money, please rest assured. ”

"Well, I got ........."

I just watched Tan Yao get into the police car, and at the last moment he left, he actually turned around and smiled at me.

Growing up, I didn't have him in my mind, and my knowledge of him was limited to one name, and the identity of a gambler and drunkard. I didn't really know him.

Anyway, I don't want to bother myself with mediocrity and reminisce about the past.

It's just that his words make me very concerned, why did he run away and give me money, and told me to leave Beijing immediately?

As much as I hated him, this time, my instincts made me choose to trust him.

Back in the library, I buried my head low, almost moving closer to Zhang Huaixu and them.

"Coming back?" Zhang Huaixu glanced up at me, the corners of his mouth hooked a faint arc, leaned back, crossed his hands on his chest, "Say, what did you do again?" ”

"Huh? I, I didn't do anything........." I subconsciously pinched my right ear.

Looking at his dismissive expression, he didn't believe what I said at all.

"No, this is for you. I've got you covered. He pushed a blank piece of paper in front of him in front of me, "If there is anything you don't like professionally, you can change it first, and I'll show it to you." ”

I picked up the piece of paper, and there were dense flower-style characters written on it, and even which school and which major, the specific estimated scores, and the advantages and disadvantages were clearly written. But all the schools are in Beijing.

"Tan Lige, stay in Beijing. That way, we can still go to school together.......... ”

I have always kept this sentence in my heart. Because Zhang Huaixu has never been such a person who will plead with others, perhaps, he really wants that we can be admitted to the same university and stay in the same city. He is so persistent, I can't open my mouth.

But I had to care about Tan Yao's strange words, his expression, which really cared about me and asked me to leave quickly.

"What's wrong? Any questions? He asked me.

"No ...............," I swallowed uneasily, "I .............. I can't stay in Beijing anymore. ”

I clearly caught a glimpse of the corners of Zhang Huaixu's mouth, which had been slightly raised, suddenly returned to peace, and the light under his eyes showed a wolf-like light, which made my spine feel cold.

"Why?"

He now resembles an annoyed cat.

"No why, just ........."

"Bang!"

He suddenly jumped up and slammed the book he was holding on the table, startling everyone around him with a loud noise.

Hao Jianren, who was originally sitting in a daze and dozing off in his seat, was so frightened by this sudden loud noise that he bounced up directly, his head shook from side to side, and he looked dazed.

"What are those two people doing? Noisy ......."

"I don't know, the little couple is awkward."

...........

He bit his lower lip with his teeth and nodded his head a few times.

"Tan Lige, you play with me!"

The gentle and accustomed face, lit with fire, was terrifying, like an elegant cat suddenly screaming and baring its sharp teeth.

He threw the bag on his back and brushed past me without looking back.

"What's going on, what's going on, what's going on. You go back first, let's talk about it in the evening. Hao Jianren hurriedly took the bag, whispered a few words to me, and went out to chase Zhang Huaixu.

I sat back in my seat, buried my head low in the crook of my arm, and let out a long breath.

The air in midsummer can be so cold, bitterly cold.

Zhang Huaixu was completely enraged this time, but his loss of control was within my expectations, and I didn't feel too uneasy and panicked, but I felt sorry for him from the bottom of my heart, and my heart was beating wildly because of my weak heart.

He was really angry this time.

Of course, I would love to be with you all the time, because you are the people who care about me in the world........ Especially you.........

An Yuqiu called at the right time.

"Hello? Little pigeon, didn't you go to the library today to fill in the volunteers? What do you think? Which schools do you want to fill in?"

I found a corner in the stairwell, crouched down, and after making sure I didn't disturb anyone in the library, I whispered to her:

"Don't mention it, Zhang Huaixu is angry."

"What? Will he still be angry? His face looks like he's angry all day long, how do you know he's angry?" Hagaoka let out a long laugh as if mocking.

I unconsciously drew circles on the ground with my fingers.

"Don't make a fuss. I think he's really angry this time........."