Chapter 18: I Pursue You
Three o'clock in the morning passed quietly, and when the city bureau returned from work, the sky was already white, and the faint morning light slightly illuminated the surrounding environment, but the fog had not yet dispersed. The car of the city bureau traveled through the fog, but it also went all the way.
Before sunrise, it is the coldest time. The police officers of the city bureau, who had been busy for most of the night, all took advantage of this gap to take a staggered rest in the car. Even Father He, who was at the end, lowered his head and didn't make a sound, not knowing whether he was asleep or unwilling to raise his eyes again.
As the name suggests, the device that fades timeline images is a memorial. They can't completely erase their memories nowβthat only time thieves with the ability to dust time can doβso they can only fade their memories so that Father He forgets these things, intentionally or unintentionally.
Xu Xincha: They had already roughly explained the ins and outs of time killing to Father and Mother He. It was like listening to the books of heaven for the people of the previous generation, and they didn't believe this kind of rhetoric at all, and then went to the trial in a daze, and when they heard that Jiang Yuan was sentenced to death, and the execution was suspended for two years, but not immediately, He Father and He Mother finally collapsed.
Father He saw Fu Chuanchuan go home alone. When he saw Fu Chuanchuan's young appearance, it was as if he saw his deceased daughter He He, and his voice and smile were still there. Finally, anger and despair made him lose his mind, and he kidnapped Fu Chuanchuan because he was defenseless against him.
This is just a sad vent, which makes people sigh. The pain of losing a daughter cannot be repaid with blood, and all these things have drowned His father and His mother like a flood. Ice-cold water poured into their throats, making it impossible for them to breathe. In the end, He's father, who was supposed to be the victim, was shocked by the emotions called anger and despair, and turned into the perpetrator.
Is justice not coming? No.
If blood debts are demanded to be repaid in blood, then how can Jiang Yuan's wife, a woman who has long lost her parents and only her husband is left with her closest relatives, survive?
Sometimes it's not justice, it's just the bitter and difficult way of the world that obscures its light.
Xu Xincha's arm was simply stopped from bleeding, because the bleeding was not stopped immediately, and the sleeves of Xu Xincha's entire arm were stained red with blood. The temperature of the whole person's body gradually decreased, and he was still holding on to a cold body, but he couldn't hold it anymore as soon as he arrived in the car. Lu Jijiang didn't say a word, took off his clothes and covered him, and then hugged him into his arms without saying a word.
Xu Xincha struggled to prop up his eyelids and glanced at Lu Jijiang's jaw. His chin didn't have any fine stubble, it was very delicately groomed, and the warm light on the roof of the car outlined his delicate outline, Xu Xincha was cold, and he was very tired after not sleeping all night, he raised his eyes and looked over, feeling that Lu Ji would be far away and blurry. Xu Xincha smiled weakly and moved slowly in his arms.
"It's warm." He thought to himself.
Lu Jijiang suddenly pressed down and covered his eyes: "Close your eyes and rest for a while." β
Xu Xincha was indeed a little unable to hold on, the knife had just been opened, and it was very sharp. The blood from the wound kept flowing down intermittently, and it couldn't be stopped. And now that everything has settled, Xu Xincha's heart is relieved, and the wound on his arm has begun to hurt hotly.
"I'm sorry," the man said, still insisting on it. Lu Jijiang only felt a pair of eyelashes in his palms move, scratching his palms a little crispy, "I didn't do what I promised you, and then I left it to you." β
After he finished saying this in a daze, he fell asleep completely.
Xu Xincha doesn't know how long he slept this time, he used to stay up a lot of all-nighters because of various activities, work and graduation thesis when he was in college, but now he is getting older, and the consequences of staying up late are slowly getting up, even if he sleeps for a night and sleeps for a day, he is still groggy when he gets up.
He sat up from the bed and cushioned for three minutes, and the memories that seemed to be distant came back to his mind little by little. Xu Xincha was a little dazed, reached out and touched the mobile phone next to the pillow and opened it to see that it was already ten o'clock in the evening of the next day. He flipped through various social media and call logs, but unexpectedly did not see a single missed call or message asking about work.
He was wearing pajamas, and the cut on his right hand had been bandaged with gauze, but he could still feel a faint pain. Xu Xincha lifted the quilt and got out of bed, opened the curtains that he hadn't put down for a long time, and overlooked the night view through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
He remembered that it was Lu Jijiang who took care of him all the way in the police car before, and he didn't know what Lu Jijiang was doing now.
Thinking so, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Xu Xincha turned around and saw the person clearly through the neon lights outside.
It was Lu Jijiang who was thinking in his heart, and he seemed to have a cup of hot water in his hand.
Lu Jijiang, who was standing outside the door, turned on the lights. Xu Xincha suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with the bright light, and had to squint his eyes. He saw Lu Jijiang walking towards him with something, and then a cup of hot water was stuffed into his palm.
"When you wake up, get dressed." Lu Ji rang the unwavering voice in his ears, and then a piece of clothing fell on his shoulder, "Drink water first." Don't worry about work, I've got you covered. β
He took a step back and distanced himself from Xu Xincha.
Xu Xincha obediently obeyed, covered the hot water in his palm and drank several sips, feeling that his throat was no longer dry, before he raised his eyes to look at Lu Yijiang. There was a faint dark blue under this person's eyes, and he didn't have much rest at first glance.
He can't be taking care of me all the time. Xu Xincha thought about it ramblingly, and his heart involuntarily softened more than half, and before he could go through his brain, his body had already taken the lead in moving. Lu Ji took a step back, and Xu Xincha took a step forward, and his hand was stretched out. He woke up suddenly, but at this time, it was no longer possible to retract halfway, so he had to fall on Lu Jijiang's collar and fold the collar that he had not folded.
"Thank you." He tilted his head slightly, dodging Lu and staring at those amber eyes, and slowly pondered his words, "Thanks to you." β
An inexplicable atmosphere slowly flowed out from the two of them, Xu Xincha slept for too long, he couldn't exert his strength, he was so tired, but his spirit was quite good, he wanted to say something to ease this strange atmosphere, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't know how to ease it, and the energy that usually fought with his subordinates was not used on Lu Hejiang.
Lu Jijiang didn't answer his words, but just asked: "Are you hungry, there is still lean porridge in the kitchen." β
As soon as the three words "lean porridge" came out, Xu Xincha immediately thought of the fragrant and hot porridge along with his words, and his stomach, who had not eaten three meals all day, screamed very appropriately. Xu Xincha's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to nod: "Yes!" β
Lu Jijiang smiled imperceptibly, then turned around and went to the kitchen.
Xu Xincha stood alone in the bedroom. He walked to the bedside table, changed the clothes on his body first, and then turned on his mobile phone to call Fu Chuanchuan. Fu Chuanchuan quickly picked it up, and her voice sounded pretty good, and it seemed that this kidnapping did not hurt her too much.
Xu Xincha said a few words of appeasement - this is of little use to Fu Chuanchuan, who has been out of danger for almost a day, but it is rare for his own leader to say a few words, and Fu Chuanchuan listened. She was very interesting: "Xu Suo, I heard that you insisted on coming over with the city bureau, why?" Are you worried about me? β
"I'm worried about what you're doing?" Xu Xincha said as a matter of course.
Fu Chuanchuan, who stayed at home and didn't go to work for a day, was applying a mask at this time, and when he heard the words, he took the phone off his ear and wanted to hang up directly. She had no choice but to reluctantly and helplessly say: "Then I was kidnapped, shouldn't you worry about me?" β
"I guess the kidnappers won't tear up the ticket." Xu Xincha picked up the cup and walked out of the bedroom, and when he saw Lu Jijiang's figure busy in the kitchen, his heart warmed. In fact, he vaguely guessed the identity of the kidnapper from the beginning, "His blackmail call doesn't call your dad or your mom, but he chose me who is noted as 'bastard leader' in your mobile phone, obviously for a purpose, and will not easily move you, at most scare you." β
When Fu Chuanchuan heard the remarks, his heart was empty, and he wanted to hang up the phone for the second time: "I'm scared, Xu Suo, is there any mental loss fee?" β
"I'll give you another day off, and you can choose the date yourself." Xu Xincha had already sat down at the table, and Lu Ji would serve him a bowl of porridge sprinkled with green onions, "Paid, no deduction of your salary." β
"Thank you, Xu Suo!" Fu Chuanchuan smiled extremely happily. She is a girl with a strong psychological quality, even so, Father He's kidnapping still caught her off guard, and she was a little sorry for her fright. She is not afraid that she will be killed, but she is worried that Father He, who has lost his daughter, will do something irreparable.
After being rescued, she also received a lot of care and care, but Xu Xincha never appeared, and it was not until Lu Jijiang walked in that she learned that Xu Xincha was injured.
"Oh yes, Xu Suo!" Fu Chuanchuan gushed endlessly, "Lu Zhu is really good to you!" I've heard Lao Wan say that if you're not here today, he will handle your work by himself. They also say he looks much more reliable than you...... Phew, no, they said that Lu Zhu didn't seem to be resting, and after sending you to the hospital, he sent you home, and then changed his clothes and came to work at the Institute. β
"Seize the opportunity, Xu Suo, I think you are very hopeful!" Fu Chuanchuan didn't know if he felt that he was about to witness the birth of love, he was very excited, and his voice involuntarily became louder, and the wisps floated out of the mobile phone. Xu Xincha quietly raised his eyes to look at Lu Jijiang, who was sitting opposite him, but was discovered by the latter. He had to cough awkwardly, and pretended to be serious: "Okay, don't worry about this, take a good rest." Staying up late is not good for a girl's skin. β
He hung up the phone, and the living room fell silent. Seeing that the inexplicable atmosphere in the bedroom seemed to be about to start rampant again, Xu Xincha hurriedly said: "Besides, I've worked hard for you." β
Lu Jijiang raised his eyebrows.
"It's not too early, you should rest early. I was cleaning up the guest room a few days ago, so you can just go in. He smiled slightly, the corners of his eyes curled, "The porridge is very fragrant, thank you." β
"I remember you said you left me at my disposal." Caught off guard, Lu Jijiang said lightly.
He said Xu Xincha's original words word for word, and he didn't need to recall it at all. Xu Xincha had no choice but to continue on this topic: "Yes. β
"On the night of the previous celebration feast, you were drunk, and you may not remember what I said." Lu Jijiang stood up, walked around the table, and stood in front of him. Xu Xincha turned sideways, raised his face, and faced him.
"It was originally intended to be in your ...... I said it again," he vaguely slurred the word "remember", and then reached out and pulled the coat that was about to slip off Xu Xincha's back, and his voice was soft and hoarse, "Xu Xincha, I want to pursue you." β