High-speed rail, from the provincial capital of Hunan Province to Shenzhen City.

Qi Zihuan sat in the window seat, his right hand supporting his cheek, and was quietly looking out the window.

The scrolling screen at the end of the carriage shows that the current speed of the train is as high as 300 kilometers per hour, but because the windows of the high-speed train have been specially slowed, the speed at which the scenery flashes on both sides is not fast, making people feel that there is no obvious difference from ordinary trains.

There are many mountains and hills in the south, and there are basically ups and downs outside the window, among which there are farmland houses, yellow dogs, and buffaloes working.

The man sitting next to him was probably hungry, so he took out a box of instant noodles from his bag, thought for a while, and got up and walked towards the dining car.

A while ago, a video fermented on the Internet, which sparked a big discussion about whether instant noodles can be eaten on the high-speed rail.

There is some truth on both sides.

But after Qi Zihuan saw this topic, there was an infinite loop of voice in his mind.

"Beer, drinks, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, eight treasure porridge. Boiling water to soak noodles and ham sausages, close your feet and raise your legs to let go! ”

This reminded Qi Zihuan of the only time he took the train when he was a child.

He grew up in the mountainous area of western Hunan Province, where the traffic has never been inconvenient, everyone goes out basically by car on the winding mountain road, and so you turn to motion sickness and want to vomit, but find that you have just passed a mountain.

When he was more than five years old, he still remembers that his grandfather died and his father took him to the funeral in Gan Province.

At that time, it was still a green train, and the aisles and toilets were full of people, and even some seats were simply laid with newspapers, and once they were drilled in, they were used as sleepers. The father sat in the window seat with Xiao Zihuan in his arms, next to an uncle in an ill-fitting suit was talking endlessly about what he had seen and heard from all over the world, and in the seat next door was a group of people playing cards and shouting.

The deepest impression is the taste...... Well, a unique flavor mixed with sweat odor, foot odor, egg flavor, and instant noodle flavor.

In short, the whole journey is monotonous and tedious, shrouded in all kinds of noisy sounds and strange smells. After the initial freshness subsided, Xiao Zihuan quickly developed a sense of irritability.

The father did not scold the little Zihuan who refused to sit and writhe quietly, but said with a smile.

"Let's count the cows."

The gray-black is the buffalo, the yellow-brown is the ox, and the two fathers and sons count one type of cow, and they agree to compare who counts more every hour.

So, the two of them kept staring out the window, muttering and counting.

What a super boring game.

Qi Zihuan silently recalled.

But the joy of the buffalo he counted after winning twice in a row is still fresh in his memory.

There were still buffaloes outside the window, but the middle-aged man who was smiling and counting the cows with him was gone.

Father did die.

Here's the latest news from Hankook.

After the last call, Qi Zihuan was busy carefully selecting the goods for the big customer, and the customer was very satisfied after receiving it, and was already discussing with him the plan to purchase the goods in bulk in the future and the price.

At this moment, Han Tae called and said that he had found one of his father's former subordinates and confirmed that his father had died of a sudden illness.

Qi Zihuan hung up the phone, silently took the car to the provincial capital, and bought a ticket to Shenzhen.

……

In the private room of a tea house, Qi Zihuan, who was picked up by Hankook, met his father's subordinates who used to be nicknamed "Bao San" or "Lao Bao".

Lao Bao didn't look like a mixed society, about forty years old, wearing a well-fitting casual suit, glasses, meticulously cleaned hair, and the image of a company executive.

"Are you Qi Ye's son? There are indeed some similarities. Lao Bao looked at Qi Zihuan carefully.

Qi Zihuan was quite surprised that his father was called Qi Ye, and he was stunned for a moment before he was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Uncle Bao, I heard that you used to have a lot of contact with my father. My father left home when I was young, can you tell me about him over the years? ”

Although he already knew the general idea from Hankook's report, he still wanted to hear the insider's details.

"Well, we didn't know that Qi Ye had a son, so we took the initiative to choose a place for Qi Ye to be buried. Burial, so did not choose the cemetery. Lao Bao had some feelings in his words, "I followed Qi Ye when he started to resell parallel electrical appliances...... Qi Ye has the courage and skill, and in just a few years, he has made the business bigger and bigger, both black and white, and there are many parts that I don't know very well. At that time, there were four people who were specifically responsible for different matters, me, Finger, Mad Wolf and Xiao Hei, plus an old Kong who was in charge of money, and we were basically the most trusted team under Qi Ye. ”

"I heard that it was because the mad wolf was arrested for stabbing someone while drunk, which caused my father's accident?"

"Well, it's all rumors, but it's not." Lao Bao pushed his glasses and said slowly, "Actually, Qi Ye had fallen ill before this, and the hospital did not find out the specific cause at that time. But we all guess that it's because of Lao Kong's disappearance. ”

Qi Zihuan poured a cup of tea for each party and Han Tai, and listened carefully.

"Qi Ye's business is very profitable, and there are also many risks, so he rarely shows up in the later stage, and Lao Kong is basically responsible for handling the business accounts. But one day, Lao Kong suddenly disappeared, and when he went to check again, he found that he had begun to secretly make false accounts and transfer some funds half a year ago, and two days before he disappeared, he was even more crazy, and he directly siphoned off the liquidity of various businesses without concealment...... According to our estimates, he took at least two-thirds of the money from Qi Ye's business. ”

"Was he found later?"

"No, no one has seen him since. After the incident of Lao Kong, I don't know if he was angry, Qi Ye fell ill not long after, and the crazy wolf also drank heavily because of this incident, and was arrested for committing a crime after drinking. Qi Ye's body collapsed quickly, and before he died, he ordered several of us to divide the rest of the money equally, and then go our separate ways. Lao Bao hesitated for a moment, raised his eyes and looked at Qi Zihuan and said seriously, "None of us know about your existence, otherwise it will ......"

Qi Zihuan waved his hand and said lightly: "You earned that money, I don't want it." This time, I just wanted to see where my father was buried, not to ask for money. ”

Lao Bao was also relieved when he heard this, he has relied on that money to make capital over the years, and he has successfully laundered his money through hard work and has his own business. Although he was still a little grateful to Qi Ye in his heart, he was not willing to suddenly appear to divide his property.

Later, Qi Zihuan inquired about some details of his father's illness before leaving with Han Tai.

……

In the suburbs of Shenzhen, in front of a grave.

Qi Zihuan looked at the weedy tomb and the tombstone engraved with his father's name.

There was silence for a long time.

Suddenly, he said to Han Tai, who was standing not far away.

"Let's dig it up."