5. The Icy City
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Zhong Xian doesn't know anything about Xiao Zhu's personal situation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
He can't even remember where Xiao Zhu is from, JXHB that guy is not tall, thin and small, and his face is also slender, and he usually gets a middle-parted hairstyle, and his hair is black and shiny, so Dake will say that he looks like a traitor.
Xiao Zhu is usually polite. Behind too much politeness, there is a lack of sincerity, and the eyes always reveal a kind of alienation.
Zhong Xian could only recall so much, and he had no interest in recalling this person. It was only because of Officer Deng's interrogation in the past two days that he passively searched for his memories.
And now, with the familiarity with Officer Deng, the initial nervousness has subsided, and he is even more reluctant to force himself to think about Xiao Zhu again.
"He's a very humble guy." This is his evaluation of Xiao Zhu. He began to tell Officer Deng what he really thought.
How inconspicuous is it? Like those harmless and unpleasant people that are often seen on the street, such people suddenly disappear from the world one day, and they will not attract attention, and no one wants to pay attention to them.
"That's probably what your colleagues think." Officer Deng muttered.
"Isn't it impersonal." Zhong Xian laughed self-deprecatingly.
At this time, it was past eight o'clock in the evening, the blocked lane was gradually cleared, and the crown car drove into the center of LU. The city's most glorious side is beginning to awaken like a sleeping beast, bursting in all directions like neon lights and festive fireworks, and the extreme prosperity of the night light pierces people's eyes like a needle in the eye. At this time, in the central area of LU, Kingkey 100 is the most shining one, like a slender, towering diamond, with a huge merchant phone number looping on the fusiform side, and every number is shining - 0755XX88888.
It's a sight to see every night. But every time I am in it, my heart still can't help but stir.
"I'll get off here." Zhong Xian said.
Officer Deng was slightly surprised: "Is it here?" ”
"Yes. I want to walk back. Take a walk. ”
"KKMALL BAR IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR, RIGHT?" Officer Deng pointed in the direction of Kingkey 100.
"It used to be there. It's no longer there. I don't know where to move. You think I'm going to a bar? Zhong Xian smiled and motioned for the driver to stop. Thank you bro. ”
The driver smiled and nodded.
Officer Deng also nodded to him: "Thank you for your help today." ”
"Goodbye, Sir. It's just a pity that I can't really help you. Zhong Xin opened the door and stepped into one foot.
Officer Deng said behind him, "I always feel that it's different here at night. ”
"Yes. A city that starts at night. ”
After Zhong Xian got out of the car. STOOD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT, WATCHING THE CROWN DRIVE INTO THE CROWDED DRIVEWAY, THEN TURNED AND WALKED INTO THE DOORS OF CUCCI, FROM WHERE HE WALKED TOWARDS THE BRIGHTLY LIT CITY OF THE MIXC.
Near the escalator leading to the underground exit of the subway, there was a crowd of people, and many young faces passed by him, a group of creatures who were only energetic at night.
Will there be such an inconspicuous person among them, who mixes in the nightlife crowd every day and mixes for a long time. One day he suddenly disappeared, but no one would feel it.
It's an icy place. Zhong Xian thought to himself.
10、
"It could be a girl."
"What?" Dake looked puzzled. He was already waiting in the dining area on the fourth floor of Wanxiang City. At a table near the corner, he ordered grilled fish on a rectangular iron plate covered with red oil and various side dishes, bubbling under the baking of an induction cooktop.
Seeing the approaching bellstrings, Dake pointed to the plate that had been set up on the other side of the table with a little dissatisfaction, and motioned for him to sit down quickly. "I thought you were arrested by the police. So long! ”
"Traffic jam."
"What girl did you just say?" Dake looked at him curiously with chopsticks.
Zhong Xian sat down in the seat opposite Dake, leaned back on the high back of the chair, paused for a moment and said, "The one in my dream." ”
Dake sneered disdainfully: "Have you been idle lately, what is there to ponder about a dream." Didn't it say it was a man before - maybe a friend or classmate or something? Why did you become a woman again today? ”
Zhong Xian stared at the boiled fish: "I don't think there's a reason for me to keep dreaming about a man. ”
"Could it be that you made out with that unlucky guy who was forgotten in your dream?" Dake's little eyes began to glow, and he laughed: "You mean your ex-girlfriend?" You're really not human, can you forget about your ex-girlfriend? ”
The bell strings were silent.
"I remember your girlfriend for the past three years." Dake said energetically, "I'll help you count." How about counting backwards? ”
"You're really idle." Zhong Xian brought the teapot on the table to his eyes and rinsed the empty saucer in front of him with hot tea. "I've been waiting for so long, it's not that I want to hear the progress of Xiao Zhu's case."
"I've been too idle lately, and Xiao Zhu's matter is just to relieve my boredom. What did that Sir say? "Dake can't wait to know the progress.
Zhong Xian put the chopsticks on the plate, carefully rinsed them with tea, and said, "I'm sorry for you." I don't think there's been much progress today. Apart from spitting bitterness, European Airlines did not say any useful clues. Deng Sir is a trip for nothing. ”
Dake didn't seem surprised: "How is that kid from European Airlines now, I haven't seen him for so long, what did he tell you?" ”
Zhong Xian stared at the grilled fish, feeling that he had no appetite, and after a short pause, he proposed, "Would you like to drink some wine?" ”
"I'm coming by car!" Dake had an exaggerated expression of regret. "Unless you let me go to your house."
"My hall is partially renovated, and the walls are half painted. You don't have a place to sleep. ”
"Isn't it okay to squeeze into a bed with you?" Dake said defiantly with round eyes and small eyes. "I don't like you."
"I hate you!" Zhong Xian laughed. "I don't drink anymore. There won't be any good wine here either. ”
Dake sandwiched a large piece of fish meat on his plate and ate it violently. Then he said, "Is European still pestering you?" ”
Zhong Xian said quietly: "Why is he pestering me?" ”
"Wasn't he your henchman before? In the end, it's not pestering you to take him to do a project. ”
"Didn't the project take you with me? Besides, we really needed him to get the imp on the construction site at the time. We can't both of us spend our time. ”
"I can do it on the site in the future. It won't be as useless as he is, wasting so much time. Dake paused for a moment and said. What does he do now, is he still in this business? ”
"It seems like I'm doing something with my relatives." Zhong Xian said.
Dake nodded and muttered in a low voice, "You can't be soft-hearted. That guy can't be trusted. ”
"You've said it eight hundred times. Wouldn't I myself look at people? Zhong Xian poured all the tea that had rushed through the plates and chopsticks into a cup, pushed the cup to the corner of the table, and motioned for the waiter to take it. Then he took a deep breath and went into a daze.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Dake looked at him with a frown.
Zhong Xian moved his gaze to the fish that had already been half eaten by Dake, and said, "I was thinking that Deng Sir was actually a very interesting person. ”
"Really? There is a chance for me to meet. Dake said.
Zhong Xian smiled: "You still want to know the police?" I'm not afraid that he will see through you and arrest you. ”
"Cut, who doesn't know? The words of the police and bandits are absolutely true. Our little thing is pleasant, in the eyes of the police, it is pediatrics, and people have seen the world. The more Dake spoke, the more excited he became, and winked at Zhong Xian mysteriously, "They don't have to spend money to do bad things!" Hehe, this Deng Sir will not be an exception. Bet if you don't believe it! ”
11
The night breeze was comfortable.
After saying goodbye to Dake, Zhong Xian slowly walked back along the clean, stage-like street. On a clear night, the lights are so beautiful that before you know it, Bell String recalls how she felt when she first arrived in the city. Strangely, he couldn't even remember what day he had come here four years ago.
It seems that in June, I arrived by plane, and the airport was surrounded by torrential rain that day.
He was waiting for someone to pick him up, and he waited for a long time, as if he remembered the feeling that no one would come. He was waiting in the glass door at the exit of the airport, dazed and terrified.
It didn't seem to be that time, he seemed to have taken a long-distance bus. I arrived after an overnight ride from Guilin, and when I got off the bus, I found that my coat was missing. Wearing a white vest and carrying a backpack, he stood awkwardly in the station, asking passers-by for directions to the subway. He was looking for someone, and it felt like he wouldn't find anyone, he remembered. At a loss, fear in my heart.
He'd just forget that feeling. I really almost forgot about it.
Zhong Xian suddenly stopped.
He saw European Airlines.
In front of the Bihut door downstairs at his house, Europa shrugged his shoulders like a cold bird.
Anger rose in his heart, and Zhong Xian walked over: "What are you going to do?" ”
European Airlines deliberately pretended to be surprised: "What a coincidence. I ......"
"What are you looking for me for?!"
"Oh, I'm just passing by, yes, you live here. All right...... I was just trying my luck and I didn't say anything today. ”
"Are you here to threaten me?" Zhong Xian used his peripheral vision to look around, and no one paid attention to them. "Don't think I don't know what you did to Mr. Li before, but I won't eat your set. There's nothing I can do to you. ”
"What do you think of me?" European Airlines was shocked and anxious, "Mr. Li, he owes me!" I've been with him for eight years! He ruined my life!"
"You can't blame others, did someone force you to work in his company in the first place? It's your choice! ”
"He fooled me!" European Airlines is not convinced. Then he waved his hand in frustration, as if begging for mercy. "Don't mention the past! I don't blame anyone. I'm just complaining. I know what you're going to say, everyone takes detours, and those who fall and get up are heroes, and those who fall and can't get up are bears. I just want to get up. But you won't help me. Zhong, you help me! "European Airlines is getting louder and louder. Three people came out of the Pizza Hut and looked at them strangely.
Zhong Xian took a step back, and the European Airlines shut up, and apologized after a while: "I'm sorry, I've been very annoyed lately, and my wife is so noisy that she doesn't want to go home......"
Zhong Xian looked at his watch, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" He said, staring at the airline.
"Uh...... Eaten. European replied.
"Bullshit. I treat you to pizza. As he spoke, he pushed the door open and walked into Pizza Hut.