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When Bai Qingzhou hurried home, it was already getting dark.

Xia Xinghe was still standing outside the iron railing, while Zhuzi firmly bit Xiao Liu's trouser leg to prevent him from leaving.

In more than an hour, Xiao Liu's attitude changed from fear at first to a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

During this period, he also thought about giving Xia Xinghe some money for private chats, and said with a smile: "I know I was wrong, brother, you take this, let's just treat this as a thing of the past, okay?"

Also begged in a low voice: "Brother, I just smoked it twice, and didn't think about doing anything to it. There are old and young in my family, so please let me live this time."

Later, when Bai Qingzhou didn't come, he changed his tough face again: "The owner of the dog doesn't want to care, what's your business? I just whipped it twice? And I'm going to jail ah?"

"That brother is busy. He is a great doctor, so he won't care about such trivial matters."

At that time, Bai Qingzhou hadn't replied to Xia Xinghe's message, and he hadn't even approved his friend application.But Xia Xinghe held his breath, based on his understanding of Bai Qingzhou, he bet that he cared about bamboo and would not sit idly by.

Obviously, he was right.

Bai Qingzhou strode into the yard, and the bamboo groaned and fell on his lap, with its tail between his legs and the tips of its ears drooping, and it rubbed against his calf aggrievedly.Seeing that Bai Qingzhou really came back, Xiao Liu finally became flustered. First he stammered and called "Brother", then he lowered his head and said he didn't mean it.

Bai Qingzhou glanced at him, ignored him, squatted down, stroked Zhuzhu's neck and chest, and tentatively brushed off the hair on Zhuzhu's back legs, trying to see its wounds, but Bamboo refused, and his legs felt like an electric shock Withdrawing as if, the wail was low and long.

Seeing this reaction, Xiao Liu faintly realized the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly said, "Why don't you do this, I don't want the wages, just treat it as my money, and buy some delicious supplements for the dog."

Bai Qingzhou's dark eyes were slightly pressed, but he still didn't speak.

Xiao Liu met many people, and was good at judging the situation. He knew that people like Bai Qingzhou were not easy to mess with, so he used the same excuse he said to Xia Xinghe: "Brother, it was all because of my impulsiveness. I already knew I was wrong. Now, give me a chance to make up for it."

Bai Qingzhou carefully inspected the wound on Zhuzi's body, took a picture, and finally stood up, as if he had just heard it, and asked, "I know I'm wrong?" His tone was still indifferent, and he couldn't hear a word. emotions in.

Little Liu Lian said: "I really know, really."

Standing beside him, Xia Xinghe couldn't help rolling his eyes.

An hour ago, he had said the same thing to himself. Seeing that Bai Qingzhou hadn't come, he immediately changed his expression of "you can't help me". A 180-degree turn, saying that he will change his face, is an insult to the classic national quintessence of the same name.

Xiao Liu was still laughing with him, and Bai Qingzhou also laughed.The corners of his lips were slightly lifted, and the smile did not reach his eyes.

"Very well," he said, "then let's go."

Xiao Liu was puzzled: "Let's go?"

"Police station."

Xiao Liu panicked instantly: "No, brother, what are you doing at the police station?"

"Don't you know you're wrong?" Bai Qingzhou looked at him lightly, "It's only natural to confess your guilt and obey the law."

"Didn't I just hit the dog twice? Is it against the law? Is there a law that says you can't hit a dog?"

Xiao Liu wanted to run as soon as he said that, Bai Qingzhou stepped forward and held his arm behind his back in three steps, and the siren sounded just in time.

Bai Qingzhou finally showed a real smile: "Here we come."

He said, "It is true that the law does not prohibit beating dogs, but you are beating my dog. It is a crime of destroying public and private property. Have you heard of it?"

The policeman in uniform got out of the car and strode towards this side. Xia Xinghe couldn't help but smile. Taking advantage of the interval between the few people talking, he knelt down and rubbed the bamboo quietly, giving it comfort and strength.

Bai Qingzhou never left behind in his work, Xia Xinghe thought, Xiao Liu had hit the iron plate.

Bai Qingzhou had already called the police on the way back. After the police came, they sent the bamboo to a nearby pet hospital for bandages, and then followed them back to the police station.

The policeman on duty was the police officer Wang who took notes for Xia Xinghe last time. Xia Xinghe greeted him with a smile, and police officer Wang also recognized him.

"Hey, isn't this the young man who stood up for justice last time?" Police Officer Wang said, "I didn't expect to see you again so soon... What's the reason this time?"

Xia Xinghe briefly explained the situation, then shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "I don't want to either, but I can't just sit idly by."

Police officer Wang patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "It's good, it's a brave act." Then he said, "There are not many enthusiastic young men like you now, so you have to keep it up."

Xia Xinghe became embarrassed after boasting in a bewildered manner, and Police Officer Wang asked while the iron was hot: "Young man, do you have a date?"

Xia Xinghe was startled, and didn't understand what he meant for a moment: "Huh?"

Police officer Wang smiled: "Actually, I wanted to ask you the last time I met. I have a daughter who is about your age. She graduated from graduate school and is now a middle school teacher..." Bai Qingzhou suddenly interrupted her before she finished speaking. up.

"Officer," Bai Qingzhou smiled politely, "Can I start taking notes? My dog ​​is still waiting to be checked."

Xia Xinghe finally realized Police Officer Wang's true intentions, and hurriedly said: "Officer Wang, let's get down to business first, you are busy too, I'll chat with you next time."

An adult's "next time" implies rejection. Police officer Wang is not a person who doesn't know what to do. He understood that Xia Xinghe didn't mean that, so he went down the steps and switched to work mode: "Hey, let's start now."

After finishing the transcript, a series of procedures went smoothly. Surveillance was installed in Bai Qingzhou's yard, and Xia Xinghe was the witness. The witness and material evidence were all there. There was no objection to the facts. Xiao Liu was detained for five days , As for the amount of compensation, it should be determined according to the injury of the bamboo.

It was already dark when we left the police station. Xia Xinghe had to take the subway home, and Bai Qingzhou also went to the pet hospital to check on Zhuzi's injuries. The subway station was in the same direction as the pet hospital, so the two had to go on the same road for a while. distance.

On the way back, Xia Xinghe secretly glanced at Bai Qingzhou a few times, wanting to ask him if he heard that Police Officer Wang wanted to introduce him to someone, so he interrupted, and seeing his indifferent profile, I felt that I was passionate, so I didn't mention it.But maybe his twinkling eyes were too obvious, which still caught Bai Qingzhou's attention.

"What are you thinking?" Bai Qingzhou asked.

Naturally, Xia Xinghe didn't want to tell his true thoughts, so he picked up a topic at random: "I was thinking about that part-time job just now."

When mentioning Xiao Liu, Xia Xinghe was still a bit annoyed: "He didn't treat dogs as life at all, but as objects to play with at will."

"There are quite a few people like this," Bai Qingzhou said, "Zhuzi was also beaten when he was a child."

The heart-stopping name made Xia Xinghe ignite again, and his tone became choking: "Then why do you still find a part-time worker to feed it?"

Bai Qingzhou said: "Busy, sometimes I have to travel."

The indifferent tone made Xia Xinghe feel even more angry: "Why do you need to keep a dog when you are busy? Since you have already decided to keep a dog, you have to take responsibility, or you should not keep it at all!"

Bai Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Sorry, it's my problem." His tone was a little low.

In fact, Xia Xinghe regretted it as soon as he said the words.He knew that Bai Qingzhou cared about bamboo, otherwise he wouldn't have hired a part-time worker for it, and would have gone to such lengths to report the case to vent his anger.

He is doing his best to make the bamboo grow happily, and he is more reluctant than anyone else to see the current result.

The mouth was one step faster than the brain, and Bai Qingzhou's low tone made Xia Xinghe feel uncomfortable, he turned his head awkwardly, and his tone lowered: "...Then find another part-time worker for it, better Yes, love it."

Bai Qingzhou asked, "Do you like it?"

Xia Xinghe was startled, for a moment he didn't understand what Bai Qingzhou meant.

Did you want him to help you, or did you think he had ulterior motives?

Of course he likes bamboo, even when he didn't know it was Bai Qingzhou's dog, he really wanted to discuss it with its owner and help him raise it for a period of time.

Bamboo is very obedient and smart, even if you spend a day with it and do nothing, it will make you feel relaxed and inspire Xia Xinghe even more, but when you know that it is Bai Qingzhou's dog, Xia Xinghe immediately withdraws it. this idea.

The ex is a very awkward relationship, the memories of the past lie across, the closest is also the most alienated, it is not as comfortable as a stranger, not to mention that Bai Qingzhou made it clear that he did not want to see him, and even gave the dog the same name as himself .

Xia Xinghe was silent and didn't speak, and Bai Qingzhou didn't say anything more. The two just walked side by side, and soon arrived at the subway entrance.

That's it, Xia Xinghe thought, the fate is over, there is no point in entanglement, he was about to walk to the subway station, but he heard Bai Qingzhou call his name.

"Xia Xinghe," Bai Qingzhou said, "I didn't know your WeChat name was 'Little Bamboo'."

He paused, "It's true that naming the bamboo has something to do with you, but it's not because of that."

Xia Xinghe raised his eyes, facing Shang Bai Qingzhou's eyes.

The surroundings were dark, the lights from the subway entrance shone on his face, his expression was vague and hazy, as if shrouded in layers of sand, it was not real, but those light-colored eyes were as focused as ever, Only him is reflected in the picture, which is very clear.

The heartbeat became irregular, Xia Xinghe pursed his lower lip, and subconsciously blurted out: "Why is that?"