The Deepest Color of the Night

Red Cay.

Fang Jin sat on the beach, looking at the endless blue sky and blue sea in the distance.

Flocks of snow-white seagulls flew by, and the wind sounded slightly salty, raising the fine temple hair around his ears.

The butler came over wearing an old man's flip-flops, carrying a medicine tray, and put down various medicine boxes one by one beside the armchair.Fang Jin meekly picked them up one by one and ate them all, then took the water from his hand and swallowed it all with his neck up.

The medicine was very bitter. He hissed lightly, and quickly picked up a glass of freshly squeezed pear juice from the tray.

"Last night, there were still seven or eight big pears on the tree. This morning, there were only two left, all of which were picked by those boys who climbed over the wall. I have already told people to come here this afternoon, on the courtyard wall. Build a circle of glass slag, otherwise people will climb the wall and steal chickens and dogs every day..."

Fang Jin interrupted the housekeeper: "Forget it, what are you fussing about with children."

"But how dangerous is this!" The housekeeper disagreed: "Today is an ignorant child, what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? This island is poor in the first place, what if something happens—"

"What can happen, it's not that there are no bodyguards." Fang Jin persuaded him with a smile: "It's just climbing trees and stealing fruits. I did it when I was young."

The housekeeper knew that he was afraid that the child's arms and legs would be pierced by the glass when he climbed over the wall, so he didn't say anything, just shook his head and muttered: "...I couldn't eat at first, so I can drink more pear juice, and I'm being beaten by it." People steal..."

He has worked in the Gu family for 30 years, and he has always gotten along well with Fang Jin, so his position is very close to him.Fang Jin drank the pear juice in one gulp, shook his head and said, "Don't do this—it's just a few fruits, how long can I drink it? They won't all be theirs next year."

The butler was reaching out to take the empty glass, and trembled slightly upon hearing this.

This is a small tropical island in Southeast Asia. Although the economy is underdeveloped, the folk customs are warm and simple.In the early years, Fang Jin noticed this island when he was developing a tourism project for the Gu family. Probably because he suddenly thought of leaving a way out for himself, he asked someone to buy the land and build a holiday villa.

Several nurses and bodyguards in the villa were sent to the island from G City. For example, the housekeeper has worked in the Gu family for 30 years. He is here.Although the working environment is not as modern and prosperous as that of G City, the environment on the island is good, the salary is good, and it is very leisurely to take care of Fang Jin alone, so everyone can stay at ease.

The fly in the ointment is that no one knows how long this kind of life can last—Fang Jin's health is deteriorating, and although he is supported by the most expensive imported medicine, the matching of the world's bone marrow bank is nowhere in sight, and he looks like he can't wait for too long It's time.

The butler felt a little sad, so Fang Jin waved his hand with a smile as if he had read his mind.

"Life and death determine wealth and honor. In my life, I have seen riches and honors that most people can't imagine, and I have done many things that ordinary people can't do. What is there to regret?"

The butler was dissatisfied when he heard this, and was about to refute when he saw Aken walking from the beach in flip-flops: "What are you talking about?"

The Vietnamese mercenaries had a very comfortable life on the island. They drank wine, ate barbecue all day long, and bought a speedboat to go fishing when they had nothing to do.Seeing that he had a notebook in his pocket, the housekeeper thought it was another Southeast Asian beauties swimsuit album he had bought, so he couldn't help but wrinkled his old face and shook his head.

"I'm talking about giving you two bonuses," Fang Jin said with a smile, "Thinking about how hard it is to take care of me during this time, how about sending a big red envelope to both of you?"

"That's great, how much is it?"

Fang Jin pointed to the three-storey villa built with snow-white bricks and stones under the blue sky not far behind, surrounded by green shade and red flowers, like a pleasing picture scroll.

"Uncle Chen is getting old," he said to the housekeeper, "you don't have any children, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to provide for the elderly in the future. This land and villa were bought in your name at the beginning, and you can take it after I die, even the formalities The notarization is all saved."

The butler was stunned for a moment, he hadn't thought of it at all: "No, no, this—how can this be—"

"Akon is not a person who can stay in one place. I left all the cash to you. If you want to go back to your hometown in Vietnam, you can go back to your hometown in Vietnam. If you want to travel around the world, go around the world. Being a mercenary is dangerous after all. Bring your brothers as soon as possible. Wash your hands in the gold basin and do some legitimate business."

Fang Jin finished speaking without stopping, let out a slight breath, raised his hand to stop the housekeeper:

"This is almost all of my large assets. The rest of the odds and ends, cars and boats, etc., should be sold and distributed to nurses and servants. It is not easy to take care of me. Take some money and leave as a thought. .”

The butler's eyes turned red in an instant, and he muttered, not knowing what to say, but Aken winked at him, telling him not to shed tears in front of Fang Jin.

"But it's not easy for you to work hard to earn this wealth. You have worked so hard in the past few years..."

"Sometimes there must be something in life, and there is always time in life. Don't force it." Fang Jin said lightly: "It seems easier to live, Uncle Chen doesn't need to persuade you. Go back and have a rest. I have something to discuss with Aken."

The housekeeper obviously didn't want to give up, but Fang Jin's attitude was moderate but firm.He has always been the kind of person who, although very kind, once made up his mind, has no room for change. It is useless to persuade anyone - the only person who can easily change his will is far away at the moment, and he is probably busy taking over the Gu family. Huge industry, right?

The housekeeper could only answer yes hoarsely, and left hesitantly.

"Why are you talking about this now? Aren't you cursing yourself?" Aken frowned after the housekeeper walked away, and said in disapproval: "It's all right now, the old man is going to sigh and chatter again, looking at his few A precious fruit tree weeping and spitting blood..."

Fang Jin couldn't help but smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case, let's say good morning. I've actually been a little confused since the time of the vigil. Sometimes I can't get my head around, sometimes I understand and sometimes I'm in a trance, and I can't see things clearly... …I’m afraid I’ll miss something in the end and forget to explain it to you.”

Akon fell silent for a moment.

"...There is still hope, the matching of the World Bone Marrow Bank has not been completed..."

However, he himself knows how pale these words are - to find a needle in a haystack with bone marrow matching, all six points must be matched, and blood type matching is the best.Even if there is a day when they will match after hundreds of re-screenings, Fang Jin may not be able to wait until then.

"Let's not talk about that," Fang Jin changed the topic and said, "What about the matter I asked you to inquire about? Did it come out?"

"Ah yes," Aken immediately pulled out the booklet and handed it to him.

"As for the ashes of your parents, I have asked people for a long time. I followed the police records of your house that was burnt down all the way, but I couldn't find any clues. Then I thought that since the real culprit is the Ke family, it is very likely They bribed the relevant personnel to take away the body, and they started from this aspect, and finally found the person who performed the autopsy..."

Fang Jin raised his head suddenly, his eyes fixed on Aken.

"—I can't find out," Aken said: "It's been too long and the Ke family deliberately covered up the traces. This method is not enough. Later, I was almost going to lynch those people. At this time, a friend on the road found me. He introduced me to a person from the local crematorium, and found your parents... uh, the records of burning ashes in the past through files from more than ten years ago."

Without thinking, Fang Jin immediately asked, "Where is it buried?"

"There is a cemetery on the outskirts of City G, with the detailed address and photos." Aken pointed to the book: "The specific burial place is also recorded on it. Fortunately, there is no renewal fee for 20 years, otherwise once it is dug up by the cemetery management office, it will be destroyed." Really gone."

Fang Jin immediately lowered his head and opened the file.

He looked at it seriously, his eyelashes drooping and motionless, because the scars on his face were still covered with medicine, his temple hair was pinned up, and the profile of his face showed a very thin and neat line.

"...It's okay, it's not too far away."

After a while, Fang Jin closed the documents, heaved a sigh of relief, turned to Aken and said, "This way—you go and take out their ashes, save them carefully on the way, and then bring them to the island for me. After I die, you burn me Yes, the ashes are mixed with them, help me find the introduction album of the nearby cemetery in two days, choose a good one and bury it..."

When he said this, he was not depressed at all, and even a little excited.

Aken's lips moved, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a smile: "Yes."

"I spend too little time with my parents in this life, and I will spend a long time with them in the future." Fang Jin said with a smile: "And if the renewal period is over, the ashes will be dug up, or at least they will be mixed together. .Hey, I didn't expect that there is no unparalleled road, and after more than ten years, I can really find it..."

When he said that, in fact, a trace of suspicion suddenly flashed in Aken's heart.

The feeling came inexplicably, without warning and without trace, but his intuition after so many years in Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle was warning him that there seemed to be some dangerous clues that he had missed.

Is it really so easy to find the ashes of the victims of an accidental fire more than ten years ago?

Just when he had stepped through his iron shoes and found nowhere to go, suddenly an insider had to come without any effort?

Obviously logically it also makes sense: he has a lot of friends on the road, and the movement of searching everywhere before is not small, just for offering a reward, there must be someone willing to help inquire.But for some reason, Aken felt that something was wrong, as if the repeated coincidences all had a taste of careful planning.

Fang Jin's state is really bad - he couldn't help thinking.

Even he was vaguely suspicious of the situation, but Fang Jin didn't think about it at all, and didn't even think about it a little bit.

He has been thinking too much in the past few years, and now his brainpower really can't keep up.

·

Although Aken hesitated in his heart, Fang Jin had to listen to his orders.So the next day, he made all the preparations, and took two of his men by boat to G City to collect the ashes.

With the loss of three guards in the villa, the security was weakened.Fortunately, the environment on the island is safe, and Aken and the others can return within three days at most, so even the nagging and worrying housekeeper didn't feel anything.

On the third day after they left, Aken called to say that he had retrieved the ashes. It was the urn where the husband and wife were mixed together. He also took a photo and sent it to Fang Jin.

Fang Jin naturally looked at the phone for a long time, and then asked him when he would return.

Although Akon usually has a lot of fun, he is careful, appropriate, and thoughtful at critical moments, and never delays things.He and two of his men booked air tickets for that night, preparing to fly back to the city closest to Red Reef Island, and then stay overnight there, and then return by boat early the next morning.

There was nothing wrong with this at all, Fang Jin reminded her to be careful all the way, and then hung up the phone.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Aken suddenly lost contact.

He didn't come back at the scheduled time, and he wasn't even seen in the afternoon.The housekeeper called him several times, but the phone on the other side was full of busy signals, indicating that the other party's mobile phone had been cut off; not only him, but even the mobile phones of his two subordinates could not be connected.

Fang Jin asked people to check the ship that passed by Red Reef Island in the morning, and when the news came back in the evening, there was no passenger named Aken on board.

Three big living people disappeared inexplicably.

Fang Jin made a decisive decision and immediately sent someone to search the passenger list of last night's flight, as well as information about accommodation in hotels near the airport.But he has no connections in the local area, and he has no connections. He can't ask about the situation in such a short period of time. It is impossible to determine whether Akon encountered trouble in G City or disappeared after leaving G City.

The whole thing suddenly became turbulent.

It seems that there is an unknown danger that finally poked its head out from behind a series of coincidences and approached the island like a dark cloud.

·

That night, Fang Jin vaguely had many dreams.

That is actually very abnormal, because he is too weak, and his energy is no longer strong enough to support such a high-intensity cerebral cortex activity in dreams at night.For several nights, he was not so much asleep as he was in a light coma, the kind where he loses consciousness and becomes unconscious.

But that day his dreams were extremely complicated, countless fragments of memory flooded by, intertwined into intricate illusions, and trapped him firmly in the net; he struggled desperately, shouted loudly, but could not break free from any old The entanglement of nightmares.

In the end, a fire ignited in the center of the big net, instantly burning all the illusions, illuminating the dark sky in the depths of the night, and burning the house to the ground.

—He went back to that time again.

The day the family was destroyed in the sea of ​​fire.

Fang Jin tried his best to rush into the fire, he was going to save his parents, save his family, or even accompany them to another world without pain.But who knows who is holding him tightly from behind, the strength is like iron tongs, no matter how hard he struggles and cries loudly, he can't shake the strength at all.

In the end the house collapsed, and Fang Jin cried and knelt on the ground, turning his head full of hatred to see who was holding him back.

Then he froze.

——The man looked down at him coldly from above, and it turned out to be Gu Yuan.

·

Fang Jin suddenly opened his eyes.

The bedroom was quiet in the dark, only his own rapid breathing could be heard.It took a while for Fang Jin to barely calm his heartbeat, turned over to find some water to drink, but suddenly froze there.

— There was a man sitting by the bed.

The man was dressed in a suit and tie, and expensive fabrics covered his slender figure, like a beast accustomed to killing, covered with a gorgeous coat; his face was handsome but his expression was indifferent, and the strong aura like a pinprick made people even subconsciously shudder. Feeling chills.

Fang Jin froze on the bed and couldn't move. It took him a while to make a sound:

"Gu...Gu Yuan..."

Gu Yuan put the ceramic jar in his hand on the bedside table.

"For you," he said casually, "the ashes of your father Lingtang."