River Breeze Night Sparrow

It was getting dark.The chandelier in the kitchen is full of warm light, like the holy light leaking from the sky to the world when the gods come into the world.

"The relationship between Ling Chuan and me dates back to 20 years ago." Lin Qiu asked softly, "Jiang Yi, have you heard of the Ling's kidnapping case?"

"I heard about it. The youngest son of the Ling family was abducted by a man with huge gambling debts to his hometown of Lushan County, where he was placed in a cave. Later, two passing children heard the cry for help and came to rescue him. The kidnapper also fell off the cliff and died. Later, the two children also received a large amount of funding from the Ling family. The rumors were that the amount was astonishing. This incident was published in almost all newspapers at the time. "

Jiang Yi suddenly thought that Lin Qiu's hometown was in Lushan County where the kidnapping happened.He was a little surprised and asked: "Are you a child back then?"

Lin Qiu nodded. "The other child is Su Ting."

"Actually, back then, the facts were not as simple as the newspapers said. It was a murder case in a kidnapping case."

Jiang Yi looked at Lin Qiu's quiet and sad face, and his heart sank into the deep sea of ​​original sin after a long absence.

That man was Ah Huang, a well-known rascal in the village.He is lazy and ugly in the village, and it is difficult for him to get married.After a long time, he himself couldn't bear the contemptuous eyes of everyone, so he yelled to go out to work, saying that he wanted to earn a lot of money, and when he returned home, he slapped those who looked down on him severely in the face.

But when he came back, Ah Huang didn't bring a lot of cash, but a huge amount of gambling debts.Everyone who saw him had to make a detour, for fear that he would stick to him and ask for money.

That day, when Su Ting and Lin Qiu were walking on the mountain path, they saw Ah Huang sneaking around on the hillside.Originally they planned to leave immediately, but Ah Huang glanced at them, and they were so frightened that they quickly hid. After a while, Ah Huang disappeared and disappeared.

Lin Qiu originally wanted to drag Su Ting home quickly, but Su Ting said, "A bastard, Ah Huang, always likes to show off in the market. It's rare to see him sneaking around. He's either hiding money, or hiding something about himself! Let's go!" have a look."

Su Ting hated Ah Huang.He had teased Su Ting many times, but Su Ting retaliated fiercely every time.Ah Huang was furious, and encouraged Su's father to sell Su Ting several times, and even played Lin Qiu's bad idea.Now there is this opportunity to catch Ah Huang's handle, Su Ting will never let it go.

Lin Qiu couldn't resist Su Ting, and was worried that something would happen to her alone, so she gritted her teeth and followed Su Ting into the cave, walking towards the biggest turning point of their fate.

It was very cold in the cave, and there was a faint "woo woo" sound, like a ghost crying quietly.Su Ting walked in quickly, only to see a little boy who was about the same age as them was tied to the ground, his mouth was gagged and he couldn't speak.

Su Ting was taken aback.She looked at the boy's delicate clothes on the ground, then at his black hair and delicate face, she knew in her heart that she already had a plan.

She took the cloth off the boy's mouth and asked softly, "Little friend, why are you here?"

"I am the second young master of the Ling Group. I have been kidnapped. If you save me, I will give you a lot of money."

When he was young, Ling Chuan didn't like to talk nonsense, even if he was kidnapped, he didn't panic.He was keenly aware of Su Ting's deliberate scrutiny of what he was wearing, and said: "The watch in my hand has been taken away by that man. I still have a necklace around my neck that can prove my identity, hidden in it. Take it as a deposit to save me."

Su Ting also unceremoniously opened Ling Chuan's shirt, took off the fine gold chain jewelry, and weighed it in his hand.

After thinking about it, Su Ting readily agreed, saying: "Okay, I promise you. I will untie you now, you follow us, and I will take you to the police."

Su Ting asked Lin Qiu to help untie the rope, but soon, footsteps came from the entrance of the cave.

"No, he's back." Lin Qiu lowered her voice and said in panic.

Su Ting and Ling Chuan looked at each other.I saw Ling Chuan moved his lips, and said without emotion: "Kill him."

Su Ting was a little surprised when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows.

Ling Chuan's voice was extremely soft, like a thin layer of gloomy mist floating out. "Kill him, and I guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing in this life. Children kill people for defense."

Su Ting tightly held the gold in his palm, and squinted his eyes.This is indeed an attractive deal, not to mention that she hated Ah Huang to the core.

In an instant, Ah Huang had already walked in front of them.When he saw Su Ting and Lin Qiu untying Ling Chuan's rope, he immediately flew into a rage, rushed over, and shouted, "What are you two little bastards doing! Get the hell out of here!"

Su Ting and Ling Chuan immediately got entangled with A Huang, while Lin Qiu, who was running away, panicked and rushed to grab A Huang, but he knocked him to the ground with one hand.Lin Qiu, who was in pain, saw the big rock in the cave, and immediately picked it up and threw it on Ah Huang's back.

Ah Huang was hit on the back and rolled to the side, howling repeatedly.

Seeing this, Lin Qiu immediately took Su Ting's hand, and shouted anxiously, "Susu, let's take him away! Call for help!"

Su Ting and Ling Chuan, who had already been untied from the rope, looked at each other, but neither had any intention of leaving.

"Qiuqiu, he won't let us go, as long as he's still alive." Su Tingyu said softly, earnestly.

"Susu, what do you mean?" Lin Qiu watched in amazement as Ling Chuan knelt down and picked up a stone, and slammed it hard on Ah Huang's head lying on the ground.

In an instant, blood gushed out and meandered like a river.And Ah Huang also let out a shrill scream.

Lin Qiu covered her mouth in horror and looked at the boy in disbelief.

And Ah Huang on the ground seemed to sense the real threat of death.These are not a few children who only cry for their mothers, they want his life!

He snorted, gritted his teeth and got up from the ground, took out the dagger at his waist, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with a sinister smile: "You little bastards, see if I don't sell you all together!" , sell it in a workshop, and serve old men since you were young! I want to make your life worse than death, and you will die of pain!"

Ah Huang's dagger danced wildly, making people dazzled.If it is a timid child, he has already curled up to the side and is slaughtered.But Su Ting cooperated with Ling Chuan, and while dodging, the two hit A Huang with a stone, causing A Huang to scream.

Seeing that he suffered a loss, Ah Huang turned his mind on Lin Qiu.He was about to rush over, but was caught by Su Ting's foot and fell heavily onto the stone.But Su Ting immediately sat on Ah Huang's back in a rage, picked up another big rock on the ground, and smashed it to the back of Ah Huang's head with his teeth gritted.

She smashed it and said viciously: "Bastard, beast, bastard, it's fine if you want to sell me, even dare to fight Lin Qiu's idea? Damn pervert, let you die like this, it's still cheap for you!"

Ah Huang has long been silent on the ground.Su Ting came back to his senses and listened closely, only to hear Ah Huang still breathing faintly.She stood up, clapped her hands, patted her body, spat, and said, "This bastard really has a terrible life. Forget it, after being beaten like this, I think he will be almost dead in the future."

She looked back and said, "By the way, what is it, the young master of the Ling family, right? What you promised me before, it must count! Let's go, we will take you to the police."

However, facing Ah Huang in such a miserable situation, Ling Chuan didn't even blink his eyes.He walked up to Ah Huang's side firmly, grabbed his wrist, and looked at the big watch Ah Huang was wearing quietly, without saying a word.

Afterwards, Ling Chuan took off Ah Huang's watch and put it in his pocket.

Just when Su Ting and Lin Qiu thought that Ling Chuan was finally ready to condescend and follow them, Ling Chuan picked up the stone next to him and hit Ah Huang's brain hard one by one with no expression.Brain mixed with blood poured out, and a disgusting smell wafted in the cold cave for a while, making it even more creepy.

Su Ting was also frightened, she hurried over to hold Ling Chuan, and said: "Young master, there is no need to really kill people! Young master!"

Ling Chuan said coldly: "He wants to kill me, why can't I kill him?"

Su Ting was stunned when he heard this.

Ling Chuan calmed down for a while, turned around and smiled at them, waved his hand, took Su Ting's hand in astonishment, held the stone tightly and smashed it fiercely.

"From now on, it will be the secret of the three of us. We killed someone together, and no one can escape. Don't worry, I will give you a lot of money, but in the future, no one should mention this matter again, and don't appear in my room again." In front of me, reminds me of this day."

Lin Qiu will never forget the memory of this day.Ling Chuan pushed Ah Huang's body down the bottomless mountain, and he rolled a few times before being submerged in the mountain mist without a trace.

And that day, Ling Chuan's slender and immature back was frozen, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, trembling slightly, but he let out a soft laugh.

Lin Qiu slowly opened her eyes and walked out of her memories.

"This is the scene that day. All this was too unbearable for me at the time. So much so that I couldn't face Ling Chuan later."

Jiang Yi was also silent.For a moment, he gently held Lin Qiu's hand. "It's in the past."

Yes, 20 years have passed.This murder case was not only covered up peacefully by the lies woven by the Ling family at that time, but now it has long been buried in the yellow sands of history. Only Lin Qiu's few words can reproduce the horror of that day.

"This kidnapping case really caused a lot of trouble back then. I only came to live in Jingdong later, so the version I heard has been rumored for many years, and it is even more gossip."

There were many stories about the kidnapper who died strangely in this kidnapping case.According to the official statement, it was Ah Huang who had a gambling debt and had evil thoughts.But some people who have a little understanding of the discord said that all of this was planned by Ling's competitors.Who knew that the young master of the Ling family was blessed with great fate, not only did the evil kidnapper fall off the cliff by himself, but he also made two kind-hearted little Bodhisattvas flourish, so they will have nothing to worry about in the future.

Lin Qiu remembered that Ling Chuan gritted his teeth and took off a watch from Ah Huang, and then his face was full of sternness, almost like a ghost demanding his life, as if he recognized something.Lin Qiu thought about the changes in the Ling family in the past ten years, and couldn't help but have other thoughts in his mind.

Lin Qiu said softly: "Ling Chuan is a very dangerous person, not just this one incident. But everything that happened afterwards is too complicated, I can't explain it clearly to you for a while. In short, you must be careful of him. "

"Because of this incident 20 years ago, he has been very wary of me and controlled my whereabouts everywhere. I... After I made friends with you, Ling Chuan paid more attention to you. I once asked him to It is possible not to provoke the Jiang family, but I am afraid that it is too late now."

The air was very still, and there was a gleam in Lin Qiu's eyes.

I only heard Jiang Yi whisper: "So, is this why you have been rejecting me before?" There was a little sadness in his eyes, but also a little hope.

Lin Qiu looked at Jiang Yi and said nothing.

Was it just because of Ling Chuan that he refused?

Yes, Ling Chuan is indeed a very important reason.He is full of hostile jokes towards the world, wanting to hold the world in his palm, and then slowly crush it without emotion.He doesn't understand and doesn't believe in hope and love, he even ignores life.He was a dangerous object strapped to Lin Qiu's back that could explode at any time. Lin Qiu admitted his guilt no matter how tortured he was, but he couldn't let Jiang Yi be targeted by this lunatic.

Because of Ling Chuan, Lin Qiu subconsciously wanted to reduce contact with anyone.But his avoidance of Jiang Yi was not just because of Ling Chuan's threat.In other words, in front of Jiang Yi, Ling Chuan didn't seem to be that important anymore.

If I had to say one reason, it was that he couldn't bear Jiang Yi.

Lin Qiu always felt that he was nothing good, silent, withdrawn, cowardly, didn't know how to love, and didn't deserve any love.He regards the rest of his long life as a process of redemption, and he can only breathe a sigh of relief until the end.Suffering is the right thing to do, how can it be worth the love of others?

But Jiang Yi always burns out of his cold body.That kind of warm temperature, that kind of devotion makes people yearn for it like moths flying to a flame.

What is even more difficult to escape is that Jiang Yi, who is clearly like a soaring eagle, will turn into a small cute sparrow in front of him, resting peacefully in his palm, making people unable to resist pity.

Lin Qiu once thought that this was a trap set up by Jiang Yi as a playboy, and no matter how careful he was, he couldn't help being caught.But when he was really ready to surrender, he found that there was no teasing or ridicule as imagined, only Jiang Yi's sincere embrace from the beginning to the end.

It wasn't until this time that Lin Qiu really panicked.

"Jiang Yi, you are brave, upright, warm and kind. If the world is going to sink into the dark night, you will also be an unquenchable candle. You deserve the best happiness in the world." These are his words from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Qiu said softly: "My past is very complicated, and I have done many wrong things. Besides, I am also very boring. You said you liked me, but I still can't figure it out. How can you like me? ?”

Lin Qiu had already carefully shown his heart to Jiang Yi. This was the first time he mustered up the courage to let Jiang Yi handle it.

I have a lot of worries, the city is deep, and there are so many dark corners where the sun doesn't shine.What do you like about me?

Jiang Yi didn't answer Lin Qiu's question, but smiled with his eyes wide open slightly: "Mr. Lin, don't be confused, it's normal. You are not me. Of course you can't figure out why I like you. You can only know, Why do you like me."

Lin Qiu didn't expect that Jiang Yi would turn the subject around in an instant and turn around to himself, unable to utter a word, his cheeks were as pale pink as cherry blossoms, and he could only turn his face away.

Jiang Yi thoughtfully said: "In this way, Teacher Lin likes me for being brave, upright, kind and warm? So... Teacher Lin likes me."

Lin Qiu was silent, he almost lost his hearing, he could only feel a heart beating rapidly and violently in his hot chest.

"Lin Qiu, you like me." Jiang Yi said a declarative sentence.

Lin Qiu is good at playing dumb. In the past, Jiang Yi was always reluctant to force Lin Qiu, and he was also afraid of getting answers he didn't want to hear.But now that he finally caught Lin Qiu's tail, Jiang Yi will never let him go easily.He deliberately teased Lin Qiu with bad intentions and pressed him every step of the way.

Lin Qiu seemed to be facing a catastrophe, and was about to stand up, but Jiang Yi grabbed his palm.Lin Qiu froze in place, not daring to move, swallowed, and turned his head to see Jiang Yi's bright smiling eyes.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Qiu seemed to muster up a lot of courage, and finally squeezed Jiang Yi's hand tightly, and said softly, "Yes. I like you."

Jiang Yi smiled. "I knew it a long time ago. But I didn't expect you to admit it so soon."

He lightly stroked the ring on Lin Qiu's hand, and said, "Put on my ring, and you're mine. Lin Qiu, you've been unable to escape for a long time."

Yes, he also knew a long time ago that such warmth would never come again.

Lin Qiu sat down, looked into Jiang Yi's eyes, and said reluctantly, "...Jiang Yi, it's okay to regret it."

Jiang Yi paused.What kind of person is so cautious when facing being loved.

There was a sudden burst of sadness in his heart, and he finally resisted the urge to push Lin Qiu into his arms again.

"That's not good either."

Lin Qiu froze when she heard this, and said with a smile, "It's okay. Actually, I'm also very happy to be with you for a while."

Jiang Yi shook his head, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the mole on Lin Qiu's eyebrows with his thumb, and said softly, "I regret that I didn't hold your hand earlier, and I didn't love you earlier."

"As for the future, I won't regret it. I'm afraid you will regret running away."

Lin Qiu heard the words and said softly: "The ancients said, 'If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.'"

This is the best light in the world, and he cannot depart from it.

"Bah, bah, what the hell. We'll go to the park together when we're 80!"

Lin Qiu smiled and nodded.

Jiang Yi was so happy in his heart that he wagged his wolf's tail when he was proud, and couldn't help but want to make an inch of it.

He swallowed, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he grinned: "Then... daughter-in-law, Teacher Lin, can I give you a kiss?"