In the less than ten seconds since the voice of Yuan Ci walked towards him, He Jingnian had already depicted countless situations in his mind after the reunion of the two.He didn't know what would happen to Yuan Cisheng, and he didn't know what he should do, what he should say to him, what expression he should make.
He knew nothing, his mind was blank, and the only sharp thought caused a tearing pain in his chest——
He really missed Yuan Cisheng, and missed him far more than he thought.
"Long time no see." He heard himself say.
"Father!" Gao Gao yelled happily, and jumped into Yuan Cisheng's arms excitedly.Yuan Cisheng picked up his daughter and showed him a gentle smile, "Long time no see."
"Hair..." When He Jingnian opened his mouth, he found his throat was very hoarse, "You cut your hair off."
Yuan Cisheng's half-length curly hair was cut very short, combed neatly behind his head, and fixed with hairspray in an undisturbed manner, revealing a high snow-white forehead with a blunt and inhuman beauty.
It became the same as when I first met him again, He Jingnian thought.In fact, he grew his hair long because he liked to touch his hair.
After a while, an old man came in.As soon as he saw Yuan Ci's voice, he shook hands and hugged him excitedly.
He Jingnian knew from the tour guide's translation that this old man was the nephew of Ms. Svetlana's old friend.Back then, after his uncle survived by chance, he kept inquiring about Ms. Svetlana.He wondered if she was still alive, if she was doing well.Unfortunately, until the old man passed away, this only wish could not be realized.
"Uncle has never remarried in his life. Sometimes we feel that he is too lonely, and we try to persuade him to find a partner, but his uncle sternly refuses."
"Uncle said that he and Svetlana were married in the presence of God, and God united them, and no one can tear them apart."
"My uncle has been thinking about Ms. Svetlana all his life. He has to look at Svetlana's photos every day, talk to her, and pray for her. Whenever people come to see him, he always talks about her. Later, we couldn't tell whether he was living in reality or in his own dream."
He listened to the original voice and replied something in Russian.
He Jing asked the tour guide in a young voice: "What did he say?"
The tour guide said: "He said that for some people, living in their dreams is not a happy thing."
He Jingnian let out a "hmm" and didn't speak.
"My uncle entrusted me before he died to bring here the photos he took when he and Svetlana got married, so that he could sleep in the sound of the Kamenka River flowing quietly." The old man took out a wooden box, "Also, If we are lucky enough to find Ms Svetlana's descendants in the future, he hopes to give this to the other party."
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a white gauze that had turned yellow and became brittle at one corner.
"At that time, the two were ready to flee and trek. Ms. Svetlana's natal family had connections in the navy that was still loyal to the Tsar. They would have had the opportunity to escape to China by boat together. However, my father and my grandfather both Disagree, for many military aristocrats, armed resistance is the only option, and they insist that my uncle assume the vocation of a hereditary aristocratic officer and participate in the White Army's war against the new regime."
"When they took my uncle away, my uncle was packing his bags with Ms. Svetlana. My uncle's ideal is to be a poet and writer, just like their husband and wife love Troitsky, how could he be willing to raise a gun. During the dispute, the veil was torn, and my uncle was taken to the battlefield holding the fragment."
"On the way to exile, there are very few things that can be brought, but the two decided to wear the wedding veil, which is a symbol of their love. However, in such a world, even a piece of tulle cannot be accommodated. Si Vetlana cried in despair, and my uncle promised her that he would definitely find her, even if he walked across Siberia on two legs, he would find her."
Holding the box in his hands, Yuan Ci said in a low voice: "Unfortunately, they didn't see each other again until the last moment of their lives."
The old man shook his head and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle told us that when he was young, he lived very happily. He married the girl he loved, and his life was rich and superior, and he was carefree. Because he was so happy, he was often afraid of death, afraid of leaving this world, and afraid of being with Sweetland. Svetlana was separated. But it wasn't until they separated that he realized that what was separated was only the physical body, and Svetlana would live in his heart forever and would never disappear."
Before saying goodbye, the old man said to them: "Treasure what you have now. In the face of life and death, you will find that everything is insignificant."
When they walked out of the church, He Jingnian and Yuan Cisheng both stopped in their tracks.
It was very dark inside the church, and the sun was shining brightly outside. He Jingnian couldn't open his eyes for a while, with his palm on his brow bone, "I didn't expect to meet you here, didn't you just leave from Russia?"
"Well, I came back only after receiving news from the old man." Yuan Ci said, "Why did you and Gao Gao come here?"
"...Travel."
The original voice scratched his short hair, "Oh yes."
This is the first time He Jingnian has seen a boyish movement, silly.
"Are you still in Russia for a few more days, or are you leaving soon?"
"I'm leaving later, this afternoon's plane."
"That's it. GaoGao and I will play here for two more days. I thought that if you were free, we could accompany the children together." He Jingnian grabbed GaoGao's Xiaoyuan hand and shook the original speech, " Say goodbye to Dad."
Gao Gao pouted her small mouth, refusing to say goodbye, refusing to let the original speech go.
They left Suzdal together, and the drive back was still five or six hours away.Amid the slight bumps, He Jingnian felt drowsy and slowly closed his eyes.Vaguely, he felt a hand gently wrapping himself around him, leaning himself against his shoulder.There is no intimacy, just to make him sleep more comfortably.
He Jingnian didn't move, letting himself lean on him all the time.Because I am asleep now, the person who is asleep doesn't know anything, so everything is allowed.
After sending Yuan Cisheng to the airport, He Jingnian stretched out his hand and gently shook Yuan Cisheng's hand.
Yuan Cisheng looked at him, his expression blurred by the setting sun.
He Jingnian said, "Thank you."
The original voice was hoarse, "Thank me for what?"
"It's nothing, I just want to thank you." He Jingnian pursed his lips, "I'm still very happy to meet you."
Yuan Ci's voice was silent for a moment, "Me too." He turned around and walked towards the security checkpoint. Halfway, he stopped, turned around, saw He Jingnian standing there with cakes in his arms, and waved at him, "You Let's go back."
He Jingnian heard it, but still didn't move. He stood there holding Gao Gau until the figure of Yuan Cisheng disappeared.
In a blink of an eye, autumn is here.The short and almost imperceptible autumn slipped by, and the cold and long winter of Chuanyuan City came again.
December.
This Christmas, He Jingnian decided to bring cakes to spend at Shen's house.Some time ago, Yuan Cisheng had always brought GaoGao, so it seemed only natural that it was his turn to bring it now.
Now he has developed a tacit understanding with Yuan Cisheng. The two of them take turns to bring cakes. While the other is taking care of the children, the other can visit at any time. When they get along, they are polite and polite, just like a model divorced couple.
On Christmas day, Shen Tangfeng also rushed back. Seeing him assembling the Christmas tree by himself, he came to help him together.
The two of them had nothing to say at first, and He Jingnian didn't know what to say. Recently, he talked less and less, no matter who it was to.He recalled the time when he and Shen Tangfeng spent Christmas together in the United States, it seemed like a lifetime away.
"Every year, give."
He Jingnian was hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, and he reached for the Star of Bethlehem.
Shen Tangfeng smiled slightly, "Traditional."
He Jingnian twitched his eyelashes, then smiled too.
He put the star of Bethlehem on top of the Christmas tree.
In the evening, the whole family gathers around the dining table and happily enjoys a sumptuous meal.
They all use the same set of cutlery.
There is no longer a set that is different.
In the early morning, He Jingnian walked to the window, the fence outside the courtyard was empty, no one was standing there.
Every Christmas, he misses Liao Xia in his heart and wishes him a happy birthday.The god's birthday gave birth to his god, and he was full of piety.However, today, there is only one thing on his mind over and over again, Yuan Cisheng is going to celebrate his birthday alone again
The pointer fell to twelve o'clock.
The dark night suddenly lit up, and the fireworks burst into the sky, blooming in a "snap", colorful and gorgeous.
Tonight, almost the entire Chuanyuan City was illuminated by fireworks.
At the corner of the sidewalk not far away, Yuan Cisheng was standing there. He had been standing there for a long time. The light from the fireworks shone on him, like a beautiful statue of a god.
I typed a line of text on the phone screen with my fingertips, deleted it, and repeated it several times, but I didn't press the send button.
Even if it's just a simple sentence:
Merry Christmas, every year.
It has nothing to do with courage, but he already understood everything, including the "thank you" He Jingnian said to himself that day.
The "thank you" He Jingnian said was to thank himself for leaving his world, so that he could finally live without any burden.Although he would feel heartache when he heard such words, but seeing He Jingnian's relieved look now, he really felt very happy.
The only regret is that no one will say "Happy Birthday" to myself anymore.
The days passed day by day like this, it seemed that everything was finally on the right track and was developing in a good, correct and reasonable direction.
Before the Lantern Festival, He Jingnian received a call from Yuan Cisheng, saying that Gao Gau missed him, and wanted to come to my house for dinner on the festival day.During this time, it was Yuan Ci's turn to bring up the child, and he hadn't seen Gao Gao for a few days, so he agreed immediately.
Ruishan Yuting is located in the outskirts of the city, and it is relatively sparsely populated at night.When He Jingnian was walking along a secluded road, he suddenly felt that someone was following him secretly.
In the past few days, he always felt that someone was watching him secretly, and he suspected that he was nervous and didn't pay much attention to it.Unexpectedly, just as he was about to reach the community, two people suddenly jumped out of the green belt and moved towards him quickly.
He Jingnian's first reaction was to call the police, but those people moved faster. When they saw him take out his mobile phone, they rushed over and grabbed his arm.Not far away, the door of a van was slammed open, and the two men held him hostage, dragging him into the compartment behind him.
He Jingnian's eyes were tied with opaque black cloth, and his mouth was also gagged, so he couldn't see or yell.He struggled desperately, trying to loosen the rope that was tied to his body, but it was of no avail. The rope was tied very tightly, and there were still people on the left and right restraining his movements.Obviously, this group of people had been prepared for a long time and had been waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
The van drove fast all the way and drove for almost twenty minutes.After stopping, He Jingnian was pushed into a place by several people.His eyes were still blindfolded, and he could smell stale dust in his nose. The voices of those people heard in his ears had a buzzing echo, and it felt like a very empty place that no one had entered for a long time.
"It's finally here." Someone said.
He Jingnian felt a little familiar when he heard the voice, but couldn't remember it for a while.At this moment, the cloth covering his eyes was roughly torn off, his vision did not recover for a while, and his eyes were blurred.
"do you remember me?"
The man came closer, and He Jingnian's eyes trembled. He never dreamed that the person who kidnapped him to this abandoned warehouse was Li Wenhua, the director of Shengheng who drugged him and Yuan Cisheng's wine.
"You have a good memory, it seems you still remember me." Li Wenhua grinned at him, revealing two rows of black and yellow teeth corroded by alcohol and tobacco.
In He Jingnian's memory, this man had an elite style in a suit and leather shoes, but now he looks worse than a street bum, skinny, with sunken eye sockets, he is no different from a walking dead.
"Are you surprised to see me?" Li Wenhua said sullenly.
He Jingnian tried his best to keep his voice calm, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, as long as you are obedient, I won't do anything to you." Li Wenhua squatted down, took out a cigarette from the crumpled case, bit it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath, and felt the pungent smell of smoke Diffuse. "There is a wrong and a debtor, and I won't live long. In the end, I only plan to collect debts from one person."
He Jingnian stared at him, "You don't mean to use me to find Yuan Cisheng, do you?"
Li Wenhua stubbed out the cigarette butt, and kicked his toe hard, "I'll give you the phone later, you know what to say to him."
He Jingnian didn't answer, but laughed.
Li Wenhua raised his head, "What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that your hard work is in vain, and it's a bit pitiful." He Jingnian sneered, "I and Yuan Cisheng have already parted ways. Do you think that people like Yuan Cisheng may rush over just because you made a phone call?" ?”
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Li Wenhua bared his teeth viciously, "Although that guy is a cold-blooded beast, even a blind person can see that he treats you differently from the beginning. His pigeon blood is red to please you."
"That was in the past. Now we have a clean break and have nothing to do with him. To him, I have no value." He Jingnian said word by word, "No value is garbage. How will Yuan Cisheng treat garbage? I miss you Knows better than me."
"You...!" A trace of ferocity flashed across Li Wenhua's pale face, and then he smiled coldly, "Okay, then let's see what the result is."
He motioned to one of his men to use He Jingnian's mobile phone to call Yuan Cisheng's number, and the call was connected almost immediately.The hands-free loudspeaker amplified the voice of the original speech, echoing in the dead and abandoned warehouse.
"Niannian, why haven't you arrived yet? Where are you now, do you need me to pick you up?"
"Director Yuan, it's me, your Uncle Li." Li Wenhua leisurely breathed out a smoke ring.
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone, and then the voice of the original speech sounded again, inorganic and cold, not like a human being at all.
"I guess you will tell me next, He Jingnian is in your hands now, I must come to your designated place alone, and I can't bring anyone or call the police, right?"
"Hahahahahahahaha." Li Wenhua burst out into a shrill laugh, "As expected of Director Yuan, the communication efficiency is as high as ever. Do you need me to ask He Jingnian to say a few words for you to listen to? You should be completely at ease."
"You dare to move him and try."
"Of course I dare! Now I have nothing to be afraid of!" Li Wenhua walked up to He Jingnian, grabbed the hair from the back of his head, and pressed down hard, "Say it quickly! Please come and save this bastard!" You, only he can save you now. If he doesn’t come, I’ll give you to my two brothers. Anyway, they were very interested in you when they arrested you. If the original speech dare not come, you Just pay off the debt for him, and wait for my brother to have enough fun with you..."
Li Wenhua chuckled, drew out his dagger and patted him on the cheek, "You don't want to see yourself naked and miserable in the news the next day, do you?"
He Jingnian knew that as long as Li Wenhua exerted a little force, he could cut open the arteries in his neck immediately.
"Say it!" Li Wenhua gradually lost his patience. When the blade moved, a bloody gash was drawn on the flesh, and the warm blood oozed out, dripping down half of his neck.
"The original speech." He Jingnian finally spoke.
"Niannian, don't be afraid, I'll come right over, you'll be fine, don't be afraid... I'll save you right now!"
It was the first time I heard Yuanci's flustered and incoherent voice, He Jingnian thought, took a deep breath, and yelled very quickly and loudly, almost in a roaring voice: "Call the police...Call the police, Don't listen to him, don't come here! He just wants to take revenge and die with you, and you will definitely die if you come!"
A muffled sound.
He was kicked heavily by the extremely angry Li Wenhua, and he rolled off the chair and fell heavily on the hard terrazzo floor.His vision went black for a while, and he felt his shoulders, back and lower abdomen being kicked several times one after another, and the pain made his whole skeleton feel like it was about to fall apart.
Before He Jingnian could catch his breath, several hands grabbed the clothes on his body and began to tear them randomly.He Jingnian was so disgusted that his scalp exploded, he endured the severe pain and struggled desperately, the embarrassed appearance made the two men burst out laughing.
"Okay, what's the hurry." Li Wenhua said, "When I make that beast pay with blood, you can play however you want."
The two men finally let him go a size for the time being.He Jingnian's hands were tied, he curled up on the ground and panted continuously, the smell of blood filled his throat, and his internal organs were overwhelmed, as if they were misplaced.
Time passed by every minute and every second, Li Wenhua looked at his watch from time to time and cursed impatiently.
"Brother, won't that kid stop coming?" A man asked.
"Don't come? If you don't come, kill the one on the ground first." Li Wenhua fiddled with the knife in his hand, "At worst, I'll go find him myself, anyway, I don't have a few days left to live, so I'll give up my life and drag him to die together. It’s also a bargain.”
"That kind of animal will only harm people if it lives in this world." A man gritted his teeth and said, "Back then, as soon as he took office, he carried out some purges, which caused many of us to lose their jobs. So many people begged him hard, without him Totally indifferent."
The other man gritted his teeth with hatred.
"He is a cold-blooded beast who doesn't care about other people's life or death. He is exactly like his father. How else can we say that father and son are of the same line? His mother chose to die because she couldn't stand him and his father. Who can endure being forced to marry by an old beast? Why does God have to face the little beast he was forced to give birth to?"
"If it wasn't for your own mistakes and violations, how could he fire you?" He Jingnian, who had been quietly huddled in the corner, suddenly spoke. "He is different from his father, you have no right to say that about him."
The men were all taken aback, they didn't expect that at this time, He Jingnian not only didn't cry, make trouble, or beg for mercy, but even wanted to speak for Yuan Ci.
Li Wenhua grabbed He Jingnian by the collar, "That bastard was so bloody and indebted that he killed my father and my wife! If it wasn't for him, why would my father be so stimulated that he couldn't afford it? What's wrong with my wife? I was so I begged him, but he still pushed hard. In order to pay off my debts, my wife... she went around working around during the day and took care of my dad at night, but because she was too tired, she was in a daze, and the car drove towards her without even thinking about it. Realized. My family is ruined, isn't it all his fault!"
"Your family is obviously caused by you, and it has nothing to do with the original speech!" He Jingnian glared at him, "You abused your power, and you framed us. All the mistakes were made by you alone. Your family has paid for your mistakes!"
"Shut up!" Li Wenhua threw him heavily on the ground, and kicked him on the shoulder angrily. "Sure enough, there are two kinds of people who can't sleep under the quilt. You are also a heartless beast, just like the original speech! Be fucking honest and dare to say one more thing. Believe it or not, I will kill you right now?"
He Jingnian was so painful that his eyes were filled with stars, he bit his lip and remained silent.Seeing his expression, Li Wenhua became even more annoyed. Just as he was about to ask the two men under his command to beat him up to vent his anger, suddenly there was a knocking sound from the warehouse door, which was deafening like thunder.
"It came quite quickly." Li Wenhua sneered, and the dagger tip swung, hitting the main artery in He Jingnian's neck.
"Go and open the door," he ordered.If Yuan Cisheng dared to bring one more person in, he would be able to send his wife to hell first in a few minutes.
The two men agreed, and each of them held a knife and moved cautiously towards the warehouse door.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Loud noises continued to be heard from the two metal gates, and the huge iron locks hanging on the gates swayed continuously due to external impacts and smashed against the gates.
Seeing this scene, the two men swallowed their saliva, and their hands holding the knife could not help but tighten.Can this movement be made by one person?The original speech didn't bring a group of people over, did it?Is he really not afraid that his wife will die?
"Bang-!"
There was another loud noise from the gate that shattered the eardrums, and the heavy iron lock collapsed in response, hitting the ground with a "boom".
In the next second, the door was kicked open, and the night crazily poured in, outlining a dark figure.
Both men were stunned, dumbfounded, and their brains crashed.The original speech actually kicked the door open abruptly?That hangs on it is a real big iron lock, it can be smashed open by smashing people's heads!
"Stupid?" Li Wenhua roared, "Fuck him!"
Only then did the two come to their senses, and each of them kicked Yuan Cisheng's leg.The two men are both thick-backed and bear-backed. Although they are not as loud as the original speech, they are obviously stronger than a circle.In contrast, the voice of the original speech was clamped in the middle, which seemed weak.
In the next moment, before everyone could react or even blink, Yuan Cisheng stretched out his hand, grabbed the wrist of one of them with lightning and flint, and twisted his backhand hard——
"Ah!" The man let out a heart-wrenching scream, mixed with the sound of bones breaking, echoing a creepy sound in the empty warehouse.
Afterwards, I saw the man flying into the air, like a sack of rice, and was thrown onto another man who was already stunned by Yuan Ci's voice.The moment the man was knocked to the ground, Yuan Cisheng stepped on his shoulder, crushed him hard, and removed his joints.
Everything happened so suddenly. In just a few seconds, Yuan Cisheng solved the two strong men holding murder weapons without blinking an eye. Li Wenhua never dreamed of it.
In his impression, Yuan Cisheng is a young master who doesn't even get dust on the soles of his shoes when he goes out. He always dresses up dignifiedly and beautifully without even a single wrinkle on his clothes, just like a precious and arrogant Persian cat.Those hands wearing Argos can bear the weight of a signature pen at most.
He never thought that Yuan Cisheng could hit people, and he was so good at it.That posture was not human at all, just like a mad dog with red eyes.
A mad dog among mad dogs.
Li Wenhua originally planned to die together, but now, he was afraid, trembling, and his hand holding the knife was unstable.
Before he recovered from the shock, the voice of the original speech rushed over, his hand shook, and the silver light flashed. Li Wenhua didn't see what happened, but the pain exploded first.
With a bang, the dagger that was touching He Jingnian's neck fell to the ground.Li Wenhua looked at his hand in disbelief. His right wrist had already been pierced by a blade, and blood was all over his entire arm.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Yuan Cisheng raised his leg, stepped on Li Wenhua's bloody hand, then raised his head, and swung it down punch by punch.
Li Wenhua couldn't help howling, trying to escape but couldn't escape, his whole body twitched and struggled.In contrast to his heart-piercing cry, is Yuan Cisheng's emotionless face.All emotions disappeared and there was no expression, just like wearing a puppet mask, and the two eyes were hollow and sunk into black pits.
Not like a person anymore.There is only beast-like tyranny in this original speech.
It wasn't until he hugged He Jingnian from the ground with his pair of blood-stained eyes that a glimmer of sobriety gradually penetrated into those eyes that were as dark as an inhuman being.
He Jingnian curled up in his arms and looked up at him.There is still a violent and crazy afterimage on his face, which is more terrifying than a man-eating beast.But He Jingnian is not afraid.He Jingnian pressed his face to his chest and wept softly.
Yuanci's voice was so flustered that his calves felt weak.
"Okay, it's okay, the police and my people are outside. If you insist, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
He Jingnian grabbed his lapel, cried and said, "I asked you to come alone, did you really come alone? Do you think you are good at fighting? Do you watch too many TV dramas and novels?" What if something happens to you, what should I do?"
The original speech stammered, "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, who wants to hear you say I'm sorry!" He Jingnian hammered his shoulder, slowly put his arms around his neck, and cried softly, "I hate you to death."
He seemed to hear Yuan Ci laugh, and then wanted to say something to himself.But in the next moment, Yuan Cisheng's expression froze.
He saw that a man who had been lying on the ground like a dead dog suddenly moved, and rushed towards them without hesitation.He held a dagger in his left hand, pointing the sharp blade at himself.
Should have stabbed himself.
But Yuan Cisheng turned around in time to block himself, so the dagger stabbed straight into his back.
The position of the heart.
He knew nothing, his mind was blank, and the only sharp thought caused a tearing pain in his chest——
He really missed Yuan Cisheng, and missed him far more than he thought.
"Long time no see." He heard himself say.
"Father!" Gao Gao yelled happily, and jumped into Yuan Cisheng's arms excitedly.Yuan Cisheng picked up his daughter and showed him a gentle smile, "Long time no see."
"Hair..." When He Jingnian opened his mouth, he found his throat was very hoarse, "You cut your hair off."
Yuan Cisheng's half-length curly hair was cut very short, combed neatly behind his head, and fixed with hairspray in an undisturbed manner, revealing a high snow-white forehead with a blunt and inhuman beauty.
It became the same as when I first met him again, He Jingnian thought.In fact, he grew his hair long because he liked to touch his hair.
After a while, an old man came in.As soon as he saw Yuan Ci's voice, he shook hands and hugged him excitedly.
He Jingnian knew from the tour guide's translation that this old man was the nephew of Ms. Svetlana's old friend.Back then, after his uncle survived by chance, he kept inquiring about Ms. Svetlana.He wondered if she was still alive, if she was doing well.Unfortunately, until the old man passed away, this only wish could not be realized.
"Uncle has never remarried in his life. Sometimes we feel that he is too lonely, and we try to persuade him to find a partner, but his uncle sternly refuses."
"Uncle said that he and Svetlana were married in the presence of God, and God united them, and no one can tear them apart."
"My uncle has been thinking about Ms. Svetlana all his life. He has to look at Svetlana's photos every day, talk to her, and pray for her. Whenever people come to see him, he always talks about her. Later, we couldn't tell whether he was living in reality or in his own dream."
He listened to the original voice and replied something in Russian.
He Jing asked the tour guide in a young voice: "What did he say?"
The tour guide said: "He said that for some people, living in their dreams is not a happy thing."
He Jingnian let out a "hmm" and didn't speak.
"My uncle entrusted me before he died to bring here the photos he took when he and Svetlana got married, so that he could sleep in the sound of the Kamenka River flowing quietly." The old man took out a wooden box, "Also, If we are lucky enough to find Ms Svetlana's descendants in the future, he hopes to give this to the other party."
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a white gauze that had turned yellow and became brittle at one corner.
"At that time, the two were ready to flee and trek. Ms. Svetlana's natal family had connections in the navy that was still loyal to the Tsar. They would have had the opportunity to escape to China by boat together. However, my father and my grandfather both Disagree, for many military aristocrats, armed resistance is the only option, and they insist that my uncle assume the vocation of a hereditary aristocratic officer and participate in the White Army's war against the new regime."
"When they took my uncle away, my uncle was packing his bags with Ms. Svetlana. My uncle's ideal is to be a poet and writer, just like their husband and wife love Troitsky, how could he be willing to raise a gun. During the dispute, the veil was torn, and my uncle was taken to the battlefield holding the fragment."
"On the way to exile, there are very few things that can be brought, but the two decided to wear the wedding veil, which is a symbol of their love. However, in such a world, even a piece of tulle cannot be accommodated. Si Vetlana cried in despair, and my uncle promised her that he would definitely find her, even if he walked across Siberia on two legs, he would find her."
Holding the box in his hands, Yuan Ci said in a low voice: "Unfortunately, they didn't see each other again until the last moment of their lives."
The old man shook his head and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle told us that when he was young, he lived very happily. He married the girl he loved, and his life was rich and superior, and he was carefree. Because he was so happy, he was often afraid of death, afraid of leaving this world, and afraid of being with Sweetland. Svetlana was separated. But it wasn't until they separated that he realized that what was separated was only the physical body, and Svetlana would live in his heart forever and would never disappear."
Before saying goodbye, the old man said to them: "Treasure what you have now. In the face of life and death, you will find that everything is insignificant."
When they walked out of the church, He Jingnian and Yuan Cisheng both stopped in their tracks.
It was very dark inside the church, and the sun was shining brightly outside. He Jingnian couldn't open his eyes for a while, with his palm on his brow bone, "I didn't expect to meet you here, didn't you just leave from Russia?"
"Well, I came back only after receiving news from the old man." Yuan Ci said, "Why did you and Gao Gao come here?"
"...Travel."
The original voice scratched his short hair, "Oh yes."
This is the first time He Jingnian has seen a boyish movement, silly.
"Are you still in Russia for a few more days, or are you leaving soon?"
"I'm leaving later, this afternoon's plane."
"That's it. GaoGao and I will play here for two more days. I thought that if you were free, we could accompany the children together." He Jingnian grabbed GaoGao's Xiaoyuan hand and shook the original speech, " Say goodbye to Dad."
Gao Gao pouted her small mouth, refusing to say goodbye, refusing to let the original speech go.
They left Suzdal together, and the drive back was still five or six hours away.Amid the slight bumps, He Jingnian felt drowsy and slowly closed his eyes.Vaguely, he felt a hand gently wrapping himself around him, leaning himself against his shoulder.There is no intimacy, just to make him sleep more comfortably.
He Jingnian didn't move, letting himself lean on him all the time.Because I am asleep now, the person who is asleep doesn't know anything, so everything is allowed.
After sending Yuan Cisheng to the airport, He Jingnian stretched out his hand and gently shook Yuan Cisheng's hand.
Yuan Cisheng looked at him, his expression blurred by the setting sun.
He Jingnian said, "Thank you."
The original voice was hoarse, "Thank me for what?"
"It's nothing, I just want to thank you." He Jingnian pursed his lips, "I'm still very happy to meet you."
Yuan Ci's voice was silent for a moment, "Me too." He turned around and walked towards the security checkpoint. Halfway, he stopped, turned around, saw He Jingnian standing there with cakes in his arms, and waved at him, "You Let's go back."
He Jingnian heard it, but still didn't move. He stood there holding Gao Gau until the figure of Yuan Cisheng disappeared.
In a blink of an eye, autumn is here.The short and almost imperceptible autumn slipped by, and the cold and long winter of Chuanyuan City came again.
December.
This Christmas, He Jingnian decided to bring cakes to spend at Shen's house.Some time ago, Yuan Cisheng had always brought GaoGao, so it seemed only natural that it was his turn to bring it now.
Now he has developed a tacit understanding with Yuan Cisheng. The two of them take turns to bring cakes. While the other is taking care of the children, the other can visit at any time. When they get along, they are polite and polite, just like a model divorced couple.
On Christmas day, Shen Tangfeng also rushed back. Seeing him assembling the Christmas tree by himself, he came to help him together.
The two of them had nothing to say at first, and He Jingnian didn't know what to say. Recently, he talked less and less, no matter who it was to.He recalled the time when he and Shen Tangfeng spent Christmas together in the United States, it seemed like a lifetime away.
"Every year, give."
He Jingnian was hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, and he reached for the Star of Bethlehem.
Shen Tangfeng smiled slightly, "Traditional."
He Jingnian twitched his eyelashes, then smiled too.
He put the star of Bethlehem on top of the Christmas tree.
In the evening, the whole family gathers around the dining table and happily enjoys a sumptuous meal.
They all use the same set of cutlery.
There is no longer a set that is different.
In the early morning, He Jingnian walked to the window, the fence outside the courtyard was empty, no one was standing there.
Every Christmas, he misses Liao Xia in his heart and wishes him a happy birthday.The god's birthday gave birth to his god, and he was full of piety.However, today, there is only one thing on his mind over and over again, Yuan Cisheng is going to celebrate his birthday alone again
The pointer fell to twelve o'clock.
The dark night suddenly lit up, and the fireworks burst into the sky, blooming in a "snap", colorful and gorgeous.
Tonight, almost the entire Chuanyuan City was illuminated by fireworks.
At the corner of the sidewalk not far away, Yuan Cisheng was standing there. He had been standing there for a long time. The light from the fireworks shone on him, like a beautiful statue of a god.
I typed a line of text on the phone screen with my fingertips, deleted it, and repeated it several times, but I didn't press the send button.
Even if it's just a simple sentence:
Merry Christmas, every year.
It has nothing to do with courage, but he already understood everything, including the "thank you" He Jingnian said to himself that day.
The "thank you" He Jingnian said was to thank himself for leaving his world, so that he could finally live without any burden.Although he would feel heartache when he heard such words, but seeing He Jingnian's relieved look now, he really felt very happy.
The only regret is that no one will say "Happy Birthday" to myself anymore.
The days passed day by day like this, it seemed that everything was finally on the right track and was developing in a good, correct and reasonable direction.
Before the Lantern Festival, He Jingnian received a call from Yuan Cisheng, saying that Gao Gau missed him, and wanted to come to my house for dinner on the festival day.During this time, it was Yuan Ci's turn to bring up the child, and he hadn't seen Gao Gao for a few days, so he agreed immediately.
Ruishan Yuting is located in the outskirts of the city, and it is relatively sparsely populated at night.When He Jingnian was walking along a secluded road, he suddenly felt that someone was following him secretly.
In the past few days, he always felt that someone was watching him secretly, and he suspected that he was nervous and didn't pay much attention to it.Unexpectedly, just as he was about to reach the community, two people suddenly jumped out of the green belt and moved towards him quickly.
He Jingnian's first reaction was to call the police, but those people moved faster. When they saw him take out his mobile phone, they rushed over and grabbed his arm.Not far away, the door of a van was slammed open, and the two men held him hostage, dragging him into the compartment behind him.
He Jingnian's eyes were tied with opaque black cloth, and his mouth was also gagged, so he couldn't see or yell.He struggled desperately, trying to loosen the rope that was tied to his body, but it was of no avail. The rope was tied very tightly, and there were still people on the left and right restraining his movements.Obviously, this group of people had been prepared for a long time and had been waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
The van drove fast all the way and drove for almost twenty minutes.After stopping, He Jingnian was pushed into a place by several people.His eyes were still blindfolded, and he could smell stale dust in his nose. The voices of those people heard in his ears had a buzzing echo, and it felt like a very empty place that no one had entered for a long time.
"It's finally here." Someone said.
He Jingnian felt a little familiar when he heard the voice, but couldn't remember it for a while.At this moment, the cloth covering his eyes was roughly torn off, his vision did not recover for a while, and his eyes were blurred.
"do you remember me?"
The man came closer, and He Jingnian's eyes trembled. He never dreamed that the person who kidnapped him to this abandoned warehouse was Li Wenhua, the director of Shengheng who drugged him and Yuan Cisheng's wine.
"You have a good memory, it seems you still remember me." Li Wenhua grinned at him, revealing two rows of black and yellow teeth corroded by alcohol and tobacco.
In He Jingnian's memory, this man had an elite style in a suit and leather shoes, but now he looks worse than a street bum, skinny, with sunken eye sockets, he is no different from a walking dead.
"Are you surprised to see me?" Li Wenhua said sullenly.
He Jingnian tried his best to keep his voice calm, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, as long as you are obedient, I won't do anything to you." Li Wenhua squatted down, took out a cigarette from the crumpled case, bit it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath, and felt the pungent smell of smoke Diffuse. "There is a wrong and a debtor, and I won't live long. In the end, I only plan to collect debts from one person."
He Jingnian stared at him, "You don't mean to use me to find Yuan Cisheng, do you?"
Li Wenhua stubbed out the cigarette butt, and kicked his toe hard, "I'll give you the phone later, you know what to say to him."
He Jingnian didn't answer, but laughed.
Li Wenhua raised his head, "What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that your hard work is in vain, and it's a bit pitiful." He Jingnian sneered, "I and Yuan Cisheng have already parted ways. Do you think that people like Yuan Cisheng may rush over just because you made a phone call?" ?”
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Li Wenhua bared his teeth viciously, "Although that guy is a cold-blooded beast, even a blind person can see that he treats you differently from the beginning. His pigeon blood is red to please you."
"That was in the past. Now we have a clean break and have nothing to do with him. To him, I have no value." He Jingnian said word by word, "No value is garbage. How will Yuan Cisheng treat garbage? I miss you Knows better than me."
"You...!" A trace of ferocity flashed across Li Wenhua's pale face, and then he smiled coldly, "Okay, then let's see what the result is."
He motioned to one of his men to use He Jingnian's mobile phone to call Yuan Cisheng's number, and the call was connected almost immediately.The hands-free loudspeaker amplified the voice of the original speech, echoing in the dead and abandoned warehouse.
"Niannian, why haven't you arrived yet? Where are you now, do you need me to pick you up?"
"Director Yuan, it's me, your Uncle Li." Li Wenhua leisurely breathed out a smoke ring.
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone, and then the voice of the original speech sounded again, inorganic and cold, not like a human being at all.
"I guess you will tell me next, He Jingnian is in your hands now, I must come to your designated place alone, and I can't bring anyone or call the police, right?"
"Hahahahahahahaha." Li Wenhua burst out into a shrill laugh, "As expected of Director Yuan, the communication efficiency is as high as ever. Do you need me to ask He Jingnian to say a few words for you to listen to? You should be completely at ease."
"You dare to move him and try."
"Of course I dare! Now I have nothing to be afraid of!" Li Wenhua walked up to He Jingnian, grabbed the hair from the back of his head, and pressed down hard, "Say it quickly! Please come and save this bastard!" You, only he can save you now. If he doesn’t come, I’ll give you to my two brothers. Anyway, they were very interested in you when they arrested you. If the original speech dare not come, you Just pay off the debt for him, and wait for my brother to have enough fun with you..."
Li Wenhua chuckled, drew out his dagger and patted him on the cheek, "You don't want to see yourself naked and miserable in the news the next day, do you?"
He Jingnian knew that as long as Li Wenhua exerted a little force, he could cut open the arteries in his neck immediately.
"Say it!" Li Wenhua gradually lost his patience. When the blade moved, a bloody gash was drawn on the flesh, and the warm blood oozed out, dripping down half of his neck.
"The original speech." He Jingnian finally spoke.
"Niannian, don't be afraid, I'll come right over, you'll be fine, don't be afraid... I'll save you right now!"
It was the first time I heard Yuanci's flustered and incoherent voice, He Jingnian thought, took a deep breath, and yelled very quickly and loudly, almost in a roaring voice: "Call the police...Call the police, Don't listen to him, don't come here! He just wants to take revenge and die with you, and you will definitely die if you come!"
A muffled sound.
He was kicked heavily by the extremely angry Li Wenhua, and he rolled off the chair and fell heavily on the hard terrazzo floor.His vision went black for a while, and he felt his shoulders, back and lower abdomen being kicked several times one after another, and the pain made his whole skeleton feel like it was about to fall apart.
Before He Jingnian could catch his breath, several hands grabbed the clothes on his body and began to tear them randomly.He Jingnian was so disgusted that his scalp exploded, he endured the severe pain and struggled desperately, the embarrassed appearance made the two men burst out laughing.
"Okay, what's the hurry." Li Wenhua said, "When I make that beast pay with blood, you can play however you want."
The two men finally let him go a size for the time being.He Jingnian's hands were tied, he curled up on the ground and panted continuously, the smell of blood filled his throat, and his internal organs were overwhelmed, as if they were misplaced.
Time passed by every minute and every second, Li Wenhua looked at his watch from time to time and cursed impatiently.
"Brother, won't that kid stop coming?" A man asked.
"Don't come? If you don't come, kill the one on the ground first." Li Wenhua fiddled with the knife in his hand, "At worst, I'll go find him myself, anyway, I don't have a few days left to live, so I'll give up my life and drag him to die together. It’s also a bargain.”
"That kind of animal will only harm people if it lives in this world." A man gritted his teeth and said, "Back then, as soon as he took office, he carried out some purges, which caused many of us to lose their jobs. So many people begged him hard, without him Totally indifferent."
The other man gritted his teeth with hatred.
"He is a cold-blooded beast who doesn't care about other people's life or death. He is exactly like his father. How else can we say that father and son are of the same line? His mother chose to die because she couldn't stand him and his father. Who can endure being forced to marry by an old beast? Why does God have to face the little beast he was forced to give birth to?"
"If it wasn't for your own mistakes and violations, how could he fire you?" He Jingnian, who had been quietly huddled in the corner, suddenly spoke. "He is different from his father, you have no right to say that about him."
The men were all taken aback, they didn't expect that at this time, He Jingnian not only didn't cry, make trouble, or beg for mercy, but even wanted to speak for Yuan Ci.
Li Wenhua grabbed He Jingnian by the collar, "That bastard was so bloody and indebted that he killed my father and my wife! If it wasn't for him, why would my father be so stimulated that he couldn't afford it? What's wrong with my wife? I was so I begged him, but he still pushed hard. In order to pay off my debts, my wife... she went around working around during the day and took care of my dad at night, but because she was too tired, she was in a daze, and the car drove towards her without even thinking about it. Realized. My family is ruined, isn't it all his fault!"
"Your family is obviously caused by you, and it has nothing to do with the original speech!" He Jingnian glared at him, "You abused your power, and you framed us. All the mistakes were made by you alone. Your family has paid for your mistakes!"
"Shut up!" Li Wenhua threw him heavily on the ground, and kicked him on the shoulder angrily. "Sure enough, there are two kinds of people who can't sleep under the quilt. You are also a heartless beast, just like the original speech! Be fucking honest and dare to say one more thing. Believe it or not, I will kill you right now?"
He Jingnian was so painful that his eyes were filled with stars, he bit his lip and remained silent.Seeing his expression, Li Wenhua became even more annoyed. Just as he was about to ask the two men under his command to beat him up to vent his anger, suddenly there was a knocking sound from the warehouse door, which was deafening like thunder.
"It came quite quickly." Li Wenhua sneered, and the dagger tip swung, hitting the main artery in He Jingnian's neck.
"Go and open the door," he ordered.If Yuan Cisheng dared to bring one more person in, he would be able to send his wife to hell first in a few minutes.
The two men agreed, and each of them held a knife and moved cautiously towards the warehouse door.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Loud noises continued to be heard from the two metal gates, and the huge iron locks hanging on the gates swayed continuously due to external impacts and smashed against the gates.
Seeing this scene, the two men swallowed their saliva, and their hands holding the knife could not help but tighten.Can this movement be made by one person?The original speech didn't bring a group of people over, did it?Is he really not afraid that his wife will die?
"Bang-!"
There was another loud noise from the gate that shattered the eardrums, and the heavy iron lock collapsed in response, hitting the ground with a "boom".
In the next second, the door was kicked open, and the night crazily poured in, outlining a dark figure.
Both men were stunned, dumbfounded, and their brains crashed.The original speech actually kicked the door open abruptly?That hangs on it is a real big iron lock, it can be smashed open by smashing people's heads!
"Stupid?" Li Wenhua roared, "Fuck him!"
Only then did the two come to their senses, and each of them kicked Yuan Cisheng's leg.The two men are both thick-backed and bear-backed. Although they are not as loud as the original speech, they are obviously stronger than a circle.In contrast, the voice of the original speech was clamped in the middle, which seemed weak.
In the next moment, before everyone could react or even blink, Yuan Cisheng stretched out his hand, grabbed the wrist of one of them with lightning and flint, and twisted his backhand hard——
"Ah!" The man let out a heart-wrenching scream, mixed with the sound of bones breaking, echoing a creepy sound in the empty warehouse.
Afterwards, I saw the man flying into the air, like a sack of rice, and was thrown onto another man who was already stunned by Yuan Ci's voice.The moment the man was knocked to the ground, Yuan Cisheng stepped on his shoulder, crushed him hard, and removed his joints.
Everything happened so suddenly. In just a few seconds, Yuan Cisheng solved the two strong men holding murder weapons without blinking an eye. Li Wenhua never dreamed of it.
In his impression, Yuan Cisheng is a young master who doesn't even get dust on the soles of his shoes when he goes out. He always dresses up dignifiedly and beautifully without even a single wrinkle on his clothes, just like a precious and arrogant Persian cat.Those hands wearing Argos can bear the weight of a signature pen at most.
He never thought that Yuan Cisheng could hit people, and he was so good at it.That posture was not human at all, just like a mad dog with red eyes.
A mad dog among mad dogs.
Li Wenhua originally planned to die together, but now, he was afraid, trembling, and his hand holding the knife was unstable.
Before he recovered from the shock, the voice of the original speech rushed over, his hand shook, and the silver light flashed. Li Wenhua didn't see what happened, but the pain exploded first.
With a bang, the dagger that was touching He Jingnian's neck fell to the ground.Li Wenhua looked at his hand in disbelief. His right wrist had already been pierced by a blade, and blood was all over his entire arm.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Yuan Cisheng raised his leg, stepped on Li Wenhua's bloody hand, then raised his head, and swung it down punch by punch.
Li Wenhua couldn't help howling, trying to escape but couldn't escape, his whole body twitched and struggled.In contrast to his heart-piercing cry, is Yuan Cisheng's emotionless face.All emotions disappeared and there was no expression, just like wearing a puppet mask, and the two eyes were hollow and sunk into black pits.
Not like a person anymore.There is only beast-like tyranny in this original speech.
It wasn't until he hugged He Jingnian from the ground with his pair of blood-stained eyes that a glimmer of sobriety gradually penetrated into those eyes that were as dark as an inhuman being.
He Jingnian curled up in his arms and looked up at him.There is still a violent and crazy afterimage on his face, which is more terrifying than a man-eating beast.But He Jingnian is not afraid.He Jingnian pressed his face to his chest and wept softly.
Yuanci's voice was so flustered that his calves felt weak.
"Okay, it's okay, the police and my people are outside. If you insist, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
He Jingnian grabbed his lapel, cried and said, "I asked you to come alone, did you really come alone? Do you think you are good at fighting? Do you watch too many TV dramas and novels?" What if something happens to you, what should I do?"
The original speech stammered, "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, who wants to hear you say I'm sorry!" He Jingnian hammered his shoulder, slowly put his arms around his neck, and cried softly, "I hate you to death."
He seemed to hear Yuan Ci laugh, and then wanted to say something to himself.But in the next moment, Yuan Cisheng's expression froze.
He saw that a man who had been lying on the ground like a dead dog suddenly moved, and rushed towards them without hesitation.He held a dagger in his left hand, pointing the sharp blade at himself.
Should have stabbed himself.
But Yuan Cisheng turned around in time to block himself, so the dagger stabbed straight into his back.
The position of the heart.
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