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It rained in the middle of the night and didn't stop until the afternoon.The sun comes out quickly, the sky is boundless, and the washed clear color is like emerald blue water.

The lake in a community park floats the last two mallards left, and no one knows where they will go next.Because of the rain, the cruise service was temporarily closed, and many children who had just finished school returned disappointed, pestering their parents to play with their classmates for a while.They run around, weaving past the formally dressed crowd heading home across the park from get off work.

In the park, there are many old people who come out to buy vegetables and take a walk after the rain, and there are more than a dozen people doing Tai Chi in the square farther away.Tan Yanxiao was wearing casual clothes, sitting on a bench by the lake and reading a newspaper.

When she remembered the phone, she glanced at the caller ID, picked it up, and didn't speak.

Teng Cuo and Chen Qi sat side by side, some distance away from Tan Yanxiao, but they could see each other clearly.He was wearing a black shirt and earphones leaning on Chen Qi's shoulder, and Chen Qi helped him hold his coat.The two looked very close, as if they were biting their ears.

Teng Cuo adjusted the headphone cable and said happily: "Hello."

Tan Yanxiao put down the newspaper, took off her reading glasses, and looked in their direction naturally.Teng Cuo's eyes met her from a distance, and then turned away respectively.

Teng Cuo said: "You should know who I am."

"Yes." Tan Yanxiao said, "Hello, Agni."

A child ran past him laughing, and there was the sound of birds flapping their wings in the air.Saying these four words, Teng Cuo has already summed up the past ten years. He sat here as if nothing had happened, living a life of licking blood with knives and seeking skins from tigers.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Tan Yanxiao tidied up the newspaper on her lap, and said with a smile, "I have received information from you for so many years, and today I finally met a real person. Agni, thank you very much."

"You're welcome," Teng Cuo said happily, "Call me Teng Cuo. This is Chen Qi, and he belongs to me."

"Okay," Tan Yanxiao paused, "Teng Cuo."

Time is precious, Teng Cuo won't let the greeting go on too long, he sat up slightly from Chen Qi's side, and said: "Tan Bureau, I am very much looking forward to our future fight side by side, but I want to ask you a question first. "

Tan Yanxiao looked calm, and said "Mmm".

"Xiao Guo," Teng Cuo asked, "is it yours?"

His hand holding the phone was hanging on his leg, trembling slightly, Chen Qi looked at him worriedly.The other side was silent for a few seconds, and then Tan Yanxiao replied: "Yes."

Teng Cuo's knuckles turned white, and he asked, "Anti-narcotics police?"

Tan Yanxiao said, "Interpol."

Teng Cuo's tense body relaxed slightly, and he leaned back, closing his eyes.A heavy loneliness and empty regret enveloped him heavily, mixed with a bit of willful anger.

Whether he is willing to accept it or not, the reunion between him and Xiao Guo was not accidental from the very beginning.Surviving between black and white is the normal state of his life, but Xiao Guo is still different after all. Teng Cuo quickly counted all the details between the two of them in the past month or so, and many things that were ignored became clear, and things that were still in doubt With an explanation, as to whether Xiao Guo's feelings for him were true or false, Teng Cuo deliberately evaded this question and didn't dare to think too much about it.

He smiled and said, "Since I am Lie Huo, you can take Xiao Guo back."

Tan Yanxiao didn't speak, Teng Cuo said: "Please take Xiao Guo back."

Tan Yanxiao was silent for a long time, then laughed and said, "This runs counter to my plan."

Tan Yanxiao was also surprised that the suspect had always been the police informant, but according to her intention, Xiao Guo would not be transferred at this time.Teng Cuo knew the reason behind this, and he said: "Ju Tan, let's open the skylight and speak honestly."

There was the sound of the wind blowing through the street in the distance, and Teng Cuo's long hair bloomed the color of ink on his side.He said: "I am not a policeman. You have scruples about me. I know this and I understand it very well. The reason why you don't let Xiao retreat is nothing more than to continue to ensure my reliability and obtain more information about the garden. But there have been accidents in Yufang City recently, and if he stays with me, there is a possibility that he will be targeted by the garden."

He paused for a while, and then continued: "Xiao Guo can be sent to my side, you must know the stories between me and him. I don't know how he treats me, but I treat him," he laughed self-deprecatingly "I can't allow him to take risks."

Tan Yanxiao listened calmly, and then said "hmm" again.

"So," Teng Cuo said, "instead of letting him continue to monitor by my side, it is better to withdraw him. Every day he is under your hands, I can be completely reliable for one day."

Tan Yanxiao's voice was very low, she said, "You are negotiating terms with me."

"You can understand it that way," Teng Cuo squinted his eyes, "but I still have a lot to offer you."

There was a calm and cold look in Tan Yanxiao's eyes, she said, "I'm all ears."

"Yufang City is the place where Mr. Chen made his fortune. You have been here all the time. You have been fighting against Mr. Chen for far longer than me. I have been with Mr. Chen for ten years, and I didn't dare to make any moves in the first three years, so you should understand The value of my current position." Teng Cuo's voice was soft and firm, "The garden has continuously introduced new drugs over the years because Mr. Chen already has his own research base and team, but these are all hidden overseas by him. Only Mr. Only by destroying Chaofang City can I be sent to Mr. Chen. The arrival of Peter Xiao is an opportunity. Mr. Chen is already old, and his two sons, Chen Zhong and Chen Liang, are mentally handicapped. Inside the garden There is already a crisis of generational talent. Now Mr. Chen is very weak, so even if Xiao Guo doesn't leave, he won't be able to follow me for long."

Teng Cuo was right, and Tan Yanxiao had to admit that there was strength in the voice of this feminine young man.She was thinking seriously, and Teng heard the slightly heavier breathing through the phone.

He continued: "There is no need to take unnecessary risks. If you withdraw Xiao Guo and ensure his safety, I will definitely ensure that Hua Hua and Mr. Chen are wiped out."

On the sparkling waves on the lake surface, there were little golden lights from the sun floating up and down, Teng Cuo stared at it, and there was also a seemingly absent light in his eyes.There was a long silence on the phone, and finally a voice came.

Tan Yanxiao said, "It's a deal."

Teng Cuo lowered his head suddenly when he heard the words, and let out a hard breath.Chen Qi stretched out his hand, trying to help him brush up his messy hair, but he stopped when he was about to touch it.

Teng Cuo raised his head and said, "Now, we can talk about the deal about Peter Shaw and the garden."

He adjusted his breathing, and said at a steady pace: "I have already caused Lan Die's dissatisfaction because of Fan Dayuan's matter, so this time when Peter comes, I am only in charge of reception. But according to the arrangement of Mr. Chen and Lan Die, no matter what Peter When was the first deal with the garden, you all returned empty-handed, that boat was full of seafood, seafood in the true sense."

Tan Yanxiao said "um" to express her understanding.

"But you still have to go," Teng Cuo said, "and wait for the second transaction."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Tan Yanxiao said calmly, "Our people are watching Peter and will follow up. According to Fan Dayuan's account, these drugs will be sent to an erotic place belonging to the garden, called Xian Fangge, on the surface is a KTV. The orderer is called Sister Pei, the boss of Xianfangge."

Teng Cuo's face changed, and he silently repeated the words "Xianfang Pavilion".Tan Yanxiao told him how to write the names, Teng Cuo's face darkened, and asked: "Fan Dayuan confirms that this sister Pei is from the garden?"

"Yes," Tan Yanxiao asked, "Do you know him?"

"I don't know," Teng Cuo's eyes didn't know why it was dangerous, he said, "but I will check, you wait for my news."

"Investigation and information collection are not your main tasks," Tan Yanxiao said, "Pay attention to your own safety and concealment."

"Thanks," Teng Cuo said, "keep in touch."

He wanted to stand up, but suddenly stopped and said, "Ju Tan, there is one last thing."

Tan Yanxiao turned a page of the newspaper with one hand, and said "Mmm".

Teng Cuo's slender, white fingers slowly tightened on the edge of the bench, and he said, "Xiao Guo doesn't need to know my identity."

"He won't know." Tan Yanxiao said, "Your identity is a secret. From now on, I will be your direct line. Everything must be done according to the rules."

The police had to obey orders, and if Tan Yanxiao wanted Xiao Guo to withdraw, she didn't even need a reason, just a word, and the bartender Xiao Guo would disappear from now on.Teng Cuo knew this very well. He lowered his head, put his elbows on his knees, and the back of his neck drew out a pale and extremely beautiful line. The cervical vertebrae protruded against the skin, which was very eye-catching.

He closed his eyes and said, "Thank you."

Tan Yanxiao said with a smile in her voice, "You're welcome."

Teng got up by mistake, and Chen Qi immediately stood up too, and put on a windbreaker for him.Tan Yanxiao has been talking very little since the beginning of the conversation, and she never said much that can be resolved with "um". However, when Teng Cuo raised her hand to take off the earphones, she stopped him: "Teng Cuo."

Teng Cuo and Chen Qi stood facing each other, and Chen Qi lowered his head to straighten his collar.He said: "You say."

Tan Yanxiao considered it for a while, and asked, "Did you see through Xiao from the beginning?"

Teng Cuo smiled bitterly, and said honestly, "No."

"With your ability," Tan Yanxiao said in a deep voice, "Why did you miss Xiao Guo?"

Teng Cuo turned his back to Tan Yanxiao's direction, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Because that's Xiao Guo."

"Even if you thought he was a bartender," Tan Yanxiao was very sharp, "you are in this line of work, so you naturally know the dangers around you and yourself. Even so, you still kept him by your side—why?"

Teng Cuo raised his face and looked at Chen Qi, his uncarved face was extremely beautiful, and there was a kind of sadness floating around.He seemed to be talking to Chen Qi, but Chen Qi knew that he was looking at another person through himself.

"Tan Bureau," Teng Cuo said lightly, "there are not only poppy products that are addictive in this world."

Xiao Guo is the obsession that he loved but never got when he was young, and it is the addiction that he clings to now.Facing Xiao Guo, he seemed to have fallen into an absurd yet beautiful dream.Ever since he saw Xiao Guo's headset in the bar last night, he knew that he had reached the critical point of waking up from a dream.However, even if it was as short as an instant, even if the encounter with Maoyan was full of doubts, he didn't care.He has invented a lie for himself, and indulges in it in a narcissistic way.

He watched Chen Qi's eyes gradually turn red, and then he whispered: "We are in love... My room is now a poppy field, because he flooded me with this flower[1]."

Tan Yanxiao is not married and has no children. She is a woman who strives for an official career, and has never really been interested in love.But she looked at Teng Cuo in the distance and felt a little shaken.

She raised her hand and stroked her collar, and said, "Actually, at the beginning, Xiao Guo approached you just to confirm that you were Nan Zhuo back then. We had no evidence for your suspicion before, so what Xiao Guo did was never an undercover job. He has not received any formal tasks either. It is more of a temptation for him to stay by your side, and I can be sure that he has selfish motives."

Teng Cuo stood quietly, his eyes a little distracted.He seems to have shut off his perception and reaction to the outside world, his figure is straight, beautiful and lonely.

He said: "Thank you Bureau Tan for telling me this. I am a free man. I told my upline on the first day I walked on this road. If I get into trouble, I don't need to arrange a rescue. I will bear all the consequences. You don’t even need to collect the corpse. An undercover agent must walk in the fog forever. I’ve been here alone for so many years, but Xiao Guo is in the light. He’s a policeman, so let him do what he wants to do with peace of mind and happiness .It is a wonderful thing to be alive, no one is more worthy than him, Tan Bureau, do you understand what I mean?"

This world is unreadable, ambiguity and rare confusion can create a beautiful relationship, but Teng Cuo can't do it.If he wanted Xiao Guo to withdraw, he had to end it cleanly.

Tan Yanxiao sighed and said, "I understand."

The wind passed by his side with residual flowers and fallen leaves, and autumn has really arrived.Teng Cuo lowered his eyes, covered the sparkle in his eyes, and said hoarsely, "Thank you."

Then he hung up the phone and strode away from here without looking back.

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[1]: [Austria] Ingeborg Bachmann, from a letter she wrote to her mother.

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