bother you

——Brother Hao.

——Finally miss me?

Yan Xiao frowned in surprise, and turned his head to look at Zhaofan.

Zhaofan had no intention of avoiding it. Holding the mobile phone in his left hand and his right hand in his trouser pocket, he took a few steps forward, lowered his head and lightly kicked the short stone edge of the roadside green belt.

From Yan Xiao's point of view, the corners of his lips were raised obviously, and there was even a bit of playfulness in the light dripping from the end of his eyes.

There is no doubt that this is the demeanor that only appears when getting along with and chatting with people who are particularly close.

Yan Xiao's chest suddenly sank a little, and vigilance and doubts suddenly filled his heart.

"Pay money again? I told you I'm not short of money." Zhao Fan continued to kick the short stone edge, his cheeks puffed up a little as he spoke.

Yan Xiao had a panoramic view of this little action, only to feel mixed feelings.

Zhao Fan has never done such cute actions with himself, Shen Xun, or other classmates.

"Oh, I'm really not short of money, and I didn't treat myself badly. Did I get thin when I came back last time? No! Brother Hao, brother Hao, you know that my tuition is free, and I still have a scholarship." Zhaofan's voice was a little louder , with a hint of showing off, "I still have a salary of more than 2000 yuan a month for washing dogs, so I don't need you to pay more. Can I eat that much a month? Are you raising me like a pig? You either Save the money well, or buy some low-risk financial products, don’t call me, I can’t spend it. Be obedient, Brother Hao.”

I don't know what was said there, Zhaofan sighed exaggeratedly, then squatted on the ground, took out the hand in his trouser pocket, and picked grass in the green belt to play.

Yan Xiao wondered, maybe Zhaofan had ADHD when he was a child.

"Why can't I wash dogs? This is a legitimate job, so don't interfere with my money making? I won't interfere with your work." Because of squatting, a small piece of Zhaofan's back was exposed, "Those dogs are very obedient, no Bite. Hey Brother Hao, don’t worry! Those are pet dogs, much more docile than those police dogs on your team, how could I be bitten?”

police dog?

Yan Xiao caught the key words.

This man named "Brother Hao" has a police dog on his team, so "Brother Hao" is a policeman?

Why is Zhaofan so close to a policeman?

Making money and taking care of life are clearly trivial conversations between family members.

"Brother Hao" is Zhao Fan's relative?

"What?" Suddenly, Zhaofan's tone changed, and he lost the ease he had just had before. "What kind of mission are you going to do again?"

The other side was talking, and Zhaofan listened silently.Yan Xiao saw that he pursed his lips tightly, and the frown between his brows became tighter and tighter.

A few minutes later, Zhaofan stood up, no longer kicking the short stone edge, and did not make any other small movements. The whole person looked a little solemn, "Okay, I understand. Be careful yourself, and report to me as soon as it is over. .”

After hanging up the phone, Zhaofan lowered his hand holding the phone, lowered his head slowly, and stood motionless with his back to the streetlight, most of his face shrouded in shadow.

It was the first time seeing him in such a depressed state, Yan Xiao felt a little uneasy.

If "Brother Hao" is really a policeman, then this call should have informed Zhao Fan in advance that he was about to set out a mission that lost contact with the outside world.This mission must be full of danger, so Zhaofan's mood suddenly changed.

Yan Xiao immediately thought of Yan Ce.

He didn't have a mother, and he didn't have much relationship with his father who was away all the year round. He grew up with Yan Ce, who was four years older.Yan Ce is often harsh and unreasonable, fully implementing the majesty of "elder brother is like father".He was ignorant when he was a child, and he especially hoped that Yan Ce would leave as soon as possible, as far as possible, so that he would be the only one in the family, and he would be happy and free from now on, and would never be controlled again.Later, Yan Ce became a special soldier, and he was really the only one left in the family, and he missed Yan Ce very much.Knowing that Yan Ce often performs life-threatening special tasks, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep all night.

After all, they are brothers whose blood is thicker than water.

Yan Ce was unable to communicate with the outside world when he set out a mission, and sometimes he would tell him in advance.He waited restlessly for Yan Ce to return safely, and called himself to report his safety.

So Zhaofan's reaction just now, he can completely empathize with.

The only question is, who is "Brother Hao" Zhao Fan?

It's already the night of retreat, but the noisy cicadas still don't stop, "high and high" screaming one after another.

Zhaofan let out a breath, looked at Yan Xiao, half of the haze on his face dissipated, but his smile seemed very forced, "Sorry, I thought you had already gone in."

Yan Xiao thought for a moment, did not ask who "Brother Hao" was, left enough space for Zhaofan, and only said: "I have never been here before, and I don't have a student ID card. It might not be good to go in alone."

Zhaofan nodded, "Let's go, together."

The gymnasium has a total of six floors, with all kinds of equipment and equipment. Yan Xiao followed Zhaofan to the third floor, barely speaking along the way.

Zhaofan took off his T-shirt, lay down on the equipment, and began to practice waist strength.Yan Xiao pretended to visit, walked around the room, and finally stood on a treadmill.

The treadmill was not far from Zhaofan, but it wasn't close either. Since the view was not blocked, Zhaofan could even see Zhaofan's protruding abdominal and psoas muscles tensed due to exertion while running.

Throughout the night, Zhaofan remained silent, exuding a barbaric vigor, completely different from the cheerful enthusiasm he usually displayed.

Obviously, it was the phone call that made Zhaofan feel depressed.

When the fitness center was about to close, Zhao Fan was already covered in sweat, his chest and cheeks were flushed, and after getting off the arm strength machine, he squatted on the ground without saying a word, panting slightly.

Only then did Yan Xiao approach, wanting to put a dry towel on his shoulders.

As he panted, Zhaofan's back continued to rise and fall, the shoulder armor bones outlined a sexy line on his strong body, the concave trend of his back was just right, and his back was washed smooth and shiny by sweat.

Yan Xiao paused slightly, and the dry towel fell on Zhaofan's head.

Zhao Fan was still squatting, leaning on the dry towel and turning sideways, "Thanks."

Yan Xiao shook his head and reached out to him.

He hesitated for a while, then took Yan Xiao's hand with a "snap", and was pulled up neatly.

Both of them had sweat on their hands, and their palms were pressed together so tightly that they already had each other's warmth when they separated.

"Go back?" Yan Xiao asked.

It must be that the high-intensity physical training finally relieved the depression in his chest. Zhaofan's complexion improved a lot, and he no longer forced himself to smile. He put his hands on his hips, exhaled, and patted his chest and said, "Mom!" Yes, finally comfortable!"

There is a canteen outside the gymnasium, Yan Xiao bought two milk-flavored ice creams.Zhaofan was sweating a lot, so he bit off a third of it after taking it.

Yan Xiao smiled, "Anti-terrorist students are eating ice cream so vigorously?"

"Could it be that you eat ice cream in small bites?" Zhao Fan changed into a vest, looking relaxed.

The two walked on the empty path, their shadows shortened and elongated by the street lights.

After eating the ice cream, Yan Xiao finally asked: "The phone call just now..."

Zhao Fan threw the popsicle stick into the trash can, "Hey, I'm sorry, I let you see my irritable side. Don't tell Shen Xun that I'm a person, I still want to save face."

Yan Xiao said, "What does this have to do with face?"

"Why not?" Zhaofan said: "I am usually a sunny, handsome and good young man in front of them, and I have never been irritable or gloomy. But I can't be irritable for a long time, and it will be fine in an hour or two. This time it is not a coincidence, Got you caught."

Yan Xiao didn't know what to say, "Sorry."

"Hey, that's not what I meant. Don't apologize. If you want to apologize, I should apologize." Zhao Fan rubbed the back of his head, "What's inside, don't take it to heart."

The night wind blows, bringing a little coolness.

Yan Xiao shook his head, "No, I'm just curious, why did you get irritable after a phone call?"

Zhaofan's eyes paused slightly, and the corners of his lips pressed down.

"It's okay, I shouldn't inquire about your private affairs." Yan Xiao immediately said: "Don't worry, I won't tell Shen Xun what happened tonight."

"Brother Hao...it's just my dad," Zhao Fan said suddenly, "I'm going to be on a mission, and I'm annoyed, just like before."

"Your father?" Yan Xiao was really shocked.

"Yeah." Zhao Fan's voice was soft, as if he was being held by the night wind, his eyes were half-closed, and he looked into the distance, "He is a policeman, and he used to perform particularly dangerous missions. Now that he is getting old, some missions have been given to him. Young man, but occasionally he still has to lead the team. I am worried when he is on a mission. He called me just now to tell me that there will be a mission in the future. Don’t worry if you can’t get in touch. 5000 yuan was transferred online. Tsk, that's easy to say. How could I not be worried?"

You guessed it.Yan Xiao thought, Brother Hao is indeed Zhao Fan's relative.

But he didn't expect that Brother Hao was Zhao Fan's father.

On the phone with his father, instead of calling him "Dad", he took a word from his name and called him "Brother Hao", then the relationship between father and son is quite good.

No wonder Zhaofan naturally showed a playful expression when answering the call.

Yan Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still something wrong.

"But I have nothing else to do." Zhao Fan shrugged, "He's a policeman, so it's his duty."

"It turns out that you were born in a police family." Yan Xiao said along the way, "The profession of police is indeed inherited. In many families, the father is a policeman, and the son will also follow the path of the police."

"Our house..."

"Ok?"

Zhaofan smiled, "It's nothing. The bathroom is running out of hot water, why don't we take a few steps?"

"Zhaofan's father is a policeman?" In the middle of the night, Shen Xun was called by Yan Xiao to the balcony to have a wind, "I really don't know that."

"He didn't mention his mother." Yan Xiao said: "I heard what he meant, he should be dependent on his father."

"Like you and Brother Ce?"

"It can't be compared like this."

"How do you compare?"

Yan Xiao thought for a while, "Aren't you from the student union? Can you get Zhaofan's enrollment file?"

"I won't do this for you." Shen Xun leaned against the railing, "If you want to know his family situation, just ask yourself. If he is willing to tell you, he will tell you. If not, you can peek at his file , it’s just unreasonable.”

Yan Xiao rubbed his hair, "That's true."

Shen Xun asked: "Is it because of this that you can't sleep?"

"It was good when I stayed with him just now, but later I came back alone, the more I thought about it, the more I felt it was wrong." Yan Xiao said.

"What's wrong?"

"I can't put it into words, it's just a very mysterious feeling." Yan Xiao paused for a few seconds, "Hey, have you ever met the surname 'Zhao' before?"

Shen Xun was stunned, then shook his head, "He is the first one."

"The first time I heard his name, I thought he was called 'Zhaofan'. 'Zhaofan' was just a first name, with a surname in front of it. But his name was 'Zhaofan', without a surname in front of it."

"'Zhao' is a relatively small surname, so it's not too strange."

"Really?" Yan Xiao leaned forward, put his hands on the railing, and looked into the dark night, "He also told me that he wanted to be a special soldier before, but because he didn't, he went to the police academy."

Shen Xun turned around, "Is there such a thing?"

"Yeah." Yan Xiao almost said to himself: "With his conditions, if he really wants to be a special soldier and has worked hard for it, it is impossible not to be a special soldier."

"This is rather strange." Shen Xun said: "Their anti-terrorism major has many opportunities to communicate with special forces, and it is the most special major in the entire police academy. After graduation, we can basically only be policemen, but they don't Same."

"Can they still choose to join the army?"

"Yes. Excellent students will be picked away in the third and fourth grades. If Zhaofan has the intention to become a special soldier, he should be ready now."

"But he seems to believe that he will become a special police officer in the future." Yan Xiao said.

"Well, I know that. He has said it many times. That's why I found it strange that you told me that he wanted to be a special soldier before." Shen Xun said, "The entire anti-terrorist major knows that he will be a special police officer in the future. Last semester, a high-level executive from the special forces came over and called for him, but he didn’t go. He said he wanted to be a policeman and didn’t want to be restrained by the discipline of the army.”

After a while of silence on the balcony, Shen Xun said again: "Maybe there are many things about Zhaofan that we don't know about."

In the dark night, the light belt of the city appeared, flickering on and off. With this light in Yan Xiao's eyes, he murmured: "I want to know everything about him and participate in his life."

The author says:

Brother Hao's full name appeared before, Lin Haocheng.