Balancing

Jian Ming didn't expect that Jiang Luchuan, who was sitting across from him, had such a close relationship with his parents. His high school classmates were still close friends, but why didn't he meet him when he was a child?Jian Ming was sure that Jiang Luchuan had never appeared in their lives before the age of 13.

"Before adopting us... have we met?" Jian Ming took a sip of the wine in his glass, staring at Jiang Luchuan with deep eyes. "Sorry, maybe I was too young at the time, I really don't have the impression."

Jiang Luchuan paused slightly with his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Hehe... I visited you once when you were half a year old, and then I went to Germany to study psychology. At that time, I considered emigrating, and stayed in Germany after my studies. , I haven't been back for more than ten years, but I have been in contact with your father by email, and I know a lot about your naughty son." After Yun Danfeng finished speaking, he picked up a piece of fish and lowered his head to eat.

"Dad, why were you there that day?" Jian Ming didn't beat around the bush, and directly asked his doubts.

Jiang Luchuan took out a paper towel and wiped his mouth, put down his chopsticks, stroked his hair subconsciously, and said calmly: "This matter started when I just returned to Haiyang. Jian Ming, before I tell you this, I want to tell you You apologize, I kept it from you for so long, I did it on purpose and I had to, I don't want you to be entangled in your parents' affairs, and I don't want the incident that year to cause secondary harm to you and Qiqi, I'm sorry." He sighed , a cloud of dark clouds gathered between his brows, and he tapped his fingers on the table irregularly, "Gu Tao talked with me on the phone yesterday, and I found out about Ma Huaixing. I thought these things were over, and I thought it would never happen again." affect you..."

"You also know Ma Huaixing?" Jian Ming was startled, and sat up straight.

"I don't know him, but I know him. I know everyone in Research Room 303 except your parents, but Leng Guofeng is the only person I've ever met who can be called an acquaintance."

Jian Ming didn't speak, but his eyes were serious, waiting for him to continue.

Jiang Luchuan's eyes gradually became empty, and he fell into memories: "The year I returned to Haiyang was the last year of your father's special scientific research. He was very busy that year. I also asked him out a few times at first. He was either in the laboratory or I have to rush to the scientific research team. Speaking of which, I actually only met him three times that year. The first time was in their unit. I remember that he gave me a bad feeling. It should be said that he was in a very bad state. Well, he looks nervous, looks haggard, and has severe anxiety symptoms. I have dealt with people’s emotions for a long time, and when I saw the problem, I asked him directly. I haven’t seen you for a long time, and your father still hesitated and said nothing.” Jiang Luchuan poured a glass of water, drank half of it and said, "He was in a very bad state of mind at the time, and I guessed with my own eyes that if he continued to let him develop, he might come to me for treatment. I stalked him all afternoon, and he slowly opened up. After a while, he first introduced me to the scientific research room they established in those years, and I don’t care about what to study, but he said that he was harassed by some social forces in those few months, and the degree was getting worse.”

Recalling these things was not easy for Jiang Luchuan. He didn't deliberately emphasize the shock when he saw Jian Fangzhou, and he didn't exaggerate the process of persuading the other party. But in fact, when he saw Jian Fangzhou's sluggish appearance that day, he almost It was the threat of 20 years of friendship in exchange for a confession.

"I tried to persuade your father to call the police, but he said that Leng Guofeng had knelt on the ground and begged him not to do so. He said that his daughter was in the hands of those people. Calling the police is undoubtedly sending his daughter to die. This is also the reason. I asked to see Leng Guofeng. Although this man is smart, he is also very cunning. I saw that he was a man who judged the situation. I warned him that he must report to the police regardless of whether it is public or private. I even promised to find a way to get his daughter out of prison. The United States brought it back. But he begged us, let us give him a month, he is very firm, he has a way to get his daughter back, it only takes one month, I don’t agree, but you can’t help your soft-hearted father, he agrees Yes, it was also that month, and things got out of hand."

The thing Jiang Luchuan regrets most in his life is that he followed Jian Fangzhou's kindness back then. He dreamed countless times at midnight, and he wanted to travel back to that year. He went back to the damn research room.

"It was Children's Day that day. I remember that I was still choosing an office building for psychological counseling. Leng Guofeng made a phone call and my legs went limp. He told me to go to Haiyang Amusement Park immediately, saying that someone was going to hold your parents hostage and let me Go over and persuade your father, as a last resort, let go of your mouth and agree to the other party's request, and save your life. I wanted to kill him at the time, and he is a **** scum." Jiang Luchuan drank the rest of the water in one gulp, and the glass was heavy When it fell on the table, several hideous cracks appeared on the body of the cup in an instant.

"I kept calling your parents along the way, but no one answered. I expected something serious. By that time, several police cars had already parked at the entrance of a puppet theater. I don't know where the courage came from, but I just sneaked into the venue from the crowd. At that time, they were tied up in the center of the theater. It was strange that the criminals were not in the venue, and I didn't see them either. Your sister, I don’t know why they didn’t run away. When I got closer, I saw several oily paper boxes placed around their seats. Your dad said they were earth/made/bomb/bombs, and told me not to approach them...I want them to try Untie the rope, I want to pull them out...I..."

As Jiang Luchuan said, his facial features began to distort, his breathing became rapid, and the fine sweat on his head gradually rolled into beads.The heart-piercing picture seems to be right in front of you, every frame is so clear... so shocking...

There are too many points in Jiang Luchuan's description that Jian Ming can't understand. How could there be no gangsters at the hostage scene? Where did my sister go?Why can irrelevant people be evacuated so smoothly in a busy theater? Also, how did things like soil/made/bomb/bombs be put in the scene? Why would his parents die rather than try to escape? At the scene, and the police intervened again, how could there be no chance to escape?How much inside information does Jiang Luchuan not know about?

"Dad...Dad, stop talking, take a rest." Jian Ming tried to comfort him, and poured him another glass of water.

Jiang Luchuan didn't drink or speak anymore, he stood up immediately, walked into the bedroom, and when he came out, he was holding a velvet bag in his hand, which was a small gift bag commonly found in jewelry stores.

He didn't give the thing to Jian Ming immediately, but kept holding it tightly, his eye sockets were crystal clear, like windows washed by water, "Jian Ming, I'm useless, I failed to save your parents, the SWAT team and the bomb disposal team rushed At that time, I was forcibly pulled out. At that time, my mind was blank. I only remember that when I got out of the door, the sound of gangsters appeared in the theater, and... there was Qiqi's crying, followed by an explosion. More than 3 minutes."

"Why did the special police just pull you out? According to you, as soon as you left, the voice of gangsters appeared, so they knew you existed, 3 minutes? The police detonated a bomb under their noses? It's so strange, so strange " Jian Ming frowned, and a sharp light appeared in his eyes: "You said you heard my sister's cry? Are you sure it was at the same time as the gangster's voice?"

"Well, almost at the same time, I know why you are strange? I don't know if I should tell you something even weirder. This is just my personal feeling. I don't want to mislead you..." Jiang Luchuan hesitated to speak, with a embarrassed look on his face.

"Say, Dad, I want to know." Jian Ming urged him without giving him a chance to hesitate.

Jiang Luchuan stared at Jian Ming cautiously and seriously: "I...actually have the opportunity to get close to them, but your father has never let me get close. It seems...it seems that I don't have much will to survive, like... like I have some kind of mental preparation, and I know What happens next feels more like a... kind of..."

"sacrifice?"

"Yes... yes, it was sacrifice, not coercion or struggle... Maybe I felt wrong, maybe he just didn't want to accidentally hurt me so he didn't let me approach." Jiang Luchuan didn't want to believe this intuition, which would make him hate Jian Fangzhou, and he Really don't want to hate.

"It's also very strange, why did they let your sister go alone, compassion? Qiqi was found when the scene was cleaned up at the end. She was unconscious and was tied up and lying in the middle of the theater stage."

"Where are those people? Were those people killed while fleeing as the police said?" Jian Ming's voice was trembling.

"I don't know what happened next. At that time, I didn't realize anything at all. I guess I was scared." Jiang Luchuan laughed at himself.Who can he tell?Could he tell Jian Ming that at that moment his heart also died along with the person named Jian Fangzhou, dead thoroughly?

Jian Ming was stunned for a while, the surging tide in his heart was about to overwhelm him, he intersected his fingers and entangled vigorously, his sullen eyes tightly locked on Jiang Luchuan.

"Dad, did you see Leng Guofeng at the scene?" Leng Feng once said that the one who saved his sister was Leng Guofeng, why was there no such name in Jiang Luchuan's entire description.

No, this is not the truth. At this moment, Jian Ming understands the words that the other party said firmly and confidently when he saw Leng Feng for the last time, "Without me, you would never know what happened back then. Impossible."

"Leng Guofeng? No, he should have been hiding somewhere at the time, so he didn't dare to see anyone. I went to him later. It was the first time I beat someone in my life. He went to the hospital and lay down for several days. Later, I heard that his daughter was in the hospital. The United States is dead, and I didn't bother him anymore, I will never forgive this person in my life!" Jiang Luchuan stretched out his hand across the dining table, picked up the wine in front of Jian Ming, poured his head up his throat, wiped the corners of his mouth, and coughed After saying twice, he handed the jewelry bag in his hand to Jian Ming.

"This is left to you by your father. Until the end, he was still holding the key tightly in his bound hands. When he threw it to me, he only said the word Jian Ming to me. I think it should be very Important. Gu Tao said that the person who harmed your parents wanted to get something from you and was looking for you everywhere. I don’t know if what he wants is related to this key. If it is related, I hope..." Jiang Luchuan quickly accepted Looking at the face that looks exactly like Jane Ark, he said the last sentence with difficulty: "When your life is threatened, you can take it out to protect yourself, you are my son now, I don't want to be like a martyr of Jane Ark Son, I only want you to live this life in peace. You promise me, okay. "

Jian Ming slowly took out the key, it was small, golden in color, and looked like a delicate pendant.But he knew that this should be the key to the safe that Ma Huaixing had mentioned.

What's the use of having a key? It seems that only the heavenly father knows where to open the safe.He smiled, a bit bitterly, pitifully.

"Dad, thank you for telling me this, I will protect myself, don't worry." Jian Ming didn't respond directly to Jiang Luchuan, calmed down, got up and picked up the cold food and said, "I'll heat the food, don't be empty after drinking , have some food."

The whole incident is like a maze. It seems that every path is going smoothly, but it always reminds you that the path is blocked when you are about to exit. Is it true that the final truth can only be learned by Leng Feng?Is the key person Leng Guofeng or the mysterious person?Jian Ming sneered helplessly. Thinking of the mysterious man, he never showed up again after that phone call. Many signs reminded him that the mysterious man might be Lin Tian. His father thought that he would never do bad things or be bad people. The youngest, but where did this 'good guy' go?Will he still find himself?

The more you go forward, the more difficult it seems. Up to now, Jian Ming has no choice of turning back. Leaving aside the reasons for his younger sister, if the death of his parents is caused by human beings, then this mystery must be solved, and the mystery must be solved. Who is eligible to return...

Jiang Luchuan behind him interrupted his silence: "Are you staying here today?"

Jian Ming brought the hot dishes back to the table, and also served Jiang Luchuan a small bowl of rice. "Today...I have to go back. There is a patient's case in the computer over there. I need to use it tomorrow. I will come back in two days." I received a text message from Lu Heng before dinner, and sent a pitiful emoji and a thought. See your own reminder voice before midnight.

Just nonsense, how could he forget his birthday.

...

Pedestrians were in a hurry on the road, and the traffic flow interlaced in front of Lu Heng like brilliant light bands at night.With his eyes narrowed and a cigarette in his mouth, he passed through the crowd and walked towards Jiang Luchuan's house in small steps.

There are still a few hours until his birthday. He thought that this year's birthday would be different from previous years. He has Jian Ming and his wife. Isn't everything getting better and better?But... what happened?How could he become his wife and help him catch the thief?The more I think about it, the more my head hurts.

He understands the truth, but he is really reluctant. He is not afraid of thieves stealing, but he is afraid of thieves thinking about it. Just thinking about the person he holds on the tip of his heart is about to be single and put in an unpredictable danger. The fear that has faded these days It was like rebirth, and my hanging heart was beating up and down.

"Lu Heng." A voice directly in front of him called his name.

As soon as Jian Ming drove out of the community, he saw a desolate figure walking on the sidewalk with his head down.This little leopard, who was like a chicken blooded every day, was now depressed and looked like a kitten, with his shoulders slumped, and he was listless.

Lu Heng suddenly wanted to cry when he heard the sound.

Jian Ming is right, he is not weaned, his lacrimal glands have been working endlessly since he met Jian Ming, he wanted to cry when he was sad, he wanted to cry when he was happy, he wanted to cry when he was wronged, he wanted to cry when he was afraid, 1.9 meters The hunk is a complete crybag.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lu Heng sniffed and forced a smile. "Have you had a good chat with Uncle Jiang?"

Jian Ming frowned, and patted his bristly head, "You should call him Lao Jiang, I feel uncomfortable when you call him Uncle Jiang." He stepped on the accelerator and the car drove off the road.

"What happened? Are you unhappy?" Jian Ming stared at the front and said calmly.

"It's nothing, maybe every birthday is like this, I'm used to being sentimental." Lu Heng didn't dare to challenge the clairvoyance device in front of him, but he didn't want to say what was on his mind, at least not now.

Jian Ming smiled, didn't ask any more questions, turned the steering wheel and drove into the city.

He brought Lu Heng to a luxurious jewelry store, went up to the second floor, and the room was full of golden light, which immediately blinded Lu Heng's eyes. "Mingming, what are you doing here? Do you want to buy jewelry?" Lu Heng had an inexplicable guess.

"Well, I'll buy you a birthday present. You don't need to choose. I've made up my mind. I just want you to accompany me." Jian Ming raised his mouth and pushed his back to make him speed up.

Lu Heng simply stopped moving forward.

"Damn, I'm not a girl, you don't need to buy me gold, silver and jewelry, do you?" The small eyes stared into two perfect circles at this moment.

Jian Ming turned around, stared at him in silence for two seconds, and said with a smile, "Okay, just stand here and wait for me." After speaking, he went straight to the golden zone.

I'm going... Is Jian Ming crazy?Still buying gold?He really knows how to manage money, and knows how to preserve value with gold.Lu Heng was stunned in place, not only shocked, but also panicked.He felt that everyone on the second floor was looking at him, and even the salesperson's professional service smile seemed to be laughing at him.

After being brought back to the car by Jian Ming, he gradually regained his senses.

"I don't want it, what, you...you hurry up and give it back to me, I don't want it." Lu Heng made up his mind that he would never give up his principles this time. It is better to throw him to Thailand to change his personality than to let him bring gold.

Jian Ming ignored him, and drove the car to Fangtang KTV where he sang with Li Wei and the others last time.

"Hey, what are you doing here? I don't want to sing today." Lu Heng was really in no mood to make a fuss, he just wanted to stay with Jian Ming, quietly.

"Listen to my singing today, is it okay?" Jian Ming stopped the car and turned off the engine, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, get out of the car, Li Xiaohua and the others probably arrived."

"What? You called them? Why didn't you ask me?" Lu Heng's face was full of displeasure. He really didn't want to see anyone other than Jian Ming.

When he met Li Xiaohua's classmate at the door, he immediately reversed his thoughts, because he found that Li Xiaohua had brought a little friend with him—the enemy Tian who was standing beside him, dressed in everyday attire, without any anger in his eyes. Kun.

"It's you?" Tian Kun was about to turn around, but was pulled back by Li Xiaohua.

"To save face, don't leave. Lu Heng's birthday, you are also colleagues, how about letting go of grievances today and a temporary truce?" He leaned into Tian Kun's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Why didn't you tell me it was him." The hostility in Tian Kun's eyes was returning.

"That's enough, can you still come with me?" Li Xiaohua said with a playful smile.

"you…"

"You don't need to say anything tonight, just sit down and leave when the time comes, okay?"

Lu Heng looked at the two people who seemed to be flirting in front of him with a confused face, and interjected in confusion: "What's the situation? Xiaohua, how did you know him?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Jian Ming , seems to be asking 'Did you invite? '

Jian Ming shook his head.

"Why don't you know me? Didn't you almost run into him with your car last time?" Li Xiaohua turned around and glanced at Lu Heng, then shouted, "What's the matter with you all, Lu Heng, you left halfway last time and you haven't made up for it?" Well, do you have to pay back the debt today?" Turning his face to Tian Kun: "Tian Kun, you owed me the favor you owed me in the special police team, so you have to pay it back today? Don't stand still, go in, the room is open Okay. Let me say yes first, if you don’t get drunk today, you won’t come home, so don’t give me a walk.”

"SWAT team? Favors?" Lu Heng was overwhelmed by what he heard. He was not in the SWAT team for a few days, so many stories happened.

Jian Ming greeted Li Xiaohua with a smile, and when he heard him call that immature boy Tian Kun, he quickly realized the situation in front of him, "Where are you running Hua and Brother Ding? Didn't you come together?"

"No, the flower is pregnant, and my husband won't let it go. Brother Ding rubbed his hemp, and he couldn't leave even if he was missing three or one. I was afraid that there would be few people and no atmosphere, so I specially brought someone here. They were like two to five to eighty thousand. ..." Li Xiaohua felt aggrieved, she turned her face away and walked into the KTV without paying attention to the large army behind her.

Who is he, Li Wei, working so hard for? ?Don't you want Uncle Lu and Tian Kun to shake hands and talk happily, regardless of the past? It's not easy in this world. Isn't one more friend better than many enemies?Where can I find a good brother like myself who is righteous in the world.

Lu Heng looked at Jian Ming, then at Tian Kun, and said kindly, "Tian Kun has the biggest birthday, today is for Li Wei's sake, let me sit together. I promise, I will never threaten you with this. You put down the butcher knife. In the future, you should hate and hate, and you should target me and target me. How?"

Tian Kun squinted at him, snorted, and followed Li Xiaohua who entered the hall.

Lu Heng laughed in relief, reached out and patted Jian Ming's waist, "Let's go, daughter-in-law."

In Jian Ming's eyes, his Ah Heng is really different. A few months ago, he could only go on a rampage, and the big boy without emotional intelligence has gradually transformed into a boy who knows tolerance, cares about people around him, and knows how to deal with problems flexibly. Mature man.

It turns out that watching the person you like slowly become better is this feeling, like a lighthouse ahead, which can bring direction and light.There was a slight smile on the corner of Jian Ming's mouth, and he reached into his pocket to hold the gift tightly.