Jinling love story
At the beginning of Chapter 1, I happened to bump into Tong Sirui, and Tong Zhe couldn't help a
where to go. " Gu Chuchu gave Tong Zhe a white look. "You are in a sluggish state, I thought you were petrified.I've never seen you like this, and then I knew it was over. "
"arrive."
Before Tong Zhe's car stopped, a group of children swarmed over like a conditioned reflex, and surrounded the car tightly.
"Yo, you're quite popular." Gu Chuchu seemed to be aroused immediately after seeing so many children for the first time.
"No food today. Only a woman."
The group of children were looking at Tong Zhe expectantly just now, but when they heard Tong Zhe's words, the excitement on their faces suddenly turned to disappointment, and they played on their own.
"It seems that they are not very happy to see you, haha."
Tong Zhe parked the car and called Gu Chuchu to get off.
Xia Ranjiang also came out of the office when he heard the noise outside.
"I knew it was you who came. Except for you, these children have never been so happy."
"Xiao Ran, look who is here."
Tong Zhe stood aside, Gu Chuchu stepped forward and was about to extend his hand, but saw the curvature of Xia Ranjiang's mouth lowered significantly.
"I'm Gu Chuchu, Tong Zhe's classmate."
Gu Chuchu reacted quickly, stopped immediately, and politely raised her hand to say hello.
"Gu... Chuchu?"
Xia Ranjiang tried hard to search for memories in his mind, but this name seemed to be heard for the first time.
"Sorry, I really can't remember." Xia Ranjiang smiled awkwardly.
"It's okay, as long as you know it's my old classmate. It's still my competitor now." Tong Zhe put his arm around Xia Ranjiang's shoulder. "Take Gu Chuchu for a tour."
Then, the three of them walked and chatted together, and made a half-circle around the camp.
"Unexpected." Gu Chuchu felt a little emotional. "Before coming here, I was actually prepared. I knew that this is one of the least developed areas in the world. I didn't even feel much in the office. But I didn't know what the real living environment here was like until I saw it with my own eyes."
"It's passable now, the temperature is not so hot, there is more rain this year, and infectious diseases have been brought under control in time."
Xia Ranjiang introduced and greeted the surrounding villagers from time to time.
"After Xia Ranjiang and the others came, the place has improved a lot. They helped the villagers here to repair a lot of infrastructure, treat diseases, and provide supplies."
Tong Zhe looked at Xia Ranjiang's profile very proudly.
At this time, Tong Zhe found a child in front of him sitting on a rock, entertaining himself with a square brick and pretending to be on the phone.
"Hey Zozz."
Hearing Xia Ranjiang's voice, the child hurried over.
"What are you doing"
"I'm calling."
As the child spoke, he raised the brick with his hand, brought it to his ear, and said something to the brick.
Seeing this scene, Tong Zhe and Gu Chuchu looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Have fun yourself."
The three turned around again and returned to Xia Ranjiang's office.
"I'll cut to the chase." Gu Chuchu looked at Tong Zhe, then at Xia Ranjiang. "Huo Yuanjie."
Xia Ranjiang was not surprised, there was no change in expression.
"Of course, the fundamental goals of the three of us may be different. But the goal is the same, so we have to think about what to do."
"The main reason is that we can't find any evidence. In fact, the facts are very clear. And I believe that the few of us know Huo Yuanjie's 'glorious history', and there must be others." Tong Zhe leaned against the threshold and half-closed his eyes.
"I always feel that there is something strange in his office, but every time I go to see him, his office is always guarded, the security check is very strict, and there is surveillance. It is almost impossible to find evidence under their noses."
Gu Chuchu lowered her head slightly, recalling every detail of her previous visit to Huo Yuanjie while speaking.
"Besides, both of you were caught looking for evidence before, and now they must have stepped up their defenses. But then again, it seems that you didn't take any hard evidence last time, so Huo Yuanjie didn't take it seriously, otherwise, he probably would have come a long time ago I'm looking for you. Anyway, it's impossible to see Huo Yuanjie again, it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
"You reminded me." Tong Zhe seemed to be talking to himself. "Monitoring, guarding, security check, these are all to prevent someone from going in to find any evidence. If Huo Yuanjie is such a cautious person, then his 'treasure house' must also be monitored."
"There will be a meeting on wildlife protection on the [-]st of next month. As far as I know, Huo Yuanjie will also be invited to speak."
Xia Ranjiang suddenly turned over the calendar beside him, which was clearly marked.
"Isn't that tomorrow?"
"That's it." Tong Zhe only felt his brain heat up. "I can't enter the real world, but can the virtual world? I have a plan, let's think about it. First, Gu Chuchu, see if you can enter the monitoring network of Huo Yuanjie's office, and check if there are monitoring records of the ivory storage room. Of course, being a hacker is a bit illegal, but we have no other way. As long as we find the surveillance records, it will be easy. The second step, Xiao Ran can communicate with the organizer and try to arrange Huo Yuanjie's schedule as full as possible One point, try to hold his attention. The third step is to wait for the police to search Huo Yuanjie's office and get all the stolen goods. "
"This is easy." Xia Ranjiang said.
"I'm a little excited, hahaha." Gu Chuchu rubbed her palms excitedly.
"You are really a dog who can't change what you eat. Are you so happy?"
"Of course, it's so interesting. Go back, I can't wait."
Gu Chuchu said, and quickly pulled Tong Zhe out.
In the evening of this day, Gu Chuchu specially picked a restaurant and reserved a box.
"It doesn't feel right, what are these things, it looks normal."
In less than half an hour, Gu Chuchu entered the monitoring network of Huo Yuanjie's office building, and the monitoring Jiugong grid immediately appeared on the computer screen, and each camera was broadcasting the scene in real time, except for a few trucks parked side by side in the leftmost screen , there is nothing suspicious about other pictures.
When Gu Chuchu continued to investigate, suddenly a blurry picture popped up in the grid in the lower right corner, in which two people were entangled.After a while, one man knelt down and began to untie the other man's belt.
"Fuck, this scene is rare."
Tong Zhe was about to stretch out his hand to enlarge the picture, but was blocked by Gu Chuchu.
"Do something right, okay?"
At this moment, Gu Chuchu's face was flushed to the base of her neck, and she clicked the mouse blindly, and the screen jumped to another place.
"After changing so many places, not a single lens is ivory."
"It stands to reason that there are still pictures that haven't been displayed, but they've been hidden. I'll look for them again."
Gu Chuchu was not discouraged, thinking about various possibilities in her heart.
"Hey, forget it if you can't figure it out, and save yourself from being caught." Tong Zhe pretended to be serious.
"Go away, my mother is busy."
A few strands of Gu Chuchu's hair floated to her mouth, but she didn't brush them away after a few flicks, so she simply held the ends of her hair in her mouth.
"My mother came in, I regret that there is a fart. You can get close to your little brother Xiao Xia by yourself."
"Well, I didn't say it."
Tong Zhe moved aside wisely, knowing that Gu Chuchu was on fire at this time—Tong Zhe now discovered that time can change all tangible perceptions, appearance, voice, and posture, but no matter how long the past is, the core of a person's character The part that never changes.Even though Gu Chuchu appeared to have reincarnated the same soul, but after all, the soul was still the little fat girl who said nothing and had a fierce temper.
"Hey, what is this..."
Gu Chuchu spat out the hair in her mouth, and her hands began to shake excitedly.When Tong Zhe heard Gu Chuchu's reaction, he hurried over.
There are several rectangular dialog boxes stacked on the right side of the screen, and a few lines of code have already been typed in.Gu Chuchu hit the Enter key, and two clear pictures popped up on the screen.Tong Zhe took a closer look, and in the picture several uniformed men were carrying wooden boxes outside.In another picture, there are countless ivory neatly piled up in one corner of the room!
"No, they must have heard some news and are transferring the stolen goods!"
Tong Zhe's excitement hadn't passed yet, when suddenly a terrifying thought popped into his mind.
"Isn't that right?" Gu Chuchu's brows began to relax slowly.
"What do you mean?"
"Come and see."
Gu Chuchu pulled Tong Zhe aside, and a clear satellite map appeared on the screen.
"All the roads in this country that can take trucks are drawn in this map. There is only one way out of the national park. If you want to figure it out, unless they grow wings."
"However, the transfer evidence doesn't have to come out."
"Do they have other secret rooms that can hide so many things? Are you kidding me?" Gu Chuchu was quite proud. "They either transfer them all, or don't transfer them. Anything left will be ironclad evidence, not to mention we still have surveillance here."
"Then what are we going to do now?"
"Then it depends on whether your brother Xiao Xia has enough face."
Tong Zhe understood, and immediately told Xia Ranjiang the news.The three of them acted immediately and met on the side of the national park road.
"How are you over there?"
Tong Zhe took Gu Chuchu with him, parked the car on the side of the road, and saw Xia Ranjiang standing beside a group of policemen with guns from a distance.
"The police station has been notified." Xia Ranjiang said. "This time it was the headquarters that intervened, and people from the National Police and Security Bureau came."
After waiting for more than an hour, there was a burst of engine sound in the distance.By moonlight, several trucks are slowly approaching.
"Stop."
The truck stopped.A driver got off the first truck, holding a plastic bag in his hand, nodding and bowing, talking to the police.
"Go."
With an order, two policemen rushed to the rear of the car, ready to forcibly open the car.
"boom!"
Tong Zhe was so frightened that he quickly lay down.Looking up, the driver was wrestling with a policeman who seemed to have been shot and fell unconscious for a while.Seeing this, the driver climbed onto the truck, accelerated, and pushed the police car to the side of the road. The other policemen who came to support couldn't dodge and almost got caught under the wheels.
At this moment, Tong Zhe felt his body shake.
"earthquake?"
Tong Zhe was muttering in his heart.Suddenly, rows of black shadows appeared in the line of sight, like continuous mountains, slowly moving here, cutting off the road.
Sharp elephant calls pierced the night sky, one after another.
Suddenly there was a piercing sound of sudden braking, followed by a rear-end collision of a truck, and many sparks were seen in the darkness.
Tong Zhe quickly got up and ran forward.I saw the first truck fell to the side of the road, the carriage was knocked open, and the ivory was scattered on the ground.The elephant seemed to be irritated by the sudden impact, surrounded the cockpit and kept pressing on it, only to hear screams coming from inside.The rear-end truck also stopped, and the driver fled in a hurry, but the police who caught up shot him back with a gun.
Then, police cars came up with their sirens sounding, and the drivers were handcuffed one by one and stuffed into the police cars.
"Mr. Lawrence. Would you mind coming back with us for more evidence"
"Sure. I'm more than happy to."
Xia Ranjiang turned his head happily. Tong Zhe and Gu Chuchu behind him seemed to be stunned by the elephants and hadn't recovered yet.
"I think my two friends would love to as well."
In the middle of the night, the three handed over all the collected evidence and videos to the police.
When he went to work in the second week, as soon as Tong Zhe arrived at the office, he saw two employees holding newspapers and chatting about something.Tong Zhe walked over and took a look. In the middle of the front page of the newspaper was a man in a prison uniform, with a few words marked in bold on the picture:
"Ivory Mafia Busted"
"Hey, I heard this guy has been smuggling ivory to China and other Asian countries."
"It's more than that, and he also manages the national park. The ivory belongs to him, and he can't catch it."
"But I heard that someone reported it this time, maybe it's because of the uneven distribution of spoils, hahaha."
Tong Zhe frowned, and returned to the office as if nothing had happened.
One evening, Tong Zhe drove to Xia Ranjiang's residence alone again.
The resident is still calm and serene.Just a few days ago, a thrilling gun battle took place on the road not far from here. People and people, people and animals broke through the limit and fought tenaciously for survival.But this place is like a paradise, unaffected at all.
Xia Ranjiang was sitting cross-legged on the ground with an indigo rag in front of him.All of a sudden, two coins were dropped and hit right in the middle of the rags.Xia Ranjiang looked up, and Tong Zhe was grinning.
"I'm not a beggar."
Xia Ranjiang quickly stood up and patted the dust off his body.
"Let's go for a ride."
Tong Zhe's car slowly drove into the station, and Xia Ranjiang seemed to be waiting there.
"Where to go?"
Xia Ranjiang jumped into the car, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Go and see the elephants!"
The car slowly drove back to the road.The orange-red sunset sheds heavy light, like strands of golden threads, weaving a fluffy carpet on the gray-black roadside.A long shadow is drawn behind the car, and the sunlight refracts through the glass to form a transparent rainbow, engraved in the middle of the shadow.
Tong Zhe looked at Xia Ranjiang sideways, the light kept beating on the eyelashes as Xia Ranjiang blinked, and Xia Ranjiang's whole eyes became extraordinarily bright and clear.
"I have good news for you." Tong Zhe smiled mysteriously at Xia Ranjiang.
"I have good news, too."
"Oh? Then you go first."
"You speak first."
"Okay." Tong Zhe cleared his throat. "Huo Yuanjie was replaced. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, the person who took over still insisted on continuing the previous monitoring project. And the budget was twice as much as before."
"You mean?"
"That's right, the project is all mine and Gu Chuchu's. It's rare that we spent so much energy in front of it. But Gu Chuchu picked up a big bargain, and won the bid for a benchmark project when he first came."
"You, you're a good boy when you get a cheap price. If she didn't take such a big risk to help us check the surveillance, it wouldn't be so easy to bring down Huo Yuanjie."
"That's true. The so-called contribution is worthless, and there must be rewards. Now that I think about it, I am a little scared. If no evidence is found and Huo Yuanjie targets us, the three of us will definitely not be able to get along here. Hey, I'm surprised, why are the police so active this time? Isn't it a year or two?"
"Thanks to our good luck. The chief of the police station was actually with Huo Yuanjie before. The chief of police turned a blind eye to all of Huo Yuanjie's activities. Didn't you see those uniformed people in the park? They were actually policemen .Many international organizations put pressure this time, and it is estimated that the government feels the pressure.”
"Don't you have good news too? Tell me quickly."
"About your father."
Tong Zhe stepped on the brakes.
"I got the information from the police station. During the interrogation of Huo Yuanjie, he confessed to the case several years ago. When checking Huo Yuanjie's computer records, he found evidence of smuggling from China. It contained information about your father. Your father was actually framed of."
"Hold."
Tong Zhe hammered the steering wheel hard.
"Your father met Huo Yuanjie when he was doing projects for the national park. Then Huo Yuanjie continued to smuggle ivory to China through your father's infrastructure equipment logistics line. Your father has been kept in the dark and always thought that Huo Yuanjie was just doing some It is a legal ivory art business. In the end, when the truth came out, Huo Yuanjie insisted that he didn't know about it."
Listening to Xia Ranjiang's narration, Tong Zhe leaned on the steering wheel in silence.Xia Ranjiang put his arms around Tong Zhe's shoulders, resting his head on the back of Tong Zhe's neck.
"He died of cancer a few years ago. But until he died, he didn't know that he was wronged."
"But now you have rehabilitated him."
Tong Zhe leaned back on the chair suddenly, trying to raise his head to prevent tears from streaming down.Xia Ranjiang could only hold Tong Zhe's hand and rub it constantly.
"Redress the wrongdoing? It sounds good." Tong Zhe gritted his teeth and shook off Xia Ranjiang's hand. "I'm going to cut him to pieces!"
"This case is a rare major case in more than ten years. Once it breaks out, even if the government tries to hide it, it will not be able to cover it up. In the end, the person must be sentenced to death."
Xia Ranjiang was overwhelmed by Tong Zhe's eyes full of blood, and was a little flustered for a while, and even forgot Huo Yuanjie's name, for fear that Tong Zhe would not think about doing something drastic for a while.
"If he can't die, the day he gets out of prison is the day of his death. Even if I put myself here, I will lose everything and let him die!"
Xia Ranjiang was silent for a while, then took Tong Zhe's hand again.
"I understand you. My father, my mother, and my grandma, everyone's death is a blow, and even I am a little numb, thinking that everything in this world will be lost. I also hate, don't understand, feel uncomfortable, but In the end, I realized that everything seemed to be like this. I could only accept it and change what I could change while accepting it. There is too much karma in this world. Everyone is not born evil, nor is he born good. But blood is always thicker than water. It will transcend good and evil."
"what do you mean?"
The fire in Tong Zhe's heart was still burning, but thinking of what Xia Ranjiang had experienced, the fire seemed to be under control.
"The police investigation also obtained a detail. It is not without reason that Huo Yuanjie is so cruel. He had a daughter who was trampled to death by an enraged elephant in a forest park when she was five years old. Originally Huo Yuanjie was just an ordinary policeman, but because of this incident Things have changed drastically. Relying on their connections, they gradually took control of the National Forest Park, slaughtered elephants, and developed an ivory smuggling network. You know everything after that.”
"But……"
"But this does not offend him, nor does it serve as a mitigating reason."
Xia Ranjiang noticed that Tong Zhe's tone had softened, and held Tong Zhe's hand tightly.
"Tong Zhe, I understand all your emotions now. But after all, it's all over. Just treat these few years as a dream. When you wake up, everything is the best."
Tong Zhe nodded slightly, and hugged Xia Ranjiang tightly.
"I've always had an idea. In fact, I had it a long time ago." Tong Zhe stroked Xia Ranjiang's back.
"what?"
"After so many years, I was actually tired of it. I found that in the end, I was like a thread puppet, and I couldn't get rid of the thread behind me. When this year is over, let's go back to Nanjing. Go back to the place we visited before , and then go to the Spanish Mediterranean to find a place to live in seclusion, as we agreed ten years ago."
"it is good."
Xia Ranjiang felt emotional, unexpectedly ten years later, Tong Zhe still remembered the casual promise.
Tong Zhe calmed down a little and continued to drive.Infinite thoughts linger in my mind.But seeing Xia Ranjiang next to him, Tong Zhe only hoped that time would stop at this moment.
On the return trip, the sky had almost darkened, leaving only a trace of crimson in the sky.
"This broken car, why is the fuel consumption so fast today?"
Tong Zhe only felt that there was something wrong with the car. He clearly remembered that he had only filled up the gas a few days ago.
"Maybe your colleague used it."
Xia Ranjiang glanced at the fuel gauge, then looked up and looked forward, and could vaguely see a red and blue signboard of a gas station, and patted Tong Zhe on the arm.
"Ha, so we drove here, I said why are we so familiar."
Tong Zhe was a little overjoyed.
"There is a crossroad in front, and that road is often used. It is just a gas station. I didn't expect us to go back and forth to the old place."
The car slowly entered the gas station.As usual, there is only one little black brother on duty.It's just that the little black brother looked at the face, Tong Zhe got out of the car, greeted him shallowly, and asked him to fill up the gas tank.The little black brother wore his hat so low that his eyes could hardly be seen, so he nodded slightly, knowing it.
"I'll get some water. You stay here and don't move."
Tong Zhe opened the trunk, which was empty, and turned to a small shop not far away.
Xia Ranjiang lazily held the back of his head with both hands, looking straight at Tong Zhe's back.Suddenly realized why Tong Zhe smirked at him just now.Xia Ranjiang first realized that he was unwilling to be careful, but then there was a smile in the corner of his eyes, and a warm feeling rose in his heart. He bit his lip and stared at Tong Zhe's back, thinking about how to get back the situation. Bureau.
However, Xia Ranjiang inadvertently found that the little black brother who had been on the rearview mirror just now disappeared suddenly. He wondered if he had finished refueling, but he felt that the car was still shaking.Xia Ranjiang felt something strange, got out of the car and went around to the rear of the car, and found that the little black brother was bending over to check something, patting the tires from time to time.
"Anything the matter?"
This sudden sentence startled the little black brother, he quickly got up and took a few steps back to stand aside.
"Finished. Gonow."
At this time, Tong Zhe came back with a box of mineral water and snacks.Xia Ranjiang opened the trunk and put everything in it.
"I'm going to pee."
After driving for less than 10 minutes, Tong Zhe felt his stomach swell. He opened the car door, walked a few steps into the grass by the side of the road, and turned behind a big tree.Just as he unzipped his pants, his phone rang.Tong Zhe slipped the phone out of his pocket and pressed the speakerphone.
"Tong Zhe, I just found out something and I'm a little scared, so I want to tell you." Gu Chuchu's voice was on the other end of the phone.
"What's the matter, tell me now."
"I checked their call records. It is true that they took your mobile phone, right?"
"Yes, they snatched my mobile phone. Didn't I escape? It's not difficult to get a new card. I told you about it. "
"They may be going to attack you, you have to be careful."
"Do it? It's too late. Let alone Huo Yuanjie has been arrested, even if they come, I will kill them. Do you still dare to assassinate?"
"Anyway, you must be careful. Don't go out casually. If you can't, go back to your country and avoid it. Nothing is more important than your life."
"How did you become such a mother-in-law?"
Tong Zhe was a little irritable, cut off the call, stuffed the phone into his pocket, zipped it up, and was about to go back.But suddenly a burst of fire flashed, followed by a deafening "boom".Tong Zhe was so frightened that he quickly lay down on the ground.
Tong Zhe turned his head and saw that his car was surrounded by raging fire, and there were constant explosions.
"Xia Ranjiang!!!!!!"
☆, the final chapter
"Tong Zhe, get up quickly. I have to go to the airport. The traffic jam is terrible today. Oh, by the way, you will send Xiao Ran to a cram school later. Remember to pay for the new course. I feel a little embarrassed all over the place, but don’t forget this time.”
Early in the morning, Tong Zhe was still nestled under the blanket, and in a daze, he still couldn't tell whether the sound of cracking in his ears was reality or a dream. He only felt the cool air blowing on his face from the air conditioner above his head.Suddenly his nose tightened, he sneezed abruptly, and couldn't help curling up.
As if still in a dream, Tong Zhe heard the door open and close outside.But after a while, brisk footsteps and laughter broke the rare few minutes of silence, and suddenly woke up the dreamer.
"Dad, wake up, wake up."
Tong Zhe was sleepy, and felt that the blanket had been pulled off his body.Opening his eyes lazily, he found that his three-year-old daughter, Xiao Ran, was biting her little finger, her long eyelashes flickering at her.Tong Zhe smiled lightly, the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth seemed to deepen a bit, he opened his arms, and Xiao Ran jumped onto the bed with a "giggle" laugh.
Today is Xiao Ran's English class.Like most parents, Tong Zhe discovered Xiao Ran's rare language talent very early on. After strictly inspecting many training institutions, he sent Xiao Ran to the school closest to home and picked him up every weekend.
When they arrived at the school, Tong Zhe led Xiao Ran into the door. There were already several parents sitting on the benches, chatting about something.
"Mr. Tong?"
A voice came from behind, and Tong Zhe turned his head. It turned out to be Xiao Ran's English teacher.
"Yes. Mr. Wu, right? Oh, by the way, I'll give you the fee later. Look, Xiao Ran's mother and I have been too busy to get away, which is causing you trouble."
"What's the matter, you are too polite. A family like you can give us the jewel in the palm, which is a great trust in us. This is simply a free advertisement for our school."
"Tong Xia, come in with Teacher Wu."
"Xiao Ran, study hard with Teacher Wu. Dad will pick you up at noon."
Tong Zhe patted Xiao Ran's head lightly.Xiao Ran pouted, put her hands on her hips, and stared at Tong Zhe with her big eyes flickering.
"Okay, okay, you go to class well, after class, dad will take you to grandma's house to eat chestnut cake."
"Pull the hook!"
Tong Zhe stretched out his little finger and hooked Xiao Ran's chubby little hand.
Xiao Ran bouncingly took Teacher Wu's hand, and when she was about to enter the classroom, Teacher Wu suddenly turned around and asked.
"Mr. Tong, let me confirm. Are you usually called Tong Xia Xiaoran at home?"
"Yes, Xiao Ran is her nickname. It's always been called that at home." Tong Zhe hesitated for a moment. "You can just call Tong Xia directly, let her get used to the real environment."
"Okay, then you are busy first. You can rest assured that Tong Xia will leave it to me."
"Goodbye, Dad, don't forget my chestnut cake."
Looking at the back of his daughter going away, Tong Zhe sighed with emotion, and a cloud of white mist appeared in the air.In the cold spring, with a gust of cold wind blowing, Tong Zhe tightened his collar, turned around and found a red ribbon tied on a bare sycamore tree branch in the corner.Tong Zhe looked up at the red ribbon fluttering in the wind, feeling a little dazed.Reaching into his coat pocket, he took out a piece of paper with the words "Adoption Opinion Letter" written on it.
It took Tong Zhe a while to remember that today is Saturday.Bored, Tong Zhe parked his car in the parking lot next to his daughter's school, and decided to take advantage of this rare leisure time to walk around.
After shopping for a while, Tong Zhe's hands were full of clothes for his daughter.With a lot of harvest, Tong Zhe whistled and walked back with brisk steps.
Just turning a corner, Tong Zhe found that the alley in front of him seemed very strange.Looking from a distance, the alley is empty, with a person leaning against the corner, wearing a blue and black woolen windbreaker that reaches to the knees, with a gray hat covering half of his face, smoking a cigarette thoughtfully, coughing twice from time to time. Voice.
For some reason, Tong Zhe was full of curiosity at this time, as if a mysterious force was guiding him to the past.
Tong Zhe felt that his footsteps were particularly heavy, and he tightly clutched the paper bag in his hand, staring at this person.
The moment they passed by, Tong Zhe met the eyes of the man in black.That look, like a bolt of lightning, pierced through Tong Zhe's heart, making Tong Zhe's heartbeat slow down a few beats for a moment.It seems that Tong Zhe often sees this look in his dreams, but when the dream appears in front of his eyes, it makes people resist and fall in love with it.
"Hello."
"Hello."
The man in black smiled, and Tong Zhe's dull expression instantly thawed out. He wanted to raise his hand, but he had no choice but to take too many things.Tong Zhe lowered his head in embarrassment, and when he raised his head again, the stern face of the man in black turned into another face like a disguise, and the turbulent ripples in Tong Zhe's heart gradually calmed down.
Tong Zhe turned his head and continued to walk forward.At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and Tong Zhe only felt the corners of his mouth salty.Looking back, the alley is empty.Tong Zhe was a little flustered for a moment, ran to the place just now, looked around, and was about to shout out, but a sense of disappointment stuck in his throat.There was only the usual hustle and bustle of carriages and horses in front of them.
Back at school, just in time for get out of class.Xiao Ran ran out with a small schoolbag on his back, and saw Tong Zhe at a glance.
The father and daughter walked to the parking lot.At this time, Xiao Ran stopped, pulled the corner of Tong Zhe's clothes, and motioned Tong Zhe to bend down and lean towards Tong Zhe's ear.
"Dad, look there is someone there, it's so strange."
Tong Zhe didn't speak, and followed the direction of his daughter's finger, and found the person he met in the alley just now.
However, when they met again, Tong Zhe's heart was as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
"Yeah, it's so strange." Tong Zhe suddenly laughed and scratched the bridge of Xiaoran's nose. "But you are also very strange. Hahaha."
"Hmph, I'm not surprised, okay?"
"Let's go to grandma's house." Tong Zhe took Xiao Ran's hand and held up the big and small bags in his hand. "Look, these are all bought for our little Ran."
"Dad, I love you."
Xiao Ran's eyes bent into two crescents, hooked Tong Zhe's neck, and kissed Tong Zhe's cheek heavily.
"Little Ran, Iloveyoutoo."
Tong Zhe squatted down, resting his forehead against Xiao Ran's, his nose was a little sore.
"I love you. Always. Forever."
"arrive."
Before Tong Zhe's car stopped, a group of children swarmed over like a conditioned reflex, and surrounded the car tightly.
"Yo, you're quite popular." Gu Chuchu seemed to be aroused immediately after seeing so many children for the first time.
"No food today. Only a woman."
The group of children were looking at Tong Zhe expectantly just now, but when they heard Tong Zhe's words, the excitement on their faces suddenly turned to disappointment, and they played on their own.
"It seems that they are not very happy to see you, haha."
Tong Zhe parked the car and called Gu Chuchu to get off.
Xia Ranjiang also came out of the office when he heard the noise outside.
"I knew it was you who came. Except for you, these children have never been so happy."
"Xiao Ran, look who is here."
Tong Zhe stood aside, Gu Chuchu stepped forward and was about to extend his hand, but saw the curvature of Xia Ranjiang's mouth lowered significantly.
"I'm Gu Chuchu, Tong Zhe's classmate."
Gu Chuchu reacted quickly, stopped immediately, and politely raised her hand to say hello.
"Gu... Chuchu?"
Xia Ranjiang tried hard to search for memories in his mind, but this name seemed to be heard for the first time.
"Sorry, I really can't remember." Xia Ranjiang smiled awkwardly.
"It's okay, as long as you know it's my old classmate. It's still my competitor now." Tong Zhe put his arm around Xia Ranjiang's shoulder. "Take Gu Chuchu for a tour."
Then, the three of them walked and chatted together, and made a half-circle around the camp.
"Unexpected." Gu Chuchu felt a little emotional. "Before coming here, I was actually prepared. I knew that this is one of the least developed areas in the world. I didn't even feel much in the office. But I didn't know what the real living environment here was like until I saw it with my own eyes."
"It's passable now, the temperature is not so hot, there is more rain this year, and infectious diseases have been brought under control in time."
Xia Ranjiang introduced and greeted the surrounding villagers from time to time.
"After Xia Ranjiang and the others came, the place has improved a lot. They helped the villagers here to repair a lot of infrastructure, treat diseases, and provide supplies."
Tong Zhe looked at Xia Ranjiang's profile very proudly.
At this time, Tong Zhe found a child in front of him sitting on a rock, entertaining himself with a square brick and pretending to be on the phone.
"Hey Zozz."
Hearing Xia Ranjiang's voice, the child hurried over.
"What are you doing"
"I'm calling."
As the child spoke, he raised the brick with his hand, brought it to his ear, and said something to the brick.
Seeing this scene, Tong Zhe and Gu Chuchu looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Have fun yourself."
The three turned around again and returned to Xia Ranjiang's office.
"I'll cut to the chase." Gu Chuchu looked at Tong Zhe, then at Xia Ranjiang. "Huo Yuanjie."
Xia Ranjiang was not surprised, there was no change in expression.
"Of course, the fundamental goals of the three of us may be different. But the goal is the same, so we have to think about what to do."
"The main reason is that we can't find any evidence. In fact, the facts are very clear. And I believe that the few of us know Huo Yuanjie's 'glorious history', and there must be others." Tong Zhe leaned against the threshold and half-closed his eyes.
"I always feel that there is something strange in his office, but every time I go to see him, his office is always guarded, the security check is very strict, and there is surveillance. It is almost impossible to find evidence under their noses."
Gu Chuchu lowered her head slightly, recalling every detail of her previous visit to Huo Yuanjie while speaking.
"Besides, both of you were caught looking for evidence before, and now they must have stepped up their defenses. But then again, it seems that you didn't take any hard evidence last time, so Huo Yuanjie didn't take it seriously, otherwise, he probably would have come a long time ago I'm looking for you. Anyway, it's impossible to see Huo Yuanjie again, it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
"You reminded me." Tong Zhe seemed to be talking to himself. "Monitoring, guarding, security check, these are all to prevent someone from going in to find any evidence. If Huo Yuanjie is such a cautious person, then his 'treasure house' must also be monitored."
"There will be a meeting on wildlife protection on the [-]st of next month. As far as I know, Huo Yuanjie will also be invited to speak."
Xia Ranjiang suddenly turned over the calendar beside him, which was clearly marked.
"Isn't that tomorrow?"
"That's it." Tong Zhe only felt his brain heat up. "I can't enter the real world, but can the virtual world? I have a plan, let's think about it. First, Gu Chuchu, see if you can enter the monitoring network of Huo Yuanjie's office, and check if there are monitoring records of the ivory storage room. Of course, being a hacker is a bit illegal, but we have no other way. As long as we find the surveillance records, it will be easy. The second step, Xiao Ran can communicate with the organizer and try to arrange Huo Yuanjie's schedule as full as possible One point, try to hold his attention. The third step is to wait for the police to search Huo Yuanjie's office and get all the stolen goods. "
"This is easy." Xia Ranjiang said.
"I'm a little excited, hahaha." Gu Chuchu rubbed her palms excitedly.
"You are really a dog who can't change what you eat. Are you so happy?"
"Of course, it's so interesting. Go back, I can't wait."
Gu Chuchu said, and quickly pulled Tong Zhe out.
In the evening of this day, Gu Chuchu specially picked a restaurant and reserved a box.
"It doesn't feel right, what are these things, it looks normal."
In less than half an hour, Gu Chuchu entered the monitoring network of Huo Yuanjie's office building, and the monitoring Jiugong grid immediately appeared on the computer screen, and each camera was broadcasting the scene in real time, except for a few trucks parked side by side in the leftmost screen , there is nothing suspicious about other pictures.
When Gu Chuchu continued to investigate, suddenly a blurry picture popped up in the grid in the lower right corner, in which two people were entangled.After a while, one man knelt down and began to untie the other man's belt.
"Fuck, this scene is rare."
Tong Zhe was about to stretch out his hand to enlarge the picture, but was blocked by Gu Chuchu.
"Do something right, okay?"
At this moment, Gu Chuchu's face was flushed to the base of her neck, and she clicked the mouse blindly, and the screen jumped to another place.
"After changing so many places, not a single lens is ivory."
"It stands to reason that there are still pictures that haven't been displayed, but they've been hidden. I'll look for them again."
Gu Chuchu was not discouraged, thinking about various possibilities in her heart.
"Hey, forget it if you can't figure it out, and save yourself from being caught." Tong Zhe pretended to be serious.
"Go away, my mother is busy."
A few strands of Gu Chuchu's hair floated to her mouth, but she didn't brush them away after a few flicks, so she simply held the ends of her hair in her mouth.
"My mother came in, I regret that there is a fart. You can get close to your little brother Xiao Xia by yourself."
"Well, I didn't say it."
Tong Zhe moved aside wisely, knowing that Gu Chuchu was on fire at this time—Tong Zhe now discovered that time can change all tangible perceptions, appearance, voice, and posture, but no matter how long the past is, the core of a person's character The part that never changes.Even though Gu Chuchu appeared to have reincarnated the same soul, but after all, the soul was still the little fat girl who said nothing and had a fierce temper.
"Hey, what is this..."
Gu Chuchu spat out the hair in her mouth, and her hands began to shake excitedly.When Tong Zhe heard Gu Chuchu's reaction, he hurried over.
There are several rectangular dialog boxes stacked on the right side of the screen, and a few lines of code have already been typed in.Gu Chuchu hit the Enter key, and two clear pictures popped up on the screen.Tong Zhe took a closer look, and in the picture several uniformed men were carrying wooden boxes outside.In another picture, there are countless ivory neatly piled up in one corner of the room!
"No, they must have heard some news and are transferring the stolen goods!"
Tong Zhe's excitement hadn't passed yet, when suddenly a terrifying thought popped into his mind.
"Isn't that right?" Gu Chuchu's brows began to relax slowly.
"What do you mean?"
"Come and see."
Gu Chuchu pulled Tong Zhe aside, and a clear satellite map appeared on the screen.
"All the roads in this country that can take trucks are drawn in this map. There is only one way out of the national park. If you want to figure it out, unless they grow wings."
"However, the transfer evidence doesn't have to come out."
"Do they have other secret rooms that can hide so many things? Are you kidding me?" Gu Chuchu was quite proud. "They either transfer them all, or don't transfer them. Anything left will be ironclad evidence, not to mention we still have surveillance here."
"Then what are we going to do now?"
"Then it depends on whether your brother Xiao Xia has enough face."
Tong Zhe understood, and immediately told Xia Ranjiang the news.The three of them acted immediately and met on the side of the national park road.
"How are you over there?"
Tong Zhe took Gu Chuchu with him, parked the car on the side of the road, and saw Xia Ranjiang standing beside a group of policemen with guns from a distance.
"The police station has been notified." Xia Ranjiang said. "This time it was the headquarters that intervened, and people from the National Police and Security Bureau came."
After waiting for more than an hour, there was a burst of engine sound in the distance.By moonlight, several trucks are slowly approaching.
"Stop."
The truck stopped.A driver got off the first truck, holding a plastic bag in his hand, nodding and bowing, talking to the police.
"Go."
With an order, two policemen rushed to the rear of the car, ready to forcibly open the car.
"boom!"
Tong Zhe was so frightened that he quickly lay down.Looking up, the driver was wrestling with a policeman who seemed to have been shot and fell unconscious for a while.Seeing this, the driver climbed onto the truck, accelerated, and pushed the police car to the side of the road. The other policemen who came to support couldn't dodge and almost got caught under the wheels.
At this moment, Tong Zhe felt his body shake.
"earthquake?"
Tong Zhe was muttering in his heart.Suddenly, rows of black shadows appeared in the line of sight, like continuous mountains, slowly moving here, cutting off the road.
Sharp elephant calls pierced the night sky, one after another.
Suddenly there was a piercing sound of sudden braking, followed by a rear-end collision of a truck, and many sparks were seen in the darkness.
Tong Zhe quickly got up and ran forward.I saw the first truck fell to the side of the road, the carriage was knocked open, and the ivory was scattered on the ground.The elephant seemed to be irritated by the sudden impact, surrounded the cockpit and kept pressing on it, only to hear screams coming from inside.The rear-end truck also stopped, and the driver fled in a hurry, but the police who caught up shot him back with a gun.
Then, police cars came up with their sirens sounding, and the drivers were handcuffed one by one and stuffed into the police cars.
"Mr. Lawrence. Would you mind coming back with us for more evidence"
"Sure. I'm more than happy to."
Xia Ranjiang turned his head happily. Tong Zhe and Gu Chuchu behind him seemed to be stunned by the elephants and hadn't recovered yet.
"I think my two friends would love to as well."
In the middle of the night, the three handed over all the collected evidence and videos to the police.
When he went to work in the second week, as soon as Tong Zhe arrived at the office, he saw two employees holding newspapers and chatting about something.Tong Zhe walked over and took a look. In the middle of the front page of the newspaper was a man in a prison uniform, with a few words marked in bold on the picture:
"Ivory Mafia Busted"
"Hey, I heard this guy has been smuggling ivory to China and other Asian countries."
"It's more than that, and he also manages the national park. The ivory belongs to him, and he can't catch it."
"But I heard that someone reported it this time, maybe it's because of the uneven distribution of spoils, hahaha."
Tong Zhe frowned, and returned to the office as if nothing had happened.
One evening, Tong Zhe drove to Xia Ranjiang's residence alone again.
The resident is still calm and serene.Just a few days ago, a thrilling gun battle took place on the road not far from here. People and people, people and animals broke through the limit and fought tenaciously for survival.But this place is like a paradise, unaffected at all.
Xia Ranjiang was sitting cross-legged on the ground with an indigo rag in front of him.All of a sudden, two coins were dropped and hit right in the middle of the rags.Xia Ranjiang looked up, and Tong Zhe was grinning.
"I'm not a beggar."
Xia Ranjiang quickly stood up and patted the dust off his body.
"Let's go for a ride."
Tong Zhe's car slowly drove into the station, and Xia Ranjiang seemed to be waiting there.
"Where to go?"
Xia Ranjiang jumped into the car, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Go and see the elephants!"
The car slowly drove back to the road.The orange-red sunset sheds heavy light, like strands of golden threads, weaving a fluffy carpet on the gray-black roadside.A long shadow is drawn behind the car, and the sunlight refracts through the glass to form a transparent rainbow, engraved in the middle of the shadow.
Tong Zhe looked at Xia Ranjiang sideways, the light kept beating on the eyelashes as Xia Ranjiang blinked, and Xia Ranjiang's whole eyes became extraordinarily bright and clear.
"I have good news for you." Tong Zhe smiled mysteriously at Xia Ranjiang.
"I have good news, too."
"Oh? Then you go first."
"You speak first."
"Okay." Tong Zhe cleared his throat. "Huo Yuanjie was replaced. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, the person who took over still insisted on continuing the previous monitoring project. And the budget was twice as much as before."
"You mean?"
"That's right, the project is all mine and Gu Chuchu's. It's rare that we spent so much energy in front of it. But Gu Chuchu picked up a big bargain, and won the bid for a benchmark project when he first came."
"You, you're a good boy when you get a cheap price. If she didn't take such a big risk to help us check the surveillance, it wouldn't be so easy to bring down Huo Yuanjie."
"That's true. The so-called contribution is worthless, and there must be rewards. Now that I think about it, I am a little scared. If no evidence is found and Huo Yuanjie targets us, the three of us will definitely not be able to get along here. Hey, I'm surprised, why are the police so active this time? Isn't it a year or two?"
"Thanks to our good luck. The chief of the police station was actually with Huo Yuanjie before. The chief of police turned a blind eye to all of Huo Yuanjie's activities. Didn't you see those uniformed people in the park? They were actually policemen .Many international organizations put pressure this time, and it is estimated that the government feels the pressure.”
"Don't you have good news too? Tell me quickly."
"About your father."
Tong Zhe stepped on the brakes.
"I got the information from the police station. During the interrogation of Huo Yuanjie, he confessed to the case several years ago. When checking Huo Yuanjie's computer records, he found evidence of smuggling from China. It contained information about your father. Your father was actually framed of."
"Hold."
Tong Zhe hammered the steering wheel hard.
"Your father met Huo Yuanjie when he was doing projects for the national park. Then Huo Yuanjie continued to smuggle ivory to China through your father's infrastructure equipment logistics line. Your father has been kept in the dark and always thought that Huo Yuanjie was just doing some It is a legal ivory art business. In the end, when the truth came out, Huo Yuanjie insisted that he didn't know about it."
Listening to Xia Ranjiang's narration, Tong Zhe leaned on the steering wheel in silence.Xia Ranjiang put his arms around Tong Zhe's shoulders, resting his head on the back of Tong Zhe's neck.
"He died of cancer a few years ago. But until he died, he didn't know that he was wronged."
"But now you have rehabilitated him."
Tong Zhe leaned back on the chair suddenly, trying to raise his head to prevent tears from streaming down.Xia Ranjiang could only hold Tong Zhe's hand and rub it constantly.
"Redress the wrongdoing? It sounds good." Tong Zhe gritted his teeth and shook off Xia Ranjiang's hand. "I'm going to cut him to pieces!"
"This case is a rare major case in more than ten years. Once it breaks out, even if the government tries to hide it, it will not be able to cover it up. In the end, the person must be sentenced to death."
Xia Ranjiang was overwhelmed by Tong Zhe's eyes full of blood, and was a little flustered for a while, and even forgot Huo Yuanjie's name, for fear that Tong Zhe would not think about doing something drastic for a while.
"If he can't die, the day he gets out of prison is the day of his death. Even if I put myself here, I will lose everything and let him die!"
Xia Ranjiang was silent for a while, then took Tong Zhe's hand again.
"I understand you. My father, my mother, and my grandma, everyone's death is a blow, and even I am a little numb, thinking that everything in this world will be lost. I also hate, don't understand, feel uncomfortable, but In the end, I realized that everything seemed to be like this. I could only accept it and change what I could change while accepting it. There is too much karma in this world. Everyone is not born evil, nor is he born good. But blood is always thicker than water. It will transcend good and evil."
"what do you mean?"
The fire in Tong Zhe's heart was still burning, but thinking of what Xia Ranjiang had experienced, the fire seemed to be under control.
"The police investigation also obtained a detail. It is not without reason that Huo Yuanjie is so cruel. He had a daughter who was trampled to death by an enraged elephant in a forest park when she was five years old. Originally Huo Yuanjie was just an ordinary policeman, but because of this incident Things have changed drastically. Relying on their connections, they gradually took control of the National Forest Park, slaughtered elephants, and developed an ivory smuggling network. You know everything after that.”
"But……"
"But this does not offend him, nor does it serve as a mitigating reason."
Xia Ranjiang noticed that Tong Zhe's tone had softened, and held Tong Zhe's hand tightly.
"Tong Zhe, I understand all your emotions now. But after all, it's all over. Just treat these few years as a dream. When you wake up, everything is the best."
Tong Zhe nodded slightly, and hugged Xia Ranjiang tightly.
"I've always had an idea. In fact, I had it a long time ago." Tong Zhe stroked Xia Ranjiang's back.
"what?"
"After so many years, I was actually tired of it. I found that in the end, I was like a thread puppet, and I couldn't get rid of the thread behind me. When this year is over, let's go back to Nanjing. Go back to the place we visited before , and then go to the Spanish Mediterranean to find a place to live in seclusion, as we agreed ten years ago."
"it is good."
Xia Ranjiang felt emotional, unexpectedly ten years later, Tong Zhe still remembered the casual promise.
Tong Zhe calmed down a little and continued to drive.Infinite thoughts linger in my mind.But seeing Xia Ranjiang next to him, Tong Zhe only hoped that time would stop at this moment.
On the return trip, the sky had almost darkened, leaving only a trace of crimson in the sky.
"This broken car, why is the fuel consumption so fast today?"
Tong Zhe only felt that there was something wrong with the car. He clearly remembered that he had only filled up the gas a few days ago.
"Maybe your colleague used it."
Xia Ranjiang glanced at the fuel gauge, then looked up and looked forward, and could vaguely see a red and blue signboard of a gas station, and patted Tong Zhe on the arm.
"Ha, so we drove here, I said why are we so familiar."
Tong Zhe was a little overjoyed.
"There is a crossroad in front, and that road is often used. It is just a gas station. I didn't expect us to go back and forth to the old place."
The car slowly entered the gas station.As usual, there is only one little black brother on duty.It's just that the little black brother looked at the face, Tong Zhe got out of the car, greeted him shallowly, and asked him to fill up the gas tank.The little black brother wore his hat so low that his eyes could hardly be seen, so he nodded slightly, knowing it.
"I'll get some water. You stay here and don't move."
Tong Zhe opened the trunk, which was empty, and turned to a small shop not far away.
Xia Ranjiang lazily held the back of his head with both hands, looking straight at Tong Zhe's back.Suddenly realized why Tong Zhe smirked at him just now.Xia Ranjiang first realized that he was unwilling to be careful, but then there was a smile in the corner of his eyes, and a warm feeling rose in his heart. He bit his lip and stared at Tong Zhe's back, thinking about how to get back the situation. Bureau.
However, Xia Ranjiang inadvertently found that the little black brother who had been on the rearview mirror just now disappeared suddenly. He wondered if he had finished refueling, but he felt that the car was still shaking.Xia Ranjiang felt something strange, got out of the car and went around to the rear of the car, and found that the little black brother was bending over to check something, patting the tires from time to time.
"Anything the matter?"
This sudden sentence startled the little black brother, he quickly got up and took a few steps back to stand aside.
"Finished. Gonow."
At this time, Tong Zhe came back with a box of mineral water and snacks.Xia Ranjiang opened the trunk and put everything in it.
"I'm going to pee."
After driving for less than 10 minutes, Tong Zhe felt his stomach swell. He opened the car door, walked a few steps into the grass by the side of the road, and turned behind a big tree.Just as he unzipped his pants, his phone rang.Tong Zhe slipped the phone out of his pocket and pressed the speakerphone.
"Tong Zhe, I just found out something and I'm a little scared, so I want to tell you." Gu Chuchu's voice was on the other end of the phone.
"What's the matter, tell me now."
"I checked their call records. It is true that they took your mobile phone, right?"
"Yes, they snatched my mobile phone. Didn't I escape? It's not difficult to get a new card. I told you about it. "
"They may be going to attack you, you have to be careful."
"Do it? It's too late. Let alone Huo Yuanjie has been arrested, even if they come, I will kill them. Do you still dare to assassinate?"
"Anyway, you must be careful. Don't go out casually. If you can't, go back to your country and avoid it. Nothing is more important than your life."
"How did you become such a mother-in-law?"
Tong Zhe was a little irritable, cut off the call, stuffed the phone into his pocket, zipped it up, and was about to go back.But suddenly a burst of fire flashed, followed by a deafening "boom".Tong Zhe was so frightened that he quickly lay down on the ground.
Tong Zhe turned his head and saw that his car was surrounded by raging fire, and there were constant explosions.
"Xia Ranjiang!!!!!!"
☆, the final chapter
"Tong Zhe, get up quickly. I have to go to the airport. The traffic jam is terrible today. Oh, by the way, you will send Xiao Ran to a cram school later. Remember to pay for the new course. I feel a little embarrassed all over the place, but don’t forget this time.”
Early in the morning, Tong Zhe was still nestled under the blanket, and in a daze, he still couldn't tell whether the sound of cracking in his ears was reality or a dream. He only felt the cool air blowing on his face from the air conditioner above his head.Suddenly his nose tightened, he sneezed abruptly, and couldn't help curling up.
As if still in a dream, Tong Zhe heard the door open and close outside.But after a while, brisk footsteps and laughter broke the rare few minutes of silence, and suddenly woke up the dreamer.
"Dad, wake up, wake up."
Tong Zhe was sleepy, and felt that the blanket had been pulled off his body.Opening his eyes lazily, he found that his three-year-old daughter, Xiao Ran, was biting her little finger, her long eyelashes flickering at her.Tong Zhe smiled lightly, the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth seemed to deepen a bit, he opened his arms, and Xiao Ran jumped onto the bed with a "giggle" laugh.
Today is Xiao Ran's English class.Like most parents, Tong Zhe discovered Xiao Ran's rare language talent very early on. After strictly inspecting many training institutions, he sent Xiao Ran to the school closest to home and picked him up every weekend.
When they arrived at the school, Tong Zhe led Xiao Ran into the door. There were already several parents sitting on the benches, chatting about something.
"Mr. Tong?"
A voice came from behind, and Tong Zhe turned his head. It turned out to be Xiao Ran's English teacher.
"Yes. Mr. Wu, right? Oh, by the way, I'll give you the fee later. Look, Xiao Ran's mother and I have been too busy to get away, which is causing you trouble."
"What's the matter, you are too polite. A family like you can give us the jewel in the palm, which is a great trust in us. This is simply a free advertisement for our school."
"Tong Xia, come in with Teacher Wu."
"Xiao Ran, study hard with Teacher Wu. Dad will pick you up at noon."
Tong Zhe patted Xiao Ran's head lightly.Xiao Ran pouted, put her hands on her hips, and stared at Tong Zhe with her big eyes flickering.
"Okay, okay, you go to class well, after class, dad will take you to grandma's house to eat chestnut cake."
"Pull the hook!"
Tong Zhe stretched out his little finger and hooked Xiao Ran's chubby little hand.
Xiao Ran bouncingly took Teacher Wu's hand, and when she was about to enter the classroom, Teacher Wu suddenly turned around and asked.
"Mr. Tong, let me confirm. Are you usually called Tong Xia Xiaoran at home?"
"Yes, Xiao Ran is her nickname. It's always been called that at home." Tong Zhe hesitated for a moment. "You can just call Tong Xia directly, let her get used to the real environment."
"Okay, then you are busy first. You can rest assured that Tong Xia will leave it to me."
"Goodbye, Dad, don't forget my chestnut cake."
Looking at the back of his daughter going away, Tong Zhe sighed with emotion, and a cloud of white mist appeared in the air.In the cold spring, with a gust of cold wind blowing, Tong Zhe tightened his collar, turned around and found a red ribbon tied on a bare sycamore tree branch in the corner.Tong Zhe looked up at the red ribbon fluttering in the wind, feeling a little dazed.Reaching into his coat pocket, he took out a piece of paper with the words "Adoption Opinion Letter" written on it.
It took Tong Zhe a while to remember that today is Saturday.Bored, Tong Zhe parked his car in the parking lot next to his daughter's school, and decided to take advantage of this rare leisure time to walk around.
After shopping for a while, Tong Zhe's hands were full of clothes for his daughter.With a lot of harvest, Tong Zhe whistled and walked back with brisk steps.
Just turning a corner, Tong Zhe found that the alley in front of him seemed very strange.Looking from a distance, the alley is empty, with a person leaning against the corner, wearing a blue and black woolen windbreaker that reaches to the knees, with a gray hat covering half of his face, smoking a cigarette thoughtfully, coughing twice from time to time. Voice.
For some reason, Tong Zhe was full of curiosity at this time, as if a mysterious force was guiding him to the past.
Tong Zhe felt that his footsteps were particularly heavy, and he tightly clutched the paper bag in his hand, staring at this person.
The moment they passed by, Tong Zhe met the eyes of the man in black.That look, like a bolt of lightning, pierced through Tong Zhe's heart, making Tong Zhe's heartbeat slow down a few beats for a moment.It seems that Tong Zhe often sees this look in his dreams, but when the dream appears in front of his eyes, it makes people resist and fall in love with it.
"Hello."
"Hello."
The man in black smiled, and Tong Zhe's dull expression instantly thawed out. He wanted to raise his hand, but he had no choice but to take too many things.Tong Zhe lowered his head in embarrassment, and when he raised his head again, the stern face of the man in black turned into another face like a disguise, and the turbulent ripples in Tong Zhe's heart gradually calmed down.
Tong Zhe turned his head and continued to walk forward.At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and Tong Zhe only felt the corners of his mouth salty.Looking back, the alley is empty.Tong Zhe was a little flustered for a moment, ran to the place just now, looked around, and was about to shout out, but a sense of disappointment stuck in his throat.There was only the usual hustle and bustle of carriages and horses in front of them.
Back at school, just in time for get out of class.Xiao Ran ran out with a small schoolbag on his back, and saw Tong Zhe at a glance.
The father and daughter walked to the parking lot.At this time, Xiao Ran stopped, pulled the corner of Tong Zhe's clothes, and motioned Tong Zhe to bend down and lean towards Tong Zhe's ear.
"Dad, look there is someone there, it's so strange."
Tong Zhe didn't speak, and followed the direction of his daughter's finger, and found the person he met in the alley just now.
However, when they met again, Tong Zhe's heart was as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
"Yeah, it's so strange." Tong Zhe suddenly laughed and scratched the bridge of Xiaoran's nose. "But you are also very strange. Hahaha."
"Hmph, I'm not surprised, okay?"
"Let's go to grandma's house." Tong Zhe took Xiao Ran's hand and held up the big and small bags in his hand. "Look, these are all bought for our little Ran."
"Dad, I love you."
Xiao Ran's eyes bent into two crescents, hooked Tong Zhe's neck, and kissed Tong Zhe's cheek heavily.
"Little Ran, Iloveyoutoo."
Tong Zhe squatted down, resting his forehead against Xiao Ran's, his nose was a little sore.
"I love you. Always. Forever."
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