"I'll take you there, but first change your clothes and shoes. It's very cold outside today."
His gentle and calm voice came slowly, and her heart calmed down inexplicably.
Let him hold hands and return to the room. Those family members who were originally worried that another big fight would break out between the two suddenly saw such calmness and quietness.
They filed out one after another, with happy smiles on their faces.
The room became quiet. After changing clothes, he took out a black down jacket from the closet and put it on for her.
"The cold wave is coming, please keep warm."
He spoke softly, and she listened blankly.
It seems like all this is so unreal, are you still dreaming
It wasn't until he put on her shoes and the coolness of his fingertips touched the soles of her feet that she suddenly woke up.
This is not a dream, it's real.
He is here, he is back.
She reached out and grabbed his hand and asked in a deep voice: "How is Liu Zhen?"
Her tone was trembling, inexplicably trembling.
It seemed that I had already had a premonition in my heart.
Huo Yunchen's hand suddenly stopped, and the air seemed as heavy as condensation.
It took a while before he continued to put on her socks and shoes, a series of movements that were skillful and calm.
"Huo Yunchen, tell me."
She slid off the stool and knelt in front of him, looking at him hesitantly.
With tears in his eyes, Huo Yunchen only glanced at it and quickly turned his head away.
"Let's go see him for the last time. The only person he wants to see most is you."
After saying this, Huo Yunchen reached out and held her hand tightly and led her out of the house.
The road was so long and dark, and the biting cold wind blew on her face like a knife, but she felt no pain at all.
Being held by him and escorted into the car by him, I felt like a zombie.
Liu Mo drove and activated the highest protection mode.
This is a special bulletproof vehicle, with the same vehicle in front opening the road, and two vehicles escorting it behind.
This kind of pomp left the city and went to the countryside in the suburbs, attracting the attention of countless people along the way.
"Where are we going? Shouldn't we go to the hospital?"
The further the car entered the countryside, the more uneasy Bai Qingqing felt.
She reached out and tightly grasped Huo Yunchen's clothes and asked in confusion.
"That's Liu Zhen's hometown, where is he waiting for us."
Huo Yunchen was obviously smiling, but Bai Qingqing didn't feel happy at all.
Instead, it was cold, as cold as being in a world of ice and snow.
Huo Yunchen reached out and held her cold hand in his palm, subconsciously tightening it.
The temperature in Huo Yunchen's palm made Bai Qingqing feel like he was in another world.
That was a temperature that could never be erased from her memory. It was the temperature that she had tried her best to pursue in her life.
But at this moment, she felt that it was a sin to be held by him like this.
Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen will be sad.
She slowly pulled her hand out of his palm, looked at him with a calm look, pursed her lips and smiled lightly.
Although it was a smile, the smile was uglier than crying.
Huo Yunchen didn't force it. He knew that at this moment she couldn't accept it, couldn't bear him, and couldn't accept herself like this.
Even if he was the same person before, Gu Yulan still couldn't let go.
The car drove for nearly an hour and finally stopped in a sparsely populated small village.
They got off the car and walked a long way down a country road before they saw a lot of people gathering in front of a small bungalow.
White lanterns were hung there, and white paper was scattered all over the sky.
There were also mournful cries, making the entire gray sky become even more depressed and depressed.
Bai Qingqing stopped suddenly, her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
He turned around and walked back to escape.
Huo Yunchen stepped forward and grabbed her, "Qingqing, let's go see him off on his last journey."
"I won't go. That's not Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen is not dead. He won't die. Huo Yunchen, let me go. That's not Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen is not dead. I saved him. I clearly saved him from Lu Zhinian. was rescued."
Bai Qingqing's mood suddenly collapsed and she shook her head desperately, denying everything she saw in front of her.
The whole person collapsed helplessly in Huo Yunchen's arms.
How could Huo Yunchen bear to see her in such pain? He also thought about hiding it from her, lying to her, and not bringing her here.
However, if something happens, it happens. You can't go back or change it, you can only face it.
Only when we face it can there be new life.
"Qingqing, don't be like this. Liu Zhen is dead. He lost too much blood and couldn't survive long ago. But he waited until you, and you can't let him down. He wants you to be brave, and you must be brave. face."
"I don't, I don't want to face it, I don't want to be brave, I don't want to be strong, I don't want anything. Huo Yunchen, why are you so cruel to me? Why are you treating me like this? Why do you want Liu Zhen to come to me, you Why should I let him give me warmth, care, and desperate trust and devotion? If it weren't for me, he wouldn't be here today, he wouldn't die, he shouldn't die."
Bai Qingqing beat Huo Yunchen desperately, venting the anger and despair in her heart.
Huo Yunchen didn't move, just letting her hit and curse.
Yes, she was right.
If we had to talk about right and wrong, the person who was most outrageously wrong was him.
Not only did he bring Gu Qimeng into the abyss of no redemption, he also dragged Liu Zhen in.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. As long as you don't hurt yourself, you can punish me however you want."
He held her tightly, his trembling voice hoarse and thick.
Hearing his words, Bai Qingqing suddenly stopped crying and struggled to break away from his arms.
Staring at Huo Yunchen's face with cold eyes, he said lightly: "You are right, I have to face it, and I will face it now."
After finishing speaking, he crossed Huo Yunchen and strode towards the home filled with white lanterns.
Liu Zhen’s parents were both police officers, and both died while performing a mission. His grandfather also passed away last year.
Now the only relative left in my hometown is my grandmother. She cried and almost fainted several times while standing in front of Liu Zhen's remains.
All Liu Zhen’s former colleagues came, and they all secretly wiped away tears.
When Guan Tongtong saw Bai Qingqing come in, she wiped her tears and went up to block Bai Qingqing from the door.
"What are you here for? Go away. Master was suspended because of you and risked his life to investigate Lu Zhinian. Now that he is gone, it will not be considered as death in the line of duty, and his body will not be admitted to the police cemetery. Go away, you What else are you doing here?”
Guan Tongtong's words pierced Bai Qingqing's throat like a knife, and she couldn't say anything.
Unable to defend myself, unable to breathe.
I felt that the blood all over my body was slowly coagulating, and I stared at Liu Zhen's remains with dull eyes.
"Tongtong, what are you doing? Miss Bai can't be blamed for this. Without Miss Bai, we might never be able to find a master in our lifetime."
Senior brother quickly came over and pulled Guan Tongtong away, and scolded him angrily.
Then he politely and respectfully asked Bai to come in, and explained in a serious tone: "Miss Bai, don't be like her, she is just too sad."
Bai Qingqing didn't answer him, and slowly walked to Liu Zhen's body and knelt down to kowtow.
The head banged, as if it was hitting Huo Yunchen's heart.
The pain was like a wooden stick being hit on the body through the quilt. No scars could be seen but it was a heart-piercing pain.
When grandma saw Bai coming in gently, she slowly stopped crying and glanced over.
He closed his eyes deeply and tried hard to control his emotions.
She leaned down and helped Bai Qingqing up, and gently held Bai Qingqing's hands with her dry hands.
His turbid eyes looked at Bai Qingqing carefully with tears in his eyes, and suddenly he showed a faint but gratified smile.
Then he let go of his hand and took out a red envelope from the inner pocket of his cotton-padded jacket.
The neatly folded red cloth was unfolded layer by layer, and an emerald bracelet was placed in front of Bai Qingqing.
Hooking her lips and smiling happily, she took Bai Qingqing's hand and led her up.
"Grandma? This is it?"
"Grandma is finally waiting for you. This is an heirloom of our Liu family, which has always been passed down to the daughters-in-law of the Liu family. Liu Zhen has gone, and it is useless for me to keep this thing. Naturally, I have to call it to the girl he likes, so Liu Zhen can walk with peace of mind under Jiuquan."
Guan Tongtong stepped forward to stop him, but was stopped by his senior brother.
Bai Qingqing was puzzled. She didn't understand why her grandma thought she was the girl Liu Zhen liked.
(End of chapter)