Qiu Yan and Ren Yi went to the cafeteria first, while Gong Yingxian returned to the car to get his lunch box.
Before Qiu Yan could open his mouth, Ren Yi took the lead and said, "Captain Qiu, you don't need to apologize to me, as you said, you are just doing your job and performing your duties as a policeman, if I were you, I would do the same. Check it out."
"Thank you for your understanding, but I am still morally guilty towards you. After all, you have really helped us a lot." Qiu Yan lowered his head, "Please rest assured, I will do my best to find out the truth. The case has been progressing all the time. We have already targeted several arsonists in China through Seraphim, and we will collect the net together when the time is right. After confirming his identity, we will It was discovered that his money had been fraudulently claimed after his death and we are pursuing it," he said.
Ren Yi nodded: "What about Bai Yan?"
"Bai Yan's anti-criminal investigation capabilities are very strong. The clues we have traced several times have been destroyed. There must be professionals in the organization covering up Bai Yan's traces and hiding him. At present, we have increased the investment of the wanted police. , monitored the communication channels of some people related to Bai Yan, he will definitely be arrested."
In fact, it has only been a month since he dug the bodies of Bai Chicheng's wife and daughter under the foundation of the abandoned playground. Ren Yi knows that it is not easy to hunt down criminals, especially those with high IQ and premeditation. impatient.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, the two of them took the plates and went to order food. There are only forty people in the Phoenix Squadron, so the cafeteria serves food on small tables, just like a small restaurant, but there are hundreds of people in the Hongwu branch. When Ren Yi queued up to order food, he felt like he was back in college.
After picking a corner to sit down, Qiu Yan said, "How is the food in our cafeteria?"
"I think our squadron is better, but the squadron has fewer people, so it's easier to do."
Qiu Yan smiled: "Then I have time to go to your squadron for a meal."
"OK."
"You have come to our branch so many times, is this the first time to eat in the cafeteria?"
"yes."
"Didn't Ying Xian bring you to dinner before?"
"...we ate box lunches in his car."
"Oh, yes." Qiu Yan seemed to think of something, "Uncle Sheng said that he would cook two meals a day and put them in Ying Xian's car, and one would be for you."
Ren Yi was silent. There were scenes in his mind, all of which were the two of them eating in Gong Yingxian's black SUV countless times, and being able to eat a boxed meal with their hands together and eating a candlelight dinner as joyful and romantic, it must be that they really like that person, So doing anything together is beautiful.
He used to think that Gong Yingxian was an angel who didn't know much about the world—although people would get goosebumps when hearing such a metaphor, and Gong Yingxian's character actually had many flaws, which ordinary people couldn't bear at all, but in his eyes, All flaws are justifiable and distressing, so Gong Yingxian is good at everything, as long as he thinks the bad things are good, then it is good, anyway, he likes it.
If you like someone so blindly, it's no wonder you can't see anything clearly.
Seeing that Ren Yi was silent, Qiu Yan forced a smile: "Actually, I already guessed that there would be problems between the two of you, but I didn't expect that the problem would come from Ying Xian first."
Ren Yi laughed mockingly, he wanted to ask Qiu Yan, was he still worried that he would use "adult experience" to hurt Gong Yingxian? Now it was obvious that Gong Yingxian was using him, but he didn't say it out, so Qiu Yan wouldn't have to bear this kind of blame.
Qiu Yan carefully observed Ren Yi's expression, and said sincerely: "I understand your anger, and Ying Xian is also very sad, I really don't want to see you like this, what can I do?"
Ren Yi knew that Gong Yingxian would never tell Qiu Yan the real relationship between the two, which meant that Qiu Yan could not really "understand" his anger, so he shook his head: "Let us solve it ourselves. "
Qiu Yan sighed, and looked at Ren Yi embarrassingly, with only helplessness remaining on his face.
After a while, Gong Yingxian walked into the cafeteria. He is tall and has long legs, and his appearance is refined. He is the most outstanding wherever he goes, but the reaction of the people in the cafeteria is still a bit louder. All eyes are cast on him, and the eyes are full of surprise.
Ren Yi thought to himself, this might be the first time Gong Yingxian appeared in a public cafeteria.
Sure enough, a colleague immediately joked: "Wow, Dr. Gong, why do you come to the cafeteria? Don't you never come to the cafeteria to eat?"
Gong Yingxian nodded at him, didn't pay much attention to them, walked straight towards them, put the two insulated boxes in his hand on the table, sat down with him, and pushed one of them to Ren Yi. In front of you, "There is your favorite braised pork and stir-fried lotus root."
"No need, I can't finish eating too much." Ren Yi immersed himself in his meal.
Gong Yingxian lowered his head in disappointment, opened the lunch box, and ate absent-mindedly, while eating, he also peeked at Ren Yi.
Qiu Yan sat next to the two of them, feeling very embarrassed. She coughed lightly and stood up: "I'm going to the bathroom."
Of course Ren Yi knew that Qiu Yanyi was not eating, but wanted to create an opportunity for him to reconcile with Gong Yingxian, but now facing Gong Yingxian, he only felt tired, which was the collapse after intense anger.
After Qiu Yan left, Gong Yingxian stole glances at Ren Yi several times, hesitated to speak a few times, and finally lowered his head in frustration, his whole body exuded a kind of silent sadness.
Ren Yi also felt very depressed, and this meal was simply tasteless.
Suddenly, he felt his knee hit. At first he thought he bumped into it by accident, but soon, Gong Yingxian bumped into him again, gently and slowly, as if testing him and calling him.
Ren Yi shrank his legs back, but the space under the table was limited, he couldn't hide from Kai Gong Yingxian's long legs.
Ren Yi coughed lightly, and simply turned his body sideways.
Gong Yingxian put down his chopsticks in frustration, and said hesitantly: "The nursing home you chose, they don't have many medical qualifications, and there were lawsuits about the nursing staff abusing the elderly before, which was suppressed with money, and …”
"He is my father." Ren Yi didn't look up at him, "You don't have to worry about it."
Gong Yingxian pursed her lips: "I promise I will never do that again, send the old captain back, there is no place that can provide better care than us." His original intention was just to treat Ren Yi Okay, but after discovering Ren Xiangrong's identity, everything began to develop in an uncontrollable direction.
"I shouldn't have accepted it in the first place." Ren Yi said lightly, "We are not relatives, so I accept this kind of gift for nothing. To be honest, it is enough to accept bribes. Now this is the place where my father should have gone. If He's not doing well and I'll move him or get a babysitter, but I won't let you near him anymore."
Gong Yingxian said sadly: "Then what about us, are you going to treat me like this all the time?"
Ren Yi took a bite of his meal and put down his chopsticks: "I'm full, let's go first." He grabbed his coat and walked out without looking back.
Gong Yingxian slowly clenched his fists, his complexion visibly darkened, as if the temperature of the surrounding air dropped suddenly. He also stood up abruptly and chased for a few steps, but seeing Ren Yi's decisive back, he suddenly lost the courage to catch up.
He has never experienced such a thing, and has never bowed his head to anyone. He is flustered, dazed, and at a loss. He didn't know how to face Ren Yi's rejection and indifference again and again. He couldn't see Ren Yi treating him coldly, and he couldn't stand Ren Yi's drifting away from him. His emotions were taken away, leaving him empty, as if he had lost everything.
Ren Yi ignored him, what should he do? !
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What Gong Yingxian said that day really made Ren Yi a little worried, so he called his dad every day to check how his dad was doing in the new place, and every time he got a reassuring answer.
After calming down for a few days, Ren Yi began to rethink his relationship with Gong Yingxian. He still couldn't let go of what Gong Yingxian had done, but every time he saw the other party's depressed and anxious appearance, his heart would ache. Realizing that even at this point, he still instinctively does not want to make Gong Yingxian feel sad.
While he spurned himself, he struggled with how to continue to cooperate with Gong Yingxian, and even, what will the future of him and Gong Yingxian look like
The only contact between the two these days is that Gong Yingxian asked him to use his official account to publish some cases warning minors to pay attention to fire safety, in order to stimulate Fang Zhixu.
Ren Yi did as he did, and it worked quickly. On a Friday afternoon, Fang Zhixu appeared in the Phoenix Squadron.
Fang Zhixu was dressed casually, with a large schoolbag on his shoulders. Judging from the way the schoolbag was falling, it was obvious that there were many books in it.
Ren Yi frowned and looked at him: "What are you doing in the squadron?"
"I just got off the cram school and happened to be passing by." Fang Zhixu smoothed his hair and looked at the reception room, "It hasn't changed from the past two years."
"How can a reception room change." Ren Yi said, "Sit down, do you have a drink? There are Coke and milk."
"No." Fang Zhixu obviously didn't like Ren Yi treating him like a child, so he deliberately sat on the sofa with his legs crossed to increase his "area".
Ren Yi said: "Are you going to take the college entrance examination this year? How are your grades? Which school do you want to take?"
"It's okay, the last one is fine." Fang Zhixu curled his lips, "It's fine if you can do business."
"To whom, parents?"
"Who else can be." Fang Zhixu said this, his tone was already disdainful.
"It's for yourself. You should study hard and stay up late at night. What are you doing in such a place?"
Fang Zhixu looked at Ren Yi without blinking: "Do you really want to know?"
Ren Yi laughed: "Don't play tricks, if you want to say it, just say it quickly, your lord is really busy."
Fang Zhixu raised his legs: "I told you, will you tell the police?"
"If the information you said is useful, of course I will tell the police, and I will cooperate with the police in handling the case."
"Then why should I say that?" Fang Zhixu said coldly.
"Then why are you here?"
Fang Zhixu narrowed his eyes: "You are different from what I imagined."
Ren Yi smiled and shook his head: "I don't know how to answer your words."
"At that time, why did Platoon Leader Sun die?" Fang Zhixu looked at Ren Yi, "The news reports are very vague."
Ren Yi's face changed slightly: "Why are you asking this?"
"I just want to know, can't I?" Fang Zhixu stared at Ren Yi, "I want to know how a hero fell, in order to save a little boy? How? Why did he die? What did he say, did he…”
"Shut up!" Ren Yi growled, his eyes burning, "Get out, or I'll throw you out."
Fang Zhixu said unconvinced: "Why, I just want to know what happened, why did Platoon Leader Sun die instead of you?"
Ren Yi suddenly stood up from the sofa, walked up to Fang Zhixu in a few steps, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up.
Fang Zhixu's chest heaved violently, and he looked up at Ren Yi, his eyes filled with fear and obvious excitement.
Ren Yihan said in a cold voice, "Get out."
"I'll trade with you." Fang Zhixu showed a sick smile, "You tell me how Platoon Leader Sun died, and I'll tell you what I saw in Wenhui Mall."
"Stinky boy, you want to tease adults, do you really think you have that weight?"
"I'm not kidding you, I really saw something, something very important, and I took it with me."
"...what?" Ren Yi let go of him and stared at him fiercely, "Give me a hint, otherwise I won't believe you."
Fang Zhixu curled his lips into a smile: "The fire time you got now is designed. The thing I got can help you confirm an important timeline, and maybe help you catch the murderer."
"Why do you know this!" Ren Yi gritted his teeth.
"I can't say, how about an exchange?" Fang Zhixu grinned.
Ren Yi looked at Fang Zhixu coldly: "...Okay, let me tell you."