"Brother Long! You're finally back. You know, ever since I heard you were kidnapped, I couldn't sleep every night and I had nightmares every night..." Zhao Xin hugged Long Xiangtian, and all her worries of the past few days poured out in tears.
Lin Yan was a little surprised when she saw this scene. She didn't expect that there was a woman in Long Xiangtian's house.
"Um... I'm leaving first!" Lin Yan felt a little embarrassed to be here, so she wanted to leave.
At this time, Zhao Xin realized that there was a woman behind Long Xiangtian. She let go of Long Xiangtian's hand and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Brother Long, this is..." Lin Yan asked.
"Oh, she is Lin Yan, from the police station!" Long Xiangtian said lightly.
"Oh, Brother Long's friend, come in and sit for a while!"
"Oh! Forget it, I just sent him back..." Lin Yan felt like a light bulb and just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
"Come in, Officer Lin!" Long Xiangtian's previous disappointment completely disappeared, and a rogue look appeared on his face, because he didn't want Zhao Xin to see him like that.
Lin Yan smiled bitterly, and then Zhao Xin suddenly said, "I'll go pour the tea!"
"Okay then!" Lin Yan glared at Long Xiangtian who was grinning evilly.
"Officer Lin, please come in!" Long Xiangtian's tone made Lin Yan very uncomfortable.
When I came to the living room, Zhao Xin had already poured two cups of tea and brought them over.
"Officer Lin, please have some tea!" Zhao Xin said to Lin Yan with a smile.
"Oh! Thank you!" Lin Yan took the teacup and took a sip.
"Since Officer Lin is here, why don't we eat here? I bought some vegetables this morning!" Zhao Xin's sudden suggestion made Lin Yan feel a little embarrassed.
"How can I feel comfortable with that?" Lin Yan quickly shook her head.
"Xiao Xin, go and cook. Officer Lin is coming to our house for dinner today!" Long Xiangtian said directly without looking at Lin Yan.
"Hey! Then I'll go cook now!" Zhao Xin smiled and ran to the kitchen.
"When did I say I wanted to come to your house for dinner, huh?" When Lin Yan saw Zhao Xin leave, the smile on her face disappeared instantly.
"You sent me back, so of course I have to treat you to a meal!" Long Xiangtian said with a smile.
"Are you so kind?" Lin Yan asked a little incredulously.
The two of them played with each other for a while, and Long Xiangtian suddenly asked,
"Have you found out anything about the bald guy we arrested last time?"
"Oh! That bald guy is really stubborn. No matter how we interrogate him, he just won't say anything!" Lin Yan was obviously very angry with the bald guy.
"Is there anything that can stump you, Officer Lin?" Long Xiangtian said jokingly.
Seeing Long Xiangtian like this, Lin Yan was about to get mad when Zhao Xin came out from the kitchen.
"Brother Long, come and bring the dishes over, I've prepared them all!"
"Okay!" Long Xiangtian walked straight towards Zhao Xin, leaving Lin Yan standing there with a disgusted expression.
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During the dinner, Zhao Xin and Lin Yan talked very harmoniously, and the two were like sisters who had not seen each other for many years. Zhao Xin even changed the way she addressed Lin Yan and directly called her "Sister Lin".
Long Xiangtian saw that the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, and they were eating by themselves and couldn't get a word in. This made Long Xiangtian speechless. Could it be that women really have so many common topics that two people who met for the first time could immediately become like old friends who have known each other for decades...
After finishing the meal, Lin Yan was about to get up and go back when Zhao Xin said, "Why don't you just stay here today, Sister Lin? It's getting dark now, and it's not safe for you to drive alone!"
"This..." Lin Yan saw Zhao Xin trying to keep her, and she didn't know how to respond. She couldn't help but glance at Long Xiangtian.
"I have no objection. Since Xiaoxin asked you to stay, just stay and chat with her. You two can get along well anyway." Long Xiangtian indirectly expressed his opinion.
"Well... okay!" Lin Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
"That's great, Sister Lin. Come on, I'll take you to the room upstairs!" Zhao Xin was very happy to see Lin Yan agreed, and she directly pulled Lin Yan upstairs.
Lin Yan had no choice but to follow Zhao Xin upstairs.
Long Xiangtian looked at Zhao Xin, and suddenly he felt guilty, not because of himself, but because of seeing Zhao Xin. Long Xiangtian knew that Zhao Xin had endured countless grievances and setbacks after her mother's death, and there were few people around her who could open her heart to her. Lin Yan's arrival today made Zhao Xin feel like she was talking to her own mother.
Long Xiangtian shook his head and returned to his room.
Ever since the kidnapping at the hot pot restaurant that day, Long Xiangtian hasn't had a good rest. Although a master like Long Xiangtian has plenty of energy, he will still feel very tired if he doesn't rest for a long time.
Sure enough, Long Xiangtian fell asleep on the bed without even taking off his clothes. It seemed that he was really exhausted these days.
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Just when Long Xiangtian was sleeping soundly, suddenly a mysterious light lit up in the drawer next to him, and then the light floated out of the drawer and entered Long Xiangtian's chest. Wrapped in the light was the thing that the white-bearded old man gave to Long Xiangtian when he bought medicinal herbs that time.
After the beam of light entered Long Xiangtian's body, Long Xiangtian did not feel any discomfort and continued to sleep soundly.
But after a while, the expression on Long Xiangtian's face became strange. It turned out that Long Xiangtian dreamed of a space with a river in it, a small wooden house by the river, and a bamboo forest behind the wooden house. Long Xiangtian looked at these scenes and thought, "I must be dreaming."
Long Xiangtian was about to move forward, but just as he took a step, he lost his balance and fell directly into the river. It turned out that the place where Long Xiangtian just stood was a bamboo raft, and he was in the middle of the river. This time, Long Xiangtian was caught off guard and climbed ashore in a panic.
"Damn it! Is this wrong? How could I be in the middle of the river? What a bad luck!" Long Xiangtian complained about his dream.
"No! Why is this dream so real? Normally, if I were dreaming, I should have woken up a long time ago after being frightened like that." Long Xiangtian suddenly felt that this dream was very real.
After thinking about it, Long Xiangtian still had no clue, so he stood up and walked towards the cabin. When he approached the cabin, Long Xiangtian asked tentatively,
"Is anyone inside?" No one answered.
So Long Xiangtian pushed open the wooden door with one hand and walked in carefully. The cabin was very simple, with only a table, two chairs and a wooden bed.
Long Xiangtian looked at the things in the house and said, "What the hell is this place? It's so shabby!"
Long Xiangtian had just walked out of the wooden house when suddenly an old voice came, "Little boy!"
Long Xiangtian was startled, "Who!"
There was total silence in the cabin, with no one or animal able to speak.