The next day, after get off work time.
Near Ping An Manor, the night market is still as lively as ever. As the seasons change and the temperature drops, the street stalls also change a lot. The cold noodles and red bean shaved ice that Yin Ren loved disappeared, replaced by street roast duck and various fried food stalls.
The night was cool and the smoke mixed with water vapor in front of the stall looked several times stronger than before.
Zhong Cheng said that he finally got his mobile phone back. At this moment, he was holding a lot of supermarket vegetables and a box of fresh eggs in his hand. Yin Ren also had a lot of gifts in his hand. He had grilled squid with sauce in his mouth and carefully carried a bag of fried dried fish - Zhong Youde and Cheng Xuehua liked to drink this dried fish very much.
Various cheap string lights kept flashing, and tourists came and went chatting and laughing. The publicity loudspeaker of the drink shop played music with extremely poor sound quality, and the water stains on the street reflected the flickering neon reflection.
Yin Ren sniffed the sweet fragrance in the air and turned towards the beverage shop. Just as his feet were about to step on the shallow water, a thin boy fell into the water. Dirty water splashed everywhere and hit Yin Ren's sneakers.
The boy's school uniform looked familiar, it was the style of Haigu City Middle School. The sewage from the night market instantly dyed the school uniform fabric brown, giving off a particularly strong smell of water. He had just opened the milk tea in his hand, and now half the cup fell into the dirty water, and the straw was covered with dirt.
Pink-white liquid dripped down the straw, and soon mixed with the brown-black sewage.
"Come, let me show you."
"Well, I'll report it tomorrow." Zhong Cheng said and retracted the various vegetables.
“Girl’s Heart Raspberry Milk Tea, sisters can’t miss it, it’s so delicious that you’ll stomp your feet~”
"One day we will bury you too, you bitches." Next to the beverage shop, several teenagers in groups were booing wildly, "You are so shameless, Little Berry."
After watching for a few minutes, Yin Ren threw the grilled squid sticks into the trash can and left with Zhong Chengshuo.
"Overseas inspection? That's okay." Cheng Xuehua breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom said, it's a good thing for young people to be motivated, but they also have to pay attention to their temperament. If Shi'an's promotion requires you two to take risks every day, then it's better to wait every now and then. slow."
Several more young people walked by in groups, and the amulet on one of them's backpack was dangling, exuding a faint evil power. Yin Ren waved his hand, and all the evil power was absorbed by him.
The little boy didn't say anything, but his face turned red from holding back.
She was stuck.
Through the love recognition spell on the source of pollution, Shi'an initially created a small passage. It is not stable, but with the help of Qi Xin, a "local", it can barely surpass others.
The group of students just now had already eaten fried skewers. They were talking and laughing with innocent expressions. The fried skewers boss also chatted with them cheerfully, as if the bullying just now had never happened.
Ms. Cheng, the former criminal police captain, smoothly ignored the fact that she once took risks every day. She patted her chest with emotion and looked at the two "young people": "Mom, take a good look, you are all thin because of those long missions..."
Yin Ren tried hard to control his expression—removing a hundred layers of Zhong Cheng’s filters, the investigation to the “other shore” will begin tomorrow.
The little boy stood up again and picked up the milk tea in the sewage. He ignored the dirt on the straw, took a few sips absentmindedly, and turned away.
"... There was a momentary wave of evil power, and after that, the child's breath was always very clean." Yin Ren looked at the milk color rolling in the sewage for a while, "It's strange, I didn't see it clearly."
In the midst of the roar of laughter, the boy spat at the little man in the sewage: "Isn't this so difficult to say? I've said it before. I want you to make everyone laugh. Why are you pretending to be noble? I buy this stuff every day. , and no one is allowed to joke?"
Yin Ren frowned. Just as he was about to intervene, he saw the young man's expression suddenly change.
Zhong Youde grimaced reflexively when he saw the gifts they brought. The old man had just rushed out of the kitchen, still wearing his apron and smelling hot of sweet, sour and sour smell.
The tallest boy deliberately twisted his body and pinched his voice.
Behind the fried skewers stall stood a simple makeshift shrine. The golden paint on the God of Wealth's hat shines into the mirror, emitting dots of light.
Steaming home-cooked food once again covered the table.
Regarding this inspection, Qi Xin was quite supportive. Looking at her subtle expression, Yin Ren suspected that she wanted to test the depth of the two "fear"s.
Under the illumination of the street lights, the two of them were carrying large and small bags, just like ordinary pedestrians.
"What's going on?" Zhong Cheng said, struggling to push away the green onion leaves in front of him with his head.
Before leaving the night market, Yin Ren stood at the street corner for a while.
Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said that their skin was smooth and rosy, and their hair was shiny and silky. Zhong Cheng said that his back was straight and Yin Ren was even more energetic than before. Those who didn't know would think that they had a big meal in Shi'an every day.
Cheng Xuehua coughed twice: "... Go wash your hands first! The food is ready, eat, eat."
"I heard that your team was promoted, which is good." Zhong Youde opened a bottle of liquor, "Son, you have made great progress. Remember to learn more from Xiao Yin and get along well with your colleagues and superiors."
Considering that there are many sources of pollution in the outside world, both Fu Xingchuan and Li Nian will stay in this world. Except for the tour guide Ms. Qi, there are only nine teams on this inspection, plus one Fu Tianyi who is used as a striker. After all, both Ge Tingting and Huang Jin have certain degrees of brain disease, and Group Nine needs a 100% natural health practitioner.
Miss Walnut accepted a few sticks of grilled squid with sauce as a bribe, and then went away mumblingly.
Like a human arm.
"What do you mean, you two are going on a business trip again?"
The little man tried to get up, but was pushed down by the rushing students and fell back into the muddy water. Under the warm yellow light, his face turned a terrifying purple-red color.
"Well, starting tomorrow, we will go out to investigate environmental issues." Zhong Cheng said honestly.
The enemy's reaction was really unusual. The bully boy group looked at me and I looked at you. They shrugged, muttered "It's really a mental illness" and rushed to the fried skewers stall not far away.
The humiliation and anger just now disappeared, and there was only trance and relief on his face, as if he was being hugged by someone. On his shoulder, something bright and white flashed past.
When he left, his clothes were still dripping with water, but he had a peaceful smile on his face.
"Hu Tao." Yin Ren casually summoned his own ghost, "Follow the kid from afar. When he goes to sleep, come back and tell me the situation."
Something is quietly changing in this lively and warm night market.
Then, he quietly looked at the lights that he had longed for for many years.
They yelled at the boy.
The surrounding small vendors were busy, and passers-by continued to talk and laugh. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, people ignored the noise in this small corner.
Yin Ren: "..."
It seems that no one of them has to think about interpersonal relationships in the workplace. The boss also said that the spirit of the nine groups has been repeatedly tempered and refined into steel -
Ge Tingting studied metaphysics as usual, and just now answered questions @him on WeChat. Lu Xiaohe heard that he was going to find someone on the other side, and was currently devoting all his energy to preparing information and carrying out various planned bombings. Don't talk about the fear of the other side, Yin Ren is very sure that even if the King of Heaven comes, Lu Xiaohe will still ask questions non-stop.
Even Huang Jin didn't block either of them.
Just hearing the parents' request, Zhong Cheng replied solemnly: "I will learn from Yin Ren."
After saying that, he habitually picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and put it in the Yin Ren bowl.
Now that things have happened, Yin Ren suspects that Zhong Cheng's "learning to be a human being" means something else. However, the sweet and sour pork was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sour and sweet, so he decided not to dwell on it.
"It's good. Seeing you like this makes me feel relieved, dad." Zhong Youde raised his wine glass and sighed, "I didn't expect that I could watch the younger generation get married and start a career with my own eyes..."
His face was stained red by alcohol, and his eyes gradually became moist.
Zhong Cheng's chopsticks stopped for a while, he looked at his adoptive father who was having a drink, and then he threw a bomb lightly. "Dad, Mom, I want to see what my sister originally owned."
Zhong Youde choked on his wine, and Cheng Xuehua paused with the tips of his chopsticks. But she still managed to maintain her mood well: "Why do you want to watch this all of a sudden?"
"My sister's disappearance is very similar to the case we are investigating this time."
Zhong Cheng said and raised his eyes.
"In recent years, I have been investigating her case. But no matter how much I investigate or how deep I look, there is some information that only you will know."
Cheng Xuehua took a few deep breaths. She had always been strong, but at this moment, there was a trace of helplessness on her weather-beaten face.
"You can see it, but it has been almost thirty years since this happened." Zhong Youde said with a forced smile, "All the necessary information is there, the information that 'only we know' and so on, I guess..."
"Cheng said he just wanted to know something." Yin Ren quickly helped, "Chi'an always has other ways."
"I see."
Cheng Xuehua cleared his throat in an effort to make his tone brisk.
"They are all family members, so there is no need to explain so much. Lao Zhong and I bought the small house that Fengfeng rented outside. The decoration inside is all the same... I will show you tomorrow."
Zhong Cheng nodded seriously.
Yin Ren plucked the tenderloin in the bowl: "I have another question. Have you two dreamed about Sister Cheng Feng?"
Zhong Cheng said he turned his face to look at Yin Ren with some confusion.
Zhong Youde's face showed a trace of frustration: "I dreamed a few times at first that I found Fengfeng... or Fengfeng didn't have any trouble at all. I dreamed less after that. Fengfeng is a girl after all, and If her mother kisses her better, she may not have time to pay attention to my father. "
After speaking, he drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp.
"… well."
Cheng Xuehua sighed.
"To this day, I still dream about her occasionally." The old lady's voice was particularly sad, "I just dream about that morning repeatedly..."
"She told me, Mom, I'm leaving, and I will remember to come back early."
"Why do you suddenly ask that?" Zhong Cheng said at night, hugging Yin Ren skillfully.
"Lu Xiaohe said before that Zhang Hejun had accurately dreamed of her mother. Regardless of whether it was love or not, deep sleep can touch the other side. This should be true."
Yin Ren leaned against his hot lover, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the wings at the end of his hair flapped constantly. Now they are no longer translucent black, but closer to pure black. However, the touch was still soft and warm, and Zhong was used to carrying one in his arms.
"... Do you think the missing person who descended from the gods last time is still alive?" Zhong Cheng said after fluttering for a few times, he took out his mobile phone from under the pillow. "It's a serious matter, so it's better to say hello to Shi'an."
"No, it's just intuition. It's just a guess at most. It's not clear where the other side is."
Yin Ren hugged Zhong Chengshuo's waist tightly.
"I'm just asking casually. It's not good to give everyone too much hope. Find the recently missing people first and wait until the situation is settled."
"Oh." Zhong Cheng said he would no longer type. He switched his arms to Yin Ren and just swiped the screen to browse.
Yin Ren was glued to Yu Fang's chest, feeling drowsy, but heard the man's heart beat much faster. Just as he was about to speak out, he heard the dog's regular message notification sound.
Something happened again
He crawled out of bed, and another screen came on.
The red apple avatar is fixed at the top, and the message prompts are clearly marked. The message just now was clearly the message Zhong Cheng said.
Yin Ren opened it and took a look, and the warm sleepiness was instantly thrown away. The chat record between him and Zhong Cheng still stayed at the time when Zhong Cheng talked about "sacrifice".
[Fruit Knife: I should tell you a few more times, I really like you. I have never felt so uncomfortable before when I grow up to this size! [beat]]
[Fruit Knife: Why don’t you believe this? If you believe it, you can definitely come back]
[Fruit Knife: Say something back to me]
[Final success: I'm back, right by your side [smile]]
"And I like you too."
Zhong Cheng said putting down his phone and tightening his arms.
"If you really need to eat me one day, just say hello to me."
Yin Ren: "... There's no need, Brother Zhong." Although I don't know how Comrade Xiao Zhong came up with this idea, his emotions are quite sincere.
"What if it's necessary?"
In the darkness, those familiar eyes were unblinking.
"Do you know something?" Yin Ren stopped smiling instantly, and with one force, he fell on Zhong Chengshuo.
"Like what you just said, it's just intuition. It's just a guess at best. It could also be that I'm unfounded, and speaking out will only make you more troubled." Zhong Cheng said, brushing Yin Ren's hair, "Once confirmed, I will Be the first to tell you."
Yin Ren looked down at those dark eyes.
"Our dad asked you to learn from me, but he didn't ask you to learn so quickly."
Zhong Cheng said with a trace of vague pride on his face, and Yin Ren lowered his head helplessly and bit the man's lip.
Late at night, Li Gui Hutao was nibbling grilled squid roe, floating outside the little boy's window.
This kid seemed to be fine, and he didn't know why Yin Ren asked him to follow him. Hutao had already made up her mind. After finishing these strings of squid, she would go home.
Anyway, Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said they were going to the elderly home, and they didn't know what time she would get off work.
Hutao was thinking happily, floating in the air and nibbling on squid in a fancy way. After finishing the last bunch, the student was still doing homework under the desk lamp. Hutao yawned mentally and turned around slowly—
An arm went around her shoulders.
The weight, body temperature, and touch are all very familiar.
The next moment, Hu Tao's hair suddenly flew, and his body was filled with blood. In the bloody mess, she opened her broken lips: "Oh, you still know how to come back? Didn't you run very fast back then? You-"
"I'll wait for you on the other side."
said the voice she hated so much.
"I'll wait for you on the other side, my dear."
(End of chapter)