"Buzzing", the sound of the phone vibrating came, attracting everyone's attention, Ling Huaan walked over to Jiang Chengyan's bed, picked up his phone and looked at it, then answered the call.
"Hey, captain, there was a fire in Xiaohuzhuang yesterday, and a lot of corpses were found under a big locust tree. The bureau attaches great importance to it. Let all of our criminal investigation team appear on the scene." Li Tong's voice came from the receiver.
"Team Jiang..."
Before Ling Huaan could speak, Jiang Chengyan sat up and said lightly, "Give it to me."
Looking at Jiang Chengyan's haggard face, Ling Huaan felt a little nervous and said, "Li Tong, your Jiang team passed out in the hospital. He needs to rest now."
Seeing Ling Huaan hanging up the phone, Jiang Chengyan suddenly felt very wronged and said loudly, "Ling Huaan, why do you answer my call? Why do you say what you say? If you say we are together, we will be together, and if you say goodbye, we will break up. what!"
Thinking of the heartless words Ling Huaan had said before, Jiang Chengyan burst into tears again, and got out of bed in embarrassment, turned around and walked out.
Ling Huaan stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Chengyan's wrist, turned to look at Hua Ting, and said, "Second uncle, I'll deal with it, please take care of grandpa."
Ling Huaan took Jiang Chengyan and walked out, Jiang Chengyan struggled and said, "Let go!"
Ling Huaan stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on Jiang Chengyan's face, and said distressedly, "Be good, don't make trouble, I'll explain it to you later."
Seeing the emotion in Ling Hua'an's eyes, Jiang Chengyan's breathing stagnated, he turned his head away, and did not struggle any more, letting him pull himself forward. A familiar warmth came from his fingers, Jiang Chengyan followed Ling Huaan step by step, looking at the man he loved so much, the man he had been chasing, the man he never wanted to let go. The unsatisfactory tears poured out of my eyes again, one after another, and they couldn't stop.
Jiang Chengyan turned his head to look at the empty ward, pulled Ling Huaan in with all his strength, closed the door and locked it, Jiang Chengyan kissed Ling Huaan on the lips regardless. Without skill or tenderness, Jiang Chengyan's eager kiss quickly filled their mouths with a bloody smell. Ling Huaan held his face, gently soothed his anxiety, slowly brought everything back on track, and deepened the kiss.
After a long time, the two separated, Ling Huaan looked at Jiang Chengyan, kissed the tears on his face, and said, "Chengyan, I'm sorry, I still hurt you."
Jiang Chengyan's heart tightened and he said anxiously, "What do you mean by 'I'm sorry'? Ling Huaan, let me tell you, I don't agree, I will never break up with you, no matter how much you say, it's useless!"
Ling Huaan hugged Jiang Chengyan tightly and said comfortably, "I didn't say I wanted to break up with you. That's not me, Chengyan, can't you feel it? That's not me."
"Isn't it you?" Those cold eyes reappeared in his mind, Jiang Chengyan pulled the distance between the two, and looked into his eyes seriously, where Jiang Chengyan saw his feelings for himself, which was completely different from the previous pair of eyes. Jiang Chengyan hugged Ling Huaan tightly, crying and laughing, murmured, "Huaan, Huaan, my Huaan is back..."
Jiang Chengyan let go of Ling Huaan and pulled him out eagerly.
Ling Huaan was staggered by him and asked helplessly, "Chengyan, where are we going?"
Jiang Chengyan didn't speak, just walked forward with his head sullen, holding Ling Huaan's hand tightly, not daring to relax for a moment. After walking around the hospital, he found a hotel that looked good. Jiang Chengyan took Ling Huaan and walked in, opened the room to get the key card, closed the door and locked it. Jiang Chengyan took off his shirt, opened the zipper, and kissed Ling. Hua An's lips, said: "Hua An, want me."
Ling Huaan hugged Jiang Chengyan tightly and said distressedly: "Chengyan, don't do this, you just woke up and your body is very weak..."
"Ling Hua'an, I'm in good shape. Are you not feeling new to me anymore, so you don't want to touch me?" Jiang Chengyan's eyes were red, even though his eyes were already hazy with tears, he still stared at Ling Huaan with wide eyes. s eyes.
Ling Huaan kissed Jiang Chengyan's lips, if this gave him a sense of security, then there was no need to say anything else.
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"Huan, do you love me?"
"Love."
"Never break up with you, okay?"
Ling Hua'an's movements stopped, and his heart was aching, but he opened his mouth but said nothing.
As if foreshadowing something, Jiang Chengyan's tears welled up in his eyes again, but he raised his lips and looked at Ling Huaan with a smile, but the smile was too bitter and astringent, and Ling Huaan's eyes were red when he saw it.
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After coming out of the hotel, the two had a tacit understanding and did not say much. Jiang Chengyan returned to the police force, while Ling Huaan returned to the hospital.
"Huan, are you and Xiaojiang okay?" Hua Ting asked with concern.
Ling Huaan shook his head and said with a smile, "It's alright. Grandpa, don't worry, everything is a misunderstanding. The police force is busy. He went back. Let me apologize to you."
"It's fine. Xiaojiang is a good boy. It's not easy for you to be together. You should cherish it."
"I know. Grandpa, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with you?"
"A Mian said that he didn't hurt his muscles or bones, just a little bit of skin was broken and some blood was shed, so it's not in the way."
"Grandpa, what do you want to eat, let me buy it for you?"
"A Qing went to buy porridge just now and drank some. I didn't have any appetite, but I was a little sleepy. Hua An, you and A Mian will pick up A Zhen at the airport later."
"Okay, grandpa, go to sleep when you're tired, and leave the third uncle to us."
When it was nearly five o'clock, Yu Huamian drove Ling Huaan to the airport.
"Second uncle, what kind of person is the third uncle?" Ling Huaan casually found a topic without thinking about it.
"The former Ah Zhen was the most cheerful of the three of our brothers. Now, when I think about Ah Qing's temperament, he is somewhat similar to Ah Zhen. His relationship with the eldest brother is the best, even better than the father-son relationship with the old man, otherwise He won't run away with anger. It has been more than 20 years since he left. The death of his eldest brother makes him feel resentful. I hope that when I come back this time, I can untie the knot in his heart. "
"Have you and Uncle San always kept in touch?"
"For more than 20 years, we have contacted only a handful of times. He has been walking non-stop, country after country, and his contact information often changes. It is difficult to find him. He has only stopped in the past two years. We are in frequent contact with each other.”
"The third uncle has been to many places over the years."
"Well, every year I receive postcards from him. Behind each postcard is a photo of what he thinks is the most beautiful scenery in this country. I have accumulated several drawers there."
"Send postcards?" Ling Huaan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that in this day and age, people still use such an ancient method.
"Well, he said handwritten text has more emotion than typed text."
"Uncle San is really a very emotional person."
"This time your grandfather is injured, let us be alert. It turns out that he is not the one who can support the Hua family for a long time. It also makes us reflect. Over the years, we have only asked him, but did not pay. It's really shameful!"
"Grandpa blames me for being hurt this time..."
Hua Mian interrupted Jiang Chengyan's words and said, "Huan, I don't mean to blame you, don't think about it. Speaking of which, Hao Man's matter should be dealt with by our elders, but it fell on you in the end. You can do it. At this point, it is already much stronger than those of us."
"Second uncle, this is what I should do. Fortunately, Hao Man is already dead. Even if there are still people in the Hao family, it should not be a climate." Ling Huaan pondered for a while, and said, "But second uncle, we are a Xuanmen family after all. In the end, we can't forget about Ben, or it's better to let the family's children have more contact, if one day the Hao family really comes back, we also have the strength to deal with it."
"This is already under our consideration. When the old man returns, we will discuss with other families how to proceed. You can rest assured that there will be changes in the future, and you will not be left to face it alone."
Ling Huaan's time is running out, he will not be involved in the future, all he can do is remind them not to forget Ben.
The car was parked in the parking lot, and Ling Huaan and Hua Mian got out of the car one after another and went to the exit together to wait. About fifteen minutes later, Hua Zhen came from afar, Hua Mian recognized it at a glance, waved his hand excitedly, and called Hua Zhen's name.
Hearing Hua Mian's cry, Hua Zhen looked over, and when he came into contact with Ling Huaan, he couldn't help but stop, but he quickly regained his senses and speeded up.
Hua Zhen and Hua Mian don't look alike. Hua Mian has soft edges and corners, giving people a very gentle feeling without being aggressive. Hua Zhen, on the other hand, has sharp edges and corners, thick eyebrows and big eyes, coupled with his wheat-colored skin, he has the feeling of a tough guy.
Hua Zhen walked closer in three or two steps and hugged Ling Huaan. Ling Huaan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses, patted him on the back, and said, "Third Uncle."
Hua Zhen's eyes blushed, she let go of Ling Huaan, and said, "Huaan, he's grown so big. He really looks like your dad. I was a little dazed just now, thinking I've seen my big brother."
"Uncle Third, I'll help you with your luggage."
Ling Huaan wanted to take the luggage, but Hua Zhen hid it and said, "I heard your second uncle tell me about you. You have limited mobility. I'll take this luggage."
"Because of Hao Man, Yan Jun Kaien, my eyes have recovered for a while, but I don't know when they will return to their original state. In order to avoid the trouble of explaining, I am still playing blind in front of others." Ling Huaan explained. road.
"So that's the case, can your eyes be completely healed?"
"No, this is the price of the Spirit Transcendent, and no one can make an exception." Speaking of which, something flashed in Ling Hua'an's head, and he was stunned for a moment. He seemed to think of something, but he didn't catch anything.
Hua Zhen patted Ling Huaan on the shoulder, and said guiltily, "It's our fault, the third uncle will make up for you in the future."
When Hua Mian heard this, he said happily, "So, you won't leave this time when you come back?"
Hua Zhen nodded and said, "If you don't leave, just stay in Huacheng and help Huaan watch the store."
"Great, if the old man hears it, he must be very happy."
Hua Zhen didn't speak, complex emotions flashed across his face.
Ling Huaan smiled and said, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, let's go to the hospital first, Grandpa is still waiting."
After the three of them got into the car, they chatted one after another. Ling Huaan clearly felt that Hua Zhen was absent-minded. Looking at the hands that he clasped subconsciously, he understood the complicated emotions in his heart.
"Third uncle, my father's death was not an accident, it was caused by Hao Man. Besides, my grandfather didn't recognize me these years, but it was also to protect me. Everyone was at fault in the past, and I can't blame grandpa entirely."
Seeing that Hua Zhen was silent, Ling Huaan and Hua Mian looked at each other, and then said, "Third uncle, grandpa is already 80 years old, and this time he was injured a lot, and his body is definitely not as good as before, you..."
Hua Zhen smiled and said, "Don't talk about it, I've already figured it out, otherwise I won't come back. Seriously, I haven't done a day of filial piety over the years. I'm sorry for him."
Hearing Hua Zhen say this, Ling Huaan and Hua Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
The three came to the ward, Hua Qing and Hua Cheng were standing beside the bed. Seeing Hua Mian and the others coming in, they quickly stood up. Just as they were about to speak, they saw Hua Mian make a mute gesture. They looked at Hua Zhen who came in curiously, and stood by quietly.
Hua Zhen walked to the hospital bed and looked at Hua Ting, who was sleeping on the bed, his eyes couldn't help but pantothenic acid. When he left home, he had no gray hair and no wrinkles, but now when he comes back, the strong man is lying quietly on the hospital bed. On the top of his head, his head is full of white hair and wrinkles are all over, and he has long since lost the arrogance of the year.
Hua Zhen sat in front of the window and held Hua Ting's hand, looking at the age spots on his hand, tears flowed uncontrollably.
Hua Ting opened his eyes, turned to look at Hua Zhen by the bed, and murmured, "Azhen..."
Like being caught, Hua Zhen let go of Hua Ting's hand subconsciously, and turned his back in a panic to wipe the corners of his eyes.
"Azhen, is it really you? I'm not dreaming."
This simple sentence made Hua Zhen shed tears again. He stood up embarrassedly and said, "I... I'm hungry, go buy something to eat, are you hungry?"
Hua Ting also followed with red eyes and said, "I want to eat tofu brain, put more beans and pickles."
"Yeah." Hua Zhen responded and walked out of the ward quickly.
Seeing this, Ling Huaan smiled and said, "Grandpa, I'm going to see the third uncle, don't worry."
"Don't worry, come back soon." Hua Ting wiped the corners of his eyes with suppressed emotions.
Ling Huaan chased after him, stood in the corridor and looked at it. He walked to the stairwell next to him in three or two steps. Through the glass on the door, he saw Hua Zhen, who was crying, and felt relieved.
After all, it is a father and son, and the broken bones are still attached to the tendons, how can they be really indifferent.
Seeing Huazhen calm down, Ling Huaan opened the door and walked in, saying, "Uncle Third, I'm familiar with this neighborhood. There is a shop with good tofu brains. I'll take you there."
Hua Zhen knew that he was following, but he kept standing at the door, just because he didn't want him to feel embarrassed. It was really hard not to make people feel good about this kind of carefulness. In addition, Hua Zhen felt guilty about Ling Huaan again. Also getting better.
"Okay, let's go, just in time for our uncle and nephew to have a good chat."
The two walked while chatting, and soon left the hospital. Hua Zhen was always asking, and Ling Huaan answered.
Hua Zhen sighed and said, "I really should have taken you away back then, at least I didn't have to suffer so much."
"How can life be too smooth? The hardships in the past are also a kind of experience. If there was no such environment, I would not be who I am today." Ling Huaan changed the subject and said, "Third Uncle, I heard Second Uncle say that you have been through these years. I've been traveling abroad, I've been to many places, I've seen many people and things, why didn't I find a third aunt to come back?"
"I found it." Huazhen took out a necklace from the placket, opened the pendant on it, and revealed two small photos, one of Huazhen and the other of a woman.
Ling Huaan took a closer look and said, "Aunt San is so beautiful, why didn't you come back with Uncle San?"
"She died. She had an accident while climbing a mountain two years ago. In order to save me, she fell into a cliff." Hua Zhen closed the photo and put it back.
Ling Huaan was startled and said, "Uncle Third, I'm sorry, I don't know..."
"It doesn't matter. We are all people in Xuanmen, and we all understand that death is not the end, she will have a new life, and the end is only the fate with me."
Although Hua Zhen's tone was very calm, Ling Huaan could still hear the taste in it. Thinking of the pain Jiang Chengyan would endure when he left, Ling Huaan felt a burst of heartache.
Seeing Ling Huaan stop, Hua Zhen asked aloud, "Is this the one?"
Ling Huaan turned around, looked at the sign above his head, and said, "It's the one next door."
The two walked into the store one after another and found a seat by the window to sit down.
The waiter in the store greeted quickly: "Welcome, you two want to eat something, you can scan the code to order."
Ling Huaan took out his mobile phone, scanned the code, handed it to Hua Zhen and said, "The food here is delicious. Third Uncle, let's see what you like to eat."
Hua Zhen took the phone and looked at it and said, "Your second uncle said that your cooking skills are excellent. If it wasn't out of time today, I would really like to try your skills. But there will be time in the future, so don't be in a hurry."
"When I have time, I'll make it for the third uncle." Ling Huaan lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in his eyes.
"Two bowls of bean curd brains are packed, one bowl is multi-sided beans and pickles, and the other bowl only contains beans and no pickles." Hua Zhen looked at the menu and only ordered two bowls of tofu brains.
"Okay, you can place an order directly, and I'll let the kitchen serve it for you."
Hua Zhen handed the phone to Ling Hua'an and said, "Your grandfather didn't like tofu nao before, he was talking about your dad's taste."
Ling Huaan was startled, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"People often say that 'it is easy to change the nature of the country', but he eats things he doesn't like every day, sticks to the habit of never touching it before, and does it for most of his life." Hua Zhen said with red eyes. .
"How did these three uncles know?"
"What your second uncle said." Hua Zhen laughed at himself and said, "I thought it was me who was the most saddened by the death of my eldest brother, but now that I think about it, I'm just a coward who didn't take responsibility, and I didn't even watch you. The last time I saw it, I ran away, and I have escaped for more than 20 years."
"Third uncle, it's really not easy for grandpa to support the Hua family all his life. Since you're back, please accompany him well. The old man not only hurt his body this time, but Uncle Zhang's death also hurt his heart."
"Yeah." Although I figured it out, the separation of these years has made the relationship between father and son a lot more unfamiliar. Hua Zhen doesn't know how to get along with Hua Ting.
Ling Huaan naturally understood his feelings, just like when he first met Hua Ting, he said, "Third Uncle, Grandpa is the most stubborn and soft-hearted. As long as you tell him well, he will not refuse."
"Okay." Hua Zhen changed the subject uneasily and said, "Listen to your second uncle, you have a partner now, let us meet when you are free."
"Did the second uncle say that my partner is a man?"
"Speaking." Hua Zhen poured a glass of water, took a few sips, and said with a smile, "I'm not an antique, your grandfather can accept it, why can't I accept it?"
Ling Huaan smiled knowingly, chatting with Huazhen is a very enjoyable thing, it can calm people's impetuous heart.
"Before grandpa returns to Pingcheng, let's get together."
"Back to Pingcheng? Isn't it bad to be here, the family finally got together."
"Grandpa is injured, so it's better to go back to Pingcheng to cultivate. After all, it is where he has lived for decades, not to mention that Huacheng is not very peaceful now."
"Then I'll stay and help you."
Ling Huaan shook his head and said with a smile, "No, Third Uncle, Grandpa needs you more. As long as you are safe, I will have no worries."
Hua Zhen thought about it and said, "Well, I'll send the old man back to Pingcheng to settle down. When he's almost finished, I'll come back."
"Alright." Ling Huaan didn't refuse anymore, maybe he was no longer him at that time.
"You two, your tofu brains are already packed."
The two walked to the hospital with tofu brains. Hua Zhen walked very slowly, and Ling Huaan didn't rush him. He followed him quietly. He understood that Hua Zhen was close to nostalgia and didn't know how to get along with Hua Ting. But this kind of thing can't be helped by others, they can only open their hearts.
It was a short distance, no matter how slow they walked, ten minutes would be enough for them to come to the door of the ward. Hua Zhen took a deep breath, pushed open the door and walked in, casually putting the tofu brain on the cabinet in front of the hospital bed.
Hua Mian smiled in a timely manner and said, "Dad, I'll take my two children to eat something."
Hua Ting nodded and said, "Go."
Hua Mian looked at Hua Zhen and said, "Azhen, Dad will take care of you."
Hua Zhen responded vaguely, still busy in his hands.
Hua Mian looked at Hua Zhen, smiled at Ling Huaan, and took Hua Qing and Hua Cheng out of the ward.
Hua Zhen opened the lunch box, took a spoon and tasted it. He stood up and raised Hua Ting's hospital bed, and put an extra pillow behind Hua Ting. Then he sat down and scooped a spoonful of tofu brains. Hand it to Hua Ting's mouth. Hua Ting did not speak, but opened his mouth and ate the tofu brain. In this way, one person feeds, one person eats, the two of them never speak, their eyes are flushed, and tears are swirling in their eyes, but they try not to shed, which makes Ling Huaan uncomfortable.
"Are you still going?" Hua Ting finally couldn't help but ask.
Hua Zhen, who was packing his things, made a move and said, "I'm not going."
"Okay, okay..." Hua Ting turned his head, unable to hold back the tears.
Ling Huaan took a tissue, wiped the corners of Hua Ting's eyes, and said, "Grandpa, how old are you, why are you still crying?"
"Who's crying, I... just lost my eyes, you stinky boy, amuse me." And. hee. Huh. right.
"Don't dare, how dare I, you're right, it's too windy and dazzled."
"You stinky brat!" Hua Ting was amused by Ling Hua'an, and he dispelled the pent-up emotions in his heart, and felt more comfortable in his heart. Although he has always been very calm, Zhang Kui's death hit him hard.
"Grandpa, the third uncle is back, and our family will be neat and tidy. You have to live a hundred years before we can follow you."
Hua Ting looked at Hua Zhen and said with relief, "Okay, okay."
It was three days in a flash. Because of the exposure of the bones under the big locust tree in Xiaohuzhuang, Jiang Chengyan, who was already very busy, was even more busy. The first time he and Huazhen met was in the hospital. Hua Ting lay in the hospital for three days before being sent back to Pingcheng by Hua Mian and Hua Zhen. Originally, Huating was supposed to stay in Huacheng for investigation, but whether it was a forensic doctor, a trace examination, or eyewitnesses, they all proved that Huating was the victim. In addition, Huating was now 80 years old. A certificate was issued, so after negotiation, the police agreed that Hua Ting would return to Pingcheng, but he had to be monitored by the Pingcheng police. And Zhang Kui's body still needs to cooperate with the investigation, so he temporarily stayed in Hwaseong.
After coming out of the hotel that day, the two of them were busy as usual, as if nothing had happened. The only change was that Jiang Chengyan would fight with Ling Huaan every day, no matter how late he came back, until he was exhausted and had no extra strength. Go cranky. Ling Huaan understood his unease and cooperated with all his might. In order to prevent Jiang Chengyan from hurting his body, Ling Huaan also used the ability of the bite to improve his physique afterwards.
For three days, the entire Hwaseong police force was busy in Xiaohu Village, and hundreds of corpses could not be excavated in a day or two. In order to preserve the evidence and for the integrity of the bones, their excavation speed was very slow. Even if the forensic doctor in Linshi was dispatched, it was a big project.
"Eat, eat, everyone take a break."