These days, no matter how strict the security guards in the community are, that perverted fan will always have various ways to put some strange things at the door of Shen Jize's house.
Inside the cardboard box was sometimes a pair of dirty underwear, and sometimes a doll with its body parts cut off, lying bloodied at the bottom of the box.
When Shen Jize went out, he always felt that someone was following him, but he couldn't find it when he looked back. Kate said that he was too sensitive, but he was sure that it was not his own paranoia, but that someone was really following him.
He now lives in a house rented by the company, but the place is obviously not going to last. The house he bought has just been renovated, and it will take a few days before he can move, so he can only make do with it temporarily.
The police said: "Don't worry, Mr. An, we will do our best to investigate and ensure the personal safety of citizens."
"Are these for An?" Kate's voice sounded from the corridor outside the house.
"Yes, there are fans waiting at the gate. Manager Wang asked me to collect these gifts and let those fans go back."
Kate said: "You put it in the house."
After the door opened, a staff member walked in carrying a large pile of gifts. The boxes were piled up like a hill, and no one could see the people behind. He put those presents on the coffee table, and the boxes, big and small, were scattered all over the place.
A small box danced across the floor, stopping only when it hit a foot in expensive leather shoes. Shen Jize looked down and picked up the box in his hand.
The cardboard box in my hand was so light that it seemed like it didn't contain anything. Different from other gifts that come in beautiful gift boxes, this box is extremely simple. The outer shell is the kind of cardboard box commonly used by a certain treasure merchant, and the seal is only pasted with transparent glue.
It was the first time for Shen Jize to see such a gift, and he suddenly became curious. He tossed the box in the palm of his hand, and told Xiao Chu to get the paper knife.
Xiao Chu responded, and quickly brought the paper cutter. Just as Shen Jize was about to cut off the layer of transparent glue, the box was taken away from his hand.
A policeman held the cardboard box, looked at it carefully and said, "I'm not sure if there are any dangerous items in these gifts. Don't open them all. We will take them to the police station for inspection. If there are new evidences, leave them in the police station. Other normal gifts will notify you to pick them up."
After speaking, he threw the carton back to the coffee table and fell into the mountain of gifts.
"Yes, it was our negligence." Kate hurriedly said.
The two policemen had already asked all the questions they wanted to know, so there was no further delay, and the people in the same room shook hands and left.
"If there is anything new, please contact us in time."
"Ok, no problem."
After the police left, Kate looked at the watch on her wrist: "An, it's almost time, it's time to go to the airport."
They are going to another city for publicity and will stay for about a week before returning.
Just as Shen Jize was about to answer, the phone on the table vibrated. He glanced at the number on it and replied, "Okay, you guys go downstairs first, I'll come when I go to the bathroom."
"Xiao Chu, let's go down first, have you packed An's luggage?"
"It's packed."
Standing in the bathroom, Shen Jize heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and connected the phone.
Xiao Yong's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Ze'er, I found out about that boy."
"Well, tell me." Shen Jize's voice was serious.
"The boy is not a local. I don't know exactly where. I found a hotel where he stayed that night."
Shen Jize asked: "What identity do you use for hotel registration?"
Xiao Yong sighed: "That's the problem. Because the waiter gave him a discount for regular customers, but he is not a regular customer. The waiter was afraid that the boss would blame her if he found out, so he didn't use the boy's identity to register. , using her own identity, saying that her relatives came to stay for one night. The boy checked out the next day, and he doesn’t know where he is now. But don’t worry, I will continue to inquire around there. "
Shen Jize stroked his palm with his thumb, lowered his eyes and remained silent.
After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Yong tentatively said, "Ze'er, I want to ask you a question."
"ask."
"I still remember that year when you went back to China to look for him, got on the train with great interest, and came back in a few days. If you ask you, you say that no one was found for the village relocation, and that you will never look for him again, and you are not allowed. I mentioned this wild-brother in front of you... What happened that time? Why are you looking for someone again now?"
Shen Jize held the phone in one hand and supported the sink with the other, looking up at himself in the mirror.
The young man in the mirror has handsome and profound features, like a fine brushwork drawn out with a single stroke. The indifference that was often revealed at ordinary times has been suppressed, and the expression is complicated and difficult to understand.
"You just need to find someone, why are you talking so much nonsense? If you can't find any more, go to a private detective to hire someone, they are more professional than you."
Xiao Yong said: "Then I also want to ask, if you find someone, the one you are looking for, what are you going to do?"
Shen Jize was silent on the other end, if it wasn't for the sound of breathing, Xiao Yong would have suspected that the other party had put down the phone.
After a while, Shen Jize finally spoke and said, "I didn't plan what would happen if I found out, I just wanted to know about his current situation."
The voice on the phone was faint, and no other emotions could be heard, but Xiao Yong knew that this was not his truth. If you just want to understand the situation, you don't need to spend so much effort, you have to use private detectives to find someone.
"It's not easy for you to understand his situation? Go to his hometown again. You have grown up now, can't you find a child from the village back then?"
Shen Jize didn't answer, but said: "You help me find the person in the video first, go hire a private detective, and I'll transfer the fee to you."
Xiao Yong laughed: "Okay. But Ze'er, although you can't find anyone for the village relocation, you will never be angry with your baby for this reason. Although I don't know when you were looking for someone that year What the hell happened, but since it's been on my mind for so many years, I think—"
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Xiao Chu's voice: "Brother An, everyone is waiting for you. Sister Kate asked me to ask how long it will be."
Shen Jize didn't say anything to Xiao Yong, he just said hello, hung up the phone, and walked out of the bathroom.
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While working in the coffee shop these days, Lu Rong kept an eye on Shen Jize's movements in the mobile phone group, and when he found time, he also looked at those job hunting websites to check if there were any suitable jobs.
"Lu Rong, you went to the door of your idol company a few days ago, did you see him?" colleague Ah Guang asked in a low voice while wiping the cup with a soft cloth.
Lu Rong stared at the fan group whenever he was free, so A Guang thought he was An's die-hard fan.
"I didn't see it, I just gave it away." Lu Rong said.
Ah Guang said: "Did someone else take it away? That's up to you, the gift may not be delivered to him."
Lu Rong lowered his eyes and said, "I know."
After thinking for a while, he lay down on the bar again, put his chin on his arm, and said listlessly: "Then I can only deliver more, go to the door of his company more often, and one time it will be delivered to him."
Ah Guang patted him on the shoulder: "Actually, so what if it is delivered to your idol? They are big stars, even if they receive your gift, can they remember who gave it to them? Unless you give him an account Hundreds of thousands of transfers, please remember you as a person."
Lu Rong stared at the front, and said after a moment of silence: "Then I will work hard to earn money, and then transfer it to him."
Aang rolled his eyes helplessly.
"He went out of town today, and I don't know how long it will be before he comes back." Lu Rong pulled himself together and sat up straight, took a soft cloth and began to wipe the cup.
Ah Guang comforted: "It's okay, pay more attention to the news in the group, and rush to pick up the plane when he is coming back. Didn't you say you made a support card yesterday? He will definitely notice. Besides, you are so tall It’s so pretty, it’s hard not to let him notice.”
"Well, when the time comes to pick up the plane, he will definitely see me."
As soon as he finished saying this, the mobile phone next to him kept beeping. Lu Rong's heart skipped a beat. Every time Shen Jize had a new trend, the fans would go crazy for a while. This must be another news about his brother.
He clicked on the phone to look up the chat history, and jumped up and down excitedly: "Ah Guang, he will take the plane back to the capital tomorrow, and I can pick him up with the new light card."
On the second day, Lu Rong happened to be resting, so he trotted out of the store and boarded the subway to the airport. Crowded among the crowd, he kept reaching into the backpack he was holding, and stroked the small wooden sign inside.
This is a cheer sign he made himself, a book-sized thin wooden board painted with paint, with An's name written on it, and a small red heart shyly drawn with a red pen.
At first, the heart was drawn very big, and he felt a little ashamed looking at it, so he reached out and wiped it off, and drew a small red heart in the corner. After finishing the drawing, I felt that it was not good enough and it was too hidden, so I changed the position of the little red heart and placed it right under the row of characters An.
Finally, I drew a circle on the side, and the four sticks under it are a stool deer.
When Lu Rong arrived at the airport, his eyes were darkened. The airport is so big that he didn't know where to go to pick up people.
Fortunately, a group of chattering little girls passed by, and someone saw him and recognized him as a male fan who was squatting at the gate of An's company a few days ago, and asked him to join him.
Lu Rong was flipping through his mobile phone to search for the pick-up process. Seeing that the person calling him was a few familiar faces, he hurriedly responded and followed.
When their small group arrived at the airport pick-up gate, they found that a large group of fans had already squatted there in advance, holding a support card with An's name written on it, and swiping their phones while sitting or standing.
Many of the little girls know each other, each calling their screen names, and get together affectionately to exchange information. Lu Rong didn't know them well, so he just stood aside by himself, and didn't feel any awkwardness, and didn't notice that many people were sneaking eyes at him.
He saw that other people's support signs were very delicate, with colorful lights on them, and suddenly he was not very satisfied with his small wooden sign, wondering if he should hide in a corner and put a circle of lace on the name
But time was running out, the airport announcement sounded, and the flight that Shen Jize was on had already landed.
There was a small commotion in the crowd, those who were sitting stood up one after another, and rushed to the fence.
Lu Rong also quickly took out the support card from his backpack, pressed it tightly on his chest, and looked up at the entrance of the passage.
It was the VIP channel. First, a few passengers in business attire came out, and after they left in a hurry, a group of people in suits came out.
"An, An, An..." There were screams, which immediately resounded through the hall.
Lu Rong surged forward with the crowd, there was a burst of screams in his ears, and his head was buzzing from the shock.
I don't know who was squeezed, he didn't pay attention, and the support card in his hand fell to the ground. He quickly squatted down to get it, but was staggered forward by the swarming crowd. When he stood firmly, he looked back and found that several feet had already landed on the support sign.
He thought that Shen Jize was not far ahead, so he didn't care about the wooden sign, so he followed suit and tried to get through the crowd.
When they finally got to the front, they only saw the group of people in suits, surrounded by a slender figure in a dark black jacket, striding hurriedly towards the outside of the airport.
Although Lu Rong usually looked at Shen Jize on the poster, he had imagined countless times what it would be like when he saw him in real life.
——He must call his brother loudly, wave to him, and watch his eyes fall on him, and his expression changes from bewildered to enlightened, and then to joy.
But at this moment, when he was at the closest distance to Shen Jize, he couldn't even utter a single syllable, his throat seemed to be tightly blocked by something. He could only stare at the figure with red eyes, hold on to the fence in front of him, and hold on to his crooked body being rushed by the crowd.
Shen Jize looked sideways to the left, strode over suddenly, took a pen and paper from a fan, quickly signed his name, lowered his peaked cap, turned and walked forward.
"An, An, An..." The fans followed suit.
"Brother..." An inaudible murmur finally overflowed his throat, Lu Rong regained the ability to speak, and then he shouted repeatedly: "Brother! Brother! Brother!"
The boy's voice trembled with excitement, and even changed its tone, which was very obvious mixed with the screams of other little girls.
The tall figure who was advancing suddenly stopped.
Following his move, Lu Rong stopped shouting, and the blood in his whole body stopped flowing at that moment, and he unconsciously held his breath.
But at this moment, other fans also imitated Lu Rong's address and started shouting: "Brother, brother, brother..."
The whole hall was full of voices calling for brother.
Lu Rong only stopped for two seconds as he watched the figure from behind, before continuing to walk forward.
Seeing that Shen Jize was about to turn a corner and go out of the passage, Lu Rong stopped and supported the fence, exhausted all his strength, closed his eyes and shouted: "Husband!"
The clear and high-pitched husband's voice was clearly heard by everyone in the hall, including Shen Jize in front of him.
Shen Jize's back, who was walking forward, paused again. He stopped and turned around slowly, looking behind him.
Fans shouted excitedly: "Husband! Husband! Husband, I love you!" "Husband, husband..."
They waved their hands, and instantly pushed Lu Rong to the back again.
"Brother, I'm Furry..."
Lu Rong was carried and swayed from side to side by the crowd, and his voice was drowned in the shouts.
Shen Jize's eyes were hidden behind the sunglasses, and his gaze quickly slid across the faces of those fans, as if he was looking for someone.
He searched around, but he didn't find the person he wanted to see. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, as well as a faint self-mockery.
However, he quickly adjusted his expression, hooked his lips to the fans, and made a goodbye gesture.
"Husband is so handsome..." fans covered their mouths and screamed.
Lu Rong managed to stabilize his figure, and when he squeezed to the front again, he only saw Shen Jize's profile. He had already reached the entrance of the hall, surrounded by people, and hurried out of the gate.
The fans chased after him until they saw him quickly get into the commercial vehicle waiting outside, and then dispersed one after another, flipping through the photos they just took on their phones while walking.
The pick-up channel quickly quieted down, leaving only a dejected Lu Rong.
Lu Rong squatted on the ground with his backpack in his arms, buried his face between his legs, and could only see his thin shoulders and neck, the propped up butterfly bones, and the messy hair that had been squeezed just now.
A cleaner complained in a low voice, picked up the remaining fragments of cheer signs on the ground, and threw them into the trash can next to them.
He saw a broken board by the wall, and just as he was about to pick it up, the other hand picked up the board faster than he did.
"Auntie, this is mine, I'll take it away myself, thank you." Lu Rong said softly.
The veneer had been split down the middle, held together only by the edge strips. He wiped off the dust covering the letters An and the footprints on them with his hands, and put them back into his backpack.