Bai Jin Xi raised her head and looked at the group photo on the propaganda column.
Then slowly search for that name.
found it.
The man in the photo is still in his early twenties, with a fair face, handsome eyebrows and a straight nose. Even in a class photo with a small head, it can be seen that he is very handsome.
The overall feeling is indeed in line with the man in her dream. However, it is also very unfamiliar.
Ye Zilu told her just now: Her ex-boyfriend's name is Zhao Zixu, and he is also a classmate. They were together in high school. After graduation, they broke up for unknown reasons. It is said that it is because of Zhao Zixu's family pressure.
"He has returned to his hometown of Gansu now, his work has been arranged at home, and he got married last year. I still have his phone number here." Ye Zilu hesitated, "Do you want it?"
"Give it to me."
After getting the number, Jin Xi did not dial it. When saving to the mobile phone, enter word by word: Zhao... Zi... Xu.
I suddenly felt a little sad.
Even the name feels so unfamiliar.
She looked up again, looking at the photo.
Look left and right, no one is there. Only Xu Sibai stood not far away, looking at her quietly.
She smiled at him, suddenly stood on tiptoe, stretched out her hand and tore off the photo, stuffed it in her pocket, turned around and walked out of the school gate.
Xu Sibai watched her approach in surprise: "You..."
She pulled his arm: "Go."
Sitting back in the car, Xu Sibai looked at the photo, with a headache and a little helplessness: "How can you just tear it off? If you want, go and get another one from the Academic Affairs Office."
Bai Jin Xi picked up the water glass and took a sip, and replied, "There's no time to spare. When they ask questions, I'll have to explain my memory loss repeatedly. I don't want to mention it!" She reached out and clicked on the photo, "This."
Xu Sibai was stunned for a moment, and followed her fingers to look over.
"My ex-boyfriend."
Xu Sibai didn't speak.
Bai Jin Xi smiled and said, "He looks very handsome. Everyone is married and has children. I don't care, but I have a problem." She put her hands behind her head, leaned back in the chair, and closed her eyes.
Xu Sibai started the car.
After a while, he heard his voice: "Bai Jin Xi, don't be sad."
"… Um."
—
It was evening when we got home.
Probably because she was not in a high mood, Xu Sibai didn't say anything about having dinner, and drove back to the office by himself.
Jin Xi goes upstairs and enters the room alone. It was twilight and it was dark in the house. She sat by the bedside for a while without turning on the light, so she quietly looked at it for a while in the weak light, then threw the photo into the drawer, picked up the cigarette and matches, and walked to the balcony.
Downstairs, the old town was as silent as a desolate painting, and nothing had changed in four years. She lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, tears falling just like that.
Get married when you graduate. In my life, you won't marry me.
Seeing Zhao Zixu's photo today, she didn't feel anything at all. But when she remembered this sentence in her dream, she still had the urge to cry.
She thought about it more than once, if that person still loves her, if he just doesn't know her current whereabouts, if he is just blocked for some reason and can't come to her, what should he do
Then she must have gone through untold hardships to find him.
But it turns out that reality is so boring.
—
Her tears stopped quickly, but she seldom indulged herself, pumping one after another. When I was smoking, I heard a "didi" sound on the phone.
The phone rang in the car just now, and she ignored it. Now I picked it up and looked at it, but it was a text message from Han Chen that morning: "Received." Because it was unread, the phone kept prompting.
She put down the cigarette and replied, "Okay."
Then he stopped smoking, resting on his arms and lying on the balcony, staring into the distance with a sour nose.
After about four or five minutes, a text message came in.
"What's up?"
Bai Jin Xi looks at the text message and is a little stunned.
The simplest greeting, however, was sent by Han Chen, which made people's heart skip a beat.
She replied: "It's okay, I went back to the police academy today and I'm a little tired. Is it delicious?"
He replied quickly: "Delicious."
Bai Jin Xi couldn't help but laugh and replied, "Fortunately, I didn't lose my life!"
On the other end of the phone, Han Chen sat in the office, looked at the phone, and smiled.
On weekend nights, there was no one in the office. Everyone went home and went out to play. The lights in many places were turned off.
He was alone, sitting under the lamp, with nothing to do and nowhere to go.
Then he received the text message from Bai Jin Xi. There is only one word, which is not in line with her usual style.
Perhaps in such a lonely twilight, a man's mind will be lost for a moment. Seeing this faintly low text message sent by her, she subconsciously typed the words "what's wrong". And in his heart, there was a lingering tenderness.
But this tenderness came to an abrupt end.
She just said back to the police academy.
If he remembered correctly, she graduated from the Shajiang Police Academy.
Everywhere he went, he would search for his fiancee on a large scale, and the police officers were the first to be checked. According to Bai Jinxi's information, she has lived, studied, and worked in Province K since she was a child, and she has never been to Beijing. And she didn't know him either, and there was no trace of disguise.
She wasn't the one he was looking for. He already knew this.
The smile on his face slowly faded, he put the phone back in his pocket, got up, and walked out of the dimly lit office.
And Bai Jin Xi waited for a while and didn't see a reply from him, so he sent another text message: "What are you doing?"
Still no reply.
He was a little disappointed, but the sadness aroused by Zhao Zixu's incident has completely disappeared. She threw her phone aside and looked up at the dark night.
tomorrow is a new day.
—
The next morning.
As soon as Bai Jin Xi stepped into the office, she saw Zhou Xiao Zhuan looking at her excitedly.
"What's the matter?" She took off her police cap and threw it on the table.
Xiao Zhuan grabbed the police cap and put it back on her head: "Why don't you hurry up and prepare? At ten o'clock, the institute will hold a video conference with the provincial bureau! You have to report the conclusions of the criminal psychology research in the Chen Lijiang case!"
Bai Jin Xi was stunned, the director had already walked out of the room and called her in with a happy face.
It turned out that this morning, the deputy director of the provincial bureau in charge of criminal investigation saw the report of the Chen Lijiang case and thought it was very typical, so he asked the criminal investigation team to hold a video conference with the Guanhu Institute responsible for the investigation to share their experience. The style of the provincial bureau has always been vigorous and resolute. The leaders made arrangements at 8 o'clock and called for a meeting at 10 o'clock.
The director patted her on the shoulder: "Behave well, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, that is, you will be embarrassed in front of the director and the provincial elite."
Bai Jin Xi: "...Director, are you so encouraging?" After looking at the meeting notice in his hand, he slowly asked again, "Who is there?"
Director: "Why have you become so grumpy? Hurry up and prepare."
"… Oh."
Even though he has temporarily accepted such a big task, Bai Jin Xi will not be very nervous. The reports are all ready-made, she printed a copy, sat in the seat, and began to meditate on it.
But Xiao Zhuan came over to interrupt: "Boss, are you nervous or excited?" After a while, he pretended to say, "Do you think Han Shen will also attend? I'm a little nervous."
Bai Jin Xi grabbed the book and smashed it on his head.
Meeting time is coming soon.
Bai Jin Xi, Zhou Xiaozhuan and the others followed the director into the conference room, all of them sitting in danger, waiting for the people from the provincial bureau to enter the room.
The video equipment is already connected, there is a camera in front of Bai Jin Xi and the director, and the LCD TV in front of them is showing the picture of the conference room of the provincial bureau, and there is no one at the moment.
After a while, someone came in.
The deputy director, the captain of the criminal investigation team, the policeman A, the policeman B, and the policeman C... sat down one by one.
Then Han Chen walked in.
He was also wearing a police uniform today. Bai Jin Xi hadn't seen him wearing the police uniform before, but she was stunned for a while. And he walked to the corner of the table, took off the police cap and put it on the table, then reached out and brushed his hair, and looked up at the camera.
For some reason, Bai Jin Xi lowered her head subconsciously, avoiding his gaze.
It is said that men are the most handsome in uniforms, but how can he be so handsome
I remembered that he texted her last night and asked her: what's wrong
My heart felt like being scratched and itchy.
At this point, the meeting began. The deputy director made a speech first, affirming the success and value of the case. Bai Jin Xi calms down and listens intently.
Then Director Guan Hu made a speech, made a brief summary and made a serious statement to work harder in the future.
Then Bai Jin Xi made the report.
She stood up and began to read the manuscript very seriously. Zhou Xiaozhuan also became serious at this time, listening intently to see if she made a mistake. At the same time, he observed the expressions and reactions of the leaders for her, and planned to report to her after the meeting.
Then Bai Jin Xi didn't know that when she stood up, the people from the Provincial Criminal Police Team were agitated.
"Damn it, there is such a beautiful policewoman in the Guanhu Institute." Someone whispered, "It will kill our bureau flower in seconds."
Another person whispered intoxicated and sighed: "Bai Jinxi, her name is so beautiful, and her voice is also nice. Judging from the way she reads the manuscript, she must be very gentle."
Han Chen sat in it, and when he heard these words, he smiled.
"Brother Han, you are partnering with this beautiful woman in Jiangcheng?" Someone asked, "Why didn't you mention it to your brothers? Ah, aren't those specialties sent by this beautiful woman?"
Before Han Chen could answer, someone interrupted: "What do you know, Brother Han has such a high vision. He doesn't like a fairy like Xin Jia from Beijing to Lan City."
The smile on Han Chen's face slowly faded. He put one hand on his knee and said, "Shut up."
With the leader here, everyone didn't dare to be too arrogant, so they all fell silent.
The ears finally calmed down. Han Chen, like everyone else, looked at the woman in the picture.
She was wearing a police uniform today, her long hair was tied behind her head, and she was wearing a police cap. But those eyes were still shimmering, and the eyebrows were so black that they were drawn like ink brushes, curved and long. At this moment, she was staring intently at the manuscript in her hand, as others said, she seemed to be a lot more refined.
Han Chen's eyes slid to her cheeks again.
He hadn't seen her for more than a week, how could he feel that there was more flesh on her face. Although the face is not big and it is far from being fat, those fair and pretty cheeks have a chubby feeling...
And Bai Jin Xi originally focused on reading, but gradually became a little distracted.
The feeling of a woman is really strange. At this moment, so many people were staring at her, but she only felt that the gaze from Han Chen's direction was the most scorching. She didn't have to look up, she could feel that he was staring at her for a moment. Of course, it could also just be her psychological effect.
In the public, no one noticed this or no undercurrent. But her face slowly turned red.
Wherever you go, I can find you in the crowd.
A vague man's voice suddenly rang in her mind.
Bai Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, and her voice stopped.
Seeing that she suddenly stopped reading, Zhou Xiao Zhuan hurriedly kicked her under the table. Bai Jin Xi regained her senses, coughed twice, and continued reading.
Who is not a sharp-eyed detective? All noticed her sudden absence. Someone asked in a low voice, "What happened to Bai Meiren just now? Dumbly, I still feel pity."
Han Chen also noticed. He stared at her quietly, took the mineral water bottle, unscrewed it, and took a sip, looking indifferent.
After half an hour, the report was over. The provincial bureau leader asked a few more questions, and the director and Bai Jinxi answered them one by one. Several leaders exchanged glances and felt very satisfied. At this time, the deputy director stood up and said, "This is the end of today's meeting. The performance of the Guanhu Institute is very impressive. Bai Jinxi, a lesbian, is also very good. I remember it. I still have a meeting, so let's go first. You guys We can discuss the specific situation again.”
As soon as he got up and left, the other leaders also left. There was only a group of criminal policemen headed by the captain Qin Wenlong left, and here, the director also left the stage with satisfaction, leaving Bai Jinxi and the group of criminal policemen, staring at each other with big eyes.
After the leader left, the atmosphere naturally became active. Qin Wenlong also did not restrain his subordinates too much. A young detective asked, "Police White, why is your criminal mind so powerful?"
Bai Jin Xi smiled and was about to politely deal with it when she saw the figure she was most familiar with stood up, bypassed the crowd, and walked out of the conference room.
Zhou Xiaozhuan immediately interjected and asked, "Hey? Why did Detective Han leave? I still have questions I want to ask him."
Qin Wenlong smiled and replied: "He's a big smoker, so he probably went out for a cigarette. He didn't like to communicate at all, so I'm quite surprised that he would come today. Don't worry about him, let's continue."
Zhou Xiaozhuan: "Oh..."
Bai Jin Xi immediately smiled and continued to communicate with them.
—
Outside the meeting room, there is a long corridor. Downstairs is the spacious office lobby. Han Chen leaned against the railing, lowered his head and lit a cigarette.
Then one hand hooked the police cap, the other hand held the cigarette, and looked up. Through the hidden door, I happen to see Bai Jin Xi on the LCD screen.
He smoked quietly and watched quietly.
Occasionally, without knowing what Bai Jin Xi said, there was a burst of laughter inside, and she was laughing too, looking a little embarrassed.
Han Chen was holding his cigarette and smiled slowly.
Someone else probably asked a difficult question, Bai Jin Xi frowned slightly, but her eyes were rolling, not knowing what she was thinking. This inadvertent little expression, but it only appeared to be aura of beauty, and instantly attracted the attention of all the detectives.
It also attracted his attention, the cigarette between his fingers was burning quietly, and he looked very intently.
Someone walked by and saw that Han Chen was smoking outside and didn't enter the conference room, but it was not surprising. Han Chen just stood there, watching from a distance, until the meeting was over, and everyone was about to come out. Only then did he put out the cigarette butt, put it into the trash can, put on his police cap, and turned to go downstairs.
—
When Bai Jin Xi walked out of the conference room, she was greeted with applause from everyone in the room.
Today's report was very successful, and she was very happy. He clasped his fists in a big way and saluted the crowd, and after a few words of humility, he sat down in his seat.
In my heart, I was inexplicably a little lost, and I don't know why.
At this time, he saw Zhou Xiaozhuan running out of the director's office beaming and approaching her.
"Boss! Important information!" He said in a very wretched tone, "Next week, there will be two rare training opportunities in Lan City, originally only at the branch level. The deputy director spoke just now and said that he would also give it to the Guanhu Institute. Two places. The director said, let us two young backbones go to Lan City!"