After not seeing him for many years, Zhang Jue felt that Chen Boqiao had changed and became a head-scratcher.
Zhang Jue took fifteen minutes from getting out of the car to buy the sandwiches to picking up the bag and returning. As soon as he opened the car door, he found that Chen Boqiao was wearing a pair of sunglasses that he had found from nowhere, and was holding it in his hands for only two or three months. Big variegated kitten. Seeing the sudden appearance of Zhang Jue, the cat in Chen Boqiao's hand meowed softly.
"I picked it up at the intersection," Chen Boqiao confessed quickly and proactively. "My foot is injured, and the sunglasses came out of the glove box. I'm afraid of being recognized."
Zhang Jue was a little helpless, and he didn't want to say anything about Chen Boqiao, so he had to hand over the sandwich bag to Chen Boqiao, sat in the driver's seat, and closed the door.
Chen Boqiao lowered his head and touched the kitten's head, took off his sunglasses, and asked casually, "Aren't you happy?" He scratched the cat's chin, raised the cat a little bit, and asked Zhang Jue to look at the cat, and then he was right. Zhang Jue said, "Let it apologize to you."
The kitten shrank in Chen Boqiao's hands and looked very petite, as if she was afraid of being born.
"I'm sorry." Chen Boqiao squeezed the cat's paw and whispered.
Zhang Jue lowered his eyes and looked at the cat. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chen Boqiao's straight nose bridge and deep browbones. His heart rate immediately became abnormal. The word "it's okay" was stuck for a long time before he spat it out.
On the way to the safe house, Chen Boqiao put the cat on his lap and teased it one after another.
Zhang Jue has never been interested in fluffy animals, but since the cat was picked up by Chen Boqiao, he decided to express his concern after being silent for a while: "Where is it hurt? I don't see anything wrong with it."
"My feet are lame," Chen Boqiao said. "It must have been run over by a passing car."
Zhang Jue didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you want to treat it?"
He really doesn't know if there are any veterinarians in the town. If there is some kind of pet hospital and shelter, it would be good to put some money to keep the cat. Otherwise, he probably wants to take the cat with Chen Boqiao's posture. go.
"It's best to find a place to treat it." Chen Boqiao said while teasing the cat.
"Then I'll go out at night to look for it." Zhang Jue said.
The town is not big, but there are many alleys and narrow roads. Zhang Jue drove the car attentively, followed the town map in his memory, turned a lot of corners, and arrived at the downstairs of the safe house: "Here we are. ."
"Zhang Jue," Chen Boqiao said in the darkness, "you know the road very well."
Zhang Jue didn't know how to answer, so he hummed.
Of course he is familiar.
He has recited the route of evacuation with Chen Boqiao countless times, and he remembers it thoroughly, and he may never forget it.
The storage location of every key item, every backup plan and escape route, and even all the architectural drawings of the shanty town where the safe house is located, Zhang Jue can remember when he closes his eyes.
He let Chen Boqiao and the cat sit in the car, got out of the car, pulled up the rolling shutter door on the ground floor, drove the car into the garage, and then went out to close the door.
The sound of the shutter door opening and closing was a bit loud, and the cat in Chen Boqiao's hand seemed to be frightened again, curling up motionless. Zhang Jue took the key, opened the door, led Chen Boqiao into the house, pressed the switch on the wall, and turned on the light: "The house is not big, so I'll go."
"It's more than what I've lived in in the past few months," Chen Boqiao looked around the room and thanked Zhang Jue again, "Thank you."
Zhang Jue shook his head, looked at Chen Boqiao for a second, and looked away.
Chen Boqiao is also a very tall one in Alpha. He is very gentle, but the sense of oppression and aggression inherent in pheromones cannot be ignored. Zhang Jue lowered his head, pointed to the sandwich bag Chen Boqiao was holding in the other hand, and said, "Eat first."
They sat on the narrow sofa and ate most of their cold dinner.
The meat of the sandwich was not chewy, it was very soft, the seasoning was too heavy, and there was a hint of spice. The lettuce and peppers of the side dishes were gone, and the edges of the leaves were a little black. Chen Boqiao ate quickly, but he didn't devour it, and left a small piece of bread to feed to Mimi's barking cat.
Zhang Jue observed for a while and failed to analyze whether Chen Boqiao was satisfied with the sandwich, but Zhang Jue felt that this was the best dinner he had had in recent years.
After Chen Boqiao finished eating, he picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned on the TV. A third-level musical was playing on the screen. A few Omega girls in little clothes danced to the music, but Chen Boqiao did not change the channel.
Zhang Jue watched with Chen Boqiao for a few minutes, and felt a little uneasy, so he went to the bedroom drawer and took two guns and a liaison to Chen Boqiao, and said, "I'm going out to find a veterinarian, and I'll be back soon, if anything happens. contact me."
Chen Boqiao weighed his gun, and politely said to Zhang Jue, "Excuse me."
Zhang Jue said dryly, "No trouble."
He opened the door and was about to go out when Chen Boqiao suddenly stopped him from behind: "Zhang Jue."
Zhang Jue looked back and saw that half of Chen Boqiao's face was in the shadows and half was illuminated by the lights. Chen Boqiao said, "It's still troublesome."
Chen Boqiao smiled when he spoke. Chen Boqiao was very handsome, and Zhang Jue always knew that.
"It's hypocritical to pick up cats even if you can't protect yourself." Chen Boqiao said in a self-deprecating manner.
"No." Zhang Jue immediately denied.
He tried hard to think of some good words, but he didn't say it, because he felt that Chen Boqiao had heard enough, and he definitely didn't like it at all, so he had to say first: "I know you have always been such a person."
Seeing that Chen Boqiao's expression did not change, Zhang Jue paused and added, "You are a hero."
Chen Boqiao smiled and turned his eyes back to the screen.
Zhang Jue stood there for a few seconds, then hurriedly picked up the car keys and went out.
II.
"it's me."
"Don't worry, I'm temporarily safe, in the independent country of Thailand, with Zhang Jue."
"I know. That's not called Jiehu. He led people to stay in the Asian League for two months. Did no one of you find out?"
"He will come back at any time, time is tight, don't talk nonsense."
"By the way, I didn't take off the locator, and threw the shield."
"Don't be in such a hurry, just probe his bottom."
"Tomorrow we will drive to Bangkok, and then board the ship to North America. My new passport's name is Shen Yuhua, and the passport number is AU9931738. I don't know what time and where to board the ship."
"Your action continues."
"Okay, don't talk anymore, I will contact you again, don't call this number."
III.
Zhang Jue first confirmed tomorrow's action with a team of mercenaries on standby near the safe house, and then began to circle the town. While looking for a veterinary clinic, he called an intelligence dealer and learned that the Asian League is in chaos.
The president was furious and ordered the relevant officials who were escorted to be severely punished.
The police in the capital of the Asian League is centered on Mishan, and they are searching for the trace of Chen Boqiao in a carpet pattern. The surrounding independent countries are also participating in the cooperative search.
The relationship between the Independent State of Thailand and the Asian Union is ordinary, so the search is not very strong, but the border defense is strengthened, and scattered teams are sent to border patrols.
However, the president of the Asian Union and his staff seem to have guessed that Chen Boqiao is probably already in the independent country of Thailand, and several teams of special forces have sneaked into the independent country of Thailand overnight. Chen Boqiao and Zhang Jue are not safe here, so it is better to leave as soon as possible.
Zhang Jue felt that the response of the president of the Asian Union was a little weird. He wanted to ask in detail, but the intelligence monger brought up another new development.
Contrary to the chaos at the Presidential Palace, supporters of Chen Boqiao held banners around the coalition to celebrate.
After Chen Boqiao's trial ended, new evidence of Chen Boqiao's case was continuously released by foreign media. A witness who left the Asian Union quickly after the trial was interviewed by video. During the interview, he turned his confession tearfully. There were also media notices. , will release the recording of the president's phone call with unknown persons at noon tomorrow, and the content of the recording is related to the framing of Chen Boqiao.
The intelligence agent sent Zhang Jue a collection of witness interview videos. Zhang Jue hung up the phone and played the video while circling the town.
Zhang Jue went all over the town, but couldn't find a veterinary clinic. He got out of the car and asked a local who was about to close the stall. Only then did he learn that the only pet clinic in the town was near the safe house where they lived, but it was closed and opened at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. diagnosis.
Zhang Jue returned to the car, planning to send the cat to be treated early tomorrow, and then take Chen Boqiao to Bangkok.
Back in the room, Chen Boqiao was still watching TV. He made a nest for the cat out of a cushion on the sofa, and the cat fell asleep in it.
Zhang Jue walked over gently and sat on the other single sofa. Because the room is small, he and Chen Boqiao are not far away.
The independent country of Thailand has a backward economy and generally poor living conditions. The TV in the safe house is old and thick.
The newly independent country where Zhang Jue is located could not find such a style more than ten years ago.
After the TV station's Omega show ended, an old movie was played, dubbed in Thai, without subtitles, but I don't know why, Zhang Jue thought the movie was good, and Chen Boqiao seemed to be the same.
Halfway through the movie, the TV station inserted an advertisement. Chen Boqiao turned down the volume and chatted with Zhang Jue: "I haven't watched TV for half a year, and I found out that the ones I didn't like before were actually pretty good."
Zhang Jue really didn't know how to chat, so he didn't know what to pick up. Fortunately, Chen Boqiao could always make the atmosphere natural. He asked Zhang Jue, "Have you found a veterinarian?"
"I found it." Zhang Jue said his plan for tomorrow morning, and Chen Boqiao agreed. When the commercial passed and the movie started, Zhang Jue thought that they would watch the second half of the movie together in harmony, but Chen Boqiao suddenly turned off the TV, turned around, and looked at Zhang Jue seriously.
This made Zhang Jue think of the few times when he and Chen Boqiao trained rowing alone in middle school. At that time, Chen Boqiao would be so close to him, and he had the same expression when he turned his head to speak.
Zhang Jue lost his mind. He reacted for a few seconds before he understood what Chen Boqiao's sentence "I told someone our address" meant.
Chen Boqiao took out a small blue-screen mobile phone from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Jue, and said, "It's someone I trust."
Zhang Jue was a little stunned. If it was someone else who did this kind of thing, he would turn around and leave in all likelihood, or simply fight and leave. But he would not be angry with Chen Boqiao, nor would he fight with Chen Boqiao, so he had to take it over, glanced at it, and then returned to Chen Boqiao: "When did you buy it?"
"When I was picking up cats, I saw books and magazines on the stand," Chen Boqiao confessed. "There were a few banknotes where you put your sunglasses, so I took them and bought one. We often use this kind of mobile phone with a single function and one-time use. , difficult to track."
Zhang Jue looked at Chen Boqiao for a long time and said, "Actually, you don't have to tell me."
"Well, I don't want to lie to you." Chen Boqiao smiled. He took off his mobile phone, walked to the small window in the living room, opened the window and threw it out, doing things that were not at all candid.
Chen Boqiao walked back, sat back to the seat just now, and asked Zhang Jue calmly, "Are you angry if you don't speak?" He rolled up the sleeves of the clothes Zhang Jue bought for him, revealing two or three lines on his right arm. Very shallow scar.
They should all be injured while performing tasks, but not while studying. Zhang Jue thought to himself, resisted the desire to take a closer look at Chen Boqiao's scar, and said softly, "I just bought a sandwich, why did you do so much." He asked Chen Boqiao again: "Who did you tell?"
"A person you know," Chen Boqiao said, "Pei Shu."
Hearing Chen Boqiao's name, Zhang Jue's brows furrowed, and the discomfort that had been suppressed resurfaced.
Pei Shu and Zhang Jue are very different. But if you want to calculate carefully, in fact, all of Chen Boqiao's friends and Zhang Jue are not on the same page. Zhang never liked those people, and he didn't even understand how Chen Boqiao could be friends with them.
At that time, Zhang Jue traveled alone, often eating alone in the restaurant, watching Chen Boqiao surrounded by a large group of friends from a distance, and each Zhang Jue could count his shortcomings.
Zhang Jue's closest friend and former fiancé Ai Jiaxi once pointed out that the shortcomings of these friends are not very big, and Zhang Jue dislikes them because of jealousy, jealous that they can stay with Chen Boqiao while Zhang Jue cannot. .
Of course, Zhang Jue himself does not agree with Ai Jiaxi's view.
Seeing that Zhang Jue had been silent, Chen Boqiao asked, "Don't you remember Pei Shu? He has a deep impression on you."
Zhang Jue shook his head: "I remember." Before waiting for Chen Boqiao to answer, Zhang Jue decided to speak again: "Forget it, you can trust him, but don't do such a dangerous thing again. The Asian Union has already sent someone When entering the independent country of Thailand, we must be careful in everything, and we will talk about everything after boarding the ship."
"Okay," Chen Boqiao agreed quickly, "I see."
They did not continue watching movies, Zhang Jue gave Chen Boqiao the bigger bedroom and slept in the smaller one.
Before entering the house, Chen Boqiao said good night to Zhang Jue.
Zhang Jue simply washed, lying on the narrow single bed, covered with cold and hard bedding, and had some slight insomnia.
He stayed with Chen Boqiao.
This realization made Zhang never want to close his eyes.
It was as if something was stirring up in his stomach, pulling his spleen and stomach, pressing his heart, beating very fast, and not allowed to slow down.
When he was bored and missed Chen Boqiao very much, Zhang Jue carefully calculated that in the eight years of school, he and Chen Boqiao spent a total of nine hours and forty minutes alone together.
Now soon, soon to break.
IV.
"How's the action?"
"It's me... I bought two cell phones."
"Throw it away, give him a vaccination, lest he be unprepared and fight you directly. What time will you arrive in Bangkok tomorrow?"
"Are you sure you want to see me? Zhang will never welcome you."
"what ever."
"Pei Shu, don't talk nonsense."
"Bye."