Pale blue blood vessels are faintly visible. Maybe it was because of embarrassment that his face was already red, all the way to the earlobe and the root of his neck... He had never seen a person's skin so delicate and fragile, it seemed like it would break when touched.
Because he squatted and didn't move, Xu Xu noticed it and turned his head back: "Why are you looking at me?"
Ji Bai glanced at her and said calmly, "What do you think?" He stood up and left.
Xu Xu thought for a while—he should be examining it. So he got up, followed behind him, and went back to the office.
As soon as he entered the room, Ji Bai felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, Zhao Han winked at himself, and the eyes of several detectives flickered. He turned his eyes to the side and saw Yao Meng sitting in the seat, staring at the screen and typing, but her eyes were red.
Ji Bai ignored it and went back to his room. After a while, she heard Xu Xu's soft voice: "Yao Meng, are you free, we..."
***
Ye Zixiao was sent home by a police car. During the day, the Ye family mansion was sunny and silent. He had just been lying in the room for a while when the door was pushed open.
It was his father Ye Lanyuan. Glancing at the disgraced young son, he smiled and sat down beside the bed: "Don't go to the company during the day? Why are you hiding here?"
Ye Zixiao sat up: "Dad... Zi Xi is dead."
Ye Lanyuan's expression instantly froze on his face.
Ye Zixiao took a deep breath: "She was murdered by someone. It might be an accomplice of the last time the Blader criminal..." After speaking, his voice was a little choked up again.
Ye Lanyuan is sixty-five years old this year, but her face looks like she is in her early fifties. But at this moment, perhaps because he controlled his expression too hard, every wrinkle of the old man seemed to be shaking.
He didn't talk to Ye Zixiao, let alone ask anything. He stood up and walked out of the room slowly, step by step. From Ye Zixiao's vision, he could only see his trembling back, sluggish and older than ever.
Soon, the police called Ye Zhai, and it was Ye Lanyuan who answered the call. That night, he didn't go downstairs for dinner.
When Ye Zixiao walked to the restaurant, everyone else was there.
Despite taking a shower and changing his clothes, he still looked pale. The third sister Ye Qiao glanced at him and asked, "Where's Zi Xi? Didn't you come with you?"
Ye Zixiao did not answer immediately, but walked to his seat and sat down. Everyone was used to his temper, and they didn't care. Just as he moved his chopsticks, he suddenly heard him say, "Zi Xi is dead."
As soon as the words fell, everyone stopped their chopsticks and turned to look at him.
The restaurant was eerily quiet. Only Ye Zixiao picked up the chopsticks and started to cook the rice.
The first to speak was the elder brother Ye Ziqiang: "Fourth, what are you kidding?"
Ye Zixiao threw his chopsticks with a slap: "I'm joking? Are you happy now? All day long I suspect that Zi Xi is coming back to rob the family property, shit! Now that she's dead, you can feel at ease!"
Ye Ziqiang blushed instantly: "You, you..."
"Zixiao!" It was Ye Qiao who stopped him. "What are you talking about? What happened to Zi Xi?"
Ye Zixiao gave her a cold look: "Third sister, how many stumbling blocks have you made to Zi Xi in business over the past few years? Don't you think the same way as eldest brother? Now that she's dead, do you feel guilty?"
Ye Qiao's face changed slightly, but she didn't say anything.
The room was quiet again, and the atmosphere was even more tense than before.
Ye Zixiao took a deep breath, calmed down, and said again, "Zi Xi was murdered last night."
He didn't want to mention the text message, let alone Ye Zixi's death. He just said, "I was called by the police for questioning. The murderer should be related to the last time the blade criminal. The police are investigating."
Everyone's faces changed and changed, and no one said a word.
After a while, Zhang Shiyong, the third brother-in-law, asked in a deep voice, "Have you caught the murderer?" His voice became colder: "What do the police do?"
Zixiao has always respected this brother-in-law, shook his head and replied, "Not yet. Not the one from last time. That person has already been caught. This time it should be his accomplice. Bird/Beast!"
No one spoke any more, and the meal was dull and heavy. After a while, Ye Jin, the second sister who had been silent, put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm full." Her husband Wu Xie looked at the food that was barely moving and put his arms around her shoulders: "You eat too little." Ye Jin Jin shook her head, got up and walked to Ye Zixiao's side, placing her hand on his shoulder, her eyes were already red.
This gentle and introverted second sister usually doesn't talk much, but apart from Ye Zixi, Zi Xiao has the best relationship with her. Shaking her hand: "Second sister..."
***
When the Ye family was immersed in the gloomy atmosphere, the news of Ye Zixi's death gradually spread. The police force has all suspended vacations and investigates cases day and night. Xu Xu directly sent a text message to Xu Jun, saying that he was busy recently and would not contact him if there was anything important. Xu Jun was probably used to it, so he replied "OK" and didn't come to harass her.
After a day and night of investigation, at noon that day, the Interpol team held a meeting.
The first person to report was Old Wu. He brought another detective and Yao Meng to investigate Ye Zixi's daily relationship.
"We asked the deceased's relatives, friends, and company colleagues in Lin City. The deceased was very popular and did not have any major conflicts with others. And everyone said that she was single, and no one heard that she had a boyfriend recently."
This result disappointed everyone.
At this time, Yao Meng added: "We have applied for authorization and are investigating the deceased's personal information, including mail records, communication records, consumption records, etc. If the mysterious lover really exists, there is no way that there is no trace."
Ji Bai nodded, and Xu Xu quickly took the minutes of the meeting.
Because Ye Zixi is a celebrity in the business world, Da Hu took Zhao Han to investigate the economic field.
Da Hu made a solemn report: "The deceased was in charge of the group's overseas investments before his death. The performance was good, and there were some investment failures, but overall there was no abnormality..."
Ji Bai interrupted him: "What kind of investment failure?"
Da Hu replied: "There are real estate and export trade losses. Last year's biggest investment failed, with a loss of about 100 million US dollars. The partner is a European Chinese who was wanted because he absconded with money... But these are very important to Longxi. For the group, it is a drop in the bucket."
Xu Xu nodded when he heard it—it sounds like there is nothing unusual for the time being.
At this time, Zhao Han stood up and said, "I found one of the earliest documents of the Longxi Group." He distributed the photocopies to everyone. Xu Xu's reading speed was fast, and he quickly found clues.
The earliest legal representative of Longxi Group was not Ye Lanyuan, the current chairman of the group, but Ye Lanzhi. Just as she was about to ask a question, Ji Bai had already said, "Is Ye Lanzhi Ye Zixi's father?"
Zhao Han nodded and explained, "When Ye Zixi was three years old, her father died of illness, and her uncle Ye Lanyuan became a legal person. At that time, the company didn't have a shareholding system. Later, when it went public, Ye Zixi's shareholding as an adult was 3%."
Hearing this, everyone was quite moved - could Ye Zixi's death have something to do with the dispute over the family's economic interests
Ji Bai pondered for a moment, then looked at Old Wu: "During the time of the crime, did the Ye family have an alibi?"
Old Wu flipped through the transcript in his hand and replied, "The time of death inferred by the forensic doctor was from 21:00 to 5:00 in the morning that night. This time period is a bit large, and most people say they are sleeping at home. More accurate alibi , further investigation is required.”
Dahu said: "The text message was distributed at 22:17. According to the forensic report, after being seriously injured in the chest, the deceased cannot survive for more than 1 hour. Is it possible to infer that the time of death of the deceased was between 22:00 and 23:30? Check the alibi for this time period?"
Zhao Han immediately retorted: "Could the text message be sent by the murderer to confuse the time?"
"Not very likely."
"possible."
Two voices sounded at the same time, it was Xu Xu and Ji Bai.
Everyone was startled. You must know that Ji Bai is the authority of the police force, and Xu Xu's performance since his entry into the job is obvious to all. Unexpectedly, the two teachers and apprentices disagreed in public today.
Ji Bai glanced at Xu Xu with interest, but Xu Xu didn't look at him at all, with a serious expression on his face.
At this moment, Yao Meng raised her hand: "I also don't think it's very likely. The text message should have been sent by the deceased." Then she gave Xu Xu an encouraging look beside her. Xu Xu saw her expression and nodded in response.
Two psychology professionals disagreed with the captain together, which made everyone interested. Ji Bai satisfied everyone's curiosity and called his name: "Xu Xu, you speak first."
Xu Xu replied: "The text message reveals the relationship between the murderer and the deceased. Since the murderer has a criminal with high IQ and meticulous behavior, he deliberately arranged the scene to be a knife crime, so there should be no such obvious loopholes."
Yao Meng also said, "My opinion is the same. Even if the murderer wants to send a text message, he can send a more vague content to achieve the purpose of confusing the time."
After listening to the words of the two, many people nodded in agreement. Then all looked at Ji Bai.
Ji Bai smiled, his long black even eyebrows raised slightly, his eyes fell on Xu Xu, and he said, "What you are talking about is an idealized situation, we still don't know how the murder process happened. We can't rule out that there is some accident. Sexual factors made the murderer send such a text message. What's more, there is likely to be a second murderer at the scene."
Everyone nodded frequently, and Ji Bai's words changed: "But I agree, focusing on checking the Ye family's alibi between 22:00 and 23:30. Look at the communication records of Ye Zixi's mobile phone number."
Xu Xu opened the information in his hand, the text message at 22:17 was recorded, and the code of the base station was also displayed.
Ji Bai continued: "This base station code belongs to the range of Lin Anshan. It is confirmed that the text message was indeed sent from the villa. According to the records, the mobile phone signal disappeared around 23:00, and we did not find the mobile phone at the scene."
Xu Xu suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment—this meant that at least one murderer was in the villa at this time, otherwise the phone would not have disappeared.
But... Ji Bai knew at a glance which area the base station code belonged to. He remembered the distribution of the communication network in the entire Lin City in his mind
It seemed she wasn't trying hard enough.
The key detection direction in the later period is determined: first, continue to find the mysterious lover; second, focus on investigating the alibi of the Ye family. Ji Bai was about to announce the end of the meeting when his phone rang. After a few short words, he hung up the phone and looked at the crowd, "It's Ye Zixiao. He said he remembered someone."
***
Ye Zixiao is not stupid. His emotions slowly recovered in the past two days, and he also recovered: Why does Ye Zixi live in a villa in the deep mountain by herself? And when Ji Bai asked him, he also asked about Ye Zixi's relationship between men and women
Could it be that Ye Zixi really has a lover
However, he remembered something. That was about two years ago, when he broke up with a girlfriend, and that was the reason Xu Xu said. The other party was also a proud woman and couldn't stand his machismo. At that time, he was quite frustrated and asked Ye Zixi for a drink.
Half-drunk and half-awake, she vaguely remembered Ye Zixi leaning against the railing in her long skirt, looking at the starry sky with a self-deprecating smile in her eyes.
She said at the time, Zixiao, you haven't met that person yet, so the pain you're experiencing now is not a pain. The real pain is wanting to die.
…
Ye Zixiao quickly rushed to the police station, and Ji Bai and Xu Xu talked to him together. When he repeated Ye Zixi's words, he looked at Xu Xu like a ghost. Xu Xu was staring at him intently, but suddenly his eyes met, he seemed to understand a little, and lowered his head expressionlessly.
However, Ji Bai's low and powerful voice sounded in their ears: "Mr. Ye, are there any other clues? This is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Ye Zixiao said that he didn't know who this person was, but he speculated that it should be the man Ye Zixi knew when he was a graduate student in Beijing. Later, she returned to Lin City, and has not had a boyfriend since then.
After Ye Zixiao left, Ji Bai went back to the office and called Zhao Han in: "I'm going to Beijing and book a ticket for me today. Come back tomorrow." He had already made up his mind to use some connections. People, don't miss out.
Xiao Zhao nodded, "Who will the assistant take?" In the past, every time Ji Bai was on a business trip, he was always led by a young male detective in the team.
Ji Bai glanced at the people outside, Xu Xu sat down with his head buried in the position facing the office door, and the mouse in his hand slid quickly.
***
After arriving at the airport in the afternoon, Ji Bai sat in the waiting area for a while, when he saw Xu Xu carrying a travel bag in one hand, a heavy laptop bag on his slender arm, and calling from his mobile phone: "No need for you. Arrange for a friend to pick me up. I'm here... Xu Jun, I'm busy, goodbye."
After hanging up, she trotted all the way to Ji Bai's side. At this moment, when the announcement sounded to board the plane, Ji Bai took the two bags in her hand: "Let's go."
Xu Xu's hands became empty, while Ji Bai was carrying two people's three bags in one hand, looking very relaxed, standing in the crowd, tall and handsome.
He's strict in the bureau, and has demeanor when he goes out - this master is still very good.
☆、Lone hero
When returning to Beijing this time, Ji Bai did not intend to disturb anyone who had nothing to do with it, nor did he inform his family. After getting off the plane, they took a taxi, and the two went straight to a guest house in Nancheng under the Ministry of Public Security.
In the evening, the capital was noisy and crowded, and the gorgeous sunset glowed the high-rise buildings golden. The guest house is a very inconspicuous five-story white building. The corridors are covered with old red carpets, and the walls are still 90s-style yellow wall skirts. The reception attitude of the front desk staff of state-owned enterprises is even more lukewarm.
But Ji Bai didn't care much, and Xu Xu didn't care at all. Opened two rooms, took the luggage upstairs, and entered each room.
Ji Bai took a shower and put on a loose T-shirt and trousers. As soon as he turned on the computer, someone knocked on the door.
It was Xu Xu. Standing at the door holding a notebook, Bai Shengsheng's face was indifferent: "Is there any work at night?"
She had also just finished taking a shower, changed into a T-shirt and slacks, her wet short hair was stuck to her fair forehead, and her eyes looked particularly wet, black and clear.
like the eyes of small animals.
Ji Bai's eyes lightly moved away from her face, and he turned to let her into the room.
Three-star guest house, the room is pitifully small. There were only two mahogany chairs, one with Ji Bai's luggage, and the other Ji Bai was sitting. Work was the most important thing, Xu Xu didn't care about the details, he sat down on the edge of the bed, turned on the computer and discussed with him.
In fact, the two are in Beijing at the moment, and they are beyond the reach of Lin City. We can only sort out the case again to see if we can find other clues. After chatting for a while, there was no new progress, so I stopped. Xu Xu didn't expect to go back to the room, so he continued to look at Ye Zixi's financial information while holding the computer. Ji Bai leaned back on the chair, looked out the window at the night that just fell, and drank tea quietly.
The room was silent, and the orange light showed old warmth. Ji Bai turned his eyes slightly, and saw Xu Xu sitting on the clean white sheets. The slightly loose T-shirt made her look smaller and softer, and there was a faint scent of shower gel... The whole room seemed to have something more Soft and clean scent.
Just then, the phone ringing broke the silence in the room. Xu Xu raised his dark eyes and looked over. Ji Bai looked at her, picked up the phone, and turned to look out the window.
It was Shu Hang. Ji Bai called him before he came. Like Ye Zixi, he also graduated from H University and is very popular. With his help, it is more efficient.
Shu Hang was a smart person, he only said that he would accompany Ji Bai to H University tomorrow, and he didn't ask much about the others. Then he smiled and asked Ji San to go out for a drink.
Of course Ji Bai refused: "I don't have time, you guys can play."
Where is Shu Hang willing to do it: "Come out, the spring night is worth a thousand dollars, one day less, the people will forgive you."
Ji Bai: "Get out." Hang up the phone.
Xu Xu didn't want to answer the phone, but hearing his slightly light-hearted tone made people "get out" and called her a little surprised. Looking up again, he saw Ji Bai's tall body leaning against the chair, his deep and handsome face with a lazy smile, which was completely different from his usual stern and resolute appearance.
Oh, it turns out that this is the state of the private life of the season team.
Xu Xu lowered his head and continued to work.
Unexpectedly, after a few minutes, the chaotic engine sound and car horn sounded one after another from downstairs, and several traffic lights illuminated the night. In the courtyard of the small guest house, it became lively in an instant. Some people shouted "Third Brother" and "Third Brother." It is estimated that someone in the guest house had greeted them, but no one came out to stop them.
Ji Bai couldn't help laughing when he saw this situation. Xu Xu thought it was none of his business, and he didn't even know that the "third brother" was the person in front of him, so he just assumed that these noises didn't exist.
After a while, someone knocked on the door.
When Shu Hang came in, he was shocked when he saw Xu Xu. Although he knew that Ji Bai had a female apprentice, the two of them were wearing casual clothes, and the girl stayed in Ji Bai's room at night...
Ji Bai gave the two of them an introduction with a light smile, but Shu Hang was still itching, thinking I had to see this clearly.
At this time, Xu Xu said, "Team Ji, I'll go back to the room first." Before Ji Bai nodded, Shu Hang stopped her: "Officer Xu, how can it be done! All the people here are guests, and Beijing welcomes you... "
Originally, it was completely impossible for Xu Xu to "hang out" with a group of strangers. But Shu Hang is also a man, and he gave a very convincing reason: "If you don't go, what if the third brother gets drunk by those guys later? How can we investigate the case tomorrow? They are not like me. So support the work of the third brother. If you go, firstly, the girls have some scruples; secondly, if you drink a little, you can bring the third brother back, and it will not affect the work tomorrow. "
Hearing this, Xu Xu looked at Ji Bai with searching eyes. Ji Bai didn't want to go, but seeing how they were making a fuss, it seemed that it would be impossible if they didn't go, so he made up his mind to show up and come back.
To investigate the case tomorrow, he could not drink alcohol at all, and no one dared to drink it. Shu Hang was just bullshitting. However, if he went to a place where the feasts were celebrated and left the little guy alone in a deserted and simple guest house, how could he feel like abusing small animals... Ji Bai's lips curled into a smile, and looked at her lightly: "Go out for a walk. , change your mind."
***
There were four or five cars parked in the yard, and those young faces were in the night, some gentle, some loose. Seeing Ji Bai go downstairs, everyone cheered. Ji Bai looked at these people, some knew them, some didn't. He smiled and greeted a few people, and then got into Shu Hang's car with Xu Xu.
The group drove to Shichahai in a mighty way, and soon arrived at a bar by the river. The lights here are dim, the decoration is ancient, and it is far away from the music on the other side, which makes it seem peaceful and comfortable. Shu Hang led the two of them straight in. In the window seat hidden by the beaded curtain, a few men smiled when they saw Ji Bai, and were secretly surprised when they saw Xu Xu.
One person hesitated: "Sister-in-law?"
Another person cautiously said, "Illegal daughter?"
…
A few of them were originally playing cards, but when Ji Bai came, someone gave up his position. Ji Bai was not polite, took the card, lit a cigarette, turned around and asked Xu Xu, "Can you play?"
Xu Xu: "No."
Ji Bai glanced at Shu Hang, Shu Hang was obedient, and called the waiter to bring Xu Xu a bunch of melon and fruit snacks, as well as a few magazines. Xu Xu sat down on the sofa and watched.
Ji Bai and Shuhang were older in the circle and had more status. There are some juniors sitting scattered on the sofa outside. Ji Bai saw that there were still teenagers in it, and asked the other boy, "Where did you get these children?"
This little monkey nicknamed Monkey, lean and handsome, replied with a smile: "My mother insisted that I take them to play. I heard that you came back today and were clamoring to see the legend."
Sure enough, after a while, someone came to toast with a goblet, a young man with arrogant eyebrows, and a beautiful girl with a bell ringing. Ji Bai smiled and picked up the tea: "You can't drink today." Some girl refused to do it, and the monkey blocked first with a smile: "Go aside and interfere with official business, will you take it up?"
The girl blinked "Oh" and left.
Xu Xu listened, but he felt relieved—it seemed that the situation was not as severe as Shu Hang said.
After a while, someone came up to Xu Xu and asked with a smile, "We play dice, do you want to join us?"
Xu Xu smiled politely: "Thank you, I'm not participating."
Others don't force it, and continue to play around. It's just that people always look at her from time to time. The house is full of red men and green women, only her simple white shirt and trousers, with a plain white face, sits in the corner with focused eyes. She doesn't care about it herself, but in the eyes of others, there is a kind of loneliness that is out of place.
Shu Hang asked Ji Bai, "It doesn't matter?"
Ji Bai looked at Xu Xu, squinted his eyes and took a breath: "It's fine." She was naturally quiet, and forcibly pulling her to play would make her uncomfortable.
But the monkey stood up: "That's not possible, how can the people brought by the third brother be left out? I'll go chat with her." After speaking, he swaggered over.
Everyone at the table laughed, and someone said, "Third brother, monkeys can destroy countless flowers. If you don't stop it, this little apprentice will suffer."
Ji Baimei didn't raise his eyebrows: "It's not necessarily who will suffer." He continued to play cards.
At the end of the game, Ji Bai won a big victory. He raised his head inadvertently, only to see Monkey's hand on the sofa behind Xu Xu, smiling and saying something. Xu Xu showed no expression, but he was obviously a little impatient, and his body shrank slightly to the side. As if aware of his gaze, she suddenly looked up. Still those wet black eyes, a little embarrassed and a little dependent.
In fact, Xu Xu didn't mean to rely on it, it was just that Ji Bai was the only person she knew at the scene, and she couldn't show his friend's face at will. Of course, she waited for Ji Bai to come forward and let this inexplicable person disappear.
However, Ji Bai looked into her eyes and said softly, "Xu Xu, come here."
Xu Xu immediately got up and walked over, the monkey smiled and followed. Everyone at the table here is a little sorry, just laughing.
Xu Xu walked up to him: "Team Season."
Ji Bai didn't speak yet, but Shu Hang looked at her with a smile: "It's not at the police station, what's the name of the season team. Here they are called Ji Sange."
Xu Xu: "Oh. Brother Ji San."
Ji Bai raised his black eyes and looked at her.
Brother Ji.
How many times has this close call been called. It was the first time someone called it so plain and stereotyped. However, her low and soft voice and indifferent and distant tone were like a slender and long feather, scratching her heart lightly, a little itchy, and a little... strangely comfortable.
Nodding lightly, he looked at Shu Hang opposite: "Get up and let her go."
Shu Hang: "Huh?" Someone laughed and pulled him up.
Xu Xu wondered, "I don't know how to play poker."
Ji Bai smiled: "You can learn. This can exercise your thinking ability."
"Oh."
It was a double-Q upgrade, Ji Bai and Xu Xu were together, and the other two were together. In the first game, Xu Xu played while learning, and naturally lost a crushing defeat, and Ji Bai's winning streak was also brought to an end by her. Others were very addicted, because in this circle, Ji Bai, who is skilled in calculation, has always been an invincible myth.
Ji Bai was not in a hurry, and only told Xu Xu to keep the cards. The second game really improved, they just lost a small amount. In the third game, it became a small victory. Someone looked at Xu Xu depressedly: "Did you really just learn today?"
Xu Xu replied, "Yes. I just figured out how to count cards."
Ji Bai smiled lightly: "Don't give them a way to survive. Once the attack blows up, we'll go back to rest."
Xu Xu: "Understood."
Everyone was silent.
…
Since then, he has been winning all the way, winning seven or eight games in a row, and it is not far from victory. But the opponent's card skills are not as good, and when luck also explodes, he draws a super good hand. When the game reached the last few cards, Xu Xu hesitated. Originally, the cards are not as good as others. If you take risks, you may have a chance to turn defeat into victory. But can Ji Bai understand her meaning
Thinking of this, I looked up. Ji Bai originally lowered his head to drink tea and read the cards, but suddenly looked up at her. The two looked at each other for a moment, then lowered their eyes, knowing that.
Still won this round.
In the next few rounds, they encountered danger again, and the two did the same, exchanged glances calmly, and understood no matter how complicated the strategy was. Ji Bai had always been lazy, and Xu Xu kept his head down most of the time, so no one noticed the small movements of the two.
In the last round, the opponent was even killed. The monkey threw the poker and scratched his head anxiously: "Damn, this card is too embarrassing to play, let's not play it! It's too bullying. For the first time in decades, I lost my self-esteem and broke my heart!" The other man also sighed.
Ji Bai smiled, looked at his watch, and got up to leave.
Xu Xu also stood up, just seeing them like this made him feel a little guilty, and said, "You don't have to be depressed. First of all me and Ji... Third brother's memory and calculation ability are indeed strong, because we have undergone professional training; moreover, the poker player just now Sometimes we exchanged eyes..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was covered by a large dry hand with a slightly smoky smell. Xu Xu frowned slightly, Ji Bai had already pulled her behind him, smiled and said to everyone, "Let's go, there is still business tomorrow."
Once out of the bar, Ji Bai looked down at her with a half-smiling smile: "Why are you so sincere? Can you let us go without letting them lose too badly?"
Xu Xu: "So it is."
Ji Bai and Shu Hang looked at each other and laughed.
Shu Hang drove them back.
The sedan galloped quietly in the cool night city of Beijing, Xu Xu leaned in the back seat, a little tired, and didn't speak. On the contrary, Ji Bai and Shu Hang kept chatting.
Xu Xu found that Ji Bai, who was not the captain of the criminal police, was really different. This he looks loose, sharp, and even a little prodigal cynical.
This difference is not difficult to understand. He took up a key position in the criminal police force at a young age, and his more calm and stern attitude was naturally more convincing to everyone, and also made criminals terrified.
But Xu Xu noticed that this night he seemed to be smiling and smiling, but the feeling of indifference and alienation between his eyebrows was also more obvious, which meant that he was close to each other.
She also noticed that although those friends were enthusiastic and caring, no one ever asked about his work situation, and no one really understood and was interested in what he was doing.
They regarded him as a legend, but it was also a legend that gradually drifted away from their circle. Maybe it won't be long before the rebelliousness, laziness, and cynicism left in him will disappear, leaving only the iron-blooded police captain she is familiar with.
Thinking of this level, Xu Xu was awe-inspiring and moved, and then looked at his handsome profile with a faint smile in the night, revealing a kind of heart-warming perseverance.
"It's here." Shu Hang parked the car with a smile, and immediately a tall young man in uniform came over and opened the car door for Xu Xu and Ji Bai.
Xu Xu was slightly startled, Ji Bai got out of the car, glanced at the brightly lit five-star hotel in front of him, and then looked at Shu Hang.
Shu Hang opened the trunk and took out the luggage of the two of them: "You bring your little apprentice to Beijing, we can let her live in the hostel? I have already retired over there and ordered the president's suit. This place is closer to H University, I'll pick you up at 8 tomorrow morning."
☆, all of a sudden
The bed in the master bedroom of the suite was very large, Xu Xu spread himself out and only took up a small half of it. Looking sideways at the bustling night scene outside the window, she was inexplicably uneasy.
At first I thought it was because of the change of environment, I lay down with my eyes closed for a while, only to realize that I was hungry. Look at the watch, the plane meal that was more than five o'clock, it is eleven o'clock. She endured it for a while, found that she couldn't help it, and simply got up and got out of bed.
—
Ji Bai watched the evening news for a while, and was about to sleep when he heard light footsteps in the aisle.
Opening the door, I saw a small figure in a white nightgown slowly swaying from the aisle into the dining room. Ji Bai was a little surprised. He thought her pajamas would be something like a little bear and broken flowers, but he didn't expect it to be the style of a mature woman with a wide collar and waist. But... Ji Bai smiled, the nightgown was obviously too long and too big, and it was put on her like a child stealing an adult's clothes.
In fact, Xu Xu's reason for choosing pajamas is very simple - twenty-four-year-old women, of course, wear women's styles.
Ji Bai walked to the restaurant, smelled the aroma of pizza from a distance, and was awakened by hunger. In front of the bright and clean dining table, Xu Xu held his chin in one hand, eating slowly. The satin nightgown follows the slender curve, hanging down from the neck to the slender jade-like ankles, showing a graceful temperament that is not usually present. A slipper fell to the ground, and she didn't care, and swayed gently with her bare feet.
Seeing Ji Bai, she wasn't surprised. She lowered her head and put on her slippers, then asked, "Do you want it?"
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Ji Bai sat down next to her, only to realize that she was very nourished even after supper. A small piece of pizza, a small plate of fruit, and a glass of milk, delicate and appetizing. Presumably with her physique, there is no need to worry about gaining weight.
Xu Xu put a piece of pizza in the microwave, and then stood in front of the counter to cut fruit for Ji Bai. In fact, it's usually difficult for her to be so patient with others, but tonight's respect for Ji Bai is even deeper, and she's quite motivated to make him a late-night snack. She has a simple personality, and because of her respect, she also has a kind of closeness.
The flow table was facing the dining table, Xu Xu lowered his head and cut intently, Ji Bai put one arm on the back of the empty chair beside him, and played with a lighter with the other hand, also looking intently.
Perhaps it was a lonely man and a widow in the middle of the night. Ji Bai looked at her thin and soft hair, which fell beside her fair forehead and ears, and felt a little itchy and dry for some reason. This feeling is the same as when she called him "third brother" earlier. And this mature woman's pajamas, the neckline is slightly open, revealing a small patch of snowy skin, like the glass of milk in front of him.
Ji Bai's supper was ready after dinner, but they both finished it at the same time. Ji Bai picked up the plate and was about to clear it when Xu Xu stood up: "Master, I'll come."
Ji Bai glanced at her.
Of course Xu Xu understood the meaning of this glance, but after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of a more skillful wording, so he directly stated his intention: "Master, I will respect you more in the future, and I will learn from you more."
Ji Bai looked at her blushing cheeks: "...Okay."
The others were tall and big, sitting still, Xu Xu naturally bent down to clean up, and his body was swaying in front of Ji Bai very close. In fact, her pajamas are very loose, and there is no clue at all. But it was the loose ups and downs that reminded Ji Bai of the extraordinarily soft and full feeling left on his fingertips many days ago.
I laughed it off at the time, and now I think about it, it feels very good.
Ji Bai is no longer a hairy boy. After returning to his room that night, he stood in front of the window, looking at the quiet and beautiful night in the capital, thinking about Xu Xu.
It seems to have become a habit to notice her all the time recently. Whenever she appears, eyes will fall on her. Looking at her short hair is also pleasing to the eye, thin arms and legs are also pleasing to the eye, and the stubborn expression is also pleasing to the eye.
She didn't make him feel too intense. In fact, maybe because of personality and career, he never felt that way about girls. But getting along with her made him feel a fresh and comfortable feeling.
She was not the same as the mate he envisioned. He thought that he might be tempted by a more mature and intellectual woman when he was in his thirties. And she was wearing a very mature pajamas, and she was like an ignorant child, and he thought it was fine.
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Ji Bai knew very well that he didn't want to play, and he didn't want to try it casually. He also doesn't have that Martian time. His girlfriend should be trained as a wife.
After thinking about it for a long time, he came to the conclusion that when he was done with the case at hand, he would further confirm and deepen his affection for her.
Then go all out to catch up.
As for the relationship between the two of them as colleagues, superiors and subordinates, and master-apprentice relationship... Isn't that an advantage
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Before six o'clock the next day, Xu Xu fell asleep when he heard someone knock on the door. She thought there was an emergency and ran over without her shoes on.
When I opened the door, I saw Ji Bai wearing sportswear, leaning against the door frame, looking down at her, "Change clothes and run."
Xu Xu wondered: After Ye Zixi's crime, the two of them didn't practice in the morning.
"Why?" she asked. "Aren't you busy with a case?"
Ji Bai said indifferently: "Ye is better than idleness. The more tense you are, the more you need to maintain a strong body." After speaking, he turned around and walked to the living room to wait for her.
"Oh." Xu Xu understood - the prodigal son had returned to normal yesterday.
The hotel garden in the early morning is lush and sparsely populated. Ran