memory hole

No one called the police, only to find a private investigator who found you. "

"Correct."

Zhong Xian didn't ask any more.Although there were many more things he should know, he couldn't think of them at the moment.

His mind wandered.I was thinking again whether this person in front of me was real or not.

Deng Yi said: "Before I investigated you, I had described you as a type of person—a person with superficial appearance and bad conduct. You are my main suspect, but now... I don't doubt you. I I want to... get to know you again."

"So you really doubted me?" Zhong Xian sighed in his heart.

"Little Zhu was in his private space. He left a message. If something happened to him, it must have something to do with you. I speculate that he blackmailed you... You have a disgraceful experience, and he seems to use this Blackmailed you. However, after contacting you, I found that you are not what I thought...not that. I believe you will not do anything to him. In fact, I have no evidence, I just believe you. "

"That's not like what a detective would say." Zhong Xian couldn't help laughing, he felt that Deng Yi might not be a talented detective, and his style of doing things was all based on a sense of responsibility.This is actually the best way.Zhong Xian himself is already a master at observing words and deeds, the other party had better not be.Thinking of this, Zhong Xian stood up from the chair, walked around the table slowly and walked to Deng Yi, and put his hand on the latter's shoulder. His hand could feel something real. This person exists. Yes, but is it the one I thought in my heart?

"You want to get to know me again...why? Since you don't doubt me anymore, what interest do I have in you? You should stop talking to me, that's right."

Deng Yi paused for a long time before saying, "Don't you want to?"

"I want to know why."

"You told me a dozen times that you wanted us to be... honest with each other."

Zhong Xian knew that it was impossible for Deng Yi to say anything more serious.His personality is inherently restrained, and it is not easy to speak to this level.

Zhong Xian smiled and said: "What if, in the end, you find out that I am indeed a criminal? What will happen? It's not about Xiao Zhu, but about something else. What should you do? Follow your professional ethics and send me to the police. Still hang out with me."

"You are joking."

"Of course it's a joke, but who in the world can be innocent? You are so pure. It's dangerous to have a friend who is a detective."

"You are so guilty."

"Yes, I have committed too many crimes. For example, when I was eight years old, I stole chocolates from a convenience store."

Deng Yi's expression softened.He looked unnatural from the moment he walked in the door.At this point finally relax.

"If you want to get to know me again, you should be sincere." Zhong Xian said, "The way to find my office is really puzzling."

Deng Yi stood up from the chair. "I was really abrupt. I didn't expect to meet Ouhang downstairs. So I just took the opportunity to meet you, and I also wanted to remind you—it's time to go to the hospital for reexamination. Your condition is not right."

"My state?" Zhong Xian looked at the person in front of him. "You haven't glanced at me for half a month, how do you know my condition?" Seeing that Deng Yi was silent, he continued, "Oh, yes, you are a detective... You can't be watching me all the time, right? "

Deng Yi sat silently in the chair, motionless.

Zhong Xian lowered his head and whispered in his ear, "You know? As soon as I get close to you... I will fall asleep within a few minutes."

"I've seen it before."

"But the rest of the time, I don't feel sleepy at all."

"how come?"

"Do an experiment, okay?" Zhong Xian straightened up, but his fingers were still sliding on Deng Yi's shoulder.

"In your office?"

"Why not." Zhong Xian lowered his head and approached again.He could feel that Deng Yi had no intention of running away this time.

There was a knock on the door of his office.

Mask

65

The flame at the top of the silver rectangular lighter emits a faint blue light.

With an indifferent smile on Zhong Xian's face, he stared at the flame that was as quiet and calm as he was at this time - the center of the flame was an extremely beautiful dazzling blue, surrounded by a ring of light yellow to golden yellow gradient .In just one second of viewing, the temperature of the lighter's pressure plate has risen rapidly on his finger.

Zhong Xian knew this flame very well, as if he knew himself—the outer golden part of the flame could reach a temperature of 200 degrees, but the central blue part of the flame was only about 40 degrees.

Clockstring burns the flame close to a square ceiling-coating sample for a few seconds before placing the sample on the conference room table with ease.

Several representatives of Party A who came to visit looked over their heads.

"really……"

"Is there really no trace of burning?"

"Good material."

"Experiments can best explain the problem." Zhong Xian said lightly, as if it was just a chat after lunch. "You don't need to read promotional materials and advertisements to see whether the material is good or bad. Just do an experiment and you'll know."

"I'm not afraid of fire, but what about water?" Someone asked.

As soon as Zhong Xian raised his left hand, Dake immediately handed him a small and delicate blue transparent watering can.The watering can contains a small amount of water.Zhong Xian shook the watering can, picked up the sample that had been burned by the lighter again, pointed the spout of the watering can at the sample and sprayed twice, keeping a distance of more than 20 centimeters between the watering can and the sample.Like fireworks, the water mist instantly enveloped the surroundings of the model, and at the same time enveloped half of Zhong Xian's arm.The sleeves of Zhongxian got wet, and the wet water droplets that fell on the surface of the sample were quickly sucked in by the coating on the surface of the sample.

"Watermarks will definitely appear on the surface of ordinary materials. But our model, if you look carefully, it can quickly absorb water when it encounters water, and release the attracted water into the air when it dries."

"good."

"It's really good."

"Good material."

After seeing off Party A's survey visitors, the marketing director looked at Zhong Xian with a somewhat unnatural look.

"How did you do it?" The design director couldn't help asking. "Like magic."

Dake laughed. "Submit it."

The design director picked up the sample that had been sprayed with hot water again: "This is really just our ordinary sample." He curiously picked up the lighter and burned it, and soon a black mark was burned. "Mr. Zhong couldn't be a magician." He said jokingly.

"Hahahaha." Eurohang, who had been hiding in a corner of the meeting room, laughed.Attracted the attention of many people.

Dake looked at him with disgust.Ask 'how are you still here?' with your eyes.

Ou Hang stood up and said with a smile, "Boss Zhong is younger than you, but he can be your boss. Don't be dissatisfied. You can't handle the clients he can handle. That's his skill."

Back in Zhong Xian's office, Dake closed the door and said dissatisfiedly to Eurohang: "You don't work here. What are you doing here? You are still talking nonsense in the conference room, as if it has something to do with you."

"Those guys seem to be dissatisfied with Zhong Xian at first glance. What's wrong with me, you follow him all day long, what can you help him settle?"

Dake pointed to his temple: "I use my brain, not a vulgar and offending method."

Zhong Xian ignored them.He looked at his watch.Four hours until get off work.

Two hours ago, when Deng Yi left his office, he whispered the name of a restaurant.It was a western restaurant not far from Zhongxian Apartment.As the dinner time approached, Zhong Xian's heartbeat became more and more difficult to keep steady.

This is not just an invitation.

They both hid too much from each other before, and they both wore thick masks at the beginning of their acquaintance.Now Deng Yi is the first to choose to be honest, and it will be Zhong Xian's turn next.But Zhong Xian's mask is not as simple as Deng Yi's.It doesn't mean you can pick it off.

In Zhong Xian's heart, there was a complex mixture of emotion and worry.

He once misunderstood that Deng Yi refused to approach him.Only now did I suddenly understand that Deng Yi didn't want to approach him in a false way.Unless they are honest with each other.

Deng Yi's previous hesitation came from being serious.And he is so unambiguous that he can decisively unmask himself and give them a good start-starting with being sincere and real.

But what can Zhong Xian give.

Zhong Xian didn't have the courage, he couldn't and didn't dare to fully expose his true self.

Some things need to be hidden, they cannot be seen in the first place.They have to act as if they don't exist forever, so that everything can develop in a good direction.

But this way is far away from Deng Yi's original intention of looking forward to each other's sincerity.

To continue to act or hide means to live in a falsehood all the time.Choose truth, but you may lose all possibilities.

Zhong Xian's heart beat faster and faster.

Not just because of the fear of cutting open your own falsehood.He actually wanted to choose truth.

He had to sit down in his chair.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Ou Hang was the first to notice the abnormality, walked over, walked around the desk, and put his hand on Zhong Xian's shoulder.

Zhong Xian asked Ou Hang: "You said that your wife tricked you into getting married with a fake pregnancy."

Ou Hang froze for a moment and said, "Yes. What's the matter?"

"She lied to you...don't you care that you started your marriage in such an insincere way?"

"I'm married, so what can I do." Ou Hang sighed. "Who made me so handsome and made her crazy."

"You can die if you don't brag?" Dake said from the other side of the table. "What else do you have besides a face? The women who look at you are stupid. Now your wife regrets it to death."

"She died without regret." Ou Hang said.Turning to Zhong Xian again, "She lied to me, how could I not know. She also really loves me, I think it's all over. Don't care