Lofty future

What Assistant Bai meant was obviously for me to decide whether to pick up or not.But I have neither the courage to accept nor the ability to refuse.

Zeng Yuhan looked at Assistant Bai, at the phone, at me, and asked, "Did you come back without telling Axue?"

I smiled bitterly: "Otherwise."

"Cao!" Zeng Yuhan frowned, hesitating between me and Song Weiran first.I wanted him to go first, but he saw my intention and spoke first.

"Oh, what a trouble, I'll come!"

As he spoke, he snatched Assistant Bai's mobile phone, connected it, and choked impatiently: "Hey, what are you doing? It's not convenient for my brother to answer the phone. I'm coming—why is it inconvenient? How else can it be inconvenient? It’s inconvenient if you don’t want to pick it up!”

I don't know what was said there, he turned his head to look at me, his arrogance lowered, and he became helpless.

"Don't worry, with me and the old man, is it worse than yours?"

"..."

The two of them talked like a war of words for 2 minutes, and I gradually calmed down, feeling that I could face Chi Xue, so I asked Zeng Yuhan for the phone.

"Axue." My tone was pretending to be relaxed, and I even smiled a little, "Don't be angry, I will make amends to you in the future."

After speaking, there was only a silence over there, not even the sound of breathing.I can't imagine Chi Xue's expression.He must have been very sad and disappointed.

While waiting for his answer, I was more apprehensive than ever.Zeng Yuhan on the side glanced at me, then at his watch, and then at his mobile phone, his body language was tangled.

I patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to go first.

This time he hesitated for a while, and finally confessed to Assistant Bai, and then ran to the artificial beach.

I saw him meeting Song Weiran at the entrance of the beach, and the two naturally held each other's hands.Then Song Weiran turned his head to look at me, raised his arm and waved at me.

There weren't many people on the beach, and when they stepped into the play area, they quickly locked onto their target.

Far away, I saw a man playing a big water polo with a little girl I knew well.When the little girl heard the call from her relatives, she immediately responded, smiling and beckoning her mother to join.

Good thing our little girl is out of danger and she is having a great time.

I just looked at them like this.The distance was too far, and I could only see a few adults opening and closing their mouths, but couldn't hear whether they were talking peacefully or swords being drawn.

But it doesn't matter, no matter what Zeng Yuhan will handle.

That scene gave me an indescribable, never-before-seen warmth and steadfastness in my heart, and I suddenly felt enlightened for no reason.

So I seized the last free time and confided to Chi Xue on the other end of the phone that I couldn't be honest in front of him.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is just a sentence "cannot escape".

But even though the sentence is so simple, if I hadn't returned to Yangcheng, if I hadn't met the most precious people in my life, if I hadn't known that the person on the phone would not blame me, how could I have said it?

I didn't know how much and how long I talked until Chi Xue interrupted me.

He called my name and coaxed me in a distressed tone: "Don't cry, don't worry—don't worry about me, I'll listen to you, don't do unnecessary things, okay?"

"I didn't cry. It's windy here, and I caught a cold."

"Okay, it's windy."

"You take part in the film festival well, and later... I will help you make more movies together when I am innocent."

"okay."

"It's almost time, do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes, there are many. But don't worry, you are busy with yours, and I am busy with mine. When we are all busy, talk slowly together."

good.I answered in my heart, and while looking at the children playing and awkward adults on the beach, I slowly backed to the car.

When I touched the car door, I hung up the phone.

Assistant Bai followed, with a silent and dignified expression, and fixed his eyes on me: "Teacher Xiang, have you decided yet?"

I smiled and returned the phone to him: "If you are afraid that Mr. Xiao will blame you, you can give me the car and let me go by myself, and then tell him that I stole the car when you were not prepared."

"Forget it." He also smiled, "I haven't learned anything from dealing with you for so long, but I still learned when I do things alone. Teacher Xiang, come on, get in the car."

The last time I entered the Yangcheng police station was the year I had a fight with Zhan Yunpeng, and then I left.After coming back, he has been a good citizen, worked hard to start a business, lived a serious life, and has no bad records.

Even earlier, it was when Xiang Meifang caught Chi Xue's brat.

From catching him stealing a wallet to applying for adoption, the process is not uncomplicated. I can't remember how many times I went in and out of the Qinghe Street Police Station. At that time, I knew many small policemen in the police station.

Later, these people tuned up and up, and I, a child, naturally didn't have any friendship with them.

However, this time when he came to the city bureau to surrender, he saw a familiar face.I was still searching for the name of this person in my mind, Assistant Bai had already bowed respectfully.

"Hi Director Li, I'm sorry to trouble you."

The other party smiled, waved his hands, and said politely: "No trouble, no trouble, Axue told me, I have a general understanding of the situation, I should be the one to express my gratitude."

As he spoke, Director Li turned his gaze to me, first lingered on my face for a while, and then let out a deep-sounding sigh.

"Are you the kid from Doctor Xiang's house? You were the one who dragged Axue and asked him to call Doctor Xiang to be his mother. I was very impressed."

He was deeply impressed, and I was not impressed. I already remembered which face he was from the Qinghe Street Police Station.

Not only did he meet his face and name, but he also wanted to understand the joint that he had been promoted all the way up and kept in touch with Chi Xue—presumably the "Ju Li" who was not present when Chi Xue took me to the tea room to inquire about Zhan Yunpeng last time was Bureau Li in front of him.

But more, I have no intention of thinking about it.

"Director Li, I'm here to surrender. Regarding Zhan Yunpeng's case, I have something to explain."

"I know." He withdrew his expression, gathered his eyes slightly, stared at me for a moment, and became solemn, "Come with me."

Interrogate, check, interrogate, check again...

Those memories that I didn't want to touch for a long time were repeatedly recalled and narrated in a short period of time.

I had to stand in the past again and again, standing in the dungeon of the most luxurious hotel in a Southeast Asian country, zoom in on every detail I have seen and experienced, and then describe it as restored as possible.

While immersed in the turbulent pain, my body and mind were supported by an emotional perception that I don’t know how to describe, but can only be defined as “relaxation”, and spent dozens of hours that were very split.

It wasn't until I had said all I could say, thoroughly, that the interrogation seemed to have finally come to an end.

What I have confessed is my own criminal evidence, so I can only stay in the detention center and wait for the trial after I finish my confession.

I don't need anyone to tell me, I know that this case has a lot of roots of mashed potatoes, and it has to be tried or waited.But I didn't feel the torment and boredom, and even the pain of reminiscing disappeared.

Over the years, this is the most relaxed and innocent day for me.All its ingredients are silent labor and dedicated waiting.

And, soon I was waiting for a visit from Hope.