Chapter 2 Chapter two

In the stillness of the night, in the half-brightness, I finally searched out the past thirty-five years ago from the bottom of my mind. That year, the beautiful woman I met at Xiaoguo Detective Agency was Ms. Xu Hongmei, so that little boy was Lie Jiahui. Qiuzhen sat up from the bed and poured a glass of ice water to drink. After counting, the ages are exactly the same, time flies, Xu Hongmei is now an old woman, and Lie Jiahui has already grown up. The little guy who was babbling back then, but the little guy who hugged him in his arms and kissed his chubby cheeks fiercely, is now a mature man.

Can you deny being old? Qiuzhen sat down slowly. It turned out that Xiao Guo and them were old acquaintances, why didn't they come forward to meet each other, why did they sneak around and study them? Little old Guo is always so unpredictable. Qiuzhen completely remembered the details of that meeting. As I get older, the distant things are particularly clear. What I ate for breakfast that day, but I can’t remember it anymore. Qiuzhen remembers that Ms. Xu stayed in Xiao Guo's office for quite a long time. She waited for more than an hour, but she still hadn't come out of that room, and the child seemed to be very well-behaved and didn't make a sound.

Seeking the truth, something happened, and I went back to the newspaper office. That matter has since been put to the back of my mind. What exactly did Ms. Xu say to Xiao Guo in the secret room? Qiuzhen was a little tired, but couldn't fall asleep, so she lay on the bed and waited for dawn. The phone rang suddenly, very loudly in the middle of the night. Find out who this is. She pressed the button: "Mr. Xiao Guo, why are you awake at night?" Sure enough, it was him, "Seeking the truth, have you remembered?" Seeking the truth: "Yes, I did meet her once."

"Time is merciless." "Yes, Xu Hongmei back then was indeed glamorous." Xiao Guo sighed, "Now we are all goosebumps." Seeking the truth to protest, "I just need to tidy up a little, it looks like an old middle-aged man, you are much worse." Xiao Guo was angry, "Yes, yes, you are a little sister." "Mr. Xiao Guo, what did Ms. Xu Hongmei say in your office that day?" "I can't sleep anyway, come to the deck and I'll tell you slowly." "Deck? I'm saving money, I don't need to eat the northwest wind."

"Then, go to the coffee shop on the third floor." "Give me fifteen minutes." "To be honest, you don't need to make up." "Mr. Xiao Guo, it has already been ten minutes since I walked from the room to the door." Xiao Guo was sad, "Poor, she finally became an old lady." For a moment he forgot that he was older. Qiuzhen put on a big sweater and shawl, and hurried out to meet Xiao Guo. Xiao Guoji is waiting for her. "I'm not late." "sit down." Qiuzhen hurriedly took a few cushions to pillow his back, and sat comfortably.

Xiao Guo said, "Listen to the story carefully." There are a few couples of guests at the cafe, all young couples, in good spirits, chatting so much that they forget the time. A young girl whispered to Xiao Guo and Bu Qiuzhen, "Look over there." Her friend looked at it and said enviously: "Ah, what a young couple." The girl said: "At this age, you have already been promoted to the family of the gods." "When we reach that age, I don't know if we can still be as loving as they are." The girl smiled sweetly at her partner, "That depends on how you behave."

This is of course a misunderstanding. Xiao Guo and Bu Qiuzhen are not a couple. Xiao Guo took a breath and began to narrate: "That day, after I invited you away..." Ms. Xu held the child in her arms and sat opposite Xiao Guo. Her beautiful face suddenly sank, full of gloom. The toddler seemed to be tired, leaning against her chest, motionless. Xiao Guo envies all children, that is the golden years of human beings, carefree, eating, drinking and having fun all day long. Xiao Guo saw that she was silent, so he tried: "Miss Xu, you said you have an introducer?" Xu Hongmei raised her head, a look of hesitation flashed through her big eyes, she sighed, "Yes, a lady named Bai was the one who introduced me here."

Xiao Guo was shocked, he only knew a lady named Bai, she was an important person in his mind. "Ah, what's the matter?" He already looked at Ms. Xu differently. "Mr. Guo, I want you to find someone, only this person can help me." Xiao Guo had already driven the drowsiness off his body. He looked like a different person before and after, with bright eyes, staring at Ms. Xu, "Who are you looking for?" "The person I'm looking for, surnamed Yuan, is a doctor." Xiao Guo was immediately embarrassed, his expression froze. Seeing Xiao Guo's appearance, Xu Hongmei sighed softly, "I also know that Dr. Yuan is not someone who can be found by phone."

Xiao Guo spread his hands, "To be honest, Doctor Yuan has disappeared, and no one knows his whereabouts." Xu Hongmei remained silent. The child was in her arms, and had fallen asleep peacefully. She touched his little hand lightly, still holding it tightly. Xiao Guo suggested: "How about putting the child to sleep on the sofa?" Xu Hongmei shook her head, "No, he will be scared." Xiao Guo smiled, he also thought they were mother and son. Raising children at this age is naturally more doting. "Don't you think he's heavy?" "Fortunately," Xu Hongmei said, "I can support it."

"You took him with your own hands?" "There is a nanny at home, but I never let him be alone with others." "The child is very happy." Xu Hongmei replied: "I don't have a job, my job is to serve him." Seeing Ms. Xu's expensive and reserved attire, Xiao Guo already knows that her environment is very good and she doesn't have to worry about life. He tentatively said, "Your husband has taken good care of you." But Xu Hongmei smiled, "I'm a widow." Xiao Guo was taken aback. However, getting married is getting married, and having a child is having a child. They are two different things and have nothing to do with each other.

He immediately accepted the fact. "child--" "Not my son either." Xiao Guo was deeply surprised, wasn't he his own? "Are you his aunt, or an aunt?" "Mr. Guo, his name is Lie Jiahui, I love him deeply, but I have no blood relationship with him at all" Xiao Guo's face is a little hot, and whenever he is embarrassed, the outer circle of his face will automatically heat up. "Mr. Guo, it is Lie Jiahui who wants to see Dr. Yuan, not me. Please accept my commission and find Dr. Yuan for us." Her voice dropped. Xiao Guo was stunned for a while. "Doctor Yuan doesn't seem to be missing. He just doesn't see any customers for the time being and wants to avoid people. Mr. Guo, you are his good friend. Please make an exception and meet us." Xiao Guo said helplessly: "Because he is his friend, we have to be extra considerate of him and respect his wishes." Xu Hongmei became anxious, her eyes moistened. "Is the child sick? I can recommend various specialists to you." Xu Hongmei burst into tears. "Miss Xu, that former doctor is not an ordinary doctor. He is a strange doctor. His medical skills have nothing to do with practical medicine." "I fully understand what kind of doctor he is." Xiao Guo sighed, "Let me be an annoying character and help you find him." Xu Hongmei was slightly relieved, picked up the child, and stood up. She has become a master weightlifter without realizing it. Xiao Guo asked himself whether he was sure to stand up from such a soft and deep sofa with a weight of more than ten kilograms. "If you have any news, please contact me." "Definitely, Miss Xu, but I'm really not sure." Xu Hongmei left with the baby in her arms. Xiao Guo remembered that the child had thick and lovely hair. Hearing this, Bu Qiuzhen yelled in a low voice, "It really isn't mother and child!" Xiao Guo nodded. "Why didn't you ask what the child had to do with her?" Xiao Guo stared at the truth, "Everyone is like you, a daredevil can rule the universe in a day, she is my guest, if she doesn't say anything, how can I ask?" "spit!" Xiao Guo was a little tired. He took off his hat, and his flat white hair shone brightly. Qiuzhen suddenly asked: "Where did all the melanin in the hair go?" Xiao Guo said: "Scalp cells age and no longer produce." "Poor Gaotang Mingjing with sad white hair, like blue silk in the morning and snow in the evening." "Hey, do you want to listen to the story?" Qiuzhen yawned deliberately, "There's nothing nice to hear." "what?" "You didn't find the original doctor for her back then." Being guessed right by her, Xiao Guo was upset. "If you found the original doctor back then, you wouldn't have to avoid them today." Xiao Guo lowered his head silently, "Yes, I don't have enough friendship, and Doctor Yuan ignored me." "Mr. Xiao Guo, you don't have to worry about it. People like Doctor Yuan have decided one thing, which is irreversible." Xiao Guo sighed, "Everyone has deified him. This person has retreated several times without seeing anyone. You think he is studying some important matter. In fact, he didn't do anything. He was just dating." "Everyone has his own aspirations, and that is indeed a major event in his life." "Will die!" "However, Xu Hongmei and Lie Jiahui are still alive. Lie Jiahui is already an adult. It can be seen that no matter what symptoms he suffered from when he was young, he has been cured today." Xiao Guo said in a daze, "That's right." "No one could find him back then, and the lady surnamed Bai knew him so well, so she was helpless. That's why I recommended Xu Hongmei to you. You don't have to feel guilty." "I really want to tell them that Doctor Yuan has recently left the customs." "Yes, at least he has seen Qiqi." "Qiqi has another relationship with him." Ah, another story. "However, more than 30 years have passed. No matter how difficult it was back then, it is now in the past. Even if you find the original doctor, it is useless." "Wait a minute, Mr. Guo, why did Xu Hongmei and Lie Jiahui want to see Dr. Yuan?" Xiao Guo was stunned. Qiuzhen asked sharply: "You don't know, you didn't ask?" Xiao Guo said: "I only knew that it must be a very important matter, so I tried my best to search for someone like Yuan." Of course Yuanshi will not let anyone find him. Xiao Guo didn't try his best, he even found the communication password of Mr. Yuan's personal computer, and was able to communicate with the computer. But the computer advised him like this: "If you are really a friend of Dr. Yuan, please give Dr. Yuan time. Please wait patiently for Dr. Yuan to leave the customs. I will register your name and wait for Dr. Yuan to reply to you as soon as possible." "But I'm really in a hurry." "Your Excellency's urgent matter is not the original doctor's urgent matter." "I am also entrusted by others." "Doctor Yuan likes to meddle in other people's business, but this time the time is wrong and there is no fate, so it is not appropriate to force it." "A computer knows what fate is." The computer sneered, did not argue with him, turned off automatically, and refused to accept it. Xiao Guo asked people to look for Yuan Jun at the place where he often haunted, but Dr. Yuan seemed to have disappeared, like a grain of sand falling into the Gobi, like a drop of water falling into the sea, and never appeared again. This incident became a thorn in Xiao Guo's heart. The most important job of a private detective is to find people, but Xiao Guo failed to find people. He even approached the lady surnamed Bai to complain. She comforted him with kind words. "Xiao Guo, look carefully, this has nothing to do with your ability, this old man may not be in the solar system at all." "That's another matter. I didn't contact him, but it's the truth." At that time, Xiao Guo had been looking for him for three full years. "Then, even Xu Hongmei disappeared." Ms. Bai smiled: "Xu Hongmei is not hard to find." Xiao Guo was silent. Ms. Bai asked: "You already know the details of Xu Hongmei?" "I've already found out this. She is the only daughter of Xu Zhongkai, a tycoon in the securities industry. Because of love problems, she fell out with her father and turned from an heir to a stranger." Ms. Bai nodded, "It is said that Xu Zhongkai still doesn't understand how his precious daughter would willingly give up a kingdom." Xiao Guo laughed, "Because she fell in love with another kingdom." Ms. Bai said: "Yes, Lie's wealth is no less than Xu Zhongkai's." "And it's Xu Zhongkai's enemy." Ms. Bai made this comment: "Emotions are unreasonable." "It can be described as terrible." Ms. Bai suddenly said: "Xiao Guo, you are a man, let me tell you, will you fall in love with the opposite sex who is 40 years younger than you?" Xiao Guo shook his head, "I always like more mature partners." "People who are forty years younger than you may be very sensible." "Being in love is painful enough, the world-shattering love is not something ordinary people like me can enjoy." Madam Bai smiled. Xiao Guo quickly added, "Not everyone will meet." By the time the narration reaches this point, the sky has gradually become brighter. The young couples chatting in the coffee room have also gradually dispersed. Xiao Guo yawned. Seeking truth has eleven hundred questions to ask. But Xiao Guo said, "I'm tired." Seeking truth to know that he didn't mean to be tricky, "Mr. Xiao Guo, I'll send you back to rest." "I can still walk by myself." To be honest, send him back to the cabin. At the cabin door, Xiao Guo suddenly turned his head, "To be honest, I have to admit that calling me Xiao Guo is a bit funny. From now on, you can call me Lao Guo." Qiuzhen covered one ear with his hands in the shape of a trumpet, "What did you say, Mr. Xiao Guo?" Xiao Guo went into the cabin. To be honest, he sighed. What is powerless?That's it. At this moment, a hand reached into Qiuzhen's arms. "Qiqi." Qiuzhen held that hand tightly. "Look," Qiqi pointed to the coastal scenery, "This is Wanzai Xuanbing." "There have also been signs of melting recently, and scientists don't know how worried they are." "To be honest, you can kill scenery." Seeking truth from shame, "Yes, I'm too realistic." The two of them hid in the artificial greenhouse, sitting comfortably on the rattan chair next to the exotic flowers and chatting. Qiuzhen asked: "Qiqi, do you know Xu Hongmei's love story when she was young?" Qiqi leaned forward and looked around, "It's not good to talk about people's private life behind their backs." "Duh," Qiuzhen disapproved, "Do you have a better topic?" Qiqi laughed, "Why don't you tell us whether the Green Lantern will really disappear from the map of the earth due to melting ice in the next century." "It's better to discuss whether it is possible for botanists to rebuild the rainforest within 30 years." They looked at each other and laughed. Qi Qi took a sip of her fragrant tea, "To be honest, I come from a grassroots class, and my biggest wish is to earn food and clothing. I'm not interested in the love stories of wealthy daughters." "It is said that this matter was quite a sensation back then." "I also heard from Xiao Guo." "At that time, you and I were not born yet?" Qiqi, "You are younger than me, you probably haven't been born yet." "About what year?" Qiqi looked up and thought about it, "About 1960." Qiuzhen was greatly surprised, "Why did the story go back and forth as it was told?" "Yes, Xiao Guo was still an apprentice with his master at that time." "At that time, how old was Miss Xu Hongmei?" "Maybe fifteen, maybe sixteen." "Did you fall in love so early?" "Yes, in love with her father's enemy, Lie Zheng who is forty years older than her." "Lie Zheng, is his surname also Lie?" "Yes, his surname is Lie." Qiuzhen stood up and said loudly, "In this way, Lie Jiahui is obviously Liezheng's child!" "We checked, and Xu Hongmei has never given birth." Qiuzhen was not convinced, "Maybe she hid and raised this child." "We investigated very thoroughly. They are indeed not mother and child. You can forget that." "Tell me their stories." "The story is very simple. Lie Zheng has a family with children, and the children are older than Xu Hongmei. The two parties encountered extreme obstacles. As a result, Hongmei ran away from the family, and Lie Zheng also divorced his wife. They finally got married. That year Xu Hongmei is twenty-one years old." "Look, there is no such thing as an inseparable marriage!" Qiqi smiled, "It's true, the reason why a person doesn't get divorced is because he doesn't want to get divorced." "The story has a very happy ending." "Yes, when we met Xu Hongmei at the detective agency, Lie Zheng had just passed away not long ago." Doing the math, "Mr. Lie will enjoy a long life and live to be eighty years old." "Xu Hongmei has been with him all the time. This has stood the test of time. The family members of both parties have begun to soften, especially the former Mrs. Lie. She is really a reasonable lady. She urged her children to reconcile with Lie Zheng." "In the end, did they forgive my father?" "Have." "It's because the inheritance is evenly distributed." Qiuzhen smiled. "You're here again." Qiqi teased. This is Bu Qiuzhen's fault, she never beautifies the facts. Now she did the math, "The story started in 1960, and it has a history of 80 years. Hey, I thought I was old." At this time, behind a pile of violets, an elegant voice came out, "You are wrong. I was only twelve years old when the story began. I remember it very clearly. It was May 1958." June 6th." Qiuzhen and Qiqi blushed in fright, and blurted out "Who?" Someone gently pushed away the fragrant violets, "I, Xu Hongmei." When Qiuzhen and Qiqi heard this, they were even more embarrassed to the point where they had nowhere to go, wishing to dig a hole to get in Xu Hongmei smiled lightly. Seek truth to see a pair of shrewd eyes. Oh, Ms. Xu's soul is not old. "Two, please sit down, I have already noticed you." Please breathe a sigh of relief. Xu Hongmei came out slowly and sat opposite them. She said, "It's mainly Miss Qiqi's appearance, which hasn't changed at all." Qiqi's ears burned until they were red and transparent, and she couldn't speak a word. "Mr. Xiao Guo is still growing strong, but who is this young lady?" "My name is Bu Qiuzhen." "Bu Qiuzhen," Xu Hongmei pondered, "Is it Bu Qiuzhen, the columnist of "Universe Daily"?" Qiuzhen smiled, "It's right here." She knew that she was a bit famous, but she didn't expect that even the old lady who didn't care about world affairs had heard who she was, and she couldn't help being radiant, as if she had been given a shot in the arm. "I have seen your high profile, and I admire it very much." "Where, where." "Between the lines, it observes the world situation in detail without any illusions, which makes readers feel sorry for it." Seeking truth for a moment, "Really, am I that pessimistic?" "It's Tongche." "Thank you, I'm afraid it's not as good as you said." Qiqi on the other side gradually calmed down, and most of the blush on her face faded. "You seem to be very interested in my story." Bu Qiuzhen said honestly and bluntly, "Yes." Ms. Xu smiled, her eyes were squinted, her face was wrinkled, and she looked very cute. "Ms. Xu, would you like to tell a reporter your story?" "Compared with some legendary characters, my story may be lackluster." "Too polite." "Besides, the ship is sailing back, and it will arrive at the shore in three days. From morning to night, it is not enough to talk about decades." "After landing, I will come to the house and continue to listen." Xu Hongmei smiled. Qiqi also laughed, thinking in her heart, to be honest, you are a ghost, bold, thick-skinned, and really skilled. At this moment, the steward on board came to them, "Ah, Ms. Xu, you are here. Mr. Lie is looking for you everywhere, and he is very anxious. Please follow me." Xu Hongmei stood up slowly, took two steps, and then turned her head around again, begging to know that she had something to say, she hurried forward. "You three, please contact me again in the afternoon." Really happy. Qiqi also breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Hongmei left gently with the waiter. Qiuzhen said excitedly: "I have found the answer." "Yeah." Qiqi agreed. "Look," Qiuzhen said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao Guo has been looking for her for thirty-five years, but he has been in vain. As soon as I show up, there will be results. Can't you be dissatisfied?" Qiqi looked at her and smiled, "Submit, subdue, subdue." Competitiveness has remained unchanged for decades. But now it has evolved into a funny subject. The two of them went back to the cabin separately, and after a short rest, they made an appointment to have lunch with Xiao Guo. While talking and laughing, I suddenly saw a helicopter landed on the deck outside the French window, with a red cross on the body of the helicopter. "Yeah." Qiuzhen said, "A passenger was seriously ill and was brought back by helicopter for diagnosis and treatment." Xiao Guo Jinxing watched the stretcher being carried out furiously, and suddenly stood up with a huo, "The patient is Xu Hongmei." Qiuzhen's eyes were a little slow, but he had already seen Lie Jiahui, who looked like a jade tree facing the wind, beside the stretcher. Qiuzhen quickly left the delicious food and rushed to the deck. It was too late, the medical staff, patients, and their family members boarded the helicopter together, made a circle in the air, and then flew away to the shore. The high wind beat Qiuzhen's clothes and shoes into chaos. Xiao Guo looked at the sky, "Are you sure it's strange, she was just about to speak when she suddenly fell ill." Qiqi murmured: "I hope she has time to tell her story." Qiuzhen went to the captain's cabin for a while. "heart disease." Qiqi said: "That's very simple, just change one." "It's already an artificial heart." "Change again." Xiao Guo said: "Well, the lifespan of human beings can continue endlessly until I get tired of it." Qiqi suddenly laughed, "Three years old, three years broken, three years mended." Qiuzhen will never give up the opportunity to tell a joke, "You still repair it well." Qiuzhen said again: "A few young men on the boat have been staring at you." The boat was about to berth, and the young man asked Qiqi for her mailing address. Qiqi is just evading. No wonder, although the appearance is beautiful and splendid, the heart is already in full bloom. Qiuzhen teased Qiqi, "Why don't you make good use of your beauty?" Qiqi sighed, "I knew I wouldn't need to do this today." Seeking the truth but comforting her: "It's okay, you won't be stupider than me, how many people got a column in the "Universe Daily", obediently, it's terrible, using official socializing, showing off, bragging , Praise the motherland, spread rumors to make troubles, and take profits and make a lot of advertisements. I only used the column to receive payment, I am very useless. The newspaper has always thought it was expensive, and I was not knowledgeable, so there was nothing I could do about it.” Qiqi laughed instead, "Hey, you are the one who is supreme, pure and pure." "Hey," he thought seriously, "what I say is the truth, this is my usual way of doing things, and I don't want you to praise me." "In that case, why complain." "Yes, you are right, I am not a saint yet, sorry." At this moment, Xiao Guo was surprised and said: "When the two women talk about the sky, they can really talk about the ages and the universe." Warm as ever. "Mr. Xiao Guo, the boat is moored, we will contact Ms. Xu Hongmei immediately." "If she is still alive." Qiuzhen shuddered, "No, she must be alive." Xiao Guo smiled wryly, "I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide!" Ask the truth, "Mr. Xiao Guo, the meeting on the boat was not a coincidence, right?" Xiao Guo answered well, "After the age of twenty-one, what happens by accident." Qiqi answered on her behalf: "For decades, Xiao Guo has been following Xu Lie and the other two." "But I didn't go up to recognize anyone." Xiao Guo touched his face, "No face." Ask the truth to laugh. "I want to tell them that the Yuan family has already left customs, and his medical skills have become a hundred times better than before. I am willing to contact the Yuan family again on their behalf." "Go, do it as soon as you get ashore." The ship finally landed. Qiuzhen breathed a sigh of relief when he got off the boat. "In another twenty years, maybe I will be willing to be trapped on a luxury boat. At this moment, my heart is still wild, and I still feel bored on a boat." Xiao Guo said: "Even I don't have the heart to appreciate the scenery." Xiao Guo found Lie Jiahui the next day. "He has returned home. During Ms. Xu's hospitalization, he was by her side every day." Please be sincere. Mother's kindness and son's filial piety has its own limit. The two of them are so affectionate, they are more like a couple. "Ms. Xu has been rescued, and almost all the blood systems in her body have been replaced. The doctor is not optimistic. She is alive temporarily, but the life clock will stop at some point." Qiuzhen said, "I'm going to see her." "You have to apply in advance." "no problem." Three days later, Qiuzhen got a reply that Ms. Xu was willing to see her. It was Lie Jiahui himself who contacted her. He spoke politely and very politely, "Miss Bu, she has not recovered from her serious illness, so I can only talk a few words." "I see."