Chapter 5 germination

Regal Entertainment City is located on the busiest main road in Shizhong District.It looks resplendent when lit up at night.But in daylight, the gate looked like some kind of eerie opening made of crude lamp tubes and brass carvings.It is the industry of scar yellow.But the Anti-Narcotics Division suspects that this nightclub is just a cover. It is actually a secret place where Dao Scarhuang launders drug money for himself and his accomplices, so Yuan Ye and Chen Ziyu decide to come and meet Dao Scarhuang for a while. At this time, inside the glass door, the big iron door was half-closed, and only a security guard was sitting at the door and dozing off.

Yuan Ye patted him awake to reveal his identity.When the security guard saw the two policemen, his expression became tense, and he got into the big iron gate to ask his superiors for instructions. After a while, the iron gate began to rise slowly. When I walked into the entertainment city, I didn't turn on the lights, and it was very dark during the day, and there was a damp and stagnant smell in the air.Yuan Ye felt a little nauseated when he smelled this smell.They didn't go through the hall, and went directly to the second floor through a small side door next to them after walking through the passage.The fluorescent lights were on in the office, and the sound of playing cards could be heard from one office. A young man with blond hair in black clothes was smoking a cigarette in the aisle. When he saw the three of them coming in, he kept looking at them with a dazed and somewhat curious expression.

The security guard took them directly into the general manager's office, and a younger brother brought two cups of tea. Chen Ziyu called the security guard who wanted to quit: "Don't leave, anyway, Mr. Huang hasn't arrived yet, let's talk first." The security guard with a rural accent blushed, not knowing what Chen Ziyu wanted to talk to him about. Chen Ziyu took out a photo of the big mosquito from his briefcase: "Did you see this man when you were working here?" The security guard stammered, "I, I don't know anything." "Come here, take a good look, have you seen him?"

The security guard quickly glanced at the photo in Chen Ziyu's hand, but took a step back: "I just came here to work, so I really don't know anything." Chen Ziyu and Yuan Ye exchanged glances. "What's your name?" "Sun Dongshun." "You are from?" "Tongqiao." Seeing that he was asking about irrelevant things, the security gradually relaxed. Chen Ziyu asked again: "How long have you been working here?" "Two, two months." Chen Ziyu's face sank: "Just three weeks ago, this person came to this nightclub to perform late, how come you haven't seen him?"

The security guard's neck was red with embarrassment, he scratched his head and backed away, hesitating and hawing, not knowing what to say.Then the door opened, and a short man in a plaid suit and a black T-shirt strode in.He actually looks kind, but there is an obvious scar from the brow bone to the chin, which adds a fierce look to his pale face. As soon as he came in, he smiled all over his face: "Two police officers, what advice do you have?" Chen Ziyu said with a smile: "We, the police, are investigating the case and need to know something from you. I hope you can cooperate."

Yuan Ye has not spoken.The air in this room is also not very good. When I first came in, I already felt sick to my stomach, and now I even feel like vomiting.He folded his hands on his body quietly, actually pressing his stomach. "Smoking, smoking." Dao Scar Huang took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and handed them to them. Seeing the smoke, Yuan Ye felt a stronger nausea rushing down his throat.He quickly waved his hand and refused. Chen Ziyu took it and took one.Scar Huang personally took out the lighter and lit it for him. "Have you ever seen this person?" Chen Ziyu handed the photo of the big mosquito to Dao Scarhuang.

Scar Huang frowned for a while, then admitted: "Yes, I have an impression. His name is Li Benguo, and he used to be a resident singer here, but he didn't come here all of a sudden." Chen Ziyu exhaled a smoke ring: "That's right. Can you tell us more about him?" "He?" "Yes, you can say whatever you want." Dao Scar Huang turned around and sat in his boss's high-back chair, lit another cigarette for himself, and said, "He...in fact, he only comes here for two hours a day, and leaves after the performance. So I told him I can’t say I know much about it.”

"A person who doesn't know you, you let him come to your nightclub to perform? Do you know that he was sent to a labor camp?" After brewing for a while, Dao Scar Huang spoke again: "The two police officers probably also checked me and knew my details. When I was young, I also went wrong and suffered. Working hard, it is not easy to achieve today's achievements. So I especially sympathize with those prisoners who have been released after serving their sentences. Because too many people outside see people with colored glasses. So several of my employees have this background. Because I want to give them a job, a chance to be a new person."

Unexpectedly, he actually played the emotional card.Dao Scar Huang spoke so sincerely that his eyes seemed to be a little red. Yuan Ye endured the stomachache, and looked at him with no expression on his face. Chen Ziyu nodded while listening, as if he was moved: "Well, go on." "This Li Benguo is also good at singing, and he looks good. He came here to sing, and attracted me a few middle-aged rich women to join him on a regular basis. But I made it clear to him that I don't care how he messes around outside. , I can open the door to do serious business here, and I can’t do dirty things here. As a result, he suddenly stopped coming after a while, which made me temporarily find a dance group to top the show, cough! It’s a mess!”

"that's it?" "that's it." "Did you know he was dealing drugs?" Scar Huang was taken aback: "Is there such a thing?" "You really don't know?" "If I want to know, can I still let him in? I, I am a serious businessman! Can I allow my subordinates to do this kind of thing? Comrade police, you must trust me on this." Chen Ziyu thought, this guy might have gotten wind that the big mosquito is dead.No matter what he says now, there is no proof.He nodded: "Okay, thank you for your cooperation. Let's keep in touch."

"sure." Walking out of Regal Nightclub, Chen Ziyu murmured, "Hmph, old fox." He took out his car key and pressed it.Yuan Ye opened the car door and leaned himself into the leather seat of the passenger seat, feeling chills coming from deep inside his body. "Are you okay?" Chen Ziyu started the car: "Your complexion has been bad since just now." "It's okay, I have a stomachache." "If you can't bear it, don't hold on." Yuan Ye's cell phone rang. He let go of his hand covering his stomach, and took out the phone from his trouser pocket with difficulty. It was an unfamiliar number. "Hey?" When he got through, the phone was suddenly disconnected.He heard it very clearly, it was the other party who heard his voice and hung up from there. He called right away, but no one answered this time. He muttered, "Weird." "What's wrong?" "The phone is disconnected." "Wrong type?" "Not like." Yuan Ye frowned: "If it's a harassing call, why would you be so stupid to leave your phone number?" He called an acquaintance of the Telecommunications Bureau who specialized in helping the police: "Xiao Song, can you check this number for me, where is it?" The other party quickly replied: "The Second Affiliated Hospital." Yuan Ye was stunned while holding the phone. The moment Su Qin heard Yuan Ye's voice, she was flustered and hung up the phone abruptly. When she told the man that she hooked up with a policeman, the man flinched instantly, which was deeply imprinted in her mind.Just like mice are afraid of cats, hooligans are afraid of the police. This is the natural enemy. Lying alone in the dark, Su Qin stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open, and a bold idea suddenly appeared in her mind.If you stay by Yuan Ye's side all the time, will you feel safe?Did that person never dare to pester him again?Moreover, Yuan Ye is the most suitable candidate, because he has no time to delve into his past. For a long time, Su Qin has been unable to establish a deeper relationship with anyone, because such a relationship always scares her.They are all people with a future, and she has lost confidence in the future.But Yuan Ye is different.Both he and himself have no future. Although this idea became more and more intense, she still flinched when she actually heard Yuan Ye's voice. It was like being jerked back to reality from my own wishful thinking.After all, the other party is a real person, a shrewd and capable policeman. If that man is afraid of the police, isn't he the same?Moreover, what did Yuan Ye think?What kind of woman would he see himself as?Did it come to your door?Is it easy to play?In the final analysis, the two are not familiar with each other at all, how can she think that everything will be as she wishes?Forget it, stop thinking about it.No one can save you, not even for a moment. The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, Su Qin supported her head with her hands wearily.A little nurse came in and whispered in her ear, "Dr. Su, someone is looking for you." She turned her head to look at the door, and was surprised to find that Yuan Ye was standing at the door. Although there was still no smile on his face, his eyes were almost looking at her tenderly. "Why are you here?" Su Qin couldn't tell what she was feeling. "Did you call me just now?" Yuan Ye asked. "Ah? Well, I just..." Su Qin felt a little hot on his face.She didn't expect Yuan Ye to guess that it was her who made the call, and to rush over so quickly. "It's okay, I thought you had something to ask me." Yuan Ye waved his hand, not paying attention to her murmured explanation.In fact, he felt very uncomfortable, and it was a bit difficult to stand up.He looked around, all the chairs were full of people, and he couldn't find a place to sit. Su Qin noticed: "Why is your complexion so bad?" "It's okay." Yuan Ye said, "It's good that you're okay." When he turned to leave, Su Qin held his hand, Yuan Ye stopped and looked back at her. "You have a fever!" Su Qin exclaimed in a low voice: "My God, your hands are so hot!" After feeding Yuan Ye the medicine, Su Qin put away the water glass: "You really should be hospitalized." Yuan Ye closed his eyes and said, "No need, just sleep and you'll be fine." The limbs are soft, as if all the strength in the whole body has been taken away, why are you so tired. "Are you going back to the hospital later?" Yuan Ye asked. Su Qin looked at his watch: "It's already off work, and it's no fun to go back to the hospital now." After a while, Yuan Ye said, "Thank you." "no need thank me?" "Take me home, this is the second time." "I can't help you, you are sick," Su Qin smiled wryly, "running around with a fever." Having said this, she stopped. Seeing that the call was from himself, Yuan Ye hurried over regardless of his discomfort.She couldn't describe the feeling.They can't even be called friends at all, why should they treat her so well? Yuan Ye closed his eyes and remained silent.After a while, Su Qin thought he was already asleep.Suddenly I heard Yuan Ye say, "I thought you would never make this call." "what?" Yuan Ye didn't speak any more, he really fell asleep. Is it still daytime? Why is it so dark around? Yuan Ye lurks in the darkness, breathing heavily.He was lying in a bottomless dense forest, surrounded by waist-high clumps of miscanthus, and there was a slight rustling sound from the dark place.Like the footsteps of a wild beast approaching gently. Cold sweat oozed from Yuan Ye's forehead. A huge danger is approaching, and the subconscious mind is reminding myself that every bit of the hunting genetic factor of the ancestors in the whole body is restless, but the danger is too huge, as boundless as this darkness, completely enveloping myself.He had nowhere to run, he was struggling, he couldn't move. Can't even make a sound. Who will save me, who will save me—? Suddenly his forehead felt cold, and a gentle woman's voice called him in his ear: "Yuan Ye, Yuan Ye." Yuan Ye struggled violently and opened his eyes. Su Qin was sitting beside his bed, wiping the cold sweat off his brow with a towel.He remembered that he was at home, and this afternoon he went to the hospital to find Su Qin, but Su Qin sent him home with a fever. "Did you have a nightmare just now?" Su Qin asked. Yuan Ye subconsciously looked at the alarm clock beside the bed, it was almost ten o'clock. "You've been here?" he asked. "You have a fever, so I can't leave you alone in the room." Su Qin touched his forehead with a soft hand: "It doesn't seem so hot now. Get up and eat something before going to sleep. I'll boil it for you I ordered some porridge..." "No, don't go!" Yuan Ye held Su Qin's hand with a sweaty hand. Su Qin froze for a moment, but she didn't withdraw her hand.An Xin who suddenly found someone by his side nearly broke Yuan Ye. "Can you stay with me for a while." Yuan Ye said hoarsely. Su Qin watched him. The man's instant fragility made her feel pity, sometimes almost tender.In fact, he doesn't need to be ashamed at all because he is already stronger than most people in the world, much stronger. "Okay, then you can sleep for a while, I'm here, I won't leave." Su Qin gently covered the back of Yuan Ye's hand with the other hand. Yuan Ye slowly lay back and closed his eyes again. "Can I hold your hand?" "sure." "Thank you, Dr. Su." Deep in the pillow, Yuan Ye's face was young and thin, and the sun-tanned skin began to fade, revealing a bloodless paleness.She thought, the person who should be thankful is me, it is his illness that made me find the reason to stay. He actually had a lot of things he wanted to ask her, and she had more reasons and troubles that she couldn't bring up, but they didn't say anything again that night.Just holding hands quietly, comforting loneliness with each other's loneliness. When Yuan Ye woke up from the continuous high fever, it was already the dusk of the second day. Although the limbs and body were still soft, the painful and struggling feeling in the drowsiness miraculously disappeared, and the fever had subsided. He felt as if he just had a very comfortable sleep. Since he found out that he was sick, he hadn't slept so peacefully for a long, long time.He didn't know how long he had been in a coma, but in his impression, there was only the coolness of the wet towel that was wiped over his forehead and neck, and that soft hand. It was very dark, and there was a faint light in the living room outside. Yuan Ye sat up, put on a coat, opened the door, and walked out. Su Qin hugged her elbows and leaned against his balcony with her back to him, as if watching the scenery and thinking about something.She held a dying cigarette between her fingertips. Yuan Ye was standing behind her, looking at her. After a while, Yuan Ye coughed: "You asked me to quit smoking, and you smoked again?" Su Qin turned around and smiled: "You woke up, do you feel better?" "It's really alive and well, and he's a hero." Yuan Ye deliberately exaggerated.But they all know that this is not the case at all. Su Qin blinked, and after the two laughed, they were silent. After a while, Yuan Ye looked for a topic: "Didn't go to work today?" Su Qin threw away the cigarette butt: "Today is Saturday." "Oh, yes." Yuan Ye felt that he was really stupid, and scratched his head in embarrassment.Su Qin found that whenever he encountered embarrassment, he would do this kind of childish behavior, which was actually very cute.She turned her eyes and looked outside. "The night view here is very good." She said. Looking out from the balcony, the night view of this house is better than the daytime. During the daytime, you can see roof after roof, a gray city with few green plants. Yuan Ye walked to Su Qin's side, stood side by side with her, and watched silently for a while. "That said, it's true." He smiled wryly, "It's the first time I've lived here to watch the night scene for the first time." "I often look at it." Su Qin said: "From the window where I used to live, I can see the other side of the river. In the middle of the night, it is dark and there is nothing. I can only see the beacon lights on the river. Sometimes I couldn’t sleep, so I sat by the window all night and watched the river light up little by little.” When the topic came to this point, both of them paused.Yuan Ye felt as if he was standing in front of a dark cave, and the next step was to explore. Why is she unhappy?What was the secret that kept her awake at night?But Yuan Ye reined in his curiosity and didn't dare to take a step further.He cared more about her than the story behind her.If he asked, he would break this strange and delicate connection at this moment, and somehow he felt it at this moment.She would run away and hide like a frightened rabbit.She doesn't trust anyone, but at this moment, she really stays by her side cautiously.That's enough. Su Qin raised her eyes to look at Yuan Ye, and touched Yuan Ye's eyes staring at her.The eyes are not sharp, even a little sad, but very, very deep.At that moment, Su Qin had an illusion that such eyes seemed to be looking into his heart all the time, that he had already understood everything and understood everything.Somewhere in Su Qin's heart, there was a sudden pain. "Why am I so stupid!" She smiled under cover: "Just after your fever subsided, I asked you to stand here and let the air blow. Come in the room quickly. Eat something, and you will recover quickly." As she spoke, she hurriedly left Yuan Ye and walked towards the back room. When she turned around, her fingers brushed against Yuan Ye's, and Yuan Ye really wanted to reach out and grab her.But it was as if he was bound by a string of iron wires, and he couldn't move a single finger. This evening, the two did not have any nutritious conversations.After Yuan Ye drank two bowls of porridge, Su Qin drove him to bed again. Only this time, Yuan Ye couldn't fall asleep because of tossing and turning, and Su Qin never raised his eyes to see Yuan Ye's eyes. In two weeks, it will be Dad's sixty-fifth birthday. Chen Ziyu stared blankly at the calendar in front of him. Some days are like this. You obviously don’t want to remember them deliberately, but when the date is approaching, it will jump out from the depths of your brain so clearly to remind yourself. It is said that boys should especially worship their fathers, but the relationship between Chen Ziyu and his father has never been very good. Chen Ziyu's mother died when he was five years old, and it was difficult to give birth.As long as Chen Ziyu could remember, her mother's health was not very good, but she always wanted to give his father Chen Qiang another girl.When she was pregnant for the second time, everyone told her to have an abortion, but she didn't listen to anyone because she knew his father wanted it.Who would have thought that the two mother and daughter would never come out of the operating room again. These words were all told to him by Chen Ziyu's grandmother. Every time my grandma said that, there were tears in her eyes.Chen Ziyu knew that grandma was blaming his father.So in Xiaoyu's heart, he also blamed his father and the younger sister who had never seen the light of day. They were the ones who took away their mother. Chen Qiang used to be a criminal policeman, he was so busy every day, he worked overtime during the holidays, so he sent Xiaoyu to his grandmother.In fact, this is not bad, two years later, grandma also passed away, and Xiaoyu began to spend his wandering childhood in the house of his cousin, sister-in-law, this uncle, that uncle.Before he was eight years old, he knew what it was like to be dependent on others.When other little boys went to the zoo, playground, ice skating and swimming with their father, the only thing Chen Ziyu remembered was that he huddled in the corner of other people's houses, repeatedly playing with a small rusty iron airplane.But he was very involved in playing, and designed many wonderful adventure activities for this plane. He played so vividly and chanted words in his mouth that other children put down their toys and looked at him enviously around him. , Ask me if you want to join me? Yuan Ye's father once said that Xiaoyu has the ability to find fun by himself.Everyone thought he was happy, even his father thought so, so he felt more at ease. Chen Ziyu always felt that Chen Qiang didn't like him.He wanted a daughter, but his wife left him a son who was more handsome than a girl. He seldom looked at himself directly, and beat people at every turn, and the strike was really heavy. Every time Chen Ziyu cried and begged for mercy, he still had to teach him a lesson: "A man should stand up when he is beaten! Why are you crying?" Later, no matter how much he beat Chen Ziyu, Ziyu stopped crying.After finishing playing, she went to Uncle Yuan's house next door to do her homework. Yuan Ye's mother looked at the bruises on Ziyu's arms and sighed in distress. A motherless child is pitiful.Chen Ziyu smiled instead: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all." From then on, Chen Ziyu told herself not to be sad because of her father's lack of love. Since crying can't solve the problem, it's better to ignore it.Tell yourself that it doesn't hurt at all, then it really won't hurt, tell yourself that you don't care at all, then it doesn't matter anyway. I don't know when, Dad stopped beating himself.He grew up, and Dad talked to him more and more politely.But Chen Ziyu felt that he had never satisfied his father.It's just that he didn't care about this kind of thing. Except, perhaps, his marriage. Among Chen Ziyu's many girlfriends, Cheng Lin was the one that satisfied his father the most.Perhaps the appearance of Cheng Lin made up for Chen Qiang's regret of wanting a daughter back then. Perhaps Chen Qiang secretly hoped that if he had a daughter, it must be a virtuous and beautiful daughter like Cheng Lin.But if someone asked Chen Ziyu whether this was an important reason for deciding to marry Cheng Lin, Chen Ziyu would never admit it.He had already made up his mind that he would never let his father affect him, not even a little bit of his life. But sometimes, there are some things that Chen Ziyu doesn't want to do by himself, but hopes that others can do them, such as this time. Chen Ziyu hesitated for a long time, and finally took out his phone and called Cheng Lin. In fact, when he called, Cheng Lin had already guessed what was going on.In the morning, Chen Qiang called her and asked if she and Xiaoyu would come to the house for dinner next Sunday.Cheng Lin didn't tell her father that she was having a cold war with Chen Ziyu, but she was also angry and didn't call Chen Ziyu, so she waited for him to find a step down to coax her.Unexpectedly, Chen Ziyu's tone on the phone was as cold as talking about business.The piece in Cheng Lin's stomach hadn't been digested yet, and now it was adding fuel to the flames. She said angrily on the phone, "I'm not free, I have to work overtime!" and hung up the phone. After hanging up the phone, she felt aggrieved and panicked, and she wanted to cry while sitting behind the desk.What did Chen Ziyu think of her?What did she do wrong?What's wrong with wanting kids?Is it so difficult for him to convince his wife?Think of it as coaxing her, he wouldn't even coax her?Why is this man so hard-hearted?When I want to be filial to my father, I remember that she is the daughter-in-law of the Chen family. He is just using himself! Holding the phone, Chen Ziyu was also stunned.In his impression, Chen Qiang has always had a good relationship with Cheng Lin. Sometimes Chen Ziyu feels that his father is closer to Cheng Lin than to himself.Cheng Lin has always been well-behaved, and sometimes acts as a peacemaker between their father and son.But now, why are you so ruthless?Because now there is no need to please anymore?Too lazy to pretend? The face of the middle-aged man with big glasses flashed through his mind for no reason, and the thick lips that were slightly crooked when he smiled were very clear.Or, has this woman really changed her mind? Chen Ziyu held the phone until his knuckles turned white. A headless corpse case was discovered in the city's suburban park. The tense police force was dispatched again, and the remaining members of the anti-drug operation were even busier. All-night meetings and late-night actions have become commonplace.Team Zheng took special care of Yuan Ye and ordered him to go home and rest as soon as he was off work, and he was not allowed to work overtime. After work these few days, Su Qin would come to her home to cook, wash dishes, and do laundry for him.Will she come today too?Thinking of this, Yuan Ye couldn't help raising his hand to look at his watch, and his tired spirit would feel refreshed. Yuan Ye has never been married in his life, and he has never even lived with anyone.When I was in the police academy, my parents died in a car accident, and I lived alone for many years.The concept of family is very thin for him.But after dinner, he lay on the sofa with nothing to do and watched TV to rest, listened to the slight clashing sound of pots and pans from the kitchen, or watched Su Qin change the sheets, and asked him to help them hang them on the balcony. The wet and faint fragrance of laundry detergent from the washed sheets always reminded him that if he ever got married and had a family in his life, it would probably be like this. Now Yuan Ye often has such whimsical thoughts. Like bouncing it.Once upon a time in high school, there was a male student in his class who saved money and bought a knot. He played and sang while hugging it at the campus party, attracting a lot of female students.At that time, although Yuan Ye dismissed that sissy skinny kid with glasses, but thinking about it now, he would feel that if he didn't know what it was like to play a knot, he would never learn it again in his life. He obviously always hated children, sometimes when he was walking on the road and saw a man around his age holding a child, he couldn't help thinking that there would never be a child who would never tire of calling him daddy in this life.What does he have?Only one person.No offspring, no one to inherit his flesh and blood, and nothing will remain after the ashes are wiped out. Now, he is full of imagination about other possibilities in life that he has no chance to try in this life. He often just lay on the sofa like that, motionless, wandering away.Sometimes Su Qin thought he was asleep, and when she passed by him, she found that his eyes were wide open, deep in thought. He didn't think about the inexplicable appearance of Su Qin in his life.Somewhere in the depths of my heart, it's like the tide has receded and there's nothing left but endless barren sand.He is already a dying person, why can't he be more foolish and selfish?It is said that living in the present moment, all he has left is this moment of time.