The good times that I recall now may just be a period of hard times. As time goes by, I gradually feel that things at that time were actually quite interesting. ——Xu Lang.
"Tsk."
The fuse is lit, the fireworks take off into the sky, there is a bang, bright, dazzling, and colorful blooms in the night sky instantly. The lifelike spark patterns are so beautiful and intoxicating, but in the blink of an eye, all the beauty of the fireworks is set off.
It disappeared into the endless darkness, turning into ashes, leaving only a faint smell of burning sulfur.
The best time in the world is often so short.
Walking on the street, watching the hustle and bustle of people coming and going, taking a leisurely stroll, rushing people passing by, chasing the rush of the bus, sitting in the corner cafe and reading the newspaper, what is this? In fact, it is all beautiful.
The scenery, the beautiful moments of ordinary life.
All the good memories now are actually just the bitterness that I have experienced.
For Xu Lang, this year's New Year's Eve is so beautiful and so happy.
Ye Du and the others initially thought that Xu Lang would not come back to celebrate the New Year. However, they had been getting along with Xiao Yueyue for a long time before and knew that Xiao Yueyue was a lively child, so they prepared a lot of things when buying new year goods.
When Xu Lang came back, he didn't contact Xiao Yueyue and the others and bought a lot of fireworks. Therefore, the fireworks tonight were very bright and very long.
However, no matter how many fireworks are set off, they will eventually be set off.
At half past twelve, most of the fireworks had been set off. Xiao Yueyue was tired of playing and watching the fireworks, so everything became boring, leaving only debris and debris on the ground.
Garbage, everyone returned to the main room.
After all, Xiao Yueyue was still a child, so staying up late was already very tiring, and after experiencing the excitement just now, she finally felt sleepy. After sitting in the main room for a while, she went to the bedroom to sleep.
Ye Du had not been home for almost ten years. After watching the fireworks with Xu Lang and the others, she returned to her home. As a result, only Ye Xuefei and Ning Yanran were left in Xu Lang's home.
Ye Xuefei and Ning Yanran are not strangers, and they are very familiar with each other. As for why they did not celebrate the New Year at their own homes, but came to this small village to celebrate the New Year, the answer is ready to come out.
After Xu Lang took care of Xiao Yueyue to sleep, Ning Yanran was silent for a while and then asked to leave.
In this regard, Xu Lang tried to persuade him to stay, but Xu Lang didn't know how to persuade him to stay, and Ning Yanran had no intention of staying. After briefly saying a few words to Xu Lang, she drove away from Zhangjiazhuang.
Looking at the car lights disappearing into the dark night, Xu Lang's expression was a bit bitter, and he felt a little helpless. He knew many things clearly, but he had to pretend not to know. It was very tiring, hard, and helpless at the same time.
Before Ning Yanran left, she vaguely asked Xu Lang to accompany her back. However, Xu Lang pretended not to hear it, and Ning Yanran didn't say anything more and just left. She must have been very disappointed in her heart.
.
When Xu Lang returned to the main room, Ye Xuefei was no longer there. She did not leave or go to find Ye Du. Instead, she went to the bedroom and slept with Xiao Yueyue.
After the previous hustle and bustle, the entire hall fell into silence. Of course, it was even more lonely.
S City is located in the southernmost part of China. Even in winter, it is not very cold here. In the past, during the Chinese New Year in Zhuxi County, Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue would gather around the stove to warm themselves while watching the Spring Festival Gala.
At this time, Xu Lang was just sitting silently in front of the TV. The Spring Festival Gala was over, and the TV screen was emitting a light blue light, illuminating Xu Lang's slightly pale face.
"Snapped."
Xu Lang took out his cigarette case, pulled out a cigarette, and held it in his mouth. As the flame of the lighter flickered, the cigarette was lit. He pursed his lips and took a deep breath of the cigarette. Xu Lang fell into deep thought.
Xu Lang's thoughts were very messy and he thought of many things, the most important of which was his family. Unfortunately, except for Xiao Yueyue, he no longer had any relatives.
He thought of his childhood. Xu Lang remembered that when he was a child, Xu Yuan would take him and his sister back here to celebrate the New Year. At that time, Xu Yuan was not old yet, his mother was also very beautiful, his sister always bullied him, and his grandmother's body was still weak.
Very healthy. The whole family is sitting around the dining table, talking and laughing, and the whole family is enjoying themselves.
In fact, Xu Lang can no longer remember what happened when he was a child, nor what they looked like. The looks of his parents have long been blurred, and the looks of Xu Chan and his grandmother have gradually become blurred as time goes by.
, Xu Lang once tried very hard to remember their looks, but as time went by, the looks of these people became increasingly blurred.
Maybe, one day, Xu Lang's memory of them will end up with only a name and a memory. Xu Lang didn't want this, but it still turned out like this. This is the most helpless thing.
After smoking a cigarette, Xu Lang took a flashlight and silently walked out of the house.
After the carnival at twelve o'clock, the whole village fell into silence and returned to the silence of the past. However, the lights in every house were on. Walking on the country roads, you could occasionally hear
The sound of dogs barking, people talking in low voices, and the sound of playing mahjong is a bit noisy and warm.
Many times, Xu Lang really wants to live in a place like this forever, but, can he really do it?
Tonight, there is no moon, and there are only a few stars in the dark night sky. Maybe there were too many fireworks just set off, which scared these stars and made them not as bright as before.
Already.
Walking on the dark path leading to the back mountain, Xu Lang became increasingly silent.
Arriving in front of the low tombs, Xu Lang had an expressionless face. The white candles had already been gradually extinguished over time and blown by the cold wind.
Since the death of his parents, Xu Lang rarely came here, especially after the death of his grandmother, Xu Lang rarely came back, and after Shu Yue passed away, Xu Lang never came back again.
It's not that Xu Lang wants to forget them, but that he is afraid of coming here.
In the past, Xu Lang thought that he would be relieved after investigating the truth behind his parents' murder. Later, he thought that with the arrest of the members of the 'Master Chang' organization, everything would be over. However, now it seems that everything is still far away.
not end yet.
Squatting in front of the low grave, Xu Lang pursed his lips tightly. He was confused in his heart because he didn't know whether he could completely dismantle the criminal organization 'Master Chang' in the days to come. He had no confidence.
Although this large-scale operation by the Secret Service dealt a huge blow to 'Master Chang', Xu Lang didn't know how many people there were behind these arrested members.
Xu Lang has not completely figured out what kind of organization 'Master Chang' is so far. It is very funny and funny, but more importantly, he is helpless and afraid.
The unknown east and west can be frightening.
That night, Xu Lang stayed in the back mountain for a long time. When the sky turned slightly white, Xu Lang left the back mountain.
When they got home, Xiao Yueyue and the others hadn't gotten up yet. Xu Lang washed his face with cold water, went to the kitchen, prepared breakfast for them, and then called them to get up to eat.
During breakfast, Ye Du did not come over. Only Xu Lang, Ye Xuefei and Xiao Yueyue were eating. Ye Xuefei did not ask about Ning Yanran's departure, and Xiao Yueyue seemed to have forgotten this aunt.
While eating, everyone was very silent, but it was very warm, just like the first meal a family of three eats in the New Year, simple and warm.
After eating, Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue and went from house to house to pay New Year greetings, carrying the gifts he had bought before. Ye Xuefei did not go, she went to Ye Du's house.
In the evening, Xu Lang, who was drunk, took Xiao Yueyue back home. Instead of eating at home, they went to Ye Du's house and had dinner at Ye Du's house. Xu Lang and the others returned to their own home.
The next day, many people in the village came to Xu Lang's house to pay New Year's greetings, and everyone began to get busy.
Compared with cities, the flavor of the New Year in rural areas is still so strong.
In this way, Xu Lang and his friends stayed in Zhangjiazhuang for three days. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Lang and his friends left.
On the way back, Xu Lang drove Xiao Yueyue and Ye Xuefei. As for the luxury car that Ye Xuefei drove when she came, she left it in the village and left it specially for Ye Du, and Ye Du didn't come back for a long time.
Xu Lang naturally had no objection to staying at home for a few more days.
On the way back, Ye Xuefei was very silent, Xu Lang was also very silent, only Xiao Yueyue was a little noisy, but she was silent most of the time.
After returning to S City, Ye Xuefei did not go to Xu Lang's home, but asked Xu Lang to take her to the airport. She was going back to Yanjing City. Xu Lang had tried to persuade her to stay, but because the headquarters of the Ye Group was in Yanjing
There were many things in the company that needed her to go back and deal with, and it was not a good thing to stay in S City, so Xu Lang didn't try too hard to persuade her to stay.
After returning to City S and seeing off Ye Xuefei, Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue to pay New Year greetings to Tian Yongchun and other leaders. Then, Xu Lang went to the Langge Detective Agency and had a meal with the people from the agency.
, In this way, another two days of time were wasted.
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February 23 of the Gregorian calendar is Friday, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
This day is the end of CSY's annual leave and the first day of work. Xu Lang brought Xiao Yueyue to CSY early, and the various members of CSY also returned to S City and started working.
Although today is the first day at work, everyone greets each other after meeting. Everyone brought a lot of souvenirs from their hometown and gave them to others. Xu Lang received the most, and most of these things were
It's not for Xu Lang, but for Xiao Yueyue, even though Xiao Yueyue is so cute.
On the first day of work, Xu Lang did not arrange any tasks. He did not rush people to investigate Xu Lulu's case. This made Ding Haoqiong and the others feel a little uncomfortable. They felt that Xu Lang had changed a lot after this year. As for
What had changed, they couldn't tell for a while.
In the evening, Xu Lang invited guests, and everyone had the first meal of the New Year together at a restaurant not far from CSY.
After the dishes were served, Xu Lang was not in a hurry to start the banquet, but was waiting for someone.
At first, everyone thought that Xu Lang was waiting for Tian Yongchun and the others. After asking Xu Lang, they learned that today was a dinner party for the CSY criminal investigation team. Xu Lang did not invite anyone from other departments. So, everyone began to guess that Xu Lang
Who is Lang waiting for?
Some people speculated that Xu Lang was waiting for Ning Yanran, others speculated that Xu Lang was waiting for someone from the Special Intelligence Bureau, and some speculated that he might be waiting for someone else.
"Click."
While everyone was chatting about various interesting things about returning home for the New Year, the door of the box was pushed open and a man walked in.
Someone came in, and everyone's eyes were instantly focused on the man who entered the door. After seeing the man's appearance clearly, there was silence at first, and then a burst of cheers broke out.
"Fuck, Lai Pi, why are you here?
?" Lu Xing asked in surprise as he looked at the man entering the door.
"Yes, Lai Pi, why are you back?"
"Brother Lang, what's going on?"
Lai Pi's arrival caused a great sensation, especially among the former CSY members. After seeing Lai Pi's return, in addition to surprises and surprises, they were more confused, so they all looked at Xu Lang.
Xu Lang looked at Lai Pi who pushed in the door, stood up and said, "Why are you here now?"
Lai Pi walked quickly to Xu Lang and stretched out his hand to give Xu Lang a hug. However, Xu Lang refused. It was not that he didn't like this way of meeting, but that he was currently physically inconvenient.
"There's no way, there's a traffic jam on the road, I'm late." Lai Pi looked at Xu Lang's hunched body, his eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile.
"Let's go, stop standing." Xu Lang said with a smile.
Lai Pi sat on an empty chair, and Ding Haoqiong and the others began to surround Lai Pi and began to ask some random questions, and Lai Pi also answered them one by one. Most of the time, Lu Xing and the others were asking, and Lai Pi
Listen and say a few words from time to time.
Compared with the excitement of Lu Xing and others, Su Liangde and others' expressions were much more complicated. They were a little confused as to why Lai Pi came to attend CSY's party.
Ding Haoqiong sat next to Xu Lang, looked at Xu Lang who was eating some food, and then looked at Lai Pi who was sitting not far away, raised his eyebrows, turned his head, and looked at Xu Lang.
"When Lai Pi comes back this time, will he rejoin the CSY criminal investigation team, or will he?" Ding Haoqiong asked.
Xu Lang glanced at Ding Haoqiong and said calmly: "Lai Pi is originally a member of CSY."
Hearing this, Ding Haoqiong frowned and said, "Is this your intention, the Tian Bureau's intention, or the Special Intelligence Bureau's intention?"
"That's what it means." Xu Lang said calmly.
Ding Haoqiong frowned again and looked at Xu Lang without saying anything.
Xu Lang put down his chopsticks, glanced at Lai Pi, then turned his head and looked at Ding Haoqiong, and said: "Lai Pi's problem has been investigated clearly. Although he violated relevant regulations, during Sun Wenyao's operation, he
When it played a big role, his superiors decided not to pursue the relevant responsibilities, but only gave him a serious warning. After training and studying in the Secret Service for a period of time, he could return to work at CSY. Originally, at the end of last year, he could
He came back, but he still decided to wait until the New Year is over before talking about it, and now that the New Year is over, it’s time for him to come back to work.”
After hearing Xu Lang's explanation, Ding Haoqiong's frown gradually relaxed and he didn't say anything. Since it was the decision from above, they couldn't say anything. Moreover, he still liked Lai Pi very much. After all, everyone
Worked together for such a long time.
Although Ding Haoqiong was very satisfied with Lai Pi's return, he still felt that there were some problems after seeing the expressions of Su Liangde and others.
"They don't seem to be satisfied with Lai Pi's return," Ding Haoqiong said.
Xu Lang glanced at Ding Haoqiong, followed their gazes at Su Liangde and the others, smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter whether they are satisfied or not, as long as they can do a good job."
Hearing what Xu Lang said, Ding Haoqiong looked at Xu Lang and hesitated to speak. Finally, he seemed to have thought of something, shook his head, and said nothing more.
Because of Lai Pi's return, the meal was very cheerful. Although Su Liangde and the others were surprised by Lai Pi's return and were somewhat dissatisfied, they did not behave too much. Generally speaking, this
The meal was quite enjoyable.
After eating, everyone gradually separated. Ding Haoqiong left with Xu Lang, and in addition, Lai Pi.
On the way back, Xu Lang said: "After I go to work tomorrow, I will continue to investigate Xu Lulu's case."
Ding Haoqiong nodded and said, "That's for sure."
"How is the investigation by Sun Wenyao's students going?" Xu Lang asked.
Ding Haoqiong shook his head and said, "There are still no clues."
Hearing this, Xu Lang pursed his lips and did not continue the topic. Instead, he said: "Contact Li Ziyu tomorrow. There are some things I need to find out with her."
"good."
Next, Xu Lang chatted with Ding Haoqiong about the Xu Lulu case, but Lai Pi didn't say a word from beginning to end.
After walking for a while, Ding Haoqiong left early.
Looking at Lai Pi walking beside him, Xu Lang asked, "How is your body recovering?"
"I have recovered a long time ago." Lai Pi said with a smile, which was a bit honest.
"After knowing the truth, have you let it go?"
Lai Pi thought for a while and said: "When I didn't know the truth before, I was eager to know the truth. But now that I know the truth, I feel that it is better not to know the truth. I feel very uncomfortable."
Xu Lang turned his head and glanced at Lai Pi without saying anything. Xu Lang understood this feeling.
"Have you seen Hong Qi?" Xu Lang asked after being silent for a while.
Lai Pi nodded: "I've seen it before, when I was in the Secret Service."
After saying that, Lai Pi turned to look at Xu Lang, hesitated and said, "I heard that except Hong Qi, everyone else died."
"Yes, they were all sacrificed."
Xu Lang nodded without any expression on his face. Lai Pi didn't say anything.
Some people are alive, and some people are dead. Their deaths are silent, but they write splendid chapters that remain in the hearts of the living.