ps: I'm sorry, the last two chapters have been greatly revised. Book friends who read the book within an hour of that day are advised to read it again.
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evening.
Shenjiang Apartment.
Xu Siqi sat back on the sofa and stared at the photo in his hand for a long time.
This is a family photo, with Xu Siqi's parents sitting side by side, his mother holding young Siyuan in her arms, and Xu Siqi standing next to his father.
That year, Xu Siqi was thirteen years old and Xu Siyuan was four years old.
Time flies, 11 years have passed in the blink of an eye, and my brother has been missing for 11 years...
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door.
Xu Siqi put the photo on the coffee table, stood up and went to open the door. When he saw Gu Qingcheng coming outside the door, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Qingcheng?"
Gu Qingcheng's face turned pale: "Can I go in?"
"certainly."
"convenient?"
“…”
Seeing Xu Siqi's embarrassed look, Gu Qingcheng coughed lightly and said: "Detective Xu, you are blocking the door, how can I get in?"
Xu Siqi quickly turned sideways and let Gu Qingcheng in.
Gu Qingcheng went straight to the bedroom, opened the drawer next to the wardrobe, and took out an exquisite satchel, which was filled with her cosmetics.
Xu Siqi followed in and asked: "Qingcheng, what are you doing?"
Gu Qingcheng said nothing, turned around and walked out.
Xu Siqi reached out and grabbed Gu Qingcheng's arm. Gu Qingcheng gave a few symbolic squeezes...
"Aren't you angry anymore?"
"angry."
“…”
"It's been so many days, why don't you go find me at home?"
"I called and the servant said that you went out with your classmates and were not at home."
"How many phone calls did you make?"
"Uh, six times."
"I called six times, and every time the servant said I wasn't at home, don't you think it's strange?"
"It's really strange to hear you say that..."
"Humph, you obviously don't want to see me!"
"There's been a lot going on in the patrol room lately, and I can't get away from it. Besides, I think it's better to let you calm down for a while than to explain endlessly. Now it seems that the effect is pretty good."
"dare you laugh!"
"Hey, why is Miss Gu still biting?"
…
Ten minutes later.
Gu Qingcheng's face turned red and she whispered: "At the beginning, I was really, really angry. Later, just like you said, I calmed down and thought about it carefully, how could this be possible?"
Xu Siqi praised: "I knew Qingcheng was a sensible girl."
"Um."
"Um?"
"What's wrong?"
"I'm praising you, should you be humble?"
"Hehe, I don't want to be modest in this matter."
Gu Qingcheng sat up straight, straightened her messy clothes in front of the mirror, and muttered: "My hair is all messed up..."
Xu Siqi asked: "Qingcheng, is work going well?"
"Fortunately... By the way, let me tell you something. I submitted an application to join the Party to the Political Department."
"so fast?"
"Send it in first. The assessment period will take at least two or three months. Our director said that only by becoming a member of the Kuomintang can you have the opportunity to be promoted."
Xu Siqi smiled and said: "Hey, I didn't realize that Miss Gu's ambition is not small."
"I'm asking for progress, huh!" Gu Qingcheng reached out to open her satchel, took out her lipstick and touched up her makeup in the mirror.
Xu Siqi said: "Qingcheng, you haven't eaten yet, right?"
"No, I'll come to your place after work."
"What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat crab apple cake, fried tofu and thread noodle soup, crab shell yellow, three delicacies wontons, Nanxiang steamed buns, I can't even count them, there are so many."
"Can you eat so much?" Xu Siqi said in surprise.
Gu Qingcheng smiled sweetly: "If you are in a good mood, your appetite will naturally be good."
"It's better to eat less for dinner..."
"I've lost weight during this period. Besides, it's not about you. I eat half of it and you eat half. Isn't that enough?"
"Let's go then, the Chenghuang Temple is very busy right now."
"Um."
The two of them talked, cleaned up briefly, and went downstairs talking and laughing. The previous unhappiness disappeared.
On the way to the City God's Temple, Gu Qingcheng played with the folding fan in his hand and asked casually: "Siqi, what on earth were you and Linglong doing hiding in the house that day?"
"What did Linglong say?" Xu Siqi slowed down the car.
Gu Qingcheng rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly: "Don't care what Linglong says, I want to hear what you have to say."
"Under the circumstances, I was worried that you might misunderstand, so..."
"So, just pretend that no one is home."
"right."
"Linglong, what do I want from you?"
"Just a casual chat."
"causal talk?"
"Qingcheng..."
Gu Qingcheng hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, what you and Linglong talked about is your business, I don't want to know... I just want to talk to you casually."
Xu Siqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to tell Gu Qingcheng about his identity as a secret service until it was absolutely necessary.
Gu Qingcheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Linglong told me that at that time, you were doing something related to work and didn't want to be disturbed. Is that true?"
Xu Siqi nodded: "Absolutely."
Gu Qingcheng was silent for a while and said softly: "Actually, I know that Linglong still cares about you in her heart. Sometimes I also think that without me, you and Linglong..."
This meaningless assumption can only increase the burden on Gu Qingcheng's heart. Xu Siqi changed the topic in time and said: "Linglong, I want to ask you something."
"What's up?"
"What was Linglong's expression like when she found out about the two of us?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"Just curious."
Gu Qingcheng recalled: "She was very calm."
"Then what?"
"Then Linglong went to take a bath."
"She didn't say anything?"
"Um."
Xu Siqi knew that Gu Linglong was just pretending to be calm. Only she knew what she was thinking.
…
Near the Chenghuang Temple, there is a famous snack street in Shanghai. There are no less than a hundred kinds of snacks. No matter how picky you are, you will always find something that suits your taste.
Especially at night, this place is like a huge kitchen, frying, frying, stewing, marinating, marinating, grilling and steaming, the aroma is overflowing, making people forget to leave.
The weather is hot in summer, so many restaurants move tables outside.
The same is true for a noodle shop. Even the kitchen was moved out and the chefs operated on site, using this bright-eyed method to attract business.
"Boss, a bowl of noodles with scallion oil. Please give us an extra bowl."
"Okay, you two sit down for a while."
After sitting down, Gu Qingcheng said excitedly: "Siqi, the scallion oil noodles here are the best. The noodles are chewy, fragrant and delicious..."
An old man with a gray beard came over, greeted the boss who was busy greeting the guests, and said in slightly stiff Chinese: "Boss Wu, please cook me a bowl of Yangchun noodles."
"Mr. Kurunaga, please take a seat, I'll be there soon." The boss obviously knew the old man and greeted him warmly.