Shi Jin was stunned by the question. He looked at the document, then at Lian Jun's ugly face, and recalled his mental journey over the past few days. Finally, he could only reply dryly: "I forgot... I didn't mean to hide it from you..."
He really forgot. The day he came back, his mind was full of Chen Qing's affairs. Later, because of the oolong caused by Shi Weichong and the others, he was always worried about whether Lian Jun was angry. When reporting the task, let alone whether there was an order or not, he even forgot that he had obtained the customer list from the werewolf. He didn't remember it until he was lying in bed at night and thinking about it.
After the results of the order were analyzed, he had a high fever for several days in a row. His mind was always fuzzy. When he recovered from the illness, he put the Yuan Mazi incident behind him. He only thought about finding out whether Shi Weichong had colluded with Xu Chuan. He didn't think of telling Lian Jun about the customer order.
In short, in short, he just... forgot, or he didn't think of informing Lian Jun about this.
Lian Jun looked at his stupid and sincere face, and endured for a while without saying anything. After confirming that his explanation was just this one sentence, he became even angrier and asked, "Forgot? Is this your explanation?" Shi Jin
nodded stiffly in the face of his anger.
Lian Jun wanted to walk away in his wheelchair, but he stopped abruptly after one step. He looked at Shi Jin, and forced his voice to be softer. He asked, "The day you went to see Shi Weichong, you told me that you had a family matter to discuss. Is this family matter referring to the customer list where you suspected that you were a werewolf?"
Shi Jin saw that he was so angry that his face turned pale. He was a little scared and held the armrest of his wheelchair fearfully. He nodded, "That's it."
"What a family matter! Shi Jin, go back and think about it carefully. Come back to me when you figure it out." Lian Jun picked up his hand and threw it down. He walked away in his wheelchair without even looking back.
Bang!
The study door was slammed from the outside.
Shi Jin was frightened by Lian Jun's rare anger and stared at the door with wide eyes.
A few seconds later, Gua Er pushed open the door and poked his head in, asking in a low voice, "What happened to Young Master Jun? He was so angry that he went straight to the second basement."
Shi Jin was actually still a little confused. He didn't understand why Lian Jun was so angry. He could only shake his head in frustration at Gua Er's question and replied, "I don't know...what did Young Master Jun do in the second basement?" "
Practicing shooting. Whenever Young Master Er gets really angry or is in a bad mood, he goes to the gun gym to practice. It's an old habit." Gua Er answered. Seeing that Shi Jin looked confused and stupid, he was helpless and asked, "What did you talk about with Young Master Jun just now?" Shi
Jin seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. He picked up the documents and walked over. He caught him and muttered a lot. Finally, he said, "I really forgot, but Young Master Jun understood Shi became even angrier and told me to think about it again and come back to him when I figure it out.
After listening to his explanation, Gua Er frowned and said, "Shi Jin, maybe you came late and you were not selected from the ranks of 'Mie', so you lack some common sense. What you did this time was a big mistake in principle in our industry. The most taboo thing in an organization is information concealment. Your case is not a good one. It's not a big deal, it's not a small deal. The order is your private matter. You can figure it out on your own, but you shouldn't tell Master Jun. Otherwise, if something happens to you one day because of this order, we won't even have the idea to save you. This is the experience of countless predecessors who have exchanged their blood for it - when you find information involving personal danger, whether it is certain or not, you must report it to your superiors. This is for your own good and for everyone's good, understand?"
Shi Jin really didn't think about this aspect. Hearing this, he suddenly realized it and nodded and said, "I... probably understand."
Gua Er was very relieved to see that he had listened to it, and continued, "In addition to hiding the information, you did another wrong thing - you kept it a secret from Master Jun to find external help." Shi Jin
defended himself, "I didn't want to find external help. I just wanted to spy on my eldest brother's attitude at the time."
"I believe you didn't go looking for external aid on purpose. Young Master Jun should have seen it, otherwise it wouldn't be Young Master Jun who was so angry that he ran to the gun hall, but you who was thrown there to receive the punishment. You may not have really thought of looking for external aid, but what you did was seen by others as an operation to look for external aid. In our line of work, when you encounter danger or may encounter danger, the best way to deal with it is to report it to your superiors, rather than trying to find a way out on your own, randomly looking for external aid, and amplifying the impact of the matter. However, your external aid this time was not too taboo, because he was your brother after all, and your main mistake was that you didn't tell Young Master Jun about this in advance... Anyway, think about it again, and go to Young Master Jun when you figure it out. He left this sentence to leave you room, so you have to seize it." After Gua Er finished speaking, he looked at Shi Jin's thoughtful expression, couldn't help but sighed, turned around and left.
Shi Jin sat back on the sofa, lowered his head and flipped through the documents, and said, "Xiao Si, did I really do something wrong?"
Xiao Si comforted him, "No, you just have no experience."
"It has nothing to do with experience or not." Shi Jin reflected on himself quickly. He thought about his mental journey over the past few days and Gua Er's words, and sighed softly, "I just... didn't take it seriously."
If he had cared about Lian Jun a little more and trusted him a little more, he would not have forgotten to tell Lian Jun about the customer order. In fact, when it came down to it, he just didn't take it seriously. Although he cared about Lian Jun's safety and regarded Lian Jun as a life-saver, he never thought about truly entrusting his own safety to the other party.
Lian Jun had always treated him as a subordinate who had to be taken care of and protected, but he had never treated Lian Jun as a boss he could rely on. This emotional difference was the real reason why he "forgot" to tell Lian Jun the client list.
Xiao Si groaned, not knowing how to comfort him.
"Let's go." Shi Jin suddenly put away the documents and stood up.
Xiao Si stopped groaning and asked, "Where are you going?"
"To apologize." Shi Jin replied, sighing three times, "You also know your baby's physical condition. The recoil of the gun is so strong, and it is very physically demanding to practice. Moreover, getting angry is harmful to the body. When he left, his face turned pale with anger. I'm afraid that he will be so exhausted that he will lose the energy and spirit that he has finally recovered during this period of time."
Xiao Si's heart sank when he heard this, and he hurriedly urged Shi Jin to walk faster.
…
The gun gallery was cleared out and sealed off by Lian Jun. Shi Jin was stuck in the reception room and could not get in, so he had to wait outside.
After several hours, Lian Jun finally came out in a wheelchair. He looked the same, and even his expression had returned to calm, without any trace of his previous anger.
Shi Jin rushed forward, blocked Lian Jun, and said, "Mr. Jun, I've figured it out."
Lian Jun stopped his wheelchair and looked at him, saying briefly, "Go ahead." Shi Jin
was greatly relieved to see that he did not refuse to communicate, and hurriedly told him that he should not have concealed the information of the customer list and the search for external aid, then sincerely admitted his mistakes and took the initiative to ask for punishment.
Lian Jun did not speak for a long time, slowly tapping the armrest of the wheelchair with his fingers, and asked, "What did Gua Er analyze for you?"
Shi Jin's expression froze, he glanced at him carefully, nodded honestly, and then added: "I really know I was wrong, I will definitely pay attention in the future, there will definitely not be a next time."
Lian Jun still looked at him and asked: "Do you have anything else to say?" Shi Jin
shook his head lightly with a lucky mentality.
Lian Jun's face sank, and he turned around with the help of the wheelchair and was about to go back to the gun shop.
"Don't! I have something else to say. Don't go to the gun club anymore. You've turned pale!" Shi Jin hurriedly reached out to grab Lian Jun's wheelchair, and even boldly picked up Lian Jun's right hand to take a look. Seeing that the palm of his hand was indeed red, he couldn't help but mutter, "You're so angry, why are you torturing yourself like this? Don't you know that your body is not good? The recoil of the gun is so strong, and you still practice for so long..."
"Enough!" Lian Jun pulled back his hand and said with a sullen face, "Go down and continue to reflect."
"It's time to eat. I'll reflect after I finish eating." Shi Jin supported his wheelchair, pushed him back into the elevator regardless of his objections, pressed the button for the sixth floor, and said, "Eat first, you don't have to drink soup today."
Lian Jun pursed his thin lips and said in a deep voice: "Shi Jin, don't push your luck."
"I'm not pushing too much, I just haven't finished explaining, let's talk while we eat." Shi Jin said, afraid that he really pissed him off, so he slowed down his voice and soothed him, "If you're angry, just vent it on me, why bother with yourself, I'm tough, I can take a beating and scolding, just tell me what you're angry about, I may not be able to figure it out myself, I will definitely reflect on it after you tell me."
Lian Jun turned his head and didn't say anything, not even wanting to see Shi Jin's reflection in the elevator. Shi
Jin didn't keep nagging, he bent down to help him pull the blanket, waited for the elevator door to open, pushed him out, and walked all the way to the restaurant, and on the way he didn't forget to call the kitchen and told them not to serve soup today.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Shi Jin pushed Lian Jun to his usual seat and seated him. He did not return to his usual seat, but sat next to Lian Jun. Before the dishes were served, he said sincerely, "I really know I was wrong. Don't be angry."
Lian Jun turned his head away and did not look at him, but did not stop him from speaking.
Shi Jin sighed, dragged the stool closer to him, pulled the blanket for him, and said slowly: "I really didn't mean to hide it from you. The day I came back from the mission, I was flustered by Chen Qing's matter and the fuss my elder brother made at your place. When I reported the mission, I didn't think about the werewolf customer list at all. When I remembered it later, I started to have a high fever and was in a daze the whole day. I really forgot it."
Lian Jun still didn't speak, but he tilted his head a little, obviously listening carefully.
Seeing that there was a chance, Shi Jin hurriedly continued, "As for the matter of looking for my eldest brother, I didn't intend to seek external help at all. Instead, I wanted to spy on my eldest brother's attitude." As he spoke, he explained in detail how he deduced that the person who wanted to frame him was Xu Chuan, what Xu Chuan's status in the Shi family was, and the possibility of collusion between Shi Weichong and Xu Chuan. However, he intentionally blurred the part about Xiao Si copying the data, and only said that he analyzed Xu Chuan's name from various clues.
"You know, I used to be very distrustful of my eldest brother and his friends. Although things have gotten better recently and some misunderstandings have been resolved, I'm afraid I was just being willing, so I wanted to test my eldest brother's attitude. My original intention was to rule out the suspicion that my eldest brother was colluding with Xu Chuan, not to ask him for help and seek outside help behind your back."
Lian Jun finally looked at Shi Jin. Although his brows were still wrinkled, his tone was finally a little softer. He asked, "Then why didn't you tell me? From the time you recovered and went to find Shi Weichong to the time the official sent the news, you had countless opportunities to tell me about this in the few days in between. Why didn't you tell me?"
"I..." Shi Jin met his gaze, and all kinds of excuses rolled over in his mind. Facing Lian Jun's gaze, he finally couldn't say anything to fool people. He lowered his head and sighed, "Because I think this is my private matter, there is no need to say it... I didn't realize at all that I should have informed you about this."
This was really too unpleasant to hear. It almost exposed the fact that Shi Jin didn't want to rely on Lian Jun in his heart. He was too independent. From the inside out, he didn't have the idea of "looking for help from others when encountering problems" in his subconscious.
He was always in the position of helping others, and he was never used to taking the initiative to ask for help.
Maybe he himself didn't realize that he cared about Lian Jun, but he didn't need Lian Jun.
Lian Jun is not stupid, in fact he is too smart and sensitive. He looked at Shi Jin's lowered head, and the emotions that had been suppressed in his chest for an afternoon slowly cooled down. His hands that were holding the wheelchair loosened. After a long time, the wheelchair moved closer to the dining table and a little further away from Shi Jin. He said, "Let's eat." Shi Jin
looked up at him and called hesitantly, "Young Master Jun..."
"Eat." Lian Jun interrupted him and picked up the chopsticks. "I will keep an eye on Xu Chuan's affairs for you. You should look for clues and improve your common sense during this time. I don't want something like this to happen a second time." Shi Jin
looked at his calm profile, wanted to say something, opened his mouth, and closed it again.
He didn't know what to say. He had explained everything that needed to be explained. Lian Jun had obviously decided to move on, and it seemed that... Lian Jun didn't want to listen to anything he said anymore.
The meal was over in a dull atmosphere. Lian Jun seemed to no longer be angry. He gave Shi Jin instructions as needed, and even inquired about Xu Chuan in detail, as if he was ready to help Shi Jin investigate the matter. However, Shi Jin felt that the atmosphere was strange, and he felt even more uncertain than before when Lian Jun was obviously angry.
In the next few days, with Lian Jun's intervention, Xu Chuan's interrogation process began to move forward rapidly.
No one knew how Lian Jun had done it, but he actually pried open the mouths of the werewolf boss and his two deputies, and dug out from them the specific process of confirming the deal with Xu Chuan and Xu Chuan's specific requirements for the kidnapping.
Disfigurement, cutting off fingers, and killing are all fine, but torture must be given enough time first. This is Xu Chuan's requirement for kidnapping. It is extremely vicious and cruel.
When Xiang Aoting got the confession, he was so angry that he almost rushed into the room where Xu Chuan was detained to beat him up. When he was stopped by the people around him, his expression was terribly gloomy.
With the detailed confessions of the werewolf boss and two deputies, the people who interrogated Xu Chuan finally pried open Xu Chuan's mouth and forced him to say his first words since he was arrested: "I want to see Shi Weichong and Shi Jin."
After Shi Weichong got the news, he rejected Xu Chuan's request to see Shi Jin without hesitation, and was unwilling to let Shi Jin go to face Xu Chuan's malice. But Shi Jin insisted on going, saying that he wanted to talk to Xu Chuan in person.
The two brothers were deadlocked, and finally Lian Jun made the decision: Go, since Shi Jin wants to go, then go.
Shi Weichong was so angry, but he had to compromise. Lian Jun had plenty of ways to get Shi Jin to meet Xu Chuan, and it was useless for him to object. Instead of letting Shi Jin meet Xu Chuan when he didn't know, it would be better to take Shi Jin with him and watch the meeting process.
Taking a time when everyone was free, Shi Weichong drove to the club and took Shi Jin to meet Xu Chuan.
Before leaving, Shi Jin went to find Lian Jun and told him that he would definitely be back before dinner and would not stay outside for too long.
Lian Jun responded, without even taking his eyes off the document, and said without raising his head, "Call Guayi
if you have anything to say." Shi Jin hesitated, and finally shut up, turned around and left the study, feeling a little disappointed.
For several days, he could clearly feel Lian Jun's coldness and alienation. Although the two still ate together and stayed together during the day, it was obvious that they communicated less, and Lian Jun's demeanor was always dull, not as lively as before.
What's worse, Lian Jun started to be picky about food again, and his complexion was a little worse. The flesh that he had finally regained during this period of time seemed to be losing weight.
"Ah..." He sighed, feeling very worried.
This was the third time he sighed after getting on the bus. Shi Weichong finally couldn't help but asked, "What's wrong with you? You're only 17 or 18 years old, but you sigh more than an old man. Are you worried about Xu Chuan?"
Shi Jin came back to his senses, looked at him sideways, and shook his head and replied, "No... I'm worried about Lian Jun. He has lost weight recently."
Shi Weichong's face darkened when he heard this, and he stopped talking. Although Shi Jin explained last time that he only admired Lian Jun and didn't have any other thoughts, Shi Jin's behavior of always thinking about Lian Jun really made people think more.
Shi Jin opened up and said to himself, "I always feel that Lian Jun is still holding back his anger, but he won't say it, and I don't know what to do. He doesn't eat well. In the past, he would still respond when I complained a few words, but now he just rolls away in his wheelchair when I complain a few words. He would rather be hungry than continue to eat, and doesn't care about his body at all."
Shi Weichong felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and couldn't help but say, "He is an adult, whether he eats or not is his own business, why are you worrying about it, you are just 'going to college' at his place, not being his nanny, why are you thinking about these things?"
"How can I not miss him? The little bit of flesh on his body was earned by me eating it mouthful by mouthful. It's not easy for me." Shi Jin felt very uncomfortable. He slumped on the back of the chair and sighed for the fourth time after getting in the car. He said faintly, "If only I could give him some of my flesh evenly..."
Veins popped out on Shi Weichong's forehead. He braked and stopped the car to the side of the road,
then turned his head and glared at Shi Jin. Shi Jin was startled and felt even more uncomfortable: "Brother, what are you doing? Don't get angry with me, I can't stand it."
"...You really deserve it!" Shi Weichong restarted the car. In order to avoid being angry to death, he changed the subject and said, "New Year's Day is coming soon. What are your plans? Where are you going to celebrate it?"
New Year's Day?
Shi Jin was startled, and glanced outside the car. He saw that some buildings along the road had already posted blessing characters and hung red lanterns. Then he realized that the New Year was coming without him noticing, and he couldn't help but sigh again - it was already the New Year, but it was a pity that he couldn't eat the dumplings made by his family this year, nor could he receive blessing text messages from his colleagues.
Shi Weichong got a headache when he heard him sigh, and couldn't help but reach out and pat him on the head.
"Ah." Shi Jin was slapped and hit the window. He turned his head to look at Shi Weichong, frowned and said, "Brother, why did you hit me?"
"See if I can wake you up." Shi Weichong said unhappily. Seeing that he looked aggrieved, he couldn't bear to really scold him, so he simply stopped chatting with him, lest he really get angry to death.
The place where Xu Chuan is imprisoned is relatively hidden, in a detention center that is not open to the public. After all, he is a well-known lawyer and has connections with the gray organization of Werewolf, so he must be treated with caution.
When Shi Weichong and Shi Jin arrived, Xiang Aoting had already arrived and was talking to the police officer in charge of interrogating Xu Chuan.
"Fourth brother." Shi Jin called out after entering the house.
Xiang Aoting looked up when he heard the voice, paused the conversation and took the initiative to greet him, asking: "Do you really want to go in and see Xu Chuan?" Shi
Jin nodded: "Well, I want to know why he wants to harm me."
"Big brother can help you ask about this." Xiang Aoting disagreed with his idea and asked again. Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, he turned his head to look at Shi Weichong who was standing next to Shi Jin.
"Don't worry, I'll watch over you." Shi Weichong comforted.
Xiang Aoting was helpless, turned around and said hello to the interrogator, and let the two people into the interrogation room.
Hearing the door opening, Xu Chuan did not move, until Shi Weichong and Shi Jin sat opposite him, he seemed to feel something and looked up. Shi Weichong was sitting opposite him, so he saw Shi Weichong first, but he was obviously not very interested in Shi Weichong, and quickly moved his eyes away and looked at Shi Jin next to Shi Weichong. Then
, he was stunned.
Shi Jin looked at him, carefully observing his expression, and spoke first, asking, "Why do you want to hurt me?"
Xu Chuan looked a little strange, carefully observing Shi Jin's appearance, slowly sitting up straight from the back of the chair, leaning towards Shi Jin, and even wanting to reach out and touch Shi Jin's face.
"What are you doing!" Shi Weichong slapped his hand.
Xu Chuan seemed to be awakened from a dream. He looked at Shi Weichong and then at Shi Jin. He suddenly laughed and said, "You two are sitting together in harmony. It's ridiculous. It's really ridiculous. I have nothing to say. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. The person standing behind me is Xu Tianhua, the former vice president of Ruixing. He has long disliked Shi Xingrui. After learning that Shi Xingrui was going to leave all the company's shares to Shi Jin, he came up with such a plan to kill or cripple Shi Jin, hoping to take control of Ruixing. It's a pity that before he could implement his plan, Shi Weichong, a Chen Yaojin, appeared."
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