Floating Island
"Okay, then give me the money in your bank card." Jiang Li stretched out his hand and raised his eyebrows at him.
Chen An smiled and lowered his head, placing the cage on his palm and ignoring his joke.
Jiang Li took the cage and kept teasing the little thing inside. The fur color of this chinchilla is really nice, a white-waisted chinchilla, colored in sections, which is very pleasing to the eye.
"But how do you raise this thing?"
Chen An said: "I don't know. If you raise it, of course it's your turn to research it." After saying that, he fell on the bed as if it was none of his business.
His slightly sleepy appearance reminded Jiang Li of the noise last night. After thinking for a moment, he asked cautiously, "Did you go out last night?"
Chen An had already closed his eyes and replied softly, "Yeah."
Jiang Li put the cage on the table, propped up his knees against the bed, and spoke to him, "Have you gone to see that boss?"
"Hmm." Another faint sound.
The live animal hooping game caused quite a stir on the Internet some time ago. People with pets came out one after another and criticized it. If the commotion gets out of hand, people from higher authorities will come to see it, so the boss will change the place frequently. If you didn't go there last night, you might not be able to find this chinchilla the next day.
But Jiang Li had a hunch that he should have brought more than just it back.
"What else did you do?"
Chen An opened his eyes and said, "I just made a report." Jiang Li looked very obedient beside him. He couldn't help but touch his head. "Don't worry, the animals have been sent to the pet hospital and will be sent to the adoption center later."
The sound became weaker and weaker. Jiang Li watched him close his eyes, and then his steady breathing disturbed his breathing. The sunlight shone through the treetops and fell on the pure white bedding, swaying again and again.
He never took his eyes off her, and then asked himself in his heart, why are this person's eyelashes so long and clearly visible? The more he looked at her eyebrows, nose bridge, and lips, the deeper they seemed. Ye Ying guided him to reach out, and the desire to touch her became stronger and stronger, until reason pulled him back and stopped him one inch away from her cheek.
Her eyelashes blinked slightly, her bright eyes regained their indifference, but her rational assessment of the situation was still hampered by that question.
He was very confused. Why could anyone understand the desire behind his rejection?
Chen An slept for a long time, pushing the door open and going out after three hours. He went to the living room to get a glass of water and looked around. He saw no one, not even a mouse.
"Jiang Li?" he called out.
No one answered.
"Jiang Li?"
A few minutes later, the door opened and Jiang Li came in with a lot of bags. It was hot outside and there were beads of sweat on his face. Seeing that he got up, he took out a popsicle from the box and said, "Here you go."
Jiang Li put the box on the ground, took a tissue to wipe his face, his fair cheeks flushed red. He wiped it twice casually and threw the tissue into the trash can, then took out the things one by one.
"What is this?"
"Its home~"
Jiang Li was filled with joy from head to toe.
Chen An took a bite of the ice and leaned against the table, watching him place the things on the ground one by one like a child opening presents.
He once said that he didn't see the vitality that young people should have in Jiang Li, but this time it seemed that he had regained some of the lively youthful appearance.
Jiang Li took out the chinchilla bear and said to it, "From now on, you will follow me."
He went to the flower and bird market and bought a luxury mouse cage. He was supposed to assemble it according to the instructions, but he couldn't find the instructions. He turned the box upside down and shook it, but there was nothing there.
Chen An threw the popsicles into the trash can and sat down cross-legged. "I'll do it." He took a quick look at the wooden planks, then thought about how to put them together based on the holes and screws. After finding his idea, he started to work. As he screwed in the screws, he said, "Did you go buy these things?"
"Um."
Ten minutes later, the last screw was driven in, and a three-story villa with stairs, swings, and a small house was built.
Jiang Li patted it with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, it's worth the 80 yuan I spent on it."
Chen An laughed, "A rat isn't even worth eighty."
Jiang Li retorted, "That's different. One is alive and the other is dead. Their values are different."
Jiang Li poured the chinchilla bear in. As for why he poured it in, it was because he had not yet learned how to get along with it. The Internet said that being bitten by a hamster is very painful, so he was afraid and decided to wait and see.
The phone in his pocket vibrated, and Chen An stood up to answer the call.
"Boss, Tang Xiaoyou's body has been found."
At the edge of the city, in the urban-rural fringe area, a foul odor wafted from upstream. A group of migrant workers washing clothes and vegetables were discussing in their local dialect who was so uncivilized as to dump things into the river. At noon, the sun was scorching. Mr. Huang, who had just returned from his fields, was washing utensils by the river with a hoe on his shoulder and also smelled the foul odor.
He felt sick at the smell. What could be so smelly?
Out of curiosity, he walked upstream along the river. He didn't know what was going on until he walked upstream. He almost got scared to death after the trip.
The crooked tree's thick branches stretched into the river, just blocking a corpse.
Mr. Huang fell to the ground in fear. He wanted to scream but found that he was too frightened to shout. He was so frightened at the sight that he kicked the yellow sand with his legs and crawled ashore to call the police.
Chen An and his men rushed here. The body standing on the cement road was blocked by trees. The river had already been stinking, and the purple face in the river was Tang Xiaoyou who had been missing for several days.
He walked down and along the yellow mud river bank. Her eyeballs were rolled up, revealing most of the whites. Her face was blue and purple, and there was an obvious mark of strangulation under her neck.
After the scene was marked, the body was carried away, and outside the cordon gathered old men and women who were watching the fun.
"I knew there was a problem. It's been smelling for a few days. I don't even dare to wash clothes or vegetables here."
"Luckily I haven't used the water here in the past few days."
"Don't tell me, this body is so scary. It looks quite young. Could it be someone's daughter?" The aunt with bright red lips kept muttering, "I don't know who is so unlucky."
"Isn't Old Huang the most unlucky one? He was the one who discovered the body and is still too scared to go out."
"I just passed by and saw him. His wife told him to sit in the sun to calm down. His face was no redder than the corpse's. I guess he was really scared."
Chen An put his hands on his hips. Tang Xiaoyou's disappearance was reported four days ago. The senior management of "Mengdie" were all hiding the fact of Tang Xiaoyou's disappearance. When he went there again, they had already produced Tang Xiaoyou's leave certificate. Tang Xiaoyou's disappearance gradually became untenable. He thought that the anonymous reporter would take action, but he did not take any action.
Now it seems that he has to find the anonymous user.
"Brother Linlin, are you okay?" Assistant Xiao Jin handed him a tissue. "You've been sweating all morning. What's wrong?"
Lin Ran's eyes wandered and his face turned pale. He took the tissue and pressed it twice casually, "I'm fine."
He stared at the lightly made-up face in the mirror, with thin lips and almond-shaped eyes, and a charming and bright smile. These were how the outside world described him.
Light dispels darkness, but the more you stand in strong light, the darker your shadow will be.
A few minutes later, another face suddenly appeared in the square mirror. His complexion was pale, his cheeks were sunken from hunger, his eyes were tired, and he had no star quality at all. Even passers-by would not even glance at him.
Someone was calling outside, so Xiao Jin went out to coordinate work and closed the door. Only in the empty space could he get a moment to breathe. All his strength drained away, his straight back suddenly bent, his thin white hands were supported on the dressing table, and sweat kept pouring out from his forehead.
He heard their conversation that day.
After Chen An left, Lin Ran went upstairs and heard Jia Kun and Guo Yan arguing before he reached the office.
Guo Yan's voice was sharp, "Is it you?"
Jia Kun was also helpless and spread his hands, "How could it be me? How dare I go against the orders of the higher-ups?"
Guo Yan snorted coldly, "Who knows you, don't you like Tang Xiaoyou the most?"
Jia Kun's status is not as high as hers, so he has to explain to her in a nice tone.
"No matter how much I like her, I wouldn't be so foolish as to ruin my wealth and..." Jia Kun suddenly lowered his voice and gestured at his neck with his hands, "My life, right?"
Guo Yan frowned. "Who is it then? Who would call the police at this critical moment?"
Jia Kun's eyes rolled around, "Could it be a member of R&E?"
"Do they dare?"
This is a good question. Turning around, Guo Yan happened to catch a glimpse of Lin Ran outside. Lin Ran naturally knew that they had discovered him, so he didn't avoid them and pushed the door open.
To get to his office, one had to go through this reception room. He walked on his own without even glancing at them.
Guo Yan suddenly called out to him, "Lin Ran, could it be you?"
A drop of sweat dripped down his back to his waist. Lin Ran moved the corner of his lips slightly, then turned his head and smiled contemptuously, "What do you think? Am I as stupid as you guys?"
Guo Yan couldn't sit still any longer, her anger was evident on her face. "What did you say?"
Lin Ran, however, stood up straight and said, "I say, why do you think 'Dream Butterfly' was reported?"
In just a few seconds, Guo Yan's expression changed again and again, disbelief replaced anger. He looked at her in a daze and left calmly.
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