Chapter 105 Chapter 105 Let me warm you up first!
Bang!
The bright incandescent light came on, illuminating the figure lying on the desk.
Lu Zheng stood at the door of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, looked for two seconds with his slightly curved lips, then walked over with very light steps and tucked the coat covering the shoulders of the sleeping Comrade Xiao Ji.
A familiar and pleasant refreshing smell entered his nose, and Ji Yinhe suddenly woke up from his sweet dream. He wiped the saliva that was about to flow out in panic, and looked up blankly -
"Ah, how did I fall asleep..."
"It's too late." Lu Zheng smiled and sat down on the chair next to him. "Did I wake you up?"
"No." Comrade Xiao Ji glanced at his watch, which was approaching eleven o'clock, and shook his head like a rattle. He pouted and said, "I'm just too hungry... I haven't had dinner yet."
Ever since coming to the Tiandu Branch, Ji Yinhe has always been like a taut string, never relaxing.
It was rare to see her display the kind of emotion typical of a girl her age, and Lu Zheng couldn't help but soften his tone. "That's terrible... But the cafeteria is closed, so the nearby shops should still be open—"
"Wait a minute." Comrade Xiao Ji muttered, pulling on his sleeve. "Please help me take a look at the draft of the closing report first. I've been stuck here for half an hour..."
"..." Lu Zheng shook his head helplessly and took a few glances. "This idea is very good now, but there is a typo in the second-to-last paragraph."
"Oh—" Ji Yinhe grabbed the pencil tucked behind her ear and used the eraser on the back to erase the typo. "I really miss the provincial department's computers. When I get back, I'm going to report to the provincial department and get this great thing for all my brothers and sisters in the provincial system..."
Lu Zheng laughed. "Director Lu is really something. This kind of thing should be left to Captain Yu."
"Well, today is the 28th day of the lunar year, so let Captain Yu and the others go home early to be with their wives and children!" Comrade Xiao Ji raised his chin with a hint of pride. "After all, I gave a lot of slideshows at the Jiangtan Municipal Bureau back then, and I gained a bit of fame... Give me another fifteen minutes, and I'll definitely finish it!"
"Okay." After saying that, Lu Zheng walked to the window and looked up at the night sky worriedly.
A thick dark cloud obscured the moonlight, and the cold wind was mixed with a chilling breath.
——It looks like it’s going to snow.
When it snows, the small vendors will close and Ji Yinhe can only eat instant noodles.
Lu Zheng put on his scarf and looked at the man buried in his writing. "I'm going to go get some food. You wait here for me."
"Okay." Ji Yinhe did not doubt him and devoted himself wholeheartedly to writing.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard a rustling sound in my ears.
Comrade Xiao Ji had just finished writing the last word, threw down his pen, and rushed to the window to take a look.
Heavy snow was falling outside, and in the blink of an eye, the cars in the yard were covered with a light layer of white.
On the zebra crossing across the road, there was a familiar tall figure. He was not holding an umbrella, and snowflakes fell on his shoulders, but he was still holding something tightly in his arms.
It's her aluminum lunch box!
An indescribable emotion surged from the bottom of his heart. Ji Yinhe grabbed the winter coat on the back of the chair and ran down the office building like a gust of wind.
Lu Zheng had just crossed the road when he saw her from afar, appearing under a ball of warm yellow light in front of the police station. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Why are you coming down?" He walked over quickly, lowering his wet eyelashes. "It's snowing. It's too cold."
Ji Yinhe stared at that overly beautiful face, slightly opened his lips, and exhaled a puff of white steam.
After hesitating for a long time, he managed to utter, "You... are a good person!"
"......?" Lu Zheng pursed his lips, "Why doesn't it sound like a good thing..."
"Of course it's a good thing!" Comrade Xiao Ji stared at his exposed cold fingertips, hesitated for two seconds, then took his hand and walked him into the office building. "Then... let me warm you up first!"
Lu Zheng was slightly dazed, and one of his hands held the lunch box even tighter than before, while the other hand was numb in her hot palm, not daring to move at all.
"...Ahem." Stepping into the deserted police station, he awkwardly found a way to start a conversation, "Then next time, could you... also bring fried skewers for me, the good guy?"
"Deep-fried skewers?"
Ji Yinhe frowned and thought for a long time before he remembered belatedly that the last time she went home, Ms. Lian brought some snacks she made herself, but she happened to go to the Jiangtan Municipal Bureau and gave all the fried skewers to Tang Ci and the others.
It's been over half a month since the incident, how come this person still remembers it so clearly?!
Lu Zheng saw that she didn't respond for a long time, then he paused and looked at her in shock, "You're not happy?"
"Oh my!" Comrade Xiao Ji puffed out his cheeks and shook his arm. "Why wouldn't I be happy? It's my humble honor to treat Expert Lu to fried skewers. But then again, there's one more thing—"
Her face suddenly became serious, and Lu Zheng's expression also became serious. He thought that a new case had come up while he was away.
"What's up?"
"Um... I saw the calendar on your desk. You will go back to Jingzhou the day after tomorrow, which is New Year's Eve morning, right?" Ji Yinhe tilted his head and blinked.
"right."
"Oh, are you free tomorrow night? My parents invite you to dinner at my house!"
"..." Lu Zheng's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and he became a little flustered for a moment, "I, go to your house?"
"Yeah, it's not like you haven't been there before!"
"I've been there, but tomorrow is the 29th day of the lunar year..."
"Hey, don't be nervous, my parents have made some delicious food, just eat as much as you can!"
Ji Yinhe skipped upstairs, sat behind the desk, and started to eat the braised beef vermicelli that Lu Zheng bought.
The people who were going to have dinner tomorrow sat opposite blankly, with a layer of sweat on their palms.
…
The tension didn't dissipate until the next day. The snow stopped, and the jeep stopped outside the Meiqingyuan residential complex. Ji Yinhe stepped out of the driver's seat in a leisurely manner and greeted Aunt Chen and Uncle Wu, who were sitting in front of the apartment building basking in the sun.
Lu Zheng took out a holiday gift he had prepared temporarily from the trunk and exchanged a few words with a smile.
"Hey, little Yinhe, this is your colleague?" Chen Ma looked at him with interest. "He's quite handsome. Are you dating someone?"
"..." Ji Yinhe scratched his forehead, "He's my colleague."
"Auntie Chen, I'm still single." Lu Zheng met the gossipy looks of his two neighbors and subconsciously added, "I'm single in the legal sense, but apart from Ji Yinhe, I don't have any other familiar opposite-sex friends..."
Someone who usually deals with leaders in official circles with ease, now starts to stutter.
Aunt Chen and Uncle Wu exchanged glances and burst into laughter at the same time.
The two young men were so embarrassed that they wanted to crawl into the ground. Ji Yinhe looked back at Lu Zheng, tilted his head towards the upstairs, motioned him to "go quickly", then laughed and quickly went into the unit door.
Going up to the third floor, I could still hear the teasing voices of Aunt Chen and Uncle Wu.
Lu Zheng was very embarrassed, fearing that these jokes would make Ji Yinhe, Lian Qiao and Ji Jianguo uncomfortable, so he asked: "How about I go down and explain it properly, we are just colleagues——"
"It's okay, it's okay." Comrade Xiao Ji was nonchalant. "Mother Chen has a bad memory. She will forget it in a few days... We're here."
Without waiting for Lu Zheng to prepare himself mentally, she took out her key and opened the door familiarly.
The delicious and rich aroma of more than a dozen kinds of food hits you in the face, accompanied by the clinking sounds of handicrafts.
"……Um?"
Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng stood in a daze at the entrance, staring at Ji Jianguo who was squatting on the floor in the living room.
"Uncle Ji, do you need help?" Lu Zheng reacted immediately, put down the gift, changed into slippers, and squatted over with his sleeves rolled up.
"I equipped my big Panasonic TV with a stereo system, but there's something wrong with the installation... Xiao Lu, come and take a look!" Ji Jianguo struggled to screw the screws into the cracks in the wall according to the instructions.
"Okay, I'll do it..."
Lian Qiao came over with two plates and pulled Ji Yinhe, "Don't worry about them. Why have you lost weight recently? Haven't you been eating well?"
Comrade Xiao Ji tasted every dish on the table, then happily hugged his mother's arms and said, "How can I sleep without your food..."
Lian Qiao almost started singing along, but luckily, Lao Ji, who was standing next to her, had already finished the task with the help of an expert from Lu University. He flipped on the TV, found the music channel, and said happily, "It works! This HIFI is still so comfortable to listen to!"
Ms. Lian shook her head repeatedly, imagining what a headphone and vinyl record enthusiast Comrade Ji Jianguo must have been before he traveled through the book.
The family of three and expert Lu sat down at the table and started eating to the melodious music.
Lu Zheng felt very restrained at first, but the three people opposite him did not treat him as an outsider at all. Lian Qiao kept picking up food for him and ordered him to "eat!", while Ji Jianguo chatted with him about personnel gossip, books and movies that had nothing to do with the case.
Comrade Xiao Ji, on the other hand, was completely focused on the "Man Han Banquet" in front of her. She was holding a spicy braised chicken drumstick in her left hand and a piece of preserved pork with artemisia in her right hand, unsure which to start with, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of an advertisement on TV.
It was a folding phone called "Motorola", a black StarTAC series, with a small square screen on it. It was said to be the most popular and advanced communication device in Shanghai, Hong Kong and even the world.
Ji Yinhe stared at the advertisement and slowly put down the chicken leg in his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand.
...The more I look at this thing, the more it looks like a five-fold fold!
To use a metaphor, if the Fivefold is a mature adult, then this "Motorola" is a newborn baby. In terms of appearance and function, the former is like the ultimate evolution of the latter...?
When she was stunned, the three people opposite her also noticed something unusual.
Lian Qiao and Ji Jianguo looked at each other silently. Perhaps some things could no longer be concealed...
Lu Zheng, who was good at observing people's expressions, gently put down his chopsticks and stood up with a smile.
"Uncle and aunt, I'm done eating... I saw Uncle Wu's wheelchair downstairs was broken. How about I go and help him fix it and come up later?"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Ms. Lian quickly stood up and walked Lu Zheng to the entrance.
As soon as the door was closed, Comrade Xiao Ji leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, and looked seriously at his guilty parents.
"——Tell me, what is this shocking secret that you have hidden from me for so many years?"
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The author has something to say: It took me two days to finally come up with the outline for the next volume!
Hey, I want to do something big!
Volume 9, following Volume 8, should be the final case. Let me reveal the ultimate truth of this world to everyone—! ! ! [Sunglasses]
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