Chapter 21 That day, everyone recalled the fear of being dominated by Li Chengfeng
After Qi Xiang completed the discharge procedures, he sent his parents on the bus back to his hometown, and then rushed to the Extraordinary Correctional Institution.
Li Chengfeng took Li Ping'an home and bought train tickets to Changbai Mountain for tomorrow. Seeing that it was still early, he cooked a pot of vegetables in a newly bought pressure cooker as a farewell dinner before leaving.
Unexpectedly, dinner was ready but Qi Xiang had not come back yet.
Li Chengfeng counted with his fingers, frowned, and found that things were a little complicated.
He brought Li Ping'an to the outside of the Extraordinary Correction Institute and saw a familiar figure on the curb not far away.
Qi Xiang was sitting on the side of the road, looking up at the sky, apparently in a daze.
At dusk, when the sun sets, his figure looks particularly lonely and desolate in the afterglow of the sunset.
Li Chengfeng stood there and waited for him quietly until he withdrew his gaze, then he walked forward.
Qi Xiang was very surprised to see the two people across the street. He quickly stood up, patted the dust off his pants, and said, "Uncle, why are you here?"
Li Chengfeng said: "I saw you haven't come back for so long, I thought something happened to you."
Qi Xiang scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I think the sunset here is very beautiful, but I forgot about it. I'm sorry for making you worry... Let's go, let's go home."
He walked to Li Ping'an, took her other hand, and walked towards home.
The setting sun stretched the shadows of the three people very long.
After walking two steps, Li Pingan looked up at him: "Brother Xiao Qi, have you seen your brother?"
Qi Xiang paused and shook his head, "No."
Li Pingan exclaimed, "Why?"
Qi Xiang smiled and said, "Because my brother still doesn't want to meet me."
So he stepped into the gate of the correctional institution with full confidence, but could only leave with his head down.
He had a lot of things to say to his brother, but in the end he could only sit less than 500 meters away from his brother and watch the sunset.
Before coming here, he even went to get a haircut and bought some new clothes, but unfortunately all his efforts were in vain.
Fortunately, the sunset this evening was beautiful and the wind was gentle, which brought a little comfort to his broken heart.
Although Brother Xiao Qi was smiling, his whole glow dimmed. Li Pingan felt that he must be very sad.
She didn't want to make Brother Xiao Qi sad.
She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she broke free from the adult's hand and ran towards the correctional facility.
Li Chengfeng quickly grabbed her collar and asked, "Ping An, what are you going to do?"
Li Pingan twisted his body, "I want to go find Brother Xiao Qi, I want to ask him why he doesn't want to meet Brother Xiao Qi?"
Qi Xiang caught up with Li Pingan, and when he heard her answer, he was instantly moved to tears.
Ah, what a kind little angel this is!
These days, it’s rare to see such a sensible child.
He squatted down, his eyes level with Li Ping'an's, "Ping'an, thank you. But don't run around anymore, it's dangerous with cars on the road."
Li Pingan asked: "Brother Xiao Qi, don't you want to know why your brother doesn't want to meet?"
Seeing Li Ping'an's serious look, Qi Xiang was stunned. He was a little moved, a little hesitant, and finally shook his head and said, "I... forget it, let's go home."
He wanted to know the answer, but he didn't want to know the answer.
This kind of mentality is too contradictory.
"Brother Qi!" Li Pingan shouted anxiously when he saw Qi Xiang standing up.
She doesn't understand why adults have to consider so much before doing something?
Brother Xiao Qi is always guessing and hesitating. Why not just do whatever he wants to do, and ask whatever he wants to ask?
Li Chengfeng touched Li Ping'an's head to comfort him.
Li Ping'an is still too young and probably doesn't know what it means to be so homesick.
He thought for a moment and said to Qi Xiang, "If you don't dare to go and ask alone, then let us go with you."
Qi Xiang came back. The lady at the front desk of the correctional institution was a little surprised to see him, "Why are you here again..." Before she could finish her words, she saw Li Chengfeng standing behind him.
Miss sister:! ! !
No, it’s terrible!
That guy is here again!
Here he comes, here he comes, he walks in holding the baby in one hand and carrying the pot in the other!
Looking at those calm eyes, everyone recalled the fear of being dominated by Li Chengfeng that day.
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Less than three seconds after Li Chengfeng entered the correctional facility, the center's level one emergency alarm sounded.
A few minutes later, Li Zhongping, director of the correctional institution, hurried over. As he didn't quite understand why Li Chengfeng came, he felt a little nervous. On his way there, he asked someone to make an emergency call to the Supernatural Administration, asking them to be ready for armed support at any time.
After receiving the call for help from the correctional institution, the Extraordinary Management Bureau attached great importance to it and immediately set up an emergency team, led by Director Zhang, who rushed over.
After Director Zhang arrived, Director Li finally felt reassured, but when he saw the members of the emergency team, he became anxious again.
He pulled Director Zhang to a corner and lowered his voice, "Hey, Zhang Gaosheng, don't you take Mr. Li too lightly? You just brought these new recruits here, where is Captain Jiang? Even if Captain Jiang is not here, you should at least bring Deputy Captain Jian here, otherwise who will calm the situation if something goes wrong? We are two old bones, but we are not enough to stretch our muscles."
Director Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "There really is no one. The backbone personnel were urgently transferred away by the General Administration a few days ago."
Director Li was surprised and asked, "He was transferred away again? Didn't Captain Jiang and his men just come back?"
"Yeah." Director Zhang wanted to curse, but this was indeed a special case and couldn't be explained in a few words. He turned the topic back to Li Chengfeng, raised his chin in his direction, and asked in a low voice: "What is this big guy here for this time?"
Director Li also learned from his subordinates the purpose of Li Chengfeng's visit and replied, "He said that the younger brother of Officer Qi next to him is in our correctional facility, and he wants the two of them to meet."
Director Zhang then noticed Qi Xiang standing next to Li Chengfeng and asked in surprise, "What a coincidence, his brother is also a super child?" Then he advised Director Li, "Just meet once, I don't think it's a big deal, I thought I was going to blow up your building."
He was so anxious that he rushed over halfway through the journey.
Director Li said unhappily, "I would like to let them meet, but the brother doesn't want to see me. What can I do? What if I force him to meet me and cause him to have violent mood swings and his sanity value to drop drastically? Will you be responsible?"
Well, this is indeed an issue that we have to consider.
Director Zhang was at a loss for words.
While the two of them were having a secret meeting, Li Chengfeng had already received feedback from the staff.
The lady at the front desk hung up the phone and said helplessly: "Mr. Li, I know you just want to ask why Qi Yu doesn't want to see his brother. Our staff also conveyed your meaning, but Qi Yu just doesn't want to speak, and we can't do anything."
She glanced at Qi Xiang and suggested, "How about we do some ideological work with the child first, and then notify you to come when he agrees to meet?"
Li Chengfeng: "How long will it take?"
"Well..." The lady at the front desk looked at Director Li, who stepped forward and shook his head, saying, "We can't say for sure. We have to respect the child's personal wishes."
That means there is no deadline.
Qi Xiang looked disappointed when he heard this, but he quickly cheered up and encouraged himself: "It's normal for my brother to be a little shy after not seeing each other for so many years. It's okay. I'll come more often in the future. There will always be a day when my brother is willing to see me."
He handed the family photo to the correctional staff and pleaded again: "Can you help me bring this photo to my brother? I'm afraid he won't remember what his family looks like in the future."
The staff member hesitated, looked at Director Li, and accepted the photo after getting his approval. "I will help pass it on, but I can't guarantee that he will accept it."
"It's okay." Qi Xiang nodded and said, "Thank you for your help."
Not long after, a staff member came down from upstairs and shook her head at Qi Xiang, saying, "I'm sorry, he didn't want to take it, and..." She looked at Qi Xiang with pity and whispered, "He threw it into the trash can."
"Ah, so that's it..." Qi Xiang was stunned for a moment because he didn't expect his brother's reaction to be so intense.
Perhaps the expression on his face was too pitiful. Chief Li sighed and said, "Officer Qi, I understand your feelings, but you can't rush it. Qi Yu is a natural born extraordinary person. He could speak when he was only two weeks old, learned to walk when he was one month old, and could stably control his ability fluctuations when he was one year old. He is a genius among geniuses. You can't treat him as an ordinary child. The ice is three feet thick, and it is not formed in a day. If you want to resolve the knot between him and your family, you have to take it slowly. It is best for someone close to Qi Yu to guide him subtly, so that he can accept it more easily."
Qi Xiang opened his mouth and murmured, "But he grew up in a correctional facility. He has never seen his family, nor made any friends... The people he is closest to should be you, the people he spends time with every day."
He looked at the people in the correctional facility with hope, but was met with evasive glances.
The young lady who was taking care of Qi Yu said helplessly: "Qi Yu has a rather aloof personality, doesn't like to talk, and doesn't show obvious attachment to others. He is a very independent child, and he... has his own ideas."
What he meant was that there was nothing he could do and he couldn't persuade him.
The problem now becomes: how to successfully persuade Qi Yu to agree to meet Qi Xiang.
This gave everyone a headache.
Seeing that he would not be able to see his brother in the short term, Qi Xiang no longer forced it. He turned around and asked Li Chengfeng and the other man to prepare to go home.
Director Zhang's eyes turned and he suddenly stopped them: "Wait, maybe I have another method, I wonder if it will work?"
Everyone looked over. Director Zhang cleared his throat and looked at Li Ping'an and said, "I just learned that Qi Yu and Li Ping'an are the same age. I think we can let Li Ping'an attend the Extraordinary Children's Academy and be a classmate of Qi Yu. After they get to know each other better, we can persuade him."
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