Chapter 31
Wu Tong smiled brightly, and Xiao Yuncheng couldn't help but feel that he was really lucky to have met such a sincere child. They just snuggled up to each other in this small space.
Xiao Yuncheng brushed his hair aside and said, "Let's go."
After returning to Wu Tong's home, Xiao Yuncheng went upstairs with him. He looked around and found that this apartment building had no atmosphere of life and was a bit rigid.
Wu Tong saw what he was thinking and said, "There aren't many people living here. Most of the people who do live here are office workers, so it's a bit quiet."
Xiao Yuncheng nodded when he heard this. The elevator door slowly closed. Wu Tong looked at Xiao Yuncheng and said, "It was the same thing back then. I just returned home and saw a bouquet of Camellia flowers at my doorstep with a note inside. At that time, I didn't realize Xu Ze's purpose yet, so I just went with him."
"Putting all that aside, it seems like your original relationship was pretty good, right?"
Wu Tong lowered his eyes, smiled helplessly, and replied, "Yes, we relied on each other back then, and he helped me a lot. At that time... I was quite dependent on him."
But now, Xu Ze is no longer the same person he used to be. No matter how much he cares about Wu Tong now, Wu Tong doesn't want to believe him anymore.
Xiao Yuncheng sensed Wu Tong's low mood, so he tentatively patted him on the back to comfort him. Wu Tong shook his head and said that he was fine, but he just felt very strange. Why did such good friends become enemies now?
Wu Tong took out the key and opened the door. Xiao Yuncheng followed him. Wu Tong's house was very clean. Maybe it was because Wu Tong was a painter, his house had an artistic atmosphere: there was a huge painting hanging in the middle of the living room. It was a painting of a heart, which was similar to the one Wu Tong had painted in his house, but without any patches and was much dirtier.
"This painting..." Wu Tong followed his gaze and said, "But this is from the past. It can be replaced now."
"Why do you want to change?" Xiao Yuncheng asked puzzledly.
As soon as Xiao Yuncheng finished speaking, he remembered the painting that Wu Tong had drawn in his house. It turned out that this was a portrait of himself.
Xiao Yuncheng's heart softened instantly. He hadn't expected Wu Tong to mean this. He ruffled Wu Tong's fluffy hair and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Wu Tong was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Why are you so nice? Huh?"
"Well, I'm so nice, shouldn't you scream nicely?"
Wu Tong showed a look of disgust: "I'm so proud of you just for praising me."
"Scream~"
"No."
"Just call out~"
Wu Tong was speechless: "Didn't you call me once in the car?"
"Scream again."
Wu Tong: “…”
In the end, Wu Tong couldn't resist him and whispered, "Brother."
Xiao Yuncheng nodded in satisfaction: "Well, then brother will take you to find clues."
Should I be the one taking you to find it... Wu Tong thought.
But there is nothing I can do, I just have to accept whatever my brother says.
Wu Tong led the person into his bedroom. Wu Tong walked straight to the bedside table, grasped the handle and pulled it open. A pure white notebook lay quietly inside. It was clearly a notebook from childhood, but there were not many signs of the ravages of time on it. It was still very clean, just like its owner.
Wu Tong took out the notebook, wiped it carefully with a tissue, and then opened the notebook.
The clue Xu Ze gave was a sentence from "Tu Mi Bridge". Wu Tong quickly turned to that page and found the sentence.
"The flowers have withered and the bridge has broken. I am taking my brother across the river..."
Wu Tong pointed to a word and said to Xiao Yuncheng, "This is it."
That is the word "pass".
Xiao Yuncheng looked at the word and thought about where the character "过" was found. Soon he thought of a river called "Guojiang". Xiao Yuncheng immediately told Wu Tong about his discovery. Wu Tong was stunned for a moment and asked him abnormally if he was sure.
"It's true. This is the only river here that has the word 'Guo' in its name."
Xiao Yuncheng finished speaking and asked, "What's wrong?" Wu Tong remembered his childhood with Xu Ze and couldn't help but feel a little irritated. He shook his head to indicate that it was okay, and then said, "Then let them locate the river."
Although Xiao Yuncheng felt that Wu Tong seemed to be hiding something from him, he did not ask too many questions and turned around to go out and make a phone call.
Wu Tong sat down on the bed with his notebook. He realized why Xu Ze hinted at this location. When he was a child, he fell into the water when he was crossing the river with Xu Ze. Xu Ze wanted to save him but was stopped by those beasts. They insisted that he climb out by himself, otherwise he would deserve to drown there.
Although Wu Tong returned alive, Xu Ze deeply regretted the incident. That night, Xu Ze lay beside Wu Tong and whispered "I'm sorry." Wu Tong simply smiled and said, "I'm fine. You had no choice."
But what about now? Wu Tong didn't want to think about it anymore.
Xiao Yuncheng just came back from a phone call. Seeing Wu Tong sitting on the bed, he asked, "Are you sleepy?"
It was already early morning. Wu Tong hesitated for a few seconds before nodding. Xiao Yuncheng said he would take him home. Wu Tong couldn't help but tease Xiao Yuncheng: "Go home? Haven't I already gone home?"
Xiao Yuncheng insisted, "No, you have to go back to your boyfriend's house, understand?"
"Okay, okay." Wu Tong covered her mouth and laughed, looking at him with a hint of warmth in her eyes: "I'll go home with you."
After receiving the call, Shi Qian and the others went to check Guo Jiang's specific location. Xiao Yuncheng brought Wu Tong back home. After they finished packing, they lay down on the bed together. Wu Tong was so tired that she fell asleep when Xiao Yuncheng went to take a shower. When Xiao Yuncheng came out with a towel on his head, he saw Wu Tong's obedient back.
Xiao Yuncheng climbed onto the bed quietly, but Wu Tong was a very light sleeper. Even though Xiao Yuncheng tried to move as quietly as possible, he still woke him up.
"Be good, go to sleep." Xiao Yuncheng gently touched Wu Tong's furry head and coaxed him to sleep.
Unexpectedly, Wu Tong rubbed his eyes and stretched out his hand to him: "Hold..."
How could Xiao Yuncheng refuse? He immediately hugged her in his arms: "My dear, why are you so cute~"
"sleep······"
After saying this, Wu Tong fell asleep again, and Xiao Yuncheng also fell asleep contentedly holding her boyfriend. She felt warm, as if she was holding a hot pack.
They slept like this until noon, and only woke up after Shi Qian called Xiao Yuncheng.
"No, brother, what did you do at night and why didn't you get up?"
Xiao Yuncheng rubbed his face and cursed at the person on the phone: "Stop thinking about these things. We just got home in the early morning."
"But I haven't slept all night, until now." Shi Qian retorted in the same tone.
Xiao Yuncheng didn't get angry either, and continued jokingly, "So you're not sleepy. If you go to sleep now, even the end of the world won't wake you up in an hour. Believe it or not?"
Shi Qian laughed heartily, and after a long pause he returned to the point: "We have found the location for crossing the river, and are just waiting for you brothers to come."
Xiao Yuncheng stood at the door of the room, dragging his slippers, and replied, "Okay, we'll go there later."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yuncheng raised his hand and pushed open the bedroom door. Wu Tong was still sleeping with her hair scattered messily on the pillow. Wu Tong had the habit of burying her face in the quilt when she slept. From Xiao Yuncheng's perspective, it looked like a furry head sticking out of the quilt.
Xiao Yuncheng sat down beside the bed and patted Wu Tong's arm gently: "Tongtong, get up."
Unfortunately, Wu Tong didn't move at all. Xiao Yuncheng had no choice but to force Wu Tong to turn over. Wu Tong finally woke up a little, but he was a little grumpy and actually broke free from Xiao Yuncheng's hand. Seeing that Wu Tong was about to fall down again, Xiao Yuncheng immediately grabbed his arm and coaxed him, "Tongtong, get up. We are going to the scene."
Wu Tong: "... Damn it, can Xu Ze just die?..."
Xiao Yuncheng coaxed him up, feeling both amused and helpless. Wu Tong was brushing his teeth in the bathroom while Xiao Yuncheng told him about Jiang's location. Xiao Yuncheng's hands kept moving to help Wu Tong get his clothes. Wu Tong spat out some saliva and said to him, "Just leave it there. I can do it myself!"
Xiao Yuncheng waved his hand at him and said seriously, "That won't work. If you're so self-reliant, you won't let me help you anymore."
Wu Tong was a little speechless, but didn't say anything else. He listened to Xiao Yuncheng, walked to the dining table, sat down, and slowly ate his breakfast... no, lunch.
Wu Tong had just woken up and didn't have much of an appetite. He just drank a few mouthfuls of porridge and stopped eating. This prompted Xiao Yuncheng to bring him back: "Eat! Your stomach is too weak. If you don't eat more, you won't be able to eat again if you're busy later."
Wu Tong couldn't persuade him, so he had to finish the remaining half bowl of porridge, then put on the clothes that Xiao Yuncheng had prepared for him, and went out with him.
Xiao Yuncheng was the busiest person at noon. Wu Tong was stunned by his frantic activity. "You just woke up and you're already so full of energy?"
Xiao Yuncheng said proudly, "Of course! I can run five kilometers as soon as I get up. What's that?"
Wu Tong teased, "Then why don't you run away and show me next time?"
"No...really running? But it's okay if you want to see it."
"Forget it, I don't have the energy."
Inside the Municipal Bureau, Shi Qian was investigating the location when he heard Xiao Yuncheng's voice behind him. Without even turning his head, he called out, "Brother Xiao, come here."
Xiao Yuncheng had just entered the office when Shi Qian called him over. Xuan Li happened to be there too, so Wu Tong went to chat with him. Xuan Li pulled him over to the sofa and sat him down, complaining to Wu Tong about his work these past few days: "Screw it, they ask us to do autopsies every other day. Sooner or later, we'll have to chop up the bodies and stuff them into their bowls."
Wu Tong: “…Uh, hahaha, that’s pretty heavy.”
After Xuan Li finished complaining, he looked at Wu Tong and said, "I heard that Xu Ze, his relationship with you..."
Wu Tong lowered his head when he heard this, seemingly somewhat resisting the topic. Xuan Li was simply curious, but seeing Wu Tong's resistance, he quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's not talk about this anymore. Tongtong, don't be angry, I didn't mean anything else!"
Wu Tong couldn't help but laugh when he saw her admit her mistake so quickly, and comforted her, "It's okay."
Xuan Li was still doing a crazy 360-degree Thomas spin and sliding on his knees to apologize when Wu Tong looked up and saw Xiao Yuncheng walking towards him. Xiao Yuncheng looked confused and asked, "What are you doing?"
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