Chapter 76 Did you have a red umbrella when you were a child?
Episode 76 Did you have a red umbrella when you were a child?
I actually couldn’t recognize who the guy in the comic was.
I am not particularly sensitive to myself in the comics, mainly because the comics gave a very obvious clue - "Li Zhi, 5 years old", and I recognized it.
From the cartoon, we can see that the five-year-old me was still an innocent boy digging in the soil. I was squatting beside a bush in a small park with a red watermelon umbrella, carefully picking up the leaves of the bush (actually I was daydreaming).
This incidentally helped me recall my childhood.
Because personally, I actually prefer to grow bacteria at home, but I also know that I am still in the growth stage, and I did not lay a good physical foundation when I was young. I need to spend a lot of time in adolescence and youth to lay a good physical foundation. I need to know how to move my body and contact the surrounding environment. Because I also don’t know how other people who traveled back to childhood live in this strange world.
First, I don’t have any predicament that needs to be changed; second, I don’t have any ambition to call the shots; third, I have no interest in anything. The only thing we can do is to be a healthy person, and then do what we can to become a useful person to our family and then to the society.
In other words, I didn't really have anything to do.
The second act of the comic clearly forms a relatively clear storyline. In the second scene, a child in shorts and a short shirt appears, staring at a child holding an umbrella. In front of him there were four kids who were a head taller than him, surrounding him.
"Your pockets are bulging, your wallet is popping out, there must be a lot of money in it, right? Can you give me some?"
Little He Qisi gave up seeking help from the umbrella kid and said, "I don't know you guys well, why should I give you money? Besides, this is mine."
It was certainly not the first time that the four children encountered rebellious children. This time, the two older kids directly grabbed little He Qisi's arms and lifted him up.
The cartoon shows four children fighting with each other.
Cartoon of four children fighting each other.
Cartoon of four children yelling and swearing at each other.
My eyes moved directly to the next scene. Little He Qisi was pinned to the ground by three people like a human pyramid, unable to move at all. The older child in the lead held up He Qisi's wallet and said proudly, "Even if you don't listen, we have the ability to deal with you." After saying this, the older child opened He Qisi's wallet, and it was indeed filled with a lot of large-denomination money, which made the children's eyes light up and even cheered.
Just when the older child was about to take the money out of the wallet, his hands froze, as if he had encountered some dangerous animal. His eyes moved up and stopped at Li Zhi, who was only as tall as his chest.
The child held an umbrella and smiled, "Are you playing any games?"
"Wow—why are you here?"
The older child was obviously startled, causing the other three children to freeze as well, not daring to move.
The red umbrella kid didn't wait for him to continue to argue, and said calmly: "I know this wallet is not yours. My advice to you is to return the wallet to the other party. It would be better."
The older boy was stunned for a moment, but he didn't show much reluctance. He just threw his wallet on the ground and said to Li Zhi, "Don't tell anyone."
"If you don't continue doing it, I won't tell anyone." The child with the red umbrella smiled.
There was silence for two seconds, and then the four older children fled the scene again. After watching them leave, the child with the red umbrella left again. However, before he had taken two or three steps, his umbrella was grabbed by a small hand covered in mud and sand.
"You are actually their companion, right?" He Qisi asked.
[I thought it was a hero saving a beautiful girl...? 】
[After all, they are two little kids.] However, this Li Zhi seemed to be quite capable as he could easily convince four children who were taller than him. He has such a strong voice at a young age, what will it be like when he grows up?]
[He Qisi is much more vigilant than I thought]
[It seems that He Qisi’s mother is on the police side? He is still wary, and since he is a member of the protagonist team, he should not be considered the ignorant type.]
I stared at this scene and couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in my heart.
I have absolutely no recollection of this incident. The children who react to my words must be because I know their parents. The people that children of this age group are most afraid of are their parents or the friends they care about very much, but the children’s names do not appear in the comics, so I don’t know who they are referring to?
I know too many kids.
It turns out that He Qisi and I have been enemies for a long time.
Logically speaking, in real life, how could such a thing be remembered for more than ten years? It’s indeed the game setting. Otherwise, how narrow-minded would a straightforward person like He Qisi be if he cared about something that happened in his childhood within a few minutes?
In the comic, "Li Zhi" did not reply to him, but just glanced at his hand holding the wallet, then fixed his eyes on his face and said, "This wallet is not yours, right? Because the size does not match your pocket. And the clothes you are wearing do not show that you are a person in financial difficulty, so you should not be unable to get a small wallet that does not match you. From the conversation between you and the four children, it can be heard that you have a very upright character, so why did you get a wallet that does not belong to you?"
"One, the wallet you saw on the road." The umbrella kid raised a finger and said, "You are on your way to the police station."
The child raised the second finger and said, "Two, you stole this from your mother. Because there was something important in the wallet."
"I think the answer is the second one." The child looked at He Qisi and said: Because when you get your wallet back, your first reaction is to see if the photo inside the wallet is still there. ”
The umbrella kid paused and said, "After I noticed the wallet fell, the first thing you did was check the photo inside the wallet."
He Qisi opened his mouth but didn't say anything in rebuttal.
Between these words, he lowered his eyes and clutched his wallet.
[Li Zhi had very strong observation skills when he was a child! 】
[Awesome at a young age]
When I think about the comic barrage content, I feel like my childhood self was trying to change the subject. Obviously he didn't want to respond to what He Qisi had just said, so he started to analyze his problem. This was obviously an attempt to take advantage of the fact that the person was young and easily distracted, but He Qisi didn't notice this problem at all.
The cartoon obviously has not ended at this moment, because the umbrella boy glanced at He Qisi's hand that was still holding his umbrella, and sighed slightly in his heart, "I'm sorry to know that your loved one has left your life in this way." As soon as he finished speaking, the umbrella boy lowered his umbrella that he could not use for the time being, and He Qisi moved his hand away, his eyes showing surprise and a hidden sadness.
“…”
He Qisi lowered his eyes and said, "My father passed away. In order to prevent me from being too sad, my mother not only planned to move, but also burned all of my father's things. Only this photo was left." Tears flashed in his eyes.
"You must love your dad very much, right?"
In my opinion, the umbrella kid patted He Qisi's back in an almost coaxing way, and then took out candy and gave it to him.
Little He Qisi opened his heart because of these words and took the candy from the umbrella boy. But he was not in a hurry to eat it. He rubbed the candy wrapper, lowered his head and began to reminisce, "My father used to be like this. If I felt bad, he would give me candy."
The umbrella kid didn't let the topic drop, and just said: "Because he wants to make you happy. He must love you very much."
Little He Qisi finally couldn't help it and burst into tears.
The umbrella child stayed quietly by his side.
[Li Zhi was quite considerate when he was young]
I thought silently in my heart, after all, I made the child cry, so I still have to take responsibility.
[For Li Zhi, this passage must be unforgettable as well, right? 】
I:"……"
Suddenly I felt my conscience being pricked.
I'd better just read the comics quietly and not read the comments.
In the comic, the camera shifts to a bench in the small park, where the umbrella kid is trying to help He Qisi cheer up, and he keeps coaxing him to eat candy and snacks. After the umbrella boy used all his tricks and strength, He Qisi finally ate the candy. My mood started to improve visibly.
He Qisi's eyes suddenly lit up, "This candy is delicious!"
"If you like, you can ask me for more." The smart and perceptive child laughed.
"But I have no reason to accept this." He Qisi said with a smile.
"It would be different if we were friends, wouldn't it?"
He Qisi's eyes flickered, "As long as we are friends, is that enough?"
The umbrella kid said gently: "As long as you are my friend."
He Qisi showed the innocence and simplicity of his age, "Yeah!"
[Two little cubs’ daily friendship]
[So that’s how He Qisi was conquered when he was a child.] 】
I stared at the comics: “…”
"Li Zhi" who agreed to this must have known from his words that the other party was going to move, so he simply said something to make the other party feel happy.
Sure enough, after this incident was over, He Qisi was asked to move out the next day. When he was leaving by car, he also met a child holding a red umbrella. However, they didn't have a chance to say goodbye. He Qisi just watched the child he met yesterday go to the small park again, as if he had already seen the lost expression of the child waiting there.
[So sad TUT]
[It’s a separation without time to say goodbye]
[When I get older, I can’t stand this kind of pure and fragile feelings anymore]
I:"?"
For children who have no memory, such encounters that are not worth mentioning would be forgotten in two or three days in real life. Besides, the two people in the comics didn't even exchange names, which means they really didn't take the matter to heart.
What's there to be sad about?
The comic camera quickly moved to the scene a year ago, where He Qisi met "Li Zhi" again. Unlike "Li Zhi", when He Qisi got to know "Li Zhi"'s temperament, his eyes moved. When he saw Li Zhi's habit of sharing snacks on his own initiative, he was almost certain that Li Zhi was the umbrella boy he had seen in his childhood.
Originally he wanted to ask about the past, but when he thought about how she left without saying goodbye, he couldn't open his mouth.
[We met but couldn't recognize each other, I can't stand this kind of plot QAQ]
[Ohhhhh, it’s the joke about a childhood sweetheart falling from the sky!] 】
[I am sure that if He Qisi and Li Zhi talked about what happened in the past, Li Zhi would be shocked and would have a different feeling towards He Qisi]
[If Li Zhi really forgot, wouldn’t that be very embarrassing? How long has it been since the two of you last saw each other? I don’t even remember the name of my friend who I played with every day in kindergarten. It's true that only novels can have such abstract memory. Generally speaking, how much love must one lack to have such an idea if someone can remember something for a lifetime just by sharing a candy? 】
[This is a comic. Without this kind of fateful bond, it feels like the friendship isn’t deep enough, not real enough? Haven’t you seen those novels where the protagonist is in power, they all say that the protagonist actually got to know the other person first, and then the readers will immediately accept the character’s shifting affection and falling in love very naturally. 】
【Um? Why do we place so much emphasis on Li Zhi? 】
[Aren’t we emphasizing He Qisi again?] 】
[I wonder what Li Zhi thinks?] (Thinking hard.jpg) Although it’s cliché, I still like this kind of setting.]
Ask me?
I don’t know either.
This transition is just a small part. The plot mainly focuses on what happened in the Apollo Bar today. I also saw his private chat with "Li Zhi" in the comics. He Qisi talked about his childhood and asked "Li Zhi" if he remembered that they had met before. "Li Zhi" simply said that he didn't remember and didn't remember having a red umbrella.
He Qisi instantly fell into a state of loss.
[I thought this would last a long time, but I didn't expect it to solve my childhood problem right away]
[I think "Li Zhi" may not really take little He Qisi seriously at this time. He acts too maturely and it looks like he is just coaxing a child. He may not really remember. 】
As a result, the comic was too short, or something, and it mainly talked about the beginning of the case and the mistakes that He Qisi made in a hurry.
He Qisi in the cartoon felt that he had seriously lost face because of his mistake in front of "Li Zhi" and felt extremely embarrassed for a moment.
[The cause of death of the deceased in this case may also be related to drowning? 】
[The previous case was also related to water?] Think about it, both Fu Lin and Shang Hexing exchanged bodies in the water? Could it be that Vita is also related to water? 】
What does orange mean? Want to know? What is the meaning of Orange in the suspense drama? 】
[Oranges are only available in autumn and winter, right? 】
I stared at He Qisi, who was suppressing his grievance and pain in the comics, and suddenly felt a little sorry for him.
If he is wrong, just let him be wrong.
I specifically pointed this out as if I were showing off.
He must be feeling extremely uncomfortable given his high self-esteem.
Alas, He Qisi is just too young. Why is he suddenly acting so impulsively?
After reading about He Qisi’s mood swings in the comics, and considering that I really didn’t remember meeting him as a child, I felt a little sorry for him. Although logically speaking, I don't need to be responsible, I still broke his fragile heart.
So I put my phone down and looked in the direction of He Qisi, remembering that he has a pretty sweet tooth. So, I took a piece of coffee candy out of the system, walked up to him in a pretentious manner, and said, "Hey, Officer He, I have an extra piece of coffee candy, do you want some?"
He Qisi raised his head, glared at me, and returned to his work, "Keep it for your birthday."
“…”
If you don’t want to eat it, then don’t eat it.
Why are you so fierce?
I muttered, "I usually only give it to my friends."
Yes, that's a psychological term.
People who are thoughtful are always more sensitive to words that express relationships. For example, some people will toss and turn in bed and can’t sleep because of a casual “like” from someone else. Some people will no longer be cold because of the word "friend". This is also why everyone likes to use these words to build relationships.
He Qisi heard what I said and said indifferently: "Oh, I didn't expect that I let you set a precedent. It's really an honor."
He keeps using honorifics. Could this guy be mad?
I feel like if I continue to say these softer words, my image will start to fall apart.
He Qisi did not forget to continue to sneer, "I don't know why I should accept this."
I didn’t want to just walk away yet, so I could only reply, “Well, we’re friends, isn’t that different?”
Having said this, He Qisi suddenly looked up at me, his eyes twinkling, "As long as we are friends, is that enough?"
This line sounds a little familiar.
"As long as you're my friend, isn't it natural for you to have some sweets?"
As soon as I finished saying this, He Qisi's eyes became more inquiring and thoughtful, as if he was trying to see through me what other people were thinking. I don't know what he was thinking. However, I keenly felt that he seemed not as angry as before. So, I immediately caught back Choi Si’s character.
I held out the coffee candy that had just been rejected toward He Qisi.
He Qisi was a little tempted this time.
Just as I was about to take it, I closed my hands immediately, tore open the candy wrapper, put it into my mouth, made a "V" sign to him, and smiled, "Do you think I really want to give it to you?"
He Qisi hit me backhandedly, as if he was trying to kill me.
I'm staying at the police station tonight.
Just as I was beginning to fall into a drowsy sleep under the blanket, He Qisi walked up to me and asked quietly.
This sentence instantly made my eyes widen.
Because he asked, Captain Cui, did you have a red umbrella when you were a child?
I:"……"
If you are really not awake, go to bed quickly.
Don’t stay up late!
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