Only you are so different

Chapter 7 All evil deeds cannot escape cause and effect

Lin Mei didn't notice that Su Xiuran went to answer the phone, and when he came out of the study, she waved to him: "Xiu Ran, didn't you say yesterday that you would teach me how to ride a horse? The snow outside has started to melt today. .”

It is spring now, even if the snow falls, it will melt quickly, and it will not stay for a long time like severe winter. The sun came out yesterday, and today the temperature has risen again, so the snow will naturally start to melt.

Su Xiuran walked over and stood by the window to look at it, then smiled and said, "It seems that we also need to act quickly."

Lin Mei still had some concerns: "Is your cold better? Will you feel dizzy after taking the medicine?"

Since Su Xiuran took the cold medicine, he even stopped the traditional Chinese medicine in order to prevent the conflict of the medicine effects. He shook his head and said with a half-smile: "I won't fall off the horse...as long as you don't continue to anger me."

Lin Mei was almost overwhelmed by his mental attacks anytime, anywhere, sighed and said: "I didn't mean to do anything to you on purpose... It was just too sudden and I wasn't prepared for it at all. I promise you will think it over carefully. I'll give you an answer after thinking about it."

When she said this, her expression was very serious, and her tone was dignified, as if she was taking this matter very seriously.

Su Xiuran smiled slightly: "Lin Mei, what are you worrying about?"

Lin Mei replied honestly: "I'm afraid that after we get together, we find it inappropriate and have to separate. Where do you want me to find another man who is more handsome than you? What's more, you are still Su Xiu... I will ruin my whole life." gone."

Su Xiuran really laughed when he heard this: "You really think I'm the kind of person who treats feelings superficially and contemptuously?"

Of course, Lin Mei didn't dare to say "yes", not to mention that she didn't think Su Xiuran was the kind of playboy who fell in love with each other. Among other things, with his appearance and family background, if he didn't abstain from sex in the first half of his life, I'm afraid Even a football team was born, right?

After thinking for a long time, she still struggled and said, "If I really fell in love with you, wouldn't it be like falling in love with my boss? Office romance will affect work, can we still cooperate? I don't even have a book from you If it is done, the cooperation will be terminated?"

Su Xiuran listened indifferently, and finally said: "So up to now, you still love my books more than me."

Lin Mei rolled her eyes and thought for a while, then turned her eyes away to look at the nearby ceiling as naturally as possible, and considered an answer that would not hurt his self-esteem: "I have been your book fan for six years, and I only know you personally for more than one time. Moon, look..."

At this moment, Su Xiuran became more magnanimous, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I understand." Then he changed the subject indifferently, "I'll call Wu En and ask him to prepare a horse for us."

Lin Mei looked at his back, and couldn't help but said: "Xiu Ran..." She was still not used to calling him by his name directly, every time she called him, she always felt awkward, "Thank you for your affection for me, and thank you for your willingness to call him by his name." Let me think about it."

Su Xiuran turned around and nodded with a smile: "It's nothing, this is the respect I should give you." As he spoke, he suddenly approached again with a smile on his lips, "And you can try it in advance..."

Before Lin Mei could figure out what this trial meant, she lightened her body and was brought into his arms by his arms, and then his lips landed on hers for the second time.

This time it was no longer a light kiss, he passed on the taste between his lips and teeth to her, the fresh fragrance like a green grass forest made Lin Mei lost in it.

After a long time, he let her go, Lin Mei's body was still a little weak, she hurriedly retreated to support the wall, panted and said: "This is my first kiss... If the one that touched her last night is not counted. "

He smiled lowly and said softly, "It's mine too."

Before Lin Mei could respond, he had already turned around and went to the study.

It wasn't until Wu En delivered the horse they asked for that Lin Mei realized that what Su Xiuran wanted was "one horse"...that is to say, the two of them had one horse.

After sending Wu En away, he stood in front of the house and raised his hand to caress the neck and mane of the steed, and checked the condition of the saddle. Su Xiuran lowered his head and looked at her with a smile: "You are a beginner. There's snow and it's too dangerous for you to ride alone."

Lin Mei had to admit that this was indeed true.

Su Xiuran had already changed into his riding clothes and riding boots. At this time, he got on the horse neatly, and extended a hand to her with a smile: "Then please come up, my lady, we are running out of time."

He is tall and tall, wearing a tough riding suit and sitting upright on the horseback, he is really ready to take a few large grassland-style movies at any time.

Even if Lin Mei deliberately wanted to ignore his charm, she couldn't help but think that if a person like him had the opportunity to stand under the spotlight, how many women would scream wildly... Well, maybe there are also men.

Could it be that she was lucky enough to find him because he needed to hide his name and whereabouts?
Thinking of this, Lin Mei felt that her apprehension and hidden worries about falling in love with Su Xiuran were not unreasonable.Anyone who suddenly won the 500 million jackpot, the first reaction is not to accept, but to wonder if such a rare good luck is really mine.

She looked at Su Xiuran's arm and hesitated: "How do I get up? Won't I kick you?"

Su Xiuran smiled slightly, leaned over and hugged her body, Lin Mei was suddenly lifted up, screamed, and found that she had landed firmly in front of him.

She was still afraid, but Su Xiuran's laughter came from beside her ears: "Spreading your legs apart, sitting sideways on the horse's back requires higher riding skills."

The horse Wu En sent was very big, and it was a little scary to sit on it. Lin Mei didn't dare to move, and obediently spread her legs according to his instructions.

He put his arms around her waist behind her, and explained in a low voice: "The snow melts quickly, we need to go to the place where the light was found last night to check as soon as possible, and I will slowly teach you how to mount the horse when I come back."

After speaking, he drove the horse forward, not letting the horse enter the galloping state, but letting the horse only run in small steps like all jockeys who take care of beginners.

The forest was not far from their hut, even though they were in a wandering state, they circled around and reached the edge of the forest.

Even though she knew that Su Xiuran might see more details than her, Lin Mei quietly observed it by herself: that piece of fresh snow was different from the smooth and smooth snow in other places, and there were obviously a few artificial footprints; She even saw a few cigarette butts in the snow.

They only stayed nearby for a while, then strolled to the distance again, and after running twice, they returned to the hut.

Su Xiuran got off the horse first, and then helped her down. He really kept his promise, and taught her the basics of getting on a horse when he came back, and then took the rein and let her get on and off by herself.

Lin Mei is quite athletic, and soon she can climb up decently instead of climbing up clumsily.

While practicing, she still did not forget to ask Su Xiuran: "Do you have any conclusions?"

Su Xiuran smiled at her: "Why should I tell you?"

Lin Mei suddenly thought... the current Su Xiuran is no longer the gentle and refined Su Xiuran, he has become a lot worse, right?
During the lunch break, Su Xiuran went to the study, picked up the phone and dialed a series of familiar numbers. After the phone was connected, he heard the steady greeting from the opposite side, and said softly: "Zhang Yan, I Your help may be needed here."

A new day passed quickly. In the afternoon, Wu Enlai took the horse away and promised to bring it back tomorrow morning.In the evening, Su Xiuran was reading as usual, while Lin Mei was lying on the bar counter and using her laptop to browse the web.

Although Su Xiu has lived here for more than a year, he has never wanted to put a TV or anything. At least he has set up a wireless network so that the Internet can be accessed in the room.

But staying in the room with Su Xiuran, Lin Mei would not feel idle at all.

Su Xiuran was originally a man of profound knowledge and profound literary attainments. Even when he expresses himself verbally, he feels comfortable and elegant. In addition, his voice is deep and magnetic. When he is with him, even if he doesn't do anything, he just chats endlessly. It's also a very comfortable thing.

It's a pity that after the ambiguous entanglement of the previous two days, Lin Mei didn't dare to provoke him anymore, and she began to regret agreeing to him to set up a damn trial period.

Facing those eyes and his smile, it's pretty good that she can barely stay awake, so where is the willpower to think about?

In order to keep herself awake, she specially called up the electronic version of Su Xiuran's book stored in the computer, read it over and over again, and repeatedly warned herself: I just love his book, and never fall in love with his person. Books are like people. It's different, you have to distinguish reality clearly!

I don't know if it will help or not, but Su Xiuran just took a shower before going to bed at night, and smiled at her hazyly with some steam in her hair and body, and her head was muddled again.

Before going to bed, she was lying on the bed, and felt the sound of breathing from the other side of the big bed, and the vague fragrance of mint in the air... It came from Su Xiuran's special body wash, and she felt a sudden sensation on her cheeks. It's like they're going to burn.

When she wanted to cry but had no tears, she thought about why she moved into Su Xiuran's house in the first place and promised Su Xiuran to come out to play with him?
Could it be that the Great God has long been interested in her?But a person like him who hooks his little finger just kneels and licks people, why bother to take so much pains on her.

Because she was too focused on thinking about these things, and she had already confirmed that the crying outside the window was artificial during the day, so when she was about to fall asleep in a daze, when she heard the crying coming from the window, she felt that it was not so scary.

Moreover, she felt that those voices not only sounded more distant than the previous two days, but also carried a bit of sad expectation, as if someone was wandering in the deserted wilderness and shouting, longing for redemption.

It must be an illusion from getting used to it, that's what she told herself when she was about to fall asleep.

The next morning, Lin Mei woke up to the sound of sirens. She had lived in the downtown area for a long time, and the sound of sirens, fire alarms and ambulances could often be heard. She was still in a daze when she heard the sirens coming from far outside the window in her sleep. He thought he was back in his apartment in City B again, and it took a few seconds for him to fully wake up.

After turning over and sitting up, she listened for a while in surprise, and after making sure she heard correctly, she hurriedly dressed and went to the living room.

Su Xiuran obviously got up early, not only made coffee and tea for himself, but also stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window to answer the phone.

Lin Mei didn't hear what the person on the microphone said, but she only heard Su Xiuran whisper: "Okay, I wish you all the best in handling the case."

He hung up the phone, turned around and saw Lin Mei smiling: "What, you were woken up?"

Lin Mei could tell that he was talking to the police just now, so she asked in surprise, "What's going on outside? Do you know the police?"

Su Xiuran smiled, and answered frankly: "It's the police detective I worked with, named Zhang Yan." After a pause, he said, "Actually, you have already met him. What happened to Zhang Lili last time, the second He was the one who went to your editorial department to collect evidence for the first time."

Lin Mei recalled, the last time she had a conversation with the two policemen, the male policeman who didn't talk much seemed to be surnamed Zhang, with a serious face and a calm demeanor. impression.

But what surprised her the most was not this, but that in Su Xiuran's understatement, there was a word - "cooperation".

She has been the editor in charge of Su Xiuran for nearly two months, and even "cohabited" with him for a few weeks. told her.

Aware of her surprise, Su Xiuran smiled again: "It's nothing, except for Zhang Yan and the police station, you should be the only one who knows about it."

The phrase "the only one" gave Lin Mei a subtle sense of honor, and at the same time suddenly realized: "That's why Police Officer Zhang Yan was the first to let me in for questioning after he arrived at the editorial department, you have explained to him, right? "

Su Xiuran smiled: "Yes, since a few years ago, I have sometimes participated in some detection activities of the police station, which can be counted as a non-staff consultant. The work of the police needs to be kept secret, and there are many troubles in telling it. Didn't tell anyone who didn't need to know.

"Although the last time the theft and disappearance case was a bit strange, it wasn't enough to make Zhang Yan ask me for help. But since I went to the scene, I called him after I came back and told him that I can save some effort this time. I have given you all the information I need to pass on to him."

No wonder the case was solved so quickly and effectively. Lin Mei was still digesting the shock that Su Xiuran turned out to be a police "consultant", and finally she was able to return to the current situation: "Tell me about this, and you won't be afraid of leaking the police information." confidential?"

Su Xiuran smiled faintly: "I have already told Zhang Yan that I have recruited a new assistant." As he spoke, he changed the topic, "Besides, didn't you sign a non-disclosure agreement?"

Lin Mei pointed back at her nose: "I'm that assistant?"

Su Xiuran nodded with a smile: "Congratulations, you can get an extra salary from today... I will pay for it."

Lin Mei, who was instantly promoted to "police consultant assistant", leaned in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window very responsibly, and looked at the situation in the distance outside the window.

The snow had melted quite a bit last night, and dry yellow grass was already exposed on the ground. To Lin Mei's surprise, the police car didn't stop at the edge of the forest or anywhere within her sight.

The siren continued to sound, and the direction it came from turned out to be the side of the mountain.

If Lin Mei remembers correctly, that is the location of the Ethnic Customs Village. Yesterday when I rode horses with Su Xiuran and ran to the other side of the mountain, she saw that building from a distance. There were white houses and Mongolian characteristics. Yurts, and scattered crowds.

Su Xiuran poured her a cup of coffee, filled the milk, and handed it to her. There was a smile on his lips, but there was a hint of sadness and compassion in his eyes like last time: "I need Shall we sit down and talk?"

Lin Mei took the coffee cup and said after a moment of silence, "Okay."

The morning sun on the grassland has just risen, and in the distance there is mist from the melting snow, which casts a cool halo on the bright sunlight.

Sitting on the sofa by the window with Su Xiuran, Lin Mei looked at him and smiled at herself, then said softly: "I don't know if you noticed, the crying outside the window... has been repeating the same frequency .”

Lin Mei was stunned for a moment, and then thought that this is why she judged that those cries were recorded, because each time it was a fixed cycle pattern, she recalled a little: "Could it be Morse code?"

Su Xiuran smiled: "It's not that complicated...Maybe the person who made this cry didn't have such advanced professional knowledge, those cries are not too much, they are nine-stage, nine-stage cry, and then there is an interval of a few minutes , so back and forth."

Jiu Duan... Lin Mei only thought for a moment, then said in surprise, "Niu Duan... Could it be salvation?"

Su Xiuran lowered his eyes slightly and nodded: "Yes, those cries have been trying their best to convey a message that is not difficult to guess, which is to ask for help."

No wonder after getting rid of the sense of fear and novelty, Lin Mei felt that those cries sounded very sad... Maybe it was the sad mood of those begging people who were finally perceived through the appearance, or maybe it was the sad mood of those who asked for help. It can be delivered by a monotonous recording like that.

Lin Mei turned her head and thought seriously: "But if this is the case, who are those recordings asking for help? Since that person or those people can go into and out of the forest to the vicinity of our house, they must also be able to go to the ethnic customs village. Why is it so expensive? What about Zhou Zhang? What's more, Wu En said that the crying has been going on all winter."

Su Xiuran smiled, with a gentle smile, without any other mixed emotions: "Yes, even when I couldn't go to the ethnic customs village to ask for help, and no one responded, the cry still rang out throughout the winter persistently. It's a paradox...so the truth is that Urn lied to us."

Lin Mei was completely stunned. She thought about many possibilities, but she never doubted that honest and simple Mongolian man, not to mention that he is Su Xiuran's friend. After seeing Su Xiuran's attitude towards him, she He has long regarded Wu En as "one of his own", let alone assuming that what he said is a lie.

Su Xiuran still smiled slightly: "In this world, not all sincere and good people will not tell lies, and not everyone lies with vicious and ulterior secrets... I believe Wu En has nothing to us. Malicious, but that doesn't mean he won't lie to us."

He paused for a moment before looking at her again, with a gentle tone, as if explaining to her specially: "So as a 'detective', the most important thing is to learn to trust your own inferences, and never Be swayed by what other people say."

In fact, the police car left not long after, and the usual calm was restored outside the window, but I don't know if it was due to psychological reasons, Lin Mei looked at the vast grassland with high sky and clear sky, and already had some strange feelings in her heart.

It seems that the green grass is all over the sky, but it is not so quiet and peaceful, which makes people yearn for.

Su Xiuran saw this change in her, just bowed his head to drink tea, and didn't speak.

It didn't take long for Wu En to come on a horse. He promised to continue to send horses for them to ride today. Even if something happened to Fengqing Village today, he came a little late, but he still rushed over.

Su Xiuran waited for him outside the door as usual, and his smile was still exceptionally gentle. Although Lin Mei controlled herself and tried not to make her attitude appear abrupt, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Wu En's expression was also somewhat unnatural. He was not taken away by the police, and he can still appear here, which proves that he has nothing to do with the possible illegal activities and dirty things in Fengqing Village.

Even so, he still lied to Su Xiuran and Lin Mei. Was it to protect his relatives and friends in the same village, or was he entrusted by others and burdened by friendship, so he chose the injustice?
Lin Mei didn't know, but she knew that for a person like Wu En who had never left the Mongolian tribe in his life, his vision and almost blind maintenance of his relatives in his homeland sometimes made him violate his conscience.

Su Xiuran noticed the somewhat awkward atmosphere, he took a step forward, and showed a gentle smile to Wu En: "Thank you for today, we can return it by ourselves tonight."

It has to be said that Su Xiuran has a natural charm, no matter what the atmosphere is, when he smiles, all the unhappiness can be eliminated, leaving only the relaxation and joy like spring flowers blooming.

Wu En's expression relaxed in an instant, and he handed the rein to him, and he smiled honestly with his snow-white teeth: "Okay then, I'll let Sarina make milk tea and wait for you."

Su Xiuran's smile didn't change: "I haven't had the milk tea she cooked for a long time, so I happened to go there tonight."

Wu En wanted to say something, but after all, he was clumsy and left after a few words.

Lin Mei looked at his back on the horse and went away thoughtfully, and waited until his figure disappeared, then said: "Speaking of it... Wu En is not a talkative person, but he told us that day because of that cry. He spoke a lot, and the words he said were rich and fluent, with some lifelike meanings."

Su Xiuran smiled, and turned to look at her: "That's one of his abnormal behaviors."

Perhaps for Su Xiuran, he never believed Wu En's statement at all. Even though he was commensurate with his brother, even if he treated him more gently and kindly than most people, he was not disturbed by emotional factors and still maintained his Absolutely calm judgment.

Lin Mei didn't know whether to admire his ability or to be surprised by his extraordinary psychological quality.

Maybe if she wasn't Su Xiu's fan, if she didn't aspire to become a qualified detective, maybe she would, like many people, inevitably think that Su Xiuran is a heavy-handed and ruthless man.

Thinking of this, Lin Mei felt a little inexplicably relieved... She suddenly realized that she might know Su Xiuran better than she thought, and this might be due to the special emotional sustenance between fans and idols.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Su Xiuran.

He was looking into the distance, but out of the corner of his eye, he had already noticed her small movements. His posture remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly. There was an invisible tenderness on his perfectly contoured side face: "Why? Do you think it's a beautiful day on this beautiful day?" , the person in front of you is extraordinarily beautiful and delicious?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Mei was so frightened that she swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, coughed again and again, and almost choked herself to death: "Great God, can you stop talking nonsense, I know you have a good pen, please let me go! "

Su Xiuran turned to look at her, with a smile in his eyes: "Substituting myself into someone else's perspective, and speaking lines that fully fit the character's psychology and personality are also the basic skills of an author. I just put myself into the role." It's just you..." He paused suddenly, and continued to raise the corners of his lips, "Call me Xiuran."

Lin Mei felt a toothache. The thing in this world that could be more tragic than being looked at by a meticulous, calm and detached reasoning expert must be to be regarded by a careful, calm and detached reasoning expert plus a highly accomplished and profound writer. It seems... no matter how you look at it, no matter how you look at it, there is no way to survive.

After yesterday's familiarization, Lin Mei can already mount the horse by herself today, but Su Xiuran is still worried, he will hold the rein when the horse runs slowly, and he will not leave too far away when the horse runs fast.

She rode around twice, and looked at Su Xiuran who had been following him all the time. He seemed unable to do strenuous exercise, so he didn't run to keep up, but walked as fast as he could on the grass that had just melted in the new snow.

It didn't take long for the black riding boots on his feet to be stained with a lot of muddy water, and his breathing was a little uneven, and he stopped and coughed softly from time to time.

Lin Mei looked at him, feeling a little worried for some reason, and finally after another half a circle, he pulled the rein to stop the horse as Su Xiuran taught him, and said, "Let's ride together, I'm still scared by myself." .”

Su Xiuran chased up from behind, his lips turned pale as he walked too fast, but his spirit was obviously not bad, with insight like him, of course it could be seen that Lin Mei was not afraid.

Slightly raised his head and smiled at her, the softness in his eyes became even more gentle: "Really?"

Lin Mei couldn't see him smiling like this, her heartbeat quickened immediately, and she stretched out a hand to him rather resignedly: "Yes, it's better to ride with you... Xiuran."

She lowered the ending sound, so she didn't even notice that there were many unconcealable emotions mixed in this "Xiu Ran".

Su Xiuran was slightly taken aback, but it was only fleeting.He raised his arm, held her hand, and got on the horse neatly.

Being outdoors, his hands were colder than Lin Mei's, but stronger.

Lin Mei could feel his temperature and breath behind her, he leaned into her ear, and said softly: "We can try walking today."

He held the reins and directed the horse to accelerate gradually.

The wind circulating in the four fields is cold but silent, as if only the breath of each other is left in the world.

Today's weather is not as fine as yesterday, and there will be no sunshine in the afternoon, so they choose to rest in the room in the afternoon.

When the sky began to darken, Su Xiuran asked Lin Mei to drive, while he himself rode a horse and went to Wu En's house to return the horse.

After reconstruction, the villagers here no longer live in yurts. The white yurts dotted in ethnic customs villages are prepared for tourists who experience grassland life.

When he came to a row of white buildings, Su Xiuran motioned for Lin Mei to stop, then dismounted himself, and handed over the reins to Wu En who had heard the movement and greeted him at the door.

He didn't wear sunglasses or a mask in the village. At this time, the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark. No one could see his face clearly unless he got very close.

After shaking hands with Wu En and saying hello, they gave Wu En a natural hug. They walked into Wu En's house together, and a woman in traditional Mongolian costume who had been waiting inside gave an aluminum cup filled with milk tea with both hands.

She wore a royal blue satin gown, because she was in her own home, and the visitors were close enough, so she did not wear a grand headdress, her black hair was braided behind her, and her appearance was not particularly outstanding , but the cheeks are plump, with a pure beauty of its own.

This is of course Wu En's wife, the hostess of this family. Lin Mei imitated Su Xiuran and took it with both hands to thank her.

A little guy with a red face suddenly appeared in the room. She seemed to like Su Xiuran very much. She rushed up and hugged his thigh, and tried to climb his leg like a big tree, yelling inarticulately. He wrote: "Abaga (Mongolian: Uncle)...Abaga!"

The milk tea in Su Xiuran's hand was almost knocked over by her, so he hurriedly put down the cup and bent over to pick her up. This little chubby man was obviously not light, so Su Xiuran put her on his arm and smiled at her: "Little Toya , Did you eat too much today?"

The child obviously didn't understand what he meant, and was still immersed in the excitement and joy of seeing him, hugged his neck, and kissed him loudly on the cheek: "Abaga, you are so beautiful! Baga!"

Sure enough, for women, beauty is the greatest motivation, even children who are only three years old are no exception.

Of course, Su Xiuran would not argue with a three-year-old child about the usage of adjectives, so he struggled to free a hand to wipe the drool on his face, and continued to smile softly: "You have learned a new concept this time. word……"

Little Toya hugged him and giggled contentedly, then turned around and kissed him twice on the face, spitting on more saliva.

Lin Mei was a little jealous looking at her from the side. If it wasn't for the remaining reservedness in her body, she would have rushed to pull this little guy who was getting worse... Although you are very cute, this is my man, my... !
In order to hide this shameful jealousy, she lowered her head and drank a lot of milk tea.

The visit at Wu En's house was as pleasant as expected. They never mentioned what happened during the day, and only drank milk tea to reminisce about the past.

Su Xiuran couldn't drink due to his health, but Lin Mei drank a few glasses of kumiss, her face flushed, and her eyes fell on Su Xiuran who was sitting next to her more openly.

Lin Mei drank, and of course Su Xiuran drove the car on the way back. The night in the Mongolian village was quiet, and no one was active except them. After Wu En's family sent them out, Wu En suddenly left the door His wife and daughter ran over and said in a low voice, "Brother, no matter what, I won't let anyone hurt you."

After saying this, he backed away in a hurry, and there was a fleeting complex expression on his honest face, embarrassment, guilt, but more of determination.

In the dark night, Su Xiuran seemed to smile, and his answering voice was still gentle, with a certain certainty: "Thank you, I know."

Taking advantage of the night to drive back to their hut, the journey was not far, but Lin Mei felt as if it was so long that there was no end in sight.

She turned her head to look at Su Xiuran. Under the dim light inside the car, his profile was like a silhouette in the darkness. She thought about it and thought it would be good to keep looking at him like this.

She was originally an ordinary reader, and she liked the wisdom and justice revealed by him in the book. Through hard work, her dream finally came true, and she was very lucky to be able to get close to him.

Being able to be the person he likes, or even his lover, was something she had never imagined under the circumstances of being extremely narcissistic.

It is true that she will be attracted by Su Xiuran's appearance, but if Su Xiuran is not Su Xiu, maybe she will not be so entangled.

Everyone has a love of beauty, and falling in love with a handsome guy with such an outstanding appearance, even if it doesn't end in the end, is it a beautiful thing?
But he happened to be Su Xiu. Fans tended to feel a little bit close to their idols, and it seemed that watching from a distance was the most suitable distance.

It's just... Lin Mei looked at the person in front of her, and after getting along day and night for the past two months, she couldn't think of him as just the author of a few books.

Su Xiuran is far richer than a few books, his duplicity when he is proud, his caring and caring everywhere when he is gentle, his compassionate feelings that are not easy to reveal... The so-called liveliness and fragrance, But so.

Lin Mei just kept looking at him, with confusion and nostalgia in her eyes that she didn't realize.

Just when she was in a daze, the car had already stopped, Su Xiuran raised the corners of his lips, he had obviously noticed that her eyes were fixed on him for a moment.

Turning his head and smiling slightly at her, he said, "Your eyes are too paradoxical this time, I can't guess what lines you're going to say..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mei answered him directly with actions. She leaned over and kissed his thin lips.

The taste of fine wine still remained between her lips and teeth, mixed with the clear breath in his mouth, as if it was some kind of secret medicine that would drive people crazy.

However, at the moment when their lips were entwined most intensely, Lin Mei suddenly stopped and pushed him away. She looked into his eyes, in those black pupils that were as bright and magnificent as the night sky, except for the tenderness that was almost overflowing. , and some indescribable sadness.

She just took one look at it, and she understood it completely—what a mysterious thing love is, when you look forward to it, you have infinite yearning and expectation in your heart, but when you are really about to have it, you can't restrain it The faint sadness welling up in my heart.

Because it is so magnificent and charming.It's so beautiful, it's heartbreaking.

In the end, Lin Mei ran away in despair. She opened the car door and ran back to the house in a panic.

After a while, Su Xiuran went in behind her, all the remnants of the passion just now had disappeared from his face, only the gentle smile remained.

Lin Mei hid on the sofa, somewhat uncomfortable, saw his eyes flicker, and then said: "I'll surf the Internet for a while, and then I'll take a shower and sleep."

Smiling slightly, Su Xiuran nodded and said, "Okay."

That night until they went to bed, the two of them didn't say anything, and the atmosphere between them seemed to be suddenly covered with a thin layer of ice.

Everyone knows its existence, and everyone can raise a finger to let it melt instantly, but no one does it, maintaining the superficial peace like walking on thin ice.

According to the original itinerary, they will return in two days. During the last day of their stay here, Lin Mei didn't propose any plans to go out, so they rested in the house.

The sun has returned to this grassland, and all the remaining spring snow has been melted away. Entering this season, the temperature has already risen obviously.

Because of the extra moisture, new shoots are also brewing among the withered grasslands and desolate forests.

Since the police car arrived, those cries have never sounded again, but that night Lin Mei seemed to hear the sound of the piano from quite a distance away.

It is not the traditional Mongolian matouqin sound, but a violin-like timbre. It rang melodiously and sadly for a while, and then fell silent again.

In order to return to City B as soon as possible, they prepared to set off early in the morning on the day of their return.

The night before, Lin Mei had already packed most of her luggage, but when she went out the next day, Su Xiuran looked around, took out a few books from the study, and handed them to Lin Mei: "Put them on the back seat of the car. Just fine."

Lin Mei thought it was a book he wanted to take away to read, so she took it and put it in the car.

Knowing that they were leaving, the Wu En family came to see them off. Toya, who was already chubby and wrapped in a cotton padded jacket like a ball, waved vigorously at Su Xiuran: "Goodbye, dear Abaga. Come and play!"

Su Xiuran smiled gently at her: "Okay, as long as you are obedient."

Toya nodded desperately, looking forward to meeting him again.

Wu En told them to be careful on the road, and when they got into the car, he rubbed his hands and added: "Next time you come, you must call in advance."

Su Xiuran smiled and agreed: "Definitely."

After they got in the car and drove for a long time, they could still see the figures of Wu En's family standing in front of the hut, staring at the direction they were going away, and never left for a long time.

This time Su Xiuran was still driving the car, and when they had completely left there, Su Xiuran said: "You must have a lot of doubts about this incident, as my assistant, you can ask me some questions The status of the case."

Lin Mei had been waiting anxiously for a long time. Although she was very curious, Su Xiuran never mentioned it. Their relationship was a bit awkward in the past two days, so she didn't dare to ask.

Now that he said it, she seemed to have found a flood outlet, and asked in one breath: "What did the police find? Who is calling for help in those cries? Has the main culprit been caught? Everyone has been rescued? Is there anyone? Killed?"

Listening to her non-stop questioning, Su Xiuran couldn't help laughing. He stared at the road ahead and answered her casually: "The police are still in the process of further investigation and evidence collection. I won't follow up on the specific situation, but As far as the current situation is concerned, there are four principal culprits, all of whom have been captured, and six victims, all of whom have been rescued, and no one has lost their lives."

He said, pausing for a moment: "The incident should have started last fall. The ethnic customs village is too seasonal. The long winter leaves the herdsmen idle and many buildings are idle. Originally, the herdsmen would use the traditional way of life to To survive the harsh winter means to take care of the livestock.

"But in the late autumn of last year, two herdsmen who went out to work brought back two foreigners who claimed to be their friends. Products. There is a lot of rent to earn, and there are guarantees from familiar compatriots. Of course, the herdsmen welcome them, so the two foreigners rented a house here. It didn't take long for them to deliver equipment and' Worker'.

"The herdsmen found that their so-called equipment was just some tables, chairs and crude tools, and the workers were only six young men and women who looked young, and all of them just hid in the house on the first day they came. In this regard, the herdsmen invariably chose to remain silent. No one came out to ask questions, and no one tried to contact the workers.

"After all, compared with these unfamiliar foreigners, their compatriots are more important, not to mention that no one has noticed any obvious abuse and coercion. Maybe it's just that the workers are too shy?"

When Lin Mei heard this, she couldn't help but said: "Even for electronic products that look very simple, the assembly line is very complicated. It is impossible to rely on this kind of manual workshop to make them. This is a den for buying and selling fake or stolen goods, right? "

Su Xiuran nodded: "That's right, what the police found in their 'factory' were refurbished computers, mobile phones and other equipment, and most of the raw materials they 'made' were stolen or scrapped electronic products."

Lin Mei was still concerned about the victims. She asked, "So those workers didn't come here voluntarily, but were forced?"

Su Xiuran was silent for a moment before replying: "They are all young people who were cheated by various preferential recruitment conditions and restricted their personal freedom. The oldest one is only 17 years old and the youngest is 13 years old."

This is beyond the tolerance of many people, Lin Mei couldn't help but said: "This is mutilating minors! For several months, no one has helped them?"

Su Xiuran nodded: "After being rescued, those children told the police that they tried to hand out a note describing what happened to them, hoping that someone would call the police for them, but no one responded."

Lin Mei was still a little puzzled by this matter, she frowned and asked, "Who is that person who tried to cry to us for help?"

Su Xiuran replied: "It's the forest ranger who lives in the small forest ranger station in the forest. He is a retired veteran. He participated in the afforestation and sand prevention here, and later stayed to be a forest ranger. He once reported He passed the police, but the local police could not speak clearly because of the lack of evidence in his description, and he was too old to speak clearly. They just sent someone over to check and left without finding any clues... After all, in the ethnic customs village, there is a The policeman, and the policeman said nothing happened."

This is simply a collective accomplice, and even a simple and kind-hearted villager like Wu En was inevitably involved.

Lin Mei thought about it later, but she was a little scared. This time, Su Xiuran dispatched the police to catch this group of criminals, and those criminals and the villagers who sheltered them obviously still had relatives and friends living in the village.

If those people blamed Su Xiuran for meddling in his own business, causing their relatives to be arrested, and wanted to hurt Su Xiuran and her, it would be very simple. There is no one in the wilderness, and the night is dark. No one can see clearly.

No wonder Wu En told Su Xiuran that no one would hurt him... At the last moment, this Mongolian man chose to defend Su Xiuran but he was not a member of the village.

Speaking of this, Su Xiuran drove the car to an empty parking lot on the side of the road, where two police cars were parked, and a policeman in police uniform stood under the car.

Taking Lin Mei out of the car, Su Xiuran shook hands with the policeman, and the policeman smiled and said, "It's still cold outside, let's chat in the car."

Originally, Lin Mei and Su Xiuran were the informants, and indeed they needed to make transcripts. In order not to delay their schedule, the local police made an exception and moved the place where the transcripts were made here.

That car is a commercial vehicle, with black reflective film on all sides, which is very private.When they got into the car, Lin Mei realized that besides the two policemen, there was another person sitting inside.

It was an old man with gray hair in an old-fashioned military uniform that had been washed white. He looked to be over 60 years old. His face was covered with wrinkles and weather, but his spirit was still hale and hearty. Without the rickets of ordinary old people.

Lin Mei only took one look and guessed that he was the forest ranger who sent them a distress signal. Sure enough, the policeman who brought them in introduced them, "This old man Sun is the forest ranger in the forest on the left side of Fengfeng Village."

The old man nodded. His voice was indeed hoarse, with a thick accent, and he introduced himself: "Sun Jun."

Lin Mei respected this old man who insisted on calling the police to rescue those teenagers, so she nodded quickly and said, "My name is Lin Mei, hello."

Sun Jun looked at her, then at Su Xiuran, and said, "Thank you."

The policeman next to him smiled and said: "We have already made a record for Mr. Sun, the old man has worked hard."

He then first introduced the situation to Lin Mei and Su Xiuran: When Sun Jun discovered that there were trapped children in Minzu Customs Village last winter, he made various efforts, reported to the police, and even sneaked into it to try Let go of those children, but to no avail.

After that, Sun Jun never gave up, but he suffered from nowhere to ask for help. He was very old-fashioned in thinking, and he didn't understand that in this era, he could ask for help through the Internet, so he could only keep calling the police who didn't hear back.

Until spring is approaching, the peak tourist season in the grassland is coming, and the counterfeiting den will also leave here.

If those people are allowed to leave with the trapped children and go to the next black heart workshop, then they may not be able to meet kind people next time, and rescue is even more distant.

Sun Jun was almost desperate. The arrival of Su Xiuran and Lin Mei gave him an opportunity.

Because of his previous actions, the group of people in the black den had already guarded him very closely. They didn't dare to harm his personal safety, but they also guarded him tightly, not allowing him to leave the forest ranger station.

But Sun Jun is a cautious person. His war experience and the collective cover-up of the villagers in Fengqing Village also made him no longer able to trust others easily.

So on the first night of Su Xiuran and Lin Mei's arrival, he adopted a more compromise approach, and repeatedly played the cry nine times to attract their attention.

His actions quickly attracted the attention of those who paid close attention to him in Fengqing Village, that's why Wu En found Su Xiuran the next day under the instigation of those fellow clansmen who covered up the crime, and told him that the cry had already rang out. It's been a winter, and I still scare them and try to make them think that the crying is a supernatural phenomenon, so don't pursue it.In fact, the cry appeared after they arrived, and it did not continue to ring throughout the winter.

As a result, Sun Jun was taught a lesson by the black-hearted people.But he didn't give up, and he kept trying the next day.According to Sun Jun, if Su Xiuran and Lin Mei hadn't acted on the second day, then on the third night, he would venture to knock on their door, tell them the clues, and ask them for help.

Fortunately, Su Xiuran and Lin Mei really understood what he meant and saved him from further actions.

After listening to the police's description, Lin Mei couldn't help but respect Sun Jun even more. Even if he was dumb, even if he was beaten, scolded and ostracized, he insisted on seeking justice for the trapped children.Everyone in the ethnic customs village compromised with reality and chose to blur the boundaries of morality, but he still did not forget his conscience.

Seeing that Su Xiuran didn't want to speak much, Lin Mei took the initiative to cooperate with the police to make recordings and transcripts, describing in detail the process when they found clues and called the police.

She has strong summarization skills, good language skills, and clear logic, and the transcript was completed quickly.

The policeman in the car thanked them, and Lin Mei also left a contact number, saying that the police can ask her for further assistance at any time, and their work here is over.

They had to rush back to City B within today, so they planned to leave.

Before they left, Su Xiuran shook hands with Sun Jun, and put a phone number that had been written down in his palm: "This is my brother, he will arrange a new job for you."

After this incident, Sun Jun will continue to stay there as a forest ranger, and the situation will probably be more difficult. He can think of this kind of arrangement, which is considered careful.

Sun Jun took it, but didn't agree to it. He just looked at Su Xiuran with those still sharp and straight eyes, and didn't speak.

After saying goodbye to them, Lin Mei and Su Xiuran got into the car and set off again. This time, Su Xiuran found the entrance of the expressway and drove the car up.

The scenery beside the car was receding rapidly, and they would soon return to City B, completely leaving this quiet and peaceful place, but it was full of filth.

Su Xiuran was driving, and said lightly: "Sure enough, Xanadu is just a fantasy."

After a long silence, Lin Mei asked him: "Then will you come again?"

Su Xiuran simply changed lanes and overtook a car, his side jaw tensed and relaxed slightly, he smiled lightly: "No more." His smile was always extremely warm, and his tone was always gentle and gentle. , and now is no exception, "Even under the sun, there is no completely clean place... But life always requires constant abandonment before you can move forward."

No wonder he would take a few extra books with him before he left... That is to say, besides these books, the quiet and warm house, the one that accompanied him through the loneliest years, must have been for him. He gave up all the places with special meaning.

Still stuck in thinking about this matter, Lin Mei didn't answer him for a long time, and after a long time, Lin Mei heard him say softly again: "Fortunately, I brought you here before the last farewell."

He said this sentence very lightly, and obviously did not expect her to answer, the words like light smoke dissipated in the air, and there was a bright sunshine ahead of them on their way home.

(End of this chapter)