Return to Splendid

After making the call, I turned around and saw Deputy Director Kang arriving at the door of the branch.

When they met, he said, "Teacher Xing, don't worry. I'll wait for the jeep from the institute to come back from the mountain village and give you a ride."

Xing Yi was very embarrassed: "That's not good."

Deputy Director Kang said: "It's not far from the village to Shangyan. It's okay. Besides, it was our people who picked you up. Logically, you should be sent back."

"Thank you then."

"Come on, it's time to eat. Let's go have a casual meal together."

"I'm not hungry yet."

"Let's go, you and I are destined to be together today..."

Xing Yi stepped forward and extended his hand, and Xing Yi stopped refusing. The two came to a small restaurant called "Mountain Renjia".

Xing Yi saw the man pushing the motorcycle just now. He put fried rice in a cloth bag, hung it on the handlebar, and pushed it away.

Xing Yi said: "The motorcycle probably ran out of gas."

Deputy Director Kang said: "Probably, he had to push him for two kilometers to go to the gas station."

The restaurant owner placed the dishes and chopsticks for them and said, "I'm not from here. I've been coming here for three days. I just said I'd refuel and leave."

Director Kang asked: "What kind of treasure can be contained in such a big iron box?"

The restaurant owner said: "What treasure? It's just a few stones."

"Stone? Exploration?"

"No, I heard him asking some older local people where there are river ditches and river beaches nearby. What he is looking for are colored and shaped stones that have been soaked and washed by water."

"Those are strange stones," Xing Yi said. "Beside the river and on the river beach, they have been washed by water for tens of thousands of years, forming stones of various shapes and textures."

Director Kang said: "Oh, I know, it's for rich people. It's a new business that has emerged in the past few years and only rich people can afford it. He's looking in the wrong place. Where can we find it here?"

"Yes," Xing Yi said, "This outsider came to our Jinxiu County to look for strange stones, which shows that he has specially studied the geological characteristics of our Jinxiu County. As long as there are places that have experienced hundreds of thousands of years of changes, there are such stones. "

The chef called from behind, and the restaurant owner ran over, brought out the stir-fried dishes, set them up, and asked, "Do you want some wine, director?"

Kang Enpei said: "Give Teacher Xing some. I won't accompany you because I'm on duty."

Xing Yi said: "No, I have to be on my way today."

As I was eating, I saw the man pushing the motorcycle running back. He had dropped his eyes and it was still hanging on the back of the chair.

The restaurant owner apologized and said, "I didn't pay attention and didn't send it to you in time. I'm sorry that I asked you to make a trip."

He put on his glasses and glanced from behind the lenses. Xing Yi quickly lowered his head so that he could not see his face clearly.

Wait until he runs away.Xing Yi asked the restaurant owner: "Do you know his name?"

The restaurant owner thought for a while: "It seems like the surname is Huang or Hong..."

Xing Yi said: "If the surname is Hong, that would be him."

Deputy Director Kang said: "Do you know him?"

Xing Yi said: "I heard that I was originally engaged in geology, but later I went to the sea and played with strange rocks."

Worried about Deputy Director Kang's questioning and not being able to say more about the strange stone, Xing Yi took the initiative to change the subject and asked about Wei Zhenghai's phone call at Guangming Hotel.

Kang Enpei said: "Yes, Brother Zhenghai and I are cousins."

Xing Yi said: "He called you that day, and I was there at the time."

"I was working on a case that day, and he called me to report the case. I had a case to handle that day, and a family member's child was lost. I was busy looking for him, so I called the Chengguan Office and asked them to help."

"A child was also lost here? What happened next? Was he found?"

"Found it. He went to the fields with grandma. Grandma picked vegetables and went straight home, forgetting about him."

Xing Yi talked about Zhao Jiayan's child.

Xing Yi said: "I saw a missing person notice at the county station. It's a child. His home is in a village called Zhaojiayan, not too far from here."

"It belongs to Machangpo Township. It's far away. We are in the southeast of the county and they are in the northwest. They are more than 70 kilometers apart."

"That means this case is not under your jurisdiction?"

"It's not under our jurisdiction. However, there will be a director's meeting in the bureau the day after tomorrow. Director Yan Lixin will definitely come by then. I can ask him. He should know about it. Maybe he has already filed a case."

"That's good. Please give me a reply after you finish asking."

"Are they your relatives?"

"What should I say? Anyway, you just have to ask."

"Ok."

After eating, Xing Yi followed Deputy Director Kang back to the institute to wait for the bus.

The two police officers had just arrived and reported that the subject of their investigation had gone to Ma'anshan and asked if they wanted to follow him immediately.

Deputy Director Kang looked back at Xing Yi, feeling embarrassed for a moment.

Xing Yi was very surprised and asked quickly: "Is there a road leading to Ma'anshan from here?"

Deputy Director Kang said: "Yes."

"How far is that?"

"32 kilometers."

"Is it Ma'anshan in Maoliba Township?"

"Yes, do you have any relatives?"

"My parents live there. I have long wanted to visit them."

"Then adjust your plan?"

"You still need to say that? I'll just thank you in advance."

Xing Yi took the institute's jeep and rushed towards Ma'anshan.

He didn't know what the situation was like in Ma'anshan now. He had no memory at all. He couldn't remember whether he had been here before, whether he came with his parents or later.

He only remembered that when his parents left the county, he was 13 years old, graduated from the sixth grade of elementary school, and had just taken the exam for junior high school.

His mother took him to live in the city. She was preoccupied with two things, but her main focus was still on her son and grandson... After her grandson took the college entrance examination, she hurried to Ma'anshan...

With the help of the villagers, Xing Yi successfully found his home, which was a low thatched house with two rooms. When he entered, he had to hook his head and accidentally hit the roof. When he was shaken, some grass blades fell down.

Mother was sitting by the bed, doing handwork.Hearing him call mom, the mother was startled and her hand was pricked by a needle.

He walked quickly, squatted in front of his mother, grabbed her hand, saw a drop of blood, and quickly sucked it with his mouth.

I thought that on the day I came back, I would always visit my parents, but because of this and that, I kept delaying and tossing it, and it was postponed until today.

Thinking of his behavior, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He squatted next to his mother and supported her with both hands. One knee touched the ground first, and then the other followed suit. Without letting his mother notice that he was kneeling, he silently Lasted for a longer time.

When the mother saw her son arriving, her eyes immediately became moist. With such a big man squatting in front of her, the mother's fingers were on her son's mouth, and she felt the heat in his mouth.

The mother bit her lip, raised her other hand, put it on her son's head, and gently tousled his hair. The hair was thick and prickly, and the mother's heart was intoxicated.

He put down his mother's hand and took the handiwork inside the dustpan to see that it was a pair of white fur-soled cloth shoes.

The mother said: "Son, this is made for you. It will be finished today."