[CM] THE CASE

A life without love is called suffering. — Wycon Griff

Griffith's suspension lasted for half a month.The Ohio police did not identify the suspect in the end, and public opinion supported the prisoner.After half a month of no progress, the police had no choice but to shelve the investigation.

Griffith himself has no problem with the suspension.Taking advantage of the rare "holiday", he bought Gideon's book to study and study, and even wrote a post-reading review and sent it to the author.Gideon responded the next day.He did not praise Griffith for his studious spirit, but only made a list of recommended books after answering his questions.So Griffith picked a sunny morning and went all the way to the bookstore, planning to buy the books recommended by Gideon.

Then, he ran into Reid here.

Reid was still wearing his shirt.As the weather turned cooler, he put on an extra beige thin sweater, looking like a student—although he always did.

Meeting Griffith was an accident, and Reid greeted Griffith cheerfully. Griffith said blankly, "Reid? What are you doing here? Not working?"

"……today is Sunday."

"Oh." Griffith looked down at his watch, it was indeed Sunday, no wonder there were so many people on the street at this hour.

Reid thought that Griffith would be very depressed if he was suspended at home, but now it seems that he is thinking too much.He glanced at the book Griffith was holding, and said casually, "Come to buy a book? I've read all of these."

"Really? Gideon gave everyone the same reading list?" Griffith took out a slip of paper with today's goals written on it. Reid took a glance and shook his head: "No, Gideon didn't give me a list of books, but I've read them all."

"Well, by the way, have you seen this one?" Griffith put his hands on the book and could only say, "It's just...the seventh one."

"This one? Probably not sold anymore, Rossi's books are very popular."

"Rossi? I've heard of him."

"Well, David Rossi, a senior at BAU, has retired." Reid returned the note to Griffith, "I have this at home."

"Uh, can I borrow it?"

"Okay, I'm going to work tomorrow..." Reid suddenly remembered that Griffith was suspended, so he had to change his words, "Why don't you come to my house and I'll lend you the book? Any plans for this afternoon?"

"No."

"Oh, then..." Reid put his hands in his pockets and said awkwardly, "Are you coming to my house?"

This is the first time he has issued such an invitation to others.When he was a child, because of his mother's illness, he was not very popular, so he never invited friends to play at home.Later, BAU's gatherings were basically in bars, and there was no precedent for going to a party at home, not to mention that he didn't like to be noisy...

"Okay."

Reid froze for a moment: "Huh?"

"I said yes." Griffith looked up at him, "Aren't we going to your house?"

"Yes, um, let's go to checkout first." Reid said, trying to help Griffith share some books, but Griffith avoided him.The Asian youth tilted his head, puzzled and said, "Aren't you going to buy books? I'll wait for you."

Reid, who had completely forgotten his purpose, said awkwardly: "Okay, wait for me." After he finished speaking, he quickly scanned around, his mind was full of "Griffith agreed to come to the house as a guest", and the corners of his mouth raised The arc was not suppressed in the end, and Le was extremely silly.

Griffith watched his back, not quite understanding the reason for Reid's sudden excitement.

By the time they finished paying and left the bookstore, it was already noon. Griffith pressed his hungry stomach and suggested, "Can I eat first?"

Reid, who had been in a state of excitement, felt hungry when he heard the words, and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, where are we going?"

"I remember there was a shopping mall over there, and I liked a restaurant there. Shall I treat you?" Griffith suggested, "I think I will ask you to borrow books in the future, and I will treat you to a meal as a thank you gift. Do you eat Chinese food?" ?”

Reid hesitated for a while: "Well, yes."

"Okay, let's go there." Griffith smiled, "I know the owner of that shop very well, and I worked there before. His sweet and sour pork ribs are delicious, I recommend them."

Reid has never eaten sweet and sour pork ribs, because he doesn't know how to use chopsticks, and he rarely eats Chinese food. Although he likes the taste of the East, it is very painful if he can't eat it.However, seeing Griffith's high spirits, he didn't say any words of rejection in the end.

He knows that Griffith is special, but he doesn't know that many times, because of "special" and "unique", unique liking will grow, and finally become a real and unique scenery.

However, there are more important things ahead.

Griffith sighed and summoned the waiter: "Xiao Le, please come here."

The waitress named Xiao Le came over with a thick and long braid, bouncing over: "Okay, what do you want, Brother Gu?"

"Do you have a knife and fork?" Griffith asked helplessly.

Xiao Le glanced at Reid who was opposite him, and laughed out loud.

Little Doctor is fighting with two wooden sticks and a plate of fried noodles, and is on the verge of total defeat.Hearing the laughter, he looked up at them, his face flushed slightly, but his eyes were very aggrieved.

Xiao Le took a breath, blushed, and whispered to Griffith, "I'll go, your friend is so handsome!"

"Please bring your knife and fork, thank you."

They spoke Chinese, and Reid couldn't understand it. It wasn't until Xiao Le handed him the knife and fork that he suddenly understood and thanked them.

"You should have told me earlier that you don't know how to use chopsticks, and I can take you to another restaurant."

Reid said depressedly: "In fact, chopsticks are a kind of lever. It is easy to explain in theory, but it is very difficult to grasp."

——This probably has the same principle as his shooting.

Griffith smiled, but said nothing.

Reid rolled up a forkful of fried noodles in the way of eating pasta, and asked casually: "By the way, did you know that girl just now?"

"Well, it's the boss's niece, named Xiao Le."

"Chinese?"

"Yes, the English name is Eve. She chose it by herself, mainly because it is easy to remember."

It was the first time Reid heard such a random reason for naming, and looked at Xiao Le in surprise.Xiao Le didn't know why, and waved to him happily.

"Speaking of which, you didn't mention your Chinese name." Reid turned to Griffith, "Do you mind telling me?"

"Chinese name?" Griffith was stunned, put down his chopsticks, "Well, let me write it for you." He picked up the ballpoint pen used for ordering in the store, took out the book list, wrote two Chinese characters on the back, and handed it to Reid .

Reid didn't know him, and couldn't even figure out the pros and cons, so he looked at him blankly.

"It's Gu You." Griffith read slowly, "Gu——You—"

"Surname Gu?"

Griffith nodded.

"Then," Reid paused, unable to figure out the pronunciation, so he could only vaguely say, "What does this name mean?"

"Yu? Well, it means the sound of water."

Reid gave an "oh" half-comprehensive, and continued to fix his lunch.

After dinner, they finally took the subway.The subways in the United States are not crowded, and a safe distance is maintained between people. Griffith and Reid put the book at their feet and freed their wrists. Reid is briefing Griffith on the BAU situation, such as newcomer Emily Prentiss.

"She is fluent in Arabic and her mother is an ambassador," Reid said. "You know, BAU usually needs a female agent. We stopped a terrorist attack together before, and although Gideon did most of the work, but I Gotta say she's doing alright, although Elle could be a bit better..."

Griffith didn't answer. Reid glanced at him, but finally fell silent.

Elle left and never came back.This is something everyone knows well, probably, only Reid can't let it go.

Before Elle left, Reid had a special chat with her. He thought he had touched Elle's heart and thought he could heal the injured partner, but in fact nothing could be healed.

"Elle is doing well now," Griffith said. "She is learning to bake and plans to open a cake shop."

It turned out that I was not joking that day, Elle was really planning a cake shop, and even sent an email to ask what kind of Chinese pastries are delicious and delicious.It's a pity that Griffith can only eat but can't cook, so he can only send her the recipes he found.

For a moment, Reid didn't know whether to be surprised "Elle actually wants to open a cake shop" or "Elle actually has contact with you".You know, they've sent Elle a lot of emails, but she hasn't responded to any of them.

Griffith thought he was surprised by the former, so he smiled: "Maybe a cake shop is a girl's dream? Xiao Le also fantasized about opening a cake shop, but the boss thinks that she can't fry dishes, so he has always looked down on her."

Reid nodded blankly.

Griffith continued: "Actually, it's not a good thing to force Elle to stay. Good friends are far away from each other. It's okay to go and see whoever you think of. There is beauty in distance."

Reid said subconsciously: "This is a famous aesthetic proposition, which says that people must maintain a specific and appropriate distance in the aesthetic process of appreciating natural beauty, social beauty and artistic beauty, such as time distance, space distance and psychological distance. Otherwise, it will affect and weaken the aesthetic effect of the aesthetic subject.”

Griffith looked at him helplessly before Reid realized what he had said and said dryly, "Oh, I think you just used a metaphor?"

"Almost." Griffith smiled, "Thank you for the science, I think we've arrived."