When A Snail Falls in Love

When faced with setbacks, Xu Xu's reaction was different from that of his peers.

Most young people have a strong desire to realize their self-worth, so they care more about "feeling" and "gaining and losing". Only after several years of social training can we develop a more or less calm temperament that "doesn't like things and doesn't make ourselves happy." And this calmness is sometimes a numbness.

Xu Xu naturally cares more about "what should happen", and has no particularly strong desire to "what kind of person must I become". She is engaged in criminal psychology research only because she is interested and good at it. She doesn't pay much attention to the feelings of other people or even herself. This feature makes her more calm than ordinary people, but also a lot less humane.

So this evening, after being severely reprimanded by Ji Bai, she did feel brief grievances and uncomfortableness, but when she walked out of the park gate, she had completely recovered as usual.

It was midnight, the street was deep, the street lights were dim, and there was no trace. Xu Xu looked at the long and narrow reflection and thought Ji Bai was right. From the result, she did not play any other role at the scene except for saving people, and she also delayed her work. So feel free to go back to work overtime.

In addition, she is more interested in the "intuition" and "experience" of the policeman Ji Bai said. That's exactly what she lacks. Thinking of this, her mood even a little joy.

***

The moon is sparse and the night is long.

After finishing the report, Xu Xu stared at the full screen and felt a sudden burnout.

Only then did I realize that the entire right hand wrist was sore and the whole body seemed to fall apart. Yes, today's physical exertion is very large, hemostasis for the injured, running in the park, and then stay up all night.

Although he wanted to go to bed very much, after sending the email to Ji Bai, Xu Jie thought for a moment and called him.

Because she remembered, was he angry today?

Although his emotional control is not good, as an apprentice and subordinate, she needs to make a phone call to ease the relationship.

She still understands this.

In a quiet night, the mechanical "beep-beep-" sound seemed extremely empty. After a few sounds, he picked up, and did not speak immediately, only to hear the sound of breathing faintly.

"Hello, season team." Xu Xu reported in a balanced manner. "I just sent the report to your mailbox. Please check it. The report is divided into four parts, and there are 17 attachments that are related information..."

"Xu Xu." Ji Bai interrupted her.

Xu Xu stopped immediately, waiting for instructions.

"Call at four o'clock in the morning to wake up the head boss and report a painless report. Do you not want to continue to be in the Interpol team?"

Xu Xu only looked at the time on the computer: 4:07.

There was a moment of silence: "Sorry, I didn't pay attention to time. And you said yesterday that I should send it to you before 6 o'clock. It is before 6 o'clock now."

There was a moment of silence, suddenly a low chuckle, and the voice became lazy: "Speak, wake up anyway."

"Oh."

She began to report unhurriedly, over the phone, but there were rustling sounds, the sound of the faucet, the opening of the window, and the crisp sound of a small spoon hitting the wall of the cup.

Xu Xu suddenly remembered that during a video call with him yesterday, he heard someone calling him to drink. It was already 12 o'clock.

So he was hangover and was woken up by his phone?

"What's wrong?" He was keenly aware of her distraction.

Xu Xu continued.

The messy voice on the other side of the phone disappeared, only his long breathing sound should be smoking. Xu Xu wrapped herself in a quilt and held a mobile phone and pestle in front of the computer. The surroundings were cold and quiet, only his voice, from time to time "um", indifferent, but low and powerful.

An unrelated picture suddenly appeared in Xu Xu's mind-Ji Bai was also wrapped in a quilt and nestled in bed to call her. This picture made her feel a little weird: she didn't know what a tall, stern man would look like in a bed.

In the picture, the man's face is blurred. She has seen his photos in the data, and vaguely remember the facial features, but what she looks like, in fact, she didn't care too much-instead, she was a few photos of wanted criminals. She studied the facial features for a long time, and can copy them at any time.

In fact, Ji Bai did tuck himself into the quilt, wrapped up like a big bear, and talked to Xu Xu. Beijing in the early spring still has a chill that permeates people, especially before and after sunrise, it is extremely cold. What's more, he went to bed at three o'clock in the morning and drank his stomach. He had a headache like someone was shooting it with a machine gun.

Xu Xu was very devoted to reporting, but he actually didn't listen at all, nor did she open her report.

Having read a report submitted by her before, it is not only qualified, but far exceeds his request. For such a clever and self-disciplined subordinate, of course, he will not waste energy, and then go to see the dense reports.

However, she need not know. She still needs to be sharpened.

The sky outside the window was still dim, Ji Bai lit a cigarette, closed his eyes, drowsy, and occasionally echoed her to show her existence. It was quiet around him, and he noticed that the girl's voice was different from others. The voice is very soft, but he speaks in a very low tone. It sounds quite comfortable, and the more I listen, the more I want to sleep... By the way, cigarette butts are hot! He was soberly sober, but said lazily to her in his mouth: "Well, this part is more rigorous."

***

The next day, Xu Xu went to work with dark circles.

Because of the pale skin and thin face, the two circles of black are particularly noticeable. As soon as I entered the office, I felt several people staring at me. She sat down squinting, but saw a bright red pennant and a large bouquet of tender white roses on the table.

The pennant writes: Seeing the courage to do what is right, the woman is elegant.

The payment is Ye Zixi.

It turned out that the woman saved yesterday was Ye Zixi. Xu Xu felt that the name was a bit familiar and had been heard in the news.

No wonder I can find her so quickly and send me a pennant.

"Pappa---" There was a sudden warm applause, Xu Xu raised his head, only to realize that everyone had stood up, and smiled and applauded.

"Salute!" Police officer Wu, more than 40 years old, sounded like Hong Zhong. Everyone raised their right hands in tribute and paid tribute to her.

Xu Xu immediately raised his hand to salute, but faced countless bright and smiling eyes, his face slightly hot.

"Xu Xu, great." Officer Wu boasted.

"Don't look at Xu Xu's small size. When he meets a big event, he is very general." Someone said crepitly.

"Xu Xu, you saved Ye Zixi!" Zhao Han said with a smile, "She often gives interviews and goes to magazines."

Xu Xu avoided everyone's sight and honestly replied: "It's just a simple first aid for bleeding from the wrist. Every senior present here will do better than me. It's just that I just met."

Everyone laughed. It is not easy to say that she is a newcomer.

Xu Xu looked at everyone's gentle smile and suddenly realized.

Compared with the work of the criminal police, what she did was indeed a trivial matter.

They took this opportunity to help her integrate into the Interpol Force.

Xu Xu was a little moved, flushed, and sat down silently.

At this time Yao Meng smiled and said, "I propose, everyone will eat together at noon to celebrate Xu Xu!" At the same time, he gave Xu Xu a glance. Xu Xu understood that she meant to let herself take this opportunity to get closer to everyone. Xu Xu nodded at her and said, "Yes, I invite everyone to dinner."

Everyone laughed and said how to make your little girl spend money, but the meal was settled.

**

After working for a while, Xu Xu was summoned by the director.

It turned out that Ye Zixi's pennants and flowers were sent directly to the director and then handed over to her.

She is an executive of the Yeh Group, a celebrity in the city's business community, and usually has a good relationship with the mayor and various government agencies. To receive her pennant, the director felt very respectful and really exaggerated Xu Xu.

Seeing Xu Xu half a line did not say a few words, the Secretary did not care too much, but thought the girl was real. He smiled and said, "You didn't say your name yesterday, but as soon as she called, I knew it was you."

Xu Xu nodded: "My appearance is more obvious."

The director was stunned.

The place to eat at noon is set in a small restaurant not far from the police station. On the way to go, everyone was in twos and threes, Yao Meng and Xu Xu held hands. Xu Xu was a little unaccustomed, but looking at her bright and friendly eyes, she silently told herself to get used to it.

Yao Meng asked: "What does the secretary tell you to do? Is it to praise you for saving people?"

Xu Xu nodded.

Yao Meng looked at her strangely and whispered, "You, why don't you know that the Secretary is invited to dinner together at noon?"

Xu Xu was silent and never thought about it.

The meal was very enjoyable.

Xu Xu didn't know that the men in the Criminal Police Team were so poor and so eloquent, and there was constant laughter. There is also a beautiful woman like Yao Meng, Zhang Luo is adding water for everyone, and the chat atmosphere is more heated.

They also talked about Ji Bai. Officer Wu said that the Ji team had not returned home for three years, and this time they must relax well before returning. Zhao Han said that the director specifically told him not to disturb the boss in any recent case. Others said, Xiao Xu, follow the season team to work hard, this opportunity is not everyone.

Xu Xu nodded frequently, thinking that Ji Bai's prestige in the police force turned out to be so high.

At the checkout, Xu Xu was stopped by someone as soon as he took out his wallet. Several big men scrambled for money. Zhao Han said loudly: "Don't **** it! The boss said it, he pleased him."

He shouted this voice, and everyone's movements stopped. Zhao Han said while pulling out his wallet: "I just texted him that he was having dinner, and he said he kept his account in mind."

Everyone sighed, and of course they had all their wallets. Xu Xu just wanted to say let me do it, and suddenly felt Yao Meng squeezed his hand.

Looking around, Yao Meng's eyes were bright, Xu Xu didn't understand what she meant to express, but she didn't ask.