Chapter 28 A man looking for an orphan (2-in-1)

Author: Youdaoyan

Chapter 28 A man looking for an orphan (2-in-1)

On the Lihuang National Highway, a man with dark and dry skin was squatting down to eat today's lunch on the temporary parking lot. He devoured the food, his eyes sweeping over the traffic passing back and forth, and his yellow and cracked fingers carefully protected the food that fell from his mouth.

When the cake crumbs came out, I would stop nibbling from time to time, pour the caught crumbs into my mouth, and let them fall to the dots on my clothes. Then I would lick my fingers, stick to them, and suck in every bit of them.

In the mouth.

Halfway through the meal, he choked. The man hurriedly took the water bottle from the old motorcycle and drank it slowly. He was not too fast because he was afraid of wasting the water.

At this time, the man's bad luck came. A black and white law enforcement vehicle passed by with a loud law enforcement bell and stopped beside him.

Two law enforcers, one older and one younger, stepped out of the car and came to the man's side.

The elderly law enforcer walked up to the timid and anxious man. He was not in a hurry to speak, and glanced at the old motorcycle.

At first glance, the motorcycle is a type that cannot pass the inspection and be used on the road. The loess and dust are almost all over the motorcycle. There is a suitcase tied to the box. There are several flags on the left and right sides of the front of the car and on the suitcase. The flags are clean and brand-new.

...Seeing this, the experienced senior law enforcer immediately understood something, and looked at the man with a more complex and sympathetic look.

Just when the young law enforcement officer was about to say something to the man, the older law enforcement officer first raised his hand to interrupt the other person's speech, then stepped forward seriously and said to the man: "Sir, you cannot stop or rest temporarily here without any reason.

To eat, you have to go to the service station."

The man nodded shyly and said with a dry smile: "I'm sorry, comrade, my motorcycle ran out of gas. I got a little hypoglycemic halfway through the ride, so I stopped to have something to eat."

"What's your name? Please show me your ID card and motorcycle driver's license." The elderly law enforcement officer's face remained unchanged, showing no emotion. Like a strict and fair bronze statue, he stretched out his white gloves.

The man nodded repeatedly and said yes, then turned around to rummage through his luggage and took out his two documents from the outer zipper bag and gave them to the other party.

The older law enforcer who received the certificate asked the young law enforcer to use the verification machine in his hand to check the certificate and compare it with the man's identity. After confirming that it was correct, the older law enforcer returned the certificate and the unfrozen sign appeared on his face.

Expressing emotions like this: "Where is Mr. Li Jiahong going?"

"I want to go to Itai City." Li Jiahong said frankly.

"What are you doing there?"

"Look for someone, find a master." Li Jiahong was as honest as ever.

Hearing this, the two law enforcers fell silent. The young law enforcer pointed to the photos of missing persons on the flags and said, "What are you asking the master for? Can you ask him to help you find them?"

Li Jiahong smiled plainly, with two rows of yellow teeth under his chapped lips, and nodded: "Yes, he said he has something that can help me find them."

As he said this, Li Jiahong suddenly realized and quickly added another sentence, "Ah, you don't have to worry about me being cheated. The master said that he is very famous in the local area and will not lie to others. Lying to others will do no good to his reputation."

.”

After hearing this, the expressions of the two law enforcers became even more serious.

Li Jiahong felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere. He scratched his head and looked a little anxious, but he hesitated to speak, not knowing how to explain it.

"Your motorcycle can't be ridden anymore. It's too old. Just put the motorcycle on the side of the road. Someone will tow the motorcycle away, take the luggage and get on the car." However, in the end, the elderly law enforcement officer did not do anything about the matter.

He didn't make any judgments and just spoke calmly.

Li Jiahong was stunned for a moment. He followed the instructions honestly and took off the luggage from the motorcycle. Finally, he took the four flags with missing persons notices in his hands and said, "Comrade, you

…Do you want to take me to the police station?”

"No, I'll give you a ride and let you off when you get off the expressway in Itai City." The older law enforcer said calmly as he got into the car.

Hearing this, Li Jiahong's eyes became agitated, and he bowed to the two law enforcers seriously, then patted his clothes, held his luggage and flag, and carefully got into the car.

In the car, the two law enforcers chatted with Li Jiahong for a few more words. Li Jiahong answered every question they asked sincerely and without reservation. The previously somewhat reserved atmosphere gradually became more harmonious.

At the agreed end point, Li Jiahong got out of the car, bowed deeply to the two law enforcers once again, then carried his luggage and rolled up the flag and continued to move forward.

"Master, can it be recovered in a situation like this?" During the U-turn, the young law enforcer glanced at the hunched back in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask.

The elderly law enforcer sighed silently and slowly uttered one word: "Difficult."

"Is it worth it?" The young law enforcer was puzzled.

"For a person like him, from the moment he decides to embark on a journey to find someone, he no longer considers value. It's completely a matter of whether he is willing or not."

"... Damn it, that master must be a liar. It's such a clumsy trick! He even defrauded poor people out of their money!"

"It's hard to say." Hearing the young law enforcer's young sense of justice, the older law enforcer shook his head, "Burning incense and worshiping Buddha are all for peace of mind, and they are also legal. Do you think Mr. Li didn't think so?

Have you ever met a liar? He no longer cares whether he cheats or not, he just bets on the glimmer of hope."

After hearing this, the young law enforcer couldn't help but sigh.

…

At 8:23 p.m., Li Jiahong finally arrived at Yonghu Town in Litai City. Seeing that it was getting late, he could only find a cheap hotel to stay temporarily and go look for the master tomorrow.

After he put it down and bowed, he went to a noodle shop nearby and ordered a clear soup noodles, which he ate deliciously. Chopped green onion, minced garlic and chili were used as side dishes, plain water was used as the soup, and a bowl of chewy hand-rolled noodles was used.

Fish and meat.

"It's time to close the shop, brother. Today we have some vegetables that were returned by the customer. Do you want to eat them? If you don't want to eat them, throw them away." The noodle shop owner who was cleaning up the noodle shop had a big belly and was holding a plate of oily and hot food.

Fried meat with green vegetables, came out and asked.

Li Jiahong was stunned for a moment, and without thinking much, he agreed directly: "Okay, okay, thank you, thank you..."

The noodle shop owner smiled honestly, put the vegetables in front of Li Jiahong, turned around and went back to the kitchen to continue packing. But what he didn't know was that after he went back, Li Jiahong took out a notebook from his arms and wrote on it

The address and name of the noodle shop were recorded, and there were two law enforcement numbers above this line. They were the two law enforcement officers who helped him in the morning.

This notebook is a thick stack, and nearly three-quarters of the pages have been used. What is recorded in it are the names of people and places that Li Jiahong is grateful for and misses during his journey to find his relatives.

"Latest reports, the rescue work for the 6-magnitude earthquake in Tianfu City is still continuing..." After writing the record, Li Jiahong continued to eat noodles happily. When he heard the most turbulent news in China in recent days, he couldn't help but

He looked up at the TV hanging in the corner of the store. When he saw the words "XX people are missing" on the subtitles of the news broadcast, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

The noodle shop owner was lying at the serving window, looking at the news footage, and said with emotion: "This year is not peaceful either. I really hope that everyone has a good life, and then... my noodle shop will have good business."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jiahong said seriously: "Boss, the noodles you make are delicious, and the vegetables are also delicious. With such good skills, your business will definitely get better and better!"

The noodle shop owner was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, scratched his face in embarrassment, and said: "It doesn't matter, I don't need the business to be very good. As it is now, it is barely enough to support my family.

That’s almost it.”

Li Jiahong gave a thumbs up: "I mean it's really delicious. Your noodle shop will definitely become popular."

The noodle shop owner smiled and shook his head.

Before I knew it, the news on TV had switched to the next one.

The beautiful and dignified female host smiled in front of the camera and said: "Good news, the famous talented musician Haimofen, who has been silent for a long time and the most outstanding violinist of this century, finally posted an update in the online community, saying that he has been silent for these years.

In fact, he is working on a new masterpiece, which will be released soon... The audience is looking forward to him once again bringing you a perfect musical feast."

"Ah, Hai Morfen is finally coming back." Li Jiahong couldn't help but sigh when he saw the news.

The noodle shop owner felt a little funny after hearing this, but he was also curious, "Do you also listen to these classical music?"

Li Jiahong showed a trace of reminiscence and said with a smile: "When my wife was pregnant, I heard from prenatal education that listening to some beautiful music for the child still in the belly would be good for the child's growth and development. At that time,

The prenatal education teacher recommended Haimofen’s music to us, and we were deeply impressed. Thanks to him, we had a very healthy child.”

Hearing Li Jiahong's words, the noodle shop owner couldn't help but look at the other person again. He looked carefully at the face that had been exposed to wind and sun and was a bit earthier than the peasant laborer who came from the fields. He found that he couldn't find the other person who had also been rich.

I felt a little more sympathetic towards this unknown guest.

This guest, who was showing such happiness and reminiscence at this moment, did not know what kind of troubles he encountered after the happy time mentioned in the other party's mouth, which led him to wander here and become what he is now.

Is he a gambler?

Something happened to your family?

still……

The noodle shop owner couldn't help but think this way, but he couldn't bear to think of Li Jiahong in a malicious direction, because Li Jiahong had a pair of sincere eyes, and he liked the customer's sincerity very much.

It wasn't until the next day that the noodle shop owner finally understood the reason why the customer was in such a miserable state.

Li Jiahong came to the noodle shop as he did last night and ordered the same clear soup noodles. Only this time, he also brought a luggage. There were several missing person notice flags on the luggage. Two of the missing person notices were about children.

, there is a child whose facial features look very similar to Li Jiahong's.

Li Jiahong smiled so happily when he thought about the children mentioned yesterday.

The noodle shop owner felt that his heart was as bitter as a dishwashing sponge. No matter how hard he squeezed, the bitter water was still there.

Was it because the child was lost...

Eating plain noodles is equivalent to finishing today's breakfast and lunch. Li Jiahong is on the road again. He is going to find the master who poured water on Tieba. Even if there is a glimmer of hope, he will find that master.

Stepping up the narrow stone steps and walking into the misty woods, Li Jiahong had a lot of thoughts.

Speaking of which, he didn't think about finding that master at first, and it wasn't the suspicious master who came to him first.

Everything started fifteen years ago. He once had a happy and warm family. He was born in the middle class and had a good status and background. He had a decent and ideal job. He also met a well-matched wife with a beautiful temperament.

He and his wife treat each other with respect and love... and soon there will be news of a child.

The whole family is very happy and looking forward to the arrival of their child.
To be continued...