Yan Beicheng was about to tell her when Mo Jingcheng walked over with Mo Jinxi.
Yan Beicheng could only put this matter aside for now and said to Lin Chu, "I'll tell you when we get back."
When Mo Jingcheng brought Mo Jinxi over, the four of them entered the hotpot restaurant together.
They didn't go through the main entrance but took a detour. The hotpot restaurant had another entrance specially for Yan Beicheng.
Because to enter from the main entrance, they had to go through the main hall. Yan Beicheng didn't like the dense crowd of customers, the hot steam, and the spicy smell of the hotpot. He felt as if his clothes were going to get dirty from the smell.
Hence, there was another thick red door that wasn't inferior to the main entrance. It was only opened when Yan Beicheng or his friends came.
The four of them entered the hotpot restaurant but didn't see what the main hall looked like. It was as if they had entered a different space. There wasn't any hustle and bustle that a hotpot restaurant should have. Only the faint spicy smell confirmed that they were indeed in a hotpot restaurant.
They were brought into a room at the end by the waiter. The room was decorated in a simple and unadorned manner. It was made of yellow rosewood and even the lamps were palace lanterns.
Mo Jinxi's eyes widened and he couldn't help but exclaim. He stared at his feet in admiration.
This was made by Yan Beicheng a few months ago. Below his feet were square pieces of glass connected by a metal frame. It was filled with water and all kinds of beautiful corals, seaweed, shellfish, and starfish were floating leisurely under it. From time to time, a few clown fish would swim under his feet.
The colorful colors under his feet made it look like a bonsai made of gems. It was dazzling.
Mo Jinxi almost crawled to the ground to take a look. Suddenly, he remembered that he was too unsteady, so he straightened his face and pretended to be patient.
Mo Jingcheng saw this and couldn't help but laugh.
"Come and sit. You can see it when you lower your head," Yan Beicheng said.
Mo Jinxi opened his mouth and wanted to say that he wasn't making a fuss, but he couldn't say it out loud. Hence, he climbed onto the chair and lowered his head to look at the fish swimming under the water.
After it was done, Yan Beicheng brought Lin Chu over to take a look. Lin Chu even asked why he suddenly wanted to do this.
Yan Beicheng said, "When the child is born, there will be another place to play. When there were too many people in the underwater world, he would come here to play. It's good to eat while looking at the bottom. "
Lin Chu suspected that in the future, Yan Beicheng would specially fund and build an underwater world for children to have fun.
Yan Beicheng asked for a mandarin duck pot, but Mo Jinxi's arms were too short to reach it.
Originally, Lin Chu was the one who boiled it for Mo Jinxi, but after a few times, he realized that Mo Jingcheng was also boiling it for Mo Jinxi. With the two of them together, Mo Jinxi couldn't eat anymore.
Lin Chu discovered that Mo Jingcheng had actually changed the chopsticks every time he cooked meat for Mo Jinxi.
Because he had been soaked in the spicy pot, even if he had been soaked in the bone soup pot, it would still carry a little spicy taste, and it would also stir up the bone soup.
Yan Beicheng scooped out a fish ball for Lin Chu and placed it on the plate. Seeing Mo Jingcheng taking care of Mo Jinxi, he slightly hid his expression and said, "I heard that you've been looking for a child recently?"
Yan Beicheng laughed and boiled a piece of tender beef for himself. "Why, don't tell me you still have debts from a few years ago?"
Mo Jingcheng's movements paused, and he placed the yellow aorta on Mo Jinxi's plate. He said with a faint smile, "You're quite well-informed."
"You didn't purposely hide it from others. Didn't you let Nan Jingheng know? You didn't tell him to keep it a secret, so he told us once. "Yan Beicheng raised his iced tea and took a sip.
"That kid." Mo Jingcheng lowered his head slightly and said speechlessly, "He's already thirty, why is he still like a trumpet, unable to control his mouth."
Yan Beicheng laughed. "You didn't instruct him not to say it. The door to his mouth also needs to be locked. If you asked him to keep it a secret for you, he wouldn't even say a word to his family's old lady. You didn't say it because you felt that it didn't matter if he told others or not, and that there was no need to hide it. He has this bit of propriety. He didn't go around shouting for you, he just let us brothers know and help you keep an eye out. "
When Lin Chu, who was at the side, heard this, she couldn't help but look at Mo Jingcheng. She didn't know why, but her mind was blank. But for some reason, she turned her gaze to Mo Jinxi. Her mind was completely numb.
She didn't know why, but looking at Mo Jingcheng's attitude towards Mo Jinxi, she felt that there was a connection, but she didn't dare to think about it.
Yan Beicheng also noticed Lin Chu's reaction. He put down his chopsticks and quietly held her hand.
Mo Jingcheng glanced at Mo Jinxi without anyone noticing and realized that the little guy was also looking at him. His face was magnanimous, and there was only curiosity in his eyes, but no other emotions.
Mo Jingcheng retracted his gaze and said, "I'm indeed looking for a child. You remember my brother, right? "
For some reason, Mo Jingcheng's expression was somewhat pained. Even Yan Beicheng's face darkened. "It's Jing Yu?"
Mo Jingcheng didn't say anything, but it was equivalent to tacitly agreeing.
Yan Beicheng put down his chopsticks and said in a low voice, "I remember that he also entered the police force back then."
"It's just a drug squad." Mo Jingcheng said, "At that time, the biggest drug lord in the country came to B City and wanted to mess it up. The police needed to send an undercover agent in. He didn't need to go. Even nine years ago, my father's position wasn't low. The police knew Jing Yu's identity and didn't dare to let him go. Who knew that he would hide it from his family and submit the report himself. Actually, I didn't approve of it either. If it was me, I wouldn't be afraid of danger and would be happy to solve a big case. But if it was my brother, I wouldn't be able to do it. "
"I remember that you weren't in the same department as Jing Yu at that time. At that time, you were still the captain." Yan Beicheng said.
Mo Jingcheng nodded, "At that time, Jing Yu had just graduated from the police academy not long ago. Because everyone knew whose son we were, it put a lot of pressure on him."
Mo Jingcheng laughed a little self-deprecatingly, "Jing Yu was young and a little impatient. He couldn't stand the pressure and was eager to prove himself. Even if he didn't rely on his family, he could."
"I also endured the same pressure as him, and I even endured it for a few more years than him, so I understand why he was so eager to choose such a dangerous method. I was at the police station and knew about the situation before my family did. I could have suppressed this matter first. But he came to find me and told me about his ambition, the pressure he was under, and begged me to help him and fulfill his wish. " Mo Jingcheng put down his chopsticks, picked up the iced tea with his left hand and drank two mouthfuls, then put the cup down heavily. He seemed to have lost his composure, but it was understandable.
"I was convinced by him. Even now, I hate myself at that time. Why did I agree to him? Why did I think that I understood him and felt that it was good for him?" Mo Jingcheng laughed bitterly, "I should have advised him to wait a little longer. It's just being talked about by others, so what? Those people who talked about it, weren't they also jealous? They don't have that kind of background. We have a good background and are lucky. It brings convenience to our work and life. This originally belongs to us, so why shouldn't we use it? Moreover, we have the ability. As for how we are at work, it's good enough that we know it ourselves. Why should we care about what others say? Now, we complain that our background is too good, but our background is ordinary. Even if we struggle for our entire lives, we might not be able to have a good background. At that time, we should be envious of those who have a good background. "
Yan Beicheng seemed to have sunk into his memories, thinking about the somewhat impulsive, ambitious, and young man in his memories.
"When you're young, you're always like this," Yan Beicheng said, a little cryptically.
"So in the end, he went as he wished, but just as he was about to succeed, his identity was discovered. He was tortured and thrown into the reservoir," Mo Jingcheng said. In front of Mo Jinxi, he didn't dare to go into too much detail.
But he could never forget how Mo Jingyu looked when he was fished out.
At that time, someone went to the reservoir to fish and found Mo Jingyu's floating corpse. They called the police, and when the police fished Mo Jingyu out of the water, they found that Mo Jingyu was completely naked. His limbs were indeed intact, but his body was full of cuts. With one look, it was obvious that his flesh had been cut out by someone.
The forensic doctor said that there were no other fatal injuries on his body, and he died from the pain.
He was thrown into the reservoir with wounds all over his body. His wounds were infected, his entire body festered, and he was swollen from the blisters. Only his face could still be recognized.
But even though Mo Jingcheng didn't say much, Mo Jinxi was still a little scared, and his little face turned pale.
Mo Jingcheng apologetically carried Mo Jinxi onto his lap, gently patting him to comfort him.
It was also strange that in Mo Jingcheng's broad embrace, Mo Jinxi actually wasn't afraid anymore.
Mo Jingcheng stopped there. He didn't want to say more, afraid that he would scare the child.
Who knew that Mo Jinxi would actually grab Mo Jingcheng's sleeve and shake it, "Uncle, please continue. Then … then what happened? Was the bad guy caught? "
Looking down at Mo Jinxi's sad face, Mo Jingcheng touched him, "Aren't you afraid?"
"It's … it's okay," Mo Jinxi said.
"But there are some things that aren't good for children to hear." It was rare for Mo Jingcheng to think of this. When he was talking about it just now, he didn't really notice this point.
He was a strict person, and he never thought that there was anything that a child shouldn't know. It was good to know early, and it could even avoid a lot of things.
But seeing Mo Jinxi's scared look, he couldn't continue.
Mo Jinxi shook his head, "It's okay, I'll listen more, and I won't learn bad things."
Mo Jingcheng couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know how he could think of such a reason. But the depressed mood that was caused by the memory of Mo Jingyu dissipated a lot because of Mo Jinxi's words, and his mood became a little more relaxed.
Seeing that Mo Jinxi still wanted to know the rest of the story, Mo Jingcheng continued, "Later, after we took care of that drug lord, I found out that when he was undercover, he met a girl. That girl's brother was harmed by drugs. At first, he took drugs, and even if he stole all the money from his family, he would still do it. Later, he really had no money, and he didn't have the guts to commit crimes himself, so he was brought into a gang to take drugs and sell drugs. "
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