The next day, Dong Zi took his grandmother and mother to the district park which was located near a river. His mother was afraid of the sounds from car horns and so Dong Zi had put on ear-plugs for his mother. The park was not too far from their home, just only around the corner. He held his grandmother with one hand and the other hand was entwined with his mother's hand. The three of them walked slowly in the sun, basking in their own little happiness.
The weather was fine, laughter could be heard in the park, his grandmother and mother were very happy and even his mother's face which was usually dull showed a slight smile. Obviously, she is a 50-year-old woman but her smile is like the smile of a satisfied child.
His mother obediently bite into the cake she was holding and Dong Zi carefully wiped off the crumbs of cake sticking to the sides of her mouth and asked softly. "Mother....is it delicious?'
His mother nodded, her mouth muttering to herself, putting all her interest in the cake in her hand.
Dong Zi took out the thermos flask and poured out two cups of water. He handed a cup to his grandmother and the other he gave it to his mother. He supported her hand to help her drink from the cup, then wiped off the excess water dripping from her mouth. While he was busy with his mother, the phone in his pocket started to vibrate.
For his mother's sake, he had kept away from his home all unnecessary noise or sound and that also included phone ringtones.
He stared at the number displayed on the phone screen. His originally happy mood suddenly became dark.
It was Deng Loong.
In a low, domineering voice, Deng Loong asked. "Where are you?"
Dong Zi glanced at the two elderly, stood up and walked a short distance away. He softly talked into the phone and his hands were quietly sweating.
Unconsciously he stammered. "You.....you.....what do you want?"
The man on the other end seemed to give a light laugh which still gave Dong Zi a gloomy feeling.
"What do I want? Ai.....what do I intend to do.....Police Officer Ai, why don't you help me think what I really want to do? Huh?"
Deng Loong's voice tone sounded like an incomparable rogue and Dong Zi really wanted to give him a punch. Unconsciously Dong Zi's hand clenched into a fist, turned his head sideways and looked at his grandmother and mother who were eating happily, a few steps away from him. In his heart, he sighed and used a soft tone to speak. "Can we settle the debt another day?"
The other side was not giving way, not even half a step. "Another day? No.....I am already standing at your door. Xiao Ai, after you were in my place for a few days, a group of people was sent to my place for a surprise check on my accounts. And also my business was suspended for investigation and I had to travel up and down to settle this matter wasting a great deal of money. No matter how, as a citizen's police office, you should at least treat me to a meal, right?"
Dong Zi's hands and feet became cold, the evil god had come right up to his door to look for him.
Immediately full of vigor and at the same time felt scared, not knowing whether this would lead to a long-term war plan, he hurriedly said. "I'm......not at home. Please leave."
"I will wait for you to come home. Today I have time and will wait until you return."
"I....tonight I am not going home. Even if you wait, it will be fruitless."
"Hey, wasn't the debt 8 million yuan? Is it worth it for you to take your grandmother and mother for a walk? The elderly's bones are crisp, are you not afraid of the mountain road to the peak?"
Dong Zi was momentarily lost for words, answered in a confused state. "You.....what nonsense are you talking about?"
On the other end, the man laughed as usual like a rogue and could even imagine his exposed teeth when he grinned. "Don't fabricate stories. Your neighbor told me that you have taken the two elderly to the park for a walk. Usually, you look foolish, never thought you are so filial. Quick come back, it's going to be windy tonight. I will give you 30 minutes and if it is later than that, you will regret it."
After Deng Loong had finished his loud roar, he hung up his phone. Listening to his own voice, it can be deduced that his mood was good like the sun in the blue sky with white clouds and with a trace of enthusiasm in his heart.
Dong Zi helplessly listened to the busy tone coming from the phone and felt the majestic aura of the man from his words which simply did not give him any chance to refuse. His heart felt a burst of disgust.
He looked up into the sky. It was still the same beautiful sunny sky like nothing had been washed away, the pure blue and the pure white, giving people an illusion that the world was equally pure and peoples' hearts were as pure.
But in actual fact, this is not the case, totally not like this. Life can force a person to go crazy, as his mother had gone crazy.
Dong Zi looked helplessly at his mother's face that was expressionless. His grandmother bent her hunchback to wipe away the water droplets that was on his mother's clothes, her shriveled hands working slowly over the water droplets. This scene really hurt Dong Zi's eyes, bearing a hole in his heart.
He picked up the phone and made a call to that man. The phone call was picked up and the man happily answered with a cry. "Hey." Then he heard himself said in a cool voice. "If you are angry, take it out on me, but....." He paused. "Do not scare my mother."
It was obviously the beginning of summer and Dong Zi standing under the green branches of the tree which covered his expression, he felt a bit cold.
He lived on the third floor of the building and Dong Zi supported his grandmother and mother climbed up the stairs. A person who had to look after two elderly who had mobility problems, although he was an energetic young man, he still had a film of sweat on his forehead. Actually, he was mainly worried about his mother who would only humph a few times when she was tired or feel uncomfortable like an awkward child. She was not totally insensitive like a piece of wood.
When he saw his mother humph with this reaction, Dong Zi frowned and hoped to quickly reach home and let her lie down.
Thinking of the man waiting at the door, who had a big head and a body of an athlete, Dong Zi frowned even deeper and had to forewarn his grandmother in advance. "Grandma, I have a friend who is waiting for me at the door, that......he came to look for me. When you see him, do not be scared, alright?"
Grandmother simple-mindedly nodded her head, puffing and leaning on her grandson's arm to climb the stairs. "Ai, Ai.......grandma is not afraid. Dong Dong's friends are all good boys, this......grandma knows."
Dong Zi pursed his lips, in his heart, he said to his grandma......just wait until you see him then you will not think so. A good boy?......just that he is a fierce and evil one.
How did I provoke such a demon?
Just like Fang Liang Liang could not figure out how she got involved with the demon Kang Zixian.......Dong Zi also could not figure out.....really could not figure out.
Dong Zi with a dark face, raised his head and saw the man leaning near his door. His heartbeat quickened and wished the light in his eyes could drill a hole into the man's body, doing a favor to the world.
But it was not possible.
Deng Loong had thought that he had acted rashly to come looking for Dong Zi in his home which was not Deng Loong's usual style. It was because he was anxious and if his close friends knew that he had come personally to get Dong Zi, like a love-struck adolescence in his younger days, he would not know where to put his face.
But he had finally found someone to his liking which was not easy for him and whichever way he looked at Dong Zi, he was pleasing to his eyes. These few days, the image of Dong Zi with his fearful and brave pretense appearance kept emerging in his mind. Dong Zi's pale skin with the tipsy pink on his cheeks, made people have the urge to grab and ravage him.
But Deng Loong was not a crude man and he disdained such uncouth acts. In actual fact, he enjoyed having control over people and to achieve his purpose he would go about it secretly. He would not let his prey hide nor escape, making his prey feel anxious.
This time, Deng Loong saw the family of three, slowly climbing the stairs, the senile grandmother, the lifeless expression of the middle-aged woman and his little guy who was looking at him angrily and helplessly. He felt slightly surprised for a moment, and then his face broke into a wide friendly smile.
His friendly smile was so very, very fresh. When Dong Zi saw this, he gritted his teeth, his face twisted into a knot and the man standing on top of the stairs nodded slightly to him. He used his polite voice gently greeted. "Good day to grandmother, good day to aunt......My name is Deng Loong."
That brat told Deng Loong not to scare his mother, so he had to talk gently and lightly, as light as cotton.
After all, the grandmother was experienced in life and in her life she had met a lot of people. Deng Loong's thick eyebrows and big eyes did not show any malice and since her grandson was so good, so she assumed her grandson's friend would not be bad and politely nodded at Deng Loong in acknowledgment. "Hello, did you wait long?"
"No, grandmother......I just arrived."
Deng Loong pretended not to see Dong Zi staring obliquely at him. Deng Loong moved down two steps and held on to grandmother to support her to the top of the stairs. He behaved properly and at first glance, he could really be a good guy.
Dong Zi silently cursed. You keep calling my grandmother so happily, you also want my money and my grandmother you also want to snatch......scum.
Dong Zi's mother who was mentally ill, behaved a bit different from normal people and when she sees strangers, she would be in conflict. When she saw Deng Loong, a tall white skin young man of 1.85m, she humphed in her throat, foolishly looked at Deng Loong with reluctance.
Deng Loong was a bit clear when he saw Dong Zi's mother's strange expressions. He watched as Dong Zi coaxed his mother like coaxing a child. "Mother, don't be afraid. Do not be afraid. He is not a bad man, Dong Dong is here, no one will bully mother."
As he coaxed his mother, Dong Zi patted her head, giving people an illusion that the roles of mother and son had been reversed. But this was not an illusion as Deng Loong thoughtfully looked at this scene. Dong Zi's grandmother saw Deng Loong did not say anything, she gave him a smile that showed the vicissitudes of life. Her mouth moved as if to give an explanation but finally did not say anything at all.
And Deng Loong felt that as he stood in this simple residential building whatever he was experiencing this second, this minute was actually a spiritual shock.
He was speechless.
He had always felt that Dong Zi was a thoughtless kid, always cowering in fear and had wanted to put a stamp 'timid as a mouse' on his forehead.
He had always felt that Dong Zi was like a female, not truly a man, forever hiding behind his Senior Sister when in trouble. He was like an easy prey to be bullied and never thought that he would have such a fragmented family under this small sky. Deng Loong sat down, his eyes following the thin figure, saw him piggy-backed his mother to the toilet and then piggy-backed her back to bed and carefully put her down. Holding her shoulders, he slowly helped her to lie down on the bed, covered her with the quilt and gently encouraged her. "Is mother happy today? The next time, we will go again to bask in the sun, okay? Sleep now and at night, we will cook mother's favorite tomato scrambled eggs, okay?"
Deng Loong thoughtfully looked at the young man in the room and he felt he looked more and more pleasing to the eye. This little brat now looked like a true man.
Deng Loong said that to himself and kept it hidden deep in his heart.
Dong Zi settled his mother and saw her close her eyes to sleep. He raised his head, looked out and saw the man sitting in the small living room, looking in. His eyes were dark and he carried a smile but not the cynical smile that Dong Zi was familiar with.
His heart sank. He frowned and pondered for a while, stood up and walked to the living room to settle with the troublesome evil man.
The small living room because of the appearance of the burly man became a bit cramped. That man's dressing was not suited to appear in this low-end residential area. Dong Zi gently shouted to his grandmother who was washing rice grains in the kitchen. "Grandma, leave it. I will do it once I return after sending off my friend."
Once Deng Loon heard that the brat wanted to get rid of him, he became anxious and after a while said. "I.... I also like to eat tomato scrambled eggs."
The disguised pleading to stay for a meal in Deng Loong's voice made Dong Zi blinked a few times. Is the man standing in front of him, the same bully he knew? To Dong Zi's ears, Deng Loong seems to be like a greedy little daughter-in-law who could only think of eating.
The two men looked at each other and Dong Zi did not know how to continue talking.
Fortunately, the old grandmother in the kitchen who was hard in hearing but was not totally deaf laughingly interrupted. "Deng Loong, you also like tomato scrambled eggs? That's good. Dong Dong and his mother love to eat the dish......Dong Dong, ah.....go to the market to buy some food. Quick, if you mother wakes up and the food is not ready, she will throw a fit."
Deng Loong quickly interrupted and said naturally. "Grandmother, cook more rice because I love to eat rice."
After finished speaking, he turned and smiled towards at Dong Zi.
Immediately Dong Zi avoided his eyes that was emitting too much warmth. Afraid that his mother would be hungry, so he did not dare to delay. He gave the smiling Deng Loong a brief glance, took his wallet and walked out of the house.
Dong Zi rushed downstairs like the wind and at the same time, Deng Loong following behind him called out. "Hey, hey." Without any trace of his usual unreasonable self. When he reached the ground floor, checking that no one was around, Dong Zi turned and with a dark expression, asked. "Ai....what do you want?"
On seeing the brat was strung up as if in a confrontation with the enemy, his body had grown thorns ready to attack, Deng Loong did not change his expression and still smiling, he said. "I do not want to do anything. Didn't I tell you? I was passing this area and came over for a free meal."
Dong Zi had tasted his bitter medicine, did not dare to believe Deng Loong's nonsense, raised his head and retorted. "We are a small family living in a small house. We dare not treat an important man like you to a meal lest you get a stomachache after the meal and demand a hundred million as compensation. Please leave."
After he had finished speaking, he turned around to walk away. He did not expect that the man with the expression of a good man, would put a heavy arm around his shoulder. To put it nicely, Deng Long embraced him or another way of putting it was..... Deng Loong had seized him like a hostage.
Their bodies suddenly became very close. Dong Zi could feel his stiff muscles as well as his hot body temperature and suddenly Dong Zi's breath became chaotic.
"Ai.....ai.....what are you doing? Let go, what do you want?" Dong Zi's voice unconsciously became louder and also evidently with a lack of confidence.
Deng Loong laughed shamelessly. He made people doubt whether this person's skin was really human skin or the imported African rhinoceros skin. "Xiao Ai, don't get excited. What can I do in broad daylight? Where do you want to go?"
Dong Zi's face unconsciously turned red and redder. Quickly he avoided Deng Loong's narrowed eyes and twisted about to disentangle himself from Deng Loong's hand that was on his shoulders. He speeded up his steps and moved forward. "Ai, ai.....Xiao Ai, slow down and wait for me, ah. I have never been to a vegetable market in my life. Take your Brother Loong with you, to give me some knowledge and experience."
Dong Zi ignored the noisy person behind him and kept walking by himself.
"Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai......is the vegetable market smelly?"
"Yes, smelly.....you can leave and go back to your Meise."
"No.....Xiao Ai, I want to eat ribs."
"Ai.....buy some tender corn and ribs.....that is fragrant."
"....."
"What kind of fish is good?" Someone was comparing the freshness of the mandarin fish and the striped bass fish and then finally decided. "Striped Bass, steamed."
Dong Zi could not stand it anymore and whilst walking on the road, he roared. "Ai.... I am a poor man. My family is poor and is not able to give you a proper meal, Master. Please leave."
Deng Loong was sometimes cold, sometimes warm, sometimes noisy and sometimes cunning. Dong Zi's nerves were really tortured by this forever-changing man to the extreme. He was annoyed and walked away, then thinking for a while, walked back and with an extremely calm voice, said. "I have only a few ten thousand yuan in deposits but I will not give it to you. That is for my grandmother and mother's medical expenses which cannot be touched. I am only a small policeman. Meeting you was my bad luck and you can break my hand or break my leg, up to you but do not overdo it. I still have to keep myself alive to support my grandmother until her old age. I have no money and if you do not mind, I can go to your place to work and repay your money."
Speaking up to here, Dong Zi suddenly raised his head, his eyes crystal bright and Deng Loong was suddenly stunned. He was amazed to see the strength and the silent patience mirrored in his eyes. He felt he was being sucked into this pair of eyes.
Dong Zi frankly said. "Before my mother was sick, she had educated me to love my dignity, love myself. I cannot......because of money......" Suddenly his eyes avoided Deng Loong, looked in other directions and his face was red. "......do that with you."
After that, he turned and quickly walked away. His footsteps were quick and chaotic but with a trace of the resolute of young people.
Deng Loong looked on as he walked away, completely silent in the wind and his eyes looked into the distance.
I also do not want you to do that with me for the sake of money.
Happily, he looked towards the sky and really wanted to roar: Heavens, ah.....this time I really found a treasure.
When Dong Zi who was carrying a bag filled with corn, ribs, tomatoes, eggs and vegetables, opened the door, the first thing he saw was the grinning tall man. He gritted his teeth......so hateful.
He had never seen such a thick-skinned man, skin as thick as concrete.......poked and poked also could not go through.
And as a result, someone ate his favorite tomato scrambled eggs, corn-ribs soup and the braised carp which the man kept on eating non-stop. He even ate three bowls of rice and while eating his rice, he exclaimed. "Grandmother, really delicious. It's a long time since I have eaten such a delicious meal."
He ate like a pig and sitting opposite him, Dong Zi pursed his lips with disdain, mumbling in his heart and did not look directly at him.
Although he did not look at the man, he did not miss that man picking up food for his grandmother and mother.
A person who is solicitous is hiding evil intentions, Dong Zi silently cursed in his heart.
At this time, the man sitting opposite him suddenly raised his head and looked at him. His eyes were smiling, a light was burning inside as if to say: Hey, you have guessed right. Not only will I rape you but also want to always rape you.