Chapter 87: Ride

Chi Xia smiled as he walked out of the office building. When the car drove out of the police station, he stopped to greet Zhang Jinguo.

As the car drove out of the police station, the smile on her face instantly disappeared and she immediately called Shi Tianyi.

"Sister Xia, this is so strange, I'm starting to suspect there's something wrong with my brain!"

As soon as the call was connected, Shi Tian's voice came over: "You know, damn it, those three bastards are fine now, staying at home!"

"What?" The car braked suddenly. Chi Xia calmed down and drove the car to the side of the road and stopped: "Daozi, explain it clearly."

Shi Tianyi himself couldn't figure it out, and he was still confused when he talked about it now: "That person! He really disappeared without a sound. Xiao Hei, you know Xiao Hei, usually he would make a sound for a long time when someone farted, but he really didn't make a sound last night. Sister Xia, I swear to you, these three people really disappeared inexplicably. After I found out, I immediately asked the brothers to check, and there was no sign of intrusion by outsiders."

"People don't disappear for no reason. You didn't realize that the other person is more powerful than you." Chi Xia said in a deep voice: "What happens after you find the person?"

Shi Tianyi was silent for a few seconds, then his voice became serious: "Sister Xia, let me put it this way, you really have to be careful. The other party is coming with great force, and if they really want to stab you from behind, they can do it without anyone noticing."

Chi Xia chuckled: "Well, tell me, how did you come so aggressively?"

Shi Tianyi said, "I brought a few close brothers with me. According to the three of them, they didn't know what happened. They were knocked unconscious and taken away for no apparent reason. And... and, Sister Xia, they don't know what happened to them during this period of time. They don't remember anything at all. I tried to test them, and they really don't remember. It's just like that... that..."

"Hypnosis." Chi Xia spoke.

"Yes! That's it!"

Shi Tianyi became excited again: "Then I thought about it, it's good that they forgot, at least we can get away with it cleanly. To be honest, I was originally thinking about how to release the person without any worries. Now I feel scared and relieved at the same time."

Chi Xia thought Shi Tianyi's words were nothing at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he found them a little subtle.

"In that case, let's leave it at that." Chi Xia restarted the car: "Keep quiet for a while, and I'll send you a message."

Shi Tianyi responded, and suddenly asked again: "Are you okay? I have contacted you several times today."

"I have a case and I am busy serving the people." Chi Xia replied: "Go take care of Da Huang. I'm driving."

When he was about to hang up, Chi Xia heard Shi Tianyi yelling in complaint on the other end of the phone: "Oh my God, how many times do I have to tell you to remember? Call it Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei! Not Da Huang! The husband in his family is called Ah Huang!"

Chi Xia paused as he was about to tap on the phone, and asked him again: "This Ah Huang you mentioned...isn't it black?"

Shi Tianyi said confidently: "How do you know?"

Chi Xia exhaled: "Go to the hospital, I'll pay for the medical expenses."

"Why? I'm fine. I'm in great shape."

Chi Xia said, "Go to the ophthalmology department."

Shi Tianyi asked: "Why?"

Chi Xia said seriously: "I have a suspicion that you are a rare yellow-black color blind person."

After she said this, she hung up the phone. Not long after, she started laughing again. The two names Xiao Hei and Ah Huang kept turning around in her mind, and every time they turned around, they hit her funny spot.

Just as the smile faded, the phone rang again. Chi Xia glanced at it and saw a message popped up. It was from Qu Bai: "I didn't see the thermos today. Are you too busy at work?"

She had been in pain all night last night and had rushed to the crime scene in the morning, so she had completely forgotten about the thermos.

Chi Xia was just about to make a voice call to him when she saw through the car window a tall, thin figure at the intersection in the distance.

It’s Qu Bai.

She sped up, honked her horn when passing Qu Bai, quickly passed his position, and turned the car around from the front.

Qu Bai could tell at a glance that she looked unwell, and his eyes were full of concern: "You look unwell today, did you not sleep well?"

"I accidentally spilled the soup last night."

Chi Xia smiled and said, "There just happened to be a new case in the bureau. I was in such a hurry to leave this morning that I forgot to tell you. Are you waiting for me here?"

"Just waiting for you." Qu Bai looked at her calmly: "Are you driving to work today?"

"Um."

Chi Xia looked at him and found that he seemed to have lost a lot of weight in the past few days: "Uncle Gen said you were on a business trip. Is the food not good where you are on business trip? You seem to have lost a lot of weight."

"The food tastes terrible." Qu Bai followed her words and said, "I haven't eaten enough in several days."

He walked over to Chi Xia's car and said, "This car is well modified, Chi Xia..."

His eyes were full of anticipation: "Can I take a ride in your car?"

"OK."

Chi Xia's eyes also lit up. The wind was blowing just right at the moment, and it was very comfortable to go for a drive. Qu Bai's words hit her heart.

She opened the car door: "Do you want to drive?"

"I'll just take the bus." Qu Bai said.

The two of them got in the car quickly, and Chi Xia started the car: "Qu Bai, where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere is fine." Qu Bai said, "You can go anywhere."

Chi Xia felt that he seemed to be in a low mood, so she didn't ask any more questions. The car sped away quickly, heading towards a road that they rarely took.

Binjiang Road is a new road built in Dongzhou in the past two years. It connects towns and greatly shortens the distance from surrounding towns to the main urban area. This road is known as Dongzhou's scenic road. According to Dongzhou's climate, the green belt in the middle of the road is planted with roses, and there are large areas .

Chi Xia had seen related reports on social software a long time ago, but on the one hand, this road is in two directions from the police station, and on the other hand, she had only been back for a short time and had not been here yet.

Although it was night, under the light of the street lights, you could still see the geraniums swaying in the wind on both sides of the road and the roses growing wildly in the green belts.

These are all the flowers that Chi Xia likes. She likes these flowers that can grow freely without relying on careful care.

She drove at a steady speed. The wind blew in from outside, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of freedom and freshness. Their hair was messed up by the wind. She heard Qu Bai say, "Chi Xia, this is the happiest night of my life."

Chi Xia raised her voice in the wind: "Is that all, just a ride?"

"Um."

Qu Bai smiled and raised his voice slightly: "It's fun to go for a walk. What about you, Chi Xia? When will you be very happy?"

Chi Xia didn't answer him quickly. She waited for a long time before saying, "In my memory, there is a very important person. If I can think of him, it should be the happiest moment for me."

Qu Bai went to see her, and the car slowed down slowly. He asked, "Are you unhappy in your daily life?"

"Happy too." Chi Xia pursed her lips: "But I can't remember. I always feel that I shouldn't be so happy."

Qu Bai closed the window on his side of the car to block out the wind noise. The noise in the car suddenly became quieter. He said, "Don't you remember something?"

"Yeah." Chi Xia glanced at him and smiled innocently: "I forgot something."

Qu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Chi Xia's profile and said, "Sometimes not remembering is a good thing."

"Perhaps."

Chi Xia responded to him, but what he was thinking about was what happened last night.

In the midst of the overwhelming pain, she remembered the origin of her name.

In a daze, she remembered saying to someone: "Why do everyone have a name, but I don't have one?"

The man said, "Summer comes so late this year, Chi Xia, you should be called Chi Xia."

"Chi Xia?" She heard herself say, "I like this name."

The man said to her again: "Late summer, no matter how late the summer is, it will come."

Chi Xia, Chi Xia, so will this name always follow her?

She shook her head and looked at Qu Bai beside her.