After that day, Xia Liuyi moved into He Chusan's apartment, and the two officially had a "home". In order to hide from the public, Xia Liuyi was more cautious when going in and out than in underground transactions. He only brought two bodyguards to guard the door. He didn't even tell Cui Dongdong and Xiaoma, and occasionally returned to his village house to live and pretend.
Although they slept in the same bed almost every night, both of them were busy with work, and they usually arrived home in the middle of the night. He Chusan's little blue bottle only used half of it - and he was beaten once for every use.
He elite is soft on the outside and steel on the inside, with a face as thick as a city wall, and an indomitable mind. Although he had used half the bottle and never made it to the last step, he was still in a hurry, coaxing and appeasing it, and proceeded step by step, and planned to use it up in one go on Children's Day this year.
However, on the last day of May, a young man with slender eyebrows appeared in the reception room of Xiaoqitang's "head office" with a spring breeze on his face.
"Hello, Mr. Xia, this is Lu Guangming, the investigation director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. You are suspected of violating the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance by bribing the former Kowloon City Chief Inspector Hua Sheng and the current Kowloon City Inspector Xu Haojie. I would like to invite you back to assist in the investigation. "
At that time, He Chusan was talking to customers in a cafe next to the Central Pier. The loud bell interrupted his words. He looked down at the number, smiled apologetically to the customer, and went to the window to pick it up. Telephone.
"Asan, it's not good, come back soon!" Wu Ma sobbed over there, "your father, he... woo woo... "
He Chusan rushed to the hospital. Father He suffered a heart attack. In addition to his own fragile cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, the perpetrator was Wu Ma's uneducated daughter Xinxin. Wu Ma found that Xinxin was in a trance recently, her whereabouts were uncertain, and she even stole money from the family, so she asked Abba He to follow Xinxin's whereabouts, and found that Xinxin was taking drugs with her boyfriend. In a fit of rage, Dad He beat Xinxin's boyfriend, who had become dizzy, with a stick. Instead, he was stopped by Xinxin and yelled, "Who told you to mind your own business!" After a quarrel, Xinxin left in a fit of anger, and as soon as the front foot left, Dad He was so angry that he fainted on the ground.
He Chusan and Wu Ma stayed together in the operating room. Wu Ma was so worried and sad that she couldn't stop wiping tears, and kept apologizing to He Chusan, "If only I didn't call your father, I'm sorry for you father and son." He Chusan calmed down, comforted her with kind words, and called a few familiar neighbors, asking them to find Xinxin's whereabouts, worried that she would make a bigger mistake in a fit of rage.
After making the call, he noticed that there were several missed calls in his eldest brother, all from Cui Dongdong's private number. He called back suspiciously, and there was a lot of noise on Cui Dongdong's side, full of messy conversations, quarrels, and footsteps.
"Little Sanzi, where are you now?"
"I..." He Chusan hesitated. He could hear the faint anxiety, which had never appeared in Cui Dongdong's tone.
"Don't talk too much, come to the basement of the annex building of the head office right away, hurry up."
He Chusan glanced at the emergency room where the red light was still on, "What's the matter, Sister Dongdong? I can't leave because of something urgent."
"61 was taken away by the ICAC."
"… "
This is the second buzzing sound in He Chusan's mind today.
He was dumb for a moment, and then he calmed down and said, "Why?"
"Three years ago, I gave tens of thousands of dollars to several detectives for dinner. Originally, it was a big deal. The CCAC did not know where to get the surveillance video and a statement from one of the detectives."
He Chusan tried his best to remain calm and rational, "How can I help the company now?"
"The ICAC seized this handle and wanted to thoroughly investigate the company's accounts. The incident happened suddenly, and the company's 'books' for this quarter were not completed at all. They will come and seal the company in the afternoon. Little Sanzi, you are the only one who can help at this time. already."
He Chusan took a step back and clasped his big brother with his fingers. After holding his breath for a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Dongdong, I can't do the accounting for you."
Cui Dongdong froze for a while, and became angry, "Where are you helping me?! You are helping Liuyi brother! If the loopholes in the book are found out, he will only be sentenced longer!"
Instead, He Chusan's voice became calmer, "I'm sorry, Sister Dongdong, I said a long time ago that I wouldn't help you do the billing, and you also know that the things on the bill can't be done in a moment or two. Rushing accounts will only leave more holes. It won't work."
"Don't talk shit to my mother!" Cui Dongdong growled out of control, "How does Liuyi treat you normally?! Do you know that when you were arrested, he risked his life to save himself. You! I beg Qiao Er in a low voice for you, and give away some of the best places! Even if there is no way out, he will not give up on you! You are now... "
"I'm really sorry, Sister Dongdong, I have to hang up."
Ignoring whether the angry Cui Dongdong heard him clearly, He Chusan hung up the phone and turned off the phone.
From a distance, Wu Ma cast a concerned look at him, but found that the always calm and calm child stood for a while, suddenly squatted down as if overwhelmed, threw away the phone and covered her face with both hands.
The blue veins on the back of his hands burst out, as if to rip off his entire fake face.
She hurriedly walked towards him, stroking his back and bewildered to comfort him, "Don't be afraid, Asan, don't be afraid, your dad will be fine."
He Chusan closed his eyes and opened his mouth. He had a thousand words to say, but in the end he could only squeeze out a hoarse "I'm sorry".
He's sorry for Wu Ma and Abba, he didn't pay attention to his younger sister during the rebellious period, and he didn't take good care of Abba. He is sorry for Cui Dongdong and betrays her trust and trust. He was sorry for Xia Liuyi, he chose to stand by and watch at this time, what he wanted was a clean future for the two of them, and he couldn't be arrogant and leave things behind easily.
He was sorry for his conscience, he fell in love with a gangster full of evil.
…
Xia Liu's 10,000,000,000,000-proof Oji and the anti-drug team ended up falling on a newly promoted and little-known investigation director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Lu Guangming didn't check him for murder and arson, didn't check him for selling drugs and chickens, didn't check whether he was a leader of the triad, and didn't check whether he laundered money. He only checked him for bribery and tax evasion. .
The ICAC's interrogation room is not like Oji. The coffee is hot and the temperature of the air conditioner is just right. The interrogator Lu Guangming also has a smile like a spring breeze - like a fox bathed in the spring breeze.
"Mr. Xia, I'm different from Sir Xie. He is SuperHero. He wants to catch all the bad guys in the world and save the world, but my goal is very clear."
He bent down, avoided the surveillance above his head, and whispered in Xia Liuyi's ear, "It's not you."
Xia Liuyi raised his eyebrows and did not answer.
Lu Guangming continued to whisper, "I know that your Xiaoqitang has an 'account book', which records all the 'business' transactions and 'tribute' records of Xiaoqitang's establishment over the past 20 years. I have no business with you. Interested, I want the 'tribute' part. Give it to me, and I will destroy the evidence against you."
"Oh?" Xia Liu expressionlessly looked at the surveillance glass opposite, "Which detective are you interested in?"
Lu Guangming narrowed his eyes and smiled, pointing to the sky.
Xia Liuyi finally turned his head and looked directly at him, "Director Lu wants to touch the old shopkeeper?"
Lu Guangming laughed even harder, "Mr. Xia Mingren doesn't speak secretly, so be refreshing."
"Director Lu is young and has a good tone."
"Award."
"It's a pity to disappoint Director Lu. Xiaoqitang has no contact with the old shopkeeper. Besides, I, Xia Liuyi, can't provoke the old shopkeeper, and I have no plans to bury Director Lu."
"No contact? Mr. Xia has been in full swing for the past two years and the wind has been smooth. How could there be no old shopkeeper to escort him?" Lu Guangming smiled, "Boss Xia is too modest."
"It's up to you to believe it or not." Xia Liuyi retracted his gaze and said no more.
Lu Guangming attacked from the side, coerced and lured, Xia Liuyi was monolithic and unmoved. Lu Guangming struggled for two days, but still found nothing. He understands that Xia Liuyi is a hard piece of bread, and the account book that is related to the lifeline of Xiaoqitang is definitely not so easy to get. He was not impatient or impatient, he simply threw this piece of cold bread to Xie Jiahua, together with all the evidence related to Xia Liuyi that he had collected before.
"How did you get these surveillance tapes of bribes a few years ago?" Xie Jiahua asked him.
"It appeared in my mailbox one morning." Lu Guangming shrugged, "From the perspective of the shooting, they should have secretly filmed it by themselves. The gang fights within the gang, isn't it interesting that you and I are picking up bargains next to you, Sir Xie ?"
Xie Jiahua frowned, "It's just another 'Xia Liuyi' who fights against Xia Liuyi, not to mention that they also use the ICAC and the police as tools to fight. These associations are constantly fighting each other, which will only make Hong Kong society is more chaotic, and I don't see anything interesting."
He took away the evidence on the table and stood up coldly, "Thank you for this time. I hope we don't have to meet again in the future."
Lu Guangming buttoned the table behind him, "Thanks Sir, since I want to express my thanks, settle the account for my cup of milk tea before leaving."
Xie Jiahua went to the front desk to settle the bill and left without looking back.
Lu Guangming looked at his straight back, narrowed his eyes and smiled.
He picked up the cup and took a sip of the milk tea, then snickered nervously.
"Cute. Thank you Sir, you are so cute."
…
Xia Liuyi and his subordinates were investigated and interrogated by the ICAC and O Ji in turn, and were later brought to court. After paying a high amount of bail, he was temporarily released into his Kowloon City village house and prohibited from going out and leaving Hong Kong.
He Chusan changed from his ardent and affectionate past, and even never came to visit him once. A week later, he made a phone call to Xiaoma - Xia Liuyi had all the old numbers disabled, and Cui Dongdong had been refusing to answer his calls.
Although Xiaoma also resented He Chusan's escape from the battle, it was not a thing, but when he thought of the loneliness of the boss who frequently looked out the window these days, he still couldn't bear it, and hated that iron was not steel. He ding dong dong ran upstairs, presented his eldest brother to Big Brother Xia, and then obediently exited and closed the door under Big Brother Xia's stare.
"Brother Liuyi," He Chusan called softly over there.
Xia Liuyi leaned against the bedside and smoked a cigarette. His expression was exhausted, but his voice was gentle, "I heard that your father was in the hospital, how is it now?"
"I just got out of danger the day before yesterday, and I can't get out of bed yet." He Chusan stood at the door of the ward, looking back at Abba He as he spoke.
Abba He was wearing a hospital gown, leaning on the bedside while taking a drip while flipping through the newspaper. Although he was emaciated, his spirit was very good, and he was still humming a little song.
—When my father fell ill, as the son of the elite in Central, he took a long vacation, and he served at the bedside for many days in a disorganized fashion. This was a treatment that made all the patients in the entire ward envious and hated. Father He's nose is about to go up in the sky, don't mention how proud he is!
"How can you be so ill? Tired?"
He Chusan sighed lightly, "My sister found a boy friend of the young and the bewildered, and followed her bad studies, making my father sick."
Xia Liuyi listened to his solemn tone, and jokingly coaxed him, "Didn't you also find a young and dangerous boy, why didn't you learn badly?"
He Chusan laughed lowly over there, "You admit it's my boyfriend."
Xia Liuyi coughed loudly, "What's the name of the kid who spoiled your sister, I'll find someone to clean him up."
He Chusan hesitated for a while, but still said, "Actually... I really want to ask you for help."
"What's wrong?"
"My sister left with that young and bewildered boy. The neighbors helped me to find it for a few days, but I couldn't find it. I was afraid that something would happen to her."
Xia Liuyi frowned, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? What kind of hall is that kid, and what is his name?"
"My sister called him 'Da Gao', I don't know where he is."
Xia Liuyi called Xiaoma to come in, explained the matter of He Chusan's sister, and asked him to send someone to investigate immediately. When Xiaoma heard He Chusan's name, his face became displeased. Xia Liu glared at him one by one, his neck shrank, and he was ordered to run away.
Xia Liuyi turned his head to appease He Chusan, "Don't worry, there are people from your brother Liuyi all over Hong Kong. Find them in minutes. What do you want to do with that kid? Dip a pig cage or build cement?"
He Chusan's voice immediately became tense, "No! Don't..." It was because he was worried that Xia Liuyi would act violently on his behalf, and Xia Liuyi was in trouble and couldn't take care of himself, so he didn't want to ask Xia Liuyi for help.
Xia Liuyi smiled, "I'm teasing you, I know what to do. But that kid should learn a lesson, and Laozi's sister dares to provoke him."
He Chusan coughed loudly - if Xinxin, who admires heroes in all corners of the world, knew that she had a new leader as her elder brother, she didn't know how she would react.
"How are you over there?" he asked.
- The news of "The ICAC rookie hits hard, the underworld boss pays bribes and falls into the water" has traveled all over the streets of Hong Kong. Abba He is holding such a newspaper in his hand, and he sighs when he sees it.
- If he knew that a certain underworld boss in the report was his son's boyfriend, he was afraid of having a heart attack.
"It's nothing," Xia Liuyi said flatly. The evidence in the hands of Lu Guangming and Xie Jiahua can't shake the foundation of Xiaoqitang, plus the group of barristers under his control who are full of mouths running the train, a maximum fine and a sentence of three to five months.
But these three or five months will not be peaceful. Since his arrest, the elders who have been suppressed for a long time can be considered to have found an outlet, and the juniors who are a little restless in the room also start to move. If Xia Liuyi is sentenced to prison, no matter how smart and capable Cui Dongdong is, he is still a "female class" who will not be regarded by the elders, and it is easy to change.
"I'm sorry," He Chusan said apologetically, "On the day of your accident, Sister Dongdong asked me for an account, but I refused."
Xia Liuyi was silent for a while. In fact, Cui Dongdong had already prepared for the audit, and so far no problems have been found. He knew that Cui Dongdong was just trying to test He Chusan's loyalty—she was still obsessed with the listener of unknown origin. Yu Huai.
"She did something wrong, you don't need to apologize. I don't want you to get involved in any Qualcomm affairs."
He Chusan tried his best to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart at this time, and his voice couldn't help getting louder, "You don't blame me, I... I have always wanted to find you, but Dad needs someone to take care of him, and Wu Ma has been looking for Sister... I miss you so much... "
"If you want to go, go!" Abba He shouted weakly in the ward, he didn't hear what he said before, and vaguely heard the sentence that he missed you very much, "Your Abba has become so ill, and he will die in a few days. No! You still haven't brought your wife and son to the hospital to show me!"
"Abba, the doctor said that you have passed the dangerous period and you are all right. And you need to rest, talk less, and don't get excited." He Chusan covered the microphone and turned his head to coax.
Father He angrily patted the newspaper and lay down.
He Chusan let go of the microphone and sneaked a little further away from Dad. Xia Liuyi smiled and said, "If it weren't for the inability to get out, I really want to visit your father. He can't pull his teeth now, right?"
He Chusan laughed for a while, feeling that his brother Liuyi was like a big bad wolf with his teeth and claws, but as long as the old sheep, Abba He, held his teeth and drilled "baa~~", he would twiddle his tail. run away.
"I have to hang up," He Chusan saw the doctor who came to change the medicine and came over, "I will come to see you when Dad's condition is stable."
"Don't come!" Xia Liuyi's tone sank, "You are not allowed to contact anyone on my side, not even Xiaoma. If there is news from your sister, I will send someone to inform you."
He Chusan gave a soft "um".
Knowing that he was wronged, Xia Liuyi felt sore in his heart. After holding back and holding back, he still couldn't help coaxing softly, "Dear, take good care of Dad and wait for me at home. Brother Liuyi will come back to make up for the Children's Day for you. ."
He Chusan smiled, covered his hot cheeks, and said softly, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back for Children's Day."
"Okay, hang up."
"Wait a minute," He Chusan looked back at his father and the doctor who were not far away, quickly and quietly said "Boom!" on the microphone, and said in a low voice, "Kiss one."
"Cough! Kiss the fart! Nasty!"
He Chusan called out aggrievedly from there, "Brother Liuyi..." The ending was long and sticky, with infinite expectations.
"Okay okay, shut up!"
Xia Liuyi didn't look too far, and glanced at the closed bedroom door alertly.
"Boom!"
Hanging up the phone, he stared at the foot of the bed for a while, and the smile and warmth in his eyes gradually faded. With a slow sigh, he leaned back and spread out on the bed with his long hands and feet.