three months later...
Time is like the fruits on the shelf, no matter in season, summer, autumn or winter, they are always colorful, every year is getting better and better, and the fruit sellers are not like many years ago, selling all big apples, bright red strawberries, Golden pears, deep red nectarines, and juicy watermelons, Lao Yu walked past the shelves like a parade team. Bring a few leaves, for example, bananas must not have withered roots... Anyway, just like him, he tidied up neatly and dressed cleanly. .
"Mantang, help me."
The daughter-in-law was calling, and he answered, and ran to help carry water.
"Minzhi, take a break, I'll clean up the mess."
He was calling, and the daughter-in-law who mopped the floor answered.
When the two looked at each other, they seemed to be shy like young people.
Who says it's not, this cloyingly sweet day makes people feel like they lack a sense of reality. But it happened to be true, just like a kind of compensation for more than ten years of suffering. God is fair and will treat everyone who lives seriously.
Open the door, clean up, tidy up, and then Lao Yu will sit at the door of the fruit shop as usual, peel some wormy and scarred fruits, cut them into tender and juicy fruit slices, and he will heal the customers who come in. Generously invite: taste before you buy.
Every time these little cleverness always make my wife smile, a lot of small tricks make Lao Yu's business a little bit better than other businesses, with the accumulation of little by little, Lao Yu will soon become the fruit king on South Street. He takes the lead in the large-scale foodie every season, and he can make a lot of money wholesale in a blink of an eye.
Of course, the biggest success is not in business, but Lao Yu brags to everyone, my son is a policeman, the deputy chief, and he will soon be the chief!
But Lao Yu also has troubles, such as her son, who always goes home silently during this time. He Minzhi has never seen her son so well-behaved. She faintly felt that something was wrong, and told Lao Yu privately that Lao Yu I was really worried, so I asked all the troublemakers I knew on the phone. It's okay, all with one voice: the leader takes annual leave.
Look, it's better to be a leader, Lao Yu scolded his daughter-in-law for being suspicious. But after taking too long this vacation, he was also a little bit guilty.
While he was getting annoyed, a car parked in front of his shop, and he rushed out, swinging the broom in his hand, about to curse, but the person who got out of the car smiled humbly, waved his hand, and the car backed away.
"It's you again?" Yu Mantang's complexion did not improve.
"Yes, Boss Yu." Wei Jincheng smiled and cupped his hands.
"You are a profiteer, don't keep flattering my son, can I, my son can see someone like you?" Yu Mantang said displeased.
I came here last month, and Yu Mantang was taken aback by the way he was driving a nice car, but after careful questioning, he found out that he was a businessman from Taiyuan who wanted to invite his son to his business. No way, old Yu was furious, and almost took half of a watermelon from him, Nimadi, my son is a policeman, okay, profiteers are nothing... You are digging the walls of socialism, do you understand
After sending Wei Jincheng away, he didn't expect this guy to come again. He smiled and said, "Boss Yu, I think you misunderstood me."
"Then what do you mean?" Yu Mantang blocked the way, not going to let him in at all.
"Maybe I acted too much last time... Shameless, yes, shameless... In fact, Officer Yu almost saved my life. I really don't know how to repay it. You said that you don't want to repay the kindness of others, so that's okay. No, no, there is something wrong with my way of expression when I am in a hurry... this time, let me explain in detail." Wei Jincheng is also a veteran, he has hit a wall once, how can he not understand how to communicate with this kind of person? way of dealing.
In fact, it's not difficult, just don't touch other people's backs, smoke two cigarettes, sit on a stool, and talk about the glorious deeds of Police Officer Yu in Taiyuan. I did the same.
After chatting with each other, he became a confidant, and the stingy old Yu invited Wei Jincheng to eat fruit for the first time. Urging Wei Jincheng to speak quickly, he said excitedly: Besides, what else is there, my son is so annoying.
He forgot the time with one tug and two tugs, and when Yu Zui came back with half a load of fruit in his truck, he saw the scene that made him laugh and cry, Old Wei and his father were smoking a cigarette at the door, Like a neighbor, spray vigorously.
"My son is back." Yu Mantang interrupted when he saw his son, and ran down the steps to unload the goods with his son.
"Dad, I'll come." Yu Zui rushed.
"You are not as good as me for this job." Yu Mantang said triumphantly, carrying two baskets of fruit on his shoulders, and walked quickly to the store. Yu Zui just put his arm into the basket, Wei Jincheng smiled, and Yu Zui said in a bad tone: "No Help, just stand and watch?"
"Oh, good." Wei Jincheng was happy, and joined in with his sleeves rolled up, but he staggered and almost fell, and the grinning appearance made Lao Yu laugh at him, Nima, these rich prostitutes are like donkey dung Like an egg, light outside.
After unloading half the load, he patted the ashes on his body, Wei Jincheng invited Yu Zui, and Lao Yu invited Wei Jincheng to have lunch at home, yeah, Wei Jincheng couldn't wait for it, and he agreed.
This talk is probably the most crude one, Wei Jincheng said with a smile: "How about we go? Brother Yu, I'll talk to Director Yu."
Lao Yu let go this time, smiled, and made a gesture of beckoning. When Dad was out of hearing a few steps away, Yu Zui asked in a low voice: "Old Wei, what are you doing? I'm afraid my dad won't Be suspicious."
"Sooner or later, there will always be a time, how long can you hide it... By the way, how do you think about what you said on the phone?" Wei Jincheng asked.
After he was released from prison, Lao Wei inquired about Yu Zui's whereabouts, and his hard work paid off. He actually came to his hometown. He tried his best to invite Yu Zui to his business, and he actually found out about the miscellaneous grain business that Yu Zui was engaged in. That's called green food, and it's very optimistic about the market prospect.
"I can't make up my mind, old Wei." Yu Zui said, he knew that Wei Jincheng had good intentions, and this kind of intention was really unbearable, he looked at Wei Jincheng who was about the same age as his father and asked: "Besides, I don't understand your business either, so I won't treat you to a meal, so I have to promise you with my wealth."
"Hehe." Wei Jincheng was amused by Yu Zui's way of speaking, and he said: "You know that there are more than that. Business is easy to learn, but character is hard to learn. If you hadn't reminded me, I really didn't know there was such a trap In the human way, they almost succeeded.”
Wei Jincheng looked at Yu Zui again, Wei Jincheng had no way of knowing the wonderful world in his heart, but he was surprised that he had no contact with that circle at all, how could he know that someone wanted to embezzle unpurchasable assets through involvement in the case.
"The county magistrate who broke the family, the magistrate who destroyed the family, once the government and businessmen collude, there is no limit to the means. They will have a thousand ways to grab what they want, and there are many such cases." Yu Zui smiled and said: "What do you do?" Business is based on people, and when we handle cases, it is even more about people, if you can't even tell the good from the bad, the police will be in vain all these years."
"Then what do you think of me?" Wei Jincheng approached curiously, squinting at Yu Zui.
"It's not good. When capital comes into this world, dirty blood flows from every pore... Do you dare to say that the money you earn is clear of conscience?" Yu Zui teased, Wei Jincheng didn't expect to be evaluated so much Unbearable, he clapped his hands and defended: "The Taoyuan Mansion's drug-related issue has been severely punished and ordered to suspend business for rectification. This is a business issue. I am innocent, and the law recognizes it."
"If nothing happened to Gu Xiaotong, the law will definitely convict you. In many special cases, neither the police nor the law can represent justice... As far as I know, the land around the Taoyuan mansion has been surrounded by you. Are you Are you going to make another quick profit?" Yu Zui asked.
It seemed that he had seen through the darkness in his heart, and Wei Jincheng was a little surprised that Yu Zui didn't leave his house, and he actually got to know so many of his private little tricks. He smiled awkwardly: "It's only natural for a businessman to pursue profit. Is there something wrong?"
"That's right, but it depends on what level of businessman you are. If you are a pure businessman, there will definitely be a second or third Gu Xiaotong who will stare at your piece of fat. Don't underestimate the greed in other people's hearts. I want With ability and background, I will definitely find a way to kill you." Yu Zui made a grimace, and strangled you to death.
Wei Jincheng was speechless, and gave Yu Zui a thumbs up, stretched out his hand to wrap his shoulders, and said with emotion: "Yu Zui, you know the same as my old father who is lying on the bed."
"That's because I suffered a lot." Yu Zui smiled.
"But this time, I feel that the door to official career has been closed. Are you really going to sell fruit for a lifetime in this small place in Fenxi?" It was a very happy expression, and he replied with a smile: "Old Wei, do you know why I dispelled my doubts about you the first time I met you?"
"Why?" Wei Jincheng asked curiously.
"After seeing you, I made a special trip to call out the hospital's surveillance system. You didn't deliberately snub me that day, but you were indeed staying with your father in the hospital." Yu Zui said, looking at Wei Jincheng with a wicked smile. Wei Jincheng was angry, but Yu Zui explained with a smile Said: "A person who is nostalgic, with his wife and old father in his heart, cannot be a vicious person who dares to make drugs... To be honest, I really don't mind selling fruits here for a lifetime, just like you, when you feel the happiest, is it? In the company, entertainment, or business?"
Tsk, old Wei was dumb, he pointed at Yu Zui, but didn't hold back that sentence, in fact, the two are the same on this point, family values are more important than anything else. At this point, Wei Jincheng felt that this matter might be hopeless. Even if Yu Zui left the police force, he might choose to come back here, the place closest to home, instead of drifting outside.
Just as he was about to speak, the phone rang. It was Yu Zui's, and he took out the phone to answer it. Wei Jincheng, who was waiting, suddenly noticed that Yu Zui's expression changed suddenly. Let’s face it, it doesn’t matter if you are a policeman or not, justice is at your fingertips, and you can’t represent justice anyway.”
Yu Zui smiled wryly for a while before he said: "Other things, someone is critically ill, I may need to go back to Taiyuan, just take your car... By the way, let's have dinner at my house at noon, it's a long way away, there is no entertainment, I Maybe I won't be back in a short time..."
Wei Jincheng was a little dumbfounded and said, he didn't know what happened, but he knew something must be wrong, as expected, the meal at Yu Zui's house at noon was not safe, and that weird dad Yu Mantang didn't know why, he was crying so hard, Didn't even have a meal...
…
The matter started from this phone call. Shao Shuai made the call. He stared straight at the lights in the emergency room, his heart beating all the time.
Jia Mengliu, who was standing on the sidelines, was trembling and his legs were trembling. He quickly helped him to sit down, his hands began to shake when he sat down, he wanted to talk, his lips trembled, he didn't say anything, he couldn't even cry, just two His eyes kept weeping.
"Don't worry, Auntie will be fine... Don't cry, it will be so hard for her to see you like this when she comes out later." Shao Shuai comforted.
"Well, I don't cry." Jia Mengliu said, wiping away her tears, her cheeks became wet again in a blink of an eye.
Suicide... This severely stimulated mother has been released on bail pending trial and stayed in a psychiatric hospital. But cut his own veins.
At this time, Jia Mengliu's trembling hands and the front of her clothes still had her mother's blood on her. Shao Shuai couldn't imagine that such a thin and weak girl would carry her mother down the stairs in a daze.
"It's okay, you found out early." Shao Shuai comforted her again while holding her hand.
"I'm afraid... I... I'm afraid..." Jia Mengliu's lips trembled, tears streaming down her face, leaning on Shao Shuai's shoulder, she said in distress: "My parents were taken away, I haven't seen them for a long time... When I saw my mother again, she was already mentally disturbed... My father is still in prison, and I am the only relative. She is going to die, how can I tell my father... I... "
"No, no, there is still me here, I am also your relative." Shao Shuai comforted, caressing Jia Mengliu's cheek with his rough fingers, that delicate face was tanned again, After Jia Yuanqing and his wife were sentenced, they both broke up. Even though they were to blame, Jia Mengliu, who had just entered college, was the one who suffered the most. It happened and let him know the truth, as if there was a big stone in his heart. So heavy.
"Thank you, handsome Shao... I, I will definitely pay you back... I... woo." Jia Mengliu calmed down a little, and suddenly realized that it was indecent for her to be in Shao Shuai's arms, and she left rationally. Shao Shuai said in embarrassment: "Look at you, when is it, and you still say this?"
It was the first aid fee paid by the hospital. Jia Mengliu had to pay for it, but it was definitely not enough. Shao Shuai held her hands tightly again. With tears in her eyes, she smoked twice, but Shao Shuai pressed tightly. Zhu said: "You are not the only one who has experienced this kind of pain, you must not know my parents, right?"
Jia Mengliu was stunned for a moment, yes, he didn't know the other party's situation at all, but he got along very well, he knew that he was a good person, no matter he was a detective before or a policeman now.
"My father was also a policeman. He died with a suspect who was holding an explosive bag. He didn't leave a whole body behind. Later, my mother remarried, left me and left... just left." Shao Shuai said, The story was so shocking that Jia Mengliu forgot to cry. He blinked his teary eyes, stretched out his slender hands, and caressed Shao Shuai's handsome but prematurely aging face, as if to comfort this person whose background was worse than hers.
"I hate my father and my mother. One is dead and the other is running away. I don't care about me... But I don't think so anymore. As children, we may not be able to understand their difficulties sometimes. However, it makes them willing to give up. It must be a heart-piercing pain. It is not easy for them to give birth to me and raise me. Our children have no right to hate them and ask them to do so... They have their difficulties, but no matter what Like this, they definitely don’t want to see you like this, and you will only make their sorrow worse.” Shao Shuai said softly, wiped his tears, and asked Jia Mengliu, “I said, you Do you understand?"
"I understand." Jia Mengliu nodded.
"Then don't be sad, wait for mom to come out for a while, see your smiling face, really, think about the happy things, think about it, one day you and mom will pick up dad together, and the family of three will be reunited, how happy it is about it." Shao Shuai said.
The little girl Xu is really easy to coax, she really stopped crying, wiped away her tears, adjusted her emotions, and ran to the emergency room every time the green light came on, until the doctor called her after running three times, she Near the hospital bed, I really didn’t cry. I forced myself to whisper something to the weak mother. The daughter stopped crying, and the mother cried.
There is also Shao Shuai, who is quietly wiping away his tears. He feels that somewhere in his heart is in great pain...
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This dusty story also continued on the expressway from Fenxi to Taiyuan. The driver, assistant, and Mr. Wei were all overwhelmed when they heard it. Before lunch, Yu Zui told his father about it. After seeing that scene, Dad was so angry that he slapped him twice, and then wept for a while with this fucking son.
"My dad didn't stop me. He accepted death. No matter what debts or favors he owed, he must pay them back. The disasters he caused must not be avoided. Just like when I smashed other people's glass when I was a child, he would definitely twist my ears. Send it back and pack it up." Yu Zui said, ending this long story.
It may not be long, just like it happened yesterday, he still remembers it vividly, he can't remember how many suspects he has seen, but he only remembers this Jia Yuanqing very clearly, it is a piece that will never heal Scars, the difference is that the pain is mutual.
"Your father is a man of great wisdom, just like my father, the more humble a life is, the more human it will be... I have never understood why he always urges me to invest in my hometown. Doing landscaping and environmental management is also a kind of redemption, and the younger generation is so rich that he feels uneasy." Wei Jincheng seemed to have received an education, and he was deeply moved.
"Then, you understand why I can't be your subordinate." Yu Zui said, confessing the secret, he seemed to relax a lot.
"Alright, let's be friends forever." Wei Jincheng stretched out his hand.
Yu Zui looked at him, it didn't seem like an affectation, he smiled and said: "Being friends with local tyrants is what I wish for."
Wei Jincheng laughed at himself, not daring to call himself a local tyrant. The two hands were held together, but there was a little more understanding in the smile.
Get off the expressway, enter the urban area, the car goes straight to the city procuratorate, Old Wei didn't send it away, but watched Yu Zui walk towards the hall under the national emblem, at that moment he felt very sorry, felt that this person was a pity, the so-called fairness and justice, in fact It doesn't matter at all, he really didn't expect that Yu Zui's final choice would be here.
In the filing hall, Hall No. 7, Yu Zui walked in and sat in front of a prosecutor.
In fact, this place is just for decoration, and it is specially used for civil servants who have committed crimes on duty to come here to explain the case, but for many years, basically no one came here on their own initiative. out of place.
"I surrender myself."
"I have a case filed here, file number WY Inspection 098776, and I am the policeman who has filed a case and was suspended."
"I turned myself in not for what was on the case file, but for other unsolved crimes. It was a criminal case. The suspect, Jia Yuanqing, was punished for my framing."
"By the way, I have Yu Zui, and my name is also... Yu Zui!"
The stunned prosecutors looked at each other, someone checked the case file, then looked at each other, and hurriedly called up to report.
Sitting down, Yu Zui looked extremely calm. At that moment, he thought of Huang Jiefang who was calmly in prison, and thought of Ma Peng who was calmly going to death. At that moment, he understood the two deceased people, one for the younger generation, and the other for the funeral , although they are strangers to police and gangsters, they have one thing in common, that is, they are all for a kind of responsibility.
When you are ready to take on this responsibility, the burden on your heart will not be so heavy.
The moment Yu Zui said this, for the first time, he felt that openness would give people unimaginable courage. Although that kind of courage was not harsh, it made him no longer afraid of anything that happened next...