As night falls, the lights come on. Zhan Junbai drove to a bar with an exquisite and western appearance alone, handed over the key to the parking boy, and walked in slowly.
Standing at the bar was a woman with various styles, playing with a cigar in her hand, looking at the luxurious and rich people in the bar, her eyes flashed with coldness.
"Boss, the old rules." Zhan Junbai approached the bar, knocked on the table to attract the woman's attention, then raised his wrist to look at the watch, revealing the emerald-colored dial.
"Okay, please."
Zhan Junbai is a frequent visitor to this bar, so he went straight to the private room in the inner hall without the waiter leading the way.
The woman at the bar lit a cigar, followed to the box, and told the waiter: "VIP box No. 2, a Havana, a glass of whiskey."
The two entered the No. 2 VIP box one after the other, sat down facing each other, and looked at each other.
The woman took a puff of the cigarette, and the smoke made her exquisite face flicker, and she spoke first: "I didn't expect the third master to be so young. In my opinion, it is more appropriate to be called the third young master."
Zhan Junbai didn't mind her gulping, and said with a slight smile, "It's just a title, it doesn't matter if it fits or not. But Mrs. Jiang is so enthusiastic, it can be seen that 'Snake Lady' is not appropriate."
"That's the method that the third master hasn't seen me yet."
Zhan Junbai was noncommittal to her words, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense, so he asked straightforwardly: "You know why I came to you. Why don't you tell me your plan?"
The woman dismissed it, took a sip of wine by herself, and said lazily: "It's just a young boy, how capable is he. No one who can oppose me, Jiang Shengnan, has yet to be born!"
"Mrs. Jiang, although we are partners, I have to remind you that this idea is an insult to Jiang Yuelou. If you want to have a chance of winning, I suggest you not to underestimate the enemy." Regarding her attitude, Zhan Junbai frowned slightly, Can't help but remind a few words.
"I, Jiang Shengnan, don't like to play tricks, but tell the truth. When I win, don't forget your promise."
"Of course." Zhan Junbai raised his wine glass, "Then I will wish Mrs. Jiang in advance that she will surely hit her."
Jiang Shengnan also raised his wine glass, the two respected each other from a distance, and drank the wine in the glass at the same time.
After talking about the business, Jiang Shengnan and Zhan Junbai started gossiping: "After going away for more than ten years and then coming back, things are different."
"Is there an old friend you want to visit?"
Jiang Shengnan sneered: "What is there to do in the mass grave?"
"Madam Jiang's words are really funny." Zhan Junbai got up, not wanting to stay here for a long time, "waiting for good news from Madam."
"By the way, is there something missing in the information given to me? Jiang Yuelou's past before the age of sixteen is blank." Jiang Shengnan asked.
"He was adopted by Bai Jinbo at the age of sixteen, brought into the police station, and accompanied Bai Jinbo from a section chief to today's director. As for his previous history, I am afraid that no one except Bai Jinbo knows about it."
Jiang Shengnan did not give up, and continued to ask: "What about the photo? There is no photo of him in the information given to me."
Zhan Junbai smiled apologetically: "Probably because of his negligence, I'll send someone to bring it to you another day."
Jiang Shengnan nodded, not noticing the meaningful expression on his face when he turned around.
Just when Zhan Junbai opened the door of the box and was about to leave, Jiang Shengnan suddenly said again: "Master, help me find someone."
Zhan Junbai looked back at her, waiting for her to continue.
Jiang Shengnan's eyes were complicated, and he seemed to muster up the courage to say the name: "Kang Sheng'an."
"Shengshi Ankang, good name, I will pay attention to it." After Zhan Junbai finished speaking, he opened the door and left.
Jiang Shengnan was the only one left in the private room. She relaxed, threw the cigar aside, took a sip of wine, feeling extremely depressed.
I don't know if her An'er is still alive in this world.
Jiang Yuelou was on holiday for seven days, and Sun Yongren and Song Rong also had nothing to do. They would gather at Jiang Yuelou's house.
Sun Yongren leaned on the sofa, throwing peanuts into his mouth one by one. Jiang Yuelou and Song Rong sat on the sofa and chatted.
"Section Chief, do you know that Ms. Zhao married the exhibition committee member?"
"heard."
"She has always been proud and arrogant, and she is willing to marry a man thirty years older than herself as a concubine. I am afraid that this move is deliberately aimed at you. She blamed your brother's death on you, and she is very hostile to you. , be careful."
Jiang Yuelou didn't take it seriously: "Miss Jiao can't make any waves. But this Zhan Tianqing, I can't see through it."
Sun Yongren stopped throwing peanuts, and leaned over to listen to Jiang Yuelou continue to say: "A warlord leader who is used to wandering outside, would give up his freedom and come to Jingcheng to be a vice chairman with little real power. It always feels wrong."
"I heard that they had disagreements with their commander's political views, and they left with their direct troops, so they came to Jingcheng to join their nephew." Sun Yongren quickly started gossiping.
Jiang Yuelou shook his head: "It's not that simple. Including Zhao Jingming's death, I think it's too smooth."
Sun Yongren threw another peanut into the entrance, and persuaded: "Boss, just like the director said, you just think too much. In fact, the matter is broken down, and it is not so complicated. The case of the third master has been closed. Come on, the real culprit must be punished, let’s just go on vacation happily, don’t embarrass yourself.”
"I don't want to. I'll treat you what you want for lunch." Jiang Yuelou let out a sigh of relief and put all these troubles aside.
Speaking of eating, Sun Yongren cheered up and immediately cheered: "Boss, it's so cold, how about hot pot?"
There was a flash of joy in Song Rong's eyes, but the whole person was still calm, and he only agreed that it was good.
Hot pot needs a lot of people to be lively. Jiang Yuelou thought about it, and walked out, and said, "You buy vegetables in the pot, and I'll ask Dr. Chen to go with me."
He walked quickly, and arrived at Chen Yuzhi's door in a short while, and just knocked twice before the door opened.
"Eating hot pot? Why are you in such a good mood?" Chen Yuzhi was a little surprised when he learned of his intentions.
Seeing his unbelievable expression, Jiang Yuelou laughed heartily: "Yeah, it's just a holiday and I have nothing to do, let's go together?"
Chen Yuzhi closed the door, accepted the invitation readily, and the two walked towards Jiang Yuelou's house. When passing by the alley, Chen Yuzhi looked at the bench and remembered the scene of Jiang Yuelou and Chu Ran being together that day, so he quickly pulled him back.
"Don't worry, sit here for a while?"
Jiang Yuelou thought he had something to say, so he nodded.
Who knows, Chen Yuzhi actually asked an inexplicable question: "What do you think of Chu Ran?"
Jiang Yuelou froze for a moment, and replied straightforwardly: "Smart enough."
Chen Yuzhi was a little speechless to his reaction: "I'm not talking about this, I'm asking, how do you feel about her?"
Jiang Yuelou still didn't understand the meaning of Chen Yuzhi's words, and thought about it seriously. "Feeling? He looks good, is decisive in his actions, and has a good character..."
Chen Yuzhi gave up on side-talking and decided to go straight to the point: "Then do you like her?"
Jiang Yuelou was completely stunned, never thinking about this question.
Outside the alley at the back door, Chu Ran was just about to turn in. Hearing Chen Yuzhi's question, he immediately withdrew and leaned against the wall to eavesdrop, his heart pounding. She waited anxiously and expectantly for Jiang Yuelou's answer.
"How is it possible? I consider her a friend." Jiang Yue downstairs subconsciously denied.
Chu Ran's expectant expression suddenly froze on his face, his face darkened a bit, and he lowered his head very disappointed.
Chen Yuzhi seemed to be able to imagine Chu Ran's loss, and couldn't help persuading him: "Chu Ran is a good girl."
"I know. It's just that I don't like it." Jiang Yuelou looked at Chen Yuzhi seriously. "Besides, a policeman in troubled times is precarious and has no right to like anyone. It's not fair to her."
Chen Yuzhi fully understood the dangerous situation he was in, so he could only respect his decision.
They didn't know that Chu Ran had heard these words of refusal. At this moment, he was leaning his back against the wall, biting his lower lip, trying hard not to let the tears fall.
Feeling aggrieved and unwilling, she poked her head out to look at Jiang Yuelou's back, and then suddenly felt relieved, crying and showing a smile.
A secret love that is impossible to bear fruit, do you want to continue? She turned around and left the way she came and went, her mood had calmed down, and she asked herself in her heart.
She understood Jiang Yuelou's thoughts, but she still felt sad for the sentence "I don't like it".
In troubled times, who knows what will happen next moment. And the love at this moment is the real love.
Chu Ran wiped away the tears, and a slight smile appeared on his face. A gust of wind blew past and messed up her hair, but her heart became more and more determined.
She likes him, without his knowing, without his sympathy, and without his forcing. As long as I can see him occasionally, everything is fine.
After picking up his mood, Chu Ran was about to stop a rickshaw and go back to the apartment, but he heard the sound of a car horn behind him. She looked back unconsciously, and saw Zhan Junbai sitting in the cab, nodding and smiling at her.
"This beautiful lady, does Zhan have the honor to send you home?"
Just as Chu Ran was about to refuse, Zhan Junbai got out of the car thoughtfully, opened the passenger's door, blocked the door frame with one hand, and served her attentively.
His behavior was very gentlemanly, so Chu Ran couldn't refuse, so he had to thank him, bent down and sat in.
The car drove slowly on the street. Although Chu Ran could figure it out, she was still in a bad mood. She kept looking out of the window and kept silent.
Zhan Junbai saw the strangeness in her, so he turned the car around and took her to the racecourse.
He looked at Chu Ran with a surprised face, and said with a smile, "I used to have a little pony, which I raised carefully for many years, and now it has finally grown into a fine horse. It is very docile. Would you like to try it?"
"But I can't ride a horse."
Zhan Junbai did not answer, but ordered the female horse trainer to take Chu Ran to change her riding clothes, and then personally helped her sit on the horse, willingly holding the rein and leading her forward slowly.
Riding a horse is a brand new experience for Chu Ran, and it becomes a bit addictive when you play it, especially when the horse runs, the feeling of forgetting all the troubles is like a timely rain for her who has just lost love, it is too much Hearty.
So much so that when Zhan Junbai sent her back to the apartment downstairs, she thanked him in a comfortable mood.
However, just as she was about to get out of the car, Zhan Junbai grabbed her arm.
This was the first time he touched her proactively and forcefully, and with a smile on his face, he asked, "I wonder if I have the honor to continue to solve Miss Chu's problems like today?"
Chu Ran seemed to understand a little bit.
There were too many coincidences between her and Zhan Junbai, as if she could always meet him by chance, and then couldn't bear to reject his gentlemanly behavior, and got into his car again and again.
Colleagues in the newspaper office now have two completely different attitudes towards her from before. Even the president sometimes jokes that she is the girlfriend of Director Zhan, but he can't be neglected.
She explained it countless times, but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now that I think about it, it turns out that Zhan Junbai did all of these things deliberately, gradually drawing them into her life.
"Director Zhan, are you chasing me?" Chu Ran didn't want to evade any more, and chose to ask straightforwardly.
Zhan Junbai still had the same smile on his face, and nodded, "I thought I had done it clearly, but it seems that it's not enough. Ms. Chu hasn't felt Zhan's intentions yet."
"No, Director Zhan has always done a good job, whether it's career or life. It's because I'm not good enough. I want to take advantage of my good time to work hard to make a career and fulfill my dreams. Things like love and marriage are not in my hands for the time being." The scope of consideration may disappoint Director Zhan."
Chu Ran's words were high-sounding, and only she knew that it was not because she didn't want to fall in love, but because she fell in love with someone who would never love her.
Zhan Junbai let go of Chu Ran's arm and shrugged in disappointment.
"Gentlemen don't force others to be difficult. Since Ms. Chu has no plans to fall in love and get married, Zhan has to wait and line up with Ms. Chu first, okay?"
Chu Ran was very grateful for the trip to the racecourse he had arranged, and it was hard to refuse him again at this time, so she smiled brightly at him, turned around and got out of the car.
She was walking on the steps of the apartment, thinking to herself, what a wonderful day, someone pursued her just after she lost her love, but it's a pity, why isn't the one she likes the one who pursues her
Jiangyuelou, which she was thinking of so much, didn't have these troubles. She was cooking mutton with Chen Yuzhi and others, so it was very lively.
There is a bronze hot pot on the dining table, the soup in the pot is boiling, and the delicious meat and vegetables are rolling in it.
Song Rong and Chen Yuzhi are gentlemen, and they eat well. Jiang Yuelou didn't have much desire to eat, and he rarely moved his chopsticks. Only Sun Yongren ate it happily, and while picking meat to eat, he said with emotion: "The days without going to work are comfortable. When there is no opium in Jingcheng every day, my old Sun will have a good time to eat meat every day."
"No pursuit." Jiang Yuelou cursed with a smile, but there was a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Sun Yongren had a playful smile on his face, and argued: "I'm an ordinary person, just such a small pursuit, eat well and dress warmly, and I'm satisfied with a beautiful girl."
Holding a bowl of hot soup, Chen Yuzhi said with a smile, "Little happiness in this world is also very good."
"Doctor Chen, what about you?" Song Rong asked.
Jiang Yuelou looked at Chen Yuzhi after hearing the words, and also wanted to know the wish in his heart.
Chen Yuzhi smiled: "It is only one person who can save one person."
"No more?" Sun Yongren choked on the meat in his mouth before he could swallow it.
Chen Yuzhi quickly handed over a glass of water and nodded.
"After all, it's the benevolence of the doctor. But your pursuit is really similar to our boss. He wants Jingcheng to be smoke-free, and you want to hang the pot to help the world. I think I can find a painter to draw a portrait of you two and paste it on the city gate. Forget about the patron saint." Sun Yongren swallowed the food and sighed.
Jiang Yuelou kicked him under the table, pretending to be angry: "Eating can't stop your mouth."
Song Rong rarely agrees with Sun Yongren: "Forget about the portrait, doesn't the section chief have a camera?"
"It's better to take pictures, one piece of paper, one weapon, and two guardians."
When Jiang Yuelou kicked over again, Sun Yongren had already sensed it, and raised his feet in advance to avoid the attack.
Everyone laughed together and had a good meal.
Because Zhan Tianqing was really unfriendly to Yutangchun, it was difficult for Zhan Junbai, and to avoid acting impulsively, Yutangchun moved back to Tianyun Garden. But he didn't expect to run into Zhan Tianqing soon.
Bai Jinbo invited Zhan Tianqing and Zhan Junbai to eat and listen to the opera as the host, and he called it to be the leader of Zhan Jun.
They sat in the box of Tianzihao as usual, which created a perfect opportunity for Yutangchun.
He no longer hesitated, hid behind the rockery, took out the pistol with cold eyes, loaded the bullet according to the method taught by Zhan Junbai, pulled the safety, his eyes merged with the muzzle of the gun and Zhan Tianqing's figure, without mercy Pulling the trigger violently, a sense of vengeance surged in my heart.
It's a pity that he was still a little short of fire, the bullet didn't hit Zhan Tianqing's vital parts, only hurt his shoulder.
The people in the box reacted quickly, Zhan Junbai closed the window, cut off his chance to replenish the gun, and chased him out with the gun.
He hurriedly fled along the rockery path, and seeing the people behind him chasing him more closely, he quickly threw away the gun in his hand.
Seeing this scene from afar, Yuan Zining's face suddenly changed when he thought of the gunshot just now.
After a while, Qiu Ming led Yuan Zining back to the box with a few guards, and at the same time handed a gun to Zhan Junbai, "It's the one you gave to Boss Yu."
Yuan Zining, who was pinned down and kneeling on the ground, immediately raised his head and shouted, "It has nothing to do with senior brother! I stole this gun from his room."
Zhan Tianqing clutched his wound and glared at her angrily, wishing he could draw his gun and kill her immediately, but was stopped by Zhan Junbai.
"Why did you do that?"
Yuan Zining sneered: "Do you remember Tumen Town, Commander Zhan? After killing so many people, no one came back to look for you at night?"
Her words made Zhan Tianqing furious, and he shot directly without hesitation, the bullet shot straight into her heart, and fell to the ground dead in front of Yu Tangchun who was rushing over.
Yutangchun learned that Yuan Zining had taken the blame for him, and immediately rushed to take responsibility, but it was still a step too late. He hugged her gradually cold body tightly, crying heartbreakingly.
The person is dead, the assassination will not be pursued, and Yutangchun is still safe.
He was sitting in the garden alone in a daze, and he could still hear Yuan Zining's voice calling him senior brother.
Suddenly, a gun appeared in his sight. He raised his head abruptly, and saw Zhan Junbai standing opposite him, and pushed the gun back in front of him.
"This time, the gun can be put away."
He lowered his head and asked softly, "Did Commander Zhan not blame you?"
"I'll take care of it myself, you don't have to worry."
"Then you blame me?"
"You are not a murderer. What am I blaming you for? Don't blame yourself. Speaking of which, this matter is also a hidden danger planted by my second uncle back then. Zi Ning just wants to get justice."
Yutangchun felt a sharp pain in his heart again, and asked in a murmur, "Do you think she is wrong?"
Zhan Junbai thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't think it's a wrong thing to avenge your family, it's a matter that requires courage and a desperate effort."
Yutangchun was a little surprised: "Then you think Commander Zhan is wrong?"
Zhan Junbai still shook his head: "I don't think the second uncle is wrong. He wants to build an army, he needs to build up his prestige, and he has indeed done some ruthless things. But looking at the past and present, there are several methods for those who want to achieve great things. Where is the clean one?"
Yu Tangchun looked cold and stared at him angrily: "Then Director Zhan also had blood on his hands when he followed the army commander?"
"What's the matter with you, I've been holding on to this topic today."
"I don't want one day, the person who was assassinated will be replaced by you."
Zhan Junbai laughed: "Don't worry, that day won't happen."
Yutangchun thought that Zhan Junbai's words implied that he was upright and had never been stained with blood, so he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at him.
"You should consider moving back to the Zhan Mansion. Second Uncle has his own house, and no one will make things difficult for you in the future." Zhan Junbai suddenly suggested.
But Yu Tangchun was still worried: "Commander Zhan was already dissatisfied with me, and with the assassination incident, if I really moved, I'm afraid I'd offend him, so forget it."
"He doesn't go there often, who knew you were in the Zhan Mansion? It's okay."
Seeing his insistence, Yutangchun half-joked: "It sounds like a golden house Tibetan girl."
Zhan Junbai laughed out loud, and immediately corrected his wording: "This is called being able to come to the same room, and listen to Yumian on the other side of the bed."
Yutangchun also laughed, seemed to be moved by him, hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, followed Zhan Junbai back to Zhan Mansion.
He needs to plan his revenge more carefully, and also needs Zhan Junbai's relationship with Zhan Tianqing, so that he will not be so reckless again, causing other people to pay the price of their lives for him.
The wheel of time rolled by unhurriedly.
Chu Ran has kept her girlish feelings in her heart, devoted herself to her work, and ran news outside almost every day.
When she was riding a bicycle through an alley, she was unprepared and was hit by a girl who suddenly ran out of the alley, and the two fell to the ground at the same time.
Chu Ran was thrown into a dizzy state, covered her head and looked over, only to see that the girl fell even harder than her, her arm was cut open by a stone, and blood was dripping.
The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, she didn't care about her injury at all, but kept looking back, as if she was afraid that someone would appear suddenly.
"Are you okay?" Chu Ran quickly got up and rushed to help her.
The little girl didn't bother to answer at all, she got up in a hurry, looked into the alley in panic, and helped Chu Ran's bicycle with all her strength.
"Sister, take me away!"
Chu Ran didn't know why, so he looked into the alley curiously, and saw a few big men chasing after him from a distance, and the target was the little girl beside him.
"Let's go!" The little girl was even more flustered and kept urging.
The matter was urgent, Chu Ran didn't think much about it, instinctively regarded the little girl as a weak person, got into the car quickly, motioned her to sit in the back seat, and before the big man came, he pedaled the bicycle quickly, walked around the streets, and drove the big men far behind.
Thinking that the little girl was injured, Chu Ran simply rode to Yu Zhitang and asked Chen Yuzhi to diagnose and treat her.
"What's your name? Who are those people chasing you?" Chu Ran watched Chen Yuzhi apply medicine and bandage her, and couldn't help asking the questions in his heart.
The little girl was no longer afraid, but rather lively and heartless. She curled her lips and replied: "My name is Liuli. My elder brother and sister-in-law sold me to his house to celebrate the joy. Before doing anything, I died. They insisted on arresting me to be buried with me. Do you think I can run away?"
Chen Yuzhi was applying the potion carefully, when he heard this, he looked up at her.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Chu Ran didn't expect such a tragic experience for her, and then asked.
Unexpectedly, Liuli grabbed the corner of her clothes and would not let go: "You hit me, you will be responsible, I will go with you."
If she lived alone, it would be no inconvenience for Chu Ran, but she has a shared roommate, especially this roommate has a lot of rules, and she will make trouble every now and then. She really couldn't bring Liuli back.
The corners of Liuli's mouth drooped, and she looked like she was about to cry: "Then I have nowhere to go, wait until they catch me."
Chen Yuzhi had finished applying the potion and was packing up the medicine bottle. He knew Chu Ran's difficulty by seeing Chu Ran's reaction, and now he heard Liu Li say this, moved his heart with compassion, and couldn't help but say, "If you don't mind, girl, I'm here to help you." I need a helper to grab the medicine."
Liuli looked at Chen Yuzhi in surprise, as if he was her life-saving straw.
Chu Ran felt that she caused the trouble, and finally asked Chen Yuzhi to help her, a little embarrassed: "Isn't it appropriate? How about I go back and discuss it with my roommate? Let her squeeze with me?"
Chen Yuzhi smiled and pointed to the second floor: "There are hospital beds upstairs in Yu Zhitang, she can live in a more comfortable room, but it depends on her own wishes."
Liuli stood up, strolled around Yuzhitang, looked at the environment, and then ran to Chen Yuzhi and asked, "I stay here and help fetch medicine during the day and look after the store at night. Is there a salary?"
"Of course there is."
"That's great." Liuli laughed cheerfully, that smile was so similar to Chen Keying's that it made Chen Yuzhi feel dazed for a while.
She was left like this.
After sending Chu Ran away, Chen Yuzhi sat behind the triage desk and looked through medical books, while the new assistant Liuli looked through the herbs in the medicine cabinet curiously.
Jiang Yuelou walked in from the outside, but Chen Yuzhi didn't notice it, but was spotted by the clever Liuli, who hurriedly greeted him cheerfully, and greeted him like a cannonball: "Welcome! Sir, what's wrong with you? We Mr. Chen Doctors have learned from ancient and modern times, and are proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine, ensuring that the medicine will cure the disease and make you feel relaxed."
Jiang Yuelou looked at her wonderingly, and then turned to Chen Yuzhi inside, "What's going on?"
Chen Yuzhi put down the medical books and walked over, explaining: "Chu Ran saved those who have nowhere to go, so stay with me to help."
"Doctor Chen, do you know each other?" Liuli stepped between the two of them, looking at Jiang Yuelou curiously.
"Well. There's nothing else going on downstairs, Liuli, go up and rest, I'll close later."
"Okay!" Liuli turned around happily, and ran upstairs happily.
Hearing the noise from the stairs, Jiang Yuelou frowned dissatisfiedly: "Please such a Buddha, can you still be quiet?"
"She looks like Ke Ying when she smiles." Chen Yuzhi also looked at the stairs, feeling a little lost.
Liuli's little head came down from upstairs, "Who is Keying?"
Chen Yuzhi was completely speechless, he waved his hand at her to make her shrink back, and then he calmed down.
After closing, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi walked side by side on the way home.
Jiang Yuelou was silent for a while, but still couldn't help reminding: "I always think this girl is a bit weird, so be careful."
"You're overthinking, but you're just a little girl." And it's a poor little girl who was bullied by her elder brother and sister-in-law.
"I can't tell. My intuition is not right. I hope I'm overthinking."
Chen Yuzhi only thought that he had an occupational disease, and changed the topic: "What can I do in the hospital?"
Only then did Jiang Yuelou remember his reason for coming, and his tone became brisk: "I seem to be able to control my emotions now."
"Tell me, what are the manifestations?"
"For example, when I saw some scenes similar to my childhood environment, my emotions could easily become uncontrollable. But now, I try to convince myself in my heart that the situation will be much better."
Chen Yuzhi's expression when observing his narration was indeed not as conflicted and nervous as before, and he was happy for him: "Keep going, and look forward to recovery. You are the first mental patient I treat."
Jiang Yuelou nodded and smiled at him.
Not far from the street, Chu Ran walked towards them.
When she saw the two of them, she froze for a moment, but she had nowhere to hide.
Chen Yuzhi glanced at Jiang Yuelou from the corner of his eye, worried that he would embarrass Chu Ran. Jiang Yuelou looked at Chu Ran, feeling a little uncomfortable because of what he had said to Chen Yuzhi earlier.
It was Chen Yuzhi who broke the silence first, and asked Chu Ran, "Do you leave work so late?"
Chu Ran tried her best to twitch the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile: "Well, the interview just ended."
Speaking of interviews, Jiang Yuelou and Chu Ran suddenly looked at each other, and at the same time thought of the scene of Jiang Yuelou's interview last time.
That day, Jiang Yuelou asked Chu Ran bluntly, "Do you like me?"
Chu Ran replied: "Of course not."
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuelou suddenly made a move, grabbed Chu Ran's arm and walked to one side. "I have something to ask you."
Chen Yuzhi watched the two go away, unconsciously showing a worried expression.
Jiang Yuelou pulled Chu Ran out for a distance, and asked straightforwardly again: "Do you like me?"
Chu Ran pretended to be calm, looked straight into his eyes, and replied with a smile: "Didn't you ask this question before? It's still the same answer."
She saw that he was obviously relieved, and felt even more sad in her heart.
"Why, are you afraid that I will pester you?"
"You're not that kind of person."
"It's getting late, I should go, goodbye." Chu Ran was about to be overwhelmed, her eyes turned red again, and she hurriedly found an excuse to leave.
She solemnly bid farewell to Jiang Yuelou, nodded at Chen Yuzhi who was not far away, and then turned to leave.
Jiang Yuelou walked back to Chen Yuzhi, and said to him, "The words you talked to me before have been stuck in my heart, and now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, she has no feelings for me."
Chen Yuzhi was speechless for a while: "You... just asked directly?"
"Otherwise?" Jiang Yuelou took it for granted.
Chen Yuzhi smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say to him, and looking at Chu Ran's back as he left calmly, it seemed that there was nothing unusual, so he was relieved.
In fact, none of them saw that Chu Ran's face was already full of tears.
Liuli stayed in Yu Zhitang for a period of time, and she was always diligent, enthusiastic and lively, and the patients liked to chat with her, as if the pain had eased a lot.
Chen Yuzhi and others are also used to her existence, and really treat her like a younger sister.
On this day, Chen Yuzhi had just finished acupuncture for a patient, and he went downstairs while explaining: "Be careful to keep warm after acupuncture, especially the feet, the cold starts from the feet."
The patient nodded and replied respectfully: "Okay, thank you Dr. Chen, I will come back tomorrow at my usual time."
Seeing that the patient was about to leave, Liuli quickly put down what she was doing and came over to see the patient off.
Chen Yuzhi walked back to the triage desk to write the medical records, and was about to tell Liuli that she was going to close when she rushed back, followed closely by a man and a woman.
The woman looked annoyed, and pointed at Liuli who hid behind Chen Yuzhi and cursed: "Well, you little hoof, where are you going!"
Chen Yuzhi quickly stopped them, "Who are you!"
The man stared and roared, "I'm her brother!"
"Doctor Chen saved me, but they're going to betray me again!" Liuli clung to Chen Yuzhi's clothes, crying bitterly.
Chen Yuzhi protected her with one hand, and stood firmly between the three of them but refused to let go, "Is there any brother like you?"
"What's bothering you? What, you've taken a fancy to her? All right, let's buy it with money." Brother Liuli spread his hands like a rascal.
"How much do you want?"
Liuli dragged Chen Yuzhi back, crying, "I can't give it, they are going to smoke opium!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Yuzhi turned around in astonishment, a trace of panic flashed in Liuli's eyes, but she quickly gave up.
"Are you willing to pay for it? Yes, one hundred yuan. It's sold."
"Can't give..."
Brother Liuli was annoyed, he seized the gap and kicked Liuli over, cursing and swearing.
His actions made Chen Yuzhi angry. He grabbed his arm and twisted it to the side. He said sternly, "If you move her finger again, I won't give you a penny."
He helped Liuli up, settled on the chair, and then walked quickly back to the triage desk, took some money from the money box and handed it to Brother Liuli, warning him: "Don't trouble her again in the future."
Brother Liu Li only had money in his eyes at this time, and he couldn't listen to his words at all, so he snatched the money away, and left with his wife smiling happily.
The opium smoke reappeared in Jingcheng. Chen Yuzhi knew that the matter was urgent, so he didn't care to comfort Liuli, and told her to go to Jiangyuelou quickly, and then rushed out of Yu Zhitang.
He followed Brother and Sister-in-law Liuli not far or near, trying to find out where they smoked opium.
It was an inconspicuous dwelling, Liu Li's brother and sister-in-law stood at the door and looked around vigilantly, making sure that no one was paying attention, then knocked on the door a few times, and entered eagerly when the door opened.
Chen Yuzhi carefully looked at the house number, and quickly walked to the nearby phone booth.
As if he had a heart-to-heart connection, Jiang Yuelou happened to be walking on the way to Yu Zhitang. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Liuli rushing towards him tearfully, choked up and said, "Something happened."
Before Liuli had time to finish what happened, the phone in Yu Zhitang rang.
Jiang Yuelou was certain that it was Chen Yuzhi's call, and strode in to answer the call.
"No. 7 Jinhua Road, someone is selling opium, hurry up." Chen Yuzhi said to him eagerly on the phone.
He looked solemn, and after hanging up the phone, he called Song Rong and asked him to gather a team to go to Jinhua Road to fight drugs.
Chen Yuzhi waited for nearly half an hour, and Jiang Yuelou brought Sun Yongren, Song Rong, and other police officers from the Inspection Section to appear in his sight.
"How's the situation?" Jiang Yuelou walked up to him in plain clothes and asked.
He pointed to the smokehouse turned into a dilapidated residential building across the street, "They entered that room, and this was the code before entering the door."
Chen Yu opened one hand, clenched a fist with the other, and knocked once in the order of three shorts, a pause, and two shorts.
"Three shorts, a pause, two shorts." Jiang Yuelou repeated, seeing Chen Yuzhi nodding, and then turned to tell the police behind him: "You lead someone to guard the back door to prevent anyone from escaping, and the rest follow me. "
Everyone nodded and followed.
Chen Yuzhi suddenly grabbed him: "I'm with you."
"You haven't cooperated with us before, it's very dangerous." Jiang Yuelou stopped, looked back at him, and solemnly begged, "If you really want to help me, just wait here. Jin Dacheng's reinforcements will be here soon. You have to tell him where you are."
Chen Yuzhi nodded, and watched Jiang Yuelou lead the people towards the smoke hall.
He saw that Song Rong and Sun Yongren each brought a few people carefully scattered on both sides of the gate of the Yanguan, while Jiang Yuelou stood in front of the door, knocking on the door according to the agreed code. Not long after the door opened, everyone entered one by one, and the door was closed again.
The lights in the smoking hall are dim, and you can only see the situation in front of you, and you can't see the other environment clearly.
The person who opened the door looked dull and said nothing. He didn't care how many people came, and led the way.
Jiang Yuelou and Song Rong looked at each other, and motioned for everyone to hide their weapons first and see the situation before talking.
When passing through a room, the person who opened the door suddenly dodged and hid in, and closed the iron door tightly.
Jiang Yuelou reacted quickly and immediately shot at the door lock, but it was too late. Although the door lock was shot, it was not damaged at all.
"Enjoy it, everyone. This is the last ten minutes before your death." The door opener seemed to change his face, showing a sinister smile, talking strangely, and soon disappeared.
At this moment, smoke continuously drifted in from all directions, and the entire room was filled with smoke, reducing visibility to a minimum.
Jiang Yuelou quickly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said in a low voice, "This smoke is poisonous, be careful."
Everyone covered their mouths and noses one after another, and scattered to look for the exit.
Jiang Yuelou groped for a while and found a table with a teapot on it. He picked it up and turned it upside down. There was still some water, so he handed it to Song Rong and asked him to wet the handkerchief for his brothers to prevent the inhalation of poisonous smoke.
Song Rong complied, and the police officers poured wet handkerchiefs one after another, covered their mouths and noses and bent down to avoid the poisonous smoke.
When the teapot was passed to Sun Yongren, he was just about to pour water, but found that there was not much water. He looked at Jiang Yuelou who was covering his mouth and nose with a dry handkerchief and continued to look for the exit, and hurried over, and said in a low voice, "Boss, I'll help you wet the handkerchief."
The smoke was so thick that Jiang Yuelou didn't notice Sun Yongren's actions at all, thinking that he had already soaked his own, so he handed over the handkerchief.
The little water left soaked Jiang Yuelou's handkerchief. As soon as he took it, he focused on looking for the exit again.
Sun Yongren put down the empty teapot, covered his mouth and nose with a dry handkerchief, and followed.
There were only a few people in the room, and there was a lot of coughing.
Soon, Jiang Yuelou discovered that the windows were welded to death with iron bars, and the door was also locked. They seemed to be locked in a cage and could not leave at all.
"Boss, what should we do?" Sun Yongren coughed violently, and there were several inquiries in between.
Outside the door, Chen Yuzhi heard gunshots and realized that something was wrong, so he immediately ran towards the smokehouse.
When he came to the door of the smoke hall, he saw thick smoke coming out from the crack of the door, so anxious that he knocked on the door while shouting Jiang Yuelou's name.
Jiang Yuelou, who was lying by the door, heard Chen Yuzhi's voice from the other door, and quickly shouted: "Go away, this smoke is poisonous!"
However, he couldn't stop Chen Yuzhi from banging on the door with his body, but it was all in vain.
"It's useless, you go." Seeing the door vibrate slightly, Jiang Yuelou felt a little discouraged knowing that Chen Yuzhi didn't listen to him.
Several brothers had already fallen behind him, and Sun Yongren was also coughing violently, barely standing still with Song Rong's support.
Time passed by every minute and every second, as if the countdown to the lives of Jiang Yuelou and others had started. At this moment, Jin Dacheng's reinforcements arrived, and a group of policemen rushed over after him.
Chen Yuzhi waved to him impatiently and shouted: "Save people, Jiang Yuelou is inside!"
Jin Dacheng strode forward, grabbed Chen Yuzhi away, and gave the policeman behind him the order to slam the door.
Several strong policemen gathered by the door, and several of them slammed into the door together.
"Don't be at the door, get out of the way." Chen Yuzhi stood aside anxiously, fearing that the door would be kicked open and accidentally hurt Jiang Yuelou.
Jin Dacheng also raised his voice and shouted: "Jiang, our business is not over yet, don't die."
In the thick smoke, Jiang Yuelou's eyes became darker and darker. He vaguely heard the shouts of Chen Yuzhi and Jin Dacheng, but his consciousness became more and more blurred, and he could hardly hold on.
After several police officers rammed the door several times in a row, the door was finally knocked open, and a large amount of smoke rushed out from the inside.
Chen Yuzhi rushed in to save people without hesitation, even faster than Jin Dacheng and other policemen.
He ran into the smoke hall, waved his hands to disperse the thick smoke, and looked for the location of Jiang Yuelou. After a while, I saw Jiangyuelou leaning against the wall due to inhaling too much smoke, but holding on to Jiangyuelou, which did not fall down.
He hurried over, put Jiang Yuelou on his shoulders, and said, "I'll take you away."
Jiang Yuelou forced himself to regain some consciousness, and with difficulty stood up with the help of Chen Yuzhi's strength, and the two moved out step by step.
On the other side, Sun Yongren had fallen into a coma, and the handkerchief fell by his side.
Song Rong took a breath of fresh air, not feeling as uncomfortable as before, and hurriedly squatted down to check Sun Yongren's condition. He tried to continue covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, but was stunned the moment he touched his handkerchief.
The handkerchief was dry and could not resist much smoke at all.
Song Rong had tears in his eyes, and quickly supported Sun Yongren on his body, struggling to walk out. It's just that Sun Yongren is too fat, and Song Rong, who has smoked poisonous smoke, has no strength, so he didn't drag it for a while.
He insisted on procrastinating step by step, never giving up at all, and still complaining: "Let you usually eat less..."
At this moment, Jin Dacheng broke through the smoke and came over, helping Song Rong to support Sun Yongren, and the two worked together to drag Sun Yongren out of the smoke den.
Chen Yuzhi supported Jiang Yuelou and walked out, leaning against the wall and panting heavily. Jiang Yuelou was a little weak, and Chen Yuzhi was exhausted, but they supported each other and looked at each other, feeling grateful for the rest of their lives.
Unfortunately, they did not save Sun Yongren's life. After Chen Yuzhi rescued him, he still passed away forever because he inhaled too much poisonous smoke.
Jiang Yuelou, who woke up, remembered Sun Yongren's act of helping him soak the handkerchief, and fell into self-blame.
If Sun Yongren used a wet handkerchief, wouldn't he die young
Chen Yuzhi sat beside him and patted his shoulder, not knowing how to comfort him.
He held his head in his hands, sat on the sofa in the office, and said hoarsely: "This is a trap."
"Liuli..." Chen Yuzhi had already figured out the key to the matter at this time, and his heart was also full of self-blame.
After the incident happened, Liuli was no longer in Yu Zhitang.
The night is misty, and the inside of the bar is full of light and shadow.
Jiang Shengnan sat on the sofa in the private room, looked coldly at Liuli who was kneeling on the ground trembling, shook the goblet with a half-smile, raised his head gracefully, and drank it in one gulp.
"For those who miss, life is meaningless."
She broke the goblet suddenly, without giving Liuli a chance to react, she directly stabbed the sharp glass shards into Liuli's neck.
There was cheerful music outside the door, and bursts of laughter came from the dancing guests.
Liuli curled up on the ground, clutching her neck and struggling, staring at her eyes after a while, unwilling to die.
Jiang Shengnan wiped the blood stained on his fingers in disgust, picked up the phone, dialed a number, and ordered coldly: "Get ready to join the job."