Jiang Yuelou left the Bai mansion and returned to Chu Ran's apartment in a daze. Chen Yuzhi has also come back, and when he heard what happened just now, he didn't know how to comfort her, so he said dryly, "Sorrow and change."
He made porridge and cooked a few simple side dishes, pulled Jiang Yuelou to sit down at the dining table, and advised, "It's because he went the wrong way, so don't be too hard on yourself."
Jiang Yuelou's mood was a little numb, and he didn't want to talk about this topic. He picked up the bowl and drank the porridge. While drinking, an indistinct voice came from his mouth.
"I'm fine, let's eat."
Chen Yuzhi picked up a chopstick dish and put it into his bowl, still very worried, especially afraid of his emotional attack. "Don't punish yourself, control your emotions, Jiang Yuelou, these things are not your fault."
Jiang Yuelou knew that he was doing it for his own good, so he nodded in a muffled voice.
The two ate quietly for a while, Jiang Yuelou suddenly raised his head and asked Chen Yuzhi, "I saw in the newspaper today that Zhan Junbai is getting married?"
Chen Yuzhi paused in picking up the vegetables, and gave a vague "hmm".
"It's scheduled for New Year's Eve, so don't have any plans."
Chen Yuzhi felt a little aggrieved, especially since he just came back from Chu Ran. Knowing that Jiang Yuelou is not dead, Chu Ran still insists on marrying. Although she didn't want Jiang Yuelou to know, Chen Yuzhi felt that she couldn't keep it a secret.
"The person Zhan Junbai wants to marry is Chu Ran."
Jiang Yuelou was stunned, and put down his chopsticks heavily: "Chu Ran? How is it possible, you all know..." He was halfway through speaking, and immediately realized, "Are you planning to take advantage of this wedding?"
"We thought you were dead at the time. Chu Ran and I were no match for Zhan Junbai alone. So, Chu Ran took the initiative to propose marriage to Zhan Junbai."
Jiang Yuelou was a little angry at the hasty decision of the two, "Then have you ever thought that Zhan Junbai also knows your details, why would he agree to get married?"
"Think about it, this wedding is also a tool he uses."
"Bride and groom, a wedding with each other's thoughts?" Jiang Yuelou chuckled, and his expression immediately became serious, "I don't agree, tell Chu Ran, and immediately refuse the marriage."
Chen Yuzhi was very embarrassed, "I persuaded her earlier, this is the choice she insisted on."
"Too dangerous."
"But we don't have another chance." Chen Yuzhi sighed, "Zhan Junbai's wedding must be a sensation in the whole city. Political figures and celebrities from all walks of life will be present. This is the best time to reveal Zhan Junbai's conspiracy."
"Chu Ran intends to expose him while saluting?"
Chen Yuzhi nodded.
Jiang Yuelou thought for a moment, knowing that he had no position to stop, and asked concerned: "Where will the wedding be held?"
"Southern Dynasty Hotel."
Jiang Yuelou picked up the chopsticks again, imitating what Chen Yuzhi did just now, and served him some food. He compromised and said, "I'll go check it out tomorrow and find a way, and we'll get in there too."
Under the warm light, the two continued to eat dinner, enjoying the rare warmth during this chaotic and sorrowful time.
On the second day, Zhan Junbai and Chu Ran went to Nanchao Hotel to see the layout of the wedding scene.
Chu Ran was absent-minded throughout the whole process, only caring about the wedding process arrangement, but he didn't know whether the wedding dress sent by Zhan Junbai was a new wedding dress or Fengguanxiapei.
Zhan Junbai knew her reaction well, and he didn't expose it. He played the image of the perfect fiance and answered her every question.
However, Chu Ran didn't know that there was another design behind this arrangement, which was a design to catch all the officials and celebrities in Jingcheng.
When she walked out of the hotel, she suddenly saw Jiang Yuelou standing on the opposite street. Although he had made a disguise, Chu Ran recognized him at a glance.
This was the first meeting after she misunderstood Jiang Yuelou's death, and she was a little excited, but the sound of Zhan Junbai's approaching footsteps behind her quickly woke her up.
There was a street between them, and cars were coming and going, but Jiang Yuelou also saw Chu Ran and was about to walk towards her.
Chu Ran was a little anxious, winking desperately at Jiang Yuelou, and shouted silently: "Go quickly."
Jiang Yuelou understood, and immediately turned around and entered the shop on the side.
At this time, Zhan Junbai explained other things, walked out of the hotel and came to Chu Ran, and proposed: "Have a cup of coffee together? Let's treat it as the last date before marriage."
Chu Ran wanted to take Zhan Junbai away from here, so he agreed without thinking. The two walked down the street to the nearest cafe.
After a while, Jiang Yuelou walked out of the shop across the road, looked at the backs of the two leaving, and then at the gate of Nanchao Hotel, thought for a while, and left in the opposite direction.
When he came to the alley that he had agreed with Jin Dacheng, he was relieved to see that Jin Dacheng was already waiting there.
"Have you considered it?" he asked.
Jin Dacheng nodded: "I will cooperate with you. I really didn't expect Director Bai to actually collude with Director Zhan to rebel. I heard them call yesterday and said, 'Take care of your fiancee, if it wasn't for me, She revealed your action of rioting to Mayor Cai'."
After he finished speaking, seeing no response from Jiang Yuelou, he approached mysteriously and said, "Also, Director Bai didn't come to the police station today. Did he conspire with Director Zhan for something?"
A trace of pain flashed in Jiang Yuelou's eyes, "He will never go to the police station again."
Jin Dacheng was not stupid, he quickly understood the meaning of Jiang Yuelou's words, he unconsciously took a step to the side, and asked in surprise, "Did you kill Director Bai?"
"I didn't intend to kill him. He wanted to kill me. If I didn't fight back, I would probably be a corpse now."
Jin Dacheng looked at him with mixed feelings, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly.
The two went back to Chu Ran's apartment together. Chen Yuzhi was a little surprised to see Jin Dacheng, but he didn't expect that Jiang Yuelou really persuaded him and became their reinforcements.
The three of them were discussing, when there was a sudden knock on the door, Jiang Yuelou and Jin Dacheng hid vigilantly, and Chen Yuzhi stepped forward to open the door alone.
Standing outside the door was an anxious Chu Ran, who hurried over after dating Zhan Junbai.
Chu Ran looked at Jiang Yuelou who came out from other rooms, stepped forward to hug him excitedly, and murmured: "You are still alive."
Unconsciously, Jiang Yuelou was a little embarrassed again, hummed, raised her hand and paused for a moment, then patted her on the back in response.
Jin Dacheng rolled his eyes aside and coughed loudly on purpose, which woke Chu Ran up and stopped him quickly. Seeing that Jin Dacheng was there, she was not surprised. "Why are you here?"
"Are you annoyed by one or two of you? Everyone has to ask me once when they see me. Next time, can I put a note on my face?" Jin Dacheng sat down and poured a glass of water by himself, his face full of impatience.
"I asked him for help." Jiang Yuelou explained for him.
Chu Ran expressed doubts about whether Jin Dacheng could really help, but this was not the time to worry about it, so he hurriedly said to Jiang Yuelou: "Why did you go to Nanchao Hotel? There are all Zhan Junbai's people there, it is very dangerous .”
"He went over to explore the terrain." Chen Yuzhi also poured a glass of water and put it by her hand.
Chu Ran understood, and looked at Jiang Yuelou with a trace of worry: "Are you going tomorrow?"
"certainly."
She hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't dissuade her, but only said "be careful".
"Well. I've checked the outside of the hotel. What's going on inside?"
"Wait a minute." Chu Ran stood up, took a pen and paper from a side cabinet, and drew the floor plan of the hotel in front of everyone.
"This is the lobby of Nanchao Hotel, where the wedding is held. There are stairs leading to the banquet hall on the second floor. After the ceremony, according to the procedure, the guests will be taken to the second floor to have a wedding banquet. Further up, is the Nanchao Hotel's Accommodation department. There is an elevator on the east side to go up. The basic situation is like this.”
Jiang Yuelou took the paper, looked at it and thought, "That is to say, our most suitable opportunity is in the lobby, when the ceremony is held."
Chu Ran nodded.
"Are there any more wedding posts? Yu Zhi and I pretended to be guests and sneaked in."
Chu Ran thought for a moment, and answered with certainty: "Yes. I will send my colleague to the police station in a while, and let Section Chief Jin hand it over to you."
Jin Dacheng knocked on the table dissatisfied: "I'm the second in command of the police station now, and I'm very busy, not running errands. Also, why can you and Chen Yuzhi go in as guests, and I have to drink Northwest Wind outside? "
Jiang Yuelou looked at him helplessly: "You will be the number one soon."
Jin Dacheng thought for a while, and immediately smiled, and immediately retorted: "Success, I will send it."
"That's right." Chu Ran suddenly thought of something, and said anxiously, "I'm worried that Zhan Tianqing will do something else tomorrow. Just now when Zhan Junbai sent me home, my mother asked if Zhan Tianqing was the only elder in attendance. He looks a little weird."
"You suspect that he won't show up at the wedding?" Chen Yuzhi asked.
"I have this concern."
Jiang Yuelou thought for a moment, then patted Jin Dacheng on the shoulder: "You don't have to support outside Nanchao Hotel tomorrow."
Jin Dacheng's eyes brightened: "I also pretend to be a guest?"
I saw Jiang Yuelou smiled mysteriously, and replied: "You stare at Zhan Tianqing, he will most likely go outside the city, lead troops into the city, and cooperate with Zhan Junbai."
"Let me go to war? No, no." Jin Dacheng was taken aback, and waved his hands again and again to express his refusal.
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Yuelou couldn't help laughing, and made a move for him: "You can pretend to be a tiger, and use the name of Director Bai. They probably haven't noticed Bai Jinbo's disappearance yet."
"Hard work!" Jin Dachang sighed and reluctantly agreed.
Jiang Yuelou sent the frowning Jin Dacheng out, and explained as he walked: "In addition to Director Bai, Zhan Junbai should have arranged other people in the police station, so be careful tomorrow."
"I see, it's really long-winded."
After sending Jin Dacheng away, Jiang Yuelou turned to look at Chu Ran, and thanked him sincerely. Chu Ran smiled calmly and said, "Didn't you thank me just now?"
"It's not the same. This wedding is very risky, and I have wronged you."
At the same time, Chen Yuzhi also looked at Chu Ran gratefully.
Seeing the seriousness of the two of them, Chu Ran burst out laughing: "Let's not talk about these things, and when things are done, let's drink and celebrate together."
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi said "hmm" almost at the same time, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled.
Soon, New Year's Eve, the day of family reunion, came. Jingcheng was immersed in a festive and peaceful atmosphere, and few people felt the undercurrent behind the calm.
In the Chu family's boudoir, Chu Ran was wearing a red wedding dress and sitting in front of the mirror, holding an eyebrow pencil and gently tracing the mirror. There was no joy on her face, but only calm and wise eyes, and she calmly picked up the red hijab that was put aside and put it on her head, covering her delicate makeup.
The auspicious time had come, and several newly decorated wedding cars drove to the door of Chu Ran's house, and suddenly firecrackers rang, and neighbors and passers-by were all around.
Zhan Junbai was also dressed in auspicious clothes, standing at the door with a smile, watching the little girl help Chu Ran out. Her parents, Chu Qingming and Sun Fuzhi, followed behind.
Walking to the steps of the door, Chu Ran stepped over carefully, and heard Zhan Junbai coming up, and said softly, "I'll pick you up, get in the car."
She was supported by Zhan Junbai and got into the second car, other relatives got into the third car, and Zhan Junbai got into the first car to open the way for Chu Ran to sit more comfortably.
The car drove towards Nanchao Hotel amidst the sound of firecrackers and flying red debris.
At the same time, a large-scale prison escape occurred in the police station prison.
Several prisoners pretended to be sick and called the prison guards. When he opened the cell door to check, they strangled him to death, took the keys and guns, opened all the cell doors, clashed violently with other prison guards, and rushed out of the prison collectively.
Jin Dacheng had been prepared for a long time. Hearing the prison guard's report, he immediately ordered the first team and the second team of the judicial department and the inspection department to gather and surround the prison with guns.
The troublemakers from Jinmatang were still engrossed in the fantasy that someone from the police station would take care of them, and they were caught off guard by Jin Dacheng, causing many casualties.
The crackdown on escape came to an end in less than a quarter of an hour. Under the threat of the police holding guns, all the surviving prisoners lined up and returned to the prison cells. What awaited them was a more severe punishment.
Jin Dacheng was not injured, but his hair was messed up, his clothes were torn, and he was a little embarrassed.
Panting, he proudly watched the suppressed prisoners walk back to the prison one by one. He was very satisfied with his performance, and sighed: "Tsk tsk, why am I so good, I can do it without that kid Jiang Yuelou So perfect."
As he spoke, he used his fingers as a comb to pull through his hair, tidying up his hairstyle arrogantly.
Internal troubles have been settled, and external troubles have also moved.
"Section Chief, Commander Zhan just left the city through the east gate."
Jin Dacheng nodded when he heard his subordinate's report, turned around and looked at the neatly lined policemen in front of him, and shouted with satisfaction: "Defend Jingcheng, get ready to go!"
The police responded with an earth-shattering "yes"! Immediately afterwards, they turned around in unison and ran out in a line.
At the entrance of Nanchao Hotel, the red carpet was spread all the way to the outside, and joyful decorations can be seen everywhere, and many onlookers were amazed.
"Have you heard, on today's wedding day, Director Zhan booked the entire hotel for Ms. Chu."
"Hey, what a great handwriting, Miss Chu is really happy."
"Of course, the whole Jingcheng knows what Director Zhan is like, that's what it is." The passer-by said, giving a thumbs up, sincerely praising him.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi, who were hiding not far behind the onlookers, smiled wryly when they heard these conversations.
Chen Yuzhi turned his head to Jiang Yuelou's side, and said softly: "His foundation of popular support is indeed in place, and he is ready to make trouble. He is still a kind person in the hearts of the public."
Jiang Yuelou stared at the hotel gate, "I'm thinking, according to the image he deliberately created, if he started an incident directly, it would definitely affect his reputation in the hearts of the people. For today's wedding, apart from preparing for the armed forces, he should also There are other strategies to make your own incident justifiable."
"What to do, the wedding is about to begin, and it's obviously too late to discuss countermeasures." Chen Yuzhi became worried again.
"We can only adapt to the situation. It is best for Chu Ran to preemptively strike, so that we will not be too passive."
Chen Yuzhi nodded, and glanced at the watch on his wrist: "The car should be here soon."
As soon as his words fell, the two looked at the side of the street at the same time, and the wedding car happened to drive over.
Amid the applause of passers-by, a row of wedding cars parked in front of the hotel one after another, creating a grand scene.
Zhan Junbai in the first car got out of the car first, walked to the second car, opened the door in a gentlemanly manner, and helped the bride get out of the car.
He waited for the little girl to arrange the wedding dress for the bride, then walked towards the hotel holding the bride's hand.
Staff on both sides set off salutes, and colorful debris fell on the two of them profusely.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi watched their backs disappear into the hotel door, and rushed over with the crowd.
The lobby of Nanchao Hotel was also beautifully decorated. The guests all stood in place and applauded, watching Zhan Junbai and the bride slowly walk in together.
"The magnificent hall is splendidly embroidered, and the beautiful scenery is played with music and music. Today, a toast is invited to invite relatives and friends. I love Yaner as a spouse. Thank you all distinguished guests for coming. Let us applaud today's protagonists, the groom Mr. Zhan Junbai, and the bride Ms. Churan!" On the stage The master of ceremonies enthusiastically said auspicious words.
At this time, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi had already entered the hall, standing behind the crowd, watching the scene from afar.
"Worship the heavens, the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and ask for a pair of full clothes to bow to each other."
Zhan Junbai and the bride turned around and bowed to the outside together. Sun Fuzhi, who was sitting on the stage, was grinning from ear to ear, and Chu Qingming was also beaming with joy.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi looked at each other, feeling something was wrong.
"Why didn't Chu Ran come as planned?" Chen Yuzhi asked in a low voice.
"Wait a little longer, there is still a chance."
On the stage, the master of ceremonies shouted again: "Second salute to Gao Tang's body and health, please dress up as a couple, and bow to each other."
Zhan Junbai glanced at the bride with a smile, led her to turn around, and bowed down to Sun Fuzhi and Chu Qingming who were sitting on the stage together.
Everyone booed in the hotel, only Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi frowned and became more worried.
"Three salutes to husband and wife will always be of the same heart, please dress up as a couple, and bow to each other."
Zhan Junbai and the bride stood facing each other. The bride stood there for a while, but did not bow down immediately.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi stared at this scene, waiting for "Chu Ran" to lift his hijab and expose Zhan Junbai's hypocrisy.
However, the bride was only a little slow, and finally bowed down slowly.
"Licheng!"
Everyone cheered, in stark contrast to the astonished expressions of Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi.
"A couple of newcomers, please step back and rest first, and let Minister Li of the City Defense Department speak..."
On the stage, Zhan Junbai supported the bride to one side and retreated. Sun Fuzhi and Chu Qingming also left together. Minister Li was invited to deliver a speech.
Chen Yuzhi looked at this harmonious scene in puzzlement, and asked eagerly, "Has Chu Ran been threatened?"
"It's possible. After Minister Li finishes speaking, cover me, and I'll go up and expose him."
Chen Yuzhi nodded solemnly.
It's just that the two of them didn't expect that just after Minister Li said his first sentence on stage, someone shot him coldly, almost killed him with one shot, and fell on the stage. There was a sudden chaos in the hotel, the guests ran in all directions, but the door was closed by the guards.
Zhan Junbai pushed the bride to Qiu Mingfu to a safe area, and rushed to the stage to maintain order.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi also ran with the crowd, but their eyes were fixed on Zhan Junbai, always on guard, waiting for the opportunity to move.
"Seniors, please go to the basement with Qiu Ming to take refuge temporarily, and I will deal with the killer outside the door." Zhan Junbai's arrangement was reasonable, and the important officials of the government departments had no time to think about it, so they followed Qiu Ming to the side door of the hotel in a hurry.
On the stage, Zhan Junbai continued to arrange: "Dear relatives and friends, don't panic, please go to the banquet hall on the second floor to take refuge. There are guards there to protect your safety."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people ran to the second floor in a panic.
In this way, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi mixed in the crowd and were in danger of being exposed at any time. Jiang Yuelou looked at the government officials who left with Qiu Ming one after another, and finally figured out the joints, his complexion changed, and he said to Chen Yuzhi quickly: "There is a problem in the basement!"
Chen Yuzhi was stunned: "Is this a trap?"
"The people who follow Qiu Ming are all high-level government officials. If something goes wrong and the entire army is wiped out, he can take over the government without bloodshed!" Jiang Yuelou said, pushing Chen Yuzhi, and said anxiously: "I'll go to the basement, you go!" Protect Chu Ran!"
The two soldiers split into two groups, one rushed towards the high-level government team, and the other took advantage of the chaos to squeeze towards the bride.
Chen Yuzhi looked at the bride standing quietly in a corner of the hall, as if he didn't care about the chaos in front of him, and was wondering. Suddenly, a few people bumped into the bride while fleeing in a panic. The moment the red hijab fluttered away, he saw a somewhat unfamiliar face.
The bride is not Chu Ran, but Zhao Moqing! He was stunned for a while, and immediately avoided Zhang Junbai's sight, and ran to the side of Jiangyuelou.
And the real bride, Chu Ran, is waiting in a certain room of the Nanchao Hotel at the moment, feeling anxious inside.
Hearing the constant gunshots outside, she couldn't stay any longer, and was about to go out after taking off the red hijab.
But as soon as she opened the door, the guard outside came up to her, and she couldn't help persuading, "Miss Chu, it's dangerous outside, please wait here, Director Zhan will pick you up in a while."
Chu Ran glanced at the gun on his waist, turned around resentfully and returned to the room, and the door was closed again.
She paced anxiously in the room, constantly thinking about what went wrong.
In fact, Zhan Junbai had been prepared for a long time. When the convoy to pick up the bride passed the corner of the street, a wedding car that was exactly the same as the bride's special car followed the first car, and Chu Ran's car drove into a yard. After the convoy passed by, they secretly drove to the back door of Nanchao Hotel.
At that time, Chu Ran felt that something was wrong, the surroundings were extremely quiet and deserted, which was extremely inconsistent with the lively scene she imagined.
She took off the hijab on her own initiative, looked around, and found that this was the back door of the hotel, a very remote place.
"Where is this place? Where's Director Zhan?" She looked at the driver vigilantly and asked sharply.
The driver had already prepared an explanation, and said calmly: "Miss Chu, don't misunderstand, this is the back door of Nanchao Hotel. Someone came to report just now that several fugitives appeared near the hotel. Director Zhan is worried about endangering your personal safety. Let me take you up through the employee passage first, and when he finishes dealing with the crisis, he will join you."
At that time, Chu Ran was dubious and looked at the driver's expression, but she had no other choice but to obey the driver's arrangement, so she hesitated for a moment and had to get out of the car.
Now that I think about it, this is Zhan Junbai's excuse, the purpose is to prevent her from revealing his true face in front of everyone.
Chu Ran figured out what was going on, her face turned a little cold, she thought about it, and rummaged around in the room. Seeing a dagger beside the fruit plate on the table, she held it tightly in her hand and continued to wait with stern eyes.
Jiang Yuelou squeezed into the crowd, lowered his head, turned his back to Qiu Ming, and followed into the basement of Nanchao Hotel.
Seeing that the people had almost come in, Qiu Ming stood at the door and said, "I'm wronged, all the officers wait here for a while. Director Zhan will ask you to go out after dealing with the killer."
Minister Yang took the lead in responding: "Okay, hard work, Director Zhan."
Qiu Ming smiled at him, closed the door and left.
Jiang Yuelou, who had been carefully hiding in the crowd, looked up slightly to observe the surrounding environment, and suddenly found that Chen Yuzhi had also sneaked in at some point. He quickly passed through several people and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come in?"
Chen Yuzhi looked at him with a serious expression: "The bride is not Chu Ran, but Zhao Moqing."
"What?" In desperation, Jiang Yuelou raised his voice a little, and when Minister Yang noticed it, he immediately exclaimed.
"Jiangyue Tower!"
Everyone in the basement followed the sound and immediately exploded. They all avoided and vacated the place where the two were.
Minister Yang was very angry. He drew his gun and pointed at Jiang Yuelou, and said angrily, "Traitor! How did you get in here!"
"I'm not a traitor. The real traitor is Zhan Junbai." Jiang Yuelou revealed calmly, even if Wan Fu pointed him out, he still maintained his righteousness.
It's a pity that other people didn't agree with his words, and Minister Yang snorted coldly: "It's a joke! Even if you pour ten more pots of dirty water, Jun Bai is still innocent."
Seeing that Jiang Yuelou had become the target of public criticism, Chen Yuzhi eagerly chimed in and said, "Minister Yang, what Yuelou said is true."
"A dog of a feather, why should I trust you?" Minister Yang moved his gun towards Chen Yuzhi.
At this time, Jiang Yuelou was walking towards the door. Minister Yang misunderstood that he was going towards him. He was a little flustered and warned with a gun: "I warn you Jiang Yuelou, don't mess around! There are our people outside, you have no chance to do something of… "
While speaking, Jiang Yuelou had already walked to the door, and pushed the door hard, but it couldn't be opened at all.
He turned his head to look at Minister Yang, and said seriously: "Zhan Junbai gathered you together for a coup d'état. You can't go out."
"Impossible." Minister Yang still didn't believe it.
On the side, Commissioner Zhang also echoed Minister Yang's words: "There are killers outside, Director Zhan is thinking about our safety, don't provoke discord, we won't be fooled..."
"What sound?" At this moment, another government official keenly heard something and interrupted their conversation.
Everyone quieted down and listened carefully. After a while, Jiang Yuelou's expression froze, and the words "it's a bomb" blurted out.
Regardless of the uproarious reaction of the crowd, he followed the sound and stopped in front of a wall with portraits. He took off the portrait, revealing a box embedded in the wall, which contained a bomb counting down, and the time showed that there were ten minutes left.
This scene made everyone panic and retreat away from the wall. Only Chen Yuzhi stepped forward, stood with Jiang Yuelou, and fought side by side.
The basement was extremely quiet, except for the sound of the countdown clock on the bomb.
Sweat dripped from Jiang Yuelou's forehead. He studied the bomb carefully, holding the only knife in his hand, and tried to dismantle it.
Chen Yuzhi and everyone watched his actions nervously.
Just when they were trapped in the basement, Zhan Tianqing led people from outside the city towards the city as planned, and bumped into Jin Dacheng who was leading a large number of people in the opposite direction.
"Commander Zhan, congratulations!" Jin Dacheng smiled and stepped forward to congratulate.
Zhan Tianqing stared at him vigilantly, with his hand resting on the pistol at his waist, ready to draw it and shoot. "Chief Jin, if I remember correctly, you should be at Junbai's wedding now, right?"
"Yes. But before leaving, Director Bai told me to bring someone to meet you outside the city."
Zhan Tianqing was a little puzzled: "Bai Jinbo?" Seeing Jin Dacheng nodding his head sincerely, he asked again: "What exactly did he say?"
"Director Bai didn't say anything about the task, he just asked me to follow your orders."
Zhan Tianqing stared at Jin Dacheng's expression, thinking inwardly, judging the authenticity of his words.
And Jin Dacheng looked like a fool without thinking, he didn't feel the danger at all, he even took a step forward, moved closer to Zhan Tianqing, and asked, "Commander Zhan, where are we going now? I'll listen to you."
Zhan Tianqing was successfully deceived by Jin Dacheng's acting skills, so he relaxed his guard slightly, looked away from Jin Dacheng's face, and looked at the police team in front of him. At this moment, Jin Dacheng seized the opportunity, suddenly rushed up with a gun, pointed at Zhan Tianqing's temple, simultaneously lowered his gun, and threw it far away.
In the next moment, the soldiers led by Zhan Tianqing raised their guns and aimed at Jin Dacheng. The policemen behind Jin Dacheng were not to be outdone, and drew their guns to point at them.
The situation suddenly became tense and explosive.
Zhan Tianqing was restrained by others and dared not take any risks. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Jin Dacheng coldly, "Is this also Director Bai's intention?"
At this time, Jin Dacheng put away his respectful expression, and replied rather disdainfully: "This is what your uncle Jin meant."
Anger appeared in Zhan Tianqing's eyes: "Jin Dacheng! Don't be ignorant, see the situation clearly, lest you don't know how you died."
Jin Dacheng was not intimidated by his words, and not to be outdone, he poked his head vigorously with a gun, "The person who should recognize the situation is you!"
"Kill me, and you won't be able to leave!"
"Then let's try, is it your fate or mine." Jin Dacheng said, holding Zhan Tianqing to move, always hiding behind him.
Zhan Tianqing was so agitated by his agitation that he recklessly slammed back hard, trying to avoid his control.
Unexpectedly, Jin Dacheng's psychological quality is not strong, and he fired continuously in panic, almost shooting Zhan Tianqing in front of him into a sieve.
When Zhan Tianqing's subordinates saw the army commander died at the gunpoint of the police, they immediately exploded and shot desperately. The police also bravely stepped forward to cover Jin Dacheng, and the two sides fought into a ball on the outskirts of the city.
In the basement of Nanchao Hotel, the countdown clock was still running non-stop. It was less than half a minute, and everyone was almost desperate.
Jiang Yuelou still did not give up, dismantling the bomb with concentration.
He has reached the last step, as long as the right lead is cut, the countdown clock can be stopped. However, he was hesitating between the two lead wires of different colors with the tip of the knife in his hand. The trembling tip of the knife revealed his timidity. If he was not careful, they would all die here.
Sensing his emotions, Chen Yuzhi reached out to cover his hands, "Take a deep breath, Jiang Yuelou, you can do it."
Jiang Yuelou listened to his words, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, adjusted his mood before opening them, carefully selected a lead wire, and cut it off slowly.
There are less than ten seconds left.
The government officials in the basement either waited for death in despair, or looked at Jiangyuelou with hope. Some prayed, and some asked for the blessing of the Buddha. The atmosphere was dignified.
As Jiang Yuelou cut the fuse, the countdown pointer on the bomb stayed on the number 3 and stopped jumping.
He successfully defuses the bomb.
At this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Minister Yang almost collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Yuelou also relaxed, looked at Chen Yuzhi, and got a positive look from him.
He was about to continue thinking about how to open the door, but the door was knocked open by Jin Dacheng's men, who triumphantly claimed credit for him: "That wave of warlords is not my opponent at all, and I took care of it easily..."
"Where is Zhanjun Bairen?" Jiang Yuelou eagerly interrupted his bragging.
Jin Dacheng was a little dazed, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Chu Ran." Jiang Yuelou's complexion changed, and he ran straight out. Chen Yuzhi followed closely behind him, leaving Jin Dacheng alone to watch the two running away, confused.
When they dismantled the bomb, Zhan Junbai had already arrived at Chu Ran's room.
"Miss Chu, Director Zhan is here."
Reminded by the guard, Chu Ran quickly put on her hijab, heard the sound of footsteps slowly approaching her, and stretched out her hand to take off her hijab.
She gritted her teeth, a cold light flashed in her eyes, pulled out the hidden dagger from her sleeve, and stabbed it into "Zhan Junbai"'s chest without hesitation.
Blood splashed out on the spot, and "Zhan Junbai" fell down slowly.
With joy on his face, Chu Ran took off the hijab to look, and found that the corpse of the guard was lying on the ground! Shocked, she looked towards the door in panic, where Zhan Junbai was standing there with a slight smile on her face, as if she was watching a good show.
"Finally you've shown your true colors, Third Master." She stood up angrily.
Zhan Junbai sighed regretfully: "You chose this path, I didn't want to tear my face apart."
Chu Ran immediately reacted: "Are you spying on me?"
Zhan Junbai smiled, and moved his gaze to a mirror in the room, "I forgot to mention that the mirror has two sides."
"Treacherous!" Chu Ran scolded.
"It doesn't matter. In a few minutes, the world in Jingcheng will change hands."
Chu Ran panicked: "Did you kill them?"
Zhan Junbai smiled meaningfully: "I'm still alive, but time is running out."
As he spoke, he approached the bed. Chu Ran dodged in fear, but still couldn't dodge his hand.
He held Chu Ran's neck tightly, intending to strangle her to death. Chu Ran struggled to no avail, her eyes gradually lost focus, and she was on the verge of suffocation.
At this critical moment, the door of the room was kicked open suddenly, Jiang Yuelou rushed in, and shot without hesitation seeing the scene.
Zhan Junbai sensed something was wrong, turned over to avoid it, jumped on the other side of the bed, and drew his gun at the same time, pointing the gun at Jiang Yuelou.
Chu Ran fell on the bed coughing violently, struggling to get up, and Chen Yuzhi, who ran in after Jiang Yuelou, hurried forward to support her.
"Third Master, we meet again."
When Zhan Junbai saw Jiang Yuelou, he was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down: "You are still alive."
"You are still alive, so of course I can't die."
Zhan Junbai stood up, changed his embarrassment just now, and smiled confidently: "There is no need to struggle needlessly, none of you can escape today."
"Zhan Junbai, stop wishful thinking, I've already defused the bomb in the basement. Zhan Tianqing is also dead. You can't wait for reinforcements."
Jiang Yuelou's words completely tore up Zhan Junbai's plan, his expression changed, and the panic flashed in his eyes for a moment, which was forcibly suppressed by him.
At this time, Zhao Moqing broke in from the door in a bride's wedding dress, pointed a gun at Jiang Yuelou, and pressed the trigger.
Chu Ran, who was still panting, was the first to react, pushed Chen Yuzhi away, and rushed towards Jiang Yuelou without hesitation, blocked the fatal shot for him, and fell down in pain.
Jiang Yuelou shot back from the side, and Zhao Moqing had no time to react. He was shot and fell down, staring at a pair of unwilling eyes and dying.
Zhan Junbai wanted to take this opportunity to shoot back, while Chen Yuzhi picked up the teapot on the table and threw it at him. He didn't know what it was flying, so he hurriedly avoided it. The bullet missed and missed Jiang Yuelou.
Zhao Moqing has been dealt with, Jiang Yuelou can deal with Zhan Junbai without distraction, and start a gun battle with him in a small room.
After all, Jiang Yuelou, who is a policeman, is better at marksmanship. Soon, Zhan Junbai was shot in the shoulder and jumped out of the window in a panic.
He twisted his foot when he landed, but he still limped away from the car parked on the side of the road, dragged the driver out, got into the car by himself, and drove the car quickly out of Jiangyuelou's shooting range.
Jiang Yuelou chased to the window and fired a few shots, but unfortunately he escaped, feeling a little annoyed.
At this moment, Chen Yuzhi's anxious voice came from behind him.
"Chu Ran, Chu Ran!"
Looking back, Jiang Yuelou saw that Chu Ran was dying, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and he had only his last breath left.
He stepped forward quickly, knelt down and hugged Chu Ran in his arms, looking at her with a complicated expression.
Holding her last breath, Chu Ran asked intermittently: "If... if it wasn't in troubled times, would you... would you like me?"
Jiang Yuelou looked into her expectant eyes and nodded painfully.
Chu Ran was satisfied with just a nod, she tried her best to smile, and finally took another look at Jiang Yuelou, and slowly closed her eyes in his arms.
Jiang Yuelou unconsciously hugged her even tighter, with tears in his eyes, he said softly, "I'm sorry."
It rained all night, and there seemed to be silent weeping for the victims of the coup.
Early in the morning, in front of the newsstands, people rushed to buy newspapers. The newspaper headlines published: Zhan's uncle and nephew failed the coup, and Zhan Junbai's disappearance is a mystery. Another newspaper article published: The truth behind the Miemen case——Jiang Yuelou struggled against Jinmatang. It aroused a lot of discussion among the people.
At the same time, some police officers posted a wanted warrant with Zhan Junbai's portrait on the wall, which also attracted passers-by to watch.
The government building, the mayor's office, and Cai Changyao praised Jiang Yuelou without hesitation.
He put on his police uniform again and saluted the mayor solemnly.
Chen Yuzhi stood in front of a school, thanked Gao Yun, and took Chen Keying's hand through the alley to go home.
Along the way, trams rang through the streets; in the square, pigeons were chased by children; on the clock tower, the hands walked rhythmically, and with a click, the hour and minute hands overlapped, making a steady and long sound. knocking sound.
Jingcheng returned to normal order and restored a prosperous scene.
The high-spirited Jiang Yuelou has already changed into the director's uniform, walked firmly, walked up the stairs, and walked to the director's office in a heroic manner, starting his first day of work.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, Jin Dacheng walked in, smiled at him and said, "Congratulations, Director Jiang."
"Congratulations, Deputy Director Jin."
The two looked at each other across the table and smiled tacitly.
Jin Dacheng sat down in front of his desk, and sighed pretendingly: "If you want to say, I have contributed a lot to put down the rebellion of Zhan's uncle and nephew. I managed Zhan Tianqing's army. In the end, it was another You overwhelm me? Director, deputy director, multiple adverbs are ugly."
Jiang Yuelou looked at him half-jokingly: "It hasn't been a day or two since I crushed you, are you still not used to it?"
Jin Dacheng didn't like to hear these words, and immediately yelled: "I won't get used to it in my next life!"
"Work hard, I'm waiting for the day when you take the position of director."
Jin Dacheng snorted: "By the time I become director, you might even become the mayor. Why don't you beat me!"
Jiang Yuelou smiled: "Then I can't help it. In terms of age, you are older than me, and it is impossible for me to retire before you."
Jin Dacheng got up suddenly, leaned over and embraced him affectionately. "Director Jiang, look now that the rebellion has been quelled, and the Golden Horse Hall has been completely removed. Jingcheng is completely peaceful through singing and dancing. In a peaceful and prosperous age, it is too much for you to stay in this position. Why don't you hold on to that one, yes, Chen Yuzhi, go find a piece of land to grow medicinal materials, and see everyone's illness, it's pretty good."
Jiang Yuelou didn't know whether to laugh or laugh, and slapped his hand off unceremoniously, "I said you are so considerate today, so it was the weasel who gave the chicken New Year's greetings."
Jin Dacheng was not ashamed to be told, and continued to say with a smile: "What you said before is to save the country from a disease, and cure people from a disease. Now that everything is back on track, you might as well partner with Chen Yuzhi to save the dying and heal the wounded."
"Everyone performs their duties. My task is not only to restore peace to Jingcheng, but also to maintain peace in Jingcheng."
Jin Dacheng shrugged: "Well, the deputy director is the deputy director, anyway, it sounds better than the section chief."
The two looked at each other and smiled again.
In Yu Zhitang, Chen Yuzhi took down the closed sign on the door, pushed open the door, and everything in the dark room became brighter.
He turned his head, waved to Chen Keying who was standing obediently at the bottom of the steps, and then led her in together.
Chen Keying looked around Yu Zhitang's environment, and praised: "Brother, your clinic is awesome. I also want to be a doctor in the future."
Chen Yuzhi smiled dotingly at her: "Okay."
"Your clinic is called Yuzhitang, then mine is called Keyingtang."
"Okay, it's all up to you."
Chen Keying played upstairs and downstairs for a while, walked to the triage desk and said to Chen Yuzhi: "Brother, I haven't been to school for a long time, I want to go back to class."
Chen Yuzhi patted her head: "Brother will take you back to school tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, I'll tell Ajuan the good news! See you tonight!" Chen Keying said, turned and ran out the door.
The day passed quickly, and it was dusk in a blink of an eye.
Jiang Yuelou came home from get off work, and met Chen Yuzhi at the intersection who was also returning home.
"What a coincidence." The two said in unison.
They naturally turned to the same street, watching the people on both sides cooking rice, playing chess, drinking tea, living and working in peace.
This is their common wish. Jiang Yuelou breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Chen Yuzhi: "The hard work is not in vain."
Chen Yuzhi immediately said, "Everything is worth it."
"In the blink of an eye, it's been half a month."
"Yeah, before I know it, it's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. What are you going to have for dinner?"
"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, of course we eat glutinous rice balls. The wonton stall at the door cooks glutinous rice balls every day." Jiang Yuelou issued an invitation, "Together?"
Chen Yuzhi naturally agreed, and the two walked towards the wonton stand talking and laughing.
Not far ahead, there was a ragged beggar curled up in a corner, his body was messed up, his hair was a little long, covering his dirty face.
No one noticed that he turned out to be Zhan Junbai who narrowly escaped death. Jiang Yuelou caused him to lose everything, and at this moment he only wanted to kill him for revenge.
He has been waiting here for a long time, and now it is finally here.
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi continued to chat, unaware of the imminent danger.
"I haven't ridden a horse for a long time. Going to a horse race this weekend? Will you?"
"Who says I can't, I will win you."
Jiang Yuelou laughed at him for talking big, and said confidently: "Then try it."
While talking, the two had already arrived in front of Zhan Junbai.
Zhan Junbai suddenly pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger towards Jiangyuelou. What he was holding was the Browning that had been given to Yutangchun and then returned to him.
Chen Yuzhi was the first to notice his change, and when he heard the gunshot, he stood in front of Jiang Yuelou without hesitation, and the bullet shot into his heart.
This accident made Jiang Yuelou unbelievable. With one hand, he supported Chen Yuzhi who was about to fall, and with the other hand, he drew his gun without hesitation, and shot at Zhan Junbai, who was still trying to attack him. The bullets shot one after another. shot into his body.
Zhan Junbai was shocked all over, and fell to the ground maintaining the posture of holding the gun. Blood gushed out from the wound on his body, and he stared at his eyes, unwilling to die.
Jiang Yuelou ignored his miserable state at all, with bloodshot eyes, he supported Chen Yuzhi vigorously, and said in a trembling voice, "Hold on. Hold on! Let's go to the doctor."
"I'm afraid it's too late." Chen Yuzhi leaned on him and smiled weakly at him, his voice very soft.
Jiang Yuelou couldn't help but pick him up and walked forward quickly.
Chen Yuzhi crawled on top of him, vomiting blood from his mouth, and muttered: "Yuelou, it's too late."
Jiang Yuelou ignored it and just repeated: "Hold on, hold on."
He ran forward as hard as he could with Chen Yuzhi on his back. The gunshot just now alarmed the people on both sides of the road, and they looked at the figures of the two in amazement.
"Is there a doctor! Go and call a doctor." Jiang Yuelou shouted in a hoarse voice while wearing heavy clothes.
Unfortunately no one answered.
"Put me down!" Chen Yuzhi said softly again.
Jiang Yuelou still refused, "Hold on, I order you to hold on."
"Yuelou, thank you..."
At some point in the sky, snow began to flutter again, and the snowflakes fell quietly on the two of them.
"Stop talking, keep your strength, we'll be at the hospital soon, Yu Zhi, it's almost there, hold on..." Jiang Yuelou stepped up, but the bumps that followed made Chen Yuzhi start coughing up blood. splashed on the side of his face.
He turned pale with fright, stopped quickly and put Chen Yuzhi on the ground, letting him lean in his arms.
Chen Yuzhi was still coughing up blood, his breathing was getting weaker and weaker, and he murmured, "Take care... Take care of Keying..."
Jiang Yuelou kept wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth for him, and said angrily: "You take care of yourself, you go by yourself!"
He couldn't hold it back anymore, tears welled up in his eyes.
Chen Yuzhi saw it, and tried to raise his hand to help him wipe it off, but because of his weakness, he was about to fall halfway through the lift, and was caught by Jiang Yuelou, holding his hands tightly together.
Chen Yuzhi showed a smile: "I have no regrets, Yuelou, I'm tired and want to sleep."
Jiang Yuelou couldn't bear the pain of the imminent parting, bit his lip, and shook his body uncontrollably.
He saw that Chen Yuzhi finally couldn't hold on anymore, his head was tilted to one side, his hands were hanging down weakly, and he died in his arms.
He hugged him tightly, thinking of the scenes between the two of them from getting acquainted to the present, and his emotions were on the verge of collapse.
The two first met in the dock warehouse. Chen Yuzhi closed the box and tried to get up, but his whole body was covered by his shadow.
Hong Kong pursued Lucas, and Chen Yuzhi treated him for the first time, taking out the bullet from his body with focused eyes.
Ever since Chen Yuzhi knew that he had a mental illness, he had studied English medical books for a long time, insisted on treating him, pulled him out of the pain and resentment, and felt the warmth of a friend.
They mistakenly believed that after Chen Keying's death, the two reached an agreement for the first time, vowing to destroy the Golden Horse Hall and protect the peace of Jingcheng people.
Chen Yuzhi was falsely imprisoned, he did not hesitate to become an enemy with Jin Da, and also wanted to take him out of prison.
At the charity gala, he looked at Chen Yuzhi and said, "When I was misunderstood and criticized by everyone, I was very fortunate that there were a few people who trusted me wholeheartedly."
And visits to mental institutions. Chen Yuzhi never gave up on him easily, and actively looked for opportunities for him.
In the end, when he returned from a narrow escape, the moment Chen Yuzhi saw him, he stepped forward and gave him a tight hug.
Those warm or heavy or painful memories of the past faded away one after another, and Jiang Yuelou suddenly fell back into the cold reality.
The snow was getting bigger and bigger, gently covering Chen Yuzhi's breathless body, red blood and white snow, like plum blossoms blooming in the cold winter.
Jiang Yuelou inadvertently noticed that the edge of a photo was exposed from the corner of Chen Yuzhi's clothes. With trembling fingers, he took out the photo, which was the only photo of the two of them together. In the photo, Chen Yuzhi's face was stained with blood.
He held this photo and looked at it for a long time, then shifted his gaze to Chen Yuzhi's face with closed eyes, and couldn't bear the despair any longer, so he burst into tears.
Snowflakes flew and soon turned them into two snowmen.
This night of the Lantern Festival was supposed to be a day for them to celebrate their reunion, but only Jiangyuelou was left alone.
He walked in a daze, sat down in front of the wonton stall, and called the proprietress for two bowls of glutinous rice balls.
He looked at the glutinous rice balls in the bowl, remained silent for a moment, then raised his head, as if he saw Chen Yuzhi sitting opposite him with a smile.
He subconsciously grinned and pushed one of the bowls of glutinous rice balls over, but in an instant, Chen Yuzhi's figure gradually faded away, and finally disappeared.
As if waking up from a dream, he suddenly picked up the spoon and stuffed glutinous rice balls into his mouth, choking and almost unable to swallow.
He just leaned over the table like this, wiping away tears painfully and stubbornly, clutching the photo tightly in his hand. There are two vivid smiling faces in the photo.
After several days of heavy snowfall, it finally cleared up. A round of rising sun shrouded Jingcheng, making everything full of vigor and vitality.
Jiang Yuelou had come out of his grief, and he put the framed photo on the bedside table.
He changed into the police chief's uniform, left the bedroom and walked to the patio.
Chen Keying had already gotten up, sitting quietly in the patio holding the little white cat, and turned to look at him.
Jiang Yuelou knelt down, stroked Keying's hair, gave her a gentle smile, and continued walking outside.
His eyes were full of determination, his steps were firm, and he embarked on a new journey.
Chen Keying suddenly ran out of the door and shouted at his back: "Brother, come back early from get off work."
"Okay." Jiang Yuelou turned his head against the light, and two figures appeared under the dazzling sunlight.
One is resolute and stalwart, the other is gentle and compassionate.
They raised their hands at the same time, waved to Chen Keying, then turned around and rushed towards the blazing light.
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