The sunset in the distance was completely obscured by the thick clouds, and only a few shimmers of light came out from the gaps between the clouds, forming a beautiful Tyndall effect.
Jiang Chijing sat on a bench in the small garden on the top floor of the hospital, admiring the view at the end of the city, while spitting out a puff of smoke.
The evening breeze blew away the smog, but also took away the hustle and bustle of the city. The air was filled with a kind of tranquility and comfort after everything was calm.
After a while, Jiang Chijing smoked half of the cigarette left in his hand and handed it to Zheng Mingyi next to him.
Zheng Mingyi, like Jiang Chijing, sat on a bench with nothing to do, admiring the evening scenery. He glanced at Jiang Chijing's fingers, lowered his head slightly, took the cigarette with his lips, took a deep breath, raised his left hand lazily, and put the cigarette between his fingers.
Zheng Mingyi is not left-handed. The reason why he smokes with his left hand is entirely because his right arm has just been stitched, and it will hurt a lot if you move it.
When Jiang Chijing was driving past the overturned bus, he noticed that Zheng Mingyi's right arm was injured. Because of this, after grabbing the butterfly knife, he did not hesitate to poke a blood hole in the shoulder of the man in black.
He believed that the blood hole should hurt more than Zheng Mingyi's arm.
The man in black has been brought under control by the police, Jiang Chijing and Zheng Mingyi have also made records and have undergone a full-body examination in the hospital. Except for Zheng Mingyi's arm injury, both of them are healthy.
The trial of Wu Peng's case had to be postponed due to the newly added suspicion of buying a murderer. According to the original plan, Zheng Mingyi could be released from prison today, but he has to go back to the southern prison later.
"The plan can't keep up with the changes." Zheng Mingyi said.
"Indeed." Jiang Chijing agreed. He wouldn't tell Zheng Mingyi that he bought a new dozen strawberry-flavored covers, and originally planned to squeeze Zheng Mingyi out tonight without leaving a drop.
However, Zheng Mingyi seemed to have telepathy, turned his head to look at Jiang Chijing and said, "Are you going to squeeze me out tonight?"
Jiang Chijing calmly glanced at Zheng Mingyi's diagonally behind, where stood the prison guard in charge of taking care of Zheng Mingyi. Because he knew the two very well and knew that Zheng Mingyi would be released from prison soon, he agreed to let him and Jiang Chijing sit in the small garden for a while before taking Zheng Mingyi back to prison.
Looking at this distance, it should be impossible to hear the two of them talking.
"Just forget it tonight." Jiang Chijing subconsciously touched his trousers pocket and wanted to smoke, but he realized that it was the last one just now.
"I originally prepared eight new poses." Zheng Mingyi said in a flat tone, "I plan to try it with you tonight."
"Eight?" Jiang Chijing snorted coldly, "I have prepared twelve."
Every time Jiang Chijing seriously shakes out the yellow waste in his mind, he always seems to be able to hit Zheng Mingyi's laugh. He smiled and said seriously: "If my case is tried separately from Wu Peng's, I will be released from prison as soon as next week."
"Then do you want to be released from prison next week?" Jiang Chijing asked Zheng Mingyi seriously.
"I want to." Zheng Mingyi paused, "I don't want to."
really.
Jiang Chijing knew what Zheng Mingyi was thinking about, but he didn't bother to explain, so he just said, "I'll wait for you."
Zheng Mingyi didn't seem to expect Jiang Chijing to have such an innocuous reaction, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you going to rush me?"
Jiang Chijing said, "Wait until you're cool enough to get out of prison."
Illegal operations in the securities market are usually not serious cases. Although Wu Peng could not escape the punishment of the law, after the verdict was handed down, he would definitely appeal continuously, so Jiang Chijing knew for a long time that it would take a long time to wait for Wu Peng to go to prison.
But that was the case before.
Now Wu Peng is suspected of buying a murderer, which is completely different from the previous economic case. The man in black was caught in the middle of the murder. As long as the trial goes well, Wu Peng should be imprisoned soon.
And the southern prison he is about to enter is Zheng Mingyi's territory.
Jiang Chijing was somewhat of a movie-watching mentality, so he didn't rush Zheng Mingyi out of prison.
Zheng Mingyi suddenly turned his head and looked at the prison guard diagonally behind. The man had a mobile phone on his body, and was looking at the screen intently at this time, probably watching a funny video, and occasionally smiling happily.
Taking back his gaze, Zheng Mingyi didn't stop, leaned over and kissed Jiang Chijing's lips.
In this dark evening, all the senses except vision were magnified infinitely, and there was a faint smell of tobacco between the lips and teeth of the two of them, which was unfamiliar to Jiang Chijing because of Zheng Mingyi's breath. This is the first time he has smoked since his imprisonment.
Jiang Chijing was distracted to pay attention to his colleague's movements. Seeing that he was looking at him, he immediately retracted his chin and continued to look at the sunset in the distance, as if the kiss just now had never happened.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was getting darker and darker, which seemed to mean that everything was about to come to an end. The prison guard came over and urged a few words, Zheng Mingyi stood up and said, "Wait for me, Jiang Jiang."
The man in black caught by Jiang Chijing was a serial murderer who had been absconding for many years. The man in black was sentenced to death, and Jiang Chijing unexpectedly received a large bonus. It happened that his car was hit and scrapped, so he replaced it with a more sturdy off-road vehicle.
I don’t know when the seal of the small house was removed by the court. People from the community came to Jiang Chijing to ask if the house would have a new owner. Jiang Chijing replied that Mr. Zheng would be released from prison soon. There were expressions of disappointment on their faces, and it seemed that they didn't like Zheng Mingyi, the indifferent neighbor.
About half a month later, a new prisoner came to the prison.
Jiang Chijing, as usual, took the "Prisoner's Code" and came to the small conference room to teach the newcomer an education class.
Although this person's name is very familiar, this is the first time Jiang Chijing has seen Wu Peng himself in reality.
Compared with the news, he has experienced a lot of vicissitudes, his hair is a lot of white, and he can't tell that he is only in his early forties. After Jiang Chijing made a simple self-introduction, he didn't say a word, he looked preoccupied, and seemed to be still thinking about why he got to this point.
"Open the "Code" in front of you." Jiang Chijing tapped on the table with his index finger, and reminded in a businesslike manner, "These contents must be tested."
Wu Peng came back to his senses and slowly opened the booklet on the table.
Thinking that Jiang Chijing also taught Zheng Mingyi an education class like this at the beginning, but now the object of education has been replaced by the person who framed Zheng Mingyi. Sure enough, life is full of drama.
"Article 7, no fighting, no self-harm. Eighth..."
"Wait, Instructor."
Wu Peng finally spoke, raised his right hand respectfully, interrupting Jiang Chijing.
"If someone beats me," Wu Peng said, "the prison guards should stop me?"
Listening to this, Wu Peng should already know that Zheng Mingyi is in this prison.
Jiang Chijing didn't answer directly, but said leisurely: "If you don't provoke others, how can others beat you?"
"No, there are some pre-prison grievances..."
"You can rest assured that anyone who fights will be punished."
Hearing this, Wu Peng was obviously relieved, but Jiang Chijing added: "Of course, some people are not afraid of punishment. You'd better take care of your own personal safety."
"I-Is that so?" Wu Peng clasped his fingers nervously, his eyes full of unease, "Then may I ask, Zheng Mingyi, is he a person who obeys discipline?"
"Is Zheng Mingyi?" Jiang Chijing said, "Don't worry, he is very cooperative with the prison guards."
"That's good." Wu Peng sighed.
"After all, he has so many younger brothers, and he can't do many things himself." Jiang Chijing said again.
"Little brother?" Wu Peng's eyes widened immediately, "He hasn't been in prison for a long time, why does he have a younger brother?"
"You don't know?" Jiang Chijing said deliberately, "He is the first brother of the prison here, no one dares to provoke him."
Wu Peng's face showed incomparable shock, acceptance of reality, and anxiety. After a long while, he pursed his dry lips and asked, "Instructor, can't I apply for transfer in this situation?"
"It's not impossible." Jiang Chijing said.
Hope immediately ignited in Wu Peng's eyes.
"The review will take a lot of time, at least within this week, you will definitely not be able to leave." Jiang Chijing paused and reminded kindly, "Besides transferring to prison, do you want to think about how to survive today? "
Since the beginning of autumn, the air conditioner has not been turned on in the official building. Jiang Chijing is used to opening the window of the library and enjoying the natural wind blowing in from the window.
Today's release time, many prisoners gathered on the playground, and even the guards stationed there were twice as many as usual. People who don't know, thought that something big would happen today, but in fact everyone is just waiting to watch the fun.
Zheng Mingyi stood in the corner closest to the official building and greeted Jiang Chijing through the barbed wire. The other prisoners are centered on Zheng Mingyi and spread out radially. It is not difficult to see that the protagonist today is him again.
After opening the window of the library, the sound of the playground could clearly reach Jiang Chijing's ears. He watched many silent films, and today it has become a sound film.
After a while, the crowd in the distance automatically dispersed into a passage. Several prisoners pushed Wu Peng, who was shrinking, to Zheng Mingyi, and said, "Brother Ming, found it, and hid in the toilet."
Hearing this title, Jiang Chijing couldn't help but feel amused. After Xu Sheng left, these little brothers seemed to have lost their spiritual sustenance, and put the same thing as brothers and sisters on Zheng Mingyi.
But this sounds in Wu Peng's ears, I am afraid that he will be more convinced that Zheng Mingyi can indeed call the wind and call the rain here.
"Welcome." Zheng Mingyi said to Wu Peng familiarly, "Are you still used to it?"
Jiang Chijing wanted to laugh a little here again, and Zheng Mingyi was also bad enough. Obviously he sent Wu Peng to prison, and he kindly asked Wu Pengxi if he was not used to it. This is like breaking Wu Peng's legs and asking him, who is lying on the ground: Does the air on the ground still smell good
"I'm not very used to it." Wu Peng said with a complicated face, "Xiaoyi, I have something to tell you, before we—"
Before Wu Peng could finish speaking, he was pushed by the younger brother beside him and said, "Is Xiaoyi someone you can call?"
These younger brothers take seniority very seriously, and naturally they will not allow Wu Peng to raise his worth.
"Sorry, sorry." Wu Peng put his hands together and made a gesture of begging for forgiveness, "Brother Ming, how about we talk calmly?"
Now Jiang Chijing can basically be sure that today's movie is not an action movie, but a comedy. Zheng Mingyi is not yet thirty and is called Ming brother by the older Wu Peng. This scene does seem a bit funny.
"Let's talk." Zheng Mingyi said indifferently, "Do you want me to teach you some experience?"
"Experience?" Wu Peng was stunned.
"In the bathroom, the seventh shower on the right side of the door has the largest amount of water." Zheng Mingyi said, "It's the most comfortable to take a shower."
Jiang Chijing couldn't hold back, and smiled softly. Zheng Mingyi's thinking is still jumping as always. Wu Peng wants to talk to him about business, but he tells Wu Peng how to live comfortably in prison.
In fact, not everyone can use that shower, and there have been prisoners fighting for it. If Wu Peng really dared to use that shower head, he would definitely be cleaned up for not understanding the rules.
"Brother Ming," Wu Peng swallowed his saliva and brought the topic back again, "We had a bit of an unpleasant fight before, and I admit that I'm sorry for you. Now that you're about to be released from prison, you definitely don't want to cause more trouble. , how about letting the past go? Anyway, I will be punished in prison, you still have a good life waiting for you... "
"If I want to go out, I can go out anytime." Zheng Mingyi said lightly, "Do you know why I have to wait until this time?"
Wu Peng is not stupid, of course he knows that Zheng Mingyi is waiting for him. He said cautiously: "Then you have seen my end now, do you feel a little more comfortable?"
In the words of Jiang Chijing, my heart is indeed very comfortable. Not only did he personally send the person who framed him to prison, but he also welcomed the other person into prison as a host in the prison. It's like telling the other person that I had a good time in prison and I was paving the way for you, and now that you come to my place, I'm afraid it won't be so good.
"That's it?" Zheng Mingyi said suddenly.
"What?" Wu Peng was stunned again.
"I mean, is your end like this now?" Zheng Mingyi said, "Stand in front of me and talk to me."
Wu Peng looked around, as if he had made up his mind. He lowered his head with difficulty, knelt down in front of Zheng Mingyi, and said earnestly, "It's my fault, I'm asking for trouble, your lord has a lot of , I beg you, don't be mean to me."
Zheng Mingyi slowly raised his right leg and stepped on Wu Peng's shoulder. After Wu Peng couldn't bear the force and lay down on the ground, he looked down at Wu Peng with no expression and said, "I didn't hear you clearly. Say it again."
Wu Peng put his hands together above his head and kept begging Zheng Mingyi for mercy.
Zheng Mingyi watched Wu Peng silently for a while, and instead of embarrassing him, he withdrew his right foot from his shoulder.
In fact, Jiang Chijing knew that Zheng Mingyi didn't plan to do anything to Wu Peng, and the other prison guards also knew, so he kept standing outside the playground and did nothing. Compared with Wu Peng's frame-up and pursuit, Zheng Mingyi just stepped on him under his feet, which is already a benevolent and righteous approach.
Zheng Mingyi put away the indifference on his face, turned around and showed a comfortable smile to Jiang Chijing.
That smile seemed to say: It's over, it's time to go home.