Li Sui hung up the phone and started booking air tickets. Sima Jingrong saw that his expression was different, so he leaned over and glanced at him: "What happened, are you going back now?"
"Well, I'm in a hurry." Li Sui checked on his phone and found that he was not very lucky. The flight he used to take just happened to be cancelled.
"What kind of ticket is booked, you can go back on our plane, and you can leave now." After speaking, Sima Jingrong called the waiter to check out.
"Are you alright here?" Li Sui asked.
"What can I do, I just came out to play," Sima Jingrong urged him, "Hurry up, the business is important."
Fortunately, the main work has been handed over, and there are only some scattered chores left, and it is not a big problem for him to be absent. Li Sui instructed a few middle-level people with trustworthy characters, asked the hotel attendant to pack his luggage, and rushed to the fishing village to buy the turtle bait that Lu Shang wanted.
It was not dark when he got home, more than three hours earlier than expected. There was no one at home. Lu Shang should have gone out. He came back suddenly, and Aunt Lu was not prepared, so naturally he would not come to cook so early. Li Sui carried the luggage upstairs, and first called the guy in Zhuyuan to find out the situation. He knew that this was not something that could be solved in a short time, so he rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Just after cleaning the bean sprouts on his hands, the door loosened for a while, and Lu Shang opened the door and came in. Li Sui turned to look at him with a smile, and was about to speak when Lu Shang first said, "Sister Lu, make some sweet soup today, and Li Sui will be back tonight. ."
Li Sui stared at him to change his shoes, and was surprised: "Lu Shang?"
The person at the door was obviously stagnant when he heard the words, looked up at him, and then smiled slightly: "Are you back?"
Just as Li Sui was about to speak, he suddenly noticed that there was a bruise on his forehead, and his expression changed: "What happened to your forehead? It seems that you bumped it?"
"It's okay, I accidentally knocked it."
Li Sui walked over, took a closer look at his face, and said worriedly, "If you go further down, you will hurt your eyes. Does it hurt? Have you applied the medicine?"
"It doesn't matter, little injury," Lu Shang didn't care, he took out his glasses from the drawer and put them on, "Why is it so early today? Are you all done?"
"It's almost there, I came back with Jingrong," Li Sui went to the medicine cabinet and turned over a bottle of ointment and cotton swabs, "Uncle Yuan told me about Big Brother Zuo, and I'll come back to help you."
"I was just about to tell you this," Lu Shang took off his coat and sat down on the sofa, "I have already asked someone to take care of him at the detention center, but I'm afraid it won't take a day or two to release him on bail."
"Did he do it?" Li Sui squatted down in front of him, and carefully applied the ointment with a cotton swab, "Don't move."
Lu Shang closed his eyes and let him apply the medicine: "He didn't do it himself, but one of his subordinates did it, and he also brought a weapon. The police turned it out. He took the lead, and the responsibility is definitely inescapable."
"That is to say, the hand is still used, and the police are not catching the wrong person."
"Yes, first of all, let's make it clear that he did commit a crime. We don't have to make a fuss about this. The main focus now should be on how to make him—"
Lu Shang opened his eyes and saw Li Sui squatting and staring at him faintly: "What's wrong?"
Li Sui: "I want to hug."
Lu Shang smiled and opened his arms. Li Sui immediately rushed up and hugged him tightly, rubbing his chin back and forth on his neck, and his eyes narrowed with satisfaction: "... I'm going crazy thinking about you."
"Why do you go back as you grow up." Lu Shang smiled and patted the back of his head.
"It doesn't matter," Li Sui tightened his grip again, "this minute is mine, and Big Brother Zuo has to step aside."
Not far from the suburbs, Zuo Chao sneezed in the dark and cursed, "This place is so fucking cold!"
I don't know how long it took, the sound of the key turning sounded at the door, and then the door opened. Obviously someone walked in, seemed to be stunned for a moment, then closed the door and backed out.
Only then did the two let go, looking at each other with a smile.
"Tell Aunt Lu to come in, it's cold outside." Lu Shang urged.
Dinner was very casual. During this period, Li Sui gave Lu Shang a brief feedback on his work in Hainan, and received a compliment: "You did a good job, as expected of what I taught."
"So this time, let me solve it." Li Sui said.
Lu Shang thought for a while: "You can't do it alone. Tomorrow I will ask Xu Weilan to tell you the specific situation at the detention center, and you can discuss it. There is another thing, Zuo Chao has a used car factory, which buys it at a low price all the year round. Black cars, re-sold after repair and reorganization, after he entered, the legality of this parking lot has become a problem, all these have to be solved.”
Li Sui nodded seriously.
At night, the two of them didn't have any thoughts. They briefly took a shower together in the bathroom. Li Sui noticed that Lu Shang was a little tired, and pressed him on the heart-friendly acupoints on his wrist, hugging each other and falling asleep.
Li Sui went out the next morning. He had also practiced law abroad. Although it was different from China, it was somewhat of a reference. After discussing it with Xu Weilan, the two decided to start with the procuratorate.
They had never looked for the detention center, because the director was Liu Xingtian's brother-in-law, and it was useless to search for it. Fortunately, there was a supervisor in the detention center who had received the favor of the Lu family before, and promised to guarantee that Zuo Chao would not suffer in it.
Xu Weilan can be said to have broken his leg these days, and has been looking for a relationship with people. Perhaps because both Liu Xingtian and Lu Shang are working hard, many people are reluctant to join in this matter, because no matter which side they offend, there is no benefit. Among these people, they either avoid seeing them and go on vacation, or they cry miserably and complain about their incompetence. , In short, it is an attitude, impartiality, and business affairs.
It sounds good to be businesslike, but it's actually not good for Zuo Chao. After all, he did commit a crime. The matter itself can be big or small, and the right to speak is still in the hands of others.
"The decision of the hearing has been made. It will be held next week at the earliest. This week, we must hurry up and meet all the participants." Xu Weilan hadn't slept for several days, and his eyes were swollen.
Li Sui sighed. It's already the third week, and things have not progressed at all: "If this matter were on the Lu family's territory, people would probably have come out long ago."
"Yeah, to put it bluntly, it's a fight. The one who was beaten was only slightly injured. In order to lay it on A Zuo, he stayed in the hospital and couldn't come out. Alas, I have never seen such a shameless person." Xu Weilan said Shaking his head, he asked again, "How did you resolve the matter at the depot?"
"Shut down for rectification."
"What?!"
Li Sui turned around and said, "What?"
"You disbanded his factory?" Xu Weilan looked incredulous.
Li Sui frowned: "It's illegal in the first place. If you continue to drive it, wouldn't it be like exposing the handle to people for arrest? And I went to see those people in his depot, and they weren't anything good. Big Brother Zuo just entered, and those people I just thought about trying to fish in troubled waters and making a fortune privately. Besides, the leader is not there, who knows if they will be provoked to fight with others during this time, and it will be even more difficult for us to catch people.”
Xu Weilan gradually realized that Li Sui and Lu Shang's ways of doing things seemed to be the same way, but in fact there were still big differences: Lu Shang was soft-hearted, always giving courtesy before soldiers, while Li Sui was more sharp because of his youth. , he is more focused on the result than the process, and he is not afraid of offending people.
"That's fine, you decide." Xu Weilan was inconvenienced.
The hearing went very smoothly, and the result that no social harm could be released was issued on the same day. Li Sui was very happy and reported the news to Lu Shang as soon as he got home: "The procuratorate has released the result, and the public security must have it within ten days. Execute, you can prepare for the wind for Big Brother Zuo."
After Lu Shang listened to his words, he was not as indifferent as usual. Instead, he showed a worried look. The procuratorate is the supervision department of the public security. This process is equivalent to slapping the police and forcing them to let them go. Given Liu Xingtian's personality, I'm afraid things won't be so easy.
Although the curve to save the country is good, there is still an idiom, called too just easy to break.
But after all, this is just his guess. Lu Shang raised his head and smiled: "That's good."
Facts have proved that Lu Shang's idea was right.
It was dragged on until the tenth day, when Li Sui had arranged a car to pick up the person, and suddenly received a call from Xu Weilan, who was going to be mad: "What's the matter, the public security directly said that he can't control it. , I kicked the person and the case back to the procuratorate, I didn't say it sooner or later, but this is the last day."
"Then what should I do now?" Li Sui's voice became cold.
"Re-submit the materials, go through the bail pending trial process at the procuratorate, this..." Xu Weilan sighed, "It means that all our previous efforts were in vain. Now we have to fish people out. I really don't know what year and month it is."
Li Sui's heart froze.
Li Sui actually really wanted to see Zuo Chao, but now he couldn't see anyone except the lawyer. He heard Xu Weilan talk about the days inside. In such a cold day, he could only take a bath with cold water, and he was not allowed to wash himself or eat. It's a clear soup with little water. If you think about it, it's not a human experience. Zuo Chao has been used to being the boss for so many years. How can he endure this kind of bitterness.
What's more, the cause of this incident has nothing to do with him. If it weren't for him, Lu Shang would not have given up the trade area to Liu Xingtian, and he would not have been caught in Liu Xingtian's trap.
Although Zuo Chao was born in the underworld, he is very righteous and loyal. He has been helping the Lu family for so many years, and he has also taken good care of him. Thinking of this, Li Sui felt even more anxious.
After running outside for a few days, he didn't even have time to go home for dinner. When Li Sui got out of the car and saw that the moon was full again, he suddenly realized that it had been two months since Zuo Chao entered. If Lu Shang handled this matter, I'm afraid the three of them would be able to sit and drink tea together by now.
"Are you watching the moon?" came a nice voice.
Li Sui turned his head and saw Lu Shang standing at the door looking at him and smiling.
"Why are you standing at the door, isn't it cold?" Li Sui walked over and squeezed his hand, it was really cold.
"I'm curious about what you're looking at," Lu Shang said, reaching out and rubbing the corners of his eyes, "the dark circles are all out."
Li Sui took advantage of the situation to surround him and leaned his head up: "Lu Shang, I feel so useless, I can't even protect one of your subordinates."
"It's his fate, it's none of your business, don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes," Lu Shang comforted, "and he's been too overbearing and domineering in his work these years, it's good to go in and get frustrated, so as not to be cast in the future. Big mistake."
After being brought up to the point, Li Sui's mood that had been hazy for a month suddenly became clearer like this moonlight, and he smiled and said, "Why are you so good at talking?"
"It's not that he can talk," Lu Shang held his hand and kissed it on his lips, "I know what you're thinking."
Li Sui stared at him faintly: "Then guess what I'm thinking now?"
Lu Shanghui smiled: "Indescribable."
The turning point of the matter happened on Monday. Early in the morning, Xu Weilan came with news that Zuo Chao was in the detention center with acute pneumonia and applied for medical parole. Because of his serious condition, the detention center was afraid of taking responsibility, and immediately approved it. Now the person has been transferred to the city hospital for treatment. Rescue.
"Is it serious?" Li Sui asked.
With an unpredictable expression on Xu Weilan's face, she whispered, "It doesn't matter whether the person is serious or not, the hospital just says it's serious."
Li Sui immediately understood: "Someone..."
"Shh—" Xu Weilan said, "This is an opportunity, as long as people come out, the rest is easy to say."
After Zuo Chao was admitted to the hospital, the situation immediately reversed. The hospital insisted on not releasing people on the grounds that his condition was serious and contagious. The detention center brought people to ask for people every day. The person who was not able to bear it, waved his hand and said: Follow the normal procedure, and neither party is allowed to intervene.
Ten days later, Zuo Chao was finally released as he wished. When Li Sui brought someone to pick him up, his mood was extremely calm because of the repeated ups and downs in the past two months.
"Let's go back to Zhuyuan first, sister-in-law must be in a hurry." Xu Weilan finished the formalities and went to the driveway.
In just two months, Zuo Chao lost at least 20 pounds, and his cheeks were sunken. Fortunately, he was in good spirits. He waved his hand and said, "She will cry, so I am too lazy to recruit that bad luck and take me to the depot. Meet the brothers first."
As soon as the words came out, both Li Sui and Xu Weilan were stunned.
Li Sui suddenly felt that he might have done something wrong, "... Depot, I've disbanded."
Zuo Chao heard the words and looked back at him, his eyes saw that Li Sui had nowhere to hide, he only muttered "Oh" for a while, and then he didn't say anything again.
Li Sui always felt uneasy when he brought people home. He wanted to go to Zuo Chao to explain the reason for closing the factory. He lingered at the entrance of Zhuyuan for a while. Seeing how the couple finally reunited and expressed their sincerity, it was hard to disturb them. , had no choice but to go back to the Lu family in a gloomy mood.
He finally resolved a major matter in his mind, but Li Sui didn't look happy at all. He called Zuo Chao several times these days, but no one answered.
At first, Li Sui thought that Zuo Chao had too many things to answer. Later, he overheard Xu Weilan's call, only to realize that Zuo Chao did not have time to answer the phone, but specifically did not answer his calls. The avoidance made Li Sui even more sad.
He really did not handle this matter properly. Although the starting point was to bring people out smoothly, the factory was fine when people came in. Most of the people who came out had been scattered, and there were even enemies who came to ask for trouble and smashed the door. It's rotten, seeing this scene makes people feel uncomfortable. To put it bluntly, he is just not sensitive enough to the subtle changes in the relationship between friends and friends, thinking that it is as simple and pure as between him and Lu Shang, and there will be no estrangement. He is obviously the best at interpersonal relationships, but this time it is probably mixed with personal emotional factors, but it is a bit unclear.
Zuo Chao's days of avoidance finally made Li Sui collapse. When he returned home at night, he saw the fire from the fireplace in the living room from a distance, which formed a strong contrast with the severe cold outside the house. Under the warm atmosphere, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved.
"Come back? I caught a turtle this afternoon. Tomorrow weekend, accompany me to buy a tank and raise it." Lu Shang teased a turtle inside by the pool. He didn't hear an answer for a long time, and looked back. Li Sui, seeing his tired look, his expression changed slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's alright, I'm a little tired." Li Sui stepped forward and hugged him, without saying a word, just quietly resting his head on his shoulder, as if his ears were drooping.
Lu Shang noticed that he was in a different mood, his shoulders loosened, he reached out to hug him back, patted his back, and said with a smile, "Are you wronged?"
Li Sui just hugged him, wishing his whole body could not get down on him. After a while, he closed his eyes and sighed softly: "Lu Shang, it's so difficult to be between people..."
Lu Shang didn't ask what was the matter or refuted him. He just let him hold it, raised his hand and rubbed his head: "Do you think it's hard?"
Li Sui was a little taller than him, and he had to raise his arms when rubbing his head. The person being rubbed was very helpful, and he was so comfortable that he took the initiative to rub and rub on his hand, and made a muffled "um".
Lu Shang's palms were itchy, and he smiled softly: "Come on, close your eyes, I'll give you some energy."
Li Sui then backed away a little and closed his eyes obediently.
Lu Shang raised his hand and turned off the overhead light. In the living room, only the fire from the fireplace swayed from side to side. The shadows of the two jumping were reflected on the wall. Lu Shang leaned over gently, raised his head slightly, and kissed him earnestly, probing the tip of his tongue. Into the mouth, leaving a gentle lingering on the lips.
Li Sui was so moved by the kiss, his eyelashes trembled, and he began to respond to him with the same softness.
The crackling sound of burning echoed in the silent room, which sounded extremely reassuring. The two of them kissed inseparably, their breaths intertwined, and the atmosphere was so good that no one wanted to interrupt. After standing for a long time, Lu Shang's calf was weak, and he put his hands on his shoulders. Li Sui was encouraged, and hugged his waist. The two of them shoved and fell onto the sofa with a soft sound. Li Sui leaned over and stared at him. The person below him, his eyes seemed to be filled with a deep pool.
Lu Shang raised his head to reveal his beautiful neck. He smiled and reached out and touched his abdominal muscles. This was like a signal, which instantly set Li Sui on fire. He simply stopped thinking about those things and devoted himself to the next sexual affairs. middle.
In the corner of the pool, the little turtle seemed to be frightened, and shyly retracted its limbs into the turtle shell.