Tang Zhi followed Xu Sheng as they passed through the narrow corridor.
Someone was approaching, Xu Sheng stopped and stepped aside a little. Tang Zhi may have been walking without looking at the road and bumped into him with his head.
Surrounded by the rich Indian incense, Xu Sheng smelled the smell of menthol smoke and soup. He turned around and looked down at Tang Zhi, who raised his head and said "I'm sorry" to him obediently.
Xu Sheng said nothing and walked to the restaurant.
After sitting down again, the lawyers had changed the topic and started talking about personnel news in the industry, mentioning that a well-known prosecutor accepted a sky-high annual salary and submitted his resignation to join a law firm.
Tang Zhi was still sitting diagonally across from Xu Sheng. As soon as he sat down, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
Luo Qian approached Tang Zhi and didn't know what he said to Tang Zhi. Tang Zhi lowered his eyes, looked at the wine in the glass, and smiled absently.
In fact, Tang Zhi's distraughtness could not be easily noticed, and Xu Sheng only knew about it.
After sitting for a while, Xu Sheng sent a text message to Jiang Yan, asking him and Lawyer Zhong to negotiate with the prison to switch experts to perform surgery on Tang Zhi's mother. If there was any situation, he would be notified in time. He also asked Jiang Yan what time the nearest passenger flight back to Bingang would be. Let's go, is there still room
After hesitating for a moment, he asked Jiang Yan for information on Tang Zhi's mother's case.
Xu Sheng found someone to investigate Tang Zhi, which was when Xu Keyu made the most noise.
He got the investigation results, but did not read them carefully. It was just that Tang Zhi's attitude towards Xu Keyu didn't seem to be easily seduced by profit, so he asked Jiang Yan to throw the case to Zhong Rui. Is there any place where I can make an article
Xu Sheng did not know the specific case information.
Xu Sheng was not interested before, but when he saw Tang Zhi smoking, he suddenly wanted to take a look.
Not long after, Jiang Yan replied to Xu Sheng's message and told Xu Sheng that the nearest flight from Xicheng would have to transfer twice, and the arrival time in Bingang would not be earlier than the business jet scheduled to depart tomorrow morning.
Then another message was sent, saying that Tang Zhi's mother had a ruptured kidney and was bleeding heavily. She was in critical condition, but the doctor had been allowed to enter the hospital and was operating.
The case documents about Tang Zhi's mother were also sent, but Xu Sheng did not open them immediately.
It was nearly ten o'clock, and the lights in the restaurant were getting dimmer. Tang Zhi emptied his wine glass, and someone poured some more for him.
Xu Sheng didn't want Tang Zhi to drink any more, so he paid the bill and ended the dinner.
When he walked out of the restaurant, Xu Sheng called Tang Zhi and took him into the car behind him.
After entering the car, Tang Zhi leaned on the back of his chair and sat quietly.
The smell of menthol cigarettes on his body has disappeared, and his fair face is very close to Xu Sheng. He obviously doesn't know yet, but he looks uncomfortable.
After sitting for a while, Tang Zhi suddenly called Xu Sheng: "Mr. Xu, can I visit my mother again this time when I return to Bingang?"
Tang Zhi has been too busy in recent days and has not contacted Lawyer Zhong. He is not sure about the progress of the retrial. However, the last time he visited Xi Manxiang's prison, Xi Manxiang finally said "I love you" to him, which made him feel uneasy every time he thought about it.
Xi Manxiang didn't like to talk nonsense at all, so he felt strange.
Xu Sheng looked at him and did not speak immediately. Tang Zhi fought for himself again: "There must be a day when there will be less trouble."
"I have a lot of things to do every day." Xu Sheng said to him expressionlessly.
Xu Sheng always failed to get enough food and salt, so Tang Zhi was very helpless. When he saw Xu Sheng was young, he couldn't help but pretend to be pitiful and said, "I really want to go."
"I want to show her the necklace I bought for her," Tang Zhi told Xu Sheng, "although she can't wear it yet."
Xu Sheng stared at him, his lips moved slightly, and after a few seconds, he said to him, "Let's talk about it later."
Xu Sheng's words did not say death, which meant there was hope.
Now that they haven't returned to Bingang, that's all they can do. Tang Zhi nodded and said to Xu Sheng, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."
The car drove along the river.
Xu Sheng lowered his head and looked at his phone, not knowing what information he was reading. Tang Zhi looked out the window and was stunned for a while.
When passing a certain wide bridge, Xu Sheng put down his cell phone, as if thinking about something, and stopped talking to Tang Zhi.
Back in the room, after Tang Zhi washed up, he found Xu Sheng watching TV in the living room.
He found it very strange, so he went out to see it.
The lights in the living room were turned on brightly. Xu Sheng was wearing a bathrobe, sitting in the middle of the sofa, changing channels with the remote control.
As soon as Tang Zhi came closer, he noticed it, turned his head to look at Tang Zhi, and then changed the channel.
"Mr. Xu." Tang Zhi smiled at him. Just as he was about to ask him why he was still awake, he found that Xu Sheng had tuned into a certain news program.
The program is summarizing the case and replaying an interview from more than two months ago.
The female reporter was asking the neighbor of the child victim about the suspect's usual behavior.
"She is very approachable," said the neighbor, a middle-aged woman about forty years old, wearing an apron and gloves. She looked like a full-time mother who had just walked out of the kitchen for an interview. She was very credible and she wrinkled slightly. She frowned and said to the camera, "We often have barbecues in the backyard together. She is very friendly to my children and doesn't see anything different."
It was almost the same as what Tang Zhi had heard before.
Maybe he drank too much and became impulsive. Tang Zhi suspected that his face had become ugly and he could no longer control his expression. It was as if he had lost most of the blood in his body in an instant. His hands and feet were cold and sore, and his face began to feel hot. A thought. The urge to rip the LCD TV off the wall and burn it clean spread through bones and muscles.
He took a step back, Xu Sheng looked back at him, then frowned, turned off the TV, stood up, and walked towards him.
Xu Sheng walked around the sofa very quickly, as if he really cared.
Before Xu Sheng touched him, Tang Zhi took another step back.
"I'm going to bed." Tang Zhi said to him quickly, wanting to return to the room before he lost control.
Xu Sheng pulled him back with a bit of force, and Tang Zhi's shoulder bumped into Xu Sheng's body.
Tang Zhi raised his head without saying a word, and Xu Sheng was staring at him.
"Tang Zhi," he said, "what are you afraid of?"
Tang Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then asked Tang Zhi: "Why are you afraid of this news?"
Tang Zhi opened his mouth, smiled reluctantly at Xu Sheng, and denied: "No."
"You are wrong, Mr. Xu." Tang Zhi emphasized.
The sound of the program disappeared, and there was silence in the room. Tang Zhi could hear Xu Sheng's breathing.
Xu Sheng was much calmer than him. Tang Zhi looked into his eyes and slowly calmed down, regaining the hard shell that had been by his side almost forever and made him feel at ease.
"I just don't like watching this kind of untrue, good and beautiful thing," Tang Zhi said to Xu Sheng, "Aren't there any more childlike programs?"
Tang Zhi became relaxed, his tone was smooth, and his expression was no longer so stiff, as if he had never lost his composure.
Xu Sheng finally realized how good Tang Zhi was at lying.
He looked at Tang Zhi and found no trace of unnaturalness.
Xu Sheng could expose him immediately and ask Tang Zhi if the person his mother killed had done the same thing to him, or he could ask him why he ran away from the family that adopted him so many times.
But Xu Sheng found that he couldn't ask.
He was still holding Tang Zhi's wrist and had no way to let go. He could only ask Tang Zhi: "Really?"
Tang Zhi said "Hmm", and Xu Sheng's cell phone placed on the sofa vibrated. He did not go to pick it up immediately. He asked Tang Zhi to "stop moving" before walking over and picking it up.