Chapter 22 3. Ye Xiangrong

Wei Rufeng and Xia Ruhua moved out of the 13-square-meter house and moved into a building rented by Cheng Hao in the urban area. Living in separate rooms allowed them to escape the embarrassment of the night.Wei Rufeng became very indifferent, he didn't mention anything about that day to Xia Ruhua, whether it was love or that unexpected decision.He seemed to be imprisoning himself deliberately, Xia Ruhua couldn't explain why, sometimes she even hoped that Wei Rufeng would continue to investigate, even if he yelled out loudly like before, but he didn't.Xia Ruhua was uncontrollably discouraged, disappointed, apprehensive, and sad, but she still moved with Wei Rufeng. They couldn't leave each other. Whether it was family or love, they were deeply bound together.

Cheng Hao's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and he opened the first bathing place in Haiping City on the former site of Jinxiao's karaoke room.However, these are still the surface of prosperity, and Cheng Hao knows better than anyone that the money comes from unclear, and he must "count" it in time.With the steady stream of cash flow in, he also began to work on the way of output.From casinos to underground banks, black money has gone through rounds of rinsing and finally turned white.Entrepreneur, philanthropist, filmmaker, Confucian businessman... Cheng Hao was crowned with dazzling titles one after another, and the huge greed was hidden between talking and laughing, sweeping the entire Haiping City.

Wei Rufeng has completely entered Cheng Hao's shady scene. He is mainly at the pier, following Lao Zhong to watch the goods, acting as a watchman like a thug.As Cheng Hao said, what he does is not only cigarettes, but also many goods that are banned by the state.Lao Zhong is a thief, and whenever he has "something to do", he will let Wei Rufeng go.Wei Rufeng didn't refuse either, he knew that he had already smelled fishy and couldn't clean it off, Cheng Hao turned his world upside down, and in his upside-down world, as long as there is still a pure place. Xia Ruhua was there, silently protected by Wei Rufeng.

That summer, Xia Ruhua was admitted to Haida University and studied Chinese.In fact, what to study no longer has profound meaning to her. Her original idea of ​​wanting Wei Rufeng to study has gradually become blurred, and their future is blurred. Xia Ruhua often misses her childhood, the impoverished hut, and the Wei Rufeng who stood at the gate of her school in worn-out denim with snacks in her pocket. But now it is impossible for Wei Rufeng to go to the school gate anymore, he often stays out at night, except for rainy days, Xia Ruhua is not sure when he will appear in this so-called home.They are living a good life now, Wei Rufeng is very willing to spend money for her, he can eat whatever he wants, and buy whatever he wants.However, the comfortable life did not make Xia Ruhua feel happy. She got rid of hunger and poverty, but her abundance made her feel at a loss.

Xia Ruhua couldn't enjoy it in a down-to-earth way, she always had some faint worries, and the reason for her current life was unclear.Wei Rufeng didn't tell her what he was doing, he only said that he was still in Dongge, and occasionally ran to Qijiawan Wharf.But Xia Ruhua didn't think it would be that simple. She didn't believe that Cheng Hao would allow an ordinary wage earner to live in such a good house, and she didn't believe that working in a nightclub could hold wads of cash in her wallet, and she didn't believe that helping out at the pier would be enough. Get in a limousine.Wei Rufeng only earned 500 at first, which is the value he should have, but now it is 1500, obviously he used something in exchange for a higher salary.

What Xia Ruhua watches most is legal programs. Haiping City has recently started to crack down, and always reports some anti-smuggling and anti-drug cases. Watching and watching, Xia Ruhua will unconsciously break out in a cold sweat.She was afraid of Wei Rufeng committing a crime, and that feeling tormented her all the time. In the end, this fear made her find a note that she had put away before. After much hesitation, she called Ye Xiangrong. Ye Xiangrong and Xia Ruhua made an appointment to meet in a cafe near their school. Xia Ruhua arrived one step earlier and chose a corner to sit down. Ye Xiangrong saw her as soon as he entered the door.She is even more beautiful than when she was in middle school. At that time, the bland narcissus had grown into a bright rose, which was still eye-catching even in the dim light.

This kind of thinking made Ye Xiangrong a little embarrassed. He had loved Xia Ruhua very much from the very beginning, although he knew that this kind of love was obviously not appropriate when handling the case. Xia Ruhua saw Ye Xiangrong, she stood up awkwardly, Ye Xiangrong waved her to sit down. "Sorry, it's a little late." Ye Xiangrong sat down and said. "It's okay. You are busy with work. I would be very grateful if you could come to see me." Xia Ruhua was still a little cautious, Ye Xiangrong smiled, looked around and said: "You college students come to this place, right? Look, they all look at me! Don't be so polite, it looks like I'm old. Forget about you, just call me Ye Xiangrong!"

"Then how can I do it..." Xia Ruhua hurriedly shook her head and said. "Then Brother Ye." Ye Xiangrong sipped his juice while talking, he didn't look at Xia Ruhua, and he himself felt blushing when he said the words. "Ye...ye..." Xia Ruhua stammered softly. "Whatever you want!" Ye Xiangrong coughed and said, "Why did you come to me? Did something happen to Wei Rufeng?" "He's fine, but he's still at Dongge Nightclub." Xia Ruhua frowned slightly. "Well, I know that." Ye Xiangrong nodded. In the news that 1149 sent him recently, many of them involved Wei Rufeng.Both he and Wu Qiang believe that Wei Rufeng has already crossed 1149 and touched some corners of Cheng Hao's smuggling.A young man in his 20s fell into crime so unknowingly, which made everyone in the criminal police team sigh a little, and even 1149 shook his head.But they will not indulge him because of this, Ye Xiangrong has a premonition that he will eventually send this boy who feels familiar when he first meets him to the prison himself.

"Tell me, what happened." Ye Xiangrong lit a cigarette, looked at Xia Ruhua and said. "Brother Ye...can you tell me what smuggling is? If it's smuggling, how can you tell? Are you rich?" Xia Ruhua asked eagerly. Ye Xiangrong smiled and said: "Smuggling, simply speaking, is not following the rules to bring things into and out of the country without permission. Of course, smugglers are very rich, and the reason why they smuggle is to make money. As for how to tell, huh, Skynet is not leaky, as long as you do something bad, you will definitely leave traces."

Xia Ruhua trembled and said, "Will you be sentenced?" "meeting." "Will that be the death penalty?" "If it's serious, yes." "What if you help them smuggle?" "Punish it as an accomplice in smuggling." "Sentenced too?" "Of course. If you smuggle arms or resist smuggling, you will also be sentenced to death." Xia Ruhua knocked over the cup with a "bang", Ye Xiangrong quickly pulled her away, called the waiter and said to her, "Be careful!" Xia Ruhua stood beside the seat in a daze, her eyes wandering somewhere.Ye Xiangrong's words did not alleviate her worry at all, but made her fear more vivid.

"Do you think Wei Rufeng is doing smuggling?" Ye Xiangrong's words interrupted her thoughts, Xia Ruhua hurriedly shook her head and said, "No! I just watched the show, Rufeng is fine." Xia Ruhua began to regret coming to Ye Xiangrong, although he was just and kind, but he might take Wei Rufeng away from her.And Xia Ruhua didn't want to hand over Wei Rufeng to anyone, let alone go to jail or be sentenced to death. She couldn't lose her brother. Her emotions surpassed all reason, even if the emotions themselves were tangled. "Brother Ye, I'm going home." Xia Ruhua said hurriedly before the waiter finished clearing the table. "Ruhua, you have to understand what is right and what is wrong. There are some things you can't protect." Ye Xiangrong held her back and said, "If you really think that Wei Rufeng has done something wrong, don't let him continue to make mistakes, and what he did He has to bear those things that were wrong." Ye Xiangrong looked at her and said a little seriously. Xia Ruhua pursed her lips and lowered her head. She turned her head and walked out without looking at Ye Xiangrong or saying goodbye. Ye Xiangrong watched her lonely back gradually disappear. This pure white girl was like a beautiful scenery with a sweeping view. He was inexplicably confident at that time that Xia Ruhua would stand by his side.So when he walked out of the cafe with his head held high, he never thought that he was also the scenery in the eyes of others.