Chapter 9 chapter eight

As soon as she thought that Huang Hai might be assassinated, Shi Yan couldn't help thinking of Wen Yiduo and Li Gongpu being assassinated by Kuomintang agents. A typical image of spies appeared in her mind, wearing a peaked cap on her head and pair of sunglasses on the bridge of her nose. Holding a cigarette between his fingers, he followed Huang Hai to a place not far from the dilapidated work shed of "Pork Belly". After making sure that there was no one around to testify, the spy threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and with a leather shoe He crushed his foot hard, then took out his gun and aimed at Huang Hai a few times.

Shi Yan felt chills running down her spine, so she could only comfort herself: Now is a time of peace, and there are no KMT spies, so how could there be plots?But she argued with herself again: In peacetime, no one engages in plots?Could it be that the conspiracy is the patent of the Kuomintang secret agents?She remembered that her father said that "secret agent" actually means "special mission". Every party has "special mission", so there are people who perform special missions, so there are "secret agents".Even if our party really has no spies, how many spies will the leaders of the coal mine not be able to cultivate?

Now she is even worried about her own safety. If the coal mine leaders really don't want to let this matter spread, I'm afraid they will also share it with her, because she also participated in this interview, although she didn't see the letter at all. draft, but how did the coal mine leaders know this?Don't you think that since she also went to the "Pork Belly" house, she must know everything? She felt that she was really wronged, she didn't know anything about it, but was plotted against as an "insider", she wished she could carry a gong to the street and yell: "I'm not an insider, I haven't seen 'Pork Belly'. draft, I don’t know if the mine disaster is the responsibility of the coal mine leaders”, or go directly to the coal mine leaders to say that they don’t know?Would the coal mine leaders think that she was "three hundred taels of silver here"?

After all, it's all Huang Hai's fault, who traveled thousands of miles away, why did he think of coming here to cause such trouble?But she immediately thought that she had provoked this incident by herself. If she hadn't described the harsh living conditions of the coal miners and steel mill workers in D city in the letter, how could Huang Hai think of coming here for an interview? This is bad, the leaders of the steel mill and the coal mine must know that she provided clues, maybe they are looking for an opportunity to punish her now, maybe because she lives in the dormitory of the teacher's college, there are too many people, and they can't do anything , so that she is alive today.The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She didn't even dare to go to class. She skipped class and stayed in the dormitory.

But she only stayed in the dormitory for one class, and decided to go to class, because she realized that it was more dangerous to stay alone in the dormitory, if someone sneaked into their dormitory floor, hid in the toilet, or just hid in their dormitory , Waiting for everyone else to go to class, that person jumped out and killed her, wouldn't it be easy?She arbitrarily believed that the killer must be a man, so she panicked even more, fearing that he would not only kill her, but also insult her, which seemed even worse.If he just killed her, maybe he would be commemorated as a hero after death, at least as an innocent dead.But if she was insulted by that person before she died, it would be no longer a hero if it was spread out. Light.

So she went to the classroom to go to class again, trying to mix with everyone and make it difficult for the assassin.But she was not at ease in class, as if there were nails on her seat, and she sat there like a year. During recess, Yao Xiaoping ran over to talk to her, but she was absent-minded and panicked, which aroused Yao Xiaoping's curiosity and repeatedly asked what was going on.She was too scared and lost, she just wanted someone to give her an idea, so she decided to tell Yao Xiaoping about it, so that if she was plotted against, someone would know who did it.She whispered, "I'm only telling you about this, don't tell anyone..."

Yao Xiaoping complained, "Why do you say that? When did I tell people about you? Don't think I'm well-informed, but I never spread the word. So many people trust me, but you don't trust me? " Shi Yan thought about it too, if Yao Xiaoping liked to spread the word, others would not entrust her with their secrets.She hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's that this matter is...too serious...so let me say hello to you first, and you can promise not to tell anyone—I'll tell you." "I promise not to tell anyone."

"You remember that classmate of mine you saw in the restaurant that night?" "The one with the big hole in the face?" Shi Yan's heart twitched, and he frowned involuntarily. "There is a big hole in the face" seems to be worse than directly saying "ugly", because saying "ugly" is still relatively vague, people don't know how to be ugly, at most what appears in their minds is that the facial features are not so good nice image.But saying "there is a big hole in the face" embodies the ugliness of the Yellow Sea, which is shocking.But she couldn't refute it, because Huang Hai's left cheek did have...a big pit, to be more precise, it should be said that Huang Hai's left cheek was a "big pit", because his left cheek was lower than his right cheek.

She gritted her teeth and nodded, and said, "He hasn't heard from him for the past two days. I'm worried—" "I'm in such a hurry after we haven't seen each other for two days? Then you two have an unusual relationship!" "Where is our relationship? He came to D city to conduct social investigations. He wanted to investigate the mine disaster. The coal mine leaders definitely don't like someone to expose their old background, so I think...he... must...be... They... conspired against—” She was afraid that Yao Xiaoping would scare herself by saying that she was whimsical and suspicious, but Yao Xiaoping didn't seem to think there was anything weird about her idea, so she asked curiously: "Isn't he a worker in a steel factory? The city came to conduct social surveys?"

Shi Yan was taken aback, did he say the wrong thing?Why is it so troublesome to tell a lie?If you don't pay attention, you will show your feet.She thought about it for a while and decided to tell the truth: "Actually, he doesn't belong to the steel factory in D city. He is studying in a university in other places..." "Then why did he lie to me and say that it belongs to the steel factory in D city?" "He...uh...mainly for...the interview...to keep it secret..." Yao Xiaoping nodded in understanding, and asked, "Could it be your boyfriend from a prestigious school?"

She shook her head firmly: "Of course not, if so, would I still keep it from you?" "I know it's not. I'm joking with you. Your boyfriend from a prestigious school is so 'stupid', how could it be him?" Shi Yan didn't know if Yao Xiaoping knew she didn't have a "silly" boyfriend from a famous school, or knew that she didn't have a boyfriend at all, so she was mocking her.But it doesn't look like it, because Yao Xiaoping's tone is quite sincere.She faltered and said, "I can't say it's 'stupid'..." "Don't cross the river like a shrimp—be humble (holding the beard), no matter what, it's better than this?" Yao Xiaoping said confidently, "This is not your boyfriend, so ugly, how can you look at it?" on him?" Shi Yan felt very uncomfortable, and was a little annoyed by Yao Xiaoping, why did she speak so badly?But she knew that if Yao Xiaoping said "he is too suitable for you", she would feel even more uncomfortable. Could it be that she is as ugly as Huang Hai?So this matter is very troublesome, no matter whether people say that she is compatible with Huang Hai or not, she will feel very uncomfortable. It is best for everyone to stop talking and pretend that they have not seen Huang Hai, but that seems impossible, because Huang Hai looks so "attractive" to people. Wherever he goes, other people's eyes are the first to cast on him - it should be said "his face". will be completely different. Fortunately, Yao Xiaoping didn't continue to discuss Huang Hai's face, nor did she continue to discuss whether she and Huang Hai were worthy of each other. Instead, she returned to the original topic: "You said that the leader of the steel factory took revenge on him? Did he know something about them? evidence?" When Shi Yan heard this, she became even more flustered. Listening to Yao Xiaoping's tone, it seemed natural for leaders to retaliate against those who had their evidence.She asked anxiously: "Is it true that if Huang Hai has evidence against the leaders of the coal mine, they will retaliate?" "Of course, otherwise, if the incident gets out, they won't be able to keep their black hats..." "You... know about this kind of thing?" "There are so many things like this. Even an honest person like me will be retaliated by the leader. If your classmate came here to stab someone, will he not be retaliated?" "Then how do you think they will retaliate against him?" "As an official, isn't it a trick to retaliate? It's so easy? Like the principal of my previous school, the principal of a mere county can be domineering on our side. You may not You know, our county middle school is a key middle school, and the admission rate of the college entrance examination is one of the best in the country. Entering our county middle school is almost equivalent to entering a university, so people from that side have to ask our principal if they want to enter our county middle school .” Shi Yan guessed that the principal must have taken a fancy to Yao Xiaoping, or wanted Yao Xiaoping to be his daughter-in-law, or he wanted to take advantage of Yao Xiaoping himself, but he didn't succeed, so he came to revenge.She pursued, "Then how did he retaliate against you?" "He has a lot of bad ideas. He asked me to teach the worst class and take the most classes. He also belittled me in teaching, saying that I 'haven't even gotten into teaching', and I was stuck with job titles and salary increases... ..." Shi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, just these little wrists?That doesn't seem so scary, isn't Yao Xiaoping still alive and well?She blurted out, "So it's just some tricks? I thought..." Yao Xiaoping said unconvinced: "Is this still a trick? You are not the person involved, so you don't think that when you are in that kind of environment, you will definitely cry and wipe your tears..." She hurriedly said: "You are right, I am definitely not as strong as you. Fortunately, you have passed the exam now, you have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering, and you are no longer under his control. But this classmate of mine, I am a little worried... I am afraid that those who work in the coal mine Officials... do even more terrible things. Do you think it is possible?" "Why not? Our place..." Yao Xiaoping then talked about two incidents in which the head of a certain village retaliated against villagers. One villager was injured in the waist, and another villager's cattle were killed. The more Shi Yan listened, the more frightened she became, and she hurriedly asked: "Then you think my classmate will be... plotted against? He hasn't contacted me for two or three days..." Yao Xiaoping reassured: "Two or three days is nothing, maybe he is busy..." "But he promised to tell me as soon as he got the news..." "Maybe there is no news yet..." "How could it be? He said that he went to 'Pork Belly''s house early the next morning to get the draft of that letter..." "What 'pork belly'?" Shi Yan realizes that she has talked too much, but now it seems that she has reached the critical point where she has to say it. No matter it is technically or in terms of desire, she can't stop, so she has to say it all. Her honesty earned Yao Xiaoping's understanding and help, so she shared Huang Hai's speculation about the mine disaster and their interview process. After hearing this, Yao Xiaoping said, "I'm afraid I was really plotted against." Seeing that such an experienced person as Yao Xiaoping spoke with such certainty, Shi Yan was completely flustered, tears were about to come out, and asked repeatedly: "Then what should I do? Then what should I do?" Yao Xiaoping blamed and said: "You are too. After all, you are people from the school gate to the school gate. You have never seen the world, so you are too surprised. Mine collapses, gas explosions, such things happen a lot. Which coal mine has never encountered it? People D After all, the city coal mine is a big coal mine, and it is in the city. The leadership is not bad, and it also pays pensions to the families of the mine disaster. If it is placed in our country, it will die if it dies. If you dig up the corpse, your family will take it back for yourself Buried, if you can’t dig up the corpse, you deserve it, it’s fine if you don’t run a polluted mine, and you still expect the mine to come out and apologize to your orphans and widows?” Shi Yan's eyes became straight: "Ah? Is that so? Then the people there... are you just so patient?" "What can you do if you can't bear it? When you went to work in the mine, you put up a life and death certificate. They told you the dangers of working in the mine beforehand. You did it yourself. Who is to blame if something goes wrong?" "Then...then...are the miners illiterate? It's so dangerous and the mine is not responsible, how could they still sign?" "What if you don't sign? If you can go to the coal mine to dig coal, you will jump out of the countryside and become a worker. If you don't sign, there are many people who want to sign. And if you don't work in the mine, you have no place to earn money." It’s better to go to the mine to dig coal, and the people who encounter mining accidents are a minority after all…” The more Shi Yan listened, the more uncomfortable she felt. Unexpectedly, there were such poor people in the world. She unknowingly regarded Yao Xiaoping as a bosom friend, and told Yao Xiaoping almost everything, except that Huang Hai was her boyfriend. It's not true. Yao Xiaoping volunteered and said: "Don't worry, I will help you. Let's go find Huang Hai together, maybe he is locked up somewhere..." "Then what to do?" "Find him first." The two discussed it, and decided to skip class to find Huang Hai. First, go to the guest house of the steel factory to see if Huang Hai changed rooms, or transferred to another guest house. The guest house must know Huang Hai's whereabouts. The two went straight to the steel factory guest house by bus No. 4, but they were blocked by the front desk staff as soon as they entered the door, asking them for their IDs.Neither of them brought their student ID cards, and they were reluctant to take them out if they did, because they had discussed it in advance. Now that the situation is so complicated, they have to be more cunning, and try not to reveal their identities as much as possible. Yao Xiaoping said: "We didn't come here for housing, we just asked you about one person..." The staff of the guest house said impatiently: "The person who inquires must also show his ID..." The two of them struggled for a while, but he just refused to agree, so they had no choice but to retreat without success.Coming out of the hostel, Yao Xiaoping said, "I have a relative who lives nearby. Let's go to his house to look for him. He must have a work permit..." "But it's useless for us to borrow his work permit..." "We don't borrow his work card, only his person. We ask him to go to the guest house to inquire..." "Is he willing?" "We didn't ask him for an excuse, what is he not willing to do?" Yao Xiaoping said with a smile, "Besides, to help a beautiful girl like you, he must die—"