Chapter 2 second episode

dusk outside the prison Liu Chuan had already changed into plain clothes, Zhong Tianshui accompanied him, walked to his Volvo car in the parking lot, and watched Liu Chuan open the door. Zhong Tianshui: "Go home and get a good night's sleep. If the prison approves your resignation, this 'sleep' operation will be the last task you have completed as a policeman. It has been done very well." Just as Liu Chuan was about to get into the car, Lao Zhong’s words made him straighten his waist again. He laughed at himself and said, “This task is not very heroic, not very heroic. As a policeman, the last task I complete is to let the police escape. A culprit."

After speaking, he smiled wryly. Zhong Tianshui said: "If you really want to have a better ending, then you can work in the prison for a while longer. By the end of the year, you might be able to be awarded the title of 'a good policeman who is satisfied with the people'. By then Wouldn't it be better to retire again?" Liu Chuan smiled: "Forget it, didn't you say that I completed this task well. Then I'll accept it as soon as I see it. It's not an exclamation point, but a full stop." Liu Chuan paused, then said, "Goodbye Zhong Da." Then he got into the car.

Zhong Tianshui watched Liu Chuan drive away. roadside dusk When Liu Chuan drove past the bus stop, he saw Xiao Ke who had just got off work waiting for the bus. He parked the car on the side of the road, lowered the window to greet Xiao Ke, and Xiao Ke got into his car. dusk on the road Xiao Ke: "Just put me at Liuliqiao, you don't need to take me home." Liu Chuan: "It's okay." Xiao Ke looked at Liu Chuan's silent face and asked, "They all said that a prisoner you escorted yesterday ran away, right?" Liu Chuan looked at Xiao Ke as if he didn't know how to answer, and then replied, "Ah."

Xiao Ke hesitated: "What's going on, are you responsible, or is it Lai Feng?" Liu Chuan: "It should be said... Lay on me. I released the prisoner in the end..." Liu Chuan suddenly realized that the words were slipping. He changed his tune and said, "...I watched it." Xiao Ke: "Stupid!" Because Liu Chuan was warned by the defendant to strictly keep secrets, he could only prevaricate Xiao Ke's concerns with a silent or remorseful expression. Xiao Ke asked again: "Was the armed police not there at the time?" Liu Chuan didn't know how to explain: "The prisoner wanted to defecate, so I took off the handcuffs. We have two guns. I didn't expect this guy to dare to run away."

Xiao Ke said: "You have two guns? Stupid!" Xiao Ke's colloquial language is this word: Stupid! Liu Chuan drove in silence and didn't talk much, that's all. Xiao Ke's alley in the evening Liu Chuan sent Xiao Ke here, and watched Xiao Ke get off the car and walk into the alley.Liu Chuan drove away the car. After Liu Chuan left, Xiao Ke walked out of the alley again, silently looking at Liu Chuan's away car, thoughtful. Prison cafeteria during the day After Liu Chuan had a meal, he walked to the table where Pang Jiandong was sitting and sat down. Liu Chuan could feel that everyone eating in the cafeteria looked at him strangely.

Pang Jiandong also looked around, approached Liu Chuan and asked quietly: "Hey, what's going on, I heard that the bureau will send an investigation team, what prisoner did you detain the day before yesterday? How did the prisoner escape? Is it you?" The responsibility of the police or the responsibility of the armed police?" Liu Chuan had no answer. Daytime in a conference room in a prison The escape incident investigation team sent by the Prison Bureau is talking with Liu Chuan, and Lao Zhong, the head of the deportation section, is also present. The cadre of the investigation team: "We know that you are about to retire, but this matter is not a matter of not being guaranteed at the end of the year. It is a matter of finding out the facts first."

Liu Chuan said: "I don't know how many times the Prison General Assembly has criticized me for this matter. I have also written three inspections. I have explained the process clearly. You still have to..." The cadre of the investigation team interrupted him: "Liu Chuan, your attitude is not good. The task of our investigation team is not to come to see your inspection. We are to find out the facts, find out the crux, and clarify the responsibility. Although Feng Ruilong is this The person in charge of this escort operation, but in terms of the plot of this accident, neither Feng Ruilong nor the driver comrade is responsible. The armed police soldier is responsible, but his responsibility is not compared with yours. The main thing. Moreover, the armed police soldiers are dealt with by the armed police force according to military regulations, and it has nothing to do with our Prison Bureau."

Liu Chuan was a little impatient: "Then tell me how to deal with it, anyway, something has happened, I think it's unlucky, can't it?" Several members of the investigation team were taken aback by Liu Chuan's attitude and looked at each other in blank dismay.The leading cadre's tone also became tough: "Liu Chuan, I'm afraid your attitude needs to be corrected. You can't just ignore it because you are going to retire anyway. Your application for retirement has not yet been approved by the organization. This time the prisoner escaped. If you don't finish it, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave."

Liu Chuan: "I have written three self-criticisms, how can I be correct to be correct? My attitude?" The cadre of the investigation team: "Think about it yourself, okay? Now, on behalf of the inspection team of the Bureau of Prisons, I announce: From now on, your work will be suspended, and you will concentrate on cooperating with the investigation team and the prison to conduct the investigation." Liu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhong Tianshui who was sitting on the side. Zhong Tianshui took a sip of tea and remained calm. Prison chapel during the day

The prison held a meeting of police officers here, and the deputy warden Qiang Binglin read out the decision to dismiss Liu Chuan.When Qiang Binglin read out the decision, the warden Deng Tieshan was also sitting on the stage with no expression on his face. Under the stage, Zhong Tianshui listened carefully to the decision; Pang Jiandong looked heavy and regretful; Xiao Ke lowered his head and sighed softly. Liu Chuan was also sitting under the stage. He knew that everyone around him was secretly looking at him. He calmly listened to Deputy Warden Qiang's serious voice, as if he was listening to something unrelated to himself.

Daytime outside the small auditorium The meeting was adjourned, and Liu Chuan left the venue amidst the sideways glances and discussions of the police officers. office daytime Liu Chuan tidied up his drawers and handed over the things that should be handed over to Corey's back office.After the internal staff left, only Feng Ruilong and Liu Chuan were left in the room. Feng Ruilong saw that there was no one outside the door, and said to Liu Chuan with a smile, "It's really wronged, it's even more wronged than Dou E!" Liu Chuan was still packing his things and didn't speak up. Feng Ruilong continued to tease: "However, you are too great to be wronged, and glorious to be unlucky. Anyway, you were going to resign and go home, so you have no real loss." Liu Chuan gave him a white look: "It won't hurt your back when you stand and talk." evening at prison gate Liu Chuan took all his belongings and walked out of the prison gate accompanied by Zhong Tianshui. Zhong Tianshui quietly comforted Liu Chuan: "Jiang Deng asked me to talk to you again, so that you must bear this grievance, and the facts will be restored soon. This 'sleep' operation turned out to be Pang Jiandong from the first prison area. , Later, I suggested to Supervisor Deng to replace Pang Jiandong and let you go. Because after the completion of this task, for the sake of confidentiality, this bitter trick will have to be performed once. Anyway, you are going to resign, so I give you a Dismissal, apart from the loss of face, will not hinder your real life. If Pang Jiandong is 'dismissed', he will definitely not be able to pay his salary for the time being. Pang Jiandong's family is not rich. How will he live after he is 'dismissed' back home Arrangements are more troublesome. In addition, I heard that the relationship between Pang Jiandong and his girlfriend has been suspended for a while, and it would not be good to brag about this matter with Xiao Pang. So Deng Jian finally decided to temporarily replace you. No, Now that you are fired, you just go home and become the boss. And you haven't had a girlfriend yet, I know that. As for the loss of your face, I don't think it will take long before you can buy fake products like consumers It seems that if you get double the refund, you might even be rewarded for your merits. So it is most suitable for you to go to 'sleep' instead of Xiao Pang. You have to understand these organizational considerations, ah, cooperate well, ah! " Liu Chuan smiled wryly: "I know." Zhong Tianshui looked around to see if there was no one around, and patted Liu Chuan on the head distressedly: "You kid, I didn't expect you to slip so fast!" Liu Chuan got into his car and put the things he wanted to take away on the back seat. Lao Zhong opened the car window and said, "I'll call you as soon as the Dongzhao Public Security Bureau incident is over, ah." Liu Chuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid you may have forgotten that there is another person down the well." Zhong Tianshui also smiled: "I will never forget it." Liu Chuan started the car. roadside station in the evening Liu Chuan drove past the bus stop and saw Xiao Ke waiting for a bus at the station again. He parked the car in front of the stop sign and poked his head out to see Xiao Ke. evening on the road Liu Chuan drove Xiao Ke home. Xiao Ke glanced at the things on the back seat of the car and asked Liu Chuan, "I'm really going home to be the boss. Can I still see you in the future?" Liu Chuan said: "I'm so depressed now, why do you still see me?" Xiao Ke said, "Aren't you going to come back and take a look?" Liu Chuan smiled: "I smashed the signboard of the Prison Bureau, and I still have the face to come back." Xiao Ke looked at Liu Chuan, and said after a long while: "I really don't know you, Liu Chuan. I think it's easy for you to have such a big incident happen to you." You want to leave anyway, so it doesn't matter." Liu Chuan argued: "No." Xiao Ke said: "After the meeting ended today, many old comrades talked about you and found it incomprehensible." Liu Chuan: "What are you talking about about me?" Xiao Ke: "You're already gone, why are you still listening to it?" Liu Chuan: "Say it, I want to hear it." Xiao Ke: "They all said that this kid Liu Chuan is hopeless, he caused such a disaster and lost such an adult, and he actually eats and sleeps as usual these days. When the Deputy Warden announced the punishment decision, he said that you didn't even have a little facial expression below." No, you are still laughing." Liu Chuan felt a little annoyed, and argued: "Who the hell is laughing. It's true that I have no expression, and I definitely didn't laugh!" Seeing that Liu Chuan was really angry, Xiao Ke stopped talking. Xiao Ke's alley in the evening Liu Chuan drove here, put Xiao Ke down, watched Xiao Ke walk into the alley, and drove away. Xiao Ke came out of the alley again, looking at the footsteps of Liu Chuan's car. Liu Chuan's house in the evening When Liu Chuan walked into the house, grandma was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper. When she saw her grandson walking in with big bags, she took off her reading glasses to look at him. Liu Chuan also looked at grandma, and threw the things on the ground. The grandfather and grandson looked at each other speechlessly. Grandma finally asked, "Are you really resigning?" Liu Chuan's house during the day Grandma Liu Chuan walked to Liu Chuan's room, looked at her watch, and knocked on the door. Grandma: "Liu Chuan, Liu Chuan, what time do you still get up, get up and have lunch, and I will go to the company with you after eating." Liu Chuan was still asleep in the room with his head covered, and he replied in a daze: "...I'll eat later, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep." Grandma had no choice but to give up and said to herself: "Sleep! Sleep! If you sleep again, it's time for dinner!" Ji Wenzhu's house in the evening After Pang Jiandong got off work, he came to a bungalow rented by Ji Wenzhu in Hangtianqiao. Pang Jiandong greeted the landlord who was washing clothes in the yard, and then entered Ji Wenzhu's hut.Ji Wenzhu seemed to have just woken up and was brushing her teeth. Pang Jiandong hugged her from behind: "What time do you wake up, do you miss me?" Ji Wenzhu: "I want to eat, I'm hungry." Pang Jiandong: "How about we do it ourselves today? I haven't eaten the food you cooked for me. You have to let me check your craftsmanship first, otherwise I can't stand without food every day after marrying you." Ji Wenzhu smiled and said: "I was still thinking about you doing it for me. I think you are lazier than me. Marrying you is like being a nanny for a young master. I don't know how to live my life from now on." Pang Jiandong: "Fortunately, you found me. If you want to marry our unit Liu Chuan, then you will be their family's babysitter. We Liu Chuan are the eldest masters." Ji Wenzhu said with great interest, "Liu Chuan, which Liu Chuan?" Pang Jiandong: "The one who picked you up that day." Ji Wenzhu: "You two have a good relationship, hey, you celebrate your birthday in two days, how about asking him to come with you?" Pang Jiandong: "Okay." Liu Chuan's house in the evening Grandma came to the door of Liu Chuan's bedroom again, knocked on the door and shouted: "Liu Chuan, it's time for dinner, you still don't get up!" Liu Chuan opened the door and walked towards the restaurant while yawning. Grandma called him behind him: "Hey, have you washed your face yet?" Liu Chuan's house during the day Liu Chuan still locked himself in the bedroom, watching the computer and playing games.Grandma called again from outside the door: "Liu Chuan, have you gotten up yet, don't you even eat lunch?" Liu Chuan's house at night The little nanny of Liu Chuan's family knocked on the door of Liu Chuan's room and called, "Liu Chuan, grandma told you to stop playing and tell you to go over for dinner." Liu Chuan's house at night Liu Chuan finally walked out of his room and walked into the restaurant. When he sat at the dining table, his face was green. In addition to grandma, lawyer Wang from Wanhe Company was sitting at the dining table that night.Lawyer Wang saw Liu Chuan's disheveled appearance and asked with concern: "Hey, what's wrong with Liu Chuan, he looks so ugly?" Liu Chuan said, "It's okay." Grandma said: "It deserves it!" Liu Chuan's house at night After dinner, grandma didn't let Liu Chuan go back to her room, she let Liu Chuan read some documents brought by lawyer Wang. Attorney Wang came here tonight to change the industrial and commercial registration of Wanhe Company of the Liu family. He said to Grandma Liu Chuan: "Liu Chuan's father has passed away for more than a month. His assets under the name of Wanhe Company should be owned by Liu Chuan and you jointly inherit as the legal heirs of the same sequence. After the succession, who will be the legal representative of the company, that is, the chairman of the company, needs to be confirmed by you two shareholders, so that I can go to the industrial and commercial department for you as soon as possible. procedures." Liu Chuan and his grandma looked at each other, and the grandma said to the lawyer, "I'm old and I can't do anything. The chairman should let Liu Chuan do it. Anyway, you can help him." Liu Chuan said: "Lawyer Wang told you to do it, so don't push me here." Grandma said: "You, I have to let you hang up this job and work in it, otherwise you play computer all day and you say you don't look like an adult!" The lawyer saw that the two were pushing back and arguing, so he mediated and said, "Well, as for the chairman, I think grandma will do it, and Liu Chuan should catch up with Shan to succeed the company's president. Don't be playful, you are not young anymore. , you should calm down and study enterprise management well, treat the Wanhe company left by your father as a business, and make it stronger and bigger!" Grandma said to Liu Chuan, "Okay, I'll be the chairman. Liu Chuan, did you hear what Lawyer Wang said? There are two to three thousand people in the company. If you want to ruin the company, what will everyone eat? You should also have a sense of responsibility." Yes! Did you hear me!" Liu Chuan gave grandma a white look impatiently: "I heard it." Lawyer Wang relaxed his brows, feeling relieved. Liu Chuan's house during the day Lawyer Wang and Liu Chuan's grandmother didn't expect that Liu Chuan still played computer games all day the next day.Liu Chuan's grandmother came home in the evening and asked the babysitter, only to find out that Liu Chuan's bad habits had not changed. Grandma: "Where is Liu Chuan, did you go to the company today?" Little nanny: "No, he hasn't come out of the room today." Grandma: "I didn't come out, what are you doing?" Babysitter: "Playing with the computer." Grandma was full of anger: "Ah, another day of playing?" She ran out of Liu Chuan's room angrily, and knocked on the door vigorously with great dissatisfaction. Liu Chuan's house at night That night, grandma called Lou Dapeng, the vice president who was in charge of daily work in the company, and then called Liu Chuan from the room to the table where dinner was set.When Liu Chuan walked into the restaurant, Lou Dapeng was complaining to grandma. Lou Dapeng: "...The company is supported by me alone inside and out, and it is not easy for me. Not to mention hard work, the main thing is that my power is limited. Many things are not done, and I am not doing it. I also hope that you or Liu Chuan , you rushed to Shaanxi Representative Liu to take up the post of chairman. In this way, I know who to turn to for major company decisions. The next step is to immediately enrich the management team and appoint the company president as soon as possible. The president must find someone who knows the company's situation better. And if you are a relatively skilled expert, if you employ someone improperly, the consequences will be disastrous." When Grandma saw Liu Chuan coming, she immediately accepted Lou Dapeng's words and said, "Dapeng, that's why I asked you today. I discussed it with Liu Chuan, and I will be the chairman of the board. Liu Chuan Well, let him be the president of the company." Grandma may have seen it. Lou Dapeng nodded respectfully when he heard that grandma would be the chairman, but when he heard that Liu Chuan would be the president, he was surprised for a moment, and then he couldn't help being a little dazed.He had always thought that after Liu Chuan's father died of illness, either Liu Chuan or Liu Chuan's grandma took up the post of chairman, and he was the one in charge of the company's daily affairs. Grandma noticed Lou Dapeng's expression, so she tried to move her with the kindness of an elder and even a trace of Tuogu's desolation.She said: "Dapeng, you have followed Liu Chuan and his father to fight the world for so many years. We will remember all your achievements. Liu Chuan is young and doesn't understand many things. You have to teach him about the company. Are you As an uncle, you have to support the younger generation well, so it can be considered that his father did not spend time with your friend." Lou Dapeng forced a smile: "Of course, of course." Grandma moved her eyes to Liu Chuan, and she reminded Liu Chuan with a smile: "Liu Chuan, you are now the president of Wanhe Company. I am the chairman of Wanhe, and Uncle Lou is the vice president of Wanhe. Is there anything to say?" Grandma obviously hoped that Liu Chuan could say something suitable for the occasion, at least a few words of modesty and politeness, but Liu Chuan didn't.He didn't pay attention to Lou Dapeng's appearance at all. At this moment when the power of Wanhe Company changed and the dynasty changed, he didn't even sit down formally. Lou Dapeng paused in the conversation for a while, and immediately intervened, talking about his own affairs in a hurry: "Grandma, I won't be at home for dinner today. Our colleague celebrates his birthday today, so I must go to play at night." Grandma was stunned, she was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted angrily in front of Lou Dapeng: "Play, you know how to play!" Pang Jiandong's house at night Because Pang Jiandong's parents are away on a business trip, he can safely and boldly call all his friends home.Pang Jiandong's house is not big, so it was not suitable for such a big birthday party. Fortunately, we are all friends who have been in the same class for many years, and they are crowded together and seem very intimate.In addition to a few people who were assigned to Tianjian with him, there were also students who were assigned to Beijian and Second Supervisor.The boy at the same table as Pang Jiandong was assigned to the Education Department of the Prison Administration Bureau, and he came here today with the style of a bureau official. Although it was Pang Jiandong's birthday party, he only listened to this kid's vernacular at the dinner table.He is good at eloquence, especially when there are beautiful girls in the room, he can't stop talking, no matter whether he overshadows the birthday guy or not. The beautiful girl in the room is Pang Jiandong's girlfriend. That face is indeed worthy of the profession of an actor. No matter how you look at it, you can't see any shortcomings. Every smile line is reflected in red light.What made Pang Jiandong most dissatisfied that night was the "you at the same table" in the Education Department of the Bureau. Pang Jiandong wanted to stop him several times: "You kid, can you say a few words less!" Ji Wenzhu's eyebrows that night did not actually follow the "tablemate"'s long speech. Her attention seemed to be more focused on Liu Chuan, who accompanied the last seat and listened silently.Liu Chuan was also the man who worked the most that night. When those boys were smoking cigarettes in the living room and chatting with Ji Wenzhu, only Liu Chuan huddled in the kitchen and helped Xiaoke prepare meals for everyone.After dinner, Xiao Ke cleared the table and Liu Chuan was washing the dishes in the kitchen. The other boys set up mahjong in the living room, and Ji Wenzhu took advantage of the chaos and wandered into the kitchen. Liu Chuan met Ji Wenzhu once, but for some reason it was more unnatural than meeting her for the first time.Ji Wenzhu didn't help Liu Chuan wash the dishes, but just leaned against the door and chatted with him. Ji Wenzhu asked Liu Chuan: "Do you wash the dishes after eating at home?" Liu Chuan said: "Before going to college, I obviously have an aunt at home, but my grandma still makes me do it." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Will you do laundry?" Liu Chuan said, "Machine wash." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Clean up the house?" Liu Chuan said: "When I was a child, my grandma asked me to drag the floor." Ji Wenzhu said: "I'm asking now." Liu Chuan said, "Auntie is cleaning up the house now." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Who will clean up your own house?" Liu Chuan said, "Auntie cleans up." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Isn't your grandma very strict with you, why didn't you let you clean up by yourself?" Liu Chuan said: "Jean, I'm always too lazy to clean up. My grandmother saw that it was too dirty and asked my aunt to clean it up for me." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Then she still doesn't scold you?" Liu Chuan said, "Curse." Ji Wenzhu asked: "What do you do if you scold you?" Liu Chuan said, "Listen." Ji Wenzhu asked: "Have you changed it after listening?" Liu Chuan said, "We'll see what happens." They were chatting, Xiao Ke came in and asked Liu Chuan if he had finished washing.Liu Chuan said it was almost done.Xiao Ke saw that there were several stacks of dishes piled up on both sides of the pool, and asked Liu Chuan which ones had been washed. Liu Chuan got confused after watching for a long time, and Xiao Ke said, "Stupid!" The men all drank a little wine that day, and Pang Jiandong’s tablemate asked Liu Chuan about the escape of the prisoner while rubbing hemp and picking up which pot: “Hey, you are the one who let the prisoner escape. Last time I When I heard about this, I thought you were a classmate of our police academy, but I found out that you are from the Public Security University when I asked Jiandong, and you were assigned only this year, so it’s enough to memorize... Hey, why are you getting along again!" Liu Chuan was not familiar with this person, and his face was very embarrassed, as were the others in the room.Xiao Ke paid attention to Liu Chuan's expression, changed the subject and asked Liu Chuan: "Liu Chuan, when are you leaving, can I give you a ride?" Seeing that the topic involved Liu Chuan, Ji Wenzhu interjected with great interest: "Yo, you let the prisoner escape, how did you escape?" It was unnatural for Liu Chuan to express Sui, but it was even more unnatural when Ji Wenzhu intervened to ask.He didn't drink because he had to drive for a while, but his face suddenly turned red at that moment. Pang Jiandong immediately rounded up the situation for Liu Chuan, changed the topic and said: "Liu Chuan, you are the boss now, I heard that Wanhe Entertainment City is opened by your family, when will you invite us to dance?" Liu Chuan said, "Okay." Everyone then turned around and said half-truthfully, "Then we can all go." Liu Chuan was extremely serious and said, "Okay." Ji Wenzhu said: "Then I will go too!" Pang Jiandong noticed that Ji Wenzhu looked at Liu Chuan with burning eyes, and he was a little suspicious. Night outside Pang Jiandong's house At the end of the birthday party that day, it was getting late and everyone walked out of Pang's house. Ji Wenzhu took the initiative to ask Liu Chuan, "Have you come by car, shall we drop by?" Ji Wenzhu's tone sounded unintentional and casual, but this time Pang Jiandong didn't give Liu Chuan any more chances. He immediately intervened and said, "Wenzhu, I'll take you back. It's very convenient to take a taxi at the door." Liu Chuan said to Ji Wenzhu, "Jiandong will send you off, and I will send Xiaoke off." Ji Wenzhu had no choice but to stand in front of the building with Pang Jiandong, send everyone away, and watch Liu Chuan and Xiaoke get in the car and leave together. night on the road On the way to send Ji Wenzhu off, both of them were silent at first, and then Pang Jiandong took the initiative to talk about Liu Chuan. Pang Jiandong: "Do you know why Liu Chuan didn't say much today?" Ji Wenzhu: "Why?" Pang Jiandong: "He asked us to fire him." Ji Wenzhu was full of surprise: "Resign, why?" Pang Jiandong was silent for a while, this silence made the problem seem a bit serious: "He made a mistake." Ji Wenzhu asked: "What mistake did he make? Did he really let the prisoner go?" Pang Jiandong said, "Yes, he just let the prisoner go." Ji Wenzhu seemed a little disbelieving, and wanted to find a flaw in Pang Jiandong's expression: "Is it true?" Pang Jiandong also turned to look at her: "Why should I lie to you!" Ji Wenzhu flourished for a long time before asking: "Does he know that prisoner?" Pang Jiandong said: "I don't know him. If he knew him, he would not be dismissed. He would have to be sentenced. He detains the prisoner for carelessness, but he dare not chase after the prisoner. Don't look at Liu Chuan, who is tall and handsome. , this kind of child from a rich family is timid, and shrinks back when encountering danger.'' Ji Wenzhu stopped talking and fell into deep thought.Pang Jiandong couldn't guess what she was thinking, was she completely disappointed with Liu Chuan, or was she more curious about him... Xiao Ke's alley at night Liu Chuan drove Xiao Ke home.After parking at the alley, Xiao Ke tentatively asked, "What time is it, are you interested in visiting our house?" Liu Chuan: "Who is in your family?" Xiao Ke: "My father, and my mother." Liu Chuan: "Then I won't go." Xiao Ke: "What are you afraid of? My parents are very hospitable." Liu Chuan: "Next time, I'll come back next time when I'm free." Xiao Ke: "Alright then, goodbye." Liu Chuan: "Goodbye." Xiao Ke got out of the car and told Liu Chuan: "Hey, drive slowly and pay attention to safety." Liu Chuan: "Ah." After Xiao Ke finished speaking, she walked into the alley, Liu Chuan drove away, Xiao Ke walked out of the alley again, and looked in the direction where Liu Chuan was going. Xiao Ke's house at night Xiao Ke's mother sent a middle-aged woman and her nephew out, and the two parties parted ways warmly and politely. Xiaoke's mother: "Don't wait, Xiaoke usually arrives home early at this time, and she probably has to do other things on the way. She usually doesn't turn on her mobile phone to save money. When she is free, I will take her to your house , after you guys move, I just want to check the door too." Middle-aged woman: "We also passed by here, just came to have a look. If Xiao Ke was here, it would be a good time for the two of them to meet each other. I told this kid in our family that Xiao Ke looks even better than in the photo. He I always want to come and have a look. He is promoted to supervisor now, his salary has risen to 2,010, and there is a year-end bonus at the end of the year. Now the children earn more than us..." While chatting with them, Xiao Ke's mother sent them out of the alley.They had just left when Xiao Ke happened to come out from another intersection and walked into the house. When Xiao Ke's father saw Xiao Ke enter the house, he immediately said, "Hey, your Aunt Zhang brought her nephew to see you. You just left. You can still catch up if you go." Xiao Ke: "Aunt Zhang, didn't she move away early?" Xiao Ke's father: "I brought his nephew here today, and told you to meet him." Xiao Ke: "I don't see you. Didn't I say earlier that I don't plan to look outside?" Xiao Ke's father: "Does your unit have any suitable ones?" Xiao Ke said after a while: "There is a man, very good." Xiaoke's father: "What kind of person, what are you talking about?" Xiao Ke: "What's the rush, I'm not in a hurry, let's talk slowly." Xiao Ke's father: "Does he like you?" Xiao Ke: "It's okay, I like it very much. Anyway, I have someone in my heart, so don't worry about me." Xiao Ke's mother happened to come back, stood at the door, and looked at Xiao Ke's father, and Xiao Ke said, "Don't introduce me to me in the future, anyway, I won't see you." Liu Chuan's house during the day Grandma Liu Chuan broke into Liu Chuan's bedroom and dragged Liu Chuan out of bed. Grandma: "Liu Chuan, get up quickly, what time is it! Look at your watch!" Liu Chuan was still lying on the bed, dazedly: "I'll sleep a little longer..." Grandma lifted Liu Chuan's quilt involuntarily, and Liu Chuan hurriedly got up to pull the quilt to cover his half-naked body. Grandma simply hugged the quilt in her arms, and Liu Chuan had no choice but to get up from the bed. Daytime outside Liu Chuan's house After Liu Chuan washed in a hurry, he asked his grandma to urge him to leave the house, and the driver drove with his grandma to Wanhe Company in Xicheng. Wanhe Company during the day Wanhe Company is located on the top floor of Wanhe City. Wanhe City is a single building of more than 10,000 square meters. The company's president's office is located in a large room facing south on the top floor.Since Liu Chuan's father passed away, Lou Dapeng has moved into this house and used his capacity as acting president to issue orders to thousands of employees of Wanhe Company.After grandma announced Liu Chuan to take over as the president of Wanhe the night before, Lou Dapeng has not fully reacted yet. The grandfather and grandson sat down on the sofa opposite the executive desk, while he himself sat in the executive chair of Wanhe President, and asked in a daze, "Come here today... do you have something to do?" ?” Grandma smiled and said, "Ah, it's time for Liu Chuan to come to work. I'll take him to see the place. This is his office. Liu Chuan," grandma pointed to the chair Lou Dapeng was sitting on, and said, "You can sit in the chair from now on." there." Lou Dapeng just woke up, stood up quickly with raised eyebrows, and asked Liu Chuan as soon as he walked in: "Yes, yes, Liu Chuan, your father used to sit here, and now I will pass it on to you. This is our Wanhe If you are not here, I will be a temporary replacement. The handsome position cannot be vacant for a day. I am also exhausted these days, and you came just in time, so I should take a good breath and rest for a while." Lou Dapeng pulled Liu Chuan to the president's executive chair and sat down, then pushed a lot of documents on the table towards his eyes, and then said: "I have signed all the general documents for daily operation these days, and there are still a lot of documents here. It must be reported to the legal representative of the company for signature, now that you are in place, you can report it to your grandma. Your grandma is now the chairman of the board, and these documents can only be counted after she has signed them." Liu Chuan flipped through the pile of documents casually, frowned, and muttered, "What are these?" He looked up at the grandma on the opposite sofa, and his gaze was not so much asking for help, but rather shirking. "Grandma, let's see, you have to sign these." Of course, grandma was more sophisticated, and said to Lou Dapeng calmly, "Bring it, whatever it is, I will sign it." So Lou Dapeng took the stack of documents away from Liu Chuan's eyes and sent them to the sofa.Liu Chuan was sitting on the executive chair, watching Lou Dapeng explain document by document to grandma, but his mind drifted away to think about other things. On the other side of the sofa, Lou Dapeng said that grandma was signing the document, and when she signed the last document, grandma said in surprise: "70 million, what is this?" Seeing that grandma was surprised and did not write, Lou Dapeng explained to grandma: "This is a mortgage letter for a bank loan. We provided it to the bank on behalf of this Huafeng Industrial Company. This Huafeng Industrial Company is very powerful. We arrived at a very good project, and the lending bank for this project required the same amount of mortgage, and many companies are trying to participate. Because the boss of Huafeng is a regular customer of our Wanhe Entertainment City, and he has no friendship with Liu Chuan's father and me. That’s right, that’s why we gave us this good job of earning a steady mortgage fee.” Grandma listened to what Lou Dapeng said, and it made sense. Looking at the guarantee document, it was clean and regular, but the amount on it made her feel uncertain: "The mortgage is 70 million, such a big one. A sum of money, can we mortgage it?" Lou Dapeng said: "Our Wanhe has total assets of 120 million and 120 million, and our net assets have exceeded 50%. It should be no problem to pledge a loan of 70 million. And the 70 million is not We borrowed it from Huafeng Company, and we used the method of mortgage to guarantee the bank for Boss Yin of Huafeng." Grandma still didn't sign: "This number is too big, I'll think about it later..." Lou Dapeng had no choice but to nod: "That's fine, I'll ask Boss Yin from Huafeng Industrial to meet with you later, and if you don't understand anything, he can explain it to you face to face." Grandma said, "That's fine." After they finally finished processing the documents, Lou Dapeng asked grandma what else to explain. Grandma deliberately said to build Liu Chuan's authority: "Dapeng, now that Liu Chuan is the president, you can ask him." His eyes supported Liu Chuan. Lou Dapeng had no choice but to face Liu Chuan, and asked with a half smile: "Liu Chuan, what do you think you have to say?" None of them thought that Liu Chuan's first "confession" after succeeding as president sounded like a request for instructions, and he actually asked his deputy Lou Dapeng: "Uncle Lou, I would like to invite some of my colleagues." Friends come to the entertainment city to dance, maybe we will have a buffet here, do you think it's okay?" Grandma frowned, as if she hated iron for being weak.Lou Dapeng smiled secretly: "Okay. It's boring to eat a buffet. I'll book a big private room for you to have a decent meal. How many of you are there?" Liu Chuan's house during the day When the doorbell rang, Liu Chuan was answering a call from Pang Jiandong. Liu Chuan: "Jiandong, what's the matter, you won't come to dance today? Isn't that what you mentioned first... You work overtime, that's no problem, then let's go...Okay, okay, goodbye." Liu Chuan opened the door while answering the phone, and it was Xiao Ke who came to visit. Liu Chuan said in surprise, "Xiao Ke." Xiao Ke: "I'm here to bring medicine to your grandma. Last time your grandma said that her legs were numb, my mother asked me to send a folk prescription." Liu Chuan invited Xiao Ke into the house. When Xiao Ke saw Grandma Liu Chuan, she went over to exchange greetings: "Grandma, my mother found the folk recipe I told you about last time, and asked me to bring it to you." Grandma seemed to like Xiao Ke very much, and she dragged her inside, "You don't go to work today, and you even made a special trip..." Xiao Ke: "Today is Saturday, I'm resting, don't I go to dance with Liu Chuan later, I happen to take Liu Chuan's car..." At this moment, Liu Chuan had wandered aside to dial Ji Wenzhu's phone number. Xiao Ke was interested, and she could faintly hear the conversation between Liu Chuan and Ji Wenzhu. Liu Chuan: "Asparagus, I'm Liu Chuan, Pang Jiandong may not come today because he has to work overtime, so are you still here?... If you want to come, I can pick you up. Okay, are you still at the Hangtian Bridge?" While dealing with Grandma Liu Chuan, Xiao Ke quietly watched Liu Chuan's phone call... Skybridge at dusk 小珂搭着刘川的车子，跟他一块儿来接季文竹。他们的车子停在航天桥附近一个小巷的巷口，小珂坐在汽车的后座上，看着刘川从巷口里接了季文竹，向车子这边走来，她拨了庞建东的手机。 小珂：“建东，我是小珂，你今天不来跳舞啦。你加什么班呀？……那个事呀，那个事什么时候办不行，你请假过来吧，今天季文竹也来。我不骗你，我和刘川到航天桥这边接她来了……” 刘川替季文竹拉开汽车的前门时，小珂恰巧通完了电话。 万和娱乐城外晚上 刘川驾车载着季文竹和小珂来到娱乐城的大门口，他们刚刚走下汽车，就看见了庞建东已经站在高高的台阶上，有几分不快地看着他们。 刘川和季文竹都有些意外和尴尬，小珂却热隋地上去与庞建东寒暄：“建东，你来啦？” 万和娱乐城晚上 好在，那天晚上刘川作为主人，主要是照顾大家吃好玩好，并没有过分僭越向季文竹献媚，跳舞也主要是和大伙一块疯狂蹦迪，在漫舞时间也未主动邀请季文竹共舞。那天骚扰季文竹的倒是一个大腹便便的中年男人，那男人是娄大鹏领过来的，先是坐在后面看演出，到了慢舞时间，娄大鹏就过来找刘川。 娄大鹏：“哎，那个穿白衣服的女孩叫什么呀，是你们一起的吧。” 刘川说：“是啊，干吗？” 娄大鹏说：“咱们公司有—个重要客户，那个尹老板，想请这个女孩跳个舞，你看行吗？” 刘川说：“应该可以吧，你叫那人自己去请不就得了。” 娄大鹏说：“她是你的客人，还是你去说比较好吧，要不女孩该觉得人家想要干吗似的，万一回绝人家，那还不伤人面子吗。” 刘川说：“那好吧，我帮你问问。” 因为要替别人邀请，刘川那天晚上才第一次主动走到季文竹面前，和她说了有人请她跳舞的事情。 季文竹问：“谁要请我？” 刘川说：“是我爸公司一个客户。” 季文竹想了想，显然是为了表示给刘川面子，说：“是你们的客户呀，那就跳吧。” 于是就跳了。 季文竹不愧是个演员，那舞跳得确实好看，加上那个尹老板也是个中高手，步伐手势牵引得法，让季文竹把一身舞技发挥得淋漓尽致。大家都围在边上欣赏，笑容中全是赞叹。惟有庞建东板着脸一点不笑。一曲舞毕，一曲又起，季文竹礼貌地甩了尹老板，径直走到刘川面前，把他邀下舞池。和那尹老板相比，尽管刘川技不如人，但他年轻，挺拔，身材好，和季文竹青春搭配，也能舞出一种无与伦比的美感，看得周围无数眼球流波飞转，看得庞建东脸色更加难看。 曲终人散，主持人重新登场，贫嘴饶舌地把这对男女的舞姿夸奖一番，才介绍下面的节目。季文竹跳得脸红冒汗，大声叫着让刘川给她去找水喝。刘川就去找水，这时庞建东走过来质问刘川。 庞建东：“刚才那老家伙到底是什么人呀，你干吗让文竹跟他跳舞？” 刘川说：“噢，那是我们公司一个客户，我也不怎么认识。” 庞建东说：“不认识干吗非让文竹跟他跳舞，你不会是把我女朋友当成你们公司的公关小姐了吧。” 刘川一怔，说：“谁呀！” 这时季文竹走过来问他们：“你们说什么呢？” 刘川没答话。季文竹疑惑地看刘川，庞建东悻悻然拉着季文竹，说：“走，我陪你拿饮料去。” They are gone.刘川还。旺在原地。这时台上一个歌手用沙哑的声音开始低声吟唱，不少男女在歌声中再次离座，相拥着走进舞池。小珂上来请刘川跳舞，她说：“刘川咱俩跳一个行吗，你跳得真好，你教教我吧……” 可这时刘川耳朵里嗡嗡作响，已经听不见任何声音，他红着脸转身走出舞厅，把万分尴尬的小珂抛在身后。 万和娱乐城夜 夜总会里狂欢已散，人去屋空，只有零星灯光残留在某个角落，与躺在沙发里独自沉思的刘川，同样寂寞。在这夜深人静之际，刘川的手机竟然响了。 刘川接了手机，里面传来季文竹的声音：“刘川吗，是我，你们今天怎么了，因为什么不高兴了？” 刘川明知故问：“没有啊，我跟谁不高兴了？” 季文竹家夜 季文竹说：“你是不是和建东吵嘴了？” 刘川依然扛着，说：“没有啊，建东说我们吵嘴了吗？” 季文竹说：“没劲，吵就吵了呗，你没必要瞒我！” 刘川不吭声了。 季文竹说：“因为什么呀，是因为我吗？” 刘川说：“不是。” 季文竹说：“真不是？” 刘川嘴硬道：“我不会为了女人跟哥们儿吵嘴的。” 季文竹针锋相对：“为女人不值得，是吗？” 万和娱乐城夜 刘川被噎了—会儿，说：“那倒不是，为女人闹得死去活来的男人，没什么出息。” 季文竹也沉默了一会儿，说：“所以做女的就是倒霉。男人个个嘴里吹捧女人，说到底还是不把女人放在眼里。” 刘川犟嘴道：“谁说的，我就特别尊重女的。” 季文竹问：“那你尊重我？” 刘川说：“当然尊重。” 季文竹说：“那我问你，要是我求你帮忙，你肯帮吗？” 刘川说：“那要看帮什么忙了，体力活绝对没问题。” 季文竹问：“我明天搬家，需要个劳力，你来吗？” 刘川说：“没问题，我可以从我们公司找几个壮劳力来，明天什么时候？” 季文竹说：“我找的是你，又没找你们公司。搬家的劳力我已经找了搬家公司，我是请你帮我收拾收拾。” 刘川顿了一下，故意问：“你怎么不找庞建东啊，他不是你的男朋友吗？” 季文竹绕着说：“男朋友？我的男朋友多着呢，你不也是吗。” “我？我和庞建东可不一样……” “对，没有一个人和另一个人完全一样。可一样不一样和请你帮忙搬家有什么关系吗？” 刘川沉默了，少顷，他应了一声：“啊，没什么关系。” 也许他觉得继续绕来绕去地斗嘴已没有太大意义，他和电话那头的女孩，彼此心照不宣，谁都明白他们各自说的，心里想的，都是什么。 航天桥季文竹住处白天 虽然季文竹仅仅在北京住了一年，可身边的家具用具居然多得拉了满满一车。刘川帮季文竹收拾打包，忙碌了整整四个小时，下午快三点了那辆满载的卡车才从航天桥季文竹的住处出发，向城东酒仙桥的方向驶去。 监狱外路上黄昏 季文竹也许忽略了庞建东这个星期是上正常班的，五点半钟庞建东走出监狱大门，他乘公交车走京开高速很快进入三环主路。 航天桥黄昏 当庞建东到达航天桥季文竹租住的那个小院的时候，却发现季文竹的房间已是人去屋空。他打季文竹的手机，手机通了却始终无人接听，经向院里房东打听，才知道季文竹今天下午搬到酒仙桥去了。这让庞建东感到特别疑惑和失落。他向那老太太打听了季文竹的新地址，打了辆出租向酒仙桥赶去。 酒仙桥季文竹家傍晚 当庞建东终于找到季文竹的新家时，刺痛他的就不仅仅是那份其实并不足道的失落，而是一股恶胆旁生的怒火。因为他最先看到的，是停在那幢居民楼下的那辆崭新的沃尔沃轿车。 他两腿麻木地走上楼去，四楼靠右手的一扇门没关，里边的一男一女一边搬动家具，一边商量着室内的布局。庞建东走向前去，站在那间两房一厅的单元门口，看着季文竹和刘川正往一面肮脏的墙壁前使劲挪动着一个书柜。季文竹突然看见他了，目光怔怔地停了动作。刘川先是催她使劲，继而也循着她的目光回头，当然，他也和她一样，看见了门口庞建东那张发青的面孔！