Chapter 14 Fourteen Heshun Noodle House

No. 66 Heshun Road is a Huaiyang noodle restaurant that also serves Su-style dim sum.The five-bay facade, the first floor and the ground floor, blue bricks and powder walls and big red columns, are neat and grand.It used to be the private house of Fu Youheng's third wife, the owner of Hengtong Flour Mill, a hundred-year-old brand in the province.This Hengtong flour and its owner, Fu Youheng, were well-known in the provincial capital in the 1920s and 1930s.In 1949, Boss Fu took several concubines and their children, all the gold, silver, soft dollar bills and stocks, left his eldest wife and those real estates, and also left behind the "starving and cold" employees, and ran Hong Kong went.Naturally, these real estates were later confiscated, including this big house, all of which were distributed by the housing management office and turned into residential buildings.A few years ago, Boss Fu passed away. One of his immediate family members abroad, who seemed to be a nephew or something, came back to the province to make a huge investment. One of the additional conditions was to take back this "big house".At that time, the central government had not yet issued specific policies on how to deal with such matters, and there was no way to follow them. No one dared to make decisions, so they reported to the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee reported to the Provincial Party Committee. The Standing Committee collectively drew a circle and resolutely made the decision to "return to the Fu family".This decision caused a lot of discussion and "turmoil" in the society at that time. The sayings were nothing more than "Hu Hansan's Home Returning Mission is back", "Nowadays, the old revolution is not as good as the new revolution, and the new revolution is not as good as no revolution, no revolution." A revolution is inferior to a counter-revolution", and so on and so forth.But the facts have proved that the circle drawn collectively by the provincial party committee at that time was "wise" no matter from which point of view.Its wisdom lies not only in obtaining a huge sum of dollars of investment for the province, but also in adjusting the relationship, concepts, and mentality among people in society in a timely and appropriate manner, and initiating a necessary legal system process. Played a "deafening" role.That "nephew" is also in his seventies, and he has businesses in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Naturally, he himself would not live in such an old house.In his old man's words, such an old house is too yin, and the elderly themselves are out of balance and deficient in yang, so it is not suitable to live in such an old house.To be honest, this old house has been divided by ten or twenty families for decades, and it is already dilapidated and disfigured.The old man gave the "returned" old house to a niece in mainland China, and gave her a large sum of money to renovate the old house and open such a very unique "Heshun noodle restaurant".The niece's husband was originally an assistant prosecutor of the Provincial Procuratorate, a demobilized soldier. Later, the noodle restaurant's business grew. legal person".So people in the circle joked that the old house was fooled around and finally returned to the hands of the "people".The niece and son-in-law inevitably have many senior colleagues, friends and acquaintances in the provincial capital's public security system.There is often entertainment and communication in official business.As the saying goes, where to spend money is not to spend?Don't let the fat and water flow into outsiders' fields.So they moved these banquets to Heshun's side one after another.Although it is called a "noodle shop", it can also serve as a banquet when needed.Or, it is more accurate to put it this way: open to the outside world, it really only sells "noodles".Only friends from the public security, prosecution and legal system need it for business or private purposes, and it will hold banquets for them.The price is more than half cheaper than the first-class restaurants outside.But the recipes and the color, fragrance and taste of the dishes are definitely formulated and produced according to the level of a special first-class restaurant.Another thing that made these friends in the public security system commendable and reassuring was that the niece and son-in-law carefully decorated three private rooms in the backyard, which were specially used for these public banquets and were completely isolated from the lobby.Even the entry and exit of people and vehicles has a special channel.Over time, these civil servants put all important private meetings and talks here.When needed, just make a phone call first, and the business of the other two private rooms in the backyard can definitely be stopped here, and the entire backyard can be enjoyed by you alone.Because of such security conditions, the Municipal Public Security Bureau once took advantage of this place to "secretly arrest" two underworld bosses who were arrogant for a while and gambled wildly.

This Heshun noodle restaurant is so famous in the public security system of the provincial capital, but it was the first time for Shao Changshui to patronize it.As soon as Captain Zhao walked into the quiet and elegant backyard of the noodle restaurant, he was "shocked" by the clumps of green bamboos and the rippling pool water, and couldn't help shouting: "Hi, rare. Rare... really rare... " Team Zhao is naturally a frequent visitor here; it seems that "regular visitor" is not enough, it should be called "visited guest".From the moment he entered the door, the owner and his wife came to greet him personally and waited on him.Shao Changshui also heard the female shopkeeper ordering her subordinates in the yard: "Tell the front desk to stop arranging guests in the backyard." Shao Changshui hurriedly whispered to Chief Zhao: "We just eat a little supper casually, if necessary Do you make it so grand?" Captain Zhao waved his hand at Shao Changshui nonchalantly, which meant: Don't worry about it, let them handle it.Old rules.As soon as the two of them sat down on the imitation Ming armchairs made of rosewood, the tea was immediately served.It was eighty yuan a pot of Mingqian Maofeng.The tea set also imitated the blue and white overglaze Wanshou Wujiang set made by the Qing Dynasty. Immediately afterwards, four cold dishes and four dried fruit plates were served, all of which were the sauced pig's feet, grilled pig's face, and so on. Shredded pork liver, large stewed sausage, dried figs, persimmons, fried lobster slices, etc., as well as a large plate of sunflower seeds produced on the Utugra grassland, with large skin, thin oil and fragrant kernels.Naturally, a plate of peeled white and tender garlic cloves and a plate of bright purple and bright oily spicy peppers are also indispensable.Then, the former assistant prosecutor smiled again, as if he had brought some treasure, and holding a bottle of red star Erguotou in a simple package made in the 1960s, he walked straight up to Chief Zhao and carefully put the wine in front of him. After showing it, as if showing a bottle of "Louis XVIII" that has been in the cellar for a hundred years, he lowered his voice and declared: "The last two or three bottles are here. These are specially reserved for your team leader Zhao." Team leader Zhao said: "I Fuck. I heard you say this eight years ago. How many 'last two or three bottles' are you in? Just fool around with me." The former assistant prosecutor laughed aggrievedly: "Look at it, look at it, if you speak so untruthfully as the commander-in-chief, then we people will not have a job. I have only been in business for three or four years, how can you do it in eighth Did you hear me say this years ago? To tell you the truth, this is the real last three bottles. Even if you kill me in the future, you won’t be able to find Erguotou like this. If you want to drink again, you can only give it to you. You went to Moutai Wuliangye." Shao Changshui, who doesn't drink much, knows that many old An'an in the province especially like to drink this "simplified version of Erguotou".Or should I put it this way, everyone pays special attention to this point.Now, there are many Erguotou on the market.From seven or eight yuan to ten yuan a bottle of simple packaging, to more than 300 yuan a bottle of high-quality special wine, everything is available.But it is absolutely impossible to find this kind of 56-degree "Red Star Erguotou" in a paperback version released in the 1960s (it must be 56 degrees. 60 degrees will not work, and 50 degrees will not work).Such Erguotou is hard to find in Beijing, where it is produced.And those old An'an in the provincial capital all considered it a blessing and a blessing to be able to get such a bottle of Erguotou, and they all took pride in it.Wonder how the former assistant U.S. attorney got them?He can still mysteriously announce from time to time: "This is the last two or three bottles."

Have supper and drink?And you want to drink such spirits?Shao Changshui glanced suspiciously at Captain Zhao, only to see that he was already holding the blue and white overglaze Wanshouwujiang small wine cup, which also imitated the imperial system of the Qing Dynasty. The strong wine that is burning people's lips and throats like a fire, seems to be tasting the nectar spring of heaven and earth.For a long time, he didn't speak, and he didn't eat his favorite meat and vegetables. He just sat down and drank the sunflower seeds on the Utogra grassland.This made Shao Changshui, as well as the former assistant prosecutor and his wife, realize that the captain must have something on his mind tonight, as if he was "borrowing his sorrows with wine".Shao Changshui didn't know the depth, didn't dare to inquire, and just drank tea and ate vegetables with his head depressed.The former assistant prosecutor and his wife made up a few random sentences without embarrassment, but seeing that Mr. Zhao Wuliu ignored them, they hurriedly got out of their bodies and went to do their own things.After a while, the captain was flushed from drinking, his eyes were shining, and hot sweat was streaming down his thick and short neck.And there was only half a bottle of the one-jin bottle of spirits left.

"Why don't you just drink tea and not drink? What's the point?!" The captain suddenly raised his head and asked Shao Changshui. Shao Changshui was taken aback, and hurriedly picked up the wine cup to drink, but Zhao Wuliu stared at him blankly, and asked, "Do you think Mr. Lao died unjustly?" Because I didn't expect the captain to be with him tonight "Discussing" such a sensitive topic, Shao Changshui, who was not mentally prepared for it, was stunned for a moment.Seeing him standing there in a daze, Zhao Wuliu was a little unhappy, raised his eyes and criticized: "Little brother, little brother, don't keep thinking about your nonsense about job appointments. Everyone is transferred to the provincial department Now, the household registration of your wife and baby has been settled for you, so why worry about it? I know you have an opinion on me... the boss's opinion..." Zhao Wuliu squinted at Shao Changshui, and let out a sneer.

"What's my opinion? Why should I have any opinion on you?" Shao Changshui hurriedly explained. "Don't argue with me. It's normal to have opinions. It's not normal to have no opinions... Mr. Lao went to Tao Ligen because of his opinions... He was unhappy... very unhappy... ...But I didn't expect him to go to Taurigan to be so painful... Man..." At this time, the male shopkeeper opened the door and came in and asked if hot food could be served, but unexpectedly, he was scolded by Team Zhao.He widened his eyes and cursed at the male shopkeeper: "Who let you in? Have I told you that no one is allowed to break into the house without my permission tonight? You know What are we doing? You want to eavesdrop on our conversation? Huh?! Are you tired of working?" The former assistant prosecutor was stunned and stunned for a moment.Shao Changshui knew that Commander Zhao had indeed drunk too much, so he quickly waved at the shopkeeper, telling him not to argue with the captain, and quickly avoided it. Hey hey hey, they are here to serve us. What are you doing? You are so troublesome, do we still have this supper?"

Zhao Wuliu stared blankly at Shao Changshui, then gradually calmed down, then stared blankly at the direction where the shop owner was leaving, and closed his mouth twice, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't. You can tell, sit down blankly, and ask: "Did I play tricks with someone just now?" Shao Changshui laughed and said, "It's not just an attitude?! I almost swallowed him alive." "..." At this time, Zhao Wuliu, whose thinking had become very dull, rolled his eyelids, tried his best to think back, and said suddenly, "Then...then...then we should apologize...then... ...have to apologize..."

Shao Changshui smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Don't scare people anymore." Zhao Wuliu yelled anxiously: "Why are you scaring people? I have to apologize to them! This boss used to be a comrade in our public security system, and he was a serious reconnaissance staff officer in the army. We have always gotten along well...don't... Don't hurt him..." Then, he struggled to get up, staggered and walked straight to the door, forcing Shao Changshui to rush forward and drag him back to the chair.But Zhao Wuliu still clamored to apologize to the boss.Shao Changshui had no choice but to ask a male waiter who had been waiting outside the door to run to call the boss.After a lot of tossing, when the boss left, the alcohol passed away a little bit, and Zhao Wuliu calmed down again.Shao Changshui felt that he couldn't let him drink anymore no matter what, so he hurriedly informed the boss that all the desserts and fruits that were not served were pinned up, and he dragged the captain out of the Heshun noodle restaurant without any explanation.After starting the car, sending Team Zhao home, and then returning to Longwan Road, it was already two o'clock in the middle of the night, so I didn't even bother to wash my feet and brush my teeth, so I quickly took off and went to bed, but Zhao Wu's words echoed over and over again in my mind. These "drinking words" that Liu said flashed his "cynical" expression, trying to figure out the deep-seated reasons for the captain's sudden drunken gaffe tonight... All these things entangled him, who was already very sleepy, upside down, It's just that I can't sleep, so I can only stiffen... It wasn't until dawn that my eyelids gradually felt heavy, and my mind seemed to be filled with a pot of hot pulp. I just felt a little drowsy when the phone rang. Suddenly there was a thrilling sound.Instinctively, he jumped up like a carp, and rushed to grab the phone.It was Commander Zhao who called from the headquarters office, telling him to rush to the headquarters immediately, "I have something to tell you."

Shao Changshui quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes, and when he rushed out the door, he subconsciously glanced at the electric clock on the wall. It was not yet five o'clock in the morning. ... The courtyard of the Provincial Department was naturally silent at this time, Shao Changshui rushed to the captain's office, and as expected, he was already waiting there; it looked like he hadn't slept well all night, and his eyeballs were swollen all over. The sickness after drinking, coupled with the fact that the lights in the room were not turned on, made him appear more and more weak and haggard.Since being transferred to the Criminal Investigation Corps, Shao Changshui has never seen the captain so "depressed".

"Sit." Zhao Wuliu pointed to the sofa on the other side and said in a low voice.On the small coffee table in front of the sofa over there is a cup of tea that has already been brewed, still steaming.This is the captain's unique way of "receiving guests": talk to his subordinates, and he will always make a cup of tea for you in advance.For decades, it has never been negligent. "I made a fool of myself last night..." he mocked himself feebly. "No. The two of us haven't finished that bottle of Erguotou yet, so how can we make a fool of ourselves?" Shao Changshui quickly replied.

"I definitely drank too much... You didn't drink a few sips of that bottle of Erguotou..." He pointed to the cup of tea as he said, meaning to let Shao Changshui drink tea, and then asked, "In front of Boss Heshun In front of you, did I say anything out of the ordinary?" "No." "Really?" "No." "It's fine if you don't have one..." Zhao Wuliu looked at Shao Changshui suspiciously, lowered his head, and sat for a while, "I was in a bad mood yesterday, you know?" "I said, why did you suddenly take me to eat supper and drink so much alcohol?" Shao Changshui said with a smile.

"In some cases, in front of so many comrades yesterday, I can't say..." Zhao Wuliu said with a self-deprecating smile, and then he told Shao Changshui that there was a leader the day before yesterday—let's not ask this person for now. Who is the leader? Anyway, as long as he is willing, he can control the fate of you and me. He suddenly brought me to his office to talk about something. Then came the case of Mr. Lao, and he solemnly "reminded" me that to solve Mr. Lao's case, the speed of detection should be "appropriately" slowed down, and the speed of detection should be "appropriately" "look forward and backward". "When I say slow down, I don't mean to ask you not to investigate, let alone let those criminals go. Of course it shouldn't, it's not allowed, and it's absolutely impossible. So don't misunderstand my "letting go" "Slow" means. I said "slow down" because I hope you can solve the case while paying attention to the development of the other side of the situation." Then the leading comrade asked me in a mysterious manner, "I said this What does the 'other situation' refer to, do you understand?" I deliberately said to him: "I don't understand, please clarify clearly." The other party also punched me with a smile and said: "Don't be ridiculous. You want to If you don’t understand, then you will be stupid to death!” "What is he worried about?" Shao Changshui asked. "It's not because I'm worried that Acting Governor Gu has nothing serious to do if the superiors find out in the future. If we do this, we will be overwhelmed." Zhao Wuliu replied. "Master Lao really has to be involved with Acting Governor Gu?" "When you heard Quanying's sister-in-law talk about something that day, you didn't take your ears with you?" "Then we won't go down and check?" "They didn't tell you not to check down. They just hope that you slow down the progress. While checking, you have to pay attention to the attitude of the superiors. Don't search stupidly." "Who does the leader represent? On behalf of the provincial party committee? The provincial government? Or is he speaking on behalf of the party group of our Public Security Bureau?" "He represents no one. He represents himself." "Then please don't drag him down." "They really aren't trying to drag us down, they're also thinking about us. Some things really can't be as simple as you think. Handling cases in the province is indeed different from handling cases in the deep valleys in the county in the past... ..." "Then what do you say? Let's just listen to him and slow down?" "Alas..." Zhao Wuliu sighed with a wry smile, "Slow down? How to slow down? How slow is it?" There is also a new situation that upsets Zhao Wuliu. Because it involves disagreements within the party group of the department, it is inconvenient for him to "disclose" with Shao Changshui.In the party group of the department, more and more comrades tend to "Master Lao did not die of murder" recently, and think that Zhao Wuliu's investigative thinking in this case is problematic.they think: First, there are now more and more evidences to prove that in the period before the incident, Mr. Lao spoke highly of Acting Governor Gu's performance during his work in Taurigan either publicly or privately.This is also consistent with the views he expressed in "Confidential Letters".If the murderer wanted to "kill" Mr. Lao because he secretly investigated Acting Governor Gu, then why did they kill him when Mr. Lao had fundamentally changed his views and attitudes towards Gu?It doesn't make sense at all logically. Second, although the driver who caused the accident had "confessed" that there was another person in the cab at the time of the accident, there is no circumstantial evidence to prove this.On the steering wheel, except for the drunk driver, no fingerprints or palm prints of anyone else were found.No other person's fingerprints or palm prints were found on the gear handle.You can certainly assume that the murderer was wearing gloves.But that too can only be speculation.The existence of another cannot be presumed without evidence.The driver who caused the accident never admitted that there was another person in the cab, but then suddenly changed his words and admitted again, probably to shirk responsibility for himself. Third, there is some evidence that Lao Ye was not in a normal mental state in the later period of Taurigan, and his views on many issues were often in a "serious" (?) split state, which made people feel a kind of The feeling of "the foreword doesn't match the afterword".The reason for this remains to be investigated, but for this reason, what he said in "Secret Documents" that "if something happens to me, it must be homicide" and leaving the word "murder" on Shao Changsai's palm in one fell swoop, must be specifically questioned. Fourth, even if we solve the case from the perspective of murder, we cannot limit ourselves to finding answers in Taurigan.Although the car accident happened in Taoligen, Lao Donglin solved many cases in his life, arrested many people, and offended many people.These people are all likely to take revenge on Lord Lao.After most of these people served their sentences, they all drifted into the society.Some of them are in Taurigan, but most of them are not in Taurigan.If the scope of the investigation is limited to Taurigan, it will give the impression that it only pays attention to the line of "secret investigation".It seems that our case has some political purpose.this is not good…… There is another new saying that is even more "evil". Some people think that Mr. Lao committed suicide... These comrades pay special attention to the third point of view above. They confirm that in the days before the incident, Mr. Lao’s mental state is indeed in a trance, and his views on many issues are in between, sometimes like this, sometimes like that, his heart is particularly contradictory, and he often reveals some pessimistic emotions that are not sure about life.Therefore, they believe that it is not ruled out that day, the old man was confused for a moment, so he walked past the rickety truck... "Impossible. Absolutely impossible." After listening to Commander Zhao's narration about "Master Lao's suicide theory", Shao Changshui jumped up and retorted loudly, "Fortunately, I saw him and was with him on the day of his accident. After staying for nearly an hour, I finally watched him being pushed into the operating room of the emergency room. He didn’t want to go into the operating room. He asked me to save him. He did look a little heavy that day, and it can be seen that he was thinking There are too many, but they are very clear-headed, and they are very confident and decisive in their analysis and judgment of the problem. What kind of suicide? People who say such things are completely confusing the water. Check it out, check the people who say it background." "Don't get excited...don't get excited...the case is still being solved. No matter what people say, we have to listen patiently. We can't just not listen to different opinions just because the victim is an old criminal policeman of ours." "If it's suicide, can he write those two words in blood on my hand? Is he deliberately tricking us, or is his spirit really in a split state? But I can guarantee it with my personality and party spirit. At that time, Mr. Lao was clear-headed and his nerves were normal. If his death had nothing to do with others, why did someone come to my house to steal rubbings? Why did they blow up the safe where he hid the materials? Why did they kill the security guard? ? What happened next, and what does it mean?" "Don't get excited... don't get excited..." "I'm so excited. I just think that we, an old criminal policeman, died too unjustly. He dedicated himself to serving the country and protecting the people, but ended up like this..." "Don't talk about it without borders. Serving the country and protecting the people has nothing to do with 'this end'!" "Fuck, anyway, this country is not something that we, the criminal policemen, keep in our buckets of rice. Who wants to go all the way!" "Shao Changshui, what nonsense are you talking about? The more you talk, the more boundless you are, isn't it?" Zhao Wuliu roared. Shao Changshui fell silent.After a while, he asked unhappily: "What orders does the chief have for urging people out of bed in the middle of the night?" "Next step, what do you think? Don't tell me the nonsense of 'I listen to the leader'." Zhao Wuliu said. "Of course the attitude of your leaders is important. We are just working..." "Okay!" Zhao Wuliu immediately interrupted Shao Changshui, and asked forcefully, "Do you have any ideas? Do you have any?" "I think our work ideas in the previous stage were generally correct, and we have achieved some phased results. The problem now is to persevere and persist, and never be shaken by rumors. Of course, this requires the top of a big tree like you Just go..." "Stop doing this with me. Seriously." "Now I understand more and more that Director Yuan's general policy is extremely wise: let's find out how Lord Lao died. We don't touch anything else. We can't touch the governor or not. We don't want to Let us touch it, we won't touch it. If we don't touch it, we can continue to investigate Mr. Lao's case. Director Yuan is too fucking dialectical..." "Next step!" "There is no next step, just continue to work step by step like this. If there is a change, it is to make greater efforts to figure out the state of mind, understanding and mental state of Lord Lao in the later period. At the same time, the car accident will not be missed. And the bank bombing and the theft of rubbings. There is one more point, I don’t know if I should say it.” "Say." "I dare not say." "Fuck you!" "Then I'll just say it? If you don't feel happy in the future, don't drink that Erguotou. Your parents didn't give you that amount of alcohol, why did you suffer that for nothing?!" "Go away. Control the sky and the earth, and don't care what kind of wine I drink? Get out!" When the two of them said this, it was already dawn.There are already many people walking around in the corridors and yards of the office building.Zhao Wuliu and Shao Changshui were already hungry, and were about to go downstairs to find a place to have breakfast, when the person on duty in the reception room called and said that someone at the gate was looking for the person in charge of the Criminal Investigation Team. "What's the matter? Want to report the crime? Tell them to call 110. Direct reports are not accepted here." Zhao Wuliu replied. "They said that they didn't come to report the crime, but they came to look for your Commander Zhao. They also said that you sent someone to look for them. As long as you say their names, you will know who they are." The officer on duty in the reception room replied road. "Really? What's their name?" Zhao Wuliu asked. "Cao Yuefang, Yin Zili." "Cao Yuefang...Yin Zili...who is it?" Zhao Wuliu slowly repeated the name twice, and suddenly remembered that this seemed to be someone in the list left by Mr. Lao.Shao Changshui also immediately confirmed. "Aren't these people unwilling to talk to us? Why did they take the initiative to find us again?" Zhao Wuliu and Shao Changshui both wondered secretly. The two hurried to eat some breakfast, Zhao Wuliu went back to the office and waited, and asked Shao Changshui to go to the reception room to meet the two people first, and find out the real purpose of their visit.Shao Changshui had seen these two people before.This time when he saw it, Shao Changshui was completely stunned.That "Yin Zili" was right, he was still the same one; but the person who called herself "Cao Yuefang" changed from an old man in his sixties or seventies to a girl in her twenties.And this girl is none other than Cao Nan from the district library, the Cao Nan who made him still question her in his heart.Seeing Shao Changshui standing there for a while, looking at her in surprise for a long time, Cao Nan quickly explained: "I am Cao Yuefang's daughter, and my father should have come here in person. He suddenly caught a bad cold, and asked me to help him... …Sorry……" "Is... what's the matter?" Shao Changshui asked.He couldn't get over the accident of "Cao Nan is Cao Yuefang's daughter" all at once, so he naturally had considerable wariness and doubts on his expression. "I'm really sorry last time..." Yin Zili first apologized for their unenthusiastic behavior towards Shao Changshui and others last time. Shao Changshui waved his hand, indicating that the past should not be mentioned again, and then asked that they came to Zhao Wuliu today because of Lord Lao, and immediately informed Zhao Wuliu of the situation, and got Zhao's consent. Take the two to the captain's office.When reporting the situation, considering that Commander Zhao would have to deal with Cao Nan personally soon, he hesitated again and again, and told Zhao Wuliu all his doubts about Cao Nan these days.Zhao Wuliu didn't criticize him for not reporting these things earlier, he just said: "Is there something else going on with this girl? I'll see you then." Zhao Wuliu only talked with Yin Zili and Cao Nan for more than ten minutes. After seeing them off, he called Shao Changshui to the office and said to him, "Today, you arrange a time and go see that old comrade named Cao Yuefang right away." "What's the matter? Are you willing to talk to us again?" Shao Changshui asked. "They think it's impossible for Master Lao to have been murdered..." "Really?" Shao Changshui was surprised. "Take someone there right away. Make detailed records. Pay attention to your attitude. Don't scare the old man." In the afternoon, it began to rain again in the provincial capital.When Shao Changshui brought people to Cao Yuefang's house again, Cao Nan was already waiting in the not-so-spacious hall.Ordinary apartment building.A unit with two bedrooms and one living room.It is said to be the living room, but in fact it is just a slightly larger aisle.The last time he came back, Shao Changshui felt that there was always an indescribable "non-Han" taste in the various furnishings of this living room, such as the old tapestry with brightly decorated patterns, the clean and tidy white porcelain hanging plates, and the various sizes. The carved mirror frame, and that very old and thick copper samovar... Now he understands the reason here - just look carefully at the old photos in those frames, Shao Changshui found that there are several photos in which the protagonist It turned out that they were all Russian women in long skirts and Russian men in tuxedos and holding civilized sticks.According to the introduction of the old man Cao Yuefang, they are all relatives of Cao Nan's grandmother.Taste carefully, the yellowed old photos also bring a bit of the cold, persistent and broad atmosphere of the Siberian wilderness... Cao Yuefang also worked as a policeman for a few days in her early years, probably because of her family's "overseas relations", she was transferred out of the public security system before the "Cultural Revolution"; later she changed her profession and learned a craft - repairing clocks and watches.I always think that no matter how the world changes, what kind of king's flag changes on the city head, the craftsmen should not be too indebted.I thought that I would spend my whole life relying on this craftsmanship, but unexpectedly, he couldn’t stop his kindness and integrity. At the end of the 1980s, he was still favored by his superiors, and he was mentioned as the deputy manager of a watch shop. He was the deputy manager in charge of the maintenance department and worked until retirement.Mr. Lao, who also likes to play with old clocks, may not only have taken a fancy to his craftsmanship, but also his background as a policeman. The two became good friends many years ago.As for why such a big man like him took a girly name, according to Cao Nan's grandfather's explanation, her father grew up to be more than two years old after he was born, and he still couldn't speak; , not called "Mom", only called "Yuefang", and kept calling.Call everything "Yuefang".No matter how you teach him, no matter how much you lure and intimidate, you can't get rid of his "shocking" cry.No one in the family has ever been called "Yuefang", and no one has taught him to do so.Could it be that such a dead woman named "Yuefang" once lived in this old house, and her innocent soul is attached to the child?But I asked those old neighbors around, but no one could remember such a person... After several months of continuous barking, when everyone was helpless, they suddenly stopped barking, which was normal, "Mom, dad, rice, fart Shit, dog, dick..." The barking was exactly the same as that of ordinary people, and the whole family felt relieved.Immediately, he forgot about it.Until he was six years old, it was said that he had to sign up for school for him, let's give him a scientific name.Grandpa suddenly said, let him be called "Yuefang".So all these years, grandpa has always remembered this matter, but he didn't say anything about it.Grandpa thought that no matter whether there was such an unjust soul possessed at that time or not, the first sound the child made when he opened his mouth was "Yuefang". Should be called "Yuefang" to spend this life.No matter what kind of misfortune or good fortune this natural name will bring to the child, it is predestined in the previous life.Let him take this natural name and finish his life.In this way, such a completely feminine name was settled... "I was so sorry last time..." The old man also apologized for the last time he was rude. "It's okay, it's okay. People are all the same, once they are born and second times they are familiar." Shao Changshui smiled tolerantly. "I'm really sorry. We were really timid at that time. As the saying goes, don't touch the depth, never go into the water. There is also an old saying, one year is bitten by a snake, and ten years is afraid of well ropes..." "It's ten years. It's three years. Don't exaggerate." Cao Nan corrected with a smile. "Ten years." The old man said firmly, "Maybe three years is enough elsewhere, but ten years in China." "If there is no taboo, can you explain in detail, why are you so timid, seniors?" Shao Changshui asked with a smile. "Hmm..." The old man hesitated for a moment, and didn't answer right away, but waved to Cao Nan, meaning to let her avoid him, and he wanted to talk to the comrades in the working group alone. Cao Nan was obviously a bit reluctant to "avoid", but in the end he couldn't resist his father's will, so he had to go outside in resentment. Before the official talk, Shao Changshui consulted Cao Yuefang: "When you talk, we will make a record. Are you not taboo?" "Remember it." Cao Yuelao agreed, "I know this is your rule. When you talk to someone, you always have to take notes. But, what did you write down, can you let me take a look at the end? ..." "Of course. According to regulations, all records must be reviewed by the parties concerned, and the parties must be signed and approved." "That's good. That's good."