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Chapter 89 6

annual ring 梁晓声 6273Words 2018-03-19
The TV was on—it was broadcasting CCTV's "Economy Half Hour". Zhang Meng is calling the work unit: "Ask the manager for a leave of absence for me. I can rest for two or three days at most. I will go to work when my stomach problem is better... Where can I find a boyfriend? I am old and my tomorrow will be a waste of time. I can't be high or low. , self-defeating..." Laughing, "Come on, stop kidding... Thank you, see you at work..." She put down the phone, took her medicine, and sat on the couch to watch TV. She pressed the remote control to change a station - "The following is the city's noon news program - the city's individual businesses have developed rapidly recently. According to incomplete statistics, as of this month..."

She walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, and the TV began to broadcast social news: "A few days ago in the murder case in the Dibao area, there was a new breakthrough in clues - a man who called himself Tsui Hark surrendered himself to the Public Security Bureau last night, claiming that The dead were killed by him..." Zhang Meng was taken aback, and left the bathroom with a face full of soap foam, listening attentively. The broadcast is still going on: "Tsui Hark has no proper occupation and is a member of the ranks of the city's 'Xi Ye'. He claims to be brave and self-defense and accidentally injured someone's life, but he has no witnesses to cite, and he can't name the woman he saved. Exactly which unit and which industry is the person..."

Zhang Meng couldn't help but walked to the sofa and sat down to listen. The scene of Tsui Hark's interrogation appeared on TV—the interrogator asked him something seriously, and he nodded and shook his head for a while, in a look of anxiety and confusion. The soap foam "killed" Zhang Meng's eyes, and she covered her eyes and ran into the bathroom... By the time she hurriedly washed off the soap suds on her face and came out wiping her face with a towel, the city's "noon news" had already finished broadcasting and changed to another program. Zhang Meng picked up the remote control and kept pressing it, but he could no longer see the screen just now.

She turned off the TV, but was still holding the remote control in a daze. "Strange, is it the same name and surname? Am I delusional?" She threw away the towel, took out her communication book, looked up Tsui Hark's phone number, and dialed. No one answered the phone. Zhang Meng decided to go to Tsui Hark's house in person. Zhang Meng was pedaling her bicycle quickly on the road. Zhang Meng got off the car in front of Tsui Hark's building, locked the car, turned around and ran into the building.The bicycle fell over, she looked back, and disappeared into the corridor without caring to help.

Panting, she stopped in front of Tsui Hark's house, knocked on the door, slammed on the door, and shouted, "Tsui Hark! Tsui Hark, are you at home? I'm Zhang Meng!" There was no answer in the room. She came downstairs slowly. The old lady on the next floor poked her head out from her door: "Looking for the guy surnamed Xu in the room above?" Zhang Meng asked anxiously: "Ma'am, do you know where he went?" The old lady said: "Girl, don't come to him again, he committed a crime, and human life is a matter of fate! At the Public Security Bureau, the news was broadcast at noon just now, and you are making up nonsense! I know him, Idle around all day, and people will look at it as a virtue that will kill someone sooner or later! Girl, you must be careful when looking for a partner, don't just focus on the rich, I am a golden word!"

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Zhang Meng turned around and ran downstairs. Zhang Meng came out from Xu's house and rode a bicycle straight to Wu Zhenqing's office. Sitting behind the big desk, Wu Zhenqing signed his name on some type of printed material in a fancy way, put it in the folder, then propped his elbows on the table, crossed his fingers, and looked at him while standing in his office. Zhang Meng at the table: "What are you doing standing? Sit down!" Zhang Meng sat on the sofa and looked at him expectantly, not without research. Wu Zhenqing asked, "What did you just say?"

Zhang Meng was a little unhappy: "You didn't put anything in your ears? I said Tsui Hark is on TV! I saw him on the noon news program!" "Like Lei Feng to do good deeds, or donate money to support?" Wu Zhenqing could be heard teasing... Zhang Meng said: "He killed someone! He is now in the Public Security Bureau! I saw him clearly on TV. I couldn't believe my eyes. I got on my bicycle and went to his house, and confirmed it from his neighbors." a little!" It could be heard that Zhang Meng was very dissatisfied with Wu Zhenqing's absent-mindedness.

Wu Zhenqing still didn't take it seriously: "Zhang Meng, you're lonely, find a man to dance with you, and talk about love. Or, ask your boss for a long vacation and go somewhere for a trip. Of course, I'm very happy when you feel bored But I don’t have the energy, and I don’t have that kind of romance anymore, really. Besides, your sister-in-law is such an imaginative woman, she will be jealous if she finds out, really. Her temper It's not that you don't understand, when she becomes jealous, you and I can't bear it..." Zhang Meng hurriedly stood up from the sofa: "You are fucking enough! I told you about Tsui Hark, why are you talking about your wife with me?"

Wu Zhenqing also shouted: "But how the hell can you convince me that you are not joking? He was with us the day before yesterday, having a party at my house! He was with us at the airport yesterday morning to see off Wang Xiaosong !" Zhang Meng was so anxious that his throat was about to smoke: "I...why did I lie to you?! No matter how lonely I am, I won't be so boring as to come to you to have fun! What fun is there in making up nonsense!" Only then did Wu Zhenqing attract attention: "Really?" Zhang Meng said: "I lied to you, I am... I am... Do you fucking believe it?! If you don't believe me, just leave! Don't waste time with you!"

"Don't go! I believe it!" Wu Zhenqing stood up, dazed for a moment, and suddenly pointed at Zhang Meng: "You said he is in the Public Security Bureau, right?" Zhang Meng said, "Yes!" Wu Zhenqing pointed at Zhang Meng again: "You said he killed someone? Did you?" Zhang Meng: "Yes!" Wu Zhenqing picked up the phone, still staring at Zhang Meng, and dialed: "City Bureau? Please transfer to Deputy Director Yao's office... Deputy Director Yao, I am Old Wu from Xingbei. Let me inquire. There is a person named Xu Ke." People, who are involved in the murder case in Dibao District, did you surrender yourself to the Municipal Bureau last night?... Confessed? Well, well, it's nothing...he's the cousin of an employee in my company... Please see me Please take care of your face, he has a bad personality, if he bumps into someone, don't be as knowledgeable as him..."

He put down the phone slowly, stood there for a while, and then sat down slowly. Zhang Meng looked at him: "Do you really believe it?" Wu Zhenqing stared at her, speechless... Zhang Meng said: "It was said in the news that he stated that he acted bravely and defended himself justly..." Wu Zhenqing said: "His self-report...his self-report is just a self-report. He provided a circumstantial evidence. People said that he was not with him at all! Up to now, no woman has called the Public Security Bureau and admitted that she was rescued by him! " Zhang Meng stared at him and asked, "So do you think for sure that he killed someone for what evil purpose?" Wu Zhenqing said: "I'm not sure what's the use? I have persuaded him to come to my company. He is under my nose, so I often train him. But he doesn't come! I also persuaded him to open some small business. The store finally has a job to make a living, but he doesn’t listen! He said that it feels best to be Xi Ye! We only get together once or twice a year, and when we get together, we are tolerant of each other, and no one will talk about anyone in the deep end because of the affection! What kind of person has become in the bones now, you and I can be sure..." Zhang Meng said impulsively: "But I'm sure he will never kill someone for any evil purpose! I'm sure he's the same as before! A sensitive woman's intuition is reliable!" Wu Zhenqing said disdainfully: "Don't talk about women's intuition with me, what is a woman's intuition before the law!" Zhang Meng became angry: "You! I came to tell you in a hurry, but you..." Wu Zhenqing said impatiently: "Why did you come to tell me? Who told you to tell me?! I've already booked a ticket, and I'm going to America tomorrow, do you know?" Zhang Meng shouted: "I don't know! Do you know that Han Debao is on a business trip? Do you know that Hao Mei has gone deep into life? If I don't come to tell you, who should I tell? Could it be that I heard and saw it on TV, but There should be no reaction, and it shouldn't be a big deal at all?" Wu Zhenqing patted the table: "What's the use of telling me? He is a delinquent boy under the age of 18?! I am his parent?! Who gave me this responsibility?! How long will I be responsible for him? ? 2000? 2020? Is there a boss? I’m done! I have taken care of it on the phone! What else do I need? What else can I do..." On the contrary, Zhang Meng seemed calm: "You put off going to the United States. We have to at least let him know that we really care about him when he needs us to care about him the most, not to mention that we have different views on this matter... " Wu Zhenqing patted the table again and stood up abruptly: "Get out! I don't need anyone to teach me!" Zhang Meng stood up and said more calmly: "I understand, so the so-called friendship can also become a burden on a person, and it can also make people bored and disgusted. Thank you for making me understand this. Excuse me..." She turned around and left. Wu Zhenqing was stunned for a moment, and shouted: "Xiao Gao!" An employee surnamed Zhang appeared in response: "Boss, Xiao Gao is no longer at work..." Wu Zhenqing said: "Then it's you! Go and invite the lady who just left back!" Xiao Zhang asked: "What if...she doesn't want to come back?" Wu Zhenqing said: "Drag her back! Pull her back! Hold her back! Carry her back! In short, get her back! Go!" Xiao Zhang hurried away without confidence. Wu Zhenqing pounded the table repeatedly with his fists and gritted his teeth: "Damn it!" Outside Xingbei Company, Xiao Zhang stopped Zhang Meng: "Our boss invites you to go back." Zhang Meng said angrily: "Ask me to go back? I have nothing to talk to him about." Xiao Zhang said: "If you don't go back, our boss will ask me to drag you back, drag you back..." Zhang Meng stared: "How dare you!" She walked towards her bicycle... Xiao Zhang followed: "If you don't go back, I don't know what to say to him..." Zhang Meng: "That's your business. He's your boss, not mine..." Standing in front of the office window, Wu Zhenqing saw Zhang Meng wipe away tears, got on the bike and left. After a while, Xiao Zhang came in and replied: "Boss, she said... I have nothing to talk to you..." Wu Zhenqing said: "It deserves it!...Refund my ticket to the United States!"
Zhang Meng was persuading a female reporter, pleading, and finally almost forcibly dragged her away from the office... They appeared on the road on their bicycles... Under the surveillance of the police: the reporter sat with Zhang Meng opposite Tsui Hark... In order to know the truth, Zhang Meng approached a female reporter from Evening News, begged her, and finally almost forced her to investigate this possible injustice case with Zhang Meng.They tried their best to meet Tsui Hark... After many twists and turns, the two found out the address and phone number of the rescued girl. After investigating all this, Zhang Meng came to Wu Zhenqing's office again. She was a little hungry, so she found a box of instant noodles, sat on Wu Zhenqing's big swivel chair, and started to eat... Wu Zhenqing came back from outside. They looked at each other and said nothing. Wu Zhenqing also found a box of instant noodles from the cabinet, prepared it, and sat on the sofa to eat it... After Zhang Meng finished eating, she took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands. Like Wu Zhenqing usually did, she put her elbows on the table, crossed her fingers, and looked at Wu Zhenqing researchingly. After Wu Zhenqing finished eating, he put the paper box into the wastebasket, looked at Zhang Meng and asked, "Sit in my seat, eat my instant noodles, and stare at me as if you are the owner here and I am an unwelcome guest. You are too oppressive! Those are high-end instant noodles, a box of three yuan and five!" Zhang Meng took out ten yuan from the wallet with two fingers, and slapped the corner of the table. Then, she opened Wu Zhenqing's drawer, found a pack of cigarettes, pressed the craft lighter on Wu Zhenqing's desk, took a deep breath, leaned back in the chair, and turned the chair so that her back was facing Wu Zhenqing. Wu Zhenqing shook his head and smiled: "The instant noodles are counted as my treat, please take the receipt on the table too!" Zhang Meng turned around and said, "If I can afford to play 'de', I can afford to spend it, so you can reimburse me if you don't mind!" Wu Zhenqing seemed to be flattering: "Give me a chance to make up for my mistakes." Zhang Meng slowly turned the chair towards him. Wu Zhenqing said: "I went to see him too... Your judgment is correct. The Public Security Bureau also initially accepted his self-report. The little ruffian surnamed Li finally had to testify. But after all, he did not witness the incident with his own eyes. situation, so the testimony is only of reference value. The key is to find the girl he saved..." Zhang Meng said: "He is a third-rate singer, he often goes to and from coffee shops to sing." Wu Zhenqing was very surprised: "Oh? You can do it! Are you trying to steal the work of the investigators?" Zhang Meng said: "I want Tsui Hark to come out one day earlier. Even though you guys bullied me together since you were a fucking child!" Wu Zhenqing smiled: "Don't hold grudges. Strange, why didn't the girl go to the police station to testify?" Zhang Meng said, "Maybe I didn't watch TV..." Wu Zhenqing said: "Then, the newspaper has also come out, and the people from the Public Security Bureau said that it was also published in the newspaper. I hope that girl will go to the Public Security Bureau to testify as soon as possible..." Zhang Meng guessed again: "Perhaps they don't read newspapers at all, or they have gone to other places to 'walk'." Wu Zhenqing asked: "What else do you know about that girl?" Zhang Meng said: "Home address, phone number, all on it..." She handed him a note. After Wu Zhenqing took it, he picked up the phone: "Whether it's her or not, it's worth talking to the Public Security Bureau."
Tsui Hark walked into the interrogation room and saw the girl he rescued that night sitting on a chair. The interrogator said, "Okay, let's confront each other face to face." Tsui Hark said: "It's her! I just want to save her!" The girl said coldly, "Did you recognize the wrong person?" Tsui Hark said affirmatively: "How could I have mistaken someone! You had this satchel on your back at the time, and I was afraid that your wallet would be robbed and I didn't have money to call, so I gave you my crocodile leather wallet." The girl sneered, "The more you talk, the more absurd it becomes!" Tsui Hark was surprised: "You...you can't do this!" The girl became angry: "What do you think I should do? Admit that I was hijacked by gangsters? Admit to the whole society that I was almost raped? Are you willing to add gossip to various tabloids? Can you admit things that didn't happen to me? It's unreasonable! " She turned her eyes to the interrogator: "I solemnly protest! I have a private lawyer! This is detrimental to my personality! My personality image is the guarantee of my artistic life!" Tsui Hark was dumbfounded... The female interrogator looked at all this and said patiently: "Girl, it is the legal duty of every citizen to testify. You must be honest!" The girl spoke very hard: "I have been very honest since I was a child!" The interrogator said: "Please hand over your satchel..." The girl was very dissatisfied: "What are you doing?" The interrogator said sternly: "Hand it over!" The girl timidly handed over the satchel. Tsui Hark suddenly laughed, and after laughing, he said with tears in his eyes, "Don't worry about it, I misunderstood the person. I never saved her... I... I just saved a fucking ghost..." The interrogator took out an alligator leather wallet from his satchel and asked Tsui Hark, "Is this yours?" The girl shouted first: "How could it be his?! My boyfriend bought it for me from Guangzhou. It's real crocodile skin, can he afford it?" Tsui Hark smiled bitterly: "She's right, how could it be mine? How can I afford it? It must have been bought by her boyfriend!" The interrogator was very dissatisfied with Tsui Hark's attitude: "Listen, this is not only a question of whether you are responsible for yourself, but also a question of your attitude towards the law and judicial personnel..." The girl snorted disdainfully. At this moment, a voice came from outside the door—"Let me go! Let me in! I must go in!" The interrogator, Tsui Hark, and the girl all looked towards the door. The public security personnel entered, rushed to the side of the interrogator, and whispered a few words in his ear."Let her in," said the interrogator. The public security officer opened the door, and it was Xiaojun who came in. As soon as Xiaojun saw Tsui Hark, he shouted excitedly: "I was saved by him! I was kidnapped by gangsters! I was raped by gangsters! It was me! It was me! Brother, you said it was me!" Xiaojun cried. "How? The real one can't be fake, the fake one can't be real, maybe he has identified the wrong person?...It's nothing to do with me, I won't accompany you!" The girl pulled her satchel from the interrogation table, and put the The crocodile leather wallet was also put in, planning to leave with peace of mind. The interrogator sternly shouted, "Stop!" Then he said to the police officer, "She is involved in this case, please take her into custody first!" The girl got anxious and shouted, "Hey, hey, are you being reasonable? I'm going to call my lawyer!" The police officers pushed her out rudely. Tsui Hark shook his head at Xiao Jun: "Why are you bothering? Aren't you making it even more confusing?" The interrogator glared at Xiaojun: "Yeah, aren't you making things even more confusing? Why are you crying? Did you say you were going to shoot him? Did you say you wanted him to go out of jail? Go back and buy something delicious." Good cigarettes brought to him..."——Looking at Tsui Hark, he said, "We've already figured it out. It's wrong for you to sit for a few more days, and your bed board fee will be exempted. It's fair! Not everyone can To be treated like this!" Xiaojun broke into a smile, but the smile was fleeting, stomped his feet, and said bitterly: "Brother, I was deceived! They originally asked me to play the female lead, and then they asked me to play the female corpse in the closet... Later, I found out that the camera was just an empty shell! One morning I came with them, and they didn't even settle the bill, they all slipped away!" Tsui Hark eagerly said, "I was only cheated of money, and I didn't suffer any other personal losses, right?" Xiaojun said comprehendingly: "That's not true, I'm always on guard!" Tsui Hark smiled reassuringly. The interrogator said: "This society is really wonderful and exciting!" A few days later, thanks to the efforts of comrades from the Public Security Bureau, Tsui Hark's brave deeds were confirmed and he was released by the Public Security Bureau. Three small cars parked side by side in front of the Public Security Bureau. One Wu Zhenqing's boss car and two taxis. A public security official accompanied Tsui Hark on the steps—shaking Tsui Hark's hand. Tsui Hark walked down the steps, the doors of the three cars opened almost at the same time, and Wu Zhenqing, Zhang Meng, and Xiao Jun came down.They all looked at Tsui Hark with a smile, and Tsui Hark also looked at them with a smile, hesitating for a while, not knowing which car to go to.His hesitation made Xiaojun a little angry, and she turned around in a demonstration.Tsui Hark's hand was on her shoulder, and she looked back and smiled complacently.Like a general inspecting soldiers, Tsui Hark raised his arms, motioned to Wu Zhenqing and Zhang Meng on the left and right, and got into the car with his arms around Xiaojun's shoulders. drive away... Wu Zhenqing and Zhang Meng looked at each other - Zhang Meng shrugged... Wu Zhenqing said: "Look, this kid doesn't even have a word of gratitude. Why do you think we both have trouble?" Zhang Meng said: "You should, why bother me!" As she spoke, she wanted to get into the car... Wu Zhenqing shouted: "Hey!" Zhang Meng looked back at him, Wu Zhenqing said: "I said what he said, don't tell him!" Zhang Meng smiled: "You were a bit late in asking, I told him the truth the day I came to see him!"——It was obvious that she was deliberately angry with him. Zhang Meng's taxi also drove away. Wu Zhenqing looked down at his hand—a stack of taxi tickets in his hand. He muttered: "She does all the good people, but I have to reimburse her for the bus ticket..."
In the taxi that Xiaojun and Tsui Hark were sitting in. Xiaojun unfolded a newspaper: "The deceased has been identified and is a prison escapee. Tsui Hark's deeds of righteousness and bravery will be rewarded by relevant parties! The reward is said to be as huge as 10,000 yuan. Brother, if you have such an opportunity once a month, Income is fine too!" Tsui Hark said: "Ten thousand yuan is not a 'giant'! Drinking fruit tea is worth tens of thousands!" Each of the two people stretched out the newspaper with one hand, covering their faces. Grabbing the bold bold words on the paper—the gangsters reap the consequences of their crimes, and the showgirls are rescued without good rewards—the driver said: "Create some atmosphere for the two of you, let's play a song?" Xiaojun imitated the voice of Sichuan accent: "Yes!" So the singing sounded in the car - "Love, How To Say It".

The driver joked with them: "An ordinary kiss consumes about nine calories, and 385 kisses on the mouth can lose half a kilogram. Neither of you is considered fat. Take it easy, don't become fat when you get off the bus." Fall against the wind!" The taxi drove up the overpass amid singing.
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