Chapter 4 Hou Houde to Lingxi

At eight o'clock in the morning, before Hou Haiyang dialed his number, Hou Zhengli called home. In Erdaoguai Village, Liuhe Town, Bashan County, Hou Houde hung up the phone with trembling hands, and stood in front of the table in a daze.Two thunderbolts came from the phone, "son-in-law Zhang Huling committed suicide by jumping off the building" and "son was imprisoned in the detention center for murder".These two messages were struck like a 10,000-volt high-voltage volley, and in an instant, he lost his freedom of movement and thinking ability. Du Xiaohua is tirelessly busy in the vegetable field. This year, there is plenty of rain, and the vegetable field in the courtyard is full of vigor and vitality. There are many ripe green beans and plump cucumbers hidden in the green branches.Du Xiaohua was holding the vegetable basket, looking at the round cucumbers with burrs in the basket as if appreciating a work of art, and humming the country tune of "Hey, the sun is coming out, beaming...".

Carrying the basket back to the kitchen, seeing Hou Houde still standing in front of the table, Du Xiaohua couldn't help feeling strange, and asked, "Old man, who called?" At this moment, Hou Houde made the decision not to tell his wife the truth.Du Xiaohua's surgery didn't work well, and her body was weak. If she learned that her son was locked up in a detention center and her son-in-law committed suicide by jumping off a building, her body would definitely not be able to bear it. Hou Houde exhausted all his energy, tried to make himself smile, and said: "My in-laws called, and asked me to go to Lingxi to discuss the child's marriage."

Du Xiaohua said happily: "It's said that girls are extroverted. I didn't admit it before, but now I know that a married daughter is a spilled water. Big sister only has her husband's family in her heart, and she doesn't know how to call her family." Hou Houde was full of bitterness and couldn't tell his wife, so he pretended to be happy: "I will go to Lingxi tomorrow, and you will have to work hard at home." Du Xiaohua said in surprise, "I'm not going to Lingxi?" Hou Houde said unquestionably: "I'm going to Lingxi to discuss matters with my in-laws. There is no need for the whole family to go. Both of us are gone. Who will feed the chickens, ducks and pigs at home, and who will tend the vegetable garden." This is a tough road. Du Xiaohua couldn't object, she lost her mind and asked, "When are you leaving?"

"Go ask for leave immediately and leave at noon." Hou Houde has been teaching and educating people for decades, and has never asked for leave. He has to use holidays and Sundays as much as possible to do private affairs. This time, he was uncharacteristically. Is it so urgent?" Hou Houde suddenly lost his temper, and said in a loud voice: "Those teachers often ask for leave. I have kept the discipline all my life, so I can't make an exception?!" Seeing her husband acting uncharacteristically, Du Xiaohua became more suspicious, and asked cautiously: "Is it my sister?" What happened?"

Hou Houde scolded: "You crow mouth, talking nonsense." On the way to the central school, Hou Houde's mind was like a pot of boiling water. The figures of his son Hou Haiyang, daughter Hou Zhengli, and prospective son-in-law Zhang Huling appeared alternately, and his mind could not get a little peace of mind.He kept comforting himself: "My son-in-law is dead. This is an iron-clad fact, so there is no need to think about it. My son is locked up in the detention center and his life is uncertain. I have to go to Lingxi to save my son." When he came to Liuhe Central School, Principal Liu was very surprised when he saw the leave note. He patted the chalk dust in his hands and said, "It's about to be a holiday. Can't you wait a few days before asking for leave?"

Hou Houde resolutely said: "I have never asked for leave for personal affairs in my life, and now I have to make an exception for the important affairs of my children." Principal Liu thought it was Hou Zhengli's marriage, and said with a smile: "My sister is getting married, and I want to ask for a cup of wedding wine. I am her class teacher." He knew that Hou Houde always put business first, and would never ask for leave if there was no special matter. He stopped asking, picked up the pen, and wrote down the two big characters "Agree". Hou Houde carefully folded the leave slip into squares, put it in his jacket pocket, thanked him, turned around and left.Principal Liu looked at Hou Houde's back, chased him to the door of the office, and said, "Teacher Hou, remember to give me a glass of wedding wine."

Hou Houde didn't stop, turned around and said: "Definitely." He continued walking, from the school to Changzhen, and from Changzhen to the country road.When walking, he carried a sense of generosity and solemnity, although he was just an ordinary rural teacher, for the sake of his children, he wanted to take a walk in Lingxi, the provincial capital. On the way, I met Duan San, secretary of the Erdaoguai Village Party Committee. His face was flushed, the corners of his eyes were bloodshot, and he smelled strongly of alcohol.When Hou Houde saw Duan San, his heart skipped a beat: "Duan Yan and Hou Zhengli work together, and Duan San also has a phone at home, maybe he knows the inside story."

Duan San took the initiative to say hello: "Teacher Hou, have you gone to the central school?" Hou Houde tentatively said: "I have asked for a leave of absence to go to Lingxi." Duan San didn't have any expression on his face, just said "Oh", and said: "It's rare for you to go out for a walk, you should have gone to the provincial capital long ago." At this time, he had already received a call from his daughter Duan Yan, knowing that Hou A big change happened at home.Duan Yan repeatedly urged on the phone not to reveal any news in the village, so he pretended that nothing happened.

The two said hello and then passed each other, going their separate ways. Hou Houde had a delicate mind, and sensitively noticed some strangeness in the subtleties of Duan San's expression. After walking through a section of the field, he stopped and turned to look at Duan San.Duan San happened to turn his head too, and the two looked at each other, as if they were electrocuted, they quickly separated. Duan San walked outside his courtyard, bent down, and stretched out his hand to touch the big yellow dog's head. The big yellow dog has a notorious reputation in Erdaoguai and has bitten countless people. But under Duan San's palm, he showed a gentle side, with innocent eyes open, He lowered his eyebrows and wagged his tail pleasingly.Duan Sanjiu surged up, stood outside the courtyard, scratched his throat with his fingers, and spat it out with a "vomit".The big yellow dog followed happily, wagging its tail vigorously.

Hou Houde tried his best to put Duan San behind him, and walked quickly up the hill.Standing on the top of the slope, a meandering river appears in front of you, and there is a basically completed villa on the hillside next to the river.The villa is like a needle, deeply hurting Hou Houde.He shifted his gaze and saw the red flag flying from Erdaoguai Primary School.The red flag fluttered slowly in the wind, stretching out for a while, and shrinking together for a while.The sorrow of parting from his hometown welled up in his heart, and the sorrow of parting was like continuous rain, which was particularly melancholy.

Hou Houde didn't go back to Erdaoguai, but walked along the bank of the small river to the ancestral grave.He stood silently in front of the grave for a while, praying secretly: "The ancestors must protect the eldest sister and the second child, and the whole family is safe." Before leaving, he squatted down and carefully cleaned the short and shallow weeds in front of the monument.Countless ancestors watched their descendants with silent eyes.Hou Houde seemed to sense these gazes. During the process of clearing the weeds, his confused and anxious mood gradually calmed down. After returning home, he simply packed and changed his clothes, and Hou Houde stepped out of the house.Du Xiaohua sent her husband to Liuhe Town.Couples of their age don't talk about love and love. The relationship between husband and wife has already become a family relationship, which is reflected in every bit of life.When the bus came, Du Xiaohua grabbed her husband's arm and told her: "When you arrive in Lingxi, you have to call home. Don't be afraid of wasting money." Hou Houde pretended to be relaxed and said a joke: "My sister has a phone at home." , I don’t need to pay the phone bill, I’ll call you every day.” Du Xiaohua didn’t think this joke was funny at all, but she habitually followed her husband and smiled. The bus wobbled and finally came to Bashan County, and then from Bashan to Maodong. After buying the ticket to Lingxi at Maodong Station, Hou Houde saw that the driving time was still early, so he got off the station and went straight to Xinhua Bookstore.He bought a copy of "Criminal Law" at Xinhua Bookstore. After buying "Criminal Law", he saw that there was another copy of "Criminal Procedure Law" on the bookshelf. , I didn't feel sorry for the money and bought the "Criminal Procedure Law".On the bus to Lingxi, Hou Houde concentrated on reading two legal books.After reading the "Criminal Procedure Law", I realized that I accidentally bought a very accurate book. From investigation to trial, all procedures are clearly stipulated in this small book. Since childhood, Hou Houde has read many ancient books. He is a modest gentleman in front of outsiders, but he is proud and conceited in his heart.Reading the "Criminal Procedure Law" at this time, I suddenly felt that after reading so many books for decades, I didn't understand the "Criminal Procedure Law". Hou Houde was a fast reader and quickly finished the "Criminal Procedure Law".Close your eyes and meditate, the contents of the book stand in a row like soldiers in line, appearing in your mind one after another.The new knowledge learned in the car was very useful for saving his son, which made him very relieved. After getting off the car, Hou Houde returned to the real world from the world in the book. He carefully put the book into the handbag, and straightened his clothes and hair.Lingxi Station is a large provincial station, noisy and noisy, as if it is a world full of monsters, which made him quite uneasy who just came from Liuhe Town. After waiting for a few minutes, I saw my daughter Hou Zhengli and a middle-aged man.Compared with before the Spring Festival, his daughter has lost a lot of weight and looked haggard, which made him feel distressed as a father. "My in-laws, I'm Zhang Rende." In Zhang Rende's impression, rural people are rustic. Although his rural in-laws have old clothes, glasses and rustic hairstyles, they are neat and clean, with a calm temperament and a rustic atmosphere. It's a bit refined. Hou Houde observed more carefully. His in-law Zhang Rende looked normal on the surface, but there were fine bloodshot eyes, and his expression was tired. From this detail, we can see the impact of Zhang Huling's jumping off the building on his in-laws and the seriousness of his son's situation. Let his heart sink suddenly.After he handed the artificial leather handbag in his hand to Hou Zhengli, he said sincerely: "Dear family, I didn't expect this to happen. Huling is a good boy, and our whole family likes him." As a kind gentleman who has read ancient books, his first sentence The words did not ask about the safety of his son, but first comforted and persuaded the other party. In one sentence, Zhang Rende sighed, with thin tears in his eyes, he said: "It's our fault for being careless. If we were by his side at that time, it wouldn't be like this. There is no obstacle in the world that we can't overcome. It's over." He kept holding back this sentence in his heart, and he didn't dare to say it in front of his wife. When he saw his in-laws for the first time today, the first sentence was from his heart. The Zhang family lost their son, which made Hou Houde empathize with him. He tried his best to be considerate of the other party, and said: "In-laws, I'm here to deal with the second baby. I won't let the eldest sister worry about this matter, let her take care of her at her in-laws' home with peace of mind. .” Before going to the bus station, Zhang Rende and Zhu Xuelian had an argument. According to his wife, Hou Houde lived in Zhang Huling's house, but Hou Zhengli still had to live in her own home.Zhang Rende thinks that such an arrangement is unreasonable. Hou Houde is a countryman from Liuhe, Bashan, and he is unfamiliar with Lingxi, so Hou Zhengli should be allowed to live with his father.Zhu Xuelian lost her son in her middle age, and she was extremely stubborn about everything related to Zhang Huling. No matter how Zhang Rende put the facts and reason, he insisted on one thing: "I want to take care of my grandson. I must let Hou Zhengli live at home, and I can't leave for a day." When picking up the station, Zhang Rende was most worried about where Hou Zhengli lived. Now that Hou Houde took the initiative to raise this matter, the big problem between the two families was solved. He quickly stated: "Don't worry, my family, we will definitely take good care of Xiaoli. Hou Haiyang The matter is my family's matter, I have entrusted my relatives and friends to strive for the best result." Hou Zhengli was also relieved. She was not only Hou Houde's daughter, but also the Zhang family's daughter-in-law and the mother of Zhang Huling's children. She had to consider all aspects of the situation.What's more important is that my younger brother is locked in the detention center, and I have to rely on the Zhang family for everything. I must not affect the relationship with the Zhang family because of small family matters.Her father's good behavior made her feel very proud and dignified. Hou Zhengli drove by the Dongcheng Branch of the Lingxi City Public Security Bureau on the way to Zhangjia.Zhang Rende introduced: "This is the Dongcheng Branch. They are handling Hou Haiyang's case. I have entrusted a reliable relationship. If there is any situation, it will be transferred to us in time." Hou Houde stared at the office building of Dongcheng Branch through the car window. It was a blue-gray old building built in the 1980s, with a slightly dilapidated appearance. There were several police cars parked inside, and a group of policemen came and went from the door. Qiu Zhongyong, the deputy director of the Dongcheng Branch, walked in the front, followed by the able-bodied generals of the Criminal Police Detachment. Qiu Zhongyong is well-known in the Lingxi criminal investigation system. He was framed last year and was suspended and double-regulated successively. This incident caused a shock in the Lingxi police circle.Under normal circumstances, being doubled means that there is shit on the ass, but Qiu Zhongyong is really innocent, and after the results came out, he became famous again.The Lingxi Provincial Public Security Bureau considered that keeping him in Maodong would not be conducive to his work, so he was transferred to the Dongcheng Branch of Lingxi City as the deputy director of criminal investigation. This transfer has two meanings. The first meaning is another form of comfort and compensation for Qiu Zhongyong from the public security system. The second meaning is to let this daring criminal policeman sit in Dongcheng and curb the provincial capital. The more criminal offenses, the higher the criminal detection rate. When he came to the Dongcheng branch, Qiu Zhongyong did not expect that the first case he took over would be Hou Haiyang's murder case. Walking in front of the gate, Qiu Zhongyong glanced past the small car in front of the gate, and then fell on the face of the fat man behind, Old Tu, and said: "To be a criminal policeman, one must carry water to the well, and take a look at the scene of the crime." , I'm not at ease." "Lao San Trading Company" is the company of the bald Lao San. After the bald Lao San was killed, the "Lao San Trading Company" closed, the door was locked, and two large seals were pasted.The cabinet at the front desk is still there, but the beauty is gone, leaving only thick dust, a dilapidated scene. Standing at the front desk, Qiu Zhongyong played the scenes in the file like a movie in his mind: Hou Zhengli was beaten, Hou Haiyang came to the trading company angrily, asked the front desk about the whereabouts of the bald third child, and then turned and went upstairs. Qiu Zhongyong asked: "Old Tu, you have talked with the front desk, and it is true that Hou Haiyang has not joined the company?" Fat Tu nodded, and said: "The confession of the receptionist and Hou Haiyang is consistent. After talking with the receptionist at the receptionist, Hou Haiyang asked clearly about the whereabouts of the bald third child, and went directly to the seventh floor." Qiu Zhongyong didn't ask any more questions, he walked around the front desk seven or eight times, took out the stopwatch, and said, "Let's go to the seventh floor." The two quickly walked up to the seventh floor. Qiu Zhongyong moved quickly and went up to the seventh floor without panting.The fat man had grown a pile of fat, and when he went upstairs, he was out of breath and his forehead was dripping with sweat. Qiu Zhongyong pinched the stopwatch in his hand and said: "It took us fifty-six seconds to go up to the seventh floor. Hou Haiyang is young and has good physical strength. He should be at this speed, at least not lower than this speed." Fat Tu put his hands on his hips, agreeing. Qiu Zhongyong said: "Going upstairs, did he knock on the door or ring the doorbell to enter the house? Is the anti-theft door open?" "According to Hou Haiyang's account, when he went upstairs, he found that the anti-theft door was ajar." "Old Tu, when did the police arrest Hou Haiyang?" The fat man thought for a while, and said: "I don't remember clearly, there is a specific time on the case file." "Is the time accurate?" "It should not be very accurate. After they captured Hou Haiyang, no one looked at their watches. The time is the estimated time after returning to the game." If this had happened in the Maodong Criminal Police Detachment, Qiu Zhongyong would have scolded people a long time ago. Now that he has just come to the Lingxi Dongcheng Branch, his foothold is not stable and his prestige is not high, so he cannot copy the working methods of the Maodong Criminal Police Detachment. "After being blocked in the room by the police, did Hou Haiyang resist?" "No." "Why did the police suddenly appear at that time?" "The one who entered was the Economic Investigation Brigade. They were looking for the bald boy for usury. They met by chance." Qiu Zhongyong asked: "According to comrades, Hou Haiyang is a smelly and hard stone in the toilet. Since he is this kind of person, why did he get caught by the police when he met the murderer?" "There were several people in the economic investigation at that time, and Hou Haiyang had no way to resist." Qiu Zhongyong shook his head and said: "If this person is really a murderer, he will be so docile. It doesn't make sense logically, and it's unreasonable. When we arrested people, the drug dealers resisted the most. The reason for the resistance is that drug dealers have a high probability of being sentenced to death after being caught. , They are going to fight to the death. If Hou Haiyang really killed someone, he will definitely resist." After Qiu Zhongyong went to the scene, he always felt that Hou Haiyang's murder case was a bit strange. With her trust in her daughter Qiuyun, the man her daughter has her eyes on will definitely not be a vicious person. If Hou Haiyang did it, it must be a murder of passion.However, judging from the case files, the killing method in this murder case was too clean and quick, and it was fatal with a single knife. From this point of view, it should not be a murder of passion. After walking around the crime scene several times, the fat man Lao Tu almost collapsed from exhaustion. Qiu Zhongyong let him sit alone in front of the front counter, and he walked towards the seventh floor with a stopwatch. Standing in front of the anti-theft door on the seventh floor, Qiu Zhongyong imagined another possibility at the time of the crime: Hou Haiyang ran up to the seventh floor angrily. just hit.At this time, the bald third child had been killed.He wanted to leave the scene, but was blocked in the house by the police. When Qiu Zhongyong went downstairs, Fat Tu was still sitting on the counter panting, and said: "Qiu Ju, your physical strength is also very good. I have long heard that Qiu Ju is a banner of the criminal police. Today's meeting really deserves the reputation." Qiu Zhongyong He smiled and said: "Old Tu, we are both old detectives, and it's not the first time we've dealt with each other. Don't know who weighs a lot. Don't flatter me. To be honest, you're too fat. It’s not good for work, it’s also bad for your health, in a few years, high blood pressure, diabetes, and coronary heart disease will only look for fat people like you, and you will have to lose weight both in public and in private.” Fat Tu said helplessly: "I also want to lose weight, but drinking cold water will make me fat. There is really no way." After the two left the scene of the crime, Fat Tu drove the car to the Municipal Public Security Hotel, and when Qiu Zhongyong got off the car, he said, "Ju Qiu, staying in a hotel is not an option, we have to find a way to find a home in the provincial capital." Qiu Zhongyong Said: "I also want to buy a house. I heard from the comrades in the bureau that the house has long since disappeared." Fat Tu complained: "The Dongcheng branch is in the worst situation among all the branches. The office building is poor and the accommodation for the staff is poor. You who are leaders should consider the interests of the employees." Qiu Zhongyong said: "This is something the top leader has considered, no matter how good my idea is, it won't work." At the public phone booth outside the Municipal Public Security Hotel, Qiu Yun paged Hou Haiyang several times, but he still fell into the sea like mud. In the past few days since arriving in Lingxi, Qiuyun has been calling and paging Hou Haiyang non-stop, but Hou Haiyang seems to have disappeared without any news.Tried to call Guangdong Hou Zhengli Company, but no one answered the call several times, only one call was connected, the person inside spoke a string of Cantonese, and then hung up the phone with a snap.Called again in the past two days, the phone is no longer available.At first she was extremely angry, but now she is deeply worried by moments and deeply disappointed by moments. After buying some daily necessities in the supermarket, Qiuyun returned to the hotel.Mother Zhao Yi was still scrubbing and scrubbing in the room. When she heard the door open, she stood up and said, "The hotel room is not good. There is no kitchen. It is inconvenient at all. The food in the restaurant uses too much oil. People will grow up to be fat, which is not good for the body at all." Qiu Yun said sullenly: "The taste of the hotel restaurant is not bad." Zhao Yidao: "Even if the food in the hotel is not greasy, you can't eat in the hotel for a long time. Your father's job is special, life is completely irregular, and his stomach has been troubled for a long time. How can he always eat in the restaurant? It's expensive and not delicious. The food Hard as rice." Qiu Yun wasn't thinking about the food, and said casually: "That will not improve until Mom is officially transferred to Lingxi. If you don't transfer here, no matter how good the kitchen is, Dad won't use it." Zhao Yidao: "When I was in Maodong, everyone wanted to transfer to Lingxi to work, and some people spent a lot of money to transfer to Lingxi. In my opinion, compared with Maodong, Lingxi has a better reputation. , In fact, it’s not good at all, you have to take a car when you go out, things are too expensive to touch.” Qiu Zhongyong happened to walk to the door, heard his wife nagging, and said, "It's true that wild boars can't eat chaff. Compared with Maodong, the provincial capital has much better medical conditions and educational conditions. After Qiuyun graduates, he must Go back to Lingxi City. The small place in Maodong can’t fit my precious daughter.” While speaking, looking at his daughter with a depressed face, he couldn’t help but think of Hou Haiyang again. Qiuyun went back to the back room and sat there for a while, restless. She opened a drawer and took out a newspaper.The fourth page of the newspaper is Cultural and Sports News, and there is a big photo on it, which is the shot of Hou Haiyang's layup when he participated in the Maodong basketball game.She has been with Hou Haiyang for so long, but she doesn't have a photo, let alone a group photo. When she missed her, she tried every means to find a newspaper with a photo. In the photo, Hou Haiyang was exceptionally vigorous, his expression was even a bit sinister when he broke through the blockade of his opponent, and the smell of a man came to his face through the paper.Every time she saw the photos, Qiuyun felt extremely uncomfortable. She put the newspaper back in the drawer, walked to the living room, and said, "Mom and Dad, I'll go downstairs for a walk." Qiu Zhongyong waved his hand and said, "Go, go." After going downstairs, Qiuyun went to the public phone booth to make a call.While waiting for the paging, she recalled the breakup method that Hou Haiyang once said. If she does not return the paging for ten days in a row, it means that the other party wants to let go. Every time she thought of this, her tears kept flowing, wetting the pillow over and over again. At home, Zhao Yi said worriedly: "The girl is in a bad mood, it must be because of the brats in Xinxiang. The girl is a graduate student. If she insists on marrying a village primary school teacher after graduation, do you think we agree or not?" Qiu Zhongyong treated Hou Haiyang's entry into the detention center as a secret and didn't reveal a word at home. He asked calmly, "You spend a lot of time with the girl. Is there anything unusual about her during this time?" "I've been watching her quietly. Recently, she always goes to the public phone booth to make calls, and often checks the pager. It's the pager given by the village primary school teacher." "Have you read the contents of that pager? When was the last message?" Zhao Yidao: "Looking at it secretly, there are many messages. The last message is about going from Guangzhou to Lingxi to do business, and there will be no more in the future." Qiu Zhongyong thought to himself: "According to common sense, if Hou Haiyang intends to premeditate murder, he will leave some special messages for his girlfriend in all likelihood. In Xiaoyun's current state, it is obvious that he has not received any special messages." At the phone booth, Qiuyun was disappointed again and again. After waiting for an hour, she left the public phone, holding the pager in her hand, and walked carelessly in the small garden of the Public Security Hotel.When I walked to the side door, I met a young woman. This woman was tall and slender, with a beautiful appearance, her eyes were full of thoughts, and she looked very melancholy.Qiu Yun walked past the young woman, and couldn't help but look back again. She felt that this woman looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. Walking out of the side door is the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau, which is the new unit of his father Qiu Zhongyong. Since childhood, her father has always been Qiu Yun's hero, and she has a natural affinity for the Public Security Bureau.However, all kinds of experiences after his father was wronged made the tall and mysterious heroic color of the Public Security Bureau gradually fade in his heart. Qiu Yun walked past the gate of the Public Security Bureau, just in time to meet a police car driving out.The police car stopped in front of her, Fat Tu stuck out his head, and said, "Qiu Yun, where are you going, I'll see you off." Qiu Yun hurriedly said: "Mr. Tu, thank you, I'm just wandering around." Fat Tu was sitting beside Captain Gao. He looked back at Qiu Yun standing at the door, and said, "This girl is very beautiful. Let me introduce it to the bachelors in the team." Fat Tu said: "You have to ask Director Qiu if he agrees." "Director Qiu's daughter?" "Ok." "Where do you work?" "I used to be a teacher. I was admitted to graduate school, but I haven't gone to school yet." Knowing that the beauty is a graduate student, Gao Detachment was at a loss for words, and said: "Our criminal police team is all handsome young men, all of them are smart and capable, but because of hard work and poor wives, graduate students like these will not marry our criminal police. " Fat Tu said: "Gao Detachment, does the bureau really plan to raise funds to build houses? Now most of the criminal police team don't have a house, no house, and no one is willing to marry a criminal policeman." Gao Detachment was very helpless about this matter, and said: "Qiu Bureau just came, and he has no say in this matter. He is now focusing on Hou Haiyang's case. If this case is handled well, he will gain a firm foothold. transitional character." Fat Tu said: "Qiu Ju has been to the scene four times, he must have something in mind." When he spoke, his eyes were still looking at Qiu Yun's back. Qiu Yun's back became smaller and smaller, and finally submerged in the crowd. Full of thoughts, Qiuyun walked alone in the streets and alleys of Lingxi. She walked through hardware stores, clothing stores, grocery stores, and department stores, but her mind was always on the back of the cow. "Qiuyun." Came a greeting from the roadside bookstore, the voice was mellow and very special. Qiu Yun hadn't seen the visitor yet, just by the sound, she knew that the visitor was Zhuo Mei, a college classmate.She stopped and looked into the bookstore, and it was indeed Zhuo Mei who walked out. "Qiu Yun, why are you wandering around Lingxi Street by yourself?" "Zhuo Mei, my dad has recently been transferred to Lingxi, I'm here to buy some small things." The two young women looked at each other, Zhuo Mei was holding two books in her hands, and she was wearing the most popular dark green hiking pants that could reach the soles of her feet. She was tall, beautiful and fashionable.Qiuyun was wearing a long white dress, with a hint of resentment in her elegance.They are classmates in the university. When they first entered the university, they had a very good relationship and often walked and chatted together.In the third year, Zhu Fan's appearance caused a rift between the two. When they graduated, they went their separate ways without leaving any news. Zhuo Mei said: "After graduation, I was assigned to Lingxi University as a counselor. Which unit are you in? I heard that you were assigned to the countryside, and we all felt incredible." Qiu Yun didn't talk about the past, and said: "I'm going to Xiamen University to study as a graduate student, and I'll leave right after the semester begins." Zhuo Mei said: "You took a step ahead of me. In college, you don't have a graduate degree, and you don't even have the qualifications to take classes. I'm going to start my postgraduate entrance examination, and I'm here today to buy books." Qiu Yun has gone through the postgraduate examination, so he understands the tricks somewhat, and said: "Working in a university, you can get the moon first, so it should not be a big problem." Zhuo Mei looked at Qiu Yun with a slightly sad expression, and couldn't help asking: "Look at your sullen expression, do you have something on your mind, something about him?" Qiu Yun was stunned for a moment before remembering the meaning of Zhuo Mei's last words. Zhu Fan's shadow has never penetrated into her heart, at most she can be regarded as a friendly friend of the opposite sex, otherwise she would not have come to Xinxiang regardless of everyone's opposition .Up to now, the gentle and handsome Zhu Fan has long been completely replaced by the strong and brave Hou Haiyang, leaving only a faint shadow.If she hadn't met Zhuo Mei by chance today, she would have almost completely forgotten about Zhu Fan. "We haven't been in touch since graduation. Have you been in touch with him, where does he work?" Zhuo Mei shook her head and said, "I have a boyfriend, not Zhu Fan. I heard that Zhu Fan is a teacher at Lingxi Finance and Taxation College, but I haven't seen him since graduation." In college, Zhuo Mei, Zhu Fan and Qiu Yun played a story similar to a love triangle. Specifically, Zhuo Mei had an unrequited love for Zhu Fan, but Zhu Fan kept a close distance to Zhuo Mei, and refused to accept Zhuo Mei's confession. Qiu Yun and Zhu Fan are close friends, but they are not yet lovers.Faced with Zhu Fan's many confessions, Qiuyun hesitated, and also considered accepting Zhu Fan. After all, young men and women are eager to communicate with the opposite sex. After his father's accident, hesitation turned into rejection. This is the knot between Zhuo Mei and Qiu Yun.This knot was more caused by Zhuo Mei, and Zhuo Mei's ability to let go of the knot was the main reason why the two were able to "see each other very happily" after meeting this time. Zhuo Mei spoke quickly and sent out an invitation: "Come and sit with me. Now I walk on campus every day, but I don't have the feeling of being a student. With the company of old classmates, let's go find the feeling of the past." It's only one or two years after graduating from university, and it gives people the feeling that they are very far away from the campus.Qiu Yun followed Zhuo Mei for ten minutes and arrived at Lingxi University. Behind the dense camphor forest is the football field, and groups of boys are running on the field, full of youthful vigor.Qiu Yun and Zhuo Mei walked along the stone ladder on the edge of the football field. The two beautiful young women attracted the attention of many boys. All of a sudden, footballs flew towards the stone ladder. Machine, ran over to see the beauty up close.Someone recognized the school counselor and hurried back into the crowd. Facing such a familiar campus scene, and talking with her former college classmates about other things, Qiuyun's gloomy mood seems to have improved. Zhuo Mei pointed to a square building and introduced: "This is the school's famous dormitory for bachelors. We jokingly call it the square building. I live on the fourth floor, which is the room on the far side. There is a pot of jasmine on the window sill, which is easy to recognize. .” The Sifang Building is indeed worthy of its name. From a visual point of view, it is a square building. Qiu Yun felt strange: "The size of this building is too precise. It seems that the lines are deliberately highlighted." Zhuo Mei said: "At that time, the designer thought that The unit is one cage after another, suppressing people's thinking, and deliberately repairing the four lines so precisely." After experiencing the torment in Bashan Xinxiang, Qiu Yun had a rough understanding of the thoughts of the people in the town. Hearing Zhuo Mei’s introduction, he said with emotion: “Our society is divided into two worlds, one is the world described by the intellectuals in the city, and the other It is the world in which the people of the town actually live, and the two worlds are completely different." "Qiu Yun, can you understand the grief and indignation of the designer?" "I can't understand it, I just think it's because I'm full." The two talked and walked up to the fourth floor. The single dormitory of Lingxi University was in good condition, with one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, and a small balcony. There was a pot of jasmine on the balcony. The green leaves were not dusty, very fresh. Zhuo Mei made two cups of coffee, moved two chairs and sat on the small balcony, and laughed at herself: "When I was in college, I was particularly infatuated with Zhu Fan. I thought he was very melancholy, like crazy unrequited love." Qiu Yun drank his coffee and said, "Let it go now?" "If I can't let go, I won't pull you home, and maybe I hate you very much. Let go of the burden and move forward lightly, and relax." Zhuo Mei said seriously, "I remember that Zhu Fan was very close to you at that time. Why didn't you go deeper?" Qiu Yun said: "When I was about to graduate, some accidents happened at home. My dad was framed and almost went to prison. After the truth came out, my dad was transferred to the Dongcheng Branch of the Lingxi Public Security Bureau. If something happened to my dad, it would be a huge blow to our family. It's a catastrophe, no one wants to fall in love, besides, I really have nothing to do with him." Zhuo Mei said: "At that time there was a gap between the two of us, it was because of him, it's really worthless to think about it. Puberty, inexplicable unrequited love, starting and breaking up like crazy." Zhuo Mei's language was still as sharp as usual, quickly shortening the emotional distance between the two girls. "Qiuyun, are you still alone?" "I don't know if it counts as a person." "Why are you still the same as when you were in college, with a serious petty bourgeois sentiment. After a few more years, when you get older, the most urgent thing to do is to find someone who loves you and marry yourself off. Romantic love does not exist in real life, let alone anything Loyal and unswerving, men are almost the same, as long as the conditions are good." Zhuo Mei's words were rather cynical, and her eyes were a little foggy. Qiu Yun glanced over the people playing football in the distance, and turned over the camphor trees. She thought of the person who dared to fight for her, and thought of the person who made a simple toilet for herself, and asked secretly: "Is it true?" Is there really no faithful love?"