Chapter 20 The death of the bald boy

At nine in the morning, Zhang Huling, Hou Zhengli and Hou Haiyang flew back to Guangzhou.After leaving the airport, a small car picked up Zhang Huling and headed straight to Hainan.The two brothers and sisters of the Hou family took a taxi back home, had lunch, and took a short rest. Hou Zhengli changed into formal clothes and brought Hou Haiyang into the decoration company. The decoration company has a small face, and a sign of "Zhengli Decoration and Decoration Company" is hung in front of the gate.Hou Haiyang asked: "Sister, is your decoration company yours, or Brother Zhang's?"

"The money was invested by Huling, and the registration is in my name." "That means the company is yours." "From a legal point of view, it's mine, but all the money was paid by Brother Zhang. The money he handled at that time was in units of tens of millions. This company completely leaked it from his fingertips." After entering the door, the employees all greeted each other with voices like "Mr. Hou" and "Mr. Hou". When they came to the separate office, Hou Haiyang tried hard to make his depressed sister happy, deliberately joking, and said: "Sister, You are quite majestic."

Sitting on the big swivel chair in the office, Hou Zhengli said: "Prestige is an illusion. Nowadays, there are so many decoration companies in Guangzhou, and there is no business. These technical personnel outside will immediately abandon you like a piece of paper and run away. This is also understandable, everyone If you want to make a living, you all want to eat better. Therefore, the boss is the one who pays the most attention, and the one who takes responsibility is the boss. Of course, the boss is also the one who makes the most money." Speaking of this, she thought of her lover who was running around in Hainan, and her voice choked up. I got up, "Hu Ling is not much older than me, he is very smart and capable, and it is even more difficult for him than me to have such a big career in a few years."

Hou Haiyang said from the bottom of his heart: "Brother Zhang is my role model. I have only been with him for a few days, and I have seen more of the world than in twenty years. Leaving Xinxiang is my best decision." A thin woman came over and said in Cantonese Mandarin: "Mr. Hou, there is a person calling this morning. I can't understand it. It should be your native dialect. She is looking for Hou Haiyang. I said there is no such person." .” Hou Zhengli said: "This is Hou Haiyang, and he will also work here in the future." Hou Haiyang was puzzled, and said, "I just arrived in Guangzhou, and Ma Xiaomei is the only one who knows me."

"Who is Ma Xiaomei?" "The girl I met by chance on the train is the cousin of Ma Manzi next door to my school. A few of their classmates came to work." Hou Zhengli was not interested in Ma Xiaomei's affairs, and said, "Erba, you have to start from the lowest level when you come to me, and you are familiar with every process. Do you have any questions?" "I am very confident in calligraphy, and painting is okay, no problem." The thin woman came to the door again, knocked on the door with her fingers, and said, "Mr. Hou, someone is calling for Hou Haiyang."

When Hou Haiyang broke up with Ma Xiaomei, he left the office number on the company's business card, and when he called twice, he was sure it was Ma Xiaomei.Putting the microphone to his ear, he heard a burst of crying, and said, "Brother Hou, I'm Ma Xiaomei, please save us quickly." "Don't panic, Ma Xiaomei, speak slowly." "Li Yonghong, Du Feng, and Zhang Qiangqiang were arrested by the security team. They have to pay money to release them, otherwise they will be sent to Huidong shelter. I couldn't get through your paging, so I called you. I was so anxious." Hou Haiyang was confused and said, "What security team, who are you arresting?"

"It's the Nancun security team. They only checked the temporary residence permit. Li Yonghong and Zhang Qiangqiang didn't run away and were caught. They raised 350 yuan and Li Yonghong was released. Now Du Feng and Zhang Qiangqiang are still locked in. We are here I am not familiar with the place, so I can only ask my fellow villagers for help." "Just wait here at the public phone, and I'll come over later." Putting down the phone, Hou Haiyang looked for Hou Zhengli.Without waiting for Hou Haiyang to finish, Hou Zhengli said, "Needless to say, I know that place, and it must be about the temporary residence permit. This thing is too common in Guangzhou. What's your relationship with that Ma Xiaomei?"

"Ma Xiaomei's cousin is my neighbor in Niubeituo Primary School. This year, Ma Xiaomei's father and I have had dinner together." "If it's this kind of relationship, then I'll drive there, and the fellow villagers will figure it out." Hou Zhengli said again, "I have dealt with the police station over there, but this kind of thing is a matter of a few hundred yuan, so there is no need Go find the boss." After Ma Xiaomei made the phone call, she only had two yuan left on her body. Looking at the neat rows of bread, instant noodles and other snacks in the store, her mouth was drooling.She didn't dare to leave the store, so she circled around, looking in the direction of the bus.

More than an hour later, when Ma Xiaomei was almost desperate, a small car stopped beside her, and Hou Haiyang and a beautiful and fashionable woman got off.Ma Xiaomei looked at Hou Haiyang as if seeing a relative, and burst into tears. After driving to the office of the security team, Hou Zhengli took out 700 yuan from her wallet and said, "Erwa, accompany Xiao Ma to pay the money. I'll wait for you outside." Several security guards stood lazily at the door, one of which was holding a hollow steel pipe thicker than a thumb, and another security guard had a black glue stick from the police station hanging on his buttocks.They glanced at the car parked in front of them, turned their eyes away, and stared intently at the passing pedestrians.

After paying the money, Du Feng and Zhang Qiangqiang were released. The two of them were disheartened and lost their minds. They followed behind Hou Haiyang and went to a small restaurant outside to eat a bowl of noodles each, and then they recovered a little.They watched the car leave, and Zhang Qiangqiang was filled with emotion: "I thought Hou Haiyang was rich, so I have a good sister. If I had a good sister, I wouldn't suffer this." He has been pursuing Ma Xiaomei , Seeing Ma Xiaomei and Hou Haiyang almost embracing each other on the train, he felt dissatisfied. Later, Ma Xiaomei went to sleep in the sleeper again, which hit Zhang Qiangqiang's self-esteem. At this time, everyone praised Hou Haiyang to the sky. He couldn't help but make his own voice.

Ma Xiaomei heard the meaning, and said: "Without Hou Haiyang, you would definitely be sent to the shelter. It's meaningless to talk about others like that." Zhang Qiangqiang murmured, "That's not what I meant." Ma Xiaomei was not polite. He gave Zhang Qiangqiang a few supercilious eyes. Hou Haiyang was in the car, and said to his sister: "Seeing them like this, I wish I could help them, but I don't know how to help." Hou Zhengli said: "There are at least hundreds of thousands of Lingxi people in Guangdong. Do you have to come here? Everyone is working hard here. Whether you can succeed depends on your own ability and luck. You don’t have to take both. You have to go home after working for a few years. Fortunately, there are fields and houses at home. A bowl of rice to eat and a house to live in.” Hou Haiyang expressed his feelings: “If you have been working here for a long time, you will get used to living in a big city, and you will definitely not get used to it when you return to the remote and isolated countryside.” "What can you do if you don't get used to it? The competition in society is so fierce. If you don't win the competition, you can't blame others." Hou Zhengli said again, "Go back to the office, call your parents, and tell them everything is fine, so they don't have to worry." "I know, sister." "Second baby, we sister and brother will work hard. When Dad retires, we will take him to Guangzhou to enjoy the blessings." Through the glass window, Hou Haiyang looked up at the tall buildings in the distance and nearby, and secretly made up his mind: "Guangzhou, here I come. I will definitely succeed." In the following days, Hou Haiyang devoted himself to his work with great enthusiasm. He spent every day in the decoration company. He did not regard himself as the boss' younger brother, but started from carpentry and hydropower with the most basic workers. During this period, Zhang Huling went home only once, opened a bottle of wine, and drank with Hou Haiyang. On May 28th, it was a black day.Hou Haiyang was looking at the engineer's design drawings in the decoration company. Duan Yan ran over in a panic and said, "Haiyang, Mr. Hou has passed out." Hou Haiyang rushed into the office and saw his sister lying on the sofa, and a thin woman standing beside her helplessly.Hou Haiyang hurriedly pressed her sister's person, and turned around and said, "Hurry up and call 120." After a while, Hou Zhengli woke up, her face was extremely disfigured, and said, "Go to the Huling office building." "Can you still drive?" Hou Zhengli didn't seem to hear Hou Haiyang's question, and sat in the driver's seat with a numb expression.Before Hou Haiyang could sit still, the car suddenly rushed forward, and then turned off the engine. Seeing that the situation was not right, Hou Haiyang said, "Sister, let's go out and take a taxi instead of driving." Before the words fell, Hou Zhengli had re-ignited the ignition, and the car rushed directly onto the street like a monster.Along the way, the car ran through red lights one after another and flew like an arrow. Two police cars chased after them with their horns on, and shouted in stern voices. The office that Zhang Huling rented was not far from Hou Zhengli's company. In a blink of an eye, the car came downstairs to the office.A large group of people surrounded the office downstairs, and the police cordoned off.Hou Zhengli's face was pale, and she completely lost all color. She pushed the crowd away with her hands, causing a burst of curses.Outside the cordon, a policeman saw someone rushing forward and was about to stop him. Seeing Hou Zhengli's pale face, he asked, "Are you a family member?" Hou Zhengli ignored the police's questioning, stared at the white cloth on the ground, and moved over step by step.When Hou Haiyang saw the raised white cloth on the ground, as well as the blood stains and some white things on the outside of the white cloth, he immediately understood what happened.When the corner of the white cloth was uncovered, Hou Zhengli passed out without saying a word.Hou Haiyang is a man, so he needs to be much calmer. He can see clearly that the one lying on the ground is his brother-in-law Zhang Huling, his head is deeply sunken, and his empty eyes are looking straight at the blue sky with white clouds. There was a buzzing sound. It was the first time that Hou Haiyang faced the death of his relatives, and he was so stimulated that he almost lost consciousness.He turned his face away, knelt down and helped up his sister on the ground. The ambulance screamed and came to the outside of the building. In the following time, Hou Zhengli was in a state of numbness on the hospital bed, and accompanied by Hou Haiyang, she went through the relevant procedures. In the evening, a dozen of Zhang Huling's family members flew from Lingxi Airport.After opening the freezer in the funeral parlor and seeing Zhang Huling's miserable state, Zhang Huling's mother suddenly went crazy. She turned around and rushed towards Hou Zhengli, crying and cursing: "Little bitch, vixen, pay me back!" Son!" She scolded and beat Hou Zhengli fiercely. Although Hou Zhengli went to college, in the eyes of the Zhang family, she will always be imprinted with the imprint of the countryside, and she has never liked Hou Zhengli very much.At this time, the pain of losing a child made Zhang Huling's mother lose her mind, and all her anger was vented on Hou Zhengli. Hou Zhengli's hair was disheveled, and she didn't respond to the slap of the storm.Seeing his sister being bullied, Hou Haiyang was filled with righteous indignation. He stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Huling's mother's palm to stop her madness. The rest of the Zhang family remained rational and dragged Zhang Huling's mother away.At this time, Zhang Huling's mother uttered a heart-piercing cry: "My son! My son!" Before the cry fell, she collapsed on the ground. On Hou Zhengli's face, there were several blood marks scratched by fingernails. The blood flowed down the cheeks, and it was particularly eye-catching on the pale face.In this room, she has no blood relationship with Hou Haiyang and Zhang Huling, and they don't even have a marriage certificate. However, she is the person who has the deepest relationship with Zhang Huling among the dozen people besides her parents.At this time, under the influence of Zhang Huling's mother, a dozen Zhang family members either glared at the Hou family siblings, or ignored their existence. Out of anger, Hou Haiyang pulled his sister and said, "Let's go outside and deal with it. These people are too much." Hou Zhengli shook his head and said, "I'm here to guard Huling." Hou Haiyang looked Looking at the expressions of the Zhang family, she said, "They won't let you stay here." Hou Zhengli said solemnly, "I'm guarding Huling, not for them." Zhang Huling's mother was overwhelmed with grief. After leaving the funeral home, she was carried directly to the hospital, and Zhang's family dispersed.Before leaving, Zhang Huling's father, Zhang Rende, glanced at Hou Zhengli, stopped in his tracks, wanted to say something, stomped his feet again, and left with the crowd. After a while, a woman in her thirties was kidnapped. She was Zhang Huling's sister-in-law and had a good relationship with Hou Zhengli.She looked at the bloodstains on Hou Zhengli's face, and said apologetically, "Zhengli, the old woman loves Huling the most, and she is so mad, don't worry about it." Hou Zhengli fell into a state of numbness again, and said, "I only care about Huling, and I don't care about these things." The whole night, Hou Zhengli sat in front of the funeral home. No matter how Hou Haiyang tried to persuade her, she refused to leave. In the morning, Hou Haiyang became furious and dragged Hou Zhengli away from the funeral home, and stayed in the nearest hotel nearby.Hou Zhengli lay on the bed and slept for less than an hour, got up from the bed again, and insisted on coming to the funeral home.On the third day, after the Zhang family completed the formalities, Zhang Huling was cremated. Hou Zhengli did not eat or sleep for three consecutive days, and her physical and mental strength were on the verge of collapse.When the urn was brought out, Hou Zhengli stepped forward, and Zhang Huling's mother stood in front of the urn, glaring at her.When Hou Zhengli saw the marble slate-gray urn, she immediately passed out in her younger brother's arms. Hou Haiyang walked out with his sister in his arms, and sent her to the hospital bed.For the past few days, he has been with his sister all the time, and he is very tired. Fortunately, he is young and energetic, and he can barely hold on. In the hospital, Hou Zhengli slept deeply all night. When she woke up in the morning, she saw her younger brother guarding the bed and asked, "Has Huling really left?" She was in a hurry, but she still had to comfort her with gentle words, saying: "Sister, you can't come back to life after death. You are still young, and you have your parents and me. You can overcome any hurdles." The two siblings came out of the hospital and went back to their old house in Liwan District.Opening the door, the sofas in the living room were full of the Zhang family. The room was in a mess. In the bedroom was the box that Hou Zhengli had used in college, which had been pried open. Hou Haiyang finally burst into anger, and said, "What are you doing, why did you pry open my sister's box?" Zhang Zhihua, the eldest brother of the Zhang family, stood up and said: "My brother is gone, and now there are many people asking for debts from him. He must have put a lot of money here, and used it to pay off my brother's debts." Hou Zhengli had mixed feelings at this time. Everyone was not grieving for his relative's death, but forcing the widow to ask for money.After three days, she recovered from the extreme pain, walked to the dining table where she usually eats, and said coldly: "It was born from the same root, so why rush each other. Huling's bones are not cold, so you treat him like this." Fiancee, how can there be such a reason in the world?!" Zhang Zhihua didn't expect that Hou Zhengli would change his weakness in the funeral parlor, and he was speechless because of this sad sentence.Zhang Zhihua's wife came over and said gently: "Zhengli, that's not what we mean. Recently, we have come to Lingxi's house to ask for a lot of debts, and we have nothing to do. This house was bought by Huling. From a legal point of view, the first The first heir should be Huling's parents, right?" Hou Zhengli and Zhang Huling are preparing to get married. The wedding photos have already been taken, and they have not had time to apply for a marriage certificate. According to the law, Hou Zhengli is indeed not Zhang Huling's legal wife.With a teardrop hanging from the corner of her eye, she coldly circled the people in the room, and said, "Huling established a joint-stock limited liability company. If you ask debtors to go to the company, what's the matter with running home?" She He took out the key and said, "I will leave after packing up my personal belongings, and I don't need you to chase them away. I just want to ask, is your conscience okay with doing this?" No one in the room spoke. Walking into the back room, Hou Zhengli burst into tears.Hou Haiyang was furious, and said, "Sister, you can't take advantage of them like this." Hou Zhengli choked up and said, "They are all Huling's family members, and Huling won't be happy if we quarrel with them." "The decoration company and Lingxi's house?" "The house in Lingxi was given to me by Huling. The real estate certificate is in my name, and it is also the wedding house we plan to use in Lingxi. As for the decoration company, the initial capital is from Huling, and the legal representative is me." Hou Zhengli wiped Tears, while packing up his clothes, he said, "Huling is the pride of the Zhang family. Now his relatives are a little overreacted. We have to bear it and don't conflict. Huling has been very good to me these years, and I want to pay him back. love." Hou Haiyang silently stood next to his sister, watching her tidy up her clothes. "This is the key to the room, Uncle Zhang." Hou Zhengli handed the key with body temperature to Zhang Rende, holding the wrapped large photo in his hand, bowed his head, and left. Zhang Rende raised his hand, wanting to greet Hou Zhengli, raised his hand in the air, saw Hou Zhengli walk out of the room, opened his mouth without making a sound, when the door slammed, Zhang Huling's wrinkled old father pointed at his son The daughter-in-law and the son-in-law said, "You guys, what are you doing? Hou Zhengli is the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family!" A voice said: "I'm not married yet, I'm an outsider." Zhang Rende slapped his thigh violently, and said, "You go tell Hu Ling about this, I've lost my old face, and I feel ashamed." Zhang Zhihua said: "Hou Zhengli is right. The establishment of Huling is a joint stock limited company. It has nothing to do with us to find a company for debts." Sister Zhang Huling didn't speak for a long time, and said at this time: "Second brother still has a decoration company, which cannot be left in the hands of outsiders. My mother specifically mentioned this matter, and there is also a house in Lingxi." With a "bang", Zhang Rende smashed the cup on the table to the ground, and said, "Who the hell dares to bring this up again, my surname Zhang doesn't recognize anyone!" Zhang Rende had the experience of serving in the army. After changing jobs, he went to work in Lingxi City. He worked in the local area for 30 years, and everything he said and did was localized, but he still had a military temperament in his bones.He lost his temper, and the children dared not speak any more. Hou Zhengli and her brother returned to the decoration company. Just as they got out of the taxi, they saw Duan Yan standing at the door in a panic. He pulled Hou Zhengli out of the way and said, "A group of people broke into the decoration company with steel pipes and machetes in their hands. , smashed the office." She shook the bag in her hand, and said: "They didn't smash anything when they came in, so they were waiting for you. I saw that the situation was wrong, and put away all the important things." In the past few days, Hou Zhengli has rarely encountered warm-hearted people and warm words. He knows that Zhang Huling has a lot of money in his operation. Now that he is gone, his decoration company will bear the brunt of the impact.She took Duan Yan's hand and said, "I'll stay at the hotel across the street. I'll deal with the company in two days. Go back to Lingxi. I don't want to stay here anymore." Duan Yan was anxious and said, "Sister , what should the company do?" Hou Zhengli said: "The company can only continue to do this, slow down and do it again." After three days and three nights of great pain and grief, Hou Zhengli finally recovered. She pressed the pain to the bottom of her heart and began to deal with the remaining matters. A few days later, Hou Haiyang, Hou Zhengli and Duan Yan returned to Lingxi. For Hou Haiyang, the experience after leaving Niubeituo Primary School in Xinxiang was like a nightmare, extremely unreal.In the past few days since Brother Zhang jumped off the building, he hasn't even had any contact with Qiuyun.When he got off the plane and stepped on the land of Lingxi, he felt at ease. After returning to Huarong Community and getting on the elevator, Hou Zhengli stopped in the aisle on the tenth floor and said, "There is a big photo in the living room. You put it away and put it in the study and wrap it in a cloth cover." Hou Haiyang knew that her sister Afraid of seeing that vivid photo, they entered the house with Duan Yan, put the photo away, and collected traces of brother-in-law's life as much as possible, including dental kits, towels, clothes and other items, and put them in the next hut. In the mid-1990s, large-sized houses were popular everywhere, and houses over 150 square meters abound. Huarong Community also mostly has large-sized houses. Hou Zhengli’s house is more than 170 square meters, with four bedrooms and two bedrooms. Hall, split level. Hou Zhengli stood hesitantly at the door. Seeing the large empty wall in front of her, she couldn't help feeling sad, but she didn't show her emotions. After entering the room, she sat on the sofa in a daze. Hou Haiyang knew that his sister would not go out for a few days, so he asked Duan Yan to follow her at home, including going to the toilet and taking a bath, so as to prevent her from doing stupid things. Hou Haiyang will do chores such as going out to buy groceries.For a rural child, the vegetable market is quite a familiar place. When he was a child, Hou Haiyang often went to Liuhechang Township with his mother to sell vegetables in exchange for pocket money at home.His father considered himself a teacher and a scholarly family. Ever since Hou Haiyang was able to accompany Du Xiaohua to sell vegetables, he no longer haunted the vegetable market. "Second baby, do you have money?" Hou Zhengli, who was sitting in the corner of the sofa, asked when Hou Haiyang went out. "I have money, don't worry about it." During this period of time, Hou Haiyang has been with his sister and brother-in-law in activities, and the money for selling pointed fish is basically spent. He puts 3,000 yuan at home and carries five One hundred yuan as pocket money. The closest vegetable market to Huarong Community was four stops by bus. Hou Haiyang didn't take the bus, but walked, sorting out the recent events in his head.Although the trip to Guangzhou was short, it was like an atomic bomb that shook him almost to the point of concussion.Next to the vegetable market, he saw a sign for a public phone. His heart moved, he called Qiu Yun, and left a message: "I'm back to Lingxi." Walking around the vegetable market in Lingxi, he actually saw pointed fish in the vegetable market, and there is a prefix in front of the pointed fish - Bashan Xinxiang pointed fish.As an expert of pointed fish, Hou Haiyang saw at a glance that the so-called "Bashan Xinxiang pointed fish" was a counterfeit. The authentic pointed fish had a long, thin body and light blue color. The pointed fish in this market had a short, fat body. Khaki. "How much is a catty of pointed fish?" "Thirty-five yuan a catty." "So expensive?" The eldest sister who sold the fish said: "Look at the goods. My fish is a wild fish brought back from Bashan Xinxiang. The production is small. It can be made into soup or braised in brown sauce. It tastes very good." At such a high price, most people still buy it. I'm sorry, but the eldest sister who sells fish sees that there are people who want to buy, so she tries her best to sell it. Thinking about his sister's severe nutritional deficiency, Hou Haiyang bought two pointed fish at a high price.Holding the sharp-headed fish, he went to look for sauerkraut again. After searching seven or eight stalls, he bought authentic Bashan sauerkraut. Walked back to Huarong Community, went up to the tenth floor, and the anti-theft door was open. When Hou Haiyang entered the room, his blood surged upwards, and he saw that the room was in a mess, as if someone had ransacked the house, and Hou Zhengli's nose and mouth were bleeding. "Sister, who did it?" "The bald third son, he's here to collect debts." Hou Haiyang walked out. Knowing his brother's character well, Hou Zhengli grabbed his arm and said, "Don't go, stay with me." Ever since Zhang Huling's accident, Hou Haiyang has been obedient to his sister. He stepped down and carried the fish and vegetables into the kitchen. Hou Zhengli stood in front of the mirror, wiped her face carefully, and said, "Fortunately, the nose is only broken, and the bridge of the nose is not broken." Seeing his sister's bruised nose and swollen face, Hou Haiyang felt sore, and said, "We can't be too useless, if we don't resist, they will ride on their heads and shit." Just as Hou Zhengli was about to speak, acid water gushed out of her stomach, and she bent over to the toilet and vomited non-stop.In the past few days, vomiting has become a regular action for Hou Zhengli. Hou Haiyang said with concern: "Sister, we are going to the hospital. You should also pay attention to your body." After Hou Zhengli vomited, she looked in the mirror and said, "Erba, sister is pregnant with Huling's child. Yes I found out at the hospital." "So that's how it is." Hou Haiyang suddenly understood why her sister became stronger after she came out of the hospital. It turned out that she was pregnant with Zhang Huling's child, and she had a support in her heart, so she could get out of the huge blow. At this time, the phone rang, and Hou Haiyang walked over to answer the phone, and there was a burst of cursing on the phone: "You dead woman, return the money to me quickly. I borrowed money from others, and I can't pay it back. I can only pay with my life, and I will kill you before I pay my life. It is not so cheap to kill you, I rape first and then kill, if I don’t kill, I will sell it to a brothel in Africa." The bald third child spoke in a very hoarse voice, which was very recognizable. Enraged by his viciousness, Hou Haiyang put down the phone heavily, and then tore off the phone line, saying: "Sister, we have to install a new phone, there are too many harassing calls gone." After staying in the house for a while, Hou Haiyang pretended to be calm, then found an excuse to buy salt, and went out.He went straight to the third bald man's company, ready to teach the man who uttered bad words a lesson. He followed his brother-in-law Zhang Huling to the home of the bald third child, and based on his memory, he found the destination smoothly.He first walked into the office of the bald boy on the second floor. The beautiful female receptionist bent over and asked, "Who are you looking for?" He had an idea and said, "I'm looking for the third brother." The receptionist heard Hou Haiyang called him very Jiang Hu and very affectionate, looked at Hou Haiyang suspiciously, and said, "Mr. Zhao is not in the office." Hou Haiyang pointed to the upstairs, and said, "Is the third brother at home?" Seeing that the person at the front desk was familiar with the boss's situation, he no longer doubted it, and said, "Mr. Zhao didn't come to work, so he should be at home." Turn around and leave the office, and walk up the stairs to the seventh floor.The door of the bald third child's room was ajar, and the sound of the TV came from inside.Hou Haiyang pushed the door open and walked in. The living room of the bald third child is surrounded by sofas, including a multi-person sofa, a double sofa, and a single sofa.The back of the single leather sofa faced the anti-theft door, and a huge shiny head leaned on the single sofa.The unburned cigarette in the ashtray on the table was smoking. Hou Haiyang scolded: "The bald boy, what is your ability to bully women!" The bald boy didn't make any movement, and was as stable as a mountain on the sofa.Hou Haiyang reached out and grabbed the bald third child by the collar, raised his hand and punched the big bald head violently. With a punch, Hou Haiyang felt something wrong, and the bald third child's body was limp and lifeless, like a sandbag. The bald third child was knocked down on the ground, a large pool of blood flowed from his chest, his eyes were turned white, and he was lifeless. Hou Haiyang was stunned, looked down at his palm, which was covered with blood, and said to himself, "Oops, I caused trouble." He reacted quickly, and walked out as soon as he lifted his foot.At this time, three or four people came in outside, two of them were wearing police uniforms.A sharp-eyed policeman saw the bloody man lying on the ground and said sharply, "Stop, don't go." After speaking, he threw himself forward. With Hou Haiyang's skill, he could completely resist. He thought several times, knowing that if he resisted, the crime of murder would not go away.When the handcuffs were put on, Hou Haiyang saw the last plainclothes man put the pistol back into the holster, secretly called out his luck, and said, "When I entered the door, the bald third child had already been killed." A plainclothes man asked, "What are you doing here?" Hou Haiyang said: "I just went upstairs. I first went to the front desk on the second floor and asked if the third child was there. Just a few minutes ago, you can check. Then I went upstairs, and then you came up." The plainclothes glanced at him contemptuously, and said, "How did you get the blood on your hand?" Hou Haiyang said: "I came up to beat the bald boy. When I went upstairs, he was sitting on the single sofa. I grabbed his collar and punched him. The blood on my hand was stained when I grabbed the collar. .” After asking a few words, the plainclothes said coldly: "You have to tell the truth, this is a murder, you can take it off if you want to, and you can't take it off if you don't want to take it off." Hou Haiyang looked back at the room of the bald third child, and said, "I believe in the law, it's not something I do, and it won't depend on me after all." In the meeting room of the Dongcheng Branch of Lingxi City, there was smog. Deputy Chief Lu, who was in charge of criminal investigation, placed an ashtray with a dozen cigarette butts in front of his desk. Lao Gao, the head of the criminal police detachment, said: "Hou Haiyang appeared at the scene with the blood of the bald boy on his palm. The last call made by the bald boy on the landline was to Hou Zhengli. Hou Zhengli is Hou Haiyang's sister. According to the investigation, the bald boy and Hou Zhengli's fiancé, Zhang Huling, had financial contacts. Zhang Huling jumped to his death in Guangzhou, and the bald third son asked Hou Zhengli to pay back the money. The two failed to reach an agreement, and the bald third son smashed Hou Zhengli's house in Lingxi and injured him. Hou Zhengli." Deputy Director Lu shook the soot and said, "You mean Hou Haiyang has a motive for killing?" Lao Gao said, "The motive for killing is very complicated. With these two things in mind, Hou Haiyang’s revenge and murder are justified. The biggest problem now is the murder weapon. The bald third child’s throat was slit with a knife, and no murder weapon was found at the scene. Hou Haiyang has a hard mouth and refuses to admit that he killed the murder, let alone submit a substitute murder weapon. .” "When you caught him at the scene, he was walking out, so there should be no time to deal with the murder weapon." Deputy Director Lu said with professional Sichuan-style lines on his eyebrows, "This is the key point. I don't understand." Lao Gao said: "We didn't find the murder weapon, not to say that there is none. I observed for a while, the window on the left of the seventh floor is a road, and there are many trucks passing by. If this kid throws the knife out of the window and it falls on the truck, we will I will never find this knife. The world is so big, there are all kinds of surprises, and it is normal to encounter this kind of thing.” Deputy Director Lu shook his head and said, "There is something wrong with your way of thinking. If he is premeditated murder, he will think about the details clearly and will not go to the front desk on the second floor to ask the whereabouts of the bald third child. If he murders with passion, You won’t think about the details of how to deal with the murder weapon.” After an hour-long meeting, the murder weapon became the key to the case. If this problem cannot be resolved, the case will be suspended. After the meeting, Deputy Director Lu left Lao Gao alone in the office, and the two continued to smoke.Deputy Director Lu said: "Old Gao, the father of the bald third child is a former leader of the provincial government. He has retired for many years, and the influence is still there. Today, people from the National People's Congress and the government have called to inquire about this case. We are all under pressure." Old Gao said: " I also received a call, and they asked about the progress of the case and demanded that the murderer be severely punished." Deputy Director Lu said: "The murderer must of course be brought to justice, but I think Hou Haiyang has all the evidence from his records, scene and circumstantial evidence. It doesn't seem like a murderer. Of course, he is still inseparable, and the suspect is the biggest. We can't wrong a good person, and we can't let go of a bad person." "This old slicker, it doesn't mean that he didn't say anything." Lao Gao knew that the responsibility still remained. On himself, he chatted with Deputy Director Lu and left the branch office building. In a dark hut, Hou Haiyang vomited blood from his mouth, and his whole body was aching.Ever since he was handcuffed at the home of the bald old man, he made up his mind: "No matter how much he suffers, he must not admit that he killed himself, otherwise it will be over." Allow your body to relax to conserve energy. After an unknown amount of time, the door of the room was opened with a bang. In the small space, the sound of the bang was particularly loud.Lao Gao stood at the door and took a look. He is an old criminal policeman for many years. He believes in the experience of "If you don't fight, you can break through, and you can break through once you hit him." He has 60% confidence in Hou Haiyang's murder. . A fat man said aggressively: "Hou Haiyang, you killed the bald third child. He was captured at the scene and the evidence is convincing. You must truthfully explain all the details. Let me tell you the truth, this time it is a matter of certainty. Well, it’s fine if you don’t confess, you’ll definitely take a bullet. I advise you to confess as soon as possible, so as not to suffer.” Hou Haiyang didn't want to get emotional, and didn't use words to provoke the staff in front of him. He tried his best to calmly say: "I really didn't kill anyone. When I arrived at the home of the bald third child, he had already been killed." The fat man said: "You are a dead duck with a hard mouth and shell. We have a lot of ways to clean up the iron brain. Then you will have no way to survive, and you will have no way to die. When your body collapses, you will be thrown into the detention center. If you want to be fucked, you kid will die." Want to blow your brains out?" Hou Haiyang insisted: "I did not kill anyone, I am innocent." Several men pulled Hou Haiyang up, handcuffed his hands again, passed a rope through the handcuffs, and hung him on a specially made thick iron rod by the window.The fat man pulled the rope hard, and Hou Haiyang was lifted up with both hands high and his feet off the ground.Soon, the wrist wrapped in a thick towel felt like being pricked by dozens of red-hot steel needles, and after a while, bean-sized sweat dripped from his forehead.At first he wanted to hold back howling, but in the end, he couldn't take it anymore, and howled desperately like a wild animal, with tears and snot flowing down his nose. After a while, Lao Gao said at the door: "Okay." After Hou Haiyang was put down, he gasped for breath, his face was deformed by the pain. The fat man said: "Comrade Lei Feng said that we treat our enemies like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and we will not show mercy. You have tasted the power." Lao Gao walked in slowly, and said: "I think you are also a man. A man dares to act bravely. His head fell off like a bowl of blisters. In the end, you have to recruit. What's the point of holding on like this?" Hou Haiyang cheered himself up in his heart: "If I confess, I will die, and I will never see my father, mother, sister, and Qiuyun again." Lao Gao said patiently again: "If you have any ideas, you can tell them. It may help us solve the case." With the snot still hanging from his mouth, Hou Haiyang said, "I didn't kill anyone, I'm innocent. When I entered the room, the door was open and there were cigarettes on the table." The fat man said viciously: "If you have any last words, say them earlier." 侯海洋道：“等我出去以后，我要去考大学，以后推动法律改革，你们不能这样打人。” 听到这几句话，所有人就像听到天方夜谭一样，先是愣了，又笑了起来。胖汉子抬脚踢到了侯海洋的腰眼上，道：“龟儿子是不是糊涂了，你还有出去的一天。” 老高使个眼色，胖汉子道：“吃饭去，吃饱了来收拾这家伙。” 几个人出去以后，聚在了小食堂吃夜宵。老高道：“侯海洋年纪轻轻倒是个硬茬，凭你们的经验，能不能突破？”胖汉子坐在风扇前，吹了后背又将肚子对着电扇，道：“我们手里过的人多，啥子铁豌豆都硬不到最后。”老高想着与陆副局长讨论的话，将陆副局长的观点搬了出来，道：“侯海洋的案子还有点疑问，他是现场被擒获，没有时间处理凶器，现在找不到凶器，这是最大的疑点。” 胖汉问道：“光头老三死了多长时间？” “从对尸体的检验来看，死亡的时间很短。” “老高，那还犹豫啥，继续加点量，说不定就突破了。” 老高点了点头，道：“注意点分寸，别弄出毛病。” 在座之人都是经验丰富的老刑警，弄到什么程度大家是心知肚明。吃喝一会儿，胖汉子对身边的人道：“别让侯海洋闲着，我们休息，你们俩再去审审，别再吊了，再吊手腕要出问题。” 两位年轻刑警匆匆吃了几口饭，又出现在侯海洋面前。此时，侯海洋又累又饿，手腕一阵阵剧痛，他眯着眼睛，咬着牙为自己打气：“无论如何也不能屈打成招，只要承认了我这一辈子就完了。” 年轻刑瞀没有多少耐心，问了几句以后，见侯海洋仍然不改口，便又动了手。 侯海洋实在忍不住了，张开嘴大声号叫。 "Are you convinced?" “不服。” “光头老三是不是你杀的，把刀藏在哪里？” “我没有杀人，我是清白的。” 在闷热的环境下，两名刑警很快就挥汗如雨。 侯海洋在黑屋子里面对着未知的残酷未来，度日如年，他知道屈打成招的后果，再痛再苦也死抗着。 在公安局外，侯正丽焦急如热锅上的蚂蚁，她从公安分局出来以后，直奔张沪岭父母家里。她大学毕业后就到了广州，在岭西的朋友实质上都是张沪岭的朋友，如今张沪岭离开人世，他的朋友都靠不上。为了救弟弟，她还是必须依靠张家。从心理上，她对张家人极为反感，从现实角度，或许只有张家人才能改变弟弟的命运。 来到了熟悉的张家大门，侯正丽按了按门铃，虽然求到了张家门上让她心有不甘，可是她知道张家人肯定会帮忙。 张之华老婆从猫眼上往外看了一眼，她回过头，轻声道：“是侯正丽。”张沪岭母亲大声道：“让她走，我不想见她。她弟弟的事情我们更不会管，又不是我们家的人。”此时，公安分局已经到家里调查过张沪岭与光头老三的关系，光头老三被杀以及侯正丽弟弟被抓这两件事让张家人又聚在一起。 张仁德拍了拍爱人的后背，道：“侯正丽是沪岭的未婚妻，我们不管她，沪岭会不高兴。” 张沪岭母亲从医院出来，面容至少比数日前老了十岁，往日引以为傲的黑发变得花白，十分刺眼。 张仁德见老婆没有强烈反对，便道：“开门，让她进来。” 侯正丽在门口等待时，有意整理了衣服，顺手拢了拢头发，让自己不显得邋遢。进门之后，她迎着无数道复杂的目光，走到了张仁德面前，道：“张叔，我想单独和你说几句话。” 侯正丽平静的态度让屋内人暂时安静了下来。张仁德站了起来，道：“走吧，到书房去。” 来到书房，张仁德道：“正丽，坐吧。” “正丽”这一个称呼出自于张仁德之口，顿时就让侯正丽回想起以前的快乐时光。她的眼泪禁不住往下流，接过递过来纸巾，哽咽着道：“张叔，谢谢你仍然这样叫我，没有把我当外人。我今天来，要说两件事情。你先别急着回答，听我把两件事情说完。” 张仁德点了点头。 “第一件事情，我弟弟被东城公安分局抓去了，他没有杀光头老三的理由，我想请张叔出面，让弟弟得到公正对待。” 侯正丽目光直视着张仁德，停顿了约一分钟，又道：“第二件事情，我怀孕了，才发现，是沪岭的。” 张仁德对于头一件事有着思想准备，第二件事情则完全没有思想准备，他目瞪口呆地看着侯正丽，脸上表情慢慢发生变化，先是惊讶，后是喜悦，然后是悲伤。 侯正丽顺手将桌上的纸巾递了一张给张仁德。 张仁德擦掉了眼角的泪水，道：“你确定？” 侯正丽将岭西人民医院病历单子递了过去。 看完病历单子，张仁德拿着单子的手开始颤抖起来，道：“你在这里等我一下。”他走出了书房，到客厅时差点摔了一跤，在客厅站稳以后，道：“老婆子，到卧室来。” 张沪岭母亲走进卧室，见丈夫泪流满面，大惊，道：“老头，你做什么，发生了什么事情？”张仁德仰着头，道：“老天有眼，给沪岭留了后代。” 张家众子女都很疑惑，在客厅大眼瞪着小眼。半分钟不到，从卧室传来了一阵惊天动地的痛哭声，随后，张沪岭母亲从客厅急急忙忙冲了出来，进了书房。 张仁德站在客厅中间，指着自己卧室旁边的房门道：“这间房子以后就归侯正丽，她怀孕了，是沪岭的孩子。” 张家众人表情各异，或惊讶，或怀疑，或漠然，或激动。张仁德坐在沙发正中，眼泪在眼眶中打转，道：“沪岭留下了一条根，这是上天有眼，对我们张家的照顾。全家人都要齐心协力，共渡难关，是不是啊？”张之华率先表态，道：“沪岭的事当然就是我们的事，这个没话说。”他拉长声音，又道：“如今这么多人来找我们还债，这件事情不处理，麻烦事没完没了。” 张仁德道：“钱的事没有什么大问题，现在是人的事。”经过这几天的时间，他将乱麻一样的事情基本理清。儿子张沪岭行事大胆，但是做事极有分寸，所行之事皆是以公司名义，没有给张家留下什么后患，一大摊子事情随着张沪岭跳楼而一了百了。唯一有些麻烦的是光头老三之死将侯正丽的弟弟牵了进去。 张之华听清楚了父亲的意思，道：“侯正丽肯说实话，是为了她弟弟的事情，这事涉及杀人案，恐怕不太好下手。” 张仁德下了决心，道：“既然是一家人，肯定得帮忙。我们家在公安还有点人脉，至少要让公安依法办事，不能刑讯逼供，不能办冤假错案。” ——End of this book——