Chapter 33 1. Prison visits

On the eight o'clock flight in the morning, Ding Nengtong's plane arrived at Dongzhou Airport at ten o'clock in the morning.Two days ago, Ding Nengtong made an appointment with Shi Cunshan by phone. Shi Cunshan drove to Dongzhou Airport to pick him up, and then the two went to Liming Prison on the outskirts of Changshan to visit Luo Xiaomei. Ever since Ding Nengtong and Yixue divorced, Yimei often scolded Ding Nengtong for being a contemporary Chen Shimei in front of Shi Cunshan, and told Shi Cunshan not to have any more contact with Ding Nengtong. Shi Cunshan personally tried Luo Xiaomei's case. During the trial, Luo Xiaomei confessed to Shi Cunshan that she loved Ding Nengtong from the bottom of her heart, but I'm sorry for Yixue. He also asked Shi Cunshan to persuade Ding Nengtong to forget himself and remarry Yixue.

In fact, Shi Cunshan sympathized with Luo Xiaomei from the bottom of his heart, and admired Luo Xiaomei's character of daring to love and hate, especially when he was imprisoned, his mind was very clear, and he was not thinking about himself but the one he loved.Therefore, Shi Cunshan promised Luo Xiaomei to persuade Ding Nengtong to re-examine his love life. According to Shi Cunshan's personality, he really wanted to beat Ding Nengtong, so that such a good daughter-in-law would leave as soon as she said it, either with water in her head or squeezed by the door.Shi Cunshan is a divorced person, but he still can't understand Ding Nengtong's psychology.Shi Cunshan had wanted to have a good talk with Ding Nengtong for a long time, but he had one case after another all day long, and Ding Nengtong was as busy as a tumbler every day.

When Ding Nengtong walked out of the airport arrival hall and got into Shi Cunshan's Santana 2000, Shi Cunshan was answering his cell phone with a surprised expression on his face, as if he had heard an incredible news. As soon as Shi Cunshan hung up the phone, Ding Nengtong couldn't wait to ask: "What's the matter, there is another case?" Shi Cunshan put it into gear, stepped on the accelerator, and the Santana 2000 drove out of Dongzhou Airport. "Yes, the call just now was made by Chang Lin, our executive deputy director, saying that the party group of the bureau has decided to appoint a new deputy team leader for our criminal police detachment. Guess who it is?" Shi Cunshan asked in a helpless tone.

"Don't ask, this person must be beyond your expectations, and a certain leader personally arranged it. If this person has both ability and integrity, you won't make such a face." Ding Nengtong said cunningly. "I can, no wonder Yimei said you are a monkey spirit, you really guessed that it is Mayor Wu's brother-in-law Jiang Chunjie." Shi Cunshan said with a wry smile, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. At this time, Santana drove onto the highway and headed straight for Changshan.Ding Nengtong took out a cigarette, lit it with the car lighter and asked, "Cunshan, don't you have a good relationship with Jiang Chunjie? You should be happy that he came up!"

"Happy fart! Director Zou of the Political Department of the Municipal Bureau said that there are too many letters of complaint against this kid, and there are all kinds of complaints against him. If there were no anonymous letters to sue him, this kid would have come up long ago with his qualifications. This kid is courageous." He is very big, his hands are still black, and he has done a lot of torture to extract confessions, I am worried that this kid will have to stab people after he arrives in the criminal police detachment!" Shi Cunshan also lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.

"Cunshan, what are you afraid of as a small criminal police detachment leader? Isn't there Deng Dahai? Besides, Mayor Wu can't let his brother-in-law do whatever he wants!" Ding Nengtong said while pressing the button on the right car door. , The car window showed a crack. "Just against Mayor Wu's domineering spirit, I'm afraid Bureau Deng will have a hard time!" Shi Cunshan sighed. Ding Nengtong knew that Shi Cunshan had a deep relationship with Deng Dahai. Deng Dahai was also a soldier, and he always had a temper with Lin Dake. There were a lot of discussions in private, since Deng Dahai and Lin Da were in the same trench, how could Wu Dongming not guard against it?This is probably the reason why Shi Cunshan sighed.

"Cunshan, Director Deng is Director Deng, and you are you. I advise you to keep your mouth on the door. After Jiang Chunjie goes to the criminal police detachment, you have to be more careful. If you talk too much, you will lose it!" Ding Nengtong warned. "I can get through, let's not mention Jiang Chunjie, let's talk about you! Do you think you still need to wait for Luo Xiaomei?" Shi Cunshan changed the subject and asked with something in his words. "Cunshan, to tell you the truth, I've been in a lot of turmoil during this time. You know about Jin Weimin's investment in Dongqi Group, right?"

Before Ding Nengtong finished speaking, Shi Cunshan interjected, "Yes, I heard that this kid is going to bring Dongqi Group to the United States for listing." "Yes, Weimin went to the United States for this matter, and I introduced him to Jin Ranran," Ding Nengtong put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray of the car and continued, "Jin Ranran is studying for a Ph.D. at Columbia University, and he happens to be studying finance. I thought that after Jin Weimin met Jin Ranran, the two had a very good chat, and they even talked about Yixue. Jin Ranran also accompanied Jin Weimin to Vancouver, Canada, and made a special trip to see Yixue. After returning to China, he had a deep talk with me, which touched me a lot. I have always been like a lost lamb in love, unable to find my own destination. I came back this time to visit my mother. Since I divorced Yixue, I have not gone home to see my mother. You know that Yixue and my mother have a very good relationship. Every time my brother-in-law goes to Beijing, he says that my mother always talks about Yixue, so when I go back this time, my mother will definitely talk about Yixue to me. I really don’t know how to deal with it My mother, so I decided to take a look at Xiaomei before meeting my mother, I am ashamed that Xiaomei has fallen to this point today, if I stopped her earlier, she would not be in jail."

Ding Nengtong spoke very frankly, and Shi Cunshan, who wanted to persuade Ding Nengtong, was very pleased. He felt that there was still hope for his old classmate. "Yes, as the saying goes, the blisters on her feet are all stepped on by herself. Xiaomei didn't do it by herself today. I don't think you need to blame yourself. To tell you the truth, Xiaomei was emotionally unstable at first, but now she is not only emotionally stable , and behaved very well in prison, it is very likely that the sentence will be commuted, this is inseparable from your redemptive love for her, but I think the person who needs redemption now is not Xiaomei, but you!" Shi Cunshan said sharply.

"Me?" Ding Nengtong asked puzzled. "Yes, it's you! Yes, a few days ago I went to Liming Prison in Changshan City to send prisoners, and I visited Luo Xiaomei by the way. Xiaomei specifically talked to me about her relationship with you." Shi Cunshan said meaningfully. "What did Xiaomei say?" Ding Nengtong asked impatiently. "This woman is really not simple. She asked me to persuade you to remarry Yixue." Shi Cunshan said without hesitation. Recently, too many people mentioned the word "remarriage" to Ding Nengtong, and whether to remarry has become a lingering knot in Ding Nengtong's mind.

Shi Cunshan knew that his words hit Ding Nengtong's waist, but he still asked, "Nengtong, what do you think?" Ding Nengtong was speechless for a long time, because he didn't know how to answer Shi Cunshan. He was not mentally prepared for Shi Cunshan's question at all, or he had thought about this question more than once, but he hadn't figured it out yet. "Cunshan, I am very confused about this question, which is why I want to see Xiaomei." Ding Nengtong said distressedly. "Yes, you really need to meet Xiaomei." While speaking, Santana had already arrived at the highway exit of Changshan City, passed the toll booth, Shi Cunshan turned the wheel, and the car went straight to the western suburbs of Changshan City.After driving for about 40 minutes, there was a prison with a high wall and grid in front of it, and a large plaque with black letters on a white background was hung in front of the big iron gate, which read: Liming Prison of Changshan City. Every time Ding Nengtong saw these words, his heart tightened. This is the place to reshape the soul and restore humanity. big book. Shi Cunshan is very familiar with the warden here. After registration, the two went straight to the warden's office. Thanks to Shi Cunshan's care, Luo Xiaomei is currently the administrator of the prisoner's library. Shi Cunshan introduced Ding Nengtong after greeting with the warden. The three of them chatted about Luo Xiaomei's situation for a while. .Shi Cunshan continued to chat with the warden. The library is in Building No. 3. Building No. 3 is currently the tallest building in Liming Prison. Except for Building No. 2, which has a ridge-style dome, every other building is like a silver-gray matchbox.There is a flower bed in the south of Building No. 2. Outside the flower bed is a five-meter-wide cordon separated by gill nets. Outside the line stands a five-meter-high gray wall covered with double-layer grids. The library is on the second floor. If you walk into the library, if you don't have bald prisoners in blue prison uniforms reading books, you won't feel that this is a prison at all.If Shi Cunshan hadn't asked the warden to take care of him, Ding Nengtong could only see Luo Xiaomei through the thick glass in the visiting room, facing the microphone. When they got to the library door, the police stopped Ding Nengtong, took out the key and opened the door of a reception room, first asked Ding Nengtong to go in, and then went into the library to call Luo Xiaomei. Ding Nengtong felt a little nervous at the moment. He was looking forward to seeing Luo Xiaomei soon, but also afraid of seeing her. He hoped that Luo Xiaomei was irreplaceable in his mind, and probably because the day he persuaded Luo Xiaomei to surrender, he was afraid of seeing her. So he promised Luo Xiaomei to wait for her outside the prison for the rest of his life.For some reason, since Jin Weimin had a conversation with him, Xiaomei's determination to wait for her life was shaken at once, and at this moment Ding Nengtong felt blushed because of this shaken. After a while, Luo Xiaomei was ushered in by the police, who then closed the door behind her.Ding Nengtong originally thought that Luo Xiaomei would throw himself into his arms when he saw him, but to his surprise, Xiaomei stood there without moving, just looking at him with a smile. Luo Xiaomei has short hair cut to match her ears, her complexion is fine, but she is a little thinner than before.Ding Nengtong walked over, took Xiaomei's hand and sat on the chair. He had prepared a lot of words, but they were blocked under his throat in an instant. "Xiaomei, are you okay?" Ding Nengtong asked affectionately. "Fortunately, I can read a lot of books in the library every day. Brother Tong, I always dream of someone when I go to bed at night." Luo Xiaomei said sadly. "Who?" Ding Nengtong blurted out. "Sister Yixue!" Luo Xiaomei whispered. Ding Nengtong was shocked when he heard this, because recently he often dreamed of Yixue when he slept at night, Ding Nengtong couldn't help asking himself, could this be what the old people often say about dreaming? "Xiaomei, to tell you the truth, I often dream of her in my dreams recently!" "Brother Tong, you haven't seen Sister Yixue and her son for a long time, right?" Luo Xiaomei asked caringly. "I haven't seen each other once since the divorce!" Ding Nengtong said ashamedly. "Brother Tong, do you know why you always dream about Sister Yixue?" Luo Xiaomei asked emotionally. Ding Nengtong smiled wryly and made no reply. "Because you still love her," Luo Xiaomei said affirmatively, "It's called dreaming!" "Xiaomei, have you forgotten our agreement?" Ding Nengtong asked with a staring gaze. "Brother Tong, forget about that agreement. I don't want that agreement to tie your heart like a shackle. You can see that although my eyes are full of affection, there is no love in it, and there is only family affection and sympathy. Brother Tong, Ever since I dreamed of Yixue for the first time, I have thought a lot. I am not Maslova in Tolstoy's writings. I don't need pity from others, and I don't need the salvation of my soul. You are not Nekhludoff. I will After a good transformation here, I will look for a new life again. Brother Tong, you also need to find a new life. Your eyes tell me that your new life is in your dream. It is sister Yixue. Don’t worry about me, I In fact, it is better than sister Yixue. The Gospel of Matthew says: "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, what do you think? He will leave the ninety-nine sheep and go to the mountains." Are you looking for the lost sheep?' Let me ask you, who is the lost sheep, me, you and sister Yixue?" Luo Xiaomei paused at this point, and before Ding Nengtong could express her opinion, she continued, " Brother Tong, you must think that it is me, that I need help the most right now, but you are wrong, the lost lamb is neither me nor Sister Yixue, it is you!" "I?" Although Luo Xiaomei's tone was gentle and calm, Ding Nengtong felt that it was deafening. She had been silently helping Luo Xiaomei who was in prison. Why did she say that I was the lost lamb? "Brother Tong, stop being confused, go back to Sister Yixue, she is the one who lost the sheep! I know she has been blaming me for losing her beloved sheep, and now I want to return this sheep to her Brother Tong, don't come to see me alone, I will never see you, I hope you can come with Sister Yixue, that is the greatest help to me!" Ding Nengtong was deeply shocked by Luo Xiaomei's words, he was speechless for a long time, and just held Xiaomei's hand and squeezed it hard.After a while, the policeman knocked on the door, opened the door and said "It's time", and took Luo Xiaomei away. Looking at Luo Xiaomei's thin and frail figure, Ding Nengtong felt a kind of decisive sadness in his heart. He suddenly felt chilly all over. In fact, the air conditioner was not turned on in the room. After leaving Liming Prison in Changshan City, Ding Nengtong and Shi Cunshan found a small restaurant in Changshan City and had a hasty lunch before rushing to Dongzhou.