Chapter 5 chapter Five
Jiang Changming was involved in a corruption case.
During the investigation, the Commission for Discipline Inspection found that the whereabouts of a sum of 200,000 yuan for sand control was unknown.The money was donated to the Desert Research Institute by a non-governmental organization in Hong Kong, totaling 600,000 yuan.After research by the Desert Research Institute, they decided to use the money to support Shaxian County and cultivate the third-generation shelterbelt. Zheng Dayuan will implement the assistance project.However, when checking the accounts, it was found that Sha County only received 400,000 yuan, and the whereabouts of the other 200,000 yuan was unknown.
Long Jiumiao insisted that Zheng Dayuan had embezzled the money privately, saying that Zheng Dayuan was in charge of all the projects in Shaxian County, including the subjects, and no one else could intervene.The investigation team also felt strange. Although they didn't believe that Mr. Zheng would do this, they couldn't find any evidence to rule it out.The financial management of the Desert Institute is so chaotic that it is almost laughable.On the surface, every sum of funds has been approved and signed by the director Zheng Dayuan, but on closer inspection, these signatures are very suspicious.There was a fund of 150,000 yuan, and it took half a year for the money to be spent before the research team submitted the approval report, which was signed by Zheng Dayuan together with the fund distribution form and the invoice.Zheng Dayuan really signed it.As for finance, as long as there is the signature of the person in charge of the project and Zheng Dayuan's final approval, they will do the accounting.The use of funds and the specific direction will not be asked.Even some white notes, they also use them to make accounts.When the investigation team asked, they had a good reason: "We mostly deal with farmers, and the money has been compensated to farmers. You need an invoice from the farmers, do you have it?"
Moreover, a lot of funds have a head but no tail, and the head and the tail do not match.When I received it, it was an integer or a large number, but when I came back to reimburse the account, it was in installments and in batches, and some even never returned.It has been the habit of scientific research institutes for many years to evaluate a subject or project by looking at how many years the subject has been engaged in, what results have been produced, whether it has won an award in the end, whether it has been promoted and produced benefits.As for the matter of money, few people ask about it. They think that money is for the project, and you have to spend money to do the project. As for how to spend it, it is the research team’s business. If you focus on this matter, it’s like a scientific research personnel?
Just when the investigation team was looking for the whereabouts of the 200,000 yuan from the messy clues, someone suddenly reported that Zheng Dayuan had been the director of the director for fifteen years, arbitrarily doing his own thing, engaging in nepotism, and replacing the financial personnel with My confidants caused the financial management of the Desert Institute to lose supervision, and the finances were useless.And he himself took advantage of his power to make a lot of money and fill his own pockets.The letter also listed several projects that Zheng Dayuan had been in charge of before and after, two of which were key provincial projects, and the money Zheng Dayuan took from these projects was a full two million!
The report letter also reported Jiang Changming, saying that he was a close friend of Zheng Dayuan, who wore a pair of trousers with Zheng Dayuan, and did the same thing.In the two projects of the Five Buddhas, Jiang Changming also had criminal facts of embezzlement and embezzlement of public funds. He colluded with Zheng Dayuan and took a social donation of 300,000 yuan from the desert institute as his own.
"Shameless, really shameless!" Jiang Changming couldn't bear it anymore, and yelled at the investigators.He had expected that someone would do this. "This is to disturb the line of sight, trying to muddy the water." He said again.
"Comrade Changming, please don't get excited."
"How can I not be excited? Teacher's bones are not cold yet, they jumped out eagerly, wanting to pour dirty water on the teacher's head."
"The clean will be cleared, and the muddy will be muddy. We hope you can cooperate and find out the problem as soon as possible."
Jiang Changming cooperated, but the problem couldn't be found so easily.As the investigation deepened, Jiang Changming discovered that the teacher was indeed in a mess when it came to money.It's not that the teacher is really corrupt, it's that the teacher has no feeling for money at all, and it's the money that hurt him.
"I've reminded him a long time ago and told him not to care about any finances. How could he have the energy to manage these things? I don't know what to do with my own salary."
Complaints belong to complaints, and the problem needs to be further investigated.Jiang Changming searched his memory desperately, trying to remember the situation at that time.But it was too difficult. I just remember that there was indeed a meeting at that time. At the meeting, the teacher seemed to say that Sha County was short of funds and the supporting funds for the shelter forest could not be in place.The money was indeed taken away in one go, and he was still running to do the specific things.How did it become 400,000 in Sha County's account?
"Have you checked with the Sha County Sand Control Station? Could it be that there is something wrong with them?" Jiang Changming asked.
"I checked, but this matter was specifically handled by Lao Wang at the time. Lao Wang died a few years ago. When other people asked about it, they all said that they only received 400,000 yuan. The 400,000 yuan was spent by Zheng Dayuan."
"Old Wang is dead?" Jiang Changming was startled.He didn't even know such a big news!
The investigators were silent for a while. Lao Wang is a soil expert in Sha County and an old pedant. He only knows sand control and tree planting all his life, and other things. He is more dull than Zheng Dayuan.It's a pity that it was found to be esophageal cancer, which was at an advanced stage. I stayed in the hospital for less than a month and closed my eyes.
Jiang Changming felt something stuck in his throat and couldn't make a sound.Why do good people always have short lives?That old Wang is really a good person, not only professionally strong, but also sincere in dealing with people and things.Jiang Changming was in the Five Buddhas, and he had helped him a few times.He is not yet sixty years old, no matter what...
In half a month, Jiang Changming had clearly explained his own problems in the report letter. Every sum of money he handled was spent clearly, clearly and clearly, and could withstand scrutiny.There was only a small amount, which was borrowed by the teacher at the time, saying that Sha County was short of funds and could not take care of the head.At that time, Jiang Changming didn't ask in detail, and lent the money to the teacher. It was later learned that the teacher bought saplings with that money, and all of them were planted in Erdaoliangzi.Afterwards, Jiang Changming asked the unit that supplied the saplings to issue an invoice, but he didn't pay the bill because of his busy work.As for other issues reported in the letter, they are pure fabrications.
In the middle, Jiang Changming, accompanied by the staff of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, went to see his wife.He was also taking a chance. If no more favorable evidence could be found, the teacher would most likely take the blame. After all, so much money was lost in his hands.Jiang Changming secretly guessed, would the teacher keep some receipts or business unit receipts at home?No, I rummaged through the teacher's bookcase, but in the end I couldn't find even a useful piece of paper.
The teacher's wife asked in confusion, "Chang Ming, what are you writhing about?"
Jiang Changming said embarrassedly: "I handed over an article to the teacher a few years ago, and now I am eager to use it, but I can't find the manuscript."
"You, just like your teacher, always lose everything. Hurry up and start a family. From now on, I will leave these things to my daughter-in-law."
If no evidence can be found, the problem cannot be clarified, and the suspicion of Zheng Dayuan's involvement in corruption cannot be ruled out.The investigation team originally planned to let him stay for a while to see if he could find some more clues, but Zhou Xiaozhe said that if Jiang Changming himself was fine, he would be asked to return to Sha County immediately, and the work there did not wait for anyone.
There is no way, the investigation team can only let Jiang Changming go back to Sha County first.
On the day before leaving, a war broke out between Jiang Changming and Meng Xiaozhou.
During the investigation, Meng Xiaozhou came to visit Jiang Changming, and his attitude was surprisingly good. After a while, he said in a slightly mysterious way: "He didn't explain his own affairs, but instead got involved with others. Mr. Zheng has worked hard all his life, and he still To suffer such slander, he is lucky to be able to do it."
In those few days, Jiang Changming was in a chaotic mood and was a little anxious. He suspected that the anonymous letter was written by Long Jiumiao, because there was no other person besides him.When Meng Xiaozhou said this, he believed it even more.After Meng Xiaozhou left, Jiang Changming went straight to Long Jiumiao's office, and when he entered the door, he said, "When Mr. Zheng was alive, he didn't offend you, did he?" He took it out of the cabinet and stared blankly at Jiang Changming: "Changming, what do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean, if you want to report it, report it openly and aboveboard, don't do these bad things!"
"Report? You mean..." Long Jiumiao quickly locked the door and said in a low voice, "Do you suspect that I reported Mr. Zheng?"
"Director Long, you should stop acting. Are you tired of acting all day long?"
"You are wronged, Changming, you are wronged!" Long Jiumiao's voice became distorted with excitement, "I, Long Jiumiao, reported Mr. Zheng, and I am so wronged. I don't know who reported all the messy things about me. What?!" Long Jiumiao seemed to be stimulated, and his body twitched as if he was sifting chaff.Jiang Changming was terrified. Long Jiumiao had a bad heart, and he was currently under scrutiny, so his mental state must be very bad. If something happened because of him, it would be no small matter.Long Jiumiao trembled for a while, and finally calmed down, his body no longer twitched, but his lips were blood-purple, and his complexion darkened suddenly, his appearance was still terrifying.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Changming couldn't help asking.
"It's okay, it's an old problem, it's like this when you get angry." Long Jiumiao picked up the water glass on the table, took a few sips, and his complexion recovered a bit. "Chang Ming, I know you guys look down on me, and secretly hope that something will happen to me. Now I'm unlucky, and I don't care what everyone thinks of me. But I really didn't do what happened to Mr. Zheng. Despicable, it's not enough to attack Mr. Zheng."
"Who is that?" Jiang Changming asked instinctively.
Long Jiumiao was not in a hurry to answer him, she was silent for a while, then raised her head and asked, "Did the surname Meng look for you?"
"I looked for it just now." Jiang Changming said.
"This despicable villain, he is already sitting in his seat, what else is he thinking? Do he want to wipe out the desert?" Long Jiumiao became excited again, and Jiang Changming found that when Meng Xiaozhou was mentioned, Long Jiumiao's eyes flickered Will emit a wolf-like blue light.
"You mean him?" Jiang Changming also became a little suspicious. Of these two people, who is the wolf and who is the sheep?or……
"I didn't say it was him, but many things in the desert are related to him. Think about it, since he came back from abroad, how many things have happened in the institute, how much trouble has caused? Also, what did he say to Mr. Zheng? Time really respected, how much of Mr. Zheng's achievements did he cheat?"
As soon as this was mentioned, Jiang Changming's suspicion slowly turned to Meng Xiaozhou's side.Yes, if it wasn't for him, why would he have said those things to himself? When did Meng Xiaozhou care about others, and when did he give his heart to others?A person who dares to hurt his own parents, how good can his quality be?
He said sorry to Long Jiumiao, and wanted to comfort him a little more, but then thought, any words of comfort are superfluous at this time.The wound in Long Jiumiao's heart cannot be healed by a few words of comfort from him.Forget it, he sighed and said goodbye.
Originally, this matter was over like this, and Jiang Changming didn't plan to ask Meng Xiaozhou to pursue it.Unexpectedly, when he went to the house of his teacher Ye Ziqiu to find the bills, another incident happened in the desert office.
Lao Ning, who was in charge of party affairs, quarreled with Long Jiumiao over a trivial matter. In the middle of the quarrel, he even called Long Jiumiao a corrupt official and a big corrupt person, and said that she had mastered Long Jiumiao's partnership with the Sha County Sand Plant Company. Money-grabbing criminal facts.These days, Long Jiumiao was already sensitive to the word "corrupt official". Even if others didn't say it, he would still be terrified all day.Others scolded Long Jiumiao, maybe he could bear it, but Lao Ning scolded him, he couldn't stand it.Back then, he had transferred Lao Ning here through various connections. Lao Ning had no major, and it was impossible to enter the desert institute.At that time, Long Jiumiao found his old classmate, a person in charge of the party group of the college, and said that there was a lack of someone in charge of party affairs in the institute. He inspected it and found that Lao Ning was a good fit.The courtyard studied it many times, and because Long Jiumiao was determined to transfer Lao Ning, he reluctantly agreed.Unexpectedly, Lao Ning would avenge his kindness and make trouble so soon.
Afterwards, Jiang Changming found out that Lao Ning was bewitched by Meng Xiaozhou. Meng Xiaozhou used Lao Ning as a bait to recommend Lao Ning as the deputy director, and instigated Lao Ning to do tricks behind Long Jiumiao's back.Jiang Changming also heard that it was Meng Xiaozhou who first reported and exposed Long Jiumiao.He suddenly couldn't figure it out, why did Meng Xiaozhou do this?Even if he is ambitious and wants to be the director, he will not step on the shoulders of others to climb up.Long Jiumiao's corruption is Long Jiumiao's business, and the superior discipline committee is in charge of him, so there is no need for Meng Xiaozhou to rack his brains so hard.When the two things add up, Jiang Changming can't bear it anymore. He is not protecting Long Jiumiao. Jiang Changming's principle of life is not to be too vicious, and to do things aboveboard. .Just when he was hesitating whether to have an in-depth talk with Meng Xiaozhou, the Commission for Discipline Inspection decided on his treatment. Because the facts were unclear, the Commission for Discipline Inspection revoked the case against him.After Meng Xiaozhou heard the news, he was the first to come to congratulate him: "It's so dangerous, I said it's impossible, how could you have something to do with corruption? They still don't believe it, so they insisted that you have something to do. Unpredictable."
"They?" Jiang Changming looked at Meng Xiaozhou squarely, and he wanted to see, how could Meng Xiaozhou play this play with him today?
Seeing that Jiang Changming's expression was not quite right, Meng Xiaozhou turned around and said, "Stop talking about it, Changming, you're leaving soon, I'll see you off, let's go, how about going to Yueyang Tower?"
"Director Meng Da is really in the mood, aren't you afraid to invite me to dinner and let others catch you?"
"What's so important about this? We have been friends for many years, what does it matter if we have a meal?"
"Okay, Director Meng, I, Jiang Changming, won't be so confused as to let you play around. Since you mentioned your friendship, let me ask, how have Mr. Zheng and I treated you all these years?"
"Old Zheng? Changming, why did you think of asking this? You won't hear anything, right?"
"What do you hear, what do you think I can hear?!" Jiang Changming suddenly raised his voice.
Meng Xiaozhou stammered a few times, Jiang Changming's abnormality made him uneasy. "Changming, you..."
"Let me ask you, did you write the report letter? Did you make up the rumor about Mr. Zheng's corruption?"
"Changming, don't talk nonsense." Meng Xiaozhou panicked, and he asked Jiang Changming to make a surprise attack.
"I'm talking nonsense? Then tell me, who is it? Who else in the desert can do such a wicked thing?"
"Yes... yes..." Meng Xiaozhou stammered and couldn't continue.The panic on his face convinced Jiang Chang that he was the maker of the anonymous letter.
"I don't understand, why do you do this? Isn't it fun to climb up on other people's shoulders? Even if you climb, you don't need to make fun of the dead, right? Don't you think it's too much? Can your conscience be at ease?" Jiang Changming said so much in one go, he really couldn't control himself.He said Meng Xiaozhou was anxious, his face darkened, and he suddenly roared: "Enough, Jiang Changming, who do you think you are, what qualifications do you have to teach me? How can you conclude that I wrote the report letter? Don't think Now that you are the favorite of Vice Governor Zhou, you can ignore others. Let me tell you, you are responsible for what you say today!"
"Okay, you finally had an attack, and you finally stopped pretending. Don't worry, I will always be responsible for today's words, and I also want to warn you, don't think that if you are the director, you can do whatever you want. What you did next , you know best. If I hear someone smearing Mr. Zheng again, I will never let it go!"
Jiang Changming's words immediately made Meng Xiaozhou pale.Meng Xiaozhou originally wanted to say a few words of prestige, but when he heard that Jiang Changming wanted to shake his old background, he said with a pale face: "I won't argue with you, I really don't want to argue with you. It's useless to tell you these things." As he spoke, He flinched back.
Jiang Changming closed the door and sat alone in the room all afternoon.He was really in a turmoil. There were various indications that Meng Xiaozhou was heading down a dangerous path. If he didn't manage well, he would bring Lin Jingran and bring disaster to the desert.But many things, he is also hearsay, lack of necessary evidence.It is impossible for him to reflect some unconvincing facts like Meng Xiaozhou did. Besides, even if he said it, would Zhou Xiaozhe believe it?
When the sunset was slowly falling from the window, Jiang Changming left the office. He didn't go to his wife's place that day. He originally wanted to ask Lin Jingran to have a meal, but then he thought, what should we talk about when we meet?He casually filled his stomach at a small restaurant on the street, and was thinking of going to Binhe Road to relax, when Xiao Yiwen suddenly called and asked him where he was?Jiang Changming said that he was going to Binhe Road, Xiao Yiwen was surprised on the phone: "You wait for me, I will come right away."
The Binhe Road in the evening is really a lover's world. The sunset has long since receded, and the grassland dyed by the sunset glow exudes a seductive fragrance.The weeping willows are leaning against each other, the evening breeze is blowing, and the century-old pagoda tree is rustling in the evening breeze. Under the dense shade of trees, couples are sitting next to each other, hugging, or lingering.The gravel road under his feet, the sound of the Yellow River in the distance, and the scent of flowers in the wind all remind Jiang Changming that this was once the habitat of love and the place where he and Bai Yang swore to each other.
Oh, Bai Yang.He cried out in his heart.
Xiao Yiwen silently followed behind him, she looked a little pitiful.In the afternoon, Xiao Yiwen went to visit Ye Ziqiu, and Ye Ziqiu told her that Jiang Changming's problem was found out, and it was someone else who made a false accusation.Xiao Yiwen was so happy that she wanted to call Jiang Changming immediately.During these days, she has been uneasy about Jiang Changming. Although she is convinced that Jiang Changming will not be that kind of person, no one can guarantee that there will be any changes before the truth comes to light. Besides, Zheng Dayuan is involved in this matter.Although Xiao Yiwen is very unfamiliar with officialdom, she reads newspapers and listens to it on TV every day, and is still apprehensive about the word corruption.Furthermore, she and Jiang Changming had known each other for too short a time after all, and they didn't know each other well enough. She was also worried that she would be misjudged and deceived by the goodwill in her heart.This is good, Ye Ziqiu said, her heart immediately fell to the ground, and she no longer had that worry.I can't wait to see him right away and congratulate him in person.Seeing that she was out of her mind, Ye Ziqiu knew that she was attracted to Jiang Changming, so she said: "He has been in a bad mood recently. Although the matter has been verified, Changming is a very strong person and never allows himself to have any stains on him. This matter must have had a great impact on him, if you have time, please help me persuade him not to let him take it too seriously." Xiao Yiwen hummed and hurried out, she was really embarrassed in front of Ye Ziqiu Call Jiang Changming.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked downstairs, she received a call from the hospital, asking her to go back quickly, saying that an emergency patient had come.After treating the patient, it was past eight o'clock, and Xiao Yiwen didn't have time to eat, so she called Jiang Changming, and when she heard that he was going to Binhe Road, she said that she would come too without thinking.But when he really came, he found that Jiang Changming didn't mean to be excited at all. On the contrary, he was very preoccupied, even heavier than a few days ago.Xiao Yiwen is the kind of woman who is the most considerate. This may be related to her long-term dealings with patients. The hospital is a heavy place, a world where black is always greater than red, although it is always white in people's eyes of.
Jiang Changming was unhappy, and Xiao Yiwen didn't dare to talk nonsense, so she could only follow behind him like a classmate.He goes, she goes, he stops, she stops.Seeing Jiang Changming dazed at the gradually darkening night, she suddenly thought, could it be the wrong time for her to come, maybe he doesn't like to be disturbed by her at this time?
The night is getting darker and the evening wind is getting cooler. There is no story that people expect to happen on Binhe Road this night.
Jiang Changming returned to Sha County soon, and two discipline inspectors from the Disciplinary Committee came with him.
On the day when Zhou Xiaozhe talked to the investigation team, the investigation team received another report letter, which revealed that Zheng Dayuan had a suspicious relationship with a woman from Shaxiang named Niuzaohua. It is very likely that Zheng Dayuan hid a large amount of money in Niuzaohua here.
This is a new clue, and the investigation team decided to investigate Niuzaohua.Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived in Sha County, I heard that Niu Zaohua, the heroine of Sha County's sand control, was hospitalized due to illness, which shocked many people.
Although Jiang Changming was dissatisfied with the investigation team, he still did his job after all. Moreover, only the investigation team could expose the blame on the teacher.So in terms of face, he was still very polite to the two comrades who came with him.The two comrades seemed unwilling to let him accompany them. As soon as they arrived in Sha County, they proposed to let him return to the expert group, and they would handle their own affairs.
Hearing this, Jiang Changming's dissatisfaction grew stronger. Just as Shang Limin came to meet him, he left the two discipline inspectors behind and angrily followed Shang Limin away.
Shang Limin reported the problems found by Professor Su Ning of the Hydrological Resources Group to Jiang Changming, but Jiang Changming was not allowed to express his opinion. She then said: "This is the case in hydrology. Can they not do anything else? I suggest that the governance of Sha County in recent years Sand, sand control, especially desertification data should be verified.”
Jiang Changming did not express his position. Hearing this kind of news as soon as he came back really made him uncomfortable, but the focus of their work now is to get the results of the project out as soon as possible, even if it is to come up with one or two important articles or one or two. To popularize new varieties of psammophytes in the future, first pass the first pass of international organizations.As for the falsification, he didn't want to deal with it, and he couldn't care about it.Shang Limin has always been in the institute, seldom goes to the grassroots, and knows very little about the affairs of the grassroots.As soon as I heard about the deceit, I felt that the sky was about to fall.No wonder, she is engaged in data analysis, if one number is falsified, the whole result may be falsified.But how did she know that she is not lying now.A layer of sadness flashed across Jiang Changming's heart.
After a brief meeting, Jiang Changming told everyone about his decision. Tomorrow they left the county and went to Shawopu.
"What are you doing there?" Shang Limin asked puzzled.
"You are working on a research project. Can you produce results if you don't go to the desert and squat in a hotel?"
"But the director is gone, who should we go to?" Shang Limin asked again.
"The teacher is not here, but his forest is."
"Isn't that Niuzaohua hospitalized?"
"How much do you want to ask?!" Jiang Changming suddenly became angry, and after losing his anger, he felt that his attitude was a bit arrogant.He said silently, "I'll go with you to the hospital later."
Shang Limin was choked and felt uncomfortable. As soon as Jiang Changming left the room, she said, "When I started to have a little power, I started to commit bureaucracy."
After lunch, Jiang Changming took Shang Limin to the hospital.They are going to see the cow jujube flowers.I don't know why, but during these days, Jiang Changming suddenly felt that there seemed to be some kind of story between Niu Zaohua and the teacher.He guessed the story, but was afraid of it.Not all stories are fascinating. In some stories, there are tears and blood in them. Jiang Changming is worried that he will touch something more painful.The teacher's life has been rough enough, don't make any more troubles.
I came to the hospital with a very complicated mood, but saw that the door of the ward was crowded with people, and the nurse refused to let me in.When I asked, I found out that it was required by the above.In Sha County, Niuzaohua is considered a figure, but such a figure is often forgotten.When you need them, dig them out and use them.Their lives usually do not shine. When they shine, they have become a decoration or a symbol, endowed with new content, of course, the content that others need.Ever since, they were shining, colorful, and moved people to tears.It's a pity that such days are always rare, and too many times, they live in their own loneliness.Jiang Changming walked below and saw many such characters. The general feeling is that this is a group of people who were forced to wear masks by others.
I'm afraid that this time, Niuzaohua will disappoint Sha County.When the commissioner of the international organization came to Sha County for inspection, it was necessary to meet Niu Zaohua. Compared with the achievements made in various aspects, Niu Zaohua's face and her life story of sticking to the desert for decades were probably more convincing.So when she got sick, Sha County had to be in a hurry.
Sure enough, the corridor was full of people in white coats who came in and out in a panic, including several county cadres.From their faces, Jiang Changming felt that Niuzaohua was seriously ill.Shang Limin was puzzled, and complained: "Just a farmer, how can I do this?"
"What's wrong with the peasants? The life of the peasants is not life?!"
Shang Limin stuck out her tongue in fright. Her original intention was definitely not like that, but what she said was ill-considered, which made Jiang Changming misunderstand.She left Jiang Changming and went forward, a nurse stopped her: "The patient is resting, you can't disturb her."
"I'm her younger sister. I just came back from another place." As she spoke, she beckoned to Jiang Changming. The nurse was blinded by her aura, hesitated for a while, and let them in.
The ward was quiet, flowers were placed in front of the bed, and jujube flowers just picked from the desert were placed on the window sill, a wild fragrance refreshing the heart and lungs.Niu Zaohua fell asleep, her complexion was very bad, Jiang Changming couldn't help feeling worried.
After a while, Niu Yuyin opened the door and came in. Seeing two more people in the ward, he was about to open his mouth to ask, but Jiang Changming spoke first: "Are you Niu Yuyin?"
"You are..." Yuyin looked at this strange man, but couldn't remember where she had seen him.
"I'm Jiang Changming, Tuo Tuo's friend."
"It's you!" Yuyin suddenly became excited. She kept hearing the name mentioned by Tuotuo, but she never met each other. Unexpectedly...
"Sit down, sit down quickly." Yuyin was so excited, the name Jiang Changming was quite important in the sad Tengger.
"Your aunt..."
Yuyin's face darkened. These days, she really broke her legs because of her aunt, but her situation is getting worse day by day.She was still at the attending doctor just now, but the attending doctor wearing glasses didn't tell her the truth at all, only saying that she was too tired and malnourished, so she collapsed.
It was inconvenient to speak in the ward, so Jiang Changming asked Shang Limin to stay, and brought Yuyin to a lawn behind the inpatient department.
"I have something to trouble you, I hope you can agree."
"What's the matter?"
"I can't explain this matter in a few sentences. I want you to go to Shawopu with us."
"But aunt... I'm afraid I won't be able to leave." Yuyin was a little embarrassed.
"Isn't there a county magistrate? If you stay here, it won't be of much use. I think the county magistrate is in a hurry now, and they will try to find a way. Besides, it won't be a problem for three to five days."
Yuyin thought for a while, and said, "Okay, you can arrange when to leave, and I will tell Qiao Xue about the matter here."
"Who is Qiao Xue?"
"The one with me is also a graduate student."
Jiang Changming groaned. He seems to have heard Xiao Yiwen mention that she has a cousin named Qiao Xue who is studying in graduate school. I wonder if it is the same person?But right now he didn't care about these things, hurriedly set a time with Yuyin, and went to the ward.As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the building, he saw Li Yang, the deputy secretary of Sha County, going upstairs surrounded by stationmaster Luo and others.After hesitating for a while, Jiang Changming called Shang Limin and asked her to go downstairs.Although Jiang Changming didn't know Li Yang very well, the two of them knew each other well. For people like Li Yang, Jiang Changming's strategy had always been to keep a respectful distance.
With the endless desert lying in front of you, Tengger is like a vast net, firmly trapping people's sight.The yellow sand is flying, the drought is raging, and the desert in September interprets the violence to the extreme.
Shawopu is different.As soon as Jiang Changming and the others passed through the Yellow Widow Beach, an oasis flooded in front of them.What kind of green is that? In this vast desert where the yellow sand is blown so hard that people can't open their eyes, the whole world seems to be plunged into a dead yellow desert. Suddenly, such a piece of green flashes out. The surprise and excitement are really indescribable. Words.Jiang Changming only felt the sound of water rushing through his heart, and the sound of waves followed, his eyes brightened and his heart brightened.The world became clear in an instant.The word "live" suddenly jumped in front of my eyes.The car was bumping on the sandy road, Shang Limin and the others screamed wildly: "It's so green——"
is green.Once upon a time, there was a sea of people here, and the people of Shaxiang wielded shovels and axes with the belief of invincibility and the revolutionary spirit of fighting against heaven and earth. The sandthorns, red willows, Haloxylons, and the populus euphratica forests in the nest for decades and hundreds of years have been cut and rooted, and the Jiudaozi Shaliang has been protected by the Jiudaozi Shaliang. up.At the celebration meeting, the young Niu Genshi solemnly swore on behalf of the new generation of farmers in Sha Township that this place will not be called Jiudaoliangzi in the future, but will become Jiubusha.Listen, what a bold and imposing language, you can step across the desert in nine steps and open up a new world!The name Jiubusha appeared in the provincial newspaper the next day, and it was bright red.What is more popular than Jiubusha is the people of Shaxiang looking forward to the future.
How many years have passed, but the Dazhai fields have not grown the crops that the people of the sand country longed for, but the wind is getting stronger every year, the sand is getting worse every year, and the sun is getting more poisonous every year.Jiubusha has really become Jiubusha, but this step is afraid that the people of Shaxiang will have to trek for a lifetime and regret it for the rest of their lives.
Jiang Changming still clearly remembered the first time he came to Jiubusha.It was not long after he entered the desert institute, and his teacher Zheng Dayuan led him all the way, and finally stood on the vent of the Yellow Widow Beach.Jiang Changming couldn't tell what it was like that day. He just felt that along the way, his enthusiasm was fading step by step, and his confidence was shaking step by step. confusion and doubt.He asked himself more than once, is this the desert, is this the real place that will carry his whole life?What a frustrating scene it was, in front of the eyes was the endless withered and dead yellow, in the ear was the whistling desert wind, and under the feet was the rolling heat wave that forced people to retreat.Where is the desert in his imagination like this?It is full of magic and thrills. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the endless bloom is the dream of a young talent, and it is a solemn oath to conquer the desert and build an oasis.Unexpectedly, the reality in front of him is so cruel, so cruel that it seems that it can smash his dream in an instant, leaving no room for it.
He was dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded!
He was like aphasia, facing the yellow sand all over the sky, unable to make a sound for a long time.Later, he stretched out his eyes as if asking for help, and cast them on the teacher's face.The teacher Zheng Dayuan was also very heavy that day. He never laughed all the way. When he stood in the fierce wind and faced the Jiubusha that was about to suppress people to death, his smile was farther away from him.
"Do you know, I destroyed the tree here." Zheng Dayuan fell into the past, and that painful memory became a wall that he could not get around in his life.It was also at that time that Jiang Changming learned about the teacher's past, and he also understood why the teacher would gamble the rest of his life on Jiubusha.
He is atoning for that movement!
One person atones for a movement, and only a teacher can do such a thing.
At that time, there was very little green in Jiubusha, and there was almost no green between Jiudaoliang and Wudaoliang. But the teacher said: "One day, the wind and sand will be contained."
It was also at that time that Jiang Changming met Niuzaohua for a while, and it was the teacher who introduced them to them on his own initiative. The teacher said that there is a person living here, which is very remarkable: "Look, these dozens of acres of forest land are all hers. "Jiang Changming was very surprised. Can people really live in this yellow sand all over the sky?
Ten years passed in a flash. During the ten years, Jiang Changming never came to Sha County or Jiubusha again.Unexpectedly, Jiubusha ten years later will look different.Jiang Changming couldn't imagine how this green eyes grew little by little?How did this green vegetation of various shapes tenaciously flourish?
Just as he was wondering, there was a burst of singing from Wudao Liangzi's side:
Five Duanyangs come in May
Azalea willow on the door
Realgar wine rises high
I have a drink with brother Wang
You drink come and I shake hands
Where is such excitement?
Brown sugar rock sugar four-joint sugar
Not as fragrant as my sister's saliva
It's unbearably hot in June
Brother Wang herding sheep on the mountain
Move the door and look out
Brother Wang is trapped in the mountain
Two buckets of wheat
Thick basket, thin basket, bomb
Popped three liters of fine white flour
I will send money to Brother Wang
Yau Sesame Rolls in My Arms
There are two strings of money on the arm
rice soup jar in hand
Girlfriendship is in a jar
...
"It's Liugen!" Jiang Changming was overjoyed. The voice was so familiar. He had heard Liugen sing a lot in Five Buddhas. He could sing "Brother Wang Herding the Sheep" by himself from beginning to end.
Hearing this song, Niu Yuyin, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, "It's this forest that caused my aunt to be hospitalized."
Jiang Changming's heart darkened, Yuyin had told him about their family's fight with his aunt for Lin Zi, and begged him to find a way to prevent Lin Zi from falling into her father's hands. "He wants to use this forest to make money. If it is really developed into a tourist forest, it will turn into a piece of yellow sand in a few years."
Jiang Changming has also thought about this issue, and it is really chilling to say that it is not only Niu Genshi's family, but even the county that is thinking about this forest now.In the past, when the teacher was there, the county didn't dare to propose it lightly. He proposed several proposals, but they were all seen through by the teacher, and he sternly rejected them.As soon as the teacher passed away, the county immediately took action.The last time the county magistrate Bai Junjie hosted a banquet for Meng Xiaozhou, it was said that it was for this reason.Shaxian County has a big plan. It wants to use the sand industry as a growth point for tourism and develop a large-scale desert sightseeing area. Jiubusha and this large forest are all within the scope of development.Bai Junjie also suggested that the Desert Institute should also be used as a development unit to invest together.Unexpectedly, Meng Xiaozhou really agreed.
一行人说着话，翻过九道梁子，八道梁子，很快到了五道梁子。六根一眼就认出是江长明，兴奋地直叫：“是江干部呀，你咋给跑来了？”江长明笑着走过去，握住六根粗糙的手：“好你个六根，我说咋在五佛看不见你呢，原来跑到沙窝铺了。”
六根傻傻一笑，道：“我爹死了，五佛家里又没了啥人，就在这将就了。”六根说的是实情，他老婆生下菊儿不久，嫌家里穷，跟人跑了。六根拉扯着菊儿过日子。他爹因为心里愧对儿子，索性跑到沙窝铺放羊，一放就把自己的魂也给放到了沙窝铺。爹死后，菊儿嫁了人，六根就成了光棍。一个光棍哪儿不能过日子呢？况且，六根现在心里还有人。嘿嘿，这个六根！
久别重逢，六根兴奋得不成，非要拉江长明到自个小屋里坐坐。气得玉音直拿白眼瞪他。心说，你那也叫屋，狗窝还差不多。江长明急着要去实验林，推辞道：“改日吧，改日一定请你喝酒。”走出老远，猛听六根在后面追问：“音丫头，你姑姑病轻点儿了没？”
江长明在沙窝铺发现了宝！
刚到三道梁子，江长明猛觉眼前一亮，一抹奇特的绿跳出来，牢牢捉住了他的眼。未等别人有何反应，他的脚步已跳进林子。等站到那片树苗前，他就禁不住地喊：“成功了，真的成功了！”
郁郁葱葱的沙枣林中，一种新培育的树苗朔风而立，这树苗粗看像沙枣树，细一看，不是，它是沙枣树跟红柳嫁接后的新品种。它不像别的树苗那样拔地而起，而是每长高一手指，就盘出若干个细枝，这些细枝打着弯儿，须一般铺散开来，左右扩散，伸进别的灌木中。这样，整个林子形同一张蜘蛛网，密密麻麻往四周延伸。树的主干仍往上蹿着，并伸出更多的须来。须上生须，一下就把林子给铺严实了。如果不是刻意留了走人的通道，人的双脚是很难走进这林子的。
“达远三代！”江长明猛就喊出这树的名字。
天啊，老师成功了，老师他终于培育出了“达远三代”！
一股巨大的幸福感包围了他，燃烧了他。一把抓过闻声赶来的尚立敏：“快看，这就是'达远三代'。”尚立敏几个也是一片尖叫，真是没想到，他们会在这儿看到“达远三代”。说话间，助手小常已举起相机，抢拍起镜头来。研究生方励志更是惊讶得不成，当初“达远二代”从培育到推广，他是一直跟着老师的，没想“达远二代”刚一推广出去，便遭到惨败。这种树苗根繁叶茂，枝条的延伸也能达到理想程度，可惜它不耐旱，如果长在多雨地带，它不失为一种好品种，但在干旱的沙漠，它的成活率却极低。而且“达远二代”还有一个根本性的难题没解决，就是这树猛长，只要吸足了水分，要多高它能长多高，跟杨树的性质差不多。推广了一年，“达远二代”就以失败告终。抗沙植物不需要太高，关键它能盘根错带，像荆棘一般伏着在地上，而且抵御风沙的力量不是来自根部，是靠枝条与枝条之间的附着力。
眼前的“达远三代”几乎具备了这一切特征，更令江长明惊喜的，这树的绿很特别，眼下正是沙漠最热的时节，别的植物包括红柳还有梭梭全都晒得耷拉了头，无精打采的样，那绿也泛着白，有点儿蔫，有点儿败。独独这“达远三代”，保持着鲜绿，嫩绿，仿佛刚刚吸足了水，正把一身的油绿往外挤。再看树枝条下，葱葱郁郁长起的，是草，它靠枝条向草传播着水分，又借草的生气补充着自己。这便是物与物之间的互补，相生学。
江长明直起腰，望着这将近六亩地的林子，望着这一地待长的树苗，心，忽然就被什么给堵上了。
培育“达远三代”，老师一直是在暗中进行的，江长明也是在一次跟老师谈话时无意中听他提起的。老师没向所里打报告，也没申报课题。“达远二代”的失败，对老师打击很大，一度时间，他的脸整天被阴云罩着，心情灰暗得更是没法提。对一个专家来说，一生培育不出一个新品种，不是啥稀奇事。只有理论建树没有实质性创造的专家多得是。就在他们沙漠所，凭论文或专著吃上专家饭的，也大有人在。老师一生论文不多，专著更是空白。他凭的，就是在沙漠里实打实搞科研，搞培育。“达远一代”曾作为最受欢迎的抗沙植物，被沙县及周边县区大量引进，广为种植，对抵制腾格里大漠的沙化，保护干旱缺水地区的植被起到了不可估量的作用。随着地下水位的一再下降，还有沙化面积的不断增大，“达远一代”渐渐被淘汰。毕竟，它的抗旱性还不是太好，如果缺乏灌溉或是雨水的滋润，成活率就会大大下降。眼下五佛及苍浪那边，还主要靠它，但在沙县，在腾格里大漠腹地，它的地位却遭到了颠覆。
谁来取代它呢？一度时间，沙漠所围绕这一课题，展开过激烈争辩。以龙九苗为代表的理论派坚决不主张再搞实验，理由是搞这样的实验成本大，熬时长，而且能否出新成果，谁也没把握。龙九苗看重的是学术，是理论上的先锋性。而且他向来不认为凭借一种新树苗就能把沙化问题给解决掉。他最爱说的一句话就是：“抗御风沙不是简单地种树，要把治理沙漠上升到生态大平衡这一高度，要从人文领域去探讨它的未来。”他的“人文沙漠”一说，一度时间成为一个关键词，得到了上上下下的好评。有人说这种提法新潮，符合国际社会的新思维。也有人说这种提法找到了沙化的社会根源，找到了人类的顽症，要想治理沙漠，就得先治理人类的思维。and so on.
那个时期老师是寂寞的，是受排挤和嘲讽的。“达远二代”先后花去几十万，耗时六年，最终却落个一无是处，他不能不背负质疑的目光，不能不面对来自方方面面的诘问。而且江长明清楚，“达远二代”的失败，不只是培育新品种的失败，关系到老师代表的方向是否正确，是否还值得坚持？在沙漠所，老师郑达远跟龙九苗之间，是两种潮流、两种方向的斗争，龙九苗坚持宏观上的治理，全景式综合性的治理。老师郑达远只认一个字：树。
在这个年代，如果一个人坚持要用种树来治理沙漠，无疑是要遭人耻笑的。这办法太老土，太落后，也太让人觉得没有学问。而老师却常常冷不丁问出一句：“除了种树，我们还有别的办法吗？”
No!真的没有！这是多番思索后，江长明自己找到的答案。
“达远三代”的出现令江长明他们的工作一下简单起来。“我们啥也不需要再准备，就把'达远三代'的工作做好。”很快，江长明给组里的人分工。尚立敏坚持做好观测和记录，准确掌握“达远三代”的生长特性。方励志跟牛玉音一道，尽快找出老师培育新品种的实验资料，将其整理。江长明确信，老师一定将资料留在了沙窝铺，说穿了就是由牛枣花保管着。想到这一层，他对牛枣花有了新的看法，这人一定不简单。一股钦佩之情油然而生，他跟玉音说：“能不能将'达远三代'推广开，资料很重要，这次，说啥你也要帮帮我们。”牛玉音真是没想到，一根树苗在他们眼里有那么值钱，从他们脸上，她看到一股陌生而又新鲜的东西。她说：“如果真的有你们说得那么神奇，沙乡人的日子可有希望了。”牛玉音说得一点儿也不为过，这些年，她目睹了家乡父老在风沙侵害下的艰难生活，如果风沙再遏制不住，沙乡人就没法在这片土地上继续生活了，跟沙湾村毗邻的羊路村，已有人携家带口，往安西那边移民了。
安排好这里的一切，江长明带上助手小常，急着去县上，他要为老师奔走，为“达远三代”奔走。谁知再次来到县城时，就听到一个可怕的消息。沙县县长白俊杰交代问题时“咬”出了郑达远，说将近二百万的治沙资金都是被郑达远先后拿走的，至于这些钱是否进了郑达远的腰包，他也不好说。不过他交代出一个重要事实，郑达远的女儿沙沙去年五月一次从沙县沙生植物开发公司拿走四十万，说是办公司急需钱。当时马鸣让她打借条，沙沙居然蛮横地说：“打什么借条，有本事跟我老爸要去！”
“不可能！”江长明当下就冲跟他报告消息的人吼，“老师是怎样一个人，我比谁都清楚。”
“你清楚不顶用，要让调查组和反贪局的人清楚才行。”来人说。
“那是他们的事，他们不会凭白俊杰一句话，就给老师定罪吧？”江长明愤愤难平，老师一生为治沙事业呕心沥血，鞠躬尽瘁，死了，竟还有人如此歹毒地诬陷他！
还没等江长明把火发够，师母叶子秋便打来电话，撕扯着声音说：“长明你快来，他们，他们要抄家……”
赶到省城，叶子秋已被送进医院，她是连惊带吓，再次发病的。据说当时的情景很吓人。江长明顾不得休息，连忙又往医院去。正好这一天肖依雯也在上班。
看见江长明，肖依雯略略有些不自在，不过她巧妙地掩饰了。
“才回来？”她问。
“刚从沙县赶过来。”江长明答。
“师母的病情咋样？”两个人边上楼，江长明边问。
肖依雯捋了捋额前的秀发，很是担忧地说：“比上次情况还要不好，你要做好长期护理的准备。”快到病房时，江长明看见匆匆赶来的林静然。林静然也是刚刚听到消息，检察院的做法令她大为恼火，路上她已打电话，就此事向有关方面提出质疑。
三个人结伴进了病房，叶子秋刚从急救室抬出来，这阵儿服了药，睡着了。从脸色看，她的病情似乎没上次那么严重，不过肖依雯说，病人的心脏不好，随时都有昏过去的危险。果然，一个小时后，叶子秋突然出现反弹，浑身抽搐，口吐白沫，四肢冰凉，血压也一下降了许多，她被二次抬进急救室。
肖依雯她们施救的过程中，江长明接到副省长周晓哲的电话，问他有没有时间，他想找他谈一次。
“我没时间！”江长明恶狠狠就挂了电话。一旁的林静然听出是周晓哲的声音，不满道：“你冲他发什么火，老师的事，周副省长并不知情。”
“我不相信。”江长明冲林静然火道。
“那你相信什么？”林静然的声音也高起来。一进医院，她就看到江长明跟肖护士在一起，这都一个多小时过去了，江长明对她视若无睹，一句问候的话也没，倒是对肖依雯，他跟过来问过去，像是比她重要得多。
“我啥也不相信！”江长明丢下话，又往急救室那边去了，正好肖依雯出来拿东西，见他脸色铁青，很可怕，以为是紧张过度，劝道：“我们正在全力抢救，你要沉得住气。”江长明见肖依雯满头大汗，紧忙掏出纸巾，过意不去地说：“每次都给你添麻烦，实在不好意思。”
肖依雯接过纸巾，擦了擦汗，啥也没说，进去了。
看见这一幕，林静然再也控制不住，气冲冲就朝楼下走去。
两天后的晚上，江长明跟副省长周晓哲坐在了一起。那天林静然走后，江长明细心想了想，觉得林静然说得有道理，他没必要见谁都发火。况且，周晓哲是副省长，能主动打电话给他，已经就破了原则，他要是再不识抬举，怕人家真以为他脑子有问题。矛盾再三，他还是托林静然，希望能当面向周副省长道歉，没料，林静然冷冷地说：“以后这种事少找我，爱找谁找谁去！”江长明并没意识到林静然是在气他跟肖依雯，厚着脸皮道：“眼下这种时候，你不帮我谁帮我？”林静然嘴上恨着，心里，还是在替他着急。好在周晓哲是个开明的人，并没介意那天江长明的脾气，“知识分子嘛，都那样。”
两个人坐定，周晓哲说：“最近辛苦了。”
尽管周晓哲再三说，别拿他当副省长，只当是朋友间的私下聚会。江长明还是紧张，局促得手都不知往哪儿放，他心里恨自己，这点儿出息，能成什么大事？嘴上却殷勤道：“不辛苦，哪能谈得上辛苦。”
“下面去收获不小吧？”
“收获真是大，老师瞒着我们，把'达远三代'搞成了，这下，沙漠所可要出大成果了。”
一听“达远三代”，周晓哲也兴奋了，不过他很快问：“'达远三代'能经得住考验吧？”周晓哲也知道“达远二代”的事，“达远二代”的失败给很多人心灵上留下了阴影。
“这次绝对没问题，眼下腾格里最高气温达39度，树苗绿得跟麦苗一样，抗旱性是彻底解决了。”
谈了一阵，周晓哲将话题一转，他找江长明，并不是想了解“达远三代”，这是下一步的事。眼下，他急着要为郑达远澄清一些事儿。沙漠所接连爆出丑闻，令他这个主管领导很被动，就目前情况看，他怀疑有人故意制造混乱，想把问题往死人身上推。可他只是一个副省长，手里又缺少证据，郑达远的事，他真是不能阻止。他急着找江长明，就是想问问，到底江长明能不能找出证明老师清白的证据？
“目前情况很糟，沙漠所的问题一定要深查，但我怕……”周晓哲没往下说，有些话，现在还不能全讲出来。
“让他们查好了，我坚信，老师是清白的。”江长明还是那性格，似乎自己认准了的事，就是真理。
“有句话我想提醒你，如果有人刻意要搅浑水，这水，怕还真能搅浑。”
“你是说龙九苗？”江长明忽然警惕起来。
“我没具体指谁，现在的要害是拿出证据，否则，事情会变得更加糟糕。”
周晓哲的担心绝不是没有道理，事实上，眼下沙漠所一案的调查已经偏离了轨道。单就检察院突然派人强行搜查郑达远住宅这一事，就让人生出不少疑问。还有，那些接二连三的举报信，到底出自何人之手？为什么调查组就那么相信举报信？这里面，不能不说没有名堂。
周晓哲甚至听说，有人暗示调查组，别把范围扩大，能定案尽快定案。这就意味着，让郑达远扛走这些事儿不是没可能！让一个死去的人背走沉甸甸的黑锅，这样的事不是没发生过。
“你得尽全力找出证据，要不然，郑老会死不瞑目。”
两个人心情沉重地走出茶社，天上已是繁星点点，银城的夜晚，灯光灿灿，霓虹迷离，街上人影绰绰，情侣相依，好一派国泰民安的喜人景象。
第二天，江长明再次听到一个不好的消息：沙沙逃走了！
消息是驼驼告诉他的。听到叶子秋住院，驼驼坐着轮椅来到医院，叶子秋的病情已经控制，病房里说了会话，驼驼递给江长明一个眼神，两个人来到楼下，驼驼一脸惊慌地说：“沙沙逃了。”
原来，就在江长明往省城赶的那天，调查组派人收审沙沙，想把那四十万的事调查清楚。不料，等他们赶到沙沙的住处时，沙沙早已没了影，公司那边也是铁将军把门，账上一分钱没留。看来，沙沙是提前听到了风声，可谁又能给她透露风声呢？
跟沙沙一同消失的，是外国人罗斯。
谣言很快响起，说郑达远的女儿携巨款潜逃，也有说是跟着外国人罗斯逃到了美国。郑达远一边侍候师母，一边打听沙沙的下落，打听来的消息把他吓了一跳。原来沙沙的公司开张不久便陷入困境，那个所谓的新丝路模特大赛是个骗局，沙沙上当了，跟她一同上当的是一百多个报名参赛的模特。沙沙逃走前，已有不少家长将她告上了法庭，向她追讨五万元的巨额参赛费。沙沙哪有钱啊，参赛费是她替上海那家公司代收的，钱早已打到对方账上。
“一个总也长不大的孩子！”江长明想恨，却恨不起来。沙沙惹下如此祸乱，该咋个收场？他急得嘴上都起了泡，肖依雯听说此事后，也是一派焦急。这天江长明正在给师母喂水，肖依雯慌慌张张进来说：“有件事想跟你商量一下，过一会儿你到我办公室来。”
师母以为是自己的病又有了麻烦，催江长明快去。到了护士办公室，肖依雯正在通电话，江长明欲返身出门，肖依雯拿手势止住他。通完电话，肖依雯说：“沙沙可能去了深圳，得想办法把她找来。”
“你怎么知道？”江长明不解地问。
“我有个朋友，她认识沙沙，两天前她跟沙沙通过电话，沙沙用的是深圳那边的座机。”
“哦？”江长明脸上不只是惊讶了，肖依雯能如此关心沙沙，实出他意料，不过，内心里他真是充满感激。这次如果不是她，师母的情况就很难说。叶子秋是在办案人员走后才晕倒的，当时屋里没有人，后来肖依雯打电话，半天没人接，打手机也是如此，才匆匆赶来。要不然，后果真是不敢想。
江长明去沙县后，肖依雯每天都坚持给叶子秋打一次电话，一来是她真心关心叶子秋，在她心目中，叶子秋是位值得受人尊重的女性。二来，也是受江长明之托，如果说两个人真有什么缘的话，这缘就是叶子秋。
“要不，你去趟深圳？”肖依雯征求道。
江长明长叹一声：“我是想去，可我哪能走得开呀。”就在下午，沙县那边还打电话催他，说要召开专家队联席会议，让他务必参加。江长明眼下真是顾了这边顾不了那边。
两个人商量一阵，最后还是决定让肖依雯那位朋友去。“只能拜托她了，真是不好意思，麻烦你还不够，还要劳驾你的朋友。”
江长明说的是真话，他心里真是有点儿歉疚，感觉欠了肖依雯很多。肖依雯听了，心里却甜润润的。女儿家的心思，谁能猜得透呢？
这晚，肖依雯请江长明吃饭，饭间，她忽然问：“你对未来真的没打算？”
“啥打算？”
“我是指……”肖依雯的眼里浮上一层雾，神情也变得朦胧起来。说来难以令人置信，就这两次短暂的接触，江长明的影子便牢牢盘踞在她心里，赶不走，驱不掉。一个女人喜欢上一个男人，原本是这么简单的事。
肖依雯是有过一次失败的感情的，是她大学一位任课老师，长得不算帅，但也不难看，年龄比她大几岁。当时在学校，两个人并没生出感情，动情是肖依雯二次去学校进修时，那位老师已升了副教授，正好负责给进修班学员当外联。她跟他相恋三年，快要结婚了，那老师却突然出了国，此后便再也没了消息。后来肖依雯才得知，负责担保他出国的，是那个城市一位企业家，条件就是让他带着他女儿一齐出国。
肖依雯不是那种悲观的女人，更不是那种一朝被蛇咬、十年怕草绳的脆弱者。在感情上，她拿得起，放得下。失败就失败了，她没难为自己，更没让这事儿在心里留下阴影，之所以到现在还没嫁出去，是她从失败中学会了看男人。对她而言，能托付一生的男人，首先