Chapter 21 Chapter 21

The 16th day of the first lunar month of this year falls on a Sunday. It was almost noon, and Tong Xiao and his son were still bumping on the long-distance bus to the suburbs of Fengxian.The road was smooth for the first hour or so. After driving out of the urban area, there were many construction sites for highway construction. The road surface was uneven and dusty. Trucks of cement and yellow sand blocked the already narrow road. "Dad, let's see how long this traffic will last!" Tong Xiao couldn't bear it anymore, and finally complained, "I said earlier that we can take a taxi, and you can take the expressway, which is fast and easy, but you insist on taking this station The long-distance stop in the countryside is a waste of time."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Tong Minghai looked out the car window with a very serious expression. Tong Xiao patted her stomach: "Okay, okay, I'll shut up, but my stomach can't bear to protest." Tong Minghai opened his bag and threw a plastic bag to his son.Tong Xiao took a look: "Haha, I like Christine's bread. Dad, do you want to eat it too?" He flatteringly picked out a pineapple bun and sent it to Tong Minghai. Tong Minghai still had a stern face: " Cough, I'm not hungry!" Tong Xiao gnawed on the bread resentfully, thinking to himself: What the hell is going on, Dad?

Tong Xiao was so excited when he found out that Zhang Huabin was Zhang Naichi at the old Jinjiang Hotel that day, he ran home that night to report this shocking discovery to his father.Tong Xiao was particularly excited that this discovery supported his long-standing view that Zhang Naichi and Yasukawa Kosuke were closely related to AIDS.Tong Xiao learned from the old security guard of Jinjiang Hotel that Zhang Huabin, today’s Zhang Naichi, entered Jinjiang Hotel after graduating from high school. Therefore, he is very popular with guests. Many guests from overseas often take the initiative to give him tips. Zhang Huabin is quite polite and always hand in the tips received.

Kosuke Yaukawa has been engaged in Sino-Japanese trade since the early 1980s. The Old Jin Jiang Hotel was one of the only foreign-related hotels in Shanghai at that time, so he was a frequent visitor there.Yasukawa Kosuke spends a lot of money, but he is extremely arrogant and picky. Complaints and complaints are commonplace, and everyone in the restaurant is deeply impressed by him.Since Zhang Huabin became a doorman, Yasukawa Kosuke was the one who gave him the most generous tips. Most of the tips Zhang Huabin handed in came from this Japanese, and the amount was quite considerable. Probably in the middle of 1986, Yasukawa Kosuke stayed at the Jinjiang Hotel again.Although the hotel has changed him from a suite in the north building to an executive suite in the middle floor, he still has many dissatisfaction with the hotel's services, from room hygiene to catering services, he complains two or three times almost every day, making the whole hotel restless.Kosuke Youchuan also often asked for room service, but every time he scolded the waiter who came to the door, no one had the guts to go to his room. He yelled and drove out the door.

In desperation, the director of the public relations department thought of Zhang Huabin.According to Yu Chuan Kosuke's usual performance, it seems that he only has a good attitude towards Zhang Huabin.Therefore, when Kosuke Youchuan asked for food delivery again, the director sent Zhang Huabin out as the last magic weapon.Zhang Huabin also bit the bullet and went into battle. Unexpectedly, after seeing Zhang Huabin, Yasukawa Kosuke made a 180-degree turn and stopped complaining.The director of the public relations department can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The old security guard told Tong Xiao that when Zhang Huabin was a doorman, he always took care of him, so the two had the best relationship.After the first food delivery service, Zhang Huabin told the old security guard anxiously that Kosuke Yukawa had given him a large tip.How many?It turned out to be one hundred dollars!In China in 1986, this amount of money was equivalent to several months' wages of ordinary people.Zhang Huabin didn't dare to accept it at all, but he didn't expect that the Japanese offered another one hundred dollars to ask him to accept it, and threatened that if he didn't accept it, he would immediately complain to the director of the public relations department, saying that Zhang Huabin had offended him, and he would be arrested by the hotel. Dismissal is not possible.Zhang Huabin was so frightened that he had no choice but to take back the two hundred dollars.

The old security guard felt that this matter was quite inappropriate, and the Japanese must have no good intentions, so he encouraged Zhang Huabin to report to the leader.But I don't know what Zhang Huabin was thinking this time, maybe Youchuan was really intimidated, or maybe he was confused by the large sum of money, so he secretly hid the two hundred dollars. A few days later, late at night, Kosuke Yasukawa ordered food delivery service again, and that day happened to be that the old security guard was on the night shift.Just after two o'clock in the morning, Zhang Huabin came to the duty room in a daze. His face was pale, his eyes were straight, and he looked like he had seen a ghost.The old security guard was taken aback. He didn't know what happened to him. When he asked him, he refused to tell. He fell asleep with tears and snot all over his face.

The next day, Yaukawa Kosuke checked out and left, but Zhang Huabin was in a trance and looked haggard. It didn't take long for him to lose a lot of weight, his beautiful sunken eye sockets became pitch black, and even a few strands of white hair appeared on his head .The old security couldn't stand it anymore, and secretly questioned him several times. Finally, Zhang Huabin could no longer bear the pressure of humiliation and fear, and confessed to the old security what happened that night. In short, as soon as he entered Kosuke Yasukawa's room, the other party showed his fierce face, claiming that after Zhang Huabin delivered the meal last time, one of his gold Rolex watches disappeared.The Japanese insisted that it was Zhang Huabin who stole the gold watch, slandering that he took a tip of two hundred dollars for nothing, and dared to be a thief. This time, he not only had to report to the hotel, but also to the police!Zhang Huabin had never seen such a formation before. He was so frightened that he drank a glass of red wine forced by Yu Chuan Kosuke... When he woke up, he found himself lying naked on the bed of the guest room. On the big bed, Yasukawa Kosuke was still happily taking his nude photos from various angles.The severe pain in a certain part of his body made him understand what he had suffered. He used the last of his self-esteem to hold back and did not cry out.Yaukawa Kosuke admired Zhang Huabin's painful look for a while, and then threw a dozen or so hundred-dollar bills at him, and told him to leave.

After Zhang Huabin told the story with tears, the old security guard was filled with righteous indignation, but after calming down and thinking about it for a while, he also knew that Zhang Huabin had suffered from being dumb, so he had no choice but to persuade the young man to think about it.But Zhang Huabin said with tears that he had insomnia every night these days, and when he closed his eyes, he saw the ugliest face of Yaukawa Kosuke.What made him even more unbearable was that he stood in front of the hotel every day, always terrified, afraid that he would see Yaukawa Kosuke push the door in the next second. He felt that such a life would be worse than death, and he was almost going crazy.

The old security guard told Tong Xiao that although he had infinite sympathy for Zhang Huabin, he was helpless.Zhang Huabin's condition became worse and worse, and soon it was difficult to maintain a normal job.Soon, he submitted his resignation to Jin Jiang Hotel and left this sad place.Later, the old security guard visited him once. Zhang Huabin told the old security guard that he could no longer survive in Shanghai and planned to go to Shenzhen. He heard that he could find a way to Hong Kong from Shenzhen. He had very good friends in Hong Kong and called him Find a way to pass.The friend promised him that as long as he arrived in Hong Kong, he would definitely help him live a good life.Later, the old security guard and Zhang Huabin completely lost contact.

After Tong Xiao recounted the past to Tong Minghai, he came to a conclusion with confidence: "According to the investigation, Zhang Huabin applied to visit his adoptive parents in Indonesia in 1987, and after getting approval, he went to Indonesia via Hong Kong. But he never went to Indonesia at all, and his The adoptive parents have never heard from him since then. Therefore, I speculate that he stayed after entering Hong Kong, then changed his name and surname, and obtained the new identity of Zhang Naichi. As far as I can judge, the good friend in Hong Kong that he said , it is very likely that it is Li Weilian. Zhang Huabin should have been able to turn around completely with the help of Li Weilian, and entered a multinational company to work, and achieved the position of director. After a few years, he returned to Shanghai as a successful person. At this time, he met his original enemy again——Yuchuan Kosuke! I guess, Youchuan Kosuke probably also recognized Zhang Naichi, and then threatened Zhang with past scandals. Zhang Naichi introduced Zhongsheng Petrochemical to him. The business lies temporarily stabilized Youchuan, and at the same time he started to implement his own revenge plan. His revenge plan is divided into two parts, one is to send the boy with AIDS to Kosuke Youchuan, so that Youchuan cannot be prevented from getting terminally ill; Part of it was a dizzying series of business intrigues that led Kosuke Yaukawa's trading company into a trap step by step, leading to his suicide in despair."

"Haha, although this Nai Chi's experience is quite worthy of sympathy, his revenge methods are quite vicious." Tong Xiao finally sighed, "I just don't know how he and Li Weilian met, and there is... Dad , why did you have a sudden inspiration and asked me to investigate Zhang Huabin? Otherwise, I would never have imagined that there is such a grievance between him and Yaukawa Kosuke!" Tong Xiao originally thought that his father would be very happy with such a breakthrough in the investigation, but Tong Minghai's reaction was far beyond his expectation.Tong Minghai first poured cold water on his son, saying that Tong Xiao's statement about Zhang Naichi's revenge was all inference, and there was no solid and reliable evidence. Tong Minghai always ignored it. The following Spring Festival was not very happy.Tong Minghai obviously had something on his mind, and seemed to be thinking about something silently.Tong Xiao originally wanted to ask Meng Feiyang to have a meal and inform him about Zhang Naichi's new findings, but this guy was not in the mood because of Dai Xi's business trip, and he couldn't get excited about anything.Tong Xiao secretly sighed, although having a girlfriend as cute as Dai Xi is really enviable, but it also brings a lot of troubles!In addition, he realized that the facts related to Zhang Naichi and Li Weilian were becoming more and more complicated. Before the truth was completely revealed, Tong Xiao decided not to disclose too much relevant information to Meng Feiyang for the time being. After going to work, Tong Xiao suddenly received a call from Tong Minghai, asking him how his investigation of Zhang Huabin's family situation was going.Tong Xiao replied that he hadn't made much progress, but Tong Minghai told him that through some old connections, he had found the retired workers of the cotton mill where Zhang Guangrong had organized the cultural propaganda team, and made an appointment to visit the other party's home on the 16th day of the first lunar month. In this way, Tong Xiao followed Tong Minghai on a long journey to Fengxian Caijiaqiao.The long-distance bus stopped and went all the way, and finally arrived at the destination at 2:30 in the afternoon. Although this is considered a rural area, Aunt Cai lives in a building.On the way here, Tong Minghai told his son that Cai Yuefen used to be the head of the trade union team in a cotton spinning factory and was quite familiar with the situation in the factory. He had already found out that Aunt Cai not only remembered Zhang Guangrong, but also knew the details of Zhang Huabin's birth. Aunt Cai is in her seventies this year, with gray hair but a good complexion, and her memory is really quite good.As soon as Tong Minghai explained the reason for her visit, she couldn't wait to narrate: "This Zhang Guangrong is an overseas Chinese who returned from Indonesia. He is good-looking, with dark skin, a high nose bridge, and deep and big eyes. He is especially fond of little girls. He came to our cotton spinning factory at the end of 1965. I heard that I used to stay in the toy factory in Xujiahui, because he is good at singing and dancing, and he is politically active. He is the backbone of literature and art in the factory area, and he was specially sent by the superior to organize a literature and art propaganda team in the cotton spinning factory." Tong Xiao was very curious: "How old was he at that time?" "Under 30 years old, anyway, as soon as he arrived in the factory, the girls were blown up, and he was very active. Chairman Mao's ideology and literature propaganda were brilliant. I heard that some people in the city's Federation of Trade Unions admired him. In that In the past few years, such a person is what you young people call a big star now." Tong Xiao thought, rebelling against a big star is really characteristic of the times! Tong Minghai was obviously not very interested in such past events, so he asked bluntly: "Then what happened to Zhang Huabin's birth in 1966? Why can't we find any records of his mother?" "Oh!" Aunt Cai sighed, "Zhang Guangrong is good-looking and has great supernatural powers, so he must be very popular with the girls. To be honest, I knew from the beginning that he was not a good guy. It doesn't count, in fact, many people don't like him, and secretly call him 'Zhang Geli'. However, there are people on 'Zhang Geli', who usually eat better than others, and often treat guests to restaurants, no wonder girls They fell in love with them. As a result...in less than a year, one of the most beautiful girls in our factory at that time, named Tian Xiuxiu, was pregnant by him." "Oh, that's Zhang Huabin's origin?" "That's right. At first we thought that Zhang Guangrong would marry Xiuxiu, but he didn't mean it at all. Later we found out that Zhang Guangrong had a relationship with a female leader of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee, and that's why he was so powerful at the top. Just because of this level, he would not get married seriously. When the child was born, Zhang Guangrong sent the mother and child to Tian Xiuxiu's natal home in the countryside, and he didn't care about life and death. He was still happy in Shanghai. Poor Xiuxiu after giving birth No adjustment, her natal family was poor, and Zhang Huabin’s mother died of illness when she was only one year old. Their natal family was so poor that they couldn’t support themselves, so they simply sent Xiao Huabin to the entrance of the cotton spinning factory. If you lose it, it’s really hard for this child.” "Then what happened afterwards?" Tong Xiao felt that these things were disturbing enough. "After being forced by everyone, Zhang Guangrong had no choice but to take the child home. But he is a big man, besides eating, drinking, and flirting with women all day long, he just engages in criticism and organizes performances. How can he raise a child! He really has With ability, I actually found a place to foster Xiao Huabin." "Where?" Tong Minghai suddenly interjected, looking very nervous. Aunt Cai thought for a while, "It's... at Fenglin Bridge in Xujiahui." "Fenglin Bridge?" "Yes! When I sent Hua Bin there for the first time, I was worried. I was afraid that Zhang Guangrong would find someone to throw the child away, so I went with him specially. From our cotton mill in Yangshupu to Xujiahui, across the entire city of Shanghai , I remember sitting in the car all morning, and Xiao Huabin cried all the way in my arms, alas... this child has been very cute since he was a child, but he is too timid." Tong Minghai asked sullenly: "How did Zhang Guangrong find such a far away place to foster children?" "Oh, he told me about it. When the anti-China riots broke out in Indonesia, he returned to China among the fleeing overseas Chinese. When he first came back, he lived on Zhaojiabang Road in Xujiahui, and worked as odd jobs in the cafeteria of a toy factory. He made a living in the factory when the Cultural Revolution needed literary activists. In the cafeteria of the toy factory, there is an old lady in her fifties who washes and chops vegetables. Her name is Zhao Azhen, and everyone calls her Her mother, Azhen. Her husband passed away a long time ago, and her only daughter used to be an employee of a toy factory. She died of dystocia a few years ago. She lived alone with her little granddaughter. I got to know her when I was young, and this time I was troubled by the arrangements for my son, and I actually thought of Azhenmu's mother. When I went to talk to her, she immediately agreed. Of course, Zhang Guangrong also bragged that he would give money and things, absolutely Don't treat Ajin's mother badly."