Chapter 6 -2

Eight "Sister-in-law!" Lian Zhong called out from the window: "Sister-in-law!" "Come in, second brother." Mrs. Lianbo hurried out from the inner room. "Yo, what's the matter?" Lian Zhong's face was covered with sweat, and his face was terribly red. When he entered the room, he sat on the chair all of a sudden, as if he was about to faint. "Second brother, what's the matter? Are you uncomfortable?" She wanted to get some sugar water.Lian Zhong shook his head on the back of the chair, and managed to catch his breath. "Sister-in-law!" cried out, and he began to sob and cry, holding his head in his hands.

"Second brother! Second brother! Talk! I am your old sister-in-law!" "I know," Lian Zhong struggled to speak, looking at his sister-in-law with tears in his eyes, "I can only tell you that no one here treats me as a human being except you. Sister-in-law, give me an idea! "He cleared his nose. "Speak slowly, second brother!" Mrs. Lianbo's tears were also in her eye sockets. "My father engaged me to marry you, you know?" She nodded. "He didn't mention a word to me; I stumbled upon it myself, woman, that woman, sister-in-law, openly sleeping with her family's driver, everyone knows! I'm not a person, I'm not capable, They only think that her father is the brigade commander and the matchmaker is the general, regardless of me... bastard..."

"Of course father doesn't know about her..." "Whether you know it or don't know it, I can't bear it. But I'm not here to tell you this. Look, sister-in-law," Lian Zhong's tears gradually dried up, and his eyes were red, "I know I'm not capable, I'm stupid, but After all, I am a human being. I want to run away and die of poverty and starvation. I accept my fate and never visit the Chen family again. This meal is hard to swallow!" "We are the same, second brother!" Mrs. Lianbo said in a low voice. "I really want to play with them." Seeing his sister-in-law's sympathy, he simply shook out all the words in his heart: "I know their bad deeds. They force buyers and sellers to give gifts—dry gifts. They copy 'white flour' to use Flour is replaced, and they arrange food relief...I know it all. If I take off their cover, shoot them, shoot them!" "Oh, second brother, don't say it, you're afraid of people! You can run if you want, don't do that What to do! It's not good for you, it's not good for them. As for me, you have to think about me! I'm a woman..." She looked around again, looking very scared.

"Yeah, that's why I didn't do that. I hate them, but I don't hate you, sister-in-law; the children have nothing against me either. I'm not confused." Lian Zhong laughed, as if he didn't do that for his sister-in-law It was a very human thing, and I felt a little happier, because my sister-in-law must be grateful to him. "I didn't do that, but I had another idea. I planned to go out yesterday and not go through this door. I went to gamble. Do you know that I can gamble, sister-in-law? This is how I made up my mind: I gambled all night, If I win a few hundred, I'll go far away." "But you lost." Mrs. Lianbo asked with her head down.

"I lost!" Lian Zhong closed his eyes. "Lian Zhong, are you prepared to lose or win?" Song Longyun asked. "Win!" Lian Zhong blushed. "No gambling; it's okay if both want to win. I'll wait for the money." Both of them laughed. "You don't need a hand." Lian Zhong touched a card back and forth with the belly of his fingers. "I don't play mahjong when I come here, it's not that hard." Long Yun took a puff of smoke on the dark roof. "I'll accompany you in everything. These two must play cards to pass the night. Sit down!" Lian Zhong was very eager to open the cards.

"Okay, eight laps, can't you come one more lap?" The three nodded reluctantly. "Sit down!" said all together. "Wait, let's take a look at the auction, I'll wait for the money!" Long Yun refused to sit down.The three families took out the bills and threw them on the table. Long Yun fiddled with them: "This money? Let's play with you!" "There is no need to use money at all; chips! If you lose, the money will be delivered tomorrow morning; how much is the bet?" Lian Zhongli stood up and took Long Yun's arm. "I'll wait for 2,000 yuan. If your family loses more than 2,000 yuan, I only need 2,000 yuan, and I don't want one more. The account will be settled tomorrow morning!"

"Sit down! Is it the same when you lose?" Lian Zhong knew he was sure. "Needless to say, take a seat!" Eight rounds were over, Lian Zhong only made the last draw, counting his chips with trembling fat hands, he lost fifteen thousand. "Four more laps?" he asked. "It explained eight laps and one break." Long Yun wiped the sweat from his hands on his trousers: "Tomorrow morning I will go with you to withdraw the money, wait for it!" "What about you?" Lian Zhong asked the two families, with a begging look in his eyes. "Come again, his family wins, and I won't lose or win."

"I lost too, not much, come again." "The winner speaks!" Lian Zhong still had the courage. He knew that in the second half of the night, he could turn the tables and turn the tables. "It can't be continued, only four rounds; take a seat!" Long Yun seemed to be addicted to playing.Lian Zhong's luck turned around. "Wait a minute!" Long Yun handed Lian Zhong a few chips. "To be clear, without tricks!" Lian Zhong frowned, but said nothing. After the next round, Lian Zhong made three peaces.Not small. "After the cards are wiped, everyone can change a few pairs at will, with a clear mind; no one will damage it, and no one will suffer!" Long Yun exchanged several pairs of cards in front of his door for several pairs of Lian Zhong.

Lian Zhong didn't dare to say anything, and stared at everyone's hands. But in the second lap, he was not bad. Although he only drew a hand, he was very big.He smiled at the cards. "Take off your fat-sleeved jacket!" Long Yun pointed to Lian Zhong's fat face and said. "What are you doing?" Lian Zhong's face was so tight that it was ugly, and he squeezed out these three words with his dry lips. "No jugglers. Immortals pick beans and change them casually, huh?" Wow--Lian Zhong pushed the cards away, "It's a small matter of losing money, reputation matters, my grandfather doesn't play anymore!"

"You? You want to hit me; pick it up!" Long Yun sneered. "Don't break the law!" "Okay, it's okay if you don't fight, these two laps don't count, you owe me a thousand and five?" "I don't owe you a son?" Lian Zhongli stood up. "What? Do you think you can go out?" Long Yun also stood up. "What's the matter with the kidnapping? I've seen it!" Lian Zhong wanted to scare people.You can't play any more cards, you can't erase your own cards, you can't change cards, and you have no certainty of winning.With his strength, he couldn't beat Long Yun.

"No need to talk nonsense, if I lose, don't I just take out the money?" "I have no money!" Lian Zhong told the truth. "Hey, you two, please, I'll talk to Lian Zhong." Long Yun said to the two families: "You don't lose or win, you don't lose much; everything is fine, see you tomorrow." Long clothes, "Goodbye." "Sit down," Long Yunji calmed down a little, "tell me, what's going on." "It's nothing, I want to win two money, as travel expenses, and fly away." Lian Zhong smiled bored and disappointed. "I didn't expect to lose. Even if I lose, I can bluff your brother, Chief Detective." "He's not my brother!" Lian Zhong couldn't think of anything else to say.He was suddenly confused: he would never dare to go home and ask for money.The last time I used my brother's influence, no, Long Yun is not easy to mess with.Besides, Long Yun is Lianbo's enemy, so it's not good to help anyone; Lianbo will be imprisoned for at least ten years if Long Yun is captured, and Lianbo may not be able to bear it.What should I do? "Why are you in such a hurry to spend money? Can you wait for two days?" "I have my own business, waiting for the money to be used is waiting for the money to be used; think about getting the money, you!" Long Yun did not give in at all. "I told you, there is no money!" Lian Zhong couldn't find anything else to say. "Get it at home." "You know they can't give it to me." "Ask your sister-in-law!" "Where does she have money?" "How do you know she has no money?" Lian Zhong was silent. "I'll tell you what to do," Long Yun smiled slightly. "When you get home, tell your sister-in-law that you lost the money, and you lost it to me. Why should I use the money? You said this to your sister-in-law: Long Yun plans to get two money , took away my mother and sister secretly. If you say that, you must be rich. Do you understand?" "Are you really taking them away?" "Then you don't have to worry about it." "Okay, shall I go?" Lian Zhong stood up. "Wait!" Long Yun stopped Lian Zhong. "Isn't there a big chair? You sleep for a while, and I'll let you go at nine o'clock tomorrow. I don't have to follow you, you know who I am. You obediently send the money here, that's fine; it's fine if you don't look back once you go; I don't want to kill anyone, not even your brother's life. But, when I'm angry, I might fire a shot or two for fun!" Long Yun patted his trouser pocket. "Sister-in-law, do you know that I can't ask them for money? Remember that year when I was beaten for playing football? I was tied to a tree! I think, if they want to beat me, it's probably okay now." "You don't have to ask them," Mrs. Lianbo said sympathetically, "Let's do it, I'll get you some jewelry, and you can deal with it anyway." "Sister-in-law! I lost fifteen thousand!" "Second brother!" She swallowed: "I'm not talking about you, you are too courageous! One thousand and five!" "They forced me! I don't usually gamble too much. My father and brother forced me!" "Who did you lose to?" "Long Yun! He..." Lian Zhong's tears rolled again.Only sister-in-law loves him, how can he lie to her with staring eyes? However, it's not okay to be unclear about this account, and Long Yun is not easy to mess with.It would be great to let father and brother know.The only way to lie to my sister-in-law is a very dark and necessary way! "Long Yun, Long Yun," he swallowed all the humiliation and favor, "I wait for the money, and I also wait for the money, so the bigger the bet, the bigger the bet." "The Song family is not a good person, so you shouldn't bet with him!" She said it not very angry, but showed that she was dissatisfied with Lian Zhong. "He said that after getting the money, he secretly took away his mother and sister!" Every word scalded his throat. "Let's go, where are we going to get so much money?" The sister-in-law softened. "Although I live this life, I have a certain amount of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. If I have it in my hand, it's only three heads and five dollars." "Look for something valuable!" Lian Zhongxiang sat on the needle, just wanting to end the scene quickly. "I don't dare to move either!" The sister-in-law was stunned for a while. "I'm going all out too! Don't dare to touch others, don't you dare to touch private goods? Even if he quarrels with me, he doesn't dare to yell. Besides, I'm not afraid of trouble! Let's see what he did to me! His first two days God gave me two packs of 'white noodles', which are worth a lot of money, I don't know if I can pay you off?" "Where is it? Sister-in-law, hurry up!" Nine It's early winter.Lian Bo took two pots of white chrysanthemums with thin petals to see "Xiaofeng".The chrysanthemum has fully bloomed, and the long thin petals are supported by thin wires, and they are still trembling and about to fall.He told the driver not to panic too much, those white long petals moved his love, and he clamped the side of the basin with his feet, lest it would shake too much.The car was moving steadily, but the flowers were still trembling. He stared blankly at the jade threads, feeling a little sad in his heart.The sun is over the mountain. When he got to the door of "Xiaofeng", he picked up a pot of flowers and asked the coachman to carry the pot carefully.The door was not closed, and he kept going in; he put the flowers on the front steps, and he told the coachman to pick them up at nine o'clock. "Why so early?" Xiaofeng was already standing on the steps, "Mom, come and see these two potted flowers, it's so good!" Lian Bo stood in front of the flowers, put his hands on his waist, looked at Xiaofeng, and then at the flowers: "The wind is rolling in the west, and people are thinner than Huang Ju! There must be something like this!" He laughed. "It's really lucky that you remember such a trick!" Xiaofeng looked at Hua. "Hey, why are you picking on me today?" He asked with a smile. "As soon as I entered the door, I thought I was early, and it was my fault..." "I thought you were busy and couldn't come so early, so I asked." "Ah, anyway, you have something to say; come in." There was an open book on the table, with a beautiful bookmark on the page.He picked up the book casually: "Drink, you still study detective science?" Xiaofeng smiled; it was as if he saw her smile for the first time, as if he had never seen her so beautiful before. "Boring, watching and playing. You can memorize this?" "Me? I haven't read it!" She still looked at her face, as if she was chasing that lost smile. "Haven't read it?" "Books are books, and things are things: things are status and authority. As long as you can hold it down, it's fine. Well, it's a joke if you have to pull the library to do things! Look at me, I can do anything, a book There is no need to read the book." "Nian Nian is not at a disadvantage?" "Who cares; get something to eat first. Oh, I forgot, I sent the coachman away. How about we go out to eat?" "No, we have freshly made dumplings, enough for three people. I asked my mother to get you some wine, what wine?" "Well—a bottle of bergamot. But I have to ask my mother to come?" "Export. Bergamot, green sauce meat, drunk crab, white pear cider, okay?" "Have a drink to enjoy the chrysanthemums? Good!" Lian Bo was very happy. After dinner, Lian Bo was a little drunk, so it was easy to talk. "Feng," he took her hand, "I tell you, I have the hope of acting as the director of the Public Security Bureau, just in these two days!" "Really, that's great." "Don't tell anyone!" "I will never go out, who will I tell? Tell mom, mom doesn't understand." "Did Long Yun come?" "How many days?" "No one knows, I'm ready!" Lian Bo looked at himself in the mirror. "In the past two days," he turned his head and lowered his voice: "there is going to be some trouble in the city, and the chief doesn't know yet! I know, but don't care. Knowing the bottom line, the matter is over as soon as I reach out. But I have to be sure, he decided to resign, and I will not show up until he resigns. I am holding on to the old root; I have to be sure first, whether I will act as the agent; not me, I still won't do anything!" "So the city is in chaos?" She frowned. "Troubled times create heroes, Feng!" Lianbo said very solemnly. "When a child pricks his finger, his mother will feel distressed for a long time. The mother is a woman. A man treats things as one thing, as a game of chess; history is the history of great men! Don't worry, no matter how messy it is, it can't be messed up. Come here. When necessary, I will send a spy." His seriousness disappeared a lot. "Don't worry?" She nodded and said nothing. "It's not dangerous," Lian Bo lit a cigarette and spit out both the smoke and the words. "No one pays attention to me; I'm not good enough," he sneered. "Only the insiders can know that I'm the soul of their group; without me, they can't do this for a day. So, If the matter is not cleared up, the outsiders will not blame me; if everything goes smoothly according to my plan, no one in the bureau dares to shake their heads at me. Huh?" He listened, and there was a car outside stopped. "I told him to come at nine, isn't the clock slow?" He pointed to the small music box on the table. "Not too late, it's just eight o'clock." Someone in the courtyard called: "Master Chen!" "Who?" Limbo asked. "Director, please!" "Old Zhu? Come in!" Lian Bo opened the door, and the light shone on the white chrysanthemum. "The director said please go over quickly, the directors have already arrived." Fengzhen pulled him from behind: "Can I go?" He backed back: "It's okay, maybe they're listening to some rumors, but they never know the truth; I'll go, if I have time, I'll come back; don't wait after eleven o'clock." He hurried out. Just as the car left, someone knocked on the door again, very urgently.Feng Zhen was startled. "Mom! Call the door!" She opened the door and waited to see who it was. Long Yun walked in instead of three steps. "Mom, sister, put on clothes, let's go!" "Where are you going?" Feng Zhen asked. The mother just looked at her son and didn't hear what he said. "Sister, you can still catch the nine o'clock train. You can go with your mother. Here is three hundred yuan, and you can take it, sister; I will send you the money when I arrive in Shanghai until you find a job; in the south, you will not Nothing to do." "What about him?" Feng Zhen asked. "Who?" "List!" "Whatever he does, he won't come here again for half a day." "No danger?" "A woman is a woman after all, you seem to care about him?" Long Yun smiled. "He treated me well!" Feng Zhen said with her head down. "He treats himself better! Come on, the train doesn't wait for anyone!" "Just leave empty-handed?" Mom seemed to understand a little bit. "I'm looking at these things, and I can't lose anything, Ma!" He was obviously joking. "Hey, you can watch carefully!" Feng Zhen wept. "Sister, you're so ashamed to cry for him!" Long Yun said as if teasing her. "A woman to a man," she said slowly, "a man living together, if he doesn't want to kill him, he should love him a little bit!" "Who cares about you? Didn't you never live in this world? Go, hurry up!" ten Mr. Chen is very proud.The marriage of the second son is considered to be a rule, Mr. Wang, the secretary of General Wu, married him, a first-class marriage.The old gentleman didn't believe in this trick of choosing a date for marriage, but since it was a first-class marriage, he felt even more how dedicated he was to his children. The second gratifying thing is that the food relief is undertaken by Juyuan Grain Store, and the benefits are shared equally between him and Chairman Qian.He himself does not love money like President Qian, he is creating some careers for his children and grandchildren. Although the third thing did not have much practical benefit, it made him happy mentally.Chairman Qian asked him to give four lectures at the National Academy of Chinese Medicine. His topic was "Correct Mind and Self-cultivation", and he has already given lectures twice.The number of people listening to the lecture cannot be considered small, and most of them are by car.The old man knew his own appearance and voice, which was amazing enough; moreover, every sentence came out of scriptures and history, even if no one came to listen, it would be a pleasure to tell him.After speaking twice, when he was walking on the street again, he always felt that people in cars were paying special attention to him.Not only did the manuscripts that I have spoken about appear in local newspapers, but I also received two newspapers from Hubei that reprinted these two passages.This made the old man very happy: his words and efforts were not in vain. There must be many, many people who devoted themselves to reading the scriptures because of this, and maybe with more efforts, it might become a general trend, restore the inherent morality, and brighten the ancient times. culture; then, the old gentleman can live a life worthy of it!Lide made meritorious deeds, although the old man failed to be loyal to the temple gallery, his virtue and words are immortal; he imagined that in the eyes of the audience, he would be as respectable as "every time I talk about old things for future generations, I only know that I am an old man". Lovely old Confucian scholar and poet.He began to feel life, physical and spiritual, something indescribable like "the west wind with white hair three thousand feet long"! "Why isn't Lian Zhong always at home?" The old man was looking at chrysanthemums in the yard, and asked Mrs. Lian Bo - holding the little girl and standing in front of the eaves - such a sentence. "He probably goes to study English at night, and he won't come back early." She looked into the distance and lied. "Why do you want to learn English? You can't write Chinese yet! Kid!" He glanced at his granddaughter, "Don't put your fingers in your mouth!" "Sister-in-law!" Lian Zhong suddenly ran in, thinking that his father was not at home, he ran straight to his sister-in-law.When he saw his father, he stood still and didn't dare to move: "Father!" The old man looked Lian Zhong up and down, slowly, carefully, and fiercely, making Lian Zhong's heart beating wildly.After seeing enough, the old man took a step forward, and Lian Zhong lowered his head. "Where are you going? You don't even come to see me every day, as if I'm not your father! What can father do to you? Tell me! I found the thing for you, and you can get 60 yuan a month." Yuan money? Marriage was agreed upon by me, you are not worthy to marry such a good wife! It’s okay if you don’t come to ask questions during the day, you have to go to work; why don’t you come at night? I’m not dead yet! , there is no father at all in his eyes! You might as well be Dacheng, he knows to be called Grandpa first! You are not a child anymore; you will be married and have children soon; look at yourself, how do you look like it!" The old man was angry , I couldn't find the words and poems, and only used the vernacular, and I was even more angry. "Mom, Mom!" The little girl called softly, even tugging at her mother's sleeve: "Let's go to the house!" Mrs. Lianbo gently shoved the little girl, but did not dare to move. "Father," Lian Zhong still bowed his head, "brother is in prison! Go and have a look!" "What?" "My brother was arrested last night in the Song Family Police Bureau and sent to prison!" "It's nothing!" "He didn't come back all night yesterday!" Mrs. Lianbo was anxious. "Where's Feng Youcai? Just ask him and he'll understand." The old man still didn't believe Lian Zhong's words. "Feng Youcai also took it!" "You said the Public Security Bureau took it?" The old man became a little anxious: "You take your own people? Why?" "I can't explain," Lian Zhong boldly glanced at the old man, "It's very complicated!" "Grandpa, let's go and have a look!" Mrs. Lianbo's face turned pale. "I know where he is?" The old gentleman's voice was loud.He could only get angry at his family members, because he had no idea in his heart for a while. "Go and meet the chief; if you don't want to go, I'll go!" Mrs. Lianbo was really anxious. "Where are the women going?" The old gentleman's anger forced him up: "I'll go! I go!If you have something to do, the disciple will do his best, waste! He pointed at Lian Zhong and cursed. "Call a car?" "Lian Zhong endured scolding for his sister-in-law. "You call!" The old man went to get his hat and business card. When the car arrived, Lian Zhong sent his father up; Mrs. Lian Bo followed to the door.Seeing the car driving away, my uncle and sister-in-law walked in slowly. "What's going on? Second brother!" "I really don't know!" Lian Zhong dared to speak freely. "That's the thing, sister-in-law. I haven't left here since I took those two bags that day. I don't want to part with these friends, and I don't want to part with this place. I was born here since I was a child! I gave those two bags to Long Yun, he gave me a hundred dollars. I just went to work during the day and lived in a small hotel at night. Whenever I thought about marriage, I would leave; but after a while, I forgot again. Fortunately, I Knowing that my father goes to bed early, he will not check on me at night. Lianbo has never paid attention to me, and of course he will not ask. I have come to see you several times, sister-in-law, I know you must be worried. But I am too lazy to When I go through this door and see this street door, I feel worse than a dog, as if. This is how I deal with these days, neither happy nor unhappy, confused. Last night I walked around alone bored , walked to the gate of Song’s house, it was around nine o’clock. My brother’s car was parked at the gate. The gate was on the north side of the road, and the car was parked against the south wall. There wasn’t even a light in the yard. The driver was sleeping in the car I woke him up, and asked when the uncle came. He said he was here early, and he just drove back to pick up the chief detective. He waited for about 20 minutes, but there was no movement. So he called Nap." Handing the little girl to Mama Liu, their uncle and sister-in-law sat on the steps, and the sun was quite warm.Lian Zhong went on to say: "I pushed the door, but it couldn't be opened. I patted it, but no one answered. Strange! After waiting for a while, there was still no movement. I discussed with the driver what to do. He said that he must have fallen asleep inside. Or they all went out to the theater. I can't believe it, but I dare not open the door again. The coachman decided to wait there." "Didn't you say that day that Long Yun was going to send them away secretly?" Mrs. Lianbo remembered. "Yeah, I was also suspicious; could it be that Long Yun sent them away, and then tricked my brother in..." Lian Zhong didn't want to go on, he felt that he should neither care about his brother so much, nor should he frighten his sister-in-law.But this was indeed his feeling at the time, my brother was my brother, no matter how much I hated him, "I decided to go in, even if it was jumping over the wall! I was making up my mind, a few people came from afar, walking under the lights in the alley, I Look at the first one like Lao Zhu, the captain of the Public Security Bureau. They must be looking for my brother, I thought; I hid behind the car, not wanting them or my brother to see me. They asked him who he was waiting for, and he smiled and said, can he wait for someone else? Heck, he doesn’t know yet, Lao Zhu said. You probably sent Chen here to find a place to eat, Came back just now? I didn’t hear what the coachman said, probably he nodded. Okay, Lao Zhu said again, let’s use your car. Xiaofeng has to go to the game too! As they said, they opened the door They couldn't push it open. They seemed to be in a hurry. Lao Zhu climbed up the wall, and there was a small tree inside the wall. After a while, he opened the door from the inside, and everyone went in. I took advantage of the momentum and ran far away, hiding in the dark Waiting in the shadow. It took a long time before they came out without her. The car drove away. I went around the road to find Long Yun. I couldn’t find him anywhere. I searched until two o’clock in the night. I knew it was bad. I said: "Xiaofeng has to go to the game too!" I have to go too! Doesn't this mean that my brother has already gone? If he can't protect Xiaofeng, it must be because he can't take care of himself! But I dare not come home. Not sure. This morning, I called the detective team to find Feng Youcai, but he was not there. When I got home just now, he was not at the concierge, so I knew he was dead too. No one came to light. I dare not ask the Public Security Bureau, and I have to inquire about it. Let’s touch it. I went to the treasurer Sun of Juyuan. He was also arrested last night. The plainclothes patrol guarded the door. The shop is still open, probably to prevent everyone from making a fuss, and at the same time prohibit the guys from coming out. I pretended to ask about the price of rice, and the guy was smart enough to tell me secretly: the car was loaded and left last night!" "Second brother," said Mrs. Lianbo, whose face was drained of color, and broke out in a cold sweat. "Second brother! Your brother," she cried. "Sister-in-law, don't cry! We'll find out when Dad comes back. It probably doesn't matter much!" "He can't live, I know, those two packs of flour!" she cried. "Not at all! Sister-in-law! Let's think about it quickly!" The silly boy Dacheng ran over with a snack: "Fat uncle! Are you bullying mom again? Come back and tell grandpa to beat you up!" eleven On normal days, with Mr. Chen's clothes and bearing, he could have driven his car into the police station; on this day, guards were added in front of the gate, all armed with guns and bayonets; the car was stopped as soon as it arrived.The old man wanted to see the chief, so he took out the film. The patrolman said that the chief didn't see anyone today.Only then did the old man realize that the matter was very serious, and he didn't dare to attack, so he immediately got in the car and went to look for Chairman Qian.He knew the matter was serious, but he couldn't think of what crime his son had committed; there was nothing wrong with him.It probably offended someone in the bureau, so if someone came out to mediate, it would be over.If it still doesn't work, spend some money and give some gifts, and the dredging will finally clear up one day.Thinking of it this way, he felt relieved. Seeing President Qian, he briefly said what he knew: "You know, Zi Meiweng, Lianbo is a dutiful son; he is not filial and easy to offend his superiors. He will not do anything disgraceful. I myself , your husband also knows how many families like ours are there today? I am afraid that Lianbo just offended someone unintentionally, so I would like to ask Zi Meiweng to mediate, and it will probably be fine." "Probably not much It is a common thing to fight each other in the officialdom," President Qian muttered a hookah, "I'll inquire about it." "It would be great if the president could accompany me to the Public Security Bureau, because I still don't know the details. It's best to meet the bureau chief and Lianbo again, and then we can make a plan in detail." "I'll think about it," the president said. Nodding vigorously, "Don't be in such a hurry, think about it, there must be a way." Mr. Chen felt a little cold in his heart. "Zi Meiweng see if he can try to meet the chief of the public security bureau for me. I'll go alone. Can General Wu—" "Yes, General Wu is closer to the officials on the ground than I am. Yes, look for him!" Hoping that General Wu could help on his behalf, Mr. Chen ignored Chairman Qian's indifference. Seeing General Wu, he explained the purpose of his visit completely in vernacular, fearing that the general might not understand.General Wu happily agreed to go with him to meet the director. At the gate of the Public Security Bureau, General Wu handed in his film and was immediately invited in, followed by Mr. Chen. The chief shook hands with the general affectionately, and when he saw Mr. Chen, he frowned and nodded. "The old man came here just now. The chief was probably busy and didn't see him, so I came with him." General Wu finished in a hurry. "Ah, yes," said the chief to the general, without looking at the old gentleman, "I'm sorry, I have some urgent business just now." "Lianbo didn't go back last night." Old Mr. Chen pressed down hard, "I heard that I was detained, I am very worried." "Oh, yes," the director said to General Wu, "it's just a formality, it doesn't matter much." "Excuse me, Chief, what law did he commit?" The old man straightened his back, and his tone was also very cold. "It's not easy to say, old man," the director sneered, and turned to the old man: "Business, business, friends have difficulties!" "Secretary's advice," Mr. Chen knew that things were going to be difficult.But he couldn't think of anything unruly that Lianbo could do.It must be the director's conspiracy, he couldn't hold back anymore. "The chief knows that Lian Bo is a dutiful son, and the old man is a scholar. He will never do anything illegal. The chief also has parents and children. I dare not force the chief to reveal the secret. I only plead with my son's sincerity. Chief, please tell me what is going on! A soldier can be killed and cannot be humiliated, this old life can be abandoned, I can't bear it..." "Hey, the old man said it's too far away!" The director's smile softened. "Since the old man can't follow him all day, how can you know everything he does?" "Where can I see Limbo?" asked the old gentleman. "I'm so sorry!" The director lowered his head and raised it immediately. "Director," General Wu interjected, "tell the old man a little, a little, he's really in a hurry." "Of course I'm worried, even I'm worried for him," the director smiled, "but there's nothing I can do to help!" "Is Lianbo in great danger?" The old man was sweating on his forehead. "Probably, or, not likely; the case is being prosecuted, so naturally it cannot be concluded for a while. As for me, I will do my best to help wherever I can!" The director stood up. "Wait a minute, Chief," Mr. Chen also stood up, his face pale, his cheeks clenched tightly, and the roots of his beard standing on end. "Lastly, I ask you to tell me a general idea. Everyone has a misfortune. Don't kill them all. If you mistreat a filial son, you know that you will be infamous forever. Although I am old, I will deal with you to the end!" "Then old man You must know, okay, please wait a moment!" The director rang the bell twice vigorously. A policeman came in and stood respectfully in front of the table. "Bring me the report against the Chief Detective, all of it!" The director's face turned pale, but he smiled reluctantly at General Wu. Old Mr. Chen sat down, his hands trembling on his knees. After a while, the policeman put a pile of papers on the table.The director casually pushed it in front of General Wu and the old gentleman, but the general didn't do anything.Mr. Chen flipped through the top few books, and quickly found several reasons for the case: forcing merchants to give gifts; occupying women from good families; Looking down, resting his hands on the table, he was only trembling.After trembling for a long time, he raised his head with all his strength, his face suddenly became thinner, and said very slowly, "Director, Chief! No one is wrong! He may not be worse than others, and these testimonials may not all be reliable. .Director, his life is in your hands, and your merits will be finished! If you close your eyes, our family will always feel great virtue!" "I will try my best to deal with you as much as I can! General Wu, I will go there another day to greet you!" General Wu helped the old man out.The general sent him home without saying a word.Most of the crimes, he knew, were true.And some of them were caused by himself to his son.However, he still refused to fully admit that it was their father and son's fault, and the director should bear more than half of the responsibility; the director can suppress those complaints and ignore them.He was more angry than ashamed, and his heart was on fire, but he couldn't speak.He hated himself for being too small to deal with the director immediately.He hates that his fate is not good. It is not his own fault that fate brings him disasters, destiny! When he got home, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.Without further ado, he had to run for his son.Fortunately, he has made many powerful friends.The first one that came to mind was Meng Baozhai, and the new relatives would naturally help.But Meng Baozhai couldn't finish eating the big cigarettes. Although he promised to help him, he never moved.The old man went to find others, and everyone advised him not to worry, which meant that they were unwilling to contribute.At night, the old man realized that the hot and cold world is not all caused by young men and women on the street!The people who were his moral acquaintances and those who listened to his lectures did not have the old way at all.But he didn't think about it, he was tired and confused.Standing in front of the mirror, he no longer recognizes himself.His eyes were sunken so deep that the fleshy bags under his eyes had turned into catfish skins, like a pair of big shriveled bugs.He was resentful, confused, and his heart was hot.Anything can be sacrificed, as long as the son's life is saved.The daughter-in-law was crying loudly in the house!She took Dacheng to visit Lianbo, but she didn't see him.Hearing her cry, the old man couldn't stop crying. The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, so he let it go. He just wanted to drink water and didn't eat dinner.Lie down early, tired, but unable to close eyes.When I think of everything, I think half of it and then forget it. I am confused, and my heart is like a broken and incomplete movie.I hate thinking about it, and I still don't want to rest in my heart, and I hope to find half a good idea in the depths of my heart.He had no idea, so he could only yell in a low voice, calling Lianbo by his baby name.Until three o'clock in the night, he passed away in a daze, not sleeping, but closing his eyes in fear like floating in the clouds.时时仿佛看见儿子回来了，又仿佛听见儿媳妇啼哭，也看见自己死去的老伴儿……可是始终没有睁开眼，恍惚象风里的灯苗，似灭不灭，顾不得再为别人照个亮儿。 twelve 太阳出来好久，老先生还半睡半醒的忍着，他不愿再见这无望的阳光。 忽然，儿媳妇与廉仲都大哭起来，老先生猛孤仃的爬起来。没顾得穿长衣，急忙的跑过来，儿媳妇己哭背过气去，他明白了。他咬上了牙，心中突然一热，咬着牙把撞上来的一口黏的咽回去。扶住门框，他吼了一声：“廉仲，你嫂子！”他蹲在了地上，颤成一团。廉仲和刘妈，把廉伯太太撅巴起来，她闭着眼只能抽气。“爸，送信来了，去收尸！”廉仲的胖脸浮肿着，黄蜡似的流着两条泪。 “好！好！”老先生手把着门框想立起来，手一软，蹲得更低了些。“你去吧，用我的寿材好了；我还得大办丧事呢！哈，哈，”他坐在地上狂号起来。 陈老先生真的遍发讣闻，丧事办得很款式。来吊祭的可是没有几个人，连孟宅都没有人过来。武将军送来一个鲜花圈，钱会长送来一对輓联；廉伯的朋友没来一个。老先生随着棺材，一直送到墓地。临入土的时候，老先生拍了拍棺材：“廉伯，廉伯，我还健在，会替你教子成名！”说完他亲手燃着自己写的輓联： 孝子忠臣，风波于汝莫须有；孤灯白发，经史传孙知奈何？ 事隔了许久，事情的真象渐渐的透露出来，大家的意见也开始显出公平。廉伯的罪过是无可置辩的，可是要了他的命的罪名，是窃卖“白面”——搜检了来，而用面粉替换上去。然而这究竟是个“罪名”，骨子里面还是因为他想“顶”公安局长。又正赶上政府刚下了严禁白面的命令，于是局长得了手。设若没有这道命令，或是这道命令已经下了好多时候，不但廉伯的命可以保住，而且局长为使自己的地位稳固，还得至少教廉伯兼一个差事。不能枪毙他，就得给他差事，局长只有这么两条路。他不敢撤廉伯的差，廉伯可以帮助局长，也可以随时倒戈，他手下有人，能扰乱地面。大家所以都这么说：廉伯与局长是半斤八两，不过廉伯的运气差一点，情屈命不屈。 有不少人同情于陈家：无论怎说，他是个孝子，可惜！这个增高了陈老先生的名望。那对輓联已经脍炙人口。就连公安局长也不敢再赶尽杀绝。聚元的孙掌柜不久就放了出来，陈家的财产也没受多少损失：“经史传孙知奈何？”多么气势！局长不敢结世仇，而托人送来五百元的教育费，陈老先生没有收下。 陈家的财产既没受多少损失，亲友们慢慢的又转回来。陈老先生在国学会未曾讲完的那两讲——正心修身——在廉伯死的六七个月后，又经会中敦聘续讲。老先生瘦了许多，腰也弯了一些，可是声音还很足壮。听讲的人是很多，多数是想看看被枪毙的孝子的老父亲是什么样儿。老先生上台后，戴上大花镜，手微颤着摸出讲稿，长须已有几根白的，可是神气还十分的好看。讲着讲着，他一手扶着桌子，一手放在头上，楞了半天，好象忘记了点什么。忽然他摘下眼镜，匆忙的下了台。大家莫名其妙，全立起来。 会中的职员把他拦住。他低声的，极不安的说：“我回家去看看，不放心！我的大儿子，孝子，死了。廉仲——虽然不肖——可别再跑了！他想跑，我知道！不满意我给他定下的媳妇；自由结婚，该杀！我回家看看，待一会儿再来讲：我不但能讲，还以身作则！不用拦我，我也不放心大儿媳妇。她，死了丈夫，心志昏乱；常要自杀，胡闹！她老说她害了丈夫，什么拿走两包东西咧，乱七八糟！无法，无法！几时能'买蓑山县云藏市，横笛江城月满楼'呢？”说完，他弯着点腰，扯开不十分正确的方步走去。 大家都争着往外跑，先跑出去的还看见了老先生的后影，肩头上飘着些长须。