The cell was dark. The small light bulb on the roof did not provide much light, and could only vaguely outline the scenery inside the cell.
Gao Maolin was lying on the bed, motionless like a dead body. Two of his ribs were broken, and every breath brought him a heart-pounding pain.
The doctor from the detention center came and said to him: "Don't move if you can. Just take care of him slowly."
Gao Maolin had been half asleep and half awake, and his consciousness was sometimes clear and sometimes blurry. When he was slightly awake, he looked at the dark roof, wondering how long he had been lying in bed. He felt that it had been a long, long time.
He vaguely heard the sound of the iron door and guessed that Shou had come in.
Nashou walked to his bedside, touched him, and asked: "Hey, Gao Maolin, can you move? Should you walk by yourself, or should we carry you?"
Gao Maolin knew that he was about to go to court again. He whispered: "I can move. Brother, please help me."
Mamoru helped him sit up slowly, then helped him put down his legs, and then helped him stand up slowly.
Gao Maolin said: "Brother, I'm sorry, I'll walk slower."
Shou said: "Let's go slowly, we are not in a hurry."
Gao Maolin endured the severe pain in his left rib and slowly moved toward the door. Then he held on to the wall with his hands, walked through the long corridor, and finally reached the door of the torture room. A guard opened the door of the torture room for him. He only felt
He felt a damp, bloody smell blowing into his face, and he felt severe pain all over his body.
There was no one in the torture room. There was a table in the middle with a chair on each side. Shou pointed to a chair and asked him to sit down. Gao Maolin thought, I don’t know who is interrogating him today. If he is tortured again, his life will be worse today.
, you may not be able to survive it.
The two guards had already sat down and left. He was the only one left in the torture room. Gao Maolin felt a little strange and couldn't guess what it meant.
After a moment, he heard footsteps outside. It was the sound of high heels on the concrete floor. But the footsteps were a little hesitant and uneven. After a while, the iron door opposite him was opened, and a woman appeared at the door. He
I don't know this woman, but she looks miserable when I see her.
Zhang Yalan's face has become red, swollen, deformed, and turned purple. There is still a whip mark on her left forehead. The messy hair on her head covers her forehead. When the doctor at the detention center treated her injury, she asked the doctor for some tape.
Glue the torn shirt together. Although the whip marks on the shirt are clear, it is relatively neat. Only the blood red on the chest is particularly conspicuous.
The whiplash on her body made her walk unsteady, so she walked very slowly.
She saw a prisoner sitting in the torture room and wondered what it meant. She wanted to turn around and ask the prison guard, but the iron door had been closed behind her. There was no other place to sit in the torture room, only the one beside the table.
An empty chair. She thought, should she confront this person? No matter what, sit down first.
When Zhang Yalan almost reached the table, she met the prisoner's eyes. She said "Ah" and almost squatted down. She took a step forward, held the table, bent down, and paid attention to the prisoner in front of her. God,
It's Maolin! He was beaten like this by those bastards.
Gao Maolin also raised his blurry eyes and stared at her intently. It took him a few seconds before he recognized her.
Zhang Yalan looked him up and down and realized that he had been beaten extremely badly and was really covered in bruises. She slowly sat down on the chair and reached out to him with regret. Gao Maolin forced a smile and also extended his hands to her. Two.
The hands were shaking a little, but they were finally held together. When Zhang Yalan saw it, the skin on his wrists cracked and rolled, revealing red flesh. She grinned, and the anger in her heart also rose.
She looked around and saw that they were the only two people in the torture room. She cursed, "These bastards, a bunch of bastards, beat you like this!"
Gao Maolin was very anxious. As soon as he recognized Zhang Yalan, he already realized that this was arranged. Let them meet alone, let them comfort each other and talk to each other. Most likely, he also hoped that they would tell them something that was hidden outside.
What people want to hear.
He knew Zhang Yalan very well. Her temper was that she would say whatever she thought of. She would yell out loud when something did not go well with her. She used to lose her temper with him when she was studying at Nanjing University. At that time, Gao Maolin
He just likes her young lady's temper and likes to hear her yell at him loudly. At that time, he would laugh so hard that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. But now, he was really worried about what she would say accidentally.
He squeezed her hand with all his strength. In the past, when she lost her temper, he would squeeze her hand. I don't know why, but when he squeezed her hand and kissed her so affectionately, she would shut her mouth and
Listen to him.
He missed her so much. He held his breath and said intermittently: "Yalan, Yalan, why are you ignoring me?"
Zhang Yalan actually closed her mouth, which was a little strange, but she also paid attention to him.
He continued: "What's wrong with me? You never want to talk to me again? You joined the army, and I joined the army. You got to the Ministry of National Defense, and I also spent a lot of effort to get to the Ministry of National Defense."
.Why don’t you want to talk to me?”
Zhang Yalan burst into tears all of a sudden. She already understood what he meant. She knew that she had to be careful when speaking here. She covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying. The love of the past had been entangled with her for several nights, and she
She likes to punch him on the shoulder, like to bite his hand, she likes to shout to him, and even thinking about it now is sweeter than honey. She likes Gao Maolin to hold her in his arms and stay with her in her ear.
Tears flowed down her face, leaving a stinging sting. She wiped away her tears and finally said, "Maolin, my dad doesn't agree. He doesn't let me see you. I'm so embarrassed."
"What about you? What I'm asking is, what's in your heart?"
"I miss you every day. It's just that my mother passed away and my father only has a daughter like me."
Ye Gongjin, Cheng Yunfa and others stood next to the torture room and watched quietly. The tape recorder behind him was spinning slowly.
The torture room was empty and silent, and the air did not move at all. Every sound could be clearly transmitted to the secret room, allowing him to hear it clearly. He shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.
Zuo Shaoqing also stood behind the observation hole and watched. At this time, she felt more or less at ease. She felt sorry for Zhang Yalan and wondered if there would be a chance to make amends in the future.
Ye Gongjin listened for a while and then didn't want to hear anymore. The two people were very affectionate and talked a lot in private.
That Zhang Yalan also moved a chair to Gao Maolin to check his wounds. She put her hand on his left rib, hugged his shoulders, and asked him: "Is this better?"
Gao Maolin looked back at her and said, "Much better, much better. I really hope you can stay like this."
Ye Gongjin turned to Cheng Yunfa, "That's it. You still have to interrogate that person named Gao, but you have to be careful, maybe it will be useful in the future." He turned to Zuo Shaoqing, "That woman can be interrogated, but don't fight anymore.
If you beat me again, it will be difficult to explain."
Zhang Yalan's father, Zhang Nairen, didn't hear that his daughter was missing until the morning. He thought about it and guessed that he might have been arrested. But he guessed that someone might be using his daughter to blackmail him for arms. He gave a few close contacts overnight.
Senior officials called and tried to rescue him.
This morning, as soon as Ye Gongjin went to work, people kept calling him. There were Qin Qizhi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Garrison Command, and Wang Anguo, commander of the 45th Army. Even Lao Pan, the chief secretary of the bureau headquarters, also called him. They
They all asked: Is there any evidence for Zhang Yalan?
This was the question that he couldn't answer. He answered in a general way, "I will definitely check what happened in this matter." He understood that if there was no more evidence, he would have no choice but to let him go. This was Mr. Zuo
The trouble Qing had caused for him made him a little angry when he thought about it. When he told Zuo Shaoqing, he couldn't help but glare at her.
Zuo Shaoqing kept looking at the two people in the torture room. She endured the pain and lingered with each other. Touching the wounds comforted their souls. She was moved by them and sad for them. No matter how deep the feelings were, they were trapped in prison.
It is also harder to maintain than flowers in the desert. I wonder when they will meet next time.
When Ye Gongjin told her, "Don't hit that woman again," she felt relieved. This one hit was enough. She believed that Zhang Yalan seemed as delicate as a flower, but had a strong personality. She couldn't be wrong.
Officials must remember that in 1958, Zuo Shaoqing was forced into a desperate situation by "water hyacinth" and almost lost her life. It was this Zhang Yalan who did not hesitate to violate discipline and provided her with crucial help. This is
Later words.
Zuo Shaoqing accompanied Ye Gongjin to leave the detention center. On the way back in the car, Ye Gongjin turned back to her and said softly: "Young Master Zuo, you have to continue working. But everything must be reported to me first."
Zuo Shaoqing nodded immediately, "Yes, Director. What happened yesterday will never happen again."
Ye Gongjin had a judgment in his mind. He believed that Zuo Shaoqing hurriedly arrested Zhang Yalan in order to compete with Cheng Yunfa for credit. Otherwise, how could Zuo Shaoqing, a shrewd and meticulous person, arrest Zhang Yalan so casually?
Zuo Shaoqing was worried and uneasy. Now she had escaped a disaster. However, she still didn't know why Gao Maolin was arrested. Whenever she thought about it, she would break out in a cold sweat.
In the afternoon, she had made an appointment before to exchange information with Zhao Minggui. Her Zhao Minggui was sitting in the office, exchanging information one by one, and some of them had to be discussed in detail.
While the two were talking, the phone rang. Liu Qiuyue went to answer the phone, asked, and then turned around and said, "Young Master, this is Mr. Wang's phone number."
Zuo Shaoqing was a little surprised and got up to answer the phone, "Brother, Shaoqing, is there anything wrong?"
Wang Zhenqing was silent for a while, and finally said: "Sister, after much consideration, I still want to pay a visit to Hou Lianhai."
Zuo Shaoqing said softly: "I already told you that day."
Wang Zhenqing immediately said: "Yes, I know. But he is my old commander, and I can't be so affectionate. I heard that I want to ask you about this matter. Is there any problem?"
Zuo Shaoqing looked back at Zhao Minggui and said, "No problem. I'll make the arrangements." She put down the phone and turned to Zhao Minggui and said, "Wang Zhenqing wants to meet Hou Lianhai. They are old friends."
Zhao Minggui said: "Young Master Zuo, please report this matter to the director as soon as possible. Don't be careless. That's it for today, I won't disturb you anymore."
Zuo Shaoqing's eyes rolled on Zhao Minggui's face, wondering what else he knew.
However, after Ye Gongjin listened to Zuo Shaoqing's report and knew that Wang Zhenqing was going to meet with Hou Lianhai, he looked nervous and uneasy. He walked around in the office, bowing his head in thought.
Zuo Shaoqing was very confused. This Hou Lianhai had been confusing her for a long time. She really couldn't figure out what this Hou Lianhai was involved in.
Ye Gongjin looked outside, squinting his eyes, still muttering to himself, "This Wang Zhenqing actually wants to see Hou Lianhai, he actually wants to see Hou Lianhai."
Zuo Shaoqing said softly: "Director, this Hou Lianhai was once Wang Zhenqing's senior officer, so I want to see him. There should be no problem."
Ye Gongjin turned back and glared at her, "You think too simply. This Wang Zhenqing, this Wang Zhenqing," he rubbed his chin and muttered to himself as he looked outside, "He... has a heavy army. Damn, his second
The regiment is the Chairman’s security regiment.”
When Zuo Shaoqing heard this, she was secretly shocked. She vaguely realized that something bigger might be involved in the matter about Hou Lianhai. This was something she had never thought of before.
Ye Gongjin suddenly turned his head, stared at her and said, "Young Master Zuo, what did I just say?"
Zuo Shaoqing was stunned and immediately said: "The director has been thinking and said nothing."
Ye Gongjin changed his previous appearance and stared at Zuo Shaoqing with a very fierce expression. After a while, he said softly: "If you say anything, I will shoot you immediately!"
Zuo Shaoqing couldn't help but straighten his body, his face serious, "Director, I didn't hear anything, please believe it, Director."
Ye Gongjin glanced at her again, lowered his head to think, and finally said, "Let them see it, and you can monitor it closely. After they see it, bring me the recording."
"Yes." Zuo Shaoqing saluted and hurriedly left the director's office.
