After the second appeal, the Provincial High Court upheld the original verdict. The lawyer told me that this was the only way to go. What the lawyer said at the time made sense, and I believed it. In fact, I later learned that according to the crime of bribery, I should indeed be sentenced that way. .
Moreover, I was fined more than three million yuan and lost the right to operate a restaurant. These judgments are meant to push me to a dead end. The restaurant is my direct source of income. Losing the restaurant will mean that my financial path will be cut off. In the future, There can be no fuss.
Then I was imprisoned in the provincial prison. When I had my head shaved and put on the prison uniform, I suddenly came back to my senses. I was actually in prison like this. I still have a lot of things to do, Bai Ling, Xiaoxuan, Grandpa, they all encountered many things, but I was imprisoned.
I feel very regretful. If I had not been driven by profit, I would not be where I am today.
Two years, I have to wait until two years before I can go out. Two years is not long or short, but at this time when many things need to be solved by me, I feel that it is too long. I even feel like two years. Months are too long.
I'm very worried about Bai Ling, Xiaoxuan, and especially Bai Ling. Of course, I'm also worried about my grandpa. I don't know how his health is. If he's fine, he should have someone come visit me, but he doesn't. After all, he once The level is also at the provincial and ministerial level.
Because we have lost contact with the outside world, we can only speculate.
Life in the prison was very regular, but very hard. I was used to eating meat, and I couldn't adapt to the food here at first. What kind of food was this? White steamed buns, pickles, and sometimes oily vegetables. Many times, I ate it. I just want to spit it out.
Later I gradually got used to it, and spent most of my time in the labor camp during the day, that is, working on the farm. I didn't have any problems with the work, but I didn't have enough to eat and felt very tired.
In my spare time, I usually read books and magazines.
Three months later, Xiaoni came to see me. The day someone came to see me, I felt particularly happy because I saw other people with their families coming to see me almost every day, but I didn’t, so that day I called After me, I dropped what I was doing and ran out.
The supervisor had a good impression on me and said to me: "Your lover is here to see you!"
When I heard this, I thought it was Bai Ling. I thought to myself, has she recovered? Is it her? After the guards took me out, I saw it was Xiaoni. Of course, I was extremely happy to see Xiaoni. Xiaoni cried again after seeing me. Xiaoni looked really good in her clothes and was very good at dressing up. She came to see me and dressed up carefully. She was much prettier than her usual clothes and even put on makeup.
She cried, but I laughed. Three months later, I no longer feel any sadness.
"Xiao Ni——"
"Brother Lin——" she called me, covering her mouth with her hand.
I said: "Xiao Ni, don't cry, I'm fine!" I smiled again, I didn't want her to cry.
"Well, I won't cry, Brother Lin, I won't cry!" She wiped her tears violently, and then suppressed a smile. I saw the things she bought for me next to her, a big bag of things, and clothes. Expensive clothes, but these clothes cannot be worn here, but I am still very touched.
I smiled and said, "Well, are you okay?"
"Well, Brother Lin, I'm fine, fine!" She nodded, looking at me with her dark eyes, staring at me, very meaningfully.
I also looked at her, and I said: "I'm not thin, I'm just tanned -" As soon as I said that, Xiaoni's tears fell. She should have seen that I had lost weight, especially after I had been through this before.
Who can live a privileged life and not lose ten or eight pounds when they come here?
"Well, Brother Lin, you have to take good care of yourself. Time will pass quickly. By the way, Brother Lin -" Xiaoni wanted to say something.
I quickly said: "What, Xiaoni?"
Xiaoni said: "Brother Lin, Mr. Bai, she -"
When I heard her say this, I became extremely anxious.
I looked at Xiaoni helplessly and said, "Xiaoni, what's wrong with her? Tell me, I'm fine, I can bear it!"
Xiaoni smiled and said: "No, Brother Lin, listen to me, Mr. Bai is much better than before, his mood is much better, and he is much more normal -"
When I heard this, I felt that Xiaoni might be comforting me and saying this deliberately to make me happy, but at least I knew that Bai Ling should be fine, and that was enough.
I smiled, nodded and said, "Well, that's good, Xiaoni, thank you -"
"Brother Lin, I don't allow you to say that. It's nothing at all. I feel the same as you. You should be well too. Don't wait for you to come out. Mr. Bai's illness may be completely cured. By then I will
Bring her to see you—"
I quickly said: "Oh, no, Xiaoni, don't do this, don't tell her, even if she gets better, don't tell her, just let her live a good life -"
"Brother Lin, I understand. By the way, my uncle and aunt went to the restaurant to look for you, because the restaurant no longer exists. Later, the doorman called me, and I went to see them. I said you went out of town, and they
I don’t know about you, but I went to your house once to see them——"
I was very moved again, and I nodded and said, "Xiao Ni, I'm really sorry to trouble you——"
"Brother Lin -" Xiaoni suddenly said loudly: "Brother Lin, please don't say that? Why do you always treat me like this? Do we still need this between us? I don't allow you to say that again.
,Don’t say that—”
I smiled and said, "Well, Xiaoni, I won't say that again. I know how you feel. By the way, how are you? How is the child?"
"Well, I'm fine, Brother Lin. I'm fine with everything. I look much better than before. I don't go out to work now and I take care of my children every day. Also, I'm learning some legal knowledge. When you come out in the future,
Once I learn how to do things, we won't be afraid of anything anymore -" Xiaoni is really good to me. She wants to assist me all her life, and even follow me all her life.
I laughed and said: "In the future, I don't want to do any business anymore. If I come out, I will do the things I like, such as singing, playing guitar, and even writing some articles."
Something like that, I want to write these things down—"
"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, that's great. I didn't expect you to be so talented?" Xiao Ni looked at her with admiration.
I laughed and said, "It's just a hobby. I want to find something I love to do without making any more money. Only when I came here did I understand that it doesn't matter if I have money. Once I lose my personal freedom, everything is fake."
,Nothing is more important than personal freedom——"
Xiaoni said: "Well, Brother Lin, I support you, that's it!"
I smiled slightly.
The visit was not very long, so I asked Xiaoni to help me inquire about my grandfather. Xiaoni nodded and said she would tell me next time she came to see me.
Xiaoni didn't come to see me for a long time after she left, and I was still living the simple and monotonous prison life.
Nearly half a year has passed like this, and the weather in Bincheng seems to be older and colder than in previous years. The weather was very cold across the country that year, and it snowed in many places in the south. It has also become a bit cold here.
Time passed like this.
I asked the guard, who said that no one came to see me, so I called Xiaoni, but it seemed that Xiaoni's phone was no longer in use.
In this way, I couldn't help but start to worry about Xiaoni again. What happened to Xiaoni? Nothing will happen to her, right?
Grandpa, Xiaoxuan, Liu Qian, and my family didn't come to see me. What happened to all this? I wanted to go out and escape from this place right away.
In the winter of that year, Bincheng was so cold that it even started snowing. I felt incredible. How could it be so cold this year? Maybe this year will be an extraordinary year. I still have less to do.
I'm going out in a year, and I think everything will be clear after I go out.
When spring came that year, someone came to see me, it was Yang Hongling and Li Chunmei.
No one came to see me for a long time, and I couldn't seem to imagine that anyone would come to see me.
That day, after I was called out, I saw Yang Hongling and Li Chunmei. I looked confused when I saw her. I never thought they would come to see me.
Yang Hongling didn't change much. After I came in, she stood up. After I sat down, she stayed there quietly. I seemed to hate them in my heart. Why did it take so long to come to see me? Don't tell me that it's inconvenient to come to see me.
, aren’t you afraid that it will affect your career? I think I know this, or is it because she is no longer in her position and does not have the ability to visit me?
"Xiao Lin——" Yang Hongling opened her mouth and said.
I didn't look at her there. I looked straight ahead and smiled and said: "Hello, sister!" I still called her sister. When I said this, she cried. I heard her cry. She was forty.
It is really rare for a woman of her age to be able to cry.
My heart is trembling and I no longer want to see tears.
I raised my head slightly and said: "Sister, don't cry, I'm fine, this is nothing-"
"Xiao Lin, it's me who's sorry for you. I'm the one who hurt you. Please believe me. I didn't mean it. I know in your heart, you will misunderstand that this is me and your sister Li working together to frame you. In fact, it's not the case.
Yes, we really didn’t mean it——"
I laughed immediately and said, "Sister, please don't say that. I really don't think that way. Are you okay?"
"Actually, I've wanted to come see you for a long time, but you know -" Yang Hongling didn't finish, Li Chunmei continued, Li Chunmei said: "Secretary Yang was later investigated by Shuanggui because of this matter, and the matter became very serious.
It was that old guy who did it—"
I nodded and said, "I deserve all this. I don't blame anyone else. I don't want to blame anyone. I just taste the bitter fruits I planted. It's not a big deal. Sister, take care of yourself. In fact,
Sometimes money and power are not that important to a person. When you lose your freedom, freedom is the most important, and a simple life is the most important.
, I think you can understand only after you experience it for yourself. If you don’t experience it for yourself, you will never understand. Sister, don’t worry too much about me. I will be out soon.
It’s been less than a year, and you’re doing well. If it’s weird, I still feel like I’ve dragged you down. After all, you were implicated because of me. I think I’ve lost more from this—”