At a table by the window, Jiang Xinyu and Lei Pen sat opposite each other. There were four meat and vegetable dishes on the table, plus a pot of Laobaigan.
After drinking for a while, Lei Ban sighed and said, "Xin Yu, I say this from the bottom of my heart, I really envy you, from the bottom of my heart!"
Jiang Xinyu took a bite of the food and said, "Why do you envy me?"
"I won't mention that Mrs. Jiang is virtuous and beautiful. She gave you two precious daughters one after another. Isn't that enviable? Look at the one in my house. She screams happily at night, but she won't lay eggs. You
Don’t tell me it’s irritating!”
"Don't force yourself to have a child. There is sooner or later. Are there too many examples of middle-aged children getting children in old age?"
"It doesn't hurt your back if you stand and talk!"
"You are young and worry all day about when to have a baby. Are you too busy?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, I'm not that anxious. The main reason is that the two elders in the family are anxious. When my father saw me, he asked, Dapeng, can I still hold my grandson before he goes into the coffin? I ask this question every day.
My head hurts."
Thinking of his parents urging him to go back again and again, Jiang Xinyu could understand the feelings of Lei Ban's parents, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Lei Ban sighed: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. Every time I go to my parents' place, I feel scared... Oh, forget it, let's stop talking about this and drink!"
The two clinked their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
Lei Pen was worried about trivial family matters, and Jiang Xinyu was worried because he couldn't get in touch with the organization. The two of them had their own concerns and chatted with each other.
While Lei Pen was eating the food, he suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Xinyu, there is one more thing that I envy you the most!"
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Xinyu said absently.
"I thought you would be affected by Station Commander Qiao's resignation, but I didn't expect that Wu Jingrong treats you well. His career is going smoothly and no one can do anything to you. Isn't this enviable?"
"I work hard and I don't complain. Anyone would treat me well."
"Come on, stop bragging in front of me. If others don't know, don't I know?"
"what do you know?"
Lei Pen put down his chopsticks, turned around and looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "There has been a rumor in the station recently that the reason why Wu Jingrong dare not touch you is because you have a relationship with Director Mao! Xinyu, you have to be honest with me.
, is this happening?"
"What the hell, don't listen to the wind and it will be the rain!"
"Did Director Mao treat you to dinner when you were in Peking?"
"Oh, the basis for the co-authorship is that Director Mao invited me to have a meal?"
"That's not true. What is Director Mao's identity? Apart from Director Qiao, who else in our station has such a great reputation!"
"Then tell me, why did I go to Peking?"
"...Catch Ma Hansan?"
"Ma Hansan is deeply rooted in Peiping. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. Director Mao came to have dinner with me to discuss confidentiality measures!"
"Oh, that's it... By the way, how is Ma Hansan doing now?"
"Detention at the Headquarters Detention Center."
"Director Mao didn't tell me how to deal with it?"
"For such a big case, Director Mao cannot make the final decision. In the end, it all depends on the wishes of the committee members."
"That's enough..." Ray-Ban picked up the wine bottle, shook it, turned around and said to the waiter: "Man, have another bottle of wine!"
Jiang Xinyu couldn't sit still because he had something on his mind. He wanted to go home earlier and said, "I still want to drink. It's almost done."
"The last pot!"
"How many last pots are there?"
"Zhuge Liang once said, drinking wine and singing, how much life will bring..."
"Brother, that's what Cao Cao said."
"Cao Cao? Cao Cao also said that?"
"...By the way, where did you go this afternoon?"
"Where else can I go? I'm ordered to buy cheap and good rice! Listen, it has to be cheap and good. Isn't that embarrassing? I searched all afternoon and couldn't find any rice that meets the conditions!"
"A new rice store has opened near my home. All the rice is new this year, and the prices are quite reasonable."
"Really? I have to go take a look tomorrow morning. If I can't complete the procurement task, Director Huang's donkey face will be wet... Hey, Xinyu, guess who I met this afternoon?"
"who?"
"Old Qin."
"Old Qin from Hongqiao Police Station?"
"Yes. However, Lao Qin is no longer in Hongqiao. He has been transferred to the plainclothes team."
"It's been two years since I last saw him. Is he okay?"
"Okay, let me tell you, in police departments like Yanjin, the plainclothes teams have the most money. They can handle any case ranging from murder and arson, espionage and bandit investigation, to smuggling and drug trafficking, robbery and theft!"
"The plainclothes team has informants all over the city, and their case handling methods are flexible, so the efficiency will naturally be higher."
"Isn't that right? Yesterday they arrested a few students at Beiyang University. I guess the bail money will be a large amount of income. Oh, I'm envious..."
Jiang Xinyu was moved. Liu Deli once revealed that the underground organization of Peiyang University was in the secret preparation stage. Could something happen to them?
"What team is Lao Qin in?" Jiang Xinyu reached for the wine bottle and filled Lei Ban's glass.
"Team Four."
"I remember, the captain of the fourth team is named Hong, right?"
"My surname is Hong? It seems so... His last name is whatever he likes. It has nothing to do with us. Come on, have a drink!"
The seven-cent white porcelain wine glasses clinked together and the two drank down the wine in one gulp.
…………
Two o'clock in the morning.
Police station jail.
Xu Wenxiu huddled in a corner, with a handkerchief tied on his nose, staring at the sleeping mad woman.
There was a pungent smell of urine in the cell. In a world of madmen, there was not much concept of shame. This woman did not use the toilet at all. It was convenient to take off her pants.
Xu Wenxiu has never suffered such a crime. Although she is not a young lady from a wealthy family, she has always lived a life without worries about food and clothing. Otherwise, her family would not be able to send her to study.
Xu Wenxiu was anxiously looking forward to dawn, hoping that Aunt Mei would quickly find a way to get herself out of this mentally shattering place as soon as possible.
"Zhizhi..."
I suddenly felt something rubbing against my exposed ankle.
Under the dim light, Xu Wenxiu took a closer look and saw a big mouse lying at her feet, eating grains of rice on the ground.
"ah--"
Xu Wenxiu screamed, jumped up from the ground, pressed her body tightly against the wall, and slapped her body randomly with her hands.
The rat was frightened, stumbling around like a headless fly, and scurried around Xu Wenxiu's feet.
Xu Wenxiu felt cold all over, her vision went dark, her body slowly fell to the ground, and she fainted from fright.
There are many women who are not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards, but the woman who is not afraid of mice is probably only one in a million.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Wenxiu woke up and slowly opened her eyes.
A seemingly huge face, at most two centimeters away from Xu Wenxiu's face. She could even feel her breathing. A pair of sinister eyes stared at her...