Qin Gong's life is spent at the bottom of the flower [broken wonton sea colleagues]

It is the first time for Aesop's ancient circus troupe to come to China. Recently, it has been performing in the open space near Dahua Company opposite to the Great World of Edoard Road in the French Concession.

On the evening of April 4, 30-year-old Yin Apei was lured into the troupe by a Dutchman when he passed by the troupe theater, and was illegally detained. On May 13, Apei was forcibly raped.

The case was a sensation. The place where the incident occurred was under the jurisdiction of the Lujiawan police station in the French Concession. The case was appealed to the Shanghai Second Special Administrative Region Court. in.

The concierge respectfully raised the curtain with a bamboo pole, and deliberately set it up extremely high.Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows, thinking who the foreigners sent to put pressure on him this time, it was quite a show.

Now the newspapers and magazines are overwhelmingly criticizing the police for their inaction, and criticizing foreigners for taking advantage of their power to bully the Chinese.The crowd was so excited that when they saw foreigners on the street, they would throw some rotten vegetable leaves.

Recently, all the ambassadors of any status abroad have lived in seclusion. At this time, the person who came forward was either because of his own waist, or he was used as a gun by the superiors.

The greasy curtains were lifted, and the sunlight penetrated, making the room light up and then dark again.Mr. Gong led a submissive lawyer into the cramped temporary meeting room, and saw Qin Chuan at a glance.

The room was full of chaos, only Qin Chuan had been staring at Mr. Gong since he came in, so he was keenly aware that when he made eye contact with Mr. Gong, Mr. Gong's aura changed obviously - as if in At that moment, the ferocious beast that chooses and devours carelessly lowered its eyelids and licked its sharp claws, slightly restraining its indiscriminate aggressiveness.

The change was so subtle and fleeting that Qin Chuan didn't even have time to think about why. Mr. Gong smiled at him gently: "Deputy Qin, what a coincidence, we meet again."

Others looked at the two of them in surprise, Qin Chuan said calmly: "It is indeed destined, it's just that I drank a glass of wine in the general meeting last month, and you know who I am."

Mr. Gong smiled slightly: "Mr. Qin is very talented and has extraordinary conversation. Mrs. Gong never forgets and really wants to make friends with you. I asked someone to ask around and found out that you are the deputy captain of the inspection team of the Shanghai Police Station. I didn’t make it because of the abruptness, but I met here today, it seems that you and I are really destined.”

Qin Chuan said succinctly: "Going out on duty is where the duty lies."

Mr. Gong handed a box of cigarettes to the lawyer to distribute, and picked one up and handed it to Qin Chuan himself: "Cigarettes made by our own factory, everyone can smoke with confidence."

Qin Chuan took it and held it in his hand, and looked at him with a half-smile. Before he had the intention of putting it in his mouth, Mr. Gong naturally took out a pure copper Zippo lighter, and opened the lid with a "ding".

This lighter is half new and not old, Qin Chuan doesn't recognize the brand.

This lighter was produced in Pennsylvania, USA in 1933. I don’t know how it crossed the ocean and got into the hands of Mr. Gong.If it can be kept intact for 80 years, it will be worth at least [-] US dollars.

Tiny flames danced between the two of them, and the two of them stood in this position for more than ten seconds, until everyone else felt the strange atmosphere, then Qin Chuan lightly lit a cigarette on the lighter.

Seeing him lighting a cigarette, the others breathed a sigh of relief and lit their matches.

The scattered smoke looks like the fluff of a big cat. The quality tobacco has a dense taste and is not choking. The old smoker of the inspection team immediately let out a long and comfortable sigh.

Neither Mr. Gong nor Qin Chuan followed suit. Qin Chuan looked down at the cigarette burning between his fingers, and a spark flickered between them.He casually said to Mr. Gong: "What does Boss Gong mean by coming today?"

Mr. Gong carefully watched every subtle expression of Qin Chuan, wondering if his long eyelashes would scratch his glasses when he lowered his head, he gave a symbolic wry smile when he heard this: "Shanghai has one city and three prefectures, and all the western countries have foreign affairs agencies." The court, I was born overseas and worked in China, and outside of public office, I do some business in the concession, so I can't help looking around at people's faces."

"Oh?" Qin Chuan gave a gentle and polite smile—everyone in the anti-smoking team knew that he smiled like this when Deputy Qin had objections to the orders of his superiors.

He stretched out his fingers slowly, and flicked the cigarette: "Then whose face is Boss Gong looking at today?"

I saw that bit of soot falling lightly on Mr. Gong's crisp suit, instantly scalding the expensive fabric with a small hole visible to the naked eye.

The lawyer's face changed drastically, but Mr. Gong just casually glanced down.Knowing that Qin Chuan intended to bury him, he was not angry at all, but instead smiled: "I heard that Deputy Team Qin is in charge of the anti-smoking and anti-drug case?"

Qin Chuan looked at Mr. Gong suspiciously, as acquiesced.

"This rape case was not under the control of the inspection team, but those fellow townsmen were active everywhere. They were willing to publish in the newspaper and held banners. They also sent letters to the Citizens' Association of the Second Special Zone of Shanghai and the Chinese Taxation Association of the Public Settlement. Things got worse and worse. As the trouble got bigger and bigger, the arrest house and the weathering department couldn't hold it down, so they had to throw the case to the police station, and the higher-ups put pressure on your investigation team—the case has been clear for a long time, but the Dutch consulate has refused to reveal it until now You don’t have the authority to arrest the criminal’s name, you can only waste time, not to mention the impact on the ban on smoking, and people who go out every day without knowing the reason are scolded for their foreign connections and dereliction of duty. It should be uncomfortable.”

"you!"

A little policeman stared angrily, and immediately stood up, but was stopped by Qin Chuan.

His expression was actually very calm, and he still had the time to turn around to appease his colleagues: "Sit down. It's a fact, we do have some constraints. But what does it have to do with you, the special advisor to the Ministry of Finance and the director of the Shanghai Special Municipal Economic Office? "

Under the unfriendly eyes of everyone, Mr. Gong put the cigarette into his mouth calmly, took a deep breath, and then exhaled a complete string of smoke rings in a very enjoyable and unhurried rhythm.

"This case has already affected the law and order in the Dutch Concession. Many factories were smashed up for no reason and unable to produce. As a result, some daily necessities cannot be fully supplied to the people. The Ministry of Finance also attaches great importance to it, so I was sent to mediate."

Qin Chuan gestured politely: "Please speak, Mr. Gong."

"Deputy team Qin also understands that it's not up to the parties concerned when this matter has become such a big deal, but what the consulate and the court want to achieve. I talked with the ambassador, in order to quell public anger, and to prevent the inspection team from They are willing to assist in arresting a group of suspects who are hiding in the concession to make and sell red pills, and the stolen money will be confiscated."

Qin Chuan looked at him, his gaze behind the lens was slightly sharp, and he said calmly, "Good way, what about the raped Yin's daughter, Apei?"

Mr. Gong's expression is very gentle, almost like a well-educated gentleman looking at a thorny student in the school, with the patience of teaching juniors: "The victim will agree to reconcile. Yin Shengtao works as a screenwriter and actor at Shanghai Tianchan Stage , the family is not rich."

A room full of police officers had different expressions.

Mr. Gong sighed: "I also understand everyone's feelings of upholding justice, but raping civilian women and obstructing morality are self-prosecution crimes. The victim wants justice, but there are other things he wants more than justice, everyone The police officer may have misunderstood me, but I never intended to force others, I guarantee that the Yin family and his daughter will get their satisfactory compensation, the most important thing is to close the case as soon as possible and restore social order, isn't it?"

Qin Chuan closed his eyes forcefully, and asked shyly, "Where's the suspect?"

Mr. Gong put out the cigarette butt on the table casually, observed the burnt black marks, and asked lightly: "There is always only the best solution, there is no chess game that wins all, isn't it?"

Qin Chuan was silent for a long time, and his face was faintly livid. The sunlight shone on the lines of his handsome profile, like the white glaze of Xing kiln painted with gold lacquer.

He was thinking, if he is representing justice at this moment, is he a compromise?

Or, for the benefit of more people, Mr. Gong is actually right?

On the evening of May 5, two fire alarms broke out in the venue of Aesop's ancient circus, and the audience scattered and fled, making the troupe's business unsustainable.

On May 5, the Court of the Second Special Zone issued a subpoena, sent someone to transmit it to both parties, and notified the attorney.

At 5:20 pm on May 1, the second court held a trial. The defendant, the father and daughter of the private prosecutor and the attorney were not present.

On May 5, the court ruled that the case had been settled and would no longer accept it, making it an unsolved case in old Shanghai.