daytime firefly

When Xu Zhi came out of the shower, water was still dripping from his hair to his toes, and it fell onto the floor tiles of the bathroom. He stood in front of the mirror, looking at himself inside without moving.

Suddenly, an arm wrapped around his chest, wrapping around his chest...

After waking up for a long time, Xu Zhi turned around again, and only himself was left in the mirror. After a moment of daze, Xu Zhi reached out and turned on the faucet, and washed away the sticky liquid on his hand under the water column.

Xu Zhi joined the Yuehai Group for two weeks, and has been fishing in the legal department. During this period, Tan Xiao never showed up, but he often met with Zhang Dingquan, but they were always in meetings. When Zhang Dingquan was working He was very vigorous and resolute, and he didn't want to say a word of nonsense. Fortunately, Xu Zhizao didn't make a breakthrough on him.

"Hailey, are you going shopping after get off work today?"

In the tea room, Xu Zhi was adding water to the cup, when two women walked in behind him, the sound of high heels hitting the floor was harsh, Xu Zhi quickly poured the water in the cup into the sink.

"Okay, it just so happens that I have a fancy dress that I haven't bought yet."

"Then wait for me for a few minutes after get off work. We have a meeting in the afternoon," the woman said, with an obviously unhappy tone. "Since Mr. Zhang was demoted, it's hard for us marketing people."

The woman named Hai Li said while receiving the coffee, "Be patient," Xu sensed that there was an outsider, and only said in the last half of the sentence, "It will be fine after a while."

Xu Zhi filled up the water again, and when he turned around, his brows stretched out, his face was unbelievably peaceful.

"It's you, Lawyer Xu!" Haili said happily when she saw that it was him, "Are you busy with legal affairs lately? It's been two weeks since I started your job for you, and I haven't encountered this many times in a company!"

"It's okay to be busy, it's just reviewing the contract." Xu Zhi took two steps, then stopped and asked her, "When will you have a meal with me, I trouble you about getting hired, and I haven't thanked you yet."

After all, Xu Zhi's human skin is still here. A woman will always feel greedy when faced with this face, and Haili is no exception. Besides, if she is asked out by a man in front of another person, there is no reason to refuse, so He quickly agreed, "Let's go on the weekend, there is nothing to do on the weekend."

"Okay, send me the address, and I'll pick you up." After Xu Zhi finished speaking, he bowed slightly to the two of them, and then left.

On the weekend, Xu Zhi picked up Haili. Because the perfume on this woman was too strong, Xu Zhi rolled down the window calmly.

"Lawyer Xu, where shall we eat?"

"I have a small shop that I often go to, do you want to try it?"

Hai Li pursed her lips, smiled and nodded sincerely, Xu Zhi turned sideways, and suddenly approached her. As she approached, Hai Li blushed visible to the naked eye, and Xu Zhi pulled her right by a distance of a fist The seat belt behind the arm is buckled into the buckle, "Safety is the most important thing."

"Yes, Ann, safety is important."

The car started downstairs from her, and stopped opposite a small frying shop half an hour later. Xu Zhi thoughtfully opened the car door for her, and took her into this shop called "An Xin Fried Rice".

"What do you two eat? The menu is on the wall. You can order whatever you want!" The boss came out to welcome the guests, took a rag and wiped a nearby table, and waited for them to sit down before saying, "Would you like tea or water, you two?"

"Let's serve a pot of tea," Xu Zhi said, "Four dishes of meat and vegetables, plus a soup, there are no taboos, just do whatever you want."

"Okay." The boss was happy and went back to the kitchen.

"Lawyer Xu, I remember your family is not here, how did you find this small shop to eat?"

"Come here by accident," Xu Zhi said, "Don't you often come to this store?"

Hai Li brushed her hair behind her ears, "I seldom come here, and I always feel that it's a little unclean."

"Well, I'm actually not very good at eating. After living in Jiangbei for so many years, I don't know what delicious places are there."

"What are you afraid of? I'll take you to eat and drink in every house."

"for example?"

Hai Li was still not at ease, took out a tissue and wiped the table in front of her back and forth, "French food, Japanese food, Mexican food, oh yes, there is a restaurant in Jiangbei that has passed the Michelin rating this year, but it is a private kitchen, make an appointment It has to be more than a month in advance."

Xu Zhi listened intently, "It sounds like you should have eaten."

"Yes, I heard that the chef used to be a private cook for a wealthy businessman in France."

"I see..." Xu Zhi thought for a while and said, "Haili, the income is pretty good."

Hai Li was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said, "No, it's all from family savings. You know, we locals don't have any financial pressure."

Xu Zhi was noncommittal, the boss came to serve tea at this moment, and after a short while, all the dishes were served, Xu Zhi began to eat, Haili took a few symbolic mouthfuls, and then kept chatting with Xu Zhi, until Xu Zhi suddenly He coughed violently.

Hai Li panicked to get him water and a tissue, and even sat down to give him a breath on his back. The coughing sound was deafening, and the boss came over, "Are you okay, choking or something?"

When Xu Zhi came over slowly, blue veins popped on his forehead, and he spit out a whole dried red pepper from his mouth.

When Haili saw it, she turned her head and said to the boss, "How do you cook in your kitchen? Why don't you chop the dried peppers!"

"Hey, I'm sorry, we all come here like this. Dried peppers are not stones. If you eat them, you just spit them out. It doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter, you didn't see how he was choked?"

The boss also got angry, "What's so much about having a meal, and it's not good to add seasonings to the cooking? If you two are so rich, don't come to eat with us!"

"Hey, what are you talking about!" Haili stood up at once, and the posture of the two parties trying to fight made the other tables in the store watch the drama, but Xu Zhi was not the same. He calmed down and sat quietly in Haili. behind, until—

"Hey, what's the matter, don't quarrel, don't quarrel," a woman's voice came from behind, and soon came to them.

"It's okay, you go back to the kitchen, what's wrong, eat a chili and get online with me!"

"Don't talk like that," the woman pulled the boss away, paused, and said suddenly, "Hey, why are you here?"

Hai Li interrupted her, "Uh, you're a chef, aren't you? You choked my friend on your stir-fry!"

The chef went around to the opposite side of the table, and after seeing Xu Zhi's face clearly, a trace of unconcealable panic flashed across his face, "Xu, Lawyer Xu, why are you here?"

"Passing by, come to eat." Xu Zhi drank his saliva and looked at her, "Mom Ziran, what a coincidence, you work here?"

"Ah yes, it's not long since I came here, you're choking, right? This meal is mine, don't worry about it with my boss."

"No," Xu Zhi asked, "You guys know each other?"

"I don't know you, how could you know me?" Hai Li said, "It's my first time here too."

Xu Zhi let out a long sigh, wiped his mouth with a piece of paper, and then got up to pay the bill. The boss kept his face dark and Xu Zhi didn't care. When he came back, he said, "Let's go, Haili, mother Ziran, you are busy, let's go down." Come again."

"Eh, well..."

Haili's good mood should be completely ruined, Xu Zhi thought while driving, and later asked Qi Jingyi how to coax women.

"Lawyer Xu, I still have something to do. Please go ahead and let me out of the car."

"I'm sorry today, I didn't expect this to happen."

"It's okay," Haili said with a smile, "It's better for Lawyer Xu to eat less in places like this in the future, it's unhygienic."

"Okay," Xu Zhi found a parking place, and turned the steering wheel, "Then next time, I'll invite you to that private kitchen."

Hai Li agreed, and quickly got out of the car. Xu Zhi drove away, but did not go far, and stopped at the corner in front. After a while, Hai Li got into a taxi, and Xu Zhi's car drove out again. Not far or near followed behind.

At the end of Zhou Jianming's second month in detention, Xu Zhi waited for him outside the detention center for two hours.

When the person came out, his face was covered with injuries. There was a scar right now, but now there was another scar on his cheekbone, which looked fierce.

"Did you fight?"

Zhou Jianming came over and stopped in front of him, and reached out to touch him before replying. Xu Zhi pushed and said, "Okay, okay, don't touch it, I'll get it for you."

After finishing speaking, he took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one and stuffed it into his mouth, then took out a lighter and lit it for him, "Speak up, what's the matter?"

"Knocked." Zhou Jianming said.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be coming truthfully, Xu Zhi opened the car door, "Get in the car."

The car drove from the guard lock to Yanjiang Avenue. This area is close to the suburbs, and there are very few cars passing by. Xu Zhi drove slowly. The wind from the river swept in, and Zhou Jianming changed another cigarette.

"You never lie, don't you?"

"how?"

"I went to visit that day, and you didn't have this wound on your face."

"...Feng Xiangjun hasn't been sentenced yet, so lock him up with me."

"He appealed?"

Zhou Jianming shook his head hastily, "I don't know."

"That must be an appeal, and I want to live longer," Xu Zhi said, and glanced at him, "So you fought with him?"

"He hit me and I didn't fight back."

Xu Zhi instinctively wanted to call him an idiot, then took a deep breath, "You did the right thing, this kind of thing that is not good for you, if you can avoid it."

"I want to come out earlier," Zhou Jianming said, throwing the cigarette butt, "I miss you."

Xu Zhi recalled the hallucination that night, when Zhou Jianming stretched out his hand to caress his side face again, Xu Zhi was driving a little unsteadily, "I, uh!"

A violent impact hit from the back of the car, and Xu Zhi felt as if the back of his neck was dislocated. Before he could react, Zhou Jianming had already held the steering wheel for him with one hand, "It's okay, sit down."

"Why are you still rear-ending on such a wide road..."

"Step on the gas pedal, teacher."

"That's right, step on the brakes, uh!"

The car was hit again. Xu Zhi turned his head and caught a glimpse of Zhou Jianming's expression. Then he realized something was wrong, so he quickly regained his senses, gripped the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator. The car accelerated, and the one behind him also accelerated. Zhou Jianming would shout, "Turn right ahead."

Turn right and get off the highway, and then drive in to several abandoned factories. Xu Zhi didn't think much, and drove in according to the instructions.

It may be that the car turned suddenly and left the car behind for a certain distance. Under Zhou Jianming's guidance, Xu Zhi drove the car into an alley in the factory room, and then turned and stopped behind the alley.

"Lock the door and wait for me in the car." Zhou Jianming said that, he was about to get out of the car, Xu Zhi subconsciously pulled him back, "Don't go, I'll call the police."

"Wait for the police to collect the body?"

Xu Zhi was at a loss for words, and Zhou Jianming said again, "I'm right near you, don't be afraid."

Zhou Jianming got out of the car and walked around behind a concrete wall opposite. After a short while, there were footsteps. Xu Zhi was sitting in the car. The silence outside the windshield made his heart beat abnormally. He rushed out with machetes in his hands, as if he was about to pounce on Xu Zhi and tear him apart the moment he looked at Xu Zhi. Forgot all.

Zhou Jianming only took a steel pipe that he picked up at an unknown time, and four people came, and after seeing Zhou Jianming, they all rushed towards him.

"Zhou Jianming!"

Xu Zhi started the car quickly, but Zhou Jianming was fighting against them. The blade slashed on the steel pipe, making a harsh tearing sound. Xu Zhi didn't dare to hit him. The man hit the nail on the head, and it was the end after leaving three people behind. The last one confronted him with a knife, and the steel pipe in Zhou Jianming's hand drew a gully on the muddy ground. Before Xu Zhi could see it clearly, the man made a bang Being lifted up and lying on the hood of the car, Zhou Jianming, right in front of Xu Zhi's eyes, smashed the steel pipe on the man's back again and again.

It was also at this time that Xu Zhi's pupils suddenly dilated, and he quickly pressed the horn, and a strong and long warning sound sounded over the deserted factory area.

At the same time, Zhou Jianming turned around, and the man who was slashing at him with the knife was held by his wrist, and he turned back, the knife fell out of his hand, his cheek was hit again and again by elbows, and finally fell down on the ground with blood all over his face. on the ground.

The car didn't turn off, and hummed lowly. Zhou Jianming opened the door and sat in. Without saying a word, he held Xu Zhi's side neck and hugged him into his arms.

It took Xu Zhi a long time to support his back, but suddenly he felt a sticky stream of heat, and he raised his hand, "Zhou Jianming, you are bleeding."

"Well, help me, teacher."

In the red brick house under the railway tracks in the eastern suburbs, the train whizzed by overhead, and the evening sun dyed half of the sky. The door of the wooden house was violently opened and closed with the rebound force. Xu Zhi was hung on Zhou Jianming's waist, and he carried him in on a dusty wooden table.

"Don't make such a big move, what should you do if you just sew it and then tear it!"

Zhou Jianming's chest heaved violently, as if he couldn't listen to his words...

The light of the setting sun came in through the window on the top of the door, hitting them together, dust and mud flying in the light, Xu Zhi was made to scream...

Outside the door, the old lady just came back, holding a bare stick of candied haws, stopped at his door for a while, and then returned to her home.