1999

"chef?"

Hu Da took the fake ID card handed over by Yan Tian, ​​and along with it was stuffed into his hand was a small advertisement that was quickly printed, which stated that the bathing center recruited chefs, mainly for the boss and employees. Three meals a day, plus a la carte takeaway for guests through the hotline in the room.The monthly salary is 5500 including board and lodging, eight days off each month, and special benefits. As for the special benefits, it is not mentioned above.

Hu Da glanced at Yan Tian with a speechless expression.

"You said! The big hermit lives in the city!" Yan Tian yelled in an exaggerated tone, "They are just recruiting, and the opportunity that fell from the sky is the most suitable for your identity. It's not like you haven't learned in it. Chef, the country has trained you for seven or eight years, isn’t it just to let you actively transform and return to society, don’t underestimate the chef, it’s a glorious profession! With your cooking skills, even if you don’t need someone from the team to arrange for you, you can apply for a regular job Surely there is no problem! It’s all right, don’t you think so?”

Hu Da didn't believe that he opened his eyes and said nonsense, so he asked bluntly:

"what happened?"

Yan Tian just shrugged his shoulders with a broken face.

"Dongguan Municipal Bureau's decision, they don't give you a job, and I have nothing to do with it." He said, "This time the problem lies with their own informants. They say that family scandals should not be publicized. In fact, it is quite shameless. , Our detachment belongs to two systems with them. It is not authentic to get in and mix in. You have to be pushed in again, especially since you have been in the same prison as the informant who had problems with them, and have been inmates. People don't want to see you, and they don't want to see me, this is human nature."

"Then what to do?" Huda asked again.

"The old rule is to cut first and play later. You go first, I will respond, and make up after the report. There should be a review at the year-end meeting, so just do it." Yan Tian replied.

His style of leading the team has always been the same, bold and pragmatic, although in the eyes of his peers, he may have lost procedural justice. I am a national civil servant, but it is precisely because of this enthusiasm that the detection rate of my detachment has skyrocketed, leading the way year after year. Every time I go to the city bureau for a meeting, although the leader will inevitably catch me and give me a face-to-face, at any rate, I can get one in exchange. With one eye closed, he has come to this day full of controversy.

Yan Tian's cooperation with Hu Da in the past was also usually this kind of "fuck it, just do it".He trusts Huda's ability, and Huda trusts his righteousness. Apart from these two points, he still has something to rely on. The action plan of letting Huda lurk to the target place alone and bring Wu Jiusheng back is actually full of various incalculable obstacles. variables and risks.Both of them have to be cautious and cautious.

"In any case, you have to remember one thing," Yan Tian grabbed Hu Da and emphasized one last time, "You must complete the mission this time, protect the evidence, and the most important thing is not to startle the snake. You can find someone, and other unnecessary things, Don't do one thing, understand?"

Yan Tian's exhortation to Hu Da is not without reason.According to the public security information system, the Huanxiyuan bathing center where Wu Jiusheng's ID card was last checked in will be in the area where the next joint crackdown will be the most intensive and the local forces are most entangled. Has been instigated by the forces behind the scenes. In addition to engaging in illegal sex/trading profit-making activities, that force is also suspected of opening underground gambling games, participating in illegal lending and many underworld activities. Therefore, Hu Da is determined not to reveal his identity, and no one but himself believe.

"Understood." Huda replied.

He went this time to apply for a chef. His new name was Hu Guangda, and he was nobody but Huanxiyuan's newly recruited cook.

At the same time, Wu Jiusheng and Ah Hui were sitting at a small table against the wall, eating assorted fried noodles that Ah Hui called over the phone.That plate of fried noodles had a strong taste, and Ah Hui’s hometown food was spicy, and he ate it with relish, but Wu Jiusheng felt that the plate of noodles was not interesting in terms of taste or appearance.Huda was far more particular about cooking.Although Jiujiu BBQ is not a formally operated restaurant, when Hu Da cuts the side dishes, he always cuts them in the same size, length, thickness and thickness. However, they are all bought from the market in the town. The side dishes are fresh and juicy, and the shredded pork has no fishy smell. I can't even get used to what I'm cooking.

Seeing that he didn't eat much, Ah Hui thought that the young man was depressed because of her house arrest. She put down her chopsticks, took out a remote control from the crack of the sofa, and turned on the wall-mounted TV.

"Brother, it's already here, so don't think about unhappy things. Our foreman said that we will let you go in four or five days. It's just such a short time. It's easy to pass. You watch TV, usually We also come here when there are no customers in the off-season, watching TV dramas, and the day passes quickly.”

After Ah Hui finished speaking, he picked Hunan Satellite TV and started to play it. The replay time of Happy Camp started at 12:30 in the noon. There were several sunny and handsome little fresh meats stacked together on the screen playing games. Ah Hui chewed on fried noodles and watched. Then, there was a rare smile on his face.

Not forgetting to take care of Wu Jiusheng's needs, she pointed to the escape route map posted on the door.

"There is a wifi password on that piece of paper. You can use your mobile phone to play games for a while. There are charging cables and chargers in the bedside table, which are specially used for guests. If you run out of power, you can use them."

Wu Jiusheng's eyes also lingered on the variety show for a while, and he shook his head at Ah Hui while watching TV casually.

"I don't have a mobile phone, so give it to Brother Xue—the one who came with me, and let him take it away."

Ah Hui was a little dazed.

"What kind of friend are you, why do you still accept your mobile phone," she asked, "You are really locked up here as a prisoner?"

Wu Jiusheng was silent for a while.

"He is not my friend. I don't have such a friend."

"That's right." Ah Hui tapped the side of the plate with chopsticks, and smiled at the young man, "You have a sister, who will take care of you, don't worry, as long as you don't leave this room, don't go downstairs, what do you want to do?" Elder Sister tried to find a way to get it for you, let's play with us, and spend his money anyway, right?"

Having said this, Wu Jiusheng suddenly had an idea.

"Can I borrow your mobile phone?" He asked Ah Hui.

He could recite Hu Da's cell phone number, and borrowed Ah Hui's cell phone, maybe he could contact Hu Da!Wu Jiusheng couldn't even figure out how he could only react to such a simple matter now.

He looked at Ah Hui expectantly, but only saw the embarrassment on the other side's face.

"This sister really can't help you..." Ah Hui said with a wry smile.

The ladies who work in the bath center are not allowed to carry mobile phones with them.In the past, there were girls who cooperated with the inspectors to provide evidence after the police did ideological work. There were also girls who regretted it after coming here and wanted to sneak home. There were also real feelings and benefactors. There was a lot of trouble and the guests came to complain.In short, it is very difficult to live in their line of work.Later, the default rules gradually formed. When working in the store, all mobile phones are confiscated. You can only go to the next door to the manager's office at a specific time, and use several landlines in the center to call family members in turn, or when the Chinese New Year is approaching, When you want to go back to your hometown, you will take back your personal belongings from the special person.In addition to the mobile phone, the ID card should of course be deducted, as well as the daily income settled according to the amount of signed bills. After the center deducts the points proportionally at the end of the year, the rest is distributed to everyone. Make sure that the ladies on hand are obedient, obedient, and free from any moths during the whole year of business.

At the beginning, Ah Hui was also troubled, but after a long time, she also found that since she started this job, it seems that there are not many friends left to connect with. As for her family, she hopes to have fewer contacts The better, it's better than letting my parents and children know that I'm doing such a dishonorable job.The time without a mobile phone is, at most, no games to play, just boring.Sometimes she wants to play on the customer's mobile phone for a while, sometimes she just watches TV, and for the rest of the time, Ah Hui is in a daze except for picking up customers.The space she lives in is just the small world inside and outside the monitor. She doesn't need to worry about eating, drinking, and sleeping. She doesn't even feel ashamed when she forgets to put on her coat when she is too busy.

It's not that she doesn't understand that such an unexamined living state is very problematic.She just didn't dare to think about it, nor did she have the conditions to think about it.

If a person like her who has no other abilities is alive, if she really wants dignity, she has to endure poverty, sickness and hunger. She can endure it, but what about the child, what about the child?

She recalled that the young man in front of her once mentioned that he was also a child without a mother, and advised her to change careers and go home to take good care of the child.

If some other guest casually said these words, Ah Hui might have to curse in his heart for pretending to be your mother and asking you to meddle in your own business.But it wasn't until the speaker changed to a young man that she began to feel hesitant for the first time.

After thinking about it, she decided to ask Wu Jiusheng.

"Brother, if you really have to choose, you can only live a hard life in the country, eat bran and swallow vegetables, or go to a boarding school in the city, study, go to university, and become a leader in the future-these two, which one do you choose? ah?"

"I don't know." Wu Jiusheng replied, "I only studied until high school, and I don't even know how to pass the university entrance exam. In fact, it's not that my family is unwilling to pay for me to study, it's because I don't want to study anymore."

"Why?" Ah Hui asked in surprise, "How good is it to study? As a college student, you can work in an office after graduation, and you don't have to work hard in the city. You can also take the civil service exam. That's a solid job!"

"Because I don't want to stay at home anymore." Wu Jiusheng said, "I haven't seen my mother since I was a child. I only have a father who I don't like. The atmosphere at home is always cold, like an ice cave. When I was young, I always I envy children with mothers. Someone cooks for them, someone sings for them, and tells them stories before going to bed. I never have. Although my father is not short of my food and clothing, but if you ask me, I may really I would rather be hungry and have my mother by my side. You know, what I want most is to have a real home one day when I grow up so big. My home is not a house, but a home, do you understand?"

He said, pinching his fingers one by one.At this age, it is really embarrassing to confess such things to others, but if he is given another chance now, he will definitely tell Hu Da without hesitation that half of his nostalgia for Pingxiang is from that person It was left to him in silence.

After finishing the few words just now, the young man stopped making any further noises, but Ah Hui sat there in a daze, as if he had heard some great confession, and his whole body was emotionally affected by it.

Wu Jiusheng's face full of the simplest longing made her shake, did she really choose the wrong one?

She opened her mouth, closed it again, and wanted to say something, but just as she was about to speak, a series of unusual actions suddenly sounded outside the door.

Ah Hui pricked up his ears to listen for a while, then his expression tightened suddenly, he grabbed Wu Jiusheng's hand across the table, and told him:

"For a while, no matter what you hear, don't make any noise, just stay in the room honestly, do you understand?"

"Why? What's the matter?" Wu Jiusheng also lowered his voice and asked.

Ah Hui made a face at him, and compared his mouth shape with him.

Wu Jiusheng read a sentence from it:

"Brother Hua is here to check the situation."

The Brother Hua that Ah Hui mentioned was Lin Jianhua.Anyone who works in the entertainment field in this nearby area has heard of his name, but no one can explain his specific origin, only know that he has a background in the police force, as long as this Once the people are ready to serve, they can get accurate notifications before the police dispatch the anti-pornography and anti-illegal action team every time, so as to avoid the business being taken away by random inspections. Therefore, the owners of many bathing centers will set aside a separate account. It is specially used as the favor fee paid to Lin Jianhua.At the same time, after collecting money from individual clubs, he will also be responsible for reporting the competitors designated by the donor. When he takes the police to investigate, he can find every dark alley, and the confessions made by the ladies can always be found. When he pointed out the loopholes, he caught one accurately. Afterwards, he also got an informant bonus from the police force. It can be said that he was a double-material informant who collected money from both sides. No one dared to offend easily.

Huanxiyuan has been paying Lin Jianhua a protection fee on a fixed monthly basis. In return, Lin Jianhua will also come to the store to inspect the store regularly. If there is anything strange, customers suspected of being undercover police or fishing law enforcement, he can find out at a glance.

As for the follow-up after being caught out, few people know.

In addition to being an informant, Lin Jianhua also hooked up with a local force with a strong background. After taking the position of a middle-level cadre, it is said that the elder brother above has entrusted him with several underground gambling shops and pawn shops. Dozens of younger brothers who can be used are also engaged in the private usury business. If it is in his hands, it is not difficult for one or two people to disappear so silently.

After hearing Ah Hui's words, Wu Jiusheng's hairs stood on end.

He originally thought that people like Simao were not easy to offend, but he never thought that in this world, there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky. Once the boundary is crossed, and the so-called gray area is wrong, life and death will be everywhere. , It's really not something that a person like him should touch easily.

As the movement outside the door got closer, Ah Hui's subordinates also moved quickly. She quickly took off her coat, swept the food on the table to a corner, took Wu Jiusheng's hand to the bedside, and grabbed Wu Jiusheng's hand. Jiusheng pushed down on the bed.

As soon as Wu Jiusheng cast a short, silent questioning look, Ah Hui covered his mouth.

"Listen to Sister, don't talk yet." She said to Wu Jiusheng, "When Brother Hua comes, just take a peek through the crack of the door, and pretend you want to sleep with me, or you will be called by him." Going to ask questions will cause a lot of trouble."

Wu Jiusheng knew that Ah Hui was doing it for his own good, so he restrained his expression and nodded cooperatively.

Unexpectedly, just after finishing this movement, there was a movement from the door, Wu Jiusheng instinctively tensed up, his hands that had nowhere to rest were clenched into fists in front of him, and Ah Hui pressed him on his chest .Wu Jiusheng's heart was pounding, he forced himself to stare intently at Ah Hui's collarbone in front of him, tried his best to hold his breath, and kept his eyes from wandering where they shouldn't go.

The wooden door suddenly made a "creaking" sound. Wu Jiusheng thought it was the sound of the door being closed, but in the next second, a gust of wind hit his legs hanging by the bed, followed by What came out was Ah Hui's out-of-tune scream, Wu Jiusheng only felt that his eyes were black and then white, and when he came over again, he was dragged under the bed.

The back of his head hit the floor, and there was a buzzing sound in his ear drums. There was a cold and fierce face in front of him, condescendingly staring at him viciously.

Ah Hui was dragged by her arms and thrown off the bed during the sudden series of movements just now. She got up from the bed, her hair stuck to her face, and she called out "Brother Hua" in horror.

It turns out that this person is really Lin Jianhua, Wu Jiusheng thought tremblingly.His limbs were weak, and his muscles were so stiff that he couldn't move, so he could only lie stupidly with his face facing the ceiling.

Lin Jianhua raised his muscular arms and strangled the young man's neck. The young man let out a half-choked exclamation, and then struggled violently. His whole face turned crimson due to the sudden lack of oxygen. It's like fainting at any time.

Ah Hui froze in fright.She quickly crawled to Lin Jianhua and knelt down, timidly and anxiously trying to explain.

"Brother Hua, I misunderstood, I misunderstood! He is a stranger, but he is fine, he was brought by a regular customer!"

"Regular customer?" Lin Jianhua raised his eyebrows, and at the same time, he did not relax the movements of his hands at all. Wu Jiusheng swallowed slightly under the pressure of his palm, trying to find some room for breathing. Lin Jianhua glanced at him , turning back to Ah Hui with a half-smile and saying:

"Then did this regular customer tell you that this kid doesn't like women?"

Ah Hui opened his mouth, but for a while, he didn't realize the meaning of the sentence just now.

Lin Jianhua sneered.

"He is gay, you can tell at a glance. People who like men, what are you doing here? Do you dare to say that he is fine?"

There was a stabbing pain in his arm, Lin Jianhua looked away and found that the young man was pinching himself, Lin Jianhua didn't move, he squinted his eyes, looked at the young man for several seconds, and finally let go of his hand.

Wu Jiusheng lay on the floor, coughing violently, the sudden suffocation of despair made him seem to have died once, his lungs were filled with air again, and his senses including vision and hearing were still blurred, even The voice of Lin Jianhua speaking close to his eyes was indistinct as if carrying an echo.

Lin Jianhua was asking Ah Hui: "Which regular customer brought it in?"

Ah Hui stammered and answered him: "Yes—that's—it's Mr. Xue who comes every week to roll out the roll call of Baoli. Brother Hua, you've seen it too!"

"Xue Jintong?" Lin Jianhua repeated the name, and then strangely, his attitude suddenly relaxed, and he let out a series of protracted "Oh——" sounds.

"It turned out to be him." There was a smile in his voice, and he reached out and patted Wu Jiusheng's face twice, "You should have said it earlier, and I wouldn't have made things difficult for this little brother." Well, if the borrower accidentally kills me, I won’t be able to pay, and I won’t be able to pay well.”

"What borrower?" This time, Wu Jiusheng didn't understand.He had been breathing for several minutes, and at least he had regained some sanity. He realized that what Lin Jianhua said just now was actually for himself, and he covered his throat and cast a puzzled look at the other party.

"It seems that the person surnamed Xue hasn't told you yet?" Lin Jianhua stared at the young man's bewildered face, and said with a half-smile, "He borrowed 4 yuan with your ID card as collateral, saying it was this weekend It can be paid back before. I don’t care what method he uses to get the money within a week, anyway, he has pledged all of your people to me. If the money is not paid when it is due, the interest will be doubled, and if the interest is not paid back Come on, then according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, I have to lose an arm and a leg for each of you, and no one can escape, understand?"

Wu Jiusheng's eyes widened in horror.

When Xue Jintong prepaid the 4 yuan at the counter earlier, Wu Jiusheng had an intuition that something was wrong, but he never thought that Xue Jintong and himself would also mortgage it to cash out from the illegal loan sharks controlled by these gangsters.

Wu Jiusheng also thought about it now, Xue Jintong might be playing with Simao's kickback idea, after the first batch of resold scraps are sold, Simao will pay Xue Jintong and Wu Jiusheng the benefit fee, added together, exactly 4 Yuan.Xue Jintong should have made a plan early in the morning that he would succeed in committing the crime.

But what if they can't do it?

Xue Jintong didn't know that what he provided was a fake edited document, and he didn't know that he left a message to Hu Da to call the police on the same day.If so...

Wu Jiusheng couldn't imagine what happened next, it was beyond what he could handle.The young man really felt the attack of panic, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"Don't even think about running away." Lin Jianhua's threatening words stuck to the young man's ears again, "This street is covered by me, and I can find you out wherever you go. You have to be honest Wait, and pay back the money at that point, I will naturally release people according to the rules, but if you use your little head to come up with some bad ideas, I can see it, kid, I didn't mean to scare you, I don't mind trying Try to borrow your little butt to use it."

As Lin Jianhua said, he grinned at the young man, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.He leaned close to Wu Jiusheng's face, the stubble on his chin almost pierced into the young man's eyes.

"I forgot to tell you, I have covered this area for so many years, I don't want any bosses to give me ladies, and I just like young people like you. I don't know how hard I work. It's rare for you to catch uncle's eyes. You should be happy. Maybe I am happy to serve you, and I can give you a few days of interest, what do you think?"

After Lin Jianhua finished speaking, he burst out laughing.

But Wu Jiusheng finally couldn't hold it back, and shook violently amidst the laughter.