1999

After the people from the Dongguan City Bureau took Lin Jianhua away, the matter came to an end.

Yan Tian rushed to the security brigade to negotiate cursingly, temporarily bailed Hu Da and Wu Jiusheng, and temporarily made up a bunch of paperwork and reports before bringing them back to Shenzhen.They had a dozen transcripts left to confirm, but the first stop they went to was the municipal hospital. Huda's right shoulder was dislocated, his elbow was fractured, and there was a hole in his head, which made Yan Tiantian yell. .Wu Jiusheng is considered to be in good condition. His whole body is nothing more than some abrasions and soft tissue contusions. His lower abdomen was hit by Lin Jianhua's fist. Afterwards, he had some slight stomach bleeding. After entering the hospital bed to rest, it was already a whole day later when I saw Huda again.

Accompanying him in was Yan Tian and a few policemen whom he had never seen before.Hu Da's arms were in plaster, and his head was covered with gauze. Yan Tian wanted to kick him, but he couldn't find a place to put his foot down, so he could only jump over him, and pinched Wu Jiusheng's dazed face like a lesson to a primary school student, and walked out. Twist a bit.It's not enough for him to relieve his hatred.

"Do you know how much I have been criticized by the leaders of the General Administration today just because of you two bastards?"

He gritted his teeth, but Hu Da was unmoved. He just stretched out his intact left hand and slapped Yan Tian's palm that ravaged the young man's cheek.

"Okay, he didn't know from the beginning to the end, and it has nothing to do with him."

"I don't want to lose face?" Yan Tian asked back, "In the beginning, I sent you to see if you had a little friendship with Lin Jianhua, and I hoped that you would use some of your old friendship to recruit people directly. You are fine. Is there something wrong with you, in that situation, you moved your hands with him, why did you make yourself like this? Are you full of food? "

"He helped me, and I owe him a couple of debts." Hu Da replied calmly.

Yan Tian shook his head.

"All right, all right, you are the one who knows how to repay you the most in the whole world, and I am a despicable person." Yan Tian pointed to himself, and then to Wu Jiusheng, "What about him? You think I fucking care about you Is it my witness that I care about! The operation in Pingxiang has been closed last night, and Simao has led the business of four factories behind, four! I have so many things to interrogate, you can kill the key witnesses for me Is it true? If there is something wrong with him, even if you have a broken leg and become disabled, I will push you to the ground and beat you, believe it?"

Huda's eyes flashed, he lowered his head, and did not speak.

Yan Tian's worries are completely unnecessary.How could Huda let anything happen to the young man? He risked the whole world, and he would not risk the safety of the young man.He wanted to say this, but couldn't say it.

After Lin Jianhua's incident, he hadn't found a chance to sit down and face Wu Jiusheng properly, and now he was surrounded by so many people sitting in front of him, and he just felt embarrassed.

Hu Da was not sure how Wu Jiusheng saw him now—he already knew that he had killed people and been in prison before, and now he could probably guess the relationship between himself, Lin Jianhua and the police force.No matter what angle you look at, Hu Da knows that he really doesn't look like a decent person.

He was ashamed to say such blunt words, and he was not even sure whether he was qualified to show intimacy to Wu Jiusheng in front of others.Because he no longer knew whether the young man in front of him was still the same as before, willing to spend the rest of his life with him.

Yan Tian was resentful for a long time by himself, but he also felt bored. He put away his usual indecent appearance and winked at the colleagues standing beside him. One of them took out a briefcase, and the other directly spread it on the coffee table next to the hospital bed. Start a laptop.

"The transcript still needs to be done, and we have to use the testimony as soon as possible." Yan Tian gestured to Wu Jiusheng and said, "I have already applied for it. It is convenient for your situation. I will directly transfer it from the bureau to the hospital. Don't be nervous, it's nothing. Big thing, Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang are also newcomers in the Bureau, young people, they are about the same age and should be able to talk. After a while, they ask you something, you just answer it truthfully. "

He spoke a long list, and he spoke so fast that Wu Jiusheng couldn't get in, so he could only nod.

Yan Tian was also very satisfied when he saw it, so he made a gesture to leave. There are still a lot of jobs left in the security team, and he needs to be in charge.Before leaving, he patted Huda on the shoulder.

"Brother Da, you always go back and rest. If you want to see your kid, we will let you see it too. Well, you are not missing arms or legs, are you? Why don't you hurry up and take care of it with peace of mind?"

"If you want to go, go." Hu Da glared at Yan Tian, ​​"He has never seen this battle, he will definitely panic, I know the process, I will accompany him."

Hey--!

Yan Tian also gave Hu Da a look, his eyes were full of gritted teeth, "Wait for me, you boy".

Damn it, he used to think that Huda had a bad temper, but the two of them have always been running on each other, and he didn't feel so depressed. Who would have thought that this person would suddenly change his gender in middle age, from a big buffalo to a The old hen, although his words are still irritating, but he is considerate towards others, which made it difficult for Yan Tian to get angry on the spot, and he has eaten enough of the past few years in the past few days, he is really convinced !

The dignified captain of the Shenzhen security team looked up to the sky and sighed, slammed the door of the ward without professional ethics, and left with a loud noise.

Leaving Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang exchanging glances, coughing in embarrassment, opening the data and starting to record.

"Well, name, Wu Jiusheng, right?" One of them asked, "Long, long, long, life?"

Wu Jiusheng hesitated for a moment. He had just vomited blood not long ago, and there was still a circle of bruises on his neck. When he spoke, there was still a residual tingling sensation, and his voice was hoarse than usual.

"That's right." Seeing that he didn't respond immediately, Hu Da took the words to answer.

Xiao Liu, who was in charge of typing, glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and entered the information honestly.

"Native place, age." Xiao Zhang continued to ask, "Is it the same as on the ID card, right? I see that you were born in 1999, and now you are 19?"

"Yes yes yes, it's 19." Huda said hastily.

Xiao Zhang pouted impatiently.

"I'm asking about Wu Jiusheng. After all, he's taking notes and you're doing the notes?" He turned his head and warned Hu Da, "According to the regulations, idlers are not allowed to participate. If you want to interrupt again, I'll ask my colleagues to invite you." You're out."

Hu Da himself was not a thin-skinned person. After hearing what the little policeman said, he answered within a second.

"I'm not an idler, I'm his brother."

"Are you his brother?" Seeing that he was unrepentant, Xiao Zhang glared at him angrily, knocked on the file folder in his hand, and raised his voice, "He is 19, you are 36, are you his brother?"

"My cousin, my cousin, Xiao Jiu is my cousin! There are many relatives in my hometown, but the age difference is far away, and there is no difference in seniority."

"If you talk nonsense again, I—" Xiao Zhang became angry.The glaring ID card information is displayed on the screen, one from Hunan and one from Shandong, people who have nothing to do with each other, and cousins, who simply talk nonsense without drafting.

He has not been in the establishment for a long time, he has not been to the front line a few times, and he has not met many people who have met and seen him, and he has never come into contact with Hu Da. What was the reason for the disturbance? He was about to have an attack when he was elbowed by Xiao Liu who was beside him, interrupting the action.

"You take him out." Xiao Liu said calmly, "I can do it by myself."

"Really?" Xiao Zhang confirmed it.

"Okay. Keep this man here. We'll have to record a few hours for this confession. Let him go as far as you want. I'll end the fight in 15 minutes."

Xiao Liu graduated from Public Security University. It is said that he was an excellent student who received scholarships every year during his studies. This person has a personality different from other colleagues in the police force. He is calm and composed. When working with him, he is often miraculously able to suppress the other party. Xiao Zhang works with him on weekdays, and has always been very convinced by him.Now, after he said it, he stood up boldly, rolled up the sleeves of the police uniform, and lifted Huda from the stool.

After a series of "Hey, it hurts, it hurts, Officer Zhang, I am a work-related injury, and the bureau will have to reimburse the medical expenses!" After the sound, the door was closed again, and the world finally returned to cleanliness.

Wu Jiusheng, who was left behind, heaved a sigh of relief, his shoulders relaxed unconsciously, and the strange feeling stuck in his throat disappeared.

"Did you relax a lot after the commotion just now?"

Looking in the direction of the door of the ward where no one was there, he asked Wu Jiusheng a question.

It took a while for Wu Jiusheng to realize the meaning of his words.

His eyes opened, and the changed eyes leaked from the pupils, thoughtful, but hesitant to speak.

In the end, Xiao Liu didn't make it clear, but lowered his head and reconfirmed Wu Jiusheng's file.

"It's good, it's clean, and it has no criminal record." He said to Wu Jiusheng, "It can be seen that he is an honest man. How can a person like you be with a former prisoner? What is your relationship? It can be seen that, He cares a lot about you."

That sentence stunned Wu Jiusheng from asking, and he couldn't come up with a suitable answer after thinking for a long time.

"He...he's quite nice..." he could only say so, "I didn't expect him to be in prison at first."

"Well, it's usually hard to see." Xiao Liu agreed, "We actually handle cases, and it's rare for us to identify a suspect at a glance just because someone looks treacherous. The facial expressions are all played out in TV dramas. Life This is how it is here, there are many people who have committed crimes, and when you look at him, you think he is an ordinary and honest person."

Hearing those words, Wu Jiusheng felt a little unspeakably uncomfortable.

"It's not that you can't see it." He corrected, "We live together, I rent his house, and we have a lot of daily contact. It's not that I only see him in the way he usually hides, it's just that he is like that , it’s pretty good.”

He specifically emphasized Huda's character, and he didn't know why he emphasized those.

Xiao Liu didn't seem to take it seriously.

"That can only show that he is good when facing you, but he is not like this when facing others. Otherwise, how could he have been sentenced before? It is written in the file that the sentence is still a heavy sentence, which is serious. The sentence will only be imposed when the personal safety of others is harmed. If he dares to harm others, can he be called a good person?"

For some reason, Wu Jiusheng suddenly choked in his chest, feeling very uncomfortable. He came up with the stubbornness of a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, and he even forgot Xiao Liu's identity, so he said something in a very unhappy tone. :

"What kind of person is he? I'm not qualified to draw conclusions. Are you qualified? You just read the little text files. Have you been in contact with him? Lived? Besides, no matter whether I see people or not, What does it have to do with you, even though you are a policeman, you can't control me so much, why should I care about you?"

Xiao Liu's expression paused, and he suddenly stopped talking.

Wu Jiusheng also shut his mouth belatedly.

His instinctive reaction came too quickly, and he choked the people's police directly without thinking. He even forgot that he was sitting here, and he was originally being interrogated as a criminal informant and a protected witness. The cases on both sides of Dongguan and Shenzhen They were all related to him, not to mention the crime committed by Simao in Pingxiang. He was involved in it at the beginning. Even if he changed his mind and called the police halfway, Wu Jiusheng was not sure. Whether to be punished.

Why would he offend the police at this juncture...

Wu Jiusheng secretly bit his tongue, wanting to pinch his mouth with his hand.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Xiao Liu, who had a serious face, smiled.

He smiled very peacefully and friendly, without any of the aggressiveness that was revealed just now, and only gave people a feeling of spring breeze.He took a pen, tapped the notebook in his hand, and looked at Wu Jiusheng with relief.

"You have a sharp mouth." He joked, "But I still like your attitude, and you are right. If everyone thinks like you, the social environment will be much better."

Such a sudden change of his made Wu Jiusheng caught off guard.

"what do you mean……"

He was a little puzzled, and he felt a little tempered, so he asked sullenly.

"It means literally." Xiao Liu pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose, "He's pretty good, you're right to think so."

"Ah?" Now Wu Jiusheng really didn't realize it, he was stupid, and asked again, "Could it be that you guys made a mistake, Uncle Hu—just...are those all fake, and he didn't actually commit any crimes?" Is it the serious things you said?"

Xiao Liu shook his head.

"There are previous convictions, and the sentencing is basically accurate. But so what?" He said with a smile, "There are all kinds of people in this world, and everyone makes mistakes. The country sets up penalties and prisons. The purpose is not to torture the criminals, but to reform them so that they can return to the right path. Many people think that no matter what happens to those who have committed crimes, it has nothing to do with them. Sinners are sinners for the rest of their lives. But the country has invested a lot in ideological reform in prisons. Isn’t that what every citizen has to pay for? In fact, all of us will participate in their future life. Live dutifully, as citizens, we should accept them unconditionally. Many ex-convicts choose to commit crimes again in a very short period of time after being released from prison, not because they are all incurable by nature, but also because of Society chooses not to tolerate and doesn't give them the space they need to live, so they have no choice but to go back to the old ways. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what Huda's previous files say, as long as he doesn't commit crimes and works hard It’s the same with you, me, and thousands of ordinary people outside. It’s a pity that there are not many people who can think like me, so I said I like you very much, he He is lucky to know you."

Wu Jiusheng listened, his eyes gradually widened.

"But...but as you said just now, what he committed was a felony..." He stammered a bit, and at the same time remembered Lin Jianhua's words, "I've heard people say that he killed someone..."

"Well... the crime of manslaughter is not so easy to be misjudged. Many conditions must be met. The three parties, the public security, the prosecution and the law, will have to go through multiple rounds of evidence deposit tests before they can be finalized. If you ask me, I can only say , to meet the premise of this penalty standard, you must have no subjective intention to kill.” Xiao Liu replied, and at the same time gave Wu Jiusheng a vivid smile, and lowered his voice, “Besides, because he is our captain, he has boasted a lot. An excellent informant that I personally discovered in 2010—you also know Captain Yan, who doesn’t have a handle on his mouth, and it’s really unbearable to babble—I’ve heard him bragging a lot, and I also like this informant Out of curiosity, I went to check his file once. You, you are quite accurate. It was indeed an accident. The other party made the move first. He drenched him with wine and planned to take out a lighter. If he is lucky, No knife stabbed in the artery, just disabled, according to the newly revised standards after [-], maybe he could have been defended too much, and the sentence would be reduced by several years."

The young man's expression changed in those words, and that change was so conspicuous that Xiao Liu had to lower his head to cover half of his cheek in order to pretend that he didn't see the light that suddenly shot out from the other's eyes. That feeling of the whole face lighting up in an instant.

Wu Jiusheng cocked his mouth, it's not appropriate to smile at this time, but he doesn't care about that.He wanted to jump out of bed.

So it turned out that his Uncle Hu was still his Uncle Hu, and there was nothing more reassuring than this.

After he breathed a sigh of relief like that, he still wanted to beat himself, he was such a fool, really, why did he doubt at first, how could he feel conflicted and entangled, whether he was blind or deaf, obviously about Huda He saw everything in his own eyes, and he thought that Officer Xiao Liu was right, even if those were true, so what!Why should he care about that!

Wu Jiusheng's alternately changing expressions are so rich that even a restrained person like Xiao Liu can't help but laugh out loud.He tapped on the screen of his notebook, turned on the recording pen, and after laughing, he looked seriously at the young man in front of him again.

"Can we start now?" he asked, "I really want to finish within 10 minutes. After running with Team Yan for a day, my stomach is almost empty, so I want to go downstairs and eat a bowl of Lanzhou noodles."

Wu Jiusheng nodded his head vigorously twice, his mouth was grinning, his forehead seemed to be bubbling.

The work of recording that day ended roughly as promised.After Wu Jiusheng left his signature on the last document, Xiao Zhang, who had dragged Huda out earlier, opened the door and came back, carrying a bowl of porridge with mushrooms and vegetables from the hospital cafeteria, and put it on Wu Jiusheng's bed on the table.

"Are you really done?" He glanced at the movement of Xiao Liu starting to tidy up the scene, and asked in amazement.

"When did I brag in front of you?" Xiao Liu glanced at him, "You think I'm Captain Yan?"

Xiao Zhang is also a big hearted person, he smiled "Hey" and showed a cheerful expression.

They bid farewell to Wu Jiusheng in harmony, telling him to meditate and cultivate, and to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible. When both of them were standing erect by the door in uniform, Wu Jiusheng caught a glimpse of Hu Da's figure through the frosted glass on the door.

Huda went downstairs to buy fruit for him.

A bundle of bundled Nanshan lychees, plump and ruddy, was given as a visiting gift. Hu Da washed them one by one, picked them one by one, and put them in an enamel bowl; there were also half-peeled mangosteens, The ready-to-eat state is lined up in a row, and every piece of flesh is intact, and the fresh and sweet taste of the fruit itself can be smelled from a long distance away.

They are all things that Wu Jiusheng likes to eat, but he can't usually eat.

I don't know how he managed to clean it all up with one hand.

According to his personality, it should have been bouncing over, grabbing Huda's arm, and biting down on his hand.But Huda's expression was still a bit unnatural. After he said goodbye to the two police officers, he closed the door and stood far away from the door, as if hesitating whether to approach directly, or put down the fruit and turn around and leave.

Wu Jiusheng didn't wear shoes, and jumped off the bed barefoot.

Both he and Huda were wearing hospital gowns with the same pattern, standing close together, looking at each other, neither of them broke the silence first.

The only difference is that Hu Da's eyes are evasive, and he missed a lot of the flash and deep meaning in Wu Jiusheng's eyes.

After a long time, Wu Jiusheng spoke softly.

"What did you call me when the officers were all around?"

Huda patted his head, feeling uncomfortable.

"I was afraid that you would be nervous and talking nonsense... They are just asking routine questions, nothing will happen, and you are not a prisoner, so there is no need to be afraid when facing them."

"I'm not afraid." Wu Jiusheng replied, as if afraid that Hu Da wouldn't understand, he emphasized again, "With Uncle Hu around, I'm not afraid of anything."

At that moment, Hu Da cast his eyes over strangely. He carefully looked at the young man's face, but he couldn't see any clues from the face with his head up and his chin up.In the end, he could only nod his head and say in as normal a tone as possible:

"Just don't be afraid."

"You haven't answered my question just now," the young man asked again, "What did you call me just now? That's when you made nonsense and shamelessly said it was my brother."

Huda smiled.

"I was screaming."

"It's not barking." Wu Jiusheng said, "No one has called me that before. It's the first time I heard it. It's quite fresh. Do you want to call me again?"

Hu Da was a little dazed again now, holding the fruit in front of his chest, looking out of the situation, he tried to call out once according to what the young man said: "...Xiao Jiu?"

Wu Jiusheng responded.The response was soft, as if falling in the air wrapped between a cushion, falling in a cloud.

He thought about it for a while, and said to Huda with a smile:

"Let's call it that in the future, it feels very close."

Hu Da's hands holding the bowl trembled in front of his eyes, and Wu Jiusheng grabbed them and caught the crumbling fruits.

"Hug me, Uncle Hu," he said, "I like... being so close to you."

That was probably the most blatant thing a young man could utter.He was still inexperienced in love affairs and didn't know how to tease him, so he could only raise his hands to Huda like a child longing for his mother's hug.

Huda felt that stinging pain in his eyes again.

He couldn't cry, and that crybaby Wu Jiusheng cried too much.

He rubbed the young man into his arms, and the warm and pine scent on the young man smelled like the sun.He said to himself, this is all right, God has given him all the good things in his life, and in the rest of his life, he will never have any other good luck.