Chapter 34 Xu Qingxi
◎Isn’t your last name Mei?◎
First day of fishing.
Zhu Feipeng drove on the main road until midnight.
In the 1990s, the per capita car ownership rate in Xing City was low. When a black Audi 100 was running on the road, people cast envious glances at it, but no one dared to stop it.
Day 2 of fishing.
Zhu Feipeng continued to drive around on the main city roads such as Development Avenue and Friendship Avenue, but still got nothing.
The night wind is like water, but my mood is not good at all.
The third day of fishing.
Zhu Feipeng yawned as he arrived at the office and complained to Xu Songling, "I didn't meet anyone. It's so boring!"
Xu Songling hesitated for a moment and said, "Let Ji Zhao paint the portrait."
Ji Zhao joined the fishing operation and began to draw portraits based on possible information provided by the anti-pornography team.
"Young, big breasts, thin waist, and full of dust."
“You don’t have to have an outstanding appearance, but you must wear heavy makeup.”
"To attract the attention of male drivers, they may dress scantily or to show off their figure. For example... short skirts, tight tops, low necklines, high heels."
“Exaggerated jewelry, sparkling, can be seen even from a distance.”
Ji Zhao had painted countless human bodies while learning to paint, but some of the descriptions were too abstract, so he hesitated and turned to look at Zhao Xiangwan.
【What is the smell of dust? 】
The little skylark tilted its head and squatted obediently on the tree branch, with curiosity shining in its big eyes. The wind and snow stopped, the sun shone in every corner, the snow on the ground gradually melted, and a large lawn was exposed under the big tree.
When Zhao Xiangwan saw this picture, his mood was involuntarily affected and he explained it patiently.
"The eyes are wandering, and they tend to lower their heads. They look down first, then slowly raise their heads, looking at people from bottom to top, with a hint of charm. They like to talk with their heads tilted to show submission and flattery. They draw curved eyebrows, eyeliner, and lipstick to magnify their facial features as much as possible and reduce the amount of white space on their faces. The more curved the eyebrows, the gentler they are; the bigger the eyes, the more innocent they appear; the redder the lips, the healthier they appear.
This line of work is a job for young people. At first, they are still innocent, but as time goes by, they become sophisticated and may even smoke. Oh, and there is also hair. Long and curly hair makes one look more feminine. If it is just facial features, the smell of dust can be roughly expressed through these. "
After hearing this, Ji Zhao seemed to understand something and began to sketch on the white paper with the brush in his hand.
She has an oval face, big eyes, a pouty mouth, long curly hair, and her eyes are looking upwards. There is a seductive charm in her eyes. She has two shiny diamond-shaped pendant earrings on her ears and a shiny gold necklace around her neck. She is wearing a low-necked cardigan that reveals a large part of her chest, a black leather skirt, long white legs, and a pair of pointed black leather shoes. She stands there lazily, holding a cigarette between her fingertips.
Everyone said "Wow~~"
Isn't this too realistic?!
The anti-pornography team thought Ji Zhao was a god. This portrait almost condensed the characteristics of those prostitutes they caught, especially the look in her eyes, which was not only charming but also a bit cynical. You could tell at a glance that she was a woman who did illicit things.
Zhao Xiangwan was also surprised. Ji Zhao's understanding and expression were amazing. She only said a few common characteristics of prostitutes, but her words were still vague.
Ordinary portrait artists will break down a person's face into several components, such as face shape, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, neck... and then divide these components into several types for combination.
Face shapes include oval face, long face, square face, square face, round face...
Eyes include almond eyes, peacock eyes, peach blossom eyes, fox eyes, triangular eyes...
By combining different types of materials such as other people's descriptions or photos, you can draw a face.
But Ji Zhao is completely different.
He not only paints the face, he paints the whole body.
He does not need to know the other person's face shape, eyebrows, or eyes. He can draw a portrait with a high degree of fit and restoration based on the emotional description of others.
There is no more accurate word to describe this kind of talent except genius.
The joy in Zhao Xiangwan's eyes gave Ji Zhao great encouragement. Without waiting for her to speak, Ji Zhao took the portrait off the drawing board, threw it aside, and continued to paint the next one. This time, she had an oval face, peach blossom eyes, a blood-red mouth, medium-length curly hair, fluffy and trendy bangs, big hoop earrings, exaggerated rings, a pullover, and tight jeans.
Once again, the anti-pornography team exclaimed: "Yes, yes, yes, the Qing Jie we arrested last time had this style!"
More and more policemen gathered around. Because Zhao Xiangwan was standing beside him, Ji Zhao, who was originally socially anxious, did not get nervous or timid. He continued to draw the third and fourth pictures...
Looking at these vivid portraits, the anti-pornography team leader slapped his thigh and said, "Why bother with this in the future? We can just arrest people based on Ji Zhao's portraits."
Ha ha ha ha……
A burst of lively laughter broke out in the municipal bureau office building.
With Ji Zhao's portrait, Zhu Feipeng felt more confident when carrying out his mission at night. If he met such a woman on the road, he could try to stop and chat with her even if she didn't take the initiative.
On Friday night, Zhu Feipeng wandered around several main roads in the city for three hours, but found nothing. All he saw were workers getting off the night shift and drunk pedestrians, but not a single prostitute.
On Saturday night, Zhu Feipeng spotted two women who looked a bit like the women in the painting. He struck up a conversation with them, and they started negotiating a price. He was extremely nervous, and Xu Songling and others who followed him were ready to arrest them at any time.
Unexpectedly, the two women had the same characteristics. They both opened the car door after chatting with Zhu Feipeng for a few words, and asked as soon as they got in the car, "Go to your house? Or get a room?"
"whispering sound--"
Xu Songling and others heard this from the intercom and sighed in disappointment. Well, this is not the person we are looking for.
The Dust Girl is indeed a Dust Girl, but it’s a pity that she is not the murderer.
If her goal was to lead him to their accomplices, she would definitely not ask about your home.
After not catching any fish for several nights in a row, Zhu Feipeng was a little discouraged. When he drove out on Sunday, he muttered to himself, "Captain Xu, we haven't found anyone for several days. Is our method really useful? Could it be that the gang is a vagrant and has left Xing City when they saw the situation was not good?"
Xu Songling's face was stern. "These guys finally settled down in Xing City. Murder, corpse disposal, and stolen property all require a large number of people and a relatively fixed location. How could they just stop and leave after doing three crimes? They just think that the situation is tense now, so they have restrained their actions. Don't lose heart, keep going, and you will gain something."
On Sunday, there was still no harvest.
Zhao Xiangwan had a full class on Monday, so he didn't go to the city police station. At nine o'clock in the evening, the dormitory manager downstairs suddenly came up and knocked on the door, her voice urgent: "Zhao Xiangwan, you go downstairs immediately, Officer Xu from the city police station said there is an emergency."
Zhao Xiangwan's heart trembled, and he rushed downstairs. Xu Songling was waiting at the door of the dormitory building in a police car, and shouted, "Get in the car!"
Zhao Xiangwan didn't have time to listen to his thoughts, and asked breathlessly: "What happened to Zhu Feipeng?" He came to look for her so late, it must be that Zhu Feipeng found someone!
Xu Songling said succinctly: "I'm injured and in the hospital. Don't worry, I won't die."
Downstairs in the girls' dormitory, a street lamp was lit alone. Xu Songling's dark face looked a little stiff, and his eyes flashed with suppressed anger.
Thinking of Zhu Feipeng, who usually loves to be lively, generous and enthusiastic, Zhao Xiangwan felt a tightness in her chest. She quickly jumped into the car and asked, "Where are we going now?"
Xu Songling said: "He Mingyu and others are guarding the hospital. I will take you to pick up Ji Zhao. Fortunately, Zhu Feipeng was in good health this time and escaped halfway. The two women who hijacked his car asked Ji Zhao to draw a picture. We will start a city-wide search overnight!"
Zhao Xiangwan didn't say much, just nodded and said, "Okay!"
No wonder he had to come to see her at night, it turned out that he had to use Ji Zhao. Although Ji Zhao was more relaxed now, he still didn't communicate with others, only listening to Zhao Xiangwan. If he wanted to paint a portrait, Zhao Xiangwan had to act as a middleman to get the message across.
The iron gate slowly opened. The Ji family's luxurious villa covered a large area and was very spectacular, but unfortunately no one was in the mood to visit.
Ji Jinmao usually kept a strict eye on Ji Zhao, but as long as Zhao Xiangwan was around, he would feel at ease and personally take Ji Zhao out of the studio and put him in Xu Songling's car.
Ji Zhao got on the bus with his painting folder on his back and sat next to Zhao Xiangwan in an orderly manner. He originally thought that he would have to wait until Thursday afternoon to see Zhao Xiangwan after Sunday, but he didn't expect to see him on Monday. His eyes were full of joy.
There was no need for Ji Zhao to speak. As soon as he approached, his inner picture appeared in Zhao Xiangwan's mind. The sun was shining brightly, and large tracts of grass had appeared in the snow-covered wilderness. Larks were chirping on the branches, and the originally lonely world became alive.
Zhao Xiangwan was worried about Zhu Feipeng who was still in the hospital, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Ji Zhao felt her pressure. The skylark stopped singing and the scene suddenly became still.
【What's wrong? You're unhappy. 】
This was the first time Ji Zhao paid attention to other people.
Zhao Xiangwan replied softly: "Zhu Feipeng was injured and is now in the hospital for treatment."
【Zhu Feipeng, who is it? 】
"Our colleague, the young male police officer who talks the most. He is tall and has a good physique."
【Oh, the one wearing the Bulgari watch. 】
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at Ji Zhao. He paid attention to details differently from ordinary people. "Yes, he was injured while on duty, so I am not very happy."
【He is injured, why are you unhappy? 】
"Because we are friends."
【friend……】
Ji Zhao fell into deep thought and began to chew on this term over and over again.
The carriage suddenly became quiet.
趙向晚轉過臉看向車窗外。萬家燈火閃耀，可知道有人在守護這城市燈火？
【我，是你的朋友嗎？】
季昭的問話不太自信，青澀的少年嗓音裏帶着股執拗。
趙向晚毫不猶豫：“當然是。”
【如果我受傷，你也會不開心，是不是？】
“是。”
【如果你受傷，我也會不開心。】
趙向晚擡眸看向季昭，他那雙漂亮的眼睛瞳仁漆黑，彙聚了所有星光，與窗外不斷移動的燈火相互輝映。
趙向晚嘴角微微上揚，點了點頭：“好，我記住了。”
病房裏。
朱飛鵬躺在病床上，滿臉是傷，包着紗布，只露出一雙眼睛。平時裏的飛揚跳脫盡數收斂，只剩下虛弱的微笑。見到趙向晚，他眼睛一亮，有心要擡擡胳膊，臉頰抽動，倒抽了一口涼氣，只得放棄。
這樣的朱飛鵬，讓趙向晚很不适應。她快步靠近，轉過頭問一直守在床頭照顧他的何明玉：“怎麽搞的？”
何明玉的眼睛裏透着一絲後怕，輕聲介紹着今晚釣魚行動的過程。
和前面幾次一樣，朱飛鵬開着他的黑色奧迪100行走在星市最繁華的發展大道上。從第一天執行任務的緊張，到現在開着車窗體會風吹來的感覺，朱飛鵬的态度越來越輕松。
何明玉坐在許隊的車上，時不時通過對講機與他聯系。朱飛鵬的車速慢來慢快，距離越拉越開。
忽然，對講機裏傳來朱飛鵬興奮的聲音：“我草！魚兒出現了……”
許嵩嶺腦中的弦繃緊：“別急，等我們靠近。”
朱飛鵬激動地說着話：“看到了看到了，有人在揮手攔車，是女人！”
何明玉再次提醒他：“冷靜點，放慢車速，等我們靠近。”
朱飛鵬嘻嘻而樂，沒個正形。如果說先前提起窮兇極惡的犯罪團夥，他還有幾分害怕，現在連着撲空幾次之後內心卻隐隐多了幾分期待。正是因為這幾分期待，讓他不再謹慎小心，面對攔在車前的兩個妙齡女郎，放松了警惕。
路邊，昏暗的路燈下，站着兩個女人。
其中一個正揮着手，嘴裏呼喊着什麽。
車開得近了，朱飛鵬有些失望。
和季昭畫的畫像并不相同，并沒有太性感的打扮。其中一個似乎只有十七、八歲，紮着兩條小辮子，一張小臉在路燈下發着光，大眼睛裏滿是惶恐。
一見到朱飛鵬停下車來，這個女孩眼中淚水便掉落下來，大聲叫道：“哥，哥，幫幫忙，我姐要生了！”
朱飛鵬視線旁移，這才發現女孩手中扶着的女人腹部突起，裹在頭巾裏的一張臉似乎痛得扭曲，看不清楚面容。他心中一突，匆匆交代一句：“孕婦生孩子，情況緊急，我送她們去醫院。”便挂斷對講機。
何明玉那邊再呼喚，已經聯系不上。
朱飛鵬下車打開車門，女孩一邊說着謝謝，一邊将孕婦扶進後排。朱飛鵬心地善良，最見不到婦幼受苦，根本沒時間細看，快步坐進駕駛室，正要啓動車輛狂奔，只覺得後頸一陣劇痛，眼前瞬間漆黑一片。
等到終于醒來，朱飛鵬發現自己雙手反剪倒在後排，開車的換成了那個待産的孕婦，求助的那個漂亮女孩坐在副駕駛室，嘴裏催促着：“到了嗎？到了嗎？”
孕婦不耐煩地回了一句：“別催，老子開得夠快的。”聲音粗狂，分明是個漢子！
朱飛鵬恨不得一巴掌扇死自己。當了三年刑警，見過那麽多詭異人心，今天卻被一個一臉天真的女孩、一個大腹便便的漢子給欺騙了！
努力控制着呼吸，朱飛鵬一點一點地活動着手腕。繩子捆得很緊，但依然有活動餘地。受過訓練的朱飛鵬花了一點時間終于松開，讓雙手得到自由。
敲昏他的人似乎沒有想到他能這麽快醒來，一邊開車一邊說着話。
“媽的，這車真好！到底是進口車，抗震好、隔音好，發動機動力好，回去就給它改裝一下，噴個漆，送到鄰省賣出去，一定能賣個好價錢。”
“那這個哥哥呢？”
“怎麽？你舍不得這小白臉？等到了地方一棍子打死，沉到旁邊那口水塘。反正做完這一票，咱們都得挪窩。”
聽到這裏，女孩有些不忍，轉過頭看向躺在後排的朱飛鵬。這一看不要緊，她瞳孔陡然一縮，大叫起來：“他，他醒了！”
開車的漢子心中一慌，方向盤打了個偏。
“嘎——”一陣急剎，轎車差點來了個飄移。
朱飛鵬不再猶豫，霍地坐起，雙手前伸，開始搶奪駕駛權。
女孩尖叫着使勁掰他的手，急起來一口咬了下來。
朱飛鵬痛不可抑，右手一振，将女孩甩開。可是這一甩，便讓司機騰出了空，回身搗了他一拳頭。
“轟——”車輛失控，撞上路中央欄杆，在空中翻了個跟鬥，最後飛向路邊綠化帶。
等到許嵩嶺等人驅車趕到，那兩個攔車的人已經逃離現場，只剩下朱飛鵬橫躺在地，滿臉是血。
送到醫院檢查，這一場車禍讓朱飛鵬左手腕折斷，全身多處軟組織挫傷，面部多處劃痕，不過好在沒有內傷，用醫生的話說，年輕、底子好，養一段時間就沒事了。
聽到這裏，趙向晚明白過來，先前她設定的是風塵女郎利用容貌優勢吸引男人停車載人，誘騙到目的地之後再殺人劫財，其實有些偏頗。罪犯團夥遠比她想的更為狡猾，他們利用了人們的同情心理。
柔弱的小姑娘、即将臨産的孕婦，深夜攔車，等到上了車立刻打昏車主，駕駛車輛離開。為防止車主醒來報警，他們殺人滅口。
趙向晚有些懊惱，看向朱飛鵬的眼神裏便帶着歉意。
朱飛鵬倒是豁達，輕輕搖頭：“沒你什麽事，是我大意了。”終日打雁，卻被雁啄了眼！
何明玉嗔怪地看了他一眼：“讓你先等等我們，你偏不聽，莽撞！”
許嵩嶺用目光制止何明玉繼續唠叨：“等回組再反省，現在先把人像畫出來。”
病房裏的人都讓出一條路，将目光投向安靜站在門口的季昭。
“季昭來了，快快快。”
“季昭，辛苦你晚上加個班，把犯人的肖像畫出來。”
“幸好有你，趕緊畫像吧。來，坐這裏。”
劉良駒拖過一把椅子放在病床邊，季昭被動地坐在下，從畫夾裏取出紙筆，做好準備工作。
同事時間長了，朱飛鵬也漸漸了解季昭，給出的信息盡量具體。
“巴掌大的小圓臉，大大的眼睛，看人的時候像只小白兔一樣。整齊的劉海，綁兩條小辮子，頭發有點稀疏，個子不太高，嬌小玲珑……”
“高、壯，肚子很大，模樣兇悍，一雙眯縫眼，眼角向上吊起，嘴裏有一顆金牙，牙齒很黃……”
季昭繪畫時從不擡頭，朱飛鵬說完，他提筆便畫。
他有一種神奇的本事，能夠從那些近乎模糊的描述中提煉出有用信息，并通過圖畫表達出來。
從模糊到具象，從寬泛到具體，從感覺到細節，一筆一畫見功底。
不到半個小時，素描紙上便浮現出兩道身影。
身穿碎花襯衫、牛仔褲的嬌小可愛小蘿莉，裹在一條加加大碼孕婦裙裏的粗壯肥碩大壯漢。
一看到這兩個人，朱飛鵬的牙齒便咬得咯吱響，怒向膽邊生：“就是他們！”
許嵩嶺取過畫像，大聲道：“今晚開始，組織全局警力，全城搜索！”
等到周四下午趙向晚回到市局，犯人已經全部落網。
團夥一共九人，五男四女，都是同鄉，最小的年齡十七歲，最大的二十九，為首的是一個名喚“春姐”的二十三歲女子，以及春姐的男友，二十六歲的“貴哥”。
春姐與貴哥是同鄉，也是戀人，八十年代改革開放春風吹到農村，看到村裏不少人都外出打工賺了錢，也有些心動，便一起到深市打工。春姐在罐頭廠當工人，貴哥則跟着老鄉進了汽修廠。
一開始，辛苦一個月拿到二、三十塊錢工資，兩人挺滿足。可是随着時間的推移，貴哥見多了豪車、看多了有錢人，一顆心便蠢蠢欲動起來。
——憑什麽他就得一身油污、平躺在滑進汽車底盤下擰螺絲，而那些有錢人卻叼着煙悠哉哉坐在小桌旁吹牛皮？
——憑什麽他又苦又累幹一個月只能拿三十塊，而那些有錢人動動手指頭、打幾個電話就能賺成千上萬？
——憑什麽他只能和女友窩在破舊的出租屋，而那些有錢人卻開着幾十萬的進口豪車、吃一頓飯就花掉幾百塊？
越想越不平衡。
某一天，春姐來汽修廠找貴哥，她那漂亮的臉蛋、健美的身材讓一名車主眼中一亮，看到這一幕，貴哥忽然就動了歪心思。
兩人演了一出仙人跳，由春姐勾引車主，到酒店開房時貴哥再出面捉奸，逼對方拿錢私了。
第一票，就賺到了一千塊。
自此便一發不可收拾，貴哥一邊在汽修廠上班，一邊留意那些有家有口要臉面的有錢人，派春姐去勾搭。兩人搭檔越來越娴熟，賺得也越來越多，直到一名車主給錢脫身之後選擇報警，這才被深市公安抓捕，坐了一年牢。
在監獄裏，貴哥結識了幾個同道中人，頓時大開眼界。出獄之後糾集了幾個同夥，開了家洗車店，再讓春姐拖來幾個同鄉姐妹，因為有事後被車主報警的教訓，貴哥心一狠索性幹起了殺人越貨的勾當。
春姐帶着小姐妹打扮得花枝招展，站在路邊攔停車輛，引車主到洗車店。車主以為只是個招攬生意的小花樣，也不太在意。車子總是要洗的，不如就到這家店洗呗，花點錢，說幾句葷話，摸摸手臉，劃得來。
可是，他們不知道的是，只要是進了這家洗車店，就不可能再活着回去。
接連在深市做了幾起殺人案，洗車店被警方盯上。貴哥警覺地轉讓了店面，轉戰多地，今年年初來到星市，找個偏僻位置租了個門面。名面上開的是汽修店，實則幹的是将司機騙來殺害、改裝車輛出售的犯罪行為。
聽到這裏，趙向晚心裏沉甸甸的。
和何明玉、劉良駒一起提審那個讓朱飛鵬發善心的小姑娘時，這份沉甸甸感愈發深刻。
小姑娘荷花今年十八歲，和趙向晚一般大，從小生活在一個重男輕女的偏遠山村，和春姐同村。去年年底春姐回村的時候，正遇上荷花家父母為了一百塊錢彩禮要把她賣給一個酗酒打老婆致死的鳏夫。荷花哭着求春姐帶她走，春姐看她眉眼靈動，掏了一百五十塊錢把她買了，帶在身邊打算好好培養。
荷花哭得眼淚鼻涕一起流，那雙浸着淚水的眸子更顯得楚楚動人。
“警察哥哥，警察姐姐，我也不知道他們會殺人，我今年二月才跟着春姐到星市來，什麽都沒有幹啊。”
何明玉恨得牙癢癢，要不是眼前這個姑娘可憐兮兮地求救，朱飛鵬也不可能失去警惕。車被撞得面目全非不說，現在人還躺在醫院休養呢，她敢說什麽也沒幹？
想到這裏，何明玉冷着臉問：“王德堂，是不是你出面的？”
荷花茫然擡頭：“王德堂？”
趙向晚補了一句：“黑色紅旗小轎車。”
荷花不知道王德堂的名字，可是知道那輛車。她心虛地移開視線：“他，是春姐出的面。春姐說，有的男人用□□，有的男人得裝可憐。”
團夥全體落網，主犯自知必死嘴硬得很，可是底下小喽啰卻忙不疊地交代個一幹二淨。
第一個出租車司機，是荷花與春姐一起打的車，路上春姐調情，勾得司機心癢癢，按照她指點的路線來到汽修店。原本以為可以花點錢嫖一回，沒想到一進店便被貴哥、猛哥棍棒相加，打死扔臭水溝。
第二個生意人相對警覺，不過單獨出馬的荷花那張楚楚可憐的臉蛋，成功降低了他的防範心。他喜好柔弱女子，載着荷花來到附近小酒店，剛一停車便被等待多時的猛哥用麻繩勒死，屍體被同夥埋進酒店旁邊的一個果園。
第三個是王德堂。荷花沒有随行，春姐帶着另一個名叫燕兒的，穿着暴露地在路邊晃悠，看到汽車便妖妖嬈嬈地揮手。那天也是巧，王德堂一顆蕩漾的春心被魏美華撩動，看到春姐和燕兒，鬼使神差地停下車來。
搖下車窗說了幾句話，王德堂打算先留下對方聯系方式，接完趙青雲之後再返回來找她。可惜春姐最近一直沒有收獲，有點心急，一雙胳膊纏住王德堂頸脖，媚态十足。趁着王德堂意亂神迷，燕兒一塊手絹捂住王德堂口鼻，将他迷暈過去。春姐駕駛車輛徑直開回汽修店，貴哥将他毆打至死後抛屍落霞山。
除了在星市做下的這三樁殺人案，這夥人在粵市、江城、梧州等地了犯下罪行。一件件、一樁樁，令人發指！
周五，這樁市局勒令一個月內偵破的案
件，僅花了兩周便宣布結案，所有罪犯移交法院，等待他們的将是法律的制裁。
許嵩嶺松了一口氣，看一眼一直沉默不語的趙向晚，關切地詢問：“怎麽？也不是第一次接觸殺人案了，有心理壓力嗎？”
趙向晚搖搖頭，不知道為什麽，春姐、荷花這兩個進城的農村女孩，讓她內心生出很多感觸。從農村到城市，從貧窮到被繁華，從節儉到奢華，當貧富差距被放大，內心生出的不平衡便讓她們迷失了心智。
同為農村女孩，趙向晚不願意看到這樣的結果。
到底是誰的錯？
命運、教育、還是環境？
趙向晚內心翻湧的念頭，許嵩嶺看不出來，可是一直坐在辦公室角落的季昭卻敏銳地感知到了她的糾結。
季昭忽然站了起來，坐到趙向晚對面，一雙墨似點漆的眼眸專注地看着她。
趙向晚被動地擡起頭，與他視線相觸。
【不開心，為什麽？】
寧靜的曠野，孤獨的雲雀，這個少年嗓音讓趙向晚非常放松。獲得讀心術之後，趙向晚很難全身心信任他人，但季昭是個例外。他的內心純淨而簡單，他的世界只對趙向晚敞開。
“我也是個農村人。”
【你不一樣，你不想害人。】
“為什麽要害人呢？賺錢有很多條路。”
【他們不知道其他的路。】
趙向晚的眼睛漸漸有了亮光：“不，其實他們知道其他的路。”
【可是，他們選擇走捷徑。】
豁然開朗。
是了，其實這世間有許多路。勞動可以致富、讀書可以改變命運、創新能夠把握先機。可是，不管是勞動、讀書、還是創新，都需要長期的積累，要忍受前期的失敗、磨難與艱辛，只有持之以恒的投入，才能收獲燦爛的鮮花。
這是一條正道，但卻是一條漫長而曲折的道路。
不是所有人，都會選擇走這條路。
懶惰的、虛榮的、喜歡投機取巧的、喜歡不勞而獲的人，他們更喜歡走捷徑。
趙向晚站起身，沉甸甸的感覺一掃而空，她看着季昭，微笑道：“謝謝，難得你會寬慰人。”
季昭的眼睛裏倒映着趙向晚的身影，他燦然一笑。
【因為，我們是朋友。】
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為慶祝司機劫案順利偵破，更為了感謝重案組所有人對季昭的認可，季錦茂在四季大酒店寶珠廳請客。
朱飛鵬在醫院裏躺了幾天，一聽說季錦茂在四季大酒店請客立馬兩眼放光，急吼吼地辦理出院手續，左手手腕帶着石膏、吊着繃帶，頂着一臉還沒完愈合的疤痕來到寶珠廳。
作為季錦茂的左右手，四季大酒店的總經理，盧曼凝是個性格堅毅的女強人。她知道當刑警是兒子從小到大的夢想，到現在依然沒有改變，因此再心疼兒子兒子受傷，依然支持。只是囑咐他不許喝酒、不吃油膩辛辣、不許熬夜之後，便由着他和同事們一起聚會。
豪華大圓桌中央擺滿鮮花，紅底金花的地毯、橡木家具、漂亮的水晶燈、豐盛無比的晚宴，一大幫子人圍坐桌旁，都在調侃着朱飛鵬。
“你這臉上縫了三處，還沒拆線呢，像三只蜈蚣一樣，你這樣出院就不怕吓着別人？”
“右手還打着石膏呢，你就跑出來了？”
“你呀你呀，就這麽饞四季大酒店的菜？”
朱飛鵬生性開朗，絲毫不介意同事們的調侃，笑嘻嘻地喝了一口特地為他炖的柴魚湯：“醫院的飯菜淡得要命，哪有這裏的好吃？再說了，難得季總請客，我就算爬，也要爬過來！”
季錦茂以前對朱飛鵬沒太多印象，只知道是盧曼凝的獨子，偶爾會來酒店請客吃飯，是個花錢大手大腳的主兒。慢慢接觸下來，朱飛鵬的形象漸漸立體起來，他雖然貪吃、好玩，但卻是個吃得起苦、有責任心、善良的好刑警。
季錦茂以一種慈父的眼神看向朱飛鵬，送過去一張酒店金卡：“小朱，伯父送你一件好東西。”金燦燦的卡片中央雕刻四枝稻穗，四邊圍繞着一圈黃色蒲公英花朵，右下角是一串凸起的數字。
朱飛鵬眼睛一亮，笑着接過：“七折卡！好家夥，季總這回大放血啊。”
【金卡打七折，這可是好東西啊。季總親自給出的卡片，數字越小越值錢。黑卡免費，金卡打七折，多少人求都求不來，嘿嘿，今天我發了！】
聽到朱飛鵬心中所想，趙向晚的目光落在這張金色卡片上。
上次救下季昭，季錦茂随手塞了一張黑色卡片給她，當時她并不在意，只是看圖案精巧可愛，便順手收進錢包。
那張黑色卡片與朱飛鵬手中的金色卡片圖案一模一樣，四枝稻穗分別代表抽穗、揚花、灌漿、成熟四個時期，蒲公英花邊柔美而生動、充滿着田間野趣。
Zhao Xiangwan clearly remembered that the number on his black card was 0000006.
Free card, ranked 6th. Does Ji Jinmao consider her as his own family?
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and looked at Ji Jinmao.
Feeling Zhao Xiangwan's gaze, Ji Jinmao took out another gold card and handed it to her like he was coaxing a child, smiling: "Do you think the gold one looks better? Then I'll give you one too. You can give it to whoever you want in the future."
Zhao Xiangwan waved his hands and didn't take it.
Zhu Feipeng felt itchy and wanted to take it for her, but was stopped by Xu Songling's stern look. He retracted his hand and smiled awkwardly: "If Xiangwan wants to spend money here in the future, just come to me. I'll treat you."
Just after saying this, Zhu Feipeng suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Ji Zhao as if he had discovered a new continent: "He glared at me! Did you see that? Ji Zhao actually glared at people."
Ji Jinmao turned around in surprise and looked at his son.
Ji Zhao lowered his head and said nothing.
[You're the one who's treating me? Humph!]
Zhao Xiangwan clearly saw a skylark chirp on the branch, and his round black eyes rolled back.
Ji Zhao was really getting more and more angry. Zhao Xiangwan pursed his lips, suppressed his laughter, and pretended not to notice the glare he gave Zhu Feipeng just now.
Although he did not see Ji Zhao's reaction, Ji Jinmao understood that since his son followed Zhao Xiangwan into the serious crime squad, his autism symptoms have been alleviated a lot. When talking to him, he would listen, nod, and occasionally shake his head to express refusal. This is a good thing!
If this continues, maybe one day Ji Zhao will be able to live like an ordinary person, get married and have children? Ji Jinmao's heart was burning with excitement. Seeing everyone getting happier, he wanted to serve all the best food, snacks, and drinks in the hotel.
After three rounds of drinks, Zhu Feipeng was obviously exhausted, and Ji Zhao, who disliked socializing, also stood up and left. Xu Songling suggested that the party end.
After passing the lobby on the first floor, a group of people came out of the banquet hall on the west side. The two groups met in the brightly lit lobby, and Zhao Xiangwan found many familiar faces when he glanced at them.
Zhao Qingyun and Wei Meihua walked side by side, talking to a middle-aged couple. The petite Zhao Chenyang, wearing a red dress, walked slowly, talking and laughing with a tall, handsome young man in a suit and leather shoes on his left arm.
Seeing his biological parents and Zhao Chenyang again, Zhao Xiangwan felt calm.
To be honest, if I had been taken to the city by Zhao Qingyun back then, I might not have adapted as well as Zhao Chenyang.
She was first sent to the Xu family to be a daughter for two years, and then returned to Zhao Qingyun after they took their son. The Zhao and Xu families arranged a marriage for the children under the banner of compensation, but in fact it was just a deep bond of interests. Can there be happiness with such emotionless calculations?
Zhao Xiangwan's biological parents abandoned him when he was born. Even if they found him when he was ten years old, how much affection could they have for him? It would be better for him to stay in Zhao Jiagou. Even if he was a little poorer and suffered a little, he had his eldest aunt, cousin, eldest brother and second brother to accompany him, and every step he took was solid.
Now the truth has been revealed, Zhao Chenyang paid two thousand in compensation, Zhao Qingyun paid ten thousand, and the folks of Zhaojiagou gave Zhao Xiangwan justice. From now on, they parted ways and will be strangers when they meet again.
However, things in this world are strange. Zhao Xiangwan, whose life was stolen, has let it go, but Zhao Chenyang, the beneficiary, is still holding a grudge.
Zhao Chenyang raised her head and met Zhao Xiangwan's eyes across the crowd. The smile on her face suddenly froze. Thinking that the secret of her rebirth was exposed by Zhao Xiangwan, she was worried that she would be dragged aside by Zhao Xiangwan to chat and talk again.
That's not even chatting, it's just interrogation!
Unfortunately, Zhao Chenyang wanted to avoid it, but she couldn't. The man standing next to her followed her gaze and saw Zhao Xiangwan. He was stunned for a moment and asked gently: "Chenyang, is he your acquaintance?"
Zhao Chenyang stammered, "Ah, I recognize him."
The young man had handsome features and a warm smile. Zhao Xiangwan met his eyes and felt that he looked more and more familiar.
The man took the initiative to step forward, and Zhao Chenyang had to follow. The two walked in front of Zhao Xiangwan, and before the man could speak, Zhao Chenyang pressed tightly against Xu Qingxi's arm and declared his authority: "This is my fiancé Xu Qingxi. He is the heir of Xu's construction company, studying civil engineering at Xiang University, and is the president of the student union."
Zhao Xiangwan frowned and asked, "Isn't your last name Mei?"
Xu Qingxi's eyes lit up and his voice suddenly rose: "You, you are Zhao Xiangwan!"