Chapter 35 Xu Juncai
◎What's your problem with him?◎
Zhao Xiangwan nodded.
Xu Qingxi pushed Zhao Chenyang away excitedly and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhao Xiangwan: "Xiangwan, why did you come to Xing City?"
Zhao Xiangwan put his hands back into his pockets, leaned back slightly, and had a relatively cold attitude, not responding to Xu Qingxi's enthusiasm.
Xu Qingxi didn't mind: "I haven't seen you for so many years. You've changed a lot. You've grown so tall! Haven't you always been in Zhaojiagou? Why did you come to Xing City?"
Zhao Xiangwan: “I was admitted to university.”
Xu Qingxi nodded slightly: "As long as you keep getting good grades, you are smart and hardworking, you will definitely pass the exam. I remember that it was not easy for you to study in junior high school. I didn't expect you to persevere. That's great!"
A tall man and woman stood facing each other, their conversation showing a familiarity and intimacy, which made Zhao Chenyang feel excluded from them. She interrupted their conversation abruptly: "Sister, today is Aunt Zhou's birthday, and my parents are here too, do you want to..."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his hand to signal her to shut up: "I'm not your sister."
Zhao Chenyang's breath was choked in his throat and he could no longer maintain his fake smile.
【I am such a psychopath, why did I come over to talk to her? How did Brother Qingxi know her? Did they know each other after I left? Oh, by the way, I went to the Xu family when I was ten years old, and when I was twelve years old, Brother Qingxi was taken to Xing City by Uncle Xu to study in high school. I am afraid that he knew Zhao Xiangwan during those two years when I was ten to twelve years old. Brother Qingxi is usually polite, steady and generous to others. After getting engaged to me, he is calm and reserved even when we are alone together. Even kissing and hugging require me to take the initiative. I thought it was just his personality, but I didn’t expect him to be so excited when he saw Zhao Xiangwan. Damn it! Damn it!】
After cursing "hateful" several times, Zhao Chenyang felt extremely nervous, fearing that Xu Qingxi, with whom he had finally arranged a marriage, would fall in love with someone else if he tried to please her too much.
Zhao Xiangwan felt a little complicated when he first saw his old friend and heard what Zhao Chenyang was thinking.
Zhao Chenyang's fiancé, whose real name is Mei Qingxi, is the son of teacher Mei Xinhui.
Mei Xinhui was Zhao Xiangwan's homeroom teacher when he was in junior high school. She was gentle and kind, and had a strong sense of responsibility. She was very kind to Zhao Xiangwan, who was from a poor family and was hardworking and studious. Zhao Xiangwan tried his best to get into junior high school, and it was Mei Xinhui who personally went to Qian Shufen and Xiang Erfu to communicate and let them agree to let Zhao Xiangwan continue his studies.
Mei Xinhui is a very good teacher, kind, gentle and generous, but her love life and marriage life are not smooth. She fell in love with a sent-down youth, married him and gave birth to a son. Later, her husband moved to the city and found a new lover, abandoning her and her son.
Mei Qingxi is three years older than Zhao Xiangwan. When Zhao Xiangwan was in the first grade of junior high school, Mei Qingxi was in the first grade of high school. Perhaps because he never felt the love of his father and his mother's strict education during his growth, Mei Qingxi has been sensitive since childhood. He looks handsome and gentle, but he is full of inferiority and lacks a sense of security. The inferiority and sensitive personality are mixed with the arrogance in his bones. Mei Qingxi is actually a very contradictory person. He has no real friends since he was a child.
Zhao Xiangwan had the ability to read minds and could easily see through Mei Qingxi's contradictions and struggles. Out of gratitude to teacher Mei Xinhui, Zhao Xiangwan protected Mei Qingxi in every way. The two studied and chatted together and soon became good friends who could talk about anything.
The good times did not last long. In the second semester of junior high school, Mei Xinhui was diagnosed with breast cancer. The disease progressed rapidly and she passed away before the start of the second semester. Mei Qingxi was taken away by his father, and Zhao Xiangwan never saw Mei Qingxi again since then.
Zhao Xiangwan was very sad after Mei Xinhui passed away, especially after hearing the discussions of the teachers at school. He then realized the hardships that Teacher Mei had experienced in her life, and felt even more angry and unfair for her.
Mei Xinhui's ex-husband used his connections to return to the city, and originally promised to come back to pick up Mei Xinhui and their son after he had a stable job. Unexpectedly, he never returned, and three years later, a divorce agreement was sent to his hometown.
Mei Xinhui didn't believe that her beloved would be so heartless, and she had to ask him in person before she would give up. So she took her son to the city and found him according to the mailing address. Unexpectedly, her husband had already arranged to marry the daughter of the director of the Engineering Bureau for his future. He rejected Mei Xinhui coldly, didn't even look at his son, and forced Mei Xinhui to sign the divorce agreement.
Mei Xinhui had a strong sense of self-esteem and was so angry that she vomited blood on the spot. But she was also stubborn and did not ask him for a penny in compensation or alimony. After signing the divorce papers, she took her son away and changed his surname to Mei. From then on, the mother and son depended on each other.
Because of the betrayal she had experienced, Mei Xinhui no longer believed in love. She would always burst into tears in the dead of night, feeling that her sincerity had been wasted and that the more than a thousand days she had waited in the countryside were all a joke.
Thinking of her ex-husband's cold eyes when he left and his ruthlessness towards their son, Mei Xinhui held her breath and carefully raised her son Mei Qingxi, hoping that she would stand in front of her ex-husband in the future and say: We are better off without you!
But the disease destroyed all of this, the person died like a lamp went out, and the son was taken away by her ex-husband.
At this moment, the two met again. Mei Qingxi became Xu Qingxi, dressed in a suit and tie, looking noble and elegant. He was engaged to Zhao Chenyang under the arrangement of his father Xu Juncai and stepmother Zhou Jingrong, and enjoyed the affluent life brought by his father's wealth. I wonder if he still remembers Mei Xinhui who worked hard all those years?
Recalling this, Zhao Xiangwan raised her eyelids slightly and looked at Xu Qingxi. Her eyes were small, but her eye sockets were deep. Her amber pupils looked particularly deep, and she looked very focused when she looked at people, which made Xu Qingxi, who was standing opposite her, feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Xu Qingxi wanted to explain a few words, but didn't know where to start.
After a long silence, Xu Qingxi asked, "Which university are you in?"
Zhao Xiangwan: "Hunan Public Security University, Class of 1991, majoring in criminal investigation."
Xu Qingxi noticed that her eyes were full of heroic spirit, and the young men and women standing behind her were all standing straight and righteous, and couldn't help but praise her: "You are like this, it's great."
Zhao Xiangwan looked at him deeply and said, "I'm fine. How about you?"
There was a flash of confusion in Xu Qingxi's eyes, and he didn't know how to answer this question.
His mother Mei Xinhui had no relatives on that side, and when she was sick, his father happened to come to see him. The two discussed for an afternoon, and finally Xu Jun sent Mei Xinhui to the hospital, paid for all the medical expenses, arranged the funeral after her death, and brought Xu Qingxi from Huangtian Township to Xing City to live.
Xu Qingxi was precocious. He knew the hardships his mother had to endure in raising him. He had seen her cry late at night and knew that she had rejected all suitors just to give him the most complete maternal love. He hated his father's ruthlessness and was ashamed of his father's willingness to sacrifice everything for fame and fortune. However, before his mother died, she held his hand and told him to live a good life and not to harbor hatred in his heart. He didn't know what to do.
Xu Qingxi passively accepted everything his father gave him, treated his father and stepmother with a polite but unfamiliar attitude, and quietly put all his energy into studying. He had excellent grades and a wealthy family, and everything his father had in the future would be inherited by him. This smooth life was enviable, but... he was not happy.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingxi shook his head: "Not good."
After nearly six years of separation, Xu Qingxi has grown taller and his personality has become more stable, but deep down he is still the same contradictory teenager with both self-esteem and inferiority, arrogance and sensitivity.
Zhao Chenyang's eyes moved between Xu Qingxi and Zhao Xiangwan, and when he finally found an opportunity, he quickly said, "Brother Qingxi, how did you two know each other?"
Xu Qingxi then remembered that his fiancée was still standing there: "Zhao Xiangwan is my mother's student."
After getting Xu Qingxi's answer, Zhao Chenyang felt relieved and tried to force a smile: "So that's how it is." He thought that they were still young when they met, so there was no chance of having any affair. Now he was the fiancée who was engaged to Xu Qingxi, and it was legitimate.
Zhao Chenyang went to the city when she was ten years old, and was initially sent to Zhou Jingrong as an adopted daughter. Perhaps because of the twins complex, or perhaps because Zhou Jingrong was intentional in teaching her, Zhao Chenyang imitated Zhou Jingrong in every way, and tried hard to learn how to get rid of her rusticity.
Zhou Jingrong has been married to Xu Juncai for so many years. Even though she has no children, she has been able to maintain her position as Mrs. Xu. Her forbearance and means are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Influenced by her, Zhao Chenyang also tried hard to please Xu Qingxi. After she was admitted to a junior college, the two families held a grand engagement banquet. The relationship between the two finally became clear and they officially dated as an engaged couple.
Although they were engaged, Zhao Chenyang always felt that there was a thin veil between him and Xu Qingxi. Xu Qingxi was gentle and polite in front of her, and everyone envied her for finding an elegant and noble man, but Zhao Chenyang could not see through him.
He respected her, loved her, and took good care of her in front of others and behind their backs, but he never lost his composure, was not enthusiastic, and was not proactive. Facing Zhao Chenyang's various initiatives, he always remained rational and calm.
But today, Xu Qingxi saw Zhao Xiangwan with a different face. He was excited, excited, and proactive, and his eyes were full of joy. This made Zhao Chenyang feel inexplicably sad, and he turned his head and looked at Zhou Jingrong with a look of help.
Zhou Jingrong wore a dark green cheongsam with a long white wool sweater on the outside. Her hair was tied up in a side bun and a string of white pearls on her neck, which finally added some color to her pale and thin face.
After receiving Zhao Chenyang's request for help, Zhou Jingrong walked over slowly and stood beside her: "Chenyang, what are you talking about?" Zhou Jingrong was thin and spoke in a soft voice, revealing a gloomy tone.
Zhao Chenyang felt reassured when he saw Zhou Jingrong. He turned around and took her arm. "Aunt Zhou, I just found out today that my sister Zhao Xiangwan was a student of Teacher Mei Xinhui, and she was a childhood friend of Brother Qingxi."
梅心慧！聽到這個名字，周荊容的面色微變。這個名字，是她心裏的一根刺。梅心慧，徐俊才深深愧疚的原配，徐清溪永遠牽挂的母親。
徐俊才的身邊不乏女人，梅心慧卻是獨一無二的存在。
周荊容溫柔一笑，目光卻似帶着毒刺，盯着眼前趙向晚：“你是梅老師的學生？既然是清溪的朋友，有空來家裏坐坐？”
【哼！梅心慧的學生？不過就是個無知少女，能鬥得過我？徐清溪十五歲來我家，剛開始一身的刺，現在還不是一樣被我馴得乖乖的？】
聽到這話，趙向晚眼皮一擡，與周荊容目光相迎。
不知道為什麽，明明只是輕輕一眼，周荊容卻感覺到了鄙視。她深吸了一口氣，忍着脾氣，依然溫柔：“清溪，不給阿姨介紹介紹？”
徐清溪警惕起來，往前一步，擋在趙向晚與周荊容之間：“只是一個很久沒見的朋友，沒什麽好介紹的。”他轉過頭沖趙向晚使了個眼色，“你先回去，回頭我來找你。”
【向晚，人在屋檐下，不能不低頭，希望你能夠理解我。周荊容是只笑面虎，喜歡暗箭傷人，要小心！】
聽到這裏，趙向晚沖徐清溪點了點頭，轉身對許嵩嶺說：“許隊，我們走吧。”
許嵩嶺手一揮，帶着重案組所有成員往門口走去。重案組都是氣宇軒昂的大個子，衆人身影一動，把胖乎乎的季錦茂露出來。
趙青雲擡起頭正看到季錦茂，忙伸出雙手，笑着迎上前：“季總，你好。”
季錦茂并沒有與他握手，只敷衍地點了點頭。
真假千金這件事在趙家溝并不是秘密，與趙長興等人打過交道的季錦茂自然也知道了。在季錦茂看來，趙青雲連親生女兒都能認錯，發現真相之後繼續容忍假千金在身邊晃悠，這麽拎不清的人，腦殼一定是進了水。
趙青雲的手懸在半空。
自己殷勤地與對方握手，對方假裝沒有看到，傲慢地背手而立。
——這樣的場景只在趙青雲剛剛進入官場，汲汲無名時碰到過。
一陣羞惱情緒湧上來，趙青雲暗自咬了咬牙，雙手有些不自然地下垂，努力維持着臉上的笑容：“季總這麽晚了還在工作？辛苦啊。”
季錦茂這回連客氣點頭都沒有了，高深莫測地看了趙青雲一眼。趙青雲從他的眼神裏看出了嫌棄。
嫌棄？趙青雲覺得腦子有點不夠用。
“季總！啊呀，今晚真是有緣啊。”一道聲音從趙青雲身後傳來，将他從這種窘迫的狀态中解救出來。
一個小腹微微突起，面容斯文的中年男人走過來，熱情地沖季錦茂伸出手來：“季總，我是徐氏建築公司的徐俊才。四季最近在珠市的酒店項目我們公司也參與了投标，希望能夠合作啊。”
季錦茂笑着與他握手，寒暄了幾句。
徐俊才？趙向晚認真打量着他。梅心慧老師的前夫，抛棄結發妻子與兒子的渣男！
為了前程，抛妻棄子，功成名就；膝下空虛，轉頭又将前妻培養得十分優秀的兒子領回來。這世上的一切，似乎都在為徐俊才添磚加瓦。
那梅心慧又算什麽呢？
他無聊時的安慰、為他留下血脈的功臣，還是替他培養兒子的仆人？
善良的梅心慧老師早早過世，而傷害她的男人卻志得意滿，趙向晚腦中忽然閃過一句話——殺人放火金腰帶，修路補路無屍骸。
眸光暗沉，趙向晚低頭沉吟。
被季錦茂忽視，趙青雲這才留意到趙向晚與許嵩嶺，走過來打招呼：“向晚，許隊，難得在這裏遇到你們，有任務？”
趙向晚沒有回應。
許嵩嶺黑着臉：“也不算難得，我們在這裏遇到過兩次了。”沒有一次相遇是愉快的——許嵩嶺在心裏補了一句。
趙青雲努力尬聊：“這次的司機劫殺案偵破神速，謝謝你們。要不是你們，我們省委大院還在說人是我殺的呢。”
魏美華見他哪壺不開提哪壺，老臉一紅，轉過臉去，假裝沒有看到趙向晚。
許嵩嶺說了句場面話：“職責所在，不必感謝。我們還有事，先走了。”說罷，帶着重案組所有人走出酒店大堂。
透明的玻璃門将兩隊人馬分隔開來，形成兩個世界。
酒店大堂內，趙晨陽撅着嘴拉住徐清溪的手，嬌滴滴、怯生生地央求着：“清溪哥哥，你可不可以不要去找趙向晚？她，她不喜歡我。”
面對趙晨陽的央求，徐清溪不置可否，反過來問她：“為什麽你叫她姐姐？”
趙晨陽想着這事終歸瞞不的，與其讓趙向晚背後說壞話，不如由自己來說明更好，便小聲解釋着：“清溪哥哥，其實……其實趙向晚才是我爸媽的親生孩子。我和趙向晚從小當雙胞胎養，感情很好的。後來我親爸媽存了私心想讓我進城讀書，所以擅自作主把我和姐姐替換了。”
我爸媽、我親爸媽，趙晨陽的話語有些混亂，但徐清溪聽明白了。
想到趙向晚那張與趙青雲有七分相似的面孔，徐清溪內心大受沖擊：“所以……向晚才是親生的，她應該十歲時進城，而不是在鄉下為了繼續讀書費盡心機？”
趙晨陽嘆了一口氣：“我，我也是後來才知道，只怪我親爸媽私心太重。我爸媽把我從鄉下領回來，一開始是送給周姨當養女，這個你總知道吧？”
徐清溪點了點頭。
趙晨陽繼續道：“後來你回來了，我的戶口就轉到我爸媽這邊，我忙着讀書一直沒有和趙家溝那邊聯系，并不清楚我親爸媽對趙向晚不好。一直到趙向晚考上大學找過來，我才知道真相。我也知道對不住她，所以年前和我爸一起回了一趟鄉下，賠償了她一些錢，希望她能原諒我們。不過……趙向晚心腸硬，哪怕我爸承認錯誤，她也不肯跟他回來。”
徐清溪問：“為什麽？”
趙晨陽說：“或許她怨爸媽認錯了人，恨我占了她的位置吧。其實我爸也說了，過去的事情已經過去，沒辦法回頭，将來兩家當親戚走動，我和她都是他的女兒，将來等她大學畢業幫她找工作，結婚時出豐厚的嫁妝，可是，趙向晚不同意。”
徐清溪忽然笑了：“你們不懂她。”趙向晚性子倔，愛較真，趙青雲想要和稀泥？休想。
聽到徐清溪一口一個“向晚”，稱呼親昵而熟稔，再看到徐清溪笑容裏滿是懷念與溫暖，趙晨陽的心被刺痛：“你認識趙向晚才兩年，哪裏就懂她了。我和她從小一起長大，到十歲才分開，可是再見面她一點面子也不給，想想挺傷心的。”
徐清溪看了她一眼：“你很委屈？”
趙晨陽咬着唇，不知道如何接這句話。
徐清溪淡淡道：“親生父母讓你頂替向晚的身份進城；養父母知道真相之後依然對你不離不棄，你委屈什麽？”
趙晨陽擡起頭，大眼睛裏盈滿淚水：“清溪哥哥，我是你的未婚妻，趙向晚只是你的童年朋友，誰親誰疏，難道這還要別人提醒嗎？我知道，是我對不起趙向晚，可是……我并不知情呀。我已經賠禮道歉，還能怎麽樣？時光沒辦法倒流，已經發生的沒辦法改變，不如大家捐棄前嫌，你好我好大家都好，是不是？”
想到趙向晚那雙清冷的眼眸，徐清溪搖了搖頭：“你覺得好，可是向晚卻不覺得好。”
淚水劃過面頰，趙晨陽的心隐隐作痛。
小時候，趙向晚是家裏最老實、勤快的那一個，對自己呵護有加。上學路上只要自己喊一聲累，趙向晚就會蹲下來背她；在家吃飯時只要自己喜歡吃什麽，趙向晚就會留給她吃。幫她削鉛筆、寫作業、洗衣服……趙向晚真的是個好姐姐。
可是，趙晨陽回報趙向晚的卻是欺騙。
這一刻，趙晨陽有些後悔。如果不偷換身份呢？趙向晚哪怕到了城裏依然會愛護她、關照她，過得好了也會回報爸媽吧？
可是，做了就得認，即使錯了也得咬牙往前走。趙晨陽深吸了一口氣，既然沒有退路，那就走着瞧，自己一定能過得比趙向晚好！
趙晨陽看向酒店大門處，透過玻璃，趙向晚的高挑背影似一棵青松，挺直而堅定。
趙向晚正在聆聽許嵩嶺的教誨。
“以後見到趙青雲，有多遠走多遠。他自己腦袋不正常，身邊也沒有一個正常人。”
“是。”
“你周老師說得對，人吶，有氣場可言。他一身的邪氣，和他走得近了都沒什麽好結果。先是翁萍芳丢了命，後有王德堂被劫殺。這樣的人，離遠點好。”
朱飛鵬“喲”了一聲，“難得聽許隊講出這麽有學問的話。”
許嵩嶺瞪了他一眼：“要不是看你受傷，我一巴掌就呼上去了。”
趙向晚點點頭，正色道：“許隊說得對。我看趙青雲和徐俊才兩家走得近，恐怕徐俊才也有問題。”
許嵩嶺皺了皺眉：“什麽問題？你想做什麽？”
夜風吹過，四月的風裏帶着絲暖意。
開車的劉良駒、祝康還沒來，站在酒店門口等候的間隙，趙向晚決定實話實說：“這個徐俊才不是什麽好東西，我想調查他。”
許嵩嶺與朱飛鵬還沒開口，殷勤站在一旁的季錦茂先說話：“你和他有什麽過節？”
趙向晚點頭：“是，有過節，過不去的節。”
将徐俊才與梅心慧的過往簡單說出來之後，趙向晚補充了一句：“我考公安大學當警察，就是要讓好人有好報，惡人有惡報。徐俊才這樣的渣滓功成名就，梅心慧老師這樣的好人卻含恨而死，我心裏過不去。”
一片寂靜。
只有夜風與呼吸之聲。
善有善報惡有惡報，這是多少普通老百姓的心聲。
身在公安系統，懲惡揚善這四個字深入骨髓，趙向晚的話引來衆人共鳴，一時之間都陷入沉默之中。
良久，許嵩嶺沉聲道：“我讓經偵辦的同事查查他的公司，徐氏建築公司這些年在星市發展很快，經濟問題一定有不少。”
朱飛鵬對何明玉說：“你明天去檔案科查一查，看有沒有和徐氏建築公司有關的案子，我就不信，徐俊才做工程這些年，屁股那麽幹淨！”
何明玉咬着牙道：“好！我這幾天就泡在檔案室了。但凡沾上徐氏建築公司、徐俊才的案子，我都給你們找出來。”
季錦茂冷笑一聲：“星市生意圈裏，徐俊才名聲一直不錯。都說他和妻子伉俪情深，搞半天原來是這樣！這種人品，我不屑與之來往。向晚你放心，我以後不會與他合作。”
趙向晚看了衆人一眼，剛才那股憋悶感漸漸消散：“多謝大家。”
許嵩嶺擺擺手：“小問題。”
朱飛鵬嘻嘻一笑：“我們是朋友嘛。”
何明玉拍了拍趙向晚的胳膊：“這樣的人渣，老天不收我們來收！”
過得幾日，徐俊才感覺事事不順。
先是鐵板釘釘的珠市四季大酒店工程項目莫名其妙被競争對手顧氏星光建築公司搶走，四處打聽也沒問出個所以然。
接着稅務部門招呼不打，直接上門查帳，公司上下忙乎了一周，補繳了幾十萬，方才勉強應付過去。
緊接着，幾處工地曝出偷工減料、工程質量存在問題，被質監站緊急叫停，責令返工。
徐俊才感覺不對勁，晚上找到省委大院，與未來親家趙青雲商量對策：“青雲，我是不是得罪了什麽人？你雖說馬上就要去深市走馬赴任，但畢竟在省委、建委關系多，可得幫我提個醒啊。”
趙青雲也留意到了徐氏建築公司的異常，給徐俊才倒了一杯茶，安慰道：“先別慌，喝口茶。我打電話問問。”
接連幾個電話打完，趙青雲低頭沉思。
徐俊才催促他：“怎麽了？”
趙青雲感覺很蹊跷：“質監站陳站長說，他們接到一封匿名信，舉報你的工地有問題。”
徐俊才差點被一口茶嗆到：“陳站長那邊我們一直都有打點，怎麽幾封匿名信就動真格的？”
趙青雲說：“可是，舉報信是從公安局那邊轉過來的，沒辦法不處理。說是你們工地幾名工人到公安局報案，聯名寫了匿名信。”
徐俊才氣得面紅耳赤：“這些沒良心的鄉巴佬，吃老子的飯、砸公司的鍋！不是，誰教他們去公安局報案的？公司垮了對他們有什麽好處？”
趙青雲也覺得有些匪夷所思。徐氏建築公司在星市有五個工地，施工人員大都是農村來的打工人，一個個老實巴交，只知道埋頭幹活，遇到工頭克扣工錢也只知道苦苦哀求，他們連公安局在哪裏都不知道，怎麽會知道去報案、還聯名寫匿名信？
“稅務局的孫主任告訴我，他們今年新上任的馮局長不知道從哪裏聽說你們公司偷稅漏稅，而且金額巨大，所以責成建立專班，對你們公司所有來往帳目進行審核。”
“馮局長是今年才上任的，我只知道他是轉業幹部，為人剛正，不好打交道。他從哪裏聽到這樣的消息，為什麽要針對我們徐氏？”
“不清楚，孫主任也不知道。不過……他給了一個方向。”
“什麽方向？你快說。”
“馮局長是十五師副團級幹部轉業，公安局經偵科的戴科長曾經是他的老部下，兩人私交很好。”
公安局，又是公安局！
徐俊才打破腦殼也想不通，他到底是哪裏得罪了公安局的人。
趙青雲也想不明白，只得轉換思路：“不如從投标失誤入手查一查？”
自從辭職下海之後事事順利，徐俊才平日裏行事、說話總帶着絲氣定神閑的悠然勁。可是今天，一連串的打擊之下，徐俊才有些激動，聲音也高亢起來。
“負責珠市項目投标的高經理找過甲方負責人，他們支支吾吾，讓我直接問季總，因為是季總下的命令。你說，我到底在哪裏得罪了季錦茂這個死胖子？”
話音剛落，徐俊才忽然想起一件事。
——我草！不會是因為上次周荊容辦生日宴沒有給季錦茂發貼子，所以他小心眼了吧？可是，那都是因為季錦茂從來不參加生意場上的應酬啊。
他霍地站起身，急急地說：“看來，我最近的不順得多半和季錦茂有關，我明天去拜訪季錦茂，争取解除我們之間的誤會。”
趙青雲攔住他：“先別急。就算這裏邊有季錦茂的手筆，但他指揮不動公安局的人，恐怕背後還有你不知道的緣由。”
徐俊才再一次陷入迷茫，一屁股坐下，煩躁地扯了下衣領：“公安局，兩件事都有公安局的事。我向來遵紀守法，哪裏就得罪了公安局的人？”
趙青雲提醒他：“不如找個中間人去問問吧，如果是誤會，最好早點解開。”
徐俊才想了想，終于想起一個人來：“我老丈人沒退休之前是工程局局長，和公安局基建科的人有交情，我托人去問問。”
趙青雲點點頭：“行，只要找到症結，總有辦法的。”不知道為什麽，他腦中忽然閃過趙向晚的面容。
四季大酒店的季錦茂、公安局的許嵩嶺都非常欣賞她，如果是徐俊才得罪了趙向晚，倒真有可能兩人聯手對付徐俊才。可是沒道理啊，徐俊才今年四十六歲，趙向晚今年一十八歲，這兩人根本沒有什麽交集。
趙青雲甩了甩頭，将這個念頭抛于腦後，暗自嘲笑自己神經過敏。
星市四季大酒店酒店的行政辦公區設在四樓，包括總裁辦公室、總經理室、酒店秘書、各部門負責人辦公、行政管理部門、酒店核心部分的綜合辦公區等。
當徐俊才帶着助理來到酒店，和大堂服務員表達出想見季錦茂時，對方請來了盧曼凝。
盧曼凝态度客氣而禮貌：“不好意思，季總今天不在酒店，請您改天來吧。”
徐俊才感覺盧曼凝是故意拒絕，耐着性子說：“那能不能給個季總的聯系方式？我有點事要找他。”
盧曼凝微笑：“對不起，季總的大哥大號碼對外保密。”
徐俊才的助理霍剛在一旁道：“盧經理，徐氏建築公司在全國各地都有工地，年産值上千萬，我們徐總今天特地過來就是想和季總見見面。大家都是生意人，和氣生財是不是？”
盧曼凝依然保持着微笑：“真的非常抱歉，不如徐總留個電話號碼，等我們季總有空，他和您聯系如何？”既然季總不願意搭理徐俊才這個負心渣男，那她作為經理自然要為季總擋一擋。
伸手不打笑臉人，徐俊才沒辦法，只得留下自己的大哥大號碼，悻悻然離開。
再找到公安局，基建科的熟人回話：“經偵科的老戴說了，清者自清、濁者自濁。你要是遵紀守法，自然就不怕查。”
徐俊才氣得差點罵娘。
開公司的，哪個不怕稅務查？做工程的，哪個不怕質監站的人上門？要是天天這樣被人盯着，公司根本做不下去。
肯定有人背後搗鬼，不然公安局的人為什麽把手伸那麽長？
可是，徐俊才想破了腦袋，也想不出哪裏得罪過公安局的人。跑了一整天，晚上他郁悶地回到家，點燃一支香煙，坐在沙發上一聲不吭。
周荊容殷勤地端來一盅天麻雞湯：“今天累了吧？喝點湯補補。”周荊容老家是粵省人，煲得一手好湯。
聞到雞湯香味，徐俊才面色稍霁，掐滅手中香煙，低頭喝了一口：“荊容，幸好還有你，最近實在是太累了。”
周荊容坐在他身邊，雙手在他肩膀上揉捏，柔聲道：“看你最近太傷腦，所以放了點天麻。別着急，事情總是能解決的。”
Xu Juncai was very comfortable with her service and sighed: "Ah... I don't know what went wrong recently. It's okay to lose the big project in Zhu County, but if the tax and quality inspection stations don't handle it well, the company will be in trouble."
Zhou Jingrong had not gone out to work since she got married, and could not offer any advice. She could only comfort him: "There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. It's all right."
Hearing these innocuous words, Xu Juncai's annoyance rose again. His business was getting bigger and bigger, and his vision was getting higher and higher. In the past, Zhou Jingrong took care of the house very well, making him relax and happy when he got home, and he felt very happy. But now that the company was in trouble and needed someone to give advice, Zhou Jingrong seemed useless.
Xu Juncai suddenly stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go back to the company." After that, he picked up his briefcase and car keys, opened the door and left.
With a "bang", the door was closed.
Zhou Jingrong stared at his own hands blankly, then glanced at the Gastrodia elata chicken soup on the tea table, a cold light flashing in his eyes.