Chapter 53 Chapter 53 [End] End...
The place where Fang Shimian is most frequently dispatched is that village in the city.
At the end of the month, we received a report that an elderly man was blackmailing others. He had been lying on the ground and could not get up, seriously affecting the passage of residents.
When Fang Shimian and his companions arrived, the narrow intersection was densely crowded with people. On the stone steps nearby were some elderly people who were chatting. They were wearing worn white vests and holding large palm-leaf fans. When passers-by asked them about their whereabouts, they proudly told everyone how the man inside was blackmailing them.
When the people gathered saw the police coming, they dispersed a little and noisily made way for the police.
"The police are here, disperse."
“They are all gone.”
When Fang Shimian and his companions reached the scene of the accident in the center of the crowd, the old man who hit the person had already noticed that something was wrong. He stood in front of Fang Shimian and told him heartbreakingly that he was being blackmailed and that his life was not easy.
My colleague looked around at the crowd and asked, "Who called the police?"
A tall and thin boy who was squeezed in the crowd came out and raised his hand nervously, "Me."
"I wanted to go home to get something, but they kept blocking me and I couldn't get in."
Fang Shimian looked at the motionless old man lying next to the tricycle and suddenly had a bad feeling. He bent down and trotted under the arm of the person who was blocking the road, squatted next to the old man, and sniffed his breath, and it was clear that he was dead.
My colleagues also came over, their faces grim.
"Find something to cover it."
“Call an ambulance!”
The sun was very hot, so Fang Shimian and his colleagues immediately evacuated the crowd. The old man who had just stopped people from passing also lay on the ground and refused to get up.
The alley was too narrow for the ambulance to drive in. Medical staff came over with instruments and a stretcher. Most people had left at this point. The paramedic walked up to Fang Shimian and said, "Officer, this man has no vital signs and has been dead for a while. Please notify the family and contact the funeral home directly."
Fang Shimian looked at the old lady lying on the stretcher with her eyes open. He knew which family she belonged to.
The old lady's surname is Liu. She is one of the more well-known elderly people in this urban village. They call her Grandma Liu.
There were often disputes in this narrow and chaotic alley. Fang Shimian had received calls from this old lady Liu several times. She had a loud voice and would argue with vegetable vendors before dawn. The workers were so annoyed that they called the police for disturbing the public.
She would call the police because the empty water bottles and cardboard boxes hidden in the dead corner of the stairs were stolen, and her face would turn red as she quarreled with another old couple.
He would also force others to carry things up and down the stairs just to get a five-dollar moving fee. He would pay some people who were willing to do so, and call the police on others who were unwilling. It was Fang Shimian who handled that case as well.
This kind of behavior is considered forced selling. People around her are annoyed by her, no one speaks to her, and they all say she is annoying.
At that time, Fang Shimian saw that her hands were shaking from fatigue, her face was red and purple, and she was gasping for breath. He was worried that the old woman would be stimulated and afraid that something would happen, so after the man who called the police left, he gave her a hundred yuan privately.
She doesn't want it, she just wants five dollars.
Only five bucks.
Fang Shimian had no choice but to jog to the store to exchange the money. When he turned around, the old woman was gone. Later, he walked to her door, put the money under the doormat, knocked on the door to tell her, and then walked away quickly.
There was the sound of a door opening again. Granny Liu did not come out to return the money, but when Fang Shimian reached the last floor, he heard a very slight crying sound.
Empty and somewhat sharp.
Later, for a long time, Granny Liu didn't appear as frequently.
When Granny Liu was taken away covered with a white cloth, the elderly people who had been smiling and telling passers-by about Granny Liu's glorious deeds fell silent.
Someone said, "He's really dead."
The big cattail leaf fan started to fan again.
Because he had to notify the family, Fang Shimian knew which household it was. When he knocked on the door, his colleague followed silently behind him, holding the key hanging around Granny Liu's neck.
No one opened the door, so a colleague opened it with a key. Fang Shimian lowered his head to check his law enforcement recorder and walked in.
There is someone inside.
A very thin old man was sitting in the living room, with a red tying machine hanging around his neck and an elastic band used for tying goods loosely tied around his waist. The elastic band was only half finished, and the side with the iron hook was tied to the leg of the coffee table.
Seeing the police coming, he pointed to the teacup which was still half full of water.
At this time, the neighbor across the street poked his head in, walked over, saw that they were police officers, and asked, "What's Granny Liu?"
They gave a brief explanation and the man just sighed and said it was a sin.
This grandfather has severe hypertension, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. He has to take a lot of medicine every day to stay alive. These two elderly people have only one son. He used to work away from home and send them some money. But he has not been heard from in the past two years. These two elderly people have no savings and have been relying on each other to support themselves until now. It is not easy.
Those outside who knew some of the situation said that it was because Granny Liu had done too many bad things that her son no longer recognized them. However, they did not consider that if Granny Liu was not hard-hearted, she would not be able to make a living here.
Now that Granny Liu is gone, I don’t know what to do with this old man who has no ability to take care of himself.
The medicines the old man needed were placed on the table in different categories. There was also an account book on the table, which was the thin collection of wrong answers used by students. There was a big word "owe" on the cover.
The last entry in the ledger reads:
110: 100 yuan
Fang Shimian looked at the neat and careful handwriting, and thought of the crying he heard when he went downstairs that day. An indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
Sour, painful, and stuffy.
The colleague went back to check the information and informed their son, asking Fang Shimian and another auxiliary police officer to stay here. It would be best not to go in, but wait outside the house. Only go in if the old man has something to do.
The old man sat in the dark room all day long.
A mechanical female voice announced in the silence.
"It is three o'clock in the afternoon, Beijing time."
"It is now 4:00 p.m. Beijing time."
"Now it is ..."
Time passes with the sound.
In just one afternoon, it seems like you can see the past days in this little house.
The sun rises and sets, and the room becomes bright and dark, dark and bright again. The old man looks numb, waiting for the end in the boring and repetitive time.
Later in the evening, Fang Shimian and his team untied the elastic band around the old man's waist, took his medicines and brought him back to the police station. The doctor from the team came over to measure the old man's blood pressure and check the medicines they brought.
The old man's mood was not very stable after changing his environment. He looked around and always wanted to go out.
When it was time to get off work, a colleague came over to take over and look after the old man in the lounge instead of Fang Shimian.
Fang Shimian changed his clothes. The driver was already waiting outside. He sat in the car and took out his cell phone. He found that Zhu Ze had sent him an invitation on WeChat. It was from Miss Shen.
Zhu Ze: [I am sorry for what happened to Shi Mian in the past, but this is the most important day of my life, and I hope you can witness it. ]
Fang Shimian thought this was a good thing, and he had never resented Zhu Ze for those things. After hesitating for a while, he called Huo Zhongshan.
The man seemed to chuckle, "Go, why not?"
Fang Shimian scratched his hair and checked the box on the electronic invitation to accept the invitation.
Fang Shimian didn't actually take this matter to heart. Instead, he thought of the dead Granny Liu. When Fang Shimian closed his eyes, he could only think of the white cloth that outlined her facial features and the handwriting on the bill.
Huo Zhongshan came out of the study, looked at Fang Shimian quietly for a while, leaned over and kissed him, picked him up from the sofa, and went to the bedroom to sleep.
When he was about to fall asleep, Fang Shimian thought of Zhu Ze's marriage again. He dazedly told Huo Zhongshan the whole story again, not knowing whether he had explained it clearly or not, and his brain fell into darkness.
The man's eyes softened, "I'll go with you, go to sleep."
The next day at work, the old man was still in the lounge. My colleague said that they had contacted his son, who was in Jiangcheng and was coming back by train. He might not arrive until tomorrow.
The person who hit the person with his tricycle is 82 years old this year. He has no children and no money. When he entered the police station, he only had one thing to say: "I don't have any money, but I have my life."
He had only 154.57 yuan on him, and he said if he had to pay, he would die here.
In such a developed and glorious city, these forgotten old people in the urban villages seem to be stewing in bitter water, and the bitterness has been boiled into their lives, with the bitterness filling the gaps between their bones.
Today, when Fang Shimian was on duty in People's Square, a chubby kid hugged his trouser legs. The kid had curly hair and was wearing overalls. He had a Bald Qiang balloon tied to his hand and said, "Uncle police, I'm lost."
Fang Shimian picked up the child and just took out the walkie-talkie to report the situation to the captain, when he saw the young mother walking towards him with a helpless look on her face. She thanked Fang Shimian.
When she was leaving, I could vaguely hear her laughing and saying to another girl who was traveling with her, "This guy... even knew how to ask the most handsome policeman for help. I wonder who he learned this from..."
In the afternoon, the old man's son arrived, exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes. After his colleague told him the sad news of Granny Liu's death, the man sat with his father for a while and asked, "Can't we just let that man go to jail instead of paying compensation?"
The perpetrator has no money.
Elderly people of this age basically won’t go to jail.
The man took the old man away. His colleague drank a sip of tea and said calmly, "This family is also pitiful. The man broke his hand on the construction site two years ago. Not only did he not get compensation, but the boss ran away with the money. He didn't even get his wages..."
Fang Shimian leaned against the water dispenser and remained silent for a long time.
When he got off work, he went to the bank to withdraw 10,000 yuan and asked the driver to take a detour to the village in the city. He was not wearing a police uniform. When he walked to the door and was about to knock, he reached into his pocket and found that his money had been stolen.
I went to the store downstairs to exchange some money, then went upstairs and knocked on the door.
No one.
He bent down and stuffed the money one by one into the gap under the door. On his way back, he saw the old man picking up rubbish carrying a big bag again.
The buildings here are tall, the alleys are narrow, and you can't see the sun.
Sitting back in the car, Fang Shimian leaned back in his seat. It was already dark outside and he could vaguely see the reflection from the car window.
I raised my hand and wiped my face, it was wet.
He no longer wants to solve big cases and achieve great success.
He thought people here could have an easier time.
*
Officer Xiao Fang has been very busy recently and has studied almost all the recent policies regarding people in need.
When there was no police incident, he would sit in front of the computer with the documents to help them apply for subsidies and relief funds, as well as some preferential medical policies.
Fang Shimian's police station began to receive some home-grown fruits and vegetables sent by people living in the surrounding area.
After a while, on Zhu Ze's wedding day, Fang Shimian and Huo Zhongshan went together.
Huo Zhongshan has become less and less visible in recent years. He lives a secluded life and his whereabouts are completely untraceable. Hengshi has expanded rapidly overseas in the past two years and has a considerable reputation in the international market. Many people want to take advantage of this wave of dividends, but they have no channels and cannot even see the shadow of Huo Zhongshan, so they are very anxious.
So, when Huo Zhongshan appeared at the wedding of Zhu Ze and the eldest daughter of the Shen family, no one expected it.
The Shen family has long been out of the rank for the current Huo family. Huo Zhongshan personally attended the ceremony, and it certainly was not for this eldest daughter.
A few years ago, Zhu Ze left Hengshi and went out on his own. Most people thought that there was a rift between the prince and his companion, and an irreconcilable conflict. But now it seems that there is a different story.
When Zhu Ze saw Huo Zhongshan and Fang Shimian arriving together, his face suddenly darkened, but he quickly reacted and forced a smile.
The wedding process was unexpectedly simple. Fang Shimian and Huo Zhongshan were on the second floor.
Fang Shimian was standing on the edge of the railing looking at the guests downstairs when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. The man was wearing a suit, with a slightly hunched back, and was sitting in his seat looking around. Fang Shimian stared at the man for a while, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Just as he was about to move his gaze elsewhere.
In a flash, Fang Shimian suddenly shuddered.
It was the very strange owner he met when he was a monitor in Yunjin!
When he looked down again, the man was no longer in his seat, but had started walking near the stage. His pockets were bulging, and one hand was inserted into them. The man looked everywhere and seemed very nervous.
Fang Shimian saw him staring at the newcomer on the stage, and a chill suddenly came down his spine. He turned to look at Huo Zhongshan, "Brother, there's something wrong with that person."
Huo Zhongshan didn't ask anything and called the bodyguard who was guarding outside the door in. After the bodyguard came in and saw the man, he went downstairs quietly and controlled the man. In less than ten minutes, the bodyguard came back upstairs and said that there was a gun in the man's pocket.
He also told Fang Shimian that he had handed the person over to the nearest police station.
Fortunately, Fang Shimian breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little scared when he sat down.
Zhu Ze's parents came up alone to toast Huo Zhongshan, but when they saw Fang Shimian beside Huo Zhongshan, their expressions looked a little unnatural.
Zhu Ze's father worked as a serviceman for Huo Bo for several years and once risked his life to save Huo Bo's life. After that, he caught Huo Bo's eye and was promoted step by step. Huo Bo even arranged for Zhu Ze's family, who had originally settled in the countryside, to live in the compound.
Later, Huo Bo resolutely retired and took charge of the Huo family's business. Zhu Ze's father also retired and offered his son to the Huo family, hoping that he could continue to be protected by the Huo family...
As for Fang Shimen, the reason why Fang Shimen had such a miserable childhood was closely related to his mother Zhu.
She was out of tune with all the women in the compound. She was vulgar, uneducated, and loved to show off. She had nothing else to support her self-esteem, so she could only show off her son. Even though she knew that Fang Shi was living in fear because of her harsh words, she only comforted herself that it was the child who was not motivated.
But now, the unmotivated child standing next to the person they need to please and fawn over has become someone they dare not offend.
They even secretly suspected that Zhu Ze was rejected by the Huo family as revenge by this child whom they had always looked down upon.
The two men were very nervous and didn't dare to say anything else after they toasted. They just said a few polite words and left.
Seeing that the wedding was over, Fang Shimian was about to pick up the cup to drink the sparkling water in it, but Huo Zhongshan held his hand. The man pulled out the cup and casually poured the liquid in it into the ashtray at hand.
Fang Shimian didn't get to drink the water, so he yawned and fell on Huo Zhongshan, saying to him, "Brother, let's go home."
Not long after the two left, Zhu Ze went upstairs alone. He pushed the door into the room, sat dejectedly in the seat where Fang Shimian had sat, and stared blankly at the liquid in the ashtray with his eyes lowered.
He lit a cigarette and shook the ash into the sparkling water.
After a while, he picked it up and took a sip.
He knew that the Zhu family's real decline was about to begin.
*
In order to cooperate with cultural tourism and various publicity activities, the police stations in various provinces and cities have recently required each police station in their jurisdiction to send a representative to the General Administration to cooperate with video recording. The street police station where Fang Shimian was located recommended Fang Shimian without hesitation. After a simple internal vote, the Linyu District Police Station sent the young and handsome Comrade Xiao Fang to participate in the video recording.
When he went to the General Administration to participate in the recording, Fang Shimian had just been assigned to the grassroots level and was still youthful and energetic. He had fair skin, was handsome, and looked upright in his police uniform. He was unsurprisingly singled out by the cameraman from among a group of grassroots police officers to be recorded.
What he didn't notice was that Huo Yue was there too, and there was another person standing next to him. Both of them had taken off their epaulettes. The man was not wearing a hat, his figure was a little bloated, he was a head shorter than Huo Yue, and his face was a little gloomy.
This man's name is Lei Yunman, and he's a first-level police inspector. He's ten years older than Huo Yue, and he's stuck in this position and can't move up any further.
The elders in his family once lost the battle for the throne with Huo Qiaoyan and had been silent for a long time. During this period, there was a hint of revival. When he saw Huo Yue now, he naturally felt resentment, but he dared not disrespect him.
Lei Yun was filled with anger, so naturally he was not happy with everything. His eyes fell on the pretty young man in police uniform under the spotlight. He snorted coldly, "I don't know what's the trend with these newcomers nowadays. I don't know if they are here to be police officers or celebrities. Not only did they not say hello to their seniors, but they also walked past us to take pictures. They have no manners. I'm afraid they will..."
"Are you talking about that child?" Huo Yue interrupted Lei Yunman, raised his chin towards Fang Shimian, and spoke in a calm voice.
Fang Shimian was the only one shooting in that direction, and the direction was very clear.
Lei Yunman was interrupted and frowned. After a few seconds, he nodded indifferently, "Yes, that's him. Newcomers like him just don't have enough experience and need to be taught a lesson."
He didn't dare to offend Huo Yue, but he didn't take the young man who had just joined the police force seriously at all.
Huo Yue smiled faintly, "You are talking about Shi Mian."
Lei Yunman's face changed.
"As the youngest brother in the family, he was indeed spoiled when he was growing up, and he has never suffered any hardship. Please bear with me if there is anything he does not do well. If there is anything, just tell me. If he makes a mistake, I will definitely teach him personally."
Huo Yue looked calm when he said this, his tone did not reveal any dissatisfaction, and there was even a faint smile on his face.
The thunderclouds were full and it felt like falling into an icy cave. Beads of sweat the size of beans instantly slid down my forehead.
However, the worst part was far from that. Two senior veterans nearby who had high seniority and status also heard their conversation.
This time the filming was a joint effort by the military and police, and they specially invited some retired veteran cadres to film and interview their deeds. The two groups of people were actually far away, but these two veteran officers saw Fang Shimian who was being filmed and came over to see it, but they didn't expect to hear such words.
One of the old officers was wearing an old military uniform, and his eyes, which had been on the battlefield, stared sharply at Lei Yunman. You know, the old men who were invited here and had the opportunity to tell their life stories had actually killed the enemy.
Lei Yunman was horrified by the look. He lowered his head respectfully and smiled at the two of them in a flattering manner.
These old people have retired, and their descendants will surely have bright careers. Lei Yunman certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to make enemies for his own family.
"Officer, from the sound of your voice, you seem to have something against our Xiao Fang?" the old officer said coldly.
Over there, Fang Shimian was still listening to the photographer explaining the key points of the movements without even realizing it.
Lei Yunman was almost scared to death. The young man he casually vented his anger on turned out to be a ruthless character with a powerful backstage. He wanted to bite off his tongue and swallow it. He wished he could turn back time and sew up his own mouth. At this moment, he could only humble himself and make amends: "No, no, what I mean is that young people nowadays are energetic, much better than we were back then..."
Huo Yue's eyes moved slightly, and there was a hint of tenderness and depth in his gaze as he looked at Fang Shimian.
The two old officers scolded Lei Yunman without any hesitation. When they saw Fang Shimian had just finished filming, they immediately walked over, pulled the upright young man aside, and whispered, "Xiao Fang, you haven't come to play chess with us for a long time."
Fang Shimian was very surprised to see the two of them, but after hearing what they said, his mood became depressed again and he didn't know what to say.
"We all know about the Zhao family. You saved the two boys from their family. Don't think too much about it... Being a policeman is good. You are also a good man who defends your country. Well done. Grow up. Grandpa is looking forward to your coming..."
Fang Shimian touched his face, took off his hat, and nodded after much persuasion from the two old men.
When other people in the venue saw this scene, they didn't show it on the surface, but they began to ponder it secretly, and there was a bit more curiosity in their eyes when they looked at Fang Shimian.
After the filming was over, Fang Shimian was a little tired after several changes of clothes and gun-holding movements. As soon as he left the venue, he saw the two brothers Huo Zhongshan and Huo Jun standing outside next to the black off-road vehicle.
Fang Shimian's expression suddenly relaxed and he quickly walked down the stairs.
Standing in front of the two men, Huo Zhongshan reached out and wiped off the white ash on his epaulettes. Huo Jun stood up straight for some reason, raised his eyebrows slightly with a slight smile, and called out to Fang Shimian from behind.
"Brother."
Fang Shimian was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Huo Yue standing leisurely under the shade of a tree a few meters away, his eyes fixed in their direction.
A police officer walked quickly up to Huo Yue and whispered something in a low voice. He nodded lightly, retracted his gaze, turned around, and followed the police officer into another official vehicle.
Only Lei Yunman, who followed behind, saw the two brothers of the Huo family chatting and laughing in front of Fang Shimian. The pampering and indulgence in their eyes did not seem fake. The current patriarch of the Huo family even personally opened the door for the young man to get in the car. He knew that Huo Yue was not only not exaggerating, but also downplaying the matter.
Lei Yun's face turned pale and he wanted to die. He had been quiet for several months, fearing that if he made any noise he would be noticed by the Huo family and they would think of causing trouble for him.
When Fang Shimian went to work the next day after the filming ended, he heard the news of the death of the demented old man.
It was a resident who called the police at night. There was a strong stench in the old man's room. When everyone opened the door to take a look, they found that the old man's feet were rotten and rats had eaten the flesh. He was lying on the bed.
There were traces of dried tears on the pillow.
It turned out that in order to survive, his son did not choose to wait for the subsidy. He hired a relative in his hometown as a caregiver and worked as a drug tester himself.
The caregiver was also old. Seeing that the old man was able to take care of himself, he wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to go back to the countryside to pick up his grandson and bring him over to see the big city together. However, they were delayed on the way and the child insisted on going back. They missed the bus and it took more than ten days to go back and forth. The old man had finished his diabetes medicine and had nothing else to eat, so he starved to death.
The tragedy in the world is like a torrential rain, which appears with great force and ends silently.
All that remains is the endless dampness.
Fang Shimian didn't even have time to react to his grief before he heard a colleague say, "A child called the police and said he was being abused."
"Haha, kids nowadays are really amazing."
Fang Shimian said, "I'll go, let me go."
Sitting in the police car, Fang Shimian recalled the call he had made to the police. However, before he could tell the address, his mother snatched the phone away and hung up. The police did not call back, and he was about to face even angrier parents.
When they arrived at the house, the little boy who called the police was still crying. The couple looked at Fang Shimian and his friends apologetically, saying that the child used his watch phone in the bathroom to call the police, and they just wanted to scare him, and the stick didn't even hit him.
Fang Shimian saw the little child crying very sadly, slowly squatted down, and touched his sweaty hair with a gentle look.
For a family, parents are the people the child is closest to, familiar with and relies on the most. However, when the people they rely on unite to create fear in the child, the child will be isolated and helpless, and will no longer have the position to speak.
"Can you tell me why you got angry with Mom and Dad?"
"I don't want to be in the classroom. I like big trees, butterflies and birds. I know a lot of trees. They are beautiful..." As he spoke, the boy's voice became lower. "Mom clearly said that when you grow up, you can do what you like."
"Have you grown up yet?"
The boy tilted his head and looked at him. "Then what does it mean to be grown up? I already have things I want to do, but I am not grown up yet? Uncle policeman, how long do I have to wait?"
Fang Shimian smiled and wiped away the child's tears. "Have you told your parents about these thoughts?"
"They are mean to me, so I won't tell them. Besides, I am not interested in any of the interest classes they signed me up for. I don't like them anymore!"
At this time, the colleague had finished talking to the parents and came over to ask Fang Shimian to leave. Fang Shimian looked at the little boy who was sulking, and briefly told the parents about the child's thoughts.
The young couple smiled helplessly and said repeatedly that they would seriously consider their child's wishes next time.
He then had a serious discussion with the little boy and decided to clear the weekend for him to use as he pleased, but on the condition that he must attend classes seriously in school.
When he was about to leave, the little boy suddenly caught up with Fang Shimian, hugged his thigh, and said loudly: "Uncle police, you are my hero."
“I want to be a police officer in the future!”
Parents and colleagues laughed.
Only Fang Shimian was stunned for a moment, then he slowly squatted down and hugged the child.
"Okay, when you grow up, you can help a lot of people and become a great hero."
On the way back to the police station, the atmosphere in the car was very relaxed. Everyone laughed and said that kids nowadays are smart and know to call the police to get support for themselves.
The young and handsome police officer looked out the window quietly, with a faint smile on his lips.
Fortunately, the child is happy.
When he got off work, Huo Zhongshan came to pick him up. Outside the window, there were tall buildings and pedestrians on the roadside looking hurried.
At night, Fang Shimian went to tinker with the gadgets he brought back from the rental house. Huo Zhongshan sat beside him and watched them very carefully. One of the gadgets caught his attention.
It was an oval jade pendant the size of a thumb, on which was carved an image of a kind-looking Bodhisattva. It was hung with a black rope. Judging from the fact that the rope was not worn very much, it must have been put away by the owner not long after being worn.
Huo Zhongshan picked up the jade by the black rope and played with it in his hand.
Very light to start with.
Undoubtedly a fake.
Fang Shimian glanced at the thing, not knowing what he remembered, and suddenly looked a little embarrassed. Huo Zhongshan raised his eyes to look at him, "Did you get cheated when buying jade?"
Fang Shimian shook his head, scratched his head and smiled, "9.9, free shipping, I wear it for fun."
The time I bought this was the day I received my first salary. That day, a sister from the customer service department came down to get some information, and while we were chatting, she inadvertently mentioned the silver bracelet on her hand. She said that she had been wearing it since she was a child, and that it was passed down to her directly by her grandmother. She said that it had been passed down from previous generations to ensure the safety of future generations.
When she said these words, the happy and satisfied smile on her sister's face was deeply engraved in Fang Shimian's mind.
After receiving his salary, he somehow placed an order for the fake jade. He has been wearing it since it arrived, even touching it before going to bed at night, imagining that it was a talisman given to him by his grandparents.
But when he met Zhu Ze later, he took it off that night and never wore it again.
Fang Shimian didn't have any strong emotions when he talked about these old things quietly. Instead, he felt a little shy. He was worried that Huo Zhongshan would think he was too vain and wanted what he had when he saw others had it.
But Huo Zhongshan just stretched out his hand and hugged him tightly, so tightly that he felt a little difficult to breathe. Later, Huo Zhongshan began to kiss him, and Fang Shimian felt a little more comfortable.
Fang Shimian now also has a necklace that he never takes off. The pendant is a very beautiful sapphire with no engravings on it, but it is equipped with a locator and alarm device.
Huo Zhongshan does not believe in gods or Buddhas. He only keeps all of Fang Shimian's whereabouts under his control and satisfies all of Fang Shimian's wishes. He is Fang Shimian's patron saint.
*
Huo Zhongshan is very difficult to serve these days.
Fang Shimian leaned against the head of the bed, frowned and thought deeply. He wanted to take the chocolate bar on the bedside table, but then he remembered that Huo Zhongshan did not allow him to eat snacks in bed. After a long and helpless sigh, he had to give up.
Huo Zhongshan finished the impromptu meeting and pushed open the bedroom door to see a young man who looked like he was about to negotiate with him. He unbuttoned his coat and put it aside, sat over, and reached out to pinch the little guy's face, "What are you up to now?"
Fang Shimian grabbed Huo Zhongshan's restless hand, his expression serious and solemn, "Brother, we need to talk."
The man smiled, his eyes full of doting, "What do you want to talk about, baby?"
"Be serious." Fang Shimian sat upright, as if he was taking notes in an interrogation room. "I already have a driver's license and bought a car, so why can't I drive home by myself?"
"Brother comes to pick you up home every day, don't you like it?" Huo Zhongshan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Fang Shimian's heart tightened. Years of experience told him that this kind of question must be answered carefully. He carefully considered his words over and over again, and after a long time he said, "I like it, but sometimes I also want to drive to and from get off work by myself."
That would be more mature.
That day, a colleague sent Fang Shimian a picture and laughed and said it looked like him. When he clicked on it, he saw that it was Crayon Shin-chan wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, standing among a bunch of long legs. The child was sneaking into the workplace.
Very embarrassing.
Well, actually it was mainly because he really wanted to experience the feeling of driving himself.
Huo Zhongshan nodded slowly to show his understanding.
"Then I'll check you out first. You can't drive if you're not healthy."
Fang Shimian tilted his head and stared at him blankly, blinking his eyes, completely unaware that he was about to be in great trouble.
(Two thousand words are omitted here.)
On Monday, the energetic Officer Fang got his wish and drove himself to and from get off work.
"Hey, Xiao Fang drove here by himself today."
Finally hearing this, Fang Shimian almost jumped up from his workstation and answered impatiently, "Yes, I drove here by myself, and I will drive back by myself later!"
"That's perfect. Give me a ride after get off work. I'm taking my car in for maintenance."
Fang Shimian agreed enthusiastically, but ended up taking two and a half hours longer than usual to get home from get off work.
I was so sleepy that I fell asleep on the sofa without even changing my clothes.
Huo Zhongshan came out of the study, changed the tired young man into clean clothes, took him to wash, and carried him to bed.
He bent his head and gave her a kiss, "Good night, baby."
On the third day, Fang Shimian finally did not send his colleague off. He drove the car to the Hengshi Group building. He didn't know whether the car could enter the underground parking lot inside Hengshi. He was worried that it would be embarrassing to be blocked at the entrance, so he simply drove a long circle and parked the car in the shopping mall opposite.
Holding the car keys and crossing the road, he suddenly felt excited thinking about the scene of picking up and dropping off Huo Zhongshan to and from get off work in the future.
In the past, he always took the elevator directly from the basement to the 42nd floor. To be honest, this was the first time he saw the lobby on the first floor.
It’s a big group, and it’s really impressive.
You also need to scan your face and swipe your card to enter.
Fang Shimian stood at the front desk, preparing to show his ID as usual before speaking, but then he immediately reacted, "Hello, I'm looking for Huo Zhongshan."
The front desk staff first asked for his name, and after finding that he had no appointment, they politely smiled and said, "It's like this, sir. We found that you don't have an appointment today, and your boss is in a meeting right now. Can you leave your contact information? We will report your situation after the meeting and notify you by phone or text message. Is there a lounge on the left where you can rest and wait?"
When Fang Shimian heard that Huo Zhongshan was in a meeting, he gave up the idea of making a phone call. After thanking the front desk staff, he went to sit in the lounge for a while.
Just a few minutes after he sat down, a colleague from the police station called and asked about the department's plan to have a small gathering during the holidays in a few days, and asked him whether he wanted to have Chinese food or hot pot.
Fang Shimian is the youngest in the institute. He has a good personality and good looks, so everyone likes to pamper him.
He discussed it with his colleagues for a while and finalized it, only to find that he had unknowingly left Hengshi Group.
Looking at the commercial plaza across the street, I remembered that there is a popular food street inside.
Anyway, Huo Zhongshan hadn't finished his meeting yet, and he was a little hungry...
If you don’t go now, when will you go?
Entering the food court is like stepping into heaven. The grilled squid smells so good, and I haven't eaten fried potatoes for a long time. There must be a reason why there are so many people lining up for beef patties. I'll have a cup of mango shaved ice...
Pineapple burger? I've never had it before. It's really new.
Fang Shimian was crossing the street carrying a bunch of snacks. He felt like he was about to faint from the smell. He finished the grilled squid and threw the bag of skewers into the trash can.
He walked slowly and had only eaten half of his spicy and sour pineapple burger when he looked up and saw Huo Zhongshan and his men walking out of the building.
The tall man had a sullen face and looked intimidating in his all-black suit. He did not seem to be in a very good mood.
Fang Shimian stopped and looked down at his hands full of colorful food packaging bags. The alarm radar in his mind quickly sounded.
He lowered his head, pretending not to see it, then turned and walked to the other side.
Just then they encountered a traffic light, and Fang Shimian stood at the crosswalk, nervously biting a pineapple burger.
As the green light came on, Fang Shimian had no time to be happy before a big hand grabbed the back of his neck.
He turned around, just finishing the last bite of the pineapple burger, and pretended to be surprised. He looked at the tall man with a stern face and said with a smile: "Brother, you've finished the meeting."
"Anything else?" The well-dressed group leader's expression softened a little. He took the snack from his hand and wiped his mouth with a tissue.
The bodyguards were not surprised at all, and the employees who were pretending to be busy watching the show nearby were so shocked that their eyes widened.
"You can enter by scanning your face. Next time you come, you don't need to go to the front desk to ask. Just take the elevator up and wait in my office."
Fang Shimian nodded indifferently and asked, "Are you still going to the meeting?"
Huo Zhongshan knew what this guy was thinking, so he pinched the young man's face and said, "Let's go home."
Fang Shimian took Huo Zhongshan to the parking lot downstairs of the mall and drove the car. He vowed, "I will pick you up early after get off work in the future."
Huo Zhongshan just smiled and said nothing.
After driving to and from get off work for less than a week, Fang Shimian started to get lazy.
The main reason was Huo Zhongshan, who would drag him to play strange games every night, such as role-playing games, and insisted that he be an employee, a son, or even a manor servant...
Fang Shimian had difficulty getting up every morning and fell into a deep sleep on his way to work.
*
After the fall, Fang Shimian received the concert ticket given to him by Zhou Yu himself. Huo Jun was there at the time. He said nothing to his face, but turned around and tried to snatch the ticket from Fang Shimian's hand and tear it up.
He tore it apart and cursed at the same time.
It was after the interview dinner that Zhou Yu first saw Fang Shimian, who had already graduated and started working.
In the president's office on the top floor of Hengshi.
In the past, Fang Shimian always kept his head down and avoided people's gaze. People just thought that his appearance was eye-catching and cute, so they wanted to play with him.
When we meet again now, I have been transformed.
The young man was wearing a snow-white shirt, a loosely tied tie, and a suit jacket casually draped over his hand. He was leaning back on the sofa reading a book.
He has a handsome and noble air, and his every move shows the righteousness of a police officer, as well as the arrogance of a young master from an aristocratic family.
When he saw someone coming, he put down his book and cast a casual look at her that was clear, gentle yet a little distant. At this time, coupled with his handsome face, he was invaluable.
The brief eye contact actually made his heart feel hot.
For the first time, the thought of wanting to get close to someone appeared in my mind.
Perhaps it was because he was too obvious, Huo Jun found out. He had originally promised to take Fang Shimian to see his concert, but he changed his mind at the last minute.
The moment the ticket was torn, his heart felt empty.
Later, he sent the two electronic tickets to Fang Shimian's email address.
The concert was packed that day, and there was someone in that seat, a mother and daughter. The girl was holding a policeman's bear doll and waving at him.
Zhou Yu smiled helplessly.
*
Zhu Ze also came to the police station to find Fang Shimian once. He took the contract and asked Fang Shimian to sign it.
It was a property transfer agreement. After Fang Shimian finished reading it, he took the coffee at hand and soaked the contract.
Zhu Ze seemed to be hesitant to speak, and sat in front of Fang Shimian very lonely, no longer having his previous high spirits.
"I will always wait for you. My sin is unforgivable, Shi Mian. I don't ask for your forgiveness. I only hope..."
"It's okay." Fang Shimian looked at me with a frank look and smiled. "Brother Zhu, it's okay. I never blamed you for what happened in the past, nor did I take it to heart. I got over it a long time ago, and I hope you can too."
He really doesn't care anymore.
Zhu Ze was almost in despair, the last ray of light in his eyes extinguished, he nodded, "I missed it, I know, I really did something wrong."
Being greedy and insatiable, wanting everything, you will end up with nothing.
*
At the end of the year, the Haishi Municipal Government cooperated with Hengshi Group to establish a special assistance plan, conducting a large-scale, comprehensive survey of several urban villages within its jurisdiction, providing assistance and relief to left-behind elderly and children in difficult circumstances, providing basic living security, and regular visits.
For the elderly and disabled people who cannot take care of themselves, resettlement housing is provided and a dedicated person is responsible for ensuring their living needs.
Hengshi's reputation was greatly improved in a short period of time. It won many government-enterprise cooperation projects, was selected as advanced, and received various awards, and its stock price soared.
As New Year's Eve is approaching, Fang Shimian takes the lead in proposing to Huo Zhongshan.
Huo Zhongshan put on his wedding ring, then turned around and took Fang Shimian to a very large room on the second floor.
Grand fireworks bloomed over the sea city, the room was filled with bright roses, and the man knelt on one knee in silence, expressing his eternal promise to his loved one.
Pattern outside the room, Wang Chen.
It was in the first myth of that small country that one of the two gods of creation surrendered to the other out of the supreme love in his heart and became the only minister who guarded the throne forever.
Never-ending love is as inclusive as the sea.
This is the purest romance of a lonely little country far away from the land.
After completing the formalities, the two quickly went abroad to get their marriage certificate, and signed a guardianship intention agreement when they returned to China.
Almost at the same time, the news about the breakdown of Zhu Ze's marriage to Miss Shen occupied the front page headlines.
But then, when Huo Zhongshan was inadvertently photographed by the media at a meeting, the simple wedding ring on his ring finger instantly overshadowed the news of Zhu Ze's divorce.
There wasn't even a splash of water.
The news of the marriage of the ruler of Hengshi was everywhere. The people of the Huo family asked people to inquire, but they could not get any accurate information. The elders who were used to a life of luxury realized that they had long been unable to control Huo Zhongshan.
At the beginning of the second year, after a fierce purge and blood transfusion within Hengshi, Huo Bo fled to the airport but was controlled by Huo Zhongshan's men and quietly sent to Anhe's special sanatorium in the suburbs of Beijing.
At the same time, Fang Shimian was still being severely scolded by Huo Zhongshan for saying a few too many words to Qin Liu the night before. In the morning, he was unwilling to tie Huo Zhongshan's tie and just curled up on the sofa watching videos.
Huo Zhongshan looked at the cute look of the handsome young man throwing a tantrum and decisively took a day off to stay at home and coax his child.
Just as I sat down on the sofa and before I could say anything, I heard the sound of Fang Shimian’s video on his cell phone.
"My dear family, it's fate that we met. It's best not to let anyone else know what I'm going to say next."
Hearing this, Fang Shimian quickly looked up and looked around, his eyes fixed on Huo Zhongshan who was sitting next to him and watching him. Then he pressed the pause button with a look of regret on his face, then clicked on the favorites, and reluctantly swiped to the next video, continuing to watch it with relish.
Huo Zhongshan looked unhappy. He sat down next to Fang Shimian and pulled him closer to him. "What can't you show me?"
Fang Shimian looked hesitant. The video said that no one else should know about it, but he didn't know what it was about.
Huo Zhongshan stared at him for a while, touching the young man's beautiful lips, "Brother can respect your wishes and not look at it, but..."
Fang Shimian was halfway through, the corners of his eyes reddened. He took the big thing out of his mouth and looked up at Huo Zhongshan angrily. The handsome man had a slight smile on his face and looked at him leisurely and neatly.
A beast in human clothing!
Fang Shimian continued to work hard, and after a while, he took out the thing in confusion. The man raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. The young man stared at the object for a while, thinking about how Huo Zhongshan often helped him with it, and then he lowered his head and slowly licked it.
The next moment, his hair was grabbed and Fang Shimian felt like he was going to be stabbed to death.
The milk was all over the place.
"How does it taste?" The man looked down at him with a smile.
Fang Shimian swallowed the thing and savored it carefully.
Sincere advice, "It's a bit fishy, maybe eating more fruit will help."
The smile in Huo Zhongshan's eyes disappeared instantly, and he asked, "Have you ever eaten someone else's?"
The handsome young man looked bewildered.
"According to the popular science account..." He hesitated a little and frowned, "Haven't you seen it? Doctor Yang, he said that all men would follow him."
Then he asked, "Brother, are you paying attention to him?"
Huo Zhongshan: “…”
The big man with a bad look on his face wiped Fang Shimian clean with a wet wipe, and watched videos with him for a while. After remembering Fang Shimian's Douyin account, he turned around and watched all his likes and collections.
*
In the evening, Fang Shimian went to Huo Zhongshan's study to put some things away. Usually, he never paid much attention to the walls of books in the study.
When I took a closer look today, I found that the bookcase in the back was filled with psychology books, and even a few psychology-related certificates were randomly mixed in.
Fang Shimian raised his hand and pulled out a book written entirely in a foreign language. The pages looked a little worn, obviously having been read many times. There were also many difficult-to-understand name notes and handwritten annotations in it.
While looking for a book, he accidentally saw two photo albums he had never seen before. He took them down and opened one of them.
Wow.
It turned out to be a thick stack of photos of him punching in in the monitoring room at that time.
From the first photo, the thin and shy boy is wearing an intern vest, with a nervous look and clenched fists, looking very uneasy.
The last photo shows a handsome young man with high spirits, a slightly curled lip corner, holding a degree certificate in his hand, and wearing a brand new police uniform, taking a graduation photo from the police academy.
Then I opened another newer photo album, which contained some photos of his current life.
Some are studying, some are playing, some are washing up in uniform with a sleepy look on their faces.
I don’t know how long Huo Zhongshan took to take the photos, but each one is filled with strong love.
As his fingertips slid across the photo album, the young and handsome Officer Fang smiled gently.
Before I knew it, it started raining outside the window again, and the glass was covered with mist.
He looked up and saw the lights of thousands of homes.
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Time to encourage.
When he was a child, his father gave him this name to remind him to be diligent at all times.
You have to work hard and run fast so you won’t be left behind.
But he was not the seed that his family expected. He was just a stone that could not sprout, stupid and clumsy.
He became broken without knowing it, but was carefully picked up and pieced together bit by bit.
It turns out that under the immersion of love, stones can also take root and sprout.
Stone also has a home.
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