During the rush hour after work, He Guaner easily helped Lu Hanzhang stop a taxi to go back to his home in the inner ring, but he didn't get a second one for a long time, and Didi Taxi showed that there were more than 30 people waiting in line, and she had to wait for nearly half an hour, so she had to wait in line while looking for a taxi.

Ten minutes passed, and He Guaner was still standing at the crossroads, looking at his watch every few tens of seconds, watching the time pass, his eyes full of anxiety.

She sighed and watched intently as several buses lined up in the opposite lane to turn left until the buses left and the situation in the opposite lane was unobstructed.

He Wan'er was pleasantly surprised to find that in the traffic queuing up for the green light opposite, there was a rare empty car lined up for rent.

Her eyes lit up, and seeing that there were less than ten seconds left in the red light, she hurriedly jumped off the street and trotted towards the opposite lane, but in her hurry, she heard a screeching tire grip in her ears, and then a huge black shadow stopped less than a meter away from her.

He Wan'er stood in place in shock, and a few seconds later, someone poked his head out of the car window and shouted at her: "What are you panicking about!

The headlights are dazzling, and she can't see the scene inside the car clearly against the light, but she can vaguely see the black front line is round and smooth, and the logo of the car is a letter with two small wings.

She knew that the reckless act of trespassing into the lane just now caused the car to brake on the right side of the brakes, and she hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Apologizing, she quickly crossed the sidewalk and finally managed to stop the rental before the green light came on.

He Wan'er opened the door and sat in, panting and saying to the driver: "Master, Xiangxue Haishan, Runyuan Villa Area!"

In the black car that He Wan'er forced to stop, the young man holding the steering wheel was stunned and watched the daredevil, who was almost hit by him, disappear in front of him in a few seconds, until the person in the back seat reminded him: "It's time to go." ”

"Oh, okay, boss. The young man came to his senses, stepped lightly on the accelerator, made a smooth right turn, and accelerated into the fast lane.

The man in the back seat picked up a stack of drawings that fell to the ground due to sudden braking from under the seat, and his eyebrows were deeply locked.

It's just a silhouette that has gone in a hurry, why did that long-dusted name suddenly attack him unprepared?

Déjà vu?

No, he shook his head slightly—at most, people were similar.

With a pinprick pain in his heart, the man took a deep breath, rubbed his eyebrows, turned his head to look at the last golden sunset on the horizon, and whispered, "How is it possible?"

On a starless night, the warm orange street lamps set off the city in half-light and half-darkness, with a quiet and unpredictable atmosphere that is different from the hustle and bustle of the day.

He Guaner was blocked at the entrance of the Ring Expressway from the city to the southern suburbs, and more than half an hour passed, and the long convoy only moved one kilometer at most.

In the past few years, Gyeongju has been promoted to a municipality directly under the central government, and the urban area has been engaged in infrastructure construction, and this year, four subway lines and five expressways have started construction at the same time, and the inner ring road in the old city is also being renovated.

He Wan'er was not in a hurry, looking at the rolling mountains in the distance, and kept thinking about the message that Bai Tinghai sent her.

There is news of Zhuo Anran, come quickly.

"Zhuo Anran......" she muttered these three words, clenched her palms, and closed her eyes.

After more than ten years of searching, the name she thought she would never hear appeared in front of her eyes again.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the road was finally cleared, and after driving more than ten kilometers along the highway around the city, the car entered the Xiangxue Sea and Mountain on the outskirts of the city.

Teacher Bai's home is in the villa area halfway up the mountain in Xiangxuehai.

It was not the first time He Guan'er had come, and the security guard at the door naturally remembered her, and kindly let the car in, so that she didn't have to climb several kilometers of mountain roads.

This villa area has been built for more than ten years, and more than a dozen small Chinese-style buildings are built along the mountain. Compared to the crowded and noisy city, it is elegant and quiet, like a paradise, but the occupancy rate is less than half, and the quiet is a bit excessive.

And Bai Tinghai lives in the almost tallest building, which is especially deserted.

The sky is already dark, there is a dense mist in the mountains, there are centuries-old banyan trees on the side of the road, and the green umbrellas covered by the pavilions during the day have become a strange shadow at night.

The car circled along the road, and a few minutes later, stopped in front of the dark red building that she visited almost once a month.

He Wan'er got out of the car and pressed the doorbell for more than ten seconds, but he noticed that the car was still parked in place, and a cold white light fell in the darkness, startling countless flying insects in the bushes.

She looked back suspiciously, and the driver's uncle, who was silent all the way, rolled down the window and explained: "It's too remote here, I'll leave when someone opens the door." ”

Half a minute passed, Sister Qin, the nanny of the Bai family, came to open the door, and the car behind her quietly left, so fast that she didn't have time to thank her.

Sister Qin naturally took the bag in He Wan'er's hand: "Here, the teacher is on the second floor." ”

He Wan'er noticed the aroma of food in the air, and was a little strange: "Hasn't the teacher eaten yet?"

Sister Qin pursed her lips and smiled: "The teacher said that you shouldn't have eaten yet, and I am waiting for you." ”

He Wan'er quietly touched his stomach that was still bulging, and he had a headache, but he still licked his lips exaggeratedly: "Tomato oxtail soup, vegetarian assortment, golden hook winter melon, and also made dessert." ”

Sister Qin's eyes widened: "I'm afraid you're not a dog's nose." ”

The door of the study on the second floor was wide open, and Bai Tinghai buried his head in front of the desk, looking intently at the thick pile of materials.

"Teacher Bai. He Wan'er stood at the door and knocked on the door frame respectfully.

"Wan'er," Bai Tinghai took off his glasses and smiled at her, "You're really late." ”

Maybe he just returned from a foreign country, Bai Tinghai's appetite was much better than usual, and he added two bowls of rice in a row.

He Guaner moved a few chopsticks slightly, and was asked by Bai Tinghai that he actually came over after eating hot pot.

He laughed in astonishment: "Don't eat it anymore, Xiao Qin made fish maw jelly, if you are hungry for a while, you can eat it as a dessert." ”

Bai Tinghai is getting older, and his mental state has not been very good in recent years.

He was even more sleepy after dinner, sitting on the sofa in the study and squinting, taking a break for more than ten minutes before instructing He Wan'er: "Let's start." ”

He Wan'er nodded obediently, first added hot water to the cup of yellow buds in front of him, and then got up and turned on the amplifier and connected to the CD. A few seconds later, the sound of a double bass flowed through the stereo.

Tea and music, which are indispensable things for Mr. Bai to discuss the case, have become his habits for more than ten years.

She went to the wall again and turned off the ceiling lamp in her study, leaving only the small lamp on her desk.

Everything was ready, Bai Tinghai pressed the remote control in his hand, and a projection of a computer screen appeared on a blank wall in front of him, and he began to play PPT.

He Guaner retreated to the wall with a cup of hot jujube tea, his expression was quiet, but his heartbeat was slowly accelerating.

Zhuo Anran, she had heard her father's name once eleven years ago, and finally reappeared after eleven years. The appearance of that name was accompanied by the disintegration of her little world, so what will this appearance bring?

He Guan'er took a deep breath, gradually calmed down his fluctuating mood, and looked intently at the flashing images in front of him, but he felt a little unable to grasp the clue.

Bai Tinghai quickly pressed the remote control, and the content of dozens of pages in front of the PPT flashed, and the stay time on each page did not exceed five seconds. He looked at the screen in silence with a solemn expression.

He Wan'er couldn't see why, and he didn't dare to ask, just quietly waiting for Bai Tinghai to speak.

A few minutes passed, and the constantly flickering images on the projection finally stopped, stopping on what appeared to be the last page of some contract.

Bai Tinghai took the crutches leaning on the armrest of the sofa, got up and approached the screen, turned his back to He Wan'er and asked, "Mo Chunshan, have you heard of it?"

He Wan'er was slightly stunned: "Who?"

Bai Tinghai turned his head and was slightly dissatisfied: "You haven't heard of Mo Chunshan, the Tongcheng Road and Bridge, or the Inner Ring Road Reconstruction Project, you should have heard of it, right?"

He stood in the direction of the backlight, He Guan'er couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, and his heart became more and more puzzled.

Teacher Bai called her over, she should have come to talk about Zhuo Anran, but why did she get involved in the Inner Ring Road reconstruction project?

However, she naturally knows about the Inner Ring Road reconstruction project - not only she knows, but everyone in Gyeongju knows about it.

This is the number one project in Gyeongju City this year, with an investment of 20 billion yuan, to erect a two-way six-lane viaduct on the original two-way six-lane inner ring road, so that the upper and lower floors can be separated from vehicles, which can effectively alleviate the traffic pressure in the old city.

He Waner's home is right next to the inner ring of the old city, and because of the start of this project, almost all the buses in front of her house have been rerouted, and the original direct route has become a transfer, which is quite inconvenient.

However, it will be much easier to travel in a year, so the citizens are quite tolerant of the troubles caused by the project.

Suddenly remembering that there seemed to be three letters "Old City Inner Ring Road" and "PPP" on the PPT that flashed just now, He Guaner hurriedly turned his attention to the projection on the wall.

The contract clauses on the projection are no more than 100 words, and at the bottom there are the fresh seals of the units of Party A, B and C, as well as the signatures of the legal representatives of the three parties.

Party A and Party B, an Urban-Rural Development Committee and a Gyeongju Trading Investment Group, are all fixed participants in the PPP project contract. And the abbreviation of the company is the Tongcheng Road and Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., which is the same as the Tongcheng Road and Bridge that Mr. Bai asked just now?

As for the handwriting of the legal representative of Tongcheng Road and Bridge, it is quite a dragon and a phoenix.

He Wan'er frowned and identified for dozens of seconds, and finally recognized the signature, which seemed to be the three words "Mo Chunshan".

She pointed to the wall and asked, "Teacher, do you mean that Tongcheng Road and Bridge has contracted the inner ring renovation project, and Mo Chunshan is the legal representative of Tongcheng Road and Bridge?"

"Yes, he is also the chairman of Tongcheng Road and Bridge," Bai Tinghai nodded and continued, "Under the PPP model, Tongcheng Road and Bridge bid for the project of nearly 400 million yuan in two sections of the inner ring viaduct, and now it has been half a year since the start of construction, and the progress of the project is very good, and the material payment has reached 80%. ”