Chapter 20: Fists and Feet
Ryosuke Tanaka is not proficient in Chinese and cannot read "Sherlock Holmes", but this time the incident caused a big stir, and some English newspapers and magazines also reprinted the article written by "Aiho Said". And Ryosuke Tanaka has good English.
What's more, within the customs, this matter has been boiling, and there are few people who are not aware of it.
One of the personnel involved in this matter, Zhao Tianqing, has been arrested, and the news has already spread in the customs, and his second Ye Weizhou has not come to the customs for many days. said that she was unwell and took leave, but Ryosuke Tanaka didn't believe it.
I haven't seen Ye Weizhou for two days in a row, and on the way to the customs, Ryosuke Tanaka asked Kenji Teradoka in a loud voice: "Brother-in-law, why hasn't Miss Ye come to the customs recently?
After a pause, he added, "I want to hear the truth." ”
Kenji Teradoka sighed: "Don't worry, Miss Ye is fine." She's just grounded and can't come out. ”
Ryosuke Tanaka frowned: "Really?"
"It's true," Kenji Teruoka patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, Ryosuke, don't think about it anymore." It's your sister's birthday, and I've made arrangements for us to go to the restaurant for steak in the evening. ”
Ryosuke Tanaka was still a little worried, and he lowered his eyes and answered in a low voice.
"But I'll have to pick up the gift for your sister first, and after work, you will wait for me downstairs at the customs house, and I will come and pick you up." Kenji Teraoka said.
"Good. ”
When he arrived at the Jiang Customs, before going upstairs, Ryosuke Tanaka had a face-to-face with a skinny Japanese customs officer.
The Japanese customs officer glanced at him, quickly lowered his head again, and hurriedly stepped up. Ryosuke Tanaka turned sideways to give way, and at the same time, couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
Kenji Teraoka, who was following closely, quickly noticed it and couldn't help but ask him, "What's wrong?" Ryosuke, what are you looking at?"
Ryosuke Tanaka was still a little surprised. But when he heard his brother-in-law's inquiry, he only shook his head very lightly and withdrew his gaze: "Nothing." ”
Kenji Teraka didn't ask, but said, "Let's do things well." ”
Ryosuke Tanaka responded.
I don't know if it was because of Ye Weizhou's influence that he could get off work, and Ryosuke Tanaka sat at his desk for a while longer. When the others were almost gone, he packed up his things and left for the downstairs.
However, he had only stepped out of the office with his front feet, and before he could see the situation clearly, he was suddenly covered by a black cloth bag. The cloth bag was very strong, and it was pitch black when it was covered, and it was impossible to find the direction.
Before Ryosuke Tanaka could exclaim, he was pushed to the ground, followed by a fist and kick of resentment. The fists and kicks fell on his abdomen and back, and Ryosuke Tanaka bit his lip and did not shout.
Because he was blindfolded, his eyes were pitch black, and he didn't even know where the punches and kicks came from. In addition to the pain, Ryosuke Tanaka thought to himself that he must be embarrassed by the appearance of his struggle.
Being kicked in the face violently, Ryosuke Tanaka felt a heat in his nasal cavity, and some liquid slowly flowed out.
He suddenly remembered the skinny Japanese customs officer he had met between the stairs when he came to customs in the morning.
At that time, he could see very clearly, with obvious bruises on the officer's face. The customs officer's left eye was red and swollen, and the corners of the eye were tinged with a layer of blue-gray, which looked like a new injury was layered on top of an old one.
Ryosuke Tanaka curled up and tried to protect his head.
Finally, the fists and kicks stopped. Ryosuke Tanaka still maintained a curled posture, listening to the footsteps gradually drifting away.
It took him a long time to regain his strength and he was able to sit up slowly. After sitting on the ground for a moment, Ryosuke Tanaka raised his hand, took off the black cloth bag from his head with difficulty, threw it aside, and stood up with the table and chair next to him.
Painfully descending to the customs gate, Kenji Teraoka's car was already waiting for him.
Kenji Teraoka was reading the newspaper when he heard someone driving to the door, but instead of looking up, he asked, "Why is it so late?"
Ryosuke Tanaka leaned back in his chair slightly, not having the strength to answer his question.
Kenji Teraoka turned his head to look at him strangely, and suddenly saw his appearance, and was shocked for a moment: "Ryosuke!"
Ryosuke Tanaka's black-and-gray robe was stained with all kinds of dust, and his face was pale, and half of his nosebleed smeared the entire lower half of his face.
"This ...... This ......"
For a long time, Kenji Teruoka couldn't say a complete word.
"Let's drive, I accidentally fell. Ryosuke Tanaka didn't mind, and even found a very substandard excuse to prevaricate.
With that, he turned his face away and looked out the window. When the car started slowly, he raised his hand again and wiped his nosebleed with his sleeve. There were too many nosebleeds, and he didn't wipe them off, but he was temporarily powerless to take care of them.
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On the other hand, after only three days of being locked up in Ye's house, Ye Weizhou couldn't hold on. Because she was explicitly grounded by her grandfather, she didn't know what was going on Zhao Tianqing's side, and Ye Xiaozong didn't even allow her to make phone calls, completely cutting off her contact with the outside world.
Only on the evening of the next day, Ye Weizhou received a phone call.
As soon as she grabbed the earpiece, she hurriedly said "Hello", and the other end was silent for some reason for a while before she responded: "It's me, Zhong An." ”
Hearing that it was him, Ye Weizhou lost interest for a while, and responded sullenly.
She asked nonchalantly, "Who is Mr. Zhong looking for?"
Ye Xiaozong paced over and said, "If it's Zhong An, then it's me who is looking for it." ”
Ye Weizhou didn't wait for Zhong An to answer, and quickly handed the earpiece to Ye Xiaozong, and turned around and left happily. She was in no mood to listen to Zhong An and Ye Xiaozong's call.
I have to say that the days of lockdown are really not easy. She wasn't lying down, she wasn't sitting, she couldn't read any books, and her mind was full of customs.
On the third day of the grounding, when eating lunch around the table, Ye Weizhou pinched his chopsticks, poked the rice grains for a while, and was not very interested, and from time to time he would raise his eyes to look at the opposite side.
Ye Xiaozong, who was sitting opposite her, ate slowly and did not take the initiative to talk to her.
Seeing that Ye Xiaozong was about to finish eating, Ye Weizhou tried to open his mouth and shouted: "Grandfather......"
She deliberately lowered her voice to show a slight weakness. Ye Xiaozong didn't raise his head.
Ye Weizhou pursed his lips and put down his chopsticks: "Grandfather, you always lock me in the house, it's not a way to do it, I can't do anything if I don't have anything, isn't it?"
After speaking, the living room fell silent.
Ye Xiaozong had been patiently eating the last bite of food, and then he was willing to put down the dishes and chopsticks and looked at his granddaughter: "It's not that you won't do anything, in fact, I have already thought about it." ”
"Have you thought about it?"
Ye Xiaozong nodded.
"Then can I go out?" Ye Weizhou's tone was obviously full of joy.
Ye Xiaozong looked at her with a solemn expression: "Weizhou, I plan to start preparing for a blind date for you, so that you can marry earlier." As for these so-called customs, the so-called whistleblowing can also be kept away from your side earlier. ”
Ye Weizhou was stunned fiercely, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Sister-in-law Holly stepped forward and offered Ye Xiaozong a cup of fragrant tea. Ye Xiaozong took the teacup and held it in the palm of his hand: "You are already nineteen years old, and it is time to think about this." Your grandmother married me when she was nineteen. ”
His tone was unmistakable: "For your wedding, I already have a suitable candidate in my heart." ”
Ye Weizhou easily recovered from the shock, and when she spoke again, her voice was a little hoarse: "But I...... I don't want to get married......"
"I discussed with your father, and he also agreed to marry you," Ye Xiaozong frowned, "If there is chaos today, Shanghai and the customs are not very peaceful, if you refuse to pay attention, this time the incident will definitely happen again." You'll be fine this time, and you'll be the one who won't be in jail next time. ”
The subordinates came up to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and the slight sound of porcelain colliding intermittently pulled Ye Weizhou's thoughts back.
She red-eyed and asked, "What you taught my father, grandfather, was clearly to ask him to be loyal to the country and fearless of life and death, why did it happen to me, but it was different?"
She was in a bad mood just now, and she only ate two bites of the meal casually. The subordinate cleaned up halfway and found out, so he asked: "Little Miss, this rice ......"
Ye Weizhou's mood was unstable, and he only closed his eyes when he heard the words.
Holly's sister-in-law, who knew how to observe words and feelings, hurriedly stepped forward and pushed him away: "Hurry up and go, don't ask." ”
The envoy summoned the subordinates, and Holly's sister-in-law asked Ye Xiaozong again: "Master, does this tea taste okay?"
Ye Xiaozong let out an "um" sound.
Sister-in-law Holly quietly glanced at Ye Weizhou again, and saw that she lowered her head, her face full of shock and grievance. She said to Ye Xiaozong again: "This tea was sent by Mr. Zhong some time ago. ”
Hearing this, Ye Xiaozong smiled: "The son of the Zhong family has always been very good at doing things. ”
Holly's sister-in-law also laughed together: "That's right." Last time, Mr. Zhong drove Miss Xiao back, and we were about to go to meet her, but Mr. Zhong didn't allow us to make noise, saying that Miss Xiao was asleep. ”
Ye Weizhou could hear their conversation, and she also felt that Sister-in-law Holly deliberately asked her to listen to this. She didn't react at all. Holly's sister-in-law has an impression of what she said. She lowered her head and thought wildly, it turned out that it was not a dream that she fell asleep in Zhong An's car that night.
Sister-in-law Holly continued: "Later, it was too late, and Mr. Zhong probably felt that it was not good to sleep in the car all the time, so he took the little lady back to the room by himself. ”
This time, Ye Weizhou was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his eyes and looked over: "...... What?"
This incident shocked her more than Ye Xiaozong said that he would marry her.
Sister-in-law Holly's heart was like a mirror, and she didn't hide it, but smiled: "Little Miss, you were still sleeping at the time, so naturally you didn't know." Mr. Chung also said that we don't have to tell you. ”
"He ......"
It's not rude. It's just that unconsciously, Ye Weizhou's mind seems to have a picture of Zhong An picking her up.
And this made Ye Weizhou unable to distinguish between reality and dreams.
She looked at Ye Xiaozong: "Grandfather, didn't you stop him at that time?"
Ye Xiaozong asked rhetorically: "Stop, stop him from doing anything?"
Ye Weizhou suddenly had an extremely bad premonition. And Ye Xiaozong put down the cup in his hand and slowly said the words that Ye Weizhou didn't want to hear: "I took you back to the room that day, in fact, I also acquiesced." After all, I was planning to marry you to Zhong An. ”