"Daqing! Daqing! Wait, listen to me! Don't go! Don't go!"

Magnolia broke Bai Yuxue's hand holding the railing and pulled her outside.

Bai Yuxue was still there shouting: "No, I'm not leaving, I'm going to turn myself in, I'm going to stay here, I have to accompany him." Magnolia, Magnolia, let go of me!"

Bai Yulan pulled Bai Yuxue into the courtyard, "Shut up, are you afraid that the police won't hear you? What do you have to turn yourself in? Do you want to go in directly?" Seeing that Bai Yuxue was quieter, she said to her: "You are a person who has gone to college and has a higher knowledge than me, I would like to ask you to answer a question, what is a 'zero-sum game'?"

Bai Yuxue's sudden question made Bai Yuxue a little confused, and replied mechanically: "The game theory founded by the Hungarian mathematician Feng means that the gain of one party is equal to the loss of the other, and the sum is zero. Why do you ask this?"

Magnolia looked at her firmly: "Because I'm learning the 'win-win' theory, and you're just staying on the 'zero-sum game'." Your choice is that you go to prison instead of Tu Daqing, and force him to report and expose you, the two of you can only get one and lose the other, if you sentence more than him, it will not be a zero sum, but a negative number. Don't you understand Tu Daqing's heart? He is willing to go to prison for your sake and ask for his life, how can he report you? So, why don't you feel comfortable doing what you have to do outside, encourage him to do what he has to do, acknowledge the reality, work hard separately, and achieve a win-win situation?"

Bai Yuxue looked at Bai Yulan in a daze: "But, but, but I... I want justice for you. ”

Bai Yulan's eyes turned red: "Yuxue, should I give you back your life?"

Bai Yuxue's tears flowed down one by one: "Yulan, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for you, it's all my fault." ”

Bai Yulan shook her head and said emotionally: "Yuxue, I don't know, I don't know if I can forgive you, as soon as I think of you partnering with others to frame me..." Tu Daqing said that you didn't know that he framed me, so you didn't partner with him to harm me?"

Bai Yuxue shook her head again and again: "No, how could I harm you, if I had known, I wouldn't have let him do that." But I beg you, please stop hating him, he is also a last resort, really, he is for me, if you want to blame me, blame me, you hate me, he has suffered too much, and I should have accompanied him to prison. You know, if he had turned himself in, he would have been sentenced to two years less? It's all because of me, it's because I don't dare to turn myself in after I know it, you blame me!"

Magnolia felt that something had fallen in her heart, no longer so blocked, but instead had a sense of joy. It turns out that it feels so good to trust others.

Bai Yulan took Bai Yuxue's hand, shook it, and said, "Okay, don't cry, this is a prison, if the police think I bullied you and arrest me, what can I do!"

Bai Yuxue had tears on her face, but she sneered and laughed: "If you want to arrest me, will you arrest me? Who dares to arrest you! If the police really arrest you in the future, I will go to jail for you." I do what I say. ”

Bai Yulan wiped Bai Yuxue's face with a tissue: "Isn't it fun to go to prison, it's always on your lips! Okay, let's say, what do you want to eat, I'm hungry." ”

Bai Yuxue rolled her eyes and said, "Is it okay to eat whatever you want?"

"Tell me about it. ”

"I especially want to eat the lasale feuille baked by Aunt Bai. ”

Thinking of her mother, Magnolia was a little gloomy. But seeing Bai Yuxue's elated appearance, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she said: "Then let's go to the Public Security Bureau to pick up Mrs. Ouyang and go to my house together, and I'll send you back after eating." ”

Bai Yuxue happily agreed.

Came to the Public Security Bureau, under the guidance of the doorman, the two of them came to a small conference room on the third floor, Mrs. Ouyang was really inside, and there was another person with her, Bai Yulan knew, that person was Fu Ertai, the director of the central police station, and the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau.

Seeing Bai Yulan and Bai Yuxue coming in, Mrs. Ouyang made a brief introduction.

Fu Ertai smiled: "We know Magnolia very well. Because of the mistakes in our work, Comrade Bai Yulan has suffered an unjustified injustice, and I am really sorry. Yulan, you're just in time, we have something for you, please come with me. ”

After a while, Fu Ertai and Bai Yulan came out, Bai Yulan with a stack of newspapers in her hand, each of which contained a public apology letter from the Hexiang County Public Security Bureau. There was also an envelope with several thousand dollars in compensation. "I've tried my best, but you know, you're not sentenced, there's no wage compensation, so ...... So ......"

Bai Yulan said lightly: "Thank you, Director Fu, for rehabilitating me and apologizing, I am already grateful." Thank you!"

Furtai kept sending them downstairs. When they broke up, he said to Jin Huilan: "Ms. Jin, I'm really sorry for making you wait so long today. That's pretty much the case you asked, and if we have any questions about it on the phone in the future, you can come to me directly. If there is anything else you need my help with, please feel welcome. ”

Mrs. Ouyang thanked: "Thank you, thank you! You are so busy, and you still take the time to receive me, an old woman, I can only be grateful." You've told me everything I want to know, so there's nothing more to ask. Thank you very much and goodbye!"

"Goodbye!

Fu Ertai went back, leaving only the three of them standing outside the door of the Public Security Bureau.

Because it is not a rest day, more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon is the quietest time in the small county, there are occasionally a few passing cars on the street, and there is a row of taxis waiting for work on the side of the road, and the drivers are chatting in twos and threes, and some simply lie in the cab to sleep.

"The changes in this small county town are so great that there is no shadow of the past. Mrs. Ouyang sighed.

"Ma'am, when was the last time you came?" asked Magnolia.

Mrs. Ouyang stood in the warm June sun, her whole person was warm, and her kind face was a gentle expression of memory.

Mrs. Ouyang looked at Magnolia and smiled: "It's been 30 years, and I was pregnant with Ah Shu at that time." At that time, the road in front of me was still a dirt road, and there was not a single car in sight on the street, not even bicycles, but there were many horse-drawn carts and donkey carts, and the ground was full of crushed horse dung eggs, frozen with the snow, and I didn't dare to take big steps when I walked. The tallest building in the entire county is still the county government that was converted from the old yamen, now you see, where can you still see bungalows on both sides of the road!"

Bai Yuxue took over the conversation: "Madam, don't say that it was 30 years ago, I left 5 years ago, and now I feel strange when I come back." The road is still the same road, but the surroundings have changed!"

Magnolia asked, "Madam, are you going back to the hotel or do you have any other arrangements?"

Bai Yuxue hurriedly received: "Let's go to Yulan's house, her mother's baked cakes are delicious!"

Mrs. Ouyang thought for a while, readily agreed, and said, "Wow, I just want to go to Lan Yatou's house to have a look!"

Yulan's house is far away from the center of the county, and the three of them took a taxi and came to the dairy. As soon as she got in the car, Yulan called her mother and said that she would bring two friends to the house as guests, so when they arrived, Yulan's mother was already waiting on the side of the road.

"Oh, old sister, I heard Yulan say that you arrived yesterday, and I blame her for not letting you come to live at home, Yulan said that it was too late, and it was inconvenient to come so far. Why don't you stay here tonight? ”

Yulan hurriedly interrupted her mother: "Mom, where is my Uncle Bai?"

Yulan's mother led the way in front and said, "He is killing chickens at home, isn't there a distinguished guest here, and it just so happens that we are also satisfied." There is no shortage of anything at home now, and there are ready-made vegetables in the garden, which can be eaten and picked freshly, which is convenient. The chickens are also raised by themselves. ”

Mrs. Ouyang said, "I'm causing you trouble!"

"It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, it's not like the past, there used to be what you eat, and now you can eat whatever you want, haha..."

Soon the table will be set up. Mrs. Ouyang came in with a handful of freshly washed coriander in her hand and said happily, "It's been a long time since I smelled such a pure coriander." Magnolia set the dishes and chopsticks and nodded in agreement.

At this time, the phone rang, and Mrs. Ouyang asked, "Whose phone is ringing?"

Magnolia said, "It's mine." Hurriedly picked up the phone, and it turned out to be Ouyang Shu calling.

“… You... How are you doing?

"It's all good. Well, the old lady is at my house, and we are going to eat. ”

"Oh, that's not to say. Don't forget to do the questions. Good bye. ”

Bai Yulan felt that cold sweat was pouring out from her sideburns, and she believed that Ouyang Shu should also stick out his tongue on the other side of the phone, although she didn't know what it looked like when he stuck out his tongue. This call was too inopportune, she quietly looked at Mrs. Ouyang's face, and saw that Mrs. Ouyang was looking at her, so she had to explain: "It's Ouyang, he... Ask you... Is everything okay. ”

Mrs. Ouyang was noncommittal and placed the coriander on the table.

Mother Yulan came in, put the freshly baked cake on the table, and said to Mrs. Ouyang: "Quick, old sister, you can take a seat quickly, this cake must be eaten while it is hot." ”

Yuxue also came in with a pot of chicken stewed mushrooms, smelled happily, and said that she hadn't smelled such a fragrant smell for a long time.

The old lady and Magnolia's mother sat down first. At this moment, Magnolia's phone rang again.

Bai Yulan was just about to sit down, the phone rang again, Bai Yulan was startled, and she was very worried that Ouyang Shu was calling again. She hesitated, knowing that the old lady was very disgusted with Ouyang Shu's frequent contact with her, so she glanced at Mrs. Ouyang.

"Lanzi, it's your call, go and answer it!" Yulan's mother reminded.

Magnolia had no choice but to walk over and pick up the phone.

Oh no, this time it's Ou Tongyang. It's over, how could it be so coincidental, so that the two brothers came to call at this time.

"Hey, Magnolia?" was Ou Tongyang's voice on the phone, clear, soft, and magnetic.