Chapter 33: It's hard to give up
On the weekend, Zhongguancun was noisy again. In the room rented by Li Wei, Shang Yiming was counting the few items for his old classmates.
Now the room was too big and too expensive for him alone. In order to make it easier for him to work in the Dongyuan Printing Factory, Shang Yiming helped him find a cheap single room near the factory, which also saved him from having to live in the dormitory with the printing factory workers, thus avoiding many possible worries about the time of action.
Li Wei lay on the bed and propped up the frame with a photo of him and Xiaoping on his chest. "Li Wei and Xu Yanping, Forever", this line and Xiaoping's smile in the photo have occupied his field of vision for more than an hour.
"Unexpectedly, the rumors that Yugong heard when he was drinking with his old friends turned out to be the key to opening the 'cradle'. Shang Yiming pretended not to see Li Wei's actions, he knew that it was futile to persuade his old friend to say anything at this time, so he wanted to use the task to teach Zhuo Wu to pull his eyes off the photo. "This time, Yugong is right again. But just as I didn't expect the orphanage to be used by traffickers, he didn't expect that our breakthrough was not in the traffickers, but in the welfare institute who was bent on preventing the traffickers from repeating their old tricks. ”
Originally, he wanted to use it to distract Li Wei's attention, but when he said this, it became his self-boasting. Indeed, at first, Yugong did not notice the suspicions of Dean Liu, and it was his Dante who analyzed the information provided by many parties like translating oracle bone inscriptions, and pointed out that the director's attitude towards the welfare institute was really strange. Analyses like these were made several times before he joined the group, and they represented Dante's main role in the foul team. Since at least two analyses provided crucial guidance for action, Shang Yiming happily regarded this work as the best way to demonstrate his own abilities and values, so much so that to some extent, "Dante's analysis" has become an honor in his mind. Unfortunately, this honor is difficult to share with those close to him.
In the eyes of outsiders, Shang Yiming is diligent, cautious, and does not show his head. As everyone knows, people who hold this attitude towards people and things, because they usually do things in a down-to-earth manner rather than talking and only talking but not practicing like some guys, often expect to be praised from others from the bottom of their hearts, but they just don't want to show it. It is true that the truth is often contrary to their wishes, so that on certain occasions, especially in the course of conversation with acquaintances, they cannot help but be careful to make a subtle boast of self-satisfaction, which can resonate with others or praise better. As for Shang Yiming himself, his parents only knew that their son was a down-and-out nerd like Kong Yiji, who wrote down articles in hospital pornographic magazines (as his father said), that the foolish prince would praise Dante sincerely after each excellent analysis, but in his opinion, it was a little shorter; as for Xingtian, White Snake, and Jane Eyre, they rarely met them when they were not in action and meetings, and they couldn't talk too much nonsense when they took action. Therefore, his colleague Zhuo Wu, who knows him well, that is, his friend Li Wei, has become the object of his self-satisfaction.
"Is it also your idea to re-enact the scene of her daughter's death in a car accident?" Shang Yiming never expected Li Wei to give such a reaction, and his words were not very smooth for a while: "Ah, this, actually not." I am only convinced that her daughter's death was the direct cause of her change of attitude and religious conversion, and I assume that the accident is linked to the traffickers' move from the welfare home. Based on this assumption, Yu Gong directed the play. ”
"So this Lu Haibo, his identity has been determined, and he won't wronged someone with the same name and surname, right?" "Fortunately, Xingtian borrowed the police database and found that the search scope was not large, so he could basically lock the person I just told you." If he were called Wang Nan or Liu Jia, it would be a lot of effort. ”
Li Wei rolled up his sleeves and looked at the injury on his arm, and said, "It seems that it will be my time to go into battle again." "Of course, as I just told you, wait for the signal of the Punishment Heaven. Seeing that Zhuo Wu was concerned about the task, Dante was secretly happy.
Li Wei buckled the photo frame on the bed: "Before I go into battle this time, I hope you can help me do something." "What's the matter?"
Li Wei lowered his head and was silent for a while, and asked, "Have you heard of the Baode auction?" How did you ask such a question? Shang Yiming felt strange in his heart, and replied: "I am not very familiar." "After New Year's Day, they're going to have a party in their building, and I want you to come with me." "Are you interested in the auction?" Shang Yiming was surprised, "Where is the building of this Baode auction?" "To the east, Chaoyang District." "Isn't it very close to Sanlitun?" Shang Yiming suddenly felt that things were not simple. "Yes. "Didn't you go to the auction, you were instructed to go by Yugong?" "No. "You found a new clue there?"
Zhuo Wu smiled bitterly: "No, it has nothing to do with the 'cradle'. "Who does that have to do with it?" "With ......" Li Wei stopped talking, "It has something to do with Xiaoping." ”
Shang Yiming carefully considered the wording: "You guys...... Reconciled?" Li Wei's face was still crowded with a wry smile. He took out his phone and handed it over: "Look at the text message." ”
There are strict rules on how to use mobile phones for members of the offending team: each member has multiple mobile phones and multiple calling cards, the same person uses different mobile phones and calling cards at different stages of each operation, and the user must return the mobile phone to factory settings at the end of each stage. These affairs were taken care of by Xingtiantong, because he had some reliable "special relations".
Zhuo Wu handed over the old-fashioned Nokia, which he had used as Li Wei for many years. Shang Yiming quickly entered the text message box, turned on the conversation mode, and saw that he and Xu Yanping had exchanged several text messages, and the time was the night before yesterday.
"Li Wei, it's me, Xu Yanping, are you okay?" "It's not bad, I found a new job and a new place to live. What's the matter?"
"Just to apologize, you shouldn't have said things that hurt your self-esteem. "It's nothing, it's all gone. ”
"Yes, it's all over, and I think it's time for each of us to have a new beginning, to say goodbye to the past. I'm telling you, I have a new job too. "Congratulations, according to your habits, the place of work should be close to where you live, right?"
"It's close to my place and far from yours. "What job?"
"Auction. "Which auction company?"
"Why do you ask this? It's useless to know that. "Are you afraid I'm going to get into trouble? Am I the one who would do that? Just ask. ”
At this end of the text message conversation, Shang Yiming returned the phone to him and said, "She's right, you should all have your own new beginnings." "I know. ”
Shang Yiming crossed his waist and shook his head: "How do you know that he is in Baode Company?" Li Wei was very confident: "I have checked the network map, and the distance from where she lives now is called close, and there is only this auction company." And with her personality, the position she holds must be able to show up on an occasion like a party. "Well, let's use the mind for action on this. Why do you want to see her when you know you're over?" "I just want to see her again, just one more look, to see what has become of her since she left me. After all, we are each other's first love. ”
Shang Yiming turned his back to him. "Yiming," Li Wei was worried that his words would be inappropriate, "Actually, with your consistent concept, the relationship between me and Xiaoping is a bit ...... It's not perverse, right? Although you never say anything when it comes to me and her. But in the dormitory, when you were watching the news, watching TV, watching DVDs, watching the boys and women in school, and other nonsense, you could always use the topic to show or imply that you were against premarital cohabitation. Don't get me wrong, what I'm trying to say is that when this illicit relationship in your eyes ended, you came to comfort me with all your heart, and that made me extraordinarily - to put it mildly - touched. ”
Shang Yiming's face turned back, and Li Wei found that his face was full of heaviness, like a philosopher who had fallen into deep thought. "No matter what kind of interaction you take," Shang Yiming lowered his voice, "one thing I am very sure of, that is: your relationship is simple and consensual. At least in my opinion, it is precious, so whether you are legitimate or not, I don't want such a precious relationship to break. This is more meaningful than living together before marriage, and I believe that losing such a relationship is more painful than never getting it. ”
"But," Shang Yiming blinked his beautiful big eyes, his hands were **** in his hair, "The place you plan to go belongs to the scope of action of the 'cradle', what should you do if this big man is exposed?" "Let's hide in a hidden place, take a look and leave." "When you see her, can you hold it, what if you lose your temper?" "So I want you to go with me, and if I lose control of my emotions, you will definitely be able to stop me in time." "Hahaha. Shang Yiming laughed, "Then I have to buy a stun gun or something, otherwise where can I stop you from getting out of control?"