After the principal was admitted to the hospital for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Qi Yun had been sitting outside the door of the treatment room, because he had not slept well last night, and his eyes were closed groggyly.

Hong Jian ran around to make up for the hospitalization procedures and came to the door of the treatment room, glanced at Qi Yun, and there was a trace of strangeness in his heart, and gently patted her face with his hand:

"Hey, wake up, wake up!"

Qi Yun opened his eyes dissatisfied:

"What are you going to do?"

Hong Jian put his mind at ease, laughed dryly, and sat beside Qi Yun:

"When I got up in the morning to go to the provincial government for a meeting, I just got out of the parking lot and saw an old man fainting on the side of the road, and there were many onlookers pointing and pointing, but no one really stepped forward to help - I walked over and saw that it was the old principal......

Qi Yun glanced sideways at Hong Jian: "So, you thought I had fainted just now?" ”

Hong Jian snorted, "Don't be surprised that others think like this...... You're much thinner than you used to be. ”

"You know what?" Qi Yun beat his spirit: "I used to be baby fat, but now I finally lose weight, and I happen to be a classical beauty." ”

Hong Jian glanced at Qi Yun. She used to have a small round face, but now she is thin, her chin is pointed, and her eyes are surprisingly bigger, black and white, classical is classical, but under her eyes there is a large area of jet black, and her complexion is strangely pale, no matter how you look at it, she looks more like Nie Xiaoqian in a classical novel. Thinking of their friendship over the years, Hong Jian's heart suddenly swelled up with a wave of discomfort, and he said warmly:

"By the way, let me tell you something, the old principal is probably not due to physical weakness caused by hard work and improper diet, the doctor said, he is afraid that there is a problem with the liver area."

"Liver?" Qi Yun didn't seem to understand, and asked in a daze, "What's wrong with the principal's liver?" ”

Hong Jian watched her try to restrain the trembling feeling on her body, and she couldn't bear it. Her pupils were as clear as a baby, and he felt like he couldn't look at them directly. It was a long time before he said:

"It's hard to say the specifics. However, the doctor said that the old principal's liver ascites was more serious, and he would wait until he cleaned up the ascites first, judging from the jaundice and skin bleeding points in the eyes, at best, it was severe hepatitis......

"Severe hepatitis at best?" Qi Yun muttered and repeated this sentence, and she asked, "What about the worst - it will be cancer, right?" ”

Hong Jian wanted to comfort her a few words, but after thinking about it, he could only nod helplessly.

Qi Yun didn't react, just sat for a long time in a daze, until Hong Jian turned his head to look at her expression uneasily, only to see a strange smile on her face, and said:

"Thank you...... Hong Jian, you have worked hard. ”

With that, he got up and walked to the stairs at the end of the hospital corridor. Hong Jian saw her figure fluttering, first reflexively caught up a few steps, and then remembered that Qi Yun had a stubborn personality, and at this time, I was afraid that even if I wanted to cry, I wanted to carry someone behind her back. I had to slow down and follow her not far away, looking at her thin shoulders and messy over-the-shoulder hair.

Qi Yun walked straight out of the hospital, walked through the crowded street, walked to a brickway in imitation Ming style at the corner of the street, slowly squatted down, buried his face in the hearts of his hands and wept.

Mother, brother, and now even the old headmaster are busy abandoning her; So far, it is difficult for my father to say whether he lives or dies; The relationship with Lu Wei is ambiguous, and he is even more hostile to Hong Jian...... She felt like her whole life was collapsing, and worse, there was collapse after collapse.

She had been holding up for a long time, almost dying, tears were flowing down the palms of her hands into a hot spring, and she had been crying for a long time, noticing that someone was crouching beside her.

The recent displacement of life has made her develop a certain degree of vigilance, she raised her head in a slight startle, quickly suppressed her tears, her eyes were still red, there was no way, she stared at Hong Jian with red eyes.

Hong Jian was a little uncomfortable, and coughed lightly before saying:

"Xiaoyun, if I hadn't happened to meet you today, I would have planned to go back to the city this time."

Qi Yun snorted noncommittally, "Is there something wrong with me?" ”

"Yes."

Hong Jian said this word with extreme firmness, and then spread his palms helplessly:

"You don't want me to squat in this corner with you and finish a long story, do you?"

Qi Yun was speechless, rubbed her squatting legs and stood up, her legs were too numb, her body shook slightly, and Hong Jian stretched out a hand to support her steadily.

Hong Jian said: "I know you're worried about the old principal, you don't want to go too far, there is a small Hunan restaurant not far in front, go in and eat and talk." ”

Qi Yun broke away from the arm that was being held by Hong Jian, nodded lightly, and walked towards the Hunan restaurant with Hong Jian one after another.

The small restaurant was furnished and lively, Hong Jian ordered a table full of dishes, and ordered a small bowl of rice for Qi Yun, and persuaded her to eat more vegetables.

Qi Yun ate a few bites, and then felt like a stone in her stomach, she bit the tip of her chopsticks and asked the person opposite:

"You can always talk about it now, right?"

Hong Jian nodded. Sitting by the window, his face cast a dark shadow by the sun, his expression was indestructible.

Hong Jian said: "The matter has been investigated, and there is sufficient evidence to show that Uncle Qi did accept a bribe of 500,000 yuan. ”

The tip of the chopsticks in Qi Yun's hand trembled, and he said, "But I haven't seen this money." ”

"Hmm," Hong Jian nodded, "I believe what you said is true." Uncle Qi's 500,000 yuan was all used to give ...... His illegitimate son went to the doctor. ”

Qi Yun was shocked and jumped up from his seat:

"You, you...... Say what? My dad's illegitimate son...... See a doctor? ”

Hong Jian stared at Qi Yun for a long time, until she slowly sat back in her seat. She looked pale as a ghost, but her pursed lips revealed a certain tenacity and calm.

"That's it...... The son born to that woman should be 8 years old this year. The child underwent surgery for cerebral palsy in a German hospital four years ago, and the prosecution now knows the treatment process and the cost documents. ”

Qi Yun's heart trembled. The woman? The "woman" in Hong Jian's mouth should refer to the woman who caused her mother to have an accident after learning about her father's affair...... However, the father was willing to embark on the road of corruption and crime for the sake of that woman, for the sake of another woman and another boy who was already 8 years old?

The 8-year-old boy, he was supposed to be innocent, and he still had half of her blood on his body...... But can she be sympathetic and pity him? She gritted her teeth, but she still heard the rattle of teeth colliding.

She took a long breath, there were so many unthinkable things these days that she had to force herself to accept it. Not to mention that according to her understanding of Hong Jian since she was a child, if Hong Jian is not never, at least she rarely says something that she is not sure of, and Hong Jian also knows that Lu Jian is trying to rescue her father. Therefore, now that he said these words to himself with such a conclusive attitude, Qi Yun knew that it was actually not much different from the court's verdict.

She was silent for a moment, then sneered and said:

"This is the truth that you went to the countryside for months to find out? Well, Hong Jian, all the taxpayers will be grateful to you. ”

Qi Yun knew in her heart that Hong Jian was not wrong, and even she didn't hate this father who was gradually becoming clearer now. However, it's one thing to understand, but she just can't talk to Hong Jian properly no matter what.

However, Hong Jian didn't seem to care about the tone of her speech at all, and used his chopsticks to spread the dishes into Qi Yun's bowl, and said:

"Xiaoyun, as the old saying goes, take people's money, **. After Uncle Qi received the 500,000, he naturally wouldn't do nothing......"

Qi Yun's breath was suffocated, and the dizziness that had lasted from getting up in the morning to the present came up again, and countless little Venus stars were shaking in front of him. She hurriedly asked:

"My dad...... What did he do? ”

Hong Jian said bluntly:

"There is a 60 acres of cultivated land in the southeast of the county, which was illegally tampered with four years ago, and a luxury club was gradually built...... And the biggest problem at this stage is: this club is suspected of forcing minors ** and a series of other illegal ......"

Hearing only the sound of "bang", Qi Yun stood up angrily, the momentum of this station was too violent, almost half of the table was lifted by her, the plates and bowls on the table were touched, and the juice flowed all over the table, embarrassed. She pointed at the arrow with her finger, and her voice was sharp but breathless:

"Flood Arrow! You say all these things have something to do with my dad? ”

Hong Jian's face was a clear pity, and he stood up slightly and pressed the swaying table, trying to calm Qi Yun down with the composure of his tone.

"Xiaoyun, we grew up together...... When I was a child, you often came to my house to do my homework, and when my parents worked overtime, I also came to your house to do my homework...... I still remember the old lamp in your study, the orange light, when we were doing our homework, Uncle Qi got up on the other side of the table to make the leader's speech, Uncle Qi wrote in a square imitation Song style, just like the printed words......"

Qi Yun suddenly felt a sharp pain, a tornado attacked her heart and intestines, after the destruction of the withering and decaying, she was a little deflated, and snorted:

"Hong Jian, it's a shame that you keep mentioning things when you were a child. What did the two of us do at that time? Others joked that we were childhood sweethearts, and also said that my dad and Uncle Hong were like brothers and sisters, and they couldn't go against each other...... But what happened? Uncle Hong killed his relatives and self-harmed his siblings, that's all, you still talk about this in front of me? What is the intention? ”

"Xiaoyun, can you be reasonable?" Hong Jian argued: "Didn't I tell you a long time ago? My dad quit the task force a long time ago because he couldn't handle this case himself! If there's anything else in the back, it's not my dad who checked it at all! ”

Qi Yun narrowed his eyes and looked Hong Jian up and down, Hong Jian felt that her eyes were like an X-ray machine, and her gaze went straight into her skin and flesh.

"Very good, Uncle Hong took the initiative to quit the task force because he used to be an old friend of my dad and avoided it? Or does he cherish feathers and are afraid of idlers chewing on the root of his tongue? Hehe, in fact, everyone doesn't know, our two families have gone far a few years ago, Uncle Hong doesn't have to be like this! What's more, although Uncle Hong has withdrawn, may I ask you what happened to you in Y County in the past few months? If I'm not mistaken, the ultimate 'truth' is found out by you, right? Uncle Hong not only preserved his reputation, but also made outstanding contributions to the task force, and by the way, he was able to help his only son who had just returned from abroad and had an unstable foothold! Isn't it a killing multiple birds with one stone? This ambition and wisdom are really impressive! ”

"Qi Yun!" Hong Jian was finally a little annoyed: "Our two families have gone far in the past few years, and I only found out after I came back from abroad, and I asked my dad a few times why he refused to say, until Uncle Qi had an accident here, and my dad privately revealed to me that it was because he knew the woman outside Uncle Qi...... My dad thought he had gone bad. You also know that my dad is pedantic, and others can't persuade him to do this kind of thing between men and women, so he has to slowly distance himself from him...... It's nice to say I've been in Y County for the past few months, but I have my job assignments! It has nothing to do with my dad and the task force! What's more, Uncle Qi's things are actually not found out by the task force......"

Qi Yun's mouth hooked, and a contemptuous smile was raised.

"What is it that was not found out by the task force? Could it be that today you have come to tell me that the investigation of these things is all due to the fact that your Hongda reporter has worked hard and painstakingly to go deep into the national super-poor counties to collect evidence in the past few months? ”

"Of course it's not me," Hong Jian said, "Uncle Qi suddenly figured it out a while ago and confessed to it." It is said that the signatures and handprints are all in place, and in this case, it is tantamount to having the law surrendered, and going to the court again is just a formality. ”

"What do you say? My dad himself 'suddenly figured it out'? - Do you believe it? My dad has never been a weak person, how could he 'suddenly figure it out'? Flood Arrow! What kind of dastardly tricks did you—what kind of despicable tricks did you use? ”

Qi Yunxing's eyes widened, pushed away the table and ran out of the small restaurant, Hong Jian hurriedly took out his wallet, pressed two hundred yuan on the table, turned around and chased out.

The sun was still strong in the morning, but it was already winter, and as dusk approached, a thick fog suddenly fell from the sky, everywhere, enveloping the whole world. Qi Yun was in a state of confusion, and stumbled out of the small restaurant, just as there was a narrow path in front of the restaurant, and up was a dilapidated staircase, Qi Yun didn't have time to think about it, and her footsteps had already taken her straight up the stairs.

The urban area where the hospital is located is the old city, the roads are mostly not modernized, a narrow staircase goes up, but it is a crowded road, Qi Yun straight through the road, behind the traffic forced to brake suddenly in the fog resounded one after another horns and scolding. The Hong Arrow chased Qi Yun straight away, and his heart was like an invisible tenacious silk thread, tightening tighter and tighter, until he felt powerless for the first time in his life.

Qi Yun went up the stairs in an alley again, this staircase was like a ladder, narrow, long and tortuous, Hong Arrow hurriedly chased straight up, Qi Yun was gradually forced to have no way out, turned back on a small platform that could only accommodate his feet, bent down and panted, while warning Hong Arrow:

"Flood Arrow! You are not allowed to come! ”

The arrow stopped, and a heart seemed to jump out of the chest, suffocating pain. He weakly reached out and grabbed a handful of air in front of him:

"Xiaoyun, listen to me-"

"I don't listen!"

Qi Yun screamed sharply, and even she herself was startled. Where is this still the usual gentle, cheerful and lovely beautiful girl Qi Yun? It's almost like a female ghost.

She never remembered that she had ever been so out of control. Now standing on the heights of almost the entire city, the wind of hunting blows on her cheeks, but this slight pain gradually awakens her consciousness, her three souls and seven spirits return to their places little by little, and the world around her gradually returns from illusion to reality. Only then did she feel two lines of hot tears slowly flowing down her cheeks.

"Say it......" Qi Yun's eyes were red, and he glared at Hong Jian unyieldingly:

"What else do you have to say?"

"Xiaoyun," Hong Jian raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "You stand firm and listen to me: when I was a child...... I used to do my homework at your house, and Uncle Qi would sit at the same table with us to write the manuscript...... Xiaoyun, I remember Uncle Qi's handwriting! The day before yesterday, I heard that Uncle Qi had confessed himself, and I rushed back to the city at night, and I didn't know how many layers of relationships I had to rely on to see the original approval document - my intuition told me that the handwriting on the approval document was not written by Uncle Qi himself!

Qi Yun felt a sound in his heart, as if a thousand heavy objects had fallen straight down from the clouds. She covered her mouth and stammered incoherently:

"You...... You mean ......? ”

"I'm not sure yet," Hong Jian said, cautiously approaching Qi Yun step by step, "The approval document for the misappropriation of cultivated land is also stamped with an official seal supervised by Uncle Qi, and the handwriting is actually very similar...... If it weren't for someone who was very familiar with Uncle Qi, it would probably be impossible to see the difference. ”

Hong Jian said, and the person had already walked to Qi Yun's side. Taking advantage of Qi Yun's spontaneous confusion, he reached out and held Qi Yun's arm firmly in his palm.

He pulled, and Qi Yun staggered to his side.

Hong Jian said again: "In addition to this approval, there is also an original share subscription contract of Emperor Shengjing**, and the signatures on these two pieces of paper, I think they are both from the same person......" "But," Qi Yun finally felt that something was wrong, and struggled to keep some distance from Hong Jian, "Who would do these things?" And for what? Besides, if my dad was really framed, why did he confess? "I don't know yet." Hong Jian said, "But I will check again." If I hadn't miscalculated, I might have to find a breakthrough in this matter from the county party committee of Y County, and I would definitely find out the truth...... Now I just hope that before I find out the truth, everything will be fine on Uncle Qi's side! “

Qi Yun's face was covered with a strange flush: "How do you want to check?" I, I'll ...... together."

Her palms were sweaty, and all the thoughts in her heart were like wild horses galloping, chaotic and chaotic, "No! I...... Why should I trust you? I-I'll find out the truth by another way myself! “

A look of disappointment flashed on Hong Jian's face, but he quickly returned to calm, he let go of the hand holding Qi Yun and took two steps back:

"At this point, you should have that attitude. But Xiaoyun, you have to protect yourself...... This matter may be related to many people, and you must keep your distance from others appropriately. For example, the owner of the bathing center surnamed Deng, Director Xiao, and ...... Lu worried. ”