The next day was really busy, and the phone on Qi Yun's desk never stopped from morning to night, and Director Guo constantly remotely directed her to prepare this material and prepare that material, and supported her to turn around.

I was busy until more than nine o'clock in the evening, and I hadn't even eaten dinner, so I went downstairs to the 7-Eleven convenience store and bought a boxed lunch, and was standing at the stall and stuffing it into my mouth, but the mobile phone was in the bag and remembered it unknowingly.

Qi Yun held the fish ball skewer with one hand, the bag was tucked under his armpit, and he picked up the phone with one free hand, and Lu Wei's anxious voice was on the other end of the phone: "Xiaoyun, you come right away." “

Qi Yun knew that Lu Wei was asking her to go to the club, and listening to his tone, something might still happen, but after all, she subconsciously resisted Lu Wei to come and go as soon as she was recruited, and she was arranged to go to the kind of place that had a sense of uncleanness in her mind.

So she stuffed a fish ball into her mouth and said vaguely, "I'm eating." In the end, he couldn't help it, and added: "It's so late, we meet there, wouldn't it be inappropriate if we were seen by others?" “

"Come here to eat." Lu Wei's tone was unquestionable: "Come over immediately!" ”

Afraid that Qi Yun would lose his temper and refuse, Lu Wei continued: "It's about Uncle Qi, without further ado, hurry up!" ”

Qi Yun was shocked, threw away the lunch box after picking up a few bites of rice, took a car and hurried to the clubhouse, and went straight to the private room that Brother Deng had reserved for Lu Wei. The private room was a fingerprint lock, Qi Yun opened the door of the private room with his fingers, and only when he stepped into the outer room, he heard Lu Wei and Brother Deng arguing in the inner room.

Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, not knowing if it was appropriate for her to appear, and then heard Lu Wei lose his temper with Brother Deng:

"Didn't you say that you should send someone to take care of the old man inside? What kind of grievances have you suffered now, and how can you bring it up and 'confess the facts'? ”

Deng Ge explained: "It's been taking care of it all the time, the old man suddenly spit out this morning, and the people inside asked us what was going on outside." ”

Lu Wei eased his tone and said, "You must not let the old man speak at this time, this has to be signed and drawn, and it will be difficult to change it in the future." ”

Brother Deng smiled sympathetically: "Mr. Lu, the last time you took Miss Qi to the detention center, I thought you meant ......"

"Nonsense!" Lu Wei interrupted him angrily. Brother Deng was bored and said, "I was wrong." ”

Qi Yun's heart turned countless thoughts in an instant. Then suddenly I felt that I was standing outside here, and if someone saw me and thought that I was eavesdropping on their conversation, it would be bad. So he gently slammed the door with his hand, and shouted to the inside:

"Lu Wei, I'm here - you have something to do with me?"

Lu Chengying came out, let Qi Yun in, closed the door and said solemnly:

"Xiaoyun, Brother Deng got the news just now, and Uncle Qi proposed to 'confess the facts of the crime' by himself."

Qi Yun looked directly at Lu Yu's gaze and asked word by word:

But why is this so? You told me last time: My dad was wronged. ”

"This ......" Lu Wei was a little embarrassed, and Brother Deng took over and said, "I'm afraid, the old man is also here to protect you." ”

"Protect me?" Qi Yun asked suspiciously.

"Yes, now this case is not closed for a day, and there is everything that is said outside, and it is spread around, and it is getting more and more serious. Now in the rumors outside, you are about to become a 'criminal orphan' with a net worth of tens of millions......"

Qi Yun gasped. Listen to Brother Deng continue:

"Forget it, what I'm even more afraid of is that now this matter is being targeted by the media, I heard that China News Agency has been tracking, and soon an in-depth report will be issued...... If the China News Agency publishes the press release, this matter will be even more endless, and it will have to be checked from top to bottom. Therefore, the old man probably wants to take care of everything from him, and everyone can have a quiet place. ”

Referring to the word "China News Agency", Lu Wei seemed to glance at Qi Yun inadvertently, but Qi Yun didn't care about this kind of subsection at all, and just asked:

"However, it would be unfair if my father took all the blame alone for the sake of not being investigated for this matter!"

"Xiaoyun," Lu Wei exhaled, "I'll figure it out." ”

"I have a little brother who asked someone to meet with a leader at the headquarters of the China News Agency in Beijing, and replied that we paid 300,000 yuan, and he tried to block the news." Brother Deng offered a plan.

Lu frowned slightly, thought for a while, and asked, "Which line of work does your little brother do?" You can make an appointment for me to have lunch together tomorrow at noon...... Oh no, if possible, have morning tea together, the sooner the better. ”

Early the next morning, under Brother Deng's arrangement, Lu Wei met with Brother Deng's so-called little brother with hands and eyes, and called Qi Yun at noon, saying that he was about to go to Beijing with Brother Deng's little brother, and would return in a day or two, so that Qi Yun could take care of himself.

"Do you really want to do what Brother Deng said, pay to block the news?" Qi Yun couldn't help but ask, "Wouldn't that be bad?" ”

"Whether it can be blocked, it can only be determined after I have met people in Beijing, Brother Deng, this little brother is a relative of a big leader of the China News Agency - the relatives are not fake, and people have to be willing to sell this face."

Lu Wei's voice on the phone was full of deep exhaustion. Qi Yun asked:

"Lu Wei, what is written in that in-depth report?"

There was a silence on the other end of the phone, and after half a ring, Lu Wei said:

"Don't ask, these are not things for girls to worry about."

"But ......"

"Are you trying to stop me? Xiaoyun, don't you want Uncle Qi to be safe? ”

Qi Yun was stunned for a moment and slowly put down the phone.

Today is the opening ceremony of the film and television city, right? Probably everyone was busy at the scene, no wonder the landline on her desk was unusually quiet today, and there was not even a phone call in the morning. After yesterday's busyness, she was quite uncomfortable with such a sudden idleness, and she still had a strange feeling of uneasiness in her heart.

Also, when she rushed to the club that day, she heard Brother Deng say to Lu Wei outside, last time I took her to the detention center, I thought you meant it......

What is it? Qi Yun couldn't figure it out, he only felt that there was a tendon in his temple, and it hurt to jump and jump.

At more than 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Yun was bored, and he had been sleeping hard these days, so he took a nap on the desk, and before he could fall asleep, his mobile phone suddenly rang loudly.

Qi Yun thought that it must be Director Guo calling, so he quickly grabbed his mobile phone, but the phone number displayed was not Director Guo, but Uncle Xiao, who had not been contacted for a while.

Uncle Xiao generally doesn't contact Qi Yun, and most of the time he contacts is because of something. Seeing this number, for some reason, Qi Yun's heart brushed the ground, and after a moment's emptiness, he picked up the phone and called Uncle Xiao.

"Xiaoyun, you and Jiang Yunsheng are quite familiar, right?" Uncle Shaw's voice sounded anxious and tired.

Jiang Yunsheng is the name of the good old man's senior brother. Qi Yun's heart stopped beating half a beat,

"Ah, that's right. How to ......"

"That's the case, yesterday a group of public and well-known people in our province went to attend the opening ceremony of the film and television city in a suburban county in the province, but their bus had an accident on the road...... The stakes are so high that the provincial governor has personally inquired into it, and our hospital has also formed an ambulance team led by me, who rushed to the scene of the accident last night to treat ......."

Qi Yun listened to Uncle Xiao speak, as if he was out of bounds, and as if she had guessed something. The voice on the other end of the phone seemed to be far and near, as if it was floating in the wind, and there seemed to be fireworks bursting in the air, but there was silence.

"The car tumbled off a cliff and caused a fuel tank to catch fire...... After we arrived, most of the wounded were effectively bandaged and treated, and the families of the wounded were informed one by one...... Now only Jiang Yunsheng and his family are left...... I remember that it seems to be all rural, it seems that he usually does not have much contact with them, there is no phone number of the family in the mobile phone, we looked through the communication records, and it is a coincidence, I happened to see that his last phone call was actually to you, and then I remembered that he was your mother's student, and the relationship with you seems to have been good, calling you is to ask: can you contact his family? ”

Qi Yun covered her mouth, afraid that Uncle Xiao would hear the sound of her teeth fighting, she wanted to ask Uncle Xiao: How is Jiang Yunsheng, does it matter if he is injured, but she doesn't dare to ask, for fear of revealing the mystery she least wants to see.

After a pause, she said, "Uncle Xiao, are you in the hospital?" Which hospital? ”

"The First Central Hospital of L City," Uncle Xiao thought for a while and said, "What, do you want to come over or ...... No, you can't come here, it's raining here for a few days, the road is not good, or their car won't be able to overturn...... Jiang Yunsheng's matter, if you want to know, just help contact his family, just forget if you don't know. But come, obedient. ”

Qi Yun let out a "hmm", afraid that Uncle Xiao would be worried, so he hung up the phone before he felt anything unusual. Then he jumped out of bed and began to get dressed, put on his shoes, and stuff a few simple items of luggage into a small bag.

She hesitated for a moment, and finally dialed Brother Deng's phone. She didn't want to turn to this person for help, but she knew that after a few days of rain, she couldn't find a driver who could walk through the muddy and steep mountain roads to L, the regional capital where the film and television city is located, with her current energy.

Fortunately, Brother Deng still gave face, and quickly helped Qi Yun find a driver who drove a half-used Mitsubishi off-road vehicle, the driver was black and thin, wearing a motorcycle hat, standing there silently, not amazing, but Brother Deng pointed at him and said with a smile: "Miss Qi, this is Master Cui, who won the National Automobile Rally Championship four years ago, and is even more powerful than Han Han." ”

Although he knew that Brother Deng was just rushing to Lu Yu's face, he still solemnly thanked him repeatedly, and then got into this Master Cui's car and went straight to L City.

Master Cui really has excellent driving skills, and there is no trace of light on the dark mountain road, but he drives like a car on the brightly lit Chang'an Street, relaxed, and he has a greater advantage, that is, he doesn't say a word, only drives silently, and he hasn't even met Qi Yun with his eyes along the way.

The road was safe, and he rushed to the First Central Hospital of L City before dawn, Qi Yun jumped out of the car, humbly asked the nurse on duty at the door for advice, and then pushed open the doors of the hospital all the way, and ran straight into the innermost rescue ward on the third floor.

Uncle Xiao is really dedicated. The old man has been working on the operating table until this time. When Qi Yun came, he had just finished an operation, his eyes were full of red threads, he pushed open the operating door and walked out, Qi Yun hurriedly took two steps forward and stood in front of Uncle Xiao.

"Uncle Shaw."

Uncle Xiao was confused for a moment, as if he did not expect to see a young girl in casual clothes here. After seeing that it was Qi Yun, he couldn't help but be shocked:

"Xiaoyun, you? ……”

"I'll come to see Jiang Yunsheng."

"Jiang Yunsheng," Uncle Xiao was obviously depressed, "you haven't contacted his family?" ”

"His father has died a long time ago, and there is only one old mother in the family, who is frail and sickly, and she is a rural woman, so she will only be in a hurry when she comes, and she will not be able to help, maybe we will have to take care of him...... Uncle Xiao, Jiang Yunsheng is my eldest brother, and I am also his relative, if he is injured, I will take care of him with tea and water. Qi Yun endured the uneasiness in his heart and forced a grinning face.

"Oh, this," said Uncle Shaw, "but ......"

Seeing Uncle Xiao's spitting appearance, Qi Yun's heart began to sink and sink until the end of the bottomless abyss.

Uncle Xiao's assistant, a middle-aged male doctor with whom Qi Yun also had a relationship, said, "Miss Qi, you are really good. I heard that Xiao Jiang came to accompany his girlfriend who later became a big star, so something like this happened...... But that girl is good, she obviously heard about it, but she refused to show her face, and she was busy asking the agent to clarify the 'scandal', saying that she and Xiao Jiang were just ordinary friends......"

The middle-aged male doctor was indignant, and even didn't care about the doctor's professional civilization, and said angrily:

"Ordinary fart! Others don't know, who doesn't know in our hospital? If she hadn't chased her shamelessly back then, Xiao Jiang would not have lost her doctor's job, and now she gave her life for her......"

"What?!"

Qi Yun shouted, interrupting the male doctor's indignant appeal, the male doctor didn't break Qi Yun, a girl who looked quiet and beautiful, would make such an amazing sound, and was stunned, and then Nuo Nuo said:

"Uh...... Miss Qi, I don't know what's going on, every time I meet you this year, I tell you bad news......"

Qi Yun turned his gaze to Uncle Xiao with a hint of begging:

"Uncle Xiao, Jiang Yunsheng...... What happened to him? ”

Uncle Xiao had no choice but to meet Qi Yun's eyes and nodded faintly.

Qi Yun let out a "boom" in his heart, and it seemed that the bomb exploded in front of his ears and eyes. She remembered that sleepless night, yes, that late night the other day...... At the last second when the phone hung up, the senior brother said to her dotingly: "Yunyun, when I come back, I will take you to eat casserole seafood porridge." ”

However, in the blink of an eye, this pot of seafood porridge will never be eaten for a lifetime.

She only felt her body falling, falling, and couldn't help but gently grab Uncle Xiao's hand and ask:

"Uncle Shaw, no...... Mistaken, right? ”

Uncle Xiao held Qi Yun with one hand, and his hands were a little old but strong, warm and dry. With the other hand, take off your glasses and gently wipe the corners of your eyes.

"Back then, this kid took our hospital to court, and it was a trivial matter to lose 50,000 yuan, and the whole hospital was notorious, making me disgraced for several years...... Uncle Xiao smiled bitterly: "Actually, even if this is the case, I am reluctant to let this kid resign, who let him be the first echelon backbone I have been cultivating...... But this kid is really a bastard, say I'm sorry for me, I have to throw away the doctor's job and run to open a small shop to sell clothes, but you say, is it easy for the country to train him as a medical student?! I was so angry that he had a heart attack...... I can admit my mistake to others, but he's a bastard boy...... How could I admit that he was wrong?! ”

Qi Yun lowered his head silently. I only heard the middle-aged male doctor still say in his ear:

"People die like lights going out, Dean Xiao, don't be angry with Xiao Jiang anymore. Having said that, Xiao Jiang's vision is really not good, he lost his doctor's job back then, just because of this Kuang Sisi - she was still a village girl back then, it seems that she is an ethnic minority, and she can't speak Chinese...... This time, the car overturned, and Xiao Jiang desperately hugged Kuang Sisi, but his cervical vertebrae were broken, and Kuang Sisi was the only one in the car who was only slightly injured......

It seemed that Uncle Xiao glanced at the middle-aged male doctor, and the male doctor stopped his rambling. Although Qi Yun wondered why a highly educated and dignified male doctor would have such an ignorant middle-aged woman's passion for gossiping, she was at least grateful for the information he provided.

Qi Yun raised his head and asked Uncle Xiao, "Uncle, Jiang Yunsheng's ...... Where is it? Can I go check it out? ”

Uncle Shaw stopped her. "You're a girl, in the middle of the night, what are you doing watching that? Tomorrow we have a team of ambulances in the hospital leaving for the city, and we will ...... him by the way When the body is brought back and arrived in the city, what should I do, I still have to contact his family. ”

Qi Yun didn't insist, just nodded tiredly.

Uncle Xiao put on his glasses again, "Let Dr. Wang take you to our medical staff lounge to rest for a while, and then follow the car back at dawn." I also have to rest, and I have another operation at 10 a.m. sharp. ”

Qi Yun said sincerely: "Uncle Xiao, the body is the capital of the revolution, and you yourself should also pay attention to rest." ”

Bidding farewell to Uncle Xiao, Qi Yun walked calmly to the medical staff lounge under the leadership of Dr. Wang. I haven't slept all night, in fact, she is also very sleepy, and her steps are a little vain. The medical staff in white who were busy walking in the corridor, and the wounded who were sleeping or waking up in the medical car, slowly turned into a flowing line in her eyes, a white world...... Qi Yun's heart was completely empty.

Turning a corner, there was a sudden feeling of a familiar face passing by, Qi Yun's heart was awe-struck, his eyes widened, and when he wanted to call out, the other party took the first step to recognize her:

"Yunyun?"

Hong Jian's plaid shirt, sweater, and jeans were all crumpled, and he had just risen from a bench in the hospital hallway, his beard looking like he hadn't shaved in a day or two, and he was still holding his big Hasselblad camera.

"Brother Aji......" Qi Yun blurted out, paused for a moment, but turned to a choking sarcasm:

"It's really dedicated, reporter Hongda, it's the first time to rush to the scene, right? The news has a keen sense of smell. ”

She turned to leave, but Hong Jian grabbed her arm:

"Wait!"

Turning to Doctor Wang, he nodded: "Doctor Wang, I'm sorry for you, please get busy first, I'll send Qi Yun to rest in a while." ”

Doctor Wang looked at Hong Jian, and then looked at Qi Yun for advice, Qi Yun thought about it, and also smiled at Doctor Wang: "Yes, Doctor Wang, you are busy with you." It seems that reporter Hongda has something to say to me. ”

Dr. Wang was confused, but finally said goodbye and left. As soon as he turned around, Hong Jian pulled Qi Yun to the door of the outpatient building, "Yunyun, follow me." ”

Qi Yun pushed away Hong Jian's hand and silently followed behind him. The two of them walked out of the outpatient building one after the other, and came to the edge of the garden that was too small to be outside the outpatient building of L Central Hospital, Hong Jian stood and looked back at Qi Yun.

Qi Yun exhaled, the water vapor condensed into a gray mist in the air, and in the garden, the grass and trees were bleak, Qi Yun couldn't help but shrink her neck - how could she not know when winter would come.

Hong Jian's eyebrows were condensed, his cheeks were much thinner than before, and with his beard and clothes, he looked extremely depressed.

"I heard...... You are now, with Lu Wei ......" seemed to be difficult to speak, but he said it anyway.

Qi Yun nodded without hesitation, "Can't you?" I thought it was my private matter who I was with. ”

Hong Jian's face was discouraged: "Of course, who to be with is your private matter, but why is he...... Such a person? Yesterday, he also interceded with the leaders of the headquarters of the China News Agency and asked for 3 million yuan to block news that was unfavorable to him. ”

Qi Yun sneered: "You mean to say that he is despicable and shameless, don't you?" But I would like to ask for advice: I have not studied journalism, but at least I know that 'no news is good news' is the most frequent golden rule in textbooks, so if a news reporter has to dig into the ground for his own interests or the so-called 'sense of social responsibility', what is the difference between this and the tabloid entertainment that specializes in digging people? ”

"Everyone stands on a different standpoint, and naturally has a different view," Hong Jian said: "At least in my opinion, you are not afraid of shadows, especially leading cadres, and taxpayers have the right to supervise you." As long as you do it, you shouldn't be afraid of being poached. ”

"Very good," Qi Yun laughed angrily, "You can do this, this is the right given to you by the taxpayers!" But what did you call me here for? Hope I can also provide you with valuable news leads? If I don't say it, do you have the means to pry my mouth open? ”

Frustration and shame gradually revealed on Hong Jian's face, Qi Yun rarely saw Hong Jian show such an expression since he was a child, and he couldn't help but be shocked. She heard Hong Jian say:

"Yunyun, no matter what you think, I still remember us after all...... At least remember the friendship we grew up with. I didn't mean anything else when I stopped you today, I just wanted to tell you: stay away from Lu Wei! Now he is no longer what he used to be...... You're in danger with him! Do you understand? ”

Qi Yun let out an "oh", as if he suddenly realized, "It turns out that it is very dangerous to be with him?" Hehe, so what is the safety for me now? By the way, Lu Wei is still a married man, I don't care what you want to think, but let me tell you: I just fell in love with Lu Wei, I fell in love with him for being rich, fell in love with him and had a bright future, and even more in love with him being able to leave everything behind and only hold up a piece of the sky for his own woman - in fact, what if it is dangerous? Women actually love to dance on the tip of a knife! ”

Hong Jian's face changed color suddenly, but he still stabilized his emotions and said withholdingly:

"As a person, you can't always live for profit. Of course, people need money to live, but if they earn a certain amount of money, what will they do in the future? Yunyun, I believe you are there to help those in need, didn't you do that before? The pursuit of money is endless, in fact, it is enough to spend enough. ”

"It was before," Qi Yun felt powerless, "Now what capital do you want me to use to clear the high?" I...... I've helped people in need before, but why hasn't my dad done it? If you have been to the village where I have taught, you will know what has changed in the school buildings and student dormitories? Qi Jianguo took bribes, hehe, yes, maybe, but you see those Bodhisattvas molded in the temple, they can't even drink a bowl of water, but can they sit up and do things for the people? Even if Qi Jianguo took a bribe of 500,000 yuan, we can return it, but how much has he done for this province and our city? Why are you still holding on to him, and you have to dig up some 'in-depth reports'? You need grades, I know, but when your grades are built on the flesh and blood of your past relatives and friends, what right do you have to judge others for being despicable and shameless? ”

After Qi Yun finished speaking in one breath, he grabbed Hong Jian violently and rushed towards the outside of the hospital compound, Hong Jian rushed forward three or two steps, and eagerly defended:

"Yunyun, I'm not doing in-depth reporting for ...... In short, I have now dug out the tip of the iceberg, so I know that Lu is worried about his ......"

Hearing this, Qi Yun's back paused, and then walked towards the courtyard in a hurry.

She walked a few steps out of the hospital gate, but suddenly heard the sound of a grass whistle.

She still didn't look back, but because she knew that Hong Jian couldn't see her anymore, her steps slowed down, and she carefully distinguished, yes, it was indeed the sound of a grass whistle, not an illusion.

"We used to wander all day long, on the green hills of our homeland,

We have also gone through hardships, wandering around,

We were like-minded in the past, let us shake hands,

Raise a glass and drink in unison, and the friendship will last forever......"

Qi Yun suddenly remembered the night in the countryside where the fire was dancing, both silent and lively; Thinking of the bacon that Hong Jian brought to her thousands of miles, they buried pots in the countryside to cook together, and students and parents hugged them into three layers inside and three layers outside. also remembered their childhood friends, she went to Hong Jian's house with her parents to pay New Year's greetings, and she went to the room of her brother Ah Jian, who knew each other, to hide and whisper. Hong Jian's room was very warm, Hong Jian was very thin at that time, wearing a white shirt and pants, barefoot and a pair of white socks, and his long legs stretched out like a heron......

"We used to be free all day long, swaying on the blue waves,

But now Lao Yan is flying separately, far away from the sea and ocean......"