The gloomy sky overwhelmed people's breath, the light snow tugged at the heartstrings, the streets were lined with snow, and the red firecracker clothes of the new year were still draped, the slippery and muddy roads were trampled over and over again by hurried passers-by, and the splashing of muddy muddy water stained the already unclean snow with another layer of dirt.

As soon as the sky darkened, there were obviously fewer pedestrians on the street, and the cold wind swept across the street, and everywhere was filled with a layer of solemn black, depressing, dull, terrifying, and silent.

"Dada. Dada"

The sound of neat military shoes stepping on muddy water, from far to near, seems to be a killing god announced, hammering the hearts of the common people, so frightened that the windows and doors of the house are closed airtightly.

Shops, wine shops, restaurants, etc., as if they had been discussed in advance, closed their doors in advance, and even the eight major alleys have converged a lot, and only accept regular customers tonight, and no business will be accepted.

Beiping City, with a population of 700,000, is silent tonight.

God is going to take people.

Just tonight.

All the personnel of the garrison department were dispatched, loaded with guns and ammunition, and the whole city searched for the southern rebels, and once they encountered resistance, they were punished on the spot.

No one dares to offend these evil stars.

Dongjiaomin Lane is the top priority, it is not controlled, it is a natural shelter area, but the garrison department has been prepared for a long time, and has secretly ambushed many people, and all the entrances and exits are monitored, and not a single fly wants to sneak in.

The winter in the north needs to burn coal for heating, out of the eastern suburbs of the alley, walk a few steps to the street to buy coal, the sky is dim, there is no coal at home, the dog baby is ready to go out to buy some coal, just arrived at the mouth of the alley was driven back.

"Didn't you buy it?" Li Juan heard the sound of the door opening, so he went out to check, the sky was gloomy, and he was a little far away from the gate, so he couldn't see clearly.

"Miss Juan, people are being arrested outside, and people are not allowed to go out." The dog baby said timidly.

"Arrest?" Li Juan was puzzled.

Until Ju Chang crossed the threshold, he was dressed in a military uniform, very solemn, his eyes were gloomy, and he appeared naked in front of Li Juan, thinking of what the dog baby said was arresting people outside, so frightened that Li Juan stopped breathing for a while, and his heart was pinched.

Li Juan didn't know Ju Chang, and he hadn't seen it, thinking that Ju Chang was here to arrest He Qi, his heart hung in the air, and he said in a shocked voice: "What are you going to do?" ”

He Qi, who was lying on the bed, was shocked and said loudly: "What's wrong?" ”

Li Juan slowly turned his head and looked at He Qi, his expression nervous and his eyes showing fear.

"It's labor!"

Kikucho's rough voice came.

He Qi exhaled heavily: "It's okay, I know." ”

Li Juan's nervous chest rose and fell, brushed the hair on his forehead behind his ears, and his face regained a lot of color, so he led Ju Chang into the room, and then poured a cup of hot tea and served it to Ju Chang who was sitting upright: "Please use tea." ”

Ju Chang glanced at Li Juan carefully, took the tea, and after taking a sip, he was silent, which was very different from the previous performance of speaking loudly as soon as he entered the door, which made He Qi keenly aware that the outside should be just like what the dog baby said, if something really happened, arresting people everywhere.

Ju Chang is the direct person in charge of the Security Department, and he is arresting people outside, he came to drink tea, which is not logical, He Qi guessed that Ju Chang was afraid that there was something important to say, and it was difficult to speak because Li Ju was there.

"But it doesn't matter, she's my fiancée." He Qi said.

Ju Chang glanced at Li Juan again: "Labor and management know that she is your fiancée, his father's name is Li Yu, a native of Xuancheng, who started by selling raw paper, and now runs a printing factory, and has quite an industry in Shanghai, her second brother's name is Li Li." ”

After a pause, Ju Chang put down the teacup, looked up seemingly inadvertently, and asked Li Juan: "Your eldest brother, have you come to Beiping?" ”

Li Juan's fingertips were trembling, and his heart was beating violently: "He didn't come." ”

Ju Chang's eyes narrowed: "You know where he is?" ”

Li Juan said in a trembling voice: "I don't know. ”

Ju Chang's words revealed a lot of key information, He Qi connected it back and forth, and immediately understood that it was someone like Brother Li Juan who was being arrested outside, and immediately explained: "She doesn't know, I have an accident, she came to Beiping alone, you can find out all this." I didn't see her eldest brother when I went to Shanghai, and I heard that I went to Dongyi and didn't come back for several years. ”

Ju Chang just stared at Li Juan: "What's your eldest brother's name?" ”

Li Juan hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but look at He Qi.

Ju Chang lowered his voice, not allowing Li Juan to refuse: "Answer, what is your eldest brother's name?" ”

He Qi nodded slightly.

Li Juan said in a trembling voice: "Li Ji." ”

The soft light spreads out from the window, and in the quiet courtyard, the snowflakes fall unhurriedly, and the falling snow under the cover of the night is dyed into a grain of crystal yellow by the fluorescent lights, which is an extremely gorgeous but extremely short-lived brilliance, just like the young life that died in the hands of Ju Chang today, when it is illuminated by the lights in the house, there is nowhere to hide.

Ju Chang retracted his gaze, as if nothing had happened before, turned to look at He Qi, and said in a deep voice: "There is something that labor and management don't understand, so I will ask you, you may know the answer." ”

"Help me up." He Qi woke up Li Juan, who was in fear.

Li Juan walked to the bed in a few steps, supported He Qi's head, and put a pillow on the bedside, He Qi slowly squirmed up until his waist rested on the pillow and sat up.

He Qi held Li Juan's cold and restless hand and looked at Ju Chang: "You say." ”

Ju Chang pondered deeply: "Why are you fighting all day long? ”

He Qi said: "Do you mean Europe, or the southwest corner of our country?" ”

Ju Chang glanced at it: "Those foreigners are not good birds, they fight in their own nests, 108,000 miles away from us, labor and management ask you, naturally it is their own business." ”

"Oh!" He Qi snorted lightly, thought for a while, and said, "Your question is very complicated, and I am afraid that I will not be able to finish it in a day and a night." ”

Ju Chang glared at him: "Then pick up what labor and management can understand." ”

He Qi smiled: "Let's put it this way, you and I originally worked for the boss, making ends meet, mixing food and clothing, and living a makeshift life." When the family saw that we could eat a mouthful of food, they came to join the two of us, and we both became their heads, and we were each followed by a group of people begging for food. As a result, one day, the two of us found that the salary given by the boss was not enough to eat, but we had to do more and more tiring work every day than before, so we were all reluctant to work for the boss. After a group of people behind our butts pushed forward, the two of us simply got on the hook and opened a shop together, replacing the original owner. Originally, the two of us added five to one, one person and half shares, and everything was discussed, but gradually, you thought I was in the way, and I relied on my fists to be bigger than me, so I didn't listen, and finally drove me away, and I had all the shares alone. You're cool, but I'm definitely not happy, so do you think I'm going to fight with you? ”

(End of chapter)