According to the arrangement of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee, all party members and cadres must go to the Party School of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee every year to receive a three-day full-time training.

All party members and police officers of the Dongzhou Court participated in the training in four batches, and Chen Molei participated in the last batch.

At 11:30 on the second day of training, Chen Molei finished his morning class and was just about to go home when he received a call from Shangguan Yun saying that Yu Huanjin had surrendered to the court an hour ago.

Yu Huanjin voluntarily surrendered? What's going on? Before Chen Molei could understand, he received a call from Qin Huaiyuan again, saying that he was looking for him for something and asked him to take advantage of the noon time to go back to the court.

Listening to Qin Huaiyuan's tone, it seemed to be a little serious, it shouldn't be a trivial matter, Chen Molei didn't dare to slack off, and immediately drove back to the court.

Entering the dean's office, Chen Molei complained: "What's so urgent? I have to rush back at noon! ”

Qin Huaiyuan's expression was very serious: "At about half past eleven, I received a call from Mayor Wei, who hoped that we would be able to give a suspended sentence to Huanjin in the future. ”

Chen Molei was stunned: "Probation? That...... What's your opinion? ”

Qin Huaiyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "My opinion is that we won't refute Mayor Wei's face this time." ”

Chen Molei was stunned again: "Senior, this is not a faceless problem. This is justice, such a serious matter, how can you agree to it? ”

"I didn't say yes casually." Qin Huaiyuan said: "Mayor Wei said that Yu Huanjin has obtained the understanding of nine creditor companies, and the nine creditor companies have no opinion on sentencing Yu Huanjin to a suspended sentence.

The maximum sentence for the crime of illegally disposing of seized property is three years' imprisonment, which meets the prerequisites for a suspended sentence. According to the general criminal policy, in such cases, if the victim is compensated for the loss and forgiveness is obtained, the defendant may be sentenced to a suspended sentence.

In this case, instead of going head-to-head with Mayor Wei, we might as well sell him this face. ”

Chen Molei has also done criminal trials, of course he understands the criminal policy, and he also understands the truth of what Qin Huaiyuan said. But when he thought of Yu Huanjin's face and what Yu Huanjin did, he couldn't swallow this breath in his heart.

Thinking about everything that happened today, Yu Huanjin surrendered to the compound on the front foot, and Wei Congbing's phone call came on the back foot, everything seems to have been rehearsed in advance, what does this mean? This shows that Yu Huanjin's surrender is not afraid of the law at all, but has found a way out in advance, and he has no fear.

Therefore, Chen Molei never believes that Yu Huanjin is truly confessing and repenting, but the problem is precisely here, people's inner activities are often difficult to prove with evidence, but the court trial is about evidence, without evidence, Yu Huanjin's confession and repentance cannot be denied.

I only heard Qin Huaiyuan continue: "You also know that solving the problem of difficult enforcement is inseparable from the support of the municipal government, and the upgrading and transformation of the litigation service center next year also requires the municipal government to allocate funds, and offending Mayor Wei at this time will not do us any good." ”

He sighed and continued, "I know that doing so may lead to passivity in your execution, and I know that it is difficult for you to accept this opinion in your heart. The reason why I tell you this is that I hope you can be mentally prepared in advance, don't hold on to this matter, and don't make the relationship between us and Mayor Wei too stiff because of this incident. ”

Then, he added: "In addition, I will tell you that after this case is brought to court, I plan to hear it myself, so that if anything goes wrong in the future, I will bear all the responsibility." ”

Chen Molei looked at Qin Huaiyuan and didn't know what to say for a while. This senior is not only rational, but also has never lacked responsibility, otherwise the party group of the Bohai Intermediate Court would not strongly recommend him to Dongzhou as the president of this grassroots court.

Qin Huaiyuan patted Chen Molei on the shoulder and said, "Let's take care of the overall situation." ”

After speaking, he specially reminded: "Also, today's conversation is limited to you and me, don't let the third person know." Determining the outcome of the trial in advance is already considered a violation of work discipline, and you should understand this without me. ”

Chen Molei understood Qin Huaiyuan's hardships, and also understood that Qin Huaiyuan said these words to him, which in itself was absolute trust in him.

After a fierce psychological struggle, he decided to compromise once, in order to take into account the overall situation, but also for the sake of the senior's hardships and this trust in him, at the same time, he also silently told himself in his heart that this was the first and last time.

Chen Molei nodded: "I understand, don't worry, I know what to do." ”

Leaving the dean's office, Chen Molei went back to his office to eat a bowl of instant noodles, and then went to the execution room, he wanted to see what Yu Huanjin said this time.

On the way, he kept wondering what was going on: how did Yu Huanjin get the forgiveness of the nine creditor companies? He is just standing in front of the stage, and the black hand behind him has not been dug out, such a simple double reed play, can none of the bosses of the 9 creditor companies understand it? Or do they understand it but deliberately pretend they can't?

In this regard, Chen Molei later asked Liu Yalong, chairman of Yalong Company, in private.

Liu Yalong said that Tan Wenming personally visited him. What Tan Wenming said to Liu Yalong is almost exactly the same as what Wei Congbing said to Chen Molei, the only difference is that Tan Wenming not only pleaded with Yu Huanjin, but also pleaded with Luan Dawei.

Of course, Liu Yalong will not easily believe Tan Wenming's words, but Tan Wenming's explanation is reasonable, even if he suspects that Tan Wenming is behind the matter, he can't come up with evidence, and it's not good to tear his face with Tan Wenming.

What's more, Tan Wenming is a big boss in Dongzhou, or a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress, and he is very close to many leaders in Dongzhou and even Bohai City.

Moreover, the three loading trucks were finally recovered, and there was no actual loss of the seized property, so instead of worrying about this matter, it is better to give Tan Wenming this favor.

Liu Yalong also said that he estimated that the bosses of the other eight companies thought the same way, but they just tacitly agreed with each other.

Following the voice, Chen Molei arrived at the execution room where Yu Huanjin was.

The door of the execution room was hidden, Chen Molei pushed the door in, and there were only Liu Minghao and Yu Huanjin inside, Liu Minghao was chatting with Yu Huanjin without a word.

Chatting is a strategy that Chen Molei taught Liu Minghao to relax the other party's sense of defense, so that it is possible to obtain useful information.

Seeing Chen Molei come in, Liu Minghao was just about to get up, Chen Molei stretched out his hand and motioned for Liu Minghao to sit down.

Liu Minghao said that Kong Shangwu went to dinner, and he stared here first.

Chen Molei hummed, sat next to Liu Minghao, picked up the record book on the table, and looked through the interrogation record on it. As expected, Yu Huanjin and Tan Wenming's rhetoric are exactly the same.

Liu Minghao leaned over and whispered to him that Yu Huanjin didn't tell the truth, so the transcript hadn't started yet.

Chen Molei closed the notebook, threw it on the table, and then turned his gaze to Yu Huanjin: "Manager Yu, we meet again." I really didn't expect that we didn't look for you, but you came to the door by yourself. You can't drink too much this time, right? ”

"Director Chen, don't make such jokes." Yu Huanjin showed a bitter expression: "This time I came to surrender." I was confused for a moment about buying and selling those three loading trucks, and our Mr. Tan criticized me fiercely after knowing about it, and I have already realized my mistake.

I promise that I will change my mind, abide by the law, and be a new person in the future, and I ask for your leniency and give me a chance.

Oh, by the way, I also wrote a letter of repentance, which the two judges have already read, so please take a look at it. ”

As he spoke, he took out a stack of square letter paper from his jacket pocket, spread it out, and respectfully handed it to Chen Molei.

Chen Molei took the letter of repentance and read it in general, the content was indeed profound, but the more profound it was, the more disgusting it became: "The last time we met, it was still in the Yanshan Coal Mine, and I told you so much that time, but you didn't listen to a word, and said that you were deceived.

Unexpectedly, you Mr. Tan just criticized you, and you suddenly woke up, and took the initiative to come over and surrender.

It seems that your Mr. Tan's ideological education work is much better than ours! ”

Yu Huanjin just smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.

Chen Molei returned the letter of repentance to Yu Huanjin: "After this case is transferred to the public security organ for filing and investigation, you will hand it over to the public security organ." They'll get involved all together. ”

Yu Huanjin nodded again and again: "Yes, the two judges said the same thing just now." ”

Disgusted with Yu Huanjin, Chen Molei felt a little more comfortable, and he then said to Huanjin: "Since you are here to surrender, then show your sincerity." Let's talk about it, what the hell is going on with those three loading trucks? ”

"It's all my fault, I'm sorry for Mr. Tan." Yu Huanjin showed an extremely remorseful expression: "Mr. Tan trusts me very much, and handed over the management of Yanshan Coal Mine to me, even the work of purchasing engineering equipment to me.

Later, I found that I could do tricks on the books of the purchased equipment, and if I bought second-hand goods, as long as the book price was raised a little and the actual price was lowered, I could earn the difference.

I've done this kind of thing before, but it was all a small fight, until the deal with Liao Wenchang.

I knew that the three loading trucks were seized, and it was difficult to sell them on the market, so I deliberately lowered the price and pushed the price down to 450,000. I filled in 500,000 yuan on the account, and I intercepted the difference of 50,000 yuan.

But I didn't expect this deal to be discovered by you so soon.

However, it is also fortunate that you found it in time, otherwise I am afraid that I would have gone further and further down this path...... Alas, in short, everything is wrong with me, I bastard! I promise never to do this again......"

What Yu Huanjin would say, Chen Molei had expected it a long time ago, but there was one thing that he was a little surprised.

Yu Huanjin said that he withheld 50,000 yuan, which seems to be a large amount, but in fact it is very safe, because this kind of behavior of using his power to enrich himself is called embezzlement in the private economy. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, only if the amount of embezzlement reaches 60,000 yuan, it will constitute a crime.

This also means that even if Yu Huanjin admits that he has embezzled his position, he will not be held criminally responsible, at most it will be handled internally, and this kind of internal handling is completely the internal affairs of Jinshi Group.

In other words, the so-called embezzlement of 50,000 yuan is equivalent to another talisman for Huanjin, protecting him from falling into another criminal case because of the so-called embezzlement.

Chen Molei speculated that this kind of seemingly inconspicuous but very professional question was by no means something that Yu Huanjin could think of, and there must be a master behind him.

"Alright, you better stay in court and say these things." Chen Molei interrupted Yu Huanjin and said, "There's something I'm curious about.

You and Liao Wenchang, one in Hongshan County in the west and the other in Dongzhou City in the east, separated by more than 2,000 miles, Liao Wenchang stole the seized loading truck from the company, how could he sell it to you Yanshan Coal Mine? Is there someone in the middle of this? ”

"No, there's no one to match." Yu Huanjin hurriedly explained: "Here's the thing. About 5 years ago, I had a deal with Liao Wenchang.

When I came to Dongzhou to negotiate with Yalong Foundry Co., Ltd. about coal supply, the result of our negotiation was that we would supply them with coal at a preferential price of 6% lower than the market price on the premise that Yalong Company would advance the coal payment.

At that time, I heard that there was another large foundry company in Dongzhou, which was Liao Wenchang's Yongchang Foundry Co., Ltd. I thought that I would come, so it was better to take down this big customer by the way, so I took the initiative to find Liao Wenchang.

Originally, I thought that this preferential price could also impress him, but I didn't expect that Liao Wenchang was wealthy, saying that he didn't care about this little profit, and said that he couldn't be sorry for the old friend who had cooperated in the business for many years, so he rejected me on the spot.

Although the business was not negotiated, as is customary, I still left him a business card.

I guess Liao Wenchang should have kept that business card all along, or accidentally found that business card before thinking of contacting me.

As most people know, it is illegal to buy and sell seized property, and if you want to sell it, you must sell it as far away as possible.

Liao Wenchang sold the loading truck to us, and he should have considered it the same way. ”

Is there anyone who is matchmaking? And who is the matchmaker? In fact, Chen Molei has already counted it in his heart, but there is no evidence.

And Chen Molei also knew that the reason why Yu Huanjin protected the matchmaker so much must be for some reason, although he couldn't guess the specific reason, but in general, there were no more than two kinds: either for profit or for righteousness.

He believes that behind this illegal transaction, the latter cannot exist, and from this point, a breakthrough may be found, but where this breakthrough is, it is still unknown.

Chen Molei looked at his watch, it was almost 1 o'clock, and he had to go to the party school to continue classes in the afternoon, and it would be too late if he didn't leave.

He whispered to Liu Minghao: "When Kong Shangwu comes back, you can make a record for him first." Whatever he says, you will remember. Don't bother with him anymore. When he had finished speaking, he left.

On the way to the party school, Chen Molei was thinking: When Liao Wenchang was arrested, he resolutely denied the sale of the seized and sealed car, and said that the words on the contract for the sale and purchase of the loading car were not signed by him at all, and at that time, he had no evidence in his hand and could not do anything to Liao Wenchang.

But now he not only has the records of Yu Huanjin and Luan Dawei, the two people involved in the sale, but also the records of Guo Baolu, the owner of the repair shop that dismantled the positioning system of the loading truck. The three transcripts all point to Liao Wenchang, so Liao Wenchang should not deny it now.

The sudden ringing of the mobile phone interrupted Chen Molei's thoughts, it was Kong Shangwu calling. He found the Bluetooth headset and connected the phone.

"Chen Ju, what the hell do you think?" Kong Shangwu's voice sounded a little dissatisfied: "Is that it?" Do you believe that Yu Huanjin is telling the truth? ”

In the past, lying and nonsense like Yu Huanjin often happened to the person subject to execution, and some people subject to execution were difficult to deal with, and if they were consumed with him, the person subject to execution might be soft.

But this Yu Huanjin is different, not only does someone give him advice behind him, but Mayor Wei Congbing specially greets him, so Yu Huanjin will definitely be fearless and will definitely fight to the end. However, this situation cannot be told to Kong Shang Wuming.

Chen Molei thought for a moment and said, "If you can tell the truth from his mouth today, I will give you the position of executive director." ”

Kong Shangwu stopped talking, as if realizing that things were not so simple.

Chen Molei continued: "When the transcript is finished, let Yu Huanjin go back first." Since he dared to come and surrender, he should not run away again. Also, tomorrow you and Liu Minghao will work hard again, go to Bohai Prison, and make a record of Liao Wenchang to see what he said. ”

Kong Shangwu snorted: "That...... What about Tan Wenming? Yu Huanjin took everything on himself, but this was just his side of the story. Tan Wenming is his boss and the actual controller of the Yanshan Coal Mine, so it stands to reason that he is also suspicious, should we summon Tan Wenming? ”

Chen Molei could hear that Kong Shangwu's tone was a little hesitant, he should have thought of it, Tan Wenming would definitely not tell the truth. However, this is indeed a problem that cannot be bypassed.

Chen Molei thought for a while and said, "It's okay, anyway, sooner or later, we have to have a positive contact." However, Tan Wenming's identity is not the person subject to execution, and we have no direct evidence pointing to him, so he cannot be summoned.

In this case, first notify him in the name of a witness to come to the court to assist in the investigation. In this way, even if he makes trouble with high-ranking officials, we can explain the past.

As for the time to inform him of his arrival at the hospital, it will be set after tomorrow, and tomorrow my full-time training will be over, and I will meet him in person at that time.

Also, if he refuses to cooperate, you know what to do. ”

Kong Shangwu responded: "Understood." Then tomorrow we will go to Liao Wenchang first, and then to Tan Wenming. ”

Early the next morning, Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao went to Bohai Prison.

What is surprising is that in front of the evidence, although Liao Wenchang admitted to buying and selling the seized and sealed car, his confession was surprisingly consistent with Yu Huanjin's confession, except that the time when the two met for the first time I can't remember clearly, the others are almost completely consistent, and even the amount of the loading car was lowered by Yu Huanjin.

Kong Shangwu specially confirmed with the prison guards that no one had come to visit or meet Liao Wenchang in the past week, so there should be no possibility of collusion.

Could it be that the two of them happened to want to go together? But this kind of coincidence is too much of a coincidence, and the coincidence is so coincidental that people have to be suspicious. However, the law speaks with evidence, and without evidence, it cannot be proved that Liao Wenchang is lying.

There is no way, the two of them have to treat Yu Huanjin the same, what Liao Wenchang says, they remember.

At noon, Kong Shangwu called Chen Molei to report on his visit to Bohai Prison to see Liao Wenchang.

Chen Molei was also a little confused at first glance, but after recalling it carefully, he immediately figured out what was going on.

In early June this year, on the day he led a team to the Yanshan Coal Mine to recover the three loading trucks, Yu Huanjin did not rush back to the mine until about 9 p.m. Now it seems that at that time period, Yu Huanjin should not only have prepared the loading truck sales contract, he should also have thought of the day when the transaction might be revealed in the future, so he discussed the rhetoric with Liao Wenchang in advance.

Of course, all this must be pointed out by a master behind his back, because how much property will be touched by using his position to embezzle the red line of the crime of embezzlement, even if Yu Huanjin and Liao Wenchang are smart, it is difficult to consider such a professional problem, and only professional thinking will think of such a professional response plan and backup plan.

Kong Shangwu thinks about it, this is the most likely and reasonable explanation.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Molei suddenly realized a problem, that is, Liao Wenchang seemed to be deliberately protecting the matchmaker, otherwise why did he refuse to mention others like Yu Huanjin, wouldn't that be more able to fight for the opportunity of leniency?

Chen Molei couldn't find an answer for a while, but one thing is certain, that is, neither Yu Huanjin nor Liao Wenchang will easily change their confessions.

In the afternoon, Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao went to the Jinshi Group again.

In the past, the two of them had only seen the single-family building of the Goldstone Group from the outside, but this was the first time that the two of them entered the interior of the Goldstone Group.

The foyer on the first floor of Goldstone Group is spacious and elegant, with a special reception desk.

The receptionist at the front desk was a dignified-looking little girl, and when she heard that the two people who came were from the court, they came to Tan Wenming, and they were stunned at first, and then said that the chairman Tan Wenming was meeting with a very important partner, and asked the two to wait.

The receptionist took the two of them to the rest area on the west side of the welcome hall, saying that they were going to make a report, and after a while, they walked back and said with a standard smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Tan will take an hour to find time, please wait patiently." ”

Kong Shangwu became angry when he heard this: "You Tan always have such a big shelf!" Do we have to see if he is available in the performance of our official duties? What is the rationale for this? I don't believe in this evil today! As he spoke, he was about to break into the chairman's office.

"Please don't embarrass me, okay?" The receptionist immediately panicked when he saw Kong Shangwu's posture, and hurriedly stopped him and begged: "Our Mr. Tan has a bad temper. If you break through, Tan will always blame me, and maybe my job will be gone.

I've finally found a job, so I beg you don't have to embarrass me, okay? ”

Kong Shangwu hesitated suddenly, listening to the tone of the little girl, Tan Wenming may not be able to do this kind of thing, if the little girl loses her job because of this, isn't it the fire at the city gate that will affect the pond fish.

He thought to himself that he was not in a hurry for this moment, so he agreed to wait.

As if he had escaped a catastrophe, the receptionist thanked Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao again and again, and brought black tea to the two.

After nearly an hour, the door of the chairman's office finally opened, but it was not Tan Wenming who came out, but Zhou Lei.

Zhou Lei came out to see off Tan Wenming, and he talked and laughed with the guests, as if Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao didn't exist at all.

After sending off the guests, Zhou Lei walked up to Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao, smiled politely, and said, "I'm sorry, I made you wait for a long time." Now you can go in. ”

Kong Shangwu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "What are the rules of your company?" Employees who do not follow the orders of their bosses are subject to dismissal, which is a violation of labor laws. You're also studying law, so you don't know this, do you? ”

Zhou Lei smiled and shook his head: "No way, Ci is not in charge of the soldiers." When the company is big, it is difficult to manage without strong execution...... Oh, let's not talk about this, Mr. Tan is already waiting for the two of you inside, please! With that, he led the two into the chairman's office.

As soon as they entered the chairman's office, Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao felt an unwelcome atmosphere, which made them very uncomfortable.

Tan Wenming sat on the boss's chair, glanced at Kong Shangwu and Liu Minghao, and said lukewarmly: "The two of you came to the company, what are you doing?" ”

"Don't dare to do it." Kong Shangwu took out the notice and the proof of service from his briefcase, solemnly placed it on Tan Wenming's desk, and said, "It is your subordinate Yu Huanjin's case, and Mr. Tan needs to go to the court to assist us in the investigation." ”

Tan Wenming picked up the notice and glanced at it, and then threw it on the table casually: "Notify me to go to the court?" I'm also an entrepreneur, and I'm also a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress, so if you ask me to go to the court, I'll go, and I have to give me an explanation. ”

Kong Shangwu sneered: "Tan is always a smart person, why ask knowingly? ”

Tan Wenming slowly raised his head: "This comrade, what did you say?" Why can't I understand at all? ”

Kong Shangwu didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and said, "Go, you will understand." ”

Tan Wenming lay down on the boss's chair, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said in a provocative tone: "What if I don't want to go?" ”

Kong Shangwu said unceremoniously: "Mr. Tan, it is true that you are a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress, but it is necessary for me to remind you that only the detention of people's congress deputies requires the approval of the people's congress or the senior officials' meeting, and it is not necessary to notify the people's congress deputies to go to the court to assist in the investigation."

Of course, if Mr. Tan is not worried that Yu Huanjin's case will have a bad impact on the company, we can also work on the site of your company. ”

Kong Shangwu's last sentence was to the point, at present, only a very small number of senior executives of the company know about Yu Huanjin's situation, and if someone from the Executive Board comes to the company to investigate this case, I am afraid that not only will it be impossible to contain the fire, but it may also cause a lot of speculation.

Tan Wenming could think of this, but he still didn't want to give in, he sighed lightly and stood up slowly: "Clear is clear, but unfortunately it's very good, I have to go on a business trip to inspect a project recently, and I have to leave Dongzhou for a few days, as for which day I will come back, I don't know."

If I don't come back and go to the courthouse by then, I'm here to say I'm sorry to you. As he spoke, he bowed slightly, but his attitude was obviously arrogant.

Kong Shangwu looked at Tan Wenming coldly: "So, Tan always doesn't plan to cooperate with us?" ”

Tan Wenming spread his hands and said helplessly: "This is really hard to say." I've been so busy lately, I can't help it. Thank you for your understanding. ”

"Mr. Tan, this is not a reason!" Kong Shangwu immediately retorted mercilessly: "Everyone is busy, if busyness can be used as a legitimate reason, anyone can refuse to appear in court, can refuse to cooperate with the investigation, then what should we do with our case?" Mr. Tan, you don't think that if you are a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress, you can have privileges beyond the law, right? ”

Tan Wenming was very unhappy when he was scolded, but his face still remained calm: "Of course not, people's congress deputies should abide by the law in an exemplary manner." But after all, the company has a large group of people to feed, I went out to inspect the project, for the company, but also for them, besides, I didn't say that I will not be able to come back......"

"You don't have to bargain over this question." Kong Shangwu forcibly interrupted Tan Wenming's words and said, "The notice has been delivered, and Mr. Tan should be clear about what to do."

If Mr. Tan still refuses to cooperate at that time, we will post the notice at the door of your company, let your employees see it, and let your business partners see whether you Tan Wenming Mr. Tan is an exemplary law-abiding representative of the National People's Congress. ”

As he spoke, he took out a pen from the pen holder on the desktop and handed it to Tan Wenming: "To sign or not, please think about it carefully." ”

Tan Wenming hesitated for a moment, but finally took the pen and signed the certificate of delivery.

Kong Shangwu took the delivery certificate and looked at it, and nodded: "Okay, since the notice has been served, then we won't bother and leave." After speaking, he put away the delivery certificate and left with Liu Minghao.

There are only two people left in the house, Tan Wenming and Zhou Lei.

Zhou Lei, who was standing on the side, saw that Tan Wenming had been silent, so he asked, "Mr. Tan, are you okay?" ”

Tan Wenming was still looking in the direction of the door, as if he had been humiliated, and his eyes showed strong anger: Even the mayor was polite to him, treating him as a guest, what are these two little executive officers? How dare you speak so disrespectfully to him!

Suddenly, he grabbed the boss cup on the table and slammed it against the door: "Hooligans! ”

Zhou Lei was taken aback by Tan Wenming's sudden move, he looked at Tan Wenming in a daze, and he didn't relax for a long time.

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