After Monkey's unremitting efforts, they finally found a small restaurant in a corner near the hospital. The four of them and the two burly prison guards put the tables together, and the room was immediately full. There was not even a place to stand.
"What did you order?" Sanjo asked Monkey next to him.
Monkey's behavior and speech were much more restrained than before. Every time he said a sentence, he would glance at Lu Yiwei, afraid that he would say something wrong and mention the past again. Just as he went up to the hospital building, he saw the police standing in the corridor. He thought that they were here to arrest him, and his legs were trembling. Although Lu Yiwei and Sanjo let bygones be bygones about the kidnapping of Pan Chengjun, it had already left a lingering shadow in his heart.
Monkey looked at Lu Yiwei and said carefully, "When I came here, the restaurant was already closed. I knocked on the door for a long time and finally opened the door. I asked him to choose the specialties, and it was probably some ordinary farm dishes. "
"How can we do that?" Black Circle straightened his neck and said, "It's not easy for Yiwei to come here, and you want him to eat this? Let's go, I'll take you to a good place. "After saying that, he got up and was about to leave.
Lu Yiwei grabbed Black Circle and said, "Forget it, just eat something casual. I'm a little tired. After eating, I'll take the time to rest for a while. I have to have surgery tomorrow morning."
Black Circle did not insist. He threw the car keys to Monkey and shouted, "Go, go to the trunk of my car and take out the alcohol and cigarettes." For Monkey, no matter how well he did, Black Circle would always look down on him. It was like that in the past, and it was still like that now. Monkey was afraid of Black Circle when he was in university, so he got up and obediently went to get the alcohol.
Sanjo smiled and asked Black Circle, "Black Circle, you're quite capable. You directly called the director and even got a cadre ward. If I'm hospitalized in the future, I'll look for you."
Black Circle smiled proudly and said indifferently, "If there's anything in the future, just tell me. I'll arrange it for you. It's not a big deal."
The two prison guards saw that Black Circle was like a gangster, and he did things straightforwardly. They were quite disgusted at first, but now they could not help but look at him in a different light.
Lu Yiwei was so tired that he crawled on the table for a while. He got up and said emotionally, "Black Circle, thank you!"
"F * ck!" Black Circle said loudly, "Three, did you hear that? This kid is saying thank you to me. You're treating me like an outsider. I've said it before, we'll always be good brothers, and your business is my business. Don't be so wishy-washy in the future, just say what you want. "
"Alright!" Lu Yiwei hugged the black circle with one hand and hugged it tightly. "Who did you call just now?"
Black Circle said, "Department of Health's Deputy Director Wang and my old man are best buddies. They used to live in the same hospital for more than ten years. Back then, I often went to his house to play and treated it like my own home. I ate whatever I wanted and spoke casually. He's a pretty good old man. When I called him just now, Director Zhao of the hospital was also at the same table. He directly handed the phone to Director Zhao. With this connection, you don't have to worry. If there are no accidents, Director Zhao will come to see the patient tomorrow morning. I'll have a chat with him then, and the surgery will definitely be fine. "
As mentioned earlier, Black Circle's father was the director of the Provincial Greening Bureau. Although it was an inconspicuous unit, he was very resourceful and liked to socialize. Most of the people he befriended were the higher-ups of Xijiang Province. Nowadays, many officials of a certain level came from the same compound. It was like a military compound. A group of young men who had just started working gathered together, smoking, drinking, and playing cards all day long. Now, they were all in high positions, but no one could erase the feelings they had back then.
When this topic was brought up, Black Circle said with interest, "When my father first started working, he was assigned to the Jiangdong Municipal Government. He came from the countryside and had no place to live. That group of people was arranged to live in the warehouse of the Municipal Government's Family Compound. The warehouse was very spacious, and they earned their own living. They got their own bricks and divided the warehouse into seven or eight small rooms. After some simple decorations, they moved in. Later, they started a family there, and even after they were assigned to different units, they still lived there. It was only in the early 1990s that they moved out. Among them, the one who is doing the best is Luo Zhongyuan. He's now a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Secretary General. He's pretty awesome. "
Lu Yiwei was familiar with Luo Zhongyuan's name. He had visited Nanyang County before. However, his rank was not high enough, so he had never met him. He had only seen him on TV.
When the food was served, Black Circle said, "Hurry up, eat a few mouthfuls first. We'll drink later. Officers, don't just stand there. Hurry up and eat. "
After wolfing down the food, they filled their glasses and started drinking. Black Circle raised his glass and said, "The few of us usually have our own jobs, and it's not easy to get together. Today, thanks to Xia something Peng, we're finally together. Come on, don't say anything. Let's drink first. "
After Black Circle finished drinking, he saw that the two prison guards did not drink. He smacked his lips and said, "What? Are you looking down on us? We can drink. "
One of the prison guards quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm really sorry. It's not convenient for me to drink due to official duties. You guys drink."
"Official duties at a time like this? Come on, let's drink!" Black Circle said straightforwardly, "Since we're together, it's fate. If it weren't for this matter, I probably wouldn't have been able to see you in this lifetime. Drink up."
The two prison guards were already drooling. They could not resist the persuasion and hesitated for a moment before drinking the wine.
"Refreshing! Yes, that's it! " Black Circle chuckled and said, "Many of my buddies are in your line of work. Their alcohol tolerance is no joke. A bottle of white wine is finished in a few gulps. You guys too. Let's warm it up first. I'll drink with you later. "
Black Circle was joking, but Lu Yiwei was not in the mood. He said, "Comrade, how should I address you?"
"Just call me Little Zhou." Although they were usually arrogant, they were very respectful in front of these people. They knew that their background was not simple.
"What about you?"
"Just call me Little Zhang."
"Oh." Lu Yiwei said with a serious expression, "Can you tell me about Xia Jinpeng?"
The older Little Zhou said, "Xia Jinpeng's performance in prison has been quite good. He's actively reforming and actively participates in labor. He's very hardworking. He's also quite popular and gets along well with his fellow inmates. When he spoke to our Commissar, he said that he wanted to get out early through reform, but who knew that something like this would happen. We didn't expect it either. "
Lu Yiwei was skeptical and asked, "Was there no warning for Xia Jinpeng's illness to suddenly act up? Or were there no other triggers? "
"No, absolutely not!" Little Zhou waved his hands and said, "We never beat or scold prisoners. There will be some friction between the inmates, but no one bullied him. Little Zhang can testify to that."
"Yes, yes, yes. We definitely did not."
After a series of checks, Lu Yiwei did not find any internal or external injuries on Xia Jinpeng. However, there were bruises on his legs. He asked, "Then what's with the bruises on his legs?"
"This …" Little Zhou's expression suddenly changed as he said in a panic, "Maybe he accidentally knocked himself …"
"Don't try to play dumb with me!" Black Circle was enraged when he heard that. He slammed the table and said, "Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're wearing a police uniform. Let me tell you, if you piss me off, I'll skin you alive! Speak the truth! "
The two prison guards could not stand Black Circle's threat and were a little afraid. They quickly waved their hands and said, "We really didn't do it …"
"Then who did it?"
Little Zhou glanced at Little Zhang and said, "It was Ma Linhui."
"Ma Linhui?" Upon hearing the person's name, Lu Yiwei was shocked. He asked, "Is it Ma Linhui from South Yang County?"
"Yes, that's him."
Ma Linhui is an old friend of ours. This person was sentenced to eight years in prison for illegal gun possession, drug possession, and other crimes. He is also locked up in West Gate Prison. They did not expect that this person, who was so arrogant outside, would still be as restless inside.
Lu Yiwei asked, "Does he beat up Xia Jinpeng often?"
"Yes." Little Zhang said, "This person is the warden of West Gate Prison. He seems to have quite a background. Even our warden respects him. For some reason, he seems to have a prejudice against Xia Jinpeng and often uses different methods to torture him. When he first came in, he would beat him up every two to three days. We saw that they had stopped him, and once we left, he would continue beating him up. We were also afraid that something would happen, so we simply moved him to a different room. But he still couldn't escape being beaten up. He still had to take hits every day. Later, our political commissar moved him to a room next to the on-call room. Only then did things get better. "
Lu Yiwei's anger soared when he heard that. He knew that Ma Linhui was venting his anger on Xia Jinpeng. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Then did he get the bruises on his legs just now?"
Little Zhou hurriedly explained, "No, this happened last week. When I was out for some fresh air, I was playing around and was kicked. "
"Is that so?" Lu Yiwei said, "Why does it look like he was beaten up with a stick?"
"It really isn't!" Little Zhou said, "How can there be a stick in a prison? That's impossible."
"Enough!" Lu Yiwei was furious. He raised his hand to stop and said, "Stop talking. I will investigate the truth of the matter."
Little Zhou quickly said, "Comrade Lu Yiwei, the doctor also said that Xia Jinpeng has a congenital heart disease. This has nothing to do with anything else."
Sanjo and the others were confused and did not interrupt. Black Circle did not care about that and said, "Whether or not there is a connection is not up to you. If you really find out that there is a connection, don't blame me for being rude."
For a moment, the atmosphere was especially heavy. Lu Yiwei was no longer in the mood to drink. He pushed his glass away, got up, and walked out. When the others saw that, they hurriedly followed.
"Yiwei, are you okay?" Sanjo saw that Lu Yiwei was depressed and quickly asked.
Lu Yiwei closed his eyes and waved his hand. "I'm fine. You guys go in and eat. I came out for some fresh air."
"Yiwei, don't worry about this. I'll handle it." Black Circle patted his chest and said, "I'll investigate it later. If this is true, I won't let him off."
Lu Yiwei's heart was in a mess. Obviously, Ma Linhui knew about his relationship with Xia Jinpeng. He was not beating up Xia Jinpeng, but venting his anger. If it were not for this incident, how would he know about the inside story?
"Thank you, everyone. It's getting late. You should go back and rest." Lu Yiwei turned around and said with a forced smile.
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