under the spotlight

Chapter 277

As night fell on the lake, Lu Beicen sat in the study on the second floor, his eyes shifted from the interview screen of Lei Hang on the computer screen to the window, and after two days of listening, he finally finished listening to the same period of the last manuscript at hand. Although there was no initial shock during the interview, after gaining a comprehensive understanding of the whole case, there were more complex emotions.

Lu Beicen recalled the appearance of Zhang Ying, the victim in this case. Although she was smiling in the photo, she couldn't see the real joy, and she couldn't know her truest thoughts.She can only restore this short and tragic life course from several people who have intersected with her.

Zhang Ying has not received much maternal love since she was a child. This point, judging from Han Li's current performance, is very intuitive.Han Li was unwilling to accept the interview. Instead, Pan Weiqiang came out and said a few words, attributing the conflicts between Han Li and Zhang Ying to mutual incomprehension and misunderstanding. He didn’t look for the situation. His explanation was that his wife was very disappointed and angry at her daughter’s depravity. He said that they blamed themselves and regretted it now. If...

It's a pity that there have never been ifs in the world, regardless of whether Han Li and Pan Weiqiang really blamed themselves and regretted it or felt a little guilty, Zhang Ying was finally buried in peace.

I don't know if there is another real world in the space, maybe in that world, Zhang Ying can see her father and Ah Jun who really love her and dote on her.The death of her father took away all the happiness of Zhang Ying's childhood and youth. The appearance of Ah Jun, like a life-saving straw, once gave her a lot of joy and happiness, but when he also left, maybe for Zhang Ying, To live is like walking dead.

Perhaps Zhang Ying has also struggled before, such as marrying Qian Jiping and living an ordinary life.But the reality made her very painful. She perfectly inherited the ruthless side from her mother, abandoned her newborn son, and hoped to return to the familiar environment and find her former life.

The appearance of Lei Hang may make her mistakenly think that this is the sweetness that God gave her in all the misery. When this sweetness is about to leave her, her behavior is very extreme...

"What are you thinking about, so engrossed?" Jiang Zhongze's gentle and clear voice pulled Lu Beicen back from his contemplation.

"Why did you come back today? Didn't you say it will take two more days?" Lu Beicen turned his head, stood up, and looked at Jiang Zhongze's expression.

Jiang Zhongze shook his head amusedly: "It went well. Lao Fan said that my schedule was tight, and I dragged the other party to work overtime every night, which shortened the negotiation process."

Lu Beicen laughed out loud: "It's like glue, it's like paint, it's like an arrow, it's understandable! By the way, at this point in time, have you eaten yet?"

"I said to eat something at the airport and come back. Lao Fan won't do it, but I'm not very hungry at the moment. I ate some on the plane. But you are very rude. I'm not at home, so you work overtime all day. Originally, this It's time, you should go out for a walk." Jiang Zhongze pulled Lu Beicen into his arms and hugged her, if it wasn't for her concern that she was still in the early stages of pregnancy, the scene would have been hot right now.

After a long time, Lu Beicen pushed Jiang Zhongze away out of breath: "Shall I make you some noodles?"

"I don't dare to snatch the rations of the two of you. When grandma finds out, I will be miserable." Jiang Zhongze knew that it was a supper prepared by Yu Ma for Lu Beicen, so he quickly refused.

"No way, Mama Yu makes quite a lot. I saw that there are definitely hand-rolled noodles for two, tomato and beef soup, and freshly picked cabbage from the vegetable field. Does it give you an appetite just thinking about it?" Lu Beicen put his arms around Jiang Zhongze's neck, fully explaining the temptation of food, but Jiang Zhongze was obviously more interested in her than noodles.

Lu Beicen noticed this, so he gave orders directly: "You go take a bath, I'll cook the noodles, let's eat together, after eating, you go for a walk with us."

Jiang Zhongze nodded with a helpless smile. When Lu Beicen went downstairs, he found some wine and tea piled up in the living room, as well as some snacks and pastries similar to local products. He couldn't help shrugging his eyebrows. Jiang Zhongze didn't have the habit of bringing souvenirs before. .

When the two of them chatted about this while eating noodles, Jiang Zhongze curled his lips: "Is it because I didn't do very well before and didn't have the consciousness of being a son-in-law?"

Lu Beicen smiled in surprise, "Could it be that you were provoked by Lawyer Fan?"

"Who said no? It was so exciting. He asked me what I would bring my father-in-law, mother-in-law and wife when I was on a business trip. My head was full of questions. He also told me a lesson and asked me how I got my wife."

"Well, yes, how did you get your wife?" Lu Beicen smiled at Jiang Zhongze.

Jiang Zhongze quickly took out a bracelet from his pocket, this time he replaced it with a luxury brand diamond bracelet, and put it on Lu Beicen's wrist. The light made those broken diamonds compete to emit dazzling brilliance.

"It's so beautiful. I like to see you wearing a bracelet, which makes your hands look more slender."

"No wonder you always buy me bracelets."

"It's a pity that you don't like to wear it after buying it!"

Lu Beicen pursed his lips: "The bracelets you bought are worth more than my hands, and you wear a string of gemstones to go out for interviews. What do you think is the style of painting?"

Thinking about that scene, Jiang Zhongze couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "Then you don't have to worry about it from now on. Have you handed over the resignation procedures?"

Lu Beicen shook his head: "Not yet, I'm working on the last draft, and I'll hand in my resignation letter after the review is over."

"Seeing that you were in a daze just now, it didn't go well in the end?" Jiang Zhongze took a big mouthful of stewed tomato and beef brisket soup.

"No, that's it." Lu Beicen thought for a while, but didn't know how to speak for a while, and said after eating: "It's a very tortuous case, maybe I will remember it for a long time..."

The couple babbled, chatting while eating noodles, and the atmosphere was very warm.

At the same time, Fan Qigang mixed a bowl of dumplings at Ran's house, ate them with gusto, and stared at Ran Zhen who was dismantling the specialties he brought back.

"What did you buy here, tea..."

Fan Qigang quickly swallowed the dumpling in his mouth, and nodded humbly: "I tried that tea, and it's really good, I must let uncle taste it. And those two bottles of wine, I thought about it, although uncle usually doesn't drink , but if you have a guest at home or something, it would be nice to have a drink together."

"Those snacks and dried seafood are all for Auntie, and that, that Lego, Yifan will definitely like it, and I will fight with him later..."

Ran Zhen laughed in surprise: "Just you? Can you spell Lego?"

"Why can't I spell Lego? I can't spell and I can't learn from my son. You look down on people, don't you?"

"Okay, okay, learn from your son, as long as you can persist with him and put together what you bought, you will win." Ran Zhen looked at the quantity of [-] pieces on the box, blinked and nodded.

Fan Qigang smiled and asked, "If I win, what are you going to lose to me?"

Ran Zhen didn't bother to talk to Fan Qigang, she just shook her head and said, "Our family doesn't have the habit of bringing gifts when we go out, so don't buy them in the future."

Fan Qigang didn't chase after him, he just stuffed the last dumpling into his mouth, chewed it slowly and swallowed it contentedly, and said to Ran Zhen: "My briefcase, open the middle layer, there is a box, I bought it for you, Nakazawa thought it looked good, so he followed my example and bought a similar style for his wife. See if you like it or not. , it’s not my intention, isn’t it…”

Seeing that Fan Qigang had finished eating the dumplings, Ran Zhen didn't touch his briefcase, but walked over to pack the dishes.

Fan Qigang hurriedly said: "Don't move, I'll do it myself, you go and have a look, and show me when you put it on, I'm not very good at shopping..."

"Mom, I'm back." The child opened the door and came in, and began to look around. "Is Uncle Fan here? I saw his shoes at the door..."

Fan Qigang quickly agreed: "Yifan is back, Uncle Fan is here, go and have a look, there are new toys!"

The child's eyes swept over the toy, and immediately became more excited: "Wow, it's a warship, thank you Uncle Fan, I like it very much!"

Ran Zhen quickly pulled away his son's sweaty little hand: "Go wash your hands first, look at the sweat..."

"Xiao Fan is back?" Father Ran's voice came from the door.

Fan Qigang hurriedly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand and said hello: "Uncle and aunt came back from a walk, just arrived, the dumplings at home are still delicious, and the dumplings made by aunt are really delicious."

During the recent period, Fan Qigang would come over after work. Except for sleeping and not staying at Ran's house, the rest of the time was basically at Ran's house, and he was already very familiar with Ran's parents and mother.

From the very beginning, Ran Yifan knew that Fan Qigang had a good relationship with his favorite Uncle Jiang, so he felt close. In addition, he took him out to play with Ran Zhen when he was free during this time, and took him to an amusement park last weekend. Luckily, for such a big child, the amusement facilities that can sit on are relatively gentle. Otherwise, Fan Qigang, an old father, might not be able to bear it, so now he tries his best to develop a common hobby of indoor games with his son.

When Ran Zhen saw that Ran Zhen simply cooked a few dumplings for Fan Qigang, she quickly said, "How can I be full with just a few dumplings? There are still vegetables in the refrigerator, so just fry them up. Wait a little bit, Fan Qigang, and they will be ready soon." ..."

"No need, Auntie, I'm really full. I ate some on the plane. These are also homemade dumplings." Fan Qigang was chatting casually with Ran's mother while carrying a bowl and preparing to go to the kitchen.

"Put it down quickly, I'll come and I will come, you say that this child Zhenzhen, this is too impolite..."

"It's okay, auntie, I'm comfortable if you're not polite. If you're too polite, I'll feel bad!" Fan Qigang stepped into the kitchen.

Ran's father looked at the tea leaves that Fan Qigang brought back, and shook his head with a slight smile, but this time, Ran's father was straightforward, seeing Fan Qigang coming out of the kitchen, he said: "Xiao Fan, tea is quite special, it needs a suitable environment and soil. , in order to produce really good tea, as far as I know, the place where you are on business trip this time does not produce tea."

Fan Qigang was stunned, not only did Ran's father's choice not make him unhappy, but he felt a little happy in his heart. He nodded quickly to show that he was educated: "I don't understand either, I just listened to the shopping guide's recommendation and bought blindly..."

"Look at you old man, people bring gifts to you from all the way, and you still pick and choose." Ran's mother was a little bit disapproving.

Fan Qigang said hastily: "Auntie, please don't say that, I really don't understand, uncle is willing to give advice, I'm glad it's too late, I grew up drinking cold water, and Zhongze is a coffee drinker, neither of us understand , won’t you be fooled by others! Uncle, please say a few more words so that I can remember them so that I won’t suffer in the future.”

Ran's father sat on the sofa, made a cup of tea for Fan Qigang with the newly added tea set, poured himself a cup of boiled water, and said with a smile: "If you want to talk about this tea, you don't need to talk about Nanyun's Pu'er, but in recent years It's a bit outrageous, we tea drinkers don't really catch a cold with those hot tea..."

Ran's father took small sips of boiled water, watched Fan Qigang pour himself a drink, and babbled about the classics of tea, Fan Qigang listened attentively, drinking tea while holding hands, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Ran Yifan finally took a shower, escaped from his mother's claws, and ran into the living room: "Uncle Fan, let's go to my room and play Lego. This warship must have more than 1 pieces. Last time I built a typewriter with more than 3000 pieces." , worked hard for almost a week..."

"Yifan, your Uncle Fan just came back from a business trip and is tired. Wait until tomorrow..." Ran Zhen chased him out with a big towel.

Fan Qigang stood up, took the towel from Ran Zhen, picked up the Lego box again, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not tired, let's go, Yifan, let's go to your room to study and see how we can make it faster." Put it together, and I will buy it for you later..."

Seeing Fan Qigang with a towel on his shoulders, holding the child in one hand and the box of toys in the other, and taking him to the room on the second floor, Father Ran waved to Ran Zhen, "Come here, Zhenzhen, how many days is there for Dad?" In a word."

Ran Zhen was a little confused, and didn't feel that the old man and Fan Qigang had any unpleasantness...

"Does Xiao Fan still live in the hotel now?" Father Ran asked softly.

Ran Zhen nodded: "He booked a long private room."

"What's the matter with staying in a hotel all the time? What's his plan?" Ran's mother couldn't help asking.

Ran Zhen was about to explain, but Ran's father waved his hand and said, "I discussed with your mother. We want to buy another house in this community. We have seen several houses one after another in the past few days. There are two houses. We think Not bad, let your mother tell you about it..."

"Dad, what do you and my mother mean? You live well here. Why do you think you want to buy a house? Is it because he always comes and you are unhappy?" Ran Zhen asked a little nervously.

Ran's mother patted her daughter's shoulder: "That's not what it means, girl, we both feel that we live apart at a close distance and take care of each other, so that we don't disturb each other. Besides, Qiancun Bank doesn't increase in value as quickly as buying a house. The money was originally intended to be your dowry, so if you buy it, you should write your name directly."

Seeing that Ran Zhen was about to speak, Ran's mother hurriedly said: "Don't worry, listen to me first, you can decide whether to buy it or not, can't you?"

"One set was renovated for my son to get married. I haven't lived in it for a day. The young couple went abroad. They also want to buy a house when they go abroad. I thought about selling this house. I went to see it. The film on the home appliances has not been torn off, and the apartment size is the same as the house that Xiaobei’s mother Yu lives in. If we buy this set, the two of us will move there and we can live in it directly.”

"There is another set, which is the same as the one we live in now. It is an end-family house with a larger area and a larger yard, but it has not been decorated..."

Ran's mother babbled about the two flats she had in mind, and waited for Ran Zhen to make up her mind, but Fan Qigang came down from upstairs, with an indescribable feeling that could only be emitted from his father. Joyful: "The little guy was tired from playing, and fell asleep after drying his hair..."

"Auntie just talked about buying a house. I heard something about it. The community is not bad. The school district and the environment are all very good. According to the current situation, there is still room for appreciation in the future, but it is too hard to look at the house. , Uncle and aunt, don't be tired, Zhenzhen and I will go and see these two days?"

Fan Qigang didn't treat himself as an outsider, Ran Zhen has changed from passive acceptance to ignorance during this time, and nodded and said: "It's fine, parents, don't worry about it, let's go and have a look."

There was an imperceptible smile on the corner of Ran's father's mouth, and he nodded his head, as if he agreed.

Fan Qigang was satisfied and knew how to advance and retreat: "It's getting late, I'll go back first, uncles and aunts go to bed early."

Ran Zhen glanced at her parents, thought for a while and said, "I'll send it to..."

　Exemption is limited at 17:[-] pm on the [-]th, welcome to enter the pit!

　　
　
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