long shot

The decoration of the InterContinental Hotel is resplendent and magnificent. The entire hall is so bright that people can be reflected wherever they walk. Crystal beads are dangling, and the eyes are full of broken light.

There was a layer of water mist on the pitch-black eyeballs, and Yan Xi vomited in the bathroom cubicle, the acid water in his stomach was about to pour out.

Putting his hand on the cold wall, Yan Xi pressed the toilet, and the sound of flushing quickly filled the narrow space.

Yan Xi was dizzy when he got up, and he looked for Hui Bei before pushing the door out.

There was a smell of cologne in the air, strong and pungent. I don't know which man sprayed it, or the air freshener from the hotel.

In this way, the smell of liquor on his body will not be so strong.

The man surnamed Ma was crazy, and he didn't know which mental hospital's wall fell down and let him climb out. This is called a deadly operation.I opened several bottles of Wuliangye, poured alcohol to these people desperately, and finally opened a bottle of Moutai from the previous year. It is estimated that the meal will cost tens of thousands.

Yan Xi turned on the tap, washed his hands, and took some water to rinse his mouth.

The hour hand on the wrist dial pointed to eleven o'clock, Yan Xi frowned slightly, dried his hands, took out a box of soft Chinese from his trouser pocket, thinking about clearing the smell of alcohol in his mouth.

The dark blue flame lit the cigarette, and Yan Xi's cell phone rang.

It was a spam text message, but it reminded me that there was another unread text message, which was sent at about seven or eight o'clock, a text message from a client, asking me to collect and confiscate the 10 yuan in legal fees and [-] yuan in case handling fees.

Yan Xi was a bit dazed with a cigarette in his mouth.

But it didn't take long to realize who this person was.

The client is a wealthy landowner, the bid amount is large, and the case is not too complicated. The second instance of the case was judged by the intermediate court, which is the case in the hands of Judge Li. He is also experienced, and won the lawsuit not long after the lawsuit was fought, so the money is like picking up for nothing.

Yan Xi checked first, and then sent a text message to this person to say a few polite words, thinking that he would take out 5000 yuan from this money to get a gas card for Judge Li some other day. In the case of the Intermediate Court, Judge Li was too embarrassed to kill himself.

Lawyers and judges are like this. They are a bit like suppliers and government officials. The former has money and the latter has power.

But regardless of whether it is a lawyer or a supplier, if you want to mess around in this place, you have to serve these Buddhas. Like the old horse in the private room, why did you drink yourself into that virtue? It’s not for making money. These section chiefs, who are younger than their sons, get close to them and pretend to be their grandchildren.

From the conversation at the dinner, Yan Xi could hear that the supply department was about to call for bids, and the department that Lao Ma was in charge of in Lin Ke had tens of millions of business. This was not because he was thinking of getting the relationship right before the bidding , I can give him more share in the future.

It is said that it is a wind, Lin Ke has been back from a business trip for a week, and the old horse has been caught endlessly, and he is going to have a stroke.

Speaking of Lin Ke, Yan Xi got to know him through Judge Li.

Recently, Yan Xi got closer to Judge Li because of a case in the Intermediate Court. It happened that Lin Ke had a divorce and complained to Judge Li in front of Judge Li. Business, but there is no money to make. Originally, the lawyer's fee for the divorce case was only a few thousand yuan, and it was the price of an acquaintance, let alone much.

Moreover, Lin Ke's divorce lawsuit is not very easy to fight.

This guy has a dark heart, he found a third son outside, and wanted to divorce his wife. His wife is not a fool, so naturally he would not agree. I have been with him for so many years, and it is easy to see that he is prosperous and can make money. In the end, she was about to kick her off. He and I have learned from Lei Feng to do good deeds for more than ten years. How can there be such a good female Lei Feng in this world, so the two quarreled and fought coldly for more than a year. Lin Ke was urging her again, and Lin Ke planned to sue her wife for divorce.

The condition that this buddy offered Yan Xi was to give his wife the [-]-square-meter old house they lived in at most, plus all the furniture, but the money would not be acceptable for a dime more.

To be honest, Lin Ke is cheating, as long as there is enough evidence, his wife should really kill him.

However, he has found the right person. Why is Yan Xi so expensive? He is also famous for being cruel and heartless. As long as the money is in place, let alone a small lawsuit like divorce, he will pay for the life of a murderer. I can figure it out.

The side face in the mirror was gloomy, and the eyes were stained with alcohol, but they were not hot at all, but deserted like a deep pool.

Yan Xi pressed the finished cigarette on the smoke extinguishing sand next to the sink, took a deep breath, and turned around to enter the private room next to it.

The old horse was already drunk, and at the end of the day, he handed over the wallet to a small businessman who came with him, and urged him to settle the bill. After that, he lay on the table and refused to get up.

Judge Li seemed to be excited, waved his fat hand,

"Let's go to the sauna, buddy treat."

Because he also drank a lot, his legs and feet were a little unsteady, and he just wanted to leave after speaking, but he stumbled over the chair leg beside him, staggered two steps and almost fell down.

Scared Yan Xi, he hurried up to help him, for fear that he would have another miscarriage.

Judge Li is a pear spirit, with a small head and a big belly. He hangs on Yan Xi's body, looks at him sideways, and immediately widens his eyes, "Xiao Yan! Where did you go after your mother forced you? Fuck, I thought You ran away!"

Lin Ke next to him just passed by, his face turned red,

"Brother Li, she's not a big girl, why are you so tight..."

Yan Xi naturally knew why Judge Li was nervous about his existence. Later, he would say that it was his treat, but his monthly salary of 6000 yuan was enough for what he was doing.

So if he just runs away, can he still take a sauna?At most, go to the big bath to take a bath.

Yan Xi smiled like a flower,

"Brother Li, why am I willing to go first, isn't this urgent..."

Judge Li put his hand on Yan Xi's chest, "Isn't there something wrong with you urinating so frequently, you son of a bitch? Kidney deficiency is not enough at a young age."

A few people smiled and left the private room. Before leaving, Yan Xi looked back at the business that Lao Ma had told him and went to the counter with a small face to check out. None of the people who left said hello to him.

The quality of the girls in Intercontinental Sauna is very good. It is said that there are Japanese, and I don’t know where to get a fake Japanese girl to satisfy the anti-Japanese plot of Chinese middle-aged men. It caught up with the tension between China and Japan a while ago. The clock-on rate even reached a new high.

No matter how they played, several people called Miss. Lin Ke couldn't let go at first, not because he was loyal to his third son, but because he didn't know Yan Xi well. Although he was not a high-ranking official, he Anyway, he is also a cadre, so it's not good to be so foolish in front of strangers.

In the end, it was Judge Li who smacked his chest swearingly, and Lin Ke half-heartedly chose a college student who was going to work part-time.

Although Yan Xi lacks sexual interest in women, he can't do something different when he comes out to play, so he just asks someone to come into the room to shine his shoes.

In the end, I don't know when the lady left. Yan Xi was so drunk that he fell asleep within a few minutes while lying in the room.

It was still dark when I woke up.

Outside the window is the sea, like an ink painting, the sea and the sky are the same color.

Several white speedboats were parked at the pier, shaking slowly with the whimpering of the sea.

Yan Xi stood at the window and smoked a cigarette, washed up briefly, then went out to settle the bills for several rooms, went home to take a shower, changed clothes, and it was almost time to go to work.

The law firm is a joint venture, not only Yan Xi is a lawyer, the rest of them have a clear division of labor, some specialize in civil litigation, and those who have the courage to deal with criminal cases, Yan Xi is different from them, as long as there is a lot of money, what All cases are accepted.

Assistant Xiao Wang knocked on the door of Yan Xi's office, "Brother Yan, someone surnamed Jiang called you just now."

After saying this, Xiao Wang put a cup of coffee by Yan Xi's hand.

Yan Xi didn't speak, checked the incoming call from the landline, and then looked at his mobile phone.

Sure enough, it was Jiang Yunqing's missed calls.

Yan Xi didn't know how Jiang Yunqing knew his office phone number, but on second thought, it would not be difficult for him to check his phone number.

There was nothing special about Jiang Yunqing, except that he ate delicious steamed buns for breakfast, and bought a lot more in his mind, thinking of sending some to Yan Xi, but no one answered his calls, and finally the steamed stuffed buns were all sold out. When it was cold, I called Shi Jiu to pick it up.

Shi Jiule's mouth was grinning to the back of his ears, and the steamed stuffed bun was too late to eat, so he quickly sent Jiang Yunqing to the work unit, but just stepped on the gas pedal, thinking about having a good chat with Jiang Yunqing, As a result, the person answered the phone.

When Jiang Yunqing answered the phone, he wanted to complain at first, but he made an appointment with Yan Xi to eat steak at noon.

Shi Jiu pretended to focus on driving all the way, but in fact he listened with his ears up. After listening to a few words, he made a rough guess in his heart. When he heard that the place where the two of them ate steak was the one he wanted to take Jiang Yunqing to, he was a little unhappy.

At the end of the day, Jiang Yunqing slammed on the brakes, and Jiang Yunqing didn't fasten his seat belt, and his phone was almost thrown onto the windshield.

At the beginning of the year, the government filled in a small island by the sea, and the buildings on it were magnificent.

Jiang Yunqing came here for the first time, and the fresh ones were not good, but Yan Xi has been here several times, because he drank too much last night and his stomach hurts, he didn't eat the steak, so he drank some thick soup.

The waiters who passed by couldn't help but look this way.

Jiang Yunqing dressed very casually today, wearing a beige shorts, flip flops and a small white T, unlike the person opposite, who is also a shirt and trousers on such a hot day.

But the tailoring is very good, it looks like Yan Xi has a narrow waist and long legs.

Jiang Yunqing can understand it very well. After all, he has nothing to do in his post all day, unlike him who is running around as a leader, so he must not be too casual.

There is a very classical corridor next to the western restaurant. There is a milky white piano in the middle of the marble floor, and a huge crystal lamp hangs above it. The sunlight falls from the skylight, and there are colorful colors everywhere.

After lunch, when Jiang Yunqing came out of the western restaurant, he stood at the entrance of the corridor and couldn't move, "The decoration here is really nice..."

Yan Xi originally wanted to go out directly, but after hearing what he said, he turned to look over there, and his eyes fell on the piano.

"I remember you said you had learned the piano."

Jiang Yunqing was taken aback for a moment, smiling brightly,

"I learned a little when I was young, but I haven't played it since high school. My mother sold the piano..."

There was no expression on Yan Xi's face,

"Play it for me."

Jiang Yunqing looked around, a little embarrassed,

"I really haven't played for a long time... It's a joke if I can't play well..."

Yan Xi glanced at him, put his hand on the back of his neck, and led him forward,

"There's no one around here, just myself, even if you pop cotton, I won't laugh at you."

Jiang Yunqing brought him to the square stool of the piano, wanted to refuse, but was afraid that he would get angry, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit down.

Scratching his head, smiling awkwardly,

"Hey... what should I play... I don't even remember..."

Hearing that the people behind him didn't speak, they didn't talk too much. They just put their fingers on the keys and took a deep breath.

The piece is very popular and romantic, the difficulty does not exceed level three, it is very simple, but Jiang Yunqing does not play it very well, but it is still quite bluffing to people who don't know how to play the piano.

Some people in the hall had already stopped to listen, and two or three waiters were standing by with plates, whispering to each other and admiring in low voices.

Yan Xi glanced at the audience next to him.

Thinking of a beautiful woman playing the piano, even if she doesn't play well, just watching people is quite enjoyable.

Jiang Yunqing finished playing for a while, hurriedly stood up, and complained embarrassingly,

"It's really bad to play...wasting this piece..."

"You like this song?"

"Well, isn't it a bit vulgar..."

"Not bad,"

Yan Xi sat on the square stool, stretched out a finger, and pressed them on the piano one by one clumsily, "Is that so?"

Jiang Yunqing smiled happily,

"At your level, you can only flick, twinkle, and sparkle..."

Yan Xi ignored him, and continued to press the piano keys with one finger,

"so?"

Jiang Yunqing smiled for a while and felt something was wrong,

"Huh? You can remember me playing music?"

Whether I remember it or not, Yan Xi practiced this kind of tune fluently when he was in elementary school.

Passing through his mind, Yan Xi spread out his ten fingers, and the fingers were euphemistic and resolute, bubbling charm.

Someone lightly punched his shoulder, followed by Jiang Yunqing's surprised voice,

"Damn, you're cheap...you can really pretend..."

There was a smile on Yan Xi's face, thinking about other things in his heart, and he said casually, "Do you like it?"

Jiang Yunqing's face was a little hot, and his voice was low,

"……like……"

Yan Xi didn't even listen to what Jiang Yunqing said afterwards.

But in my heart, I was thinking about the piano I had back then.

A pure black Steinway has a graceful and luxurious sound, which is completely unmatched by this domestic product.

It's a pity that such a good piano was smashed.

I still remember the sound of cicadas singing and drumming that day, and Yan Xi's ears were filled with the sound of piano keys being smashed by hammers.

Music has never been so hideous, like reality.

Yan Xi has never played the piano again, even if she has been selected for a famous piano competition.

In the summer of the following year, Yan Xi applied for the University of Political Science and Law, obtained a degree, passed the judicial examination, worked hard, and finally became a lawyer.

It's really far from my teenage dream.

After receiving the last tone, Yan Xi still sat on the square stool.

I can't help thinking about what made me give up the piano and study law,

What makes me willing to fall into the darkest corner of this society,

Determined to become a moth,

Then, on this crumbling decay, the most ruthless big hole was gnawed.