Restricted Area - Chapter 13

After get off work, Jiang Chijing and Luo Hai drove to a newly opened private restaurant in the city.

The two waited in the small box for nearly half an hour. Just when Jiang Chijing’s impatience could not be concealed, a tall man in a suit and leather shoes walked in from outside.

“Sorry, it took a while for something to happen.” The man pulled the chair away and sat down, putting the high-end car key in his hand aside.

“Understandable.” Luo Hai hurriedly closed the game. “Lawyers are busy.”

Jiang Chijing pulled out a polite smile and said against his will that he didn’t care much.

Luo Hai introduced himself to both parties. The man was named Zhang Fan. He was already a senior partner of a well-known law firm in his early thirties. He and Luo Hai met at a fishing club, and both of them had work related to criminals, so they could talk more easily.

“I can’t tell, Officer Jiang is also working in the prison.”

Zhang Fan is a very talkative person, and naturally led the topic to Jiang Chijing. Although Jiang Chijing didn’t want to go on a blind date, he was a decent adult after all, and he would still be able to cope with the social occasions he should deal with.

“Compared with other prison guards, I don’t have many opportunities to deal with prisoners in my job.”

“Will you meet some prisoners who are difficult to discipline?”

“There will be.”

Zheng Mingyi suddenly appeared in Jiang Chijing’s mind. In fact, Zheng Mingyi is not difficult to discipline. Most of the time, he will cooperate with the prison guards, but occasionally there will be intentional or unintentional actions to make Jiang Chi Jing felt mad.

“I heard from Doctor Luo that many prisoners in the prison were attacking Officer Jiang’s idea. When I saw a real person today, I finally understood why.”

Zhang Fan is very good at talking. His praise is not pretentious, and there is a sense of sincerity in his bones. Before being late, Jiang Chijing gave him a negative impression score, but after talking, the score gradually became positive.

After a while, Jiang Chijing suddenly discovered that Luo Hai had gone to the bathroom for a long time. An ominous premonition developed in his heart. He took out his mobile phone and looked at it. As expected, there was an unread message from Luo Hai.

[Luo Hai: I have something else, you two talk. 】

“Doctor Luo said he was okay.” Jiang Chijing said with a smile, looking at the phone without a smile.

“I saw it.” Zhang Fan also glanced at the phone, “I think I want to create opportunities for both of us.”

Jiang Chijing didn’t expect Zhang Fan to speak so straight, so he provoked the purpose of the blind date. He originally wanted to be a friend, but after this level was opened, his vague scores had to become concrete.

About 20 points can be added for talking and manners, and 10 points can be added for appearance conditions, but if you are too concerned about work, you must deduct 30 points.

Jiang Chijing is not an enterprising person, otherwise he would not go to prison to be such a leisurely librarian. Zhang Fan said nothing to leave his work, as if his life is composed of work, he is obviously a typical workaholic.

Compared with workaholics, Jiang Chijing prefers people who know how to enjoy life, such as cooking a steak at home and taking care of his own courtyard in his free time, instead of devoting himself to work.

“Are you still wearing old clocks?” Zhang Fan’s gaze fell on Jiang Chijing’s wrist, “You must be a nostalgic person.”

The old watch is the brand of this old watch in Jiang Chijing’s hand, and it’s scumming when you hear the name. Generally, people who wear this brand are either nostalgic or poor. The second situation accounts for the majority.

Jiang Chijing glanced at Zhang Fan’s wrist. That shiny watch should cost tens of thousands.

“Fortunately, it’s not very nostalgic.” Jiang Chijing said lightly.

He belongs to the third type, simply too lazy to buy a new watch, but this is not the point, just like he scored Zhang Fan in his heart, he can see that Zhang Fan is also looking at him.

The reason why it is harder to fall in love as you get older is that people don’t want to spend time to understand another person’s internals, but are used to seeing whether they match through various external conditions.

From the moment they met, the two knew that each other’s purpose was impure, and both were measuring each other by their own standards.

Some people don’t mind such a way, and some people don’t like such utilitarianism.

At least in Jiang Chijing’s view, the feelings that started in this state were not true love.

“Dr. Luo said that you live in the suburbs. Do you usually spend a lot of time in the city?” Zhang Fan continued to ask.

Perhaps he recognized the essence of this meeting, Jiang Chijing immediately realized that Zhang Fan was still investigating his financial situation.

In fact, this is not surprising. After all, they are elite lawyers, with an annual income of at least seven figures, and they should also be picky.

“I don’t usually come to the city much.” Jiang Chijing said truthfully, “I prefer to be quiet.”

“The city is really noisy.”

Listening to Zhang Fan talking about life in the city and suburbs, Jiang Chijing suddenly flashed a white light in his mind.

——How did Zheng Mingyi know that he was going out to play and needed to “go to the city”?

Zheng Mingyi’s original words at the time were: You dressed so nicely today, are you going to the city to play?

At least half of the prison guards live in the city. Normally, these people go out to play, and of course they are in the city. There is no need to “go” deliberately.

Only those who live in the suburbs will have another option to go out to play-go to the city.

However, Zheng Mingyi’s questioning method was obviously tacitly that he did not live in the urban area.

Could it be that Zheng Mingyi knows where he lives?

Jiang Chijing simply got more and more wrong, but he still had to deal with the conversation with Zhang Fan.

“You worked in the court before, and many people were envious of it. Why would you want to be transferred to prison?”

Jiang Chijing wanted to say that not everyone puts work first. He is willing to go to the suburbs to enjoy life, so why not?

But he knew that this didn’t make sense with Zhang Fan, because from this brief chat, he learned that Zhang Fan was born in an ordinary family and achieved a leap in class through hard work, so he is very concerned about social status, from what he wears. The watch and the car key on the table can be seen.

“I live in the suburbs and it is convenient to work in prison.” Jiang Chijing said.

“That’s it.” Zhang Fan nodded, his expression did not show disappointment, but from here on, his words were obviously less.

When it was time to check out, Zhang Fan took the initiative to take out his wallet, which was indeed a famous brand. Jiang Chijing scanned the payment QR code before him and said, “I’ll do it.”

“No, Officer Jiang.” Zhang Fan stopped Jiang Chijing, “I should come.”

This is interesting.

Two people ate a meal together. There is no favor from anyone. It stands to reason that anyone can pay. It shouldn’t be said that there is no such thing.

Then Zhang Fan’s only criterion is that he thinks Jiang Chijing’s economic conditions are relatively difficult, so he should pay for it.

“You’re welcome, Lawyer Zhang.” Jiang Chijing scanned the QR code to make payment faster than Zhang Fan took out his credit card. He entered the amount on the screen and said with a faint expression, “My family has a lot of properties in the city center.”

This topic is a little jumpy, but Jiang Chijing’s meaning is very clear, he does not want to give Zhang Fan face.

Zhang Fan didn’t rush to pay any more, and silently put away his brand-name wallet.

Jiang Chijing is not a person who values ​​money, because his family really doesn’t lack money. He moved to the suburbs, not only to reduce peeping, but to live comfortably.

And he was too lazy to make money with Zheng Mingyi in stocks like the warden, because he had no desire to make money at all.

In the new week, an old acquaintance arrived in prison. Jiang Chijing had to teach him an education class, but he did not ask the prison guards to bring Zheng Mingyi to the library.

“Officer Jiang, it’s been a long time.”

In the conference room, Yu Guang, with his shaved head, saluted Jiang Chijing. He blinked at Jiang Chijing with both eyes, without the consciousness of being in jail at all.

“Long time?” Jiang Chijing slapped down the pamphlet, posing a murderous look, “Do you think the prison is your home? Come in again so soon.”

“Hey.” Yu Guang was not afraid of Jiang Chi Jing’s fierceness at all, and said mysteriously, “Officer Jiang, I came in with a mission this time.”

Mission, what a second-degree word, only this brat in the entire southern prison can say such a thing.

“What mission?” Jiang Chijing asked cooperatively.

“I’ve already inquired, Zheng Mingyi is locked here.”

Hearing Zheng Mingyi’s name from Yu Guang’s mouth, Jiang Chijing raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, and asked quietly, “What do you inquire about him?”

“This wicked capitalist was clearly sentenced to a fine of 300 million yuan, but only a few million yuan was paid. He must have transferred his assets, and I will walk the way for the sky and dig out all his secrets.”

Jiang Chijing: “…”

In retrospect, Yu Guang hated capitalists the most. Jiang Chijing knew some of his family background. His father went bankrupt because of stock trading, which caused his mother to die in depression.

“Three hundred million is not a small number.” Jiang Chijing couldn’t bear to beat Yu Guang’s enthusiasm, and reminded him side by side.

Zheng Mingyi’s small bungalows have been sealed up, obviously because he couldn’t pay the 300 million fine.

But Yu Guang didn’t believe that capitalists would have no money, so he analyzed for himself: “He probably has an account overseas. I will find out bit by bit, and then hack his account.”

Jiang Chijing had a headache, and the child was heartless, so what did he want to expose his “criminal plan” to the prison guard?

“You’d better be honest with me.” Jiang Chijing said, “Otherwise I will let Brother Luo take care of you.”

As soon as Luo Hai was mentioned, Yu Guang really became guilty, and said falteringly: “Don’t tell him my plan.”

Jiang Chijing sneered: “You want to be beautiful.”

This kind of innocent child needs naked reality to teach him how to behave.

When it was the afternoon wind, Yu Guang tiptoedly touched the library, and he was hiding Luo Hai in the opposite infirmary.

Jiang Chijing probably knew why this kid had to come to such a dangerous place as the library, because it didn’t take long for Zheng Mingyi to also come here.

Jiang Chijing studied Zheng Mingyi after two o’clock. Before that, Zheng Mingyi would come to the library to pass the time just like ordinary prisoners.

Yu Guang locked Zheng Mingyi’s position almost immediately, holding a book in both hands, but his eyes followed Zheng Mingyi’s figure in secret.

Zheng Mingyi is still used to sitting in the corner by the back row of windows, and to walk from the doorway to there, he needs to pass by Yu Guang.

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, Jiang Chijing watched Yu Guang quietly stretch out a leg, his intention could not be more obvious-he wanted to trip Zheng Mingyi and fall.

Jiang Chijing sighed and shook his head. He originally thought that Zheng Mingyi would directly straddle the bare legs, but he didn’t expect this person to be cruel enough to step on Yu Guang’s ankles without stopping.

“Wow!”

There was a howl in the library, Jiang Chijing saw Zheng Mingyi glance at Yu Guang expressionlessly, with two big characters written in his eyes: idiot.

At the same time, Luo Hai’s figure appeared at the door of the library. As soon as Yu Guang saw him, he yelled aggrievedly: “Doctor Luo, I hurt my foot.”

Luo Hai took Yu Guang to the infirmary, and the library was finally quiet again.

Jiang Chijing checked the time, then raised his gaze again and looked straight at Zheng Mingyi who was sitting by the window.

The two looked at each other, Zheng Mingyi tilted his head, his expression seemed to say: What are you doing?

To be honest, Jiang Chijing can’t wait. He held back for a weekend, and today he can finally ask Zheng Mingyi about “going to the city”.