Chapter 473 Half a Year Later, the Wedding Is Approaching
Chen Yicheng came to the Hongzhong Branch just to see Zhou Yebin and chat about the winter special operation. He learned that the keyboard player was caught in the prostitution case was purely a coincidence.
However, what he didn't expect was that in just one day, the favor came.
It's Jiang Fanlei.
Chen Yi wondered if he owed him something in his previous life. At this moment, he was having dinner with Fang Shuyu in a Western restaurant. The wedding date had been set for May.
The venue and scale are decided by Shen Ying, and invitations will be sent out in advance after the new year.
"Hello? Say."
Chen Yi answered Jiang Fanlei's call. The other party hesitated and hesitated, and it took him a long time to explain the matter clearly.
"Zou Liang is Zou Ying's younger brother?! Kiss??" Chen Yi felt bad all over and his face looked a little ugly.
After receiving the affirmative answer, he was silent for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Shuyu, who was sitting opposite, asked.
Chen Yi waved his hand to wait for a while and said, "Fan Lei, this matter is different from what you imagined. Zou Ying probably didn't make it clear to you. I am eating at a Western restaurant on Taoran Road. Come and find me. Come on, be alone, don’t talk to Zou Ying.”
Jiang Fanlei: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu explained, and the other party also frowned.
This is not a trivial matter. Jiang Fanlei really dares to speak. If he is not careful, Chen Yi will have to come down even if Fang Songping protects him.
"Isn't it a bit too much?" Fang Shuyu was dissatisfied. Of course, she gave priority to Chen Yi, and the others were outsiders.
Chen Yizhong cut the beef with a knife and fork and said, "Jiang Fanlei thought he was just a prostitute, so he dared to call me. The Zou family... is unreliable. We have to try to break up the couple this time."
Marriage is a major event in life. As Jiang Fanlei's best friend, he must have a good chat with her.
When we met for the first time, I felt that there was something wrong with Zou Ying. She was too worldly and couldn't see it at ordinary times. If something really happened, everyone would feel uncomfortable.
This was such a coincidence. He didn't expect that this severe attack would directly hit Zou Ying's younger brother. Chen Yi was a little lucky to have such a brother-in-law in his stall. Jiang Fanlei would have no good luck in the future.
Jiang Fanlei came very quickly, just as Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu had finished eating. He sat next to Chen Yi and did not dare to speak for a long time.
It's nothing more than work arrangements. It's really embarrassing for Chen Yi to deal with illegal crimes.
If Zou Ying hadn't cried and begged him, he would never have tried to make this call.
He was really convinced. Zou Ying had never said that her brother was so unreliable before, but now he still doesn't know what Zou Liang does.
"How is your relationship with Zou Ying? Let's break up." Chen Yi got straight to the point.
"ah?"
Jiang Fanlei was unexpected.
Chen Yi said: "Her brother Zou Liang is not just a prostitute. He is suspected of assisting in organizing prostitution and will be sentenced to jail."
Hearing this, Jiang Fanlei was frightened: "Real or false??"
Chen Yi nodded: "Really, I went to Hongzhong Branch yesterday and happened to hear about this incident. I didn't think about it at the time. Also, Zou Ying, as a family member, must have known about it, but she didn't tell you. Be clever."
If you just talk about criminal offenses, everyone will be scared away. It is better to squeeze out the toothpaste and grind it out a little bit. Let's talk about prostitution first, so that both Jiang Fanlei and he can barely accept it.
Of course Jiang Fanlei believed Chen Yi and sighed deeply.
Fang Shuyu also advised at this time: "Let's split up and stop the loss in time. The two of us have to live together for a lifetime, so we must be cautious."
In the future, when Zou Liang is released from prison, the probability that his family will be in a state of chaos will be much higher. If all the prisoners can really repent, there will not be so many ex-criminals.
If there is a first time, there will be a second time. This is the same as cheating, either zero or countless.
Jiang Fanlei was in a very difficult position. It wasn't like he wouldn't marry Zou Ying unless he was in love with her, but the thing happened so suddenly that he needed time to think about it. Besides, Zou Ying was usually very considerate and a bit reluctant to let go.
Chen Yi understood what the other party was thinking and suggested: "In this way, you call Zou Ying now and tell her that Zou Liang is in trouble and Chen Yi can't handle it. Then you imply that she lied and listen to what she has to say. "
"If she apologizes and expresses understanding, then you can think about it again. If there is a problem with her attitude, you should be decisive."
Jiang Fanlei thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and made a call.
"Hello? Fan Lei!" Zou Ying's tone was very urgent and full of expectation.
Jiang Fanlei organized his speech and explained it according to Chen Yijiao. After a moment of silence, Zou Ying said in a tearful tone: "I'm afraid. The family scandal must not be made public... Please Fanlei, please talk to Chen Yi again." "Isn't he transferred to the provincial department as a leader? It must be good to speak in the branch, isn't it just like chatting with others on the Internet and doing intermediary business?"
Jiang Fanlei was helpless: "It really can't be done, Zou Liang is suspected of a criminal offense."
Zou Ying: "It's just a suspicion. Let Chen Yi say hello. Even if it's treated as prostitution, it's fine as long as it's not a criminal punishment."
The gap between the two is indeed huge and affects life-long effects.
It's understandable to plead everywhere for your brother, but it's up to others to decide whether or not they can help.
Of course Chen Yizhen could do it if he wanted to do it forcefully, but he lost his principles and was stained.
He just came back from Taicheng some time ago, and he really wants to fish out Zou Liang. What's the difference between that and Yu Po, not to mention that Zou Liang is still an outsider.
Let alone Zou Liang, even if his brother was suspected of a criminal offense, he would not be able to interfere.
If it's a security case... it can depend on the specific circumstances.
Jiang Fanlei: "It really can't be done."
Zou Ying was silent for a while, and then said angrily: "Jiang Fanlei! I have been with you for such a long time, and you are not willing to help me with this little favor? It's just a little help, but in return you have a life of luxury, and there are no frozen bones on the road?!"
Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu frowned.
Jiang Fanlei was also stunned for a while and then said angrily: "How to compare? It is your brother who made ill-gotten gains by his own will, what does it have to do with Chen Yi? He asked your brother to be a keyboard player?! He asked your brother to commit crimes?!"
Without waiting for Zou Ying to speak, he continued: "Okay, don't say it, let's break up!"
The phone was hung up directly, and he didn't forget to block it.
Jiang Fanlei's chest was heaving with anger, and he subconsciously raised his hand to get the red wine, but found that there was none.
"Eh? You don't drink red wine when you eat Western food, bring the wine! I'll treat you to this meal!"
Since his good brother had just broken up, Chen Yi drank a little with him, but he didn't seem to be particularly sad, which was in line with Jiang Fanlei's frank and free-spirited personality.
"Chen Yi! Call the police station and ask your colleagues to impose a heavy sentence!" Jiang Fanlei was a little drunk. Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu suspected that he had no feelings for Zou Ying at all, and they were so quick to add insult to injury.
In fact, feelings come from the other person's character. After the character collapses, lovers will instantly become enemies, at least for a short period of time.
Chen Yi took Jiang Fanlei's wine glass: "Now it's a crackdown period, even if you don't call, you will be punished severely."
Jiang Fanlei is satisfied: "Okay!"
Chen Yi sighed slightly. After all, a broken heart is a broken heart. He could feel that Jiang Fanlei was very sad. He changed the subject: "There are many good girls. You can get to know the bridesmaid when I get married."
Speaking of marriage, Jiang Fanlei's eyes lit up: "I am the first best man. I am here to help. What kind of person is a bridesmaid or not? Am I that kind of person... How do I look?"
Fang Shuyu laughed dumbly: "It's not confirmed yet."
Jiang Fanlei said seriously: "In order to ensure the perfect wedding, I think I need to get to know the bridesmaid in advance and rehearse well."
Fang Shuyu: "Uh... There are still four months."
Jiang Fanlei: "Look, time is very tight, only four months left!"
Fang Shuyu: "..."
Chen Yi scolded: "Take a break, if you are not serious, you can only sit in the audience! Watching the bridesmaid and the best man interact intimately!"
Jiang Fanlei quickly shut up.
If he can't be Chen Yi's best man, he will regret it for the rest of his life.
"How many best men?"
Chen Yi: "Two, plus Xu Can, the fewer the better."
Jiang Fanlei looked forward to it. Chen Yi was the first one to get married among the buddies, and it would definitely be very lively at that time.
On the one hand, he was about to get married, and on the other hand, he had just broken up, but Jiang Fanlei's smile was not forced, and he gave his blessings from the bottom of his heart. In the past few years, he would never dare to believe that Chen Yi would become a winner in life and a successful career.
Sure enough, he got it right the first time and took off on the spot.
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After that, Chen Yi and Zhou Yebin met several times, but he didn't ask about Zou Liang. Whether Zou Ying was still Jiang Fanlei's girlfriend, there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
Assisting in organizing prostitution is a serious crime. If he is bolder in the future, he might remove the word "assisting" and become a real organizer of prostitution.
This is not as simple as it is for both of us to agree. In the early years, there were often cases of coercion and inducement, and there are definitely still now, but the degree is much lighter.
You are already in the vortex of illegal crimes and do not enjoy any legal rights. How can you expect your boss to be polite to you? It's good enough if he doesn't beat you.
As I said before, the purpose of prohibiting certain behaviors is to prevent serious crimes that extend from these behaviors and strangle them in the cradle.
So Zou Liang can't be sentenced lightly.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, Chen Yi becomes even busier. The winter special operation will continue until the Lantern Festival after the Chinese New Year. He travels back and forth between the provincial department and the municipal bureau to supervise and coordinate the work.
Although he is busy, he is not tired, mainly because there are no cases and he doesn't have to use his brain.
For Chen Yi, physical fatigue is not tiring, but using his brain is really exhausting.
This year, the crime rate in Yangcheng has dropped significantly compared with previous years. Occasionally, the branch can handle a few criminal cases. Therefore, at Chen Yi's request, the detachment cannot do without internal training and external publicity. It is impossible to be idle.
In addition, grassroots guidance is also the work content of the detachment. He Shixin and Zhuoyun have been running around the city in the past few months to improve the overall quality of the police force.
The New Year is here.
After signing the last document, Chen Yi drove back home. The family had already posted Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters, and the New Year's Eve dinner was almost ready.
"Next year's New Year, we will be a family of four." Chen Zhiyao was in a good mood and said with a smile.
Chen Yi reminded with an attitude of gender equality: "Shuyu is also an only child. How lonely will Uncle Fang and Aunt Lin be at that time?"
When only children get married, where to spend the New Year has become a point of conflict for many couples. There is no definite answer to this matter. It depends on who gives in.
Or, each goes back to their own home and finds their own mother.
Or, the two families are simply together, which seems lively.
Chen Yi's words attracted Chen Zhiyao's attention. After thinking seriously for a while, he said: "Now many people like to go to restaurants for New Year's Eve dinner. When the time comes, the two families will be together, so that you and Shuyu don't have to quarrel."
"Fight?" Chen Yi snorted, "You are really good at imagination. This little thing is worth quarreling. We policemen are likely to be away from home for the New Year. It's just a meal. It doesn't matter to us."
The taste of the new year is getting weaker every year. If there is no holiday, there is actually nothing to look forward to. The main thing is the holiday, both for children and adults.
If you really have a heart for reunion, you can come back even if you don’t have the New Year. If you don’t have a heart for reunion, then it’s just a formality and dispensable.
On the third day after the New Year, Chen Yi came to Fang Shuyu's house with large and small bags to pay New Year's greetings. Fang Songping did not talk to him about work. The two of them drank wine and chatted all over the world.
Chen Yi was originally supposed to stay overnight, but Chen Yi insisted on leaving, and Fang Shuyu finally drove him back.
"It's fifteen days of wedding leave, why don't you go abroad for a walk?" Chen Yi asked Fang Shuyu's opinion on the way.
Police marriage leave can be divided into three days and fifteen days. Three days is the legal age, and fifteen days is the late marriage age. Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu have already exceeded it, and they are late marriages.
Fang Shuyu: "I don't really want to go, let's go back home."
Chen Yi: "Okay, you have the final say, where to go?"
Fang Shuyu said with a smile: "There are still three months left. We are slowly thinking that we can take this opportunity to visit a few more places."
Chen Yi nodded.
Winter turned to spring, and it was April. The wedding invitations had been sent out. Chen Zhiyao and Fang Songping had discussed in private many times that the status of the two families in Yangcheng was too special, so they should try to reduce it as much as possible.
If the quota is liberalized, not to mention Chen Yi’s colleagues and friends, how many people will come from the Chen family and the Fang family?
The Chen Group is a listed company, Fang Songping has connections everywhere in the officialdom, and there are also visitors from the Imperial City, so the commotion is really big.
There are regulations in this regard. It is strictly forbidden to lead children to do anything arrogant or to take advantage of opportunities to make money. Fang Songping needs to take the lead and set an example.
You can treat guests slowly, and you can't say that you can't even eat a meal after the gifts are received, but there should be restrictions on the wedding day.
Chen Yi also understood this and declined many people, such as Meng Yi. He could just find a chance to have a meal after marriage.
Wei Jianfeng knew that Chen Yi was getting married soon, so the Criminal Investigation Corps seldom arranged work for him during this period.
What surprised Chen Yi was that although Wei Jianfeng gave a congratulatory red envelope in advance, he was not on the concierge list.
Maybe Fang Songping had his own considerations, and Chen Yi couldn't change them.
Chen Yi did nothing else these days. He just answered the phone and sent blessings to everyone he knew or met, including Tang Yian, who was serving his sentence in prison.
"It's a pity that I can't go over for a wedding drink, Captain Chen, congratulations."
After hanging up the phone from Zhao Qiming in Jiangcheng, Chen Yi took a breath, stood up and came to the window to look at the sunny sky outside.
The weather will be good in Yangcheng in the coming week.
The wedding day is coming.