Chapter 11 A Feast for the Eyes

李青华被立案调查，陈传虎也被抓了。夏雷所拍摄的权色交易的视频只是一条引线，调查组顺着这条线往下挖，李青华和陈传虎的犯罪行为便一一曝光，等待这两人的也将是法律的严惩。

Li Qing-Hua was under investigation and Chen Chuan-Hu had been locked up. The video Xia Lei shot of Li Qing-Hua accepting sexual favours was just the tip of the iceberg; further digging revealed Li Qing-Hua and Chen Chuan-Hu’s crimes one by one. Harsh justice awaited the pair.

转眼一个星期的时间过去了，马小安出院了，他真给夏雪买了一台MacBookPro并送到了夏雷的家里来。夏雪说什么都不敢收，马小安却硬将电脑塞给了夏雪。

A week had passed in the blink of an eye. Ma Xiao-An was discharged from hospital and he really did buy a MacBook Pro and brought it to Xia Lei’s home. Xia Lei refused to accept it from him but he shoved it in Xia Xue’s hands, insisting that she take it.

“哥，你看他……”夏雪求助地看着夏雷。

“Brother, what do I do? He…” Xia Xue looked to Xia Lei for help.

“你就收下吧，买都买了，退钱也麻烦。”夏雷说。

“Keep it. He’s already purchased it and it’s troublesome to get a refund,” said Xia Lei.

“谢谢小安哥！”夏雪顿时露出了笑容。她其实很想要这部电脑。

“Thank you, Brother Xiao-An!” Xia Xue beamed. She actually really wanted the laptop.

夏雷也笑了，心里很高兴，“丫头，你去炒几个菜，今天中午我们留小安在这里吃饭，他在医院待了一个星期，一定馋坏了。”

Xia Lei smiled too. “Go fry up some dishes, girl! Xiao-An will have lunch with us. He’s been in the hospital for a week - he must be hankering(强烈欲望) after real food!”

夏雪说道：“好啊，我去看看冰箱里还有些什么，不够的话我去超市买。”

“Sure! I’ll see what’s in the fridge. I’ll go to the supermarket if we don’t have enough,” said Xia Xue.

马小安笑着说道：“这几天我还真是馋坏了，医院的饭菜太难吃了。小雪，一定要给我做一份红烧肉，我最喜欢吃你做的红烧肉了。”

Ma Xiao-An grinned, “I was really craving proper food the past few days. Hospital food is just terrible. Xue, you must cook some red braised(炖) pork! I love your red braised pork.”

“你都那么胖了还馋红烧肉啊？不过，我还是给你做吧。”夏雪说。

“Red braised pork when you’re already so chubby(胖乎乎的，丰满的)? Never mind, I’ll still make it for you,” said Xia Xue.

一屋的笑声，这个家里已经很久没有这么热闹开心过了。

Laughter filled the flat. This home had not had this much cheer in a long time.

叮铃铃，叮铃铃，夏雷的手机忽然响了。

Ring, ring! Xia Lei’s mobile phone suddenly rang.

打来电话的是江如意，“雷子，你在什么地方？”

It was Jiang Ru-Yi. “Lei, where are you?”

夏雷说道：“我在家，有什么事吗？”

“I’m at home. What is it?” asked Xia Lei.

江如意说道：“你快下来，我在小区门口等你，姐有事找你。”

“Come down quickly. I’ll be waiting at the entrance. Big sister needs you to do something,” said Jiang Ru-Yi.

“好吧，你等我一下，我马上下来。”夏雷挂断了电话，说道：“江如意说有事找我，我去看看。”

“Okay, wait for me. I’ll be right there.” Xia Lei hung up. “Jiang Ru-Yi needs me for something. I’ll go see what it is.”

小区门口停着一辆警车，江如意就站在警车旁边。一身女警制服，前凸后翘，小腰柳条，很是养眼。

A police car was parked at the neighbourhood entrance and Jiang Ru-Yi stood next to it. Her female police uniform, curvy full figure and small waist were a delight to see.

不知道为什么，每次看见她夏雷都有想透视她的冲动，但面对龙冰的时候，他却没有这样的心思。

It was strange - whenever he saw Jiang Ru-Yi he would have an urge to use his X-ray vision on her but he had no such urge when he saw Long Bing.

“怎么这么长时间啊？”江如意一见夏雷便数落了起来，“这日头这么毒，你让姐等这么长时间，皮肤晒黑了算谁的？”

“What took you so long?” Jiang Ru-Yi started criticizing Xia Lei as soon as she saw him. “It’s so hot today and you made me wait so long! How are you going to compensate your great Big Sister if my skin gets darker?”

夏雷苦笑了一下，“你把我叫下来就是想和我谈一下你的皮肤吗？”

Xia Lei gave her a thin smile. “You called me down to talk about your skin?”

“当然有很重要的事情。”江如意拉开了车门，“上车吧，我们路上再说。”

“It’s an important matter.” Jiang Ru-Yi opened the car door. “Get in. We’ll talk on the way there.”

“什么事啊？”夏雷说道：“马小安还在我家里，我说过要请他吃饭的。”

“What is it?” asked Xia Lei. “Ma Xiao-An is still at my place and I told him I would treat him to a meal.”

江如意却把夏雷往车里推，一边推一边说道：“你和马小安三天两头在一起吃饭，也不缺这一顿了，我的事情更加重要，今天你说什么也得跟姐走。”

Jiang Ru-Yi pushed Xia Lei towards the car. As she pushed, she said, “You and Ma Xiao-An eat together all the time. You’re not going to miss out on much if you skip one time. My matter is more important so this big sister is taking you with me no matter what you say.”

夏雷下意识地用手撑着车顶的行李架，尴尬地道：“如意，到底是什么事情啊？你现在告诉我不行吗？”

Xia Lei grabbed onto the roof rack(支架，架子) and asked awkwardly, “Ru-Yi, what’s going on? Can’t you tell me now?”

“你给我上车。”江如意忽然抱住了夏雷，使用全身的力气把夏雷往副驾驶室里塞。

“Get in the car.” Jiang Ru-Yi suddenly wrapped her arms around Xia Lei’s middle and used all her strength to try and cram(把...塞进，挤满) him into the car.

后背被江如意抵着，夏雷一下子就慌了，撑着行李架的手也松了，人也被江如意硬生生地塞进了副驾驶座上。不知道为什么，他忽然想起了小时候他和江如意一起玩耍的时候，江如意也总是爱来这一招，从后面突然抱住他，然后把他摔倒在地上，或者推进小河里，然后看着他开心地笑。可那毕竟是小时候啊，现在他和她都长大了，怎么还来这一套呢？

Xia Lei was flustered by having two soft mounds pressed on his back all of a sudden. He loosened his grip on the roof rack and was shoved into the front passenger seat by Jiang Ru-Yi. Xia Lei was suddenly reminded of when they played together as kids - Jiang Ru-Yi always used this sudden hug from the back to throw him on the ground or into the river, then laughed as she watched him flail(乱动) about. That was when they were kids though. She’s all grown up now, so why is she still doing the same thing?

江如意上了车，打燃火，开着警车便离开了小区门口。

Jiang Ru-Yi got in the car, started the engine and drove off.

看来回去陪马小安吃饭是不可能的，夏雷给马小安打了一个电话，让他和夏雪一起吃饭，他就不回去了。他本以为马小安会抱怨几句，却没想到马小安嘿嘿直笑，很贱的样子，也不知道他在笑什么。

A meal with Ma Xiao-An was now impossible. Xia Lei gave him a call to tell him to have lunch with Xia Xue and that he was not coming back. He thought Ma Xiao-An would hold a grudge(怨恨，嫌隙) against him for it but he just chuckled in a crass(愚钝的，粗鲁的) way. What was he laughing about?

打了电话，夏雷也安心了，“如意，现在可以告诉我了吧？”

Xia Lei felt more at ease after making the call. “Ru-Yi, can you tell me what this is about now?”

江如意打开了放在驾驶座旁边的一只手袋，从里面拿出了一扎钱放在了夏雷的大腿上。

Jiang Ru-Yi opened the glove compartment(隔间) and took out a bundled stack of money. She put it on Xia Lei’s lap.

这一扎钱是一万块，连银行的封条都还没拆。夏雷愣了一下，打趣地道：“如意，你这是要包养我吗？”

It was 10,000 yuan, so fresh from the bank that the paper band holding it together had not even been scratched. Xia Lei stared at it dumbly(默默地，无言地), then joked, “Ru-Yi, does this mean you’re going to be my sugar mummy?”

“啊？我呸，谁包养你啊？”江如意的脸顿时红了，“姐还等人包养呢，鬼才包养你呢！”

“Huh? Ew, what sugar mummy?” Jiang Ru-Yi’s face turned red. “I’m still waiting for my sugar daddy! Fat hope, you gigolo(舞男，面首，小白脸) wannabe(想达到目标的人，崇拜模仿者)!”

“那你砸我一万块是什么动机啊？”夏雷问。

“So what’s this 10,000 for?” asked Xia Lei.

“这是我刚领到的奖金，因为李青华和陈传虎的案子。”江如意说。

“This is the reward money I just received for the Li Qing-Hua and Chen Chuan-Hu case,” said Jiang Ru-Yi.

夏雷说道：“原来是这样，不过这是你的奖金，你砸我身上干什么？我可不能要你的钱。”

“I see. But this is your reward! Why did you put it on my lap? I don’t want your money,” said Xia Lei.

江如意瞪了夏雷一眼，“谁说要给你了？这笔奖金我早就计划好了，买一套巴黎欧莱雅化妆品，买几件漂亮的裙子，买巴西松子，买牛肉干，买榴莲，买买买，喜欢什么就买什么。

Jiang Ru-Yi glared at Xia Lei. “Who said I was going to give it to you? I have it all planned! I’ll buy a make up set from L’Oréal Paris, beautiful dresses, Brazil nuts, beef jerky, durian(榴莲)… Buy, buy, buy! I’ll buy whatever I like!”

夏雷郁闷地道：“那你砸我身上是什么意思啊？”

“So why put it on me?” asked Xia Lei gloomily(沮丧地，阴沉地).

江如意抿嘴笑了一下，“我觉得我能拿到这一万块奖金你功不可没，所以想请你去吃一顿好的。”

Jiang Ru-Yi pursed her lips, “Well, you did play a crucial part in me getting this reward money so I was thinking of treating you to a good meal.”

夏雷笑了，“好啊，还算你有良心，请我去一家好一点的西餐厅吧，我长这么大还没吃过西餐呢。”

Xia Lei smiled. “Great, you still have a conscience. Let’s go to a nice restaurant for Western cuisine(烹饪，菜肴) - I still haven’t had Western cuisine at my age.”

“你想得美，这一顿的预算只有两百块，我们去川菜馆吧。”江如意说。

“In your dreams. I’m only going to spend 200 yuan. Let’s go to a Sichuan place,” said Jiang Ru-Yi.

夏雷，“……”

Xia Lei was speechless.

江如意打了夏雷一下，咯咯笑道：“你呀，你还是这么老实，我说什么你都信。我请你下馆子可不只是因为我拿了一块钱奖金，还有一个天大的喜事要和你分享呢。”

Jiang Ru-Yi hit Xia Lei and laughed, “Ha! Still so gullible(轻信，易受骗), believing everything I say. I didn’t just get you to come with me because of the reward money. I have something important to share with you too.”

夏雷白了她一眼，“不会是因为你终于找到对象了吧？‘

Xia Lei rolled his eyes at her. “Don’t tell me - you finally found your other half?”

江如意顿时恼了，“什么终于？真难听，我是那种找不到男朋友的女人吗？我告诉你，只要我愿意，追我的男人能排一个步兵方阵！“

Jiang Ru-Yi was annoyed. “What ‘finally’? That sounds so ugly! Am I the sort of woman who can’t get a boyfriend? Let me tell you, if I were bothered, there would be a phalanx(密集的人，方阵) of suitors(求婚者) after me!”

“好吧好吧，步兵方阵就步兵方阵。”夏雷耸了一下肩，“说说你的天大的喜事吧，是什么？”

“Yes, yes… A phalanx, sure.” Xia Lei shrugged. “Tell me your great news, then. What is it?”

“说出来你肯定不相信。”顿了一下，江如意才一本正经地道：“我被破例提拔成了北拱区警局的局长，也就是接替了李青华的职位。”

“You won’t believe it even if I tell you.” Jiang Ru-Yi hesitated, then spoke earnestly(严肃地，认真地), “An exception was made and I was promoted to North Police Station’s Chief. I took over Li Qing-Hua’s job.”

“啊？”夏雷惊得合不拢嘴了。

“Wha-?” Xia Lei was so surprised his mouth wouldn’t close.

“不过有三个月的试用期，干得好的话便会转为正式的。”

“But there’s a three-month probation(试用，缓刑) period. If I do well during this period, the position of Chief is mine.”

夏雷说道：“这不过是走个过程，你没问题的，你一定行。”

“It’s just part of the process. No worries, you’ll do fine,” said Xia Lei.

江如意笑了，“咯咯，姐就喜欢听你说这样的话。我猜，这事多半与你的那个朋友有关，你觉得呢？”

Jiang Ru-Yi laughed. “Hee hee. Big sister likes to hear nice words. Let me guess - this is in large part due to your friend. What do you think?”

夏雷摇了摇头，“这事我一点也不知情，不好判断，你觉得是，那就是吧。”

Xia Lei shook his head. “I know nothing about this so I can’t make any guesses. If you think so, it must be so.”

“她究竟是谁呢？”江如意看了夏雷一眼，“不会是你的女朋友吧？”

“Who the hell is she?” Jiang Ru-Yi shot Xia Lei a look. “Is she your girlfriend?”

夏雷苦笑了一下，“人家那么神通广大的女人，能看上我这样的穷小子吗？别开玩笑了，我其实和她不太熟。”

Xia Lei chuckled dryly, “Would a woman with such amazing abilities fall in love with a poor peasant(农民，乡下人) like me? Stop joking. I’m not on close terms with her.”

“不太熟？”江如意惊讶地道：“你和人家不熟，人家就敢为了你闯警局，还拿枪指着警察局局长的头啊？”

“Not close?” Jiang Ru-Yi was surprised. “Not close but she charged into a police station for you. And pointed a gun at the Police Chief’s head. Not close?”

“事情不是你想的那样，一个星期前我碰巧帮了她一个忙，她还我人情而已。”夏雷说。

“It’s not what you think. I coincidentally helped her a week before so she was returning the favour,” said Xia Lei.

“你帮了她什么忙啊？”江如意很好奇的样子。

“What did you help her with?” Jiang Ru-Yi was very curious.

夏雷说道：“她不让说，你就别问了。”

“She doesn’t want it known, so stop asking,” said Xia Lei.

“遮遮掩掩，你们一定有问题。”

“Hiding and covering… You two must have serious problems.”

“我说，你是请我出来吃饭的还是问我问题的啊？”

“Hey, did you ask me out to question me or treat me to a meal?”

“当然是请你出来吃饭的。”江如意将车停了下来，路边便是一家川菜馆。

“Treat you to a meal, of course.” Jiang Ru-Yi stopped the car at a Sichuan restaurant by the road.

“真吃川菜啊？”夏雷有些无语地道。

“Are we really having Sichuan food?” Xia Lei was a little dumbfounded.

“下车吧，两百块的预算，你还想吃什么啊？没请你去吃米粉就算不错了。”江如意下了车，她伸了一个懒腰，好不开心的样子。

“Get out of the car. What else do you want to eat for 200 yuan? It’s better than me treating you to plain rice.” Jiang Ru-Yi alighted and stretched but she looked grumpy(脾气坏，性情暴躁).

就在那一刹那间，夏雷的左眼微微地跳了一下，站在阳光下的江如意顿时变成了一个白生生的所在，山高水低，丰满窈窕，性感指数满格。他的视线停留在不该停留的地方，仿佛栖息在花心之中的蜜蜂，在甜蜜的味道里不想离开。

At that moment, Xia Lei’s eye throbbed. Jiang Ru-Yi was naked under the sunlight - she had all the right curves and was slim but full-figured. Her sexiness was through the roof. Xia Lei’s gazed lingered on areas it shouldn’t linger on, like a bee buzzing around the centre of a flower, intoxicated(喝醉的，麻醉的，陶醉的，极度兴奋的) by the sweetness of its nectar(花蜜).

“你那样看着我干什么？下车呀。”江如意并不知道她在夏雷的眼里已经变成了什么，她催促着夏雷下车。

“Why are you looking at me like that? Get out.” Jiang Ru-Yi had no idea what she looked like in Xia Lei’s eyes and shooed(赶走，轰走) him out of the car.

夏雷这才回过神来，他移开了视线，他的嘴角浮出了一丝苦笑，他怎么就是控制不住透视江如意的冲动呢？

Xia Lei snapped back to reality and averted(防止，避免，转移目光) his gaze, then smiled wryly. Why couldn’t he control the urge to look at Jiang Ru-Yi?

江如意锁了车便往路边的川菜馆走去，夏雷跟在她的屁股后面，不敢看她那只包裹在制服裙里的翘臀。他怕又忍不住把人家那个了。秀色可餐，而江如意总让他食欲大增，这是无解的问题。

Jiang Ru-Yi locked the car and started walking towards the restaurant while Xia Lei followed, trying his best not to look at her perky bum, wrapped gorgeously(华丽地) in a uniform skirt. He was afraid his eye would be triggered again. If sexiness was edible(适合食用的，可以吃的), Jiang Ru-Yi was always whetting(刺激...的欲望，增强...的兴趣) his appetite - it was a problem with no solution.

这时一个老头站在路边的电线杆下刷浆糊，然后贴了一张告示。

Just then, an old man applied paste(浆糊，涂，敷，粘贴，插入) on an electric pole(杆，极点，电极) by the roadside and stuck an advertisement on it.

那根电线杆距离夏雷的距离起码有二十米，正常的情况下根本就看不见告示上的字，可夏雷的左眼微微一跳，那张告示仿佛瞬间就被拉到了他的眼前，上面的文字也清晰可见。

The electric pole was at least 20m away from Xia Lei and the text on the advertisement should be unreadable under normal circumstances but Xia Lei’s eye throbbed and the advertisement seemed to be instantly pulled in front of him, the text on it clear as day(极明显，一清二楚).

那是一张转让机械加工店的告示。

The advertisement was a notice of ownership transfer for a machine shop.

夏雷心中一动，暗暗地道：“我在工地上学会了电焊和车床操作，我手里正好有一点钱，何不试试自己开一家店呢？在工地上打工，干一辈子都是打工仔。自己开店，赚多赚少自己都是老板。更何况，我的眼睛有非常特殊的能力，我一定能做得比以前更好。”

Xia Lei was interested. “I’ve learnt welding and lathe(车床) operations at construction sites and I just so happen to have some money. Why don’t I try setting up my own shop? I would be a worker bee my whole life if I stayed on at construction sites. If I open my own business, I would be the boss no matter how much or how little I earned. Moreover, my eye has such a wondrous(奇妙的，非常的，令人惊奇的), special ability - I will definitely do better than I had.”

这么一想，夏雷便心动了，他想上去问问那个老头。

With these thoughts in his head, Xia Lei grew more keen(敏锐的，渴望的，强烈的) and moved to ask the old man more questions about the machine shop.

“雷子，你在干什么啊？”江如意叫道：“快来点菜，我肚子都饿了。吃了饭你还得陪我去买衣服呢，快点。”

“What are you doing, Lei?” called Jiang Ru-Yi, “Come on, hurry up and order something! I’m starving! You have to accompany me to shop for clothes after eating, too. Move it.”

夏雷轻轻叹息了一声，默默记下了告示上的联系方式和地址，然后进了川菜馆。

Xia Lei gave a small sigh, made a mental note of the contact details and address and entered the restaurant.

吃了饭，江如意又要拉着夏雷去陪她逛街买衣服，夏雷正犯愁找个什么理由拒绝他，江如意却接到了从警局打来的一个电话，要她去处理一件突发的案件。

After their meal, Jiang Ru-Yi was all set to drag him shopping. Xia Lei was trying to come up with an excuse to get himself out of it when she received a call from the police station, requesting her to look into a case that had cropped up(突然出现).

“真倒霉，人家还在休假啊，怎么能叫人家回去上班呢？”接了电话，江如意一脸的不乐意。

“Argh, what bad luck! Why do I have to go back to work when I’m on a break?” Jiang Ru-Yi was a picture of unhappiness after she ended her phone call.

夏雷嘿嘿笑道：“你现在是局长啊，你赶紧去处理案件吧，工作要紧。”

Xia Lei chuckled, “You’re Chief now! Go back and solve the case - work is important.”

“你怎么回去呢？”江如意说道：“要不我先送你回去再回警局。”

“How are you going back?” Jiang Ru-Yi asked, “How about I send you back before I go to the station?”

夏雷说道：“不用了，也不远，我走回去就行了。”

“No need. It’s not far so I can just walk,” said Xia Lei.

“好吧，我走了，记得明天陪我去逛街买衣服。”江如意指着夏雷的鼻子，“别找借口拒绝，什么借口都没用。”

“Okay. I’m off. Remember to go clothes shopping with me tomorrow.” Jiang Ru-Yi pressed her finger to Xia Lei’s nose. “Don’t find an excuse - there are no excuses.”

夏雷，“……”

Xia Lei was speechless.