After the parents-child party, Zhan and Yibo devoted themselves to their own jobs again.
The bid date of Beach Hotel invested by the Xiao and the Jin was approaching.
However, Zhan not only needed to implement his own job, but also needed to pay attention to Lingjiao who colluded with Hepeng to murder him.
Of course, he would not let them off. Darren was the one who Lingjiao cared most. The best way to take revenge on her was to let Darren see her shabby side and make her painful as Zhan used to be.
No matter how busy he was, he would keep driving his daughter from school by himself, and without special circumstances, Yibo would go with him.
As for household duties, they had employed an hourly employee to help them cook and do cleaning, which also reduced their burdens.
After dinner, they went for a walk with Fei.
Not until they put the kid to sleep, did they take a bath and lie on the bed comfortably.
Lit up by a lamp dimly glowing yellow,
Yibo held Zhan in his arms and asked, “A penny for your thoughts.”
“Nothing.” Zhan shook his head, not tending to let him know his plan.
“About Hepeng and Lingjiao?” Yibo had known him very well.
Zhan froze when hearing that. He was so transparent in front of him.
“Hey! How could you know everything?” Zhan was dissatisfied and turned his face towards Yibo, “Can you leave me some places for privacy?”
“Your body has already been mine. What privacy do you need?” Yibo snickered, with his eyes shining like a star in the dark.
“Damn!” Zhan was ready to turn his back, “I am so tired. Good night.”
However, Yibo stopped him from turning and said, “As you said before, Lingjiao and Hepeng would meet again. And if we tail after her during this time, we must gather evidence of her infidelity. Right?”
“It seems to be the best way by now.” Zhan had to admit.
“Let me do it! You just focus on your work.” Yibo held him tighter.
“You?” Zhan’s eyebrows twitched.
“What? Do not trust me? Or afraid that I have other purposes?” Yibo looked at Zhan’s face seriously.
“No. Aren’t you busy either?” said Zhan..
“No matter how busy I am, your business is just my business.” Yibo changed to lie on the bed and said, “I have had someone follow Lingjiao these days. Once she has any further action, I will be able to show you the evidence. As for how you are going to deal with it, it depends on you.”
“I know you care about me, but this is my own feud with Lingjiao. I want to solve it by myself without your help.” Zhan understood Yibo did this out of the goodness of his heart, but Zhan did not want to it.
“I don’t want myself to be over-dependent on you because your protection will prevent me from being stronger. I used to be naïve so that Lingjiao was able to hurt me. During these five years, I have experienced so much that I have got growing up and stronger than ever…”
“I am afraid that with your protection I will be soft again and I will look down upon myself like that. The real strength comes from personal growth. Hope you’ll understand me.”
Zhan’s eyebrows gradually knitted in a frown. He was afraid that one day he would fall down without Yibo’s help. Once meeting such misfortune again, he could never stand up again.
Therefore, he did not want himself to be fully dependent on Yibo and only in such way could he truly protect himself.
“Alright.” Yibo could understand him.
He turned to stare at Zhan’s eyes, caressing his hair with a sense of pain and mercy.
“I have not done enough so that you can’t feel 100% safe and put down the pains in mind.” Yibo smiled, “It will make me feel incapable.”
Yibo could handle anything except the sense of security Zhan needed. It really frustrated him that he was not allowed to enter Zhan’s world.
“Come on.” Zhan held Yibo’s hand and became anxious, “You are excellent enough. Don’t blame yourself. It’s I that do not want to depend on others so much.”
“I am different from others and I have been proving you such a truth.” Yibo sighed with resignation.
“I know you are different and I have never thought that you didn’t do well, but I need more time.” Zhan admitted,
but I’m still weak and scrupulous.
“No hurry. We have enough time. Is a lifetime enough?” Yibo patted Zhan’s frowned brows with his fingertip, trying to get him rid of trouble. He continued to say, “If not, we also have next lifetime and still the next.”
“Great!” Zhan took the initiative to hold Yibo’s waist and nodded feelingly and thankfully.
Yibo smiled and kissed him on his forehead, “Good night, honey.”
Zhan closed his eyes in his arms and Yibo turned off the lamp. Eventually, the bedroom plunged into darkness.
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Next Day.
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Yibo handed over all about the private detective to Zhan the next day he went to work and let Zhan arrange and make decision by himself.
“If you need my help. Just feel free to tell me.” Yibo also reminded, “Safety is the priority. If you face any danger, don’t do it yourself, or I won’t forgive you.”
“Okay. Got it.” Zhan behaved gently.
Until 2am, Zhan got the text from the detective that [Hi Mrs. Wang, Lingjiao has already gone out.]
[Follow her and don’t lose her or be discovered, or it will be tougher in the future. This is just my personal concern and I truly trust your capability.] Zhan replied immediately.
Zhan had been waiting for such a long time, hoping that Lingjiao’s further action could give him more powerful evidences.
[I will do it well.]
[Thanks for your hard work.]
***
A black limousine slowly drove out from the Jin mansion and the detective followed it in his car. The limousine stopped until it reached the famous maternity hospital.
Lingjiao got off from the limousine, wearing a pair of sunglasses, a hat and a pair of flat shoes. It would be awfully hard to recognize her if one was not familiar with her.
The limousine left after Lingjiao said something to the driver.
She was seen to walk straight to the VIP obstetrics clinic and entered for a check.
In the hospital she spent an hour finishing the production inspection, and then she left the hospital and took a taxi on her own.
The detective was still following her and later Lingjiao chose to get off at the side of the road.
She pulled down her hat and hurried over with her head down. Through several corners, she entered a remote alley, where existed a lot of cheap hotels.
She walked into a hotel called Luck Hotel. The hotel-keeper stopped her and looked her up and down who was wrapped up and asked, “Who are you looking for?”
She directly took out a pile of cash which was at least one thousand and placed it on the front desk and said, “I’ll just go upstairs and talk with a friend for a while.”
“O…Okay.” The hotel-keeper was fully attracted by that pile of cash, which was equal to his income for half a month. “But please hurry up.”
Because her ID card was not recorded, the hotel-keeper was afraid that police would come to take a check. However, actually the police seldom came here.
“Okay,” said Lingjiao. “If anyone asks you about me, just tell him nothing.”
“Understand, ‘I have never seen such person.” The hotel-keeper was so smart.
“Thanks.” She then went upstairs.
The hotel-keeper looked at the cash in hand, spread it out like a fan and flicked it with the back of his hand. Closed again, the cash was stuffed into his pocket.
Another man came in the moment the hotel-keeper hid the money. He threw an envelope on the desk and said, “Don’t ask and speak.”
Then the man closely followed Lingjiao’s.
The hotel-keeper immediately opened the envelope as soon as the man disappeared in his sight. He was surprised and excited that there was money even more than the amount he got from Lingjiao.
He thought he had met the God of Wealth and tended to enjoy for a while.
He quickly prayed and thanked the god.
Lingjiao found the room 303 and knocked on the door twice each time, three in total. It seemed that she was inputting the password.
Subsequently, someone inside asked in a low voice, “Who is there?”
“It’s me,” said Lingjiao, with her voice changed on purpose.
Then the door was opened slightly. The person in the other side was so cautious that only an eye and a little part of the face could be seen. It could hardly be possible to recognize who he was.
The door was then half-opened when Lingjiao was recognized. As soon as she got into the room, the door was closed.
After taking several steps, Lingjiao hated this small place to death because it was even not as large as her bathroom.
However, Hepeng stepped forward and held her in his arms. He sniffed deeply at her neck and said, “I miss you so much.”
Lingjiao was not only disgusted with his smell, but also hated to have physical contact with him, but she had no choice but to endure.
“Let go of me. I have something to tell you,” Lingjiao tried to catch his hand in order to avoid his touch.
“No matter what you are going to say, let’s have sex first.”
Hepeng had missed her so much that he was not willing to let her go.
“Wow! No one smells better than you.”
In no time he kissed her on her neck, Lingjiao struggled with her face twisting, “Don’t mess around.”
“What?” Hepeng was dissatisfied with her dodge and said, “You have already had sex with me. And now you are pretending to be an innocent woman here? Fuck!”
“No.” Lingjiao was aggrieved but she didn’t dare to perform to be angry. “You are pushing too hard. I can’t explain to him when I get back. It would be just like showing him those photos and videos. So are you trying to kill me or kill yourself? If my infidelity is discovered, you will suffer as well. Just listen to me if you want to get things from me.”
Hepeng agreed with her. He was so abject that now he could only get money from her. Without her, he could hardly make a living.
He released her, “See. I am just missing you so much.”
“I have to make it clear that this is our last meeting. Because the Jin family is supervising me strictly, it is really hard for me to go outside.” Lingjiao was not willing to see him anymore, so she made such an excuse.
“Really? Don’t lie to me.” Hepeng didn’t believe, staring at her with doubt.
“I have no reason to lie to you. Actually this is good for us, as we are in the same boat. Last time I have transferred one million to your account and it will be enough to spend for a while. If you have anything to tell, just call me and I will do whatever I can to help you,” said Lingjiao.
Hepeng approached again, “I need woman now. Let’s have sex! I promise not to push so hard.”
“I am not capable today,” said Lingjiao, sitting down on the bed.
Hepeng sat down and pinned down Lingjiao when she was defenseless. He blocked out the light above her, with shadow on her face.
“Let me take a try and I will know if you are capable.” Hepeng naturally thought she was making excuse and he was not that easy to cheat.
When Lingjiao saw his hand going downwards, her face turned pale and shouted, “Don’t touch me!”
Lingjiao did not tend to tell him that her incapability was due to pregnancy but not menstruation.
“Bitch! Aren’t you just unwilling to be fucked by me? Fine. If you don’t accept, I can just reveal our secret. We’ll see.” Hepeng could feel her apparent unwillingness and became angry.
“You just need woman, right? I will get anyone as you like. As for our relationship, it has come to an end.” Lingjiao took a deep breath, trying to calm down.
“Great!” Hepeng let go of her hands and stood up, “Then don’t blame me for sending these photos to Darren so he can enjoy your dirty look.”
“Go ahead.” Lingjiao slowly sat up and rubbed her wrists, “If Darren knows our scandal, at the worst I won’t be his wife anymore, but I I am still the daughter of the Xiao family which can make sure I am fed and clothed for the rest of my life.”
“What about you? You were just left with nothing by Yibo and then you will be fixed by Darren and my parents, which will be much more miserable than now. Just go ahead if you want to taste such a consequence,” said Lingjiao.
Lingjiao said with ease, with the corner of her lip raising, which showed that she was not afraid to be threatened by Hepeng.
“Are you threatening me?” Hepeng knew that he had no way back, but he still wanted to struggle for a while.
“I am not threatening you, I am just telling the truth, which will be the worst result for us.” Lingjiao said sincerely, “I mean, we can be partners now but not enemies planning to destroy each other. Zhan is our common enemy. If it were not because of him, would you be like this and would I be grounded? He made us both like this.”
Hepeng gripped his fist, “It was you that let me do that, otherwise I won’t be like this. I was destroyed by you, so you have to compensate me, or I will never let you off!”
“I was also tricked by him.” Lingjiao was so angry once thinking about this, but this moment she had to pacify Hepeng for fear that he would mess her up, “I am so sorry for your situation, but I have done my best to help you. You said you needed one million and I scraped up such amount of money by all means at once. For you, I have done whatever I can. If you really loved me as you said, you shouldn’t have treated me like that.”
Lingjiao appeared to be weak and poor, with her eyes turning red and tears streaming down, which could easily arise male’s protectiveness.
As expected, Hepeng was moved and left his anger and hostility behind. “I have told you that I just missed you so much. Although I love you, you are still always staying with Darren and sleeping in his arms, but I can’t even touch you. How could I calm down?”
He was not convinced, “If you were not acting like this, I wouldn’t have asked for that one million. Anyway, you owe me that, you have to pay back with your body.”
“So you disagree on our partnership and want to die together, right?” Lingjiao could do anything to comfort him except by her own body, “If you are merely eager for woman, I can find one and let her serve you.”
Hepeng didn’t make any concession, thinking that she could not be let off easily, “Let’s make a bargain. Today I just want you and I promise this will be the last time.”
Lingjiao clenched her fist and then unclenched it. She was so conflicted, “How do I know if you are lying to me?”
Hepeng swore, “I promise and you can only trust me.”
Seeing that Lingjiao was silent, Hepeng hugged her again, “Don’t worry. I won’t act as last time.”
Hepeng kissed on her soft face, while she could only grip her fist and close her eyes, bearing the pain again. Hepeng was satisfied with her compliance and pressed on her on the bed.
Lingjiao told herself on the sly that after today she would be free and didn’t need to be threatened by him and conform to him.
At that moment, Lingjiao was just like a flower being attacked by storm.
The atmosphere in the room became cheerful and carnal.
After several pleasing sexes were over, Hepeng was still insatiable and savoring the wonderful moment.
On the contrary, Lingjiao had begun to pick up and put on her clothes.
Suddenly, someone was knocking on the door, “Open the door! We are police. You are reported to be whoring.”
“Who is there?” Hepeng was frozen.
Lingjiao was more alert and was about to hide into the bathroom immediately without getting fully dressed.
However, the police were not that patient and broke in the door. Unfortunately, Lingjiao and Hepeng were caught red-handed.
Hepeng was lying on the bed with his upper body bare and the lower covered by a quilt. Lingjiao was wearing her underclothes with her messy hair. On the floor there were tissues already used and the air was filled with the smell of semen after sex which was quite goatish.
Facing the police, their facial expression completely changed. They hastily covered themselves with an overcoat and the quilt.
Seeing such a scene, the police became serious, “Put on your clothes and come with us.”
Lingjiao rushed into the bathroom and put on her clothes and the hat in a hurry.
Likewise, Hepeng put on his clothes in a flash. At that moment, it could not be more embarrassing.
“Okay. Let’s go,” said the policeman.
Because of the arrest, Lingjiao almost broke down in panic.
“Sir…” Lingjiao didn’t know where to place her fingers.
The policeman looked at her coldly, “Go. If you have anything to say, keep it until you reach the police station.”
She was trying to bribe the policeman, “Sir, could you please let us go this time? If you have any demand, I will do my best to satisfy.”
The policeman became more serious, “Demand? Just be honest and don’t play tricks. Hurry up.”
Under the circumstances, Lingjiao had to take risks, “How much do you want to let us go? I promise I won’t tell anybody.”
“Do you know what you are doing right now?” the policeman continued to say, “If you give money to state functionaries for illegitimate interests, you can be sentenced for bribery. Do you think charging you only for whoring is not enough? You want one more charge?”
The words of the policeman hit her mind heavily. He was so righteous that Lingjiao turned pale with fright.
Lingjiao pretended to be poor in the hope that she could be sympathized by the policeman, “I didn’t mean that. I just beg you to let me go and I promise there won’t be next time. Please….”
The policeman was indifferent, “Everyone is equal before the law and you won’t be an exception. If you don’t go, I will call someone to bring you there.”
“No….” Lingjiao drew back instinctively, shook her head and refused to be arrested, “Let me go please. Please…”
Lingjiao was afraid to let Darren know, so she could only beg for mercy here.
“No way.” The policeman spoke to colleagues behind him, “Take her away.”
They came up to her. Lingjiao was still begging and she was close to tears.
However, no matter how she resisted, she would be arrested in the end. The unexpected thing was that she went down on her knees and kowtowed to the police.
She said, “I beg you. I was forced to do so and I didn’t want to. If I am arrested, my husband will know that and he won’t forgive me and divorce me. Without him I would rather die… So please let me go for the sake of my family and I will appreciate that.”
“You bitch!” shouted Hepeng.
The policeman insisted, “No matter if you are willing or forced, clarify it in the police station.” He was still unwilling to give her one more chance, “Take her away.”
Actually the police were sympathetic, but they had met enough of such situation. Some were real, while others were fake.
Lingjiao broke down seeing that the policeman was decisive to arrest her.
She pushed the police away and picked up a cup on the table. Dropped on the floor, the cup was smashed.
The police found something wrong and picked up the fragments as soon as possible. However, Lingjiao got a piece and stuck it against an artery in her neck.
She glared at the police angrily, “If you don’t let me go, I will just die here. Anyway, I will have no choices but to die once my husband knows that. Why not end here?”
All people were stunned.
The chief policeman said, “Calm down. Don’t hurt yourself. Put down the fragment and let us talk it over! Even though whoring is illegal, you will only be detained for a few months and charged for hundreds. We don’t want to see tragedy happen.”
“Unless you let me go, or I won’t put it down.” This was her only condition.
The chief policeman was frustrated and conflicted, “Okay. Please put it down first.”
“Get out of the way. Let me out!” Lingjiao always grasped the fragment and kept it against her neck. She knew that her life was the only chance for her to escape.
“Sir. This woman is so cunning. If she wants to die, just let her die. Her existence will only pollute the air!” shouted Hepeng. He couldn’t imagine he was arrested alone, while Lingjiao was released.
“Shut up!” The policeman warned Hepeng by his stern eyes.
Scared by the warning, Hepeng lowered his head.
“Calm down. Think it over. If you lose your life, you will lose everything.” The policeman was still trying to persuade Lingjiao.
“Cut the crap. Just get out of the way.” The only thing that Lingjiao was thinking was how to escape away. As for what the policeman said, it was totally bullshit for her. She shouted, “If you don’t do as told, just watch me die!”
All of a sudden, Lingjiao pierced the fragment into her skin and the blood was coming out.
There was no way in the circumstances, only moving away. The policeman said, “Fine. We let you go.”
Lingjiao looked at them in defense. Then she stepped forward slowly and carefully. Turning around several steps, she walked out the door backwards.
As soon as she went out, she rushed downstairs.
“Sir. Shall we catch her up?” asked a subordinate.
“It doesn’t matter.” The chief policeman glanced at Hepeng, “We have got him. She couldn’t escape as well. Take him away.”
At present, Hepeng had nothing to care about. Without face and money, he knew that the more obedient he was, the lighter the punishment would be.
***
He followed the police to the station with no protest and was ready to record a confession.
The policeman took out a notebook prepared, “Introduce yourself first.”
“My name is Feng Hepeng, and I am 35 years old…” Hepeng confessed everything at the hotel, except that Lingjiao was forced by him but not willing to.
The policeman glanced at him with head up and asked, “Her name is Xiao Lingjiao, right? Where is she from and where is she living?”
“She is from Chongqing, lives in Jin Mansion, 66 Lido Road, She is the daughter of the Xiao family and the wife of Jin Darren.” Hepeng confessed everything about Lingjiao, “I have told you everything I know.”
The policeman asked again, “Were you both voluntary?”
“Of… Of course.” Hepeng smiled unnaturally, “Sir, There was no pecuniary exchange between us, so it should not be whoring, right?”
The policeman took a glance at him and continued to record, “We can’t judge only according to your confession. Only when the lady’s confession is the same as yours, will you be innocent.”
“One more question, sir, Won’t I get in the shit if she tells a lie that she was forced?” Hepeng was afraid that Lingjiao would go against him. By that time, he would be convicted of rape rather than whoring.
If he was convicted of rape, he would have to be in prison for the rest of his life, which would be many times worse than it was now.
His brow furrowed, resisting to be prisoned.
“You lost? More often than not, in such case the female will be the victim.” The policeman shook his head reluctantly, thinking about what kind of man he was.
The policeman handed Hepeng the completed statement, “Done. Please check it. If there is no problem, sign here.”
Hepeng took the paper and looked through the contents. He had found no problem, but he hesitated for a while when he saw that they were voluntary to have sex.
However, he firmly signed the statement, thinking that it didn’t do him good to admit the charge of rape.
“You can leave until someone goes bail for you,” said the policeman.
“Thanks.” Hepeng had already asked someone for help, but he was not sure that if that person would come.
Hepeng looked at the time and waited anxiously.
Ten minutes later, a man with an upright figure stepped into the police station and asked the staff, who gave him the direction. The man looked over at Hepeng, who was waving at him.
“Yubin, here.” Hepeng was relieved to see Yubin coming.
Yubin also saw Hepeng and strode to him, “What did you do? Why were you arrested in the police station?”
“I… I’m fine, I just was framed.” Hepeng curled his lip, “Yubin, thanks for coming here, or I would have had to spend the night in the police station.”
Hepeng pleaded with Yubin on the phone. Apart from Yubin, he really could not find anyone else to help him at the moment.
“You are framed?” Yubin’s gentle face was cold, “You don’t know how many bad things you’ve done?”
“Yubin, I really didn’t do anything bad.” Hepeng was pitiful, afraid that Yubin would not bail him out and leave him here, “Please hurry up and go through the formalities.”
Yubin sighed and then went through the formalities with the police. He also asked what happened by the way, only to learn that Hepeng and Lingjiao were caught cheating in the hotel on the spot.
“…”
Yubin was speechless. But he had come here and finally bailed Hepeng out.
Although Hepeng had nothing, he was a member of the Feng family. Yubin had to help him for the sake of the family’s ancestors. But he didn’t expect Hepeng to do such a stupid thing again.
After leaving the police station, Yubin said to Hepeng, “What happened between you and Lingjiao?”
“She has slept with me because she was lonely. You know her husband almost died when he was sick back then. Even if he’s healthy now, he’s too weak to satisfy her.” Hepeng talked nonsense.
“You’re not telling the truth, are you?” Yubin was not someone who could be fooled easily, “Let me tell you, I came here today for the sake of grandfather, but only once. If you have anything later, do not call me. I will also pull you into the blacklist!”
“Yubin, we’re brothers. Are you really going to be so cruel to me?” Hepeng got upset.
“I don’t need to remind you of what your family did to me and Grandma once, do I?” Yubin didn’t want to bring up the past.
Hepeng’s face changed unnaturally, “Yubin, I know I’m wrong. Let’s not bring up the past again.”
Yubin was exasperated at Hepeng’s failure to make good when he looked at Hepeng who was no longer as proud as before.
“Hepeng, it has only been a short time. Are you forgetting pain after recovery?” Yubin could still remember Yibo’s cruel means. When he thought of it now, he came out in cold sweat.
In fact, as long as Hepeng no longer caused trouble and lived a sober life, Yubin would not completely ignore his family. At least, he could guarantee that they could have enough food, clothing and a place to live.
“You have no other skills but to dally with women, Now, you even have an affair with Lingjiao, Darren’s wife. How dare you!”
Yubin drew back his legs, got in his car, and drove away without looking back.
***
Jin Mansion
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In the evening, the police followed the information Hepeng had given them and found the Jin’s mansion.
When the police walked in, the Jin family was confused and stood still.
“May I ask what you want?” Shenhai said.
“Excuse me, does Lingjiao live here?” the police asked.
“Yes, she is my wife.” Darren stepped forward, “May I ask what happened?”
“Today, someone reported that there was an illegal sex trade between a man and a woman in the Luck Hotel on Sapphire Road. When we went there, we found a man and a woman who had just had sex. The woman was Lingjiao, Mr. Darren’s wife,” the police gave a brief explanation.
When the Jin family heard this news, they were all shocked and could not say any words for a long time.
“Sir, are you mistaken?” Darren recovered from the shock first, “My wife is gentle and virtuous. She has been staying at home all this time. There must be some misunderstanding.”
“We are also afraid that we make a mistake. That’s why we came here to inquire.” The police handed a photo, “This is the photo we took on the spot. Please see if this is Lingjiao, your wife.”
Darren took the photo and could clearly see the woman’s face. It was Lingjiao, his wife, undoubtedly.
Shenhai, Carmen, and Luying also stepped and agreed that it was Lingjiao. forward to look at the photo
They really could not believe that such a scandal happened to the Jin family and to Lingjiao.
In their eyes, Lingjiao was a gentle and nice girl. Otherwise, how would they agree to her marriage with Darren?
But now… why did she become so shameless?
Besides, she was caught on the spot, which brought disgrace on the Jin family.
Shenhai closed his eyes, feeling that Lingjiao let him down. But Carmen looked away and sat down on the sofa again.
She was not particularly sad, because she had seen Lingjiao’s real face before. She thought that this should be Lingjiao’s most real face. Her good nature was disguised.
Luying also felt that she had supported the wrong person. She supported Lingjiao and Darren. However, she just got such a result.
Darren was the one who felt most hurt. Lingjiao had been with him for many years and they had married a few years. He trusted her with all his heart.
He believed that Lingjiao would not be someone like Zhan, and that Lingjiao understood his pain and would not hurt him and betray him again. But in the end, she stabbed him deeply, which even caught him off guard.
Darren secretly took a deep breath to calm down. Compared with the injury Zhan brought him, he felt that this time he was surprisingly able to adapt quickly.
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