A ie\u0219it din restaurant f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 gr\u0103beasc\u0103 pasul.<\/p>\n
U\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis \u00een urma lui cu un clinchet discret, iar aerul de afar\u0103 i-a lovit fa\u021ba ca o palm\u0103 rece. Pentru oricine l-ar fi privit, p\u0103rea doar un client obi\u0219nuit care pleac\u0103 dup\u0103 pr\u00e2nz.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een mintea lui Iulian totul se mi\u0219ca rapid.<\/p>\n
\u201eSuntem urm\u0103ri\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patru cuvinte.<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Nu era un mesaj scris la \u00eent\u00e2mplare. Se vedea c\u0103 fata riscase mult.<\/p>\n
Iulian a mers c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i pe trotuar, apoi s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 o ma\u0219in\u0103 parcat\u0103 \u0219i \u0219i-a aprins o \u021bigar\u0103. Nu fuma des, dar uneori gestul \u00eel ajuta s\u0103 g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
A ridicat privirea spre restaurant.<\/p>\n
Ferestrele mari reflectau soarele, dar el \u0219tia c\u0103 din spatele lor cineva \u00eel urm\u0103re\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe.<\/p>\n
Managerul perfect pe h\u00e2rtie. Om cu experien\u021b\u0103, recomand\u0103ri bune, vorbe elegante.<\/p>\n
Prea elegante.<\/p>\n
Iulian cump\u0103rase restaurantul pentru c\u0103 locul avea poten\u021bial. Loca\u021bie bun\u0103, clientel\u0103 stabil\u0103, buc\u0103t\u0103rie excelent\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i totu\u0219i, \u00een ultimele luni disp\u0103ruser\u0103 bani.<\/p>\n
Mult prea mul\u021bi bani.<\/p>\n
Facturi dubioase.<\/p>\n
Marf\u0103 care ap\u0103rea pe acte, dar nu \u0219i \u00een depozit.<\/p>\n
\u0218i mai ales\u2026<\/p>\n
Angaja\u021bi care plecau brusc.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 explica\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Acum \u00eencepea s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 de ce.<\/p>\n
A aruncat \u021bigara \u0219i a scos telefonul.<\/p>\n
A format un singur num\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mihai? E Iulian. Am nevoie de tine azi.<\/p>\n
Mihai era fost poli\u021bist. Prieten vechi. Om care nu punea \u00eentreb\u0103ri inutile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat? a \u00eentrebat vocea calm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103 restaurantul meu e controlat de cine nu trebuie.<\/p>\n
A urmat o pauz\u0103 scurt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vin \u00een 20 de minute.<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103 ore mai t\u00e2rziu, Iulian era din nou \u00een restaurant.<\/p>\n
De data asta nu singur.<\/p>\n
Mihai st\u0103tea la bar, pref\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se c\u0103 studiaz\u0103 meniul. Ar\u0103ta ca un client obi\u0219nuit, dar ochii lui observau tot.<\/p>\n
Andreea servea mesele.<\/p>\n
La fel de t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
La fel de atent\u0103.<\/p>\n
La un moment dat, c\u00e2nd a trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 masa lui Iulian, i-a \u0219optit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ave\u021bi grij\u0103.<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a plecat.<\/p>\n
Suspansul plutea \u00een aer.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a ap\u0103rut dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute.<\/p>\n
Costum impecabil.<\/p>\n
Z\u00e2mbet fals.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 ziua, domnule. Sper c\u0103 m\u00e2ncarea a fost pe placul dumneavoastr\u0103 mai devreme.<\/p>\n
Iulian l-a privit calm.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a z\u00e2mbit larg.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ne bucur\u0103m mereu c\u00e2nd clien\u021bii sunt mul\u021bumi\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Atunci u\u0219a restaurantului s-a deschis.<\/p>\n
Au intrat doi b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een civil.<\/p>\n
\u00cen spatele lor, \u00eenc\u0103 doi.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 aici? a \u00eentrebat el brusc.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre b\u0103rba\u021bi a scos legitima\u021bia.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poli\u021bia economic\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen restaurant s-a f\u0103cut lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Clien\u021bii au \u00eentors capetele.<\/p>\n
Angaja\u021bii au r\u0103mas nemi\u0219ca\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Mihai s-a ridicat de la bar.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci Iulian \u0219i-a scos \u0219apca.<\/p>\n
A f\u0103cut c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i spre Gheorghe.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103 ar fi cazul s\u0103 st\u0103m pu\u021bin de vorb\u0103.<\/p>\n
Fa\u021ba managerului s-a albit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 cine sunte\u021bi?<\/p>\n
Iulian l-a privit direct \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Proprietarul.<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul a c\u0103zut \u00een sal\u0103 ca un tunet.<\/p>\n
Chelnerii s-au uitat unii la al\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Andreea a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a \u00eencercat s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E o ne\u00een\u021belegere\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e, a spus poli\u021bistul.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarea or\u0103 au ie\u0219it la iveal\u0103 toate.<\/p>\n
Furturi.<\/p>\n
Facturi false.<\/p>\n
\u0218antaj asupra angaja\u021bilor.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe \u00eei obliga s\u0103 tac\u0103, amenin\u021b\u00e2ndu-i c\u0103 \u00eei d\u0103 afar\u0103 sau le inventeaz\u0103 datorii.<\/p>\n
Restaurantul fusese transformat \u00eentr-o vac\u0103 de muls.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een acea zi jocul s-a terminat.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a fost scos din restaurant \u00een c\u0103tu\u0219e.<\/p>\n
Iar c\u00e2nd u\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis \u00een urma lui, lini\u0219tea din sal\u0103 s-a schimbat.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Era u\u0219urare.<\/p>\n
Iulian s-a \u00eentors spre angaja\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De azi lucrurile se schimb\u0103 aici.<\/p>\n
Nimeni nu a spus nimic c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi Andreea a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chiar se schimb\u0103?<\/p>\n
Iulian a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
A scos din buzunar bile\u021belul mototolit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i datorit\u0103 \u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea restaurantul \u201eLa Salc\u00e2m\u201d a fost deschis ca de obicei.<\/p>\n
Dar atmosfera era complet diferit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Chelnerii r\u00e2deau.<\/p>\n
Buc\u0103t\u0103ria era plin\u0103 de energie.<\/p>\n
Iar la finalul programului, Iulian a pus pe mas\u0103 un plic.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru erau 5.000 de lei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru curaj, i-a spus Andreei.<\/p>\n
Fata a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n
Dar adev\u0103rata schimbare nu au fost banii.<\/p>\n
Ci faptul c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, oamenii din acel loc nu mai lucrau cu fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ci cu demnitate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A ie\u0219it din restaurant f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 gr\u0103beasc\u0103 pasul. U\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis \u00een urma lui cu un clinchet discret, iar aerul de afar\u0103 i-a lovit fa\u021ba ca o palm\u0103 rece. Pentru oricine l-ar fi privit, p\u0103rea doar un client obi\u0219nuit care pleac\u0103 dup\u0103 pr\u00e2nz. Dar \u00een mintea lui Iulian totul se mi\u0219ca rapid. \u201eSuntem urm\u0103ri\u021bi.\u201d Patru […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20980,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20978\/revisions\/20980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}