"husband……"

When her husband screamed, Li Yuanlang felt sour and uncomfortable.

Fang Yan's death, including his narrow escape from death again, brought all the sorrow and sadness to his heart.

Li Yuanlang suppressed his sadness and said: "I... am okay, at least I am still alive, but Fang Yan..."

He couldn't talk anymore. When Fang Yan's name was mentioned, Li Yuanlang couldn't control himself.

"I know, I know." Bai Qing said repeatedly, and asked Li Yuanlang in a very firm tone, "Otherwise, you should resign!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanlang was greatly surprised and asked as if he didn't believe it: "What did you say?"

"Husband, I know you have pursuits and ideals. When you pursue an official career, you just want to do more good things for the people. I understand."

Bai Qing said excitedly: "But you still have a family, I have your children, we can't use our lives to be this official."

"The struggle is life and death. In order to achieve their goals, some people will not hesitate to use all kinds of shameful means to put you to death."

"How many times have you narrowly escaped death? I'm afraid you can't even count it on one hand, over and over again."

"It's terrible. Fang Yan saved you this time. What about next time? You won't always be lucky, right? We now live without worries about food and clothing. Even if we do nothing in this life, it will be enough for us to spend money and provide for our children.

A life of luxury.”

"Why are you so worried all day long? A gentleman likes to be on guard against villains. Whoever fights against you is a gentleman, they are all villains. And they are ruthless and evil. They will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. They will take your life and harm your children. These things

Isn’t it enough?”

Li Yuanlang fell silent after hearing Bai Qing's rapid-fire venting of complaints.

"I have thought about it and asked for my father's opinion. We agreed that you should resign and return to the family. I am doing charity and have a special foundation. It just so happens that you come over. We and I will do business together and do good deeds for our children.

, to accumulate blessings.”

"You mean, dad also agrees with me..." Li Yuanlang didn't say the word "resignation" after that. He glanced at Li Zihui who was standing in the distance, walked quickly to a secluded place, and confirmed again, "This is

What does dad mean?"

"Yes." Bai Qing replied decisively, "Dad said, it's okay to be an official even if you don't do it."

Li Yuanlang has reached this day with his awe-inspiring sense of justice and integrity, his unswerving determination to punish evil and promote good, and his persistent belief in serving the public and the people.

However, the influence of my father-in-law also runs deep.

Every time he encountered difficulties, it was Bai Qing's understanding and tolerance, his father-in-law's guidance, and the support of many, many people that gave him the will and determination to move forward.

But now, his support has collapsed, and the positions of his wife and father-in-law have changed, which is far beyond his expectation.

He never thought about resigning.

Even after escaping death many times, I never had this thought.

He hesitated, hesitated, confused, and puzzled.

why is that?

"Husband, I won't force you to make a decision in a hurry, but this is an option. I hope you will seriously consider it. If you hadn't been plotted again and almost lost your life, I wouldn't have made this call."

"I'm fine, and so are Qingqing and Li Xuan. Dad, after hearing about you, his blood pressure was a little high, but the doctor has taken care of it properly and he is gradually recovering."

"I'll call you in a few days. You should hurry up and take care of the government affairs at hand. Maybe we will meet again. Just wait for my news."

Before Li Yuanlang could respond, a busy tone sounded on his phone and Bai Qing hung up.

Li Yuanlang froze on the spot, his mind in a state of confusion.

Li Zihui has been in the municipal party committee for many years and knows how to exercise caution.

When Li Yuanlang answered the phone, he was relatively far away and basically couldn't hear anything from this position.

He will not listen deliberately. It is a private matter of the leader and he must learn to be selectively deaf.

It wasn't until Li Yuanlang finished answering the phone that Li Zihui walked over quickly and said, "Secretary, the car is ready."

A reminder brought Li Yuanlang back to reality.

Li Yuanlang frowned, walked out of the municipal party committee building with his hands behind his back, and got into the car.

After naming an address, the driver stepped on the accelerator, and the red flag car drove out of the municipal party committee compound.

Passing by a flower shop, Li Yuanlang asked Li Zihui to buy a bouquet of flowers.

Remind him to choose some plain-colored flowers that have the meaning of nostalgia and regret.

Li Zihui immediately thought that Secretary Li wanted to pay homage to Fang Yan.

It's just that Fang Yan's family is not here, and there is no mourning hall set up. Everything will be memorialized at tomorrow's memorial service.

Li Zihui was full of curiosity as he didn't understand why Secretary Li went to that ordinary neighborhood or who he was meeting.

Following the recommendation of the flower shop clerk, Li Zihui chose white roses and gardenias.

Li Yuanlang looked at it and said nothing.

This is a very old community, very close to the city TV station, only one street away.

After getting off the car, Li Yuanlang walked in front, and Li Zihui followed behind with flowers in hand.

The door to the unit is closed but unlocked and can be opened with a tug.

Li Yuanlang walked up the steps slowly, his destination was 601 on the sixth floor.

He stood at the door, took a deep breath, and then rang the doorbell.

After a while, the door opened, and a young girl in her twenties stood at the door.

Wearing black clothes and black trousers, his eyes were red and swollen, and his expression was sad.

He glanced at Li Yuanlang, said nothing, turned around and walked inside.

Li Zihui had a question mark on his head.

Late at night, Secretary Li went to a young girl's home, which can easily make people think.

Li Yuanlang sighed softly, walked in slowly, took off his leather shoes and put on slippers.

At this moment, this scene left Li Zihui with a difficult choice question.

To enter or not to enter?

He analyzed quickly.

Ordinarily, Secretary Li's secret of meeting a young girl at night without telling the reason is his privacy, and Li Zihui should avoid it.

But he felt that Secretary Li asked him to follow him because he didn't want to give people the illusion of being alone together and leave criticism.

What's more, he was still holding flowers in his hand and Secretary Li didn't want to go, which proved that his judgment was correct.

So, Li Zihui put on his slippers and walked into the house.

As soon as I came in, I was shocked to see a black and white photo placed on the library shelf in the living room, with fruits and an incense burner underneath.

The person in the photo is none other than Fang Yan.

He understood that the girl should be Fang Yan's girlfriend, a reporter from the city TV station.

Only then did Li Yuanlang take the flowers from Li Zihui and place them in front of Fang Yan's portrait.

I lit three sticks of incense and bowed to the portrait.

His expression was solemn and he didn't say a word, but his eyes were already sparkling.

Li Zihui followed closely and also paid homage to Fang Yan's portrait.

Seeing this, Qiao Xiaoli, who was standing by, couldn't help but cover her face with a cry and ran to the sofa to sit down and burst into tears.

Li Zihui understood, so he walked out quietly, closed the door, and stood at the door, acting like a door god.

Qiao Xiaoli cried heartbreakingly, and Li Yuanlang felt the same way.

Sitting opposite her, he tried his best to hide his sadness and comforted her: "People can't be resurrected after death. You have to be more open-minded. Fang Yan's spirit in heaven doesn't want you to shed tears all day long and break your body from crying."

"I know, but I just can't control it." Qiao Xiaoli choked up: "The day before he was taken away, we planned to get the marriage certificate as soon as possible. Anyway, everyone in the family agreed, but who would have thought... it turned out to be us

The last time we met."

"I'm sorry!" Li Yuanlang said with a deep heart: "I was the one who implicated Fang Yan. I wanted him to hide in the provincial capital for a while to avoid being framed. But it backfired. I didn't expect that someone would kill us."

"It's all my fault. I feel very sad to lose Fang Yan..."

Li Yuanlang regretted it beyond measure. Even though he could control his emotions, he could not control his tears, even though he was a tall and dignified man and the secretary of a city.

He lowered his head and pressed his eyes, trying not to let the tears flow.

A man doesn't shed tears lightly, but he hasn't reached the point where he is sad.

In addition to missing Fang Yan, Li Yuanlang also felt deep self-blame.

The scene where Fang Yan was shot always lingered in front of his eyes, and he couldn't get rid of it.

Every night when I go to bed, whenever I close my eyes, I see this scene.

"Secretary Li, please wipe it." Qiao Xiaoli handed Li Yuanlang a wet wipe and said bitterly: "You came to persuade me, but instead I made you cry."

Li Yuanlang shook his head in pain, wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something else. Reporter Qiao, what are your plans for the future?"

Qiao Xiaoli smiled bitterly and said: "After attending Fang Yan's memorial service tomorrow, I will take his ashes back to Deping and bury him in his hometown."

"What about you?" Li Yuanlang asked again.

Qiao Xiaoli sighed bitterly: "I came to Lanqiao to run for Fang Yan. He is gone, and there is no point in my staying. This is my sad place. Maybe I will never come again in this life."

Li Yuanlang understood Qiao Xiaoli's mood and did not hold her back, but he had other plans in mind.

At this time, Qiao Xiaoli suddenly retched, covered her mouth and rushed to the bathroom like a whirlwind.
Chapter completed!