After sending Zhang Lianshun away, Li Heng stood at the window and looked at the snowflakes that were still falling outside.
It has been snowing for three days.
There is a thick layer of snow on both the roof and the ground. As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I wonder if next year’s crops will be more abundant.
While he was sighing with emotion, a person suddenly walked in from the gate, making him look straight in his eyes.
Why did this old boy come here in such heavy snow?
With a trace of doubt, he sat back at his desk, picked up today's newspaper and pretended to read it.
"Dong dong dong"
"Please come in"
"Director Li..."
"Hey, Director Zeng, why do you, a busy man, think of coming to my place today? Please sit down, please sit down."
"Haha, nothing happened. I just happened to pass by your work and wanted to come to your place to ask for a drink of water."
Go ahead and lie to ghosts! Li Heng rolled his eyes secretly in his heart.
"It's easy to say, I may be short of other things, but the water pipe is full. Today I want you to try this year's new tea Dahongpao. Don't mind it. I don't have any tea here. I only have this high quality."
"It's good to have high broken pieces, but I can't even see any tea foam there."
"Come here, Director Zeng, let's drink some water to warm ourselves up."
"Ha...it's been snowing for three days now, and it seems like it's not stopping at all."
"Farmers under the snow are so happy. It didn't rain for a few months this summer, and the crops all died from drought."
Seeing that he didn't talk about business and started talking about the weather, Li Heng let him go. He had nothing to do anyway, so let's chat and see who can outsmart the other.
"Director Li, I would like to congratulate you, you will become a rich man soon."
"Director Zeng, do you know all this?"
"I'm just kidding. If I don't know about such a big thing, then I, as the director of the Operational Investigation Division, am too unqualified. I'm off topic, Director Li."
"Well, you ask."
"What are you going to do with the money?"
???
Li Heng looked at Lao Zeng sitting opposite him with some surprise, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
What does this old boy mean by asking this?
Is it a private question? Or does he ask with some purpose?
While thinking, he spoke slowly: "I plan to donate half to support national construction, and the other half to be deposited in the bank for my future children. Does Director Zeng have any good suggestions?"
"No, no, no," Lao Zeng put down the teacup in his hand and waved his hand quickly: "Director Li, don't get me wrong, I just asked casually. After all, it's such a big sum of money. I'm just a little curious. I don't mean anything else, and it doesn't mean
Anyone."
Maybe he realized that what he just asked was inappropriate, so he quickly explained.
"It doesn't matter, the amount of money is indeed not small. To be honest, I'm still hesitant about whether I should have it or not. Let's see. It's a windfall. If I get it, I'll lose my life. It doesn't matter."
"Director Li is really open-minded!"
"Hey, it's not like we can't live anymore. We have to rely on that money to live. The monthly salary of my wife and I is not small. It's enough for both of us."
In this way, the two of them continued chatting for nearly half an hour, and then Lao Zeng revealed the true purpose of his trip.
"Director Li, actually I came here today to ask you for a favor."
"Well, Director Zeng, you said, I will definitely help you if I can."
"Can you come with me and meet Tang Zhifei?"
"Who? Tang Zhifei? Why do you want me to see him?"
At this moment, the word "confusion" was clearly written on Li Heng's face.
He thought for a long time about the purpose of Director Zeng coming here today, but he didn't expect that he came here for Tang Zhifei.
Lao Zeng seemed a little embarrassed by the question. He smiled awkwardly, then reached out and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He first handed one to Li Heng and then lit it for himself before saying, "I'm ashamed to say it."
, it’s been more than a month, almost two months, and we haven’t been able to pry his mouth open.”
"No, I said Director Zeng, is there any connection between you not prying his mouth open and asking me to see him?" Li Heng asked blankly, he really couldn't figure out the connection.
Is there any necessary connection?
"It was his own request. He said he wanted to see you. After the meeting, he said everything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to find you."
So that’s it!
"But...does Director Liu agree? Director Zeng, I'm not trying to shirk you. I'm definitely willing to help you if I can.
But you should know that some suspects are not just for anyone to see. I went over to see him. What if he said something inappropriate to me or confessed something that cannot be known to outsiders? What should I do?
I can't sacrifice the rest of my life for you to solve the case, right?"
Li Heng's concerns are not impossible. If he really hears something that needs to be kept completely confidential, he might not be able to escape. It's an exaggeration to say that he is under guard, but if you become one of your own, then there will be no problem at all.
.
He doesn't want to enter this unit.
"Director Li can rest assured that you can go see Tang Zhifei. Director Liu doesn't have the authority to do so. This was approved by the higher-ups. I have the approval documents here."
As Lao Zeng spoke, he took out a piece of paper from the bag he carried with him and handed it over.
It was indeed the consent document approved by the superiors, and it also indicated that he needed to sign a confidential document. Li Heng took it and looked at it, then nodded and said, "Okay, this will be fine. What about the things that I need to sign?"
"At our place, just wait until you pass before signing."
"Uh... Director Zeng, do you mean to go now?"
"Yes, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. The time required to submit it for approval has already been delayed long enough."
"Okay." Li Heng acted nonchalantly. He looked at the watch on the wall and saw that it was already past ten o'clock.
"Director Zeng, do you know how long it will take? Are you in charge of the food at noon?"
"My Director Li, don't worry, you won't be hungry. Although our unit may not be as wealthy as yours, we will still have no problem providing you with a full meal."
Lao Zeng almost rolled his eyes, as if they were stingy.
"Don't I have to ask clearly, what if it happens, right?"
Li Heng stood up with a smile, walked to the door, opened the office door and shouted: "Xiaokun..."
"Here comes the director."
Guo Xiaokun, who was in the office diagonally opposite, quickly ran over.
"Hey, hello, Director Zeng, you're here too."
"I came to see your director for something."
"director……"
"Director Zeng and I have something to do. We don't know when we'll be back. If anyone comes to see me, let's wait for another day. Also, my wife will come over at noon and let her eat first, so she doesn't have to wait for me."
"Okay, I understand."
"Well, let's go." After explaining to Guo Xiaokun, Li Heng turned to look at Lao Zeng: "Let's go, Director Zeng, let's go back quickly. It's the end of the year and I have a lot of things to do here."
Indeed, when the two of them were chatting just now, the phone on the desk almost never stopped. People kept calling, and they were all leaders of various units, and the purpose was just to buy some New Year benefits or something.