The steaming meals were put on the table, but his father Zhou Xueming was not back. Zhou Jing was a little puzzled and asked curiously: "Mom, dad is having a party tonight?"
Yuan Xiuhua took off her apron, sat down at the table, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the braised pork, threw it into Zhou Jing's bowl, and said softly: "He went to the provincial capital to do errands, and may have to come back later. We won't wait.
Just eat first."
Zhou Dingding nodded, put some rice into his mouth, and asked casually: "What are you doing?"
Yuan Xiuhua sighed and said softly: "It seems that I went to collect the account with Yang Hengsheng. There is a dealer in the provincial capital who robbed an agricultural machinery factory of more than 3 million yuan. It has been two years since it was requested, but it cannot be paid back.
, this time the director of the cattle factory got angry and said that he would get the money back no matter what."
Zhou Jing smiled, shook his head and said: "It's too difficult to collect accounts now. My dad is honest and not good at talking, so he is not suitable for this job!"
Yuan Xiuhua pursed her lips and smiled and said softly: "I told Yang Hengsheng, but Lao Yang said that the boss was unreasonable and always liked to mess around. He would always hold a stick, blow his beard and stare to scare people. Your father has a strong body.
, maybe we can calm him down."
Zhou Jing waved his hand and said in a low voice: "It's useless. A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Once we are on the ground in Jiangdu, it will be useless no matter how many people go there. When my dad comes back, just ask him to call me."
Just tell him the matter and I will help him later."
"Can you do it?" Yuan Xiuhua picked up a chicken drumstick and handed it to Xiao Qi, with a look of surprise on her face.
Zhou Jing smiled and said cautiously: "Try it. I just met a few friends in the provincial capital, and they are quite energetic."
Yuan Xiuhua was a little worried, and hurriedly said: "Don't be a gangster, right? Xiaojing, you can't associate with people with complicated backgrounds, otherwise, if something happens in the future, you will be easily involved, and the gain will outweigh the loss."
Zhou Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "If you are not from the underworld, you are very popular in the local area and there are people from all walks of life."
Xiao Qi held the chicken legs in both hands and chewed them deliciously. He looked up at Zhou Jing and asked curiously: "Brother, what does it mean to be a gangster?"
Zhou Jing smiled, took out a tissue, wiped her oil-stained mouth, and said softly: "She is someone who looks very fierce and cannot be messed with."
Xiao Qi suddenly understood, nodded and said: "Well, our math teacher is also a gangster. She is so fierce. She can beat four or five people to tears in one class!"
Zhou Jing laughed for a while, then turned around and said, "Mom, is Xiao Qi usually so happy?"
Yuan Xiuhua pursed her lips, smiled, nodded and said, "This child just has a show, and she tries to please people in different ways every day. I really can't let her go now."
"Similarly, I can't bear to leave my mother either!" Xiao Qi chuckled, stuck out her tongue, and made a cute face.
"Then eat more vegetables. Don't be picky about food. It's the time when you're growing and your nutrition needs to be balanced!" Yuan Xiuhua touched her chopsticks and filled Xiaoqi's bowl with vegetables.
Xiao Qi patted her belly and pouted: "No, it's too much, I'm full!"
Zhou Jing smiled and said softly: "If you can't do it, you have to eat it. It's rare for my mother to love you so much. My brother is even jealous."
Xiao Qi smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll eat a little more. Brother, don't be jealous, eat more chicken legs!"
While eating, the phone in the living room suddenly rang. Yuan Xiuhua hurriedly put down the bowl, walked over, picked up the phone, said a few words, then returned to the table glumly, sighing: "Things didn't go well, they both
I’m staying in the provincial capital, and I’ll go knock on my door again tomorrow morning to collect debts!”
Zhou Jing leaned over and said half-jokingly: "Mom, please be careful. Dad just went to Huahua World and had fun for a while. He doesn't want to come back!"
Yuan Xiuhua glared at him and cursed: "You brat, don't talk nonsense. Your dad is not that kind of person. He never looks at a woman seriously!"
Zhou Jing laughed out loud, shook his head and said, "That was when you weren't around. There were a few times when I looked at him and my eyes widened bigger than anyone else's."
"Go, go, don't be ridiculous!" Yuan Xiuhua said, but she was also beating the drum in her heart. After dinner, she went to get the phone and chatted with Zhou Xueming, conducting fire reconnaissance in a roundabout way.
Xiao Qi opened her eyes wide and stared at Zhou Jing in surprise. After staring for a long time, she shook her head, lowered her head and took some green vegetables into her mouth, and said vaguely: "Brother, you are so good and bad, you actually want to let your parents do it."
quarrel!"
"No, don't talk nonsense!" Zhou Jing laughed for a long time and returned to the sofa. He suddenly remembered Zhang Wuyang's instructions in the detention center during the day and felt that it was not too late to destroy the things as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble.
Necessary trouble.
He stood up, put on his coat, and called back: "Mom, I'm going out to do some errands. I'll come back later. I'm staying at home tonight and won't go back there."
"Brother, wait a minute, I want to go with you too." Xiao Qi quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks and ran over happily.
Zhou Jing frowned and whispered: "No, I'm going out to do serious things!"
"No, you have to take me with you!" Xiao Qi pulled Zhou Jing's arm and twisted his body, with an unhappy look on his face.
Zhou Jing smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, remember, sit in the car honestly and don't move around anymore."
Xiaoqi nodded vigorously and said with a smile: "I know, people will never dare to learn to drive again!"
Zhou Jing put on his shoes, took her little hand downstairs, got into the car, and drove straight to his ancestral house. He parked the car at the door, turned around and said, "Stay here, don't run around."
Xiao Qi hummed, put her hands on her knees, and sat in an upright manner, her black and white eyes moving around, looking at the surrounding environment curiously.
Zhou Jing jumped out of the car and entered the empty yard. Seeing that there was no one around, he went straight to the corner, took out a shovel, went to the old locust tree in the yard, and started digging according to the location in his memory.
However, what was surprising was that when he dug the hole, he found that it was empty, and the package wrapped in a plastic bag had disappeared. He was stunned immediately and felt that his scalp was exploding and his back was
It was also chilly, and I broke out in a cold sweat!
"What's going on?" Zhou Jing held the shovel with both hands and tried to remember. He clearly remembered that when he drove to his ancestral house that day, he paid close attention along the way and even deliberately went around in circles to make sure no one was there.
After tracking, I buried the things with confidence.
Moreover, this location is easy to identify, and there is no way it can go wrong. How could something disappear?
"What the hell!" Zhou Jing spat, dropped the shovel, lit a cigarette, walked around the old locust tree twice, frowned and looked around, and suddenly an ominous premonition came to his mind, like darkness.
Among them, there was a pair of ghastly eyes like beasts, hiding in the dark, staring at him, and they might pounce at him at any time, making his hair stand on end and making him shudder.
Speaking of which, the ancestral house is like a corner forgotten by the world. It is quiet and quiet. Few people come here. Even if someone comes to clean the courtyard, it is impossible to dig a hole under the locust tree. This chance is too small and can be completely ruled out.
Then there is only one possibility left!
Thinking of this, Zhou Jing frowned and took a puff of cigarette. Wei Heping's face suddenly appeared in his mind. Although he had only seen him once, the man left a deep impression on him, especially those sharp eyes like poisonous snakes.
Very insightful, as if he could see into people's hearts at a glance.
Zhou Jing felt that he might have underestimated his opponent. Wei Heping was the deputy mayor in charge of the public security department, but he was also an experienced criminal policeman who had worked in the public security system step by step. He had rich investigative experience. If he was targeted, the consequences would be disastrous.
of.
But the question is, if the things were taken away and Wei Heping suspected himself, why would he be so calm these days? Logically speaking, the other party has many ways to silence himself forever, so why didn't he take action?
"Is it because the time has not come yet, or for some other reason?" Zhou Jing held a cigarette in his mouth and fell into deep thought. He suddenly felt that things were becoming more and more complicated. It was unimaginably complicated. If it was not handled well, it might lead to trouble at any time.
After all, the contents of the package were a heavy bomb. If it exploded, there would even be a major earthquake in Qingyang officialdom that shocked the entire province!
Of course, there is also a more optimistic possibility, that is, the other party does not dare to act rashly out of some concerns. This speculation is also tenable. The reason is very simple. Although the relationship between myself and Wang Yannian is not the same in Qingyang officialdom,
Everyone knows it, but it is not a secret. As long as you know a little bit, you can know it. Wang Yannian has recently been recognized by Deputy Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee. He is so popular that Wei Heping and others must also have scruples, right?
After pondering for a long time, Zhou Jing put out the cigarette, threw it to the ground, and stepped on it with his feet. He decided to make a phone call first, ask for directions, test Wei Heping's reaction, and then think of ways to solve this hidden danger. If the gaffe really worsened,
Perhaps it is necessary to use the connections of Deputy Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee. Although the time is not yet ripe, only by playing this card can we deal with those in Qingyang's official circles.
He took out his mobile phone, dialed the number, and called the other party. After the call was connected, he said politely: "Hello, Mayor Wei, I am Zhou Jing from China Merchants Bureau. We met a few days ago.
Do you remember?"
"Oh, it's Xiao Zhou. Remember, of course I remember!" On the other end of the phone, Wei Heping's voice was extremely enthusiastic, as if he was reminiscing with an old friend he hadn't seen for many years. He said very cordially: "Xiao Zhou, have you eaten?
Is it dinner?”
"I've eaten." Zhou Dingding nodded and said straight to the point: "Mayor Wei, I'm calling this time just to take the liberty of asking you how things are going with Captain Zhang."
"It's about the case." Wei Heping touched his cell phone, smiled, paused, and said with determination: "That's easy to say, let's do this. I'm with guests now, and it's not convenient to talk. I'll call another day.
How about I call you and let’s meet and discuss it in detail?”
After pondering the tone of the other party's words and the vague meaning in his words, he felt that the situation was still under control. At least, it would not suddenly worsen in the short term. Zhou Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Okay, Wei Shi
Well, then I won’t disturb you and you’ll be busy first.”
"Okay, okay, Xiao Zhou, you don't have to worry about the case. I'll take care of everything. We'll talk about it later!" After Wei Heping finished speaking, he hung up the phone, dropped the phone, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back.
Frowning in thought.
Zhou Jing also had a sinking look on his face. He stood under the old locust tree, trying to clarify his thoughts and prepare the next countermeasures. He vaguely felt that the current situation was a bit like fighting a wolf with a pole, with both sides afraid. The key is to suppress the momentum.
You have to be half ahead of the other party, so that he doesn't dare to attack easily, and you can't push too hard, lest the other party make a desperate move and take risks. This requires a good grasp of the heat. If you are not careful, it is easy to cause disaster and immediate changes!
It's strange to say that after talking to Wei Heping on the phone, all the timidity in his heart disappeared, and he even felt excited to compete with a master. If he could scare the opponent without having any specific evidence,
That would be perfect. The next time we meet, it will be a process of mutual understanding. We must be fully prepared and strive to win without fighting!
At this time, a figure flashed, and Xiao Qi sneaked over quietly, squatted by the pit, put his finger on his lips, and said curiously: "Brother, what are you digging a hole for?"
Zhou Jing glanced at her, frowned and said: "What else can I do? Of course I will dig a hole and bury you!"
Xiao Qi stuck out her tongue and said pitifully: "Why?"
"Because you are so disobedient!" Zhou Jing smiled, picked up the shovel, filled the hole, slapped it hard a few times, and said reproachfully: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the car and why did you run out?"
Xiao Qi pouted her lips and said full of grievance: "You won't go back. I've been alone for so long, of course I'm scared!"
"Okay, it's done, let's call it a day and go home!" Zhou Jing walked to the wall, put down the shovel, clapped his hands, led Xiao Qi back to the car, and drove back home.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw Yuan Xiuhua sitting on the sofa, watching TV and wiping tears with her hands.
Zhou Jing was startled, and hurried over, whispering: "Mom, what TV series is so touching, why did you cry while watching it?"
Yuan Xiuhua wiped the corners of her eyes and said angrily: "No, I was scolded by your father. That old heartless man thought I was annoying!"
"Oh, Dad is really too much!" Zhou Jing grinned and went into the study room with some embarrassment, never daring to come out again.
Xiao Qi ran over, stretched out her little hand, wiped Yuan Xiuhua's tears, rolled her eyes towards the study, and moved her lips slightly: "Annoying!"
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