Chapter 13 twelve

Waking up the next morning, Peng Yuanda and Da Lizi had finished washing, and it was only when they were having breakfast that they realized that Director Lin had gone to Wucuo Village.The policeman at the police station who was in charge of taking care of them told them that Director Lin had left a message before leaving. The reason why he didn’t take them to Wucuo Village was because he was worried that the police from other places would make too much noise and startle the suspect. Go find out the situation and ask them to wait for news from him at the township police station. Peng Yuan made a miscalculation the night before, and he didn't suffer from insomnia. Maybe he walked the mountain road all day during the day. Although he had something on his mind, he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.His mobile phone is already fully charged, and it starts to buzz as soon as he turns it on.The first one to receive a call was from his wife Dong Xiaolan. Dong Xiaolan first asked him where he was, and then asked him when he would be home. Peng Yuanda hesitated to the latter question because he really didn’t know when he would be able to return home. It depends on when Wu Reservoir lets them go home.Then Dong Xiaolan began to report the news of Director Fan's death to him, saying that he already knew about it.Dong Xiaolan asked him again when he would be back, and he hesitated for a while.Only then did Dong Xiaolan tell him one thing: In the past few days, Lao Niu went to his house every day, and he didn't say anything when he went, but asked him when he would come back. Dong Xiaolan said he didn't know, and Lao Niu sighed.Dong Xiaolan was terrified, thinking that something had happened to Peng Yuanda outside, so she asked him afterward, and he said that Peng Yuanda was fine, but in this whole life, he called Mr. Peng Yuanda the chief executive every day, and called Peng Yuanda's luck so bad. If he doesn't come back quickly for activities, there will really be no drama to sing.Peng Yuanda thought of Lao Niu's wrinkled face like a puff pastry, and then thought of him sitting in his home moaning and sighing. He found it funny and couldn't help laughing.

When Dong Xiaolan heard him laugh, she asked him: "Is what Lao Niu said true? If you come back, you will have hope to become the head. If you don't come back, there will be no hope?" Peng Yuanda asked her, "What do you think?" Dong Xiaolan said: "Everyone understands these things now. Of course there is a difference between being present and not being present. If you can come back, come back quickly. If you really can't come back, there is nothing you can do." After thinking about it, Dong Xiaolan asked again, " How long do you think it will take?"

Peng Yuan Dalian can't answer this question clearly, because now he can't be his own master, what can be the master is the case.He had no choice but to put this topic aside, asked how the child was doing, and asked how your mother was doing, etc. There was no special meaning between husband and wife but it was very meaningful, and then hung up the phone. Thousands of kilometers away, listening to Dong Xiaolan's crisp voice on the phone, thinking of the 20 years of peaceful life with Dong Xiaolan from pursuing love to getting married and having children, Peng Yuanda couldn't help but feel hot and soft when he put down the phone.

That year he had just solved the first case in his life, and it was the theft of the women's bathhouse that made him know Dong Xiaolan, and also made him deeply infatuated with a girl for the first time in his life.Peng Yuanda is not a person without self-knowledge. He has repeatedly weighed his natural and social conditions. With everything he had at the time, the success rate of pursuing a beautiful girl like Dong Xiaolan is not high. If Dong Xiaolan is still unemployed Although the family is still in poverty, he may still have some hope. As a result, he has good working conditions as a typist in the Industrial Bureau, and his hope is even more bleak.There was a time when he regretted helping Dong Xiaolan find a job as a typist in the Industrial Bureau.Although the hope is slim, his reason makes him feel that he has nothing to do with a beautiful girl like Dong Xiaolan, but his two legs don't listen to his rational command, and he runs to people's house one after another. If he doesn't see Dong Xiaolan for a day, he feels lost It was as if there was nothing left in the chest but nothing but the heart, liver and lungs.

Dong Xiaolan's mother, daughter, and the old yellow dog are very kind to him, and they have always been very warm and polite. Rhubarb even knows to wag his tail every time he sees him.However, he didn't dare to extravagantly hope that this was the recognition and acceptance of him, and he always felt that this was just a kind of friendship, just like ordinary people treat friends and neighbors who come and go frequently.Until one day Da Lizi told him intentionally or unintentionally that someone might have introduced Dong Xiaolan to someone.At that time, the standard address for friends of the opposite sex who might become husband and wife was "object", which is not as ambiguous and euphemistic as it is now called boyfriend or girlfriend.When Peng Yuanda heard the news, he was stunned immediately. He couldn't imagine how boring his life would be if Dong Xiaolan really married someone else.Da Lizi knew what he was thinking a long time ago, seeing his dazed look was pitiful, so he volunteered to propose marriage for him.Peng Yuanda declined.Da Lizi worried for him: "What are you doing? You are too embarrassed to say it yourself, but you don't want others to say it. When the time comes, they will really grow wings and fly away. You will regret it." Seeing Peng Yuanda still frowning Zhandi was distressed there, and Da Lizi became angrily: "What kind of temperament, although he is a little short, he is also a man, what is this? Isn't it just a matter of words? Just ask her, I like it." You, want to marry you, okay? Okay, everything will be fine, if not, it’s just that everything will be fine, let’s completely give up on this heart, don’t delay to start another business again, let’s continue looking. Worse than any girl."

Persuading generals is worse than motivating generals, of course Peng Yuanda doesn't want to be inferior to a woman, but after thinking about it carefully, what Da Lizi said makes sense, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?It's okay, if you don't, you won't have to worry about it in the future.I don't know why at the moment I suddenly had such a stubborn courage. It was working time, and I went straight to the typing room where Dong Xiaolan worked. , and asked him what he found here.Peng Yuan hemmed and hawed and said that he stopped by to see her when he was doing business in the Industrial Bureau.After all, Peng Yuanda is not as thick-skinned as Da Lizi. In front of Dong Xiaolan, he still couldn't follow Da Lizi's routine straightforwardly, so he turned a small corner and asked, "I heard you have a date?"

Peng Yuanda was deeply pleased by Dong Xiaolan's performance: "What nonsense, who has a date?" Peng Yuanda took the opportunity to seize the topic on this aspect, blushed and asked, "May I introduce one to you?" Dong Xiaolan stared at him firmly: "Would you introduce me to someone?" Peng Yuan looked at the file Dong Xiaolan was typing and nodded: "Yes, I will introduce one to you." Dong Xiaolan chuckled: "Okay, then you can introduce me." Peng Yuanda looked at death and said the most crucial sentence: "Can I introduce myself?"

Dong Xiaolan was taken aback for a moment, then asked him with a smile, "Are you going to introduce yourself to me?" As soon as the words were spoken, Peng Yuanda was immediately relieved. Dong Xiaolan did not categorically refuse, which gave him courage, and he nodded firmly. This time, instead of looking at the typewriter, he looked directly into Dong Xiaolan's eyes: "Yes, look at me. Ok?" Dong Xiaolan was obviously at a loss, she was stunned for a while before she said something that made Peng Yuanda disappointed but also hopeful, and hopeful but also disappointed: "Can I think about it? Besides, I have to ask my mother for advice. "

Peng Yuanda asked: "How long do you have to think about it?" Dong Xiaolan said, "Just a day or two." Then Peng Yuan spent a "day or two" of despair, and then Dong Xiaolan called their work unit, and only said one sentence on the phone: "My mother asked you to come to my house." Peng Yuanda was dressed neatly, and came to Dong Xiaolan's house anxiously like a criminal suspect accepting a sentence. When he saw Aunt Wang's smiling and amiable face, Peng Yuanda's heart was overjoyed, and two thoughts popped into his mind. One word: finished.

After Dong Xiaolan married him, she had been working as a typist in the Industrial Bureau. Later, when computer typewriters became popular, she could no longer use the skill she had learned, so she applied for the adult education secretarial major and studied on the job for three years.Fortunately, Peng Yuanda's dumb old mother-in-law who is not deaf has been with them all the time, cooking, laundry, cleaning and taking care of the children's house. She is an old nanny who brings her own salary and does her best. It also doesn’t affect her job or earning a diploma. After graduating, Shunshun was transferred to the city government office to work as a clerk. Some people said that it was Peng Yuanda who ran for her, and others said that because Dong Xiaolan was good-looking, the leader specially transferred her. Going to be a vase, Dong Xiaolan found out that she was so angry that she went home and cried. Peng Yuanda comforted her: You are a child of a poor family. It is conscientious and diligent. If I were a leader, I would definitely be willing to use someone like you.What's wrong with vases?Having said that, no matter what, you are now a 40-year-old half-mature lady. Even if the leader wants to put a vase, he will not put an old vase like you.Dong Xiaolan made him laugh and scolded: "You are the old vase." Peng Yuan salivated and said, "I can't be any vase, at best it can be regarded as a wooden stake, or the kind of half-cut wood. pile."

"Peng Ju, Fan Ju is dead?" Huang Xiaolong rushed in and brought Peng Yuanda back to reality from the sweet aftertaste of the past. Peng Yuanda said, "Yes, he is dead." Huang Xiaolong asked again: "Then what shall we do?" Peng Yuanda knew that he was asking the same question: go back and participate in the competition for the position of director, or continue to stick to this place and do things quickly before going back. Peng Yuanda asked him back: "What do you think?" Huang Xiaolong said: "I have nothing to say, just listen to the leader." Da Lizi also came in at this time and asked: "Peng Ju, I heard from Xiao Huang that Fan Ju died? Is it true?" Peng Yuanda said: "It's true. I knew about it last night. I didn't tell you when you were all asleep." Da Lizi said: "Then let's go back quickly, at least you have to go back quickly, if you can believe it, Xiao Huang and I will take care of the rest here." Peng Yuanda said: "No, the blame is about to be uncovered. If the fire is withdrawn now, it may be a dead end? This is not a question of whether you can believe it or not." Da Lizi widened his eyes and said, "You mean you won't go back?" Peng Yuanda said: "What do you think I'm going back now? Not only may the case be abandoned halfway, but others also clearly understand what I want to do when I leave the case at this time and go back. Don't study this matter, that's all." Da Lizi sighed: "Oh, I was hoping that you would go back and take down the director's position so that you could go through the official procedures for Lao Li. If nothing else, at least the wages would increase for everyone. Now it's over. If you don't have a chance, I won't." gone." Peng Yuanda understands Da Lizi, an old man who has been behind him for decades, according to his age, Da Lizi is the big brother, but he has worked smoothly until today as the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in charge of criminal investigation, but Da Lizi If you are a laid-off worker, you are just a co-op in the Public Security Bureau, not to mention your salary, which is not as much as your own fraction. In essence, it can't be counted as salary, but only living expenses.Thinking of this, Peng Yuan felt ashamed, and said to Da Lizi: "Da Li, we have known each other for decades. We have been together since the first case I solved. Today I will say something unprincipled. If this case fails , after we go back, you and I will have nothing to do. If you want to, you can continue to work honestly as a police officer. If you don’t want to, you can find another way out. I, Peng Yuanda, have no skills and don’t show friendship. If this case is solved, you will be the first to receive awards for meritorious service , Whether I have a show or not, I promise you: Even if I can't transfer you to a formal establishment, I will try my best to transfer you to a public servant." Public servants are not civil servants, but they belong to the staff of the administrative establishment. With a formal establishment, there will be a formal salary income and formal labor insurance treatment. For Da Lizi, that is also a good thing that cannot be expected Son.Now with Peng Yuanda's promise, Da Lizi became excited and said to Peng Yuanda solemnly: "Ju Peng, I know you are someone who never talks empty words. If you can't enter the official staff, I just say this to you, and I thank you." Huang Xiaolong encouraged Da Lizi from the side: "You are not pleasant to speak, who is Peng Ju? Can I write you a bad check? Guaranteed to be successful, no matter how we are, Peng Ju is also a dignified deputy of the Yinzhou Public Security Bureau. Director. Besides, once this case is solved, you will be one of the heroes, and I will be the second hero. The second hero is the policeman, and one of the heroes should be the policeman. If you can’t do it, I’ll move a bench with you to shine shoes in front of the gate of the city hall.” Da Lizi made him happy, patted Huang Xiaolong on the shoulder and said: "Good idea, then put up a big sign in front of the shoe-shining booth: The first and second hero in solving the gold ingot theft case shoe-shining booth .” Several people were talking happily when Zhuang Wenming came over to report that Director Lin had just called and that he had arrived in Wucuo Village and got in touch with the Party branch secretary of Wucuo Village. The branch secretary went to Wu Reservoir's home to investigate Then, the family said that Wu Reservoir went to Nan'an City to attend the wedding of relatives and children a few days ago. He originally agreed to come back yesterday, but the heavy rain might have blocked him. He will definitely come back today and tomorrow. " Peng Yuan said worriedly: "Will the news be leaked? Don't let him run away and you will be in trouble." Zhuang Wenming said: "Director Lin is very safe in his work. He didn't tell the secretary of the case, but said that he wanted to find Wu Shuidao to get a smuggled motorcycle. According to the situation, if Wu Shuidao came back, We rushed there again to avoid delays, so we changed into plain clothes and pretended to be his business friends, saying that we wanted to buy smuggled motorcycles, and rushed to Wucuo Village today.” When Peng Yuan and his colleagues heard this, they immediately regained their spirits. They forgot about Fan Ju's death and who would be the chief, and hurriedly changed their clothes and prepared to go on the road.He forgot about the matter of who was the head, but the organization did not forget him as a candidate. As soon as he came to the street outside the township government, Peng Yuanda received a call: "Hello, who is it?" The phone number Rusty, and the voice of the speaker is also unfamiliar. The other party first introduced himself: "I'm sorry Director Peng, I'm Wang Chengshan from the Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee." Peng Yuanda remembered that this director named Wang Chengshan had acquaintance with him once, and for some reason, he had eaten at the same dinner table on some occasion. Anyway, there are too many opportunities for government officials to eat and drink together now. , Most of the occasions and reasons for eating and drinking were forgotten shortly afterward, but he was still very impressed with Director Wang. He was a key person in a key position in a key department, so Peng Yuanda remembered him very clearly: Director Wang is A white fat man, characterized by a big character: big head, big face, big nose and big mouth, even the glasses are the kind of big black-rimmed glasses, if he is a face pocket, it can fit a half of Peng Yuanda.Peng Yuanda responded quickly: "Oh, Director Wang, hello, I'm on a business trip now, what can you do?" Director Wang said, "I've been calling you for several days, but I haven't been able to find you. Do you know about Director Fan's death?" Peng Yuanda quickly explained: "We have been working in a mountainous area for a while, and the signal is not good, sometimes not, and sometimes forget to charge the phone in time, I'm sorry, I only found out the news after I contacted my family last night." Director Wang said: "The situation is like this. Now the organization department is evaluating the leadership team of the Public Security Bureau. You know that the procedure requires you to talk to every leader. When will you be able to come back?" Peng Yuanda knew that the so-called evaluation of the leadership team was to determine the successor of the director.He is also very clear about the procedures of the assessment team. One is to talk to the cadres and employees separately, soliciting the opinions and opinions of the cadres and the masses on the assessment objects; performance; the third is to talk to the assessment object himself, not only to talk about personal work, study, ideological style, etc., but also to solicit their opinions and opinions on the candidates for the proposed position; The above-mentioned report on duty and integrity.The overall conclusions drawn from these assessment procedures will be reported by the organizational department to the leading organs that have the power to decide the appointment of cadres and personnel for reference when deciding on appointments.Therefore, to please the organization department, at least not to offend the organization department is also a joint point for every official to be particularly careful.In the officialdom, Peng Yuan naturally did not dare to ignore people like Director Wang, and tried to answer Director Wang's question in a polite tone: "I'm really sorry, Director Wang, thank you for your concern for me. I can't finish dealing with the side matters for a while. As you know, it is often impossible to decide when to close a case by subjective will. Now our side is progressing relatively smoothly, but there may also be unexpected situations, so I dare not Decide when you can go back." Director Wang received too much obedience and compliments in that position, especially in the current situation, any examinee would do everything possible to cater to and curry favor with him, but Peng Yuanda's thought-promising reply aroused the attention of Director Wang. Quite upset, feeling that Peng Yuanda was a little indifferent and contemptuous of him.Director Wang also has his own difficulties. The municipal party committee is pressing this matter very hard, and Director Wang is also under great pressure. If the procedures for assessing cadres cannot be completed on time, it will not be possible to report to the standing committee of the municipal party committee to discuss the appointment of the director of public security. Peng Yuanda is one of the important assessment objects. If the individual conversation with him is missing, the procedure will not be very satisfactory. If any leader asks about this aspect during the report, it will be difficult for them to deal with it.To put it seriously, failing to perform the assessment items in full accordance with the procedures is a dereliction of duty.They have been looking for Peng Yuanda for the past few days. They knew that he was on a business trip, but they couldn't get in touch. For this reason, Minister Guan Yuan criticized them, because Guan Yuan couldn't believe that under modern conditions, a cadre like Peng Yuanda was on a business trip. He couldn't even get in touch with his mobile phone. Guan Yuan's face at that time made Director Wang a little aggrieved and breathless when he remembered it. Although Guan Yuan didn't say it, there were two words written all over his face: idiot.All these factors caused Director Wang to make a small mistake because of his impatience at this time. He said to Peng Yuanda: "Director Peng, you should know the importance of cadre assessment. There are so many people in your Public Security Bureau, why do you have to do it?" Why don't you personally lead the team to solve a decades-old case? That's the case with the dead Fan Ju. He had to lead the hunting team to fight wild boars himself, and it ended up costing his life. I advise you to come back as soon as possible, preferably immediately Return, otherwise you will be responsible for all the consequences, and then don’t blame our organization department for not notifying you.” Director Wang's words were blunt and harsh. Hearing him speak like this, Peng Yuanda's anger surged to the top of his skull, thinking to himself how could you speak like that?Who doesn't know that it's comfortable to stay at home with your wife and children on the kang?I worked so hard and traveled thousands of miles to solve the case, and you still use Fan Ju to beat wild boars to talk about it. Is there such a comparison?What an asshole.Cursing secretly in his heart, he still didn't dare to neglect him, and continued to explain to others: "Director Wang, you may not understand the situation. This case was a major case that shocked the whole country back then, and I was the specific person in charge of this case. It has not been broken so far, so let’s not say anything else, just say that a large gold ingot is worth more than five million according to the current market price, and the state-owned assets of more than five million are stolen for nothing. We are the police You may not realize how heavy a cross we are carrying every day, but one thing I can tell you is that when the former director was dying, we went to the hospital to visit him , He didn’t look at anyone, including his wife and son. He couldn’t speak at that time, but he kept staring at me. When this case happened, he was the team leader and I was the deputy team leader. Only I understand what he means, if the case is not solved, he will not die with peace, he is handing over the responsibility of solving the case to me." Director Wang may have pushed the municipal party committee and minister Guan Yuan too hard. Originally, Peng Yuanda's words were enough to move anyone with feelings, but Director Wang didn't listen at all. He thought Peng Yuanda was treating him He spoke the truth, so he said very benevolently: "Director Peng, let me tell you the truth, this cadre assessment is to determine the succession of the director. I called you specifically to urge you to come back, both for work and for your own good. To put it bluntly, do you think it is important to solve the case, or decide the matter of the director of the Public Security Bureau?" Peng Yuanda took a look at Da Lizi and Zhuang Wenming who were waiting for him not far away, and then thought about the unsolved case that had been on his head for more than 20 years that might be completely solved soon, and solemnly told Director Wang Said: "Director Wang, thank you again for your concern for me. If this case is solved, I have no problem with whoever becomes the director. Now we are only one step away from the final victory. At this time, I cannot go back no matter what. " Director Wang said helplessly: "I can't help you if you don't come back. I have to report your opinion to the superior truthfully. The only thing I can do is to report your original words to the superior as much as possible. Don't complain when the time comes. I can do it." After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone without saying goodbye to Peng Yuanda, or waiting for Peng Yuanda to say goodbye. It is very impolite for Director Wang to hang up the phone, implying dissatisfaction and intimidation.Peng Yuanda's heart flickered for a moment, and his heart suddenly felt empty. He estimated that this time he was probably removed from the candidate list by the Organization Department.He dejectedly followed the group of Da Lizi in front of him. Da Lizi kept looking at his face with concern, and impatiently scolded Da Lizi: "What are you looking at, I'm not a big girl." Da Lizi muttered: "If you were a big girl, I wouldn't care too much. Am I concerned about your future and fate?" Peng Yuanda said: "My future and destiny is whether I can catch Wu Shuiku. If you really care about my future and destiny, you should work hard and do a good job." Zhuang Wenming reminded them: "If you have anything to do with your family, call to arrange it now. After passing the mountain in front, the mobile phone will have no signal." Peng Yuanda said that it would be quieter if there is no signal, so as not to be disturbed all the time, so he simply turned off the mobile phone up.