Chapter 30 4. Journey to the Northwest

When the head of the personnel department heard that I sprained my ankle, he actually drove me to pick me up for work.I was flattered and thanked him repeatedly, and he said: "We are all colleagues, so you are welcome. The bureau said that when the funding comes down next year, I will provide you with a car!" Give me a car?Hehe, I think this is a big trouble, not only with a car, but also with a driver! Zhang Cheng heard about my injury and came to my unit to look for me. "Don't think that I will retreat after you say those few words!" Zhang Cheng stood at the door of my office.

If it wasn't for the injury on his foot, I would definitely push him out immediately. Isn't this intentional trouble? He seemed to see what I was thinking, and said, "I want to apply to be a permanent garrison in your unit." I smiled wryly, "Squad leader, are you really going to drive out the little ones?" "I think you never knew me, and I want to give you a chance to get to know me again!" Zhang Cheng said boldly. After get off work at night, Zhang Cheng still hasn't left. It seems that he intends to spend time with us.Seeing that I locked the office door, he grabbed me and said, "Let's have dinner tonight!"

With the lesson from last time, how dare I eat with him. "No, I have something else to do!" "What about tomorrow?" "I have something to do tomorrow!" "Then the day after tomorrow." "Squad leader!" I was anxious and shouted at him, "Can you stop doing this!" "Coke, I just want you to know that I love you as much as Xiao Yuan." Zhang Cheng said stubbornly. "This has nothing to do with Xiao Yuan!" I clarified very seriously. "But I just want to know who you would choose if you didn't choose him."

"Anyone is possible, but it will never be you!" I don't know if this sentence is considered unfeeling, it is better to make him despair than to give him hope.I can't harm the squad leader. In my heart, he is like a brother, the most sincere friendship that will never change. "Squad leader, I'm sorry, I don't deserve you to treat me well." Zhang Cheng froze immediately, and said softly, "Coke, please forgive me for disturbing me." He walked out slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun hit the corridor through the window, forming a mottled light, and his shadow was bathed in these fine light, gradually blurring.

Treating Zhang Cheng like this, Zhang Yu naturally would not let me go, and I was stopped on the spot while limping towards the station.Instead of the ostentatious Mercedes, he drove a Volvo. "Boss, I'm also very sad about Zhang Cheng, please don't ask anything now, don't say anything, is that okay?" I clasped my hands together and made a begging gesture to Zhang Yu. He frowned slightly, paused for a moment, and said expressionlessly: "You can't park here, come up and talk!" What else should I do, I wish he would leave quickly. "Come up!" He ordered me sternly in a rather bad tone.

Even a daring person like me almost cried in fright, you can imagine the power. "I'll count to three, if you don't get up, I'll go down!" Zhang Yu looked at me coldly. I ignored him and still limped towards the station. "You asked for it yourself!" Zhang Yu stopped the car, walked out, picked me up and threw it into the car door.He is tall and big, so picking me up is naturally a piece of cake. Although Zhang Yu didn't ask Zhang Cheng directly, he still expressed his meaning indirectly, "I said don't provoke Zhang Cheng, this kid is very stubborn sometimes."

Zhang Yu parked the car at the entrance of Wangfu Hotel and said, "Go in and have something to eat!" I didn't dare to object, for fear that he would pick me up again and leave. I slowly followed behind him and heard him calling someone, "I came out in a hurry just now and drove the car of Vice President Xu. After you pick up the person and come back, drive my car to the Wangfu Hotel, and then drive the car of Vice President Xu. The total car drives away." Turns out the Volvo wasn't his. I can't eat this Hongmen banquet no matter what.Seeing Zhang Yusi eating gracefully, my heart was agitated and uneasy.

Zhang Yu finally looked up at me, "What's the matter, just say what you want?" I mustered up my courage and said slowly: "Zhang Yu, don't be angry if I say something. When I met you, I was a drowning person. I plunged into the river and struggled but couldn't get out. I sank deeper and faster, and finally lost hope and lost consciousness. It was you who pulled me out of the water and saved my life." Zhang Yu looked at me inexplicably, waiting for the next sentence. "But why do you have to hang me up to dry? Do you want to give me another way to die?"

"I won't hang you up to dry. If I can, I'll just strangle you to save everyone trouble." "I don't mind, really!" For Zhang Cheng, I wish I never existed in this world. "Fix the matter between you and Zhang Cheng by yourself, don't bother me!" Zhang Yu was a little annoyed, "Why are you people so awkward!" "Don't throw your chopsticks, there's no need to be angry for me, it's not worth it!" I struggled to stand up and reluctantly said goodbye to Zhang Yu. The Personnel Department is drawing up a list of inspection teams to the west. This year's policy will focus on the west, so the Ministry will send an expert team to investigate, which can be regarded as the advance troops to support the west.

We need someone in our department, and I will take the lead, "Then I will sign up!" "No, your body can't take it!" The director first objected. "I've been to Tibet, so what are you afraid of? I'm in pretty good health, so I should be fine." I understand the director's concerns, and now I'm the key person to be taken care of. If something goes wrong, he can't explain it to his superiors . "Tian Chu, you should think about it again! I have to report to my superior before I can make a decision!" "That's it. I promise to come back alive. If I don't come back, I will be a martyr. What an honor!" I simply made my words clear, so as not to let him report it, and the superiors would not let me go.

Professor Tian Weinian, who was entrusted by the bureau, went with him as a special member, and I didn't know it before he left. When I saw him at the station, I was more shocked and greeted him unnaturally, "Hello, Professor Tian!" His expression froze, and he asked me: "Son, what are you..." "I'm going to the Northwest with the project team as the logistics staff for this event." I explained. He nodded, "It's good to go out and see more!" Although the tone was in agreement, but the sincerity of the agreement could not be heard. On Wednesday, a group of people came to Yinchuan.The delegation planned to travel westward from Yinchuan, cross two counties on foot, and then drive to Xinjiang. The original route was from Yinchuan to Xining. I don't understand why the route was temporarily changed.However, since the leader requested a change, he had his reasons. Along the way, I watched while walking, asked while watching, and memorized while asking. I was so busy that I forgot all the unhappy things. When I went to a small town in Kashgar, Xinjiang, I rented more than a dozen private houses because the delegation did not book a hotel.The sudden cold and hot weather made it difficult for everyone to adapt, especially at night, we had to put a brazier in each room to keep warm. I was afraid that the charcoal fire was not strong enough, so I got up again in the middle of the night to add another charcoal. Professor Tian Weinian lived in the next room. In the middle of the night, I heard the sound of scratching the wall in his room, so I ran over to see what was wrong with him. After knocking on the door for a long time, there was no response, so I quickly called the team leader to knock on the door together. After we rushed in for a long time, we saw Professor Tian lying on the ground. "Lao Tian has a heart attack!" The team leader responded immediately. I hurriedly looked for medicines like Jiuxin pills on him, but I couldn't find them on him.I was in a hurry, so I opened his suitcase. There were several small bottles in the bottom interlayer of the suitcase. I took out one and handed it to the leader, who immediately took it for him. My hand came out of the interlayer and accidentally brought out the contents, a three-inch black and white photo.The light in the room was too dark, I leaned closer to the brazier, and after carefully seeing it by the light of the fire, I couldn't help being stunned. The youthful faces in the photos have long been blurred after years of polishing, but those demeanors and expressions will never change. Professor Tian woke up slowly after taking the medicine, looked at me and the team leader, and jokingly said, "I walked through the gate of hell again!" "If it wasn't for Xiao Tian, ​​you old Tian would probably be dead!" The head of the group pointed at me and said. I was taken aback, and didn't even notice that the photo in my hand fell into the brazier.When a bluish flame ignited in front of his eyes, it was too late to grab that photo. The head of the group fanned the smoke in the brazier, "What is this burning?" I was shocked to realize that not only a photo was inadvertently burned just now, but also a person's memory. Professor Tian turned pale again, looked at me, and forced a smile, "It's okay, just burn it!"