The train driver in the courtyard

at this time.

When Section Chief Zhou and Supervisor Zhang heard the noise coming from the second floor, they were already getting anxious.

Supervisory Commissioner Zhang knows the identities of these people.

If there really is something wrong with Zhang Guian, the steel plant would probably be in big trouble.

Section Chief Zhou thought of his own negligence and was filled with worry, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope.

Zhang Jishu is a good kid. He came back from overseas all the way to make contributions. How could he do anything bad?

Just at this moment, the sound of orderly footsteps was heard in the distance.

When Section Chief Zhou saw Li Aiguo bringing Zhang Guian down with his hands and feet tied up, his legs suddenly went weak and he almost fell down.

"Leader, I really don't know, he is a bad guy." Section Chief Zhou quickly distanced himself from him.

"Comrade, please rest assured. We will investigate thoroughly. If the matter has nothing to do with you, you don't need to take responsibility."

Li Aiguo saw some clues from Section Chief Zhou's trembling hands, and considering that the task had not been completed, he adopted a perfunctory strategy.

Zhang Guian was able to secretly record the drawings of the blast furnace.

If it weren't for the negligence of the technical department, such a thing would never have happened.

Regardless of whether Section Chief Zhou was aware of it or not, he must be held responsible for his negligence.

In this life-and-death struggle, if you don't keep your mind alert, you will pay a heavy price.

Section Chief Zhou seemed to realize this as well, and his face turned gloomy.

The night was quiet.

The night is lively.

The truck drove along the wide streets and sped back to the Central South Institute.

At this time, several other arrest teams had returned, Zhou Wenzhong was arranging the interrogation, and Lao Mao was eagerly awaiting the result from Li Aiguo.

Seeing Li Aiguo and Zhang Guian coming in, Lao Mao breathed a sigh of relief, walked up to Li Aiguo, shook his hand, and said excitedly: "Comrade driver, thank you for your hard work."

"Team leader, it's not hard!"

Li Aiguo saluted Lao Mao and handed him the envelope. "There are poison capsules inside. This guy must be a diehard."

The old cat's face changed when he took the poison capsule.

The cost of the poison capsules and the awareness of the users determine that there are not too many of them.

Every Dieter who holds a poison capsule has an important task.

He handed the envelope to the man in the gray Mao suit for filing, then said to Li Aiguo with a warm face, "You've been busy all day, go back to your room and have a good rest. We will take care of the interrogation."

Li Aiguo was not sleepy.

However, when working in a department like this, once the leader gives the order, it must be carried out.

Sometimes a seemingly unintentional sentence actually contains other meanings.

You should know that Lao Mao had already learned the news about Zhang Guian in advance.

Even Zhang Laodao didn't know this kind of news, so the person who sent back the news must be a high-ranking enemy.

Moreover, this senior executive must have received a report on the plan from his subordinates and knew about the operation, but he was not clear about the specific details of the operation.

The person who was able to report the plan to the General Staff Headquarters, his identity has become clear.

Li Aiguo did not think about it any further.

He knew very well that there were some things that he shouldn't know and must never know.

The decoration of the rooms in the Central South Institute is quite inconsistent with its reputation, with simple wooden floors and ordinary tables and chairs.

The only thing that was better than the Railway Guesthouse was the 1.5-meter-long bed.

Lying on the soft bed, Li Aiguo turned off the desk lamp and fell into a deep sleep.

Lao Mao and his men interrogated him all night long.

Our Li Aiguo had a sound sleep and was not woken up by Zhou Wenzhong until ten o'clock the next morning.

"Old Zhou, is there any result?"

Li Aiguo opened the door and saw that Zhou Wenzhong's face was full of fatigue from not sleeping all night, but he looked very energetic.

"Aiguo, we have caught a big fish this time. Let's go, the comrades in the guesthouse have prepared breakfast, let's eat and chat."

Following Zhou Wenzhong to the conference room, there were seven or eight lunch boxes and an enamel basin on the long table.

The lunch box contains various fried vegetables, rice, and the enamel bowl is filled with fragrant broth.

"This is old hen soup. Everyone has been working hard these days, so I asked the comrades at the guesthouse to buy an old hen that is laying eggs. Come on, have a try."

At the old cat's warm invitation, Li Aiguo drank a sip of soup.

The taste is good and there is no fishy smell. It must be an old hen from a farm.

Ahem, there’s no three-yellow chicken these days.

"Team leader, what's going on?" Li Aiguo asked while eating.

Lao Mao lit up his cigar, took a puff and said, "The Zhang Wengui we captured was sent by the enemy to blow up the blast furnace."

"This guy is really planning to do something big!"

Even though Li Aiguo had already figured out most of the situation from the drawings he had found last night, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

Blast furnaces are related to whether the domestic heavy industry plan can be implemented smoothly. The enemy is really crazy!

"Zhang Wengui was able to hide for two years and successfully passed several audits. The enemy went to great lengths to arrange his identity.

If we hadn't been able to find his whereabouts through Chen Zhongpu's case this time, he might have succeeded."

Lao Mao was also frightened at this time, his face became more and more serious, and his voice became heavier: "Wu Han's work in the local area is a mess.

Especially the department leaders at the steel plant, they don’t take the organizational discipline seriously at all, it seems that they have to be rectified.”

When these words were spoken, all the team members were shocked and the meeting room suddenly became quiet.

Li Aiguo continued to drink the chicken soup, seemingly not hearing it, but he felt that the soup was a bit salty.

He is just a train driver. He can't get involved in such things, nor does he want to get involved in such things.

After dinner, Lao Mao returned to the office. Li Aiguo noticed that two sentries were added to the door of Lao Mao's office.

At noon, a car drove straight into the Central South Institute.

Li Aiguo stood in front of the window and seemed to see a familiar figure, but he was not sure.

He looked at the swaying leaves outside the window and muttered softly.

"Maybe it's time to return to the capital."

The old cat seemed to be very busy all day today, and Li Aiguo didn't see him until the evening.

"Team leader, I plan to take the train back to Beijing tomorrow night." Li Aiguo stated his intention directly.

"I have already bought the ticket for you."

Lao Mao seemed to have known Li Aiguo's thoughts for a long time. He took out a train ticket from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Team leader, you..." Li Aiguo looked at the ticket and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The old cat said: "What happens next has nothing to do with you, you should go back and drive your big train."

When Lao Mao said these words, he suddenly felt a little envious of Li Aiguo.

Doing a job he likes, contributing to the country and avoiding being involved in messy things, this is the life he has always dreamed of.

Li Aiguo had already planned to turn around and leave.

After hesitating for a moment, he stopped and asked, "Team Leader, is the situation serious this time?"

Old Cat knew that he was a very cautious person and always avoided getting involved in these things.

Now he actually asked on his own initiative, which shows that he regards himself as a comrade-in-arms.

The old cat laughed and said, "Don't worry, the situation is not as serious as you think. It's just a matter of relocating some personnel."

Li Aiguo didn't ask any further questions and put the ticket into his pocket.

Before leaving the office, he suddenly stopped and made a request.

"Team leader, a large part of Chen Zhongpu's situation was provided by Chen Hongmei. I think she has made a contribution."

Lao Mao didn't expect Li Aiguo to care about such a trivial matter. He pondered for a moment and said casually, "Wen Zhong should have gone to the bookstore to investigate by now. If Chen Hongmei is really not a suspect, she has made a contribution, so give her a certificate."

Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief.

A certificate of merit can save a life.

It rained all night, with lightning, thunder and heavy rain.

The next morning, the bright sunshine once again shone on Wu Han's land.

The residents walked out and breathed in the fresh air, and found that the thunderous rain had taken away all the dust and dirt, leaving only freshness and cleanliness.

Crystal clear water droplets hung on the leaves on both sides of the street, swaying gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds.

The originally old city seemed to be completely renewed after a heavy rain.

There was a hint of coolness in the originally hot air.

While admiring the scenery after the rain, Chen Hongmei walked quickly towards the Xinhua Bookstore.

She is getting married in a few days, and according to the bookstore's rules, she can take a week's wedding leave.

She needed to go to the bookstore early to hand over the work at hand to her colleagues.

The bookstore was not open yet.

Chen Hongmei walked in from the back door. Several colleagues had already arrived and were busy tidying up the bookshelves to welcome customers.

Just as Chen Hongmei was about to step forward to help, Manager Liu from the bookstore appeared in the store.

"Chen Hongmei, come with me."

"Manager Liu, I was just looking for you to ask for leave"

When Chen Hongmei saw two uniformed police officers and a man in a gray Zhongshan suit following Manager Liu, she immediately felt that something was wrong.

In particular, Manager Liu changed from his usual good-natured self and had a thick frost on his face, which made Chen Hongmei's heart skip a beat.

She quickly shut her mouth and followed Manager Liu to the office.

The colleagues looked at each other, all of them showing a hint of shock at each other's seriousness.

They couldn't understand what Chen Hongmei had done wrong that required the public security comrades to step in.

Inside the office.

Manager Liu did not let Chen Hongmei sit down. He pointed at the people and introduced them, "These two are from the District Public Security Bureau, and this one is from the confidentiality department.

They came here today to ask you something, and they hope you can cooperate honestly."

Comrades from the public security and confidentiality departments. Chen Hongmei's heart was in her throat.

"I, I didn't do anything wrong."

"Don't be nervous. This has nothing to do with you. We are here to investigate Chen Zhongpu's situation. He is your fiancé, right?" Zhou Wenzhong pretended to take out a notebook and asked with a pen, "How much do you know about him?"

Chen Hongmei was in a daze during the subsequent questioning.

She couldn't believe her ears.

It turned out that her fiancé was Dieter. Even Chen Zhongpu's identity was fake.

Her distant cousin had long ago died tragically at the hands of this Chen Zhongpu.

The thought of myself actually dating a guy named Dieter made me feel really bad.

Chen Hongmei felt her stomach churning and everything in front of her suddenly went dark.

She staggered and almost fell to the ground. The public security comrades quickly stepped forward and supported her.

After Chen Hongmei was placed on the chair, Manager Liu sighed secretly, straightened his chest and looked at the gray Zhongshan suit and said, "Comrade leader, Chen Hongmei has always been very active and has won the title of outstanding employee of our bookstore for two consecutive years.

It is impossible for her to be in cahoots with that Dieter, I hope you can investigate it clearly." "Don't worry, we will consider this situation." Zhou Wenzhong nodded to Manager Liu.

The public security officer looked at Zhou Wenzhong and said, "Old Zhou, do you have any other questions?"

"We already know most of the situation. We still need to compare it with Chen Zhongpu's confession, so we can't come to a conclusion yet."

Zhou Wenzhong said cautiously, "How about this, Comrade Chen Hongmei, you stay in the bookstore for the time being and don't go anywhere. We will contact you at any time to inquire about the situation."

Hearing this, Chen Hongmei bit her lip and nodded.

She knew this was a kindness to her.

After Zhou Wenzhong asked Chen Hongmei to sign her confession, he took the public security comrades to visit the employees in the bookstore.

Although he believed that Chen Hongmei was innocent, the enemy was extremely cunning and the work on the special front could not be sloppy at all.

Although those employees were not clear about what Chen Hongmei was involved in.

But they had all received anti-espionage education and soon figured out the clues from the questioning.

"Chen Hongmei's fiancé is actually Dieter. I can't believe it."

"Chen Hongmei is so pitiful. A grown girl like her has to deal with something like this. Don't even think about getting married again in the future."

"I think Chen Hongmei might also be an educated youth. Think about it, she is with Chen Zhongpu all day long, how can you not see it!"

There were many people in Xinhua Bookstore and they were all gossipy. In less than half a day, the whole thing fermented into something bigger and people were saying all kinds of things.

Those colleagues who had a good relationship with Chen Hongmei in the past all drew a clear line with her.

Those colleagues who had committed crimes against Chen Hongmei openly accused her of being suspected of being a traitor in front of her.

Although Chen Hongmei had anticipated this kind of scene.

But she never expected that these colleagues, whom she once regarded as family, would be so distrustful of her.

During lunch, no matter where Chen Hongmei went with her lunch box, the bookstore employees avoided her as if she were some unknown person.

The feeling of being isolated lingered in Chen Hongmei's heart. She couldn't help but cry while sitting in the sun at the back door of the bookstore.

Tears wet the lunch box, and the scorching sun could not wash away the back of my heart.

Suddenly, a burly figure blocked the scorching sun.

Chen Hongmei raised her head and saw the train driver, whom she had met several times and who was going to attend her wedding, looking at her with a smile.

"It's Driver Li. I may not be able to invite you to the wedding. The gift that Huang Jing gave me is at home. Where do you live now? I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Chen Hongmei's cracked lips trembled twice, and the dry sound made people shiver.

In just half a day, Chen Hongmei, the sunny girl, seemed to have aged several years. Her originally bright eyes were now covered with a layer of shadow.

It's really a pity.

"Since we can't get married this time, let's save the gift for next time. You will definitely be able to find a husband of your dreams." Li Aiguo said.

"Who else is willing to date me?" Chen Hongmei looked at Li Aiguo and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

She wasn't sure if she was being watched, and she didn't want to implicate this friend she had only just met.

This girl is really kind.

Li Aiguo understood her concerns and slapped his thigh, saying, "How could I have forgotten about this? I just met a guy in a gray Zhongshan suit. He was looking for you."

"What? He wants it?" Chen Hongmei was shocked.

At this time Zhou Wenzhong walked out from behind the corner and smiled at Chen Hongmei.

When she saw Zhou Wenzhong, a trace of fear appeared on Chen Hongmei's face.

"Leader, if you have something to ask me, I'll go to the Public Security Bureau with you. If my colleagues see this, what will they do?"

Zhou Wenzhong interrupted her and said, "Comrade Chen Hongmei, I came here this time because I have good news to tell you.

Your situation has been investigated and you have no relationship with Chen Zhongpu. You are innocent."

Hearing this, Chen Hongmei breathed a sigh of relief.

But the mountain pressing on my heart has not been removed.

Even if she has been cleared of all charges, her colleagues will not believe it and will still gossip about her behind her back.

Words are like soft knives that can kill people.

"Since you provided the driver with important information about Chen Zhongpu, and the driver reported it to us, we were able to capture Chen Zhongpu in time.

So, we specially applied for a commendation for you. Look, I see the certificate has been brought."

A big red certificate appeared in Zhou Wenzhong's hand. The sunlight shone on it, making Chen Hongmei's face look red.

She felt that daybreak had arrived.

Afterwards, Zhou Wenzhong communicated with Manager Liu of Xinhua Bookstore on behalf of the public security department.

A commendation meeting was held at Xinhua Bookstore.

In front of everyone, Zhou Wenzhong presented the certificate to Chen Hongmei.

He shook Chen Hongmei's hand and said solemnly: "Comrade Chen Hongmei, we thank you for your contribution to solving the Dieter case!"

Just one sentence and the audience burst into applause.

Those colleagues who have a good relationship with Chen Hongmei raised their hands and applauded.

Those colleagues who wished Chen Hongmei bad luck secretly curled their lips, but had to raise their hands and applaud.

Chen Hongmei knew that this time she had completely severed her relationship with Chen Zhongpu and was pulled out of the quagmire that could drown people.

Because Chen Hongmei was commended, Manager Liu of Xinhua Bookstore allowed her to go home and rest for a few days, taking into account the big thing she had experienced.

She was also rewarded with a blanket and an enamel pot in the name of Xinhua Bookstore.

When Chen Hongmei returned home, Old Man Chen was sitting in the shop sighing.

Just this morning, comrades from the street came to the store with two men in gray Zhongshan suits and investigated Chen Zhongpu's case.

Old Man Chen was surprised at first, and then he realized that something was wrong.

My daughter has contacted Dieter. How will I live in the future?

Somehow the neighbors also found out about this, and the old customers who used to have breakfast in the shop stopped coming.

For a moment, Old Man Chen didn't know what to do.

Just at this moment, Chen Hongmei came in holding a big award certificate and a brand new enamel pot, with a blanket draped over her shoulders.

"Hongmei, please don't be sad. Dad was able to survive the war because of his persistence. As long as people live well, no matter how big the difficulties are, they will always pass."

When Old Man Chen saw Chen Hongmei’s excited look, he was immediately shocked.

Chen Hongmei held up the certificate.

"Dad, I was commended for helping the police solve the case!"

Only then did Old Man Chen notice the big red certificate.

He rubbed his eyes, made sure he was not seeing things, then immediately ran out the door holding the certificate.

"My dear men, come and see. My daughter made a great contribution in catching Dieter. Our family is glorious!"

The hoarse and excited voice seemed particularly loud in the quiet street, floating in the air and spreading throughout the entire block.

“This guy is really happy.”

On the second floor at street level, a man in a gray Zhongshan suit turned away from the window.

Zhou Wenzhong closed the curtains: “[Farmer] once said that the real purpose of our investigation is to enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

I didn’t take it seriously at first, but now I finally understand a little bit.”

The man in the gray Zhongshan suit widened his eyes and said, "Captain, have you seen the [Farmer]?"

Zhou Wenzhong: “.”

He felt that his subordinate was really smart.

"Captain, you have never seen [the farmer], so how do you know that [the farmer] said this?" The smart subordinate asked.

Zhou Wenzhong said quietly, "This is what the driver told me. Could it be wrong?"

"Oh, I see." The smart subordinate suddenly realized.

Zhou Wenzhong said: "The Chen family has been completely cleared of suspicion. This surveillance point can be removed. Take your gifts and report to Comrade Yan Zi in the northwest tomorrow."

"Oh, that's great!" said the smart subordinate excitedly.

Zhou Wenzhong: “.”

He felt that his IQ seemed to be insufficient just now.

"Driver Li, this is a local specialty. It's not worth much. Take it back and let your wife try it."

On the platform of Hankou Station, when Old Man Chen learned that Li Aiguo was returning to the capital, he specially brought Chen Hongmei to see him off.

Li Aiguo fell into silence as he looked at the two boxes of local specialties.

The baskets were the kind commonly used by mountain farmers. They were more than two people's thick and each one was about the size of a large bucket.

Is this thing overweight?

What, I’m a train driver and I don’t need to care about this?

Li Aiguo accepted it with pleasure.

"Father Chen, you are too polite."

Li Aiguo shook hands with Old Man Chen, called a flight attendant, showed his ID, and asked the flight attendant to help take him to the camping car.

He was about to get on the car, but seemed to have thought of something. He took out a notebook from his bag and handed it to Chen Hongmei.

"Huang Jing gave you a gift, and as a teacher, I can't fall behind, so I'll give you this notebook. I hope you can continue to make progress in the future!"

The notebook had a rare plastic shell. Chen Hongmei hesitated for a moment, and then took it when she saw Old Man Chen nod.

Woo woo woo. Eat like crazy, eat like crazy, eat like crazy. With two clear whistles, the train pulled into the station.

Old Man Chen waited until the train was out of sight before he withdrew his gaze and walked out of the train station with Chen Hongmei.

"Dad, why did you give Driver Li such an expensive gift?" Chen Hongmei said with some confusion, holding the notebook.

She knew very well that the so-called local specialties were all precious mountain products that Old Man Chen had bought from the mountain villagers at a cost of twenty yuan.

Although Old Man Chen is the private manager of a breakfast shop, his income is not high, only more than 20 yuan a month.

Old Man Chen stopped and looked at Chen Hongmei: "Don't you think that this award certificate of yours came by coincidence?

In a case like Dieter's, even if the investigation is thorough, the results will not be announced in the short term, and may even be kept secret forever.

How could those comrades commend you so quickly? "

Chen Hongmei thought about it carefully and found a clue.

Confidentiality work requires caution and foolproofness. Even if she is not suspected, she will be treated coldly.

"Could it be that driver Li helped?"

Chen Hongmei quickly shook her head: "But he is just a train driver."

“This is also what I don’t understand. Maybe he provided clues to the public security comrades and made friends with those people.

Those train drivers are always very capable.”

When Old Man Chen said this, his eyes slid across the notebook in Chen Hongmei's hand, and suddenly he made a sound.

"Hongmei, there seems to be something stuck in the middle of this notebook?"

Chen Hongmei picked it up and opened the notebook.

There was twenty yuan stuck between the pages of the notebook.

Old Man Chen looked at the money and sighed, "This driver Li is really not an ordinary person."

(End of this chapter)