I am a small factory doctor re-walking my life.

After Qiao Mu sent people to secretly investigate for several days, the final conclusion was still the same as that of the branch. His people did not find any other signs. It did not look like they were under the orders of anyone.

This made Li Tang feel relieved.

It's not that he has to find out something before he gives up, but sometimes it's a life-and-death struggle. It's easy to hide from an open gun but hard to defend against a hidden one, so he has to be more careful.

Not only he and Li Yukun, but also Zhou Qingye of the Municipal Bureau were cautious when facing this matter.

At noon on Monday, January 8th, Qiao Mu and Li Tang ate and chatted at Qin Yao's restaurant.

After taking a bite of the food, Qiao Mu turned his head and looked at the kitchen.

"Third brother, the Jiang family and his son have been with you for twenty years and have no plans to go out and work alone. With their level of cooking, they will definitely earn more by opening a restaurant."

"Uncle Jiang has retired a long time ago. Now Liangzi and his brother are here. Ten years ago, I asked them if they wanted to open a restaurant. If they wanted to open it, I would invest for them. The profits would be theirs, and the losses would be theirs. Count it on me.

At that time, Uncle Jiang refused me without even retreating. Two years ago, I asked Liangzi and his three brothers in private, and they still didn’t have that idea. They said they quite liked this kind of life. In this case, I would Nothing more was said. "

Qiao Mu turned his head to look in the direction of the kitchen again, nodded with appreciation, then turned back and took a mouthful of rice. Suddenly he thought of something and quickly swallowed the rice in his mouth.

"Third brother, I almost forgot something."

"what?"

"Did you know I'm going to the Shanghai Stock Exchange in December?"

"Nonsense, let's get to the point."

"I know a buddy over there who also works in engineering. We have never met each other before. Last time I went over and he greeted me, he mysteriously told me that he has a friend who knows a little secret about you... "

"Wait a minute"

Upon hearing this, Li Tang interrupted Qiao Mu.

"Know the secret about me? Do you know a local engineering guy in Shanghai? His friend?"

"That's right"

"What's this all about? Why don't I know what secret I have?"

"Why not? You will understand as soon as I tell you." Qiao Mumu, who was immersed in eating, did not even raise his eyes to look at Li Tang opposite.

"Uh...then keep talking."

"In that unsolved case seven years ago, many secrets were buried underground as the man committed suicide."

Seeing Qiao Mu mention this matter again, Li Tang was slightly startled, then frowned, put down his chopsticks and sat upright.

The real behind-the-scenes instigator of this case has never been found, which is a thorn in his heart that is difficult to remove.

The four gunmen who had been sentenced, including He Dehan who committed suicide, and Zhu Guoying, who was given a smaller sentence in the end because of his merit in reporting. The appearance and name of each of them were deeply imprinted in his mind.

More than seven years have passed, and when this matter is brought up again, there will inevitably be a ripple in his heart.

Seeing that Li Tang didn't speak and just looked at him, Qiao Mu also put down the chopsticks in his hands.

"I don't know the details yet. According to the boss Jiang I know, one of his friends, He Dehan, who committed suicide, had done business before, and it was a formal and legal business.

His friend was also investigated by the police at first, and no problem was found. However, Boss Jiang told me that actually his friend knew something, but he just thought it was troublesome, especially if it involves someone at your level, and he was afraid of getting himself into trouble. Just said nothing.

I can tell him that it happened several years ago. One time, the two of them were drinking together. The guy drank too much and started talking like a bald person. Only then did Boss Jiang find out.

But no matter how specific he was, he didn't know, so he could only ask his friend. "

"Where is his friend now?"

"In California, his wife was sick and was being treated there. What's the name of the hospital... Oshaville came and he stayed with her there. I didn't let Boss Jiang call to ask. I was worried that the guy was afraid of getting angry. If you don't talk about life or death, and then hide from us, it will be troublesome.

Boss Jiang said that the couple both have green cards from the United States. If they really don’t come back, it will be difficult to find them.

Therefore, Chengdong, my two comrades, and Boss Jiang have already completed the procedures for the five of us to go to the United States. On tomorrow's flight, we plan to go directly to find that person. "

Hearing this, Li Tang understood. He had forgotten to mention what it was. It was clearly a matter of killing first and then showing off. A warm feeling surged in his heart.

Going to the United States is no better than in China. Who knows what unexpected things will happen, but Qiao Mu and Du Chengdong did not say any nonsense for his sake, they just went through the formalities first and only informed them before leaving. , Sigh... He really didn't know how to express it.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Qiao Mu smiled slightly: "Don't say anything disgusting to me about our relationship."

Li Tang was also happy. He smiled and shook his head: "If you don't tell me, just give me your flight number, and my contact person will send you a car and send some things over."

"You don't want to contact your company's partners, right?"

"Why should I contact them? I don't want any clues to fall into the hands of those people. I asked the Song family in Hong Kong to contact them. They have always had contacts with the Chinese gangs in California."

"That's it!" After hearing this, Qiao Mu thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "I think it's better to forget it. We mainly wanted to find out things, but we didn't want to do anything to him. We didn't know the place over there, so we took him with us. It's a guy thing. If something goes wrong, it won't be easy to solve.

My idea is that we leave as soon as possible, and those Chinese gangs...it's better not to deal with them. "

Listening to what he said, Li Tang also understood that he really wanted to be simple. It was better to keep a low profile abroad, especially in the United States.

"I'll do as you say, but... no matter what, safety comes first. If Boss Jiang's friend doesn't cooperate, you should come back first, and we can slowly figure out a solution."

"I know, don't worry. I won't mess around with others. I brought my comrades with me just in case, so we can cooperate better."

The reason why he took Du Chengdong with him in the past was because Chengdong could communicate with foreigners in English without any problems.

"By the way, why is that boss Jiang willing to be so cooperative and agree to go to the United States with you? What did you promise him?"

"What else could it be? This time our company has acquired another piece of land in Shanghai to build the second Qinling Plaza. He just wants to take over the project."

"His qualifications as a construction company are fine, right?"

"That's absolutely no problem. The quality of the projects built by his company is guaranteed."

Because Qiao Mu's company has abundant funds, they don't pay for the project at all. They pay according to the progress of the project. The same goes for the payment of goods, which is paid on time. There are many companies that want to cooperate with them, whether they are state-owned enterprises or private enterprises.

"As long as you have something in mind, if you need me to step in if you need me, just tell me in time."

"Understood, I won't hide it from you."

"Don't hide it yet, the procedures have been completed, and you won't tell me until we set off tomorrow."

"Hey, isn't this because I'm worried that you won't be allowed to go?"

Seeing the smile on his face, Li Tang sighed and said nothing more. There was no need to say anything else, as long as everyone understood.

The next day, January 9th, when Qiao Mu and the others left, he was not able to go to the airport to see them off because the organization department from above was coming to announce the appointment today.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a meeting of all middle-level and above cadres and employee representatives was held in the group's large conference room.

At the meeting, first of all, someone from the upper organizational department read out the appointment and dismissal documents, removing Comrade Liu Xiaoqiang from the post of general manager of Qinshan Pharmaceutical Group and appointing Comrade Yang Jianchang as the general manager of the group.

This appointment and dismissal cannot be said to be earth-shattering, but it also exceeded many people's expectations, especially Yang Jianchang's return.

Smart people can naturally see the true intention behind this appointment. It can be said that four or five years will be the key.

The cadres of the Liu clique could not be said to be very depressed, and the former Yang clique people did not show much excitement, because to put it bluntly, they were actually all from the Li clique.

Especially through this appointment, everyone can see that this is the implementation of Li Tang's intention.

These people don't know yet that Liu Xiaoqiang has been promoted by him to the provincial team that is about to take office. They will be even more surprised when the news of the appointment comes back in two days.

The meeting ended after only one hour. After the meeting, no one below moved, waiting for the leaders on the stage to leave before leaving.

After everyone stood up on the stage, Liu Xiaoqiang first shook hands with the people coming up and Deputy Director Gui of the province, and then walked directly to Li Tang.

The two did not shake hands, they looked at each other, smiled slightly, and at the same time stretched out their hands to hug each other. This farewell was far away.

After hugging Li Tang, Liu Xiaoqiang turned around the table and faced the audience. After looking at the people in the audience for a few seconds, he bowed deeply.

Immediately, warm applause broke out in the conference room.

"click"

A drop of crystal tears fell on the floor from the eyes of Liu Xiaoqiang, who still didn't get up.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years later, the once high-spirited young cadres have now turned into gray-haired uncles, who are about to move to new jobs and continue to shine.

……

Looking at this office, which seemed to have remained unchanged for more than seven years, and looking at Li Tang, who had become more mature than seven years ago, Yang Jianchang smiled.

Seven years ago, he was sent away after being trained here. Unexpectedly, he came back again.

"What? Don't you recognize me?"

"How is that possible? Apart from the addition of an extra computer, I don't see any changes in your office. I said, Chairman, the company isn't so poor that it can't even afford a sofa, right? Take a look at this sofa for yourself. "Haha, I don't want to change it. I am nostalgic, and I am also worried that if the change is too big, many people will not be able to find their way home."

Hearing what Li Tang said, Yang Jianchang was silent for a moment before smiling and said: "Chairman, thank you for letting me come back again. I will try my best to be the deputy squad leader during the transition period."

"Jianchang, what you said is wrong. There is no transition period here. I am not asking you to come back just to make soy sauce.

How should I put it? It is difficult to start a business and even harder to maintain success. Our company has now broken away from the first stage of entrepreneurship and entered the second stage of maintenance. The company's revenue growth has hit a bottleneck.

Imagine that in the past years, it was impossible to increase by tens of billions a year. In this case, how to lead the company to develop in a healthy and orderly manner is the key point you need to consider. You know my character. You make the decision on all matters of the company, and I support you unconditionally. "

Yang Jianchang didn't say anything, he just smiled and stretched out his right hand.

Seeing this, Li Tang also stretched out his right hand and shook it.

We have worked side by side for more than ten years and know each other very well. Yang Jianchang may need to adjust his mental state. After all, he has been the leader of a mining company for seven years and now he is back as the deputy squad leader. It must take a while to adapt. time.

But in fact, the problem is not big, because Li Tang really delegated power, not just talking about it.

……

During lunch, at a beef noodle restaurant not far from the company, Li Tang and Liu Xiaoqiang sat on the steps in front of the store, with their rice bowls on the bench, garlic in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating a bite of noodles. Garlic, so uncomfortable.

"After you go back, if you encounter something you don't understand or have any questions, you can talk to Fan Haiwen, director of the Supervisory Committee, in private. I have already communicated with him. He was promoted by Director Lao Wang."

Liu Xiaoqiang, who had just taken a bite of noodles, was slightly startled when he heard this, and nodded slowly: "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. As expected, your main job will be industry. Although there are no big companies like Qin Yao and Qin Automobile there, the industrial development is very balanced, and it is relatively easy to achieve results.

You just came over, try not to take sides, watch more, do less, talk less, express less opinions, but once you say something, don’t say the final word. You can’t do this now, but you must be strong so that others cannot ignore you. Opinion. "

Liu Xiaoqiang is full of anxiety about the job he is about to take. He has almost no experience in local work. He was a township mayor twenty years ago, and he can't count at all.

Now that he is in such a high-level position, he is really worried that he will not be able to do well. These days, he has been asking Li Tang for advice on relevant experience, and he is generous with his advice.

A week later, on Monday, January 15th, eight days before the Spring Festival of 2001, Liu Xiaoqiang, who had completed the handover work, left Qin Province to take up his post in another province. Qin Pharmaceutical Group officially entered the Li and Yang Pei era.

On the same day, Qiao Mu and Du Chengdong, who went to the United States to find someone, returned and brought good news.

After returning, the few people called Li Tang to the teahouse without caring about rest.

"Lao San, let me introduce to you. This is my partner in Shanghai, Jiang Xuejun, Boss Jiang. Xuejun, I don't need to introduce him."

"No, no, no, Li... Hello, Director Li, I have long admired your name."

"Hello, Boss Jiang, thank you for your hard work."

"It should, it should."

"Third brother, let me tell you, it cost me five million to get this news. You have to reimburse me later."

"No problem, I'll have someone give you 50 million later, and you'll pay Boss Jiang's hard work as well."

"What a big dog!"

Boss Jiang's mouth twitched as he listened. He had always thought that he was rich, but compared with these people, his little money was nothing.

"Chengdong, please tell the third child the information we got first. I'm going to use the toilet. My stomach feels a little uncomfortable."

"Know"

Looking at Qiao Mu walking quickly to the toilet, Li Tang turned around and asked, "Chengdong, is Qiao Mu okay? Is your stomach full of food?"

"Why did you eat so bad? I drank a lot of cold drinks on the plane when I came back. No wonder I don't feel uncomfortable."

They came back on a chartered flight and flew directly to the provincial capital.

"Let me introduce to you the situation we got first." As he spoke, Du Chengdong took out a pack of cigarettes, gave one to Boss Jiang, and lit one for himself. He did not give one to Li Tang, because he knew that Guys don't smoke outside.

Upon seeing this, Boss Jiang hurriedly handed over his cigarette. Li Tang smiled and waved his hand, took out his cigarette and made a gesture.

"You smoke your boss Jiang, I don't smoke outside."

"Oh"

Boss Jiang quickly lit the lighter for Li Tang and then lit it for himself.

Over there, Du Chengdong lit up a cigarette and continued: "After we arrived in California, we quickly met Wan Guangchi, Boss Jiang's friend, at Oroville Hospital.

At first he was reluctant to say it, saying that Boss Jiang had remembered it wrong and that he didn't know anything. But from his reaction, it could be seen that this guy did know something.

It was a coincidence that we went there. The hospital arranged for his wife's surgery to happen on those two days, so he couldn't hide from us even if he wanted to.

Seeing that he refused to tell him, Mu Mu began to increase the amount of money for him, from one hundred thousand dollars to seven hundred thousand dollars, and threatened that if he didn't tell him, he would go out with seven hundred thousand dollars to find someone to make him tell him. Wan Guangchi was frightened and told what he knew.

Wan Guangchi had known for a long time that He Dehan had some shady business, but he never revealed it because He Dehan was a generous man. When the two of them did business, Wan Guangchi took a lot of advantage.

He knew that the man was looking for He Dehan to kill him. It was actually a coincidence. He was eating in a hotel once and he overheard it while passing by a private room. Seeing He Dehan inside, he stood at the door and eavesdropped for a few words before leaving. .

He didn't know the man who was looking for He Dehan, but his accent sounded like he was from our area. "

"Are we here?" Li Tang was confused upon hearing this.

"Yes, Wan Guangchi is very sure that the accent of that person is from our area. For this reason, Mu Mu even told him to tell the difference between Qinshan dialect and provincial capital dialect, but he couldn't tell the difference."

Although people from Qinshan and people from provincial cities, including Yangshi and Baoshi, all speak Guanzhong dialect, their accents are still a little different. Locals can hear it, but outsiders cannot tell the difference.

"Wan Guangchi said that he had seen this person twice. The first time was a quick glance in a hotel. The reason why he could remember it was because this person had a mole between his eyebrows. It was not small and was very conspicuous.

He is about 40 or 50 years old now. He is about 1.7 meters tall but not 1.8 meters tall. He is neither fat nor thin. "

How to find this? Other information is useless. As for the moles between the eyebrows, this is a good identification condition. But the problem is, not to mention other cities and towns that speak Guanzhong dialect. The provincial capital alone has a permanent population of 8 million. If you want to start from such a Finding one person like that among many people is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Um? wrong!

"Where did you see me the second time?"

"The second time he saw that person, that person was with Zhu Guoying. The two of them behaved very intimately. It looked like they had an affair."

It's Zhu Guoying again, this woman has become the key.

Before Li Tang could say anything, Du Chengdong continued: "After we got the news, we had already arranged for people to find this woman.

Just after getting off the plane at the airport, Mu Mu contacted him again. Dong Jianjun, who took people to Zhu Guoying's hometown to find someone, said that they had found out the specific address and were on their way there. If nothing else, they should be there at the latest tonight. News has come back. "

After listening to Du Chengdong's words, Li Tang didn't say anything. He just leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in deep thought.

The person behind the scenes was most likely a local, or even from the provincial capital or Qinshan. This was a bit beyond his expectation and made things more complicated.

Will some people be traced? This is what he needs to consider now.

Regardless of whether we can get more clues about that person from Zhu Guoying's mouth, even if we find that person, if it is handed over to the police, there will still be no way to close the case because there is no evidence. Except for Wan Guangchi's testimony, there is no other bit of evidence. None. I believe that as long as that person is not stupid, he will never admit it to himself.

And if there are other hidden reasons behind this, it would be even more troublesome.

However, trouble is trouble, and what needs to be investigated must also be investigated. The sin of being worried for so many years cannot be in vain.

……

At the same time, the four Dong Jianjun who led people to Zhu Guoying's hometown had already driven to the place where they found out.

After Zhu Guoying was detained in the Shanghai Stock Exchange for more than two years, he was finally sentenced to only three years because of his major meritorious service.

When the verdict was handed down, she would have less than half a year left in her sentence. She was not transferred to prison, but spent the remaining half year in the detention center.

After she came out, she did not dare to stay in the Shanghai stock market and ran back to her hometown with the 100,000 yuan she had hidden.

After returning home, he first spent money to re-identify himself and changed his name to Zhu Xiaoling. Then he stayed in the city and started a women's clothing business, and found an honest man to marry.

Last year, they just had a child, and her mother-in-law helped her take care of it. While her husband went to work, she still ran a women's clothing store.

When Dong Jianjun and others arrived at the store, in addition to Zhu Guoying, there was also a clerk introducing clothes to two female customers.

Zhu Guoying was a little surprised when she saw two old men coming in. Her store specializes in women's clothing. Even if a man comes, he will accompany his partner. It is rare to see two men come in, but she is surprised. She still has a look on her face. He greeted him with a smile.

"Welcome, may I ask you two..."

As soon as he came in, Dong Jianjun glanced at the situation in the store. When he saw that there were outsiders, he didn't speak loudly. Before Zhu Guoying could finish speaking, he interrupted her in a low voice.

"Zhu Guoying, right? We came from Qin Province and want to know something about the situation. Do you want to talk about it in the store or outside?"

(End of this chapter)