Behind the scenes

Chapter 51

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When Li Zimin was having breakfast at seven o'clock in the morning, he received a call from Secretary-General Chen, saying that Wu Qing, the chief of the general office, committed suicide by taking sleeping pills in the office yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, Bai Zhi, the deputy director of the office, found out in time. The emergency rescue is now out of danger, please rest assured.

How can he rest assured?With such a big incident happening in the government office, how could he still be in the mood to eat? Putting down the phone, he was about to leave with his briefcase. Hu Min asked him why he was in a hurry to leave before the meal was finished?He told his wife about the phone call from the Secretary-General just now. When Hu Min heard this, he also put down his job, "Are you going to the Central Hospital? I'll go with you too. I recognize that little Wu, he's so pretty! "

Hu Min didn't care to clean up the dishes, change her clothes, and went out of the house with Li Zimin. She usually walks to work, but today she also took Li Zimin's car to go to the hospital together.The two of them left the house together and got into the Audi that was waiting outside to pick up Li Zimin to work.When the car started, it was about 50 meters away from this car, and a taxi that had been waiting for a while also started and followed behind his car, but this did not attract anyone's attention.

When the car arrived at the emergency center, Li Zimin and Hu Min got down together. Hu Min led the way, and Li Zimin followed, walking quickly towards the emergency room.It was only when I arrived at the emergency room that I realized that the patient had been rescued and was not in any danger, and had been transferred to a ward on the second floor.So the two quickly went to the internal medicine ward on the second floor. In the corridor, they saw Bai Zhi, who led Li Zimin and Hu Min to a single room.Li Zimin walked in quickly.Wu Qing was lying on the hospital bed and was receiving an infusion. Li Zimin sat on the chair in front of the hospital bed, looked at Wu Qing's pale face and closed eyes, and called softly: "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, wake up, You wake up."

After a pause, Wu Qing opened her eyes with difficulty. When she saw Li Zimin in front of her, she bit her lips tightly, and tears flowed out of her eyes silently.

Li Zimin stepped forward and took Wu Qing's other hand, and said loudly: "Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you? What's the big deal, it's not worth it to make you think about it like this! You At such a young age, is there anything more precious than life? Ah?!"

These words finally made Wu Qing unable to restrain herself, and she began to cry loudly, her voice was very miserable.Her crying attracted two doctors, who saw that Li Zimin, Hu Min and others were in the room, and one of the department directors said: "Mayor Li, the patient has just been out of danger, and now he needs to rest quietly and not be agitated. Are you going to talk about it later?"

"Okay. Okay." Li Zimin agreed, stood up, "Xiao Wu, take care of your illness, I will come to see you in a few days." After speaking, he left the ward.In the corridor, he asked Bai Zhi: "What is the reason for Xiao Wu's suicide?"

Bai Zhi didn't answer, but took out the suicide note she wrote in red pen and handed it to Li Zimin.Li Zimin read it over, put the suicide note into his purse, and then said to Bai Zhi: "These days, you are in charge of Xiao Wu's treatment in the hospital. When she recovers, tell her family, but don't say anything. It's suicide, let's say it's food poisoning on a business trip, this matter must be kept secret, otherwise it will be difficult for her to work in the future."

Bai Zhi nodded, "I see."

Li Zimin looked at his watch. It was almost eight o'clock. He said to Hu Min: "I have to go to work. You can come and see Xiao Wu often when you find time. If you need anything, you can take care of it."

Hu Min nodded, "I see, let's go!"

Li Zimin went down to the second floor alone, and Bai Zhi wanted to see him off. Li Zimin said, "Don't give it away. It's not that I don't know you. Go and take care of Xiao Wu!" He went down the second floor, passed through the corridor, and left the emergency center He walked towards the black Audi car at the front of the parking lot.He walked to the car, opened the back door, and was about to sit in when, at this moment, there was a clear gunshot from behind him, "Bah", he felt a heat on his shoulders, and immediately turned around, seeing A red Xiali sedan was parked 20 meters away from his car.A man was putting away his smoking pistol and telling the taxi to drive quickly. Li Zimin endured great pain and shouted, "Murderer", and then fell to the ground with a "plop".

Li Zimin's driver was dozing off in the car. When he heard the gunshot, he didn't know what was going on. He saw Li Zimin yelling the murderer and fell to the ground again. Then he jumped out of the car and saw that Li Zimin's right shoulder was shaking Blood, he yelled in fright: "Someone shot and killed!"

The car of the male murderer in the taxi had just started more than ten meters away when he was stopped by a 110 patrol car oncoming.The patrol car of the patrol car was sending a wounded person who was involved in a traffic accident in the morning to the emergency center. The car beeped and flashed the police lights, and drove into the yard at once, blocking the Xiali car that was about to leave the yard.The murderer thought the police were here to catch him, so he jumped out of the car and ran away. At this time, the patrolman found Li Zimin lying on the ground, bleeding. The driver told them that the murderer had shot, and several policemen went after the murderer together.

When the doctors in the emergency center heard the gunshots, they also ran out. Seeing someone lying on the ground, they hurriedly carried them into the emergency room without any delay.

The driver was so frightened that he didn't know what to do, so he cut off the phone and reported to the government that Consultant Li was shot in front of the central hospital and was being rescued.When Secretary-General Chen of the municipal government heard this, his hands trembled. He hurriedly reported to Gu Yishun, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and then rushed to the emergency center by car.

The location of the shot was not important, it just hit the right shoulder. Li Zimin was also frightened, but he soon regained consciousness.In the emergency room, he also said: "It's okay, I didn't hit a vital point, and I won't die." The bullet pierced his right shoulder and didn't touch the bone. It was lucky, but he also lost a lot of blood.

Hu Min went down to the first floor after seeing Wu Qing fell asleep in the ward on the second floor.She wanted to ask the director of the emergency center whether there would be any sequelae after Wu Qing's illness was cured, but when she got off the building, a nurse grabbed her hand and said, "Chief Hu, go and have a look." , Mayor Li was shot!"

"Mayor Li, which Mayor Li?" Hu Min asked puzzled.

"Is there any other Mayor Li, your husband, Li Zimin."

"What? He, didn't he just leave?" Hu Min said in complete disbelief.

"Just when I was about to get in the car but didn't get in the car, I was shot in the back, and I was in the emergency room No. 1!"

When Hu Min heard this, his face turned pale.Her legs were a little weak, and she could hardly stand up.Fortunately, the entrance of the building was very close to the No. 1 emergency room. She unsteadily opened the door of the emergency room and rushed in. Seeing that it was Li Zimin lying on the operating table, she rushed over, "Zimin , Zimin, what's the matter, what's the matter?" After speaking, he burst into tears.

Li Zimin patted Hu Min's head with his left hand: "Xiao Min, don't cry, it's okay."

"No. Something to do, something to do." Hu Min was still crying.

The surgical director who was doing the surgery was about to persuade Hu Min when the door opened, and Gu Yishun, secretary of the municipal party committee, walked in with two deputy secretaries and two standing committee members of the municipal party committee.Secretary Gu's face was very serious. He walked up to Li Zimin, knelt down, and asked softly, "Zimin, how is the beating going? Does it hurt?"

Li Zimin smiled, "Secretary Gu, it's okay, if you scratch your skin, you won't die."

Gu Yishun patted Li Zimin's left hand lightly, "Heal your wounds at ease, I will take care of things." He stood up, and said to the director of the Municipal Health Bureau and the director of the Central Hospital with a very serious expression: " The people's injuries must not only be healed, but also have no sequelae. The two of you must be safe, and if there is a problem, I will show you two."

The Director of Health and the Director of the Central Hospital nodded repeatedly, "Secretary Gu, please rest assured, we will definitely, definitely."

Gu Yishun turned his attention to several doctors again, "I'm sorry, you can continue with the operation, it must be [-]%, on behalf of the municipal committee, I thank you, we will not affect you!" When Gu Yishun was about to go out, he realized that his eyes were full of tears. Hu Min in tears, he stepped forward and held Hu Min's hand and said, "Little Hu, don't be sad, it's nothing serious."

Hu Min cried and said: "Secretary Gu, the people, he is all for work. You, as the secretary of the municipal party committee, must let him make the decision!"

"Don't worry, I will." Gu Yishun took the lead out of the emergency room. At the door, he said to the chief of the public security bureau: "Your son was shot, which proves that he has an enemy. Now he is in the hospital. You must do it." Good security work, there must be strict guards 24 hours a day, not only the police, I am really worried about the police, the society is so complicated, the comrades of the armed police are recruited, two people are in a class, except for Li Zimin's immediate family members, no one else You are allowed to visit, and after the operation is over, you will be sent to the high-ranking ward immediately, and if there is a problem with safety, you, the chief of the public security bureau, will not work."

"Yes. Yes. I have already made comprehensive arrangements and specially designated a quarantine area." The chief of the public security bureau also had a serious face and nodded repeatedly.

At this time, the head of the patrol detachment of the Municipal Public Security Bureau ran over quickly and reported to the chief of the public security bureau: "Chief, we have caught the shooter. He was shot and broken by our patrol while escaping. Now He was also sent to this hospital and is being treated.”

"Okay." Gu Yishun accepted the words happily, "After the treatment, I will interrogate immediately, and I will personally participate."

The secretary of the municipal party committee personally participated in the trial of a prisoner, which was unprecedented in the history of Xianghan City.At one o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Yishun, accompanied by the Secretary of the Municipal Legal Committee, came to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to watch the interrogation of this prisoner in person. interrogated.

The prisoner was handcuffed and dragging a wounded leg that had just been bandaged, and was escorted to the interrogation room by four heavily armed policemen.He sat on a fixed chair in the interrogation room. The prisoner was young, about 28 or [-] years old, with heavy stubble and a swollen face.

"What's your name?" the interrogator asked.

"Ma Shan." The murderer replied.

"How old is this year?"

"27 is old."

"Where are you from?"

"From Laiyang, Shandong."

"what occupation?"

"unemployed."

"Why did you kill with a gun?"

"I……"

"Do you know who you killed? Do you know what crime you committed? You must tell the truth, otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

The murderer bowed his head in silence for a while, then raised his head, "Okay, I'll say it. I'll say it all. I don't know who I killed, but I know he was an official, and I really didn't want to kill him I am a fugitive. I have been a soldier in the army for several years, and my guns are very accurate. One year I went home to visit the house. I went back very suddenly. I didn’t want to tell my wife beforehand. When I got home at night, I went into the house. I found out that the secretary of our village was sleeping in my wife’s bed. I was so angry that I beat the secretary and wanted to beat my wife. My wife knelt down in front of me and cried, saying, “You are a soldier, and I will take care of it alone.” A child lives in the village, and the secretary is always making things difficult. I have no choice but to sleep with him. She also told me that this secretary not only rapes her, but also that all younger women in the village, whether they are girls or daughters-in-law, sleep with this secretary. I realized that the secretary’s brother-in-law is the head of the village, and no one can offend him. When I heard this, I became so angry that I took a kitchen knife from the kitchen and rushed out. When I arrived at the secretary’s house, He killed the dog secretary with a knife. Then he ran out. He wandered around, earning a living by his own ability, and the public security department also contacted me everywhere. I came to Xianghan City two years ago. The biggest characteristic of people is that they are good at talking about buddies. I also made some friends in Xianghan, and my life is not bad. More than a month ago, I suddenly learned that my five-year-old daughter in the countryside had leukemia and had already lived in the hospital. After entering the hospital, I urgently needed a sum of medical expenses, otherwise the child would die. How could I have so much money? In order to save the child, I decided to be desperate. I told my friends that I urgently needed a sum of money. , for this money, I am willing to do everything for the person who takes the money. Although I asked these friends in the society to find a job for me, but more than ten days have passed, but no one has found a job for me. When I was anxious, I came home one night and found a letter on my bed, saying that there was a job to kill a person, and I would give 10 yuan to ask if I would do it. I saw this endless letter I don’t know how to contact him. In the evening, someone slipped a note through the crack of the door. It contained the address and photo of the person to be killed. I found out later that the person to be killed was called Li Zimin. The mayor, the current advisor of the city government. I originally wanted gangsters to fight. It’s okay if I help kill them. The public security department is not interested in such underworld fights, and they are not willing to solve the case. They will concentrate their efforts on solving the case. I decided not to do this job. But the next night, someone has put 5 yuan in cash and a five-shot pistol on my bed. Said to be shot dead, and then Give another 5 yuan. If you don't want to do this job now, you will be shot by others. I know that there are several gangsters in this place in Xianghan City, and the one who is staring at me now may be one of these gangs Dude, if I don’t do it, I’m afraid it’s not as good as mine. After much deliberation, I decided to do it, but don’t beat people to death, and run away after the beating. I first sent the 5 yuan back home and gave My youngest daughter is treated and then decides how to shoot. To tell you the truth, I have a gun and I'm in the armyAs a member of the teaching team, I was on a mission the day I went home, and I carried a Type [-] pistol with me.When I killed that dog secretary, I used a knife and didn't dare to use a gun because I was afraid that the gun would be exposed.This gun has always been with me.I play with guns and know that the five-shot one is powerful. Sometimes it is more powerful than a military pistol. If a military pistol hits a person's vital parts, such as the head or heart, it can kill a person with one shot, but it must be shot at other parts. , people will not die.But the five-shot burst is different. It is so powerful that it will kill the head or the heart. Even if it hits a normal part, it will cause a big gunshot wound. disabled.I have no grievances with this Li or anything. I have no choice but to kill him. I just won't kill him.I use a military pistol for another purpose, that is, if no one is dead and I run away, the underworld in Xianghan will not chase me anymore. They will know that I still have a military pistol on hand, and I am a teaching team. You will also understand that this way you can not kill people, but you can also get money, and there is no future trouble.I followed this Li Zimin for two days, and wanted to do something at the door of his house this morning, but whoever thought it was their husband and wife when they came out, and they were so close together, I was afraid of hurting the innocent again, so I didn't do anything, and kept following him When I arrived at the hospital, the hospital was crowded with people and complicated, so it was difficult to do it, but I had to do it today. I had already bought a train ticket to Xinjiang tonight. I wanted to go to the provincial capital by car after shooting, and take the train at night Going to Xinjiang and hiding there, who would have thought that today would not go smoothly, ran into a patrolman, ran away but didn't escape, and even got shot at you. "The murderer is very good at speaking, and he speaks very methodically. After finishing these words, he lowered his head.

"You said, who is it from Xianghan City who gave you the money and the gun? How did you get in touch with each other specifically?" the interrogator asked sternly.

"I've already said, I really don't know who it is. They kept back from the beginning. I don't know who it is at all." The murderer shook his head and said.

"Then who do you know in Xianghan, and how did you know each other?"

"I know a lot of people, and I don't know how they all met. Anyway, I shot the gun. As for the people behind me, I really don't know. Even if I was shot, I wouldn't know." He shook his head again and again.

Gu Yishun shook his head when he saw this, the police chief understood and immediately turned off the TV.Gu Yishun said: "Although the prisoner has not confessed today, we must continue to dig this clue and try to find out the backstage. You should also pay attention to the murderer's personal safety. If there is any new situation, you must report to me in time." After he finished speaking, he stopped Get up and leave the police station.

Back at the municipal party committee, Gu Yishun reported what happened today to the secretary of the provincial party committee, Zhao Qingming, by phone.The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee was shocked and asked Gu Yishun to do a good job at the moment and stabilize the situation. He will come to Xianghan City in a few days.

Li Zimin's operation should be said to be very successful.Originally, it was just a hole drilled in the shoulder by a bullet, without touching any bones or tendons, and with the sutures by more than a dozen skilled doctors, there would be no problem.After getting off the operating table, he was pushed to Ward 404 on the fourth floor of the senior cadre ward.The entire fourth floor was strictly cordoned off by public security and armed police.The hospital appointed a politically reliable special team with a special certificate made by the police and the hospital. Only with this certificate can they enter the fourth floor, and all other personnel were turned away.

Having experienced such a sudden gunshot wound, bleeding a lot, coupled with surgery and anesthesia, Li Zimin was very tired. When the medical staff sent him back to the high-level cadre ward, he fell asleep.

The morning sun is shining into the ward through the wide window screens. The sun is very soft, and everything in the ward looks very warm, with snow-white walls, a snow-white bed, a snow-white sofa, and a few white flowers blooming in the middle of the ward , the seductive scent of jasmine.The soft sunlight shone on Li Zimin's sleeping face. His face was pale, without any color, and his face was also very old. There were many wrinkles on his forehead and the corners of his eyes. The beard on his chin and lips was not heavy. Not much, but Chihirara has grown some, and it has grown very long, which adds to the feeling of aging.His face looked very thin. Looking closely, two age spots had grown on the corners of his eyes. After all, he was 56 years old.

Under the soft sunshine and the green grass, Li Zimin saw his wife.I haven't seen her for more than a year, and my wife is still the same, even the clothes and shoes I wear haven't changed, and her voice is still so kind. "Son, how are you doing?"

"It's okay. Why did you leave in such a hurry? Didn't you say when you got married that you wanted to grow old with me?"

"No, I can't help myself. How about the two children? Do they often go home to see you?"

"They are all busy, but you came back once after you left, and occasionally made a phone call. Without you, I am really lonely."

(End of this chapter)