Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 612 Chapter 611 Request
When they arrived at Zhang Xinping's house, Tang Zhitong realized that when he was transferred to Sijiu City, he had to invite Cheng Hai and himself to dinner in the office. This place is called a home and the people are all there, but it is a bit too small.

"Brother Zhang, this is too hard, isn't it? It's not much bigger than a storage room." Tang Zhitong frowned as he looked at it.

This is the staff quarters of the Public Security City Bureau. Zhang Xinping lives next to the storage room. Not only is the place small, it is also cold, and the honeycomb coal stove is completely useless.

"Hey, I'm not a stranger to you, so I'll just say what I want to say. It's good to live in this place! The harder it is, the closer you are to the front when housing is allocated. Don't you think this makes sense?" Although the child was so cold that his nose was bubbling, Zhang Xinping did not sigh, but instead looked happy.

"Oh? Are we going to have separate rooms?" Tang Zhitong understood Zhang Xinping's hidden meaning.

"You know Anhua Building, right? It will be completed in two or three months. We will be the first batch." Zhang Xinping clenched his fist, pointed his thumb at himself, and said proudly.

"Oh~ That's great. Be sure to tell me when the time comes, and I'll go light the pot for you. When you move over, we two brothers will live close to each other." Anhua Building, that's very well known. You can see it by standing next to your own "solar" water bucket and looking south.

"Okay, I'll tell you when the time comes." Zhang Xinping agreed readily.

"Brother Zhang, I have something personal to tell you. Can we go outside and talk?" The room was really small. Besides Zhang Xinping, there were also his wife and two children. It was crowded even for standing, let alone sitting.

"Okay." Zhang Xinping glanced at the sack that Tang Zhitong placed behind the door and nodded.

Although it was already the 59th day of the lunar calendar, the temperature difference between day and night in the city was large in winter, and it was still very cold outside, so there were not many people around.

"Teacher Tang, I don't treat you as an outsider. If I can't do it, please don't make things difficult for me, okay?" The two walked outside and chose a slightly open place where there were no people around. Zhang Xinping spoke first.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, I know what I'm doing. If what I said bothers you, I will turn around and leave without saying a word, and I will never feel uncomfortable." Zhang Xinping was newly transferred to Sijiu City. He was able to reach his current position because he might have more eyes on him. Moreover, it is now at a critical juncture for housing distribution. After he said this, Tang Zhitong knew what was going on.

"Okay, then you talk first and I'll listen." Zhang Xinping did not refuse, leaving room for refusal, and took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave it to Tang Zhitong.

"I've quit. I have two boxes of better cigarettes at home, I'll bring them over to you." Tang Zhitong waved his hand to refuse, took out two boxes of Huazi from his pocket and handed them to Zhang Xinping.

"You'd better tell me what's the matter first. I won't feel at ease if you don't." Zhang Xinping recognized the brand of cigarettes in the dim light in the yard, but did not dare to take it.

Although he didn't know what was in the sack, based on his previous experience, he had an estimate that it must be something rare. However, if things were really difficult this time, Zhang Xinping would not even accept it.

"With Brother Zhang's cautious attitude, he will definitely be able to make further progress in the future." Tang Zhitong smiled and retracted his hand, but did not put the cigarette back into his pocket. He just held it and said:
"I have a friend who works in your municipal bureau. He is a passionate young man with great ambitions to serve the country and the people. He is much better than me.

He personally has always hoped to work in the criminal investigation field, but has never had a suitable opportunity.

No, I just remembered you."

"This matter..." Zhang Xinping took a puff of cigarette, frowned, and said, "Teacher Tang asked me to do this, and it would be difficult for me to refuse. However, this frontline job is very dangerous, and I can't just go with my own opinion. Do his family members agree? If he wants to transfer away after the job transfer is over, then I will be in a passive position."

"Don't worry, Brother Zhang, there's no problem with his family." Tang Zhitong thought about Ye Zhijuan's words and expressed his opinion on the spot.

"Transfer him to the criminal investigation department. I'll give it a try. If he is interested, I can take him over. But this requires the consent of his original department and the approval of the organization department, and it also needs to be brought to a meeting. I can only say that I will try my best to coordinate." Zhang Xinping estimated the difficulty of the matter, told Tang Zhitong about the twists and turns involved, expressed his position, but did not show complete confidence.

"Oh, thank you so much! Can I take it this time?" Tang Zhitong said as he put the cigarette back.

"Hey, then I'll keep it. I'll try my best, but you can't blame me if it doesn't work out." Zhang Xinping took it over and emphasized again and again.

"Look at what Brother Zhang said. Am I that kind of person? I will do my best and leave the rest to fate." Tang Zhitong did not force Zhang Xinping to get things done. A section chief might not have that much power. Everything depended on chance.

"What's the name of your friend? Ask him to write an application and come see me during work so I can talk to him. I'll tell you something unpleasant in advance. If your friend's level is not good enough, he will just do odd jobs when he goes there. I'm very clear about this." Zhang Xinping stuffed two boxes of Huazi into his pocket and made arrangements.

"Okay, I'll talk to him tomorrow. My friend's name is Wu Aijun, and his level should be pretty good. He's quite interested in solving cases." Tang Zhitong responded cheerfully.

"Huh? Who?" Zhang Xinping was stunned.

"Wu Aijun was originally from the military. Before you were transferred here, his entire organization was transferred to the Municipal Bureau. He is currently in the Transportation Department. How come, Brother Zhang, you know him?" Tang Zhitong revealed some of Wu Aijun's personal information.

"I don't know him, but I have an impression of this name. I received his application to join the criminal investigation department recently and learned about his situation. He had submitted it before but was not accepted. Teacher Tang, tell me the truth, do you know that there is something going on here?" Zhang Xinping became alert when he found that the name and the person matched.

"I know this happened, but I didn't ask him why. Why did you reject him before? Does Brother Zhang know?" Tang Zhitong's brain raced. When did Wu Aijun say that he had written several applications? But if we dig deeper into Aunt Lu's words that he should transfer based on his own ability, it seems that writing an application can also be included?
But Tang Zhitong couldn't sell out Wu Aijun now, saying that Wu Aijun had never told him? That meant that Wu Aijun had concealed it from him, and also from Zhang Xinping. The person hadn't even gone there yet, and he was playing this game first. Which leader would like it?
"You're not trying to trick me, are you?" Zhang Xinping was a criminal investigator, so he asked this question as if it was a joke, but he didn't mean to hide it. He said frankly, "From what I understand, we didn't need anyone at the time, so we didn't accept his application and just killed him."

"So, actually, before Brother Zhang came, was there a shortage of people in the criminal investigation department?" Tang Zhitong did not answer Zhang Xinping's question about "cheating". He asked back with a smile on his face.

Tang Zhitong didn't quite believe that there was no shortage of people in criminal investigation.

Wu Aijun was merged last year. Last year was the first year of three difficult years. Once the economic situation takes a turn for the worse, all kinds of bad things will pop up. There are many people who take risks. The first fraud case was because "Zhao Quanyi" was dissatisfied with his living standards and wanted to get some money to buy meat.

Zhang Xinping was not stupid. When he heard Tang Zhitong's question, he knew something was wrong. Moreover, his ex had not told him the truth. "Teacher Tang, I won't be shy with you, but you have to tell me the truth. I need to know what's going on."

"Oh, this is what happened." Tang Zhitong kept scratching his head. He had already guessed why the Criminal Investigation Department had not accepted Wu Aijun before. It was simply because they knew or guessed Wu Aijun's family background and were unwilling to move such a big Buddha over.

Although he can be kept as a worshipper on weekdays, Wu Aijun has legs after all. How will we explain if he gets bumped into something if we fail to keep an eye on him?

Following this line of thought, Tang Zhitong felt that he seemed to have posed a difficult problem to Zhang Xinping.

"No, Mr. Tang, why don't you tell me?" Zhang Xinping could tell from Tang Zhitong's expression and actions that this young man knew something, so he asked from the side. "It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just don't know where to start. I guess the criminal investigation department didn't agree before, probably because of Wu Aijun's background." The insider in the Municipal Bureau obviously didn't tell Zhang Xinping the real reason for rejecting Wu Aijun, probably because they wanted to see Zhang Xinping make a fool of himself.

Now that things have come to this, it would be inappropriate not to explain something. Tang Zhitong weighed it over and revealed a little.

Zhang Xinping took a deep puff of his cigarette. Since Wu Aijun was able to join the army, there must be no problem with his background. Since his predecessor did not agree, there was only one possibility: his background was too strong and he was afraid something might happen to him!

"Is this it?" Zhang Xinping pointed his hand toward the sky and asked tentatively.

“Brother Zhang, it’s not very high, but it’s not low either.

His parents were principled and unwilling to help him with this matter, so he was rejected again and again, forcing him to transfer based on his own abilities.

I was too abrupt in this matter. I was drunk at the time and didn't think about this. I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position.

No one, including Wu Aijun, knows that I came to see you.

You can pretend you don't know about this, there's no flaw." Tang Zhitong told Zhang Xinping a little about Wu Aijun. He didn't even know the real reason why Wu Aijun's transfer was rejected, which showed that his situation was not good.

Zhang Xinping waved his hand without saying anything. He frowned and took out another cigarette from his pocket. He put the cigarette butt directly on the butt of the new cigarette and started to smoke fiercely.

Read the error-free version at 69shuba! 6=9+shu_ba is the first to publish this novel.

Tang Zhitong didn't say anything, just waited quietly for Zhang Xinping's next words.

Zhang Xinping's face showed confusion, hesitation, and weighing as he smoked one cigarette after another.

After smoking half of a cigarette, Zhang Xinping asked meaningfully, "Did his parents really say that?"

"Yes, that's what Wu Aijun said. As far as I know, the code of conduct of the older generation is still very worthy of admiration." Tang Zhitong nodded affirmatively.

"Then let's take a damn gamble!" Zhang Xinping took a long puff, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, twisted it hard with his feet a few times, and made a decision.

"Loyalty bones are buried everywhere in the green mountains, why return the body wrapped in horse leather."

"Alas, in war, there will always be casualties. It doesn't matter!"

"What kind of leader would I be if I didn't send my son and instead sent someone else's son to fight on the front lines?"

Zhang Xinping has read previous news reports and found that selfless people often do not care about personal gain.

Zhang Xinping knew that he was not so selfless. In addition to Tang Zhitong's face, his own situation also played a factor in his decision to accept Wu Aijun.

Aren't some people in the company really making it hard for me to stand firm? Then I'll find someone to back me up!

If you were half-hearted just now, now you must make up your mind and push forward with all your strength.

Of course, Zhang Xinping thought very clearly that although criminal investigation was dangerous, it was not like going to the battlefield after all. Moreover, with himself there, he must first protect Wu Aijun.

"No, Brother Zhang, it's not that scary, right?" Tang Zhitong was frightened by Zhang Xinping's ferocious expression.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Teacher Tang. I've suffered a lot of bullying since I came here, and I'm not happy about it." Zhang Xinping rubbed his face and put on a smile.

"When it comes to work, there will always be people who hinder you. There is something that Brother Zhang needs to pay attention to. Wu Aijun's parents are principled and I'm afraid they won't give you extra care just because of their son." Tang Zhitong's heart was pounding when he saw Zhang Xinping's expression just now. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to ask Zhang Xinping to help Wu Aijun with the transfer this time.

"I understand. Don't worry, Teacher Tang. I know what I'm doing." Zhang Xinping nodded heavily, indicating that he had listened to me.

"That's good, that's good." After Tang Zhitong finished speaking, he raised his hand to look at his watch. It vaguely looked like it was a little after eight o'clock, which was no longer early.

"Teacher Tang, don't leave in a hurry. I went back to Qinghe before the New Year and visited the farm. The fat guy has lost a lot of weight, and the thin guy has more white hair." Zhang Xinping did not forget the first thing Tang Zhitong entrusted him with, and specially described the current situation of the two people.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang. Alas, they are all the ones who are using chicken feathers as flags and being used as guns by others. It's not easy for anyone these days. It's okay. It depends on their personal luck next." Tang Zhitong was stunned after hearing this, then he realized who Zhang Xinping was talking about.

Those two people can't get out for a while, and this year and next year will be the peak period of hunger. Even if they are not taken care of, they will be very sad. Tang Zhitong doesn't want Zhang Xinping to bear a bad reputation.

"Haha, Teacher Tang is obviously a kind-hearted person." Zhang Xinping praised him, then skipped the topic and pulled Tang Zhitong's sleeve into the house: "I can benefit from this matter today, but I can't accept your things anymore."

"Oh, what a waste. That's for the children to have a snack. Look how thin those two kids are. Keep it for nourishment." Tang Zhitong took Zhang Xinping's hand away and shook his head firmly.

"Alas, it's all because of my incompetence as a father. In the past, I could take care of people's things in prison after accepting them, but now I dare not accept them. If I accept them, I will have to handle the case in a confused manner. I don't know whether coming here is a good thing or a bad thing." Zhang Xinping sighed self-deprecatingly.

"Okay, Brother Zhang, everything will be fine. We must have confidence." Tang Zhitong shook Zhang Xinping's hand and said goodbye: "I really have to go. You stayed with me outside in the cold for most of the night. Come back to the house and warm up."

Zhang Xinping finally accepted the things, but did not go back to the house immediately. Instead, he sent Tang Zhitong to the gate and watched him leave.

(End of this chapter)