Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 305: Clues That Are Not Clues

"There is another point that caught my attention." After listening to Li Yancheng's words, Su Xiaotong lowered his head and glanced at the notebook in his hand.

"Yancheng, have you noticed that Li Zhengxi's workplace and residence are nearly seven kilometers away from Sui Donghe's residence? Sui has a bicycle, so why doesn't he ride it for such a long distance?

Even if there was a bus when he went there at around 6 o'clock, there would be no bus when he came back in the evening. Did he plan to walk back? Seven kilometers is not short. It would take more than one to two hours to walk back.

And he ran all the way here, so logically he must have something to say to Li Zhengxi.

But what did Li Zhengxi say? He said the two of them just chatted for about ten minutes, and then Sui Donghe left.

This...I feel it's a bit weird no matter how I think about it."

Li Yancheng also thought this was a bit weird.

According to Li Zhengxi, Sui Donghe was probably just taking a walk near his home and came over to chat with him.

But this is too far to take a walk!
Could it be that he had something else to do over there?
"Well, let's stop speculating. Just give the records of our visit and conversation to the Third Department and let them continue to investigate.

Until now, we still don’t know how Sui Donghe died. What can we analyze here?
Maybe he really died of a sudden illness, and his house just happened to be robbed."

As he spoke, Li Yancheng closed the notebook and looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already past four o'clock.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm going home to eat the rice dumplings we gave out with my wife. Don't even think about asking me to work overtime."

"Your whole day!" Su Xiaotong smiled and shook his head, closing the notebook in his hand. "Don't worry, I won't work overtime today. I'll sort out the records and give them to the three departments tomorrow. Let them do their work."

"Let's go back to my office to sort out our interrogation records. Aren't the leaders coming over to listen to the report on Saturday?"

The instrument factory project team's case is finally about to be closed. Although there are still some flaws in the evidence, this is the best they can do so far.

There must be someone behind the mother and son of the Guan family, but now there is not a single clue and no way to start.

The death of this mother and son is somewhat regrettable.

On the one hand, it is a pity that they were not brought to justice. On the other hand, it is a pity that they died, but they also took the secret underground.

What is left for the investigators are a series of question marks and bombs that may explode at any time.

Sitting in his office in the Intermediate Court, Li Yancheng was looking through the confession records while feeling emotional.

"dong dong dong"

"Please come in"

"Chief, I hope I didn't bother you."

The person who came was Liu Tiecheng.

"Tiecheng, sit down."

Li Yancheng raised his hand and pointed at the chair in front of the desk, then threw a cigarette over.

"what's up?"

"Section Chief, Hongbing and I may have found clues about the connection between Guan Xiaofeng and the small courtyard in Wuxuan District."

"Pfft...cough cough cough..."

Li Yancheng, who was lighting a cigarette for himself, was shocked by what his subordinate said.

"What did you say?"

He was a little suspicious whether he had heard it wrong, and stared at Liu Tiecheng with wide eyes.

"Section Chief, Hongbing and I found some clues that Guan Xiaofeng is related to that courtyard."

After making sure that he had heard correctly, Li Yancheng threw the matchbox in his hand onto the table. He leaned forward, placed his hands on the table, and asked with a serious and somewhat anxious expression.

"How did you find out? Did she have no direct connection with that courtyard, but was connected through someone else?"

A few minutes ago he was still thinking that the evidence in the case was flawed, but he didn't expect that there would be a silver lining for him so soon.

Moreover, the person who put her in contact with the courtyard was most likely also a lurker.

"That's right"

Liu Tiecheng nodded to confirm Li Yancheng's statement, but then the expression on his face became hesitant again.

"Chief, whether this is how they got in touch is just a guess between Hong Bing and me. It doesn't mean it's certain."

"It's okay, just tell me your two guesses first." Li Yancheng waved his hand and leaned back on the chair.

"Liu Jiaquan's old classmate is called Wang Ligong. He works at the Light Industry Research Institute, which belongs to the light industry sector. Last year, the institute set up a new project team, which mainly conducts research on the upgrading and transformation of light industry machinery product lines. Wang Ligong is also in this project team.

Although the Light Industry Research Institute is affiliated with the light industry department and funds are allocated directly, their newly established project team has secured a considerable amount of funds from the Science and Technology Commission.

The Science and Technology Commission does not give this funding all at once, but allocates it gradually according to their research progress.

Every month, the project team needs to submit their progress report for that month to the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission. Submitting progress reports to the Science and Technology Commission is one of Wang Liguo’s jobs.

Section Chief, before Guan Xiaofeng joined this key project team of the instrument factory, she was still working at the research institute. She had always been one of the people who went to the project approval office of the Science and Technology Commission at the research institute. She handed over this work to others only after she was transferred to the instrument factory.

Although Guan Xiaofeng had handed over this job to Wang Ligong four years ago when he started working at the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission, I always feel that there might be some invisible connection between them.”

This……

After hearing what Liu Tiecheng said, Li Yancheng's brows were furrowed into a "川" shape.

To say this is a clue is indeed a bit far-fetched!

Ok?
Science and Technology Commission Project Approval Office?
He felt that the name of this department sounded familiar, as if he had heard someone mention it recently.

Li Yancheng leaned back in his chair and pondered for a while, then suddenly reached out and picked up the notebook on the table and began to read it carefully.

Seeing his reaction, Liu Tiecheng, who was about to say something, swallowed the words back and waited patiently.

found it!
Sun Mingbo said it the day before yesterday. He had a classmate named Liang Qiutao who worked in this department after returning to China last year. This person had a close relationship with Sui Donghe who died on the night of the 15th.

No way? !

Is it such a coincidence?
"Tiecheng, contact the Light Industry Research Institute and find out who Wang Ligong contacts every time he submits a report to the Science and Technology Commission."

"Okay, I'll go right away. This should be easy to ask. Their project isn't finished yet."

Having said that, Liu Tiecheng stood up and walked out.

Li Yancheng also picked up the phone on the table and dialed.

"Hello, Chief Zhang. I'm Li Yancheng from the First Pre-trial Section."

"Hello, Chief Li!"

"Chief Zhang, I want to ask you about someone."

"you say"

"Liang Qiutao from the Science and Technology Commission's Project Approval Office."

"Liang Qiutao? Chief Li, what do you want to know about him? We just finished talking to him this morning."

Li Yancheng called the Third Department, and the person who answered the phone was Zhang Chuanxiang, the chief of the Investigation Section of the Third Department.

Liang Qiutao was in charge of the third department in this investigation and visit to Sui Donghe’s classmates.

It was precisely because he knew this that Li Yancheng called to ask. The Third Office should be more familiar with Liang Qiutao.

Look, we just finished talking.

"Chief Zhang, how old is this person this year? Was he working before he went abroad to study or did he just graduate from school?"

"Liang Qiutao is already 30 years old this year. He graduated and stayed on campus before going abroad. He is a teacher of mechanical engineering at Tsinghua University.

You know the current situation in universities. After he returned to China, he was asked to join the Science and Technology Commission. It just so happened that their project approval office also needed people who were familiar with various disciplines.

Chief Li, can I ask why you are looking for Liang Qiutao?"

Section Chief Zhang from the Third Department was somewhat curious as to why Li Yancheng was inquiring about this person.

"That's right, Chief Zhang. You should know the case of the instrument factory project team we have, right?"

"I know. Didn't they say the case is closed?"

"Yes, we are indeed preparing to close the case, but because of the death of the key person involved in the case, many details of the case were actually inferred by us based on some evidence and clues."

"I think I understand. You are investigating Liang Qiutao now. He may be related to your case, right?"

"I'm not sure if there is any connection, I'm just going to check it out first."

"That's right, Chief Li." Zhang Chuanxiang on the other end of the phone revealed a hint of happiness in his tone.

"To be honest, we are having a headache here because there are too many people to investigate and visit, and we are a bit overwhelmed. Our director even said during lunch that he wanted to ask your department for help.

Then Chief Li, can you please leave the investigation of Liang Qiutao to you? Just give us the investigation records later."

"No problem," Li Yancheng agreed without hesitation.

Helping each other is what we should do. Not to mention that Liang Qiutao might be involved in the case they are handling, even if he is not, we should still help each other.

"Thank you, Chief Li. It's not even five o'clock yet. I'll have someone send you Liang Qiutao's file and get back the conversation records of those three people.

Chief Li, please sign the transfer book later."

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Liu Tiecheng came over after finishing his call.

"Chief, every time the Light Industry Research Institute goes to the Science and Technology Commission to submit a progress report, they contact a person named Liang Qiutao from the Project Approval Office."

Li Yancheng was in a dilemma. He hadn't figured out where to start next.

He motioned Liu Tiecheng to sit down first, tapping his hands on the table.

It is necessary to investigate Liang Qiutao. Even if it is not for their case, this Liang has close contacts with Sui Donghe, so he must be investigated carefully.

But he is only thirty years old, so it is a bit far-fetched to say that he is a leftover sleeper.

And the fact that he was able to study abroad shows that he had withstood the scrutiny.

By the way, at that time the Social Affairs Bureau was still part of the military, and the review materials of these international students should still be in the military security department. You can ask Brother Xiaomin or Sister Juan to help retrieve them.

But if you look at it this way, even if Liang Qiutao really had a problem, it was only a problem that arose after he was released, and should have nothing to do with Guan Xiaofeng.

At least not directly.

"Tiecheng, someone from the Third Department will come over soon to deliver the record of their conversation with Liang Qiutao. Go and take it." Liu Tiecheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Section Chief, is this Liang Qiutao also being targeted by the Third Department?"

"It can't be said that he is being targeted. He is currently just a person of interest in a case currently underway in the three departments. They just talked to Liang Qiutao this morning, which just saved us some trouble.

This Liang was sent abroad to study last year. His previous review materials should be in the military security department. I will ask someone to retrieve them later."

"Hey, this saves us a lot of trouble." Liu Tiecheng was immediately delighted.

It really saved them a lot of trouble.

"Okay then. I'll go to the front yard and wait for someone."

"it is good"

After Liu Tiecheng left, Li Yancheng picked up the pen on the table, grabbed a piece of letter paper and wrote down the names of Wang Ligong, Liang Qiutao and Guan Xiaofeng on it.

Wang Ligong and Liang Qiutao are now known to be acquaintances.

The relationship between Liang and Guan is unknown. Judging from the existing conditions, there should be no connection between them.

Guan Xiaofeng and the others are the undercover agents who were left over from that time, and judging from Liang Qiutao's age, he should not be one of them. But who knows, he might be the descendant of a undercover agent.

But this involves a question, which is how he passed the review before studying abroad.

During the past two days, Su Xiaotong talked to these returned overseas students and told them what kind of scrutiny they would face after being recommended.

Theoretically speaking, if there are any unclear points in the resumes of these people, or if there are unclear points in the resumes of their relatives, they will not be able to pass the review.

For example, Guan Xiaofeng's family lived in a place before liberation, as recorded in her file. They were forced to relocate because the area was bombed. Their neighbors had no idea where they moved to, so there was no way to investigate their situation during that time.

In her case, she would not have passed the pre-study abroad review.

The fact that Liang Qiutao was able to pass the review, excluding some special human factors, at least shows that his past record can be ascertained.

call……

Looking at the three names on the paper, Li Yancheng let out a breath, picked up the pen and wrote Sui Donghe's name on it, then erased it as soon as he finished writing.

It’s better not to think too much about it for now, otherwise it will be too confusing.

"Sincerity"

The office door was pushed open, and Lao Xu and Su Xiaotong walked in one after another.

"Please take a seat, leaders."

Li Yancheng stood up and walked out from behind the table.

"Yancheng, we ran into Tiecheng in the front yard. He said you got the conversation record of Liang Qiutao from the Third Office. What's going on?"

The person asking the questions was Su Xiaotong, and Lao Xu still had no idea who this Liang Qiutao was.

"Not only did I get the conversation records, I also took over the work of investigating Liang Qiutao."

As Li Yancheng spoke, he gave each of the two leaders a cigarette.

"The specific situation is this."

He told the two of them what Liu Tiecheng had just reported to him.

"How should I put it? This is a clue that is not a clue. We have investigated for such a long time and found nothing. The only possible intersection between Guan Xiaofeng and the courtyard in Wuxuan District is at the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission.

Although it seems a bit far-fetched to connect the two through this line, there is no other way.

My idea is to check it out first. Even if there is no result in the end, we can just regard it as helping our colleagues in the Third Department.

I wonder what the two leaders think?"

As soon as Li Yancheng finished speaking, Lao Xu waved his hand and said, "You don't need to ask for our authorization for investigating a case. As the head of the pre-trial section, you have the authority.

Xiaotong and I are not here to accuse you of anything. We are just curious as to why you suddenly want to investigate a person related to three cases.

Speaking of helping the Third Department, I was just telling Xiaotong that the case the Third Department has taken on is indeed rather troublesome.

Half of the people in their department have gone out of Beijing for investigation, and now they are seriously short of staff. We will try our best to help in any way we can. It is just right that you are doing this.

As for Liang Qiutao whom you just mentioned, we should investigate him thoroughly. Not only him, but also other people in the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission.

You are right. This is the only place where Guan Xiaofeng and that courtyard might have intersected. Although it is a little unbelievable, let's just be at peace with it."

After Lao Xu finished speaking, Su Xiaotong spoke up, "Yancheng, do you want me to ask my brother to get Liang Qiutao's pre-study review materials?"

"Yes, I'm going to look for you."

"Okay," Su Xiaotong nodded, reached out to pick up the red phone on the table and dialed a number, then hung up without saying a few words.

"Done, I'll bring it over tomorrow morning."

"That's it." Seeing that there was nothing else, Lao Xu stood up.

"Yancheng, just check this line on your side first. If you need any help, please contact the Investigation Department and the Action Team. If you need me to coordinate, please tell me.

Oh, and when you investigate other people in the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission, try to be quiet and do it quietly. Those intellectuals are very sensitive, so don't let rumors spread, or they will go to the higher-ups and file a complaint against us."

"I know. Except for Liang Qiutao, I plan to walk around the periphery for the others first."

"Okay, just get the balance right."

After saying this, Lao Xu walked out, and Li Yancheng and Su Xiaotong saw him out together.

"You just took on a lot of work without saying anything, and you keep calling me a workaholic. I think you hate to have free time even more than I do."

"I am somewhat unwilling to accept that we handled the case in such a half-hearted manner." Li Yancheng shook his head in frustration.

He actually didn't want to take the case, but there was always a thorn in his heart that wouldn't go away, making him feel uncomfortable.

"That's perfect. No one is willing to give up. The director just said that if they are too busy, they can ask the investigation department and the action team for help. I think we should not wait any longer.

I remember that there seemed to be quite a few people in the Project Approval Office of the Science and Technology Commission. Why not just divide it up and let everyone work together? What do you think? "

Su Xiaotong turned his head and looked at Li Yancheng for advice.

"I'd love to have that, as long as everyone doesn't think I have too much to do and gives me two days of free time to do more work."

"Haha, don't worry, everyone is holding their breath."

Su Xiaotong smiled and patted Li Yancheng's arm, then turned and walked towards his office in the Central Courtyard.

……

The people from the Third Department came over at 5:30, completed the handover procedures, left behind the backup records of Liang Qiutao's conversation, took the conversation records of the three people in charge of the First Department, and left.

In the office, Li Yancheng opened the conversation record and took a quick look at it.

This person has been working in the approval department for more than a year after returning from studying abroad. He is well versed in the essence of office politics and tends to avoid the main points in conversation.

But anyway, people like Sun Mingbo who are independently responsible for a project grow faster. Although he avoids the real issue when talking, he appears to be very sincere, and the part he avoids is understandable.

But Liang Qiutao's avoidance was somewhat conspicuous. Just like Li Zhengxi, there was a sense of trying to cover up something.

Liang Qiutao, Li Zhengxi, Sui Donghe
Li Yancheng also wrote the names of these three people on the paper.

Seeing that it was almost six o'clock, he locked the conversation record in the drawer, then got up and prepared to go home after get off work.

……

At the same time, Li Zhengxi, who had just walked out of the office gate with his colleagues after get off work, was slightly stunned when he accidentally saw a middle-aged man standing diagonally across the street.

He was a little confused as to why this guy came to see him? Didn't they agree not to contact each other unless necessary?

He turned around and said something to his colleagues, then he raised his arm and waved towards the middle-aged man and walked over there.

Seeing him waving, the middle-aged man smiled and raised his hand in response.

"Brother Zhao, are you okay today?"

Li Zhengxi raised his voice and asked when they were only halfway across the road.

"I was on my way to do some work and happened to pass by your place. It was almost time to get off work so I stood here to see if I could run into you. I'm lucky."

The conversation between the two was like a meeting between friends. After Li Zhengxi walked over, he took the cigarette handed to him by the middle-aged man, and then asked in a low voice while lighting the cigarette: "What's the matter?"

"Did the Social Affairs Bureau talk to you?"

"Yes, he came here yesterday. According to his work ID, he is from the Social Affairs Bureau's Operations Division 1."

"One place?" A trace of confusion flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes: "Are you sure it's one place?"

"If they didn't give me a fake work ID, then they must be from the same company. What's wrong? Is that a problem?"

"It was the Third Department that was talking to Qiu Tao. Sui Donghe's case was also transferred to the Third Department. It should be the people from the Third Department who were talking to you."

"Then I don't know." Li Zhengxi shook his head and said, "Aren't the first and third offices both under the Social Affairs Bureau? What's the point?"

"As far as I know, the third department mainly deals with confidential cases of various ministries and commissions. Sui Donghe belongs to the commerce department, so it is normal for the case to be transferred to the third department.

Let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll go back and find out what happened. What did they talk to you about?”

"Nothing much, just asked some questions about Sui Donghe. I didn't hide anything and told him everything I knew."

"Well, it's right not to hide it." The middle-aged man nodded.

"I see, Zhengxi, tell me in detail what happened yesterday."

"it's here?"

"Let's go to the restaurant over there and have a meal while we talk."

"Don't worry, Sui Donghe was reported because he ate out every day. Come with me to my house. My mom has cooked. Just have a couple of bites and we can talk slowly after we finish eating."

Li Zhengxi's head was shaking like a rattle. He now had a psychological trauma about eating in a restaurant.

"Don't bother?"

"It's okay."

"that line"

(End of this chapter)