Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 376 Clues?

"Tingting, if you really think so, then your mother said nothing. But if you don't think so, and you also want to pass on some of your experience in life and work to your own children.

Then I hope you can think carefully about whether what you did to your father just now was right or not.

You, I don't know why you have such a big prejudice against your father just wanting to care about you, as if you have to go against him in everything."

The old lady shook her head helplessly.

Luo Ting sat there without saying a word. She heard everything her mother said, but she didn't know why she behaved like that.

Seeing the fleeting regret on her eldest daughter's face, the old lady smiled. She turned to look at her youngest daughter and daughter-in-law, and when they both looked over, she winked at them.

Then he stood up, took his grandson and granddaughter and walked to the second floor while talking to them, leaving the living room on the first floor to his two daughters and daughters-in-law.

Let the three aunts and sisters-in-law go and have a chat.

Under the eaves outside the main house, Luo Yang and his elder brother-in-law Guo Songshan were sitting here smoking.

"Songshan, do you know why our dad asked Yancheng to go into the study with him just now?"

"Uh...I don't know."

Guo Songshan shook his head in confusion.

He was not familiar with this brother-in-law, whom he had only met three or four times. He only knew that he worked in the Social Affairs Bureau and was the head of the pre-trial department.

Although he was not clear about what the pre-trial department did, in his opinion, for a doctor to become the section chief in such a unit before the age of 30, it must be because the leader was giving face to his father-in-law.

He had heard from his wife that the leader of the Social Affairs Bureau headquarters was the godfather of his second brother.

As if he could guess what he was thinking, Luo Yang asked with a smile: "Songshan, did you hear about the big case that happened on the night of the 29th?"

"I heard... I heard from my colleagues that someone shot a police officer at the gate of the Public Security Hospital."

Luo Yang's very jumpy question made Guo Songshan stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he told him what he had heard.

"Almost. However, the person the murderer shot was not a policeman, but Yan Cheng."

"what?"

With a swish, Guo Songshan stood up with a look of shock on his face.

He was no stranger to guns. Nowadays, no matter whether men or women, almost everyone had fired a gun. Almost everyone had received military training. The saying "everyone is a soldier" was not just a random statement.

Of course, they used long guns for target practice, and they could only shoot at the target.

He had never experienced shooting anyone before, and even just pointing a gun at someone was strictly prohibited.

He had never had the experience of being pointed at with a gun or even shot.

He doesn't even have to worry about someone pointing a gun at him. Just thinking about it makes him feel his calves tingling.

Now hearing that his brother-in-law had been shot, how could he not be extremely surprised.

"Sit down, sit down. Don't be so surprised. It's not the first time."

"Isn't it the first time?" The words that came out of Luo Yang's mouth almost made Guo Songshan's eyes fall to the ground.

"Songshan, I know what you are thinking. I have no other intention in telling you this. I just want to tell you that everything Yancheng has now was earned with his life. No leader promoted him just for the sake of anyone else.

You may not know that Yan Cheng joined the organization in the 14th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when he was 21 years old.

He was transferred to the Social Affairs Bureau in July of the 19th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has only been a year and a half. But you know, in this year and a half, he has won one first-class merit and two second-class merits. He has truly risked his life for these achievements.

He personally stopped two explosions at the hands of criminals and was shot once, with the bullet grazing his thigh. Each of his missions was extremely dangerous.

So you say, is this position of section chief that he risked his life for worth it? No, I was wrong, he is now a section chief with regimental-level treatment.

Ask yourself, if you were in my shoes, could you do it? I can’t do it anyway, I admire this guy.”

"He... why... why is he fighting so hard?" Guo Songshan still looked shocked.

He never expected that this brother-in-law whom he had only met a few times would be... so powerful.

"Yeah, that's why he tried so hard, that's what I want to know."

Luo Yang raised his eyebrows.

"Now back to the first question. Dad, why did your father-in-law ask Yan Cheng to come over?"

Without waiting for Guo Songshan to speak, Luo Yang answered his own question and continued, "We need to adjust Yan Cheng's job position."

"Adjusting job positions?"

“Yes, the old man didn’t tell me the specific reason, he just said that there was a more important job that required his full attention.

Of course, I believe that the old man is also worried that something might happen to Yan Cheng, otherwise he would basically not be too involved in his children's work and life.

Songshan, I tell you this because I want you to go back and persuade Tingting not to always think that the old man will interfere with you. He just wants to care about you. "

Hearing this, Guo Songshan smiled bitterly and said, “In fact, Tingting said it very well at home, but I don’t know why she became like that after coming here.

I understand, brother. I will talk to her more when I get back."

Alas... every family has its own problems.

Su Xiaotong also has one at home, but he has no time to think about the difficult situation at home now.

At this moment, he was sitting in the interrogation room in the backyard of the department, conducting the second interrogation of Hou Daqiang after his arrest.

"Hou Daqiang, when you received the assassination mission order from your superiors, did they tell you that if the mission failed or was exposed, you had to find a way to commit suicide and not be captured alive?"

???

When Hou Daqiang heard the question asked by Su Xiaotong, he was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"Government, I have not received such an order."

"Do you know of any such order from your brother?"

"Uh... probably not. I've never heard him mention it anyway."

Although the two Hou brothers are very familiar with each other's tasks and will help each other, they do take on tasks separately.

Moreover, the secret mailbox for accepting tasks is different, and they are not even sure whether the two people’s superiors are the same person.

Although the task lists they received were all handwritten, the handwriting on them was completely different.

There is one thing in common, that is, the handwriting is equally ugly, as if it was written by a child who has just learned to write, and people can barely recognize what was written.

The two brothers had also specially kept the task list for verification.

They found that not only were the handwriting on the task sheets they received different, but the handwriting on the task sheets they received was also different every time.

The meaning is very clear, it is completely to guard against them.

The two brothers of the Hou family had thought about finding out who their boss was. After all, no one would feel comfortable being threatened with the lives of their wives and children.

But after searching for a long time, not only did they not find any clues, but they were discovered by their superiors.

One day, Hou Daqiang's son accidentally found a bullet in his pocket.

The two brothers of the Hou family knew that their secret actions had been discovered.

From then on, the two men put away their little thoughts. Although they were still reluctant, they had no choice but to be controlled in this way for the safety of their wives and children.

The reason why Su Xiaotong asked this question today was that he wanted to find out why the superiors or organizations behind the Hou brothers wanted to kill Li Yancheng.

Hou Daqiang's answer made him a little disappointed.

Although the two brothers did not receive orders to commit suicide, it does not mean that the organization or their superiors were unaware of the special skills that Yan Cheng possessed.

It is very likely that they knew that the two brothers did not possess any other confidential matters and would not pose a threat to other lurkers of the organization in the country, so it did not matter if they were caught.

call……

Su Xiaotong sighed silently in his heart.

Although the two Hou brothers were arrested, the case, which had just shown some signs of clues, also came to a dead end.

Although they now know that someone is planning to cause sabotage, they don't know where the sabotage will be carried out, and they can only guess what kind of sabotage will be carried out based on the materials collected by Hou Erqiang.

Beijing may seem small, but it is actually quite large, with too many important places, important projects, and key figures.

It is almost impossible to make foolproof preparations, especially since they don't know when and where this plan, which has been prepared for two years, will be implemented.

What if the target the other party wants to target is not in Beijing?
This is very possible based on their analysis last night.

"Su... Director Su..."

Just when Su Xiaotong fell into deep thought, Hou Daqiang suddenly spoke.

"Ok?"

Hearing him calling him, Su Xiaotong raised his eyelids and looked over. Seeing that he was licking his lips, he turned around and said to the guard beside him.

"Erhu, pour him a glass of water."

"Yes"

"Thank you, Director Su. Thank you, Director Su."

Hou Daqiang had only drunk a small glass of water since he was captured yesterday afternoon. He was already thirsty and hungry. When he heard that he could drink some water, he hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Su Xiaotong leaned back on the chair, waved his hand nonchalantly and asked, "What do you want to say when you call me?"

As they were talking, the guard Erhu came in with a cup of warm water. Seeing this, he raised his hand and motioned for Hou Daqiang to drink it first and talk later after finishing the water.

With the help of Erhu, Hou Daqiang, who had been thirsty for a long time, gulped down a large enamel jar of water in one breath and burped with satisfaction.

"Director Su..." After drinking the water, he took the initiative to speak without waiting for Su Xiaotong to ask again.

"I recalled it carefully again when you let me rest in the middle of the night."

"What do you recall?"

Su Xiaotong suddenly became excited. If he wanted to find clues about the mysterious person online, his greatest hope would be the two brothers of the Hou family.

If they just rely on their own investigation and chance, they may not know when they will be able to go.

Now hearing Hou Daqiang's words, he immediately realized that this guy must have remembered something.

So he stood up and walked over, took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in Hou's mouth, and struck a match to help him light it.

Hou Daqiang took two deep puffs. As his hands were tied to a special chair and he could not move, he turned the cigarette in his mouth to the corner of his mouth, bit the cigarette with his teeth and spoke.

"Although we still don't know whether my brother and I have the same superior, this assassination mission has allowed me to confirm that my current superior is not the same person as my previous superior." "Why do you say that?"

Su Xiaotong bent down and stretched out his hands to support the baffle in front of the special chair where Hou Daqiang was sitting, staring at him closely and asked.

"Because my previous superior knew me very well, but the superior who ordered the assassination mission this time didn't know much about me."

"Tell me more details."

"When he assigned me the assassination mission this time, he specifically pointed out in the message that I should take some time to practice my marksmanship and use a gun to carry out this mission, and not poison me again.

If the target of the assassination is a doctor, the poisoning will most likely be discovered, and because of his identity it will be difficult to get in close contact with him, so there may not be a chance to poison him at all.

The problem is, my best skill is shooting. Although I know something about poison, I definitely can’t make it myself.”

"Since you can't make poison yourself, where did you get the poison when you and your brother killed those five people?"

Su Xiaotong seized on the difference between what he said yesterday and what he said today and asked.

"Those were left over from previous missions. Because they were not enough, my brother personally took care of two of them."

"You just think that he doesn't understand that you are an excellent marksman, so you conclude that the person who assigned the task this time is not the same person as before?"

"Yes," Hou Daqiang nodded.

"When the boss assigned me a task, if he wanted me to use a gun, he wouldn't say anything. But if he wanted me to eliminate the target quietly, such as poisoning, he would prepare the poison.

When I saw the poison, I understood what he meant. This is a tacit understanding between us."

"Then do you think it's possible that this assassination mission was not ordered by the organization you work for, but was taken advantage of by someone else?"

Su Xiaotong thought of the man named Guan Jingming who not only planted a green grassland on Tan Guangming's head, but also used the secrets he got from Tan's wife to kill two birds with one stone and frame him.

He almost succeeded.

"Director Su, this is basically impossible. You forgot that I explained last night that the mailboxes we use for communication are not fixed. The person online will tell me which secret mailbox to use next time when he leaves a message last time.

Therefore, unless he takes the initiative to tell others, it is generally impossible for outsiders to know. "

After hearing what he said, Su Xiaotong also remembered that the method of communication between the Hou brothers and the mysterious superior was relatively reliable.

This also basically eliminates the possibility of being used by outsiders to achieve their own goals.

That being the case...

"Hou Daqiang, I remember you said yesterday that you haven't received any missions for a while, not counting this assassination mission."

"That's right"

The two brothers of the Hou family are twins, and the two families live in the same yard, but each time they take on a mission, they take on their own missions separately, but they will help each other.

The missions Hou Daqiang received were mostly assassination-related, while the missions his brother received were mostly about collecting materials and information.

This is also the task assigned by the upline based on their respective strengths.

Change line?
Su Xiaotong felt a little strange.

Under normal circumstances, unless there are any accidents, this kind of latent organization rarely performs operations such as changing its online presence.

Because they often cooperate with each other and are familiar with each other, suddenly replacing one person may bring about some unexpected changes.

Even if they are like the Hou brothers, who have no idea who their superiors are, because they have been cooperating, the tasks assigned to them will be very suitable for them.

This kind of covert organization can remain hidden for a long time, and every person under it is very important to them. Unless they are exposed out of necessity, no one will think of deliberately targeting anyone.

Thinking of this, Su Xiaotong turned and walked to the table, reached out and picked up the notebook in front of the recorder, turned to the part that Hou Daqiang had instructed yesterday, and began to read it carefully.

"The last time you received a mission was last March?"

"Yes"

"That is to say, from the last mission to this mission, your superior may have changed."

"I think it should be."

"Have you and your brother destroyed all the mission orders you received?"

"It would be a nuisance if we kept it, so we usually destroy it after we've looked at it."

"You said the handwriting on that task list was very ugly, like it was written by someone who just learned to write. Can you write a few words for me to see?"

"Uh... Director Su, I really can't learn his handwriting. It looks like it was randomly scratched on the ground by a dog's paw. It's not easy to learn."

After asking Hou a few more questions, Su Xiaotong arranged for the guards to get some food for Hou Daqiang from the cafeteria, then left the interrogation room and went to the place next door where Hou Erqiang was detained.

An hour later, he came out of the interrogation room, his brows still furrowed.

Judging from their cooperation, the two brothers should have nothing to hide, but the useful information they provided was very little.

If no clues are found, this case will really reach a dead end.

Back in his office in the Intermediate Court, Su Xiaotong subconsciously flipped through the notebook in his hand, as if he wanted to analyze every word recorded in the notebook.

The last mission I received was in March of the 20th year after the founding of the People's Republic of China. When I took the next mission on New Year's Day this year, it felt like the person on the line had changed.

And this mysterious online person is quite familiar with Li Yancheng's movements.

Why change people?

Su Xiaotong believes that if there is no special reason, people will not be replaced easily.

What was the special reason that forced them to change players?

It turns out that the person online left Beijing due to work issues?
This is one reason, he has encountered this problem in previous cases.

Or, the original person who went online died of a sudden illness?

No, he shook his head as soon as he thought of this. It shouldn't be the case, because the person who took over later was able to contact Hou Daqiang on his own initiative, which meant that he learned the contact method from his old superior.

In this case, it is impossible that the old man died suddenly from a sudden illness, but it is possible that he died slowly from the illness.

This may be one of the reasons.

Su Xiaotong wrote down two reasons for changing the line on a piece of paper.

So is there anything else?
Suddenly his eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought of another reason.

Is there a possibility that this old boss has been arrested?

Last year they arrested quite a few undercover agents, but not every one of them had been interrogated using special interrogation methods.

Moreover, even those who had been interrogated using special interrogation methods probably did not ask because they had no idea that the guy was carrying other things.

They didn't ask, so of course those guys wouldn't confess voluntarily.

Especially under the control of special interrogation methods, the controlled person will only answer the questions asked and will not say a single word.

Last year, they cracked the Chen family who fled to Hong Kong Island, as well as several cases surrounding the Dianhai Instrument Factory, and arrested a large number of criminals.

Those people were arrested just after March last year.

hiss!
Su Xiaotong grimaced as he felt a toothache.

Those people have already been sentenced. Not counting those from other places in the country, there are nearly a hundred people in Beijing alone.

Among them, more than a dozen were sentenced to death, and some serious criminals sentenced to more than ten years in prison have been sent to farms in Northeast China.

This……

What should he do if, as he guessed, the old boss was captured that time and then shot at or sent to a farm in the northeast?

check!
No matter what, this is a clue and must be investigated, even if it is useless.

Su Xiaotong clenched his fists!

"Jingle Bell"

Just then, the phone on the desk rang.

"Hello, I'm Su Xiaotong."

"Haha, I think you're in the office, wait, I'll be there soon."

Li Yancheng's voice came from the phone.

"hey hey"

"what happened?"

"Didn't I tell you to take a rest today?"

"The person who wants to kill me hasn't been caught yet, so I don't have the energy to rest."

"But it's useless for you to come here! The Hou brothers don't have any useful clues here."

"They really don't know who the upline is? Do you want me to ask?"

“It’s the same as you ask. This time I am more certain that these two brothers are not hiding anything.

They want to get that upper line more than we do.”

"Huh..." Li Yancheng on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

"Are there no other clues?"

"They have already explained everything they can.

The two brothers are doomed to die. If they don't want their wives and children to be sent away by that man to accompany them, they will definitely not help the man online at the last minute. What's the point?

Yancheng, you should rest at home today and accompany Xiaomin. We can talk about anything tomorrow."

"Okay, since you said that, I won't go over. We'll talk again when we get to work tomorrow."

"Well, just stay home and don't think too much."

"it is good"

"Bye"

"toot toot"

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Li Yancheng shrugged his shoulders. Since you are not allowed to go, then don't go. Just spend some time with your wife today!

(End of this chapter)