Chapter 483 Meeting
Both Jin Zhihai and Li Yancheng felt that this matter should not be so coincidental. Even Su Xiaotong, who came up with this clue, only had a flash of inspiration after hearing the name Niu Guoqing from his wife.

Although he felt that this clue was a bit too coincidental, after hanging up the phone, Jin Zhihai still went to report to his director.

Now the case has reached a dead end again. After hearing the report, the director of the Second Division decided to give it a try regardless of whether there was any result or not. He immediately asked for instructions from the Bureau and sent a joint investigation notice to the Shanxi Provincial Department.

What they didn't know was that the protagonist they were talking about had just got off the bus and appeared in Dianhai District with a piece of paper in his hand.

"Comrade, I'm here from out of town to visit my relatives. Could you please help me find the way to this place?"

Niu Guoqing, 31 years old this year, is about 1.7 meters tall and of medium build. He has been working in the countryside for many years. He has dark skin and looks much older than his actual age, with a face full of vicissitudes of life.

"Keep going along the road." The passerby he asked looked at the contents of the paper in his hand, raised his hand and pointed to the south enthusiastically and said, "Go about a mile forward and you will pass a relatively large intersection. After passing the intersection, keep going forward and you will arrive at the second alley entrance on the left."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

After walking along the road the man pointed out for about half an hour, Niu Guoqing finally saw the entrance to the alley he was looking for.

When he saw that if the bus he had taken before went two more stops, it would just arrive at the entrance of this alley, he couldn't help but curse the ticket seller in his heart.

When he got on the bus, he took out the note and asked the conductor. It was the conductor who asked him to get off at the front, causing him to walk two more stops.

After turning into the alley, Niu Guoqing looked carefully at the house numbers on each courtyard door. Unlike the Meishan East Alley where Li Yancheng lived, people coming and going here saw a stranger and no one asked him what he was doing. Of course, this may also be related to the fact that this alley connected two main roads, and every day many people who did not live here took a shortcut through the alley.

When he reached the sixth house from west to east, he finally saw the house number he was looking for.

After putting away the note in his hand, he took two steps towards the gate when a plump middle-aged woman who looked to be in her fifties walked out of the yard while turning her head and saying something to the back. The two met face to face.

Seeing Niu Guoqing already outside the courtyard gate, the aunt who had just turned around was slightly startled, and then asked curiously: "Who are you looking for?"

"Auntie, does Wang Shengli live here?"

"Looking for Shengli? He lives here, but he's not here right now. He's at work."

"Going to work?" Niu Guoqing seemed very surprised when he heard the aunt say that the person he was looking for had gone to work.

Wang Shengli was finally able to return to the city this year because of the policy. He came back so late because his family could not find him a job, otherwise he would have come back long ago.

The letter he had received from Wang Shengli before said that he had no job after returning and his family conditions were not good. His words showed that it would be better to stay in the countryside. As long as he was willing to work hard and farm, at least he could still have food to eat.

But what is going on now? This guy actually has a job?
"Auntie, does Shengli have a job now?"

"Yes," the aunt nodded, and while nodding, she looked Niu Guoqing up and down.

"you are?"

"Oh, Seungri and I are cutting in line together."

"So you two were sent to work in the countryside together. Shengli is not at home now, but he usually comes back at four o'clock. Why don't you go to his house first? His parents are here now.

Go in and walk straight to the back, and the last house on the right is his."

"Thank you, Auntie."

"You are welcome."

Upon hearing that the person he was looking for was not at home, Niu Guoqing had no intention of going in, but the old lady enthusiastically showed him the way. When he looked at the time, it was almost three o'clock, and it wouldn't be long before Wang Shengli got home from get off work. He hesitated for a moment, thanked the old lady, and then walked into the yard.

After entering the yard and turning around the screen wall, he looked at the yard with some disbelief.

No, this can no longer be called a courtyard. He didn't know what to call it. Anyway, it has completely overturned his impression of a courtyard house.

He felt like he was not walking into a courtyard, but into another alley.

Unlike the alley he had just walked through, this alley was extremely narrow. There were countless debris piled up on both sides of the road, and every household had built a simple house with wooden boards. It was difficult for two people walking towards each other to pass each other on this road.

In Niu Guoqing's memory, the courtyard houses in Beijing should not be like this. It has only been so many years since he left, how come they are... not even as good as the houses in the countryside.

"Hey, who are you looking for?"

Just as he was in a daze, a voice came over.

This is a courtyard after all. If a stranger appears, the residents inside will of course ask questions when they see him.

"Uh... I'm looking for Wang Shengli."

"Looking for Shengli, go to the back, his house is at the end, but he should not be at home now, he has gone to work. His parents are at home."

After saying this, without waiting for Niu Guoqing to say anything, the man who looked like the husband of the middle-aged woman just now shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Lao Wang... Lao Wang... someone is looking for your Shengli."

"Who?"

As soon as the words fell, a male voice sounded from behind, and at this time Wang Shengli also raised his leg and walked back. Seeing this, the middle-aged man standing in the aisle retreated back to his home. He just stood there blocking the road. If he didn't retreat, others would not be able to pass. He also did not forget to show the way.

"Go straight back, it's the last one on the right."

"Thank you, uncle."

"National Day?"

After thanking the uncle, Niu Guoqing took a few steps forward when he heard a familiar voice. He turned around and saw that it was the person he was looking for.

Wang Shengli was looking at him with surprise at this moment, as if he did not expect to see this good friend who had taken good care of him when he cut in line.

"Victory, you're off work!"

"It's really you. I couldn't recognize you when I saw your back. I thought I was seeing things. When did you come here?"

Wang Shengli took two steps at a time and walked forward, opening his arms and hugging his friend. Niu Guoqing also hugged him tightly. The two patted each other on the back and laughed at the same time.

"When did you come here on National Day?"

Wang Shengli asked again.

"I arrived here three days ago."

"You've been here for three days. Why did you only come to see me today? Where do you live? Are your wife and children here?"

"I say, Shengli, your friends came to see you, but you didn't even invite them to your house to sit down. Instead, you just stood outside and chatted."

Before Wang Shengli finished his words, the uncle spoke first.

After hearing what the uncle said, Wang Shengli realized that this was indeed not a good place to talk.

"Uh...thank you for the reminder, Uncle Zhang. I was a little excited to see my friend."

"Haha, I understand. Take your friend back home quickly." The uncle smiled and waved his hand, signaling them to leave quickly. He was planning to go out yet these two people were blocking his door, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.

"Let's go, National Day. Let's go to my house first. We'll talk when we get home."

Wang Shengli pushed his friend's shoulder and asked him to continue walking. Unexpectedly, Niu Guoqing did not move. Instead, he said, "Shengli, we won't go to your house. Let's find a place outside to talk. I have something to do later."

Just now when he turned around, he glanced at the uncle's house and saw the cramped space inside. He thought that even if the Wang family's space could be bigger, it would definitely not be much bigger.

This instantly made him give up the idea of ​​going to Wang's house.

He came here to talk to Wang Shengli about something, but his parents were at home, so there was no way he could talk about many things, so it would be better for him to find a place outside.

Seeing Niu Guoqing's expression, Wang Shengli immediately realized that his friend had something to say, but it was inconvenient to do so at home, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then wait a moment, I'll go back and say hello to my parents."

He did not force his friend to go to his house. The place was really small, and because he had built a makeshift house outside the original house, the light inside was very dim. In the broad daylight, you had to turn on the lights to see clearly inside the house. Of course, his family would not turn on the lights, but it would be a bit rude to take a friend there in the dark.

He could imagine that if he turned on the lights, after Niu Guoqing left, his parents would definitely nag him for wasting electricity for half the night.

So, when he saw his friend said he wanted to go outside and talk, he agreed.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside the yard."

"it is good"

"Uncle, you are busy. I'll go over first." Before leaving, Niu Guoqing did not forget to greet the uncle very politely.

"Okay, walk slowly!"

After saying hello to the uncle, Niu Guoqing and Wang Shengli walked past each other and headed south. In just a few steps, they reached the end of the road. They just had to turn left, walk to the screen wall, and then turn right to walk out of the yard.

As he turned left without stopping, he turned his head to glance at his good friend Wang Shengli's back and saw that his right leg was still the same as before, limping slightly with some inconvenience as he walked north.

After walking out of the yard, Niu Guoqing stood at the door and lit a cigarette. Before he had taken two puffs of the cigarette, Wang Shengli also came out.

"Let's go on National Day, I'll treat you to a meal."

"What time are we going to eat now? Let's find a place to chat for a while. I came here today to ask for your help with something."

Hearing Niu Guoqing saying without hesitation that he had something to discuss with him, a smile appeared on Wang Shengli's lips.

"Okay, come with me, Guoqing. Where will you live after you come here?"

"The guesthouse where I live..."

The two of them talked as they walked out of the alley, getting farther and farther away.

……

"Alas, I originally wanted you to take over my job, but now..."

In Li Yancheng's office on the third floor of the Social Affairs Bureau's headquarters building, Hong Dingguo, sitting on the sofa, looked helpless.

Li Yancheng, who was sitting opposite, smiled silently.

If he could take over the position of Secretary-General, it would indeed be a shortcut for him in the short term. Even if he could not join the headquarters team as soon as he took over the position due to qualifications issues, he could successfully join the team and be promoted to the level of deputy leader in a year at most by virtue of his position advantages.

But what about later?

He will have to work as secretary-general for at least three to five years, and then he may be transferred to deputy leader of the headquarters. If he delays these two positions, ten years will probably have passed. By then, it will be extremely difficult for him to jump out of the Social Affairs Bureau, and he will no longer have the advantage of age.

What's more, Li Yancheng was not interested in the position of Secretary-General, which required a lot of coordination work.

"The army may change but the camp remains the same. I have worked in our Social Affairs Bureau for more than ten years. It would be nice to go out and see the outside world."

"Haha, you are a young man after all." Hong Dingguo smiled and raised his hand pointing at Li Yancheng.

"But you're right. A move can make a person live. Our unit is still a little too closed. Staying here is really not good for your growth. It's a very good choice for you to transfer to the public security department now.

I heard that you will be in charge of criminal investigation, which will give you more possibilities in the future."

"Before the transfer order comes, everything is possible. As for what job I will be in charge of, that depends on the organization's arrangement. I am not picky and will obey the organization's assignment."

Li Yancheng would never say anything he thought was true, as that would only make others laugh at him. Not everyone was happy with his adjustment this time.

Just like in the public security department, a deputy director was transferred away, leaving a vacant position. All qualified people were eager to move, but who would have thought that in the end someone would be parachuted in, and he was so young.

Not to mention the people below who were eyeing this position, even the deputy directors at the same level felt a lot of pressure. Everyone guessed that he came here just to get the position of director.

The current director of the Municipal Bureau, Gao Shuyuan, is already in his early sixties, which means that the current retirement system is not very clear. Otherwise, even if he is a member of the headquarters team and at the level of deputy leader, he should have retired.

But after all, he is already at this age, and the higher-ups require that cadres should be younger, which means that Director Gao will definitely retire in less than two years.

Li Yancheng was transferred to serve as deputy director at this time. Anyone with a discerning eye can see why.

His transfer this time affected many people. He had already anticipated that after he went there, the work would become extremely difficult.

If he is really put in charge of criminal investigation work, then even if he has participated in the trial of many criminal cases, the directors of the Criminal Investigation Department who have a good relationship with him may find their way to promotion blocked by his transfer, thus making their relationship become more vivid.

Just think about it, a deputy director in charge of criminal investigation is unable to direct the work of the criminal investigation departments below, and his subordinates are hypocritical in obeying his orders. One can imagine what his future situation will be like.

What Su Xiaotong said to him last night, asking him to use the current series of cases as a breakthrough, was just for his own good. If he could really quickly solve this case with a very wide impact after taking office, he would definitely be able to quickly take control of the situation.

As for criminal investigation work, it mainly depends on whether you can solve the case.

Although Li Yancheng did not follow up the case throughout, just from the details he knew, it was very difficult to solve the case, otherwise the murderer would not have been at large for ten years, committing crimes again and even upgrading his methods.

The murderer ten years ago did not kill anyone, he just did that. Ten years later, the victims of the two known cases were not only did they do that, they were also killed afterwards.

It is not easy to break the deadlock by relying on this case.

At this moment he didn't know that the problem he was considering was also considered by someone else, and that person was his father-in-law.

Since Mr. Luo transferred his son-in-law over there, it certainly would not be just a simple transfer. The old man not only wanted to help his son-in-law get on the job, but also wanted to give him a ride.

At this time, many people still don’t know that this time the Beijing Public Security Bureau is not just making a simple personnel adjustment to the deputy director position, but is also going to make a relatively large-scale internal institutional reform.

Originally, the city bureau's criminal investigation work was handled by three criminal investigation divisions, which were each responsible for several areas divided within them, or coordinated with each other.

Such an arrangement has its pros and cons. This time, the city and the headquarters are preparing to break this pattern and establish a Criminal Investigation Brigade in the Municipal Bureau, which is a full-level unit. Also to be newly established this time is a Public Security Management Brigade.

In this way, after Li Yancheng is transferred there, his future work in charge, whether it is criminal investigation or public security, will be much easier, and it will be easier to unite his subordinates and unleash stronger combat effectiveness.

……

Finally getting off work, Li Yancheng drove to Dianhai to pick up his wife who had no classes tonight and go home together.

"Dacheng, someone from the Beijing Municipal Organization Department came to talk to me this morning."

"Well, as expected, they came to our place early in the morning when they first got to work."

As soon as they got in the car, Luo Min told her husband what happened in the morning. Li Yancheng nodded and replied while turning the steering wheel.

Ok?
He suddenly felt as if someone was looking at him, and while turning the car around, he glanced across the street.

But it was time to get off work, and there were so many people on the road that he couldn't see anything. The feeling was fleeting. After the car turned around, he looked at the area opposite the school gate again, but still found nothing. He didn't think much about it and stepped on the accelerator with his right foot.
"What are you looking at?" Seeing him turn his head to look outside, Luo Min also turned his head to take a look and asked curiously.

"Just now I suddenly felt like someone was watching me outside."

"Do you have the same feeling?" After hearing her husband's words, Luo Min turned her head and looked at the driver's seat, with a look of surprise on her face.

squeak……

His wife's words made Li Yancheng slam on the brakes and stop the car on the side of the road.

"What do you mean? Did you feel someone was looking at you when you were standing by the roadside waiting for me?"

Luo Min finished class early today. When she came out to the gate, Li Yancheng had not arrived yet, so she stood on the side of the road and waited for a while.

During the waiting time, she felt as if someone was watching her, so she turned around to look for him, but found nothing after searching around.

Just at this moment a car came over, and she was planning to tell it later, but she never thought that her man also had that feeling.

(End of this chapter)

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