A month later.

Gangbei finally ushered in a light snowfall, a wave of snowflakes poured down from the sky, paved a thin layer on the ground, and in an instant was crushed by pedestrians coming and going on the street, quickly melting into people's footprints, turning into small water stains on the road.

Looking out of the window, the sea and sky are in the distance, and everything you can see is a vast expanse.

"The weather forecast says it's a mild winter this year. Li Qing took a sip of hot coffee and said unhurriedly. At such times, on occasions like these, it seems that only talking about the weather can ease each other's embarrassment.

Qiao Xue sat across from the coffee table, holding a steaming latte in both hands, and the plain white beanie hat rested on the table near the window. She wore a casual dress today, and the dark blue plaid coat outside the patterned sweater had a fluffy white collar hanging from it, which made her whole person a little more delicate.

From time to time, someone pushes open the glass door and walks into this small café by the sea. While snorting hot air into his hand, he whispered something. Guests sometimes turn their heads and look around, and only regard the two customers near the window as a dating couple, and do not think otherwise.

The news hotspots some time ago have gradually fermented to the end, and with the number of headlines getting less and less, new sensational news has emerged one after another, and people have gradually lost interest in Li Qing, the famous head of the Li family, and I am afraid that they can only secretly curse him in the face of the increasingly high holiday in Gangbei. Li Qing sometimes feels like an outdated second-tier star, and often cries and laughs because of his embarrassing situation.

"I'm going to go to work tomorrow. After being silent for a while, Qiao Xue slowly spoke.

Li Qing smiled: "Very good, after resting for so long, I see that you are recovering quite well." ”

"Hmm. Qiao Xue nodded slightly, she put the coffee cup on the table, and then raised a jade hand to brush the broken hair on her forehead, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Thank you for taking care of you during this time." ”

"I don't feel used to your polite words. Li Qing raised his eyes and looked out the window, and his voice was very soft, "My ability is limited, so I can't help much." However, if you need it, you can still do some small work, and I hope you don't dislike it. ”

"You're so polite. Qiao Xuewan smiled, "After all, I work in the investigation department, and I will definitely have to face some quite difficult problems after work, and I may really need your assistance at that time." ”

Li Qing retracted his gaze from the window, tapped the table with two fingers, and said with a straight face: "You have to face the problem of Qi Kuan's handling and investigate the case of Zhou Wenhao's assassination, both of which are very tricky, please be careful." ”

Qiao Xuemei's eyes blinked: "From your point of view, is it possible for these two cases to be combined?"

Li Qing's heart was instantly clear, and he finally understood the true purpose of Qiao Xue's invitation to come out to sit. He frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Impossible. ”

"Are you so sure?"

"Definitely. Li Qing nodded without hesitation.

He didn't tell a lie, in Li Qing's opinion, despite the turbulent public opinion in Lingang, Zhou Wenhao's death could never be implicated in the Qi family. Perhaps in this incident, the Qi family, who was pushed to the forefront, was the biggest victim.

"Thank you. Qiao Xue lowered her head, took a sip of coffee, and pursed her lips, "Do you have any heartfelt complaints for me?"

Li Qing stared at Qiao Xue opposite in some surprise, and asked with a little teasing, "When did you become so humble?"

"I'm probably getting smarter. A smile appeared on Qiao Xue's delicate cheeks, "So I'm curious to know the opinion of an authentic Lingang person now." ”

"Hehe, I'm not a native of Lingang. Li Qing waved his hand slightly, "But there is one heartfelt message." ”

Li Qing stared at Qiao Xue's bright eyes and slowly spoke: "Be targeted, see more and do less." ”

Xiu frowned slightly, and after a while, Qiao Xue gently bowed: "Well, I wrote it down." ”

After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Xue spoke again: "But with Xie Hongbo's meaning, it seems that he intends to hand over Qi Kuan's case to me." The investigation department has an unshirkable responsibility in this case, and I am afraid that I will not be able to shirk it. ”

"No matter when and where, Xie Hongbo is an extremely dangerous person, you must be careful. Li Qing leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice and admonished.

Qiao Xue stared at the sea outside the window and narrowed her eyes slightly. After a long while, she retracted her gaze, looked at Li Qing carefully, and said with a smile: "I thought you two were common interests. "Really?" A playful smile appeared on the corner of Li Qing's mouth, "The interest is just a guy who goes around recognizing his father, it's too unreliable." We've worked together and fought each other, but now it's amazing to be able to sit at a table and drink coffee and talk calmly?"

"Definitely. Qiao Xue smiled and nodded.

"As for Qi Kuan's case. Li Qing said, "You don't have to worry too much, I heard that Pan Sen of the Anti-Corruption Bureau has a close relationship with the Qi family." In the days when there were no tigers in the mountains, he, the mad monkey, liked to rob cases the most. ”

Qiao Xue rubbed her temples as if she suddenly realized: "I forgot about him." ”

After another while, Li Qing asked, "Do you still plan to complete Zhou Wenhao's will?"

"If my answer is yes, you're going to be embarrassed, aren't you?"

"Definitely. Li Qing nodded sincerely, "It seems that after so many things, we are indeed gradually getting smarter." ”

"It's just that the price is a little too painful. Qiao Xueyu held her cheeks with her hand, and a touch of melancholy appeared in her eyes, "I think now, every word you said was right." The matter of Lingang needs to be resolved from within, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. ”

"Maybe I'm just right about two things. Li Qing broke the suddenly dull atmosphere with a small joke, and at this point, he didn't want to continue to delve into this topic meaninglessly.

Qiao Xue breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and grabbed the beanie hat on the corner of the table, and turned her head to stare out of the foggy window: "Let's go out for a walk." ”

"Good. Li Qing responded, and the two of them got up and walked out of the café.

The snow was still falling, and it was cold on the cheeks. Li Qing walked on the outside of the sidewalk, and the two of them paced slowly along the beach, chatting in a relaxed tone all the way.

Qiao Xue put the beanie hat on her head, raised her little face slightly to stare at the sky, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Li Qing likes to listen to Qiao Xue very much, whether she is happy or angry, her voice is always soft, it is simply an auditory enjoyment, and it sounds comfortable to the heart. Li Qing even felt that Qiao Xue didn't go to be the host and didn't share such a beautiful voice with more people, which was really a bit of a violent thing.

A week before the two men met, Xie Hongbo, director of the Inspection Operations Division, had been promoted to deputy director of the Lingang Supervision Department. The reason why this incident has attracted widespread attention is not Xie Hongbo's own special status, but that the Lingang Inspectorate has never had a deputy position before. Many people speculate that this move by the upper echelons is due to the fact that Zhou Wenhao's assassination happened too suddenly, and he was temporarily unable to select a suitable candidate to serve in the position, so he had to temporarily install a deputy position, so that Xie Hongbo could temporarily sit in the position of acting director to stabilize the overall situation.

In addition, a very small number of people also believe that this move represents a more cautious approach to the Lingang Inspectorate and intends to gradually limit the scope of authority of the head of the department.

But in any case, the situation in Lingang is now calming down, and it is far more appropriate to appoint a temporary agent than to re-transfer a visitor, and Li Qing agrees with this approach.

The first thing Xie Hongbo did after taking office as the deputy director of the Supervision Department was to ask Qiao Xue to return to work with great sincerity, mainly responsible for the investigation of Zhou Wenhao's assassination case. In this context, Qiao Xue hesitated for a week before finally agreeing.

Qiao Xue already worked in the investigation department, considering Zhou Wenhao's relationship with her before his death, such an arrangement is undoubtedly reasonable and more conducive to the development of the investigation. But after Li Qing analyzed with Lin Qiuqiu in private, he came to the opposite conclusion, Xie Hongbo didn't seem to intend to let the assassination case come to light. After all, with Qiao Xue's isolated position in the Lingang Supervision Office, I am afraid it will be difficult to make effective actions. And once the case is not clear in the future, Xie Hongbo can use Qiao Xue as a shield to resist the accountability of his superiors.

"That's it, thank you for walking so far with me. When the two of them walked back to the car again, Qiao Xue asked with a smile.

"Well, you have to go to work tomorrow, so you should go back to rest early. ”

Qiao Xue opened the car door with the key and sat in the driver's seat, rolled down the window after closing the door, and smiled at Li Qing: "Let's go." ”

"Be careful on the road. Li Qing waved his hand and watched Qiao Xue drive away.

Li Qing looked down at his watch, it was now three and fifteen in the afternoon, but the weather gave people a dim feeling of five or six o'clock. He couldn't help but start to miss the sofa at home, and began to miss Lin Qiuqiu, who was holding a child, wrapped in a blanket, and a cat watching a bloody romantic drama on the sofa.

"What a terrible Sunday. Li Qing sighed softly, turned around and walked back to his car, pulled the door and sat down.

He started the car and was about to drive back to the Li family mansion when his mobile phone rang suddenly. Li Qing glanced lightly at the screen of his mobile phone and saw that the caller was Qian Liming.

After the last equity negotiation, Qian Liming returned to Mingtai, and at that time he left with Mo Li and the Su family brothers and sisters. Everyone ran to Mingtai to play under the bewitchment of Qian Liming, making today's Balingshan Villa look like an empty city.

Li Qing pressed the answer button, and Qian Liming's anxious voice instantly sounded in his ears: "Big brother, something happened to me here!"