It was nearly midnight before Qiu Luo Kuang dragged his tired body back home, and his wife Ma Xiaoyun hadn't fallen asleep in order to wait for him, she had always maintained a life of going to bed early and getting up early, but now her life has changed.

"Why don't you sleep yet?" Qiu Luokuang asked a little complainingly, he had called her beforehand, and he might come home late because he was too busy with work, so he asked her not to wait for him.

"I slept for a while, I woke up again, and I couldn't sleep again." Ma Xiaoyun replied and brought him a cup of tea to relieve fatigue, her face was very bad.

can't sleep, it sounds a little meaningful to Qiu Luokuang.

"Is it the same old mistake again?" Qiu Luokuang asked with concern, because his wife's stomach has not been very good.

"Alas—" The wife sighed softly, and said no more, apparently due to a heart disease.

Qiu Luokuang sat on the sofa and sipped Maojian tea.

In the vast and quiet living room, only the pendulum of the huge table clock with cultural relics in the corner of the room came with a clear "tick-tock" sound.

"What's keeping you so busy?" For a long time, Ma Xiaoyun broke this unbearable silence.

"That's a lot of things." Qiu Luokuang raised his head and looked at her and said, generally speaking, after going home, he always has to talk to his wife about some work things, listen to her "woman's opinion", sometimes her opinion is very helpful to him, his wife is not the kind of woman who has no knowledge, otherwise she would not have looked at him as an agricultural technician working at the most basic level, he admired her insight as a woman, she resolutely put aside the huge resistance of her family and ran from the county seat to his village to marry him wholeheartedly, he once asked her, what did she like about him, he was indeed a little handsome at that time, but was that the only reason why she decided to marry him?

Qiu Luokuang didn't believe that he would have this kind of good luck as a peasant kid who could be looked down upon by the people in the city.

But there are too many people who live and work much better than Qiu Luokuang, and she is recognized as a golden flower in the county, not only because she is "noble-born", but also has extraordinary appearance and so many suitors.

But at that time, Ma Xiaoyun told Qiu Luokuang bluntly and very utilitarianly that she was not the kind of woman who was so-called dedicated to love, but because she believed that he would have a great career and would be a bigger official than her father, what was missing was only opportunities.

Qiu Luo Kuang knows his own weight and is self-aware, and a poor child like him does not deserve this kind of desire. As long as he can return to the county to work, being a city man is his greatest wish in life. But his wife Ma Xiaoyun is definitely not empty talk, it is not him, but she is planning his future officialdom life, he did not follow the path of his father-in-law who became the county magistrate, that is impossible. Her father, an old-fashioned orthodox official, threatened to sever his daughter's father-daughter relationship as soon as they got their marriage certificate, so the easy path to promotion came to an end.

After marriage, he soon met Ou Qinghai, the director of the county industrial bureau who was engaged in research at that time, under the recommendation of his wife Ma Xiaoyun, and the two cherished each other, and since then there has been a tacit understanding, Ou Qinghai at that time was also an aspiring official, under his support, Qiu Luokuang became a deputy township head, he finally entered the officialdom, coupled with his hard work, since then he has risen step by step, and has achieved today's high position as mayor.

In all fairness, the reason why Qiu Luokuang is here today should be entirely due to his wife's running and penetration, and Qiu Luokuang himself has a clear understanding of this.

In today's domestic officialdom, it does not depend on a person's talent, but on chance connections, there are too many people who are more capable than him, often lack of an opportunity and consume the spirit from then on mediocre life.

"Has the support fund for laid-off and unemployed workers been raised?" Ma Xiaoyun asked, interrupting his thoughts about the past.

"It's in place." After a busy day today, it is only possible to solve this old and difficult problem, Qiu Luokuang does not know where to make up his mind about the money next quarter, and the bank has completely closed the door to Xiaoxiang City.

"How's the matter with the 10,000-set economic housing project?" Ma Xiaoyun asked unhurriedly.

"It's almost about to get off the horse, the bank said that it doesn't agree to take out another loan, and urges us to repay the previous loan, but this 10,000 sets of projects is related to the housing of thousands of people, and it will affect social stability. Half of the mortgaged loans had to be used as bad debts for the urban construction company, that is, only half of the money could be paid, but the crisis was finally overcome. Qiu Luo Kuang sighed.

"Doesn't that land belong to our city?" Ma Xiaoyun was stunned, a little puzzled, "Isn't this a clear drug fraud bank?" Ma Xiaoyun is right, that land is the factory land of a central enterprise, and theoretically it does not belong to Xiaoxiang City.

"But now I can't take care of so much, it's important to save my life." Qiu Luo Kuang sighed helplessly again.

"The bank is not a fool, and it will be clear when I investigate the matter." Ma Xiaoyun was a little worried.

"That land is in Xiangshi, the enterprise is demolished, and sooner or later it will return to the city, but it will be tricky to bargain again, you can't think so much now, let's talk about it later." That might be the matter for the future mayor, leave it to him. Qiu Luo Kuang smiled bitterly.

Ma Xiaoyun saw that the tea in Qiu Luo Kuang's hand was finished, and took the level to refill a cup for him.

"I don't care about anything else." Qiu Luokuang drank tea and continued, "Now it can be said that the city's real estate bubble may be about to burst, I heard Lao Wang report that several real estate companies have closed down, some because they can't get loans, some because they can't pay back, I don't know where this crisis will spread." ”

"Will it have an impact on the city's economic development?" Ma Xiaoyun was a little anxious.

Qiu Luo Kuang also knew in his heart that Ma Xiaoyun was asking knowingly.

However, Qiu Luokuang does not know whether he is indifferent or numb to the crisis: "This is for sure, the city's economic development depends on real estate, accounting for more than half of the economic growth rate, this is still a conservative estimate, the Bureau of Statistics Zhang preliminary statistics last year The growth rate of the city's economy was 15 percent, of which 8 percent was the contribution of the real estate industry, think about it, what kind of chain reaction is this."

"I've heard people say these days that house prices are starting to go down." Ma Xiaoyun continued, "Come down, let the people get benefits, this is very good." When Qiu Luokuang said this, he looked at his wife meaningfully, "Wife, I should tell you now that my officialdom career may be coming to an end." ”

Qiu Luo Kuang's words did not attract the reaction he expected, Ma Xiaoyun's face was calm, she might have thought of this question a long time ago.

"It's the end of the day, you should be content to do this in this life." Ma Xiaoyun smiled, "I didn't expect the current officialdom to be so complicated, if you don't do it well, you have to worry about others fixing you, and if you do it well, you have to worry about others fixing you, it's time to quit." ”

The officialdom should be followed by a sentence "Can you get out of the officialdom now", this is a question, but Qiu Luokuang didn't say it, he didn't want his wife to share his worries, this should be a problem that he solves as a man.

"It's all that Lei Dongyuan's trouble?" Ma Xiaoyun said with some indignation, "If it weren't for him, the current Xiangshi would not be so uproarious." ”

Lei Dongyuan!

Ma Xiaoyun finally came into contact with this sensitive topic. This bastard, Qiu Luo Kuang can't wait to scold it.

"But the trouble is not all on Lei Dongyuan, and it is only a matter of time before the problem is exposed, but the explosion in the hospital has accelerated the exposure of the problem." Qiu Luo Kuang sighed again.

"Without him, I don't think Gou Tian would have aimed his fire at you." Ma Xiaoyun pursed his lips.

"Yes, you forgot that phone number, it was someone from above who came down to investigate the problem in Xiang City. They don't know how much oil and water Lei Dongyuan has on him, but they will definitely be unwilling, it's just a matter of time. Qiu Luokuang explained, in fact, at this time, the explanation is to cover up.

Time, fatal time, many problems depend on time. Qiu Luokuang fell into contemplation, time in the war can determine success or failure, how can it not be the case in life and work, this anti-corruption is actually an invisible battle, the dialogue with his wife, so that Qiu Luokuang has another interpretation of the problem, the hospital explosion, the most fatal thing for Qiu Luokuang is not the exposure of the problem, the old problem always has to be exposed, but the time is advanced, so that he loses the time to solve the problem.

"What do you think again?" Ma Xiaoyun interrupted Qiu Luokuang's musings again.

"I'm thinking about Lei Dongyuan." Qiu Luo Kuang sighed, "How good it was to remove him when I took office, he is so notorious, why should I?" Others say that I am an iron-fisted mayor, why do you just open up to him and be soft? ”

"Can you remove him?" Ma Xiaoyun sneered.

"Can't be withdrawn?" Qiu Luokuang was stunned and looked at his wife puzzled.

"You had just taken office and were in high spirits. Who can be Zhuge Liang who is like a god, would think of today's situation, at that time you still want to go one step further, can you remove him? Who is he? He and the ...... in the province" Ma Xiaoyun did not name anyone, "Do you dare?" ”

Yes, does he dare to hate Luo Kuang? He didn't dare, wouldn't that be self-destructive?

Qiu Luo Kuang's mind flashed, and this bombing case may contain more complex factors in it.

"At the behest of him?" Qiu Luo Kuang pointed to the sky.

"You're really brainless, it's obvious things, you only understand now." Ma Xiaoyun laughed.

"That's fine, let them look into it, the more things they find, the better." Qiu Luo Kuang laughed.

"What's good?" Ma Xiaoyun was stunned again.

"People are not like us, they must have wiped all traces of him before leaving, and they will never let them find it easily, but they will burn the fire to the city, and now they have found something?" Qiu Luo Kuang smiled slightly, looking full of confidence.

"I didn't hear anything of value, and the one said it was serious, much more serious than he had estimated. But one thing is for sure, that one will make a move. Ma Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Do you need to talk about this?" Qiu Luo Kuang smiled bitterly, "But the question is, how can he make a move?" ”

After a pause, Qiu Luokuang asked again: "This Lei Dongyuan, did he call you recently?" ”

Qiu Luokuang knew that his wife had a very close relationship with Lei Dongyuan, but Qiu Luokuang was not very clear about the specific situation. Qiu Luokuang was also afraid that if Lei Dongyuan was pulled out, he would affect his wife and drag him, the mayor, off the horse.

"There's only a few courtesies between me and him." Ma Xiaoyun said calmly, "Even if they really grasp Lei Dongyuan's problem, they may be involved in me, but it is absolutely impossible to cause a catastrophe to you, the mayor." ”

"Did you say hello to him?" Qiu Luo Kuang subconsciously lowered his voice.

"Of course, you still have to say that." Ma Xiaoyun snorted.

Qiu Luo Kuang was a little relieved.

—————— dividing line—————— March is Qingming, every household goes to the grave, people have wives to steam and offer, singles have no wives to put empty paper, no wives are reversed. December is a year old, every family celebrates the New Year, people have wives to reunite, singles without wives who are pitiful, God doesn't open his eyes.

The voice was so bleak and desperate that it filled the night sky, like countless lonely and hungry ghosts wailing in the wilderness, and it was terrifying to hear. Whenever this happens, she always sits alone and can't sleep until dawn...... I heard that when people were in prison, they sang this song all night and night. Xu Lei is very familiar with this song, it is the famous "Singleton Crying Wife" in "Duo Tai", but she can't figure out who is so mischievous and wailing in the middle of the night?

Her mother's portrait hung on the wall, and her room had not moved anything, still the same as when she was alive. In the dark, Mom's smile was vague and eternal, silently staring at the broken home from the wall. For her mother's death, who should she resent Zhou Yushan? Or the same poor dad? She couldn't answer herself.

Even a layman like her is a little skeptical about the outcome of the trial of this case. As for Niu Er, he didn't believe it even more. When they tracked down to their destination, the interview mission was basically over, and they met with Niu Er, and they came back by car together.

Along the way, they have always wanted to dig into the inner world of this modern strange man. However, no matter how coercive and tempting he was, Niu Er couldn't say anything, which made everyone feel very regretful...... After coming back, the clumsy Niu Er immediately became talkative, and he talked about it when he met people. What kind of big-brimmed hat, with two ends upturned, ate the plaintiff and ate the defendant, the common people said that they were dead, and it must be that the relevant personnel were bought by some big people who were involved, and they didn't dare to dig deeper, so they had to take out such a poor worm to pay the difference...... As a result, even his model was almost affected.

After that, the discussion is the discussion, the person is dead, and he will definitely not leave a text that can prove himself or anything, and this matter will be silent after a while. It wasn't until one day, a person who had participated in the interrogation showed her a broken note, that Xu Lei remembered this person again in a dream.

It was a note written on a torn newspaper, the handwriting was very sloppy, and it was mixed with typos, and it took a long time to figure out the following:

Niu Er:

I'm leaving. I'm walking well, because I should have died a long time ago. In this life, my brother looks down on you the most, but in fact, you are much better than my brother. I regret it, but it was too late. The family is poor, and my brother doesn't want to affect them. There are some debts, and you can bear them for me. I owe a hundred ugly people, twelve four babies, thirty pillars, seventeen and a half monkeys, and drinkers. I owe me less, and if you think about it, there is only one, black black twenty-three, you want it too. Brother can't see you anymore, I don't know if you can come back.

Eldest brother.

Looking at this peculiar masterpiece, Xu Lei was a little angry inexplicably, and immediately said unceremoniously: "This note is for you, what are you doing here, he is also a person, why didn't you hand over this thing for him earlier?" ”

Hong Yuanchang looked at her very aggrievedly and said, "What you said is good, we also want to hand it over, but I don't know who this is for." At that time, he was a little unconscious, and he didn't tell us who the second son was. Later, when the people from his family came, we gave them to them, but they didn't want anything, so they put it on hold. ”

Yes, they have a point. Xu Lei looked at this strip and guessed it at once. She asked for the strips, thinking that she must take some time to send them to Niu Er. It was late at night, and the sky was gradually getting colder, and she couldn't sleep at all when she looked at the tattered piece of paper in the bright light. For a family like hers, such a small amount of money is too insignificant, but for a person like Niu Er, it is really a heavy burden. She didn't know why this guy thought of such a person as Niu Er when he was dying, and why did he impose such a heavy burden on his head?

Can anyone talk to me about this and dig into the inner world of this murderer? There are a lot of people in the newspaper, but they are all busy with their own business, and no one cares about such a small thing. Dad has a lot of brains, but he will be sad to death when he sees these things.

Ever since his mother was killed, he has always been blushing and ignoring no one, like a silkworm spitting silk and weaving a cocoon, and he wants to close himself up.

There is another person who must also be interested, that is Zhou Yushan, she is a researcher of criminal psychology and an interrogation expert, but unfortunately she is now diagnosed with leukemia and is waiting for a bone marrow transplant in the big hospital in Yanjing.

(To be continued)

(Zilang Literature)