In the afternoon, Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue found Lin Xue's home, which was an old residential area, with mottled buildings and houses with anti-theft guardrails like pigeon cages.

Lin Xue's family lived on the first floor, Zhao Yayue knocked on the door for a long time before hearing footsteps inside, the inner door was opened, and behind the old-fashioned fence security door, there was an old man with white hair, with a deep frown on his face, like a knife carving. He looked at Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue vigilantly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

At this time, it was naturally a lesbian who spoke, which was more intimate, Zhao Yayue smiled and said: "Uncle, we are not bad people, can we come in and talk?" ”

The old man frowned: "Who are you?" ”

Zhao Yayue looked at Tang Yi, Tang Yi nodded, she took out her work card and showed it to the old man, and said, "Uncle, we are from the Central Inspection Team and want to chat with you." ”

The old man hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the security door.

The living room is very small, with old-fashioned wooden sofas, holes in the leather floor, and some cardboard boxes in the corner.

The old man didn't invite Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue to sit, and asked vigilantly, "What do you want to talk to me about?" ”

Zhao Yayue said: "Lin Xue, is it your daughter?" ”

The old man frowned and said, "Yes, she is missing, what, you have news of her?" ”

Zhao Yayue said: "That's what we're here for, uncle, can you talk to us in detail?" ”

The old man just wanted to speak, but a shirtless young man in the back room came out, looked at Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue's eyes were a little hostile, and asked the old man: "Dad, is it another reporter who came to inquire about my sister?" ”

The old man said: "They said that they came down from the central government, I don't think it's very good, you see if their work permit is real?" ”

The young man glared, "From the center?" Will the central government take care of our business? Dad, you're confused, aren't you? He turned his head to look at Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue, and said loudly: "Which newspaper are you from?" Pretending to be a big official of the Central Committee, it's not a fucking small guts, get out, hurry up and get out of me, don't force me to do it! ”

Tang Yi frowned slightly, and said, "Calm down, don't you know that the central inspection team is coming to your Ningxi?" Should I call the police now to confirm? As he spoke, he took out his work card and showed it to the young man, and said, "Take a closer look, do you think someone dares to make this fake?" ”

Looking at the national emblem and red badge on the work card, the young man was discouraged, but he still stubbornly said: "I have never seen this kind of certificate, how do I know if it is real or fake?" ”

Tang Yi chuckled: "Then, call the city bureau to confirm?" ”

The young man said, "Well, not so." ”

The old man was also frightened, and hurriedly said, "Is it really the central leader?" Sit, sit. ”

Tang Yi and Zhao Yayue sat down on the sofa at this time, and the old man instructed the young man again: "Go, bring the tea canister in my house." ”

Tang Yi hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't be busy, we won't drink anything, come, you guys also sit down, let's talk casually." ”

The young man brought two plastic chairs and sat opposite the old man, and the old man sighed and said, "Why did Lin Xue's matter alarm the central government?" It's all my fault, I was fooling around at the beginning, so that everyone misunderstood that Director Cheng was covering his son, how could it be, Director Cheng is not such a person. ”

Zhao Yayue said: "Can you tell us the details of Lin Xue's disappearance?" ”

The young man said: "It's been more than a year, who can remember the specifics?" ”

Tang Yi frowned.

Zhao Yayue said: "You don't have to worry, you can say anything." ”

The young man said: "It's not that I have concerns, we also want to find my sister...... Suddenly, it was the back room, and the young man said, "I'll answer the phone." He got up and went into the house, and when he heard what he had said, he got dressed and came out, and said to the old man, "Dad, I'm going home." ”

Glancing at the mobile phone hanging on the young man's belt, Tang Yi didn't say anything.

After the young man left, Zhao Yayue did ideological work for the old man again, asking him to say it openly and boldly if he had something to say, the old man shook his head and sighed, "What do you say?" Director Cheng is such a good person, you shouldn't doubt him. ”

Zhao Yayue said with a smile: "Uncle, you misunderstood, we didn't suspect Director Cheng." ”

Tang Yi suddenly interjected and asked, "Uncle, where does your son work?" ”

The old man was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Public Security Bureau." ”

Tang Yi asked again: "School allocation?" What year did it get in? ”

The old man said: "No, I have been unemployed at home for a few years, and last year, Director Cheng heard about our difficulties and helped him solve his work." Then he raised his voice, "There's nothing boring here, Director Cheng is so upright, and he is not afraid of being gossiped about, if it is someone else, it will be too late to avoid us!" ”

Tang Yi nodded slightly, and then stopped talking.

Zhao Yayue talked with the old man for a while, but she couldn't ask anything, so Tang Yi gave her a look, and the two got up to say goodbye.

The old man went all the way to the entrance of the building, Tang Yi took a deep look at him, and the old man noticed Tang Yi's gaze and turned his head.

The afternoon sun was warm, and the golden leaves swirled and fell.

Walking on the brick road of the community, Tang Yi sighed softly and said, "I saw the newcomer laughing, but I didn't hear the old man crying." Zhao Yayue was very sensitive, and looked sideways at Tang Yi, "Team leader, do you think Cheng Yulin's son really has a problem?" ”

Tang Yi shook his head and did not speak.

Zhao Yayue said: "Perhaps, Lin Xue is really very bizarre and missing?" Met a human trafficker? Something went wrong? If it really has something to do with Cheng Yulin's son, how can he help Lin Xue's brother arrange a job, doesn't this give people a handle? ”

Tang Yi said softly: "I only know that no one cares about this girl now, and the family mentions her name like a snake and scorpion, and the file bag that records her disappearance is now also full of dust, right?" ”

Zhao Yayue also sighed softly.

Tang Yi silently lit a cigarette and walked.

Zhao Yayue looked at Tang Yi's frowning slightly, but her heart seemed to be touched by something. Tang Yi, is that a person? This case, even if it is really found out and Cheng Yulin is found to have a problem, it is not a big deal, and he will not be given any points, for this young magnate who is rumored to be promoted to a senior official at the deputy ministerial level soon. What's the point? Do you need to pay attention?

After all, the inspection team is not here to investigate the case, but to inspect the provincial and city-level leaders in Ningxi, focusing on the discipline and work style of the cadres and the operation of the provincial and municipal groups, supervising whether the top party and government leaders have a single word, whether they adhere to the principle of open-boiled centralism, and so on.

Lin Xue's case is obviously a little out of step with the content of the work.

Seeing that she was about to leave the community, Zhao Yayue said: "Team leader, this case is very tricky, to be honest, I don't know how many missing cases that can't be solved in the country every year, we can't manage it even if we want to." ”

Tang Yi waved his hand and said, "This case is different, and the suspicions are obvious. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yayue and said with a smile: "I know what you think, you think I'm making a big fuss, right?" ”

Zhao Yayue smiled awkwardly and said, "No." ”

Tang Yi was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Life and death are no trivial matter, no matter what, a life can't disappear silently, how can it splash some waves?" Even if it is a social injustice, it always has to provoke a few sighs, don't you think it's terrible to disappear quietly like this? ”

Zhao Yayue thought about Tang Yi's words without squeaking.

After walking a few steps, Tang Yi waved his hand and said very firmly: "No matter what resistance there is, I must handle this case!" ”

Looking at Tang Yi's resolute expression, Zhao Yayue was gently shocked again, Tang Yi at this moment, at that moment, seemed to have become the king who was surprised and unyielding in Anton, instead of the Beijing official who was deep in his spirit, modest and cautious after returning to the capital.

Zhao Yayue's mood suddenly became brighter, and she smiled: "Team leader, I will support you." ”

Tang Yi smiled, pointed to the taxi parked on the side of the road, and said, "Get in the car, ladies first." ”

Zhao Yayue chuckled and nodded.

……

Secretary Guo heard Tang Yi's report, naturally had no objections, signed the document drawn up by Tang Yi to urge the Municipal Bureau of Liquor City to seriously investigate and handle the case of missing persons, and transferred it to the Ningxi Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Political Axe, and then transferred it to the Provincial Public Security Department in the evening of a few days later, and did not wait for the little sister to take a vacation, Tang Yi came to the family area of the cadres of the Municipal Party Committee of Gynoside by himself, Qin Chengye is now the deputy mayor of Gynoether City, although he is still at the deputy department level, but the deputy mayor of the provincial capital city feels half a level higher than that of ordinary prefecture-level cities, and it is easier to be promoted to the main hall.

The family courtyard of the municipal party committee is divided into two courtyards, with an ordinary family building in front and a separate standing committee courtyard in the back.

There are 11 members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee of Guizhou, but the small building has two rows. There are five buildings in each row, making a total of ten small buildings. Each building houses two households, and if it is full, twenty families can live. However, the small building in this small courtyard has never been full. If you are idle, you will be idle, how many cadres do not have a house to live, and no one will think of coming here to squeeze here. Some leading comrades have retired and still live here, and they don't want to move to other places, no matter how good their houses are, because living here is a kind of identity. Some leading comrades have been transferred, and those whose families do not want to leave can live here forever and still live in the city of Gyos, and no one has ever thought of driving them out. Only when the leading comrade dies will the family members consciously move out. At that time, people will go to the tea cool, and if you don't want to move yet, someone will stand up and find a way to catch up.

Qin Chengye is not a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so naturally he is not qualified to live in the Standing Committee, he lives in Building 17 near the Moon Gate of the Standing Committee, and when Tang Yi entered the family home, Qin Chengye personally brought him in, which made Tang Yi a little embarrassed.

The concrete road of the family courtyard is flat and tidy, with flowers and plants planted on both sides, and the street lamps emit a soft white light.

Leading Tang Yi upstairs, Qin Chengye said as he walked: "The stairs are slippery, watch your feet." ”

Tang Yi smiled: "It's okay." ”

Two bedrooms and one living room on the third floor, the living room is very warm, Ning Ergu and Qin Chengye are college classmates, the two fell in love and were strongly opposed by the family, but she followed Qin Chengye to the northwest without hesitation, the erosion of the northwest wind and sand in the past 20 years has not made Ning Ergu's demeanor disappear, although she is dressed simply, she is still charming with a smile, and she can see that the second aunt when she was young must be a big beauty.

Tang Yi sat on the sofa, the second aunt helped Tang Yi make tea, Tang Yi hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll come by myself." ”

Second Aunt Ning smiled: "Our little sister's baby son-in-law is here, how can I, as an aunt, have to make a cup of tea, if my little sister is here, I don't care, it's not that I don't want to make it for you, it's that the child doesn't like to drink tea made by others." ”

Tang Yi smiled and didn't squeak.

Second Aunt Ning was extremely curious about Tang Yi, after all, she and Tang Yi could see each other every year during the Chinese New Year, usually they couldn't say a few words, and finally had a chance, but she wanted to know what kind of person this Ning family's baby aunt who could make Yujie Bingqing's little sister like.

In the Ning family, Ning Ergu and Qin Chengye have never been treated by the old man, so naturally they have no status, not to mention that the eldest aunt of the Ning family has been promoted to the deputy commander of the navy, and the eldest brother has been promoted to the chief of general staff, Qin Chengye is naturally depressed every time he goes to the Ning family, and he becomes more and more cautious.

Every time she looked at Tang Yi from afar, Second Aunt Ning wanted to talk to Tang Yi, but Tang Yi and Little Sister were often surrounded by people, especially the second brother who tended to be inflammatory, and liked to pull Tang Yi to drink and chat the most, and Second Aunt Ning could only suppress her curiosity in her heart.

Now that she finally has a chance, Ning Ergu opened the conversation box and didn't finish, asking Tang Yi when he was going to have a child, and what he and his little sister usually do, Qin Chengye shook his head again and again.

"Xiaoyi, tell me, how much money does your mother have?" Ning Ergu, like the mother's family of an ordinary family, smiled and asked about Tang Yi's family background.

Tang Yi smiled: "I don't know this, anyway, it's enough for me and my little sister to spend a few lifetimes!" ”

Ning Ergu giggled: "Little slippery head!" ”

Hearing Qin Chengye's sweat, deep in his heart, he really regarded Tang Yi as an equal, the Ning family's lover with thousands of favors and a thousand gold, the eldest grandson of the Tang family who is becoming more and more powerful, and now he is the leader who patrols the northwest, any identity can not make Qin Chengye treat him with an ordinary relative.

However, seeing that Tang Yi and his second aunt were chatting quite speculatively, Qin Chengye slowly put his mind at ease, drank tea with a teacup, and didn't say much.

Tang Yi turned his head and asked Qin Chengye: "Second uncle, do you know Cheng Yulin?" What about others? ”

Qin Chengye was slightly stunned, glanced at Tang Yi, and said carefully: "Honest and law-abiding, upright, and a rare good cadre." ”

Tang Yi smiled: "Second uncle, let's talk privately in our family, so we don't need to move out the comments in his file." ”

Second Aunt Ning also said angrily: "That's it, it's homely, the child asks you, you also play official, is it interesting?" ”

Qin Chengye shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about the scene, to be honest, Cheng Ju is indeed a good cadre, he is not a fake big empty advertisement, but step by step, to say such an upright cadre, I haven't seen a few." ”

Tang Yi sighed and said, "What about his son, his name is Cheng Liang, right?" ”

Qin Chengye said: "I have seen that child, he is delicate, he is honest, he just graduated this year, and he seems to have entered the factory." ”

Tang Yi nodded.

Qin Chengye picked up the Chinese unpacket prepared on the coffee table and handed it to Tang Yi, Tang Yi glanced at Ning Ergu, and Ning Ergu smiled: "I am used to smoking yours, I am used to it, I am smoked by his big smoke every day, I said, I have to live at least ten years." ”

Tang Yi smiled: "After a long time, passive smoking will also produce resistance." ”

Ning Ergu laughed and scolded; "Have a tone with your uncle."

Tang Yi smiled, but when he saw Qin Chengye taking a lighter, he hurriedly grabbed it, helped Qin Chengye light it, and lit the cigarette in his mouth again.

Ning Ergu said: "I took it from my eldest brother and your Taishan for the New Year, and your uncle usually doesn't accept cigarettes and alcohol, do you think he can do it?" It's too pedantic, no, it's not easy to be in charge of finance in Yutian, and he has a little power, and within a few days, he was squeezed to come to Guizhou, it seems that he has entered the provincial capital, but who knows him as a cadre in the provincial capital? In charge of the united front? There is a United Front Work Minister, isn't he just an ornament? ”

Tang Yi smiled: "You can't say that, under the current system, the political axe's right to speak is increasing, even if the municipal party committee has a supervisor, the political axe is not unable to do things." ”

Ning Ergu glared at him: "When the family talks, you are not honest!" ”

Tang Yi was a little helpless, and in the blink of an eye, Qin Chengye also looked helpless.

Qin Chengye took a cigarette and asked Tang Yi: "You just asked Cheng Ju, what's the matter, Cheng Ju has a problem?" He laughed again, "I'm just asking casually, you have to keep it a secret." ”

Tang Yi smiled: "It's nothing, there is a missing case, it seems to have something to do with Cheng Ju's son." ”

Qin Chengye sighed and said, "A few days ago, the provincial party committee issued a letter asking the city bureau to strengthen the investigation of the missing case, is this the reason?" ”

Tang Yi nodded slightly.

Qin Chengye said thoughtfully: "The Cheng Bureau is very valued by the secretary of the provincial and municipal party committees, and I heard that he may be the deputy secretary." ”

Tang Yi smoked silently and did not speak.

Qin Chengye said again: "There is also that case, I don't know what's going on, but I think that if it really has something to do with Cheng Ju's son, it is impossible for Cheng Ju to cover him up if he knows, really, Cheng Ju is not that kind of person." ”

Tang Yi smiled, glanced at Qin Chengye, and said; "You think so?"

Qin Chengye nodded solemnly.

Tang Yi snuffed out the cigarette butt and said, "I also hope that it has nothing to do with Cheng Ju, the truth will always come out one day, and no secret can be covered up forever." ”

Ning Ergu yawned, stood up and said, "You talk, I'll call Xiaolong, why hasn't this kid come back?" ”

Tang Yi smiled: "Why did Xiaolong go?" ”

"I made up the lesson at the teacher's house, and told him to come back early today, but this kid is just disobedient." Ning Ergu was nagging while going into the room to make a phone call.

Tang Yi looked at his watch, stood up and said, "It's too late, I have to go back to the hotel before ten o'clock, second aunt, uncle, I'll leave!" ”

Qin Chengye hurriedly said: "That's what you have to pay attention to, and you, the team leader, have to play an exemplary and leading role." ”

Tang Yi smiled and said yes, and Ning Ergu put down the phone and came out to see Tang Yi.

(To be continued)