When he got to the study and sat down, Qiu Lao asked an opening idle question, and said, "Dequn, who else from Dongjiang Province will attend the memorial service this time?" ”

Li Dequn replied cautiously: "Governor Gu Mingfu was originally going to come with him, but later he decided not to come because of something temporarily, and the secretary general of the provincial government came for him." Li Dequn is a big boss in Dongjiang, but in front of Qiu Lao, he still remains cautious.

Qiu Lao bowed slightly, he also felt that the lineup of Dongjiang Province to participate in the memorial service today was a little strange, so he asked this question, but he didn't expect that the governor of Dongjiang Province did not come to attend, this Gu Mingfu has some eyesight.

Qiu Jianting sat aside and didn't talk, he was thinking about what Elder Qiu was going to say to himself and Li Dequn.

Qiu Lao sat in the chair silently for a long time, and sighed: "Xie Lao is my lifelong mentor and best friend, he is gone, my heart is very uncomfortable, if there are any difficulties for Xie Lao's sons and nephews in the future, you have to worry more for me, don't let people chill, and don't let people poke the backbone of my Qiu family." ”

Li Dequn nodded and said, "Please rest assured, old chief, Elder Xie is also my elder, even if you don't tell the old chief, I will do my best to take care of it." ”

Qiu Jianting just nodded, but did not speak, he felt uncomfortable at this time, no matter what, Xie Lao was invited back by him, now that Xie Lao has died, Qiu Jianting is under the most pressure, what Qiu Lao said "Don't let people poke the backbone" means, Qiu Jianting knows best in his heart.

But Qiu Jianting did not regret it, he had no other choice at that time; Besides, it's too late to regret it now. What I can remedy is to take more care of Xie Lao's descendants in the future.

Qiu Lao pointed to an old-fashioned sofa chair next to him at this time, and his voice was heavy. said: "A few days ago, Xie Lao sat here and chatted with me, and he said that he would leave, I am afraid that my time is short!" ”

"Don't talk like that, old chief!" Li Dequn stood up and said urgently: "You will definitely live a long life!" ”

Qiu Jianting was also taken aback by Qiu Lao's words, but he didn't expect that Xie Lao's death would hit the old man so hard. He also stood up and said, "Uncle, don't think about it too much, Dr. Xiao Zeng talked about it when he left." Your body is fine, you just need to take your medication on time. ”

Qiu Lao waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and said, "You all sit down." I don't have anything else to do with you today. I just wanted to talk to you! That's what he said, but his voice was a little muffled.

Li Dequn and Qiu Jianting's hearts are heavy, the more Qiu Lao said this, the more relieved they were, where are they still in the mood to sit, the old man is obviously too sad because of Xie Lao's death, so that they all began to think crankily.

As the old man said, Xie Lao is his lifelong mentor and best friend. The death of this old friend hit him too hard.

Gotta figure figure it out!

Li Dequn and Qiu Jianting exchanged glances. It's all this idea in my heart, and I'll have to meet to figure out a way later.

"Sit down!" Seeing that the two of them didn't move, Qiu Lao seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and aggravated his tone, "Sit!" ”

Li Dequn and Qiu Jianting sat down again, but they were a little uneasy, and they couldn't find a topic to talk about after sitting there for a long time.

After a long time, it was Qiu Lao who opened his mouth, as if to break the dull air in the study, Qiu Lao took the initiative to ask: "Jianting, you said that Dr. Xiao Zeng works in Dongjiang?" ”

Qiu Jianting hurriedly picked it up, nodded and said, "Yes, the director of the Zhonghua City Public Security Bureau." ”

Li Dequn was a little surprised, he had already heard Qiu Jianting take the initiative to mention Dr. Xiao Zeng twice, but he thought it was a medical expert from the Health Commission, or a protégé of Xie Lao, who knew that Qiu Jianting was actually mentioning Zeng Yi, director of the Zhonghua City Bureau.

For Zeng Yi, how could Li Dequn not know that just a few months ago, the director of the Sinochem Municipal Bureau had an affair with a female star!

Qiu Lao took out a cigarette, reached out and picked up the match on the table, and said, "Then let's talk about this Comrade Xiao Zeng, how did he, a comrade with hot and sour soup, go to Zhonghua City to be a public case?" As he spoke, Qiu Lao struck a match with a "snort", as if this topic was really for chatting, purely to pass the time.

Qiu Jianting said: "If Brother Dequn knows about Zeng Yi's situation, let's say a few words!" "Seeing that Qiu Lao rarely has a topic, Qiu Jianting is of course happy, no matter what topic he talks about, as long as he asks the old man not to think of Xie Lao again.

Li Dequn was a little surprised, and he was also thinking in his heart, he was very familiar with Zeng Yi, but he had to understand the meaning of Qiu Lao and Qiu Jianting first, until now, Li Dequn suspected that the matter of the shoveling of Guhuai in Fengqing County had something to do with Qiu Dajun.

"I also know Zeng Yi's situation, he was transferred from Nanjiang Province to Jingcheng Hospital, and from Jingcheng Hospital to Dongjiang Province. The general's tea, which has become famous in recent years, was promoted by Zeng Yi when he was in Nanjiang, as well as the pension base of Xiaowushan, which was also started by Zeng Yi; After arriving in Dongjiang, Zeng Yi first carried out medical reform in Fengqing County, which attracted the attention of many places inside and outside the province, and later introduced special steel projects for the local area, and won the first trunk line of the railway; After arriving at Sinochem, Zeng Yi first took charge of the work of the Committee of Agriculture, solved the problem of farmers burning straw in one fell swoop, and took the lead in putting forward the idea of building an agricultural product trading market. Because of his courage and courage, Zeng Yi is a young cadre who has attracted a lot of attention in Dongjiang Province, and he is also controversial. This time he served as the director of the Zhonghua City Public Security Bureau, which is an order to be in danger, and from the current point of view, the achievements are very great! ”

After thinking about it, Li Dequn decided to tell the truth, because he really couldn't guess what Qiu Lao meant, and in the end, Li Dequn added, "However, the really amazing thing about this Zeng Yi is his old profession, I heard that he has cured the diseases of many old comrades, and he is deeply trusted by some old comrades!" ”

Qiu Lao's expression was very calm when he listened, and there was no difference from the past, but if you observe carefully, you will find that there is still a difference, that is, smoking is very powerful, although the frequency is not high, but you can suck off a large section in one mouthful, and one in three sips and two sips.

After Li Dequn finished speaking, Qiu Lao turned sideways and said to Qiu Jianting: "I didn't see it." Xiao Zeng is still an all-rounder! ”

Qiu Jianting nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, if it weren't for listening to Brother Dequn." I wouldn't have thought of it either. ”

Li Dequn somewhat understood what Qiu Lao meant when he mentioned Zeng Yi today, it must have been Zeng Yi who cured Qiu Lao's illness, and Qiu Lao asked him to take care of Zeng Yi in Dongjiang, but thinking of Qiu Dajun's matter, Li Dequn said again: "I heard that the relationship between Zeng Yi and the Zhai family is not generally close!" ”

When Qiu Lao heard this, his face was still as usual. Just slowly snuff out the cigarette butt that has been smoked to the end.

Qiu Jianting complained a little bit about Li Dequn, it's rare that the old man has a little interest, and you have sabotaged it again. The meaning of Li Dequn's words is very clear, first, he said that Zeng Yi is a member of the Zhai family, even if he is cured, he has to be guarded against; The second is that Zeng Yi is a member of the Zhai family. If he gave Zeng Yi care in Dongjiang. On the contrary, it will make many people misunderstand.

But doesn't the old man understand this? Could it be that you took care of Zeng Yi, can the old man and I still think that you are involved with the Zhai family?

Qiu Jianting was afraid that he would never have imagined that the reason why Li Dequn would say this was precisely because he was not sure what Qiu Jianting meant, and the Guhuai incident in Fengqing County was a nail in Li Dequn's heart.

Qiu Lao seemed to be tired at this time, and said: "Dequn will stay at home for a while, and when you finish eating, you will go back to Dongjiang." Don't stay in the capital for a long time. ”

Li Dequn nodded, he was Qiu Lao's confidant. Although Qiu Lao didn't show his mouth, he could more or less see the situation in the capital, and said at the moment: "This time I came to the capital, one is to participate in Xie Lao's memorial service, and the other is to visit you." ”

After speaking, Li Dequn stood up and walked out with Qiu Jianting, and they still had to discuss how to get Qiu Lao out of this sad mood. Before leaving, Li Dequn habitually closed the door for Qiu Lao.

When the door closed, Qiu Lao stood up, his face no longer had the calm he had just now, and he strode back and forth in the study.

has been lonely all his life, and just when he thought he would be lonely and old, he suddenly learned that he was likely to have a grandson in the world, which made Qiu Lao, who missed his family and became ill, how could he be himself. But no matter how curious he was, how he wanted to confirm whether Zeng Yi was his own grandson, Qiu Lao had to refrain from it.

At present, the Qiu family is completely in power, which is completely different from the Zhai family; If a grandson of a relative suddenly appears, what will the core figures of the Qiu family think now, and what will the side forces of the Qiu family think, this situation is completely different from the Zhai family, Zhai Haohui is not recognized halfway.

These two points, Qiu Lao has to consider, if Zeng Yi is really his own grandson, he has to consider these even more, and now, he has to add another point, that is, Zeng Yi is too good.

If Zeng Yi is the same as Qiu Dajun, then even if he recognizes the Qiu family, at most, he will have no worries, eat, drink and wait for death, which will not hinder the current layout of the Qiu family, let alone affect anyone's vested interests; And Zeng Yi is so dazzling, it is difficult not to make people jealous, but not everyone is looking at the overall prosperity and decline of the Qiu family, they value more about how much they can get.

Li Dequn talked about Zeng Yi's achievements just now, Qiu Lao almost couldn't control his emotions, who doesn't want his grandchildren to be excellent?

But Qiu Lao must endure it, and if he can't bear it, he must endure it, this kind of pain may be more bitter than loneliness.

"The whole chapter, the whole chapter......" Qiu Lao finally stood in front of the bookshelf, staring at the photo of himself and Xie Lao, Xie Lao said this on his deathbed, and he was afraid that only Qiu Lao could understand it, firstly, he had no choice, and secondly, he gave Qiu Lao a thought and supporting power.

Qiu Lao has been lonely all his life, and when his condition has just healed, he has passed away from his old friend, but the death of his old friend has something to do with Qiu Lao, under such a blow, Qiu Lao will probably not be able to support it, and Xie Lao told the secret of the idiot Taoist, whether Zeng Yi is Qiu Lao's grandson or not, Qiu Lao's remaining time will be full of support and motivation.

Figuring out the relationship between Zeng Yi and himself, and how to arrange Zeng Yi, these will be the two things that Qiu Lao must do for the rest of his life, and with these two things, Qiu Lao will not be lonely and lonely for the rest of his life.

After the notice of the evaluation of the model was issued, the grassroots units of the Sinochem Municipal Bureau quickly reported the materials, because Zeng Yi required that they must seek truth from facts, and the evaluation materials reported this time were much less than in previous years, but the gold content was very high, and they were all able to stand the test, and they were indeed excellent deeds and characters.

Even so, Zeng Yi still conducted a second screening of these evaluation materials, selected the best of the best, and finally determined three materials submitted to the provincial department for selection.

Before submitting it to the provincial department, Zeng Yi also went to the grassroots unit to verify the characters and deeds in these three materials. This time, the model was evaluated. There must be no room for any mistakes, and Zeng Yi and the Zhonghua Municipal Bureau can't afford any mistakes, so it is easy for the public security situation of the Zhonghua Municipal Bureau to be reversed. At this time, if there is any more mistakes, Zeng Yi may be able to withstand it, but the Sinochem Municipal Bureau will definitely not be able to bear it.

Pang Donghai, who went to the provincial capital to recuperate, was staring at Zhonghua all the time, he was not recuperating, but looking for an opportunity to re-intervene in the city bureau.

When I came back from the grassroots level, it was time to get off work. Zeng Yi is in a good mood, because the deeds of the characters on these three materials are completely true, and the Zhonghua Municipal Bureau still has a group of diligent and excellent policemen. This made Zeng Yi very pleased.

"Director Wang, I'll invite you to dinner in the evening!" Zeng Yi said suddenly.

Wang Hongyi was taken aback, and he was also a little overjoyed, he had been by Director Zeng's side for so long. It's the first time that Director Zeng wants to invite himself to dinner. This means that he has a certain degree of relationship with Director Zeng, and he said: "How can you let the director invite, I invite!" ”

"I'm please!" Zeng Yi laughed, and said undoubtedly, he remembered the noodle restaurant opened by the driver Lao Zhang's family when he used to work in the Agricultural Committee, and said: "But it's not a banquet, it's just a bowl of noodles, Director Wang, don't be shabby." ”

"The noodles that Director Zeng invited to eat. It must have tasted extraordinary! Wang Hongyi rubbed his hands, looking impatient. said: "I'm a northerner, I'm not afraid of your jokes, if I don't eat noodles for a day, I won't have the strength to do it!" ”

"If you love to eat, if you love to eat!" Zeng Yi immediately instructed the driver to drive in the direction of the noodle restaurant.

Finding the place with memory, the noodle restaurant is still there, and the driver's daughter-in-law recognized Zeng Yi at a glance, very excited, and said: "Director Zeng, you ......, no, it's Director Zeng!" How did you get here? ”

"Thinking of the noodles you made, eldest sister, I didn't listen to the command and ran to the door by myself." Zeng Yi smiled and said, "What, aren't you welcome?" ”

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!" Who doesn't like to listen to praise, Lao Zhang's daughter-in-law was so happy that her face bloomed, and she said again and again: "Director Zeng likes to eat, that's my honor, it's not too happy to be happy, how can it not be welcome." Sit down, whatever you like to eat, I'll do it for you! ”

As she spoke, Lao Zhang's daughter-in-law immediately cleaned up a table, deliberately took out a new rag and wiped it clean, let Zeng Yi and Wang Hongyi sit in their seats, and quickly opened two bottles of cold soda and sent them over.

"The place is small, and I invite two distinguished guests to do some!"

Lao Zhang's daughter-in-law put down the soda with a smile, and went to the kitchen to get busy, and after a while, she asked people to bring out several cold dishes, and called the driver to inform Lao Zhang to come to the noodle restaurant quickly.

In less than ten minutes, the driver Lao Zhang arrived, and he was also very excited to see Zeng Yi, Zeng Yi did not treat his driver badly before leaving, Lao Zhang is now a leader in the Agricultural Committee.

"Director Zeng, the Committee of Agriculture is still alive under your leadership!" The driver, Lao Zhang, greeted him, sat down at the table, and said, "When you leave, the Committee of Agriculture has become deserted." ”

Wang Hongyi took it and said with a smile: "Lao Zhang, what you said is wrong, our city bureau is more energetic under the leadership of Zeng Bureau!" ”

The driver, Lao Zhang, hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Director Wang, I don't mean that, I just like to do things next to Director Zeng!" Why don't you transfer me to the city bureau, I'll still be the director of the city! ”

Zeng Yi smiled and said, "Eat noodles, eat noodles!" It's not delicious when it's cold! ”

The driver Lao Zhang knew that there was no chance, and it was easy to transfer from the Municipal Bureau to the Municipal Committee of Agriculture, but it was very difficult to transfer from the Municipal Committee of Agriculture to the Municipal Bureau.

However, Zeng Yi didn't give the driver Lao Zhang a chance, not because of this, he is a director, and it is still easy to transfer someone, but the driver Lao Zhang is indeed old, Zeng Yi doesn't want him to run around every day anymore, and now Lao Zhang is a leader, and he will retire in a few years, how good is this!

Zeng Yi didn't want to treat the people who had contributed to his saddle before and after the horse.

Lao Zhang's daughter-in-law cooked in person, today's noodles are full of color and flavor, even Lao Zhang, who eats this noodle every day, also ate two big bowls, Zeng Yi and Wang Hongyi are full of fragrance, and praise together.

After eating, it was dark, Zeng Yi said goodbye to Lao Zhang, and when he arrived at the intersection, he let Wang Hongyi go, and slowly paced back along the road.

After walking a few hundred meters, Zeng Yi turned into a small alley, ready to take a shortcut to go back.

The alley was crooked, and a few old willow trees on the side of the road hung down their long branches, and the black holes under the trees were not clear to see. Zeng Yi was walking forward, and a shadow suddenly appeared under a tree in front of him, shrunk his head, and said in a low voice: "Director Zeng!" ”

Zeng Yi was a little strange, took a few steps forward, and saw the person's appearance clearly by the afterglow of the street lamp in front of him, and his face sank at that time, and he scolded: "You follow me? ”

"Director Zeng, don't get me wrong, I'm nine thin and ten guts, and I definitely don't dare to follow Director Zeng!" The man took two steps forward, and his body completely walked out of the black shadow under the tree, which was the ground snake Skinny Nine that Zeng Yi had caught in a raid on the nightclub when he took office. Thin Jiu said in a low voice: "Director Zeng, I have something important to report to you, and you also know that how can I go to the city bureau to see you in my capacity." As a last resort, I have the courage to wait for you here. ”

Zeng Yi's face is a little better, Slender Jiu is the head snake of Zhonghua City, if he goes to the city bureau to find himself, I am afraid that the gossip of "a nest of snakes and rats" will spread throughout Zhonghua City the next day, from this point of view, Slender Jiu still has a bit of brains.

"What's the matter with you, tell me!" Zeng Yi slowed his tone.

"Director Zeng, look at this thing!" Thin Jiu reached out and took something out of his pocket, boxy and very thin, the street lamp was too dim, and he couldn't tell what it was. (To be continued......)