Chapter 203: Antecedents
In silence, Zhou Li raised his eyes from the corpse and calmly met everyone's gaze, either shocked, afraid, or resentful...... Zhou Li's gaze fell on Meng Bi's face, looking at his slightly trembling expression, he didn't say anything, his eyes were indifferent and cold, until after a long time, he hid the resentment in his eyes and lowered his head in humiliation.
A burst of thunder burst out of the dark clouds, and the torrential rain intensified, and everyone's figures became blurred in the thick rain curtain.
They couldn't see Zhou Li's blurred outline clearly, but they could feel the firmness and indifference in those pale blue pupils.
"Alright, let's clean up the body."
He looked down at the corpse on the ground for the last time, and said a little boringly: "This farce should be over, right?" β
Uncle Yun took off the half of the cigarette that was already soaked from the corner of his mouth, and threw it on the frozen sea with some surprise.
Everyone withdrew their gaze and began to search and retrieve in an orderly manner. Soon in the fragments of the ship's cabin, the half-human-high iron box was foundβit had been cracked under the distortion of psionic energy, and it looked like it had twisted from a square into a strange shape.
The dwarf Huang Fengxian, who had been silent at the back of everyone, took out a black long cloth bag from the helicopter, squatted silently next to the corpse, and put Zhu Sheng's heavy corpse with some beast characteristics left in it.
He did all the dirty work, as well as the logistics, and it was a practice that started at some point.
At the beginning, there were people who said things like 'Huang Fengxian, go and pour the water', but then no one said it again, he would always do those things silently, or silently bear the anger of others after making a mess.
seemed to be frightened by the cruel duel just now, his movements were a little embarrassed and helpless, he always pretended not to be good, and finally was pushed away by the angry Meng Bi and staggered into the rain.
Meng Bi bent down, choked in a low voice, seriously collected the corpse of his friend, and finally glanced at Zhu Sheng's frightened expression, and slowly closed the zipper.
Huang Fengxian, who was pushed to the side, got up from the ground alone, and his deformed spine made his movements extremely difficult and funny. Silently getting up, he didn't say anything, and went on to clean up the wreckage of the battlefield as if nothing had happened.
In the distance, through the rain curtain, Zhou Li's gaze slowly withdrew from Huang Fengxian's body, as if he hadn't seen anything, and returned to the cabin.
When Uncle Yun couldn't bear the heavy rain and returned to the cabin, he saw Zhou Li, who had been waiting there for a long time, and couldn't help but show a surprised look.
Sitting in the empty cockpit, Zhou Li's wet hair was dripping with rain, looking up at Uncle Yun, and suddenly said, "You don't plan to explain?" β¦β¦ Zhu Sheng's matter. β
When Uncle Yun heard his question, he shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's all some bullshit political reasons." It's disgusting. β
"Can political reasons implicate me?"
"If you look for the roots, this is also involved in the election of this director...... How can I say that, tsk. β
Uncle Yun scratched his dripping hair, took out the wet cigarette roll from his pocket again, lit it with some painstaking effort, and coughed embarrassedly after taking two puffs. Zhou Li looked at him, couldn't help but reach out to help him pat his back, and waited for the answer in silence.
Just after feeling a little better, Uncle Yun spat at and sorted out the confused thoughts in his heart: "The prefix may be a bit long, you need to listen patiently." β
Zhou Li nodded seriously: "Don't worry, once things are connected to me, you will find that my patience is always very good." β
Uncle Yun looked at his eyes, couldn't help but chuckle helplessly, took a big puff of cigarette, and after spitting it out fiercely, he began to speak in a dumb voice:
"You know, all along, the identity of the capable person has been a little embarrassing, social status, and human rights, and the law is still blank, but it can't be written into the constitution openly.
Since the Second World War, the Foundation was established, and after the signing of the "Autonomy Regulations for the Able", everyone began to "manage the capable". Therefore, there is no way to intervene if you want to manage it.
The problem is, I don't want to care about it, but I can't let it go. β
Uncle Yun scratched his messy wet hair and continued, "You also understand that this thing of the capable is too harmful to social stability.
The current 'relevant departments' are a hot potato, which cannot be grasped and cannot be lost. After the old director took office, he has always done a good job, outside the political system, but still within the system, maintaining social stability, just like a special police department, hello, hello, everyone, harmonious and like that kidney treasure. β
Uncle Yun paused, his expression was complicated and depressed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "But the current director is already old and ready to retire." So ......"
Zhou Li understood the meaning of his words, and said clearly: "Are they going to interfere?" β
Uncle Yun nodded as a matter of course: "Yes, Guo. You can't let an important department of violence get out of control, right? Although after the old director took office, everyone got along quite well for decades, but after all, they are still not at ease, you need to understand. β
Zhou Li spread his hands, his expression was calm, he was not impatient, he just said calmly: "What I need is not understanding, but facts." β
"Okay, don't worry, I'll continue, it's almost there."
Uncle Yun waved his hand, signaling him not to interrupt himself, and then continued to talk about the complex situation of the 'relevant departments', which also made Zhou Wei secretly a little shocked, he never thought that there were such complex entanglements behind the seemingly calm world of the capable people.
"When the director retires, it is natural to elect a new director, and there are only a few who are qualified to take the position...... Look at that, dead fat man, the guy I brought with me back then. β
As he spoke, Uncle Yun pointed to Wu Jiangshan, who was standing in the rain not far away, which made Zhou Li stunned for a moment: "He is also a candidate?" β
Uncle Yun pouted helplessly: "He didn't fight and gave up." He felt that he was not the material, and it was useless to go up. It's a pity that I was very optimistic about his ......"
"I don't see it." Zhou Li looked at Wu Jiangshan's back and sighed: "Is this a real person who doesn't show up?" β
"Okay, go on, where did you just go?"
Zhou Li reminded him a little helplessly: "Candidate." β
"That's right, candidates, there are only a few ...... come and go" Uncle Yun held a cigarette in his mouth, and counted with his fingers: "An Wuji, Chen Nanchao, Yu Chengfeng, Lu Huaxu...... And the dead fat man in front of you. Exactly five. β
Zhou Li's fingers slowly tapped on his knees without a trace, and he heard the name 'Chen Nanchao' again.
"Some things are already open secrets anyway, and I'm not afraid to tell you." Uncle Yun didn't want to go around and around, so he simply began to talk directly:
"An Wuji is a good seedling, but it's a pity that his heart is too poisonous, he leaves no room for doing things, and he benefits the most from every action, but he also hates people the most...... Don't look at me, he himself says that he is dark in his heart.
Yu Chengfeng, that guy has been unable to do anything since his wife died, and he is a good fourth-stage ability, dozing off listlessly all day long. It's quite energetic to go to nightclubs every night, and no one knows what kind of unreliable appearance he can turn into a 'relevant department' when he becomes the director. β
Uncle Yun paused, and said with some hatred: "As for the dead fat man you have seen, he didn't make it himself, he gave up, and so many people voted for him in vain."
And then ...... It's Chen Nanchao. β
Zhou Li couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, "This is finally the point?" β
"That's right, Chen Nanchao." Uncle Yun sighed with a complicated expression: "Nanchao is good, Nanchao is a good comrade, he is fair and righteous. Although I don't like him, I can only say that Chen Nanchao is a good man who can fight and fight...... In other places, I can't find any mistakes. β
Hearing him say this, Zhou Li was suddenly a little suspicious of the 'ruthless and vicious' impression formed in his mind, and asked puzzledly: "Why do I always think that he is behind the scenes?" β
Uncle Yun glanced at him, took a few more puffs of choking cigarettes, and spit out a smoke like a vent. Finally, he said helplessly: "Nanchao is really good at doing things, his personality and qualifications are good, and his ability is not weak, but unfortunately, he is a little too arrogant, and he can't look down on it, and his background is a little worse." β
"Origin?" Zhou Li said he didn't understand, he had never heard of this thing still needing to be born.
Uncle Yun nodded: "Yes, the third generation of red." There are several generals in the family, and there is also a vice-national ...... in the civilian position."
Zhou Li suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his ears, and couldn't help asking, "Is this not bad?" β
Uncle Yun laughed hoarsely when he heard this, looked at Zhou Li with a complicated expression, and said seriously word by word: "In the 'relevant departments', there is no one worse than this.
It is for this reason that he will never become the director. Among the five people, even Wu Jiangshan's chance of ascending to the throne is greater than him, do you know why? β
Zhou Li shook his head, and Uncle Yun sighed.
"Those who are capable are not allowed to interfere in politics, and vice versa, do you know how to say it?"
Uncle Yun pinched off the burned cigarette and muttered in a low voice: "This is his biggest shortcoming, and it is also the most unacceptable place for him." A person who is so proud will never be trusted by most people in the bureau for this ridiculous reason, even if he does it better than anyone else. β
Hearing Uncle Yun's words, even Zhou Li, who had never been indifferent to other people, couldn't help but nod his head, and mourned in silence for the man who had never met, but who had inexplicably erected several 'cement, steel and iron beams'.
Competent, talented, qualified, seems to have everything, and works harder than anyone else.
However, because of his bloodline, he will never be recognized by other capable people, and he will not be able to cross the gap between the world of capable people and ordinary society.
can only linger in the middle, being seen as an outlier by both sides...... I'm afraid it won't feel very comfortable to be sandwiched between the two sides, right?
It's just that, even if this is the case, listening to the meaning of Uncle Yun's words, is he still unwilling to give up?
(To be continued)