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As with every time he read this farewell letter in the past, Lu Zhiyao burst into tears when he read the last sentence "Dear Yuan, farewell", especially when he saw the last sentence "Love you forever", the tears in his eyes were even more turbulent......

Lu Zhiyao has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has long developed a character that is not alarmed by changes, does not mess up, and does not change when Mount Tai collapses

But every time he saw the diary, as soon as he read the letter, he would be overwhelmed, he would burst into tears, and he couldn't control it......

If there was anything soft underneath his hard shell, and something that could soften his iron-hard heart in an instant, it was the diary in his hand, the thin farewell letter, and the two yellowed old photographs he held in his hand, and, of course, the gentle, pretty, delicate and lovely girl in his memory......

After a moment of silent tears, he put the letter in the softcover diary, and then he held up the two photographs in his hand, staring at the girl in the photograph without blinking: these two pictures, one of him and the girl, and one of the girl

Judging from that single photo, this girl is in moderate shape, wearing an ordinary white really good shirt, a pair of light brown polyester pants, her facial features are unusually delicate and beautiful, and she smiles and reveals two dimples, her eyes are large, revealing intelligence and elegance, and at a glance, you can see that she is a beautiful, natural, demure and dignified little jasper

And that group photo, at first glance, you can tell that it was taken in that kind of state-run photo studio in that era: in the background is a landscape painting with poor lines and mottled oil paint, Lu Zhiyao and a girl are standing in front of this painting, holding hands, heads next to each other, and the smiles on their faces are a little stiff and a little unnatural

Judging from the group photo, Lu Zhiyao was in his early thirties at the time, tall and thin, with a well-defined face and a vigorous youthful atmosphere in his eyes; The girl was about twenty years old, and her right hand was tightly holding Lu Zhiyao's big bony palm, looking a little nervous and a little apprehensive

At the bottom of the group photo is a line of printed words: "Lu Yuan, Zhao Han taken on May 1, 19xx"......

Lu Zhiyao was staring intently at the girl in the photo when there was a sudden knock at the door and a deep voice shouted outside: "Report"

Lu Zhiyao didn't immediately answer the report outside, unhurriedly put the group photo into the back of the soft leather diary, and then put the diary in the third drawer of the safe, closed the door of the safe, and then pulled out a little paper from the paper tube on the desk, carefully wiped it on his face, and after making sure that there were no traces of tears on his face, he sat down firmly on the office chair and answered in a majestic voice: "Come in."

After he answered that, the door of the office was pushed open silently, and a middle-aged man with a sturdy body, a flat head, and a resolute and indifferent expression on his face walked to Lu Zhiyao's desk with a steady step, and stood there in a standard military posture, but did not speak, waiting for Lu Zhiyao's orders

This middle-aged man, Xu Lizhong, was the only staff member that Lu Zhiyao brought from his original workplace after he was transferred to the Tianjiang Provincial Party Committee, and now serves as his driver and orderly, and is actually his personal bodyguard

Xu Lizhong turned out to be the personal bodyguard of the head of the Central Guard Corps, with a cold personality, strong martial arts, and extremely loyal to his superiors He originally served as a guard for Lu Zhiyao's father-in-law Gu Shenghao After Gu Shenghao died, Lu Zhiyao asked him from the Central Guard Corps to be an orderly and driver for himself, and he always took him with him, which was equivalent to his family

Lu Zhiyao looked at Xu Lizhong with a kind smile on his face and said, "Xiao Xu, I came from the north to the south to work, and I am still used to it."

Xu Lizhong still maintained that upright posture and replied solemnly: "Report to the chief, when I first came, I was really a little unaccustomed to it, mainly because the dishes here are too spicy, and almost every dish has chili peppers, which can make people's tears spicy, but after this period of exercise, I have basically adapted to and liked chili dishes."

Lu Zhiyao laughed and said: "You should know that the eating habits of Tianjiang people are not spicy or happy, and it is a famous place that is not afraid of spicy and spicy."

Speaking of this, he seemed to recall some past events, looked straight ahead, and said leisurely: "When I was in college, I was influenced by a person, and I also learned to eat chili peppers several times, and I got used to it all of a sudden, so although I am from the northwest, after I came to Tianjiang, I am still used to eating, by the way, do you know why I learned to eat chili peppers so quickly?"

Xu Lizhong thought about it very seriously and replied: "I know, that's because the chief is smart, has strong comprehension, and has strong adaptability, so he quickly learned to eat chili peppers."

Lu Zhiyao laughed, pointed at Xu Lizhong, and said: "Xiao Xu, you are deliberately amusing me What does eating chili pepper have to do with intelligence and comprehension It's that you are a bit adaptable and a little bit sideways But this is not the main reason But because I had the motivation to learn to eat chili pepper at that time So it only took a few times to learn and adapt to it."

Xu Lizhong wanted to know what motivation he said was for learning to eat chili peppers, but he knew the rules: the chief's affairs, especially private matters, should not be easily inquired into unless he is willing to take the initiative to tell you and take the initiative to tell you, otherwise it is better not to ask

Therefore, after Lu Zhiyao said that, he just smiled slightly and didn't ask anything

Lu Zhiyao's favorite thing about Xu Lizhong is this: cautious in words and deeds, tight-lipped, diligent, loyal and loyal Although he seems to be very wooden, but in fact, his heart is like a mirror He can understand the intention of the chief and will never mess things up So when he was in the capital, he wrote a word to Xu Lizhong: "Zhuge is only cautious in his life, and Lu Duan is not confused about major things."

Seeing that Xu Lizhong had been standing there waiting for him to give the task, Lu Zhiyao restrained his smile, picked up the photo of the young woman on the table, handed it to Xu Lizhong, and said very seriously: "Xiao Xu, I am going to give you a task now, this task is my personal commission, but you must treat it as the most important task to complete, and you can only do it quietly alone, if necessary, you can show your identity, ask the relevant local government departments for help, but never reveal your purpose, do you understand."