With Lehman, Cheng Liping happily returned with two cargo ships. However, when he went back, he also greeted Dajin Wu and asked him to arrange some people to go to the high seas in advance to meet him. The two ships are the property of the Agyelle miners group, and all the flags and flags are Australian, and if they want to continue to use them, they must be given a major operation and completely refurbished from start to finish.

However, Li Ping also had one goal that was not completed, that is, he could not return to land for the New Year, and could only spend the third Chinese New Year's Eve on the ship after his retirement. Fortunately, the road was calm, and everyone got together happily, but without the foil of fireworks and dumplings, it was a bit nondescript.

Liu Weiguo also sent encrypted emails to Cheng Hongbin, Cai Zhiquan, Jiuye, Cheng's father and Cheng's mother who were lurking in the underground castle of Hongdao. A few hours later, the Ninth Master replied that everything was fine over there, and they didn't need to worry about it. After a while, Jiu Ye's second email came again, saying that Nalan Wan'er had purchased a large number of fireworks and set them off on Red Island all night.

Cheng Liping said with a smile: "Let her be happy and happy, and live one day at a time." ”

Liu Weiguo nodded, and sent an email to He Yong and others who stayed on the coast of Vietnam. He Yong originally wanted to act with the large army, but he was worried about Bai Yu, who was pregnant, and always wanted to sneak back to Red Island. In view of this, Liu Weiguo asked him to stay in a Vietnamese town on the other side of Red Island, but a month passed quickly, and He Yong still failed to see his woman as he wished.

There is no wind and waves, and the temperature on the sea surface is always maintained at about ten degrees. Wearing warm clothing, you don't feel the cold of winter at all. And thousands of miles away in Licheng, this year ushered in a fierce snowfall.

While the vast majority of citizens are celebrating the New Year with peace of mind, Du Dezhong, the new secretary of the district party committee in Licheng, has always been busy with his feet on the ground, and he has not even taken care of his own home. This year's heavy snow came later than last year, but it was even thicker than last year. The previous two floods left a lingering shadow in Du Dezhong's heart. Remembering the helpless eyes of the citizens, he couldn't sleep all night.

The goose feathers and heavy snow kept falling, and Du Dezhong took Sun Xingye, Bao Huiyan, Li Yongzhong and others to visit key places such as the subsidence area in the east of the city and the Tuohe sluice. Under his strict control, the staff here have not taken a holiday to rest, and have been busy in their own jobs. Du Dezhong shook hands with them cordially and thanked them for their hard work on behalf of the people of the city.

These staff members suddenly felt warm in their hearts and couldn't help but shed tears. For so many years, they have only seen the appearance of the main leaders on TV, and He has seen the figure of the secretary of the district party committee with his own eyes. Today, they actually shook Secretary Du's hand, and Secretary Du's palm was even colder than the ice and snow outside, which shows how long he has been inspecting outside.

The wind and snow were too big, and the car didn't dare to drive too fast, Du Dezhong returned to the office from the Tuohe gate, warmed his palms with hot air, looked at Li Yongzhong who was making tea, and said: "Yongzhong, go back for the New Year, my wife and children must be waiting." ”

Li Yongzhong smiled: "It's okay, I told them in advance that I was going to be on duty." Both parents are at my house, and they spend time together, and it's a little lively. ”

Du Dezhong said: "Then you have to go back, it's Chinese New Year's Eve today, if you don't go back, I won't have the face to see your family in the future." ”

Li Yongzhong laughed and said, "That's not necessarily, my wife often says that if the first two secretaries were like you, our Licheng would not have suffered disasters year after year." ”

Du Dezhong said: "Actually, it's nothing, to put it bluntly, it's a matter of whether you want to use it here." Okay, go back quickly, I'll go home later. ”

Li Yongzhong nodded and said, "Okay, then Secretary Du, you go back early, I'll go first." ”

Du Dezhong sent Li Yongzhong out of the office with a smile, watched his back walk out of the district party committee compound, and then looked up at the snowfall like cotton wool, and sighed heavily. His parents still follow the tradition of the older generation, go to bed early, get up early, and go back at this time, which will only disturb their rest. Du Dezhong thought about it for a while, and finally returned to the office to make do with it all night.

When I woke up the next day, there was a blank white snow everywhere. After Du Dezhong finished washing, he came down to see that the snow in the compound of the district party committee had reached his feet and neck. Du Dezhong took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was full of New Year's greeting messages, and there was no police report, so he nodded with relief.

The district office in Licheng is still a 2,000-year-old courtyard, and it looks old and dilapidated compared to the luxurious office buildings in other places. The entire compound of the district party committee, plus a basement of air defense, is only five floors. Du Dezhong went downstairs to the gate of the compound, and the guard at the door was holding boiled water to keep warm. Although there was an air conditioner in the duty room, the guard didn't turn it on, and he stood up.

Du Dezhong exchanged a few words with him and came to the gate of the district party committee compound. Opposite is People's Square, flanked by cross-shaped streets. Although it was just half past six and the sky was still very gray, Du Dezhong had already seen a group of police officers and chengguan personnel struggling to shovel snow. When he got closer, Du Dezhong couldn't help but smile, it turned out that this was organized by Du Deyong.

Seeing Du Dezhong, Du Deyong subconsciously wanted to salute. Du Dezhong stopped him with a look, took a shovel from Du Deyong's side, and followed suit. Du Deyong knew the temper of the old leader, and since he had already started to do it, it was useless to persuade him, so he shoveled the snow and removed the snow in full swing as usual.

The snow shoveled up was transported by the chengguan team to a reservoir on the other side of the Tuo River, and then sprinkled with industrial salt as soon as possible to accelerate the melting. The melted stagnant water is discharged directly into the Tuo River, which not only ensures the recycling of the reservoir, but also reduces the impact of the water flow on the Tuo River embankment.

As the sky grew brighter, some citizens began to join the procession to clear the snow. After all, Du Dezhong has worked in the leadership position for so long, and his physical fitness is not as good as when he was a police officer before, and after working for more than half an hour, he was tired and sweaty, and his waist and legs began to ache.

Standing up with the shovel, Du Dezhong gasped. A citizen shoveling snow in the distance was suddenly startled, and whispered to the neighbor next to him: "Hey, look at that person, does he look like Secretary Du?" ”

The neighbor tore off his hat, looked at it for two minutes, and said, "Like, kind of like." ”

The woman beside him pursed her lips and said, "What kind of dream talk about the New Year, when you are a leader, you have to deal with the relationship above, how can you come out to shovel snow?" ”

Both men ignored him and instead took a few steps forward. This time, they determined that the person standing there to rest was not someone else, it was Du Dezhong, the secretary of Li Cheng. The woman's mouth was wide open, her eyes wide, and she could hardly believe her eyes.

After clearing the snow at this intersection, Du Deyong smiled and said, "Secretary Du, you better go back to the office." After a while, it will be visited as a giant panda. ”

Du Dezhong laughed and said, "I'm also an ordinary person, what is there to visit." By the way, Tokunaga, you haven't been home in a few years? ”

Du Deyong shrugged his shoulders and said, "What are you going to do when you go home, my parents have already come to Licheng this year." ”

Du Dezhong nodded and said, "Okay, go back to my house and spend the New Year with my parents." ”

Du Deyong smiled: "Forget it, others still think I'm going to give gifts." Besides, Secretary Du, I don't have time to accompany you to play singles, Director Bao introduced me to an object, I have to go shopping with others to buy clothes. ”

Du Dezhong suddenly realized and left with a smile. In fact, many people are also wondering why he didn't find a partner, after all, there are very few people like him who are not married. Du Dezhong never answered, in the entire Licheng Bureau, only the old policeman Xie Heping kept this secret, that is, Du Dezhong's girlfriend was also a policeman in the bureau eight years ago, and she died in the line of duty.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the heavy snow still showed no signs of stopping, and the Suxu Meteorological Observatory issued yellow and red blizzard warnings one after another. Du Duc Chung also issued an official notice on Li Cheng's television and radio stations, urging the city's people to minimize going out, clear snow and prevent flooding. The people of Licheng experienced two floods last year, and they have long had experience and made various preparations in advance. Although the snow conditions are the same as last year, they do not cause much danger, except for some obstacles to transportation.

Li Yongzhong, who had only spent one night at home, returned to the compound of the district party committee. Du Dezhong was eating in the office, two buns and a boiled egg, plus a bowl of eight-treasure porridge. The meal was brought by the guard at the door, who said that he had been working here for six years, and only one leader, Du Dezhong, had chatted with him cordially.

Li Yongzhong's face turned red and said, "Secretary Du, do you want to go and pay a New Year's greeting to the old cadres?" ”

Du Dezhong nodded and said, "I'm going, I'm going." ”

After a hasty meal, Li Yongzhong personally drove Du Dezhong to the family home of the old cadre. After staying here for more than an hour, Du Dezhong walked out alone, looking at the hazy and dim sky, Du Dezhong suddenly said coldly: "Let's go, go to Chengjia New Village." ”

After the collapse of the high-rise residential building where Cheng Liping's home was located, no further construction was built. The land was designated as a green land by the ward office and a small park was built. Compared with the surrounding high-rise buildings, although it is a bit nondescript, but after a long time, everyone will get used to it. Standing at the gate of the park for a while, Du Dezhong said thoughtfully: "Yongzhong, do you dare to believe it, in this place, a big man who can influence the development of our country's military industry has come out." ”

Li Yongzhong nodded and said, "Secretary Du is talking about Cheng Liping, right?" ”

Du Dezhong seemed to acquiesce and did not return, but stood there for a while and said, "Let's go, go to the west of the city." ”

Coming to the statue of Tian Zicheng, Du Dezhong sighed and said, "This girl was sacrificed because of the development of our country." History can't justify her, but we are very thorough in our hearts. I only hope that her death is worth it, and Xiao Cheng won't take more detours. ”

Li Yongzhong was taken aback and said, "Secretary Du, could it be ......?"

Du Dezhong waved his hand and said: "Don't speculate, no one knows what the future will be, but compared with personal interests and national interests, I am also on the back side." ”

Snowflakes piled up on Tian Zicheng's sculpture, already obscuring her face. At this pace, perhaps by this evening, her whole body will be covered in snow.