Chapter 8 Different Paths to the Same End
The glimmer of afternoon shines through the window lattice on the hourglass, imprinting a fan-shaped bottle-shaped pattern. The fine sand kept sliding down, leaving traces on the sand, but the people were silent, I don't know how much the quicksand had gone, Tong Yuqing opened her eyes, "It's Zhao Kangsheng, at the corner where he was about to arrive at the personnel department, he told Li Fengxia that he didn't have to worry about his future life, Minister Zhou was benevolent and righteous, what would he arrange for them" Tong Yuqing looked at Bai Qiaoxuan slightly apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just heard this, I don't know the rest, and I can't think of the rest." ”
Bai Qiaoxuan knew that Tong Yuqing had done her best, and comforted: "It's already good." Let's break it down. Due to some ulterior motives, a certain high-level person instigated his cronies to spread rumors during the period when the transfer of power in the Financial Secretary was not stable, sowing discord between Qiu Tong and the Bai family, and making the hearts of the originally restless people even more unstable, so as to obtain some kind of benefits. So if the two of us don't handle this matter well, what will be the consequences? ”
Tong Yuqing thought about it and said: "To put it mildly, the status of the two of us is not guaranteed, and the middle and senior management of the division will inevitably change again. To put it too far, the frequent changes in the middle and senior management of the division will inevitably lead to distraction and affect ......."
Tong Yuqing's eyes widened in horror, and Bai Qiaoxuan nodded and continued: "It affects the overall economic situation of Pudong and endangers the administrative power of the overseers, and the supply of the front-line troops is unsustainable. ”
"Could it be that the dark stake ......" Tong Yuqing shook her head in disbelief, and when she thought about it carefully, she shuddered, "Impossible...... No matter how excessive Zhou Xing is, he should just want to grab some small profits in the Financial Secretary. The Zhou family is an old Pudong clan like our Tong family, although the Zhou family does not have the seniority and high status of our Tong family, but they have also been loyal to the Qiu family for more than 30 years, and Uncle Qiu has always treated them well. And the ...... of the week."
Bai Qiaoxuan waved his hand to interrupt Tong Yuqing's overly emotional thoughts, "You are completely a fan of the authorities in this matter, let me tell you." ”
Although Tong Yuqing was a little unconvinced, she also understood that Bai Qiaoxuan was reasonable, so she didn't interrupt him, and listened to him say: "I mean I suspect a certain high-level person, but I didn't target Zhou Xing, your thinking has been deviated by what you overheard." Is it really a coincidence that this man was able to silence more than a dozen people of different temperaments at a meeting, and that two of his most powerful men were telling his identity in the hallway, and you happened to hear him? ”
Listening to Bai Qiaoxuan's analysis, the scene in the corridor just now appeared in front of Tong Yuqing's eyes again, "I'm not sure...... In your opinion, this is the real secret pile deliberately let his subordinates tell me? He wanted to mislead us into focusing on Zhou Xing, and when we were exhausted, Zhou Xing still didn't move, but I didn't know that he had taken the opportunity to settle the more than ten people? In this case, our only clue is broken. ”
Bai Qiaoxuan continued: "So the most appropriate thing for us to do now is still to fully control the nine high-level executives and wait for the rabbits." ”
"Nine? Counting Zhou Xing, it should be eight? ”
"There are now eleven senior executives in the Financial Division, except for the two of us, isn't it ......" Bai Qiaoxuan said and reacted, asking, "You also excluded Deputy Director Tong?" ”
Tong Yuqing stared at Bai Qiaoxuan in disbelief, "Could it be that you even suspect my uncle?" Have you forgotten who helped us to gain a foothold in the position of director? If it weren't for my uncle's help these days, would you be able to get acquainted with the situation so quickly? Can I find the person spreading the rumors so quickly? ”
Bai Qiaoxuan didn't answer and asked: "Just because he is your uncle, don't you doubt him?" What did you just say that it was not his business? Even if we should be grateful, what reason is there to rule him out of suspicion? ”
Tong Yuqing's eyes changed from disbelief to anger, "Bai Qiaoxuan, what qualifications do you have to doubt my uncle?" My uncle has served for the Tong family, the overseer, and Pudong for more than 20 years, and there is no big mistake. From the old Overseer to my grandfather, from the Overseer to my father, who didn't praise him? What's more, when my uncle took the initiative to invite Ying to Puxi as a hostage at a young age, not to mention that it was our family, it was millions of soldiers in the distant army, and who was not grateful to him? When you first arrived in Yejin, you didn't have half of the credit, not to mention respecting your predecessors, but you still have to doubt him? ”
Bai Qiaoxuan knew that with his current identity and position, there was indeed no way to refute Tong Yuqing's fierce words, so he stopped arguing, "That's it." I will not argue with you, and we have agreed before your father that if we disagree, we will arrange it with you. We'll first ask the Overseer for permission to assign additional protection men to each of the top on the grounds of war readiness, and we'll have some of our own men in the shadows. With such a covert arrangement, the chance of that person retreating is very small, even if he escapes, it will leave clues and save us a lot of trouble. ”
Tong Yuqing thought that Bai Qiaoxuan's words of trusting her to her that night were just to let him himself settle down in Yejin faster, but after a month of getting along, Tong Yuqing could feel that what Bai Qiaoxuan said that night was not a joke, he really trusted her. A thoughtful and suspicious person can take the initiative to believe in himself, Tong Yuqing did not want to be angry with him anymore, and said: "Just do as you say, I will go to ask the Overseer tonight." You arrange the men in the shadows. ”
Bai Qiaoxuan nodded with relief, fortunately, although Tong Yuqing values her family, she will not be confused in front of the overall situation.
The stars are like promises, and the evening breeze is cool. Tong Yuqing sat in the car but didn't feel comfortable at all, and the scenes of today's events slipped in front of her one after another. No matter what the process is, she and Bai Qiaoxuan's purpose is still the same, they must pull out this nail embedded in the top of the financial secretary!
"The spring color is sultry, the love of flowers is like a fan, and the willow smoke is in a array. Everywhere you go, you can't distinguish Zimo Hongchen. ”
Tong Fengyi hummed a little song and returned happily, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the house, he saw Steward Yao running to meet him in a hurry, and asked unhappily: "Yuqing came back to me to ask about the Financial Secretary?" ”
Steward Yao smiled and pulled the car door for Tong Fengyi, "Go back to the master, not the young lady." It's Miss Qiu, I'm looking for Miss, I've been waiting for more than an hour, but unfortunately Miss is not there. ”
He Yanjun, who returned with Tong Fengyi, scolded: "Yuqing is not here, so let Miss Qiu wait?" Won't you urge Yuqing to come back soon? Won't you persuade Miss Qiu to go back to the house to rest first? ”
"I sent someone to invite Miss, but she was blocked back by Miss's secretary, who said that Miss had ordered that no one should be disturbed except the Overseer or the Lord looking for her, and that she had important matters to discuss with Bai Gongzi. The slave also persuaded Miss Qiu, but Miss Qiu refused to go back to the house, saying that she would wait for Miss Qiu to come back at the house. ”
"Alas...... These two sisters are really the same stubborn temperament. This soft-spoken sentence like a woman's voice made Tong Fengyi and his wife stunned slightly, and after looking at each other, they all looked at Tong Yuhao incredulously.
Tong Yuhao shouted confidently: "What are you looking at? Mother, do I learn like this? Before the words fell, he slipped into the room and shouted: "Sister Yiyou save me, Sister Yiyou save me, save ......"
He Yanjun reacted that Tong Yuhao was laughing at what he had said before, how could he let him go easily? Before he could run to Qiu Yiyou's side, he grabbed his clothes, dragged him to his side and spanked him hard.
"Let you learn from me! Make you laugh at me! You don't have to be on the right path, but you have learned to tease your mother? ”
Qiu Yiyou has always been soft-hearted, and when he saw his lively and lovely brother so embarrassed, he couldn't bear it, and persuaded him: "Aunt Tong, Yu Hao doesn't have a heart, just spare him." ”
He Yanjun didn't want to do anything to Tong Yuhao, so he walked down the steps of Qiu Yiyou, and said to Tong Yuhao: "For the sake of your sister Yiyou's face, I will spare you this time." If you dare not learn good words in the future, see how I clean you up?! ”
Tong Yuhao hurriedly escaped from his mother's "clutches", ran to Qiu Yiyou's side, and said coquettishly: "Sister Yiyou, you are the best, you are the same as Brother Qiao Xuan, you are a good person." As he spoke, he fragrant Qiu Yiyou's face.
Qiu Yiyou was originally very happy to see Tong Yuxuan, but when she heard Bai Qiaoxuan's name, she couldn't help but stiffen, but this momentary change did not attract anyone's attention.
Tong Fengyi was very happy when he saw that Yiyou and Yuhao were so intimate, and said: "Youyou, Yuqing is very busy during this time, and I don't know what time to come back from the division at night, if you are tired, go to your room to rest for a while, and I will ask Sister-in-law Yao to call you at dinner." ”
Because of the closeness between the two families, both mansions have set aside specific rooms for each other for guests to stay or rest.
"No need, Uncle Tong, I'm not tired. I recently got a new picture of a bamboo forest, and my impression is somewhat similar to the gold-inlaid jade bamboo picture of Yu Zimo in the study of the house, and I thought you must like it, so I brought it to you. Qiu Yiyou stretched out the painting on the sofa as he spoke, but before the painting was halfway unfolded, Qiu Yiyou's wrist lost strength and almost smashed the painting to the ground.
Qiu Yiyou looked embarrassed and said, "It's all my fault, I can't even hold a painting steadily." ”
Tong Fengyi hurriedly relieved: "How is it your fault? This should have been done by someone else, and it didn't hurt you just now, right? ”
Qiu Yiyou shook his head, Tong Fengyi put his mind at ease and said, "Don't stand and talk." Madame, you go and prepare supper first. Yu Hao went back to her room to read. Steward Yao, you take the painting to the door of the study on the second floor. Yoyo, can you go to the study with your uncle? ”
Qiu Yi was leisurely and weak-hearted, avoiding Tong Fengyi's gaze as if he had seen through everything, and nodded his head.