Chapter 14: The Redemption of Director Zhao

Late at night, Director Zhao returned home, took off his coat, walked to the sofa with heavy steps, sat down weakly, and naturally rested his arms on the back of the sofa. Let out a heavy sigh.

He had already found out Li Lin's identity: Li Lin - 16 years old, orphan, parents unknown, adopted by Saiga, the owner of Saiga repair shop, and a sophomore at Tianfu No. 1 Middle School......

When Director Zhao took Li Lin's information from the secretary with a trembling hand, he fell into deep self-blame.

It's a mistake, a terrible mistake, and any criminal who is caught goes through a complex identification check. But this time I have to say that Li Lin really caught up, the sudden attack caught everyone off guard, the identity of the victim was so special, and Tang Xin and the commander of the military region Balang dealt with it so quickly, plus the famous Kano Star attracted everyone's attention, and finally led to the key identity verification being completely ignored.

That's right, no one will know about this matter, there is no possibility of the person concerned coming back, and the Tang family will not pursue a prisoner who has been assigned a Kano star, and an orphan will not have a close relative to make trouble. Other political officials may not even frown at this matter, but Director Zhao is different.

Director Zhao's original name was Zhao Shuyuan, and his father Zhao Tianpeng was also the director of the Tianfu District Public Security Bureau, so it can be said that the son inherited his father's business. But Zhao Shuyuan's long-term situation is much more difficult than his father's local situation. Because his father was shot for embezzlement and bribery, he has such a political record, and the difficulties he has suffered if he wants to take the path of politics are self-evident.

It was precisely because of his father's influence that he spent his childhood in loneliness, never enjoyed his father's love since he was a child, and lived with his divorced mother who couldn't stand his father's devastation. Zhao Shuyuan, who left his father, realized how erosive the Tianfu District under his father's management was, the underworld was rampant, corruption became common, and civilians were wronged but could not be retributed. The smell of Zhumen's wine and meat, and the frozen bones on the road are vividly interpreted.

Since then, Zhao Shuyuan has been determined to ban his father's position, do his best to give an explanation to Tianfu District, and do his best to atone for the mistakes committed by his father.

Zhao Shuyuan deeply remembered that day, his father's last wish on the night before the execution was to see him, it was the first time he saw his father's crying, and he cried angrily.

He vividly remembered the conversation with his father that night, and it was the first and last time he had a long conversation with him in his memory. His father told him that he could not turn back after a wrong step, and he had expected this outcome, which forced him to file for divorce from his mother, and he did not want his wife and children to live in his shadow. But in the end, he couldn't let go of the worries in his heart and asked to see his son again.

At the end of his departure, his father told him not to take the political path lightly, and if he really chose it, he should be worthy of his conscience! It sounds ironic that he is guilty of all his crimes and demands that his son obey the law, but this is the only thing he can do as a father, and this is the last realization he has come to with blood and tears.

Zhao Shuyuan really lived up to his father's expectations, took his father's last precept as his motto, and successfully sat in his father's position ten years after his father's death, and truly built Tianfu District into a country of abundance.

It is precisely because of the misfortune of his family that Zhao Shuyuan encouraged himself even more. Cherish the family, cherish everything you have now, cherish every resident of Tianfu, cherish every justice and truth. During his political career, he flattered, whispered, and bribed, which was a shortcut to his position, and he needed this position to do more. But he can have a clear conscience, and he can touch his conscience and say that everything he has done is worthy of the people of Tianfu.

But today, he single-handedly buried the life of a child, no! It was worse than that, it was hell, full of devils who ate people and didn't spit out bones, and he was only a sixteen-year-old child.

Dragging his tired body, Director Zhao walked into the bathroom, but unfortunately the rushing water could not wash away the guilt and pain in his heart.

This night, Director Zhao had insomnia. Lying on the bed, his mind was full of Li Lin's smiling face, lingering, tossing and turning.

Before dawn the next day, Director Zhao went out wearing the casual clothes that his wife had bought for him after many years. White jeans, a simple short-sleeved shirt, and yellowed white sneakers, no one recognized Director Zhao who was in half the sky above Tianfu's head along the way.

Director Zhao, who went out, went to the supermarket first and got on the bus with a large bag and a small bag. The summer morning at six o'clock was cool and cool. Zhao Shuyuan, who was on the half-empty bus, looked at the bustling city on the street and showed a knowing smile......

I got out of the car and found the destination of the trip with the help of the GPS network map.

After staying outside the door and hesitating for a long time, with some apprehension, Zhao Shuyuan finally rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong! Ding dong! ”

"Xiaoyu, someone is coming, it may be Xiaolin, go open the door!" Zhang Rui, who was busy in the kitchen, shouted into his son's bedroom. When Li Lin came back today, Zhang Rui and his wife specially prepared a sumptuous breakfast to surprise Li Lin.

"It's coming!" Zhang Yu rushed out of the bedroom with a strange scream. "Haha, Li Lin, you're early, I haven't picked you up yet!"

"Uh, who are you?" Zhang Yu, who opened the door, did not see the familiar Li Lin, but an unfamiliar face.

"Hello, is this Zhang Yu's home?" Zhao Shuyuan asked with a smile.

At this point, all he could do was to fulfill Li Lin's last entrustment, just to calm the unspeakable pain in his heart a little.

"Ah, I am, what's the matter?" Hearing this stranger's answer, he knew that the other party was not looking for the wrong person, so he carefully looked at this middle-aged man, with a medium build, a very ordinary face, and seemed to be a little familiar, could it be a distant relative?

"Xiaoyu, is it Li Lin?" Zhang Rui's voice came from outside the door.

"Dad, it's not Li Lin, I don't know!"

"Don't know? Who would that be? Zhang Rui muttered as he washed his hands and prepared to go out to check.

Zhang Yu, who turned his head to reply, didn't see that when he mentioned Li Lin, a complicated look flashed in the eyes of the stranger opposite.

"This gentleman, may I ask ......" Zhang Rui, who came to the door, suddenly stopped asking, his eyes were staring, and his face was full of incredulity.

Seeing Zhang Rui's expression, Zhao Shuyuan smiled bitterly in his heart, but he was still recognized.

"Why, won't you invite me in and sit down?" Director Zhao raised his hand full of bags.

"Oh, please, please, I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it." Zhao Shuyuan entered the door, Zhang Rui at the door reached out to wipe the sweat on his forehead, he was indeed frightened.

Zhang Yu saw his father's appearance, and then looked at the back of entering, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked in shock: "That, Dad, he is the director?" ”

Zhang Rui nodded with difficulty. Then he quickly kept up with Director Zhao's pace.

"Kid dad, who's coming?" Zhang Yu's mother saw that there was a guest, and asked her husband behind the guest in confusion.

"This is,"

Without waiting for Zhang Rui's words to speak, Zhao Shuyuan replied first: "Hello sister-in-law, I am Zhang Rui's new colleague, I am visiting for the first time, don't dislike it." ”

Zhang Rui's mother smiled calmly and said, "What did the eldest brother say at this time, the one who came was a guest, welcome, welcome." You talk, I'll cook, it'll be fine right away, stay for breakfast. With that, he went into the kitchen and got busy.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, I'm just an ordinary person today, and I'm here because of someone's trust." Zhao Shuyuan patted the restrained Zhang Rui's shoulder and said kindly.

"Yes, yes!"

Director Zhao smiled, took out two bottles of authentic Erguotou from the bag placed on the sofa, and Yaoyao said, "Look at your age, how many years older are you than me, brother, let's have some?" ”

Zhang Rui's eyes were glued to the wine bottle, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said "fakely", "This, it's not good!" ”

Director Zhao smiled, which man is not good at this mouthful, and the true temperament of men can be shown in front of the wine bottle.

Zhang Yu, who was outside the door, did not think that the director was simply visiting like Zhang Rui, and his intuition told him that this might have something to do with Li Lin. After thinking about it for a long time, I was still confused, so I could only go in and ask, and it didn't make sense for people to come and not talk about it.

The next scene made Zhang Yu messy, and his father, who was trembling just now, had already drunk a cup with the director, and I drank a cup of it. The speed of development really embarrassed him.

"Brother, this is Xiao Yu, it's really a talent."

Gotcha, even the old brother shouted, Xiaoyu? We're not that familiar, Zhang Yu secretly compared the middle finger.

"Xiaoyu, call Uncle Zhao quickly." Zhang Rui blushed and shouted.

Seeing that his father's tongue was already curled when he spoke, Zhang Yu was speechless, and he drank so violently when he didn't drink well.

snatched Dad's wine bottle, "Dad, still drink, be careful to sleep on the sofa tonight!" Zhang Yu gloated angrily. Hehe, Uncle Zhao, let me tell you a secret, whenever my dad makes a mistake, he can only sleep on the sofa at night. ”

"Haha, really!" Zhao Shuyuan laughed happily.

Zhang Rui had a black line, and he woke up a lot in an instant, and said in a low voice, "Boy, do you want pocket money in the future?" ”

"Dad, I was wrong, you just let me go as a fart!"

"Come on, don't be disgusting, it's just to scare you." He can't stand Zhang Yu's coquettish appearance of being wronged, he is also a man, can't he just be on time?

"Hey, it's better to be Dad!"

Zhao Shuyuan's laughter never stopped. It had been a long time since he had laughed so heartily, and he even wanted to stop there and let himself be in real laughter for eternity.

"By the way, I said that I came here to be entrusted by someone, mainly to find Xiaoyu." Although he wanted to indulge in this joy, he did not forget his mission.

"Looking for me (him)?" The father and son asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's about Li Lin." Zhao Shuyuan said a little heavily, although he wanted to say Li Lin's matter in a cheerful tone, but he couldn't do it after all.

The atmosphere was a little solemn, Zhang Yu knew that business was coming, and Zhang Rui also knew Li Lin's previous situation, so he could let the director personally say it, I am afraid this situation would ......

"Don't be so serious." Zhao Shuyuan chuckled, "Li Lin is fine, it's just a misunderstanding, but he has already left here." ”

"Why?" Father and son asked in unison.

He said that his old man was in a hurry and had been picked up by an old man named Saiga. Before leaving, I was asked to tell the truth when Xiaoyu went to pick him up, and he also said that he would come back to see you when he had time. ”

Zhang Yu listened carefully to every word, although he heard a lot of loopholes in these words, but when Zhao Shuyuan said that he was going to pick up Li Lin, he believed Zhao Shuyuan's words, because only the two of them knew about it, and he didn't even mention his parents.

Zhang Rui took a deep breath and sighed, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay." ”

The heart hanging in Zhang Yu's heart was also completely let go, and he saw the sincerity in Zhao Shuyuan's eyes.

Zhao Shuyuan sighed secretly, thinking that this could be regarded as a white lie!

At the dinner table, the four of them ate to the fullest, and completely let go of their identity barriers with each other. In Zhao Shuyuan's memory, such a truly happy family meal has not been tasted for a long, long time.

On this day, the biggest harvest belongs to Zhao Shuyuan, not only met a simple friend in the true sense, but also accepted a smart, lively, and empathetic son of Huobao - Zhang Yu.