Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Mysterious USB Drive
I leaned into the large office armchair and stared out the window at the falling leaves. The horror of officialdom makes me, who has always advocated freedom and frankness, can't help but become very cautious in dealing with things.
Because Mayor Li Ming killed his wife Cai Huifen and then 'committed suicide in fear of crime', the investigation of him was no longer made public, but quietly carried out. After sealing Li Ming's family property, I, as his former assistant and now temporarily replacing his work, also underwent the above rigorous audit.
Fortunately, not long after I started working, I really didn't make any major mistakes, and after my suspicion was ruled out, I was also asked to participate in the investigation of Li Ming's corruption case.
Before that, Mayor Wang came to me and said to me earnestly: "Xiaomo, Li Ming's problem is big, but because he has died, in order to reduce the negative impact, the investigation of him may only have symbolic significance." As a young cadre with a bright future, you need to learn how to deal with interpersonal relationships and social influences. You can't ruin the image of Qingshi Town because Li Ming is alone, which is not conducive to the long-term development of Qingshi Town, but also affects your future. ”
Under Mayor Wang's repeated emphasis, I have fully understood what he meant. In fact, I am also doing what Mayor Wang asks, and in a series of case files investigating Li Ming's participation in decision-making during his tenure as mayor, I will try my best to instruct the relevant personnel in the town to try to dissociate everything from the dead Li Ming. At the same time, I will also report the progress of the investigation to Mayor Wang every day, which has been highly affirmed by him.
Although Mayor Wang hinted that I had a bright future, I felt that the pressure was getting heavier. My wish at the moment is no longer to be an official, but to pray that I will not get into any more trouble. During this period of time, the whole body and mind felt exhausted.
Especially last night, while cooperating with the Commission for Discipline Inspection in the investigation of Li Ming's case, I was surprised to see a copy of Li Ming's diary. Everything recorded in this journal is vague, and no one can read what is written on it except the deceased himself.
In the investigation of Li Ming in all aspects, it was surprising to find that he possessed a huge amount of unidentified property, and the source of this huge amount of property was unknown, and the progress of the investigation was at an impasse for a while.
With the passage of time, the heat of discussion about Li Ming's suicide in the streets and alleys is gradually decreasing, just like this temperature. Calm has also returned to all parts of the town hall, and everything is running as usual.
During this time, Suser became very warm to me, talking to me on the phone almost every day. She often coquettishly on the phone, and her words seemed to be full of admiration for me, and she longed for the happy days when we got married and stayed together in the future. It's just that I have a pimple in my heart, and the coexistence of greed and disgust for Suser is a complicated feeling that I can't put into words.
Although we talked to each other every day, we didn't see each other once. Because I had to cooperate with the investigation of Li Ming's case, and I had just replaced Li Ming's mayor work, and I was not familiar with the business, I had to work overtime desperately and ask people from various departments in the town for advice with a smile, so I told Suser very tactfully that I could not meet her for the time being because of work. Suser was also very understanding and supported me in my hard work and for a brighter future, except for being affectionate with me on the phone, but also did not insist on seeing me.
I worked hard and consulted people, but I had to do it as a last resort. However, this has had an unexpected effect. The people in the town praised me for being young and promising, and I never looked down on anyone because of the position of acting mayor, and my image of being close to the people quickly won the favor of many people and won excellent popularity.
Thinking back to a recent incident, I occasionally relaxed, stretched, and suddenly an idea sprung up in my heart: I want to secretly investigate Suser!
I mean, if I want to have a future, then I can't offend Mayor Wang and Susher, and my marriage to Suser is almost a foregone conclusion. But I am not willing to let my future wife have had a dirty and ugly thing, although from the deceased Mayor Li Ming and his wife Cai Huifen, I learned that Su Su and Li Ming had a four-year affair, but I still prayed that all this was a lie.
I hope that is Cai Huifen's jealous words, Li Ming deliberately said that he and Su Se were not clear because he threatened me. Inadvertently, I caught a glimpse of the stolen Suser keys in the desk drawer, and a bold idea came to me.
I've decided to conduct a secret investigation into Susher! After much thought, I decided not to alarm Suser and secretly monitor her words and deeds to determine whether she was innocent or, as Li Ming and his wife said, an angel on the outside and a demon on the inside.
Looking at the time, there are still more than three hours before the end of work. I dialed Mayor Wang's phone, first reported to him on the phone about the work of Qingshi Town in the past few days, and then asked shyly: "Mayor Wang, is Xiao Su here?" ”
Mayor Wang smiled on the other end of the phone: "Xiaomo, do you want Xiao Su?" She's at work, and she's been busy these days, sorting out the minutes of the city council's meetings. Xiaomo, do you want to make an appointment with Xiao Su for dinner? Young people, it is appropriate to have more contact. It's just that this is an extraordinary time, I mean you should bear with it first, and after cooperating with the above to investigate Li Ming's case, you will have plenty of time. ”
I was polite with Mayor Wang, and after hanging up the phone, I was secretly happy in my heart. I didn't really want to see Suser who bothered me so much, but I determined Susser's whereabouts through Mayor Wang. When I learned that she was at work, I decided to get moving.
Half an hour later, I was well prepared and quietly arrived at Susser's house in the city. I secretly opened the door of her house with the key and went inside to hurry up to implement my plan.
Suser lived alone, but to my surprise, there were double pillows on her large bed. Could it be that there is something wrong with Susher? Who would be the other person sleeping on this pillow?
Li ming! As soon as this thought popped into my mind, I immediately laughed at my own stupidity. Li Ming is dead, not to mention that he lost the function of a man a year ago, this man who may exist cannot be Li Ming at all. Could it be Mayor Wang? I thought about it and dismissed the idea. During this period of observation, I found that Mayor Wang and Suser were just ordinary superiors and subordinates, and there was no ambiguity between the two, and I didn't hear any scandals between Mayor Wang and Susser.
Maybe this double pillow is just with the furniture, Suser is innocent. I consoled myself with this in my heart, not wanting my conjecture to become a reality. It's not for nothing that I think so. Susso's status and her arrogant temperament, except for the possibility of having an improper relationship with a man with status and status, it is impossible for an ordinary man to possess her.
When I carefully opened the drawers in Susser's bedroom, I was surprised to find several precious jewels thrown at random in her drawers. The average woman, if she owns a piece of jewelry of great value, must take care of it except to wear it on her body to show off, and she will never throw it in a drawer as Suser did.
The moment I saw these jewels, I almost broke down. I knew very well in my heart that Suser would never have been able to own these jewels with her salary in just a few years of work. The only explanation is that the origin of the jewels is unknown, and that she either took bribes or accepted gifts from men while she was working. But Suser is just a secretary, who would pay a bribe to a secretary? Thinking of Li Ming's huge family wealth, the suspicion that he and Su Ser most likely had an illicit relationship is also increasing.
In the drawer in Susser's bedroom, there is actually a beautiful jewelry box. A few pieces of jewelry are already worth a fortune, so what's in this beautiful jewelry box? Could it be comparable to the immortal 'Ocean Star' in the Titanic?
Driven by intense curiosity, I gently opened the jewelry box. I was disappointed that this jewelry box was not a jewel, but a very ordinary USB drive.
I closed the drawer and opened Susser's computer. After a quick glance at her computer, I was sure it didn't contain any valuable clues that I was looking for. Looking at the time, there was still more than an hour before Suser got off work, and I had to hurry up and start acting according to my plan, and before Suser got off work, I quietly left the scene without noticing.
I secretly installed hack tools on Susser's computer, and set up the firewall and anti-virus software on Susser's computer so that the firewall and anti-virus software trusted the Trojan software I secretly installed without any interception.
Once I set up the hacking software, I breathed a sigh of relief. Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly thought of the USB drive in the jewelry box. Suser regards this USB drive as more important than jewelry, will it hide the secrets of her invisible people?
I immediately got excited and plugged the USB drive into my computer. But the excitement lasted less than a minute, and I immediately became depressed. It turned out that this USB drive was actually encrypted, and I tried several passwords with Susser's birthday as a combination, but I couldn't get in.
I sighed, and was about to give up this mysterious USB drive, when suddenly my heart moved: Suser regarded this USB drive as so important, and it was also encrypted, so you can imagine that there must be some huge secret hidden in this USB drive.
Seeing that time was passing little by little, and it was almost time for Suser to get off work, I didn't have time to think about it, so I turned off Susser's computer and put the USB drive in my pocket. I decided to sneak the drive home and try to crack the code, and then find an opportunity to sneak into Susser's house again, and put the drive back in its place without knowing it.