Li Ji heard the sound and hurriedly raised his head. At first glance, it was also a big surprise.

It turned out that this person was Xiao Zhang, the account manager of the credit department of the city bank. Li Ji suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Xiao Zhang for a long time.

"Mr. Li, do you have something to do with the Rural Credit Cooperative?"

Xiao Zhang's tone seemed too affectionate, as if he had met an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, which made Li Ji very uncomfortable for a while.

"Well, yes, yes," Li Ji flashed to the side, "I, I'm looking for a classmate....."

"Oh, oh." Xiao Zhang nodded and looked at Li Ji with some suspicion.

Li Ji always felt that Xiao Zhang was a little different today. After taking a few looks, I noticed that Xiao Zhang was not wearing CCB's work clothes.

In the past, Xiao Zhang wore work clothes all year round, and almost never changed into other styles of clothes.

Li Ji felt a little strange, so he asked, "Manager Zhang, you came to the Rural Credit Cooperatives to talk about business?" ”

"Talking about business?" Xiao Zhang was stunned and hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no!" ”

"Oh, that's someone coming."

"No, no!" Xiao Zhang still waved his hand.

Li Ji couldn't figure it out: "Then what are you doing here?" ”

"Mr. Li, you may not know yet," Xiao Zhang said, "I am now transferred to the Rural Credit Cooperative." ”

"Huh? Transferred to the Rural Credit Cooperative! ”

"yes, it's been more than a month."

"You guy, why don't you say a word, see you off."

Li Ji smiled and gently pounded Xiao Zhang's chest.

"Alas, blame me, I left in a hurry," Xiao Zhang's expression was a little unnatural, "At that time, Mr. Li was still in the Chengdong Branch......"

Li Ji thought about it and nodded slightly: "Xiao Zhang, in this way, when you are free, call Xiao Zhu, I will be the east, let's get together again." ”

Xiao Zhang was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a "ding", it turned out that the elevator had reached the first floor.

The two walked out of the elevator, and Xiao Zhang hesitated and said, "Okay, Mr. Li, it depends on your time." ”

"See my time?" Li Ji smiled, "I have time now." ”

Xiao Zhang obviously didn't expect it, and was stunned for a moment before he ate: "Mr. Li, I, I still have something to do at home at night......

"Well, okay then, let's make an appointment another day."

As they spoke, the two of them walked out of the building and onto the side of the road. Li Ji waved his hand: "Manager Zhang, there will be a period later." ”

"Mr. Li, goodbye." Xiao Zhang answered and walked in the other direction.

Xiao Zhang walked very slowly, and stopped from time to time to look back at Li Ji. After walking more than a dozen steps, Xiao Zhang suddenly turned around and trotted to catch up with Li Ji.

"Mr. Li, ...... you wait?"

Hearing the shout, Li Ji hurriedly turned around and saw that it was Xiao Zhang, a little strange: "Xiao Zhang, is there anything else?" ”

"Li, Mr. Li ......" Xiao Zhang bowed his head.

"What's wrong, Xiao Zhang?"

Li Ji was puzzled.

"Mr. Li, I ......" Xiao Zhang's head lowered.

"Xiao Zhang, what's wrong with you?" Li Ji laughed, "Wouldn't it be because I'm not in CCB that I learned to be deep and secretive when I say a word?" ”

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry......"

Xiao Zhang raised his head, his face ashamed.

"What do you mean? What's sorry? ”

"I ...... last time," Xiao Zhang's voice lowered.

"Hey, it's all over, why are you mentioning it?" Li Ji smiled, "You still remember it so clearly, I've forgotten it all a long time ago." Besides, it's none of your business. ”

"Mr. Li, I'm really sorry," Xiao Zhang's eyes were slightly red, "I can't help it, my wife doesn't have a job, and I still have a mortgage to repay......"

"Hey, where are you going?" Li Ji kicked a pebble at his feet to the side and patted Xiao Zhang's shoulder, "Go back quickly, your wife must be waiting for you at home." ”

"Well, okay," Xiao Zhang nodded gratefully, "Then, then I'll go, Mr. Li." ”

"Let's go, I'll go back and see ...... when I have time."

Li Ji was inexplicably a little sad.

Xiao Zhang nodded, didn't speak again, and turned to leave. In the rising twilight, Xiao Zhang's rickety back straightened a lot.

Li Ji stared, his gaze gradually becoming solemn.

A human voice could be heard not far away. A few people laughed, walked out of the office building, went down the steps, and were coming this way.

Li Ji suddenly saw that the figure of the person in the middle looked very much like Han Mei; Frightened, he quickly turned around, didn't look back, and ran away.

Back in the dormitory, Li Ji found the set of books given by Han Mei and carefully wrapped the book cover with newspaper again. After eating, I sat down at the table and watched.

Later, he called Liao Ying and told her everything that had happened recently. Liao Ying was silent for a long time before she said in a low voice: "See for yourself......"

Li Ji was a little dazed, and suddenly remembered the days when Han Mei often called him.

The next day at work, Li Ji only brought a book to the office.

Fortunately, he was the only one in the office, and President Ye had never been here. Liu Min came almost every day, but he put down his documents and left, rarely staying long.

Li Ji finished reading the few documents that Liu Min sent over yesterday, pondered carefully, and then carefully wrote his opinions.

There are still more than three months to go until the end of the year. Just like a student who is studying, he is about to prepare for the big exam of the year.

These three months are the most critical. The performance of the branch, Ye Xin's whereabouts, and even his own fate will be known in these three months.

Li Ji was a little nervous.

Now the branch reports the deposit and loan data to him every day. But for several days, it didn't seem to change much. Although deposits and loans did not decline again, they did not increase much.

If this trend continues, it is basically hopeless to complete the targets issued by the provincial bank by the end of the year.

There is another news that also spreads in the branch. Tao Xingchang had a chronic illness and took leave to recuperate at home.

The atmosphere in the branch has also changed.

The office building seemed much quieter. It is rare to hear someone talking loudly, and you can hardly see people chatting. When I met him on the stairs, most of them were in a hurry.

Ye Xin also seemed to be busier.

He went on another trip to the province and came back to visit the company. often asked Liu Min to send some documents over and let Li Ji deal with them directly.

A few days later, the official notice of the provincial bank's centralized training came down. The time is slightly postponed, and I will report on the 5th of next month, and the location will be the provincial cadre school.

The reason why it was postponed and chose on the 5th was to avoid the busy work at the end of the month and the beginning of the month. After all, these people who participate in credit training are the backbone and elite of each branch, and once they leave, it will have a great impact on their work.

The provincial cadre school is in the eastern suburbs of the provincial capital, a garden-style building. It is said that at that time, a well-known designer in the country was invited to design, a small bridge and flowing water, a corridor in the courtyard, and a taste of the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. People who have been there say that training at a dry school is like a vacation.

Look at the time, the exam of the rural credit cooperatives is also on the 5th. Perfect miss, no regrets.

Li Ji was down-to-earth in his heart.

The choice without choice is the best choice.

Prepare well for the provincial competition. This is what President Ye promised, which is much more reliable than that of the Rural Credit Cooperative.

One bird in hand is better than two birds in the forest. Let's eat what is in the bowl first, and then talk about what is in the pot.

Because no matter how good your appetite is, how much you want to eat, whether you can eat it or not, that's two things. If you can't eat what is in the pot and lose what is in the bowl, then it will be a big loss.

Fortunately, the basic content is almost the same, although he knew that he couldn't participate, Li Ji still read the book carefully.

Before you know it, it's the end of the month.

On this day, Li Ji got off work, had a hurried meal in the cafeteria, and then returned to the office. He had to wait for the accounts to be settled, and the data of the branches would come up.

Ye Xin didn't go back and stayed in the office all the time. He was also waiting.

This month is a small test.

But the results of the small test are equally important. You can't expect a student who usually only takes a 60th grade exam to suddenly surprise you with a 90th score when it comes to the big exam.

It was already getting dark.

The autumn wind is already a little cool. Li Ji closed the window, looked at the deep night outside, and unconsciously remembered Wancheng again.

Now, no one mentions him anymore, and people seem to have forgotten about him completely.

The real cause of Wan Cheng's death, the funds whose whereabouts are unknown, and the many stories hidden behind him seem to have been forgotten together.

But Li Ji didn't forget.

Those mysteries still haunt him, and at some point they pop up and make his blood surge and his heart swell.

Maybe one day the truth will be revealed, or it may be lost. Li Ji had no way of knowing.

The knock on the door woke Li Ji from his contemplation. He hurriedly looked back and saw that it was Jiang Mingming, who was in charge of statistics in the accounting department of the city bank.

"Mr. Li, the sub-statistics of each branch this month have come out, please take a look." Jiang Mingming put more than a dozen pages of reports on Li Ji's desk.

"Okay, you go get busy."

When Jiang Mingming walked out and closed the door, Li Ji picked up the report, line by line, and looked at it carefully.

Looking at it, his brows furrowed tightly, and the expression on his face became more and more cold.

Eighteen sub-branches, except for the Chengdong sub-branch, still maintained a strong growth momentum; Although the rest of the branches are also growing, they are all dragonflies, and the growth rate is like a snail climbing.

The overall data of the whole bank has just reached the level at the end of last year, and it is still far from the target task.

Li Ji put down the report with a solemn expression.

He knew that in addition to Wang Shulan, the presidents of all branches were still waiting. As for why Wang Shulan is like this, Li Ji can't think of it.

The current situation is still unclear. The first and second in command, no one knows who will have the last laugh. Once you choose the wrong person and stand on the wrong team, it's not a trivial matter.

Therefore, the safest way is not to offend anyone, deal with it carefully, wait and see, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for the mystery to be revealed.

There are many people. No matter what the outcome, there is no big mistake in following the crowd, and it is the safest.

Tao Ping's sick leave must have been intentional, and he had the intention of retreating. As long as he doesn't fall, no one will dare to act rashly. Whoever wants to defect must also weigh it.

After thinking for a while, Li Ji picked up the statistical report, walked out quickly, and knocked on Ye Xin's door.

"Come in!"

Li Ji pushed open the door and saw Ye Xin sitting on the sofa, sweating profusely eating a bowl of hot and sour noodles.

"Do you want to try it," Ye Xin wiped the sweat on her head and said with a smile, "This hot and sour powder is so spicy!" ”

"Governor Ye, you can eat," Li Ji smiled and waved his hand, "I don't dare to eat it, it's too spicy." ”

"What, the results are in?"

Seeing the report in Li Ji's hand, Ye Xin pushed the bowl aside and straightened up.

"Well, look at it." Li Ji handed it over.

Ye Xin took it, read it twice, and put the report on the coffee table: "Hehe, they're acting for me." ”

"President Ye, if it goes on like this, there is not much hope for the end of the year."

"Well," Ye Xin frowned and nodded, "That tiger's energy is still not small." ”

Li Ji sat down and looked at Ye Xin with good eyes.

Ye Xin tapped the handrail rhythmically with two fingers, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Xiao Li, what do you think we should do now?" ”

"President Ye, I don't think it's as good as 'knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger'."

Li Ji said softly.