Lao Mi also immediately expressed righteous indignation: "Just a few days ago! Oh - the day after the explosion of the gas tank in the food street, the next day. ”

Li Qingyan slowly took a breath.

He borrowed Old Wen's car on the morning of the gas tank explosion. Even the dullest person should realize that there must be a connection between the two...... Old Wen's personality, like his surname, is extremely gentle. He wouldn't provoke anyone, and he would provoke to the point of being "found and beaten up" by a group of people.

Then his three "young children" "ran" from the nursery class.

Ordinary people may not instinctively associate two things together, but Li Qingyan's special profession has made him see many such things. Therefore, his first thought was: revenge, kidnapping.

Something suddenly popped into my head.

A few nights ago, he made a meal for himself at Pei Yuanxiu's house, and watched the news while eating—seeing the violent youths he had encountered...... Galloping on horseback.

A wave of heat flowed through his body. Li Qingyan's face changed.

Lao Mi had never seen such an expression of "Director Xiao Li", thinking that he was angry because of his smile when he talked about the transformation quota just now, and hurriedly explained: "Hey...... Director Xiao Li, don't be angry. Alas, my family is not having a good time. Do you know that I used to work as an accountant in the steel mill of Long's Heavy Industries...... As a result, some time ago, the job was gone. ”

"What have I gained for the hard work of a law-abiding citizen like me all these years? It's those who break the law and discipline and eat a lot of fat. Just two days after the factory collapsed, a group of little Wang Ba in the factory ran to steal all the power lines at night -- they couldn't move the large items -- we couldn't do any more work if we wanted to start work in private, and there was no electricity! What should I do? Finally, ask us to pay for it...... Who did I provoke—"

"Old rice. Li Qingyan interrupted him, "Go and tell Lao Wen about him, I know." I'll give him an explanation. ”

Then he turned around and walked away—striding to the front and turning into another road, taking out his mobile phone and dialing Zhou Lihuang's number.

It rang six times before it was picked up.

"Zhou Lihuang, you know about Lao Wen. Li Qingyan said.

The call was immediately hung up.

Li Qingyan sneered and replayed. This time, there were twelve rings, and Zhou Lihuang picked it up again.

"That...... Li Qingyan, listen to me......" Zhou Lihuang sounded like he was about to cry, "This has nothing to do with me, it really has nothing to do with me, I swear by my mother-"

"You should have told me when you saw me, but no. Li Qingyan interrupted him, his tone was very cold, "What is the surname of the person who took away Lao Wen's three children?"

"Last name...... Sweet-smelling. I didn't dare tell you before...... I'm afraid to hear your tone now, and at that time it was said that those three cubs were dead......"

"You say it again?"

Zhou Lihuang's voice sounded a little trembling: "I also knew before I saw you that the little girl of the Yu family wanted to find you and couldn't find it, so she took that old Wen angry and took his child away, and then they forgot why they took the child away and forgot why they were looking for you, and then said that the three horse cubs ran to death——"

He said this in one breath, and hurriedly changed his breath and continued: "But don't get angry yet, aren't I also looking for it? I think it hasn't been on the news yet, maybe it's not really dead, I'm investigating it here......

Li Qingyan was silent.

Zhou Lihuang said: "It's really none of my business......"

"Good. You continue to check. Li Qingyan opened his mouth, "If you live to see people, you have to see corpses when you die." Zhou Lihuang, are you familiar with the surname Yu?"

"No...... Uncooked...... Not familiar at all...... It's just a few times I've met. ”

"Then I remind you of one thing. If you dare to reveal the slightest rumor to the one surnamed Yu, or let her know that I will go to her, I will abolish you. ”

Zhou Lihuang was stunned: "...... What are you going to do with her? What can you do with her? I said, you'd better find those three first......

"I said you have a lot of energy and a lot of connections. You should be better at finding people than I am, and I'm sure you won't be careless now. Li Qingyan paused, "I came to her to talk to her." As for the outcome of the conversation, it depends on the outcome of your search. ”

“...... Li Qingyan, you're crazy! Do you know what the family surnamed Yu does!? She's still the same Pei—"

Li Qingyan hung up the phone and put it in his arms.

Standing still for a moment, he took two steps back against the cold wall.

He's feeling a little hot right now. In the body, there seems to be something trying to bulge out. He had seen something a hundred times more cruel than what happened to Lao Wen's family now, but this time was different.

This time...... It is entirely his responsibility.

He couldn't experience and analyze it from the perspective of a bystander, and he knew that no excuse could hide his stupidity. He underestimated the indifference and cruelty of some people, which led to this absurd and bloody result. He had lived in Beishan for too long, and he gradually felt like a wolf in a cage, losing his wild sensitivity.

Hypocritical peace and prosperity blinded him. He told people that he was young and ignorant when he was in the refresher class, and then he was complacent and considered mature because he was able to hide and suppress the terrible desires in his heart. Put on a bracelet, put on a shirt and leather shoes, pretend to be an adult, and numb yourself to the mediocre crowd......

It's not "growing up", it's getting stupid.

He remembered the feeling of boredom he had just felt on the rooftop. Maybe it's not this world that is boring...... It's his life now, the way he is now.

Li Qingyan reached out and unbuttoned the two buttons on his chest.

In this boring Beishan City, if there is anything else that can make him feel a little nostalgic, it may be the friendship with Pei Yuanxiu. It's a pity that the fiancée, whom his friend doesn't like, is already in debt...... And debts always have to be repaid.

He was silent for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief. decided to do something for that friend before going to collect the debt, while Zhou Lihuang was still looking for the whereabouts of the three young students, to make up for what he was about to lose.

- What shocked him in what Lao Mi said just now was not only Lao Wen's news, but also another one. It wasn't until he realized his stupidity and made a decision that he began to think about it.

Lao Mi said that the Long's heavy industry steelmaking plant was stolen from the power lines and out of power after two days of shutdown, so it could not work. But when he and his party arrived there, several power engineers went to the factory for the first time, and they also checked it and said that everything was normal.

But how does a factory that can't get power "everything works" and how does it power enchantment generators?

It turned out that they had never intended to implement the final plan there, and the so-called inspection was probably just a pretense.

He finally confirmed the hunch in his heart - the steel mill of Long's Heavy Industries was not the goal of the promotion association. Like the headquarters of Kitayama...... The promotion association also learned of their actions and set a trap for them.

This is a ploy to hide from the world.

Their goal is in another place.

What happened to Lao Wen made him blame himself and angry, but this incident involved more people - more people like Lao Wen. He had to take care of that side first.

But Li Qingyan stood quietly for another minute before he took out the phone again and dialed Pei Yuanxiu's number.

As every time, the call was answered instantly. Pei Yuanxiu's side was a little noisy, and it seemed to be in a moving vehicle. He lowered his voice and asked, "Qingyan, what's wrong?"

"I just met a guy. Li Qingyan said calmly, "I happened to know from him that Long's Heavy Industry factory could not provide electricity at all, and the power supply line had long been gone." The people in the promotion association said that it might be a pretense to start the generator in there, and that the generator might not be real. Maybe there was already a store of energy and spell prohibitions inside. ”

"They should have known about our countermeasures and doubted me and Serious Sheng, so they acted in front of us, passed on the wrong information to you through the two of us, and led you there, while the real target was somewhere else. ”

There was silence on the phone for a while, as if Pei Yuanxiu was in a daze. Then he said, "Qingyan, your tone is wrong. ”

"Because I'm having some trouble, personal issues. Li Qingyan said, "But the matter of the promotion association is more urgent." With that out of the way, I'll take care of my own business. ”

There was no reply over there, it seemed that Pei Yuanxiu was saying something to the others. After thirty seconds, he spoke again, and his tone became solemn and serious: "We have arrived at Long's Heavy Industries...... Others in Command doubt the authenticity of your leads. Qingyan, they want to rush in to confirm it, but I believe you. If what you're saying is true, where else could they be targeting? We've all looked at the companies that can support generators, unless ......"

Pei Yuanxiu was stunned.

A thought also flashed through Li Qingyan's mind at this time: "We missed a Beishan Academy of Sciences. There's a giant machine in there. ”

Pei Yuanxiu immediately said, "Qingyan, you go first, and I'll arrive later." I don't have time to report to them for instructions...... Anyway, there is no shortage of people like me here. ”

"Good. Li Qingyan closed the line.

The supercomputer of the Beishan Academy of Sciences is also an electric tiger, consuming as much electricity as a large and medium-sized manufacturing company, and the power lines are just as strong as the generators grabbing energy — if there is one at all. Considering that they were able to get the prototype out of the Kitayama Museum...... It doesn't seem impossible to recreate the same thing. I should have thought of this, but my eyes were on the heavy industry in the city.

His previous hunch was confirmed - there was indeed a problem with Long's steel mill. But the hidden worries in my heart have not completely subsided at this time, but there is a stronger momentum. As he walked a few steps down the street, premonitions and questions slowly surfaced in his mind and he could see more clearly.

If the defector is Lin Qiyun, director of the Beishan Bureau of the Special Intelligence Agency...... Why did they fall for the trick even when he had been excluded from the command core?

There are omissions in the ideas of him and Pei Yuanxiu, and it is understandable that the Beishan Academy of Sciences was missed, didn't everyone expect it?

An hour ago, he was still thinking about what was going on, and it was a bit boring for him. Now that there was an unexpected situation, he should have felt new and excited. But now he had a wave in his heart, and he couldn't experience that feeling anymore.

Because between "seeking justice from the woman for Lao Wen and taking responsibility for his stupidity" and "friendship with Pei Yuanxiu", it seems that there is only one choice.

No one likes to see their fiancée, even if they don't, being hurt by their friends. The best result may be to finally obtain Pei Yuanxiu's understanding, but the mistake has been made, and he has to pay some price.

What's the best way to do that?

Li Qingyan wanted to hear that person's opinion. The man who existed in his vague memory.

But he couldn't remember the man's face.