The next day, at breakfast time, on the dining table.
"Dad, I don't want a tractor." Lele sobbed softly.
Xu Dong felt a headache. Since last night, his youngest daughter had been making trouble and insisted on exchanging gifts with her sister. However, Coco also liked the violin very much, so it was rare that she didn't show her style this time.
"Why is it a tractor? It's obviously a Transformers, okay? The tractor is just one of its transformed forms. Didn't dad take you to watch the Transformers anime?"
"Even if it's Transformers, I don't like it. I just want the violin." Lele said with a pout.
"Hey, don't cry. Dad will buy the violin for you later, okay?" Xu Dong coaxed.
He bought both the violin and the Transformers from the Panjiayuan flea market. Speaking of which, the one-meter-tall all-aluminum Transformers was much more expensive than the violin.
"Then dad, do you want to keep your word?"
"When did Dad lie to you? Eat quickly. If you don't eat, you will be late for school." Xu Dong wiped the tears of the little cotton-padded jacket with a napkin.
"Hmm...baha...baha..."
Throughout the breakfast time, Yang Lina always had a cold face and said nothing. She watched the father and daughter going back and forth the whole time.
Haha, what a touching picture of a loving father and a filial daughter!
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After going to work, Xu Dong walked leisurely towards the north gate as usual, holding a water glass in his hand.
"Brother Xu, you're here." Chen Yang greeted enthusiastically.
Compared to the middle-aged man Xu Dong, the young man Chen Yang is more motivated and more passionate about power.
Since Chen Yang became the deputy captain of Beimen, the mental outlook of the entire Beimen has almost taken on a new look. Even Section Chief Li praised Xu Dong by name at the department meeting.
With a subordinate who worked hard, Xu Dong finally found a sense of being a leader, which to be honest was not bad.
"Well, is everyone here?"
"Everyone except Xiao Wang has arrived." Chen Yang immediately reported.
Although Xiao Wang is older than him, in the workplace, "the master is the teacher". Chen Yang thinks that his position is higher than Xiao Wang. In order to suppress him, calling him "Xiao Wang" is obviously more suitable than "Brother Wang".
"Have you called him?"
Xu Dong frowned subconsciously.
Ever since Chen Yang came to Beimen, he and Xiao Wang had inexplicably disliked each other. They even had many quarrels due to work reasons.
Could it be that Xiao Wang quit out of anger?
Chen Yang nodded and said: "I called, but it didn't get through. The phone has been turned off."
Xu Dong waved his hand and told Chen Yang to go about his own business, while he sent a text message to Section Chief Li, asking him to inquire about the situation at the security company.
Ten minutes later, Section Chief Li personally called. The security company confirmed that there was nothing unusual about Xiao Wang this morning. He had gone out at 6:30 as usual.
As for why they didn't go to work, they don't know what happened because they can't get through on the phone.
Xu Dong had no choice but to put this matter aside for the time being. Maybe after a while, Xiao Wang would take the initiative to contact him. After all, the relationship between the two has always been quite good.
I just didn’t expect that bad news would come this time!
Near noon, two policemen suddenly came to the power company.
Only then did everyone realize that something had happened to Xiao Wang in the morning. No wonder he didn't come to work. The police also came to the door based on Xiao Wang's work badge.
In Section Chief Li's office, Section Chief Li, as the head of the department, and Xu Dong, as his direct supervisor, are being questioned.
Before the inquiry began, Xu Dong first asked the question he was most concerned about:
"Officer Wang, is Xiao Wang's life in danger now?"
Officer Wang nodded: "He and the victim are receiving treatment in the hospital, and both of them are not out of danger yet."
Xu Dong wanted to continue questioning, but was stopped by Officer Wang. Until the case is understood, the relevant information is strictly confidential.
Next, the inquiry officially begins.
"How is Wang Minzheng usually?"
"He is a very decent person. He is a veteran and has a cheerful personality. He is very strict with himself and his work, and he also takes good care of his colleagues."
Although he didn't know the specific situation, Xu Dong still tried his best to put it in a positive light. This was also what Section Chief Li had explained privately.
"Then has he encountered any difficulties recently? For example, a relationship crisis, lack of money, or any bad habits?"
Xu Dong immediately shook his head:
"No, Xiao Wang has always been single. He usually plays games and has no bad habits. And he is saving money to buy a house, so he should not be short of money."
Next, Xu Dong answered several questions one after another, all involving some situations in Xiao Wang's daily work.
The two policemen left after questioning.
The only information Xu Dong currently has is that Xiao Wang and a young lady were found collapsed in a park at the same time.
Both of them had stab wounds, but the knife was in Xiao Wang's hand. What exactly happened is unknown.
In the next two days, Xu Dong made several consultation calls to Officer Wang, but the case was still inconclusive.
It was not until the third day, when the female victim Ms. Wu woke up, that the police quickly caught the real suspect based on the information provided by the other party.
After some interrogation, the truth of the case was finally revealed.
It turned out that Ms. Wu was jogging in the park that morning. Unexpectedly, she was robbed in broad daylight.
What was even more unexpected was that after the robber took away the property, he saw that Ms. Wu was young and beautiful, and then he started to have evil thoughts.
Ms. Wu preferred to die and was stabbed by the gangster. Xiao Wang, who was exercising nearby at the time, ran over to save people after hearing the cry for help.
After a struggle, Xiao Wang was unfortunately stabbed several times and fell to the ground.
The gangster must be a novice. While taking away all the belongings of the two people, he also put a knife into Xiao Wang's hand in an attempt to frame the crime and get away with it.
In fact, the police have already ruled out the suspicion of Xiao Wang. The reason why they did not choose to make it public is that they want to stabilize the real suspect first to prevent him from jumping over the wall in a hurry.
The only regret is that Xiao Wang failed to survive the incident and sacrificed his young life.
Afterwards, the officials officially awarded Comrade Wang Minzheng the title of "Courageous Actor for Righteousness" and received a one-time pension of 5 million yuan. Xiao Wang's photo even appeared on the front page of Daxia Daily.
The power company, not to be outdone, mobilized all employees to donate. In three days, a total of 4.58 million yuan was raised.
Even Xiao Huang, who had resigned, entrusted Xu Dong to donate 1,000 yuan.
Xu Dong himself donated 10,000 yuan directly. He originally wanted to donate more, but was stopped by Section Chief Li in time.
Xu Dong felt very uncomfortable.
First of all, he and Xiao Wang had a good relationship, but the other's untimely death really made him very sad;
Secondly, no matter what, he and Section Chief Li are the biggest beneficiaries of this incident. What is the famous saying:
"The credit of subordinates is also the credit of superiors."
He didn't want to eat "human blood steamed buns", but he couldn't refuse this "credit", which was really depressing.