The next morning, Jiang Hao woke up early. When he woke up, he saw that the roof of the building outside the window was already covered with white snow, and the sky was still gray.
It was still early, and he was used to waking up at this time, so he couldn't fall back asleep any longer.
If Zai Xi hadn't suddenly started crying last night, maybe he could have slept upstairs. Thinking about it, he laughed unconsciously, and he knew that she had a sharp tongue and a soft heart.
Jiang Hao got dressed and got up. He walked to the window and took a look. It was still snowing outside, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated outside the window sill.
He couldn't wait to walk up to the second floor. He moved quickly but very gently. He pushed open the door of the master bedroom and slipped in without anyone noticing.
Qiao Xinwei, who was sleeping lightly, woke up the moment he opened the door. She instinctively protected her son beside her, and then she stood up and realized that the person who came in was Jiang Hao.
"You want to scare me to death? Why did you come in so early in the morning?"
Jiang Hao sat on the edge of the bed and leaned forward affectionately, "I miss you."
Qiao Xinwei shivered for a while, with goosebumps all over the floor, "Go away, don't come close."
“Wife??”
"Who is your wife? Go away," she said in anger, holding up a pillow as if to throw it over. "Go away quickly, or I'll be rude to you."
Jiang Hao was sitting on the edge of the bed. When he saw her suddenly getting angry, he was caught off guard, "Hey, wasn't it a good night last night? Why did you fall out so easily after one night?"
It was okay not to mention last night, but when she mentioned it, she became even more angry. She directly raised the pillow and smashed it on his head, "You also said, don't mention last night to me."
Such a loud noise disturbed Zai Xi, and he hummed a few times, "Shh? Don't wake up Xi Bao." Jiang Hao had to stay away, a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea.
Zai Xi kicked his legs, turned over, and went back to sleep.
Qiao Xinwei lowered her voice and said: "Get out, you are not allowed to come in without my permission."
Jiang Hao frowned helplessly. He thought that he had developed an extremely strong heart and could do anything calmly, but he really didn't understand her.
Jiang Hao looked at her and saw her insisting on confronting her, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave.
When he walked outside, he saw an empty fruit plate on the low coffee table in the small living room. The throbbing last night was not a dream. He patted the back of his head. Did I offend her in some way?
In the room, Qiao Xinwei was in a mess. She was sitting on the bedside, holding her knees with her hands, her long hair spread in front of her eyes, looking a little messy. She was not angry, it was just shy, and she just didn't want to admit that she had it too.
This is needed.
Qiao Xinwei patted her face, which was slowly getting hot, and got up quickly. There was a white field outside the window. She marveled at the charm of nature. This peaceful and quiet white gradually calmed her restless heart.
She took a deep breath, and when she saw the pillow on the floor, she knew something was wrong with her.
After washing up, Qiao Xinwei walked out of the room. There were no empty plates in the small living room, and the coffee table was as clean as ever.
She walked downstairs slowly and heard movement in the kitchen. She bent down and looked down at the kitchen. She saw Jiang Hao wearing an apron and working in front of the cupboard. His slender figure was accompanied by a floral apron, and he had no offensive power.
None. She heard the sound of eggs being beaten and the sound of frying.
Qiao Xinwei walked to the door of the kitchen. The aroma of poached eggs seduced the glutton in her stomach. She scratched her scalp and thought for a long time without knowing what to say.
Jiang Hao had his back to the door, holding a pan in one hand and a spatula in the other. Porridge was being cooked on the fire next to him. He didn't hear her coming at all.
Jiang Hao hummed an English song softly to himself, twisting his body slightly to the rhythm, twisting his buttocks while frying poached eggs.
Qiao Xinwei was stunned. She covered her mouth with her hands to prevent herself from laughing. She held it in until her stomach hurt.
"??" Jiang Hao's singing suddenly stopped and his body became stiff, "Why are you silent behind me? You are not allowed to enter the kitchen without my permission from now on."
Jiang Hao imitated what she had just said, but his tone was completely different. This made Qiao Xinwei feel ashamed. She said apologetically: "I'm sorry just now, I was just frightened by your sudden intrusion."
Jiang Haocai was not so stingy, "Well, I know you are angry when you wake up. Why don't you come down and make breakfast for you? Come on, eat."
"Then I'm not welcome."
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The sky was gray, with light snowflakes still floating in the air. At the Capital Police Headquarters, a dozen guards were clearing away the thick snow.
Jiang Hao was wearing a long black windbreaker, with the collar turned up, a military cap on his head, and military boots on his feet, walking on foot in the wind and snow. His heroic appearance was an eye-catching sight in the snow.
"Chief Jiang, you are here so early." The guard immediately came to greet him.
Jiang Hao shook off the snow on his hat, put it on again, and said, "Yeah." He looked at the thin clothes the guard was wearing, and said, "Why don't you wear more clothes?"
"Haha, thank you for your concern, Chief. I'm on duty inside and it's not cold. I lent my coat to Xiao Li who was standing guard outside."
Jiang Hao nodded and without saying much, he raised his legs and walked quickly inside.
The questions took a lot of time, but Jiang Hao answered truthfully, without covering up, concealing, or exaggerating.
"Chief Jiang, that's all. Take a look at the record. If there's no problem, please sign below."
Jiang Hao looked at it, picked up his pen and signed his name, and asked, "How is Chief Jin's situation now?"
"We are currently in the stage of collecting evidence. He has admitted his relationship with Pan Sophie, but there are too many people involved, and only the tip of the iceberg has been found so far."
"So serious?"
"Well, I'm not exaggerating at all. Chief Jiang, after all, you have only been with Jin Zijian for two years, and you have been out of town most of the time during these two years, so this is the only relevant case that you have come into contact with."
Jiang Hao sighed silently and said, "Be nice to him. After all, it will pay off."
"Hey, we know."
After coming out of the police headquarters, the snow stopped completely, but the wind became stronger. The sun peeked out slightly, but the sky was still gloomy. Jiang Hao felt the cold outside, and the biting cold wind kept scratching his face.
No intention of stopping at all.
The place where he applied for household registration was not far away, so Jiang Hao took the opportunity to walk there. As he walked on the road, the snow on the roadside was piled up into hills. If the sun didn't rise, the snow would not melt away. When the wind blew, the snow would not melt away.
When the temperature drops, everything will freeze into ice.
This year's snow came suddenly and strangely, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.
The clerk looked at the household registration book, then at the hand-filled form, and asked: "Chief Jiang, your son's surname is Qiao?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Oh hehe, it's okay."
Regarding the household registration report, Jiang Hao also had connections and had people do it directly in the background. Otherwise, he would need various certificates, seals, and inspections. He rarely used his connections to facilitate himself, but this matter is really important.
It's annoying, it's such a cold day, and I don't want Xin Wei and Zai Xi to go out and run around.
"Okay, Chief Jiang, please take it."
"Thank you." Jiang Hao took the household registration book. There was one more person in the small book. This was a responsibility.
In the afternoon, Jiang Hao drove to the army. Jin Zijian's incident had already spread a lot. As soon as Jiang Hao came, everyone seemed to have found a talking head and started talking one after another.
The officialdom is actually quite realistic. When he gains power, everyone praises him, and when he loses power, everyone despises him. Jin Zijian was originally the supreme leader in this military compound, but now that he has fallen from power, he has naturally become the biggest rat here.
Jiang Hao came today mainly for one thing, "Xiao Fang, have you submitted my resignation report?"
Xiaofang looked embarrassed and said: "The report to the head was submitted, but it was rejected."
"turn down?"
"Yes, I rejected it immediately."
Jiang Hao frowned. It was not easy to resign in the first place. Now that Jin Zijian's accident happened, it may be even harder for him to resign at this juncture.
Xiao Fang said: "It says you can take a vacation, and it doesn't matter how long you take, but you can't resign. The army needs a leader with positive energy to manage and rectify it. At this time, you can't leave."
Jiang Hao was silent for a while, and then he said, "I'll think about it again."
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Zai Xi was playing crazy at home. Sometimes he was holding up the glass to watch the snow scene, and he was shouting that he wanted to go out to play in the snow. Then he was lying on the ground playing with building blocks, vowing to build the Great Wall.
"Have you seen the Great Wall?"
"I've seen it on TV."
"When it gets warm next year, mom will take you to climb the Great Wall."
Zai Xi stood up and said, "Okay, mom, can you take me out to build a snowman now? There is a lot of snow down there. I have never seen so much snow."
Qiao Xinwei wiped her forehead and said, "Xi Bao, let's build the Great Wall."
After a while, the door opened. Zai Xi heard the sound and ran to the door, "Dad, dad, take me out, take me out."
Jiang Hao walked in, waved his coat, and a gust of cold wind hit his face. As he took off his clothes, he said, "We can't go. It's so cold outside now. Zai Xi will freeze if we go out."
Zai Xi was not very happy and pouted and said: "Then when can we go out to play?"
"You can go out and play when Father Sun comes out."
"Ah, when will that happen? Father Sun is lazy and didn't come out today."
"How about daddy playing with Xi Bao at home? What does Xi Bao want to play?"
Zai Xi bit his finger and thought about it carefully and said, "I want to ride a horse."
Jiang Hao agreed, "Okay, let's ride a horse."
Thanks to his father who is a soldier, and thanks to his physical fitness from years of training, if it were anyone else, he would really be beaten to death by this naughty kid.
Zai Xi rode on Jiang Hao's back, grabbing his clothes with one hand and patting his waist with the other. He clamped his legs together and yelled: "Drive, drive, drive, hahahaha, daddy, run quickly, oops"
Why are you so slow? Drive, drive, dad, hahahaha, hurry up, hurry up, go to mom."
Qiao Xinwei was speechless and funny. Jiang Hao crawled all over the floor and circled around her, making Zai Xi laugh until he was sweating. "Xi Bao, that's almost enough. Your father will be tired."
Zai Xi said: "I haven't had enough fun yet, dad, let's run ten more laps."
"??" Jiang Hao snorted coldly, "Okay, ten laps." For the sake of his son, he became a grandson.