In the evening, Zheng Dehai invited Shang Ke to have dinner at a farmhouse on the outskirts of the county.
There was a lot of laughter in the box near the lake. Zheng Dehai was in high spirits tonight and repeatedly raised his glass to toast Shang Ke. In addition to Shang Ke, there were also Feng Zhanming and County Office Director Zhao Hongjin in the box. They were now like monks.
The tightest little circle can be formed.
Although Zheng Dehai didn't say anything in the evening, Feng Zhanming saw that Zheng Dehai was so happy and could roughly guess what was going on, so he felt relieved. He could still help Zheng Dehai deal with the people from the city, and everyone would be happy, otherwise that person
Once the incident involving the girl named He Xiaomei breaks out, he might also be implicated.
At this time, Zheng Dehai smiled and toasted to Feng Zhanming: "Old Feng, I also toast you."
"Didn't we just have a drink?" Feng Zhanming said with a smile. He didn't like to drink much recently. His physical examination revealed alcoholic liver disease a while ago. The doctor told him not to drink anymore, but Feng Zhanming was in the system and it was impossible to stop drinking.
When socializing, you can only try to control and drink as little as possible.
"I just had a drink, but this drink is from me." Zheng Dehai blinked and smiled.
"Okay, let's drink it, but I've reached my limit tonight, so please don't drink it from me later." Feng Zhanming said with a smile.
"County Magistrate Feng, this is not like your style. I remember you used to do a lot of things." Zhao Hongjin said jokingly.
"Forget it, if I drink like before, I will lose my life. The doctor has ordered me to stop drinking." Feng Zhanming said as he picked up the wine glass, touched it with Zheng Dehai, and took a sip.
A few people were drinking and chatting, and the atmosphere was quite lively, but no one noticed that Shang Ke's interest was actually not high, but rather he seemed to be in a slump.
It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when the group finished drinking and then dispersed.
Zheng Dehai did not go home, but came to Li Yijia's residence. Li Yijia's mental state was now much better. When he saw Zheng Dehai coming, he immediately greeted him diligently, took the initiative to hold Zheng Dehai's arm, and said coquettishly: "Where are you going to drink?
There was so much wine, so I didn’t come here earlier.”
"I've invited Magistrate Shang to dinner. He's been a big help this time. Do you think I can't express my gratitude properly?" Zheng Dehai said.
"Brother Zheng, nothing will happen in the future, right?" Li Yijia also had a smile on his face.
"No, what else can happen if County Magistrate Shang has come forward to take care of it?" Zheng Dehai said with a smile. He had drunk a lot of wine in the evening and was in great spirits. He hugged Li Yijia and sat on his lap and laughed evilly.
, "Xiaojia, it's a long night, do you think we should do something?"
"Death sign." Li Yijia stretched out his finger and tapped Zheng Dehai's forehead with a charming look on his face...
There was no talking all night. The next day, Zheng Dehai got up from Li Yijia's side and went directly to the county compound to go to work.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, Zheng Dehai received a call from Li Yijia. On the phone, Li Yijia's voice was full of panic: "Brother Zheng, it's bad, people from the city are here again."
"What?" Zheng Dehai was stunned for a moment, "You're not mistaken."
"Brother Zheng, how could there be a mistake? I saw it with my own eyes. They are looking for me right now. I hid in the women's room." Li Yijia said in a panic.
"Xiaojia, don't panic. If they ask you, just go and see them. Anyway, no matter what they ask, you can just say what you should say, and you can't explain clearly what you shouldn't. Just do as I said before.
You can't mess up your position first." Zheng Dehai said in a deep voice. He was actually in a mess at the moment and his head was a little confused. Why are the people from the city here again?
After comforting Li Yijia, Zheng Dehai hung up the phone and immediately came to Shang Ke's office.
Shang Ke still didn't know what happened. When he saw Zheng Dehai coming, he asked: "Old Zheng, what's the matter?"
"County Magistrate Shang, the situation is not quite right. People from the city have come down again." Zheng Dehai was a little anxious.
"People from the city are coming down again?" Shang Ke was stunned and looked shocked.
As if he realized that his reaction was wrong, Shang Ke quickly grimaced: "Old Zheng, this is not right. I called Secretary Teng last night. You saw it too. How could someone from the city go there?" What about returning?"
"That's right, I also feel something is wrong." Zheng Dehai felt a little panicked and looked at Shang Ke for help, "County Magistrate Shang, why don't you call Secretary Teng again?"
"Okay, I'll make another call to find out the situation." Shang Ke nodded.
Shang Ke picked up his cell phone and called Tengda. The two talked for a while. After figuring out the situation, Shang Ke hung up the phone and turned to look at Zheng Dehai: "Old Zheng, Mayor Xiao has intervened in this matter. Lian Teng The secretary is confused and wonders why Mayor Xiao has quarreled with him on this matter. Mayor Xiao used to be very low-key, but now that Mayor Xiao has suddenly become abnormal, Secretary Teng is a little unsure."
"How could this happen?" Zheng Dehai looked dull and murmured in a low voice. He never thought that Mayor Xiao would be involved in this matter.
Shang Ke remained silent at this moment and looked at Zheng Dehai quietly. From what Tengda said just now, it was obvious that Tengda did not intend to continue to interfere. He could understand Tengda's thoughts. For an unrelated matter, Tengda did not The reason for arguing with Xiao Shun is completely uneconomical in Tengda's view, because the matter has nothing to do with Tengda. Is it worth it for him to stand up for such a thing? It's not worth it at all! In Tengda's position, he also has interests to consider.
"County Magistrate Shang, what should we do now?" Zheng Dehai came back to his senses and looked at Shang Ke anxiously. Whether he could get through this or not now depends even more on Shang Ke's help.
"Old Zheng, I told you yesterday that just dealing with the people in the city cannot solve the fundamental problem. You see, it has really come true now." Shang Ke chuckled.
"County Magistrate Shang, what do you think we should do?" Zheng Dehai was a little confused for a moment.
Shang Ke shook his head and said no more. He made some subtle hints to Zheng Dehai yesterday, and I don't know if Zheng Dehai understood it.
After thinking for a while, Shang Ke took out his mobile phone and dialed a number in front of Zheng Dehai.
The call got through, Shang Ke said a few words to the other party, and then hung up.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the other party called. Shang Ke picked up the call and listened to a few words. His eyes lit up, he put the phone on speakerphone, put it on the table, and then asked repeatedly: "Xiao Qian, what are you doing?" It means that Secretary Ding and Deputy County Magistrate Qiao went to the city hall to find Mayor Xiao the night before yesterday, right?"
"Yes, many people who worked overtime at night saw it. Mayor Xiao even treated them to an overtime meal in the office." The person on the other end of the phone replied.
"Okay, I understand. Please excuse me. I'll go to the city to treat you to dinner later." Shang Xie chuckled.
"Brother Shang, you're welcome." The person on the other end of the phone said rather flatteringly.
"Okay, let's do this for now." Shang Ke hung up the phone and glanced at Zheng Dehai, "Old Zheng, you heard me, you really guessed that this matter was probably brought to the city by Deputy County Magistrate Qiao. They went there, and they went directly to Mayor Xiao. People from the city where they went the night before came down yesterday morning."
"That's right, he was the one who did it. I just said he was the one who stabbed it in." Zheng Dehai said through gritted teeth.
"So, to solve the problem, we have to start from the root cause." Shang Ke said slowly.
"County Magistrate Shang, how do we start from the root cause?" Zheng Dehai asked subconsciously without thinking further.
"It's up to you to think about it. I don't know what to do." Shang Ke smacked his lips and glanced at Zheng Dehai. I don't know if this guy was pretending to be stupid or if he really didn't understand.
Hearing Shang Ke's slightly dissatisfied tone, Zheng Dehai was stunned for a moment, looked at Shang Ke thoughtfully, and carefully recalled Shang Ke's words yesterday and today, Zheng Dehai's heart couldn't help but beat: "County Magistrate Shang, Do you mean to solve the problem at its root?"
"What else? Look, I've called the city for you, but it's useless." Shang Ke stared at Zheng Dehai, "Old Zheng, I will definitely help you if I can, but there are some things you need to solve on your own. .”
"County Magistrate Shang, I... I'll go back and think about it." Zheng Dehai was confused. He felt that he might have guessed Shang Ke's thoughts, but he couldn't ask openly because Shang Ke couldn't either. Give him a definite answer.
After hurriedly saying goodbye to Shang Ke, Zheng Dehai returned to his office. His mind was in a mess. He took out a cigarette and lit it. He inhaled the smoke into his lungs. Zheng Dehai felt much better and his head was much clearer. However, The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. Did Shang Ke really imply that he would do that? If that was the case, that would be too cruel.
Unconsciously, he finished smoking a cigarette. When the cigarette butt became a little hot, Zheng Dehai suddenly realized it and quickly put out the cigarette butt.
At this time, the phone rang. Seeing that it was Li Yijia, Zheng Dehai quickly picked up the call and couldn't wait to ask: "Xiaojia, how is the situation?"
"People in the city just asked me some questions. I answered all the questions I needed to answer and ignored the ones I shouldn't. They didn't make things difficult for me, they just asked me not to leave Liangbei recently. They might still He will ask me for questions." Li Yijia said tremblingly, becoming more and more frightened as he spoke, "Brother Zheng, I can't stand it if this continues, something will happen."
"Calm down first, don't always get into trouble. Aren't you fine now?" Zheng Dehai said irritably, "People haven't made things difficult for you, which means they haven't got any evidence yet."
"But if this continues, they will find out sooner or later. The county is such a big place, so what is it difficult for them to find out?" Li Yijia growled. Ever since He Xiaomei committed suicide by jumping off the building, her nerves have been tense and her spirit has been tense. In a high-pressure state, the arrival of people from the city almost became the last straw that broke her nerves. Li Yijia couldn't bear such mental pressure at all. In the end, she was just a girl in her twenties. She graduated from school. I just graduated a few years ago, I haven't experienced any setbacks, and my ability to withstand stress is average.
"Okay, I will find a way, don't be so nervous all the time." Zheng Dehai said impatiently, "Also, don't run to me for now. If you want to call me, just use another phone. , don’t use what you are doing now.”
As soon as Zheng Dehai finished speaking, there was a beep from the phone. Zheng Dehai said: "I have a call coming in. Let's do this for now. I will contact you later. Don't panic."
