Qiao Liang was busy for a long time, but the results were still not great. When he was tired, he simply stopped and sat by the car, smoking and looking at the desolate wilderness around him in a daze.
At this time, the sound of a car was heard in the distance again.
Qiao Liang followed the sound and saw that on the Gobi Highway, an off-road vehicle with police lights was driving from the direction of Liangbei.
Qiao Liang threw down his cigarette butt and stood up, waving the engineer shovel as he walked to the roadside.
The people in the off-road vehicle saw Qiao Liang, and the vehicle began to slow down. When Qiao Liang reached the roadside, the vehicle stopped.
"County Magistrate Qiao, why are you here? What happened?" The car door opened, several people jumped out of the car, and one of them asked.
Qiao Liang was overjoyed when he saw the person asking the question. He was the captain of the nature reserve patrol team. He had met him last time when he and Ding Xiaoyun went to Xizhou to catch poachers in the nature reserve late at night.
"Very good, you are here, great." Qiao Liang suddenly felt that a savior had arrived, and pointed in the direction of the pit, "My car fell into the pit, and I am worried about how to get it out."
Everyone looked towards the pit, and the captain waved to his men: "Go over and help County Magistrate Qiao get the car out."
Everyone nodded, then took out the tools from the trunk of the car and walked towards the pit.
The captain and Qiao Liang asked as they walked toward the pit: "County Chief Qiao, why did you drive the car into the pit?"
Qiao Liang thought for a moment and decided to conceal the truth and said: "I was driving back to Liangbei from Xizhou. I fell asleep on the way and accidentally turned the steering wheel, so..."
"Haha..." the captain laughed, "There are few cars here and the roads are very straight. It is indeed easy for a person to get sleepy while driving alone. Last month I drove to Xizhou and fell asleep on the road. I almost drove the car into a ditch. …”
"Haha..." Qiao Liang also laughed.
When they arrived at the pit, the captain looked at the scene and said to Qiao Liang: "County Chief Qiao, were you driving at a slow speed?"
"Yes, because I was in a hurry to get back to the county, I drove very fast." Qiao Liang nodded.
The captain jumped into the pit and circled around the car: "Fortunately, the car didn't crash anywhere."
Qiao Liang said: "When the car just deviated, I woke up, panicked, turned in the wrong direction, and stepped on the accelerator. As a result, the car flew up in the air, landed on the Gobi, and then rushed into the pit due to inertia. , I immediately stepped on the brakes..."
"Fortunately, you braked and stepped on the ground in time." The captain nodded, and then said to his subordinate, "Get started and dig out a slope."
Several of his men waved their tools and started working. The captain handed Qiao Liang a cigarette and said, "County Chief Qiao, take a cigarette to calm down."
Qiao Liang took the cigarette and put it to his mouth. The captain took out a lighter and lit it for him, and then lit one himself.
Qiao Liang took two puffs of smoke and said: "There hasn't been a passing car for most of the day. Fortunately, I met you. Captain, where are you going?"
The captain said: "The stationmaster arranged for me to take people to Xizhou to collect supplies today, and at the same time, several team members will follow the car to Xizhou City to buy some daily necessities."
Qiao Liang nodded. Although the nature reserve is within the territory of Liangbei, it is not under the jurisdiction of Liangbei. People, property and property are under the management of the city. The nature reserve work station is a secondary unit under the city's administrative bureau. The station manager is Zhengerbajing. of deputy director.
Qiao Liang then asked the captain: "How did you deal with the three poachers last time?"
"We handed it over to the police. These three gangs are habitual criminals. They have figured out our patrol patterns and often take advantage of our patrol breaks to poach in the reserve. They have been playing hide and seek with us. Fortunately, County Magistrate Qiao is both smart and brave this time." The captain said with an expression of admiration.
Qiao Liang smiled lightly, and then asked: "Have you caught any poachers recently?"
The captain nodded: "We caught another group. After the last time, we increased the density of patrols, and patrolled at irregular times and at fixed points, so that the poachers could not figure out our patterns."
"Where do these poachers come from?" Qiao Liang said.
The captain said: "There are local ones, there are out-of-town ones, and there are local and out-of-town ones colluding. They are all driven by profit. These days, poachers often take risks for the sake of money."
Qiao Liang nodded: "It's very hard for you to patrol like this every day. How is your treatment?"
"I am on staff, and the salary is not bad. They are all temporary workers, and their income is not high, 1,500 a month..." The captain pointed to his subordinates.
"That's really not high." Qiao Liang said.
"But in a place like ours where the economy is underdeveloped, this income is still quite attractive." The captain laughed.
Qiao Liang also laughed.
There is strength in numbers, and while they were talking, several people arranged a slope. Qiao Liang got on the car and started the car. The captain and his men pushed behind him, shouting slogans together: "One, two, three——"
Qiao Liang stepped on the accelerator and the car drove out of the pit.
Qiao Liang jumped out of the car, shook hands with everyone one by one, and thanked everyone for their hard work. Everyone smiled and said you're welcome.
Then Qiao Liang got in the car and waved goodbye to everyone, drove on the highway and headed straight to Liangbei.
While driving back to Liangbei, Qiao Liang, who had survived the disaster, began to think about today's danger again...
When Qiao Liang returned to Liangbei, it was already 4 p.m.
Qiao Liang first drove the car to the county auto repair shop for inspection. Except for a slight scratch on the outside, there were no major problems.
Then Qiao Liang drove back to the county compound, parked next to Shang Ke's car in front of the office building, got out of the car, entered the building, and went directly to Shang Ke's office.
Shang Ke was sitting at his desk when he saw Qiao Liang coming in. He blinked and felt a little nervous and a little weak.
Qiao Liang walked directly to Shang Ke's desk, pulled the chair opposite him, sat down, and looked at Shang Ke: "County Magistrate Shang, when did you come back?"
"I've been back for a while." Shang Ke pretended to be calm and said, "What about you?"
"I just arrived." Qiao Liang said.
"Didn't you leave earlier than me? Why did you come back now? Could it be that you took a rest on the road and enjoyed the scenery along the way for a long time?" Shang Ke's voice was full of mockery.
"Haha..." Qiao Liang laughed, "County Magistrate Shang, you really don't know why I came back now?"
Hearing what Qiao Liang said, Shang Ke felt nervous again, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Nonsense, how could I know."
"Hmm, I don't know, that's good." Qiao Liang nodded, "Did County Magistrate Shang see any acquaintances on his way back?"
"No, I was thinking about the problem while driving and didn't pay attention to acquaintances and people." Shang Ke said.
"Oh... So that's it. No wonder County Magistrate Shang didn't see me standing on the roadside." Qiao Liang looked as if he was stunned.
Shang Ke snorted secretly, and then said: "You are standing on the roadside? Where are you standing on the roadside? Why didn't I see it?"
"That area of no man's land." Qiao Liang said.
"No man's land?" Shang Ke frowned, "When I drove through the no man's land, there were few cars and the road was straight. I kept thinking about the problem while driving and didn't even pay attention to the roadside... By the way, why don't you take care of yourself?
Why are you driving and standing on the side of the road in a no-man’s land?”
"Because my car won't start."
"Why can't it be opened?"
"Because I drove the car into a hole on the side of the road."
"It's such a straight road and there are very few cars on the road. Why did you drive into the pit?" Shang Ke said with a puzzled expression.
Qiao Liang looked at Shang Ke with a half-smile but not a smile: "Because I dozed off while driving. I thought it would be okay to take a nap when there was no car on the road. But I didn't expect that a truck was coming from the opposite direction. When we passed the truck, I suddenly woke up and found that
The car deviated from the route and was about to hit the truck. I was so frightened that I hurriedly turned to the right and stepped on the accelerator. As a result, the car ran off the road and fell into a pit..."
"Oh... that's it." Shang Ke blinked and murmured in his mind, did the boy really doze off at that time? Did he not realize that the truck was about to hit him in his daze, but instead thought that he dozed off and caused the car to deviate from the route?
If that's the case, that's a coincidence. This guy is really lucky.
While Shang Ke felt lucky that Qiao Liang thought this, he felt very regretful at the same time.
"Yes, that's right." Qiao Liang nodded affirmatively, and then looked scared, "Emma, you scared me to death. I almost died today. I will never dare to doze off while driving in the future."
"Yes, driving while fatigued is very dangerous." Shang Ke nodded and continued, "You said your car drove into a pit. How did it get out?"
"When I saw Magistrate Shang's car passing by, I wanted you to help me drag it out, but you were concentrating on thinking about the problem and didn't see me, so I had to continue waiting. After waiting for a long time, another car passed by. Fortunately, this time I drove
"I was not thinking about the problem, but saw me and several people in the car, and they helped me push the car out," Qiao Liang said.
Shang Ke looked at Qiao Liang and said with a smile on his face, "It seems that you don't believe what I just said?"
Qiao Liang smiled slightly: "Does County Magistrate Shang believe it himself?"
"Of course I believe it." Shang Yong said in a positive tone.
Qiao Liang clapped his hands: "If County Magistrate Shang himself believes it, of course I believe it even more. Magistrate Shang is my superior, so what reason can I have to disbelieve what Magistrate Shang says?"
Shang Ke watched Qiao Liang remain silent and pondered the meaning of his words.
Qiao Liang continued: "County Magistrate Shang, I have been so frightened for the rest of my life today, do you want to calm down my shock?"
"How do you want to calm down the shock?" Shang Ke said.
"I have to ask you about this." Qiao Liang smiled.
Shang Ke snorted: "Deputy County Magistrate Qiao, I neither want to express sympathy nor give you any comfort for what happened to you today."
Shang Ke said this deliberately. He felt that only by saying this could he show that the matter had nothing to do with him.
But Shang Ke was too smart, and Qiao Liang discovered the flaw in his words.
Qiao Liang frowned: "County Magistrate Shang, what you said is so impersonal and inconsiderate of your subordinates."
"Why should I be humane to you? Did you show mercy when you treated me like that this morning? You were considerate of your subordinates and said it nicely. Did you respect me as your superior this morning?" Shang Ke said angrily, feeling humiliated again in his heart.
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Qiao Liang's face darkened: "There is a reason why I treated you this morning, and you know the reason very well."
Shang Ke glared at Qiao Liang fiercely and remained silent.
Qiao Liang said in a deep voice: "County Magistrate Shang, as a subordinate, I am willing to respect you, and I also want to respect you, but you have to give me a reason to respect you and make me feel that you are worthy of respect, otherwise..."
"What else?" Shang Ke continued to stare at Qiao Liang.
"Otherwise... haha..." Qiao Liang laughed, "What else? In fact, I don't know. Actually, think about it, you can tell me what you said in Liangbei. As a temporary deputy county magistrate, what can I do to you, and what dare I do to you? What to do to you."
"Hmph -" Shang Ke snorted heavily, damn, it turns out you are somewhat self-aware and know your identity and position.
Then Qiao Liang stood up and said, "Since County Magistrate Shang refuses to help me calm down, I'll just go back and have a few drinks to calm myself down."
After saying that, Qiao Liang turned around and walked out. If you want to see more quickly, please search Xin Gongzhong's account "天下一一一客" and remove the "一" in the middle of the four words.
As soon as he went out, Qiao Liang's face turned cold. From the conversation with Shang Ke and Shang Ke's subtle expression, Qiao Liang made a clear judgment on his previous analysis: Today's distress must be related to Shang Ke.
Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel shocked. He didn't expect that Shang Ke would be so ruthless in his actions. He didn't expect that he hated himself so much that he wanted to kill himself. He didn't expect that as a cadre at a certain level in the system, he would dare to use such extreme methods to solve the problem. Internal conflict.
