After making the phone call with Chu Heng, Qiao Liang leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes to sleep for a while, but she couldn't fall asleep. The scenes of the past two days flashed back in her mind like a movie.
Everything happened so suddenly, like a roller coaster. With Li Youwei's accident, he suddenly fell when he was about to reach a new peak in his career. Not only did he not sit on the long-awaited deputy editor-in-chief position, he was demoted instead.
The staff were sent to the mountains.
Qiao Liang was thinking about what happened to Li Youwei. It was obvious that the Discipline Inspection Commission had punished Li Youwei after receiving the report. When talking to him, it was also obvious that the Discipline Inspection Commission had figured out how to deliver the two gold bars before Li Youwei explained.
It was in the hands of Li Youwei.
So, who knew about this and reported it? The owner of the paper mill? Li Youwei? Obviously it was impossible. Apart from them, the only ones who knew about this were myself and Zhang Mei.
Could it be Zhang Mei?
Qiao Liang was shocked, and then quickly denied it. Zhang Mei knew that she had given the gold bar to Li Youwei, and of course she knew that if something happened to Li Youwei because of the gold bar, she would not be able to escape his involvement. No matter how confused Zhang Mei was, it would not be possible.
Risking your husband's future by doing such a stupid thing.
Who could it be?
Qiao Liang thought of Wen Yuan and Ye Xinyi. These two people were the biggest beneficiaries of Li Youwei's accident and his implication. As expected, they must have conspired to cause the trouble.
Although he didn't know how they knew about the gold bars, the more Qiao Liang thought about it, the more suspicious he became.
Of course, there was another beneficiary of Li Youwei's accident, and that was Chu Heng. But since Qiao Liang didn't want to identify it as Zhang Mei, he naturally wouldn't think about Chu Heng. At most, he thought he was just lucky.
Thinking like this, Qiao Liang was full of resentment towards Wenyuan and Ye Xinyi.
Arriving at the living base, Qiao Liang reported to Si Shengjie, director of the living base.
Si Shengjie is a few years older than Qiao Liang. He is slightly fat and his eyes become slits when he smiles.
When Si Shengjie was the director of the newspaper's office, Qiao Liang was the deputy director. After Li Youwei established the newspaper's living base, he assigned several middle-level chief and deputy positions he disliked to the living base as chief and deputy directors, and Si Shengjie was among them.
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After Si Shengjie was assigned, Qiao Liang took over Si Shengjie's position.
Si Shengjie was very happy to see Qiao Liang. The newspaper office finally turned upside down. Li Youwei, who was covering the sky with one hand, fell. Qiao Liang, who followed Li Youwei, was now in his own hands. He was really an emperor and a courtier.
Li Youwei was rectified, and this guy Qiao Liang took his place. Now he finally had a chance to vent his anger.
"Warmly welcome Director Qiao to the living base." Si Shengjie shook hands with Qiao Liang enthusiastically, with a look of gloating on his face.
Looking at his former boss and thinking of his current situation, Qiao Liang sighed in his heart, Damn it, when the big tree fell, he would end up like this. An outdated phoenix is worse than a chicken.
"Director, I am here to accept your leadership. Please take good care of me."
"That's right, we used to be old partners, and I will never let my brother be wronged no matter what. Now we have three deputy directors here. According to President Wen's instructions, you are the fourth deputy director. Your living base is mainly for raising pigs and
Grow vegetables. The tasks here are heavy and the other three deputy directors are in charge. You can go to the pig farm."
Qiao Liang understood that Si Shengjie assigned him the dirtiest and most tiring work in the living base, and it was an obvious attempt to punish others.
But Qiao Liang didn't want to say anything, damn, just raise pigs, what a big deal.
Si Shengjie then arranged for someone to take Qiao Liang to the dormitory. The dormitory was a row of simple bungalows with a water pipe in front of the door and a shared toilet at the end of the bungalow.
Entering the dormitory, there was a simple single bed, a broken chair, and a three-legged dining table leaning against the corner.
There is nothing else, not to mention the Internet, not even TV.
Qiao Liang put down his bedding, sat on the edge of the bed, lit a cigarette, and took two deep puffs.
At this time Zhang Mei called.
Zhang Mei is 26 years old, 3 years younger than Qiao Liang. She is as beautiful as a flower, has fair skin and tender skin, and has a slender figure. She is a flower in the radio and television system. Even Su Yan, the beautiful TV announcer and host, bows to Zhang Mei.
Zhang Mei and she had been married for a year. Shortly after their marriage, Chu Heng was promoted to deputy chief of the personnel department of the bureau.
Zhang Mei's natal family is in the urban area, and her parents are retired employees of state-owned enterprises. When Chu Heng introduced Zhang Mei to him, Qiao Liang was ecstatic. Being able to marry such a beautiful wife was like burning incense to her ancestors.
However, after getting married, Qiao Liang quickly discovered a problem. Zhang Mei seemed to lack enthusiasm for her and didn't like doing things with her. Whenever Qiao Liang became interested, Zhang Mei would always find various excuses to shirk her.
My aunt is just not feeling well. Even if she does it once, she will have no response.
After a few times, Qiao Liang lost interest and couldn't help but solve it by himself.
Having a beautiful wife who could only be used as a decoration made Qiao Liang very depressed, but she couldn't tell anyone about it and could only keep it in her heart.
Qiao Liang often felt confused. Since Zhang Mei didn't like doing that with her, why did she want to marry him? Is it because of her coldness?
It seems that it can only be explained in this way.
"Qiao Liang, such a big thing has happened these days, why don't you tell me?" Zhang Mei came up and asked.
When Qiao Liang heard Zhang Mei's words, she became angry and raised her voice: "You were on a business trip for so many days and didn't even call home. You didn't even ask me about my exam situation. Now that something happened, you're asking me for it."
That’s unreasonable!”
Zhang Mei also raised her voice: "Why are you so arrogant? Tell me, you are reasonable. I didn't call you because I was afraid of disturbing your exam. I just returned to Jiangzhou in the afternoon and found out from Brother Chu that Li Youwei was double-checked.
It’s about you.”
In private, Zhang Mei and Qiao Liang call Chu Heng Brother Chu.
Qiao Liang frowned. Not long after Chu Heng finished calling him, Zhang Mei called. Moreover, Zhang Mei knew these things from Chu Heng. How could it be such a coincidence?
"It was only a matter of time before something happened to Li Youwei. He deserves it. Why don't you cooperate with the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation? Don't you know the result of confronting the organization? You are really a shameless person who asked for trouble!" Zhang Mei said sarcastically.
Qiao Liang became even more angry and hung up the phone without saying anything.
Zhang Mei didn't call again.
When it was dinner time, Qiao Liang, Si Shengjie and the other three deputy directors ate in a single room, while a dozen other employees ate at a large table outside.
Except for the chief and deputy directors, the rest of the living base are temporary workers recruited from nearby villages.
There were eight dishes on the dinner table. Si Shengjie opened a bottle of white wine and said he wanted to serve Qiao Liang.
"Welcome Director Qiao to take up the post at the life base. I will give you a welcome banquet tonight, and also congratulate the newspaper office on its new world." Si Shengjie and the other three deputy directors raised their wine glasses, all with happy smiles on their faces.
Qiao Liang smiled lightly, raised his glass and drank it all.
These few people were sent here by Li Youwei. They were all dissatisfied with Li Youwei, but they usually didn't dare to express it. Now with Li Youwei's downfall, they finally straightened up. They are Li Youwei's confidants.
, venting to themselves will naturally make them particularly happy.
Qiao Liang understood their mood at this time very well.
