Qiao Liang nodded and said, "I know she came back because of Xu Honggang's affairs. Xu Honggang was her former cousin-in-law. Xu Honggang died. She came back with her cousin He Li to take care of Xu Honggang's funeral. Isn't she already abroad again?
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Lu Qian nodded lightly, "Well, she went abroad again. I went to the airport to see her off the day before yesterday."
"Did you give her as a gift?" Qiao Liang looked at Lu Qian unexpectedly, and was a little distracted for a moment. This time Fang Xiaoya returned to China, and Qiao Liang did not meet her. He called Fang Xiaoya, but Fang Xiaoya was
He didn't answer. Qiao Liang knew that Fang Xiaoya was deliberately avoiding him. The more this happened, it meant that Fang Xiaoya had not let go of his engagement to Lu Qian. This also made Qiao Liang feel quite helpless. He kept treating Fang Xiaoya
Fang Xiaoya treats her as a younger sister, but Fang Xiaoya obviously does not accept this relationship.
Because Fang Xiaoya didn't answer the phone, and because Qiao Liang had just arrived at Guan Guan and was busy with work, he didn't rush back to Jiangzhou in time. After two days of delay, Qiao Liang called Fang Xiaoya again.
When he returned to Fang Xiaoya, he picked him up, but was told that he had already returned abroad first. When he learned that Fang Xiaoya was gone, Qiao Liang felt melancholy and did not return to Jiangzhou.
"Before Xiaoya left, she asked me to meet." Lu Qian said again.
"What did she say to you?" Qiao Liang murmured.
"I didn't say anything, I just wanted to meet me." Lu Qian glanced at Qiao Liang and said inexplicably, "Xiaoya is a good girl."
Qiao Liang was stunned when he heard this, thinking that Lu Qian was jealous of him and Fang Xiaoya, and couldn't help but said, "Lv Qian, Xiaoya and I are innocent. I have always treated her as my sister. Our relationship is
But it can stand the test.”
Lu Qian chuckled, "I didn't say anything. Why are you so hasty to explain? I think you don't have three hundred taels of silver here."
Qiao Liang said helplessly, "You are the one who wants to inflict crimes. Why bother?"
The two argued with each other, but Qiao Liang didn't say anything more. He was in a somewhat depressed mood. Fang Xiaoya came and went in a hurry this time, and the two of them couldn't see each other. Moreover, the other party deliberately avoided him, which also let Qiao Liang know.
Fang Xiaoya still has doubts in her heart. Will the other party want to stay abroad for the rest of her life and never return to China?
After dinner with Lu Qian, Qiao Liang accompanied Lu Qian and walked around the streets for more than an hour. Daguan County is not big, but it is also quite prosperous.
The next day, Qiao Liang took a special day to accompany Lu Qian to the Xifeng Canyon Scenic Area for a day. Lu Qian returned to Jiangzhou in the evening of the same day, but the two had made an appointment to return to the capital together on the weekend.
After sending Lu Qian away, Qiao Liang returned to the office. It had only been a day since he had been in the office, and several new documents were already placed on the table.
Qiao Liang first picked up the top one and read it. It was a notice from the Provincial Discipline Department. Qiao Liang looked at it carefully and frowned. This was a notice criticizing Yang Xuezheng, the current leader of the Jiangzhou City Discipline Department.
The provincial disciplinary department gave Yang Xuezheng a major demerit sanction.
After reading this report, Qiao Liang frowned. Yang Xuezheng killed someone. In the end, it was only classified as an accident, and he was only given a major demerit. This made Qiao Liang feel very angry. He really agreed to that.
In a word, there are people above who are easy to deal with. Yang Xuezheng's family obviously suppressed the matter through various connections and minimized the punishment. Otherwise, according to the nature of Yang Xuezheng's matter, dismissal from his post would be light.
"If power is used well, it can benefit the people, but if it is not used well..." Qiao Liang sighed. In addition to feeling angry and unfair about things like Yang Xuezheng, Qiao Liang was helpless. At this time, Qiao Liang often had an extremely strong desire. You can climb higher and gain greater power.
Qiao Liang was slightly absent-minded when driver Wei Haoyun came in and whispered to Qiao Liang, "Secretary Qiao, I have already found out where Cao Qinming's hometown is."
"Really?" Qiao Liang's eyes flashed, he looked at the time, stood up immediately and said, "Let's go now."
Wei Haoyun said blankly, "Secretary Qiao, are you going now?"
Qiao Liang nodded and said, "That's right."
Wei Haoyun said, "Secretary Qiao, is it too late now? It's almost night."
Qiao Liang smiled and said, "If we go there while it's dark, we won't attract so much attention."
Seeing Qiao Liang's insistence, Wei Haoyun said nothing more and drove Qiao Liang to Hongmu Township.
In the first week after taking office, Qiao Liangming seemed to be doing nothing, but actually asked Wei Haoyun to drive around the county to understand the situation in the county. At the same time, he also asked Wei Haoyun to secretly find out about Cao Qinming.
The car was driving on the township road, and Qiao Liang stared out the window. It had been a week since he came to Daguan, and Qiao Liang had not gone out for inspection. This week, Qiao Liang was mainly familiar with the work. He knew that the cadres in the county were paying attention. He was following his every move, but Qiao Liang was not in a hurry to take action. He wanted to have a preliminary and comprehensive understanding of the situation in Daguan County first.
"Xiao Wei, I'll let you drive out for a drive these days and tell me what you think of Daguan County." Qiao Liang looked at the scenery outside the window and asked casually.
"Secretary Qiao, if you want to ask me what I think, I can't tell you. I just feel pretty good. I think the development of the county is very good." Wei Haoyun scratched his head and said with a smile.
"Xiao Wei, is this the result of your wandering around for a week?" Qiao Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Secretary Qiao, I'm just a bigot. I may not be careful enough. Even if I walk around and look around, I don't know where to find out. You didn't tell me what specifically I should find out." Wei Haoyun said with an embarrassed smile.
"Okay, I might be embarrassing you by asking you to do this." Qiao Liang smiled and shook his head. He realized that Wei Haoyun might have strong execution ability, but he might have less opinions and ideas.
Without saying anything else, Qiao Liang's thoughts turned to the matter of Cao Qinming. Regarding Cao Qinming's disappearance, Qiao Liang inquired privately through Wei Haoyun and got a general idea. Cao Qinming disappeared about a year and a half ago. The reason for his disappearance was said to be It was related to the death of his daughter. Her daughter drank with someone in a bar in the county town. After drinking, she said she was smoking powder with someone, and she eventually overdosed and died.
Cao Qinming seemed to disagree with the results of the appraisal. He always insisted that his daughter was killed and was abused during her lifetime. She has been suing for the matter. She did not come back during an outing. After her family reported the case, the police filed a missing case. , but there has been no news until now.
After Cao Qinming disappeared, his family members also traveled to the county and city, but to no avail. Over the past year, Cao Qinming's wife and mother have become mentally ill one after another. Now it is only Cao Qinming's father who supports the family and takes care of it. A mentally disturbed wife and daughter-in-law must be said to be a tragedy.
Originally, Qiao Liang learned that Cao Qinming had a house in the county town, and his family lived in the county town. He wanted to visit it two nights ago. After going there, he learned that Cao Qinming's parents and daughter-in-law had already moved back to their hometown in the countryside. , so Qiao Liang asked Wei Haoyun to find out the address of Cao Qinming's hometown.
After pondering for a moment, Qiao Liang suddenly asked, "Xiao Wei, do you think Cao Qinming has been killed since he has been missing for so long?"
Wei Haoyun said, "Secretary Qiao, I don't dare to say this nonsense, but as the old saying goes, if you want to see someone alive, you must see the body before death. If someone is killed, you have to see the body to be sure. If you don't see the body, then just Can be classified as missing."
Qiao Liang nodded, "Yes, if you don't see the body, you can't say he was killed."
Wei Haoyun said, "Secretary Qiao, why don't you just call people from the county bureau to understand the situation? They should know more details."
Qiao Liang waved his hand, "We don't know anything now, so it would be inappropriate to ask someone from the county bureau to ask questions."
Wei Haoyun thought thoughtfully, "Secretary Qiao, are you afraid that people from the county bureau will fool you?"
Qiao Liang laughed and said, "I didn't say that."
Wei Haoyun looked at Qiao Liang. Although Qiao Liang didn't say that, he obviously meant that.
Along the way, the two of them were discussing Cao Qinming's affairs. When they arrived at Shangquan Village, Hongmu Township, where Cao Qinming's hometown is, it was already after seven o'clock, and the sky had already darkened. Wei Haoyun, who had come to explore the road in advance, got off the car and went straight up. Knock on the front door.
Cao Qinming's hometown is a two-story white brick building with a small courtyard. When you look through the small courtyard from the gate, you can see lights on inside.
When Wei Haoyun knocked on the iron door of the yard, a young man walked out of the house next to him. The young man stared at Qiao Liang and Wei Haoyun for a while, then turned and walked into the house again.
Qiao Liang and Wei Haoyun didn't notice this scene. Both of them were focused on Cao Qinming's house. They saw an old man coming out of the house. Qiao Liang looked at him and guessed that it was Cao Qinming's old father. According to Cao Qinming, Based on his age, his father is estimated to be around 70 years old, but he looks very old and his figure is still a little rickety.
"Who are you looking for?" The old man stopped at the door and looked at Qiao Liang and Wei Haoyun through the iron gate.
"Old man, are you Cao Qinming's father?" Wei Haoyun asked.
"What do you do?" The old man's eyes suddenly became alert.
When Wei Haoyun heard the old man's question, he turned to look at Qiao Liang, which meant asking Qiao Liang what to say. Qiao Liang rolled his eyes and stepped forward and said, "Uncle Cao, I am a friend of Cao Qinming, and I came here to see you. Old."
"Qinming's friends?" The old man looked at Qiao Liang and quickly shook his head to himself and said, "Our Qinming doesn't have many friends anymore. You are panicking."
"Uncle Cao, we are indeed friends of Qin Ming. We are here to visit you. Can you let us go in first?" Qiao Liang said quickly.
The old man shook his head again, "You are not welcome in our home, so please leave."
Qiao Liang was stunned and looked at each other with Wei Haoyun. The two looked at each other. Before they came, they never thought that they would not be able to get in.
"Uncle Cao, we came all the way here, why don't you let us in for a drink of water, otherwise we won't have any hospitality at all." Qiao Liang said immediately.
The old man stopped. Qiao Liang's words obviously had an effect. After a brief hesitation, the old man came over and opened the door, letting Qiao Liang and Wei Haoyun in.
