Chapter 118: What if I have already done the research? ...

Having witnessed turmoil and experienced ups and downs, Wu Xingde is also a man who is accustomed to the ups and downs.

When he first found that he couldn't contact the person, he frowned, but he quickly called his wife's workplace to contact his wife.

However, his wife's company said that his wife had not come to work for two days. The specific reason was unclear and she had not asked for leave.

This made Wu Xingde frown deeper and deeper, and he couldn't guess what had happened.

His eldest brother-in-law is in the limelight and most of the problems don't happen to their family. Could it be that the elderly in the family are not good enough?

The bad thing about the inconvenience of communication is that you often can't contact people. When Wu Xingde went back, his brows were still furrowed.

Then, upon entering, he found someone from the Forestry Bureau's Security Department speaking to Qi Fang. "Manager Yan is doing fine. He's finished the food we sent him, and he's in good spirits. Don't worry."

It was already dinner time. In front of Qi Fang was a lunch box filled with food from the Forestry Bureau canteen. It had been like this for the past few days.

Wu Xingde was already feeling irritated, and he became even more furious when he saw this. Which prisoner being interrogated was treated like this?

There is food and drink, and someone talks to me and tells me about my wife's situation. Is there anything I should say to him besides questioning him?

No wonder Qi Fang was not panicked at all after being detained for so many days. He answered questions rationally and calmly from beginning to end, and there was no way to find any fault with him.

Wu Xingde couldn't help but look at his colleague. "You don't care about this? What if he uses someone else to pass on the news?"

But everyone knew what the letter of complaint was about. My colleague just gave a symbolic stern look and told the security officer, "Don't talk to the suspect casually."

The security officer quickly became serious and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot. I will pay attention next time." But he probably didn't take it to heart at all.

Wu Xingde felt frustrated, but he couldn't do anything to the two people, and he didn't want to offend everyone.

They have already wasted many days here but haven't found anything. If there is no further progress, they don't know how to end this unless they offend him.

Just as I was thinking about it, I felt a gaze falling on me. I raised my eyes and met Qi Fang's eyes which were as quiet as a deep pool.

The other party clearly didn't say anything and there was no expression on his face, but he still felt inexplicably mocked.

Wu Xingde was furious. He didn't care whether the man had finished his meal or not. His face darkened and he pulled over a chair to continue questioning him.

Qi Fang used the same tone and gave the same answer, not even showing any impatience on his face. Instead, the colleague from the inspection team had heard it so many times that he was tired of it.

Wu Xingde didn't ask many questions and then found an excuse to go out. He didn't come back for a long time. The others had a similar attitude.

This made Wu Xingde even more annoyed, especially after he waited for another day and still couldn't get in touch with his brother-in-law. His wife's unit also didn't call him back, saying that his wife had gone back to work.

During the stalemate, the leader of the inspection team who led the inspection received a notice asking them to go back quickly and there was no need to conduct the inspection.

"No need to check?" Everyone was surprised. Even if the higher-ups knew the situation here, they should have urged them to go to the next place quickly. Why didn't they need to check?

Someone couldn't help but glance at Wu Xingde and asked the team leader, "What about the remaining places? Should we send someone else?"

If that was the case, they might all be implicated by Wu Xingde this time. Others couldn't help but look at Wu Xingde.

Wu Xingde's expression tensed up, but he heard the team leader say, "No, the inspection mission has been stopped. All inspection teams must go back."

This made everyone even more confused. They came here with a mission, so why would they stop just like that?

Wu Xingde felt relieved in his heart. It would be fine if it wasn't because of him. The mission had been stopped, and no one should care if he stayed in Changshan for a few more days.

But there is still no progress in the matter between Qi Fang and Yan Xue. Should we just give up and look for another opportunity next time?

These two people are already very difficult to deal with now. The next time they take action, it will only be more difficult than this time. It is hard to say when we can find another opportunity.

He was really unwilling to do so, and even did not release the person until the day before he was about to leave, and was planning to contact his brother-in-law again.

However, he failed to contact his uncle, and he heard another piece of news first: the tree that his uncle had been leaning on had fallen down.

At first he didn't believe it, but the atmosphere in the inspection team had obviously changed. Not only him, but several other people also showed worry, anxiety, and even confusion on their faces.

Then there were the big-character posters on the streets with changed content. When you turned on the radio, you could even hear news of people from all over the country taking to the streets to celebrate.

He finally understood why he could not contact his brother-in-law. He was probably controlled along with the tree.

At that time, he even shook his body, felt dizzy, and was overwhelmed by helplessness and panic.

No, don't panic. He got through it at the beginning and even when the hydrostatic research failed, he climbed higher.

There must be a way. He just needs to go back and get a divorce first, and quickly draw a clear line with that family...

No longer caring about whether Qi was released or not, Wu Xingde was eager to go home. When he was released, he didn't even say a polite word.

Qi Fang was not in the mood to care about him. When he came out of the small room where he had been locked up for several days, the first thing he looked at was Yan Xue.

Even though he knew that the security department was there and nothing would happen, and even though he heard news about Yan Xue every day, she was always the one he cared about most in his heart.

Yan Xue was still wearing the clothes she wore when she went out that day, and she was dressed neatly. She happened to look over at him at the same time and even curled her eyes at him, but she still looked haggard.

His heart felt as if it had been stabbed by something sharp, and it was sour and filled with dense pain.

Yan Xue's attitude was pretty good. She thanked Qu Mingli and the comrades from the Security Department and the Committee for taking care of her and him over the past few days.

Qi Fang suppressed his emotions for the moment and thanked her as well. Seeing this, Qu Mingli raised her hand and patted him, "It's good that you've found out. Go back and have a good rest."

Then he returned their belongings, filling two large cardboard boxes, and said, "Let's see if you left anything behind. The comrades from the inspection team haven't left yet."

This statement is worth pondering. It is not so much that it is left behind, but rather that one is afraid of losing something.

Everyone in the inspection team looked unhappy, but it was true that they had arrested the person for many days but had not found anything.

After Qi Fang and Yan Xue checked everything, they actually found something missing. "Two watches are missing. They were taken off on the first day."

Qu Mingli immediately smiled and looked at the inspection team members, and said politely, "Please help me find it."

If this had happened a few years ago, losing two watches, or even the death of two people would not have been a big deal, but now they really don't have the mood or confidence.

Soon someone came into the house and searched around, then took out a pair of Shanghai brand watches, but his expression didn't look very happy.

Just as Yan Xue was about to take it, Qi Fang had already taken it, lifted one of her hands, and helped her put the watch on her wrist.

Now there was nothing left, so the two thanked everyone again, walked out of the guesthouse, and seeing the daylight outside, Qi Fang finally couldn't help but hold Yan Xue's hand.

The fingers were still slender and strong, with a unique dry warmth, no different from before.

But Yan Xue sensed that the tough outer shell collapsed in an instant, revealing the softness inside, and she finally let out a long breath.

Qi Fang couldn't help but tighten his grip, not caring that it was daytime and on the street. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just want to change clothes, take a shower, and miss grandma, Jigang and Yanyu." Yan Xue shook hands back without paying attention to other people's gazes.

She has done less rough work in recent years, and her palms have become much more delicate. They feel soft in her hands and can soften people's hearts.

Qi Fang lowered his eyes and looked at her, "You'll see me when you get back." No one mentioned the torment they had endured during these days, as if even without mentioning it, they could both understand and empathize.

The two held hands quietly for a while before letting go, holding the box again, and gradually noticing the changes on the street.

Qi Fang immediately turned to look at Yan Xue and found that Yan Xue was also looking at him with a smile, "Looks like there is good news."

No wonder the inspection team left so quickly, and Wu Xingde didn't cause any more trouble. He thought Wu Xingde would hold on for a while until they had some internal chaos.

But Qi Fang still felt it was unreal. He had waited and endured for ten years, and those people who once suffocated him just collapsed like that.

His first reaction was even disbelief. He suspected that it would be the same as before. He thought it was getting better, but it relapsed again.

Just as she frowned, Yan Xue gently raised her hand and pressed it, "Don't worry, let's take a look."

He swallowed his words, said "hmm", and walked back home with Yan Xue.

The two little ones were at school, and the old lady was the only one at home. When she saw them, she exclaimed, "Ah!" "You two are back?"

Surprised and worried, he quickly looked them up and down, "Are you all right now?"

"I'm fine. I just want to take a shower and change clothes. I also miss you, Jigang, and Yanyu."

Yan Xue continued with the same words, and the old lady hurriedly pushed them in. "Then you two should go quickly and get rid of this bad luck."

Then he said to them, "Jigang and Yanyu, don't worry. I told them you two were on a business trip. They weren't at home when we came to search your things."

The two felt much more relieved and quickly took a shower and changed their clothes. When they came back, they ran into Yan Jigang taking his nephew home from school.

The seventeen-year-old boy is already half a head taller than Yan Xue. He is thin and listens patiently to his nephew while walking.

Qi Yanyu was obviously unhappy. "Uncle, where did my parents go on this business trip? They left together. They don't work in the same unit."

When children grow up, they even know whether their parents work in the same unit. Unlike when they were young, they would just cry when they knew that their parents had passed away together.

He even made a serious analysis, "Did my dad take my mom out to play? Last time, Uncle Weiguo took Aunt Zhou out to play."

Yan Xue looked at Qi Fang at that time and found that Qi Fang actually thought about it seriously. "Good idea." She agreed with her son.

The two little ones over there immediately noticed the sound. Qi Yanyu's eyes lit up and he rushed over.

Yan Jigang did not rush forward, but his pace was not slow. The two teams became one team, and the chattering voice of little Qi Yanyu could be heard all the way behind them.

Until after dinner, Yan Ji took advantage of the fact that no one was around and secretly approached his sister, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yan Xue thought he was in trouble, but the boy looked at her for a long moment, his eyes showing worry. "Sister, are you and your brother-in-law okay?"

When the child grew up, even if no one told him, he still noticed something unusual from the clues.

Yan Xue touched her brother's head. This time, Yan Jigang had to lower himself slightly so she could touch him. "It's okay. Everything is okay."

She curved her eyes into a pair of crescents and said, "Everything will be fine in the future. Life will only get better and better."

Two days later, Yan Xue and Qi Fang returned to work. As soon as Yan Xue entered the door, she was immediately welcomed and cared for by everyone in the center.

Someone got some dried mugwort from somewhere, soaked it in water, and quickly sprinkled it on Yan Xue.

After a group of people finished asking about each other's well-being, Yan Xue asked, "Is my office still tidy?"

"No," Lang Yue'e said, "Didn't you send a message the day you came back saying that if it wasn't cleaned up, then we shouldn't clean it up for now?"

The inspection team came to search every few days before, and they couldn’t move, so they just stayed here until today.

Lang Yue'e was still a little confused, but saw Yan Xue nodded, "That's good." She took out a camera directly from the bag she was carrying.

She was startled. Yan Xue had already opened the door and took a picture from the doorway. Then she went in again and took a picture of the mess on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Not only Lang Yue'e, but also Guo Changan and Zhou Wenhui followed over.

"Keep some evidence in case it's useful in the future." Yan Xue is not the type of person who would suffer a loss for nothing, so she asked Qi Fang to take a picture of it as well.

She also left the date on the photos. After they were developed, they were all put in an envelope and put into the small box by Qi Fang.

The things they asked Zhou Wenhui to send away were quickly returned. Qi Fang looked at her and felt that she seemed more relaxed than before.

Is she certain that there won't be a recurrence this time, and Wu Xingde won't have the chance to cause trouble for them again?

Qi Fang didn't know where Yan Xue's confidence came from, but in the next few months, everything was indeed moving in a good direction.

The following year, he even received a letter from his father in Yanjing, which contained the usual greetings to their family, with a few misspelled words crossed out.

Yan Xue didn't understand and looked up at Qi Fang. Qi Fang stared at the words for a long while before saying, "Two of them from that incident with the teacher."

This was obviously a hint. After thinking about it for a while, Yan Xue immediately understood that the higher-ups had started to isolate and investigate some people.

Sure enough, about half a month later, Qi Jingwei sent another letter, which had a few typos in it, some of which were homophones of people's names.

Qi Fang read it silently and said, "The three leaders are here." His voice was calm, but there was still some complexity in his eyes.

When his teacher got into trouble, Qi Jingwei was unable to help at all, and now he is obviously trying to make up for it.

Moreover, ten years later, these people finally couldn't protect themselves one by one. The world that once made him feel hopeless seemed to be finally changing.

Qi Fang thought of Yan Xue’s words “It’s 1976”. Could the special meaning of 1976 refer to these?

It was the turning point he had been looking for, and the ray of light he finally saw in the darkness.

Qi Fang lowered his eyes and glanced at the letter again, then suddenly raised his eyes and asked Yan Xue: "Do you think it's time to bring out the results now?"

Those peach blossom eyes were deep, filled with inquiry, trust, and even hidden expectations, but without exploration, scrutiny, or suspicion.

Yan Xue paused, "How do I know?" almost coming to her lips, and then said, "It should be time."

She looked into Qi Fang's eyes and said, "He's slowly recovering. Those people can't save themselves either. They won't have another chance."

Still showing no suspicion, Qi Fang even gently stroked her cheek, "Then I'll listen to you."

This book is mysterious, thick, and difficult to understand. No matter how much I read it day and night, some things are still hidden behind the veil and refuse to reveal their true appearance.

But this book never refuses you to read it, and is willing to take the risk of turning a page for you when you can't tell the way forward.

It is this book that has accompanied you through the most difficult times, and has always encouraged you not to give up, because hope is just around the corner...

Qi Fang didn't want to think too much. She said it was time, so he believed her, even if the results of those people had not come out yet and Wu Xingde had not been investigated yet.

He quickly organized the information and wrote a thick report. A few days later, he went to find Qu Mingli.

However, Qu Mingli was not there, saying that he had gone out early in the morning. He could only go back for the time being. It was not until the next day that he received a call from Qu Mingli, asking him to come to the office in the afternoon.

When he arrived, Qu Mingli was still on the phone. He waited a moment before hanging up. "The higher-ups want to build a city in our county and have sent people to conduct an on-site inspection."

He was obviously explaining why he was away yesterday, which surprised Qi Fang a little. "Changshan is going to be built into a city?"

"Yes." Qu Mingli nodded. "We are planning to include Baisong County as well. I've had this idea before."

Jiangcheng City has a large area, and Changshan County under its jurisdiction has reached the standard for city establishment in recent years in terms of population growth and economic income.

However, it is still in the investigation stage. Qu Mingli passed this inside information to him, obviously treating him as his own.

Qi Fang said nothing, and handed the item to Qu Mingli. "I have a well-designed hydrostatic system. I'd like you to take a look at it."

"Hydrostatic system?" Qu Mingli hadn't heard this term for several years, especially after the hydraulic systems in the bureau were completely changed.

However, Qi Fang was about to take away all the components of the hydrostatic system, saying that he wanted to study them. He still opened it and took a look, but the more he looked, the more confused he became.

He couldn't understand the modification drawings before, but they usually came with detailed purchase orders and calculated budgets. But this time it was all theoretical stuff.

Qu Mingxiang thought about what he had learned before, "I think it will be difficult for you to do this. It will be difficult to apply for funding in a short time."

After learning about Qi Fang's relationship with Wu Xingde, he found a way to investigate Wu Xingde. Naturally, he discovered that Wu Xingde had designed the hydrostatic system, and that the design had failed. All related projects were subsequently halted, and Wu Xingde, relying on nepotism, sought alternative employment, completely abandoning research in this area.

Now there is a lot of work to be done and there are many problems to be solved. If Qi Fang wants to do this, no one will let him do it.

Qu Mingli explained the situation to Qi Fang, "I think it would be best if you wait a little longer, or try a different approach that would yield quicker results."

With the failed example of Wu Xingde, the country will definitely be more cautious about this than in other directions.

Unexpectedly, after listening to him, Qi Fang suddenly asked him: "What if I have already done the research?"

Qu Mingli was stunned. The young man was already looking at him. "What if I have completed the research and all that's left is large-scale practical testing?"