Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Don't mention the past
"Pei Shuyu, meeting."
A deep, cold voice pierced the door, like a bucket of ice water poured over Pei Shuyu's fuzzy mind. He jerked his head up from his desk, a red mark from the paperwork still on his forehead, and his vision blurred.
Another meeting.
Endless meetings.
He rubbed his temples irritably, looked towards the door, and replied weakly, "Hmm..."
After a long pause without a response, he frowned and glanced again. The doorway was empty, not even a ghost in sight.
He finally woke up completely, realizing that he had fallen asleep in the office last night...
Was the meeting just a dream?
Oh, it was just a dream.
He breathed a sigh of relief, his tense shoulders slumping. But before he could feel happy for long, Xiao Qingyang yawned and knocked on his door, saying sleepily, "Hey, you're awake. Just in time for a meeting."
Pei Shuyu: “…”
It turned out to be a precognitive dream.
On the way to the meeting room, Xiao Qingyang rubbed his eyes and revealed, "I heard that Director Wang from the Gangcheng Police Station is here too, under the pretext of exchange and learning."
Pei Shuyu twitched his lips. What were they discussing? How to efficiently catch cats or precisely catch dogs?
The conference room was empty. Pei Shuyu chose an inconspicuous seat and slumped down, his eyelids so heavy they threatened to close again. Everyone wasn't there yet, so perhaps he could still get another five minutes of shut-eye...
The chair next to him was suddenly pulled away with a harsh dragging sound.
Pei Shuyu frowned and looked up. After seeing who was coming, the remaining sleepiness instantly disappeared.
It's Lu Jianchuan.
The sun really did rise from the west. It was mainly because Lu Jianchuan rarely wanted to sit next to him. Before, he would stay away from him and didn't want to have anything to do with him.
Did he change his ways today? Pei Shuyu was just wondering when he saw Lu Jianchuan, a smile that seemed almost certain of victory on his face, slamming a thin document onto the table with a loud "smack", his gesture clearly provocative.
Pei Shuyu didn't understand what this was going to do.
But he didn't ask and closed his eyes again.
Whatever Lu Jianchuan wants to do is up to him. Just don't disturb his sleep.
"Pei Shuyu," Lu Jianchuan said in a low voice, with a deliberately oppressive feeling, "Don't you want to know what's in here?"
"Not really." Pei Shuyu didn't even open his eyes, his voice flat and calm. He really wasn't curious; it was just a report about his "outrageous" behavior in Hong Kong.
Lu Jianchuan really did what he said. He said he would report him that day and he actually did it.
"Oh," Lu Jianchuan sneered, slowly opening the document cover and flashing the paper in front of Pei Shuyu's eyes. "As long as I hand this over, not only will you be fired, you might even be put in jail. How about we make a deal?"
This finally made Pei Shuyu raise his eyelids: "What do you want?"
Lu Jianchuan suddenly pulled his chair closer, and the distance between them instantly shortened. Pei Shuyu could clearly see the bloodshot in his eyes and the pain and paranoia hidden deep in them, almost bursting out.
"Tell me what happened back then!" Lu Jianchuan's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper. "Why are you the only one who came back safe and sound?! Tell me! Why was Yu Wei the one who died?"
When Yu Wei was suddenly mentioned, Pei Shuyu's heart seemed to be gripped by an ice-cold hand. The sudden and severe pain made him close his eyes and lower his head.
That dusty, bloody memory was violently torn open again.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to repeat the official conclusion in the calmest tone possible: "The investigation report came out a long time ago. It was an accident."
"Bullshit!" Lu Jianchuan slammed the table, veins popping out on the back of his hand. "That report might fool others, but it can't fool me! Aren't you rushing to cremate the body out of guilt?!"
"Whatever you want to think." Pei Shuyu's voice grew cold, carrying with it a subtle sense of fatigue and irritation. "The report has been stamped. If they say there's no problem, then there's no problem. You can't get anything out of me by pestering me."
"Okay, very good." Lu Jianchuan laughed softly, his laughter cold and twisted, and it was particularly creepy in the empty conference room. "Sooner or later, I will find out the truth myself! I will make you get out of Saifan and kneel in front of Yu Wei's grave to kowtow and confess your guilt!"
Pei Shuyu had heard this kind of talk so many times in the past few years that his ears were almost callused. He heard it over and over again, and each time it was different.
He suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "Why are you so concerned about Wei's affairs? What is your relationship? Who are you to him?"
Lu Jianchuan's eyes flickered, and he turned his head away abruptly, saying bluntly, "It's nothing, I just don't like you."
That's a really dishonest reason.
Pei Shuyu was about to speak when someone knocked on the door of the conference room.
The leader stood at the door with a smile on his face, followed by Director Wang from Gangcheng and a group of attendees. It was unknown how long they had been standing outside, or how much they had heard.
Lu Jianchuan suddenly distanced himself from Pei Shuyu and sat at the farthest point. His face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
Everyone is gathered and the meeting begins.
Sure enough, as soon as the agenda had completed the preliminary process, Lu Jianchuan couldn't wait to take action and submitted the carefully prepared materials.
The leader took the document and slowly flipped through it, his brow furrowing ever deeper. Finally, he slammed the document down on the table with a startling sound in the quiet conference room. He looked at Pei Shuyu and said sternly, "Pei Shuyu, is what's said here true?"
Pei Shuyu stood up slowly, his expression calm. "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. Director Wang can testify on my behalf regarding the specific circumstances."
Director Wang, who was suddenly called out, was daydreaming when he suddenly started to feel everyone's attention focused on him.
"Director Wang," the leader said, "During Pei Shuyu's time in Hong Kong City, did he ever fail to follow the rules and procedures?"
"Ah? Oh...it's true!" Director Wang seemed to have just come to his senses and nodded vigorously.
Lu Jianchuan couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth to show a hint of success.
However, Director Wang changed the subject and continued with a slightly complaining tone, "I had already arranged accommodations for Captain Pei, but Captain Pei was too considerate of his colleagues! He actually found another place for himself and his men! He didn't even discuss this with me? Could our Gangcheng be lacking in accommodations for Captain Pei? This shows how bad we are at hospitality!"
The leader frowned, "That's it?"
Pei Shuyu immediately responded with sincerity, "We were inconsiderate. We sent two teams, and we're sorry to have caused you trouble coordinating their accommodations."
When Lu Jianchuan heard this, his face suddenly changed. He slammed the table and stood up. "What nonsense are you talking about! My documents say that he fabricated witnesses and evidence and used torture to extract a confession! What does this have to do with where he lives?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started whispering to each other and had different opinions.
It is not advisable to fabricate evidence to frame others. Who would have thought that Pei Shuyu would do such a thing.
Pei Shuyu remained calm and didn't even glance at Lu Jianchuan.
"Falsifying evidence? Forcing a confession from a suspect?" The leader's gaze returned to the document, and he pointed a finger. "Director Wang, is that true?"
Director Wang looked bewildered and shook his head like a rattle. "Ah? Fabricating evidence? That's not true! I can guarantee it!"
Lu Jianchuan was so angry that he was shaking all over and pointed at Director Wang: "You...you..."
The director touched his nose uncomfortably.
He had just finished talking to Lu Jianchuan when Pei Shuyu arrived.
"We at Saifan always rely on evidence when we do things. This is truly a special case and requires special treatment. I'm sorry I didn't discuss this with you in advance." During the conversation, he casually handed over a small box and pushed it in front of the director. "By the way, I have something to trouble you with..."
Pei Shuyu stood straight, with no expression or reaction.
As if the impeachment against him was just an insignificant farce.
The leader looked at the scene in front of him thoughtfully, his eyes moving between the sullen-faced Lu Jianchuan and the calm and composed Pei Shuyu, and finally slowly closed the report.
"It seems like this is a misunderstanding," the leader concluded, his voice devoid of emotion. "Let's continue the meeting."
Lu Jianchuan froze in place, his fingers clenched so tightly that his nails practically dug into his palms. He stared at Pei Shuyu intently, his eyes threatening to devour him alive.
Pei Shuyu seemed unaware of this and calmly sat back in his seat.
The meeting continued in a strange atmosphere.
The hatred in Lu Jianchuan's eyes was almost turning into reality.
After the meeting, the crowd thinned out. Pei Shuyu deliberately slowed down his pace, falling behind the others. He watched Director Wang's slightly rounded figure disappear at the end of the corridor before he quickly took a few steps to catch up.
"Director Wang." Pei Shuyu called out to him.
Director Wang turned around, a familiar smile immediately plastered across his face. "Captain Pei, anything else?"
"Thank you very much for what you did today." Pei Shuyu's tone was flat, without much gratitude in his voice, more like a routine confirmation.
"Oh, it's just a piece of cake, just a piece of cake!" Director Wang waved his hand, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing. He subconsciously raised his hand and touched the new shiny agarwood bracelet on his wrist. The grains were full and the color was deep. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
Pei Shuyu also noticed it.
His gaze lingered on the beads for less than half a second before Director Wang, as if scalded, tucked his hands into his pockets with remarkable naturalness. He coughed softly and said, "Well...if there's anything else Sefan needs our cooperation with, Captain Pei, please feel free to contact me. I'll be leaving first."
"Take care." Pei Shuyu nodded and watched his hurried back as he left.
As soon as he turned around, Xiao Qingyang popped out from the side like a gopher, his face full of gossip and excitement. "You said that after the mission was successfully completed, will the higher-ups give you a promotion? How many years have you been grinding away at this position?"
Pei Shuyu had no expression. He took out his phone and sent a message to someone unknown, then continued walking forward: "No idea."
Xiao Qingyang followed closely, chattering non-stop: "No! You have to have some ideas! This time the contribution is not small! Hey, I say..." He suddenly thought of something, and lowered his voice a little, with a hint of temptation and a hint of disappointment, "You won't be the same as before this time, right?"
"What do you mean before?" Pei Shuyu didn't stop and glanced at him sideways: "What happened to me?"
"What else could it be?" Xiao Qingyang's eyes widened. "You gave up the opportunity just for that guy Lu He'an! You had such a good promotion order before, to become a leader! You said you didn't want to go, so you didn't go. Isn't it because you were in love with Lu He'an?"
Pei Shuyu frowned slightly and retorted, "Who said it was for him?"
"What else?" Xiao Qingyang had a look on his face that said, "You're kidding me!" "It can't be for me and Fu Zhou, right?"
The light at the end of the corridor was a bit dazzling, stretching his shadow very long. The answer to the question of why he didn't transfer was not difficult to answer.
Pei Shuyu quickened his pace and shook off Xiao Qingyang, saying, "Really? If I get promoted and transferred, how can I still exploit you?"
Xiao Qingyang stood there in a daze for two seconds before reacting. He howled at Pei Shuyu's back, "Are you still human?! I'm going to tell Fu Zhouxing!"
Pei Shuyu had his back to him, the corners of his mouth curled up quickly, then quickly suppressed, returning to his emotionless and cold look, but his steps seemed a little lighter.
The reason for not transferring them before was certainly not because we wanted to exploit them.
Firstly, he had lived here for so long, it was normal for him to be reluctant to leave. Secondly, although Saifan had given him a promotion, he was being transferred to a new base as a commander without troops, and the detachment he was in charge of would also be disbanded.
It's just a promotion in name only.
Pei Shuyu is not a fool.
But he would not agree to be transferred now.
Pei Shuyu had just reached the corner of the corridor when his cell phone rang desperately. The caller ID showed that it was the security guard at the door.
He picked up the phone with a frown on his face. Before he could even say "Hello," he heard the security guard's anxious, suppressed, excited voice: "Come to the gate! Quick, quick, quick!"
Pei Shuyu and Xiao Qingyang looked at each other, thinking that something urgent was going on, and immediately quickened their pace, almost jogging towards the gate of Saifan.
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The author has something to say: Second update will be published later.
Thinking about the opportunity for Xiao Lu to recover his memory
I was spelling with a friend yesterday, and she typed 8k words [burst into tears]. I admire her.
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