"Sister, what's the matter?"
"I want to build a house, can you do it?"
"I can do it."
"I'll leave it to you. I'll give you three hundred yuan as a deposit."
"Sister, you give me so much money?"
"Here you go! It costs money to do things, and you'll be fully responsible for building the house."
"Sis, since you trust me so much, I won't let you down."
Wang Xiaolan had to do the preliminary preparations for building a new house, and at the same time, in addition to seeing patients at the commune health center, she also had to work at the brigade health station. She was very busy.
After two days and two nights of driving, Zhao Lihan finally arrived in the provincial capital and went to the military district guesthouse.
He put down his luggage and without even taking a rest, he ran to the reception station to make a phone call. Then he hurried to the Finance Department of the Provincial Security Bureau to collect his salary.
Seeing that it was still early, he went to the provincial bureau to find his old comrade Liu Pei who worked there.
He had just finished registering at the gate when he met Liu Pei who had just returned from outside.
"Liu Pei, Liu Pei." Zhao Lihan called out immediately.
Liu Pei heard someone calling him and looked in the direction of the guard.
"Li Han, it's you. When did you arrive?" he asked in surprise.
"Just arrived."
"Let's go to my office."
"I have something to talk to you about." Zhao Lihan said straight to the point.
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get to the office."
The two came to Liu Pei's office.
Zhao Lihan looked around Liu Pei's office. There were two single wooden sofas placed against the wall. On the middle wall, there were two maps, one of the world and the other of the domestic map.
In this era, these two maps are hung in the offices of government agencies, which is also the most fashionable decoration.
"As expected of working in a provincial bureau, this office is so grand." Zhao Lihan said enviously.
Liu Pei poured Zhao Lihan a cup of hot tea and said, "Don't envy me. You're recuperating now... Look how good you are. You have nothing to worry about, while I'm busy all day long."
Liu Pei is two years older than Zhao Lihan. They served in the same squad during their military service, and were partners on every mission. Liu Pei, despite his family background, was a highly skilled worker, having twice won second-class merit in the army. After his discharge, he was naturally assigned to a provincial bureau.
It was lunch time, and Liu Pei took Zhao Lihan's elbow and went to the small canteen in their bureau to eat.
Speaking of the small canteen, only important people who come to the unit can go there to have a meal. Ordinary people don’t have such treatment.
Liu Pei ordered four dishes and a soup, along with a glass of wine each. As they ate, they chatted about their military life. They got to talking about Xiaoli, a soloist in the art troupe. She was beloved by the soldiers and a goddess-like figure.
Liu Pei sighed and said, "Unfortunately, due to some issues in her father's past that were not fully investigated, he had to be transferred to S Xinjiang for work, and she followed him there."
"Is there such a thing? How did you know?" Zhao Lihan asked in surprise.
"I had a secret relationship with her," Liu Pei said frankly.
"So, you guys separated?"
Liu Pei nodded helplessly and said, "There's nothing I can do. The overall situation is the most important thing."
Zhao Lihan ate his meal in silence. Thinking of Wang Xiaolan, he felt unhappy, but he couldn't express his feelings like Liu Pei did.
"I heard you have a son?"
Zhao Lihan nodded and said, "He's almost one year old, a boy."
"What does your wife do?"
When he mentioned his wife, he always had unspeakable hardship in his heart. He said lightly: "She was an educated youth who went to the countryside and worked as a barefoot doctor in the village."
Liu Pei lowered his voice and said, "My grandfather said that starting next year, there will be no need to go to the countryside. A large number of educated youth will return to the city. For someone like your wife, returning to the city is only a matter of time."
As he spoke, he poured Zhao Lihan another glass of wine and said, "After you take your vacation, complete the formalities and I will help you with activities here. We can work together again."
"I have to follow the instructions from above on this matter."
"Some things can't wait, it's better to do it yourself."
"Dude, are you busy?"
"Busy, extremely busy. I have too many cases on hand. If you hadn't come today, I would have to work overtime again."
"Will my being here delay your work?"
"It's okay. It's a rare occasion for us to get together, so let's relax for a while! Do you have something to talk to me about?"
"There is one thing, I don't know if it has anything to do with your work."
"Oh, tell me about it."
"Are there any invisible people in the cases you are working on?"
"What? Invisible man?" Liu Pei, who was a little drunk, asked in shock when he heard this.
"It's the kind that disappears in front of you and reappears in front of you or somewhere else."
Liu Pei was completely confused. He blinked a few times and said, "Well, I've heard of similar things before, but they're not as outlandish as you say."
When Zhao Lihan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"They're just some wall-climbers, some who can climb rocks with their bare hands, and some who can shrink their bones."
"What you're talking about looks like a magician's prop."
Zhao Lihan thought: "You said so much, but it's the same as not saying anything."
He waved his hand and said, "I know that."
"Another one is the UFO incident that's going viral right now."
"This is even more impossible."
Although Zhao Lihan did not admit the existence of aliens, he still believed that there was something mysterious in the universe.
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com