Last time, it was about finding evidence; this time, it's about saving lives!
Zhou Zhifei's secretary informed Li Nan over the phone about the strange behavior of Li Zhipeng's driver over the past two days.
On Monday night, Li Sifu drank too much at a work dinner, and Zhou Zhifei had to take him home.
Everything was normal before this.
But early the next morning, which was yesterday morning, Zhou Zhifei received a call from Li Zhipeng.
"Xiao Zhou, do two things for me!"
"Sir, please speak!"
"First, find an ice factory and order five refrigerators for me. I'll send you the exact dimensions later. They'll be delivered to the old industrial area tomorrow morning. I'll send you the exact location as well!"
"Second, go to the garden market and find me a potted plant, I think it's called 'Nine-Layer Fragrant Grass'. I have a picture of it, I'll send it to you in a bit! After you buy it, deliver it to the old industrial park together."
"Yes, sir!"
"By the way, Xiao Zhou, I haven't been feeling well lately and can't sleep at night. Could you please go to the hospital later and get me some sleeping pills, then bring them to my house? For the next couple of days, could you keep an eye on things at the Commerce and Trade Department? I won't be going over there."
"Yes, sir!"
Shortly after hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhifei received a list of requirements from Li Zhipeng on his phone.
Five refrigerators, each 0.5m x 0.5m x 2m, with lids, as shown in the picture.
"Isn't this an ice coffin? Why did Si Fu buy this?"
As a qualified secretary, Zhou Zhifei knew that he should just do what his superiors asked without asking why.
Next, there's another photo of a plant. The green leaves are stacked in layers, nine layers in total, with eight leaves on each layer, just like an ancient pagoda.
Around the perimeter of each layer, several pale pink flowers bloom; these are the nine-layered fragrant grasses that Li Zhipeng instructed us to have.
Zhou Zhifei actually knew about this potted plant; he only had two at home. Since the leader needed it, he could just deliver it directly to him, saving himself the trouble of going to the garden market again.
As the secretary and assistant to the Director of Commerce, arranging these things was far too simple.
However, what happened next far exceeded Zhou Zhifei's expectations.
"The next day, I took the potted plant to the delivery place and waited. When I got there, I realized that the old industrial park was not completely abandoned. At least, the place that Li Sifu had arranged was still in operation."
On the phone, Zhou Zhifei was still telling Li Nan what he had just said.
Li Sifu chose a cold storage factory. The company personnel had already left, but the remaining ice storage was still in operation.
Now, it's being used as a backup ice storage facility.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the refrigerator that Zhou Zhifei had ordered yesterday arrived on time.
Under Zhou Zhifei's command, the transport workers moved the five refrigerators one by one into the empty freezer and arranged them as required.
Just as the workers left, Zhou Zhifei saw an MPV speeding towards them in the distance; it was their company's official vehicle.
After parking the car, Li Sifu got out, accompanied by four other people, all of whom Zhou Zhifei recognized.
He was not only a colleague in the business circle, but also had a close relationship with Li Sifu. It was said that he was probably a relative of Li Sifu.
After the five people got off the bus, apart from Li Sifu, the other four looked dazed. They simply greeted Zhou Zhifei and then went into the ice storage room.
Li Sifu, who was staying behind, told Zhou Zhifei, "You stay here and guard the door. Wait for me to call you before you open the door!"
As he spoke, he pointed to a stack of chains next to the icehouse.
Zhou Zhifei was a little confused. What exactly was the leader trying to do?
Li Zhipeng noticed Zhou Zhifei's expression and, noticing something amiss, his former boss warned him, "Little Zhou, you're a smart man. Sometimes, it's best to say less, observe less, and care less. Just listen to me!"
Zhou Zhifei was sweating profusely. "Yes, sir!"
After Li Zhipeng brought the potted plants into the freezer and closed the door, Zhou Zhifei obediently locked the door and waited quietly to the side.
They waited from morning until four in the afternoon.
Zhou Zhifei finally realized something was wrong and couldn't wait any longer. Li Sifu was over fifty years old and frail; how could he have stayed in the icehouse for so long? Something must have happened!
Zhou Zhifei quickly tried to unlock the chains, but found that he couldn't push open the door to the icehouse; it must be locked from the inside.
I quickly dialed the driver's number, but all I heard was, "Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service area!"
Zhou Zhifei then remembered that the ice storage facility seemed to have a rather unique structure, as there was no signal inside!
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhifei understood that his leader must have encountered danger and his first thought was to call the police.
As an employee of the organization, Zhou Zhifei would naturally not call the police number known to the public, but instead called Li Nan of the Anding Division directly!
After Zhou Zhifei finished explaining the situation, Li Nan's convoy had almost arrived at the old industrial area.
"Secretary Zhou, I have a general idea of the situation. Don't worry, wait at the factory gate. We're going into the industrial park!"
"good!"
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