Zhou Jiao was followed by a group of people walking around everywhere. She knew that if she continued like this, she would not be able to complete the remaining mission.
She also supported her old boss's words about strict and severe punishment for violations of rules and regulations, sounding a warning to the world. But she was really worried that there wasn't enough time.
After resting for the day, Zhou Jiao found an excuse to get away. With her previous experience in collecting supplies, this little thing was not difficult for her.
After disguising herself, she did not go to remote places, mainly because she was afraid of death. She also did not talk to the people to understand their sentiments, as that was the job of the big leaders.
I randomly found a small restaurant.
Although the bowls in the south are not as big and rough as those in the Northeast, noodles or rice are still the most suitable for her appetite.
A bowl of shredded pork noodle soup cost her two taels of grain coupons and fifty cents, which was a bit expensive. After listening to the rumors, she found that either the eastern family had an overseas relative who had made a fortune, or the western family's wife had an affair.
Zhou Jiao ate noodles with gusto and listened to gossip. If people weren't whispering, she, a stranger, would have leaned forward to listen carefully.
In fact, if you really want to find out any corruption, even if the person hides it very carefully, there will still be clues that will be exposed.
For example, how much salary do civil servants get per month, but your children ride motorcycles and go out in too much style, making people think it is their May Day holiday?
——Is your son able to modify the generator, or does he really have a lot of money?
After secretly memorizing a few names, Zhou Jiao went to the convenience store several times and took the opportunity to buy things to chat with people in dialect.
For such actions, she would leave alone every other day, and after completing this overt inspection mission, she would have a basic idea of what was going on.
The first advantage of a special administrative region is undoubtedly its convenient transportation, especially transportation with other countries. As the country's borders open, a large amount of smuggling has occurred.
There is actually nothing surprising about this. She has seen similar things before under such circumstances, and it is no longer any more convenient now.
The right and wrong involved here are extremely complicated. In serious cases, the entire family is involved, and even worse, some local leaders are involved.
The items involved are not just electrical appliances and daily necessities, but also worn-out clothes from abroad that have not been disinfected, etc. There have also been several serious conflicts with border guards.
After finishing the trip to Kyushu Port, a few days later, she led the team to a small fishing village that became famous in later generations.
Twenty thousand newly demobilized construction engineers set up camp in the desolate mountains and wilderness, enduring mosquito bites at night in simple bamboo huts and toiling at construction sites during the day.
These pioneers overcame difficulties that ordinary people could not imagine, built high-rise buildings on this land, and created the "Special Zone speed" of building a floor in three days.
There are many buildings rising from the ground nearby, as well as roads, factories in the industrial zone, and freight terminals that lead directly to the port city.
This fishing village was transformed into a modern industrial city of a certain scale in a relatively short period of time. It has been upgraded to a new city of a sub-provincial city.
Compared to Jiuzhou Port, in just two years, it has already established its own "Shekou Model." Its development is even more rapid, and its proximity to the port city has made it nearly as prosperous as a major inland city.
Here, she unexpectedly met an acquaintance, Song Lin, an investor from Hong Kong.
After more than 20 years, old classmates met by chance.
A baritone voice said, "Hello, ma'am. May I ask if you are Ms. Zhou Jiao?"
Zhou Jiao was so shocked that she was stunned. If she hadn't been in the downtown area, she would have aimed the wooden cannon at her! Fortunately, she quickly realized that she was just shopping, not carrying out a mission.
"I'm Song Lin, the Song Lin who sat behind Xiao Wu, the Song Lin who was Shen Shilin's desk mate, the Song Lin who later dropped out of school. Do you remember me?"
If Song Lin hadn't explained it this way, Zhou Jiao really wouldn't have recognized that the middle-aged successful man with a big belly was the same skinny guy he was back then.
She immediately laughed out loud, "Old classmate, are you rich now?"
"I recognized you." Song Lin laughed heartily. "I'm no match for you two. I'm just making a living. I always say I wouldn't mistake you for someone, but you're still the same, you haven't changed in decades. Talented woman, please do me a favor and come to the teahouse for a cup of tea."
"Okay."
Zhou Jiao knew that he had already learned of her identity. If she remembered correctly, this guy owed her man a great favor, but for some reason they hadn't contacted each other.
So without further ado, I followed him into the teahouse in front.
Song Lin didn't ask for a private room, and he took her to a seat in the corner of the hall. The young man accompanying him automatically stopped her outside.
Seeing this, Zhou Jiao's eyes flashed and she looked at Song Lin with a smile.
"Xiao Wu didn't come this time, right? I haven't thanked him in person for saving my life."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he talked about the favor he had done in the past. Zhou Jiao laughed and shook her head, "I don't know about the friendship between you two men. He is trapped in the Forbidden City now. If you have anything to say, you can talk about it at the class reunion later."
Song Lin's eyes widened in surprise. "Are our old classmates having a reunion?"
"Of course. Now the whole class is missing only you. The whole class is complete." As for the female classmate who had cheated on her, she was too embarrassed to come.
"That's great. I've been away for so many years, and I still dream about those days. When the situation here eased last year, I couldn't care less about anything else and ran back first.
I once visited our school, but it was hard to find anyone to ask about the old classmates, so I did hear some of the new students talk about you guys.
Song Lin finished speaking and sighed, "Luckily I wanted to go out for a walk today, otherwise I would have missed you too."
"Why didn't you contact us after you left? Everything's over now." Zhou Jiao changed the subject. "How many children do you have now? Are you settling in Hong Kong?"
"Yes, we have four children, three girls and one boy. They are all in high school now."
When talking about their respective children, Zhou Jiaoyuan wanted to ask the other party directly about the Zhang family in Gangcheng in her spare time, but she was worried and put it aside.
After going around in circles, the information she got was similar to the list of foreign-funded enterprises she had obtained. She didn't know whether the Zhang family in Gangcheng did not exist or they had no intention of entering the mainland market at all.
However, her family's Queen's Counsel, Xue Dahua, was well-known and had reportedly been doing quite well abroad in the past two years. In Song Lin's words, he was a top figure.
Now she could only hope that the Song family was still just a petty bourgeoisie and had no contact with aristocratic families like the Zhang family, otherwise her man would be so disappointed.
When old classmates got together, there was not much topic to talk about, not to mention the differences between men and women. After chatting with him for a while, Zhou Jiao said goodbye and left. She came to the riverside and looked at the other side in the distance.
The distance between them is so close that she doesn't know how to face the "old man" who has grown into a young man if she really has the chance to meet him in the future.
They couldn't recognize each other when they met. Perhaps Zhang Guoqing was just a little shy of returning to his hometown and didn't dare to ask the visitor. Otherwise, why didn't he mention it before he left?
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