The next morning, as soon as he sat down in the clinic, Zhao Zhijun came after him.
"Director, the General Office at headquarters called yesterday afternoon and asked you to call the leader back today when you have time."
"Okay, I understand. Didn't it say what time it was?"
"They didn't say a specific time, just this morning."
"Okay," Li Chu glanced at the clock on the wall. It was exactly eight o'clock. He decided to go back on the phone now.
Xiao Zhou, who was cleaning, secretly clicked his tongue as he watched Li Chu and Zhao Zhijun walk out.
Look at the kind of people Director Li interacts with every day; even the leaders have to wait for his availability to see him.
At the same time, Xu Damao had just returned from buying goods when he saw He Yuzhu loitering around in front of his family's old restaurant.
"Da Mao, you're back."
"Zhu Zi, you've come to see me?" Xu Damao looked He Yuzhu up and down with some surprise.
"Ah, I came to see you."
"What is it?" He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, tossed one over, and then lit one for himself.
"I...hehe...I wanted to ask how Chunmei and the child are doing lately?"
“Zhu Zi, just say what you want to say. There’s no need to beat around the bush. If you really care about Chunmei and the children, you know where they live. Why do you have to come here to ask me?”
Xu Damao, who has long since reformed his ways, particularly despises He Yuzhu's ungrateful attitude of wanting more than he has.
He felt that with He Yuzhu's long-skinned and shameless nature, Cui Chunmei was more than capable of keeping him company, not to mention that she had given birth to a big, healthy son for him. Yet he still acted like he couldn't live without her.
So, see if she can leave you. She's doing better now than when she was with you, and she looks even younger.
I heard that someone came to propose marriage again, but Chunmei herself was unwilling. She was afraid that others would treat her child badly, so she declined.
Feeling a little embarrassed by what Xu Damao said, He Yuzhu scratched his head and chuckled dryly.
"Da Mao, I just want to ask if you have any way to help Qin Huairu."
"What did you say?" Xu Damao wondered if he was hallucinating.
"You want me to help Qin Huairu? Zhu Zi, you've got the wrong person. I'm just a restaurant owner. You want me? Are you kidding me?"
"I wasn't joking." Now that the matter was out in the open, He Yuzhu no longer felt embarrassed.
“You’ve been running a restaurant for so many years, you have a wide network of connections and connections. Considering we’ve been neighbors for so many years, please lend a hand to her. She’s been crying all the time lately, and I’m worried she might go blind if she keeps crying.”
"No, Zhuzi." Xu Damao put the cigarette in his mouth and waved his hand: "Don't talk to me about being neighbors. I don't owe her anything, so why should I help her?"
Besides, all my connections and resources were built up by myself, bit by bit. Who does she think she is to expect me to help her?
If you came to see me today just for this matter, then you should keep quiet, Pillar.
"I..." He Yuzhu didn't know what to say.
"Hey, that's not right, Zhu Zi. You have connections, why don't you use them instead of coming to someone else?" Xu Damao took a puff of his cigarette, suddenly realizing something, and asked He Yuzhu.
"Me? I have connections? What connections do I have?"
"When you were in the factory, you had a good relationship with Director Yang, didn't you? I remember you secretly brought him steamed buns when he was cleaning the factory that year. Because of that, you were demoted to the foundry workshop."
Even though he's retired now, his connections are probably much stronger than mine. Go find him.
To be honest, Xu Damao's words really woke He Yuzhu up; he had never thought of it this way before.
"Thank you, Damao. I really didn't expect him to be here."
"Yes, you're welcome. No need to thank me. Go find it now."
Watching He Yuzhu excitedly get on his bicycle and leave, Xu Damao sneered, then took another hard puff of his cigarette butt before throwing it away.
It would be a miracle if someone could help you.
Even if Director Yang wanted to help, he would still have to ask others for help. This kind of thing, where people ask each other for help, is the most difficult to do.
Anyone with a sound mind would willingly take on this mess for themselves.
Besides, Qin Huairu's son committed a serious crime; who would want to get involved with someone like that?
This involves transferring a criminal across provinces; it's not an easy task.
Xu Damao shook his head and ignored the matter, turning around to start unloading vegetables from the side of the kitchen.
The restaurant door behind them opened, and Lou Xiao'e came out to help her husband.
"Did He Yuzhu just come over?"
"You saw it?"
"Yeah, I was going to open the door and wait for you, but I saw him pacing around the door through the glass, so I didn't open it."
"They wanted me to help Qin Huairu, but I sent them away."
"Hmph, this person has absolutely no shame," Lou Xiao'e spat.
"By the way, how's the thing I asked you to find out going?"
"Move in first, we'll talk later."
The two of them carried the freshly bought vegetables and meat into the kitchen together. Xu Damao picked up the teacup on the table in the hall, drank a bellyful of water, and then sat down before speaking.
"I asked a few people at the East City Police Bureau this morning. The case has been handed over to the Municipal Bureau. However, according to the analysis at the scene, the murderer was probably after money. Is Dad overthinking things?"
Lou Xiao'e frowned and shook her head, saying, "I got up early because my dad called. He said Uncle Nie has moved to Shanghai, do you remember him?"
"Yes, I remember. He came to our wedding too."
"Yes, Dad said he's gone too, right after the New Year. Although it was an accident, isn't it a bit too coincidental? He's a little worried."
Hearing his wife say that, Xu Damao's brows furrowed tightly.
"How about this, I'll ask Brother Chu. He's definitely better informed than us. His nephew happens to work in the city's criminal investigation department."
"Okay, tell Brother Chu about Dad's concerns as well."
"I understand. It's still early, why don't you go back to sleep?"
"I'm not going to sleep. Go and ask them. I won't feel at ease until I figure this out."
"I'll go right now, so don't overthink it."
"Um"
...
In the hospital, in Li Chu's office, he calmly put down the phone.
Things have changed, they really have changed; the costume change has indeed come ahead of schedule.
It seems that the suggestion he gave to Elder Shen that time did indeed have some impact.
However, when he thought about what his leader had told him on the phone earlier—that he might be awarded a rank—a strange look appeared on his face.
There are only two golden beans.
Although he had considered this possibility before, he was still somewhat surprised when the words actually came from his leader's mouth.
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