On his way back to the office, Li Chu was surprised that Director Fang would agree to help him inquire; he had already prepared himself to be rejected.
"Xiao Chu"
I was walking towards my office with my head down when Director Lin called me back.
"Uncle-Master, why are you standing here?"
"I've been waiting for you here. I saw you went to see Director Fang after the meeting. Is something wrong?"
Hearing his question, Li Chu smiled. Every move Director Fang makes really does capture everyone's attention.
“Uncle-Master, I just went to see Director Fang because I wanted him to help me find out something. As you know, their committee was only recently established, and I don’t know anyone else, so I can only ask him.”
"Oh? What is it that you can tell me about?"
"certainly……"
"Xiao Chu, try to avoid taking on these kinds of things in the future," Director Ding advised after listening to his story.
Li Chu said with a wry smile, "Uncle-Master, I understand. This is a special case. We're neighbors, and it wouldn't be right not to inquire about it. I won't do it again."
"Hmm," Director Lin patted his shoulder, "Just keep that in mind. The current situation is rather special, so don't get yourself into trouble."
"Thank you, Uncle-Master."
"Since you call me 'Uncle-Master,' I should certainly live up to that title. Let's go, let's head back; it's almost lunchtime."
"Look at the asset declaration form you submitted. How come you bought another house?"
“I thought the yard next to ours was nice, and the owner happened to be selling it, so I bought it.”
"You, a house of any size is enough, your yard is already pretty good, why do you still think it's too small?"
Li Chu scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Uncle-Master, it's not that I think the house is too small, it's just that I prepared it in advance for the children."
Director Lin turned to look at him incredulously: "How old is your child? Is he even five? And you're already preparing a house?"
He pointed a finger at himself: "Little Chu, your uncle may be old, but he's not stupid. You're just making fun of a fool of me."
“Uncle, what you say is true. That was indeed my thinking when I bought it.”
"Hmph, I knew you had some money to burn."
Li Chu chuckled and didn't explain anything further.
As soon as he started work in the afternoon, Director Fang called Li Chu over and handed him a note.
"Xiao Li, this is the address you asked me to find out about them, and also the leader in charge of this matter."
However, I must advise you: it's fine to ask around, but don't get involved yourself.
Li Chu looked at Director Fang with slight surprise, not expecting him to say such a thing to him.
Director Fang smiled slightly: "Do you find it strange that I would say such a thing? It's alright, we'll have a long time to work together in the future, and you'll gradually get to know me."
The First Evolution
Li Chu could only smile politely; he didn't know how to respond to that.
"Alright," Director Fang waved his hand, "Go ahead, and remember what I said."
"Okay, then I'll go over there first, Director Fang. Thank you for your help this time."
After leaving Director Fang's office, Li Chu finally opened the note and took a look.
He didn't care about the address, but the name of the leader in charge of Professor Ran's matter written on it made him pause for a moment.
He never expected that it would be someone he knew.
He was the one who led the team that went to the Ran family's house to look for evidence yesterday.
Hey, Beijing isn't a huge city, but it's not small either, so you can run into acquaintances even in this kind of situation.
However, he didn't plan to go looking for this person. It wasn't worth it; it wasn't his business. He would just give the note to Ran Qiuye when he got back that night, and what she did after that was up to them.
I had just returned to my office when the sentry at the main gate called, saying someone was looking for me there.
With some doubt, Li Chu went outside.
The people who came to see him were actually Lou's father and Xu Damao, father-in-law and son-in-law.
"Uncle Lou, Da Mao, what brings you here? Come on, let's go to my office."
After registering with the sentry, Li Chu led the two of them to his office.
"Dr. Li, I came here with Da Mao today. We didn't come for anything else, but mainly to thank you."
Li Chu was holding the kettle, about to pour water for them, when he heard this and paused for a moment.
"What's going on, Uncle Lou? Why are you thanking me?"
"Brother Chu, it's about the time you helped Xiao'e's family come up with ideas and donated money."
This left Li Chu even more confused. He had already thanked him for this before and even treated him to a meal.
Besides, it's been two years, why are you suddenly coming to thank me now?
Seeing his confusion, Lou's father immediately offered an explanation.
“I had some business friends before. When we asked them to donate with us, they refused, thinking there wouldn’t be any problems. Later, when they realized something was wrong, they tried to run away secretly, but they were all taken down before they even left the city.”
Li Chu smiled and shook his head, then poured water for them.
"Uncle Lou, you must have come here for something else today, right? Let me be clear from the start: if you want me to help get someone out of trouble, then I'm really sorry, but I can't help you with that."
"Uh..." Lou's father didn't expect that Li Chu would see through their intentions at a glance and shut him up in advance.
Li Chu smiled and sat down in his chair, looking at Lou's father and slowly saying, "Uncle Lou, I am just a doctor, and at the same time, I am also a soldier. I will not, cannot, and have no ability to get involved in local affairs."
He picked up his water glass, took a sip, and continued, "Your friends have transferred assets and fled with their families. What kind of behavior is that? Uncle Lou, you must know, this is a very serious crime. Who would dare to get involved? For the sake of my wife and Xiao'e's good relationship, I advise you to pretend you don't know anything about this. You've finally made it ashore, and now you have a grandson to hold. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and enjoy family life?"
Li Chu's words made Lou's father blush with embarrassment, and at the same time, he suddenly realized his mistake.
That's right, why did you get involved in this?
When we decided to donate, it wasn't that we didn't contact them; it was because they couldn't bear to part with those assets that we've come to this point.
Moreover, their actions constitute treason, which is not a simple crime.
The more Lou's father thought about it, the more frightened he became, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.
Taking out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his sweat, Lou's father said in a slightly trembling voice, "Dr. Li, I really have to thank you this time. Thank you so much for reminding me, otherwise I might have really made a mistake."
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