Chapter 124

Betting

"He was stabbed in the abdomen, but it's also strange. You can see from the film that the knife wound went through between his kidney and liver but didn't touch any of the vital organs. If the knife had been a little bit higher, he would have been dead." said Dean A.

Chen Lina didn't understand the film, but she still watched and studied it for a long time.

Hongyan is a place where local literature flourishes. If someone is unhappy with someone, or thinks that person is good, they will write a book.

There is no such thing as a publication number. People just find a printing factory to print it out and sell it on the street.

As for the street stall literature in the East China Sea, it is very popular.

Moreover, every book mentioned that he was injured in his early years and was thus abandoned. This made Chen Lina very worried.

After looking at the film for a long time, she pulled Dean A aside and said, "Dean A, you have examined it carefully, right? I remember people said that Chief Feng, Feng Yu, was very ruthless. When he beat people in the security team, he often specifically hit people's vitals. There is no big problem with the reproductive system of the police, right?"

"Reproductive system?"

"That is, did Feng Yu have any kidney injuries or something?" Chen Lina didn't really understand, so she pointed at the film and said, "I see a shadow on his kidney area."

"It's just blood clots. It will dissolve over time. But as for the reproductive system, we checked the whole body and found no problems."

"Then I feel relieved. Dean, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going in now."

Banditry on the border has a very long history, but most of the time, people only know that there are bandits but do not know where they are.

Of course, this is inseparable from the efforts of the armed forces, public security police and border guards.

Most residents who have moved to the border, after living there for many years, will praise it from the bottom of their hearts and give a thumbs up, saying that everyone says the border is dangerous, but once you have lived there for a few years, you will know that the border is the safest place.

Behind this security lies the youth and sweat of the armed forces, border guards and public security police, as well as their strong backbones.

Almost all the leaders of the mining area were present, even Gao Dayong who had handed over his mission yesterday.

"Hurry up, Xiao Chen is here, let's go out first." Gao Dayong said first.

In the mainland, collusion with bandits is basically banned, but in the border areas, it is a serious crime. Especially the public security department even says that the bandit leader is among the top leaders. Who the hell dares to get involved in this sizzling bomb?

When Nie Gong saw Chen Lina come in, he patted her on the shoulder and then walked out.

Chen Lina sat down beside the bed and looked at Yu Gongan. It seemed that his injuries were not too serious.

Seeing the oranges brought by everyone on the table, she peeled a slice and handed it to him, "Tell me, what's going on? There are only a few leaders in the mining area. Yu Donghai, I came here earlier than you, in 1970. From Secretary A to Minister Gao, how do you work?

I saw everything, but I am willing to listen to you, and the leaders are waiting for you to come up with some evidence. After all, everyone wants to prove their innocence."

"You went to my dormitory yesterday, right?" Yu Gongan was completely different from his rough-tempered brother. He had fair skin and blushed when he was shy.

"Well, I did. If I hadn't gone there earlier, you would have died in that big canyon below the Poplar River, wouldn't you?"

"It's over, it's over." Yu Donghai slapped his face and said, "I am too embarrassed to see anyone."

"You clearly wanted to mourn Feng Yu, so why didn't you hide everything you wrote? You are a public security officer, why are you so careless in doing things?" Chen Lina asked.

Yu Donghai explained hurriedly, "I didn't realize Feng Yu was coming at first. I was just tired of flipping through documents, so I put on a song and sang while listening to it, and scribbled a few words on a piece of paper."

Chen Lina frowned. "Comrade Yu Donghai, you mean that you wrote more than just the one on the table, right?"

So, he wrote her name on more than one page?

"Why, you didn't notice?"

"Okay, no one searched your room. There was only one on the table. I crumpled it and threw it away."

Yu Gongan lay back down again. "That's good. Thank goodness."

Well, his biggest secret has not yet been discovered.

"Comrade Yu Donghai, I have to tell you that it is normal for young people to be distracted for a while, but you should be careful in the future. If you continue to write and draw nonsense, it will be spread as gossip. It will be very unpleasant."

Yu Donghai clasped his hands together and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I tried Minister Gao yesterday, but he didn't seem to have looked at it. I thought that the things must be in your hands. At that time, I thought that I would call you to destroy those things even if I had to risk my life. I'm really sorry."

So, this was probably the reason why he specifically asked to meet her alone.

Chen Lina then said, "Tell me, which leader is involved? Look how you scared a group of big leaders."

Yu Donghai said nothing and took out two tickets from his pocket, which were still stained with dirt and blood.

He handed it to Chen Lina and said, "Look."

Two tickets for China Cigarettes and two letters of introduction, sent from Beijing.

"I took this from Chief Feng when we were fighting. He didn't take it seriously at the time, but I took it back. Tell me, who would give this to a captain of the security team?"

To put it bluntly, as of now, there are only three people in the entire mining area who are eligible to get Chinese cigarette stamps: Secretary A, Gao Feng and Gao Dayong.

Gao Dayong and Secretary A are both heavy smokers. With tickets like these, they would probably get the cigarettes in the morning and have smoked them all in the afternoon.

Only Gao Feng doesn't smoke. If these tickets are in his hands, there is a possibility that they will flow out.

"Could it be that District Chief Gao lost the vote?"

"Zhonghua Cigarettes, Awarguli, if it were you, would you dare to lose this thing? If you lost it, would you not report it in the newspaper?"

Given Nie Gong's status, his leaders only allowed him a box of Ashima cigarettes when he went out. A carton of Chunghwa cigarettes now sells for 180 yuan on the black market, and gold is about the same price.

If we really want to say who gave his ticket to Feng Yu, it was definitely someone with whom he had a very good relationship.

"I'm telling you, keep this to yourself for now. I'll have Lao Nie check the source of the tickets for you, but you must not tell anyone about the cigarettes."

"Why do you understand, Xiao Chen? If Gao Feng gets involved with the underworld, he will be the biggest umbrella for the local people."

"As soon as you tell others that Gao Dayong and Secretary A are innocent, they will inevitably suspect District Chief Gao, and District Chief Gao is now at a critical stage of promotion. I have to tell you, Yu Gongan, I can vouch for District Chief Gao's character. If he really has any problems, you can ask me for the matter."

"Xiao Chen, you should understand that the bandits in the border areas are not the petty thieves in the inland areas. They are really harmless. There is nothing wrong with them.

If something happens, it means that the good friend who was your brother yesterday will dare to kill you with a knife today. We are on the border, and everyone has a responsibility, because your life, your child’s life, and my life, everyone’s life is at stake.”

"I know lives are at stake, but I'm sure Gao Feng is fine. Give me the ticket, and I'll have my assistants figure out how to investigate this for you. Okay?"

"How can Nie Gong, an engineer, be so amazing?"

"I have to tell you, my man once helped me catch a thief on a farm with just a few footprints. He is not just a nerd who can do experiments."

"So, you're saying that the classic case in our Public Security Bureau, where a foot model caught a thief, was really a slacker's job?"

"Really?"

"No, Xiao Chen, you better get out. Although I haven't been to college, I have always been at the forefront of all aspects in the army. After I transferred to the public security system, I have never been submissive to anyone. You can't use the labor of a laborer to hit me anymore."

Chen Lina smiled and glared at him, saying, "You should focus on investigating the bandits through Section Chief Feng. You must keep the two tickets and the matter of District Chief Gao under control. Also, Comrade Xiao Yu, on behalf of my three sons, I sincerely wish you a speedy recovery."

As she said this, she saw Yu Donghai saluted her, then she turned around and walked out.

Fortunately, there is no smoke alarm now, otherwise, the smoke created by Secretary A, Gao Dayong, and the chief engineers of several bases would have been soaked by water long ago.

The young nurse kept shouting, "This is the hospital corridor. For the health of the patients, please do not smoke. If you want to smoke, please go outside."

These older generation of revolutionary fighters may be fine in other aspects, but they smoke and don’t pay attention to hygiene. They are like a glorious part of history.

"Xiao Chen, what's the matter? What did he say?" District Chief Gao, who doesn't smoke, was almost making everyone dizzy from the smoke.

"It's not as serious as you think. He just came to me to confirm something. After I confirmed it, there was nothing wrong. Here, I have to apologize to the leaders. Building the border is very important.

Sometimes we make mistakes at work and doubt our leaders, but when we discover our mistakes, we feel very, very ashamed.”

District Chief Gao and Secretary Ah were obviously relieved.

Especially Gao Feng, who is at the critical juncture of appreciation. If he could be promoted to an autonomous region, since the mining area is his old base, he could approve money and equipment, or conduct small-scale household contract responsibility system experiments in advance. But if he can't be promoted, then isn't everything just empty talk?

After leaving the hospital, everyone was busy and had to return to their respective jobs.

Leng Qi opened the car door and said, "Come on, I'll take you two home."

Chen Lina said, "Thank you, but Minister Leng, this car is probably for you alone. We are not comfortable sitting here. We have to take the oil plant's truck back."

You can tell from his car that he is a self-centered and overbearing person. In this respect, he is completely different from a laborer.

Nie Gong’s is the traditional Confucian culture, the great way can accommodate the whole world.

Leng Qi said without hesitation, "This is a military order. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Comrade Chen Lina, get in the car now. I have something very important to discuss with you and your wife."

The car was spacious after the co-pilot seat was removed. As soon as Chen Lina got in, she stretched out her legs. "It's comfortable to sit in this car without the co-pilot seat."

Leng Qi stopped the car as soon as he drove out of the hospital.

Before Nie Gong could say anything, he turned around and held out his hand, "Okay, Comrade Xiao Chen, give me the cigarettes. Let me see them, okay?"

"What do you mean, what cigarettes?"

Ye Gong frowned and took out a wireless eavesdropping device from the black velvet that tied Chen Lina's hair. It was a thing from the Soviet Union, developed during the Cold War, and it looked like a small spider. He stepped on it and suddenly a strange squeaking sound came from the car, which made Leng Qi frown.

Chen Lina was so annoyed by the noise that she covered her ears.

Leng Qi, this guy, put a bug in her ear and she didn't even know about it.

"Yu Donghai said that Feng Yu had a reception ticket for Zhonghua Cigarettes. Zhonghua Cigarettes produced a total of 5,000 cigarettes last year. Comrade Xiao Chen knows how many cigarettes were used to entertain foreign guests and how many were used to reward advanced cadres and employees in various systems. The number of each cigarette is on it. I didn't expose you just now, but this matter involves the district chief of your mining area, so I must investigate it thoroughly."

"Comrade Gao Feng is fine, I can guarantee that. And, what if the cigarettes were stolen by Feng Yu? Minister Leng, you can't just accuse District Chief Gao of colluding with the bandits just because of two cigarettes. It's too arbitrary of you to do that. You can't ruin the future of a good cadre."

That's why Chen Lina refused to give Leng Qi the cigarettes. She only knew one thing, that is, the development of Frontier and Hongyan in the past life was inseparable from Gao Feng and Yu Donghai.

Leng Qi is a person who is both good and bad. In terms of character, he is much worse than them.

Leng Qi didn't say anything, but just held out his hand. "If you don't tell me, I'm sorry. I will take you to the armed forces for interrogation on charges of harboring a criminal."

"you!"

"Xiao Chen, give me the ticket first." At this time, the worker spoke.

Chen Lina then took out the cigarette from her pocket, handed it to the worker, and said, "You must not give it to Leng Qi. If you give it to him, District Chief Gao's career will be ruined."

Nie Gong took the cigarettes, opened the window and looked at the sun outside for a long time, and finally gave one to Leng Qi. "There are bandits on the border, and you are here to suppress them under the order of the organization. So, we have a common goal, which is for the peace and prosperity of the border. Leng Qi, am I right?"

Leng Qi took the cigarette, looked at the blood and dirt stains on it, and nodded.

"Well, we each have one day. It happens to be the weekend. You come to my house in the evening and we'll discuss the result of this problem. Then we can check it together to see who is right and who is wrong. Okay?"

"Okay, of course. Let's use this cigarette to catch the tiger today. We'll meet at your house tonight." Leng Qi said, pointing at the worker's nose. "But I believe my judgment is correct. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet."

Nie Gong loved to gamble. He put his hands on his hips and asked Leng Qi, "What are you betting on?"

"It's up to you." Leng Qi said.

Nie Gong sighed and said, "When the bet comes, you stand outside my house and sing "Alamuhan" for us ten times. Go back and learn that song, because you will definitely lose."

Leng Qi came from Hongyan and had never heard of "Alamuhan". He patted his chest and said, "It's not that difficult. If you lose, you sing. If I lose, I sing. Xiao Chen, you have to bear witness for us."

After letting the couple get out of the car, he saluted Chen Lina from a distance and called out, "Goodbye, Commander."

Chen Lina was so angry that she turned around and looked at Nie Gong, thinking, well, this guy is still in the dark, not bad.

"Tell me what you want to eat today. I'll treat you." Nie Gong was confident and didn't seem to worry at all about betting a cigarette ticket.

"You're treating me, and it's my money. The children are not here today, so let's have something delicious, okay?" Oh, Xiao Chen took a few steps and pulled up the worker's hand.

On the streets of the mining area, the laborers who appeared in newspapers every day were afraid that the officials of the system would recognize them, so they quickly shook off Xiao Chen's hand and said, "Xiao Chen, be careful of the impact, someone is watching us."

"There are so many people in the mining area who want to hold my hand and take a walk with me. Nie Bozhao, from now on, I won't hold your hand anymore. You can regret it later." Xiao Chen was furious, and she felt that she had reason to be angry.

The worker looked around to see if there was anyone he knew.

Seeing that Xiao Chen was angry, he said, "Alright, alright, I'll pull you, just do it quietly. Besides, our relationship is on the kang, so we should always be restrained in front of others."

"It's too late. You can't do anything even if you want to. Do you understand? The relationship is only on the kang. That's called a donkey, not a person. People are always looking for a partner. Why did I marry a man like you?"

Now Nie Gong wanted to pull the strings, but Xiao Chen wouldn't let him.

There are now five state-owned hotels in the mining area. The workers in the mining area have high wages, so when you walk to the door of one of the hotels, there is a long queue of people.

It's really troublesome to go out and not be able to find food to eat.

After walking around for a while, Chen Lina saw a short Sichuanese man standing at the entrance of a residential building.

"Stir-fried baby rooster, deep-fried baby potatoes, and fatty intestines with vinegar. Let me give you an idea." He muttered to himself, and when he saw Chen Lina turned around and looked at him, he quickly closed his mouth again.

"Yigong, do you want to eat the tail of capitalism?"

"What do you mean by a tail that feeds on capitalism?" The worker was stunned.

Chen Lina took the laborer and went into the small residential building. On the first floor, the Sichuanese couldn't tell whether the two were here to eat or to collect the spoils, so he blocked the door and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Stir-fried chicken, fried potatoes, and two bowls of rice, is that okay?" Chen Lina asked.

"Okay, two dishes and a bowl of rice, a total of eighty cents for you, twenty cents cheaper than the state-owned hotel, okay?"

"Okay, why not?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Is this the first time we've eaten alone?" Nie Gong looked at the Sichuanese busy cooking, thinking that Nie Weimin didn't know how to entertain the two children today, but he said, "What a pity, we should have a candlelight dinner together."

She has been married to him for almost six years. It's really shameful to think about it. Nie Gong has never even had a candlelight dinner with Xiao Chen.

"As for candles, we have plenty. Do you want me to light them for you two?" Little Sichuan chef chattered as two dishes were already on the table.