Xiao Zheng was woken up by Xiao Zhu in the middle of the night.
He stood up, put on his clothes quickly, and walked out.
"Chief..." Xiao Zhu whispered in his ear.
An Hua also got up and was looking over there worriedly, but unexpectedly the twins were awakened by the noise and started crying. An Hua hurriedly comforted the twins.
"Wife, please stay at home. I'll go out for a while." Xiao Zheng came over to An Huanyu with a serious look.
At this time, An Hua couldn't ask him what happened, so she just nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, you can go ahead."
Xiao Zheng turned around and took two steps. An Hua held him again and said, "Be careful. Always think about yourself and our family."
Xiao Zhengzheng nodded, then walked out with big strides and said to Xiao Zhuyu: "The slaughterhouse."
Xiao Zhu asked: "Do you want to drive?"
Xiao Zheng paused and said, "No, let's walk."
The slaughterhouse was only twenty miles away from them, and with their speed, it wouldn't take them too long to walk there.
Although Xiao Zhu came in a hurry, he did not make any fanfare and did not alarm other people. At this moment, the family compound was immersed in the cold silence of winter, like an ice-covered lake, just waiting for the arrival of a ray of morning light to melt the ice and snow.
The slaughterhouse belongs to the Yunxian Guangxian Food Factory, which slaughters both pigs and cows, all of which are supplied to the food factory for canning.
When Xiao Zheng and Xiao Zhu arrived there, they did not go in directly, but first found the director.
The manager of the slaughterhouse was named Zhang. He knew Xiao Zheng and came forward to shake hands with him warmly when he saw him.
"Commander Xiao, why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"
Xiao Zheng got straight to the point, "I heard that someone was sent from the provincial capital tonight?"
Director Zhang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are well-informed. Yes, someone was sent here, He Yizhang, from the army."
Xiao Zheng: "I want to meet him."
When Xiao Zheng asked the previous question, Director Zhang roughly guessed his purpose, and he didn't hesitate for too long after hearing it, and said: "Young man, I'll arrange it right away."
A hint of smile flashed across Xiao Zheng's serious mouth, "Aren't you afraid of being implicated?"
Director Zhang laughed generously a few times, "The worst that can happen is that my political career will be ruined. My life, my life, was saved by you. You can't even take my life, let alone my future."
Xiao Zheng patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you. Please invite the person over."
Director Zhang came back about half an hour after he left, followed by a figure.
When the man behind him saw Xiao Zheng, he walked forward with a little excitement.
The man looked to be in his teens, neither tall nor strong, very thin, with an unshaved face and bloodshot eyes, appearing a little decadent.
"Commander." Xiao Zheng stood up straight and saluted.
He Yizhang raised his hands with slight tremors, swallowed a few times, and then said softly: "You shouldn't have come."
Director Zhang and Xiao Zhu had left at some point.
Xiao Zheng: "I came here on foot, not by car or horse, very low-key."
He Yizhang smiled bitterly, "Countless eyes are staring at me, no matter how low-key you are, it won't work."
Xiao Zheng: "But something happened to you, I can't help but come and see you."
He Yizhang stared at Xiao Zheng, as if trying to find a hint of hypocrisy in his expression.
He has always regarded Xiao Zheng as his own. Although he is not his confidant, he is not far behind.
However, he had previously wanted to transfer Xiao Zheng to the provincial capital to help him, which would have been tantamount to putting Xiao Zheng among his confidants, but Xiao Zheng refused.
He Yizhang guessed at the time that Xiao Zheng might have defected to someone else, or he might have wanted to protect himself.
No matter which possibility it was, it caused He Yizhang to lose interest in Xiao Zheng, even though he could understand Xiao Zheng's desire to protect himself.
A soldier who doesn't obey orders is useless.
But now, when he was in trouble and everyone was eager to distance themselves from him, Xiao Zheng came to see him.
He Yizhang felt mixed emotions.
"Commander, I am a rough man, not well-educated, and I can't tell you what to say. I only know that you are the one who promoted me and have done me a favor. I cannot be ungrateful. Since you have been demoted to Yun County, I will not sit idly by and watch what happens in the future."
Xiao Zheng really meant what he said. In politics, protecting yourself is of course the most important thing, but you can't be completely heartless, otherwise you will end up alone.
How can a lone soldier fight?
What's more, Xiao Zheng only planned to take care of He Yizhang more in life. He was confident and capable of not involving himself.
After a long while, He Yizhang finally sighed, "You... friendship can't be eaten, you have to think about your own future."
"Don't worry, my future will not be affected."
He Yizhang finally relaxed a little and smiled, "You... Now it seems that it's a good thing that you didn't listen to me and went to the provincial capital, otherwise the two of us would probably be wiped out today."
Xiao Zheng sensitively noticed that He Yizhang treated him differently than before, with a hint of intimacy, as if he were treating his own junior.
Xiao Zheng smiled innocently.
He Xizhang was disappointed again, "Now that I have come to this place, I don't know if I can still survive... If unfortunately I die here one day, you can cremate me, and then give my ashes to my eldest son, and let him scatter me on the land of my hometown Yiyang."
Xiao Zheng hurriedly said: "Chief, please don't be too pessimistic. In the current situation, the most important thing for us is to have confidence in the future. After the worst, there will be good times. One day, we will put things right."
He Yizhang looked at Xiao Zheng in surprise, "What a fool you are! You uttered two swear words in one breath!"
Xiao Zheng smiled insincerely, "My wife said this, I just imitated her."
"It's certainly good to marry a well-educated wife," He Yizhang nodded, "You haven't brought your wife to me yet, but it's not convenient in the current situation. I'm borrowing your good words... I hope that there will be a day when good times will come. When that time comes, you must bring your wife and children to me."
Xiao Zheng: "Of course, Commander, I want to tell you that I gave birth to twin girls again..."
The conversation between the two did not last too long, but after Xiao Zheng left, He Yizhang seemed to be in much better shape.
He looked at the dark sky, his gaze gradually becoming firm.
He won't be defeated so easily.
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