Chapter 220 Meeting Shopkeeper Qiu
Chapter 220 Meeting Shopkeeper Qiu
"Man proposes, God disposes. Teacher, I know what to do.
"In a few days I want to go to Jingling to see Shopkeeper Qiu and get some blood-replenishing medicine for Ruirui. She has been traveling a long way to give birth and her vitality has been damaged.
“That look hasn’t been restored yet.
"By the way, I'll visit Luqiao Mountain again."
Hong Zhiyou pondered for a moment and said.
Wu Jingzhong looked at him for several seconds, then frowned and said:
"Lu Qiaoshan is now highly regarded by Zheng Jiemin, who has even introduced the daughter of a deputy director of the Second Department to his son. With this in-law relationship, this person will be promoted.
"After the New Year, just wait and see. Once Zheng Jiemin joins the Ministry of National Defense as Vice Minister, the Lu family will soar to the top."
“I know what you’re thinking.
"It's just that I was the one who sent this person away in the first place, so I'm afraid we may have a grudge against each other."
Hong Zhiyou smiled and said, “Teacher, you’re overthinking.
"You have always been kind and caring to him. Besides, driving him away was a trap set by Li Ya, and you handled the matter impartially and did not touch even a hair of his.
"He can't hate you as much as he hates you.
"If there is one person in this world who hates Li Ya the most, it must be Lu Qiaoshan."
Hong Zhiyou poured him tea.
“Well, this guy is really good at dealing with Li Ya, but he is a Zhongshan wolf, so he is not a good guy either.
"Let's see how Li Ya performs first. If he wants to take advantage of Jianfeng's power to bully me, I'll consider it later.
“But it’s right for you to go to Jingling to meet him.
"Li Ya has made a great contribution this time, Lu Qiaoshan must be very angry.
"I know him. He will definitely take revenge if he gets the chance."
Wu Jingzhong nodded.
"Is it appropriate for you to meet Mr. Qiu?" he turned around and asked.
"Manager Qiu is now the 'imperial physician' of important officials in the government, and the powerful people in Jingling are all vying to ask him to see their patients.
"Now no one cares whether he is red or black.
"I'm going to see him to ask for medicine. It should be no problem to give him a little more money."
Hong Zhiyou said.
"Okay, then don't wait a few days.
“I can’t leave you here.
"Lin Tai's matter must be dealt with. Rui Rui's health cannot be delayed even a second. Chen Changjie has to go to the Ministry of National Defense to attend a regular meeting this afternoon.
"You can get on the plane with Commander Chen."
Wu Jingzhong said.
"By the way, when are you going to Peking?" After a pause, he waved and stopped Hong Zhiyou who was about to leave.
“They have already transported the first batch of property to Xiangdao.
“I plan to go there after I finish my business with Jin Hai.
"When you come back, you can take a flight to Peking and go directly to Peking.
"The last time I went to Jingling, He Zhiyuan happened to be coming back from Hong Kong Island. He also wanted to sell our Axe brand wine, so I chatted with him for a while.
“You make the final decision on business matters.
“However, he has a niece who is studying at Huaqing University. She just graduated this year and is studying economics. She wants to join the Peking branch of the Central Bank.
"What's the name of the president of Peking Bank, Fang?"
Wu Jingzhong asked.
"Fang Buting." Hong Zhiyou said.
"Yes, I'm not familiar with this person. We are not in the same system so we have no way of meeting each other. Can you use Ma Hansan's connections to arrange for his niece to work in the bank?
"You said this guy is also stubborn, I just need to say hello to the Jinhai branch and his niece can go in.
"Why do we have to go to the Peking branch?
"The Peking Gui clique is over there, and there are Ma Hansan, Wang Puchen and other troublemakers. It's so chaotic and noisy."
Wu Jingzhong snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Teacher, Tianjin has the tranquility of Tianjin, and Beijing has the flavor of Beijing.
“Maybe they just like Peking.”
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
"What's that smell? The smell of money!
"Now Jianfeng wants to carry out economic reforms to establish his authority within the party. On one hand, he is fighting corruption, and on the other hand, he wants to develop financial bonds.
"As for the mess that the government is in, unless we can get 10 billion US dollars to invest in providing food for the people and opening factories for them to work.
“Otherwise it would be strange if we could pull it back.
"Look at the streets, there are obviously more beggars. This financial chill is freezing people to death."
Wu Jingzhong doesn't understand economics, but he can see through the simplest essence.
Ten billion?
Given the corrupt practices of Chiang, Song, Kong, Chen and other senior officials of the Nationalist government, even if you asked Truman to move all the wealth from North America here, it would still be emptied out, and it would be strange if the wealth could be distributed to the common people.
"Then I'll go call Captain Li."
Hong Zhiyou smiled, stood up and walked out.
……
When I arrived at the office, Li Ya was pacing anxiously.
The Jinhai espionage case has come to an end.
But there is no news from above.
Neither reward nor punishment.
He is now very anxious and can't even sleep well.
"Captain Li, I'm busy." Hong Zhiyou knocked on the door.
"Brother, you are here. Is the stationmaster back?" Li Ya asked anxiously.
"He's back, and he seems to be in a good mood. He might have something good to say to you." Hong Zhiyou said.
"Very good.
"If I can pass this test, I will treat you to a meal."
Li Ya patted his hands in gratitude.
"Then you're on duty for this meal.
"Let me make it clear first, if you become rich, don't forget the contribution of my deer antler powder."
Hong Zhiyou blinked and laughed dryly.
“How can that be possible.
"If I could make a contribution, you would be the first one."
Li Ya was about to leave when he turned around and took another gift bag.
dong dong!
Arriving at the stationmaster's office, he knocked on the door.
"Come in." Wu Jingzhong's loud voice came from inside.
"Teacher, I heard that you are back from Jingling.
"You've been running back and forth these days, you must be very tired. I know you need everything, so I went to an old store and bought a few boxes of calming tea.
“It’s not expensive, but it’s great for your sleep.”
Li Ya presented the gift with a smile.
“The gift is small but the sentiment is great.
"I know you well. You are just like your master, you don't care about worldly matters. I am very grateful that you have such a kind heart."
Wu Jingzhong gladly accepted it.
As he spoke, he walked to the window, looked at the falling snow and sighed sadly:
“In the blink of an eye, your master has been gone for more than a year.
"Whenever I see snow now, I think of the days when I was hiding from your master in the Northeast. At that time, we were short of manpower and funds. I was in charge of investigation while your master prepared explosives.
"We finally drove the devils away and finally had two days of good life.
"He got stuck in a dead end again, and was used by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Ma Kui, and died in the street with hatred.
"People..."
He turned his head, his eyes already red and wet.
"Teacher, the dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences.
"I will definitely inherit Chief Liu's will and serve the Party and the country with all my strength."
Li Ya said comfortingly.
As he said that, he quickly changed the subject: "Teacher, Jingling is dealing with the spy case..."
"That's right, I have something for you too."
Wu Jingzhong smiled and took out the promotion order and commendation order from the drawer.
"Li Ya, listen to my orders." His expression became serious.
Li Ya was overjoyed. He quickly suppressed the chuckle of his mouth and stood respectfully.
"Li Ya has cracked an international espionage case... He is promoted to colonel and awarded a third-class Yunhui Medal!" Wu Jingzhong conveyed the commendation instructions from the headquarters.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman!"
Tears instantly welled up in Li Ya's eyes, and he saluted respectfully towards the chairman's photo.
He is devoted to the party and the country.
He fought again and again after repeated failures, and even lost Jianfeng's trust at one point.
Now, we have finally seen the blue sky after clearing the fog. Thanks to our sincerity to heaven and earth, we are able to accomplish another great feat!
“Thank you, Station Master.
"Without your planning, Li Ya would not have had this opportunity."
Li Ya bowed to Wu Jingzhong from the bottom of his heart.
True.
There was no Wu Jingzhong arranging for him to take over, nor any secret guidance.
Forget about making any contribution, he would have been beheaded by Mei Yingxue long ago.
“Call the teacher.
“I told you that you are my student, and someone that Section Chief Liu values.
"Only Yingxue has no shame.
“Otherwise, we would have been a family long ago.
“With your promotion to colonel, you are qualified to be the chief of a Type B station. Do you have any plans to make a move?
"You are still young, stay here for a while, in a few years this chair of mine will eventually belong to you young people."
Wu Jingzhong pulled him to sit down.
Hearing these words, Li Ya felt extremely ashamed and wanted to slap himself on the spot.
Old Wu treated him with utmost sincerity.
But he was investigating him behind his back. How is his behavior different from that of a pig or dog like Ma Kui?
"Teacher, in the hearts of students, you are my loved ones.
“To be honest, when I was down and out, I did think about moving to other places, but my skills were not good enough and people looked down on me.
“It is only because of the teacher’s perseverance that I can achieve new achievements and make up for my past shame.
“How can a student be so ungrateful and leave at this time?
"Tianjin is the material transportation base for Northeast China and North China, and the heart of the national army. Right now the war is raging, and Li Ya just wants to stay here to share the worries and work for the teacher."
Li Ya answered without any hesitation.
"You'll be reluctant to leave, right? There are still delicious food and beautiful girls in Jinhai." Wu Jingzhong asked with a smile.
"Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years. I dare not think about it, girl.
“I really haven’t had enough delicious food.”
Li Ya scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.
"Well, every failure is a learning experience, that's good.
"I have informed Deputy Station Master Yu to book a private room at the hotel. The entire station will be calling for you tonight."
Wu Jingzhong smiled gently.
“Thank you, teacher.
"Then my salary and the punishment for reporting to the headquarters and having a shooting fight with Secretary Hong..." Li Ya did not forget about this.
“The headquarters has revoked all the penalties, including your previous penalty order in Baoding.
"Starting this month, you can receive salary and performance bonuses based on the rank of colonel."
Wu Jingzhong announced with a smile.
"Very good!
"Teacher, you are so kind to your students."
Li Ya stood up and bowed again excitedly.
"OK OK.
"I know your abilities. You've ruined your skills in the past mostly because you were too eager to waste your time.
"I still say the same thing, try to point the gun outward." Zhiyou got the reputation of being a troublemaker to his sister-in-law because of you. Ruirui is still sulking about it and hasn't let him see the child.
“There’s still a big scar on his head.
"Should he be credited with half of your medal of honor?
“This is the power of brotherhood.
"Let's do it together from now on. Are you afraid of not achieving anything?"
Wu Jingzhong did not forget to ask for good things for his son-in-law.
"Yes!
“My teacher taught me that without Zhiyou, I would definitely not be able to accomplish this task.
"I'll treat him to a meal later."
Li Ya said.
"By the way, Jianfeng and the headquarters have a special bonus for you, about 7,000 to 8,000 US dollars. If you need money, you can go to the Internal Affairs Department to get an advance according to the maximum amount."
Wu Jingzhong said.
"Thank you, teacher." Li Ya said happily.
"By the way, I remember you said last time that you were going to Deputy Station Master Yu's house. Did you go?" Wu Jingzhong seemed to have remembered something.
"Forget, forget." Li Ya stroked his hair and said.
“I have to go.
"After all, he is your superior. Especially at times like this, you should take the initiative to get closer to him to avoid people feeling resentful." Wu Jingzhong frowned and nodded at him.
His words were also a way to indirectly draw Li Ya's attention to Yu Zecheng.
After all, Yu Zecheng has been pushed out.
Use it when necessary.
Make the best use of everything and make the best use of people.
"Yes." Li Ya nodded.
"Go ahead." Wu Jingzhong nodded with a smile.
Li Ya bowed to him again, but this time he did not put his hands in his pockets and turned his head away. He slowly backed out.
As soon as he left, the smile on Wu Jingzhong's face gradually turned cold.
I hope this guy can behave himself for a while longer.
……
General Affairs Section.
Hong Zhiyou is handing over the seal from Yu Zecheng.
Last time he had a fight with Li Ya, he was removed from the position of Chief of the General Affairs Section.
He originally found that job troublesome.
Now, it’s just right for Yu Zecheng to take on the responsibility concurrently.
"I'm going to Jingling to see Manager Qiu. Do you have anything to say?" Hong Zhiyou asked softly.
"Meet Shopkeeper Qiu." Yu Zecheng's eyes lit up with joy.
He has a special feeling for Qiu Qiu and Jiang Aimei.
In the autumn, he was the first comrade and leader to come to Jinhai.
Yu Zecheng was not influenced by the orthodox red movement. He joined the movement halfway because of Zuo Lan, and his initial belief was also Zuo Lan, not revolutionary ideals.
Coupled with the appearance of Liu Wensheng, he felt frustrated and uneasy about the already unfamiliar organization.
It was Qiu and Jiang who used their blood and wisdom to strengthen his beliefs and pass on to him the power of faith.
He went to Jingling in the autumn, but due to some reasons, it was not convenient for him to inquire about the matter, let alone visit.
But in his heart, he never forgot this big brother and old comrade.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it."
Yu Zecheng paced back and forth, tapping his fists nervously.
"I, I wish him good health and take care." After holding it in for a while, he raised his head and said.
"That's it?" Hong Zhiyou asked with raised eyebrows.
"Uh-huh.
"From the bottom of my heart." Yu Zecheng pounded his chest and said sincerely.
"Ok."
Hong Zhi nodded.
As the two were talking, Li Ya came in with his hands in his pockets: "Secretary Hong is here too."
Yu Zecheng took a step forward and came over with a smile:
"Congratulations, old classmate, on your promotion to colonel."
"where.
"As a colonel, you have to obey the orders of Deputy Station Chief Yu." Li Ya slowly stretched out a hand and shook it briefly.
"Look at what you said.
"I can come up, but it was you who carried me up.
"Without you defeating Old Lu, I wouldn't have any chance of survival.
"You have more seniority than me, and now you have been promoted to colonel. Will I have to return my position to you sooner or later?"
Yu Zecheng held him with both hands and smiled in a worldly-wise manner.
"talk later."
Li Ya smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Give me 8,000 US dollars, a reward from the headquarters."
"so much!
"It's enough to buy a big house. Captain Li, don't forget to treat us.
"I'll write the note now. Accountant Sun hasn't gotten off work yet."
Yu Zecheng did not dare to be negligent. He smiled and wrote a note and signed and stamped it.
"No problem." Li Ya nodded.
Then he ordered again:
"Oh, right.
"Go get someone from the logistics department and find a better photo frame for me, otherwise I'll have nowhere to hang the commendation."
Li Ya patted the commendation document in his hand and said.
"Sure, sure." Yu Zecheng smiled.
"I'll come to your house in the evening. I'm leaving first." Li Ya smiled, turned around and walked out.
As soon as he left, Yu Zecheng shrugged and curled his lips at Hong Zhiyou.
“Just bear with it.
“Jianfeng will definitely make great use of him.
"He is secretly investigating Liu Xiong's affairs. The stationmaster has some things that are inconvenient for him. You have to grit your teeth and shoulder the responsibility first."
Hong Zhiyou gave a reminder.
"Know.
"As for a deputy, he's the one who takes the blame and bears all the brunt of the consequences." Yu Zecheng said with a wry smile.
"I go first.
"Xiaohui, you should keep an eye on her. The situation is very chaotic right now. Let that young master Guo Youliang take her out for a parade."
Hong Zhiyou gave some instructions and turned to leave.
……
Jingling.
Hong Zhiyou got off the plane, went to an elegant garden house according to the address, and rang the doorbell.
Soon, a steward in a long gown and with a capable look poked his head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I am Hong Zhiyou, the secretary of Jinhai Station. I am here to visit Mr. Qiu. Please let him know." said Hong Zhiyou.
“Secretary of Jinhai Station?
"Wait."
The man frowned and turned inside.
Hong Zhiyou could smell it without even looking. It was a spy who was monitoring Shopkeeper Qiu.
Inside, Qiu was taking an officer's pulse.
The butler quickly stepped inside:
"Sir, there's a guy outside claiming to be the secretary of Jinhai Station. Would you like to meet him?"
Qiu Qiu smiled and said, "Come and see you. I have treated Wu Jingzhong's wife before. I think you are here to seek medical treatment."
The man returned to the door and let Hong Zhiyou in.
"Shopkeeper Qiu." Hong Zhiyou walked in and greeted with a smile.
"Come, let me introduce you."
Qiu Qiu sat in a wheelchair and raised his hand to guide an officer wearing a windbreaker and sunglasses next to him:
“This is General Liu Fei from the Ministry of National Defense.
"General Liu, this is Hong Zhiyou, the secretary of Wu Jingzhong at Jinhai Station. I met him before when I was treating Mrs. Wu at Jinhai."
"Hello, Commander Liu." Hong Zhiyou raised his hand and saluted.
"Secretary Hong, I know that after getting rid of Ke Chengwu, he was promoted three levels in a row and his reputation spread far and wide." Liu Fei said with a smile.
"Commander Liu, you are so kind.
"I'm just lucky." Hong Zhiyou said hurriedly.
"You guys chat, Lao Qiu. If my rhinitis can't be cured, I'll destroy your business later." Liu Fei smiled, put the prescription in his pocket and walked out with a smile.
"Secretary Hong, are you asking for the prescription for yourself or for someone else?" Qiu Qiu asked with a smile.
Hong Zhiyou looked at him for a few seconds.
He is thinner in autumn than before, but his eyes are bright and lively, and it is obvious that he is in very good spirits.
Liu Fei can come here.
This indicates that he may still be doing underground work.
“One is Mrs. Wu’s old illness.
"You didn't leave a prescription. Jinhai has visited many hospitals, but none of them worked as well as yours.
"Besides, my wife lost energy during childbirth and has not been able to replenish it.
"I just remembered you and came to visit you."
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
One should love his own woman, and he indeed came here specially for Ruirui.
"Easy to say."
In autumn, I changed the prescription pad and quickly wrote down two prescriptions, as well as some instructions for decoction and medication.
"You...Stationmaster Wu, are you okay?
"If it weren't for his kindness, I would have died in Jinhai."
Qiu Qiu asked with a smile.
Hong Zhiyou knew that he was asking about Yu Zecheng, and some things were not convenient to talk about.
“He’s fine.
"Please ask me to wish you good health and take care."
Hong Zhiyou smiled.
"it is good.
"Mrs. Song and Miss Kong will be here later, so I won't keep you here." Qiu Qiu lightly nodded the prescription and handed it to him.
"Take care sir, goodbye."
Hong Zhi understood what he meant and left without lingering any longer.
Leaving home in autumn.
Hong Zhiyou looked at his watch and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
Lu Qiaoshan is currently the Chief of the Intelligence Section of the Sixth Division in the Second Department.
The Sixth Department is responsible for domestic strategy and intelligence information collection.
An absolute powerful figure.
This shows Zheng Jieming's trust in this young fellow.
It's time to get off work at this point.
Hong Zhiyou originally planned to meet at another store.
But Lu Qiaoshan decided to set the location in the office.
I don't know whether it is out of precaution or to show off.
After arriving at the gate of the second hall and being questioned and notified, Hong Zhiyou was led to the Intelligence Department.
Hong Zhiyou took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Lu Qiaoshan's low voice came from inside.
……
(End of this chapter)