Chapter 750 The complex and cruel truth
After going downstairs, Zhou Tian got in the car and hurried towards his old leader's residence.
After all, it’s getting late and the old boss has probably gone off work. If I go to Haizi now, I might end up finding nothing. It’s better to go directly to the old boss’s residence to look for him.
Along the way, he drove the jeep very fast, and in less than half an hour, the car stopped at the gate of the old leader's courtyard.
Zhou got out of the car and told the security guard at the door why he was there. After a series of checks by the security guard, he was allowed to enter.
When he saw his old leader, there was obviously a trace of indescribable fatigue on his face.
"Xiaotian is here. What's wrong? You look so bad. Is there something wrong?"
When the old leader saw Zhou Tian coming in, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Old leader, I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but I really don't know what to do, so I can only come to you for help!"
The moment Zhou Tian saw his old leader, he knew he was a bit reckless, but thinking of Song Weiguo's words, he still gritted his teeth and said.
"Hahaha, there are times when you need my help. This is rare. Come, sit down and talk first!"
The old leader couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, then he kindly motioned for him to sit down, and then he asked, "Tell me, what's the matter that has you in such a hurry?"
He knew that although Zhou Tian was young and behaved very steadily on weekdays, he was also the one who kept a distance from most things that did not concern him. Unless it was his own piece of land, this little guy was not willing to step forward.
Now from his hurried expression, he knew that this kid's purpose in coming here today might be bad.
“This is what the old leader is like!”
He was just about to speak when the old leader's secretary came over. He stopped immediately and saw the secretary coming over with a teapot. She poured a cup of tea for each of them before turning around and leaving.
"Okay, no hurry, drink some water first!"
The old leader saw Zhou Tian like this and tried to persuade him.
Zhou Tian was not polite. After all, he had been traveling all the way and felt a little thirsty. He took a sip of the tea and then told him about his findings and the changes that had taken place in the institute over the past two years.
After saying that, he could not help but said angrily: "Old leader, although I don't know why the higher-ups want to transfer Zhang Mingzhi away, after all, I established the institute myself. But if they do this, I don't know how long the institute can last. Are the higher-ups just going to watch the institute fail?"
Faced with Zhou Tian’s anger, the old leader’s expression did not change at all, but he sighed.
"Xiaotian, to be frank, this matter was also due to our negligence at the beginning!"
Obviously, the old leader had also heard about what Zhou Tian reported, but after all, the matters involved were very complicated and it was not something he could decide, especially with the big cake of the research institute, which had many people eyeing it from the beginning.
They had decided on the candidate after extensive research, but no one expected things to turn out like this.
In fact, over the past two years, the people above were not really unaware of the situation, but one move affected the entire body, and many issues could not be resolved with just one appointment.
Although he had heard a lot of things, he didn't expect things to deteriorate so quickly.
"Old leader, what are you doing?"
After hearing what the old leader said, Zhou Tian suddenly felt numb. The anger in his heart just now disappeared in an instant. Instead, he felt particularly uncomfortable with the old leader's apology.
"Okay, don't worry. We were wrong. We were wrong. In fact, everyone has heard a lot about the research institute in the past two years. But many things are not as simple as you think!"
As he spoke, the old leader sighed. Obviously, even for the old leader, this matter was very difficult to handle.
"But what you said is indeed true. I just didn't expect them to do this. Let me report this to the higher-ups. I estimate that within a few days, they will make a decision!"
"As for you, after all, you are no longer the director of the Red Star Research Institute, so try not to interfere in the affairs of the Red Star Research Institute in the future!"
Perhaps he thought of something, and finally the old leader said something earnestly.
When Zhou Tian left the old leader's residence, he was still a little confused. He didn't know what the deeper meaning of the old leader's words was and why he said that to him.
After thinking for a long time, he could only say to himself that perhaps it was the old leader's advice to him because the transportation was about to come.
After thinking about it, he didn't think much about it and drove away from the courtyard.
He looked down at the time and saw that it was already nine o'clock in the evening. He no longer wanted to disturb his wife, so he drove back to Qianmen Street.
After getting out of the car, he was about to knock on the door when he suddenly felt something strange. Immediately, his heart trembled slightly. On the surface, he remained calm and immediately released his spiritual sense to cover the surroundings.
When he saw two people at the corner of the alley not far away in his spiritual consciousness, his heart skipped a beat.
"Am I being targeted?"
Although he was a little flustered, he still pretended to be normal, pushed the door open and walked in.
After entering the house, he nodded to Chang Wu who was standing in the yard, and walked towards the third courtyard. When he reached the door, he stopped and said without turning his head: "Chang Wen, do you know who the other party is?"
"Commander, I don't know, but the other party should not be a spy or enemy agent!"
From the shadows, Chang Wen's voice came slowly.
"is it?"
Zhou Tian muttered to himself and walked into the house without looking back.
"Hey, I don't know how they targeted the commander. It looks like this matter needs to be reported!"
Watching Zhou Tian return to the house, Chang Wen slowly walked out under the moonlight. Looking at the closed door, a complex look flashed in Chang Wen's eyes.
"Is it because of the research institute?"
After returning to the house, Zhou Tian took off his cotton coat and lay on the bed. He was not sleepy at all. He stared blankly at the ceiling and talked to himself.
Although I had vaguely guessed from the old leader's words that things at the institute were not simple, I didn't expect that things would be so complicated that even such means would be used.
Especially the situation just now combined with the old leader's later warning, made him vaguely guess something.
“Does the struggle for rights really have to be so cruel?”
Even though he already knew the real purpose of the movement, it seemed that he still underestimated the cruelty of the movement.
Thinking more deeply, he even felt a chill. If it was really as he thought, could he really stay out of it, or escape this disaster?
Instantly, he shuddered all over.