Chapter 549: Gold Basin

Li Xuewu sat on the sofa and looked out the window. The bustling sound of the end of the shift at the Rolling Steel Mill also caused some ripples in his heart.

Ordinary people naturally couldn't feel the tense atmosphere of the guesthouse, but the service staff and cadres inside the guesthouse looked at the vehicles in the guesthouse courtyard and the guards added at the main gate, and knew that something big was bound to happen tonight.

"Deputy Li Chu."

Xiang Yunian also guessed this kind of change when he saw the cars in the courtyard. Hearing the news of Li Xuewu's arrival in the lobby on the first floor, he went upstairs.

After pushing open the door and seeing Li Xuewu in thought on the sofa, he greeted him with a smile.

"Li Kezhang Xiang."

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile, took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Xiang Yunian who walked over.

"You've worked hard."

"It's my duty."

After a simple greeting, at Li Xuewu's signal, Xiang Yunian sat opposite Li Xuewu.

"The leaders in the capital told me that you were leading the team to support, and the big stone in my heart fell to the ground."

Xiang Yunian waved his hand to refuse the cigarette handed by Li Xuewu, pointed to his throat, and said, "I've been a bit angry recently, and my throat hurts badly."

"I understand."

Li Xuewu nodded, put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, and at the same time signaled to Xiang Yunian, saying, "Tell me about the situation. I know about the same as Ji Weidong's side."

Xiang Yunian nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "The relevant personnel have all been confirmed, and the chain of evidence has been fixed for the most part. What we lack now is the arrest operation."

Li Xuewu looked at Xiang Yunian and asked, "What I want to know is, where is the highest level? Does it need to pass through Liaodong? How to deal with the resistance from the upper level during the arrest process?"

"I will answer one by one."

Xiang Yunian's speaking speed was not fast, and he said very steadily, "The highest level of the known involved personnel is quite high, which is the direct leader of Hu Huisheng."

Because Li Xuewu understood the general situation, the introduction by Xiang Yunian was also very simple.

"On the day you decided to come, I communicated with my leader, and our opinions are consistent."

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu very seriously and firmly and said, "Do not pass through Liaodong, take them away for investigation directly, and no pressure from any aspect can stop the investigation of this case."

Li Xuewu frowned and thought for a moment, then replied, "I'm afraid that as soon as we catch people, we won't be able to leave the city. The Rolling Steel Mill's train can't take so many people away."

"No, don't leave."

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu seriously and said, "Handle it right here. When the case is finished, then leave."

Li Xuewu looked at Xiang Yunian. This middle-aged discipline inspection cadre who was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit and was meticulous had his own majesty.

The vertical management of cadres determined that this case was not easy to investigate, and even the investigation team of Xiang Yunian faced heavy resistance when coming to Steel City.

Fortunately, there was a joint operation of the Investigation Department, otherwise, they would really have suffered.

Li Xuewu didn't doubt Xiang Yunian's work attitude, he just doubted the support strength behind Xiang Yunian.

Ji Weidong was easy to talk to; this kid dared to play the game of "the monarch's order is not accepted when the general is outside." He was just afraid that Xiang Yunian wouldn't dare.

Xiang Yunian also saw the doubt in Li Xuewu's eyes, but didn't open his mouth to confess, but looked at Li Xuewu with a firm gaze.

"My opinion is to take action tonight."

Li Xuewu stated his opinion very bluntly, and then placed the action plan he had written in a few strokes on the coffee table.

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu, and then his gaze focused on this somewhat sloppy plan on the coffee table.

"The targets of the arrest are mainly divided into three times, three directions, and three stages."

Li Xuewu pointed to a place and explained, "All personnel who have arrived must carry out pre-trial work at the first time, that is, interrogate immediately after arrest, to provide strong support for the next step of action."

"The first is the personnel involved in evil, according to the... provided by Li Kezhang Ji and Nie Liansheng."

"You are off work."

The waiter, Xiao Wang, diligently helped Dong Wenxue open the door, and then prepared wash water and changed clothes for him.

Dong Wenxue was still a bit uncomfortable with Xiao Wang's service, gently patted the hand of the waiter who reached out to help him unbutton his shirt, signaling that he would do it himself.

"Has Deputy Li Chu been here?"

"Is it the Deputy Li Chu from the capital?"

Wang Shumin didn't seem to care about Dong Wenxue's sense of distance on the surface, but when answering the secretary's question, her tone was still a bit dry.

"Hmm?"

Dong Wenxue looked at the slender girl standing beside him and asked in surprise, "He didn't come up?"

Wang Shumin had already understood the meaning of Dong Shuji. While taking a towel, she adjusted her expression and replied, "I helped Deputy Li Chu open a room after receiving your instructions, but the front desk said he was having a meeting on the second floor, and I went to see it, but someone was guarding the door and wouldn't let anyone in."

"Is that so?"

Dong Wenxue nodded and put the shirt he had changed on the chair.

He knew that Li Xuewu had other tasks when coming to Steel City, but it had nothing to do with the Rolling Steel Mill, so he didn't understand too much.

He went out for something at noon and didn't run into Li Xuewu, but they had made an appointment to eat together in the evening.

Wang Shumin handed the towel to Dong Shuji who had finished washing, then took another towel, wetted it, and helped Dong Shuji wipe his body.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. After a busy day, it was inevitable to sweat, and Dong Wenxue was someone who loved to sweat, so he had to change his shirt every day after work.

It's no wonder that he became more and more dependent on Xiao Wang in his life; it was really because this waiter served very thoughtfully.

The gentle strength plus the hot towel would make the pores on his back relax and breathe.

"Hoo~"

Dong Wenxue let out a breath, then instructed, "Bring the bottle of wine I prepared down, and drink that tonight."

"Okay."

Wang Shumin responded, put down the towel, but handed a clean shirt to Dong Wenxue again.

Dong Wenxue took the shirt and put it on himself, urging, "Go, I'll go downstairs after I change my clothes."

"Okay, remember to change your shoes."

Wang Shumin clearly felt Dong Wenxue's alienation from her after Li Xuewu came. Women are sensitive, especially after certain relationships have occurred.

Although Dong Wenxue had never promised her anything, she held onto him like a life-saving straw, and the more she felt alienated, the tighter she wanted to hold on.

She naturally knew about Dong Shuji's family. She had also seen it when Dong Shuji's wife came that time.

It had to be said that the temperament of the university professor made her unable to raise any confidence in comparison, and she had no confidence to make any conditions with Dong Shuji.

She had also seen the person Dong Shuji wanted to treat this time. Li Xuewu had stayed in the guesthouse several times when coming to Steel City.

Although it wasn't her who served him, the image of this young and high-ranking cadre was deeply engraved in the minds of the service staff of the guesthouse here.

What left an even deeper impression on her was the time when this scarred tall man waved his hand in the lobby on the first floor to confront the family members of local cadres.

And the relationship with Dong Shuji, although the secretary didn't say it explicitly, the degree of intimacy was beyond the reach of all cadres in the Rolling Steel Mill.

Just when Wang Shumin took two bottles of white wine downstairs to the restaurant's private room, she happened to see the scarred cadre the secretary wanted to treat talking to someone in the corridor on the second floor.

Wang Shumin didn't dare to go over to disturb him, just smiled and nodded to Xu Ning who looked over, and then went downstairs.

"It's Dong Shuji's waiter."

Xu Ning explained to Li Xuewu after seeing Li Xuewu look at him.

He was afraid that Li Xuewu would misunderstand that he didn't listen to the arrangement carefully. The purpose of the explanation was also to show that he was on alert.

Li Xuewu didn't care about Xu Ning's explanation, but looked at the figure going downstairs. This might be the waiter surnamed Wang reported by Yu Decai.

However, he was arranging tasks, so Li Xuewu didn't care about this, and continued to explain something to Ji Weidong and the others.

Standing in front of Li Xuewu listening were Ji Weidong, Xu Ning, Pazile, Xiang Yunian, Wen Saner, and Zhang Wanhe.

Pazile is the person in charge of this special task force operation. With Li Xuewu's care and his own ability, he joined the special task force entirely by fists and strength to fight for respect and obedience.

At this time, leading the team at the grassroots level depends on these two, and others are secondary.

Xu Ning is the person in charge of the Rolling Steel Mill's security team this time. In addition to the thirty people prepared, he also temporarily called the militia to perform security work at the guesthouse.

Li Xuewu still habitually used the Rolling Steel Mill as the command headquarters and interrogation isolation place for this operation.

"At the first time, the first arrest direction, the first stage must be a beautiful battle."

Li Xuewu's attitude was very serious, his tone was very severe, and the result of communication with the three parties was that he would serve as the general commander of the arrest operation.

As Li Xuewu, who has had many mission execution experiences, to command the operation, Ji Weidong and Xiang Yunian had no opinions.

And Li Xuewu also fully exerted the strengths of the three parties, gathered the strengths of the three families, and formulated the action plan and interrogation plan.

While taking care of the three parties as much as possible, Li Xuewu also made strict requirements for the leaders of the team.

"We are not fighting a surprise attack. The preparatory work has been going on for more than a month."

Li Xuewu pointed his finger down at the ground and said, "You all have a spectrum in your hearts about who to catch, who to chase, and who to wait for to take the bait, so!"

When he said this, Li Xuewu's tone became intense, and he said, "All criminals must cooperate with the arrest, confess their criminal facts comprehensively and truthfully at the specified time and place. If there is evasion, shoot directly; if there is resistance, shoot directly!"

"Yes!"

The four people responded very crisply. After Li Xuewu's explanation, Xu Ning and Pazile went downstairs to gather the team members to execute the mission.

Wen Saner and Zhang Wanhe, as guides, followed the detained Yu Min and Nie Liansheng downstairs to prepare to get on the car and follow the operation.

The remaining Xiang Yunian looked at Ji Weidong, took the lead in reaching out to shake hands with Li Xuewu, and said, "Please wait for our good news."

Li Xuewu shook hands with a little force and said, "Please pay attention to safety."

Xiang Yunian smiled, let go of his hand, and went downstairs.

Discipline inspection personnel will cooperate with the Investigation Department personnel as the first echelon of immediate arrest and immediate interrogation to conduct interrogations after the arrest operation.

The significance of this arrangement is that the main actions are the Investigation Department and Discipline Inspection, and the people brought by Li Xuewu are all support.

And there is also that the people in the Investigation Department are too dark; they won't care about the means for the sake of news.

Li Xuewu was afraid that Ji Weidong's subordinates would use deadly force, so he asked Xiang Yunian's people to cooperate and also act as a witness.

Ji Weidong looked at Xiang Yunian going downstairs and couldn't help but curl his lips, complaining, "This dead face has never smiled at me. What benefits did you give him?"

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Weidong and asked back, "Is that so? I don't know. Could it be that I have more affinity?"

"Pfft~~~"

Ji Weidong rolled his eyes and sneered, then lit the cigarette in his mouth, looked at the stairwell again, and then followed Li Xuewu into the room.

"If it wasn't for your personal charm, I would believe it even if you said he fell in love with you. It's more real and reliable than believing you have affinity."

Li Xuewu turned around, looked at Ji Weidong, and asked, "If sacrifice is needed to exchange for victory, you don't have to use words to choke me to death."

"Perhaps you should say something nice."

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "It is said that getting along with people is like looking in a mirror. How you behave, others will treat you. Besides, I am the general commander now."

"Fine, fine, fine."

Ji Weidong admitted defeat. In terms of playing with words, he admitted he couldn't play with Li Xuewu.

"You are wise and martial, as handsome as Pan An, is that okay?"

After finishing, he walked to the window and looked at the team gathering downstairs, turned around and asked, "How to deal with those foreigners? I can't detain them for long."

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked back, "It has been confirmed that they participated in smuggling activities, and they still can't be detained?"

"What do you think?"

Ji Weidong sucked hard on his cigarette and explained, "They admit it now because they admitted it under my coercion. As long as their foreign affairs department intervenes, they will immediately change their words and say they were all forced."

"Oh~"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you have a way to eradicate them?"

"Hehe."

Ji Weidong laughed lightly and replied, "Let's talk about this problem when I become the director."

While speaking, he walked to the sofa opposite Li Xuewu and sat down, then continued to explain, "They are only responsible for providing demand information and conveying transaction information, and will not participate in actual operations."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly. This structure is so familiar. Isn't it the move I often use?

Damn, someone is imitating me!

"How to receive it?"

Li Xuewu pointed doubtfully at this point overseas and asked, "They can't pour so much grain onto the fishing boat, right?"

"What are you thinking? That would take until the year of the monkey."

Ji Weidong tilted his mouth and replied, "Guandong bought more than a dozen cargo speedboats in the name of the food factory. Every transaction is to load some sample goods in the name of picking up goods and report to the river channel to go to sea to Shuncheng."

"Exchange the sample goods boat directly with the other party on the high seas, drive the cargo ship with the same ship name, personnel, procedures, and model to Shuncheng for a turn, and meet with the personnel they had prepared long ago, and then they can come back."

"So simple?"

Li Xuewu asked incredulously, "Don't you need to report when entering and leaving the customs? Aren't the goods checked? Isn't there law enforcement power at sea?"

"Fart exit."

Ji Weidong was also speechless and said, "I just said that we couldn't find them. They didn't exit at all. People use internal shipping procedures. Their own goods are transported by themselves. The documents are left-hand to right-hand, the procedures are complete, check a fart."

Li Xuewu understood. The maritime supervision power at this time is really different from later generations, especially the complex situation of this sea area. With the current law enforcement intensity, there are indeed big loopholes that can be drilled.

"These people are also desperate."

Ji Weidong sucked hard on his cigarette, watching the tobacco silk turn red, burning quickly for a small half, and then sprayed it out from his nostrils, saying non-stop, "The source of the goods can actually have a borderline relationship with the Bilizhi and Windmill countries docked here."

"Don't you know?"

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked, "The ministry seems to be talking about equipment introduction with Dezhizhi and Aodili."

"When did this happen?"

Ji Weidong obviously didn't know, and then complained along the way, "I have lived into a savage in this poor mountain ditch, I don't know anything, I can't hear anything."

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu gave a light laugh, didn't care about this, just added "Before the New Year, talked for several steel plants in the south," and then continued to ask, "Are you preparing to investigate Shuncheng?"

"Forget it~"

As soon as Ji Weidong heard this, he felt disgusted, wrinkled his nose, and felt more uncomfortable than eating shit.

"You think I haven't dangled enough outside. Han Yating has called me so many times. If I don't go back, she will break up with me."

After finishing, he hissed and said, "Mainly, I dare not go to Shuncheng."

"I don't dare either."

Li Xuewu and Ji Weidong laughed together with the same expression. The two little foxes understood each other's thoughts.

At this time, materials from outside are needed. No matter how they came in, as long as they can play a role, they will be closed with one eye and opened with one eye.

This is also why the supervision power in Liaodong didn't investigate this side. Steel City is still a small fight. In some places, they are directly transported back by train from the port.

Of course, Li Xuewu and Ji Weidong don't have the guts to touch this kind of thing. Maybe as soon as they reach out, people will talk to Ji Weidong's father and Li Xuewu's father-in-law.

Ji Weidong flicked the cigarette ash, heard the sound of cars downstairs, stood up, and asked, "Aren't you going?"

"Not going."

Li Xuewu also stood up, waved his hand, and said, "I'm already tired of the fighting in the rivers and lakes. This time you help me seize a gold basin, and I'm ready to wash my hands."

Ji Weidong felt uncomfortable when he heard Li Xuewu say this.

"Wouldn't it be that your partner won't let you go to the front line?"

After mocking this sentence, Ji Weidong deliberately patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder and said, "Old brother, the gentle village is the hero's grave."

Li Xuewu impatiently patted off Ji Weidong's hand on his shoulder, and seeing Dong Wenxue push the door and enter, he said to Ji Weidong, "Who are you talking to, no big or small."

"Hehe, I see the action downstairs has started?"

Dong Wenxue talked to Li Xuewu while shaking hands with Ji Weidong.

Li Xuewu replied, "Hmm, seeing that the weather is good tonight, we discussed that the auspicious time has arrived, and we are ready to close the net."

"That is really gratifying."

Dong Wenxue didn't care much about this operation, even if the Rolling Steel Mill's security participated.

After shaking hands with Ji Weidong, he signaled outside the door and said, "Is Weidong participating? If not, let's eat something together."

"Thank you, Dong Shuji."

Ji Weidong smiled, pointed outside the door, and said, "I am also going to participate in the action tonight, so I'm leaving."

After finishing, he greeted Li Xuewu and went out the door.

Dong Wenxue looked at Ji Weidong going out before looking at Li Xuewu.

"Why? Didn't it delay your action?"

Li Xuewu knew that Dong Wenxue was asking if the evening banquet delayed his participation in the action.

He didn't intend to perform in this case, so Li Xuewu directly shook his head with his teacher and explained the key point.

"It's led by the Discipline Inspection and Investigation Department of the capital, it's not convenient for me to go."

After finishing, while taking the cigarette case on the table, he prepared to go out with Dong Wenxue.

Dong Wenxue nodded, took Li Xuewu downstairs, and said while walking, "You have ability and sense of proportion. I know you won't mess around, so I pushed back the voices of complaints from the city."

"Added trouble to you."

Li Xuewu knew that handling the case at the Rolling Steel Mill several times had indeed brought pressure to Dong Wenxue.

But the Rolling Steel Mill has natural advantages, which is most suitable for outsiders like Li Xuewu and Ji Weidong to handle cases.

"Hi, gone too far."

Dong Wenxue waved his hand and said while going downstairs, "You have ability and sense of proportion. I know you won't mess around, so I pushed back the voices of complaints from the city."

The enterprises at this time, especially the ministry-managed enterprises, are indeed tough in the local area, very tough.

Really don't ask for anything from you, don't even think about pointing fingers and talking nonsense to me.

Li Xuewu knew the teacher's meaning, didn't continue this topic, but asked, "Who is there tonight?"

"You all know them."

Dong Wenxue smiled, signaled to the others at the table to introduce to Li Xuewu, "This is the former deputy section chief of the production management section of our factory, Deputy Factory Director Yang Shuxing."

"Hello, Deputy Factory Director Yang."

"Hello, Li Chu."

"This is the former deputy section chief of the personnel section, Deputy Factory Director Yin Zhongyao."

"Hello, Deputy Factory Director Yin."

"Hello, Li Chu."

Dong Wenxue introduced one, Li Xuewu greeted one, and the others also smiled and shook hands with Li Xuewu and replied Li Chu.

Li Xuewu is a cadre of the Rolling Steel Mill. Although he is a deputy section chief, his position is the top leader of the Security Department.

These deputy factory directors are also at the deputy section level, but if compared, no one can say who is higher or lower.

However, they are all in the same factory, and there is no conflict of interest. Plus the attitudes of Dong Wenxue and Yang Zongfang, everyone at the table gave face.

How could they not give face? One is the Party secretary and factory director, and the other is the deputy Party secretary and deputy factory director, both showing closeness to Li Xuewu. No one at the dinner table is a fool.

It was the former Party secretary of the Rolling Steel Mill, the current union chairman Dou Changfang, who didn't come. The news replied to Dong Wenxue's secretary was that there was something at home.

Knowing that Li Xuewu was the main case handler when the Rolling Steel Mill handled the case at the beginning, Dou Changfang still had resentment about his loss of power.

So Dong Wenxue didn't force it. He had cleaned him up a few times in the past few months, and he was honest.

This Rolling Steel Mill has six main cadres, and the Rolling Steel Mill has parachuted five. What kind of waves can he, a union cadre, stir up?

At the beginning, not forcing him to transfer to the Rolling Steel Mill was entirely because his age was about to reach the port, and he really didn't make a big mistake, so he was allowed to stay in Steel City.

Not demoting him is considered good. Now whether he will be promoted by half a level when he retires is a question, so how dare he fight with Dong Wenxue.

Dong Wenxue also took care of the emotions of the existing cadres in the Rolling Steel Mill, so after expressing his attitude, seeing him restrain himself, he didn't care about him anymore.

Today is the welcome banquet for Li Xuewu. If Dou Changfang really came to stir up trouble, it would make him uncomfortable.

"Li Xuewu, I won't introduce you."

Dong Wenxue smiled and looked at the proud disciple sitting beside him, then said to everyone, "He came mainly to be busy with other things. He will be here for these few days. Let's talk slowly, let's have a cup first."

"Cheers!"

When Li Xuewu was eating and drinking at the guesthouse, the personnel who executed the arrest mission led by Ji Weidong, Xiang Yunian, and others had already been deployed in several key areas.

When the time came to eight o'clock in the evening, the nightlife in Steel City reached a watershed.

Ordinary people naturally couldn't feel the tense atmosphere of the guesthouse, but the service staff and cadres inside the guesthouse looked at the vehicles in the guesthouse courtyard and the guards added at the main gate, and knew that something big was bound to happen tonight.

"Deputy Li Chu."

Xiang Yunian also guessed this kind of change when he saw the cars in the courtyard. Hearing the news of Li Xuewu's arrival in the lobby on the first floor, he went upstairs.

After pushing open the door and seeing Li Xuewu in thought on the sofa, he greeted him with a smile.

"Li Kezhang Xiang."

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile, took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Xiang Yunian who walked over.

"You've worked hard."

"It's my duty."

After a simple greeting, at Li Xuewu's signal, Xiang Yunian sat opposite Li Xuewu.

"The leaders in the capital told me that you were leading the team to support, and the big stone in my heart fell to the ground."

Xiang Yunian waved his hand to refuse the cigarette handed by Li Xuewu, pointed to his throat, and said, "I've been a bit angry recently, and my throat hurts badly."

"I understand."

Li Xuewu nodded, put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, and at the same time signaled to Xiang Yunian, saying, "Tell me about the situation. I know about the same as Ji Weidong's side."

Xiang Yunian nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "The relevant personnel have all been confirmed, and the chain of evidence has been fixed for the most part. What we lack now is the arrest operation."

Li Xuewu looked at Xiang Yunian and asked, "What I want to know is, where is the highest level? Does it need to pass through Liaodong? How to deal with the resistance from the upper level during the arrest process?"

"I will answer one by one."

Xiang Yunian's speaking speed was not fast, and he said very steadily, "The highest level of the known involved personnel is quite high, which is the direct leader of Hu Huisheng."

Because Li Xuewu understood the general situation, the introduction by Xiang Yunian was also very simple.

"On the day you decided to come, I communicated with my leader, and our opinions are consistent."

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu very seriously and firmly and said, "Do not pass through Liaodong, take them away for investigation directly, and no pressure from any aspect can stop the investigation of this case."

Li Xuewu frowned and thought for a moment, then replied, "I'm afraid that as soon as we catch people, we won't be able to leave the city. The Rolling Steel Mill's train can't take so many people away."

"No, don't leave."

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu seriously and said, "Handle it right here. When the case is finished, then leave."

Li Xuewu looked at Xiang Yunian. This middle-aged discipline inspection cadre who was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit and was meticulous had his own majesty.

The vertical management of cadres determined that this case was not easy to investigate, and even the investigation team of Xiang Yunian faced heavy resistance when coming to Steel City.

Fortunately, there was a joint operation of the Investigation Department, otherwise, they would really have suffered.

Li Xuewu didn't doubt Xiang Yunian's work attitude, he just doubted the support strength behind Xiang Yunian.

Ji Weidong was easy to talk to; this kid dared to play the game of "the monarch's order is not accepted when the general is outside." He was just afraid that Xiang Yunian wouldn't dare.

Xiang Yunian also saw the doubt in Li Xuewu's eyes, but didn't open his mouth to confess, but looked at Li Xuewu with a firm gaze.

"My opinion is to take action tonight."

Li Xuewu stated his opinion very bluntly, and then placed the action plan he had written in a few strokes on the coffee table.

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu, and then his gaze focused on this somewhat sloppy plan on the coffee table.

"The targets of the arrest are mainly divided into three times, three directions, and three stages."

Li Xuewu pointed to a place and explained, "All personnel who have arrived must carry out pre-trial work at the first time, that is, interrogate immediately after arrest, to provide strong support for the next step of action."

"The first is the personnel involved in evil, according to the... provided by Li Kezhang Ji and Nie Liansheng."

"You are off work."

The waiter, Xiao Wang, diligently helped Dong Wenxue open the door, and then prepared wash water and changed clothes for him. 【5

Wen Saner smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with Nie Liansheng, then greeted him to sit down, while he went to make tea.

Li Xuewu sat on the sofa with Nie Liansheng and took the initiative to light a cigarette for the other party.

"It's been almost three months since we parted, right?"

Nie Liansheng nodded, took a puff of his cigarette, and his expression was a bit silent.

Li Xuewu saw that his mood was not high, looked at Wen Saner putting the tea cup on the coffee table and going out, and then continued, "Was it Ji Weidong who notified you?"

"No."

Nie Liansheng looked at Li Xuewu, then lowered his head to look at the tea cup and said, "The families of the suspects I monitored were all brought here, so I followed."

"Oh?"

Li Xuewu expressed slight surprise, but didn't explain anything.

Seeing that Li Xuewu didn't speak, Nie Liansheng took the initiative to talk to Li Xuewu.

"These people... won't have any..."

"Have any what?"

Li Xuewu looked at Nie Liansheng with his eyes narrowed and asked, "Do you want to ask if there will be joint punishment? Involving family members?"

Nie Liansheng looked up at Li Xuewu and didn't speak. He knew that Li Xuewu understood his meaning, so there was no need for too much explanation.

Li Xuewu nodded, exhaled smoke, looked at Nie Liansheng, and asked, "Instead of asking about the handling of these people, you might as well ask me directly how your family will be handled."

Nie Liansheng looked at Li Xuewu's young and cold face, and asked back in a low voice, "Will you say it?"

"No."

Li Xuewu didn't mean to deceive Nie Liansheng at all, and shook his head very bluntly.

"This case is definitely not something a public security captain of a municipal bureau can handle."

After finishing this sentence, Li Xuewu pointed at Nie Liansheng with the hand holding the cigarette again and said, "Let me warn you again: being too clever will lead to your own downfall."

Nie Liansheng stared at Li Xuewu with his bitter and deep face for a long time, then sucked hard on his cigarette, and said, "It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with them."

"Who is them?"

Li Xuewu put down his crossed legs, leaned over to flick the cigarette ash, then leaned back on the sofa, looked at Nie Liansheng, and asked back, "Have they enjoyed your those unclean benefits?"

Looking at Nie Liansheng's slightly red eyes, Li Xuewu tapped the sofa armrest and said to Nie Liansheng, "As long as you tell me now that they haven't enjoyed your care, I will call Ji Weidong now, and I will never break my promise."

Nie Liansheng didn't dare to say this sentence, because he knew that the Investigation Department had already controlled his relatives in the countryside, including his son.

This wasn't because Ji Weidong was supernatural and could calculate that Nie Liansheng had an illegitimate child in the countryside.

To be able to control Nie Liansheng, it had to be said that it was Yu Min's credit.

When monitoring Zhou Ya Mei and her son, his subordinate Lao San accidentally discovered Nie Liansheng's affair with a certain woman.

And Yu Min wouldn't let go of such an opportunity. After finding out it wasn't the woman in the restaurant, he started investigating from both sides, and really let that Lao San find the child Nie Liansheng settled in his hometown.

Lao San just came back to report to Yu Min, but Yu Min had already been arrested, and Nie Liansheng's little tail was directly held in Ji Weidong's hands.

This is also why Nie Liansheng had such an excited reaction when he saw the families of those dead suspects being taken away.

After entering the courtyard and seeing those cars, he knew that the day he was waiting for had arrived.

"How old is the child?"

Li Xuewu looked at Nie Liansheng, whose hair was all white, and continued, "I have talked to Ji Weidong. As long as the compensation you provide or the merit you make exceeds the loss you caused to the organization, he will find a way to settle the child."

"Thank you."

Nie Liansheng also said a thank you stiffly at this moment, very sincerely.

If Li Xuewu had said he could let his family go when he asked Li Xuewu just now, Nie Liansheng would never have believed Li Xuewu even if he was beaten to death.

Now that he heard this arrangement, he knew that as long as he did it, Li Xuewu would definitely do it.

Because the ready-made example is right here. The wife of Fu Haibo in Steel City is now in the capital, under Li Xuewu's protection.

Don't ask him how he knows. It's not just that Guandong wanted to kill Zhou Ya Mei after being cheated, many people in Steel City were looking for Zhou Ya Mei, wanting to ask where Fu Haibo's property went after his death.

People with hearts all know that the things pulled away by car at the beginning were definitely not all of Fu Haibo's. Many people knew clearly how much Fu Haibo had made by cooperating with Ma Saner through the Rolling Steel Mill.

Then isn't Nie Liansheng afraid that his wife and children will be targeted by others like Fu Haibo's wife and children?

The answer is no.

One is that what he made is not much, not worth killing for money.

The second is that when the wind is big, the ants are small.

Steel City is calm on the surface now, but it is actually full of wind and cranes.

People with hearts look up at the sky and think of the rainstorm coming, so they quickly collect their clothes.

And some people are looking forward to this heavy rain, so as to purify the air and wash away the filth.

The rainbow after the rainstorm is the most beautiful, and the clear air is also sweet.

After smoking a cigarette, Nie Liansheng looked at the darkening sky outside the window, turned to look at Li Xuewu, and asked, "How long will you stay in Steel City?"

"Not necessarily."

Li Xuewu smiled and shook his head, saying, "There are still a lot of things in the Rolling Steel Mill. I am still waiting for Comrade Yunian to come back to determine how long I will stay."

Nie Liansheng was not surprised that Li Xuewu told him these things, because the two of them had no fundamental conflict or contradiction from the time they met until now.

It was more like mutual understanding and recognition.

Li Xuewu scratched his eyebrows with his hand and said, "If time permits, I would like to invite you to dinner."

"Hehe, why?"

Nie Liansheng didn't think he was qualified to talk about work or romance with Li Xuewu now.

"I've been to Steel City several times, and you were the one who treated me."

Li Xuewu smiled embarrassedly and said, "I am not a person who likes to owe others favors."

The sunset had not yet set, but the bell for the end of the shift at the Rolling Steel Mill had already rung.

Only the two of them were left in the room, silent and smoking. After the tea in the tea cup was finished, neither of them had the mood to get up and refill it.

It was the sound of cars in the courtyard that broke this silence. Nie Liansheng supported his stiff body and stood up, looked at the cars downstairs, and turned to look at Li Xuewu.

"So, am I waiting for you to treat me here, or...?"

Nie Liansheng signaled to the guesthouse, asking how he should cooperate with Li Xuewu now.

Li Xuewu also scratched his forehead and said, "If you want to listen, you can sit down and listen."

Nie Liansheng stood there and looked at Li Xuewu for a long time, then smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, I'm afraid I've heard this kind of meeting hundreds or thousands of times, I'm tired."

Li Xuewu also laughed, signaled to Xu Ning who entered the door, and didn't get up to send Nie Liansheng off.

Nie Liansheng felt much more relaxed after hearing Li Xuewu's joke, stepped forward, greeted Xu Ning, and was about to go out.

However, before going out, he turned back and warned Li Xuewu, "Still remember the incident at the Qianshan Ski Resort in winter, right?"

"What's wrong?"

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly, signaling Nie Liansheng to continue.

"The Zhong brothers have gained power."

Nie Liansheng hesitated, but still explained, "Their aunt is... is Zhong Huilian, Hu Huisheng's wife."

"Oh."

Li Xuewu nodded knowingly, indicating he understood.

Nie Liansheng looked at Li Xuewu again, then followed Xu Ning out the door.

In fact, Li Xuewu knew about this even without Nie Liansheng saying it. Xu Ning had investigated it. The one seen by Yu Min's men in the car with Nie Liansheng was this Zhong Huilian.

And Zhong Huilian's husband was an old acquaintance of Guandong. He was a key figure confirmed by Ji Weidong and one of the people who must be arrested in this operation.

Li Xuewu also didn't expect that Nie Liansheng had hidden a hand behind his back while introducing the woman in the restaurant to him.

This hand was indeed played very well. No wonder Nie Liansheng was so vague about wanting to mix things up at the beginning.

And when Li Xuewu conflicted with the Zhong family, the old Zhong in the restaurant did call out Nie Liansheng's name.

Li Xuewu didn't care either, thinking they knew each other from previous communication, but didn't expect them to be relatives.

Calculating this way, the one who died at the ski resort at the beginning was Nie Liansheng's cheap nephew. ===== CHAPTER 549 =====

"I f*cking know!"