Chapter 830: No time to explain, get in the car!

The discipline inspection personnel sitting on the sofa were startled by Zhou Ya's loud slap.

The secretary even stood up, pointed at Zhou Ya, and shouted indignantly, "How can you hit people!"

"Hitting you is letting you off easy!"

Zhou Ya glared at him fiercely, then quickly walked out the door, calling for someone to take the tea from the interrogation room for testing.

At the same time, she also found people from the office here to inquire where that bag of tea came from.

The secretary stood in the room, still feeling aggrieved, his gaze turning toward Li Xuewu; he thought Li Xuewu ought to say something.

Even if he is a deputy section chief, Li Xuewu shouldn't go so far as to condone his subordinates hitting people, right?

Especially since they hit him right in front of Li Xuewu—is this the kind of cadre that should be kept?

The other discipline inspection members didn't make a sound, but their expressions were very serious.

They were at fault for botching the case, but that didn't justify resorting to physical violence.

What was said when they were upstairs in the secretary's office!

The secretary stood there holding his face, looking at Li Xuewu, muttering to himself, is this what they call civilized law enforcement?!

Li Xuewu looked at them with a gloomy face and asked, "Why didn't you drink that tea?"

"We..."

Old Wang, who was presiding over the interrogation, spoke up: "We have our own tea; no one wants to drink labor insurance tea."

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then where did this labor insurance tea come from? Who gave it to him?"

"We asked the service department for it."

Old Wang gestured toward the secretary and said, "Zhang Guoqi said his mouth felt bland and he wanted tea. I didn't allow it, but Xiao Ye went and asked for it."

Li Xuewu glanced at the secretary and asked, "Who did you ask for it from?"

"The service department..."

The secretary also knew Li Xuewu had a bad temper; although his face hurt right now, he didn't dare throw a tantrum.

"I know the service department!"

Li Xuewu stared and asked, "I'm asking you who in the service department you asked for it from!"

"I don't know either..."

The secretary said with a hoarse voice, "I just called the service department's duty room, and they sent someone over."

Li Xuewu frowned as he looked at his pathetic state and asked, "Who sent it?"

"I don't know..."

Seeing Li Xuewu staring, the secretary hurriedly explained, "I really don't know, I don't recognize her!"

"Li Kezhang, we've found it."

Zhou Ya walked in with a livid face, leaned close to Li Xuewu, and whispered, "It was Huang Shiwen who sent the tea."

"Investigate."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said, "Control whoever is involved, and get to the bottom of this."

After speaking, he pointed to the few people in the room and said, "Until the case is cleared up, you all stay right here."

After saying this, he turned and walked out of the office, stood by the corridor window, and watched people in the office area peeking over; he knew there must be rumors flying around the factory.

Zhou Ya stood beside Li Xuewu and reported softly, "The hospital confirmed the poison is a potent rat poison, the same kind that poisoned Wang Jingzhang."

Li Xuewu stood by the window looking downstairs without speaking, but his expression grew increasingly grim.

Zhou Ya also forced herself to report, "Combining this with Wang Jingzhang's case, there are more and more commonalities."

"I apply for..."

Zhou Ya hesitated when she reached this point, paused, and then continued, "I apply to execute detention and investigation on Huang Shiwen."

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at Zhou Ya, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and sighed, "How about letting Li Kezhang Han take over?"

"No."

Zhou Ya bit her lip and said, "This is my case, the first case of my life; I must see it through."

She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes and said with forced strength, "I want to solve this case well."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Then go do it, solve the case as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he handed her his handkerchief and turned to head downstairs.

The case was basically clear; as long as they found the clues, caught the suspect, and verified whether there was poison in the tea, the rest was just clearing away the fog to see the essence.

However, Li Xuewu no longer had any interest in these things; the off-duty bell that had already rung made the office area quite lively.

Yet today's liveliness carried an oppressive mood; everyone walking out the door cast suspicious glances toward the second floor of the Party Committee building, more or less.

It was amidst these glances that Li Xuewu calmly walked toward the Security building.

Han Jiankun had already parked the car at the entrance, and seeing Li Xuewu approach, he got out.

"Leader, the things have been loaded into the car."

"Good."

Li Xuewu nodded, smiled slightly, and asked, "How is everything at home?"

"Very good."

Han Jiankun still didn't have much to say to Li Xuewu; he just said what needed to be said.

"The water pipes in the small vegetable garden have been laid, and the leaking spot in the storage room has been repaired..."

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu chuckled and patted Han Jiankun's arm, saying, "I'm asking about your home; how are the wedding preparations going?"

"Still calculating the date."

Han Jiankun lowered his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, his voice dropping: "My mother said she wants to take our birth dates to ask someone."

"Ask what?"

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly and gestured left and right, saying, "Don't tell others about this."

After speaking, he remembered Han Jiankun's personality, nodded, and said, "Go back and talk to your aunt; October 1st is very good, what date could be stronger than that?!"

Seeing Han Jiankun raise his head, Li Xuewu teased, "It's good to get married early; just tell your aunt, don't you want to hold a grandson early?"

After teasing Han Jiankun, Li Xuewu smiled and entered the building; his mood directly reflected the status of the case that everyone in the office area was concerned about.

Li Xuewu stood in front of the Security building still in the mood to joke with the driver, which meant the situation of this case was already clear, and the dark clouds covering everyone's hearts had been dispersed quite a bit.

One concern was whether their own meals would be affected, and the other was fear of the madman who committed the poisoning running wild.

As long as Li Xuewu was confident, it meant the Security Section had the ability to handle this case, and everyone didn't need to worry about food safety or personal safety issues.

Those who should go off duty went off duty, those who should go home went home, and those who should be on duty were on duty.

It was only at this moment that the Zhang Guoqi poisoning case truly became a topic of conversation after meals.

It can truly be said: Whether the Steel Mill is chaotic or not, Li Xuewu has the final say.

Han Jiankun didn't know about this; he was a bit surprised why the leader was joking with him about these things and even caring about his wedding.

However, at this time, the leader represented the organization, and it was perfectly normal for the organization to care about the major life events of its employees.

He didn't take it to heart, and he politely responded to the driver who was waiting for the leader to come over to greet him.

Speaking of setting a date for the wedding, Han Jiankun's heart was also a tangled mess.

Tomorrow was the day the two families would meet, and he didn't know how it would turn out.

This afternoon, he and Qin Jingru returned to the courtyard, where he met his father-in-law's family who had arrived early.

Of course, meeting the in-laws wasn't the wedding; only his father-in-law and mother-in-law came.

Tomorrow, Qin Jingru would bring her parents and her sister to his home, and his mother had entrusted his uncle and aunt to host them.

He wouldn't have dared to call his family a high-status household before, and now that a widowed mother was living with her youngest son, he dared even less to claim a high threshold.

But the natural advantage of being a city dweller was there; his father was an intellectual who had properly attended university in his early years.

Although his mother didn't have much high education, she was a young lady from a properly wealthy family.

In the eyes of the neighbors, that was also a top-tier family condition, and everyone said it was a pity he found a country girl.

It was this point that made Han Jiankun scratch his head; his mother didn't care about Qin Jingru's background.

Because in the few times Qin Jingru had visited, his mother could see that she was a capable girl who could manage a household.

Given the family situation, the old lady thought that since her own health was poor, what would happen if she found a city girl with a bad temper?

She could endure being mistreated herself, but she was afraid her son would suffer.

The old lady had lived her whole life just counting on this son to support her in her old age.

The mother and son had calculated it together and didn't care about status; they had a home, a job, and weren't afraid of not being able to get by.

Besides, Qin Jingru herself was earning money; it was hard to say about the future, but looking at it now, this girl also had some connection to the family of the leader who had his son driving for him.

So, the old lady's thinking was very pragmatic; she didn't expect her daughter-in-law to have any great achievements in the future, as long as she could carry on the family line for her son and support her in her old age, that would be enough.

The mother agreed, and Han Jiankun accepted it, but the neighbors didn't!

Knowing that their family had already started preparing for the wedding, it spread in the courtyard, saying how useless he was, and saying his standards were high, yet he chose a country girl after picking and choosing.

A person lives a lifetime and can't live for themselves forever, nor can they ignore what others say forever.

This was what Han Jiankun was worried about right now; the immediate problem was whether his in-laws would feel this criticism when they met.

Another thing was Qin Jingru; this person wasn't one to yield, and he wondered if she would clash with the neighbors in the courtyard after they were married, which would mean there would be no peace.

Sometimes, marriage is a matter for two people, but sometimes it isn't.

Otherwise, why would they say, "How can one find a way to have the best of both worlds in this world, without failing the Buddha or the beloved?"

After sending the leader to the Haiyuncang No. 1 Courtyard, Han Jiankun took the initiative to get out of the car and help carry the luggage into the house.

He used to just wait in the car, and every time it was Secretary Sha who did this.

Later, Qin Jingru scolded him severely, asking if his butt had grown onto the car seat and if he couldn't get down to the ground~

Now that the things had been moved into the house, Qin Jingru still didn't let him off; either the position of the things wasn't right, or his hands were too heavy or too light.

What could he say, what dared he say? Just after putting the accordion case by the cabinet, Qin Jingru shoved a bottle of soda into his hand.

Actually, he could see that this girl was doing it on purpose, deliberately scolding him in the leader's house to show that she had a partner.

Another reason was for his own good; the work was done, and he couldn't let the leader speak first; if she spoke first, the leader would still have to protect him and remember his good deeds.

Who said country girls are stupid? They're just a bit bold~

Anyway, if he were to take the initiative to get on good terms with the leader, he couldn't bring himself to do it; he only knew how to drive well and protect the leader's safety.

As for talking, that was a bit difficult; he only felt that he had a lot to say when he was with Qin Jingru.

And when he was with himself, Qin Jingru didn't talk much, she just listened to what he said.

So, he couldn't say anything now, just follow what she said; it was all for his own good.

Li Xuewu used to just think of him as a driver, and he hadn't even entered the door; now he was caring about his marriage and arranging for him to do things at home, clearly trusting him much more.

Especially these past few days, it looked like he was helping Qin Jingru do work here, but in reality, the leader had deliberately arranged for him to come to the house.

On one hand, there were only women at home, and he was afraid of any accidents; on the other hand, it was to provide convenience for the two of them to get along.

Of course, Qin Jingru told him these things; he couldn't have thought of so many twists and turns with his own brain.

Qin Jingru didn't keep him talking much either; seeing that the things had been moved in, she let him drive away with Secretary Sha.

Watching Li Shu surrounded by a pile of good things and laughing, she inexplicably felt a sense of envy.

If only she had been born into such a family, or if her own parents had abandoned her and let a good person like Li Xuewu pick her up, how good that would be!

"Hehehe~"

Li Shu's little mouth kept laughing, her big eyes looking at the good things around her, and she was a bit overwhelmed, especially when she saw everyone smiling at her, she was even happier.

By the old lady's side were the cloth shoes Li Xuewu had brought back; although she kept saying it wasn't worth it, the smile on her face couldn't be hidden.

Li Xuewu handed the cloth shoes in his hand to Gu Ning and said with a smile, "I specifically bought them a size larger, afraid you wouldn't be able to wear them in a while."

Gu Ning glanced at him, feeling sweet in her heart, but didn't say anything; she just tried on the embroidered slippers and didn't change back.

Seeing that her mother looked very good in the new shoes, Li Shu was also anxious; she stood up from the sofa and wanted to be held by her father.

Li Xuewu held his daughter with a smile, being hugged and kissed by Li Shu; he knew his little cotton-padded jacket's little schemes.

What he took out of the bag next were all her little shoes.

Seeing this, the old lady only complained that Li Xuewu was wasting money; children didn't know what was good or bad, buying so many at once was a huge waste.

Children grow up fast; in the blink of an eye, they won't be able to wear the shoes anymore.

Her shoes now were all made by Yu Li and the old lady chasing after her.

Li Shu didn't listen to that; she laughed when she saw her father laughing, especially when she saw these little floral cloth shoes, knowing they were for her.

They say children are small but clever, not knowing what's good or bad; she knew very well.

She pointed her little finger at the little shoes in her father's hand and stretched out her little feet to put them on.

The old lady smiled and patted her bottom, took the little shoes from Li Xuewu's hand, and put them on her.

Li Shu was one who loved beauty; after putting on the new shoes, she struggled to get down to the ground, walked clumsily to Gu Ning's side, and stood there, stretching her little feet toward her mother's feet.

That little look was clearly asking everyone to see that what her mother had, she also had.

Parents are children's teachers; this refers to how in daily life, children are always willing to learn their parents' behavior and language.

Whatever Gu Ning likes, she likes; she just follows suit.

Qin Jingru tidied up Li Xuewu's change of clothes and put away the snacks piled on the coffee table and sofa.

Seeing Li Shu's eyes looking at her, Qin Jingru wrinkled her nose at Li Shu and said, "It won't get lost~ I'll keep it for you~"

Li Shu pouted her little mouth and watched, that look again as if she was afraid she would make all the good things disappear.

Qin Jingru pointed at her little hand in annoyance and said, "I spoiled you for nothing~"

Li Shu didn't listen to that and turned to throw herself onto Gu Ning's lap.

Gu Ning hugged her with a smile and took the fruit she had just been eating to hand to her.

Li Shu knew how to be well-behaved by her mother's side; she ate whatever was given to her and did whatever she was told, not acting like a donkey like she did by Li Xuewu's side.

Qin Jingru tidied up the things Li Xuewu had brought back and turned around to see two bottles of wine left on the coffee table that hadn't been taken.

She was just about to go put them in the cabinet when Li Xuewu gestured: "Keep those two bottles of wine for yourself; they're for you."

Li Xuewu was afraid Gu Ning would get tired, so he carried his teacup to sit beside her and took Li Shu from her arms.

He explained to Qin Jingru at this time: "You have something going on tomorrow, so you'll just happen to need them."

"How can this be~"

Qin Jingru said embarrassedly, "I already asked Jiankun to buy wine; this is too..."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, not letting her continue, and gestured: "If it's for you, just take it; when I was in Jinmen, I said I'd bring you something, and I only felt it was just right when I saw the wine."

He was good at talking; in fact, he didn't remember this at all; he had been busy fighting Li Huai De in Jinmen.

It was just that the things for his family were bought in his spare time; how could he remember Qin Jingru?

It was only when he came back and asked Han Jiankun to tidy up those things that he remembered there was still such a person at home.

To say Qin Jingru wasn't family, it wouldn't matter if he bought her a gift or not, but Li Xuewu wasn't a stingy person either.

After getting along for these few months, he also knew that this girl was purely simple-minded, a silly girl, so he didn't mind her.

Not to mention how much credit she had, one had to speak of hard work.

Two bottles of wine weren't a big deal, but for Qin Jingru, it happened to be the time for meeting the in-laws; with the two bottles of wine he gave, it would look better on the table.

Call her simple, call her silly, but she understood very well; Han Jiankun's family being able to accept her was still because they saw her country identity as easy to bully.

Han Jiankun's mother was afraid of being mistreated by a city daughter-in-law; his eldest brother's and second brother's wives were city people, perhaps she had experienced this bitterness.

But should country people be mistreated?!

She had already walked out of the countryside with great difficulty; she didn't think about going back and losing face again.

But reality is reality; she was just a country girl, and the parents who came to meet the in-laws also looked like they hadn't seen the world.

When they arrived at Han Jiankun's house and started talking, didn't everything leak out?

It wasn't that her parents made her lose face, but those gossips came out, and facing Han Jiankun's family again, she always felt inferior.

Why envy Li Shu? Wasn't it just this mentality? The closer it got to the wedding, the more it was like this.

She longed to receive support and encouragement, longed to be recognized and accepted by the city.

Li Xuewu was her first motivation for staying in the city, and also the first person she yearned for and envied after seeing the world in the city.

The two bottles of wine Li Xuewu gave her were her backing when placed on the table, her background.

What about country people? Can't country people stand firm in the city?

If it were really based on her current status, it was just that Li Xuewu was low-key and didn't want to connect his family with his unit; otherwise, who knows how many people would come to curry favor with her.

Is it a grievance to curry favor with a nanny in a leader's house?

Heh~ I don't know how many people want to curry favor but can't!

Holding the two bottles of wine Li Xuewu gave her, Qin Jingru shed tears unworthily, especially thinking about the bitterness of preparing for the wedding during this time, it was as if the dam had burst and couldn't be stopped.

Seeing this, the old lady hurriedly stood up to coax her: "Look, what's wrong? Why are you crying? What grievance did you suffer?"

Qin Jingru shook her head and went into her room holding the wine.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, a bit unable to understand what kind of madness she was having again.

Li Shu had the same expression as him, holding a little pastry in her hand, tilting her head to look at Qin Jingru's room as if watching the fun.

The old lady waved her hand, gesturing for Li Xuewu not to speak, and followed her.

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders, turned to look at Gu Ning, and said, "Did I send the wrong wine?"

Gu Ning glanced at him, ignored him, pointed at Li Shu's little hand, and said, "We're eating soon, so you can only eat the last piece, okay?"

Li Shu looked at her mother, then at the pastry in her hand, and reluctantly placed the pastry in her mother's hand.

"We'll eat again when we have time; if we finish it, Dad will buy more~"

Li Xuewu couldn't bear to see Li Shu aggrieved, so he held her in his arms to coax her.

But Gu Ning wouldn't let her eat, and he didn't dare to refute, so he could only huddle together with his daughter for warmth; there was no need for the two of them to be scolded together for a piece of pastry.

Gu Ning just wouldn't spoil her; since she wasn't eating it, she put the pastry in her hand back into the box.

When eating in the evening, Li Xuewu observed Qin Jingru's state; although she was pouting, nothing was wrong.

After going upstairs, Li Xuewu let the old lady and the others be busy in the kitchen while he held Li Shu to coax her.

Gu Ning tried the accordion and improvised a performance of "Moscow Nights."

This wife of his was truly multi-talented; he thought there was a piano downstairs, so he bought an accordion, considering it something for her to play with.

He didn't expect her to be able to play this; could it be that keyboard instruments are connected?

Li Shu was curious, scrambled to Gu Ning's side, and also stretched out her little hands to press the keys.

Li Xuewu smiled and coaxed his daughter: "Our temper isn't suitable for learning musical instruments; it'll hurt if you break it. If you really want to learn, Dad will buy you a whistle tomorrow."

Li Shu didn't understand what her father was saying; she pointed her little hands and looked at her mother, also smiling.

Gu Ning glared at Li Xuewu in reproach; she had a lot of patience and willingness to teach Li Shu to learn musical instruments.

It was just that she was still too young now; cultivating interest was fine, but actual learning would have to wait a while.

"Still going on a business trip?"

"Yes."

When Qin Jingru was tidying up his luggage bag in the afternoon, he had already said to prepare a few more sets of clothes to keep in reserve, as he would still need them next week.

Now that Gu Ning asked, he explained: "Going to Steel City; the factory wants to set up an industrial production base there to build cars."

Watching Gu Ning smile, he continued: "The receiving work at the Yingcheng Shipyard has been completed, and the receiving team will also converge in Steel City to hold an industrial production meeting."

Li Xuewu sat on the chair beside Gu Ning, his eyes watching Li Shu, while chatting with Gu Ning about the business trip.

Gu Ning just listened quietly, while also coaxing Li Shu to press the keys.

Peaceful years, nothing more than this.

The morning moon reflects on the palace trees, autumn light rises in Tianjin.

Cool breeze moves the leaves slightly, overnight dew has not yet produced dust.

Early autumn is a very comfortable period, without the severity of winter, the charm of spring, or the noise of summer.

Even in the entire autumn season, September is still a month that makes people feel refreshed and happy; how could one not love it?

Han Jiankun came very early; the old lady knew they were anxious and didn't keep them for a meal, so she told Qin Jingru to go back early.

Originally, Li Xuewu was also going to return to the courtyard today, but after Zhang Guoqi's case broke, he had to go to the Steel Mill first, and he couldn't make the time, so he didn't mention sending them off.

Han Jiankun was hesitant about whether he should go to the Steel Mill to get the car to pick him up.

Li Xuewu refused; it was a day off, Han Jiankun had proper business, and it wasn't as if he didn't know how to drive.

He was very good at driving~

Li Shu also woke up early; for breakfast, Li Xuewu coaxed Li Shu while the old lady did the cooking.

The food at home was simple, but taking care of Gu Ning's health, they always had to get something nutritious.

The old lady boiled two eggs, one for Gu Ning and one for Li Shu, which was truly simple.

Because of Gu Ning's health, the plan to go home every Saturday had been canceled.

Li Xuewu planned to go back in his spare time to see his mother and those people in the West Courtyard.

He would be busy next month, and the vegetables on the mountain would also be finished, so it wasn't necessary for him to go back on Saturday.

It was just that the weekly Sunday trip to the club still had to happen; relationships, relationships, how can you maintain relationships without closing the door and keeping in touch?

After changing into relatively casual clothes, a gray shirt Gu Ning found for him, and that thin flight jacket, he drove the family's jeep to the Steel Mill.

He had handed the entire case over to Zhou Ya when he got off work yesterday and hadn't asked how Zhang Guoqi was doing.

Sending him to the hospital so promptly, and immediately judging the ingredients of the rat poison, the hospital side was also very capable.

Not saying anything absolute proved that Zhang Guoqi was fine for the time being.

He was fine, but Xue Zhifu was in trouble.

Li Xuewu's jeep had just arrived at the factory hospital when he saw Li Huai De's Volga M24 was also there.

It seemed he couldn't sit still and had come early in the morning to see Zhang Guoqi's situation.

And after entering the hospital, he found that the doctors and nurses in the corridor were all dodging their eyes.

What's going on here?

It wasn't until he reached the second floor that Li Xuewu realized something was wrong, and it was too late to hide.

"My opinion is not listened to by your discipline inspection at all!"

"What is this doing!"

"Is this how you discipline inspection treat your work?!"

Li Huai De's voice was very clear in the corridor, because no one on the entire second-floor corridor dared to stay, let alone speak.

Li Xuewu appeared particularly abrupt after coming up from the first floor.

Li Huai De's gaze also caught Li Xuewu, but he didn't care and continued to criticize Xue Zhifu seriously.

"Absurd!"

"Still talking to me about the tea matter!"

"A dignified discipline inspection handling a case, yet it was handled by a box of tea!"

"Disgraceful!"

Li Huai De's scolding was extremely ugly; although he didn't use dirty words, every sentence pierced the heart.

Li Xuewu walked over and sized up Xue Zhifu, seeing his face was livid, yet he was still listening to Li Huai De's reprimand.

This was truly...

Either he could endure, or he was brewing a big move.

Li Xuewu didn't think they would break out into a conflict at this juncture.

Following Li Huai De's gaze, it turned out that several other leaders were sitting in the office.

Not many, not few; all the leaders at home were present.

Li Huai De criticizing the discipline inspection in the hospital corridor in front of so many leaders showed that he was venting his dissatisfaction with Xue Zhifu and Yang Yuansong targeting Zhang Guoqi.

It was very simple; everyone knew whose dog Zhang Guoqi was, and now hitting the dog had brought the master.

Li Xuewu found Li Huai De's words very unpleasant to hear; after all, he was also a member of the discipline inspection.

Besides, even if it was pointing at the mulberry to scold the locust, not directly targeting Xue Zhifu, being so merciless made it hard to meet in the future.

Li Xuewu peeked into the adjacent ward; the one lying inside was Zhang Guoqi.

This old guy should still be in a coma, lying there like a dead person, his face pale white.

Li Huai De didn't dare to speak the day Zhang Guoqi was arrested, and he still played dead the day he was poisoned; why did he dare to stand tall today?

There was a situation here.

A little nurse stood far away with a needle tray, not daring to come over, looking like she wanted to hang an IV.

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling the nurse could come over, and at the same time pushed open the ward door behind Li Huai De.

The little nurse glanced at Li Xuewu gratefully and followed him into the ward.

Listening to Li Director's serious voice in the corridor outside the door, the little nurse's hands were trembling.

Li Xuewu glanced at her and walked to the front of Zhang Guoqi's hospital bed to look; don't delay for a while and have him die, right?

The little nurse's hands kept shaking; it was hard to prepare the medicine, and she took the IV needle to find the blood vessel on Zhang Guoqi's hand.

She had just aimed when she heard Li Huai De say firmly outside the door: "I think everyone in the discipline inspection needs to undergo review! Let's start with you!"

The little nurse was only eighteen; what kind of courage did she have? Hearing such ominous words from a big leader, she was already scared out of her wits.

Others didn't matter, but she was in the middle of inserting a needle; her heart was flustered, her eyes were looking around, and her hands were shaking!

Good fellow, can you say she could aim accurately?!

Hey! This needle went straight and missed!

Zhang Guoqi's hand was placed by his thigh, and the little nurse's hand trembled, going straight for his thigh.

"Ouch! ~~~~"

Good fellow! Can only say good fellow!

Zhang Guoqi didn't know where he was stabbed, but he was stabbed awake all at once.

And Li Xuewu was standing right beside the hospital bed; he watched the little nurse miss, and Zhang Guoqi was about to rise from the dead!

The little nurse wanted to pull out the needle in a daze, but was startled by Zhang Guoqi.

Li Xuewu could only do it himself, reaching out to press down on Zhang Guoqi, who was jumping up on the bed.

Good fellow, this press caused trouble!

Zhang Guoqi was also dazed awake by this stab; he didn't know what was going on, just like he had risen too quickly.

He remembered drinking tea, stomach pain, then being sent to the hospital, someone shouting poisoning, someone poisoning him...

But when he woke up again, in front of him was clearly a villain, with both hands pinching his neck!

The villain was Li Xuewu...

Pinching his neck...

Go back further!

Poisoning!

Interrogation!

Arrested!

Youth Society... Gold... Real estate... People died... East Wind Society... Wang Jingzhang... Li Director...

He remembered everything now!

Li Xuewu was Li Huai De's man, and now he was pinching his neck; did he hate him for not dying?

The one who poisoned him was... Li Director!

Understood!

He understood everything!

Li Xuewu was here to silence him!

"Don't kill me!"

"It wasn't me! It was Li Huai De! It was Li Huai De! He ordered me to do it!"

Zhang Guoqi struggled to break free from Li Xuewu's pressure, but where did he have the strength?

The less strength he had, the more he felt Li Xuewu had come to kill him to silence him.

So he shouted as loudly as he could: "Gold bars! Money! Cash! Real estate! National bonds! Women!!"

"I gave them all to Li Huai De! Don't kill me! The money is in..."

The corridor was even quieter...

Even Li Huai De's voice scolding Xue Zhifu was gone.

Only Zhang Guoqi was still roaring.

The little nurse stood to the side, scared silly; what was the patient shouting!

Am I suitable to hear these things!

I... I should be under the bed, not here, watching how... you are...

"Slap!"

Li Xuewu's sweet big slap finally landed on Zhang Guoqi's face, and also on the hearts of everyone outside the door.

This slap came very cleverly, waiting until Zhang Guoqi was about to say the address where the money was hidden before landing.

And after the slap, the words in Zhang Guoqi's mouth were also beaten back.

Was it useful to say it?

Li Huai De didn't sleep all night last night; do you know what he went to do?

If he wasn't confident, would he dare to come to the factory hospital to scold people?!

Therefore, what Zhang Guoqi was saying now was useless; if he wanted to say it, he could tell the discipline inspection people alone later; there was plenty of time.

The people here, including him, along with those leaders, it wasn't appropriate for anyone to hear.

If the money was still there, the entire Steel Mill would be shaken.

If the money wasn't there, then everyone present would bear the responsibility.

Just one Zhang Guoqi; even if Li Huai De was pulled off his horse, the Steel Mill wouldn't become better.

What was broken wasn't the people, but this era.

Also, the little nurse was innocent; there was no need for irrelevant people to be buried with Zhang Guoqi.

After Li Xuewu finished the slap, he narrowed his eyes and said to the little nurse: "Give him the injection; he's still sick and talking nonsense."

The little nurse was stunned, numbly came over to pull the needle, but when she applied the needle again, she found the needle had been bent by Zhang Guoqi's muscles.

It showed how scared Zhang Guoqi had been by Li Xuewu just now.

If you don't do anything guilty, you don't fear Li Xuewu!

Now Zhang Guoqi was holding his face, lying on the bed pressed by Li Xuewu, like a fool, completely dazed.

What did I say?

There is no regret medicine in this world; his gaze shifted, looking toward the ward door, where Li Director's back was standing.

And he didn't need to get out of bed to see Li Director's face; the other party's expression must be very ugly.

Seeing he was awake, Li Xuewu withdrew his hand, watched the little nurse change the needle, hang the IV, and then left the ward again.

"Leader, it seems the toxicity is a bit high, he's started talking nonsense; I estimate we'll have to interrogate him in the afternoon."

After saying this to Li Huai De, he looked at Xue Zhifu and said: "Go back, Secretary Xue; you've been guarding for a day, leave the rest to the discipline inspection section."

He said this, but his gaze was still toward Li Huai De.

Since he had promised Xue Zhifu, he had to take on this responsibility.

Li Huai De was undoubtedly hitting the mountain to shake the tiger, using force to strike force.

Raging at Xue Zhifu was entirely blaming this matter on the Party Committee group.

Now with Li Xuewu's intercession, plus what had just happened, Li Huai De knew he had to go down the slope.

"Urge the Security Section to clarify the entire situation of the case as soon as possible, ensuring that production and life on Monday are not affected."

Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu and said a few polite words, then turned his gaze to Xue Zhifu.

This discipline inspection secretary must have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Li Xuewu; otherwise, he wouldn't have been scolded for so long without saying a word.

It was obvious he was confident, or rather, the innocent are self-clearing.

Xue Zhifu not speaking just showed that it had nothing to do with him; Li Huai De's scolding of him also reflected back into the office.

Since you want to walk this path, you have to eat this bitterness; Xue Zhifu wasn't a saint, let alone a fool.

This was a tightrope; walking on it was terrifying, difficult, and with the slightest mistake, one would be smashed to pieces.

Li Huai De knew Xue Zhifu's mind, and with Li Xuewu standing in the middle, he patted Xue Zhifu's arm.

He sighed, his tone softening: "The road is long and the burden is heavy; it's a good thing that the sword of discipline inspection is sharp, but don't hurt yourself."

Xue Zhifu nodded; after being scolded for so long, he expressed his attitude for the first time.

Li Xuewu raised his hand to gesture forward, invited the two leaders to walk together, said two more words, and then sent Xue Zhifu downstairs to go home.

And Li Huai De went elsewhere by car, without any regard for Secretary Yang and Deputy Factory Director Cheng upstairs.

Nie Chenglin was quite straightforward; Yang Fengshan had gone down, and he was now alone, unable to maintain the situation, which made him appear carefree.

After coming down from upstairs and seeing Li Xuewu standing in the courtyard talking to people from the hospital, he walked over.

"Do you have a cigarette?"

"Factory Director Nie~"

Li Xuewu glanced at Nie Chenglin, smiled, took out a box of Huazi from his pocket, and asked: "How did you know I have good cigarettes here?"

He handed a cigarette to Nie Chenglin, lit it for him, signaled that the chemical laboratory doctor could go, and let him leave.

And here, Nie Chenglin watched the doctor leave, then raised his hand to gesture toward the gate, looking like he was inviting Li Xuewu to talk while walking.

Li Xuewu didn't feel this Deputy Factory Director Nie was anything to be afraid of, so he smiled and followed along.

"How fast time flies, it's autumn~"

Nie Chenglin stood at the gate, looked at the factory road, then looked at Li Xuewu beside him, sized him up for a moment, and said: "Been in the factory for a year, right?"

"Almost~"

Li Xuewu took a puff of the cigarette and said: "Two more months, in a flash."

"Yes~"

Nie Chenglin puffed smoke, his gaze looking into the void, his voice faintly saying: "Without thinking carefully, I thought you had been here for ten or twenty years."

After speaking, he smiled himself, then patted Li Xuewu's arm and said: "Rare~ work hard~"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, standing in place, watching the figure walk away after saying these cryptic words.

Is this the straightforward, hot-tempered Deputy Factory Director?

I'm really afraid he'll say to me: Life is not worth it~

Standing at the gate, he finished the last puff of the cigarette, twisted it out, threw it into the trash can, and then returned to the courtyard to get the car and head to the Security building.

Li Xuewu's Willys had just stopped when he saw two Willys of the same model drive over.

He hadn't had time to ask when Zhou Ya ran out of the building with people.

"No time to explain, get in the car!"

She was nimble, jumped onto the car, and urged the driver to drive quickly.

And the driver awkwardly pointed at Li Xuewu, reminding the deputy section chief that the leader had arrived.

"Li Kezhang!"

Zhou Ya was startled by the driver's pointing, turned her head, and only then saw Li Xuewu.

Perhaps she was really anxious; she didn't even get out of the car, leaned on the car door, and reported: "The tea really has poison; we interrogated all night, and Huang Shiwen just confessed! We're going to catch Fang Lining!" ===== CHAPTER 831 =====