Seeing the crazy woman pointing at the car of the office of the Municipal Party Committee and smiling foolishly, and the staff of the office of the Municipal Party Committee did not even pull her away, Wei Sida's face darkened. He turned to look at Chen Xing and said, "Secretary Chen, I'll get out of the car and have a look."
As Wei Sida spoke, he got out of the car and walked to the front. The staff of the office of the General Office turned around and saw Wei Sida also getting out of the car. He hurriedly called out to the director.
"You can't even push a woman away. What are you doing?" Wei Sida scolded him lightly. Now that his back was facing Chen Xing's car, Wei Sida did not have to worry about Chen Xing hearing or seeing anything.
The staff was scolded, and his face twitched. He did not dare to speak and looked at Wei Sida carefully. He thought to himself that these leaders were really good at scolding. If they had the ability, they would have pulled the woman away themselves. That crazy woman was so stinky that she made people feel disgusted just by being close to her. You even pushed and pulled her away. You would be disgusted to death even if you did not die from the stench.
"Hey, you look familiar. Have we met before?" As Wei Sida was scolding, the woman suddenly came up and pointed at Wei Sida. She smiled foolishly, and saliva dripped from the corner of her mouth. Her black fingers almost poked Wei Sida's face.
Wei Sida almost retched. The stench that assaulted his face almost made him throw up the breakfast he had eaten in the morning. He took two steps back and cursed the crazy woman in his heart. She had been wandering the streets all day and was already so dirty, but why hadn't she fallen sick or died? Aside from her mental disorder, she looked more lively than anyone else.
Turning to look at the staff, Wei Sida said angrily, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pull her away. You should at least bear the responsibility for delaying Secretary Chen's schedule."
The staff member's face turned green as he covered his nose and went forward to pull the crazy woman. He did not know how many layers of bacteria the woman's arm had turned black, so he did not dare to pull her forcefully. Thinking about how Wei Sida was glaring at him, the staff member braced himself and went forward to pull her.
Ha, hehe, I recognize you. You are that … that, haha, you are that green bastard from the east side of the city. The crazy woman's smile was very creepy. Her expression clearly showed that she had just "recognized" Wei Sida as a friend and wanted to get closer to Wei Sida.
Wei Sida's face was even greener than a cuckold. He did not know if there was a cuckold in the east of the city. When the woman said that he was a cuckold, the first thing that flashed through Wei Sida's mind was a cuckold. If it was someone else who said that, Wei Sida would have flipped out on the spot. However, the person he was talking to was the crazy woman in front of him. Other than constantly stepping back to prevent the woman from touching him, Wei Sida had no temper at all.
Quickly pull her away. Pull her away. Wei Sida shouted at the top of his lungs.
The crazy woman grinned and struggled to walk forward. Her saliva kept flowing from the corner of her mouth. The other driver who was still in the car had already alighted to help. Two big men were pulling a woman, but they failed to stop her. The crazy woman suddenly spat saliva out of her mouth. The two staff members of the Municipal Party Committee who were pulling her hurriedly dodged away.
Seeing this, the crazy woman clapped her hands happily on the spot. She seemed to be having fun and kept spitting saliva out of her mouth. This time, it was aimed at Wei Sida. Wei Sida was so scared that he kept stepping back. He still had to accompany Chen Xing to participate in the event. If he was sprayed with saliva by this crazy woman, he would not even be able to face others later.
Soon, the crazy woman came to the car where Chen Xing was sitting. She circled around Chen Xing's car and knocked on the window glass from time to time. Her face was still stuck to the window and looking inside.
Chen Xing looked out and saw a face that could not be seen clearly. She was smiling foolishly against the window, and her saliva was dripping onto the window glass.
The other party stared straight at Chen Xing in the car. Chen Xing was also looking at her. He did not know that this crazy woman could be said to be a famous person in Mount Wang. She was a famous crazy woman in the city. Chen Xing could not see her face clearly, but he did not know if it was an illusion, but for a moment, he saw that her seemingly stupid eyes seemed to become clear.
Wei Sida's scalp was about to explode. He stared at the two staff members of the General Office who could not even pull the crazy woman away.
Soon, the two staff members did not care whether they would be sprayed with saliva or not. They came up and pulled the crazy woman aside.
This farce lasted for several minutes before it was resolved. After Wei Sida got back in the car, Li Yong drove around the car in front of him. No one knew that Chen Xing, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, was sitting in the car. Otherwise, the new secretary of the Municipal Party Committee would be forced to stop by the road by a famous crazy woman in Mount Wang. It would be a joke if it was spread out.
"What's wrong with that woman?" Chen Xing turned his head and glanced at Wei Sida.
"A crazy woman with mental problems. Secretary Chen, I'm sorry to have frightened you." After Wei Sida got in the car, he said to Chen Xing with a wry smile.
She was not sent to a mental hospital for treatment? Chen Xing asked.
"There is no free treatment policy in our city for mental patients. I don't know if this crazy woman has any family members. Anyway, no one cares about her. She has been wandering on the streets of Mount Wang for two or three years." Wei Sida answered Chen Xing's words.
Chen Xing nodded and didn't say anything more. In places with abundant financial resources, the government would subsidize the admission of mental patients who wandered on the streets to the hospital. Wangshan City's financial resources were not abundant, so it was not surprising that the government did not spend money on this.
The car continued to drive forward. It was not far from Mount Wang Bridge. In fact, the newly built Mount Wang Bridge was next to the old city reconstruction area. However, Chen Xing had just arrived and was not familiar with Mount Wang.
When Chen Xing arrived, Mayor Li Kaishan and Executive Vice Mayor Zhang Lixing had already arrived. They came from another road and arrived a little earlier than Chen Xing.
The completion ceremony was presided over by Executive Vice Mayor Zhang Lixing. Mayor Li Kaishan made a speech. Chen Xing, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, announced the beginning of the completion ceremony. The city leaders who came over all participated in cutting the ribbon.
After the ceremony, the cars of all the leaders drove across the Mount Wang Bridge one by one, symbolizing the official opening of the Mount Wang Bridge.
On the other side of the bridge was the Southern District of Jiangbin Area. After the car crossed the bridge, Chen Xing asked the driver to stop under the bridge.
Secretary, what's wrong? Wei Sida asked curiously.
Nothing much. Let's get out of the car and take a look. Chen Xing smiled.
As soon as Chen Xing's car stopped, the cars of the other city leaders also stopped. Li Kaishan and Zhang Lixing didn't know what Chen Xing was going to do. When they walked over, they looked at Chen Xing in confusion.
Chen Xing looked at the reconstruction site of the old city diagonally across the river. On the other side of the bridge, there were bungalows. Chen Xing smiled and said to Li Kaishan and Zhang Lixing. Mayor Li, Deputy Mayor Zhang, when that side is developed in the future, it will be a bungalow area across the river. Wouldn't that make people feel polarized?
Secretary Chen, the Southern District of Jiangbin Area is also within the scope of the future planning of the new city.
However, due to the limited financial funds of the city, there is no way to plan it in the short term. Li Kaishan replied with a smile. Although the Southern District of Jiangbin Area that they were standing in was also part of the urban area, it was more accurately a rural area in the urban area. It was still an undeveloped area.
Secretary Chen, you've worked in the provincial capital before and you've dealt with the departments in the province a lot. How is your relationship with the provincial finance department? If we can get more funds from the finance department, it would be great for us. Zhang Lixing said with a smile.
We won't be able to get much funding from the finance department alone. The key is still the province. If the province can give us more support, it would be very precious to Mount Wang. Chen Xing shook his head. Previously, when he was the mayor of Nanzhou, Nanzhou received the greatest support from the province. Almost all the financial funds in the province were invested in Nanzhou. That was the unique advantage of the provincial capital. As the political, economic, and cultural center of the province, Nanzhou received the focus of the province's support. As the mayor of Nanzhou, Chen Xing had never worried about financial funds during his year in Nanzhou. However, he was already facing financial problems as soon as he arrived in Mount Wang.
Secretary Chen was right. It's a pity that Mount Wang is not loved by anyone. The leaders of the city have gone to the province to ask for support. Be it funds or policies, the province has never paid attention to Mount Wang. Sigh, it's not that we don't want to get rid of the last place, but the key is that we don't have money or policies. How are we going to develop Mount Wang? Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. Zhang Lixing complained bitterly.
Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. That's right. Chen Xing deeply agreed. Without money, there would be no development. If the province could invest hundreds of billions of yuan in Mount Wang in one go, it would be strange if Mount Wang didn't develop.
Secretary Chen, you have made great achievements in Nanzhou. After hearing that the province wants to transfer you to Mount Wang, the cadres of Mount Wang were very excited. I was chatting with Mayor Li. Does this mean that the province has begun to pay attention to Mount Wang? Mayor Li, all the other cadres of Mount Wang, and I hope that after you come, you can lead the four million people of Mount Wang to a new situation. Zhang Lixing said again, flattering Chen Xing without batting an eyelid. He didn't forget to mention Mayor Li Kaishan.
Deputy Mayor Zhang, I don't deserve your praise. I've only worked in Nanzhou for a year. I don't dare to say that I've made any achievements. As for coming to Mount Wang, the development of Mount Wang in the future will depend on all of us to work together, make contributions to Mount Wang, and work for the welfare of the people of Mount Wang. Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. He was not a person who would easily be flattered by others. Chen Xing dismissed Zhang Lixing's flattery with a smile.
Li Kaishan, who was next to him, also glanced at Zhang Lixing and sneered in his heart. Was he excited about Chen Xing's arrival? Many cadres in Mount Wang cried when they heard that the province had transferred an outsider to serve as the secretary. The most disappointed one was Zhang Lixing himself. How could he not know Zhang Lixing's wishful thinking? If he could be promoted to secretary, Zhang Lixing would have a chance to compete for the position of mayor. Zhang Lixing was more disgusted than anyone else with the arrival of an outsider like Chen Xing. At this time, he really knew how to behave. As for the fact that he and Zhang Lixing were chatting together, it was pure bullsh * t. Li Kaishan didn't say much. It was up to Zhang Lixing what he wanted to say. Li Kaishan remained silent.
The group of people stood and talked for a while, then returned. Chen Xing also returned to the office of the Municipal Party Committee. There were no plans to go out in the afternoon. Chen Xing planned to sit in the office and read the information.
In the Municipal Procuratorate, Li Ying asked for another day off. These days, it was normal for Li Ying to ask for leave often. A few days ago, her father was taking care of her father. Now, her mother could handle everything in the hospital. Li Ying could go to work normally, but she was not reconciled to her father's matter. After listening to the words of her friend from the Judicial Bureau yesterday, Li Ying had decided to investigate on her own. Chen Xing did not say anything and wanted her to produce more evidence. Then she would go all out just to tell her father the truth.
Wangshan City North Prison was the prison where Zhou Kai, the perpetrator of the traffic accident that night, was serving his sentence. Li Ying drove there. In the car was her friend from the Judicial Bureau, Zhao Zhengqi.
The car stopped a short distance from the prison gate. Li Ying turned to look at Zhao Zhengqi. "Brother Zhao, sorry to trouble you.
You don't have to be so polite with me. But I can't guarantee that I will be able to find out anything. Don't get your hopes up. " Zhao Zhengqi smiled and shook his head. As he spoke, he got out of the car.
The prison belonged to the judicial system. Zhao Zhengqi worked in the Judicial Bureau. There was no doubt that Zhao Zhengqi knew a few people in the North Prison that was directly under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Judicial Bureau. This time, he came to inquire about Zhou Kai's previous situation in the prison, as well as whether there was anything worth paying attention to when his sentence was commuted and he was released on parole for medical treatment.
Li Ying had been waiting quietly in the car. She did not notice that there was a car that had been secretly following her car. At this time, her car stopped, and the car behind her also stopped far away.
Time passed by. Zhao Zhengqi came out of the prison in less than ten minutes and quickly returned to the car. Li Ying looked surprised. "Brother Zhao, why are you so fast?
Tsk, I wanted to stay a little longer. The key is that I asked two prison guards I was familiar with. They didn't know anything about Zhou Kai. I really couldn't find out anything. I just casually chatted with them and found an excuse to leave. " Zhao Zhengqi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Ying was stunned. "Not at all?"
"That's right. They don't know anything." Zhao Zhengqi shook his head and glanced at Li Ying. "Li Ying, do you think that you are really a little paranoid?"
"Even if I am paranoid, I must get to the bottom of it." Li Ying gritted her teeth. "Brother Zhao, if you are afraid of getting involved in some trouble, you don't have to get involved. To be honest, if something really happens, I don't want to drag you down."
"What are you saying? You need help. How can I sit back and do nothing?" Zhao Zhengqi smiled. "Then where should we go next?"
"I want to go to Zhou Kai's house. Don't I have his address? I want to go take a look." Li Ying said. Previously, she had also neglected what kind of family the driver who caused the accident, Zhou Kai, was from. Now, Li Ying clearly wanted to go take a look.
"Alright, let's go take a look. Anyway, I have asked for leave today." Zhao Zhengqi smiled.
The two of them did as they said and went to Zhou Kai's house. Although they were both locals of Mount Wang, Zhou Kai was from Lishan County, which was under the jurisdiction of Mount Wang. The two of them didn't know much about that place. It didn't take long to drive to Lishan County. However, after asking for the address along the way and making a lot of detours, they finally arrived at Shuilin Village, Lishan County, where Zhou Kai's house was located. They got out of the car and asked around. Finally, they arrived at the door of Zhou Kai's house, which the villagers had mentioned.
Zhou Kai's house was an old brick and clay house. The door was closed. Li Ying went forward and knocked on the door, but no one came to open the door.
"Could it be a mistake again?" Zhao Zhengqi went forward and frowned.
"I don't think so. We asked for Zhou Kai's name. It's impossible that there are two people with the same name in the same village." Li Ying shook her head.
Turning around, they saw that there was someone in the house next to them. Li Ying and Zhao Zhengqi exchanged a look and walked over almost immediately. "Brother, please wait a moment. We want to ask you something."
An old man in his sixties was walking out with a hoe on his shoulder.
"What's the matter?" The old man looked at Li Ying and Zhao Zhengqi with a puzzled expression.
"Brother, may I ask if the family next to you is Zhou Kai's?" Li Ying pointed at Zhou Kai's house.
"Zhou Kai? You're here to look for that fool? " The old man looked at the two of them and shook his head. "That fool was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder when he was young. Are you his friends or something? Don't you know that?"
When Li Ying and Zhao Zhengqi heard the old man's words, a hint of joy flashed across their faces. They knew that they had found the right person. The old man's casual words were the same as Zhou Kai's situation. At this moment, Li Ying also couldn't wait to ask. "Brother, we're not here to look for Zhou Kai. We're looking for his family. I don't know where his family has gone. Why is no one here?"
"Looking for his family? I'm not sure. Come to think of it, it's strange. I've never heard them say that they have any distant relatives who do business. A while ago, they suddenly said that they wanted to move their whole family to that relative's house. In any case, there's no one in their house now and they haven't come back." The old man shook his head.
"They've all moved away?" Li Ying and Zhao Zhengqi looked at each other. The two of them subconsciously felt something but couldn't say what it was.
"Brother, was there anything unusual before they moved away?" Li Ying asked.
"No, I say, what are you doing? What's your relationship with their family? Why are you asking so many questions?" The old man looked at the two of them and suddenly stopped talking. He stared at the two of them warily.
"Brother, we're actually Zhou Kai's friends. Isn't Zhou Kai sentenced to life imprisonment? He asked us to look for his family. It wasn't easy for us to find them. We can't come here for nothing. If we don't understand the situation clearly, the next time we visit Zhou Kai in prison, it won't be easy to explain it to him." Zhao Zhengqi smiled and took out his wallet from his pocket. He took out a few hundred-dollar bills and handed them to the old man. "Brother, this is a small token of our appreciation. Tell us everything you know."
When the old man saw the few bright red bills, his eyes immediately lit up. He didn't care about going to the fields anymore. He looked around and quickly invited the two of them into the house.
"The house is simple. Sit anywhere you want. I'll go get you some water." The old man took the money and his attitude immediately became warm.
"Brother, don't. You don't have to be so busy. We were just asked by our friends to come here. We still have something to do. Tell us everything you know. We'll leave in a while." Li Ying smiled.
The old man heard this and sat down. He touched the cigarette bag in his pocket and rolled it as he recalled. "It's a little special. I've been neighbors with them for so long. We know each other very well. I've never seen anyone from their family drive a car here. A month ago, a car drove to their door two or three times. I've never seen it before."
"Brother, could it be their relatives or friends?" Li Ying asked.
Zhou Kai's family was famous for being poor in the village. Didn't you see that it was a dilapidated mud house? Most of the people in the village who were better off had built brick houses, but their house had never been renovated. In the past, Zhou Kai, that melon boy, had good grades and was smart. His parents had hoped that he would grow up to be successful. Who knew that when he reached high school and boarded, he would start hanging out with a gang of gangsters, skipping classes and fighting every day. His parents were so angry that they made him drop out of high school to work. Look, within a year or two, he got into trouble. It was said that he got into a fight with someone and stabbed someone to death. The melon boy was also ruthless. It was said that he stabbed someone more than 20 times, almost leaving a hole in the person's body. He was originally the only child in his family. Now that he was sentenced to life imprisonment, the situation at home became even worse. His parents woke up early every day to do farm work, saying that they wanted to save some money and find some connections so that they could reduce their sentences in the future. As the old man spoke, he had already rolled the cigarette in his hand and started smoking. He seemed to be immersed in his memories. These were all things that had happened more than ten or twenty years ago.
"Brother, from what you said, before Zhou Kai's parents suddenly moved away a month ago, they were still doing farm work?" Li Ying frowned.
"Yes, they had been farming. Their family had more than ten mu of land. What else could they do but farm work?" The old man nodded matter-of-factly.
"Brother, they just moved away like that? They didn't even care about the crops in the field?" Li Ying smiled.
That's right. Two months ago, the rice seedlings had just been planted. Ten mu of paddy fields and three to four mu of vegetables were all prepared to be sold for money. But just like that, he did not want them and moved them away. The old man laughed. "They didn't want it, but the neighbors got it. They said that they would share it with us. Didn't you see that I had to work in the field after lunch?"
Li Ying and Zhao Zhengqi listened to the old man's words with deep doubts in their eyes. From the old man's words, they heard not only the abnormality, but also the suspicion of the sudden disappearance of Zhou Kai's family. For a poor family to abandon so many fields and crops that they relied on for survival, this in itself was not normal. Moreover, the old man had already said that after being neighbors with Zhou Kai's family for so long, he had never heard that they had any rich distant relatives.
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