Ma Yingjie was extremely puzzled, but other than secretly investigating, he couldn't make it public. He only brought Little Jiang with him, saying that he was looking for He Zilong. Therefore, he didn't mention Qiu Dandan in front of Little Jiang. Little Jiang didn't ask Ma Yingjie anything. She just followed him and listened to what Ma Yingjie said. Little Jiang, who was only a few years younger than him, quickly won Ma Yingjie's favor and trust. Although the two of them didn't talk much, they had a tacit understanding.
After Ma Yingjie came out of the provincial office, he sent a message to Situ Lan. In the message, he wrote: Hello, Sister Lan. I'm looking for Wu Du's petitioners at the provincial office, but Wu Du doesn't have any petitioners. But where did the petitioners that the boss asked me to find go? I don't have any clues at all. I'm very worried.
However, Situ Lan ignored Ma Yingjie's message. Even when Ma Yingjie and Little Jiang returned to the Beijing office together, Situ Lan didn't say a word.
Ma Yingjie was a little angry. At the same time, he was a little disappointed. Usually, when Situ Lan bothered with him, he would always run away and ignore her intentionally or unintentionally. Now that she was ignoring him, he felt an indescribable sense of defeat. However, he thought to himself, it's fine if she doesn't care. If she doesn't care, I'll run. Hence, Ma Yingjie didn't look for Situ Lan again. Instead, he ran all over Beijing by himself.
However, for two days in a row, Ma Yingjie found nothing. He knew that Qiu Dandan was in Beijing because she used a Beijing phone, but he just couldn't figure it out. He Zilong didn't show up again. He sent Little Jiang over to either treat him to a meal or to play. Ma Yingjie finally couldn't take it anymore. He asked Little Jiang angrily, "I didn't come to Beijing to eat or play, right?"
Little Jiang said with a red face, "Secretary-General, I can't help it. The director always has endless work every day. I, this … "
"Director He really has a lot of work. But is he really busy with work?" Ma Yingjie couldn't help but ask Little Jiang. He knew that he shouldn't lose his temper with Little Jiang. He was just an employee who obeyed orders. When he was a secretary, didn't he also not dare to say anything? Why was he acting all high and mighty in front of Xiaojiang now?
Xiao Jiang lowered his head at that moment, not daring to speak or look at Ma Yingjie. Of course, he knew that Ma Ying Jie was currently favored by the big boss. Even though he was only an Assistant Secretary General, because he was on a different ship and had a different master, his value was not lower than an Assistant Secretary General's. He would rather offend a Deputy Secretary-General than a rising leader like Ma Ying Jie. However, He Zilong would never tell him what he was going to do or what he was going to do.
Ma Yingjie already felt that there was definitely something wrong with He Zilong. He didn't show up not because he was just a Deputy Jiang. With his current position in Wu Du, He Zilong didn't have the guts to do so. Although he was Meng Chenglin's man and would definitely listen to Li Huiling, he was on Boss Luo Tianyun's side. Ma Yingjie knew very well that a sly official like He Zilong would definitely not offend Luo Tianyun directly. Of course, he wouldn't offend Ma Yingjie directly either. This kind of person had always been a smart person. He wouldn't offend people because of this kind of reception. Then, He Zilong's not showing up must have something to do with Qiu Dandan.
Now, Ma Yingjie was only guessing. He had no evidence. Therefore, he could only bear with it. Of course, he couldn't make things difficult for Little Jiang. Since He Zilong didn't show up, he could only think of a way himself. Moreover, Situ Lan didn't reply to his message. It was as if he was completely ignoring him. Or maybe he deliberately wanted Ma Yingjie to run into Qiu Dandan in Beijing. But Beijing was such a big city. Where could he find Qiu Dandan? He said to Little Jiang, "Accompany me to the Ministry today to meet a few leaders."
Little Jiang happily agreed. This was the thing that he dreamed of the most when he came to Beijing. However, He Zilong never brought him to meet any leaders. Other than doing odd jobs, he was just a staff member who received and accompanied guests.
Ma Yingjie brought Little Jiang to meet the officials in the Ministry. However, what Ma Yingjie never expected was that he met a few officials in the Ministry one after another. These officials had been introduced to him by Situ Lan in the past. They were all very polite when they met. But this time, when Ma Yingjie went to look for them alone, the other party either declined because they were busy and didn't have time to meet, or they didn't get along with each other after meeting, or they talked about some wild cotton. It was completely off topic. When Ma Yingjie talked about important matters, they all had a different tone. It wasn't that they were not in charge of this, but that these were all decided by the leaders.
Ma Yingjie and Little Jiang ran for two days, but they found nothing. Besides, Beijing could not be compared to Capital Wu, nor could it be compared to the provincial capital. In such a vast city, to be able to meet two leaders in a day and treat them to a meal, from the east to the west, and then from the west to the north, was already a very efficient way of doing things. However, Ma Yingjie was still anxious. There was no progress with the news from the Ministry of Railways, and Qiu Dandan's matter was like a kite with a broken string. He didn't even have a chance to touch the door. Could it be that he would really be unable to accomplish anything after leaving Situ Lan?
Ma Yingjie was a little unwilling. But in Beijing, other than getting a headache from bumping into things, he was also ridiculed endlessly. Especially He Zilong. When he called him, it was either because he was busy or because he was stopping the petitioners. This was his main task in Beijing. Moreover, Ma Yingjie wasn't a mayor. He wasn't qualified to have He Zilong accompany him all the time. He Zilong didn't dare to offend him, but he also didn't have the obligation to accompany Ma Yingjie all the time.
Ma Yingjie was hit for two days. In the middle of this, the boss called and asked Ma Yingjie how it was going in Beijing. Ma Yingjie didn't dare to tell the truth. He just said that there was some progress soon, but where was the progress now?
This time, Ma Yingjie was really anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He was extremely annoyed. There were a few times when he really wanted to call Situ Lan. He really wanted to bow down to her again. He really wanted to call her sister again. He really wanted to suck up to her and seduce her again. However, he was so unwilling. Since they couldn't continue dating, he couldn't take the initiative to seduce her again. The consequences of that kind of seduction were very likely to be much worse than the consequences of not being able to find Qiu Dandan.
Ma Yingjie went to drink with Xiao Jiang. He was now drunk for once, relaxed and drunk. After getting drunk, would he see if the sun was still there? Would everything still be there?
Ma Yingjie and Xiao Jiang found a small restaurant. The two of them ordered their own favorite dishes. Because Ma Yingjie was young and didn't put on much airs, Xiao Jiang quickly became friends with Ma Yingjie after a few days of contact. They were like friends who had been together for many years. However, this time, when Xiao Jiang drank to a certain extent, he opened up a little. However, the things he talked about were all in the past. It was obvious that it wasn't what Ma Yingjie wanted to hear now. The thing he wanted to know the most was Qiu Dandan. Where did she go? What kind of relationship did she have with these people? This was the information Ma Yingjie wanted the most. However, Xiao Jiang didn't say it. Ma Yingjie tried twice, but Xiao Jiang didn't have any reaction. Ma Yingjie gave up. He guessed that Xiao Jiang definitely didn't know.
Later, when Xiao Jiang saw that Ma Yingjie wasn't interested in what he was talking about, he talked about women. He talked about his girlfriend in school. That girlfriend was a straight-A student. She occupied the first place for a long time. He wasn't considered a top student, but he learned to smoke and learned to be slutty. He had two friends with him. They were both like that. One day, after drinking, the two of them made a bet that if he chased after the straight-A student, they would be willing to run naked in the school field.
Xiao Jiang didn't dare to be provoked and really wrote a love letter to the straight-A student. However, the straight-A student was too ruthless. He actually handed the love letter to the principal. Hence, during the school's meeting, the principal asked him to discuss it. He even recorded it on a CD to educate the next batch of juniors that this was the outcome of puppy love.
Xiao Jiang was very cooperative with the school's actions. He wrote a reflection honestly. However, the principal didn't let him go. He actually asked him after the reflection meeting if he regretted his actions. Did he regret chasing after the straight-A student? Xiao Jiang thought that as a man, if he regretted it, it would be too bad an image for his juniors. F * ck, he bit his tongue and said to the thousands of teachers and students in the school, "I don't regret it."
In the end, the straight-A student found Xiao Jiang and said that the love letter was taken away by the form teacher. It was the form teacher who handed it to the principal. It wasn't her who handed it in. She fell in love with Xiao Jiang. Hence, Xiao Jiang studied hard. Finally, both of them got into a university in Beijing. Of course, the straight-A student went to a key university. He only went to a normal university. Even so, he was very satisfied because he was close to her. Later, they lived together in Beijing. They lived together from the age of 18 to 22. He thought that she was his wife. In the end, after graduation, the straight-A student went abroad with a man who returned from overseas.
Tragic love is always so beautiful in the beginning, but so not beautiful in the end. Xiao Jiang drank and completely relaxed as he looked at Ma Yingjie. It was unknown if Ma Yingjie was touched or if he was affected by Xiao Jiang's emotions, but he also told his story. He told him about Sisi. However, he didn't mention that Sisi was Meng Chenglin's daughter. He talked about Sisi's characteristics, Sisi's hobbies, Sisi's school, Sisi's smile, and Sisi's tears.
This was the first time Ma Yingjie faced another man, a man who was a few years younger than him. He talked about his feelings, his woman, and the love he imagined.
Why did the word love sound sour, sweet, and strange to Ma Yingjie? However, if he really didn't have the yearning and impulse to love, why did he work so lowly in the officialdom?
Situ Lan said that a man must have his country to have a woman. If he didn't have his country, would he still have a woman? However, the life of fighting for his country was really a very bitter thing. In addition to endless struggles, there were also these lowly, helpless, and unspeakable tricks, dirty tricks, and even cruel tricks.
Those memories of love, those yearning for women, were all locked in a cage by Ma Yingjie. He didn't dare to touch them at all, and he didn't dare to think about them.
Because of love, the two men hit it off more and more as they drank. Also because of love, the two men became closer the more they drank.
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