The Qingshui City Public Security Bureau was very close. After finishing his rice noodles, he wanted to take a rickshaw there. However, after asking around, he found out that it was less than 500 meters away. He decided to walk there and digest his food.
Qingshui City was a border city under the jurisdiction of Ningzhou City. It was half a grade higher than a normal county. The Public Security Bureau was a sub-divisional level unit. This Public Security Bureau was very unique. First of all, there was no traditional yamen. There were also no armed policemen at the entrance. Instead, there was a reception area at the entrance. Every time someone entered, someone would welcome them and ask them what they were here for. If they could handle it directly, they would do it on the spot. If they couldn't handle it, they would tell them which floor and which department they should go to. There was no need to do the boring registration.
Chen Weizheng asked the staff which department a person called Ren Guoan was in. The staff told Chen Weizheng that Ren Guoan was the political commissar of the City Public Security Bureau. He worked inside and used the internal phone to contact Chen Weizheng. After getting permission, he told Chen Weizheng the floor and number and asked Chen Weizheng to go to the office directly to look for Ren Guoan.
Chen Weizheng was very satisfied with the staff's attitude and working methods. As he walked in, Chen Weizheng realized that there were a lot of surveillance cameras in the courtyard. There were cameras everywhere and there were no blind spots. It seemed like this unit had completely grasped the true meaning of 'loose on the outside but tight on the inside'.
In front of the political commissar's office, Chen Weizheng knocked on the door politely. An old man's voice came from inside, "Come in."
After pushing the door open, a tall man of about 50 years old appeared in front of him. He had a Mao style swept-back hairstyle and a high forehead. His long hair was combed to the back of his head. A pair of reading glasses hung on the bridge of his nose. The Big Beard man shaved very cleanly. It was probably because he shaved often that his cheeks were green.
Ren Guoan stood up from behind the table when he saw that it was a man in a military uniform. He wasn't short. Chen Weizheng estimated that he was about 1.8 meters tall. He wore a fitting police uniform and didn't have a big belly.
Ren Guoan walked out of his seat and arrived in front of Chen Weizheng. He invited the two of them to sit down and poured out two cups of pure water. He said, "Hello, what can I help you with?"
"Hello," Chen Weizheng said, "I'm from the logistics department of the Southern Military Region. My surname is Chen, and this is my identification." As he spoke, he handed over his military ID. Ren Guoan took the ID, glanced at it briefly, and returned it to Chen Weizheng. Chen Weizheng continued, "This time, I came here because I have a personal matter that I would like to trouble Political Commissar Ren with. I would like to inquire about someone from Political Commissar Ren."
Ren Guoan knew that it was not official business and was relieved.
"Political Commissar Ren used to have an old comrade in the army called Chen Weizheng. Do you still remember him?" Chen Weizheng asked.
Ren Guoan nodded.
"Chen Baoguo has a wife from Qingshui. Her name is Li Jing. I wonder if Political Commissar Ren knows about her current situation." Chen Weizheng said.
Ren Guoan nodded again.
"Political Commissar Ren, can you tell me about her situation? I would like to know more about it." Chen Weizheng said.
"Then she's just an ordinary housewife in town. What do you want to know about her?" Ren Guoan asked.
"Her physical condition, living condition, and family situation. I want to know about all of it." Chen Weizheng said.
"I don't know if Lieutenant Colonel Chen is here to find out about the situation from an organization or for personal reasons. I am very familiar with Li Jing's situation, but I need to know if you have sufficient reason to investigate Li Jing." Ren Guoan said very seriously.
"I'm not here to investigate her. I just want to know about her current situation." Chen Weizheng said.
"Can you tell me what your relationship with her is?" Ren Guoan asked.
"She is my mother. I am her son. My father is Chen Baoguo." Chen Weizheng said.
Ren Guoan stood up with a bang and said, "She has a son in Gu Yi City! How come I've never heard her mention it? Your father is Chen Baoguo? Your family is in Longshan, Gu Yi City? Is your father doing well? "
"Yes!" Chen Weizheng said, "My father passed away in 2005."
"Oh!" Ren Guoan sighed with heartache. His face revealed a sorrowful expression. He said, "Did your father ever tell you about your mother when he was alive? How old were you when she left Gu Yi City? "
"My father never told me about my mother. When I grew up, my grandfather told me about her. He said that she left Gu Yi City before I was a month old." Chen Weizheng said.
"Your grandfather didn't say why she left Gu Yi City?" Ren Guoan asked.
"Our place was too poor. I guess when my mother came to Gu Yi City, it was too different from what she imagined. My grandmother passed away early, and the three generations of the family were all men. She had to take care of everything herself. She couldn't take it!" Chen Weizheng said.
"That's true. She was only nineteen years old at that time. She didn't know any better." Ren Guoan said in a low voice, as if he was talking to himself, "Didn't your father and grandfather blame her?"
"What's there to blame?" Chen Weizheng said, "Nowadays, a lot of young men working outside will send a child home during the New Year and throw him or her to their grandparents. Then, the child will never see his or her parents again. It's very normal for him or her to grow up with their grandparents. Our family was just a little ahead of the curve. "
Ren Guoan smiled bitterly. The problem of left-behind children had become a very serious social problem. For Chen Weizheng to mention it so casually, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He continued to ask, "Since you were able to find me, you should know that your father and I were very good friends in the army. Can you tell me what you want to do after finding your mother and understanding her situation? "
"What can I do?" Chen Weizheng smiled and said, "I'm also preparing to get married. This is my fiancée. It's impossible for my mother to return to Longshan. Our village can't accommodate people like her who fled. But no matter what, she's still my mother. If I can find her and bring my wife to see her, I'll finally be able to answer to myself. It'll also be considered as fulfilling the flaw of not having a mother since childhood. If I find her, I don't want to disturb her too much. I'll leave after seeing her. If the situation isn't very good, I'll definitely help her if I can. "
Ren Guoan looked at Chen Weizheng with a probing gaze. He wanted to know whether Chen Weizheng was telling the truth or not. After a while, Ren Guoan decided to understand Chen Weizheng from another angle. He said, "Little Chen Weizheng's military rank is lieutenant colonel. How long have you been in the army?"
"Not long. Less than a year," Chen Weizheng said.
"Only a year and you're promoted to lieutenant colonel?" Ren Guoan couldn't believe it.
"Do you know the Longshan High Energy Battery Factory in Gu Yi City?" Chen Weizheng asked.
Ren Guoan nodded. Chen Weizheng continued, "I'm the chairman of the battery factory."
It was as if thunder had struck Ren Guoan's head. The chairman of the Longshan High Energy Battery Factory in Gu Yi City! If there was any news in the Red River this year, then the Longshan Battery Factory was the news of the news.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. It woke Ren Guoan up from his stupor. Ren Guoan said, "Come in." The door was pushed open. There were five or six people standing at the door. A man in a police uniform walked in with a smile and said, "Old Ren, I don't know if the sun rose from the west today. The higher-ups have formed a team to see us."
Upon hearing this, Chen Weizheng suddenly reacted. He stood up and said, "Political Commissar Ren, you are busy. I will leave first." Without waiting for Ren Guoan's reaction, he pulled Liu Yi and was ready to squeeze out of the crowd.
"You want to go out after coming in?" A senior colonel directly blocked the way out and hugged Chen Weizheng.
Chen Weizheng looked at the other party and recognized that the other party was Sun Chuanzhi, the commander of the Ningzhou Military Division. He said with a wry smile, "Commander Sun, you are really haunting me."
"I am haunting you! Kid, I tell you, the military division of the city will set up a roadblock on the road. Those who stop you will be considered meritorious. "Sun Chuanzhi said.
"When did I become so important?!" Chen Weizheng said helplessly.
"Who asked you to be in the limelight in Li Shui? You defeated the entire standing committee of the Municipal Party Committee by yourself. You also created a project by yourself. In these two days, Boss Liu praised Li Shui very well. All the cities in the Red River were stimulated. Now there is a rumor in the market that the project is very difficult. As long as you find Chen Weizheng, it will not be difficult." Sun Chuanzhi said, "Come on, introduce these people. If you have the ability, you can defeat all of us at noon today."
The first to come in was the director of the Qingshui Public Security Bureau, followed by the mayor of Qingshui City, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the secretary of the Ningzhou Political and Legal Committee, the commander of the Ningzhou Military Division, and the mayor of Ningzhou. Ren Guoan also remembered the rumors in the market these days. The Boss Chen of the Longshan Battery Plant, who helped Li Shui City to determine the project, was called Chen Weizheng. He was the guy in front of him, the son of his old comrade. Great God!
Chen Weizheng was not very enthusiastic about the group of people in Ningzhou. His reaction to Sun Chuanzhi's enthusiasm was also normal. After all, he did not owe the other party a favor. Secondly, he did not accept the other party's gift. It was completely normal to ignore the other party. With a social smile on his face, he greeted the group of people in Ningzhou in a very formulaic way.
The secretary of the Qingshui Municipal Party Committee was the first to notice Chen Weizheng's indifferent attitude. He called Ren Guoan aside and asked Chen Weizheng why he came to Qingshui. Ren Guoan said some of the situation and said, "Before he finds his mother, he probably won't help us with any project in Ningzhou."
The secretary of the Qingshui Municipal Party Committee said that Qingshui was Chen Weizheng's maternal family. There should be a certain degree of affection. Ren Guoan said that a maternal family that was abandoned before one month old was probably more resentment than affection. The secretary of the Qingshui Municipal Party Committee also sighed. The other party was a soldier, not a politician. A soldier's love and hate was clear, but a politician's love and hate could change according to the needs. "Can you help him find his mother quickly and then ask his mother to come forward and do some work?" The secretary asked.
"I can't." Ren Guoan said, "I know his mother. She is a very introverted and cowardly person. Twenty-five years ago, she abandoned this child who was not even one month old. It was the deepest pain in her life. I have never heard her talk about this child. In her heart, this child is probably a forbidden area. If she can't handle the sudden appearance of this child and an accident happens, this child will see Qingshui as a place of sadness, not to mention any projects. "
Ren Guoan said that the main task now was to let Chen Weizheng's mother gradually know that such an outstanding son existed. Then, she would have the urge to look for her own child. Finally, the mother and son would be reunited. This was the only way to land safely. Otherwise, no matter what happened, it would be irreversible.
The secretary felt that Ren Guoan was overly cautious and was making a mountain out of a molehill.
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