As a matter of fact, although Liu Aihua was tightly wrapped and slightly out of touch with the current season, as an old man, it was understandable for him to dress like this. After all, not every old man liked to dress casually like a tank top and trousers. Moreover, if he really came to Qingyang City to travel, it was understandable for him to dress casually like this.
However, one physical feature of Liu Aihua attracted Xu Da's attention. It was the white beard around his mouth and chin, which was a little too long. In modern society, there was no old man who was willing to grow a moustache or a goatee, except for some maverick old artists, such as painters and directors. Normal old men also paid attention to their appearance. It was already good enough to have white hair. Who would be willing to go around with a moustache? In this era, people paid attention to living young, and the old people often paid attention to this.
Xu Da suspected that "Liu Aihua" deliberately used this beard to show his age, so as to confuse security personnel like him. In other words, Xu Da suspected that "Liu Aihua" was Okamura Toshi in disguise.
For a moment, several ideas came into Xu Da's mind. Should he go directly to "Liu Aihua" and test him face to face? If he found that "Liu Aihua" was Okamura Toshi, he would fight him to the death. Or should he wait until "Liu Aihua" went out, sneak into his room and confirm his identity through the things he carried with him. Similarly, if he could confirm that "Liu Aihua" was Okamura Toshi, he would wait for him to come back and kill him with a sneak attack.
However, both methods were risky. If "Liu Aihua" was really Okamura Toshi, who knew what kind of trap he would set in the room? Who knew what he would do when facing an outsider who came to test him? What if he suddenly killed him?
Xu Da pondered for a long time and felt that it was better not to act rashly. At least, he had to confirm the identity of "Liu Aihua" first. After thanking the landlady, he walked out of the hotel and went east along the wall. As he walked, he took out his mobile phone and called Director Ma of the Security Bureau to communicate with him.
When he walked to the front door of the Qingyang Hotel, Xu Da didn't turn in, but continued to walk until he reached the intersection of Red Flag Road and Yingbin Road. Then he turned right and walked southward onto Yingbin Road. Then he walked quickly into the east door of the Qingyang Hotel on Yingbin Road. Then he took out his mobile phone and called Li Rui.
Li Rui was busy at the moment. He was not busy with work, but he was busy texting Yuan Jingjing.
The discipline inspection team of the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau had investigated the former director of the office, Shi Dalin, and found that he had serious problems and had been dealt with according to the relevant procedures. The director of the bureau was an important position, so it was impossible for other directors to hold the position. Therefore, the leadership of the bureau held a special meeting to discuss the candidates. Finally, they adopted the opinion of Director Zhang Jianshe. Yuan Jingjing, the director of the flood prevention office, was transferred to be the director of the bureau, and Zhang Jinfang, the deputy director of the flood prevention office, was promoted to be the director of the flood prevention office.
Although Yuan Jingjing had said before that she had no interest in the director of the bureau, she was still a little excited when she was appointed as the director of the bureau. Therefore, she took the initiative to contact Li Rui and invited him to have dinner at home in the evening to celebrate.
Li Rui was now trapped in the death threat brought by Okamura Toshi. How could he be in the mood to accompany her to eat, drink, and have fun? Therefore, he replied the text message and declined. Yuan Jingjing insisted that he come home in the evening. Both of them had their own opinions. After chatting for a while, Yuan Jingjing was unhappy and lost her temper in the text message. Li Rui had no choice but to persuade her by text message.
It was at this moment that Xu Da's call came.
"Brother, let me tell you about the latest development. I just received news from Director Ma that the Security Bureau will send at least four police officers to disguise as citizens before you get off work in the afternoon. They will follow you at different places after you get off work. They will keep a distance and observe if there are any people or vehicles following you. Tell me your license plate number and driving route later so that I can forward it to Director Ma.
Also, we have checked the office building and the hotel across from the Municipal Party Committee's courtyard. Director Ma sent people to check the office building and found that all the windows in the building facing north are in the office area of the company on each floor. It's very difficult for outsiders to stay there for a long time and use binoculars to observe the Municipal Party Committee's building for a long time without being discovered. Therefore, we have ruled out the possibility that Okamura Toshi entered the office building.
As for the hotel, I just checked and found a suspect, but I can't confirm that it's Okamura Toshi. I plan to monitor him and judge from his daily behavior … "
When Li Rui heard Xu Da's words, he asked in a low voice, "Did you check the cars parked near the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee's courtyard?"
Xu Da said, "I took a look when I passed by just now. There were indeed a lot of cars parked by the roadside. There were cars stopping and driving away from time to time. But I still say the same thing. The possibility of Okamura Toshi choosing to monitor you from the car is the lowest. It's because it's the easiest to be discovered in the car. Even if he only appears briefly before and after you get off work, it's easy to leave a flaw. After all, he may have to monitor you for several days to confirm your work schedule. If he often appears near the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee's courtyard, it's easy to attract attention. Okamura Toshi is a very cunning person. He won't make such a low-level mistake. "
Li Rui said, "Okay, then you must be careful when you monitor him. Don't be impulsive."
Xu Da smiled and said, "In our line of work, impulsive people are already dead."
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui followed Xu Da's instructions and sent him the license plate number of the secretary's black Santana. He also wrote down the driving route and sent it to him. This route didn't take him home from the Municipal Party Committee, but from the Municipal Party Committee to Huang Weining's house.
At noon yesterday, Li Rui and Xu Da had already discussed with Yang Xiang that these few nights after work, Li Rui would drive to Huang Weining's place. Not only could they avoid bringing Okamura Toshi to their house and bring disaster to their family, but they could also seek Yang Xiang's protection. It could be said that they were killing two birds with one stone.
After dealing with this matter, Li Rui hurriedly replied to Yuan Jingjing, who was unwilling to give up. He told her to postpone the celebration dinner to a weekend night.
Li Rui felt that there were still five days before the weekend, and Xu Da had already found a suspect who looked like Okamura Toshi. Then, he would deal with him in the next few days. It wouldn't be delayed for too long. He would have time to accompany Yuan Jingjing on the weekend.
Yuan Jingjing fiercely replied to him, "I'll kick you once if you delay it for one day. If you delay it until the weekend, I'll kick you five times. Let's wait and see!"
After reading this, Li Rui laughed. As he laughed, he suddenly remembered that she had kicked his groin bag once before. He had almost died from the pain. He felt a little heartache …
At half past five in the evening, Li Rui got off work on time. When he went downstairs, he remembered Xu Da's instructions. He deliberately stood on the steps downstairs for a while, pretending to make a phone call. Facing the gate, which was equivalent to facing the Jiaxin Express Hotel across the street, he would sometimes lower his head and sometimes raise his head. He wandered back and forth for about half a minute. If Okamura Toshi was looking at him with binoculars, he would definitely recognize him. Only then did he go down the steps to drive the black Santana.
While driving out of the courtyard, Li Rui was a little nervous. His eyes were fixed on the express hotel across the street. He was afraid that Okamura Toshi, who was in one of the rooms, was aiming at him with a sniper rifle. His finger was slowly pulling the trigger. He felt that this was not impossible. If Okamura Toshi was too lazy to find Xu Da's whereabouts through him and wanted to kill him to avenge Matsushita Yaoki — anyway, he was one of Matsushita Yaoki's enemies. Then, wouldn't he be in trouble?
It turned out that he was thinking too much. There was no accident. He safely drove out of the courtyard of the Municipal Party Committee and followed the predetermined route to Huang Weining's house.
On the road, Li Rui spent most of his time staring at the rearview mirror to see if there were any cars following him. He found that the cars that were following him in the first half of the journey had disappeared. There were still one or two cars that were following him in the second half of the journey, but they were coming from the opposite direction of the Municipal Party Committee. It did not seem like they were following him on purpose.
After driving to Huang Weining's house, Li Rui had a strong sense of confidence. He felt that if Okamura Toshi was following him alone, he would definitely be able to find him. But if he had an accomplice and the two of them took turns to follow him, he would not be able to tell. Would Okamura Toshi have an accomplice? Probably not, right?
Not long after the doorbell was pressed, the door opened. Yang Xiang was standing inside.
Li Rui smiled at her and said, "My good sister, I'm here." Yang Xiang looked at him and said disdainfully, "Your face is pale from fright. Look at how little courage you have." Li Ruiqi said, "Nonsense. How am I scared? My face is pale to begin with. "Yang Xiang smiled and curled her lips. She turned and walked into the house.
Li Rui followed her in and closed the door behind him. He saw that the house was empty. Huang Weining and Jiang Meixian were not there. He asked casually, "Where are the two beauties?" Yang Xiang said, "They're at the company." Li Rui exclaimed, "No way. It's already after work and they're still at the company? Working overtime? " Yang Xiang said, "Yes. The two of them have been working overtime every day. It can't be helped. There's just too much work to do. They can't cope without working overtime." Li Rui said, "Then why aren't you with Weining?" Yang Xiang said, "Isn't it because you're in danger? Sister Weining asked me to stay at home to protect you."
Li Rui was stunned when he heard this. A warm current flowed through his heart. He thought about how Huang Weining didn't care about her personal safety and always thought about him as a friend. He was instantly moved by her. He wanted nothing more than to go to her company and find her. He wanted to give her a big hug, have dinner with her, and then send her home.
Once this thought was born, it couldn't be dismissed. It became more and more intense. It was as if a magnetic ray was shot from Huang Weining and directly into his body, pulling his soul to find her.
Li Rui hesitated for fifty seconds. In the end, he didn't hesitate anymore. He said to Yang Xiang, "Xiang Xiang, let's go find Weining."
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