Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 329 Mr. Zhang

The days passed quickly, and more than half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Gao Qi came to He Lai's office to find him.

"Brother Qi, why are you here? Come and sit down." He Lai greeted him immediately when he saw it was Gao Qi.

"Haha, I really have something to do. An important person is coming over this afternoon, and he specifically wants to see you."

Gao Qi sat down and said with a smile.

He Lai was stunned. What was going on? Why did he see him?

"Don't worry, it's nothing. It's just that a deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security wants to see you. The last spy case has been solved. All the bald spies in this part of the city have been arrested. One hundred and fifty-three enemy spies have been captured. This is the biggest case solved in recent years."

Gao Qi did not hide it from He Lai and told him directly.

This time, the enemy camp included people from all walks of life, such as doctors, sweepers, night soil collectors, workers from various factories, and even some cadres, including three section-level cadres, which made the leaders above pay great attention.

"Oh, is that so? You scared me. I was just saying, I didn't do anything serious. Why do you still want to see me?"

When He Lai heard what this was, he didn't expect that pulling out a radish would bring out a lot of mud and involve so many enemy spies.

"Is Brother Qi going to be promoted?"

"I probably won't get a promotion, after all, I've been promoted fast enough, but it will look good on my resume."

After all, it only took Gao Qi a few years to go from guard platoon leader to security department chief. Of course, he had been a guard for more than ten years, so his qualifications were sufficient.

"Does my father know that I discovered it?"

"I know a little bit, but our security department did not participate in the latter half of the specific mission. The Ministry of Public Security was in charge of the arrest operation."

"Oh, that's fine. Don't let him come over and tell me about it when the time comes."

He Lai felt that it didn't matter who received the credit, but it would not be good if his father didn't know about it. After all, He Zhan, a section chief, would definitely be present when he met with the leaders.

"You kid, are you afraid that your father will beat you?" Gao Qi found it funny to see He Lai looking relieved.

His father was obviously the head of the Security Department, but he still went to Old Man Zhou to cry and complain that others were bullying him, which resulted in Old Man Zhou transferring him from the Public Security Bureau to the Security Department just to keep an eye on him.

"My dad is a bit stubborn, but he's not as easy to talk to as Brother Qi."

He Lai knows his father well enough to know that he would not do anything against the rules. In the more than one year he worked at the steel rolling mill, he always did things in accordance with the rules and regulations and never sought any personal gain. He even refused to take the wild boar meat caught by the security department!

After finishing the conversation, Gao Qi left, but Zhang Zhiwen came over.

"Come on, now you know, someone wants to see you?"

"Oh? Could he be your elder?" When He Lai heard Zhang Zhiwen say this, he had a guess in his mind.

"Hey, you are worthy of me. You can even guess that the person who came is my grandfather."

Zhang Zhiwen was stunned for a moment and said with a smile.

"So he came to see you! I was wondering, I'm just a small figure, how come this minister-level leader always comes to see me!"

He Lai smiled bitterly.

"Not really. I often praise you in front of him, so he took this opportunity to come and see you."

"You kid, don't you know I don't like meeting these big leaders? I don't care, you have to go with me!"

He Lai immediately locked Zhang Zhiwen's neck and threatened.

"Okay, okay, don't do it, let go, let go!"

"Not loose!"

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Soon, it was afternoon, and unexpectedly, Mr. Zhou also came. It seemed that he knew Grandpa Zhang Zhiwen.

A large group of leaders from the steel rolling mill greeted them at the door. After they reported their work in the conference room, Mr. Zhou sent them all away on the pretext that they were just out for a stroll.

Grandpa Zhou and Grandpa Zhang called He Lai and Zhang Zhiwen, and walked on the main road of the steel rolling mill without bringing anyone else.

"Old Zhou, this must be Comrade He Lai whom you regard as your grandson! He is young and promising, not bad."

Mr. Zhang looked at He Lai and was filled with admiration.

"That's right. I heard that he graduated from the same school as your grandson. Just looking at the two of them, you can tell that they must be sticking together every day."

"My grandson is not good enough. I know that. He may be a little clever, but he is not as smart as you."

Mr. Zhang waved his hand and said politely.

Zhang Zhiwen and He Lai didn't dare to interrupt from behind, they just hoped they wouldn't see them.

"Comrade He Lai, from now on I will call you Xiao Laizi, is that okay?"

"Ah? Sure, sure, you can call me whatever you want, Grandpa Zhang!"

He Lai agreed immediately after hearing this. However, Zhang Zhiwen looked at him with contempt, and he could no longer suppress his expression of "I will do the same in the future".

"Okay, Xiao Laizi, you deserve the credit for catching so many spies at once this time. Your method of following the clues is great. We have to thank you!"

Mr. Zhang said with a smile.

"I didn't do anything. It's all thanks to the public security comrades. I just reported the news. I believe every Dragon countryman would do the same if they encountered such a thing!"

"That can't be said. Merit is merit. Don't worry, the country will not treat you unfairly. Merit should be rewarded. So, our Ministry of Public Security's Science and Technology Bureau happens to be short of a deputy director. Come over."

After Mr. Zhang finished speaking, he revealed an imperceptible smile.

"Ah?..." He Lai quickly looked at Mr. Zhou. He didn't want to go to the Ministry of Public Security!

"Old Zhang, don't make yourself uncomfortable. You dare to mess with my people? If you push me too far, I'll scold you!"

Mr. Zhou spoke immediately.

"Haha, you're so stingy. You idiot. How long have you been resting at home? Don't think I don't know. Otherwise, why would you bring Xiao Gao here to me?"

"Hey, I think your old habit has come back. You're addicted to poaching people. You think of ways to poach people whenever you see someone good!"

"Can you blame me for that? People always want to go to higher places! Others are willing to go with me!"

"I'm too lazy to say anything to you. Back then, a battalion commander under me fell in love with a female nurse, and you poached her away. Tell me, aren't you a mean person?"

"Well, you want to expose my past, right? Do you want me to tell you about your glorious deeds as well?"

"Just say it! I'm afraid of you!"...

The two old men refused to give in to each other and kept exposing each other's shortcomings, bringing out some ugly things from the Anti-Japanese War period. He Lai and Zhang Zhiwen could only follow behind, hoping that they would not be seen by them.

After a while, Mr. Zhang finally admitted defeat.

"Okay, you win, I won't fight for it anymore. But Lao Zhou, your health is much better now. Before, you would get sick after a quarrel. Look how good you are now. You can scold for a long time without even blushing!"

"Haha, you only bully me when I'm sick. When I get better, I'll beat up all three of you!"

Mr. Zhou was also very happy. His health is in much better condition now.

"I heard that Xiao Laizi is taking care of you now. This young man is really capable! I thought you wouldn't live for many more years!"

"Bah! I'll definitely live longer than you!"