Chapter 208
Time was walking minute by minute. When Du Bo finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, he finally did not continue to draw out a cigarette and ignite it again. He pushed away the chair behind him, stood up gently, shaking the ashes on his body. Du Bo walked out of the study with an indifferent expression. At this moment, his wife Ruan also took the hot dishes to the table, "Old Du, I just kept the food hot, hurry up and eat it while it's hot." Ruan Smiled with a caring smile on his face.
A rare warmth appeared on Du Bo's face, which was an indescribable feeling, which made the wife who had lived with him for decades intuition strange. Tonight's Du Bo, Oh, no, it should be said that Du Bo has always made her feel a little strange today. There is something heavy in her heart. Ruan Shi, who is with Du Bo day and night, knows Du Bo the most. However, he has never seen Du Bo have such an expression when he encountered any work pressure before. Perhaps because he was used to silent support in the future, Du Bo did not say anything, and Ruan Shi was tactful and did not ask questions, but he was expressing his concern to Du Bo and expressing the warmth of this family in another silent language. This has been the tacit understanding they have been together for decades.
The food my wife made was still so delicious. Although the meal was not the freshest, Du Bo still ate it with relish. Perhaps it was because of a different mood. The food chewed in his mouth was more delicious and delicious than any previous meal. At the same time, it was sweet and bitter, and mixed with flavors... "The weather has begun to get colder recently. Remember to wear more clothes." Du Bo, who was eating with his head down, seemed to care casually, and his head did not lift up. Everything seemed so ordinary. Ruan Shi, who sat next to him and kept silently accompanying Du Bo for dinner, was obviously stunned. This concern sounded so strange and kind, Du, who was already an old couple, was already a couple.
It has been so many years since Bo hasn't said such concern from his mouth. Perhaps in Ruan Shi's opinion, the couple had more silent communication. The concerns between them were not expressed in words, but felt them with heart. But Ruan Shi, who was not stupid, knew that this might be just her unilateral self-comfort. Over the past twenty or thirty years, as Du Bo grew taller and even became the headmaster of the department level. Du Bo has become increasingly addicted to the happiness brought by power and money. Everything seems to be slowly corrupting. He is no longer the knowledgeable and thoughtful young man she knew. In addition to the ineffective persuasion, Ruan Shi can only pray for him in his heart.
"Old Du, did you take the wrong medicine tonight? It's an old couple, do you still have to say this?" Ruan Shi seemed a little uncomfortable with Du Bo's sudden concern. She was happy and felt a little at a loss.
"By the way, I'll go out later, and I won't come back tonight. A friend will come here to stay here in the evening. You can have a good treat and tidy up another room." My wife was at a loss. Du Bo also chose to escape from her husband's problems and ordered tonight. If she didn't say hello to her husband in advance, she would not be exposed.
"Why are there friends coming, but you won't come back?" Ruan asked strangely, besides this, she had even bigger questions. Because over the years, Du Bo has basically not spent the night outside except for business trips.
"It's nothing. Don't think too much. Du Qing said that he hadn't talked to me for a long time. He asked me to come over tonight to have a gathering together. I guess we'll have to chat very late and we won't come back tonight. My friend is here, so you don't have to worry about him too much. Just clean up the room for him. He will naturally leave tomorrow morning." Du Bo said lightly.
"It's not good, will you be slow to treat your friend? Besides, since your friend is here, you should come back." Ruan Ts said in wonder.
"No, you can do it, just do it, why bother with so much?" Du Bo said impatiently. Seeing that Du Bo said this, Ruan could only nod his head helplessly. Today, Du Bo's words and actions made him feel too strange. Ruan felt a little uneasy. He wanted to speak but stopped several times, but in the end he didn't ask, burying many questions in his heart. Perhaps she didn't expect that this was the last time Du Bo could sit here and eat the meal she cooked.
Du Bo saw Ruan's expression and said nothing. Du Bo just continued to eat quietly, "The food is good tonight." Finally, Du Bo said another words that surprised Ruan.
"If the food is good, come back more often in the future. Always socialize outside. You won't get tired of eating when you eat in the hotel." After a moment of silence, Ruan quickly laughed.
Du Bo's eyelids drooped, and his wife's words touched his heart again. If there was still a chance, he would also want to go home to have dinner often in the future. It's a pity that there is no God in this world, so he will not forgive those who have made mistakes, and time will not go backwards. Give the ones who have made mistakes a chance to choose again, and he will swallow the bitter fruits he brewed by himself. "Old Du, what's wrong? It's not that you are uneasy, right?" Ruan Shi asked with concern when she saw Du Bo's head lowering slightly and her face was not very good.
"It's okay, you see, I'm not in good health all the time." Du Bo shook his head, "If you have the chance in the future, you will come back to have more meals." As if he wanted to comfort his wife, Du Bo made a promise that he didn't even know when he could fulfill it. How many months? How many years? More than ten years? Even dying of old age abroad?
"Come back and eat better. The things you make at home are lighter. It's good for your health. It's not necessarily good to eat them all in the hotel." Ruan said happily. The big wall clock was ticking. Compared to ordinary wall clocks, the extra thick and long second hand suddenly made people feel very dazzling. At least Du Bo felt that at this moment, he felt that the second hand was too long, so he walked faster. He took a big step after walking, which led to the time being too fast. Du Bo wanted to keep the second hand. Let it stay there all the time so that time would not leave. He could stay in this home that didn't feel very strong before, but now he is a very strong family... Du Bo has always believed in materialism and is completely idealistic today.
Perhaps I cherish this last time very much. Du Bo talked about a lot of topics with his wife tonight. When a topic is about to be finished, there will always be a topic that will continue to talk. Du Bo, who used to feel that his wife had nothing to say after living with him for decades, suddenly enjoyed this feeling, faint, warm and comfortable. Du Bo was reluctant to break this atmosphere, and even hated that he had so much time before, why didn’t he take more time to sit on the sofa with his wife like tonight and enjoy this alternative pleasure...
At around 10 o'clock in the evening, Du Bo came out of Du Qing's house. He got on his own work car and returned to Du Bo's residence on the same road. Du Bo quickly got out of the car and walked into his house quickly. If the staff were responsible for monitoring Du Bo's residence carefully, they might find that Du Bo's movements tonight were much faster than usual, but this subtle difference was too ordinary after all... Ordinary, there were many reasons to explain, and even the staff ignored this detail.
While Du Bo was returning home, City Q went to an ordinary Volkswagen in Haijiang City next door. Another Du Bo was sitting inside. Apart from the driver, Du Bo was the only one in the car. At this moment, he was smoking a smoke in the car... It was obvious that the Du Bo in front of him was the real Du Bo. The Du Bo who came home was a substitute who looked similar to Du Bo from somewhere and looked very similar from the side. It was a bag dropper used to hide the truth.
Du Qing felt very lucky because his plan was very successful at present. Du Bo, who had dropped the bag, successfully concealed the eyes of the flies arranged by Xu Zhen, and the real Du Bo had already boarded the expressway. Although this plan seemed simple, Du Qing made careful arrangements. There were several secret wards around the car that Du Bo made to Haijiang City, escorting at the same time, paying close attention to whether Du Bo's whereabouts were leaked.
The next morning it was six:50.
"Hey, the work is on, don't sleep." In a car not far from Du Bo's residence, a man in casual clothes yawned in a sleepy way. He raised his energy and pushed his companion next to him.
Another companion looked at the time and muttered reluctantly for a few words. He also rubbed his sleepy eyes and began to prepare to work. No matter how much he complained, the tasks assigned by his superiors must be completed resolutely and could not be careless for a moment. Although it is really tiring to squat day and night.
The two men in casual clothes were undoubtedly the plainclothes police who Xu Zhen arranged to monitor Du Bo. They had been squatting for several days, which really made the two policemen exhausted.
"You said Xu Toer wanted us to squat like this for a few more days." One of them asked as if he was talking to himself.
"Squat until Du Bo is arrested." The other answered. His eyes were still staring at the front. His dedication was admirable.
"Hey, this kind of thing is really not something that people do. People will have a short life every day for several years." The one who spoke before complained.
"All right, don't complain. If you do this, you must be mentally prepared. Who says we have to be in trouble?" Another person smiled.
The carriage returned to calm for a while, and the person who complained said nothing. The temporary venting of emotions in his heart does not mean that he hates this profession. He just occasionally vents negative emotions in his heart. According to psychology, this is more beneficial to physical and mental health.
"By the way, it's seven o'clock now. Why, that Du Bo hasn't come out yet?" the complainer asked strangely after looking at the watch.
"Can you oversleep?" Another person said hesitantly, his eyes full of confusion, because they have been monitoring Du Bo for the past few days, Du Bo will get up on time to do morning exercises every morning at 7 o'clock every morning. And according to their knowledge from the people in the school, Du Bo has maintained this habit for many years and has never stopped, unless it is because the weather is extremely bad.
"Overslept? It's impossible. I've been used to it for several years. The biological clock has long been fixed, so I can't suddenly oversleep." The complainer said inconscientiously.
"Why don't we go in and take a look? Otherwise, if something happens, we can't bear the responsibility." Out of police's prudence and alertness, another person suggested.
"Will this be inappropriate? This Du Bo is not an ordinary person. We break in like this rashly. If he catches this matter, we will probably be the two of us who will be unlucky at that time." The complainer frowned. If he is facing an ordinary family now, he would definitely have no scruples and rushed in directly. However, although the Du Bo who is surveillance in front of him is in a very bad situation, it is not something they can afford to offend. If Du Bo is inside and gets them a trespassing house, then he may end up...." Another person said.
The suggestionist did it as soon as he said that, took out his cell phone and called Xu Zhen, and reported the situation to Xu Zhen. Xu Zhen, who had just woken up in the morning, felt a little shocked when he heard the news, and he immediately woke up. At this critical moment, Du Bo cannot tolerate any mistakes. He could not take care of many things. Xu Zhen immediately gave the order to the two of them, "You go to Du Bo's room immediately to see what's going on, and report to me immediately if there is any news."
"Tao Xu. We are trespassing like this...will it be?"
"I am in a hurry to follow the power. If you have any questions, I will help you with it." Understanding his subordinates' concerns, Xu Zhen assured the two of them.
"Okay." The caller said with confidence, "Oh, by the way, if that Du Bo is inside, do we want it?"
"No, if he is inside, you apologize and come out. When nothing has happened, it is not the time to touch him." Xu Zhen shook his head and denied.
With the golden jade order of Xu Zhen, two staff members got off the car and went straight to Du Bo's house.
Soon, the news that Du Bo himself was not Du Bo himself reported to Xu Zhen's ears. When Xu Zhen heard this news, he shook his hand and almost dropped his phone to the ground. He was afraid of anything. Xu Zhen was a little angry. Unexpectedly, Du Bo disappeared under the eyes of his own people. He did not get angry with his subordinates. Xu Zhen calmly and decisively asked them to control the people in the house. He told his subordinates not to let them communicate with anyone casually.
The two men who thought they were going to be scolded did not expect to escape. They were grateful and kept saying that they promised to complete the task. Xu Zhen hung up the phone and smiled bitterly. He was not angry about the dereliction of duty of the two staff members, but now this time is not the time to be angry. Even if he is angry, it will be useless to curse his subordinates. He was happy, but it may be disappointing for his subordinates. It is not easy to cultivate two direct confidants, let alone he still knows how hard he worked to squat on the night.
Without stopping for a long time, Xu Zhen called Xie Lin and informed Xie Lin of the situation in time. At the beginning, Xie Lin was also shocked when he heard the news. Soon, Xie Lin and Xu Zhen decided to decide whether Du Bo had left Q City or not, and immediately asked all the staff of the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate Du Bo's whereabouts. Even if they mobilize the troops, they must find Du Bo immediately. In this situation, it is useless to hide it.
After giving the order, Xu Zhen thought for a while and called Huang Anguo.
At this time, Huang Anguo was sleeping on the bed with Gao Ling in his arms. Huang Anguo, who was awakened by a phone call, looked at the phone number. He saw that it was Xu Zhen calling him, and he looked at the phone. Xu Zhen called him so early, and probably something bad happened. He got out of the bed gently and walked outside the room. Huang Anguo smiled at the phone, "Is it still possible to let people sleep early in the morning."
"An Guo, I'm really embarrassed. I'll disturb you to rest so early." Xu Zhen said apologetically.
"It's okay, tell me, is something happened?" Huang Anguo said seriously after making a joke.
"Yes, the people I sent to monitor Dubo in the morning found Dubo missing."
"Absent? What does it mean? Is Du Bo still in City Q or Du Bo no longer in City Q?" It was a bit similar to Xie Lin's reaction. Huang Anguo was a little surprised, but he soon calmed down again.
"This has not been confirmed yet. Many people have been sent to investigate and the precautions that should be taken have been taken." Xu Zhen smiled bitterly, and unexpectedly Huang Anguo asked the point at once.
After hearing Xu Zhen's answer, Huang Anguo nodded silently. Du Bo's adoption of this path to face the current situation was beyond his expectations. However, if you analyze it carefully, it is reasonable. After all, no one likes to live a life without a single window.
"An Guo, why don't you do this first? I called this to tell you first. I'm going to see the situation in person now." Xu Zhen said. He didn't know what to say to Huang Anguo about the situation in front of him.
"Okay, please notify me in time if you have any news."
Hang up the phone. Huang Anguo stood outside the room for a while, and finally shook his head. He seemed to be unable to help in this situation, and no one was allowed to do anything. He could only wait for news from Xu Zhen and the others. Xu Zhen, who must be more anxious about this matter than him, must have made great efforts to investigate. He didn't have to worry too much. He turned around and was about to walk back to the room. As soon as he arrived at the door, the phone rang again. This time it was not Xu Zhen's call, but Xie Lin called. Huang Anguo answered the phone helplessly. If nothing unexpected happened, Xie Lin must have told Xu Zhen the same thing. "Hey, Secretary Xie, you have to get up early in the morning to work for the country and the people." Huang Anguo joked.
"Director Huang. Don't laugh at me. I want to tell you something, but I just called you and was on the phone. I guess Xu Zhen has told you." Xie Lin smiled.
"Well, Xu Zhen had already told me just now, and I was also surprised."
"What does Director Huang think about this matter?"
"How can we think about it? Of course, we have to control Du Bo, otherwise we don't know what tricks they will play. If Du Qing turns over, we will waste our efforts."
"Yes. They have turned against each other. They really can't give them any chance to turn over. Otherwise, they will have more trouble in the future." Xie Lin also agreed. In fact, he was not as anxious as Xu Zhen about this matter. Unlike Xu Zhen and the others who wanted to rush to overthrow Du Qing, he chose Xu Zhen because of the situation and Huang Anguo. So Du Qing was not the one he focused on. He was concerned about how to get his best interests in this game. But now that he has come to this point, it is naturally the best to be able to overthrow Du Qing, and he doesn't want Du Qing to cause any trouble for him in the future.
While Xie Lin was talking to Huang Anguo, more than 100 people from the Discipline Inspection Commission, inspection, public security and other parties conducted a comprehensive investigation. They entered and left various channels in Q City, and Du Bo often went to various places where he was in close contact with him. The people who Du Bo had close contact were closely investigated. In just less than twenty minutes, all possible places had been checked in detail, but no news was obtained.
When the staff responsible for investigating entry and exit information finally summarized all the possible outbound information into Xu Zhen's hands, the flight to the United States at 8 o'clock this morning attracted Xu Zhen's attention. In the absence of any news, any situation that may lead to Du Bo's departure must be taken seriously.
After looking at the time, it was already 7:30. It was no longer realistic to rush to Haijiang City. It would take at least more than an hour from Q City to Haijiang International Airport. I could only seek the help of the Haijiang City police. Xu Zhen informed the director Zeng Tie about this situation, and Zeng Tie came forward to contact the Haijiang City Public Security Bureau and requested assistance in the investigation.
"Xiao Xu, I think this matter is a bit unreliable." Zeng Tie, who had already made the call, said thoughtfully. He had just called the leader of the Haijiang Municipal Public Security Bureau. The other party agreed very happily and didn't even ask too much extra words. But just because he agreed so happily made Zeng Tie feel a little abnormal. Even ordinary people would ask curiously, let alone when they were in the public security industry, they should also ask curiously what happened when they encountered such cross-city case handling.
"Oh, why?"
"Suppose, I mean, if Du Bo really wants to escape abroad by a flight to a foreign country at 8 o'clock this morning, then they will definitely be well prepared. From last night they found someone to replace Du Bo, which blinded our eyes, it can be seen that they have a careful plan. Leaving Q City does not mean that they have a perfect result. They will definitely have arrangements before the plane takes off. And they have Deputy Governor Wan behind them, and maybe they have already arranged it in Haijiang City through Wan Kui. If the situation is really the kind we guess, then the current Haijiang City police may not be able to trust it." Zeng Tie analyzed.
Xu Zhen frowned, Zeng Tie's analysis was reasonable, and the possibility was very high. If the Haijiang City police deliberately delayed the time, then they had no choice. It would be a bit unrealistic to rely on the power of his father Xu Yuan. Wan Kui had worked in Haijiang City, and his energy in Haijiang City was not comparable to his father.
"What should we do now?" Suddenly encountering such a problem, Xu Zhen lost his mind for a moment and could only look at Zeng Tie to see if there was any solution.
"What can't be done? I can only explain this situation clearly to Secretary Xie and Director Huang first. After all, they are all our allies. They must notify them when encountering an emergency. Maybe they will have any solutions."
Soon, Zeng Tie and Xu Zhen divided the work and cooperated. Zeng Tie was responsible for telling Xie Lin about the situation, and Xu Zhen notified Huang Anguo that one minute could save one minute. For them, it was already a time to race against time.
Xie Lin, who received Zeng Tie's call, just smiled bitterly. According to Zeng Tie's analysis, even if Vice Governor Xu might not be able to do anything, he would be even more helpless. He is the secretary of the municipal party committee of Q City, not the secretary of Haijiang City. It would be even more impossible to say hello to the secretary of Haijiang City and ask for his help. This incident was quite a big deal. He dared to take risks under the situation, but the secretary of the municipal party committee of Haijiang City would not do this because it was completely unnecessary.
Xie Lin said there was no way, which was expected by Zeng Tie. However, when he heard Xie Lin's words with his own ears, he was still a little disappointed. Zeng Tie, who had spoken with Xie Lin, could only pin his hopes on Huang Anguo, hoping that Huang Anguo, a Beijing official, could not do anything.
"Anguo, what are you going to do?" Xu Zhen asked with a feeling of hope that was not hope.
"Can the plane not take off for the time being?" Huang Anguo asked inertially. Until he said it, he realized that his question was ridiculous. If he could prevent the plane from taking off, Xu Zhen would not ask him if there was any solution.
"This is almost impossible. We can prevent the plane from taking off, and people can still take off. Wan Kui's people are there." Xu Zhen said with a wry smile.
Huang Anguo also frowned. The problem with Xu Zhen is that their people cannot feel that Haijiang City can go in time. According to him, the police in Haijiang City are not very reliable, so the key to the problem is whether anyone here can appear in Haijiang International Airport in time. Huang Anguo shook his head helplessly. He has no foundation in Province F, let alone anyone available.
"The police over there are unreliable, and I guess other law enforcement agencies may not be trustworthy. It would be great if I could get to know the military. I wouldn't believe that Wan Kui's hands are that long." Xu Zhen said on his own, a little aggrieved.
"Army?" Huang Anguo's eyes lit up. If Xu Zhen hadn't said this casually, he would have almost forgotten Mr. Zhao. Their Zhao family had a strong foundation in the army. Maybe Zhao Jinhui could know the people from the F Provincial Military Region. If that were the case, things would have been easier.
"Xu Zhen, wait for my news, I might have a way. I will call you later." Thinking of this possibility, Huang Anguo immediately greeted Xu Zhen and hung up the phone, preparing to call Zhao Jinhui.
Chapter completed!