Abyss of ignorance

Chapter 29 Exchange
"It's as if he knew he was going to die." Lin Xiaodong looked towards Jiang's villa. From a distance, he saw Jiang Xu going up to the second floor, standing on the balcony, watching them leave, the sunlight was weak, The villa was gradually shrouded in darkness.

Lin Xiaodong thought about what Ah Ruo said just now. At this moment, this luxurious house really looks like a cage.

Rain is inevitable in Linzhou, which is getting warmer day by day.

It's just that the rain is not as cold as winter, with the hope of the spring breeze to cultivate all things.

Qian Yingjie forcefully opened his eyes, and intermittently saw the wild flower directly above his line of sight. Last night's wind and rain did not knock it down, and it was still budding today, with spring dew and vigorous vitality.

He had no time to think about it, the soft and silent spring rain was fatal to him only.

His hand holding the tree trunk has changed from labored and painful to numb.

The drizzle seems endless, like a never-ending lubricant, making the life-saving branches slippery and difficult to grasp.

He is not young, but he is not old enough. To be precise, he still wants to live and go to the south to retire. He has even taken an eye on an apartment in Hainan, and he plans to pay for it as soon as he gets the demolition funds from the East Petroleum Market. Get out, and from now on, he can have nothing to do with Linzhou.

But he couldn't think of these things at this time, all his energy was gathered on this small branch, this was all his hope, but this hope was being lost every minute.

"I can't catch it anymore..." He desperately uttered the last words in his mind, everything was dark, and finally there was no more blackness, and it returned to silence.

……

"Come on, please drink milk tea." Lin Xiaodong walked into the office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade carrying two big bags.

He put the milk tea on the table, and gave the first cup to Yue Jianfeng first.

"Hey, Team Lin, I'll come by myself, why are you so polite today!" Yue Jianfeng felt flattered.

Lin Xiaodong smirked: "Two days ago you were able to drink the milk tea given by Zhang Jun, but I borrowed flowers and presented Buddha to Team Pan to drink it, and I will make it up for you today."

"And this thing, I don't know."

"What? Blame me for not getting your consent?"

"Oh, no, no, no, you are my leader, you have the final say, how dare I quarrel with you!" Yue Jianfeng covered his mouth after speaking, "I have no other intentions."

Lin Xiaodong glared at him angrily: "Is Director Chen there?"

"I just came back from a meeting." Yue Jianfeng said immediately, his eyes lit up, "Captain Lin, you are..."

"It's nothing, then I'll send Ju Chen a cup of milk tea."

"Please come in." Chen Yu was engrossed in processing official documents, but he didn't look up to see an extra cup of milk tea in hand.

"Ju Chen, this is the milk tea made by Zhang Jun from the '1' case, would you like to try it?" Lin Xiaodong said casually.

Chen Yu raised his head and looked at him, as if he didn't understand why.

"Don't worry, I bought it out of my own pocket." Lin Xiaodong added.

"I'm old enough to drink this."

"I've ordered less sugar for you, don't worry." Lin Xiaodong continued.

Chen Yu saw through Lin Xiaodong at a glance: "Just give the milk tea to Xiaoyue and the others, and if you have something to say, just say it."

"That... oh..." Lin Xiaodong's chestnut-skinned face was actually flushed at this moment, he scratched his head in bewilderment, and whispered, "I have to apologize to you."

"What are you apologizing for?" Chen Yu didn't know if he really didn't understand or he didn't understand.

"That's my attitude towards you a while ago, it's my problem." Lin Xiaodong said as he sneaked a glance at Chen Yu. The last time he was so embarrassed was when he contradicted the class teacher at school and then went to apologize.

Chen Yu lowered his head and continued to look at the official document, signed the circulation slip casually, and responded indifferently: "You feel that you are urged to close the case before the investigation is over, and it is normal to feel uncomfortable. At your age, I have no more temper than you How much better."

"I heard that you are under a lot of pressure because of me..." Lin Xiaodong rubbed his hands with nowhere to rest.

When he heard this sentence, Chen Yu put down the pen and documents in his hand, sat up straight and looked at Lin Xiaodong's face: "It's my job to communicate with superiors, and it's your job to investigate cases. The problem of pressure. For me, there is no one in my line of sight who can replace you as the captain, that's all."

"Chen Bureau, there is something I want to ask you for confirmation, I don't know if it's appropriate..."

Chen Yu sized up Lin Xiaodong: "You're not quite right today, talking hesitantly, this is not your style."

"I want to know, is your position as the deputy director related to Chen Shi and your brother's matter?" Lin Xiaodong mustered up his courage, and finally spoke out, waiting for Chen Yu's violent anger.

However, in Chen Yu's office, what followed was silence.

Chen Yu put his hands on the table, his thumbs pressed together, and his lips were tightly closed, as if he was sorting out his complicated thoughts.

Lin Xiaodong carefully looked at Chen Yu's expression and dared not speak out, not knowing what would happen next.

After a while, Chen Yu took a deep breath, and finally spoke, calmly and calmly, as usual: "You guessed it right, my position as deputy director was bought with my brother's death."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, causing Chen Yu's respectable image in Lin Xiaodong's heart to collapse in an instant. Lin Xiaodong was stunned for a while, and then forced a smile: "Hey, Bureau Chen, are you deliberately teasing me?" With luck, I reconfirmed.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yu looked straight into his eyes and repeated firmly: "This seat is an exchange they want me to stop."

"They?" Lin Xiaodong couldn't understand at first, "Who are they? What are they in exchange for?"

Chen Yu glanced at the clock on the wall, then at his desk calendar, and reached out his hand to signal Lin Xiaodong: "Sit down."

Lin Xiaodong knew that it was because Chen Yu was willing to explain the whole story to him, so he couldn't wait to pull up the chair and sat opposite to Chen Yu's desk.

"I didn't participate in that promotion." Chen Yu said straight to the point.

Lin Xiaodong's surprise seemed deliberate, and he did not escape Chen Yu's eyes, and said sharply, "You have heard of it."

Lin Xiaodong had no choice but to confess honestly: "I only know that there are rumors in the bureau that you lost contact when the organization promoted you, but even so, you were promoted. It is said that your business is outstanding, and your flaws do not hide your flaws."

Chen Yu listened, and smiled wryly: "It's not that the business is outstanding, it's because only in this way can I be removed from the front line of the investigation in an open and honest manner, and no one will cling to the truth of Chen Shi's death anymore."

(End of this chapter)