Chapter 65 Guan Tianlin's Test (I)
1959 1 Month 1 Day.

Time flies, time flies, and time flies by in the blink of an eye.

More than ten days have passed since I returned from Liujia Village.

It's the end of the year, and the workload in the department and institute is much greater than usual.

So during this period, Liu Zhiye was very busy at work and had almost no free time. He spent every day in a busy state.

Not only him, but also the whole Security Department is like this. Because a quarter of the staff were trained, there was a shortage of staff, the workload became heavier, and they often had to work overtime to complete the various tasks of the department.

He and Gan Ning hadn't seen each other for a week. Fortunately, women in this era were sensible. If it were in the future, he would be crying in the toilet right now.

After signing the last document in front of me, I called the clerk Xiao Yang to send it to the factory office, and today's work came to an end.

I glanced at my watch. It was already past 7 o'clock. It was pitch black outside and I couldn't go anywhere.

After a simple packing, he locked the door and went to the carport to push the cart. After getting on the cart, he drove towards the gate in a wobbly manner.

"Senior!"

He stopped the car and looked back, and it turned out to be Secretary Xiao Zhou greeting him.

So he said in a friendly manner: "Xiao Zhou! Come closer and talk."

When Xiao Zhou approached, he said with a tired look on his face: "Xiao Zhou! Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Weiguo said with great concern: "Section Chief! Why don't you go back and have a rest first? I will report to you tomorrow."

Liu Zhiye frowned, pulled himself together and said, "It's okay, go on."

Zhou Weiguo leaned close to his ear and said, "We have now found out about that group of people. They are a group of people who make money through illegal means in West City. I heard that they once worked under the Green Gang's Fu Decheng."

"The Western Tyrant - Fudecheng, made a living by buying and selling people and organizing gambling before liberation. He also killed many decent women. He was a complete bully."

"In the early days of the People's Republic of China, during the crackdown on gangsters and evil forces, Fu Decheng's power was eradicated. He himself was also targeted... only a few escaped."

"Later, the remnants of the gang, led by a gangster named Lao Ge, hid in Xicheng District for several years."

"Maybe the previous savings have been almost spent, and Chengzi has started to pop up again."

"This old gangster is really cautious, otherwise he wouldn't have lived to such an old age in peace. They don't dare to target ordinary people, so they can only look for landlords who are not clean themselves."

"It was under such circumstances that Guan Dapeng was targeted by them..."

Liu Zhiye listened to Zhou Weiguo's report with a frown, sharp eyes, and held his breath.

"Xiao Zhou, I think we need to focus on these people, but don't attack them casually. After all, this is a cross-region operation, so we need to say hello to the comrades in West City in advance."

"I will go to the bureau in a few days and report the situation to my superiors, and then decide how to deal with them."

Xiao Zhou heard that he could finally show his skills, so he said in high spirits: "Please rest assured, Chief, I promise to keep a close eye on them and will not easily alert the enemy."

Looking at Xiao Zhou who was getting a little excited, Liu Zhiye patted his shoulder with a smile.

"See you later!"

So he said goodbye and left.

…………

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang.

Liu Zhiye just pushed the cart into the gate.

Guan Dapeng came towards him from the yard and it looked like he had been waiting for a long time.

The boy said to him respectfully:

"Chief Liu, please come back!"

Liu Zhiye had no idea what this kid was trying to say.

I replied casually: "Yeah! I just got back! What's the matter?"

Guan Dapeng then spoke irrelevant words, flattering him in some implicit way.

"It's not easy for you to be leaders! You have to get off work so late every day. It's really hard for you."

When Liu Zhiye heard him say this, he felt annoyed. He said impatiently, "If you have something to say, just say it! I don't have time to listen to you talking nonsense."

Seeing that he was not buying it, Guan Dapeng smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I'll keep it short and not disturb you from going home to rest."

"You once told me that if I still wanted to sell old things, I could continue to come to you."

"I wonder if you still remember?"

Liu Zhiye forced himself to listen to him patiently, then nodded, indicating that he would remember it.

Seeing this, Guan Tianlin continued, "I discussed it with my parents. Because our family is really in financial difficulty, they also agreed to sell all these things."

Liu Zhiye immediately perked up and said as if nothing had happened.

"Dapeng! Do your parents want to sell everything? Why don't they keep some? Is it because you haven't solved your problem yet?"

Guan Dapeng stammered, "Yeah! Yes! Not yet! I'm just selling things to raise money!"

When Liu Zhiye heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes and he nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay! I agree to buy it. I will go to your house after dinner, and you can prepare the things by then, and I will buy everything I like." Guan Dapeng said happily: "Thank you! Thank you! We will wait for you at home."

"See you later~ah!"

"See you later~Chief Liu!"

……

It was 7: at night.

The front yard is closed.

"Chief Liu! Welcome!"

Guan Tianlin greeted Liu Zhiye warmly and he entered the room.

"Section Chief Liu! Hurry up and get on the kang to warm yourself up."

"It's quite cold today!"

Liu Zhiye and the Guan family nodded with a smile and said, "Uncle Guan! Aunt Sun! Have you eaten?"

Aunt Sun smiled with a slightly unnatural expression.

"I've finished eating, Chief Liu! Please sit down for a while. I'll make you a pot of tea."

After Liu Zhiye got on the kang, he sat opposite Guan Tianlin. While looking around the layout of the room, he exchanged pleasantries with Guan Tianlin.

Guan Dapeng was standing under the kang, greeting Liu Zhiye like a servant.

"Come! Have a smoke, please!"

Liu Zhiye waved his hand and refused: "Don't bother! I just threw a cigarette butt before entering the room, you can do whatever you want!"

Guan Tianlin was smoking a cigarette here, secretly looking at Liu Zhiye out of the corner of his eye.

"Dapeng, go and move the things over here. Please give Chief Liu your approval!"

Then he said to Liu Zhiye as if nothing had happened: "Chief Liu, you are very busy recently, right? I haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's hard work to do your job!"

Liu Zhiye said calmly, "Hey! That job isn't hard! Master Guan, isn't your job hard in your workshop? You don't work overtime day and night."

Guan Tianlin nodded, meaning that you are right. He then continued, "But we are different. We don't have as heavy a responsibility as you do, nor do we have as dangerous a job as you do."

"It is you who are selfless and loyal to the people. You defend our peace with your blood and sweat."

Liu Zhiye heard the hidden meaning in his words and pretended to be puzzled: "Why do you say that, Uncle Guan?"

"What's the matter with you?"

Guan Tianlin pretended to sigh, with a somewhat sad expression, appearing to be in low spirits.

"Hey! This kid has no mother - it's a long story."

"Let me ask you a question. Have you heard of Wang Guangyuan?"

Liu Zhiye was shocked when he heard this, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

But he pretended to be confused and said, "Are you talking about the former security chief, Comrade Wang Guangyuan?"

"I know a little bit, but I only know that he died while investigating enemy spies."

"From what you said, you two know each other?"

Guan Tianlin's eyes were red and he had a sad expression on his face. He just stared into Liu Zhiye's eyes and looked at him.

He said it straight to the point.

"Don't you know the relationship between us?"

Liu Zhiye narrowed his eyes, frowned and said.

"Uncle Guan! Just speak frankly, don't keep us in suspense!"

"Tell me! Why should I know the relationship between you two? I don't even know Comrade Wang Guangyuan!"

Guan Tianlin pretended to be puzzled and said, "Logically speaking, since he died like this, your security department should investigate his situation."

Liu Zhiye suddenly realized, "Hey! This case must be under investigation. The Municipal Bureau has already taken it over. The Security Department is no longer responsible for this case."

"Besides! I just arrived at the Red Star Factory. I don't know the specific situation, and the higher-ups don't trust me to handle it."

"So! It's not that we don't want to investigate, it's that we no longer have the authority~"

Guan Tianlin then seemed to have suddenly realized something and said, "Oh! Oh! Maybe I took it for granted..."

"Hey! I'm also worried and confused!"

"To be honest, our family has a special relationship with his family..."

"You said that this person sacrificed himself for such a long time, leaving behind a family of orphans and widows. When our relatives and friends saw this, we were also extremely anxious and worried!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)