If you cheat, money will follow

At the festive moment when thousands of homes across the country were lit up, families were reunited, lanterns were decorated, and New Year congratulations were celebrated. At an unknown pier in the south, a fishing boat slowly sailed away, heading towards the depths of the vast dark green sea.

On the deck of the fishing boat, Qu Yuanshan looked at the receding coastline, his eyes full of reluctance, melancholy and helplessness.

He said to Qu Liyang beside him:

"Hey... I don't know if I can come back in my lifetime."

Qu Liyang didn't answer. He knew in his heart that leaving this time meant that he would never be able to set foot on this land again for the rest of his life.

"Dad, everyone is waiting for you to come in for the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Haha, okay. It's the first time in my life to have a reunion dinner at sea."

The second day of the new year.

Chang Le followed the Jiang family to Jiangxia's grandpa and grandma's house to pay New Year's greetings.

On the way, Jiang Xia introduced Chang Le to the situation of his grandfather and grandmother's family.

In the early years, the old man of the Xia family took the initiative to shrink and make concessions. Grandpa Jiangxia's generation and subsequent generations were basically distributed in education, scientific research, and literature and art.

Xia Qingfang is one of the few people who has developed in the administrative field.

Even the administrative field is closely related to the education field and has little contact with other industries. It maintains its own independence and is extremely simple.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Zhicheng's official career will go smoothly.

"My grandfather was a teacher at Beijing Institute of Technology. He is now retired. He reads and writes every day. Occasionally, he is invited by the school to give lectures to undergraduates."

"My grandma is also retired. She cooks, cleans, watches TV, and quarrels with grandpa every day. The two of them have been bickering all their lives, and their relationship is getting deeper and deeper, haha..."

"My second uncle is in the tobacco and alcohol business. He travels all over the country all day long and rarely sees anyone. He is the richest person in our family. He always complains about being poor, but he is very kind to me."

"My brother-in-law also teaches at Beijing Institute of Technology, specializing in earth remote sensing. My grandpa said that he is the best reader in our family. He graduated with a doctorate from abroad at the age of 26. Now he is a professor and doctoral supervisor in his 30s, and he also enjoys special Allowance."

"My mother has wanted me to learn from my uncle since I was a child, but I have never been able to learn from it. I can't remember things that I memorized more than 10 times, but my uncle can remember them after reading them twice. The gap is too big."

Ahead, Xia Qingfang turned around and said with a smile: "You, when you talk about my uncle, you always say that he has great talent. Why don't you see your uncle getting up in the middle of the night to read and do questions? Talent is of course very important, but without diligence, No matter how good your talent is, it’s useless.”

"Mom... I work very hard too. In my senior year of high school, I didn't study until midnight or early in the morning. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to learn foreign languages, don't you think?"

"If you worked so hard as a freshman and sophomore in high school... forget it, it's all over. Anyway, I don't expect you to go far on the academic road now." Xia Qingfang shook her head and said.

"Giggle...that's the best." Jiang Xia shook Chang Le's hand: "Chang Le, what do you want me to do after graduation?"

"What to do? Do something you like." Chang Le said.

"Did you hear that, Mom, Chang Le lets me do what I like." Jiang Xia said.

"Just be proud of yourself." Xia Qingfang did not look back.

"Qingfang, what Chang Le said is right. It is indeed a happy thing for people to be able to engage in a career they like." Jiang Zhicheng said.

"Dad, I love you so much." Jiang Xia shouted.

"Ha ha……"

…………

Changning.

Dai Chian was playing with his grandson at home, enjoying family happiness.

"Ouch, Tuantuan, please don't pull Grandpa's beard, okay? It'll be very painful."

"Grandpa, you have so much beard, it doesn't matter how many strands you pull, right?"

"No, Tuan Tuan. Grandpa is getting old. He only has so many beards. If you pull one off, you will lose one and it won't grow anymore."

"Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. When did grandpa lie to you?"

"Okay, let's stop talking about that. Grandpa, let's ride a horse."

"Tuan Tuan is so good. Come, grandpa will ride with you."

At this time, there was a hasty knock on the door.

Dai Chi'an's daughter-in-law opened the door, and outside was Dai Weilun.

"Happy New Year." Dai Weilun handed the gift to Dai Chian's daughter-in-law

"Happy New Year, uncle, are you the only one?"

"Well, I have something I want to discuss with my eldest brother."

"Weilun is here, come and sit down." Dai Chian greeted.

"Brother, I have something to report." Dai Weilun looked solemn.

"Oh... go to my study." Dai Chi'an paused, handed his grandson into the hands of his daughter-in-law, and took Dai Weilun to the study.

"Weilun, tell me, it's a big deal."

"Well... I just received the news that my second brother was taken away by the China Y task force who suddenly appeared at the condolence site." Dai Weilun nodded.

"Hit Y?" After hearing this, Dai Chian's expression changed drastically, and he was extremely surprised: "How...how could this happen?"

"Also, I contacted Qu Yuanshan this morning and found that Qu Yuanshan and his family could not be contacted. I quickly went to their villa and found that no one was there. They must have fled early."

Hearing this, Dai Chi'an's slender eyes suddenly darkened, and his usually strong body seemed to be drained at this moment, and he couldn't stand for a while.

Dai Weilun quickly supported him and helped him to the chair.

"Hey, I should have thought of this when Liang Juan disappeared. These years of ease and comfort have really made me lose my vigilance. But...are the methods of handling cases so straightforward now?"

"Brother, what should we do now?" Dai Weilun asked

"What to do? There is no other way. Since Jiang Hua was taken away, it means that the higher-ups have grasped the exact clues and have begun to close the net."

"Then we can also..."

"Let's go? Haha." Dai Chi'an smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"If it was the first time Liang Juan disappeared and we had arranged the situation in time, it would still be possible."

"It's too late to say anything now. Maybe they are already on their way here."

"You should go home and explain everything to your wife and children now. Explain everything you can. If you wait any longer, you will lose your chance."

Dai Weilun said sadly, "Brother, take care, I'm leaving first."

"Go." Dai Chian waved his hand.

Dai Weilun left the study. Dai Chian looked around at the books, honors and medals in the study. The books here were not just decorations. He had read every one of them.

There is an unread report on the table.

He covered his face with his hands, shrank his body and cried tremblingly: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Uncle, won't you stay for dinner?"

"Hey, you guys can eat, I have something else to do." After Dai Weilun finished speaking, he opened the door and was horrified to find four people standing at the door, about to knock on the door.

Among the four people, two were wearing uniforms and had work ID cards.

"Hey, Comrade Dai Weilun? What a coincidence, we happened to be looking for you."

"Comrade Dai Chi'an is here too. Please call him out. There are some things you need to know from him."

Dai Weilun, who had always pretended to be calm, finally couldn't bear the invisible pressure at this moment, and sat slumped on the ground, muttering to himself:

"It's... inside, you can go find it yourself."