Pokémon: I'm a detective, not the sixth one.

After Zhai Wuji left his brother's house, he sat alone by the river for a long time.

He felt very strange now. Even though he had experienced so many blows today and three of his closest relatives had all left him, Zhai Wuji did not shed a single tear at this moment. Instead, he had an indescribable sense of calmness.

This world is cruel. It will not allow you to enjoy your future life just because you have suffered.

It is normal in life for sufferings to come one after another without giving people any chance to breathe.

Zhai Wuji also understood this truth, but wanting to quickly get out of grief was another matter.

He didn't know where his original wife had gone, and all his former assets had been confiscated in the name of illegal gains. Now all his family members were dead. At this moment, his eyes were dull and he felt that there was no hope in life.

People often say that you can bounce back from the bottom and turn around from the bottom. But as the saying goes, life is a breath, and the heroes of those exemplary cases of comebacks often have reasons to persevere.

Perhaps they want to prove something to others, or maybe they want to provide for their parents in their old age, or maybe they hope to give their children and grandchildren a better life.

But what about Zhai Wuji?

What is the reason for his cheering up now?

To him, it seemed that he was the only one left in the world. No one paid attention to his actions, and no one cared about his well-being. In the days ahead, he would just eat and drink lavishly, and steal and commit petty crimes.

He is already 54 years old. How long will it take for him to turn things around? And what is the meaning of turning things around?

Zhai Wuji was completely desperate and just sat on the stone steps by the river.

In a trance, he thought of his and Xuanxuan's child, as if his closest relatives were not completely dead, but his own flesh and blood!

Zhai Wuji instantly became alert, his brain started working rapidly, and he decided to do something.

He first went to the police station in his registered place of residence, showed his release certificate, and replaced his 8-year-old ID card with a new one; he then found a roadside operator agency, which was a small shop that could process phone cards and sold some cheap mobile phones.

After doing all this, he took his new phone and ID card to the bank to reactivate his bank card that had been frozen for 8 years. This way, his life would be much more convenient in the future.

Zhai Wuji checked in at the Express Hotel, then took out his mobile phone and simply adjusted the operation. This new era of hand-controlled screen is indeed much more flexible to use than Nokia's stylus.

"133,8033..."

Zhai Wuji recited the number silently while inputting the number he knew by heart.

This is the number he has never dared to forget in the past 8 years, and it is also his life-saving straw - the mysterious person who was once identified by the police as the boss behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, the call was not connected. Instead, it was hung up after two rings.

Zhai Wuji thought that the other party might not know that he had changed his number, so he sent a text message instead, expressing his greetings in just a few words.

[Leader, I am Zhai Wuji, I am back. When you are free, please call me back. I would like to discuss some future plans with you.]

Zhai Wuji was very smart and wanted to arouse the leader's interest as much as possible, so he added the so-called plan at the end.

In fact, his mind was in a mess, so how could he have any plans? He just wanted to find someone to help him out!

Sure enough, after knowing his identity, someone called his new number within half an hour. However, the number on the caller ID was not the leader's phone number.

"Hello, are you Mr. Zhai Wuji?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I'm Governor Zhang's secretary. You can call me Xiaolin. The governor just received a text message asking me to contact you."

Hearing this, Zhai Wuji's pupils widened. He didn't expect that the mayor who supported him back then has been promoted now!

"Oh! It turns out to be the leader's secretary. Hello!"

Zhai Wuji immediately lowered his posture and showed a flattering smile even through the phone.

Secretary Lin said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhai, it's not convenient to say too much over the phone. I'll give you an address. Please contact me after you get here."

"Row!"

Zhai Wuji understood the ins and outs of this. Many things could not be explained clearly over the phone, so he just gave a few compliments and ended the conversation hastily.

The address given by Secretary Lin was not in this province, which meant that the former Mayor Zhang had been promoted to another province.

Zhai Wuji went straight to the train station without any hesitation. He had to rely on this big tree to turn over as soon as possible, so that he would have enough confidence to take Li Zheng out of the orphanage!

……

The next morning, in a coffee shop.

"Mr. Zhai, I have a letter of introduction and two thousand in cash.

The letter of introduction is for a large factory, where food and accommodation are provided, and the conditions are very good. Moreover, I have already made arrangements for you, and this factory will not conduct a background check on you, so even if you have a criminal record, you can still enter smoothly.

As for the two thousand yuan, it is a token of your boss's kindness. It is enough for your travel expenses and to buy some necessary daily necessities before you start working."

Opposite Zhai Wuji sat the secretary with whom he had spoken on the phone earlier. Governor Zhang himself did not show up, but only asked his secretary to come and deliver an envelope to him.

Zhai Wuji found this situation somewhat unacceptable.

"This... Secretary Lin, is this all the leader has told me? Can I meet him in person?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhai." Secretary Lin shook his head with a very standard smile on his face.

"It is not convenient for the leader to see you now. Although I have not been with the leader for a long time, I know something about you. Let's be frank. Today's times are developing rapidly and are no longer the same as in the past.

China's current efforts to combat corruption and promote integrity are particularly strong. Even cases from 20 or 30 years ago will be uncovered and severely punished.

Therefore, the leader now does not want to have anything to do with any businessmen, even old friends.”

Having said this, Secretary Lin smiled at Zhai Wuji.

"Mr. Zhai, to be honest, I see many people every day who want to ask the leader for help in resettlement. But you are the only one who cares about him.

The governor personally smoothed the relationship, arranged the work for you, and even paid for your travel expenses out of his own pocket, which is enough to show his friendship for you.

But as I said before, China's anti-corruption efforts are very strict now, and the leader is under such tremendous pressure but still has to help you arrange a place. You should also think more about him in return, right?

So, now that I am here today, I will dare to stand between the friendship between you two and be the bad guy for once.

I would like to ask you to consider carefully and keep a sufficient distance from your leader. Otherwise, if the inspection team sees you in close contact with him, who can guarantee that they will not think too much? Will they not involve previous cases?

If you come to him, you are harming him.

That’s what’s happening now.”

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