Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Really?"

Cheng Hao stared at Deputy Director Luo with suspicion.

The two have been working together for more than a year and know each other well. Deputy Director Luo is not that active at work on weekdays.

He suddenly came all the way to Qinjia Village today. There must be something else going on.

Deputy Director Luo was frightened by Cheng Hao's stare, so he could only say awkwardly: "Actually, there is another reason. This morning's incident caused a big commotion. I heard that District Chief Zhou was very unhappy and was going to come to our street office for inspection.

You were not in the neighborhood office at that time, and I couldn't handle it alone.

So it came out.”

Cheng Hao nodded suddenly, showing an expression of realization.

It turned out that he was afraid of being held accountable by his superiors, so he found a random excuse to sneak out and seek refuge.

This behavior is very consistent with Deputy Director Luo's style. He will do his job as sloppily as possible and avoid problems as much as possible. He does not seek to achieve anything but to avoid making mistakes.

I never thought about becoming successful in this life, I just want to live a stable life until retirement.

"But how did you run so far and reach Qinjia Village?" Cheng Hao continued to ask.

Deputy Director Luo's speech was quite fluent, but there was an obvious flaw, that is, he ran too far and too fast.

If you just want to avoid District Chief Zhou, there is no need to travel all the way to Qinjia Village. It would be enough to find a place on the edge of Sijiu City to inspect it.

Moreover, Cheng Hao did not find any trace of Deputy Director Luo in the several villages he passed through along the way.

It is conceivable that Deputy Director Luo came to Qinjia Village from the beginning, so he did not waste time on the road.

"Uh~

This... this..."

Deputy Director Luo scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Didn't you tell me last time that there are many beautiful girls in Qinjia Village? So I wanted to take the opportunity to come here... Hehe..."

As he spoke, Deputy Director Luo's voice became softer and softer, and he lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"Lao Luo, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but it's already this time, and you're still..."

Cheng Hao shook his head and sighed, and the last trace of doubt on his face disappeared.

Only Deputy Director Luo could do such an outrageous thing.

"Deputy Director Luo, you are amazing.

Director Cheng and I are so busy, but you still have the mind to find a girl.

You are a government official, but you are still so rude. Aren't you afraid that your wife will be angry?"

Cheng Hao would give Deputy Director Luo some face, but the director had no scruples at all.

"Lao Luo is not afraid. He is not married yet, so where would he get a lover?"

Cheng Hao explained on behalf of Deputy Director Luo.

It would have been fine if I hadn't explained. Once I did, the director became even more disdainful.

"No... Deputy Director Luo is not married yet?!

As the deputy director of a subdistrict office, he’s in his thirties and still can’t find a wife?

How have you been doing all these years? "

In the director's eyes, the fact that Deputy Director Luo had not found a wife was the real big deal, far more serious than skipping work.

This era adheres to the traditional idea that men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough.

Unless the financial conditions do not allow it, there must be special circumstances if you are over 30 and still not married.

For example, having a hidden illness or something like that.

Thinking of this, the director looked at Deputy Director Luo with a little more sympathy in his eyes.

And this bit of sympathy was like a dagger, piercing straight into Deputy Director Luo's heart, causing him unbearable pain.

"No, you misunderstood. I'm fine."

Deputy Director Luo said this and turned to Cheng Hao for help.

“I delayed my personal issues due to some special circumstances at home.

Really, I went to the hospital for a check-up some time ago, and there was no problem with that.

If you don’t believe me, you can ask Director Cheng.”

"Well, there is nothing wrong with his body."

Cheng Hao shrugged and explained helplessly: "It's just that the family situation was complicated before, and I was dragged down, so I didn't get married."

"Oh, that's a complicated situation."

The director couldn’t imagine what kind of family would cause a government official to be unable to find a wife.

Although men are considered to be in their prime at 41, Deputy Director Luo is indeed not a young man.

If you delay for a few more years, you will reach middle age and your energy will drop drastically, and you may never be able to find a wife in your entire life.

If you can't get a wife, you won't have children. Without children, the family's bloodline will be cut off.

"Stop talking about this. Why did you two end up here?

Just now, a gunshot was fired suddenly, which scared me."

Deputy Director Luo quickly changed the subject to hide his embarrassment.

“We are here to catch a liar.

On the way out of Sijiu City, counterfeit money fraud cases occurred in several villages along the way.

When I arrived outside Qinjia Village, I saw so many people gathered at the entrance of the village. I thought I could catch the criminal red-handed.

I didn’t expect you to be here.”

Cheng Hao talked about what they saw and heard along the way.

The director added a few more words.

“As soon as I came up and shouted, they suddenly turned around and ran away.

I thought it was a scam, so I fired a warning shot.

Who knows they were just scared.”

After saying this, the director showed a frustrated expression on his face.

"The gunshot just now made such a loud noise that even if the scammers were nearby, they probably wouldn't dare to come in.

Our plan has gone to waste.”

The director felt very frustrated as the powerful blow hit the air and even startled the prey.

Or I was because I saw so many ordinary people being cheated along the way, I was too impatient and lost my composure.

If you are more cautious, maybe you can get something out of it.

“It’s not a soak.

By coming here, we can at least prevent the people of Qinjia Village from being deceived and protect their property.

If we hadn’t come, they would have been in danger.”

Cheng Hao comforted softly.

"By the way, Lao Luo, you went to Qinjia Village first. Did you find any suspicious people?"

According to previous investigations, the scammers' movements were towards Qinjia Village, and they should have left some clues.

"Sigh~"

Deputy Director Luo pressed his head and thought seriously.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly shouted with his eyes wide open, "Yes, I remember. When I arrived outside Qinjia Village, I saw a group of people carrying cloth bags passing by the northwest of Qinjia Village.

At that time, I thought they were villagers from Qinjia Village, but when I thought about it carefully, I realized that the road into the mountains was to the northwest of Qinjia Village.

Why are they carrying things into the mountains for no reason?"

Upon hearing the news, Cheng Hao and the director looked at each other, and surprise appeared on their faces.

After working hard for most of the day, we finally caught the scammer.

"Let's go find the village party secretary and ask him whether that group of people are from Qinjia Village.

If not, we will chase him immediately."

Cheng Hao was not overwhelmed by the sudden information. He wanted to further confirm the reliability of the information.

If those suspicious people were just villagers from Qinjia Village, it would be terrible if something went wrong.

"Okay, I'll go ask right away."

Cheng Hao and the director just scared the villagers, so it would be better to leave the negotiation to Deputy Director Luo.

Deputy Director Luo led the two of them to the door of the village party secretary's house with ease, and then he entered the yard alone.

Not long after, Deputy Director Luo ran out with a happy look on his face.

"The village party secretary said that no one from Qinjia Village will enter the mountain today.

Those guys are definitely not from the village.”