Chapter 69: How dare you trick me!

  At this time, Liu Shijiang was standing on one side, turning his gaze from Shi Laoban to another direction. His heart was churning like the ocean at this moment.

  Hmph, look at these blood-sucking big bosses, one set of words in front of people and another behind their backs. Look at him, pretending to be a kind-hearted gentleman in front of me.

  He was thinking this way, and Butler Tang had already taken the mother and son out.

  "Secretary Liu, sorry about that, a little 'interlude', a little 'interlude'. I'm embarrassed." Old Master Shi bowed his head and smiled awkwardly: "Come on, let's go take another look in the back."

  As he spoke, he walked forward.

  Liu Shijiang saw this scene, and in his heart, the good impression of Shi Lao Ban was completely gone. Even the little bit of good impression he had for him before was thrown away with this scene just now.

  Hmph, just as I said to Maggie, in this world, if you're not ruthless, you can't make money!

  He heard Shi's words, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, he nodded and followed Shi, continuing to walk forward.

  At the entrance of Shi Lao's house, a black sedan was parked. On the ground near the entrance, several pedestrians were walking by. Next to a big tree on one side, a woman was squatting down. Beside her, a little kid was sitting on the ground.

  At this time, Shi Laoban accompanied Liu Shijiang and walked out from inside with a loud laugh.

  "Secretary Liu." When arriving at the main gate, Housekeeper Old Tang looked at Liu Shijiang with a smile and said: "My master said, please come visit often."

  "Alright, you may leave." Liu Shijiang said calmly and confidently as he looked at Tang Guan's family.

  "Alright." Tang Guan Jia looked at Liu Shi Qiang with a smile and nodded his head in greeting.

  Liu Shijiang took a glance at his wife and walked out. The housekeeper was still standing on the steps, watching Liu Shijiang.

  As soon as Liu Shijiang sat in the car, he turned around and walked inside. With a "bang", Liu Shijiang was about to start the car when he looked up and saw the "woman" squatting on the ground not far away and the child crying loudly.

  At this time, the child sitting on the ground between them was crying out loud, as if thinking about what his mother wanted next to him. However, the poor mother had no way, and could only silently watch her child shed tears.

  Sitting in the car, Liu Shijiang started the engine with a furrowed brow, staring at the woman and child not far away. He shook his head slightly.

  He thought the woman was the same one he had met at Shi's place earlier, and although his memories of childhood were vague, looking at the child stirred up a loving heart in him.

  He then turned off the car, got out of the car and slowly walked towards the "woman" while taking out the three gold bars that Old Stone had given him from his pocket.

  When he came to the woman's side, he opened the box and handed it to the woman. Looking at her frowning, he said: "Go quickly to have the child see a doctor."

  Just then, at the corner of the wall outside the big 'gate' of Shi Lao Ban, Tang Guan's face appeared, his eyes wide open, staring intently at every move of Liu Xiang.

  "Thank you, thank you. Thank you, benefactor. Thank you." The woman took the three gold bars that Liu Shi Qiang had handed over to her and immediately knelt down on the ground, knocking her head against it, saying with extreme gratitude.

  Having seen this, Tang Guan's family turned around and walked back inside.

  Liu Shijiang didn't say anything either and walked a few steps to his own car, opened the door and got in.

  At this time, in his heart, he saw the true warmth and coldness of the world.

  He started the car and drove away from Shi Lao's house with an extremely depressed mood.

  In the backyard of Lao Ban's house, by a lake, Shi Lao Ban was feeding fish with fish food. Tang Guan Jia arrived at his side.

  "Old master, as expected, that Secretary Liu really gave those three gold bars to the mother and son."

  Tang Guan's family held up one corner of his long shirt with one hand, made a gesture with the other, bowed his body and smiled at Shi Lao Ban.

  The old master handed the food in his hand to Tang Guan's hand, turned his head and said slowly: "Ah, didn't you see the way he looked at that mother and son? His compassionate heart is still very strong."

  Mr. Shi said, with a rare glint in his eyes.

  "You say, Master. In this Jiangnan Bureau, why are there always a few who don't love money? Ah, and this Secretary Liu, actually gave the gold bars he got to someone unrelated. Is there something fishy about this?" Tang the butler said with a nod and a bow to Stone Boss.

  "People always have a good side, if not wealth then something else. This Liu Shijiang is not simple at all. We need to pay more attention to him in the future." Old Shi said with a frown while feeding the fish, speaking slowly and deliberately to Tang Guan.

  "Yes, sir." Tang Guan bowed his waist and looked at Shi Lao Ban, holding the bait and said: "Sir."

  "Has that crappy expert left?" Old Shi asked while casting his bait.

  "Yes, I was just about to report this matter to the master." Tang Guan said, looking at him: "That expert came to our place and thought that the coal reserves here are astonishingly large."

  "Haha, he's not afraid of earning our money, is he just picking the good-sounding ones to say?" Old Stone said with a smile, seemingly somewhat disbelieving.

  "No, absolutely not. In my observation, this expert is a honest man." Tang Guan said with a smile and handed the bait again.

  "That's great." Old Shi stretched out his hand to pick up the bait from the bowl and threw it into the lake, saying with a rather pleased tone: "I'm unintentionally 'planting willows'."

  "Haha... still as wise as ever, Master." Tang the housekeeper laughed and gave a thumbs up, looking at Old Stone.

  "Today we have a land pass again, it seems that the old heaven is not satisfied with the thickness of my family's foundation." Mr. Shi said with a smile, shaking his head.

  "Hahaha." Tang Guan's family heard it and laughed happily with his head thrown back.

  "When will the first batch of goods be shipped?" Stone boss asked before Tang's smile had faded.

  "Tomorrow morning." Tang Guan said, leaning over and looking at Shi Lao Ban.

  "Uh, ...alright, go take a look at the warehouse." Old Shi nodded his head, seemingly thinking for a moment before speaking, then turned and walked inside.

  "Yes." Tang Guan replied, and hastily followed behind Shi Laoban into the house.

  In Chen Xiru's office at the Military Bureau, Auntie was on a phone call with his superior.

  "Director, have you received the telegram? The vanguard of the Communist Army has arrived..." As he said this, Chen Xiru's smiling face suddenly turned into a gloomy one, and he fell silent, just listening.

  "What? The vanguard of the Communist army has already arrived at the Yangtze River? Impossible, sir." Chen Xiru still argued in disbelief.

  "Ah, Han Ying's secret telegram said that the vanguard of the Communist Army has arrived at the Yangtze River, and it will take over a dozen days to get here... Yes, yes, yes... I'll definitely investigate... Yes, Director, you can rest assured, I won't lose face for you." By this point, Chen Xiru's smiling face had already turned iron-gray.

  He looked at the receiver in his hand and said, "Dare to fool me." After that, he slammed down the receiver with a "bang".

  He said to himself, "You Maji Ping, dare to play me and still want to be the deputy director? Wait and see what you say! Thinking of this, he dialed Maji Ping's office phone: "Come to my office right away."

  As he spoke, he slammed down the receiver on the telephone.

  In the corridors of the Military Control Bureau, agents were walking in and out, Maji walked out with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest out, looking every inch a deputy director.

  At this time, a female spy ran past him, he waved his hand at her, and ignored the others.

  Another 'female' agent ran up to him and called out "Marco!" before running off, he also waved his hand.

  When he came to the 'door' of the duty room, Maji Ping opened his hands which had been behind him and stretched out a hand to knock on the 'door'.

  In the office, Chen Xiru was sitting in a chair with her arms around her and her eyes closed.

  "Knock knock knock", Maji Ping knocked on the 'door' a few times, then pushed open the 'door', and walked in.

  He smiled and tilted his head to look at Chen Xiru, thinking that today was the moment he would receive good news.

  He walked with a smile and came to Chen Xiru's side, who was sitting with his eyes closed, and asked with a smile: "Are you looking for me?"

  He is just a small man, thinking he has achieved his goal, and doesn't even call you Director anymore, but instead calls you directly.

  However, Chen Xiru seemed as if she hadn't heard his voice at all, still hugging her arms, closing her eyes, and sitting limply in the chair.

  After a while, Chen Xiru said in a low voice: "The director has made his move, you know?"

  He spoke without looking at Maji Ping, his face devoid of any smile, only a somber expression.

  "What honor will our superiors bestow upon us?" Maji Ping said with an air of pride.

  "What nonsense!" Chen Xiru heard this and immediately got angry, stood up and loudly shouted at Ma Jiping.

  After he finished speaking, he slowly turned around.

  "What's wrong, Director?" Now, Maji Ping thoroughly fell into a daze, just like the monk who couldn't touch his own head. He looked at Chen Xiru with confusion and asked in a low voice.

  At this time, Maji Ping had already lost his proud and arrogant attitude from just now.

  "The frontline command has just sent the latest news, the vanguard troops of the Communist Army have already arrived in the Luotian and Anqing areas. Do you know where this place is? It's right on the banks of the Yangtze River!" Chen Xiru said to Ma Jiping.

  He was speaking in a relatively calm tone at first, but gradually became louder and eventually slammed his hand on the office desk and shouted loudly.

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and covered his left chest with his right hand, with one hand propping himself up on the table.