svetikya Chapter 266 Cold Wind
Chapter 266 Cold Wind
The cold wind from Qinghai blew through the brick house under construction like a knife. Li Huaide wrapped himself tightly in his thick cotton-padded jacket. He looked at a group of workers working hard and thought of the news he had just received.
"Director Li, someone is investigating your problem. They seem to have found Xu Damao and they say they have a lot of information. In addition, Qin Huairu's son had a fight with someone named Li Yuanchao, who is said to be the son of Chief of Staff Li Zhenhua..."
Li Huaide's hands trembled slightly, not because of the minus 20 degrees low temperature, but because of the shocking news. Li Zhenhua! Why did the military chief of staff suddenly investigate him?
"Xu Damao..." Li Huaide gnashed his teeth and pronounced the name. The villain he had exiled to Yi County had actually become a breakthrough in the investigation. He should have thought that someone like Xu Damao would not accept defeat and would definitely look for a chance to take revenge.
Li Huaide turned back to the office and the phone in the room rang. When he heard a familiar female voice on the other end of the phone, his heart beat faster.
"Qin Huairu, it's me." He said in a low voice.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then there was a cry of surprise: "Director Li... Director Li? How... "
"Don't ask so many questions. I heard that Bang Geng had a fight with someone? With Li Yuanchao?"
"How did you know?" Qin Huairu looked at Deputy Director Ma of the Revolutionary Committee who had called her over, and immediately understood, "This incident caused quite a stir. Bang Geng almost lost his life and is still in the hospital..."
Li Huaide interrupted her: "What happened exactly? Tell me from the beginning."
Qin Huairu's voice was filled with tears: "What's the specific information? I just know that they have been fighting for several months. Director Li, I am so pitiful. You beat me and transferred me away, so they transferred me back to the workshop. Now Bang Geng is injured again. Can you help me?"
Li Huaide's brows furrowed more and more tightly: It seems that what Zhao Hongying said at that time has been done. Could it be that the Zhao family is stirring up the conflict between Jia Geng and Li Yuanchao? But this is too outrageous. In order to deal with a powerless female employee, do you have to make such a big scene? Now it's such a big fuss, one is almost dead, and the other is in the police station. Is this going to make a deadly feud? It doesn't seem like the old man would do that.
"What's the situation now?" Li Huaide asked.
"Bang Geng survived, but the police said that Bang Geng participated in many gang fights and was the organizer. He also stole a huge amount of property." Qin Huairu did not dare to say that Bang Geng stole from Li Huaide's house. "Later, someone advised me to look for Li Yuanchao's family. I met Li Yuanchao's mother and signed a letter of apology. The police station said that Bang Geng had been punished for his injuries, and there was insufficient evidence for the theft, so the matter was over. Li Yuanchao was fine." Qin Huairu's voice was full of resentment, "Director Li, can you..."
"I can't protect myself now." Li Huaide smiled bitterly, "Listen, someone is investigating my problem, maybe it was Li Zhenhua who ordered it. Do you know what?"
"I also heard that someone is investigating you, but I don't know the specific reason." Qin Huairu felt a little aggrieved. She wanted Li Huaide to help her but the other party didn't respond, so she naturally didn't want to say anything more.
"What use do I have for you? Forget it, just give the phone to Lao Ma. Lao Ma, can you help me find out whose house was robbed, and find out what Zhao Hongcheng has been doing recently?"
Old Ma was very helpful. He soon found out that Bang Geng had stolen from Li Huaide's house. He didn't hear about Zhao Hongcheng, but Old Ma told Li Huaide about the fact that Fu Xiaoqiu from the Ministry of Industry limped to work all day. Li Huaide contacted other people and pieced together the whole story. It turned out that Zhao Hongcheng had offended the Li family, and the Li family wanted to use their weakness to break through and deal with the Zhao family.
Li Huaide felt as if he was sinking into an icy cave. He knew that the conflict between the Zhao family and the Li family had intensified, and as the son-in-law of the Zhao family, he would inevitably bear the brunt. Once Li Zhenhua tore a hole from him, not only would the Zhao family be in danger, but he would also be doomed.
"We must act as soon as possible..." Li Huaide paced back and forth in the office, with cold sweat oozing from his forehead. He suddenly stopped, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes: "Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to surrender to Li Zhenhua and completely cut off ties with the Zhao family!"
He quickly picked up the phone and asked for the garrison area to find Li Zhenhua. Secretary Wang answered the phone and was surprised to hear that the other party was Li Huaide. He was even more surprised to hear that the other party had inside information about the Zhao family to tell Li Zhenhua. Secretary Wang took the other party's phone number and address and reported it to Li Zhenhua immediately without delay.
Military district compound, Li Zhenhua’s office.
Li Zhenhua was reading Xu Damao's testimony brought back from Yi County by his secretary Xiao Wang, with a frown on his face. After hearing the latest news brought by Secretary Wang, Li Zhenhua's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he sneered: "You go to Qinghai in person and bring Li Huaide back with my order."
Secretary Wang rushed to Qinghai overnight with Li Zhenhua's warrant, and after many twists and turns, he finally found Li Huaide who was exiled there. At this time, Li Huaide had long lost his former prestige, and his whole body was thinner and his face was gray, obviously he had suffered a lot.
"Li Huaide, I'm Secretary Wang. Commander Li wants to see you." Secretary Wang said expressionlessly.
A hint of joy flashed across Li Huaide's eyes, but he quickly suppressed his emotions and nodded calmly, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Military district compound, Li Zhenhua’s office.
Li Huaide was brought in. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed deeply, his tone respectful but with a hint of urgency: "Hello, Chief, I'm here."
Li Zhenhua sat behind his desk, examining him sharply, and spoke slowly after a long while: "Li Huaide, you said you have inside information about the Zhao family?"
Li Huaide stood up, his expression serious: "Yes, I know everything the Zhao family has done over the years, including how Zhao Hongcheng used his power to embezzle state assets, collude with local forces, and even..." He paused and lowered his voice, "Even Zhao Hongcheng had private contacts with foreign forces."
Li Zhenhua's eyes narrowed: "Do you have evidence?"
Li Huaide pulled out a document that he had prepared long ago and handed it over with both hands: "This is the material I have secretly collected over the years, including accounts, correspondence, and records of Zhao Hongcheng's meetings with certain people."
Li Zhenhua took the document and quickly flipped through it, his face gradually darkening. He closed the document and said coldly: "Li Huaide, if you know all this, why are you telling me now?"
Li Huaide smiled bitterly, "Commander Li, I was forced to do so. The Zhao family is powerful, and if I had reported it rashly, I would have died by accident before the higher-ups could investigate. But now it's different. The Zhao family has offended you, and they can't protect themselves, so I dare to stand up."
Li Zhenhua stared at him with a glare like a knife: "You are good at judging the situation."
Li Huaide lowered his head and said sincerely: "I know I have done a lot of wrong things in the past, but now I just want to make amends and cooperate with your investigation."
Li Zhenhua was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered: "Li Huaide, you are a smart man, but smart people tend to be smart."
Li Huaide's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "Commander Li, I have no second thoughts!"
Li Zhenhua stood up, walked in front of him, and looked down at him: "Well, since you want to redeem yourself from your crime, then tell me everything you know. If I find out that you have concealed anything..." He said in a cold tone, "You should know the consequences."
Li Huaide's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I will tell you everything I know!"
A few days later, a secret investigation into the Zhao family was quietly launched.
After Li Zhenhua got solid evidence, he reported it directly to the central government, and the Zhao family was soon investigated. Deputy Minister Zhao was detained, Zhao Hongcheng was taken away for investigation, and the entire Zhao family collapsed in an instant.
Li Huaide, on the other hand, was given a lighter sentence because of "actively exposing the truth and making meritorious contributions while serving his sentence." Although he lost his job, at least he did not have to go back to that miserable place he had been in before, and could stay in the capital to seek a comeback.