Gao Yi stopped as he got into the car. He turned around and looked in the direction of the middle-aged man with interest. His mind couldn't help but recall the scene at last year's Ice and Snow Festival.
At that time, I was enlarging Descartes and met the legendary leader of the East China Sea Office.
How come he is here?
Gao Yi was confused.
Shouldn’t the disaster response office under its jurisdiction be responsible for special events? Director Song, the "big grievance", is not here. Why is the director here?
"Director Tao!"
Tan Yan's team leader, as the highest person in charge present, immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"The person involved disappeared mysteriously?"
This middle-aged man has a rich voice, and his whole person is filled with aura of superiority that has been formed over many years: "Can you confirm the authenticity of this incident? Over the years, misjudgments in subordinate offices have been common."
"You know, this will become an important indicator in the General Administration's assessment."
"It's certain." The team leader followed in the footsteps of the director, one position behind, and reported the report as he walked: "The reporter is an old agent in our establishment, and his judgment of abnormal events will basically not be wrong. .”
The reason why the team leader said "it's almost impossible to make mistakes" was probably because he didn't want to talk too much in front of the leader.
However, the director's reaction was surprising. His expression suddenly changed and gradually began to turn cold.
"Basic? That means something will go wrong?"
"this……"
A young man like the team leader who is still in the stage of doing practical things, although he has the title of team leader, may not have much understanding of the incomprehensible mentality of the upper-level leaders.
He probably never dreamed that the director would suddenly choke himself in a place like this, his mind was in knots, and he couldn't answer the words for a moment.
"Where are the parties involved?"
The director then continued to ask questions, and the team leader subconsciously reported the situation of Gao Yi and others, but it seemed that because most of the people had left, he seemed quite dissatisfied.
In the distance, Gao Yi watched the two people talking, and saw their eyes suddenly turned towards him. Then the team leader called out, and the police officer driving stopped his movements and said to Gao Yi: "Young man, It seems that the leader is looking for you, can you come over?"
Gao Yi frowned slightly, wondering where this was coming from.
"Gaoyi-san."
Looking at the two people walking towards him, the team leader explained sheepishly: "It's like this. The director wants to find out something from you. Don't put any pressure on him, just tell him what you know."
Gao Yi turned his attention to the middle-aged man.
"Hello, Gao Yi-san."
The director's expression did not change in any way because of his righteousness. Even the tone of the questions was light, and there was no sense of the scene and atmosphere that the words should have.
"Can you tell me in detail what happened to you?"
Gao Yi has no psychological burden on retelling his "story" again. In the concise and concise description, a large number of key points have been blurred, and there is no possibility of self-revelation at all.
After the story was finished, the director fell into silence, as if thinking about some important part of it. But after a moment, he raised his head again and asked: "Where is the other person who came out with you? Where has he gone?"
When asking this question, Gao Yi could clearly feel that the director's gaze became a little deeper, as if he had grasped some secret key without concealing it.
"Sorry, I'm not sure."
Gao Yi's answer this time was no longer so perfunctory. Out of some sudden vigilance, he added a few more lies: "But I seemed to hear footsteps, and they seemed to be heading towards the east side of the alley. .”
The director squinted and glanced at the team leader. The team leader immediately turned around and left with understanding. After a while, a tablet was handed over to him. It was a traffic monitoring screen, with a tall figure clearly displayed on it.
Gao Yi lowered his eyes and stood aside, but the Samoyed beside him had disappeared.
"That's right."
The director seemed to be muttering to himself: "It's him."
Gao Yi's pupils shrank suddenly.
"Thank you for the information, Gaoyi-san."
The director's voice sounded, and what was different from before was that this time he not only had a smile on his face, but also extended his hand.
Gao Yi looked at this palm. There were many wrinkles on it, but it was still white.
This is not the time to hesitate.
So he shook his hand and smiled as he should after receiving an award: "This is what I should do."
The smile faded with the wind, and the two of them turned around. The director and team leader walked away one after another, but Gao Yi remained where he was, quietly listening to the conversation in the wind and rain.
"This is a man-made attack. The mastermind should be Descartes... Team Leader Wang, this is not a case that your disaster response office should handle. It should be handed over to the department for follow-up."
"Director, would it be too..."
The team leader seemed a little hesitant: "Our agents and the director..."
"Do you think Descartes' appearance is just a coincidence?!"
The director scolded with a look of displeasure on his face: "Response team, do your job well, and others who should and should not be managed will be assigned to you."
The door of the black car opened, and the director turned around. Above his head was an umbrella held by his subordinate. Raindrops fell on the umbrella, making a crackling sound.
He extended an index finger to the team leader who was following him all the way, and said calmly: "Don't be smart, don't make decisions, and don't overstep your authority.
"Young man, there are still many things you need to understand."
boom.
The car door closed and drove away slowly.
The team leader was already soaked in the rain, and he was in a daze as he watched the special car disappear under the neon lights.
Until he remembered Gao Yi, he went back and saw that the police officer responsible for sending him home was still waiting, but Gao Yi was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he go?"
Someone replied: "The young man said that his cousin came to pick him up, so he left by himself."
…
Gao Yi walked on the street in the rain, even though he was soaked, he didn't notice it at all.
Every move made by the director before was constantly replayed in his mind.
"That's right...it's him..."
"The mastermind should be Descartes..."
"This is not a case that your disaster response office should handle. It should be left to the department for follow-up..."
The director's behavior was as if he knew "Descartes" was there in advance.
How did he know?
Why specifically accuse Descartes?
wrong.
Before thinking about these issues, Gao Yi needs to understand a premise.
Who is he, Director Tao?
he……
He is a member of the Executive Bureau, the highest-level official in charge of the East China Sea Division, a feudal official in a region, and an absolute "prince".
But what else?
I don't know if there is anything else...
Gao Yi passed by the entrance of an alley, and a dirty dog suddenly jumped out of it, barked at Gao Yi several times, and followed behind him with a look of resentment.
Walking together in the rain.
