On the way back to the software park, I passed that middle school again. It was past the school entrance time, and the school gate that was bustling just now was empty in just half an hour.
Remembering that Sheng Min suddenly mentioned Sheng Hui and Wang Shuying, two names he hadn't heard of for a long time, Li Xuan thought about it and dialed Shouhou's number.
"I think this unfamiliar number is probably you... What a coincidence. What another chance to make a fortune?" There was still a nonchalant voice on the other end of the phone, mixed with the sound of mahjong cards colliding.
"How about I asked you to keep an eye on those two people last time?" Li Xuan turned off the navigation in the car while speaking.
"I'm being honest... Damn it, how can I play my cards like that... Let's stop playing, I'm going to smoke a cigarette." The skinny monkey cursed a few words, got up and moved to a quieter place, "I've been scared for a long time, I asked someone to take good care of her son in there, now I'm being honest... Let me put it this way, if she and her mother have the guts to go back to N City again, I won't take a penny of the money I took from you, I'll give you double the money!"
"You don't need to swear or bet to me, just get the job done. Your big words are useless to me."
"How can it be called bragging? If you don't believe me, just wait and see!" There were two slapping sounds from the other end, and I couldn't tell if it was someone patting the thigh or the chest.
"Of course I'll watch." Li Xuan said calmly, "You have to keep an eye on me. At least for the whole year."
"I understand the principle of taking money from others to help them get rid of disasters, don't worry." The skinny monkey said, with a teasing tone, "But it's not like you, Shen Shijiu, who is so hard on an old woman. How did an old woman offend you?"
Li Xuan smiled lightly: "Hasn't anyone told you that you can only get one of the two? If you want to make money from me, you have to control your curiosity."
"Seeing what you said, I'll ask... Besides, when I ask about you, I ask directly, unlike some people..."
His words were unclear and he was deliberately keeping everyone in suspense. Li Xuan frowned but said in a normal tone, "That's it."
"Hey, wait, wait..." The skinny monkey quickly stopped him, "You really don't want to know?"
"In no mood."
"Fuck! I had to tell you. Once you hung up the phone, I couldn't find you... Did you know that Snake Skin was out?"
His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and the voice of the skinny monkey on the other end of the phone was full of pride: "Did he come to see you?"
"He came to see you?" Li Xuan asked back, his voice unconsciously becoming a little colder.
"Yes, he came to me to ask about you..." Skinny Monkey seized the opportunity to talk and didn't keep the secret. He immediately started talking. "Just last week, Dabin went to the back street to collect money, and I ran into him peeking around your old rental house. You said it's been so many years, and he looked like a bean sprout, short and thin. I almost didn't recognize him when I saw Dabin at first, and he was the one who greeted me first. Do you think it was a coincidence or intentional?... Dabin's heart is harder than stone, so we just chatted, and he brought him to the mahjong parlor while chatting."
Then he paused again, "Aren't you curious about what we talked about?"
"Didn't you just say that we were talking about me?"
"Don't you want to ask about the content?"
“Hang up.”
"Wait, you haven't changed in all these years, I really fell for your tricks." The skinny monkey was furious, "I'm asking about you and your father!"
At first it sounded like an insult, but Li Xuan quickly realized that he was talking about Li Mingge.
"He asked us in a roundabout way about the circumstances under which the couple who took you away were taken away. At first, I thought that you two knew each other so well, came to Qingshui Lane together, and lived together. At first, we all thought you were brothers... Why did he ask us these questions? Later, when he reminded me, I remembered that he had been detained when you left... But this is good luck. Two kilograms, two full kilograms. To put it in a big way, this was a case of being shot, but how many years was he sentenced to?! He can still get out!" He exclaimed in amazement.
Li Xuan looked at his expressionless face in the rearview mirror: "The pot calling the kettle black, you didn't do enough?"
"I won't touch that stuff. But Snake Skin was unlucky. Everyone in Qingshui Lane knew it was a trap. He was smart, but he licked the meat off the knife. He was stupid, but he was not killed..." The skinny monkey sighed for a while on the other end of the phone, "Do you think this is really good luck? You were so familiar with each other back then, do you have any inside information?"
Li Xuan maintained a steady tone: "I don't care, ask him."
The skinny monkey clicked his tongue twice. "Okay, you don't know him, but he's been asking about you. He probably heard from somewhere that you've made it big and become a rich young master, so he wants to get a piece of the pie... He hasn't approached you yet? I guess he'll be there soon, so you should be prepared."
"What did you say?"
"What do you mean? What can I say? I don't know what's going on. I just saw that couple coming and you followed them." The skinny monkey said unconvinced, "I'm reminding you. If it weren't for the fact that you still remembered to give your sister-in-law the money for her confinement, I wouldn't bother to tell you. Anyway, you should be careful. No matter how cruel you are, you have to do it openly. That kid's eyes are like a poisonous snake, looking at people insidiously. You say he is a labor camp prisoner, and he can feel comfortable seeing that you are now on a high branch?"
He said this without remembering that he had just been released from prison. Li Xuan took out mints from the armrest box and chewed two of them. The spicy sweetness rushed into his throat: "You and your subordinates, keep your mouth shut."
"Fuck! You don't believe me! Be careful! Don't worry!" Skinny Monkey heard the hidden meaning in his words and cursed, "Except me, no one knows that we are in contact. I didn't tell him even after being asked several times. You are our big customer now... But if he really finds you, it has nothing to do with me... Oh, yes, when Shepi asked me about it that day, I remembered something."
He looked like he had understood something, and chuckled twice: "Shen Shijiu, you've wanted to leave a long time ago, right? At least a month before Shepi's accident, I saw the couple's car passing by Qingshui Lane. I just glanced at it, and after so many years, I almost forgot about it... But such a nice car is rare in our shabby place..."
"Do you need help?" There was a knock on the car window.
Li Xuan pulled himself out of the chaos of the past and pressed the window: "What's wrong?"
"I noticed your car wasn't moving." The white-collar-looking girl asked with concern, "I thought there was an accident..."
The traffic light ahead had skipped two times without me noticing. Fortunately, this was not a major traffic artery, so the traffic behind was not long.
"Sorry, I got a call." Li Xuan pressed his brows, "Let's go now."
When he arrived at the parking lot, he found two missed calls, both from Qi Boyuan. Li Xuan frowned and quickly entered the elevator. As soon as he reached the floor, his phone rang again.
"I'm already here, the office said." He hung up the phone, and the sensor door opened, and Qi Boyuan turned around. "I was looking for you."
"What happened? Why are you making so many calls?" Li Xuan said as he walked towards the office. Qi Boyuan followed him in. "… There is a problem with the appearance rate of Koi in the pond of "One Corner". Many players reported that they can't spawn them. Since you didn't answer the phone, I have already dealt with it. Everyone in the server will be compensated with 100 wish coins."
"Okay." Li Xuanyi said briefly, opened the game background to check and glanced at the customer service complaint interface.
The complaints were concentrated at 9:00, with the last one at 9:26. The problem was not too big, and Qi Boyuan handled it quickly, so there was not much impact on public opinion.
"Where's the bug?"
"It must be that the new planner filled in the wrong data."
"should?"
"that is."
Li Xuan pursed his lips: "How many times has this happened?"
"The second time. The last time, it was a problem with the special effects, and that wasn't mainly his fault. ... Actually, the overall quality is okay."
"Newcomer? After a few months here, you're still considered new? It's not his fault, it's yours? It's ok, but the standard is too low. At least 80% of your own." Li Xuan took the cup on the table, tried to drink some water, but it was empty again, so he threw it back. "If you come again, you don't have to report to me... Who recruited this person?"
"I recruited it."
Before Qi Boyuan could reply, Chu Tianheng pushed the door open and came in again: "Are you talking about Wang Tian? ... ... I was looking at drawings in the printing factory and I was walking back after receiving the call." There was still white ash on his sleeves. He looked at Li Xuan and said, "I admit my mistake first. When I was recruiting, I really paid more attention to thinking. I didn't grasp a lot of details. My management was not in place, which caused losses to the company... But there is nothing wrong with the person. I don't think it's necessary to fire him."
"Li Xuan didn't say he was going to fire you... You're so dirty," Qi Boyuan patted him on the shoulder, "I know you only have a few people under you. If you really fire me, you'd better quit... Just say something, Li Xuan."
"The criticism notice will be posted on the intranet for a week, and half of this month's bonus will be deducted." Li Xuan finally spoke.
Qi Boyuan shrugged, indicating that he had no objection. This was the system. This was the second time this person made a mistake, and it affected the operation of the entire game. It could be a big deal or a small one, so Li Xuan was still merciful. Chu Tianheng pondered for a moment: "Wang Tian's family, the conditions are not very good..."
Li Xuan raised his eyes quietly without saying anything. Chu Tianheng sighed, "Okay, I got it. I'll deduct half of it as well. I have management responsibilities."
"It's not your problem, don't feel burdened." Li Xuan frowned, "If there's nothing else, you can go and do your work first, senior."
"Don't worry, I have something else to do." Qi Boyuan raised his hand. "The technical forum has been moved to next week. I can't make it. Who of you can go? Or I can write a letter to the organizer."
"Li Xuan is also not available, so I should go?" Chu Tianheng glanced at Li Xuan, "I think it's worth a trip. There are still many companies participating every year, and there are also many new games on display. It's an opportunity for communication."
Li Xuan nodded indifferently: "It's nothing, it's all right." He stopped Qi Boyuan who was about to go out with him, "Wait a moment."
"What's the matter? Tell me." Qi Boyuan closed the door and turned around. "No, tell me what's the matter. I'm afraid of your expression."
Li Xuan raised his eyes and was silent for half a minute: "What's going on with Zhao Jizhe recently?"
"You know?" Qi Boyuan was stunned. His reaction was somewhat different from what Li Xuan expected. "Is it really him?"
"What do I know?" Li Xuan asked back.
Qi Boyuan was also confused: "What are you asking?"
"Weren't you watching him the whole time?"
Although Qi Boyuan had not informed him, Li Xuan knew that ever since he insisted on agreeing to let Zhao Jizhe come to the company, Qi Boyuan always felt that there was something wrong with this man and never let his guard down.
"I'm sick... I'm following him..." Qi Boyuan subconsciously retorted, and then said, "Don't play dumb, is he following you?"
"track?"
Qi Boyuan looked at his expression and said, "You don't know?... Then why are you asking me all of a sudden? Wait for me two minutes." He left in a hurry and came back, pulling out a thumb-sized round iron block from his pocket, "Take a look at this first."
In fact, Li Xuan had already recognized it the moment he saw it. He reached out and took it, a sophisticated micro locator.
"Where did you find it?"
"The trash can... Don't get me wrong, I'm not that boring. The cleaning lady gave it to me. She swept it out while cleaning. She didn't recognize what was inside and thought it belonged to the company, so she brought it to me and asked me."
Qi Boyuan explained, "It happened last Friday. I can't guarantee it's his... This thing relies on iron adsorption and can usually only be installed on a car. I checked your car and didn't find the second one... But Li Xuan."
Qi Boyuan's tone was very helpless. "It's very strange that this thing appeared in our company. We don't have many people in the company. I really can't think of anyone else who could make such a thing except him... It's just you. When it comes to this Zhao matter, you always say that you know the truth, you know the truth... It's annoying to talk too much. I really don't have any evidence. This is a fact. It makes me look like I'm spreading rumors. I wanted to find evidence and give it to you, but you asked... What happened?"
Li Xuan looked at the tracker in his hand without saying a word. Perhaps it was because of the phone call from Shouhou, or perhaps it was because Zhao Jize had already tracked him. At the moment, Li Xuan did not feel very angry, and it was difficult to find any real emotion.
"All right."
Qi Boyuan could not wait for a reply, so he took a step back, sat on the sofa, and sighed, "Li Xuan, I really don't want to argue with you about this. You asked me, so there must be a reason. If you don't tell me, it's not my turn to investigate. But to be honest, there's nothing wrong with my brain. I can't finish my regular work every day. There's no need to keep an eye on such a person who has no relatives or friends every day. I might as well keep an eye on the investors... It's useless for me to say it a hundred or eighty times. But anyway, because of this matter, we have quarreled more times than in the past three years. It's rare that you took the initiative to bring it up today. No matter what the reason is, no matter whether it is useful or not, I will complain again..."
Qi Boyuan took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and put them back on: "You said you had an idea, but I don't think you did... I've said before that you just dare to take risks, I can't understand why you have to take this risk, but the company is yours, if you are not anxious, it's useless for me to be anxious... But I have one more question, where is Sheng Min? Is he back to N City now?"
He stood up and walked to the desk, flicking the tracker lightly: "I picked it up this time, but what if I didn't? Even if this is useless... go out and see if Zhao Jizhe has come? Every day you come and he comes, you leave as soon as you leave, he follows right after you, don't you really know... Or, have you changed your mind, and Sheng Min has also been included in your risk range? Then just ignore what I said."
Qi Boyuan was quite nervous when he said this, and he didn't think it was a glorious act. He was waiting for Li Xuan to get angry or for another quarrel... but it didn't happen.
Li Xuan just held the tracker and kept turning it on his fingertips. For a moment, Qi Boyuan couldn't help but become curious. What was the reason for Li Xuan's inquiry today
But Li Xuan remained silent. After a few long minutes, he threw the tracker up and it fell right back into Qi Boyuan's palm. A tiny crack could be vaguely seen on it. Just before Qi Boyuan subconsciously closed his palm, Li Xuan took it back.
"It's okay, go back to work first..."
Qi Boyuan's eyes flickered, and he wanted to say something, but Li Xuan shook his head: "Just work. I know you've put a lot of effort into the company."