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Chapter 55 Condolences to the Family

Mengzi smiled lightly and said nothing. After chatting for a while, Mengziqing left first. After all, she had been busy all night last night and was already exhausted physically and mentally. Liu Zhenhua sat in the hall for a while before she left the hospital with her tired body.

When Liu Zhenhua returned to the dormitory, Liu Xiangying and Jiang Shuixin were half lying on the sofa and were already asleep. Maybe they were waiting for Liu Zhenhua to come back, but the unbearable sleepiness still made them fall asleep unconsciously. Liu Zhenhua went to the bedroom to get a blanket, covered them with both of them, then went to the bathroom to wash, changed into a clean set of clothes, and tiptoed out again. Liu Zhenhua was also tired now, but he refused to sleep and couldn't sleep, because there were more important things than sleeping now that he needed to do.

After leaving the dormitory, he went to the unit and sorted out all the information of the victims. Then he asked the driver Xiao Zhao to take him to visit the house. The first one he went to was Zhou Haifeng's house in Daliu Village. Zhou Haifeng was one of the three victims this time. He was in his early thirties, with a 60-year-old mother on top, a wife two years younger than him in the middle, and a daughter five years old below. It is regrettable that such a family suddenly encountered such a tragic change, and it also made Liu Zhenhua regret it.

When Liu Zhenhua arrived at Zhou Haifeng's door, the pretty neat door had already been hung with white cloth, as if she was preparing for the funeral. Liu Zhenhua hesitated for a while at the door before knocking on the door gently. Soon when the door opened, Zhou Haifeng's five-year-old daughter stretched out her head from behind the door. Perhaps because she was still young, she didn't know that her father had left her, so her face did not have the expected pain, but instead had a smile: "Who are you looking for?"

Faced with the little girl's usual inquiries, Liu Zhenhua seemed to have eaten yellow lotus and couldn't say anything. After a long time of thinking, he was thinking about how to talk to the little girl. Finally, he sighed and used his face that was a little pale all night, and barely squeezed out a smile: "Is your mother at home?"

The little girl nodded obediently and then retracted her head back into the door. After a while, when the gate of the courtyard was pushed open again, a simple-dressed woman pushed the door and walked out. At the age of 28, she looked extremely haggard because of her loss of her husband, as if she had just become a teenager, and she turned from a young young woman to a depressed middle-aged woman.

Although she met Liu Zhenhua in the hospital last night, Liu Zhenhua made herself unkempt because of saving people last night. After washing up, Liu Zhenhua was completely different from last night. The young woman didn't recognize her for a while: "Who are you?"

Looking at the young woman's sad look, Liu Zhenhua was speechless for a moment. This was the first time he was facing this situation, which made him feel that the dilemma was even more difficult than when he encountered a strong enemy. After wandering for a while, Liu Zhenhua said, "Hello, my name is Liu Zhenhua, and I am the mayor of our town."

When he heard that the person in front of him was the mayor, the young woman's eyes turned red instantly. Yes, it was because of the person in front of him that his husband left him forever. The young woman wanted to hate Liu Zhenhua, but she couldn't hate him because he knew that Liu Zhenhua was also for their own good and to give his husband a good job.

The young woman had red eyes, suppressed the urge to shed tears, and whispered: "Master, are you in trouble?"

The young woman did not want to invite Liu Zhenhua in to sit, and Liu Zhenhua could understand it. After all, he indirectly made the young woman lose her husband. It was human nature to be unable to accept herself for a while. Liu Zhenhua took out a bank card from his arms through the door and handed it to the young woman: "I'm sorry, because of my negligence, it caused such a change to your family, but it's useless to say too much. After all, people cannot be resurrected. The only thing I can do now is to help your family overcome difficulties. This bank card has 100,000 yuan, which is for you to use as the cost of handling the funeral. After the funeral is handled, please come to my unit and we will discuss the compensation for you carefully."

While taking the bank card, the young woman's tears didn't flow down. Just as her husband said at home before, the mayor was a good person, a good mayor who sincerely handles the people. Even if he causes a change in his family, how could he bear to blame him?

The young woman covered her mouth, shed tears silently, saying nothing, and couldn't say anything.

Seeing the young woman's heartbroken look, Liu Zhenhua felt extremely heartbroken. The only thing he could do was stand in place and suffer with the young woman. After a while, Liu Zhenhua mustered up the courage to pat the young woman on the arm and said lightly: "Sad to be sad." Then he turned around and got into the car and left like a fleeing. Liu Zhenhua was not afraid of facing difficulties, but he was afraid of such a tragic scene of separation and death. This might be because of the little ordinary psychology that had not yet died in his heart.

After leaving Zhou Haifeng's home, according to the original plan, Liu Zhenhua went to Gao Jin's home in Daliu Village. Like Zhou Haifeng, Gao Jin was one of the three victims. However, compared to the married Zhou Haifeng, he was a young man who had not yet married. He was only twenty-three years old this year. He had not completed the three major events in his life, "marrying a wife, having a child, and sending him off". He went there before he could finish it. It was extremely miserable and extremely regretful.

After arriving at Gao Jin's house, the one who came out to greet Liu Zhenhua was Gao Jin's brother-in-law, a man in his thirties, with an honest and gentle face. Perhaps because of his kind nature, he could not bear to hit Liu Zhenhua again. Therefore, as soon as he met, he tried his best to show enthusiasm. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm made Liu Zhenhua extremely uncomfortable and even more blamed himself.

From Gao Jin's brother-in-law, he learned that after learning about Gao Jin's death, his old mother was heartbroken and cried all night. Because Gao Jin's father died early, everyone in the family took care of the funeral, and his sister who married away from home rushed back overnight. However, because Gao Jin's family was already very difficult, even if they came back, the funeral would not be easy. Now Liu Zhenhua's arrival is a timely help.

After Liu Zhenhua and Gao Jin's brother-in-law said a few words, he presented the prepared bank card with both hands, just like the one given to Zhou Haifeng's family, which was also 100,000 yuan.

After leaving Gao Jin's home, Liu Zhenhua visited the houses and went to the homes of all the victims. Each of the victims was given 100,000 yuan, but the victims did not give them money. They just made a promise to ensure that the medical expenses were borne by him alone and that they would not burden the victims' families. After the victims recovered, they could come to his unit to discuss compensation. Although no one was too blushed to Liu Zhenhua, the "executioner", Liu Zhenhua could feel that they were struggling in their hearts. After careful calculation, who could blame this? After all, this was an accident, but Liu Zhenhua took the initiative to pay for the accident. It really sublimated everyone's impression of him again.

After returning to work, Liu Zhenhua asked Xiao Zhao to go back and rest. It was not easy for this kid to wait outside the hospital last night, but he didn't close his eyes all night, for fear that Liu Zhenhua would make any moves. At this time, the matter had come to an end, so he had nothing to do.

Since Liu Xiangying was sleeping in the dormitory and did not come to work, the office seemed a little deserted. Liu Zhenhua held his head with his hands and lay on the desk with his eyes closed and rested for a while, he sent someone to call Wu Haibo over.

"Haibo, tell me what you know." Liu Zhenhua rubbed his temples with one hand, closed his eyes slightly, and said in a tired tone.

Wu Haibo sat upright opposite Liu Zhenhua. Although Liu Zhenhua called him and did not say why, such a big thing happened last night. Even if Wu Haibo thought with his toes, he could figure out what he was doing. Looking at Liu Zhenhua's rare gloomy appearance, Wu Haibo swallowed and said slowly: "Is this matter done by Guo Hongsheng? I don't know. When the accident happened yesterday, he was inspecting the "Nanwu Preparation". Although it seemed that this matter had nothing to do with him on the surface, I heard some more or less from him a while ago, and wanted to plot against you."

Nanwubei is a village in the southernmost part of Wubei Town, and the junction between Wubei Town and another town. Although it is remote, it is one of the few wealthier villages in Wubei Town so far. At least the people in the village don’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. It is reasonable for Guo Hongsheng to go there to inspect the work.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhenhua nodded, left Wu Haibo aside, and then asked Heshen: "Lao He, what do you think?"

Heshen spoke calmly and asked without answering, "What do you mean by asking me this way? Do you really want to figure out the matter? Or do you want to take action."

Liu Zhenhua said lightly: "I just want to have a clear mind. This matter is always hanging, and it doesn't feel good. Even if I must have been the one who made it by Guo Hongsheng, I also want to hear it with my own ears, which was done by him. Then I stamp his name in my heart so that I can always remember the insidiousness of this person."

After a moment of silence, Heshen said, "Guo Hongsheng and his former mayor are birds of a feather. When the mayor was transferred, he stayed. It was obviously some means. Moreover, in Wubei Town, he is probably the only one who dares to plot against you."

Liu Zhenhua had thought of these things for a long time. He asked this but had a knot in his heart. At this time, he received Heshen's answer. Liu Zhenhua's knot in his heart was a little smaller. He turned to Wu Haibo and said, "Haibo, I didn't have time to take care of Guo Hongsheng a while ago. I thought he would make his position clear, but I didn't expect it to be even worse. Now I am interested in him. Tell me all your knowledge of him."

Wu Haibo responded and said quietly: "In the past, Guo Hongsheng has been the deputy mayor of our town for thirteen years. During this period, three mayors were transferred or dismissed, but Guo Hongsheng was like a rock in the sea. Despite the turbulent waves, he did not move at all. His personal ability is still worthy of recognition. But I think that he was able to stay in Wubei Town for so many years, and no one could move him, mostly because of his wife."
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