Qiao Liang said he was about to leave, but Ma Yuanxiang insisted on keeping him, "County Magistrate Qiao, it's getting late, let's leave after dinner."

"No, I have to leave now, I have to rush to the provincial capital right away." Qiao Liang said.

"Ah?" Ma Yuanxiang was stunned for a moment. She didn't know how important things were recorded in the notebook left by her husband. She gave them to Qiao Liang without reading it. At this moment, when she heard Qiao Liang say this, Ma Yuanxiang realized that the things recorded in this notebook might be extremely important to Qiao Liang, but Ma Yuanxiang could only think of this layer. She never thought about how big a storm this small notebook would set off in Northwest Province.

After looking at the time, Ma Yuanxiang said again: "County Magistrate Qiao, even if you rush back to the county now, you can't go to the provincial capital. Now when you return to the county, it's probably nine o'clock. When you go to the city again, you may not have a flight to the provincial capital today. It's too late."

Qiao Liang was stunned when he heard this, and quickly picked up his phone and checked it. It was true that the flight from Xizhou to the provincial capital was at the latest until nine o'clock.

"It's snowing." At this time, Ma Yuanxiang's mother-in-law suddenly said.

Qiao Liang looked out the window when he heard this and saw snowflakes floating outside the window.

"It's snowing again." Ma Yuanxiang murmured to herself, as if thinking of her deceased husband. Ma Yuanxiang said quietly, "This winter seems to be colder than in previous years."

"This snowflake is small, probably just a little snow." Qiao Liang said with a smile.

Ma Yuanxiang came to her senses and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, let's go after dinner. My mother-in-law is already cooking, it's not a short time."

"Okay, let's go after dinner." Qiao Liang nodded. Since he could no longer rush to the provincial capital today, Qiao Liang was not in a hurry. The journey back this time will take nearly four hours, so it's better to leave after dinner, so as not to get hungry.

My mother-in-law cooked noodles and steamed baked buns for dinner, added some spicy food in a bowl of noodles, and then served with crispy golden baked buns. It was particularly delicious. Qiao Liang ate it with relish and said while eating: "This should be the best noodles I have eaten since I came to Liangbei. This is the pasta that has truly local characteristics."

"County Magistrate Qiao likes it, so eat two more bowls." Ma Yuanxiang was also happy to see Qiao Liang eating.

"No, I'm so big, with a bowl of noodles and a baked bun, my stomach is full." Qiao Liang smiled and shook his head. The bowl in Ma Yuanxiang's hometown was the old-fashioned big name. One bowl is two or three big now. Qiao Liang ate a whole bowl and then accompanied by a bun, his stomach was swollen.

After dinner, Qiao Liang walked outside and found that before he knew it, the snow had become heavy and the ground was covered with a layer of snow.

"County Magistrate Qiao, it's snowing heavily." Ma Yuanxiang also walked out. Seeing that the snowing heavily, Ma Yuanxiang frowned, "It's not easy to hurry on the road. The sky is getting darker and there is snow on the ground. It's dangerous to go to the night."

"It's okay, let's drive slowly." Qiao Liang said.

"County Magistrate Qiao, why not..." Ma Yuanxiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Or we will leave tomorrow. You will be here for one night at night. I am afraid that it will be snowing again. If the car breaks down or something along the way, it will be troublesome."

Ma Yuanxiang reminded Qiao Liang. Thinking of the last time he and He Qingqing returned to the county at night, the car broke down halfway and encountered a wolf. Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel trembling. If he was a little more unlucky, the car would be malfunctioning on the road. Even if there was no wolf in the snow, the two of them would be frozen to death in the car.

Qiao Liang thought about it and nodded: "Well, then I will stay here tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

When Ma Yuanxiang heard that Qiao Liang was about to stay in the evening, he was happy and arranged for arranging the room with his mother-in-law. He had to burn the kang first, otherwise he would not be able to sleep in this cold weather.

Ma Yuanxiang and her mother-in-law went to work. Qiao Liang took out the small notebook left by Wang Anfu and read it. Some Qiao Liang knew about the name recorded in it, and some didn't know about it. What excited Qiao Liang the most was that there were Shangke's names. There were as many as millions of funds for Shangke. With these alone, Qiao Liang knew that Shangke was absolutely perfect, and even if Liu Changxing protected him, it would be useless.

"Oh, it's a pity that there is no record of Liu Changxing." Qiao Liang read the notebook again, and while he was happy, he secretly regretted that there was no name of Liu Changxing here, and I don't know if it was Liu Changxing's self-discipline, or whether Liu Changxing's name was not recorded in it.

Time in the countryside was a little boring. After Qiao Liang flipped through the notebook for a while, he hid the book carefully in the inner pocket of his coat.

This small notebook can be said to be a record of iron ore illegal crimes, and it is also a death talisman for some important personnel in important positions. When he handed this notebook to Liao Gufeng, it is conceivable how big a storm will occur next.

By the way, since Wang Anfu really left behind evidence of illegal and criminal activities about the iron ore and I have obtained it now, can it be regarded as the transaction between Wang Anfu and I completed? Qiao Liang thought silently, thinking about the 300,000 yuan he promised to give Wang Anfu, and thought for a moment, and called Ma Yuanxiang out.

"Give me one of your bank card numbers," Qiao Liang said.

"Chief Qiao County, what are you doing?" Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang in confusion.

"You give it to me first." Qiao Liang said.

Ma Yuanxiang looked at Qiao Liang in confusion, and without thinking for a moment, she took out her wallet from her pocket and pulled out a card: "This is my salary card."

Qiao Liang nodded, took the card, recorded the card number, and then returned it to Ma Yuanxiang.

"Well, it's okay, you go and do your business first." Qiao Liang smiled again.

Ma Yuanxiang nodded and put away the card, turned around and went to prepare the room for Qiao Liang. The room was not dirty. After all, after her husband passed away, my mother-in-law came back to live in her hometown these days. The inside and outside of the house were cleaned up, and she wanted to make a bed and prepare a quilt for Qiao Liang.

Qiao Liang waited for Ma Yuanxiang to leave, logged into his mobile banking, input Ma Yuanxiang's card number recorded just now, and directly transferred the 300,000 yuan.

Wang Anfu, Wang Anfu, I got this diary and fulfilled my promise and transferred the money to your wife. I hope you will know you in the spring and hope you can rest in peace. Qiao Liang thought to himself.

Ma Yuanxiang inside the room heard the ding dong of his phone, picked it up and looked at it. She was shocked and rubbed her eyes. After confirming that she was not wrong, Ma Yuanxiang was so scared that she hurried to the hall outside to find Qiao Liang.

"Captain Qiao County, why did you... transfer money to me? I have transferred so much?" Ma Yuanxiang stammered.

"This is what you deserve." Qiao Liang smiled.

"I deserve it...why?" Ma Yuanxiang asked silly.

"Do you remember the deal between your husband and I? If your husband gives me evidence of illegal crimes in the iron ore, I will give him 300,000 yuan. Now that your husband has really left such a small notebook and I have obtained it, I should naturally fulfill my promise." Qiao Liang said.

When Ma Yuanxiang heard this, he immediately remembered and shook his head: "No, County Magistrate Qiao, you can't do this. I can't take this money. It's not right for my husband to do that before. It's our honor to help you. We will never ask you for money."

"Listen to me, your husband does nothing wrong. The things he provides are valuable, so it is reasonable for him to ask me for compensation, so don't refuse this money. This is also the last thing your husband wants to do for you before leaving. He hopes that you can live a life easily in the future, rather than being burdened with debts, so you should also understand his efforts." Qiao Liang said.

Ma Yuanxiang fell silent for a moment. She also wanted to pay off all the money, without any debts. And these 300,000 yuan can solve all her current difficulties and make her live a relaxed life. But her conscience in her heart made Ma Yuanxiang feel that she could not accept this money. Qiao Liang helped her and was her benefactor. How could she accept such a large sum of money from the other party?

As if he saw Ma Yuanxiang’s idea, Qiao Liang said again: “Although I have helped you, it is different from this, so don’t hesitate, just take the money.”

"County Magistrate Qiao, I still can't accept your money, I'll transfer it to you again." Ma Yuanxiang thought for a while, and finally shook her head.

"You don't have to turn around. If you turn around, I will turn back for you. Why bother with that?" Qiao Liang smiled, and saw that Ma Yuanxiang seemed to insist, his eyes turned, and said, "If you really feel sorry for it, just like this, just think that I borrowed you. You should pay off all the debts outside first, and you will pay them back slowly in the future."

Qiao Liang said this, thinking that he would not accept Ma Yuanxiang's money in the future. Now he would let the other party accept the money with peace of mind.

Sure enough, when he heard Qiao Liang say this, Ma Yuanxiang struggled for a while. After a long time, Ma Yuanxiang seemed to have passed the hurdle in her heart and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I will take this money as I borrowed from County Mayor Qiao."

"Haha, just take the money." Qiao Liang smiled, but he didn't say anything about borrowing it now.

Ma Yuanxiang went to work again, Qiao Liang stood at the door of the hall, looking up at the cold night with snowflakes outside, and fell into deep thought...

The nights in the countryside are very quiet and there is no entertainment. On this snowy day, the surroundings are even quieter, and occasionally a few barkings come from afar.

Qiao Liang felt that time had passed for a long time. He picked up his phone and looked at it. It was only 7 o'clock. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was really hard to pass the time of this big night.

"County Magistrate Qiao, do you want to take a shower? I'll boil water for you." Ma Yuanxiang finished helping her mother-in-law and walked over.

"No, I just washed it last night, so I won't wash it today." Qiao Liang said.

"Then why don't you go to the kang and sit first, it's warmer, otherwise the hall will be very cold." Ma Yuanxiang said.

"Okay." Qiao Liang did not refuse. Although he was wearing a thick coat, the cold wind blew in through the crack in the door in this hall still made him feel a little cold.

Qiao Liang entered the inner room, and Ma Yuanxiang also entered the door, sat on the kang, and chatted with Qiao Liang.

"There is no poker at home, otherwise you can pass the time." Ma Yuanxiang said.

"It's okay, just go to bed early at night, so you can get up early and get up early." Qiao Liang said with a smile.

"By the way, is County Magistrate Qiao drinking? The soju brewed by our hometown is good, and it tastes good. And when I drink it in this cold day, my body is very warm, but the degree is a bit high, I guess it is fifty degrees." Ma Yuanxiang smiled.

"This is OK. Anyway, it's okay, it's good to have a few sips." Qiao Liang agreed happily. Anyway, it's okay to have some wine to pass the time.

Seeing Qiao Liang nodding, Ma Yuanxiang happily went to arrange the program.

When Ma Yuanxiang left, Qiao Liang suddenly thought that if he wanted to rush to the provincial capital tomorrow, he had to call Liao Gufeng first, otherwise it would be a matter of whether Liao Gufeng was there or not. After all, a leader as big as Liao Gufeng may go to other places for exchanges or inspections in counties and cities below. If he didn't call first, he might be disappointed when he arrived tomorrow.
Chapter completed!