After chatting with Li Yan, I went to the guest room to find Bai Xi.

When I passed by, there were two security guards guarding the door. When they saw me, they looked a little strange and seemed a little afraid of me.

I ignored them and walked over and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened. Bai Xi was a little surprised to see it was me: "Brother Lei?"

I glanced sideways into the room and saw Lu Xiaoyu still lying on the bed taking an intravenous drip: "Are you free now?"

"Have."

"Okay, let's go down and take a look."

"Oh...ok." Bai Xi nodded and said, "I'll talk to Xiaoyu."

After a while, I took Bai Xi to a bathing box downstairs.

Sitting down on the sofa, I asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I was among the first to come out during the fire."

I nodded: "Where is Lu Xiaoyu?"

"She..." Bai Xi looked a little sad, "Xiao Yu was choked by the smoke. Her condition is not very good now. The doctor said that her lungs are somewhat inflamed and she will need intravenous injections during this period."

"Where were you when the fire broke out?"

She thought for a moment and said, "I was washing clothes in the dormitory at the time. I heard someone shouting outside, so I ran out."

"What about Lu Xiaoyu?"

"She was having dinner at home with A Niu and her father."

"Eating? If I remember correctly, it was very late at that time, right?"

She said: "It was A Niu's birthday. Xiaoyu prepared a lot of dishes. He originally asked me to come over, but then because it seemed inconvenient, I didn't go. They ate very late..."

Speaking of this, she seemed to remember something: "By the way, when I was drying my clothes, a lot of people came from the security department. I don't know what they came for. They all went to Xiaoyu's house."

My eyes lit up: "Do you know those people?"

Bai Xi shook his head: "I don't know him."

"After they entered, was there any movement?"

"I don't know about this. The place where I live is a bit far away from Xiaoyu and the others, so I didn't hear anything."

She pursed her lips and said, "Brother Lei, do you think this fire was man-made?"

I smiled and said, "Whether it's man-made or not is none of my business. The main purpose of my coming here today is to see you. Since you're fine, I'm relieved."

She looked touched and bit her lip: "Thank you, Brother Lei..."

"What's there to thank you for? Take a good rest during this time, and call me anytime if you need anything."

"it is good."

I took out a five-thousand-dollar chip from my body and handed it over: "You can take the money first and buy some if you need anything later."

"it is good……"

"Okay, I'll leave first. I have some things to do over there."

After coming out of the bathing center, I went to the Finance Department dormitory again.

At this time, there was only ruins left in this place.

Blackened building frames stood, the charred remains of furniture scattered around, and some half-destroyed personal belongings scattered among the dark piles of bricks.

Beds engulfed by fire, charred clothes, and metal objects twisted by high temperatures can be seen everywhere.

The smell of smoke and burning permeated the air, and you could still feel some residual warmth if you got a little closer.

Not far away, several people from the security department were wandering around with guns drawn. When they saw me, they didn't come over to question me.

After staying for a while, I was ready to go back to the hospital office building.

Halfway through, a person from the security department stopped me: "Director Yang."

"Brother Gui?" I smiled and handed over a cigarette.

Agui took the flue and said, "Are you free?"

"what happened?"

"It's nothing. Brother Bing wants to come over and have a chat with you."

I looked at him with some confusion: "What does Brother Bing want from me?"

"I don't know very well either. You'll know once you go there."

"Okay, then please ask Brother Gui to lead the way."

Xue Bing came to me at this time, which made me a little confused.

I basically don't have much contact with him, and the number of contacts is very small. Why did he suddenly look for me?

Originally I thought Agui would take me to the security department, but who knew he would take me to a Taiwanese restaurant.

There were several security guards standing at the door of a private room. Agui took me there, opened the door and reported to Xue Bing inside before letting me in.

After entering the house, Xue Bing sat at a round dining table and drank wine.

"Sit." He smiled at me and motioned for me to sit.

I pulled up a chair and sat down, smiling and saying, "Brother Bing, why are you eating now?"

"I just woke up after playing cards all night last night." He put down his chopsticks, poured me a glass of wine and handed it to me.

I stood up and took the wine glass with both hands: "Brother Bing, I can do it myself, no need to be so polite."

"What does this mean? They are all brothers."

I raised my glass: "Since Brother Bing said so, I'll drink this glass of wine first as a token of respect."

After drinking all the wine in the glass, I handed him a cigarette and lit it for him.

He took a puff of the cigarette and licked his teeth with his tongue: "I came here mainly because I have something to trouble you with."

"Brother Bing has something to do, so of course I'm obligated to do it." I smiled and said, "I wonder what Brother Bing needs me to do?"

"It's not a big deal. I've been unlucky during this period and lost a lot of money. I want you to help me turn around."

I thought Xue Bing had something to do with me. Did he come to borrow money from me?

This was a relief.

"I wonder how much Brother Bing wants?" I asked with a smile.

"a hundred."

I frowned slightly, this guy is really a lion with a big mouth, asking for a hundred with one mouth?

When he said a hundred, he meant a million.

I rubbed my hands and pretended to be embarrassed: "Brother Bing, you also know that my monthly performance bonus is actually not much..."

"I know. I just use it for a while and then pay you back."

When Zhu Kui was still alive, he also mentioned to me that Xue Bing had borrowed a lot of money from him, but he had basically paid it back.

It's not that I feel bad about money, but I'm weighing whether Xue Bing is reliable.

If he is reliable, I would like to use this opportunity to build a relationship with him.

After all, he is the person Xu Jiang trusts most. If we have a good relationship with him, he can help me talk about the matter between Xu Jiang and me.

Of course, I can't be too abrupt. If I lend him money directly, who can guarantee that he will not ask me to borrow money again in the future.

Sometimes borrowing money is also a skill. If you borrow well, you can build relationships, but if you don't borrow well, you may turn friends into enemies.

I remember when I was a kid, my uncle came to my house to borrow money. He borrowed [-] yuan at that time. When we borrowed the money, we had a good relationship, but when he asked for money later, my uncle even beat my dad up.

Since then, the relationship between my family and my uncle's family has become very tense, and they are like enemies.

"Brother Bing, this million is indeed a lot. I don't have that much money on hand now..."

Xue Bing frowned, seeming a little unhappy, and I continued: "But since Brother Bing has spoken, I have to help Brother Bing... Give me three days, I will think of a way, and ask others to get some help. , how about you send it to Brother Bing when the time comes?"

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