Chapter 390
"Uncle, Dazhi has been absent from work for several days, and he didn’t say a word to me. I asked his colleagues around, and they also have no idea. As far as I know, comrade Zheng Dazhi is usually a very responsible person, what happened this time... Could something have happened at home, or is he feeling unwell? If there’s any hardship at home, just speak up, and the station will try to take care of it."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Sanpao twisted his hands nervously and rubbed them nonstop. Even he, simple as he might be, knew something had happened; Zheng Dazhi wasn’t at home that was for sure, but he wasn’t in the station either, so where could he have gone?
"Director, this... Dazhi isn’t at home either!"
Zheng Sanpao sounded somewhat anxious. Cheng Gong quickly laughed and said, "Look at what you’re saying, I’m just a little police station director, definitely not some high-ranking bureau chief."
Zheng Sanpao was in a hurry and couldn’t care about such things; he just felt that the man in front of him was being pretentious, why bother with such truths at this time?
Cheng Gong thought for a moment and then said, "Let’s do this for now. Uncle, think about it, from which day did Dazhi not come back home, and did he say anything before leaving? Did he do anything unusual or say anything special that was different from usual? You can tell me all about these things. Dazhi is an old colleague of the station, we can’t ignore his trouble. It would be best if we could contact him, but his mobile phone is also unreachable, this is obviously a sign of trouble. Oh, right, have you looked for family members, relatives, and the like? With the New Year approaching, isn’t it possible he’s gone to find relatives or acquaintances... Hehe, think about it again."
Who’s in the mood for jokes? Zheng Sanpao was getting fiery, really wanted to smack Cheng Gong right there, but remembering his identity, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a stifled voice, "Director Cheng, I’ll have to trouble you this time. I just want to ask, did Dazhi offend anyone at the station or run into some troublesome issues at work? It’s not like him to run away from home over nothing. He’s a grown man; he can distinguish what’s trivial from what’s not."
"Now that it’s the end of the year, work tasks are heavy, with overtime often more than usual, and a larger workload can naturally lead to some emotions. Add to that conflicts and frictions with others, it’s possible that a small matter could lead to serious consequences. Usually, nobody would talk about such things. Even you, his father, don’t know, let alone other people. How about this? Uncle, you go back home, wait another couple of days, or look for some relatives living in the countryside, and see if they know anything. Dazhi isn’t a child; he knows his limits. He wouldn’t simply disappear without notice. Don’t you agree?"