That night, Chen Xing had dinner with Zheng Xuan, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance. Chen Xing remained rational in the face of Zheng Xuan's enthusiasm. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. If you want something in advance, you must first give it back. The investment philosophy of networking in the officialdom was also a very important lesson. Both parties should maintain a close relationship on the premise that there was no conflict of interest. This did not go against Chen Xing's interests. Chen Xing was also very happy to make friends with Zheng Xuan. In his eyes, Zheng Xuan was like a shining mountain of gold and silver.
Chen Xing and Zheng Xuan had dinner at the entrance of the hotel at 8 o 'clock that night. Chen Xing did not take a taxi to his hotel immediately. Instead, he walked along the sidewalk for a while, took out his mobile phone, and hesitated whether to call Zhang Ningning. After hesitating for a while, Chen Xing finally gave up. Zhang Ningning was with a few others. Chen Xing subconsciously felt a little repulsed by Wang Zheng and the others. The difference in status between them was too big. The arrogance of the other party made Chen Xing feel quite disgusted. However, on the other hand, it was undeniable that they had the qualifications to be arrogant. Many people in the local area wanted to curry favor with the children of high-ranking officials from the capital city.
Looking through a few lines of phone numbers on his mobile phone, Chen Xing accidentally saw Zeng Jing's number. After thinking for a while, Chen Xing called Zeng Jing. Since the Party School, the few of them who were considered good friends had not met up again. Usually, they were busy with their own work and did not keep in touch much. Now that they were in the provincial capital, it was reasonable for them to meet up.
"Captain Zeng, are you free tonight?" Asked Chen Xing in a half-joking tone.
"Oh, County Magistrate Chen invited me. Even if I'm not free, I have to make time." Zeng Jing replied with a smile. Both parties agreed on a time and place. Chen Xing hailed a taxi and got in.
This was a well-known teahouse in Jiang City. Chen Xing found a seat on the second floor by the window and ordered a pot of Longjing tea. Chen Xing sat alone and slowly tasted it.
Sitting by the window and watching the passers-by downstairs, Chen Xing did not know why he liked this feeling very much. He simply watched without any thoughts. This feeling made him feel as if he had become a bystander of life, watching the people under his feet, as if his soul had been detached from the world.
His eyes remained motionless as his vision gradually blurred. Rubbing his temples that were swollen from the alcohol, Chen Xing shook his head with a bitter smile. He was just a commoner. Sitting in an elegant teahouse, brewing a pot of tea and drinking it by himself, he put on a solemn expression that bemoaned the state of the universe and pitied the fate of mankind, as if he had become a saint.
"Sorry, I'm late." Chen Xing did not know how long he had been sitting there. It was said that tea could cure drunkenness. Chen Xing did not know whether this method was scientific or not. However, after several personal experiences, Chen Xing had reservations about the effect of this method. When Zeng Jing's voice rang in his ears, Chen Xing suddenly came to his senses. He did not know when Chen Xing had entered the room.
"Did he drink a lot?" Zeng Jing sniffed the alcohol floating in the air and looked at Chen Xing in surprise. In her impression, Chen Xing was not a person who liked to drink. This was more or less seen at the class reunion at the Party School.
"Today, I came to the provincial capital to worship the God of Fortune. Tonight, I socialized with the officials of the Finance Department. I have to drink. Otherwise, if the God of Fortune gets angry, I will not be able to get the funds for my small county." Chen Xing smiled and said the reason.
"So that's it." Zeng Jing suddenly understood and looked at Chen Xing with a smile. "But it is not easy to worship the God of Fortune. Look at you, it seems that you have fooled the God of Fortune."
"It is not easy to fool the God of Fortune. Those people are sharper than monkeys. If they are easy to fool, the Finance Department will not be called the Finance Department." Chen Xing smiled and shook his head. The two chatted for a while. Chen Xing looked at Zeng Jing with concern. "How have you been recently? Are you still in the Criminal Police Unit or have you been transferred?"
Chen Xing vaguely remembered that Zeng Jing had mentioned that he might be transferred to a sub-bureau. Although Zeng Jing did not say much, Chen Xing still remembered it clearly. At this moment, seeing Zeng Jing's expression, Chen Xing frowned slightly. "Why? Are you still in the Criminal Police Unit?
"Yes, I am still in the Criminal Police Unit. My transfer has not been settled yet. But this is good. If I have a choice, I prefer to stay in the Criminal Police Unit. I can't be a leader." Zeng Jing smiled indifferently. But in Chen Xing's eyes, her expression was more like a lonely self-comfort. In Chen Xing's eyes, there was no one in the system who did not want to be promoted, regardless of gender. In the face of power, no one would choose to refuse.
"You can't say that. People want to go to higher places. Staying in the same place is a kind of disguised regression. Especially, you went to the Party School before. Is there a reason why you were not promoted this time?" Chen Xing was confused.
"Then I don't know. How can we guess what the leader is thinking? Otherwise, the leader's position should be changed to me." Zeng Jing smiled and shook her head. "I guess many of our students are staying in the same place. Chen Bin, who used to live in the same dormitory as you, and I have heard a little about his recent situation. He is still in the Jiangcheng Industrial and Commercial Bureau. I heard that he has been actively trying to be transferred to a sub-bureau to be the director, but he did not succeed. Now he is still working in his original position."
Chen Xing was silent for a moment. At the end of the Party School, he actually heard a little about Chen Bin's situation from Wu Gang. Later, Chen Bin found out that Chen Xing was Zhou Mingfang's secretary in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Chen Bin swallowed his pride and took the initiative to approach Chen Xing. More or less, he wanted to take advantage of Chen Xing's relationship in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. However, Chen Xing ignored him.
Both of them chatted casually. Since they were both from the government, they didn't lack topics to talk about. In the middle of the conversation, Chen Xing received a call from Zhang Ningning, who informed him that the hooligans he met on the streets in the afternoon had confessed. The other party was actually targeting him, and the mastermind was the squadron leader Dong Ping. Dong Ping also took the initiative to admit that he was the one who instructed his men to teach Chen Xing a lesson. When Chen Xing heard this, he stared blankly at the phone for quite a while. It was not until Zhang Ningning asked him if he had any grudges with Dong Ping, and Chen Xing gave a 100% guarantee that he didn't know Dong Ping at all before this, that both of them hung up the phone doubtfully.
"What's wrong? You're so distracted from answering a phone call. What happened?" Zeng Jing looked at Chen Xing with a slightly inquisitive look. Just now on the phone, she heard Chen Xing mention the Public Security Bureau. The matter was obviously related to the Public Security Bureau. Since it involved her department, Zeng Jing was a little more curious.
In the afternoon, he inexplicably had a conflict with a few street gangsters on the street. Chen Xing helplessly told her what happened in the afternoon. "Just now, my friend called me and said that the Provincial Department informed her that the real target of those gangsters was me, and the mastermind was Dong Ping, a squadron leader of the Jiangfeng Branch of Jiangcheng City. What do you think is going on?"
"Is there such a thing?" Zeng Jing looked at Chen Xing in confusion. Undoubtedly, his expression was somewhat similar to that of Zhang Ningning on the phone just now. "Could it be that you have a grudge against Dong Ping? How could there be any grudge?
Before this, I didn't even know who Dong Ping was. Even after what happened in the afternoon, I didn't know that one of the two patrolmen who showed up in time was called Dong Ping. Look, I'm even more wronged than Dou E. I don't have anything to do with Dong Ping, so why did he instruct someone to teach me a lesson? Chen Xing said with a wry smile.
"It doesn't make sense. People can't do something for no reason. If you really don't know Dong Ping at all as you said, it doesn't make sense that he instructed someone to teach you a lesson." Zeng Jing frowned as if he was talking to himself. Perhaps it was out of the conditioned reflex of a criminal investigator, but Zeng Jing seemed to have entered a state of thinking at this moment.
"Could it be that you have offended someone in Jiang City?" Zeng Jing suddenly looked up at Chen Xing and said.
"Do I look like a person who will have conflicts with others?" Chen Xing shrugged helplessly. Suddenly, Chen Xing's body froze. "Wait, let me think about it."
Chen Xing thought of Lin Mao without any warning. The only person he had conflicts with in Jiang City was Lin Mao. The conflict between them was not just a day or two. It had happened several months ago. Lin Mao's father was the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau of Jiang City. In the public security system of Jiang City, Lin Mao's status was undoubtedly like that of a prince. If he instructed Dong Ping to do this kind of thing, it would be a piece of cake. Moreover, this could also explain why Dong Ping asked someone to teach him a lesson when they didn't know each other. All the inferences could be established. The more Chen Xing thought about it, the more he felt that it was so. He gritted his teeth hard.
"It seems that you already have someone in mind." Zeng Jing said with a smile.
"If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid this matter has something to do with Lin Mao." Chen Xing looked at Zeng Jing and thought, "You work in the Municipal Bureau. Have you heard of Lin Mao?"
"Hehe, how could I not have heard of him?" Zeng Jing was shocked at first, and then his smile became a little bitter. Lin Mao had been chasing after her in private. If it weren't for the fact that his father was the director, Zeng Jing would have taught him a lesson with his temper. Although she looked like a gentle and elegant woman, and now she was a mother, she was fierce when it came to fighting. If she didn't have some ability, Zeng Jing wouldn't be able to control her unruly subordinates.
"It seems that Lin Mao has a notorious reputation in the public security system of Jiang City." Seeing Zeng Jing's expression, Chen Xing didn't think much about it. He thought it was because of Lin Mao's bad reputation.
He was more than notorious. No one knew how many young girls who had just joined the police force had been played by this guy. If it weren't for the identity of his father, there would definitely be many people in the public security system of Jiang City who wanted to teach him a lesson. Zeng Jing curled her lips angrily. Not only did she despise Lin Mao's behavior, but it was also because of Lin Mao's secret tricks that her transfer was delayed. Although Zeng Jing said that her transfer was relatively indifferent, in the public security system, no one could really take these things lightly. No one would refuse a chance to be promoted.
"But then again, how did you offend him?" Zeng Jing looked at Chen Xing in confusion.
"It's a long story." Chen Xing told him everything in detail. Except that he made Zhao Qing's shadow fade, Chen Xing didn't hide anything.
"It's a pity that you didn't punch him more that night. It would have been better if you had crippled him." Zeng Jing clapped her hands regretfully. Her arms were still making the action of punching, which made Chen Xing look at her. "She is a mother now, but I'm afraid she is a horrible mother."
"Sister Zeng, you want to hurt me. If you had crippled him, you wouldn't be able to see me now." Chen Xing smiled speechlessly.
"I'm just joking. But this guy is really hated. My identity doesn't allow me to hit him. Otherwise, I really want to teach this guy a lesson. He is a scourge of girls. I don't know how Chief Lin educates his son."
Elder Sister Zeng, looking at your appearance, it seems like you have a blood feud with Lin Mao. Looking at your posture, it seems that your hatred is even deeper than mine. Chen Xing smiled and pointed at Zeng Jing's clenched fists. "Could it be that Lin Mao has bad ideas about you?
If he dares to have bad ideas about me, I won't be polite to him. " Zeng Jing raised his eyebrows. With the police uniform, he looked even more heroic.
They joked for a while. Zeng Jing said seriously, "Chen Xing, you have offended Lin Mao. If you come to the provincial capital in the future, you'd better be careful. That guy will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. He is a typical villain."
"I think he only dares to play some tricks in the dark. If you ask him to do it openly, he won't have the guts." Chen Xing curled his lips disdainfully. "What happened this afternoon is just my guess. I don't have any solid evidence. Otherwise, I will definitely make him suffer. Even if his father is a chief, I will make him beg for help."
"Well, you are getting more and more powerful now. Not only do you have Minister Zhou Mingfang as your backer, but you can even order people from the Provincial Department around. I haven't seen you for a while, but I can't see through you. After a while, I'm afraid there will be more surprises waiting for me."
"Sister Zeng, I can't order people from the Provincial Department around. That person is my friend. Otherwise, I won't be able to do that." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. "Besides, no matter what happens in the future, we will always be friends."
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