The car entered the downtown area of Hai City and stopped in front of the Hai City Construction Bank Building. Chen Xing followed Zhang Ningning out of the car and looked up. Looking at the luxurious and imposing Hai City Construction Bank Building in front of him, Chen Xing didn't have any special feelings. Zhang Ningning, who was next to him, suddenly suggested to take a look here when they first entered Hai City. Chen Xing could more or less understand Zhang Ningning's mood at the moment. After all, this was the place where Zhang Ningning had worked for more than a year, but in the end, it left behind unpleasant memories.
Revisiting the old place, it had long been the same, but the people had changed. Zhang Ningning suddenly sighed. The only thing that didn't change was the reinforced concrete building.
You've also worked here for a period of time, so you should have a lot of friends. Chen Xing smiled.
"So what if I know them? It's easy to add flowers to a brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in snowy weather. When I was wronged, none of my friends stood up to testify for me." Zhang Ningning smiled and shook her head. Regarding the past, Zhang Ningning had long been indifferent to it. Today, she could calmly come here to take a look, because she had already let go of the past.
It was human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Answering Zhang Ningning's words, Chen Xing sighed in his heart. If it hadn't been for his unexpected help, which made him and Zhang Ningning intertwined like two curves, perhaps his life would have followed the long fixed track. Now, he was afraid that he would still be a deputy director of the Political Research Office of the Municipal Party Committee. It was impossible for him to have such earth-shaking changes in just half a year.
As for Zhang Ningning's colleagues, Chen Xing suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, with a faint feeling of gratitude. If Zhang Ningning's colleagues in the bank had not been willing to stand up to help him, the opportunity would not have fallen into his hands. Fortunately, fate had given him the opportunity, and he had grasped it tightly. Chen Xing was very grateful for the education he had received. At this moment, Chen Xing had never felt that the ideological education classes at school were still a little useful. When the ideological and political education classes in primary schools taught children to be willing to help others and learn from Lei Feng, who could foresee the subtle influence it would have on children who had not yet formed their own independent world view and values.
The two of them stood in front of the building for a while. In front of this tall building, people seemed so small. Looking up at the vast starry sky, people became existences like ants.
Suddenly, Chen Xing felt that the ground seemed to shake. Puzzled, Chen Xing frowned and looked at Zhang Ningning, who was beside him. "Zhang Ningning, do you feel that the ground seems to be moving?"
"The ground is moving?" Zhang Ningning looked at Chen Xing strangely and said with a smile, "How can the ground move? Are you hallucinating or something?
"No, I did feel the ground move just now. It's like … like an earthquake." Chen Xing said affirmatively. Living in a coastal city like Hai City, Chen Xing was no stranger to earthquakes. Hai City's geographical location happened to be in a seismic zone on the earth's crust. Although he had not heard of any major earthquakes in Hai City in the past hundred years, there were countless small-scale earthquakes. Chen Xing still clearly remembered that when he was a child, there was a report of a major earthquake. That night, he stayed in the park with his family for the whole night. However, the next day, it turned out that the report was not accurate. However, similar experiences like this were not rare for Chen Xing.
As Chen Xing's voice fell, as if to prove Chen Xing's words, many windows in the building opened one after another, as if to prove Chen Xing's words. Many heads were looking out, and many people had already run out of the building.
It seems that it is really an earthquake. I guess those people who are running out are definitely not locals of Hai City. Chen Xing smiled and pointed at those people who were rushing out of the door in panic.
"How do you know?" Zhang Ningning stared at Chen Xing with interest. "I don't believe you just based on what you said. Hehe, it's very simple.
Hehe, it's very simple. If you're a native of Hai City, you've experienced this kind of small earthquakes many times. From what I can see, those people upstairs who are leisurely standing in front of the windows pointing downwards should be from Hai City. When they encounter this kind of small earthquake, they won't panic like the people from other provinces. I remember when I was still in university, I was in class on the top floor of the teaching building. There was once an earthquake that happened. The ground didn't feel anything, but the people on the top floor felt the building shake violently. Those students from other provinces in my class all scrambled to run out of the classroom.
Anyone would panic when encountering an earthquake. If they were not careful, they would lose their life. Who would dare to joke around with their own life? Zhang Ningning chuckled. "I have been in Hai City for more than a year, and I seem to have experienced it once. At that time, I was on the 18th floor of this building. At that time, I felt that the building was about to collapse, and I rushed out without thinking.
In fact, if it was really a big earthquake, there would be no time to react at all. The moment you knew it was an earthquake, the building would have collapsed. There would be no chance to escape. " Chen Xing looked around. Many buildings were already crowded with people. He didn't know if it was because of the earthquake that the aftershocks had spread here.
Zhang Ningning, it's you? Someone next to him shouted Zhang Ningning's name. Chen Xing turned his head to look. The person was wearing a dark suit and the work card of CCB hung on his chest. It was obvious who he was. Chen Xing suddenly realized that the person in front of him was probably Zhang Ningning's former colleague.
Zhang Ningning, why are you here? The person asked in surprise when he saw Zhang Ningning clearly.
He came to Hai City to play and came here to take a look. Zhang Ningning looked at his former colleague with a faint smile on his face.
Oh, right, where did you go after you resigned? Why haven't I heard any news about you? The person looked at Zhang Ningning in confusion. "Our friends often talk about you. You didn't even know about the earthquake just now. The building was about to collapse. We were scared half to death and quickly ran out. Some people upstairs were still fearless and stayed in the office."
Zhang Ningning glanced at Chen Xing. Chen Xing had a tacit understanding and said, "Zhang Ningning, we are in a hurry. Why don't we leave first?
I'm sorry, I have something to do and have to leave first. Let's get together again next time. " Zhang Ningning smiled at him apologetically and turned to get into the car with Chen Xing.
In the car, Chen Xing smiled and said, "It seems that you don't want to contact your former colleagues."
"There's nothing to talk about. If I like someone, I like them. If I don't like them, I don't want to pretend to be happy. That's why I winked at you just now. Fortunately, you understood what I meant."
"By the way, where are we going now?" Chen Xing looked at the time. It was almost noon. "Do you want to go for lunch first?"
"Anything is fine. I'm a guest now. As the host, you can arrange anything as long as you don't abduct me and sell me." Zhang Ningning said jokingly.
"I would rather sell myself than abduct you and sell me." Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. As he spoke, he told the driver in front to go that way.
"Miss, a car is following us." The driver suddenly said to the rearview mirror.
A car is following us? "Are you sure?" Zhang Ningning was stunned for a moment and frowned.
"It followed us from the provincial capital to here. In the morning, I wasn't sure. I thought it might also be a car heading to Hai City. Just now, when you got out of the car, the other car also stopped. Now it followed us again. It must be following us." The driver said with certainty.
"Can you find the person behind us?" Zhang Ningning asked with a sullen face.
"Miss, I'll try my best." The driver nodded and turned to look at Chen Xing. "You are familiar with the roads here. Point me to a remote alley, the kind that will be difficult to get out after entering."
Soon, the car turned into an alley. The alley was relatively narrow and the front was surrounded by a wall. It was not easy for the car to turn around after entering. Chen Xing and Zhang Ningning sat quietly in the car and glanced at Zhang Ningning. Chen Xing felt a little strange. Looking at Zhang Ningning's expression, he seemed to have guessed something.
After the car following them entered the alley, it also found that something was wrong. Zhang Ningning's car was parked in front of them, but when they looked further ahead, there was a thick wall. Just as the car following them was about to reverse, the driver who had been waiting by the side came out and knocked on the window. "Friend, you have been following us all the way. Since you have come in, don't be in a hurry to go out."
The driver looked into the car. When he saw that there was only one person in the car, he felt relieved. He was responsible for the safety of Zhang Ningning. If anything happened, he would have to bear the blame.
Zhang Ningning got out of the car. Looking at the man in front of him, Zhang Ningning's face was a little cold. "Who ordered you to follow us?"
"Follow?" "I don't understand what you are talking about. I drove into this alley. What does it have to do with you?" The man who followed them looked left and right.
"You don't need to pretend anymore. Wang Zheng asked you to come, right?" Zhang Ningning snorted coldly.
A trace of surprise flashed across the face of the man who followed them. Then he acted as if nothing had happened and said, "I don't know what you are talking about. I don't know who Wang Zheng is. I still have something to do. I don't want to be with you."
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