Walking out of the office building, Li Xiangcheng hummed a tune and prepared to get into his car. He was driving a Buick LaCrosse, which was a little low-key. If his brother-in-law, Lin Gang, hadn't told him not to be too ostentatious, Li Xiangcheng would have bought a BMW 5 Series. With his current wealth, he could even afford a BMW 7 Series or a Mercedes-Benz S Class, let alone a BMW 5 Series. Of course, being able to afford it was one thing. As a civil servant, his wife also worked in the office. If he drove a BMW 5 Series to work, it would undoubtedly be too ostentatious.
Li Xiangcheng was going to go to the mall to buy a diamond ring. He had already made an appointment with the other party to watch a movie tonight. After the movie, he would send the flowers and the diamond ring to the other party. At that time, it would be a matter of course to go to the hotel. He had already decided to sleep with the other party tonight.
As soon as Li Xiangcheng opened the car door, seven or eight people suddenly jumped out of the two cars parked next to him and immediately surrounded him.
Hey, what are you doing? Li Xiangcheng was startled. He was suddenly surrounded and subconsciously thought that it was a robbery.
But soon, Li Xiangcheng saw that they were wearing the prosecutor's office uniform. Instantly, he was a little confused. The prosecutor's office?
Li Xiangcheng, come with us. The man in the lead showed Li Xiangcheng his ID and said seriously.
Why should I go with you? I didn't break the law or discipline. Why do you arrest me? Li Xiangcheng glared at them and took out his phone, ready to make a call.
Seeing that Li Xiangcheng was about to make a call, two staff from the prosecutor's office came up and confiscated Li Xiangcheng's phone. One of them even muttered, "There are so many reports against you, and you still haven't broken the law."
Li Xiangcheng tried to struggle, but the man in the lead said, "Li Xiangcheng, this is the courtyard of your office. You don't want to embarrass yourself, do you? You'll be the one humiliated."
Li Xiangcheng wanted to be a rascal and was about to shout, but when he heard the man's words, he suddenly became quiet. He knew better than anyone that even if he made a scene, it would be useless. If people in the office knew that these people were from the prosecutor's office, who would dare to stop them?
"My brother-in-law is Lin Gang. Have you thought about the consequences of arresting me?" Li Xiangcheng said anxiously.
The person ignored Li Xiangcheng's words and directly took Li Xiangcheng to the car. This scene happened in the courtyard of the Bureau of Land and Resources and was seen by many people. Soon, the news that Li Xiangcheng was taken away by the Procuratorate immediately spread throughout the Bureau of Land and Resources.
Lin Gang got the news only a few minutes after it happened. When he heard the news, his first thought was that it was Chen Xing's doing. Chen Xing was taking revenge on him for arresting Zeng Jing. However, when he asked around and learned from his acquaintances in the Procuratorate that it was Zhu Huadong who gave the order, Lin Gang almost exploded in anger. He had just released Zeng Jing for Zhu Huadong's sake yesterday and returned Zhu Huadong's favor. Now, Zhu Huadong had set him up.
Knowing that it was Zhu Huadong's order, Lin Gang called him without hesitation.
"Secretary Huadong, what do you mean? I have always regarded you as my friend. Yesterday, I didn't give face to anyone but you. Today, you asked someone to arrest Xiang Cheng. Is this how you treat your friend?" Lin Gang questioned him directly after the call went through.
"Old Lin, you have misunderstood me. The letters from the Procuratorate against Li Xiangcheng can almost be stacked as high as a man. The Procuratorate handles the case according to the facts. How can you say that I asked someone to arrest him? We are leaders, not hooligans. We can arrest whoever we want." Zhu Huadong replied to Lin Gang with a smile. He had expected that Lin Gang would call him, and he had already thought of an excuse to deal with it. Now, he was not in a hurry.
Hearing Zhu Huadong's words, Lin Gang was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He didn't know whether Zhu Huadong was mocking him for arresting Zeng Jing yesterday, but it was obvious that Zhu Huadong was lying through his teeth. If he didn't know the truth, why would he call him? However, Zhu Huadong gave him such an answer. Did he take him for a fool?
"Secretary Huadong, if you say that, we can't communicate." Lin Gang tried to suppress his anger.
Elder Lin, calm down. What exactly is going on? We have to understand it clearly first, right? Zhu Huadong smiled.
"Secretary Huadong, I have figured it out. Is it fun to beat around the bush?"
"Old Lin, if you put it like that, I really don't know how to answer you."
The two of them kept talking. One was furious, while the other answered with a smile like the Maitreya Buddha. In the end, Lin Gang was so angry that he hung up the phone. Zhu Huadong's attitude made Lin Gang have nowhere to vent his anger. His fists felt like punching cotton, and he couldn't do anything to Zhu Huadong. What puzzled Lin Gang the most was why Zhu Huadong would plot against him. If Zhu Huadong was helping Chen Xing, Lin Gang couldn't figure it out. Zhu Huadong and Chen Xing were not on the same side, and they even had conflicts. How could Zhu Huadong be on Chen Xing's side?
Many days passed, and Lin Gang didn't say anything. Zeng Jing went to work as usual. Although people around her looked at her strangely, Zeng Jing wasn't affected. She went to work and went home to take care of her children. Zeng Jing's life was the same as before. Nothing had changed.
What happened before seemed to have suddenly quieted down. There was no direct conflict between the two of them in the past few days.
It seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, a storm was brewing in the dark. Both of them were making moves.
Lin Gang was also troubled these days. As the Executive Deputy Minister of the Provincial Department, Lin Gang's influence was mostly limited within the department. Usually, Lin Gang seemed to have a lot of power, but when he fought with Chen Xing, the Mayor of Jiang City, Lin Gang deeply realized the limitation of his position and power. He couldn't be compared with Chen Xing, especially when Zeng Jing was under the jurisdiction of Jiang City. This put Lin Gang at a disadvantage when he directly targeted Zeng Jing.
However, Lin Gang was not discouraged. Zhang Yiping had expressed her support for him, and he had Zhou Zhiming as his backer. Moreover, Zhao Mingcheng could stand out to testify for him. These were all advantages in Lin Gang's hands. However, for the time being, Lin Gang didn't attack Zeng Jing again. The next time he attacked, he must strike as fast as lightning, leaving no chance for Chen Xing to fight back. These days, Lin Gang was also troubled by the matter of his brother-in-law, Li Xiangcheng. He guessed that it was Chen Xing's counterattack against him, but the person who did it was Zhu Huadong, which made Lin Gang extremely angry and confused.
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