When Chen Xing returned to Zhong Ling's home, he once again experienced the enthusiasm of Zhong Ling's parents. However, compared with their previous carefree attitude, Zhong Ling's parents were obviously more reserved. After knowing Chen Xing's identity, the two old people who had lived their whole lives in poverty could no longer treat Chen Xing as an ordinary person. The experience this morning was still a mystery to them. The director of the police station and the director of the Public Security Bureau were already big shots in their eyes. People they couldn't even get in touch with even if they wanted to appear in front of them one after another, which shocked the old couple a lot. In front of them, Chen Xing, the young county magistrate, made the old couple have a strange thought. Is it fashionable now for young people to become officials?
Chen Xing sat in Zhong Ling's home for more than ten minutes. Zhong Ling told her parents and then went out with Chen Xing to Xi Men together. The two sat in the same car. Zhong Ling smiled and said, "I've wasted a lot of your time today, right?"
"Zhong Ling, you're treating me like an outsider. It's my duty to visit uncle and aunt. How can you say it's a waste of time?" Chen Xing pretended to be angry. "If you say that again, you won't treat me as a friend.
Of course, I treat you as a friend. However, besides being my friend, you're also the county magistrate. I can't treat you as an ordinary friend. " Zhong Ling smiled.
"I still hope that our friendship won't change because of each other's status." Chen Xing looked at Zhong Ling meaningfully. His status was changing, so was Zhong Ling. Chen Xing felt that Zhong Ling was even more difficult to understand. Chen Xing didn't want to get to the bottom of what she had experienced in the past six months. Otherwise, Chen Xing was very interested in how Zhong Ling became the general manager of a group in half a year. Oh, no, it should be said that she became the chairman of a group in such a short time.
"This society is always very realistic. Most of the time, it's not something that we can control." Zhong Ling smiled and pointed at her head. "The economic base determines the superstructure. Now I believe that the purse in one's pocket determines the head on one's shoulder most of the time."
"Yes, in this era where the economy is the leader, many things have indeed changed. Material money has become the first choice in many people's hearts." Chen Xing pondered for a while.
Zhong Ling also smiled, and the carriage fell into a brief silence.
After a while, it was Chen Xing who started the conversation. "Zhong Ling, I remember that you have a younger brother who is about to graduate from university. How is he going to do it? What industry is he going to work in?"
My brother said that he wants to take the civil service exam and become an official. I don't agree, but he doesn't listen to me. Zhong Ling shook her head with a smile. Her gaze softened as she thought of her younger brother.
Civil servant exam? That's not a bad idea. As the elder sister, why are you against it? Chen Xing was surprised.
If it were in the past, I would definitely have approved of him taking the civil service exam. After all, his family was poor, and it would be good for him to take the civil service exam for stability. But now that his family's financial situation is not bad, I don't agree. The affairs in the officialdom are very complicated. Although I haven't experienced it personally, it's not like I haven't socialized with those officials. In Yang Cheng, in order to get some projects, I have to deal with the leaders of the city construction department. All of them are black-hearted. I have finally seen the true side of being an official. It's easier for an official to degenerate than anyone else. Moreover, working in the system without a strong background would only lead a person's life. It's easy to erase a person's fighting spirit.
I still hope that my brother can be more promising. Zhong Ling, you even scolded me. It seems that not only have I fallen, but I am also destined to be a useless person for the rest of my life. " Chen Xing smiled bitterly.
"Chen Xing, I'm not talking about you. Don't think too highly of yourself. You're already a leader, and your future is limitless. You're not the kind of person I'm talking about." Zhong Ling smiled.
"It seems that in your eyes, except that I have a better future, I'm no different from other fallen officials." Chen Xing joked.
"Only you know whether you've fallen or not. But I believe that Chen Xing, you're definitely different from others, right?" Zhong Ling stared at Chen Xing with a smile.
Chen Xing smiled and did not speak. It was difficult to define how to not fall. At least in Chen Xing's opinion, it was not a big deal to take some appropriate means to pursue one's own interests. The means to obtain power did not have to be bright, but as long as the power that was finally obtained could really do something for the people, Chen Xing felt that it was okay to be a little despicable in the process of obtaining power. The officialdom was a place of deception.
It was already past two o 'clock in the afternoon when they returned to Ximen from Jian' an City. After arranging a hotel for Zhong Ling to stay in, Chen Xing took some time to go back to the office. Lu Ming, the director of the County Public Security Bureau, was already waiting outside the office. When Chen Xing saw him, he thought of his experience in the police station in Jian 'an City. He patted Lu Ming's shoulder with emotion. "My place is still the best."
Chen Xing said this after experiencing it firsthand. If he was in Ximen, he could easily use the director of the County Public Security Bureau, let alone a director of a police station. Outside Ximen, his experience in Jian 'an City was a living example. To put it bluntly, even a director of a police station dared to provoke the emperor.
"What's wrong? Did County Chen encounter something unpleasant outside?" Lu Ming was stunned. When he saw Chen Xing's expression, his brain worked very fast, and he quickly guessed what had happened.
Chen Xing treated Lu Ming as one of his own, so he did not hide anything. He briefly told him what had happened in Jian 'an City as if they were chatting. Lu Ming laughed when he heard it. "County Chen's luck is really bad. How could such a thing happen to you?"
"Lu Ming, in my opinion, I'm afraid that the same situation exists in the public security system at the grassroots level." Chen Xing stared at Lu Ming with a smile.
"When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. This kind of thing is the same everywhere. There are millions of people in Ximen, and there are as many as 20 grassroots police stations in villages and towns. The County Public Security Bureau can only focus on the general direction of the work, but it is impossible to control the specifics of every police station. Some police stations in remote villages and towns are even further away from the emperor. It is hard to say what will happen there."
Lu Ming smiled bitterly and indirectly admitted Chen Xing's words. Similar to what Chen Xing had encountered in Jian 'an City this morning, Lu Ming did not dare to say that there was no such thing under his jurisdiction. In fact, Lu Ming was very sure that there was definitely a situation like Jian' an City. The public security system only had so many ways to make money. Basically, there were people who could make use of it, and there was no difference in every place.
"Lu Ming, the construction of police discipline is urgent. As the director, you have to take command personally. You can't be lenient when it is necessary to kill one to warn others. We can't let this kind of atmosphere exist. We are essentially public servants of the people, but the people have become an absolutely vulnerable group in front of us. They can't even complain when they have grievances. This situation must be improved. We can't control other places, but in Ximen, we should do something within our power." The smile on Chen Xing's face gradually disappeared, and he looked at Lu Ming with a solemn expression.
"I will carry out County Chen's instruction seriously." Lu Ming's expression became solemn and he nodded seriously. "By the way, County Chen, I came to see you in a hurry because I have two important things to report to you."
"Well, go ahead." Chen Xing nodded and said half-jokingly, "I left Chairman Zhong in the hotel and rushed back. If you report something unimportant to me, I will hold you accountable."
"I hope my report won't disappoint County Chen." Lu Ming smiled and said, "County Chen, this morning, the county committee instructed the public security, fire protection, industry and commerce, and health departments to carry out a large-scale inspection of Jinyu Entertainment City. The county TV station also followed up and reported it."
"Inspect Jinyu Entertainment City?" Chen Xing was stunned for a moment. "There is no one except Wang Dongchen who can command several departments to carry out a joint inspection at the same time. Why did Wang Dongchen suddenly give this instruction?"
"I inquired about it. It's because of what happened yesterday afternoon. Speaking of it, we are the initiators." Lu Ming had a gloating expression on his face. We had secretly sent people to the Entertainment City to teach Lin Mao a lesson. That guy couldn't find the person who beat him up, so he vented his anger on the Entertainment City. I didn't go to the morning inspection, but I heard from my subordinates that there was a young man who wanted to seal the Golden Jade Entertainment City. That person was undoubtedly Lin Mao. I guessed that he must have used Zhao Guoli's channel to pressure Wang Dongchen. That's why Wang Dongchen gave such an order.
"So, we hit the right target by luck?" Chen Xing said with a smile.
"That's right. I have long wanted to do something to Jinyu Entertainment City. However, the water in this Entertainment City is too deep, so I didn't dare to do too much. This morning's joint inspection has slightly vented my anger." Lu Ming said with satisfaction. As the director of the Public Security Bureau, Lu Ming felt ashamed that he had scruples about the Entertainment City in his jurisdiction. The most ridiculous thing was that he hadn't really figured out which official in the county was the real backer of Jinyu Entertainment City.
"This morning's joint inspection made a big scene. Did you find anything?"
"No." Lu Ming sighed. The look of relief on his face had faded. "Someone must have tipped off the Entertainment City in advance. In the morning's inspection, the Entertainment City was clean without any illegal things. Half of the people in the county knew that there were illegal things in Jinyu Entertainment City. But what's more, our Public Security Bureau had received a report that there were drug deals in the Entertainment City before, but we didn't catch them. Today's joint inspection also didn't find anything.
"If what you said is true, it means that Jinyu Entertainment City is really unscrupulous. Since they dared to let you search this morning, they must have made full preparation. It's not so easy to catch them." Chen Xing shook his head. "There must be someone in the county who tipped them off."
"Wang Dongchen's instruction was issued this morning, and I didn't know it until then. If the Entertainment City knew the news in advance, didn't it mean that they could know Wang Dongchen's decision in advance?" Lu Ming raised his head and looked at Chen Xing. He said the speculation that he had pondered before coming here. "I feel that the person who tipped off the Entertainment City is someone very close to Wang Dongchen. Even … even I can't rule out one possibility." When Lu Ming said this, he seemed to have some scruples.
Even what possibility can't be ruled out? " Chen Xing stared at Lu Ming. He had vaguely guessed what Lu Ming was going to say next. The sentence that Lu Ming didn't say made his nerves slightly tense. But he still wanted to hear it from Lu Ming.
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