Director Chen, what else can I do for you? It was a staff member in the office who answered the phone. Seeing that Chen Xing didn't hang up, the staff member couldn't help but ask.
Oh, nothing, nothing. Chen Xing put down the phone and stared blankly at the letter in his hand for a while. Then he read the letter again carefully.
The letter was about the director of Zhonghai University's infrastructure committee accepting bribes and illegally bidding for the construction of the campus infrastructure project. Chen Xing held the letter in his hand, his mind filled with doubts. Who put this letter in the folder? The result of the inquiry just now was that Lin Yupei, the deputy director of the office, had personally sent the document to his office in the morning. It was hard for Chen Xing not to list Lin Yupei as the first suspect, but he couldn't be sure that it was Lin Yupei.
The reason was very simple. The office was a place where people from the department went in and out. Anyone could have a chance to put a letter in a folder when no one was paying attention. The key was whether this person had deliberately sent the letter to his office, or just randomly put it in a folder that was sent to the leader's office instead of to a specific leader's office.
Thinking about these two possibilities, Chen Xing was really a pain in the ass. If this person had not deliberately sent the letter to him, then it would be fine. But if that was the case, this was not within his jurisdiction at all. It was the responsibility of the procuratorate and the Commission for Discipline Inspection to investigate violations of laws and regulations. Why did this person send the letter to him? This kind of letter should be sent to the procuratorate or the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Even if it was sent to the Municipal Party Committee or the Municipal Government, it would be better than to send it to him, because Zhonghai University was a local university directly under the management of the Beijing Municipal Government.
There was another knock on the door. Chen Xing shouted, "Come in." When he saw the person who came in, Chen Xing was slightly stunned and looked at the person's face a few more times. It was Lin Yupei. Lin Yupei saw that Chen Xing's eyes were fixed on her. She was also stunned and walked over with a smile. Director Chen, why do you keep looking at my face? There are no flowers on my face.
No, I'm thinking that I haven't seen Director Lin for a while. Director Lin is much younger and more beautiful. Chen Xing smiled and stood up from behind his desk. Director Lin is here?
Just now, someone in the office told me that Director Chen called the office to ask who sent the documents this morning. Lin Yupei looked at Chen Xing and replied with a smile. I sent the documents to Director Chen's office this morning. Is there something wrong? If there is, feel free to criticize me, Director Chen. I will know how to correct it next time.
Hehe, Director Lin, you think too much. I just casually called the office to ask. Chen Xing smiled and glanced at Lin Yupei. "I was wondering who would work so hard to deliver the documents to my office so early in the morning. I didn't expect it to be Director Lin. In the future, I can just let the staff do this kind of thing. Director Lin doesn't have to work so hard."
"The staff is so careless. I'm worried that it will displease Director Chen." When Lin Yupei heard Chen Xing's reply, although she felt a little strange, she didn't ask any more questions. She told him the purpose of her visit. "Director Chen, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the administrative office building at Zhonghai University in the afternoon. We would like to invite the leaders of the Department of Higher Education to attend. Director Chen, are you free to attend?"
"What?" Chen Xing, who was pouring tea, couldn't help but tremble. A small part of the tea splashed on the table. He raised his head and looked at Lin Yupei. The look in Chen Xing's eyes was indescribably strange. "What did Deputy Director Lin just say?
There will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the administrative office building at Zhonghai University in the afternoon. We would like to invite the leaders of the Department of Higher Education to attend. Director Chen, are you free to attend? " Lin Yupei looked at Chen Xing strangely. "Did I not make myself clear just now?" Or was there something wrong with Chen Xing's ears … He couldn't even hear me clearly when I spoke so loudly.
"Zhonghai University?" Chen Xing confirmed that he didn't hear it wrong. He looked surprised and quickly glanced at Lin Yupei. Chen Xing lowered his head and poured a cup of tea. He didn't show his gaffe in front of Lin Yupei.
All the schools were like this. When there were some activities, they liked to invite the leaders of the department to attend. Lin Yupei said with a smile. She thought that Chen Xing thought it was necessary to invite the leaders of the department to attend such a small thing.
"Is Director Wang free to attend?" Chen Xing suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked Lin Yupei.
Director Wang had other arrangements in the afternoon. He asked Director Chen to attend when he was free. As for Director Danying, she said that she was not free. Lin Yupei answered politely. Before she came, she had already asked the other two.
"Okay, then I will attend in the afternoon." Chen Xing nodded. Hearing Lin Yupei's words, some questions arose in Chen Xing's mind again. "Why are the other two not attending?"
"Okay, then I will help Director Chen to arrange a car for you in the afternoon. If there is nothing else, I will go out first." Lin Yupei looked at Chen Xing and waited for Chen Xing's instructions.
"Well, it's okay." Chen Xing couldn't help but stare at Lin Yupei a few more times, as if he wanted to find some clues.
"Director Chen, why do you keep staring at me? Is there really something on my face?" Lin Yupei, who was about to go out, saw that Chen Xing kept looking at her face. She stopped and looked at Chen Xing's eyes. Her pair of amorous eyes blinked at Chen Xing. There was something in her eyes.
"Well, it's nothing. I am a little distracted today. I guess I haven't woken up from the mood of the New Year." Chen Xing smiled awkwardly and quickly looked away. As a man, he kept staring at a woman. At one glance, he could see that there was something wrong. Lin Yupei thought that he, the deputy director, had some ambiguous intentions.
"Okay, I will go out first." Seeing that Chen Xing had looked away, a trace of disappointment flashed in the depths of Lin Yupei's eyes. She walked out in her high heels.
Watching Lin Yupei go out, Chen Xing thought about this matter. "Hey, this is quite interesting. The documents were sent by Lin Yupei, and the report letter was about Zhonghai University. I just called the office to find out the situation, and Lin Yupei came over and said that she was going to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the office building of Zhonghai University. If this matter had nothing to do with Lin Yupei, and even she was kept in the dark, then it was very intriguing.
There was no doubt that the person who had sent this letter was someone from the bureau, but to be able to arrange everything in such a way was no easy feat. Chen Xing thought about who in the bureau was the most suspicious, and when he thought about it, his head almost exploded. Everyone seemed suspicious, but at the same time, they weren't. In short, he couldn't figure out what was going on at the moment.
After closing the office door, Chen Xing walked over and picked up the report letter again. "How should I deal with this letter? Should I ignore it or transfer it to the relevant department? " Chen Xing was also having a headache. This kind of matter was not something he should be involved in. After all, it was not within his job scope. However, if he were to transfer this matter to the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate or the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, it might not be the best choice. It would probably be like throwing a stone into the sea. Chen Xing was not someone who liked to meddle in other people's business, but if he just stood by and did nothing, he would feel a little guilty. As a government official, Chen Xing believed that he should at least be responsible.
After Lin Yupei left Chen Xing's office, she turned around and entered the office of Director Wang Rongyan, holding a stack of documents in her hand. She gently closed the office door, walked to Wang Rongyan's desk, put the documents on it, and naturally walked around to the back of the desk. She put her hands on Wang Rongyan's shoulders and squeezed them from time to time. Seeing Wang Rongyan looking down at the documents and ignoring her, Lin Yupei said to herself, "I think this Chen Xing is also a playboy. Just now when I came to his office, he kept glancing at me. Hey, he almost ate me."
Then what? Wang Rongyan finally stopped what he was doing and raised his head to look at Lin Yupei.
There was nothing else. I just came out. Lin Yupei rolled her eyes at Wang Rongyan. Her expression was no different from flirting. "How would I dare to eat behind Director Wang's back? Director Wang, you will punish me. I am very scared."
"Ha, didn't you eat behind your husband's back? At that time, I don't know who intentionally or unintentionally seduced me. Just now in Chen Xing's office, didn't you flirt with him with your amorous eyes?" Wang Rongyan glanced in the direction of the door and a big hand reached out from behind to Lin Yupei's thigh.
"Even if I did flirt with him, it was to complete what you asked me to do. Didn't you ask me to test Chen Xing? I did what you asked me to do." Lin Yupei pouted. She was a 30-year-old woman, but she still acted like a spoiled little girl. However, Wang Rongyan liked her tricks.
"Well, what was Chen Xing's reaction?" Wang Rongyan was more concerned about this question.
"What reaction could he have? I wanted to stay and test him, but he was serious again, so I came out. Besides, this office is not a good place to test. Rongyan, don't you think so?" Lin Yupei's big watery eyes were so charming that tears almost flowed out.
"Hey, do you mean that if we were in a hotel or something, you could try to have sex with him?" Wang Rongyan smiled and glanced at Lin Yupei.
Rong Yan, look at what you're saying. I only have you in my heart. As for Chen Xing, he's just a young man who hasn't even grown his hair yet. I'm not interested in this kind of inexperienced bird. At most, I'll just provoke him and kick him away, leaving him dumbfounded. Lin Yupei said flatteringly.
Wang Rongyan curled his lips and didn't say anything more. He didn't know whether he could trust other women's words, but if Lin Yupei's words could be trusted, pigs could climb trees. She was just a woman who coveted power and only thought about how to climb up. Everything she said and did was for her own benefit. Wang Rongyan just listened to it as a joke and didn't bother to refute Lin Yupei's words. They both took what they needed. This was Wang Rongyan's position in the relationship between him and Lin Yupei.
"Then when you have a chance to test him, it is naturally the best if you can find out his background. As for what you want to do, it is your business." Wang Rongyan pondered.
"Well, I will try my best to complete what you asked me to do." Lin Yupei nodded with a smile. Although she was smiling at Wang Rongyan from the beginning to the end, there was a bit of complexity in her eyes. She could tell from Wang Rongyan's words that he didn't mind her seducing Chen Xing. Lin Yupei also knew that she was just an insignificant lover of his.
But when she decided to do this, Lin Yupei never regretted it. She wanted to please him, and he could help her climb up. That was enough. Lin Yupei didn't expect him to have any feelings for her. If he really had feelings for her, she would be playing with fire. Both of them knew that it was a deal, and they didn't have any feelings for each other. In this way, it wouldn't be easy to cause trouble. After all, both of them had their own families.
At noon, after having lunch in the department's canteen, Chen Xing took a nap in the office for a while. At about 2 o 'clock in the afternoon, Chen Xing arrived at Zhonghai University. Lin Yupei, the deputy director of the office, accompanied him. Chen Xing didn't express any thoughts, but he was very confused.
Zhonghai University was greeted by the vice president, Jiang Weishan. Coincidentally, Jiang Weishan was the vice president in charge of the infrastructure and logistics of Zhonghai University. At the same time, he was also the director of the infrastructure committee of Zhonghai University. When Chen Xing saw Jiang Weishan greeting him with a smile on his face, he felt very strange. In the report he received in the morning, Jiang Weishan was named by name.
The whole of Zhonghai University is very encouraged that Director Chen could come over. Jiang Weishan smiled and complimented him. He had met Lin Yupei, the deputy director of the office of the Department of Higher Education. He had also come here with Director Wang Rongyan before, so he wasn't unfamiliar with her. As for Chen Xing, it was his first time meeting him. He was very surprised. When did the department have such a young deputy director?
As he led the way, he introduced the construction of Zhonghai University to Chen Xing. Behind him were a group of school administrative staff. After listening, Chen Xing learned that the city and district leaders would also be attending the groundbreaking ceremony today. Zhonghai University was located in the western district of the capital. Today, the district head, Zheng Yibin, and the deputy mayor, Fang Minghai would also be coming. This time, the administrative office building of Zhonghai University was about to start construction. 30% of the funds were allocated by the city finance, and the remaining 70% was raised by Zhonghai University itself. It was not surprising that the city and district leaders would come. Zhonghai University itself was a local university directly under the control of the Municipal Government.
Hearing that the deputy mayor, Fang Minghai, and the district head, Zheng Yibin, would also be coming, Chen Xing slightly understood why Wang Rongyan didn't attend the groundbreaking ceremony. If the local leaders came, Wang Rongyan, the head of the Department of Higher Education, would only be a supporting character. This was probably the reason why Wang Rongyan didn't come.
At 3: 30, the groundbreaking ceremony began on time. The deputy mayor, Fang Minghai, spoke on behalf of the Municipal Government. Chen Xing stood together with several of the school's main leaders. Today, Fang Minghai became the focus of attention. Although Chen Xing, the deputy director, had always been received by the vice-principal, the one who was surrounded by everyone was undoubtedly Fang Minghai. Fang Minghai was the highest-ranking person present. The district head of the western district, Zheng Yibin, stood beside Chen Xing. He was a bit curious about Chen Xing, but the two of them simply exchanged a few words. After all, there wasn't much work interaction between the Ministry and the local government.
As the vice-principal in charge of the school's infrastructure and logistics, Jiang Weishan presided over the groundbreaking ceremony. Chen Xing looked at Jiang Weishan and quietly glanced at Lin Yupei, who was beside him. Director Lin, do you know Vice-principal Jiang?
I know him, but I'm not familiar with him. I've only met him a few times at work. Director Wang and Deputy Director Chen both came to Zhonghai University for research. I followed them a few times, so Vice-principal Jiang also knows me. Lin Yupei replied with a smile.
Then what do you think of Vice-principal Jiang? When Chen Xing asked this question, he carefully observed Lin Yupei's expression.
He's alright. He's a very friendly person. Lin Yupei looked at Chen Xing strangely. Chen Xing's question was out of the blue.
Ha, it's okay. I'm just asking casually. Seeing that Lin Yupei kept staring at him, Chen Xing smiled perfunctorily and didn't say anything else. He didn't find any clues when he probed Lin Yupei just now. Either the report had nothing to do with Lin Yupei, or Lin Yupei's acting skills were superb.
In just half an hour, the groundbreaking ceremony was completed. Jiang Weishan still accompanied Chen Xing personally. Chen Xing smiled and said that it was fine. He wanted to walk around the school.
Jiang Weishan hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Chen Xing insisted, Jiang Weishan nodded and told Chen Xing to call him if he needed anything. After that, Chen Xing and Lin Yupei strolled around the school.
Where is Director Chen going? As soon as Jiang Weishan left, Lin Yupei said. Chen Xing was a little strange today. Lin Yupei thought that Chen Xing deliberately sent Jiang Weishan away.
He didn't want to go anywhere. He just wanted to walk around the school. He hadn't been to a college campus for a long time. He missed his college days. Now that he thought about it, those days should be the happiest. Chen Xing sighed with emotion.
"If that's the case, Director Chen, you won't lack opportunities to deal with universities in the future. Every year, you have to go to many schools for inspection and research." Lin Yupei smiled.
After a casual walk around the campus, Chen Xing asked Lin Yupei to call Jiang Weishan and inform the school that they were going to leave. Without the school leaders coming out to see them off, Chen Xing and Lin Yupei left by car.
Director Chen was really different from other leaders. In the car, Lin Yupei smiled and explained to Chen Xing.
What's different? Chen Xing glanced at Lin Yupei.
Other leaders liked to be surrounded by people, but Director Chen didn't seem to like it.
They were all unnecessary forms. He wanted to keep it simple. Chen Xing shook his head disapprovingly.
After returning to the department, Chen Xing was about to leave the office at six o 'clock in the evening. He opened the drawer and glanced at the report letter under the book. Chen Xing took it out worriedly and wondered if he should take the letter home. After thinking for a while, Chen Xing finally put the report letter back and locked the drawer.
"Why hasn't Director Chen left yet?" As soon as Chen Xing put the letter away, Lin Yupei's voice came from the door.
He was so busy reading the documents that he forgot the time. Only when his stomach was growling did he realize it was so late. Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Well, Director Chen is too dedicated." Lin Yupei walked in with a smile and seemingly inadvertently pushed the office door that was originally open. The door quietly closed.
"I was about to leave just now. When I saw the light above your office was still on, I thought it was Director Chen who hadn't left. I didn't expect it to be Director Chen." Lin Yupei walked over with a smile. "Director Chen hasn't had dinner yet, and neither have I. Why don't we have dinner together tonight?"
"I'm afraid I can't tonight. I have an appointment with someone else. Director Lin, it seems that we have to wait for another chance." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Director Chen can't be lying to me, can he?" Lin Yupei looked at Chen Xing doubtfully. She didn't believe it was such a coincidence.
"I really have an appointment tonight. Otherwise, I would have a chance to have dinner with Director Lin." Chen Xing smiled. For the sake of the report letter, he really had an appointment with someone tonight.
"Oh, forget it. It seems that I can only have dinner with Director Chen next time." A trace of disappointment flashed in Lin Yupei's eyes. She glanced at Chen Xing, rolled her eyes, and took a step forward. Suddenly, Lin Yupei screamed and squatted down.
"What happened?" Chen Xing was stunned. He hurriedly walked out from behind the desk and saw Lin Yupei holding her ankle and squatting on the ground with a painful expression. "Director Lin, did you twist your ankle?"
"Yes, this person is so hungry that her eyes are dizzy. She accidentally twisted her heel while walking." Lin Yupei frowned and looked at Chen Xing pitifully.
"This is the price of beauty. Wearing high heels is beautiful, but it is also risky." Chen Xing joked and squatted down to help.
"Director Chen, she is injured. How can you make sarcastic remarks?" Lin Yupei pouted. When Chen Xing squatted down, Lin Yupei seemed to lose her support and leaned on Chen Xing.
"Huh?" Chen Xing's body stiffened. He glanced at Lin Yupei and Chen Xing moved back. Otherwise, their posture would be too ambiguous.
"Ouch, it hurts. My ankle is probably swollen." Lin Yupei screamed in pain and fell directly into Chen Xing's arms.
"Bang." A strange sound came from outside the door. Chen Xing looked up in surprise. "Who?"
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