They left immediately because He Li and Chu Rong wanted to go with them. It was not convenient for Chen Xing to take his own car, so Huang Ming borrowed a Buick business car from the Lu family. He Li and Chu Rong got into the car excitedly. Huang Ming acted as the driver, and Chen Xing sat in the passenger seat, giving Huang Ming directions.
"Chen Xing, is our fellow countryman in Hai City a man or a woman?" He Li asked curiously.
"A woman.
"A woman?" He Li let out a cry of surprise and looked straight at Chen Xing's face.
"What are you thinking? How can you think in such a wrong way?" Chen Xing rolled his eyes. How could he not see what He Li's eyes meant?
"Well, Sister Chu, Huang Ming, you two saw it, right? I didn't say anything. I don't know why Chen Xing is so nervous. It's obvious that he's trying to hide something." He Li said with a smile.
"Just look at your eyes. Everyone knows what you mean." Chen Xing shook his head.
"Xiao Li, don't always target Chen Xing. If you piss him off, you'll be in trouble." Chu Rong, who was standing aside, said with a smile.
"I'm not afraid. Bring it on." He Li puffed out his chest.
"Ahem, a good man doesn't fight with a woman. I'm too lazy to argue with you." Chen Xing coughed unnaturally. Huang Ming was still in the car. He Li was getting more and more presumptuous.
"I'm invisible. Just say whatever you want and pretend that I don't exist." Huang Ming said in an untimely manner. He laughed and glanced at Chen Xing with a suggestive look in his eyes.
Chen Xing smiled bitterly and deliberately said to Huang Ming with a straight face, "Concentrate on driving."
The journey was not far. Ten minutes later, the car stopped outside the alley where Jiang Wan was. They found a place to park and Chen Xing took the lead into the alley. Compared with the high-rise buildings on the street outside, the old six-or seven-story buildings in the alley were particularly eye-catching. He Li and the others, who were used to superior living conditions, were a little stunned. He Li, who couldn't hide his words, said, "Chen Xing, the fellow countryman you mentioned lives here, right?
He lives here and runs a small restaurant. Why? You're used to living in villas and high-end residential areas. Are you not used to it? " Chen Xing smiled. "He Li, now you know how happy you are after seeing other people's lives.
I've never said that I'm not happy. Since I left Fan Bin, my life has been very comfortable. " He Li curled his lips and walked a little closer to Chen Xing. His delicate face with light makeup was rippling with love.
"You've shared tens of millions of Fan Bin's family property, not including the house originally registered under your name. Of course, your life is comfortable. Fan Bin is probably crying to death." Chu Rong joked.
That's what he deserved.
When they walked to the small restaurant opened by Jiang Wan, Chen Xing couldn't help but frown. The door of the small restaurant was tightly closed, which surprised Chen Xing. He didn't have Jiang Wan's phone number. Last time, he left in a hurry and asked Li Yong to stay. He also forgot to ask Li Yong to find out Jiang Wan's phone number. Now that the small restaurant was not open, he didn't know how to find her in such a short time.
Hai City's special noodle paste, which also sells fast food … Chen Xing, this is the restaurant. He Li looked at the signboard on the door of the small restaurant and recognized it at a glance. He couldn't help but smack his lips. "Oh, speaking of this noodle paste, I haven't eaten it for almost a month. I miss it a lot. The noodle paste at home is still the best."
"You make me want to eat it too." Chu Rong smiled.
"Chen Xing, the door is closed. Don't tell me you don't have her phone number?" Huang Ming saw Chen Xing frown and asked doubtfully.
"I'm right. I just don't have her phone number." Chen Xing shook his head with a wry smile.
… Huang Ming was speechless. "You said you are from the same hometown, but I thought you had met her. Look at you. Don't tell me you haven't even met her officially."
"No, we haven't. I wasn't sure it was her before. Later, when I came here, I received a call and left. I really haven't met her officially." At this time, Chen Xing was also a little helpless. It seemed that tonight's trip was in vain.
"Chen Xing, you said you are from the same hometown, but you didn't even ask for her phone number." He Li curled his lips and turned to look at the small restaurant. Although the door was closed, from the outside, he could tell that the condition of the restaurant was not good. He Li felt a little sad for no reason. It seemed that the life of this fellow was very hard. "Chen Xing, how did you know her? According to your social circle, you shouldn't know her at this level."
"I met her by chance. She was working at Xi Men at that time." Chen Xing didn't explain in detail. He was still puzzled. "It shouldn't be at this time. It's only seven o 'clock. The restaurant shouldn't be closed so early. This time is the time to make money."
Suddenly, Chen Xing patted his forehead. He thought that the last time the Sanitary Bureau came to check, Jiang Wan's restaurant was closed. He actually forgot about this.
"It seems that we have come here in vain. Let's go." Chen Xing turned his head and said to them. The door of the restaurant was closed, and he didn't have Jiang Wan's phone number. Although he knew that Jiang Wan lived in one of these old buildings, he really didn't know which one. They couldn't go door to door to find her.
"Chen Xing, didn't you say that she lived here? Anyway, she must be in one of these buildings. If we shout down there, maybe she will hear us. This building is not high." Huang Ming laughed.
"Don't shout. It's so late at night. It's not appropriate for you to shout." He Li rolled his eyes at Huang Ming.
They talked for a while and were about to leave. After a few steps, Chen Xing took a closer look. The person walking toward them didn't look like Jiang Wan.
…
Jiang Wan hurriedly walked into the alley, and there was a person following behind her. Jiang Wan was very helpless. She was anxious to get rid of the person, so she hurriedly lowered her head and walked forward.
Behind them, the drunk Ma Jiang followed closely behind Jiang Wan, shouting intermittently, "Sister, why do you have to do this? It's your fortune that Brother Ma has taken a liking to you. Why do you have to be so stubborn? If you follow Brother Ma, how can Brother Ma mistreat you?"
"Captain Ma, you are already drunk. I think you should go back earlier." Jiang Wan replied without turning her head. She was extremely anxious in her heart. The other party looked drunk, but his hands and feet were very nimble. She had just left the hotel in a taxi, and the other party had actually followed her. There was no accident on the way. When Jiang Wangang was in the car, she wished that Ma Jiang would just get killed in a car accident. That way, no one would come looking for trouble with her little restaurant again.
"Sister, isn't it good that you are drunk? We can have sex with each other." Ma Jiang laughed evilly. It seemed that he was really drunk. He talked as if there was no one else around.
"You … you pervert." Jiang Wan cursed angrily. Her ears turned red. There were people passing by this alley from time to time. How could Ma Jiang say such disgusting words?
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside Jiang Wan. It was Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment. Who was calling her?
As soon as Chen Xing called out Jiang Wan's name, he was completely sure that it was Jiang Wan. Seeing Jiang Wan turn around, Chen Xing smiled. It seemed that tonight's trip was not in vain.
When Jiang Wan turned around and saw Chen Xing, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She stared at Chen Xing in a daze, her eyes wide as saucers. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined that Chen Xing would be in this alleyway, or that the two of them would run into each other at a time like this.
"Jiang Wan, don't tell me you don't recognize me?" Chen Xing walked forward and smiled. His eyes glanced in Ma Jiang's direction. Chen Xing didn't recognize Ma Jiang as the squadron leader from the Health Bureau that day. That day, Ma Jiang was wearing a law enforcement uniform. Today, he was dressed casually. In addition, the street lights in the alley were a little dim. For a moment, Chen Xing couldn't recognize him.
"I recognize you. Of course I recognize you." Jiang Wan said. Suddenly, she covered her mouth tightly. She was afraid that she would cry. Her voice was choked with emotion. Other than surprise, the bitterness and grievances of the past few years couldn't be suppressed. Even though it had nothing to do with Chen Xing, her emotions suddenly became fragile at this time.
"These people are also from Sea City. We are all in different places. Let's get to know each other." Chen Xing smiled and introduced He Li and the others to Jiang Wan. Seeing that Jiang Wan's mood was a little abnormal, he thought that she was too happy and didn't pay much attention to it.
"Hey, girl, you have friends." Ma Jiang, who was a few beats slower than Jiang Wan, had already caught up. He glanced at Chen Xing and the others. Ma Jiang's drunken brain automatically filtered them out. His brain was still in an "abnormal" state. "Girl, let your friends go first. Don't interfere with our business."
"You bastard." Jiang Wan was infuriated. Perhaps it was because of Chen Xing's presence, Jiang Wan swung her hand and gave Ma Jiang a tight slap. The crisp sound of the slap was so ear-piercing and loud in the dark of the night that everyone present was stunned. After Jiang Wan gave Ma Jiang a tight slap, she stared at her own hand with a dumbfounded expression on her face.
Chen Xing and the others were shocked and didn't know what had happened. Jiang Wan, on the other hand, was dumbfounded. She didn't expect that she would dare to slap Ma Jiang. Just now, it was more of an instinctive reaction of anger. Now that she had calmed down, Jiang Wan felt a lingering fear. Seeing Ma Jiang's ferocious gaze staring at her, Jiang Wan subconsciously took a step back.
"You b * tch, how dare you hit me? I'll kill you!" Ma Jiang's eyes were bloodshot. It was very frightening. In his eyes, Jiang Wan was purely a weakling. It depended on his mood to crush her. However, such a person actually dared to slap him. As the stronger party, Ma Jiang's psychological state was very different. He glared at Jiang Wan with eyes that could almost devour her. The alcohol in his brain caused Ma Jiang to lose his rationality. He took a step forward and grabbed Jiang Wan's neck with both hands.
This scene happened too quickly. Chen Xing, Huang Ming, and the others were caught off guard. They didn't know what the relationship between Ma Jiang and Jiang Wan was. Chen Xing, on the other hand, felt that Ma Jiang looked familiar. However, he didn't have time to think too much about it. He stepped forward with Huang Ming and quickly pried Ma Jiang's hands away, pushing them to the side.
"Jiang Wan, what's going on? Is he your friend or …?" Chen Xing looked at Jiang Wan in confusion. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing when he came to look for her at night.
"No, he's a bastard." Jiang Wan scolded angrily. She clutched her neck with a frightened expression on her face. Jiang Wan had a lingering fear when she recalled the scene just now. Fortunately, Chen Xing and the others were here today.
"Sister, what's your relationship with him?" Chu Rong asked Jiang Wan. She could tell at a glance that Jiang Wan was younger than her.
"I don't have any relationship with him. He's from the Health Bureau. He always comes to cause trouble for my little restaurant. On the surface, he's here to inspect my restaurant, but secretly, he's hinting that I want to …" Jiang Wan was shy. She couldn't say those words in front of these people. The embarrassed expression on her face said it all. "I went to eat with him tonight because I wanted to beg him to be lenient. I didn't expect him to act recklessly after drinking. I quickly left, but he followed me back.
"So he's this kind of scum. Sister, it's too easy for you to slap him." Unexpectedly, Chu Rong, who had always been quiet, said something that made people's jaws drop.
"Sister Chu, I thought I was the only one with a fiery temper. It seems like you're the one who doesn't show your true colors." He Li looked at Chu Rong in surprise. She had known Chu Rong for a long time, but she rarely saw this side of Chu Rong.
While the three girls were talking, Huang Ming, who was at the side, was having a hard time. He had to pull on the drunk Ma Jiang to prevent him from acting recklessly. Most importantly, Ma Jiang was still drunk, and he was struggling with brute force. Huang Ming was almost unable to pull him back. He thought to himself, Ma Jiang's body looks soft, but he has quite a bit of brute force. Just now, he had almost thrown Huang Ming over.
This wasn't because he had a fiery temper, but because he shouldn't be polite to this kind of scum. Chu Rong's almond-shaped eyes widened.
"You stinky woman, how dare you hit me? I'll definitely kill you!" Ma Jiang's nostrils were filled with the smell of alcohol. He used all his strength to push Huang Ming to the side, but he couldn't break free. He looked at Jiang Wan's direction, and his gaze was like that of a wild beast. Perhaps it was because he was anxious, Ma Jiang turned around and stared at Huang Ming fiercely. "Let go of me, or I'll kill you too."
"F * ck, you want to kill me? If you have the ability, come at me!" When Huang Ming heard this, he was infuriated. Seeing that there was a slap mark on Ma Jiang's face, Huang Ming didn't say anything and casually slapped him again. "I'll also give you a slap to wake you up."
"Huang Ming, well done." Chu Rong cheered loudly and walked over. While everyone was still in a daze, Chu Rong had already slapped Ma Jiang twice. Her strength was even more ruthless than Huang Ming's earlier slap. The two slaps were so loud that blood seeped out from the corner of Ma Jiang's mouth. Huang Ming, who was watching from the side, was speechless.
"Sister Chu, you're even more ruthless than me." Huang Ming shrunk his neck. He thought that if these two slaps had landed on his face, his front teeth might have been knocked out. "Who said that women are weak?"
"I can't stand this kind of man who takes advantage of his position to bully others the most. I'll beat every single one of them." Chu Rong's pretty face was filled with anger. She recalled some of her past experiences. They were both women, but Jiang Wan's hard work in a foreign land resonated with her. She thought of the difficulties she had faced in the business world as a divorced woman. She didn't know how many men had taken a fancy to her beauty and used cooperation as an excuse to request to have sex with her. Otherwise, they wouldn't sign the contract. Her past experiences were very similar to Jiang Wan's today. Although the specific circumstances were not the same, there wasn't much difference in essence. Seeing Jiang Wan, Chu Rong felt as if she was looking at a younger version of herself. This also caused Chu Rong's emotions to become extremely intense.
Ma Jiang was obviously stunned by the slap. He was in a daze for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he seemed to have gone crazy and was about to attack Huang Ming as well. Huang Ming simply kicked him to the ground and scolded, "This drunk is really like a mad dog when he's drunk."
"Let's call the police and let the police sober him up." Chen Xing frowned. Jiang Wan's words just now had already allowed him to recognize that Ma Jiang was the man who wore the uniform of the Sanitary Bureau that day. Now that Chen Xing had witnessed the situation with his own eyes, he completely believed what a passerby had said that the people from the Sanitary Bureau were purely looking for trouble on purpose. They weren't actually doing a real inspection.
Huang Ming called the police. Out of consideration, Chen Xing didn't want to meet the police directly. He went to the alley with Jiang Wan and the others first, while Huang Ming stayed inside alone to wait for the arrival of the police. He Li asked curiously, "Chen Xing, why are you deliberately avoiding the police? With you here, won't the police be more efficient?"
"Now that Chen Xing is with us, he has to be careful about his influence." Chu Rong smiled. She, He Li, and Jiang Wan were all women. If a mayor was surrounded by three women, people would inevitably have some thoughts. At that time, they didn't know what kind of rumors would spread. Except for Jiang Wan, they did have that kind of relationship. Of course, Chen Xing also had to keep a low profile as much as possible.
What Sister Chu said was just one aspect. Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. "Let's go and find a place nearby to sit.
How about we go to my cafe? It's safer in our own place. Anyway, it's not far away. " He Li smiled and said, "We'll drive the car away. We'll let Huang Ming take a taxi there later.
That's fine. Let's go to your cafe. " Chen Xing nodded.
They got in the car. This time, He Li drove. Chu Rong and Jiang Wan sat in the middle seat of the business car, and Chen Xing sat in the front passenger seat. Jiang Wan didn't know Chu Rong and He Li yet, so Chen Xing introduced them to her in detail.
"Jiang Wan, they're all from Hai City. You can look for them in the future." Chen Xing said.
"That's right. Sister, Xiao Li and I haven't been in Nanzhou for long. We're bored and hope to make more friends. It's rare to meet people from our hometown. You have to come to play with us in the future." Chu Rong smiled and nodded in agreement. At the same time, he comforted Jiang Wan. "Sister, don't think too much about what happened just now. Just treat it as a mad dog. Evil people will be tortured by evil people. This kind of scum will be dealt with by someone."
"I'm afraid that he will bring people to make trouble tomorrow. He suffered such a big loss today. When he wakes up tomorrow, I don't know how he will take revenge." Jiang Wan said worriedly and glanced in the direction of Chen Xing.
"Sister, don't worry. Don't you see the mayor sitting in front of you? If he dares to take revenge on you, just ask Chen Xing to come forward. He can crush him with a finger." Chu Rong said half-jokingly. Although it was a little exaggerated, Chen Xing was the mayor of a city. It was really easy for him to deal with such a small cadre.
After Chu Rong said that, seeing that Chen Xing didn't say anything, he couldn't help but say anxiously, "Chen Xing, say something. Don't you see that Sister Jiang Wan is so restless?"
"Don't worry. Of course, I won't let my fellow countryman suffer losses. Besides, Jiang Wan is reasonable. She can go anywhere in the world with reason." Chen Xing said with a smile. The reason why he was silent was not that he wanted to stand by and watch, but that he wanted to use this incident as a springboard to deal with Zeng Gaoqiang, the director of the Sanitary Bureau. Chen Xing had already recorded his dissatisfaction with Zeng Gaoqiang in his account. If there was a chance to settle the score, Chen Xing would never let it go.
"Mayor Chen, I'm relieved to hear your words." Jiang Wan's face became much more relaxed. She looked forward gratefully.
"Jiang Wan, before tonight, did you also have dinner with him in a restaurant?" Chen Xing remembered that when he and Zhang Ningning had dinner in a restaurant outside the alley last time, he saw Jiang Wan's side profile.
"Yes, once. That time, Ma Jiang also wanted to take advantage of me. At that time, I shouted for help in the private room and ran away quickly." Jiang Wan nodded.
"That night, I also heard someone shouting for help in the private room where you stayed. At that time, I was not sure that it was you. Moreover, when I went out, you also went downstairs. The hotel staff said that the two guests in the private room were joking. At that time, I thought that no one would shout for help while joking." Chen Xing talked about what happened that night.
"Mayor Chen, you also had dinner in that restaurant that night?" Jiang Wan was surprised.
"Yes, I was there that night too. I didn't expect to meet you.
"Sister, it seems that you and Chen Xing are destined to meet. God also doesn't want to see you suffer, so he let Chen Xing meet you by chance." Chu Rong interrupted with a smile.
"In fact, I have been transferred to Nanzhou City for more than a month. Jiang Wan, you should have known it was me. Since you encountered difficulties, why didn't you take the initiative to contact me?" Chen Xing turned his head and looked at Jiang Wan doubtfully.
"I … I don't want to make a fool of myself in front of you. In the past, I said that I would go back in glory. I have been out for two or three years, and now I am still struggling to eat and wear. Jiang Wan said in a low voice.
"Look at your thoughts. Do you look like someone who will laugh at others?" Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. "Jiang Wan, you think too much. If you had come to find me earlier, maybe these things wouldn't have happened."
"That's right, sister, although we women are not worse than men, don't force yourself. When you need to ask for help, ask for help. There is nothing shameful about it." Chu Rong took Jiang Wan's hand and said with a smile, "I am a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Chu in the future. We are not familiar with each other in Nanzhou, so we sisters can take care of each other."
"Hey, why did you leave me behind? Jiang Wan, how old are you this year?" He Li, who was driving, interrupted.
"I am thirty-one this year." Jiang Wan said with disappointment. A woman's most precious youth was wasted in the countryside, wasted on a husband who was not worthy of her love.
"Ah, the same age as me, then what month are you? Maybe you also have to call me Sister He." He Li's eyes lit up.
"March." Jiang Wan said truthfully, feeling warm in her heart. It was the first time for Chu Rong and He Li to meet each other, but Jiang Wan felt concern and sincerity from them, which made Jiang Wan, who had worked hard in Nanzhou for two or three years without a real friend, feel particularly warm.
"Oh, it seems that I can only be the third. You were born two months earlier than me." He Li pouted. "So annoying, you and Sister Chu are both older than me."
I say, are you two acknowledging each other as sisters? Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. "Three women make a play," this saying is not false at all. "
"You men can't understand women's emotions." Chu Rong said with a smile.
Chen Xing's cell phone rang. Seeing that it was Huang Ming, Chen Xing said with a smile. "I didn't tell Huang Ming just now, so he must be cursing now."
"Chen Xing, I told you to stay and wait for the police, but you drove away first. You are so disloyal." As soon as the phone was connected, Huang Ming complained, "Do you know how hard it is for me to keep an eye on that drunkard? I almost had another fight just now, but you drove away without saying a word."
"I know you are very tired, so He Li said she would treat you to the best coffee and ask you to take a taxi. We will wait for you at her coffee shop." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Well, I made a bad friend. I borrowed the car, but in the end, I have to take a taxi back. I am careless in making friends, and finally I have tasted the bitter fruit." Huang Ming joked and hung up the phone.
The call with Huang Ming was just a small interlude. Chen Xing put away his cell phone. Thinking of something, Chen Xing said with a smile, "Fortunately, we left earlier. Otherwise, if that man surnamed Ma sobered up and recognized me, he would not dare to do anything stupid. Then it would be impossible to catch him on the spot tomorrow."
"Well, Mayor Chen, what you said makes sense. Otherwise, how could he say that he was carrying out an inspection and did not come to make trouble on purpose? My words alone can't form any evidence." Jiang Wan nodded.
"Chen Xing, you are a big mayor, but you still want to deal with such a small cadre. Why do you care about evidence? Just take him down." He Li said disapprovingly.
"Haha, you are right, but I have other plans for this matter. I hope to catch a big one." A cold light flashed across Chen Xing's eyes.
"You officials are all so calculative. Don't you feel tired?" He Li rolled his eyes.
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