After hanging up the phone with Li Yong, Chen Xing and Zhou Zhijin looked at each other. Both of them looked a little surprised and doubtful. "Did Deng Yi come to the hospital to visit Zhou Zhijin?"
"Chen Xing, Deng Yi won't be so kind to visit me, will he?" Zhou Zhijin said it directly.
"It's hard to say." Chen Xing shook his head and thought that Deng Yi wouldn't coincidentally come to the hospital to visit a friend. It was very likely that he came for Zhou Zhijin.
"I'd better lie down first, just in case." Zhou Zhijin frowned and lay down again. At least, he had to pretend to be more like an injured patient. Otherwise, if Deng Yi really came to his ward and saw that he was still alive and didn't look like a patient at all, his face would not look good. Even if they both knew that it was an act, they had to pretend that it wasn't.
Chen Xing nodded and looked out of the door from time to time. He had a hunch that Deng Yi came for Zhou Zhijin.
Both of them kept their eyes on the door and pretended to be chatting with each other. They were absent-mindedly talking to each other.
Sure enough, Deng Yi was really coming to the ward. First, the sound of footsteps gradually became clearer at the door. Then, Deng Yi's figure appeared at the door. Chen Xing sprang to his feet in 'surprise'. His expression was just right. Secretary-General Deng.
Deng Yi didn't expect that Chen Xing was also here. A trace of surprise flashed across his face, and then he felt relieved. It was not strange that Chen Xing was here. He nodded slightly and said, "Mayor Chen is also here. What a coincidence."
"Assistant Zhou was injured, so I came to see him." Chen Xing looked indifferent. It was enough for him to maintain the due respect for Deng Yi. The two of them were originally harmonious on the surface but not on the inside.
"I also heard that Assistant Zhou was injured, so I came to the hospital to visit him." Deng Yi directly stated his purpose. He turned to look at Zhou Zhijin on the sickbed and walked to the sickbed.
"Secretary-General Deng is here. It's just a minor injury. I'm really sorry for troubling you to visit me." Zhou Zhijin, who was lying on the sickbed, opened his mouth and made a posture of trying to sit up.
Don't move. Assistant Zhou, just lie down. Don't touch the wound. As soon as Deng Yigang sat down, he immediately stood up and comforted Zhou Zhijin to lie down with a concerned look on his face.
It's okay, it's not like it's a life-threatening injury. I'm a big and burly man, and I'm not that delicate. Zhou Zhijin smiled.
If you're injured, don't force yourself. You have to recuperate properly in the hospital. In this ward, the patients are more important. There's no such thing as a leader. You just have to lie down. Deng Yi smiled.
Upon hearing Deng Yi's words, Chen Xing glanced at Deng Yi without batting an eyelid and stood aside in silence. At this moment, everyone was acting. Deng Yi was merely pretending to be friendly and peaceful. Anyone who took it seriously would be an idiot.
Withdrawing his gaze, Chen Xing was suddenly stunned. Just now, he saw Deng Yi's secretary beside him, but now he was nowhere to be seen. Frowning, Chen Xing looked out of the door, thinking that he might have been careless just now, and the secretary might have gone out.
Not paying much attention to what Deng Yi's secretary was doing, Chen Xing's attention returned to Deng Yi. To be honest, Deng Yi's visit to Zhou Zhijin was really beyond his expectation, and it also caught him and Zhou Zhijin unprepared. However, they had nothing to feel guilty about, so they just pretended to be courteous with Deng Yi.
"Mayor Chen, have those lawbreakers who injured Assistant Zhou been arrested?" Deng Yi suddenly turned to look at Chen Xing.
"This … I'm not sure." Chen Xing almost couldn't respond to Deng Yi's question. Looking at Deng Yi, Chen Xing couldn't figure out Deng Yi's meaning for a moment, so he continued. "I've handed it over to the Public Security Bureau. They should be doing it now.
As for those who dare to hurt national cadres, they must be severely punished according to the law without mercy. " Deng Yi said solemnly.
"Secretary General Deng, you're right. We will definitely follow your instructions." Chen Xing nodded and stared at Deng Yi. He thought that since Deng Yi appeared in this hospital, he must have known everything.
"Even if he knows everything, he can still say these words in a dignified manner. His ability to lie through his teeth has reached a certain level."
"Assistant Zhou, take good care of your injury these two days. Even if it's really not a big deal, you have to listen to the doctor's instructions and stay as long as you need to. Leave the hospital after your injury is healed. Don't rush to go out just because you're young. If there's a lingering disease when you're old, you'll be the one who suffers." Deng Yi said to Zhou Zhijin with concern and said with a smile, "When I was young, I also thought it was not a big deal to get some minor injuries and illnesses. Look, I've made myself suffer. At that time, I didn't pay attention to a small cold and didn't go to see a doctor for a long time. As a result, it developed into chronic bronchitis. Now I suffer in winter. So you young people should always pay attention to your health. The health is the capital of revolution. Young cadres like you are the pillars of the motherland."
Deng Yi's words of concern were said to Zhou Zhijin, but also to Chen Xing. After that, he looked back at Chen Xing. His words of concern could warm people's hearts, but in the ears of Chen Xing and Zhou Zhijin, they had a deeper understanding of Deng Yi's hypocritical smile.
Deng Yi's secretary returned to the ward at some point and stood quietly at the door without making a sound. If no one paid attention, no one would notice that he had just gone out.
Deng Yi just sat there for a while. After pretending to raise his hand to look at the time, Deng Yi got up and said, "Assistant Zhou, take care of yourself. I won't disturb your rest.
Thank you for your concern, Secretary General Deng. Take care. " Zhou Zhijin squeezed a smile on his face.
"Mayor Chen, you must tell the Public Security Bureau to deal with it strictly and severely." Before Deng Yi left, he gave instructions to the case with concern.
Chen Xing nodded and saw Deng Yi out. Deng Yi waved his hand and said, "Mayor Chen, please stay."
"Secretary General Deng, take care." Chen Xing nodded and watched Deng Yi enter the elevator. Then he turned around and returned to the ward.
In the elevator, Deng Yi's smiling face immediately became gloomy the moment the elevator door closed. At this time, there was no one else in the elevator. Deng Yi glanced at the secretary beside him and asked, "How is Zhou Zhijin?"
Zhou Zhijin's injury was not serious. The doctor only said that it was a superficial injury. Deng Yi's secretary answered. He just left the ward quietly to find the doctor to understand Zhou Zhijin's situation.
Deng Yi was not surprised by the answer he got from the secretary. If Zhou Zhijin was seriously injured, this matter would have been blown up a long time ago. How could it be so peaceful now? Now that Zhou Zhijin was still 'lingering' in the hospital, Deng Yi did not need to think to know that Zhou Zhijin and Chen Xing wanted to make a fuss about this matter.
"Call Wenhua later and see if he did as I said." Deng Yi gave another order to his secretary. Zhou Zhijin and Chen Xing wanted to take the opportunity to make a fuss. How could he let them get what they want so easily? Although his face as the dignified chief steward of the provincial party committee was important, how could he be easily schemed by others since he could climb to his current position?
In the ward, after Chen Xing returned, he closed the door with his backhand. Zhou Zhijin had sat up again at this moment. Although he knew that he couldn't hide his injury from Deng Yi, everyone was acting, and there was nothing to be guilty about. Moreover, Zhou Zhijin's back was indeed hit by the club's security guard. Based on this, Zhou Zhijin could lie in the hospital with a clear conscience. However, Deng Yi's visit was not in their plan. Seeing Chen Xing coming back, Zhou Zhijin directly told Chen Xing about his doubts. "Chen Xing, what do you think Deng Yi is up to?
No matter what he is up to, it will not be good for us. " Chen Xing said.
"Yes, he came to visit us and expressed his righteousness, which made it difficult for us to realize our plan." Zhou Zhijin frowned.
"Alas, Deng Yi is not so easy to deal with." Chen Xing also frowned. A smiling tiger like Deng Yi was really frightening. In addition, he was next to Fu Youjun, the top leader of the Provincial Party Committee, so he more or less had some influence on Fu Youjun. Deng Yi was actually far more terrible than they thought.
"I don't know how Lu Ming is doing." Zhou Zhijin looked at Chen Xing.
"I'll know after making a phone call." Chen Xing smiled. Before he made the call, Lu Ming had already arrived. Chen Xing picked up his phone and immediately smiled. "Speak of the devil."
"Mayor Chen, I've already left." Lu Ming said to Chen Xing on the phone, sounding a little confused. "It's strange. Deng Wenhua was quite tough at the beginning, but then his attitude changed after receiving the phone call. Although he looked reluctant, he allowed us to arrest him."
"You arrested him?" Chen Xing's tone was a little high. Obviously, he was very surprised.
"Yes, I wanted to bluff and then leave. I didn't expect him to cooperate. Things have deviated from the original plan." Lu Ming said gloomily.
Chen Xing couldn't help but fall silent. Deng Yi came to the hospital unexpectedly, and his son suddenly gave in. This really … caught them unprepared.
The struggle in the officialdom was ever-changing.
Not far from the club, the secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee and the Director of the Public Security Bureau, Liao Donghua, who had been watching and not left, was also full of doubts. Things were completely different from what he had expected. Liao Donghua's good mood now became a little bad.
"Secretary Liao, what should we do now?" Deputy Director Li Wanjun asked Liao Donghua for his opinion.
"Go back." Liao Donghua said impatiently. The show was over. What else could they do?
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