Chen Xing looked at the text message and then raised his hand to look at the time. It was about 8: 15 pm. There was still some time before 10 pm. He didn't have to rush there.
"Mayor, what's wrong?" Lu Ming couldn't help but ask when he saw the strange look on Chen Xing's face.
Chen Xing handed the phone to Lu Ming. There was no doubt that Chen Xing had nothing to hide from Lu Ming. After all, Lu Ming was his confidant who had been following him since he was in Ximen County.
Lu Ming took a look. When he saw that it was a strange number without a name, he couldn't help but frown. "Mayor, are you going to keep the appointment?
This person knows my number. I think he should know me or I have seen him before. What's the harm in going to see him? " Chen Xing smiled. "Would anyone dare to kidnap me, the mayor? Besides, Wangyuan Teahouse is in the city, not some remote place."
"Mayor, although the possibility of that is very small, there is always a chance. You are a distinguished person, and you can't have any accidents. How about I bring two people with me and go with you?" Lu Ming said solemnly. Out of consideration for Chen Xing's safety, he obviously had to make such a suggestion.
"It's not necessary." Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand.
"Mayor, if you don't let me go with you, I can't trust you to go alone. I have to dissuade you from going." Lu Ming's expression was solemn. Regardless of whether or not he knew the person who sent the text, he might not have good intentions by hiding his identity like this.
"That's not necessarily true." Chen Xing didn't think so. However, he thought that even if he didn't let Lu Ming go, Lu Ming would secretly follow him. So he simply said, "How about this? Take some people and take another car and follow me quietly. By the way, don't take the police car."
"Mayor, don't worry. How can I take the police car? It's too obvious." Lu Ming smiled.
They talked in the car. Outside, the onlookers in the cafe were gradually dispersed by the police. The police officers who investigated the scene were all brought by Lu Ming, and the leader was Lu Ming's confidant. Lu Ming trusted him. Thinking of his own situation in the bureau, Lu Ming couldn't help but secretly look at Chen Xing. "Mayor Chen, Liao Donghua is becoming more and more domineering in the bureau. This deputy director is almost a decoration."
Liao Donghua has the support of the Provincial Government, so he naturally has a strong backing. However, I don't think he will be able to handle things well. Just wait and see, he might not be able to continue to be arrogant. Chen Xing smiled and patted Lu Ming's shoulder. "Thanks for your hard work. I believe that Liao Donghua won't dare to go further. He has to give me face, so your current situation can't be any worse."
"I know, I just feel wronged. If it wasn't for Mayor Chen's words, I couldn't help but quit." Lu Ming smiled.
"What words?" Chen Xing was stunned.
"Let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines on the great river." Lu Ming laughed.
Chen Xing chuckled upon hearing those words. This was something he had said in jest. It was a mantra from Jin Yong's wuxia novels. Chen Xing was also a wuxia fanatic when he was young. He had read all of the works of this grandmaster of wuxia novels, and he still remembered this mantra. In the past, he would often joke around with it.
On the second floor of the building opposite the street where Chen Xing's car was parked, at this moment, two men were squeezing in front of the window and looking downstairs. After a closer look, who else could it be but Deng Wenhua and Chen Dafei? Chen Dafei was holding a high-power SLR camera in his hand. The place where they were facing was actually He Li's coffee shop. Chen Dafei was holding the camera, ready to take pictures at any time, but he didn't move. His eyes fell on a car a few meters away from the coffee shop from time to time. That was Chen Xing's car. After Lu Ming ran into the car, Chen Dafei noticed that car.
Chen Xing must be in that car, otherwise Lu Ming wouldn't go there. Chen Dafei turned his head and said to Deng Wenhua.
"Even if we know he is in that car, it's useless. If he doesn't get out, how can we take pictures? Xiaofei, your method doesn't seem to work. Even if Chen Xing really gets out, you can take a few pictures of him standing with the women surnamed He and Chu. What can that prove?" "It's not very useful." Deng Wenhua curled his lips.
"Brother Deng, why are you in such a hurry? Who said that there is no harvest tonight?" "Chen Xing came here, which proves that he must have a relationship with the woman surnamed He. Otherwise, why would he, a mayor, come here when his coffee shop was smashed?" Chen Dafei grinned. Even if there was no other harvest, it was already a harvest to prove this. Everything had to be done step by step, step by step. It couldn't be rushed. It was not so easy to bring down Chen Xing. Now that it was confirmed that he had a relationship with this woman, we would have a direction to investigate in the future.
"What if he is just a friend?" Deng Wenhua rolled his eyes. He was dragged here by Chen Dafei to do this kind of thing in the middle of the night, which affected his fun. Deng Wenhua was obviously a little listless.
"If he is just a friend, I don't believe that Chen Xing will come here so quickly. We are all men. Put yourself in his shoes. If it were you, and your female friend's shop was smashed, would you come here in such a hurry?" Chen Dafei glanced at Deng Wenhua with a smile.
"If it is just an ordinary female friend, I have no interest in her, so I won't come here. If it is someone I am interested in, of course, it is another matter. But if the other party is already my woman, I will definitely come here." Deng Wenhua said thoughtfully. As he spoke, he looked at Chen Dafei and thought, "Tsk, according to what you said, it makes sense."
"Nonsense, I have been secretly investigating Chen Xing's whereabouts for a period of time. Tonight's show is just to confirm it again." Chen Dafei smiled proudly.
"Since you have been investigating him for a period of time, haven't you figured out whether he has a relationship with these two women or not? Deng Wenhua said angrily.
"It's not that I don't know, but every time Chen Xing comes here, he goes directly upstairs to a private place, and my people can't follow him. Last time, Chen Xing stayed in the coffee shop until dawn, so I suspect that he has a special relationship with this woman surnamed He. I have learned that the third floor of the coffee shop is the woman's residence, and no one is allowed to go up. Every time, Chen Xing should go to the third floor." Chen Dafei said with a smile.
"Alas, you said so much, but you didn't get any real evidence. It's useless." Deng Wenhua yawned and thought, "Xiaofei, I think you'd better not do this. Chen Xing is not so easy to deal with. Even if you get the evidence and want to bring him down, you may also get yourself into trouble. His back is strong."
"Brother Deng, what you said is reasonable, but I am also prepared. Even if we get the evidence, we don't have to bring him down. But if we really need it in the future, then we don't have to panic. Besides, I am also thinking for your sake. Think about it, your father is now the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Nanzhou, and he and Chen Xing must fight openly and secretly. Maybe your father needs it. If we do it well in secret, your father may praise us." Chen Dafei glanced at Deng Wenhua and said with a smile.
"What you said is true." Deng Wenhua seemed to be thinking about something.
Chen Dafei smiled again and looked at Deng Wenhua with a flash of light in his eyes. As a playboy, he was forced by Chen Xing to start playing tricks and playing dirty tricks. This was not the first time. Their Chen family was getting worse and worse.
Downstairs, the police were still busy in the cafe, retrieving the surveillance route and questioning the staff of the cafe. The boss, He Li, was still free after making a short statement. After standing for a while, He Li knew that after Chen Xing came, his car was parked not far away. Finally, he came to Chen Xing's car angrily. Lu Ming had already gotten out of the car at this time. He Li and Chu Rong got into the car one after another. As soon as He Li got in the car, he complained with grievance. "Chen Xing, you have no conscience. You come here, but you don't go down to show some concern. You only know how to sit in the car.
It's not appropriate for me to go down. " Chen Xing shook his head with a smile and said, "Well, Miss He, don't be angry. It's fine as long as you are fine. The shop was smashed. Just spend some money to redecorate it."
He Li rolled her eyes helplessly at Chen Xing. She knew that it was indeed inconvenient for Chen Xing to go down. She didn't really complain, but women always liked to complain. However, seeing that Chen Xing came so quickly, her anger dissipated a lot. "I don't know if I'm too old recently. Why is everything going wrong? Last time, I was cheated of money, and this time, my shop was smashed for no reason. Chen Xing, and Sister Rong, why am I so unlucky that everything happens to me?"
"He Li, think about it carefully. Have you really not offended anyone recently?" Chen Xing frowned and said.
No, the police asked me just now, and I thought about it several times. I didn't offend anyone at all. I usually just do my skincare and play mahjong with some rich ladies who are bored out of their minds. Who could I have offended? He Li shook her head and said with certainty.
"That's really strange." Chen Xing also smiled bitterly. He could only let the police investigate this stupid thing.
They were talking in the car and didn't notice that Chen Dafei, who was upstairs, kept pressing the camera with an excited face. Especially at the moment when He Li and Chu Rong opened the door and were about to get in the car, the camera was captured by Chen Dafei.
"Brother Deng, you see, the two women have got in the car." Chen Dafei said happily.
"So be it. Once the door is closed, you can't even shoot a fart. What's there to be happy about?" Deng Wenhua didn't feel excited at all.
"Hey, it's better than nothing. There's no hurry. Take your time. Anyway, it doesn't take much effort to take photos. I can take a few more photos, and I won't have to worry about paying for the film." Chen Dafei was in a good mood and joked.
Listening to Chen Dafei's words, Deng Wenhua yawned again and stretched. "Xiaofei, in fact, I think if you really want to avenge your uncle, you should go to Ge Jian-ming. Ceng Gaoqiang was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Without Ge Jian-ming's permission, do you think his subordinates dare to handle the case? I heard that Ge Jian-ming's son has a lot of secret businesses in Nanzhou City. His hands are definitely not clean. You might as well follow him.
It's not that easy to investigate Ge Jian-ming's son. Besides, even if it was Ge Jian-ming's permission to handle my uncle's matter, it's still Chen Xing's doing. I'll go to Chen Xing for revenge. " Chen Dafei's expression was grim. Ever since he came to Nanzhou, he had been locked up in the Public Security Bureau twice. Although it was just a public security detention, he couldn't take it lying down. My old man was the former secretary, but he didn't give me any face. Now that my uncle was also locked up, who else should I go to if not him?
"That's true. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten. I was also invited to the Public Security Bureau once. Both of us really fell into the hands of this Chen." Deng Wenhua gritted his teeth. The two of them quickly found a place where they could resonate.
Seeing that it was so easy to provoke Deng Wenhua's anger, Chen Dafei curled his lips slightly, but he didn't show it on his face.
Time passed quickly. Chen Xing sat in the car and chatted with He Li for a while. When he looked at the time again, it was already past nine o 'clock. Thinking that he still had an appointment later, Chen Xing said, "I have something to do later. I have to go first."
"Chen Xing, you won't stay at night?" "At least you can comfort my wounded heart." He Li put on a pitiful look.
"Wounded heart? I don't see it at all." Chen Xing said with a smile, "I really have something to do later. You and Chu Rong will go back first. Fortunately, only the shops on the first and second floors were smashed. Your residence on the third floor was not damaged. You will have a place to sleep at night."
"It's not easy to find a place to sleep. There are many hotels nearby. Besides, Sister Rong and I have bought a house. It's just that we are too lazy to live there." He Li curled his lips.
"You buy wherever you go. There are so many houses. Can you live in them all?" Chen Xing shook his head and said with a smile.
"Buying a house is an investment. The money is just sitting there." He Li said with a smile.
"Well, I won't talk to you anymore. I have something to do first." Chen Xing looked at the time. Obviously, he was a little curious about the person who had asked him out and wanted to see him in advance. If he was right, the person should have arrived early.
"Chen Xing, if you have something to do, you should go first. Don't waste time." Chu Rong said considerately.
"It's so late. Maybe you are going to date a young girl. Sister Rong, we are old." He Li chuckled.
"He Li, I think you need to be taught a lesson." Chen Xing glanced at He Li.
"You are welcome to do it." He Li raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen Xing provocatively. His expression was very charming.
Chen Xing smiled helplessly. He was asking for trouble by arguing with He Li. This woman liked to provoke him verbally.
After asking Chu Rong and He Li to get out of the car first, Chen Xing drove straight to Wangyuan Teahouse. He had an impression of that place. After driving for a while, Chen Xing looked at the rearview mirror and found that a car was slowly following behind. Chen Xing knew that it was the car driven by Lu Ming and his men.
Wangyuan Teahouse was located on Cang Yuan Road in Nanming District, which was also one of the prosperous areas in the urban area. Chen Xing drove for more than ten minutes and soon arrived at the teahouse.
It was not yet ten o 'clock, but Chen Xing saw that there was no car outside the teahouse. He stopped the car and saw a sign of "Closed" hanging on the door, but the door was open. Chen Xing went straight in. A middle-aged beautiful woman sitting at the cashier's desk saw Chen Xing coming in and immediately stood up. Mayor Chen.
"Huh?" Chen Xing looked at her in confusion.
"Mayor Chen, please come with me." The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled.
Chen Xing didn't move but just looked at her. "Are you looking for me?"
Mayor Chen misunderstood. "I'm not looking for you. I'm just responsible for keeping watch." The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled and said, "Mayor Chen, don't worry. No one dares to hurt you."
As the middle-aged beautiful woman spoke, she walked inside. Chen Xing frowned slightly but still followed her in. Since she was here, he wouldn't be afraid at this time.
Walking through the side aisle, there was a small room inside. The middle-aged beautiful woman gently pushed the door open and stood by the door, gesturing to Chen Xing to come in.
Chen Xing walked in. When he saw the person inside, he was slightly stunned. "It's Geng Jiansheng?"
"Mayor Chen, are you surprised?" Geng Jiansheng had already stood up. Seeing Chen Xing's expression, he said with a smile, "I'm a little surprised.
I didn't expect that the person who asked me to come was you. " Chen Xing suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the other party knew his number.
"Since Mayor Chen is here, would you please have a seat?" Geng Jiansheng invited.
"Just as you said, since I'm here, why not have a seat?" With an indifferent expression, Chen Xing walked in and sat down, facing Geng Jiansheng. Geng Jiansheng, who was no longer the secretary of the district committee, now seemed to have lost some of his vigor and became a little more old-fashioned.
Chen Xing knew that Geng Jiansheng couldn't have invited him to the teahouse to have tea with him. This teahouse had a special relationship with Geng Jiansheng. Chen Xing was not in the mood to think about that. He just looked at Geng Jiansheng and thought, "I don't think you invited me here to have tea with me."
"Mayor Chen is right. I don't have the leisure to invite you to have tea with me." Geng Jiansheng nodded honestly. "Mayor Chen, since you are so direct, I will also come straight to the point. I invited Mayor Chen here to make a deal with you."
"A deal?" Chen Xing was stunned. He stared at Geng Jiansheng. Thinking of Geng Jiansheng's son who would be sentenced for a traffic accident, he asked subconsciously, "Is it about your son?"
"No, it's not a bad thing for my useless son to be sentenced for a few years and suffer a little." Geng Jiansheng shook his head slightly. He was not too worried about his son. His only worry was that he would be implicated and lose his job. Now he had lost his job.
What else was there to worry about? Even if his son was sentenced, he still had the ability to get his son out in advance in the future. Therefore, he, who wanted to teach his son a lesson, obviously wouldn't ask Chen Xing out in a mysterious way.
"Then what is it about?" Chen Xing was also a little curious.
"What does Mayor Chen think of Deng Yi?" Geng Jiansheng suddenly said, staring at Chen Xing.
"Not really." Chen Xing looked indifferent.
"Really?" Geng Jiansheng smiled playfully. He didn't believe Chen Xing's words. The most perfunctory answer was the most dishonest one. However, the relationship between Chen Xing and Deng Yi couldn't be good. There was even a big contradiction between them. This was what Geng Jiansheng knew. He had to figure out the situation first. It was impossible for Geng Jiansheng to ask Chen Xing to come over rashly.
"When Deng Yi was still the secretary general of the Provincial Party Committee, Mayor Chen seemed to have asked the Public Security Bureau to arrest Deng Yi's son, Deng Wenhua?" Geng Jiansheng said with a smile.
"You seem to know it very well." Chen Xing stared at Geng Jiansheng with his eyes fixed.
"It's not that I know it very well. It's actually not a secret." Geng Jiansheng smiled. "I asked Mayor Chen to come over because I hope to have an open and honest talk with Mayor Chen. I also hope that Mayor Chen can tell the truth."
"If you still talk nonsense like now, I think I can leave. I'm not interested in your so-called deal." Chen Xing smiled coldly. He didn't like to be in the hands of others. Geng Jiansheng tried to dominate the conversation step by step and control the rhythm of the conversation. Chen Xing undoubtedly didn't like it and wouldn't let the other party take the initiative.
"Mayor Chen, don't worry." Seeing that Chen Xing was about to leave, Geng Jiansheng was a little nervous. He hurriedly put a prepared document on the table. "Mayor Chen, take a look at this first."
"What is this?" Chen Xing glanced at Geng Jiansheng.
"Mayor Chen, take a look and you will know." Geng Jiansheng smiled mysteriously.
Chen Xing reached out to take the document, opened the bag, and took it out to have a careful look. A trace of surprise flashed through Chen Xing's eyes, but his face remained calm. He glanced at Geng Jiansheng. "Why did you show me this?"
"The Blue River Club opened by Deng Yi's son, Deng Wenhua. I think Mayor Chen should know that the several floors Deng Wenhua bought were seized by him through illegal means. The owner secretly wanted to sue him everywhere. At that time, I happened to know about it, so I secretly solved it." Geng Jiansheng smiled.
"You solved it secretly and got a piece of dirt on Deng Wenhua. You are" kind ". If Deng Yi knows about it, he will trample on you so hard that you can never rise again." Chen Xing sneered.
"The problem is that he can't know, right?" "Mayor Chen, will you tell him?" Geng Jiansheng smiled confidently.
"I won't be so bored to tell him. But it seems useless for you to show me this. I really don't understand what you want to do." Chen Xing smiled. At this time, he had to pretend to be stupid. He couldn't let Chen Xing see through his thoughts. When negotiating, one side's trump card was known by the other side first, and the other side would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.
"I think it is useful to Mayor Chen. Mayor Chen, you and Deng Yi don't get along well. Sooner or later, you will not tolerate each other." Geng Jiansheng squinted and said.
"Are you so confident? "You have been in the officialdom for so many years. Don't you know that there are no eternal enemies in the officialdom, only eternal interests? How do you know that Deng Yi and I can't be friends in the future?" Chen Xing said calmly.
Geng Jiansheng was a little stunned. Looking at Chen Xing, his eyes flickered. Obviously, he, who needed help from Chen Xing, was now at a disadvantage. The most important thing was that Chen Xing's last sentence made him a little afraid.
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