After nearly an hour's drive, Chen Xing arrived in the city and went straight to the First Hospital of the city. Li Yanpei's family and secretary were all in the hospital's ward for senior officials. Pang Zhongming, Li Ying's husband, smiled and stood aside when he saw Chen Xing. He had always been honest and was obviously not good at dealing with leaders. Otherwise, he would not have been a father-in-law who was the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, while he was still a technician.
Chen Xing walked to Li Yanpei's bed, took a look, and turned to look at Cai Yalan and Li Ying. What did the doctor say?
The doctor came to check and said that he found nothing. Li Ying shook her head. Although she said that, there was still some joy on her face. The doctor's words were not a blow to them. Both she and her mother saw their father move with their own eyes. Maybe the medical equipment could not find any changes in their father, but they believed what they saw with their own eyes.
Secretary Chen, drink some water. Jiang Dongming poured a glass of water and respectfully brought it to Chen Xing. He glanced at Li Yanpei on the bed, and a light flashed in the depths of his eyes. He silently stepped aside.
Secretary Chen, two nights ago, when you came over, you said that you saw my father's fingers move. Maybe it was not an illusion. Li Ying suddenly said.
Well, it should not be. Chen Xing nodded slightly. He was not old enough to be dim-sighted. At that time, he saw Li Yanpei move. Now Li Ying's words proved that he did not see it wrong at that time.
There was a moment of silence in the ward. Chen Xing quickly smiled and said, "This is a good thing. Maybe a miracle will happen."
"Thank you, Secretary Chen." Li Ying nodded vigorously. Today's facts gave them great encouragement. In the past, it was said that there was a medical miracle of a vegetative patient waking up, but after all, it was self-comfort. She and her mother only persisted with this belief, but they did not dare to hope that a miracle would happen. Sometimes, people just lived in a state of self-deception.
Now, seeing their father move, it gave them a shot in the arm.
Secretary Chen, please sit down. Li Ying brought a chair to Chen Xing.
There was no need. Chen Xing waved his hand and looked at Li Yanpei again. He frowned slightly. Chen Xing hoped that Li Yanpei would wake up as soon as possible so that the provincial government wouldn't have to appoint a new Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was not familiar with the cadres in Wangshan City and had never recommended a candidate to the provincial government.
After standing in the ward for a while and chatting with Cai Yalan and Li Ying, Chen Xing took a look at Li Ying before leaving. He didn't know if Li Ying was still secretly investigating the car accident. She was being followed. These days, she should be at home, at work, and at the hospital.
Li Ying sent Chen Xing off. The two chatted as they walked. When they reached the elevator, Li Ying looked around and said in a low voice, "Secretary Chen, Uncle Xu used to have a good relationship with my father. He is a very upright cadre. Maybe you can look for him."
Uncle Xu? Chen Xing was stunned.
"He is Minister Xu Yuanfei of the United Front Work Department. He used to come to my house occasionally to have a drink with my father. He has a good relationship with me. My father also said that he is righteous and unyielding." Li Ying said.
"Oh, it's him." Chen Xing nodded thoughtfully, but Chen Xing didn't quite agree with Li Ying's words. He said with a faint smile, "Xu Yuanfei has been staying in his hometown in Northern Yuan. As a leader, he doesn't even have the most basic sense of responsibility. I don't agree with your father's evaluation of him."
"This … Maybe Uncle Xu is also discouraged." Li Ying said with a wry smile. She couldn't fully understand Xu Yuanfei's thoughts, but at this moment, she was undoubtedly speaking for Xu Yuanfei.
"Well, I will remember your words. Hurry up and eat, or the food will be cold." Chen Xing nodded with a smile. Just now when they were sitting, Li Ying asked Jiang Dongming to go to the hospital canteen to get food. Now the food had been brought up. Seeing Jiang Dongming standing at the door of the ward and looking at them, Chen Xing couldn't help smiling at Li Ying.
"Well, Secretary Chen, if you need me to do anything, please call me at any time." Li Ying nodded and said, "Panman has been secretly busy outside these two days. He said that he was helping you find the addresses of the relocated households."
"Really?" Chen Xing smiled. Thinking of Gu Panman, he shook his head and said with a smile, "She has worked hard."
They talked for a while at the elevator. When the elevator came up, Li Ying watched Chen Xing leave and turned back to the ward. Jiang Dongming stood at the door. Seeing Li Ying coming over, he said with a smile, "Sister Li, Secretary Chen really cares about the leader's situation."
"Well?" Li Ying raised her head and looked at Jiang Dongming. Jiang Dongming was nearly 1.8 meters tall. She had to raise her head even though she was wearing high heels. She stared at Jiang Dongming.
"Sister Li, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something on my face?" Jiang Dongming touched his face and gave a hollow laugh.
"No, it's because you are handsome." Li Ying laughed. "Little Jiang, is it time to find a girlfriend? If there are no girls in the Commission for Discipline Inspection, our Procuratorate has just recruited a few new people this summer. There are two girls who are more beautiful than flowers. Do you want me to help you?"
"No, no, Sister Li, don't make fun of me. I don't want to think about marriage so early. Moreover, I have to take care of Secretary Li now. I don't have the mood to do that." Jiang Dongming smiled bitterly.
"Little Jiang, we can take care of my dad. You can come and visit him from time to time. Or, if we can't handle it, you can come and take care of him. You don't have to come every day. You will be too tired. We can't let this delay you from finding a girlfriend. You are almost 30 years old. You are not young anymore." Li Ying laughed.
"Sister Li, 30 years old is really not old. Nowadays, many men get married in their 30s. I am still young." Jiang Dongming laughed. "When the leader wakes up, I will think about marriage. Secretary Li used to say that when I got married, he would be my witness. I have always remembered this and always hoped that Secretary Li would wake up."
"If my dad doesn't wake up, you won't get married, you fool." Li Ying's eyes suddenly became moist, and the way she looked at Jiang Dongming also became gentle. Jiang Dongming's words made her think of her father's joking appearance in the past, and the string in the depths of her heart seemed to have been touched. In the past, she might have felt uncomfortable when she looked at Jiang Dongming, but at this moment, she felt a bit more sentimental.
"I believe that Secretary Li will wake up. Two days ago, Secretary Chen came and saw Secretary Li move. Today, you and Auntie saw it again. This is already a miracle. I believe that an even bigger miracle will happen. Secretary Li will definitely wake up." Jiang Dongming said excitedly.
"If my dad can really wake up, he will be happy to hear this." Li Ying nodded and smiled.
"Sister Li, hurry up and eat. The food has just been served and is still hot." Jiang Dongming laughed.
"Come and eat with us." Li Ying nodded.
"I'm fine. You and Auntie eat first. I will smoke outside." Jiang Dongming laughed.
"At such a young age, your addiction to smoking is less than mine. Be careful that your wife will have a problem with you in the future." Li Ying walked into the ward with a smile and said a few words to Jiang Dongming. Li Ying felt that some of her subjective views on Jiang Dongming in the past were more or less biased. After her father was hospitalized, Jiang Dongming came to the hospital every day. She and her mother saw this. It was already commendable that Jiang Dongming could do this. She should change some of her views on Jiang Dongming.
Li Ying walked into the ward. Jiang Dongming glanced at the ward and walked to the end of the corridor. He had already taken out a cigarette and lit it. He took a deep puff and let the smoke stay in his lungs for a long time. Then he slowly exhaled. Looking at the lingering smoke, Jiang Dongming's face also became ferocious.
He kept puffing. Jiang Dongming's frequent movements still seemed to cover up his inner anxiety. He took out his mobile phone and looked at the door of the ward. Then he walked into the men's room.
"Secretary, where are you going to eat tonight?" Coming out of the elevator, Huang Jianghua asked Chen Xing with a smile.
"Let's eat at the usual place." Chen Xing looked at the time. He originally wanted to go back to the office, but now he thought about it and gave up.
"If the Old Sichuan Restaurant knows that Secretary Chen has been to their restaurant for so many times in less than a month, they should pay you advertising fees. You are doing a live advertisement for them. If the newspaper in the city reports this, it is estimated that their restaurant will launch a secretary set meal." Huang Jianghua said with a smile.
Chen Xing shook his head with a smile and did not speak. At the Municipal Party Committee meeting, he asked for a ban on eating and drinking with public funds. He also asked officials to go to the cafeteria less and less. As the leader, he naturally had to set an example.
He took out his mobile phone and looked at it. Chen Xing was about to call Chang Shengjun and ask Chang Shengjun to come over for dinner.
Coming out of the elevator, Chen Xing was about to make a call. The person walking towards him made Chen Xing stunned. He subconsciously blinked his eyes and almost thought that he was hallucinating. At noon, he saw a person who looked like his former university alumnus at the Lishan County Guest House. Now he could see another one?
Liu Xiaowen had just returned from the hospital cafeteria and was going to give her husband some food. She did not expect to meet Chen Xing at the entrance of the elevator. She was stunned for a moment. Liu Xiaowen stared at Chen Xing with her eyes wide open.
Liu Xiaowen? Chen Xing looked at Liu Xiaowen. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked with uncertainty.
Are you really the Chen Xing who liked to play with swords and guns in the Martial Arts Association? Liu Xiaowen looked at Chen Xing. Her eyes were full of shock and disbelief. In the past two days, although she had thought that this Chen Xing might be the Chen Xing she knew, when she really confirmed it, it was another matter. When Chen Xing called out her name, Liu Xiaowen was still shocked.
Chen Xing smiled. When the other party mentioned that he joined the Martial Arts Association when he was studying, Chen Xing knew that he did not recognize the wrong person. He sighed in his heart. Wasn't it a great joy to meet an alumnus in a foreign place?
At noon, I saw a person who looked like you downstairs in the Lishan County Guest House. Is that you? Chen Xing suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, it's me.
I'm teaching at Mount Li No.1 Middle School. Yesterday, you came to our school for an inspection. When I saw you in the cafeteria, I was shocked. At that time, I felt that you looked too much like you. Although you were a little more mature, I recognized you at a glance. However, when I heard that the big leaders of the county and city were sitting there, I didn't dare to go over. Otherwise, I would have gone over yesterday and asked if you were the Chen Xing I knew. " Liu Xiaowen smiled.
You're teaching at Mount Li No.1 Middle School? Chen Xing looked at Liu Xiaowen in surprise. "You're from Mount Li?
Yes, I'm from Mount Li No.1 Middle School. " Liu Xiaowen nodded.
"No wonder. I was wondering how a proud girl like you would be willing to stay in a small place like Mount Li." Chen Xing suddenly understood and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to meet my former schoolmate in Mount Wang. This is fate.
Yes, it's fate, but I'm not a proud girl. I'm just an ordinary person. " Liu Xiaowen glanced at Chen Xing. Now, in front of Chen Xing, it would be ridiculous to say that she was a proud girl.
"I remember when I was in school, the boys in our association always hung around you. There are more men than women in the Martial Arts Association. You're almost a rare animal." Chen Xing smiled.
"It's all in my youth." Liu Xiaowen pursed her lips and smiled. She wanted to say, "You're not one of those boys." However, when she saw the person beside Chen Xing, Liu Xiaowen didn't dare to make such a joke.
"By the way, I saw you in Lishan County at noon. Why are you in the city hospital now? Chen Xing looked at the fast food box in Liu Xiaowen's hand and asked in confusion.
My husband was beaten and is in the hospital. I'm here to take care of him. " Liu Xiaowen smiled bitterly.
"Oh, I see." Chen Xing nodded and immediately asked with concern, "Are you all right?"
"Fortunately, it's nothing serious. His forearm is fractured and he will probably have to stay in the hospital for a while." Liu Xiaowen smiled helplessly and glanced at Chen Xing. "Then why are you in the hospital?"
"I'm visiting a patient and I'm just about to leave. I didn't expect to meet you. If I left a minute earlier or a minute later, I wouldn't have met you. Sometimes, fate is really rare." Chen Xing shook his head and smiled.
"Yes, fate is something that can't be explained clearly." Liu Xiaowen nodded in agreement. She remembered that last night and at noon, she wandered in front of the guest house, wanting to confirm whether Chen Xing was the Chen Xing she knew. In the end, she didn't see him. But now, she saw him. As the saying goes, "A flower planted intentionally doesn't bloom, but a willow planted unintentionally grows into a shade."
The two stood for a while. Chen Xing looked at the lunch box in Liu Xiaowen's hand and said, "You're going to send this to your husband, right? Go quickly, don't delay."
"Well, okay, I'll go upstairs first." Liu Xiaowen nodded and looked at Chen Xing. She wanted to open her mouth and ask Chen Xing for his contact information, but she was too embarrassed to take the initiative.
Liu Xiaowen was embarrassed, but Chen Xing took the initiative to say with a smile, "It's rare to meet a schoolmate in a foreign place. I work in Mountain Gaze. I'll leave you my contact information. You can come to me for tea and chat in the future."
As Chen Xing spoke, he gave Liu Xiaowen his private number.
Liu Xiaowen took out her mobile phone and said, "You're a big leader. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to find you."
"No matter how busy I am, how can I not find time to receive my old schoolmate?" Chen Xing said with a smile.
Liu Xiaowen smiled slightly. After writing down Chen Xing's number, she said, "Then I'll go upstairs first. I hope I have a chance to come out and sit with you."
"We're all in Mountain Gaze. How can there be no chance? I welcome you at any time." Chen Xing nodded with a smile.
Liu Xiaowen entered the elevator. Chen Xing looked back at her and saw that Liu Xiaowen was also looking at him. He waved his hand and smiled, but he felt a little emotional in his heart. The former belle of the department had become a wife.
After leaving the hospital, Chen Xing called Chang Shengjun and asked him to come out for dinner. He would wait for him at the Old Sichuan Restaurant. More than ten minutes later, Chang Shengjun also arrived by car.
Chang Shengjun entered the restaurant and saw Chen Xing sitting in the corner. He walked over and said with a smile, "Secretary, you just came back from Mount Li, right?"
"I've been back for a while. I just went to the hospital." "Chen Xing."
"Went to the hospital?" Chang Shengjun was stunned. "What's wrong?"
"Li Yanpei's wife and daughter both said that they saw him move. I went to have a look." Chen Xing smiled. "If Li Yanpei can wake up, it will be a great thing."
"Oh." Hearing this, Chang Shengjun nodded slightly. He had heard about Li Yanpei, but after all, he had just arrived at Mountain Gaze and was only in charge of the Public Security Bureau. He wouldn't have any contact with Li Yanpei's family.
"Didn't Li Yanpei become a vegetable after the accident?" "Can he still wake up?" Chang Shengjun asked curiously.
"Generally speaking, there's no chance, but maybe a miracle will happen." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. It was hard to say whether Li Yanpei's car accident was an accident or not.
When Chang Shengjun heard Chen Xing's words, he was shocked and looked at Chen Xing. "Secretary Chen, do you mean that Li Yanpei's car accident may have been caused by someone?"
"Anything is possible. Before the truth is revealed, nothing can be said. Of course, if there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense." Chen Xing said.
Chang Shengjun looked at Chen Xing thoughtfully. Hearing Chen Xing's words, Chang Shengjun vaguely sensed something else. "Is there something else about Li Yanpei's car accident?"
After ordering a few dishes, Chang Shengjun asked Zhou Huai to sit down and eat with him. Zhou Huai came from the Provincial Department with him. In Chang Shengjun's heart, he didn't really regard him as a servant.
After drinking a glass of wine with Chen Xing, Chang Shengjun thought about his plan and said to Chen Xing, "Secretary Chen, I have an idea."
"Okay, tell me." Chen Xing nodded.
"I want to change the leaders of the municipal branch and the county branch." Chang Shengjun said.
"Is your idea inspired by the personnel adjustment of the Provincial Department in the provinces this time?" Chen Xing glanced at Chang Shengjun.
"Not bad, Secretary Chen, you're the best. Nothing can hide from your keen eyes." Chang Shengjun said with a smile.
"You don't have to flatter me." Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. After that, he fell silent and thought about Chang Shengjun's idea. "It's not impossible to change the leaders of the district (county) branch."
"Shengjun, you can do this. Your director has put you down, so I have to try my best to support your work, right?" Chen Xing thought for a moment and said with a smile.
"Well, with your words, Secretary Chen, I feel at ease." Chang Shengjun said with a smile.
"I have to drink to you, Secretary Chen tonight." Chang Shengjun quickly poured wine again. Cao Huai, who was next to him, wanted to help but was stopped by him. He personally filled up Chen Xing's glass and then filled up his own glass. "Secretary Chen, I really don't have many opportunities to drink with you. I have to drink more tonight."
"In the future, when everyone is working in Mount Wang, there's no need to worry about not having a chance to drink. As long as they have time in the evening, they can come out for a drink at any time." Chen Xing smiled and toasted Chang Shengjun.
"When you're busy with work, it's not so easy even if you want to drink at night. Secretary Chen, you're a busy man, so you have a lot of social engagements at night." Chang Shengjun said with a smile.
"I've basically turned down all the social engagements that I can. Otherwise, do you think I'm so free?" Chen Xing shook his head slightly.
The two of them drank wine. In the City Evening News Agency, tomorrow's newspaper was currently being printed. Li Yuewen, the chief editor of the newspaper office, was holding a copy of the newspaper that had already been printed. The smell of ink on the paper was still pungent. The headline on the second page of the newspaper was about the police officer jumping off a building, and there were comments on today's posts on the Internet. Between the lines, it seemed that they were defending Chang Shengjun, the director of the Public Security Bureau. However, this was just to fool ordinary people. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that they were alluding to Chang Shengjun. This report was personally written by Li Yuewen, and his words were sharp. In the newspaper office, there were only a handful of people who could write such an article.
Normally, this kind of report could not be published. Before the newspaper was printed, every page had to be reviewed. Sensitive reports were even more cautious. Not to mention this kind of report that insinuated a leader. If it was published, he would be labeled as having low political awareness and lack of organizational discipline. But this report, which was personally written by him, would be published in the newspaper tomorrow.
Putting down the newspaper, Li Yuewen seemed to be able to imagine his fate. Basically, he would pack up and leave. Although it was suggested by the leader of the Publicity Department, he would obviously be pushed out as a scapegoat.
Shaking his head, Li Yuewen leisurely walked out of the printing room. Although he was somewhat helpless to do so, the return he got was enough. Li Yuewen had nothing to be unreconciled about. Muttering the name Chang Shengjun, Li Yuewen shook his head and said to himself, "Chang Shengjun, Chang Shengjun, we've never met before. It's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but you've offended someone you shouldn't have offended. I can't do anything about it."
When Chen Xing and Chang Shengjun finished drinking and left the restaurant, it was almost nine o 'clock. They drank a lot, but they were not drunk. Zhou Huai drove the car back to the dormitory with Chang Shengjun.
When Chen Xing was about to get in the car, a car on the side of the road suddenly stopped. There was a whistle, and a slightly flirtatious voice sounded. "Hi, handsome, what a coincidence."
Chen Xing was stunned for a moment. He turned his head and saw it was the woman who made a ridiculous scene in the bathroom of the bar that night. Chen Xing's expression was very interesting. He coughed lightly and turned to look at Li Yong and Huang Jianghua. "You two go back first. I'll go back by myself later."
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