Chapter 11: Class Reunion Meets a Police Beauty!

An internal reference document from the Public Security Bureau was placed on Zhou Chengwu's desk.

After taking office, Zhou Chengwu felt that the situation in Hanzhou was intricate and complex; his predecessor had not only left him no assets but had also left behind many pitfalls, requiring him to clean up the mess.

Zhou Chengwu opened the materials and was immediately drawn in by the content.

Pinghu Town?

Tang Ye?

A nationally wanted criminal?!

Connecting these few keywords caused the tightly furrowed brows of Zhou Chengwu to relax.

Zhou Chengwu had been in Hanzhou for less than a month, and Tang Ye had only been in Pinghu Town for two weeks, yet he had actually done something worthy of an internal publication.

Zhou Chengwu had a brand-new understanding of this young man who had left such a deep impression on him.

After finishing the materials, Zhou Chengwu picked up the landline and dialed his old leader's number, "Old Secretary, I have some good news to tell you; Comrade Tang Ye has achieved results while serving his temporary post in the township."

Hong Ruilin had no shortage of "eyes and ears" in Pinghu Town and had already learned of the matter, "I heard; he caught a few petty thieves."

Zhou Chengwu added, "They aren't ordinary thieves; they are a nationally wanted robbery gang on the run!"

"That changes the nature of it. This kid is quite capable of stirring things up." Hong Ruilin's eyes lit up and joy rose in his heart, yet he still picked at flaws, "His focus must still be on economic work; he has to improve the economy of Pinghu Town to prove himself!"

Zhou Chengwu laughed heartily, "He certainly needs to keep up the good work!"

……

On the weekend, Tang Ye returned to the city.

The season was changing, so he went to pick up some seasonal clothing.

Secondly, he had received a call from Xiao Hui during the week to attend a high school class reunion.

Tang Ye had only mentioned it in passing to Shao Jinbo back then; he hadn't expected Shao Jinbo to take it seriously and organize a class gathering.

The reunion was arranged at the Huarui Hotel near the Municipal Government.

Tang Ye arrived at the private room, but Shao Jinbo and Xiao Hui had not yet arrived.

The fat man was the first to greet Tang Ye, "Tang Seng?"

Tang Seng was his nickname back in high school.

Tang Ye stared at the fat man's face and studied it for a long time.

The fat man laughed heartily, "Didn't recognize me? I'm Monkey!"

Tang Ye quickly reacted; the fat man before him was named Sun Hai. Having not seen him for many years, he had gained several dozen pounds, so he remarked, "Monkey, where are you working? The benefits must be great!"

Sun Hai sighed helplessly, "Don't mention it. I got sick during my sophomore year and almost went off the rails. I took a lot of medicine, hormonal weight gain, and I can't lose it no matter how hard I try."

Tang Ye looked at Sun Hai with sympathy, then joked, "You're much more cheerful now. You didn't like to talk before and even had a bit of a lisp, but now you speak quite fluently."

Sun Hai scratched his head and said with a smile, "Yeah, being alive, happiness is what matters most. By the way, I was especially excited when I heard you were coming. We haven't been in touch for many years, but I always felt like I was thinking of you."

"Cheesy! Making it sound like we have a thing for each other." Tang Ye laughed heartily.

Men's friendships are different from women's friendships.

Between women, if they don't keep in touch, the friendship becomes like a plastic flower.

Between men, even if they haven't been in touch for a long time, as long as they acknowledge each other, their iron-clad bond can be awakened and activated at any time.

Tang Ye changed the subject, leaned into Sun Hai's ear, and whispered, "Who is that girl sitting by the door? She looks familiar."

Sun Hai whispered an introduction, "That's Du Xi. No wonder you didn't recognize her; she used to wear glasses and braces and had short hair. Now she's taken off the braces, wears colored contacts, has long hair draped over her shoulders, and dresses very fashionably. Back then, she was Xiao Hui's little follower."

Tang Ye had an impression in his mind; Du Xi had no presence in high school.

He had a brief encounter with her a few days ago……

Tang Ye didn't feel comfortable rashly going up to confirm.

At this moment, Shao Jinbo and Xiao Hui pushed the door open and entered the private room, followed by several others.

Shao Jinbo was surrounded in the middle, talking and laughing.

"Director Shao is here!"

Everyone was classmates, so they would joke about official ranks.

Shao Jinbo worked at the Municipal Party Committee office, so friends would deliberately call him Director Shao.

Sun Hai was good at social interactions and introduced the classmates' current jobs and family situations to everyone.

When introducing Du Xi, Tang Ye noticed that she worked at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Finally, he could be sure!

He hadn't recognized the wrong person.

That day, when he went from the City Bureau to Pinghu Town to learn about the case investigation, he hadn't expected the female officer responsible for taking notes to be an old classmate.

No wonder her look at him that day was so strange!

Du Xi looked toward Tang Ye, a hint of a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Tang Ye hadn't recognized Du Xi that day; Du Xi was quite angry at first, but later, upon reflection, she felt relieved.

An ugly duckling turning into a white swan is a story from a fairy tale; most people probably wouldn't react to it.

Because of work that day, Du Xi hadn't found an opportunity to reveal her identity.

Shao Jinbo walked to Tang Ye's side, his smile carrying a bit of smugness, "Let me introduce Tang Ye to everyone. He used to work at the Municipal Party Committee office like me, but he chose to take a temporary post in Pinghu Town not long ago.

By the way, I have good news to tell you: my promotion to Deputy Section Chief has been approved and will be announced soon. You work hard down there; a year goes by quickly, and I look forward to your early return to the Municipal Party Committee."

These words were spoken with sarcasm, and many people could hear that there was friction between the two.

Shao Jinbo felt that Tang Ye was an opportunist who relied on going to the township for a temporary post to seek a promotion to Deputy Section Chief.

Now, Shao Jinbo was telling Tang Ye that he could be promoted to Deputy Section Chief without needing a temporary post.

No wonder he was in such a hurry to organize the reunion!

"Is that so? Then you should be extra careful recently. If it were me, I would definitely keep a low profile during the announcement period, lest the cooked duck flies away."

Tang Ye had no interest in dragging things out with Shao Jinbo and directly issued him a "yellow card" warning.

Shao Jinbo was stunned for a moment; he had not expected Tang Ye to "threaten" him, and not knowing if he had any dirt on him, he suddenly felt wary and dared not provoke Tang Ye again.

Sun Hai leaned over to Tang Ye's side and whispered, "This Shao Jinbo is as nauseating as ever. Xiao Hui ending up with him is like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung."

Back in high school, Tang Ye and Xiao Hui did indeed have a hazy romantic connection, but after they reached university, the two had no further contact.

The food was served one after another.

As Xiao Hui picked up food with her chopsticks, she snuck a few glances at Tang Ye, secretly comparing Shao Jinbo and Tang Ye.

During high school, Tang Ye was about 1.6 meters tall, but after reaching university, his height shot up, and now he was half a head taller than Shao Jinbo.

In terms of appearance alone, Tang Ye was a cut above Shao Jinbo.

However, when a woman reaches a certain age and chooses a marriage partner, she values family background and personal potential more.

Shao Jinbo was more suitable than Tang Ye.

Du Xi picked up her wine glass and took the initiative to walk over to Tang Ye, "Classmate Tang, your memory is really poor!"

Tang Ye hurriedly stood up and apologized with shame, "It's mainly because Classmate Du has changed so much; actually, I recognized you that day, but I was afraid of mistaking you for someone else!"

Xiao Hui looked at Du Xi with curiosity, "When did you two get in touch?"

Du Xi smiled, returned to her seat, and took a newspaper out of the shoulder bag hanging on her chair.

"Fellow classmates, let everyone get a deeper understanding of our old classmate."

"What is it, acting all mysterious!"

Sun Hai put down the tiger-skin chicken feet in his hand, wiped his oily hands carelessly, and was the first to lean over!

"Provincial Public Security Daily, page A-3: 'Robbery gang runs rampant across multiple provinces; Pinghu police wipe them out in one fell swoop'."