Chapter 184: Lips and Teeth

Huang Weiwei received the call secretly made by the guard, put down her rice bowl, and walked out.

Chen Yazhi saw her anxious and hurried look, felt a burst of tension in her heart, and followed her, shouting, "Weiwei, Weiwei, where are you going?"

Huang Weiwei hesitated for a moment, turned her head, and said, "Chen Feng has been double-regulated; I'm going to Chunshan County."

Chen Yazhi looked out the window; twilight had already shrouded the city, and the streetlights were opening one after another.

"It's so late, don't go. How about going tomorrow?" Chen Yazhi advised, "Besides, even if you go, you can't help. What was he double-regulated for?"

A cadre being double-regulated is the most serious thing. As long as you touch the edge of it, your political future is doomed to darkness. Huang Weiwei, being in the system, naturally understood the severity of the matter.

The strictest measure in cadre discipline is double-regulation. A cadre, as long as they are capped with double-regulation, even if they are completely innocent, will leave a mark that can never be erased.

Chen Yazhi's heart skipped a beat, but on the surface, she was calm.

Huang Weiwei's eyes were filled with tears; she bent down to put on her shoes, sighed, and said, "I don't know the specifics. Someone called me last night, just telling me about it. I have to go see for myself to know."

"Chunshan County is so far, the road isn't good, and it's night; it's not safe." Chen Yazhi tried her best to stop her idea.

"I must go." Huang Weiwei answered stubbornly, pulled open the door, and walked out.

Chen Yazhi grabbed her hand and said worriedly, "Weiwei, I'll go with you tomorrow, okay?"

"No."

"Why are you so disobedient?" Chen Yazhi frowned, turned to look at Huang Shan, and shouted, "Old Huang, say something."

Minister Huang Shan had a gloomy face, put down his chopsticks, got up, walked to the phone in the living room, picked it up, and muttered, "What is this Old Guan doing?"

After the call was connected and a few words were said, Minister Huang put down the phone, walked to Huang Weiwei's side, patted his daughter's shoulder lightly, and said, "Going to see is fine; after all, lips and teeth are interdependent."

This sentence left Huang Weiwei in a fog, unable to make head or tail of it.

"I'll go with you." Chen Yazhi put on her shoes firmly and told the nanny to bring her bag.

"I'll call the driver to take you." Minister Huang, with his big belly, prepared to call the driver.

"Old Huang, don't disturb anyone." Chen Yazhi stopped Huang's action, "We're just going to take a look, go quietly. Making a big fuss isn't a good thing."

Minister Huang pondered for a moment and nodded, "Hmm, that's fine too. Pay attention to safety on the road, and go find County Magistrate Liu when you arrive."

Huang Weiwei knocked on County Magistrate Liu's door at five in the morning. A stunned Liu Qimeng looked at the dusty and weary Huang Weiwei in front of him, opened his mouth wide, and couldn't make a sound for a long time.

"Weiwei?" He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, "What are you doing?"

"Uncle Liu," as soon as Huang Weiwei spoke, tears fell down.

"Don't cry, don't cry, what's the matter? Tell Uncle." County Magistrate Liu shouted into the room, "Old Qiu, come out quickly, Weiwei is here."

County Magistrate Liu's wife, Aunt Qiu, came out from the inner room, held Huang Weiwei's hand, and scolded, "Weiwei, what are you doing? What happened?"

Huang Weiwei sobbed, her shoulders shaking, looking infinitely aggrieved.

"Chen Feng, it's Chen Feng, he's been double-regulated."

"When did this happen?" County Magistrate Liu looked surprised, "Come in and talk."

Huang Weiwei shook her head, "I only knew last night."

"You drove here all night by yourself?"

Huang Weiwei remembered her mother, Chen Yazhi, sitting in the car, and answered with an apologetic bitter smile, "My mother came with me."

"Old Chen came too?" County Magistrate Liu swept his eyes toward the car parked outside the door, "Hurry and invite her in. Old Qiu, Old Chen is here too."

Aunt Qiu nervously ran over, knocked on the car window, and shouted, "Yazhi, you're home, why don't you come down and sit."

Chen Yazhi got out of the car with an embarrassed look. They were old acquaintances, cadre family members in Chunshan County over a decade ago. Every year at the cadre family group worship, they would gather together to talk about family matters. It was only after Huang Shan was transferred to the Municipal Organization Department that their contacts became much fewer; counting it up, they hadn't seen each other for nearly ten years.

"Yo, Yazhi, you're still so well-maintained. Look, like an eighteen-year-old girl." Aunt Qiu held Chen Yazhi's hand affectionately, looking up and down at the woman in front of her.

Chen Yazhi smiled and said, "Time doesn't forgive people; I'm old."

The two women hugged affectionately; after ten years, they were much more estranged.

After entering the house, County Magistrate Liu sat on the sofa, bowed his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and said slowly, "Don't worry, this matter is a bit tricky."

Huang Weiwei looked at him in astonishment, sitting uneasily.

"I'll tell you first, I don't know about this double-regulation either. I haven't heard of it until now. Think about it, suddenly taking double-regulation measures against Little Chen at this time, it's definitely not that Little Chen has a problem. I know Little Chen; he has been in Suxi Township for five years, from secretary to Township Head. If he had no achievements, he couldn't have done it well."

He tapped his knees rhythmically, "A while ago, the Chairman of the People's Congress who came out of Suxi Township was double-regulated, causing people to jump off a building and commit suicide. He's still lying in the hospital now. Why did this person want to commit suicide? And jumping from the fourth floor without dying is worth pondering."

Huang Weiwei stared with wide eyes at his analysis, unable to speak. The small Chunshan County was so complex, which was beyond her expectation.

"To double-regulate a cadre, the County Standing Committee must collectively study and decide. Little Chen was double-regulated without a meeting; could it be Secretary Guan's personal intention?"

He patted his forehead and suddenly said as if enlightened, "If it really is Secretary Guan's intention, then I understand."

Huang Weiwei hurriedly asked, "What exactly is going on?"

County Magistrate Liu smiled lightly, stood up from the sofa, "Old Qiu, make some breakfast. After eating, arrange for Old Chen to rest at home; don't go to the County Guesthouse. Weiwei and I will go to the County Committee Guesthouse."

Huang Weiwei hesitated and said, "Uncle Liu, you don't need to go personally. I'll go myself."

County Magistrate Liu smiled and said, "Weiwei, the Discipline Inspection Commission people don't know you; will they let you see Little Chen?"

"If you go, I'm afraid it will have a bad influence." Huang Weiwei worried.

"Rest assured," County Magistrate Liu looked at Huang Weiwei and smiled, "Our Weiwei has grown up."

Next came the scene where they both appeared at the entrance of the County Committee Guesthouse.

County Magistrate Liu's sudden appearance made the Discipline Inspection Commission cadres panic. After all, County Magistrate Liu was still the Deputy Secretary of the County Committee, and the County Discipline Inspection Commission was under his leadership.

The two cadres immediately got up, greeted County Magistrate Liu with a smile, their hearts in a panic.

"You've worked hard." County Magistrate Liu took the initiative, "Didn't sleep all night?"

The Discipline Inspection Commission cadres stammered, "Magistrate, work needs."

"Work doesn't need rest?" County Magistrate Liu stood in the middle of the room, examining the room layout, "Energy is not bad."

The Discipline Inspection Commission cadres heard the tone, but didn't dare to refute, so they had to hang their hands, looking even more pitiful than me.

I wanted to laugh, looked at Huang Weiwei, and saw her staring at me with concern.

"He was double-regulated?" County Magistrate Liu pointed at me, "What's the matter?"

The Discipline Inspection Commission cadres hurriedly distanced themselves, "We are also acting on orders; otherwise, who would want to sit from night until dawn."

"I'm asking you what's the matter with him?" County Magistrate Liu swept his eyes over the Discipline Inspection Commission cadres, his tone cold.

"Just about to confess." The Discipline Inspection Commission cadre pointed to the paper and pen on the table, "Just happened that you came."

County Magistrate Liu said "Oh," found a place to sit, and said unhurriedly, "You continue, I'll listen too."

The two Discipline Inspection Commission cadres sat opposite me, looked at each other, but couldn't open their mouths.

My original intention to confess vanished instantly. Huang Weiwei's timely appearance, and bringing County Magistrate Liu, silently told me: end it here!

"How about this, even cows and horses have a time to rest. You've worked hard all night; you should rest. You can't damage your health because of work; that's not being responsible to yourself." He stood up, greeted Huang Weiwei, and said, "Today we'll go to Chengguan Town to take a look; I heard the shareholding reform Deng Town Mayor is doing is signing a contract today."

Huang Weiwei looked at me lingeringly and nodded secretly. I understood clearly in my heart. Not saying a word was the way to pass this hurdle!

Once County Magistrate Liu left, the two Discipline Inspection Commission cadres were so angry they threw their pens on the table, cursing, "What kind of thing is this? A lot of effort for no reward. I can't manage it anymore. Going home to sleep."

The two Discipline Inspection Commission cadres left one after another, and the room was left with me and the two people watching me.

"Township Head Chen, who was the girl who followed County Magistrate Liu just now?" The guard probed me.

I shook my head and said, "I don't know her either."

"Impossible." The guard said mysteriously, "The way she looks at you is wrong. It's strange if you don't know her."

"I really don't know her." I emphasized, "I can sleep now, right?"

"Sleep, sleep." The guard said politely, "When you wake up, you should be able to go home."

Lying on the bed, looking at the two guards sitting cross-legged on the other bed, I wanted to laugh, but in the end, I didn't make a sound, and I fell into a deep sleep. ===== CHAPTER 185 =====