Chapter 293

Lao Mo of the detention center firmly refused my request this time, avoiding me like a plague god and refusing to meet with me.

I stood by the gate of the detention center, spread my legs, and roared into the gate, "Lao Mo, Lao Mo, you son of a bitch, you have no sense of friendship at all."

The armed police by the gate looked at me and laughed, waving the gun in his hand to signal me to get further away.

This time, I didn't even get into the gate of the detention center. The snacks and a thick quilt I bought for Qian Youyu were still lying quietly in the back seat of my car.

I took a look at the things, glanced at the gate, and let the fluttering snowflakes dye me into a pale dog.

"Lao Mo, Lao Mo," I roared unwillingly, "I won't cause you trouble, just help me send the things in."

There was still no movement inside. Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, and I could faintly hear a hissing sound. After shouting a few times, I took out a bottle of water, drank it in one breath, threw the empty bottle far away, shrank into the car and sat for a while, then climbed out unwillingly, took out a pack of cigarettes, pulled one out, and wanted to offer it to the armed police.

The armed police was startled by my action and glared at me vigilantly. The grinning face that had been laughing just a moment ago turned frosty in an instant. He pointed his gun muzzle, a dark hole, at me and squeezed a sentence out from between his teeth: "If you interfere with duty again, be careful I'll blow you away with one shot."

I laughed and patted my chest, saying, "Brother, you really are like a dog biting Lu Dongbin—not knowing good from evil!"

The armed police obviously didn't understand what I meant. I deliberately used the "County Mandarin" of Chunshan County. He looked at me suspiciously, then looked elsewhere and ignored me.

I turned back in frustration. I lit a cigarette myself and smoked it viciously.

Qian Youyu didn't bring anything when he came in! He came in naked as a light person, and he didn't have much money on him. Falling into the hands of a group of thieves and robbers, with his small stature, he would have to peel off a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

I felt a wave of guilt in my heart. Imagining him hugging his arms and shivering with cold, my heart felt like it had been pierced by a hole, and fresh blood was gushing out.

Without me, Qian Youyu wouldn't have entered this prison cell!

If he had taken the land acquisition compensation and led the more than one thousand people in Yuetang Village, he would have been a very welcome person wherever he went. But because of me, he was willing to take out the money, thinking he had seen the light. Who knew that now, he would end up in prison.

How miserable! I shouted in my heart.

Lao Mo was determined not to come out, so he sent a young policeman out to tell me, "Leave the things, and you go first."

I helplessly carried the things to the guard post and entrusted the young policeman, "Please make sure to deliver the things to Qian Youyu."

The young policeman looked at me very seriously, waved his hand at me, and said, "There are regulations!"

Watching him enter the door, I felt as if a stone had fallen in my heart, and I sighed, "Old Qian, Old Qian, brother, I can only give you this much warmth now!"

Sitting back in the car, I took out a cigarette again. Just as I was about to light it, I saw that my aunt had posted a no-smoking sign in a prominent place, so I put the cigarette away and let out a long breath against the back of the seat.

Just as I was about to start the car, Chen Meng's call came in.

"Chen Feng, the report on the outstanding figures you recommended will be published on the front page tomorrow."

I hurriedly expressed my gratitude. This was the only happy news I had received in the past few days.

"I have another thing I want to tell you." Chen Meng pondered for a moment and didn't say it directly.

"Tell me!" I said loudly, "Anything is fine."

"Really?" she asked me, not believing it.

"Of course, really! You've helped me so much, I have to express my gratitude." I was triumphant. Once the report on Hao Qiang's outstanding deeds came out, it would completely cover up the incident of someone being beaten to death at Laoyingzui. In this day and age, even news media likes to report good news and not bad news. Who doesn't want to plant flowers! Does anyone want to plant thorns?

Although I wasn't at the scene when someone was beaten to death at Laoyingzui, I am a town mayor, so can I escape the blame?

It's like there's a pile of dog shit on the ground; as long as you stick a fresh flower on the dog shit, people's eyes will only see the fresh flower. Who would care about the dog shit under the flower?

"My dad wants to see you!" Chen Meng said, and then hurriedly added, "It's not my idea, it's him who wants to see you."

I was full of doubts. I had only met her dad, Secretary Chen, once. Why does he want to see me?

I hesitated and didn't express my position.

Chen Meng was obviously anxious and urged me, "Are you willing or not?"

"What am I willing to do?" I sighed and said, "Your dad is the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, and I'm a township mayor, so we're worlds apart. But he's a leader. If a leader wants to summon a subordinate for a talk, even if I have a huge reason, can I refuse?"

"It's good that you understand." She giggled on the phone, "Can you make it tonight?"

"It's snowing!" I said, "The road is far and slippery, I'm afraid I won't make it."

Chen Meng thought for a while and said, "That's true. This ghostly weather, it was fine yesterday, why did it start snowing today? How about you come when the snow melts."

"No! If the leader summons me, even if it's raining knives from the sky, I have to go." I said helplessly, started the car, and told Chen Meng that I would definitely arrive in Hengyue City before dinner.

Chen Meng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's better to wait until the snow melts. I'm afraid if something happens, I can't take the responsibility."

"It's fine!" I comforted her, "Rest assured."

Secretary Chen's invitation is a huge piece of good news!

If it were normal times, as a small town mayor, I would hardly have the chance to even meet him, let alone have a heart-to-heart talk. Maybe there will be a table in between, but after all, it's a conversation between two people. Such an honor, even if you spend money, you might not be able to get it.

I understand that Chen Meng must have played a role in this; otherwise, a Municipal Party Committee Secretary who deals with thousands of things every day would never talk to a small town mayor like me.

Could it be about the selection of the Deputy County Magistrate of Chunshan County?

My heart suddenly felt as if a mouse had crawled into it, gnawing at my heart and blood vessels. My heart trembled, and my hand slipped, and the car slid out, almost falling into the ditch by the side of the road.

So I hurriedly gathered my energy and carefully rushed toward Hengyue City.

When the lights first came on, my car entered the city. Several traffic police were standing on the street, covered in white snow. I am a person without a driver's license, so I turn around whenever I see traffic police. I turned around and around, and it wasn't until eight o'clock at night that I drove the car into the Municipal Committee family courtyard.

My sudden appearance surprised Chen Meng. She ran over, stood in front of me, looked back and forth, and exclaimed, "You drove here yourself?"

I nodded, proud!

"You don't have a driver's license, you're really bold," Chen Meng sighed, "Impressive."

"Have you eaten?" She looked at me, and after confirming that I was unharmed, she asked me.

I shook my head, licked my lips, and felt my stomach rumbling.

"Let's eat first." She greeted the nanny to prepare food for me, pulled me upstairs, and muttered, "My dad was asking about you during dinner. I thought it was very late and you wouldn't be able to come for the time being."

"I'll show you the proof, the report on the outstanding deeds of the cadres in your Suxi Town," Chen Meng walked in front, turned back and smiled charmingly at me, "It was really written by me, I didn't let the director change a single word."

Our footsteps upstairs startled Aunt Mo. As soon as Aunt Mo saw me, she smiled faintly, said nothing, and turned back into the room.

Chen Meng's boudoir was obviously different from Huang Weiwei's. In Huang Weiwei's boudoir, there was the scent of women's powder everywhere, while in Chen Meng's boudoir, one could inadvertently appreciate a rugged charm.

Her room was as warm as spring, and the air conditioner emitted bursts of heat, hitting my body, making me feel a trace of dryness.

Before I could sit still, Aunt Mo knocked on the door outside and called, "Mengmeng, please ask the guest to come down, Auntie is ready."

Chen Meng stuck out her tongue and made a ghostly face, which suddenly made me feel that the person in front of me was not the cold beauty.

After going downstairs, I found Secretary Chen sitting upright on the sofa, holding a pair of reading glasses, looking at me with a smile.

I felt a sense of emptiness in my heart, my legs almost went soft, so I hurriedly stepped forward and called him Secretary Chen very obediently.

"Was the journey smooth?" Secretary Chen withdrew his smile and asked me.

"It's fine! Very smooth," I said, hunching my waist and standing in front of him.

"I heard from Mengmeng that you have the ability to turn decay into magic. Hengyue City still has such a cadre? I really want to see it for myself," Secretary Chen said calmly, with no expression on his face at all.

"Reporter Chen might have exaggerated a bit," I said, feeling sweat coming out of my forehead. I secretly reached out to wipe it, but there was nothing.

"You don't have to be nervous. Since I called you home, I'm not looking for you to talk about work." A trace of a smile appeared on Secretary Chen's face. He was obviously very satisfied with my respectful attitude.

In fact, for cadres of his level, we small shrimps are all the type that look up to his breath. How could we ever dare to express our hearts face to face!

"I'm not nervous," I said, but my hands were unconsciously pressed against the seams of my pants. I tried hard to smile, pulling at a few muscles. I knew it must be uglier than crying.

"Old Chen, don't scare the child. Let him eat first." Aunt Mo came over and sat down next to Secretary Chen, waving her hand and saying, "It's freezing cold, and he's traveled so far, let him drink a bowl of hot soup first."

In the home of the biggest cadre in Hengyue City, under the eyes of two majestic cadres, even if there was a bowl of dragon meat soup, how could I dare to move my mouth?

Chen Meng, however, ran over regardless, pulled me, and walked toward the dining room.

I became flustered, shook off a few times but couldn't shake her off, so I had to let her pull me and sit down on a pear wood chair in the dining room.

The nanny stood on the side with her hands down. Seeing that I was seated, she brought me a bowl of pearl and white fungus soup.

Chen Meng sat down opposite me, tilting her head to watch me eat.

I hesitated and said, "Reporter Chen, can you not look at me? If you look at me, I can't eat."

Chen Meng puffed out her cheeks, giggled, and said, "That's not right! The ancients said, beauty is edible. Your appetite should be very good."

My heart stirred, and I said, "Beauty is edible only for one's own woman. Can others' beauty be edible?"

Chen Meng's face flushed red, she stood up abruptly, turned her back to me, and said, "Eat, after you're done, the old man wants to see your ability to turn decay into magic."

I sighed in my heart. Chen Meng's home is not a trap set to harm someone, but it's probably not an easy thing to retreat unscathed.

Anyway, I'm already in the tiger's den. If I don't fight, others will think I'm a coward!

I thought secretly, drank the pearl and white fungus soup in the bowl in one breath, and suddenly felt a burst of heat rising from my dantian, urging my courage to become bold, as if even if there were thousands of troops in front of me, taking a head would be as easy as exploring a bag.

Just as I was thinking wildly, the mobile phone tucked in my waist rang sharply.