Chapter 430

In the afternoon, I turned off the lights and closed the door, and with a nervous mood, prepared to go to Lin Xiaoxi's appointment.

Still at the gate of Guan Peishan's residential area, I saw Lin Xiaoxi waiting anxiously. Seeing me, she ignored the eyes of the public, pulled me, and went straight upstairs.

The door opened, and two old men were sitting inside. One was the white-haired Guan Peishan, and the other I didn't know. Compared with Guan Peishan, a head of black hair could reflect his vitality.

Seeing us come in, he nodded slightly and smiled kindly.

I respectfully called "Secretary Guan", waiting for him to introduce the other person to me.

But Guan Peishan unexpectedly didn't introduce him, just invited me to sit, and let Lin Xiaoxi pour me a cup of tea.

There were two other people in the room, both sitting far away, not saying a word. Judging from their dress, they should be the type of secretary and driver.

The person sitting with Guan Peishan was about fifty years old. Judging from his face, I couldn't tell his real age. He was a man who belonged to being very well-maintained, with white fingers, a white face, and under two thick eyebrows, was a pair of bright eyes. Although he was kind-hearted, he could give people a feeling of not being angry and self-prestige.

My heart jumped, this person's background should not be small.

Lin Xiaoxi told me beforehand that someone came to her house. But judging from his age, he didn't look like Lin Xiaoxi's father at all. Even compared with Guan Peishan, it didn't seem to be a person of the same era.

I secretly glanced at him a few times. He seemed to have discovered it, laughed loudly, and said, "You are Chen Feng?"

I nodded hurriedly, stood up, and stretched out both hands to shake his hand.

He seemed not to see it, didn't look at the hand I stretched out, turned to Lin Xiaoxi standing on the side, and said, "The person is quite spirited."

Lin Xiaoxi laughed, and a blush flew across her face.

"Is He Zhi your uncle?" He asked me, his eyes not looking at me.

"He is my cousin." I corrected him.

"His real uncle, his cousin, are all his uncles." He suddenly said such a sentence, making me want to laugh. But Guan Peishan on the side didn't have half a smile, which made me hold back the laughter.

However, this sentence made the air in the room much more active. This joke came out of his mouth, making people feel particularly close.

"You are the executive vice county magistrate of Chunshan County?" He looked at me in disbelief, a strange smile appearing on his face: "It's not because of nepotism, right?"

I was speechless for a while, and for this hurtful remark of his, a fire suddenly rose in my heart. Damn it! I became a vice county magistrate based on ability. I asked myself, before and after serving as vice county magistrate, I didn't go through a back door, didn't send a cent.

Seeing my clearly changed face, he smiled gently and said, "Not convinced?"

I didn't answer, my eyes swept over Lin Xiaoxi.

Lin Xiaoxi seemed to turn a deaf ear to his words, and also seemed not to look at me at all. She smiled faintly, just like a warm white magnolia, blooming quietly in the breeze.

From the time I entered the room until now, besides calling Guan Peishan once, I haven't said more than three sentences.

"I heard that your county broke a big case this time?" He waved his hand and beckoned to a man wearing glasses sitting not far away.

The man wearing glasses walked over quickly and called out softly, "Provincial Governor Lin."

My heart skipped a beat, it was indeed Lin Xiaoxi's father. They are both surnamed Lin, and I have heard that Lin Xiaoxi's father is our vice provincial governor of Central Province.

"You tell me, what's going on with this case." Provincial Governor Lin looked at me, his face expressionless.

The man wearing glasses said, "This case, we have been following for more than a year. First, we started from his drug smuggling, and in the process of investigation, we found more criminal facts, and we were preparing to close the net. I didn't expect Chunshan County to take the lead."

"Is that so?" A sneer appeared on the corner of my mouth, and I heard a taste from his words, they seemed to have the meaning of blaming us.

"Why not?" The man wearing glasses smiled and said, "County Magistrate Chen, you guys made such a fuss, all the clues are broken. The criminal suspect committed suicide, and now the investigation work is in a passive position."

I said irritably, "Who did you hear that the suspect committed suicide from? How do you know these things?"

The man wearing glasses still smiled and said, "Our Provincial Governor Lin is also the director of the Provincial Public Security Department, how could he not know such a big event?"

My head roared, and I almost couldn't control myself.

The man before me is not only a vice provincial governor, but also the director of the Provincial Public Security Department. He is also Lin Xiaoxi's father; such a refined person, how could he be linked to people who deal with various brutal criminals?

In my imagination, the director of the Provincial Public Security Department should be a person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic momentum. And the Provincial Governor Lin before me, not only refined, but also seemed weak and unable to withstand the wind.

The director of the Provincial Public Security Department traveled light and quietly came to Chunshan County without causing any movement in the local area. This itself is not normal!

And he came to Chunshan and stayed with Guan Peishan. Judging from their conversation and demeanor, there is a very special relationship between them.

"Xiao Chen, I don't look like a director of the Public Security Department, right?" Provincial Governor Lin asked me with a smile, waving his hand to let the man wearing glasses walk away.

"No!" I said nervously, and cold sweat began to emerge on my body. The bigger the leader, the more approachable. Big leaders don't have official airs, as if beside him, everyone is the same, without high or low social status, without distinction between identity and rank.

People with smaller officials like to put on airs. As if without the airs of bluffing, others wouldn't know who he is.

But no matter how a person puts on airs, a kind of innate majesty is not something that can be put on by bluffing. People who have done big officials all have a murderous spirit, and this murderous spirit is something that makes people feel cold for no reason.

This Provincial Governor Lin before me conveyed such a momentum. It made me unknowingly shrink myself, become a small me, hide in the corner, and not dare to speak out at all.

"Xiao Chen, I heard that you are an executive vice county magistrate, in charge of the economy. How did you think of catching this matter?" His words seemed relaxed, but they contained many things.

That's right! I am a cadre in charge of the economy, not catching the economy but managing crime, it really has the suspicion of a dog catching a mouse.

I reported fearfully, "Actually, it's all accidental. It's mainly because Lao Can, this person, made me feel that there is a problem inside."

So I reported some of the things I saw in Qilin Villa when I wanted to exchange foreign currency to go abroad.

Provincial Governor Lin laughed with interest, "You young man, you are quite sensitive."

I smiled guiltily, not knowing whether this sentence of his was praising me or mocking me.

Knowing his identity, I could no longer sit still. It was as if there were thousands of awls under my butt, stinging me with pain all over.

I stood up, my hands hanging on both sides of my body, and sweat began to emerge on my head.

Provincial Governor Lin comforted me, "Don't be nervous. Sit down and talk."

How dare I sit! The two halos he wore were any one of them incomparably bright. Like a small vice county magistrate like me, in his eyes, I am not even a dog fart.

He came so quietly and found me without making a sound. Is he here to hold me accountable, or is there something else?

My heart was jumping wildly. I didn't dare to look at him, my eyes fixed on my toes, and I didn't seem to hear his words at all.

Provincial Governor Lin stood up, walked to my side, patted my shoulder, and said, "County Magistrate Chen, sit down. You standing like this, I, an old man, am embarrassed to sit."

I had to sit down, but I didn't dare to sit firmly, only letting my butt touch a little bit of the sofa. As if there was a spring under my butt, I would jump up at any time.

"You should also know that the main criminal suspect died, right?" He asked me lightly. He seemed a bit satisfied with my fearful appearance.

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

"He committed suicide." Provincial Governor Lin said, "Suicide out of fear of crime."

"People are in the Public Security Bureau, and there are protective measures, how could there be a chance to commit suicide?" I said as if talking to myself, actually I was conveying a kind of information, as a director of the Public Security Department, how can you easily conclude that it is suicide before there is a conclusion?

"If a person wants to die, there are many ways." Provincial Governor Lin smiled lightly, "This person, knowing that his sins are heavy, cannot escape the net of justice."

I didn't dare to continue questioning, but I was actually very dissatisfied with his statement in my heart.

"I heard that many cadres in your Chunshan County were involved this time. Regarding this matter, what is your opinion?"

"Handle it according to organizational discipline." I answered firmly.

"Good! Very good." Provincial Governor Lin praised me, "Doing things must have principles and bottom lines."

I smiled weakly.

"I came to Chunshan this time purely for private reasons." He smiled gently, "I heard from Xiao Xi that there is a young man in your Chunshan who is very good. I am a curious person, so I took the time to come and see, and also appreciate your demeanor."

I fell into the clouds. If Lin Xiaoxi said these words to her father, what was the purpose? If she didn't say it, what was the purpose of Provincial Governor Lin pulling out such a reason?

Just when I was at a loss, Guan Peishan smiled and said, "Xiao Chen, why don't you thank Provincial Governor Lin for his concern?"

His words were simply telling me, why don't you hurry up and hold onto this big tree!