Chapter 535: Wan Xiao

A welcome banquet lasted for more than three hours.

Little Qiu and Professor Luo had long been sleeping on the sofa on the side; their usual social engagements were few, and they rarely encountered such occasions of drinking cup after cup.

Drinking capacity is practiced; drinking capacity gradually increases with the number of times and amount of drinking. For example, me, I used to fall after one bottle of beer, now one *jin* of *baijiu*, I can still be without a red face and a fast heartbeat.

I know Hengyue City's traditions too well; I have been a cadre here for ten years, seen both humans and ghosts, and understand the rules of their drinking scenes.

Hengyue City's traditions are too clear to me; I have been a cadre here for ten years, seen both humans and ghosts, and understand the rules of their drinking scenes.

My cousin, Secretary He, finally said goodbye and left. Apart from Wan Xiao, who occupied the position of Deputy Mayor in the Municipal Government, the other bureau chiefs were all of average rank, so there were fewer scruples.

Someone suggested going to sing after the party, saying that only singing could sober up. The folk remedies like tea sobering and vinegar sobering were all deceptive ghost talk. Only by going to a nightclub and singing a few songs could any kind of wine be sobered.

When they spoke, they looked at each other and smiled, their smiles full of meaning.

I naturally understood what they were going to do, nothing more than each holding a young lady, roaring indiscriminately, and then each dispersing with a tacit understanding.

Wan Xiao said embarrassedly, "I won't go to sing, you guys have fun."

The Agriculture Bureau Chief laughed, "Wan Ju, if you don't go, can we be happy? Not being worried is a good thing, let alone happy."

Wan Xiao pointed at him and laughed, "Old Su, you won't change your whole life! Rest assured, I guarantee you'll be fine."

Bureau Chief Su instigated the Forestry Bureau Chief and others, saying, "It's okay if Old Wan doesn't go, we'll just sign his bill tonight, what do you all say?"

Everyone said yes in unison. Wan Xiao couldn't refuse, so he took out his phone and made a call, saying, "You guys go, it's arranged."

Hearing that the second half was arranged, everyone stopped their hands, almost stood up together, calling friends and companions to set off.

I woke up Little Qiu and Professor Luo and asked them if they wanted to go sing.

Although Little Qiu was drunk, hearing about going to sing, his eyes lit up and he said, "Must go, must go."

Professor Luo refused, saying he was an old man and couldn't stand the bombardment of music. He needed quiet, so he wouldn't go.

The only one left was Gan Lu.

I understood the purpose of Bureau Chief Su and the others going to the nightclub, but I couldn't tell Gan Lu, so I hesitated for a long time without saying a complete sentence.

Gan Lu seemed to see through my thoughts; she held her head and said, "My head hurts, I won't go."

I called out good, and seeing Gan Lu's strange gaze, I hurriedly closed my mouth, smiled falsely and said, "Division Chief Gan, you should have a good rest, we are going to the countryside tomorrow."

Gan Lu smiled and said, "Don't you need to rest? Your energy is quite good."

I patted my chest and said, "No way, I'm young!"

Gan Lu returned to the room with Professor Luo, and I took Little Qiu and followed this group of bureau chiefs downstairs to the nightclub.

The Xinlinyin Hotel had the most luxurious nightclub in the city, and it was said that there were performances by stars from all over the country every night.

Just as we reached the entrance of the nightclub, Wan Xiao stopped walking. He said he really had something to do and couldn't accompany the bureau chiefs to have fun, and would definitely host them personally another day.

The other bureau chiefs didn't force him, and each shook hands and said goodbye.

When it was my turn to shake hands, Wan Xiao pulled me to one side and said, "Little Chen, I want to say a few words to you, it won't bother you, right?"

Hearing him speak like this, my heart sank.

Wan Xiao and I hadn't greeted each other; even for the Qilin Villa case, I had never met him. Today was our first meeting, and we didn't understand each other's background at all.

"Little Chen," Wan Xiao dragged out his tone, "Not bad! Young, with a bright future!"

I knew these were words he didn't mean; Wan Xiao wouldn't pull me aside specifically to say these few irrelevant words, he must have very important things to probe my tone.

Thinking of this, my heart calmed down a little.

"Still remember the Qilin Villa case in Chunshan County, right?" he asked, staring at me like an eagle. Wan Xiao had been a policeman all his life, full of murderous aura.

I was startled by his stare, but on the surface, I pretended to be very surprised and said, "Wan Ju, I remember."

"Do you know about the petitioning by the family of the person involved?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't know!" Then I said indignantly, "Petitioning for what? A criminal, petitioning for what? Is it possible there is still injustice?"

I paid special attention to Wan Xiao's expression when I spoke; Wan Xiao beamed at my indignation and patted my shoulder, "Yes, I think so too. If they continue to pester, I won't have the patience, I'll arrest them!"

"Arrest people?" I asked in surprise, "Arrest who?"

"Whoever continues to pester about this case, I'll arrest whoever! Such nonsense, isn't it disrupting our work!" Wan Xiao shot a fierce light from his eyes.

"Arresting people will cause an impact, right?" I asked hesitantly.

"It's okay, there is someone above to hold it up." Wan Xiao said this, seeming to feel he had made a slip of the tongue, and looked at me with an embarrassed smile, "This case was set by the province, our Municipal Bureau didn't really intervene much."

I said "Oh," and didn't want to continue chatting. Because I knew, he might be probing me, or he might be passing me a message.

"The news that you are coming down has spread long ago. The common people all treat you as Bao Qingtian, and I heard that some people want to find you to reflect the situation and complain."

"What do you mean?" I laughed loudly, "We are just an ordinary research team, and it's a purposeful research. No matter what, it can't be linked to any Bao Qingtian. This society, there are too many rumors."

Wan Xiao laughed with me, "Yes, if this situation really happens, how can your research work be carried out? So, in order to ensure the smooth progress of your research work, I have assigned you a few people and a few cars. They will come early tomorrow morning, and everything will be under your command!"

I said flatteringly, "Wan Ju, there's no need. We are just a few people, we have our own cars, besides, it's better to be low-key in research. Otherwise, if the common people exclude us, everything will be abandoned."

"This is also Secretary Chen's meaning." Wan Xiao emphasized, "Secretary Chen's instructions, do I dare to be sloppy?"

He laughed loudly, patted my shoulder, and walked away.

I was stunned on the spot, carefully savoring the meaning of his words, and finally understood.

Wan Xiao used the name of protecting us, but actually monitored us. As long as his people were there, it was almost harder than ascending to heaven for anyone to want to get close to us.

At the same time, a question popped up in my heart: as Chen Meng said, the Qilin Villa case had started to ferment again?

If this was true, then the hasty closing of the case must have hidden a shocking secret.

Cold sweat started to break out on my back again, and I felt countless pairs of eyes looking at me, making me feel uncomfortable all over.

This is a muddy water! I reminded myself.

In fact, society is a big dyeing vat. There are dyeing vats of various colors in the dyeing vat, and the cloth coming out of each dyeing vat must be the same color. For example, a black dyeing vat can never dye white cloth. Similarly, can a red dyeing vat dye black cloth?

Which dyeing vat am I from? I asked myself quietly, and suddenly found that I was still wandering between various dyeing vats, still poking my head to look at the colors in the dyeing vats, thinking about dyeing myself into red or black material.

Standing in the dyeing vat, no one can stay out of it!

I sighed and prepared to enter the room.

Before I went in, my phone rang. I looked, it was Gan Lu calling, so I hurriedly answered, "Division Chief Gan, something?"

Gan Lu said on the phone, "Nothing much, just not feeling well. I want to ask you to bring some medicine for the stomach when you come back."

I readily agreed, hung up the phone, and pushed open the box door.

A deafening music rushed towards me, as if carrying sound waves, and I couldn't help but take two steps back.

In the room, there was a row of long sofas against the wall, and two wide coffee tables in front of the sofas. Several people were sitting upright on the sofas, and opposite them stood a row of women with exposed chests.

Seeing me enter, they greeted me together, "Class Monitor Chen, come first."

I shook my hands apologetically and said, "Everyone, I have to go first, something happened at home, sorry."

Someone wanted to stop me, but Little Qiu immediately helped me speak, "Class Monitor Chen just arrived and hasn't gone home yet. My sister-in-law is waiting at home! Bosses, you have to give Class Monitor Chen a holiday!"

Others said very understandingly, "Understand, understand."

Coming out of the nightclub, a cold wind hit my face, and I shivered all over, and my stomach started to turn upside down.

I hurriedly took a few steps, leaned against a tree, and started vomiting regardless.

Just as I was vomiting, a voice came from behind, "Do you want to see a doctor?" ===== CHAPTER 536 =====