Chapter 543: Treating a big guest

I decided to treat a big guest.

From Secretary Liu Qimeng, Yu Xianzhang, to the heads of the four major committees, I wanted to invite them all.

I was treating this big guest, firstly as a host to entertain the five people who came down with me from the province, and secondly to apologize for not attending Liu Qimeng's farewell banquet when I left Chunshan County.

I called Secretary Liu's office, but no one answered. When I called his mobile phone, I learned that he had already gone to the towns below and couldn't rush back for a while.

Because Yu Xianzhang had a reception at noon, he couldn't attend either. The remaining CPPCC Chairman, because of his old age, also politely declined my invitation.

I invited several big officials in a row, and none of them accepted the invitation; my heart suddenly cooled to the freezing point.

I hung up the phone and cursed, but suddenly the County Public Security Bureau Director and the others popped into my mind, so my mood improved a lot.

I made a call, and he agreed without a word, saying he would treat, not letting me spend money.

I called Lao Mo at the detention center again. As soon as Lao Mo heard I was back, he grinned on the phone and said, "County Magistrate Chen, do you still remember me?"

I teased him, "How could I not remember you? Even if you died, I would remember you, and I would send you an iron wreath."

He spat on the phone and said, "Why are you cursing me to die?"

I laughed, "I'm not cursing you, I'm describing."

On the phone, I entrusted him to bring his wife along. Lao Mo said, "The woman shouldn't attend, right?"

I said, "Your woman, please bring her along, otherwise, she will curse me for being heartless behind my back."

Lao Mo laughed heartily and said, "You always remember other people's wives in your heart; you are not a good leader."

The two of us joked for a while and hung up the phone.

The place where I treated was in Chengguan Town. The seafood restaurant in Chengguan Town had now become even larger in scale. If you want to play, the Huihuang Hotel in the county is number one; if you want to eat, apart from the seafood restaurant, there is nothing else.

I had a plan for inviting the Public Security Bureau Director. I wanted to send these people sent by the Municipal Public Security Bureau back. The best excuse was for the County Bureau Director to come out and speak.

At noon, our group arrived at the seafood restaurant.

From afar, I saw a banner hanging on the wall of the restaurant, "Warmly welcome provincial leaders to come and guide."

Gan Lu asked me strangely, "Are there provincial leaders coming?"

I was also confused. The banner on the wall clearly stated provincial leaders, but the provincial leaders were here, and the Secretary and County Magistrate were not; it was a bit unusual.

At the entrance, I saw a person coming out to greet us, and it was none other than the County Public Security Bureau Director.

He saw me, came over to shake hands affectionately, pointed to the banner, and said, "Is my speed fast?"

Only then did I know that all this was arranged by him, but I had to admire his speed. From the time I made the call to the time we arrived at the seafood restaurant, it was less than two hours. In this closed small county of Chunshan, being able to spray-paint such a large banner so quickly was indeed not simple.

After entering the restaurant and sitting down, Lao Mo arrived with his wife, Li Fulian.

As soon as he entered the door and saw the County Bureau Director, he turned his head and left.

I called him a few times, but he didn't pay attention to me and went straight out the door and downstairs.

Li Fulian didn't follow him. She smiled awkwardly, smoothed her hair, and said, "I'll go chase him back."

I looked at the Director inexplicably and asked suspiciously, "Is there a rule that you can't eat or drink?"

The County Public Security Bureau Director was originally embarrassed by Lao Mo's actions. Hearing me say this, he grinned and said, "What kind of fart rule is that? Didn't I come?"

"But what's wrong with Lao Mo?"

"He's sick!" The Director cursed and said, "Besides, he's not my person anymore."

I was even more surprised and asked, "If Lao Mo is not your person, whose person is he?"

"He has already left the public security team," the Director said faintly. "The organization decided it; it has nothing to do with me."

The Director knew my relationship with Lao Mo; the Qilin Villa case back then was investigated by Lao Mo and Hao Qiang.

"Where is Hao Qiang?" I asked impatiently.

"Still in Suxi Town."

"He didn't leave the public security team?" I asked suspiciously.

"He is a national outstanding police officer; it's not that easy to move him." The Director said this, seeming to feel he had let something slip, laughed, and said, "Forget about them, let's brothers drink and eat."

I originally wanted to continue asking, but seeing him deliberately avoiding this topic, it wasn't good to continue, so I immediately called the waiter in and started ordering dishes.

The owner of the restaurant came out personally; I knew this guy. Back then, I suffered a lot of anger at his place.

The seafood restaurant was Deng Hanyu's base. Guan Peishan and Deng Hanyu, as long as they were treating, it was definitely here.

I tentatively asked, "Didn't Old Deng come?"

The restaurant owner was a person who had three sentences for everything, even ghosts. Hearing me ask this, he curled his lips and said, "Old Deng rarely comes now; he has put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."

I felt very uncomfortable hearing this and scolded, "Nonsense, is this something you should say?"

The restaurant owner saw my face darken and said with a smiling face, "Leader, I don't mean anything else."

"What do you mean?" I was unrelenting, which surprised the Public Security Bureau Director. In the past, when we were together, he had never seen me lose my temper with a businessman.

"Still not rolling away!" The Public Security Bureau Director scolded with me, "Ordering dishes is just a small matter, just call a waiter. You standing here, is it good to look at?"

The restaurant owner left in a panic, nodding and bowing all the way.

"Brother, why did you lose your temper?" The Public Security Bureau Director asked with a smile.

"This is just a villain!" I said indignantly, "Who does this old guy rely on to get rich? Didn't you see his tone when he talked about Old Deng? It's really dog eyes looking down on people."

The Public Security Bureau Director lowered his voice and said, "It's not his fault. Old Deng is now low-key to death. He doesn't go out when he returns to the county, smokes low-priced cigarettes, and drinks low-priced wine. He smiles at everyone he meets, doesn't say more than three sentences, and must run away first."

I asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with him?"

The Public Security Bureau Director sighed and said, "Who knows."

"Don't talk about him." I diverted the topic and pointed to the other table of people sent by the Municipal Bureau, "Brother, we are just doing research, there is no need to make it like a national leader. Can you help me send them back?"

The County Public Security Bureau Director recognized one of these people and immediately waved him over, saying bluntly, "Brother, you guys go back this afternoon. It's left to me here, don't worry."

The people from the Municipal Bureau said embarrassedly, "We were sent by Wan Ju. He didn't give instructions, so we don't dare to go back."

The County Public Security Bureau Director waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you go back and tell Wan Ju that in my one-third of an acre of land, there is no grasshopper that dares to jump around."

His words had multiple meanings, meaning don't look down on the power of the County Bureau. And he told them that in his territory, he was the one who made the decisions, and it wasn't someone else's turn to worry.

The people from the Municipal Bureau also heard the meaning in his words and immediately called their own people and said, "We will go back now, it's left to the County Bureau here."

I still wanted to keep them for a meal before leaving, but Xiao Qiu whispered on the side, "It's better to leave, so I don't always feel like I'm a prisoner, followed by a few policemen, not comfortable at all."

As soon as the people from the Municipal Bureau left, Li Fulian pulled Lao Mo in.

Lao Mo had a livid face, didn't look at the County Bureau Director at all, pulled a chair straight, and sat down stiffly.

I handed him a cigarette and said, "Brother Mo, who provoked you?"

Lao Mo still had a dark face and snorted through his nose.

Li Fulian smiled and said, "I'm sorry, he hasn't been in a good mood lately. Don't be surprised, everyone."

The County Public Security Bureau Director slapped the table and roared, "Lao Mo, don't give me a face. Did I treat you badly?"

Lao Mo rolled his eyes at him and spat out two words: "Don't dare."

The County Public Security Bureau Director was so angry that his seven orifices were smoking, and he cursed, "What kind of attitude is this?"

Lao Mo smiled coldly and said, "I'm not your soldier now, you can't lecture me."

The County Public Security Bureau Director was like a fire that had been extinguished; his hand raised in mid-air fell down listlessly, and he sighed, "Lao Mo, I'm sorry for you, okay, I didn't protect you well."

Lao Mo looked at the Director and said excitedly, "I didn't say you protected me, I just need you to tell the truth. I was a soldier, and after transferring to civilian work, I was in the public security system. Now you transferred me to the Animal Husbandry Bureau. Can I castrate chickens, or can I castrate dogs? Why don't you castrate me first? Anyway, I'm a useless person now."

I was confused by his words. What problem occurred with Lao Mo's transfer from the public security team?

The County Public Security Bureau Director tapped the table and said, "We'll talk about emotions later. Now that the superior leaders are here, don't lose face for Chunshan County."

Only then did Lao Mo turn his face and shake hands and greet the cadres who came down from the province one by one.

Gan Lu, entrusted by me, went outside to arrange the dishes. There were only a few of us left in the room, reporting our families one by one during Lao Mo's greetings.

After the greetings, I asked the County Public Security Bureau Director, "Brother, it seems a lot of things have happened during this time."

The County Public Security Bureau Director smiled lightly and said, "Nothing happened. The sky won't fall! Lao Mo's situation is complicated; when I have time later, I'll tell you. But I declare in advance, his work transfer has nothing to do with me."

In front of Old Ma and Professor Luo and the others, these things in Chunshan County were family scandals.

I diverted the topic and asked, "What wine to drink?"

The County Public Security Bureau Director waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about the wine, I brought it."

He called his driver downstairs to move a case of Wuliangye back from the car.

I smiled and said, "Good wine! Today we will take advantage of the Director's light and be corrupt once."

The County Public Security Bureau Director was made nervous by my words and said in a low voice, "Brother, what you said, isn't that harming me?"

I laughed, "It's okay, everyone sitting here is an old cadre, with principles and discipline."

Actually, what I wanted to say was, don't look at these people wearing the hats of provincial cadres; in fact, they have no power at all. If you give them face, they have face; if you don't give them face, there is no need to pay attention to them at all.

Gan Lu came in after ordering the dishes. Seeing Li Fulian, she nodded and greeted her politely.

There were only two women in one room, so naturally, they had to adjust their seats to sit together. Because of this, Gan Lu, who was originally sitting next to me, now sat next to the County Bureau Director.

Before the dishes were served, my mobile phone rang first. ===== CHAPTER 544 =====