[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-132":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146323,3567,"Chapter 132","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-132",132,"\u003Cp>After listening to Zhang Kaishan, Ji Tao slammed his teacup down heavily and said, \"This is outrageous! The Public Security Bureau is simply unreasonable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation Zhang Kaishan reported was indeed shocking. If the facts were true, the Public Security Bureau was rotten to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of a little tribute, they dared to release thieves that the anti-pickpocketing team had worked hard to catch, and this wasn't the first or second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To extort some so-called \"medical expenses\" from Su Xinghui, they dared to fabricate charges against him and handcuff him. This was completely disregarding the law of the land and acting recklessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao could imagine that if Su Xinghui didn't have the status of a national civil servant, Gong Jianjun and the others would probably have directly framed him for \"picking quarrels and provoking trouble\" and \"intentional injury.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao stood up and paced the room. Suddenly, he stopped and said, \"Who gave them the courage? What is the leadership of the Public Security Bureau doing? These things are happening right under their noses, and they don't know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan wore a mocking smile, \"How could they not know? It’s just that some people don't want to manage it, and some people can't manage it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao sat back in his seat and asked with interest, \"Who are the ones you say can't manage it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao naturally knew who the people who didn't want to manage it were, but he was curious about those who couldn't manage it. \"Can't manage\" implied they still wanted to, but were powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said, \"It’s Xu Shixie. He has a background in criminal investigation and is quite skilled at it, but he was squeezed out and assigned to be in charge of the office, labor union, and women’s work. Today, only he, a bureau leader, was at home in the Public Security Bureau, so he was the one who looked into this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao nodded silently, keeping the name in his heart. He looked up again and asked, \"Comrade Kaishan, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said, \"I think we can wait and see. Let the Public Security Bureau handle it internally first. At the very least, this case has solid evidence; it wouldn't be justifiable if they didn't punish a few people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Tao understood Zhang Kaishan’s meaning and smiled, \"Then we shall wait and see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at the People’s Restaurant, the dishes Su Xinghui and the others ordered had arrived. Su Xinghui opened a bottle of liquor, poured it for Liu Changlin, and said, \"Come, Comrade Liu Changlin, let’s have a few drinks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin nodded, \"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui first toasted Liu Changlin, \"Come, a toast to you. This one is for your sense of justice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin raised his glass, \"Let’s drink together. I think your sense of justice is stronger than mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other and smiled, drinking a glass together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xiaoguang sighed, \"In this society, there aren't many people with a sense of justice like you two. I didn't expect to meet two at once today. Come, let’s have a drink together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group raised their glasses and drank the wine. Xue Qin also sighed, \"Yes, there were so many people at the scene, but only Comrade Liu Changlin was willing to go to the Public Security Bureau to testify. It shows that people’s hearts are not what they used to be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"You can't say it like that. The current situation is also forced by some things. Social reality forces many people to only protect themselves. Just take today’s matter—if it weren't for Zhang Cheng’s father, I don't know what the outcome would have been. If those people had testified, what would they do if they were retaliated against?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xiaoguang said, \"In the end, it’s because the cost of doing good deeds is too high and the benefits are too small, while the cost of doing bad deeds is very low and the benefits are very high. It forces good people not to do good deeds and lures other bad people to do bad things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng laughed, \"Xiaoguang, you are worthy of being a businessman; you can explain such things with costs and benefits. But what you said makes sense; when you think about it, it really is like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xiaoguang asked Liu Changlin, \"Comrade Liu, why weren't you afraid when you went to testify?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin laughed, \"I’m just a fool who’s bold; I’m not afraid of anything. People in my unit all call me a 'blockhead'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui couldn't help but laugh. He remembered that when he was a colleague with Liu Changlin in his previous life, Liu Changlin did indeed have that nickname.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin became interested, \"Why do people in your unit say that about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin said, \"Isn't it just because I’m stupid? For example, last year when our bureau held a meeting, our director asked the staff to give him suggestions. Some people gave suggestions, saying the director had only one shortcoming: he worked too hard and didn't know how to rest, and that his body didn't belong to himself but to the country and the people, and that not resting was irresponsible to the country and the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin giggled, \"What kind of suggestion is that? That’s completely flattering him in a roundabout way. What about you? How did you suggest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin said, \"I, of course, just listed all the director’s faults. You didn't see it, but the director’s face turned green. Less than two months later, the colleague who said he worked too hard became a deputy section chief. I have more seniority than him, but I’m still standing still, and the statistical reports I provide are always being picked apart by him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin shook his head as he spoke, and Xue Qin laughed out loud, \"Then you really are a blockhead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui and the others also couldn't help but laugh. Zhang Cheng raised his glass to Liu Changlin, \"There are too few blockheads like you in society today. If there were a few more like you, the atmosphere in our society wouldn't be like this. Come, I’ll toast you again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin drank with Zhang Cheng and said self-deprecatingly, \"Sigh, only you guys can say that. I’m not liked by my colleagues at work, and I’m not liked by my family at home. Everyone says I’m too stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin said, \"Your family doesn't like you either? That’s a bit too much, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin shook his head, \"I graduated from a junior college and have been working for over three years, but I’m still an ordinary employee in a 'clear water' department like the Statistics Bureau. My family says I have no prospects and only know how to offend people, and that I’ll never have any prospects in this life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin said, \"How can your family say that about you? That’s too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin said, \"It’s nothing. They are my parents and siblings; they say that because they hope I have prospects. I can only say I let them down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed, \"As long as you maintain this mindset, they will be proud of you one day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin thought Su Xinghui was comforting him. He smiled and raised his glass, \"Alright, thank you for your kind words! But rest assured, no matter what happens, this mindset of mine will never change. This is my principle for living. Come, a toast to you, for mutual encouragement!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1275,"2026-06-16T17:50:40.887Z","2026-06-16T17:54:29.625Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8fbd9e816eca1a6771fc257230ac754759e4abb0f3f44df376317f2be2ebb08e","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-133","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-131",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]