Chapter 182

Su Xinghui nodded. He was clear about this point. The folk customs in Meng Hu Ling are fierce, and coupled with poverty, there are many hooligans and thugs. Moreover, the gambling culture here is also prosperous, and gambling has brought many other harms and derived many other public security cases. Therefore, Lei Ming is also quite busy here.

Su Xinghui asked again, "Brother Lei, where does your wife work? What grade is your child in?"

Lei Ming said, "Your sister-in-law is a saleswoman at the county department store, and your nephew is seven years old this year and is in the first grade."

Su Xinghui said, "Then it's not a solution for you to always live in two places. You've been in Meng Hu Ling for two years, right? It'll be three years after the New Year. When will you be transferred back to the county seat?"

Speaking of this, Lei Ming's face darkened. He raised his wine bowl and said, "Don't talk about this, come, take a sip!"

Seeing his face was wrong, Su Xinghui asked after drinking, "Brother Lei, what's wrong? What happened?"

Lei Ming forced a smile and said, "Nothing, it's just the leaders letting me exercise more in this place called Meng Hu Ling."

In fact, Lei Ming is an open-minded person. He can adapt to work anywhere. If he were alone, he wouldn't mind staying in Meng Hu Ling for a lifetime. However, Su Xinghui's words evoked his longing for his wife and son. Thinking of his wife and son, he still felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

Su Xinghui tentatively asked, "Which leader? Tao?"

Lei Ming thought it through instead. He smiled and said, "Don't care who it is. Let's brothers drink well and don't talk about these disappointing things. I think staying in Meng Hu Ling is not bad. The current Meng Hu Ling is getting better and better. Come, drink!"

The two took another sip. Su Xinghui didn't ask further about this matter, but he already had a count in his heart. It must be Tao Yan who said harsh words. Now Lei Ming has offended Tao Yan, and Tao Yan is covering the sky with one hand within the Public Security Bureau. As long as Tao Yan is in the Public Security Bureau for one day, it is indeed difficult for Lei Ming to get ahead.

The craftsmanship of the police station cafeteria chef is indeed good. The fish head and tofu hot pot he made is delicious, and the fried meatballs are also authentic. The two were happier the more they drank. Soon, more than half of the wine in front of them was gone.

Su Xinghui asked, "Brother Lei, I heard you were a soldier before? Which year's soldier? Where were you a soldier?"

Lei Ming said, "I was a soldier in the 163rd Division, a soldier in '78, and I was in Guangdong Province at the time."

Su Xinghui became interested as soon as he heard it: "Then have you fought in a war?"

Lei Ming nodded: "Yes, I fought in the self-defense counterattack war in my second year as a soldier."

Su Xinghui said, "Really? Can you tell me about your battle stories?"

Speaking of this, Lei Ming's chatterbox opened. He told some stories about the self-defense counterattack war back then. When it came to the exciting parts, Su Xinghui would toast him a drink. Before long, the wine in the bowl was finished. Lei Ming opened another bottle of wine and poured it into two wine bowls.

After talking for a while, Lei Ming's face became sad again. He sighed and said, "I'm considered lucky. Among those comrades-in-arms who went to the battlefield with me, at least a few out of ten couldn't come back!"

Su Xinghui fell silent. He knew how tragic that war was. Lei Ming being able to come back was indeed lucky enough. He silently raised his wine bowl and drank with Lei Ming.