After Wu Xiongfei hung up the phone, he raised his face slightly, and the fine beads of sweat on his forehead sparkled under the light. He swallowed and asked weakly with a bit of timidity, "Brother Lin, Director Wan is coming too?" Li Lin had a faint smile on his lips and nodded slightly at him, as if this was nothing to be surprised about, as if he was just an ordinary friend coming to visit.

Wu Xiongfei seemed to be struck by an electric current, and his body tensed up instantly. He stood up quickly, and subconsciously rubbed his hands repeatedly on the corners of his clothes, trying to smooth out the non-existent wrinkles. He raised his hand and tidied his hair in a panic, his eyes full of expectation and anxiety, as if he wanted to greet the city bureau leader with the most perfect appearance.

Li Lin saw his embarrassment clearly and couldn't help but laugh and joked, "Why? Are you so nervous after seeing Director Wan? Otherwise, why don't you go hide in the inner room and wait until he leaves before coming out?"

When Wu Xiongfei heard this, he shook his head like a rattle. He didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to the city leaders.

Just now on the phone, he clearly heard Wan Zhenting's polite tone towards Li Lin, and he believed that the two of them had a close relationship. If he could take the opportunity to show his face in front of Wan Zhenting and make the head of the Municipal Bureau look up to him, then his future promotion in the police force would definitely be smoother.

In his simple and straightforward thoughts, he did not think deeply about whether the relationship between Wan Zhenting and Li Lin was genuine or just superficial. He could not have imagined that if Wan Zhenting was only respectful to Li Lin on the surface, but actually hated him in secret, then wouldn't he become the object of Wan Zhenting's hatred for no reason by being so close to Li Lin?

Wu Xiongfei waved his hands repeatedly, forced a flattering smile on his face, and said, "Brother, I... I'm not nervous... I'll be here with you for a while, and by the way, serve tea and water to Director Wan and the others, hehe..." Li Lin stared at him, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes. He knew his little thoughts well, and it was not easy to refuse.

He knew very well that if he forced Wu Xiongfei to leave at this moment, given the boy's pride, there was no guarantee that something awkward would happen, and he might even misunderstand that he disliked him.

"Well, that's fine. Just say that the county sent you to deliver information to me. Don't say anything else." Li Lin said to him with a concerned look.

This seemingly casual sentence is actually a kind of protection from Li Lin to Wu Xiongfei.

He knew in his heart that Wan Zhenting could not do anything to him.

But if he took his anger out on Wu Xiongfei, just one word from him could make this kid's future career full of thorns.

"Okay, I got it. I'll go make some tea..." Wu Xiongfei still couldn't hide his excitement. He picked up the kettle with slightly trembling hands and hurried to the kitchen, fetching water and boiling water. Every move he made was filled with a bit of urgency.

At the same time, the waiter downstairs respectfully led Wan Zhenting into the elevator. Wan Zhenting was tall and strong, wearing a well-tailored suit, but his angular face was a bit solemn at the moment. After a while, the elevator stopped steadily at the floor where Li Lin was.

I only heard the waiter knocking gently on the door, and then said in a clear and polite voice, "Mr. Li, your guest has arrived."

Inside the house, before Li Lin stood up to greet him, Wu Xiongfei, who was guarding the kettle, rushed over like a frightened rabbit and opened the door.

When Wu Xiongfei's eyes met Wan Zhenting's majestic eyes, he felt his scalp tingling and his tongue was knotted with nervousness. He stumbled and said, "Oh... Director Wan? Come... Please come in, County Magistrate Li is waiting for you in the room... Hehe..."

When Wan Zhenting saw Wu Xiongfei, he was stunned, his eyes full of confusion.

He never expected that the criminal police captain of Shannan County would appear here. For a moment, he even wondered if he had walked into the wrong door.

He kept looking at Wu Xiongfei, and then slightly leaned forward to look inside the house, until he saw Li Lin sitting quietly on the sofa in the living room, sipping tea leisurely. Only then was he sure that he had come to the right place.

Wan Zhenting and Long Gang walked into the room one after the other. Just after taking two steps forward, Wan Zhenting seemed to come to his senses suddenly, turned his head sharply, looked at Wu Xiongfei, frowned tightly into a "chuan" character, and asked with obvious displeasure in his tone, "Wu Xiongfei, why are you here?" That expression and tone seemed as if Wu Xiongfei's appearance here was a violation of some unforgivable taboo.

Wu Xiongfei's heart skipped a beat, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He couldn't understand why Wan Zhenting was so unhappy to see him. He felt very guilty for the moment, so he could only bite the bullet and explain, "Director Wan... I... I'm here to deliver information to County Magistrate Li..."

"Send information? There's no one else in the bureau? Send you, a captain?" Wan Zhenting raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth. That look seemed to be able to penetrate Wu Xiongfei's body, making him feel like a thorn in his back.

"Ah, this..." Wu Xiongfei was stunned when he heard this. He never expected Wan Zhenting to be so aggressive. For a moment he didn't know how to answer.

At this awkward moment, Li Lin stood up calmly and walked out of the living room steadily. He looked at Wan Zhenting and said calmly, "Director Wan, I asked Director Niu to send him here to discuss the details of Liu Zhong's case."

When Wan Zhenting heard Li Lin's voice, the expression on his face instantly disappeared as if the clouds had dispersed. He was replaced by a bright smile and laughed, "I knew it... You scared me. I saw people from the county bureau as soon as I entered the room. I thought I had come to the wrong place. Hahaha... It's okay, it's okay. You are a commissioner sent by the provincial department. It's normal for you to listen to the case report. We are happy to cooperate, hehe..."

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