Zhong Linyu does not have an office.
Or rather, the conference hall was his office.
He dismissed the guards behind him and led Liu Kai to the conference room on the top floor of the office building.
As soon as he pushed open the door, a pungent smell of smoke rushed into Liu Kai's nostrils.
His brows furrowed slightly.
Although he also smokes, he simply couldn't stand the strong smell.
Of course, the taste is the only downside.
The room was very well furnished.
Even the large table in the center was covered with all sorts of paper maps, pens, rulers, magnifying glasses...
Yet it didn't look messy at all.
All the cigarette butts were thrown into a large metal bucket, and not a single ash leaked out.
Liu Kai also noticed that the annotations and text drawn on those maps were also very neat.
All these details point to one fact.
Zhong Linyu seems to have severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"Please make yourself at home, Mr. Liu. The conditions here are a bit simple, please don't mind."
While tidying up the maps on the table, Zhong Linyu gestured for Liu Kai to sit down.
Liu Kai didn't stand on ceremony and pulled out a chair to sit down.
He looked around and chuckled, "Hehe, Staff Officer Zhong really enjoys smoking."
He wasn't just talking about his love of smoking; he was also expressing a sense of inquiry.
In this day and age, cigarettes are a hot commodity!
But you could tell from the metal tube full of cigarette butts that it contained at least two packs of cigarettes.
That's quite extravagant; aren't they afraid of kicking themselves to death?
Zhong Linyu quickly finished packing up the map.
He pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Liu Kai with his back straight.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered one to Liu Kai, then lit it himself and started puffing away.
"Sigh. Actually, I didn't like smoking before, but things here are too stressful. I'm working overtime all night long, and this is the only thing I can rely on to stay awake."
I don't know if Zhong Linyu understood the hidden meaning in my words.
Of course, Liu Kai wouldn't ask directly.
She simply followed his words, saying, "Yes, managing a region is inherently complex and multifaceted; Staff Officer Zhong has worked very hard."
Zhong Linyu waved his hand.
"Hey, let's not talk about that. But I have to say, Advisor Liu. I've been hearing Secretary Qin talk about you all the time lately, I'm so tired of it."
"Oh? She didn't say anything bad about me, did she?"
"Haha, how could that be? Secretary Qin really admires you. He always says you're incredibly skilled and intelligent."
At this point, Zhong Linyu gave a thumbs up.
"I heard from the warriors about how you subdued those two ferocious beasts with your bare hands just now. You truly lived up to your reputation."
Up to this point in the conversation, the two were still in the "mutual flattery" stage, offering really little substance.
So Liu Kai just smiled and didn't want to continue.
Zhong Linyu seemed to have also seen through Liu Kai's little scheme.
He decisively stopped, then immediately changed the subject.
"Brother Liu, I don't like beating around the bush, so I'll just say what I mean."
"Please speak, Staff Officer Zhong."
"Okay, as you probably know, the position of 'advisor' didn't exist before."
"It was something that was made possible because the higher-ups remembered your contributions and because you didn't want to enlist."
"I think this special status of being neither a citizen nor an official is very bad."
"Therefore, I sincerely invite you to join us again, and I hope you will consider it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Kai sat up straight, leaving the back of his chair.
"Is this what the higher-ups want, or...?"
Zhong Linyu shook his head.
"No, this is what I mean."
“I have always been a person who follows the rules and respects the rules, but the special identity of ‘advisor’ is detached from the existence of the rules.”
Zhong Linyu's meaning was very clear; he was practically saying it outright.
Liu Kai must either enlist in the military and become an official, or resign from his "advisor" position and return to civilian life.
Within the jurisdiction of Fenghai City under Zhong Linyu's control, the existence of such a person with a peculiar identity is not permitted.
Upon hearing this, Liu Kai suddenly remembered Yu Dalong's words.
He said that Staff Officer Zhong was conservative in character.
Just as I expected.
"Chief of Staff Zhong, is this the reason you invited me here today?"
"Pretty much. Of course, you don't need to rush to answer. I can give you three days to consider it."
Seeing that Liu Kai did not answer, he added another sentence.
"Don't worry, the exemption still applies. Whatever you did in the past will be forgiven, but as for the future..."
Hearing this, Liu Kai was extremely displeased:
I didn't want the "advisor" status back then, but the government insisted on giving it to me.
Now they're changing their policies every day, playing this trick again.
Are they putting on a monkey show?
My impression of Zhong Linyu has been greatly diminished.
He immediately started to mock her with a forced smile.
"Hehe, Staff Officer Zhong is quite an upright person. Speaking of which, did Secretary Qin do something outrageous that led to your transfer from Fenghai City?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhong Linyu was not angry when he heard this.
She actually admitted directly: "She did do something outrageous, but I didn't transfer her."
He said this quite frankly, and his face was calm and composed.
It seemed as if he hadn't expected Qin Luofei to reveal any information to Liu Kai.
certainly.
It's also possible that they simply didn't care what Qin Luofei revealed.
At the same time, the way he looked at Liu Kai also carried a strange meaning.
It seemed that Liu Kai's free-spirited and unruly personality made them quite disappointed.
Just as Liu Kai was about to say something...
"Bang bang bang!"
A knock came at the door.
"Enter."
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