"With the arrival of cars from the city, our village has become bustling."
Someone reminded me, "That's from the County Public Security Bureau."
At this time, Zhang Youguang heard the villagers' discussions. He, who was originally arrogant, suddenly became a deflated ball, and his face looked very ugly.
He frowned tightly, his eyes full of confusion and doubt, staring straight at Zhang An in front of him, as if trying to find the answer from the other's eyes.
He struggled to utter a word: "What on earth happened? Why did people from the County Public Security Bureau suddenly come here?"
Facing Zhang Youguang's questioning, Zhang An just shook his head helplessly and spread his hands, indicating that he knew nothing. His expression was also full of confusion and puzzlement, as if he had no idea what was going on.
Zhang Youguang, not getting an answer from his son, was troubled. He paced back and forth, looking at Zhang An with confusion, and asked the same question again: "What's going on? Why did people from the County Public Security Bureau come to the village?"
Zhang An, somewhat impatient with his father's relentless questioning, threw up his hands, shook his head, and said, "I don't know. You've been nagging me about this very thing for a while now. When will you ever stop? Go ask them yourself!"
At this moment, Zhang Youguang was upset by his son's criticism. A bad thought flashed through his mind, and something might happen today.
He pulled his son and tried to escape from here, but was stopped by Wang Xiaolan.
"Mayor, you can't just leave like this. No one in our village is qualified to receive a high-ranking official, and you're the biggest boss here. How can you not go and greet us in person at a time like this? It's not appropriate to just leave like this! After all, as the mayor of this town, you represent the image of the entire town!"
Wang Xiaolan paused and looked at a group of people not far away.
She smiled and said, "Your warm hospitality towards these guests will surely be of great benefit to your future career! You might even be appreciated by your superiors, allowing you to rise to a higher position! Ordinary people like us are not qualified to entertain them, so you are the most suitable person to receive them right now! Only by coming forward with your distinguished status as mayor can we show our respect and importance to our guests!"
Zhang Youguang was caught in a dilemma by Wang Xiaolan's words. Suddenly, he saw that the leader of the approaching group was the county police chief, and he couldn't help but feel inexplicably panicked.
Zhang Youguang felt a chill run down his spine. "Oh my God! Isn't this our county's famous Director Zhang? What earth-shattering case happened that would make him come here in person? Could it be me? Or my son? This shouldn't be right!"
As the distance got closer, Zhang Youguang's heartbeat became increasingly intense. However, despite his inner panic, he still pretended to be calm and composed. He also did not forget to put on his superior official airs and gave orders to his subordinates in a majestic and indifferent tone:
"Quick, make way! If anyone dares to neglect our distinguished guests, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
After saying that, he straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, tried to adjust his mood, and with a smile on his face, he stood at the front of the crowd to greet Director Zhang and his party.
At this time, Zhang An looked at his father's relaxed expression, but he lowered his head, obviously very flustered. He knew that he had done a lot of bad things, but he didn't know why he was discovered by the police.
The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. At this moment, beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead kept sliding down his cheeks.
He followed closely behind Zhang Youguang, lowered his voice, and whispered in his father Zhang Youguang's ear: "Dad, what's going on? Has the county public security bureau found out about us?"
Zhang Youguang turned around and looked at Zhang An's nervous expression. He said, "Don't be so nervous. You can cause trouble even for a small matter. I've dealt with Director Zhang a few times before, so it shouldn't be a big deal. I believe your father has plenty of ways to deal with it. We'll act accordingly."
At this time, Director Zhang and his group had already arrived in front of them. Zhang Youguang greeted them as if nothing had happened.
"Director Zhang, what brings you to our village? It just so happens that I am here to guide the villagers in their work." As he said this, he stretched out his hand to shake Director Zhang's hand.
When everyone heard this, they began to whisper.
"Rather than guiding our work, they're here to cause trouble."
Zhang Youguang held out his hand for a long time, but Director Zhang stared at him seriously, showing no intention of shaking hands with him.
At this moment, Zhang Youguang was very embarrassed and upset. Some sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, while glaring at the onlookers.
He saw that Director Zhang showed no sign of shaking hands with him, and a strong feeling of dissatisfaction suddenly surged in his heart.
She thought about how everyone treated her respectfully wherever she went, yet in front of Director Zhang, he hadn't even glanced at her in front of so many people! This was truly infuriating, but she couldn't react due to the situation. She could only force a fake smile and, extremely embarrassed, slowly retracted her outstretched hand.
At this moment, Zhang Youguang had not yet come out of the awkward situation. Zhang An behind him pulled at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "Dad, I'm scared. Are they here to arrest me? All these things I did were for you. Dad, you can't just ignore me!"
Zhang Youguang shook off Zhang An's hand and whispered, "Don't make trouble for me. Let me ask you, have you done everything you did?"
Zhang An said confidently, "It should be done. I followed your instructions every step of the way! I had someone cut the phone line a long time ago, so calls definitely can't be made. But why is this happening now? Shouldn't that bitch still be in the provincial capital? What went wrong?"
"You ask me, who should I ask? You'd better keep quiet and listen to me now."
Zhang An looked at his father, who seemed confident, and his nervous heart relaxed.
At this time, Director Zhang said, "Are you and your son finished talking?"
Zhang Youguang's face was covered with a flattering smile, as brilliant as a chrysanthemum in full bloom in autumn. He hunched over, nodding and fawning. He said, "Director Zhang, it's nothing. I was just talking about some family matters."
The director had a stern face, and his expression was extremely solemn and serious. His sharp eyes like an eagle were fixed on the two people in front of him.
Then he said seriously, "Okay." Then he said to the person next to him, "Put handcuffs on Zhang An."
When Zhang An heard that he was going to be handcuffed, he became anxious and said, "Dad, Dad, save me..."
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