Niu Jianbin returned home in a daze.
As soon as he entered the door, his wife, with a facial mask on her face, came up to him and asked in surprise, "Lao Niu, you came back so early tonight? Did something happen?"
Over the years, Niu Jianbin has never returned home before 10 o'clock in the evening, and he is usually drunk every time he returns home.
He suddenly came back before eight o'clock and seemed to be very sober, which surprised his wife and she couldn't help but have a bad feeling.
After all, Niu Jianbin is a county leader, and it is common for him to have social engagements every day. If one day no one invites him to drink...something is probably going to happen.
Niu Jianbin was still upset about Wu Chengzhu's sudden call. When his wife asked him about this, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go put on your facial mask and stop minding my business."
"Lao Niu, are you really okay?" His wife was already accustomed to his attitude, and kept asking, as if she would not give up until she heard him say "I'm okay".
He is the pillar of this family. If he is well, the whole family is well. If he falls, it means the family falls. As his wife, how can I not worry?
Niu Jianbin rolled his eyes at his wife and said unhappily, "What could it be? I'm just a little bothered by work... Stop nagging me, go make me a cup of tea, I need to think about something."
Seeing Niu Jianbin say "it's okay", his wife finally breathed a sigh of relief and ran to make him tea.
After a while, a cup of steaming green tea was brought to Niu Jianbin.
The green tea leaves stand upright...it's obviously top-quality tea.
Niu Jianbin lit a cigarette, took a puff, exhaled a long breath of smoke, leaned back on the sofa, and slowly closed his eyes.
Wu Chengzhu's words kept repeating in my mind...and Li Lin's figure kept lingering in my mind.
What on earth is going on?
What is the relationship between Li Lin and Director Wu of the Provincial Department?
Director Wu actually called to support Li Lin without caring about the consequences.
He was puzzled... For a moment, he felt like a fool. Others looked down on Li Lin, and he looked down on him too... He had clearly heard that Li Lin had connections in the provincial department, so why did he still pick on him?
Now, Li Lin made Wu Chengzhu come forward with just one phone call... He was still acting pretentiously in front of Li Lin... His face was so painful from being slapped by Li Lin!
It would definitely be unwise to choose to ignore Li Lin's existence now.
What if Li Lin said a few bad things about me in front of the provincial and ministerial leaders, wouldn't the positive image that I had worked so hard to create in front of the leaders collapse?
If I want to make progress in the future, but the provincial leaders don’t agree, my life will be over!
Compared to the future...what the hell is face?
suddenly.
He opened his eyes, sat up straight, and crushed the half-smoked cigarette in his hand into the ashtray.
It seems that he has made up his mind that in order to protect his future, he has to bow his head!
...
There was a roar of thunder all night.
The next morning, the ground was dry and there was no sign of rain.
God has also learned to scare people...
After having breakfast in the government canteen, Li Lin "coincidentally" met Niu Jianbin on his way back to the office.
In the lobby on the first floor, Niu Jianbin raised his hand to greet Li Lin from a distance...
"Morning, County Magistrate Li..."
"Good morning to you too."
Li Lin nodded slightly and responded.
He didn't know that Niu Jianbin was waiting for him in the lobby, so after greeting him, he turned around and went up the stairs.
Niu Jianbin didn't say anything, but followed Li Lin silently.
It was not until Li Lin pushed the door open that he stood at the door of Li Lin's office and asked with a chuckle, "County Magistrate Li, I have two words to say to you. Is it convenient now?"
"Come in and sit down."
Li Lin smiled, extended his hand to invite him in, and before he could sit down, he made a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.
Niu Jianbin seemed very restrained. He looked at the tea that Li Lin handed over and quickly stretched out his hands to take it.
He thought Li Lin would bear a grudge against him and would be rude to him today, but he did not expect that Li Lin would be so polite to him.
This made Niu Jianbin feel much better. After a night of worry and fear, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Lin closed the office door, sat down opposite Niu Jianbin, and asked calmly, "Secretary Niu, what's the matter? Tell me."
He guessed that Niu Jianbin had received a call from Wu Chengzhu... Otherwise, Niu Jianbin would not have been so humble and come to the county government to see him so early in the morning.
After all, last night, Niu Jianbin was still so arrogant...
Therefore, Li Lin could basically guess what Niu Jianbin would say.
It's nothing more than apologies like "Please forgive me", "Don't bother with me", "We'll still be good brothers in the future" and so on.
He looked at Niu Jianbin calmly, waiting quietly for him to speak.
Niu Jianbin seemed to be used to being superior, and even in front of Liu Yong, he had never been so humble.
He felt a little awkward and uncomfortable...
After hesitating for a long time while holding the teacup, he raised his head and looked at Li Lin, saying sincerely, "County Magistrate Li, I'm really sorry for what happened last night. I drank too much and I didn't know how to control my words... Don't bother with me..."
Hearing this, Li Lin smiled.
As expected, it’s the same routine.
Li Lin said, "Let's not talk about the past. Apart from these, is there anything else?"
He actually wanted to hear Niu Jianbin talk about the case and take the opportunity to tell him his thoughts and suggestions.
Seeing Li Lin so generous, Niu Jianbin gradually relaxed. He laughed dryly twice and continued, "To be honest, Director Wu called me after you left last night... Brother Li Lin, I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such a close relationship with Director Wu... Director Wu told me to pay attention to the Liu Zhong case. I came here early in the morning just to hear your thoughts on this case. After all, this case is related to you. Moreover, Director Wu said that you are a special consultant to the provincial department and have the right to inquire about the work of the county bureau."
Finally, let’s get back to the topic.
Li Lin was not afraid that Niu Jianbin would have any misunderstandings about him.
I got straight to the point and said to him, "Secretary Niu, Wu Xiongfei was the first to discover the clues in this case. I heard that you excluded him. I won't ask why. I suggest that such an experienced criminal policeman should be reused. Am I right?"
"Yes, yes, yes... I reflected on it afterwards. Wu Xiongfei is really good at handling cases. If we want to solve this case, we really can't do without him... Don't worry, I will let him continue to take the lead in investigating the case after we go back." Niu Jianbin nodded repeatedly and did not dare to refute Li Lin's words.
"Well, you hurry back and make arrangements. You must not let the murderer go unpunished!"
Li Lin's tone was firm and sounded like an order.
At such a critical moment, who the hell has the time to consider the other person's feelings...
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