The night fell like a thick black velvet blanket, silently covering the entire city.
The street lamps emitted a dim yellow glow, swaying slightly in the biting cold wind, stretching the shadows of the pedestrians into thin and long, as if they were shadow puppets being manipulated at will in the cold night.
Li Lin was in Xu Wen's dormitory, half-lying leisurely on an old sofa, flipping through a book with a yellowed cover. The room was quiet except for the slight rustling sound of the pages turning.
At this moment, a sharp cell phone ring suddenly rang, instantly breaking the silence.
He was slightly startled, put down the book in his hand, and looked at the screen of his mobile phone. He saw the two words "Cheng Wei" flashing on the screen. An inexplicable curiosity quietly grew in his heart. He hesitated for a moment, and then pressed the answer button.
"Hello, Minister Cheng..." Li Lin's voice was low and gentle, with a bit of laziness and casualness unique to the night.
"Li Lin, are you free tonight? Come have dinner with the leaders from Yanjing." Cheng Wei's voice came clearly from the receiver, with a hint of command in his tone.
Li Lin was slightly startled when he heard this, and many thoughts flashed through his mind instantly, but he did not reveal too much. After a brief silence, he smiled and said, "Okay, Minister Cheng, I would love to have the opportunity to accompany the leader."
He thought to himself that as a cadre sent from Yanjing to Hanjiang Province, it was normal for Cheng Wei to have several high-ranking leadership friends in Yanjing.
Recalling that Li Lan had been so attentive in introducing his connections to him, he knew very well that this was Cheng Wei's good intention. Naturally, there was no reason for him to refuse such a precious opportunity.
However, when Li Lin heard that the dinner was to be held in the backyard of the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse, his originally calm heart suddenly began to ripple.
His brows furrowed slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his mind quickly sorted out various information.
He knew clearly that the leaders of the Yanjing Discipline Inspection Commission were currently being accommodated in the provincial party committee's guesthouse. During this period, the anti-corruption campaign in the province was as tight as a fully drawn bowstring. However, Cheng Wei chose to hold the dinner right under the noses of the leaders of the provincial discipline inspection commission. There must be some hidden meaning behind this.
His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the sofa subconsciously, and after a moment's thought, he came up with a bold guess.
The Yanjing leader you are going to meet tonight is most likely the leader of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head slightly and whispered to himself, "So that's it..."
His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the past, and he wondered in his heart, since Cheng Wei had a close relationship with the leaders of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to the extent that they could sit together and have a relaxing drink, why didn't Wang Jin send Cheng Wei to communicate and coordinate with the leaders of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, but let him go instead?
Or maybe, Cheng Wei had his own considerations and concerns and declined Wang Jin's request, which forced Wang Jin to appoint himself, the "Special Commissioner of the Provincial Public Security Department", to undertake the task of gathering information?
Thinking back to when he had carefully considered and wisely declined Wang Jin's request, he could not help but feel lucky. If he had agreed without thinking and gone to face this unfamiliar leader of the Yanjing Discipline Inspection Commission, with his qualifications and experience at the time, he would have left a bad impression of being "arrogant and ignorant".
Now that Lu Chengze's case has been settled, the leaders of the Yanjing Discipline Inspection Commission must have finally let go of the burden and breathed a sigh of relief. Now they are in the mood to get together with Cheng Wei and drink and chat happily.
On the way to the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse, the taxi Li Lin was riding in was driving slowly on the street.
Outside the car window, the night view of the city is like a flowing painting, but it also reveals a bit of depression and loneliness.
The trees along the street were shivering in the cold wind, and the few yellow leaves remaining on the branches were swaying in the wind, as if they would be swallowed up by this merciless cold night at any time.
Li Lin sat in the back seat of the car, looking at the scenery outside the window, his thoughts were like a wild horse running out of control. All kinds of strange guesses came one after another, running and colliding in his mind.
He felt as if there was a projector in his head, constantly playing various images, and the complicated thoughts gave him a dull headache.
At this time, the night view outside the car window was still bleak, but his eyes gradually became clear and peaceful, and his heart slowly returned to its former calmness and indifference.
Finally, the taxi slowly stopped at the door of the backyard of the Provincial Party Committee Guesthouse.
Li Lin opened the car door and got out. A biting cold wind blew in his face. He couldn't help but shiver and subconsciously wrapped his slightly thin coat tightly.
Walking into the backyard of the guesthouse and looking up, he couldn't help but be amazed by the scene before him.
At the door of the imitation courtyard building in the backyard, there were two guards standing upright.
They were in casual clothes, but from their standard and almost rigid guard posture, as well as the murderous look in their eyes, Li Lin could tell at a glance that these two men were undoubtedly well-trained soldiers!
He secretly marveled in his heart, what kind of dinner party could this be that required professional soldiers to stand guard?
In his opinion, this was a bit too grand, even a bit of an exaggeration.
With a heart full of doubts and curiosity, Li Lin walked steadily to the door.
The guard stood straight, saluted him respectfully with a clean and neat gesture, and said in a loud and clear voice, "Comrade, please show me your ID!"
Li Lin couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He actually had to show his ID just to have a meal. This was really special and rare.
However, he did not say much, but calmly took out the work permit issued by the Pingyang government from his arms and handed it to the guard.
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