Chapter 123 Successor
Upon hearing Wu Yongcheng's words, Zhou Yi asked without hesitation, "Is this what Director Xie meant?"
"Bah, you wish!"
There is a river next to the road where the two people are. Because it is close to the food street and has a large flow of people, there are guardrails installed on the riverside.
Wu Yongcheng held onto the railing with both hands, looking at the dark river and the night sky, and said lightly: "Zhou Yi, I'm tired. I want to apply to be transferred back to my hometown."
Zhou Yi leaned against the railing, said nothing, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it to Wu Yongcheng.
Lighting a cigarette and taking a slow puff, Wu Yongcheng asked, "You know about my family, right?"
"Um."
"I'm not from Hongcheng. I stayed here for various reasons. I thought I could settle down here, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."
"Without a home, many things become meaningless. People are just hanging on by a thread."
Zhou Yi said, "Captain Wu, you're not that old at this age. As long as you let it go, you can find another partner."
Wu Yongcheng shook his head and sighed, "You don't understand. Some things aren't that simple. Life is like this. There's no chance of a second chance."
This sentence made Zhou Yi feel melancholy. How could I not understand? Is there anyone in this world who understands this feeling better than me?
No wonder Wu Yongcheng had already been transferred when I first worked my way up from the police station to the municipal bureau. It turned out that he had had this idea a long time ago.
"I actually had the idea of transferring back to my hometown last year. My parents are old and need my care. But I am worried about Chen Yan and Biaozi. Chen Yan is my chosen apprentice, and Biaozi and Xiaoqiao have been with me for many years."
"Although all good things must come to an end, but..." Wu Yongcheng's voice trembled a little. This was probably the first time in many years that he truly opened his heart to others.
Wu Yongcheng turned around and forced a smile. "Honestly, I think everything from the 316 case to your joining the Third Brigade was God's will. God sent you to liberate me."
"Captain Wu, I..." Zhou Yi didn't know how to explain.
"Well, just tell me straight up, are you willing to take over my shift? Of course, I mean the captain of the Third Brigade. I can't handle the deputy commander position. It's up to you."
"If you're willing, give me a year and I'll train you to be my successor. The day I'm transferred will be the day you take over as captain of the Third Squadron."
Wu Yongcheng pointed at Zhou Yi and said, "Believe me!"
Zhou Yi nodded without hesitation: "Captain Wu, I believe it!"
Wu Yongcheng was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Yi to agree so quickly.
"You...will you not consider it again?"
Zhou Yi looked at him with disdain: "Captain Wu, don't you regret it?"
"Get lost! I have nothing to regret. But you, don't back down from this fight! I won't let you off the hook!"
"How can that be? Captain Wu, let's make a deal. A gentleman's word is his bond."
"It's hard to catch up with a horse that has only four horses."
"Do you still want me to take you home?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile.
Wu Yongcheng turned and walked away, his back gradually disappearing into the night. Suddenly, a voice came: "No need."
He flicked the cigarette butt in his hand, and the red light on the cigarette butt disappeared into the darkness like a shooting star.
…
The next afternoon, Zhou Yi knocked on the door of the Publicity Department office of the Municipal Bureau.
"Come in."
Zhou Yi pushed the door open and walked in.
"Is that Zhou Yi? Come in, come in." A middle-aged female police officer wearing glasses came up with a smile.
"Hello, Chief Zhong. I'm sorry to bother you today."
The policewoman's name is Zhong Lin. She is the head of the Publicity Department of the Municipal Bureau and a veteran of the Municipal Bureau. Zhou Yi knew her in his previous life.
But in this life, we can only be considered strangers.
"Do you know me?" Zhong Lin asked with a smile.
She was a well-educated and well-maintained person with the temperament of a noble lady. She was always graceful and generous in her dealings with others, and treated everyone with sincerity regardless of their status.
"Although I've never met you, I've heard Captain Wu mention you, so I know from your demeanor that you're Section Chief Zhong."
Zhong Lin said with a smile: "You are such a nice person, young man. No wonder Director Xie let you go to record the show."
Then Zhong Lin introduced another well-mannered male policeman in the room, saying that he was a colleague from their Propaganda Department. He was a very good writer and was responsible for writing all subsequent public relations and press releases related to Zhou Yi.
"Hello Zhou Yi, I'm Lu Ming."
Lu Ming? Zhou Yi was stunned. He had seen this name before. When he spoke on stage yesterday, many of the quotes he made came from Officer Lu Ming.
"Your speech yesterday was so good. I'll have to learn a lot from you in the future."
Zhou Yi smiled guiltily and said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." This was like Li Gui meeting Li Kui.
Zhong Lin looked at her watch and said, "Since Zhou Yi is here, let's go. On the way, Xiao Lu and I will review the content of the program recording with you. You must remember what you can and cannot say, what you should say, and what the key points are."
Zhou Yi smiled bitterly in his heart, there were really a lot of things to do.
They were riding in a rather high-end Hongqi car. Compared to this car, the tattered and smoke-smelling Santana of the Third Brigade looked no different from a garbage truck.
Listening to Zhong Lin and Lu Ming's various explanations about what to say and what to do, Zhou Yi suddenly realized that this didn't seem to be a good job. He, the city hero, seemed more like a mascot.
"There's nothing wrong with the previous steps. We've already coordinated the recording process with the TV station. Just follow what we said." Zhong Lin smiled. "Don't worry about the exact words. As long as the meaning is there, it's fine. After all, this isn't a TV show."
Zhou Yi thought, that’s not much different.
"The only thing you might want to pay attention to is that there's a talk session later."
"Conversation?"
Zhong Lin nodded. "This is a common practice for this TV program about people's livelihood. We'll invite several successful people from different fields as guests in the second half of the show."
"Although we will discuss the content of the conversation with the invited guests in advance, each guest's situation is different, so we cannot fully guarantee the behavior of the guests."
"Okay, Chief Zhong, I'll be careful. If they ask tricky questions, I won't give direct answers to avoid any adverse effects."
Zhong Lin smiled and said, "Don't be too nervous. After all, the show is a recording, not a live broadcast. If there's anything inappropriate in the conversation, we can just edit it out and not broadcast it."
The driver said, "Chief Zhong, we'll be there soon."
Zhou Yi looked out of the car window and saw a twenty-story building.
Compared with the surrounding low buildings, the building is particularly conspicuous, like a giant.
On the outer wall of the building, there are several shining golden words: Hongcheng TV Station.
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