"I... I came to the county town after Zhang Cheng, not with him."
Li Yuanyuan didn't dare to hide anything and told the whole story.
"I see!"
Zhao Changming raised his hand to touch his chin, thought for a moment, and then asked the person next to him,
"Xiao Hong, are you all alone in the station now?"
"Tonight, Xiao Xing and I are on duty."
"Never mind then, I'll go ask at a nearby guesthouse! You take good care of her!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Daming turned around and strode out of the duty room.
Li Yuanyuan secretly watched Zhao Daming's departing figure, her mind in turmoil. The police station chief actually called Zhang Cheng "brother".
There are only a few guesthouses in Funing County. Zhao Daming went to two of them and finally found Zhang Cheng's name in the registration book.
At this moment, Zhang Cheng was lying on the wooden bed in the guesthouse, with one hand behind his head, thinking that he would take a nap, then go get something to eat, and then go to the bathhouse for a hot bath.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Brother Zhang!" There was a sudden knock on the door.
Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then recognized Zhao Daming's voice and quickly got up to open the door.
"Brother Zhao, how did you know I came to the county town and even found my way here?" Zhang Cheng looked at Zhao Daming with a question mark on his face.
"Let's go inside and talk!"
Inside the room, Zhang Da Nao and Zhang Jianhao stared intently at the imposing Zhao Daming.
Zhao Daming smiled and nodded at the two of them, then sat down directly on the wooden bed where Zhang Cheng had just been lying, and called out to him, "Brother Zhang, come and sit down and let's chat."
"Hmm!" Zhang Cheng frowned and sat down next to Zhao Daming.
"How would I know you were here? A woman went to the police station."
A lesbian? "Who is it?"
"I think her name is Li something..." Zhao Daming really didn't remember Li Yuanyuan's full name; he had only glanced at the notes on the table when he entered the room.
"Li Yuanyuan?" Zhang Cheng's eyes widened in shock. This woman is ruthless! She came all the way to the county town in the dark?
Zhang Da Nao and Zhang Jianhao exchanged a glance. Now, they were absolutely certain that Er Gouzi and Li Yuanyuan had something going on.
"Yes, yes, her name is Li Yuanyuan. Brother Zhang, that girl is really beautiful, you're quite the lucky one!"
"Cough cough cough, Brother Zhao, don't tease me. I have a wife!"
"Hmm?" Zhao Daming's smile froze for a moment, then he coughed and changed the subject, "Brother, there are some things I need to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"The major case of October 12 has been solved, and because of this, the province has accelerated the rating of our Funing County... You went back home for only two days before the New Year, and the provincial inspection team quietly came... It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that the city leaders found out about it."
Zhang Cheng was completely confused. What did this have to do with him?
Meeting Zhang Cheng's puzzled gaze, Zhao Daming gave a wry smile. "The report submitted by the inspection team mentioned some problems with our county's reforms... saying that in order to get a rating, some aspects were taken too radically. Your herbal gift box caused too much of a stir recently, and the investigation team took notice of it."
Zhang Cheng's heart skipped a beat. Although Zhou Qiyuan had registered the trademark, if you really looked at the wording, the herbal gift box was still a counterfeit product.
"Brother Zhao, you're not saying that our county's rating is ruined because of this herbal gift box, are you?" Zhang Cheng grinned. If that were true, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in Funing County anymore.
"It's not that exaggerated. The investigation team just mentioned it in their report." Zhao Daming patted him on the shoulder. "However, the vice mayor talked to me and hopes that you will temporarily stop working on this herbal gift box."
“Okay, I’ll stop right away!” Zhang Cheng nodded almost without hesitation.
Zhao Daming looked at him, somewhat surprised. He was amazed to see that there wasn't a trace of reluctance or annoyance on his face. He knew all too well how profitable those gift boxes were.
"Brother, I admire your courage!" Zhao Daming gave Zhang Cheng a thumbs up. "The vice mayor was worried you might have some ideas and asked me to give you some advice."
“Brother Zhao, what are you saying?” Zhang Cheng smiled. “I’m already grateful that the city didn’t hold me accountable. After all, you know best what happened with the herbal gift box, Brother Zhao. It’s also my fault. I thought too simply and acted on impulse.”
"Brother, don't take it too hard. In a few months, once the rating is settled, you can continue if you want. You can use these few months to get all the necessary paperwork done."
"Okay, let's do as Brother Zhao says!"
After finishing their business, Zhao Daming returned to Li Yuanyuan, as he couldn't keep her in the office indefinitely.
"Brother, what do you think we should do with Li Yuanyuan?"
"I'm going to the police station to pick her up right now."
"Okay, then come with me!"
Zhang Cheng and Zhao Daming stood up.
"Big Head Bro, Sword Master, I'll bring you some food later."
"middle!"
"Er Gouzi, you go about your business, we're fine."
After leaving the guesthouse and hopping on the back of the motorcycle, Zhang Cheng's mind raced with thoughts.
Herbal gift boxes cannot be made for the time being.
However, buying and selling treasury bonds is something worth trying.
Li Yuanyuan is so beautiful, wouldn't it be much easier for her to collect treasury bonds?
Aside from treasury bonds, he couldn't think of anything else he could do for the time being. At this time, it was really difficult for individual business owners to do business; most had to be affiliated with state-owned enterprises.
A cold wind howled.
The motorcycle moved along the quiet street. Sitting behind Zhao Daming, Zhang Cheng pondered Li Yuanyuan's situation. What should he do with her?
Soon, the motorcycle stopped outside the police station.
Zhang Cheng jumped out of the car and looked up to see Li Yuanyuan, wearing a military cotton-padded coat, running pitifully out of the police station.
"Zhang Cheng!" Li Yuanyuan pouted, her face full of grievance, and rushed to Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng shook his head slightly and looked at Zhao Daming: "Brother Zhao, it's getting late. I'll take her to rest first, and I'll come back to talk to you tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhao Daming nodded.
Let's go.
Zhang Cheng looked at Li Yuanyuan and said, "You're really brave to come to the county alone. Aren't you afraid of falling into a ravine on the way?"
Li Yuanyuan blinked, lowered her head, and looked like a child who had done something wrong: "I didn't think much about it at the time."
Are you hungry?
"Um."
Zhang Cheng wrapped his cotton-padded coat tighter and took Li Yuanyuan to the Guoyun Hotel, where they ordered two dishes. After finishing their meal, they also packed two meals for Zhang Danao and Zhang Jianhao at the guesthouse.
Zhang Cheng prepared a private room for Li Yuanyuan and carried the food back to the room.
Zhang Da Nao and Zhang Jianhao hesitated, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Cheng knew what they wanted to ask, and spoke first: "Li Yuanyuan and I really don't have any special relationship."
Zhang Jianhao chuckled, didn't reply, and took the food.
"Alright, finish your food and go to bed early."
I was thinking of taking a bath, but now I've lost the desire.
Lying on the hard wooden bed, Zhang Cheng tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
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