"I……"
"And you and those bastards in the city are called the 'Four Young Masters of T City.' When your mother found out, she was so happy she couldn't stop vomiting. As for me, these 'Fourth Young Master' and 'Fifth Young Master' names are bullshit, just a bunch of dandies. Do you understand that officials should keep a low profile and operate with a low profile? And you're still hanging around with those bastards? Do you know what people in society will say? You're embarrassing me and smearing me, not bringing honor to me. Do you understand?"
"Did he come to see you? What did he want from you? You want to transfer me to the Public Security Bureau? I won't go." Thinking of the delicate, charming, and melodious Liu Mei, Cao Wan firmly opposed the transfer. He knew that many in the Discipline Inspection Commission were dissatisfied and jealous of his "swallowing" of Liu Mei, and many were eager to get their hands on this little devil. He could suppress this while he was there, but if he were to be transferred, there was no guarantee that someone would disrespect him and commit crimes against his will, accusing him of adultery. In his heart, Cao Wan had already regarded Liu Mei as his own, and no one else would dare to touch her.
"Next time! I tell you, this time they'll put you in jail! Next time? Do you know that Ye Tian is the nephew of He Wei, the former deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and the current provincial organization department minister? He's very likely the son of someone in the central government. You want to fight him? What are you doing?! We don't even have time to deal with people like him!"
"What?" Cao Qian was furious.
Cao Wan was surprised that his father suddenly brought up the subject: "No, no. What did I do to him?"
Cao Wan was shocked by this information and struggled to himself, "No way. He doesn't look like that."
"Oh. I want to know what weakness that Ye Tian has found in me? I haven't embezzled anything, and I haven't accepted bribes. What weakness can he find? But he was called into the police station a while ago because of his bad work style!"
"With your eyes, you still look at people? You're more like looking at pigs." After scolding for a long time, Cao Qian seemed to have a dry throat. He picked up the cup on the coffee table and took a sip of tea. "Let me ask you, did you interfere in your uncle Mao Xiaotian's case this time?"
In the living room of the T City Public Security Bureau Chief's house, the Cao family father and son were talking. The father's expression was relatively calm, while the son seemed a little depressed, a little scared, and a little excited.
With a man's intuition, Cao Wan knew that Ye Tian was also interested in Liu Mei. Everyone loves beautiful women. Perhaps this was also the important reason why he always disliked Ye Tian and targeted Ye Tian.
"What do you mean by 'I'? Since you set him up, how come he's still sitting there as director while you're just standing there doing nothing but looking down on him? Didn't I tell you to smile but hide a dagger and kill him without mercy?!"
"It would have been fine if your mother hadn't mentioned it, but now that she's mentioned it, I'm furious. It's true that a loving mother can spoil her son! A loving mother can spoil her son! The old saying is absolutely true. I've long told you that you're not suited to officialdom, but your mother refused to believe me and insisted on having you join the officialdom. Is being an official that easy? Officialdom requires listening, observing, thinking, and talking less. There are all kinds of tricks and illusions—how can they be learned and understood so easily? She thinks that just because I'm here to protect you, you'll be able to rise to the top and have a bright future. You're dreaming! Women are really short-sighted. I can protect you for a while, but I can't keep you safe for a lifetime!"
Cao Wan expressed his doubts to his father.
"I...I..." Seeing his father getting angry, Cao Wan didn't know what to say and couldn't help cursing Ye Tian in his heart.
"You're still lying to me. He came to me and said you've caused him a lot of trouble. And I've already decided to transfer you to the Public Security Bureau."
Cao Wan seemed to have not yet recovered from the news that "Ye Tian is the son of someone in the central government"...
"Then don't adjust it." Cao Wan muttered softly.
Cao Qian, who had never criticized his wife in public or in private, for the first time ever spoke ill of his wife in front of his son. Neng Wan knew that his father was really angry.
"Let me ask you, when your Discipline Inspection Commission was investigating Mao Xiaotian's case this time, did you tip him off?" Cao Qian asked again, looking at his son who was still in shock.
"I have repeatedly told you not to provoke him. Why didn't you listen?" Cao Qian's voice rang out, and his tone already contained a sense of teaching.
"Yes. I want to help my uncle. The amount involved in my uncle's case is quite large. If it is not handled properly, he will be in prison for more than one or two years. Didn't my mother always ask us to take care of my uncle?" Hearing his father mention the Anyu case, Cao Wan couldn't help but feel shocked. Could it be that Ye Tian knew about this? No. Not many people knew about the relationship between his family and Mao Xiaotian. Even if there were, they were only a few good fellow villagers and the leaders of the Anyu County Party Committee. My father didn't find anyone for Mao Xiaotian in the city or the province. Everyone in the family knew what kind of person Mao Xiaotian was, a hopeless Liu Adou. He got the position of the director of the county finance bureau by asking the leaders of the Anyu County Party Committee for help. As for Mao Xiaotian, his father really did keep it a secret from the higher-ups. How could Ye Tian, a newcomer, know about this?
"You still say you didn't provoke anyone! You still say you didn't provoke anyone! Was that incident at the police station caused by you? I was wondering why they were targeting you like this." Cao Qian is indeed an old fox. He immediately saw the clues from his son's words.
"Have you ever secretly spoken against Ye Tian, the new director of your Discipline Inspection Commission?"
"Do you know that someone has exploited your weakness? Do you think I want to transfer you to the Public Security Bureau? Do you know how much gossip I would cause if I transferred you here?"
"You, you. I've told you long ago, never underestimate your enemies. Especially in the officialdom, you never know when your enemies will bite you. You must know yourself and your enemy, so you can win every battle! But you haven't figured out Ye Tian's secrets at all, while your own secrets are known to him clearly. In this respect, you are far inferior to him. What's your awareness?"
"I didn't expect that he could ask the Provincial Organization Department and the Public Security Bureau for assistance. I let this kid get lucky once, but I will definitely not let him have it so easily next time!" Cao Wan defended himself, with a vicious look in his eyes.
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