Because he went to Beijing privately, Lin Congzheng, the son of the Lin family who served as the governor of a province in Wuyue Province in the southeast of the empire, did not bring a secretary, nor did he inform Wu Yue's office in Beijing. Lin Xiaocao stood beside Lin Shuimo expressionlessly, looking at the high-ranking officials of the empire who were slowly walking towards the pick-up gate, his uncle, and a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Congzheng's appearance matches his identity very well, he is in his fifties, tall but not bloated, a national face is quite a bit of a momentum that is not angry and majestic, he is middle-aged, but his charm is undiminished, and his every move has an indescribable calmness and majesty, he obviously also saw Lin Shuimo and Lin Xiaocao, his eyes were a little puzzled, but he still waved his hand at his daughter, slightly quickened his pace, and a soft smile appeared on his face.

"Dad. Brother Sun. ”

Lin Shuimo said hello with a smile, in the case of non-private occasions, her smile no longer has the sadness and helplessness just now, the whole person is generous, and she has an approachable temperament.

The guards beside Lin Congzheng who looked a little wooden smiled shyly and were silent, Lin Congzheng hummed casually, touched his daughter's head, looked at Lin Xiaocao, and said with a smile: "Who is this?"

"Grandpa asked Xiaocao to protect my safety, well, he is Ye Lao's apprentice. ”

Lin Shuimo explained decently, and the words were also very cautious, and did not say that Lin Xiaocao was her bodyguard, in fact, with only the four words of Ye Lao's apprentice, people who really understood the weight of it would not simply treat Lin Xiaocao as a bodyguard.

"Ye Lao"

Lin Congzheng muttered to himself, his originally somewhat tired eyes instantly became extremely deep, he glanced at Lin Xiaocao deeply, took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and said with a smile: "Hello, Xiaocao, the safety of ink will trouble you in the future." ”

"Governor Lin is polite. ”

Lin Xiaocao's tone was flat, without the slightest enthusiasm for seeing the high-ranking officials, and casually stretched out his hand to accommodate the other party.

Lin Congzheng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say much, turned to look at the guards who were following him, and said gently: "Little Sun, don't follow me, go home and have a look, you will pick me up at my house the morning after tomorrow, okay?" ”

Xiao Sun, who had a wooden expression, obviously not encountered this situation for the first time, so he was not surprised, nodded, and turned around to leave first.

"We're going home too. ”

Lin Congzheng watched the figure of his guard leave, let out a long breath, touched his daughter's head, and said with a smile.

Lin Xiaocao turned around and led the way in front, and the three of them walked out of the airport, got into the brightly colored Tesla, and Lin Xiaocao, who was still acting as the driver, started the car and left the airport.

Slightly to Lin Xiaocao's surprise, Governor Lin in the car was not talkative, and even had very little communication with his daughter, a person was a little tired leaning on the soft back chair behind him, quietly looking out of the window, occasionally frowning, and moving his body, this high-ranking official in the core level of the empire actually gave people a feeling of irritability at this time.

Lin Xiaocao also didn't say a word, he couldn't ask for Lin Congzheng's silence, the identity of Ye Lao's apprentice was too sensitive in Kyushu City, if it was exposed, in addition to some troubles, Lin Xiaocao would inevitably receive some completely unnecessary attention, and even a large group of people approached with ulterior motives, if he really didn't know anything about the domestic situation, it would be fine, but the key was that Lin Xiaocao was not only ignorant, but knew very well about the current situation in the empire, this was the homework he had to do before coming to Kyushu City, after all, he was here for revenge, not to die。 The politics, business, and even some shady fields in the empire, Lin Xiaocao dare not say that he is a treasure, but at least he is definitely not a stranger, because of this, as Ye Lao's apprentice, he must be cautious in his words and deeds sometimes, otherwise if he is mistaken for Ye Lao or even the Ye family, it will definitely add countless turmoil.

When I returned to Tiangong Mansion No. 3, it was close to eleven o'clock, because Lin Xiao's affairs didn't even have time to eat dinner, Lin Shuimo was the first to get out of the car, Lin Congzheng got out of the car and followed his daughter into the villa, Lin Xiaocao watched them get out of the car with an expressionless face, and after parking the car in the garage alone, he walked into the villa hall unhurriedly.

Lin Shuimo stood alone in the hall, saw Lin Xiaocao come in slowly, took two steps forward, pulled the hair on his sideburns, and said softly: "Let's go to the study, grandpa, my father, and second uncle are all here, let's talk while eating." ”

Lin Xiaocao hummed vaguely, his eyes swept around, and he didn't find the impressive figure of Lin Danqing in camouflage uniform, raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say much.

"My sister went back to the base for training, she is not an ordinary soldier, nor is she a special force in the ordinary sense, she belongs to a special category, she has a lot of freedom on weekdays, but she has a bad relationship with her father, the two of them"

Lin Shuimo's tone paused, a trace of sadness appeared in his big moist eyes, and he said softly: "They haven't spoken much in the past few years. ”

"Why?"

Lin Xiaocao asked casually, her tone was not curious, it was a bit like she was dealing with it casually out of politeness.

Lin Shuimo hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "Because of my brother-in-law's matter, my sister once liked a man, and the two of them have reached the point of talking about marriage, but about three years ago, that man was sent to Egypt to perform a very mysterious mission, and he was sacrificed." At that time, my dad was still the deputy governor, but it didn't take long for this incident to happen, and my dad took a step forward, which probably meant that because of my brother-in-law's matter, we would give the Lin family a compensation, so my sister thought that my father used my brother-in-law's life in exchange for the opportunity for promotion, in short, women's hatred is sometimes inexplicable, and since then, the relationship between their father and daughter has been very stiff. ”

The two walked up to the third floor of the villa while talking, Lin Shuimo didn't say more, came to the door of the study and knocked on the door, and after waiting for a sound from inside, he walked into the study with Lin Xiaocao.

The study area is very large, the interior decoration is also antique, two rows of huge bookshelves occupy two walls, all kinds of books are neatly arranged, there is a sense of heaviness, the other wall hangs a few large Chinese paintings with a very meaningful meaning, some small corners that are not very noticeable are dotted with some antique jade, not publicity, but exquisite just right.

Lin Xiaocao looked at the environment of the study for the first time, and then nodded slightly to the few people in the study.

Lin Huaiyu, the head of the Lin family, Lin Congzheng, the governor of Wuyue Province, and Lin Zhiye, the head of the Lin enterprise.

These three people are undoubtedly the top three decision-makers of the Kyushu Chenglin family.

There is a small round table in the center of the study, which is not big, but it is not crowded for five people, a table full of dishes, liquor and drinks are placed in the center, and the three top decision-makers of the Lin family are sitting at the table, putting on a relaxed posture of having a casual dinner.

"Xiaocao, are you hungry, sit down and eat something. Ink, you also sit, there are no outsiders here, our own family members will chat casually. ”

Lin Huaiyu beckoned with a smile, and his tone was natural, as if he really regarded Lin Xiaocao as his own family, he was old and refined, and in terms of the city government alone, this old man, who was over seventy years old this year, was definitely one of the old foxes in Kyushu City.

Twenty years ago, the Lin family in Kyushu City could be regarded as a wealthy family in the capital, at that time, Lin Congzheng had just entered the official career, and the Lin family had just begun to develop, the huge Lin family was completely Lin Huaiyu alone at the political level to escort, and he also served as the governor of a province, and the party secretary of a province, and finally rushed into the highest decision-making bureau of the empire. Although he has completely retired in recent years, his eldest son Lin has been able to take charge of politics on his own, so although the Lin family in Kyushu City is now in decline and has already fallen out of the wealthy family, it is not without strength at all.

Although the Lin family is facing the biggest crisis in the past twenty years, in the same way, this may also be a big opportunity, especially after Lin Xiaocao came to the Lin family, the door of hope shown in front of Lin Huaiyu is even more open, and the identity of a bodyguard is nothing, but if the Ye Lao behind Lin Xiaocao and even the Ye family are connected with the Lin family at a critical moment, this crisis is likely to become a turnaround battle for the Lin family in Kyushu City!

So when Lin Huaiyu said that Lin Xiaocao was completely his own, he didn't blush at all, and besides, if the guardian of the Lin family was not one of the most important cores of the Lin family, wouldn't it be a joke?

At least at this time, Lin Xiaocao's weight in the eyes of the old man will not be lower than that of his two sons.

Lin Xiaocao sat silently beside Lin Shuimo, he had already said that he would not drink, so he poured himself a glass of milk, drank most of it in one go, and then filled it again, and then picked up the rice bowl in front of him and began to eat.

Lin Shuimo, who was a little puzzled why his grandfather chose to eat in the study, glanced at Lin Xiaocao and was slightly stunned, and then his stunned expression turned into shock, and then he was stunned.

Just like when Lin Xiaocao brazenly killed the tiger in the living room not long ago, everyone's eyes focused on Lin Xiaocao for the first time.

The wind swept the clouds.

Gobble up.

The hungry ghost is reincarnated.

Just before everyone reacted, the rice in Lin Xiaocao's bowl had quickly disappeared, and the stack of fried pork liver in front of him had also disappeared by a small half.

Governor Lin, who was sitting next to Lin Huaiyu, blinked subconsciously, the governor of a province, can be said to be well-informed, but he has survived for most of his life, and it is the first time he has seen this kind of food that can have a magic effect.

Lin Xiaocao got up silently, took the empty bowl, filled another bowl of rice, sat down and continued to sweep.

"Uh, Xiaocao, eat slowly, don't rush, absolutely full, haha, what kind of dishes do you like to eat, I'll let the kitchen make one for you." ”

In silence, Lin Zhiye coughed dryly, looked at Lin Xiaocao and said with a smile.

Lin Xiaocao paused slightly, then seemed to nod, and then neatly solved the second bowl of rice, and sat down with a bowl again, this time his eating movements were much slower.

Lin Huaiyu laughed, waved the chopsticks in his hand, and motioned for everyone to eat.

"By the way, big brother, this afternoon, Lin Xiao came over again. ”

Lin Zhiye took a sip of the twenty-year-old Moutai in the cup, ate a mouthful of food, and said something seemingly casually.

Lin Shuimo, who was holding a delicate small porcelain bowl and chewing slowly, subconsciously glanced at his father, and lowered his head again.

Lin Congzheng's thick sword eyebrows frowned suddenly, took a sip of wine from his cup, and said lightly: "What do you say?"

"It's polite at first, but the meaning over there is obvious, I'm going to marry Ink and Wash this year, I guess it's an ultimatum, and I started to push it, and then Xiaocao attracted Lin Xiao's attention and abolished the tiger who had been following him, and this matter didn't come out with a result in the end, but it is estimated that if we can't answer in the next few days, Lin Fengxue will come in person. ”

Lin Huaiyu fiddled with the rice grains in the bowl, his expression was calm, but his tone was a little gloomy.

Lin Congzheng looked at Lin Xiaocao, slowly swallowed a mouthful of food, and was silent.

"What the hell is the form of the top now?"

Lin Huaiyu was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, he used to be a real high-ranking power, entered the decision-making bureau, and achieved the position of the leader of the empire, and still enjoys a lot of privileges in many aspects, and now the housekeeper Fu Lao is Lin Huaiyu's former guard, but no matter what, he first retreated from an important position, and then retreated completely, and his influence was greatly weakened, plus the Lin family basically had no clear faction camp for nearly twenty years, and Lin Huaiyu had less and less access to the inside story, and many of the above actions, he could no longer see it clearly。

Therefore, I asked Lin Congzheng to come back tonight to get some reliable news and wind direction, so as to make the most accurate judgment and countermeasures.

"The game is fierce and the outcome is unknown. ”

Lin Congzheng was silent for a while and said in a deep voice.

Lin Shuimo, who was eating silently, raised his head in some surprise and stopped eating, this topic, what his father and grandfather discussed was nothing, but it was a bit extraordinary to say it in this environment, about politics, especially high-level politics, don't say that Lin Xiaocao, who just came, is still there, some words are his own daughter, and the second uncle's own brother, they can't be listened to.

Lin Shuimo subconsciously glanced at Lin Xiaocao, who was eating silently.

Was it for him?

The corners of Lin Shuimo's mouth were hooked, and he felt that this speculation was a bit ridiculous.

"Be specific. ”

Lin Huaiyu frowned, the light in his eyes flickering.

"Dad, do you know Sun Zheye?"

Chief Lin let out a sigh, his face even more tired than just now.

"Sun Zheye? I have heard that this person is very valued by the senior deputy head of state, and he is regarded as a cadre in the southwest, and the ministry seems to have sent someone to talk to him, and some time ago he was transferred to Wuyue Province to serve as deputy governor and enter the leadership of the Standing Committee. ”

Lin Huaiyu said slowly, looking at Lin Congzheng with a tired and bitter face, and had some doubts.

"That's right, the Ministry of Officials' investigation of Sun Zheye completed the procedure a few years ago, but this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Sun Zhe also arrived at Wu Yue three days ago, but at the National Congress held yesterday, he was defeated. ”

Lin Congzheng smiled wryly.

Lin Huaiyu was stunned for a while, the appointment issued by the decision-making bureau and the qualified officials inspected by the ministry were defeated in less than three days after taking office, this is definitely a big event!

The position of a lieutenant governor is nothing, but it has not been seen for many years, and each time it appears, it represents a series of fierce struggles and brutal games that follow.

And Sun Zheye's political life has basically come to an end, he may be very capable and has a background, but officialdom is like this, a deputy governor who has been defeated in the election, and it is basically impossible to carry the shadow of this time to a higher leadership position.

The game between the local and the top has always existed, but it is the first time that Lin Huaiyu has heard of it in such an extremely fierce way.

If the high-level is angry, although Sun Zhe will be abolished, the entire officialdom of Wu Yue will probably be purged!

"Whose means is this?"

Lin Huaiyu said in a deep voice, although he has been retiring for a long time, but after grasping the situation, his intuition is still keen, the party and government leader of Wuyue Province, as the governor of Lin Congzheng, it is impossible to do such a thing, and Wu Yue's party secretary is also known for his gentle and calm personality, but this time he suddenly came to such a hand, and fools understand that there must be a higher level of force intervening, otherwise even the party secretary of a province would not have the courage to do so.

"It should be a member of the Zou Standing Committee, he happens to be in control of the National Congress, and his personality has always been very strong, it is not surprising to do this, but there should also be the shadow of President Chen. ”

Lin Congzheng said as he spoke, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "In Wuyue in the past few years, the work has always been smooth, but this time, it is a little difficult." ”

Zou Standing Committee, Mr. Chen.

Not to mention Lin Shuimo and Lin Zhiye, even Lin Huaiyu was a little frightened, these two giants at the top of the Imperial Decision-making Bureau could almost represent another political group in the empire that was so large that it could almost compete with the Southwest faction.

That's the royal lineage!

Lin Huaiyu's face changed, he frowned tightly, and muttered, "Things are getting more and more complicated." ”