The car is on the high speed, the speed begins to get faster, Wang Hai has an advantage of driving, he can always drive the car steadily, even on the potholed road, Wang Hai can still drive the car to make people sit comfortably, Zhou Mingfang has not changed a driver for several years, and it is not unrelated.

Chen Xing glanced at Zhou Mingfang behind him through the rearview mirror of the car, and found that Zhou Mingfang had withdrawn his gaze, and Zhou Mingfang didn't seem to be looking out of the window anymore when the car left Haicheng.

Chen Xing was thinking about his own affairs in his heart, and he was also a little absent-minded for a while.

The car arrived in the provincial capital at about five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Mingfang asked Wang Hai to drive the car to the provincial party committee, and after getting out of the car, he entered the provincial party committee building, and Chen Xing and Wang Hai were waiting in the car.

"Lao Wang, we will rarely see each other in the future." Chen Xing lay on his back on the seat and turned on the music loudly, just now on the road for fear of making noise to Zhou Mingfang, his voice kept small.

"In fact, there are still a lot of opportunities to meet, Jiangcheng to our Haicheng, it is also very convenient to go back and forth, Secretary Chen, your family is also in Haicheng, you can often come to me for a drink in the future." Wang Hai, who has a straightforward personality, said with a smile, now that Zhou Mingfang has gone to work in the provincial capital, unlike Chen Xing who continues to follow Zhou Mingfang as a secretary, he stayed in Haicheng, Zhou Mingfang arrived in the province, and the ministry will rearrange the driver for him, Zhou Mingfang did not ask him if he wanted to come to the provincial capital, Wang Hai thought about it carefully, and finally refused, he has become a family in Haicheng, and his wife is in the waiting period, if he follows Zhou Mingfang to Jiangcheng, Wang Hai will not be relieved of his family, especially his wife needs him to take care of him now, Wang Hai finally gave up such a good opportunity.

Fortunately, Zhou Mingfang did not treat him badly, although he did not agree to follow him to Jiangcheng, Zhou Mingfang still arranged a good place for him, to work in the logistics office of the municipal party committee, and also helped him solve the career arrangement, to be an idle little leader in the logistics office, there are not many things, but the treatment is not bad, this job is very in line with his current living situation.

Now the country's personnel system is becoming more and more standardized, and the leader's driver wants to do it again, it is already difficult to climb to the sky, Wang Hai is still very grateful to Zhou Mingfang in his heart, Zhou Mingfang took care of him like this before leaving, and he has been treated well, Wang Hai himself also knows the drivers of other units and departments, those people are not so lucky as themselves, some units are more than the leading drivers, and they can't even solve the establishment, and they have driven the car for a few years for the leader, or a self-supporting organization, of course, The top leaders of those units can't be compared with the leaders of the municipal party committee like Zhou Mingfang, but Wang Hai is already content in his heart, knowing that Zhou Mingfang is already 'favoritism' to open the back door for him.

"Lao Wang, your wife is about to give birth, don't forget to call me when the time comes, and invite me to drink full moon wine." Chen Xing joked, Wang Hai belongs to the kind of bold temper of being a soldier, Chen Xing has always felt that the other party's temper and personality are very good for his own appetite, and he has a good relationship with Wang Hai in private.

"Of course, I'm afraid that Secretary Chen will not be able to come when the time comes, if you come, it will also be a blessing for my doll." Wang Hai grinned, and when he mentioned his unborn baby child, he smiled happily.

"Excuse me, I'll answer the phone." Chen Xing took out his mobile phone from his pocket, the caller ID was an unfamiliar number, Chen Xing frowned, who could it be, and picked up the phone suspiciously, "Hello." ”

There was silence on the other end of the phone, Chen Xing looked at the screen of the phone again strangely, it was displayed in the call, but no one spoke, "Hey, may I ask who you are?" Chen Xing had to speak again, this time if no one spoke, Chen Xingke would hang up the phone directly.

"Chen Xing, I haven't seen you for a while." On the other end of the phone, there was finally a voice.

Chen Xing's body was like an electric shock, and he suddenly stiffened, this voice was too familiar and too unfamiliar to him, "It's you, Zhao Qing?" ”

"Yes, it's me, I didn't expect you to hear my voice all at once." Zhao Qing's voice seemed to be a little happy.

Chen Xing was silent and didn't speak, Zhao Qing would take the initiative to call her, or when she first arrived in the provincial capital, obviously making him a little surprised.

"What, think I'm surprised to call you? Still think it's presumptuous? ”

"It's a little surprising."

"There's nothing surprising about it, how can you say we're still friends?"

"Still friends?"

"Yes, isn't it?"

Chen Xing sneered slightly, if Zhao Qing was in front of him at the moment, he would still have this expression, how long has it been since the last incident, how did Zhao Qing express himself at that time, like a knife engraved in his heart, the son of the director of the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau, let Zhao Qing ignore the fact that he was almost killed by the other party and ignore justice, ignore who is right and who is wrong, and stand on the other party's side, even if it is a person he doesn't know, he shouldn't be so indifferent and ruthless, not to mention that the two once had a four-year relationship.

"Zhao Qing, do you have something to do with me?" Chen Xing's tone was a little cold.

"Can't I look for you if it's okay?" Zhao Qing smiled and asked, "But we haven't been in touch for a long time, it's really a bit presumptuous to call you suddenly today, I heard my mother say that you came out of Haicheng at about three o'clock, and I guess you should go to Jiangcheng at about this time, so I tried to call you." ”

Chen Xing suddenly forgot how Zhao Qing had his own phone just now, it turned out that he knew it from Zhao Yiping, and the other party even told her when he would arrive in the provincial capital.

"Chen Xing, do you have time to come out and sit with you in the evening?" Zhao Qing finally said what she meant.

"At night?" Chen Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart was struggling, to go or not to go?

"Okay, then evening, you name a time and place, and I'll be there then." Chen Xing agreed, since he had let go of the past relationship, there was nothing he didn't dare to face, Zhao Qing was just a forgotten figure in her memory, so why was he afraid? Chen Xing thought so in his heart.

"Secretary Chen, you still have friends in the provincial capital, you have a place to go as soon as you come, and you won't be bored in the provincial capital in the future." After Chen Xing answered the phone, Wang Hai on the side said with a smile.

"yes, an old friend from many years ago." Chen Xing smiled faintly, and when he said this, he felt a little bitter in his heart, but how could Wang Hai on the side understand his state of mind.

Zhou Mingfang went in from more than five o'clock, and when he came out, it was nearly seven o'clock, Chen Xing and Wang Hai were waiting for the stomach to growl, almost the front chest was close to the back, Chen Xing was even more surprised in his heart, he guessed that Zhou Mingfang had just arrived in the provincial capital and hurried to the provincial party committee, it should be to see Jiang Min, secretary of the provincial party committee, and now Zhou Mingfang is also the head of the organization of the provincial party committee, and the people who can let him come to visit for the first time except for Jiang Min, secretary of the provincial party committee, are afraid that others do not have this weight, of course, Liu Jian, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, is not impossible, It's just that a few days ago, Liu Jiancai went to Haicheng on behalf of the provincial party committee to announce the appointment decision, and Zhou Mingfang talked with Liu Jian in the office at that meeting.

"Well, you're both hungry." Zhou Mingfang got into the car and smiled at Chen Xing and Wang Hai, "Send me to the Jiangcheng Hotel first, if you two are hungry, you can eat there." ”

Wang Hai answered, hurriedly started the car, where the Jiangcheng Hotel is he is no stranger, out of the gate of the provincial party committee, already familiar with the road, turned into the road, and drove to the Jiangcheng Hotel.

Chen Xing quietly observed Zhou Mingfang, looking at Zhou Mingfang's appearance, it seemed that there was something wrong, Zhao Qing set a time with him at 7 o'clock in the evening, Chen Xing originally thought that Zhou Mingfang would come out after entering the provincial party committee for a while, but he didn't expect that it would be more than an hour to enter, and it was already more than six o'clock when he came out.

"Secretary Zhou, do you have anything special to order at night?" Chen Xing said with some apprehension.

"At night? There's nothing important in the evening, what, what's the matter with you? Zhou Mingfang glanced at Chen Xing with a smile, "You can arrange the time in the evening, but you have to report on time tomorrow." ”

Chen Xing smiled and nodded, slightly relieved in his heart, Zhou Mingfang was still very good to him, and he rarely took the lead in private, Chen Xing didn't know if it was because of the Zhang family.

Zhou Mingfang arrived at the Jiangcheng Hotel and went in alone, Chen Xing asked Wang Hai to go to dinner first, he wanted to take a taxi over, but Wang Hai insisted on sending him to the Regent Hotel, which was the place that Zhao Qing agreed with him, Chen Xing had a faint impression of that place, as if it was on the side of the road a little out of Zhao Qing's community.

"Lao Wang, when you get to the hotel, you can also order some food for yourself, I will invite you." Wang Hai insisted on sending him over, and Chen Xing was a little embarrassed in his heart, after all, the other party was also on an empty stomach.

"Secretary Chen, you don't have to be so polite with me, I'm afraid I can't afford to eat a meal, I don't need you to invite you." Wang Hai refused with a smile.

When he arrived at the destination, Wang Hai insisted on not letting Chen Xing invite, but Chen Xing had no choice but to say, "Lao Wang, then you remember to eat something, otherwise you will be hungry, but my sin." ”

"Got it, Secretary Chen, go in quickly." Wang Hai smiled and nodded.

Chen Xing didn't pretend anymore, turned around and walked into the hotel, Zhao Qing was already waiting for him inside, and when he really arrived here, Chen Xing found that his heart was very calm, and he was not the slightest nervous, nor was he happy and angry.

"Zhao Qing is now just a passerby on the journey of life in my eyes." Chen Xing said to himself calmly in his heart.

Zhao Qing sat in a double position by the window, Chen Xingpu went up to the second floor, and saw each other at a glance, she was too familiar with this back, familiar and a little unfamiliar.

Listening to the footsteps behind him, as if he had a hunch, Zhao Qing turned his head, stared at Chen Xing with a smile, stood up, and looked at Chen Xing fixedly.

Chen Xing was stunned in his heart, slowed down slightly, and the two looked at each other.

"It's been a long time since we've had the opportunity to sit down and eat together." Zhao Qing smiled and took the lead in breaking the silence, "Sit, why are you still standing, you can't grow taller." ”

Chen Xing's brows frowned slightly, Zhao Qing's seemingly unintentional words, but it evoked his college memories, he still remembered that when the two were in college, he often went to play basketball, Zhao Qing would wait for him on the side of the court, whenever he was sweating profusely, Zhao Qing would always laugh at him for jumping up so desperately to grab the ball, and he wouldn't grow taller anymore, today I heard this familiar sentence from Zhao Qing's mouth again, Chen Xing didn't know whether the other party was intentional or unintentional.

"It's been a long time since I've sat down like this and had a good chat." Chen Xing sat down with an indifferent expression.

"It seems that you still have a prejudice against me." Zhao Qing glanced at Chen Xing, and the smile on his face slowly faded, "Do you still blame me for helping Lin Mao speak last time, and didn't put myself in your shoes?" ”

"Lin Mao?" Chen Xing frowned, and immediately remembered that the person who almost hit him while driving drunk was called Lin Mao, Chen Xing had only remembered that the other party was the son of the director of the provincial public security bureau, but ignored the other party's name a little, "Do you think it's right to stand on Lin Mao's side?" Even if you don't know someone, you should at least know what is right and wrong. ”

"I didn't say I was right to do that, but I can only say that I wasn't wrong to do that." Zhao Qing shrugged her shoulders a little as a matter of course, "I remember I told you at the time, as long as you apologize, I will help you intercede, so that Lin Mao will not be blamed in the past, do you think I did that wrong?" Do you think that if I don't have the slightest sense of justice, I almost lose my humanity? ”

"Yes, I was just going to send you these two comments." Chen Xing glanced at Zhao Qing coldly, "I was afraid that it would hurt too much to say it, but I didn't expect you to say it yourself." ”

"Hurt? Chen Xing, you underestimate my psychological element too much, I'm not as fragile as you think, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can vent it, there is no need to scruple, I think I can still stand it. Zhao Qing said indifferently.

Zhao Qing glanced at Chen Xing, saw that the other party had no intention of speaking, and said again, "Chen Xing, there is no absolute fairness and justice in this society, and people are often unfair to each other, I remember that you were not Secretary Zhou Mingfang at that time, oh, no, you should be called Minister Zhou now, I remember that you were not Minister Zhou's secretary at that time, do you think you want to talk about fairness and justice with the sons of other leading cadres, don't you think it's ridiculous?" ”

"According to what you say, even if I was hit and killed by Lin Mao at that time, I deserved not to be long-sighted? Those people from poor and humble backgrounds in the world, when did they go out and unfortunately encounter a car accident, they can't get justice, and they are also humble and deserve to be killed? Zhao Qing, I don't know how you have lived in the past few years, your heart is too cold, and you are completely different from before. ”

"I didn't say that, you understood it that way, I just want you to know that this world is not as fair as you imagined, things under the world, ten times is unsatisfactory, you don't need to hold a compassionate idea, this world, only justice under power, not justice under the legal system."

"Yes, what you said has some truth, but you have gone to the extreme, our country's legal system will one day become more and more perfect, and the rule of man over the rule of law will one day become history."

"Becoming history? I don't know if it's going to be history, but I don't think I'll live to see that day. Zhao Qing smiled a little sarcastically, "I hope that I can rely on your blessing to really see this country become a pure country under the rule of law in my lifetime." ”

"Only people with sunshine in their hearts, people full of hope, can be full of love, justice, and passion for this country and even for life, even if I can't see that day, but I always believe that our generations of people are working hard, even if it is just a little change, it is our progress."

"Sunshine in your heart? Can I understand that you are saying that the sunshine in your heart is a person full of the spirit of Ah Q? Zhao Qing glanced at Chen Xing with a smile.

"Whatever you want." Chen Xing shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Zhao Qing, I think how can I describe our current situation in one sentence?" Shouldn't it be said that the Tao is different, and it doesn't conspire with each other? ”

"It seems that our first long conversation after years of not seeing each other was not pleasant." Zhao Qing shook his head, "Let's not talk about this, in fact, there's no point in us arguing about this, we just have different concepts from each other, there's no need to bring it to the table to discuss, let's talk about something else." ”

"Something else? We don't know what else to say between us. ”

"Why, there is nothing to talk about among old classmates?"

Chen Xing glanced at Zhao Qing lightly, undeniable.

"Sister Zhao?" Just when Chen Xing and Zhao Qing were silent, an unexpected voice came from the front, Chen Xing raised his head slightly, followed the prestige, his pupils shrank sharply, it was really a narrow road, and the person who came was not Lin Mao.

"Sister Zhao, sure enough, it's you, I said that it looks like you on that side." Lin Mao walked over with a smile and approached, only to realize Chen Xing opposite, "It's you?" The smile on Lin Mao's face froze, and then he looked at Chen Xing with some unkindness.

"I said that I would beat you once I saw you in Jiangcheng, it seems that you are the wind in my ears." Lin Mao looked at Chen Xing gloomily, the last time he met Chen Xing on the elevator of Jiangnan Building, he recruited the police to find a reason to detain Chen Xing first, and then take him back to teach a lesson, but he didn't expect the other party to sit in Haicheng No. 1 car, the two policemen were too timid to start, and it was not over at that time, this time he would meet Chen Xing here again, Lin Mao never took Chen Xing in his eyes, and he did not pay attention to Chen Xing's identity seriously.

"Lin Mao, what are you talking about, apologize to Secretary Chen." Zhao Qing frowned and scolded Lin Mao.

"What Secretary Chen, apologize to him?" Lin Mao looked at Zhao Qing, pointed at Chen Xing, and looked at Zhao Qing in disbelief, "Sister Zhang, are you right, or did I hear it wrong?" ”

"You heard him right, I asked you to apologize to him. Lin Mao, who is Minister Zhou's secretary. ”

"Minister Zhou? Which Zhou is ......" Lin Mao pursed his lips, his expression was a little disdainful, and then, the smile on his face stiffened, and he looked at Zhao Qing with some uncertainty, "The new Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister Zhou Mingfang?" ”

It's no wonder that Lin Mao heard Zhao Qing's mouth about who Minister Zhou was referring to so quickly, the reason is that they have all talked about Zhou Mingfang in the past few days, Zhao Qing's father-in-law is Sun Zhihe, the executive deputy minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and Zhao Qing's husband Sun Xiang is a person in their circle and often plays with them, so Zhou Mingfang was transferred to the head of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and several people have paid attention, especially Sun Xiang, who has often taken the initiative to mention Zhou Mingfang in the past few days, and Lin Mao is familiar with it.

"He... He is Zhou Mingfang's secretary? Lin Mao was obviously a little stunned, Chen Xing's identity had changed too much, which made him a little stunned for a while, pointing at Chen Xing, he was a little stunned.

"Yes, he is Minister Zhou's secretary." Zhao Qing nodded and smiled at Chen Xing, "Chen Xing, Lin Mao doesn't know your current identity, you are reckless for a while, don't be surprised." ”

Lin Mao stood in place, his face was a little ugly, he looked at Chen Xing, his mouth opened, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and turned to Zhao Qing, "Sister Zhao, I made an appointment with my friend about how to eat, and I'll go over first." ”

"Okay, you go first." Zhao Qing glanced at Lin Mao, frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Chen Xing didn't speak from beginning to end, and what no one noticed was that when Lin Mao walked out, there was a flame of anger burning in the depths of Chen Xing's eyes.

"Lin Mao lives in the same community as our family, and the relationship between the two families is also good, this hotel is close to our community, so people from our community often come to eat, and it is not surprising that Lin Mao happens to eat here." Zhao Qing didn't know if he was explaining, and said it intentionally or unintentionally.

"Zhao Qing, if it's okay, I'll leave first."

"This is leaving? Haven't you eaten yet? Zhao Qing was stunned and looked at Chen Xing in surprise.

"Eating is also about matching the mood." Chen Xing glanced at Zhao Qing deeply and resolutely turned to leave.

"Chen..."Zhao Qing stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to stop it, seeing Chen Xing's cold eyes, her hand reached out in the air and stopped, "Okay, you go first, next time we have a chance to eat together." ”

Chen Xing left with a resolute mood, Zhao Qing is no longer the previous Zhao Qing, and he is no longer the same Chen Xing as before, the two of them, like two positive and negative parabolas, gliding towards their respective life trajectories.

"Sister Zhao, is that person gone?" Lin Mao, who had been secretly observing Zhao Qing's table, finally came over after Chen Xing left for a while.

"It's gone, what's the matter, you still want to find someone to settle accounts?" Zhao Qing looked at Lin Mao and said with a smile.

"Sister Zhao, you're joking, count this kid lucky, damn, why did he become the secretary of the leader without paying attention, but now it's more tricky to trouble him."

"It's good that you know, Lin Mao, I advise you not to have that kind of thought anymore, Zhou Mingfang has been transferred to the provincial capital, Chen Xing is his secretary after all, if you still treat him as an insignificant person like before, and want to find someone to clean him up, maybe you will suffer in the end."

"That's not going to happen, I'm still a little measured, Sister Zhao, don't worry."

"But you didn't apologize to him just now, I'm afraid he already has thoughts about you in his heart." Zhao Qing frowned again.

"If there is an opinion, the last time I drove and almost hit him, then he should have an opinion about me, and it is not bad this time, let me apologize to him, there is no door." Lin Mao's expression was unruly.

"Aren't you afraid that he will have an impact on your father's career?" Zhao Qing looked at Lin Mao with a smile.

"Hmph, I really want to see if he has so much energy, not to mention whether he has so much influence on Zhou Mingfang as a secretary, even if it is Zhou Mingfang himself, he has just arrived at the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee to become the minister, and it is hard to say whether he can control the overall situation, and my father is Secretary Zhou (Secretary Zhou is not Secretary Zhou, I wrote before, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee is Ge Jianming) of that family, but I heard that Secretary Zhou and Zhou Mingfang seem to have a little friction."

"A little friction between the two? Who do you listen to? Zhao Qing was stunned.

"Hehe, Sister Zhao, you don't know about it, when Zhou Mingfang was not a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, he was engaged in the economy in Haicheng, and he was stunned to make such a big move, and the central leaders praised him, in view of the increasingly important position of Haicheng, the province also wanted to enhance the weight of Zhou Mingfang, the secretary of the municipal party committee, I heard that when the Standing Committee discussed whether to let Zhou Mingfang enter the standing committee, Secretary Zhou was against it, there is no impermeable wall under the sky, Zhou Mingfang learned the news, but he secretly had friction with Secretary Zhou, You don't see that in the past few years, under the leadership of Zhou Mingfang, Haicheng seems to be competing with the provincial capital, and it has to surpass the provincial capital everywhere, this is the contradiction between Zhou Mingfang and Secretary Zhou, and now although Zhou Mingfang is the provincial party committee and the organization minister, it is impossible for Secretary Zhou to let him meddle in the personnel of Jiangcheng casually, you must know that Secretary Zhou is still the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, Zhou Mingfang wants to have a hard time with Secretary Zhou, and he has to weigh himself. ”

"I don't know if these words are true or not, who knows where you heard the gossip from." Zhao Qing shook her head and smiled, but she didn't believe it very much.

"Sister Zhao, don't believe it, these two are secretaries surnamed Zhou, and they really don't get along, otherwise you should go and inquire." Lin Mao said urgently.

From meeting with Zhao Qing that night, Chen Xing did not contact the other party again, the days passed, unconsciously, Chen Xing has been to Jiangcheng for more than half a month, Chen Xing goes to work and gets off work every day, when Zhou Mingfang is busy, he also follows overtime, he rarely goes out to socialize, he has few friends in Jiangcheng, and he rarely goes out to socialize, the entertainment in the unit, Chen Xing in addition to the necessary, is able to push, get up early in the morning to work, get off work at night, occasionally stay to work, Chen Xing in Jiangcheng seems to live a 9-to-5 life.