After getting off work in the evening, Chen Xing took a car from Ximen back to Haicheng, and came to the Haifeng Hotel mentioned by Li Zhongmin's secretary in advance, although he had expected the purpose of Li Zhongmin's invitation to come out this time, Chen Xing still had to come to the banquet, no matter what, Li Zhongmin's identity was there, the deputy mayor of the municipal government, Chen Xing no longer had anyone in his eyes, and he would not directly sweep the other party's face.

A few minutes after Chen Xing arrived in the box first, Li Zhongmin also arrived, his secretary Jiang Hua stood at the door and glanced at Chen Xing in the room, then closed the door, and the people were guarding outside, Chen Xing and Li Zhongmin were left in the box, Li Zhongmin nodded lightly at Chen Xing, "I didn't disturb Chen County's work arrangement." ”

Li Zhongmin's attitude does not show any affection, and even from the fact that he can take the initiative to greet Chen Xing, he can't see that he has a great prejudice against Chen Xing, Wang Qing is facing the prosecution of intentional homicide, and Wang Ting, the little lover who is raised outside, has always been talking about Wang Qing in his ear these days, Li Zhongmin is so annoyed that he finally decided to see Chen Xing in person today.

"Mayor Li laughed, after work, how can I be busy, it is my honor to be able to eat with Mayor Li." Chen Xing stood and waited for Li Zhongmin to take his seat first, maintaining respect for Li Zhongmin on his face, but he was mentally prepared to deal with it in his heart.

"I'm still afraid of disrupting Chen County's arrangements." Li Zhongmin smiled undeniably, took the lead in sitting down, nodded at Chen Xing, and motioned for Chen Xing to sit down as well.

No politeness, Chen Xing pulled out a chair and sat down, from Li Zhongmin's tone, Chen Xing had already heard a little dissatisfaction from the other party, and there was no big surprise in his heart, Chen Xing still sat down with a smile, he refuted Li Zhongmin's face, and he didn't expect the other party to have a warm attitude.

The hotel is a designated hotel for Li Zhongmin to eat on weekdays, the waiter came up, Li Zhongmin just said that according to the previous dishes, there were only two people left in the box, the atmosphere was slightly silent, Chen Xing looked at Li Zhongmin quietly, the enemy does not move, I do not move, if Li Zhongmin does not take the initiative to speak, Chen Xing does not plan to mention Wang Qing's matter first.

The food came up one by one, the owner of the hotel came in at first to toast a glass of wine, and then left with interest, Li Zhongmin and Chen Xing drank a glass of wine, and the time passed so calmly for a few minutes, just as Chen Xing pondered Li Zhongmin's thoughts, Li Zhongmin suddenly spoke, "Chen County, I don't know if you know such a number, our Haicheng City has a population of more than 6 million, and last year there were more than 9,800 traffic accidents of all kinds in the city, 1,305 people died, and more than 8,600 people were injured. On average, almost four people die every day because of traffic accidents, and twenty or thirty people are injured because of traffic accidents, which is only the number of traffic accident casualties in a prefecture-level city in Haicheng, if you count the whole country, the number of people injured and killed by various traffic accidents every year will be a shocking number, Chen County, what do you think? ”

"It's a shocking number indeed." Chen Xing's expression was awe-inspiring, this was the first time he had heard about the number of traffic casualties in the city, just a prefecture-level city in Haicheng, nearly four people died every day due to traffic accidents, such a number was placed in front of him, it was shocking to be a little numb, people were dying every day, and life was so fragile.

"Yes, the number of jù is shocking, but in fact, I have seen too much, that is, a bunch of numbers jù, Chen County, don't you say?" Li Zhongmin glanced at Chen Xing deeply, "Needless to say, in the world, only in our country, every minute and every second there are people dying because of traffic accidents, and people are dying all the time, in fact, it is really nothing to die a person, some things don't need to be too serious, the dead are dead, the key is to punish the former and the latter to treat the disease and save people, and give the people who made mistakes a chance to repent, this is my opinion, I don't know if Chen County agrees?" ”

"Punish the former and save the future, treat the disease and save people, I agree with what Mayor Li said, but it depends on the situation." Chen Xing's hand under the table was tightly clenched, and the green tendons burst out, this is the anger in Chen Xing's heart is nowhere to vent, "As Mayor Li said, it is really nothing to die a person, this world is dying all the time, there is really no need to make a fuss, but if this person did not die because of a real accident, but was artificially crushed before he died, I think such a heinous act is already a blatant provocation of the bottom line of law and morality. However, the law does not tolerate mercy, how can we, as state cadres, interfere with the fairness of the law because of our own selfishness, and everyone is equal before the law, Mayor Li thinks. Chen Xing asked a little-for-tat.

"Everyone is equal before the law, I agree with this sentence, but there is such a sentence, outside the law is nothing more than human feelings, especially in our country, with what Chen County has seen and heard, does Randao really think that everyone can be equal before the law?" Li Zhongmin pursed his lips disapprovingly, the sentence that everyone is equal before the law is nothing more than an empty sentence in front of him.

"Mayor Li, I still insist on my opinion, if you witnessed Wang Qing's behavior that night, I think maybe you will have a different idea." Chen Xing looked directly at Li Zhongmin.

"So, is Chen County unwilling to be accommodating?" Li Zhongmin stared at Chen Xing closely, without the slightest smile on his face.

"Mayor Li, it's not that I'm unwilling to be accommodating, you said that you killed me, I'm very willing to give Wang Qing a chance to change, but his behavior has violated the law, so he can only accept the punishment of the law, so that he can have an explanation for the people." Mayor Li is aggressive, and Chen Xing is also holding on to his bottom line.

"Okay, I see what you mean, I still have some things to deal with, so I'll leave first." Li Zhongmin glanced at Chen Xing, got up and walked out, unwilling to stay in this box for a moment longer, Li Zhongmin expressed his strong dissatisfaction with practical actions, such a sudden resignation was very rude, but Li Zhongmin didn't bother to pay attention to it, he didn't get angry in front of Chen Xing and was already trying to restrain his anger.

Chen Xing smiled bitterly and faced a table of dishes, neither of them moved a few bites just now, this will be the only one left, Chen Xing sat alone for a while, thinking about Li Zhongmin's reaction, Chen Xing shook his head and smiled, this scene should have been expected before coming, but Li Zhongmin's departure without a little grace in the end surprised him, but it is not strange to think about it, a deputy mayor of the family opened his mouth to ask him for a favor, he has already declined, he can't still think that Li Zhongmin can plead with him in a low voice, this is not normal, If it weren't for Zhou Mingfang behind him, it would be possible for Li Zhongmin to be angry with him, and it would be very difficult for the other party to restrain this Cheng dù today.

"Forget it, I've already torn my face with Li Zhongmin, and there's no point in thinking about it anymore." Chen Xing patted his head and stopped thinking about it, from the moment he decided to let Wang Qing be punished by law, he was destined to have such an ending with Li Zhongmin.

"Who knows that the food on the plate is hard, and since I am here today, I can't waste food." Chen Xingxing was also about to leave, his eyes inadvertently saw the table full of dishes, sat down again with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and started eating, anyway, his stomach was still empty, and no one could treat himself badly.

Although Li Zhongmin had left, Chen Xing sat alone in the box and ate deliciously, and did not forget to call the driver Zhang Min who was in the car downstairs to eat.

"Chen Xing, where are you now?" Chen Xing's best friend Huang Ming called.

"In Haicheng, where are you short-lived ghost now, didn't the branch in Ximen County hear that you were going to open a long time ago, why hasn't there been any movement yet?" Chen Xing scolded with a smile, "I'm in the Haifeng Hotel, if you don't have a meal, come over and eat a little, someone has a free treat today, don't eat for nothing." ”

"Yes, fortunately, I know that you, the county magistrate, are a busy person, and I have to make an appointment with you first, otherwise I would almost go directly to Ximen now, but fortunately I didn't go." Huang Ming smiled after speaking, "You wait for me, I'll go over immediately." ”

Not long after, Huang Ming had already come to the hotel, pushed the door in and saw that there was only Chen Xing, he recognized Chen Xing's driver, his face couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Ah, why are you alone, didn't you say that someone had a treat." ”

"The guest left first, and I stayed to eat by myself." Chen Xing smiled, "Have you eaten it?" ”

"No, who is such a big name, dare to leave halfway through inviting you to dinner, it's too bad to give you face as a county magistrate." Huang Ming said in surprise.

"Don't talk about this, what are you looking for me?" Chen Xing smiled and diverted the topic, "I can see you kid clearly now, you won't look for me if you have nothing to do, and you will think of me when you have something." ”

"Hehe, you've seen it, it's really not an iron buddy who wears a pair of underwear in college, Chen Xing, who knows me." Huang Ming smiled and nodded, and was not polite to Chen Xing, pulled a chair and sat down, and went straight to the point, "Chen Xing, I heard that the Jinyu Entertainment City in your county has been closed down for several days?" ”

"There's such a thing, what, what do you want to do." Chen Xing's hand holding the chopsticks and picking up the vegetables paused slightly, and he glanced at Huang Ming strangely.

"Chen Xing, what is the name of the owner of the entertainment city, Li Guangtou died in an accidental car accident, I estimate that the entertainment city is going to be auctioned in the end, you are the county magistrate, there should be more reliable inside information." Huang Ming looked at Chen Xing eagerly.

"Even if it's the final public auction, what do you want to do, buy it?" Chen Xing glanced up at Huang Ming, vaguely guessed Huang Ming's purpose, and couldn't help asking, "Haven't you already found a storefront, and even the decoration has already started, why are you still buying an entertainment city now, using it to run a hotel?" ”

"You said yes, I just planned to buy the entertainment city and use it as the store of our new hotel in Ximen." Huang Ming smiled and nodded, "I went to Ximen last time to play that entertainment city, the decoration inside is absolutely first-class, the key is that it is suitable for transformation into a hotel, there is no need to renovate it with great effort, hehe, if you can change the entertainment city into a hotel, it will definitely be very high-grade, and I will not have to shift the focus of business to Ximen in the future." ”

"Okay, look at your beauty." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile, "The final appraisal value of that entertainment city is definitely not low, even if it is really put up for auction, do you have the financial resources to buy it?" And you should have rented a small storefront in Ximen before, what are you going to do with that storefront? ”

"Can that store be subleased again, I'm afraid that no one will rent that lot, I took a lot of effort to rent it at that time, who can rent it or his blessing." Huang Ming waved his hand casually, his face gradually became serious, "Chen Xing, I'm really going to do it this time, for this matter, I've been inquiring for a long time, the Jinyu Entertainment City was seized because of drugs, and the boss himself is not clean, if the entertainment city is auctioned as stolen goods in the end, the starting price must be much lower than its actual value, I still have a lot of confidence in bidding, I will mortgage our hotel in Haicheng, as well as my own car and house, I borrowed from a friend again, and finally managed to get together 20 million, which can be regarded as smashing pots and selling iron overnight and returning to the pre-liberation period, and I was also burdened with millions of debts, just waiting for a big job. ”

"Tsk, you're a wreck." Chen Xing stared at Huang Ming directly, and after a long while, he smiled and said, "You kid, you are really born to do business, dare to fight, and are full of adventurous spirit." ”

"Of course, otherwise I would have taken the civil service exam like you and lived a lifetime of peace." Huang Ming said with a wry smile, "I thought I could do business better than you take the civil service exam, but now it seems that I will never be able to compare, you kid, it has jumped too fast in the past few years, but buddy is really happy for you, the bigger your official position, I will also follow you to grow face, you don't know, now those friends who do business outside, I heard that the youngest county magistrate in our sea city is my sworn brother, one by one is very polite to me, this time I said to borrow money, those people want to borrow more from me." ”

When Chen Xing heard this, he was a little alert, "Huang Ming, there are no real friends in the business field, you have to have more eyes." ”

"Chen Xing, I know what you mean, don't worry, my heart is open, I will never mess around under your banner outside, as for those people who want to use me to get something from you, it is even more wishful thinking, I have it in my heart, and I can't make friends in the business field." Huang Ming nodded, he still attached great importance to Chen Xing's words.

"Nacheng, you just have to know it in your own heart, as for the idea that you plan to buy the casino, I can't give you permission for this now, if the casino really decides to auction, I will inform you then." Chen Xing said with a smile, "In terms of business, you can make your own decisions, anyway, I will follow you to take money for nothing, and I won't lose anything if I am tossed by you." ”

"Okay, with your words, I'll move forward." Huang Ming said with a smile, he didn't know how many times he said this sentence, with Chen Xing behind him, he felt full of confidence.

"I'm almost calloused when I hear this, don't blame me for not stopping you when you're poor and white in the future." Chen Xing smiled helplessly, "Okay, I'm full of food, let's go." ”

The two of them went out of the hotel together, Huang Ming smiled and asked Chen Xing if there was any entertainment program, Chen Xing smiled and said no, he was going to go home to be a filial son and chat with his parents, as soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang, Huang Ming immediately quipped, "You, the county magistrate, want to be a filial son, I'm afraid you don't have time." ”

"I don't know who called." Chen Xing said with a smile, it was an unfamiliar number, but there were not many people who could know his private mobile phone number, so Chen Xing still picked it up.

"Chen County, where are you now? He Li is drinking with someone right now, the atmosphere is a little tense, I am worried that something may happen, and we may fall into someone else's trap tonight. The voice on the other end of the phone was very urgent, Chen Xing frowned, and he didn't hear whose voice it was for a while, but thinking that He Li's friends would still know him, Chen Xing quickly remembered the figure of the plump young woman in his mind, it was Chu Rong, Chen Xing suddenly thought of who it was, "Where are you now?" ”

"At Huayue Hotel, you hurry up now, I'm going to go in and have a look, He Li is more tough, I'm afraid she really drank all the wine, I will still use the opportunity to go to the bathroom to secretly call you, and there are people following me outside." Chu Rong said a word and hung up the phone in a hurry.

"What's the matter?" Huang Ming saw that Chen Xing's face was a little weird, and couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, He Li doesn't know who she's drinking with, let's go, go over and have a look." Chen Xing couldn't cry or laugh, he didn't care about He Li's affairs, he was a dewy couple, and he was not a person who didn't recognize people when he lifted his pants.

"Ho Li?" Huang Ming's tone unconsciously rose a little higher, his eyes widened, and he stared at Chen Xing up and down, left and right, "Chen Xing, you are not authentic, you are on good terms with He Da Beauty quietly, even your brother is kept in the dark by you." ”

"Ahem, what nonsense." Chen Xing was embarrassed.

"Chen Xing, it can't be true." Huang Ming was really shocked now, he was just joking just now, but Chen Xing's reaction was not normal, Huang Ming saw the clue at once, how surprised and surprised he was, it was not strange that He Li was good with him, but he couldn't imagine that he was good with Chen Xing, and the two of them didn't look like people all the way.

"I'll talk about this later, let's go, get in the car quickly." Chen Xing smiled and pushed Huang Ming into the car.

Huayue Hotel, He Li and Chu Rong had dinner with several rich bosses in Haicheng City tonight, they had met at some drinking parties before, so the two of them didn't have much vigilance, the other party invited them to come over, and the two of them felt that something was wrong while eating, and several men were looking for various excuses to drink with them, obviously not getting them drunk and not giving up, He Li said on the spot that she was leaving, but she stopped her, just as He Li was about to make a big fuss, a few men in sunglasses dressed in black suits came in from outside, At a glance, I knew that it was a bodyguard, standing in a row, the momentum was very bluffing, one of the bosses who did the biggest business smiled and said that it was okay, it was okay, it was his bodyguard, everyone continued to eat, but the meaning was obvious, if He Li wanted to leave like this, there was no door, but the big boss also made a request, as long as He Li could drink a few bottles of white wine, red wine, and beer mixed together according to his requirements, and immediately release people, which was obviously going to embarrass people.

Chu Rong also saw that the big boss was targeting He Li more, and didn't care much about her, but the eyes of the other people looking at her were a little abnormal, which made Chu Rong have to wonder if these men had divided the people before they came, the big boss's target was He Li, and the other few people were her, Chu Rong knew that it was not good, she knew too much about the dirty things of the so-called high society, these people had almost filled them up, and it was not a strange thing to have a bully in the private room directly, Chu Rong offered to go to the bathroom on the grounds that she had drunk too much wine, and the other party agreed very readily, but she asked her to hand over her mobile phone, and did not forget to send someone to follow her to the toilet.

Fortunately, Chu Rong has always used two mobile phones on weekdays, one is put in the bag for work, and the other is placed close to the body, the other party took away the mobile phone in the bag, but did not search her body, Chu Rong had the opportunity to use the gap between going to the toilet to call Chen Xing, she was originally going to call the police, but in the end she gave up that idea by mistake, the police did not necessarily work, the big boss was very energetic in Haicheng, she had heard before, and tonight the other party asked her to eat on the grounds of discussing business, By the way, she asked She Li to come over, Chu Rong didn't think much about it and came over, who knew that such a thing would happen.