After the Battle of Xuzhou, Tan Jingting followed the Gui Department to participate in the Battle of Wuhan and the Battle of Guinan, and was shot in the chest in the Battle of Kunlun Pass. Although his life was saved, his health was not as good as before, and he was no longer competent to march and fight. ended his career as a horse soldier for more than ten years and was transferred to the Anti-Smoking Supervision Department under the Chongqing Military Commission as the deputy director.

The Anti-Smoking Inspectorate was set up to eradicate the trend of opium smoking in China, and it was also specially established to tie in with Chiang Kai-shek's "New Life Movement", which was a "non-smoking and disinfection" department. Although it is clearly stipulated that it is forbidden to grow, sell, transport, and smoke opium, in fact, it is not uncommon for many dignitaries and dignitaries to smuggle and smuggle opium in order to enrich their own pockets. This made Tan Jingting, who had just come down from the battlefield, very unaccustomed to it, and decided to arrest a few tobacco dealers with conclusive evidence and make an example of chickens and monkeys, so as to set an example.

"Captain Yu, do you know Shi Baochang?" Tan Jingting flipped through the file.

"Oh, this man, you know, he's not an ordinary cigarette dealer, his backstage is very hard, we used to want to touch him, but unfortunately someone will always come to protect him, and we can't help it." Yu Yong, the captain of the operation, introduced: "We can't afford to mess with this person. ”

"How hard is he backstage?" Tan Jingting raised his head and looked at Yu Yong.

"I heard that the deputy minister of justice is his brother, and Director Yang of the Central Command is his in-laws, and he is also inextricably linked with the military department." Yu Yong understands Shi Baochang's details like a few treasures.

"Really? It seems to be a difficult bone to gnaw, but as long as Shi Baochang is taken down, it will definitely play a role in killing chickens and monkeys for other tobacco dealers. ”

"Deputy Director, do you really want to move Shi Baochang?" Yu Yong was quite surprised by Tan Jingting's decision.

"Didn't Chairman Chiang say that if the tobacco and poison are not solved every day, the country will be incorrigible, and we are on the front line of the smoking ban, so of course we must resolutely implement Chairman Chiang's instructions."

"However, I'm afraid that it will be easy to catch, but it will not be so easy to release." Yu Yong's face was embarrassed.

"Put? When did I say I was going to put it? A big tobacco dealer like Shi Baochang is already lenient if he is not shot, how can he be released? “

"Deputy, the water is deep here, I'm afraid that by then, Shi Baochang will not die, but we will be drowned first. Do you want to say hello to Director Meng first? Yu Yong faintly felt that Tan Jingting was going to poke the big basket, and hurriedly carried Director Meng Ruoyu out.

"Director Meng's father just passed away, and he is now in mourning, so there is no need to trouble him, you don't have to be afraid, I will bear what happens. You can just arrest Shi Baochang. “

Yu Yong saw that Tan Jingting was so resolute, so he didn't say more: "Okay, I'll go and arrange it." “

Soon, Shi Baochang was arrested and brought to justice, facing Tan Jingting with a look of disdain.

"You are Shi Baochang?" Tan Jingting walked up to Shi Baochang and looked at the obscene-looking little man in front of him.

"I'm your uncle." Shi Baochang didn't take Tan Jingting in his eyes at all, and his exit was not inferior.

Tan Jingting gave Shi Baochang a backhand slap, which made Shi Baochang's eyes glow, and he hurriedly covered his right side of his face with his hand.

"The surname is Tan, the chair of your deputy department hasn't been hot for a few days, so you want to change to a cold bench to sit on, don't you?" Shi Baochang shouted at Tan Jingting.

Tan Jingting slapped Shi Baochang again, and Shi Baochang hurriedly covered his left face with his other hand: "I fuck your ancestor, don't you want to live anymore?" “

"You are less rampant, Shi Baochang, Lao Tzu came from the rain of bullets and fought with the devil all the way, you dare to play tricks with Lao Tzu? Beware that I will shoot you. “

Shi Baochang saw Tan Jingting take out a pistol from his trouser pocket and pull open the insurance, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down.

"The hero spares his life, Tan is gracious, I have eyes and no beads, and I have collided with the uncle, I deserve to die, I deserve to die." Shi Baochang begged for mercy and pumped his mouth.

"For your crimes, seventeen or eighteen shots are not too much. Shi Baochang, you have brought all your crimes to the truth, and strive for leniency. “

"Okay, well, I will explain it thoroughly, completely." At this time, Shi Baochang softened, and kowtowed to Tan Jingting like garlic and begged for mercy.

"Captain Yu, you take him down to write materials, and after you finish writing, watch him."

"Yes."

Shi Baochang got up from the ground, nodded his head, bowed to Tan Jingting, and followed Yu Yong out.

Not long after, Yu Yong handed over the thick confession written by Shi Baochang to Tan Jingting, Tan Jingting looked at it carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and many government officials were involved in Shi Baochang's confession materials.

"These moths are really hateful, the country is worried about internal and external troubles, but they are bent on making the country difficult to make money, they are really losing their conscience and helping to abuse. I want to report it to the central government, and I have to find out this group of moths. Tan Jingting was indignant and slammed his fist on the file.

"Deputy, will you get yourself in trouble if you do this?" Yu Yong felt that Tan Jingting was too self-conscious and wanted to give the newcomer a wake-up call.

"What's the trouble? Evil is invincible, I still don't believe it, these people can cover the sky with one hand? "Tan Jingting is like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and wants to make a big fuss in the heavenly palace, get rid of the accumulated evils of the eunuch sea, and return a righteous atmosphere to the officialdom.

That night, Tan Jingting wrote a written material, listing all the big and small officials involved in Shi Baochang's confession, and reported it to the Office of the Central Administrative Inspector.

Within a few days, Meng Ruoyu hurried back from his hometown.

"Meng, is your father's funeral done?" Tan Jingting saw Meng Ruoyu hurriedly walking into the office and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Meng Ruoyu shook his head: "No, a call from the bureau urged me to come back, and I rushed back before I even had time to do my father's first seven." “

"What's the matter, so anxious, that you don't even do your father's first seven?" Tan Jingting didn't know why it was so urgent that his boss couldn't even take care of his father's funeral.

"I just beg my father, his old man, in the spirit of heaven, don't blame me, an unfilial son, Amitabha." Meng Ruoyu shook his head and sighed: "Brother Tan, you got into trouble this time, I rushed back to wipe your ass." “

"Me? What's wrong with me? We're all right here. Tan Jingting was a little puzzled, and looked at Meng Ruoyu blankly.

"Did you write a letter of denunciation and hand it over to the Office of the Administrative Ombudsman?"

"Ah, that's right, these officials colluded with tobacco dealers to smuggle opium, and the evidence is conclusive."

"You, you don't know who you have offended, who do you think you are, is it Bao Zheng or Hai Rui?" Meng Ruoyu took out a stack of letters from his briefcase and threw them on the table: "Look at it, these letters are all accusing you, saying that you abused lynching, made Shi Baochang bend into a trick, framed government officials, shook the morale of the army, and had sinister intentions. “

"These are all fabrications, when did I abuse lynching, Shi Baochang confessed on his own initiative, and I didn't touch a finger of him." Tan Jingting felt very wronged.

"Go and see Shi Baochang's face, swollen like a pig's head."

"I just slapped him twice, how can he be swollen like a pig's head?" Tan Jingting turned around and ordered Yu Yong: "You bring Shi Baochang over." “

After a while, Shi Baochang came in, and sure enough, his face was red and swollen, like a pig's head.

"Shi Baochang, why is your face swollen like this? I didn't touch you. Tan Jingting was surprised to see Shi Baochang's face become like this.

Shi Baochang saw Meng Ruoyu standing aside, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees: "Director Meng, you have to be the master of the little one, Deputy Director Tan punched and kicked me in order to coerce me to confess to the government officials, and beat me like this, I had no choice but to write a report letter." “

"Shi Baochang, you are spewing blood, when did I punch and kick you?" Tan Jingting saw Shi Baochang's words in front of him, and he was furious.

"Not only did you punch and kick me, but you also drew your pistol and threatened me that if I didn't do what you said, you would shoot me. I was desperate, so I wrote these materials with a clear conscience. Shi Baochang was mourning and cried to Meng Ruoyu.

"Shi Baochang, you...... You're so mean. Tan Jingting was furious, pulled out a gun from his waist, and aimed it at Shi Baochang.

"What are you going to do?" Meng Ruoyu grabbed Tan Jingting's hand raising the gun.

With a bang, a gunshot went off, shattering the chandelier on the ceiling and smashing the glass to the ground.

"Brother Tan, are you crazy?" Meng Ruoyu snatched Tan Jingting's pistol: "Orderly." “

"Here."

"Clean up here."

"Yes."

"Captain Yu, take Shi Baochang down." Meng Ruoyu hurriedly ordered Yu Yong to take Shi Baochang away, he was afraid that if this Tan Jingting was a person who was not afraid of the king of heaven and Laozi, he would go out and kill Shi Baochang, then his stake would be even greater.

"Yes." Yu Yong pulled away Shi Baochang, who was paralyzed on the side.

Meng Ruoyu unloaded the bullet clip and returned the pistol to Tan Jingting: "Brother, let's take a look." I think you'd better take a break for two months. “

"Let me rest?"

Meng Ruoyu handed a letter to Tan Jingting: "This is the instruction of the bureau, ordering you to be suspended for two months." “

Tan Jingting took the letter, and sure enough, it was written in black and white that he would be suspended for two months for reflection. He didn't expect to arrest drug dealers and get rid of the moths of officialdom, but in the end, he ended up suspended from work and reflecting.

"Brother, this is not a battlefield where you hold a gun and fight with devils, this is a place of intrigue, there are open and secret battles everywhere, your temper and character are going to suffer, what we do is to open our eyes, close our eyes, know how to meet the source left and right, and not offend up and down."

"You can't say black is white, and white is black, right?" Tan Jingting couldn't figure it out.

"We are not only black and white here, we are colorful here, all kinds of people, brother, I think you are a kind person, so I tell you these truths from the bottom of my heart, our department is just a façade of the government, and we can't use chicken feathers as arrows to block other people's financial paths."

"The soldiers at the front are fighting bloody battles, but these officials are enriching their own pockets and making a fortune in the country, if this continues, won't it chill the hearts of the soldiers and soldiers, and how will the people view us? How can our country resist foreign aggression, and when will Premier Sun's 'Three People's Principles' be realized? “

Meng Ruoyu laughed: "I didn't expect that Brother Tan was experienced in a hundred battles and bloody battlefields, but in his bones he was a bookish and angry idealist. It's okay for these individualism to be used to deceive people's minds, but in real life, if you believe this, you can't live. No matter what dynasty or generation, only two things are the most important. “

"Which two?" Tan Jingting didn't know what he meant, and looked at Meng Ruoyu suspiciously.