"Director Zhang, you are looking for me tonight..." Qiao Liang looked at Zhang Lin with questioning eyes.

"Director Qiao, drink tea first. This is the Tieguanyin I made specially. How does it taste like."

Qiao Liang picked up the cup and took a sip, nodded: "It tastes good, and it can be seen that Director Zhang has some taste of tea."

"If Director Qiao likes it, I'll give you two boxes."

Qiao Liang waved his hand quickly: "Don't, I dare not accept your things, no, I never accept anyone's things."

Zhang Lin laughed: "Director Qiao, it seems that you were bitten by a snake once. You have been afraid of the rope for ten years. You are too sensitive. I'm giving you tea, but I don't want to bribe you."

"What is that?"

"Thank you." Zhang Lin pursed her lips, "If it weren't for Director Qiao's timely reminder this morning, Xiuxiu, and the driver would probably have already..."

Qiao Liang waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Lin: "Hey, that's nothing, it's just a simple task, and you're lucky. It happened that I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and found out."

"No matter what, I should be grateful to Director Qiao, and I am grateful from the bottom of my heart." Zhang Lin said sincerely.

Getting used to seeing Zhang Lin's cold arrogance in front of her, Qiao Liang was not used to it for a moment, and then changed the topic: "Have you investigated this?"

Zhang Lin nodded: "On the way back, I called the manager of Jiangjing Hotel and asked him to call out the surveillance video of the parking lot to me, but unfortunately, the surveillance probe in the parking lot has been broken for more than half a month and has not been replaced."

"That's in vain. Besides, it's hard to check with surveillance. It's so dark at night that I can't see clearly."

Zhang Lin nodded again: "Actually, we were followed when we went out to do business yesterday."

"Oh..." Qiao Liang pretended not to know about this and made an accident, "Who is following you?"

"I don't know." Zhang Lin shook her head calmly, "The one who followed us was a Beijing-branded white sedan. I remembered the number of the car at that time and arranged for people to check it. It was a decent license plate car."

Qiao Liang nodded: "Who Director Zhang thinks did it? Is it related to the case you are going to handle?"

Zhang Lin was meditating and silent.

Seeing that Zhang Lin was not talking, Qiao Liang knew about the case and she was very strict, so she stopped asking and continued to drink tea.

After a while, Zhang Lin shook her head: "I won't talk about this anymore."

"What are you talking about?" Qiao Liang looked at Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin looked at Qiao Liang: "Minister Ye and I just called to chat, and I heard her talk about you and Secretary Jing at the dinner party tonight."

When he heard Zhang Lin mention this, Qiao Liang's troubles and anger came, and his nostrils were panting and he said angrily for a long time: "One hand covers the sky, and bullies others with power!"

"Are you talking about Secretary Jing?"

"right."

Zhang Lin frowned: "Why are you talking about Secretary Jing like this behind your back? Are you not afraid that I will spread it?"

Qiao Liang was stunned and continued, "So what if you say it out? I have offended him thoroughly anyway, and it doesn't matter."

Zhang Lin smiled faintly: "Do you think I like to report on the news?"

"I don't know, I don't know." Qiao Liang said bluntly.

"Even if you don't understand, you have a life-saving grace to me. Do you think I will treat my benefactor like this?"

"That's hard to say. Nowadays, in the officialdom, there are many people and things that have repaid their kindness and revenge for their own promotion, and they sell their friends and seek honor." Qiao Liang said bluntly.

Zhang Lin was not surprised by Qiao Liang's rude words, but instead thought he was a straightforward and open-minded person.

"Director Qiao, I think we need more communication and understanding."

"How to communicate? How to communicate?"

"Aren't we just communicating now?" Zhang Lin smiled.

Qiao Liang looked at Zhang Lin blankly and suddenly said, "You look so good when you smile."

Zhang Lin's fair face turned slightly red, and then she said softly: "Actually, everyone looks good when they smile. Of course, this smile must come from the heart."

Qiao Liang nodded: "This is very reasonable."

"Director Qiao, since we first dealt with each other until now, although we haven't met much, I have been observing you."

"Why do you want to observe me?" Qiao Liang was stunned and a little nervous. Could it be that Zhang Lin wanted to catch her and get herself in?

It seemed that he guessed what Qiao Liang was thinking, Zhang Lin said: "Director Qiao, don't think too much. I observe you because you left a deep impression on me."

“What’s the impression?”

"When you reviewed you that night, you would rather delay the interview with the deputy director than give Li Youwei. From you, I saw an ordinary man's rare indomitableness and toughness, as well as loyalty and spirit. Although your uncooperation at work annoyed and even angry, excluding work factors, I had to appreciate your performance that night and I had to praise you as a kind and kind man."

Hearing Zhang Lin’s praise, Qiao Liang couldn’t help but feel a little happy, but was embarrassed, and scratched his head.

Zhang Lin continued: "I heard Minister Ye talk about you and Secretary Jing at the dinner party tonight. Although I was surprised, I felt that this was in line with your character of doing things. In terms of theory, Secretary Jing was in the first place. It was obviously wrong for him to humiliate you in public. This was not in line with the temperament and magnanimity that a big leader should have. So I think the appropriate reaction you made is understandable and should be fully understood."

Qiao Liang felt warm in his heart, this woman was so understanding.

"Yes, in fact, I was forced to do nothing by Secretary Jing at that time. I did it just because I was impulsive and excited."

Zhang Lin said: "This kind of impulse and excitement is completely understandable. There is a saying that we should leave a way out for people in everything. Secretary Jing is in front of so many people, especially Minister Xu. It is really too much to humiliate you. Not only is he humiliating you, but he actually slapped Minister Xu in the face.

I guess although Minister Xu didn't say anything, he must be very dissatisfied with Secretary Jing. In fact, not only Minister Xu was dissatisfied, but Minister Ye was also unaware of it. When he talked to me about this, he also complained about Secretary Jing."

After hearing what Zhang Lin said, Qiao Liang suddenly understood the meaning of Xu Honggang's words "You are ruthless" and Ye Xinyi's words "stubborn donkey". They should be praising themselves.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

"Director Zhang, I'm very moved that you can think so, thank you."

"Director Qiao, don't be polite. I think we should be able to be friends in the future and be those kind of real good friends." Zhang Lin's tone was very sincere.

"Does Director Zhang say this because of what happened this morning?"

Zhang Lin shook her head: "It's not all, it's mainly because of my previous impression of you. Of course, what happened this morning has made me feel a little more grateful and favorable to you, and I'm more willing to be friends with you."

Qiao Liang felt Zhang Lin’s appreciation for her, and was surprised and secretly proud. It was really good to have such a beautiful woman as a friend, and this beautiful woman was also the director of the Third Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission, which everyone feared in the publicity system.

"Thanks to Director Zhang for his high opinion of his admiration. It is my honor to be friends with a beautiful official like Director Zhang."

"Okay, from now on, we will be friends." Zhang Lin took the initiative to extend his hand.

Qiao Liang held Zhang Lin's tender and smooth hands, which were warm and fleshy.

Just like in the morning, Qiao Liang's thumb couldn't help but rub the back of Zhang Lin's hand twice, which was so slippery.
Chapter completed!