Jing Benhai's home was not very far from the Night Patrol Division. At about the end of Xu, Li Nanke and Leng Xinnan came to the door of each other's house.
What is surprising is that compared to other officials, Jing Benhai only lives in an ordinary house. There is no mansion or courtyard.
At first glance, it looks no different from ordinary people's houses.
It was very quiet inside the house.
If it weren't for the kerosene light and the shaking figures visible from the window, I would have thought there was no one inside.
Leng Xinnan knocked on the door.
Soon the door was opened, and it was Jing Benhai himself who opened the door.
Seeing Li Nanke and Leng Xinnan, Jing Benhai was very surprised and could not help but frown.
"Hello, Master Jing."
Li Nanke took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile, "I have nothing to do. I thought that I haven't visited you alone since I have been in the capital for so long, so I came here without disturbing you."
As he spoke, he pushed towards the door without giving the other party any words or actions to refuse.
I poked my head into the room and saw Mrs. Jing getting up from the chair. She waved and said hello: "Hello, sister-in-law. I'm Xiao Li. You met me at the last banquet."
Mrs. Jing obviously did not expect the sudden visitor to her home.
He wiped the corners of his eyes in a panic and forced a smile, "I remember you Mr. Li, please come in quickly."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
Li Nanke squeezed in through the door unceremoniously.
A trace of displeasure flashed across Jing Benhai's dark square face, but he had no choice but to let Li Nanke and Leng Xinnan enter his house.
"Who is this……"
Seeing the cold and charming Leng Xinnan, Mrs. Jing was stunned for a moment.
After all, the lady Li Nanke brought to the last banquet was a young and beautiful woman who looked dignified and quiet. How come in the blink of an eye, there was another beauty.
"Oh, she is my subordinate, her surname is Leng."
Li Nanke introduced.
Hearing the word "cold", a flash of light flashed across Mrs. Jing's eyes, and she asked tentatively, "Is this the sister of Chief Leng of Yuncheng, Leng Xinnan?"
"I've met Madam. My brother is Leng Siyuan."
Leng Xinnan saluted respectfully.
Li Nanke was not surprised that Mrs. Jing had heard of the name Leng Xinnan. After all, his uncle's name was also very famous in the capital.
But at this time, he noticed that Mrs. Jing's eyes were red, and she had obviously cried.
There is also a slight bruise on the left cheek, which looks like it was caused by a slap.
It seems that Jing Benhai's slap was not light.
"Okay, okay, please take a seat."
Mrs. Jing took out the stool, wiped the table with a rag, and then went to make tea.
Jing Benhai came over with a sullen face and asked straight to the point: "Do you want to investigate me?"
Mrs. Jing, who was making tea, froze and took the cup naturally. Her eyes occasionally glanced at Li Nanke, her expression unable to conceal her worry.
"Master Jing said this, I just came to visit you."
Li Nanke put the big watermelon on the table, patted it twice and said with a smile, "I didn't know what gift to bring when I came here, so I just brought a big watermelon. Although it's been cold recently, it's nice to taste the sweetness."
Not bad.”
"Mr. Li, you're welcome. Just come. What gifts can you buy?"
Mrs. Jing pretended to be displeased and said, "If outsiders saw it, they thought they were trying to bribe our family."
Li Nanke waved his hand, "A watermelon is just a bribe. Madam, help me get a knife, cut it and let's taste it together to create a good atmosphere."
"good."
Mrs. Jing looked strange. She probably didn't expect someone to come to the door with a big watermelon in her arms. She smiled and said, "I'll cut it myself."
"No, no, no, I'll do it myself."
Li Nanke put the watermelon on the chopping board in the kitchen next door, picked up the kitchen knife and cut it.
In this situation, you don’t regard yourself as an outsider at all.
Mrs. Jing had no choice but to give up.
"sit down."
Seeing that Leng Xinnan was still standing, Jing Benhai's expression softened a little and he took the initiative to sit down.
Leng Xinnan thanked her and sat down properly.
"How is your recovery from your injury?"
Jing Benhai asked.
Leng Xinnan took the tea from Mrs. Jing and respectfully replied: "I have recovered."
"That's good."
Jing Benhai lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "It is my dereliction of duty that such an attack occurred in the capital. If you encounter trouble in the future, feel free to come to me."
"Well, thank you, Director Jing."
Leng Xinnan nodded lightly.
"Your brother..." Jing Benhai hesitated, and after pondering for three to five seconds, he said, "Director Leng has one of the best abilities among the entire Night Patrol Department in Dazhen.
This time he was framed by a junior, which gave those in the court some leverage. Although it did not have much impact on him in the end, once the dirty water was spilled, it would be difficult to clean it off.
Your brother and I don't have much interaction, but I tried my best to say nice things in court this time, hoping to keep your brother safe.
If something really difficult happens in the future and I can help, I will definitely not refuse."
Listening to Jing Benhai's words, Leng Xinnan felt very strange. It seemed that the other party was deliberately trying to get closer. However, she did not hide her appreciation for her brother in her words.
Leng Xinnan thanked him verbally, "On behalf of my brother, I would like to thank Director Jing. If there is a chance -"
"Here comes the melon."
Li Nanke suddenly came to the table carrying a bowl of cut watermelon, interrupting the conversation between the two.
Leng Xinnan stopped talking and remained silent.
Because she felt that Li Nanke interrupted her on purpose.
Jing Benhai also stopped saying anything.
"Come to Jingzongsi and try the melon I bought. It's absolutely crispy and sweet. I don't have any other skills, but I'm pretty good at knocking melons to hear them."
Li Nanke graciously handed a piece of melon to Jing Benhai, and then also handed a piece to Mrs. Jing, "Sister-in-law, you can try it too."
"Thanks."
Mrs. Jing glanced at her husband and took it with both hands.
"Daughter-in-law, you can eat it yourself, and I won't feed it to you." Li Nanke joked.
daughter in law?
Mrs. Jing's wide-open almond-shaped eyes were stunned by this sound.
Although the woman had already had suspicions in her mind, Li Nanke's blatant admission of his relationship with Leng Xinnan still shocked her.
Mrs. Jing's face was complicated, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
This Xiao Li is so lucky.
That ancient girl is one of the best in a million, and this cold girl is even more good-looking. If it were any other man, one of them would be a hit.
Leng Xinnan glared at the man, picked up a piece of watermelon and ate it elegantly.
"Hey, sister-in-law, what happened to your face? Was it accidentally bruised?"
Li Nanke seemed to have just noticed the bruises on Mrs. Jing's face, and suddenly said in surprise.
But this exaggerated expression is too staged.
Leng Xinnan looked away from Xiu Ding, not wanting to see the other party's embarrassing performance.
Mrs. Jing looked hesitant, forced a smile and said: "Yes... I accidentally dropped..."
"It fell. I thought it was Chief Jing who hit her." Li Nanke joked, "But with Chief Jing's feelings for his sister-in-law, even if my sister-in-law makes the sky collapse, she will not take action."
Mrs. Jing forced a smile, and her eyes flashed a bit sadly.
"Tell me, what is the purpose of coming?"
Jing Benhai was too lazy to watch Li Nanke's performance and asked again.
"Eat melons, I want to experience the feeling of people eating melons up close." Li Nanke said with a smile.
Jing Benhai put down the watermelon in his hand, remained silent for a long time with a sullen face, and said calmly: "Li Nanke, do you want to know why I hate you so much?"
"Why?"
"From the first moment I saw you, I knew you were secretly taking Red Rain."