Xiao Wu never expected that his father would answer the phone. Likewise, Gong Shuping, who was in a meeting with Mayor Li, also did not expect that his son would actually call the mayor.
But he could guess that his son had made a direct call to the mayor. There was definitely enough reason.
The father and son fell into a long silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Wu asked bravely: "Father, is Mayor Li here?"
Those who have never been a father may not be able to understand Gong Shuping's inner state, but Gong Shuping, who was in it, felt mixed emotions that are difficult to describe in words.
"Yes." He replied simply.
He couldn't say one more word. It wasn't that he couldn't. It was that he didn't dare. He was afraid that if he said too much, he would no longer be able to suppress the negative emotions that seemed to burst out from his chest.
"I want to ask Mayor Li for a favor." Xiao Wu's face was already pale, and a trace of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He has never been in conflict with his father in his life. He has always been an obedient and sensible child. Including his mother, she was angry and crazy about Gong Shuping's arrangements more than once. But he never refused.
This time - perhaps the most outrageous time in his ordinary life. It was also the first time.
"Wait a minute." Gong Shuping took a deep breath, turned around and handed the phone to Li Hao, who was sitting on the sofa and smoking. He forced a smile. "Mayor Xiao Wu is here to see you."
"Oh?" Li Hao's expression was slightly strange.
Li Hao, who was in a high position but was also a father, found it difficult to understand the way the father and son got along. After taking the call, he smiled at Xiao Wu, his nephew who had a close relationship with his son and helped him a lot: "Xiao Wu.
,What do you want to do with Uncle Li?"
"Uncle Li. The thing is like this. The Chu He you met before, our counselor, beat up a leader of the Municipal Education Bureau at school. Now he is taken away by people from the security department. There may be big trouble.
." Xiao Wu said plainly.
He is not a member of the officialdom. There is no need to beat around the bush when chatting with Li Hao. Being too narrow-minded will only attract people's suspicion.
Chu He helped Li Cheng, which was equivalent to helping Li Hao.
Li Hao had no reason not to help. At least that's what Xiao Wu thought.
"Yes. I understand." Li Hao said with a smile. "Xiao Wu, don't worry. I will give the school a call after the meeting."
"Thank you, Uncle Li." Xiao Wu said.
"Why are you so polite to your Uncle Li, little guy?" Li Hao glanced at Gong Shuping, who looked slightly dull, and asked, "Would you like to have a few words with your father?"
When Xiao Wu heard this, he paused slightly. After a moment of silence, he forced a smile and said, "My classmates are all going to support Director Chu. We won't talk anymore."
After hanging up the phone, Li Hao's eyes fell on Gong Shuping's face. He sighed softly: "Smoke one?"
Gong Shuping looked at Li Hao in astonishment, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't."
"But you need to smoke one." Li Hao handed him a cigarette.
Gong Shuping caught it tremblingly, lit it, and took a deep breath. The spicy smoke made him cough violently, and his face turned red.
"What does it feel like?" Li Hao asked.
"Bitter." Gong Shuping stared at the burning cigarette butts and said bitterly. "Spicy."
Li Hao took another drink and said slowly: "A few years ago, I took Li Cheng to the capital for business. I paid a visit to the old leader by the way. I asked him to play with the leader's son. But within an hour, he started fighting with the leader's son.
He beat three of them one by one. In the end, he was beaten to a bloody head. I was very angry at the time. I felt that my son was too unsatisfactory. What should I do if I angered the leader? After I came back, I gave him a good lesson. He didn’t say anything.
.I locked myself in my room and went on a hunger strike for three days. I thought a lot during these three days. I thought about the mentality of the leader’s son, the leader’s attitude, and his son’s mood.”
"Old worker, I treat you as a confidant and a right-hand man. Simply because you have strong working ability, resilience, and can accomplish things." Li Hao said softly. "You can't hold up the wall of mud. No matter how you please me or flatter me, you will not be able to do anything."
It’s useless.”
"Later I figured it out. If my son gave in and was bullied by the leader's son and relatives and did not dare to fight back, I would not be happy either. I would even look down on Li Cheng." Li Hao put out his cigarette and said seriously. "I have no future.
Why should your son endure it?"
Gong Shuping gritted his teeth and was speechless.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you about this before. Firstly, I was afraid of affecting your work, and secondly, I didn't know how to say it. But since Xiaowu called me today, I'll just tell you." Li Hao took another shot.
Yan said solemnly. "Don't educate children the way we do in officialdom. You can teach them to behave correctly. But don't belittle yourself. People are born with disparities in status. Personality is equal. Furthermore.
Who is born to be a leader?”
Gong Shuping rubbed his cheek, unable to calm down.
The son would rather ask Mayor Li for help than himself. How failed has this father been?
With his eyes a little dry, Gong Shuping was no longer in the mood to work, but he only heard Li Hao say: "Old worker, you can handle this matter."
Gong Shuping raised his head slightly and asked: "Direct intervention?"
"No." Li Hao smiled and shook his head. He said slowly. "That guy's background is too complicated. I investigated once before, but the message was cut off soon. You go there first and decide whether to help based on the situation. There is no point in adding icing on the cake.
Only when you provide help in times of need can you be remembered in people's hearts."
"Understood." Gong Shuping stood up.
…
Chu He would never have thought that these students would go to great lengths to help him. If he had known about it, he would definitely be proud of his noble personality.
All the way to the security office, the guards following him stared at him cautiously, as if they were worried that he would abscond in fear of crime.
When he entered the office, there was already a group of people waiting for him in a menacing manner.
I don’t have many acquaintances. Except for Zhang Jianfeng and Smiling Tiger Zheng Peng, the rest are all strangers.
Sitting in the middle is an old man about fifty years old. He wears a Chinese tunic suit, has a few strands of white hair on his temples, and has a rather majestic face.
The person on the left is an elegant man in his forties wearing glasses. He is wearing formal clothes. He looks calm and leisurely, but when Chu He enters, there is a cold look in his eyes behind the glasses. Zhang Jianfeng stands behind him, respectfully.
People from the school and the Education Bureau are all here. There should be a grand interrogation meeting next, right?
Chu He smiled, pulled up a chair and sat in the middle, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, puffed out smoke rings and said, "Let's get started."
Let’s get started?
Everyone was a little confused about the situation. Isn't this a work report? Why does this young man start talking about it as soon as he comes?
Is he the leader? Or does he think these people are sitting here waiting for him to give orders?
Snap!
The old man slammed the table and shouted: "Who asked you to sit down!?"
It's like a King Kong's angry eyes, which is creepy. This person is Shang Fei, the director of the Security Department. Since this matter is a violent incident on the school side, he is fully responsible.
As soon as the school got angry, a secretly proud sneer appeared on Zhang Jianzhong's face.
Chu He smiled and changed to a more comfortable sitting position and said, "I'm not going to the Yamen. Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to you?"
"Bastard!" Shang Fei turned around and glared at Zheng Peng. The latter's scalp went numb and he shouted at Chu He. "Chu He, stand up. There is no place for you to sit here!"
"I'm talking about Director Zheng. Your guy is also the vice-principal after all. You don't need to flatter him in front of the security office, right? It's not in line with your style." Chu He said with a half-smile.
As soon as these words came out, Director Zheng's expression changed drastically. This kid was really lawless. He was about to step forward to teach him a lesson, but was stopped by the middle-aged man wearing glasses.
"Director Zheng, he is your subordinate, right?" the middle-aged man said calmly.
Director Zheng was sweating profusely and nodded awkwardly: "Yes."
"People from the Education Bureau dare to beat up. Not bad, not bad." The middle-aged man turned to Shang Fei and said, "If you hit someone, you, Bai Da, should come up with an explanation."
Shang Fei frowned slightly and said, "Don't worry. We will handle it."
"But be quick." The middle-aged man smiled. "I already notified the police on the way here."
Hearing this, Shang Fei immediately transferred his anger to Chu He and said coldly: "Tell me, why do you want to hit someone?"
"Who to hit?" Chu He pretended to be confused.
"Do you have amnesia?" Shang Fei pointed at Zhang Jianfeng and said, "Didn't you hit me?"
"Oh, him." Chu He shook his head. "Director, you misunderstood. I was just acting in self-defense. From a legal perspective, he is the perpetrator."
"Sharp teeth!" Shang Fei frowned. "If you don't explain the matter clearly today, you will have no choice but to explain it to the police!"
This is a threat. It is also a reminder.
Of course Shang Fei was unwilling to hand Chu He over to the police. No matter what, it was a family scandal. If Chu He explained the matter clearly here, he would bite the bullet and make the decision, and it would be settled by resigning Chu He.
To end the situation, as the head of the security department, he had nothing to do with it.
Chu He put out his cigarette, a hint of amusement appeared on his handsome face, leaned forward slightly, and asked: "Are you planning to sacrifice me to take care of the overall situation?"
"If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand firm!" Shang Fei said unhappily. "What does it mean to sacrifice you?"
After hearing this, Chu He slowly stood up. The smile on his face disappeared instantly. He glanced at everyone and said word by word: "In the beginning, Zhang Jianfeng, a shameless bastard, beat up his girlfriend, which is me.
My colleague Wang Xiaoxiao. Then I stopped him and told him not to misbehave in school. He didn’t listen. He also beat another colleague Wang Dabao and maliciously attacked me. Finally, I knocked him down in the name of self-defense. Everyone, please do something like this.
Ordinary people should be at fault for this matter, right?"
Zheng Peng sounded convinced. But on this occasion, he naturally would not reveal his intentions. He just shouted: "No matter what, as a faculty member, you should not take violent actions in school. This is against school rules."
Chu He shrugged and said: "It is precisely because Zhang Jianfeng is affiliated with the Education Bureau and holds an important position that he will take revenge when he is frustrated in a personal grudge. Isn't it?" He sneered, walked towards the middle-aged man in two steps, and said mockingly.
“Are civil servants doomed to be superior to others?”
The middle-aged man frowned and said impatiently: "No matter what, if you hit someone, you will be punished."
"How do you want to punish me?" Chu He asked.
"If Bai Da doesn't know what to do, then leave it to the police," the middle-aged man said.
"Scaring me?" Chu He stared at the middle-aged man with a half-smile. A strange color flashed in his black and white eyes.
The middle-aged man was startled and felt inexplicably worried.
Having worked in the Education Bureau for more than ten years, he has come into contact with many different religions and schools due to his work. He considers himself to be quite good at judging people. No matter how high-ranking leaders disguise themselves, it is difficult to completely reveal their leadership style.
To cover up, Chu He didn't have the skills and strength that he had been in a high position for a long time. But his strong concentration and casual ease surprised the middle-aged man.
However, he has been immersed in the officialdom for more than ten years. His power and determination are not comparable to ordinary people. After a moment of recovery, he slowly stood up and confronted each other: "What qualifications do you have, worthy of my scare?"
