I went back to work in Shangjiang City early the next morning. In the afternoon, I received a call from Ruan Jie. She told me that the child had returned home.
I understood immediately, "Did you agree to his request?"
She was silent for a moment and then sighed, "What else can I do?"
I also sighed, "Ruan Jie, have you ever thought about it? What will you do if he comes to see you again in the future?"
She was silent again, and then said: "Let's talk again, I believe he won't. I have made it clear to him, and also told him that I have nothing now."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart: How could you believe what he said? Didn't you and him "make an agreement" long ago?
But I didn't say that to her, because I thought it was a cruel thing to make a woman lose hope. But I was very worried in my heart: sooner or later, this matter will happen again, and what will Ruan Jie do then?
However, what I didn't expect was that things were not as simple as I imagined.
The next morning, secretary Xiao Xu came and told me that there was someone who wanted to see me. He said that his province was recruiting Director Ruan’s husband.
It wasn't until this moment that I realized that I had considered everything too simply.
My first reaction was to call Ruan Jie immediately. I said to Xiao Xu: "Ask him to wait outside until I finish processing the document in my hand."
Xiao Xu went out. Just now, at the moment after I heard Xiao Xu’s announcement, I didn’t feel any nervousness at all. And I decided not to meet this person immediately. First, I needed time to talk to Ruan Jie on the phone.
Second, I want to tell the other party in this way: I am not as panicked as you think.
After dialing Ruan Jie's number, I immediately said to her: "He came to me and is waiting outside my office now."
Ruan Jie was panicked and said in an angry voice, "What does he want to do?"
I laughed "haha", "Isn't it obvious what he wants to do? But don't worry, I won't be afraid of anything. Since he came to me in your name, then I will meet him."
I can't avoid things like this. If I avoid it, it will easily cause trouble. But Ruan Jie, I think you should have a good talk with him. What he does is very dangerous, not to others, but to himself and himself.
You are all a danger.
I think he may be looking for more than just me. Do you think so?"
She was silent for a moment and then said: "I don't have as many men as you think."
I immediately felt that she had misunderstood what I meant, and said hurriedly: "I didn't mean that. But Secretary Leng... you should understand what I mean. Even if Secretary Leng has accepted his blackmail, it will not affect your future prospects."
The influence is not good. Secretary Leng is your leader after all. Well, he is waiting outside now. I will see him right away to see what the reason is for him to come to me."
She said: "I'll call him right away and ask him to leave your place. I didn't expect this person to be such a bastard!"
I hurriedly said: "Don't do that. I just said that avoidance is not a solution. Since he is here, I should meet him so that I know what he wants to do. Okay, that's it."
Then I hung up the phone and told Xiao Xu on the landline: "You can invite him in now."
Not long after, a person was brought in by Xiao Xu. I glanced at him and then left my desk.
This was the first time I met Ruan Jie's ex-husband. I didn't expect that he was so tall. He was over 1.8 meters tall and looked very strong and handsome. But I couldn't feel his aura.
Maybe it was my aura that suppressed him at this time.
I stretched out my hand to him: "Hello. I have heard of your name for a long time. This is the first time I see you today. Please sit down."
Then I asked Xiao Xu to make him a cup of tea, and then asked him: "What's your surname?"
A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he immediately answered me: "My surname is He."
I nodded and immediately asked him to sit down in the reception area. He was not nervous at all, and seemed not to be sure that the mayor was fully aware of it.
But this is not surprising. I heard Ruan Jie tell me that he was born in a good family, so he must have met many officials at the same level as me or even higher.
And I can roughly judge from this: maybe he has really gone to Secretary Leng, or maybe Secretary Leng has accepted his blackmail, which is why he can be so calm in front of me.
I sneered in my heart. At this moment, I really didn't have a trace of panic. Instead, I was more curious.
Xiao Xu made him a cup of tea and left. I crossed my legs, then smiled and asked the man in front of me, "What did Mr. He want to see me for today?"
There was a trace of surprise in his eyes again, maybe he still didn't expect that I would be so calm. He said: "It's nothing, I just heard your name for a long time, so I wanted to come and visit and get to know you, the great mayor."
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I laughed "haha", "I'm honored to hear you say that."
He immediately took out a cigarette from his body. I saw it was a pack of Soft China. He must have just torn open the cigarette pack when he was outside my office. I guess he bought this pack of cigarettes specifically today.
Such a pack of cigarettes is worth nearly 80 yuan, and its cost will not exceed 2 yuan at most. I know the cost structure of cigarettes quite well. After all, this thing is a huge profit. But people who smoke are very strange.
The more status people have, the more they like expensive cigarettes. In fact, this thing has been separated from its price value. It reflects a person's status.
The person in front of me went out of his way to buy a pack of cigarettes like this today, which shows that he needs to use this thing to enhance his status, or he hopes to use it to embolden himself.
He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to me. I waved to him and said, "Sorry, I don't know how to smoke. You can do whatever you want."
He lit a cigarette for himself, and then puffed out a puff of smoke. To be honest, his smoking movements were not elegant at all. It looked like the kind of smoking movements only people who have been playing cards and gambling for a long time would do.
I just looked at him and smiled.
He didn't come to see me and kept smoking. I felt the hesitation in his heart at this time.
Finally, he finished smoking the cigarette. Then he pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray on the coffee table in front of us. Then he said to me: "Mayor Feng, I came to see you today. There is indeed something."
Something.”
I looked at him with a smile, "Oh? Tell me, what is it?"
He took out a cigarette again, lit it, and then said: "I want to borrow some money from you. Now I am working on a project, and the liquidity on hand is a little tight."
I sneered in my heart, but still kept a smile on my face, "Oh? How much do you need?"
His spirit immediately cheered up, "One million. Is that okay?"
I smiled and said, "You think, how can I lend you money? This is the first time we have met. What's more, I don't have the money at all. My monthly salary is only a few thousand yuan to support my family.
Life is basically enough."
He laughed twice, and then said: "You are a big mayor, how can you just rely on your salary? Didn't you also open Ruan Zhenzhen's restaurant? You still live in bungalows and villas, you officials
Everyone is very good at changing money, and a mere million is nothing to you. I know this."
I shook my head and said: "Mr. He, you are wrong. It is true that the restaurant is mine, and it is true that I live in a bungalow. But it is all money I earned innocently, and it has nothing to do with my current position.
Relationship. Also, I feel very strange, why did you come to me to borrow money? Although I know your relationship with Ruan Jie, haven’t you already divorced? Why should I believe that you will pay me back this money in the future?
Money? Even if you want to borrow money, Ruan Jie has to come to me. Because I will only believe her. Haha! Mr. He, I am a straightforward person, don’t you mind? "
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray and immediately said to me: "I'm very surprised. You, the mayor, have been seducing my wife for a long time. Now you look like this, and you seem to be at peace with yourself! Who said I wanted to borrow money from you?
Yes? I want you to compensate me for my mental losses! One million is considered very polite of me.
Mayor Feng, I am not threatening you. You should know very well in your heart that if I expose this matter, not only will you no longer be the mayor, but you will also be infamous immediately. You said yes
Bar?"
He finally revealed his true nature and clearly told me his true purpose of coming here today. I immediately laughed, "Mr. He, I think your words are funny. When did I seduce your wife? These words are terrible
It's not something you can say casually. On the contrary, I can call the police right now. You are blackmailing me and it is a crime. Do you understand?"
He was startled again, maybe he never thought that I would be so calm under such circumstances. But he couldn't give up, and then I heard him sneer, "Mayor Feng, are you
Do you need me to show you the photos of your tryst with Ruan Jie? Or should I give those photos to the leaders of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee? "
I laughed again, "I think you are very funny. Haha! Let me ask you, is Ruan Jie still your wife now? And I am single now, even if I go to contact her, what kind of mistake is this?
What kind of mental damage has it caused to you? Haha! Mr. He, don’t you think you are ridiculous? It’s up to you. If you really have any photos, who do you want to give them to?
Just give it to whoever you want. But I have to remind you that in that case you have violated my privacy, which is also a crime."
He immediately looked at me dumbfounded. I continued to say to him: "To be honest, I know a little bit about your situation. You said that you are such a big man and you don't earn money to support yourself in a down-to-earth manner.
, but he chose to engage in such inexplicable things, even kidnapping his own daughter for money. Is this still something a man should do?
Have you ever thought about it? What a psychological shadow this will have on your daughter. Have you never thought about the future of your child? Furthermore, you said that you, a grown man, had the heart to marry your ex-wife for money.
I want to ask you, how can you bear to do this when your own daughter drives them out of their only shelter?"
He said coldly: "She is just a bitch, messing around with broken shoes outside! If I didn't care about the child, I would have exposed her things long ago." Then he looked at it with a strange look.
Looking at me, "I'm very surprised, how can you, the great mayor, like a bitch like her?"
I think this person is hopeless. "You were once her husband, but you needed a woman to support yourself. Didn't you think at all that she was under too much pressure as a woman? I didn't expect you to blame her instead.
She. Well, I still have a lot of work matters to deal with, please leave.
But in the end, I still want to advise you, you must never do anything like today, it is a crime. Although you and Ruan Jie have divorced, you are still the father of your and Ruan Jie's child.
If you continue like this, you will end up in jail one day. If you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your children. I will pretend that what happened today never happened, Mr. He, you
Just take care of yourself."
Immediately, I stood up and went directly to my desk. I didn't look at him, and now he was like a ball of air in my eyes.
But then I heard his angry voice, "Feng! Stop pretending to me! You officials are all fucking hypocrites! All of you are embezzlers.
Rogue! I came here to talk to you today. The next time I meet you somewhere else, it won’t be so easy. Let’s ride on the donkey and read the songbook, and we’ll see!”
Then he hurried out of my office. (To be continued)