Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Road Winds and Turns (1)

  Ma Ao's face was slightly awkward, and he smiled bitterly without answering. Because he and Liu Jianqing were after all at the same level, both deputy ministers, he didn't need to explain this small matter to Liu Jianqing. However, Zhao Yongke, the director of the Public Security Bureau next to him, was different. He was only a department-level cadre, and he was directly under Liu Jianqing's management. In an instant, sweat droplets fell from his face like raindrops. As for Zhao Feiyue, the director of the Municipal Bureau next to him, it was even more so. He was just a regular section-level cadre, and at this moment, he felt his legs trembling. Because in the past, for Liu Fei, with Ma Ao's and Chen Wenhui's support, he had pushed back a deputy provincial governor. For Liu Fei, he had disobeyed the provincial party secretary's opinion. At this moment, he really regretted it. He regretted not being tougher at the time, not being swayed by Chen Wenhui, and not targeting Liu Fei. But at this moment, he was powerless, and he could only look to Chen Wenhui, the mayor of Nanping City, who was accompanying him, with a pleading gaze.

  Chen Wenhui also knew that he had to stand up now, otherwise it would seem a bit irresponsible. He let Zhao Feiyue down out of the blue. He was very clear that if people's hearts were scattered, it would be difficult to lead the team. He took over and said: "Director Liu, Liu Fei is currently being detained in the city's third detention center."

  Liu Jianqing nodded and didn't ask any more questions, turning around to walk towards the car. As he walked, he said to Zhao Yong beside him: "Alright, Director Zhao, trouble you to arrange someone to take me to the detention center to see this little friend of mine."

  Zhao Yong took a look and knew that the official business was over, now it's time for Director Liu to handle private matters. However, he didn't dare to be arrogant or relax, and hurriedly smiled and said: "I'll accompany Director Liu together, Director Zhao, you lead the way in front."

  Ma Ao and Liu Jianqing bid farewell, and the vice governor's presence at the back of the scene would be somewhat too cheap. Liu Jianqing naturally had no objection, got on the Beijing Red Flag car with Zhao Yong, followed behind Zhao Feiyue's Toyota, and headed to the Third Detention Center.

  At this time, the head of the Third Detention Center, Ai Zhengren, had already received the news and had organized relevant cadres and prison police to wait at the gate of the detention center.

  The scorching sun was like a huge furnace, baking the earth. After standing for just a moment, Ai Zheng felt his head spinning and his whole body drenched in sweat, with his undershirt clinging tightly to his skin. Today was another typical sauna day. Ma Wu, who was standing beside him, had a keen eye and immediately handed over a paper towel. Ai Zheng nodded in satisfaction, took the paper towel and wiped himself clean, then handed it back to Ma Wu, who quickly walked aside and threw it into the trash can, before pulling out a bottle of chilled mineral water and handing it to Ai Zheng. This was something he had bought from the convenience store when they were leaving, originally intending to drink it himself, but seeing Ai Zheng's state, he handed it over without hesitation. Ai Zheng took the mineral water and drank several big gulps with great satisfaction, letting out a long sigh of relief before handing the bottle back to Ma Wu, his eyes filled with appreciation.

  Ma Wai hastily ran to one side and put it down.

  At this time, a row of seven cars drove down from the auxiliary road and entered the guard station, stopping at the gate.

  Ai Zhengren hastily ran over, his face full of hypocritical smiles, his eyes narrowed into a slit. As soon as the car door opened, he saw several big shots who often appeared on TV phone conferences get out of the car. After some pleasantries, everyone followed Ai Zhengren to the detention center, heading straight for Liu Fei's room 344.

  At this moment, in room 344, Liu Fei is listening to a black gorilla telling his glorious history.

  Although he was not good at expressing himself, just listening to the data he said was very thrilling: "Three years ago in Liberia, I and a group of American special agents fought bitterly in the forest for three days and three nights, finally killing 27 people and being seriously injured myself."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Fei couldn't help but give a thumbs up and exclaim: "Awesome!"

  4 years ago in Somalia, I sneaked onto the pirate ship of Somali pirates. After doing something on their ship, they released all the detained Chinese hostages the next day. And the pirate leader expressed the next day that the Chinese army is invincible, a civilized teacher, a powerful teacher, and very righteous.

  When he said that, the fat man next to him was puzzled and asked inexplicably: "Heizi, what have you done? How did you scare the pirates like that? Did you blow up their boat?"

  The gorilla shook his head vigorously and said, "How could that be? We are the masters of civilization. I just sneaked onto their boat that night, on their deck, and wrote a Chinese character with a red pen on the door, then drew a circle around the child and crossed it out with an X!"

  "What's written there?" The fat boy became even more curious.

  The gorilla smiled slyly: "I'm writing in disassembled characters!"

  Suddenly, the whole room burst into laughter. Even Liu Fei, who was listening next to him, couldn't help but laugh with his head shaking back and forth, "Hei Zi, I didn't expect that you, looking so gloomy, actually have a bit of a sense of humor!"

  Hei Zi was just about to speak when he suddenly stopped and said, "Someone is coming."

  Everyone looked towards the iron gate.

  After 10 seconds, a chaotic footsteps came from afar, and Ai Zhengren's voice came from outside: "Director Liu, Liu Fei is in this room."

  The next moment, Liu Jianqing appeared at the door and looked in through the iron gate.

  Liu Fei had already been informed and stood up from his bed, standing beside it.

  The eyes of two people met, Liu Fei smiled wryly: "Hello Uncle Liu."

  Liu Jianqing noticed that Liu Fei's complexion was very poor, his eyebrows tightly furrowed together. He turned to Ai Zhengren beside him and said: "Ai Zhengren, trouble you to find an empty room, I want to sit down and talk with Liu Fei."

  Ai Zhengren hastily ordered Ma Wu to open the prison gate, release Liu Fei, and then led the way to the duty room, letting Liu Fei and Liu Jianqing go in, before closing the door behind them.

  Outside the door, Zhao Yong and Zhao Fei Yu exchanged a glance, they all saw a hint of worry in each other's eyes.

  That's right, it's worry. Zhao Yong knew about the Liu Fei incident, but he didn't take it seriously and even had some suspicions of indulgence. He was very clear about this, and for people who have been working in the public security line for a long time, many things are tacitly understood. The key to the problem is whether someone will investigate further. If Liu Fei only had Jiang Zhengyuan behind him, he wouldn't have too much concern, after all, Jiang Zhengyuan was just a vice governor and couldn't control him. But now it's different, now the person behind Liu Fei has appeared, and it's actually someone from the public security line, and even Zhao Yong's superior, this alone made Zhao Yong's heart hang up.

  As for Zhao Feiyue, he was even more shocked. When he heard Liu Fei call out "Uncle Liu", he knew things were going to be big trouble.

  He turned out to be the nephew of a public security minister, regardless of whether he was close or not, but Liu Shu called him uncle and Liu Jianqing responded, which in itself explains many things, let alone that Liu Jianqing came specifically to see Liu Fei today.

  Time is passing minute by minute and second by second. Outside the house, in the corridor, many people are spending their days like years, and every minute and every second of waiting is a torture for them.

  The office door opened with a creak, and Liu Jianqing and Liu Fei walked out one after the other.

  Liu Jianqing's face was expressionless, Liu Fei remained silent.

  Ai Zhengren followed Liu Fei back to room 344.

  Before leaving, Liu Jianqing patted Liu Fei's shoulder and said: "You're not bad." Then he turned around and said to Zhao Yong: "Your Hexi police are very good at handling cases." After that, he got in the car and left without even saying goodbye, leaving only a thin, trembling back view.

  Anyone can see that this partial elder is angry, really angry.

  Deputy Governor Ma Ao Wen had just received Zhao Yong's report, and he felt both angry and helpless. He did not expect that Liu Jianqing would not even give Zhao Yong a bit of face at the last moment, directly leaving him hanging there. Just as he was about to talk to Zhao Yong for a few more sentences, his secretary walked up to him and whispered: "Governor Ma, Vice Minister Xu of the Ministry of Finance has arrived in Nanping City."

  Ma Ao hung up the phone after saying a few words to Zhao Yong, and said to his secretary: "Hurry up and get the car ready, we're going to meet him." He was accompanied by Provincial Governor Cui Yusheng.

  On the road, Cui Yusheng and Ma Ao Wen sat in the same car. They had been discussing an issue: What was Vice Minister of Finance Xu Wei's true intention for coming to Hebei Province? Was it really just for research?