In the afternoon of the next day, Ye Ming was in the office looking at the newly issued and forwarded official documents in the "Official Processing System". Suddenly he received a call from Gong Zhichao, asking if he had time and saying that he had something to do with him. If he had time, he would ask him to come to him immediately. Take a trip to his company headquarters.
Ye Ming happened to have finished reading the official document. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already half past four, so he promised to arrive immediately.
Gong Zhichao's company headquarters is on the 11th floor of Tianhong Building, and its full name is "Chaoda Economic and Trade Co., Ltd.". It rents three suites. Among them, a large house with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters is Gong Zhichao's chairman's office.
Ye Ming walked into "Chaoda Company" and saw Gong Zhichao standing outside the chairman's office to greet him. As soon as he came out of the elevator, Gong Zhichao immediately took two steps forward and held his hand affectionately. He walked into the office.
As soon as he entered the door, Ye Ming saw the "Four King Kongs" such as Tie Tuo, Dwarf Melon, Mao Lizi, and Fu Mengzi, standing in two rows at the door. As soon as Ye Ming came in, the four people immediately bent down and bowed together, with expressions on their faces. They solemnly said in unison: "Brother Ming, thank you for your life-saving grace."
Ye Ming was startled by their chorus of thanks. He turned to look at Gong Zhichao and asked in surprise: "Brother Chao, what's going on? Brother Tie and the others are all out,"
Gong Zhichao nodded and said: "Brother, I called you here today because of the wishes of my brothers. Last night, they came out from the County Public Security Bureau. They all went through the bail pending trial procedures this morning and had a snack last night. When I calmed them down at night, I told them: You can get out of the detention center and be temporarily exempted from prison all because of the help of Brother Ye Ming. Without Brother Ye Ming, not only the four of you may be sentenced to heavy sentences, but I may also You will also fall into it, and you may even be beheaded. After hearing this, the four of them insisted that I invite you over today to thank you in person,"
When Ye Ming heard this, he quickly clasped his fists and bowed to Tie Tuo and the other four people who were still standing there with their heads bowed. He said a little embarrassedly: "Brothers, you are too polite. How can I be responsible for this? Come on, come on. Come on, let’s all go in and talk together. Don’t be so polite. It will only cause division, right?”
Seeing what Ye Ming said, Gong Zhichao waved to Tie Tuo and the other four people, telling them to raise their heads.
Then, Gong Zhichao took the lead and a group of six people walked into a relatively hidden inner room in the office.
This inner room is about 30 square meters, about the same size as a three-bedroom living room.
In the north of this secret room, there is a square table carved from mahogany. On the table is a shrine also carved from mahogany. Inside the shrine is enshrined the red-faced, long-bearded, majestic gilded statue of Emperor Guan Sheng. , offerings were placed in front of the icon, incense candles were lit, and soft wisps of smoke danced around the shrine. The entire offering table and shrine were decorated in an exquisite, elegant, solemn and solemn manner.
In front of the mahogany altar table, there are two cushioned Taishi chairs placed side by side. On the ground to the south of the Taishi chair, there are also four cloth mats that are exactly the same as the worship mats in the temple for believers to kneel and worship. Ye Ming estimates that these are those who believe in Guan Gong. Gong Zhichao usually led Tie Tuo and others to kneel down and worship Guan Gonggong.
After Gong Zhichao entered, he first took out a stick of incense from the front of the shrine, held it in his hand, and stood in front of the statue of Guan Gong. Tie Tuo and others lined up with him silently, and under the leadership of Gong Zhichao, they stood in front of the statue of Guan Gong. The emperor's statue bowed respectfully three times.
Ye Ming is a party member and an atheist. Although he has great respect for Emperor Guan Sheng, he does not want to participate in such gang-related incense-burning worship activities, so he stands aside and watches them silently salute the statue of Guan Gong. .
After paying homage to Guan Gong, Gong Zhichao suddenly turned around, pulled up Ye Ming, and pushed him to sit down on the Taishi chair on the left in front of the altar table. He also sat on the Taishi chair on the right. Then, he suddenly raised his breath and shouted: "Tietuo, Xiaodonggua, Mao Lizi, and Fu Mengzi, the four of you kneel down and formally pay your respects to Brother Ming. From now on, Brother Ming will be your second brother, equal to me. From now on, if Brother Ming has any assignments, You don’t have to come and report to me, just follow his instructions to the letter,”
As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Tuo and the other four people who had already stood side by side in front of the four cushions immediately knelt down in unison, kowtowed to Gong Zhichao and Ye Ming, and responded in unison: " My little brother pays homage to Brother Ming. If Brother Ming has any errands in the future, we will not be afraid of swords and mountains, avoid fire or water, and do our best to do things well for Brother Ming."
Seeing them suddenly kowtow to him, Ye Ming was so shocked that he jumped up from the Taishi chair. He stared at Gong Zhichao dumbfounded and said with a blushing face: "Brother Chao, this is a bit too much. These are all my brothers. How can you do this?" Let them worship me, brothers, get up quickly,"
Gong Zhichao stood up, pushed him to sit down, and said solemnly: "Brother Ye Ming, this is not my intention, it is the idea of ​​my four brothers. In my team, heroes are all regardless of their age. Those who are capable are great, and those who are capable are long. Although you are young, you are very capable, good character, loyal and responsible. Therefore, my brothers are willing to worship you as their second brother. I know that you are from the government. , I don’t like this, but please rest assured: this is just a small ceremony within us and will never be spread outside. Outside, you are still Director Ye of the Local Taxation Bureau, but if anything happens, Tie Tuo and the others will be your little brothers. "You can send them anytime and anywhere. This is the purpose of holding such a small meeting ceremony today. Please don't think we are rude."
With that, he said to Tie Tuo and others: "Get up, everyone. No one is allowed to tell anyone about today's matter. However, you must tell your subordinates that when you see Brother Ming on the street in the future, you must greet Brother Ming respectfully. If Brother Ming encounters something urgent or difficult, everyone must spare no effort to help Brother Ming solve his problems. Do you all understand?"
"clear,"
Ye Ming was forcefully held down by Gong Zhichao and kowtowed by Tie Tuo and the other four people. He suddenly turned into the so-called "Brother Ming". He was like a gangster who worshiped. He felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to keep silent. Just let them do whatever they want without saying a word.
After the meeting ceremony, Gong Zhichao took out a bottle of Wuliangye from the wine cabinet next to him, opened it, and asked Tie Tuo to bring six cups, sift the bottle of wine into the six cups, and then asked Ye Ming to lift one of them. After a cup, six people drank it in one gulp, and the whole ceremony was officially completed.
Then, six people came out of the secret room and sat down on the sofa in the chairman's office outside.
Gong Zhichao asked: "Brother Ye Ming, I heard from Tao Yong: You are going to invite Captain Chen from the Provincial Public Security Bureau and Director Liang from the Municipal Public Security Bureau to dinner tonight. Have you decided on a place?"
Ye Ming shook his head and said, "Not yet. When you called me just now, I was about to call and book a box at the catering department of Xinlang Hotel."
Chapter completed!