After chatting for a long time, the dishes were almost ready. The two of them ate while the atmosphere remained relaxed and happy.
It wasn't until after he finished eating that Secretary Xiao threw away a cigarette and took one himself. After lighting it, he puffed away and said calmly: "Chen, in fact, I called you out today mainly because I wanted to thank you.
You saved my Xiao Ling, but that's not all. As a smart person like you, you should have discovered it a long time ago, right?"
"Yes." Chen Weidong nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Xiao is not interested in drinking. This book is fine. Whatever you want, just tell me."
"Okay, then I'll be honest." Secretary Xiao nodded, put away his smile, and said seriously: "How far has your relationship with my Xiao Ling progressed? Don't think about it, just do it!"
"It hasn't reached any stage, it's just an ordinary friendship." Chen Weidong answered directly without blinking.
"Really?" Secretary Xiao frowned, dubious.
On the one hand, he felt that the relationship between the two people was very strange, not like a boyfriend and girlfriend at all. People like Chen Weidong would never get entangled with someone in the police system - that would do him no good at all.
On the other hand, he also felt that his daughter's feelings for this guy were indeed unusual. He could tell from the fact that he was always mentioned at home after get off work. It was probably the beginning of her love affair.
To be honest, Secretary Xiao thinks this matter is worthy of encouragement. After all, her daughter is in her twenties and has never been in love once. She is simply too embarrassed to meet people when she goes out.
Look at the children of the other leaders of the municipal bureau. Regardless of whether they are male or female, every one of them has not been friends for a long time, and they keep changing like a revolving door every day. Even the ones who progressed faster got married, gave birth to children, and let their grandfather play with their grandchildren at home.
Already.
Of course, Secretary Xiao is not encouraging young people to be romantic and engage in male-female relations, but... now that my daughter is such an adult, she should think about her life-long affairs, right? Even if she doesn't want to get married early, it doesn't matter, love will always be there
Do you want to talk about something? We can’t keep going like this. The work is endless and life is limited.
This time, my daughter finally got the idea. Secretary Xiao was very happy, but then came worries...
This is the same as all fathers. When their daughter has a boyfriend for the first time, she will be more or less afraid that the other person has problems, is a scumbag, deceives her daughter's feelings, etc...
This is unavoidable. Secretary Xiao is considered a great person, but as a father, he has no more experience than anyone else.
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Chen, you already know the nature of our Xiao Ling's work, and what you do, I also did a little research to find out - don't blame uncle for being rude, I am helpless.
"
"Oh? Helpless? What do you mean?" Chen Weidong couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"Because I have heard of your name for a long time." Secretary Xiao smiled slightly and continued: "I have known your name since the 512 mass shooting, but it was determined to be self-defense.
So I didn’t pay that much attention. Later, Xiao Ling mentioned to me more or less each and every thing you did, so I have some understanding of you as a person."
"Well, what next? Could it be that Uncle Xiao wants to..."
"No." Secretary Xiao interrupted someone and said in a deep voice: "Although what you did was a little out of line, on the whole, it was quite decent. The people you attacked were all
Some scumbags who have caused trouble to everyone should have been punished by the law long ago, but they got away with it for various reasons. In the end, they had to rely on knights like you to fight against them. In fact, this society is responsible for this.
Rather than blaming you for this tragedy, it is better to blame the society itself."
When Chen Weidong heard this, he had to put away his joking expression and said with a serious face: "Uncle Xiao's words are really flattering to me. I am not a knight, I am just a mere citizen."
"Really?" Secretary Xiao smiled and said calmly: "Confucianism disrupts the law, and chivalrous people use martial arts to break the law. The so-called chivalrous people refer to those who have extraordinary abilities and dare to go against the law to punish evil and promote good. Don't you think so?
Isn’t it?”
"Aha, well..." Chen Weidong laughed a few times and did not respond directly.
Secretary Xiao took a sip of tea and said again: "Chen, when I received your call, to be honest, I felt a little complicated, because I know you are a person. Although you are not a criminal, you are
You are definitely on the blacklist of our public security system, so I instinctively felt that something was wrong."
"Oh? What's wrong?"
"It's very simple. If you have that kind of relationship with my daughter, then I will worry about whether you are suitable together, whether there will be conflicts in the future due to work relationships, etc., as a father
, I have to think about my daughter, you must be able to understand this."
"I understand, of course."
"That night, I was fine. The next day, I started investigating you, and then I discovered that shortly before the 512 mass shooting, there was a plane crash from Beijing to Luoan, in which it seemed that
You were there too, but later on the bastard from the He family took the credit, so no one knew you existed, right?"
"Ah ha, Uncle Xiao's channels are really clever. Since you already know it, I can't help it, but...what do you want to express?"
"It's nothing. Actually, I just want to ask one thing clearly: Are you not an ordinary person?"
"This...Uncle Xiao, I don't understand what you are asking. The word ordinary person has a very broad definition. I don't know which one you are asking about?"
"Hey, don't be careless with me. Your Uncle Xiao also practiced when he was young, so he knows a little bit about who you are. Didn't you show it clearly enough when you were in the hospital that day?" Secretary Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly,
He smiled a little bit evilly.
Chen Weidong thought for a moment and had to admit honestly: "Yes, if that's what you want to ask, Uncle Xiao, then I can tell you that I do have some abilities that are beyond the limits of ordinary people."
"K." Secretary Xiao nodded, and then said: "I have roughly checked what you have done since coming to Luoan this morning. Generally speaking, it is not bad. You are a very capable person, and it is even more rare."
The thing is, you are still a person with a bottom line, so my Xiao Ling can come together with you. In fact, I have never doubted my view of this girl. Since she can accept you, it means that you must be a decent person.
A man worth dating."
"Aha, this... Officer Xiao, is she really like this?" Chen Weidong became a little suspicious when he heard Secretary Xiao say this.
Originally, he thought that the old guy invited him here for dinner to "dissuade" him...
After all, the things he did after coming to Luoan were not law-abiding things. Some time ago, he even went against Director He, the head of the public security system, which made Director He very anxious.
As Director He's boss, Secretary Xiao has no reason not to know about this matter, and by doing what he did today, he showed that he supports him.
This answer was beyond Chen Weidong's expectation. He had always thought that Secretary Xiao was an official and should be the same as those people. Unexpectedly...
Well, all of this is meaningless now. The important thing is: what does Lao Xiao mean? If he didn’t come here to persuade him to quit, what else could he mean?
Honestly, if this man wants to persuade someone to give up his relationship with Xiao Ling, then someone can tell him sternly: I have nothing to do with Officer Xiao. If you don't believe me, go back and ask your daughter.
However, the old guy came up and praised him first, which made Chen Weidong a little confused.
In desperation, he had no choice but to remain silent.
This is the most correct thing. When you don’t know the other party’s true intentions, not saying anything is actually the most correct choice.
Sure enough, after a while, Secretary Xiao spoke on his own.
I saw him taking a puff of cigarette and said slowly: "Chen, you are a very good person. I haven't seen such a good guy like you for a long time. A person as good as you should not be here now."
You don’t have a partner, right?”
"Ha, Uncle Xiao praised me again." Chen Weidong smiled self-deprecatingly and replied: "I had a relationship with him in high school before, and we had a good relationship."
"What happened next?"
"I went to join the army, and she went to Beijing Film Academy. Then I came back, and she dumped me."
"Hey!" Secretary Xiao immediately patted the table and said angrily: "This girl really has no sense!"
"It can't be like this." Chen Weidong laughed and said calmly: "Everyone chooses for themselves. Since I chose to be a soldier and didn't see each other for years, it can't be blamed that the love has passed its shelf life after years.
Who is responsible? That’s all. I’ve forgotten it and don’t want to mention it again.”
"Then I'm sorry to have to expose your scar."
"No... Well, actually, Uncle Xiao, we don't have to say that. I hear what you mean, and it seems that there is something in your words. It's better for you to come out happily, so that I can answer you directly. I keep going around like this.
, uncomfortable.”
Secretary Xiao was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Okay, since you have said that, I will not beat around the bush. Let me ask you, you should be familiar with Dr. Zheng from the People's Hospital, right?"
"Well, we are quite familiar. I met her on the same day as I met you and your daughter. That time was in the hospital. It was the first time I met them both."
"Okay, then do you know who she is?"
"Know a little bit."
"Okay, then let me ask you again, what is your relationship with her? Answer me honestly and don't think about it."
"Friend." Chen Weidong smiled lightly and lit a cigarette.r1152