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Chapter 318 It's Not That I'm Heartless
People from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Team, the local police station, the 120 emergency medical services, and the traffic police team all arrived.
Upon looking at the four people on the ground, they realized they were not dead.
But they were all injured.
The most serious injuries were from impacts: one person had a broken rib in the waist, and the other had a broken leg bone.
Considering the weapons the four men were carrying, the fact that they were all wearing masks, and the damage to Chen Xianping's car, the police reached a preliminary conclusion:
The four men smashed vehicles with weapons and kidnapped the victim. The victim's companion panicked and drove away, accidentally hitting the assailants.
The four thugs were taken away.
Chen Xianping was released on the spot.
Later, when questioning is required, the police will go to the resort to find Chen Xianping.
On the way back, Cai Lei was filled with anxiety: "What happened just now was all captured by the so-called Seagull System you mentioned."
The four men hired a lawyer and requested access to the surveillance footage.
That makes it quite clear: you weren't flustered when you were fighting four opponents at once.
You got into the car with a calm expression.
If you file a lawsuit, the court may find that you acted maliciously or in excessive self-defense.
Should we have them delete all the surveillance footage and stuff, and settle things first?
Chen Xianping chuckled: "I fooled them."
I only heard about this term when I went to the provincial capital for a meeting.
The Haiyan system hasn't even been implemented in the provincial capital yet.
It's still in the technical demonstration stage, and the Provincial Public Security Department hasn't officially approved the project yet.
Qinghe City is such a poor place, how could it be so quick to get a chance?
I was just trying to scare them.
Cai Lei let out a long sigh, pursed his lips, and thought about it again. He realized that he was indeed a bit naive.
His family protected him too well.
He simply couldn't understand many things, so he easily fell into traps set by others.
He couldn't even outmaneuver the captain of a small police station.
Even Captain Chen, who was removed from his post, was able to handle such a tricky and complicated situation, while he couldn't do anything about it.
Cai Lei felt inferior and ashamed.
"Xianping, do you, Director Zheng, and Boss Qiu... all look down on me?"
"Hmm?" Chen Xianping turned his head to look at him in puzzlement: "Why do you say that? How could I dare to look down on you, Young Master Cai?"
"Don't call me that. I still prefer you to call me Teacher Cai."
"Teacher Cai, I admire you more than anything, how could I look down on you? You're overthinking it."
Cai Lei smiled wryly: "I know how you all see me."
Tonight... it was my fault.
I'm sorry I dragged you into this.
I won't do that again.
I'll listen to you. If you don't let me go out, I won't go out.
If you really can't stand it, just take me for a walk around the mountain resort.
I will cooperate fully.
Once I've recovered, I'll go back to teaching.
If I can't go to a public school, I'll go to a private one.
I want to start a new life and become a useful person.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xianping was visibly shaken, his hair standing on end; these words were truly inspiring.
Chen Xianping also felt that he still had value and had done the right thing.
"Okay, I believe in you, Teacher Cai, and I want to learn from you."
Making mistakes is not terrible.
People inevitably make mistakes.
If we make a mistake, we'll correct it.
A good comrade is one who admits their mistakes and corrects them, haha.
Cai Lei grinned and laughed along, "Hehehe, right."
……
the next day.
Zheng Zhiguo went to Dawei's office to report on what happened with Cai Lei last night.
Dawei had previously instructed that Zheng Zhiguo could come without an appointment or notifying Zhao Kui; he could simply knock on Dawei's door.
So Director Zheng went directly to Dawei's office door.
Just as he was about to go in, he heard Dawei, Director Wu, Liu Zhiming, comrades from the agricultural tourism department, and Ding Tingting from the province talking inside. So Zheng Zhiguo didn't go in and waited in the corridor outside.
With the matter mostly settled, Wu Maocai inquired about lunch.
"County Chief Chen, Executive Director Liu, Director Ding, and other leaders."
Let's have lunch in the cafeteria.
Old Liu from logistics got some Wuhu fish from the reservoir; they're very fresh and tender.
Ding Tingting declined, as she had already booked a ticket back to Guangzhou for the afternoon.
As a member of the provincial government office, her work is already heavy. The agricultural, cultural and tourism pilot project in Yuanshan County is an extra task for her, so she doesn't have much time.
The promotion of agricultural, cultural, and tourism projects will depend more on Liu Changzhang leading the cadres of Yuanshan County to further advance them.
The main purpose of this visit is to inspect several rural areas and select pilot villages.
The initial location is Zhonghai Village, Zhongkeng Town.
In addition to its abundant water resources and rich natural scenery along the riverbanks, this place also has a good geographical location, being adjacent to the national highway and separated from Wu County in neighboring Jiangxi Province by only one road.
After the group finished their discussion, they came out of the office.
David saw Zheng Zhiguo.
"Director Zheng is here."
"County Chief Chen... I'm not in a hurry, you go ahead with your work."
"Okay, then I'll take Director Ding to the city to catch the train first, and we'll talk about it later."
"Take my car, I'll drive you there," Zheng Zhiguo thought, adding that it would be good to chat on the way back.
Wu Maocai quickly gave him a meaningful look. Was Old Zheng going to be a third wheel?
Zheng Zhiguo realized his mistake and said with a sheepish smile, "Oh dear, I almost forgot."
The air conditioning in my beat-up used car is broken.
"I can no longer serve the leaders."
Dawei wanted to ask Lin Yunxing to come and drive, but Tingting wouldn't allow it, saying she hoped Dawei would drive her himself.
Left with no other choice, David had to comply.
For safety reasons, Lao Wu asked Zheng Zhiguo to send a car and arrange for two plainclothes officers to follow County Chief Chen's car.
On the way to the train station, Ding Tingting was in a fairly good mood.
Last night's interaction with Dawei brought us closer together.
We were less reserved when talking.
"Did you sleep well when you got home last night?"
"It's alright..." David lied.
Where can I find a good place to sleep?
It's already like that...
"And you?"
"I slept quite well too. I fell asleep not long after you left."
"That's good."
"I have to come to the fruit company's opening."
David chuckled but didn't reply.
This means there might be another incident next time.
It's hard for him to say.
"So, are you happy or not?"
"Of course I'm happy... happy but also scared."
Tingting suddenly felt sad. Yes, Dawei had never said he wanted to be with her.
David was afraid that after the two made substantial progress, he didn't know how to face it.
"Don't be afraid, we are all educated people, we are all enlightened people."
Many things don't need to be defined.
As long as it's consensual and doesn't break the law.
As long as we're both happy.
Just think of it as a new type of relationship between us.
More than friends, less than spouses.
Neither you nor I are people who blindly follow conventions.
David still didn't respond, he just smiled, and nothing he said seemed appropriate.
Tingting couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She had already said so much and taken such initiative, yet he was still conservative.
"You are good in every way, but you are too thoughtful and sometimes seem heartless."
David paused for a moment, then slowly said, "It's not that I'm heartless."
It is I who cannot have feelings.
The decision is yours.
I won't refuse you if you come.
If you leave, I won't stop you.
If you think I, Chen Dawei, am worthy, then do it.
If you feel I'm not good enough for you, I wish you all the best and sincerely hope you find someone better.
Tingting gave him a thumbs up: "Awesome, you're so high and mighty."
We arrived at the train station.
After getting off the bus, under the blazing sun, Tingting gave Dawei a tight hug.