After the breakup, I joined the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection

There are still cars coming and going on Huangshan Avenue, various voices of hawking and pedestrians talking.

Lu An put his hands in his pockets, and Mu Qinghong lowered her head and twisted her fingers, seeming to be out of place in the entire street.

It was Lu An who spoke first: "I'm sorry, Sister Hong, for involving you today."

Mu Qinghong then raised her head and forced a smile: "It's okay. I used you to deal with Shi Lei before, so we are even now. And if it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have the chance to sit at the same table with so many big county leaders, right? Speaking of which, I should thank you."

After a few words, they fell silent again. The truth was that Lu An had only dated Wei Mengjiao in his two lifetimes, so he really didn't know what to say. He would even rather face those old foxes in the county or even the provincial officialdom.

But this time Mu Qinghong didn't let the silence last too long, and she asked in a low voice: "Lu An, what happened between you and Wei Mengjiao?"

Mu Qinghong asked very carefully, even her voice was very soft, like the whisper of a mosquito.

And she didn't understand why she asked this. It was just that when she saw Wei Mengjiao in the box today, especially when Wei Mengjiao took the initiative to hold Lu An's arm, she felt very uncomfortable.

So Mu Qinghong immediately explained: "Of course I know this is your personal matter, Lu An. If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to..."

Before she could finish, Lu An said, "It's no big deal. She just looked down on me as a farmer, so we broke up."

what?

Mu Qinghong widened her eyes, finding it unbelievable.

"So after the breakup, I joined the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and led a team to personally arrest my former father-in-law."

Mu Qinghong suddenly stopped, and Lu An laughed at himself: "Do you think I am a person with a strong desire for revenge and no regard for old friendships, and I am not a good person?"

Lu An then turned around and met a pair of sparkling eyes.

Mu Qinghong frowned and murmured, "Why do I feel like you seem to be carrying a lot of things on your shoulders?"

But soon Mu Qinghong smiled and shook her head, saying that she couldn't say who she supported more: "Lu An, you are not the kind of ungrateful person. It can only be said that the Great Wall was not built in a day. Looking at the attitudes of Aunt Li and Jiaojiao... I'm afraid you have been holding grudges for a long time."

Mu Qinghong didn't know that her mumbling just now made Lu An's heart beat wildly.

Is this a woman’s sixth sense?

It really makes my scalp tingle!

But it just made Lu An break out in a cold sweat. After all, who could believe that rebirth really existed?

Fortunately, the attitudes of Li Hongxia and Wei Mengjiao protected me and added some logic to my behavior.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Look, I'm reminding you of something that makes you unhappy, Lu An, right?"

Mu Qinghong changed the subject: "Do I really want to participate in that food festival? I ate at Pingcheng Hotel these two days and saw their chef's cooking skills and plating. I just came from the countryside and I haven't learned anything. I can only cook some home-cooked dishes. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to go there?"

Lu An laughed and said, "Sister Hong, just feel free to join us. This food festival is organized by the county committee just for you, my dear. If you don't join us, then this food festival will be meaningless!"

Lu An then gave Mu Qinghong some advice: "Once the food festival makes your Red Star Restaurant famous, you can expand it and make it a chain restaurant. Then you will be a famous restaurant owner!"

Mu Qinghong rolled her eyes at Lu An: "You speak better than you sing."

Lu An suddenly grabbed Mu Qinghong's hand and said, "Sister Hong, seriously, you must prepare well. The sweet and sour pork ribs and sweet and sour fish you made are both delicious, not worse than the chef at Pingcheng Hotel."

Facing Lu An's urgent eyes, Mu Qinghong nodded vigorously: "Yes! I'll listen to you."

Lu An smiled and touched Mu Qinghong's head and said, "That's good!"

"Um...I think I've arrived." Mu Qinghong said softly.

Lu An looked up and found that he had arrived at the entrance of the Red Star Restaurant without knowing when.

The packaging factory's facade is two-story. The first floor is the restaurant's facade, and the second floor is Mu Qinghong's boudoir.

"Oh, then Sister Hong, you go back and prepare well. I'm not worried about your cooking skills. But you should think carefully about taking this opportunity to expand the restaurant. Or, Sister Hong, if you don't want to do the catering business and have other ideas, you can tell me at any time." Lu An said.

Mu Qinghong nodded obediently to show that she understood: "That...hand."

Only then did Lu An realize that he had been holding Mu Qinghong's soft hand, so he let go with an awkward smile.

Mu Qinghong also turned around with a blushing face and went back to the store, leaning against the door.

This naughty little brother Lu An has really grown up now, he is so disrespectful!

But recalling the moment when Lu An touched her head, Mu Qinghong felt her heart beating so fast, and at the same time, the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a little girl's love smile...

Lu An stayed outside the door for a long time, savoring the moment before turning around and leaving.

On the way back, Lu An reviewed his performance at the dinner party in his mind.

In front of county party committee cadres like Lin Kuifan, my personality should be established. Now it depends on how I make good use of Li Hongxia and Wei Mengjiao.

With my twenty years of understanding of Wei Dezheng, it was easy to get him to speak. The problem was how deep into the case I wanted to dig.

As the key person who was once framed by Wei Dezheng, Lu An is very clear about how big the case is. If it is really to be investigated, almost every department in Pingjiang County will not be able to escape.

Therefore, how to grasp this degree is the key now.

In addition to the case itself, the complicated relationships in Pingjiang County are also a key point that he needs to consider.

This is one of my advantages. I know that there is currently a factional struggle between the secretary faction and the local faction in Pingjiang County.

The secretary faction is undoubtedly Lin Kuifan.

As for the so-called local faction, it refers to the local cadres in Pingjiang represented by Organization Minister Zhou Guozhong.

Originally, this should have been a struggle of a different level, but since Zhou Guozhong was promoted by the previous secretary, who is now the mayor, and as the organization minister, many county cadres were promoted by Zhou Guozhong and they are very supportive of his work.

In addition, in order to balance the power of the secretary, the county magistrate Li Chenggang will naturally form a delicate alliance with Zhou Guozhong.

Knowing this, Lu An did not try to smooth things over in the box. Instead, he laid the issues of the Organization Department out in the open, trying to curry favor with Lin Kuifan, because Lu An knew very well that this secretary would be the final winner.

But even if he sold his products well, he still had to try his best to avoid being involved in the struggle of the Pingjiang County Party Committee.

Walking and thinking all the way, Lu An returned to Mingzheng Guesthouse.

But Lu An didn't expect that when he reached the door, he saw Zhao Hu rushing out in a hurry, grabbing Lu An and running away, muttering as he ran: "Team Leader Lu, something bad has happened!"

Lu An was confused: What does it mean? Why is it a big deal?

Is there something new going on in Wei Dezheng’s case?

With a lot of questions in his mind, Lu An was brought into the room, where he saw Zhang Long, Li Ruixiang and Zeng Fanqing were all there, and they all looked anxious.

When they saw Lu An coming in, they all stood up suddenly and surrounded him. They told Lu An one after another that something big had happened and what to do.

At this moment, no matter how unwilling they are, Lu An is their only backbone.

"All right!"

Lu An scolded, "You are all cadres of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection after all. Why are you so flustered now? No matter what happens, I am your team leader standing in front of you. Why are you so flustered?"

After a scolding, these people finally calmed down, and then Lu An asked Zhao Hu to speak.

"Team leader, someone is trying to steal our credit!" said Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu reported to Lu An that in the morning they followed the arrangements and reported the results of yesterday's interrogation of Wei Dezheng's case in the form of a document to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"Originally, Director Ye praised our excellent work performance and asked us to keep up the good work. But just now, we received a call from above saying that the inspection team will send another team to take over the work here and asked us to be prepared for the handover."

Zhao Hu got anxious as he spoke: "Team Leader, this is just nonsense. We in the three departments have been busy on this case for half a year, and now we have finally made a breakthrough. But now your inspection team is trying to steal our credit. How can you do your work like this? Isn't this bullying?"

Influenced by Zhao Hu, Li Ruixiang and Zeng Fanqing could not help themselves and complained that the inspection team's behavior was not fair.

Even the usually taciturn Zhang Long joined in and accused the inspection team of being wrong.

They complained loudly, but Lu An was in no hurry to speak. He just stood there, his eyes scanning the four people one by one.

Zhao Hu and his companions reacted quickly and shut their mouths one by one.

When the room finally quieted down, Lu An spoke slowly: "Have you finished talking? Have you said enough? If not, you can continue. I can wait until you have vented enough, and then we can talk about things."

Zhao Hu and his companions smiled awkwardly and said that they had said enough.

Lu An looked around and didn't pursue the matter further. He first asked Zhao Hu: "When will the inspection team arrive?"

"They said they would arrive around noon tomorrow," Zhao Hu replied.

Lu An nodded silently without saying anything. He then asked, "What is Director Ye's attitude?"

Following this question, Zhao Hu and the others' expressions suddenly became colorful and even more embarrassed.

"I...we haven't called Director Ye yet." Zhao Hu answered embarrassedly.

With this answer, Lu An really didn't know whether to be angry or secretly happy. He was angry that they could actually forget such an important thing, and he was secretly happy because it seemed that they really regarded him as a leader and threw away Director Ye, the real leader.

"You guys!"

Lu An sighed and pointed at a few people: "Then why are you still standing there? Call now."