Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

Chu Shijun turned around. "I need to ask about the specifics and urge them on. It's been three months. Everything that needed to be investigated should have been investigated by now. Since everything is clear, we need to make a decision sooner rather than later."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunzhong was speechless.

Well, having someone plead on your behalf actually sped up the process.

They were giving you face, telling you to take your time.

When you get anxious, the other person gets anxious too. What's the point?

"Whatever you want, whatever you want, I'll support whatever you do."

"Regardless of right or wrong?"

Chu Shijun raised an eyebrow.

"Will you do something wrong?"

Su Yunzhong emphasized.

"That's hard to say. Even ancient sages made mistakes. I don't think I'm any better than a sage."

Chu Shijun said with a smile.

"According to you, even if that's possible, it won't be my place to interfere then."

Su Yunzhong said with a contented expression,

"My goal right now is to do my job well. Otherwise, if you come over and find that nothing works, and I have to start all over again, how embarrassing would that be?"

"Hahaha"

"You, you..."

'Bang bang'

The laughter was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

"Looks like I should go."

Su Yunzhong stubbed out his cigarette, said meaningfully, and got up to walk towards the door.

Seeing his movements, Chu Shijun roughly guessed who the person was.

Sure enough, the door opened, and the person outside was Nie Dahai.

"Hey, Comrade Dahai, what a coincidence!"

Su Yunzhong smiled and reached out his hand.

"That's quite a coincidence."

Nie Dahai smiled slightly, reached out and shook hands, "What, Comrade Yunzhong, are you leaving?"

"Hey, I just happened to be passing by, popped in for a couple of cigarettes, gotta go now."

"You've been smoking all this time, hasn't Comrade Shijun made you any tea, your in-law?" Nie Dahai nodded to Chu Shijun inside.

"They even chased me away after just two cigarettes, how could I dare to mooch tea leaves again, haha,"

Su Yunzhong withdrew his hand and nodded to the two of them, "Comrade Dahai, you two talk."

Take care.

Chu Shijun, in his office, listened quietly to the two performers while brewing his own tea.

After the other person came over, he gestured and said, "Comrade Dahai, I've made you some tea. Let's sit down and chat."

"Haha, Comrade Yunzhong didn't get to drink, so he made me drink it."

Nie Dahai took the teacup, sat down, and continued, "Comrade Yunzhong came here, presumably to talk about that matter, right?"

"What, you too?"

Chu Shijun showed no surprise and reached out to offer a cigarette.

"I'm just taking advantage of the situation to back down."

Nie Dahai's smile remained unchanged as he accepted the cigarette.

Li Zongwu did indeed contact him, but what he told him was quite different from what he told Su Yunzhong, since the circumstances were different.

Asking him to plead for them is out of the question.

He was already being kind by not causing any trouble for his son, Nie Mingyu.

After lighting a cigarette, Nie Dahai said casually, "I personally have no opinion on that matter. After all, it's not my place to interfere. I'm here today because of some personal business. I was thinking of calling, but I believe that meeting in person is better. This is a good opportunity."

Chu Shijun seemed to be deep in thought, looking at him quietly, signaling him to continue.

"The Mingyu case has been settled for over a month now. I lost my composure due to family matters before, and some things caused a rift between us. This time, I won't beat around the bush."

As Nie Dahai spoke, he extended his hand.

"Comrade Shijun, shall we put an end to all the unpleasantness of the past?"

Looking at the empty hand on the desk, and then at Nie Dahai's mostly white hair and aged face, Chu Shijun did not hesitate at all. He switched the cigarette to his other hand, stretched out his right hand, and clenched it tightly.

"Comrade Dahai, I can distinguish between public and private matters, so there's no need to take it to heart."

Upon hearing this, Nie Dahai felt a slight weight lift from his shoulders and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Chu Shijun is willing to put aside past grievances, there is still room for maneuver. The stalemate he was most worried about has finally been broken in a corner.

Why did he do this?

In his true feelings, as a father, he felt helpless, but as a member of the organization, he could not go against his beliefs.

It's impossible for anyone to pretend nothing happened, and he certainly wouldn't either.

But at his level, sometimes he still has to make choices.

Just like the two choices he made back then.

Biological children and adopted children.

Protecting the former is a father's helplessness.

Protecting the latter is more of a politician's choice.

In that situation, that was all he could do.

And that's why I came here this time.

On the surface, Chu Shijun did not reveal any sharp conflict with him.

But sometimes others don't see it that way; there will always be people who take it upon themselves to speak and act.

This caused Nie Dahai a lot of distress.

Some people, to varying degrees, find minor troubles and nitpicks in certain matters.

Liu Zhenhan was studying at school. Although he talked to Liu Zhenhan on the phone about his studies, Liu Zhenhan had inquired about his situation privately and found that it was not optimistic.

Some might ask, "But he's Nie Dahai!"

But so what?

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that he's old.

Pressing his hand down might still be earth-shattering, but when his gaze was level, he saw Chu Shijun standing in front of him.

So he chose to back down.

Nie Mingyu is completely ruined.

Personally, he couldn't let all his hard work, connections, and resources go to waste, and there was no one else he could entrust with his legacy.

In terms of public-spiritedness, his adopted son Liu Zhenhan is upright, reliable, and has never strayed from Nie Mingyu's path. He is the only person Nie Mingyu has faith in and the only one who can inherit the legacy he has built up over half his life.

"Comrade Shijun,"

Nie Dahai remained silent for a few moments before slowly saying, "Today it's just the two of us, so I'll be frank with some things."

"Zhenhan is of upright character and has never been involved in any of Mingyu's dirty deeds."

Nie Dahai spoke with certainty and his expression was calm.

"I'm old now, and I don't want this child to suffer an undeserved disaster and have his future ruined."

Chu Shijun tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, and after a moment's thought, said in a deep voice: "Comrade Dahai, you and I both know that the case is closed. The existing evidence does not point to Liu Zhenhan's involvement in the case, and his studies at school have also kept him away from the critical period of the case. As long as he has not committed any illegal acts, he will not be held accountable. You and I should both believe that the investigators will make an objective assessment and will not implicate him without cause."

"I can guarantee that he has not done anything illegal."

Nie Dahai gave a wry smile. "I'm not afraid to admit it, but he's always been a talkative guy. He can't stand those scheming and despicable people."

"Yes, I believe what you're saying. The school investigated very thoroughly."

Chu Shijun's words sent a chill down his spine, but his next sentence instantly brought him back to his senses.

"I understand why you've come. Please rest assured, whoever is responsible for this matter will be held accountable. No innocent people will be implicated. Now, Comrade Dahai, you can rest assured, right?"

"I'm relieved."

Nie Dahai breathed a sigh of relief; this was exactly the statement he had been waiting for.

He reached out his hand again.

"Comrade Shijun, let's communicate more in our work in the future."

This is his attitude.

Forget about Li Ruoyu, go to hell!