In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

Zhao Donglai was particularly surprised to see that Chang Chenghu was driving a Volkswagen, not his original Land Rover! The license plate wasn't as flashy as before either. Wow! Chang Chenghu, you've really made something of yourself! You actually know to be low-key now? Who taught you that? You must have some expert guiding you now, right?

Chang Chenghu was lucky he didn't know Zhao Donglai was thinking this way, otherwise he would have laughed it off! "I learned it all from you, Vice Governor Zhao Donglai! You, such a high-ranking official, still drive a Volkswagen, how dare I overstep my bounds? I'll definitely drive the same as you! And if you get into the provincial party committee and switch to an Audi, I'll switch to an Audi too! Basically, I have to be like the leaders, I can't overstep my bounds!"

"So many? Ah Kun!"

Zhao Zhongxin saw Chang Chenghu bring out two large boxes, implying that Liu Kun should buy them. If it were just a few dollars, he could let it go, but with so many, he'd rather not! Zhao Zhongxin wouldn't accept them, nor would he take them away or see them off!

"Director Liu, this, alright, alright, you can just give me a thousand yuan for these! I didn't buy them, they were given to me by relatives back home!"

Chang Chenghu had recently learned about the official titles used in official circles, so this address of "Director Liu" made Liu Kun think highly of him!

Ordinary people might think that a leader's secretary is just a lackey or a lackey, and they might just call him "secretary" without a second thought. They might think, "You're not an official, I don't need to bother with you!"

If you're an official, but your status isn't even as high as my boss's, what should you call me?

"Haha, it seems Representative Chang is quite familiar with the people around the leader! One thousand, right? Count it!"

Liu Kun was the kind of person who would be polite to both of you. If you called me Director Liu, I would call you Representative Chang. However, this familiarity with the people around the leader still made Chang Chenghu tremble! He secretly thought to himself, "This is bad!"

Why do these officials speak in such a frightening way?

Chang Chenghu took the money, his mind racing.

"No, no, it's just that I bought breakfast for the governor's son once before, when Director Donglai asked me to run an errand. The young master mentioned that I'm as thoughtful as his Uncle Liu! He just asked about it!"

Who says Chang Chenghu isn't smart? He's as cunning as a monkey! This praises Liu Kun, saying that everyone in Zhao Miao's circle calls Liu Kun a good uncle. Mentioning Zhao Miao and Zhao Donglai is also telling Zhao Zhongxin, "I'm your little brother's lackey, doing things for you!" I didn't ask this on purpose!

Liu Kun chuckled upon hearing this and changed the subject.

"Does 'often' mean 'not to mention'?"

"Sigh, how could I not trust Director Liu? Oh wait, something's not right! Why is there two thousand yuan?"

Chang Chenghu chuckled and squeezed the envelope. "How come there's two thousand in the envelope?!" he exclaimed. He immediately smelled it! He was very sensitive to this; he could detect anything under five thousand!

"Representative Chang, life isn't easy for anyone. You've even changed to such a cheap car; you must be running out of money. This cured meat, two thousand isn't enough. I'll have Governor Donglai make up the difference! He was just about to give you some money for your meal, wasn't he? Haha!"

To reiterate, Liu Kun likes smart people, just like Gao Yuliang likes people from Handong University. Gao Yuliang has even built up a new Handong University clique in Dongjiang Province. Dongjiang Province doesn't have a single 985 university, and the western cities of Dongjiang are adjacent to Jingzhou. Where do you think these top students would go to college? So it was very easy for Gao Yuliang to build a Handong University clique in Dongjiang Province. Who among them who became an official wasn't a dragon among men?

What these graduates from Handong University lacked was a leader, and Gao Yuliang's arrival was perfect for integrating them. To be honest, there are probably Handong University cliques in Beijing and all over the country, but their scale is probably not as large as Handong's, dominating the public security, procuratorate, and judiciary! Including the thirteen people in the Handong Provincial Party Committee, there are four members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee: the Governor (Zhao Zhongxin), the Executive Secretary (Zheng Minghao), the Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee (Governor Liu's son), and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee (Li Kangjian)—it's an exaggeration to say they're all from the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee!

That's how it is. If you're from the same school and don't walk together, who will you walk with? At least you can look out for each other!

"Okay! Just give me the food, the cured meat is fine, but I don't really like that kind of food. Two thousand is enough, really enough!"

Liu Kun smiled, got into the passenger seat, and Xiao Chen drove off.

"This Chang Chenghu is quite a character, it's a pity he went into the underworld, otherwise he would have been a perfect candidate for a government position! Could it be like the old saying goes: the eldest son, Cheng Du, stays stable, while the second son, Chang Chenghu, takes the risk? Hahaha!"

Liu Kun was joking around in the car, laughing his head off! Zhao Zhongxin suddenly realized he had a point. You know what, you really do feel that way if they were brothers. The eldest son has completely cleaned up his act, while Chang Chenghu is now straddling the line between good and evil! Could it be that your family has another cousin or something who has completely gone astray?

Zhao Zhongxin was right about that. Lin Zi, who is Dao Ge's older brother, is indeed Chang Chenghu's distant cousin. He is now going to take over all of Chang Chenghu's shady businesses. It really is true that the three brothers are each on their own path!

The Grave Robbers' Chronicles? A life of poverty and hardship?

"Representative Chang, you're quite the smooth operator, haha! But I really have to thank you for what happened with the drug dealers. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow, right here again! Is that alright?"

After Zhao Zhongxin left, Zhao Donglai said with a smile that although he didn't like Chang Chenghu, this Bingjian was quite useful!

"Alas, Governor Donglai, there's no need for such words. I, Chang, am mortal with drugs; it's simply a basic duty of a citizen."

Chang Chenghu quickly smiled and then paused before adding, "!"

"You're treating me to dinner? That would be an incredible honor for me! Just let me know what time tomorrow, boss!"

"Tomorrow at six o'clock, see you there! Tiger! You better do a good job, your brother might be able to get out early!"

As he spoke, Zhao Donglai patted Chang Chenghu on the shoulder and got into the car! Hearing this, Chang Chenghu felt both excited and scared!

The excitement stemmed from Zhao Dong's announcement that his cousin, Cheng Du, could be released early. Cheng Du had always been incredibly kind to him, never expecting anything in return. He couldn't have built his fortune in Jingzhou; he might have died a violent death on the streets long ago. It was only because Cheng Du lent him money twenty years ago that he started his business as a loan shark and used his position to protect him. Without his cousin, Cheng Du wouldn't be where he was. So, he was naturally happy that his cousin could be released early!

What's scary is still the same as before: a prisoner can get his sentence reduced with just a word from people like you. I, Chang Chenghu, am terrified. This world can be played like this? It's too terrifying!

He used to follow Cheng Du, but Cheng Du didn't have the ability to do this. He thought that people who were in prison couldn't be released so easily. But when Zhao Donglai told him that someone had asked him to come out and do something, and that he should come back after he finished, making him a day student, he realized that this world was terrifyingly dark!