1985, the year of the great writer, began with Infernal Affairs!

Chapter 119 Can someone like this really be the deputy head of the propaganda department?

Xie Lu stood still, waiting calmly.

When He Cheng read the letter, his brows furrowed slightly. After reading it, he folded it, put it back in the envelope, and looked up at Xie Lu.

"Sit down." He gestured to the chair opposite him.

Xie Lu sat down.

He Cheng picked up his teacup, took a sip, then put it down and looked at him.

"Old Zhou said in the letter, 'You need to talk to me?'"

Xie nodded.

He Cheng leaned back in his chair and said, "Speak, what is it?"

Attorney Xie recounted the entire story.

He Cheng listened with little expression on his face, only nodding occasionally.

After Xie finished speaking, he remained silent for a few seconds.

"I vaguely remember the name Wang Duanping. I recall he was the deputy director of the publicity department and a sophomore."

He Cheng picked up his teacup again, took a sip, and put it down.

"Now that I know about this, I won't stand idly by."

"Old Zhou's letter was simple: he said you're a good student and need his help with something. He told me to tell him what it was."

Xie nodded.

He Cheng paused for a moment, then said, "I heard everything you just said clearly."

However, as you know, I am the secretary of the school's Youth League Committee, and I cannot only listen to one side of the story.

"I see."

He Cheng looked at him, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

This child doesn't argue or debate, he's calm and collected, and he speaks and acts with composure and confidence. No wonder Old Zhou values ​​him so much.

"How about this, I'll have someone call the student council president over and have him take you to the publicity department to find out what's going on."

He stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and called out, "Xiao Zhang!"

Footsteps sounded from the other end of the corridor, and a young man ran over: "Secretary He, you wanted to see me?"

"Go and call Kobayashi, the student council president, and tell him I need to talk to him."

Xiao Zhang responded and ran off.

He Cheng returned to his seat, looked at Xie Lu, and smiled: "Wait a moment."

Xie nodded.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the door. Someone was knocking.

"Come in."

The door opened, and a young man in his early twenties entered.

He was short and a bit thin, wore glasses, and a faded blue cotton jacket.

He looked at He Cheng, then at Xie Lu, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Secretary He, you wanted to see me?"

He Cheng nodded and pointed to the chair next to him, saying, "Sit down and talk."

The young man sat down and waited.

"Xiao Lin, this is Xie Lu, a student at Wuhan University."

Lin Jianguo paused for a moment and looked at Xie Lu.

What are Wuhan University students doing at the Youth League Committee of East China Normal University?

He Cheng continued, "He was introduced by Dean Zhou Shaoyuan. You should have heard of Dean Zhou."

Lin Jianguo nodded.

The dean of the School of Literature at Wuhan University is well-known to anyone involved in literature.

"He has something he needs to find out from the publicity department. Can you take him there?"

Lin Jianguo paused for a moment, not understanding what was going on, but didn't ask any further questions, simply nodding and saying, "Okay."

He Cheng looked at Xie Lu: "This is Lin Jianguo, the student council president. Go with him and talk to him about what you need to do."

Xie Lu stood up and nodded to He Cheng: "Thank you, Secretary He."

He Cheng waved his hand: "Go ahead, if anything comes up, tell me later."

Xie followed Lin Jianguo out the door.

As Lin Jianguo walked down the corridor, he asked, "What's the matter? Why does Secretary He have to personally explain it to me?"

Xie Lu began, "Do you know someone named Wang Duanping in the publicity department?"

Lin Jianguo paused, turned around to look at him: "Wang Duanping? I know him, the deputy director of the propaganda department. What's up?"

Xie Lu didn't answer directly, but simply said, "You'll know when you go and see."

Lin Jianguo glanced at him but didn't ask any more questions.

The two went downstairs, crossed a small path, and walked towards another building.

The building is not tall, only two stories, with yellow paint on the exterior walls and a sign hanging at the entrance that reads "Student Union".

Lin Jianguo pushed open the door and went inside, with Xie Lu following behind.

The corridor on the first floor is lined with offices on both sides, and each door has a sign on it.

Organization Department, Study Department, Cultural and Sports Department...

Go to the very back, there is a door with a sign that reads "Publicity Department".

Just as Lin Jianguo was about to push the door open, it opened from the inside.

Wang Duanping stood at the door.

He had obviously been waiting for this for a long time.

He had a smile on his face, a smile that held a hint of smugness and a sense of anticipation for a good show.

He was stunned when he saw Lin Jianguo, then he saw Xie Lu behind him and a wicked smile appeared on his face.

"Chairman Lin?" Wang Duanping said with a smile, "What brings you here?"

Lin Jianguo's reaction was lukewarm: "Secretary He asked me to bring someone here to learn about the situation in your propaganda department."

Wang Duanping said "Oh," and his gaze passed over Lin Jianguo and landed on Xie Lu.

He looked Xie Lu up and down, a smile creeping onto his lips.

"And this is..." he deliberately dragged out the word, "from Wuhan University, right? Here to see Zhao Wanwan?"

Xie Lu didn't speak, he just looked at him.

Seeing that he remained silent, Wang Duanping became even more enthusiastic.

He leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, and said with a smile, "What, you've come to confront me? What's wrong with you regarding Zhao Wanwan?"

Lin Jianguo frowned, wanting to say something, but Wang Duanping didn't give him the chance.

Wang Duanping continued, "I heard you said the other day that you two were on a date? Well, that's impressive."

"Dating is dating, but she's in our publicity department, so she has to do publicity work. What, you don't have a problem with that?"

He paused, then smiled and said, "It's no use having opinions. I'm the vice minister, and it's my right to assign tasks."

"If you're so capable, why don't you become a minister at our East China Normal University before you come here and criticize me?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xie Lu triumphantly, waiting to see how he would react.

Xie Lu remained silent.

Lin Jianguo's expression had changed.

He is not a fool.

Wang Duanping's words went too far; it was clearly an act of bullying others by abusing his power.

Moreover, what kind of talk would it be if people from other schools said that in front of them?

More importantly, this person was not an outsider; he was personally instructed by Secretary He to bring him.

The person who could get Secretary He to personally intervene must be an ordinary person.

If he had lost to someone else, he would have just turned a blind eye.

But Xie Lu is someone who can talk to the Party Secretary, and he was recommended by Dean Zhou of Wuhan University. Isn't this going to cause trouble for him?

Lin Jianguo glanced at Xie Lu.

Xie Lu stood there, his face expressionless, neither angry nor anxious, just quietly watching Wang Duanping.

Wang Duanping was still shouting. In his opinion, even if Xie Lu went to the president, the president would not speak up for an outsider: "What, are you not going to say anything now? Weren't you so capable just now? You went to the Youth League Committee to complain, thinking it would be useful?"

Telling you won't help.

I am the deputy minister, and how I arrange work is my business. It's no use whoever you ask.

After he finished speaking, he waited to see Xie Lu's embarrassed reaction.

Xie Lu finally spoke.

He looked at Lin Jianguo and asked, "Chairman Lin, how can someone like that stay in the student union as a vice minister?"