The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

After chatting for a while, Chen Shi, seeing that it was almost time, smiled and said, "That's all for tonight, let's call it a day."

Wang Tao and Liu Feng repeatedly said yes.

Wang Tao paid the bill, Liu Feng hailed a taxi, and the two of them took Chen Shi back to the hotel together.

The next day was the weekend, and with nothing much to do, Chen Shi didn't go back to Fushan Town with Wang Jianming. Instead, he went to Mingzhou to visit his uncle Xincheng first. He bought a few bottles of good wine and two packs of cigarettes, as he hadn't yet come to thank him after asking him to help him reunite with his relatives.

We had dinner at Wang Xincheng's house. Song Ya, his aunt, was very hospitable, just like Li Nan, with a similar personality.

Birds of a feather flock together; no wonder the two of them get along so well.

Chen Shi wanted to stay at a hotel, but Song Ya warmly invited him to stay. Unable to refuse, he stayed at Wang Xincheng's house for one night.

The next day, Chen Shi went to the municipal party committee compound empty-handed, having taken nothing with him.

The main problem is that other people have everything. If you buy something expensive, you can't afford it; if you buy something cheap, they simply won't even look at it.

For Chen Shi now, the only thing he can offer is emotional support; making Li Nan happy is better than giving her any expensive gift.

As always, Wang Mingzhang was not home. Li Nan was originally going to her parents' house for dinner, but seeing Chen Shi arrive, she changed her plans to go in the afternoon.

Chen Shi was good at making Li Nan happy, and Li Nan was in a good mood.

"If only Lingze were half as sensible as you."

"Everyone is rebellious during adolescence. I was the same way. But I matured after graduating from college."

"She is increasingly disappointing me. She will be taking the college entrance examination next June, but she doesn't study hard and only knows how to play."

Previously, I could maintain a score above 500, but now I can't even keep that up. It's difficult to get into a top-tier university; at best, I can only get into a second-tier one.

"Lingze wants to study abroad; she looks down on domestic universities."

"Does she look down on it? Or is it that she simply can't pass the exam? Given her temperament, even if she did pass, she wouldn't go to study there."

That's settled then, what are you worrying about? With her dad's help, she'll be set for life.

Chen Shi smiled apologetically and said, "Auntie, don't worry. Nowadays, any family with a little money sends their children abroad."

Lingze is so smart, it's not that she can't learn, it's that she doesn't want to. After the college entrance exam, she'll go abroad to study. Most universities abroad are more prestigious than the 985 universities in China.

Li Nan felt that she was worrying for nothing. Her father didn't take it seriously at all. Even if she only scored 300 points, let alone 400 or 500, Wang Mingzhang would still send her to a prestigious university abroad.

"Let's not talk about her anymore, it makes me angry. She's so disobedient." Li Nan looked at Chen Shi: "You're the deputy director now?"

"Yes, I've been in office for more than half a year."

"The township is underdeveloped. When I have time, I'll talk to Liu Youguang and have you transferred to the Public Security Bureau."

Chen Shi quickly said, "Thank you, Auntie."

"No need to thank me, we're all family. We'll have lunch at home later."

"it is good"

Chen Shi accompanied Li Nan to lunch before leaving the municipal party committee compound and returning to Fushan Town.

Back in Fushan Town, it was almost dark. After a long afternoon of travel, Chen Shi washed up and went to sleep.

I was woken up by my phone ringing in the middle of the night. I picked it up and saw that it was Chen Jianhua calling. I looked at the time and it was eleven o'clock. Why was he calling so late?

Chen Shi was woken up, sat up, and was very unhappy. He answered the phone and said irritably, "It's so late, what's the matter? Can't we wait until tomorrow to talk about it?"

Chen Jianhua's urgent voice came through: "Xiao Shi, it will be too late to talk about it tomorrow. Something terrible has happened."

I brought a few bags of fertilizer home, and Tian Guangming came with accounting documents, accusing me of embezzling fertilizer distributed to the villagers by the village committee. He said I should turn myself in to the town government, or they would call the discipline inspection commission and have me arrested.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi immediately asked, "What's the matter with the fertilizer? Is it yours or the village committee's?"

"from the village committee"

"Why did you take the village committee's fertilizer home? Take it back to the village committee right away."

"I am the head of the village committee. Bring the village committee's belongings to my house, and call the villagers to come and collect them in the next day or the day after."

"What are you thinking? Is your brain full of mush? The village committee's things belong to the public, not you."

"You took public property home; what is that if not embezzlement? Tell me."

Chen Shi was speechless for a moment. He thought that Chen Jianhua had taken over Tian Guangming's position as acting village party secretary, and that Tian Guangming was happy about it.

They don't keep a close eye on your every move; if you make a mistake, they'll immediately use it against you.

Tian Guangming racked his brains trying to find something to hold against Chen Jianhua, but Chen Jianhua had a sudden inspiration and voluntarily handed over the information to Tian Guangming.

How could they have allowed such an idiot to be promoted and made acting village party secretary? He's simply not cut out for it.

Chen Jianhua was speechless for a long time, and stammered, "I didn't intend to embezzle these fertilizers. I just wanted the villagers to come to my house to collect them, to show off my official power."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and send the fertilizer back to the village committee. Come to the town tomorrow, and I'll take you to the town government to find the mayor and explain things clearly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianhua felt relieved. He was sure Xiao Shi would be alright, given his good relationship with Mayor Li.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shi decided that Chen Jianhua should resign as the acting village party secretary, as continuing in this position would only cause more trouble.

To achieve something, having a background isn't enough; you also need ability. If your ability doesn't match your skills, even if you're given an opportunity, it won't be of any use.

Chen Shi lay down and continued sleeping.

Wang Yanhong was woken up by the noise: "What happened?"

"It's nothing, I'll take care of it tomorrow."

On Monday, Chen Shi had just arrived at his office when there was a gentle knock on the door.

Chen Shi called out, "Come in."

Tian Guangming pushed open the door and entered, smiling as he said, "Director Chen."

Chen Shi was surprised to see it was him. He quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Uncle Tian, ​​what brings you here? Please have a seat."

Chen Shi made tea for Tian Guangming.

Tian Guangming sat down and said calmly, "Director Chen, I'm here to report on my work."

What kind of work are you reporting to me about? You want to make a fuss about what happened last night? No way. For Chen Shi, it's not difficult at all to mess with a village head like you.

Chen Shi didn't respond, so Tian Guangming continued, "Last night at nine o'clock, Secretary Chen brought home the fertilizer that the town was subsidizing for the villagers. This fertilizer was a subsidy for the disaster-stricken villagers. In the summer, there were several hailstorms, and Qinghe Village was severely affected."

He was emphasizing to Chen Shi that this fertilizer was not ordinary fertilizer, but was for the villagers affected by the disaster. How could he be so greedy as to embezzle this fertilizer?

"At 10 p.m. last night, I received a tip from a villager. I went to check with the accountant and clerk and found fertilizer in Secretary Chen's side room."

When we asked him why he brought the fertilizer from the disaster-stricken villagers to his own home, he said, "You told me to do it."

Chen Shi's hand trembled slightly as he poured tea for Tian Guangming. What was this? Was he trying to drag me down with him?

It seems Tian Guangming has quite an appetite; he not only wants the acting village party secretary, but also wants to deal with himself as well.

Chen Shi was full of doubt. Why did he come to tell me all this? Was he here to demonstrate?

Chen Shi slammed the teacup down on the table, his gaze turning cold.

"Uncle Tian, ​​you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Do you have any evidence to prove what you're saying?"

Tian Guangming stared at Chen Shi's cold gaze, smiled slightly, and looked confident.

Chen Shi felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be that he really had evidence and wasn't just trying to trick him?