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

Xu Linlin drank with Chen Shi and Wang Yanhong to her heart's content, and even wanted to drink a toast with Chen Shi, but Chen Shi refused.

Chen Shi felt awkward drinking the nuptial wine in front of her husband and Wang Yanhong.

She might disregard her husband's feelings, but Chen Shi had to consider Wang Yanhong's.

Throughout the meal, her husband didn't say a word. After everyone finished eating, he stood up, cleared the dishes, and went to the kitchen to wash them.

Wang Yanhong chatted with Xu Linlin for a while, and seeing that Xu Linlin had drunk too much, she kept flirting with Chen Shi.

Wang Yanhong was very unhappy. She said she had something to do and left with Chen Shi. She suddenly realized a problem: in a marriage, regardless of gender, when one party has a significantly higher status than the other, that party has absolute authority at home, and everything must be done according to their will.

On the other hand, it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to become a nanny.

Wang Yanhong didn't like this kind of marriage. Home is a place to express love, not a workplace.

Most importantly, two people must be evenly matched before they are qualified to say they love each other.

Thinking of all this, she secretly glanced at Chen Shi and instantly came to her senses. The gap between her and Chen Shi seemed to be widening, and she had no right to say "I love you" in front of Chen Shi.

Wang Yanhong was insecure and sensitive. Her eyes welled up with tears. She was very worried that what happened to Xu Linlin's husband today would be her tomorrow.

Could she and Chen Shi continue their relationship? A question flashed through her mind, and she wasn't sure.

When Chen Shi got home, he saw that Wang Yanhong's eyes were red and asked with concern, "Yanhong, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wang Yanhong quickly said, "It's nothing, I just got some sand in my eye."

"I'll blow on it for you," Chen Shi said, leaning close to Wang Yanhong's eyes and blowing a breath.

"Okay, stop blowing. It's okay, I'll just wash my face."

Chen Shi hadn't drunk much. He lay on the sofa, feeling a bit sleepy, and called out, "Yan Hong, massage my feet. I feel so sleepy."

"If you're tired, get some rest."

After washing her face, Wang Yanhong brought over water to wash Chen Shi's feet and gave him a massage.

Chen Shi felt very comfortable: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed."

Wang Yanhong still had to write lesson plans, while Chen Shi went to his room to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Shi called Zhang Hu and asked him to come to his office.

Zhang Hu jogged into the office: "Chief Chen, you wanted to see me?"

"Sit down," Chen Shi poured Zhang Hu a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.

"I'm giving you a task. Starting today, keep an eye on Wang Jianming and Xu Linlin's every move. If you sense anything amiss, report it to me immediately."

Chen Shi gave him a knowing look, and Zhang Hu instantly understood. He thought to himself, "When did these two offend Chen Shi?"

Of all people to offend, why offend Chen Shi? He must be tired of living.

Zhang Hu picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp.

"Don't worry, Chief Chen, I will keep a close eye on these two. I will report any misconduct to you immediately."

Chen Shi nodded in satisfaction: "Go ahead and get busy. Be careful not to let the two of them find out."

As Zhang Hu left the office, he remembered what Xu Mengmeng had told him: Wang Yanhong had complained to her that her cousin, Xu Linlin, said Chen Shi had been injured in the head while capturing a fugitive and was in mortal danger. She then threatened Wang Yanhong by telling her to call Chen Shi's family.

It turned out to be a false alarm. Chen Shi's whole family was so frightened that they rushed to the hospital. Wang Yanhong felt very guilty, as she hadn't thought things through and had made Chen Shi's family worry.

Chen Shi asked me to keep an eye on these two people today, which means he's definitely going to get revenge. My chance to shine has come.

Once you decide to cling to Chen Shi, you have to stick to that path to the end and solve problems for your leader.

Zhang Hu firmly believed that as long as Chen Shi was transferred to the bureau as a leader, it wouldn't be a problem for him to join the criminal investigation team.

Becoming a criminal investigator is his dream.

He became increasingly dependent on Xu Mengmeng, telling her everything that happened. She would analyze the situation for him and he would do as she said. As a result, Chen Shi began to value him more and more.

Thinking about becoming a criminal police officer, he happily went back to work in the office.

The task force was abolished after the commendation ceremony; all the fugitives had been caught, so there was no need for the task force to exist.

Zhang Hu, the deputy leader of the special task force, was also removed from his post. However, his office was retained, which was a perk given to him by Chen Shi.

Back in town, Chen Shi kept a low profile, politely declining invitations from everyone. He would go home after get off work, Wang Yanhong would cook, and he would wash the dishes. The two of them would watch TV series, then wash up and go to bed.

On Thursday afternoon, Chen Shi was handling official business in his office when he sensed someone walking around outside.

He stood up, opened the door, and saw that the person at the door was his childhood friend, Li Fugui.

When Li Fugui was a child, he was Chen Shi's follower. They were classmates in elementary school. Li Fugui was not good at studying and always copied Chen Shi's homework.

I refused to continue studying until sixth grade, mainly because my sixth-grade homeroom teacher was too strict.

Chen Shi is still scared when he thinks about it now, but he has never hit him, after all, he is the first in the class.

Seeing him hit other classmates made me inexplicably afraid.

One of his remarks was, "Who says you can't hit girls? Even if they're not good at studying, you can still hit them."

In those days, if you were hit by a teacher at school, your parents would think it was your fault and that the teacher had the right to hit you. If you dared to tell them when you got home, you would at least be scolded, and at worst, you would be beaten. No parent would cause trouble for the teacher.

Two months into sixth grade, Li Fugui had been beaten seven or eight times, leaving him covered in bruises. He was also not doing well in school, so his homeroom teacher wouldn't let him sit at the same table as Chen Shi and moved him to the back row.

In the back row, he was bullied by his mischievous deskmate.

For Li Fugui, school was like hell on earth; he would wake up in terror from his dreams.

To be bullied at school, several conditions must be met. First, you must be a poor student, a bad student, and teachers will simply ignore you.

Secondly, he is cowardly and timid, and dares not fight back when others hit him.

Thirdly, even if the parents are weak or uncaring, as long as the parents value the child enough, no one will dare to bully them.

Children are actually very good at reading people's expressions. Chen Shi still remembers that the principal's son was in the same class as him, and everyone fawned over him. Nobody dared to mess with him.

Li Fugui was unfortunate; he had all three traits. When he sat at the same table as Chen Shi, Chen Shi helped him, and no one dared to bully him.

In sixth grade, I didn't sit next to Chen Shi. Anyone could hit him if they wanted. He was the kind of person who was neither loved by his grandmother nor his uncle. He was also cowardly and timid, and he lived in misery every day.

The teacher hit him, and his classmates bullied him; anyone would find it hard to continue studying under such circumstances. His parents were kind-hearted people; they didn't investigate the reasons. Seeing that he wasn't studying, they bought him an old cow and sent him home to herd cattle.

Whenever Chen Shi saw Li Fugui, he would think of the happy times of his childhood, such as fishing in the water and climbing trees to steal bird eggs. Wherever he went, Li Fugui would follow.

Chen Shi wouldn't bully him like the other kids. If anyone did bully him, he would stand up for him. Who wouldn't want to follow a leader like that?

Chen Shi called out, "Fugui, what are you doing?"

Li Fugui grinned sheepishly: "Chen Shi, I came to find you, but I didn't know which office you were in."

"Why don't you ask the person next to you?" Chen Shi knew, but he didn't dare.

"Come in and sit in my office."

Chen Shi poured Li Fugui a cup of tea, and his hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.