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

After the wedding, Chen Shi still hadn't seen Wang Yanhong. He wanted to ask Xu Mengmeng, but then felt it was inappropriate. Wang Yanhong was married, and he had a girlfriend; he shouldn't have any entanglement with Wang Yanhong.

Back in my seat, I felt inexplicably lost. But I still had to put on a smile and drink with everyone.

Everyone came to toast the leader. Chen Shi, a veteran leader in the public security system, couldn't avoid it. He had a limited alcohol tolerance, and getting drunk in front of his subordinates would be a loss of his authority as a leader. So he pulled Huang Ming over to stop him from drinking.

Chen Shi, drunk, glanced around the banquet hall. Not seeing Wang Yanhong, he pretended not to be drunk, said goodbye to everyone, and walked out of the hotel as if his legs weighed a ton. Yang Bin was waiting at the door. When he saw Chen Shi coming out reeking of alcohol, he quickly went up to help him.

Once in the car, Chen Shi felt nauseous and vomited.

Back at the Education Bureau's staff quarters, Chen Shi got out of the car, and Yang Bin asked, "Director Chen, shall I take you home?"

Chen Shi waved his hand: "No need, you go back and get some rest, I'm fine."

I quickly walked home, took out my keys, opened the door, rushed into the bathroom, and vomited violently. After vomiting, I felt much better, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I got up in the morning and went to the bathroom, I was met with a terrible stench. My vomit from last night was everywhere. I couldn't help but think of Liu Feng. He had helped me clean up when I got drunk and vomited in the bathroom before.

I hadn't paid attention to these things before, but now that I'm in the same situation, I realize that Liu Feng is an excellent secretary.

I endured the stench, cleaned up the vomit, ran a hot bath, took a hot shower, changed my clothes, and went to work.

Yang Xiaobo would boil water in his office, fill his thermos with water, and wait until the water was around 50 degrees Celsius before pouring it into the thermos. This way, the water would be at the perfect temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, when his boss came to drink.

Chen Shi walked into the office with a gloomy face. Seeing that Chen Shi was in a bad mood, Yang Xiaobo left the office and called the driver, Yang Bin, into his office.

Yang Bin asked, "Director Yang, what are your instructions?"

Yang Xiaobo looked at Yang Bin: "Did Director Chen get drunk at the wedding last night?"

Yang Bin answered truthfully: "Director Chen must have been drunk last night. I brought him back and tried to help him back to his room, but he said he was fine and went back by himself."

"Director Yang, what did Director Chen say?"

Yang Xiaobo looked at Yang Bin and remained silent for a long time. Yang Bin was unsure of himself and reviewed the events of last night in his mind several times. He had not done anything wrong, so he asked anxiously, "Director Yang, is it because Director Chen is dissatisfied with me?"

Yang Xiaobo withdrew his gaze: "Last night you knew Director Chen was drunk, yet you didn't take him back to his room. The leader said it was nothing, but is it really nothing? If something had happened, neither of us could bear the responsibility."

You are a veteran. The military is different from working in a government agency. You have to be proactive. I respect soldiers very much, which is why I'm telling you this.

You need to be clear about some common sense in life. Don't think of yourself as a driver; think of yourself as a confidant of your boss. Usually, when people get drunk, they vomit when they get home. If Director Chen lives alone, he has to clean up after himself when he vomits. As a confidant of your boss, shouldn't you consider these things in advance?

"You're currently on a contract basis. Becoming a permanent employee depends entirely on your supervisor's word. If they think you're capable, you'll be hired even if you're not; if they think you're not, you won't be hired even if you are, understand?"

Yang Bin hadn't really thought about these things last night; he just asked casually. Chen Shi said it was nothing, so he went home.

A saying came to mind: "A single conversation with a wise man is worth more than ten years of study." I instantly realized that no matter what I do, I should not remain on the surface but should delve into it with my heart. I should not just follow procedures at work, but pay attention to details everywhere and think them through carefully.

"Thank you, Director Yang. I know what to do from now on."

Yang Xiaobo nodded. He stopped there. If someone had the talent, a few pointers would be enough for them to grasp it. If not, no amount of talking to him all day would help.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Yang Bin walked out of the office nervously, secretly resolving not to treat himself as a driver, but as the leader's confidant, to think more about the leader's needs, and to think of things the leader hadn't thought of.

He went outside, bought a notebook, and wrote down his thoughts for the day.

Starting today, I will record every word my leader says to me and carefully consider its meaning when I get home.

A driver who doesn't want to improve is not a good driver.

Chen was handling official business in his office when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Hu Santai, the owner of Xiaoyuan Renjia, calling.

Since my last collaboration with Hu Santai, from which I obtained information about Fu Biao, we haven't had much contact. We each got what we needed, and neither of us owes the other anything.

The call at this time is most likely related to the Education Bureau's reconstruction of three key high schools.

Chen Shi answered the phone after it rang for more than ten seconds.

"Hey, Mr. Hu."

Hu Santai smiled broadly: "Director Chen, are you free tonight? Come to Xiaoyuan Renjia and have a couple of drinks."

Chen Shi was about to refuse when Hu Santai continued, "Let me introduce you to a friend, my cousin's sister-in-law."

Chen Shi hesitated before he could say no, for Hu Santai's cousin was Liu Daming, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Liu Daming's sister-in-law also wanted to work on the Education Bureau's project, which put Chen Shi in a difficult position. Offending Zhang Kaizhi was not a big deal, but offending a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee would be a much bigger problem.

To be promoted to deputy director level, one must be discussed by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.

Within the system, there's an unwritten rule: try not to offend anyone, especially powerful leaders, because you never know when you might fall into their hands.

Chen Shi said with a smile, "Boss Hu is treating, so I must come."

"Thank you, Director Chen. See you tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shi called Yang Xiaobo to his office.

"Director Chen, what are your instructions?"

"Old Yang, how much do you know about Hu Santai, the owner of the courtyard house?"

Yang Xiaobo was completely baffled, not understanding what Chen Shi meant by asking Hu Santai. Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Sincerity was the ultimate weapon; if he couldn't understand, he would just tell the truth.

"Director Chen, I know a little about this. Hu Santai's cousin is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He has been in Chunyang County for four or five years, mainly engaged in catering and entertainment. After the collapse of Chengshi Entertainment Group, his entertainment industry developed rapidly. Sixty or seventy percent of the county's entertainment industry is under his name."

Yang Xiaobo paused here, waiting for Chen Shi to ask what he wanted to ask.

Chen Shi asked, "Does Secretary Liu have a sister-in-law who owns a construction company?"

As a qualified director of the Party and government office, one must not only be thoroughly familiar with the leading cadres in the bureau, but also have some understanding of the important leaders in the county, and even the leaders in the city.

Otherwise, one day you might offend a leader's relative and end up dead without even knowing how.

Within the system, one must be observant and attentive to all directions.