In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Chen Jingcheng and his group were unaware of what was happening inside the hot pot restaurant.

However, it was already 7:20.

The hot pot restaurant was almost full by then.

"It seems that today's meeting was effective. It's only almost full at this time. Before, there would have been a long queue."

Yang Ruirui glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Director Chen, should we go check on him first? Have you seen your cousin?"

"Is Deputy Director Lin also coming here for dinner?"

Chen Jingcheng shook his head and said, "I don't know what this Deputy Director Lin looks like, so even if he goes in, I won't recognize him."

"I didn't see my cousin, but it's okay. I'm not targeting them specifically. We're here for work."

"Alright, let's go inside."

"Bring your work badges and turn on your cameras."

As Chen Jingcheng finished speaking, the car door opened, and Chen Jingcheng and the others headed straight for the hot pot restaurant.

The five of them walked into the hot pot restaurant without attracting much attention. After all, they didn't have any signs on their faces saying they were there to check for drinking, and the camera was handheld. They were all eating enthusiastically, and few people noticed them.

The waiter quickly came over, smiling, and asked, "How many of you are there? Do you have a reservation?"

Chen Jingcheng shook his head, glanced at the waiter, and said, "Where's your boss? I haven't seen him today."

As they spoke, Chen Jingcheng nodded to Yang Ruirui and the others. Afterward, apart from Yang Ruirui who remained by Chen Jingcheng's side, the other three began to walk towards the various tables.

It's impossible to just find a table and ask someone if they're a public official; even if you did, they might not admit it.

However, since they carry their work badges with them, you can roughly tell whether someone is nervous or scared just by looking at their expression.

The reason for carrying a camera was to record video evidence. Just because we don't know now doesn't mean we can't find it.

Just then, Chen Jinghan and Boss Wang opened the door and came out of the private room. Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, and their faces were already a little flushed from drinking.

"Old Wang, it's done. Once the red envelope is sent, everything will be fine."

"However, there are some things we need to discuss beforehand to avoid any problems."

Just after saying this, Chen Jinghan saw Chen Jingcheng and Yang Ruirui standing in front of the bar, and the smile on Chen Jinghan's face immediately became even brighter.

"Hey Lao Wang, did you smear poison in your food?"

"My little cousin here, after you charged him 500 yuan for the secret sauce last time, he actually came again. That's really interesting."

When Boss Wang heard this, he looked at the bar and saw Chen Jingcheng. He immediately laughed.

"That's true. I thought this kid would never dare to come here again. But it seems you've got plenty of money, buddy."

"Tsk tsk, he's got a real beauty with him. Could it be that this beauty wants to come eat at my place, and your brother is too embarrassed to refuse?"

"So, Old Chen, do you need me to teach him another lesson today, so he'll remember it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinghan smiled and said, "Let's go take a look."

"I heard he just got dumped, and a few days later he's here eating with such a beautiful girl. Tsk tsk, my brother is really a hidden talent."

"However, we need to make it clear to the girl that my brother is so poor he can't even afford a bride price. We don't want him to cheat her."

As they were talking, Chen Jinghan walked towards Chen Jingcheng, and Boss Wang followed.

Before they even arrived at their destination, Chen Jinghan burst into laughter.

"Hey, who looks so familiar? Isn't this Chen Jingcheng?"

"Hey Chen Jingcheng, what brings you here again?"

"And who is this beautiful lady next to me? Aren't you going to introduce her to me, her older brother?"

Just then, when the name Chen Jingcheng was mentioned, neither Chen Jinghan nor Boss Wang noticed that at least three of the twenty-odd hot pot tables had people sitting at them stiffen involuntarily.

Clearly, these people are well-informed and have connections within the system. They know what it means for Chen Jingcheng to be in Linchuan County right now!

It is even clearer that this notice prohibiting drinking alcohol on weekdays was spearheaded by Li Feitu, and Chen Jingcheng played an absolutely important role in it.

Yes, there's no need to guess. After seeing Chen Jingcheng, it's natural to see that someone has already started recording with a camera.

They're clearly here to investigate!

"I'm not afraid," that's a lie.

But now, these people don't care about these things anymore, while Chen Jinghan and Boss Wang didn't see any of this.

When Chen Jingcheng saw Chen Jinghan, his expression wasn't bad; instead, he smiled.

exist?

It's good that you're here.

Judging from Chen Jinghan and Boss Wang's expressions, they were in a good mood today, which meant one thing: the deputy director of the Housing and Construction Bureau had arrived.

Moreover, the talks went well.

Chen Jingcheng looked at Chen Jinghan and said calmly, "Chen Jinghan, can't I come?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinghan laughed heartily and said, "Of course you can come. You're welcome to come, after all, you're a big client, hahaha."

After saying that, Chen Jinghan looked at Boss Wang and smiled, "Old Wang, my brother's here again. Serve the same secret sauce as last time, it's fine. My brother couldn't afford the bride price, so he got jilted and isn't short of money!"

Hit people without slapping their faces, and expose people without revealing shortcomings.

Chen Jinghan's words, spoken in public and in front of the beautiful woman brought by Chen Jingcheng, clearly showed his ill intentions.

Boss Wang smiled and said, "Don't worry, others might not have it, but if our Jingcheng brothers want some, there's plenty."

"I just don't know if Brother Jingcheng brought enough money. After all, five hundred yuan a box isn't cheap. I wouldn't dare eat that much myself. We're just ordinary office workers, can we afford it?"

At this moment, Chen Jinghan patted Boss Wang on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Old Wang, it's okay. If you can't afford it, just have Jingcheng write an IOU."

"Anyway, my brother has gotten used to borrowing money."

"At least they have jobs. They're not afraid of not being able to pay back their debts. If they can't pay and want to renege on their debts, then they should go to their workplace and their superiors. I don't believe they can be so shameless as to abandon their jobs."

The two of them took turns teasing Chen Jingcheng to his face.

They didn't take Chen Jingcheng seriously at all.

Yang Ruirui, who was standing to the side, had been wondering if Chen Jingcheng was exaggerating. After all, they were cousins, so why be so heartless?

Now that she's seen it, she knows that Chen Jingcheng wasn't just being too harsh, he was being far too casual. This is at least ten times worse than what Chen Jingcheng said.

These aren't relatives, they're enemies worse than enemies!

Yang Ruirui angrily retorted, "You two, shut up! Who do you think you are? Who gave you permission to talk about Director Chen like that!"