Chapter 85

Xu Wenbo lives in Unit 1, Door 2, 3rd floor of the municipal committee's family housing complex. Unit 1 is a residential building specially built for municipal leaders, divided into 4 doorways with a 5-story structure, featuring three bedrooms and two living rooms, covering an area of 105 square meters. In this era of Guhe, such a large apartment is unique, making it the only one of its kind in Guhe!

Xiao Yuanhang and Guo Xiaoquan went up to the 3rd floor. Each doorway on each floor has only one household. Guo Xiaoquan knocked on the door, and soon it opened from the inside. Deputy Public Security Bureau Director Ma Wanli, upon seeing Guo Xiaoquan and Xiao Yuanhang, immediately understood that this young man was the guest Secretary Xu was expecting tonight. He smiled and said, "Please come in quickly, Secretary Xu has been waiting for you!"

Xiao Yuanhang and Guo Xiaoquan changed into slippers and walked in. At this moment, Xu Wenbo, who had been sitting on the sofa in the living room, stood up to greet them. He shook hands with Xiao Yuanhang and joked, "Xiao Xiao, it's not easy to invite you for a meal!"

Xiao Yuanhang hurriedly replied, "I dare not, I dare not! Secretary Xu, you are too kind. It's mainly due to the special nature of our railway work. Once we start a trip, it's three days, and if there's any emergency at home, even with wings, we can't fly back!"

Xu Wenbo pointed to Ma Wanli and said, "Come, Chief Xiao, let me introduce you. This is Deputy Director Ma Wanli of the Public Security Bureau. I specially invited him to accompany you tonight!"

Xiao Yuanhang stepped forward and shook hands with Ma Wanli, saying, "Director Ma, hello!"

Ma Wanli firmly shook Xiao Yuanhang's hand and smiled, "Hello, Brother Xiao, you are truly young and talented. To become a train conductor at such a young age, it's a pleasure to meet you. Don't call me Director, just call me Brother Ma in the future!"

"Alright, Brother Ma!" Xiao Yuanhang said with a smile.

Xu Wenbo said, "Xiao Xiao, come sit over here. I still need to cook one more dish. Xiao Guo, Old Ma, please keep Xiao Xiao company."

At this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties emerged from the kitchen. He was not tall but very sturdy, with a dark complexion and sharp eyes. He was wearing an apron, which looked somewhat out of place. Xiao Yuanhang felt that this man must be a military person or a former military person!

The middle-aged man said to Xu Wenbo, "Secretary Xu, you go rest. I'll cook the last dish."

Xu Wenbo smiled and said, "Little Cheng, Xiao Xiao is a distinguished guest I invited. This dish must be cooked by me. You've been busy for a long time, go rest for a while."

Cheng Zhiguo wanted to say something, but Ma Wanli loudly called him over, "Cheng Zhiguo, come here, I want to introduce you to a brother." Cheng Zhiguo had no choice but to take off his apron and hand it to Xu Wenbo before walking over.

Ma Wanli pointed to Xiao Yuanhang and introduced him to Cheng Zhiguo, "This is Brother Xiao, the train conductor of the Huanghai line in the railway segment. He is the guest Secretary Xu invited today." Then he said to Xiao Yuanhang, "His name is Cheng Zhiguo, the chief of Tiedong Police Station. You two should get to know each other better."

So, he is the police station chief! No wonder I felt he was very sharp. Xiao Yuanhang had already stood up during the introduction and stepped forward to shake hands with Cheng Zhiguo, saying, "Chief Cheng, hello!"

Cheng Zhiguo's dark face broke into a rare smile, "Brother Xiao, hello!" and then he stopped, clearly a man of few words.

Ma Wanli said loudly, "Brother Xiao, don't call him Chief. Just call him Brother Cheng in the future!"

"Alright!" Xiao Yuanhang smiled and replied, then said to Cheng Zhiguo, "Brother Cheng, come sit over here."

After being transferred from the military, Cheng Zhiguo was assigned to the Guhe Public Security Bureau and became a police officer at the Tiedong Police Station. At that time, Ma Wanli was the chief of the Tiedong Police Station. He found Cheng Zhiguo to be very smart and capable, a top-notch talent, and deliberately cultivated him. After becoming deputy director, he promoted Cheng Zhiguo to deputy chief and then to chief two years later. Cheng Zhiguo could be said to have been promoted entirely by Ma Wanli, and he followed his orders without question, being a trusted confidant.

After hearing about Xiao Yuanhang from Xu Wenbo, Ma Wanli felt it would be more appropriate to introduce Cheng Zhiguo, the chief of Tiedong Police Station, directly to Xiao Yuanhang. He suggested this to Xu Wenbo, who agreed. Besides, Cheng Zhiguo was a good cook. Otherwise, a chief of a grassroots police station would find it difficult to even meet the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, let alone be invited to his home!

To Xu Wenbo and Ma Wanli, a grassroots police station chief was nothing, but to Xiao Yuanhang, he was a high-ranking official with significant power, someone to be feared. Wang Dahai and his group of friends, due to their lack of connections, were always severely punished by the police station after each incident, suffering many losses!

Cheng Zhiguo was a man of few words, and Xiao Yuanhang and Ma Wanli, along with Guo Xiaoquan, mostly chatted without him. He had no choice but to go to the kitchen to help Xu Wenbo. The conversation among the three revolved around Xu Wenbo, mentioning that he was from Beijing and had come to Guhe alone to take up his post. His wife was in the Beijing military art troupe. In the three years since Xu Wenbo took office in Guhe, his wife had only visited twice, each time for about ten days. Xiao Yuanhang then understood why he hadn't seen Qin Jie and Xiao Hu at home; they must have returned to Beijing.

Guo Xiaoquan then mentioned that Xu Wenbo was multi-talented, with a high level of calligraphy. He led Xiao Yuanhang to a calligraphy piece hanging on the wall and introduced it, "This was written by Secretary Xu. What do you think?"

Xiao Yuanhang stepped forward and saw a horizontal scroll in running script, with four large characters: "Viewing the Sea and Listening to the Waves." The four characters were written with a free and natural style, with varied structures and transitions in brushwork, yet without any trace of artificiality. Although Xiao Yuanhang's understanding of calligraphy was shallow, he could tell that Xu Wenbo's skills were far from ordinary!

When he saw the signature "Xu Wenbo" at the end, it was like a flash of inspiration. Xiao Yuanhang immediately remembered why he had felt a sense of familiarity when he first met Xu Wenbo on the train!

After the Songjiang Railway Bureau was merged into the Liaodong Railway Bureau, the former officials of the Songjiang Railway Bureau began to pay attention to the political changes in Liaodong Province. Xiao Yuanhang was no exception. He had an impression of the former leaders of Liaodong Province, especially after the turn of the 21st century, when he remembered the main leaders of Liaodong Province even more vividly. Xu Wenbo had been the top leader of Liaodong Province for five years!

The sense of familiarity with Xu Wenbo mainly came from television. At that time, the news broadcast and Liaodong news were programs Xiao Yuanhang watched every day. Even twenty years later, when Xu Wenbo became the Secretary of Liaodong Province, his appearance had not changed much. Thinking of this, he felt a surge of excitement.

When he met Xu Wenbo on the train, Xiao Yuanhang had no idea who he was. His classmate Wu Yujian had only told him that Minister Xu was on the train, and Guo Xiaoquan had not mentioned Xu Wenbo's name on the train. It was inappropriate to ask for a leader's name, so he remained in the dark. It wasn't until he saw his name that he suddenly realized who he was!

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