All of Han Pingzhi's attention was on Yi Ming. Apart from socializing with others when necessary, he and Yi Ming were always talking and laughing during the whole meal. The two of them were as good as one.
No matter how many people came to propose a toast, he politely declined. After declining, he exchanged cups with Yi Ming and drank happily.
Although those who were rejected for toasting felt a lot of disappointment in their hearts, they were not dissatisfied with Yi Ming and Han Pingzhi. After all, they all knew in their hearts that the reason why they had such a good meal was all thanks to them. Personally, and the relationship between the two of them is very good, and these police officers know it very well, so that no one is jealous at all.
Only Deng Tong was still unhappy. He gave up the opportunity to have a big meal and tried his best to talk to Han Pingzhi in a lowly manner in order to attract his attention. In the end, the boy didn't take him seriously at all and only talked to Zhou Ming.
Deng Tong picked up a big piece of fat meat with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it hard. He hoped to vent his inner depression in this way.
Although Xia Dezhang on the side was sitting at the main table, which made it inconvenient to eat and drink, he still tried his best to eat up the emerald crystal elbow very quickly.
He was so full of praise for the taste of this dish that even after finishing the last piece of meat, he was still smacking his lips, savoring the deliciousness of this dish.
While he was looking for the next target to eliminate at the wine table, he noticed from the corner of his eye that Deng Tong was drinking alone and depressed. No one at the wine table paid attention to him.
Xia Dezhang felt funny in his heart. What kind of virtue is Deng Tong, an idiot, who doesn't even urinate to show himself? He thinks that others will look up to him when he comes to the main table to eat? How stupid.
He didn't even take a look at who was sitting at the main table. Needless to say, Han Pingzhi and Zhou Ming, the others were also the junior leaders of the Yamen of the General Affairs Office. They, the policemen of the inspection Yamen in the south of the city, usually It is a rare thing to meet these people.
Deng Tong actually wanted to curry favor with Han Pingzhi because he had the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard. Isn't he treating himself too much? This is good, you just have to kneel down and lick someone's shoes, but they don't agree with you and don't take you seriously at all.
Seeing Deng Tong's extremely embarrassed look, Xia Dezhang felt scared. After all, before starting to eat, he also planned to have a friendship with Han Pingzhi. However, after seeing the table full of delicious food, he forgot about this idea. .
He felt happy in his heart, thinking that if he hadn't been greedy, he would definitely end up like Deng Tong.
After adding a piece of pork belly to his bowl, Xia Dezhang kicked Deng Tong under the table with his foot. Then he put the pork belly into his mouth and chewed it vigorously. He approached Deng Tong and said in a low voice: "Okay, Deng Xun." Check, don't waste your efforts. No one like you or me, who among the people at this table will think highly of you?
No matter how smart you are, you will only be humiliating yourself. Why not take the opportunity to eat more delicious food and put something solid in your stomach, which is worse than anything else. "
After waking up the dreamer, Deng Tong looked around at the people eating at the main table and found that these people were not just ordinary people. Not only were their official positions much higher than his own, but many of them also had profound backgrounds. Isn't it just wishful thinking to have friendship with these powerful people?
It's only thanks to Zhou Ming that he can eat at this main table. If he doesn't know how to restrain himself and continues to act ugly, he will not only lose his own face, but also make Zhou Ming unable to hold his head up at the wine table. , after all, he brought him here.
After thinking about this, Deng Tong suddenly let go. He no longer paid attention to what Han Pingzhi and Yi Ming were talking about, but focused all his energy on eating. After all, he wasted a lot of food because he was so sentimental just now. time, and now he wants to make up for that time.
Zhou Yiming had a pleasant chat with Han Pingzhi, and the two of them got closer and closer as they exchanged cups. However, after he accidentally caught a glimpse of Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong, his expression became a little unnatural because of the way the two looked at each other. It was really ugly, as if he hadn't eaten in eight lifetimes.
Zhou Yiming secretly swore in his heart that if he encounters such an important occasion again in the future, even if these two people cry and beg him, he will definitely not bring them to attend.
The meal was seventy percent full and the wine was almost finished. Yi Ming brewed for a long time and finally found a suitable moment and said, "Brother Han, the meal is almost done. Look, I'm really dirty." , and I also suffered some minor injuries. If I don’t have anything to do with my official duties, I want to go home and clean up, and say goodbye to you in advance.”
Han Pingzhi was drinking happily, but he was not willing to let Yi Ming go: "That won't work, we haven't finished drinking enough, you absolutely can't leave.
Don’t you just want to change into clean clothes? Why is this so difficult? There are a lot of clothes in my room in the back hall. I have asked my servants to take you to choose. You must not be polite to me. Just wear whatever you like.
As for your injuries, don't be afraid. I'll send for a doctor right away. The doctor will come and treat you at the wine table in a while. "
Zhou Yiming's expression froze on his face, thinking that what I just said was just an excuse to go home early. How could Han Pingzhi not understand it if he had such a high emotional intelligence?
Seeing Han Ping's efforts to persuade Yi Ming to stay, others at the wine table also tried to persuade Yi Ming.
"Mr. Zhou, it's rare that we, Mr. Han, are happy today. Please sit here for a while. If you have any problems, just ask, and we, Mr. Han, will solve them for you."
"That's right, even if you have something to worry about, we, the worst-case scenario, can take care of it for you."
"We, Mr. Han, are very picky when it comes to making friends. It's rare that you two have such opportunistic personalities. What's the harm in having a few more drinks when you're happy."
Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong, who were eating like crazy, immediately panicked when they heard that Zhou Yiming was leaving. After all, they were not familiar with the people here, and they had no friendship with Han Pingzhi. If their backbone left first at this time, If they stay here and eat and drink, they will inevitably be looked down upon.
"Brother Zhou, don't worry, aren't there just some holes in your clothes? It doesn't matter, you can wear mine first, then return home and give it back to me." Deng Tong was willing to risk his life in order to let Yi Ming stay. .
Without waiting for Zhou Ming to express his position, he immediately stood up and prepared to take off his clothes in front of everyone present.
"Stop!" Zhou Yiming immediately stopped him, "Hurry up and eat your food, just be careful not to choke to death! I'm talking to Mr. Han, so don't interrupt."
"Oh." After being scolded by his nominal subordinate, Deng Tong not only didn't get angry, but sat down obediently and continued to eat as if no one else was around.
Xia Dezhang's mind was spinning faster than Deng Tong's. He guessed that when Yi Ming said he wanted to leave, he must have something important to do, so he immediately stood up and took the opportunity to show his loyalty: "Brother Zhou, if you are worried about something, You can leave it to me. Since Mr. Han is so interested in you, you can continue to have two more drinks with him, and don’t ruin Mr. Han’s interest."
The last sentence touched Han Pingzhi's heart. He stood up, pointed at Xia Dezhang and praised him profusely: "This brother is sensible and has a bright future. Brother Zhou, you must reuse him in the future."
Xia Dezhang stood up to show his loyalty. He originally just wanted to please Zhou Ming, but what he didn't expect was that Zhou Ming hadn't said anything yet. An unexpected surprise came. If he took this opportunity to get involved with Han Pingzhi, he would be in trouble in the future. There is one more choice for the future. At least if the situation is desperate, there will be one more way to survive.
"Master Han, you are so complimentary." Xia Dezhang quickly clasped his fists and bowed his hands, saluting.
Zhou Yiming was so angry, thinking, I just want to go home, why is it so difficult? It's okay if Han Pingzhi doesn't let me go. Why don't the two people I brought with me help me at such a critical moment, but instead always try to undermine me? What's the point of this?
Could it be that these two boys feel that there is no future with me and want to change the family and hug Han Pingzhi's thigh?
If the two of them really have this idea, they are really stupid. Although Han Pingzhi's current official position is higher than mine, you two don't look at his age.
At Han Pingzhi's age, reaching the position of general manager of the General Affairs Office is basically the limit. The reason why he has been in this official position for so many years and has never been promoted is not that he is not good at it, nor is he It's not that he doesn't work hard enough, but there are unspoken rules in the court that restrict him. Unless he has made extraordinary achievements, he has a chance to break through such restrictions.
And this is the real reason why Han Pingzhi attaches so much importance to this Northern spy case, because only by handling this case perfectly will he have the opportunity to be further promoted.
Zhou Yiming mentally compared the advantages and disadvantages between himself and Han Pingzhi, and found that not only did he have an advantage in age, but also in terms of popularity, he was far ahead of Han Pingzhi. If it weren't for the fact that he had offended Yan Qiu before, maybe he would have been there now. He rose to prominence and was reused by the imperial court.
Even if Yan Qiu is a formidable enemy in front of him now, there is a good chance that he will be reused by the imperial court in the future. After all, no one at his age who can solve two strange cases in a row has ever appeared in the Great Chu Kingdom.
No one with a little bit of brain would do such a stupid thing, leaving such outstanding talents in vain.
Seeing Xia Dezhang's flattered and groveling look, Zhou Yiming secretly made up his mind that even if these two fools really wanted to join Han Pingzhi's disciples, he would never stop them. After all, these two people already had two minds. If you stay reluctantly, you won't really help yourself. Instead, you may cause trouble at a critical moment.
