Xia Dezhang's attentiveness was even more outrageous. He immediately bypassed Zhou Ming, came behind him, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of hot tea, held it in front of Zhou Ming with both hands, and then said in a low voice: "Zhou Sir, it's cold outside. You must have been freezing all the way to the Yamen in a hurry. Please drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Originally, before coming to the Yamen, Zhou Yiming hated these two people. He thought that after coming to the Yamen, he would scold them to relieve his hatred. But after seeing the scene in front of him, he No matter how angry I was, I couldn't curse him. After all, as the saying goes, it's hard to hit a smiling person with a fist.
What's more, although these two losers have no ability and are both cowards, their official positions are either at the same level as themselves or higher than them. With such a huge gap in status, they can be so cowardly. It is really rare to lower your body and serve yourself.
Zhou Yiming took the tea cup, sat down on a chair beside him, crossed his legs, and drank leisurely. After drinking the tea, he frowned and said unhappily: "Before I went back yesterday, didn't I tell you Have you two confessed? I'm already very tired, and I plan to go back and rest for one more day, so that you can handle things on your own.
You all turned a deaf ear to my words, right? I just wanted to take a nap at home this morning. You sent someone to call me early in the morning. Will you let me live? "
After being scolded by Zhou Yiming, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were speechless. They were like children who had done something wrong. They stood in front of Zhou Ming, not daring to express their anger, let alone refute.
Zhou Ming became more and more angry as he spoke, and then he pointed the finger of anger at Deng Tong: "And you, you are obviously the top leader in our yamen. After you came to the yamen, instead of taking charge of the overall situation here, what did you just do? Gone? What kind of important guest is it that requires you and Captain Xia to serve and keep company? "
Seeing Yi Ming, they finally got to the point of their question. Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong looked at each other, and then Deng Tong walked forward and said to Yi Ming in a condescending manner: "Master Zhou, to be honest, the two of us also I don’t want to disturb you. We both know that you were exhausted yesterday and need to rest, but the superiors are pressing hard and orders are coming, and there is nothing we can do.”
"The pressure from above is so tight? What do you two mean?" Zhou Ming didn't react for a while, so he asked quickly.
Xia Dezhang sighed and said with a bitter look on his face: "Oh, Mr. Zhou, don't mention it.
After you left the banquet last night, Inspector Deng and I accompanied Mr. Han and drank with Mr. Han until early in the morning before going home.
Before leaving, Mr. Han also told us that you have been busy all day and night, and you have worked hard. You don’t have to go to the Yamen as an errand tomorrow. You can just let the people under you handle the daily chores.
Inspector Deng and I were deeply moved at the time, thinking that it was no wonder Mr. Han could become a high official. He really cared about us subordinates.
After I got home, I slept haphazardly. When I woke up in the morning, I thought about it for a while and felt that it was a bit shameful to just stay at home like this, and I had failed to live up to Master Han's expectations of me.
So I decided to come to the Yamen alone and keep an eye on him. "
After Xia Dezhang said this, his expression was a little unnatural, and Deng Tong, who had been watching with cold eyes, showed a look of disdain when he heard his words.
Deng Tong knew best in his heart that most of what Xia Dezhang said just now were bullshit. In fact, his real purpose of coming to the Yamen early was to perform well in order to win the favor of Zhou Ming, because only in this way, he would be rewarded by the court. Only when you can get more benefits.
Zhou Yiming sat on a chair, drinking tea while carefully observing the reactions of the two people in front of him. It only took him a very short time to see through their little thoughts, but he did not choose to reveal their true colors. Because these two people compete for favor in front of him, it will be beneficial to him without any harm.
The reason why Deng Tong could accurately see through Xia Dezhang's thoughts was actually very simple, because he thought the same way.
Afraid that Xia Dezhang would steal his limelight if he continued speaking, Deng Tong hurriedly snatched the words away: "I have the same idea as the arrester. I came to the Yamen before dawn. I was afraid that there would be no one in the Yamen." , if there is an emergency, no one will deal with it.
I just didn't expect that Lao Xia and I would actually go together. We really have the same views. "
Just now, Xia Dezhang saw that Deng Tong had given him the opportunity to speak. He was a little happy for the first time, feeling that he had an upper hand in the competition with Deng Tong. However, he was not happy for a long time, and Deng Tong turned to him again. The initiative was taken back.
Although he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Deng Tong in his heart, after all, the official positions of the two people were different. He could not blatantly express his dissatisfaction with Deng Tong on the surface, and could only stand aside and sulk.
"Not long after Xia Captou and I came to the Yamen, Mr. Han sent someone and asked the three of us to go to the Yamen of the General Affairs Office. I told the person who sent the letter at that time that Mr. Zhou was too tired yesterday. If you can, just don't let him go, and let the two of us take his place." Deng Tong continued with twinkling eyes, "But that person didn't agree, saying that Mr. Han specifically told you that you must go.
When the two of us heard this, we really had no choice but to send someone to invite you. "
After listening to Deng Tong's explanation, Yiming was in a trance, thinking that this Northern spy case had a huge impact and involved so many people. It would be difficult for Han Pingzhi to sort out the clues in one day, let alone finish writing a letter to the emperor. A memorial was issued, and it was impossible for the emperor to ask himself to go and ask questions before he knew the details of the case.
After ruling out the possibility that the emperor wanted to see him in person, Yi Ming was even more curious. What was the purpose of Han Pingzhi calling him to the General Affairs Office so quickly?
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were anxious when they saw that after Yi Ming listened to their words, he had not spoken out yet and had no intention of following them to the government office. The special envoy sent by Han Ping was nearby. Waiting in the room, if Zhou Ming keeps delaying like this, once Han Pingzhi is blamed, Yi Ming will certainly not be in any danger by relying on his own strength, but the two of them will be left with nothing to eat.
Just at this moment, the little girl outside the door who had just delivered a message for Yi Ming suddenly walked into the room and said to Deng Tong: "Sir, Chief Cao wants to see you."
Director Cao was just a civil servant in the inspection yamen in the south of the city. He usually had no status in the yamen, so Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang never took him seriously. They didn't even say hello to him when they met on weekdays. beat.
After hearing what the little maid said, Deng Tong felt a little angry. He thought that this old guy would come to see me when, but he came to see me at such an important moment. Wasn't he deliberately trying to cause trouble?
He originally wanted to scold the little maid angrily and ask her to go back and tell Master Cao that he didn't see him.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, because he suddenly realized that the reason why Zhou Ming came to the south of the city to inspect the Yamen was because of Chief Cao. In a way, Chief Cao was Zhou Ming's Bole, if you don't save face for Master Cao at this time, wouldn't that be a slap in Zhou Ming's face?
After thinking of this, Deng Tong was a little scared for a moment, thinking that it was lucky that he spoke a little slower, otherwise he wouldn't even know he had caused a big disaster.
"I understand, please invite him in." Deng Tong replied quickly, fearing that speaking too slowly would cause Zhou Ming's displeasure.
Hearing Chief Cao's name, Zhou Yiming's thoughts were brought back to reality. He couldn't figure out why Chief Cao wanted to see Deng Tong at this point in time.
Soon Master Cao walked in under the guidance of the little maid.
After everyone met and bowed, Deng Tong hurriedly asked him: "Old Cao, why are you so anxious to see me?"
Faced with this problem, Director Cao looked a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a long time, he managed to muster up the courage and said: "Inspector Deng, actually I came here this time because I have something to discuss with Mr. Zhou. The reason why I said I want to see you is , because I know Mr. Zhou is in your house, so I dare not come in without permission, so I can only ask the little maid to inform you that I want to see you."
Although Deng Tong was still chatting and laughing on the surface, he was very angry in his heart. He said to you, you old guy, you are so shameless. I had good intentions and met you, but you ended up treating me like a monkey.
"I see, Mr. Zhou, look at this..." After understanding Chief Cao's intention, Deng Tong behaved very appropriately. He turned around and threw the question to Zhou Ming.
Ever since he came to the south of the city to inspect the Yamen, Yi Ming had been taking care of him thanks to Chief Cao, so when he first came here, he was living like a duck in water and encountered no difficulties at all.
Zhou Yiming always remembered Master Cao's kindness in his heart. Although he knew clearly in his heart that he was entrusted by his father-in-law to do this, but no matter what the purpose was, as long as he was taken care of by others, Zhou Yiming knows how to repay kindness.
"Old Cao, if you have anything to do with me, just send someone to tell me. There's no need to go to such trouble." Yi Ming quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to signal Chief Cao to sit down and talk.
Although Chief Cao was entrusted by Yi Ming's father-in-law to take care of him, when he first saw Yi Ming, he did not have a good impression of the young man. Firstly, it was because Yi Ming was thin and had a bad appearance at the time. Ri has a careless look again, which makes people think that this kid will never become something great in the future.
Secondly, because Master Cao is a disciple of Mr. Lin, the Lin family all thought that Zhou Ming was a waste. As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to black are black. Over time, even Master Cao has developed feelings for Zhou Ming. He felt a sense of disgust, but for polite reasons, he never expressed this feeling.
