Later, I saw that Zhou Yiming solved the case of a missing woman not long after arriving at the Yamen, and he also showed profound martial arts skills. These outstanding performances made him a man of the hour in the Yamen. , which also made Chief Cao look at this young man with admiration, and the disgust he felt towards Zhou Ming also disappeared.
Chief Secretary Cao is an elderly man. When he left the Yamen after getting off work the night before yesterday, he saw Yiming Ming hanging out with the Yamen servants and planning to go drinking. He wanted to step forward to dissuade him, but he suddenly Thinking that he had nothing to do with Yi Ming, he was just asked by his teacher to take care of him as much as possible in the yamen. Now that he was on duty, even if this kid was misbehaving outside the yamen, it had nothing to do with him, so why should he go and take care of him? It’s nosy business.
After thinking about this, Master Cao turned around and left the Yamen.
When Chief Secretary Cao came to the Yamen on time the next day for his duties, he found that the Yamen was deserted. Only a few policemen on the night shift were still at their posts. As for the other people in the Yamen, they were all missing.
Chief Cao was full of doubts, and after asking around, he found out that not only all the yamen servants had not come to the yamen for work, but even inspection inspector Deng and Xia Captou had not come to the yamen.
Director Cao was a little worried at first, because such abnormal things rarely happened in the inspection yamen in the south of the city. However, after learning that Zhou Yiming did not come to work, he felt relieved.
Because he felt that the reason why these people did not come to the Yamen must be because they drank too much the night before and were unable to get up, which delayed their official business.
After thinking about this, Director Cao was even a little happy, because if Deng and the others stopped coming to the Yamen for inspection, they, the civil servants, would have nothing to do and could take a day off in a dignified way.
In order not to confirm the truth, he waited in the Yamen for another hour, but still did not wait for Deng to inspect them. Then he packed up his things and left the Yamen directly to go home.
Before leaving, he also told the people on duty at the Yamen that if Inspector Deng and the others came back, they should remember to send him a message.
But he rested at home for a whole day and didn't receive any news from the government office.
After being lazy at home for a day, Chief Cao couldn't say how happy he was. He thought that because of what happened yesterday, Inspector Deng and Captain Xia would definitely be punished by their superiors, ranging from half a year's salary to fines. In serious cases, he will be dismissed from office.
But what he never expected was that after arriving at the Yamen this morning, he was surprised to find that everything was as usual inside the Yamen. Even the Yamen who had not come yesterday did not behave abnormally. Instead, they were talking and doing errands. , they are full of energy and energy.
Out of curiosity, he secretly approached several young yamen servants and wanted to find out from them why they did not come to the yamen yesterday.
As a result, those people did not answer his questions, but instead gave him a wide berth.
Chief Secretary Cao has been working in the yamen for many years. He naturally understands that the reason why these people are so tight-lipped must be because something big happened yesterday and they cannot disclose it to the outside world.
Unwilling to give up, after much inquiring, he finally learned from a person who had a good relationship with him about the great achievements made by Yi Ming and the others yesterday.
After knowing the ins and outs of the whole thing, Master Cao regretted and almost killed himself. He thought to himself why he was so stupid. He saw Yi Ming and others going drinking the night before yesterday, why didn't he go with them?
If you went with them, wouldn't you have your own share of the credit?
After a moment of frustration, Chief Cao regained his composure. He knew that what had happened had already happened, and there was no point in regretting it. The most important thing now was how to make up for his mistakes and find a way as soon as possible to get himself involved in this great achievement. relation.
The first thing he thought of was to go to Inspector Deng's place and spend some money to do something. After all, he had been working under him for many years. Even if he didn't care about his own face, for the sake of money, he should help him.
But he soon gave up this idea, because he knew in his heart that although Inspector Deng was greedy for money, he could not make the decision in this matter. After all, the major contributor to this achievement was Yi Ming. Inspector Deng could make meritorious deeds. In fact, To put it bluntly, he was also influenced by Zhou Ming.
After figuring this out, Chief Cao's thinking became clear. The only person who could associate himself with this achievement was Yi Ming.
As a scholar, Master Cao is also very thin-skinned. If it weren't for the last resort, he would not be able to shame himself and go to beg Zhou Ming.
Even if he wanted to ask Yi Ming to help him, he didn't want too many people to know about it.
He searched inside the yamen but found no sign of Zhou Ming, and then asked others if Zhou Ming had come to the yamen.
He was overjoyed to learn that Yi Ming had not come to go to work yet. He immediately came to the door of the Yamen, hoping to wait for Yi Ming to come to go to work, intercept him halfway, and then take him to a secluded place and put his Ask to tell him.
Although his plan was perfect, he waited for a long time and still didn't get to Zhou Ming. During the process, someone told him that Yi Ming would not come to the Yamen today because he was too tired yesterday.
After learning this fact, Director Cao was extremely discouraged. He returned to the yamen and had no time to work. He kept his head down and sighed.
Just at this time, he suddenly heard someone making a noise in the courtyard of the Yamen, so he went out to see what was going on.
When he came to the yard, he saw a group of young yamen servants gathered together at the gate of the yamen, arguing about something.
Out of curiosity, he asked the little maid passing by: "What are those people shouting about?"
The little maid was in a hurry to deliver tea. When she heard him ask, she had to stop temporarily and replied: "It seems that the two messengers who went to invite Mr. Zhou had a dispute with the government officials. What was the specific reason? I'm not so sure either."
Upon hearing the word "Master Zhou", Master Cao's eyes widened. He grabbed the little maid's arm and said excitedly: "Master Zhou you are talking about, is this Zhou Yi Ming?"
The little maid was frightened, took two steps back, pulled her arm out of his hand, and nodded in horror: "Yes, it's him."
Hearing this answer, Chief Cao was both happy and regretful. He was happy that he could finally see Yi Ming today and told him his request. But he was regretful because why didn't he wait for him a little longer?
"Where is Mr. Zhou now?" Chief Cao asked quickly.
The little maid was eager to get away, so she could only tell the truth and told him that Yi Ming was in the house that Deng was inspecting.
Director Cao knew that if he rashly went to find Yi Ming at this time, it would probably arouse the suspicion of Inspector Deng and others, but the matter was urgent and he could not care so much.
He told the little maid: "Please go and report for me and tell Inspector Deng that I want to see him and discuss important matters."
The little maid had been pestered by him for a long time. She didn't want to do this favor for him at first, but when she saw the anxious look on his face, her heart softened, so she could only nod in agreement.
Chief Cao knew in his heart that after Yi Ming and the others had made such great contributions, they must have been very busy these two days. Even if he was lucky enough to be able to see Yi Ming, he would still get straight to the point and explain his request. Be clear and don't beat around the bush.
It was precisely because of this thought that after the maid brought him into Inspector Deng's room, he immediately told Inspector Deng that he was here to see Yi Ming.
Although Chief Cao had made great determination to come to Yi Ming to help him, before he came, he had been feeling a little uneasy because he felt that he had no friendship with Yi Ming. At this juncture, let him It was really too much for him to do this favor for himself.
If someone falls out on the spot and doesn't do this favor for you, you will be completely embarrassed.
What he never expected was that as soon as he said his purpose, Zhou Ming stood up very politely, said some polite words, and finally asked himself to sit down.
This kind of treatment made Master Cao feel a little flattered.
He hurried forward to stop Zhou Ming and said very humbly: "Mr. Zhou, you were tired all day yesterday. Just sit down and rest. I will stand."
When Inspector Deng and Captain Xia saw Chief Cao's groveling look, they immediately guessed his purpose. Their faces instantly turned ugly, thinking that this old guy was so shameless that he actually took the credit for this feat. Idea, he doesn’t go home and look in the mirror himself. Is he worthy?
Although he was dissatisfied with Chief Cao in his heart, for the sake of Yi Ming, Inspector Deng did not show any abnormality. Instead, he said very enthusiastically: "Mr. Cao, if you have anything to say, just tell me. If I can help, I will help you."
The reason why Deng Tong said this was actually to use retreat to advance. He knew clearly that Chief Cao wanted to go through the back door and begged Yi Ming to let him count himself among yesterday's achievements, so he deliberately let Director Cao made the request in front of so many people.
Xia Dezhang immediately understood Deng Tong's intention, so he also fanned the flames: "Yes, Master Cao, you are also an old man in our yamen. You have friendship with everyone in the yamen. Compared with you, we are all juniors." .
If you have any difficulties, just ask us. Even if Mr. Zhou doesn't have the time and energy to solve the problem for you, Inspector Deng and I will try our best to help you. "
After Zhou Yiming saw the abnormal behavior of Deng Tong and others, he felt a little confused for a moment. He thought to himself that these two people were usually in the yamen with their eyes almost on their foreheads. Apart from being afraid of me, they almost never put anyone else in their eyes. In your eyes, why are you so polite to Master Cao today? Could it be that these two people changed their gender after what happened yesterday? Became good?
This kind of doubt did not last long in Zhou Ming's heart, because he soon understood that the reason why Deng Tong and the others said this was simply to block Chief Cao's mouth and make him suffer. I dare not say the request.
