Chapter 89 The Road Winds On (3)

  Watching Xu Wei get on the Red Flag car, Cui Yusheng sighed and said to Ma Ao: "Old Ma, everything should be done in moderation. Excess is not good, and haste makes waste!" After finishing speaking, he walked towards the car with a gloomy expression. He understood the reason for this Liu Fei incident very clearly and had already known that the real mastermind was Ma Ao. Otherwise, Liu Fei would not have suffered such a big blow. As the secretary of the provincial party committee and vice governor, even if the police were fair and strict, it was unreasonable to arrest and detain Liu Fei just for fighting. Even Zhao Feiyue, the director of the Nanping Municipal Public Security Bureau, dared not make his own decision on this matter. It is said that Jiang Zhengyuan personally called Zhao Feiyue but was rejected, and the deeper reasons for this incident can be imagined.

  If it weren't for the fact that Ma Ao Wen was his own chosen successor, and if they didn't belong to the same faction, he wouldn't have come forward this time. But things had been forced to this point, and he had no choice but to put on a brave face. Moreover, he would be stepping down soon anyway, so it didn't matter. However, he was very clear in his mind that Ma Ao Wen had indeed gone too far this time. Cui Yu Sheng also knew that Ma Ao Wen and Jiang Zheng Yuan were fiercely competing for the position of provincial governor behind closed doors, but even if they were fighting fiercely, couldn't they just leave the lower-ranking soldiers alone?

  Cui Yusheng thought that Ma Ao's refusal to let go of Liu Fei was due to the provincial governor election, in order to strike at Jiang Zhengyuan. However, he did not know that Ma Ao's reason for not getting along with Liu Fei was actually because of his nephew who lived far away in Beijing, or more accurately, his own son. This matter had been deeply buried in Ma Ao's heart. In the past, when he was successful in his career and carefree, but alone, his younger brother often traveled for work and did not return home, causing his sister-in-law to frequently guard an empty house. Since they lived on the same floor, he and his sister-in-law met often and developed feelings for each other. Taking advantage of his brother's absence, he secretly had an affair with his sister-in-law multiple times until she became pregnant with Ma Tianyu. Fortunately, during the time she was pregnant with Ma Tianyu, his younger brother returned home once, so he did not suspect that his wife was having a child.

  So, when Ma Tianyu made a painful phone call to Ma Ao asking him to take revenge for him that day, Ma Ao was furious. From then on, in his eyes, Liu Fei was the thorn in his side, and he seized every opportunity to make things difficult for Liu Fei. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a big deal about his secretary Cheng Hui being beaten up by Liu Fei, even taking it to the Standing Committee.

  At this moment, Ma Ao Wen was extremely annoyed.

  Just now, Governor Cui Yusheng's words, he naturally understood. He knew that Cui Yusheng was very dissatisfied with this matter of Liu Fei, but he did not regret it. In his eyes, Liu Fei was no different from ants, only he did not expect that Liu Fei would actually provoke so many big shots to come out. This made him extremely surprised. But also just surprised, he didn't think that Liu Jianqing and Xu Wei would offend him, a deputy governor of the province, for their son's classmate. Especially with his backing in the central government. So, after Cui Yusheng and Xu Wei left, he went back to the hotel and slept soundly.

  Xu Wei met Liu Fei in the third detention center and had a secret conversation with him for over half an hour before leaving by car. The head of the detention center, Ai Zhengren, was left stunned again. He deeply regretted taking on Chen Hankang's task to deal with Liu Fei due to his own greed. That night, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind to return the 500,000 yuan check to Chen Hankang in an envelope through Ma Wu. Even though Chen Hankang's father was the mayor, Ai Zhengren was no longer afraid because he knew that with Liu Fei's current background and his close relationship with the three thugs from 344, he couldn't afford to mess with him. Even if it meant being pulled out like feces, Ai Zhengren would still shrink back. This was Ai Zhengren's way of doing things as an official. It wasn't that he had a thick face, but rather he believed that having a thick face didn't matter - how much did it cost per kilogram? What truly mattered was his own official hat.

  At this moment, Liu Fei was lying on the bed, thinking about his next move.

  Just now, Xu Wei came and brought a message that Xue Lingyun's father is coming to Hebei Province and plans to express gratitude for Liu Feiyong's rescue of his daughter. He suggested that Liu Fei temporarily not go out and stay in the detention center for a few more days, which would be very beneficial for Liu Fei.

  For Xu Wei's suggestion, Liu Fei was puzzled for a while. What did Xu Wei really mean? Liu Fei knew clearly in his heart that Xu Wei came to see him, which was truly to support himself. He estimated that his two good brothers must have made a lot of effort in this matter, otherwise, with their own face, it would not be worth the two deputy ministers coming all the way to give themselves a boost.

  At that time, Liu Fei had asked Xu Wei what kind of person Xue Lingyun's father was. Xu Wei just smiled mysteriously and didn't answer his question directly. Instead, he said to Liu Fei: "Liu Fei, you're really lucky! You randomly saved someone and it turned out to be a noble person. Just secretly enjoy your luck! Although you suffered a bit, later on, you'll find that what you gain will be even more!"

  After hearing this, Liu Fei was immediately confused. He didn't know what Xu Wei meant by "getting something". After thinking for a long time, Liu Fei decided to follow Xu Wei's advice and stay in the detention center for the time being, waiting to see how things would develop.

  Liu Fei did not expect that the next afternoon, Vice Governor Jiang Zhengyuan would personally come to the detention center to visit him. The two of them talked for over half an hour in Ai Zhengren's office. When Jiang Zhengyuan heard about Liu Fei's suffering, he was so angry that he smashed the ashtray on Ai Zhengren's desk into pieces! He immediately expressed his intention to get Liu Fei out of there. Liu Fei then stated that he couldn't just leave like that. Jiang Zhengyuan was stunned on the spot, he had not expected Liu Fei to have such thoughts. With his experience, how could he not see what Liu Fei was getting at? It was nothing more than wanting to save face for the entire public security system! Wanting to take advantage of the situation to regain his own face. After all, Liu Fei was caught by the Public Security Bureau and had suffered so much, how could he not get revenge? He knew that Liu Fei was waiting, waiting for the outcome of certain people's handling. Jiang Zhengyuan now can be said to have a very good understanding of Liu Fei, he knows that Liu Fei is a young man who will repay kindness and seek revenge, and has never been willing to suffer any losses. Moreover, his temper is extremely strong-willed.

  Jiang Zhengyuan didn't say much more, after all he was truly angry this time. He decided to support Liu Fei's decision.

  There was just one thing that Jiang Zhengyuan did not think of, because of this wise decision, later on he got something that he did not expect.

  Jiang Zhengyuan left. Before leaving, he told Liu Fei that this time the provincial party secretary was angry, the provincial organization department head was angry, and the military region's political commissar was angry. A big earthquake is going to happen in Hebei Province's political arena.

  Ai Zhengren gazed at Jiang Zhengyuan's back, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with force. He secretly congratulated himself on his wise decision to return the money, thinking: "Liu Fei, what kind of person are you? Why did even the provincial government's main leader come to see you? But why do you have to stay in my small detention cell and refuse to leave?" Now, Ai Zhengren even had the thought of kneeling down and begging Liu Fei to leave. He really wanted to say: "Liu Fei, please, hurry up and leave! Our place is too small, it can't hold a great Buddha like you!" But he was very clear that doing so would be futile. So, he could only sigh in frustration.