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Chapter Fifty-One: Teasing Zhou Guanghai
On the nineteenth floor of Beilan Grand Hotel, in the Laurel Pavilion private room, Zhang Qiu and Liu Fangfei sat next to each other. Across from them sat Zhou Guanghai, accompanied by Director Ma from the detention center. The accompanying personnel were arranged in another private room, responsible only for security; the conversation here was none of their business.
After taking their seats, Zhou Guanghai smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, Director Wang is on his way."
Zhang Qiu glanced at his phone and feigned impatience, saying, "Tell him to hurry up; I have class tonight."
Zhang Qiu was not worried about angering Zhou Guanghai. It was clear that this was not a banquet of hostility. Opportunities to speak so casually to the secretary of Police Chief Wang Guodong were rare; if Zhang Qiu didn't seize this chance, he wouldn't be Zhang Qiu.
Zhou Guanghai felt displeased internally but maintained a smile on his face. Normally, he wouldn't bother with someone like Zhang Qiu, but since he was here with Liu Journalist, he had to comply with Liu Journalist's requests as much as possible when Director Wang spoke.
Zhou Guanghai thought to himself that Zhang Qiu was indeed a child. He neither understood his own position nor knew how to socialize. Although today's dinner was proposed by the director, given Liu Fangfei and Zhang Qiu's identities, how could the director not put on airs?
"Zhang Qiu, why don't you take a leave? I don't think this dinner will end early," Liu Fangfei suggested. She was quite familiar with these matters from her experiences and knew how things worked in official circles.
"I didn't inform my homeroom teacher that I was coming out. If I call to ask for leave now, it would be like I went out without permission. Besides, she will definitely check attendance tonight," Zhang Qiu expressed his dilemma. This was indeed true. Originally, Zhang Qiu had planned to have a meal with Liu Journalist and return to school after chatting for a bit; coming to Beilan Grand Hotel for dinner was completely unexpected. Although he had a leave note from the director, skipping over the homeroom teacher to ask for leave directly felt inappropriate.
As the saying goes, local officials are not as effective as those who manage directly; the one truly in charge of him was not the director but the homeroom teacher. Moreover, doing so would be quite impolite and would seem as if he disregarded others. Zhang Qiu felt a twinge of regret; if only he had sought out his homeroom teacher instead of trying to save trouble at that moment. Nevertheless, Zhang Qiu decided he would stay for this dinner; he was eager to hear what Wang Guodong had to say.
"I see," Liu Fangfei pondered for a moment before saying, "Since Director Wang is so busy, let's leave so you won't miss your class."
Zhang Qiu glanced at Zhou Guanghai, who was staring at him. Zhang Qiu smiled slightly and said, "Alright then, let's go."
Sure enough, Zhou Guanghai immediately stood up and said, "How about this? I'll personally call your teacher, no, I'll call your director and have you come along for a meal. I think I still have some influence here. Even if you didn't ask for leave from the homeroom teacher yourself, she wouldn't dare to do anything."
Zhang Qiu had already made plans in his mind; otherwise, he wouldn't have left. However, he still pretended to be hesitant. While putting on an act, he observed Zhou Guanghai's anxious expression. After a long while, Zhang Qiu finally relented, "Alright then. But you need to have the director speak directly to our homeroom teacher. You were the one who urgently sought me out, so I came without asking for leave."
"Okay," Zhou Guanghai agreed. He couldn't understand why someone as bold as Zhang Qiu, who wasn't afraid of the director, would be so fearful of the homeroom teacher. Only Zhang Qiu knew that it wasn't fear but respect. Since starting school, his parents had taught him to respect teachers, and Zhang Qiu had become accustomed to it.
"Do you know your director's phone number?" Zhou Guanghai asked. Deep down, he actually hoped that Zhang Qiu would leave; after all, Director Wang was discussing matters with Deputy Director He's nephew, which made things awkward. However, it was such an awkward situation that if Zhang Qiu refused to come, Liu Journalist would definitely not accept the invitation. Reluctantly, Zhou Guanghai still had to help Zhang Qiu.
"18157..." Zhang Qiu provided Director Zhao's number to Zhou Guanghai.
After dialing, Zhou Guanghai asked, "Is this Grade Director Zhao from Beiluan No. 1 High School?"
Zhang Qiu reminded him from the side, "Put it on speaker; I want to hear what Director Zhao has to say."
Zhou Guanghai shot an annoyed glance at Zhang Qiu before switching to speaker mode and continued, "I am Zhou Guanghai, Secretary of Director Wang from the Beilan County Public Security Bureau. I need to discuss something with you; listen carefully."
On the other end of the line, Director Zhao was startled. What could be so important that the director's secretary was calling personally? There hadn't been any incidents recently. Suddenly, Director Zhao's face turned pale; Zhang Qiu! Hadn't Zhang Qiu just left? He quickly asked, "Zhou Mi, what’s going on?"
"Do you know a student named Zhang Qiu at your school?" Zhou Guanghai was unaware of the issues between Zhang Qiu and Director Zhao.
"Ah? Yes, he..." Director Zhao broke into a cold sweat. It really was Zhang Qiu; this kid never made things easy for him. He wondered what trouble Zhang Qiu had caused this time and regretted agreeing to his leave request.
"Zhou Mi, has Zhang Qiu gotten into trouble again?" Director Zhao felt anxious. Could it be that in such a short time since leaving, Zhang Qiu had already caused more trouble? He truly felt conflicted about this student. While he would be quite happy if Zhang Qiu faced consequences for his actions, unfortunately, he held a weakness in his hands. Although Zhang Qiu had deleted it already, there was no guarantee there wouldn't be backups.
Moreover, regarding Zhang Qiu, Principal Wu had previously spoken to him. Since the Public Security Bureau did not pursue the matter, it was best to let it go. During this time leading up to the college entrance examination, stability was the priority; no matter what happened, the impact needed to be minimized. Now... sigh, things were getting increasingly chaotic. In just a few short sentences, Director Zhao's mind was in turmoil.
Zhou Guanghai was unaware of Director Zhao's inner thoughts. Hearing Director Zhao's inquiry, he replied, "There hasn't been any trouble, but he is here with me. We're having a meal together, and Director Wang is also present. Just inform his homeroom teacher that he left in a hurry and didn't have time to ask for leave."
Director Zhao felt a jolt at this news and quickly understood the implications. He connected three dots in his mind. After hanging up the phone, he fell into deep thought; this Zhang Qiu... truly someone not to be trifled with. Dining with Director Wang from the Public Security Bureau explained why Zhang Qiu had been released immediately after being detained—he had connections behind him. At this moment, Director Zhao completely abandoned any thoughts of setting traps for Zhang Qiu.
Zhou Guanghai put down the phone and smiled, "It's done; you can rest easy now."
"Rest easy? Thank you." Zhang Qiu felt quite satisfied seeing Zhou Guanghai being manipulated by him like this. Normally, only Wang Guodong could command Zhou Guanghai in such a manner. However, Zhang Qiu felt it wasn't enough and continued, "But I'm hungry; why hasn't Director Wang arrived yet?"
"Who is it that keeps mentioning me?"
As soon as Zhang Qiu finished speaking, a man with a square face appeared at the door. His presence brought a strong sense of oppression to everyone present.
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