When he woke up, it was already light out.
Xiao Wenbin stretched out his hand and habitually touched his side, finding that his wife was no longer in bed and the bedroom door was tightly closed, so he dressed and got up, walked to the door of his room and opened it to the living room.
A strong scent came to her nose when she saw Mrs. Xiao wearing an apron and carrying a steaming plate of scrambled eggs from the kitchen and placing it on the dining room table.
“Old Xiao, you’re up?” Mrs. Xiao smiled at her husband and said, “Quickly tell Jing Jing to get up, wash her face, rinse her mouth and eat.”
“Mmm.”
Xiao Wenbin answered, walked to the door of his daughter’s room and knocked on it with his hand.
“Who is it?”
Xiao Jingjing’s sweet voice came from the room.
“Jingjing, get up and eat.” Xiao Wenbin urged.
“Coming.” The door to the room opened from the inside and Xiao Jingjing was already fully dressed, she stood at the door to the room and asked her father, “I got up long ago and cleaned up.”
“Then hurry up and come out for dinner.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Jingjing nodded and walked out of the bedroom.
Xiao Wenbin walked into the bathroom, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, and then came to the dining room.
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Jingjing were sitting at the dining table, where there were three gla*ses with steaming milk, a plate of scrambled eggs and a few sandwiches on the table.
Xiao Wenbin took his seat, took a piece of sandwich and chewed it, then picked up the gla*s of milk and took a sip and said to his wife.
“I have a lot of things to do today, there is a possibility that I won’t be home for dinner.”
“OK, you be careful.” Mrs. Xiao replied.
After breakfast, Xiao Wenbin put on his police uniform and left the house with a briefcase in his hand.
He Xiaowei, the full-time driver, drove the Audi sedan for Xiao Wenbin into the family courtyard of the Municipal Public Security Bureau early and waited under the building of his house.
“Good morning, Chief Xiao!”
“Good morning,” Xiao Wenbin asked with a nod, “Xiao He, how long have you been here?”
“I’ve just arrived too.” Like a pug, He Xiaowei bowed and opened the car door for Xiao Wenbin.
Xiao Wenbin got into the back seat of the car and sat down.
After closing the door, He Xiaowei returned to the driving position, started the car, drove the Audi out of the district, along the busy street, and headed towards the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
“Old thing, I’ll see how long you can remain leisurely?” As He Xiaowei drove forward, he looked in the rear-view mirror at Xiao Wenbin, who was leaning back in his car seat with his eyes closed, and cursed in his heart, a wicked smile on his face.
Xiao Wenbin suddenly opened his eyes, which really startled He Xiaowei, who tried to stabilise himself and put on an appearance of concentrating on driving.
It was the peak time for work.
There were more cars on the street, which seemed very congested, and the cars were moving slowly, like turtles walking, stopping and going, which was distracting.
Xiao Wenbin suddenly remembered the open and shut battle between himself and Political Commissar Sun Weimin and couldn’t help but ask, “Xiao He, how many years have you been following me?”
“Three years and five months,” He Xiaowei thought for a moment and replied, “Chief Xiao, why do you ask this question?”
“How have I treated you during these few years?” Xiao Wenbin didn’t answer He Xiaowei’s question, but continued to ask.
“Could it be that this guy is starting to suspect me?” He Xiaowei’s heart tightened and he replied in a panic, “Very well, without Director Xiao, there would be no He Xiaowei for me today ……”
Although he said so, his heart was still very nervous.
As He Xiaowei was sitting in the driver’s seat, his back was turned to Xiao Wenbin, and he did not see his expression.
Xiao Wenbin continued to ask, “In that case, think hard for me, in our bureau, who is most likely to set me up?”
“Huh? Set you up?” After Xiao Wenbin asked this, He Xiaowei looked even more nervous, and the hand holding the steering wheel trembled a little.
The car began to sway and almost rear-ended the car in front of it.
“Xiao He, I didn’t say you were trying to set me up, why are you nervous?” Xiao Wenbin was startled and grabbed the front car seat, scolding loudly.
He Xiaowei knew that if what he was doing behind Xiao Wenbin’s back was discovered by him, not only would he fail to complete his mission, he would also be exposed, however, there was no turning back from the opening bow, the only way was to throw in the towel.
At this time, fine beads of sweat emerged from He Xiaowei’s head.
He tried to control his emotions and stammered, “I …… I was thinking, in …… the city public security bureau, who …… who dares to frame you ……”
“You are also right, for people do not do anything wrong, the middle of the night is not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, I am single-minded for the public, and have not done anything illegal and disorderly, who can still frame me?” Xiao Wenbin sneered and said, “If I find that someone is really stabbing me in the back, I will not let him off easily!”
“Chief Xiao is right, if someone tries to set you up, I’ll be the first to spare him.” He Xiaowei said against his will.
“Alright, no more business for you, focus on driving!” Xiao Wenbin said, closing his eyes again and continuing to lean back in his car seat to recuperate.
Xiao Wenbin understood that fortresses were often broken from the inside, and the reason he said the above paragraph was mainly to give the driver a wake-up call not to betray him.
If he had paid a little attention to He Xiaowei’s expression and the tone of his voice, he would have been able to pick up some clues from it, however, he did not think that He Xiaowei would betray him and set him up, and did not look deeper.
After He Xiaowei drove apprehensively for a few streets, the Yanjing Public Security Bureau finally arrived.
When the gate guard saw that the Audi was the car of the Lord Director, he did not stop it and let it go safely.
He Xiaowei parked the car at the entrance of the Municipal Public Security Bureau office building.
When Xiao Wenbin opened the car door and got out, two men in disciplinary committee uniforms approached him.
“Are you Xiao Wenbin?” A tall, thin man asked.
“Yes, what do you want?” Xiao Wenbin asked, puzzled.
The tall, thin man said coldly, “We are from the Yanjing Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission and have received a report from the public that you are acting as an umbrella for a triad gang, accepting bribes and dealing in drugs privately, please come with us to the police station to investigate.”
“What are you saying? I’m an umbrella for triad gangs, taking bribes and dealing drugs?” Xiao Wenbin felt bewildered and asked loudly, “Have you made a mistake? Who reported this? Do you have any evidence?”
“Since we’ve come to invite you, we naturally have evidence in this regard,” said another tall, pugnacious man, “Chief Xiao, don’t be sopH*moric in front of us, you’d better come with us!”
