Zhang Wen's name

After returning from the hospital, Chen Hai immediately went to Lu Yike to ask about what had just happened.

"Yike, how could you hit Hou Liangping? He's a leader in our anti-corruption bureau, after all. How is he supposed to work after this?"

Lu Yike was speechless. Who the hell is this guy? He's trying to steal your spot again. And why are you siding with him?

"Comrade Chen Hai, please call me Comrade Lu Yike. We're not familiar with each other now. Besides, it was his own fault that I beat up Hou Liangping. I'm only 36, in the prime of my youth, and he actually called me an old woman. I can't stand it."

"That's fine, isn't that what we always called him? I don't think you should hit him."

"Chen Hai, Hou Liangping is so good to you, isn't he? He's done you a favor, so why are you so protective of him? Why don't you go and get those colleagues who were sent to the judicial office transferred back?"

"Lu Yike, I'm talking about you hitting someone, don't change the subject. Besides, sending those colleagues to the judicial office is reasonable and compliant; isn't that a way to toughen them up?"

Lu Yike was a little doubtful when she heard this. Was this even human language?

"Chen Hai, repeat what you just said."

Chen Hai didn't know why Lu Yike was so excited, but he repeated it anyway.

"Those colleagues were assigned to the judicial office to toughen their will."

Lu Yike was furious after hearing this.

"Chen Hai, you bastard, how could you say such a thing? What do you mean by forging willpower? It's all because of you guys. You just bully them because they have no background. I was blind to have ever fallen for a piece of trash like you."

Chen Hai was a little dumbfounded. Why did he start cursing?

"Lu Yike, how can you swear at me? I'm your superior, after all. Show me some respect."

"Chen Hai, what the hell are you calling a 'superior'? I'm a section chief, and you're a section chief too, so how did you get promoted? I bet this is how your life will always be. Last time you got screwed over by Hou Liangping, and this time someone stole your position. If I were you, I would have beaten that bastard up already."

Chen Hai was furious.

"Lu Yike, you old woman who can't get married. You're just going through menopause, you'll bite anyone you want."

"Chen Hai, you incompetent coward, you've had your position stolen twice and you haven't dared to utter a sound. And last time, you guys managed to lose the opportunity to help us, even causing us to get a minor demerit. If you're so incompetent, why don't you just resign? All you do is harm us."

Chen Hai was furious after hearing this.

"Lu Yike, I, Chen Hai, have gotten to where I am today entirely through my own efforts, and it has nothing to do with my father being the former chief prosecutor."

Lu Yike looked at him with disdain after hearing this.

"Chen Hai, you're a cowardly hypocrite. I thought you were up to something when you helped Hou Liangping. You were trying to curry favor with the Zhong family, but they ended up making you take the blame. It's laughable. You're nothing but a fucking idiot."

"You're talking nonsense. I was just following the orders of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Besides, Hou Liangping is my brother. What's wrong with me helping him?"

Lu Yike looked at him with an expression of utter contempt.

"Chen Hai, stop fooling yourself. What do you mean by cooperating with the Supreme People's Procuratorate? Did you even receive any documents? How dare you arrest a serving director-level official without any documents? Aren't you just trying to curry favor with the powerful?"

Chen Hai fell silent after hearing this.

"I admit I had that thought at first. But in the end, it was all for work."

"Chen Hai, I have some news for you. The Zhong family is finished, and Zhong Zhengguo has stepped down. Your hopes of clinging to their coattails are likely dashed."

Chen Hai looked incredulous after hearing this.

"Lu Yike, how could the Zhong family, which is so strong, not be good enough? Look at Hou Liangping, he was transferred back."

"Chen Hai, this is what my dad told me: Zhong Zhengguo has retired from his second-tier position. And Hou Liangping, whom you mentioned, has been transferred back. He's only a deputy director-level official; they certainly won't object."

Chen Hai suddenly felt like a fool.

"Lu Yike, do you think I can still improve?"

"Chen Hai, you might as well just stay in this position forever. You have no ability, no connections. You've ruined several of your hopes for promotion."

Chen Hai felt like he was a big believer.

"Lu Yike, it was my fault. I apologize to you. From now on, I will be on your side."

Lu Yike looked disgusted. "I want you to be on the same side as me? Do you think I have some kind of supernatural destiny?"

"Chen Hai, just focus on your own job. We can handle the rest ourselves. Look, without your direction, our case-solving efficiency has improved a lot. And one more thing, you keep calling me an old woman. I'll beat you up and you're done for."

After saying this, Lu Yike walked out of her office with a flourish.

Upon seeing Lu Yike emerge, Lin Huahua immediately surrounded her.

"Director Lu, what are you doing with Chen Haiqian again? Do you even want to stay in this job?"

Hearing Lin Huahua's teasing, Lu Yike wanted to laugh.

"Comrade Lin Huahua, you're quite free, aren't you? How dare you meddle in my business."

"Okay, I'm just concerned about you. Tell me quickly, why did Chen Hai come here to cause trouble so early in the morning?"

Lu Yike was a little annoyed when she heard this. Hou Liangping wasn't her father, so why was he defending her like this?

"It's all because of that bastard Hou Liangping. He said I shouldn't have hit him. That bastard Hou Liangping called me an old woman, but I can tolerate that."

Lin Huahua was shocked to hear this, all because of Hou Liangping.

"That's fine too. You say he did it for Hou Liangping, but what is Chen Hai after? The Zhong family is finished."

Lu Yike was also a little puzzled.

"Hua Hua, do you think it's possible that Hou Liangping and Chen Hai are having an affair? If they were brothers, they would have cut ties long ago after being tricked twice."

Lin Huahua seemed to have discovered something interesting.

"That's possible. You know what, it's actually quite possible. Every time Chen Hai looks at Hou Liangping, his eyes seem different."

"Hua Hua, you've noticed too? I used to think they had a good relationship. I was so blind to have fallen for someone in the same sex."

Lin Huahua suddenly looked at Lu Yike with a sympathetic gaze.

Lu Yike felt embarrassed by that look.

"Lin Huahua, are you trying to get yourself killed? If you keep looking at me like that, I'll tell you we're dating."

Lin Huahua immediately stepped back a meter.

"Lu Yike, don't you dare have any improper thoughts about me. I already have a boyfriend."

"Okay, I like men too, I just think I was such an idiot before."

Lin Huahua relaxed a lot.

"Yes, I think you should get a boyfriend. You've been a bit irritable lately. Your skin isn't as good as it used to be."

Lu Yike felt even more depressed after hearing this.

"Hua Hua, was it because I didn't want to? I refused to agree to Zhao Donglai's offer. I didn't expect him to be so sought after. When I tried to get him back, someone else snatched him away."

"Who told you to look down on him in the first place? It's just diabetes, not a terminal illness."

"I used to think I was quite popular, but who would have thought my aunt would do something like that and ruin my reputation like this?"

"It's okay, take your time looking. If all else fails, find someone who lives off you."

"That's the only way. If we find someone much younger, it might damage our reputation."

"You're already like this, how much worse can you get? Besides, it's voluntary, so what's there to be afraid of?"