Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 1278 Reunion of Old Friends

When Wei Cheng and Shi Xiaona arrived in Changwu City, it was already past 10 p.m., so they didn't disturb anyone. Only Zhou Fulin, the political commissar of the Changwu City Armed Police Corps, came to pick them up.

"Brother Zhou, it's been a long time! Thank you for making this trip!" Wei Cheng walked over, hugged Zhou Fulin, and said with a smile.

"You're still being polite with me? What's our relationship? If you keep acting like this, I'll get angry! You and your sister-in-law are practically home in Changwu City. Let's hurry up and go. Your sister-in-law has prepared a table full of delicious food at home. We're definitely going to drink until we drop tonight!" Zhou Fulin said with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, dinner is fine, but let's skip the drinking. We have to report for duty tomorrow!" Wei Cheng quickly said.

"Tomorrow is Saturday. Where are you going to report for duty? Just come with me! Everything has been arranged for you. Your accommodation is right next to mine, in the Armed Police compound! We'll be neighbors this time!" Zhou Fulin said with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, how's your wife doing lately? It's been over two years since we last saw each other," Shi Xiaona greeted Zhou Fulin with a smile.

"Still the same, the same old problem, she needs to take medicine if she gets even a little tired." Zhou Fulin looked helpless when talking about his wife.

His wife, Wang Xia, was a doctor at a military hospital. She was in a car accident during a military exercise. Although she survived, she was very weak because of internal organ damage. Since she was already over forty years old, she could only rest and recuperate.

Zhou Fulin and Wei Cheng were comrades-in-arms; Zhou Fulin was Wei Cheng's instructor when Wei Cheng was a pilot. Later, Zhou Fulin retired from the military and returned to his hometown, Changwu City.

However, because Changwu City is the provincial capital, Zhou Fulin was initially assigned as the deputy director of the municipal bureau, and only became the political commissar in recent years.

Moreover, through Wei Cheng's connections, Zhao Cheng arranged for him to become the political commissar of the Armed Police Corps. Wei Cheng's visit this time was the same; he served as the director of the municipal bureau and concurrently as the commander of the Armed Police Force.

Although the chief commander's rank is also senior colonel, he became the director of the municipal bureau because government positions are naturally higher than military positions.

This time, Zhao Cheng is partnering with Zhou Fulin, one as the bureau chief and the other as the political commissar. It can be seen as Zhao Cheng protecting Wei Cheng, since the commander of the armed police force is a high-ranking military officer in Zhongjiang Province.

“Oh, my sister-in-law has such a hard life! I specially picked out a genuine wild ginseng for her this time. Although it’s a bit young, only a little over ten years old, it’s still good for her health,” Shi Xiaona said.

"You two are very kind. Let's go," Zhou Fulin said with a smile.

Soon, the three arrived at the Armed Police compound in Changwu City in Zhou Fulin's car. It was actually just a residential compound with more than ten apartment buildings. Apart from a few high-rise buildings, the compound was inhabited by armed police and police officers.

However, people of Wei Cheng's and Zhou Fulin's level do live on lower floors in residential complexes, the kind with two apartments per floor. The apartments are over 120 square meters in size.

"Old Zhou, you're back? Did you pick up Wei Cheng and Xiao Na?" Hearing the door open, Wang Xia quickly walked over and opened the door.

"We've brought him back! Look!" Zhou Fulin said to Wang Xia with a smile.

"Sister-in-law!" Wei Cheng and Shi Xiaona greeted Wang Xia with smiles.

"Oh my, Wei Cheng, Xiao Na, it's been over two years since I last saw you two, you still look so young! You haven't changed at all!" Wang Xia exclaimed.

"Sister-in-law, as long as you keep a good attitude, you'll recover eventually. Don't worry, don't get angry!" Shi Xiaona changed into slippers and was pulled into the house by Wang Xia.

"I'm so happy you're here. Otherwise, every Monday when Lao Zhou goes to work, I'm all alone in the house, and it's so boring!" Wang Xia said with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, what's the situation in Changwu City? I've never been to a place like this before, and I was directly assigned to the position of police chief. I'm a little nervous about it!" At the dinner table, Wei Cheng humbly asked Zhou Fulin for advice while drinking with him.

Wei Cheng's position as director was directly arranged by Zhao Cheng through his own supervision. For someone like him who transitioned directly from military cadre to civilian work, it would take some time for him to get started smoothly.

"Hehe, it would indeed be difficult for others to get things done smoothly, but you're different, you're the bureau chief! Just assign tasks to your subordinates, and you'll have time to familiarize yourself with and learn how to handle things! With your brains, you'll learn everything in less than three months!" Zhou Fulin said with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, are the leaders in our city easy to get along with?" Wei Cheng asked curiously.

“The Party Secretary and the Mayor are both easy to get along with. Although they are not in our faction, they will not be our enemies. We can just cooperate with each other and work together. After all, we will not pose any threat to them!” Zhou Fulin said.

"And what about the next few branches and police stations?" Wei Cheng asked.

“Our Changwu City has a total of four branches and 120 police stations, but because the city area is very large, the layout is quite scattered. As for the situation below, I can only say that it’s just so-so. The previous director was killed because of retaliation, so even you have to be careful! After all, Changwu City is a transportation hub in the province, and the convenient transportation has also created a lot of gray income groups! Especially those who sell drugs, they are really a group that are not afraid of anything!” Zhou Fulin said helplessly to Wei Cheng.

"So the bureau chief just let it go like that?" Wei Cheng asked, somewhat incredulous.

"What other way is there? Those guys sent the guy who hurt the person to the police station, and that guy was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. He confessed to everything he was supposed to. We can't take down the people behind him through him, so we can only switch to a covert investigation!" Zhou Fulin said with a helpless expression.

"Brother Zhou, I didn't expect the situation in Changwu to be so complicated!" Wei Cheng said expressionlessly.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Zhou Fulin asked with a smile.

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of that, I just didn't expect it!" Wei Cheng said honestly.

“Sigh, with economic development, a large number of people have lost their jobs and been laid off. If they can’t adapt quickly enough, they might go astray, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. If the situation weren’t so dire, we wouldn’t be wearing an extra layer of clothing, would we? As long as we work together, we can definitely restore a clear sky to the people of Changwu City!” Zhou Fulin said, shaking his head.

"Brother Zhou, thank you! If you hadn't told me beforehand, I might have really crossed the river in the dark, which would have been dangerous!" Wei Cheng said.

"With our relationship, if I don't take care of you, who will? We're family, no need for formalities, come and have a drink!" Zhou Fulin said to Wei Cheng with a smile.

"Yes, let's work together and strive to achieve results as soon as possible!" Wei Cheng grasped Zhou Fulin's hand, his eyes filled with even greater fighting spirit!