Be Worthy of Your Conscience

Liu Meng pulled Xia Tian out of the hotel and then wandered around on the road until she found a barbecue stall on the roadside. She stopped then. Then, for at least half an hour, the barbecue stall owner grilled meat for Liu Meng, and his grilling speed was no match for Liu Meng's eating speed.

Xia Tian, ​​who had just finished dinner, didn't eat. He was now waiting to enjoy Liu Meng's reward.

"Little rascal, I'm full, take me to some fun place to play!" Liu Meng had no intention of rewarding Xia Tian right now. She came here specifically to play.

Xia Tian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Sister Meng, there's nothing fun here!"

"You're lying! You definitely don't want to take me out to play!" Liu Meng was immediately unhappy. "Little rascal, if you don't take me out to play, I won't give you a reward later!"

Xia Tian felt that he was really innocent. It was true that he wanted to enjoy Sister Meng's reward, but it was also true that he didn't want to take her out to play. The problem was that he felt that there was nothing fun in this place. So where should he take her to play?

After thinking about it, Xia Tian finally thought of a place, which was the square they had visited at noon. Although there was nothing fun there, he really couldn't think of a better place, so he decided to take Liu Meng there for a walk first. If she didn't think it was fun, he would think of other ways.

Xia Tian took Liu Meng to the square in Muyang County. Although the weather was quite cold, the square was still very lively at night. There was a fountain and music playing in the middle of the square. Many people were walking and dancing in the square. More people were adults and children playing in the square. There were also many vendors around the square, but most of them sold toys.

However, Xia Tian soon discovered that he had come to the right place. Although Liu Meng was not very interested in this square, she was obviously very interested in those small toys. She immediately dragged him to buy a lot of different toys, and then began to play happily in the square, just like those children of a few years old. It seemed that she must not have played with these toys much when she was a child.

And Xia Tian was also happy. It seemed that he could enjoy the beautiful and charming Sister Meng as he wished tonight.

Looking at the time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. Yun Qing subconsciously looked at the door and felt a little disappointed. Xia Tian had not come yet, so he probably would not come to accompany her tonight.

"Sister, brother-in-law won't be here. Can I go to sleep with you?" Shi Chun pulled Yun Qing and then yawned. The little girl was already very sleepy.

"Well, okay, let's go to bed." Yun Qing nodded. She knew of course that Shi Chun didn't want to sleep with her, but Shi Chun just wanted her to accompany him.

"Uncle Shi, let's go to bed first." Yun Qing said to Shi Changgeng, then pulled Shi Chun upstairs.

The doorbell rang at this time. Shi Xiaohu stood up and went to open the door. Soon he walked in with a man in his thirties. The man was of medium build and looked quite capable. When he saw Shi Changgeng, he immediately greeted him politely, "Director Shi."

"It turns out that Director Hong is here. Please take a seat." Shi Changgeng said calmly, and then waved his hand, "Xiaohu, Xiumei, you should go and have a rest as well. Director Hong will let me take care of everything."

"Yes, Uncle Geng." Shi Xiaohu and Yun Xiumei also left quickly, leaving only Shi Changgeng and the man who had just entered in the living room.

But the man hadn't sat down yet. He looked a little terrified: "Director Shi, please don't call me that. If you call me that, I really won't dare to sit down."

"You are now the deputy director and acting director. It is appropriate to call you Director Hong. You must live up to the title. Otherwise, how can you lead hundreds of police officers in Muyang County?" Shi Changgeng said slowly.

"Director Shi, I know you are angry with me. I haven't said anything or done anything since you got into trouble. But, Director Shi, it's not that I don't want to say anything or do anything, but I have always followed your teachings. You once said that if something happened to you, I would never speak for you no matter what, because only in this way can I really help you. As long as I continue to hold my position, I can help you take care of your daughter. That's why I haven't come to you until now." The man said sincerely.

Hearing this, Shi Changgeng's eyes flashed with a strange look, then he slowly stood up, took out a bottle of wine and two cups: "Come on, Xiaohong, have a drink with me."

"Yes, Director Shi." Hearing this familiar name, Xiao Hong finally felt relieved, "Come, Director Shi, I'll pour you some wine."

The two sat down face to face. Shi Changgeng did not refuse and gave the wine to Xiao Hong. Then he slowly said, "Xiao Hong, I am no longer the director. So, don't call me Director Shi in the future. It's not good for others to hear it."

"But, Director Shi..." Xiao Hong was stunned and wanted to say something.

Shi Changgeng waved his hand: "Xiao Hong, you know what? We are actually very similar, so I have always valued you and put a lot of effort into training you. We are not from Muyang County, we are both from other places, and we are both trained in professional schools. Back then, I graduated from the Police Academy, and you are also a top student majoring in criminal investigation at the University of Political Science and Law. In a small place like Muyang County, there are very few people like us who come to the police, so I understand that you and I have no background, otherwise, we would not come to such a place."

After a slight pause, Shi Changgeng continued, "Xiao Hong, I am nearly twenty years older than you, and I have always treated you like a son or nephew. If you really think highly of an old man like me who is about to pass his prime, just call me Uncle Geng."

"Yes, Uncle Geng." Xiao Hong agreed quickly. "I have always remembered Uncle Geng's care for me. Therefore, I have never forgotten Uncle Geng's teachings to me. I have also always remembered Uncle Geng's words. We can be a policeman who does not abide by the law, but we cannot be a policeman who goes against our conscience."

"Just remember it." Shi Changgeng nodded, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. "Over the past few decades, I, Shi Changgeng, have done a lot of things. Some of them were not very legal, but I, Shi Changgeng, have always had a clear conscience because I am worthy of my conscience. I also hope that you can always be worthy of your conscience. You must distinguish clearly what you should do and what you shouldn't do."

"Uncle Geng, I will remember it. However, even though Uncle Geng taught me a lot, I still can't be as good as Uncle Geng. I'm afraid I will have many things to ask you in the future. I just don't know if you think that I am disturbing you by doing this?" There was a hint of temptation in Hong Shaohui's tone.