Zhou Xuan said again, "Wait a minute!" After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house. He grabbed a handful of millet from the kitchen and put it on the ground about two meters in front of him.
Two sparrows flew down hesitantly, then hopped and skipped to the grains of rice and began pecking at them.
Fu Ying was so surprised that her mouth gaped open. The rice grain was only two meters away from where she and Zhou Xuan were standing. At this distance, sparrows would never fly so close to humans. But now it seemed that the two sparrows had been called down by Zhou Xuan. It was indeed very surprising.
But as surprising as it may seem, perhaps the sparrows couldn't find any food and were so hungry that they risked their lives to fly over.
But Zhou Xuan stretched out his palm again and started chattering in bird language.
In fact, Zhou Xuan was saying to the two sparrows, "Now you believe me, right? Come to me, let's be friends. From now on, if you want to eat something, you don't need to go anywhere else to risk your life. Just tell me, and I'll give it to you!"
Zhou Xuan said this, but Fu Ying next to him heard birds chirping. Of course, she didn't understand bird language, and the two birds seemed to be listening to him, chirping at Zhou Xuan as well.
Fu Ying watched as Zhou Xuan extended his palm. The two sparrows hesitated, hopped around for a while, and finally flew onto Zhou Xuan's palm. Zhou Xuan slowly circled around and said to Fu Ying with a smile, "Yingying, look, open your palm, and I'll let them play on your palm!"
Fu Ying couldn't think of anything else. She excitedly stretched out her fair palm. Zhou Xuan chirped a few more words in bird language. The two sparrows were much bolder now and immediately flew to Fu Ying's palm. The two sparrows stared at Zhou Xuan with their tiny eyes.
Zhou Xuan continued chirping in bird language. After a few minutes, Zhou Xuan gently waved his hand, and the two sparrows flew back to the rice grains on the ground, ate them all up, and then flew back up to the tree.
Even after the birds flew away, Fu Ying was still in a daze. After a long while, she asked Zhou Xuan in a daze, "Zhou Xuan, can you really speak bird language? How come I never knew?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and said, "Of course I can, but other people can't learn it. Hehe, Yingying, come on, let's go inside and rest at home. I'm going to the Municipal Bureau to report for duty. I'll be back when I have nothing to do. Although the pay is low, I'm still a paid employee, so I can't be too outrageous!"
Fu Ying was pulled back to the living room by Zhou Xuan. Jin Xiumei had already brought out the bowl of porridge. Seeing Zhou Xuan pulling Fu Ying with a smile, she asked with a smile, "What's so funny!"
Fu Ying bit her lip and then said, "Mom, Zhou Xuan just did a magic trick. Do you believe it? He called the sparrows down from the tree and made them land on our hands!"
Jin Xiumei chuckled and said, "Keep bragging, keep bragging. But the porridge is getting cold. Yingying, drink it quickly to nourish your body!"
Jin Xiumei clearly didn't believe what Fu Ying said, treating it as a joke. Zhou Xuan quickly walked towards the door, saying as he went, "Mom, I'm going to work at the Municipal Bureau. I'll be back early if there's nothing else!"
Jin Xiumei instructed, "Son, you have to act like you're at work. I know your brother Fu helped you find this job, right? A bureau chief opened a back door for you. If you don't work hard, you're holding him back and giving others something to talk about. How can you face him like that?"
Zhou Xuan threw down a sentence at the door: "I'll just go to work!" and then fled in a panic.
At the Municipal Bureau, Fu Yuanshan was just about to go to Wei Haihe's office at the Municipal Party Committee when the driver pulled up at the entrance and happened to see Zhou Xuan going in. Fu Yuanshan immediately told the driver to get out of the car.
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Volume 1, Chapter 569: Desperate Measures
"The gatekeeper was deeply impressed by Zhou Xuan and quickly ran out of the pavilion."
Fu Yuanshan asked the driver to get out of the car and rest in his office, while he drove the car himself. Then he waved to Zhou Xuan and said, "Xiao Tong, get in the car. I have something to tell you!"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and went to the other side of the car to open the door and get in. Fu Yuanshan drove off himself, and once on the highway, he said, "Brother, since you don't have anything else to do, come with me to see Secretary Wei of the Municipal Party Committee. I'm in a meeting, so you can tour the Municipal Party Committee compound and get a feel for the atmosphere!"
To be honest, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee compound is just like any other provincial party committee office, but its actual status is half a level higher. It's not a place that just anyone can visit. However, Fu Yuanshan knew that Zhou Xuan's situation was different. He already had a deep relationship with the Wei family, and this time, thanks to Zhou Xuan's help, Wei Haihe was able to completely get out of his predicament and reach a new height in his career. From his private conversations with Wei Haihe, Fu Yuanshan knew Zhou Xuan's position in Wei Haihe's heart. Now that Wei Haihe's foundation in the Municipal Party Committee was solid, it was far different from before. So, it was no big deal for Zhou Xuan to visit the Municipal Party Committee.
Zhou Xuan was indeed quite curious about the municipal party committee compound. He had never been inside such a high-level place before, so he thought it would be nice to have the opportunity to visit.
Seeing Fu Yuanshan's smiling face, Zhou Xuan also smiled and said, "Brother, withdraw the people from Tuluk's side as well. Inform him that the crisis has been resolved!" Fu Yuanshan nodded and then said, "I've already notified him. The three suspected assassins have also been arrested and handed over to the National Security Bureau. Wait for me in Secretary Wei's office later. We'll have a meal together after the meeting!"
Fu Yuanshan had specifically arranged this dinner. Although Wei Haihe practically considered him one of his own, it was still better to maintain contact and strengthen their relationship regularly.
Zhou Xuan was the best liaison among them, and his personal abilities determined his special status among them.
"The entrance to the municipal party committee compound is guarded by armed police." Fu Yuanshan had just been promoted to director of the municipal public security bureau and was also acting secretary of the political and legal committee. He frequently visited various departments recently, and everyone knew he was now a rising star within the municipal party committee. So, when Fu Yuanshan stopped his car for a security check, the guard smiled and saluted, saying, "Secretary Fu, is this your friend? I need to register him!" Zhou Xuan quickly took out his ID card and work permit for the guard to register. The guard took the documents to the guard booth for verification, registered them, and then returned them to Zhou Xuan, saluting again and saying, "Excuse me, it's just routine. Please understand, Secretary Fu!"
Fu Yuanshan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's my duty, I should do it!" Of course, he wouldn't blame him. The guards were responsible for the safety of the entire municipal party committee, and they couldn't make an exception for Zhou Xuan alone. If a safety issue arose, no one could bear the responsibility.
There are two office buildings for the municipal party committee. One is for Wei Haihe's party group, and the other is for the municipal government. After entering the municipal party committee building, it is not easy to meet the municipal party secretary. Many procedures are required. Only after Wei Haihe's side confirms the matter will a secretary be sent over.
If it weren't for an unwelcome guest, Wei Haihe's secretary would naturally find an excuse to send him away. However, Zhou Xuan was different. Wei Haihe sent his secretary, Tang Jie, to accompany him because he had an emergency meeting to attend, and Fu Yuanshan also had to attend the meeting, so he couldn't accompany Zhou Xuan.
Tang Jie was Wei Haihe's second secretary. He had never met Zhou Xuan, but Wei Haihe had instructed him to treat him with the highest courtesy and to take Zhou Xuan to any part of the municipal party committee building for sightseeing, as long as it was within the rules.
Tang Jie was quite surprised. "The municipal party secretary actually told a lowly policeman, who wasn't even a rank-less officer, to be careful?" It seems this policeman is no ordinary person. Even provincial party secretaries and governors from other provinces have never given him such instructions, given Wei Haihe's status!
Tang Jie led Zhou Xuan to the secretary's office to wait with tea, chatting with him while casually asking, "Little Zhou, do you know Secretary Wei?"
Zhou Xuan knew that Tang Jie was testing him, so he immediately smiled and said, "I met you once when I was working at the Municipal Bureau, but I'm afraid Secretary Wei doesn't remember me. Hehe, I came here with Director Fu, I was the driver!"
Tang Jie smiled slightly and didn't press the matter further. He naturally didn't believe Zhou Xuan's words. If he was supposed to be driving for Fu Yuanshan, how could he have received personal instructions from Wei Haihe to receive him?
However, it seems that Zhou Xuan just doesn't want to say it. Besides, he is not Wei Haihe's most trusted secretary. He has only just come into contact with Wei Haihe's network of relationships. The most important thing for a secretary is to keep his mouth shut and not ask questions about the leader's affairs.
Zhou Xuan casually picked up a newspaper from the shelf and started flipping through it. Just then, the phone on his desk rang again. Tang Jie answered the phone with a few "uh-huhs," and then said apologetically to Zhou Xuan, "Zhou, have a seat, I have to go out for a bit!" Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go ahead, go ahead, do what you need to do, don't worry about me, I'm not a guest!" After Tang Jie left, Zhou Xuan read the newspaper for a while longer, but found it rather boring. The atmosphere here was definitely different from the Municipal Bureau, much more serious. It didn't suit Zhou Xuan's leisurely and carefree nature at all. He couldn't concentrate on the newspaper either. After a while, he seemed to be getting sleepy, so he simply got up and went out to wander around.
While waiting at the elevator, I saw that the elevator was still more than ten floors away from coming down, so I simply took the pedestrian escalator next to it. I had nothing else to do anyway. After getting off at the bottom floor, I saw many office workers coming and going on this floor. I didn't recognize any of them, but they didn't recognize me either, so it didn't matter.
As they were about to continue down the path, they saw a young woman in her early twenties carrying a large stack of documents. Because she was carrying so much, a lot of the documents fell to the ground with a "whoosh." Zhou Xuan quickly picked them up. Seeing that the young woman was carrying too much, he said, "Let me help you share some!" He then took most of the documents from her hands, and the young woman immediately felt much lighter. She smiled and thanked him, then led the way.
Entering a large office building, Zhou Xuan saw at least a hundred people working there. However, he could see that most of the staff were chatting online while working. When no leader was around, they would chat, but when the leader came, they would get down to work.
Zhou Xuan and the female employee entered without attracting the attention of anyone in the office. The female employee led Zhou Xuan to a room further inside and said, "Thank you, you can leave it here!"
Pointing to a table, she said, "This room is a dedicated printing room." Zhou Xuan placed the documents on the table, and the woman asked him, "Are you new here? I haven't seen you before. Which department are you in?"
Zhou Xuan smiled. Saying anything else might attract attention and even frighten people. He chuckled and said, "Just an office worker, new here, doesn't know anything!" The girl waved her hand and said, "Then go back to work, thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Zhou Xuan said as he walked out. He glanced around the office and saw that the men and women in their respective seats didn't even look up. However, under Zhou Xuan's supernatural detection ability, nothing they were doing could escape his eyes.
It seems that people in government offices are not much different from those at the grassroots level. Don't think that just because this is the municipal party committee compound, there is any difference. There are plenty of people who just want to freeload.
However, these things have nothing to do with Zhou Xuan. He won't bother with them. It's not a big case or a dangerous situation. He can't just step in and meddle in everything.
Zhou Xuan smiled slightly. Apart from the strong air conditioning, nothing else in the office of the municipal party committee building caught his attention. He didn't feel anything particularly different.