Then let the witch offer her loyalty

The moment he spoke, the office fell silent, and several judges even instinctively put away their milk tea.

"Sure, there's no rule against drinking milk tea at work. Do you have any extra? I'd like some too." Luo Lingyou moved her chair closer.

A female judge handed over her unopened milk tea, chuckling, "I'm on a diet right now, Xiao Luo, you can have this."

"Thanks, I'll transfer the money to you later." Luo Lingyou didn't stand on ceremony, opened the bottle and took a few sips. "You just said that Chen Moxin is going to participate in the monthly performance review?"

The female judge seemed to remember something, patted her forehead and said, "Oh right, Xiao Luo, you're in charge of Special Investigation Division 7, Group 9."

"Yes, Luo Shoucheng told me this during dinner. He said that Chen Moxin has made meritorious contributions this time and can be nominated in advance according to regulations."

Luo Lingyou sucked on the milk pudding in his milk tea, a hint of interest appearing in his eyes.

"What do you think of him? What are his chances of getting a permanent position?"

"Ten or twenty years ago, it would have been easy for someone like him to earn merit and be promoted. But now... hehe, he'll probably be cannon fodder."

"Oh? What do you say?"

The female judge coughed lightly and lowered her voice: "Let's talk about this in private. These days, there are too many people with connections in these unofficial positions."

“I asked Lao Luo, and he said that Chen Moxin’s family is very wealthy, but he has no political background. How can someone like him, who has only been in the company for a few months, expect to be promoted? It’s impossible. He doesn’t have enough experience at all, and even if he has made some contributions, it’s still impossible.”

“Oh…” Luo Lingyou nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he understood.

The female judge shook her head: "Failure to become a full-fledged employee is nothing to worry about, it's quite normal. The real concern is that young people might not be able to handle the setback."

“A couple of years ago, I met a contract worker who was excellent in every way, but because he had no connections, he hadn’t been promoted to a permanent position in five years and kept getting rejected. In the end, he had a mental breakdown and resigned.”

Another judge chimed in with a laugh, "I hope Chen Moxin can stay calm. He's so young, yet he managed to take down an agent single-handedly. Whether it was luck or not, he must have some skill. Anyway, I'm very optimistic about him."

"If he fails to get a permanent position and then has a mental breakdown and resigns, I feel like we'll miss out on a lot of fun in the future."

As the judges chatted and laughed, Luo Lingyou turned to look out the window, squinting as she gazed at the completely dark sky.

"Who says it isn't?"

The Gun in Act 1 of Chapter 30

The next day, Chen Moxin returned to work at the Administration Bureau on time.

As soon as I arrived at my workstation, I saw a stack of documents on the table.

A middle-aged man peeked out from the workstation across from me and said, "Xiao Chen, I've put a stack of documents on your desk. They're from a few cases a while ago. Could you organize and summarize them?"

"Okay." Chen Moxin sat down and started working.

I had only sorted out half of the data when a message popped up in the lower right corner of my computer screen, indicating that a colleague had sent me a file.

A bespectacled man walked up behind Chen Moxin, patted the back of his chair and said, "I sent you something that's needed for the meeting this afternoon. I'm a bit short on cash, could you help me organize it?"

"Okay." Chen Moxin received the file and downloaded it to her local computer.

The man with glasses had just left when a woman from the same office came to the water dispenser, picked up a coffee box from the table, and shook it.

She noticed the box was empty, so she called out to Chen Moxin, "Xiao Chen, the office coffee is finished. Hurry up and go downstairs to buy a box."

Before Chen Moxin could speak, she heard a cold, stern voice from not far away: "Did you get hit by a car and become lame? Can't you go downstairs and buy a drink yourself?"

The older woman is a senior employee in this office, and she usually acts very authoritative. I never expected that someone would dare to talk back to her.

She frowned, about to retort, but when she saw who it was, she immediately fell silent.

Luo Lingyou stood at the office door, looking at her expressionlessly. His long white hair and black uniform created a strong color contrast, making his already imposing aura even more intimidating.

"I'll go buy it myself, I'll go buy it myself..." the older woman said with an embarrassed smile, and quickly slipped away.

There were a few older employees in the office who wanted to slack off and were planning to dump their odd jobs on unofficial staff.

Now, seeing Luo Lingyou stand up for Chen Moxin and argue with others, they all became quiet and didn't dare to say another word.

Chen Moxin smiled as she watched Luo Lingyou approach, then took out a strawberry lollipop she had bought earlier from the drawer and handed it to her as a thank you.

Luo Lingyou seemed preoccupied, her expression absent-minded. She casually took the candy, turned around and walked out: "Come here for a second, I have something to tell you."

Chen Moxin got up and followed.

Luo Lingyou found an empty small conference room and closed the door after Chen Moxin came in.

"Miss Judge, what's wrong?"

Luo Lingyou said helplessly, "Don't always call me that so formally, it sounds weird."

"You can either call me 'Xiao Luo' like my other colleagues, or call me 'Miao You' like my friends do, or you can call me by my nickname 'You You,' which is what my mom usually calls me."

Chen Moxin: "Oh, then I'll call you 'Mio'."

Luo Lingyou asked with some confusion, "I've seen people call out the first character of a name, and I've seen people call out the last character, but what's the way to call out the middle character?"

Chen Moxin raised an eyebrow: "I don't want to be like everyone else."

Luo Lingyou couldn't help but laugh.

"You're quite a unique person."

"So, Mio, what do you want from me?"

Luo Lingyou's expression became more serious: "You've been nominated for the probationary period assessment at the end of this month, you know that, right?"

Chen Mo thought to herself: How could I not know? I was the one who instigated Luo to organize this.

"Yes, I know. How?"

Luo Lingyou opened his mouth, but hesitated, as if he had something difficult to say.

She thought for a while, and finally spoke.

What she said next surprised Chen Moxin greatly.

"Why don't you just give up and not compete this time?"

Chen Moxin was puzzled: "Why should I abstain?"

Luo Lingyou sighed softly: "Think about it, you've only been here for a few months. Although you've made a contribution once, your qualifications aren't solid enough, and you're not competitive enough."

"If you ask me, you should just stay on the sideline for another year or two. Once you've gained some experience, and combined with this merit, you can find another opportunity to perform well and get a permanent position."

Chen Moxin shrugged: "I understand the logic, but since the opportunity is right in front of me, why shouldn't I seize it?"

Luo Lingyou shook his head and said, "I didn't say you can't compete. I'm just afraid that you've just made a contribution and you're too proud. If you're squeezed out by others, you won't be able to handle it mentally."

"Oh..." Chen Moxin finally understood.

This is because we're afraid he'll have a mental breakdown.

When I was chatting with Luo Shoucheng before, I heard that some of the non-staff members had resigned after failing to be selected too many times.

Chen Moxin noticed a few bits of leaf stuck in Luo Lingyou's hair, so she gently brushed them off for her and asked jokingly, "Are you afraid I'll suddenly quit? What, you don't want me to leave?"

Luo Lingyou turned his head away and snorted: "There are too many people who use back channels these days. It's not easy to find someone capable. I'm just thinking about the Bureau."

The way he turned his head away and his awkward tone were so perfect that they amused Chen Moxin.

Oh my, she seems to be quite the tsundere.

"Don't worry, I'm in a good mood, not as fragile as you think. But since we've brought up backdoors, there is something I'd like to ask you."

At this point, Chen Moxin's gaze became serious: "No matter where you are, the practice of using connections is common, but we all know that it is against the rules."

"If in the future our bureau exposes some people who got in through back channels, and it involves money-for-power transactions between external and internal management personnel, will your court investigate?"

Luo Lingyou replied without hesitation, "It depends. We can't investigate everyone, can we? What if we find something wrong?"

Chen Moxin raised an eyebrow: "Oh~ you mean, when you encounter someone who gets into trouble and doesn't have a strong enough background, you will take them down on the spot as a warning to others, especially in cases with a particularly bad impact."

Upon hearing these words, Luo Lingyou seemed to realize something, and the way he looked at Chen Moxin changed.

She once again displayed that cat-like expression upon seeing something new, gazing intently into Chen Moxin's eyes as if trying to glean something from them.

"Hey, what mischief are you up to now?"

With a meaningful smile on her face, Chen Moxin turned to ask a completely unrelated question.

Do you usually enjoy watching plays?

"Not bad, how so?"

There's a saying in theater—if a gun appears in the first act, then the gun will definitely fire in the third act.

Chen Moxin extended her finger as if it were a gun and fired a shot at Luo Lingyou's forehead.

No sound.

The first act has only just begun.

"Don't forget to eat the first candy I gave you." Chen Moxin pointed to the strawberry lollipop in Luo Lingyou's hand, smiled, and left the conference room.

After Chen Moxin left, Luo Lingyou went to the window of the conference room and casually leaned over the windowsill.

She turned her head to watch Chen Moxin's departing figure outside the corridor, unwrapped the lollipop he had given her, and casually swirled the sweet candy on her tongue, a smile unconsciously spreading across her lips.

"This person is really funny~"

Chapter 31 Warm Moments

Old Chen has been in a good mood these past few days.

Since that night when Chen Moxin and Dong Xiaobai shared a room, their son has been coming home on time every day after get off work and has never stayed at the bureau to work overtime again.

Look how wise my father is! He has saved his wayward son from dire straits!

Although Chen Moxin didn't seem to have any intention of quitting her job, one must take things one step at a time.

Old Chen believed that once Chen Moxin transformed into a man, he would eventually come to his senses.

He's now hoping his two kids will step up and help him become a grandfather soon.

He's already decided on the child's surname.

If it's a little Chen, then the surname is Chen.

If it's a little white thing, then its surname is Dong.

...No, no, that's too pessimistic.

One isn't enough.

Why can't we have them all, like twins?

At that time, Xiao Chen will massage his legs in front, and Xiao Bai will rub his shoulders in the back. Little Chen and Little Bai will be held on either side, and you can hear them calling him "Grandpa" in their baby voices.

"Wow, that's awesome!!!" Chen Wenzhe, who was eating, couldn't help but slap his thigh as he thought of this scene.

Chen Moxin, who was standing next to him, looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked Dong Xiaobai, "What's wrong with him today? Did he take the wrong medicine?"

Dong Xiaobai shook her head and said very seriously, "I won't take the wrong medicine. I always check carefully."

"You... alright, you're actually kind of adorably honest." Chen Moxin finished the last bite, put down her chopsticks, and said, "I'm full."

"Are you full already? There's still chives, oysters, sand garlic, and lamb kidneys. Eat more!" Chen Wenzhe pointed to the table with his chopsticks.

"Eat slowly by yourself, I'm going to do something naughty." After saying that, Chen Moxin led Dong Xiaobai upstairs.

Chen Wenzhe watched the two figures leave, a satisfied smile on his face.

"I'm in a good mood today, I'll eat two big bowls!"

...

Chen Moxin took Dong Xiaobai back to her room, preparing to do something naughty.

He turned on his computer, put on his headphones, and began playing the audio recorded by the bug.

The Administration Bureau has a very large structure, and there are many leaders in the personnel department. Chen Moxin did not install listening devices on everyone.

Firstly, installing too many listening devices would increase the risk.

If one person discovers they are being wiretapped, the entire department or even the whole organization may conduct an internal investigation, at which point this avenue will be blocked.

On the other hand, even if you find something on a leader, it's not very useful.

Just like Luo Lingyou said, we can't investigate everyone, can we?

If Chen Moxin dared to use their weaknesses against a leader with such a powerful background, he would probably be shot seven times in the back and commit suicide that very night.