As the old man pedaled his tricycle, he reflected that there were still plenty of good people in the world.
Especially those two young ladies-pretty and kindhearted!
They had refused his money, but he wanted to give them something to show his gratitude. Then he suddenly remembered the bracelet he had found yesterday, still tucked in his pocket!
Yes, the old man had told a little lie.
He had not bought that bracelet at a street stall. He had found it near his vegetable garden.
He Junkang, the director of the Urban Management Bureau, soon learned that Jin Liang and the others had been sentenced to five days' detention and fined three hundred yuan.
He told Urban Management Detachment Captain Zeng Youyi, "Director Zhou originally intended to detain them for ten days. He reduced it to five out of respect for me. When Jin Liang and the others get back, tell them the bureau will reimburse their fines. And tell them not to be so rough when enforcing regulations in the future, especially when Patrol Police Officers are around. They need to rein it in!"
Zeng Youyi nodded repeatedly in agreement.
He thought that his director truly lived up to his position. Even words that boosted someone else's standing and undermined their own could sound so refreshingly elegant and perfectly reasonable coming from him.
Five days in detention had seemed pretty long, but compared with ten-wow, the director really had commanded a lot of respect!
When the news reached Xie Chenglin, the Vice Mayor overseeing the Urban Management Bureau, he could not help feeling irritated and disappointed at their failure to measure up.
He Junkang, weren't you always acting so tough? Why did you chicken out this time?
*That Zhou fellow arrested your men and fined them, and you