novelraw Chapter 285 : Giving Gifts is Also an Art
Chapter 285 : Giving Gifts is Also an Art
Chapter 285: Giving Gifts is Also an Art
Pang Longhai had no connection with the Fang family.
In fact, with his current position, he could not enter the Fang family's eyes.
He knew Fang Ling.
Previously, there was an incident where Fang Ling's wallet was stolen, and Pang Longhai accidentally learned that Fang Ling was from the Fang family. He then tried his best to quickly catch the thief.
It was also through this opportunity that Pang Longhai managed to connect with Fang Ling.
The Fang family is the true aristocratic family of Yunhai, and Pang Longhai's connection with Fang Ling was just to have more relationships and paths, thinking that it might be useful someday.
In fact, after that incident, he and Fang Ling basically had no contact.
So today, when he heard Chen Fan mention Fang Ling's name while contacting him, he was excited.
He originally thought that Fang Ling finally needed his help, and if he could give the Fang family a favor, he might get some benefits in the future.
But it disappointed Pang Longhai. The person who came was not from the Fang family at all.
Even his relationship with Fang Ling was just a college classmate.
This made his expectations fall flat.
With his status, he naturally would not leave immediately.
However, his gaze towards Chen Fan became more disdainful.
He cared about the Fang family, not just some random college classmate.
"First, tell me about your trouble, but I can't guarantee that I can help you."
Pang Longhai said the ugly words upfront.
In his view, since Fang Ling introduced Chen Fan, it meant that Chen Fan and Fang Ling's relationship should be pretty good.
So he would first see Chen Fan's request, and if he could help, he would help. If it violated his principles, he would firmly refuse, of course.
However, what surprised Pang Longhai was that Chen Fan directly gave him an unexpected answer.
"I don't have any trouble."
"Then why did you..."
"Haha, Officer Pang might have misunderstood. I'm a university student, and I'm currently running my own business. I opened an internet cafe."
"It's right here in the university town. Since internet cafes have a mix of people, I'm worried that someone might cause trouble, so I wanted to get acquainted with Officer Pang. That way, if someone does cause trouble in the future, I can still trouble Officer Pang."
Hearing that it was just a small matter, Pang Longhai heaved a sigh of relief.
He was currently in a period of career advancement and was worried that this kid would take advantage of the Fang family's name to make him do something against his principles. If that were the case, it would be his turn to be in a difficult situation.
"Ha, I thought it was something else. Just this matter?"
Pang Longhai finally laughed. "Since you opened a store in the university town, it's already in my jurisdiction, part of my work to protect the safety of the university town. Even if you didn't find me, I would still protect the safety of your store."
"By the way, what's the name of your store?"
"First Encounter Internet Cafe."
"Huh?" Pang Longhai was a bit surprised. "First Encounter Internet Cafe is yours?"
"Many of our young people like to go there after work to surf the internet."
"I didn't expect that the boss behind the scenes would be a student. It seems you're quite capable."
Chen Fan smiled, "Just lucky."
After a brief chat, Pang Longhai suddenly realized that Chen Fan was completely different from an ordinary university student.
This young man was very insightful, and his words were often to the point. Moreover, he was able to open such a large internet cafe while still in university, so his family might also have a background.
Adding that he also knew Fang Ling, Pang Longhai thought about these things and couldn't help but become a little more enthusiastic towards Chen Fan.
During this meeting, Chen Fan did not ask the other party for any favors, and he really just came to meet and get acquainted.
Before leaving, Chen Fan took out a few supermarket shopping cards, all with a face value of one thousand, and casually handed them to Pang Longhai.
Pang Longhai was stunned for a moment, then turned serious.
"What does this mean?"
Chen Fan smiled, "There may be many more places where I'll need to trouble Officer Pang in the future..."
Before Chen Fan could finish, Pang Longhai snorted coldly.
"Put it away, put it away. I don't want this."
Then he added another sentence: "The university town is originally under our jurisdiction. Even without the connection with Fang Ling, we would still protect the safety of your store. Rest assured."
"Don't do this kind of thing again in the future."
After saying that, Pang Longhai bid farewell and left.
Chen Fan sat in his original spot, looking at Pang Longhai hailing a taxi and leaving, deep in thought.
A few days later, Chen Fan made an appointment to meet Pang Longhai again.
This meeting was very important. If Pang Longhai was willing to show up, it meant he acknowledged Chen Fan as a person. If he was unwilling to appear, then Chen Fan would have to find another way.
Pang Longhai came.
This time, the meeting place was chosen at a restaurant.
As soon as they met, Pang Longhai waved his hand at Chen Fan.
"I just came from a leadership banquet, so I won't eat today. If you have something to say, just say it quickly."
Chen Fan then mentioned that there had been a gang of small hooligans causing trouble at the internet cafe every day, making it difficult to do business.
Pang Longhai's response was somewhat perfunctory.
"So there's this matter, too?"
"Yeah, let me ask when I get back, and I'll give you a reply then."
Chen Fan smiled, "Actually, we've reported it to the police before, more than once, but it seems like they still haven't caught anyone."
Pang Longhai's expression flashed with a hint of embarrassment, and he casually explained, "Hmm, it's quite troublesome with these small hooligans causing trouble. They beat someone and then run away, so it's not that easy to find them..."
Chen Fan smiled and poured Pang Longhai a cup of tea.
"I understand. But I believe that with Officer Pang taking action next, it won't be a problem."
Pang Longhai didn't dare to promise anything, only saying that he would ask about it when he went back tomorrow.
Looking at Chen Fan, Pang Longhai had basically understood why Chen Fan wanted to find him.
Thinking about how this kid didn't even mention it the first time they met and only said it during the second meeting, Pang Longhai found it amusing in his heart.
The young man was quite cautious.
However, for Fang Ling's sake, he decided to ask about it tomorrow and help. After all, it wasn't a big deal.
If it was just a bunch of unimportant small hooligans, he might as well help the other party resolve the trouble, which could also be considered making a friend.
Pang Longhai didn't stay for long, chatting briefly before getting up to leave.
Chen Fan got up to send him to the door, and outside, he stopped Pang Longhai.
"These two times, I came to see Officer Pang by taxi. You have to go around cracking down on criminals every day, and after work, you still have to run around. It's really tiring."
Chen Fan casually took out a set of car keys from his pocket.
"I happen to have a car here, but I don't have time to drive it on campus. If Officer Pang considers me a friend, you can drive it for a while."
Chen Fan smiled, "I think a car is not afraid of being driven, just afraid of being parked. I'm not too comfortable with others, but if Officer Pang is willing, consider it a favor to me. How about that?"
Pang Longhai looked at Chen Fan in surprise, initially wanting to refuse.
But then Chen Fan pressed the car key, and a car parked nearby beeped twice.
When Pang Longhai's gaze landed on the car parked by the roadside, his eyes suddenly couldn't move away.
It was a luxury sports car, sleek and powerful-looking. Pang Longhai was dumbstruck for a moment, his eyes glued to the vehicle.