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85: Chapter 85 The light of righteousness shines upon the men of Shu City
However, whether the Owner of Lost Property was male or female, beautiful or ordinary, it did not affect his decision.
Chen Sheng patted the wallet, braced himself against the armrest of the bench to stand up, and walked slowly toward the park management office while enjoying the scenery along the way.
Arriving at the park management office, Chen Sheng found a Staff Member and handed over the wallet, "Hello! I just found a wallet under a bench near the Ba Jin Cultural Experience Hall. I assume that when someone was resting on the bench, the wallet fell out of their pocket and slipped through the gap in the bench."
"I haven't opened the wallet, but judging by the feel of it, there are quite a few things inside."
Although the information mentioned that the wallet contained eight thousand in cash and the information of the Owner of Lost Property, and although Chen Sheng intended to use this good deed to make up for the guilt of not reporting the situation yesterday and letting things follow their predetermined path, he had learned from yesterday's lesson and did not want to get too involved, so he simply did not open the wallet at all.
However, there is a saying: "things often go against one's wishes." Using it here, for Chen Sheng, could not be more appropriate.
Sure enough, after listening to Chen Sheng's description, the Staff Member immediately took the wallet. The Staff Member did not have Chen Sheng's reservations and opened the wallet right away, seeing a thick stack of cash inside at a glance.
It was precisely because of this stack of cash that when Chen Sheng finished handing over the wallet and tried to leave, he was stopped by the Staff Member.
The reason was that the amount was too large, and the leader would be arriving soon. The leader had instructed that this good person who returned lost property must be kept there.
Faced with the Staff Member's pitiful and pleading gaze, even though he didn't want to cause trouble, his heart was soft. So, in the end, Chen Sheng was invited by the Staff Member to the resting area, where he took the tea handed to him and sipped it intermittently.
Of course, the fact that the Staff Member was a delicate girl also played a tiny part in the reason.
Soon, the leader mentioned by the Staff Member hurried over with two other Staff Members, sweating profusely.
However, the leader's subsequent actions were somewhat unexpected to Chen Sheng.
In his mind, the leader should have met with him first. Instead, the first thing the leader did upon arrival was to take the wallet handed over by the Staff Member, examine it, extract the ID card of the Owner of Lost Property from the wallet, take out a phone, and after the call connected, immediately ordered: "Have the broadcasting department immediately loop a lost-and-found notice, name XXX, from..."
After finishing these tasks, the leader, guided by the Staff Member, excitedly shook Chen Sheng's hand, "Young Brother, I've kept you waiting for a long time. I am truly sorry!"
"It's nothing!" Chen Sheng replied politely.
After a few words, the leader stated the purpose of keeping Chen Sheng, "Young Brother Chen, I have a somewhat presumptuous request, and I hope you will definitely agree."
"Please go ahead. If I can help, I certainly will, but if it is beyond my capabilities..."
Through the series of actions just now, it was clear that this leader was someone who got things done, so Chen Sheng was willing to give him this favor.
"It will absolutely not be troublesome for you." The leader quickly explained, "For the past two years, the higher-ups have been emphasizing the construction of spiritual civilization. Young Brother Chen's quality of returning lost property is a manifestation of our spiritual civilization construction, so we are preparing to highlight this in our publicity. What do you think?"
Sensing the expectation in the leader's eyes, Chen Sheng ultimately did not speak the words of refusal and nodded modestly, saying, "I just did what a person from Shu City should do."
"Well said, 'what a person from Shu City should do.'" The leader excitedly shook Chen Sheng's hand again.
There was no other way! Based on this one sentence, this was a solid political achievement. Regardless of who it ultimately fell upon, since it happened in the Baihuatan Park under his jurisdiction, he would definitely have a share in it.
Thinking of this, the smile on the leader's face grew even brighter.
He quickly summoned the Staff Member, whispered a few instructions, and after the Staff Member nodded, they quickly left the management office.
The leader greeted, "Young Brother Chen, the park is already handling the lost-and-found notice. I believe there will be results soon. Please wait a moment."
Chen Sheng nodded.
Since he had already agreed to cooperate with the park's publicity, he might as well follow the host's lead.
Under the leader's arrangement, the two sat in the resting area again, the Staff Member brought two more cups of tea, and the two began to chat while drinking.
Of course, most of the questioning was done by the leader.
For example, where was Chen Sheng from? Where did he live? What was his job, and so on.
In a blink of an eye, half an hour passed. The Staff Member who had left earlier returned to the management office carrying something, followed by a beautiful girl who was also carrying something.
When he saw clearly what the two were carrying in their hands, Chen Sheng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Nothing else! Although the object was rolled up, it had a red background with yellow fringe at the bottom, a rod at the top, and tassels on both sides of the rod. If this wasn't a silk banner, what was it?
The Staff Member brought the girl over to the two and introduced, "Leader, this is the Owner of Lost Property. To thank this gentleman for returning the lost property, the Owner of Lost Property specifically went to order a silk banner, which is why it took a little time."
The two had likely discussed the steps on the way here. After the Staff Member finished the introduction, the girl flicked her hand, and the rolled-up silk banner suddenly unfolded.
However, when he saw the words written on it clearly, Chen Sheng's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
The silk banner read: "The Light of Righteousness Shines Upon a Shu City Man."
Looking up at the face full of collagen in front of him, he estimated she was only in her early twenties. Sure enough, the post-00s generation was all very abstract now.
He, a post-90s person, could no longer keep up with the times.
Chen Sheng tried his best to maintain a stiff smile on his face.
There was no other way! When the girl unfolded the silk banner, the Staff Member, who had been prepared on the side, immediately raised their camera and pressed the shutter button.
"Thank you! These words are too heavy. I just did what a person from Shu City should do." Chen Sheng took the silk banner and repeated mechanically.
Although this was the first silk banner of his life, he really didn't want it!
The most speechless thing was that the girl kept asking him how the words on the silk banner were written? Was it very creative?
The girl said this was a genius sentence she had thought of in a flash of inspiration.
Faced with such an energetic girl, what could he do in public?
Fortunately, the leader stepped out appropriately, took the silk banner handed over by the Staff Member, and personally handed it to Chen Sheng, "Young Brother Chen, this is the gratitude of all the management staff of Baihuatan Park for your honesty in returning lost property. Please, you must accept it."
Looking at the silk banner which read "Honesty in Returning Lost Property, Noble Character," Chen Sheng nimbly took the silk banner and then silently covered the one the girl had given him with this one.
"Leader! Still the same words, I just did what a person of Shu City should do."
The two shook hands, and the clicking sound rang out again.
Chen Sheng held two silk banners, the Owner of Lost Property stood on his left, and the leader stood on his right. This scene was frozen by the camera.