回复：我该冒险去面试吗？

现在的政府部门和原公司关系密切，我去面试很可能会传到我现在老板这里。

-- This is why the previous boss didn't notify you as he doesn't want to ruin the work relationship with your current company. This is a small world.

Therefore, my two-cent is not to interview but I can be wrong.

Good luck!