Chapter Thirty-Four: The Golden Coast

  After the party group meeting, Secretary Zhang told Lu Zhong that the leader was temporarily busy and would talk to him another day. Lu Zhong understood what was going on and didn't mind.

  When he returned to the bureau, it was past three in the afternoon. Lu Zhong saw a crowd of people standing outside Wang Yuguo's office and walked in. The police officers and civilian police were busy scattering around him, surrounding a new-style photocopier. Lu Zhong took a look and smiled, "Canon, still a famous brand."

  Wang Yuguo dryly laughed twice. Recently, the economic dispute cases handled by the bureau have earned a lot of commission and case handling fees. Some functional departments are replacing their office equipment, and the bureau's office is at the forefront of the whole bureau. New typewriters, photocopiers and other equipment are being introduced one after another.

  Lu Zhong glanced at his watch and said: "Get ready, let's go to the Gold Coast."

  The first security defense team in Wushan area - Qinglong County Public Security Bureau's security defense team is conducting military training on the Golden Coast, and the provincial newspaper has reported it. This military training has received widespread attention from the entire public security system in Wushan area.

  Lu Zhong, as the head of Guangning County Bureau, when brother units come to his territory for training exercises, the municipal bureau attaches great importance to it. No matter how reluctant he is, he has to show up and gain some experience.

  Wang Yuguo knew this, smiled and said: "Okay, I'll call Wei Xiangxiu up." Wei Xiangxiu was still very capable in propaganda work, good at dealing with the outside world, and could write some excellent articles.

  Lu Zhong nodded slightly, thinking of returning to his own office next door. Wang Yuguo hesitated for a moment and said: "Director, Yang Ke from the Provincial Department has come down, and Deputy Director Gao is accompanying him to the city. It seems that they are good friends, and Yang Ke's visit is not an official business, but rather a private reception by Deputy Director Gao..." Although it was said that Yang Ke was a private friend of Gao Zhikai and was handling private matters, Wang Yuguo thought that since someone from the Provincial Department had come down, he should at least report to Director Lu, otherwise, he would not be doing his job as the director's office chief properly.

  Especially, having heard that Lu Zhong took him to Nanying, Wang Yuguo's heart finally settled down. It seems that Director Lu is planning to let himself work in the bureau for a long time, so from now on, he should be even more diligent and responsible in sharing the leader's worries.

  Lu Zhong hummed and walked out. Wang Yuguo didn't notice, but when he heard "Provincial Hall Yang Ke", Lu Zhong's eyes condensed, and even became somewhat fierce.

  Back in the office, sitting back in his seat, Lu Zhong sucked on a cigarette and slowly narrowed his eyes. When he had this expression, his former rivals in the business world would usually be careful at this time.

  The Provincial Department, surnamed Yang, Lu Zhong knew someone in this family. There is a young man with the surname Yang who is currently at the Provincial Department. In fact, the current Yang family has declined to a lower level among the red aristocratic families in Beijing. Lu Zhong was concerned about their dynamics because he thought that the mastermind behind his own case in his previous life might be the Yang family. In his previous life, the Yang family rose rapidly, especially after his father retired from the front line. Now, the father of "Provincial Department Yang Ke" has become one of the core power figures in the central government. Not long after his father's death, his own company was investigated.

  There is also a grudge between him and this "Yang Ke". He had seriously offended Yang in the business world, but of course, if he wanted to take action against himself, Yang would not be able to say anything. However, it's certain that Yang was stirring up trouble behind the scenes, and after he went to prison, someone broke his leg, which was probably a masterpiece by Yang and Gao Zhikai.

  But past life is past life, and this life is this life. The relationships between people in this life will inevitably be rewritten, and one can't take "revenge" for things that haven't happened yet. Although, looking at it now, my relationship with Gao Zhikai may be even worse than in the past life.

  Everything will take its course anyway.

  Lu Zheng thought silently.

  ……

  The Golden Coast is over twenty miles away from the county seat of Guangning, with a clear blue sky and an endless view. From the top of Ming Stone Mountain in the distance, the deep and mysterious sea surface is surrounded by a golden line. When you get closer, you can see that it's a piece of golden sandy beach, soft to the touch, yellow like gold. There are also several rocky areas with white waves splashing gently, seagulls flying overhead, making it an ideal place for recreation.

  The Gold Coast area, since the founding of the country, has built some leisure and recuperation areas. Even some central ministries and commissions have built sanatoriums here, such as the provincial general trade union's sanatorium where this time's Qinglong joint defense exercise and military training are being held in its dormitory building.

  In the past year, near the provincial trade union sanatorium, there was a "business street" in the beach area. In fact, it was a stone road built near the Bali Tun Bus Station at the intersection of the asphalt road leading to various units' sanatoriums. There were buildings on both sides of the stone road, which were gradually built by fishermen from the nearby fishing village of Pinggang Port who migrated here. At first, most of the goods sold were seafood products, sold to officials and workers from other places who came for recuperation or to the kitchens of the sanatoriums. The whole street was full of fishy smell, even causing complaints from various sanatoriums, repeatedly asking the local government to remove this "fishy street".

  By last year, with the acceleration of Wuzhishan's reform steps, the Gold Coast area finally had real tourists. This summer, the number of tourists visiting the Gold Coast for sightseeing has exploded, and with the current trend of tourism weddings, in the north, many newlyweds' first choice for a tourist destination is Beijing, and the second is Wuzhishan or the Gold Coast.

  So this "business street" gradually expanded, and the supply and marketing association of Guangning Department Store, state-run hotels, and private hotels and restaurants selling various goods appeared one after another.

  At the same time, the Pingtang Port Border Police Station of Guangning County Public Security Bureau also moved here. The jurisdiction over this commercial street named "Red Flag Road" and a large area nearby was transferred from Nanying Police Station to Pingtang Port Border Police Station.

  It's already early autumn now, with the disappearance of tourists like a tide, most shops on both sides of Hongqi Road have closed their doors. The weeping willows stand lonely, and the whole street looks desolate. The business here only exists in summer.

  But as Jiao Yue slowly turned the corner from Hongqi Road to Coastal Avenue in his Jeep, Lu Zhong suddenly discovered that next to the Qingwaiban border guard station was a white building slightly taller than the surrounding houses. The eaves of the building were hung with colorful lanterns, and a wooden frame supported a white signboard at the entrance. On the white signboard were four golden characters in a flying dragon and phoenix style: "Music Tea House".

  Lu Zhong couldn't help but let out a "hey" in his heart, thinking that even Guangning has such things now.

  Music tea houses appeared in Guangzhou and Shenzhen from the 80s, and as soon as they emerged, they immediately attracted the interest of a considerable number of people in society. In a very short period of time, various music tea houses emerged one after another. By the end of last year, music tea houses began to appear in Wushan.

  According to statistics, by the first half of this year, Guangzhou has as many as 70 music tea houses, nearly a third of which have live band performances, while the rest play domestic tapes and records. There are 18 bands that regularly perform in these tea houses, with an audience of over 15,000 people every day.

  Lu Zhong knew that two or three years later, many popular singers who were red to purple would start from these music tea houses, but now they are still struggling to make a living.

  Wushan now has about a dozen music teahouses, among which are some future pop singers who will become somewhat famous.

  But little did they know, this new thing had already arrived on the Gold Coast.

  Lu Zhong was slightly excited, as a nostalgic, Lu Zhong had always thought that the music tea house format was more elegant and attractive than later KTVs, bars, and discos. Sipping a cup of fragrant tea or a glass of spirits in the tea house, listening to popular singers singing softly, this is life.

  But Lu Zhong also knew that the emergence of Music Tea House had touched many people's nerves, especially those in the upper echelons of the red faction, and his own grandfather could be said to be a representative figure among them.

  The upper-level discussions and criticisms are mainly aimed at the music teahouses and performance troupes, which exist with a serious problem of worshipping foreign things, weak ideological and political work, poor artistic quality, and "money-oriented" thinking. Some high-ranking officials advocate for using administrative means to ban music teahouses; others suggest imposing heavy taxes on them, allowing them to die out naturally.

  After experiencing all sorts of things in later life, looking back, I agree with many of my grandfather's views, but at the same time, some of his views are also biased. Any class must have its own entertainment, otherwise it is no different from a robot.

  Thinking about these issues, until the jeep got on the asphalt road and sped all the way, the car body suddenly shook violently, Lu Zhēn finally came back to his senses, shaking his head, what he was thinking about was too far-fetched.

  The southern section of the asphalt road is a sandy beach with a blue sky and sea that stretches as far as the eye can see, making one feel carefree. Wei Xiangxiu, who was sitting in the back seat, also gazed out at the view, although she had lived in Guangning for three or four years, it was her first time coming to the seaside.

  Soon, the asphalt road in front of us curved, separated by a vague protective forest. It can be seen that after the asphalt road turned a big bend, the end is a deep and secluded courtyard with lush greenery everywhere. In the vaguely visible greenery, several buildings are faintly visible.

  Wang Yuguo has been here before and took the opportunity to introduce: "Director, the provincial trade union sanatorium is just ahead."

  Lu Zhong nodded slightly.

  In front of the iron gate of the sanatorium, two uniformed public security guards were standing. The one in front was a burly man in his thirties, with a sturdy build, who was Tan Qiang, the director of the Bian Gang Border Defense Police Station. Standing beside him was Du Xiaohu, the director of the Nanying Police Station.

  Before that, Wang Yuguo called both places and said that Lu Bureau was coming to the Provincial Federation Sanatorium on the Gold Coast, so he wouldn't be stopping at Nanying and Bianfang. Tan Qiang and Du Xiaohu discussed it with each other and ran to the sanatorium to wait.

  The jurisdiction of Nanying Police Station and Border Defense Police Station are adjacent, and the two police stations also have a lot of overlap in their work. Tan Qiang, who is also from a military background, quickly got along with Du Xiaohu, and the two men became like brothers, feeling that they were a perfect match for each other, just like close biological brothers.

  The border defense detachment belongs to the armed police sequence. Last year, the People's Armed Police Force was established. Before its establishment, the border police were under a military service system and enjoyed active duty treatment. Their uniforms were different from those of civilian police. After the official formation of the armed police force last year, the fire brigade and border police were incorporated into the sequence of the Chinese People's Armed Police, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Public Security.

  So, Tan Qiang always thought he was a serving soldier. When Du Xiaohu mentioned the battlefields of Nanjiang, he couldn't help but feel envious. When he heard about the tragic parts, even this big man couldn't hold back his tears.

  For the young county head who is full of admiration for Du Xiaohu, Tan Qiang has admired him for a long time. He had just been transferred from a neighboring coastal county a month ago and had already known that the head of Guangning Bureau, Lu, was a tough guy with a steel-like personality, who had led the sharp knife class to defeat the opponent's ace unit by more than half; he also led the troops to penetrate deep into the enemy's rear and set up a pocket to prevent the enemy's main force from crossing the Lei Pool, which was indeed a legendary fighting hero.

  As for cracking major cases and shooting down notorious bandit Zhang Zili, Tan Qiang felt that for Lu Bureau, this was just child's play.

  Several times because of work went to the county bureau all with Lu Bureau missed, Tan Qiang always felt very regretful, today there is such an opportunity, how can not come?