Just a few days after the Lunar New Year, Xiang Tianliang received an exciting phone call. Zhang Haifeng, the future deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, had returned to his hometown.
To avoid drawing attention, the departure time was set at 2 pm. I was excited to borrow a car from a friend, and according to his estimate, we should arrive at Zhang Haifeng's hometown in Nanhe County around an hour after dinner.
Can't rush to see the leader at meal time, this is a rule, otherwise it will make the leader embarrassed, not inviting you to eat, but coming during meal time, please have a meal, the leader's family may not have extra food.
Driving towards the sky, I took a glance at the excited eyes in the back seat and saw his tense and serious expression, which made me laugh. Is it necessary? Haven't you learned how to visit leaders' homes after so many years in the system?
Delighted, with both hands clasped to his chest, he had a small briefcase in front of him, which was bulging, and Tian Liang guessed that it must be full of banknotes. With his understanding of banknotes, he estimated that there were at least five bundles, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. This was going to cost a pretty penny, all for the sake of visiting Zhang Haifeng's parents, which would set him back 50,000 yuan. Being an official wasn't easy, indeed!
He was thinking of a bad idea, after arriving at Zhang Haifeng's house, whether to send money first or send "bombs" first, this is really getting out of hand.
First send bombs then send money, I reckon Zhang Haifeng would not dare to accept the money even if he was beaten to death, unless he had stayed in a poor western region for several years and became stupid.
First send money, then send bombs, as long as Zhang Haifeng accepts the money, the bomb can exert its greatest lethality.
There are two other possibilities: one is that Zhang Haifeng accepted the money, saw the bomb and then returned the money, which would reduce the effectiveness of the bomb; the other is that Zhang Haifeng did not accept the money, in which case presenting him with the bomb would be a challenge to him.
From the bottom of his heart, Xiang Tianliang hopes that being happy can achieve his goal. Among the dwarfs, he picks out the tall ones. The four deputy directors are lined up together, and Xiang Tianliang feels that it is still more advantageous for him to be a director.
The so-called bomb was an audio clip made overnight on the eve of the day it was to be released, and in order not to implicate others, the people selected for the clip were Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong. Their "confessions" fully reflected their true faces. As Zhang Haifeng, who was about to take office as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, listened to the audio clip, he had three possible reactions.
One is to destroy the recording and editing, as if nothing had been heard, and continue to trust and support the two old subordinates.
Secondly, after destroying the recording and editing, remember it in your heart, remain calm and composed, draw a clear line with the two old subordinates, keep a certain distance, and no longer support them as before.
Three does not believe in the reflection of things in the recording clip, but instead thinks that happiness has ulterior motives.
Xiang Tianliang thinks that with Zhang Haifeng's experience and status, he should take the second attitude.
Actually, Gao Xing also thinks so.
He had no choice either, and in desperation, he tried every possible cure. Thirsty, he drank dirty water, knowing it was poisonous, but he had to try it anyway.
Sitting in the back seat, he couldn't help but keep glancing at the back of the head with excitement, and it looked more and more like Wei Yan from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
This young whippersnapper is really something, he's got a few tricks up his own sleeve too. If he had handed over everything in his grasp to himself, why would he have gone through so much trouble, expense and humiliation to see his arch-nemesis' old superior?
If I had what was in Tiantian's hand, without going out or opening my mouth, countless people would take the initiative to come and find me, summoning the wind and rain, and letting me choose.
The old director is right, this guy from the police academy is definitely not a good egg and is not worth trusting.
50,000 yuan, it's a pity just thinking about it, let alone giving it to someone who has nothing to do with him.
Shards of tile flew into the water, after a brief float, they sank quietly into the water, and suddenly remembered the joy of playing with companions by the river when I was young.
In winter's vast wilderness, there is little scenery worth appreciating, only a bleak and desolate landscape as far as the eye can see, the earth seemingly asleep.
Took a glance outside the car and happily closed his eyes.
"Director Gao, what do you think?"
Towards the sky bright words, scared happy jump, also interrupted his train of thought.
"It's okay, it's okay."
"Why don't you take a nap first?" In fact, towards the dawn, he could guess the excited thoughts, and in his heart, he couldn't help but think that his "benefactor" Yifei Long was unreliable, so there was no need to expect anything from him.
"Delighted said: 'You're not familiar with the road, once we enter Nanhe County, let me drive instead.'"
Xiang Tianliang responded with a sound, "Gao Ju, there's something you might not know yet."
"What's going on?" Gao Xing suddenly became spirited.
"Earlier, a police car overtook us. If I'm not mistaken, that should be the car of Xie Zixiang, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau."
"Did you see it clearly?"
"Yes, I see clearly now. The car was driven by Chief Shi himself, and the one sitting in the passenger seat should be Deputy Director Yu Feilong."
He smiled slightly with a hint of disdain, "No wonder, the old superior has returned, and they have their backing again, they will definitely rush over at the first opportunity."
This small message, which was supposed to be exciting, had instead dispelled his drowsiness and left him pondering how he should go about meeting Zhang Haifeng. He couldn't just drop a "bombshell" in front of Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong, after all.
The car entered Nanhe County and Tianliang and Gaoxing swapped positions, with Gaoxing taking the wheel.
It wasn't until the sun lazily set behind the mountains that Zhang Haifeng's hometown, Zhangjiatun, came into view.
A very ordinary small town on the Qinghe Plain, quiet and ancient.
The sedan left the gravel road and turned onto a relatively narrow cement road, which was also the way into the town.
Suddenly, sharp-eyed Xiang Tianliang shouted, "Stop the car."
"What's wrong?" He was excited but unclear, and still stepped on the brakes.
Tian Liang pointed to the front hundred meters away and said, "Director Gao, look, there is a Santana parked over there, and the person standing next to it seems to be Deputy Director Chen Wen Yun."
Delighted and flustered, he concentrated his attention on the front, "He's also here?" He couldn't help but take a deep breath of cool air.
It's true what the ancients said: Don't say the nobleman departs early, for there are those who arrive even earlier.
Chen Wenyun is looking this way, could he have recognized me?
His first reaction was to reverse the car and luckily there was a small fork in the road next to him, he backed up to the entrance of the fork and stopped.
Just then, another sedan slowly drove by.
The driver was actually Deputy Director Sun Zhanlu.
Both Tian Liang and Gao Xing looked at each other in dismay.
Good, four deputy directors of the Construction Bureau all coincidentally arrived at Zhangjiatun.
Xiang Tianliang was delighted in his heart, this is also very interesting. Chen Wenyun arrived early and should have also found out that Xie Zixu and Yu Feilong had come, so he stayed outside the town.
But saw Sun Zhanlu's car slowly disappearing into the town, he drove in.
Delighted, he composed himself and turned his head to ask:
"Xiao Xiang, what should we do now?"
