After a while, Niu Tiangou suddenly thought of a solemn question, stared at Patten meaningfully, and then asked with a serious face: "You say...... Will you make the same mistake as Director Wu in the future? ”

didn't expect Niu Tiangou to suddenly ask such a question, Patten was obviously stunned, and Niu Dehua also stopped his chopsticks abruptly and looked at Niu Tiangou with a strange expression. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After a pause, Chris Patten put down his chopsticks and asked with a calm face: "What do you say?" ”

"I don't think anyone can say for sure, not even yourself. Most of the officials were incorruptible at first, but not all of them later on...... Officialdom is really a big dye vat, and you may not be immune. ”

Niu Tiangou didn't want to hide it, to tell the truth, because greed is human nature, and the current officials have too much power and too many temptations, and it is difficult for many people to maintain their original colors in the face of temptation again and again, and finally slide into the quagmire of crime step by step, such examples are really too numerous to mention.

Patten pondered for a moment, and then replied with a serious face: "As the director, some eating, drinking, socializing, and some personal contacts are still inevitable, otherwise, how can you mix in the officialdom?" But...... I won't do anything like Director Wu who is corrupt or take bribes, I have my own bottom line. ”

"The bottom line?" The corners of Niu Tiangou's mouth showed a hint of a playful smile. Which of those corrupt and bribed-taking officials didn't start with personal exchanges? Which one didn't start with receiving a small gift? The small gifts were received too much, the floodgates of ** slowly opened, and the frogs were boiled in warm water, and gradually slipped into the quagmire of crime without sinking.

Thousands of miles of embankment, collapsed in the anthill. This statement is not without reason.

"Yes."

Chris Patten nodded: "During the New Year's holidays, weddings and funerals, give each other a little gift money, but it is inevitable that there are thousands of children, and it is also human nature, I will not accept tens of thousands of gifts, nor will I give them."

"As for people giving generous gifts and asking me to use my power to do things for them illegally, I will never do it, if it is legal to do things for others, I will not accept any money or goods before or after, because receiving money and goods is collecting bombs. That's my bottom line. ”

"There are more favors, and slowly the appetite will grow, who can tell the difference between favors and bribery? Can you guarantee that you don't sin in your relationships? ”

"With the experience of Director Wu, I want to ...... I probably wouldn't. ”

"Why?" Niu Tiangou tilted his head and asked, the meaning couldn't be more obvious: I didn't believe it.

"Since the incident with Director Wu, I have also seriously thought about it. Officials committing crimes are actually gambling, and if they win, they will get a lot of money, and if they lose their gambling, they will become nothing. ”

Patten thought for a moment and continued: "Moreover, it is more dangerous for officials to commit crimes than to gamble. Gamblers gamble and win, money into their pockets, peace of mind, and officials win bets, the money that embezzled and bribed is only temporarily not discovered, all day long, worried about the East Window incident, panic all day, when the leader talks to him, he is even more frightened, so he bears a heavy psychological burden and lives too tired.

"If a gambler loses in gambling, he only loses his money, while if an official loses in gambling, he will not only lose his money -- all the proceeds from corruption and bribery will be reduced to zero, but he will also lose his family, friendship, comradeship, and hometown, and he will be imprisoned and spurned, and if one person commits a crime, the whole family will be overshadowed."

After a pause, Patten glanced at Niu Tiangou and said with a serious face:

"I made a calculation for myself. My current monthly salary plus allowances, subsidies, and benefits, about 3,000 yuan, I am now in my 30s, if I can live to be in my 70s, I still have 40 years, and the income I will get in these 40 years is 1.44 million yuan, if I commit a crime now, I will not only lose everything now, but also lose 1.44 million in the future. Do you think I'm going to take the risk?

"Therefore, officials who are corrupt and take bribes seem to be shrewd, but in the long run, they are really stupid, whether it is economically, politically, reputationally, family, affection, or from personal freedom and physical and mental health, it is extremely uneconomical, and it is a loss to grandma's family."

In the end, Patten sighed: "As a poem in "Dream of Red Mansions" says: everyone in the world knows that immortals are good, but they can't forget their fame; Where will the past and the present meet? A pile of grass is gone! Everyone in the world knows that it is good to be an official (immortal), but only bribery (gold and silver) cannot be forgotten; In the end, I only hate greed (gathering) much, and I will go to prison (close my eyes) for a long time! ”

After listening to what Patten said this, Niu Tiangou was a little touched in his heart, it seems that this guy is telling the truth, and he has some truth, his mouth moved, and he didn't say anything more.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, these topics of officialdom life are too heavy." After listening to them on the side, Niu Dehua raised his glass again and said, "Our task now is to drink, come, let's drink!" ”

After a few more glasses of wine, Niu Dehua suddenly remembered something, so he changed the topic and said to Niu Tiangou: "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something." ”

"What's the matter?" Niu Tiangou came back to his senses.

"I heard that the bureau will issue an emergency notice after the New Year, requiring teachers who have been suspended from pay to return to school quickly, and teachers who have not returned to school for a long time must be cleaned up." Niu Dehua said with a worried face, "What are you going to do?" Back to school or stay in Marina City? ”

Niu Tiangou smiled faintly after hearing this: "I have long been mentally prepared for this, just clean it up, I won't come back." ”

"You've decided?" Niu Dehua asked again with some concern.

Seeing that Niu Tiangou nodded affirmatively, Niu Dehua was speechless for a while, and then said: "It's okay, it's okay to break through outside, and you can't get a reputation if you squat below and teach all your life." ”

"You teach in Marina City?" After listening to Niu Tiangou's words, Patten came back to his senses from the conversation just now and couldn't help asking.

"No, I'm a security guard at the Royal Hotel in Binhai City." Niu Tiangou reluctantly smiled and replied.

"You...... As a security guard? Chris Patten and Niu Dehua were stunned at the same time and stopped their chopsticks. They know that Niu Tiangou is okay to play with the pen and the pen with his mouth, and he is a security guard? He's not that material. They would rather believe that Niu Tiangou is an educator and a journalist than that Niu Tiangou dares to risk losing his public position to work as a small security guard in a hotel.

"Really?" Niu Dehua still asked in disbelief.

"Really."

Looking at the disbelieving expressions on the faces of the two of them, Niu Tiangou nodded seriously: "If you don't believe it, you can go to the Royal Hotel in Binhai City at any time to ask." ”

"If that's true...... Then we must go when we have the opportunity in the future. Niu Dehua was obviously a little convinced, he knew that this guy had always been a little restless.

"Okay." Niu Tiangou picked up his wine glass and joked, "When you come, I will definitely entertain you well and promise that the ladies will wait for you happily!" ”

Hearing this, Patten stood up, raised his wine glass, and touched Niu Tiangou "dang": "Okay, drink!" ”