The reception hotel of the Hohai Provincial Office in Beijing in Ho Hai Building, which used to be a purely operated hotel, was renovated a few years ago and officially became the center of information liaison and exchange in Ho Hai Province in Beijing, and the provincial leaders came here to stay. [Ran^Text^Library] The 20-storey building was decorated with several luxurious rooms for the leaders, and it naturally became the political center of Beijing.

Under the guidance of Chen Yingxin, director of the Beijing Office, Qi Tianxiang and his entourage took the elevator up to the 23rd floor, which is the highest floor of the building and the area where the VIP rooms of the building are concentrated.

Qi Tianxiang was arranged in room 2306, which was also the room he lived in in Beijing every time he went to Beijing. This is also the unwritten reception rules of the Beijing Office, although there is no exclusive room for cadres at or above the vice provincial level, but in fact there is still a relatively fixed room, basically the layout and furnishings of the room are specially set up according to the habits and hobbies of the leaders, and are generally not used externally, so some personal belongings are sometimes placed for a long time, especially those who need to stay in Beijing for a long time, and will bring some items that are used to being used, which is also a kind of privilege.

Room 2306 caters to Qi Tianxiang's habits, in the luxury suite of two bedrooms and one living room, there is a small bookcase in the bedroom, which places some theoretical and legal books that Qi Tianxiang likes to read, and there are big bookcases in the study, which are also placed with books, some of which Qi Tianxiang brought from home, and some of which are purchased by himself, purely personal belongings.

Li Zheng lived in room 2305 opposite, a one-bedroom suite, originally Liu Jinfeng would arrange rooms on other floors, and took the initiative to live in a suite with Xiao Zhang for convenience. After watching the rest of the place, Qi Tianxiang walked into his room with Chen Yingxin, browsed the room environment he was familiar with, sat on the sofa in the living room with great satisfaction, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, thinking that he would contact Zheng Ming after taking a break to see where to meet and report.

"Secretary Qi, if you wash up and rest a little, please go to the small conference room, Secretary Zheng and the guests are waiting." Chen Yingxin smiled slightly and said cautiously.

Qi Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, immediately pressed the cigarette, and counted Chen Yingxin unhappily: "You Xiao Chen, why didn't you say it earlier, you should have said it early in the hall just now, how could you let Secretary Zheng and the guests wait for me?" ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang hurriedly stood up and was about to knock on Xiao Zhang's door when he went out, Chen Yingxin hurriedly followed, and hurriedly said, "Please ask Secretary Qi to go over first, there may be something to communicate." Chen Yingxin faced Qi Tianxiang's questioning gaze and whispered: "That's how Secretary Zheng explained. He said that he would invite you over when he arrived, and said nothing else. ”

Qi Tianxiang nodded, made a gesture to lead the way, and followed Chen Yingxin towards the small conference room. Chen Yingxin pushed open the door of the small conference room, invited Qi Tianxiang into the room, and then closed the door again.

After Qi Tianxiang entered the door, he quickly glanced at the situation in the conference room. It is more accurate to say that it is a conference room, but it is a small reception room, which is just a meeting space surrounded by a circle of sofas.

"Secretary Zheng, Secretary Fang, it's been a long time!" Qi Tianxiang greeted Zheng Ming and Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang who were sitting on the sofa with a smile, and said uneasily: "It's really embarrassing to make the leaders wait for a long time." ”

"Compared to your flying thousands of kilometers from the sky, it's worth waiting for a while." Zheng Ming beckoned to Qi Tianxiang with a smile and said gently, "Come, come and sit!" ”

"I'd better sit at the door! It's convenient here. Qi Tianxiang quickly glanced at the situation in the room, there were couches on all sides of the room, Zheng Ming was sitting on the sofa by the window, and Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang was sitting on the wall side inside, it was not appropriate to do it by himself. The rest are the two rows of sofas against the outer wall and the door, thinking about it, Qi Tianxiang sat on the side of the door, his mouth was modest.

Zheng Ming exchanged glances with Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang imperceptibly, then looked at Qi Tianxiang and said straight to the point: "Secretary Fang, you don't have a point, you also know the content in charge of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, now Secretary Fang will talk to you, and I will listen." ”

Although Secretary Zheng Ming's words were tactful, Qi Tianxiang was still a little surprised. Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang is in charge of internal supervision in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, of course he knows, so he immediately thought of Wang Shi'an's reminder, but he didn't know what the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Fang Xiang had mastered, and what they would ask, so he couldn't help but be so careful.

"Comrade Tianxiang, please sit down, don't be nervous, let alone think nonsense, although we are not familiar with each other, but Comrade Zheng Ming is very familiar with you, he is watching and listening to the side, is it enough to explain the nature of today's conversation?" Fang Xiang waved his hand, motioned for Qi Tianxiang to sit down, and said quietly: "Let's make a long story short, and we'll talk about business later." ”

Seeing Qi Tianxiang sit down slowly, Fang Xiang and Zheng Ming looked at each other, turned their faces, and said slowly and seemingly casually: "I heard that you were worth millions overnight, what happened!" ”

Qi Tianxiang had never experienced such a scene, he was a little nervous and cramped, especially thinking of Fang Xiang's division of labor and the content of the conversation, he couldn't help but stand up nervously, and when he heard Comrade Fang Xiang's title, he felt a lot relieved, and when he heard the statement that he was worth millions, he was a little stunned for a while, and his face was slightly red, and when he understood what Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang was referring to, his heart suddenly brightened.

"Not to mention millions, it seems that the people who want me to get rich don't know how much the goods are worth." Qi Tianxiang smiled heartily and said bluntly: "Not long ago, an old classmate of mine went to Hezhou to do errands, and gave me a pair of jade ornaments, the texture, water head, and knife work are all superb, I don't know how to collect jade, and the market price is estimated to be about three million." ”

Looking at Zheng Ming and Fang Xiang's surprised expressions, Qi Tianxiang continued: "There are also two bottles of Chinese famous wine in iron cans, which were given to foreign heads of state as a national gift at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In this way, I should be worth about five million now. He sighed long and said regretfully: "It's a pity, these good things are now in the storage room of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and I am Wufu to enjoy them." ”

"That's good, things outside the body will only bloat the body, and it won't bring any benefits." Fang Xiang and Zheng Ming exchanged glances again, a pleased smile appeared on their faces, and then asked: "It is said that your private life is very inappropriate, what brother-in-law and sister-in-law, flirting and scolding every day, and not hesitating to ask the relationship to publish books for others, what is going on!" ”

"I can say anything, the organization can investigate, I can't slander a young female cadre like this, she is still an unmarried girl!" Qi Tianxiang was furious, and couldn't help but stand up and raise his voice.

"Tianxiang, what are you doing here? You sit down. Zheng Ming raised his voice and sternly persuaded: "Comrade Fang Xiang is asking questions on behalf of the organization, you can say whatever you want, and if you have any changes, you will be encouraged, is this the correct attitude?" ”

Qi Tianxiang immediately realized that the excitement made him a little out of shape, so he sat down slowly and argued: "This is talking about Hao Han, the current secretary of the Pingyuan County Party Committee, we are classmates of the University of Political Science and Law, not the first class, she has a good relationship with my wife." After graduation, I was assigned to work in the Qinghe Municipal Legal Committee, and I was greatly helped by a respected big brother of mine, and I gradually fell in love with my big brother in my heart, but because of the big brother's own moral standards, it was always just a crush. Before the eldest brother died in the line of duty, she had been the magistrate of Pingyuan County for a year, but she still remembered the eldest brother, so she sorted out his papers, speeches and experiences during his lifetime, and the alma mater publishing house decided to publish it, let me write a preface. Out of respect and nostalgia for Big Brother, and also moved by her true feelings, I wrote a preface. We don't usually have any contact, and we also know that her heart is full of big brother, how can such a good girl pour dirty water on her, this is too immoral! ”

"What is the difference between talking about morality with these people and being kind to a butcher?" Zheng Ming interjected lightly, and seemed to be calming Qi Tianxiang's resentment, "It's good to make it clear, this not only returns the facts to the truth, but also allows the organization to fully understand a good comrade who is affectionate and righteous." ”

Listening to Zheng Ming's words, Fang Xiang nodded thoughtfully, looked at Qi Tianxiang and smiled slightly, the expression on his face gradually softened, and he lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly, as if he was thinking about something. suddenly changed the topic, as if he was out of head and asked: "How much do you know about Tang Quande?" ”

Qi Tianxiang was stunned suddenly, he didn't know why Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang suddenly mentioned this name, but he couldn't think of any intersection with this high-powered minister, and he could only say frankly for a moment of confusion: "I don't know very much, I only know that I used to be the general manager of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, and then I came to Beijing to work." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I digressed, not a thing." Fang Xiang explained with a smile, and as soon as the words changed, his voice became serious again, "What about Haotian Group, have you heard of the name of this company?" ”

As if it was a lightning flash, Qi Tianxiang suddenly understood, quickly sorted out his thoughts, and said eagerly: "I have some impression of this company, this is a machinery import and export company in Beijing, which is closely related to Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, and the relationship is not ordinary. ”

Qi Tianxiang said tentatively, and when he saw Fang Xiang's very interested expression, he said slowly: "We don't know much about more relationships, but we know that this company is a company registered in the name of Tang Quande's son, and his son died in a car accident two years ago, so I suspect that the actual controller is Tang Quande." Moreover, in the process of merging Hexi Yanbei Group through Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, capital exchanges are more frequent, that is, since the second half of this year, there have been four fund transfers through Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, one is June 20, 30 million; another on June 26, 18 million; The other two were on June 29, and $20 million was drawn in one day, and this was before and after the merger negotiations and payment. There is also a few days ago, 70 million yuan was allocated through Jinding Entertainment Group, and Jinding Group also allocated 100 million yuan of funds, which were transferred to the Hong Kong branch, and Tao Yan, the general manager of the Hong Kong branch, was transferred to foreign countries in several strokes, and through the investigation, we learned that Tao Yan was a gift from Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group. ”

"What do you think it will be?" Fang Xiang asked with interest, gently inspiring Qi Tianxiang's narration.

"It's not good for the time being." Qi Tianxiang responded modestly, looked at Fang Xiang and said cautiously: "Maybe he controls the Heavy Machinery Group in disguise, or maybe the Heavy Machinery Group uses him to achieve its goals, and through Tao Yan's intervention to promote the merger, he bought a rotten watermelon with a lot of money, the inside story is very complicated, but the transfer of interests is certain." ”

"Hahaha, good, good!" Fang Xiang suddenly laughed, and said to Zheng Minglang with satisfaction: "I said just let Comrade Tianxiang come, people have a clear account in their stomachs, and everything is light and bright." ”

"It's better to say hello, if you don't say it, you can't tell it clearly, and if you don't play the casserole, it won't rot for a lifetime. You have the best of both worlds, what else is there to dislike about your old fellow. Zheng Ming also smiled with satisfaction, and looked at Qi Tianxiang smiling even more happily.

Seeing that Zheng Ming and Fang Xiang's attitudes reversed instantly, and the dialogue like a dumb riddle, although Qi Tianxiang didn't know the reason, he probably guessed some, but he couldn't say anything, as long as he looked at the two of them, he smiled innocently.

"This is the end of today's conversation, and the next exchange has nothing to do with this conversation, I hope I don't talk about it to the outside world, understand?" Fang Xiang looked at Qi Tianxiang with a stern expression, "I don't hide it from you, Tao Yan has been controlled, and what you said about this situation can basically confirm each other." ”

"Please rest assured that Secretary Fang will vouch for my party spirit and loyalty." As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang smiled ashamedly, and said uneasily: "For the party age of Secretary Fang and Secretary Zheng, I am a small character, but I am still willing to vouch for the party spirit." ”

"The age of the party is not in the length of the party, and loyalty is not in the old and young, everyone must have a belief in their hearts and be in awe." Zheng Ming looked at Qi Tianxiang with emotion and said meaningfully, turned his face to look at Fang Xiang, and asked gently, "Let's start the conversation below?" ”

Fang Xiang nodded, smiled at Qi Tianxiang and said, "Then please trouble Comrade Tianxiang to invite your comrades over!" ”

Qi Tianxiang let out a long breath, as if he had exhaled the tension and crampedness just now, stood up and walked out of the small conference room quickly.

When Qi Tianxiang, Liu Jinfeng, and Xiao Zhang re-entered the small conference room, there were three more people inside, presumably Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang called to greet them, maybe they were waiting in a room next to them.

The three of them knew Qi Tianxiang and were comrades in the counterpart office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and they were all strangers, especially Liu Jinfeng, who was very familiar with each other, and after shaking hands with each other and greeting each other, they began a formal exchange of information. Due to the continuous communication before, this time it was only a supplement to some new information and information on the progress of the case, there was nothing to hide, and it took a short time for the exchange to end.

Qi Tianxiang knew in his heart that this kind of exchange was just an excuse, the purpose was to cover up his own investigation, and adopting such a way was in itself a love for his own image, and it also clearly conveyed a message that the higher-level Commission for Discipline Inspection did not believe such a report, but just went through an investigation process and returned the incident to a truth. This is the case with internal investigations, and there is also the element of prudence in trusting one's own personnel.

At the end of the conversation, he sent off Deputy Secretary Fang Xiang and his entourage, and Qi Tianxiang reported some recent work, seeing that Zheng Ming was not very interested, he cautiously asked Secretary Zheng Ming for instructions on the next step.

"There are not many things that can be instructed, Comrade Haonan and I are not at home during this period of time, and the overall work is grasped by Comrade Dongsheng, and his views are the most authoritative and have the most right to speak. In the morning, I also had a telephone conversation with Comrade Dongsheng, and he greatly appreciated the work of your Discipline Inspection Commission, especially your ability to grasp the overall situation of Comrade Tianxiang. ”

Zheng Ming's eyes swept over the faces of Qi Tianxiang and the others, and said lightly: "As for the meaning or reference of Comrade Dongsheng's opinion, Comrade Tianxiang must be very clear, and I also approve of this. "Economic construction is a big topic, covering many fields, but not all problems can be in the name of the economy, still less can economic construction confuse the boundaries of political and social life, and the necessary clarification is not only a strategy, but also an attitude." ”

"It's also a bit rushed, and it could have been more vigorous." Qi Tianxiang looked at Zheng Ming and said sincerely: "In the final analysis, the most convincing thing is actual action, but it still takes time." ”

"I didn't expect that your Comrade Tianxiang has also learned to be modest, but using comprehensive means to build momentum, your Tianxiang is still using it well, and it will be a success in time." Zheng Ming approvingly, then stood up, and said with a hearty smile: "Don't say it, let's have lunch, I'll pick you up and wash the dust." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead out of the small conference room, walked slowly to the elevator entrance, and took the elevator down to the floor where the restaurant was located with Qi Tianxiang and the other three people who followed quickly, and brought it to the small restaurant by Chen Yingxin, who had been waiting for a long time.

Zheng Ming welcomed the three of them with tea instead of wine, and also contained the meaning of seeing them off, hoping that they would go back as soon as possible and continue to devote themselves to their work.

Qi Tianxiang understood what Zheng Ming meant, he didn't want them to stay in the capital too much, and it was better to stay away from such a place of right and wrong in this sensitive period.

After a simple lunch, Zheng Ming was sent away, Qi Tianxiang instructed Chen Yingxin to book a return ticket, and after a short lunch break, he embarked on the return journey.

This hurried trip to Beijing, although it was one of countless round trips, was extraordinary for Qi Tianxiang, which made him go through a baptism, and gradually clarified the context of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, and at the same time strengthened his confidence.