Chapter Twenty-Three: The Darkness of the Night
"Is Secretary Qi still in the office? I'm Wang Jinlong, I want to tell you something, is it convenient? ”
"Convenient, where do you say?" Qi Tianxiang replied with a message briefly, waiting for Wang Jinlong's feedback while constantly thinking about what Wang Jinlong would do and what he could say. [Ran^Text^Library] []
In the afternoon, when the Commission for Discipline Inspection was in session, the mobile phone vibrate, taking advantage of the opportunity for other comrades to speak, Qi Tianxiang quietly took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, it was a text message sent by Wang Jinlong: "Secretary Qi, hello!" I'm Wang Jinlong, and I have something I want to report to you, is that okay? ”
"I'm having a meeting, I'll be in touch in the afternoon! All right? Qi Tianxiang quickly replied to the text message, and it was very polite.
When Wang Jinlong sent another text message, Qi Tianxiang was packing his handbag and preparing to go home from work, and now he took the initiative to contact him, it seems that the matter is very urgent.
Wang Jinlong's message quickly came back, it was an address, with a room number, and it seemed to be a hotel or something.
The address Qi Tianxiang knew that it was near Hezhou Park, but he didn't know what kind of place it was, and after thinking about it, Qi Tianxiang cautiously replied to the text message: "Deal with something, it will be in about an hour." ”
After sending the text message, Qi Tianxiang stood up and walked to Xiao Zhang's office outside, and explained to Xiao Zhang: "After work in a while, you and Xiao Wang will go back, I have some personal matters to do at night, so don't wait for me." ”
Xiao Zhang nodded after listening to it, and didn't ask anything more, although the provincial party committee has security regulations, but the real leaders have private matters to deal with, but no one can limit them. As a secretary, you can only follow the will of the leader and be flexible.
After explaining Xiao Zhang, Qi Tianxiang returned to his office, took out a newspaper and sat on the sofa, he had to wait, at least he should have the necessary reserve, and he couldn't be too eager, so it was unreasonable to have **. In addition, he has to be quiet and think about it.
This is a habit that Qi Tianxiang has cultivated for many years, no matter how urgent things are, he must try his best to give himself a time to think and prepare, even if it is only three or five minutes, he must also brush his thoughts, so that he can not only estimate what he wants to do, but also avoid blindness and impulsiveness. Especially since this period, all kinds of things are complicated, all kinds of contradictions or problems are facing judgments and decisions, and there is more and more time to calm down and think, and it is more necessary to consider and predict as much as possible.
Wang Jinlong is no stranger to him, he used to have contact with the Beijing Office in Beijing, but it was only limited to Wang Jinlong's return to Beijing from Hehai, and the old father-in-law and mother-in-law brought some hometown specialties or delicious food to the baby daughter, or the baby daughter and son-in-law, and honored the old man to buy some gifts and asked Wang Jinlong to bring back to Hehai. Because Qi Tianxiang and his wife both work in the college, they don't have much intersection with Wang Jinlong's Beijing Office, at most they just make phone calls and get some things.
After Qi Tianxiang took up the post of Hehai Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Beijing only left Yan Li and Liang Liangliang, and there were more trivial things in life and work, and Wang Jinlong took care of them accordingly, but it was limited to the extent of help, after all, there was no actual exchange of interests, his father-in-law had retired, Qi Tianxiang had no position or power, Wang Jinlong's actions were still kind to the extent of help, so Qi Tianxiang and his wife were still grateful to Wang Jinlong for his ancient ways.
Soon after Qi Tianxiang took office as secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Jinlong was also transferred back to the Hehai Provincial Government from the Beijing Office and appointed as the deputy secretary general of the Provincial Government General Office, mainly assisting Wen Ming, the vice governor in charge of industrial operations, to do some liaison and coordination work.
Thinking of Wen Ming, Qi Tianxiang gradually felt that his thinking was clearer, and he naturally thought of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group from industry, and thought of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and Fan Juntong, but he didn't know whether Wang Jinlong was singing white face or red face, but from the day when the monkey suddenly visited, Wang Jinlong's enthusiasm was not excessive, and it can be seen that his attitude was at least not so positive.
Wang Jinlong's career situation Qi Tianxiang also heard Bai Fengshou say something, the study of finance and accounting into the wrong line, to the provincial government office to sit on the cold bench for more than ten years, or with his own diligence and enthusiasm, by the same unambitious Bai Fengshou to pick up pearls, to assist in handling the rectification of the provincial government's overseas agencies, after a period of work, he was appointed as the deputy director of the Beijing Office, which is regarded as a formal position. After several years of tempering and care, and finally relying on diligence and diligence, as well as the weaving of the network of fellow villagers and classmates, the Beijing Office soon became the window of reception and service in Hohai Province, and was highly praised and praised by the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government.
Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang quickly thought of whether Wang Jinlong would be lucky enough to enter, but quickly denied such speculation. This can be judged from the essence and style of Wang Jinlong, from his ancient way of warm-hearted and diligent, cautious person, this person's quality is still commendable, which can be seen from the operation and management of the Beijing Office for several years, whether it is the Beijing Office ushered in, or for others to ask for help, he has always tried his best to prove his innocence, and every year he takes the initiative to submit a financial report to the Provincial Supervision Department, from the system he transferred to the Beijing Office to implement, has been silently adhered to, no one supervised, no one asked, It's completely voluntary. In addition, there is no need for Wang Jinlong to rely on himself to get in, if he has this kind of thought, he will naturally have many ways, and there is no need to take such a road as reporting and exposing.
"Treacherous and loyal", Qi Tianxiang suddenly remembered this word in his mind, and then shook his head and denied such a judgment, not because he didn't believe that Wang Jinlong would be like this, but because he felt that Wang Jinlong's knowledge and wisdom were too far away from such a profound realm, and in today's society, it is so difficult to achieve this level, and Wang Jinlong has no need to work so hard to do it.
Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang looked at his watch and felt that the time was almost up, instead of thinking nonsense, he would understand everything by listening to it on the spot.
When Qi Tianxiang arrived at Hezhou Park, according to the address told by Wang Jinlong's text message, he pushed open the door of room 309, and the room was filled with the mellow fragrance unique to Pu'er tea.
"It's better to come early than to catch up, this hot two, wash and three stew waiting, anxious and unbearable, now the whole province, there is only this set of procedures for tasting tea." Qi Tianxiang smiled, took off his coat, handed it to Wang Jinlong and hung it up, took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the soft cushion, and teased: "It's just that you are such a big secretary general and be a tea boy in person, this treatment is indeed higher." ”
"The so-called sword gift to heroes, flowers to beauties, not for fun, the key is appropriate, is appropriate, to make the best use of things." Wang Jinlong hurriedly took Qi Tianxiang's coat, carefully hung it on the coat hook behind the door, followed Qi Tianxiang into the inner room, took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the cushion, and then turned over and knelt on the cushion, skillfully cleaned his hands, poured tea, lowered his head and eyebrows, raised his glass with both hands, gently put the cup in front of Qi Tianxiang, and said in a purring Japanese sentence in his mouth, and then said: "To be able to help people who know tea, understand tea, and worship tea, such a tea boy is also an honor, and it is rare in his life!" ”
"I'm a person who understands tea and worships tea! Don't put gold on my face, knowing tea may be about the same, but saying that tea is a bit blasphemous to the god of tea, who has ever seen a person who drinks several kinds of tea in a day, and drinks different tea on that occasion The awe of tea is at best just a tea drinker. Qi Tianxiang spoke, picked up the cup in front of him, first sniffed the fragrance and then took a sip slowly, slowly let the tea soup wander in the lips, teeth and tongue, tasting the mellow and fragrant taste of the tea brought by time, from the mouth to the throat, and back to the mouth, and only after a long time did he say with satisfaction: "Good tea, there is a heavy aging, but also lose the fragrance of alpine fermented tea, the organic combination of time and tea, can be called a masterpiece." As he spoke, he smiled, "Should you make such a nervous statement, so that you can be worthy of the title of knowing tea!" ”
"Secretary Qi is so humorous, and he said it so well." Wang Jinlong was frightened by Qi Tianxiang's pretentiousness and expression, and couldn't help but say with admiration: "I've seen so many leaders, but I really haven't experienced such a leader who really understands and understands like you." ”
"What should a leader do, every day with a straight face, a crossed waist, full of confidence, walking in a tiger's style, no smiling every day, no illness, no emotions, no joy, anger and sorrow, this is leadership. Bullshit, that's an actor, he paints his makeup and performs on stage, and every move has the requirements of a script or plot. It is impossible for people to eat whole grains and live among all living beings, it is impossible not to get sick, it is impossible not to have emotions, and they must not die of exhaustion with a straight face every day. ”
Qi Tianxiang glared at Wang Jinlong and said word by word: "The leader coughed at the venue, and many people were nervous, either worried that the leader would point out, or that what was done or said was inappropriate, or that the leader was not resting well, or that he had any illness, needed to be examined, needed to be hospitalized, and even worse, there would be discussions and associations about power change." As for it, it's either that the leader is too pretty, or the association is too rich, so everything is fake, and he is wearing a mask, so he is not tired! ”
Qi Tianxiang said, still with a straight face, and said to Wang Jinlong unceremoniously: "Don't flatter me hypocritically, what you have seen over the years, have you come into contact with fewer people, why did you give up that truth?" How did we get in touch before, and how did you call me, Professor Qi, Teacher Qi, Tianxiang, aren't these titles very good? Why is it that now when you open your mouth, it is Secretary Qi and Secretary Qi, and if you don't call the secretary, you won't be able to speak? Fake or not! ”
"If you scold well, I should scold. As you said, after so many years of ushering in, there are really fewer and fewer and fewer fakes, and sometimes I don't know that sentence is true. The oil cavity is slippery, and I feel disgusting. Wang Jinlong's face was full of shame, he shook his head helplessly, and said to Qi Tianxiang with a smile: "It is also forced by the situation, helpless, just like you said, every day I am performing with a mask, what I see, what I say, which temple to worship which god, my true nature is lost." ”
"Okay, okay, don't wipe it anymore, it's fake again." Qi Tianxiang smiled gently and said, "Since we are drinking tea and chatting, just the two of us, don't be hypocritical, too tired." As he spoke, he looked around the tea room, "How did you find such a place, it's nondescript." ”
"Who's to say no, even though the Japanese tea ceremony is good, it's still funny to sit on a tatami mat and drink tea. But what can be done? Such a large private club, dozens of rooms on four floors, and only a few Chinese-style tea rooms, have long been booked out in advance, and my big face is just a temporary Japanese-style tea room, and don't you see that there is no one who even pours tea and water? It's not that we're high, and the waiter really can't handle it. Wang Jinlong explained with a smile, "Let's not find a barbecue stall on the street to deal with it!" ”
Qi Tianxiang knew that what Wang Jinlong said was true, Hezhou Park was formed by water, and the natural underground spring formed a huge lake, and also formed a public garden featuring springs, lotuses, pavilions and pavilions. In recent years, as the park is open to the public for free, the park has become a huge natural oxygen bar, attracting many citizens to exercise in the morning and enjoy the coolness, and also attracted many businesses, and has built a dotted catering and entertainment facilities along the lake. After several years of mergers and acquisitions, many low-end restaurants have gradually withdrawn, replaced by a variety of names of leisure and catering and entertainment in one of the private clubs, a night of famous cars, rich, beautiful women gathered, the night of Hezhou Park decorated mysterious and noble, but also become a high-end area of luxury consumption, quite an identity and typical demonstration role.
Although the Hezhou City Public Security Bureau and even the Hohai Provincial Public Security Department have carried out several clean-ups and cracked down on the hidden prostitution and other places that hide dirt and dirt, because this area is very sensitive and has also brought huge impact and economic benefits, the resurgence after the crackdown is very fast, and it is also very difficult to deal with it.
Qi Tianxiang knew that Wang Jinlong asked him to come here today, not just to say this, so he said lightly: "I came here today to talk about this?" ”
"Yes and no, just take a look by the way, open your eyes, appreciate it, just look out the window." Wang Jinlong also pretended to be mysterious and said: "If you look out the window, you may be able to see something." ”
Qi Tianxiang stood up and walked to the window, not far away from the parking lot of a building, the large parking lot was full of cars of various brands, and there were cars entering it, "Just look at this?" ”
"An ordinary parking lot, but if it's just a hotel or restaurant parking lot, it's just that, if this is the parking lot of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, and the owner of this club is Tian Weiren, will you still be so calm?"
Wang Jinlong walked to Qi Tianxiang's side, looked out the window together, no longer going around in circles, but went straight to the topic, "The former Hezhou Heavy Machinery Cultural and Sports Activity Center is now a purely private club, and the property rights are also private, such a building with more than 20 floors, such a location, it is not difficult to imagine the value!" ”
"This building belongs to Tian Weiren?" Qi Tianxiang's eyes widened in astonishment, and he looked at Wang Jinlong in confusion, as if he wanted to find an answer on his face, "Where did he have the money to buy such a building." ”
"To be precise, he owns this building, and the real owner is his brother-in-law, that is, Li Haojie, a famous private entrepreneur among the top ten outstanding young people in Hezhou."
Wang Jinlong made a gesture of please, summoned Qi Tianxiang back to the teahouse from the window, poured out the remaining tea in the teapot, and refilled it with hot water. When waiting for the hot water to wake up the fragrance of tea, he said slowly: "In fact, you don't have money to have an industry by this lake, as long as you have a brain and can operate, you can achieve the purpose of industrial transfer." ”
Wang Jinlong skillfully poured the tea in the teapot into the fair cup, and slowly poured it into the cup in front of Qi Tianxiang, and continued: "A few years ago, the predecessor of this building was just a four-story small building, just an inconspicuous ordinary building by this lake. Later, for some reason, several families moved out, and the name was changed to become the cultural and sports center of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, which is actually a small restaurant, and Tian Weiren's brother-in-law became the contractor. In less than a year, the demolition and reconstruction began, and the complex and mysterious capital operation began, first to attract strategic investors, and then to implement the expansion of shares, under the weight of a large amount of funds, the actual share of the small building shrank sharply, to the point of negligibility. It's like a hen that lays eggs, the eggs become golden eggs, but the hen has no value. ”
"When the building was completed and renovated and opened, Hezhou Heavy Machinery Cultural and Sports Center became yesterday's yellow flower, and Jinding Building became Li Haojie's private industry reasonably and legally, and a private entrepreneur with a net worth of more than 400 million. Those strategic investors and huge amounts of money are gone. In fact, discerning people know that these funds and investments are essentially where they come from, the so-called drama people will change, the mysteries are different, and there is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts. When Wang Jinlong said this, he spread out his hands, shrugged his shoulders comically, and said helplessly: "It's as simple as that." ”
"If you don't die, you won't die." Qi Tianxiang listened to Wang Jinlong's flat narration, but his heart went from shock to anger like a river overturning the sea, and finally broke out irrepressibly, anger made Qi Tianxiang's thin and white face lose a trace of blood, and his teeth were clenched, making his cheeks bulge with muscles, "Is his money still small, not to mention the years in the Qinghe restructuring enterprise, just say that now, with an annual salary of more than 10 million per year, plus bonuses and special performance, the actual income is more than this, and you are not satisfied?" What else is there to do? Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group gave it to him, can it satisfy his appetite? ”
"Don't get excited, get angry, don't hurt yourself for these things." Wang Jinlong was also shocked by Qi Tianxiang's anger, quickly adjusted his thoughts, gently pushed the refreshments in front of Qi Tianxiang, and persuaded: "The key is not the ownership of these industries, but the entanglement of interests behind it, as well as the energy formed by possible group interests, which is the most important thing to be vigilant and worry about." ”
A sentence woke up Qi Tianxiang in anger, and immediately understood the reason why Wang Jinlong asked him to come here today, picked up a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, as if he also spit out the anger in his heart, and said sincerely after calming down his emotions: "I still can't help it!" ”
"Fire forges loyalty, and blood writes magnificently. This is the reason why I, Wang Jinlong, truly admire you, and it is also what I feel should do. Wang Jinlong stood up, looked at Qi Tianxiang excitedly and said, "No matter what you think of me, I feel that I should remind you, whether as a friend or a brother, I should do this." ”
Qi Tianxiang looked at Wang Jinlong gratefully, a hot current rose in his heart, nodded solemnly, and said seriously: "Thank you, big brother, thank you!" ”
"Don't say that, I can't help it." Wang Jinlong hurriedly waved his hand, thinking about the wording uneasily, but finally he didn't think about how to respond, only glanced at Qi Tianxiang deeply with gratitude, slowly took out his wallet, searched carefully, and finally took out a bright golden card, handed it to Qi Tianxiang, and said faintly: "I believe you don't have such a card, and no one dares to send it to you, but how many people have such a card in Hehai or Hezhou, and how many have sent it, who can know." But what I can know is that if you have this card, you have 10,000 yuan in cash, which can be consumed and withdrawn, and they are all registered cards, which are dedicated to special personnel, and I believe that officials at or above the deputy department level have them, commonly known as department-level cards. ”
As he spoke, Wang Jinlong took out a bright silver card, "This is a silver card, and it is also sent by Jinding Entertainment, commonly known as the lady card, which is owned by the official's daughter-in-law and the lover and second wife equivalent to the daughter-in-law, and it may be more than the official card." It is also 10,000 yuan, which can be used for beauty, weight loss, shopping, entertainment, and can also be withdrawn, with no time and number of times. In addition, there are regal cards and VIP cards, ranging from 5,000 to 2,000. These cards are not given away in vain, and I believe they will not be given away in vain. ”
"Don't give me one by one, give me your wallet, and let me see what the halls are." Qi Tianxiang looked at Wang Jinlong impatiently, reached out for his wallet, and said hurriedly: "Look at what's there." ”
"Don't look at it, it's even more angry when you see it." Wang Jinlong dodged with a smile and teased, "I don't dare to say much, I have most of the cards for high-end or famous catering and entertainment venues in Hezhou City." Don't forget that I used to be the director of the Hohai Beijing Office, and now I am the deputy secretary-general of the General Office to coordinate industrial and economic operations, and I am also in charge of the reception of the Beiyuan Hotel. Whether it is to run relations in Beijing in the past, or to match now, how many people need help from me, and even more people need to get information from senior leaders from me, which is not small! ”
"It's not small! I'm afraid it's much more energetic than me, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Qi Tianxiang laughed teasingly, he was no longer angry, and he knew that being angry would not solve any problems.
"This is true, many times it is not necessarily that the official is necessarily energetic, not this calculation formula." Wang Jinlong squeezed his eyes and said proudly: "If you don't say what the grasshopper shakes the tree, and how do you explain the ants moving the mountain, it's really not a two-dimensional method that can be explained." ”
Wang Jinlong saw that there was no response from Qi Tianxiang, so he thought about it and said seriously: "How deep is the water of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group, I think you know better than me, dare to take the first state-owned enterprise in the province, you Tianxiang also has your own confidence." What I want to say is that you don't fight unprepared battles, and you have to fight snakes on seven inches, so that you can defeat the enemy with one move. Saying this, Wang Jinlong said mysteriously: "Needless to say, the business performance of Hezhou Heavy Machinery Group for many years, how many cadres have come out of the group, in Hehai Province and even Beijing, I believe it is really difficult to say clearly without careful counting." Not to mention the general cadres, just say how many officials at or above the deputy provincial level, and Hezhou Heavy Machinery in Beijing's heavy machinery hotel, a year's worth of communication expenses, can not be underestimated, this interference in all aspects, there is no weakness in hand, want to thoroughly investigate the problem of Hezhou Heavy Machinery, I see difficult. ”
"It's not hard to find the weakness, haven't you already pointed it out to me?" Qi Tianxiang muttered meaningfully out of the window, "As long as you find the right breakthrough, it will not be difficult to attack the city." ”
"If you don't check the license plate, you and I are called, and others won't?" Wang Jinlong reminded worriedly, "And it may surprise the snake, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”
"As long as there are ideas, there are solutions, and the Public Security Department has no more methods than us? And sometimes it is better to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. As he spoke, he picked up the two cards on the tea table, and couldn't help but say, "These two cards are borrowed for me to use, and I will return them to you when they are used up." ”
Qi Tianxiang's words made Wang Jinlong's eyes light up, knowing that he already had a specific method, he couldn't help but be impressed by Qi Tianxiang's keen sense and smart thoughts, and deliberately said: "I've sent you, if you run out, I guess I'll be useless." ”
Qi Tianxiang laughed and said generously: "I invite you to eat dumplings, what a broken refreshment, the more you eat, the more hungry you become." ”
"What about eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year? What dumplings to eat today. Wang Jinlong stood up with a smile and said jokingly.
"Happy today is the New Year." Qi Tianxiang stood up and explained, "I'll go first, you will go to check out later, and wait for you downstairs." ”
"Also, our program is reversed, it should be eating dumplings first, then drinking tea, and then bathing and massage, so that's right, we start directly from the intermediate program, but the more we drink, the more hungry we get?"
"That means you're not at ease at all." Qi Tianxiang pointed to Wang Jinlong and said dissatisfied, walked down the tatami mat, put on leather shoes, took the coat handed by Wang Jinlong, and walked out of the room satisfied.
The cool breeze in the corridor hit, and I immediately felt that the fragrance of tea was slightly floating in the throat, spreading along the mouth, acting on the brain together with the coolness, and I felt refreshed.
What a great tea! It should have been a few more drinks.
Qi Tianxiang sighed and slowly walked to the elevator at the end of the corridor.