As soon as he returned to the office, before he could sit down and take a breath, Fan Tao's phone call came in, and when he saw the caller ID of Fan Tao's office phone number, Qi Tianxiang was a little strange and a little inexplicably nervous, all in a building, although it was not on the same floor, but it would not make such a call! The general practice is to give the secretary, and the secretary contacts and communicates with each other, either to meet or to talk on the phone, which is negotiated by the respective secretaries in advance. The exceptions are when you are out of the office or if you have something urgent. [Ran^Text^Library] []hp：／／／

What could it be urgent? Qi Tianxiang's mind spun around quickly, but he didn't hesitate, he quickly picked up the phone receiver and greeted him gently: "Lao Fan?" Why are you so idle, you remember to call. ”

"I'm afraid you're busy, make a phone call to say hello first, and see if you're free." Fan Tao's voice was low and slightly hoarse, but it sounded calm and natural, as if it was a greeting call.

"It's not a matter of whether you're busy or not, come and sit down!" Qi Tianxiang smiled mildly and said, "It's been a long time since I've sat down with you and chatted." ”

In fact, Qi Tianxiang's words are more polite than facts, it is true that he has not had a good chat, but it is wrong that he has not sat well, the Standing Committee was only held together yesterday morning, and at the inaugural meeting a few days ago, they all sat together and had a conversation.

"I'm not going to go, I'm afraid you'll be inconvenient." Fan Tao paused for a moment on the phone, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly asked tentatively: "I don't know if you have any arrangements for noon?" ”

Fan Tao's hesitation made Qi Tianxiang feel abnormal, especially his cautious tentative questioning, which made Qi Tianxiang suspicious in his heart, this is not Fan Tao's character, let alone his way of acting, as an old man in officialdom for many years, no matter from experience, or psychological quality, there will be no such serious gaffe or imbalance, an ominous premonition instantly filled his mind, but his words were still gentle, and there was some ridicule, "Convenient, of course convenient, your old buddy called, what else is convenient or inconvenient." There is no arrangement at noon, it is all at your disposal. ”

"Okay, sit down together at noon, and I'll send the address to your phone." Fan Tao said briefly: "Let's talk about it when we meet!" Don't bother you with time, you hang up first! ”

Qi Tianxiang hung up the phone, but he couldn't keep hanging up with questions and puzzles, and the text messages that came over made this uneasiness continue to ferment. It is a not very big tea house by the lake in Lakeside Park, where Qi Tianxiang and Wang Jinlong drank tea a few years ago, so there is some impression that it is not a very eye-catching club-type tea house, and it is not open to the public.

The time was set at noon, but Qi Tianxiang's heart was completely disturbed, and the next time was spent in thinking about what would happen to Fan Tao and what would make Fan Tao lose his bearings. When it was almost noon, Qi Tianxiang called Xiao Zhang in, let him read the text messages on his mobile phone, and then quietly walked out of the office, to the underground garage, and asked Xiao Wang to walk slowly towards the lakeside tea house near the lakeside park where he was sent.

At noon, it is not the time to drink tea, and the lakeside park in autumn is not a holiday, and there are not many tourists, the tea house hidden in the shade of tall poplars and willows, the green bricks and green tiles are slightly antique and the courtyard is integrated with the park, it is easy to be confused with other similar buildings by the lake if you don't pay attention, some lonely and lonely, it seems to be like an elderly person, under the warm sun at noon, drowsy in the purity.

When Qi Tianxiang approached the tea house, because he was not a regular customer, the waiter cast a strict and wary gaze. When Qi Tianxiang reported the room number, the muscles on the waiter's face relaxed, and he followed the waiter in a cheongsam, along the cobblestone road, through the old and quaint courtyard. It seems to have traveled to the ancient period of the Republic of China, entered the house of a large family, and is slowly approaching the highest and most mysterious center of the courtyard. Where must be a deep and dim hall, under the bright sunlight in the courtyard, it seems more quiet and gloomy, you need to stop quietly for a moment to get used to the dimness of the hall, and only then can you see the master who is sitting majestically on both sides of the Eight Immortals Table in the middle hall, looking at himself vigilantly.

Walking so crankily to the courtyard and finally entering the courtyard, the waiter gently pushed open a small wooden door with hollow carvings, and politely gestured to invite Qi Tianxiang to enter the door.

A thick smoke poured out with the door that was pushed open, as if there had just been a fire in the room, and Qi Tianxiang walked into the room with the smoke.

Compared with the old and bleak courtyard, the room is antique, mahogany tables and chairs, hollow and engraved screens, high-style rosewood Bogu shelves, on which are placed vases, porcelain, jade carvings, study utensils, of course, there are a complete range of purple sand tea sets, the wall hangs yellowed copies of celebrity banners, and there are four screens of mahogany painting screens, under the picture screen is a large mahogany case, in addition to the porcelain vase, there is a bud-shaped hollow incense burner, is faintly exuding as fine as a gossamer green smoke. At first glance, it is like walking into the study of ancient literati, elegant and noble, full of book aroma.

"Hey, is this a stove? Such a big smoke. Qi Tianxiang waved his palms exaggeratedly, as if to drive out the smoke in the room, slowly approached the Eight Immortals table in the middle of the room, looked at Fan Tao in front of him, and glanced at the messy cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table, and complained dissatisfiedly: "Old Fan, why do you smoke so much, don't die." ”

Fan Tao smiled silently, did not answer, but diligently motioned for Qi Tianxiang to sit down, picked up the purple sand teapot on the table, slowly filled the teacup in front of Qi Tianxiang, put down the teapot, picked up the cigarette case on the table, took out a cigarette and handed it to Qi Tianxiang.

Qi Tianxiang glanced at the cigarette box in Fan Tao's hand, it was still the kind of big road goods that cost five yuan a pack, this kind of cigarette is now on the market, except for older ones, or those with low incomes, almost no one smokes them, but he saw Fan Tao smoking on many different occasions, it can be seen that he is not playing, so he pushed away the cigarette handed by Fan Tao with his hand, took out his own cigarette from his trouser pocket with the other hand, threw it on the table, and said lightly: "Let's smoke my cigarette!" ”

"Yours isn't much better than mine." Fan Tao glanced at the cigarette that Qi Tianxiang threw on the table, pursed his lips, stubbornly continued to hand the cigarette to Qi Tianxiang, watched him catch it and then lit it for him, and said self-deprecatingly: "It's just a cigarette, what's the difference between five yuan and fifty yuan?" ”

"It makes sense, and I understand it better than I do." Qi Tianxiang smiled faintly, picked up the teacup in front of him and said, "Let me taste what kind of leaves you invited me to drink." ”

"Huayi green tea, you brought the tea from home yourself!" Qi Tianxiang looked at Fan Tao playfully, looked at the antique tea room, and said slowly: "Such a low-key, luxurious, and elegant place, how can it be a frozen top, a red robe, Tieguanyin to serve, or a mountain, an old tree, and a year-old, and the green tea should be Meilong, Hangbi, Junzhen, Monkey Kui and the like, even if it is Huaqing, it must be Chunqing, not Xia Qing to deal with!" ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang looked at Fan Tao, shook his head and said to himself: "It's right to think about it, no matter how good the tea is, it's just a handful of leaves. In ancient China, from the vast tea mountains to the snowy plateau, or the desert Gobi, the ancient tea horse road, the Silk Road tea ceremony, the long thousands of miles, wind, frost, rain and snow, a handful of leaves are also worth a hundred times because of difficulties, becoming rare and precious. Under such transportation and storage conditions, without the methods of pressing, fermentation, and even mildew, how can tea reach thousands of miles away and satisfy the extravagance and vanity of dignitaries? A handful of leaves became strange and incredible, but anyway, it was just a handful of leaves. ”

Fan Tao listened quietly, did not answer, and did not react too much, except for the look of admiration flashing in his eyes, his expression was always lonely and sad. These clues were all keenly caught by Qi Tianxiang, it seems that his foreshadowing has not brought any changes, and it does not seem to solve the embarrassment at the moment, and it also makes Qi Tianxiang more suspicious and uneasy about Fan Tao's appointment, so he no longer ridiculed, put away his joking expression, stared at Fan Tao and said seriously: "A phone call from your old buddy made me restless all morning, what the hell is going on!" Let's hear it. ”

"I was moved to be able to say this, don't hide it, tell the truth, you Lao Qi is a real person!" Fan Tao looked at Qi Tianxiang deeply, grinned bitterly, slowly picked up the briefcase, slowly took out a few pieces of paper, handed them to Qi Tianxiang, sighed and said, "You take a look at this first!" ”

"What is this?" Qi Tianxiang solemnly took the pages from Fan Tao's hand, then glanced down, looked at Fan Tao in confusion and asked briefly, "What do you mean?" ”

"Just look at it." Fan Tao said softly, sighed long and said, "Alas, it's a shame! ”

Qi Tianxiang stopped talking, lowered his head and quickly looked at the materials in his hand, when the title of "Fan Shaojun and Lijing Garden's Reporting Materials" came into Qi Tianxiang's eyes, the questions and confusion of the morning finally had an answer, and he vaguely remembered the report that Wang Baokun gave him, and seemed to have seen this name, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time, and he didn't make associations, and now it seems that this is what bothered Fan Tao. Thinking like this, Qi Tianxiang did not slow down when he looked at the materials, but looked more carefully.

The report materials are estimated to be written by insiders, the data is very sufficient, and the facts are very clear, detailing the ins and outs of the Lijing Garden Community, and also introducing the current unfinished and arrears problems, for Fan Shaojun and several developers, colluding with landowners, forcibly encroaching on the interests of state-owned and collective enterprises, and conspiring with the Municipal Construction Committee to change the original plan, deceive and deceive the city commercial bank loans, in fact, did not invest in the Lijing Garden project, but invested in the construction of the Dijing Garden project, resulting in the unfinished Lijing Garden project, A large amount of project payments are owed to construction units, and more than 100 relocated households have not been able to get relocated so far.

Another explanation written by Fan Shaojun explains in detail the initial shareholding in the Lijing Garden project, the financing and loans of the project, and also explains why the 200 million yuan loan of the city commercial bank flowed into Dijing Garden, as well as the current capital and operation situation.

Qi Tianxiang watched it several times, and he understood and figured out this matter. That is, when the Standing Committee was about to end yesterday morning, Qi Tianxiang distributed a copy of the report submitted by Wang Baokun to each member of the Standing Committee, and deliberately stated that it would be issued at the end of the meeting, just to let you take a good look at it after the meeting, and carefully compare it.

The report has been altered, extracting the more sensitive loan data and the names of the banks, and the relevant data has been processed, and now what you can see is a report on the city's old housing and shantytowns, as well as unfinished real estate under construction, which is very detailed and simple.

"Real estate is a sensitive area! It is also the hardest hit area of ** and power and money transactions, so you must be cautious! Qi Tianxiang restrained his mind, looked at Fan Tao with his eyes, knew that he was waiting for his attitude, and said sincerely: "This is a bottomless pit, how many people's lives have been broken!" ”

As he spoke, he stared at Fan Tao fixedly, his eyes were serious, questioning, and questioning, as if he wanted to read something on his face.

Under Qi Tianxiang's gaze, Fan Tao's face turned from red to white, and his expressions of embarrassment, remorse, shame, and depression intersected, and he was also desperately suppressing the depression in his heart, and finally couldn't hold back anymore, he stood up angrily, and said in a high-pitched voice: "I know what you think in your heart, and I also know what you want me to say, I, Fan Tao, am not the kind of person you think." ”

As he spoke, the emotions that seemed to have been accumulated for a long time suddenly broke out, looked straight at Qi Tianxiang, and said firmly: "My Lao Fan is worthy of the trust of the organization and his conscience, in order not to be honest with others, and to clean himself, I smoke five yuan of cigarettes and drink one hundred yuan a pound of Huaqing, what am I for?" Don't you just want to be an official in a down-to-earth manner and be a good official? ”

"Isn't that right, what's there to worry about, what's to be embarrassed about." Facing Fan Tao's angry face, Qi Tianxiang smiled unprecedentedly, and laughed very happily, very happy, because he saw Fan Tao clearly from his confession, and a stone in his heart also fell to the ground. Looking at Fan Tao's expression from anger to surprise, he continued to laugh and said: "Drink tea, drink tea, what do you mean, don't you want to drink it, do you entertain guests like this?" ”

Fan Tao seemed to suddenly understand the meaning of Qi Tianxiang's words, and a hot current surged in his heart, for Qi Tianxiang's generosity, as well as his superb conversation skills, he looked at Qi Tianxiang with a smile, and said uneasily: "Thank you for your trust, and thank you for your generosity, as soon as this thing came out, I also messed up, I didn't close my eyes all night last night, I really don't know who to talk to, you know, I am a good person, thin-skinned, this kind of thing can't be said." You are our class leader and the elder of the children, so I can only tell you about it. ”

"You're tormented like this, aren't I? After receiving your call, I was uneasy, for what, I didn't think about you Lao Fan, what happened to my big brother, what will happen, and what will happen, in the morning, even Xiao Zhang can see that I have something on my mind. Qi Tianxiang followed Fan Tao's words, and he was also full of complaints and dissatisfaction, worried that Fan Tao would be involved, and even more worried that there would be serious corruption problems in the team, especially if Fan Tao had an accident, so he said politely: "Isn't it resolved if you say it?" As for being so depressed? ”

"It's all this kid! I also blame me for being too fond of him, I graduated from college a few years ago, and I wanted to study in the United States, so I asked me to give it to me, Lao Tzu has no money, and he doesn't have this right. Later, I didn't shout about going abroad, what company I wanted to run, and it was a real estate company, so I tried my best to stop it. A little hairy child who has just graduated, just in his twenties, and is learning information automation, does he know what real estate does? I think he is coaxing, or a whim, after a while, who knows that he really ran a company, and is also the general manager, I specifically asked about this, but also to their company to see, in fact, the so-called Pengcheng real estate company, but a few real estate developers, from their respective companies to extract part of the business, into the combination of such a grass platform subsidiary, just to use his name, that is, my name, to receive business convenience, and I also deliberately looked at their business scope, just to decorationIf there is no content of commercial and residential development, there is no concern for it. Later, I heard that there was some problems with the development of a real estate, and there were some problems with the funds and projects, and I took the initiative to quit, and then I took on another project, which is said to have made a lot of money, but I didn't take it very seriously, the house has not been built yet, and I made some money, that is to say. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Qi Tianxiang and continued with self-reproach: "I wasn't surprised until I saw this material yesterday afternoon, I didn't expect this little rabbit cub to hide from me for so long and do such a big thing." I forced him to write this explanatory material in the evening, and I guess it won't be very comprehensive, but there is no good way. Alas, careless. ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at Fan Tao gently, and did not doubt the sincerity and truth in his words, looking at the painful and annoyed look on his face, a complex emotion surged in his heart. Think about it, a person who is usually cautious, but is dragged down by his own son, this mood and pain are indeed very sympathetic.

Fan Tao's wife died of illness more than ten years ago, when the child was still young, in order to better take care of the child, did not look for it, and the son depended on each other for more than ten years, both as a father and as a mother, and the work was not delayed, the most difficult period is also the most smooth time for his career, the district mayor, the secretary of the district party committee, the deputy director of the organization department of the municipal party committee, the minister, and the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee have been cautious and dedicated, and their reputation and reputation are very good. Especially in terms of personal image, he pays great attention to it, whether it is a grassroots leader or a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, there are few negative rumors, and in order to avoid suspicion and influence, he never eats outside, and does not accept any form or name of banquet, in his words: "melon field and plum, self-avoidance of suspicion", a person who cherishes his reputation like cherishing his own feathers, encounters such a thing, any emotions and feelings are not exaggerated.

"It's all fathers, and it's hard for children to manage! It's all one, and it needs to be cared for and loved, and if you can't control it a little, you may get out of control! Qi Tianxiang sighed, stretched out his hand and gently patted the back of Fan Tao's hand, and said slowly: "Let the child's affairs be borne by the child alone, after all, he is already an adult, whether it is now or in the future, we must first know how to take responsibility, even if it is a big hardship, we must bear it alone, after all, our future will still be handed over to them." ”

Looking at Fan Tao's nodding demeanor, Qi Tianxiang continued emotionally: "I am not very interested in the titles of the rich second generation and the official second generation, and I also have a lot of my own ideas. When we were young, weren't we still being taught to pass on the cause of the proletariat from generation to generation, for how many years and how many generations we feared? Worried? This shows that it is not a matter of several generations of officials, but a problem of our education and inheritance, I remember that Ling Zun was also the former city leader of Hezhou City, so you are also the second generation of officials, but are the second generation of officials like you corrupt? Fallen? Did you even become a child of the Eight Banners? It is not how high our own quality is, but the education of our elders and the edification given to us by the society, which has long made us have higher self-discipline, more self-esteem and self-love than ordinary people. ”

"Reflecting on our current education system, we don't have anything to be proud of, on the contrary, we should blame ourselves and be ashamed, the second generation of rich, the second generation of officials, and the second generation of stars, what appears in the public eye is not arrogant, or showing off wealth, extravagance, and drunk driving, beating, drug abuse and other negative news, this group of people is actually the reaction of our era before the rich and noble, the first to be arrogant, it is this social system that is sick, but they are the first to become the target of the public's hatred of the rich and the official, This requires us to take responsibility for helping them grow up healthily and make them take responsibility for the future society. ”

"What you said is very right, I want to take the responsibility of failing to educate, and the lax control of children's education is a dereliction of duty in itself, and I ask the organization to punish me after the incident." Fan Tao thought for a long time, and said to Qi Tianxiang seriously: "I will seriously reflect on my mistakes, and use my mistakes as negative teaching materials, and carry out discussions among the cadres of the organs, so that everyone can take me as a warning." ”

"I'm glad that you can say that, which shows that Big Brother's consciousness and consciousness have not been lost, which is the most valuable quality and the most rare spirit." Qi Tianxiang said to Fan Tao with a smile: "But this matter can be put aside first, and the child's affairs will be dealt with first." ”

Qi Tianxiang picked up the cigarette on the table and handed it to Fan Tao, lit it and smoked it slowly: "If the matter is big, let him go directly to the Public Security Bureau to turn himself in, and if the matter is small, let him learn from Wang Fatzi, and economic problems can be dealt with by economic methods." ”

Although Qi Tianxiang's words were a bit understated, they seemed to be said casually, but when Fan Tao heard it, he was stunned, and he was also impressed by Qi Tianxiang's speaking skills and art, he didn't say anything, but he made everything clear, which not only solved the problem, but also maintained Fan Tao's face and dignity, and did not show a trace.

"I know what to do, listening to you say this, my mind is a lot quieter, from yesterday to today, I came here after calling you, thinking about being quiet and quiet, but the quieter I am, the more upset I am." Fan Tao looked at Qi Tianxiang gratefully, and said with relief: "This chat with you will suddenly become clear." ”

"I didn't say anything! Don't put gold in my face about this. Qi Tianxiang said solemnly, then clasped his hands together, lowered his eyebrows and chanted: "The donor's mind is not a change in the outside world, the so-called chaos is caused by the heart, or the donor's mind is not quiet, and it is difficult to return all thoughts to one. It's just that I don't know when the donor will give me fast, but the old man is hungry, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to wait for the day when you will transform into the realm. ”

"you, what a mess." Fan Tao was amused by Qi Tianxiang's style, and couldn't help but stand up and hit him, as if he suddenly woke up, and hurriedly said: "I forgot about this stubble, I'll let them prepare, what do you eat first?" ”

"What else to eat, it's all ordered." Qi Tianxiang raised his wrist with a smile, asked Fan Tao to look at the watch in his hand, and said with a smile: "Forget it, I still have a coordination meeting in the afternoon, let's eat your brother's food another day!" ”

"Let's report it later!" Fan Tao stood up, looked at Qi Tianxiang apologetically and smiled, and said slowly: "I'll make an appointment with Wang Fatzi, find a place to talk to him, and see what method is more suitable, after all, they are all people in this industry, and they are much more professional." ”

"Where else are you looking for, it's pretty good here, saving tea, tobacco, and food, killing three birds with one stone." Qi Tianxiang watched Fan Tao pack his briefcase, handed him the materials and put them away, and said teasingly: "I just don't know if Wang Fatzi can stand your Huaqing, but people have been born for more than ten years, and they are not as easy to fool as me." ”

"Bullshit, it's all a habitual problem, and he is hungry for three days, and his nest head is also a sea cucumber flavor, all of them are old inserts, what kind of score?" Fan Tao couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, looked at Qi Tianxiang and explained with an embarrassed smile: "The two of us were villagers in Huayi County when we cut the queue, so we didn't speak lightly. ”

"That's right, there is such a relationship, you can't help it." Qi Tianxiang was about to go out as he spoke, looked at Fan Tao and asked strangely, "Aren't you going to settle the bill?" You won't let me invite you! ”

"How can I ask you to ask, I can still afford this money." Fan Tao's mood recovered, and he also understood what Qi Tianxiang meant to make him happy, so he said proudly: "This club is opened by my nephew, I live not far from here, and I usually take a walk in the park at night, and it is also a kind of rest to come over and drink a few cups of tea." ”

"I really envy your brother's lifestyle! Read a book, take a walk, and have such a secluded place to rest and drink a cup of tea, a fairy-like day! Qi Tianxiang said enviously, and then teased: "If there is another beautiful woman on the side, the red sleeves will be even more beautiful." ”

"Forget it, what age are you, it's better to maintain health than to take care of your eyes!" Fan Tao smiled, walked out of the tea room arm in arm with Qi Tianxiang, and did not let go until he reached the door of the tea house