The capital city with the first lights is so gorgeous that people are intoxicated.

After the reform and opening up of the ancient capital, the high-rise buildings on both sides of the street have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the silver-gray and milk-white overpasses are like a dragon python lying at the intersection of the road with a tide of traffic, adding a super luxurious modern style to this thousand-year-old ancient capital.

On the brightly lit ten-mile Chang'an Avenue, two Cadillac sedans sped in front of [***].

In the car in front of him sat Huang Guangwei, general manager of the "Jingshi" company (Beijing Construction Industry, a large enterprise), his secretary Tong Lin and his bodyguards; The one in the back was Tong Xiaochen, the first deputy general manager of the Sino-foreign joint venture Chang Century New Hotel, and his entourage.

Cadillac slowed down at the south exit of Nanchi and headed north. About 20 minutes later, the car stopped at a snake restaurant with a small façade but very luxuriously decorated with the color of a Jiangnan water town.

The first to jump out of the car were Huang Guangwei's secretary Tong Lin and his bodyguards. According to Huang Guangwei's explanation in advance, they ran to the back to pull the car door for Tong Xiaochen and cover their heads. After Tong Xiaochen got out of the car, Tong Lin and Tong Xiaochen's female secretary held his arm from left to right and slowly entered the restaurant.

After Tong Xiaochen and his entourage came to the private room on the second floor, according to Huang Guangwei's prior arrangement, their "secretaries" and other entourages were arranged in two ordinary private rooms. Huang Guangwei and Tong Xiaochen were arranged in a four-room high-end box.

The "private room" of the snake restaurant is different from the general private room, and the decoration and equipment inside are extremely luxurious and complete: in addition to the modern audio and visual equipment, there are also "perfume spray", "waterbed", "dance hall", "mandarin duck pool" and bizarre silk "double pajamas" for bathing for "special people", as well as some extravagant daily necessities that ordinary people can't imagine.

This special "box" was designed and decorated by Huang Guangwei and funded by him. Of course, those who are eligible to enjoy this "box" can only be Tong Xiaochen and people who are more important than Tong Xiaochen. The reason why Huang Guangwei chose this place is very clear.

After the banquet began, five snake dishes such as "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", "Dragon and Phoenix Double Play", "Pearls under the Sea", "Dragon and Tiger Fighting", and "Woodcutter Chopping Firewood" have been served, but Tong Xiaochen has not moved, which is a habit he has developed over the years, mainly to show his "dignity" and "nobility". It was only in a warm atmosphere or under repeated persuasion from the people accompanying him that he stretched out his chopsticks to taste the first bite.

Of course, if he doesn't take the first bite, who would dare to move the banquet first? Huang Guangwei knows this habit best. Therefore, when each snake dish comes up, Liu Qian, the beautiful female boss here, first introduces the name of the dish, the source of raw materials, the cooking technique, and the way to eat it in detail. The sixth snake dish that came up was called "Fairy Riding a Dragon Boat", which aroused Tong Xiaochen's interest.

Liu Qian sensed what Tong Xiaochen was thinking through the highly myopic lenses on the bridge of Tong Xiaochen's nose that looked like the bottom of a bottle, so she introduced with a smile: "Mr. Tong, this dish is called 'Fairy Dragon Boat'." The 'fairy' standing on the 'dragon boat' is made of high-quality Northeast Korean ginseng, first steamed, cooled, and then carved into a 'fairy'; the 'dragon boat' is selected from the king cobra on Wanlong Island in Macao (it is a nameless island not too far from Macao, because the fishermen nearby found that there are many snakes on this island, so it is named 'Wanlong'), first peeled the skin, took out the internal organs, carved into a 'dragon boat', and then put it in the cage drawer to steam. This 'side dish' is characterized by high nutritional value, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, and also has the pharmacological effect of lowering blood pressure and lipids...... Mr. Tong, if you don't like the food customs of the small shop and the clumsy craftsmanship of the master, please taste it? ”

After listening to Liu Qian's detailed introduction, Tong Xiaochen stretched out his chopstick with great interest and tasted a piece of delicate snake meat at the tail of the "dragon boat". Then I scooped a spoonful of snake soup with a soup spoon and put it in my mouth to taste it slowly. Then, he put his hand on the frame of the myopic glasses, smiled and praised again and again: "It tastes good, not bad." In my opinion, this dish is much stronger than the famous 'Wangxianglou' in Suixian and the snake dishes in Baiyun Hotel. Come on, come on, let's try it. Eat fast, eat fast. As he spoke, he picked up another spiller cup that had been filled with xo and drank it to the ground.

Three rounds of drinking.

Huang Guangwei saw that the time had come to talk about "business", so he glanced at Liu Qian, who was standing aside to accompany the wine. Liu Qian understood and quietly exited the "box" with a smile.

The lights of the "box" dimmed suddenly.

Huang Guangwei glanced at Tong Xiaochen's face and asked tentatively: "Mr. Tong, today's newspaper ......"

"Oh, the newspaper, I read it, it's good." Tong Xiaochen's stuttering generally happens when he is excited, the happier he is, the more he stammers, and he usually makes do.

"Where is Secretary Tong......?" Huang Guangwei was disdainful in his heart, do you think it's good and useful? The key is what you think.

"Old man? …… Uh, yes, yes. Tong Xiaochen snorted.

Huang Guangwei was shocked, don't fool Lao Tzu before this little girl is very good, next door to the horse, don't Tong Xichen don't know about this at all, that's a serious problem!

"That'...... Things to do in Jade Curtain Garden...... Mr. Tong, do you see? Huang Guangwei was a little unwilling.

As soon as he said this, Tong Xiaochen didn't have to haha, and said with a grin: "Various reports from more than a dozen units such as the Municipal Greening Committee, the Municipal Planning Bureau, the Municipal Fire Bureau, the Municipal Land Management Bureau, the Municipal Finance Bureau, and the Municipal Environmental Sanitation Bureau...... With so many application reports and complicated approval procedures, if you want to get the approval of the municipal axe and relevant departments as soon as possible, Lao Huang, you say this, it's not easy, right? ”

"That's, that's." Huang Guangwei nodded hurriedly: "If it were easy, brother, I wouldn't ask you to go out of the horse, right?" Although these approvals are a bit more complicated, in our capital, what can't you do in the capital? Right! ”

Tong Xiaochen accepted this flattery with a smile, took a sip of wine, and said leisurely: "Although this is a little too much, that's basically what it is." Hehe, all your approvals have been passed, don't worry. ”

"It's all over?!" Huang Guang is very happy.

"Of course." Tong Xiaochen smiled: "But Lao Huang, the share we talked about last time ......"

"I don't have to say! Mr. Tong, I don't have to say it! Huang Guangwei patted his chest and promised: "In two years, the original amount of 5 million will be returned, and then you will personally take another 7.5 million profits, there is nothing to say about this!" My old Huang Gan's business, that is recorded, where do you see any accidents? 7.5 million, only more, no less! ”

Tong Xiaochen listened to this assurance, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good." Well, Lao Huang, I believe in you, so I did such a sum with you, you must know that the 5 million is public money after all...... Two years! That's the most time I can give, and I can't afford to make a mistake, you know? ”

"Yes, yes." Huang Guangwei nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and then rolled his eyes: "But Mr. Tong, I still don't understand the newspaper today, why do you want to send it?" Secretary Tong really got Zheng Lao's instructions to move some people? ”

Tong Xiaochen pouted in his heart, what is the relationship between Zheng Lao and Xiao Lao, my old man doesn't know, Lao Tzu knows a fart? But anyway, when it comes to their level, do you really expect these two elders to fight clearly? Immature!

He despised it in his heart, and said in his heart that it had already been done anyway, and it didn't matter if he knew the truth. Then he said: "No, it's just that Xiao Chen's kid is too shitty, a beauty I fell in love with some time ago is actually unclear with him...... It's a pity that it's him, if someone else ...... Hum. Tong Xiaochen said unwillingly: "Although I can't do anything to him, it's still easy to disgust him." ”

Huang Guangwei's heart was frightened all of a sudden, and he said coldly: "So...... Tong, Secretary Tong...... He doesn't ...... I don't know? Now he stammered, more than Tong Xiaochen.

Tong Xiaochen was displeased: "What are you doing?" Don't know what's wrong? Why are you so afraid of Xiao Chen? He's a hairy man, just a small department, and I still want my old man to know about such a thing? ”

Huang Guangwei couldn't wait to slap the girl to death, and scolded in his heart: Lao Tzu was killed by you this time!

Huang Guangwei took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Tong, Mr. Tong!" This matter is not just about Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen represents not himself! …… On Vice Mayor Huang Baoshen's side, his secretary Yan Zhenli was invited to tea by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection today! ”

Tong Xiaochen frowned slightly, but didn't care: "Yan Zhenli was invited to tea, what does it matter to me?" ”

Huang Guangwei looked at Tong Xiaochen: "The leader of the team is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the director of the Third Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office...... Xiao Ning. ”

Tong Xiaochen's pupils shrank suddenly, and he sat up a little straighter: "Xiao Ning went to check on Yan Zhenli?" His eyes began to roll rapidly.

Huang Guangwei was a little relieved when he saw that he still knew how to use his brain, and said, "Yes, it is Xiao Ning." I'm thinking, Yan Zhenli is Vice Mayor Huang's secretary, check him...... That would be tantamount to saying that Vice Mayor Huang would be investigated, and Vice Mayor Huang and Secretary Tong were ......"

Tong Xiaochen's eyes narrowed. Of course, he knew that Huang Baoshen, the executive deputy mayor of the Beijing Municipal Axe, was very close to his son Tong Xichen. At this level, of course, there are some people who say that Huang Baoshen is Tong Xichen, but there is nothing to say about it, and it is precisely because he is in the municipal axe that Tong Xichen is more convenient in doing many things.

"What is Xiao Ningzha Yan Zhenli? There's always a reason, right? Tong Xiaochen asked, he knew that since Huang Guangwei talked about this matter, he must have touched some of the situations in it.

Sure enough, Huang Guangwei said: "It is said that Yan Zhenli once took a check of 200,000 yuan from the Haiding District Finance Bureau in his private name, and said that the Municipal Finance Bureau would return it at that time, this matter is ...... It seems that the Municipal Finance Bureau did not pursue it because of Vice Mayor Huang's face, and secretly settled the account for Yan Zhenli. ”

"It's just such a small thing?" Tong Xiaochen pursed his lips, and suddenly glanced at Huang Guangwei with interest: "Lao Huang, your news is really well-informed, Xiao Ning is still checking it, you know the reason?" ”

Huang Guangwei was a little embarrassed and coughed dryly: "This matter...... I knew it at the time. ”

Tong Xiaochen didn't bother to say more on this issue, just frowned and said: "Secretary Cha is equivalent to Cha Leader, a member of the Standing Committee of the Commission for Discipline Inspection in Xiaoning District, who dares to check Yan Zhenli, the secretary of the second secretary of the city government...... This thing seems to be a little strange. ”

Before Huang Guangwei could speak, Tong Xiaochen's mobile phone suddenly rang, Tong Xiaochen had two mobile phones on his body, the one that rang was a private mobile phone, no more than ten people knew the number, he was slightly startled, took it out and looked at it, and hurriedly made a silent gesture towards Huang Guangwei, and then connected the phone: "Dad?" Well, it's me, what's wrong? ”

Tong Xichen's voice was very low, but it seemed to contain anger, but unfortunately Tong Xiaochen's mobile phone was stuck to his ear, Huang Guangwei couldn't hear what Secretary Tong said, only saw Tong Xiaochen's face slowly deteriorate, and responded: "Well, I did it...... Uh-huh...... It's true? …… Oh! …… I don't know...... How can it be?! In the end, Tong Xiaochen seemed stunned.

Huang Guangwei was pondering in his heart, and Tong Xiaochen put away his phone a little dejectedly-he hung up over there.

Huang Guangwei had an ominous premonition in his heart, and asked tentatively, "Mr. Tong?" What's going on? ”

Tong Xiaochen glanced at him with a slightly dull gaze, and subconsciously said: "The vice chairman talked to the old man on behalf of the Central Committee and asked the old man if he was willing to be transferred." ”

Huang Guangwei was shocked in his heart, and blurted out, "What did Secretary Tong say?" ”

Tong Xiaochen took a deep breath and came back to his senses: "The old man refused and offered to resign. ”

Huang Guangwei was even more shocked in his heart, and asked again: "What did the vice chairman say?" ”

"After the vice chairman consulted the No. 1 chief, he rejected the old man's resignation on behalf of the central government." Tong Xiaochen replied.

Huang Guangwei breathed a sigh of relief, if Secretary Tong really resigned, wouldn't all his hard work be wasted? But...... I'm afraid it's a bit dangerous to reject the central government's proposal, right? Even if this proposal is now, it must be just a general proposal for a private exchange of opinions. Thinking of this, Huang Guangwei became nervous again.

Tong Xiaochen frowned: "But...... Xiao Lao's secretary Yang Jinfeng suddenly came to the capital. ”

Huang Guangwei felt that he was afraid that he was going to have a heart attack, and he was shocked and relieved, what was going on in this situation, it became more and more difficult to see! ――

On this night, Zhang Yicheng's phone called Xiao Chen's mobile phone. Xiao Chen connected: "Found?" ”

Tong Xiaochen did it behind his back. The Beijing Morning Post published this photo and comment because the editor-in-chief was bought by Huang Guangwei, the boss of Jingshi. Huang Guangwei and Tong Xiaochen are very close, and there should be economic contacts, which needs to be investigated. Zhang Yicheng's tone was a lot more relaxed.

"Okay, I'll inform Sister Ning immediately." Xiao Chen nodded.

"Well, I'll let them keep an eye on it and see if they can find some clues from other channels."

…… The next day, the Third Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was dispatched again to conduct separate and simultaneous investigation and questioning of certain leaders of the Municipal Finance Bureau. On another occasion, Xiao Ning, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, led a team and some personnel from the Municipal Procuratorate hurried to Hong Kong to investigate several acquisitions of a large state-owned enterprise in Beijing. Again, after listening to the report of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Standing Committee of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee decided to list the 'Xingfa' company's illegal fund-raising case as the first case in the province to be investigated and dealt with.

Then, under the instructions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 12 major and important case inspection groups, led by the Beijing City Commission for Discipline Inspection and organized by the city procuratorate, the public security bureau, the auditing bureau, and the city party committee, began to step up their work.

In the last few days of March, Yan Zhenli, secretary to Huang Baoshen, executive vice mayor of Beijing, was placed under shuanggui, and Tong Xichen's secretary Cheng Jian, who was arrested in other places in order to ensure the stability of the two sessions held in March...... The two sessions closed their eyes smoothly, and the pedestrians on the street had long since recovered as before, but some sensitive people could feel that there seemed to be something strange about the capital recently. At least some city government officials have noticed that Vice Mayor Huang Baoshen has become less and less talkative in recent times, and Vice Mayor Huang, who used to make long speeches at every turn, has recently become reticent and will inexplicably wander even in meetings.

The reason is very simple, the day after Cheng Jian was shuanggui, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection talked to Huang Baoshen...... For several days, Huang Baoshen was restless and terrified. On the afternoon of April 5, Huang Baoshen asked the driver to drive to Huairou County, a remote suburb of Beijing, and drove until he stopped at a secluded orchard. Huang Baoshen got out of the car under the pretext of taking a walk, and said to the driver: "You are from Huairou, take the time to go home and have a look, I'll take a walk here casually." ”

The driver was a little strange, but he didn't want to ask much, he only asked: "There is a party committee tomorrow, how can I pick you up?" ”

Huang Baoshen waved his hand: "The county will send a car to deliver it, you don't have to pick me up." When you go home, you go straight back to the city, and someone asks, don't say I'm here. ”

Although the driver didn't understand a little, he was clear about the leader's matter, so after listening to Huang Baoshen's words, he honestly went home as instructed, and rushed back to the municipal party committee early the next morning.

At 9 a.m. on 6 April, when the Beijing City CPC Committee held a standing committee meeting, Huang Baoshen had not yet arrived, and the city party committee asked his temporary secretary and replied that he had gone out by car yesterday. So the municipal party committee asked the driver again, and the driver was still hesitant at first because Huang Baoshen had said 'don't say I'm here', and later said that he had gone to Huairou.

The municipal party committee immediately called to inquire about Huairou, but the county said that it had not seen Vice Mayor Wang. It was only at this time that the city party committee felt that the situation was abnormal, so it ordered the driver to lead the way until where Huang Baoshen got off the car yesterday, and as a result, Huang Baoshen's body was found in an orchard near the glass temple in Huairou County, and he shot himself with the gun he had asked the city public security bureau a few days ago in the name of the current poor public order situation in Beijing City and in the name of self-defense.

After the incident, Tong Xichen again offered to resign, but was rejected. The No. 1 leader and vice chairman again asked him whether he would accept the transfer, but Tong Xichen did not agree, and on 25 April, he again submitted his resignation on the basis of retreat.

Yang Jinfeng's call came to the recuperation base on the outskirts of Dongfang City, and Xiao Lao, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed, took the phone handed over by the special nurse and quietly listened to Yang Jinfeng's report.

A few minutes later, Xiao Lao narrowed his eyes and said, "If you report to Comrade Nanxun, just say it...... Personally, I want to resign, and ask him to make the final decision. Then he hung up softly.

Yang Jinfeng immediately rushed to Zhongnanhai, and when he arrived at the house that everyone was in awe of, he saw the old man who had retired to rest, but was still the last boss of Huaxia.

"Comrade Xiao Fei's opinion is these? Nothing else? "The old man is lying on the hospital bed, and Parkinson's erodes him greatly, but his eyes are still keen, and his tone is still as steady as Mount Tai.

"Yes." Yang Jinfeng didn't dare to say a word of nonsense.

"Well, I'll think about it carefully, and you go back and relay my greetings to the old fellow." The old man laughed.

"Yes, Comrade Nanxun, I will definitely convey it." Yang Jinfeng responded.

…… On 26 April, an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee agreed to Tong Xichen's resignation, and at the same time, according to the proposal of several members of the Standing Committee, Wei Longxiang, first secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, would take over Tong Xichen's work.

On the evening of 27 April, the vice chairman went to the Beijing City CPC Committee on behalf of the central authorities to make an announcement, but Tong Xichen did not expect at all that this would be the case.

The old Beijing faction was abandoned...... Tong Xichen only had this one sentence left in his heart.

After a sigh, Tong Xichen was asked to leave the Beijing Municipal Party Committee.

(To be continued)