Two days later, Gu Youran and the mastermind of Gu Xuran's kidnapping were personally sent back to Gu's house.

The reason is indeed related to a political matter that Gu Nancy participated in recently, the other party did not have too much malice, and only wanted to threaten its cooperation, but in the end, he was forced to send the two children back safely under Gu Nancy's means, the two children were not injured, but they were a little frightened, and the mastermind also admitted that his subordinates had contacted a woman named Wen Qing, gave Wen Ming a sum of money, and got some inside information related to the Gu family, so it was so smooth.

On the same day, Wen Qing fled in a hurry, and the Gu family, who had long since ceased to take Wen Qing's name seriously, once again made a large-scale arrest of this woman.

On the other side, the Land Bureau.

Gu Xiuli received a call from Gu Nancy, who informed the two children that they were safe, and briefly explained the reason.

Director Li suddenly pushed open the door of his office and walked in with a smile and said: "Haha, Xiu Li, you kid is really a key character in our city now, I will go to work in the province at the end of the year, and the position of this director is really none other than you!" ”

Gu Xiuli hooked his lips slightly: "With your love, Xiuli is afraid that he will not be able to do it." ”

"Huh? What is so humble? Now all the leaders in the city have given you a thumbs up for your performance in the past few years, and they all say that you are worthy of being the grandson of General Gu, and you also have the demeanor of Gu Nancy back then. Director Li smiled and put a recommendation Han on his table: "My recommendation Han has long been ready, you are the desire of the people, plus my recommendation, it is foolproof, for so many years, I have also watched you come step by step, if you can't do it, who else can do it?" Is it a white necessity? That kid hasn't appeared at all in the past two days, I really want to have a good chat with Bai Lao when I find time, his son ......"

Gu Xiuli looked at the recommendation Han in front of him, and didn't reach out to take it, but his eyes were slightly lower, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be interested, Director Li suddenly looked at him a little strangely: "Do you not want to work in the Land Bureau?" Could it be that there are other plans? ”

"Bureau Lee." Gu Xiuli's voice paused, and he said softly: "When I was recommended to you by the old man, when I was arranged to enter the Land Bureau, I was still a young and vigorous hairy boy, after so many years, you have the grace of knowing Xiuli, and you also watched me gradually become the state I am today, before you go to the provincial high school, do you have anything you want to give me?" ”

Director Li looked at him fixedly, and after a while, he smiled: "Yes, you are really different from when you first entered the Land Bureau, you were only in your twenties at that time, and you were a stubborn temper, although you were rigorous, but occasionally there were some desertions, but at least the feeling you gave me at that time was real." ”

"Real?" Gu Xiuli smiled nonchalantly.

"Yes, unlike now, I can't see what you're thinking as a kid, but if you think about it carefully, I'm gratified, being in officialdom, being able to do it without revealing a drop of water, without joy or sorrow, and being light without being seen through, is also a kind of self-protection, so you will go further."

Gu Xiuli smiled: "Really? ”

"You ask me if I have anything to give you, and I really have, but I never know if I have the opportunity to say it, whether I need to say it." Director Li sighed as he spoke: "Xiu Li, you are the one I am most optimistic about, and the one that worries me the most, I don't know why, but I always feel that you have closed yourself too deeply, so even if you will go higher and farther in the officialdom, you will become more and more lonely and tired, plus your current temperament, sooner or later you will experience the feeling of being cold in a high place." You're not like Bai Bi's kid, he's too free and uninhibited, but it's because he knows what he wants that he is so indulgent, but you...... Thule ......"

Director Li stopped suddenly, as if he realized that he had said a little too much, but it was true that he had watched Gu Xiuli come over step by step over the years, and the junior in front of him, who he was most optimistic about, was not much different from his own son.

Although Director Li didn't finish speaking, what he wanted to say next, Gu Xiuli understood very well.

But you ...... Thule ......

You've weighed down your desires and desires too much, you've overwhelmed yourself, you've hidden yourself so deep that you can't even find your true self.

And what is his desire?

Is it to avenge her mother Shi Fang, who died early? Is it to resist the surname Gu? Do you want to leave this life of being tied to a political position? Do you want to leave with Ji Xinyao, even if you have nothing again, even if the two of you continue to shrink in the basement and eat this meal without a meal, even if you ......

But if you think about it carefully, these seem to be his desires and desires many years ago, and he has been suppressed by him for too long, and now he has picked them up again, but none of them can be insisted on.

And what is the real self?

It is the high-spirited shooting figure of the high school and college partners under the basketball court, the stinky boy who runs to Ji Xinyao every holiday and secretly wears her bear pajamas and lazily leans on the sofa to watch TV, and the big boy who is always among the top in grades but is often fighting because he is arrogant and has a bad temper and is used by the Academic Affairs Office to warn the teachers and students of the whole school with negative teaching materials all day long, and he is a big boy who receives all kinds of love letters and throws them directly into the trash. Because he was asked for his mobile phone number by his younger sister, he was chased from the first floor of the teaching building to the fifth floor by others, and he was the former Ji Xiuli who insisted on graduating early and working early, and could rely on his own ability to let Ji Xinyao live a good life......

still remembers that because he graduated directly and worked, he did not take the postgraduate examination, did not continue his studies, and did not get various degrees, Ji Xinyao was angry with him.

So in the past few years, even if he was busy with work, he would take advantage of his time to study, until now, he has a double degree, and he has finally become the kind of person Ji Xinyao is looking forward to.

But Ji Xinyao is no longer the same Ji Xinyao, and Ji Xiuli is also ...... It's no longer Ji Xiuli.

He forgot who had said in his ear a few years ago: Xiuli, why is this happening? You've changed beyond recognition......

It seems that one day he was drunk, it seemed that he drove back to Gu's house, and it seemed that Ji Xinyao was particularly disappointed when he gave him a cup of sobering tea.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiuli smiled, looked at the recommended Han on the table, suddenly stretched out his hand to push, and said lightly under Director Li's somewhat surprised gaze: "Bureau Li, recommend Han to take it back." ”

Director Li looked at him a little puzzled: "Xiu Li, what do you mean by this?" ”

But Gu Xiuli didn't give him an answer quickly, Director Li had a temporary phone call, left first, and didn't take the recommendation before leaving, but just asked him to think about it again, in a system like China, how many people want to embark on the political road have failed, and it is difficult to achieve it even if they have exhausted their means, so such a good opportunity cannot be missed for any reason.

After Director Li left, Gu Xiuli didn't touch the recommendation, he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office for an afternoon, and before he got off work, he called Bai Bi.

Bai must be soaking in the bar, he has never left the bar in the past two days, he slept here after drinking too much, and continued to drink when he woke up, he really admired Gu Xiuli, he was so uncomfortable that he could go to work, work, and meetings as if nothing had happened, as if Lin Moxin really didn't have the slightest impact on him.

Until he suddenly received a call from Gu Xiuli, he heard Gu Xiuli ask him, "Where is it?" ”

Bai must have opened his eyes in fascination, and coldly shook the wine glass in his hand: "You're drinking, are you coming?" ”

"Where?"

"Blue Flame."

Feeling that Gu Xiuli on the other side of the phone was stunned for a moment, Bai must have sneered: "Lao Tzu is in the blue flame!" The surname Gu is coming, are you coming? After that, he didn't wait for Gu Xiuli to answer, and directly threw the phone aside.

He guessed that Gu Xiuli would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Ten minutes later, Gu Xiuli sat in the card bag of the Blue Flame Bar, indifferently holding the bottle of the strongest brandy that Bai must have asked the waiter to open, glanced at the vintage, and glanced at him lukewarmly: "In the past two days, I see that you have thrown away at least more than 100,000 yuan here." ”

Bai must smile disapprovingly and raised the square cup to his mouth: "I'm happy, I have a relationship with the wine girls here, I have given a lot of orders to each wine girl, and they are all about to love me......"

Gu Xiuli glanced at him, and Bai must have glanced at him: "Do you drink or not?" If you don't drink, go now! I'm upset when I see you! ”

Saying that, Bai must have snorted coldly and took the square cup on the side and handed it to him, Gu Xiuli didn't take it, he actually picked up the wine bottle and drank it directly, it was the strongest brandy, even Bai must have to mix it with ice and drink it slowly in the cup, otherwise he couldn't eat it at all.

It's not that he hasn't seen Gu Xiuli drink, it's just that he's never seen him drink like this.

A bottle of brandy was empty, Gu Xiuli casually pushed the empty bottle on the coffee table, his eyes were still clear, and he turned to look at Bai Inexu: "Am I really unrecognizable?" ”

"How the do I know? You were already like this when I knew you. ”

Hearing Bai Inevibe's answer, Gu Xiuli laughed, and asked the waiter to open ten bottles of brandy in a row, listening to the "bang" sound of the bottle being opened, Bai Inevitably only felt that his temples jumped suddenly, and he frowned.

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