On the ninth day of returning to Yangcheng, Lin Tao suddenly received an unfamiliar phone number, and after the other party spoke, Lin Tao learned that it was Li Jianmin, the secretary of Governor Jiang.

Li Jianmin said straight to the point that Governor Jiang wanted to meet him and asked him if he was willing to go to the appointment.

Lin Tao thought for a moment, and felt that it didn't matter if he met, he didn't believe that Governor Jiang could do anything to him in broad daylight.

Lin Tao agreed, and Li Jianmin hurriedly reported an address to Lin Tao, saying that he would meet at a teahouse near the provincial party committee at three o'clock in the afternoon.

After the call with Li Jianmin ended, Lin Tao, who was sitting in the stone pavilion of Liu Yuanzong's villa drinking tea, glanced at the shadow standing next to him and asked, "Do you think I should meet with Governor Jiang?" ”

The shadow said indifferently: "This kind of person is too cunning, I'm afraid of ......"

Lin Tao stretched out his hand, shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm barefoot, he wears shoes, do you think he should be afraid of me, or should I be afraid of him?!" ”

The shadow was silent.

Lin Tao smiled and continued: "If my guess is correct, his purpose in asking me this time must be to release his previous suspicions, he has already tasted the bitterness, as a scheming person, he is definitely not willing to spend it with me all the time, after all, in terms of his official position, his age is not too big, and there is still a lot of room for development, maybe ......."

Lin Tao pointed to the sky and continued: "His goal is to reach the core of power!" ”

The shadow remained silent, not knowing what it was thinking.

Lin Tao picked up the teacup, stood up from the stone pier, walked to the steps of the stone pavilion, looked up at the sky, as if talking to himself, as if to say to the shadow, and said, "What is my goal?" ”

Lin Tao's eyes were full of confusion.

If it is for money, whether Lin Tao takes over the tens of billions of Chang'an Food Group or inherits Liu Yuanzong's financial and human resources, he can already eat and drink for the rest of his life, and it is difficult to spend it even if he squanders it at will, but he doesn't seem to care much about these in his heart.

Money was originally a 'life does not bring, death does not bring', when a certain amount of wealth is earned, money is just a number, watching the amount of the account grow every day, although it is very comfortable, but it can't satisfy Lin Tao's heart. What he didn't seem to need was the excitement of wealth.

"Lin Shao, don't people live for power, money, and sex? Don't you have a goal? ”

The shadow looked at Lin Tao's back, hesitated, and asked.

Lin Tao turned around, glanced at the shadow, and asked instead of answering, "Shadow, then what is your goal?" ”

The shadow looked as usual, and said in a flat tone: "I don't have a goal, I live to help you and complete the goal you yearn for." ”

Lin Tao sighed lightly, he really didn't understand the relationship between Shadow and Liu Yuanzong.

The shadow is like a loyal servant in the ancient royal family and nobles, giving silently without asking for anything in return. But now is not the era of enslaving people, now that society is developing harmoniously, why is the shadow willing to work for Liu Yuanzong? Even if Liu Yuanzong died, he had to work for Liu Yuanzong's righteous son Lin Tao!

"Shadow, actually you...... It doesn't have to be this way! ”

"Lin Shao, this is my duty, and it is also the agreement between me and Liu Ye, you don't have to worry about it!"

Lin Tao sighed again, glanced at the shadow, and asked, "Why?" ”

The shadow knew what Lin Tao's 'why' contained, so he just shook his head and said with a calm face: "Don't ask, I won't say if I ask." Just remember that I will never betray you! ”

"I really don't know what to say about you!"

Lin Tao shook his head with a wry smile, and didn't plan to ask any further, because he knew the character of the shadow, and even if he continued to ask, the shadow would not say it.

Lin Tao changed the subject and asked the shadow: "Which foundation do you think it is reliable to donate the ill-gotten wealth from Wang Jinmin to after all?" ”

Shadow thought for a moment and said, "Many of today's foundations can't be open and transparent, if we put this money into the foundation, maybe five million will only be three million in the hands of those poor families, or even less." ”

"So what do you say you should do?"

Shadow said: "If Brother Tao is not too troublesome, he can organize the brothers in the gang to help the poor himself, this matter is both meaningful and meritorious." ”

Lin Tao was a little moved by what he said, and after thinking about it, it seemed that there was nothing special to do by himself recently, so he nodded and said, "This thing is reliable." ”

After a pause, he instructed the shadow: "You go and inquire, where there are extremely poor areas, we will go to help the poor!" ”

A rare smile appeared on the shadow's face, and said, "I'll check it out now!" ”

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In the afternoon, Lin Tao arrived as scheduled, went to the teahouse near the provincial party committee, and then dialed Li Jianmin's mobile phone.

Li Jianmin, the secretary of Governor Jiang, came out of the box in the teahouse and saw a young man standing in the hall, so he guessed that it was Lin Tao, and hurriedly greeted: "It's Mr. Lin, right?" ”

"Secretary Li?"

Li Jianmin nodded with a smile and said, "Governor Jiang is waiting for you in the box, come with me!" ”

As he spoke, Li Jianmin took Lin Tao and walked towards the box on the second floor.

When he arrived at the door of the box on the second floor, Li Jianmin knocked on the door of the box gently, then pushed the door open, and said, "Governor Jiang, Lin Tao is here!" ”

Governor Jiang's sonorous voice came from inside: "Enter!" ”

Li Jianmin made an inviting gesture towards Lin Tao.

Lin Tao nodded and walked in, Li Jianmin closed the door casually and stood outside the box.

"Mr. Lin, let's meet again!"

When Governor Jiang saw Lin Tao coming in, he stood up from the sofa with a gentle smile on his face.

Lin Tao didn't expect Governor Jiang to stand up to greet him in person, but he was a little surprised, and he was even more sure of Governor Jiang's intention to ask for peace.

"yes, see you again!"

Lin Tao looked at Governor Jiang with a meaningful smile, and he didn't feel jealous of Governor Jiang at all.

If it was before, when Lin Tao was still an ordinary soldier, he would definitely be extremely nervous when he saw a big man like Governor Jiang, but after experiencing so many things, Lin Tao has become numb to the big man, speaking of the big man, he is also an invisible big man in the business world, worth tens of billions, and has a large number of brothers in his hand, although he still can't compare with Governor Jiang, but he is no longer in the province under his jurisdiction, so he is not afraid of him.

"Mr. Lin, please sit down, have you made Pu'er tea, are you in the habit of drinking it?"

While speaking, Governor Jiang picked up the purple sand teapot and poured a cup for Lin Tao personally.

Lin Tao sat on the sofa opposite Governor Jiang with a smile and said: "Although Pu'er tea is bitter, but when you get used to drinking it, you feel that the taste is endless, and what you drink is life, and people who don't love Pu'er can't understand the sweetness at all." ”

"Hahaha......"

Governor Jiang suddenly laughed and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Lin to be young and also a master of the tea ceremony!" ”

Lin Tao shook his head with a smile, "It's not a master, it's just a hobby of drinking tea." ”

Governor Jiang smiled and said nothing, then glanced at Lin Tao thoughtfully, and said, "Mr. Lin is a smart person, he should know the purpose of my coming to you today, right?" ”

Lin Tao said: "I don't know. ”

"Huh." Governor Jiang looked at Lin Tao with a smile and said, "Some things are explained and it doesn't make much sense, Mr. Lin, how about we turn enemies into friends?" ”

Lin Tao said with a smile: "Where did Governor Jiang start with this, when did we become enemies?" Besides, I don't dare to be an enemy of Governor Jiang! ”

Governor Jiang knew that Lin Tao was saying sarcastic words, and he didn't care, after all, it was Lin Tao who he took the initiative to invite today, so he smiled and said: "We are indeed not enemies, I am in the officialdom, and you inherited the Chang'an Food Group, and you are already a first-class rich man in China, we do not have any conflict of interest, so we don't have to fight each other, do you say?" ”

After speaking, Governor Jiang looked at Lin Tao with burning eyes.

Although Lin Tao doesn't like Governor Jiang's insidious and cunning person very much, but it is really not fun to have an unpredictable opponent, since Governor Jiang took the initiative to make peace, Lin Tao has no need to continue to fight, this time's 'fighting method' Lin Tao suffered a skin injury, but Governor Jiang lost his right-hand man, and they each suffered some losses, and they gave up.

"But Governor Jiang almost killed me a few days ago!"

Although Lin Tao planned to make peace with Governor Jiang, it would not be his Lin Tao's style if he didn't get some benefits from it, so he re-revealed the things that were almost plotted by snipers when he returned to Yangcheng a few days ago.

Governor Jiang did not deny this matter, nodded and said: "I did handle that matter too hastily, it is my problem, I should review it." ”

Lin Tao smiled meaningfully: "The review doesn't have any effect, and it's useless to me. ”

Governor Jiang picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, then unhurriedly put the teacup on the coffee table, looked at Lin Tao with Erlang's legs crossed, and said with a smile: "Then what does Mr. Lin want?" ”

Lin Tao said: "Governor Jiang almost took my life, it's not too much for me to make a request, right?" ”

"And rightfully so!"

Lin Tao said: "I haven't thought about it for the time being, so how about Governor Jiang owing me a favor?" ”

The corners of Governor Jiang's mouth twitched twice, then he stared at Lin Tao twice, and finally nodded with a wry smile, "Okay, within my ability, without violating discipline, Mr. Lin can ask for anything in the future." ”

Lin Tao was happy in his heart, with Governor Jiang's guarantee, at least he didn't have to hide in the future, he could live in Yangcheng openly, and even got a talisman from Governor Jiang.

"Okay, Governor Jiang, then our matter will be written off!"

After a pause, Lin Tao continued: "Governor Jiang, are there any extremely poor rural areas in our province? ”

Governor Jiang was slightly stunned, "What's wrong?" ”

Lin Tao smiled strangely and said, "I have five million spare money here, and I want to help the poor." ”

Governor Jiang showed a rare smile of relief and said, "This is a good thing, you can directly donate the money to the foundation, and then let the foundation help alleviate poverty." ”

Lin Tao shook his head and said: "I can't believe in the foundation, I want to help the poor myself." ”

Governor Jiang nodded with a smile and said: "I really didn't expect Mr. Lin's ideological consciousness to be so high, poverty alleviation is a great thing, speaking of poor villages in our province, there is really a place ......."

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