Jinjiang City is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is a well-known economically developed area. In the more than 20 years of reform and opening up, this provincial capital city has been plugged in with wings to take off, and it has leapt to the forefront of the country in terms of economy and culture.

Three years ago, Jinjiang's economy began to take off for the second time, and the clarion call for the reform of higher education in Jiangbei was sounded again. According to the unified planning of the province and city, 8 key institutions of higher learning and 12 secondary professional schools in the city will be relocated to the Zhabei New Area on the outskirts of the city, and a modern higher education city - "Zhabei Education New Village" will stand majestically on the bank of the Yangtze River. This city of higher education is a strategic project for Jiangbei's higher education undertaking to enter the new century, and is also a key project in Jiangbei Province's "Tenth Five-Year Plan." The word Zhabei once became a hot topic in the news, whether it was ** officials or ordinary people, when they mentioned Zhabei, they couldn't help but feel excited. It used to be an abandoned small wharf, which was the place where fishermen and slender men begged for a living in the past, and the surrounding area was a garbage dump. Now it is going to be transformed into the most humanistic and scientific Jiangbei higher education city, how can such a huge project not attract the attention of the world?

As the highest university in Jiangbei, the relocation of Jiangbei University once caused controversy in all aspects, and the plan was several times, and finally with the support of the central government, the Jiangbei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government made a decision to relocate this century-old Chinese famous school to a new education village planned in the suburbs. The first phase of the project started two years ago, and on the eve of the Spring Festival, the first phase of the project belongs to five teaching buildings, three laboratory buildings, two scientific research buildings and office buildings have been completed, and the library, student apartments and other ancillary projects will also be completed. Originally, the date of relocation had been set a long time ago, but on January 21, the former president of Jiangbei University died of a heart attack, which made this famous institution of higher learning fall into grief for a while, and the relocation plan was forced to be postponed. After more than two months of fierce competition, Second Vice President Kong Qingyun defeated several strong competitors and became the youngest president of Jiangbei University since its founding. This Dr. Liuyang, a well-known figure in the international physics community, became a prominent figure in Jiangbei Province for a while, and his deeds frequently appeared in the newspapers. Just a week ago, Jiangbei TV's "Pride of the Times" column also launched an exclusive interview with him, his witty and humorous conversation, agile thinking, and legendary life experience have left a deep impression on the audience, especially his innocence of giving up the favorable conditions abroad and taking the initiative to return to China to contribute to the education of the motherland, which has touched a large number of students. In just a few days, there are several forums on the official website of Jiangbei University that are full of topics about this legendary figure, and young students call him "Young Marshal". Because in the eyes of students, he is an idol and the future of Jiangbei University.

Who knew that it had only been a few days, and Kong Qingyun, who was dressed in brilliant colors, was suddenly taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

That night, Xia Keke and her mother Xia Yu accompanied her grandfather and returned to her grandfather's house without saying a word. Zhou Zhengqun wanted to let his car send them, but Xia Wentian refused: "You go back, I can still afford to take a taxi." Sitting in the car, Xia Yu sobbed first, and her sobbing voice angered Xia Wentian: "What are you crying about, wipe away your tears!" Xia Keke, who was sitting next to her, hurriedly handed her mother a tissue, although Xia Yu stopped sobbing, her heart was more uncomfortable than crying.

When they got home, Grandpa entered the study without a sound and left their mother and daughter in the living room. Xia Keke first sat with her mother for a while, and when she saw her mother fidgeting, she suddenly rummaged through her mobile phone, and suddenly stared at the landline blankly, her heart was really more uncomfortable than fire. Thinking of the people who took away his father, as well as Uncle Zhou's cold face when they broke up, Coco felt as if the sky was about to collapse in an instant. She struggled for a while, and finally heard her grandfather calling her mother in the study, and before she could enter the study, she had already run to her bedroom.

Xia Keke quickly turned on the computer and logged in to the official website of Jiangbei University, she thought that the news was not so fast, but as soon as she opened the webpage, she saw a line of black words jumping into her eyes: Jiangbei University had another earthquake, and the "young marshal" was mysteriously taken away at 9 o'clock in the evening. Xia Keke was dumbfounded, it was only less than an hour, and the news actually reached the Internet!

Xia Keke covered her beating heart and quickly pulled down the page, and saw that behind the news of just more than 100 words, there were already hundreds of follow-ups.

How can it be so fast, how can it be so fast!

Xia Keke felt that she was about to fall, and the more than 100 words on the webpage were like more than a hundred sharp knives, stabbing at her fiercely. Where has she ever experienced this in her 23-year-old life? Especially the last sentence of the news, almost like a blockbuster **, about to blow her to pieces.

This person with the online name "Reuters" even used the following sentence at the end of the article: According to people familiar with the matter, the "young marshal" is very likely to be involved in the corruption case of the relocation of the new school site.

"Impossible, impossible!" Xia Keke screamed in his heart, "Dad is definitely not that kind of person, he will not be involved in corruption!" ”

Xia Keke didn't have the courage to continue watching, sitting at the computer, feeling like the whole person was collapsed, and his whole body was so weak that he didn't have any strength.

It's over, it's all over! Ben is still looking forward to seeing how his father passionately shows his strength on the big stage of Jiangda, who knows......

She bit the back of her hand with her mouth, trying to restrain herself, but the tears still fell down.

In the study, Xia Wentian's conversation with Xia Yu was even more difficult. At the moment when he saw Liu Mingjian in the hotel box, an ominous thought suddenly popped out of Xia Wentian's mind: Son-in-law Kong Qingyun broke the precepts!

This is by no means to scare oneself, it was originally said that colleges and universities are academic forests and elegant halls, but in fact, today's universities are no longer ivory towers, let alone quiet places, and the bureaucratic atmosphere in them is even more serious than that of localities. When Xia Wentian was in charge of education in the provincial party committee, he had already discovered this problem, and reminded and warned him many times at the meeting. But in the face of the surging worship of officials and worshippers, this kind of warning is too pale, and it can't stop the wind of scheming in the ivory tower at all. Son-in-law Kong Qingyun is upright by nature, and he is a person who is more passionate than rational, Xia Wentian has always opposed him to take a career in office, the reason is that it is not suitable: his personality is not suitable, and it is not appropriate to speak and do things. Kong Qingyun just couldn't listen. This time he was running for the principal, Xia Wentian repeatedly blocked him, and he sent an order to Zhou Zhengqun, but Kong Qingyun not only insisted on going his own way, but also determined to win, Xia Wentian finally compromised. However, from the day he entered the campaign, he seemed to be mentally prepared.

"It's not groundless—" Xia Wentian said to Xia Yu in a deep voice.

"You mean, there was a good omen?" Xia Yu has gradually calmed down by now and began to think about problems with his brain.

"I can't say a word or two, in short, he went in this time, and he was more than lucky."

"Dad, he is really innocent, Qingyun will not do anything out of the ordinary." Xia Yu tries to avoid sensitive words such as corruption or corruption.

"Has he done less out of the ordinary?" Xia Wentian stared at her daughter suddenly, as if she was scrutinizing and reminding.

Xia Yu was stunned: "Dad, really not." ”

"You misheard me." Xia Wentian sighed and said: "He openly opposes the industrialization of higher education, and resists the indiscriminate establishment of branches and teaching points below. These are righteous in his eyes, and out of line in the eyes of others. Who is proposing the industrialization of higher education? It's the dignified vice governor Feng Peiming, he is a vice principal, what qualifications does he have to oppose others! That's it, after all, this is a thing of the past, the problem is that he ......is in the second phase of the Jiang University project" Xia Wentian said this, and suddenly stopped, he was afraid that the words behind him would frighten his daughter. Although Xia Yu is also a department-level cadre, the department she works in is different, and the people she comes into contact with are also different, and some things, based on her experience, cannot be judged.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, since the person has been taken away, let's wait for the organization to investigate."

"Dad-" Xia Yu stood up suddenly, his eyes showing longing, or even begging, "You call the provincial party committee, you can't let them deduct the black pot for Qingyun." ”

Xia Wentian understands her daughter's feelings, what happened to such a big thing, how could her daughter not be in a hurry! But he still shook his head: "This call can't be made, besides, your dad is not in the seat now, even if he does, it won't work." ”

"Dad—"

"Yu'er, listen, Dad won't make this call, and you can't look for people randomly. Remember, my Xia Wentian's daughter and son-in-law must stand the test! ”

Time is passing minute by minute, and this night, because of Kong Qingyun, many people in the high-level of Jiangbei did not sleep peacefully. From the moment the provincial party committee decided to take measures against Kong Qingyun, whether it was the Commission for Discipline Inspection or the Department of Education, the air suddenly became tense. The provincial CPPCC is even more busy. Kong Qingyun is not only the president of Jiangbei University, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangbei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In the case of such a person with a special status, it is important to ensure that there are no mistakes in the process.

At this time, the atmosphere in Xia Wentian's house was a little more relaxed than just now, and Xia Wentian's persuasion finally made Xia Yu dispel those unrealistic thoughts. Or is my father right, whether it is red or black, it must be investigated before there can be a result.

Xia Keke was also much calmer than when she first entered the door. Seeing the news on the official website of Jiangbei University, Xia Keke was of course unwilling, she couldn't connect her father with corruption. She opened the "Coco Xili" forum she had created, and she thought that things might be better here.

It's a pity that she was wrong, just like just now, as soon as she logged in, she was stunned by the brick-like post.

Compared to the school website, talking and posting in the forum is much more casual. "Keke Xili" is the most prestigious student forum of Jiangbei University, and it is very popular, because it holds high the banner of "thought", attracting students from other colleges and universities to come here to grab the "sofa", and there are more than 10,000 members at the peak. Usually, this forum is a place for the most avant-garde and thoughtful people to talk and communicate, and they are very strong when they talk about problems. A while ago, around the selection of the president of Jiangbei University, students expressed their opinions here, and the best taste of the argument was by no means weaker than the argument of the organizational department. Later, Xia Keke conducted a poll, and Kong Qingyun topped more than a dozen candidates with a high score of 82 points. At that time, she also said to her father: "You have stolen 82% of my popularity, and it seems that you are expected to be elected." ”

Who knows—

Don't be discouraged, never be discouraged! Xia Keke reminded himself as she continued to browse through the posts on the forum.

"Nothing to be afraid of!" It's her motto and it's her mantra. "You can't panic in case of trouble, you must first find out the truth." This is a sentence that her grandfather taught her when she was very young, and this sentence has played an important role in her life over the years.

More than 50 new posts have been posted on the forum, all related to the "young marshal", and it can be seen that there are many students who hang up on the Internet on the weekend, and they all learned the news as soon as possible. The network is the network, it is faster than any communication tool, and it can participate in the interaction the first time. Xia Keke saw that many netizens were anxiously looking for her. "Where's the boss?" "Where is Madara, Madara is about to appear." "Silari, why hasn't Silari come yet?"

Xia Keke didn't use her real name on the forum, and the screen name she gave herself was: Silari. Don't guess, this is a homonym for Hillary, if there is anyone Xia Keke worships, it is Hillary. Xia Keke's major is politics, her greatest passion is international politics, and in her three years of college, she has read a lot of biographies, especially the legendary experience of Hillary. She is an avid follower of Hillary Clinton and a die-hard fan of hers.

The first person to post on the forum was "Tianxingjian". He only wrote a few lines: I was shocked to hear that the young marshal had an accident, is it true, Silali, answer quickly! Probably because Xia Keke didn't reply after the post was posted, Tian Xingjian hit more than a dozen question marks in a row in the following posts. In another headline titled "Is it corruption, or is there something else hidden?" Under the post, Xia Keke saw Tian Xingjian's reply: Keep your eyes open, don't blindly follow the trend!

Xia Keke quickly skimmed through the posts, and to her relief, the posts here, including the replies, were more skeptical and less believing. Someone turned the news on the school website, and then it was blocked by Tianxingjian, and the person named "Reuters" was also kicked out of the forum by Tianxingjian. Xia Keke felt a layer of gratitude in her heart, she couldn't imagine that at such a time, Tianxingjian would firmly defend this position for her, fighting for the reputation and innocence of the "young marshal".

In this forum, everyone only knows that Silary is the founder of Banzhu and the forum, but they don't know the relationship between Silari and the "young marshal". I know that there is only one Tianxingjian, but he will never reveal it, just like Xia Keke will not reveal his true identity. Tian Xingjian is the administrator of this forum and a staunch supporter of Xia Keke. Few people know the family background of the two of them. Tian Xingjian belongs to the kind of person who is honest on the outside and has a sharp edge inside, he usually wears the cheapest clothes and eats the cheapest meals, no matter in thought or action, he is a staunch populist, it is difficult to see that he is a child of a family with a background. Xia Keke, on the other hand, is stained with the light of her mother Xia Yu, because she follows her mother's surname, few people associate her with the "young marshal", plus she never talks about her father in school, many classmates still think she is a single-parent family, and even the roommates who have the closest relationship with her don't know what her father does. Xia Keke was very proud of this, she said to her father: "I can do the confidentiality work at home, if you dare to leak half a word, be careful!" ”

Half an hour later, Xia Keke finished browsing all the posts, and was hesitating whether to post a post, when a text message came from his mobile phone, and when he saw that it was sent by Zhou Jianxing, it was just four words: Where are you? Xia Keke was stunned for a moment, why did he get my mobile phone number again?

Xia Keke and Zhou Jianxing are not at the same level, nor are they in the same major, Zhou Jianxing is a senior this year, majoring in international finance, and is about to graduate. Zhou Jianxing had asked her mobile phone number several times, but she didn't tell her, and then he finally knew her mobile phone number and QQ number through other cadres of the student union. But Zhou Jianxing chased after her relentlessly, inquired about her new number again, and provoked and said, if you have the ability, you will change your number every day, and I promise to get your new number in no more than two hours each time. The two started a game for this, Xia Keke really changed her number every once in a while, sometimes several times a month, so that her grandfather couldn't remember her mobile phone number, and always complained to her: "You are engaged in underground struggle, look, your number alone memorizes half of my notebook." Despite this, she still couldn't hide from Zhou Jianxing. At present, it has been less than two days since the number was changed, and the number is very awkward, Xia Keke himself can't remember it for sure.

Xia Keke hesitated for a moment, and didn't rush to reply to the text message, she thought that Zhou Jianxing must have gotten the news from his mother Meng He.

Just thinking about it, the phone in the living room rang, Xia Keke came out, picked up the microphone, and sure enough, it was Aunt Meng's voice: "Is it Coco, what about your mother?" ”

Xia Keke hesitated for a moment and said, "My mother is not here, she went to a friend's house." Meng He sighed on the other side of the phone, and asked again in confusion: "Grandpa?" Let Grandpa answer the phone. ”

"I'm sorry Aunt Meng, grandpa is not feeling well today, and he went to bed after dinner."

Xia Keke didn't know that Meng He was going to attend the birthday banquet in the evening, and this lie was not clever. Meng He hesitated for a few seconds and hung up the phone. Xia Keke was about to go back to the bedroom when her mother called her from behind: "Coco-"

Xia Keke turned around and saw that her mother's eyes were already wet and red, and she could imagine that there must have been a painful conversation between her and her grandfather, and when such a thing happened, the most painful thing was, of course, her mother.

"Mom-" Xia Keke called out and walked towards her mother.

Xia Yu hugged her, rubbed her hands lightly on her shoulders, and for a long time, choked up and said, "Coco, don't worry, Dad will be fine." ”

"Mom, do you really believe that Dad will be corrupt?"

"No, Coco, Mom firmly believes not." Although Xia Yu was very strong, he couldn't stop trembling slightly when he held his daughter's hand, but in fact, a voice asked himself in his heart: "Do you really believe it?" ”

"Mom, I'm just like you, Dad will never be fine, they must be mistaken." Xia Keke raised her head and looked at her mother, this child who had always only known coquettishness in front of her mother had suddenly grown up, and she was comforting and encouraging her mother in her own way.

"Go to bed early, I'll go to school tomorrow." Xia Yu said as she stroked her hair.

"Mom, I still want to go on the Internet for a while, if you're sleepy, can you sleep first?" Xia Keke carefully asked for her mother's opinion.

"Nets?" Xia Yu seemed to be touched by her daughter's words, frowned, pushed Xia Keke away, and walked quickly towards the bedroom.

However, when the mother and daughter wanted to open the website of Jiangbei University again, they were shocked to find that the website had been shut down! After clicking several times in a row, I was told: the website you are logging in to is under maintenance, please log in again later.

It seems that the relevant parties are already taking measures!

Xia Yu was stunned in front of the computer, not knowing what this meant, good or bad? Her ears rang again with the words that her husband had said a few days ago: "Recently, the wind is not quite right, Chu Yuliang and they may be making small moves." ”

Xia Keke held the mouse in her hand and clicked her forum, and it was less than 10 minutes after leaving the computer, and her forum was forcibly closed! Xia Keke was confused: Why did they close my forum? When she clicked one by one, she found that the more active forums of Jiangbei University were all restricted from serving in the past 10 minutes, including Tianxingjian's "Liberal" forum.

What the hell is going on?

Two days have passed, and there is no news about Kong Qingyun at all. Xia Wentian finally couldn't sit still. Originally, he also thought that the relevant parties would give him an explanation, at least he should explain what happened to Qingyun, whether it was under investigation or "shuanggui". But he waited for two days, but not only did he not wait for a useful message, but even the landline at home simply did not ring.

"Let's go, accompany me to the CPPCC." Xia Wentian said to his daughter.

"Dad, what are you looking for the CPPCC, Qingyun was not taken away by them."

"I retired from the CPPCC, who will I look for if I don't go to the CPPCC?"

"What can you do if you find it, I can't guarantee it, they will give you a cold face." Xia Yu said worriedly.

"He dares!" Xia Wentian said that he was about to get dressed and go out, when the doorbell rang at this time.

It was Shu Boyang, secretary general of the provincial CPPCC, who came in, and Shu Boyang saw that Xia Wentian was going out, so he asked with a smile: "Old Xia, where are you going?" ”

Xia Wentian said while getting dressed: "Where else can I go, go to the temple to worship the gods." ”

"Old Xia—" Shu Boyang shouted, standing at the door with some embarrassment.

"Lao Shu, sit down, my dad is angry with me." Xia Yu hurriedly beckoned Shu Boyang to sit down. Xia Wentian hesitated for a moment, dispelled the idea of going out, walked over and sat on the sofa, staring at Shu Boyang without blinking.

"Old Xia, I'm really sorry, Qingyun's matter, I'm really ......" Shu Boyang said, lowering his head. It is said that if Kong Qingyun had an accident, he should be the first to come over to comfort Xia Wentian, but the past two days have been too busy, and there is discipline above, and the matter of Kong Qingyun's investigation is highly confidential and no one is allowed to leak it. Moreover, in the past two days, he has not heard any news at all, and since he took people away, the Commission for Discipline Inspection has blocked all news.

"Don't talk about it, Bo Yang, you can't break the precepts in my family." Xia Wentian already realized something from Shu Boyang's face. Shu Boyang can come, which proves that the problem is not too serious, otherwise, Shu Boyang would not dare to openly come to his door at such a time. He felt relieved in his heart, blaming himself for being too ridiculous just now, and almost broke the great commandment.

When Xia Wentian said this, Shu Boyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he glanced at Xia Wentian gratefully, took the cup handed over by Xia Yu, and said thank you.

Xia Wentian thought, Shu Boyang came to the door at this time, he wouldn't have come to ventilate the news, Shu Boyang was not that kind of person, he must have something else to do.

"Tell me, you're here today, what's the matter?"

Shu Boyang was silent, originally he wanted to comfort Xia Wentian a few more words about Kong Qingyun's matter, no matter how he said it, it was his son-in-law who had the accident. But when Xia Wentian said this, he blocked his mouth. Xia Wentian is Xia Wentian, at this time, I am afraid that only he can be calm, Shu Boyang sighed in his heart. He came today, it was really not for Kong Qingyun's business, but that something in the CPPCC stumped him, and after thinking about it, he could only ask Xia Wentian to come forward, but he really couldn't open his mouth.

Shu Boyang was still hesitating, and Xia Wentian spoke again: "Boyang, you won't come to spend time with me, right?" ”

Shu Boyang hurriedly got up and said worriedly: "Old Xia, I'm really sorry to trouble you at this time." ”

"When did you become a mother-in-law, sit down and say, my Xia Wentian is not as worried as you are."

Only then did Shu Boyang say: "The National Committee for Political Coordination and Research is about to arrive in Jinjiang, and the list of members to be selected from the province has been decided. ”

Two months ago, Shu Boyang came to him and said that the Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China would jointly organize a research team to go deep into Jiangbei to investigate the work of colleges and universities. At that time, Shu Boyang also asked for his opinion, which committee members should be selected by the province to participate, Xia Wentian did not express his position, he was a person who retired, and it was inconvenient to express his opinion on this kind of matter. I didn't expect Shu Boyang to make a special visit for this matter today, is it not appropriate to select a committee member?

He fixed his gaze on Shu Boyang's face again.

Shu Boyang moved his body uneasily-in front of Xia Wentian, Shu Boyang always felt restrained, which was a bad habit that he had cultivated over the years. In front of the old leader, respect is one thing, and fear is another. Xia Wentian didn't want others to be afraid of him.

"Bo Yang, you can't make a special trip to this matter, right?" Xia Wentian tentatively threw the topic over, and at this time a person had flashed in his mind, and he dared to conclude that this person was not elected by the CPPCC.

"Old leader, I'm here for ......" Shu Boyang muttered, still not daring to tell his true intentions.

"What's the matter with you, if you have something to say, you can't get rid of this bad problem no matter how old you are."

"Then I'll say it." Shu Boyang was afraid that Xia Wentian would not criticize, and Xia Wentian's criticism proved that he was already concerned about this matter.

"Say!"

"Member Li Jiangbei was not included in the list in the end."

"What?" Although Xia Wentian had already guessed, he was still taken aback when Shu Boyang said it. The CPPCC set up a research group to conduct special research on college education, but did not allow member Li Jiangbei to participate, what kind of thing is this?

"The list has been decided?"

"It's confirmed, it was finalized last night."

"Yes...... Comrade Feng Peiming's opinion? ”

"Comrade Feng Peiming insisted on not allowing Jiangbei members to participate, and also said......"

"Say what?"

"It is said that this is the opinion of Comrade Jin Ziyang of the provincial party committee."

"The CPPCC set up a research group, what is the matter with Jin Ziyang? He is the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he just needs to manage corruption. Xia Wentian was restrained and didn't want to get angry, but as soon as he heard that Jin Ziyang was meddling in the affairs of the CPPCC, his anger came up inexplicably.

"Old leader, you have to come forward in this matter, and if the Jiangbei committee member does not participate, I am afraid that I will ......"

"You don't need to say much about it." Several faces flashed in Xia Wentian's mind one after another, Jin Ziyang, Feng Peiming...... What exactly do they want to do? After pondering for a while, he asked again: "What about the other comrades of the provincial party committee, no one has come forward to intervene?" ”

Shu Boyang shook his head.

After another moment, Xia Wentian said solemnly: "In this way, you try to contact Comrade Pang Binlai's secretary, and say that I, Xia Wentian, have something to see Secretary Pang." ”

A trace of excitement flashed on Shu Boyang's face, and he knew that the old leader would not stand idly by. Just as he was about to say thank you, he heard Xia Wentian say again: "There is one more thing, you can find a plan for the second phase of the Jiangbei University project for me, this matter should be fast." ”

Shu Boyang was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what the old man was going to do.