Chapter VIII

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When Li Jiangbei arrived to grow up, he saw that the fire had already reflected the sky, and the raging flames rose into the sky, and the smoke choked people so much that they couldn't open their eyes hundreds of meters away.

"How can this be, isn't it okay at noon?" Li Jiangbei asked the escaped students. The students were so desperate to escape that no one stopped to talk to him. The sound of fire trucks was deafening, and the figures of firefighters rushed to the campus.

Li Jiangbei could not enter the gate, and a wall was built at the door, only allowed to go out, not to enter. He reported his name, and the soldier on duty ordered him in a strong tone: "Leave immediately!" ”

The students rushed out one by one and ran to safety, Li Jiangbei caught one by one and asked a question, intermittently, and finally figured out that the fire was started from the student dormitory, which turned out to be an abandoned large warehouse, and became a student dormitory after simple transformation.

"Is there anyone trapped inside?" Although Li Jiangbei raised the volume to the maximum, he was still engulfed by the heat wave in an instant, and no one answered him.

About 20 minutes later, he received a call from Shu Boyang, Shu Boyang was at the scene, there was a lot of noise around, Shu Boyang couldn't hear a word clearly, Li Jiangbei was so angry that he almost dropped his phone.

Another half an hour later, news came from inside that the fire had been extinguished. Thankfully, the students in the dormitory were safely evacuated with no casualties.

Li Jiangbei sat paralyzed at the school gate, as if he was playing a prank, and only then did the raindrops fall.

Two days later, a briefing on the accident was held at the Jinjiang Hotel, and it was initially ascertained that the fire was caused by an electrical circuit fire. The circuit in the warehouse is in disrepair, and after the students move in, they have connected a lot of bright lines, and the lines are like spider webs, densely scattered in the students' simple dormitories. The wooden planks used as partitions became accomplices, and behind the storeroom was the school's makeshift reference room, piled high with papers.

Wu Xiaoxiao's face was pale, for two days, she didn't say a word, and she nodded her head when anyone asked. This strong woman from ** suddenly lost her voice before this fire. Li Jiangbei's heart couldn't help but sweat for her, and in the past two days, he had an impulse several times to go to her, comfort her, and help her share her worries. However, it is so difficult to really take that step. Sitting in the venue, looking at the face that had lost weight several times, his heart once again churned with an indescribable wave.

This fire will make the situation of growing up even more difficult, and it is even very likely that he will be disqualified from running a school. Where are these thousands of students, hundreds of faculty and staff, going?

The meeting was very short, the person in charge of the fire department reported the fire investigation, and the person in charge of the Department of Education read out the decision on the province's colleges and universities to immediately carry out a fire safety inspection, and then the meeting ended. The participants had left the venue one after another, and Li Jiangbei's feet were still frozen in place, and his eyes were always fixed on the figure at the front of the venue. Finally, Wu Xiaoxiao, accompanied by two vice principals, got up and walked out. Li Jiangbei wanted to meet her and say something to her, but just when he was hesitating, several staff members suddenly came in outside and took Wu Xiaoxiao away.

Li Jiangbei later learned that the staff members belonged to the fire accident investigation team.

The turmoil soon spread, and it was not only Yangtze University that was burning, but also Jiangbei Business School, the Provincial Department of Education, and several departments began to be busy and began to revolve around the fire.

Two days later, Li Jiangbei sat down in front of Pang Binlai, secretary of the provincial party committee, again, and it was Secretary Pang who urgently made an appointment to meet him.

"How so? Didn't the safety problem be rectified in May, why did she catch fire there? ”

"The school building is too old, and I keep saying that I want to move, but I can't find a place." Li Jiangbei explained for Wu Xiaoxiao.

"That's not what I'm asking." Secretary Pang interrupted him, as if he had something to say, and his tone was a little stiff, seeing that Li Jiangbei was a little nervous, he asked again: "Has she been emotionally unstable recently?" ”

"Yes." Li Jiangbei answered truthfully.

"I heard that she doesn't cooperate with the research team?"

"It's not that it's uncooperative, it's ......"

"What's it, tell me the truth, don't hide it."

"It's because we're not doing our job properly."

"I knew you would say that." Secretary Pang sighed in disappointment, and then said: "I asked you to help her for a reason, you are a committee member and a professor, she may be more willing to tell you what is in her heart." ”

"Secretary Pang, I'm ......"

"Okay, I didn't criticize you, there is something I need to check with you, is there a human factor in this fire?"

"What do you mean...... No, no way! Li Jiangbei was suddenly excited, and he finally figured out the reason why Secretary Pang was in a hurry to find him. No way, there is no human element in this fire! ”

"Can you guarantee it?"

"I can!"

Secretary Pang's face softened, an hour ago, he received a report from the relevant departments, some people suspected that the fire was caused by human factors, Wu Xiaoxiao wanted to use the fire to release his dissatisfaction, and also wanted to use the fire to create pressure on the relevant departments. Now listening to Li Jiangbei say this, he is relieved.

"Okay, you go back first, you have to increase your work recently, the more this time, the more you have to play the role of your committee member, you can't be messy when you grow up, I will look for you Li Jiangbei if you are messed up." Also, today's conversation is confidential and cannot be disseminated. ”

Leaving the compound of the Provincial Party Committee, Li Jiangbei's heart was not only heavy, but also smeared with a layer of inexplicable ash, mixed with anger that was difficult to dispel!

The work of the research team became difficult, and for several days, Li Jiangbei and they were trapped in the investigation of the fire and could not get out. There is nothing wrong with investigating the fire, but the work style of some members of the investigation team is unbearable, and some people seem to want to use this fire to close down Yangtze University, which is already in difficulty. Li Jiangbei finally couldn't help but run to see Sheng Anyi. Sheng An had just returned from Zhabei New Village, and it was said that Professor Lin of the Party School was angry at the leading group for the relocation work, and claimed that he wanted to file a complaint with Secretary Pang. Li Jiangbei has no intention of taking care of this, he just wants to extinguish the fire of Yangtze University as soon as possible, and in the past two days, the unprincipled questioning of the investigation team has hurt the hearts of many faculty and staff, and some faculty and staff members have begun to resign from the university.

"You can't go on like this, you have to grow up like this." Li Jiangbei still said to Sheng An.

Sheng An still had a calm face, he didn't expect the situation to turn out like this, a fire, suddenly ignited the air in Jinjiang, and the smell of ** was everywhere. At the just-concluded Zhabei New Village Symposium, Professor Lin of the Party School unexpectedly challenged the relocation team and questioned many practices in the construction of Zhabei Higher Education New Village, especially the luxurious style of land expropriation and capital construction. This is something that Sheng An still did not expect in advance, and many people who may have attended the meeting did not expect it. Sheng An still found that when Professor Lin was angry, many people in the venue had green faces, and Li Ximin, the director of education, wanted to interrupt Professor Lin several times, but Professor Lin stubbornly pushed back.

It seems that there are some questions that cannot be avoided. The more you try to avoid it, the more it comes at you, and you can't avoid it. Sheng An is still hesitant, whether the research team should continue to carry out the work, and how to carry it out? If you pay too much attention to something, it will inevitably bring resistance to the research work, and it is difficult to ensure that you do not deviate from the research direction. But if you blindly avoid it, the research will lose its meaning. Many problems are caused by the policy level, but they cannot be solved at the policy level, and the scale is really difficult to grasp.

Sheng An still remembered a conversation with Secretary Pang Binlai before, and when talking about the next step of the research team, Secretary Pang said euphemistically: "Appropriate intervention in some specific problems and finding the root cause will be helpful to the investigation." Personally, I also hope that the research team can spend more energy, encounter some hard and sensitive problems, help us consult, take the pulse, and jointly improve the deficiencies in the work. ”

Sheng An still smiled: "How can the research team have this ability, just the problems at the policy level are enough for us to study." ”

"It's hard to say what is a policy-level issue and what isn't. Some things are indeed caused by inadequate policies, but it will develop, and is there more human factors mixed in the development? If you don't touch it, this suspicion will not be opened, and it will be more difficult to distinguish it, so won't your research lose its authenticity? Although Secretary Pang said it very tactfully and the words were quite particular, Sheng An still clearly felt that Secretary Pang wanted to borrow the power of the research team.

Seeing that Sheng An was still almost a little distracted, Li Jiangbei said again: "At present, the long college students are suspended, they don't even have a place to go, and the faculty and staff are even more panicked. ”

This sentence touched Sheng An all of a sudden, yes, they all said that the system should be improved, supporting policies, what are the policies used for, isn't it just for students to get a better education?

"In this way, Member Li, let's concentrate our efforts and cooperate with the relevant departments of the province to solve these difficulties in front of us. There are two principles, first, classes cannot be stopped, teachers cannot be dispersed, and teaching and final exams must be carried out on schedule. Second, students are about to go on summer vacation, and it is especially necessary to do a good job in students' ideological work at this time. As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, thousands of students are thousands of propagandists, if they talk nonsense, the impact will be great. ”

"It's hard, you can't use paper to seal their mouths."

"It's not difficult, what else do you want us people to do, when will you, Commissioner Li, also learn to be afraid of difficulties?"

While the two were talking, the phone in Sheng An's room rang, and when he picked it up, it was Li Ximin, the director of the Department of Education, who said excitedly: "The business school has expressed its position and agreed to re-provide the repossessed teaching buildings and student apartments to Yangtze University." ”

"That's a good thing, they should have done it a long time ago." Sheng An was still uncontrollable in his heart, and after answering the phone, he told Li Jiangbei the good news.

Unexpectedly, Li Jiangbei didn't react at all after hearing this, but his face was even more cloudy than just now. Sheng An still didn't understand, what was hidden in Li Jiangbei's heart, what was he thinking, why was his mood getting lower and lower?

The matter of Jiangbei Business School returning the school building is by no means groundless, and on the third day after Li Jiangbei and Sheng An finished talking, the matter was put on the agenda. At this critical moment, the business school was able to make such a choice, thanks to Li Ximin. Sheng An and Li Jiangbei would never have thought that the business school took the initiative to tear down the fence and put on a posture to solve the problem, which was actually the result of Li Ximin's efforts.

grew up with a fire, which can be regarded as waking up Li Ximin.

Li Ximin is different from Chu Yuliang, who has been in officialdom for so many years, Li Ximin naturally understands what kind of art politics is, in this art, you rely not only on flattery, not just on the subtle combination with a certain force, the key is that you must have political capital, but also political courage. To put it bluntly, politics is a combination of strength and courage. The word capital is misunderstood by too many people, and they always feel that it contains some kind of derogatory meaning. In fact, the capital that Li Ximin understands is the excellent performance of personal qualities in complex realities, as well as the achievements made by this performance. This quality includes not only professional quality, but also political quality, especially the latter. However, those who have made achievements in the political arena will not only have professional quality, but also have even better political quality.

Of course, Li Ximin hopes that he can achieve something in his career and make a difference, otherwise, he would not have always lived in fear and walking on thin ice all these years. Especially the relationship with Feng Peiming, it has almost become a big part of his heart. It is undeniable that during Li Ximin's growth, Feng Peiming cultivated and promoted him. People do not exist in isolation, and a person's growth is inseparable from the support and help of others. However, he did not want to be a vassal, much less a mouthpiece for someone. Li Ximin is eager to have his own political opinions, his own political deeds, and even more eager to make some achievements in the position of director of education.

"It's hard, it's hard." One day later, Li Ximin had the opportunity to sit down alone with Sheng An and have an open heart for a deep conversation, and he said sadly.

Sheng An still expressed understanding. From Li Ximin's face, he saw a kind of embarrassment and a kind of relief. However, at this time, that is, after the fire, Li Ximin did not dare to have such extravagant hopes, in his mind, Sheng'an was still far away from him, and even Li Jiangbei, he felt far away. The closest one is Chu Yuliang and Feng Peiming, a circle that he doesn't want to contact but has to contact. The circle is terrible, and the circle is everywhere.

What made Li Ximin sigh with emotion was the banquet, that is, the time when Chu Yuliang was accidentally called by Meng He, after three rounds of drinking, Wan Daihe suddenly said: "Can you change the way and approve the golf course?" ”

"In what way?" The Wanda River was shining brightly that day, but Li Ximin felt that those sparkling eyes were becoming more and more like a well, unfathomable. Li Ximin has become more and more in awe of this strong woman in the business world.

"I have a suggestion, I don't know if it will work, say it, Director Li don't laugh at me." Wan Daihe still uses her usual speaking style, very modest and polite, but it is difficult for you to refuse.

"Say it." Li Ximin took a sip of tea, and drinking tea at this time was actually a kind of adjustment, a kind of relaxation, and a kind of vigilance. Most of the time, Li Ximin is wary of people from the business world, and the same is true for the Wan siblings. He can't be as calm as Feng Peiming, nor does he want to be as enthusiastic and positive as Chu Yuliang, distance is a must, this is a creed that he contacts with everyone. Without distance, there is no yourself, and danger often comes from being lost without distance.

"It is obviously not possible to build it into a golf course of Jiangbei University alone, the current conditions are not available, and the environment is not available, if you change your thinking and build a new college student recreation center in Zhabei, all the problems will be solved."

"You mean......" Li Ximin was secretly surprised, this idea was really bold.

"Don't be surprised, Director, I have no other purpose. Wanhe Industry has invested a lot of energy in Zhabei New Village, but the project is currently stranded, and people can't leave, as an investor, we are also anxious. ”

"I understand that." Li Ximin said.

"I'm afraid the director doesn't fully understand, let's put it this way, in the past two years, in order to build Zhabei New Village, Wanhe has put all the old capital into it, and 2/3 of the funds for the first phase of the project are advances, and Wanhe is now under too much financial pressure, if the second phase of the project can not be approved as soon as possible, Wanhe's funds will not be able to live, and the difficulties will be great. I also have no way to do it, I just want the second phase of the project to pass as soon as possible, so that the supporting funds will arrive as soon as possible. If it drags on like this, you don't care, the company really can't bear it. Wan Daihe said, his face showing embarrassment.

Li Ximin was moved by Wan Daihe's words, although Wanhe Industrial is known as the leader of the real estate industry in Jiangbei, but the bulls advance funds to engage in construction, and the pressure on the enterprise must be not small. Moreover, what Wan Daihe said is also the truth, if the second phase of the project is delayed, the supporting funds will be delayed, and the construction unit will not be able to pay the project money to Wanhe on time according to the contract. This is a common practice in the construction industry, and the follow-up funds for the first phase of the project can only be allocated after the start of the second phase of the project. It's normal for Wan Daihe to use such a brain, but ......

"This ...... I'm afraid it's difficult. ”

"It's naturally difficult, otherwise, I don't want this kind of strange trick." Wan Dai laughed at herself.

"I'll think about it, golf, it's too sensitive, how can I adapt it to golf."

The banquet that day was not a complete event, at least in Wan Daihe's opinion, it was not a successful banquet, so when she said goodbye, she repeatedly said that she must get together again when she is free another day.

Li Ximin was wondering, according to Wandaihe's way, would it make the problem of Zhabei New Village more complicated?

Not long after returning home that day, Li Ximin received a call from Feng Peiming: "Ximin, it's rare for you to think like this, I'm very moved." Zhabei New Village was proposed by me, and I was also the first to grasp it, but now that the project is halfway through, I am anxious, how can I make it perfect as soon as possible? To tell you the truth, I'm so worried that I can't eat well. Let's just say that this golf course was originally proposed, but also for the sake of the future of the development of higher education, and in the long run, it is to provide young students with an opportunity to get in touch with new things, so that they can open their eyes and increase their knowledge, so as not to finish four years of education and be like a bun. Of course, there is nothing wrong with dirt buns, but what's wrong with gaining some knowledge? I didn't expect that the city would be full of wind and rain now, and when golf was mentioned, I thought about corruption, so that the project had to be stopped. Now, if you change like this, you will immediately become bright. Ximin, I have to thank you, you can be regarded as unloading a burden in my heart, okay, on the collective project, this idea is good, I support, funding, don't worry about you, I tell them, the project that should be built, still have to be built, not because it is a foreign product, it can't be settled in Jiangbei. ”

Before Feng Peiming finished speaking, Li Ximin was stupid.

That night, Li Ximin stayed up all night.

If he still had identification and hope for Zhabei New Village before, then this night, his identity and hope were all subverted. He supported Zhabei New Village, and he still supports it. If a province's economy is to develop, education must be developed, and the economy can build new areas, so why can't education? Moreover, the orderly relocation of colleges and universities in Jinjiang City to Zhabei to form an education-intensive area can not only alleviate the contradiction of land use in the center of the city, give way to economic construction, but also allow students to be in a relatively quiet place.

Li Ximin still firmly believes that the construction of Zhabei Higher Education New Village will benefit and harmless. So when City College created contradictions and wanted to retreat, he was the first to stand up and talk to Cui Jian, asking him to dispel his concerns, emancipate his mind, and stop artificially creating unnecessary contradictions.

"It's not interesting, Lao Cui, think about it, the capital has been built, can you still move? Wouldn't it be more wasteful if you didn't move? He said.

"Even if it was done by the predecessor, you, the successor, must seek truth from facts, and also judge the situation, and cannot use this as an excuse to affect the overall situation. Any work must be coherent, and we cannot say that what the predecessor did, but our successor can overthrow it. I, the director of the department, am also the successor, and Zhabei New Village was not proposed by me Li Ximin as the director, so I still have to work actively? He said again.

That night, Li Ximin thought that if he wanted to say that he had left Feng Peiming with any illusion, it might be this time. My attitude towards the City College and the attitude towards mediating the relocation conflict are too positive and too firm. Feng Peiming may have understood it to the other side.