March 6, 2000 was a good Monday. The front of the city ** was not surrounded by crowds of visitors as it had been on the previous two Mondays. Qian Fanxing's special car drove straight into the city's ** compound from the main gate of Jiefang Road. The atmosphere in the compound is also normal, the cars of subordinate officials and the bicycles of the staff of various departments are rushing in, those who should enter the garage enter the garage, and those who should enter the bicycle shed enter the bicycle shed, and the order is in order. The four doors of the modern main building, built in the late nineties, were wide open, swallowing up a crowd of people who came to work by the hour. On the flagpole facing the foyer of the main building, the bright national flag flutters high, and under the blue sky where the clouds float, several white doves are flying freely.

Qian Fanxing got out of the car in front of the foyer, and with a rare good mood, he looked up at the few white doves in the air like broken clouds, and walked into the spacious granite-paved foyer with his briefcase.

At this time, the huge electronic clock in the city's ** duty room was crisply reporting eight o'clock Beijing time.

Passing by the door of the duty room, Qian Fanxing asked about the situation last night as usual, was there anything important? Xu Xiaoke, the deputy secretary-general and director of the reception office on duty, reported that Mayor Qian, there is really a big deal! At night, the sandstorm blew the high-voltage power lines in the west of the city, the provincial party committee and the provincial government had a power outage, and they were currently being repaired. Qian Fanxing was also a little anxious when he heard it, the provincial party committee and the provincial power outage was not a trivial matter, and he immediately used the phone on duty to understand the situation, and also trained a deputy director who was organizing emergency repairs at the scene, criticizing the Municipal Electric Power Bureau for being slow to act.

When I arrived at the office on the second floor, the comrades of the mayor's hotline came to report again, saying that at about 9 o'clock last night, a two-year-old girl on Xingfu Road in Chengzhong District fell into an uncovered manhole, and her whereabouts are still unknown, and it is estimated that there is no hope of survival. This report completely destroyed Qian Fanxing's good mood: it was ridiculous! Just last month, Zhong Mingren, secretary of the provincial party committee, gave stern instructions on the incident of uncovered manholes devouring people in Qinghu City, and Xiajiang City came again today! How can he explain to the provincial party committee? Zhong Mingren's instructions were not only conveyed conscientiously, but also personally brought in for inspection, which was on TV and in the newspaper, and now it has become a wonderful irony. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and grabbed the phone and gave several orders one after another: be sure to find the whereabouts of the girl, see people alive, and see corpses when dead; The relevant departments are required to investigate the person responsible for the accident and deal with it seriously; do a good job in the bereavement and condolence work of the girl's family; Let the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee greet the city's news units, and refrain from publicly reporting until the results of the investigation and punishment are out.

When I put down the phone and rushed to the first conference room upstairs to preside over the mayor's office meeting, it was already 8:40. The deputy mayors and secretary-generals who have little to do with the topics of this meeting have all arrived, including Xu Xiaoke, the deputy secretary-general who was on duty last night, but the protagonist, Zhao Baowen, the deputy mayor in charge of urban construction, did not arrive. When he was in a hurry, Zhao Baowen's phone came, saying that his car had an accident on Zhongshan Road, and his hand was injured by the broken glass of the car window, and he was being bandaged in the municipal hospital. Qian Fanxing felt that the nest was thorough, and said angrily, Lao Zhao, what should I open? Today is to study the construction of the Times Avenue project, you can't be the protagonist, how can I sing this play?! I was too angry, and I regretted it: Deputy Mayor Zhao was unlucky enough if he had a car accident, why are you still so unreasonable! Just as he was thinking about caring a few words as the mayor, Zhao Baowen had already hung up the phone. Ten minutes later, Zhao Baowen hurried over with a white arm wrapped in a bandage, Qian Fanxing asked about the car accident and expressed his cordial condolences to Zhao Baowen. The comrades attending the meeting also expressed their concerns to Zhao Baowen.

At this time, it was already nine o'clock, that is, because of this series of troubles, the mayor's office meeting had been delayed for almost an hour. Qian Fanxing widened his eyes, announced the meeting, said it twice in a row, and knocked on the table with his thick knuckles. At this moment, I don't know whose mobile phone rang again. Qian Fanxing quickly inspected it and found that it was his mobile phone, which was usually placed with the secretary during meetings. The secretary held up his mobile phone and asked Qian Fanxing to answer the phone. Qian Fanxing wanted to make it public as soon as possible, but he didn't want to answer any phone calls, so he waved his hand again and again, and clearly ordered the secretary to turn off the phone. The secretary looked at Qian Fanxing and said hesitantly that it was Lu Chengwei, secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee.

Qian Fanxing hesitated slightly, but still took the mobile phone handed to him.

Lu Chengwei is the youngest leader of the prefecture and city in Xichuan Province, and the only female secretary of the municipal party committee in the province, and an old classmate of Qian Fanxing's Central Party School.

Qian Fanxing opened his mouth and complained: "Secretary Lu, what kind of mess are you making?" I'm about to have a mayor's office meeting! ”

Lu Chengwei said on the phone: "Mayor Qian, do I dare to make trouble with you?" I'm missing you! Now I am heading towards Xiajiang City at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and I want to make a special trip to visit you Xiajiang City**, and I will also talk about friendship with you! ”

Qian Fanxing joked: "Secretary Lu, how much friendship do we have?" I'm still a little interested in talking about love. ”

Lu Chengwei said: "Talking about love is also successful - if you want to ask me how much I love you, the river represents my heart......"

If it weren't for the presence of so many subordinate comrades, Qian Fanxing would have continued to tease the female secretary of the municipal party committee, because the occasion was wrong, so he didn't dare to be presumptuous, and made a few more random words haha, and closed the mobile phone.

When he closed the mobile phone, Qian Fanxing didn't realize that the female secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee would have any trouble when she suddenly arrived, and explained that Xu Xiaoke, who was sitting opposite, arranged a table at the Xiajiang Hotel at noon to prepare to warmly receive Lu Chengwei. After explaining this matter, the meeting was officially held, and the tone was set first: Times Avenue is no longer a question of whether you can't get on it, but a question of how to get on it.

When he finished speaking, Qian Fanxing was a little excited, and said in a hoarse voice: "...... Comrades, the city has just opened, and our current ** team has officially debuted, and I, the mayor, don't like empty talk, I like to do practical things and do big things. If we do not do big things, the leaders of the provincial party committee will not agree, and the two million people of Xiajiang City will not agree. So, comrades, let's stop retreating today, just spit on a pit and say how to do it! Please give me more ways to find a way, talk less about difficulties for me, and what do you want our bureaucrats to do if there is no difficulty! ”

The tone is so certain that the comrades who have expressed different opinions on the Times Avenue in the past do not speak much.

Deputy Mayor Zhao Baowen, who is in charge of urban construction, talked about the planning demonstration of Times Avenue according to Qian Fanxing's prior arrangement.

Just when Vice Mayor Zhao Baowen was talking about the plan, Qian Fanxing was distracted, and suddenly felt that something was not right: Lu Chengwei, secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee, didn't say hello, so he went to the provincial capital to pay a special visit to him? It is impossible to make a special visit, at most to come to the meeting, and take a look at him by the way. But recently, the province doesn't seem to say what meeting to be held? Zhong Mingren, secretary of the provincial party committee, and the principal leading comrades of the provincial party committee were not at home. Secretary Zhong and Li Dongfang, secretary of the municipal party committee, went to Xiushan early this morning to inspect and study the immigration issue in the Xiushan area.

"If you want to ask me how much I love you, the river represents my heart." Immediately, he thought of the crucial sentence on the phone, and couldn't help but be surprised: Don't the Xiajiang River is polluted by the industrial wastewater of the international industrial park, right? Qian Fanxing hurriedly called the secretary and quietly instructed the secretary to make a phone call immediately to inquire about Fang Zhongping, director of the International Industrial Park Management Committee.

After a while, the secretary came back, made a grimace at Qian Fanxing, and whispered: "Mayor Qian, you really guessed correctly!" According to Director Fang, there was a leak in the sewage pipe last night, and some untreated wastewater was directly discharged into the Xiajiang River, and Qinghu City, downstream of the people, came to the door early in the morning! ”

Qian Fanxing muttered: "I said, Secretary Lu came to me for no reason to talk about friendship!" After thinking about it, he stood up, clapped his hands, and interrupted Vice Mayor Zhao Baowen's speech, "Hey, hey, comrades, comrades, our international industrial park has added chaos again, Secretary Lu of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee has come to ask for the crime, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the meeting, we have to transfer the venue, transfer immediately!" Move faster! ”

Vice Mayor Zhao Baowen felt a little sudden: "Mayor Qian, doesn't Secretary Lu still want to talk about love with you?" ”

Qian Fanxing said: "Even if there is a little love, a river of stinky water will be washed away!" Let's go, we'll go to your meeting room and continue to open! The mobile phone and pager are all turned off, don't leave clues for Secretary Lu to pursue! ”

Xu Xiaoke asked: "Mayor Qian, didn't you say that a table would be arranged at noon?" This ......"

Qian Fanxing said: "You still warmly receive Secretary Lu, go to Wuliangye, and go to the wings, and our city leaders will not come forward!" ”

Xu Xiaoke was a little embarrassed: "How can I tell Secretary Lu?" If Secretary Lu asks about you......"

Qian Fanxing had already walked to the door, waved his hand and said, "Let's just say that I am on a temporary business trip, oh, I went to Beijing to find funds for Times Avenue, that's all!" With that, he led his deputy mayors and secretaries-general downstairs.

While waiting for the bus in the foyer of the main building, Vice Mayor Zhao Baowen said regretfully with his white arms: "Mayor Qian, look at it, it's not easy to end the retreat, and as soon as you talk about some practical problems, you won't be able to drive it......"

Zeng Fan, deputy mayor in charge of finance and economics, said: "This is also normal, isn't the inaugural meeting of our party also held from Shanghai to Nanhu!" ”

Qian Fanxing glanced at Zeng Fan with some displeasure: "Old Zeng, what do you mean?!" ”

Zeng Fan muttered, "What do you mean?" Hiding in Tibet at a meeting will affect the image of our city too much, right?! ”

At this time, Qian Fanxing's special car was the first to drive into the foyer, and Qian Fanxing drilled into the car with his briefcase, and asked Vice Mayor Zeng: "Then what do you say?" Waiting for Secretary Lu to give us an environmental lesson? What about the image? ”

Zeng Fan said: "If you want me to say, our international industrial park should be closed!" Good morning closing! ”

Qian Fanxing stuck his head out of the car: "Okay, Mayor Zeng, if you have the ability, you can go to the gate!" ”

Sitting in the car, all the way to the conference room of the Municipal Construction Committee, Qian Fanxing scolded Fang Zhongping, director of the International Industrial Park Management Committee, in his mobile phone. Fang Zhongping repeatedly explained that last night's pollution was purely accidental, and that everything has now returned to normal, and that the results of the surprise inspection by the provincial and municipal environmental protection bureaus just now proved that the pollution discharge of the entire international industrial park has fully met the standard.

Qian Fanxing didn't believe it at all, and said angrily: "Fang Zhongping, you don't give me this set!" The pollution is not serious to a certain extent, will Secretary Lu of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee find me to come up? It's so bad that I can't even hold the mayor's office meeting! You cooperated with the provincial and municipal environmental protection bureaus to give me a serious investigation, a thorough investigation, and found out that the enterprises that discharged pollution last night will be severely punished, and they will be punished until they vomit blood! ”

Fang Zhongping's side responded again and again and hung up the line.

Qian Fanxing was about to turn off the phone when Lu Chengwei's phone called again.

After hesitating for a moment, Qian Fanxing still took it, and said, "Secretary Lu, I'm really sorry......"

Lu Chengwei said: "Don't apologize, Mayor Qian, it's not the first time that you're sorry for us." ”

Qian Fanxing knew what Lu Chengwei was going to say, so he opened his mouth: "Secretary Lu, I'm afraid I'm going to miss the appointment this time, and love and friendship may not be negotiable." Beijing just got a phone call, asking me and Secretary Li of our municipal party committee to go to Beijing immediately to discuss the funding arrangements for Times Avenue, and Secretary Li and I are now on our way to the airport......"

Lu Chengwei was obviously surprised, and her tone changed, both surprised and angry: "Mayor Qian, you want to escape, don't you?" Last night, the Xiajiang River was polluted by you again, our water company was closed, and the 1.67 million people in Qinghu City could no longer drink water. ”

Qian Fanxing had no choice but to follow and be surprised: "Oh, is there such a thing? Secretary Lu, don't worry, I'll let the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau investigate and deal with it immediately! In addition, some emergency measures have been taken to send a car to deliver water to you, and we will send it now! ”

Lu Chengwei shouted: "Comrade Qian Fanxing, please don't deal with us like this anymore!" The 1.67 million people of Qinghu have had enough, and this time there must be a solution to the problem once and for all! Please don't go to Beijing with Secretary Li, let's sit down and study how to cure the pollution problem. ”

Qian Fanxing pondered for a moment, sighed and said, "My secretary's sister, this family has a scripture that is difficult to read!" A happy city is the same happiness, an unfortunate city has its own misfortunes, Xiajiang City is the provincial capital, is the façade of our Xichuan, unfortunately, our façade is not beautiful, Times Avenue has been conceived for ten years, and has not been able to get on the horse......"

Lu Chengwei said: "Then you are really unlucky! Do you want us to donate two to your Times Avenue? ”

Qian Fanxing became interested: "It's not necessary to donate, Secretary Lu, we are embarrassed to accept if you really donate." Qinghu is also an underdeveloped area. However, you can consider investing some money for Times Avenue, and first reveal: we are preparing to introduce preferential policies, and anyone who invests in the construction of Times Avenue can have priority access to the land use rights on both sides of the avenue, as well as tax incentives, and I guarantee that you will have money to ......

Lu Chengwei was furious: "Qian Fanxing, are you still serious?" Yes? Please don't base your happiness on our suffering, okay? Please, you will solve the problem of the survival of 1.67 million Qinghu citizens for me first! Okay, I'm not going to talk to you anymore, we'll see you at Xiajiang Airport! I'm waiting for you and Secretary Li at the airport! With that, he hung up the phone.

Seeing that Lu Chengwei was fooled and really wanted to go to the airport to block him, Qian Fanxing felt a little overwhelmed: everyone was very busy, and it seemed too much to let the top leaders of Qinghu City run to the airport in vain to wait for a show. I wanted to make a phone call to Lu Chengwei to explain the real situation, but after thinking about it, I denied it again, this kindness can't be sent. He had a kind heart, and he thought that he would live in peace today, and the mayor's office meeting would definitely not be held, and the work in the afternoon would also be affected - he made an appointment to meet with Li Dongfang, secretary of the municipal party committee, in the afternoon.

Thinking of the meeting in the afternoon, he called the duty room of the municipal party committee and asked the staff on duty to tell Li Dongfang that the meeting place should be changed, and it would not be in the original meeting room of the municipal party committee, but in the Asia Hotel, so as not to be interfered with by Lu Chengwei. By the way, I asked the provincial party committee and the provincial ** side whether the power supply had been restored. The staff on duty reported that the repair work had been completed 40 minutes ago, and Qian Fanxing was relieved.

Later, Qian Fanxing sat in his special car, looked at the beautiful scenery outside the car window, and gradually forgot all about Lu Chengwei and the unfortunate things he encountered today, and his mood improved little by little.

The Xiajiang River in March, the scenery is unique here, which can stimulate people's good mood.

Most of the plum blossoms in Binjiang Park are blooming, and from a distance, it is full of excitement. The old trees on both sides of Zhongshan Avenue are reappearing with new green, which is very meaningful. At the intersection of Zhongshan Avenue, the 36-story Xichuan International Plaza of Taiwanese businessman Zhao has been built, with a one-color chocolate glass curtain wall, which looks very majestic. It is set off with the 28-storey Bank of Communications Building and the 32-storey Roman Forum, reflecting the modern brilliance of the provincial city Xiajiang.

All this is "all in the past", Qian Fanxing thought, it depends on him and Li Dongfang's team.

Times Avenue was planned when Zhong Mingren, secretary of the provincial party committee, was the secretary of the Xiajiang Municipal Party Committee, but it was not launched due to objective conditions. When Zhao Qigong, vice governor and member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, was secretary of the Xiajiang Municipal Party Committee, he devoted himself to building a new area, and put more than 30 billion yuan of funds from all over the country in the new area. If the more than 30 billion yuan is used on the Avenue of the Times, the historical wish of the big boss Zhong Mingren will be realized in one fell swoop.

As soon as he sat down in the small conference room of the Municipal Construction Committee, Qian Fanxing made an impromptu speech, talking about these assertions about history and reality, and then asked Vice Mayor Zhao Baowen to continue talking. Vice Mayor Zhao talked about it again with great vigor, comparing Secretary Zhong Mingren's plan in those years with the current plan, and came to the conclusion that Secretary Zhong's plan in those years was actually backward now, and the new plan can guarantee that it will not lag behind in the new century for 30 to 50 years.

As a result, the atmosphere of the meeting gradually warmed up in the warm sunshine and spring breeze of March......