Rolling black clouds, wind and rain are coming. The air pressure was so low that it was breathless, and the air seemed to condense around it. The Third Steering Group of Linjiang Provincial Education Rectification was driving at a constant speed on a provincial A-license plate Coaster minibus on the highway, and they felt that they were driving towards a huge black hole, or that the black hole was slowly swallowing up the whole car.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little strange, and it was not depressing or heavy. Some people are closing their eyes to recuperate, and some people are holding the materials and don't dare to make a sound, as if they want to fan away the suffocating feeling brought by this ghost weather.

Ji Ze, deputy director of the First Office of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, and deputy head of the Third Guidance Group for Provincial Education Rectification, was closing his eyes and recuperating, but there was still a coercion radiating around. This person seems to be careless, but he is a good hand at criminal investigation and interrogation.

Sitting next to him was Xu Zhong, whose temperament was diametrically opposed to Ji Ze. He wears square-rimmed glasses, has a gentle appearance, and is good at organizing information and coordinating work. He was awarded the title of "Anti-Crime Hero" at the recent summary and commendation meeting of the province's anti-crime and anti-evil work, and under the recommendation of He Liming, executive deputy secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee and director of the Provincial Anti-Crime Office, he served as the leader of the third guidance group for education and rectification. At this time, he was engrossed in reading the document in his hand, and there were many scattered on the small table in front of him.

The name of the document is "Report Materials on the Gang-related Issues of Jinghai Qiangsheng Group and the Existence of "Protective Umbrella" Issues in the Political and Legal Team", in which several words are particularly conspicuous.

Ji Ze looked back behind him, then turned his head to look at Xu Zhong next to him, and said with some teasing: "Team Leader Xu, this car is your highest level, and you are still working hard, how can we be embarrassed?" ”

Xu Zhong took off his glasses, closed his eyes, gently rubbed his eye sockets and eyebrows with his thumb and forefinger, and whispered as if talking to himself: "Jinghai City ranks second in the province in terms of population, ranks first in the province in terms of economy, and has a reputation that is louder than the provincial capital. The Qiangsheng Group, which was reported this time, is one of the top private enterprises in Jinghai, and its social relations are complicated. Don't I hold on tightly, and wait until it's embarrassing? ”

Ji Ze smiled softly: "Temporary cramming." ”

"Do you remember them all?"

Ji Ze moved his body lightly noncommittally, and gently tapped his head with his hand: "My brain is better than yours." ”

"Oh?" Xu Zhong was interested, "Then you talk about it, how do you plan to deal with this strong group?" ”

Ji Ze shook his head slightly, opened the black sunscreen curtain that blocked the car window with his hand, looked out the window and said, "I'll not move it yet." With that, he rummaged through the pile of paper on the small table with his hand and found a resume. Ji Ze looked at Xu Zhong and gently tapped on this resume with his hand.

Xu Zhong took it and glanced at it, squinting his eyes: "Gong Kaijiang, vice chairman of the CPPCC? ”

"Most of the issues raised in this whistleblower letter are in the construction sector. Gong Kaijiang has successively served as deputy head of Qinghua District and director of the Public Security Bureau of Jinghai City, executive deputy procurator general of the Jinghai Municipal People's Procuratorate, and is currently the vice chairman of the Jinghai Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference. During his tenure as the deputy head of Qinghua District, it was also the time when Qiangsheng Group contracted the most government projects. To say that they have nothing to do with it, I don't believe it. And I inquired, Gong Kaijiang's psychological quality is very poor, which is a good breakthrough. ”

"Looks like you've done a lot of homework."

Ji Ze leaned back comfortably, closed his eyes again, and said, "When the time comes, I will be in charge of the interview, and you can just applaud next to you." ”

"Hmph, don't underestimate them. Qiangsheng Group has been entrenched in Jinghai for 20 years, and Chairman Gao Qiqiang has gone from a fishmonger to a deputy to the Municipal People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ”

"It's going to change the sky!" An Changlin, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, was born in the early sixties, leaning against the door of the car, looking up at the dark sky.

"How much can it rain this time on?" He Guoquan, secretary of the municipal party committee, asked the mayor Zhao Lidong beside him.

"I don't think it will work out, at most a gust of wind." Mayor Zhao Lidong said unhurriedly.

At this small high-speed toll booth, a row of black government cars is parked. None of the staff at the toll booth seemed sleepy because of the weather, and they were as energetic as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. No one could have imagined that there would be such a high-speed toll station, and today the top leaders of Jinghai City came four, with their respective drivers and secretaries, gathered around the lower road of the Jinghai exit of the expressway, waiting for the arrival of the investigation team. He Guoquan, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Zhao Lidong, Mayor of the Municipal Committee, got together to exchange work. The secretaries stood in a position not far away or close to each other, and could not hear the leader's conversation, but could also arrive at the shout.

Meng Dehai, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, is in his sixties, with a tough body and a calm expression, taking a sip of hot tea in a thermos cup from time to time and looking at the sky.

The clouds were heavy and the wind was strong, and the low pressure made people breathless, and there seemed to be the smell of rain in the air.

There was a flash of lightning in the sky, followed by rolling thunder.

An Changlin said with a smile: "Hey, maybe it's a heavy rain!" The thunder was weird and scary. Lao Meng, what do you think? ”

Meng Dehai hugged the thermos cup and snorted in his nose.

Today's city government building seems quieter than usual, and Gong Kaijiang, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is on the fat side and is sick with old age. Today he seemed to be in a good mood, humming a little tune, walked briskly into the office, took out a thermos cup from his briefcase, put it aside, and then walked to the window. Outside the window, it was gloomy and frighteningly dark.

"On this day, it's as dark as the bottom of a pot." As he spoke, he walked to his desk, "Secretary Liu! ”

Hearing this, it was not Secretary Liu who hurried over, but the office director.

"Chairman Gong, what's the matter?"

"Why are you? What about my speech today? Take it for me to see. ”

The director looked at Gong Kaijiang, was stunned for a moment, and said cautiously: "There is no meeting today, and the leaders have gone to pick up the guidance group." ”

Gong Kaijiang was shocked: "What guidance group?" ”

"The education rectification guidance group sent by the province is almost here, and the municipal party committee, the municipal government, the people's congress, and the political and legal affairs have all gone."

Gong Kaijiang's face was obviously a little unhappy: "Why didn't anyone notify me?" What about Secretary Liu? Call him in, and I'm going to criticize him! ”

The director looked at Gong Kaijiang in front of him and whispered: "He didn't come to work, and he can't be contacted on his mobile phone." His lover said that several people came to the door last night, saying that it was official business, and took him away, and he did not return all night. ”

Gong Kaijiang's face became ugly. "Leave him alone for now, and quickly ask the driver to take me to meet the investigation team."

"The driver was also called away."

Gong Kaijiang was furious: "He just picked me up from home, who is so bold to use my driver?" ”

"Yes...... Commission for Discipline Inspection. The director looked at Gong Kaijiang and replied cautiously.

Gong Kaijiang's worst fear happened. His face was as dead as he sat down slowly in his chair. Outside the window, the dark clouds were like ink, and the thunder was getting closer and closer, and it exploded overhead. Gong Kaijiang's hand grabbed the corner of the table tightly, he realized that he was undoubtedly targeted, and what was even more terrifying was that he hadn't heard any news in advance, could it be that he was an outcast now, and he couldn't turn over no matter what?

"How's that going to work? I'm retiring next year...... ...... next year" Gong Kaijiang began to mumble to himself, suddenly felt a cramping pain in his chest, and reached out to take the thermos cup, which was the traditional Chinese medicine he drank all year round, and the effect was very good. However, the thermos cup was obviously at hand, but it seemed to be thousands of miles away, and he couldn't get it with all his might.

Seeing that his face was pale, the director immediately understood that his old mistake was wrong, took a step forward and picked up the thermos cup, and twisted the cap of the bottle vigorously.

Gong Kaijiang's vision blurred, and he saw that the director was struggling to twist the bottle cap, sweating profusely in a hurry. The cap does not move. Gong Kaijiang couldn't hold on any longer, his eyes were dark, and he fell to the ground.

There was a muffled thunder, and the torrential rain that had been held back for a long time poured down.

In an office in the guest house of the municipal government, the room is full of materials, and young civil servants are still transporting all kinds of materials one by one. The impetuous Ji Ze never expected that the investigation team would be scared to death by a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) as soon as they arrived in Jinghai, and the previous investigation plan would be wasted before it could be implemented.

Xu Zhong, who has a lot of experience in the anti-crime and evil work, is very calm: "I heard that the badminton hall in this guest house is good, so it's better to play a game first." ”

As soon as he entered the venue, Xu Zhong smiled lightly. The badminton net that was supposed to be pulled up in the middle of the arena is gone, replaced by a brand new ping-pong table. Xu Zhong turned around and glanced at the waiter, and casually pointed to the court with a badminton racket: "Alas, isn't this a badminton hall?" ”

"Yes, it was before, but I heard that the leaders of the province love to play table tennis, so we changed it."

Xu Zhong glanced at the waiter: "Who arranged it?" ”

The waiter shook his head politely, "That's not something we can know." ”

Xu Zhong looked at the badminton racket in his hand, Ji Ze gently patted his palm with the racket, and the two looked at the original white line of the court and the nondescript table tennis table, crying and laughing.

Xu Zhong patted Ji Ze gently: "See, right?" You're doing your homework! ”

A thin middle-aged man in his forties followed behind the staff of the guidance group, walked through the corridor, and came to the innermost door of the guest house. The staff didn't speak, just opened the door and reached out to make a gesture of please. The man was a little puzzled, but he could only take a step and walk in.

In the huge swimming pool, there are only two people in the pool, Xu Zhong and Ji Ze. Xu Zhong held the edge of the pool with one hand, wiped the water on his face with his hand, and called his name to the man who walked in: "An Xin? ”

The man named An Xin nodded.

Xu Zhong pointed to the edge of the pool with his hand: "Change your clothes and come down." ”

An Xin followed the direction of his finger and saw that a set of swimming gear had been placed on the beach chair, and felt a little embarrassed. "I don't need to, it's okay to squat and talk."

Ji Ze shouted at An Xin while swimming: "Don't, we are all honest with you, what can you do if you are not honest?" Come down! ”

An Xin looked at the two people in the pool, turned her head to look at the swimming gear lying quietly on the beach chair, and silently picked it up and walked towards the locker room.

An Xin, who had changed into swim trunks, plunged into the water like a nimble fish.

Ji Ze looked at An Xin with a smile: "That's good, I twisted and pinched just now, I thought you couldn't swim." ”

An Xin followed the two leaders unhurriedly: "The first time I saw the leaders of the province, I was so frank, and I was a little unaccustomed to it. ”

Xu Zhong swam to the edge of the pool, grabbed the handrail with one hand, and said: "In the environment of the swimming pool, most eavesdropping equipment cannot play a role. ”

An Xin suddenly realized.

Ji Ze swam to An Xin's side: "This meeting is not a formal interview, you can talk about it casually, we will listen to it casually, we will not talk about evidence, and we will not be responsible." ”

An Xin nodded noncommittally.

"Let's get down to business," Xu Zhong glanced at An Xin, "Do you think you can help us find out about Jinghai's problem?" ”

"If you think I can't, why are you calling me?"

Ji Ze suddenly interjected: "Because someone recommended you." But to be honest, I don't know the bottom of my heart. Some people say that you work hard and treat people sincerely; Some people say that you don't want to make progress, and you have to get by. ”

"What kind of person do you think you are?" Xu Zhong and Ji Ze began a "seamless" "chatter-style questioning".

An Xin pondered for a moment and said three words solemnly: "Jinghai people." ”

Ji Ze and Xu Zhong looked at each other.

"A local who was born in Jinghai, grew up in Jinghai, and loves his hometown." An Xin continued.

Xu Zhong glanced at Ji Ze beside him, and turned his head to look at An Xin: "An Xin, from 2000 to 2006, the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau, the police; From 2006 to 2008, Qinghua District Traffic Police Brigade, Jinghai City, People's Police; From 2008 to 2013, Archives Section, Jinghai Public Security Bureau, People's Police; Since 2013, the Propaganda Department of the Jinghai Public Security Bureau, People's Police; In 2016, he was appointed as the Chief of the Publicity Section. ”

"I'm ashamed, I didn't mix well."

"Whatever you want, we want to hear what isn't written in the archives." Xu Zhong looked at An Xin and said.

"I haven't written much, what do you want to hear?"

"As long as it's the truth, the truth, I want to hear it." Ji Ze interjected again.

An Xin smiled wryly.

"In this way, let's start with you joining the Jinghai City Criminal Investigation Detachment." Xu Zhong said.

An Xin looked at Xu Zhong and Ji Ze, turned her head to look at the turquoise pool, and said to herself, "Criminal investigation detachment?" He stared at the water and fell into memory.