Chapter 4 Chapter Four

1 Salt Chemical was in an emergency again, and Zhao Zhentao was recalled urgently. Heaven and hell are just one step away.The salinization incident did not develop according to Gao Huanzhang's wishes, but accidents happened continuously.It was about three o'clock in the afternoon. Gao Huanzhang finished talking with Secretary Chai of the Yanhua County Party Committee and was about to return to Beilong when he received a frightening phone call from Lei Juan, deputy director of the Beilong City Procuratorate and director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.She solemnly told him that there had been a breakthrough in the bribery case of Lu Guoying, the general manager of Salt Chemical Fuqiang Construction Engineering Company.

Lu Guoying was interrogated a month ago, and it took a month of review to break through his psychological defense line. Strictly speaking, the storm surge destroyed his psychological defense line.He heard that the cross-sea bridge had collapsed, and he hadn't eaten for two whole days, and he revealed two important people who had accepted bribes: Li Guanghan, the director of the saltworks, and Shi Yingmin, the deputy commander of Beilonggang.The task force also found conclusive evidence that the two men accepted bribes of 160,000 yuan and 300,000 yuan respectively.Approved by the Municipal Legal Committee and the Procuratorate, when the two men were arrested and reviewed, an accident occurred: Li Guanghan fled and his whereabouts were unknown; Shi Yingmin committed suicide by jumping into the sea.Gao Huanzhang was speechless for a long time after receiving the call, his heart beat fast and his temples hurt.A few minutes later, when Han Bingliang, deputy secretary of the Beilong Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, also called the same phone, Gao Huanzhang asked Han Bingliang to invite Yan Chunyou and Lei Juan, the chief prosecutor of Beilong City, to meet him, and at the same time asked the secretary to also find the Look at his father's Mayor Zhao Zhentao.

Zhao Zhentao was walking on the embankment of Laohekou, and he asked himself from time to time: Has he really become the acting mayor of Beilong? The sun was so poisonous that the old boats at the estuary of the Laohe River lost their faces with slumped eyes.The tide was high, and the big mud-black beach was filled with puffing sounds. Zhao Zhentao felt uneasy watching the rising and falling tide.Motor sailboats headed towards the mouth of the sea, puffing out black smoke, and each boat let off a cracking whip when entering the sea.Zhao Zhentao really wanted to take a boat to the sea to find his father, and see how the old man wrestled in the bath, it must be very happy.Time, unknowingly, went along the old river and flowed into the rolling sea. When my father was old, he also grew up.Looking at the tide, he remembered a couplet from the Meng Jiangnv Temple in Qinhuangdao: the sea is falling and the clouds are long and long and long and long and disappearing.Life is like this, right?He couldn't help raising his head to look at the floating clouds in the sky, which were shaped like mushrooms, one by one.

Walking and watching, he found a Santana car parked on the embankment.Qi Shaowu got out of the car and said with a smile, "Brother, I want to talk to you." It stuck to him like a dog's skin plaster. Zhao Zhentao waved his hands impatiently: "Can you let me be quiet for a while? I know everything about you and Haiying. The rest is to live a good life." Qi Shaowu said secretly: "I want to talk to you about salinization. The storm surge is over, but the storm surge of salinization has just begun! You are the mayor of a city, and you can't hide. I'm afraid of you Lost!"

Zhao Zhentao didn't want others to be the first, he wanted to use his intuition to judge things and people in Yanhua and Beilong.Seeing that Zhao Zhentao was not interested in his proposal, Qi Shaowu was stunned for a while, so he had to reveal his secret: "Brother, we are relatives, and we will be a family in the future. I put all my eggs in one basket for you! You are Scold me, remove my post, I don't regret it!" Zhao Zhentao was confused by Qi Shaowu's words, and asked loudly, "Where are you from? What are you desperate for?" Qi Shaowu gritted his teeth and said, "Last night, the salt workers made trouble, and I started it!"

Zhao Zhenshi's eyes widened in astonishment: "You? You—" Qi Shaowu looked around: "This is not a place to talk, get in the car!" Sure enough, Zhao Zhentao was led away by Qi Shaowu, and he followed Qi Shaowu into the car. When he arrived at Xiewan Township Government, he walked into Qi Shaowu's office. Zhao Zhentao didn't even bother to drink the tea that Qi Shaowu made for him, so he was very annoyed and forced him to say that he would go home to see his father at night.A dark shadow appeared on Qi Shaowu's sullen face: "Brother, the matter in Beilong is very complicated. Do you know how Mayor Hu Yong got off? Do you know how the cross-sea bridge collapsed? Do you know that Beilong What is the relationship between Hong Kong and Salt? Please listen to me, the mayor, what do I, the village head, think of it!"

Zhao Zhentao couldn't help being surprised by Qi Shaowu's tone and demeanor. He, a small village chief, dared to speak to him in such a loud tone.But he was his brother-in-law after all, and he could still listen to what his brother-in-law said to his elder brother. He asked anxiously: "Tell me first, why did you encourage the salt workers to besiege the county hotel? Did you regard Li Guanghan as an opponent? Is it because he is also a candidate for the next deputy county magistrate?" Qi Shaowu laughed heartily: "Brother's eyes are poisonous enough, I have nothing to hide from him. This is a reason, but I have another purpose, I am for you, brother."

Zhao Zhentao asked suspiciously: "You keep saying it's for me, where did you start?" Qi Shaowu said quietly: "We have to start with Secretary Gao Huanzhang. I admire this old secretary very much. He dares to speak and do things. He has feelings for Beilong and has a spirit of hard work. But his problems are also At the same time, it was exposed: Arbitrary, bossy, and intolerant! Let’s talk about Mayor Hu Yong, this young mayor has done a lot of work, especially Beilonggang, you don’t know it. Just kidding, such a big project , Could it have reached today's scale without the support of the mayor? But the tender surnamed Hu, Secretary Gao didn't quarrel with him, and he just left in a daze! Why? Secretary Gao played brilliantly! If you say It was this storm that swept away Mayor Hu, it would be better to say that Secretary Gao took him away!" He said, poking Zhao Zhentao's face from time to time.

Zhao Zhentao said angrily: "You can't comment on Secretary Gao in this way. I know about Lao Gao's situation in the provincial capital. He has never sent a small report to Mayor Hu!" Qi Shaowu said seriously: "Don't treat yourself as an outsider. Should Secretary Gao ask you for instructions on what to say to the Provincial Party Committee? Just put aside this, Secretary Gao is old and he is the leader. The consequences of the storm surge should be Let him bear the burden, but he sits firmly on Mount Tai, and it is Mayor Hu who suffers! Isn't this worth thinking twice? I'm afraid you will become the second Hu Yong!"

Zhao Zhentao shook his head and said, "This is an organizational decision of the Provincial Party Committee. Everything you said is suspicion without any basis! I forbid you to say such things!" He turned around and was about to leave. Qi Shaowu also shook his head and said, "Big brother, since you allow me to call you big brother, please be patient and listen to me. To tell you the truth, although I am a small head in the village, I have been walking the upper route. We have all heard about it! I have no enmity with Secretary Gao, and I have no relationship or reason with Mayor Hu. I am telling you this today because I am afraid that you will suffer losses and that you will suffer from the salinization issue. Because Mayor Hu Just focus on the issue of salinization! Planting in salinization means planting in Beilonggang!"

Zhao Zhentao still couldn't help asking: "What is the relationship between Saltification and Beilonggang?" His voice was trembling. Qi Shaowu smoked a cigarette and said: "Beilonggang is in our township, and I have the most say. Beilonggang is the team formed by Mayor Hu. The deputy commanders Xiong Dajin, Shi Yingmin and Liu Yincai are all hired by Mayor Hu. People who came here. Secretary Gao looked down on this group of people the most. The team in Yanhua County was set up by Secretary Gao himself, and Secretary Chai was his celebrity! Secretary Gao distributed the cross-sea bridge from the port to Yanhua Just an example." Zhao Zhentao sighed, and continued to ask: "What can this explain? The big deal is that the port and the place are a bit messy! Just adjust these two teams!" Qi Shaowu said: "It's not that easy. Although the two teams are facing two masters, they have common interests. They collude in private and benefit each other. The behind-the-scenes activities are as ugly as they are!" Zhao Zhentao was stunned: "Is it so serious? Could it be that there are no good people in Hongdong County? I don't believe it. After this disaster, I was still deeply touched when I went to my hometown. There are still great changes here! We don't have a better cadre team. Can today's reform achievements be achieved?" Qi Shaowu stubbed out the cigarette butt, grinned and said, "Look, look, I'm playing bureaucratic again! Whether you listen or not, I have good intentions. Anyway, if you want to make a difference, you have to do it in Yanhua and Beilong. The team in Hong Kong is undergoing a major operation! If you do it, you can’t let Secretary Gao do anything to you! Hey, you don’t know? A month ago, Lu Guoying, the boss of Yanhua Fuqiang Construction Engineering Company, was arrested for bribery! This surname is Lu The energy is so great that Yanhua County can't fix him at all. It was Lei Juan, the iron woman from Beilong, who caught him! I heard that this kid can resist, but he hasn't uttered a word until today! Isn't there a backstage to support this? " Zhao Zhentao said not surprised: "Such scum can be found everywhere, we just want to fight corruption while building!" Qi Shaowu said: "Nowadays, the sun is shining everywhere, and there are problems everywhere!" Zhao Zhentao said very seriously: "Shaowu, let's talk about what we're talking about today. Don't talk nonsense about Yanhua and the upper class of Beilong. Salinization is messy enough, so don't add to the chaos! This is for you It's good! It's not easy for you to work step by step until today! Especially your performance in this catastrophe is impressive." Qi Shaowu nodded sincerely: "Yes, brother, I will listen to you from now on!" Zhao Zhentao said with a stern face: "Like what happened last night, you are too unorganized. If I am tired, I will not talk about it all night, otherwise there will be a big mess! Secretary Gao and I have been thinking about it. , Why did you let the salt workers know so quickly? So it was you who made trouble! Well, I remembered, you were the deputy director of the saltworks." Qi Shaowu gritted his teeth and said: "I want to let Secretary Pan know that the salinization problem is serious, and if something goes wrong in the future, don't just listen to his surname Gao! Let Secretary Pan know that you are in crisis! "He smiled slyly. Zhao Zhentao suddenly felt that Qi Shaowu had a cute side, he was cunning like a peasant, and he was able to bend and stretch.Let's talk about Haiying's matter. Since he can divorce Haiying, it means that he doesn't love Haiying anymore, but the arrival of Zhao Zhentao made him make adjustments in a short time.Such a person is likely to become a big event, but it is also very scary, and he is too courageous! Sure enough, Qi Shaowu guessed it. When Zhao Zhentao was thinking about something, Gao Huanzhang's secretary Xiao Lu called the Xiewan Township Government: Secretary Gao asked him to rush back to the Yanhua County Hotel to discuss something important.Zhao Zhentao shook his head in pain. Every time he saw his father, there were unexpected incidents that took him away. It seemed that he was going to go through a minefield when he returned to Beilong.He asked Qi Shaowu to tell his father that he couldn't drink with his old man at night, and he felt sorry. On the car driving towards Yanhua, Zhao Zhentao turned his head and looked across the river.The sky soon became completely dark, and the monster-like tree shadows on the river embankment flashed past the two sides of the car.When he saw the lights of Xiewan Village turn on instantly, he thought to himself: Dad, your old man said that if one is not a prime minister in this life, one should be a good doctor.No official is light-- If he didn't go to college, Zhao Zhentao would be a good shipbuilder.The second son, Zhensheng, doesn't want to build a boat, and Xiao Le likes to play in the sea. When he was still a child, his father took a fancy to him.The old man patted his Tianling Gai affectionately: Xiaotao is a good material for shipbuilding!For a while after graduating from high school, he was building boats with his father at home.He is a good carpenter.How far is it to go from the carpenter to the mayor? heat.Zhao Zhentao couldn't stand the air conditioner in the car, so he asked the driver to turn it off, opened the window, and the cool and humid sea breeze blew in.It's because he can't stand the air conditioner, it's because Qi Shaowu's words are turning into a mess in his mind.At this moment, the evening wind was blowing in a cold manner, and his eyes pierced into the darkness like sharp metal pieces.After walking for a while, Zhao Zhentao saw the lights of the harbor command office. The lights were like flames, which hurt his eyes and ignited his passion.At this time, a song sung by Fei Xiang was playing in the car: You are like that fire, The blazing fire warmed me— You are like that fire, The flames burned me— 2 In fact, Zhao Zhentao felt that Lei Juan was calmer and more rational than Gao Huanzhang in many respects.Gao Huanzhang first scolded Chai Defa shamelessly, complaining that he did not do a good job in salinization, and even reported to a corrupt person like Li Guanghan to be the deputy county magistrate, but he was not completely disappointed in Chai Defa's hopes.Zhao Zhentao didn't understand why Lao Gao valued a mediocre person like Chai Defa so much. Gao Huanzhang scolded Chai Defa so much that he couldn't lift his head, so he turned his face to Lei Juan, the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and reprimanded: "Corrupt elements are to be arrested, but you are too reckless in doing things! In the critical period of adjusting the team after this catastrophe, you It shouldn’t add to the chaos! That’s great, Li Guanghan escaped and Shi Yingmin died. How many times have I told you that anything that disturbs Beilonggang must be reported to the Municipal Party Committee for research!” Lei Juan kept silent and kept her eyes on the silent Zhao Zhentao.Chief Prosecutor Yan Chunyou lost his composure and explained to Gao Huanzhang: "Secretary Gao, we haven't been able to find you these days, so we discussed it with Secretary Han of the Political and Legal Committee. We took action because we were afraid of missing the opportunity. The responsibility lies with me. .” Secretary Han also made a self-criticism.Gao Huanzhang waved his hand and said, "This is not the time for you to criticize, I mean to remember this lesson!" Lei Juan remained silent. On this occasion, only she and Zhao Zhentao did not say a word.As a result, Gao Huanzhang lost his composure. He walked up to Zhao Zhentao and said, "Mayor Zhao, say a few words to show your attitude!" Seeing that there was no way out, Zhao Zhentao thought for a while and said, "I agree with what Secretary Gao said just now. This corruption case must be investigated to the end! No matter who is involved!" He couldn't find a more suitable word, no I don't want to say it but I can't say it.As soon as he said that, he muttered: Did Secretary Gao say it? We need to investigate this case to the bottom! Gao Huanzhang asked Lei Juan to speak again, and Lei Juan said: "For Beilong, we know the importance of Beilong Port, because this is our front line of Beilong! The barren beach is very difficult, and tens of thousands of construction troops are here. He was bleeding and sweating, and faced storm surges from time to time. That’s why I hate those corrupt elements even more! Shi Yingmin is a corrupt element. He took advantage of his position to ask for bribes from Lu Guoying of Fuqiang Company—” Gao Huanzhang said, "Xiao Lei, is your evidence sufficient?" Lei Juan said: "The evidence is solid, otherwise he wouldn't have died!", Gao Huanzhang nodded and said: "In this extraordinary period, it is not surprising that such a case occurs. I, Gao Huanzhang, am not the kind of official who disregards the interests of the country and the people! It is not my job to create small circles and engage in sects. However, it can be expected that if this case is publicized, someone will definitely scold me that Gao Huanzhang is tolerant of others. This Shi Yingmin was dug out from other places by Mayor Hu. If he dies at this time, will he—” Zhao Zhentao saw Gao Huanzhang's worry, and added: "Who doesn't know about your boss Gao? It's not that you run on him, it's that he broke the law of the country, and it's him who hit the gunpoint! Secretary Gao, in my opinion, this Maybe it's a good thing. Beilonggang is the largest project in our province at the end of the century. Didn't Secretary Pan say that if we turn it into a "tofu dregs" project in our hands, we will be sinners through the ages! Look at such corrupt elements , who can guarantee that it is not a bean curd project?" Gao Huanzhang's face was a little ugly, and he was panting for breath. Zhao Zhentao went on to say: "Secretary Gao, you said that Beilonggang will stop working immediately. I really can't figure it out, but what happened today, I can figure it out now. Beilonggang needs a lot of funds, and it also needs to be rectified! Then first Stop it!" Gao Huanzhang lowered his red and rough face, and said with self-reproach: "I am the leader of Beilong, and I should bear the main responsibility for such a situation!" Lei Juan still wanted to say something, but was stopped by Chief Prosecutor Yan. Gao Huanzhang's forehead was sweating, and he had another stomach problem. Zhao Zhentao and Deputy Secretary Han Bingliang supported Gao Huanzhang to rest in the room, and stood beside Gao Huanzhang for a while. Zhao Zhentao felt sorry for him.When he came out, Deputy Secretary Han introduced to him that Secretary Gao attached great importance to Beilonggang. When the project was planned and approved, many cadres in the city raised objections and demanded that the limited funds be used for urban construction and high-tech development. .Secretary Gao insisted on launching Beilonggang, and forced to stop the relocation project of the railway station.He used to be a cadre in the Beilong Coal Mine. He didn't know port construction, so he bought a lot of professional books to read, and asked the provincial party committee for Mayor Hu who knew technology.Mayor Hu did not make Gao Huanzhang feel comfortable, but fell into a stalemate.Mayor Hu used Gao Huanzhang's ignorance of technology as an excuse, and almost prevented him from intervening in everything in Beilonggang, almost emptying him.Mayor Hu has a cunning mouth, and he has been fooling Lao Gao for two or three years.Gao Huanzhang's enthusiasm was exchanged for some vulnerable projects.The storm surge almost woke him up, and he asked Secretary Pan to release Zhao Zhentao. Many thoughts flashed chaotically in Zhao Zhentao's mind, especially Qi Shaowu's words always echoed in his ears.Qi Shaowu's words are not just watching the wind and chasing shadows.He vowed not to listen to Qi Shaowu anymore, otherwise he would have a psychological conflict with Gao Huanzhang.He thought that Lao Gao was a responsible cadre, and he wanted to have a brilliant curtain call before he abdicated, and the stage for the curtain call was in Beilonggang.Zhao Zhentao warned himself not to give him the stage to fulfill his wish like Mayor Hu did.He hoped that he would like Lao Gao, it was not easy for Lao Gao.Comparing heart to heart, I and Gao Huanzhang are on the same stage.Beilonggang is one of Lao Gao's political achievements, and he himself inserted it in half. How much does this project have anything to do with him, Zhao Zhentao?But this is the place where he was born, and the long-cherished wish of his biological father.In the past few days, I have indeed found that Lao Gao's temper is particularly irritable, and Zhao Zhentao cannot tolerate a little negligence, and Lao Gao dares to make him unable to step down in person.It has happened more than once in the past few days, why didn't he find this in the provincial capital?Later, he thought about it again, when the leader's temper became too docile, he was too docile when he was in the provincial government's opening to the outside world, and he was so spoiled that some people dared to report anonymous letters to Secretary Pan of the provincial party committee. About an hour later, Secretary Gao took the medicine and sent someone to quietly call Secretary Chaidefa to the rest room.This move of his aroused the suspicion of everyone including Zhao Zhentao.Zhao Zhentao heard that as soon as Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee left, Chai Defa submitted his resignation report to Gao Huanzhang, but was scolded by Gao Huanzhang.In Lei Juan's impression, Gao Huanzhang is a cadre with two sleeves. What kind of relationship does he have with Chai Defa?At such a moment, what was Gao Huanzhang talking about with Chaidefa? Lei Juan looked up at her watch from time to time. It was already half past nine at night, and the clock in the room was ringing like their heartbeats.From time to time, she observed the strange new mayor with the keenness of a woman.Zhao Zhentao is very important to her work.Just now Zhao Zhentao said something cunning, but she saw his embarrassment and helplessness when he tried to pretend.Lei Juan felt that Zhao Zhentao could actually say a happy word in front of Gao Huanzhang, because he had the background of his old father-in-law.In politics these days, there is a difference between having a background and not having a background.If this person wants to be a good official, the backstage can support him.In the past few years, Beilong has lacked a strong man with a backstage background.If those who do anti-corruption work can work with such a character, they will be invincible.Can Zhao Zhentao become a strongman? While Lei Juan was sizing up Zhao Zhentao, Zhao Zhentao was also observing this iron woman. He had often heard of Lei Juan's name in the provincial capital.A few years ago, Lei Juan was still an ordinary cadre of the procuratorate, and she became famous for uncovering the case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit medicines at Beilong No. 1 Veterinary Medicine Factory.Immediately afterwards, she uncovered the big bribery case of the two brothers He Baoliang and He Baojun that happened in Beilong, the big tax fraud case of the Material Bureau, the bribery case of the county magistrate of Shang'an County, and so on.This iron woman is not simple. It was once heard that she was transferred to the provincial party committee inspector's office as the deputy director, but the rumors were silent.Some people said that because the inspector's office was directly responsible to the secretary of the provincial party committee, Secretary Pan of the provincial party committee was afraid that the lesbians would make a mistake; others said that Lei Juan herself was unwilling to leave Beilong.Zhao Zhenshi once heard a report given by Lei Juan in the hall of the provincial capital.He knew from her report that Lei Juan's 13-year-old only daughter, Du Xiaoman, was kidnapped by gangsters for 14 days and tortured while she was working on the "Er He Brothers" case.Lei Juan endured the great pain of being a mother and was unwavering in the face of the threat of gangsters.I remember that Lei Juan once said a detail, and Zhao Zhentao was moved to tears.Zhao Zhentao thinks that Lei Juan is very respectable, but sometimes he thinks she is a strange woman who makes people feel far away from him.He and the comrades who listened to the report also discussed where Lei Juan's spiritual motivation came from.He told people that the people need Lei Juan, and that in the face of those wretched and filthy people, the people need a fresh and noble soul!At that time, he even wanted to talk to Lei Juan, but he didn't expect that now he became Lei Juan's boss.He thought that if he asked the question that he wanted to talk about at that time again, Lei Juan would definitely think that the mayor of him was out of his mind. Seeing that Gao Huanzhang hadn't come out yet, Zhao Zhentao said, "Director Lei, can we talk about something else?" Lei Juan smiled and said, "If your mayor doesn't speak, how dare we speak?" Zhao Zhentao also smiled and said: "You are a big celebrity, I heard your report in the provincial capital! I still remember a detail you said clearly, and it earned me a tear! Hahaha—— —” Although they didn't say much, Zhao Zhentao and Lei Juan looked at each other calmly.He saw that Lei Juan was still the same, with no expression on her white and red face, but the muscles on her face were slack, three straws appeared on her slender neck, and her hair was also a little yellow.The only thing that hasn't changed is her eyes, which still carry a sense of vigor.This is the vigor that ordinary women do not have.Her full breasts heaved and heaved, outlining her emotions at this moment. Lei Juan waved her hand and said, "Don't mention the tears! The report I gave was purely to drive ducks to the shelves! I am not a provocative person by nature, and I like to do things in a down-to-earth manner, but the province forced me to practice for several days. , You must impress people! He also said that if you want to impress others, you must first impress yourself, and then let me learn to cry—” Zhao Zhentao laughed, and threatened her, "If you say it again, I will sue you to the provincial government." Lei Juan shook her head and said loudly: "Tell me, I'm not afraid of them! Hehe, our Xiaoman's father said when he was alive that he had been looking for me as his wife for more than ten years, and there was always an illusion that he seemed to be a wife." , and I look like a man! Sometimes I feel very sad in my heart, I dare say, Xiaoman's father has never seen me cry—" Zhao Zhentao was startled: "Why, your husband is gone?" Lei Juan said: "A car accident. That's fine, so he won't have to worry about following me!" Zhao Zhentao felt that she spoke too easily.He thought, if I die, when someone asks about my wife, she will just say something lightly, which is sad enough. When Zhao Zhentao was distracted, the Chief Prosecutor Yan who was sitting on the side smiling said: "Mayor Zhao, did you know that Xiao Lei has a very unique explanation for tears. She said that people are not cold-blooded animals, but have feelings. Tears are A way of expressing feelings. She said that what flows on the face is tears, and what flows on the heart is blood!" Zhao Zhentao smiled and said, "Well said, you are very knowledgeable." Lei Juan teased him: "Look, Mayor Zhao is making fun of people again! In the face of corruption and ugliness, tears alone are useless. If tears are useful, I, Lei Juan, will be relieved, so I will sit and cry every day. cluck-" Zhao Zhentao stopped laughing: "Director Lei, look and see, three sentences are not far from the line! Chief Prosecutor Yan is also here, and I want to ask you a question. Maybe this question sounds childish, but I really want to hear it. North Long is not a developed area, why do corruption cases occur again and again?" Lei Juan looked at Zhao Zhentao, raised her eyebrows and said, "Mayor Zhao, can we avoid Beilong for now and discuss this issue? To be honest, it's very simple. Although the quality of our cadres varies, we all know about corruption. Accepting bribes is against the law! But when you hide in the dark and collect money, no one thinks that you will lose your head. All fools know that money is meaningless without their heads! But since they dare to stand up and take risks, they just don’t think they will be exposed ! What encourages corruption and evil is the corrupt's own sense of security!" Zhao Zhentao nodded in admiration: "It makes sense, since this is the case, the burden on your anti-corruption team will be even heavier! Speaking of this, I will continue to ask a question, how do you think about the relationship between anti-corruption and reform and opening up?" Lei Juan smiled: "We should be asking you this! Don't kick all the balls into our gate!" "Good job, Lei Juan!" Zhao Zhentao sighed. He admired Lei Juan's tact in her conversation.What Lei Juan said was not unreasonable. This issue should be something he and Secretary Gao must face.He felt that Lei Juan and Chief Prosecutor Yan were avoiding Beilong, and they said it in a general way, but it was actually an overtone.He suddenly had a premonition that the case of salinization was very complicated, and it was complicated because it was surrounded by a dark cloud, no, it was the mushroom cloud of nuclear fission.Is there a big umbrella behind the case of Li Guanghan and Shi Yingmin?Is it Chai Defa or Gao Huanzhang?If so, he will be pushed to the very dangerous cliff.There was a pain in his heart as he thought about it. When Chai Defa helped Gao Huanzhang walk over, he couldn't figure out what was going to happen, he just felt his head swell.Gao Huanzhang's complexion became better, and his words became stronger: "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!" Zhao Zhentao persuaded: "Secretary Gao, you have suffered from stomach problems several times in the past two days! You really need to go to the hospital to take a good look." Gao Huanzhang waved his hand and said, "This is the root cause of my old stomach problem. I have been to the hospital a few times. What's the use? Just get a bag of medicine. It's all right. My old Gao won't die for a while!" Deputy Secretary Han turned his face to Zhao Zhentao and said, "Secretary Gao is really tired! Why should he worry about such a big mess!" Gao Huanzhang had a smile on his face: "Secretary Han, don't put a high hat on me! These days, where are there people who are exhausted from work? Even if there are, the common people will not believe it!" Zhao Zhentao said: "Secretary Gao, since I met you, you have talked about work and the reform and opening up of Beilong. I don't see that you have any interest in playing." Deputy Secretary Han said: "Mayor Zhao is right. What I said just now is from the bottom of my heart. Secretary Gao, I have no intention of flirting with you." Gao Huanzhang laughed for a while and said, "Let's realize our own dreams, let's not talk about this physical matter." Then he discussed with everyone how to deal with this corruption case. In the end, everyone reached a consensus: we must resolutely crack down on the corruption case of Salt & Hua, and investigate it to the end!The Yanhua Procuratorate must cooperate with Director Lei's actions!Considering the specific situation in Beilonggang, Shi Yingmin, who committed suicide in fear of crime, should be dealt with in a low-key manner, Li Guanghan, who is a fugitive, should continue to be hunted down, and Lu Guoying, who is in custody, should continue to be investigated. Secretary Gao's attitude changed a lot after talking with Chai Defa, which surprised Zhao Zhentao and Lei Juan.In the end, Gao Huanzhang patted his chest and said, "If I, Gao Huanzhang, are found, they must be investigated. No one is above the law!" What he said made Zhao Zhentao's heart warm.Gao Huanzhang then turned his face to Secretary Chai and Lei Juan: "Just now I criticized you and lost my temper again, don't mind it. Since you have become my subordinates under Gao Huanzhang, you have to admit that you are unlucky, and you will inevitably be scolded a few times I’m a person who should retire, I can’t change my temper!” He laughed as he spoke. Zhao Zhentao also laughed.He has two speculations about Secretary Gao's sudden change. One is that Gao Huanzhang got the bottom line from Chai Defa, and he asked Chai Defa to tell the truth. Is it related to this case?Chaidefa insisted not!The second is that Gao Huanzhang has something to do with Chai Defa. He learned from Chai Defa that the case is over here, and Ren Leijuan has great abilities and there will be no progress.He prayed in his heart that Gao Huanzhang would be a good official. If Gao Huanzhang had a problem, he would not be able to accept it emotionally.Zhao Zhentao decided in his heart to find an opportunity to have a drink with Gao Huanzhang. He wanted to understand why he valued Chai Defa so much?Is there still less trouble Chaide sent him? That night, Gao Huanzhang and Lei Juan's car returned to Beilong City. Gao Huanzhang asked Zhao Zhentao to stay and see his father before returning to the city, and said he was waiting to clean up the dust for him.After they all left, Zhao Zhentao felt empty in his heart, a kind of emptiness after the storm. A bird flew by and the rain poured down. 3 Before Zhao Zhentao returned to Beilong, he had a phone call with his wife and daughter who were far away in the provincial capital.Meng Yao is still nervously reviewing foreign languages, and her enthusiasm for him is far less than that of her daughter.The daughter asked him if he saw Grandpa?When she found out that he had been in Laoxie Bay for five days and hadn't seen his adoptive father Zhao Laogong, his daughter severely criticized him: Zhao Zhentao, Zhao Zhentao, why are you a big official and a small man? up?If you continue like this, I will treat you like this when I grow up!Zhao Zhentao's eyelids twitched a few times, he couldn't believe it came from his daughter's mouth, the child is really precocious.He hurriedly made the necessary explanations to his daughter, but the daughter didn't believe that he couldn't spare this little time.Zhao Zhentao put down the phone and immediately set off to see his adoptive father Zhao Laogong.He thought that in his life, he could lose all his emotions, but he could not forget the thoughts of his adoptive father Zhao Laogong. Zhao Zhentao's childhood memories started from walking. What happened before walking was told by Zhao Laogong when he grew up. He was born in Old Crab Bay, but his biological father was an intellectual.He didn't ask what his father's last name was, and even if he asked, it would be meaningless. He only knew that his father and mother came for Beilonggang. The first Beilong Prefectural Committee after liberation started the Beilonggang project.My father is a marine expert who came here specifically to study the storm surge in Old Crab Bay.On the typical silty coast of Old Crab Bay, sediment movement and storm surge are important topics for my father's research.My father often took people to sea, and he couldn't take care of my mother when she was pregnant. One evening in the autumn of 1954, my mother gave birth to Zhao Zhentao on the beach. Before the storm surge hit, my mother walked to the beach alone to welcome my father back from the sea.At that time, the wind was chilly, and my mother felt bad when she walked, and her stomach hurt badly.She called out her father's name, and the shrill cry rushed through the various voices, and the deep fear pierced her mother's heart.The mother had a bad premonition, she was afraid that something might happen to her father at sea, and this fear scared the little guy out of her belly. As soon as the mother's body softened, she fell and sat on the beach, feeling a piercing pain.She groaned in pain, just as Zhao Laogong, who was building a ship, passed by and saw her mother.Zhao Laogong came to see the boat. He felt that the storm surge was coming, so he was worried about the new boat on the beach. He watched the sea engulf his mother in gushes, and the mother cried for help, crawled, crawled.When she was picked up by Zhao Laogong, she had already passed out.Too late to go too far, Zhao Laogong carried her to the new boat.The mother had a difficult delivery in the white stubble boat with the smell of wood, her whole body was numb, and she didn't even have any heat on her body.Zhao Laogong brought a bundle of dry seaweed and put it under his mother's body, and then he squatted beside his mother like an urn, sweating all over his body in panic, with red blood in front of his eyes.The mother finally ushered in the loud cry of the baby amidst the helpless and painful groans, she smiled profusely with sweat, and then closed her eyes.With this cry, Zhao Zhentao cried away his mother and his father. "You bastard with a hard life!" The young Zhao Laogong cursed regretfully. His father was swept away by the storm to rescue other comrades, and his mother died of postpartum hemorrhage. Zhao Laogong became his father.After seven years of marriage, the Zhao family, who had no children, was a little happy because of Zhao Zhentao's arrival.Zhao Laogong's old mother said that Zhao Laogong's wife is suffering from infertility, and if she adopts a child, the disease will be cured.Old Crab Bay has said this for many years.It was said by the old lady, since then Zhao Zhentao brought two sons and four daughters to the Zhao family. At that time, his adoptive mother had no milk, and Zhao Zhentao grew up on Baijia's milk.I remember that he had eaten the milk of Zhu Quande's wife Spicy Flower.Spicy Flower just gave birth to a baby, and fell in love with Xiao Zhentao as soon as she was feeding her.Zhu Quande came to ask for the child, but Zhao Laogong scolded him back, and Zhao Laogong stopped letting spicy flowers to feed the child. At that time, Ge Yuqin had just given birth to her baby girl, Sun Yanping, who was full of milk. Zhao Laogong looked down on her as a black five, but for the sake of the child, he couldn't compete with Ge Yuqin, so he had to be short.But Zhao Laogong didn't ask her directly, but asked the brigade secretary of Xiewan Village to give Ge Yuqin an order.At that time, Ge Yuqin was not what she is now. She accepted the transformation obediently and honestly nursed Xiao Zhentao.自己闺女饿哭了，还是把奶头塞进小振涛的嘴里。 就在赵振涛学走路的时候，得了一场重病，险些要了他的命。他发烧，被送进蟹湾公社的医院。当时医疗条件不好，医生见他没有一点声息了，就让赵老巩把孩子埋了。赵老巩抱着没有一点脉搏的小振涛，流着眼泪走向老坟地。走到半截路上，他掉转头回家了，想让孩子先回家挺一宿，哪有死去的人不回家打个站呢？赵老巩把小振涛放在自家厢房里，他半夜里听见这小家伙竟然有了动静，爬起来去厢房里看他，果然看见小振涛轻轻地哭了。小振涛就这么稀里糊涂地活了。 赵老巩每天到海边造船都带着小振涛，歇息的时候，就教他学走路。开始是教他学木匠的走路，木匠走路像拉大锯一样，要走出节奏来，小振涛走几步就跌倒了。赵老巩耐心地把他扶起来，他摇摇摆摆地走了一阵儿，还是跌倒了，就在老河堤上爬着，活活一个土孩子。赵老巩肩上搭着一件灰色的汗褂，光着脊梁瞅着他喊：“小子自己站起来！”小振涛就自己爬起来了。 他实在走不动了，赵老巩就将他抱进新打的木船里玩。小振涛对木船的感觉很独特，他是被母亲生在木船里的，闭上眼睛都能感觉到木船的味道。那是什么样的味道呢？一句话是说不上来的。他在船里玩得不耐烦了，吵闹着要去下海，赵老巩就冲着他的天灵盖狠狠一拍，骂道：“小狗日的，跟你爹一个样，海里是你玩的地方吗？”小振涛被拍得一咧嘴，哭了，赵老巩就拿一块盐来哄他。他见到那块盐，真就不哭了。他见到了像魔方一样大的盐块儿，竟然还放进嘴里啃，成得他连连吐唾沫。 老蟹湾独独不少的就是盐哩。赵振涛现在依然还记得那盐粒儿的形状。那是一粒水晶般洁亮的盐，微微泛着一点白和一点点灰，碎块上还有一些麻麻淡淡的小亮点儿，让人看了心明眼亮。赵振涛眼睛亮而有神，是不是与这块盐有关系呢？在新船里玩这盐粒是他小时候记忆最深的事情。 有一天，振涛把这粒盐给摔碎了，大人们没在意，可小振涛却哭了。碎盐散落在地上，就像阳光的碎片，盐粒破碎时的哗啦啦的声响，晶莹剔透。后来，赵老巩又弄来好几块盐粒儿，但都没有这块大。 还记得上初中的时候，家里孩子多，生活十分困难，他吃不饱饭的时候，就到海滩上捡来盐粒，偷偷放进书包里，饿急了就悄悄在嘴里含两粒。这个秘密他跟谁也没说过。上大学的时候，孟瑶发现他的行李包里有一粒很大很大的盐，可不知他要干什么用。他一个字也没提。跟她说这个，她能理解吗？说不定还以为他在搞收藏呢。 起初，赵老巩是想把赵振涛培养成为一个好木匠，一个造船的好手。村里村外想跟赵老巩学徒的人很多，木匠是个手艺，荒年饿不死手艺人。赵振涛有着这样的条件是很多人羡慕的事情。赵老巩曾叮嘱他，学了手艺是一辈子的饭碗！穷怕了的他很想学个手艺。赵老巩还将造船的故事讲得神乎其神，使他对船师有了神圣的敬畏。老人说到兴头上，就有造船的古语从他那烈酒腌粗的嗓门里慢慢流出。 赵老巩并不想让他上学，做个好木匠是不用上学的。振涛是家里的老大，眼瞅着兄弟姐妹们就要失学，他先退学了。老师几次到家里找他，还好生埋怨赵老巩存有偏心眼。老师说，你们这家子男男女女都算着，谁读书都没有振涛读书有用，振涛是那块好料子！老师污蔑了其他孩子，赵老巩心里很不痛快，老师越说他越不顺从。真正改变赵老巩想法的是文化大革命。当时轰动全国的“渤海造反兵团”在老蟹湾诞生了，赵老巩不能造船了，被赶到填海造田的队伍里。尽管赵振涛年龄小，与红卫兵挂不上边儿，他还是被热血鼓动着加入队伍，砸海神庙贴标语。赵老巩气得浑身颤抖，从游行队伍里拽出赵振涛，像提小鸡子一样将他揪回家。小振涛不服，赵老巩就用造船的扁尺狠狠抽他的屁股，打出一条一条的血楞子。赵老巩想让他上学了，他突然觉得砸锅卖铁也要供孩子上学，读书才能做官，做了官才能说了算，做了官才能保证他造船。就是这个极为朴素的道理，支撑着赵老巩把赵振涛送回到学校。当时学校已经乱了，赵老巩就求一个靠边站的老师给他补习功课。老师家里老爹死了没钱买棺材，赵老巩就将为自家老爹准备的棺材送给了老师。赵振涛闭上眼睛都记得那口红红的棺材。 坐在家里的热炕上，赵振涛感到很舒服。他没有让汽车开到家门口，而让司机在村头的老树下等着。他怕赵老巩骂他，老人常给他讲村里清朝时有个做官的，官至三品，回家必到村头下轿。 是四菊将赵老巩从老河口叫回来的。总算见到老爹了，赵振涛连连道歉说：“爸呀，孩儿今天得跟您请罪哩！我到了老蟹湾整整五天啦，才来见您！实在是不孝啊！” 赵老巩眯眼打量着儿子，点头说：“爹知道，官身不由己啊！你到北龙来当父母官，爹高兴得几宿没合眼哪！爹是有好多话想跟你说——” 四菊说：“大哥，真是现官不如现管啊！你过去在省城也是个官，咱家里就没显啥影，可这回回北龙，就大不一样啦！格格——” 赵振涛很感兴趣地问：“啊？你说说，都有什么变化呀？” 四菊眼睛亮得像灯笼：“先说俺吧，俺的孵化场过去老被断电，这回，管电的上赶着巴结俺；还有小乐，前几天刚退了亲，这两天老朱家的辣花就后悔了，其他提亲的媒人也来了好几拨儿！还有海英姐，齐少武过去把她欺负得啥样啊，如今把她接过去啦——” 赵老巩赌气地说：“接过去有啥好？就齐少武那个属样儿，官迷得要命，神一阵鬼一阵，不定哪一天跟她翻脸！” 赵振涛说：“爸，这几天我见了齐少武啦！他不像您说得那样坏呀？他对海英还是有感情的。海英出一家人一家不容易，我们都要促成他们。再说孩子也都那么大啦。” 四菊噘着嘴说：“大哥，你有架子啦！还没等俺说完就——” 赵振涛笑着说：“对，我错了，你说你说！” 赵老巩瞪了四菊一眼，四菊压根儿就没瞅老爹的脸，很有兴致地接着说：“还有咱爹，过去给葛老太太打工，为了几个徒弟跟葛老太太翻了脸！昨天晚上葛老太太亲自到家里看望咱爹，还要聘请咱爹当她们的顾问呢！” 赵老巩气愤地说：“这个骚娘们儿，看见她俺就来气！那个势利鬼，眼睛生在额头上，她哪是看俺，是奔你哥来的！让俺给骂走啦！” 赵振涛笑笑说：“爸，您都活了这把年纪啦！还跟这些人致气呀？您宰相肚里能撑船啊！” 赵老巩说：“你爹造了一辈子的船，这肚里就是海，能撑各式各样的船，就是不能撑她葛寡妇的船！振涛，你不知道哇，这个娘们儿老蟹湾盛不下她啦！有钱，有钱又能咋着？俺赵老巩这辈子最瞧不起的就是为富不仁的人啦！这不遭报应了吗，听说她的大姑爷李广汉犯事儿啦，携款逃啦！” 赵振涛问：“爹，您这么快就知道啦？” 赵老巩大声说：“盐化县就这么大的地方，好事不出门，坏事传千里！老蟹湾都嚷嚷动啦！振涛，葛老太太去找你，你不能见她，更不能见孙艳萍！这不光是她家与咱家有世仇，俺是怕你跟她们吃挂落儿，毁了你的前程！记住啦？” 赵振涛点点头：“我记住啦！” 四菊捂着嘴巴笑着：“爹，大哥都是市长啦，您还像小孩子似的训人家！” 赵老巩倔倔地说：“他当多大的官，俺都是他爹！这叫少不舍力，老不舍心哪！只要俺还有一口气，你们都得听爹的话！” 赵振涛朝四菊眨眨眼说：“四菊，你听见啦？” 四菊也学着赵振涛的样子说：“俺记住啦！” 赵老巩拿出枣木烟斗来吸着：“振涛，听海英说，孟瑶要去外国上学？都这把年岁啦，还上啥学呀？她走了，男男咋办？你咋办？” 赵振涛摇了摇头说：“没事儿，她真考上了，我就把男男接到北龙来上学！听说咱北龙一中是长江以北最好的高中！” 赵老巩枯树根似的坐着说：“你现在就把男男接来吧！俺挺想她的——” 赵振涛猛地想起了什么，说：“您这爷爷没白想这个大孙女，昨天晚上通电话，男男听说我还没来看您，就把我给教训了一顿呢！” 赵老巩和四菊都笑了，四菊笑出了一个浅浅的妩媚诱人的红酒窝儿。赵振涛把目光从四菊的脸上移到赵老巩的脸上，赵老巩老了，造的船也老了。赵振涛说：“爸，您就别造船啦！这把年纪可经不住折腾啦！就在家享福吧！愿意出去走走，我就把您接到北龙市里转转，怎么样？” 赵老巩说：“你那么忙，就别给俺操心啦！你爹天生就是造船的命。算命先生说了，俺最后是暴死，不会拖累你们的！” 四菊说：“大哥，爹是放心不下那几个窝囊徒弟！” 赵振涛说：“爸，要是那样，我就把那几个徒弟安排在北龙港做些木匠活儿，行吗？” 赵老巩瞪了四菊一眼：“你别听她瞎嘞嘞！” 4 墙上挂着一把很大的板斧，赵振涛从小就看着这把板斧一点点锈蚀，如今它已经锈得看不清本色了。这是赵家老祖留下来的，赵老巩用它讲古，用它来教育这些赵家的后代。吃过午饭，赵振涛走到板斧跟前点点滴滴地细瞧着它。 这把板斧的形状与一般的斧头不同，老人们都叫它“太极斧”，赵老巩视它为神斧。每年的龙帆节，赵老巩都要举着这把神斧威风凛凛地开绳。记得小时候，赵老巩为龙帆节开绳的样子格外神气。在开春的太阳滩上，春日的破冰潮卷来，束问了一冬的海水挺了脊，摇身抖落了大块小块的亮甲，龇牙咧嘴地砸向漫漫长滩，声音极响，仿佛是远海在断断续续地将洪荒年代一古脑推回来，又把今天的一切砸碎了再重塑。滩上挤满了渔人，远远近近都是渔船和纸糊的彩龙。那些纸龙是蛇躯、鹿角、马鬓、狗爪、鲤须和鱼鳞状的游蛇，那是海龙神，福佑百姓的海龙神。 赵振涛记得有一根根粗很粗的绳子，悬挂在主船的桅杆下，旁边是一面大鼓。那是杀了三头键牛，用剥下带有腥气的牛皮做成的一面大鼓。绳子的另一头悬着一个用石头做成的鼓捶儿，赵老巩用神斧砍断这条绳子，石棰就带着风声落下来，砸在鼓皮上，发出沉重的烈响；然后就有一艘一艘的船，咿咿呀呀涉海，去追载有彩龙的船；最后谁抱回了彩龙，便成为比赛的胜利者。队里还准备有散白酒、猪头肉、煮螃蟹和白菜炖粉条，犒劳这些从海里捞食儿的渔民。赵振涛最感骄傲的是老爹的这把板斧，他久不见了，几乎忘记了，今天再见到它，却仍然感觉到一种火爆爆的力量。他默默地自问：你赵振涛能像老爹那样挥舞板斧吗？在这关键时刻，能在北龙的地埝儿上劈出一条海路来吗？ 门口有汽车的响声，赵老巩急急走进来，告诉赵振涛说，葛老太太带着女儿孙艳萍来了，让他暂时避一避。 赵振涛从窗子里看见了孙艳萍的身影，一个很妖艳的身影。阳光里她的脸很白，白得看不清模样，脖子像透明的细颈玻璃瓶，摇动成五颜六色。她正搀扶着葛老太太，行动迟缓一些。赵振涛心里有一些恐惧，他见到孙艳萍仅仅是恐惧吗？这个女人曾是他过去的恋人，与他有着说不清理还乱的情感。当然那都是历史了，历史的欠债要由今天来偿还吗？孙艳萍啊，过去是个多好的女人？不是我赵振涛无情，你身上珍贵的东西，是你自己在生命的路上走丢了的。 赵振涛又回头看了孙艳萍一眼，就转身跟着老爹从后门溜了。走到后院，赵老巩还在气愤地咕哝：女人一旦不要脸啦，是啥事儿都干得出来的！赵振涛心里很不是滋味儿，又回头望了望。没有看见人，只影影绰绰好像有一个粉红色的陷阱。他到底怕女人什么呢？