Chapter 2 Chapter two

Shi Fucai drove past a restaurant called Huamanlou, and saw Feng Desheng, the owner of Fengda Company, accompanied Li Dongfang, the director of the Municipal Security Office, out of it.Li Dongfang nodded slightly while picking his teeth. After Shi Fucai knew that Feng Desheng failed to bid for the industrial building, he contacted a real estate development company in the provincial capital. The company took a fancy to the land of the municipal chemical factory and planned to take it to build a high-end residential area. big project.Now that housing prices are rising steadily, investing in real estate is a lucrative business.On the list of China's richest people, seven of the top ten are engaged in real estate.

The city chemical factory had declared bankruptcy half a year ago, and all the machinery and equipment inside had been sold as scrap iron.Since he originally owed a loan of 6 million to the bank, he mortgaged the land to the bank after bankruptcy. He parked the car on the side of the road, took out his mobile phone, found Vice President Zhou's number, and dialed it. Vice President Zhou's voice came from the phone, "Hi, hello, who is it?" Shi Fucai said: "President Zhou, it's me, I'm Shi Fucai." Vice President Zhou let out a "huh" and said, "It's you, when will the last loan be repaid?"

"Soon, very soon, isn't this industrial building only halfway through construction? After the acceptance is passed, the payment will be paid back as soon as it is received. Don't you believe me?" Shi Fucai cursed in his heart, and said, "President Zhou, today's payment do you have time at night?" "Is there any good activity?" "Of course it's a good activity, but I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it!" Shi Fucai laughed. Vice President Zhou chuckled a few times, but didn't speak. Shi Fucai said: "You don't need to drive, I will pick you up later!"

An hour later, Shi Fucai drove Vice President Zhou to the parking lot behind the Red House Restaurant. This is an antique-style building. The several halls or nine-curved corridors are almost imitated, and there is a miniature Grand View Garden with a unique shape behind it. The first floor is a bowling alley, the second floor is a restaurant, the third floor is a massage service room, and the fourth and fifth floors are accommodation and entertainment centers.The ladies inside are all dressed in half modern and half ancient clothes, and everyone takes the name inside as their stage name.

Shi Fucai is a frequent visitor here.The two got out of the car and went directly to the second floor through the stairs at the back.Entering a small private room, Shi Fucai ordered a few special seafood dishes and ordered two bottles of XO. Shi Fucai has been to several high-end and unique places in Changyuan City, and in the end he still thinks this place is good. "General Manager Shi, you asked me out just because of the loan problem? I can't do anything about what I promised you last time. Now the banks are reducing the loan!" "Let's not talk about other things today, come, drink and drink!" Shi Fucai raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.

After a few glasses of wine, Shi Fucai asked tentatively, "Manager Feng has gotten very close to you during this time!" Vice President Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be very well informed!" "They fell in love with that piece of land," Shi Fucai said, taking a bite of vegetables, "It is said that it is to build a high-end community, but the land belongs to your bank, and the initiative is in your hands." Vice President Zhou didn't speak, just sipped his wine, and the bottle of wine soon ran out.

When they were drunk, the two began to talk freely. Shi Fucai said, "Come on, let's go upstairs for a show?" "Stop coming to the show, I have other things to do." Vice President Zhou said. "No," Shi Fucai said, "Vice President Zhou, I need your help with the loan." Vice President Zhou hiccupped: "I'll accept your love, and the show will be skipped." "Look, he said some outlandish things again." Shi Fucai said, "I want to let you see it today!" Vice President Zhou stopped objecting. The two went up to the third floor together.The chief foreman warmly greeted: "Mr. Shi is here, is there anything I can do for you?"

Shi Fucai said: "Let's have sour, salty, spicy and sweet." "What's so sour, salty, spicy and sweet?" Vice President Zhou couldn't understand what it meant. The foreman led Shi Fucai and Vice President Zhou into a room with a big bed.The layout of the room is very elegant and stylish, there are some oil paintings of half-naked beauties hanging on the wall, and the lighting is very soft. The foreman said a few words with the walkie-talkie in his hand, and after a while, four ladies in cheongsams came in. They were fat, thin, thin, and each had their own characteristics. Each lady exuded a faint fragrance, which made people intoxicated when they smelled it.

The foreman said: "This person named Yingchun is from Shanxi, this person named Yuanchun is from Beijing, this person named Xichun is from Sichuan, and this person named Tanchun is from Guangdong. They are all our red cards. It represents sour, salty, spicy and sweet." Shi Fucai said to Vice President Zhou: "Vice President Zhou, as long as you can think of a trick, use it!" Vice President Zhou stared at "Xichun" without blinking. Shi Fucai called him, and he came back to his senses and smiled at Shi Fucai. Shi Fucai said: "Vice President Zhou, I will not accompany you." He then said to the four women: "Serve this gentleman well!"

That "Xi Chun" was very clever, he had already hugged Vice President Zhou, and started to flirt. Vice President Zhou breathed out his alcohol and said, "Mr. Shi, there are too many people, I'm afraid I won't be qualified for this job." "What is modesty?" Shi Fucai said: "Vice President Zhou, you have plenty of time, play slowly, I promise you will never forget it!" After finishing speaking, Shi Fucai went out, and asked the foreman, "Where was that Xue Baochai last time?" The foreman said: "She's gone, our girls here are often changed, do you want me to find a new one for you?"

Shi Fucai shook his head, lay down in the foreman's lounge for a while, came out to pay for Vice President Zhou, and went downstairs. On the first floor, he saw several people playing bowling in the bowling alley, and a woman with a graceful figure caught his attention.He recognized that woman, she was Bai Xue, the proprietress of the Red Mansion Restaurant. She was almost 40 years old, and she looked like she was in her early 30s. Usually, such a woman is the most able to arouse a man's desire. Accompanying Bai Xue to play is Xu Linyang, director of the Finance Bureau.Shi Fucai heard from Liu Shi'an that this old man is very lustful and eats everything. Shi Fucai didn't go in, turned around and left the gate of the Red Mansion Restaurant, and got into his car.At this time, his cell phone rang, and it was Liu Shi'an who came. Liu Shi'an asked: "Boss Shi, what are you doing?" Shi Fucai smiled and said, "I just finished dinner with a friend, what advice do you have?" "How dare I teach you!" Liu Shi'an said with a smile: "If you have time, come to Taohua Yating, and I will wait for you at the intersection of Taolin!" Shi Fucai knew that Liu Shi'an must have introduced him to some leader.As long as you get to know the leaders more and open up the relationship, the future will be easy. He drove to Taohua Yating, took a few bends to Taolin Road, and saw two cars parked there, one of which had a plate number of 012, and he did not know whose special car it was, and the other The car is a private car.He dialed Liu Shi'an's cell phone, and Liu Shi'an said, "Wait a while." Not long after, he saw a figure approaching.Shi Fucai got out of the car and went up to meet him, and asked in a low voice, "Secretary Liu, when will you go in?" "Wait a minute." Liu Shi'an said. As soon as the words were finished, three people came out of a villa, one of whom was Director Xiang from the Urban Construction Office. The three were talking in low voices, feeling very mysterious. Liu Shi'an went for a while, then turned back and said to Shi Fucai, "Let's go." Shi Fucai followed Liu Shi'an forward: "I went rashly, will it be embarrassing?" Liu Shi'an said in a low voice: "It's okay, just don't talk nonsense. Don't you want to be active? Those two are masters." The two entered the villa, and by the light, Shi Fucai saw some precious flowers and plants planted in the yard of the villa.There are several red and white peonies in full bloom, all of which are top-grade peonies. In the flower market, each one is worth over ten thousand.It seems that the owner of this villa is a person who understands sentiment. After entering the house, Shi Fucai was surprised when he saw the decoration inside.He has worked in construction for more than 20 years, and he knows how to do it, not to mention the imported paint on the walls, and the floor tiles imported from Germany on the bare feet, which cost thousands of yuan per piece, and tens of thousands of floor tiles alone for the entire living room.And that crystal chandelier is also of great value. He was watching when he heard a very kind voice, "Come?" "Here we come," Liu Shi'an introduced, "This is General Manager Shi of Changsheng Company." He turned his head and whispered to Shi Fucai, "This is Mayor Wang!" Mayor Wang?Shi Fucai looked at the thin old man in his fifties in front of him. He had only seen this deputy mayor in charge of industry and urban construction on TV before.He suddenly felt that his head was getting bigger, he quickly put on a smile, and said, "Wang...Hello Mayor Wang!" Wang Jiancheng said "hmm" without speaking, and glanced to the side.There is a side room next to the big living room, and there is a mahjong table in it, and several people are already in it. Wang Jiancheng took the lead and walked in, Shi Fucai and Liu Shi'an followed behind him. After he sat down, he glanced at everyone and said, "Let's move." Others sat down one after another.There were four people sitting at a table. In addition to Shi Fucai, Liu Shi'an, and Wang Jiancheng, there was also a deputy director of the Land Bureau surnamed Ren. Shi Fucai had dealt with the Land Bureau a lot, so he naturally recognized him. The other three people didn't know who they were, they stood aside and watched. Wang Jiancheng took a sip of tea, lit a cigarette, and the mahjong began to play.Shi Fucai didn't know how big the base was, and there was nearly 100,000 cash in the bag, which was probably enough.After a few strokes, he listened to the cards and was dealt one or four cakes. He changed hands and touched a one and one cake. He didn't dare to make a deal, so he played the card out.He looked at a man standing next to Wang Jiancheng, and saw that the man slapped his face twice inadvertently, and he suddenly understood. Turning to the second circle, Shi Fucai touched another four cakes, and he knocked out the four cakes calmly. "Haha, I'm a bar!" Wang Jiancheng excitedly threw three four cakes, and drew a card behind him, which was 80,000. Deputy Director Ren said with a smile: "Mayor Wang has played at a high level as soon as he entered the battle. A leader is a leader." Wang Jiancheng looked very happy and said: "The Long March has just taken the first step. To win, there is a long way to go." "Mayor Wang is encouraging us." Deputy Director Ren said with a smile. Shi Fucai took out his handbag and was just about to touch the money, when he saw Liu Shi'an winking at him, and seeing that the Deputy Director Ren next to him didn't intend to take out the money, he withdrew his hand. At the beginning of the second hand, he saw a person next to him write down something in a small notebook, and he understood it all at once. Wang Jiancheng won several hands in a row, and said happily: "Comrades, work hard!" Liu Shi'an said with a smile: "The performance of the work requires the guidance of Mayor Wang." Wang Jiancheng said happily: "I can tell you what I said earlier. Today's poker game is all about luck. Don't make any small moves, otherwise the game will be tasteless." Deputy Director Ren said with a smile: "Mayor Wang has sharp eyes, how dare we make small moves?" Shi Fucai listened to their conversation, did not dare to intervene, and lowered his head to play cards seriously.Whether the level is good or not depends on how to win Wang Jiancheng's cards.He went to look at the three people next to him several times, and saw that the three people didn't make any movements, but Liu Shi'an looked at him and nodded slightly. Shi Fucai got the instructions, and made a deal with Zi Mo Thirteen Yao. After fighting for a while, Wang Jiancheng gradually became less reconciled, either smoking or drinking tea, with a serious face. "Oh, I'm starting to lose my luck," Wang Jiancheng said. Deputy Director Ren said with a smile: "Mayor Wang is in his prime, don't say no!" "Isn't there a popular saying now?" Liu Shi'an took up the conversation, "Men can't say no, women can't say no!" Wang Jiancheng laughed: "You boy, you have a stomach full of bad water." Shi Fucai and Liu Shi'an fired several shots at each other, and Deputy Director Ren and Wang Jiancheng couldn't get in or out. "Correct your working method." Deputy Director Ren said, "It's okay to fire the cannon three times. The 30,000 that Mr. Shi released just now, Mayor Wang and I could have made peace, but Secretary-General Liu just intercepted it." "I have no objection, it depends on what Mayor Wang wants." Liu Shi'an said. Wang Jiancheng took a sip of tea and said, "Whatever you want!" This casual sentence gave Shi Fucai confidence, and with the help of the man next to him, he fired two cannons in a row. Wang Jiancheng fought several times in a row, talked more, and the muscles on his face relaxed. Shi Fucai touched a five of a kind, and heard a person next to him cough. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the man's hands rubbing each other. He originally had six or seven of a kind in his hand, which happened to be a matching card. Throw the cards out. "I'll touch it!" Wang Jiancheng broke out a three cakes and said, "I've made a deal, don't let the cannons go!" Shi Fucai saw that the person next to him was digging the palm of the other hand with a little finger, and he understood that Wang Jiancheng wanted six pieces. He wanted to type out the six pieces, but what Wang Jiancheng said just now was too obvious and it was not good.He immediately hid the six of a kind in his palm, and when he was drawing a card, he secretly stuffed that card under another card.In this way, after his next family, Liu Shi'an, caught it, Wang Jiancheng would be able to catch the six. After Liu Shi'an drew the card, Shi Fucai saw that Wang Jiancheng had caught the card, and touched it lightly with his hand. Although he didn't open it to look at it, his eyes were narrowed into a line.People who often play cards can know what cards they are by touching them with their hands. "It's made up." Wang Jiancheng said.He showed his cards, all of them. The person standing by wrote it down in the notebook. "Who wrote this five-pointer?" Wang Jiancheng asked. "I did it." Shi Fucai said, he was startled, but he felt relieved when he saw Wang Jiancheng's smiling face. "I wouldn't be able to make up without these five terms." Wang Jiancheng smiled, "Which company do you belong to?" Although Liu Shi'an had already introduced it once, a big man like Wang Jiancheng might not be able to remember it. He asked this, obviously he had paid attention to Shi Fucai. "He's Shi Fucai, the general manager of Changsheng Company," Liu Shi'an said, "He's a very nice guy!" "Oh, Shi Fucai." Wang Jiancheng remembered the name. When Shi Fucai heard something interesting, he tentatively said: "Mayor Wang's poker skills are superb, we cannot compare." Liu Shi'an said with a smile: "Mayor Wang is unambiguous in his work, and he is also unambiguous in playing cards!" Wang Jiancheng smiled and said: "You can't relax at work. Otherwise, don't grasp it. If you grasp it, you must achieve results. This is a good work style. As for playing cards, it's purely for entertainment. There's nothing ambiguous about it, it's all about luck, don't you think?" Several people said yes again and again. Shi Fucai said: "One sentence from Deputy Mayor Wang is better than my ten-year education. I will definitely work hard." Wang Jiancheng said "hmm" and didn't say anything else. After playing cards for a while, Wang Jiancheng almost always won.He looked at his watch, put out the cigarette butt, and said, "This is the end of the activity, come back later when you have time." Liu Shi'an whispered to Shi Fucai: "You go out first and wait for me outside." Shi Fucai greeted Deputy Director Ren and left silently.After leaving the gate of the villa, he got into the car. Not long after, he saw the people inside come out one after another, and the two cars drove away quickly. After Liu Shi'an came out, he came to Shi Fucai's car, got in the car and said, "Mayor Wang has a good impression of you." Shi Fucai said, "What else did you say?" "Say your poker skills are good." Liu Shi'an paused and said, "Who did you learn that trick from?" Shi Fucai understood that Liu Shi'an had already seen the trick he used, so he said: "I learned it from a teacher who taught card art in Guangzhou." "Teach me someday." Liu Shi'an took out a pen and wrote some numbers on a small notebook, tore off the paper, and handed it to him. "What's the base?" Shi Fucai asked. "It's written on the note." Liu Shi'an said. Shi Fucai turned on the interior lights and was startled: "So big?" Liu Shi'an said in a low voice: "This is the most basic thing. Do you know who those three standing next to you are? There are two real estate managers, and one is from an insurance company. They usually fight with Mayor Wang even more. What is this money? There is an account on it, you just transfer the money to this account. Take me home first!" Shi Fucai didn't say any more, put the note in his bag and started the car. Liu Shi'an yawned and said, "Someone has already set his sights on the land of the municipal chemical factory, and I know you want to get involved too, so save yourself, someone else's background is bigger than yours!" "Isn't it Feng Desheng from Fengda Company?" Shi Fucai asked. Liu Shi'an sneered and said, "Which onion is he? The city's chemical plant is a planned economic development zone in the future, and it's a prime location. Many people are thinking about it, but it seems that the city will develop it in a unified way." "Unified development?" Shi Fucai asked. "The new Mayor Ma is a very courageous person." Liu Shi'an said.If Shi Fucai was a party and government cadre, he wouldn't say that. What to say in front of someone is a skill he has practiced in the officialdom for many years. "I heard that Mayor Ma's car was in an accident yesterday?" Shi Fucai asked. He also heard it from someone, and there was no news about it on TV. In today's society, gossip comes faster than anything else, and it's far more accurate. "It was an accident," Liu Shi'an leaned his head on the back seat, "Today, he held a clean government work meeting with injuries." "He was injured?" Shi Fucai recalled the rumor that Mayor Ma's car accident was man-made, and there were gossip that the behind-the-scenes operator was a certain leader of the city.Since Ma Guoqiang came, he has been investigating corruption every day, which has touched the interests of some leaders.This car accident was just a warning to him. No one is sure about this matter. Whether the evidence is convincing or not is unknown, not to mention that evidence is not easy to obtain. Shi Fucai thought wildly for a while, unable to sort out the right and wrong in the officialdom, thinking that his first impression in front of Wang Jiancheng was good, and he was very satisfied, so he no longer felt sorry for the huge sum of money. "How about we visit Mayor Ma?" Liu Shi'an said suddenly.After Ma Guoqiang was injured, there must have been many people who wanted to visit him, but those people couldn't find a way.After Ma Guoqiang was transferred from the province, he has been living in the staff dormitory of the former chemical factory. After several meetings in the city, a luxuriously decorated house was vacated behind the city government compound, but Ma Guoqiang refused to move. No one would have guessed that the majestic mayor was still living in the dilapidated staff dormitory. Because Ma Guoqiang is a low-key person, only a few prominent figures in the government know about his family situation. Every time Xiao Li sent him home, he parked his car on the side of the road and walked home.He did this because he didn't want the people in the staff dormitory to know his identity.Every time a meeting is held, he repeatedly tells the reporters of the TV station not to allow close-up shots of him. Mayor Ma's various eccentricities often caused Liu Shi'an a headache. He spent a lot of effort, but he still hasn't fully grasped Mayor Ma's temper and character. When Shi Fucai heard that Liu Shi'an was going to take him to meet Mayor Ma Guoqiang, he was overjoyed and asked, "What to bring?" "Don't bring anything." Liu Shi'an said. Following Liu Shi'an's instructions, Shi Fucai drove to the chemical plant on the outskirts of the city.Seeing that the entire chemical plant was shrouded in darkness, the original buildings were dilapidated.He had been here before, the concrete road was full of potholes, and a few dim street lights could not reach two meters away.After the closure of the municipal chemical plant, most of the employees have left, and only some employees who are in difficulty still live in the employee dormitory.The bank wanted to auction off the land, sent people to forcefully drive away the employees who lived here, and even cut off the water and electricity, and there were conflicts on several occasions.Those employees were not convinced, and they united to appeal continuously. This incident caused quite a stir in the city at that time. "Just stop here!" Liu Shi'an said. Shi Fucai parked the car beside him, got out of the car, and saw that it was a newly paved concrete road with bright street lights.If it weren't for the dilapidated factory building next to him, he would have thought he was in a newly built enterprise. The two came to a two-story dormitory building in tandem. This kind of dormitory building was built in the 1960s with a brick and wood structure.This kind of old house is rare now, and Shi Fucai can't imagine that the mayor of a city still lives in such a place. "Wait a minute." Liu Shi'an walked up the stairs gently, and waved to Shi Fucai at the top of the stairs. Shi Fucai followed up the stairs with a heavy heart, and when he walked up the stairs, he heard a creaking sound under his feet. It seemed like the whole building was about to collapse at any moment. Regarding the bursting of the brake hose of the Honda car, Ma Guoqiang later got the news that the car was towed for maintenance the day before, and it was replaced with a brake hose of poor quality.However, the relevant department detected that it was an accident. It was obvious that someone was instigated by someone behind the scenes. Even if they went deeper, they couldn't find out who was behind the scenes, so he simply pretended that it didn't happen. Ma Guoqiang went home after the meeting and asked Xiao Li to stop on the side of the road as usual. Xiao Li said in embarrassment: "Mayor Ma, you are injured, so let me take you downstairs?" "It's okay, just a little scratch." After Ma Guoqiang finished speaking, he opened the door and got out of the car.After walking through the concrete road, he gritted his teeth and went upstairs. After entering the room, he sat down on the dilapidated sofa. This sofa was bought when he and Tong Yanzhen got married, and it is one year older than their middle school son Ma Tao.Although he works in the provincial capital, he has kept himself clean for many years, and his wife's unit is not profitable. In addition, both of them came from the countryside, and there are old people in the family who need support, so the family is relatively poor.The color TV set on the wooden cabinet was bought by him the year before last, and it is the only valuable electrical appliance in the house. I remember that the day before Lai Changyuan took office, the Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection found him and said a lot to him earnestly.Over the years, the province has continuously received letters accusing various departments of the Changyuan City government of corruption and breaking the law, and has also sent working groups to investigate several times, but nothing has been found.The Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection put the burden of digging deep into the root of corruption in Changyuan City on his shoulders. Not long after he came to Changyuan City, Ma Guoqiang had a taste of the power of the relationship between departments at all levels of Changyuan City government.Although the few corruption cases uncovered revealed a few small fish and small shrimps, the big fish are still to come. He has been to Taohua Yating, which is called "a gathering place of corruption" by ordinary people. Most of the people who live there are government officials. of a villa. This is blatant corruption, but where is the source of corruption and how to investigate it is a big and difficult problem. The door opened, and Tong Yanzhen came in from outside carrying the vegetables she had just bought, followed by her son Ma Tao. "Father." Ma Tao sat next to Ma Guoqiang, a teenage boy who was almost as tall as his father. Ma Guoqiang lovingly stroked his son's head. For so many years, he had been working in the province and seldom went home. He gave his son too little fatherly love. Tong Yanzhen looked at the father and son, smiled slightly, and went into the kitchen to cook.After her husband was transferred back to the city from the provincial capital, the family was finally able to reunite. Ma Guoqiang repeatedly told his wife not to disclose his return to work in the city.Their left and right neighbors only knew that he had returned to work in the city, but they didn't know exactly what position he was in.However, those who are clever have already seen some clues from the newly paved concrete road, newly installed street lights, and the restored water and power supply. Someone asked Tong Yanzhen what her husband did in the city. I heard that there was a new mayor named Ma. Tong Yanzhen only answered that she was an ordinary cadre. There were several people named Ma in the government. Ma Guoqiang had been working in the city for so long, and he still lived in this dilapidated building, and he was only seen walking to and from get off work every day. Those people confirmed what Tong Yanzhen said.If you become a leading cadre, why don't you live in a "corruption gathering place"? No matter what, looking at Ma Guoqiang's plain attire, those people couldn't connect him with the new mayor. Before the meal was ready, the deputy mayor Qian Yonggang and the office director Zhu Xiaolin came to visit suddenly. They looked at this simple room and living room with extremely unnatural expressions. "Mayor Ma, why don't you move there? Living in this kind of place is too..." "I appreciate your kindness. I have lived here for more than ten years, and I have feelings for you!" Ma Guoqiang changed the subject and said, "This is also good. I can get close to the masses, understand their sufferings, and know how to take care of them." Good job!" "That is, that is!" Seeing that the words were not speculative, Qian Yonggang said, "Then you have a good rest, we will come to see you later!" After Qian Yonggang and Zhu Xiaolin left, Tong Yanzhen also prepared meals.During the meal, Tong Yanzhen said, "I remitted 200 yuan to my family today. It will be my father's 70th birthday in a few days. Do you want to go back?" "You and Xiaotao go back, I'm very busy with work now, I'll visit his old man again after I'm done working for a while!" After eating, Tong Yanzhen cleaned up the dishes, brought her husband a basin of footwashing water, and told her son to do homework.As soon as she got up, there was a knock on the door. She walked to the door and asked, "Who is it?" "It's me, Xiao Liu!" She opened the door and saw Liu Shi'an followed by a fat man.Liu Shi'an called Aunt Tong.Tong Yanzhen responded and said, "It's Xiao Liu, come in." Shi Fucai followed Liu Shi'an and called Aunt Tong, and Tong Yanzhen smiled, turned around and made a cup of tea for the two of them, and went in to do other things. Shi Fucai followed Liu Shi'an into the house in fear, and saw Ma Guoqiang sitting on a half-worn sofa.This kind of collective dormitory, to put it nicely, is one bedroom and one living room, but it is actually a suite with a small area. "Mayor Ma." Liu Shi'an called softly. Ma Guoqiang was sitting on the sofa with a bandage on his head and his feet in the footbath.Ma Guoqiang signaled them to sit down. Liu Shi'an introduced: "This is Shi Fucai from Changsheng Construction Company." Ma Guoqiang glanced at Shi Fucai, hummed, and then remained silent. Tong Yanzhen came out of the bathroom twisting a hot towel and wiped Ma Guoqiang's face. Ma Guoqiang said to Liu Shi'an: "Xiao Liu, don't come to the house if you have nothing to do in the future, and go to work if you have something to say!" Liu Shi'an quickly said: "Yes, yes, no, I want to see how your injury is doing." Ma Guoqiang smiled: "It's nothing, just scratch the skin, it will be fine in two days!" He took his feet out of the basin, Liu Shi'an wanted to go forward to pour water for washing his feet, but Tong Yanzhen snatched the basin over: "You are a guest, why do you have the nerve to ask a guest to pour water?" Liu Shi'an and the others sat for a while, got up and said, "Mayor Ma, take care, rest well, and I will come to see you tomorrow." Then they said to the kitchen: "Aunt Tong, please be busy, I'm leaving." Tong Yanzhen replied in the kitchen: "I left so soon, I just came here not long ago..." Liu Shi'an and Shi Fucai went out and went downstairs. Only then did Shi Fucai relax his tense nerves and said, "Is it because I, a stranger, saw his life...Mayor Ma didn't..." He couldn't find a suitable one. words to describe. To be honest, since he entered, his heart has been hanging and he seems very nervous. It's not like being in Deputy Mayor Wang's house, where he got used to it in a short time.In that small and crude space, it gave him a very oppressive feeling, which made him almost out of breath.When no one was looking, he secretly stuffed 20,000 yuan under the sofa. He did that to make his depressed mood feel better. Liu Shi'an said: "Mayor Ma is a decent person. Fortunately, you didn't bring anything with you today. Otherwise...you don't know Mayor Ma well, and I don't know him well...how should I say it? It can be said to be upright, a bit upright. The stubborn kind." "It's unbelievable that there are people like this in the world now," Shi Fucai said. "A majestic mayor of a city lives in this kind of place. No one will believe it when he tells it." The two returned to the car and got in the car. Liu Shi'an said, "I'll take the road for you. From now on, it's up to you!" On the way back, Liu Shi'an briefly introduced the situation of Ma Guoqiang's house. Shi Fucai nodded and gave Liu Shi'an a grateful look. He sent Liu Shi'an to the back door of the city hall and drove away. Seeing Shi Fucai leave, Liu Shi'an took out his mobile phone and called Wang Jiancheng: "Mayor Wang, I'm Xiao Liu, have you slept yet? According to your intention, I took Shi Fucai to see Mayor Ma, yes, yes Yes, take your time, take your time..." When he was having dinner at Wang Jiancheng's home tonight, Lu Bing, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, and Qian Yonggang, another deputy mayor, were eating with him.Qian Yonggang and Wang Jiancheng used to compete for the mayor's seat. The relationship between the two was very delicate, but since Ma Guoqiang came, the two have come together. When the wine was half drunk, Liu Shi'an heard Qian Yonggang mention Ma Guoqiang's clean government construction many times, implying that if this continues, everyone will have a bad life.Wang Jiancheng laughed a few times and said he had to find a way.They had come up with a lot of solutions before, including Tong Yanzhen's work problem and the house in the city government compound, but Ma Guoqiang refused to accept it. Finally, Liu Shi'an came up with an idea, which is to introduce people to Ma Guoqiang.This tactic is called "encircling the city from the countryside", and it adopts a gradual offensive method, with sideways detours. As soon as the idea came out, several other people applauded, and the first-choice candidates were those who were eager to get to know the leaders and build relationships and were willing to invest capital.Shi Fucai is of course the most suitable candidate, and he is very knowledgeable. Early the next morning, Liu Shi'an received a call from Ma Guoqiang from the office: "Little Liu, what's the name of the person you brought with you last night?" "His name is Shi Fucai, and he is the manager of Changsheng Construction Co., Ltd." Liu Shi'an said carefully. "Why did you bring such a person here?" Ma Guoqiang on the other end of the phone seemed a little angry. Liu Shi'an was taken aback when he heard that, and asked tentatively, "What's the matter? Mayor Ma?" There was no reply from the other side.Liu Shi'an listened to what Ma Guoqiang was talking to on the other end. After listening for a while, he didn't understand, and then hung up the phone. Liu Shi'an's head buzzed immediately, and he asked himself: What's wrong with Shi Fucai?What did you do wrong last night?This tactic of "surrounding the city from the countryside" should be good. Could there be something wrong?After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure out why, so he calmed down and wiped the sweat from his forehead.Right now, he had to figure out why Ma Guoqiang lost his temper, but he didn't dare to call to ask, so he hurriedly called Shi Fucai.Shi Fucai was joking over there, asking if he wanted to go to the special sauna?Liu Shi'an asked seriously: "Mr. Shi, be serious! I'm asking you something serious." "What serious business?" Shi Fucai heard the smell of gunpowder. "After I took you to Mayor Ma's house last night, what did you do?" "Nothing! I fell asleep as soon as I got home." "Then what did you do at Mayor Ma's house?" When Shi Fucai heard that the problem was serious, he quickly said, "I just secretly left 20,000 yuan under the sofa!" "You bastard, I was almost killed by you." Liu Shi'an said in a low voice, "You don't even know when Mayor Ma was like that?" "Then what should we do?" Shi Fucai asked. "I don't know what to do either." Liu Shi'an couldn't think of any good way, and when things came to an end, he could only resign himself to fate.He hung up the phone and sat down on the chair, his whole body seemed to be taken out.Strong winds and waves are coming, I didn't expect to capsize the boat in this gutter.If Ma Guoqiang raised this matter to a certain height and brought it to the meeting as a model of building a clean government, he would be done. I wanted to call Wang Jiancheng, but just picked up the phone and put it down again.At this time, no one can save him.Sitting in his seat frightened, the originally simple work took him almost a whole morning. When it was noon, he remembered that Ma Guoqiang was going to hold a meeting of the leadership of the municipal party committee and the municipal government in the afternoon. Fortunately, the materials had been prepared yesterday, and two secretaries from the secretary's office had been appointed to take notes on the spot, otherwise the work would be delayed , that was even worse. I bowed my head and thought for a while, and felt that it was better to admit my mistakes bravely. No matter what, it is much better to be active than passive, and I can explore Ma Guoqiang's views on this matter. Liu Shi'an has always believed that those who were originally at the bottom, once they have the opportunity to climb up, especially when they see that people who are nobler than themselves ask for something from themselves, their extremely shrinking self-esteem will rapidly inflate.From one extreme to another, I cannot bear such changes in my heart, and it is easy to have psychological obstacles, and I am very repulsive to everything.Does Ma Guoqiang belong to the kind of two extremes?After pondering for so long, he couldn't really figure out the other party's mind.Apart from resolutely punishing corruption, there is really no abnormality in the psychological aspect. When I went upstairs, I saw a man coming out of Ma Guoqiang's office with a radiant face.Liu Shi'an recognized him as the section chief of the administrative department, and he was not too young. He had worked in the government for more than ten years, but he managed to transfer to a full-time department in the first two years and stopped where he was. The man nodded to him and said, "Hi Secretary-General Liu!" "Okay, okay!" Liu Shi'an said hello three times in a row, and squeezed out a smile, not knowing whether to cry or laugh. 来到了马国强的办公室门前，他深吸了一口气，伸手敲门，明显感觉到敲门的手有些颤抖，额头上一个劲儿地冒虚汗。 “进来。”是马国强的声音。 刘时安稳定了一下情绪，推门进去。 “小刘呀，你来了？”马国强微笑道：“今天早上的事情，可能有点误会！” 刘时安听得云里雾里的，看着马国强面前办公桌上的那两面小红旗，只觉得眼前发花，也不知道要说什么：“马市长，我……” “坐吧！”马国强要刘时安坐在椅子上，说道：“小刘呀，昨天晚上你童阿姨在打扫卫生的时候，发现沙发下面有两万块钱，我还以为是你带去的那个人故意留下的。刚才开会的时候，我接到你童阿姨的电话，说昨天晚上的那个人去找丢失的东西，看来，那两万块钱是他不小心掉在那里的。不过那些钱已经被我交给了廉政基金，退不回来了，麻烦你对他解释一下！” 原来是这么回事，刘时安松了口气，一定是施福财接到他的电话后，才想出这样的鬼点子，虽然这个点子很幼稚，但也是唯一可行的方法。他望着马国强的目光，觉得那目光很深邃，好像一眼就看穿了他的心思，不由得背上一阵发凉。 “没有什么事情你先回去吧。”马国强说。 刘时安如释重负，起身退了出去。 马国强望着渐渐关上的门，放下了手中的笔，低头想到：昨天晚上的那两万块钱，绝不是那个人掉在那里的。就算他拿着那两万块钱大做文章，处理了一个刘时安，可是又有什么用？再说钱又不是刘时安放在那里的。既然那人说是不小心掉的，那就顺着台阶下来吧。凡事不可操之过急，要抓到有力的证据，一举把根源挖掉。这句省纪委书记对他说的话，时刻在他的脑海中回荡着。看来，常源市的廉政工作，任重而道远呀！ 在下午的会议上，副市长钱永刚就建议将化工厂那块地拿出来拍卖，所得的款项用来建一栋市里的标志性建筑——商贸大楼。 其余的几个领导都表示同意，马国强也就没有反对。 下班的时候，刘时安接到施福财的电话，说已经在红楼酒家订了酒席，为他压惊。来到红楼酒家二楼，进了一间名叫潇湘馆的雅间，见施福财在里面独自一个人喝茶。待刘时安坐下，施福财小心翼翼地问：“出什么事了？” 刘时安脸色不是很好看，“你这个家伙可把我害苦了。” “不会吧。”施福财赔着笑，“不就是两万块钱，还不够麻将桌上放一个大炮的。” “我早就跟你说过，马国强是个正派的人，正派懂吗？正直、廉洁、守法，外加倔强的一个人。你这么一弄，把我弄得很尴尬，不知道怎么解释才好。我好不容易在马国强面前树立的好印象全被你破坏了，以后你叫我怎么面对他？” “来来来，不要生气，算我不对，”施福财替刘时安倒了一杯茶，“今天晚上我特地向你赔礼道歉，随便你想要什么样的活动，我都义不容辞。” 刘时安喝了一口茶，没有说话。 “那些钱我已经存进去了。”施福财说。 房门开了，服务员开始上菜，跟着进来两个穿着旗袍但领口开得很低的小姐，一左一右坐在他们的旁边。这是贵宾房，有这样的陪酒服务。 “怎么办？”见刘时安不说话，施福财也感到事态严重。 “算了算了。”刘时安摆了摆手。 施福财待服务员出去后说：“我听说那块地的事情，市政府要拍卖，有这事吧？”这是周副行长今天上午在电话里告诉他的。 “我也不是很清楚。”刘时安说，其实他今天下午已经看到了相关的文件，是几位领导开会通过的，想不到施福财的消息倒还灵通。 施福财便不再提这事，很多官方没有透露的事情，在一定的场合不能说的太明白了，否则反而坏事。官场上，人人得明哲保身，刘时安今天上午受的那一惊，已经足够让他警惕自己一辈子的了。 服务员再端来几道菜后，那两个小姐在一旁给他们倒酒，声音软绵而甜腻，带着无穷的诱惑：“先生呀，还需要点什么吗？” 施福财用一只手在那个小姐的胸部摸了一把，他望着刘时安，要刘时安拿主意。 刘时安似乎对身边的小姐不感兴趣，他说：“暂时不要，你们先出去一下，有事再叫你们。” 那两个小姐笑笑，扭着腰走了出去，轻轻地拉上门。 刘时安喝了一口酒，说：“你那么做，想过后果没有？” “后果……我当时没有想那么多。”施福财说。 刘时安说道：“我原本是好意带你上路，可你那么做，马市长不但不领你的情，而且对你有很大的反感了，你想想，问题有多严重？” 施福财一想，倒吸了一口凉气，说：“那我以后该怎么办？” “你自找的。”刘时安说。 施福财一副无可奈何的样子，转眼看一下刘时安，低声说：“刘秘书长，我们认识这么久了，感情怎么样？” "still alright." “你这句话说得好，有你这句话，我现在处在难中，官场上的这个那个的我绝对不如你，出了这件事，你拉我一把。” “怎么拉你呢？” “你给我想办法。” “我自己都泥菩萨过河，能想出什么办法帮你呢？”刘时安说的是实话，这种时候，他绝不能再把自己和施福财扯在一起，否则真的会翻船。 施福财听到刘时安这么一说，灰了心，说：“那就算了，话到此为止，就当我什么也没说，事归事，感情归感情。” 他举起酒杯，说了声“喝”，便灌了一大口。 刘时安刚端起酒杯，突然想到什么，又放下酒杯，说：“这么着对你讲吧。” 施福财一听有门，忙放下酒杯认真听着。 “你不用灰心。”刘时安说：“苏联十月革命的胜利是从城市开始的，而在中国，南昌起义是失败的，后来采取毛主席的策略，以农村包围城市的战略，最后再夺取了全国性的胜利。” “农村包围城市？”施福财一时没弄明白刘时安的意思，听上去好像在说历史。 刘时安意味深长地说，“马市长是个疾恶如仇的人，这样的人可是越来越少了呀……” 施福财琢磨一下刘时安说的“农村包围城市”的话，突然茅塞顿开，说：“还是刘秘书长有水平。”遂端起酒杯十分豪迈地说：“喝！” “喝！”刘时安一口饮干。 施福财点上一支烟吸着，想着“农村包围城市”的对策。他早就对化工厂那块地垂涎三尺，论财力，市里没有一家公司能够拿到手，到时候还不是靠银行贷款？姓周的那家伙，只要把他喂饱了，贷款方面的事情，应该是没有什么问题的。只要把市里的关系打通，就可以和省城的那家房地产公司合作，共同开发那里了。有刘时安在这里顶着，那几个副市长的关节应该不难打通，倒是马国强那里是块难啃的硬骨头，按刘时安话里的意思，好像在教他如何去啃硬骨头。由“农村包围城市”，无非就是从姓童的那个女人那里入手。 两人又喝了一点酒，施福财本来想拖着刘时安去三楼逍遥一下，但是刘时安说晚上还有事情，施福财也就没有勉强。