The biggest snowfall since the beginning of winter fell in City A, and the whole world was shrouded in pure white. At this time, a dark cargo ship sailed into the deep-water dock of City A. In the extremely pure world, it was dyed with...
It adds a bit of dirty color and exposes all the darkness in the world.
"Ma Ting is really back? He really has the courage to come back!"
Zhang Xiaolong had his legs propped up on his desk with a shredded squid in his mouth. Recently, he was smoking more and more heavily. He encountered collective resistance from the women around him, so Zhang Xiaolong had to use shredded squid instead.
The person who came to report was Xiao Li from the office. He lowered his head and pretended not to see anything. He did not dare to condemn the county magistrate for his indecent behavior of putting his feet on the table in the office.
Xiao Li lowered his head and said: "Boss Ma is waiting outside, hoping to see you."
Ren Qiong did not come today. She left mysteriously in the morning and did not know where she went. Xiao Li temporarily took over the work of the county magistrate's secretary.
Zhang Xiaolong looked at the time, it was 10:32, which is exactly the meal time in many units.
"It's lunch break time now, let him wait." Zhang Xiaolong said calmly, leaning his head back to find a comfortable position, ready to take a nap.
Xiao Li said carefully: "County magistrate, it's not good to let Taiwanese businessmen just wait."
Xiao Li thinks that City A is not rich, and the county is not rich either. It is rare for a Taiwanese businessman to come and at least meet him. If they are willing to invest in the county, it will be a lot of money.
Obviously Xiao Li couldn't understand Zhang Xiaolong's attitude.
Xiao Li is here for work, and Zhang Xiaolong wants to cool off Ma Tingzhen. Xiao Li cannot understand the leader's intentions. If he could understand, he would become the leader.
Zhang Xiaolong said in a deep voice: "Don't you know who is a senior official or a junior official?"
"Yes, yes." Xiao Li nodded repeatedly, sweat almost breaking out.
"Go out and let Ma Tingzhen wait. I'll talk about it later this afternoon when I'm free."
Zhang Xiaolong waved his hand and asked Xiao Li to retreat. He either asked Ma Tingzhen to come in the afternoon or asked Ma Tingzhen to sit in the reception room for a few hours.
I'll check my mood this afternoon and I'm not sure if I can see you there.
Xiao Li exited and wiped his sweat. He shook his head helplessly. He really couldn't understand what the county magistrate was thinking. This would offend the Taiwanese customers. As he walked to the reception room, he was thinking about how to speak so as not to offend Boss Ma.
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In the reception room of the county government, Ma Tingzhen was waiting anxiously. He was like an ant on a hot pot, walking around the reception room, constantly wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.
Seeing Xiao Li come in, Ma Tingzhen went up to greet him and asked eagerly: "Comrade, why did County Magistrate Zhang see me?"
Xiao Li said very politely: "County Magistrate Zhang is having a conference call with the leaders above, and he really can't get away! I think you might as well go back first. I'll call you when the county magistrate has time."
Xiao Li's lie was well crafted. If the boss is in a meeting with a senior boss, it is normal for him not to see you.
Ma Tingzhen said secretly: "As expected!"
According to the previous verbal agreement between Longtang and the Triad Society, Ma Tingzhen should have come to City A to deliver goods long ago. This time he was half a month late.
The Triads and the Lei Ren Gang united many forces to put pressure on the Yi Gang, causing the two sides to fall into a state of all-out war. Longtang was on the side of the Yi Gang, which put the Triads and Longtang into a state of hostility.
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Therefore, the upper levels of the Triads cut off the supply and stopped supplying to Longtang. But things soon changed suddenly. Huge problems arose within the Northern Alliance. Only then did the Triads think of wooing Longtang, which is ridiculous.
Ask Ma Tingzhen to go to sea and bring the cargo to City A.
As for the excuse for being late, the Sanhe superiors didn't say a word, leaving Ma Tingzhen to make his own excuses.
When the Kuomintang failed, it was because the commanders gave blind orders. The gangs in Taiwan seemed to have contracted this bad habit. Ma Ting really hated those bastards who gave blind orders.
Ma Ting really doesn't want to come, but he can't. If he doesn't come to City A, the Triads will hack him to death. If he comes to City A, Zhang Xiaolong will probably hack him to death.
Either way, Ma Tingzhen had no choice but to pray that Zhang Xiaolong would be more merciful.
Seeing Ma Tingzhen's expression of a dead father, Xiao Li thought that Ma Tingzhen was disappointed that he could not see the county magistrate, so he quickly comforted him: "Boss Ma, don't worry, the county magistrate really has something to do. As soon as the magistrate is free, I will
I’ll let you know right away.”
"Thank you." Ma Tingzhen held Xiao Li's hand and said gratefully, sighing inwardly, why are there so few good people in this world!
Xiao Li hurriedly said: "Boss Ma, you are so polite. As a government official, it is your duty to serve the people."
At this time, Xiao Li felt a little contempt for the county magistrate. He did not meet with Taiwanese businessmen during the lunch break. He was really unprofessional. How could the county's economic work be carried out by doing this kind of work?
Xiao Li said: "Boss Ma, you go back first and come over at one o'clock in the afternoon."
"No, I'll wait here."
Ma Tingzhen dared to leave. He knew that Zhang Xiaolong wanted to give him a cold shoulder. If he left like this, he would really have no chance at all. Walking out of the county government compound now is no different from jumping into the sea with a weight.
Even Xiao Li was moved by this and hurriedly said: "Boss Ma, please wait, I will go talk to the county magistrate."
Ma Tingzhen hurriedly stopped him and said, "No, please don't. I'll still wait here."
Ma Ting really didn't dare to leave, so he waited in the reception room of the county government and didn't even go for lunch.
Zhang Xiaolong locked the office door and had a good sleep on the sofa. When he opened his eyes, it was already a little late.
Zhang Xiaolong stood up, stretched, walked to the window, opened the window a small crack, and replaced the turbid air in the room. The cold wind blew in, which also made Zhang Xiaolong sober up a lot.
Zhang Xiaolong pressed the speakerphone on the phone on the table and said, "Xiao Li, make me a cup of coffee and come in."
"Yes." Xiao Li was waiting outside, holding a stopwatch to check the time, and was about to go into the office to ask for Ma Tingzhen's orders at one o'clock in the afternoon.
This child is still young and has a little bit of impulsiveness.
Xiao Li immediately made a cup of instant coffee and came in. This kind of coffee costs one yuan for a bag of 13 grams, which is very cheap. Even though this is a county government compound, there is no good coffee to drink, but there are a lot of good tea.
Putting the coffee on the desk, Xiao Li said carefully: "County Magistrate Zhang, Boss Ma has been waiting in the reception room all day long and hasn't even eaten. Do you want to see him?"
Zhang Xiaolong took a leisurely sip of coffee and felt sympathy for Ma Tingzhen in his heart. It was difficult to get rid of being used as cannon fodder by the Triads. He was not destined to be a serious businessman.
"Tell him to come in."
Zhang Xiaolong felt that it was pointless to embarrass a small person.
Xiao Li was overjoyed, he was really happy for Ma Ting, he didn't have to wait any longer this time, but he didn't know that there would be times when Ma Ting would really cry.
Ma Tingzhen came to Zhang Xiaolong's office without mentioning the fact that he had been waiting for two or three hours, and greeted him respectfully: "Hello, County Magistrate Zhang."
"Xiao Li, please go out. I'll talk to Boss Ma alone." Zhang Xiaolong waved Xiao Li out.
"Boss Ma, what would you like to drink, tea or coffee?" Xiao Li asked politely before going out.
Without waiting for Ma Tingzhen's answer, Zhang Xiaolong said: "He doesn't need anything. Go out and close the door. No one is allowed in without my permission."
"Yes." Xiao Li hurriedly exited. He didn't understand why the county magistrate didn't want to see this Taiwanese businessman.
Xiao Li backed out, and as soon as the door behind him closed, Ma Tingzhen showed a very grandson expression and said: "County Magistrate Zhang, I have brought the equipment you asked me to bring last time, and it is on the cargo ship at the dock. Brother Viper asked me
I'll bring it to you."
"The viper still remembers me!" Zhang Xiaolong took out a piece of chewing gum from the table and put it in his mouth to clean up the bad breath caused after taking a nap.
Ma Tingzhen said: "County Magistrate Zhang, look at when your people will pick up the goods."
Zhang Xiaolong chewed gum and said, "You are just an unlucky guy. I won't make things difficult for you. I'll give you three hours to escape. I'll call the police to seal the ship at the dock in the afternoon."
"Ah!" Ma Tingzhen knelt on the ground and begged, "Mr. Zhang, please have mercy on me! If I run back like this, I will really die."
Zhang Xiaolong said: "Don't cry in despair and go back. The poisonous snake knows what's going on, so let him come to City A to see me."
"But……"
"If you want to die, you can continue to stay here." Zhang Xiaolong picked up his phone and looked at the time and said: "It's 13:10 now, you have two hours and fifty minutes to escape, and drug smuggling is the death penalty in China.
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Ma Tingzhen looked pale and looked at Zhang Xiaolong, knowing that it was useless to beg for mercy. This matter was not something he could solve from the beginning.
"Yes, I'll leave right away."
Ma Tingzhen stayed in the office for ten minutes, then ran out in a panic and trotted out of the county government office, as anxious as a lost dog.
Xiao Li was stunned by the commotion. He originally thought of asking, but Ma Tingzhen ran too fast and didn't stop him. Xiao Li wanted to ask Zhang Xiaolong, but when he walked to the door, he vaguely heard Zhang Xiaolong calling.
"Daquan, take people to the dock immediately to take custody of Ma Tingzhen's ship. The ship will be sealed immediately at four o'clock in the afternoon. As for Ma Tingzhen, let him go back."
Zhang Xiaolong hung up the phone and closed the door himself, not seeing Xiao Li outside the door.
Although he doesn't know why, Xiao Li thinks it's better not to know. The county magistrate can let the police seal the boat. It seems that Ma Tingzhen is not as honest and pitiful as he seems.
Ma Tingzhen left the county government compound and ran back to the dock. He found that the dock was full of police cars and the police had secured his boat. Zhang Quan got instructions from Zhang Xiaolong and did not embarrass Ma Tingzhen. He found a man who was engaged in smuggling.
Ma Tingzhen was sent away on a small stowaway fishing boat.