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Chapter Twenty Six

Xiao Cui drove very fast, and there was almost no traffic jam when we left the city, so we arrived at the military subdivision of Shangjiang City in half an hour. (.Pure text) Political Commissar Liu told me that they were in the KTV, and Xiao Cui and I

Li got out of the car outside the KTV, and then I told Xiao Cui to park the car inside the military subdivision.

Some people in the city know the license plate number of the car I'm riding in, and I'm worried that some things will change if word gets out.

When Li Qian and I entered the KTV, we immediately discovered that there were more people inside today than last night. The main ones were women, there were at least five or six inside, and all of them were young and beautiful. I couldn't help but think:

This guy Li Wenwu really has a way.

Political Commissar Liu greeted me in front of Chief of Staff Zhang. Chief of Staff Zhang was very happy when he saw me and gave me a bear hug, "Mayor Feng, you are finally here. If you don't come, I will kill you."

We are going to remove several people from your military division. Great, you are finally here... Huh? Who is this?"[

He suddenly noticed Li Qian behind me.

I introduced her hurriedly: "Chief, she used to be an armed police officer, so she can be considered one of your subordinates."

Chief of Staff Zhang looked at her, "Armed police? Well, it's like that. He looks like a good soldier at first glance."

I then said: "My driver was also a soldier before. Should I ask him to come and toast you with a glass of wine?"

He shook his head violently, "Stop screaming, I'm going to get drunk. Mayor Feng, I'm sorry, I asked them to call you from so far away. But I wanted to see if you were coming. Last night I was

I felt like old friends at first sight."

I hurriedly said: "The chief has given an order, no matter how far away I am, I have to rush back."

To be honest, no matter how I looked at him, I felt that he was not very drunk. Could it be that he really entered a state of dissociation between reality and the past after drinking, as Li Qian said?

I took the initiative to propose a toast to him, but was immediately besieged by those girls and people from the military division with beer.

These tour guides were very talkative and generous. When they toasted me with wine, they would drink it all themselves after saying a few nice words, which made it impossible for me not to drink it.

Of course, this kind of atmosphere is very suitable for drinking, and I only drank a small amount of red wine before coming here, so this amount of wine is not a big deal to me.

Li Qian was serving Chief of Staff Zhang's drink. I was actually paying attention to her when I was drinking with other people. I was very worried that she would really cause something.

But fortunately, she was just toasting, "Chief, I want to toast you."

Chief of Staff Zhang drank it, and then Li Qian drank it too. Just like that, nothing happened.

After everyone inside came to toast me with a drink, I immediately felt bloated in my stomach. After all, I drank many glasses of beer there in one go, and the total amount was estimated to be at least three bottles.

Li Wenwu also came to respect me, and I hurriedly said to him: "What are you doing? We can be a family. Let's go and respect them."

But he smiled and said to me: "Mayor Feng, I must respect you. I am your subordinate. It is necessary for subordinates to toast their leaders, right?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "That's okay, I just drink it casually?"

He smiled and said: "The leader is free, I'll finish the drink."

But Chief of Staff Zhang next to him heard our conversation, and he said loudly: "Mayor Feng is not that kind of person, he will definitely finish his drink. Right Mayor Feng?" [

I couldn't laugh or cry immediately, and hurriedly said: "Of course." Then I had to drink it all in one gulp.

Then a tour guide took the initiative to invite Chief of Staff Zhang to dance, and another one came to invite me. I said to her, "I'm sorry, just a moment. I'll talk to Secretary-General Li about something first."

Today's situation is different from yesterday. Yesterday I drank a little too much, so I was more excited. But today I am very sensible and know that it is best not to do things like dancing. Then I patted my side.

There was an empty seat, "Secretary Li, sit over here."

He came over in a hurry, sat down and said to me: "Leader, what are your orders?"

I looked at the dancing couple in the direction of the dark dance floor and asked him in a low voice: "Are you okay?"

He also smiled softly and said to me: "It's okay. The chief is very happy."

Actually, I asked another question, but his answer already reassured me.

Political Commissar Liu came to toast me again, "Mayor Feng, thank you for coming back."

I smiled and said, "Why are we so polite to each other? Anyway, I just finished my work."

He patted my hand and said, "Stop talking, let's drink."

We drank together. Then he asked me: "Mayor Feng, do you like shooting?"

I was startled for a moment, and then I immediately understood the meaning of his question. I smiled and said, "I have shot a few rounds before during military training. What? Political Commissar Liu is going to let me get addicted to guns?"

He said to me in a low voice: "On the weekend, let's go up the mountain to find a place to shoot targets. I have a lot of guns here. I'll let you get your fill of shooting by then."

I immediately became very interested, but at the same time I was a little embarrassed, "It's best not to do it on weekends. Under normal circumstances, I have to go home to spend time with my family on weekends."

He then smiled and said, "That's it. We'll go up the mountain next Tuesday."

I asked with some worry: "This won't make you make a mistake, will it?"

He smiled and said: "No. These are the remaining coins after our militia training. When I report the numbers to the superiors, I will just report the ones we consumed together. So it is best to report the consumed coins in the near future.

Once the report is submitted, it will be difficult to handle.”

I immediately felt that he was both flexible and rigid. Couldn’t I just falsely report the numbers and leave a batch? But I didn’t say anything more, and then smiled and said to him: “That’s okay... Well, still

Let's do it on the weekend. If we go to play during work hours, it won't be good if others find out."

He looked very happy and said, "Okay. I will contact you when the time comes."

An activity like this is definitely a private arrangement beyond eight hours, and it is not a form of entertainment that just anyone can enjoy. From this, I felt: Political Commissar Liu truly regarded me as a friend.

In fact, I also like to make friends with him. On the one hand, soldiers are more generous and talk directly about anything. On the other hand, after all, the army has little contact with local work, and their work is relatively simple.

He is relatively independent. Although he is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, I can see from the recent standing committee meetings that he has hardly made a speech. In the end, he raised his hands to agree with the results of our research. In the final analysis, he is just a member of the Standing Committee.

It is a necessary arrangement in the organization, because it is necessary for the person in charge of the military division to join the standing committee of the local party committee in order to ensure the party's absolute leadership over the army.

In the final analysis, this is still the same problem: system.[

"Guanxi" and "system" are two words that many people often talk about. Anyone who wants to do things in China must now understand what "guanxi" is.

In fact, many people do not really understand the real connection between "relationship" and "system", let alone that these two things are actually the same thing.

What is a relationship? In fact, we live in relationships every day. This kind of relationship makes it difficult for some Chinese people to do things and be a good person, while it is easy for other people to do things and be a good person. What is this kind of relationship? In the final analysis, it is

Chinese people often talk about institutional relationships.

Although "system" is a word that often hangs on the lips of Chinese people, in fact, no one can clearly explain what "system" is. However, judging from the sharp increase in the number of people applying for civil servants every year, people actually understand. In the final analysis, although "system" is said

The reason is not clear, but the Chinese mentality is very clear. The system was created by the Chinese themselves. In fact, it is the same as the Indian caste system, which is used to divide resources.

If you are in the system, you can enjoy everything that the system can give you. This system is the network of life and relationships. If you are not in the system, you cannot enjoy it. You are a civil servant, you are in a public institution, you

You can enjoy the VIP treatment of the bank, you can have a VIP card, it will be convenient for you to do things, and you don’t have to queue up. If you want to buy a house, you can enjoy a provident fund mortgage. If you are not in this system, you have to

Use real money as collateral and guarantee. Otherwise, you have to find connections.

In this way, you are back to the relationship.

China is extremely short of resources. Those who hold power and the rulers of the past dynasties are extravagant and lustful, and can only make a fuss about the population. One person exploits and occupies the resources of several people. In order to realize this possibility, the resources must be divided among

People who serve the rulers, in this layer-by-layer structure, there are upper-level, middle-level, networks that serve different levels. These networks actually build the network of relationships, dominance, and exploitation of society in the past dynasties.

Because of the scarcity of resources, the Chinese people's wisdom is sparing no effort in building this kind of ruling network. The Chinese people's efforts are also on this network, striving to gain a little fame, one network of relationships, and enter another network of relationships. They cannot enter the upper level.

If you don't have a good network of connections, you will have to live in a poor lower-class network for your whole life, associate with the lower-class people, and be troubled by life day and night.

"The wine and meat in Zhumen stinks, and bones freeze to death on the road." Of course, those who live in Zhumen are people within the system, and those who freeze to death on the road are of course people outside the system. Why can they eat wine and meat, because they are people within the system, why

They can live in the vermilion gate because they are people within the system and people who serve the system.

It is luxurious for Chinese people to talk about class. In fact, we do not have any fixed class attributes. Maybe dynasties have changed and the system has changed. Then "the king cherishes the sun and thanks the swallow in front of the gate", but also "fly into the homes of ordinary people"

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, he was originally outside the system and was almost too poor to eat and was about to starve to death. Later, he set fire to it and got the imperial power. Then, of course, he had to enjoy the generosity of the "Zhumen's wine and meat".

The original system will naturally need to be replaced, and a large group of poor people will naturally become the heroes within the system.

"The Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao. The name can be named, but it is very famous." What the system is, it is really hard to say, but everyone feels the reality of its existence.

Therefore, although the system is illusory, it is completely visible and tangible. It exists around us at all times. The military is also a system. Although it is independent, now I am close to the edge of this system.

In fact, in the final analysis, we still exist under a common system, but there is a kind of crossover on the basis of relative independence.

Later, he drank a lot of wine, and Chief of Staff Zhang also drank a lot. However, he did not get angry. Every time someone offered him a toast, he drank it generously.

He also said one thing to me, "Mayor Feng, you are so young. I really envy you young people. Alas! You have become old in the blink of an eye, and you have become old without even feeling it."

I smiled and said to him: "Chief, everyone is the same, they all come here when they are young. When you were young, you fought on the battlefield and were a hero. This is not an experience that everyone can have.

Now that you are only one step away from the general, it is time for you to show off your great ambitions. So, if we are envious, it must be that we envy you."

He raised his glass to me and said, "Xiao Feng, you are really good at talking. Let me tell you something. Recently, our comrades who participated in the Self-Defense Counterattack were at a gathering. Someone took out a photo of us before we joined the war. It was of us.

A group photo of the whole company. I was the company commander of that company at that time. The faces in the photo were so young, including myself. But when I saw that more than half of the people in the photo were no longer in this world, I felt uncomfortable.

Most of them died in that war. To this day, I still remember the scene when each of them died..."

I listened quietly. Although the music was loud at this time, I could hear every word he said clearly. I didn’t know how to continue what he said. This topic was too heavy. I went to talk to him.

He clinked his glasses, drank it down in one gulp, and then said, "Chief, you are the most respectable people."

He also drank the wine in the glass, then shook his head and said to me: "That's not what I want to say. It's that when I came back and saw the photo of us together, I suddenly found that all my comrades were old.

They were bald, toothless, and completely different from how they used to be. Only then did I realize that I was just like them, and I was also old. I usually don’t feel this kind of thing, and I always feel that I am still old.

Being young, nothing has changed, but when I suddenly realized this and went to the mirror in the bathroom, I realized that I looked completely different from when I was young. Thinking about when I was young, self-defense

After the counterattack ended, I was promoted to battalion commander. Every morning was my proudest moment. I walked around the camp and looked at the soldiers under my command: This is my world...

Haha! Mayor Feng, I’m sorry, I drank too much.”

In fact, I also feel a little strange: Why did he say these things in front of me? You know, he and I are not friends. There is only one explanation, and that is that he really drank too much, and drunk people only

I will be so emotional.

I said: "Chief, this is a law of nature. Who among us will not grow old in the future? Human life is actually very short. This is a law of nature, and it is the same for everyone. In fact, I think this is not important. What is important is us.

What have you done in this life? You are already very remarkable. You have been to the war, experienced the test of life and death, and became the chief of staff of the garrison because of your military exploits. You will also become a general in the future. In this way

His life is enough to be admired."

He then whispered to me: "I like to drink and sing with these little sisters, so that I feel very young."

I was startled and then laughed.

In fact, I think there may be other meanings in his words, but I can only pretend that I don't understand. Otherwise, why would he be telling me this?

Fortunately, a tour guide came over to toast my drink at this time, and I hurriedly said: "First of all, to the chief."

The tour guide was more obedient and immediately went to greet him. Chief of Staff Zhang said: "You have a bottle and I have a drink. Is that okay? I was besieged by you today. It's not fair."

Of course the tour guide was unwilling, and immediately said to him in a cooing voice: "Chief, this is not okay, I am a girl."

Chief of Staff Zhang said: "Then I won't drink."

Li Wenwu said hurriedly from the side: "Xiao Qin, you must obey the commander's orders. Just drink according to the commander's instructions."

The tour guide Xiao Qin immediately smiled and said: "Okay. Chief, I'll have a bottle and you have a drink. Come on, I'll respect you."

Only then did Chief of Staff Zhang drink it.

Tour guide Xiao Qin really drank a bottle in one breath. Although I thought this tour guide had a strong drinking capacity, I also felt sympathy for her in my heart: She is a young girl, how can she drink like this?

Then several other tour guides went to toast him, one by one. I saw that it was Li Wenwu who winked at them.

After this round of drinking, Chief of Staff Zhang actually drank far more than one bottle of wine. So nothing can compare with the large number of people.

But Chief of Staff Zhang was very happy. At this time, music was playing, and Political Commissar Liu was holding the microphone and was about to sing "The Moon on the Fifteenth Day" with Li Qian. However, Chief of Staff Zhang immediately stood up and ran away, taking it from Political Commissar Liu's hand.

Microphone, "Go! I'll do it!"

Political Commissar Liu came to our place with a wry smile and sat down. Then he held a glass and said to me: "Mayor Feng, let's drink."

At this time, Li Qian was singing, and her singing voice was not pleasant. Chief of Staff Zhang turned around and said to us: "Go! Let's all dance!"

Political Commissar Liu hurriedly said to us: "Let's go. Otherwise, he will be angry."

At this time, a slender and handsome tour guide came to me and said, "Mayor Feng, I want you to dance."

She must have been arranged by Li Wenwu, because I found that the direction of his gaze just now was towards this girl. But I couldn't refuse, so I stood up immediately.

The lights on the dance floor were very dim, and there were already several couples dancing around me. I led the tour guide to move to the beat of the music. This is not another place. Although I had drunk a lot of wine just now, I

She still has a minimum of sobriety and reason, so I keep a minimum distance from her.

But her body kept leaning against me. I gave her a hint and then asked her: "We don't have many scenic spots in Shangjiang City, right? What do you tour guides do on weekdays? How much do you earn?

Sample?"

Her body no longer leaned toward me, and she answered me: "There are still several scenic spots, such as Peach Blossom Village in the center of the river, the National Forest Park on the mountain, and the nuclear factory. We also have travel agencies in our city,

From time to time, we will also take groups to tourist attractions across the country. The income is just like that anyway, which is better than working."

"Peach Blossom Village in the middle of the river? Is there such a place? Why don't I know?" I asked in surprise. I really didn't know.

She smiled and said: "Mayor Feng, I will take you there when you are free."

I smiled and said, "Okay. I'll ask Secretary-General Li to make arrangements then."

At this time, I discovered that the bodies of several other couples dancing were close to each other. I could only think that this was the effect of alcohol. At this time, my dance partner also moved her petite body

She was leaning against my body, and her crotch was touching me tightly. When I felt this, I suddenly became restless, and hurriedly moved my hips back, and then moved my hands again.

I gave her a gentle kiss... and she left sensibly. I breathed a sigh of relief.

After finally finishing this song, when I walked out of the dance floor, I found that Chief of Staff Zhang's hand was actually on Li Qian's shoulder, and Li Qian didn't seem to mind.

The next song is "For Whom", and Chief of Staff Zhang and Li Qian are still singing. His hand is still on his shoulder.

Another tour guide came to ask me to dance, but I shook my head and refused, "Sorry, I'm a little tired."

The tour guide didn't seem to mind. She poured a glass of wine to toast me and said, "Mayor Feng, let's have a drink."

This time I had no choice but to drink it.

The event did not end until about 11 o'clock in the evening. Chief of Staff Zhang never reached the point of going crazy. Li Qian also did not do anything shocking. However, she also drank a lot of wine.

After bidding farewell to Chief of Staff Zhang, we left. When we arrived outside the KTV, I said to Li Wenwu: "Xiao Li is going to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to do something tomorrow. Please arrange for her to stay."

He agreed repeatedly, and then asked me: "Mayor Feng, do you want to have some midnight snacks? Everyone was drinking at night, and there was nothing but wine in their stomachs. They said they wanted to have something to eat."

Not to mention, I was really hungry, so I immediately said, "Okay. Let's go get something to eat. Xiao Li, you can go with us."

She nodded, "Okay."

After Li Wenwu told me the place, I asked Xiao Cui to drive directly to the place he said. Li Wenwu drove the commercial vehicle from the government office. I couldn't help but feel a little ostentatious, but after all, this matter was mine.

I arranged for him to do it, so there’s not much to say.

"Xiao Li, your method didn't work." I said to Li Qian with a smile after getting in the car.

She smiled and answered me: "He is relatively sober."

I couldn't help but ask her, "Don't you think there's anything wrong with his hand on your shoulder?"

But she said calmly: "He just regarded me as a soldier and didn't do anything excessive. I wouldn't lose my temper because of this, right? When I was in the army, male soldiers often did this to us.

"

I said disapprovingly: "After all, you are a lesbian."

But she asked me with a smile: "Isn't it the same when you dance with a lesbian? Isn't it more outrageous than squeezing someone's little hand and touching someone's waist?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is different, okay?"

She said: "Actually, I also thought that this is your reception task after all. Although the chief is lustful, as long as he doesn't go too far, it will be fine."

I was surprised again, "Luxury? Why do you say that?"

She stopped talking immediately.

I also felt that this question was too sensitive, so I immediately asked her: "Xiao Li, can you tell me now? How were you going to deal with him if he got angry?"

She smiled and said: "Xiao Cui, tell me, didn't you say you knew?"

Xiao Cui said: "I'm just guessing. Our regiment leader once got drunk once, and he went crazy. No one could do anything about him. Later, the political commissar of our regiment yelled at him: Sun Dakui! The result

Our regiment leader immediately stood at attention: Here we are! The regiment political commissar shouted loudly again: Listen to the order! Turn back! Run! Haha, our regiment leader ran out obediently."

I immediately laughed, and at the same time I felt a little unbelievable, "The political commissar is at the same level as the regiment leader, so he wouldn't do this, would he? And since Xiao Li and Chief of Staff Zhang are so far apart in rank, they wouldn't do that, right?"

Li Qian said: "Of course I won't. But the situation Xiao Cui mentioned is possible. Drunk soldiers may forget everything else, but they are very sensitive to military orders."

I nodded, "That's a bit interesting. It's like Fan Jin passed the exam. He needs someone to give him a drink before he wakes up."

Li Qian smiled and said: "Almost."

I immediately asked her: "Then what were you planning to do?"

But she smiled mischievously and said to me, "I won't tell you."

I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Then she said: "Mayor Feng, in fact, the army is similar to the local army. In this period of peace, the leaders have become officials and are pursuing pleasure all day long. Just drink in bars. Why do you have to have beautiful girls?"

Come to accompany me?"

I said: "It's eight hours away. Isn't that nothing? The leader is not a human being? Also, not all leaders are like this, right?"

She smiled lightly and said, "Maybe."

I suddenly remembered something, "Xiao Li, can I call Director Lu from our Municipal Public Security Bureau to come over and have supper together? You can also take the opportunity to get to know him in advance."

But she shook her head and said: "I will go directly to him tomorrow. Mayor Feng, you called him. I am grateful to you. In fact, I have also thought about it, it is better to find a formal job."

Maybe being a police officer is more suitable for me. But I hope I can get in through my own ability. Of course, I also know that the current relationship is very important."

Her words were a little confusing, but I still understood what they meant.

But now, I have already felt something from what she said before: she is a girl with a story. Maybe some of her experiences are rarely known and are buried deeply in her heart.

Because I think some of her words and actions are puzzling

Some of her words were only half spoken, and her behavior cannot be explained by the word "generous". Moreover, the overall feeling she gave me was another concept: calm.

When I arrived at the place where I had late-night snacks, I discovered that it was a food stall. I immediately felt that there was something wrong with Li Wenwu's arrangement. It was not that the quality of the food stall was too low, but that in a place like this, I and these women

Eating together can easily lead to criticism.

I saw that this area was full of places for late-night snacks, and there were many people.

But Li Wenwu’s words made it hard for me to say anything more. He said to me: “Mayor Feng, the dry pot here tastes good. Secretary Chen also likes to come here sometimes. He said that eating here can be a real experience.

I feel like I am a part of this city.”

I immediately asked him: "Who does Secretary Chen usually come here with?"

He replied: "There are people from the departments below, both men and women. However, he does not allow people around him to toast him. Every time someone comes to toast, they will be stopped by people from the Municipal Party Committee Office. That's true, that has a bad influence.

.”

I said: "It's not a big deal to stop him, right? He is the secretary, and others come to toast to show their respect."

He nodded and said: "Yes. So he rarely came here later. It is said that he once sighed and said: As a secretary, I am not even as good as an ordinary person. It is inconvenient to go to the food stalls to eat something."

I immediately laughed and said, "I have a way. Let's do this. I'll sit with my back to those people. You won't be allowed to address my position for a while. Just call me Teacher Feng."

Everyone laughed. As a result, I actually sat in a seat facing away from the people eating late night snacks and drinking.

Li Wenwu asked me: "Should we drink some more?"

I shook my head and said, "I just drank. Let's just have something to eat."

The tour guide who danced with me and was the prettiest among them said: "Shi Feng... Haha! Teacher Feng, let's have some drinks. This will create an atmosphere."

Others said: "Drink some."

I laughed and said, "I didn't expect that our lesbians in Shangjiang City are so good at drinking. Okay. Then drink less."

In the end, I didn't drink less, and later I became drunk. Li Wenwu later asked me something, "It seems that Political Commissar Liu is asking you to go shooting. Please take me with you when the time comes."

It turned out that it was better, and all the girls said: "We want to go too."

I understood immediately: Li Wenwu asked this question deliberately. But I couldn’t say anything, “We’ll talk about it then.”

At this time, Li Qian said: "They are not as good as me in shooting. I am talking about those people in the military division."

I asked her in surprise: "I don't doubt your marksmanship is good. But why do you say that? They are also soldiers."

She said: "They drink every day and their hands will shake."

I immediately laughed, "I would like to see you compete with them. Xiao Li, I hope you can stay."

She said: "Yes, I will."

Her confidence makes me happy.


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