Qiao Liang felt at this time that as the old head of the Propaganda Department, Tang Shusen had been keeping a close eye on the propaganda system and Xu Honggang, never letting go of any opportunity that could be exploited.
Tang Shusen's ability to seize this opportunity in such a timely manner seems to be related to the presence of his people within the Propaganda Department.
This person is naturally Chu Heng.
With Chu Heng serving as the executive deputy director of the Propaganda Department, Tang Shusen could easily know Xu Honggang's every move.
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang suddenly felt terrible.
When it was almost 10 o'clock, Xu Honggang, Ye Xinyi, and Liu Yiping came back. Xu Honggang was very drunk, and Xiao Zheng took him up. As soon as he entered the room, he fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Ye Xinyi and Liu Yiping also drank a lot, their faces were red and they were slightly drunk.
"Did things go smoothly?" Qiao Liang asked.
Ye Xinyi nodded, and Liu Yiping's face was filled with joy: "It's done, and the report will be available within a week. Minister Xu went all out tonight, and he had a very fierce drinking contest with the two directors. Minister Ye and I also drank a lot, and then I and
Minister Ye accompanied the deputy editor-in-chief to Lufthansa for shopping..."
Qiao Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's getting late. Let's go to bed early. We still have things to do tomorrow." Ye Xinyi said.
Then Ye Xinyi and Liu Yiping returned to the room. Qiao Liang looked at Xu Honggang lying on the bed drunk. It was the first time he saw him drunk like this.
Qiao Liang asked Xiao Zheng to go back to his room to rest. He sat on the sofa in the living room, listening to Xu Honggang's thunderous snoring, took a cigarette from the coffee table, lit it, and slowly smoked it.
While smoking, Qiao Liang looked at the mobile phone on the coffee table.
Qiao Liang had an intuition at this time that Chu Heng would call him tonight.
Qiao Liang was wondering whether he should call Chu Heng first or wait for Chu Heng's call.
If he hits first, it means telling Chu Heng that Yuan Lizhi has already ventilated this place first.
If he waits for Chu Heng to call, he will definitely test himself. If there are any flaws in his answer, it will arouse his suspicion.
It seems there are pros and cons to both.
Just as I was thinking about it, my phone rang, and it turned out to be Chu Heng's number.
Qiao Liang waited for the ring to ring several times before answering the phone, with a sleepy look: "Who is it?"
"Xiao Qiao, it's me, are you asleep?" Chu Heng's deep voice came from the phone.
"Oh, Brother Chu, I just fell asleep. Is it okay for you to call me so late?"
"Haha, it's nothing serious. I wanted to ask if things went well over there."
"It went well. Minister Xu and Minister Ye just came back after drinking. Minister Xu drank too much and fell asleep. I just lay down for a while."
"Oh, I have something to report to Minister Xu. I turned off his cell phone and called you. Since Minister Xu is asleep, I'll find him again tomorrow."
"Okay, Brother Chu."
Chu Heng paused for a moment: "You didn't go drinking with Minister Xu tonight?"
"No."
"Did you get a call from anyone tonight?"
"Got it."
"Whose?"
"I have a college buddy, and we chatted for more than an hour."
"Nothing else?"
"No, Brother Chu asked this because..."
"Haha, it's nothing, just ask. It's getting late, go to bed." Chu Heng hung up the phone.
Qiao Liang put down his cell phone and continued to smoke, recalling the content and tone of Chu Heng's call to him just now. Obviously, he wanted to find out something from him, but the way he answered should not allow him to find any flaws.
Of course Qiao Liang could guess what Chu Heng was calling Xu Honggang about. If he delayed it any longer, he would be passive. Xu Honggang's cell phone was turned off, which just gave him an excuse.
Qiao Liang was almost certain at this time that Chu Heng should have known about Tang Shusen's inspection of the radio and television system and the organization department's inspection of other units in the propaganda system, even before Xu Honggang left Jiangzhou.
Thinking of his doubts about the relationship between Chu Heng and Zhang Mei, thinking of his unknowing wariness and alienation from Chu Heng, and thinking of the relationship between Chu Heng and Tang Shusen, Qiao Liang felt that he should have a clear relationship between Chu Heng and Xu Honggang.
have taken sides.
But he hesitated, feeling that it was a bit too early. After all, the relationship between Chu Heng and him was not a day or two, and the two families also had close personal contacts. What if the adulterer was not Chu Heng?
While I was struggling, the snoring in the room suddenly stopped, and then there was the sound of turning over.
Qiao Liang hurriedly stood up and went in. Xu Hong had just woken up and was sitting on the bed in a daze.
"Minister Xu, you're awake." Qiao Liang handed Xu Honggang a glass of boiling water on the bedside.
Xu Hong just took it and drank it all in one breath, then exhaled: "Damn, I drank too much tonight."
"You have to take care of your health. You can't be so aggressive when drinking."
"There is no way, people can't help themselves in the world." Xu Honggang shook his head helplessly, then got out of bed, "I'll take a shower."
Qiao Liang returned to the living room. After a while, Xu Hong came out in pajamas after taking a shower. He sat on the sofa and picked up a cigarette. Qiao Liang lit it for him.
Xu Honggang took two deep puffs of cigarette and looked at Qiao Liang: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"You drank too much. I was worried that something might happen to you in the middle of the night, so I just watched from here."
Xu Honggang was a little moved, but also very relieved: "I'm fine, you can go back and rest."
Qiao Liang sat there without moving.
"Is there anything else?" Xu Honggang looked at Qiao Liang.
"Yes, something happened..." Qiao Liang then told Xu Honggang what Yuan Lizhi said on the phone, and then added, "Minister Chu also called me just now and said to call you and turn off the phone."
As soon as Xu Hong finished listening, he exhaled softly, smoked and meditated. After a while, he took his mobile phone and turned it on.
There were two call reminders, one from Yuan Lizhi after 8 o'clock, and one from Chu Heng just now.
"Xiao Qiao, what do you think about this matter?" Xu Honggang looked at Qiao Liang with deep eyes.
"I..." Qiao Liang hesitated.
"Speak boldly and tell the truth." Xu Honggang encouraged.
Qiao Liang let go: "I think, considering that Minister Tang is your predecessor, he seems to have three meanings in doing this."
"What three meanings?" Xu Honggang asked with great interest.
"First, Minister Tang, as a veteran member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and a veteran director of the Propaganda Department, is beating you up in the name of work, or is giving you an implicit demonstration to let you understand his qualifications and identity, so that you can recognize him clearly.
He has influence and power in the propaganda system and even Jiangzhou official circles."
Xu Honggang nodded: "What about the second one?"
"Second, Minister Tang's move is intended to appease his old subordinates who have been cultivated in the propaganda system for many years and give them a reassurance, letting them know that the foundation of this big tree is still very solid and its power is still great."
"Well, keep talking."
"Third, Minister Tang wants to warn your newly promoted people to let them understand the situation clearly, not to stand on the wrong team, and not to think that they can't control them after leaving the Propaganda Department. This is reflected in Minister Tang's inspection of the radio and television system.
The ground is especially obvious.”
Xu Honggang nodded with admiration: "Xiao Qiao, your analysis is quite clever."
"Thank you, Minister Xu, for the compliment."
"So, what do you think about Minister Chu calling me just now?" Xu Honggang stared at Qiao Liang.
