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. Political Commissar Liu told me that they were in the KTV, and Xiao Li and I were in the KTV?
I got out of the car outside, 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 found 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 hurriedly introduced: "Chief, she used to be an armed policeman, 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 that.
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 in one go, and I estimate that the total amount was 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 will 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 shot a few bullets 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 bullets here. I'll let you become addicted to guns 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 bullets after our militia training. When I report the numbers to the superiors, I will just report the bullets we consumed. So it is best to report the bullets we consumed recently.
Once the report is submitted, it will be difficult to handle."
I immediately felt that he was flexible and rigid at the same time. Couldn't I just falsely report the numbers and leave a batch of bullets? 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.
Ultimately, this is still the same issue: the 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. (To be continued)