Liu Ziguang's wine was very good. He held the cup and touched it with Sun Jihai. He tilted his neck and drank. Sun Jihai also drank the beer in the cup. The younger brother behind Liu Ziguang raised the bottle and filled it for him. Sun Jihai then realized that the other person had drank.
It is a foreign wine with a high alcohol content.
"Zhou Wen, it's so deserted just for you two to drink. Come over to my place." Liu Ziguang invited, and Zhou Wen readily agreed: "Okay, Xiao Sun, let's go over."
Sun Jihai was very excited. County Magistrate Zhou took him to drink with his friends, which showed that he had become a direct member of the family. Thinking of this, he was very lucky to have made a decision before coming, and brought a full 20,000 yuan in cash.
If County Magistrate Zhou rushes to pay the bill, the money will be enough to cope with any situation.
Zhou Wen and Sun Jihai followed Liu Ziguang to the large private room opposite. There were more than a dozen people sitting at the wine table. Sun Jihai glanced around with the eyes of a public security officer, and secretly screamed in his heart, County Magistrate Zhou’s classmate’s friends were all
Not an ordinary person.
There is a lingo in the public security circles called "hanging the face". Whether it is a pickpocket on the bus or a teacher swaying his youth in front of a three-foot podium, all workers in the industry will have the characteristics of their profession in their appearance. Sun Jihai was born in the police
Family, he has quite a bit of research in this area, and these guests at the wine table today made him feel a strong murderous aura.
It is indeed murderous. This kind of smell cannot be faked by ordinary gangsters, but there is no vigilance and vigilance in them that criminal gangsters who are responsible for murders should have. This is surprising. Sun Jihai remained calm and careful.
Observing the situation.
Liu Ziguang gave a brief introduction: "This is my classmate Zhou Wen, and his friend Sun Jihai. Here are some of my friends, Wang Wenjun, Xu Yukai, Bei Xiaoshuai..."
Sun Jihai noticed that Liu Ziguang only mentioned his name when introducing him, instead of mentioning Zhou Wen's official title like ordinary people. This made him even more puzzled. This Liu Ziguang was by no means as simple as what County Magistrate Zhou introduced. He was just a deputy to the National People's Congress and a young entrepreneur.
I'm afraid even County Magistrate Zhou doesn't know his true identity.
Out of professional habits, Sun Jihai likes to observe others, but this Liu Ziguang makes him feel that he cannot see through it. This man is careless. If he met him on the street, he would definitely not be able to guess his occupation, even if he was drinking.
In an open environment like this, one can only see in his occasional gestures an attitude expected of a superior person, a temperament of not being angry or assertive.
The people at this table were all drinking hard liquor. The two bottles of Wuliangye were already empty, and now they were drinking Johnny Walker’s whiskey. The atmosphere at the table was very lively, and Zhou Wen was not restrained, drinking several glasses of foreign wine in a row. He even said
This wine is good, Liu Ziguang said. This wine was brought by Xiao Wang and others from Hong Kong. It costs several thousand bottles.
Sun Jihai took advantage of this moment and pretended to ask casually: "Are these friends making a fortune in Hong Kong?"
Xu Yukai did not hide anything and said bluntly: "We used to be soldiers in Kokang. We went to Hong Kong to develop some time ago. When we encountered a little trouble, we came over to join Brother Liu. This is Xiao Wang, a sniper attack from our army.
Hand." He said and patted Wang Wenjun on the shoulder.
Wang Wenjun raised his glass to Sun Jihai and said, "Brother Sun has an interesting name, just like the one who plays football."
Sun Jihai said: "My playing skills are far worse than his."
"Brother Sun is in the public security department, right?" Wang Wenjun said abruptly. Sun Jihai almost spilled the wine he raised to his mouth, and calmly asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Wang Wenjun said: "I have been there before and squatted there for a while, but you are definitely not a prison guard or an ordinary police officer. You should be a small leader."
Sun Jihai continued to smile: "Oh? How come you can see that."
"The police also show their faces." Wang Wenjun raised his glass and said, "Brother Sun, I respect you."
Sun Jihai and Wang Wenjun walked away, secretly surprised. This Liu Ziguang was really a person. He actually gathered a group of people who had worked as mercenaries abroad. He must have caused a lot of trouble in Hong Kong, otherwise he would not have come to Jiangbei.
, thinking of this, he was a little worried. It would not be good for County Magistrate Zhou to hang out with such people.
Zhou Wen didn't have such worries. He knew that Liu Ziguang was a reliable person. Since he could call him over to drink together, he would never have any harmful thoughts about him. Instead, he felt that drinking with such a reckless person was better than drinking with such a reckless person.
Friends in the officialdom drink more freely. It doesn't matter whether they are at the county level or ordinary people. They are friends at the end of the cup. In a short time, he drank several glasses of strong wine, and his mind became excited.
Seeing that they were almost done drinking, Liu Ziguang proposed to go to the New Qinghua Pool for a sauna. Everyone agreed. For Zhou Wen, drinking together was nothing, but going in and out of entertainment venues would have to consider the impact. He smiled and shook hands with Liu Ziguang and said goodbye: "Okay?
It's easy to go home and stop joining in your fun. Come to Nantai County to play when you have time. I'll treat you."
When paying the bill, Sun Jihai had been paying attention to County Magistrate Zhou's actions, but to his surprise, Liu Ziguang did not pay the bill at all, and left directly after eating and drinking. Seeing his puzzled expression, Zhou Wen explained:
"He is friends with the restaurant owner, very loyal."
After seeing off Liu Ziguang and the others, Zhou Wen and Sun Jihai left the Peace Hotel. The summer night breeze blew in their faces, which was extremely comfortable. Sun Jihai said: "County Magistrate Zhou, let me see you off."
Zhou Wen said: "Don't drive if you drink. Go back and rest quickly. You have to go to work tomorrow."
After dismissing Sun Jihai, Zhou Wen walked slowly home alone, thinking about the work plan for the next few months. As the newly appointed Nantai County Magistrate, he was lucky because he had the strong support of Mayor Hu and Secretary Xu of the County Party Committee.
, although those members of the Standing Committee who are both obedient and underhanded are deliberately working against themselves, they still have the upper hand every time.
Zhou Wen knows where his advantages are, that is, he is young and has a bright future. The reason why Secretary Xu stands on his side without hesitation is because he knows that he will never stop serving as the county magistrate and make things convenient for others. Zhou Wen's
Isn’t it true that no one can stop the road to official career? Rather than hindering it, it is better to add icing on the cake.
The opportunity at the moment is quite favorable to me. The land acquisition is going smoothly. When the provincial party committee secretary came to inspect, he gave me an hour-long work report alone. It can be seen that Secretary Zheng is still very satisfied with himself. He has such an old man.
Because of his favor, the people in the county dare not act rashly, not to mention that he has another trump card, which is the support of Mayor Hu. It is said that Mayor Hu is also the person who is favored by Secretary Zheng, so the two naturally become
Among the allies in the officialdom, Mayor Hu has a high prestige in the political and legal system. With the support of this great Bodhisattva, Deputy County Magistrate Zhu and the others have to weigh every small move they make.
After walking all the way and thinking all the way, it was already ten o'clock in the night when I got home. Her son had already fallen asleep. Liu Xiaojing was lying on the bed in the bedroom, applying a facial mask, watching Korean dramas on the LCD TV. Speaking of the TV in the bedroom, Zhou Wen's heart
Angry, Lao Zhang from the County Radio, Film and Television Bureau sent an imported LCD TV to his home, along with a complete home theater set, under the pretext of letting the leaders know important news in a timely manner so as to facilitate their work. Liu Xiaojing also had no idea.
He actually took it all as ordered, and when he found out, it had been installed and could no longer be dismantled.
Zhou Wen insisted on paying the Radio, Film and Television Bureau and asked the other party to issue a receipt. Lao Zhang was also unambiguous, saying that these things were eliminated by the county TV station and were not worth two cents. County Magistrate Zhou only received 1,500 yuan.
Zhou Wen no longer insisted on the cost. After all, it was not easy for the people below. Rejecting the other party's good intentions was sometimes equivalent to pushing people out of the door. It was when he needed people that he couldn't do things too badly.
Later, Zhou Wen found out that the audio cables used in this home theater alone were far more expensive than this. They were all cables used by professional audiophiles. This kind of expensive professional equipment was used by his wife to watch boring Korean dramas.
It can be described with an idiom: a waste of natural resources.
Zhou Wen took a shower, changed into pajamas and returned to the bedroom. He saw Liu Xiaojing holding her clothes and sniffing them, with a mask on her big face, like a ghost.
"What are you smelling? It sounds like a dog." Zhou Wen said half-jokingly.
Liu Xiaojing said: "It smells like alcohol, who are you eating with?"
"Hong Hui is the husband of Sister Wang from your unit. Later, when he met Liu Ziguang and the others, he had a few more drinks."
Now Liu Xiaojing was relieved. Hong Hui was one of her own, and Liu Ziguang was an old classmate. She was afraid that Zhou Wen would go out and mess around. The 30-year-old county magistrate was young and promising. Who wouldn't be jealous of such a man?
Those little ladies, who doesn’t envy themselves when they talk about their husbands?
"Hmph, be honest, remember, you can't betray me." Liu Xiaojing lay next to Zhou Wen and pinched him hard.
"I know, sleep." Zhou Wen said, reaching out and turning off the bedside lamp.
Liu Xiaojing said: "By the way, my dad helped Xiaozheng apply for an affordable apartment. You can find someone to say hello later."
Zhou Wen immediately became vigilant: "What are you saying hello? Doesn't Xiaozheng have a house?"
"Who thinks there are too many houses? I heard that the price of affordable housing is very cheap, less than 2,000 yuan per square meter. After buying it, you will not lose money whether you rent or sell it. If you have the connections, you'd better buy two more units.
Liu Xiaojing said excitedly.
"I'm afraid this is not good." Zhou Wen didn't want to get involved in this matter. In fact, he was not a person who didn't recognize his relatives, so he could only help as much as he could. The main reason was that this brother-in-law was too careless and could mess up any good thing.
bad thing.
"You don't even help me with my brother's matter. Zhou Wen, do you still have a conscience? Don't you still know how our family treats you? My father treats you as his own son. If nothing else, just say that we live here now.
My parents didn’t sponsor the house.” Liu Xiaojing suddenly became angry, turned her back, and showed her back to Zhou Wen.
Little did she know that her words triggered another memory in Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen's parents were also ordinary workers at Chenguang Factory. Their family background was much worse than that of Liu Xiaojing's family. Deputy Secretary Liu was opposed to their marriage.
Although they later couldn't stand their daughter's coercion and agreed, they despised this son-in-law from the bottom of their hearts. Especially after Zhou Wen worked as a clerk for several years and made no progress in his official career, the family despised this son-in-law even more. Let's just say that now
Although both families paid for the house they lived in, Liu Xiaojing’s name was written on the house certificate.
Later, Zhou Wen's luck changed. He was first the mayor's secretary, then the county director, and then the county magistrate. Only then did the attitude of his father-in-law and his family towards him undergo a fundamental change. Although Zhou Wen could understand these things,
Thinking about it makes me feel quite uncomfortable.
I thought back to the Liu Xiaojing back then, who was pure and beautiful, brave and persistent in love, and did not hesitate to break up with her family in order to marry her. But looking at Liu Xiaojing now, with a philistine look on her face, she could only follow the trend. Thinking of this, Zhou Wen sighed silently, holding up his hands.
He put his head behind his head and stared at the ceiling in a daze. Another face could not help but appear in his mind. The provincial newspaper reporter Bai Na who followed the secretary of the provincial party committee for an inspection a few days ago...