Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Old classmate, what would you like to drink? How about a bottle of Moutai?" Zhang Wenjie asked Feng Sizhe with a smile.

"Forget it, drinking that wine every day is boring. Let's see if there is any local wine and try it." Feng Sizhe smiled and waved his hand. Speaking of Moutai, where can you find the authentic one given to grandpa by the central government? Those are absolutely supplied by the central government, and you can't buy them with money.

Hearing Feng Sizhe say this, Zhang Wenjie laughed and said to the waiter beside him, "Here, let's get two bottles of Lao Chuanwei first."

Lao Chuanwei is an authentic local wine of the capital. This wine has a long history. Now, after the tide of reform, it has successfully survived and has a strong reputation in the capital.

Feng Sizhe had also heard of the old Sichuan flavor, but he had never had the chance to taste it. It would be nice to take this opportunity to drink some today. He also agreed with Zhang Wenjie's suggestion.

The food and drinks arrived, and Feng Sizhe called Duan Yuntao again. He learned that the other party was on his way here and would take another 40 minutes to arrive. So he simply didn't wait for him, and Young Master Feng and Zhang Wenjie started drinking first.

Although they said they were drinking, it was actually mainly Zhang Wenjie who was drinking. With Feng Sizhe's current status, if he didn't want to drink, not many people would dare to force him. Of course, people like Wo Lingming were exceptions. In reality, Feng Sizhe would take a sip and Zhang Wenjie would drink a large glass. There was nothing he could do about it, because Young Master Feng had so many seniors and they were managing him.

Twenty minutes later, perhaps because of the alcohol, Zhang Wenjie was finally able to relax.

"Old classmate, since you are here this time, you must work hard. The current economic situation in Ducheng Province is not optimistic." Zhang Wenjie and Feng Sizhe said with emotion after drinking a glass of wine together.

"Oh? It seems that you have a lot of opinions. Well, today it's just the two of us, you can say whatever you want. It's just a gathering of old classmates, so there shouldn't be any pressure." Feng Sizhe said with a smile.

Listening to Feng Sizhe's encouragement, Zhang Wenjie nodded, "Okay, then I won't be polite. Let's not talk about other things first, let's take a look at the provincial capital first. There are buildings everywhere, such as commercial buildings, supermarkets, shopping malls, and high-end apartments. In order to pursue the so-called economic effect, the province has been selling land, but what has the capital province become for the limited economic growth point? The people here are not so rich, but the housing prices here are indeed not low, and the consumption level is not low. The income and expenditure are completely unbalanced. What will happen in the long run, I think I don't need to say more. What's more annoying is that the province does this, and other cities are following suit. In order to please the provincial leaders, they also follow suit. Now the whole capital province is selling land and building houses. It's really a bit of a livelihood issue."

As a director of the Provincial Construction Department, Zhang Wenjie has a say in construction matters. Especially in the past two years, the province has attached too much importance to the so-called GDP growth. In order to increase the figures and show achievements, it even resorted to selling land. But can this really bring convenience to the people and improve their living standards? Obviously, it is unrealistic now.

"Old classmate, if the province had not blindly pursued rapid economic growth, there would not have been the Baichuan Building incident, Secretary Ji would not have stepped down early, and you would not have come. In this way, they are also shooting themselves in the foot, hehe." Zhang Wenjie said with a wry smile.

Hearing about Baichuan Building, Feng Sizhe became excited. "Oh, you also know something about Baichuan Building. Come, tell me about it."

Zhang Wenjie also heard about the provincial standing committee. After all, there are no secrets these days, and communications are so advanced. He already knew that the province had handed over the investigation of the Baichuan Building to Feng Sizhe, and as an old classmate, he should naturally be an extremely staunch supporter. For this reason, he did not intend to hide anything and went straight to the point, saying, "In fact, the most wronged party in the Baichuan Building incident is the Baichuan Group. Although I have not had much contact with Liu Baichuan, from the reflections of all parties, this person is still law-abiding. This time, the wall of the leisure department fell off and hit someone, and they are actually victims. Just the compensation alone will cost a lot of money, not to mention the trouble caused by the suspension of business and rectification."

This was not the first time Feng Sizhe had heard someone speak positively of Liu Baichuan since he arrived in the capital province. If someone said this in front of him, it might be because they had received some benefits from this person and were trying to excuse him. But Zhang Wenjie's words were completely unnecessary. He also firmly believed that with the power in Zhang Wenjie's hands, even if he wanted to become good friends with someone like Liu Baichuan, it would be difficult. Why? The answer was simple. If one's rank was not high enough and one's power was not high enough, then naturally, one would not be able to attract the attention of others.

"Well, if you say so, Baichuan Group has really been implicated. But things have already happened, who do you think should be responsible for this matter?" Feng Sizhe continued to ask in depth.

"It's simple. It's the builders of the building. If it weren't for their improper operation, how could such a thing happen?" Zhang Wenjie said as if it was a matter of course.

"Builder? Who exactly is it?" Feng Sizhe continued to ask.

"I heard that a man named Yang Cheng was in charge of this matter, but after the incident, this man ran away and disappeared without a trace." Zhang Wenjie answered. Then he asked another question, "I have never heard of this Yang Cheng before. I don't understand where he came from. It is said that Liu Baichuan should not have entrusted such a big matter as Baichuan Building to such a stranger."

In fact, this question is not only unclear to Zhang Wenjie, but also to many people. But it is useless to say all this now, only by finding Yang Cheng can we know the real reason.

"Haha, haha, sorry, leader, I'm late." At this moment, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, and Duan Yuntao, in police uniform, walked in with a laugh.

Seeing Duan Yuntao coming, Feng Sizhe stopped chatting with Zhang Wenjie and turned to look at him, "You're late and you have to drink a penalty."

"Penalty, penalty, I accept it." Duan Yuntao said happily, and walked to the empty seat, took the white wine glass that had been prepared for him, and drank it all. "It's refreshing."

"Haha, it seems that your alcohol tolerance has improved. Come, drink with me, how about it?" Feng Sizhe saw that Duan Yuntao seemed to have a good alcohol tolerance, so he teased him.

Hearing that Feng Sizhe wanted to compete with him in drinking, Duan Yuntao immediately shook his head, "Besides, I've heard about you drinking and talking happily at the banquet and getting four PLA soldiers drunk. Drinking with you, isn't that asking for trouble? Haha." After saying this, Duan Yuntao saw Zhang Wenjie sitting there, thinking that since he became Feng Sizhe's guest of honor in the first place, it goes without saying that he must be one of his own. He immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, my name is Duan Yuntao, and I work at the Sichuan City Public Security Bureau."

Zhang Wenjie stood up immediately after hearing Duan Yuntao's name. He had heard that a tough guy had come to the Sichuan Metropolitan Public Security Bureau a while ago. He was said to be Vice Premier Duan's youngest son. Now that he met him, he knew the rumor was true. He stood up immediately and said, "Hello, my name is Zhang Wenjie, and I work in the Provincial Construction Department. Haha, Governor Feng and I were classmates in the Youth Class."

Hearing that Zhang Wenjie and Feng Sizhe were classmates in the Youth Class, Duan Yuntao laughed, "Then we are old acquaintances. Come, let's have a drink. We should get closer in the future."

"Okay, I toast you." Zhang Wenjie quickly picked up the wine glass. It was definitely a good thing for him to be able to meet someone like Duan Yuntao. At the same time, he also understood one thing, that is, Duan Yuntao came to Ducheng Province to pave the way for Feng Sizhe. In this way, his old classmate was already dissatisfied with the security situation in Ducheng Province, and he was making preparations.

This is the advantage of men sitting together: as soon as they start drinking, they start talking more.

"Yun Tao, what case happened?" Feng Sizhe asked casually.

"Hey, don't mention it. It was a robbery. A woman went to the bank to withdraw money for her husband's medical treatment. Who knew that she was targeted. Not long after she left the bank, her money was robbed and she was stabbed several times. She is still in the hospital. Oh, these bastards don't know how to stop at all. I had to rush to attend the banquet. Now, I didn't even have time to change into my police uniform." Duan Yuntao said angrily.

Hearing that it was a robbery, Zhang Wenjie also spoke up, "Well, this kind of thing actually happens so many times a month, I'm confused. The police in our city are just there to do nothing, how dare these people be so rampant? Now people dare not go out alone, especially at night, especially girls, they have to form a group of four or five to drive them away. What's wrong with this society?"

After Zhang Wenjie finished speaking these words with a sigh, he just remembered that Duan Yuntao, who was sitting in front of him, was also a policeman, and the executive deputy director of the Sichuan City Public Security Bureau. He immediately explained, "Director Duan, I'm not talking about you, don't take it to heart."

"Hey, to be honest, I'm used to it. I know that people are stabbing us in the back every day, but what can I do? I just arrived and I'm not familiar with the situation here. It will take some time to adjust and adapt." Obviously, as a policeman, Duan Yuntao also feels a lot of pressure.

"We have to eat bite by bite. Of course, we can't sit still, especially at work. We have to be proactive." Feng Sizhe had just arrived in the Capital Province and was not very familiar with the various situations here. Similarly, work also requires a process of adaptation and running-in. It can be said that he said these words to Duan Yuntao and also to encourage himself.