When Shen Tong saw all this, he immediately felt disgusted with Du Jingjing. What bullshit, Mr. Du, was just obtained by sacrificing his appearance. But when he thought about it, a woman's family was mixed in politics and business, and she had no extraordinary ability. She relies on her beauty to capture greedy hearts. Shen Tong also feels pity for Du Jingjing. Every success is a bitter tear.

Du Jingjing seemed to notice the strange look in Shen Tong's eyes before she left. She smiled helplessly, said nothing, and left with a patiently thoughtful figure behind her back.

It was time to talk, and after he had eaten and drank enough, Zhou Tianyong patted his bulging belly and stood up to thank Wu Jiangkai for his hospitality. He asked the waiter to pack up all the remaining meals, and then walked out of the room carrying a large bag of things.

As soon as he walked into the foyer, Wu Jiangkai met Jiang Weisheng, deputy director of the Department of Construction. Jiang Weisheng had just drank wine, and was still blushing. He burped and said awkwardly: "Jiang Kai, I just came back from a business trip tonight. , I went straight here to eat. Another day, another day, I will have a good chat with you alone."

Wu Jiangkai's face was slightly startled, but he quickly recovered and said, "Director Jiang is busy, no problem, no problem." The two exchanged a few words and then went their separate ways.

After seeing off Zhou Tianyong, Wu Jiangkai instructed Shen Tong to go to the dumpling restaurant on Yingbin Road and buy Qiu Zhiguo's favorite dumplings stuffed with chives. He rushed to the hospital without stopping, and when he arrived at Qiu Zhiguo's ward, he saw that it was already dark and empty. .

Shen Tong hurriedly called the nurse on duty. The nurse said that the patient in the room was transferred to another hospital in the afternoon, and she didn't know where exactly.

Wu Jiangkai was stunned with the dumplings in his hand, feeling dizzy. If Shen Tong hadn't caught him in time, he would have fallen to the ground. Shen Tong hurriedly helped Wu Jiangkai to the seat aside and took out the dumpling from his pocket. After taking the medicine, I felt a little relieved.

Wu Jiangkai took out his cell phone and dialed Qiu Zhiguo's cell phone, but it was turned off. An ominous premonition came to his mind. He quickly called Li Changkui. Li Changkui was very calm when he received the call, as if he already knew, and said: "Jiang Kai, please come back first. Governor Qiu is fine, don't worry!" As for where Qiu Zhiguo went, Li Changkui didn't mention a word.

On the phone, Wu Jiangkai noticed that Li Changkui was a little tired and weak when speaking, which may have something to do with the recent direction of public opinion. He was inconvenient to say more and had to hang up the phone in a hurry.

Wu Jiangkai looked at the steaming dumplings in his hands, smiled helplessly with Shen Tong, and got up to go back to the hotel.

Just as he turned the corner, Wu Jiangkai saw Ma Guotao lying on a chair in the corridor. He was huddled together, covered with a coat, his eyes were sunken, his face was dull, and he was snoring slightly.

No matter how many hatreds there are, once faced with life, old age, illness and death, a person will put down the burden in his heart, smile away the grudges, go up to greet him, and show kindness to him. Wu Jiangkai himself is kind-hearted, and he couldn't help but pity Ma Guotao when he saw this. Come.

Wu Jiangkai wanted to go over and say hello, but seeing Ma Guotao who was physically and mentally haggard and severely exhausted, he couldn't bear to disturb him. He looked at the dumplings in his hands, motioned to Shen Tong to quietly put them in front of him, and left with great melancholy. .

As the car drove onto the busy road, Wu Jiangkai looked tiredly at the colorful night scene of the city outside, thinking of everything he had followed Qiu Zhiguo in the past, as if it happened yesterday. When Qiu Zhiguo was the secretary of the municipal party committee in Longnan, he basically spent all day When he is not in the office, he is not supervising the progress of the project at the construction site, or he is going deep among the people to understand their grievances and sufferings and listen to their voices. He treats the people peacefully and often sits on the kang with the villagers eating farm food and chats about home life. But he treats officials harshly and mercilessly, Officials who failed to act were dismissed on the spot, which frightened their subordinates into being cautious and frightened. The officials hated Qiu Zhiguo's actions, but the people rallied to support him. He was not elected as the deputy governor that year, and the people of Longnan organized themselves to the provincial government. The petition created a sensation.

Such an official who worked hard, abided by his duties, and devoted himself to the people ended up like this in the end. It cannot be ruled out that he offended too many people. According to Zhou Tianyong's analysis, Qiu Zhiguo was just a political victim. The times created heroes, but they were replaced by the times. Drowned in the dust of history.

Wu Jiangkai worked as a secretary for Qiu Zhiguo for 10 years. During these 10 years, he learned a lot, but he only learned the superficial aspects, not the inner meanings. This is related to his character and his experience. Secretary, National Development and Reform Commission The deputy director went directly to the county party secretary. This kind of promotion trajectory is not available to everyone. On the surface, it seems to be a success, but in fact, being promoted too quickly does not have much benefit to Wu Jiangkai. Without grassroots work experience, it is difficult to move forward, if it weren’t for Qiu Zhiguo With Li Changkui supporting him from behind, he had long been suppressed by the county magistrate Ding Qingxiang and was out of breath.

Now, Qiu Zhiguo is about to be "hidden in the snow", and Li Changkui's future is uncertain. His backer has fallen, and he can only rely on himself. Just like a child who has not grown up, he was abandoned alive before he could fully enjoy the warmth of mother's love. Wu Jiang Kaiyi Unable to adapt to time, he was extremely upset.

Wu Jiangkai closed his eyes and said to Shen Tong: "Let's play some music."

Lao Wei usually prepared some tapes of national music in the car. Shen Tong randomly found a tape and put it in. After a while, the melodious sound of the flute came out, and a song "Farewell" written by Li Shutong came out. Shen Tong Tong couldn't help but hummed in her heart along with the rhythm of the music: "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches across the sky..."

Li Shutong, also known as Hongyi, was respectfully called "Master Hongyi" by later generations. He was a great master in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He had extremely high attainments in music, art, calligraphy, drama, etc., and was the "originator" of Chinese drama. The song that is well known to future generations may be the song "Farewell" that has been sung for decades.

"Farewell" has a long meaning, and the combination of music and literature is perfect. The lyrics have concise language, sincere feelings, and profound artistic conception. It depicts the long pavilion, ancient road, sunset, flute and other evening scenes, setting off a quiet and desolate atmosphere.

The word "Farewell" describes the feeling of parting in the world, and there is a sense of Zen in the words, tranquility and elegance. This is exactly in line with Wu Jiangkai's state of mind at this time, outlining his incomparable nostalgia for the past and his helplessness for the present. , unknowingly shed tears. When he found Shen Tong looking at him, Wu Jiangkai quietly turned around and wiped away his tears and said: "Shen Tong, are you tired?"

Shen Tong didn't know Wu Jiangkai's intention and said: "Secretary Wu, I'm not tired."
Chapter completed!