Jagged city

Jagged City - Chapter [-] People's hearts

"Hello, Secretary Cui!" Although Lin Tao doesn't like the secretary of the provincial party committee, after all, Secretary Cui is in charge in the northwest. Lin Tao, the mayor, must maintain due respect. Lin Tao summed it up. Secretary Cui must be asking Jiang Fang. of things. ╚ ?^╝ Sure enough, Secretary Cui's deep voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mayor Lin, Comrade Jiang Yifang, deputy director of the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, went to Xiliang for archaeology. He was arrested by the Public Security Bureau and was also shot. Is there such a thing?"

"Yes. Will Secretary Cui tell me what happened?" Lin Tao asked.

Secretary Cui was silent for a moment. It was his arbitrariness that made him look ugly last time. This time he held back and decided to listen to what Lin Tao had to say first.

"Okay, tell me about it."

"This is how it happened. I asked the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics to speed up the archaeological work so that the construction of Xiliang New Area can proceed smoothly. Jiang Fang disagreed, and we had disagreements. Later, Jiang Fang said that many things are not about me, a small mayor. It can be controlled. At that time, the director of the Transportation Bureau was in charge of this section of the road. He saw me being scolded and accused Jiang Fangfang of telling Jiang Fangfang to leave Xiliang. At this time, a staff member behind Jiang Fang rushed up and threw Liu Ming to the ground. Comrades from the police came to arrest this staff member, but he was beaten to the ground by this man, and he uttered a bad word. I went to subdue this man. But Jiang Fang took advantage of my inattention and beat me from behind. Comrade Hu Yang, director of the Public Security Bureau , took out a gun, stopped Jiang Yifang from continuing to commit crimes, and asked the policeman to handcuff the two men, but Jiang Yifang kicked the policeman away, grabbed Hu Yang's pistol, and pointed the gun at Hu Yang and me, with a look Very excited. The national security personnel in the distance thought that Jiang Yifang was about to commit murder, so they shot Jiang Yifang in the arm. Now Jiang Yifang is being treated in the hospital, and Li Feng, the staff member who beat the police, is detained at the police station. This is what happened in the past. The scene Hundreds of workers saw it, and what I said was not false."

Secretary Cui sounded a bit puzzled. It was like making a movie. This Jiang Fang went all out, beating the police and the mayor.

"And Guoan, what's going on?" Secretary Cui couldn't help asking.

"I don't know either. This may involve state secrets." Lin Tao said vaguely.

"Well, I'll just say two points. Jiang's gunshot wounds should be treated in time. Second, pay attention to the impact of the incident and not intensify the conflict. Third, the province should send an investigation team to investigate this matter and cooperate well." Secretary Cui said. It’s hard to blame Lin Tao, because according to Lin Tao’s description, Jiang’s side and that staff member are simply scoundrels, and the one who shot was Guoan, which has nothing to do with Xiliang’s public security. .So after saying three o'clock, I hung up the phone.

Lin Tao then called Lieutenant General Li.

Lieutenant General Li didn't know about it at the moment.Hearing what Lin Tao said, Lieutenant General Li also frowned. He believed that what Lin Tao said must be true. The two had a verbal conflict. The bad thing was that Li Feng beat up two policemen, and Lin Tao went up to subdue him , Jiang Yifang is the brother-in-law of the Li Peng brothers. He knows that Jiang Yifang is from the Wudang sect.Also, what can Li Feng learn from being around this kind of person, Li Zhong said in his heart, this is a habit of brothers, why do you beat the police and scold the mayor, who gave you the right.

Lin Tao said with a smile: "If the two of you hadn't reported their families, I would have asked Minister Guan, and I didn't know that your younger brother had become the new deputy minister, and I didn't know about Li Feng's relationship with you. If I had known, I wouldn't have This incident happened, but it happened in Xiliang, and it still has something to do with me. I can only say sorry to you. The two people protecting me misunderstood that Jiang Yifang pointed a gun at me and Hu Yang. They didn't know , Jiang Fang did not intend to shoot—”

"Okay, Xiaolin, this is what Jiang Fang deserves. It is Mr. Shang and Mr. Jin who protect your safety. No, it is the meaning of the upper echelons of the military. This is Jiang Fang who took his life. Faced with this situation, the special forces It is absolutely possible to kill Jiang Yifang—”

"Hey, isn't that related to you? I can't stand you. Now your nephew is still in the Public Security Bureau!" Lin Tao really felt embarrassed in his heart. Lieutenant General Li has always been very kind to him. This relationship has been maintained for four or five years. If there is a rift because of this incident, it will not be worth the loss.

"Then Jiang Fang is not a thing. Anyone can snatch the gun from the police. Li Feng is used to being pampered by my brother, and he has nothing to learn from being with this uncle. It is crazy to beat the police and scold the mayor. There's no end to it. Lock him up for a few days." Lieutenant General Li cursed angrily.

"That's not necessary. He was fined hundreds of dollars. After a verbal education, he was released. However, Jiang Fang shot twice in the arm. Although there was no serious problem, but on the side of Minister Li, I can't talk! Are you Help me communicate, Minister Li is your younger brother, so he is also my uncle. You said that this is a trouble, and I am in a dilemma." Lin Tao said embarrassingly.

"I'll talk to him. Well, Xiao Lin, I understand what you mean. I don't blame you for this matter, and I won't take it to heart. You can work at ease." Lieutenant General Li hung up Lin Tao's phone, With the index finger of his right hand, he clasped the table and made a loud noise.The relationship between Lieutenant General Li and his younger brother Li Peng was not very harmonious.

Li Peng's wife's natal family is Jiang's family, which is also a red family with very deep roots. People in Jiang's family used to exclude Li Lieutenant General, and the younger siblings didn't respect him very much. Since his younger brother got married, he has basically become Sometimes the parents didn't see each other for a year. Five years ago, the mother was seriously ill, and the two went to Europe heartlessly. As a result, the mother didn't even see the younger brother when she was dying.Therefore, Lieutenant General Li scolded Li Peng severely, but was robbed by Li Peng's wife.General Li became angry and scolded his sister-in-law, so they broke up unhappy. The two brothers have not seen each other since then.

General Li thought for a while, and said to himself, my brother is a protective calf, and he can't see his own children's faults at all. If this matter is not handled well, he will inevitably have conflicts with Lin Tao.Especially that shrew, her younger brother Jiang Fang was injured, so why not make a fuss?Although the Jiang family has declined in the past ten years or so, there are many intertwined relationships, and Lin Tao will definitely be under a lot of pressure.This Lin Tao respects the elders and respects the virtuous. It was not his responsibility to take the initiative to apologize to himself. This is treating me as an elder and respecting me.But my younger brother may not listen to me now, especially this kid who has always listened to his wife. If he insists on going his own way, it is best to fear that he will suffer. Lin Tao is protected by old monk Jin, and there are several other leaders.If it is not done well, it will be taken advantage of by those who want to, but my brother will not end well, and then both sides will suffer. As Lin Tao said, people are not human inside and out. Alas, this is the situation I am in now.

"***, I haven't called my brother for more than four years, and I still have to call him." Lieutenant General Li suddenly cursed, obviously very dissatisfied with this brother.But Lieutenant General Li still dialed the phone.

"Sorry, you dialed an empty number!"

"Okay, don't tell me if you change your phone number." Lieutenant General Li became even more angry, and pressed Li Peng's home phone again with trembling hands.

"Hello, is Li Peng at home?"

"I'm sorry, Major General Li moved away two years ago, and now this is the phone number of the military hostel—"

"Hey--" Lieutenant General Li hung up the phone and let out a miserable laugh.My heart said, this brother really wants to break up with me.

Li Zhongjiang lit a cigarette and recalled ten years of catastrophe when he was a child. His parents were labeled as rightists and sent to the farm for labor reform.I was only 11 years old at the time.My younger brother was brought up by myself. I love and hate my younger brother at the same time. This little white-eyed wolf doesn't remember anything from his childhood. What have you suffered.His temper is still a bit extreme. After entering university, he didn't listen to his lectures at all, and did what he thought of.The marriage with the Jiang family was also the same. When she was old, her mother said that Li Peng was seduced by that little vixen.When she was young, her sister-in-law was a beauty with a flamboyant personality, and her parents looked down on her, but Li Peng was determined to marry Jiang Weilan, so she quarreled with her parents several times.But in the end, the parents compromised and their marriage was completed.Because of this incident, Jiang Weilan has always been dissatisfied with the Li family. When she was young, she reluctantly came back during the New Year's Eve. Later, when she had a child, she would procrastinate as long as she could, and then she would go home during the Chinese New Year. After the previous death, the couple got worse and worse. For two years, they shirked their missions and simply made a phone call during the Chinese New Year.There are many reasons for Jiang Weilan to treat Li Peng like this to his parents, but if it weren't for Li Peng being so indifferent to his family, he wouldn't be like this.This Li Feng completely integrated the shortcomings of the couple, so they became even more useless.I haven't seen it since I was a child.Domineering and cold-blooded, this is Lieutenant General Li's evaluation of Li Feng.But when his mother was dying, that scene is still vivid in his mind. In the ward, Li Zhongjiang held his mother's withered hand. His mother was always in a daze, but at that moment, Li Zhonggeneral saw his mother opened her eyes. eyes, and said in a very clear voice: "In the past, I always felt sorry for my second child, who was weaned at the age of four months, and your father and I were sent to the farm, so we had to send you to a fellow villager. You Dad said soon after that, we are sorry for the boss, the boss is a ten-year-old doll who brought up a four-month-old child. When we were young, we spoiled him and tolerated him. Your dad said, this It may not be a good thing, I'm afraid that one day in the future it will hit the south wall. Fortunately, your dad and I haven't seen this day yet, but this child is cold-tempered. Your dad and I always think that it's because we weren't around him when we were young , so the more I feel that I owe him, now that I think about it, I don’t think so. He was born with a temperament. The day after tomorrow, your dad and I indulged again, and it became like this. Maybe it’s like your grandma, grandma was like that at the beginning. But ah, boss , your father is gone, and I'm leaving too. One day in the future, if something happens to the second child, you still have to take care of him. When can you really understand?"

"Mom, don't worry, I look at the second child, he is in his 40s now, don't worry."

"Boss, you suffered a lot when you were young, and your father and I are sorry for you?" The old lady burst into tears.

Lieutenant General Li cried: "Mom, you and Dad have always been very kind to me. The gang of four caused the ten-year turmoil. I am not very good now. Your grandson is married, and soon you will be a grandma. --mom--"

The old lady let go of her son's hand, her eyes were closed, and General Li burst into tears.Originally, according to the old lady's will, there was no funeral farewell.But my brother was still abroad, so I had to stop for three days.When friends and relatives asked about Li Peng's whereabouts, Lieutenant General Li could only say that his younger brother was on a mission and would be back soon.Many expressed understanding because the military puts the country first.There are many examples of not being able to catch up with the elderly.After saying goodbye on the third day, the body had to be cremated. When Lieutenant General Li went up to Babao Mountain with the urn in his hands, the couple stood there and waited.

Li Zhongjiang settled his mother's ashes, returned home, waited for relatives and friends to leave, finally couldn't suppress the anger, and pointed at Li Peng's nose and cursed.

Li Peng argued: "I didn't expect Mom to go so suddenly, and there was fog over there, and the plane was grounded, so I had to wait another day."

"You're still reasonable. Mom is old and seriously ill, and you still travel abroad. Do you have any intentions? Mom wants to see you and didn't see the last look—"

"Brother, I understand that you are very sad about your mother's death, but birth, old age, sickness and death, people have this day, and mother passed away suddenly. Wasn't you by my side at that time? Aren't your sister-in-law and mother's most beloved grandson not there? Like this Come on, big brother, we will pay for mom's funeral, what do you think?" Jiang Weilan said pretentiously.

Lieutenant General Li's face was livid with anger at that time, pointing at Li Jiang Weilan's nose and cursing: "Get out of here, get out of Li's house—"

Li Weilan sneered: "You think, I love coming, don't worry, I won't visit the door again in this life. Li Peng, can you leave, this is not the place for you to stay, haven't you understood it all these years?"

"Go away, if you don't go away, I will shoot you dead." Lieutenant General Li roared.

There was a hint of helplessness in Li Peng's eyes, more indifference, and he followed his wife Jiang Weilan away like this. Since then, he has never visited the door.Li Peng also never made a phone call during Chinese New Year.

Li Zhongjiang shook his hand, and the cigarette butt fell to the ground. Li Zhongjiang touched his burned fingers and sighed: "Brother, you are unkind, brother cannot be unrighteous. We are all siblings, and my mother entrusted me with this before she died."

Lieutenant General Li called Minister Guan.

Vice Minister Guan said, "Old Li, that kid Lin Tao called you."

"Well, Lin Tao told me what happened. By the way, Li Peng's mobile phone can't get through. He changed his number recently."

"No, did you dial 138xxxxxxxx?"

"No, I called another number." Lieutenant General Li said.

"Oh, this number should be able to get through." Minister Guan didn't become suspicious. It's normal for a deputy minister to have three or five phone numbers. Maybe the number of Lieutenant General Li Peng is known only by Li Peng's nearest, but it may be shut down, no electricity or something. , very normal.

"Is he, at the Ministry now?"

"No, he has been inspecting work in Gansu Province for the past two days, and he should go to the Northwest tomorrow."

"Oh. I'll call him and talk about it."

"Okay, then I'll hang up." Minister Guan hung up the phone with a smile on his lips, because the two parties involved in this matter were Lieutenant General Li's younger brother and his general.This is a typical fight in the nest. It is a bit strange that Li Peng and Lin Tao don't know each other.If they knew each other, how would Jiang Yifang and Li Feng challenge Lin Tao? They must have stumbled. Minister Guan knew Lin Tao very well. He served as the deputy chief instructor and martial arts instructor of the United Nations anti-terrorism training camp, overwhelming the crowd.His nephew, He Ning, was a team member trained by Lin Tao. He graduated with a gold medal and won glory for the country.As a major general, Lin Tao is now the mayor of Xiliang.There are a lot of halos on his head, and recently he went to award a second-level hero model medal to him.But compared to Lin Tao's commendation in the army, it pales in comparison.Lin Tao got back two planes and wiped out a sudden force, but he was awarded the title of Super Battle Hero, the honor of the country's first-class hero, which is a unique honor in the non-war period.That is, the eight-year war of resistance, the three-year war of liberation, the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, Vietnam’s self-defense counterattack, and the border war with India. When these large-scale wars are added together, there are no more than [-] super combat heroes.For a soldier, this super battle hero is already the pinnacle title. As for the first-class hero, he is afraid that Lin Tao will make meritorious service in the future, and there is nothing to commend him, so he has changed from special class to first class.In fact, not only this time, Lin Tao dispatched many secret missions in the past few years, each time was a personal first-class merit, and many of them were unknown to Minister Guan.Otherwise, why would Lin Tao be regarded as a treasure by old monk Jin? As long as these two old men are alive, it is impossible for others to touch Lin Tao.

Minister Guan remembered that six years ago, Lin Tao was admitted to the public security system precisely because he killed three robbers in Yinhai and subdued two. As a result, Wang Han was the first to get into the army and became a captain.Lin Tao was still a student at the time, and he held two positions in the army and public security.Minister Guan had watched the video of Lin Tao at the jewelry store, and the fight was resolved in less than two seconds. The gangster with the micro-charger was stunned when Lin Tao threw him against the wall, causing his brains to burst.The scene is very weird and bloody.Lin Tao usually looks harmless to humans and animals, and is deeply loved by ordinary people. Minister Guan really avoids meeting Lin Tao. He analyzed that Lin Tao can keep calm at all times, and he is very witty, and he is fierce and decisive.Such a person must not be easily an enemy.Although Jiang Yifang is a folk master, Minister Guan doesn't think that Lin Tao will be pushed by him. The only possibility is that Lin Tao fell on purpose.But Minister Guan just thought about this kind of inference in his heart and would never tell others.When Li Feng was taken to the Xiliang City Bureau, he clamored that he was the son of the vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security and wanted to show Hu Yang a good look.Therefore, He Ning called himself to ask for confirmation.Minister Guan learned from He Ning that the cause of the incident was entirely caused by Jiang Fang being arrogant and mocking Lin Tao.Lin Tao's subordinates couldn't see it, and stood up for Lin Tao, only to run into the even more bastard Li Feng.Think about his nephew, He Ning, who is a hundred times stronger than this Li Feng.

Minister Guan told He Ning that if Minister Li went to Xiliang, he could greet Li Peng for himself and show his relationship, so that Li Peng would not make things difficult for the Xiliang Public Security Bureau. As for Lin Tao, it seemed that it was not his turn to intervene. As the mayor of a city, even if there is a mistake, it is the matter of the Xiliang governor and the secretary of the provincial party committee, and Li Peng has no control over it.Not to mention Lin Tao's military status, he is a major general just like Li Peng. From this point of view, the two have the same status.The two were evenly matched in status, so I don't know how Li Lieutenant will adjust. After all, Jiang's side was shot twice.Thinking of this, Minister Guan is also a little jealous. Even with his identity, he is not like Lin Tao, who has three or five military masters secretly protecting him at any time.Moreover, these people have secret identities, and Guoan is just one of them. If you check, you really belong to Guoan. On this point, Minister Guan can't do it.So it would be false to say that you are not jealous.Lin Tao has laid down his foundation now, and if he becomes full-fledged in the future, he is afraid that he will become a man of the hour in China, an existence that countless people look up to.It was with this in mind that it sent its nephew He Ning to Xiliang through General Li and became Lin Tao's secret subordinate.Regarding Lin Tao's secret identity, the current Li Peng may or may not know. It depends on whether Li Zhongjiang has told his younger brother. In the upper echelon of the Ministry of Public Security, only the minister and his executive vice minister know, and the rest are not. Is not clear.

It is said that General Li obtained his younger brother's phone number from Minister Guan. After thinking about his wording, he still called him.

Although this Li Peng was a bit cold-blooded and a bit of a jerk, he changed his phone number, but he still saved Lieutenant General Li's number in his phone.Although he had changed multiple mobile phones, this number had never appeared before, but when he was rushing from Gansu to Xiliang today, the phone rang and the word "big brother" was displayed on the screen.

Li Peng's indifferent heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Big brother!"

General Li Zhong heard his brother's indifferent and deep voice from his mobile phone. He felt warm and said, it seems that his brother has not forgotten himself. He has not called for four years. He still remembers his number. of.It's just why this kid didn't call himself, it's really strange. Is it true that the younger brother has such a cold temper as his mother said?But he is not indifferent to his wife and son.

"Xiao Peng!" Lieutenant General Li called Li Peng's Xiao Ming, and the two were silent on both ends of the phone for ten seconds.

"Brother, are you okay at home!" Li Peng finally spoke first.

"It's okay! How are you doing recently? You're still getting used to working in the Ministry of Public Security!" Although Lieutenant General Li never called his younger brother, he has been paying attention to him for the past few years.

"It's okay, I just took over the job, and it will take a while to sort out my head."

"Well, are you inspecting in Gansu now?" Lieutenant General Li wanted to bring the topic to Xiliang.

"Well, I'm on my way to the northwest now." Li Peng knew that Minister Guan had a good relationship with his brother, and he mentioned how he was with his brother at the wine table a few days ago, but Li Peng just responded vaguely.Now that my brother knows that he is in Gansu, Minister Guan must have said it.

"Oh, I heard that something happened to Li Feng in Xiliang, are you going to Xiliang?"

Li Peng's heart moved, and he said, how could the elder brother know?If Xiao Gao, the former director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics, who was transferred with Jiang Fangfang, called him, he would not have known about it. The police in Xiliang were too bold. They dared to shoot the deputy director of the Cultural Relics Bureau. Li Peng couldn't tolerate his own son being beaten up.That Xiao Gao’s description to Li Peng was also vague, saying that Jiang Yifang had a quarrel with the mayor of Xiliang, Li Peng fought with the police and was beaten by the mayor of Xiliang, and then Jiang Yifang pushed down the mayor of Xiliang, and the Xiliang police pulled out guns I don't know how it was taken away by Jiang Fang.Plainclothes officers then opened fire.Moreover, Xiao Gao also described vividly that the two were beaten after they were arrested.This is even more intolerable to Li Peng.Violence is not allowed for suspects who have not been sentenced, let alone their relatives.

Li Pengxin said, although it was wrong for Jiang to seize the gun, you policemen can't just shoot on the spot. After all, they are state cadres, not gangsters.Li Peng, the mayor of Xiliang, did not know that it was Lin Tao.Therefore, Li Peng came here this time to inquire about the crime.He first called the newly appointed Director Ma of the Xiliang Public Security Bureau.Ask yourself how many crimes your brother-in-law and son have committed. One was shot and the other was arrested.

Upon hearing this, Director Ma broke out into a cold sweat immediately, and immediately promised to investigate the matter thoroughly to ensure the safety of the two of them.But when such a big incident happened, Li Peng was worried. He was really worried. In order to cover up the facts, the local police turned this into an unjust case. Since they dared to shoot, they dared to kill eight people.Therefore, after getting the assurance from Director Ma, he rushed to Xiliang in a hurry. At this time, his car had already entered the Northwest Expressway, and he would arrive in Xiliang in an hour and a half. What happened to my son and brother-in-law.Now the wife's phone call has not come, so I must still not know about it.The sooner this matter is resolved the better.

Li Peng didn't expect that his eldest brother, whom he hadn't contacted for several years, would call. He was even more surprised that his elder brother knew about Jiang Fangfang and Li Feng.So Li Peng was puzzled and said: "Brother, how did you know? I just heard about it. My brother-in-law was wounded by a gun, and Xiaofeng was also beaten. They were detained in Xiliang. I was worried about what might happen, so I rushed there. The Xiliang policemen are too bold, even department-level cadres dare to shoot casually, there is really no law."

"Xiaopeng, don't worry. I have learned some things. Jiang Yifang was indeed shot. He was shot in the arm. He is undergoing treatment at the moment. There is nothing serious. Xiaopeng is fine at the Public Security Bureau. You have heard of it. Major General Lin Tao who was honored this time?" Lieutenant General Li finally asked.

"I heard it! He is currently the youngest major general in the army. He has been awarded the supreme honor of super hero and first-class hero. Almost everyone in the army knows about it. I also want to meet this character, but I have never had the opportunity. "Li Peng is obviously also very curious about Lin Tao.

"Well, Major General Lin Tao is very concerned by the high-level military. At the moment, he is in Xiliang, the mayor of Xiliang, the one who had an argument with Jiang Yifang. He called me about Li Feng's matter, so, Don't worry about the safety of Xiaofeng and Jiang Fang."

What Lieutenant General Li said made Li Peng fall into silence. Li Peng felt ups and downs in his heart and said, what does this mean, big brother? Is it a hint to me not to care about Lin Tao, or is he putting pressure on me?It turns out that he didn't care about Li Feng, he was protecting that Lin Tao. I've heard that this Lin Tao is loved by old monk Jin. Could it be that the elder brother is trying to show Lin Tao off?Li Peng's heart became cold again.The warmth just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.