Jagged city

Jagged City - Chapter 220 Seven Bai Lizhen

The babe who fell into the water was taken away by the ambulance, there were the police, her boyfriend, and the medical staff. Lin Tao felt that there was no need to follow him, so he returned to the car, changed his clothes, and went directly to the Jinjiang Hotel . ┏_ ┓

Lin Tao returned to the hotel, rushed upstairs to take a shower, and then went to the restaurant to meet his subordinates. Everyone had been waiting for a long time. When Lin Tao and Fang Liang entered the restaurant, the people at the six or seven tables on the side began to applaud enthusiastically.There are still many people in this restaurant who don't understand what's going on?When they heard someone calling Mayor Lin, many people 'woke up' to it. It turned out that a bunch of bureaucrats were flattering the leaders!The public doesn't know about subtlety at all.But that person is the mayor, which is too young, maybe the mayor of a county-level city, even so, he is still very young!Lin Tao's handsome appearance and tall and straight figure have attracted many people, but especially the title of mayor stands out from the crowd.Several beautiful girls cast curious glances at Lin Tao.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting, I should punish myself with three glasses!" Lin Tao said, picking up the glass.

"Mayor Lin, wait a minute!" Deputy Mayor Jin Hanyu stopped Lin Tao from punishing himself.

Jin Hanyu looked around and said emotionally to everyone: "I am touched today. When the convoy passed the Huangpu River, an accident ahead caused a traffic jam. A foreign girl jumped off the bridge because of an argument with her boyfriend. The people who arrived were in shock, but Mayor Lin jumped off the Huangpu Bridge without hesitation. Comrades, with a drop of nearly 40 meters, he jumped down to save people without hesitation. It can be said that I can't do it. However, as the mayor of the city, Mayor Lin did not stop at all. The moment the girl fell, he ran over and jumped off. I was deeply moved by this fearless and brave spirit. I think Mayor Lin can A mayor who sacrificed his life to save others for a strange woman is not only completely trustworthy, but also extremely admirable. I believe that as long as we unite around Mayor Lin, we will be able to develop our Xiliang well and change the world of Xiliang The time is right around the corner. I don't advocate that everyone jump down to save people like Mayor Lin did, but everyone must integrate this spirit into our work, and our trip to Shanghai will be a complete success. Come on, let us all Let’s toast to Mayor Lin, and to our heroic mayor.”

Everyone stood up with their glasses in their hands, and then drank it all. Lin Tao motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said with a full expression: "Mayor Jin's praise, I deserve it, and I can't talk about it, but saving People are real. As Mayor Jin said, when you encounter this situation, don’t follow me. Most people jumping off is tantamount to committing suicide.

Everyone laughed. Indeed, this kind of thing can't be done by another person. Not only is it okay to jump from a height of forty meters, but it can also save people, which is almost like a miracle.

Lin Tao continued: "Mayor Jin asked everyone to devote themselves to the trip to Shanghai. This proposal is very good, because we are here to show the new look of Xiliang to the outside world. The people of Liang are eager to come here, so everyone needs to work harder, comrades who came earlier to act as pioneers, you have worked hard, I respect you for this cup, and I wish our trip to Shanghai a complete success."

Those who work in an agency, eat and drink, at the beginning, they have to say a few words every time they raise a glass, the leader is instructions and care, hope, and the subordinates' words of drinking are generally gratitude and determination.Ordinary people feel like they are making a movie, some are contrived, and they can't get used to it.However, as Mayor Jin said, some people heard about Lin Tao jumping off the Huangpu Bridge to save people.However, these people are basically skeptical. How dare you jump down to save someone if you don't die from such a high jump and you will be seriously injured?

At this moment, the restaurant's hanging ultra-thin TV began to broadcast the news.Among them, there was a series of car rear-end collision accidents on the high-speed section, resulting in one death and six injuries.

"The waiter should speak louder!" Someone said to the waiter.Many people have the habit of watching the news, so the noon news has attracted many people's attention.

"There was a series of rear-end accidents on the expressway. But on the Huangpu Bridge two kilometers away from the accident site, a shocking incident of righteous deeds took place. Please watch the related video——"

A framed video appeared next to the hostess. In it, it was the scene of the foreign girl climbing up the Huangpu Bridge.There was no sound inside, but you could see the girl's expression of anger and grievance, as well as her responsibilities to her boyfriend, and then she wiped her tears, couldn't stand on her feet, and fell down the bridge in horror. Many people in the restaurant exclaimed.In the picture, the foreign young man rushed to the guardrail of the bridge. Many people said that this boyfriend's saving lives is not considered a heroic act.

The voice of the host came out: "Just when the girl stumbled and fell off the bridge, and her boyfriend was helpless and desperate, a brave hero appeared—"

While the host was speaking, a figure in a white shirt ran into the end, very quickly, almost instantly, jumped onto the guardrail, and then jumped out without stopping, disappearing. At this time, the picture shakes, obviously the shooter is also frightened.For about ten seconds, many people entered the camera and looked down at the railing. This shot quickly captured the bottom of the bridge, which was the calm Huangpu River.The distance from the bridge to the river is very high. Although it is a picture, many people feel that they are on the scene and are a little afraid of heights.

At this time, the host said: "Fortunately, Mr. Zhang, who was fishing by the bridge and river, captured the moment when the girl fell into the water, and the jumping process of this brave hero."

As soon as the screen turned, it was the camera of the girl falling with her head down, and she fell into the water and disappeared. After a few moments, the screen was lifted up, and it was the screen of Lin Tao jumping on the railing. Down, like a cannonball, Lin Tao's diving moves are very professional, his whole body is turned into a straight line, his hands are folded above his head, and there is almost no spray at the moment of entering the water.

"Damn, this is a movie promotion, right?" A guy looked at the TV and exclaimed.

The host continued: "About 40 seconds later, this brave hero rescued people and appeared on the other side of the bridge. This is the picture captured by Mr. Li on the bridge."

In the picture, Lin Tao is waving to everyone, but he is far away, and his face can't be seen clearly in the camera.

The host continued: "At this time, it was a thrilling and exciting incident of bravery. According to the statistics of relevant departments, the distance from the bridge to the water is 38 meters. This brave hero can dive without any damage, and put his body in the turbulent river. It can be called a miracle that people were rescued. With the help of the water police, this brave hero sent people to the pier, and then disappeared silently. At this moment, the European girl who fell into the water is being treated in the hospital. Let us wish her a speedy recovery."

"Wow, what that uncle said is true. He is the mayor of Lin Tao who is a hero!" Not far from Lin Tao and others, there were four female college students sitting at a table. Their conversation just now was overheard by several people. Compared with the news, they believed the facts before them.

"I'm still of the same family as you, Lin Na, how about we ask him to sign and take a picture?" A charming girl next to him asked in a low voice.

"I'm not as crazy as you - I just have a new notebook here, you can take it." Lin Min took out a delicate leather-bound notebook from his bag.

"Cut! Let's go together. Do you two agree?"

"Ding Lei, if you play the striker, we will follow. The mayor is still a handsome guy, but I don't know if he is the mayor of the county or the real mayor?" said the girl with black wide-striped glasses.

"Okay, you're a gold digger, so I'm asking in vain, what about you, Wang Xiaoling?"

The chubby girl who lowered her head and was busy dealing with hairy crabs finally raised her head and looked at Ding Lei blankly.

"I'm speechless, girl, you're interested in delicious food, let's take a photo with that handsome guy later, how about taking a photo?"

"Well, where is the handsome guy?" The chubby girl looked around.

"I'm dizzy, you didn't watch the news just now, the brave hero who jumped off the Huangpu Bridge to save people is over there, and he's also the mayor, so handsome." Ding Lei quietly pointed in Lin Tao's direction.

"What? Did that person jump off the Huangpu River Bridge?" The fat girl was startled, her voice was so loud that many people heard it, and following the girl's fingers, Lin Tao and others just turned their heads watch.

"Maizi, take off the earphones." Lin Min pulled off the earphones hidden in the chubby girl's hair. It turned out that the girl was eating and listening to popular songs, not paying attention to the things around her. She heard someone coming from the Huangpu River. I jumped off the bridge, so I exclaimed. Because I was wearing earphones, the sound could not be controlled, and everyone woke up with a loud voice.

"Anyway, he was seen too. We happened to find him to sign a photo." Ding Lei took Lin Na's notebook and stood up.He signaled a few people to follow with his eyes, and there was a murderous look in his eyes. If he didn't follow up, he would go all out when he went back. Seeing the three companions, he stood up, and Ding Lei generously surpassed Lin Tao.

"Excuse me, I'm a student of Shanghai Institute of Communication and Ding Lei, an intern reporter and editor of a TV station. Excuse me, are you the brave hero in the news broadcast?"

The chubby girl said to herself in an almost inaudible voice, I am the intern editor.The three companions in front of her didn't hear it, but Lin Tao did.Lin Tao glanced at the fat girl behind who was holding a digital camera, and said to himself, what are these girls going to do?Many people's eyes gathered, Lin Tao had to stand up and said, "I did save someone today, but I'm not a hero."

"Excuse me, what is your name?"

"My name is Lin Tao—classmate Ding Lei—" Lin Tao wanted to say that we were still eating, and wanted to send this girl away.

But Ding Lei said quickly: "Mr. Lin, I heard that you are a mayor. I don't know where you work. Are you here on a business trip?"

"Well, we are from Xiliang City, and this time we are here to participate in an international exhibition——"

"Xiliang? Isn't it the city in Northwest Province where the underground ancient Qiang palace was discovered?" The fat girl suddenly asked from behind.

Although Ding Lei was a little dissatisfied with the fat girl named Mai Mai's intervention, it reminded her that she also watched the archaeological video uploaded by Xiliang on the Internet.Hastily said: "Yes, Mayor Lin, the excavation of the ancient mysterious palace in Xiliang has attracted the attention of the world. Is your participation in the international exhibition related to the underground palace? You just came to Shanghai today and rescued another person who fell into the water Foreign girl, it seems that Xiliang and you are destined to become the focus. The mayor who dared to jump off the Huangpu River Bridge to save people must be a good mayor. You are really a role model for contemporary officials. Now the central government is vigorously advocating the rejuvenation of cadres , you are the most persuasive example of a young official. What force prompted you to jump down to save people without hesitation?"

Mayor Jin on the side listened with a smile on his arms, thinking, it would be great if this girl was a CCTV reporter, but this girl has a lot of potential to be a reporter.

Lin Tao complained in his heart, this Ding Lei dares to say anything, it is too much to compare me to a role model of contemporary officials, fortunately, I am an intern reporter and don't need to be on the news.Lin Tao had no choice but to say: "Miss Ding, you are asking two questions. Regarding the archaeological situation of Xiliang's underground palace, we do have to do publicity when we come to Shanghai. We take this opportunity to let the world know about Xiliang, not just It is limited to the underground palace. As for saving people, it can only be said to be an instinctive reaction, a fresh life, I can save her, but how can I let her disappear in front of me. As for what force you said prompted me to do this ?I can only say that my abundant physical strength made me do this. At that time, I just wanted to save people, and I didn’t have any distracting thoughts.”

Ding Lei nodded and said: "Mayor Lin is right. If you have other ideas when saving people, it will delay the best time. It seems that this is what you have cultivated invisibly for a long time. This is more indicative of a human qualities."

"Miss Ding's praise makes me feel that I haven't done enough. It seems that I have to be strict with myself in the future, and strive to reach the level of Miss Ding's praise as soon as possible."

Ding Lei could sense Lin Tao's impatience, so she stopped in time and smiled at Lin Tao: "The news has already said, you are a hero who does what is right, I invite Mayor Lin to take a photo with some of our classmates!"

Facing Ding Lei's enthusiasm, Lin Tao couldn't embarrass the girl, so he took a photo with several people, and finally wrote a sentence in his notebook, 'Let youth have no regrets! ' After signing the name, several people left happily.

Mayor Jin smiled and said, "Mayor Lin, you are now Xiliang's business card, and you have fans."

"Young students are more or less impulsive and have a curiosity-seeking mentality. They will forget about it in two days. By the way, this afternoon, we should rest and shop, and we will talk about tomorrow in the small conference room of the hotel at eight o'clock in the evening. My work is an informal meeting, as long as everyone doesn’t drink.” Lin Tao didn’t want to continue this topic, so he changed the subject to talk about work.

Although Lin Tao didn't want to continue, the eyes of the crowd were discerning, and many people around him knew that the young man who was doing it over there was a brave hero in the news, and he was also the mayor, which aroused many people's attention and discussion.

A white-collar beauty in work attire walked up in front of the restaurant bar, and looked at many people pointing and discussing in the southeast corner, frowning slightly, because Jin Jiang Hotel is a very high-end restaurant, and when guests come here, even if they usually have nothing Self-restraint, I will pretend to be here, this is the influence of the environment, and this situation is very abnormal today.

"Ma Zhuo, what's going on over there? Did the guests have a conflict?"

"Ah, that's not the case. Vice President Bai, did you see the news about the bravery just now?" the cashier asked excitedly.

"Well, I see. So they were talking about this matter? The person who jumped off the bridge to save people is really a hero. I didn't expect such a person to exist today. But what are those guests looking there?" This white-collar beauty is The vice president of Jinjiang Hotel, Bai Lizhen, is the actual manager of the hotel, while the president is the superintendent, so it would be nice to come here four or five times a year.Therefore, Bai Lizhen is one of the best in this hotel. She is in charge of 5.00 employees and runs this big hotel. Therefore, she is still a handsome lady, but, because of this, many men are compared to others, and some men are discouraged. There are some who pursue her, but basically they are flirtatious. Besides, there is absolutely no false rhetoric.There are also some successful businessmen, most of whom are widowed or divorced middle-aged men.Bai Lizhen is very distressed, and has never met the Prince Charming in her heart.Therefore, the usual management is stricter, and she got the nickname of "Ice Lady" among the employees.Today's noon news made Bai Lizhen feel that there are still men worthy of her pursuit in this world.A man who can sacrifice his life to save a stranger by jumping off a bridge is worthy of a woman's trust and dependence. Bai Lizhen feels that she should look for a man like Lin Tao in the future.

Seeing that Bai Lizhen didn't understand the guest's comments, the cashier said in a low voice: "Vice President Bai, the handsome man over there is the hero who stands up for justice in the TV news. There were a few female students who took a photo with him just now and asked him to sign it. on."

"Really? He's that person!" Bai Lizhen looked intently. Although it was just a profile, it made Bai Lizhen's heart skip a beat. Bai Lizhen had worked in restaurants for many years and was very good at spotting people. At the wine table, Lin Tao was sitting in the main seat, and Most of the people focused their attention on him, looking at their clothes. These people seemed to be government officials. Could it be that he is also an official, and his rank is not low.This is the result of Bai Lizhen's observation from a distance.Of course, what Bai Lizhen was interested in was not his official position, but Lin Tao's quality.

The cashier said: "Just now, I asked the waiter over there. The brave man named Lin Tao is also a mayor of Northwest Province. He is really young and promising! By the way, the Northwest news broadcast last night found that The mysterious underground palace is theirs——Xiliang, I remembered, it's Xiliang, and that person is the mayor of Xiliang City."

"The mayor of Xiliang! It's really not easy." Bai Lizhen nodded, and then asked the bar manager to take a bottle of Moutai in [-], and asked the waiter to carry it. She was going to toast Lin Tao.

Lin Tao had just eaten a few mouthfuls of food when Bai Lizhen came here.

"Excuse me, I'm Bai Lizhen, the vice president of Jinjiang Hotel. I heard that you are the hero who has done justice in the news. On behalf of all our hotel staff, I would like to offer you a glass of wine."

Lin Tao smiled wryly in his heart, and said to himself, the effect of this news is still great, a group of students left in front, and here comes another vice president.Lin Tao stood up and shook hands with Bai Lizhen. Bai Lizhen felt an electric current flow from her palm to her body, reaching her heart.Bai Lizhen's heartbeat accelerated obviously, and a blush first appeared on her face.

"Thank you Vice President Bai for the wine. I'm not a hero, but an ordinary person." After Lin Tao finished speaking, he wanted to laugh a little. He estimated that he would have to say this more than a dozen times in the future, which was really troublesome.

"A glass of wine is not enough to express my admiration. It is an honor for Jin Jiang to have you come to Jin Jiang Hotel. In this way, I will treat you to lunch today." Bai Lizhen said generously.

Lin Tao laughed and said, "That's not acceptable. It's for business. How can I lose money? Otherwise, Vice President Bai will give you a discount."

"Okay, then I'll give you a [-]% discount. I'll give you a diamond gold card later, and you can enjoy a [-]% discount at Jin Jiang hotels all over the country for any consumption in Jin Jiang."

"Thank you Vice President Bai for your kindness. I want to stay in Jinjiang. It is our right choice."

"It's great that you live here. The service of our hotel will definitely satisfy you. It seems that you are all government officials. Are you here on business in Shanghai?"

"We are participating in business activities and will stay in Shanghai for five days. I will ask Vice President Bai to take care of me in the future."

"No problem. If you need anything, feel free to contact me. I'm very familiar with things in Shanghai." Bai Lizhen said very enthusiastically. Looking at Lin Tao's face, she felt more and more that Lin Tao was the man she wanted to pursue, but as the mayor , I'm afraid she's already married. Thinking of this, Bai Lizhen's heart becomes bitter again.

Lin Tao only thought that Bai Lizhen's words were polite, but unexpectedly that afternoon, Bai Lizhen took the initiative to find Lin Tao's subordinates to inquire.Bai Lizhen made a phone call on the spot, but she didn't know who to call.Soon the international exhibition hall called and said that the location of the Xiliang booth had been adjusted, from the third floor to the central location on the second floor.The director of the China Merchants Bureau reported this situation to the deputy mayor Jin Hanyu. Jin Hanyu found Lin Tao. Lin Tao really didn't expect that Bai Lizhen was so enthusiastic that she would take the initiative to do things for Xiliang. Maybe, there is really something to beg on Bai Lizhen's head.