After two or three hours of bumpy terrain, the off-road vehicle finally approached the suburbs of city n.
"Nie Cai, do you want to go back to the city first? The person I'm looking for is not in the city. I'm afraid I can't send you there."
Director Xue rubbed his temples, his voice was a little tired and hoarse.
He was knocked down by people from the Propaganda Department of City D just yesterday, and he still hasn't woken up yet. Moreover, he received the news that Ouyang was in danger early in the morning and rushed to Maopu County in a hurry. It can be said that he was exhausted from running around.
It was fine when we first drove out of Maopu County, but when we drove to the back, we were already confused. Nie Cai looked on with fear.
"It's okay. Director Xue, how about I drive for you? I think your condition is a bit bad...be careful!"
Nie Cai looked at Director Xue with two huge dark circles under his eyes and said with some worry.
Before he finished speaking, he saw Director Xue's head drooping, and the car seemed to have lost control and veered towards the isolation belt of the highway. Nie Cai was so frightened that he quickly shouted a reminder, which only cheered up Director Xue a little.
"Hey, I almost fell asleep... I'm in a bad state."
Director Xue shook his head, breathing heavily.
Now his condition was not only a little bad, it was already very bad. As he spoke, Director Xue's head drooped again, and he was in a trance.
"Come on, Director Xue, please don't drive, let me do it."
Nie Cai couldn't stand it any longer and said quickly: "I'm not in a hurry now anyway, so I'll just go on a run with you."
He returned to n city mainly because he wanted to deal with some matters at the x provincial TV station. He was not in a hurry to say goodbye to Li Wei. It didn't hurt to go back later.
"Is that okay? Aren't you injured?"
Director Xue hesitated and said.
He was really in a daze, but Nie Cai was so seriously injured yesterday and was still lying on the hospital bed in the morning. How dare he let Nie Cai drive.
"It's better than what you are doing now. Drug driving is also a violation of traffic safety regulations."
Nie Cai sighed and said.
His current condition is not very good, but he is still much better than Director Xue. At least he can drive without any problem.
Unlike the provincial highway just now, there are more and more cars in the suburbs, and the risk of driving is gradually increasing. If Director Xue continues like this, there will probably be a car accident.
"Drive slowly... I have set up the navigation, just follow it."
Director Xue no longer refused, but nodded, dragged his tired body and lay down on the passenger seat.
In less than half a minute, he couldn't hold on anymore, completely lost consciousness, and fell asleep.
"It seems it's not easy for anyone..."
Nie Cai sighed, buckled his seat belt, and drove according to the instructions of the car navigation system.
He only knew the scenery in front of CCTV reporters, but he didn't see the hard work they put in behind the scenes, just like Director Xue's current state, which was simply desperate.
The navigation distance was not far, only about ten kilometers. Even though Nie Cai was not very familiar with the road, he drove there in less than half an hour.
"Guanlan Villa Area... the navigation destination should be here."
Nie Cai glanced at the navigation, then looked at the sign at the entrance to the villa area, and muttered to himself, "The tree hole is here."
The destination of this navigation is a villa area in the suburbs of city n, called Guanlan Villa Area. The villa area is close to an artificial lake. It has excellent greenery and is very quiet, so many retired senior cadres come to live here.
He parked the car in front of the gate of the villa area, pushed Director Xue who was sleeping soundly in the passenger seat, and said softly: "Director Xue, we're here."
In the passenger seat, Director Xue seemed to be sleeping soundly as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Director Xue, we are here."
Nie Cai coughed and deliberately raised his voice.
At this time, Director Xue woke up as if from a dream. He seemed startled and said quickly: "Are you here? Where are you?"
"We've arrived at the Guanlan Villa area. Isn't this the place you booked through navigation?"
Nie Cai was a little helpless and reminded.
It had only been half an hour, but Director Xue had already forgotten what he was going to do. He must have been too tired.
"Yes, yes... I came to this Guanlan villa area to see the leader for some work, I almost forgot."
Director Xue rubbed his eyes, yawned, and said, "Just drive directly into the villa. Just tell the security guard to find the owner of Building 10 2a."
Nie Cai nodded and drove directly towards the gate of the villa area. He spoke to the security guard and drove in smoothly.
The car was driving on the main road in the villa area, but at this moment, Director Xue seemed to remember something and exclaimed.
"Oh, no, I'm here to see the leader for business. How can I go empty-handed? How embarrassing."
Director Xue was a little troubled and said: "This old leader used to like to eat red mushroom, a specialty of province x, in the capital. I was thinking of buying some for him this morning, but why did I forget it?"
Visiting someone's home is a very learned thing, and it is rude to come with nothing.
He patted his head in annoyance, sighed, and said, "There is no other way. Just turn around and go out to buy some fruit. It's better than being empty-handed."
There is a small supermarket market at the entrance of the villa area, which should have fruits and other things.
"Erythroblastoma? By coincidence, I happened to buy some last time I went to Mapo Village."
Nie Cai smiled, turned around and searched in the backpack in the back seat, and found a bag of fresh Erythromycin wrapped in plastic bags.
When he was in Mapo Village, he pretended to be a mountain goods merchant, so he bought some Erythroblastoma, not too much, not too little. He originally planned to eat it himself to try it, but now it can be used as a gift.
This kind of souvenir is not the same thing as bribery, it is just a normal transaction of favors, not to mention that Director Xue is here for official business, not for his own private affairs.
"That's great, it's actually fresh Erythroblastoma. This thing is so rare..."
Director Xue's eyes lit up and he said, "I don't have much cash with me. How much did you pay for it? I'll give you the money later."
"It's okay, Director Xue, don't mention the money or not, it's all for work."
Nie Cai smiled and declined.
He has been running around outside and has no idea about his own property. However, plus the patent licensing fee Professor David gave him and the money he made at Ruyi Gambling House last time, it is estimated that it is tens of millions. This little mushroom can Nie Cai didn't even care about how much it cost.
"You're welcome, these are the funds for the column. You can't use your own money to do things for the public... Hey, we're here, park the car."
As he spoke, 10 2a villas arrived, and Director Xue immediately called out, asking Nie Cai to stop the car.
Nie Cai nodded and parked the car in a parking space on the roadside. Director Xue straightened his clothes in the rearview mirror, his face a little nervous.
Whether Director Xue can withstand the pressure this time and broadcast the news about Lanxiang Chemical Plant may be the key to this.
"Let me introduce to you. The person I want to visit this time is my old leader in the capital. He is a bit strict. I am still a little afraid of him... Please send me here. Don't talk for a while and let me talk to you. Just say it."
Director Xue coughed, and then said: "Strictness has the advantage of being unselfish. If I tell him about the situation at Lanxiang Chemical Plant, he will probably support me. The old leader used to hold important positions in the central government, and There are disciples all over the world, let alone the third-in-command of a province, even the first-in-command has to give him face."
"Ok, I see."
Nie Cai's face became serious, he got out of the car with the Erythromycin and nodded.
Even though Director Xue sounded like he was troubling himself, he was actually kind to him.
This old leader used to be a member of the Central Committee and held an important position. Even though he has retired now, his energy is not small. It is estimated that many people would like to visit him but they would not be able to get in. Director Xue introduced himself to him, which can be regarded as a kind gesture.
One more favor and one more path, not to mention the path of the old central leader, which is even more rare.
Director Xue stopped talking, walked to the door of the villa, and pressed the doorbell.
Ding dong… ding dong…
The doorbell rang for a while, and a nanny-looking person opened the door.
"Hey, aren't you Xiao Xue who came to visit just yesterday? Why are you here again?"
The nanny seemed to have some impression of the square-headed Director Xue, so she couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"Aunt Tao, do you still remember me? If you have something to do, I have to go to the old leader. Isn't the old leader at home?"
Director Xue took a look inside the door and asked, "There happens to be some fresh Erythromycin. Let's bring it to the old leader for a taste."
"Here he is, playing Go on the computer in the chess room. He was still talking about how he didn't enjoy playing with you yesterday. He must be very happy that you came today!"
Seeing that she was an acquaintance, the nanny opened the door enthusiastically and led Director Xue and Nie Cai into the house.
"Nie Cai, can you play Go?"
Director Xue walked into the living room, seemed to remember something, and asked.
"Me? I can play backgammon... nothing else."
Nie Cai quickly shook his head and said.
Today's young people are busy playing mahjong and fighting landlords, and some of them can play Go.
"Then you'd better wait in the lobby for a while. The old leader has a quirk when he plays chess. He doesn't like to be disturbed, especially people who don't understand chess or have bad chess baskets."
Director Xue said with a smile, then walked straight up the stairs to the chess room on the second floor.
"Young man, please sit down. There is a cheat fee. The password is eight zeros. You can play on your mobile phone when you need to. It is estimated that they will be in the chess room for most of the day before they can come out."
The nanny, Aunt Tao, brought a cup of tea and put it on the coffee table. She smiled and said, "I'm going to make bone soup with Erythromycin. You can do whatever you want."
"Thank you, Aunt Tao. You can go about your business and don't worry about me..."
Nie Cai nodded quickly and thanked her. After the nanny disappeared into the kitchen, Nie Cai sat half-assed on the mahogany sofa.
Anyway, there was nothing urgent, so Nie Cai simply took out his phone and started scrolling.
The villa uses an h3c wireless router, and the Internet speed is very fast. Nie Cai thought for a while, and simply searched the local forums and Baidu Tieba in D City on the Internet and started browsing.
This is Nie Cai's experience. This kind of local forum is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, and there is even a lack of "well-informed" people. It is very possible to find some valuable news.
"I didn't expect that Boss Xi's network of connections is so complicated. Let alone Maopu County or City D, there are even people in the central government. No wonder it's so difficult to bring down..."
Nie Cai was so fascinated that he couldn't help but sigh. He didn't even know when someone came into the living room...