night.
Outside the Royal Hotel.
A bus drove over and stopped not far in front of the revolving door. The cadres and family members of Jiangnan Province in the hall saw it and walked out one after another.
"The car has arrived."
"Come on, let's get in the car."
"Is anyone else going there?"
"I just made a few phone calls and everyone who wanted to come has gone downstairs."
"Wait a moment, a few kids also said they were going, eh, people are here."
As soon as the elevator door opened, several young men and women arrived in twos and threes. Everyone was gathered, and everyone started to get on the bus one by one. They didn't know whether it was a bus prepared for them by the local people or a bus rented in advance by Jiangnan Province. The seats were barely enough. Ten people can still fit in.
Dong Xuebin asked: "Your parents won't go?"
Hou Wendao: "I made a phone call and fell asleep. I got up too early to catch a plane in the morning."
"Okay, let's get on the bus too." Dong Xuebin and Hou Wen also entered the bus.
"What's wrong? Where are you sitting?" Hou Wen asked when he saw Xie Huilan sitting in the third row talking to a middle-aged woman, surrounded by the mayor's secretary.
Dong Xuebin pursed his lips and whispered: "Sit in the back, we can't chat with them."
Hou Wen laughed and said: "Yes, I agree, then we will be in the last row."
The two sat down, and the last ones who came up were a few young people, who looked to be the same age as Dong Xuebin and Hou Wen. They were no more than three years older and no more than two years younger. There were five or six men and women. They obviously knew Hou Wen. Yes, they seemed to have a good relationship. They all said hello after seeing him. They also sat in the back row or the second to last row one by one, chatting with Hou Wen and others.
"Fumiko is going too?"
"Go, what are you waiting for?"
"I called you during dinner tonight, but you didn't answer the phone."
"Hey, I went out to eat with my classmate, but I didn't hear you."
"Is this your classmate? Can you introduce him to us?"
These young people should all be the children of the leader. It can be seen from the eyes that they look at Dong Xuebin with a bit of force.
"Okay." Hou Wen smiled and said to Dong Xuebin: "Let me introduce you first. This is Secretary Liu's son. This is Mayor Sun's daughter. That is Director Wei's nephew..." After the introduction. back. Hou Wen lowered his voice and said in a choked voice that only he and Dong Xuebin could hear: "I am a bunch of fair-weather friends."
Dong Xuebin nodded, smiled and said to them: "Hello."
Hearing that Hou Wen did not introduce his classmates to them first, but instead introduced them to his classmates first, some of the young men and women looked unhappy. I feel disrespected. Then I heard Hou Wen’s classmate say hello lightly. Several people felt even more uncomfortable. Who is this? Is the shelf quite big
Hou Wen then introduced: "This is my college classmate Dong Xuebin."
Just as he was talking, the bus started driving. Then the leader in front said, "Everyone, I think we should decide on a candidate to lead the team. There are many of us, and our opinions are not unified. Haha, for example, if there are different opinions on where to go just now, it is not conducive to collective action."
A leader said: "I agree."
"Secretary Cheng, you are the senior one here, so you can take charge."
"I can't. Well, my personal suggestion is to go with Mr. Dong Xuebin and Mr. Dong. Mr. Dong is the superior leader, so it's just right. What do you think?"
"OK."
"I don't have any objection either."
Several young men and women were stunned when they heard this, Dong Xuebin? Are you talking about Hou Wen, a college classmate? You guys are writing about the deputy mayor, and you want him, a young man in his twenties, to lead the team? Still agree? What is this all about? And what happened to the superior leaders
Dong Xuebin quickly waved his hands, looked at them and said: "I can't do it. Everyone here is older than me and has more work experience than me. You are all treating me badly. I am here just to eat with my lover. I can’t live without drinking, haha, I can’t bear this heavy responsibility.”
Eating and drinking
Everyone smiled kindly.
Xie Huilan also smiled and said: "My husband is indeed not suitable. You guys are so flattering. I think it is better for Secretary Cheng to lead the team. You are the oldest here."
Secretary Cheng is the secretary of the municipal party committee. He is also the oldest among them and has good popularity, so everyone didn't have any objections when they heard it.
"Old Cheng, please stop being humble."
"Yes, please take it with you sincerely."
I can't push it sincerely, and that's it in the end.
In the back seat, the eyes of several young men and women looking at Dong Xuebin changed, and they realized that this was the husband of Secretary Xie, the leader of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection!
So young
So ugly
Several people looked at each other in astonishment!
A pretty good-looking girl next to her smiled, stretched out her hand and said, "So you are Director Dong. Thank you for meeting me. My name is Han Fang."
Dong Xuebin also shook hands with her and said "Hello."
Han Fang said with a smile: "You are Hou Wen's classmate, and we will all be friends from now on."
"Of course we are friends." Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "You don't need to ask me, just call me Xuebin."
However, several other young people were not so proactive. Maybe they were all about the same age and were all male. Naturally, they had some resistance to Dong Xuebin's achievements and they didn't seem convinced. They really couldn't see what Dong Xuebin was capable of. Being able to marry such a perfect woman as Secretary Xie and sit in such a high position, they all spoke up and pretended not to see him.
Only Han Fang and Dong Xuebin had a good chat.
Hou Wen knew what those fair-weather friends were thinking. Under the protection of their parents, these people were all running rampant in the city. They had always had strong self-esteem and arrogant personalities. Now they met someone who was the same age as them but older than them. The master who is countless times more powerful will inevitably not be able to accept it psychologically. Why can he marry such a beautiful wife? Why can he be such a big official? Definitely not convinced!
Twenty minutes later.
The car arrived at the street where the Lisboa Casino is located.
Everyone got out of the car, but they were divided into several groups. One group of people didn't plan to visit the casino area, but planned to go shopping around. Some people were planning to have free activities, and the other group was going to the casino. Looking outside, Dong Xuebin, Hou Wen and those young men and women were among them.
Xie Huilan came over and said, "Where are you going?"
"Let's take a look at the casino," Dong Xuebin said.
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "Then Sister Sun and I will go to the mall."
Dong Xuebin nodded and said: "Okay, when will we gather?"
"The book says that after an hour, please pay attention to the time." Xie Huilan said.
Xie Huilan left, and the casino was next to it. You could already see the sign. There were about ten people left, and everyone walked over there.
"Quite impressive."
"Yes, it's luxurious enough."
"It's not surprising, it's a legal casino."
Most of the people in their group are family members, and there are no leaders. It is estimated that the higher-level officials are also afraid that others will gossip or cause unnecessary trouble, so they just take a look from a distance and do not follow this group of people. Let's go together.
Han Fang smiled and said: "If it's legal, can we play?"
"You have to ask Xuebin about this." Hou Wen looked at Dong Xuebin.
Dong Xuebin shook his hand and said: "Definitely not. Although there is no clear regulation on family members, it is not recommended. As for cadres, the regulation is that you can only see but not touch. You can go in and look at it, but you can't touch the gambling table. That’s probably what it means.”
A woman in front said: "Then let's go in?"
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "This is no problem."
Another family member said: "Come in, you are here, you have to take a look no matter what."
Seeing that most of the people in this group seemed to be Dong Xuebin, and they asked for his opinion, several young people were unhappy and had even greater objections to Dong Xuebin.
Instead of going directly in, everyone walked around the outside of the casino. After more than ten minutes, they arrived at the main entrance of the casino and climbed the steps. This place is open 24 hours a day, the lights are flashing, and there are a lot of people. Maybe this time is the peak time. You can see a lot of people coming in and out, and everyone can feel the atmosphere from the faces of every gambler. Expectation, madness, despair, all kinds of expressions.
This is the casino!
A place that eats people without spitting out their bones!
As we were lining up to go in, the son of a fellow leader said: "I've been here once before, and the security check here is stricter than customs. Why? Firstly, it's because I'm afraid of cheating. In fact, the most important thing is that I'm afraid that some gamblers will lose. In the future, I will go crazy and do something irrational. When I came here, I saw two people who seemed to have lost all their money. One person turned over the table on the spot and went crazy. The other person cried and cried. The old man is crying like something, forget it, this is a place that eats people. "
Another young man said: "Nine out of ten gambles will result in losses. Of course, even if you win once in a while, you will lose everything if you gamble all the time. It is a matter of probability. It is impossible for the casino to lose money."
"So, I don't understand why they keep sending money in, it's sick."
"It's like being addicted. I can't see clearly. How can money in the casino be so easy to win?"
Several people were overwhelmed by Dong Xuebin's momentum for a long time, and now they also expressed their opinions and expressed their opinions.
Dong Xuebin did not speak or make any comments. He just walked around and observed the surroundings, very curious.
Finally, it was Dong Xuebin's turn for the security check. Several staff members began to scan their bodies with instruments. Cameras, metal objects, and dangerous items were basically not allowed to be brought in. There may be an option to check them in at the airport, but there is no discussion here. There is no room for it.
More than a dozen people passed through the security check one after another.
Dong Xuebin was the last one in the finale. After checking, he passed through a long hall and noticed the cameras at many angles above.
After the promenade is the casino.
But there were still a few people at the door, staring at the faces of the gamblers.
When he saw Dong Xuebin's face, a middle-aged staff member's pupils shrank.
Dong Xuebin also glanced at him, wondering why the other party looked at him like this, and went in without saying anything.
After he left, the staff member immediately picked up the intercom and hurriedly said: "There is something going on in the long hall!" (To be continued.)