At noon the next day, several military vehicles stopped at the Anxi military compound.
At this time, An Zecheng was sitting in the military cafeteria, eating lunch. There were not many dishes on the table, and they were very light, with only two simple side dishes.
“Pah, pah, pah!”
Soon, footsteps sounded. An Zecheng looked up and saw Zhang Xunchen, wearing a clean military uniform, walking in.
"Old An, are you eating?" Zhang Xunchen walked a few steps to An Zecheng and said to him with a smile.
"Old Zhang is here, sit down!" An Zecheng put down his chopsticks and greeted him, "Let's eat together."
Zhang Xunchen sat at the opposite seat, took a look at the dishes on the table, and couldn't help asking: "Your food is too light, how is your health?"
"I'm old now, it's not good to eat a lot of meat and fish all the time." An Zecheng smiled and said, "What do you like to eat? I'll ask the chef to make something for you."
Zhang Xunchen was not polite: "Just anything is fine, I'm not that hungry, haha."
"Okay, I'll show you something good." An Zecheng said, waving to the guard next to him.
"What is it? It's so mysterious?"
"You'll know soon enough."
Soon, the guard brought over a wine jar made of glass and gently placed it on the table.
An Zecheng took two disposable cups, unscrewed the valve at the bottom of the can, and filled two glasses of wine. A rich aroma of wine immediately filled the air.
Zhang Xunchen was also a wine lover. As soon as he smelled the wine, he knew it was good stuff. His eyes lit up: "Wow, good wine."
An Zecheng handed him a glass and said with a smile: "This wine can relax the meridians and promote blood circulation, and also improve sleep. It is quite suitable for us. You can try it."
Zhang Xunchen picked up the wine glass and asked curiously, "Old An, I didn't expect you to make your own wine?"
An Zecheng waved his hand: "I don't know how to make wine, this is...someone gave it to me."
Zhang Xunchen took a sip, and the spicy feeling poured into his throat, followed by the mellow aroma of wine, which lingered on. He couldn't help but exclaim in praise twice.
An Zecheng also called the guards over and brought two plates of peanuts and cucumbers as snacks. The two of them drank the wine and ate the snacks, and the atmosphere became more natural.
After a while, Zhang Xunchen felt that it was about time, so he put down his glass and said, "How about we talk?"
An Zecheng also put down his chopsticks: "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
"Haha." Zhang Xunchen smiled and said, "Old An, don't play dumb. Don't you know what we are talking about? There are no outsiders here, so let's talk openly. Although the matter of the First Army has been dealt with, Jiang Yuanzhen's side is very difficult. Commander Tan is so worried that he can't sleep every night."
Hearing this, An Zecheng nodded, picked up the chopsticks again and took a bite of the food.
After thinking for a long time, he said, "Okay, then I'll make an appointment with Lao Li, and we can have a chat together to ease the tense situation in Longcheng first."
Zhang Xunchen replied: "I think it's OK..."
An Zecheng waved his hand and interrupted him: "But, let me be frank. If you want to cooperate with Lao Li, you can't take advantage of him."
Hearing this, Zhang Xunchen was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "How can that be possible? Aren't we complementary to each other? How can we talk about exploitation?"
An Zecheng looked at him and said bluntly, "You tried to win over Lao Li and acted very close on the surface, but it was nothing more than putting pressure on District 1. Our garrison has done this a lot. To be honest, when Lao Tan wanted to be the deputy commander-in-chief, didn't he do the same thing? Later, when he became the deputy commander, the cold period came immediately. Now that the situation is complicated, we have to go back to him again... Lao Zhang, we are all not three-year-old children anymore. If you keep doing this, Lao Li will have some ideas in his mind."
Zhang Xunchen frowned slightly, was silent for a while and said: "This integration is not something that can be done overnight, it can only be done slowly. But I think the commander-in-chief's attitude has loosened up, otherwise he wouldn't let me come."
Having said this, Zhang Xunchen paused and glanced at An Zecheng's expression.
An Zecheng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Zhang Xunchen picked up the wine glass: "I'll toast you a glass."
An Zecheng clinked glasses with him, and they both drank a little more. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Xunchen stood up, said goodbye, and left the cafeteria.
Not long after he left, An Zecheng took out his cell phone and made a call.
…
Around six o'clock in the evening, An Qiqi found Su Tianyu. The two of them left the Quantong Bureau by car and went to a restaurant in Zhannan to eat.
After sitting in the private room, Su Tianyu picked up the menu and ordered all the dishes that An Qiqi liked.
While waiting for the food to be served, An Qiqi told Su Tianyu everything about Zhang Xunchen's meeting with An Zecheng.
After listening to this, Su Tianyu said somewhat unhappily, "This Commander Tan has mastered this political showmanship. Every time there is a disturbance in Longcheng, he wants to have a meal with us. After the meal, he gets the benefits, and then he walks away without any further movement."
An Qiqi took a sip of her drink and said softly, "Isn't this just a matter of mutual benefit? But, I think Old Tan's attitude is leaning towards this side. At least now he seems to be a bit confrontational."
Su Tianyu thought for a moment and said, "That's true, but my boss may not agree."
An Qiqi winked at him and said, "So, you can take this opportunity to negotiate with him."
The two looked at each other and smiled in collusion.
…
After sending An Qiqi home, Su Tianyu drove to the City Hall and found Li Mingsheng directly.
It was late at night, and the lights in the mayor's office were still on. Lao Li worked diligently and almost treated the office as his home, and everyone was getting used to it.
After Su Tianyu told him the story, Li Mingsheng started to curse: "This Tan Hengqiang always comes to me when he has something to do! He has been using me for nothing for several years. I am not a mistress!"
Su Tianyu chuckled and said, "Leader, we should put forward conditions. This time, we can't let them use it for nothing. At least we have to pay for it."
When Li Mingsheng heard this, he knew that this kid was holding back his fart. He asked with his hands in his hands, "What do you think?"
Su Tianyu leaned forward and said softly: "Leader, this is it..."
The two of them discussed in whispers in the office.
…
Nine o'clock at night, at the military hotel.
Lu Zhen sat in his luxury suite, watching TV programs boredly and smoking cigarettes.
He had been here for two days and had been left alone for two days. It seemed that Old Tan had no intention of talking to him at all. If it dragged on like this, it would not be a good idea.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhen picked up the remote control, changed to a paid channel, and prepared to wake up.
“Boom boom boom!”
At this moment, there was a light knock on the door. Lu Zhen turned off the TV, walked to the door, opened it, and saw his men standing outside.
The two looked at each other, walked into the room and closed the door.
Lu Zhen sat on the sofa and asked softly, "What did you find out?"
The subordinate sat opposite him and whispered, "Boss, I heard that Tan Hengqiang did not deal with Jiang Yuanzhen's matter. Instead, he found someone to secretly contact Lao Li."
Hearing this, Lu Zhen frowned.