Throughout the afternoon, Li Yuanlang was restless.

Every time his phone rang, he checked it as quickly as possible.

It's a pity that it's all about work.

On the contrary, the content of Meng Xianxin's phone call related to the whereabouts of Diao Xigui that he was concerned about.

After days of unremitting investigation, there were finally clues about Diao Xigui in a town below Weining City in Ganning Province.

He used to herd sheep at a herdsman's house there, but he suddenly left without saying goodbye three days ago.

There are two possibilities here. One is that someone tipped off Diao Xigui in advance.

Another reason is that Diao Xigui is worried about being found by the police and does not dare to stay in one place for a long time.

But this also makes it more difficult for the police to find him.

After all, Gan Ning Province covers a large area, and finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Li Yuanlang felt more and more that there must be something wrong with Diao Xigui.

Otherwise, why would you go to the remote Gan Ning Province and deliberately hide yourself?

What secret is hidden in him?

All kinds of thoughts filled Li Yuanlang's brain, and anxiety, restlessness, and irritability surged into his mind.

I was lying on the bed tossing and turning, with no intention of resting.

He simply sat up, made a cup of hot tea, walked to the window with the tea cup, and looked into the distance.

At this moment, the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang.

Li Yuanlang's heart sank and he walked over to check the caller number.

It was Fang Zhongqi’s work phone that he was looking forward to.

He didn't use a landline, but a mobile phone. Li Yuanlang suddenly became nervous.

Slowly putting down the tea cup, Li Yuanlang calmed down and answered the question calmly.

"Hello, Fang Chu, I am Li Yuanlang."

"Secretary Li, Secretary Nie wants to treat you to dinner at seven o'clock in the evening. I will pick you up at half past six. Could you please tell me your address?"

Although Fang Zhongqi still had a businesslike tone, it was much better than before.

Putting down his cell phone, Li Yuanlang felt relieved and felt relaxed all over.

Nie Shuanghan invited him to dinner, which shows that his words played a vital role.

This time, Li Yuanlang made the right bet.

Before half past six, Fang Zhongqi called Li Yuanlang and informed him that the car had been parked downstairs of the hotel.

This is a Passat with an ordinary license plate, and it doesn’t look anything amazing.

Moreover, Fang Zhongqi was driving the car himself, and he didn't even show up.

After all, his status is special, and once he shows up, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble.

He does not know others, but others may know him.

Li Yuanlang sat in the passenger seat, with only the two of them, so that he could leave a good impression on Fang Zhongqi.

The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee has a distinguished position in Lanqiao, but it is not easy to stand up to Director Fang.

Sitting in the back seat means treating him as the driver, which can easily arouse Fang Zhongqi's resentment.

If you make him unhappy, you will definitely have no good fruits in the future.

As the old saying goes, sugar is not sweet, but vinegar is very sour.

In the car, Li Yuanlang and Fang Zhongqi didn't communicate much.

The main reason is that they are not familiar with each other, so if they say some innocuous polite words, it is better not to say them at all.

The car was driving in the urban area of ​​Keqi. It was already past the rush hour, and there were still many vehicles on the road, blocking several red lights.

At about 6:50, we drove into a wide yard on the outskirts of the city.

There were armed police guarding the door, but there was no sign.

It’s almost the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The weather in the north is still very cold, the towering trees on both sides of the road are bare, and there is still a layer of white snow on the ground.

The car turned not far on the asphalt road and stopped in front of a gray three-story building.

Fang Zhongqi parked the car and led the way, and the two of them walked in.

At the door, someone took Li Yuanlang's down jacket.

Stepping on the thick and soft carpet, Fang Zhongqi stopped in front of a solid wood double door with gold edges.

Two waitresses wearing red coats and black trousers slowly opened the door.

The room is brightly lit and the decoration is not luxurious but very grand.

On the sofa, Nie Shuanghan was sitting on one side, and opposite him, two people were sitting, talking and laughing happily.

Li Yuanlang took a closer look and saw that one of them he recognized was Guo Ziping, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission.

The man sitting with his hands lowered under Guo Ziping was in his fifties, neither fat nor thin, but very handsome.

"Secretary Nie, Li Yuanlang, Secretary Li is here." After Fang Zhongqi finished speaking, he turned sideways and let Li Yuanlang out.

"Yuan Long is here." Nie Shuanghan did not move, but had a kind smile on his face, "You are familiar with Comrade Ziping, this is Comrade Zhou Jin."

Guo Ziping nodded slightly at Li Yuanlang and said hello.

Zhou Jin stood up and shook hands with Li Yuanlang.

Fang Zhongqi said at this moment: "Secretary, leaders, the food is ready, please take a seat."

"Okay, let's chat while eating." Nie Shuanghan stood up and walked into the inner restaurant with Guo Ziping.

Li Yuanlang walked side by side with Zhou Jin.

When Nie Shuanghan introduced Zhou Jin, he only mentioned his name and did not mention his official position. It must be inconvenient to say it now.

On the round table, Nie Shuanghan is in the middle, Guo Ziping is on the left, Li Yuanlang is on the right, and Zhou Jin is sitting with Guo Ziping lowering his hands.

There are flowers placed in the middle, and delicious dishes are swirling around.

What I drank was Moutai.

Fang Zhongqi took the lead in filling Nie Shuanghan's bowl, while the others poured their own.

Nie Shuanghan first made the opening remarks, "I invite you to come tonight, one to drink and the other to talk."

When Fang Zhongqi saw this, he exited the restaurant and closed the door.

"Let's drink this first."

At Nie Shuanghan's suggestion, several people drank all the liquor in the nine-coin cups.

Putting down his wine glass, Nie Shuanghan pointed at Zhou Jin and introduced to Li Yuanlang, "Comrade Zhou Jin works in the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and is also the leader of the task force."

As expected, Li Yuanlang had already expected this.

Moreover, Guo Ziping showed up, indicating that the theme of tonight's banquet was related to disciplinary inspection.

"Comrade Ziping, please speak first." Nie Shuanghan handed over the right to speak to Guo Ziping.

Guo Ziping straightened his body and said in a measured tone: "Recently, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has received reports from many places, focusing on the illegal activities of Zhongyou Company."

"To this end, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the public security department set up a special task force headed by Comrade Zhou Jin to conduct a secret investigation."

"Next, Team Leader Zhou Jin will report the clues currently available to Secretary Nie."

Zhou Jin nodded, looked around and said: "Secretary Nie, Secretary Guo, Secretary Yuen Long, after preliminary investigation by the task force, it was found that the legal person and general manager of Zhongyou Company are the same person, named Yuan Zhongyou."

"The company was founded five years ago and has been involved in many fields. In such a short period of time, it has quickly accumulated wealth, prospered, and continued to grow."

"However, their success is not based on the benign foundation of fair competition. Instead, they use illegal and criminal means such as suppressing their peers, excluding dissidents, buying and selling by force, threatening and intimidating, and even hurting and harming others. It can be said that they

Every penny earned is stained with the blood of others."

Li Yuanlang frowned and couldn't help but ask: "Zhongyou Company is so rampant and its behavior has been involved in criminal activities. Is there no one to take care of it?"

Zhou Jin explained: "Secretary Yuen Long asked well. The reason why Zhongyou Company is arrogant is because they have several hidden shareholders with unusual identities."

He immediately read out the names of three people, namely Mi Xiaolei, Wan Fanghua and Song Wu.

These three people sounded strange to Li Yuanlang, but when they mentioned their father's identity, he was shocked!

Mi Xiaolei is the son of Mi Dazhi, Wan Fanghua is the daughter of Keqi Mayor Wan Jingtian, and this Song Wu is the second son of Song Enxue.

In other words, these three people are truly the second generation officials of Beijiang Province.

No wonder, Li Yuanlang suddenly realized that when Nie Shuanghan was talking to him, he specifically mentioned Mi Dazhi and Song Enxue.

It turned out that Nie Shuanghan's words were actually testing him.
To be continued...