There is a quiet courtyard in the east district of Xijing City. The tall red brick walls have turned dark purple over time.
The trees in the courtyard cover the sky, making it look solemn and quiet; there are more than a dozen simple and unpretentious two-story buildings arranged in an orderly manner in the courtyard.
Here is the earliest Provincial Party Committee residential area in Xijing, the famous Provincial Party Committee No. 1 Courtyard.
Although Xijing City is already full of high-rise buildings and has begun to take shape as a modern city, in this prime area where land is at a premium, there is not a single high-rise building around Courtyard A.
It's just one thing to get approval, the main thing is that no one dares to touch this bad luck.
Courtyard A once housed two vice-premiers of the Republic and a vice-chairman of the Military Commission. The villa where they once lived has become an important part of the city's history; their descendants have also lived here, and some people come back every year. Nostalgic.
Although most of the villas in Courtyard A have been vacant all year round, and the current leaders of the provincial party committee and provincial government live in the suburbs, the security and logistics support here have never been lax.
Late at night on August 25, four luxury cars were parked in front of a villa in the southwest corner of Courtyard A.
The first floor of the villa has a layout of four rooms and two living rooms, and the decoration is very simple. In the middle of the living room is an ordinary but quite old willow wood Eight Immortals table.
In the dead of night, it was dark outside the window, and only a dim wall lamp was lit in the living room.
Three serious-looking middle-aged men sat around the Eight Immortals table.
The man sitting at the front seat with a Chinese character face, unibrows, and an air of dignity was Ma Gequan, the eldest of the four brothers of the Ma family. He sat quietly on a wooden chair with a cigarette in his hand.
On Ma Gequan's left hand is the slightly thin Ma Gefei, the third eldest son of the Ma family, and the dark-skinned strong man opposite is Ma Gejian, the fourth eldest son of the Ma family.
The ashtray on the Eight Immortals' table was already filled with cigarette butts, and the smoke filled the living room, which, like the dull atmosphere, was so thick that it made people breathless.
After Ma Gequan coughed a few times, he frowned, put out the cigarette in his hand, and said solemnly: "Fourth brother, how could it be like this? That bastard will die when he dies. He has to do this for a little face." passive,"
The old man of the Ma family looked like water, looked at the silent third brother, and said: "Jiajie has to go, and neither I nor the third brother can stop him."
Magquan said "hmm" and looked at Magufei.
Magufy opened a white book on the table, which recorded the list of people who attended the funeral of Ma Gefei. It could be said to be a review of the power of the Ma family.
He pointed at the names on the list and said with worry: "Brother, we really can't bear it anymore this time. If we bear it any longer, the Ma family will be taken advantage of. These years, you and the second brother have been outside. , The fourth child and I will listen to you and try our best to maintain it without offending anyone. But look at the current situation in Xijing. I have been the director of the department for five years. It will become a joke if I stay in the Transportation Department. The fourth child is here I have been working below for eight years, and I have been at the department level for four years. During the Chinese New Year, you came back and told No. 1 that I would go to the Finance Department and ask No. 4 to return to Xijing to take my place, but the man named Wang was transferred to someone else. Wu, take the position of Finance Minister. The officialdom is full of wolves and wallflowers. People follow us for their own reasons. You just came back. Take a look at the list of people who came to see that little bastard off. There is something missing. It's almost half done. If I keep enduring it, I'm afraid I will be kicked out of Xijing."
Speaking of which, it was a bit irresponsible for Lao Ma to name several children of the Ma family. The pronunciation of the names of the younger brother Ma Gefei and the third child of the Ma family, Mag Fei, are the same, which made the third child of the Ma family feel uncomfortable all the time.
In fact, I can't blame Lao Ma. He can be regarded as his son in old age. The person who named him was an old cadre who was about to leave Xijing to take up an important position. The reason why the four brothers of the Ma family later accepted Brother Ma to return. For the Ma family, the reputation of the veteran cadre's son played a big role.
The four brothers of the Ma family were once known as the four heroes of the Ma family. The eldest brother, Ma Gequan, has been trained by his father since he was a child. He is open-minded and generous in appearance, has a profound mind, has a stable temperament, and is very similar to Lao Ma. At the time of his death, he was already a county-level cadre. He was able to support the Ma family and reach the deputy provincial level when Lao Ma was no longer there. In addition to maintaining good relations with those families who had received favors from Lao Ma, In addition, he also has considerable abilities.
But external forces are external forces after all, and they can only provide convenience within a certain range. Going from the deputy (ministerial) provincial level to the full (ministerial) provincial level is not just a matter of qualifications, academic qualifications, and abilities. It requires support from a higher level. The Ma family's previous relationships seemed to be inadequate.
He is fifty-three years old this year and understands what Ma Gefei means. When he left Xijing to take up his post in Beijing a few years ago, Ma Gequan's mood was far from as depressed as it is now; but after two years as deputy minister in Beijing, Both Mag Fei and Mag Jian felt that their eldest brother had changed.
Now, Ma Gequan's son, Ma Jiajie, is lying in the special care ward of the hospital. His eyes are wide open, his lips and the skin on his body are a strange light green color, and he looks very ferocious.
Famous experts in Xijing's medical field have all come to see Ma Jiajie's condition, but they can only shake their heads and find no solution.
The children of Ma Gefei and Ma Gejian are both studying abroad. Ma Jiajie can be regarded as the first member of the next generation of the Ma family. For him, the two uncles have no selfish intentions and have always been very caring. Seeing Ma Jiajie like this, they were extremely anxious. But Magquan didn't seem to care much.
"Lao San, you go into the sea," Ma Gequan said after pondering for a long time.
Mag Fei suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "Brother, what did you say?"
"I mean, you resign and go to the sea," Ma Gequan looked at Mag Fei with determination and said steadily; "Among the four brothers of our Ma family, you are the one least suitable to be an official. You are naturally good at calculating and courageous. Insufficient, extremely poor coordination, and a serious lack of cohesion. Although you tried your best to bear the responsibilities during the two years that my second son and I left, you couldn't even maintain it. My second son and I have discussed it a long time ago. Our Ma family has accumulated a lot of money over the years. The assets are not a small amount, and it’s time to sort them out. You can’t trust Lao Wu, and I can’t trust him. Now that he is dead, you are the right candidate. Time waits for no one. It may be too late to start sorting it out now. Governor Wang wants to do it. Expressway Investment Company, this is an opportunity. I talked to him before dinner and he agreed in principle that you and Executive Ba will jointly organize it and give you the position of chairman. The fourth brother will come up next month to take over your position as director. "
"General Manager Ba," Magufy's teeth ached with hatred when he thought of this man.
"Now is not the time to argue with such a villain," Ma Gequan shook his head and said to Ma Gejian: "Go back immediately, find a trustworthy person, and take the police in your area to Tianlun Temple. The more the merrier,”
"Okay, I'll go right away." Ma Gejian also stood up. He stopped just after taking two steps, and turned around and said, "Brother means..."
Ma Gequan smiled and said with satisfaction: "Performing a play for the people above, nothing more."
"What's wrong with Jiajie?" Ma Gejian asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Jiajie is fine. 'Miracle Doctor Li Xiang' is in Xijing. He is a member of Governor Wang. You may not know that he has a hospital in Shanghai. There is a patient in there who has the same symptoms as Jiajie. That The patient's identity is more important than Jiajie. Before 'Miracle Doctor Li Xiang' came to Xijing, the patient was already out of danger." Ma Gequan looked relaxed and spoke a little faster; "Lao San Lao Si, in the past few years since my father passed away, The four of us brothers have always been as close as one person, and we have helped each other to achieve the current situation. It is already very good. We have to consider the future of the Ma family. After this incident, some of Jiajie's impetuousness will be removed, and he should be on track. Now, let him practice with Lao San for two years. As long as he is willing to work hard, we can at least help him to your current position before we retreat.
"The Ma family has indeed gone too far in recent years. You have already forced out a provincial governor. This time is no better than last time. You have also seen Wang Xiangjian's tactics. This is not a compromise. We cannot be a stumbling block to the development of Xijing. , Even if Wang Xiangjie does not move, someone will move sooner or later. Now is the right time, because our Ma family is conservative. Although we have missed several development opportunities, it has reserved greater development space for Xijing. Wang Xiangjie also admitted, There are no major environmental problems in Xijing, there is basically no loss of state-owned assets, and the mineral deposits are basically well preserved. This is all due to the contribution of our Ma family. Compared with the over-exploited provinces in the east, in this almost blank area, he has the largest The space for display, common development and common progress is Wang Xiangzhen’s commitment,”
Magefei and Magjian understood that the eldest brother had already reached a tacit understanding with Governor Wang Xiangjian.
Sometimes, being conservative and backward is also a rare resource. From now on, the power of the Ma family, represented by Ma Gejian, will use this resource to fully cooperate with the work of Governor Wang Xiangjian.
At the same time, in the provincial government residential complex on the outskirts, a difficult conversation was going on around the same topic.
"If I don't cure Ma Jiajie's disease, I can't cure it," Zhu Tong firmly refused after hearing what Wang Xiangjie said.
Thirty hours have passed since the "Kajiasir" castle murder case, and Ma Jiajie and Editor Ye have been sent back to Xijing.
Under normal circumstances, even if the diluted Green Tara has been eroded for such a long time, the two people will not be able to survive for long.
Zhu Tong could watch the lives of Ma Jiajie and Editor Ye drain away bit by bit, but Jiang Xiaoyu did not dare.
He and Lama Gergado, the director of the Medicine King Hall of Tianlun Temple, tried their best to keep their condition from getting worse, and to completely detoxify and wake them up, but it was not what he could do.
Lama Gelgado can only configure Green Tara, which has no way to detoxify.
Seeing their anxious expressions, Snow Kuang Monk said that there must be grass within ten steps.
Of course Lama Gergado didn't understand what this meant, but Jiang Xiaoyu did.
He immediately asked people to collect all the plants, minerals, and soil near the dark green bryophytes for research.
In fact, there are only two types, red gravel and red moss. Those soils are also the products of the weathering and decomposition of red gravel.
Ma Jiajie and Editor Ye took the juice of red moss and red gravel powder respectively. One hour later, Ma Jiajie's symptoms changed significantly and the greening process was greatly slowed down. However, Editor Ye's symptoms showed no signs of relief.
So, Lama Gergado made a large amount of red juice for them to take, but the effect was not as good as every time.