When Xu Jianguo asked Hou Changli the same questions he had asked Tang Guowei in the meeting room of Fu'an County Government, he confused the guy and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As an old comrade who had been in the position of director for many years, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and at the same time he also guessed Xu Jianguo's identity in his heart.
He really couldn't understand why a group of armed soldiers broke into his office when this was clearly a local matter.
Seeing that Hou Changli still couldn't give his answer, Xu Jianguo didn't waste any words. After a sneer, he waved directly to the guards. Two people came over immediately and lifted him up from the chair.
Then the group walked out of the office building and got into the car, quickly drove out of the Forestry Bureau compound and headed towards the administrative office.
Shortly after Xu Jianguo and his group left, the convoy of the provincial government investigation team led by Zhuang Chunhua drove into the compound of the Forestry Bureau of the Provincial Government.
When they learned that Director Hou Changli had been taken away by a team of soldiers ten minutes ago, everyone was stunned.
Zhuang Chunhua really didn't expect that Xu Jianguo and others would act so quickly, and his brows immediately frowned.
To be honest, he is now particularly curious about Comrade Xu Jianguo from Jingzhou.
After thinking for a moment, Zhuang Chunhua waved his hand and asked everyone to get in the car and head towards the government compound.
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A small canteen in the administrative compound.
The second-in-command, Tang Hezhang, was currently entertaining Tong Xiangfei, the deputy director of the Land Planning Bureau of the Administrative Office, and the two were accompanied by their secretaries.
The three of them were in a small private room in the cafeteria, toasting each other with cups and glasses.
There were eight dishes, a soup, and two bottles of Moutai liquor on the table, one of which was now empty.
Tang Hezhang, his face flushed like Guan Gong, finished another small cup of white wine, patted Tong Xiangfei, who was sitting on his right, and said, "Old Tong, I'm leaving the matter I just mentioned to you! It won't take long, just three months, and I'll be able to get things up and running."
"Boss Tang, since you have spoken, I will definitely give you this face. But you also know the current situation. Three months is the limit on my side, so you must ensure that all problems are resolved before this time!" Tong Xiangfei said.
"That's for sure. I'm absolutely confident. Three months is just my estimate. If everything goes well, it might only take two months to complete."
"Okay, then I'll tell them when I go back this afternoon!"
"Thank you!"
"polite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them clinked their glasses together again and drank it all in one gulp.
The main reason why Tang Hezhang invited Tong Xiangfei to drink today was because of the matter concerning his son Tang Guowei.
According to his and Hou Changli's plan, the forest farm in Sandaliang Village is imperative.
In addition to wanting to help Tang Guowei gain a foothold in the county through this matter, the two old guys also wanted to add some political achievements to their own, and at the same time wanted to make some profits from it.
What the three men were targeting was not the subsequent profits of the forest farm, but the compensation from the state for occupying the village collective land.
Logically speaking, given Tang Hezhang and Hou Changli's current positions, they should not be greedy for this little bit of money, but who made them give birth to such an unpromising son and marry such an unreliable daughter-in-law?
Originally, with Tang Guowei's ability, he was not qualified to be the county magistrate of Fu'an County.
But an incident that happened not long ago made the two fathers decide to use the power in their hands and take risks to help their son and daughter.
One day, Tang Guowei brought his wife Hou Xiaowen to Tang Hezhang's office. As soon as they entered the door, they knelt down in front of him.
Tang Hezhang knew his son's character well. When he saw this, he knew that this kid must have caused him trouble again, and this time the trouble seemed to be quite big.
He looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, and did not immediately ask them to stand up. Instead, he waved to the secretary who was standing beside them in a daze.
Seeing this, the secretary immediately nodded, quickly left the office, and stood guard outside the door.
"Stand up!" Tang Hezhang said with a gloomy face.
Seeing this, the couple quickly stood up. As soon as they stood up, Tang Guowei said, "Dad, you must help us this time!"
"Tell me, what trouble have you caused me again?"
"I...we owe money and can't pay it back!"
"You owe money? How much?"
"One hundred... one hundred and twenty thousand!"
As Tang Guowei finished speaking, Tang Hezhang stood up from his chair and looked at his son in disbelief and shock.
After a long while, he finally asked in a trembling voice, "What did you do? How did you owe so much money?"
It turns out that Tang Guowei and Hou Xiaowen had already developed the bad habit of gambling before they got married, and they met at the gambling table.
The two of them are well-known second-generation officials in the office. Tang Guowei works in the Commerce Bureau and Hou Xiaowen works in the Tax Bureau.
One is the deputy section chief of the Finance Department of the Commerce Bureau, and the other is a clerk in the Audit Department of the Tax Bureau.
They all have stable jobs, and I wonder how many people envy and hate them for having such a good father.
When the two met for the first time at the gambling table, they were both very shocked, because the circle of the second generation of the administrative office was not large, but the two of them had never met in a casino by chance.
There were certainly not as many gambling varieties in this era as in later generations, and gamblers mostly played mahjong, dice, and Pai Gow.
However, because of their status, Tang Guowei and Hou Xiaowen simply disdain to participate in such low-end gambling games. The dealers behind all the casinos have specially opened high-end games for some powerful people.
The various dazzling ways to play made the two of them completely addicted when they participated for the first time.
In order to retain these high-end customers, the dealers behind the casinos made crazy betting in the first week, allowing a group of second-generation officials and powerful people to win a lot of money.
Of course, in order to reflect the authenticity, the dealer deliberately let his younger brothers dress up as guests to participate in the gambling, and deliberately lose money, so that these real guests will think that they have been cheated.
In addition, after losing money, these little brothers did not leave in disgrace, but made a harsh statement to the guests, saying that they would go back to raise money and come back to fight them again after some time.
The dealer's actions invisibly aroused the fighting spirit in the hearts of arrogant second-generation people like Tang Guowei and Hou Xiaowen.
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