Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 609 Investigation

No matter where you travel in the Chongqing area, it all boils down to one word: food.

The most famous foods in Ciqikou are small fried dough twists and glutinous rice cakes.

Small twisted dough sticks aren't really suited to the tastes of northerners, especially after adding Sichuan peppercorns. But glutinous rice cakes are suitable for both the north and south. Holding them in your hands and slowly eating them while walking, they're sweet and chewy, giving you a feeling of happiness.

We took a taxi from Ciqikou back to Yuzhong Peninsula, then went to Eling Park. After getting off, we squeezed onto a bus to Lianglukou and experienced the cable car and the Triumph Elevator. Finally, we took the cable car across the river to the south bank.

This way up is Shangxin Street. Xiaowei found a car, negotiated a price, and chartered the vehicle. The group got in and headed up Nanshan Mountain. At the top of Nanshan Mountain is the Bayu Botanical Garden, but at this time it wasn't called a botanical garden yet; it was called Nanshan Scenic Area, a provincial-level scenic spot in Sichuan Province.

Of course, Xiao Wei and his three companions didn't come up to see any plants or flowers; they were heading to the Anti-Japanese War Relics Museum, located on the north side of the scenic area. It was originally Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters during the wartime capital period. At that time, it was called the Huangshan Wartime Capital Anti-Japanese War Relics Exhibition Hall.

Xiao Hong, Xiao Wei, and Xiao Liu are all quite interested in historical figures and landscapes, while Gazi is open to anything.

You could still drive in here back then, but after 1996 you could only walk in. It's quite large, covering more than 500 acres, and it's built on a mountain. After walking around it, your back and legs would ache.

This place originally belonged to a merchant surnamed Huang. He bought the mountain and turned it into a private garden, transplanting flowers and trees everywhere, so it became known as Huangshan, the Huang family's mountain. After Chiang Kai-shek arrived here, his staff selected the land and bought it to use as his headquarters.

The car could only go as far as the entourage's quarters; beyond that, it was all uphill paths. The four of us, along with the driver, got out and started exploring the mountain road. Chiang Kai-shek's residence was called Yunxiulou, located at the highest point of the entire scenic area. This small villa had a side hall on the first floor, which we had seen in many war movies.

A Western-style horizontal table stood in the room, and a map of the whole country was hanging on the wall. Chiang Kai-shek suddenly pulled back the curtain covering the map and said, "Order!" Two rows of generals immediately stood up. In fact, the room was very small; the generals were less than a meter apart when they stood up, and when they sat down, their backs were against the wall.

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "The place in the movie looked so grand, but it turned out to be so small. It seems that the living conditions of the people back then weren't very good."

Chang'an Factory.

Two taxis were parked at the factory gate.

A group of five people got out of the taxi. The one in the lead squinted and looked up at the factory gate, then tightened his collar.

The gatekeeper poked his head out of the guardhouse and asked, "What are you doing here?"

One of the five men strode to the guardhouse, opened the door, went inside, and flashed his badge in front of the guard: "Discipline Inspection Commission of the Mechanical and Electrical Department, from now on you can't go out or make phone calls. Report anything. Understand?"

……

Let's go back to the night before.

"Dad, just tell me, are you going to do anything about it or not?"

Old Chen glanced at Chen Hui, who was glaring at him, and said, "What can you do if I don't care?"

Chen Hui pouted and said, "I'm going to never talk to you again."

Old Chen laughed and said, "That's all you've got. You're a grown man, about to become a father, and you're still acting like a child."

Chen Hui asked, "So, are you going to interfere?"

Old Chen said, "I called to ask, but it's a bit far, out of reach. Looks like I'm still too low-ranking. How about that? Now you know how important power is, huh? Making you work like it's torture."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, I'll work hard from now on and try to get a higher rank than you in the future."

Old Chen smiled and shook his head, glanced at the time, pondered for a moment, and then picked up the phone.

"Feed? Is this Minister Gao?"

"I am Ko Soo-hoon, and who are you?"

"I am Chen Jianguo from the Northeast Bureau, a high-ranking leader. I'm quite the big shot now."

"Oh dear, Old Chen. Oh dear, this is all over the place. I didn't recognize you. Please forgive me. I never expected you to be in Beijing?"

"No, I'm in Fengtian. Leader Gao, I have a favor to ask of you. Could you see if you can do it? Consider it a favor I owe you."

"What's the matter? Why are you so serious? Are you sure it's something I can handle? You're giving me goosebumps."

Old Chen thought for a moment and said, "I have a nephew who runs a small business and has done quite well. He's a kid from the countryside who single-handedly built a group company in Fengtian, with an output value of tens of millions. These past two days he's in Chongqing, trying to talk to Chang'an Factory about acting as a dealer for cars, but for some reason, a section chief surnamed Yang in the sales department of Chang'an Factory reacted rather strongly."

Without any investigation, they immediately accused my nephew of being a liar and insisted on seeing his business contract with Xiali Factory. That's not all; the real problem is that they wanted the security department to arrest him. To be honest, I don't understand why. Are all the people in your system this arrogant now?

Gao Shouxun paused for a few seconds and said, "That can't be right. I'm confused after hearing what you said. It shouldn't be like this."

Old Chen said, "I didn't mean anything by it, but now that the kid has come to me, I, as his uncle, have to stand up for him. The kid said he wanted the provincial department to issue an official letter to transfer him to Fengtian, but I didn't agree, which would be an abuse of public power."

So after thinking it over, I realized I still have to come to you about this. Brother Gao, I'm not asking for anything else, just have your discipline department investigate. If this person is innocent, then let it go, and I'll explain things to my nephew myself. If there's something wrong, I want to know why he did it.”

Gao Shouxun asked, "Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of this? It's not a big deal."

Old Chen said, "My son went to Chongqing alone, full of excitement to discuss a contract with the Chang'an factory. But without a word, they accused him of being a swindler and threatened to arrest him. Is this a small matter? My son is a member of the Fengtian Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, and he even had a policeman with him. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what happened. Is this a small matter?"

Gao Shouxun took a deep breath and asked, "What's going on with your nephew? I only know your brother is an only child."

Old Chen said, "It's not a blood relationship. Let me put it this way, Brother Gao, if this kid really gets into trouble at the Chang'an factory, I'll cut off all the electricity in Chongqing and report it to the higher-ups."

Gao Shouxun asked, "Brother, are you serious?"

Old Chen said, "I'm serious. If you do this, I'll owe you a favor. Brother, what do we get out of this life? Our children, right? I only have one son. To be honest, my son is a rascal, has no ambition, and is always playing and restless. I'm afraid he'll end up with a bunch of unreliable people and ruin his life."

My nephew is my son's good friend. How should I put it? Excellent. He has a knack for dealing with people. My son has only been with him for less than a year, and he's already showing signs of ambition and working hard. Do you know how I feel, brother? In just over two weeks, I'll be having my grandson. I've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

"I was determined to get involved in this today. But then again, if I really didn't, my son could sneak off to Chongqing tomorrow." Old Chen said, glancing at Chen Hui, who was sitting to the side looking on expectantly. Chen Hui forced a smile at his father.

Gao Shouxun said, "What you've said makes me want to meet you in person. Friends are hard to come by in this life, and friends who can guide you onto the right path are truly precious. Okay, it's not a big deal. I'll send someone over tomorrow and get back to you as soon as possible, okay?"

Old Chen said, "Okay, I'll remember this favor."

Gao Shouxun said, "Stop with the pleasantries. What's the point of remembering favors? A drink is what really matters. By the way, do you have a chance this time?"

Old Chen said, "It's still a long way off, two more years. Besides, who can say for sure about this? Let's leave it to fate."

Gao Shouxun said, "You still need to work hard. Just take one more step towards the capital, and then we can get together more often."

Old Chen said, "I'll try my best. To be honest, I'm quite satisfied with my life now. I'm just waiting to hold my grandson, hahaha."

(End of this chapter)