Tan Guangde asked: "Secretary-General Huang, tell you when Secretary Zhu is expected to arrive?"

Chu Tianshu said: "Twelve forty."

"Oh no." Tan Guangde said anxiously: "I just checked with Director Lin and the normal time for Secretary Zhu to arrive at the hotel should be around 12:35."

The Director Lin that Tan Guangde was talking about was Zhu Minwen's secretary Lin Dengden. During the years when Zhu Minwen was the mayor, Lin Dengden served as the director of the General Office of the Municipal Government and received a lot of support from Tan Guangde. The two had a good relationship.

According to this, Huang Rushan deliberately delayed it for five minutes.

Chu Tianshu forced himself to calm down and said, "Old Tan, thank you, I understand."

Chu Tianshu looked up at the time in the car. It was now twelve-thirty-thirty. According to normal road conditions, Yi Haitao's arrival time was expected to be around twelve-thirty.

Yi Haitao, who was dozing in the back seat, woke up with a start: "Xiao Chu, what's going on?"

Chu Tianshu said: "Old Tan called me and said that Secretary Zhu will arrive at the hotel around 12:35."

Yi Haitao raised his hand and looked at his watch and asked: "Lao Wan, when can we arrive?"

"Well," Lao Wan looked at the traffic situation and said, "It should be around 12:35."

The Audi car had just gotten off the bridge and was passing an intersection under the bridge when it happened to catch a red light.

Yi Haitao said: "Can you advance a minute or two?"

Lao Wan stared at the jumping numbers at the traffic light and replied firmly: "If everything goes well, there should be no problem."

When the light turned green, Lao Wan immediately started to move, skillfully weaving in and out of traffic. In order to pass a newbie in front of him who started slowly, he even crossed the double yellow line in the middle of the road.

At this time, Chu Tianshu was in a more anxious mood than Yi Haitao. He remembered Ouyang Meimei's warning late on Friday night, and soon realized that this was a small conspiracy in Huang Rushan's murderous plot, and his purpose was to pass these five minutes.

Time, creating conflicts between Yi Haitao and Zhu Minwen, looking for excuses to kick Chu Tianshu out of the city government office.

Zhu Minwen was dissatisfied with Yi Haitao's tardiness, so it was impossible to blame Yi Haitao directly. The most likely possibility was to have Chu Tianshu operated on to serve as a warning to Yi Haitao.

A secretary can't even manage the leader's time well. As Huang Rushan, who presides over the work of the municipal government office, he has every reason to suggest adjustments to Chu Tianshu's work. Zhu Minwen, who is already dissatisfied, will probably acquiesce. Yi Haitao

His prestige and status in Qingyuan official circles will be greatly weakened.

Wan Guoliang relied on the driving skills he had developed in the army to race against time in the traffic. Unfortunately, as soon as he drove to the next intersection, he happened to encounter a red light either early or late. He stepped on the brake and stopped in front of the zebra crossing. It was always good.

He was so angry that he couldn't help but uttered a curse word: "Fuck you."

A red light can last as short as 20 seconds or as long as 40 seconds. There are still three intersections before arriving at Qingyuan Hotel, and there are braking and starting. If this delay continues, most of the five minutes will be spent on the road.

Yi Haitao was still reminding Wan Guoliang to pay attention to safety, but his heart was burning with anxiety.

"Hey, why haven't the lights changed yet?" Wan Guoliang suddenly asked. He has run this section countless times, and he knows the traffic lights at each intersection very well. The red lights that usually feel short are very special today.

of long.

"Damn, what's wrong, why does this red light go on forever?" There was a white Buick parked next to him, probably in a hurry. The driver was a gentle young man, holding a mobile phone in his left hand.

He reached out to the car window, stuck his head out and complained, and honked the horn impatiently.

The red light was counting down, and at the moment when the red light went out and the green light came on, the two cars started almost at the same time. Wan Guoliang was more skilled and rushed out half the car first. The Buick driver was not to be outdone, and the young man stepped on it hard.

The accelerator was used to keep pace with the Audi car, which made Wan Guoliang's attempt to change lanes and overtake difficult to achieve.

Chu Tianshu stared at the jumping numbers on the timetable in the car. The two cars were speeding side by side and rushed to the next intersection in less than two minutes. Unfortunately, the scene that happened at the previous intersection was repeated again.

Red light! Red light again!

The Audi and Buick made a screeching brake sound and stopped side by side in front of the zebra crossing again.

The young man was so anxious that he scolded his mother. His girlfriend, who was in love, took the high-speed train to Qingyuan for the first time. He had to rush to the train station to pick him up. If he delayed any longer, he would be late. In order to explain clearly to his girlfriend, he went to Qingyuan at every check-in.

At intersections, people used their mobile phones to take photos of encounters with red lights.

Yi Haitao's face became increasingly ugly. Chu Tianshu contacted Tan Guangde via text message. Zhu Minwen's car was traveling smoothly and he would arrive at Qingyuan Hotel in about seven or eight minutes.

The time spent waiting for the red light was only a few dozen seconds, but to the people in both cars, it almost felt like a century.

Chu Tianshu asked Wan Guoliang: "Lao Wan, when can we arrive?"

Wan Guoliang glanced at the timetable on the car and said: "After this red light, as long as the next two intersections are no longer red, we should be able to get there in five minutes."

Chu Tianshu asked: "What if the light is still red?"

Wan Guoliang said hesitantly: "Then...it's hard to say."

Chu Tianshu suddenly became nervous, and an ominous thought occurred to him for no reason: Is this just a coincidence?

Yes, this is indeed not a coincidence, but the result of human manipulation!

In an office at the Traffic Information Command Center of the Traffic Police Detachment of the Qingyuan City Public Security Bureau, Gao Daquan and Wu Xinyuan, the deputy leader of the traffic police detachment on duty, stared at the computer and conducted remote control commands.

On the computer screen, it is the real-time traffic conditions on the road where Yi Haitao and Zhu Minwen's cars are.

Under Wu Xinyuan's remote control command, Zhu Minwen's car had a green light all the way and rushed to Qingyuan Hotel as quickly as possible. However, as soon as Yi Haitao's car approached the intersection, the light turned red every time, and Wu Xinyuan also notified

The police on duty artificially extended the time by about ten seconds.

Wu Xinyuan was originally the household affairs section chief of the Beihu Public Security Bureau. During the National Day last year, he was ordered by Hao Jiancheng to track and monitor Chu Tianshu and Leng Xue on Xiufeng Mountain. After Hao Jiancheng was promoted to deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, he was transferred to the city's traffic police

The detachment served as the deputy detachment leader.

Although Wu Xinyuan's level was not mentioned in this transfer, his authority was much greater than that of household registration management in Beihu District. Moreover, he also escaped Han Li's involvement in the illegal household registration case for Qian Kun. Therefore,

Wu Xinyuan was extremely grateful to Hao Jiancheng, and naturally he followed Hao Jiancheng's advice wholeheartedly.

After Huang Rushan learned the news that Zhu Minwen was rushing back, he immediately thought of the trick of using the time difference to kill people with a borrowed knife. He immediately contacted Tang Yifu's secretary Gao Daquan and expressed his idea.

Gao Daquan had long harbored a grudge against Chu Tianshu. After hearing Huang Rushan's thoughts, he immediately reported it to Tang Yifu with added jealousy.

Tang Yifu didn't say anything, just crossed his fingers together.

Gao Daquan saw Tang Yifu's gesture, and of course he understood the leader's intention. He took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the traffic police detachment in person to find Wu Xinyuan. In his office, he stared at the monitoring computer for dispatch and command, in order to stop Yi Haitao's car.

On the way, he was forced to arrive at Qingyuan Hotel after Zhu Minwen.

It could be clearly seen on the computer screen that Yi Haitao's Audi and the young man's Buick were parked side by side in front of the zebra crossing. Gao Daquan glanced at the time on the lower right side of the computer and let go of the pride in his heart. He secretly

He scolded: "Hmph, Chu Tianshu, let's see how many more days you can continue to be so fucking arrogant."

The green light turned on, and the Audi and Buick started off at the same time again, rushing to the next intersection side by side.

Wu Xinyuan stared at the computer screen, used his office phone to talk to the policeman on duty at the next intersection, and ordered him to manually control the traffic lights and adjust the set 30 seconds to 40 seconds.

Gao Daquan interrupted: "No, Wu Detachment, let him adjust it to 60 seconds."

Wu Xinyuan immediately updated the instructions on the phone.

Wu Xinyuan took out a box of Chinese soft drinks, handed one to Gao Daquan, and said with a smile: "Secretary Gao, everything has been arranged. Come, take a break and smoke a cigarette." He then lit a lighter for Gao Daquan.

He was angry and had a humble and respectful attitude, which greatly inflated Gao Daquan's vanity.

Gao Daquan took a sharp sip and couldn't help but sneered. He seemed to have seen Chu Tianshu being kicked out in despair, and even saw Tang Yifu becoming the mayor. He was also promoted and sat on the

Since he was the director of the General Division, many officials were chasing after him to get close to him.

Gao Daquan pointed his finger at the back of Wu Xinyuan's hand and said, "Detachment Wu, you did a good job." He sounded like a leader addressing his subordinates. In fact, in terms of rank, Wu Xinyuan's major major was higher than Gao Daquan's minor major.

Wu Xinyuan said hurriedly: "Secretary Gao, you are too polite. Please take good care of me in the future."

Gao Daquan said generously: "Detachment Wu, don't worry, this matter will be done today, and I will put in a good word for you in Mayor Tang."

Wu Xinyuan immediately beamed. Of course he hoped that Tang Yifu could help him and one day be able to climb into a leadership position at the deputy director level.

Gao Daquan was still proud of himself. He ignored Wu Xinyuan's charming smile and fixed his eyes on the surveillance screen again.

Audis and Buicks speed on the road.

This time, Wan Guoliang and the young man were impatient. They increased the accelerator to the maximum, just to get through the next intersection smoothly.

However, they never imagined that no matter how hard they tried, the intersection ahead was still waiting for them at a red light, and an extended red light at that.

The two cars stopped in front of the zebra crossing again, and the red light stayed on for 30 seconds. Wan Guoliang and the young man put into gear and prepared to start. However, the green light did not light up as they expected, so they had to step on it with their right foot.

On the brakes.
Chapter completed!