My figure suddenly appeared in the office. Liu Qingji and Secretary Zhang, who were whispering to each other, suddenly noticed me. They stopped their discussion and looked at me in surprise.
Especially Secretary Zhang, he raised his head and shouted, "Who are you?
How did you get in here? "
He had been in a high position for a long time, so he naturally had the prestige of an official.
After he shouted, he raised his head and pressed the hands-free button on the phone next to his desk. It seemed that he was about to call his secretary or his security personnel.
Seeing this, Liu Qingji hurried to stop him and said, "Xiao Zhang, don't rush."
After comforting him, Liu Qingji stood up from his chair and looked at me with a smile. He greeted me warmly and respectfully. "Master Zhang, why did you suddenly come here?"
Secretary Zhang finally noticed that something was wrong and asked Liu Qingji suspiciously, "Chief Liu, do … do you know this person?"
"Haha," Liu Qingji smiled and walked in front of me. He turned his head and introduced us to each other.
"Master Zhang, this is Secretary Zhang of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee. Xiao Zhang, this is an old friend of mine, Master Zhang Wenli. Haha, although Master Zhang is young, his background isn't small. He is the descendant of Zhang Yi of the Pre-Qin Dynasty's School of Vertical and Horizontal. He received Mr. Gui Gu's teachings and has helped me a lot. Speaking of which, you two are from the same family. Haha, let's get to know each other."
I couldn't help but smile in my heart. After the "red-crowned crane spreading its wings" incident last time, Liu Qingji was convinced of my fabricated identity.
Of course, I didn't need to explain, so I just smiled and didn't say anything. On the other hand, after Secretary Zhang heard Liu Qingji's introduction, he enthusiastically walked over and shook hands with me. After a while, he pulled me to sit on the sofa opposite of Liu Qingji.
After sitting down, I remembered how Secretary Zhang called Liu Qingji. I was a bit puzzled and asked, "Chief Liu?"
Before I could finish, Liu Qingji interrupted me with a smile. "Master Zhang, you don't need to be so polite. We're old friends, and I'm about the same age as your father. If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Liu. Don't call me 'old friend'. You're treating me like an outsider."
In reality, the two of us had only met a few times. We were far from being as close as he made us out to be. However, I had something to ask of him today. Since he was trying to get close to me, I naturally didn't reject him. I smiled faintly and said, "Haha, that's fine. I'll accept deferentially and shamelessly call you Uncle Liu.
But Uncle Liu, you don't have to call me Master Zhang. It'll be too much for me. Just call me by my name. "
Liu Qingji laughed. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with my friendly gesture.
After exchanging greetings for a while, I continued the previous topic. "Uncle Liu, I heard from Wang Yongjun that you are in charge of politics and law. It's only been a year, could it be that Uncle Liu has been promoted?"
Liu Qingji hurriedly waved his hand. "We're the screws of the party and the country. We'll go wherever we're needed. There's no need to get promoted … However, my position has indeed been transferred. I'm no longer in charge of politics and law. I'm in charge of Guangdong's government affairs."
Although he spoke in a modest manner, he couldn't hide the joy on his face. It was obvious that Liu Qingji had been promoted. Moreover, from how Secretary Zhang addressed him, it was clear that Liu Qingji's promotion wasn't simple. From a Deputy to a Chief, it seemed like it was only one level, but the significance was extraordinary.
After being modest, Liu Qingji sighed. "I still have to thank you, Wenli. I'm not young anymore. If it wasn't for your help last time, I wouldn't have had this opportunity. Haha, I still have to thank you."
I shook my head and smiled. "Uncle Liu, if you want to thank someone, you should thank Daoist Zhao from Baiyun Monastery. I only helped you a little. The most important thing was Daoist Zhao's exquisite artifact."
"Wenli, don't be modest. Without your help, Daoist Zhao's artifact wouldn't have been enough … Haha, tell me, why did you suddenly come here?" Liu Qingji seemed to be worried that Secretary Zhang was still there, so he changed the topic.
After exchanging greetings for a long time, I was a bit impatient. I quickly replied, "This time, I came to find Secretary Zhang. I want to ask him for a small favor."
"Oh?"
Liu Qingji turned to look at Secretary Zhang and nodded. "We're not strangers. If you need help, just say it."
"Right, right, right." Secretary Zhang also nodded. "Master Zhang, if you have something to say, just say it."
It was really easy to do things with acquaintances. I didn't try to be polite and directly told him about the orchard cellar case. After that, I mentioned the small cauldron. "Among the material evidence, there was a small cauldron. I didn't notice it when I was involved in the case last time. After that, I found out that it was a very useful item to me. I went to the municipal police station to look for it, and they said that Secretary Zhang took it. This time, I came to ask Secretary Zhang for this small cauldron."
Secretary Zhang's face was full of smiles. However, after hearing me mention the small cauldron, his smile disappeared. Even Liu Qingji's smile became awkward.
I knew something had changed, so I asked, "What? Is there a problem?"
Liu Qingji didn't answer. Secretary Zhang's face looked a bit awkward. After hesitating for a while, he said, "It's not a problem, but something happened recently. I'm afraid I can't give this small cauldron to Master Zhang for the time being."
Even though I knew that things wouldn't be so simple, his words still made my heart sink. "What happened?" I asked.
Secretary Zhang seemed a little hesitant, but Liu Qingji said to him, "Wenli isn't an outsider. Moreover, he's a master of metaphysics. Perhaps he can help you with this matter. Just say it."
With Liu Qingji's instruction, Secretary Zhang began to tell me the story.
According to him, in the past year, the economic growth of the Shenzhen area had been restrained, and the development of all the large enterprises in the city had been hindered. In a situation where the national economic situation wasn't bad, Shenzhen was the leader, but the economic development of the last year had dragged down Guangdong Province. This had put a lot of pressure on the leaders of the government.
After listening to him for a long time, I was a little confused. What did the small cauldron have to do with the economic development of the Shenzhen area?
Seeing my frown, Liu Qingji smiled and nodded at me. He signaled me to calm down and let Secretary Zhang continue.
"Since the economic development had a problem, of course, we had to investigate it. However, it was strange that no matter how hard we studied, we couldn't find the root of the problem.
In the end, we came to the conclusion that it was all because of bad luck.
It was true that Shenzhen had a problem with the transformation of its industries. It was a legacy of the rapid development in the early years. However, the problem last year wasn't because of those old problems. It was because of bad luck. The domestic enterprises had problems one after another, and the financial market was attacked. In the end, we were helpless. We couldn't find the problem, and we couldn't find a solution.
Until this year, Mayor Liu came to the capital to find Daoist Zhao of the Baiyun Temple.
He came to Shenzhen to observe the geomancy of the city. He told us that the calamity of Shenzhen didn't lie with the people, but with the Heavens. The dragon energy had dissipated, and the Heavens didn't protect us, which led to all kinds of problems. "
After he finished, I understood. It turned out that was the problem.
I felt strange and asked, "Do you believe Daoist Zhao's words?"
Secretary Zhang nodded. "How could we not believe him?
We have to believe him.
Not only the economists in the city, but also the top economists in the country and even the world. No one could find the root of the problem. If it wasn't a problem with geomancy, what else could it be? "
I nodded. Although Secretary Zhang didn't understand metaphysics, his logic wasn't wrong.
One's life, two's luck, and three's geomancy. The small ones were the people, and the big ones were the country.
In recent years, the country had been prosperous. If this problem appeared, it was most likely a problem with geomancy.
I asked again, "After seeing the problem, Daoist Zhao didn't provide a solution?"
Secretary Zhang shook his head. "Daoist Zhao said that the reason why Shenzhen is so prosperous today is because of the gathering of dragon energy here. It's a place that nurtures the spirit. But now that the dragon energy has dissipated and the Heavens don't protect us, it's not something that can be done by humans. The only way is to make up for the scattered dragon energy. But dragon energy has always existed in the mountains and rivers. Now that the mountains and rivers have lost dragon energy, how can we make up for it?
Sigh! "
At the end of his sentence, he sighed, his face full of regret.
As the official of Shenzhen, Shenzhen was related to his entire career. The regret on his face wasn't fake.
Hearing his sigh, my expression changed slightly. I hesitated for a moment before asking, "May I know when these problems started to appear?"
Secretary Zhang answered listlessly, "It started to show signs at the end of the third quarter of last year, and now it's getting out of hand."
My heart instantly sank.
In the third quarter of last year, it was autumn. It was also at that time that the orchard cellar case happened. In the cellar, I found a magical sacrificial ceremony to turn the Tai Sui into a real dragon vein. Then, under Yan Nantian's arrangement, I took away Xiang Liu and destroyed the sacrificial ceremony, causing the evil sacrificial spirit to appear.
Since then, the incomplete dragon vein had dissipated … Daoist Zhao said that the dragon energy in Shenzhen had dissipated. If he was referring to the incomplete dragon vein, then it wasn't the Heavens who didn't protect us, but a man-made disaster!