Heart fire

Chapter 25

On the way to the exhibition, Xi Yang was looking down at his phone.Zhou Tong was worried that he would get motion sickness, so he slowed down on purpose, and finally caught the opportunity at an intersection with poor traffic signals, and asked him when he couldn't open the webpage: "Instructor, how is Teacher Xiang? When can we go?" look at him?"

"Wait a little longer." Xi Yang came back to his senses, rubbed the space between his brows, and looked up out of the window. "I had a skin graft yesterday, and I need to recover for a while. It's not appropriate to go now."

Zhou Tong said "Oh", and didn't know what to say next. He was a little curious about what he saw just now, and he always felt that he had been in a bad mood since he got in the car.

"Teacher, would you like to listen to some music?"

"Okay." Xi Yang replied casually.

Xi Yang did have something on his mind.Just now he has been looking at the local bidding information on the government procurement website. Because the signal is not stable, he flipped through it for a long time. Later, he found that the latest equipment procurement announcement of the Wucheng Fire Brigade was at the end of last year. The content was to purchase two hundred sets of 17 types of fire protection service, with a budget of 220 million.At first glance, there was nothing wrong with the content of the bidding, but if he remembered correctly, he saw at the fire scene that day that the firefighters of the Wucheng Squadron were wearing PBI fire extinguishing suits that were old two years ago.

Two days ago, I heard that the squadron leader was investigated and punished for serious dereliction of duty.The materials of the squadron are generally allocated by the brigade or the detachment, so Xi Yang guessed that he did not know about the quality of the equipment.From the invitation to the preliminary review of the bidding, Anqi (China) Fire Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Anshi Group, won the bid and was also one of the largest exhibitors in this exhibition.

Except for the soldiers who died in a car accident, the Wucheng Squadron had no other serious casualties in the forest fire, so the provincial fire department would not specifically investigate their equipment.Xi Yang is usually not easy to deal with people, and he doesn't know many people well. After several considerations, he decided to ask Zhuo Qunfang for help first, and find a way to retrieve the previous duty records of Wucheng Squadron from the archives department, so as to find more accurate suspicious points. Discuss with Tu Ke again, or report to Yao Hongwei.

Xi Yang is very clear that this is not within his scope of responsibility. Logically speaking, if he finds a problem, he should report it directly to the Military Discipline Inspection Commission or the public security department, and let them investigate and deal with it.Although he saw the quality problem of the equipment with his own eyes, it is not easy to draw conclusions without confirmation. In addition, the bidding did not show any clues. Based on his understanding of the current system and lack of conclusive evidence, he rashly reported it. It may have an impact on the Secret Service and even the intervention team plan that has just started to improve, and bring unnecessary troubles to Tu Ke and Yao Hongwei. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tao Xu doesn't like him, and Yao Hongwei's support for the Special Service , Tu Ke's favoritism towards him has also aroused many discussions behind the scenes.

I hope this is not a fraudulent incident of ignoring the safety of firefighters for profiteering, otherwise he must not ignore it.While he was thinking, a beautiful and familiar sound of music broke into his chaotic consciousness, pulling his thoughts away from his restlessness.

After listening carefully for a while, Xi Yang suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhou Tong who was driving with some surprise.

"This is......"

Zhou Tong didn't realize it.He just turned on the radio casually and tuned to a frequency that was playing a symphony or something. He thought it was beautiful but not noisy, which fit the trainer's temperament.After realizing the reaction of the people next to him, he took a quick look at Xi Yang, and asked without understanding, "Instructor? You don't like to hear this?"

Before Xi Yang could answer, he stretched out his hand to tune the radio station again: "Then change it to another one, I don't know what it is, it's a nonsense."

It's just unintentional, it's just a coincidence.Xi Yang understood in an instant, and quickly stopped him: "No, I like it very much, just listen to this."

Zhou Tong immediately withdrew his hand when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Okay." Then he asked, "What song is this?"

For some reason, Xi Yang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The first act, the waltz."

"Ah?" Zhou Tong didn't understand a word. "Is it an opera?"

Xi Yang smiled: "No, operas have libretto."

"It's a ballet."

"Oh!" Zhou Tong suddenly realized, and then blurted out: "I know, Four Little Swans."

Now Xi Yang laughed out loud: "The Four Little Swans are the image of Li, it has nothing to do with this song."

The trainer wasn't laughing at his ignorance, and Zhou Tong didn't care. He just smiled shyly, trying to keep his attention: "Then what is this song?"

Without thinking about it, Xi Yang said: "This is a ballet in the late French Romanticism period, also known as Coppelia. The heroine Coppelia is a mechanical puppet. The young Franz fell in love with her at first sight and annoyed his fiancée because of it. ..."

Accompanied by the cheerful music and the instructor's melodious voice, Zhou Tong held the steering wheel and looked ahead. He listened very carefully on the surface, but he was really shocked in his heart.

How could he... how could he know ballet?

I admire it even more!

Just like the earnestness and enthusiasm when he first heard him talk about the intervention group, but it was far behind.Even if you can't see it in front of you, you can still hear a complex emotion that is extremely restrained but hard to hide from his voice. It is a deep love. It is impossible to describe his tone of voice and selfless expression in a few words, including the look in his eyes. The brilliance that flashes by is the expression that will only appear when you love something to the extreme. It is cherished, reluctant, strong, full, full of appeal, and it is impossible not to be moved by it.

"...they had a dance, and the man who made Coppelia saw it and decided to put a pair of dancing shoes on her. He asked Franz to go shopping for shoes, and Franz's fiancée was very angry. Stealthily followed them all the time."

Xi Yang talked a lot in one breath, and only after he finished speaking did he realize that his behavior seemed a little out of order, so he paused for a moment and carefully put away his emotions: "This...is the story of the first act. Now this paragraph It happened to be the scene where they danced, the rhythm was very cheerful and very ethnic."

Facing such an instructor, Zhou Tong was at a loss for words again, and could only respond very seriously: "It sounds good, it sounds good. Listening to you, I seem to be able to see the picture of them dancing."

"Concentrate on driving." Xi Yang turned his head away, his flushed face reflected in the car window.

For the rest of the journey, the two of them tacitly didn't speak any more. They suppressed the turbulence in their hearts by enjoying the music, restrained their emotions, let themselves think wildly and didn't want to think carefully about what was wrong with their state at the moment.

Maybe there's nothing wrong with it at all.

When approaching the convention and exhibition center, the roads began to congest, but fortunately enough time was reserved.After wasting 10 minutes of stopping and going, they finally squeezed to the entrance. After showing the guest invitation letter, Zhou Tong and Xi Yang entered the parking lot smoothly and found the parking space reserved in advance.

The exhibition is held every two years. It is the most authoritative and influential fire protection exhibition in the domestic fire protection industry. It has attracted more than 800 domestic and foreign manufacturers, testing institutions and scientific research units to participate in the exhibition. The water rescue flying wing and intelligent fire protection system, as well as the super high-rise water supply fire truck and the long-span high-lift jet fire truck manufactured by Anqi.

The thirteen halls of the convention and exhibition center were all set up for exhibitions. It was hard to find a parking lot. The elevators were packed with exhibitor representatives of different countries and colors. The atmosphere was as grand and solemn as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.In the crowded venue, everyone consciously made way for the two soldiers, staring at them as if paying attention, their eyes full of reverence.Zhou Tong didn't know what he was here for, but he didn't feel nervous at all. He held his head high and followed Xi Yang step by step, feeling extremely proud of being a Chinese soldier like never before.

Passing through the two pavilions, they met Jiang Xu and several other leaders surrounded by them in the guest reception area.

Yao Hongwei didn't come, and when he saw Xi Yang, Jiang Xu was displeased, called him aside, first blamed him for arriving later than himself, and then said: "What happened to the report in the Beilin Daily last time?" What's going on?" He purposely spoke louder and louder, without hesitation about the gazes from his surroundings. "What do you mean 'surviving a fire is the most important task of every firefighter'? I know you are a professional, but what do ordinary people think when you say that?"

Xi Yang said calmly: "We are ordinary people first, and then firefighters, ordinary people..."

"Okay!" Jiang Xu interrupted him impatiently: "Don't show off your big principles to me! Let me tell you, as a fire commander, you must let the common people know that we will always keep their Life safety comes first! Rescue is the most important task of every firefighter!"

Xi Yang didn't speak, and quietly pressed Zhou Tong's clenched fist with one hand.

With Tu Ke not around, Dao Xu wished he could make up for all the face he lost from Xi Yang.And not far behind him, a man with an exhibitor badge hanging on his chest also noticed them at this moment, his eyes froze, and then he said excuse me to the person who was talking with him, and strode over. Quite surprised: "Xi Yang?"

The three looked at him at the same time, and he also saw clearly Zhou Tong beside Xi Yang, and the expression on his face instantly became a little unbelievable: "You are..."

"Long time no see." Xi Yang stretched out his right hand towards him. "Brother Tao."

Seeing that Xi Yang had recognized him, Tao Weinan had no choice but to look away, hold his hand instead, and smiled at the stern-faced Jiang Xu: "Tao team, what a coincidence, this is my old comrade-in-arms " After that, he looked at Xi Yang again, and his tone was three points respectful and seven points joking: "Where is my brother now?"

Xi Yang smiled slightly, showing no emotion.Jiang Xu deliberately introduced from the side: "This is the deputy captain of the Provincial Special Service Brigade, the favorite general of Deputy Yao, and the youngest and most promising officer of our northern firefighting system."

"Hey." Tao Weinan smiled more enthusiastically, but in Zhou Tong's eyes, that smile was quite hypocritical.

"I didn't expect it." Tao Weinan said: "I only heard about a Tu team before, and I have been looking for time to pay a visit."

As soon as Tuke was mentioned, Jiang Xu coughed twice reflexively.

"Xiaoxi." Tao Weinan frowned on purpose as soon as he opened his mouth, and laughed at himself, "Look at me, I'm used to it, I'm so rude."

"Now it's time to call you Team Xi."

"I was rude first." Xi Yang replied lightly: "Mr. Tao."

"Captain Xi is scolding me." Tao Weinan tugged his tie casually, and said with a smile: "I am at best a high-class wage earner, and I can't compare with Captain Xi. I'm already flattered to give you a face and call Brother Tao." He glanced at Zhou Tong. "Team Xi is guarded wherever he goes, and he got to where he is today, thanks to his real skills."

In the face of Tao Weinan's cynicism and sarcasm, Xi Yang's response was still silent.

But at this time, Zhou Tong suddenly stepped forward, looked at Tao Weinan indifferently, and said to Xi Yang: "Instructor, Uncle Yao told you before you came here that you don't need to be too polite to irrelevant people, especially profiteers who want to have relations with the army. waste time."

As soon as these words came out, Tao Weinan's face instantly pulled down.The relationship between Jiang Xu and Yao Hongwei is delicate, so he can only turn a deaf ear to it.Zhou Tong said to Tao Weinan again: "Boss Tao, Team Tu didn't come because he didn't want to deal with you. Our time is also very precious. If you want to sell your company's products, you'd better hurry up and introduce them. Other nonsense No need to say so much. We are soldiers, not businessmen."

Under the seemingly peaceful appearance of the two, undercurrents are raging.At this time, a staff member wearing glasses appeared at the right time, ran over and pressed the Bluetooth headset and said to the people present: "Every leader who participated in the opening ribbon-cutting, please move to Hall No. [-]. Other guests, please take your seats as soon as possible. Work hard!" ..."

"Instructor, let's go." Zhou Tong ignored Tao Weinan and turned to Xi Yang.

Xi Yang also regarded Tao Weinan as air, and didn't even say goodbye: "Okay, let's go."

Everything was ready, and the two sides of the stage in the middle of Hall No. [-] were crowded with media reporters carrying cameras and microphones.Jiang Xu, other provincial and municipal teams, and various leaders of industry associations took the stage together, and stood in a row with the exhibition organizers and representatives of important exhibitors, ready to cut the ribbon.Zhou Tong followed Xi Yang to sit in the first row, blinded by the non-stop flashing lights.

"Learn more from Team Tu." Xi Yang suddenly touched Zhou Tong with his elbow, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Don't imitate his vitriol."

Zhou Tong's face was burning hot, and he made excuses: "Oh. I just...just want to know what he would do if Tu Tu was here, and the lecture team...wouldn't help you."

Xi Yang didn't turn his head to look at Zhou Tong, but just got close to him amidst the noise, and whispered to him: "It's okay, be generous. Not everyone can understand at the age of 19 that 'maintaining self-respect is far more important than being respected by others. Embrace is important'."

"Look at him." Xi Yang looked towards the stage and blinked at the happy-looking Dao Xu. "He's in his fifties. I bet you a box of cookies."

Zhou Tong tilted his head, looked at Xi Yang's side face at a close distance, and heard him say in a bad tone: "He is not as good as you, he must have never read Kennedy's book."