Xi Xiuli reached out and took a cigarette, put it between his lips, and said unclearly: "Fire."
Xi Xiuzhe reached into his suit pants pocket and pulled out a lighter to hand over, saying as he did so, "Got cigarettes but no fire; can't achieve much, Mayor Xi needs to be careful."
Xi Xiuli was in no hurry to respond to Xi Xiuzhe's words, gathered his hands to light the cigarette, took a slow drag, and then looked into the not-so-distant darkening horizon.
