Lu Yiwei fell asleep. He was too tired. In a daze, he felt something warm and soft wriggling in his hand. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Qiu Yingxue had actually placed her hand on his arm. Their fingers were intertwined and held tightly.
Lu Yiwei tried to break free, but Qiu Yingxue was holding his arm tightly. She turned her head and looked at him with misty eyes. Her gaze was as gentle as water, as if she was a fallen flower that was longing for love, but the heartless river was still flowing. Eyes are the window to the soul. They can express a person's true feelings. Lu Yiwei was not a fool. He knew what she was trying to convey.
Lu Yiwei broke free again. He looked at Nan Chao from time to time, afraid that Nan Chao would see him. But Qiu Yingxue did not care. She did not even care about other people's eyes. After a few rounds, Lu Yiwei broke free. Qiu Yingxue smiled. She ran her fingers through her hair and looked at him. "Have you not been home for a long time?"
Lu Yiwei did not want to talk about personal matters in front of outsiders. He smiled and did not reply.
When they reached the county, Nan Chao asked. "Secretary Lu, where are you going?"
"Public Security Bureau. I will send Secretary Qiu back to his dormitory."
"Okay."
The car entered the County party committee Family Quarters and stopped in front of the dormitory. Qiu Yingxue's face was still red. She looked back and got on the car. When the car was about to start, she suddenly stopped him. "Yiwei, can you come down for a while? I have something to tell you."
Lu Yiwei looked around to avoid being affected. After all, the dormitory was not a stand-alone building. There were other people living around, including many county leaders. Many people stared at him every day. If they saw this scene, they might think too much.
Lu Yiwei did not get off the car. He approached the window and rolled down the glass. "Tell me."
Qiu Yingxue seemed to wake up. She looked at Nan Chao and smiled. "Everything is fine now. You can go." She said and entered the building.
Lu Yiwei let out a long breath and waved his hand.
When he was about to get off the car, he said. "Nan Chao, you …"
Nan Chao understood what he was trying to say and hurriedly said, "Secretary Lu, I didn't hear anything."
The relationship between the leader and the driver was far better than that of the secretary. Lu Yiwei had not spent much time with the driver, but he was trustworthy. He nodded and said, "Let me correct you, we didn't say anything." After saying that, he got out of the car and strode in.
When he went upstairs, his phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was from Qiu Yingxue. "Yiwei, can you go back to the dorm? I'm scared to be alone."
This was a bit ambiguous, and people couldn't help but let their imaginations roam. Just as Lu Yiwei was thinking about how to reply, she sent another message. "That's not what I meant. In this building, other than Director Shen, there's only you and me. Now that you've moved to the Public Security Bureau, it's really scary to guard a building alone."
Lu Yiwei didn't reply. He sat at his desk and picked up today's Xijiang Daily to read. The two provincial meetings were being held, and Governor Zhao Kunsheng was giving a report on the work of the government. The title was: Unite as one, overcome difficulties, and strive to build Xijiang Province into a beautiful, harmonious, and livable new Xijiang.
He used to be a secretary and was very sensitive to words. This title was nothing in the eyes of outsiders, and it could be used anywhere. But in his eyes, it had a different meaning. Unite as one, emphasize unity, overcome difficulties, and make a painful determination. The most interesting thing was the ranking of beauty, harmony, and livable. Putting beauty at the top meant that people's livelihood should be emphasized. Harmony was proposed in the report of the 17th National Party Congress, while livable was still the people's livelihood. It was in line with the speech of Zhang Bingtong, the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, at the Economic Work Conference.
There was a lot of content in it, covering all aspects. He picked out the key points and put ecological construction and tourism development in the key position. This showed that his thinking was highly consistent with the provincial government's. But there was a certain discrepancy with the Provincial Party Committee's. Zhang Bingtong still put urban construction in the key position. He explained in a long paragraph that he wanted to invest 30 billion yuan to build a beautiful city in the province. Zhao Kunsheng only used a very short paragraph and skimmed over it. Instead, he wrote a lot about attracting investment and industrial development. From this, it could be seen that their thinking was not in line.
Of course, the government's report was the elaboration of the Provincial Party Committee's thinking, but it was rare for it to not be in line with the Provincial Party Committee's thinking. At the bottom corner of the newspaper, an inconspicuous news was published: "The third meeting of the 12th Standing Committee has voted to suspend Guo Jinzhu, the former secretary of the Party Working Committee of the high-tech zone, from being a deputy to the National People's Congress."
During this time, there was little news about Guo Jinzhu. It should be that the government deliberately did not say anything. He had also been inquiring about it, but he could not find any news, including Zhang Zhiyuan. No matter what, he was an old leader, and he wanted to meet him very much. Even if it was just once, he would be satisfied.
In addition, the news about his family disappeared at the same time. Lu Yiwei asked Tong Huan to take the initiative to contact Guo Jinzhu's daughter, Guo Yue, but her phone was turned off. It was as if she had disappeared from the world, without a trace. He still had a text message from that strange number in his phone. He was sure that it must be Guo Jinzhu who sent it to him. He wanted to help, but how could he help? There was no way.
Now, Guo Yue was also missing. Where on earth was she? Was she also under control? He had no idea. Maybe it would only surface after the dust of Guo Jinzhu's case settled. If he wanted to help, he could only wait until then.
Just as he was carefully analyzing the situation, his phone rang again. He bent over and saw that it was Shao Zhongjie, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He quickly picked it up.
"Hello, Secretary Shao."
He was ready to be criticized. After all, he had caused such a big trouble. The other party said straightforwardly, "Come to Jiangdong now. Contact my secretary when you arrive."
"Now?"
"Yes, as soon as possible."
After hanging up, Lu Yiwei felt uneasy and panicked. It seemed that he was going to be criticized in person. But his tone was very calm, and it did not sound like he was criticizing him. He could not help but let his imagination run wild. He immediately got dressed, went downstairs, and rushed to the provincial capital.
On the way, Shao Zhongjie's secretary, Lu Wenzhe, called, "Secretary Lu, where are you now?"
"I just left Nanzhou City."
"Oh, then hurry up. When you arrive, go directly to Donghu International Hotel."
Lu Yiwei's heart was in his throat. He asked cautiously, "Director Lu, why is Secretary Shao looking for me?"
"I'm not sure. He only asked me to contact you."
"Is it because of the petition from the people in Long 'an County?"
"I don't think so. It could be. Get ready. We'll talk about it when you arrive."
Figuring out the leader's mind was a compulsory course for secretaries. If he could not pass this course, he would not be a good secretary. Lu Yiwei had worked for several leaders. Although he could not figure out all of them, he could basically understand the meaning of every look and every movement. Otherwise, he would not have been where he was today. He did not have much contact with Shao Zhongjie, so he could not figure it out at all. One thing was for sure: Shao Zhongjie was biased against him and was very close to Liu Zhankui.
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