After Lu Yiwei walked out of the courtyard of the Municipal Party Committee, he could vaguely see the outline of the giant's figure in the distant mountains and misty clouds. He walked closer and closer, shuttling through the streets and alleys where the morning mist rose. Suddenly, the sun pecked through the dark eggshell, and a bright red sun rose. In an instant, the world was full of colorful lights.
The sun shone on Lu Yiwei's handsome and resolute face. He looked like David under Michelangelo's knife. His deep and sharp eyes stared ahead. His hands were naturally hanging down, and his fists were slightly clenched. Under his calm appearance, there was an uneasy heart.
He did not sleep for the whole night, but he was not sleepy at all. Until now, he felt like he was dreaming. He could not believe it was true. He pinched his thigh hard. After feeling the pain, he suddenly felt like crying. It was not that he was unusually excited because of the promotion, but that everything had happened too suddenly.
Li Ermao had parked the car downstairs, but Lu Yiwei did not notice it at all. He stood there in a daze. He knew that Guo Jinzhu had helped him up not to let him enjoy himself, but to face the crisis and eliminate the impact of the crisis in a short time. This heavy burden was unbearable for him.
How to do it? What to do? How to do it? A series of questions surged in his mind. With his qualifications, would his subordinates listen to him when he went back to give orders? Would the people agree? Would the other county leaders accept it? Would Yan Bugao and Jin Rongguang accept it? If he could not resolve this crisis, where should he go in the future?
Li Ermao saw Lu Yiwei standing there motionlessly and thought something had happened. He quickly got out of the car and whispered to him: "Secretary Lu, are we going back now?"
Lu Yiwei suddenly returned to reality. He stared at Li Ermao for a long time, which scared Li Ermao a lot. He got into the car absentmindedly and waved his hand: "Back to Black Mountain County."
The car slowly drove out of the Municipal Party Committee's compound. When turning a corner, Lu Yiwei saw the sun shining on the national emblem hanging on the Municipal Party Committee's building. It was so solemn and solemn. He stared at it for a long time until it disappeared from his sight …
Back in Heishan County, Lu Yiwei's heart suddenly beat faster. As he got closer to the County party committee building, his heart beat violently like a rattle drum. He pressed his hand to his chest, trying to calm himself down, but he couldn't.
The car stopped. Lu Yiwei leaned against the seat and closed his eyes for a long time. Then he took a deep breath and calmly opened the car door. With his head held high, he strode towards the highest authority in Black Mountain County.
At this moment, almost no one knew about Lu Yiwei's promotion. The staff members who came in and out greeted him casually as usual.
Lu Yiwei never put on airs. Coupled with his young age, no matter who he met, he would always smile faintly. Even if it was a cleaner cleaning the corridor, he would still nod. He gave off a very amiable and approachable feeling. Because of this personality, Lu Yiwei had a good reputation among the public and government officials.
"Secretary Lu, you're early today." A staff member of the County party committee joked, "You're up so early. Did you go for a morning jog with a beauty? Haha."
Lu Yiwei didn't get carried away because he was about to take charge of the work. He smiled and said, "The county is in such a situation, and I still have the mood to go for a jog. You sure are carefree. Were you on duty last night?"
"Of course." The staff member frowned and said, "Secretary Guo of the Municipal Party Committee usually leaves at three or four in the morning. How could a small fry like me dare to leave early? Besides, Secretary Yan didn't come back for the whole night. I dare not leave without permission. "
"What? Secretary Yan didn't come back for the whole night? "Lu Yiwei said with some surprise.
"Exactly. The light in Secretary Yan's office is still on." The staff member said, "Secretary Lu, go up and talk to him later. His body won't be able to take it if he goes on like this."
"Oh, got it."
Lu Yiwei quickly walked up to the third floor. As soon as he turned a corner, he met Yan Bugao's secretary, Xiao Liu. Just as he was about to ask, Xiao Liu said, "Secretary Lu, Secretary Yan wants you to go to his office."
What made Lu Yiwei curious was that Xiao Liu appeared here as soon as he came back. Did Yan Bugao already know? He nodded and said, "Okay."
"Secretary Lu!" Xiao Liu suddenly stopped Lu Yiwei and said in a low voice, "Secretary Lu, Secretary Yan might not be in a good mood. You should comfort him later."
Lu Yiwei walked to the door and raised his hand to knock, but he put it down again. He didn't know what to say to Yan Bugao. It was a bit awkward to meet him like this.
While he was thinking, the door opened. A smile appeared on Yan Bugao's haggard face, and he said in a low voice, "Come in."
After Lu Yiwei entered, he immediately saw that the flowerpot where the yew trees were planted was empty, and in the corner behind the door, a withered and brown yew tree was lying there, on the verge of death. It had completely lost its former splendor.
Yan Bugao walked to his desk and lit up a cigarette. He blew a smoke ring into the air and said, "Yiwei, some things are really too strange. The day before yesterday, that potted yew tree showed signs of coming back to life, but yesterday, it suddenly died. Sigh!"
Lu Yiwei looked at Yan Bugao's sunken eyes, and he suddenly aged a lot. If one looked carefully, white hair appeared on his temples overnight. The ashtray was full of cigarette butts, and there were three or four empty cigarette boxes on the side. His clothes were covered in soot, and he didn't even have time to pat it off. In the past, Yan Bugao was very concerned about his image, and he would never appear with this appearance.
The language of China's officialdom was broad and profound since ancient times. It might seem like he was talking about flowers, but he was actually insinuating himself. Lu Yiwei said, "Secretary Yan, actually, if this flower is fertilized or basked in the sun, it will definitely come back to life. Why did you have to pull it out so early?"
Yan Bugao slowly shook his head, saying, "It's no good. Its roots have completely rotted. Even if there's a way to reverse the situation, there's no way to save it."
Lu Yiwei somewhat sympathized with him, and consoled him, "Secretary Yan, why are you so pessimistic? A tree will die when moved, but a man will live when moved. Even if the tree dies, you will still have a smooth road ahead."
Yan Bugao's expression suddenly changed, and he stared coldly at Lu Yiwei for a full ten seconds. Then, he became weak again, and his hand trembled as he tried to put the cigarette in his mouth, but it fell to the ground. He bent down to pick it up, and fiercely took a few puffs before fiercely stabbing it into the ashtray. Even though it was already completely extinguished, he still fiercely crushed it with his thumb until the cigarette butt deformed.
"Yiwei, do you think I'm a failure?" Yan Bugao asked.
Lu Yiwei looked puzzled, and said, "Why are you talking about this?"
"Answer me!"
Lu Yiwei said without hesitation, "Secretary Yan, up to today, I have been in Black Mountain County for a total of 298 days. In two months, it will be a year. For more than half a year, you have been like my father, silently supporting and encouraging me. It can be said that every time I put forward a plan, you would certainly agree and implement it, and the results were very good. For example, you have been supporting me from the beginning to the end, and without you, I wouldn't have been able to implement it smoothly. So, from my point of view, I have always seen you as a role model, and I respect you very much. "
Lu Yiwei's words were watertight, and quite skillful. It seemed that he was answering Yan Bugao's questions directly, but in fact, he had answered them all.
Yan Bugao's heart warmed after listening, and he nodded repeatedly, and even his eyes were a little moist. He said with emotion, "Yiwei, I have been in Black Mountain County for more than two years, and perhaps this is the first time I have heard the truth. I am very gratified.
"When you first came to Black Mountain County, I actually didn't think highly of you, and I intended to rope you in to work for me. But later on, your performance made me look at you in a different light. You are a very outstanding talent, but in Black Mountain County, your talent can't be fully displayed, and I am responsible for this. "
Yan Bugao continued, "When I first came to Black Mountain County, I had the same passion and dreams as you. I wanted to do something spectacular, and at least not have any regrets for the rest of my life. But as time went by, I became degenerate, and I didn't want to make progress. More often than not, I thought about my own selfish desires, and not development. I thought about it the whole night last night, and everything is clear now.
"Black Mountain County has become what it is today, and I have an unshirkable responsibility. The economy has stagnated, the environment is dirty, the discipline is lax, the public security is a mess, and the people's standard of living is still the same, without the slightest change. Especially in dealing with the SARS epidemic, I was headstrong, self-righteous, and didn't listen to advice, which led to today's tragedy. If I had listened to you back then, maybe things wouldn't be like this today. "
Yan Bugao paused, looked up to the sky, and let out a long sigh. He unconsciously touched the cigarette box, lit it, and continued, "Now that things have come to this, it's too late to say anything. Yesterday, Secretary Guo hit me, but not only did I not hate him, I was grateful to him. He was the one who woke me up with a slap, but it was too late. "
Yan Bugao flipped the draft paper on the table, and said, "Yiwei, the resignation report has been written, and I will go to the city later to personally apologize to Secretary Guo. At the same time, I will strongly recommend you to replace me as the next Black Mountain County County party committee Secretary. "
It seemed that Yan Bugao still didn't know the news. Lu Yiwei didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but he still had to act. He pretended to be surprised and stood up, and said, "Secretary Yan, you can't do this. If you really leave, who can turn the tide at this time and save the people of Black Mountain County?"
Yan Bugao sneered and said, "What our country lacks the most are officials. If I, Yan Bugao, am gone, there will be tens of thousands of Yan Bugao supporting the sky. I have already made up my mind, don't refuse anymore. "
At this time, Lu Yiwei's mobile phone in his pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was Wu Shixun. He knew what the other party wanted to say, but it was not appropriate to answer the phone on this occasion. He hurriedly hung up and was about to say something, but the phone on Yan Bugao's desk also rang.
Yan Bugao moved forward and picked it up. While answering the phone, he kept staring at Lu Yiwei. Slowly, his face became more and more unsightly, and he kept nodding.
Lu Yiwei held his breath and avoided Yan Bugao's eyes.
After a while, there was a "beep beep" sound from the other end of the phone. Yan Bugao still put the phone to his ear, and refused to put it down for a long time. After a while, the phone slowly slid down, and Yan Bugao slammed it on the phone, which shocked Lu Yiwei.
Yan Bugao's hand was still on the phone, but his face became strangely unsightly. His eyes were blurred, and he fiercely took a drag of his cigarette, threw it on the ground, and rubbed it with his foot.
Yan Bugao picked up the phone again and dialed a series of numbers, "Inform the county's fourth team and the leaders of the various units to meet in the conference room in half an hour." After saying that, he hung up again.
"The Municipal Party Committee's Deputy Secretary Zhou Tianxi and the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Minister Zhao Deen are already on their way. I won't inform you, and you will be on time." Yan Bugao said weakly.
Lu Yiwei wanted to say something, but Yan Bugao raised his hand and interrupted, "You can leave first, I want to be alone."
Lu Yiwei returned to his office, and Wu Shixun called again.
"Yiwei, congratulations!" Wu Shixun said cheerfully on the other end of the phone.
Lu Yiwei's heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he didn't feel happy at all. Especially after seeing Yan Bugao's state, the trace of joy in his heart disappeared. "Same to you," he said lightly.
Wu Shixun was in high spirits. Who would have thought that he would have a second spring at the end of his career? It was simply heaven's blessing. He said gratefully, "Secretary Lu, I, Wu Shixun, will remember your words. Don't worry, I know what role I'm playing, and I will do my best to cooperate with you, support you, and be a good assistant."
Lu Yiwei leaned on the windowsill and said, "Magistrate Wu, I will always be a primary school student in front of you, and I will still need your guidance in the future."
Hearing that Lu Yiwei had changed the way he addressed him, Wu Shixun said emotionally, "Secretary Lu is too polite. I hope that the two of us can work together and get through this crisis first. As for the future, everything will be based on your development. "
"Okay, I will wait for you to come back."
Lu Yiwei hung up the phone, feeling incomparably depressed and guilty. It was as if he had taken Yan Bugao's position, but it all happened too suddenly.
The peach blossoms under the building had already sprouted, and some had already sprouted buds. It wouldn't take long for the garden to be filled with peach blossoms, and the fragrance of peach blossoms would spread everywhere.
Zhang Zhiyuan called him as soon as he heard the news. He said, "Yiwei, I won't say too many words of congratulations. Since Secretary Guo trusts you, you have to do a good job. You must show others that you, Lu Yiwei, aren't just an empty shell with flowery but impractical moves. You're the real deal."
With Zhang Zhiyuan's encouragement, Lu Yiwei became full of confidence. He nodded and said, "Secretary Zhang, I know what to do."
Zhang Zhiyuan continued, "The SARS epidemic in Pingkang City is basically under control, but I can't leave now. I still have to guard against a resurgence. Otherwise, I will personally go over to congratulate you. I will remember this toast, and after you have successfully controlled the epidemic in Heishan County, we will have a good drink. Although I can't help you, I can share some of my experiences with you. At this time, don't be afraid of offending people, and don't be afraid of being punished. You must set a negative example, and also a positive example. At the same time, you must be ruthless, or you won't be able to do anything, understand? "
Zhang Zhiyuan's words touched Lu Yiwei very much. Zhang Zhiyuan was like an elder, silently protecting him along the way. Every step, he would always appear in time to help. It was said that it was rare to have a confidant in life, and it was enough to have such a confidant!
No one dared to screw up during this critical time. The county's leading cadres arrived at the conference room early, whispering and discussing. Everyone knew that Yan Bugao was going to be out of luck. Some were happy, some sighed, but they were more concerned about who would succeed him. However, almost no one would look at Lu Yiwei.
Before the meeting, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhou Tianxi, and the Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhao Deen, made an appointment with Lu Yiwei. Both of them were equally shocked when they heard the news. How could Guo Jinzhu violate the procedures to promote such a young leading cadre? But since the chief had spoken, they could only carry it out.
"Comrade Lu Yiwei, let's make a long story short." Zhou Tianxi said, "Due to Comrade Yan Bugao's command error, the SARS epidemic in Black Mountain County has become urgent. After careful consideration, the city has decided to remove Comrade Yan Bugao from the position of Secretary of the County Party Committee. "
"Secretary Guo has explained your situation. If we follow the normal procedures, there will be a lot of procedures to go through. But the situation in Black Mountain County is urgent, and there is no time to delay. You will temporarily be in charge of the Black Mountain County Party Committee. Do you have any objections? "
Lu Yiwei's eyes were focused, and he sat upright. "I will obey the organization's arrangements, and I have no objections."
"Well, if you have no objections, let's start the meeting immediately." Zhou Tianxi turned to Zhao Deen and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
Zhao Deen shook his head.
The discussion in the conference room was endless. At this moment, everyone noticed a detail. A staff member quietly went up to the rostrum and removed Yan Bugao and Jin Rongguang's placards, and replaced them with Lu Yiwei and Wu Shixun's placards.
Suddenly, the conference room was in an uproar. Everyone understood what was going on. Everything was beyond their imagination.
After a while, Zhou Tianxi and Zhao Deen walked in front of the conference room, and the conference room suddenly quieted down. Lu Yiwei and Wu Shixun waited in agony backstage, pricking up their ears to listen to everything outside.
Yan Bugao and Jin Rongguang did not attend the meeting, which was unexpected by Lu Yiwei. He did not know if this was the arrangement of the city, or the opinions of the two. But thinking about it carefully, they also felt embarrassed, and the city was deliberately taking their face into account.
After Zhao Deen read out the appointment decision of the Municipal Party Committee, he invited the two to the rostrum.
The moment Lu Yiwei walked out, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and everyone looked confused. If it was said that they were unusually nervous when they heard the news, they did not feel nervous now.
After Lu Yiwei sat down, he glanced around, and his eyes happened to meet Deputy Mayor Guo Zhenbiao's eyes. Guo Zhenbiao's inverted triangular eyes were already sharp, and at this moment, they looked extremely sinister, full of surprise and jealousy.
According to the meeting agenda, Lu Yiwei and Wu Shixun were supposed to speak. But the current situation was different, and Zhou Tianxi was directly removed.
Next, Zhou Tianxi made an important speech on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee. He said that it was a decision made by the Municipal Party Committee to let Lu Yiwei preside over the work of the County party committee, and let Wu Shixun act as the Deputy Mayor. Lu Yiwei was open-minded and clear, educated and capable, while Wu Shixun had worked in Black Mountain County for nearly ten years, and had rich experience and knowledge of the local situation, so he was completely competent.
He emphasized that since they were selected by the Municipal Party Committee, all the leading cadres must obey the orders. If anyone did not obey, and did not carry out the orders, the relevant responsible person would be held accountable …
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