Lu Ming grabbed Ding Tou's neck and walked over, reprimanding him. These little bastards, learning bad things at such a young age, they had to be brought to the Public Security Bureau and punished for a few days.
Ding Tou couldn't break free no matter how hard he struggled. Knowing that the person in front of him was a police officer, Ding Tou also gave in. No matter how much he wanted to offend the police, he didn't dare to do so. Sir, I didn't know that this person was your friend, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to offend him. Please don't be calculative with a lowly person like me.
Chief Lu, locking up one person won't solve the problem, it won't solve the root of the problem. Chen Xing glanced at Lu Ming.
That's right, sir, there's no use locking me up. There are many people like me on this street, if you want to catch them all, you have to catch all of them. Ding Tou looked at Chen Xing in surprise, but seeing that Chen Xing's words were beneficial to him, he quickly nodded.
Go home and stay there. If I see you wandering on this street again, I will make you suffer. Lu Ming released his hand and glared at Ding Tou. Ding Tou, who had been released, did not dare to be stubborn anymore. He quickly fled into the distance.
Chief, this area is very chaotic now, these hooligans are fooling around on the street all day, and from time to time, they go to the shops on both sides of the street to eat and drink for free. Small businesses like ours can't operate normally anymore. The boss's wife came to Lu Ming and complained.
Boss's wife, the situation will improve in the future, don't worry. Lu Ming looked a little guilty. The duty of the Public Security Bureau was to ensure the safety of the people. As the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, he was being complained to in front of Chen Xing. It was as if he had been slapped in the face. Even he felt ashamed.
Chen Xing and Lu Ming walked out of the beef shop, the stubbled boss and the boss's wife were still reluctantly seeing them off. County Magistrate, if you have time in the future, please come to our shop more often for a meal, I will give you free meals. The stubbled boss looked very enthusiastic.
Boss, if you really make it free, I really won't dare to come here to eat. Just treat me as an ordinary customer. If I come here to eat, you can charge me however you want. Don't give me special treatment.
Chen Xing and Lu Ming walked along Xinhua Road. Thinking of the enthusiasm of the beef shop owner and his wife, Chen Xing sighed with emotion. These ordinary peddlers' enthusiasm for us officials is because they are afraid of the power in our hands. They don't expect to get anything from us, they only hope that we can use our power to do more practical things for the people. This is precisely our responsibility and obligation as public officials, but we can't even do the most basic thing.
Lu Ming nodded. At this time, as the Deputy Chief of the Public Security Bureau, he didn't know what to say. Lu Ming was conflicted. He wanted to be a good Chief of the Public Security Bureau and do more practical things for the people, but he didn't want to touch the vested interests of a few interest groups. He wanted to be a good Deputy Chief, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to become the Chief. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know how many years he would have to wait.
Director Lu, let's stop here. I will take a car back, you should seriously consider my words. They walked to the intersection of Xinhua Road, and further down was the Cheng Gong Building in the center of the county. Chen Xing stopped here and said.
County Magistrate Chen, do you want me to drive you back?
No, my car is behind.
Oh, I forgot, I forgot, look at my bad memory. Lu Ming suddenly realized that Chen Xing's driver, Zhang Minzheng, had been driving behind.
Watching Chen Xing's car leave, Lu Ming was lost in thought. Chen Xing gave him a multiple-choice question. There were only two options, and he had to choose one of them. Lu Ming knew that this multiple-choice question was a disguised choice. But should he choose to believe Chen Xing? Could Chen Xing help him become the Chief of the Public Security Bureau?
Sitting in the car, Chen Xing was not relaxed at all. Chen Xing found that he was too weak in the Xi Men. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the Xi Men, he needed to win over some people. If he was alone, he would only be excluded from the political situation of the Xi Men. Lu Ming was one of the people that Chen Xing liked.
Lu Ming was one of the people that Chen Xing was interested in. There was also Fang Xiao, the deputy head of the county. A few days ago, when Fang Xiao asked him out for the first time, Chen Xing went to find out more about Fang Xiao. After asking around, he more or less learned some information. Fang Xiao was originally on the same side as Chang Yong, the head of the county. When Chang Yong fell, the people who gathered around him also became like monkeys when the tree fell. They all went to look for new backers. If there were any who didn't know what was good for them, they would most likely be regarded as Chang Yong's diehard loyalists and be suppressed. Fang Xiao was one of them. Among the deputy heads of the county, Fang Xiao was originally very valued. After Chang Yong fell, because he was promoted by Chang Yong, Fang Xiao was quickly marginalized in the county. He basically didn't have any real power, and the people below him also obeyed him on purpose.
The leader of the investigation team from the city was Yang Zhen, the Deputy Chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Maybe he should meet him. Chen Xing thought silently. The investigation team from the city lived in the guesthouse of the County Party Committee. If he wanted to meet Yang Zhen, it would not be difficult.
"Magistrate, do you want to go back to the county now?" Zhang Min turned to ask for Chen Xing's opinion.
"Go to Shanty Town and have a look." Chen Xing suddenly had the idea of going to Shanty Town again.
There was a hill near Shanty Town. Chen Xing asked Zhang Min to drive the car down and climb to the top of the hill. From above, they could see the whole Shanty Town. At first glance, it was a flat, low-rise house.
On the other side of the hill was the tallest building in the center of the county. It was very eye-catching. The hill seemed to separate two worlds.
Chen Xing turned his head and stared at the flat, low-rise house. In the county, this area was called Shanty Town by the people in the center of the city. The people here were actually city people, because they belonged to the county's urban management, and their household registration was also in the county. Compared with the rural people, they had a bright identity — county household registration. But in fact, their life was not necessarily better than that of the rural people, and some even had a harder life.
"Xiao Zhang, if this area is developed, will it become a new urban area?" Chen Xing's eyes were still staring at the bungalows at the foot of the hill.
"Magistrate, in fact, I think whether this area will become a new urban area or not, as long as this area is developed, I'm afraid the people living here will be happy." Zhang Min smiled and touched the back of his head. He used to be a soldier, so he was quite naive.
"Yes, if this area is developed, the people living here will be the happiest. As long as they are happy, it is a kind of affirmation for us officials." Chen Xing smiled and nodded.
"Magistrate, there are not many people like you." Zhang Min laughed.
"Yes." Chen Xing looked back at Zhang Min. "Xiao Zhang, where are you from? Your accent doesn't sound like you are from the south."
"Well, I am from Liao City. After I joined the army, I came here, and then I was selected to drive for the leader."
"Why didn't you think of doing something else after you retired?"
"Magistrate, I don't have much ability, and my education is not high. I don't think I can find a decent job if I go out. Many of my comrades have become security guards in big companies after they retired. Compared to them, I am lucky. At least driving for the leader is not bad." Zhang Min smiled shyly.
"Contentment is happiness. You have a good mentality."
When Chen Xing returned to the county government in the afternoon, he was called by the executive deputy magistrate, Li Zheng. Li Zheng didn't know where he heard that Chen Xing was related to the sensational newspaper report. The deputy secretary of the county committee, Li Shaotong, hated Chen Xing to the bone. Li Zheng heard something and was secretly happy. These two days, he smiled more. The more enemies Chen Xing made in Ximen, the happier Li Zheng was, especially Li Shaotong, who had a lot of real power in the county.
"Comrade Chen Xing, our county's Shanty Town reconstruction project has been reported to the higher-ups. We don't know when the funds from the province and the province will arrive. You have worked in the city and the province before, so you are familiar with the higher-ups. Go and find the leader of the Finance Bureau and see if you can allocate the funds in advance. What do you think?" Li Zheng was gloating in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. He put on a selfless look and discussed business with Chen Xing.
"For the Shanty Town reconstruction project, the province and the city must allocate a certain proportion of funds to us in accordance with the relevant regulations of the central government. I believe this money will not run away.
"Comrade Chen Xing, that's true, but the sooner the money is allocated to our county, the more at ease we can be." Li Zheng glanced at Chen Xing and said with a smile.
Of course, while the higher-ups worked hard to fight for matching funds, we were not idle either. The reconstruction of Shanty Town had been put on the agenda, and the county had begun to prepare for public bidding to attract more social capital to participate in the auction, so that we could raise enough funds for the entire project's reconstruction.
"Well, then I will hand over the work at hand in these two days and go to the city and the province to make some money." Chen Xing nodded and pondered.
"Well, let's contact by phone. If you have any news, call me at any time." Seeing that Chen Xing agreed, the smile on Li Zheng's face became brighter.
"Magistrate Li, if there is nothing else, I will go out first."
"It's okay, it's okay. Comrade Chen Xing, take care." Li Zheng waved his hand with a smile and personally sent Chen Xing to the door.
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