In an ordinary coffee shop in Wangshan City, Chen Xing came here in advance and booked a small box. After waiting for about ten minutes, Li Ying came over. When she saw that Chen Xing was already there, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. She raised her hand subconsciously and looked at the time. She had come earlier than the time Chen Xing had agreed on.
"No need to look. I came here early on purpose." Chen Xing smiled and asked Li Ying to sit down.
"Secretary Chen, why? I'm not busy with my work, but I have to ask you, a big leader, to wait for me. " Li Ying was puzzled.
"You may be following me. I came here to wait for you first, and then you can leave first. It will be safer this way." Chen Xing smiled slightly.
Li Ying was stunned when she heard this, but soon understood what Chen Xing meant. Chen Xing didn't want the person following her to know that she came to see him. Of course, the premise was that someone was following her.
Li Ying couldn't help but show joy on her face. She had always thought that someone was secretly watching her every move. Why would someone follow her? It could only be explained that it had something to do with her father's car accident, which just showed that the seemingly accidental car accident was not that simple. She now firmly believed that there was a conspiracy behind it, but Chen Xing had never believed it. Now the meaning revealed in Chen Xing's words made her happy.
"Secretary Chen, you also believe that someone is following me, right?" Li Ying looked excited.
It was hard to say whether someone was really following her, but it was never wrong to be more careful. Chen Xing said calmly.
Li Ying smiled and didn't ask anything more. Chen Xing's words were still cautious, but his attitude had changed. This was a welcome change for Li Ying.
"What has Miss Li been doing these days?" Chen Xing asked.
"Nothing much. In addition to going to work, I went to the hospital to take care of my father." Li Ying's face darkened. "I think someone is following me. If I go to investigate the car accident openly, I will definitely find nothing. It will only make the person behind the scenes more vigilant."
"It seems that Miss Li still believes that your father's car accident was caused by someone." Chen Xing glanced at Li Ying.
Yes, I believe that it must be man-made. At first, I didn't dare to think about it, but now I think that there must be a mastermind manipulating things from behind the scenes. My friend was transferred to Goushan County after visiting the family of the driver who caused the accident with me. Doesn't that mean something? Li Ying's voice became louder, as if she wanted to use an even louder voice to prove that she was right.
Miss Li, the walls have ears. Chen Xing looked outside. He didn't know how good the soundproofing of the private room was, but it was obviously inappropriate for Li Ying to speak so loudly.
I lost my composure. Li Ying said apologetically. She looked at Chen Xing and said, "Secretary Chen, I wanted to call Secretary Huang in the evening, but Secretary Huang was not available, so I had to contact you. This is what I wanted to tell you."
I know you can't come to me for anything but your father's business. Chen Xing nodded.
"I want to investigate my father's business in private, but now I suspect that I have been followed, so I can't do anything else. So I can only ask for help from you, Secretary Chen. Otherwise, I can't investigate at all." Li Ying looked at Chen Xing hopefully.
"How do you want me to help you? Investigate for you?" "If it is really like what you said, I will only alert the enemy if I investigate through the official channel. It is better for you to investigate in private." Chen Xing shook his head and said.
Li Ying frowned. What Chen Xing said was not unreasonable. She was a weak woman, and the other party was so vigilant when she investigated in private, not to mention Chen Xing, a dignified secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. If Chen Xing really investigated, it might make things more difficult.
"Do you know what your father was going to report to Secretary Ge Jian-ming in the province that night?" Chen Xing asked.
"I don't know. If I know, maybe things will not be as complicated as they are now." Li Ying had a bitter smile on her face. My dad was working overtime that night and only called home around eight o 'clock to say that he had to rush to Nanzhou overnight. There was an urgent matter. My mom didn't ask much at the time. How could she have known that two hours later, the news of my dad's death would come?
Li Ying's eyes were filled with tears. She forced herself to be strong. "Secretary Chen, is there no other way? Do you really want to let those people behind the scenes get away with it?" "They even dared to hurt a Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. They are so crazy. If these people are not brought to justice, they will only be more lawless and wantonly trample on the law."
"If they really want to investigate, it is not impossible." Chen Xing glanced at Li Ying. Li Ying's stubborn and unyielding eyes made him unable to bear to say anything to hurt her. He thought that he had already discussed with Wu Hansheng about transferring Huang Youliang away. As long as the person who was transferred to replace Huang Youliang could be trusted, he could also secretly investigate Li Yanpei's matter.
Chen Xing did not intend to transfer Lu Ming over. Lu Ming's label was too obvious. Everyone knew that Lu Ming was his trusted subordinate who followed him from Sea City to Nanzhou. If he transferred Lu Ming to Mount Wang, people would immediately be vigilant.
"Secretary Chen, do you have any ideas?" Li Ying's face lit up.
"You'll find out about this later, but your father's matter can't be rushed. We can only take it slow." Chen Xing shook his head. "I asked you to come here tonight for another matter."
"What is it?" Li Ying was slightly stunned.
"How much do you know about the demolition of the old city renovation project in Jiangbin District?
Demolition of the old city renovation project? Li Ying smiled bitterly. "Secretary Chen, I work in the Procuratorate and I really don't know much about those things."
"Do you have a way to find the relocated residents?" Chen Xing looked at Li Ying.
"Find the relocated residents?" Li Ying looked at Chen Xing in bewilderment. "Secretary Chen, isn't it easy for you, a secretary, to find out about such a matter?"
"If I could get someone to investigate, I wouldn't have asked you." Chen Xing shook his head and said.
Li Ying looked at Chen Xing thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, Li Ying vaguely understood what Chen Xing meant. "Secretary Chen, are you going to find out if there's anything fishy about the old city renovation project?"
"Ms. Li, I didn't say that." Chen Xing smiled.
"Leaders like you always like to hide things and deliberately don't make things clear. You're also afraid of letting others know what you're doing. My father was the same when he was the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was always scrupulous." Li Ying looked at Chen Xing. "Secretary Chen, if I were a leader, I would definitely do whatever I wanted and do it openly."
"Ms. Li, are you trying to scold me for being a coward?" Chen Xing smiled.
"No, that's not what I meant." Li Ying was taken aback. She didn't mean to scold Chen Xing. Seeing that Chen Xing was just joking, Li Ying heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Secretary Chen, I just think that you're the leader of the city and you have the highest authority in the city. Do you have to have so many scruples about what you want to do?"
"Ms. Li, why don't you try being the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee?" Chen Xing joked. "When the time comes, you'll know that nothing is as simple as you think."
"Really?" A trace of disapproval flashed through Li Ying's eyes. In the past, she could understand that her father had scruples about everything. After all, her father was only the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. However, Chen Xing was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the top leader of Wangshan City. Obviously, Li Ying couldn't understand Chen Xing's thoughts.
Chen Xing smiled and didn't say anything. Li Ying worked in the Municipal Procuratorate. Logically speaking, her thoughts shouldn't be so simple. However, perhaps because her father was the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, others in the unit would try their best to give in to her and hide some things from her, for fear that she would tell her father. Therefore, Li Ying's thoughts were a little too idealistic.
If high officials could solve problems, the leaders of the central government would not have so many difficulties on the road of reform.
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Ms. Li, do you have any way to solve what I just told you?" Chen Xing asked. After all, Li Ying was a native of Wangshan. Chen Xing still had some hope.
"It shouldn't be difficult to find those relocated residents. I can help Secretary Chen inquire about it." Li Ying said.
"Okay, but you'd better not show up directly." There was a smile on Chen Xing's face.
"I understand. I may be under surveillance now. Secretary Chen, if you want to investigate this secretly, of course, I won't be stupid enough to show up myself. Wouldn't that be more of a hindrance to you, Secretary Chen?" Li Ying smiled. "Don't worry. I'll ask my friends to find out. It shouldn't be difficult."
Chen Xing nodded with a smile. He had just arrived in Wangshan and had no trustworthy people, so he could only inquire about it in this way.
The two chatted for half an hour. Chen Xing asked Li Ying to leave first. More than ten minutes after Li Ying left, Chen Xing left.
The next morning, Chen Xing came to the office early. Shen Huining had come to Wangshan. Chen Xing gave Huang Jianghua a special two-day leave. He was used to calling Huang Jianghua at work, but he was not used to it.
"Chief Wei, come in." Chen Xing picked up the internal phone.
Wei Sida came quickly. Chen Xing looked up and gave an order. "Chief Wei, the Four-Leaf Clover Group of Nanzhou will come to Wangshan for an inspection tomorrow. Go and arrange for the reception."
"Okay." Wei Sida was stunned and immediately nodded. This kind of investment inspection reception should be done by the Municipal Government. However, he thought that it might be a company that Chen Xing had invited with his personal connections, so Chen Xing asked the Municipal Party Committee to receive them. Wei Sida didn't ask much.
"Secretary, is there anything else?" Wei Sida asked again.
"Nothing. You go ahead." Chen Xing waved his hand.
Seeing this, Wei Sida nodded and left. Chen Xing looked at the information on overseas compatriots in Wangshan in his hand. This was brought by Huang Jianghua from the United Front Work Department last time. Chen Xing had put it away and only took it out today to have a look. Encouraging overseas compatriots to actively return to their hometown to start a business and invest was one of the things Chen Xing was going to do. Nanhai Province was a coastal province. In the early days, there were many overseas compatriots who went abroad. Some of them had made certain achievements abroad. These were undoubtedly valuable resources that Wangshan City urgently needed to develop.
United Front Work Department. Chen Xing muttered. He thought of Xu Yuanfei, the United Front Work Department Minister who had been recuperating at home in Northern Yuan for a long time. Chen Xing had not seen him yet. Chen Xing was full of doubts. A member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee had been absent from his post for a long time, and other people in the city were also indifferent. This made Chen Xing very puzzled. He didn't know what Xu Yuanfei was thinking. Even if he was really in poor health, couldn't he recuperate in Wangshan City? What's more, as long as he was not seriously ill, Chen Xing didn't believe that he couldn't even go to work.
After thinking about Xu Yuanfei for a while, Chen Xing stopped thinking about it. Just now, Zheng Jue had called him and confirmed that she would bring people to Wangshan for an inspection tomorrow. Chen Xing naturally welcomed it. The Four Leaf Clover Group was also a strong company. For Wangshan City, which lacked foreign investment, it was extremely important to introduce more foreign capital.
In the morning, he stayed in the office. In the afternoon, Chen Xing came to Fengshan District for an inspection, accompanied by Wu Ning, the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee.
As one of the two central urban areas of Wangshan City, where the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government were located, the municipal construction and urban planning of Fengshan District were passable. The stadium and the convention and exhibition center under construction were the key projects of Wangshan City this year. They had been established since last year, and now the project was about to come to an end. After Chen Xing inspected the stadium and the convention and exhibition center, he suddenly asked to change the itinerary to Fulin Village. The leaders of the district committee and the district government looked at each other.
"Secretary Chen, isn't it a little late to go to Fulin Village at this time?" Wu Ning said from the side.
"It won't be late. It's only three o'clock." Chen Xing looked at the time.
"Right." Wu Ning nodded with a smile and glanced at Zhao Huapeng, the secretary of the district committee, and Deng Da, the district head.
Fulin Village was located at the exit of Wangnan Expressway. It was the only way to enter Wangshan City after getting off the expressway. One had to pass through Fulin Village before reaching the city. Chen Xing still remembered the incident of villagers blocking the road here last time.
At this moment, Chen Xing suddenly changed the original itinerary and said that he wanted to go to Fulin Village, which made Zhao Huapeng, the secretary of the district committee, and Deng Da, the district head, inevitably think too much. The next day, Chen Xing asked the Municipal Party Committee to prohibit the grass-roots government from arbitrarily apportioning fees to the people. It could be seen that Chen Xing was very disgusted with this situation. Now Chen Xing suddenly wanted to go to Fulin Village. Did he want to see if Fulin Village implemented the document of the Municipal Party Committee?
Coming out from the center of the city, they arrived at Fulin Village in more than 20 minutes. Chen Xing did not go to the village, but asked to go directly to the village and visit the villagers' homes.
Xiao Lin Village was next to the township government. It was a village by the road. The farmland next to the road leading to the urban area was basically the collective land of Xiao Lin Village. The rice in the field had already grown ears of rice. Wangshan City had a subtropical climate. There were two crops of rice a year. It was October, the golden autumn. The second crop of rice this year was about to be harvested.
Most of the villagers' homes were two-story houses made of earth and wood. Occasionally, there were brand-new brick houses. Chen Xing and his team stopped at the entrance of the village and walked in.
The car of the Fulin Village government followed behind. Liu Sanan and several village cadres saw that Chen Xing and the other leaders from the city got out of the car. They hurriedly got out of the car, but they did not dare to get too close. Liu Sanan had been disrespectful to Chen Xing last time. Fortunately, Chen Xing did not specifically target him after that. However, when he saw Chen Xing, Liu Sanan could not help but tremble. He did not want to come, but he did not have the guts not to come. Chen Xing came to Fulin Village again. Liu Sanan did not know what Chen Xing was going to do. He was secretly anxious. He was afraid that if the villagers said something, the cadres of the village would be in trouble. Now that Chen Xing came to Fulin Village so suddenly, the village did not even have time to inform the villages in advance and warn the villagers not to say anything.
After the city issued a document prohibiting arbitrary charges, the village did not collect the road repair fee anymore. However, the money collected in the past had already been spent. It was absolutely impossible to return it to the villagers. Liu Sanan's heart was in turmoil.
There did not seem to be many people in the village. Chen Xing said as he walked into the village.
Secretary Chen, many of the young and middle-aged laborers in the rural areas of Wangshan City have chosen to work outside. Most of the villagers are elderly, women and children who stay behind. Wu Ning, the secretary-general of the Municipal Party Committee, said with a smile, "I think Xiao Lin Village is actually not bad. It is close to the highway and not far from the city center. There should be many people working in the city, so there should be a lot of people here. In some rural areas, all the young people in the village have gone out to work. The village is empty, except for some old people.
Therefore, Wangshan needs to develop itself and attract the local young and middle-aged laborers to return. " Seeing a brand-new brick house in front of them, which should have been built not long ago, Chen Xing said with a smile, "Come on, let's go in and have a look."
Chen Xing and his party had attracted the attention of the villagers as soon as they entered the village. Liu Sanan followed behind Chen Xing and the others, looking forward from time to time. On the way here, he had hurriedly called Liu Ming, the village secretary, and asked him to come out quickly. Liu Sanan's purpose was to ask Liu Ming to keep an eye on them, for fear that the villagers would talk nonsense. When he saw Liu Ming's figure, Liu Sanan was a little relieved. Seeing that Liu Ming was only focused on running toward him, Liu Sanan quickly glanced at Chen Xing in front of him. Seeing that Chen Xing and the others were not paying attention to him, he quickly pulled Liu Ming to his side and whispered a few words to him.
In the villager's house, Chen Xing and the others suddenly walked in, which startled the villagers. At first glance, they thought that something had happened when they saw so many people coming.
These were the leaders of the city who had come to visit everyone. Next to him, Liu Ming had already come out. Seeing Chen Xing looking at him in confusion, Liu Ming smiled flatteringly and said, "Secretary Chen, I am the village secretary of Xiao Lin Village."
Liu Ming smiled along. Just now, Liu Sanan had told him who these leaders were. Liu Ming could not remember so many of them at once, but he remembered the most important one. The youngest person in front was Chen Xing, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.
When Chen Xing heard that it was the village secretary, he did not say anything more. Seeing the owner of this family standing aside cautiously, Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. "We just came to the village to take a look. You are the owner of this house. Don't forget who you are.
This is Secretary Chen. He is talking to you. Old Yang, why are you two still standing there? Hurry up and get a chair for the leader. " Liu Ming smiled and urged Yang Jinsheng. The way he looked at Yang Jinsheng was not much better. In his heart, he scolded him for being an idiot.
Hearing Liu Ming's words, Yang Jinsheng's wife came to her senses. She hurriedly got a chair for Chen Xing and the others. Chen Xing and the others had a lot of people, so there were only a few chairs. Seeing that it was not enough, Yang Jinsheng looked hesitant and said, "Let's go next door and borrow a few more.
Brother, you don't have to do that. We can just stand. " Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. He looked around the house. The outside was paved with bricks, but the inside was not decorated. However, this newly built brick house was obviously much better than the wooden houses in the village. At first glance, people could tell that this family was well-off. Chen Xing smiled and asked, "Brother, how are you doing? Do you have any difficulties?"
When Yang Jinsheng heard Chen Xing's words, he looked at the other people around Chen Xing. He did not know what official Chen Xing was, so he did not dare to speak carelessly. He was just wondering why the older people around him did not speak, but this young man in front of him was speaking. Weren't those big leaders all old?
Yang Jinsheng thought randomly. When he suddenly glanced at Liu Sanan, who was looking around, he could not help but shrink his head. He did not dare to speak carelessly. He did not know the other leaders, but he knew Liu Sanan, the village head. He was originally an official from Xiao Lin Village. The surname Liu was a big surname in Xiao Lin Village. The Liu family was the tyrant of Xiao Lin Village. Last time, when he went to the village government to protest against the construction of the road, many people from other villages went. Only Xiao Lin Village did not make a move.
Due to the Liu family's obscenity, no one dared to go.
"Leader, when will the village stop collecting money? We ordinary people don't earn much in a year. The village collects money from us every now and then. We don't even know how much we pay to the village every year. Just look at this house. If it weren't for our children working outside and sending money back home, we wouldn't even be able to afford this house …"
Yang Jinsheng's wife said carelessly, but it gave Yang Jinsheng a fright. He scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? There are so many leaders here, why aren't you pouring water?"
The corner of Liu Ming's mouth twitched. He glanced at Chen Xing and secretly glanced behind him. When he saw that Liu Sanan's eyes were about to devour someone, Liu Ming's scalp went numb. He looked at Yang Jinsheng's wife angrily and secretly cursed her for talking nonsense.
"Brother, is the village still collecting money from you?" Chen Xing's gaze swept across the faces of the others. Finally, when he looked at Yang Jinsheng, he smiled.
Not now. Two days ago, they had just returned the road construction fees. Yang Jinsheng answered carefully.
The road construction fees had been returned. He didn't know if they would collect money again in the future. They had collected money several times a year. It was scary. Yang Jinsheng's wife couldn't help but say another sentence.
"Will you die if you don't say a word?" Yang Jinsheng said anxiously.
"Brother, this is your wife, right? She didn't say anything wrong. You can't stop people from talking." Chen Xing smiled and looked at Yang Jinsheng's wife. Sister, don't worry. In the future, the village will not collect money from you anymore. If you want to collect money again, no matter what the reason is, you don't have to pay. You can even report to the city.
"Really?" Yang Jinsheng's wife's face lit up.
"It's true. If I lie to you, you can point at me and scold me later." Chen Xing said with a smile.
Liu Sanan stood behind and listened to Chen Xing's words. He muttered in his heart. "If the village collects money again, won't Chen Xing be pointed at and scolded by the people?"
Liu Sanan curled his lips. He didn't take Chen Xing's words seriously. As long as the city couldn't solve the financial problem at the grassroots level, collecting money was only a matter of time.
While Liu Sanan was thinking, he suddenly heard a scolding. "Liu Sanan, you bastard. You f * cking slept with my wife. I'm not done with you."
He saw a man in his thirties running in front of him with a kitchen knife in his hand. When Liu Sanan saw the man clearly, he was shocked. "Isn't that Wang Jing's husband, Yang Hai? Damn, when did this bastard come back? How did he know about his wife and him?"
Yang Hai was so angry that he almost vomited blood. After coming back for a long time, he found condoms in the trash can at home. Yang Hai knew something was wrong. He had been out for half a year and just came back today. How could there be condoms in the trash can? After beating up his wife, he was about to go to the village with a kitchen knife to fight Liu Sanan. On the way, he heard someone shouting that the leaders from the city had come for an inspection. People from the district and the village had also come. A large group of people had come.
When he walked to Yang Jinsheng's house, Liu Sanan saw a lot of people gathered in front of him. He knew that the people from the city were here. He immediately cursed. He wasn't sure if Liu Sanan had also come. At this moment, his mind was filled with the idea of fighting Liu Sanan to the death.
Soon, Yang Hai saw Liu Sanan standing behind him. His eyes almost popped out. He raised the kitchen knife and rushed over. "You f * cking son of a b * tch. I'll fight with you today. Who asked you to sleep with my wife? Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're an official."
"This kid is crazy!" When Liu Sanan saw Yang Hai rushing over, he was so scared that he screamed and hid in the crowd. He had completely forgotten about his image. He had also forgotten that the leaders of the city and district were all present. Liu Sanan was about to lose his life, so he couldn't care less.
"Quick, quick, stop him." Liu Sanan screamed in horror.
Outside the door, it was a mess.
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