The private room was filled with smoke. Just now, only Huang Youliang was smoking. Now, Huang Youliang, Zhang Lixing, Lin Siwei, and the others were all smoking. On the table, there were a few bottles of red wine. Everyone drank until their faces were red. At this moment, they were smoking again.
"Village cadres are trained by fighting, and township cadres are trained by drinking. But what about these city and county cadres?
"In a few days, my good-for-nothing brat will be engaged to Director Zeng's daughter. Come and join in the fun when you have time." Qian Xinlai invited everyone with a smile.
"Oh, you're getting engaged? Mr. Qian, congratulations. " Zhang Lixing laughed when he heard this. "It's a pity that I don't have a daughter. Otherwise, I would marry you.
Mayor Zhang, why don't you marry me when you have grandchildren in the future? " Qian Xinlai also responded with a smile.
"Mr. Qian, let me tell you in advance that I won't be coming to the engagement party. The Provincial Department asked me to report. I will be in Nanzhou at that time, so I won't bother to come back. On the day of the wedding, I will definitely come back to attend this wedding." Huang Youliang laughed.
Everyone was talking and laughing in the private room. The anxiety and worries that Huang Youliang was going to be transferred to the Provincial Department seemed to have disappeared without a trace at this moment. Even Huang Youliang, who drank the most at noon, was now glowing and laughing loudly. His initial uneasiness and irritation seemed to have been evaporated by the fermenting alcohol.
In late autumn, it had been rainy for several days in a row, making the sky in Wangshan City always gloomy.
The next day, Huang Youliang went to Nanzhou City to take up his post. The urging from the Provincial Department forced Huang Youliang to go to Nanzhou as soon as possible. Although he was a little reluctant to leave Wangshan, the city where he could live freely, Huang Youliang knew that a small deputy director like him had no right to disobey the organization's orders. As a member of the system, Huang Youliang knew better than anyone the result of the confrontation between an individual and an organization.
As Zhang Lixing said, they could act like tyrants in Wangshan City, but in the province, they were nothing. Not to mention the province, as long as they left Mount Gaze, even if they were in other cities, they had to behave themselves. They had been operating in Mount Gaze for a long time. Their power was deeply rooted and spread throughout the entire Mount Gaze. That was why they could be so arrogant here.
The candidate to replace Huang Youliang was still vacant. It was unknown whether he would be transferred from the province or promoted from the city. This was also a big question mark in the eyes of Zhang Lixing and his group. They were also busy with this matter, hoping that their small circle could promote someone to take over Huang Youliang's position. This was a happy ending for them.
Outside the window, it was raining continuously. The long-distance vision was not very good. The visibility was less than a kilometer. The Wangnan Expressway, which passed through the high mountains and lofty ridges, was more like a long dragon shrouded in rain and mist, looming. The traffic on the expressway was much less than usual. The cars that passed by from time to time were also much slower than usual.
Captain Chang, the altitude of Wangshan City is relatively high. We came from Nanzhou. Look, it's obvious that the clouds in Wangshan City are much thicker than those in Nanzhou. No wonder it's still raining in Nanzhou, even though it has stopped raining in Nanzhou. On the expressway, a car with a license plate of the Provincial Department was driving. The driver in the front stared ahead as he spoke.
This rain came just in time. Many places in the province were experiencing autumn droughts. This timely rain could be regarded as alleviating the drought in many areas. Wangshan City was a big agricultural city. It was estimated that they could not wait for the rain to continue for two more days. The middle-aged man in the back seat laughed. If Chen Xing saw him, he would recognize him at a glance. This was his old acquaintance, Chang Shengjun.
It didn't matter if it rained for a few more days, but if it kept raining, it would be terrible. For example, the heavy rain in the first half of the year in Nanzhou made people break out in a cold sweat. If it rained a little more, Nanzhou would really be submerged. The young driver laughed.
The two talked along the way. They had already entered the Wangshan section. Not long after, the car arrived at the toll booth at the exit of the expressway. They got off the expressway and drove along the road signs. Chang Shengjun, who had been looking out the window, narrowed his eyes slightly. After three or four hours of travel, they were finally about to arrive at Wangshan City.
"Captain Chang, let's … Hey, look at my mouth. Why can't I change it? I should call you Director Chang." As soon as the young policeman opened his mouth, he made a gesture of slapping himself. He laughed and said, "Director Chang, shall we go downtown directly to the Municipal Bureau in Wangshan or?
First, we go to the Municipal Party Committee. It has not been officially appointed. If we go to the Wangshan Municipal Bureau, people may think we are liars. " Chang Shengjun joked.
The car entered Wangshan City. The young policeman who was driving asked for directions twice and finally found out the address of the Municipal Party Committee. He drove straight to the Municipal Party Committee. Chang Shengjun got out of the car, turned his head and said to the driver, "Xiao Zhou, wait for me downstairs. I'll go up."
Chang Shengjun entered the Municipal Party Committee building without informing Chen Xing in advance. Chang Shengjun intended to give Chen Xing a surprise.
"Secretary Chen, there is a person from the Provincial Department who wants to see you. He says he is your old friend." Huang Jianghua came in and reported to Chen Xing.
"From the Provincial Department?" Chen Xing was stunned. Then he stood up and invited him in.
Huang Jianghua went out and brought him in. When Chen Xing saw him, he pointed at Chang Shengjun with surprise. "Captain Chang, it's you."
"Secretary Chen, you must be surprised." Chang Shengjun was full of smiles.
"Come on, please sit down." At this moment, when Chen Xing saw Chang Shengjun, he completely understood. He had asked Wu Hansheng to pick a reliable person to come to Mountain Gaze, and Wu Hansheng had said that he would pick one for him. He also knew this person. When he asked who it was, Wu Hansheng deliberately kept him in suspense and said that he would know when the time came. Now that he saw Chang Shengjun, how could Chen Xing not understand?
He warmly invited Chang Shengjun to sit down. Chen Xing was also full of smiles. However, this smile did not last long and soon froze. After motioning for Huang Jianghua to go out and close the door, Chen Xing looked at Chang Shengjun. "Why didn't you call me first when you came?"
"I wanted to give Secretary Chen a surprise. I think Secretary Chen definitely did not expect that it was me." Chang Shengjun laughed. "I asked the director not to tell you first. I think Secretary Chen probably did not expect that it was me who was transferred here."
"I didn't think of you for a while." Chen Xing nodded. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said with a smile, "But you really should have called me first when you came here. I would have told you not to come to the Municipal Party Committee to find me."
"Why? Is it a shameful thing for me to come to the Municipal Party Committee?" Chang Shengjun was slightly stunned.
"Yes, it is indeed shameful." Chen Xing nodded and pointed outside. "Wangshan City is full of demons and monsters. I sent Huang Youliang away and asked your leader to pick a reliable person because I wanted to use him as a surprise attack. Look, you haven't officially taken office yet, but you came to me as soon as you arrived in Mountain Gaze. In the eyes of others, it is easy to guess."
"Secretary Chen, has the situation in Wangshan City become so serious?" Chang Shengjun looked serious. From Chen Xing's words, Chang Shengjun also heard something and his face became serious.
"Maybe it is more serious than I thought." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. Before the fog was lifted, no one knew what was going on. However, the problems that were apparent to the public were already very serious.
"Secretary Chen, in this case, I made a mistake before I took office." Chang Shengjun smiled bitterly.
"Since it's here, there's no need to think about it anymore. It's meaningless." Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. "It's my fault that I didn't make it clear when I called Brother Hansheng. I was so busy with other things that I forgot about it."
As Chen Xing spoke, he looked up at the clock on the wall. "You came here after lunch, right?"
"That's right. I set off before 12 o 'clock. When I arrived at Mountain Gaze, more than four hours had passed." Chang Shengjun said with a smile.
"Maybe it's because you drive slowly on rainy days. You can usually arrive in four hours." Chen Xing smiled. "You can stay at the guest house of the Municipal Party Committee tonight. Tomorrow, an expanded meeting of the Party Committee will be held at the Municipal Public Security Bureau to announce your appointment."
As the two of them talked, Chen Xing thought for a moment and said, "Captain Chang, since you're here, have you thought about how to carry out your work in the future?
"No, I don't know the situation in Mountain Gaze yet. It's useless to think too much. I just came here to listen to Secretary Chen's instructions. My leader told me that when I came to Mountain Gaze, I had to listen to Secretary Chen's instructions." Chang Shengjun said with a smile.
Listening to his words, Chen Xing also had a faint smile on his face. Everyone liked to hear nice words. Chang Shengjun said that to express his attitude in advance. Chen Xing was very satisfied when he heard that. It was better to be obedient than to be able to do things. If he had both, he would undoubtedly be the leader's favorite subordinate.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xing said, "I've only been in Mountain Gaze for about 20 days. I don't know much more about Mountain Gaze than you do. However, what I've seen and heard these days makes me feel deeply sad and uneasy."
Chen Xing's face was solemn. The people of Mountain Gaze had a mantra that there were three scourges in Mountain Gaze. One was fines, two were corrupt officials, and three were new cities. You might hear these words in the future. Do you know what they mean by fines?
Which ones? Chang Shengjun followed up on Chen Xing's words and asked.
"It mainly refers to the fines from the Public Security Traffic Police Department. Of course, not all of them. There are others, but most of them are concentrated in the Public Security Traffic Police Department. On the first day I came to Mountain Gaze, I was put in a difficult position. My car was detained by several assistant policemen. Without checking, they directly accused me of driving an illegal car and asked me to pay a fine of tens of thousands of yuan." Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. "This is the first time I've seen the power of arbitrary fines."
"They even dare to detain your car?" Chang Shengjun was shocked. Even if Chen Xing had just arrived at Mountain Gaze, his car should have the license plate of the Nanzhou Municipal Government. The assistant policemen of Mountain Gaze also dared to detain my car. Chang Shengjun had to admit that these people were really bold.
"Not only did they dare to detain my car, but they also directly charged me with a false license plate of the Nanzhou Municipal Government. I have to pay more fines." Chen Xing smiled helplessly. "I'm telling you this because I want to tell you this. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the fine chaos in Mountain Gaze. This kind of situation has existed for a long time. It's certainly not because the subordinates deceive the superiors or act recklessly without authorization. There is an essential reason. You are a new official, so you can use this as a breakthrough in your work."
Chang Shengjun listened carefully. Seeing that Chen Xing had not finished speaking, he did not interrupt and still listened quietly.
"There is another thing. I witnessed a traffic accident at the bus station before. The driver was the son of Qian Xinlai, the chairman of the Xincheng Group. He is the son of Mr. Qian. He killed someone and is still at large. When Huang Youliang was there, I asked someone to call to inquire about the progress. The reply from the Municipal Public Security Bureau was that the family of the deceased had reached a private mediation agreement with the driver who caused the accident." Chen Xing said with a sarcastic look. "You know that I witnessed the traffic accident with my own eyes and have been paying attention to it. How could the Municipal Bureau give me such a reply? Captain Chang, you should know that the situation in Mountain Gaze is not simple."
Chang Shengjun's face was solemn. Chen Xing simplified the complexity and only used two things that he had personally experienced as examples, but Chang Shengjun could understand Chen Xing's intention. At first glance, these two things might not sound like a big deal, but Chang Shengjun outlined the image of a lawless, chaotic, and disorderly Mountain Gaze public security system.
Seeing Chang Shengjun's serious face, Chen Xing laughed. "Captain Chang, are you frightened by the difficulties?
Since you are here, you should take things as they come. If you were a coward, you wouldn't have chosen to wear this police uniform. " Chang Shengjun laughed.
"Well, it's fine as long as you have this confidence. There are difficulties, but you must firmly believe that light will always overcome darkness." Chen Xing smiled. "You have just arrived. In the evening, I have prepared a banquet at the Municipal Party Committee to welcome you."
"Secretary Chen, don't bother. Let's just eat on the side of the road." Chang Shengjun laughed and looked at the time. "Secretary Chen, it's still early. I want to take a walk in the city first."
"Okay, then you go first. I will call you in the evening." Chen Xing nodded.
After sending Chang Shengjun to the door of the office, Chen Xing did not go out again. Chang Shengjun went down the stairs. The office door of the General Office, Wei Sida, was wide open. Seeing Chang Shengjun in a police uniform pass by, Wei Sida slowly walked out and stood in the corridor casually, staring downstairs.
Seeing Chang Shengjun get in the car, Wei Sida frowned slightly and quickly walked back to his office.
The arrival of Chang Shengjun meant that Chen Xing was no longer fighting alone in Wangshan City. Chen Xing hoped to take advantage of the opportunity of Huang Youliang's transfer and Chang Shengjun's transfer to tear a hole in the invisible big net in Wangshan City. But could Chen Xing succeed? Could his wishful thinking succeed? Could Chang Shengjun gain a firm foothold in the Municipal Public Security Bureau and successfully open up the situation? All of this was unknown.
The rising sun dispelled the rainy weather in the past few days. The early morning sun pierced through the thick clouds. The sun penetrated the clouds and shone on the land of Wangshan. It seemed that today would be a sunny and refreshing day. However, slowly, when the thick clouds covered the round red sun, the sky became a little gloomy again. Occasionally, a few rays of sunshine could be seen, alternating between cloudy and sunny.
In the afternoon of the next day, the Municipal Party Committee held an enlarged meeting of the Party Committee at the Wangshan Municipal Public Security Bureau. Chen Xing, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Lin Siwei, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Minister of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee; Chen Zhengmin, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and other relevant leaders attended the meeting. The members of the Party Committee of the Municipal Bureau, the main leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau of each county and the subordinate units of the Bureau were also present at the meeting.
At the meeting, Lin Siwei, the Minister of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, announced the decision of the Municipal Party Committee to appoint Chang Shengjun as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. As for the administrative position of Chang Shengjun as the Director, he still needed to go through the relevant legal and regulatory procedures. Before the procedures were carried out, Chang Shengjun, as the Secretary of the Party Committee, was fully in charge of the work of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
In the quiet meeting room, the atmosphere was as serious as the serious faces of several deputy leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, such as Yang Hongchao and Feng Chengfeng. The new Director was directly transferred from the Provincial Department. This result might not be too surprising, but the most promising Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau, Yang Hongchao, did not get what he wanted. Not only was Yang Hongchao disappointed, but it was also not a good thing for Zhang Lixing and his circle.
However, they still had to wait and see what kind of person Chang Shengjun was. Under the leadership of Huang Youliang, the Municipal Bureau had placed their people in all the leading positions. Yang Hongchao and the others were even thinking about how to make the new Director a mere figurehead and make him leave Mount Wang dejectedly.
Chen Xing and the other leaders of the Municipal Party Committee left the Municipal Public Security Bureau after the meeting. Wei Sida, the Director of the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee, looked at Chang Shengjun from time to time, and his eyes flickered. He accompanied Chen Xing to the Municipal Bureau. The moment he saw Chang Shengjun, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He suddenly recognized that Chang Shengjun was the person who had visited Chen Xing at the Municipal Party Committee yesterday afternoon.
When the car returned to the Municipal Party Committee, Wei Sida sat in his own car, took out his mobile phone, and sent a text message. Only then did he calm down.
Zhang Lixing didn't see a text message until he was about to leave the office after work in the evening. When he opened it, Zhang Lixing's face suddenly darkened.
What he was afraid of had happened. Zhang Lixing murmured.
Mayor, what's wrong? Liang Jing saw Zhang Lixing's face and asked curiously. In the evening, Zhang Lixing asked her to accompany him to attend the engagement banquet of Qian Xinlai's son. When it was almost time to get off work, Liang Jing came over to wait.
The new Director Chang of the Municipal Bureau arrived at Mount Wang yesterday afternoon and went to the Municipal Party Committee to see Chen Xing first. Zhang Lixing said in a low voice that it was bad news.
Mayor, maybe they had dealt with each other in Nanzhou, so Director Chang went to visit Chen Xing first as soon as he arrived. Liang Jing thought about it and said with a smile, "Mayor, I think you shouldn't think too much. He just arrived and was only appointed as the Party Committee Secretary of the Public Security Bureau, so it's normal for him to visit Chen Xing first, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee."
"You're good at comforting people." Zhang Lixing laughed when he heard that. Liang Jing's words were reasonable. Chang Shengjun had just arrived, so it was normal for him to visit the top leader first. There was no need to think otherwise. However, Zhang Lixing still felt a little uneasy.
"Mayor, I'm telling the truth." Liang Jing said with a smile.
"Let's go to the hotel." Zhang Lixing smiled and put aside the matter of Chang Shengjun for the time being. He muttered, "If the Qian family and the Zeng family get married, Zeng Gaocheng, that old fox, will be tied to us in the future."
"I heard that Mr. Qian's son is good at eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. He's famous." Liang Jing covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Qian Xinlai is not a good guy, and Zeng Gaocheng's daughter is not necessarily a lady from a respectable family." Zhang Lixing sneered. His son had studied abroad several years later than Zeng Gaocheng's daughter. They were in the same city, but when he came back, he still talked to him about how Zeng Gaocheng's daughter, Zeng Xue, was famous in the local circle of Chinese students studying abroad. Zhang Lixing wanted to laugh when he heard that, but he didn't know how to talk about it.
"Mayor, I've seen Director Zeng's daughter. She looks like a quiet and delicate person." Liang Jing heard the sarcasm in Zhang Lixing's words and felt strange.
"Quiet and delicate?" Zhang Lixing smiled sarcastically. "Women, you may know a person's face but not their heart."
"Mayor, what are you talking about?" Liang Jing glanced at Zhang Lixing, and her heart skipped a beat. Although she knew that Zhang Lixing might just say it casually, she, who had a guilty conscience, felt nervous for no reason.
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In the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the newly appointed Chang Shengjun sat in the office, looking through the personnel situation of the Municipal Bureau, the police force, and the resumes of the senior and middle leaders. He sat for nearly two hours. When he saw that it was dark outside, Chang Shengjun stood up and stretched. It was not even six o 'clock, but the weather was cloudy. With the arrival of winter, the sun was getting shorter, and the sky was already dark.
Walking to the corridor outside, Chang Shengjun felt a little quiet. Although the offices of the other deputy directors were not next to his, the executive deputy director, Yang Hongchao, was on the same floor as him.
Looking at the empty corridor, Chang Shengjun frowned slightly. He had just taken office today, so he should have dinner with the senior cadres in the bureau, which could be regarded as a formal acquaintance. However, he deliberately did not say anything because he wanted to see if the other deputy directors would take the initiative. However, since the afternoon meeting until now, none of the deputy directors came to his office. Even the office director did not come. Chang Shengjun curled up the corner of his mouth. Were these people going to give him a show of strength on his first day as a new official?
What Chang Shengjun did not know was that today was the first day he took office. Several deputy directors of the Municipal Bureau had gone to the engagement party of Qian Xinlai's son and had already left.
Xiao Zhou, go and call the office director for me. After standing for a while, Chang Shengjun quickly ordered Zhou Huai, a young policeman who had come to Mount Wang with him, to drive him.
Hearing this, Zhou Huai walked to the office and came back a moment later.
Chief Chang had left and was nowhere to be seen. Zhou Huai reported to Chang Shengjun.
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