Chen Xing put away the phone and turned to see Wu Ning's solemn expression. Chen Xing's eyes flashed and he said with a smile, "Comrade Wu Ning, what do you think of the cadres of our Mountain Gaze?
"Hmm? I don't know what Secretary Chen is talking about. " Wu Ning and Chen Xing looked at each other. Feeling that there seemed to be something hidden in Chen Xing's eyes, Wu Ning became more vigilant.
"I haven't been in Mountain Gaze for a long time, but I've heard a saying among the people of Mountain Gaze that there are three major evils in Mountain Gaze. The first is fines, the second is corrupt officials, and the third is the new city. Each evils is worse than the other. I don't know what Comrade Wu Ning thinks about these stories among the people.
"Secretary Chen, since these stories among the people are just stories, it means that they are not very credible. Most of them are made up by the people. I don't think it's worth paying attention to. I still have a positive attitude toward the cadres of our Mountain Gaze. I believe that most of them are good. Those who have problems are also the black sheep, but they exist everywhere.
Comrade Wu Ning is right. There are only a few black sheep who have problems. I believe this without a doubt. Just like what you said, there are black sheep everywhere. No one dares to pat their chest and say that there are no corrupt officials here. Chen Xing smiled faintly and stared at Wu Ning. "However, Comrade Wu Ning also said that there are some black sheep. I think Comrade Wu Ning should be pointing out something, right?
"Secretary Chen, I really didn't point out anyone in particular." Wu Ning shook his head with a smile. He had just said that casually.
"Really?" Chen Xing smiled. Looking at the change of expression on Wu Ning's face, Chen Xing withdrew his gaze and looked serious. "There is a saying that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. We can't be too demanding of our cadres, which will only be counterproductive. However, there is a bottom line for everything. The Party's discipline and the state law are the bottom line, which all cadres must abide by. Anyone who dares to violate the law will not have a good end."
Chen Xing's tone was awe-inspiring. In this narrow carriage, the murderous atmosphere caused Wu Ning's heart to tremble once again. Thinking back to Chen Xing's instruction to Huang Jianghua to inform his subordinates of the anti-corruption mobilization meeting, Wu Ning's brows twitched slightly.
The car drove steadily on the road. Li Yong's driving skills made people feel that the car was not bumpy at all. The roads in Wangshan City were a little out of repair. There were occasional potholes on the road, but Li Yong could always avoid them.
After more than ten minutes, when they returned to the Municipal Party Committee's compound, if it had not been for Huang Jianghua's reminder, Chen Xing would not have known that he had arrived at the Municipal Party Committee and was still communicating with Wu Ning.
After getting out of the car, Wu Ning said, "Secretary Chen, as soon as the fire accident investigation report comes out, I will send it to you immediately."
"Okay." Chen Xing nodded.
The two walked into the office building and separated at the stairs. When Chen Xing returned to his office, Wu Ning also walked back to his office. After closing the door, Wu Ning stood there for a while, picked up his mobile phone, and looked hesitant. Thinking about Chen Xing's words and his conversation with Chen Xing, Wu Ning was deep in thought. He could feel that Chen Xing was vaguely testing him. Since Chen Xing showed him the letter, Chen Xing had been testing him.
Looking up at the calligraphy on the wall, Yue Fei's "Red River", the bold calligraphy was written by himself. Wu Ning did not have any special hobbies, but he was obsessed with the tea ceremony and calligraphy. Although his attainments in calligraphy were not the style of a master, he had made some achievements. In the officialdom of Wangshan City, there were endless people who asked for his calligraphy and paintings. Perhaps some people wanted to curry favor with him because of his official position, but it was undeniable that his calligraphy was also outstanding in the officialdom of Wangshan City.
Wu Ning did not know how Chen Xing associated the words in the letter with him. He thought that he had not made any mistakes. How could Chen Xing notice him for no reason? However, it was an indisputable fact that Chen Xing had been testing him during this period, intentionally or unintentionally. Wu Ning believed in his own judgment and intuition. He could not figure out what went wrong, so he could only face Chen Xing in a more cautious manner.
Alas. Walking to the sofa and sitting down, Wu Ning sighed softly. It was extremely difficult for him to be the secretary general. He even had a slight headache because of this.
After sitting for a while, Wu Ning finally dialed a number. The number did not show a name on his mobile phone, but was replaced by a number. The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Wu Ning waited patiently.
In the office of Li Kaishan, who had just returned to the office and called Liang Jing over, Li Kaishan calmly waved at Liang Jing after his mobile phone rang in the drawer, motioning for him to leave first.
Seeing Liang Jing leave, Li Kaishan turned around and walked back to his desk. He took out the mobile phone that few people knew from the drawer. Li Kaishan looked at the number and picked it up.
"Kaishan, Chen Xing will hold an anti-corruption mobilization meeting tomorrow. You know it, right?"
"Yes."
"On the way back, I heard Chen Xing's tone. Maybe he will do something serious."
I'm just afraid that he's not. He's just a young man. I'm really afraid that he's hot-headed and will think of something and make a ruckus. It's all bark and no bite.
"Alas, this Chen Xing is really hard to figure out."
"No matter whether he is easy to figure out or not, I can only take one step at a time. At least so far, I can see that he is a person who is willing to do things. Maybe he will bring some hope."
"Do you know what he said to me in the car just now? It was a popular saying among the common people, but he knew about it and told me about it.
He told me about it and asked for my opinion. "
"Then what did you say?"
What else could I say? Of course, I would just play dumb and deal with it.
"Oh."
The dialogue between the two was simple and direct. They were honest with each other without reservation. There was no doubt that this was the trust formed by a long-term relationship. No one knew that Li Kaishan and Wu Ning used to be comrades in the same army. In Wangshan City, perhaps many people knew that Li Kaishan and Wu Ning were both soldiers, but no one knew that the two had served in the same army at the beginning. However, they did not stay for long. About two years later, both of them were transferred to different armies. According to the records, outsiders would only think that the two had no interaction. However, in those two years, the two had forged a deep friendship. Now, it had been nearly 30 years. The two had grown from young and impulsive soldiers to gray-haired old men. Their children had even married and established a career.
"Kaishan, why don't we just make it clear to Chen Xing? At worst, we will have a life-and-death struggle." Wu Ning said in a low voice. There was a hint of ruthlessness in his voice.
"No, I'm afraid that it will implicate you. It's okay for me to break my old bones, but you don't have to get involved." Li Kaishan flatly refused. He didn't want to implicate his old friend. He was so cowardly because Zhang Lixing had something on him. Therefore, he had the idea of fighting with Zhang Lixing and his gang until their heads bled. However, he didn't want Wu Ning to get involved.
Kai Shan, now that you've said it like this, can I still stay out of it? Wu Ning shook his head and smiled. "The letter I gave to Chen Xing, Chen Xing probably suspected that the handwriting on it was mine.
How did he know that it was your handwriting? Didn't you change the font? " Li Kaishan frowned.
"The font can be changed, but the charm of the writer can't be changed." Wu Ning said. "Chen Xing tried to test me a lot. He probably thought that the letter was written by me. However, his test was very subtle."
Li Kaishan was silent. He knew that Wu Ning was right. At this point, it was impossible for Wu Ning to stay out of it. However, Li Kaishan still didn't want Wu Ning to get involved too deeply.
"No matter what Chen Xing thinks, you can just pretend to be deaf and dumb." Li Kaishan sighed. "There is no need to say anything else. Tomorrow, Chen Xing will hold an anti-corruption mobilization meeting. We can also wait and see for a while. Is Chen Xing really going to take action, or will he put on a show?"
They talked on the phone. After hanging up the phone, Li Kaishan looked a little helpless. He didn't want his old friend to have anything to do with his affairs. However, Wu Ning had been secretly helping him. Li Kaishan knew that he owed his old friend too much. He asked Liang Jing to help him, but in the end, he still wanted Wu Ning to stay out of it.
In the quiet office, Chen Xing was going through the documents on the table. When Lin Siyu came in to pour water for him, Chen Xing raised his head and glanced at Lin Siyu. This little girl often looked depressed recently, with a hint of sadness between her eyebrows. Chen Xing noticed it, but he didn't know whether it was a girl's love affair. Chen Xing didn't ask much, but he was very satisfied with Lin Siyu's diligence and humility.
Huang Jianghua knocked on the door and walked in with a form in his hand. It was the contact point for the municipal cadres to be stationed in the village. It hadn't been finalized yet, so the place where Chen Xing would be stationed in the village hadn't been decided yet. He came in to talk to Chen Xing about this matter. It was proposed by Chen Xing that the cadres would be stationed in the village in response to the spirit of the central government. Chen Xing was in charge of this matter personally, and he even took the initiative to take the lead. Naturally, the other main leaders of the city also agreed. This time, the political commissar of the military subdivision, Hong Zhengjie, and the members of the Standing Committee would be stationed in the village in the village for a week.
Secretary Chen, the places where the others would be stationed in the village have been decided. Shouldn't yours be decided as well? Huang Jianghua walked in and said with a smile. He put the document in his hand on the table of Chen Xing. It was the place where the others would be stationed in the village.
It was time to decide. Chen Xing nodded and picked up the document on the table. As he browsed through it, he said with a smile, "We should choose a remote mountain village and experience the life in the mountain village.
Even if it's too far away, it won't be easy for Chen Xing to come back if there's an emergency in the city. " Huang Jianghua said with a smile. He knew that there were some remote mountain villages in Wangshan City. It would take seven or eight hours to get there by car from the city because the roads were not smooth. It would take more than ten hours to get there and back. It would take more than ten hours to get there and back. It would take more than a round trip from Nanhai to the capital by plane.
Communication was so convenient now. As long as the phone could be connected, there was nothing to be afraid of. Chen Xing smiled.
Secretary Chen, I've learned that there are very few places where the phone can't be connected. There is no communication signal. Huang Jianghua said. By the way, the following is a list of the village locations selected by the General Office for you. Secretary Chen, please have a look.
Chen Xing glanced at it and quickly closed the document. He didn't like to be arranged in advance. In front of him, Lin Siyu poured a glass of water and put it down gently. The faint sadness between the little girl's eyebrows made people feel pity for her. Chen Xing's expression changed. He suddenly stopped Lin Siyu and said with a smile, "Xiao Lin, where did you say your home is?
It's in Dashi Town, Huishan County, which is far from the city. " Lin Siyu was stunned for a moment and immediately replied.
"Is your home in the town?
No, my home is in the countryside. From the town to my home, there are several mountains, and the distance is quite far. "
"Then there should be a phone in your village." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"There must be a phone. Otherwise, it would be isolated from the outside world." Lin Siyu nodded and said.
"Xiao Huang, did you hear that? I think the location of the village will be Xiao Lin's village." Chen Xing looked at Huang Jianghua with a smile and decided on the matter.
"Well, I'll ask the General Office to arrange it." Huang Jianghua smiled and nodded. He was used to his leader's unconventional behavior.
Chen Xing decided on the location of the village. Lin Siyu was stunned. When she came to herself, Huang Jianghua had already walked out. Lin Siyu thought of something and said anxiously, "Secretary Chen, our village is very remote. I'm afraid it's not convenient for you to go there."
"Why is it inconvenient? I just want to choose a remote mountain village to live in and really experience and understand the life of rural people in the mountainous areas. What's inconvenient about it?" Chen Xing looked at Lin Siyu with a smile. "Xiao Lin, what's wrong with you recently? You often look sad. Did something happen to you? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me and see if I can help you. Of course, if it's about love, you don't need to say anything. As Secretary Chen, I can manage the big and small things in the city, but I can't manage the love affairs between men and women."
"No, it's not about love affairs." Lin Siyu blushed and waved her hand again and again. Listening to Chen Xing joking with her, Lin Siyu always felt particularly comfortable. If it weren't for that thing in her heart, maybe she would be happy from the bottom of her heart. But at this moment, even her smile was a little bitter.
Lin Siyu was not happy. Chen Xing said that he would go to her hometown to live in the village. The first thing that Lin Siyu thought about was whether her secret would be exposed. She was still studying and her mother was seriously ill. These things were not secrets in the village. If Chen Xing heard something after he went there, it would be difficult for her to justify herself.
"Xiao Lin, since it's not about love affairs, why do you look sad all day?" Chen Xing laughed. Seeing that Lin Siyu lowered her head and didn't want to say anything, Chen Xing smiled and changed the topic. "Let's not talk about this. Xiao Lin, if you really have difficulties, you can tell me. Now I won't gossip about your private affairs."
Chen Xing said and then joked, "This time, you can also go to the village with me and make full use of your role as a local."
"Ah?" Lin Siyu suddenly froze and her face turned pale.
"Xiao Lin, what's wrong?" Chen Xing looked at Lin Siyu in confusion.
"No … nothing." Lin Siyu quickly lowered her head. After all, she was a girl who hadn't graduated from college and had just come to the Municipal Party Committee for more than a month. Although Luo Ling had taught her a lot before, her experience, knowledge, and even shrewdness made it impossible for her to be like those professional actors who could really hide her emotions well.
"Secretary Chen, it's cold now, and the water will get cold easily. Drink it while it's hot. I'll leave first and won't disturb your work." Lin Siyu said to Chen Xing and quickly turned to leave.
"This little girl." Looking at Lin Siyu's back, Chen Xing shook his head and smiled.
He reviewed the documents in the office until six o 'clock in the evening. In autumn and winter, it got dark early. Chen Xing looked at the time and called Huang Jianghua in. "Xiao Huang, you and Xiao Li are free to make arrangements tonight. Don't wait for me. Tell Xiao Li that I don't need a car later."
"Secretary, you haven't had dinner yet. Do you want me to bring you a meal first?" Huang Jianghua thought that Chen Xing would work overtime again, so he said hurriedly.
"No, I have something to do later. I'll eat outside." Chen Xing waved his hand.
Hearing this, Huang Jianghua understood at once that it was a private matter. He nodded and didn't ask further.
After Huang Jianghua left, Chen Xing stayed in the office for more than ten minutes. Then he came out of the office and walked out of the Municipal Party Committee. Chen Xing walked along the road for a short distance and stopped a taxi. After getting in the car, he said with a smile, "Driver, to the Xincheng District."
"Okay." The driver was also a man in his thirties. He glanced at Chen Xing in the rearview mirror and asked with a smile, "Brother, do you live in the Xincheng District?"
"No, I'm going to find a friend." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Oh, it seems that your friend is rich. The Xincheng District is not a place that ordinary people can afford."
"That's not necessarily true. Some people can rent there if they can't afford it."
"Brother, even if you can rent there, you must be rich. The rent there is very expensive. Ordinary workers can only earn so little a month. Who would be willing to rent in that high-end district?"
"That's true. Driver, how much can you earn driving a taxi in a month?" Chen Xing asked casually with a smile.
"Not much, I just want to have enough to eat and wear. You should know how f * cked up the Wangshan Traffic Control Department is. They impose all kinds of fines all day long. Although taxi drivers like us have a taxi company to bribe them and rarely win the bid, if we are unlucky, we will be caught and fined. The company won't help us pay the fines, so we have to pay out of our own pockets. In addition, most of the money we earn every month is taken by the taxi company. Poor drivers like us don't have much money after working so hard every month. If we are unlucky once or twice a month, we have to pay some fines, and the money will be taken away by those f * ckers." As soon as the driver heard Chen Xing mention money, he immediately gnashed his teeth and cursed.
"Thirty-six lines. Every line is not easy." Hearing the driver's words, Chen Xing said with a straight face.
"That's right. It's not easy to make money. Every penny of the money we earn from working is hard-earned money." "Unfortunately, we run into those f * cking traffic policemen. They can take away our hard-earned money as soon as they open their mouths." The driver shook his head and said. When it came to money, a worker like him was full of bitterness and tears. Alas, it was not easy to earn money, and now money had depreciated greatly. Money was hard to earn, but it was easy to spend. If 100 yuan was taken out and exchanged, it would be gone in the blink of an eye. No one would know where the money had gone, and nothing would be found.
Listening to the driver's words, Chen Xing smiled helplessly. The rise of prices and the depreciation of money were out of his control, but he could and had to deal with the random fines. There was a hint of coldness in Chen Xing's eyes. "Master, you can rest assured about the fines in the future. I will definitely solve them."
"Solve them?" "Brother, it's easy for you to say that. I've been in Mount Wang for almost ten years, and I've never seen it solved. On the contrary, it's getting worse every year." The driver curled his lips. "To be honest, if it weren't for my wife, I would have left long ago. It's better to drive a taxi anywhere than in this shabby place like Mount Wang. I can't afford to offend those bastards from the Traffic Control Department, but I can hide from them."
Chen Xing was slightly stunned, and then his face darkened. He was not dissatisfied with the taxi driver's words, but with the current situation of Mount Wang. He didn't know how big the network of interests was behind the chaos in the city, but what he was doing was killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. If this continued, it would only damage Mount Wang's own image and the prestige of the Party and the government in the eyes of the people. In the long run, how could Mount Wang develop? People were unwilling to come here, but they still ran away. Mount Wang would only become more and more backward. People were the foundation of development. The ultimate goal of development was to let the people enjoy the fruits of development. But in Mount Wang, everything was in chaos.
The taxi driver's words "Mount Wang is a shabby place" made Chen Xing's heart feel heavy, as if a mountain was pressing on it.
"My wife is more promising than me. She's a local in Mount Wang. She works in an enterprise as a manager, and her salary is much higher than mine. She has to stay at home to work, and her job is passable. Otherwise, we would have moved to my hometown a long time ago." The driver continued to ramble.
"Master, it seems that you have a good wife." Chen Xing composed himself and answered with a smile. "It's okay.
I'm not promising, but it's worth being proud that my wife is promising. I don't have the problem of being a big man. I don't feel that I can't lift my head because my wife has a high income. In the future, I'll raise our children to adulthood and let them go to college before they come out. Then they'll live a good life. As long as our children are promising in the future, as parents, it's worth it no matter how hard we work now. A person's life is not long, but we must have something to think about. Only then will we feel that life is promising. " The driver grinned and seemed to be enjoying himself.
Chen Xing nodded with a smile. He could see that the taxi driver was a typical straightforward person. Listening to the driver's words, Chen Xing's eyes were also full of reverie. What he saw from the driver was the optimistic spirit of self-improvement of the people at the bottom of the social ladder, which made Chen Xing's mood heavier. Small families constituted the big family of society. As a cadre and the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in a high position, he enjoyed privileges that ordinary people did not have and lived a life that ordinary people did not have. He had a special car when he went out and had special people to take care of things. Were these privileges brought about by his position? On the surface, they were. But in fact, this was not the case. In fact, these were all brought by the taxpayers' money. It was the taxpayers who supported the officials of their country. Millions of taxpayers were a part of millions of people. As a government official, he enjoyed the benefits brought by the people, but what could he do for the people? What could he bring them?
Chen Xing thought deeply. He knew that this question would accompany him for the rest of his life.
"Brother, here we are. Ten yuan." While he was deep in thought, the driver's voice sounded.
"So fast?" Chen Xing was surprised.
"It's not fast." The taxi driver laughed. There were many disadvantages to Mountain Gaze, but there was one good thing about it, which was that the road was not congested. But you were lucky to meet it. I took you the shortest road and didn't give you too many detours. We never do that kind of thing to cheat people. We are much better than those people who wear uniforms and do things that are not done by humans. "
Chen Xing was a little stunned. Listening to the driver's indirect scolding, although he knew that the driver was not scolding him, Chen Xing couldn't bring himself to refute him. He took out the money from his pocket and gave it to the driver. Chen Xing said solemnly, "Sir, I will definitely solve the problem of the random fines I told you about."
After getting out of the car, Chen Xing suddenly stopped before leaving, as if he was making a promise. He got into the car that was about to turn around and drive away. He looked at the taxi driver through the window with a serious expression. "I will definitely solve it."
After Chen Xing finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the community. The taxi driver behind him was stunned for a moment. Looking at Chen Xing's back, he snorted. "I met a weird person. Hey."
This was not the first time that Chen Xing had been to Xincheng Community. The last time he was here was to send Gu Panman home. Gu Panman lived in a small single apartment. Perhaps it was as the driver had said, those who could afford a house here were all rich people. People like Gu Panman, who worked in the Procuratorate, could only afford a small single apartment. This was what Chen Xing thought. But thinking that this was just his own imagination, Chen Xing shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Yang Hong moved into this community. Chen Xing didn't know why she chose this place. Wangshan City was not big, but this was not the only good community in the entire city. Yang Hong just had to rent this place. If he didn't know that Yang Hong had nothing to do with Gu Panman and Li Yanli, he would have thought that Yang Hong rented this place on purpose.
Walking into the community, he glanced at the building on the left. Gu Panman lived in that building. The women he had slept with a few times also lived in that building. Thinking about the few times he had slept with them, Chen Xing's heart was stirred again.
Shaking his head, Chen Xing searched the community. Yang Hong said that she rented Building Six. Although Chen Xing had been to the community once, he was not familiar with the layout of the community. He could only search slowly. At night, Yang Hong asked him to come over. She wanted to cook personally, and Chen Xing didn't refuse.
In the warm and comfortable living room, Li Yanli and her husband sat at the dining table and ate. She hadn't been to the bar for a long time, and Li Yanli was a little annoyed.
She didn't like this kind of conventional life more and more. Since she couldn't have children and couldn't have a complete family, why should she follow those rules and live in a cage?
I have to work overtime tomorrow, so I won't be home to cook. Li Yanli suddenly said. She didn't know if her husband had heard something. After returning from Nanzhou training, he had been keeping a close eye on her. He said he would pick her up after work every day, so she had no chance to go out and have fun. Thinking of the face that was still clear in her mind, Li Yanli gritted her teeth. That stinky man really could hold back. She thought that he knew her home and that she worked at Xincheng Group and would take the initiative to look for her. Most men wanted a woman like her. They didn't have to worry about their feelings, and they didn't have to worry about her destroying the other's family. They could just take what they needed and not disturb each other. Wasn't this what many men liked? That man had never taken the initiative to look for her. It had been more than a month, and she was starting to admire him.
Now that her husband was keeping a close eye on her, she couldn't go out at night. However, if that man came to look for her, the two of them could go out during the day.
Li Yanli remembered Chen Xing very clearly. It wasn't just because Chen Xing had sex with her the most, but also because Chen Xing gave her a special feeling. Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to tell him where she worked. Previously, they had gone to the bar for fun, but Li Yanli didn't tell him anything about her. She had even forgotten what those two looked like.
When are you going to work overtime? I'll wait for you early. Li Yanli's husband, Zhang Guocheng, smiled.
No need. I'm not a child. I don't need you to pick me up every day. Li Yanli said with a smile. Seeing her husband staring at her, Li Yanli smiled and looked elsewhere. She couldn't look him in the eye naturally.
The TV in the living room was playing the evening news of Wangshan City at 6: 30 every day. The dining room and the living room of the house were connected. Sitting at the dining table and eating, one could see what was on the TV. When Li Yanli's eyes drifted over it, she felt as if there was a familiar face flashing in front of her. When she looked elsewhere, Li Yanli was still in a trance. After about two or three seconds, Li Yanli suddenly froze. She stood up from the chair and walked to the living room.
The news was playing today's city economic work conference. As the leader of the Municipal Party Committee, Chen Xing's speech was highlighted. Li Yanli's eyes widened. She pointed at Chen Xing on the TV and blinked twice. This time, Li Yanli really thought that she was hallucinating.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Guocheng came over.
"This … this is the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Wangshan?" Li Yanli pointed at Chen Xing on the screen and said subconsciously.
Zhang Guocheng didn't speak. He didn't know who the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee was. Who would care about ordinary people? Even if the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee stood on the street, he wouldn't be able to recognize him. However, the news broadcast focused on Chen Xing, and the camera also showed the name plate in front of Chen Xing. After looking at it for a while, Zhang Guocheng nodded and said, "It should be him. I didn't hear the announcer say that the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee is Chen Xing. Isn't his name plate written Chen Xing?"
Li Yanli fell silent and stared blankly at the picture on the TV. Li Yanli's mind was blank. She didn't know how long she had been in a daze. Li Yanli only felt that it was very funny. Was it similar or was it him? Was there such a similar person in this world? It was almost identical.
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