"Hospital?" Ma Yingjie was startled. How did Luo Tianyun know that he was in the hospital? Did Peng Qingshan complain to him? Ma Yingjie was stunned.
"Ma Yingjie, are you being silly? That's not where you should be! Are you looking for death? Others can't wait to avoid it, but you insist on getting involved. I don't think I asked you to handle this, right? " Luo Tianyun's tone was a little anxious. Ma Yingjie felt like he was slapped in the face again. He couldn't help but get angry and coldly said to Luo Tianyun, "Then where should I go?"
Luo Tianyun was choked by Ma Yingjie's words. He paused for a long time, but still said in a heavy tone, "Come back immediately. Come to my house immediately. I want to talk to you."
Late at night, Ma Yingjie took a taxi from the hospital to the Ming Tombs. When he arrived at the door of his boss, Luo Tianyun's house, he once again looked at the familiar second floor. His eyes were wet. He couldn't be like this. When he entered the officialdom, Luo Tianyun had told him that he couldn't have sympathy. Situ Lan had scolded him countless times, saying that sympathy would kill people. Also, he had to go through the hardships of his heart. However, this night, when he appeared in this familiar building again, his eyes were still wet. He didn't know how he should face his boss, but no matter what, he had to listen to his boss, and he had to listen to him. There was no difficulty that was more complicated than Ma Yingjie's. There was no difficulty that was more painful, more confused, and even darker than Ma Yingjie's heart. He thought that the officialdom wasn't like this, and he agreed that the officialdom shouldn't be like this. Sacrificing these innocent lives again and again, was this the officialdom that he imagined and needed?
Ma Yingjie's footsteps had reached the entrance of the courtyard. He could push the door open and enter. However, the incomparably glorious state of mind in the past had completely vanished at this moment. In the past, as long as he walked into this courtyard, as long as he stretched out his hand to push open the door of this courtyard, he would feel that his entire body was filled with energy, courage, and strength. Now, it was so difficult for him to lift his hand, so heavy.
Abandon your principles, abandon your conscience, abandon everything, and join them in their evil ways? Ma Yingjie asked himself. He had already let down Luan Xiaoxue, but now, he had to let down Qiu Dandan, let down Qian Fuhua, and let down the ten lives that were buried in the sea of fire. How much ruthlessness was required to overcome this hurdle? How much courage was required to face all of this head-on? Why was Peng Qingshan able to turn a blind eye to all this, but he was still so conflicted? Was it so painful, or even so righteous?
"Am I justice?" In Ma Ying Jie's eyes, the endless dark night became strange and bizarre, but the question in the depths of his heart still smashed into Ma Ying Jie's body like a whip. The pain was so real, so close, so real. He still couldn't let go of his conscience. He still wanted to tell Luo Tianyun that he couldn't surpass the existence of conscience.
As he thought of this, Ma Yingjie pushed open the door of the courtyard, and walked to the boss's house with heavy steps. The boss must be waiting for him in the living room, because there was a light on the first floor, and the light was lit for him. In the past, he would think that this light was the pilot light, the most important light in his life. Now, he doubted everything, and he even started to doubt the boss, Luo Tianyun. This thought, this thought was too scary. In this night, Ma Yingjie felt extremely cold and scary.
Luo Tianyun had just sent a group of people away, and he seemed to be in a bad mood. When Ma Yingjie knocked on the door and entered, he found that the secretary general, Gao Fali, was also there. He was sitting on the sofa in a daze, and he must have been reprimanded by the boss, because he looked very disheveled. When he saw Ma Yingjie enter, Gao Fali wanted to smile and greet Ma Yingjie, but the expression on his face couldn't move, and he hurriedly picked up a cup to pour some water. Luo Tianyun said angrily, "What are you waiting for, didn't you hear the work that was arranged?" Gao Fali was so scared that he shivered, put down the cup, and smiled bitterly at Ma Yingjie, then stood up and walked out. Ma Yingjie wanted to say, "Goodbye, secretary general." But he didn't know why, the words were stuck in his throat, and couldn't come out no matter what. Obviously, the boss knew about Qian Fuhua's matter.
When Gao Fali left, only Ma Yingjie and Luo Tianyun were left in the big room. The air once again pressed down on him like a huge rock, and Ma Yingjie felt stuffy, heavy, and couldn't move.
Ma Yingjie stood there in a daze, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Luo Tianyun also let Ma Yingjie sit down, and as soon as he saw Ma Yingjie, he shouted at him loudly, "You have nothing better to do, and you came to the hospital to show off. Don't you think that you're not in the limelight enough?"
Ma Yingjie wanted to explain, but he raised his head to look at Luo Tianyun. Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned for a moment. Soon, Luo Tianyun sighed, pointed at the sofa, and said, "Sit."
Ma Yingjie's heart skipped a beat. The boss still cared about him, and the boss didn't really abandon him. When Ma Yingjie thought about this, he glanced at Luo Tianyun gratefully, and followed Luo Tianyun's words and sat on the sofa.
The moment Ma Yingjie sat down, Luo Tianyun threw the materials in his hands on the tea. Ma Yingjie was stunned for a moment. What limelight did he get? What limelight could he get? They did all the big and small things, everything that should and shouldn't be done. What could be left for him? After thinking about it carefully, he understood. Luo Tianyun was still blaming the sluice gate, and was still brooding over the flood!
What nonsense! Ma Yingjie felt that Luo Tianyun was very boring, and all of them were boring. They wouldn't let go of a small matter, chattering endlessly, making an issue out of it, and even making it sound plausible. When he thought about this, Ma Yingjie just sat there in a daze. He didn't want to say anything, didn't want to explain anything, and just let his boss, Luo Tianyun, vent his anger.
Luo Tianyun vented for a while without a head or a tail. He seemed to suddenly see that the person sitting in front of him was Ma Yingjie, and said dejectedly, "What am I talking to you about? This is so boring."
Luo Tianyun also felt more and more boring, too boring. During this period of time, things happened one after another in Wu Du, and people died one after another in front of his eyes. Every time in the dead of night, Luo Tianyun would think, was it right to start this high-speed rail station? If he did not participate in this project, he still had a pile of things to do. He wanted to work with Secretary Zhu Tianyou to completely integrate the urban and rural areas. He wanted to benefit more villagers, and he also wanted to popularize green conservation in Capital Wu. He wanted to turn Capital Wu into a green, green, and civilized city, and not an armchair strategist who wanted to build a civilized city for the whole country. This kind of civilized city could only shine for a while, but not for a lifetime. Luo Tianyun sincerely wanted to do something, but they were sincere in making things difficult for him. One hand after another reached in. Only then did Luo Tianyun realize that the plan to build a new city on the high-speed rail station was too rash, and too eager for quick success. He fell for Lu Xinbo's trick, and when he was promoting the construction of the new district on a large scale, he forgot about the shady deals of the land sales. By the time he realized that these black curtains had already connected into one, he actually felt powerless. He originally thought that as long as they entered Wu Du, as long as they dared to do something, he would dare to slaughter their hands that reached in. But in reality, it was a thousand times, ten thousand times more evil than he imagined. This multiple was so large that it exceeded Luo Tianyun's imagination. This multiple was not something that he, nor was it something that Ma Yingjie could compete with at the moment. But Ma Yingjie, this fool, thought that he was the only righteous person in the world. He thought that he had to make a decision for these innocent lives. Even he, Luo Tianyun, could not make a decision, so what could a dignified Deputy Secretary-General do?
Luo Tianyun picked up the report again and showed it to Ma Yingjie. Unknowingly, Ma Yingjie suddenly lost interest in this matter. His heart was disheartened, and his mind was cold. The cold was sudden and bone-chilling. He felt that he was a person who was ostracized by the circle. In the past, because of his relationship with Luo Tianyun, he wanted to pay attention to things that he should and should not pay attention to, and he also wanted to express his opinions. Later, Li Huiling also began to let him get close to him, and often looked for him to give advice on certain matters. So he felt that he still had some value in the circle of Wu Du's officialdom. But since the construction of the high-speed railway station project, the situation had changed. His position and role had also changed obviously. Luo Tianyun and Li Huiling's attitude towards him had also changed. Over and over again, he had become an extra person, a person who was not liked.
People like Ma Yingjie in the officialdom were very dangerous. Once a person was given a certain label, his political fate might very well be different. Ma Yingjie could not care about himself now. He seemed to be suppressing his energy, wanting to reason with Luo Tianyun out of something. But as for what the specific reason was, Ma Yingjie felt that he did not know where to start.
Ma Yingjie still glanced at the document. It was an urgent report from the Letter and Calls Bureau. It was about the disposal of Qian Fuhua's body and the compensation for his family. It was stamped "Top Secret". Ma Yingjie found it strange that Luo Tianyun and Li Huiling's signatures were not on such a document. When he thought about it again, he understood that they were also hiding and pretending to be mute. As long as it was a sensitive issue, as long as it involved the rights and interests of the common people, everyone would hide and pretend to be mute. This was the reality of our officialdom!
Ma Yingjie was really disheartened. When everyone was avoiding this reality, Ma Yingjie was trying his best to stick to the higher position. No wonder the boss was so angry.
"Tell me, what do you think?" Luo Tianyun habitually went to pick up the cup, but there was no water in the cup. This made Luo Tianyun's mood suddenly become bad. He looked even worse than when he shouted at Gao Fali.
"Nothing much. It's all very normal." Ma Yingjie said half-jokingly and half-sarcastically. However, even though Ma Yingjie said so, he still stood up and walked straight into the kitchen to boil the water for Luo Tianyun.
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