"Director Gu, no matter how important your matter is now, put it down. Take your people to the provincial capital immediately. I must see your people in two hours. " Liu Lihai was furious. The director of the Education Bureau should be responsible for such a thing. He didn't believe that the two old teachers hadn't gone to the Education Bureau. They must have chosen to end their lives in this way when they were in despair. But Gu Desheng was still looking for excuses. Could such a person bear the heavy responsibility of education? The more Liu Lihai thought about it, the angrier he became. But he knew that it was not the time for him to be angry or to find out the reason.
When they were about to arrive at the provincial capital, Liu Lihai received a call from Leng Hongyan. Leng Hongyan said that the Standing Committee had already met to report this matter. Secretary Wu Haotian was very angry. Presumably, the provincial capital must have given him pressure. She asked Liu Lihai to be careful and not to accumulate contradictions in all aspects. She asked him to keep in touch by phone at any time.
Liu Lihai complained to Leng Hongyan on the phone. Liu Shouwang and Shi Zhilin didn't plan to go to the provincial capital, and the director of the Education Bureau also wanted to escape. Now, he was rushing to the provincial capital alone, but he didn't know what would happen. Leng Hongyan comforted him on the phone. This kind of thing was originally his responsibility as the leader in charge. When there was political achievement, the superior leader would appear. When there was trouble, it must be the leader in charge to deal with it. There would be many such things in the future. He had to learn to be calm, calm and indifferent. Don't have sympathy. In officialdom, sympathy could kill people. The death of two people was like the death of two ants for such a large Lin County. It was just that these two people died in the wrong place. As the spokesman of the Lin County government, he must engrave his sympathy. Don't look at this matter with the justice and injustice of a reporter. He must do everything possible to suppress the expansion of the situation. Only in this way could he successfully go back to Lin County to explain.
Gong Daojin's instructions made Liu Lihai break out in a cold sweat. Leng Hongyan's words made him feel like falling into an icehouse. From head to toe, even in his own blood, Liu Lihai could feel the cold air rising. He wanted to calm down and be rational, but his heart and hands were not listening to him. In fact, as a reporter, he had seen such things before. But at that time, he was a bystander. He could be indignant and comment from the victim's side. Even though the manuscript he wrote was often not the content he wanted to express, he could express his opinion freely. Now that he was the executor, when he came with instructions from his superiors to deal with this kind of thing, could he still have his own thoughts and hope?
Only then did Liu Lihai realize that once he stepped into the officialdom, everything was beyond his control. The route had already been determined. Other than following the fixed direction, he couldn't change his course, nor could he deviate from his course.
When Liu Lihai arrived at the entrance of the provincial government building, the families of the two teachers were there to demand an explanation. The entrance of the provincial government was filled with armed policemen and soldiers. More than ten family members were stopped outside the cordon of the provincial government. Liu Lihai didn't see the bodies of the two teachers. Judging from the number of family members who came, this suicide incident at the entrance of the provincial government building was obviously planned in advance.
Liu Lihai walked into the middle of the family members and reported his identity and name. The family members suddenly surrounded him, and someone even grabbed Liu Lihai's collar. Liu Lihai restrained himself. Even if he was beaten up by the family members, he couldn't get angry. The family members wanted to see the two teachers. The family members said that before the two teachers left, they told them that if they didn't go back last night, it must mean that the petition was unsuccessful. They asked the family members to prepare for the worst.
Only then did Liu Lihai know that the family members didn't know about the death of the two teachers. But Liu Lihai didn't know where the bodies of the two teachers were. He calmed down for a minute and said to the family members, "If you believe me, come with me. Let's go find the two teachers, okay?"
The family members looked at each other and agreed to go with Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai took them in the direction of the hospital. He estimated that the bodies of the two teachers should be in the mortuary of the provincial hospital. On the way to the hospital with the group of people, he met Sun Xiaomu.
Sun Xiaomu was carrying a camera and walking towards him. Liu Lihai wanted to greet her, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he took a step back. He was a little worried if Sun Xiaomu would take this scene. If Sun Xiaomu took this scene, should he stop or agree?
Sun Xiaomu approached Liu Lihai openly. She didn't take the camera, but said to Liu Lihai, "I'll go with you." Liu Lihai refused Sun Xiaomu's request. He was worried that if they saw the bodies of the two teachers in the hospital, this group of people would act too aggressively. But Sun Xiaomu insisted on going, and Liu Lihai couldn't do anything about it.
Sun Xiaomu walked in the front, and Liu Lihai passively followed behind her. It wasn't until she brought everyone into the hospital mortuary that Liu Lihai suddenly realized that Sun Xiaomu already knew about this and had already inquired about the location of the bodies of the two teachers.
The family members suddenly burst into an uproar. The middle-aged man who grabbed Liu Lihai's collar rushed over and grabbed Liu Lihai's clothes again. At this time, more than a dozen men in ordinary clothes rushed over. Liu Lihai was pulled aside by them, and the two sides confronted each other.
Only then did Liu Lihai realize that he wasn't fighting alone. These people were plainclothes security guards from the provincial government, but Liu Lihai didn't know who sent them to protect him. After thanking these people, he decided to face the anger of the family members.
The family members obviously understood that they were in a weak position. They began to discuss for Liu Lihai to meet their requirements, which was also the request of the two teachers. They had been complaining to the Lin County Education Commission many times to solve their pay problems, but their requests were like stones in the sea. They only received a few dozen yuan a month for living expenses. For decades, they had gone through wind and rain, hoping to solve their status as public teachers from private teachers. But many pairs of shoes were worn out, and their problems couldn't be solved. At the same time, they chose to end their lives in this way. Only by doing this could they make up for the lives of their families, and arouse the attention of the relevant authorities to them, the old teachers who had dedicated their lives to the education of the mountain village. Before they went to the provincial capital, they left a suicide note for their families. They didn't want their families to make trouble, but they hoped that the problems of teachers like them could be solved. It was said that before they came to the provincial capital, many private teachers asked to go to the provincial capital collectively, but they were persuaded.
That was roughly what had happened. After Liu Lihai learned about it, his heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he really felt a lot of sympathy. For these two old teachers, he had more respect for them at this moment. But Leng Hongyan's warning to him rang in his ears again. Sympathy could kill people. At this moment, he finally understood the truth of Leng Hongyan's words. If he allowed his sympathy to overflow, he was afraid that not only would he not be able to control the development of the situation, but he would also put his future and fate in danger. What's more, these family members were telling him that if he couldn't answer their demands, there would be more senior teachers who would take the path of petitioning to the higher authorities.
What he was worried about now was that if the death of the two old teachers spread, would there be more old teachers who would go to the provincial capital to petition? On the one hand, he did the work of the family members to calm them down. If they had questions, they would ask questions, and he would answer them on the spot. On the other hand, he asked the family members to let him report the situation to the leaders of Lin County and agree to the family's requests as soon as possible.
Under Liu Lihai's persuasion, the family members stepped aside and let Liu Lihai go to the side to make a phone call. Liu Lihai first sent a message to Gong Daojin, telling him about his concerns and asking the relevant parties to prevent a collective petition. Then he called Liu Shouwang, reported the situation here, and waited for Liu Shouwang's instructions.
Liu Shouwang didn't expect Liu Lihai to control the situation alone. He couldn't help but praise him a few words, and instructed him to handle it freely. He still said the same thing, he would support Liu Lihai as always. After Liu Lihai put down the phone, he had a plan in mind. He knew that whether it was Liu Shouwang or Gong Daojin, they would fully support him.
Sure enough, Gong Daojin quickly returned a message to Liu Lihai. He had already informed the Public Security Bureau to strictly control all the intersections to the provincial capital, and informed the township leaders to strictly prevent the teachers under their jurisdiction from going out. He wanted Liu Lihai to deal with it boldly, and if any accidents happened, he would take responsibility for Liu Lihai.
Liu Shouwang and Gong Daojin's attitude made Liu Lihai completely put aside his concerns to deal with this matter. He took out his sincerity to deal with all kinds of doubts and questions from the family members. Although he knew that he couldn't have any sympathy, he still felt that he should have at least the most basic sincerity. Only by facing these villagers living in the mountains with sincerity could he have a real peace of mind. He hoped to give these villagers the most satisfactory result within his ability.
When Gu Desheng arrived with the people from the Education Commission, Liu Lihai was already discussing the conditions with the family members. The family members proposed to arrange for their children to work, and Liu Lihai agreed. Some of the family members questioned whether Liu Lihai kept his word. Liu Lihai let them each choose a representative, and he signed the agreement with them on the spot. If he couldn't solve the problem in the future and agreed to their demands, he would resign from his position as deputy county magistrate. At this point, these family members were still willing to believe in Liu Lihai. The agreement was drafted on the spot and signed on the spot under their noses. The family members of both families were quite satisfied with this result. However, when the family members proposed to transport the body back to their hometown for burial, Liu Lihai was put in a difficult position. In Jingjiang, cremation began ten years ago. He couldn't figure out why Lin County still retained the custom of burial.
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