At around three o 'clock in the afternoon, Li Rui received a call from Scorpion using a local mobile phone number. Scorpion said that she had arrived in Qingyang City and had just bought a new phone and SIM card from a mobile phone store.
Li Rui pondered over where she should wait for him. To put it simply, she could go to KFC or find a coffee shop and wait for him for a cup of coffee. However, he would only get off work at eight o 'clock in the evening. It would not be nice to let her wait for him at the coffee shop for five hours. After thinking about it, he decided to let her take a taxi to the Municipal Party Committee. He gave her the house key and asked her to wait for him at the house. Moreover, she could rest and familiarize herself with the environment of the neighborhood even if she did not rest.
Scorpion was obedient. She agreed and went to take a taxi.
Li Rui then told Song Chaoyang that a friend had come to the office to look for him. He had something to do and had to go down later. Naturally, Song Chaoyang did not disagree and agreed readily.
After about twenty minutes, Scorpion called again and said that she had arrived at the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee. Li Rui hurried out. On his way out, he remembered that he had actually become friends with this vicious female killer. He felt like he was dreaming.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee, Li Rui looked around and did not see Scorpion. Instead, he saw a village woman with white hair at her temples. She was in her forties or fifties. Her long hair was tied up in a braid and hung down behind her back. Her appearance was ordinary, and her face was sallow. She looked like she had been through the vicissitudes of life. She wore a large checkered shirt and a pair of loose, dusty grey trousers. She wore a pair of cloth shoes and a ragged bag on her shoulder. She looked like a village woman from the 1980s.
Li Rui felt like he had traveled back in time 30 years and returned to the era of his birth. What era was this? Why were people still wearing this? How long has this village woman been out of touch with the times? Oh, that's right. There were many poor counties in the city, and many mountain villages in the poor counties still maintained the lifestyle of the last century. It was not rare for them to lag behind society for decades. It was said that there were poor families who only had one set of clothes, which were handed down from the generation after liberation. Everyone in the family wore it when they went out. When they were not going out, everyone would snuggle under the quilt on the kang bed to cover their shyness. This was not a legend, nor was it a story. It was a real fact that existed in reality.
The living conditions of some extremely poor families were beyond the imagination of people in big cities!
However, after Li Rui carefully sized up the village woman, he had a feeling that this village woman was not a real village woman, but Scorpion in disguise. This was because it had been a long time since he had seen a village woman dressed like this on the streets of the city. It was impossible for one to suddenly appear out of nowhere. Now that one had suddenly appeared, it proved that she was not a real village woman. Coincidentally, Scorpion had arrived, but she was not here. Without a doubt, this village woman was Scorpion.
"This Poison Scorpion really put in a lot of effort in order to avoid being hunted down by his peers! However, she was from Macau, so how could she dress up as a village woman from the mainland so well? She's really an expert! "
Li Rui praised as he walked up to the village woman with a smile and said, "I almost didn't recognize you!"
The village woman looked at him in confusion and said, "You … You know me?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "Alright, stop pretending. There's only the two of us here … Ah, don't tell me you don't remember me?" After saying that, the smile on his face froze.
He suddenly remembered that the last time he came into contact with Scorpion, it was all at night. Although there were times when they were under the light, who knew if Scorpion had seriously looked at his face?
"I don't know you …"
The village woman still looked confused and looked at him as if she was looking at a stranger.
Li Rui had heard her say two sentences so far. He did not realize the first sentence, but he finally understood the second sentence. This village woman was speaking the dialect of the mountain villages in the northern part of Hanshui County under Qingyang City. If he had not gone to Hanshui County to help the poor, he would not have been able to tell. She was really a village woman and not Scorpion?
Li Rui was stunned. He took out his phone and dialed Scorpion's number.
Before the call was connected, the village woman suddenly asked, "Comrade, I saw that you came from the compound. Are you a leader of the Municipal Party Committee?"
Li Rui nodded casually and asked, "What's the matter?"
The village woman nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I …"
Just as she was about to say something, Li Rui's call was connected. He quickly gestured for her to stop and turned his back to her. He said, "Sister, didn't you say you were here? But where are you? Are you playing with me? "
Scorpion said curiously, "I'm outside the compound. Have you come out? I don't see you either! "
Li Rui looked around again, but he still could not see anyone. He was puzzled and said, "There's no one outside the compound. Where are you? Don't tell me you're invisible. "
Scorpion had a bad temper and said impatiently, "I'm at the entrance. Where are you? You can't see me, but I can't see you either. "
Li Rui looked around again and suddenly saw a slender woman standing at the entrance of the Municipal Government not far to the east. His heart skipped a beat and he said, "Don't tell me you went to the entrance of the Municipal Government?"
Scorpion said curiously, "What? The entrance of the Municipal Government? I don't know … Ah, it's true. The sign says' Municipal Government ', but I asked the driver to take me to the Municipal Party Committee. "
Li Rui was amused and said, "Come here, I'll go get you. You met a driver who can't even tell the difference between the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. How dare he be a taxi driver?" After saying that, he hung up and stuffed his phone into his pocket to go get her.
The village woman behind him saw that he was about to leave and quickly said, "Leader, I want to report the situation. I want to …"
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. He stopped and turned around and asked, "Report what situation?"
When the woman heard that he seemed to be interested in this matter, she was very happy. Her expression became lively and she said quickly, "Leader, I am from Wu Gezhuang Village in Hanshui County. I want to report that the secretary of our village committee and the head of the village embezzled the poverty relief funds. The amount is as high as 300,000 yuan …"
Li Rui frowned when he heard that. He asked, "Why didn't you go to the Hanshui County Government when you reported the Township Committee? Now that you've come to the city, it's considered an impersonation. This is against the rules. "
He said that not to shirk responsibility. He had never shirked responsibility in the face of impersonation. He just wanted to ask for the reason.
The village woman sighed and said, "Do you think I want to go to the city? It costs more than 40 yuan to go to the city. This 40 yuan is our family's living expenses for a few days. Am I not forced to do this? Our Hanshui County Government has a leader who is the backer of the Township Secretary and the Mayor. We went to the city several times, but we were all chased away. Later, someone pointed out the way. He said that the city's Great Poverty Alleviation Program was initiated by the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. If we went to him to complain, he would definitely take care of it. That's why I came all the way here. There are many villagers who want to come, but they can't bear to spend money on tickets. They pushed me to be the representative to come and complain. My money was pooled together by everyone … "
Some people who heard the village woman's words might think that it was a fantasy. What era was it now? Wouldn't they be able to earn a few thousand yuan a month just by doing some work? Why did she have to spend 100 yuan on a round trip to the city and the villagers had to fork out the money?
Those who thought this way must have not personally visited the poor villages and the living conditions of the poor. If they personally went to the poor villages, especially the poor villages, they wouldn't find this strange.
Li Rui thought to himself. The boss wanted to make a move on Hanshui County's County Magistrate Qin Sijin. If what this village woman said was true, it would provide a good excuse. Of course, thinking this way was not a scheme of a black-bellied person. It was just a coincidence and he wanted to make use of this opportunity. If there was a black-bellied person, such as the acting mayor, Yu Heping, he wouldn't wait for this opportunity to find problems with Qin Sijin or create problems for him. He said: "How about this, I will call a female comrade over and bring you inside. You tell her in detail what happened. If there is evidence, you need to provide evidence. If there is no evidence, you need to provide as many clues as possible. Auntie, don't worry, we will definitely uphold justice for you. "
The village woman originally didn't have much hope for him. After all, he was young and didn't look like a leader who could take care of things. She just wanted to get lucky and told him. She didn't expect that he would really take care of this matter. She was surprised and happy. She knelt on the ground and wanted to kowtow to him.
This scene happened in broad daylight. It immediately attracted the attention of many passers-by and the security guards at the door.
Li Rui was shocked. He quickly helped the village woman up and said: "Aiyo, auntie, what are you doing? You don't need to be so polite. As Party members and cadres, we should solve problems and difficulties for the people. Moreover, this matter is related to poverty alleviation. It is indeed the focus of the Municipal Party Committee's secretary. No matter what, we have to take care of it. Get up quickly. Don't do this again. "
At this time, Scorpion had already walked to the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee. He was surprised to see the village woman kowtowing to Li Rui and being helped up by him. He walked behind Li Rui and looked at the two people in a daze.
The village woman was so grateful that tears flowed out of her eyes. She wiped the tears and thanked Li Rui a thousand times.
This matter was not a big deal to Li Rui, the first secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. However, for poor people like her, it was a big deal. With the poverty alleviation funds, every family could save themselves through the government's help and get rid of poverty and become rich. Without the poverty alleviation funds, they would still be poor forever. As a living person of flesh and blood with seven emotions and six desires, who wouldn't want to live a better life? Who wanted to be poor for a lifetime? Who wanted their children and grandchildren to continue to suffer for a lifetime?
It was no exaggeration to say that by helping them, Li Rui had saved countless hearts that yearned for a better and happier life!
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