Chapter 2 chapter 2

On August 13, 2001, Wang Changgong, member of the Standing Committee of the Zijiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and executive vice governor, went to Nanping City to inspect the work.On the way back to the provincial capital from Nanping City, Wang Changgong quietly got off the car in Chuankou, a poor county under Changshan, and wanted to know about the construction of the Hope Primary School in Chuankou Town.In advance, Wang Changgong specifically explained to the secretary Xiaoduan: this matter should not be publicized, and he would not greet the leaders of Changshan City, and he would not stay in Changshan that night.

Unexpectedly, the leaders of the Changshan Municipal Party Committee and the city government did not come, but many leaders of the Kawaguchi County Party Committee came, and they lined up in front of the boundary marker to welcome them.After entering the town, they held a welcome ceremony that made Wang Changgong dumbfounded.Wang Changgong still endured it first, but when he saw the children sweating under the sun, he finally couldn't help it. He lowered his face and criticized: "What's the matter with you comrades? You can't do it well. It’s easy to do this kind of formalism! I’ll emphasize it again today: I can’t do this kind of formalism anymore! I can’t control others, so I’ll just talk about myself. I’ll come back next time. What should you do? No! Such a bluff, bragging, bragging, not to mention any kind of party welcome, if you are not tired, I am still tired!"

Wang Yongcheng, secretary of the county party committee, was not angry after being scolded, and explained with a lively smile: "Governor Wang, this time is not a special situation, our Kawaguchi is your hometown, and you have such affection for your hometown, donate 30 20,000 helped us build a Hope Primary School in our town, and the cadres and masses in our hometown always... have to do their best!" Hearing this, Wang Changgong became unhappy again: the 320,000 yuan was a gift money from some cadres in the provincial capital and Changshan City when his daughter got married. After leaving the Hope Primary School in my hometown, I didn't want to make such a publicity at all.So, he criticized Secretary Wang by name and said: "Wang Yongcheng, how many times have I told you? Why don't you change your mind? Did I donate the 320,000 yuan? As a civil servant, where did I come from?" This 320,000 yuan? It was donated by some comrades in Changshan and the provincial capital, I just passed through it!"

Accompanied by Wang Yongcheng and others, he walked into the new three-story teaching building of Hope Primary School. Looking at the bright doors, windows, and brand-new tables and chairs, a smile appeared on Wang Changgong's face: It can be seen that Wang Yongcheng is the secretary of the county party committee. I still did my best, the donation of 320,000 yuan has actually been used in education, and I guess the county and the town have posted some money, that's good.After the money was donated, Wang Changgong was afraid that Wang Yongcheng and his gang of petty bureaucrats would use it for other purposes.When he was the mayor of Changshan, Wang Changgong learned from Wang Yongcheng once. It seems that in 1997, Wang Yongcheng came to report that a great Han Dynasty tomb was found in Chuankou, which was very precious. He also said that it was a national and provincial cultural relic. The bureau wanted to give money for protection, but the premise was that the city would also have to match the bleeding, so he approved 200,000 from the mayor's fund.It turned out that Wang Yongcheng had to pay back all the wages, not only the 200,000 from the city, the 150,000 from the province, but also the 300,000 from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. No more money has been allocated to Changshan City for the protection of cultural relics.

Wang Yongcheng also seemed to have seen the purpose of Wang Changgong's trip, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Governor Wang, I know that you still don't trust me this time, and you are afraid that we will borrow the money again. In fact, how dare we?" No matter how poor you are, you can’t afford education, and no matter how hard you are, you can’t afford children. Besides, we still look forward to your donation to Hope Middle School next time!” Wang Changgong couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Wang Yongcheng, you know, I'm just such a daughter, and there will be no next time!" After saying this, he sighed again, "Yes, it's business, let them donate for education, and cry for me one by one. , My daughter is getting married, no invitation or no invitation, all of them are here, and they can't leave without a bang, they are very generous!"

Wang Yongcheng said: "It can be regarded as a bad thing turned into a good thing. Look, the children have such a good place to go to school!" Wang Changgong folded his arms and looked at the new school building in front of him, pondered, and said worriedly: "Looking at this matter in isolation, maybe a bad thing turned into a good thing, but when it is connected with the current social atmosphere, the problem is more serious! This is Is it a normal human relationship? I don’t think so, it’s a disguised power-for-money transaction! I’m not the executive deputy governor, so there must not be so many people here to join in the fun! So, you all, be careful, and don’t talk about clean government fall!"

Wang Yongcheng responded again and again: "Yes, yes, we have been holding tight to clean government." Wang Changgong warned earnestly: "It is one thing to pay close attention to the organization, but another thing to do it yourself. I know that it is very difficult to do a good job of honesty. Under the conditions of a market economy, the power in your hands may become a commodity. As long as you have the power, don’t ask for money, the money will come to you. What should I do? I have three experiences here, so I might as well talk about it: 1. Reject, 2. Rebate, 3. Donate. The results of practice have proved that there are still some It works!"

Wang Yongcheng flattered him: "That's why our Changshan cadres said that you understand China's national conditions better than Comrade Chen Hanjie!" Only then did Wang Changgong think of his old partner in the past: "Oh, how is Lao Chen these days? Are you in a good mood?" Wang Yongcheng winked, and said meaningfully: "What's the matter? There's a lot of complaints, and you're not hurt behind!" Wang Changgong knew that his distant nephew was not doing well in office, so he was transferred to work as the county party secretary for eight years, but he never got promoted to the deputy city level. He had a lot of opinions on Chen Hanjie, the former party secretary.When he was the mayor of Changshan, Wang Yongcheng once came to him and sent his resume.Out of favor, he promised to help, but he didn't say anything for Wang Yongcheng in the next two meetings of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to study the issue of cadres, and he didn't say anything until he was transferred from Changshan.Wang Yongcheng didn't know what to do, so he took this ridiculous bad debt on Chen Hanjie's head for granted, and attacked Chen Hanjie when he seized the opportunity.

At this moment, Wang Yongcheng brought his bald head closer again, and lowered his voice a lot: "Governor Wang, have you heard? Chen Hanjie is urging Cui Wanwan, who raises foxes, to look for you in the provincial capital. He also said, this Since you personally caught the model of getting rich, and Cui Wanwan’s big villa was built with your support, it should be sold to you and let you repay the loan for him!” Wang Changgong was very angry, but his face was smiling, and his tone was very relaxed: "Okay then, don't be the executive vice governor, let's raise foxes with Cui Wanwan!" Shenhui was used by Wang Yongcheng and his gang, so he decisively ended the topic, and said to Wang Yongcheng tenderly, "Stop spreading such baseless words, I don't think Lao Chen will be so unprofessional! When it is convenient, Say hello to Lao Chen for me, and just say I miss him!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Wang Yongcheng swallowed back the incendiary words, and said something else. After seeing the Hope Primary School, he was planning to rush back to the provincial capital immediately, but Wang Yongcheng refused to agree, and insisted that Wang Changgong have a light meal.After all, it was his hometown, Wang Changgong didn't want to lose face, but he was afraid that Wang Yongcheng would chatter about "reporting work", so he said: "Then hurry up and have dinner, it's simpler, each person has a bowl of hand-rolled noodles, and hurry after eating!"

Wang Yongcheng responded again and again: "Okay, okay, Governor Wang, then let's keep it simple, as simple as possible!" It is not easy to sit down in the small dining room of the county party committee guest house. Chicken, fish, meat and eggs are served on a large table, and the big bowls and plates are colorful.Wang Changgong immediately came to a conclusion: Chuankou County may still be underdeveloped in recent years, not only economically, but also in all aspects. These small bureaucrats can't make it up to a level.The wine was good wine, Wuliangye, but Wang Changgong decided it was fake wine if he didn't drink it.When he was the mayor of Changshan, the fake Wuliangye produced by Kawaguchi deceived him more than once. Sitting at the table, I can't do without eating. As the executive vice governor, Wang Changgong had no choice but to adapt to the national conditions again and bite the bullet and eat.Wang Yongcheng and Chuankou's cadres toasted, Wang Changgong didn't drink a sip, and only used mineral water to deal with it.Wang Yongcheng confessed that this Wuliangye is definitely real, and the director of the office personally went to the specialty store in the city to buy it.Wang Changgong still didn't drink, but he didn't object to the little bureaucrats who accompanied the guests.Seeing Wang Changgong's attitude, the petty bureaucrats didn't dare to drink anymore, and they all sat upright, as if they were gentlemen.Wang Changgong laughed and said that the bottle of wine was opened, and it would be a waste if you didn't drink it, so let's drink what we can.Everyone looked at his face and drank carefully. After a few drinks, Wang Yongcheng bolstered his courage with wine, and tried to be presumptuous again, watching Wang Changgong's face to report to work. Wang Changgong knew it well, and immediately stopped him: "Hey, Yongcheng, eating is eating, and we won't talk about work today." Flattering without talking about work.The female county magistrate took the lead in admiring Wang Changgong for being honest and upright and approachable.Wang Yongcheng took over the words and expressed his infinite emotion, telling the deep memory of the cadres and masses of Changshan City for Wang Changgong.Wang Changgong naturally talked about Chen Hanjie, the former secretary of the municipal party committee, and the disrespectful words towards Chen Hanjie quickly overflowed the table.A deputy secretary of the county party committee in charge of politics and law also talked about Chen Hanjie's youngest son Chen Xiaomu's involvement in gangsters, with a look of gloating. Wang Changgong didn't want to get angry at first, but then he couldn't listen anymore, pulled his face, and put down his chopsticks heavily. Just such an action immediately wiped out an emotion on the wine table, and the majesty of power cannot be underestimated. When he picked up his chopsticks to eat again, Wang Changgong said seriously: "Chuankou is my hometown, and I don't want to hear any remarks that slander Comrade Chen Hanjie in my hometown. I don't care what your motivation is! When Comrade Chen Hanjie and I formed a team, There were some misunderstandings and unhappiness, but it’s all over! As for his son’s issue, don’t talk about it, let alone gloat! I see, if you don’t pay attention, this kind of thing will happen to you too!” After dinner, Wang Changgong asked for one hundred yuan from the secretary and put it on the table: "Today's simple matter made you complicated again. Please pay for the wine and food. Everyone here is one hundred yuan. We It's like lifting a rock!" This was too unexpected and too disrespectful to everyone. Wang Yongcheng, the female county magistrate and the whole room were all stunned. After a long time, Wang Yongcheng was the first to react: "Okay, okay, we...we will follow Governor Wang's instructions!" After that, he asked the office director to collect money from everyone, and he paid a hundred Yuan.When he took out the money, he complained to Wang Changgong, "Governor Wang, actually, you know, this... this is also the national condition of our China!" Wang Changgong's face was livid, and he spoke bluntly: "I'm not going to adapt to this kind of national conditions anymore. If you continue to adapt, you Kawaguchi have no hope! The finances are upside down, and you are still so lavish. What do ordinary people think? What is the impact?" It was a little too much, and when I walked to the door, I said to Wang Yongcheng in a relaxed tone, "Yongcheng, I have a suggestion for you rich man: don't fry the iced arctic shrimp in the future, it should be eaten iced!" Wang Yongcheng was dizzy by the training, and he responded casually: "Okay, okay, Governor Wang, then let's eat it ice-cold from now on!" Wang Changgong patted Wang Yongcheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Yongcheng, let's stop eating. When I come back later, I will buy some wild vegetables to eat. It saves money and has a special taste. Isn't it better than making it like this?! Even if you and your comrades feel sorry for me, don’t make it like this, if you pay one hundred yuan at a time, I can’t pay your cousin!” When getting into the car at the gate of the County Party Committee Guest House, Wang Yongcheng and a group of petty bureaucrats also got into their cars one by one. When Wang Changgong saw it, he deliberately asked: "Hey, what's the matter? Yongcheng, you are going back to the provincial capital with me?" Wang Yongcheng was a little embarrassed: "Send off the leader of the provincial party committee. We...we just send off..." Wang Changgong waved his hand: "No need, let's start from this time if we don't want to welcome the world to the world!" It was 20:50 when we left Kawaguchi, less than fifteen minutes before the fire started.Wang Changgong remembered: Secretary Xiao Duan told him about the time after he got on the bus, saying that he would arrive in the provincial capital within two hours after getting on the expressway.This memory should not be wrong.That night, if Wang Yongcheng hadn't made things complicated, if he hadn't stayed in Chuankou for this complicated dinner, his car would have entered the provincial capital when the Changshan fire alarm came. When Wang Changgong's special car drove through the Changshan section of the expressway, and it was more than 150 kilometers away from the provincial capital, it was not Changshan City, but a call from the duty office of the provincial government, reporting the serious incident to him. fire situation.At that time, the situation in the duty room of the provincial government was unknown, and the reported death toll was 118. Wang Changgong was extremely shocked, as if he had taken someone's sap out of thin air: for such a big accident, no matter whether he was the executive vice-governor in charge of the overall work temporarily, or the former mayor of Changshan, he had an inescapable responsibility! The advance towards the provincial capital came to an abrupt end. Wang Changgong asked the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, and immediately contacted the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Zhao Peijun and Governor Liu with his mobile phone.Secretary Zhao Peijun and Governor Liu are not at home these days.Governor Liu held a national economic work conference in Beijing, and Zhao Peijun led a party and government delegation from Zijiang Province to Shanghai for inspection the day before yesterday. Fortunately, the mobile phones of the two party and government leaders were not turned off, and the situation was reported in time. Secretary Zhao Peijun and Governor Liu were very anxious after listening to the phone report, and clearly instructed Wang Changgong: Immediately rush to Changshan City on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government to deal with the emergency, minimize the loss as much as possible, and do not delay for a moment!At the same time, according to the major accident reporting regulations, report truthfully to the relevant central departments, and do not conceal it! Wang Changgong obeyed the order. After closing the mobile phone, he ordered the driver to turn the car around and go against the law, and rushed to Changshan City. That night was really dangerous, and it is still scary to think about it.Driving at night, and driving in the wrong direction on the expressway, the oncoming vehicles kept passing by, and the dazzling headlights came on from time to time, blinding the eyes of the people in the car.Both Xiao Duan and the driver's heart were in their throats, but Wang Changgong ignored it and urged the driver to speed up and speed up again and again. The special car drove to the Changshan Toll Station, and the toll collector came in without knowing it. He wanted to stop this daring and illegal vehicle, but the secretary Xiao Duan stuck his head out of the car window in time and shouted: "Get out of the way, Governor Wang has to deal with the accident urgently." !" The toll collector was startled, and tactfully lifted the iron railing of the toll gate. After the special car slowed down a bit, it shot past like an arrow. Because the toll collector moved a little slower, the iron railing he lifted touched the roof of the car, leaving a pale scratch. When the driver heard the destructive noise from above his head, he immediately scolded his mother in distress... The toll booth was still 15 kilometers away from Jiefang Road, where the fire broke out, and Wang Changgong's special car drove for 18 minutes.These eighteen minutes are like eighteen long years in Wang Changgong's memory.The problem is too serious and too bad. So many people died in this fire, and the social impact can be imagined.What's more terrible is that at this time, the six major coal mines in the south of the provincial Changshan Mining Group went bankrupt and closed, and 30,000 workers lost their jobs. Municipalities are under enormous pressure.When Wang Changgong rushed all the way to the scene, he thought: If this matter is not handled properly and the sentiment of the masses is further intensified, the consequences will be unimaginable... Therefore, Wang Changgong called Tang Zhaoyang, secretary of the Changshan Municipal Party Committee, in the car.Knowing that Tang Zhaoyang and the relevant leaders of the city had arrived at the scene and were directing the fire fighting, Wang Changgong simply said: "Okay, we must take effective measures to minimize casualties and losses as much as possible!" He didn't care To learn more about the fire fighting situation, he issued the first instruction on behalf of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, "Comrade Chaoyang, you must pay attention to two points, one is to block the scene immediately; Reports must not appear in newspapers!" Tang Zhaoyang hurriedly reported on the phone: "Governor Wang, the scene is being cordoned off, I'll say hello to the Propaganda Department right away! However, even if there are no newspapers, such a big event can't be kept secret. I'm afraid it will be known to everyone at dawn! " Wang Changgong knew that Tang Zhaoyang was telling the truth: "That's why we should pay more attention to maintaining social stability, and pay more attention to the ideological and political work of the citizens. Now that something has happened, we must calm down and deal with it correctly!" Tang Zhaoyang said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Governor Wang, we will definitely follow your and the provincial party committee's instructions! But...but I don't know what the situation is, I'd better understand it first and then talk about it... ..." When Wang Changgong heard this, he couldn't hold back his anger: "Comrade Chaoyang, so many people have lost their lives, and you still don't know what's going on? What do you, the secretary of the municipal party committee, do for food? Have you killed our common people? Do you take life and property seriously? Let me ask you: Where were you when the fire started? What were you doing? Ah?" Tang Zhaoyang said: "Where else can I be? When the fire broke out, I was talking to Comrade Huang Guoxiu, the bankruptcy leading group of Changshan Mining Group. Governor Wang, you know that tens of thousands of unemployed coal miners are still fighting with our city. Thousands of people were going to lie on the rails today, almost blocking the Beijing-Shanghai line, and our public security agency detained eight of them on the spot..." Wang Changgong's heart sank, and he couldn't say anything more: "Okay, okay, Comrade Chaoyang, don't talk about it, I know! It is because we know that the unemployed workers in the coal mine are more emotional, and the provincial party committee and I are worried. Burn, and create a bunch of new troubles! Well, I'll be there soon, let's meet and talk about some situations!" When he said this, Wang Changgong's special car had already entered the intersection of Zhichun Road, and it was less than a kilometer away from the fire scene at No. 44 Jiefang Road.At that time, although the fire had been contained to a certain extent, it was still burning violently. Thick smoke and water mist rose in bursts, blurring Wang Changgong's vision from time to time, making Wang Changgong who was sitting in the car anxious. Fortunately, there was no wind that night, and the fire did not spread to the surrounding buildings, so Wang Changgong felt a little more at ease. After entering the cordon, Wang Changgong accidentally saw the female prosecutor Ye Zijing in front of a fire truck. Ye Zijing, who was dressed in plain clothes, was explaining something to several subordinates in prosecutor uniforms. The reflection flickers on and off.Wang Changgong felt very strange, and couldn't help being a little annoyed: The fire has not been extinguished, why is this female chief prosecutor rushing here?Who sent her here?What do you want to do? !Thinking of this, the car slid past Ye Zijing lightly, and it didn't stop until Changjiang Zhengliu from the Public Security Bureau rushed over to meet her. When Wang Changgong got out of the car, he asked Jiang Zhengliu, "Why did the procuratorate come so promptly? The municipal party committee notified you?" Jiang Zhengliu didn't care, and said in a hoarse voice, "It doesn't seem to be the case. Ye Jian and Director Chen Hanjie came together before the municipal committee notified, one step ahead of me!" Fearing that Wang Changgong might misunderstand, he explained, "Oh, Governor Wang , when the fire broke out, I was studying and dealing with the rail lying incident in the southern mining area. So, I couldn't get here in time!" Wang Changgong knew it in his mind: "Zhengliu, why did you hear that eight troublemakers were arrested?" Jiang Zhengliu wiped off his sweat: "More than that, two more are to be caught tonight, they are the masterminds!" Wang Changgong pondered for a while: "You are right to act in accordance with the law, and you must be arrested if you should. However, my personal opinion is to arrest less, and don't punish those who can't be punished. Unemployed workers are also difficult. Please understand more!" Jiang Zhengliu responded: "Okay, okay, Governor Wang—Look, Secretary Tang and Director Chen are waiting for you!" It was only then that Wang Changgong noticed that under the streetlight not far away, Changshan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Tang Zhaoyang was pointing at the flickering Dafuhao Entertainment City, talking to Chen Hanjie, the director of the Municipal People's Congress. It was very big, but because the scene was chaotic and noisy, Wang Changgong couldn't hear what he was saying...