There was light rain in the air, and the sky was gloomy.A long-distance bus drove into the urban area of ​​Changyuan, and Ma Guoqiang sat by the window, looking at this emerging modern city.Changyuan City has undergone tremendous changes after the reform and opening up.Row upon row of high-rise buildings, roads extend in all directions, and the speed of economic growth is at the forefront of the province.But rapid economic development has also spawned many ugly corruptions. Over the past few years, the province has continuously received reports and petition materials from the masses, reflecting that officials at all levels in Changyuan City are greedy for enjoyment, seeking profit, colluding with unscrupulous businessmen, and disregarding the situation of people's lives.The superiors sent working groups to Changyuan City several times to investigate the actual situation, but nothing happened in the end.

Half a month ago, the former mayor of Changyuan City expired, and the province appointed Ma Guoqiang as the mayor of Changyuan City.Before leaving, he declined the province to send him a car, and decided to take a long-distance bus back as usual. Halfway through the car, he saw a few Changyuan city government cars heading towards the provincial capital, probably to pick him up.As soon as the order was transferred, someone from the Changyuan City Government went to the provincial capital to look for him, wanting to make contact with him, but he turned him away on the grounds that he was too busy with work.The transfer order was issued too hastily, and there was indeed a lot of handover work to be done.

He is not from Changyuan. He and his wife Tong Yanzhen were college classmates. He studied secretarial work. After graduation, he entered the provincial government to work.Tong Yanzhen studied accounting. Since her family is in the countryside of Changyuan City and her parents are old, she returned to Changyuan City and was assigned to work in a chemical factory. Since they got married after graduating, they have lived apart for more than ten years. He has reported many times that he wanted to be transferred to Changyuan, but he was not approved.He is usually very busy with his work, and when he returns to Changyuan occasionally, he usually takes a long-distance bus.It used to take five or six hours to travel from the provincial capital to Changyuan City, but now it takes just over three hours to get there by taking the expressway.

Later, he was promoted to the director of the Second Office of the Provincial Government Secretary, but the Changyuan City chemical plant where Tong Yanzhen worked was in decline.The chemical plant went bankrupt half a year ago, and Tong Yanzhen, like most workers, was laid off.Logically, as long as he greeted some leaders of Changyuan City, Tong Yanzhen would have no problem getting a better job, but he was unwilling to do that. He originally found a job for Tong Yanzhen in a company in the provincial capital, thinking that the husband and wife would be able to reunite now, but he was ordered to return to Changyuan City to serve as mayor.The reunion of husband and wife was solved, but new problems came again.In the past two days, Tong Yanzhen called him and said that seven or eight units in the city were vying for her to go to work. After Ma Guoqiang answered the phone, he only said two words, "No."A laid-off worker should seek employment on his own. If he lets go, someone will gossip behind his back, saying that he is using power for personal gain.Words are awesome!

There are tens of thousands of laid-off workers in Changyuan City, aren't they all self-employed? The long-distance bus turned a corner, got on an avenue, and walked a little further to the long-distance bus station.Suddenly, with a sudden brake, Ma Guoqiang's head hit the backrest in front of him, and although he was not seriously injured, he was a little dizzy.He raised his head and looked ahead, and saw that it was a high-end car running a red light and trying to get in the way, and almost collided with the bus.Fortunately, the driver of the bus reacted quickly and did not cause a major accident. However, the passengers on the bus were knocked dizzy.

The car stopped in front of the bus, and two people got out of the car, one of them got on the bus, pointed at the driver of the bus, and cursed: "You are fucking blind, why are you driving? It caused my head to hurt so badly, I got 3,000 yuan for medical expenses!" The driver's face turned blue with fright, and he stammered, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I only have more than 1,000 yuan!" The driver took out his money, which was snatched by the man. At this time, a tall man sitting next to Ma Guoqiang stood up and said loudly: "You guys are too brave to rob in broad daylight!"

The man glanced at the tall man, "You're fucking impatient, you dare to meddle in my affairs, I'm on official duty, understand?" The man took out a police ID and shook it. "Then please tell me, what kind of official duties are you performing?" The tall man did not show weakness: "What is the difference between you and robbers? You bumped your head and asked someone else to pay 3,000 yuan for medical expenses. What about our car full of people?" If you are injured, who will you ask for medical expenses?" "Damn, are you looking for trouble? I'll let you know what a robber is today!" The man took out his mobile phone and dialed a few numbers, and said, "I'm here at the traffic light on Jianshe Avenue, two of you, there's a guy here , you take him back and clean up!"

The driver hurriedly pleaded: "He is a foreigner, not sensible, please let him go!" The man slapped the driver across the face and shouted, "If you talk too much, I'll take you away with me!" The driver was too scared to speak anymore, and no one in the car dared to say anything. Ma Guoqiang glanced at the license plate of the car, which ended in four 8s.There were two traffic policemen standing on the side of the road not far ahead. They had already seen the situation here, and they stood there motionless as if nothing had happened. Within a few minutes, a police car drove up to the bus with its siren sounding, and two uniformed policemen got out of the car.After the two got into the car, according to the man's instructions, they took out the handcuffs to handcuff the tall man.

The tall man asked, "Why do you handcuff me? What law have I committed?" "When you get to our place, you will know what kind of law you have violated." The man told the two policemen, "Treat this guy well. In Changyuan City, no one dares to talk to me like that." Ma Guoqiang really couldn't see it, got up and said, "If you want to take us, take us both away!" The tall man said to Ma Guoqiang: "The person they want to take away is me, it's none of your business!" Ma Guoqiang smiled, "I'll follow you, so I can take care of you!"

The two policemen looked at each other, and one of them said, "It's strange, I've been a policeman for so long, and this is the first time I've encountered such a thing! Give them all, and take them away!" Ma Guoqiang said to the two policemen: "Don't wear the handcuffs, the two of us just go with you!" He then said to the driver, "Please drive the car to the hospital, those injured must be treated in time!" The driver glanced at the two policemen and said to Ma Guoqiang, "What about the medical expenses? My money is already..." "Don't worry, someone will pay for them!" Ma Guoqiang said, and he patted the tall man with his hand, "Come with them?"

Unexpectedly, the tall man took out a police ID from his body and said loudly, "You can go with them, but you have to find out who he is first." The two policemen looked at the tall man's ID, and they didn't dare to act recklessly. One of them got out of the car and came to the man, and said something in a low voice. Ma Guoqiang glanced at the name on the certificate, his name was Yuan Qing, his position was inspector, and his work unit was in a neighboring city. "Damn, isn't he just a little inspector? If you dare to control me, I'll let you know how powerful I am today." The man got into the car, pulled out his gun, loaded it, and was about to aim at Yuan Qing, but saw a blur in front of his eyes and ears Hearing a crisp sound, there was a sharp pain in his wrist.The gun reached Yuan Qing's hand, but his own wrist was broken.He yelled and got out of the car, and said to the two policemen, "Everyone is not allowed to leave. Quickly, call the city's anti-riot team and bring back these two guys who obstructed the execution of official duties." The man got into the car holding his broken hand, and the car quickly disappeared into the traffic. The driver cried and said, "It's over, it's over, you two have caused a big disaster, do you know who he is? He is Young Master Wang." "It's hard for a strong dragon to overwhelm a local snake. Run away before their people come. If you don't run away, you will die!" A traveler said: "In our Changyuan City, the young master Wang is the king of Yama. He is The vice-captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, relying on his father as the deputy mayor, acted recklessly, no one dared to control him! You two are outsiders, so you don't know how powerful he is!" Several passengers wanted to get off the bus, but were stopped by the two policemen. "It's not that serious, is it?" Ma Guoqiang said. "Two years ago, I saw a car blocking his way. The owner of the car was severely injured by them. He died after being sent to the hospital. The owner's family filed a lawsuit for two years, but it was useless!" The passenger said: "There are too many things like this in our Changyuan City. We don't blame them when we see them. The current officials and officials protect each other. They only care about their own corruption and bribery. How can they care about the lives of ordinary people?" Hearing this, Ma Guoqiang sighed softly.Yes, the economic construction of Changyuan City has improved, but what does the phenomenon of disharmony with society indicate? Everyone in the car became uneasy.A few people complained about Yuan Qing's meddling, saying that if he hadn't been meddling, the driver would have been implicated if the driver was taken away by Young Master Wang. Yuan Qing said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, I won't hurt everyone. When the time comes, everyone just needs to use their conscience and say something fair!" "Let me prove it for you," Ma Guoqiang said, "your actions belong to self-defense!" The siren sounded from a distance, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly became tense! Wang Jiancheng, deputy mayor of Changyuan City, received two calls. The first call was from Secretary-General Liu Shi'an.Early this morning, Liu Shi'an went to the provincial capital to pick up the new mayor Ma Guoqiang, along with Deputy Mayor Qian Yonggang, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee Lu Bing, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee Wen Sanchun, and others, as well as several leading cadres of the municipal party committee.When the car arrived in the provincial capital, it was only after inquiring that Ma Guoqiang had already left. The Second Office of the Secretary of the Provincial Government originally arranged for a car to deliver him, but Ma Guoqiang did not use the car.Through a secretary of the Second Secretary's Office, they learned that Ma Guoqiang might be Chang Yuan who returned by long-distance bus. Wang Jiancheng and the other two deputy mayors were arranging relevant welcome ceremonies. After receiving this call, his heart suddenly sank, and he couldn't tell what it was like. Not long after, his precious son Wang Ningsheng also called, saying that on a long-distance bus from the provincial capital to Changyuan, an inspector from a neighboring city broke his wrist and robbed him of his gun. Together with that inspector, there is also a middle-aged man.During the phone call, Wang Ningsheng said that he had notified the anti-riot brigade to deal with those two people severely. After receiving the call, Wang Jiancheng was stunned.The father knows a little about his son Wang Ningsheng's behavior in Changyuan City, and he has warned his son many times not to go too far, but his son just doesn't listen, causing troubles many times, all relying on him to use his relationship to settle it. He concluded that the middle-aged man who was with the inspector was most likely the new mayor Ma Guoqiang.If the anti-riot brigade arrests these two people, the consequences will be unimaginable once they get into trouble. After asking about the situation at that time, he scolded his son on the phone, and immediately called the Public Security Bureau to stop the anti-riot brigade from dispatching.Later, he personally called the city hospital and asked 120 ambulances to dispatch to rescue the injured on the long-distance vehicle. After arranging all this, he had no time to breathe a sigh of relief, so he discussed with the other two deputy mayors to change the grand welcome ceremony into a simple meeting ceremony. If it was confirmed that the person on the long-distance bus was Ma Guoqiang, those arranged programs would also must be cancelled. After finishing these things, he breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat on the chair to think.A newly appointed mayor actually came by coach. What kind of play was he singing?What kind of person is this Ma Guoqiang? In recent years, the economic construction of Changyuan City has developed rapidly, but the governments at all levels are proud of themselves, and the problem of corruption is also quite serious.The province has sent working groups down many times to investigate, but they have been perfunctory in various ways. The work of building a clean government in the city is far from enough. The benefits brought by the economic expansion are like a pond of muddy water, mixing everyone in it. Most of the honest and self-disciplined people have been squeezed out.This point, he is very clear. The province sent a mayor who took a long-distance bus to take office, and the mystery behind it was puzzling.No matter what, let's find out what Ma Guoqiang is like before we can find a way to deal with it. Thinking of this, he felt that the entire ground of Changyuan City seemed to tremble. Several 120 ambulances stopped beside the bus, and a dozen doctors and nurses in white coats came down from above.After those people got into the car, without saying a word, they quickly bandaged the injured, and carried the two seriously injured people out of the car to the hospital. "The sun is coming out from the west," said a traveler, "I have lived in Changyuan for most of my life, and this is the first time I have seen such a thing." Most people in the car looked at Ma Guoqiang and Yuan Qing, discussing in low voices. "It seems that there is nothing to do without us?" Yuan Qing said to Ma Guoqiang, turned around and got out of the car. Ma Guoqiang also followed, walking with Yuan Qing.The two policemen were still standing by the roadside. They had already received instructions from their superiors and did not dare to step forward to stop them. Ma Guoqiang and Yuan Qing walked for a while, and asked in a low voice, "If the two of us are captured by them today, what are you going to do?" "What else can I do? Let's take a step and see. I have already notified my colleagues and asked them to come." Yuan Qing said: "I have known that Changyuan City is very dark, but I didn't expect it to be so dark .” "Yes, it's very dark!" Ma Guoqiang said sincerely. "I've also heard about Young Master Wang's behavior. He won't let it go, and his gun is still with me." Yuan Qing looked at Ma Guoqiang, "Who are you?" Ma Guoqiang smiled, "If you are transferred to Changyuan City, why would you dare to confront them?" "I'm just wondering. Young Master Wang clearly said that he called the riot brigade, but an ambulance came. I heard that Changyuan City has transferred a new mayor from above. Could it be you?" Yuan Qing looked at it seriously. After pausing at Ma Guoqiang, he said, "But you don't look like you. How can a new mayor take a bus when he takes office?" Ma Guoqiang looked at the surprised eyes of those passers-by and said, "Over the years, I have always taken the bus back to Changyuan City." Yuan Qing looked at Ma Guoqiang with strange eyes: "Are you really the new mayor?" Several government-branded cars stopped in front of them, and the first one to get out of the car was the short and fat Liu Shi'an.He came to Ma Guoqiang and called out, "Mayor Ma!" He had been to the provincial capital twice before and knew Ma Guoqiang.Several leaders who came out of the car one after another surrounded Ma Guoqiang. Yuan Qing stood aside, he looked up at the sky, and saw that the dark clouds in the sky had gradually dispersed, revealing a ray of sunshine. Ma Guoqiang was rushed into the car by those leaders. Before getting into the car, he said to Yuan Qing: "Promise me, work in Changyuan!" Yuan Qing nodded.More than a month later, he was transferred to the Changyuan City Public Security Bureau as the director, and the former director was transferred elsewhere. This incident that happened on the street, although the Changyuan City Government adopted a low-key approach and did not make it public in the relevant media, it quickly spread in the streets and alleys and became an anecdote. Shi Fucai accompanied Liu Shi'an, secretary-general of Changyuan Municipal Government, in the Red Mansion Restaurant until dawn. He returned home exhausted, took a hot bath in the bathtub, lay down on the bed and just fell asleep when the phone rang.As soon as Shi Fucai looked at the caller ID, he became angry, and when he pressed the answer button, he cursed: "You don't even know what time it is?" "Boss Shi, something has happened, come to the company quickly!" It was Hu Maoshu, the company's deputy manager, who called.When Shi Fucai was away, general company affairs were handled by Hu Maoshu. "What's the big deal, you can't handle it?" Shi Fucai looked at the watch on the bedside table, it was only past seven o'clock. "Mr. Shi... those migrant workers made a lot of trouble. I invited Boss Hu's people according to the method you taught, but it didn't work. Those ruffians are okay with ordinary people, but they can only deal with these strong migrant workers. Boss Hu called me a few times, saying that I need to increase the medical expenses, what should I do? There are also several migrant workers who climbed to the top of the building and jumped off the building. I was afraid of making things worse, so I stayed with their representatives overnight. !" Hu Maoshu said: "I called your cell phone last night, you turned it off, I..." "Damn, isn't it just a little money? I'm trying to figure out a way, how about this, you just perfunctory, I'll go to the company later." Shi Fucai hung up the phone after finishing speaking. After sleeping for a while, Shi Fucai woke up, looked at his watch, it was nine o'clock in the morning.I yawned, dressed and washed, and then drove to Changsheng Construction Company.Seeing a lot of people at the entrance of the company from a distance, he drove the car into the parking lot of a western restaurant on the side of the road, entered the western restaurant, sat down in an elegant seat, and ordered a breakfast. Changsheng Company was originally a municipal collective enterprise, and it has always been in a state of loss. It is common for workers to not be able to pay their wages.A few years ago, through his relationship, he bought the company for 3 million yuan. What he valued was Changsheng's construction qualifications and those construction machines worth tens of millions. In terms of personnel placement, he retained those skilled workers, and terminated the labor relations of all old workers and unskilled personnel.This is also convenient for management. Although the reform and opening up have been carried out for so many years, there is still a big difference in the management of collective enterprises and private enterprises. After taking over the Changsheng Company, he suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier. It's not like when he was working in the township construction team, he took on small projects.Nowadays, many government projects have to bring funds into the site, just like the industrial building he is currently building, which cost more than 14 million yuan, and it is only half completed. More than 3 million yuan has already been thrown into the material fee, and this is not counting the arrears from other places.The main builder is the Bureau of Industry, who promised to pay 5 million when the project is halfway completed, but so far no one has been seen.He urged him several times and spent more than 100,000 yuan on entertainment, but only got three words: Wait a minute. He also knew in his heart that some migrant workers had been in arrears for two or three years, so there was nothing they could do.In the past few years, haven't others owed the company money?Just do the math, there are thousands of eight million.But the money is too difficult to get. I look for this one today, and that one tomorrow. With the help of a buddy, he finally got to know Liu Shi'an, this is a big tree, as long as he is held firmly, the days to come will be easy. In fact, the wages owed to those migrant workers are not too much, adding up to more than 400,000 yuan.During the two months he and Liu Shi'an met, the emotional investment alone exceeded 200,000.For the sake of the development of the entire company, he should try his best to pay off where he can, and he dare not save money where he should spend money.Doing everything now requires relationships. I don’t usually burn incense and want to hold Buddha’s feet temporarily. There is no such good thing in the world. After breakfast, he called Hu Maoshu and asked him to come to the western restaurant. Not long after, Hu Maoshu came, looking very embarrassed, he sat down in front of Shi Fucai, and called "Mr. Shi". Shi Fucai lit a cigarette, looked at Hu Maoshu, and said, "Look at you, you are the deputy general manager of the company, and a few migrant workers made you into this?" Hu Maoshu is Shi Fucai's buddy since he was a child. He used to work in the construction team together. Shi Fucai saw that he was obedient and hardworking, so he promoted him to be the deputy general manager.Feelings belong to feelings, work belongs to work, and sometimes the two cannot be mixed together. Hu Maoshu looked at Shi Fucai in fear: "There are not many people working on the construction site, and the migrant workers are clamoring for wages. I originally wanted the finance side to get some to deal with it first, but the finance side said that the company's account is less than one yuan. Ten thousand dollars!" Shi Fucai asked, "Why are they making trouble at this time?" "I don't know either," Hu Maoshu said, "I suspect it's Fengda's fault!" Fengda Company is an old brand construction company in Changyuan City. The owner is Feng Desheng. Six months ago, he and Shi Fucai's company bid for the industrial building. Because Shi Fucai refused to invest in public relations, the project was taken away by Shi Fucai.Feng Desheng lost hundreds of thousands of management fees in vain, but did not get the project, and hated Shi Fucai to death.At the celebration banquet for the successful bid, Feng Desheng dropped a sentence in a ambiguous manner: "Mr. Shi, I have yours!" "Don't talk nonsense without evidence." Shi Fucai said. "I guessed it," Hu Maoshu said: "The company just bought a batch of cement, and the house is empty. Those migrant workers will make trouble sooner or later, but at this time..." "There are 100,000 yuan here. You should pay them some wages first, and tell them that if the project can be completed on schedule, I will give each of them another 1,000 yuan in red envelopes!" With the 100,000 yuan, Hu Maoshu was confident enough, and said: "Mr. Shi, you don't have to worry about those migrant workers. I guarantee that they will go back to work immediately. But the bank calls every day, what should I do? " "You don't need to take care of the bank's affairs, I will handle them." Shi Fucai said.There was a fire in his heart. When he took the loan, he spent more than 1 million yuan to get through the relationship, and the loan was 8 million yuan. The vice president surnamed Zhou promised well that he could borrow another 5 million yuan. Let the loan go, and keep calling for the loan.What a fucking evil! Those people are like dogs. When they are full, they wag their tails towards you. If they don't have time to feed them, they turn around and bite people. "Okay, I'll go back first!" Hu Maoshu turned and left. Shi Fucai sat for a while, paid the bill and went out of the western restaurant, took out his mobile phone and dialed Liu Shi'an, and said, "Secretary Liu, did you have a good time last night? Hahahaha, don't blame me, you also performed well. ...Oh, I know, I know... Me? Don't hurt others. I've known you for so long, and I've made progress...Is Secretary-General Liu still interested tonight? What? I can't take it physically? Are you kidding me? I'll send you two bottles of Sanbian wine...that's a good thing, very useful...hahahahaha, you have to take it easy with your sister-in-law...it's the same place...OK, let's change to a quiet place, when the time comes You bring a few more people here...Okay, I will contact you later." He hangs up. Shi Fucai felt that he had to ask an old friend for help.Two days ago, he promised to give a calligraphy and painting of celebrities to Deputy Director Tang of the Quality Supervision Bureau.In the field of construction, there are many units that can be managed, such as urban construction, quality supervision, environmental protection, fire protection, water and electricity, garden planning, municipal administration, etc., each unit must be handled carefully, and dare not make the slightest mistake, otherwise, a penalty ticket will be issued. Come down, a fine is a small matter, but an order to stop work is troublesome. Shi Fucai drove to Changyuan Teachers College.The campus is very quiet. On the grass next to the Linyin path, a pair of male and female students embrace each other, their heads together kissing happily, as if there is no one else around. After walking for a while, I saw a lonely wooden house.I haven't been to this school for several years. There are many buildings on the campus, but the wooden house is still the same. As he approached the wooden house, Shi Fucai called out, "Li Fen, talented man Li, are you there?" There was no answer from the house. Shi Fucai knew that Li Fen had such virtues, even in the house he would not respond.He pushed open the wooden door, and Li Fen was indeed inside. He and Shi Fucai are from the same village, and the two families are not far apart. They are buddies who grew up naked.He was a talented man since he was a child, able to write and paint, and later he was admitted to the art academy in the province. After graduation, he was assigned to the city. In order to find connections, Li Fen's father even borrowed tens of thousands of dollars from Shi Fucai. Entered the teacher's college in the city. This kid may be too artistic, out of tune with society, and his personality is even more outrageous.If it weren't for his talent, the Teachers College would have kicked him out a long time ago. Half a year ago, a picture of this kid's calligraphy was sold for a high price of 300,000 yuan abroad, and he suddenly became a celebrity in the city, and there was an endless stream of people who came to ask for his calligraphy.But this kid is ignorant, no matter who he is, he will not give it to anyone, and donated the money he sold his calligraphy to a charity foundation, he would rather be poor. The first two times when Shi Fucai came to ask for words, he was kicked out by Li Fen as soon as he said what he wanted. After Li Fen finished writing like no one else was there, he found a big stamp and stamped it on the signature place, then raised his head and nodded at Shi Fucai, saying, "I thought you were dead, I haven't seen you for several months." "Busy, how can you be so free, last time I came here to ask you to help me write a few words, but you kicked me out, today I came here bravely." Shi Fucai stood by and admired for a while, and said: "Good words , the font is elegant and unrestrained, with the style of Wei Bei!" Li Fen flicked back his shawl-length hair, and said, "Don't flatter me in front of me, it sounds disgusting. You hang out with those officials all day long, and your mouth is full of flattery! I hate people like you the most." Man, if I hadn't seen that I was in a good mood today, I would have kicked you out a long time ago." "There's no way, it's all forced by life!" Shi Fucai said the truth, he didn't want to do many things, but there was no way. "What's the point of living like that? I said you really don't know how to live." Li Fen said. "Is this what you call life? If this is called life, the cave life in primitive society is even more life." Shi Fucai laughed. He and Li Fen had been arguing like this since they were young, and they were already used to it. "At least I'm more comfortable than you. I can go wherever I want. I can stand on the street cursing my mother after drinking, yelling, and not paying anyone's attention. Are you okay?" "Can you still not eat?" Shi Fucai sarcastically said. "Eating is the most basic living condition." Li Fen said: "I don't want the building assigned to me by the school. I just want simple food and simple wooden house. Look at the peach grove in front of the door. This is a paradise. The brass stench of so-called civilization on your body..." Shi Fucai immediately interrupted Li Fen's words: "Forget it, don't hurt others. After so many years, when did we meet and find some boring words to hurt each other? Say a few more words, and when your weird temper comes, you tell me to get out again. gone." Li Fen stopped attacking, he didn't tell Shi Fucai to sit down, he didn't have this habit, he could do whatever he liked. Li Fen's house is simple and simple, with a single bed, a desk, and two wooden boxes for clothes and pens.Shi Fucai sat down in a cleaner wooden box and said, "Can you send me a picture?" "Is it to curry favor with those officials?" "yes." "No." Li Fen snorted, "These people only know arty, how many of them really appreciate it?" "Can you just give it to me?" "If you don't give it, you won't give it." Li Fen said, and threw the calligraphy and painting that he wrote just now, together with another pile of written ones, into the corner of the wall, lit the lighter, and set it on fire. Shi Fucai looked at the fire and felt distressed for a long time, "Just burn it like this? What a pity! You might as well forget all the things you don't want in the future." "You are so beautiful!" Li Fen said, "I write for burning!" "Unexpectedly, your temper is getting weirder and weirder." Shi Fucai said.He saw two sets of crumpled calligraphy and paintings next to a box, so he hurried forward and snatched them over. He opened one and looked at it. He saw the words "Qi Chong Xiao Han", and said, "The writing is not bad, but the content Not good." Opening another picture, I saw the words: "The old man's ambition is a thousand miles away". He smiled and said: "This content is good, and many people like it." He forcibly took two paintings and calligraphy and left, and went to the Antique Studio on Bayi Road to have them framed. One was given to Deputy Director Tang of the Quality Supervision Bureau, and the other was going to be given to Liu Shi'an.Liu Shi'an can also be regarded as a cultural person. He used to be a pen master in the city and usually likes to practice two strokes of calligraphy. Shi Fucai drove to Taohua Yarding, which is a group of high-end villas developed by a real estate company in the province. The location is very good, close to the scenic spot in the city - Taohua Mountain, and the front is the crystal clear Taohua River, surrounded by mountains Water, beautiful scenery.The people who live here are either rich or expensive, and the cars that come in and out are all high-end cars, and even the security guards at the gate seem to be superior. Deputy Director Tang of the Quality Supervision Bureau lives in Taohua Yarding. Shi Fucai came here once before and knows the way.He came to the door, got out of the car, and rang the doorbell.Not long after, a fat woman in silk pajamas came out with a pug dog in her arms.He recognized Deputy Director Tang's wife. "It's you!" The woman also recognized Shi Fucai and still remembered him vividly.Last time he brought more than 100,000 yuan to play cards, and he lost everything in one night. Of course, Deputy Director Tang won the money. "It's me," Shi Fucai said after entering the door, "Director Tang likes calligraphy, so I just..." The woman looked at the calligraphy in Shi Fucai's hand, and said, "Old Tang is true, there are so many calligraphy and paintings on the street, why did I ask you to buy them?" The woman took the calligraphy, weighed it, and said in a low voice, "Actually, he likes playing cards with him the most!" Shi Fucai understood in his heart, and said in a low voice: "My money is tight these days, I will come back in a few days!" The woman asked Shi Fucai to come in and sit down.Shi Fucai said: "No, next time I have time to bring a friend to play cards!" The woman smiled, didn't speak any more, turned around and went in.When he walked to the door, he threw the word to the trash can next to him. Seeing the situation, Shi Fucai knew that the woman had figured out that there was no "goods" in the word, so she threw it away.Seeing the woman enter the door, he hurriedly climbed over the wall and picked up the words. Wang Jiancheng made himself a cup of strong tea, lay down on the large leather office chair, and rested with his eyes closed.I read the newspaper for a long time just now, and my eyes felt sour. The current newspapers are full of long-winded reports, which are very empty, and there is nothing real to see.Since taking the position of deputy mayor five years ago, it was the first time that he read the newspaper so patiently. A month ago, he was a well-known figure in Changyuan City, in charge of urban construction and industry in the past few years, and his political achievements are obvious to all.After the old mayor retired, the position of mayor was vacant, and several deputy mayors secretly competed with each other, trying to remove the word "deputy" from their heads.Judging from the comprehensive factors of seniority, ability, and relationship, everyone thought that the position of mayor was none other than Wang Jiancheng.Those who don't usually have a good relationship with him, when they meet, they all smile and shout "Hello, Mayor Wang!" The sound made the pores of his whole body feel comfortable, as if he had been in a sauna.He raised his head that was already high, but his figure and stomach were not up to snuff. Seeing other people's shiny faces and big bellies, he gritted his teeth with hatred.He has a thin figure and a flat stomach. If it weren't for his meticulously combed hair and his well-made suit, no one would be able to tell his identity. A few years ago when he was the head of the industrial bureau, he went to the countryside for an inspection. He wore a tunic suit and looked no different from a rural teacher. When eating, the waiter led him to the side seat. The secretary reacted quickly and almost made a joke. He has worked hard for his figure.As long as others say that eating will make you fat, he will try it. He has eaten a lot of good things, but he just can't gain weight. Just when he was dreaming of being the mayor, he was busy working all day, and was further in touch with his superiors and subordinates, the province transferred a man named Ma Guoqiang from another place to become the mayor of Changyuan City. .This time, it was like a huge boulder falling from the sky, smashing him blind. Overnight, he seemed to have aged a lot, and he had added a lot of gray hair. When he went to work the next day, those who called "Hello, Mayor Wang" seemed to be much less than before. Even if they shouted, it was very reluctant, so reluctant that it made him feel sad. There are three fires for a new official to take office. Ma Guoqiang's first fire is to carry out the construction of a clean government and strictly investigate corruption cases.Soon, several bribery cases surfaced.The first case was that the Deputy Director of the Health Bureau took advantage of his position to accept bribes and buy a batch of counterfeit medicines, resulting in the death of two patients during treatment. The deputy director of the Health Bureau is Wang Jiancheng. He was the director of a county hospital and was promoted by him. In another case, the urban management personnel of the urban management brigade under the Urban Management Bureau brutally enforced the law, beating a pregnant woman who was setting up a roadside stall to abort her to death.Although the parties concerned have pursued legal responsibilities, what was revealed later was shocking.It turns out that that section of the road has been contracted in disguise. How much money is handed over to the Urban Management Bureau every year? All the people who set up stalls there have to pay. Drive away, and more importantly, fists and kicks. The city quickly issued red-headed documents. The director of the Urban Management Bureau and the captain of the Urban Management Brigade were dismissed from their posts and were punished by the party. The deputy director of the Health Bureau was held criminally responsible. punished by demotion. Several of those people were trained by Wang Jiancheng.Now, some gossip came out that the new mayor seemed to be targeting Vice Mayor Wang. The materials to sue his son Wang Ningsheng are said to be piled up like a hill. Later, the municipal party committee and the municipal government held a meeting and made a punishment for Wang Ningsheng to be dismissed from office.He is the father of the client and must be avoided during the meeting.It was the other deputy mayors who helped him, otherwise Wang Ningsheng would have been held criminally responsible long ago. 还有更令他气愤的，以往每次开会，他的位置都是在市长市委书记的旁边，自从马国强来了之后，他的位置就往边上挪一下，到后来，整整挪开了两个位置，轮到他发言的时候也很少。 以前他走到哪里都威风八面，可是现在，他哪里都不敢去，也不想去，他怕，怕听到那些对他不利的流言，怕见到那些虚伪的目光，更怕听到那一声“王市长好”。 今天他本来要陪着马国强去下面的县市去视察，借身体不适推掉了。 他喝了一口茶，感觉那茶很苦，一直苦到了心里。 办公室的门被人从外面推开了，一个人走了进来。他抬头一看，见是秘书长刘时安。 “刘秘书长，什么风把你吹到我这里来了？”王建成把身体往后仰了一下，微笑着问。不管怎么样，他还是副市长，架子不能丢。 以前他叫刘时安都称呼小刘的，自从马国强来了之后，他不知不觉地也跟着下面的人叫“刘秘书长”了。 “王市长，您不是在损我吧？算我求您了，以后您还是叫我小刘吧，那样听着亲切。”刘时安把门关上，走近了些，“王市长，如果不是您的话，我能有今天吗？” 刘时安是王建成的远房亲戚，原来在市里的一所中学教书，后来通过王建成的关系，调到政府里来当秘书，由于他为人活络，关系处理得好，在王建成的举荐下，被前任市长提拔为秘书长。后来有消息说要提拔他当办公室主任，可不知道为什么他不愿意去，还是当他的秘书长。按他自己的意思，办公室主任是得罪人的活，没有几个人能够干得好，秘书长就不同了，成天跟在领导后面混，只要揣摩准了领导的意思，就万事大吉。而且人前人后都似乎高人一等。 听了这话，王建成的心里舒服了点，笑着说道：“小刘，你可是个大忙人，怎么有时间来我这里？” 刘时安笑道：“听说您今天身体不舒服，没有下去，所以过来看看！” 王建成干笑了两声，没有说话。 刘时安凑上前，低声说道：“王市长，你患的可是心理上的病呀！” 王建成心中微微一动，伸手拿过茶杯，喝了一口茶，说：“这些天晚上老睡不踏实，所以精神不好。” “那就应该注意多休息。”刘时安微笑着：“马市长为人挺不错的，就是工作太负责了，有些事情您也别往心里去，别人不知道，我还不知道吗？” 王建成要的就是这句话，他顿时像三伏天里吃了冰激凌，整个人都精神起来，笑着说：“小刘呀，我当初没看错你，要不，今天晚上去我家，叫你婶子做几道好菜，咱爷俩喝一杯？” “今天恐怕不行，”刘时安为难地说：“马市长傍晚回来，我怕到时候会有事，再说明天还有个会，很多资料要整理，下次吧！” 王建成笑了笑，也就不勉强。 刘时安见没有其他事情，说了些“王市长要注意休息”之类的话，转身出去了。 施福财回到家里拿了两瓶三鞭酒，这种酒是他自己用鹿鞭、驴鞭和狗鞭，以及多种名贵中药材泡制的，壮阳的效果非常好。两三杯喝下去，能够生龙活虎一个晚上。 他驱车驶向与刘时安约定的异缘咖啡馆，一下车，看见刘时安的轿车也刚到，便迎上前去搭话，两人一同走进咖啡馆。 刘时安说：“这地方不错，很安静。” 施福财说：“荤的吃多了，这回来点素的，风雅一番。” 两人坐下来，施福财发现茶几上点点水渍，眉头皱了一下，觉得委屈了刘秘书长，再看刘秘书长，脸上挂着耐人寻味的微笑。 施福财说：“清净是清净，档次也还不错，就是服务没上去。” 刘秘书长说：“小店就是这样。” 施福财看了看店内的装饰，每张桌子都是原木的，配上古色古香的藤椅，墙上的是仿城墙青砖，又支着逼真的葡萄架，让人有点置身大自然的味道。旁边的台上有乐队，几个年轻人一色的长头发。这年头就这样，仿佛不留长发就显不出艺术味，李奋就是那样的人。 在乐曲中，小姐端来两杯咖啡。 施福财说：“您不是说带几个人吗？怎么没来？” 刘时安说：“今天大家都很忙，我也偷闲才出来的，等下还要回去。马市长下乡去了，不知道什么时候回来，下次吧。” “大忙人就是不同。”施福财说：“我拿一幅字给您看看。” 他从包里拿出那幅字，递了过去，刘时安展开看了看，说：“这字蛮有个性，不错！” 施福财说：“他运笔与众不同，不按笔序写字，他是从右写到左，从下写到上。” “我乍一看还纳闷这字如何写的，这下明白了。字迹看似笨拙，但笨拙里透着淳朴，还透着……纯粹的一点没污染的童心。” 施福财听到刘时安这般评价，心里很高兴，笑着说：“刘秘书长是行家，对字我不太懂，字迹笨拙倒是好字？” 刘时安说：“大拙即是大巧。” “听刘秘书长这一番话，使我大长见识。” “长什么见识，我也是一知半解。” 施福财见刘时安喜欢，顺势吹嘘道：“您猜这是谁的字？” 刘时安把字画收起来：“谁的？” 施福财笑道：“是李奋，他是我的好朋友，可是这家伙脾气很怪，我去几次，才搞到两幅。” “他可是我们常源市的大名人，听说有一次王副市长想要他的字都没有要到。那些所谓的艺术家，脾气都是怪怪的，哪天你一定引见引见。新来的马市长也喜欢书法的。” 施福财点头说道：“一定一定，只要有机会。” 刘时安收起那幅字，呷了口咖啡，也不敢多留，意味深长地笑了笑，起身走了出去。施福财跟了出去，将那两瓶酒放到刘时安的小车里。 马国强担任常源市市长的这几个月里，廉洁自律，遵纪守法，同时对政府及属下各部门的腐败现象进行了整治，收到了一定的效果。 今天，他下到两个县市检查工作，发现了不少问题，打算回市里后进一步整顿。 002号本田车行驶到市郊的盘山公路上，下坡的时候，司机小李突然惊慌道：“不好，刹车失灵了。” 坐在后排的马国强没听清，问：“小李，怎么了？” “刹车失灵。”小李拼命地踩刹车，毫无作用，怪事，今天早上出车的时候，明明检查了的，怎么会这样呢？ 轿车像疯了一样在盘山公路上飞驰。小李慌乱地转动方向盘，尽量稳住车子。这盘山公路，一边是山坡，另一边就是几十丈的悬崖，下面是桃花河。 马国强说：“小李，你镇静点，别慌张。” 小李在市政府开车好几年了，还是头一次遇到这样的事情，他吓得满头大汗，不断地按响喇叭，通知走在前面的政法委书记鲁兵。 马国强在车内看情形不对，忙说：“小李，可以利用山边的摩擦力刹住车！” 车子越跑越快。 小李大声喊：“马市长靠左边坐。” 马国强刚移到左边，轿车擦着盘山公路的岩石护坡滑去，碎石和泥土喷射在车窗上，车窗被击碎，马国强将身体伏倒在座位下。 The car stopped. 小李抓住方向盘，痴呆一般，脸色铁青，许久后才回过神来，猛然想起马国强市长，便喊叫：“马市长，您没事吧？” 鲁兵的车子也停住了，他扭着肥胖的身躯跑过来，大声叫：“马市长，马市长！” 走在后面的管农业的副市长钱永刚也停住了车子，下车飞跑过来。 小李下车打开后车门，见马国强脸上流着鲜血，大声喊道：“马市长，您醒醒！” 马国强睁了睁眼睛，笑道：“没事，一点擦伤，还好没有到桃花河里去游泳！” 小李忙掏出手机，打了110和120。一个多小时后，马国强躺在病床上…… 刘时安赶到医院，见马国强的头上和腿上都绑着绷带，司机小李坐在一旁直抹眼泪。 市里几个主要领导都在场，市委书记肖长春握着马国强的手说：“这件事一定要严查，领导干部连个安全都无法保证，那还了得？马市长，你就安心养伤！” 马国强说道：“查清楚就行，不要太为难小李了，一点小伤，不碍事的，我还要他做我的司机。” “小李，听到没有？还不感谢马市长？”鲁兵说道。 小李哽咽着来到病床前，刚说了句“马市长”，扑通一下跪下。 马国强忙伸手扶起小李，说道：“以后注意点就是了！” 小李起身退到一边去了。 肖长春说道：“马市长，你就休息几天，市里的工作暂时交给我，另外还有老钱和老王他们几个，误不了事的！” 马国强笑道：“这点伤还不至于让我倒下。肖书记，不下去不知道，一下去吓一跳呀！” 肖长春的脸色微微一漾。他当市委书记好几年了，下面的工作情况他还是知道一点的，只是他平时为人谦和，不喜欢得罪人，只要不是太过分，很多事情都是睁一只眼闭一只眼，由着下面的人搞。他为此也得了一个外号，叫“不管事书记”。 “明天的工作会议照常进行，我既然当了常源市市长，就要把这个市管好，我可不想让老百姓在后面指着我们的脊梁骨骂！”马国强看到了刘时安，问道：“刘秘书长，那些材料整理好了没有？” 刘时安回答道：“马市长，都整理得差不多了！” 病房的门开了，一个衣着很朴素的中年妇女出现在门口，刘时安认得是马国强的爱人童艳珍，忙上前叫了声：“童阿姨！” 童艳珍朝众人微微笑了一下，来到病床前，柔声问：“你没有事吧？我听到消息后都吓死了，还以为……” “没事，没事，”马国强说道：“一点小伤而已。” 肖长春等人也不好再待下去，纷纷向马国强安慰了一番之后离开了病房。 在病房外，王建成对市政府办公室主任朱小林说道：“后勤这方面的工作是归你管的，马市长刚来没多久，很多事情都不懂，可你也不懂吗？” 朱小林说道：“王市长，在来医院之前，我已经找了后勤的主管，您放心，这件事情我一定会严肃处理的！” “算了吧！意思一下就可以，不要太过了。”肖长春发话了，他很清楚后勤部门的人，每一个都跟某些领导有千丝万缕的关系，否则也进不来。替马国强开车的小李就是鲁兵的外甥。 王建成望了一眼肖长春，说道：“肖书记，我觉得后勤部门应该整顿一下，也好给他们提个醒。朱主任知道怎么处理的，您就放心吧！” 肖长春点了点头，没有再说话。 马国强在医院里休息了一个晚上，一早就出院了。得到消息的许多单位领导，第二天急匆匆赶到医院，结果只看到一张空床。 有关部门对那辆车进行检测，证实是刹车油管突然爆裂，是一次偶然事故。 朱小林紧急召集后勤部门的人开了一个会，首先自己做了很深刻的检讨，并加强了工作责任制。在人事上没有做多大的调动，可是在内部也引起了一阵不小的风波。 第二天上午召开的廉政工作会议照常举行，马国强带伤做了工作报告和传达了上级廉政建设的精神，并强调经济建设和廉政建设两手抓的工作原则。 在会上，他当场宣布设立的廉政基金账号。他还宣布由纪委书记文三春带队，组成廉政工作小组，进一步查处各级政府部门的贪污腐败行为。 会后，马国强和几个副市长碰了一下头，商讨了下一步全市的工作计划。 下班的时候，他下了楼，见一辆崭新的宝马车开到他的面前，车牌号正是他的002。走在他身后的刘时安几步上前，将车门打开。 “这是怎么回事？”马国强的脸色阴沉下来。 刘时安说道：“马市长，原来那辆已经……” 马国强望着那车，说道：“宝马，可是名车呀，恐怕要好几十万吧？我们底下有许多个乡镇小学的师生都还在危房里上课，就是因为没有钱建新学校。刘秘书长，这车我不要，把它卖了，换一辆普通桑塔纳就行，卖车的差价就留给那些学校吧！” 刘时安看了看马国强的脸色，答道：“马市长，我明天就安排下去！” 几个月下来，刘时安已经渐渐摸清了马国强的性格。看着马国强迈着伤腿坐进车里，他的眼睛竟有些模糊起来，当车子离开后，他轻轻叹息了一声。 一辆牌号006的丰田车在他面前停住，车窗门打开，王建成从里面探出头来，微笑着：“小刘，一起走吧！” 上了车，刘时安把刚才的事说了，王建成沉默了一下，说道：“去我家，喝一杯吧！” 一路上，两人各怀心事没有再说话。