Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

In the conference room on the third floor of the Changyuan Municipal Government, Ma Guoqiang listened to the progress of the investigation on the collapse of the commercial building with a bandage on his head.The doctor said he had to rest for at least a month, but he was forced out of the hospital in less than a week. After listening to the report, Ma Guoqiang said: "The investigation of the collapse of the commercial building is basically completed. The work of each group is excellent. Everyone has worked hard. This work has come to an end today, but there are still some problems that have not been completely resolved. For example, the public security, discipline inspection commission and other departments still have work to do, and the next step may be more complicated and tricky. Therefore, we must increase our efforts to thoroughly investigate the collapse of the commercial building and crack down on all existing corruption. Behavior."

"This is a major liability accident and the biggest accident in the history of Changyuan City. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attach great importance to this accident and instructed us to properly handle this accident and resolutely crack down on criminals related to the accident. " "The collapse of the commercial building seems to be accidental at first glance, but there is necessity in this accident, which warns us to treat our work soberly. Behind this accident, no one dares to say that there is no individual from our government—— — at least indirectly corrupted. To put it lightly, it is called a bad work attitude. Yes, this is not bad, but this work attitude has ruined innocent lives and the happiness of those families. Our party is to serve the people Party, our government is a government that serves the people."

"Are we really serving the people? Are we wholeheartedly and without any selfish distractions? Are we putting work first? Are we putting the interests of the people first? Are we putting our loyalty to the party's cause? Put it first? Do you put honesty and self-discipline, dedication, and law-abiding in the first place?" "The collapse of the commercial building is a bloody lesson. I hope this lesson will be the last in Changyuan City. Deputy Mayor Wang has worked in the government for many years and has made great contributions to the urban construction of Changyuan City. This is obvious to all. But , we can say that Deputy Mayor Wang's working methods are not proper, or at least there are some neglected areas in his work, such as the quality problems in the construction of the commercial building..."

When Wang Jiancheng heard this, he couldn't sit still in the audience, but he didn't dare to leave. Leaving was an open confrontation with Ma Guoqiang. Ma Guoqiang paused on the stage and continued: "When the relevant departments investigated this matter, those things happened one after another. In the end, some people committed suicide. What caused it? I think everyone here They are all clear. Now, the criminal suspects Shi Fucai and Boss Hu are on the run. These two are key figures. The public security department should step up efforts to arrest them and bring them to justice as soon as possible. I will just talk about this in today's meeting. Do you have any comments?"

Several people looked at Wang Jiancheng, and they all knew that it was Wang Jiancheng who should speak. He was in charge of urban construction and the leader of the quality supervision team. "Let me say a few words." Wang Jiancheng said, "The leaders of various departments present here just now reported their work, and Mayor Ma made a summary. Everyone has done a solid job, and they have indeed done a lot for the people. The people of Changyuan City have made great efforts and made great achievements." "Regarding the collapse of the commercial building, my work has not been implemented, at least I have not supervised it. I have a certain responsibility. Here, I review myself and ask the organization to punish me."

"One thing cannot be done by just one person. It depends on everyone's unity and cooperation. The commercial building was built by Hongda Company and was evaluated by the judges. They also signed it, and I signed it too. Mashi The chief also signed." Wang Jiancheng paused, then changed the topic, "Mayor Ma is honest and self-disciplined, and abides by the law. For example, last time an entrepreneur gave him a gift, but he refused. He is a model of our honest government. This is just a digression. I don't know if I should I should say it, and if I shouldn’t say it, I won’t say it.”

Wang Jiancheng stopped talking, took a sip of water, and sat down. Ma Guoqiang looked at the venue, but no one said anything. It's a suspense.Ma Guoqiang didn't know what Wang Jiancheng was going to say, at least it was sure that it was not good for him.Ma Guoqiang said, "Speak." Wang Jiancheng took another sip of water: "Today's meeting was very successful and successful. It should be over. I will treat it as the end of the meeting. To make a digression, Mayor Ma has agreed. Let me say it to avoid rumors. .” "Recently, there is a story that is being talked about in the organization. It is said that for a man, a woman jumped off a cliff to die in love because she could not get love or was abandoned by the man. When she died in love, she placed two paper-made mandarin ducks on the edge of the cliff... ..."

Wang Jiancheng secretly glanced at Ma Guoqiang. Ma Guoqiang looked serious. Wang Jiancheng seemed to have sensed that Ma Guoqiang was guilty, and continued: "It is said that the man is a certain leader of the government, which leader is it? I don't know, but corruption, which can also be said to be a kind of corruption, is corruption in life! Some time ago, such things were reported in the streets and alleys of the city. Later, I saw a short story in the supplement of the provincial newspaper entitled "Mandarin Ducks in Troubled Times"..." The people in the audience began to whisper and mutter.

Wang Jiancheng was very happy, but his face was very serious. He wanted to see how Ma Guoqiang would react. Ma Guoqiang still sat very seriously and naturally.He knew that Wang Jiancheng was talking about Bai Xue and himself.Ma Guoqiang was deeply impressed by the two paper-folded mandarin ducks, which can be said to be fond memories of his first love. In everyone's mind, maybe the signing of the contract between the government and Hongda Company has something insider behind it?In this way, it is natural to think of the personal relationship between Ma Guoqiang and Bai Xue. Ma Guoqiang cannot accept Wang Jiancheng's words, otherwise he will fall into Wang Jiancheng's trap.

Xiao Changchun looked at the crowd and said: "Today's meeting will end here, the meeting will be over." The leaders of various departments stood up, talked to each other, and walked out of the venue. Wang Jiancheng shook hands with everyone and extended his hand to Ma Guoqiang.Wang Jiancheng held Ma Guoqiang's hand tightly: "Mayor Ma, if I encounter problems at work in the future, I have to ask you for advice, otherwise I will lose my way." Wang Jiancheng felt that Ma Guoqiang's palms were cold and wet. Ma Guoqiang said: "Deputy Mayor Wang, don't talk about instructions, it's all the government's work, unite and cooperate, and work together to complete the work."

"Unity." ... At the summary meeting on the investigation of the collapse of the commercial building, Wang Jiancheng talked about the novel "Mandarin Ducks in Troubled Times" in the words of "dispelling rumors", and hinted at all the attendees, which made Ma Guoqiang embarrassed and annoyed.On such an occasion and such an atmosphere, Ma Guoqiang could only remain silent. He already clearly knew Wang Jiancheng's intentions.He felt that Wang Jiancheng was far away from him, and even felt a threat to his work.He knew that Wang Jiancheng's mansion was very deep, he had worked in Changyuan City for many years, and there were people from him in every department.But he didn't know how big this "network of relationships" was, and he didn't know that this network could take away his power to a certain extent. In the past, two mayors were squeezed out by Wang Jiancheng.The original mayor was squeezed out, and a new mayor was called in. Wang Jiancheng has been the deputy mayor and has not been promoted to the position of mayor.Today, Wang Jiancheng put himself and Bai Xue together, obviously hostile to him. Ma Guoqiang thought again who wrote the "Mandarin Duck in Troubled Times", this person should know himself and Bai Xue better.What is his purpose in writing "Mandarin Ducks in Troubled Times"?Why write it like that, and publish it at such an extraordinary time?There are many people in the office who can write novels. The first secretary, the second secretary, and the third secretary, there are so many people, who knows him and Bai Xue better? A fictional novel made Changyuan City full of wind and rain, as if Ma Guoqiang was behind the collapse of the commercial building.He felt wronged, but there must be a conspiracy behind this wronged. Shi Fucai was finally about to escape from there. If he wanted to leave there, no one could stop him.His gun was pointed at Boss Hu's head, and the two stood in front of the car. He had noticed a long time ago that every two days a car would come here in the middle of the night to take away the manufactured drugs.He walked over while those people were not paying attention.Boss Hu heard footsteps behind him, turned his head to see him, and was about to tell him to go back, but suddenly felt the gun against his head, and his expression changed drastically. This is the best time to leave here, of course he will not let it go. "Boss Shi, don't act recklessly." Boss Hu's voice was trembling. Beside them, stood more than a dozen men holding dicks. Shi Fucai said: "Boss Hu, please tell them not to move around, or I will not be polite!" Boss Hu greeted the people around him, "Don't mess around!" Shi Fucai pulled Boss Hu with one hand, and the two got into the car together. He said to Boss Hu, "You drive!" Boss Hu looked at the black muzzle of the gun and didn't dare to mess around. He got into the car in an orderly manner, sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and drove out.The car disappeared into the darkness under everyone's gaze. After driving for a while, Boss Hu turned his head and asked, "Where do you want to go?" "Go back to the city." Shi Fucai said. "Aren't you afraid of being caught by the police when you go back like this? Why don't you hide somewhere else for a while, and I'll notify you to come back after the news has passed, how about it?" Shi Fucai sneered and said, "You'd better find a way to save your own life!" Boss Hu couldn't tell what Shi Fucai was thinking, so he didn't dare to move around, and drove the car honestly.When the car was still 20 kilometers away from downtown Changyuan, at an intersection, Shi Fucai hit Boss Hu with a pistol and said, "Stop the car, get out!" Boss Hu stopped the car, looked at Shi Fucai, and jumped out of the car.The car drove forward and was quickly out of sight. Various public opinions have had a great impact on Ma Guoqiang's work.Due to his unhealed injury and the stimulation of this incident, he would have a headache every time he returned home. Tong Yanzhen felt sorry for her husband's health, and repeatedly advised him to rest for a while, but he refused to listen.Tong Yanzhen had no choice but to call Xiao Changchun for help. Under the advice of Xiao Changchun and others, Ma Guoqiang agreed to temporarily stop his work and go to the hospital to recuperate for a few days.After staying in the hospital for two days, despite the doctor's strong dissuasion, he returned to the city government and devoted himself to intense work. When he arrived at the office, he thought that the investigation of the collapse of the commercial building had not yet been completed, so he called to ask the heads of the special investigation teams how the progress was going. "Isn't this group withdrawn?" "Withdrawn?" Ma Guoqiang was puzzled, "Who said it was withdrawn?" The other side replied that it was approved by several leaders of the municipal party committee and the municipal government. Since he was in the hospital, he was notified after he was discharged from the hospital. He was not expected to be discharged so soon. Ma Guoqiang was puzzled, why did he withdraw the investigation team so quickly?He immediately called Xiao Changchun, "Secretary Xiao, hello, I'm Ma Guoqiang, I want to ask, why did you withdraw the accident investigation team?" Xiao Changchun said at the other end: "It's Mayor Ma, why did you leave the hospital so soon? The matter of withdrawing the accident investigation team was discussed and approved by several leaders of the municipal party committee and government. That should be the end of it. The current public opinion in society is very unfavorable to you, so I think you can forget about it." Ma Guoqiang said: "Secretary Xiao, how could this be possible? If you don't find out who is behind the scenes, that would be dereliction of duty." Xiao Changchun's voice suddenly lowered, and he said, "Mayor Ma, I'm doing it for your own good. Your son is still in their hands, and your own injury is still in their hands. You think I can't see it in Changyuan for so many years?" Is it? There is no way to fight them. Listen to me, you can't fight them, forget it!" Ma Guoqiang said: "Secretary Xiao, I appreciate your kindness. We must continue to investigate this matter!" Xiao Changchun sighed over there, said "Okay" and hung up the phone. Ma Guoqiang then called Yuan Qing again: "Director Yuan, is there any news about Shi Fucai?" "No," Yuan Qing said at the other end, "I received a mysterious call last time, telling me that Shi Fucai had changed his number. We found a very strange place through investigation. I suspect that he is there and is about to I sent someone to arrest him, but I heard that someone reported seeing him in the city, and the mobile phone signal is also in the city. I have tightly controlled some places, and as long as he appears, he cannot escape." Ma Guoqiang said, "The investigation team from the municipal government has been withdrawn, but your task force cannot be withdrawn." "clear." He poured a cup of tea, and as soon as he sat down, he heard someone knock on the door of the office, and he said, "Come in!" The door opened, and Wang Jiancheng came in. He said, "Mayor Ma, are you okay? I heard that you are back, so I came to see you. You have only been lying in the hospital for two days, why did you come back?" Your body is important!" Ma Guoqiang nodded and signaled Wang Jiancheng to sit down. Wang Jiancheng continued: "Mayor Ma, I heard that someone sent your black materials to the higher authorities. It's really nonsense." Ma Guoqiang did not take Wang Jiancheng's words. Wang Jiancheng said something more on the scene, and seeing that Ma Guoqiang didn't say anything, he got up and said, "Mayor Ma, why don't you take a rest, I..." "Deputy Mayor Wang, don't rush to leave!" Ma Guoqiang leaned back and said, "When I was lying in the hospital, all the work here was handled by you. It's hard work." Wang Jiancheng said: "What is the hard work? It's all part of the job. You often say that the work must be pragmatic and effective. This is a good cadre." Ma Guoqiang glanced at Wang Jiancheng: "Old Wang, the investigation team for the collapse of the commercial building has been withdrawn, and this work has been concluded. There is nothing wrong with it. It's just a little... Some work has not been completed, so let's end it It seems a bit sloppy, what do you think?" Knowing what Ma Guoqiang was going to say, Wang Jiancheng said, "The investigation team should also be disbanded. The manager of Hongda Company, Bai Xue, is the legal representative and has unshirkable legal responsibilities. However, she committed suicide in fear of crime. The 'black hand' behind Bai Xue—— Shi Fucai, the manipulator behind the scenes, will be arrested and brought to justice in a short time, and the work of the investigation team is basically completed. As for how to sanction Shi Fucai, it is a matter for the court and has nothing to do with the investigation team." Ma Guoqiang smiled and said: "Old Wang, your work is good, but you are a bit sloppy and ill-considered in this matter. I called Director Yuan just now, and his attitude is very clear. The task force has not canceled it. Shi Fucai's case is very complicated, it cannot be concluded at once, and further investigation is still awaiting." Wang Jiancheng smiled: "You mean you want to restore the investigation team? Just restore it. You are the mayor of Changyuan City. You are responsible for the work of the city and have an account to the citizens. Look at you, it's only been two days No, I have lost a lot of weight, you have to take care of your body." "Thank you." Ma Guoqiang said: "I am younger than you, and I have many deficiencies in my work. You can also bring it up. If there is anything I did wrong, please forgive me." Wang Jiancheng still kept his smile and said: "I see, let this matter go, or it will really affect the work. I heard the rumors about Bai Xue and you before, but I didn't believe it, but the people who spread it More and more, but I was confused whether it was true or not." Ma Guoqiang lowered his head and remained silent. Wang Jiancheng seems to have seen Ma Guoqiang's inner irritability: "Take a step back, even if you and Bai Xue really have that matter, it is a matter of personal life, and it is not a big deal. People are not sages, so who can do nothing? Hongda Company bid for business During the construction of the building, we were deceived and we all signed it. Who knew that Hongda Company was a fake company? If we had known this, who would have signed it? Mayor Ma, you say so!" Wang Jiancheng changed the topic and put all the responsibility for the collapse of the commercial building on Ma Guoqiang. Ma Guoqiang got up and said, "Yes, we have all been deceived. You mean that as long as Shi Fucai is caught, nothing will happen?" Wang Jiancheng looked at Ma Guoqiang, with a smug look in his eyes, "I see, the special case team at the Public Security Bureau can also be withdrawn. If this goes on, it will have a great impact on our work!" "You go back first, I'll think about it!" Ma Guoqiang looked at Wang Jiancheng's back as he got up and walked out, and finally realized how powerful Wang Jiancheng was.