Chapter 3 The sequelae of leapfrog reporting

Back at the Venus Hotel, Hou Weidong sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows drinking tea, recalling Zhou Changquan's parting instructions, felt uneasy, and called Deng Jiachun who was far away in Kunming. "Secretary Hou, the suspect's place of residence has been found out. He has been outside for the past two days and is not at home. Judging from the investigation, he should be back. Our police are still on guard 24 hours a day. As long as the suspect shows up , will definitely become the turtle in the urn." Deng Jiachun, with the cooperation of the Kunming government, set up a net at the suspect's residence, just waiting for the suspect to show up.

Hou Weidong emphasized again: "Director Jiachun, as long as someone is caught, you must notify me as soon as possible. This is a political task." At 5 o'clock in the morning, Hou Weidong was dreaming of Duke Zhou, when he suddenly heard the sound of cannons in the distance. He searched around in his dream, but found nothing, but the sound of cannons continued.Finally, Hou Weidong woke up, and the sharp roar of the mobile phone beside the bed pierced the darkness.Hou Weidong grabbed the phone, glanced at the number, and said loudly, "Jiachun, is there any good news?"

Deng Jiachun said in a calm voice, "Report to Secretary Hou, the suspect has been captured, and an imitation pistol was also found at the scene. There should be a breakthrough in the case." After finally waiting for dawn, Hou Weidong reported the matter to Zhou Changquan. Zhou Changquan couldn't hide his excitement, and said, "Weidong, good job, I really didn't miss it." In the early morning, Lingxi in the mist is very peaceful. Pedestrians are in a hurry, and most people waiting for the bus wrap their clothes tightly and shrink their heads.The breakfast restaurant is steaming hot, half of which are traditional steamed buns and steamed buns, and half are Lanzhou ramen, which has become popular in recent years.As usual, Chu Xiuhong got up very early and ate a bowl of Lanzhou ramen at the breakfast restaurant in front of the single dormitory of the provincial government, feeling steaming all over his body.After standing under a big tree 100 meters away from the restaurant for about five minutes, a brand new Audi came around the corner.

After waiting for half an hour, Zhou Changquan still hadn't come out. After hesitating for a while, Chu Xiuhong walked to the entrance of the small courtyard and knocked lightly on the door. Da Zhou has been abroad for several years, and his mentor has to play football for an hour every morning. After two years with his mentor, he has developed the habit of playing football in the morning.Back in China, there was no suitable venue nearby, so he just jumped around in the small yard. Seeing the pimples all over Da Zhou's body, Chu Xiuhong said enviously, "Brother Da Zhou, you are exercising, you have such well-developed muscles."

Da Zhou wiped his sweat with a towel, and said: "I used to think that foreigners are naturally muscular, but in fact, they are also exercised. As long as we exercise, we will have a great figure." Chu Xiuhong said: "I also want to exercise, but I don't have time." After chatting for a while, Da Zhou saw that Chu Xiuhong was looking at his father's room, and said strangely: "My father left early in the morning, don't you know?" "I really do not know." "My dad left with his former secretary. His name seems to be Hou Weidong?"

Chu Xiuhong felt a faint jealousy in his heart, and said, "Hou Weidong is now the county party secretary of Chengjin County, the youngest county party secretary in Lingxi." Da Zhou was obsessed with academic research and looked down on officialdom. The title of secretary of the county party committee did not have much impact on him.Of course, as Zhou Changquan's son, he understood the power of this position in Lingxi official circles. "My dad has struggled with people for so many years, and he is good at judging people. If Hou Weidong can do it, so can you." Da Zhou patted Chu Xiuhong's shoulder affectionately.

Leaving Zhou Changquan's small courtyard, the trace of jealousy in Chu Xiuhong's heart dissipated, and he secretly said: "Da Zhou is right, Hou Weidong can do it, so can I." Entering the provincial government compound, Chu Xiuhong saw Hou Weidong He hurried upstairs to the Audi he owned. Zhou Changquan and Hou Weidong sat on the sofa in the rest area, both holding cigarettes in their hands, silent in the smog. Chu Xiuhong was a little surprised by the scene in front of him, but he didn't ask. While refilling the water for the two leaders, the mobile phone on the coffee table rang suddenly.

Hou Weidong grabbed the phone and asked, "How?" Deng Jiachun's calm voice came over the phone, saying: "The suspect has already confessed that Zhang Yongtai's car was indeed tampered with by Fang Jie, and someone from the county government's small car class was also involved in this matter." "Aside from Fang Jie, is there anyone else?" "The suspect was directly instructed by Fang Jie, and he did not mention anyone else." "The case was handled beautifully. The county party committee and the county government will give credit to the Chengjin Public Security Bureau. However, I think there are still many problems in this case that have not been clarified."

Deng Jiachun has been investigating the case for a year, and he knew what Hou Weidong was referring to. He said, "If the suspect really only contacted Fang Jie, then we can only start with Fang Jie to expand the results of the battle." "It would be ideal if we could open the gap from the suspect." Hou Weidong reminded again, "But pay attention to the method, don't use torture to extract a confession." Zhou Changquan didn't feel relieved, and even felt a little worried, saying: "This case is solved, Zhang Yongtai can rest in peace, and he has an explanation for Zhang Zhu and Zhang Song brothers and sisters. It's just that the provincial party committee regards Zhang Yongtai as a typical example of death in the line of duty. It is widely publicized in society, and now the truth is revealed, the impact is not necessarily good."

After Zhang Yongtai had a car accident that year, the Provincial Public Security Bureau sent experts to inspect the scene. Although they suspected that the car accident was caused by human beings, there was no evidence to support it. Therefore, Zhang Yongtai's death was still reported to the Provincial Party Committee as a car accident.Provincial party secretary Meng Haofang attached great importance to this matter and asked the propaganda department to vigorously publicize it. Therefore, the provincial propaganda department Yunchengjin carried out extensive publicity on Zhang Yongtai's deeds.

The detection of this case posed a problem to the Provincial Party Committee. Zhou Changquan hesitated for a moment, then made a judgment, saying: "This matter cannot be concealed, and we must report to Secretary Meng, otherwise we will be passive." After he made a call to report, he said to Hou Weidong: "Secretary Meng has an important reception at 10 o'clock. Let's hurry over now." On the way to Meng Haofang's office, Hou Weidong suddenly realized that he had made a mistake: "The investigation of Zhang Yongtai's case was a task assigned to me by Zhou Changquan alone. Therefore, when I received a call from Deng Jiachun, my first reaction was to report to Zhou Changquan. I thought of reporting to the current Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhu Minsheng. This case went directly to the Provincial Party Committee without going through the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. This is a major mistake." However, this matter had already been passed on to Meng Haofang, and it was too late to go through the procedure again.Hou Weidong reflected: "As the secretary of the county party committee, you should be absolutely calm. I am still too impulsive. It is easier said than done to be calm when facing major events." When he arrived in front of the office of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary Meng Haofang, Hou Weidong felt inexplicably nervous. He secretly cheered himself up and said, "The Provincial Party Committee Secretary is also a human being. A human will die in the sky, and he will not die for thousands of years. I am afraid of being a dick." He said, "There is no medicine for regret in this world. This trip should deepen Meng Haofang's impression. If Meng Haofang takes a fancy to him, Zhu Minsheng's feelings will be nothing." After taking a few deep breaths, Hou Weidong calmed down from his nervousness. In reality, Meng Haofang is more bookish than on TV, and his expression looks very calm, without emotions or sorrows.After listening to Zhou Changquan's report, he asked thoughtfully: "Old Zhou, judging from your arrangement, you suspected that Zhang Yongtai was assassinated?" Zhou Changquan just wanted to tell Meng Haofang the truth about this matter, and he didn't hide anything, saying: "Zhang Yongtai made a drastic move to rectify the non-ferrous metal mines in Chengjin. He himself received many threats, and the diary he left behind after his death also recorded this matter. , but there was no evidence to support my suspicion at the time, so the municipal party committee reported it to the provincial party committee according to the conclusions of the provincial public security department. At the same time, three comrades, Hou Weidong, Deng Jiachun and Yang Yong, were sent to work in Chengjin. Yang Yong is the deputy chief prosecutor. I gave Hou Weidong three tasks, one is to stabilize the situation, the other is to develop the economy of Tianjin, and the third is to rectify the non-ferrous metal mines and secretly investigate the case.” Hou Weidong was secretly grateful: "Secretary Zhou strongly recommended me to the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee." Sure enough, Meng Haofang turned his attention to Hou Weidong, and said: "Hou Weidong was also ordered in a crisis. The non-ferrous metal mine issue is very complicated. You handled it well, and the case was also handled well." Meng Haofang's gaze was very peaceful, but it had a strong penetrating power like X-rays, which made Hou Weidong involuntarily and a little nervous.He controlled his mind and carefully said his words: "The biggest difficulty in the non-ferrous metal mining issue is that vested interest groups are deeply intertwined, infiltrating all levels of the county, and affecting the whole body. Great working environment." Meng Haofang listened intently all the time, but did not make any comments. When Hou Weidonghui reported a paragraph, he said: "Infiltrating to all levels is a very serious term. Please be more specific." Hou Weidong glanced at Zhou Changquan out of the corner of his eye, and seeing the encouragement implied in his expression, he listed the specific people and facts he encountered during the rectification process in a matter-of-fact manner. Meng Haofang's full-time secretary, Chen Shuguang, looked at his watch from time to time. Originally, the meeting was only scheduled for ten minutes, but now eight minutes had passed, and he gave Zhou Changquan a wink. Lingxi is a province with a large number of non-ferrous metal mines. Meng Haofang has inspected the mine work several times. Based on his experience, he knows that seeing is not believing.The young secretary of the county party committee in front of him was very energetic and dared to tell the truth, which aroused his great interest, and asked him a lot of specific situations, which took more than ten minutes before he knew it. After about 20 minutes, Meng Haofang stopped asking questions. He said to Zhou Changquan: "After the provincial government issued the document on the rectification of non-ferrous metal mines, the implementation of the document varies from place to place, and the results are naturally uneven. You will lead a team to check once in the first half of the year. , All areas where implementation is weak must be accounted for, otherwise the documents of the provincial party committee and the provincial government will become a dead letter." At the end of the conversation, regarding Zhang Yongtai's case, he put forward four requirements: "Whether Zhang Yongtai was killed in a car accident or was killed, he died in the line of duty. The investigation of the case is only reported internally and not widely publicized to the whole society. This is the first. Second, the criminals involved in this matter must be dealt with severely and quickly in accordance with the law, and the blood of heroes must not be shed in vain. Third, in the future rectification work, the complexity of the work must be communicated to the market. The main leaders at the county and county levels said it clearly. Cadres are the most precious wealth of our party, and this tragedy must never happen again. Fourth, the rectification work is only a means, not an end, and all our work must revolve around development. Rectification It is for development, and stability is also for development. On this issue, we must have dialectics. Comrade Changquan passed on the above four points to the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee and the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee.” Holding a small notebook in his hand, Hou Weidong memorized it quickly. When he heard Meng Haofang's concluding remarks, he paused, and secretly said: "Zhou Changquan will convey Meng Haofang's requirements, which will definitely offend Zhu Minsheng." Going downstairs and getting into the car, Zhou Changquan was very interested, and said, "Weidong, among the 42 county party secretaries in the province, how many of them can enter the Secretary Meng's office to report on their work? It is not difficult for a young party secretary or mayor." Speaking of this, Zhou Changquan suddenly remembered something, he was silent for a while, and said: "Weidong, you will be in trouble if you have passed the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government in this matter." He was too concerned about Zhang Yongtai's case. I was always excited about the detection, but now I calmed down and realized that Hou Weidong had already leapfrogged the report. Zhou Changquan thought for a while, and then said: "This matter is not a big deal. After you go back, report the case to the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. conversation." According to this procedure, the issue of leapfrog reporting will not be a problem. However, if Zhu Minsheng also personally reported to Meng Haofang after receiving the report from the municipal party committee and the municipal government, he would have to pass through the matter of leapfrogging the report. Hou Weidong had secret worries, but that was all he could do. He said, "From my personal intuition, Fang Jie is not the only person involved in the case. I want to rush back to Chengjin County immediately to study the case with the Public Security Bureau. Let's see if we can expand the results." "Is there any basis for your idea?" "There is no evidence in the legal sense, and logical inferences can be made from many circumstantial evidence, especially Fang Jie's disappearance, which makes me feel confusing." "I don't care about the specific case, you take care of it yourself." Zhou Changquan explained again, "Secretary Meng said four meanings, the third of which is to protect the cadres working on the front line. Preserving yourself is to better destroy the enemy. Zhang Yongtai It is a lesson from the past, you must not be careless, especially in the process of rectifying the order of the mining industry, conflicts are easy to intensify." "Thank you Secretary Zhou, I will be careful." Back in Chengjin County, Hou Weidong did not go back to the county committee, but drove to the County Public Security Bureau. Deng Jiachun had just returned from Kunming, his face was haggard, his hair was disheveled, but his eyes were shining brightly. He stood in the room and refused to sit down, like a hungry wolf looking for food in the depths of the grassland.Seeing Hou Weidong, Deng Jiachun said: "This kid has been hiding in Tibet for a year, and his psychological defense is very weak. After an hour of interrogation, he gave a thorough explanation like a bamboo tube. In addition to the case of Secretary Zhang, he also mentioned many things. There are few cases. Now the entire criminal squad is dispatched to arrest people based on clues." "Is Fang Jie the only person behind the scenes, did you mention anyone else?" "The case of Zhang Yongtai can only be traced to Fang Jie, but the fight case two or three years ago is somewhat related to Li Dongfang." Hou Weidong said: "Fang Jie is missing. If Fang Jie can't be found, the case can only end here." Deng Jiachun naturally understood this point. With Zhu Yingying, if you want to find clues, you have to start with Zhu Yingying. I am going to have a talk with Zhu Yingying personally to see if I can dig out some useful clues." Hou Weidong crossed his hands, thought for a while, and said: "Fang Jie disappeared, whoever can benefit from it is the biggest suspect in the crime. This is the most common way of thinking. Although it is plain, it has been tried and tested. Consider this." Regarding specific cases, Deng Jiachun refused to accommodate the thinking of the county party secretary, saying: "I have been in the police for more than 20 years, and I have seen a lot of strange cases. Some cases have no motive at all. Starting from the beneficiaries can only be regarded as one We still have to study it concretely.” Hou Weidong paraphrased Zhou Changquan's words and said: "I don't care about the specific case, you can handle it yourself. I just want to remind you of one thing, Chengjin Public Security Bureau has an insider, and Shazhou criminal police can be considered for key links." This is exactly what annoyed Deng Jiachun the most. He cursed and said, "As soon as this ghost is caught, I will definitely beat him up." Speaking of this, he remembered something, and said, "These days , There are many missing person notices in and out of the city and even in Shazhou, which were posted by the old county magistrate Fang, who offered a reward of 50,000 yuan to find Fang Jie." Hou Weidong sighed: "I completely understand the feelings of the old county magistrate Fang, but going back to the source, Fang Jie's progress to this point is directly related to the family's doting." Back at the county party committee, Hou Weidong called Gu Yunfeng, the director of the county party committee office, to him, and said: "Secretary Zhang's car accident was caused by human beings. Someone tampered with the car. Now the case has been solved. You should contact the Public Security Bureau and form a case as soon as possible." The documents are reported to the municipal party committee and the municipal government." Gu Yunfeng couldn't close his mouth for a long time, and stammered: "It really happened?! I, I... I heard the gossip before, and I still don't believe it." Hou Weidong waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and contact Director Deng. After the manuscript is finished, I will review it." Gu Yunfeng returned to his office like flying.After getting in touch with Deng Jiachun, in order to save time, he brought his secretary Ke Xiaogu to the Public Security Bureau, and using the materials ready by the Public Security Bureau, he quickly finished writing the manuscript for the municipal party committee and the municipal government. After reading the manuscript sent by Gu Yunfeng, Hou Weidong took the Parker pen from the pen holder, looked at the document word by word, and revised several places.After the revision, he read it again, and then asked Gu Yunfeng to print it and send it to the municipal party committee. After Gu Yunfeng left, Hou Weidong called Hong Ang again and reported the matter to Hong Ang.Hong Ang reacted very quickly, and immediately asked, "Does Boss Zhou know about this?" Hou Weidong didn't hide anything, and said, "When I got this news, I happened to be in Lingxi, so I reported it to Secretary Zhou." Hong Ang is an insider of Zhang Yongtai's case, and at the same time he is a person close to Zhu Minsheng. He warned: "Zhang Yongtai is a model of death in line of duty designated by the provincial party committee, and it is a model set by Secretary Meng himself. Now Facts are different from propaganda, and no one can say for sure what the impact will be." Hou Weidong intentionally or unintentionally concealed the details of the meeting with Meng Haofang, and said: "This is normal. The case was not solved at the time, and it could only be regarded as a car accident. Now that the case has been solved, it can be regarded as rectifying the source. At most, it is not deliberately publicized." Hong Ang said: "Secretary Zhu talked about the issue of democratic centralism the most when he came to Shazhou. He will not tolerate anyone or anything that violates democratic centralism. You'd better report this to Secretary Zhu in person. This is an attitude. Question. Secretary Zhu happens to have no specific arrangements this afternoon, come here and I will arrange a report time for you." Hou Weidong rushed to the office of Hong Ang, Secretary-General of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. He was really tired after running back and forth. He took a big sip of tea and said, "The case was solved last night, and I will report it in person today, the secretary Chief, the attitude of the Chengjin County Committee is quite correct, right?" Hong Ang didn't hide his attitude, and said, "If I had called Secretary Zhu last night, the matter would have been perfect." "The interrogation was still going on last night. It was past 11 o'clock when the suspect confessed. How dare he disturb the leader's rest in the middle of the night." "That's a reasonable reason." Hong Ang looked at the time, called Zhao Chengyi again, and said to Hou Weidong: "You go over now, Secretary Zhu is waiting for your report." Hou Weidong came to Secretary Zhao Chengyi's office and knocked lightly on the door.Seeing Hou Weidong, Zhao Chengyi stood up, pointed to the cubicle, and said, "Secretary Zhu and Secretary Huang are waiting for you." Hou Weidong wondered secretly: "What is Huang Zidi doing here?" When Zhu Minsheng first came to Shazhou, he was not very familiar with the situation, and some things passed away after being vague. However, Huang Zidi is a local snake and has been in the central organization for a long time, so it is not easy to be fooled.It was only a few short steps from Zhao Chengyi's office to Zhu Minsheng's office. Hou Weidong's brain was running at high speed, and when he walked to Zhu Minsheng's office with Zhao Chengyi, he had already revised his reporting strategy. Hou Weidong said as objectively as possible: "The death of Secretary Zhang Yongtai has been controversial for a long time. Some people think it was an ordinary traffic accident, and some people think it was killed. His sons and daughters Zhang Zhu and Zhang Song insisted that he was killed...the provincial and municipal committees all Attaching great importance to this matter, the Provincial Public Security Department also specially sent experts to carry out on-site appraisal. Although there were doubts, it was not enough to support the conclusion of the murder. In the end, it was determined that Zhang Yongtai's death was a car accident, but this doubt always existed... In the rectification of the mining industry During the process of ordering, the Chengjin Public Security Bureau found a clue that a repairman was involved in Zhang Yongtai's car accident. Based on this clue, the Chengjin criminal police stayed in Guangxi, Yunnan and other places, and finally cracked the case..." Huang Zidi said in an appreciative tone: "It is definitely not a fluke that the Chengjin Public Security Bureau can solve this case. They are very determined and have been waiting for several months based on a clue. I suggest that the Chengjin criminal police be credited. If all Shazhou criminal police have With this spirit, the rate of solving criminal cases will not be as low as 30 percent.” Hou Weidong explained: "At that time, this clue had not been verified, so it was not reported to the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. My idea was to never give up any clue." Zhu Minsheng has no relationship with Zhang Yongtai, and Zhang Yongtai is just a symbol to him. He thinks more about political influence, and said: "It is a good thing to solve the case, but when the whole province promoted Zhang Yongtai, it was the provincial party committee. The decision made by Secretary Meng himself is now familiar to Zhang Yongtai's advanced deeds throughout the province, and the detection of this case will make the provincial party committee embarrassed and passive. And the provincial party committee makes a decision based on the materials reported by the municipal party committee, so we have to carefully consider it." Hou Weidong's heart came into his throat: "If Zhu Minsheng wants to report to Meng Haofang in person, he will definitely go through the gang if he skips the report. In Zhu Minsheng's eyes, he must be a guy who takes the lead in violating centralism." Huang Zidi's mind was extremely nimble. He expected that Hou Weidong had reported the matter to Zhou Changquan a long time ago. He rolled his eyes and had an idea in his mind, and said, "Secretary Zhu, Governor Zhou is very concerned about Secretary Zhang's affairs. The supervisor brought this up with heartache, and the detection of this case is great news. If you call him and talk about it, he will be very happy to hear it.” He wanted Zhu Minsheng to call Zhou Changquan to confirm whether Hou Weidong had leapfrogged report. What Huang Zidi said was reasonable and reasonable, Hou Weidong couldn't refute it, and it was hard to say. Hou Weidong and Huang Zidi focused their eyes on Zhu Minsheng's face, waiting for his final decision.Zhu Minsheng pondered in his heart: "Zhou Changquan made Zhang Yongtai's matter, why should I meddle in his affairs, a little carelessness will not only offend Zhou Changquan, but also cause a lot of trouble." After making up his mind, He said: "I think this matter should go through formal channels. The city government will issue an official document and report to the provincial government. Xiao Zhao, you can convey my opinion to the secretary-general and let him handle it." Hou Weidong breathed a long sigh of relief: "Zhu Minsheng's handling is equivalent to sending the documents to Zhou Changquan, and the matter of leapfrogging the report will disappear." Zhu Minsheng glanced at Huang Zidi, and said: "Secretary Huang is right. Chengjin County Public Security Bureau's tenacious style of daring to fight tough battles and its business skills of winning battles are worthy of being commended and learned by the Shazhou Public Security Bureau. This matter will wait for the provincial government After making a clear statement, Comrade Zhengdong will make the arrangement.” Zhu Minsheng arranged the matter in a perfect manner, and he pushed out even a major event, which is different from Zhou Changquan’s style of handling affairs. A major event that made Hou Weidong fearful disappeared easily, and the elimination of this matter was all related to Zhu Minsheng's thoughts. In the future, thinking should be more careful, actions should be more cautious, and we should not easily put ourselves on the edge of a cliff." Thinking back to the few words Huang Zidi said, every sentence was reasonable and reasonable. After careful consideration, every sentence contained deep meaning. Hou Weidong didn't know whether Zhu Minsheng didn't understand or pretended to be confused. "Huang Zidi is too small to achieve great things when he sees money and has no political achievements." This is Hou Weidong's evaluation of Huang Zidi, but in real life, most people are not afraid of gentlemen but villains. People like Huang Zidi can achieve great things. The fact that the insufficiency reveals more than that, really makes Hou Weidong a headache. "Shall we talk to Huang Zidi about Yi Zhongling openly and honestly?" As soon as this thought arose, he immediately vetoed it, thinking: "When Huang Zidi and Yi Zhongling come together, it means that power and money are walking together. From Huang Zidi Judging from their behavior, the two of them are already very close, even if they are open and honest, it will be of no use, and maybe it will make things even more rigid." "Zhu Minsheng is the leader of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. He is tactful in the world, so he should not be easily fooled by Huang Zidi." Another voice immediately jumped out to object: "Put your safety and hope on Zhu Minsheng's quality. This is extremely dangerous. There must be another way." The driver, Lao Geng, was about to drive out of the city when the street trees moved backwards rapidly. Hou Weidong had Huang Zidi's half-smile face in his heart. He passed by the talent center and saw the recruitment advertisement. A bright light suddenly flashed in his mind: "I heard that Huang Zidi's son, Huang Er, opened a construction company after graduating from the School of Architecture. If Give Huang Er a few projects, this is a good way to repair the relationship with Huang Zidi." Huang Zidi's second son is called Huang Yongqiang, and everyone is used to calling him Huang Er.Hou Weidong met once, but had no friendship.Moreover, he had no private contact with Huang Zidi during this period of time, and he was unfamiliar with his family situation. He was a little uncertain whether Huang Er opened a construction company. After the car left the city, Hou Weidong made up his mind to meet Huang Zidi, and said, "Master Geng, I won't go back today if I have something to do. Your wife is in the hospital and needs someone to take care of you. Go back first and pick me up in Shazhou tomorrow afternoon." Secretary Du Bing was sitting in the co-pilot seat, he turned his head and said, "I'll follow Secretary Hou." Hou Weidong waved his hand and said, "Du Bing is in love. He usually runs around with me. Tonight, I will have a complete holiday. Let's go play with Xiaoding." What else did the two want to say, Hou Weidong said: "I sincerely want you two to go home and be with your family. Revolutionary work is important, and family life is also important. You have paid a lot, and you should rest at an appropriate time, otherwise I will A leader is so impersonal." Hearing what Hou Weidong said, Du Bing and Lao Geng didn't insist. After sending Hou Weidong back to Xinyue Building, Lao Geng and Du Bing immediately became happy. Lao Geng smiled and said, "Chief Du, don't catch a cold tonight." Cold is a synonym for sex in Chengjin official circles. The source is that if you move too much during sex, it is easy to lift the quilt. When the quilt is lifted, it is easy to catch a cold, so Chengjin people associate cold with the quilt. Du Bing flew home early with a heart, but he refused to admit defeat, saying: "Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, Mr. Geng, be careful when you go home, you'd better get two Xiongshi pills, otherwise you won't be able to eat tomorrow." Drive hard." Talking and laughing, time passed quickly, and the car returned to Chengjin County at 6 o'clock.In the family courtyard of the county party committee, Lao Geng said to Du Bing who got off the car: "Du Ke, Secretary Hou really thinks highly of you, and gave you the newest house." When Du Bing was Hou Weidong's first secretary, he was allocated a family room with two bedrooms and one living room.At this time, the county party committee and the county government were raising funds to build houses again, and many cadres were staring at it eagerly.Although Du Bing is the chief of the section, but in terms of seniority, he still can't get this house.Hou Weidong knew this well, and added him the post of deputy director of the county party committee's research office, raised his rank, and divided the house justifiably. Old Geng's eyes are on the house, but Du Bing has been with Hou Weidong for a year, and his eyes have been broadened. He has long since ignored these petty profits. He is determined that sooner or later he will be as dominant as Hou Weidong. Naturally, he couldn't reveal this lofty ambition to Lao Geng, saying: "Secretary Hou really has nothing to say to our subordinates. Sister Tang used to work in a company, but now she has become a cadre of the establishment. Therefore, the two of us have to serve Secretary Hou well. Otherwise, I'm sorry for Secretary Hou's painstaking efforts." Sister Tang is Lao Geng's wife, who was transferred from the company to the public institution, which solved Lao Geng's worries. He was naturally grateful to Hou Weidong, and said: "Secretary Hou cares about his subordinates. He is not like some leaders. He has no ball skills. The eyes grow to the top of the head." The two sighed and went home to do things that might catch a cold. Hou Weidong stayed in Shazhou and made an appointment with Yang Teng and Yang Liu from the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee Office.The three of them came to the Water, Land and Sky of the Crescent Tower, found a private room slightly out of the way, ordered a few familiar side dishes, chatted while eating and drinking. Hou Weidong asked for a bottle of red wine, took three goblets to his side, and poured the wine for the two section chiefs himself. While pouring the wine, he said: "In the future, I suggest that you drink red wine when you drink. Red wine is the only one in the alcoholic category. Alkaline wine, rich in vitamins and trace elements, promotes blood circulation and prevents arteriosclerosis. All in all, it is more beneficial to the body than drinking high-grade liquor." After pouring the wine, he said, "Both Section Chiefs, I represent The comrades in the county offer you a toast." Yang Liu is also okay to drink, but after getting married, he seldom drinks high-grade liquor. Seeing that Hou Weidong prepared red wine, he took the glass readily and said, "Secretary Hou, don't say that. , you are the top director, I am the director of the office, now you are a member of the municipal party committee, and I am a staff member of the municipal party committee office, no matter before or now, I am under your leadership." When Hou Weidong and Yang Liu worked together, they cooperated very well. When he went to work in Chengjin, he initially planned to ask Yang Liu to be the director of the county party committee office in Chengjin, but he needed to keep some eyeliner in the Shazhou Municipal Committee, and Yang Liu was a lesbian. It's not good to follow him for a long time, so Yang Liu was not transferred to Chengjin.Facts have proved that it is a good move to let Yang Liu stay in the municipal committee. If there is any trouble, Yang Liu will call Hou Weidong in time. Yang Liu used to be petite and exquisite, but after getting married, she gained a little weight, and she was petite with a little plumpness. She blushed slightly after drinking, and said, "Secretary Hou, since you arrived in Chengjin, the comrades in the municipal committee office have all seen hope. , it’s just that the bar you set is too high, making future secretaries far behind.” Yang Teng and Hou Weidong drank wine and said: "Secretary Hou, I still remember when I first met you, you were still working as Secretary Zhu Yan's secretary in Yiyang. In a few years, you have become the secretary of the county party committee, which is really unexpected. " Hou Weidong knew that Yang Teng was doing well, but he didn't point it out. He said, "Secretary Huang is the deputy secretary in charge of the organization. You don't have to worry about development when you follow Secretary Huang. When you are released, you will either be a prince or the head of the bureau. .” When it came to this topic, Yang Teng was not very emotional, and said: "After all, the top secretary is the best in terms of political treatment. Secretary Zhu's full-time secretary, Zhao Chengyi, has the lowest qualifications in the committee. I won't see it for long. I also want to be the deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee Office.” Hou Weidong grasped Yang Teng's mentality very well. He didn't want to reveal the matter too much. After chatting for a few words, he changed the subject and said, "Yang Ke, I remember that Secretary Huang's son graduated from college, right?" "After graduation, he originally wanted to be assigned to the provincial party committee, but he was determined not to work in a government agency, saying that he wanted to start his own business, which made Secretary Huang very angry." The purpose of Hou Weidong inviting Yang Teng to dinner today is to find out these situations, and said: "I have met Huang Er, a very energetic young man. According to my opinion, doing business is actually better than being a cadre. Bugao has now become a big boss. As a representative of the Provincial People's Congress, life is much more nourishing than ours." Yang Teng said: "Huang Er studied architecture at university, and followed the path of Bugao. He worked for Bugao's company during his university studies, and set up a construction company before he started. He didn't have much reputation." Hou Weidong smiled and said: "With Secretary Huang in Shazhou, Huang Er is afraid that he will have no business to do?" Yang Teng said: "Secretary Huang is very strict and never uses power for personal gain." He also said this insincerely and without confidence. While eating and drinking, Hou Weidong got a lot of words out of Er Yang's mouth, which was very helpful for him to judge the movements of several leaders in the city. Back home, after Hou Weidong made out with Xiaojia, Xiaojia soon fell asleep in her husband's arms, sweet and happy. Hou Weidong had something on his mind. He stared at the roof with his eyes wide open. After thinking about it, he finally made up his mind and said, "Huang Zidi is a man who loves money, so it may be more effective to talk about his interests instead of talking about morals with him. I will definitely Take Huang Zidi down, lest he trip me up." During working hours the next day, Hou Weidong came to Huang Zidi's office. Hou Weidong hadn't been in Huang Zidi's office since he declined Huang Zidi's request last time, and Huang Zidi remembered this clearly.Seeing Hou Weidong with a smile on his face at this time, Huang Zidi was secretly surprised, and listened to Hou Weidong's report calmly. From the construction of the style of the cadre team to the pilot work of grassroots organizations in Shuanghe Town, Hou Weidong reported the work in detail. "Well, Chengjin has a good job..." Huang Zidi knew that something must be wrong with Hou Weidong, but he didn't point it out. He said "um, ha" and listened patiently to Hou Weidong's nonsense. After talking about the work on the surface, Hou Weidong changed the topic and said: "Chengjin's work is very heavy, but the team is not fully equipped, especially on the government side. There is one chief and three deputy, and a deputy county magistrate Lin Fang is studying abroad. , it is the three county magistrates who actually handle the work." Chengjin County lacked a deputy county magistrate. Huang Zidi, as the deputy secretary in charge of the organization, knew about it. The organization department had proposed a plan according to his wishes, but after reporting it to Zhu Minsheng, there was no follow-up. Holding the teacup in hand, Huang Zidi said in an official tone: "The city must comprehensively consider the allocation of deputy department-level cadres, vigorously introduce high-quality talents from outside, and improve the overall quality of the cadre team." Hou Weidong smiled and said: "Secretary Huang, you are the most familiar with the situation of the city's cadres. I want to open a back door and assign the best cadres to Chengjin County." Huang Zidi said: "Chengjin is very good, of course he must have the strongest cadres." Hou Weidong said: "Chengjin is preparing to build a state-owned economic reform experimental zone, and it is very hopeful that it will be approved. I hope that Secretary Huang will give talents to Chengjin." When he was leaving the house this morning, Hou Weidong originally planned to give the construction site to Huang Zidi’s son, Huang Er, but when he got downstairs, he denied this idea: “The secret fight with Huang Zidi should be reasonable, courteous, and restrained. Huang Er’s affairs should be handled by Huang Er.”市委副书记黄子堤主动来找，而且是限制性使用，太容易得到的东西肯定不值钱，这是人性的弱点。”因此，到了黄子堤办公室，他谈了成津的工作，给黄子堤暗示，却不肯说明。他相信以黄子堤的智商和情商，应该能够听懂这些话外之意。 黄子堤眉毛不经意间向上扬了扬，道：“成津能搞成国有经济改革实验区，发展必定要步入快车道。”他呵呵笑了笑，道：“成津城区建设也太烂了，几十年没有大的变化，这方面你也得注意。” 谈了大半个小时，应该表达的意思都已经表达了，侯卫东道：“黄书记，成津县的工作离不开你的支持，请你在百忙之中抽时间到成津来视察。” 黄子堤见侯卫东起身告辞，这才露出往常在财税宾馆的笑容，道：“卫东，你怎么跟我如此客气，这是见外。” 侯卫东道：“晚上黄书记有空没有，到季局那里放松？” 财税宾馆一直以来都是黄子堤打麻将的固定场所，所谓铁打的营盘流水的兵。这几年，打麻将的人换了不少，有人升官，有人坐监狱，可是这个麻将室却一直保留了下来。 黄子堤道：“今天晚上要陪省里的人吃饭，没有时间，改天吧。”他亲自将侯卫东送到门口，道：“我们这些老朋友，平时要多联络，多走动，亲戚亲戚，越走才越亲。” 对于以前的不愉快，两人都心照不宣，说到底那件事情只是人民内部矛盾，还上升不到敌我矛盾。更为关键的是侯卫东早已今非昔比，他是县委书记，背后还站着好几个大人物。黄子堤虽然是分管组织的市委副书记，有能力给侯卫东上一上眼药，穿一穿小鞋，使一使绊子，但是还没有绝对的制约力量。 今天侯卫东主动到办公室来，表明了态度，话中又留了话，也算是退让了一步，给了黄子堤一个台阶。官场没有永恒的朋友和敌人，只有永恒的利益，黄子堤至少在态度上有所缓和。 当侯卫东离开办公室以后，黄子堤来到窗边，看着侯卫东走进了小车，又看着小车滑出市委大院，他得出了结论，道：“这是一个聪明人。”想起侯卫东在成沙公路上的不配合，他加了另一个评语，“还是一个强人。” 回到办公桌前，黄子堤再次变得心事重重。 成津县的成沙公路失利以后，在他的关照之下，易中岭如愿地拿到了另外一个公路标段。在拿到标段之后，易中岭特意请他到广州去玩了两天。回到沙州，易中岭又将一盒特产提到黄子堤家中。 当时黄子堤就知道是怎么一回事，想要拒绝，可是内心稍有犹豫，拒绝之话也就没有说出来。等易中岭离开以后，他在书房里打开特产，果然是人民币，而且是整整五十万人民币。 黄子堤当官以后，收了不少小钱，这些小钱多是逢年过节的红包，他收得心安理得，收得喜气洋洋。但是金额如此大的钱还是第一次收，五十万人民币如即将爆炸的手榴弹，让他坐卧难安，好几次他都想让易中岭将这五十万拿走，可是看到厚厚的五十万，心又软了。 这样过了些日子，他虽然从心惊胆战的状态下恢复了过来，却在心中多了一个心结，沉重感总在他最快乐的时候溜出来，将其快乐突然从空中拽回地面。有时，他甚至想：“如果赵林也拒绝我，我就不会这样担惊受怕了。” 尽管有这个心路历程，黄子堤还是对翻脸不认人的侯卫东颇有微词，时不时地在朱民生面前上一些眼药，暗中使了些洋子，让朱民生否定了侯卫东推荐的县委副书记和县委常委的人选。 黄子堤站在办公室窗前看楼下时，侯卫东颇有些心灵感应，不过一直没有回头。上了车，在转弯时，他透过贴了太阳膜的车窗，果然看到了站在窗边的黄子堤。 回想着与黄子堤的交往过程，侯卫东心道：“黄子堤爱钱，这是弱点，却也是可以利用的软肋。如果一位领导没有缺点，其下属才真是没有反抗的机会，只能老老实实地听命令，踏踏实实地工作。”