Chapter 12 Cannibals with soft mouths and short hands

Under normal circumstances, Hong Ang would enter Zhou Changquan's office directly from the corridor, but today he entered the secretary's room first. Hou Weidong stood up and said, "Secretary-General, Secretary Zhou is in the small meeting room." "I came out of the small conference room. Secretary Changquan will go to the United States tomorrow, and a group of reserve cadres will go out to study and study. The Municipal Party Committee Office will send you out. The route is Qingdao and Dalian." "Secretary-General, thank you for your concern." Hou Weidong is now the chief of the general department, at the department level. When he was transferred to the municipal party committee office, the reserve cadres of the municipal party committee office had already been confirmed. He was not a reserve cadre in Shazhou City , so Hong Ang purposely used the words added.

Hong Ang patted Hou Weidong's shoulder with a smile, and said, "You adapt to the job very quickly. Secretary Changquan is going to visit the United States. He suggested that you join the reserve cadre inspection team. That's good. Work hard." Hou Weidong has been working in the Municipal Party Committee Office for some time, and Zhou Changquan has not made any comments on his work.This time, Zhou Changquan proposed to let him participate in the reserve cadre inspection team, which is an official recognition and high evaluation of Hou Weidong's work. On the third day after Zhou Changquan flew to the United States, the Shazhou reserve cadre inspection team went to Shandong, first visited Shouguang and Zhucheng, and then came to Qingdao.

When Hou Weidong seldom had leisure time, he kept a low profile in the inspection team, just sat in the corner, listening to the many reserve cadres chatting and laughing, and didn't say much. When we arrived in Qingdao, it was already dark. The leader of the team, Su Mingjun, stood at the front of the car, took the microphone from the tour guide, and said, "Everyone has been running for two days. It's been hard work. Tomorrow is a holiday and free time." The reserve cadres cheered.After everyone got out of the car, Su Mingjun stopped Hou Weidong and said, "Weidong, what are the arrangements for tonight? Let's do some activities together."

Hou Weidong said: "The activities will be arranged by Ayabe, and the expenses will be settled by me." Guo Lan stood quietly aside with her bag in her hand. Su Mingjun said: "In the evening, me, Guo Lan, Wei Dong, Lao Su and Huang Ying, just the five of us will go to eat something special." Ying is Huang Zidi's younger sister, so Su Mingjun made a date with them on purpose. After listening to Su Mingjun's arrangement, Lao Su said, "When we arrive in Qingdao, how can we invite Chief Hou to treat us? My comrade-in-arms works in the Public Security Bureau. I contacted him, and he will arrange today."

Lao Su comrade-in-arms is a 1.85 meter tall man, very enthusiastic. The husband and wife drove a small car each, and picked up Hou Weidong and others at the hotel.A group of people went to the seafood restaurant first, got excited after drinking, and then went to Song City to ask for a private room. Lao Su and his comrades sang a few military songs together, and the atmosphere in the private room became lively, singing and drinking at the same time. Hou Weidong kept Zhou Changquan's style in mind, and kept a low profile along the way.Su Mingjun danced a few songs and said, "Weidong, why are you sitting here? Please Guo Lan dance."

When the music started again, Hou Weidong walked up to Guo Lan and said, "Please dance." Huang Ying and Hou Weidong are about the same age and belong to the same age. She chose a song "Flowers in Water" and sang affectionately: "How much prosperity is like a dream in the cold wind and cold rain. It used to be colorful with the wind... I saw flowers in the water." Flowers, insist on retaining a touch of red..." Familiar tunes and deja vu scenes brought Guo Lan back to that night a few years ago.That night, amidst the singing of "Flowers in the Water", she, with her long hair fluttering, leaned sadly on Hou Weidong's shoulder, crying heartily.

When I was studying at Shazhou College, the college held dances twice a week.When Hou Weidong first entered the academy, he was obsessed with dancing. Apart from practicing in the ballroom, he also secretly went to the roof to practice dance steps. His dancing skills were quite good. The most primitive dance has two purposes: one is feudal superstition, praying for a safe and bumper harvest;Hou Weidong is a materialist, so naturally he would not use dancing to engage in feudal superstitions, and the provocation of sex seems to be unnecessary.For the last two years, he has largely refrained from dancing, except on very occasional occasions.

After entering the dance floor, Hou Weidong and Guo Lanru cooperated with their dance partners for many years, dancing lightly, sliding like flowing water to the singing of "Flowers in the Water".Hou Weidong sighed: "Listening to this song, it's like going back to college." Entering Qingdao, Guo Lan seems to have returned to the passionate four years.These four years have been imprinted in the depths of her memory like knives and axes. She thought she had forgotten this relationship, but when she arrived here, the pain deeply buried in her heart was tightly wrapped around her like a sea snake. heart.

"The college days are gone forever, and my love is also dead." Guo Lan sighed a long time in her heart. When the song was over, the two returned to their seats.Huang Ying didn't let go of the microphone, the sound effect of this song city is good, she sang with feeling, she took the microphone to imitate the tone of the host, and said: "I'll sing another old song, and ask handsome men and beautiful women to dance with me. " Su Mingjun said: "Handsome guys and beautiful women are naturally Weidong and Guo Lan." Since Hou Weidong became Zhou Changquan's secretary, Su Mingjun changed Xiaohou to Weidong.

The music sounded, "Come to Taipei to Watch the Rain in Winter", which was the most popular song in the dance hall during the college days.Hou Weidong said to Guo Lan: "It seems that the two of us are dancing for the first time, and we didn't expect to cooperate well." Guo Lan almost said: "I used to dance once in Shazhou College." When she got to her mouth, she still held back and said, "It's because you dance well and can lead people." Smelling the faint scent of Guo Lan's hair, Hou Weidong thought to himself: "It's really good to know a woman by smelling the scent. Guo Lan's hair is like green bamboos by the Shazhou Lake, and Li Jing's hair is like rich roses. Ying's hair is as fragrant as white jasmine."

At the end of the dance music, Hou Weidong said in a very gentlemanly manner: "Happy cooperation." At this moment, a beam of rotating lights happened to hit Guo Lan's face, and he suddenly had a feeling of deja vu, but this feeling was fleeting, and he did not think of it. The source, confused: "Guo Lan, did we dance before? Why do I feel that this scene is very familiar." Guo Lan subconsciously said: "I didn't skip it, I'm afraid you put other people's impressions on me." Hou Weidong said to himself: "I always feel that this scene seems familiar." At this time, Lao Su from the Public Security Bureau came over and jokingly said, "Chief Hou, you haven't sung a single song. Next song, you go and sing. I'll ask Guo Lan to dance." Hou Weidong went to the karaoke station, flipped through the catalog, and said to the waiter, "Tong Ange, "Will you still love me tomorrow?" "On the radio at midnight, a song came softly. It was the melody that you and I are already familiar with. When you forget, I still remember whether you will still love me tomorrow... Why do I really have you, even if we leave , there won’t be too much sadness, the melody at midnight..." Hou Weidong’s singing skills are average, and he basically didn’t learn new songs after work. All he could sing were popular songs on campus back then. This song is one of his best songs . This song fits Guo Lan's state of mind very well. When Hou Weidong's singing sounded, she was a little upset for a while.Lao Su of the Public Security Bureau drank some wine and kept talking to her, but she barely managed it. When the dance music ended, she politely said "thank you" to Director Su, and took the Xiaokun bag to the bathroom. After playing all day, everyone slept soundly at night.In the morning, Su Mingjun got up before 8 o'clock, brushed his teeth and returned, pushed open the door of Hou Weidong's room, and said, "Weidong, get up." Hou Weidong posed on the bed in the shape of the character "Tai", and said, "Ayabe, I'm going to sleep in late today. I usually get up early, so it's rare to be leisurely today." Holding the camera, Su Mingjun said, "Qingdao's coast is beautiful. The sun is shining today, which is a rare warm winter day. Sleeping late is really a waste of time." Hou Weidong was sleepy, and said: "Subu, you and Director Su go first, I will continue to sleep, and I will come to you later." After Su Mingjun left, Hou Weidong continued to sleep with his head covered.Since he became Zhou Changquan's secretary, he has basically never had the opportunity to sleep in. Today, he especially wants to indulge himself.But after Su Mingjun and his roommate Lao Su left, he could no longer sleep soundly. He lay flat on the bed, his eyes widened, and he looked at the roof. pattern. After thinking about the people and things in the agency for a while, the drowsiness was slowly driven into the sea.When I got up, there were no members of the inspection team in the hotel except the waiter who cleaned the room. The sky in the north looks wider than in the south, the sky is blue, and there are white clouds floating in the blue.The sun shone warmly on my body, but I felt chills in the shade. Hou Weidong was eating noodles at the entrance of the hotel, and called Su Mingjun: "Sube, where are you? I'll come and find you." Su Mingjun and Lao Su from the Public Security Bureau were looking at the scenery by the sea, and when he received a call, he said, "I'm on the edge of the beach, I can't tell which beach it is, but I can see the domed house from here, the taxi driver should know. " Hou Weidong took a taxi and went straight to the dome house by the sea.When the taxi stopped, the driver said: "That is the red dome house, your friend should be over there." There were pedestrians in twos and threes in the direction the taxi driver pointed, Hou Weidong got out of the car, he turned around and left. Hou Weidong was born in an inland city, and he felt very fresh about the sea. Stepping on the beach, looking at the boundless sea, listening to the continuous sound of the waves, he has a broad mind, and the suffocation that has accumulated for many days seems to be less. a lot. "Awabe, I saw the igloo, why didn't I see you?" "Weidong, I didn't make it clear just now, we are on the trestle bridge, and Lao Su and I are both there." Hou Weidong didn't know where he was, and asked, "How much does it cost from the hotel?" "It's very close, only ten yuan or so." "My taxi fare is 27 yuan. I've been walking for a long time. Now I'm on a beach. It's a beautiful beach with golden sand. There are also couples taking wedding photos. I'm not going to the trestle bridge yet, anyway. Come out to play, just hang out on this beach for a while." Strolling on the beach, throwing his chaotic thoughts to the sea breeze, Hou Weidong calmed down and simply enjoyed the beautiful scenery.After walking for a while, he suddenly saw a familiar figure. Guo Lan was sitting alone on the beach, with her arms around her knees, looking at the boundless sea. Seeing Hou Weidong, Guo Lan was a little surprised at first. When she learned that she was brought here by a taxi driver, she said, "The driver is deliberately going around in circles. This beach was only developed in recent years. Although it is not as famous as Zhanqiao, I personally feel that it is more There is more flavor on the trestle bridge, I have been here many times before." Guo Lan originally wanted to stay alone on the beach, but unexpectedly met Hou Weidong and said, "Want to watch the sea? Sit down and watch the tide slowly ebb and flow. It's very interesting." From Mrs. Guo's mouth, Hou Weidong knew something about Guo Lan, but Mrs. Guo's knowledge was limited, and he only knew the superficial details of the matter.Seeing Guo Lan sitting alone on the beach at this time, he guessed that it must be the matter of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds. He took the topic and said: "The tides of the sea rise and fall, and life has its ups and downs. These are all normal things." Guo Lan didn't answer Hou Weidong. She rested her chin on her knees and said, "My mother once told you about me?" "Ok." She smiled wryly and said: "My mother wants to marry me off earlier, and she will talk about it when she meets acquaintances. She will soon become Xianglin's wife." She pretended to be chic and authentic, "Now I have become an old girl who is worried about getting married. No wonder my mother is anxious." "After so many years, you should put aside the previous things, put down the burden, and move forward lightly, so as to welcome the new life." Hou Weidong sat down, facing the sea and relying on the wind, really feeling good. Guo Lan has kept her thoughts firmly in her heart for a long time. In this situation, facing the deep and boundless sea, sitting beside a man who knows a little about her past, she suddenly had the desire to confide in her, saying: "I was a child when I was a child. Growing up in college, I liked the stories of princesses and princes very much, and I regarded myself as a princess since I was a child, went to college, fell in love, and thought I found Prince Charming." Guo Lan hugged her knees with both hands, and told her love experience bit by bit. Hou Weidong didn't speak, just being a good listener. Before he knew it, it was already noon.Su Mingjun called and said, "Weidong, why haven't you come here yet?" Hou Weidong said, "The scenery here is very beautiful, I have to stay for a while, and I owe the lunch for the time being." Seven days passed in a flash, Hou Weidong returned to his familiar office from the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and everything returned to the original state.Taking advantage of Zhou Changquan's investigation in the United States, he carefully read the documents and studied Comrade Zhou Changquan's speeches over the past few years. Just as he was enjoying watching, Yang Teng walked in.The office order of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee has always been standardized. Secretaries generally do not visit each other, and rarely discuss private matters in the office. In Hou Weidong's memory, Yang Teng walked into Zhou Changquan's office for the first time. "Hou Ke, have lunch together?" Yang Teng sat opposite Hou Weidong. Since Hou Weidong was the only one in the office, Yang Teng was very relaxed. He lit a cigarette and blew a smoke ring. The smoke ring fluttered and floated to the middle The door is broken. In the municipal party committee office, Hou Weidong was the chief secretary of course, and Yang Teng, as Huang Zidi's full-time secretary, was the second secretary of the municipal party committee office.Of course, the first secret and second secret are common names and cannot be used in formal occasions. "Your old leader is here. Secretary Yi Yangma and County Magistrate Yang reported to Secretary Huang and agreed to have lunch together. Secretary Huang invites you to go together." Hou Weidong agreed, wondering in his heart: "Ma Youcai and Yang Senlin have always been at odds, and it's hard to see them getting together. Could it be that the sun is coming out from the west?" The sun in Shazhou does not come out from the west, but the clouds in the sky are blown away by a gust of north wind and become thinner. The slanted sunlight hits the ground directly, adding a little light and heat to everything. Ma Youcai, secretary of the Yiyang County Party Committee, was drinking tea with Yang Senlin, the county magistrate, in the tea house of the Shazhou Hotel. Neither of them had a secretary with them when they came to Shazhou. Don't disturb the conversation between the two leaders. Ma Youcai loosened his tie, which was more casual, and said, "Major Yang, have we been working together for two years?" Yang Senlin said: "Counting the time I worked as the deputy secretary in Yiyang, it's been two years." Ma Youcai lost his mind for a while, and said: "The Buddha said, if you have cultivated in the same bed for a thousand years, and you can cross the boat in the same boat for five hundred years, the two of us can form a team together, there is at least eight hundred years of fate." Yang Senlin smiled and said: "It's fate, otherwise, all the living beings in the world, why would we get together." He thought: "Ma Youcai always goes alone when reporting work, today he has to make an appointment with me, and put it aside again." Talking heart-to-heart, what does he mean?" Ma Youcai slowly took out a cigarette and said, "Brother, here's one. I'm older than you, so I'll call you brother." Yang Senlin had originally quit smoking, but the secretary offered to pass the cigarette, so he took it.The two of them got together to swallow clouds and smoke, with relaxed expressions, completely different from their usual serious appearance in the county. Ma Youcai said: "In the past few years, I have formed a team with several comrades, and I have realized a truth, peace is a win-win situation, and fighting is a win-win situation. In the past two years with my brother, in my opinion, there are small disputes and big disputes. Talk about unity.” Yang Senlin snorted inwardly, and said, "Except for Ji Haiyang, all the members of the Standing Committee followed you, and now they're talking big." He wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in Ma Youcai's gourd, so he smiled calmly Said: "Secretary Ma is a good squad leader. With you at the helm, Yiyang will naturally get better and better." Ma Youcai saw that Yang Senlin was very wary, so he said something from his heart: "I am forty-six this year, and this year I will be fifty-six. If it goes well, I can go up. I'm about to enter the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. My brother just turned 40 this year, so there are still ten years to go." When this matter was brought up, Yang Senlin became furious and said in his heart, "If it wasn't for your old horse's intrusion, I would already be the secretary of the county party committee." To go towards the city-level leadership, the secretary of the county party committee is a necessary threshold.Yang Senlin is still upset about the missed opportunity. Ma Youcai is naturally aware of this matter, but he has already emptied Yang Senlin.He will naturally have a chance of winning if he talks about peace after evading the situation. "I also had disagreements with Secretary Zhu Yan back then. It doesn't matter if we have differences. The key is to talk about unity and principles in major matters. Secretary Zhu Yan can serve as the deputy secretary of the Maoyun Prefectural Committee. He is indeed capable." He paused, and then Said, "The contradiction between the top leaders of the party and government is simply a conflict of interests. My old horse can afford to speak hard economically, so there is no conflict of interest between you and me in essence. The small disputes in the past were all about work." Ma Youcai spoke very sincerely, which confused Yang Senlin a little. He thought carefully that Ma Youcai was indeed very strong financially, at least on the surface. At this time, Ma Youcai extended an olive branch under the overall advantage. He had no reason to refuse, so he nodded in agreement with this statement. After talking, both of them relaxed. Recalling the past two years, in fact, most things can be resolved through communication.Only the competition for the post of secretary of the county party committee is a matter of bayonet. This matter has been resolved, and the two carefully avoided this topic. The conversation was in full swing when Ma Youcai's cell phone rang. He picked it up and looked at it, then put it aside, ignored it, and said in his mouth: "We two brothers have a good chat, and we won't answer the phone at all." Although the words were relaxed , but he was a little more angry because of this phone call. The caller was Yi Zhongling. At this time, Yi Zhongling had lost the mask of a state-owned enterprise boss and became naked, even a little crazy.When Yi Zhongling was the boss of a state-owned enterprise, he gave Ma Youcai one million dollars back and forth. This million was the rope around Ma Youcai's neck. He thought Ma Youcai was his dog, and he could use that rope in control. With this idea in mind, he wanted his cousin Yi Zhongcheng to be promoted. As a result, Yi Zhongcheng was promoted from director of the research office of Yiyang New Management Committee to deputy director of the new management committee. With this idea in mind, he wanted the business to get tax rebates, and it did. Later, he wanted to ask for a piece of land in the old city. This was the site of the original hardware company. Although the factory collapsed, the factory occupied an excellent location, and dozens of old workers lived in it. And then... All these things made Ma Youcai very troubled. He secretly rejoiced: "At the beginning, I dealt with all one million in secret. What a wise decision it was." Back then, Zhu Yan pressed Ma Youcai step by step through the procuratorate. As a result, the procuratorate came up with an arson case and a homicide case. These two cases shocked the whole city and became unsolved unsolved cases.In this incident, Ma Youcai saw Yi Zhongling's viciousness and viciousness, and in his eyes, the one million cash became a explosive package that could explode at any time.After thinking about it, he donated 1 million to Hope Primary School.That night, Ma Youcai had a good night's sleep and had no dreams. After Yi Zhongling returned to Yiyang from the provincial capital, Ma Youcai was unwilling to break his face with him. After all, he had accepted a bribe of one million yuan from a state-owned enterprise. Although he later handed it over, he accepted it at the time. is a stain. Yi Zhongling's insatiable greed and viciousness prompted Ma Youcai to make up his mind to break up with him and draw a clean line.Based on his understanding of Yi Zhongling, Ma Youcai was fully prepared to face the battle, and taking the initiative to repair the relationship with the county magistrate Yang Senlin was one of the steps. Hou Weidong left the office half an hour earlier, opened the door and entered the private room, and saw two leaders standing by the window smoking. Judging from the distance between the two, they seemed very speculative. "Secretary Ma, County Magistrate Yang, hello." Seeing Ma and Yang standing side by side, Hou Weidong always felt awkward. "Hello, Section Chief Hou." Ma Youcai was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to shake hands with Hou Weidong. Hou Weidong had worked as a secretary for two times, and he was a little like a secretary. Seeing that the two leaders had no secretary, he blurted out and asked, "Is there no one in the office?" Ma Youcai said with a smile: "The leaders are spoiled now, and it is difficult to move forward without a secretary." Ma Youcai was quite dignified in Yiyang County, quite majestic, but today he was extraordinarily easy-going.After Hou Weidong became Zhou Changquan's secretary, he was used to seeing department-level leaders, and he felt very comfortable, chatting with the two leaders, Yiyang, neither humble nor overbearing. "When will Secretary Zhou come back from the United States?" "soon." Ma Youcai said: "Hou Ke, when Secretary Zhou comes back, give me some inspiration. After the Shamao Highway is opened, non-ferrous metals such as tungsten placer and lead-zinc mines in the north of Yiyang should be fully developed, not like Maoyun. It will make a mess like that, and the overall plan must be reported to Secretary Zhou in detail." Hou Weidong said: "Secretary Ma, don't worry, I will keep the matter of Yiyang in mind." At 12:30, Huang Zidi, Zeng Yong and Yang Teng arrived at the Shazhou Hotel.Before arriving, Yang Teng called Ma Youcai, and Ma Youcai, Yang Senlin, and Hou Weidong waited in the lobby of the hotel. Yi Zhongling waited at the gate of the Provincial Party Committee for a while, and his cousin Yi Zhongda came out very steadily. When he saw Yi Zhongling in the car, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Why is Brother Zhongling at the gate?" Yi Zhongling didn't get out of the car. He rolled down the window, waved his hand, and said, "Zhongda, this is an important place for the provincial party committee, a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. How dare I come in. Get in the car, let's go eat." Yi Zhongda knew that this cousin always had a lot of tricks, so he got into the car and said, "Brother Zhongling, what joke are you kidding? It's not like you haven't been in the provincial party committee before. You used to walk on the same ground, why are you afraid again today?" Yi Zhongling smiled but didn't answer, he drove the car straight to a small shop, and said: "This is just a small shop in Lingxi. Although the shop is small, it serves authentic Yiyang's hometown cuisine. The taste here is just right for you. I can’t get enough of five-star hotels.” The owner of the hotel knew Yi Zhongling very well, and he enthusiastically guided Yi Zhongling into the small private room inside, and said, "Boss Yi, are there only two of us? I'll arrange a few dishes for you." Yi Zhongling threw I gave him a cigarette, and said, "I don't need too many dishes, I want authentic Yiyang dishes." The two brothers chatted for a while, and Yi Zhongling slowly brought the topic to the officialdom. He said, "Zhongda, all the leaders in the city want to give you face. Can you introduce someone?" Yi Zhongda came from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and the aura of the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee had long since faded in his eyes. He said, "I am familiar with the leaders of Shazhou City. Who do you want to see, and you are so solemn?" Yi Zhongling said: "Deputy Secretary Huang Zidi." Huang Zidi is the deputy secretary in charge of the organization. During the "Three Stresses" activities, Yi Zhongda had frequent contact with him and was very familiar with him. He said, "This is a simple matter. I can just make a phone call. Do you have any specific matters?" Yi Zhongling said: "There's nothing wrong with it. It's just doing business in Shazhou. It's always good to know a few powerful people." "It's a trivial matter. I'll call Huang Zidi right away." At this time, several Yiyang dishes were served.Looking at the fat meat cut into large pieces, Yi Zhongling said: "Eat it while it's hot. This meat is not too fat. Where did we get it when we were young? Eat it once during the Chinese New Year, the memory is too deep." The condition of Yi Zhongling's family is slightly better than that of Yi Zhongda's family. One year, Yi Zhongda didn't eat this kind of roasted fatty meat during Chinese New Year. It was Yi Zhongling's father who brought a small pot over, and Yi Zhongda's family got it. A little fishy.In Yi Zhongda's impression, it was the most delicious meal of meat. The brothers and sisters in the family shared two pieces each. , can't compare to a mouthful of fat back then. Yi Zhongling was eating meat, but he was thinking about Ma Youcai's more and more businesslike attitude, and said in his heart: "Ma Youcai has taken the wrong medicine now, as soon as I hand over the materials to the Discipline Inspection Commission, he will be finished. What kind of cow?" After the "Three Stresses", Ma Youcai gave Yi Zhongling cold eyes several times.Yi Zhongling took a fancy to a piece of land in the old city and wanted to lower the price, but Ma Youcai said with a smirk: "It's still according to the county's rules, you have to participate in the bidding, I do some work, but I can't guarantee that I will Winning the bid. County Magistrate Yang has the final say on this matter, and it is not good for me to directly intervene in the county magistrate's affairs." Ma Youcai said this several times, and Yi Zhongling had lost his patience, so on the one hand, he was going to give Ma Youcai some reminders, and on the other hand, he also wanted to find another backer.He heard a friend say after drinking: "Huang Zidi, the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, dares to collect money and can do things." So he approached his cousin Yi Zhongda. After Yi Zhongda talked with Huang Zidi on the phone, he said, "Huang Zidi fully agreed, if you need anything, you can find him."