Chapter 43 Seven, garrison

Recently, a major news came out of Qingjiang Province, Gao Yuan transferred Province K to be the governor. It is said that Gao Yuan was very low-key when he left, and some people said that he was even a little tragic.To the common people, it doesn't matter, but the news from Qingjiang TV Station has been transferred to the news from Province K. The satellite TV looks really convenient, Gao Yuan's voice and smile are still so friendly, but Gao Yuan's expression is a bit more dignified.I feel that the changes in Gaoyuan are quite big.His speech was much more talkative about anti-corruption, and it was also tough.Gao Yuan said: "Once corruption is discovered, no matter who it is, it will be resolutely taken down."

There are more shots of him visiting the grassroots, and fewer shots of meetings.I can feel that the "Li Zhang case" has left an unforgettable mark in Gao Yuan's heart.The lenses in the black glasses frame seem to have a few more rings, and the eyes behind the lenses are much more blank, as if they will never come together.Diverging like sunshine, this is the gaze of a politician, and such gaze can only be formed after a long period of political life. At first, when I met this gaze, I felt the care and warmth of a leader.Zhang Guochang felt this way when he introduced me to Gao Yuan for the first time.At that time, Gao Yuan was the Secretary of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee. He held my hand and looked at me, but his eyes filled my whole body.

"Leimo, work hard with Guochang." Gao Yuan said kindly. After hearing this, it was like taking a stimulant, and my whole body was full of strength.Then Secretary Gao took out a black handkerchief from his pocket and spat in it twice, then folded the black handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.Everyone in Dongzhou official circles knew that this was Secretary Gao's habitual action, even in the Standing Committee meeting, he still vomited it.Except for meeting Xu Youliang, the old branch secretary of Jiajiatun. Mr. Xu Youliang is a legendary figure on the ground in Dongzhou. In the early days of liberation, Jiajiatun was the poorest village in Dongzhou. How poor is it?At that time, someone joked that even the mouse walked away in tears when it went around Jiajiatun.Gao Yuan was born in Jiajiatun.On the day Gao Yuan was born, his mother had dystocia, and died of bleeding after giving birth to him.When Gao Yuan was ten years old, his father was killed by a Squib when he was building roads and blasting mountains in the village. Gao Yuan became an orphan and was adopted as a foster son by Xu Youliang, the village party secretary.

Old Xutou has five sons, but the whole family has to feed Gao Yuan.Gao Yuan was also very competitive and read well. First, he was sent away by the old Xu Tou to become a soldier. After the reform and opening up, he was demobilized and returned to the village.The old branch secretary is a person who is afraid of poverty. He knows that if the fathers and villagers in Jiajiatun want to turn around and live a good life, they must first have someone in the court. His five sons are not up to date, and only Gao Yuan is a good Miaomiao. At that time, there were many foxes on the mountain in Jiajiatun, and the fox skin was a treasure. The old party secretary led the villagers to catch foxes from the mountain and raise them artificially, and gradually formed a scale.By chance, the eldest son of the old branch secretary caught a net of fish from the Heishui River, and the younger grandson mischievously threw a live fish to the fox. Unexpectedly, the fox tasted better eating fish than mice and pheasants.So the old branch secretary often feeds his own fox fish, and the fox that eats fish is smooth and shiny. Since then, the old branch secretary has found a trick to raise foxes.

In Jiajiatun, Xu Youliang is God.His elders and brothers are all under his control. He traded the fox for a good future for Gaoyuan. The huge network of relations between the county, from the county to the city, and from the city to the province, this network has even been built to the city of Beijing.Xu Youliang also unknowingly became the leader of Dongzhou City, and was given the nickname "Xu Bo". Now, the people in Jiajiatun are rich, and the five sons built a small villa for the old man, and the family lives in the small building.But the old branch secretary still lives alone in the adobe house at the east end of the village.At the age of fifty, my wife died of cervical cancer.Thirty years without a sequel.Two years ago, Gao Yuan matched a primary school teacher, but the age difference was too large. The female teacher was not yet fifty years old, divorced, and had a daughter with her, who was already seventeen years old.Ever since the old man married a female teacher, his energy has improved and he has looked younger. He took the initiative to move into the small villa with his wife.

It should be said that on the ground in Dongzhou, there are few people who are famous in the officialdom who have not been helped by Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu is also willing to help these people. No amount of cunning can beat a good hunter. However, the female teacher married an old man in his eighties not because she loved him, but because she wanted to use the old man's prestige in Dongzhou official circles to send her daughter to study abroad.The old man fulfilled the wish of the female teacher and sent his daughter to Australia.Everything is going well, except for one thing that's running into trouble.The female teacher asked the old man to remit 200,000 US dollars for living expenses to his daughter in Australia.The amount of remittance is too large, it is impossible to remit directly to Australia, and the only way to do it is through the bank.

One morning, the old man called my office personally and asked me to inform Zhang Guochang to go to Jiajiatun. When Mayor Zhang and I arrived in Jiajiatun, I saw the female teacher at first sight. She greeted Zhang in front of the small villa. The mayor smiled awkwardly when he saw Zhang Guochang, and the two of them entered the house. I didn't follow up. I sat in the car with the driver Li Liang. There are tall courtyard walls around the small villa, and many flowers and trees are planted in the courtyard. It is really a quiet place to live. Zhang Guochang came out of the old man's house and went straight back to the city hall.As soon as Mayor Zhang entered the office, he asked me to call Lin Dayong, and he called the governor of the Municipal People's Bank in person, and left Mr. Xu's affairs to Lin Dayong.

Afterwards, Lin Dayong sighed to me: "This old man is really fucking rich." Just because I accompanied Zhang Guochang to Jiajiatun a few times, I got into a whole lot of trouble.Not long after Zhang Guochang was shuanggui, people from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection took me to the Heishuihe clubhouse. They asked me if I had been to Xu Youliang's house? "I've been." I said without hesitation. To be honest, I have accompanied Zhang Guochang to Mr. Xu's house several times, especially during the New Year and holidays, and there is no one with a reputation in Dongzhou official circles who does not stop to visit him.

"When did you go to Xu Youliang's house?" the provincial discipline inspection committee continued to ask. I just can't remember what day of the month it was.I had no choice but to say, "I've been there during Chinese New Year and holidays." "Have you been there except for the Chinese New Year?" "I'm usually too busy at work, who would deliberately remember these things, I really can't remember them." I said deliberately sloppy. At that time, the Provincial Disciplinary Committee saw that I really couldn't remember, so they had to say: "When will I remember, and when will I notify the organization." When I came back from the Heishuihe clubhouse late at night, I received a call from Meng Lihua, She said mysteriously, "Leimo, I'm downstairs at your house. Come out, I have something urgent to see you."

Yang Na knew it was no good, so she wouldn't let me go.I calmly said: "Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door." I put on my clothes and went downstairs. Meng Lihua was sitting in a white Honda car.As soon as I got in the car, she drove away without saying a word.I didn't ask, and let her drive where to go.She later parked the car downstairs at her house.I followed her upstairs. "Leimo, have the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection asked you about your visit to Uncle Xu's house?" At her house, she asked me.

I was surprised when I heard it, and thought, how did she know?This shows that someone tipped off Meng Lihua.I had to admit that the people from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection had asked. "How did you answer?" Meng Lihua asked pressingly. "I said I can't remember." Meng Lihua was in a hurry at the time, "Lei Mo, you don't use your brain to answer the question, how can you not remember? You should say you know, and you say that knowing is good for your elder brother." She was a little emotional. Seeing Meng Lihua's excited expression, I felt a chill in my heart.Then she said in a commanding tone: "Leimer, you go to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection tomorrow and tell them that you remembered that you went with the driver." I didn't hesitate at the time, and flatly rejected her.Meng Lihua and I broke up unhappy.The next day she couldn't get through to my cell phone, so she tried to page me.I just don't answer. Later, Meng Lihua couldn't find me, so she had to call Yang Na, "Yang Na, I thought about it all night last night. Lei Mo did the right thing. It's not good to go to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to reverse the confession. Forget it, Yang Na, You tell Leimo, I won't embarrass him anymore." Not long after this incident, the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau came to me again, and two prosecutors, a man and a woman, asked about this incident again. "The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has already approached me, and I have made it clear." I said impatiently. "What did you say to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection?" the male prosecutor asked indifferently. "I can't remember this incident." I continued to play sloppy. "Then do you remember now?" the female prosecutor then asked. "Still can't remember." I said stubbornly. The two prosecutors took the trouble to make me think.Three hours passed, and the male prosecutor became impatient, "Leimo, do you want to save your leader?" He prompted. "I want to!" My heart moved, and I blurted out my answer. "Then you should think about it. It's good for your leadership if you think about it." I was startled when I heard it, and thought, the male prosecutor had said the same thing as Meng Lihua, so I probably understood it too.I had to admit I remembered. "What month, day and time did you go there?" the male prosecutor continued to ask. I can't really remember that.I had to make up a date according to the season. "What did Zhang Guochang have in his hand?" the male prosecutor asked again. I was confused again, so I had to say that I forgot. "Is it a big leather bag or a brown paper bag?" the male prosecutor reminded me. "It's a handbag." I said in his tone. After the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau found me, they went to Mr. Xu's house to verify according to my and Zhang Guochang's statements.Mr. Xu was in a particularly bad mood that day.My beloved wife was riding a bicycle and accidentally ran into a car with a little ruffian. As a result, the little ruffian beat her unreasonably, broke the head of the female teacher, and was admitted to the hospital.Xu Youliang was getting angry with the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau when people from the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau happened to catch up.The old man is also relying on the old to sell the old, and the two sides are not congenial, so the old man swung his crutches and beat the people from the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau.In Dongzhou, especially in the officialdom, no one wants to offend the old master of Dongzhou.Later, neither the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection nor the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau, no one approached Xu Bo again.Governor Gao Yuan also said that Uncle Xu is already in his eighties, don't bother the old man anymore, let him go. However, fire cannot be contained in paper. After Meng Lihua was arrested, Zhang Guochang couldn't stand it anymore, and the truth of this incident came to light.It turned out that Zhang Guochang deducted 200,000 U.S. dollars from the city government’s reward for foreign businessmen as gambling funds. After the incident, he remembered that Xu Bo had remitted 200,000 U.S. dollars to Australia for his daughter. , Said that the money was given to Uncle Xu.It can be said that Zhang Guochang tried his best to escape the law.