Chapter 12 4. Spirit Manor
After Ding Nengtong arrived in Huang County, accompanied by Luo Xiaomei, he met with Lin Dake's mother and explained how he saw Master Zhishan. The old man was very happy to hear that. Ding Nengtong returned the rosary that the old man regarded as a treasure , wanted to talk to Lin Dake, but Lin Dake's cell phone was not turned on, so he had to explain to his secretary.
In the evening, Ding Nengtong was dragged by the county party secretary Zhang Tienan to the county hotel, which used to be called a guest house. After Zhang Tienan became the county party secretary, he named it Qiancha Hotel. .
The first time Ding Nengtong and Luo Xiaomei met happened in the hot spring at the foot of the mountain not far from Qiancha Town. It was a moonlit night, and the scene was full of love. Ding Nengtong looked at Luo Xiaomei who had changed his identity, and felt infinitely emotional.
It can be seen that Luo Xiaomei holds a lot of weight in Zhang Tienan's heart. When he opens his mouth, Mr. Luo shuts his mouth to Boss Luo, as if Luo Xiaomei is the grandma of Huang County's God of Wealth.
Not long after taking a seat in the private room of the hotel, Niu Lushan, the magistrate of Huangxian County, Huang Yuewen, director of the County Public Security Bureau, and Wang Hansheng, secretary of the County Discipline Inspection Commission, all came. Director, Qian Xueli, who was later transferred to Beijing Renhuang County Office in Beijing, was the deputy director.
Ding Nengtong annoyed this person the most. He didn't expect him to be promoted to the secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection. People got mixed up?Ding Nengtong couldn't help drawing a question mark in his heart.
Ding Nengtong was very surprised to see these heavyweights in Huangxian County respectful to Luo Xiaomei, and thought, why did Xiaomei catch them, why did these people treat her so respectfully?
Ding Nengtong knew in his heart that among the people Zhang Tienan called tonight, each of them could hold more alcohol than the other. Ding Nengtong knew Zhang Tienan's drinking capacity a long time ago. Xiao, if you really let go, five or six bottles of Wuliangye will not be able to stop it. It seems that Zhang Tienan's preparation for himself is a tough battle!
Sure enough, as soon as they came up, a large beaker was placed in front of each person, and each person had a full cup, which was more than four taels.
"Yes, this is the way we drink in Huang County. It's the most fair way to drink. You can drink as much as you want every time you raise a glass, but in the end I said to do it, and I must do it all. Tonight, everyone has three glasses of wine to end the battle. How about it? "Zhang Tienan said boldly and skillfully.
"Tie Nan, the hospitality is hard to turn down, I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany the gentleman!" Ding Nengtong said without fear.
Wuliangye swallowed, and the atmosphere suddenly became active. Zhang Tienan said enthusiastically: "If you can pass, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good luck. Come, let me offer you a toast!"
Ding Neng thought to himself, Zhang Tienan is still a friend, and he has not forgotten the old relationship.Luo Xiaomei saw that everyone respected Ding Nengtong, fearing that Ding Nengtong would not be able to carry it, she immediately became a flower protector and carried a big cup of Wuliangye for Ding Nengtong.
"Xiaomei, Director Ding has helped our Huang County a lot in the past. It is so easy to let our Huang County show the friendship of a landlord. You should give the brothers a chance!" Niu Lushan said, breathing heavily.
Ding Nengtong was secretly surprised by the words of the county magistrate Niu. Looking at the abnormal behavior of these parents and officials in front of him, Ding Nengtong couldn't help feeling tense, could it be...?impossible!Ding Nengtong didn't believe that Luo Xiaomei would do that, the thought just flashed in his mind, thinking, "The big Xiao Jia case" made him nervous, since Zhang Tienan was so enthusiastic, he suppressed it for too long, so he just Get drunk!Therefore, Ding Nengtong turned his back on the guest and let go of his drinking capacity.
The atmosphere became more and more active, all kinds of gossip and nasty jokes came up, and Huang Yuewen, the director of the County Public Security Bureau, also talked about a feat in the recent anti-pornography campaign in Huang County, where more than a hundred prostitutes and clients were arrested and paraded in the county government square It was shown to the public, and there were thousands of ordinary people watching, and the scene was very spectacular.
"Old Huang," after Huang Yuewen finished speaking, Wang Hansheng said flatteringly, "This way of exaggerating the atmosphere and creating momentum for the anti-pornography campaign can not only show the achievements of the police, but also serve the purpose of deterring potential criminals. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." , the icing on the cake, if there is such an action, the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and the County Public Security Bureau will take joint action, and if any cadres who violate discipline are found, they will immediately double-regulate."
Luo Xiaomei immediately snorted and said: "Secretary Wang, Director Huang, you are breaking the law by enforcing the law, and you have no law."
Huang Yuewen asked puzzledly: "Xiaomei, why did we enforce the law and break the law? Shouldn't those prostitutes be dealt with?"
Ding Nengtong interjected: "It's not that it shouldn't be dealt with, but that it shouldn't be dealt with openly. To deal with criminal suspects who haven't been examined or tried in public obviously violates legal procedures and is an extrajudicial punishment. Of course, it is not allowed by the law." of."
Zhang Tienan hurriedly took over the conversation and said: "Xiaomei and Nengtong are right. Yuewen is not an example. Comrades, the excellent situation of reform and opening up in Huang County is hard-won. We must cherish it, and we must cherish it!"
Seeing that Ding Nengtong was speechless, Zhang Tienan changed the subject and asked, "Nengtong, where is Zheng Weiguo, Mayor Xiao's secretary? I heard that after Mayor Xiao's accident, he was double-regulated, and then he was double-dismissed. If there is nothing wrong, maybe now He has already become the chief or district chief."
Zheng Weiguo served as Xiao Honglin's secretary, and Ding Nengtong took over. To put it bluntly, the two are brothers and sisters. Since the "Xiao Jia case", both of them were in trouble and lost contact with each other. They still listened to Mayor Xia's secretary, Long Xiaobo. Said that Zheng Weiguo was working for Lin Juanjuan.After Ding Nengtong resumed his post as the director of the Beijing Office, he was too busy to contact Zheng Weiguo in the future.
Luo Xiaomei interrupted and said: "Zheng Weiguo is a fine man, and there are plenty of people vying for such talents. Now he is the boss of a private enterprise group."
"Xiaomei, which private enterprise group?" Zhang Tienan asked with great interest.
"I told you, don't be surprised, I heard that she is working for Lin Juanjuan!" Luo Xiaomei said with a smile.
"Lin Juanjuan? Isn't she Yuan Xifan's concubine?" Niu Lushan asked with fishy eyes.
"They divorced a long time ago." Luo Xiaomei said with a sideways glance at Niu Lushan.
Ding Nengtong listened calmly, thinking, based on the relationship between Xiao Honglin and Yuan Xifan, Zheng Weiguo and Lin Juanjuan must know each other very well. It is absolutely reasonable for Lin Juanjuan to appoint Zheng Weiguo, a talented person, and Zheng Weiguo Another advantage of being a boss is that you are really familiar with dealing with various government departments.Ding Nengtong couldn't help secretly admiring Lin Juanjuan's courage and courage.
The county magistrate Niu took a deep breath and said, "Xiaomei, I heard that Mayor Jia's secretary, Gu Huaiyuan, recently published a book, which caused quite a stir in the official circles of Dongzhou. This book is on the desks of Party Secretary Lin Bai and Governor Zhao Changzheng."
"Magistrate Niu, what kind of book is this? What's its name?" Ding Nengtong asked with interest.
Ding Nengtong knew clearly that Gu Huaiyuan was the number one talented person in the municipal government office, with a master's degree in science, and the books he wrote must not be wrong.
"I heard it's a novel based on the 'Xiao Jia case', but I really can't remember the name." Niu Lushan patted his bald head and said.
"You guys are really ignorant. Huaiyuan recently published a novel called "Spiritual Manor", and I have a copy in my hand." Zhang Tienan interjected.
"Tie Nan, can I have a sneak peek!" Ding Nengtong said excitedly.
"No problem, it's in my office. I'll ask the secretary to bring it for you."
After Zhang Tienan finished speaking, he called his secretary on the cell phone, and after finishing the call, he continued, "Huaiyuan is quite bold, and the characters in the book can be identified by their numbers."
"I heard that Gu Huaiyuan didn't even shave a hair in the 'Xiao Jia case', but the city government office didn't give him a proper job arrangement, so this kid resigned in a fit of anger." Wang Hansheng said unfairly.
"It's a pity, Gu Huaiyuan is definitely a good candidate for politics!" Zhang Tienan said regretfully.
Ding Neng thought to himself, Gu Huaiyuan and himself were secretaries together, but he was at the bureau level, Gu Huaiyuan was only a secretary at the department level, Jia Chaoxuan was very selfish in employing people, he used everything for me, and never considered Gu Huaiyuan's future at all.It seems that this major corruption case has awakened Gu Huaiyuan, it really takes a bit of courage and courage to resign and leave the city government office!
In the officialdom, everyone understands that there are only courtiers in one court, so it is not good to get too close to the leader, or too far away from the leader.If you follow too closely, you may be in the wrong team. Once the big tree falls, disaster will come; Lingering troubles.Ordinary staff can have this kind of trouble, but the personal secretary has no choice but to keep up with whoever he is.Being a secretary is like a gamble. If you bet on the right person, you will be successful, but if you bet on the wrong person, catastrophe is imminent. Zheng Weiguo and Gu Huaiyuan's ending today is already a blessing among misfortunes.
After drinking and singing, Zhang Tienan's secretary sent Gu Huaiyuan's "Spiritual Manor". After Ding Nengtong got the book, he proposed a glass of wine. You guys, be sure to accompany me!"
"Tie Nan, you have Xiaomei to accompany you, and you still use them as light bulbs?" Niu Lushan joked.
"I'm sorry, Xiaomei," Zhang Tienan said with a big laugh, "I forgot Mr. Luo's rules. Well, if it works, I'll let you go tonight."
Ding Neng thought to himself, what rules did Xiaomei set?It seems that there is a lot of articles behind this.
"Let's stop here tonight. Director Ding and I have something to talk about. Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Niu, I hope you can come to the mine tomorrow to have a look. Which of you two will take the time to accompany you?" Luo Xiaomei said solemnly .
Ding Nengtong hurriedly stopped and said, "Xiaomei, I was just looking around casually, what should Tie Nan and Lu Shan be busy with?"
"Well, Nengtong is not an outsider, so we won't accompany you, Xiaomei, you can accompany Nengtong to visit all the unique places in our county. Nengtong, Huang County has vigorously developed molybdenum mines in the past two years, and molybdenum mines have already occupied Half of Huang County's finances, Xiaomei is our God of Wealth grandma!"
Ding Nengtong seemed to understand Zhang Tienan's words. It seemed that Xiaomei's molybdenum mines controlled Huang County's financial revenue.
After everyone dispersed, Ding Nengtong felt a little dizzy, Luo Xiaomei said softly, "Brother Tong, I have a villa in the mountains, go to my place!"
Ding Nengtong suddenly became sober, thinking that his future has just turned a little better, and now he is still under probation by the party, so he must not forget the pain when the scar heals.
Thinking of this, Ding Nengtong pretended to be 70% drunk, and evaded: "Xiaomei, I drank too much and feel dizzy from the wind. Please help me back to the room. I want to drink some tea."
Luo Xiaomei heard Ding Nengtong's evasion, and thought, coward, you were bitten by a snake once, and you were afraid of the well rope for ten years, so you can't help yourself in Huangxian County!
"Okay, let's go back to the room."
After Luo Xiaomei finished speaking, she helped Ding Nengtong go upstairs.
As soon as he entered the room, Ding Nengtong fell on the bed and started snoring. He was trying to trick Luo Xiaomei away by pretending to be asleep. Tong took a glass, and Dante Nengtong also drank two big glasses, eight or nine taels, it seems that he really drank too much, he couldn't help but secretly blamed Zhang Tienan in his heart, cursing in his heart: A bunch of bumpkins who died after drinking alcohol, spoiled my old lady good thing.
Luo Xiaomei made a cup of tea for Ding Nengtong, and put a cold wet towel on Ding Nengtong's head. Looking at Ding Nengtong who was sleeping soundly, she felt affection.In front of me is the man I love so much, how many nights I have been dreaming about him, and now it is in front of my eyes, but it seems to be thousands of miles away, I can communicate, I can communicate, don't you really understand my heart?
Luo Xiaomei slowly regained her composure, feeling that there were too many unspoken words deep in her heart, and she simply stopped saying too much, because it seemed that words flowed in the air.She cast her eyes on Ding Nengtong's cheek, Ding Nengtong didn't know what Luo Xiaomei was thinking at the moment, what was she thinking?Ding Nengtong pretended to be asleep, and kept muttering in his heart: "Let's go, Xiaomei, let's go, Xiaomei! If you don't go, I can't control myself!"
On the right side of the big bed is an arched window. The night sky in early spring is full of blue, and there is still a hazy light in the deep place, which makes the night have a texture, as if it can be touched.The last quarter moon was bent very badly, and it was hanging in the sky with ice and jade, as if to confirm a dream, an unreal but touching dream.
The crescent moon hung far away on the night, fragile and vulnerable like a newborn baby. Looking at it, Luo Xiaomei had an illusion, as if she was holding the crescent moon in her hand, because the tears hanging on her face Already landed on the window sill.
Luo Xiaomei sat quietly watching Ding Nengtong for a long time, and finally wiped away the tears on his face and left. Ding Nengtong heard the soft closing sound of the door, and then slowly got up from the bed. He drank it with his neck back, and took a long breath.
Ding Nengtong knew that he had hurt Xiaomei's heart. During this trip to Huangxian, Ding Nengtong came with a doubt. He wanted to understand why the woman he loved so much suddenly became so rich. He had heard about it a long time ago. However, mining can make you rich overnight, but the deep-seated reason behind the current mine disasters in China is nothing more than the collusion between the government and businessmen, who put the miners' life and death at risk for the sake of profit.Zhang Tienan took the lead for himself tonight, and the attitude of the officials towards Xiaomei made Ding Nengtong feel a layer of hidden worry in his heart.
Ding Nengtong got up and took off his clothes, took a shower in the bathroom, leaned on the head of the bed in his pajamas, lit another cigarette, took a deep breath for a while, and felt much better physically and mentally. He picked up Gu Huaiyuan's just-published novel " Soul Manor", the opening text shocked him deeply:
Before his execution, he sat on a chair and smoked his last cigarette.The glasses he wears are still the ones that cost more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong. He is now wearing these glasses to look at the burning clouds in the sky.He originally wanted to insert the lens of this pair of glasses into his throat, but he really couldn't do it.He misses this world so much, the lawn in front of him is enough to make him appreciate the beauty of being alive.Everything was coming to an end, and there was no wind in the yard. Six or seven people looked at him with numb expressions. They had watched too much, and couldn't understand the calmness of a dying person.He felt that his current calmness was a bit heroic, like a man, and this was probably the last glory of his life.His death was lucky for him. He was the first corrupt official in Baishan Province to be executed by injection.Sitting on a chair, he thought, just for this, he is lucky, at least luckier than some corrupt officials. He has been corrupted for more than 20 million yuan, and he was executed by injection, while some corrupt officials only corrupted hundreds of thousands or millions. , but was shot down, the law is so fucking unfair.Thinking of this, he became more and more calm, with a smile on his face.I have been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, and I let my imagination go wild, but I never thought that I would die like this.He sighed, this was the saddest expression before his execution, he suddenly understood a truth, it is wrong for people to be involuntary in officialdom, in fact, people are involuntary in officialdom!
Last night when his wife came to see him, he knelt down in front of his wife and children. The son was shocked when he saw his father wearing shackles and prison clothes. His wife and son also knelt in front of him and kowtowed to him. Heaven and earth, he sighed in his heart that people are about to die!He didn't cry. He had been thinking about it in the detention center for more than two years, and all his efforts could only be called stubborn resistance.Over the past two years, he has killed too many relatives and friends.After parting with his wife, the wife will spend the rest of her life in prison. What will my son do?Thinking of his son, tears finally burst out of his eyes. He didn't cry, but howled, that kind of howling like a wild wolf in the mountains...
The cigarette butt was about to burn, and he was reluctant to throw it away. He wished that the fire would burn him. Destruction was a kind of pleasure.Huoshaoyun became more and more red, but he had the feeling of falling deep into a black hole. He was the creator of the black hole, but now he was about to fall into a deep black hole. What a terrible destination.
"The time has come!" said the executioner.
He started to feel cold all over, the shackles were so heavy that he couldn't lift his feet, and the blue prison clothes hung around his body, as if restraining his soul.He could still feel that several people carried him to the execution room.
The execution chamber is a separate isolation room with a bed inside.The forensic doctor asked him to lie down, but he became so stiff that he couldn't bend his legs.
"Don't be nervous, why is your body so hard?" the forensic doctor said indifferently.
"I'm not nervous," he replied.
"I'll give you a sedative first." The forensic doctor said indifferently.
He didn't answer.
The sedatives flowed through the body along the blood, and he entered a half-dream and half-awake state. Then the forensic doctor tied up his left arm with a hose and injected the drug into his vein.In thirty-five seconds, he fell asleep completely, and his soul fell into a deep black hole...
This is clearly about the process of Jia Chaoxuan being sentenced to death by lethal injection. Ding Nengtong marveled at Gu Huaiyuan's courage. It seems that this kid is thinking about it. He is not afraid of wearing shoes with bare feet, but he is free and easy after resigning.
Ding Nengtong continued to read:
Soon after Zhang Guochang died, Li Guofan also died, he died of liver cancer.On the day of Li Guofan's death, there was light rain, and some leaders went to see him off in private, even though he was sentenced to death with a reprieve and deprived of political rights for life.Some people say that harming others first harms oneself, and Li Guofan suffered retribution.Some people say that if Zhang Guochang does not go to Macau to gamble, no one can harm him.I watched them fight for more than two years, and instead of losing each other, they both died.
I have been trying to sum up some experience and lessons, how to extricate myself in the fatal vortex, and finally I found that the secretary is just a small fish in the political vortex, and no one even notices crying, because fish in water, even crying is helpless people can see.But life is water, and the water finally finds the tears of fish.Because the fish is not only in the heart of the water, but the tears are salty, the water is light, and the tears increase the salinity of the water.In fact, the leader is also a fish, but he is bigger than the small fish of the secretary. If he is a fish, he will inevitably be drawn into the deadly vortex.
I worked as Zhang Guochang's secretary for two years, and I found that a secretary must be well versed in the rules of the political game in order to avoid the risk of power play.However, the personal dependence between the secretary and the leader makes it difficult for the secretary to get rid of the dilemma of "success and failure are also Xiao He".
Some people say that I am a victim of this political struggle. I am glad that I have sacrificed. Of course, this sacrifice has brought great pain. I can only heal myself with silence and reflection.People are as fragile as they are strong, and this vulnerability made me see myself. People rarely see themselves, but only others. This is my painful harvest.I originally wanted to continue working in the general office, but I found that no matter whether it is official-based, academic-based, or business-based, it is ultimately human-based.People live in groups, and people will never be in a group without a party. I resigned.I don't want to be the mayor's secretary anymore, the kind of little person who listens to the leader read the materials I wrote, and has to pretend to be serious and take notes, it's boring.Of course, making this choice is painful.This is actually a process of emotional purgatory.
In the past, when Zhang Guochang was the executive deputy mayor of Dongzhou City, he often introduced to others: "This is my secretary." It sounded like I was his personal property.Now I know that I am who I am, and I am no one else.This understanding is getting more and more thorough, and I can have this understanding because I have always been a spiritually independent person. I understand that all human dignity lies in thinking.
I still have many new ways of life, and I suddenly thought of a passage by Mr. Lu Xun in the book:
"There are still many new ways of life, and I must step into them, because I am still alive. But I still don't know how to take the first step. Sometimes, I seem to see the way of life winding towards me like a long gray snake, I waited, waited, watched approaching, but suddenly disappeared into the darkness."
I have actually taken the first step, and I was sober when I took this step. "However, this is even more empty than the new way of life. Now there are only nights in early spring, which are still so long. I am alive, and I have to take that step towards the new way of life."
Zhang Guochang's death by injection was carried out in spring, and Li Guofan's death was also in spring. The god of death chose spring to accept them, probably hoping that their souls would regenerate.Can the soul really regenerate? ..."
Obviously, Zhang Guochang here is Jia Chaoxuan, and Li Guofan is Xiao Honglin. Ding Nengtong didn't close his eyes almost overnight, and finished reading this novel with a length of more than 200,000 words. Life is born.Although Gu Huaiyuan is different, but it is not in vain to become a generation of writers.Thinking of this, Ding Nengtong felt envious in his heart, he yawned a few times, and looked out the window, Dongfang was already pale...