Chapter 20 Chapter 20 One term as an official benefits one party

Its daybreak.The morning glow reflected half of the sky red, and gradually, a round of red sun rose from the east, and this day will be a sunny day. Three police cars drove up from Bianyang Railway Station, one of which contained Du Xiaofei, Guo Jianfeng and Zhang Zihui.Du Xiaofei didn't close her eyes last night. Ever since Song Jie leaped onto the train like a black elf, she has been worrying about his safety.In the early hours of the morning, without any information from Song Jie, Du Xiaofei called him, but the other party was not in the service area, which made her worry even more.At the same time, Guo Jianfeng got in touch with the Dongyang City Public Security Bureau, who was ready and promised that they would immediately search and arrest the car as soon as it arrived in Dongyang.After two o'clock at night, the other party called and said that after the train arrived in Dongyang, they did a serious search, but they did not find the suspect and Song Jie.Afterwards, they organized the police and conducted a search along the train track, but found nothing.Unexpectedly, shortly after they closed the team, Du Xiaofei received a call from Song Jie, saying that he had arrested Yu Youchuan and was now boarding the train from Urumqi to Xi'an, and it was estimated that he would arrive in an hour.After hearing such news, everyone shouted with excitement, clamoring to pick up Song Jie.So, several cars came at once.

Behind the police car came three interview cars, one from a TV station, and the other two from a newspaper and a radio station.Heather was among them. Last night, as soon as Shinan returned to the dormitory, the director of the chief editor's office called her to let her do the dubbing.When she came to Taili, she saw that it was the decision to lift Song Jie's arrest. She was really happy, both for Song Jie and herself.After dubbing the sound, when she calmed down and thought about it slowly, she felt uneasy again, and even had an inexplicable fear.Since Song Jie was wronged, there must be something wrong with Yu Youchuan.I don't know how big his problem is, is it as serious as Song Jie said?She involuntarily picked up the phone and dialed Yu Youchuan's cell phone, but his cell phone was still talking.After a while, she dialed again, but still didn't get through.She had to give up.She wanted to know Yu Youchuan's situation as soon as possible, but she was also afraid of knowing.She couldn't explain clearly, but felt conflicted, panicked, uneasy, and even a little evasive.She slowly fell asleep in the torment of this very complicated state of mind.When I got up in the morning, the reporter department received a call from the Public Security Bureau, saying that there was a shooting at the train station, and asked them to report.She didn't know the real situation at all, so she rushed here in a hurry.She didn't even know that the two protagonists in this case were the two men she loved and liked deeply.

At this moment, the train from Urumqi to Xi'an that these two men were taking was about to enter the station.In the train conductor's office, Song Jie sat next to Yu Youchuan, and he still handcuffed himself at one end and Yu Youchuan at the other.After several hours of fighting last night, the physical strength of the two of them has disappeared. Neither of them wanted to say a word, but just sat silently... Last night, the train that Song Jie boarded was a freight car. He searched along the last carriage until he found Yu Youchuan in the ninth carriage.Yu Youchuan apparently also spotted him. First they had a fierce gun battle, and after running out of bullets, the two of them fought again in the carriage.You come and go, and fought for more than ten rounds, Yu Youchuan gradually lost his strength, peeped into the gap, and jumped out of the car.Afterwards, Song Jie also jumped down.Yu Youchuan didn't dare to love to fight, he fled to Qilian Mountain in a hurry, he thought it would be safe if he fled to Qilian Mountain.However, Song Jie chased him very closely, hardly giving him a chance to breathe, and chased him all the way to the Qilian Mountains. After a fierce battle between the two, Song Jie handcuffed Yu Youchuan.

Both of them were panting heavily, their faces and hands were painted, and their clothes were torn in several places. In this way, they did not know how long they sat there. Yu Youchuan said, "You won." Song Jie said: "I didn't win, but justice won. Justice must defeat evil after all. If you had understood this earlier, you wouldn't be like this." Yu Youchuan said: "Unexpectedly, I was finally defeated by your hands." Song Jie said: "I said, I will never let you go." Yu Youchuan said, "Why didn't you let me go? Actually, I didn't offend you!"

Song Jie said: "Yes. However, your actions have harmed the interests of the broad masses of the people, seriously disrupted the normal life and work order of the people, and violated the laws of the People's Republic of China. So, you fled to You can't escape the punishment of the law even at the ends of the earth." Yu Youchuan said: "You are thinking from the perspective of a law enforcement officer, but don't forget, how much profit my company will create for Bianyang City in a year, how many unemployed youths I will arrange, and how many laid-off workers will be settled. Workers? You caught me, and you only made one contribution, but how many jobs are you going to destroy? How much will you reduce financial revenue for Bianyang City?"

Song Jie said: "Of course I haven't forgotten Mayor Gao and his driver who died on the national highway, Wu Jinshan who died in Dongyang City, Li Ying who died in the hospital, and Lao Suntou who died in the southern suburbs. The comrades-in-arms Bi Dahai, Lin Zhongfei, Tian Qi... They were so young, but they died at the hands of you guys. When I closed my eyes, those bloody scenes appeared in front of my eyes, and I will never forget them. No. If our national economy develops, our labor guarantees employment, and our financial income is realized by blood and crime, what is the point?"

Yu Youchuan said: "Who can comment on the merits and crimes of thousands of years?" Song Jie said: "When you stand in the dock, let the people judge, let the law judge. Let's go!" As he spoke, he picked up Yu Youchuan. They walked dozens of kilometers on foot, and came to a Taoist class, and the mobile phone had no signal.Just at this time, the express train from Urumqi to Xi'an was going to stop here to add water.Song Jie obtained the consent of the train conductor and let them board the car. The train honked and pulled into the station. Song Jie dragged Yu Youchuan out of the car door, looking over the traffic of people coming and going, over the camera, he met Du Xiaofei, Guo Jianfeng, Zhang Zihui, and suddenly, Shinan again.Heather trembled like an electric shock, and he trembled involuntarily.He knew that this would be a fatal blow to Heather, but he couldn't help it.He said silently in his heart, Shinan, I can only ask you to forgive me.

For Heather, this was indeed a fatal blow.This was a fact she couldn't accept, but it was also a fact she couldn't avoid.The moment her gaze met Yu Youchuan, she saw despair, helplessness, and shame in his eyes, and then, Yu Youchuan's eyelids drooped, leaving her with darkness.When her eyes collided with Song Jie's, she clearly felt that what came out of those eyes was surprise, comfort, and escape.She couldn't believe that what she saw was real, but the two men she loved the most in her life appeared in front of her with such an ending.She closed her eyes hopelessly, only to feel dizzy for a while, her body went limp, and she fell to the ground.

"Heath Nan!" Yu Youchuan shouted. "Shi Nan!" Song Jie also called out. Together they ran to Heather. They almost lifted Heather up together. Shinan opened her eyes, looked at the two men in front of her, tears welled up in her eyes... At 10:15 in the morning, Secretary Hao of the Provincial Party Committee, Director Lu of the Organization Department, and Director Chen of the Public Security Department came to Bianyang City together. As soon as he got to work this morning, Director Chen hurried to the Provincial Party Committee and reported the case of Bianyang City to Secretary Hao of the Provincial Party Committee.Just after the report was finished, Yang Zhiqing, secretary of the Bianyang Municipal Party Committee, called and said that Liu Guoquan had committed suicide.Secretary Hao said, I already know, I will go to Bianyang soon, you inform the Standing Committee at home, I want to hear your report.After hanging up the phone, Secretary Hao said, get ready, you will go to Bianyang with us.Bianyang has such a big problem, I am fully responsible for it.I didn't strictly control the appointment of cadres in Bianyang, so such a big problem arose.

In the meeting hall of the Municipal Party Committee, Yang Zhiqing reported to Secretary Hao and his party.Because Yang Zhiqing didn't know much about the situation, he only knew that Liu Guoquan committed suicide out of fear of crime, what crime it was, and why he committed suicide out of fear of crime, but he couldn't explain why.As soon as I said the first three sentences, I was sweating profusely and stuttering.Secretary Hao interrupted him and said, as a secretary of the municipal party committee, you don't know anything about such a big event?How did you become the secretary of the municipal party committee?I think you are also a confused officer.After Secretary Hao finished speaking, Yang Zhiqing said to Guo Jianfeng and Zhang Zihui who were present at the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, which one of you will report?Director Chen said, Lao Guo, you have a better understanding of the situation, please report it.Guo Jianfeng started from the car accident case in the "February 23rd" high school letter, with clear lines and appropriate details, and he finished the whole process in less than 30 minutes.Zhang Zihui showed everyone Liu Guoquan's "Confessions of a Mayor" and said that it was written by Liu Guoquan before his death.That "confession" has been stained red by Liu Guoquan's blood.Secretary Hao said, read aloud and see how a soul feels when it is destroyed.Zhang Zihui started to read from the beginning:

Confessions of a mayor The people of Bianyang City, I am the seventh mayor of the People's Government of Bianyang City since the 25th anniversary of its founding, and my name is Liu Guoquan.When I wrote this text, I had already become a historical sinner, a sinner who had cut himself off from the Party and the people.I can no longer face the land that raised me, my relatives and colleagues, let alone the leaders who trained me and the people of Bianyang City who once trusted me.I know that death is not enough to escape the crimes I have committed, but at least it has freed my soul once. These days, I've been thinking, how did I go from being a farmer's son to being a corrupt man?At this moment, when my life is coming to an end, when I think about this question again, apart from my strong self-blame and regret, I seem to have a ray of unspeakable sadness, both for myself and for the society we depend on for survival . At the end of the 1950s, I was born in a small valley in a very poor northwest.What remains in my childhood memory most is the threat of hunger and cold.At that time, my only needs and hopes were how to feed my stomach and wear warm clothes.Other than that, I don't have any luxury.If I had any ideals at that time, my highest ideal was to be a village cadre in the future, so that I could avoid heavy physical labor.Later I went to school. In school, I knew that if I wanted to change my destiny, I had to study hard, master knowledge, and be a literate person, so that I could be a city resident.So, in order to be a city resident, I worked hard from morning to night and studied hard.My academic performance is always at the top of the class.In the year I graduated from high school, just in time for the resumption of the college entrance examination, I was admitted to the university with excellent results. After graduating from university, I got a job and a city hukou. I finally realized my dream and became a city resident.I cherish this very much. At work, I always work hard, respect leaders, unite comrades, be modest and prudent, and make positive progress.Later, when I joined the party, I was promoted to a deputy department by the organization, and after a few years of working, I became a full-time department.At that time, I turned the trust of the organization into my motivation to work hard.I worked harder and didn't care about personal interests at all.Later, my official position became bigger and bigger, and my position became higher and higher. I changed from deputy to chief, and from chief to deputy prefecture level and prefecture level. When I was the first deputy mayor, I was still a good cadre who was honest and honest. At that time, my mind was full of work, and my mind was full of the interests of the masses. "Being an official will benefit one party" is my principle.At that time, some people offered gifts, but I refused them all.I often think of my childhood partners, most of them are still in the countryside. Compared with them, I really live in heaven. What else can I be dissatisfied with?I should cherish my existing life. If I continue to develop as I was at that time, maybe I am still a good cadre now, but then I changed.The reason for this change has its own factors as well as external factors.As my power grew, the environment around me changed accordingly. What I heard were compliments, and what I saw were bright smiling faces.Money and beauty are tempting me everywhere.Although I am also trying my best to resist these things, when my actions are not recognized and valued by the superiors, I will gradually be assimilated by the society, almost unknowingly. I got on someone else's boat and became a slave to money and desire. If you want to talk about how I changed, this cannot be regarded as a social root.I have served as deputy mayor for nearly two terms, and I gradually discovered that no matter how well you do it, it is better to speak well, and no matter how well you speak, it is better to have connections.Some people with lower working ability, shorter qualifications than me, and even some people with poor character, why did they go up one by one?Some were my equals, and some became my superiors.I can't figure it out, why is it so unfair?This kind of unfairness has greatly hurt those who are honest and conscientious in their work.How suffocated you are when an incompetent leader sits on top of you, does nothing, or is incapable of doing good things.You will think, if you let me do it, how good I can do it, and how much benefit I can bring to the common people.So, you want to get such a platform, and you want to do something drastic.However, the reality just doesn’t give you such a platform, so what should you do?One is passive waiting, and the other is active fighting.Between the two, I chose the latter.If you want to win, you must have a backer, and if you want to find a backer, you must have a certain economic guarantee.In this way, I slowly deteriorated.People used money to control my power, and I used money to open up the upper joints. When I completely degenerated, it also meant that my official luck came.Until now, I still can’t figure out why I wasn’t reused as I should be when I was upright and honest, and why was I promoted and reused when I became degenerate, corrupt, or depraved?This is my sorrow, isn't it the sorrow of this era and this society? If you ask a thief, why did you commit the crime?The answer may be as simple as getting what he wants.If you ask a corrupt official, why are you corrupt?The answer will not be too complicated, but also to get what you want.In terms of human selfish desires, there is no essential difference between corrupt officials and thieves, the difference lies only in their cultural background and social influence.A thief basically wants to be self-sufficient, and a corrupt person is like a source of pollution. He wants to collect and give away, and he wants to affect a large area around him.Isn't the process of corruption a process of penetration? A good environment can turn bad people into good people, and a bad environment can turn good people into bad people.Once you change your character, your desire for power will also undergo a fundamental change. You no longer just regard power as a platform for you to do a good job, but also a platform for you to earn personal capital, gain fame and fortune, and realize power-sex transactions. .This is a road of no return. Once you embark on this road, it means stepping into the abyss step by step. I know that when ordinary people talk about corrupt officials, they will all grit their teeth with hatred.I wonder if the six mayors before me were all clean?However, I hope that starting from the eighth mayor, we must remember that the seventh mayor of Bianyang City is called Liu Guoquan, and he is a corrupt official.When he embarked on the path of self-isolation from the party and the people, he woke up, but it was too late.If I can make people like me wake up early for this reason, and make the alarm bells ringing for those who come later, it will be a little consolation to my soul! After Zhang Zihui finished reading, after a moment of silence, Secretary Hao said, comrades, this corruption case has raised a new question for us, that is, how did corruption arise and how did it infiltrate?Under the new situation, how should our first-level organizations select and appoint cadres, and how should our supervisory departments do a good job of restricting and supervising power.We talk about fighting corruption and promoting integrity every day, but why is corruption like cutting leeks, just after cutting a crop, a new crop grows up again? Why is this?This is a thought-provoking question.I suggest that next month the province's anti-corruption conference will be held in Bianyang, and an on-site meeting will be held here, with Liu Guoquan as our negative teaching material, and his "Confessions of a Mayor" should be printed and distributed for everyone To carry out extensive discussions, we must actually solve some ideological problems, solve some deep-seated problems, and push the fight against corruption to a deeper and higher level. After the decision of the Municipal Standing Committee, Guo Jianfeng returned to the Public Security Bureau.After the investigation team of the provincial department handed over the case to the city bureau, Zhang Zihui and the others returned to the province.Everything gradually returned to its previous calm. This afternoon, Shinan found Song Jie, she wanted to meet Yu Youchuan.According to regulations, major criminals like Yu Youchuan are not allowed to be visited by outsiders before the public trial, but Shinan is an exception.After obtaining the consent of Guo Ju, Song Jie took Shinan to the detention center. With the sound of iron shackles, Yu Youchuan slowly appeared in front of Shinan. Looking at Yu Youchuan in front of her, Shi Nan couldn't believe that this was real, she couldn't believe that the handsome Yu Youchuan was the felon in front of her.He lost weight, as if he had become another person.His gaze was much calmer than what she saw at the train station. "Thank you for visiting me," he said. She said: "You...why did you do this?" As soon as the words came out, tears flowed down like broken beads. He said: "A lot of things can't be answered with why. If someone asks me, what is the biggest regret in this life? I can tell her clearly that I am sorry for Shinan. Because I love her and should not hurt her. She; I lied to her because I love her and shouldn't have lied to her. If there is an afterlife, I will be like a cow and a horse, and I have to pay off the debts I owe in this life." Shinan burst into tears and said, "Could it be... don't you regret what you did? Don't regret that you have come to this point? Don't regret your... life?" "No!" Yu Youchuan shook his head and said, "Since the day I was laid off and unemployed, I have put my life at the bet. Either, if I win, I will be a master, and I can manipulate those corrupt officials." , rule the city, let them be dogs for me, let power serve me. If I fail, I accept this fate. Life is a big gamble, and the wonderful thing is not its ending, but its process. Now that I have failed, I have no choice but to accept my fate and have no other complaints." Shinan said: "Then, the laid-off worker who was once abandoned by his wife left that home in humiliation. He did not surrender to fate, nor did he give up on himself, but with his perseverance and intelligence, I went out to work. Then, I used the money I earned to work as a contractor team, and then, from small to large, I developed step by step into a large enterprise with assets of hundreds of millions of yuan today... These are all fake? s story?" Yu Youchuan said: "No! It's true. These are all true. It's only half, just the shell of this story, and there is a core that is little known. Do you want to know?" Heather nodded. Yu Youchuan said: "He was laid off. After being abandoned by his wife, he didn't leave the city immediately. He rented a dilapidated bungalow and lived there first. In order to survive and have a meal, he went everywhere to look for a job, but He was met with cold stares everywhere, he was thrown out like a stray dog. He had been bullied and looked down upon by others, and he had also suffered all the ravages and tortures of life. Life had forced him to the limit A dead end. Perhaps, since then, he began to hate the city and those corrupt officials. He made up his mind that he would either go to hell or go to heaven. So he had to go to He took risks and went to Yunnan to start a drug business. He first ran Danbang and delivered goods to others, and he only got a small commission. Later, he earned a little money and went it alone. He relied on his courage, wisdom and Skills, dealing with the drug dealers and the police with ease. When he got a lot of money, he thought of not others, but his old comrade Zuo Zizhong who had saved his life on the battlefield. In order to repay him , he deliberately went to Henan to search for him. After untold hardships, he finally found him in a small town. Zuo Zizhong also had a very difficult life. After knowing that he had made a fortune, he insisted on working with him. He After taking out a sum of money and settling Zuo Zizhong's family, he took Zuo Zizhong and left the small town. With Zuo Zizhong's help, he was like a tiger with wings added. Soon, he established himself on the underworld. Stopped, when he finished the last big business, he did not expect to be targeted by the police. He had no choice but to cut off the offline, and then invested in the real estate business. As his career flourished, he His ambitions and desires grew more and more, he was not satisfied with the status quo, he wanted to control those corrupt officials and dominate the city. Later, he did it, but failed.” Shinan said: "Are these your reasons? How many laid-off workers and unemployed youths are there all over the country? Aren't they also relying on their hardworking hands to create happiness and beauty? Why do you want to try yourself?" Yu Youchuan said: "This is the biggest difference between me and them. Because I am a criminal and they are not." "It's time." The guard yelled.Two policemen came over and set up Yu Youchuan. Yu Youchuan said, "Don't come again, take care." Heather's tears welled up again. After leaving the visiting room, Song Jie looked at Shinan with tears in his eyes, and said sympathetically, "Would you like to take a walk in the nearby field?" Heather nodded. Next to the detention center is a field of crops.The sunset glow sprinkled on the wheat field, a piece of golden yellow.When the breeze blows, the wheat waves are swaying, like undulating waves. Song Jie said, "Do you... regret your help last time?" Shinan said, "No! I don't regret it. If I say regret, I regret getting to know him." Song Jie said, "You've lost weight." Shinan bit her lips, tears were bitten down. Song Jie said: "Let the past go, it's not your fault. As far as love is concerned, he is sincere." Shinan looked at him tearfully and said, "How can you be sure?" Song Jie said: "I saw his behavior the moment we got off the train." After a while, Shinan said, "Song Jie, I'm leaving. I'm here to say goodbye to him and you too." Song Jie asked in surprise, "Are you leaving? Where are you going? Are you going on a business trip or going out to study?" Shinan said: "No, it's resignation. I want to leave here and change the environment." Song Jie said: "Shi Nan, you have to calm down. For him, is it worth it for you to give up such a good job?" Shinan said: "I have nothing to miss about this city anymore. Of the two men I love, one can get it, but he left. The other one can't get it, and presumably he will never get it. " Song Jie's heart felt like a bee sting, and there was an indescribable pain.He knew who the other person she was talking about was, but, he couldn't.Because that heart already has his love. He didn't dare to face Heather, and cast his gaze to a very far place and said: "Happiness between two people is only a part of life, but it is not the whole of life. Heather, forget it, if it is beautiful, it is just a part of life." It stays in memory forever. If it hurts, forget it forever." Shinan said, "Can I forget?" He said: "In addition to love, there is also friendship. In fact, friendship is also very beautiful." As he spoke, he patted Shinan on the shoulder. Shinan threw herself into his arms and said lightly like a mosquito, "Song Jie, can you give me a hug? Just one." Song Jie hugged her lightly, and then hugged her tightly again. After a while, she suddenly pushed Song Jie away, turned around and ran away.Running into the sunset, running into the dusk... Another evening, the setting sun is like blood.The sky was dyed red, and the earth was also dyed red.The cemetery was blood red like it had been splashed with blood.Song Jie and Du Xiaofei held flowers and presented them in front of the tombs of Bi Dahai, Lin Zhongfei and Tian Qi respectively.Strangely, someone had already presented a bouquet of flowers in front of Lin Zhongfei's grave. The flowers seemed to be soaked in blood, and they were extraordinarily bright red.Du Xiaofei was surprised: "Could it be... that there are Lin Zhongfei's relatives in this city?" Song Jie said, "Maybe." Du Xiaofei suddenly found that there was a note attached to the bouquet of flowers.She took the flowers, looked at the words written on the note, and began to read: "You and I always miss each other. You came and I left, but this does not prevent us from being friends. Rest in peace, Lin Zhongfei, you My friend Heather will never forget you." After a long while, Du Xiaofei said, "They already know each other?" Song Jie said, "Maybe." Du Xiaofei said: "Shi Nan is leaving, where is she going?" Song Jie said, "I don't know." Du Xiaofei said: "Song Jie, although we won the victory, when I think of them, they are dead and gone, I really feel bad." Song Jie said: "Me too. If it weren't for them, their support, and their life-saving rescue, maybe it would not be them lying here, but me." Du Xiaofei said, "There's me too." Song Jie said: "That's why God was moved by it and used blood to pay homage to their heroic spirits." Their eyes looked beyond the blood-red cemetery, across the blood-red mountains, across the blood-red land, and toward the horizon, where there was still blood-red...