Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Resignation sadly

In Qi Maolin's office, the air was deadly heavy. Lin Yawen rushed back to the county seat overnight. When she was still in a meeting in Suwu Township, she called Qi Maolin: "Secretary Qi, the situation is very serious. Not only is the short payment of 800,000 yuan, but the village accountant also confessed something. Sure enough, many leaders were involved..." Lin Yawen was still pondering her words, but Qi Maolin was already getting angry: "Come back immediately, and the work over there will stop immediately!" "What about people? What about people?" Lin Yawen bit her head and asked again. She was worried about Yang Niman, and she was afraid that once she left, Yang Niman would have trouble again.

"Let Mao Yansong serve you with food and drink!" After speaking, Qi Maolin pressed the phone.Lin Yawen hastily explained to Mao Yansong, and rushed back with the stars.On the way, her cell phone rang, and she saw it was from the Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee. Lin Yawen hurriedly picked it up. At this time, every call was a signal, which might lead to a bigger storm. "What have you messed around with recently? Do you want to make the whole city restless?" The Secretary-General's tone was very bad, and he lashed out at her. Lin Yawen wanted to explain a few words, but the Secretary-General said very seriously: "Beihu Lake The Municipal Party Committee has already made a conclusion about the matter, asking you to go is just to solve the remaining problems, you can do as many things as you want, but all the consequences will be borne by you!"

"What did Secretary Sun say?" Lin Yawen asked boldly. At this moment, she really wanted to know Secretary Sun Tao's attitude. "This is Comrade Sun Tao's opinion!" Lin Yawen was dumb, how could it be, Secretary Sun Tao wouldn't be influenced by them too?Just as she was thinking about it, the phone rang again. It was the mayor, Lin Haishi, who answered the phone. Lin Haishi asked, "Where are you?" Lin Yawen told the truth that she had just returned from Suwu Township and was going back to the county. Lin Haishi paused: "You've been acting a bit aggressive recently, so be careful."

Lin Yawen hummed, but didn't understand Lin Haishi's real intention. Lin Haishi continued: "I'm leaving Hexi City tomorrow, and I don't want to see you end up like me." Lin Yawen jumped up abruptly: "No way, Mayor Lin, you..." "I received the notice in the afternoon, go to the Provincial Statistics Bureau." "How is it possible?" Lin Yawen was startled. Just now a radish was tossed out, and before the mud was thrown out, someone started to attack it? "Yawen, listen to my advice, don't worry too much, do you understand?"

Lin Yawen hugged the phone, not knowing how to talk to Lin Haishi for a while, she was silent for a long time, then she gently closed the phone.In my mind, I was completely occupied by that face. It seems that this time he touched the depths of his pain. Qi Maolin had been waiting in the office. The moment he received the call, he realized that the conflict between himself and Lin Yawen was about to explode.No, this is not a contradiction, how should I put it, it was Lin Yawen who insisted on forcing him to take drastic measures. During these days, Qi Maolin seemed to be a different person. The death of his wife and nephew hit him too hard, and he couldn't figure out who ended his life alone for no reason.At the beginning, Qi Maolin also had too many thoughts, and even wanted to stand up and uncover the piece of paper fearlessly to let the truth surface.Soon he hesitated again, this hesitation was not because he was timid, nor was he afraid of some kind of power, the word "power" has always been hated by Qi Maolin.Qi Maolin has worked in Shahu for so many years, so it cannot be said that he has not been lured and coerced by the forces, nor can he say that he has not bowed his head in front of the forces, but if he is afraid, he still cannot do it.What Qi Maolin thought of was another layer, even if this piece of paper was uncovered, so what?

On the issue of the North and South Lakes, Qi Maolin knew far more than Lin Yawen, and thought far more deeply than Lin Yawen.He would not be so naive as to make fantasies about the issue of the North and South Lakes, and fantasize about bringing down a mountain.This is impossible!In the middle of the night, Qi Maolin often heard such a voice in the dark, reminding him and warning him.Not only can it not be brought down, but it will make the other party beat him up and put all the responsibility on him.After all, he is the secretary of the Shahu County Party Committee, and he cannot get away from everything that happened in Shahu.Also, Qi Maolin was even more afraid that once things got to that level, it would be useless for him to come out and take responsibility.The key is not who should be held accountable, but how to solve the Shahu problem.If the problem is not resolved, his heart will never be restless...

Qi Maolin silently wiped away the tears, which were shed for his wife and nephew.Later, someone from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection came and told him the fact that his wife and nephew had indeed embezzled public funds, and the actual amount was 2.12 million. Let the mistress go out of the country.The other part was used for investment.Qi Maolin knew about raising a mistress. As early as three years ago, he had a quarrel with his wife and nephew over this matter, and the two have stopped seeing each other since then.Regarding investment, Qi Maolin smiled bitterly.This investment has another direction. It is not invested in real estate or the stock market, but in political future.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't save himself.He is the first scapegoat. Qi Maolin believes that there will be a second and a third... Qi Maolin regained his energy and began to preside over the work of the county. In any case, the county cannot suffer losses, let alone because of the chaos in the north and south lakes. He is sorry for the 400,000 people in the county and the land under his feet! Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lin Yawen suddenly became active. She seemed to have taken a stimulant, and she was no longer as docile as before. She turned into a lion and started to run amok.

Still immature!Qi Maolin had no choice but to sigh. Lin Yawen rushed over in a hurry, and started talking as soon as she entered the door. When she finished speaking, Qi Maolin asked, "Have you finished?" Lin Yawen stared, Qi Maolin's attitude made her dazed. "Go back to bed when you're done talking!" "Secretary Qi—" Lin Yawen was startled. "I said, go back to sleep after finishing the speech!" Lin Yawen was not only surprised, but also felt that a certain support in her body was about to collapse. She came here with such great hopes, but she didn't expect that what was waiting for her was...

Probably because he felt that the words just now were too cold and too harsh. After a while, Qi Maolin said again: "There is a meeting in the province tomorrow, you can go to it." The work promotion meeting originally wanted Fu Shilei to go, but now it seems that Lin Yawen is more suitable. "I'm not going!" Lin Yawen couldn't help getting angry when she heard that she was about to be pushed away again. The air in the room froze suddenly, and the expressions of both of them also froze.Qi Mao Lin Xin said, Lin Yawen, Lin Yawen, I've already stepped down for you, what else do you want to do, do you have to force me to say everything I shouldn't say?Lin Yawen didn't care what Qi Maolin thought, her mind was all about Beihu, she just wanted to know, what was Qi Maolin's attitude towards Beihu?

After a while, Qi Maolin calmed down, and said earnestly, "Comrade Yawen, you are the magistrate of a county, not a willful little girl. You don't need me to say some things, you should understand." "I don't understand!" Lin Yawen's stubborn temper came up again, she didn't know what Qi Maolin wanted to say, she just pretended not to know.She couldn't agree with Qi Maolin's self-protection behavior that he was afraid of when things happened. If every cadre retreated when encountering difficult problems and weighed the pros and cons, then some things would never be done.Beihu has been covering the lid for too long, even if she has to go all out, she will take it off this time! She naturally knew what was covered under the cover, and she even thought of Yin Hu from Beihu.This requires imagination. In the past, only Feng Qiao was in Lin Yawen's mind, and she thought Feng Qiao was the chief director of the play. Now she understands that Feng Qiao is just a leading role in the front stage of the play. The real behind-the-scenes is still sitting there giving advice .Otherwise, the response from above would not have been so fast, and Lin Haishi would not have been transferred so quickly to become the deputy director of the Statistics Bureau. Lin Yawen suddenly thought of this level after answering Lin Haishi's phone call. Reminiscent of the many things Sima Gufeng told her before, especially the cloudy rumors among the top officials of the provincial party committee, she understood that the one that had been hidden all along The unrevealed core figures began to make moves. A good move proved that Secretary Sun Tao's suspicion was well-founded. Feng Qiao alone would not make such a big wave, and only Feng Qiao would not make Secretary Hailin of the Provincial Party Committee hesitant.Lin Yawen is determined to investigate all the way along the North Lake, and must expose the crimes that have occurred in Shahu, even if her body is broken, she will not hesitate! "Secretary Qi, you are an old leader and an old party member. I think you should be more principled than me when it comes to right and wrong." Lin Yawen withdrew her thoughts and told Qi Maolin seriously that she really hoped that Qi Maolin could fight side by side with her. "Comrade Yawen, now is not the time for you and me to talk about principles. I still say that, you'd better not touch the North Lake matter. If you insist on touching it, I'm sorry, I can only report it to the municipal committee." "Are you threatening me?" "No, I, Qi Maolin, never threaten anyone. I just care about you and protect you." "I don't need protection!" "You need it. It's my responsibility to protect you. I can't just watch you make unnecessary sacrifices." Qi Maolin was excited again, and his tone really contained the concern and kindness of the elders and leaders.Lin Yawen was infected by his voice, and suddenly became speechless. "Yawen, I understand how you feel, but there are some things that just need to be excited, you have to pay attention to strategy, and when you need to think long-term, you should think long-term." "There are so many dreams in the night, aren't you afraid..." Lin Yawen finally expressed her worry. "Afraid, why aren't you afraid?" Qi Maolin's voice trembled slightly. At this moment, he thought of his wife and nephew who committed suicide, and the mother and son crying in the provincial capital.But he shook his head resolutely, he couldn't waver, let alone promise Lin Yawen anything!Over the years, he has endured humiliation and covered up other people's troubles. Could it be that he is afraid, or is he trying to protect himself?No, absolutely not!Thinking of this, he said firmly: "The Municipal Party Committee has clearly instructed me to deal with the remaining problems in Beihu. From tomorrow onwards, you will not go to Beihu anymore. The government has a lot of work, so you should devote your thoughts to the work of the whole county. Let's go to agricultural production!" "Secretary Qi, you..." "Comrade Yawen, it is a principle for individuals to obey the organization. Until the Municipal Party Committee removes me from my position as Secretary of the Shahu County Party Committee, you still listen to me." When Qi Maolin said this, Lin Yawen could no longer fight, and any more fights would be tantamount to provoking Qi Maolin.Besides, what Qi Maolin said was really thinking of her.No matter how excited Lin Yawen was, she could still hear the good and the bad. That night, Lin Yawen thought a lot, and when she thought about it later, she was about to waver or give up.Early the next morning, there was a sudden news from Beihu: Song Yazi, accountant of Huwan Village, had attempted suicide and was being rescued in the hospital.Lin Yawen's heart jumped into a fire, she didn't dare to delay for a moment, and drove to Beihu. Song Yazi put his head into the noose after twelve o'clock in the evening, and he chose to hang himself.Fortunately, Yang Shuhuai suddenly remembered something in the middle of the night, ran over and knocked on the door, and the sound alarmed his wife, so his breath lasted.Yang Shuhuai said: "It's dangerous, if it's a minute or two late, I'm afraid..." Now that the person has regained consciousness, there is no serious danger, and the stone in Lin Yawen's heart fell to the ground.However, this incident greatly stimulated her.According to Song Yazi's wife, since confessing those contracts to the village, Song Yazi has been in a daze all day long, as if haunted by ghosts, and suddenly said that he didn't want to live anymore, he couldn't live.Hu'er also said that he was going to go to jail and leave their mother and son behind.In short, Song Yazi has changed.As soon as it got dark yesterday, two people came and said they wanted to make a noise with him, but his wife refused to let him go. Song Yazi gave his wife a vicious look, took 300 yuan, and went out.The wife waited for him to come back, saw that he was half drunk after drinking, and waited for him to sleep, thinking that it would be fine if he could drink, so she went to sleep too.I don't know... "Who asked him to drink?" Lin Yawen asked Yang Shuhuai. "One is Boss Wang, who bought the land in the past. He is a teacher, but now he doesn't teach, and is engaged in the timber business in Hexi City. The other is Hong Guangda's subordinate, Ye San'er, known as Little Zhuge." It's him again! When she heard that it was Hong Guangda's subordinate, Lin Yawen understood everything. "Notify the police immediately and investigate these two people!" Lin Yawen said to the secretary who came with her.The secretary picked up the phone and called the Public Security Bureau. An hour later, two comrades came from the local police station and said to Lin Yawen hesitantly: "Mayor Lin, we have looked for it. They said they were going to Heilongjiang to distribute wood. Little Zhuge disappeared after drinking last night, and no one can be found anywhere." "Can't find it?" Lin Yawen glared at the faces of the two policemen. She didn't believe that Xiao Zhuge couldn't find it. Someone must be obstructing it. "If you really can't find it, find someone else." After finishing speaking, she called the chief of the Public Security Bureau directly: "I give you two hours to find Xiao Zhuge, that Boss Wang, please report to the Municipal Bureau Send a request that they must assist in finding the person. This matter is of great importance, do you understand?" "Understood!" The chief of public security said positively over the phone. Lin Yawen put away the phone, and said to the secretary: "Notify the Audit Bureau and the Agricultural Economics Station, and let them immediately organize a working group to enter Huwan Village." The secretary responded, and hurriedly made a phone call. Lin Yawen discussed with Mao Yansong for a while, and decided to set up a joint working group at the county and township levels, and conduct a comprehensive audit of the land sales in the six districts at the same time. "This matter must be done quickly. If necessary, the procuratorate and the anti-corruption department can be involved." As soon as things were arranged here, Qiao Renshan from the flow control department came here. Seeing that there were too many people and it was inconvenient to talk, he gave Lin Yawen a wink, meaning he wanted to borrow a place to talk.How can Lin Yawen still have thoughts, she is now allergic to the word "flow tube". "What's the matter, just say it if you can, but if you can't, Director Qiao, please come back." Qiao Renshan didn't expect Lin Yawen to serve him with this attitude, and he was embarrassed there for a while, neither leaving nor staying.Seeing this, Mao Yansong invited Qiao Renshan and the driver to another office. After a while, Mao Yansong walked in and whispered something to Lin Yawen.Lin Yawen's expression changed suddenly, she left everyone behind and hurried over there. Qiao Renshan didn't come because of little Zhuge, he didn't know about little Zhuge, even if he knew, he didn't care about it.He came here for Zheng Fengshi. "He really went to Beijing?" After listening to Qiao Renshan's words, Lin Yawen asked with her eyes wide open. "There's nothing wrong with that. I just received a notice that I'm going to Beijing to pick up people." "Leader?" Lin Yawen became more and more confused. "I'm afraid you won't believe it, but he disguised himself as a laid-off worker and petitioned everywhere in Beijing, and finally he was taken in by comrades in the petition department." "I'm sure it's him?" Lin Yawen felt that this was unbelievable. Isn't Zheng Fengshi in Xinjiang? Even if he goes to Beijing, he doesn't need to pretend—— "There is no need to guess about it. After the '121' incident, he dressed up as a teacher in Huyang Township and went to Beijing once. Later, he was recognized by comrades from the Letters and Calls Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources." "Is there such a thing?" Lin Yawen was so surprised that she was dying. This thing is like a myth, and it doesn't sound like it is true.But Qiao Renshan's attitude and tone were still there, and he had to convince her that this matter was absolutely true and there was no room for doubt. Zheng Fengshi, Zheng Fengshi, why are you doing this? Qiao Renshan went on to say: "Major Lin, this is also forced. You may not know that in the past two years, the letters written by Director Zheng to the above may not fit in a sack. But when the letters are sent, most of them are lost. Yes, they turned it around, or passed it into their hands. For this matter, he asked the hall to publicly criticize and report it, and some people even threatened..." Qiao Renshan stopped talking and took a breath.It can be seen that when this matter is mentioned, he is also indignant and indignant. "What are you threatening?" Lin Yawen couldn't help asking. After a while, Qiao Renshan sighed and said, "Aside from threats, what else could it be? To tell you the truth, I have also received a lot of threatening letters these days." "..." Lin Yawen was speechless, and only now did she understand why Zheng Fengshi was so negative and low-spirited in the past two years, it turned out that—— The Municipal Public Security Bureau did not actively assist the county bureau. That afternoon, three hours after the county bureau sent a request to the city bureau, Lin Yawen received a call from the director of the city bureau, saying that they could not intervene because it was out of order, and reminded Lin Yawen, Don't command the police at every turn. The police have the principles of public security in handling cases. "Get out of your principles!" Lin Yawen almost scolded those words.Later, she received a call from the Municipal Party Committee Secretariat, asking her to go to the Municipal Party Committee immediately, and Secretary Sun Tao came to her for something. The conversation took place in a suite in the VIP Building of the Hexi Hotel. When Lin Yawen arrived, Qi Maolin was already there.On the dark faces of the two, Lin Yawen felt a kind of heaviness. "Sit down." Secretary Sun Tao said, and then gave the secretary who led her a wink, and the secretary went out knowingly. Qi Maolin lowered his gaze, neither looked at her nor spoke. "Is the person alive?" Secretary Sun Tao asked. "No." Lin Yawen said. "It's a blessing that he didn't die," Secretary Sun Tao said. "What's the accountant's name?" Secretary Sun Tao asked again. "Song Yazi." Lin Yawen said.Having said that, Secretary Sun Tao didn't say a word, and Lin Yawen didn't know what to say, so she just sat there dryly.After sitting for five minutes, Secretary Sun Tao asked again: "Did you drink?" "Drunk." Lin Yawen replied mechanically. "Drinking alcohol is bold." Secretary Sun Tao said. Lin Yawen felt that Secretary Sun Tao was inexplicable, the air in the room was inexplicable, and everything that happened before her eyes was inexplicable.But it was inexplicable, and it made her feel hugely uneasy. "Secretary Sun..." she called out, wanting to relieve her pressure. Secretary Sun Tao ignored her, he was playing with a pen holder.The pen holder is antique and exquisite in workmanship. At first glance, it looks like an elaborate handicraft rather than a practical product.Lin Yawen has never been interested in handicrafts. If everything is out of practicality, it will lose half of its value. This is her logic. Secretary Sun Tao put down the pen holder, picked up a glass cup on the side, and seemed to pour water for her, but it didn't pour, so he held it in his hand, pushed it back and forth on the coffee table a few times, and asked, "Have you been in Shahu for two years?" Is it too much?" "Two years, eight months and six days." "Oh." Then there was silence again. Qi Maolin got up and went to the bathroom, still not looking at her.Qi Maolin seemed unwilling to look at her today.Don't watch it if you don't read it, and she doesn't mind letting him watch it.Lin Yawen suddenly became angry. Lin Yawen waited for Secretary Sun Tao to speak. She thought that as soon as Qi Maolin left, Secretary Sun Tao would say something to her.Secretary Sun Tao didn't say anything, picked up the pen holder again, and stared at it carefully. "Two years, eight months and six days." Later, Secretary Sun Tao repeated her words. Qi Maolin soon came in again.Lin Yawen thought he would avoid it, but it seems that he will not avoid it today. "Mao Lin, tell Yawen about it. It's better for you to talk about it." Just when Lin Yawen was at a loss for what to do, Secretary Sun Tao said suddenly. Qi Maolin coughed, he was cheering himself up, and Qi Maolin needed to cheer himself up. "It's like this," Qi Maolin coughed again, and then his voice returned to normal, like a majestic county party secretary, "Just now I discussed with Secretary Sun and decided to let you go to the Provincial Party School to study, time, Six months." "Study?" Lin Yawen stood up abruptly. "Sit down, there is no need to get up." Secretary Sun Tao's voice. Lin Yawen stood there for five minutes, then sat down slowly.When she was seated, she saw that Secretary Sun Tao's gaze was downcast, and Qi Maolin's gaze was downcast as well, neither of them wanted to meet her shocked gaze. "This is an opportunity, and we should learn about it." Secretary Sun Tao's voice seemed to come from another room, distant and unfamiliar.When Lin Yawen heard this, tears suddenly filled her eyes. "Secretary Sun..." she called out, and the voice didn't sound like her own. Secretary Sun Tao still ignored him, and said to himself: "Every one of our cadres should continue to learn and improve themselves." "Secretary Sun..." "Well, hand over work today and report tomorrow. Time is tight and learning tasks are heavy, so I won't keep you any longer. After you go back, simply say hello to the comrades in the county. Comrade Guoqiang from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee will accompany you tomorrow. After speaking, Secretary Sun Tao was about to see off the guests.Lin Yawen felt as if someone had poured a jar of medicine, half of which was still in her mouth, unable to swallow it down, the bitter taste roiled in her body, she wanted to yell out the medicine in her mouth several times! "Let's go, the car is waiting below." Qi Maolin got up and waited for a while, but Lin Yawen didn't intend to leave, so he urged. Lin Yawen looked back at Secretary Sun Tao bitterly. By this time, she already knew that everything was irreversible, and this was the only way to go!Reluctantly, she called "Secretary Sun" again, then raised her head and walked out. Secretary Sun Tao stood in front of the window and stared out of the window. He didn't see this scene, and couldn't bear to see it.It wasn't until Lin Yawen walked for a long time that he turned around, fixed his eyes on the pen holder again, and sighed heavily in his heart: "Who said she is a handicraft, no, she is a bomb!" Lin Yawen didn't ride in the same car as Qi Maolin that day, and Qi Maolin sent her a text message on the way, but she didn't read it, so she deleted it. Lin Yawen didn't expect it, how could she have thought of it, isn't it Secretary Sun Tao's opinion to deal with the problems left over from the North Lake? What happened?And Qi Maolin, what kind of role is he playing now?Along the way, her thoughts were beating and then stilling. When the car arrived at Shahu County, she heard a voice, a voice from her own body: Your trip to Shahu is considered to be over, Lin Yawen, get out! It was only later that Lin Yawen found out that the Municipal Party Committee and Qi Maolin originally planned to let Fu Shilei participate in the theoretical training class for county-level cadres held by the Party School of the Provincial Party Committee. It’s no wonder that when the party school reported, the teacher who was in charge of reporting stared at her strangely, and said, “So you are a woman”... On the day Lin Yawen left Shahu County, Qi Maolin hurried to Beihu.The working groups at the county and township levels were checking the accounts. The director of the audit bureau thought that Qi Maolin also came to check and supervise. He was about to report when he heard Qi Maolin say, "Whoever asked you to do these things, go back immediately!" The director of the audit bureau saw his expression. It wasn't quite right, so I didn't dare to ask more questions, so I took the host back to the county that day.The working group was immediately disbanded, and Qi Maolin fired at Mao Yansong, making Mao Yansong almost cry.After he finished his anger, Mao Yansong explained aggrievedly: "I, as the mayor of the village, cannot take responsibility for such a big incident." "Of course you can't afford it!" Qi Maolin said viciously.Then he went to the hospital to visit Song Yazi, Mao Yansong just dawdled, and he scolded, "You dawdle in doing business, and messing up messy things, you are active." Mao Yansong didn't dare to talk anymore, and followed Qi Maolin to the hospital.Song Yazi has almost recovered, lying on the hospital bed and eating apples.His wife and son are snuggling beside him, and the family looks like they have escaped from a catastrophe, which is very sweet.Qi Maolin was infected by the camera in the ward, and stopped losing his temper. He said to Song Yazi: "It's better to live than to die. People in their forties don't understand this. They are still educated." Song Yazi blushed several times, and lowered his head uneasily.He graduated from high school and failed the college entrance examination several times, so he had to accept his fate, but he loved to read idle books, and he would read books whenever he had free time on weekdays. In the village, people called him Song Wenhua.In Huwan Village, he was considered a small intellectual, but unfortunately, he did such a stupid thing.His wife is the kind of person who can't see the big world. When she saw Qi Maolin and Mao Yansong, she stood up in fright, and timidly hid aside, hugging the child tightly in her arms.Qi Maolin comforted: "It's good that you're fine, take good care of your health, there's a lot of work in the field, waiting for you." When his wife heard it, what the secretary said was no different from what the farmer said. She was very considerate, her heart warmed up, and her face softened. She wanted to ask something, but she opened her mouth and didn't dare to ask.Qi Maolin explained a few words to the doctor, and then told Mao Yansong that the medical expenses were paid by the township, so don't make things difficult for Song Wenhua.After finishing speaking, he took out 500 yuan and handed it to his wife: "Here, buy him some supplements." How could his wife dare to ask for it, and she was so scared that she didn't know where to hide it. Put it in his wife's pocket. After leaving the hospital, Qi Maolin let out a long sigh and said to Mao Yansong: "Yan Song, it's not that I'm angry at you, have you ever thought about it, if something happened to Song Wenhua, you, the village head, can still be you?" Mao Yansong lowered his head sadly. His mood was extremely gloomy that day. Not only did Lin Yawen's resignation hurt his heart, but more, he was worried about the future of Beihu.He was really depressed, he had expected Qi Maolin to cheer him up, but Qi Maolin's attitude was completely different from before, wishing to blow out the fire that was about to ignite in Beihu, Mao Yansong couldn't help but be pessimistic. Qi Maolin completely ignored his feelings. After returning from the hospital, he immediately held a two-level village meeting and severely criticized Mao Yansong and Yang Shuhuai, calling them nonsense, nonsense, typical anarchism.After the criticism, he put forward several requirements. First, the village and village levels must devote their main energy to the current production, and must not let agriculture be damaged.The second is strict discipline to ensure that the whole county plays a game of chess.The third is to solve the remaining problems in Beihu under the unified leadership of the county party committee, and to carry out work under the premise of stability.When he mentioned this point, he gave Mao Yansong a meaningful look. Mao Yansong no longer cared what Qi Maolin criticized him for, and only one thing was on his mind, leaving Beihu someday! After the meeting, Qi Maolin personally sent Yang Niman home.Yang Niman has been the village party secretary for more than ten years, how has he ever enjoyed such treatment?Excited at the moment, she grabbed Qi Maolin's hand and wanted to tell him something.Qi Maolin withdrew his hand coldly and said, "Go back and talk to the villagers. If no one listens, tell Beihu." Yang Niman stared at him in astonishment, not understanding the meaning of these words, Qi Maolin hated Yang Ni Take a look: "One must live up to one's conscience." After finishing speaking, he went to Yang Niman's house first. On the same day, news came from Nanhu that the working group sent by the provincial government had finished its work, and the 30 million proposed by Chen Genfa was retrieved one by one by the working group.Of course, what is recovered is not the money, but the whereabouts of the money.According to an audit report submitted by the working group to the city and county, part of the money was bad debts. The prefabricated parts and cement were supplied to several small engineering teams at that time, and now the small engineering teams have gone bankrupt.There are more than 10 million prefabricated parts and cement supplied to the hydropower engineering company, and the accounts are clear, but the hydropower engineering company has been restructured, and the money is recovered by the provincial government. The working group finally came to a conclusion that all the problems were caused by the chaotic management of the flow pipe department, and suggested that Zheng Fengshi, the former legal representative of the flow pipe department, be dealt with strictly. The development company was not involved in the investigation report, nor was Hong Guangda mentioned.It is reported that when the provincial government investigated an engineering accident, it was found that Hong Guangda, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Hongda Construction Engineering Company responsible for the construction of the No. Serious injuries, three minor injuries, direct economic losses amounted to thirteen million yuan.Currently, Hong Guangda has been quarantined for inspection. When Lin Yawen heard the news, half a month had passed, and she had been in the party school for two weeks.Two weeks passed by like this, and Lin Yawen's heart hadn't settled down completely, and she was in a trance all day long, feeling that she was still in Shahu and came to the provincial capital for a business trip.Sima Gufeng said with a smile: "If Secretary Sun Tao knows about you like this, I'm afraid he will be sad." "Why is he sad?" Lin Yawen said emotionally. Seeing that she still had prejudice against Secretary Sun Tao, Sima Gufeng sighed and said, "You think he is willing to do this. If it wasn't for your future, he wouldn't be able to bear to play this game of chess." Lin Yawen smiled lightly at Sima Gufeng's words.Since she came to the party school, Sima Gufeng came to enlighten her every chance she had, persuaded her, told her not to misunderstand Secretary Sun Tao, but to understand his painstaking efforts.She was tired of listening to it, and she didn't want to listen to it anymore. She wanted to see her daughter. Mengmeng is currently studying in No. 13 Middle School. After experiencing that setback, Mengmeng's heart has dropped a lot, and she finally knows how to study seriously.The child doesn't need to exert his strength, but once he exerts his strength, his homework will be improved quickly.According to Zhou Qiming, in the just-concluded monthly exam, she got second in her grade and got full marks in three subjects.Lin Yawen was very unhappy.It's just that Mengmeng still doesn't talk to her, and if she has anything to say, she will pass it on to her through Zhou Qiming, this child. After class this day, she was about to go home to watch Mengmeng, but when she just left school, she saw a strong scene.Qiang Guangjing waited anxiously outside the school gate, with Shui Xiaoli standing behind him frowning. "What happened again?" Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Lin Yawen knew that something was wrong again, and her heart tightened. "Lin County, Chen Yan got into trouble, he, he..." Qiang Guangjing stammered. "What happened to Chen Yan?" "Chen Yan had an article that was reprinted by a Shanghai newspaper. It caused too much noise, and the market is already investigating it." Shui Xiaoli continued. "What article?" Lin Yawen stared at Shui Xiaoli, she could hear her own heartbeat. "About the flow pipe, he posted the article on his blog, but he didn't think..." Shui Xiaoli lowered her voice.It could be seen that Chen Yan caused quite a lot of trouble, and the two of them came here specially for this matter. Lin Yawen let out a cry. Although the two of them didn't explain clearly, she already had a clue in her heart. Chen Yan must have revealed everything she saw and heard! Sure enough, when she arrived at Tongxin Pavilion and saw the Shanghai newspaper, Lin Yawen's heart sank.The Shanghai newspaper published Chen Yan's "Huyang River is Weeping" blog post in a prominent position with the subtitle, and added an editor's note.Lin Yawen skimmed through it roughly. This article can be said to hit the nail on the head. The words are very sharp. Importantly, he also pulled out the '121' incident and distributed photos! Looking at the photo, Lin Yawen was speechless, and the past events jumped out one after another, lying in front of her eyes. After '121', she was in charge of cleaning up the scene. The scene at that time was miserable!It can be said that the ground is full of dead branches, and the trunks are piled up. In one night, one third of the trees in Qingtu Lake fell down... The picture Chen Yan took was a scene of a large Populus euphratica forest being brought down. Hu Yanghe is crying! "This article has spread all over the Internet, and the province is in a hurry. Several directors of the Propaganda Department are in Hexi, and Minister Song has also been suspended." Qiang Guangjing added. "What does this have to do with Lao Song?" Lin Yawen suddenly became angry. "They said that the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee did not do a good job, and the negative effect of this article is too great." "The positive and negative effects are all..." Lin Yawen almost spoke out.After being silent for a while, she said, "What about Secretary Sun Tao's attitude? If this happened, he might not be able to get away with it." "Secretary Sun is in the province, and he came here to conduct a special review on this matter." Qiang Guangjing said. Lin Yawen didn't say anything, what could she say?It seems that Chen Yan made the disaster worse this time.Shui Xiaoli went on to say that Chen Yan's blog had a high hit rate, and the several forums he hosted were also very popular.He posted many articles on his blog, including the whole process of the '121' incident. "He also posted the story of the eight old men besieging Secretary Feng Qiao, and posted three photos. At present, this article has been reposted everywhere on the Internet, and there are tens of thousands of comments." Although Lin Yawen didn't know much about the Internet, she could still feel the power of the Internet from Shui Xiaoli and Qiang Guangjing's conversation. "He's crazy!" she said to herself. "No, he's not crazy, it's the world that's crazy," she said again. On this day, Lin Yawen was unable to see Mengmeng.After talking with Shui Xiaoli and Qiang Guangjing, she hurried to Huadu Hotel to find Secretary Sun Tao.Although she had a problem with Secretary Sun Tao, at this time, she was still worried about Secretary Sun Tao's fate. Thinking about it, it was really not easy for him. There was no one in the room, and after waiting in the lobby of the hotel for more than an hour, Secretary Sun Tao called. I am really sorry, but we can't meet each other. He has to go back to the city. Lin Yawen asked tactfully: "Will this matter affect you too much?" Secretary Sun Tao said: "Now is not the time to think about me personally, Yawen, it's the same sentence, the mountains and rains are about to come and the wind is blowing over the building, look Come on, this time I can't hold back." The seriousness of the situation far exceeded Lin Yawen's expectation.When she got home, the first thing she did was to turn on the computer. As soon as she entered the word Chen Yan, a series of related searches popped up, all related to Hu Yanghe.Lin Yawen opened one, which was a report from People's Daily Online. People's Daily Online not only reposted the report from the Shanghai newspaper, but also reprinted several articles from Chen Yan's blog.Followed by a long series of posts.Netizens were filled with righteous indignation, and their posts became more and more intense, showing strong dissatisfaction with the government in their words.One of the netizens appealed: Stop your evil hands and let the Huyang River be green for a few more days!Another thread was even more violent: who is polluting the mother river, who is plundering our green like a robber? Lin Yawen was deeply shocked. She didn't pay much attention to the Internet before, and always had a sense of contempt for things from the Internet. She thought that the Internet was a game for boring people, and it was a place for everyone to relax.这一次，她对网络有了敬畏，甚至抑制不住地升腾起一股崇拜——是啊，这些话，这些言辞，也只有网络中才能看到！ 她真是想发个帖子过去，她相信，对胡杨河，她最有发言权，也有最最深刻的感受！但是她忍住了，不管心里多么激动，关键时刻，她还是想到自己是一位县长！ 手机响了，林雅雯接通，电话那边传来司马古风的声音：“我在上网。” 林雅雯笑了一声，道：“我也在网上。” “我发了帖子。”司马古风说。 “我没发。”林雅雯说。 “知道你不会发。”司马古风的声音像个小男孩，大约是林雅雯的声音太过平静，过了一会他又道：“知道你为什么不敢发吗，因为你是一个失败者。” 林雅雯被这句话刺伤了，就在她愣怔间，司马古风又说：“其实所有的人都是失败者，别看陈言激起这么一层浪，但仅仅是浪，浪花一闪，一切又都平静了。世界不会因为一个陈言改变什么，你还是清醒点吧。” 林雅雯无言。本来她还想进陈言的博客溜一圈，司马古风这句丧气话，让她沸腾的血液哗地静止了。 这个怪老头子，怎么总是说一些令人丧气的话啊！ 林雅雯关了电脑，坐椅子上发呆，关于胡杨河，关于流管处，渐渐在她脑子里远去了。 河西市的形势却是另番样子，上海那家权威报纸连续两期刊发陈言的文章，让本来已被人们淡忘的'121'事件再次复活。由于'121'事件后，省上有关部门未能做出最终处理决定，相关责任人均未受到追究，陈言又在文章中将'121'及随后发生的南湖毁林事件做了渲染，一石激起千层浪，沙湖县及流管处立马成为新闻热点。省委宣传部一开始也没怎么重视，心想毕竟是一两家媒体，成不了气候，谁知网络推波助澜，网民们疯了一样在那儿呐喊声讨，这事很快成了震动全国的大新闻。高层这才意识到情况不妙。 两位处长已在河西市接连开了几场会，该采取的补救措施全采取了，宋汉文也被免去了宣传部长职务，风波并未因此而减缓，相反，舆论仍在一边倒，就在两位处长紧急寻求新的办法时，南方一家发行量很大的报纸对'121'及南湖事件做了深层次报道，风波再次掀起，而且这一次来势更猛，大有锐不可当之势。 市委常委会紧急召开，针对目前形势，孙涛书记提出三点要求：一是市县两级要认真对待舆论监督，要以舆论监督为动力，改进工作作风，理清工作思路；特别是在缓解胡杨河流域生态恶化这一重大难题上，要有新的突破，新的建树。第二要稳定群众思想特别是干部队伍思想，不要因新闻媒体的批评而丧失立场，丧失信心，要迎难而上。三是成立专门工作小组，深入南北二湖，集中解决一些棘手问题和敏感问题。五天前刚刚宣布为代市长的朱天成意见跟孙涛书记正好相反，他说：“我们欢迎舆论监督，但要看是哪种监督，对道听途说，恶意诋毁河西市形象者，我们不但不接受，还要依法追究其责任。这点上，我们不仅不能怕，还要旗帜鲜明地站出来，坚决跟制造谣言恶意传播者做斗争。” “天成。”孙涛书记一听新搭档刚一上任便唱起了反调，在边上提醒道。 朱天成没理会孙涛书记，继续道：“我个人意见，第一，责成相关部门迅速找到陈言本人，他虽是不在河西市干了，但还是我们河西市培养出来的记者，他要对自己的家乡负责。第二，市委宣传部要保持冷静，切不可被网络和不良媒体所惑，要尽快拿出对应措施，做好正面宣传。第三，对隐在事件背后的个别人，特别是领导干部，一定要严肃处理，绝不姑息。”说到这儿，他扫了一眼会场，清清嗓子，继续道：“我坚信，单凭了一个陈言，是兴不起这么大风作不起这么大浪的，有人违背组织原则，擅自向陈言提供假资料，假数据，让这个已经离开新闻单位的人炮制一些假新闻，再把老百姓的牢骚话加工一番，贴在网上招摇撞骗，这样的行为我们坚决不能容忍，必须依法追究。对那些别有用心的人，也坚决不能放过。” 朱天成的声音越说越大，越说越激动，到后来，就成冲整个会场发火了。孙涛书记知道阻止不住他，索性以喝药为由，离开了会场。一出会议室，他便拨通省委海林书记的电话：“海林书记，局势我控制不了，天成同志这么快就跟我对上了。” “不会吧？”电话那边传来海林书记疑惑的声音。 “要不要我把手机拿到里面，你听听他怎么说？”孙涛书记也有种心灰意冷的感觉。本来他是不想开这个会的，也不想阻止什么新闻。有些事，该传播的时候就应该传播。两天前他在省城，也是这么跟海林书记说的。海林书记批评了他，说他丧失了立场，不该拿这种消极态度对待工作。他当时就问：“啥叫消极，啥叫积极，海林书记，我现在真是糊涂了。”出乎意料，海林书记没再批评他，但也没宽慰他，只是很原则地说：“什么时候都要记住一个原则，你我是党的书记，维护党的形象是第一要责。” 这话让他琢磨很久，按说，上上下下对冯桥还有他背后那个人有这么大的反对声批评声，海林书记不会听不到，也不会感觉不到。以前的谈话中，海林书记也多次发过叹，言辞间充分流露出这事对他的困扰，为什么一到关键时刻，海林书记首先就想到稳定，想到替他们遮掩？是的，遮掩。到现在，孙涛已十分肯定，海林书记所做的一切，都是为冯桥他们做遮掩。 他难道真的不想把盖子揭开，或者……？ “你听没听见我在说话？”电话那边传来海林书记的责备声，孙涛赶忙收起乱想，语气不大恭敬地说：“天成同志声音太大，整幢楼都是他的声音。” “算了，等会我跟他谈。” 电话是挂了，孙涛的心，却一直悬着。朱天成跟他叫板，跟他唱反调，这是早就意料到的事，不必惊讶，问题是，他也在帮他们平息风波啊，难道他们真可为所欲为，对铺天盖地的指责声充耳不闻？ 谁能说得清呢？ 他忽然就想起省委秘书长赵宪勇说过的一句话：“啥事都有可能发生，啥结局也有可能出现，省委这盘棋，到底谁能赢，现在还很难说。” 是很难说。 那就不说！ 孙涛忽然有了个新想法，风波到底怎么平息，局面究竟如何控制，索性就交给朱天成。他自己呢，干脆就做个闲人！ 朱天成果然是一个工作风格跟孙涛迥然不同的人。会议一结束，他便带上宣传部门的同志赶往省城，两天后，出乎所有人意料，省报二版以大幅版面，刊出了八老汉长年奋战在沙漠深处，与天斗，与地斗，治沙种树，构筑防护林的特别报道。省报还加了评论员文章，文章指出，沙漠是人类的天敌，在这场人与沙的旷世较量中，涌现出了许多可歌可泣的英雄人物，他们是这个时代的骄子，是值得我们大书特书的人！ 文章一刊出，立刻引起反响，谁也没想到，朱天成会有如此惊人之举！市县两级花那么大气力没掀起来的宣传风波，让他轻而易举就掀了起来。手捧当天的省报，孙涛惊了，祁茂林惊了，林雅雯更是惊得不敢相信。联想到这事的前前后后，她心里忽然就涌出一层茫然，为什么，为什么啊？ 第二天，省上几家报纸同时刊发了八老汉与沙漠作斗争的系列报道，稿子都是以前写好的，各家报社都有，只是当初得到通知，不能刊发，如今宣传部又来了新通知，要全力以赴，打好这场舆论攻坚战。各报社便以积极的姿态，争当这场攻坚战的主角。 林雅雯沉默了。这天的课她没去上，一个人站在校园那片榆树林下，思绪万千。她忽然感觉着，这世界像个魔瓶，很多事，很多人，绝非她一双肉眼就能看得清。天开始下雨了，中午还晴朗的天空，不知啥时起了云，等林雅雯感觉到凉意时，雨丝已纷纷落下，打在她微微抖着的肩上。 司马古风这一天也没课，林雅雯站在秋雨中发呆的时候，他也在办公室发呆。司马古风是很少发呆的，他自以为能看穿世间一切，自以为已将世界玩于手掌间，大大小小的纷争，错综复杂的争斗，到了他的眼里，就成为一种自然，成为一种不可躲避的现实。为此他还充当着林雅雯跟孙涛书记的智囊，常常替他们指点迷津。哪知，朱天成这一小小的动作，便让他眼花缭乱，对当下形势号不准脉了。 司马古风很沮丧。 望着眼前一大堆报纸，他兀自叹口气，看不懂啊，真是看不懂。 真正看不懂的，是朱天成紧跟着走出的第二步。 省内媒体大张旗鼓开始为治沙造林作宣传时，朱天成带着一干人来到流管处，已经接到省厅通知的乔仁山迎接了他。乔仁山表情灰冷，没有朱天成意想中的那么热情和激动。不过朱天成不在乎这个，这些年，在官场走动，啥样的脸色他也见过，不在乎谁冷谁热，在乎的，只是如何把事情做好，按自己的意志去做，做完美，做得让对手没有还击的空间。他问乔仁山：“人都抽齐了？” “齐了。”乔仁山答。 “通知开会。”朱天成的声音也冷冰冰的，但冷中有威。乔仁山尽管不归市上管，面对朱天成，他还是本能地流露出服从。半小时后，联席会议在流管处召开，对这次会议，朱天成后来这样跟孙涛解释：“关键时刻，就应该有强硬举措，要不然，还要我们做什么？” 参加会议的都是笔杆子，市上有宣传部两位科长，市报副总编辑，政策研究室主任，对外宣传办主任，县上有秦风，广播局、电视台记者等。流管处这边，队伍虽然不大整齐，但也是些常年吃文字饭的，为示郑重，省厅还专门派来两位大秘书，还有省水电建设报的老总。总之，这一天的流管处，文星高照，才子云集。 朱天成扫了一眼会场，声音洪亮地说：“俗话说，养兵千日，用兵一时，眼下形势有多紧迫，不用我多说，想必大家心里都有数。这次召集大家，只有一项任务，把流管处宣传出去，把流管处跟沙乡人民多年的感情宣传出去，特别是流管处支援地方经济建设，为治沙事业做出的巨大贡献宣传出去。大家按事先确定好的方案分工协作，密切配合，力争在最短时间内，将省委交给我们的这项重大战略任务完成好。我在这里只强调一点，统一思想，多干事，少说话。” 他的讲话完了，很简单，但确实管用，在座各位尤其是秦风听了，心里顿觉沉甸甸的。这次朱天成没让部长强光景参加，点名让他挂帅，让他更感责任重大。秦风在当天便写出一篇特稿，题目是：《百年沧桑路，绿色一面旗》，稿件第二天便刊发在省内三家媒体上。 至此，朱天成的前两斧算是砍完了，接下来，他要砍陈言。他不相信，一个陈言，能把乾坤倒转？ 然而，当他回到市上，等待他的消息却是，陈言不在本市，四处寻人找不到。 “他能蒸发掉？他老婆呢，让他老婆去找！”说着他就要给陈言老婆单位打电话，这时候，啥措施奏效就来啥措施。他记得，当初江莎莎为陈言跟水晓丽的事，还找过他，后来江莎莎又托人，想调换工作，他没答应。 负责寻找陈言的宣传部副部长红脸道：“朱市长，陈言已经离婚了，我们问过江莎莎，她也不知陈言去向。” “离婚，他不是离过一次婚吗？”不知怎么，这天的朱天成问得有些多，特别是涉及到江莎莎。他的问话让副部长好几次结舌，后来副部长才搞清，江莎莎跟朱天成，曲里拐弯还带点亲戚，好像江莎莎叫朱天成是表姐夫。这是后话，找不到陈言，就不能让这场恶搞停下来。朱天成认定，陈言是在发泄私愤，一个对家庭没有爱心没有责任感的男人，一个两次都把老婆甩掉的男人，绝不是什么好货色。他气愤地说：“让这样的人从事新闻工作，是我们的悲哀！” “水晓丽呢，她现在是不是还跟陈言搅在一起？问问她，得想办法让他露面。”朱天成又说。 副部长紧忙去找水晓丽，两个小时后他向朱天成报告，水晓丽也不在晚报干了，找不到她。 “乱弹琴！” 水晓丽是在半月前离开晚报社的，也是为流管处。水晓丽收到陈根发他们的告状信，信中揭露水利厅调查组瞒天过海，名为查帐，实为替人做假帐。他们暗中请来会计人员，将几年来流管处的帐目重新做了一次，将原来找不到的几笔款全做在帐上，对方便是水电工程公司。陈根发还向水晓丽提供了做假帐者的单位和会计师姓名。水晓丽按这个地址，找到那家会计事务所，委婉地向他们提出问题，没想到对方当场就恼火，骂她无中生有，道听途说。 水晓丽不甘心，又找到一位姓罗的会计师家中，罗会计师是位中年女性，这次水利厅查帐，会计事务所让她参加，回来后她便请病假，没再上班。听完水晓丽的问话，罗会计师犹豫半晌，沉沉道：“水记者，这事你最好还是不要乱打听，你年轻，还有自己的前程，不要在这些没意义的事上碰钉子。” “怎么没意义？这是典型的瞒天过海，掩人耳目，他们拿走的，可是工人的血汗钱。”水晓丽现在也变得跟陈言一样激动，她没法不激动，一想这一阶段经历过的事，看到的听到的，她的心就禁不住怒吼。 罗会计师叹了一声：“你还年轻，等到了我这年龄，对这些事，怕就不这么气愤了。”说完，她便请水晓丽离开：“对不起，我不能久留你，如果真有兴趣，还是到流管处去问吧。” 水晓丽二次来到流管处，几番求见下，才跟乔仁山坐在了一起。那天的乔仁山非常低沉，言语间透出从未有过的失落与孤独，虽是没跟水晓丽具体谈调查组的事，但他说了一句话，让水晓丽牢牢记下了。 “流管处是口黑井啊，这井太深了。” 据此，水晓丽便认定，陈根发他们反映的问题一定存在，流管处存在的问题，绝不是一件两件。她怀着沉重的心情，给报社领导写了一封信，信中将陈根发们反映的问题还有自己的调查一并写了进去，她请求报社能组织力量，迅速介入此事的调查。谁知信寄出一周，她便接到电话，要她火速到省城。水晓丽赶到省城，才得知，报社做出一项决定，派她到本省最偏远的一个地区去，那儿才建站，正缺力量。水晓丽没答应，报社领导便也实话实说：“既然你不服从组织调配，那也只好请你离开报社。” 水晓丽没争没吵，黯然回到河西，收拾起自己的东西，走出了记者站。那一天她的心情格外灰沉，说不出是悲伤还是绝望，反正，她觉得自己再也没了热情，她想起曾经为新闻事业有过的那一腔热血，还有为正义为理想献身的那种冲动，不自禁地笑了笑。笑完，忽然就哭了。 水晓丽哭得好不恓惶，哭完，她擦干泪，发誓再也不对什么事情抱幻想了，而且，这辈子再也不碰新闻，不干记者这行当！ 水晓丽现在躲在一个谁也找不到的地方，失去工作的她变得非常茫然，更茫然的是，她不知道该把自己交给谁？她已跟强光景公开示爱了，就在跟他一同去找林雅雯的那个晚上，在省城一家宾馆。水晓丽原本是打算把自己彻底交给强光景的，没想强光景轻轻推开她，凄凄哀哀甩给她一句很无望很空洞的话：“不可能的，晓丽，你我不合适，我不是那种前卫男人，我逃不出自己的婚姻。” 是啊，他逃不出，她就必须得逃出。 可她能逃出么？ She didn't know, really didn't know. 省城黄河边，一座破旧的院落里，陈言依树而立。秋风吹打着老槐树，树叶发出瑟瑟的声响，有几片掉下来，落在他肩上。没有人想到，陈言会窝在省城，窝在这样一座破旧的小院落里。就连他自己，怕也想不到。 往事如风，哗啦哗啦地吹过，打得他的心一阵乱颤，想想生活中发生的一切，陈言感觉人生真如梦一样荒诞，不可把握。 两个月前，陈言还在深圳，深圳有家媒体在网上发现了他，想请他加盟。陈言非常高兴，未加犹豫就去了。双方谈得很好，那是一家新办的报纸，一切都在起步中，但这没关系，陈言习惯了从头做起的生活，况且这家报纸的主张很清楚，关注底层生活，关注民生热点，以新视角发现新问题，以新思维提出新观点。一句话，这家报纸想打破传统媒介的禁锢，在激烈的报业竞争中开辟一条新的通道。这正符合陈言的愿望。 陈言在那儿干得非常起劲，一月后就升为焦点新闻部副主任。尽管他对那座开放的城市不是太熟悉，但他熟悉大西北，他用大西北的新闻资源丰富着那家报纸的版面，也丰富着读者的阅读与想象。与此同时，他继续着网上的事业，两个论坛还有他自己的博客，是他另一个天地，陈言不可能放弃。西北圈子的朋友们源源不断将信息提供给他，将发生在西北这片厚土上或荒唐或怪诞或滑稽的新闻事件提供给他，特别是老胡，已成为他最得力的帮手。他跟老胡商定，一定要借助网络这个平台，先把自己打出去，然后再寻求新的发展空间。 如果不是江莎莎，陈言是不会这么快回来的。 跟江莎莎的婚姻实在是维持不下去了，而且也没有维持的必要。离婚是陈言早就看到的结局，只是他没想到，分手会由江莎莎提出。她像催命似的，生怕他晚来一天，耽搁了她的美好前程。陈言心想这样也好，长痛不如短痛，与其两个人互相煎熬着，不如就痛痛快快拿起刀，一刀了断算了。 江莎莎早已有外遇，对他来说，这已不是什么秘密，江莎莎也没打算瞒他。有次他从沙漠回去，她跟那男人索性就大大方方睡在他床上，一点害羞或是惧怕的意思都没有，反倒弄得陈言发火也不是，不发火也不是，整整难受了一夜。第二天他跟江莎莎说：“别急啊，这么快就把野男人召来，也不怕我熬死你。” 江莎莎温柔地笑笑：“那你就熬啊，看谁熬得过谁？” 事实证明，江莎莎还是没他能熬，这不，他还没打算开始熬她就发急了。发急好，陈言也盼着她发急，要不，了结起来还真有难度。 他们办得很痛快，没吵没闹，简简单单分割