Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen

After the first round of democratic recommendation by the masses, eight candidates for the health director and twenty-four candidates for the deputy director were relatively smoothly produced. At the same time, the other nine departments also produced candidates for the positions of directors and deputies.Then the basic information of the candidates and the votes won by each recommended unit will be announced to the public. According to the implementation plan, the candidates will then be given a public basic knowledge test (written test) and speech assessment, and the candidates will be asked questions by the expert group after the competitive speech.Democracy assessment, speech answering questions, and public basic knowledge each account for 30%, and organizational inspection accounts for 10%. The person with the highest number and more than half of all voting employees shall be elected.If there are no more than half of the three candidates in the first round, the top two with the most votes will be elected again.

Such a program, theoretically speaking, should be able to think of everything that has been expressed clearly and concisely, but it is a rather complicated process to operate.Although there is already the experience of the city's public selection of forty-four deputy county divisions and four county divisions, there are not many operations that can be used for reference last time.Chang Youlian, secretary of the municipal party committee, Yao Yusheng, deputy secretary, and Jia Shizhen, director of the organization department, not only go to each department's site to give personal guidance every day, but also meet with each other whenever they encounter problems.

This afternoon, Chang Youlian, Yao Yusheng, and Jia Shizhen had just studied the issue of formally convening the voting at the general meeting of each system. Chang Youlian and Jia Shizhen received a call from the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce almost at the same time. There was a dispute, and now, many people have gathered in the courtyard of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and there are more and more people, and the conflict is constantly escalating.After answering the phone, Jia Shizhen immediately returned to Secretary Chang's office, and the three of them rushed to the scene by car.

Huang Dongping, the director of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce at the time, was transferred from the deputy secretary of the Beishan District Committee three years ago.After Huang Dongping became the director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, he continuously transferred some cadres from Beishan District and his hometown Xiayu County, and most of the middle-level leaders of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce and the heads of subordinate units were single-handedly selected by Huang Dongping.Of course, Huang Dongping didn't expect that the bureau chief would be decided by the staff of the whole system.When he understood that the new round of cadre and personnel system reform of the municipal party committee really centered on democracy, he naturally became a little frightened.When the Municipal Party Committee announced that the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce was the first unit to openly select leading cadres, Huang Dongping repeatedly studied that plan more than once.When he was convinced that he, the head of the industrial and commercial bureau, would be voted out by the more than 300 employees of the city's industrial and commercial bureau, he began to feel uneasy.Apart from the dozens of people he personally transferred from Beishan District and Xiayu, as well as the cadres he single-handedly promoted in the past two or three years, he really didn't know how many people could vote for him.In fact, in the first round of democratic recommendation to determine candidates, Huang Dongping won 52.6% of the votes among the 123 people in the bureau, becoming an official candidate with the highest votes.But in the end, there were twelve opponents who became the candidates for the director.Originally, Huang Dongping believed that if the candidates were limited to the industrial and commercial system, he thought it would be very difficult to find an election opponent who could compete with him.However, when he took the plan to the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Jia Shizhen explained that the leaders of the Industry and Commerce Bureau are not as professional as the leaders of the Health Bureau and the Education Bureau, so qualified comrades in counties and districts can also sign up. Finally, he said, Director Huang Isn't the deputy secretary of the district party committee also the director of the city's industry and commerce bureau?One sentence left Huang Dongping speechless.

Among the 12 candidates, Huang Dongping almost fell to the fourth place in the comprehensive score after the public basic knowledge test, speech defense, democratic recommendation, and organizational inspection, but it was only 0.4 points higher than the fourth place.The first place was Hong Zhengzhong, deputy head of Beishan District, who was once a top student at the Business School of Moyou University.After graduating from university, he was admitted to the municipal government office, where he worked as the chief of the comprehensive department for three years. He was only 28 years old when he was transferred to the Beishan District as the deputy district chief. He became the youngest deputy county-level cadre in the city. Now he is only 30 three years old.The second place is Huo Qilong, a graduate student majoring in business management at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, the deputy director of Xiyu who was publicly selected in the last cadre and personnel system reform.He worked in the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce for more than ten years, and later served as the director of the office of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce. At that time, he was far ahead in the cultural examination with the highest score. He defeated more than 100 competitors and won the first place.

For such two competitors, how could Huang Dongping not be frightened?Although he has many advantages, he will inevitably offend some people in his daily work, which really surprised Huang Dongping.In the past, bureau chiefs like him were studied by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and submitted to the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress for approval.To be honest, he knew that it was just a formality, and there were less than twenty members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress.But now, if more than 300 people were to choose among these three people, Huang Dongping felt uneasy as if he had stolen something.

When Secretary Chang's car stopped at the gate of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce, he saw people everywhere in the yard, surrounded by layers of people, and there were noisy noises from the crowd from time to time, and it was hard to hear what they were arguing about. When Chang Youlian, Yao Yusheng, and Jia Shizhen walked into the courtyard, someone recognized them. Chang Youlian stared and said, "Where's Huang Dongping? What did Huang Dongping do?" Jia Shizhen took out her mobile phone and called Huang Dongping, but no one answered the phone.Jia Shizhen pushed aside the crowd and said loudly: "Comrades, please calm down. I am Jia Shizhen from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. The Standing Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Secretary Yao are here!"

The people around looked at Jia Shizhen and began to back away. At this moment, a man in his forties wearing glasses hurried into the yard. He saw Secretary Chang at a glance, and Chang Youlian looked at him with a livid face. So many disorderly masses. "Secretary Chang, this..." the man said in a panic. "You, Huo Qilong, what are you doing here? Do you still look like a municipal official?" Chang Youlian said angrily. "I..." Huo Qilong yelled loudly as he squeezed into the crowd, "Comrades, everyone, hurry up and talk to the office if you have anything to say."

The deputy director of the Municipal Industrial and Commercial Bureau did not know anyone, and the crowd who watched the excitement began to retreat to the side.Of course, among so many people, most of them are spectators. The backyard of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is the residential area. In addition to the employees of the Municipal Industrial and Commercial Bureau, there are also employees and family members of other departments living here. "Minister Jia..." Huo Qilong walked towards Jia Shizhen, waved his hands and said, "Everyone, leave soon!" Some people may have heard the name "Jia Shizhen" which makes them particularly sensitive, and looked around for it.Someone saw Jia Shizhen squeezed in the crowd, and hurriedly retreated to the side.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and there were still a few people shouting aggressively. A middle-sized man had his hands on his hips, and another man waved his hands, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. Huo Qilong came in front of Jia Shizhen, waved at Jia Shizhen, squeezed into the crowd in three steps at a time, and shouted loudly: "Old Zhou, what are you doing? Are you still like the cadres of the municipal government?" At this time, Jia Shizhen also stood among them and said, "Deputy Director Huo, please come to the office!" Huo Qilong said: "Let's go to the office!" Then he said, "Haven't you all considered the consequences of doing this? The leaders of the municipal party committee have come, so tell me what to do!"

Jia Shizhen said: "Deputy Director Huo, where is Lao Huang? The work has become such a mess, where has he gone?" "Director Huang doesn't seem to have anything else to do today! He should be in the bureau!" Huo Qilong said, "Mayor Shao asked me to discuss things..." "At this critical moment, your industry and commerce bureau has actually made such a fuss. If you let the reporters know, no matter how you report it, will it be good for your election?" Jia Shizhen said. "Minister Jia, in fact, today's incident is not accidental, it is also caused by the accumulation of long-term conflicts in the city's industrial and commercial system." "The root cause of the conflict among the masses is the leader..." Before Jia Shizhen finished speaking, the phone in his hand rang, and he quickly turned on the phone, "Hello... who is it?" "Oh, Dean Lu, are you looking for me?" Jia Shizhen stopped in her tracks, "Okay, I'll go back to the office right away." Jia Shizhen and Huo Qilong came to Chang Youlian, and Chang Youlian said: "Qilong, go to Huang Dongping immediately and investigate today's matter clearly. In addition to reporting to the municipal party committee verbally tonight, you also have to make a written report. Serious cases must be dealt with seriously.” "Secretary Chang, I have to go first," Jia Shizhen said, "President Lu of the City Intermediate People's Court is waiting for me in the Organization Department, saying that there is something urgent!" Jia Shizhen hurried back to the office and was about to call Dean Lu when Lu Zhijun appeared at the door. As soon as the two sat down, Lu Zhijun said, "Minister Jia, I'm here to talk to you about something first. Please don't have any opinion on the court." Jia Shizhen smiled and said, "President Lu, I, the head of the organization, won't be so prejudiced. Besides, we have always advocated that the judiciary handle cases independently. What do you think I can think of the court!" Lu Zhijun smiled and said, "Minister Jia, I have encountered a difficult case..." Jia Shizhen looked at Lu Zhijun, but didn't speak, but doubts arose in his heart. Lu Zhijun didn't have much contact with him, and as for work, he seldom dealt with him. What would he need to ask him, the head of the organization? "Minister Jia," Lu Zhijun said, "Someone wants to sue you, sue you..." "Sue me?" Jia Shizhen smiled easily. At this moment, he quickly searched in his mind, where and what he broke the law?at work?Impossible, is it family?Is it the wife? "Minister Jia, a group, the constitution formulated by the organization..." Lu Zhijun thought for a while, and said, "For example, the constitution of the Disabled Persons' Federation..." Jia Shizhen opened her eyes wide and looked at Lu Zhijun, it turned out to be him! "I understand." Jia Shizhen said, "I have read the constitution of the Disabled Persons' Federation and studied it carefully. For this matter, I also studied the party constitution and consulted relevant legal professionals." "That's right!" Lu Zhijun said, "The articles of association of the Disabled Persons' Federation say that the chairman of the board of directors is elected by the presidium of the congress, and the deputy directors are appointed by the chairman of the board." "Dean Lu, how do you understand the word 'recommended'?" Lu Zhijun said: "For this matter, we have also made some understandings. According to the past practice of the Disabled Persons' Federation, after the congress forms a bureau, the head of the organization department announces at the bureau meeting that the municipal party committee has nominated a certain person as the chairman, and then chairs the committee. Announcement by show of hands or by applause." Jia Shizhen said: "President Lu, do you think this regulation is reasonable? Why does the Organization Department announce the nomination of XX as the chairman of the board on such an occasion? Whether it is approved by applause or a show of hands, is this a democratic approach? Or should we You can ask what is the basis for such regulations? I am afraid the only explanation is 'power', right!" Lu Zhijun looked at Jia Shizhen: "That's right, now someone is suing you for not acting in accordance with the charter, but for electing the chairman and vice-chairman by recommending candidates and implementing differential elections at the congress. What is the basis?" "Our basis?" Jia Shizhen said, "Political civilization, democracy! The Constitution stipulates that all rights belong to the people!" Lu Zhijun smiled: "Minister Jia, we also think the same way, but the plaintiff's attorney has found many evidences, and even found out the speeches of the leaders of the relevant departments at the higher level. We plan to visit the relevant departments and go to Beijing if necessary. For such a case, We are very cautious." Jia Shizhen said: "Dean Lu, the society is developing. Reform and opening up have been going on for more than 20 years. The core of the current reform is the cadre system, but the biggest obstacle now is vested interests. Think about it, if the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, the Municipal Party Committee, or If I, Jia Shizhen, do not want to push forward the reform of the cadre and personnel system, we can firmly hold the power of selecting officials in our hands. The officials in any department are not the inheritance left by our ancestors. , the Municipal Party Committee doesn’t want him to do it, so if you find a reason, or don’t need any reason, you can remove him. But why do we do this? It’s to hand over the power of electing officials to the masses, which is politically civilized main manifestation." When Lu Zhijun left, Jia Shizhen immediately called Wei Bingqian and asked him to spend time looking for evidence on relevant aspects of the Constitution of the Disabled Persons' Federation, and consulted on relevant legal methods. , Through the legal channel is a form of democracy, I think this is also a kind of progress. I think, as long as the law can find a basis to show that the election of his chairman is democratic, reasonable and civilized, then we are wrong Just correct it." "Minister Jia," Wei Bingqian said, "how is the Industry and Commerce Bureau now?" "Binggan, it seems that the masses value their democratic rights very much." Jia Shizhen said, "In China, small officials have always been afraid of big officials. The so-called high officials crush people to death! But in Chinese history, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, said that The story that big officials are afraid of small officials. There is also such a case in the United States. US Vice President Al Gore said such a thing in 1999: When Senator Bradley entered the Senate, he had two halos on his head: not only the best in Princeton student and was once a famous NBA star. Once he was invited to give a speech at a large banquet. The confident legislator sat in the VIP seat, waiting to make a speech. At this time, a waiter came, Putting a piece of butter on his plate, Bradley immediately stopped him and said: Excuse me, can I have two pieces of butter, please? The waiter said: Sorry, there is only one piece each. Bradley said proudly : I think you must not know who I am! I am a Roche scholarship winner, professional basketball player, world champion, and US Congressman Bill Bradley. After hearing this, the waiter replied: Well, maybe you Don’t know who I am either! Bradley said: Who are you? The waiter said unhurriedly: Me, I am the person in charge of distributing butter.” After telling this story, Jia Shizhen’s face was particularly serious , "In this world of power, there are always people who are in charge of distributing butter. If you want to eat more butter, you need to pay attention to them. But China is different from the United States. The most important butter distributor in China has always been the emperor, followed by the superiors And the eyes and ears around the leaders." Wei Bing smiled dryly and said: "I know this story. American officials are elected by the voters, and they need to curry favor with many people, so they need more care and more knowledge. It is not so difficult to be an official in China. , This is probably one of the reasons why Chinese people are more enthusiastic about being an official than Americans!" Before leaving get off work, Jia Shizhen received a call from the municipal party committee office. He hurried to Secretary Chang's office. Later, Yao Yusheng also arrived, and Huang Dongping and Huo Qilong who were sitting outside greeted him. Neither of them was as calm as usual when reporting work, but Looked downcast. Huang Dongping and Huo Qilong repeatedly explained that the conflicts at the AIC had nothing to do with this election.However, the conflict among the masses occurred at a critical moment before the official election, so Huang and Huo also felt that they lacked confidence.Moreover, now the two of them have become opponents in this competition for the director.Contradictions among the masses are not necessarily beneficial to their respective votes. After listening to Huang and Huo's reports, Chang You didn't even speak for a long time. If he didn't speak, Yao Yusheng and Jia Shizhen couldn't speak. I saw Chang Youlian standing up from his seat, wandering back and forth, obviously thinking about something seriously, and after a while, he said: "I know, you two are also at a time when you are restless, compare your hearts! But, the masses Where is the root cause of the conflict? It is caused by the leaders. Either the leaders dealt with the issue unfairly, or the issue of closeness. In the past, the selection of cadres was only done by the Organization Department and the Municipal Party Committee, and most of them were subjective, without considering the opinions of the masses. Now let the masses vote , all problems have been exposed!" Chang Youlian looked at Yao Yusheng and Jia Shizhen, and said, "I'm really worried now. What if there is a conflict among the masses during the voting that day? You think it will be good for you! I don't think so." Finally Chang Youlian said : "Don't just stare at your own votes. Only sincere unity will benefit you each. Don't just think about whether you can be elected. If you can't be elected, as long as you have the ability to gain the trust of the masses, future There are a lot of opportunities. If you can’t be the director of the industrial and commercial bureau, you can still compete for other bureau chiefs and deputy directors. Leading cadres must be able to go up and down. This is a question of the quality of cadres. When you mature, I am not talking about big reasons, the future society will only continue to increase the process of democracy, and there will be no turning back.” Chang You even looked at Jia Shizhen: "Minister Jia, please talk about it!" Jia Shizhen looked at Huang Dongping and Huo Qilong, and said, "Both of you, I think what Secretary Chang said just now is really affectionate. I hope you two will hurry up and communicate with the masses more, so as to eliminate some misunderstandings and barriers in the past. Be sincere and sincere, and listen to opinions from all sides, especially those who have had different opinions with you. A wise comrade once said: If you complement each other, a good show will continue; if you tear each other down, you will collapse. Think about it , is that right?" After Huang Dongping and Huo Qilong left, Chang Youlian said: "Shizhen, the masses want democracy, but when democracy really comes to them, they need to constantly adapt to how to use the power in their hands. Bureau of Industry and Commerce It is not surprising that the contradictions in the cadres in the past have been exposed. Therefore, at this critical moment, the Organization Department should do more ideological work, go to the masses, and help the masses resolve some misunderstandings and contradictions, so that the election work can go smoothly. " The first batch of ten departments of the city-level government will hold a general meeting to elect leaders on the same day, with five departments in the morning and five in the afternoon.Although these days, the Municipal Party Committee and the Organization Department have made detailed and careful arrangements as much as possible, Jia Shizhen still feels restless.When he was in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee in the past, he also participated in the election of the Provincial Party Congress and the National People's Congress two or three times, and he has certain experience.But there are stark differences between today's election and that election. Just before dawn, Jia Shizhen was in a state of excitement all the time, his head was a little swollen, he washed his face with cold water, and was about to go out to take a few breaths of fresh air, when he opened the door, he saw Wei Bingqian standing outside the door.Jia Shizhen looked at his watch and said, "Bingqian, the restaurant is not open yet, let's go find some snacks!" "Minister Jia, I'm sure you haven't had a good night's rest." Wei Binggan said, "Let's go, I'll accompany you to eat some hot and sour soup." After walking a few steps, Miao Miao's car arrived, and it was Wei Bingqian who asked Miao Miao to come over. After a hasty breakfast, Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian rushed to the Municipal People's Theater, where the election meeting of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce will be held today. From the roof of the People's Theater, hang two big slogans: "Speed ​​up the reform of the cadre system and build a socialist political civilization" and "Expand democracy, standardize procedures, and promote the ability of cadres to go up and down." There is also a banner directly above the theater gate: "Correctly use democratic rights and cast a solemn vote." Jia Shizhen took steady steps and stepped on the steps, and the thrilling reform of the cadre and personnel system last year emerged in her mind.In a blink of an eye, those radical practices have become a thing of the past, but they flooded my mind like a tide.To be honest, Jia Shizhen at this moment feels heavy and difficult to walk, and has long since lost the relaxed and vigorous state and the indomitable spirit at that time. After climbing the steps, Jia Shizhen stood at the door. He looked at his watch subconsciously. It was not yet seven o'clock, and there was still more than an hour before the conference started.The doors of the theater were all wide open, and the hall was brightly lit. I saw Zhou Dahong and the comrades in the working group busy. Seeing Jia Shizhen, Zhou Dahong greeted him, "Minister Jia, you came so early!" Jia Shizhen smiled: "Da Hong has worked hard!" Then, he strode towards the rostrum, boarded the rostrum, looked around for a while, and said: "Binggan, Dahong, increase the ballot boxes to four, and the ballot boxes on both sides One is placed at each of the four gates, and after the announcement of the start of voting, the people in the venue are divided into four groups, and everyone goes out through the gate after voting, and after the voting is over, they can enter the hall through the front gate and wait for the announcement of the result. Wei Bingqian said: "In addition to the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, there are two people in our working group. After the voting is over, we can't leave. In addition to waiting for the results to be announced, we must also consider that if there is no result in the first round of elections, There has to be a second round of elections." Zhou Dahong said: "Minister Jia, we have prepared two ballot reserve boxes and divided them into four ballot boxes. This will be faster, and the voting can be concluded in more than ten minutes. We have already made arrangements for what Vice Minister Wei said. In addition, regarding the counting of votes, we changed the original group of four to a group of two, with four computers, and the counting can be completed in fifteen minutes." "Okay, the sooner the better." Jia Shizhen said, "At this time, everyone's feelings are understandable. Not only the three parties involved, but all the voters are eager to know the results earlier. Also, the reporter You can go to the scene, but generally don’t express your opinions casually on election issues, just let them see the most authentic and direct side.” Wei Bingqian said: "Dahong, the issuance of ballots must follow the prescribed procedures and be carried out under the supervision of notaries. Everyone must receive the ballots with a certificate and complete independently. The excess ballots must be shredded under the supervision of the supervision team. machine." Jia Shizhen walked around the hall, then went outside again, and walked around the building for a while. Half an hour before the start of the meeting, Jia Shizhen was standing at the entrance of the theater. There were already crowds gathered in the square, and passers-by on the road stopped to watch.At this time, Jia Shizhen's cell phone rang. "It's Secretary Chang! We have been here for an hour, and everything is ready. Okay, I will report to you at any time if there is any situation." After hanging up the phone, Jia Shizhen called the other four constituencies respectively. When she was about to make a call, Huang Dongping rode a bicycle into the yard.Jia Shizhen thought, if every leading cadre can be as cautious and strict as he is today, he must be a leader who is sincerely supported by the masses. Huang Dongping put away his bicycle, strode up to Jia Shizhen, and stretched out his hand with a smile: "Minister Jia, you came early!" "Comrade Dongping, I became a driver today!" Huang Dongping seemed a little embarrassed, and said with a smile, "Well, hehe..." Music sounded in the venue, people entered the venue one after another, and the staff instructed everyone to take their seats. Jia Shizhen looked at his watch and said, "Binggan, go up!" Wei Bingqian strode up to the rostrum, stood in front of the stage and faced the loudspeaker, and said: "Please find your seats, and I will announce some regulations to you now." After Wei Bingqian finished speaking, he looked at his watch and said loudly: "Xiyu City publicly selected one director and three deputy directors of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce. After registration, qualification examination, democratic recommendation, basic cultural knowledge test and defense, From the highest score to the bottom, three candidates for the director were selected in order, they were Hong Zhengzhong, Huo Qilong, and Huang Dongping; nine candidates for the deputy director... "Twelve candidates are invited to sit in the front row now." Wei Bingqian said, "Next, each candidate is invited to come to the stage and express his most wanted feelings to the comrades present in one sentence." The twelve candidates in the front row looked at each other, and they were all a little surprised. At this moment, a voice came from the tweeter, "Comrade Hong Zhengzhong!" I saw Hong Zhengzhong walked up to the rostrum quickly, bowed deeply to the audience, and then walked to the podium, paused for a while, and said loudly: "Please accept me, I am willing to be a member of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce. A hardworking student!" Then, Huo Qilong stepped onto the rostrum and said: "Last year I was chosen for the reform of the cadre and personnel system. I hope that in this reform of the cadre system, everyone can still choose me!" It was Huang Dongping's turn. As he walked towards the rostrum, he thought to himself, what should he say? Since the day when he became the director of the listed industry and commerce bureau, as long as there is a meeting, no matter what kind of meeting it is, it will be full of stars.The speech script for the important meeting had been carefully considered. On some occasions, he even spoke extemporaneously, but because he was the boss, he never felt embarrassed. But now, he really didn't know what to say in this sentence. Huang Dongping felt that his feet were light and he seemed to be unable to make decisions. He walked to the center of the rostrum, and at the moment of bowing, his eyes swept over the familiar and indifferent eyes in the audience. "Comrades, if I, Huang Dongping, have wronged you in the past work, please give me another chance!" Jia Shizhen was sitting next to the first row. She really did not expect that each of these three people would speak so modestly and decently. Anyway, the people who are in charge of "butter" today are the people in the audience, not the director. ! No matter how you say it, we must praise the bold innovation of using such a democratic method to elect leading cadres. Let’s just say that the procedures that have been carried out have been able to come to this day. It should be said that they all have a certain mass base, have a certain quality, and have considerable Ability and culture of people. The distribution of ballots began, and Wei Bingqian carefully explained the precautions for filling in the ballots. Jia Shizhen stood up, and his heart seemed to be even more nervous.In fact, since arriving in Xiyu, his hanging heart has never been at peace. The voting ended soon, and the rostrum got busy again, and the screens of counting the votes on the rostrum appeared on the big screens on both sides. After voting, the crowd returned to their seats, some whispered to each other, and some gathered together in groups. Jia Shizhen sat there silently, eyes slightly closed, looking so calm, but he adjusted his posture from time to time. After a while, Wei Bingqian hurriedly stepped off the rostrum, came to Jia Shizhen, and said in a low voice, "Minister Jia!" Like an electric shock, Jia Shizhen opened his tired eyes, and then cheered up: "Binggan, what's wrong!" Wei Bingqian shook his head, with an extremely nervous expression, "There are no more than half of the three..." "As expected!" Jia Shizhen stood up and strode towards the rostrum.After walking a few steps, I turned around and asked, "Who has the fewest votes?" Wei Bingqian took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Old Huang, Huang Dongping. However, there is not much difference between the votes of the three." At this time, the statistical results on the rostrum have been sent over.Wei Bingqian took the statistical results and handed them to Jia Shizhen.Jia Shizhen took a look and found that the three votes were: Hong Zhengzhong 129 votes, accounting for 35.83%; Huo Qilong 117 votes, accounting for 32.5%; Huang Dongping 114 votes, accounting for 31.67%.Jia Shizhen asked: "What's the result of the deputy director election?" Wei Bingqian said: "This is the result, and it went smoothly." Jia Shizhen looked at it for a while and said: "Binggan, continue the meeting and announce everyone's vote results. Proceed to the next step and print the ballot now." Wei Bingqian walked to the podium and said loudly: "Please go back to your seats and announce the voting results immediately." The venue suddenly fell silent. Jia Shizhen stepped off the rostrum and sat down silently, but looked at the candidates sitting in the front row from time to time. Wei Bingqian said: "Please stop talking, and continue the meeting." After a short pause, he continued, "Comrades, I will announce the results of the election just now. The City Industrial and Commercial Bureau system should participate in the voting. 381 people actually arrived. 360 people, the votes for the three director candidates are..." At this time, the venue suddenly became chaotic, some were discussing, some were amazed.The expressions of the three bureau chief candidates sitting in the front row all changed drastically. Wei Bingqian then announced the votes of the nine deputy director candidates, and there was a commotion in the audience. Wei Bingqian said loudly: "Please be quiet, everyone. According to the plan, if the three candidates do not get more than half of the votes, the top two candidates will be selected." Names for the next round of contested elections. Workers are printing ballots..." Sitting under the stage, Jia Shizhen felt the phone vibrating in her pocket, and hurriedly took out the phone. Seeing that it was Secretary Chang's number, she opened the phone and strode towards the door. When she reached the door, Jia Shizhen said, "Hi, Secretary Chang, I'm Jia Shizhen..." "How is it?" This was Chang Youlian's voice. "Secretary Chang, for the first time, none of the three voters received a majority, and we will proceed to the next step immediately, and the ballots are being printed now." Jia Shizhen said, "How about the other constituencies?" Jia Shizhen hung up the phone, ballots had already been distributed at the venue, and Wei Bingqian repeated the precautions for filling out the ballots on the stage.This time there was only one ballot, and only two names.The ballot papers were quickly filled out. According to the voting method just now, everyone began to vote. When the votes were counted on the stage, the crowd in the venue had already sat down.The room was not as commotionful as before. Everyone was staring at the screens on both sides, feeling nervous involuntarily. Jia Shizhen was a little restless, hurried up to the rostrum, stood there from a distance, staring at the staff, and after a while, the result came out.Wei Binggan ran over in a panic, and before Wei Binggan could speak, Jia Shizhen asked, "What's the matter, speak slowly!" "Minister Jia, the situation is not good!" Wei Bingqian shook his head, "It seems that neither of us can tell this time!" Jia Shizhen said, "Has the result come out?" "Many abstentions!" Jia Shizhen walked to the scene. At this time, the summary results had come out. Jia Shizhen saw that there were 339 valid votes.Hong Zhengzhong got 164 votes, accounting for 48.38%; Huo Qilong got 114 votes, accounting for 33.63%, with 31 abstentions and 30 other votes.Jia Shizhen looked at it for a while, and said to Wei Binggan: "Announce the results to the conference truthfully, and do not announce who was elected. The next step will be decided after discussion by the Standing Committee." After speaking, Jia Shizhen hurried off the rostrum. After leaving the theater, I called Chang Youlian: "Hello, Secretary Chang, I'm Jia Shizhen." Jia Shizhen walked to the corner of the theater, looked around, and whispered, "Secretary Chang, the second secretary of the Industry and Commerce Bureau Another election was unsuccessful..." Chang Youlian hesitated for a moment, then said: "Shizhen, truthfully announce the results to everyone, hold a standing committee meeting tonight, and then study. Also, pay attention to Huang Dongping's emotions, let's meet at noon and talk about it!" Jia Shizhen turned off her mobile phone, turned around and walked towards the venue, only to see Huang Dongping walking down the steps with his head down.Jia Shizhen walked up quickly, Huang Dongping raised his head and saw Jia Shizhen with embarrassment on his face. "Minister Jia..." "Comrade Dongping," Jia Shizhen said softly, "I was just about to find you..." Jia Shizhen looked at Huang Dongping, whose face was gray and pale, and felt pity in her heart. "I... didn't expect..." Huang Dongping lowered his head, a bit like a primary school student who made a mistake, "It's useless to regret now, hey!" Jia Shizhen looked at Huang Dongping, his dejected and dejected look completely lost the prestige of the former director of industry and commerce. "Comrade Dongping, life cannot always be sunny." Jia Shizhen said, "A person's life is like the weather. It cannot be always sunny, there will be storms, and there will be ice and snow. That is the law of nature. Same, so we have to treat ourselves right.” "Minister Jia, I understand all these reasons." Huang Dongping smiled wryly, "It's just that this reform is too fierce, and I'm not prepared for it at all." "People have to face it bravely in the most difficult time. As the saying goes, if it is gold, it will definitely shine." Jia Shizhen said, "You have worked as a department-level leading cadre for so many years, and you have certain experience. I think there will be opportunities in the future.” "Minister Jia, I still have a lot of work to hand in." Huang Dongping walked forward slowly, "Anyway, I'm already a candidate." "The Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee will be held tonight." Jia Shizhen said, "There are still five departments to be elected in the afternoon, and there will be other problems. Let's wait for the opinions of the Municipal Party Committee!" Huang Dongping left, he was pushing that old bicycle, Jia Shizhen could understand why Huang Dongping didn't come to such a meeting in a Buick car today. Jia Shizhen watched Huang Dongping's back disappear into the crowd on the street, and her mood became more and more complicated. After a while, Jia Shizhen stepped on the steps to the gate, and Wei Binggan's voice came from the venue.Jia Shizhen quickly walked into the venue, and Wei Binggan's substandard Mandarin was coming from the microphone. When he announced the results of Hong Zhengzhong and Huo Qilong's votes, there were all kinds of surprises in the venue. Jia Shizhen strode towards the rostrum along the aisle between the seats.When he walked to the front row, Wei Bingqian's eyes happened to meet him, and Jia Shizhen immediately waved to him.Then go to the middle front row.Just when Wei Bingqian announced the adjournment of the meeting, Jia Shizhen came to Hong Zhengzhong and Huo Qilong. "Zhengzhong, Qilong, please stay for a while." It was past twelve o'clock when Jia Shizhen arrived at Xiyu Hotel.At this time, Chang Youlian also got out of the car.The two walked towards the restaurant. Chang Youlian was about to talk when his cell phone rang. He casually took out his cell phone and stopped at the door of the restaurant. "Hey……" "Is it Secretary Chang?" "Who are you?" “常书记，我是市人事局驾驶员小孙。” “小孙，干什么？” “常书记，对不起，打扰您了。我在家里捉住了一个贼……” “贼？连这点事也找我？小孙你……” “常书记，他可不是一般的贼，这人是交通局长兰克彪，不是偷东西，而是偷人的贼！” 常友连愣住了，看看身边的贾士贞，而贾士贞故意避开常书记。常友连关掉手机，说：“士贞……”可偏在这个时候贾士贞的手机响了。他一边应着常书记，一边接通了电话。 贾士贞匆匆挂了电话，看着常友连。 “士贞，走……”常友连说着转身往外走去。边走边愤愤地说，“好个兰克彪啊，咱们去看看！” 贾士贞晃了晃手机说：“原来是……” 小孙家住在市政府老宿舍区，大家习惯称作市委东家院。从西臾宾馆开车只要几分钟就到了。常友连坐在轿车里，头脑里反复响着小孙在电话里的那番话。说起小孙，常友连还真的有点印象。三年前，小孙在市委开车，只是没有固定给哪个领导，算是机动驾驶员。通常是哪个领导有急事，或者车子，或者驾驶员碰到特殊情况，自然会调动机动驾驶员。常友连和小孙打过几次交道，他觉得小孙还不错。后来小孙调市人事局给高局长开车，还到办公室看过他，或而碰到常友连时，总要说上几句话。 刚才接了小孙的电话，常友连不知道到底发生了什么事，这会儿想想，一定是兰克彪没干什么好事，可这大白天，怎么会在一个驾驶员家里被捉住了呢？ 轿车进了市委东家院，左拐不久，车停了下来。常友连推开车门，贾士贞随后也下了车，只见路上围着一群一群机关家属，见到常友连和贾士贞，人们纷纷向一旁退过去。 这时小孙迎了上来，小孙头发蓬乱，满脸汗水，见到常友连和贾士贞，说：“麻烦常书记、贾部长了！” 常友连问：“到底怎么回事？” “常书记，兰克彪这人太无耻了，常常乘我出车不在家时跑到我家来和我老婆鬼混……” 没等小孙说完，常友连说：“他人呢？” “被我堵在房间里。” “走，进去看看。”常友连脸色陡变，刚走了两步，围观的人群中有人说：“110来了！” 常友连瞪了小孙一眼：“报警干什么？” 小孙说：“不是我报的110。” 不知为什么，常友连没有理会110车上下来的人，跟着小孙来到门口。 突然旁边过来一个人，贾士贞一看，原来是韦旭。韦旭看看贾士贞，又看看常友连，不知道常友连是真的没看到他，还是故意不理他。韦旭犹豫了一下，低声说：“常书记！” 常友连还是当作没听到，贾士贞向他点点头。韦旭的表情有点尴尬。贾士贞心里突然想到，韦旭怎么这么快就赶到了呢？当然不可能是小孙打电话给他的，小孙和他根本不熟悉，那么唯一的可能就是兰克彪给他打的电话。贾士贞没有理会他，跟在常友连后面。 这是一栋三层旧式楼房，一楼是一间不大的客厅，推开后门，旁边是一个窄而陡的楼梯，常友连和贾士贞跟在小孙后面，到了二楼便是一道门，门上挂着一把铜锁，小孙打开锁，一脚踢开门。 听到踢门声，兰克彪惊恐万状地站了起来，一看出现在门口的是市委书记和组织部长，无地自容地到处看了看，一时不知所措。 旁边的女人大约三十来岁，虽然吓得脸色苍白，但仍然让人感到是一个姿色不凡的少妇，不用说，这就是小孙的老婆。 贾士贞的目光在室内扫了一眼，正中一张大床，说明是一间卧室，床上并排两只枕头，一床小被子叠得很是整齐。 “常书记，贾部长，我……”兰克彪如同罪人一样，低着头。 “不怪他。”女人说，“都怪我！” “你们知道这是什么时候吗？”常友连大声吼着。“兰克彪啊兰克彪，我怎么说你才好呢！” “我请求组织上处分我！”兰克彪说。 “处分？”贾士贞说，“老兰哪，你知道今天是什么日子吗？下午……下午……” “你以为那个交通局长非你莫属了！”常友连气急败坏地说，“士贞，打电话让市纪委书记张亚新来把他带走，我没空管这种事。” 常友连走下楼梯，只见两个民警站在客厅里，便说：“好了，没你们的事了，让外面的群众都散去吧！” 过了一会儿张亚新来了，常友连说：“张书记，这事交给你处理吧，我懒得说。士贞，咱们走！” “常书记、贾部长，下午的事……”兰克彪从楼梯上跟了下来，说，“我放弃了！” 常友连和贾士贞没有理会他，大步出了门。 不知道什么原因，吃中饭时，常友连一句话也没说。贾士贞知道，发生这样的事，而且在这样关键的时候，那些小报的记者又无孔不入，这无疑是给他市委书记的脸上抹黑。 其实，贾士贞还有许多事情想利用中午吃饭时间和常书记说说，可被兰克彪耽误了这么长时间，现在连饭都来不及吃，狼吞虎咽了几口，便站起来，说：“常书记，我先走了，下午我要去两个选举现场，有事打我手机！” 常友连抬起头：“晚七点半钟召开市委常委会，让组织部几位副部长都到席会议。” 常友连刚说完，又说：“士贞，我看你还是先去市交通局，兰克彪是不是不参加竞选，可以宣布他放弃？” 贾士贞犹豫了一下，说：“选票都已经印好了，我看……”贾士贞想了想，“要不还让他参加竞选，恐怕今天中午发生的事早已满城风雨了，我估计他是没戏了！” “也好，那就随他去吧！”常友连说，“卫生局那里你还是要兼顾一下，我再给老姚打个电话，让他也争取去两个选举点。” 正在这时，常友连的手机响了，他刚接了电话，就捂着手机，大声喊道：“士贞，等一等！” 常友连接完电话，走到贾士贞身边，低声说：“贾振兴一行马上到了，你抓紧时间去接一下，给他作些解释，晚上市委、政府宴请他们。不过，你得尽快赶去交通局。” “他们怎么在这个时候来了！”贾士贞看看常书记说。 “没关系，也是好事，让他看看我们的改革，他虽然是一个商人，可很关心政治。” 贾士贞快步出了餐厅，随即给卫炳乾拨了电话。 贾士贞赶到市交通宾馆时，已经是一点四十五分了，群众已经纷纷进场，贾士贞一眼看到卫炳乾站在会议室大门口，见到贾士贞，他三步并作两步跑过来。 “贾部长，兰克彪现在怎么样了？”卫炳乾焦急地问。 “交给张亚新书记处理去了。”贾士贞无奈地说，“这个人真干得出来，下午竞选，中午搞女人！” “那他还参加下午的竞选吗？” “这事交通系统群众知道吗？” 卫炳乾说：“这种事，好事不出门，坏事传千里！据我所知，不知道的人已经很少了。你看……”卫炳乾指指会议室门外三三两两的围在一起的人群，“不信你去看看，都在议论这事。” “所以，我的意见是也不要白费功夫了。”贾士贞说，“现在再去重印选票，我觉得没必要，还有多少人会选他？就让他在竞选中落选吧。” 卫炳乾点点头：“这样也好。” “韦旭来了吗？” 卫炳乾摇摇头：“刚才给我打个电话，说身体不舒服。” “是吗？”贾士贞说，“中午在小孙家他不是好好的吗？” “他去现场了？”卫炳乾说，“他怎么知道了？” 会场上悠扬的音乐声停了下来，贾士贞大步跨上台阶，边走边说：“炳乾，还是你主持吧，我还是不讲话为好。” 正在这时，霍启龙喘着粗气跑来了，大口喘着气说：“贾部长，刚才我得到消息，说有人要破坏今天的选举……” “慢慢说。” “可能有人在会场放了炸弹！” “什么？”贾士贞慌了，“这是谁说的？” “我也不知道。就在刚才，一个男子塞给我一个纸团，随后就不知去向。我一看纸条……”霍启龙赶快把那张纸递给贾士贞。贾士贞打开纸条一看，上面有一行铅笔字：“有人在会场放了定时炸弹！” 贾士贞脸色大变，说：“无论真假，赶快把全场里的人都疏散出来，我马上给鲁局长打电话！”