Chapter 3 The third chapter is to "resign"

Regarding resignation, do you want to say hello to the Standing Committee members? He hesitated again and again, thinking that it is better to keep it quiet, so as not to attract the storm in the city.It is not too late to start work after knowing that the central government does have this intention.In order to prevent leaks, he even hid it from Xiao Guo, instead of handing over the draft to Guo Liming for printing as he usually does: he just took out the antique letterhead with woodcut and watermark that he bought from Beijing Liulichang Rongbaozhai five years ago, After licking the brush, I respectfully copied a copy of the draft, signed it, and solemnly stamped it with a private seal.After opening the envelope, he sat in the old-fashioned cloth-covered armchair in the office, facing the big red seal engraved on the iron line imitating the Song Dynasty. The brief and sincere report brought a bitter smile to the corner of his lips.Yes, this move is not just a "posture" for him, nor is it an opportunity to put "pressure" on any central department or leader, nor is it used to vent the grievances accumulated over the years of work, no, he Be sincere.He sincerely wants to use his "resignation" to announce to the world that he Gong Kaichen is willing to take all the responsibilities for what he failed to do well, and he implores those who come after him to learn the lessons they should learn from it and truly do it. It is a big event of 70 million people in K province.But where is the lesson? When he thought of "lesson", he couldn't help getting excited.

Lesson... There are different opinions... There are really different opinions... Guo Liming never dared to go back to the seat assigned to him when he got on the plane.During these tens of minutes, he had been sitting in the empty seat not far from Gong Kaichen, closely watching every slight change in Gong Kaichen's face and expression.In the dark of the back cabin, there were also two military doctors sitting.This was sent by the air force of the military region at the request of Guo Liming.Guo Liming didn't let them wear white coats.He didn't want Secretary Gong to feel that there was a doctor accompanying him, and he didn't want to make the atmosphere "tension" along the way.Ordinarily, Gong Kaichen, who is just a little over 60 years old, has always been in good health, nothing more than a little airsickness, which is related to the fear of heights that he had when he was young. "Ning" or "Tranquility", close your eyes and rest for a while, and you will be fine once the properties of the medicine are applied.Guo Liming followed, how many times he had experienced it, and it was like this every time.But this time, Guo Liming didn't dare to be careless.Over the past period of time, the condition of the "old man" has changed. The blood pressure has always been quite normal, but the high pressure often breaks through the warning line of 140.Sleep is even worse.In the past, he could be "knocked down" with one or two sleeping pills, but now he can't be "knocked down" with three or four.The eye circles are turning blue, and the important symptoms of aging have appeared—the bags under the eyes are seriously drooping, the hair is getting thinner, and the muscles of the face are getting looser...

Just as Gong Kaichen expected, Guo Liming also wanted to find an opportunity to report to him before the plane landed.But unlike Gong Kaichen's guess, what Guo Liming wanted to report was not Ma Yang's situation.A few days ago, Guo Liming did take the initiative to do some work to find out about Ma Yang's situation.Guo Liming knew very well that sooner or later, Gong Kaichen wanted to find this "Ma Yang".No matter looking from the front, from the side, quietly or with great fanfare, it is absolutely necessary to prepare a detailed information about Ma Yang in advance.Avoid being critical and passive.But at this moment, he felt that the most important thing was not "Ma Yang".He, who has always been more than cautious, mustered up a thousand times the courage to commit a big taboo in his life, to do something that he would never do and never dare to do since he came to Gong Kaichen's side: intervene in this A major decision made by the head of the provincial party committee—he wanted to strongly advise Gong Kaichen not to resign on his own initiative.

It was by chance that Guo Liming learned that Gong Kaichen had written his resignation report to the central government.That day, when he was cleaning out the wastebasket, he discovered the original draft of the resignation report that Gong Kaichen had thrown away.At first, he didn't take it seriously.Because, like everyone in the Provincial Party Committee building, he would never believe that Gong Kaichen, who was strong in nature and always confident, would "voluntarily resign."It's impossible.Even if this kind of thought pops up in Gong Kaichen's mind occasionally, at best it's just a temporary idea, to talk about anger, to vent, that's all.But later, he repeatedly found "fragments" of different manuscripts of this report in the wastebasket. After careful comparison and "research", he saw that the secretary was repeatedly revising the report and carefully operating this matter. Only gradually did it become real.But he still didn't believe that Secretary Gong would really submit this report to the central government at the last moment.It wasn't until around seven o'clock this afternoon that Secretary Gong's eldest daughter-in-law, Xiu Xiaomei, made a phone call that convinced him that Secretary Gong was really going to submit his resignation this time.At that time, they were ready to go to the airport.Xiu Xiaomei asked, what happened? Guo Liming said, nothing happened.Xiu Xiaomei asked, nothing happened, Guo Liming asked back, what do you think? A small residential courtyard, and issued a strict prohibition order: before he returned to K province, his family members were not allowed to leave No. 11 Fenglin Road to go out at will.There are no exceptions for special circumstances.Those who must go out must obtain the approval of himself or Xiu Xiaomei.But he also told Xiu Xiaomei that during his stay in Beijing, no matter who in the family asks her to go out for whatever reason, she will not allow it.Otherwise, take her as a question.Hearing what Xiu Xiaomei said, Guo Liming's heart tightened, but he just responded with a smile, isn't it true that Secretary Nagong is too strict with you.

"My dad is really fine." Xiu Xiaomei's voice already carried a lot of uneasiness and worry. "He...he's really going to be dismissed." The key sentence suddenly burst out from her mouth. "Resignation is just a joke. Who told you this rumor?" Guo Liming tried his best to keep his voice calm. "You really don't know." Xiu Xiaomei's voice began to tremble. "Tell me who said it." Guo Liming became serious. "..." Xiu Xiaomei was silent, and her heavy breathing came from the phone.After a while, she said: "I saw... I saw the resignation report he wrote to the Central Committee..."

"How did you see that?" Guo Liming asked. "...It's been three or four days... That night I went to No. 11 Fenglin Road to deliver medicine to him...you know...his blood pressure is not stable recently...he doesn't sleep well either. I'm not very Don't worry about the two interns in the outpatient room of the Provincial Party Committee Building, so I always take a little medicine from my own hospital and send it to him... I rushed to No. 11 Fenglin Road, it was not too late, it was nine o'clock When I went to his room, I saw him falling asleep in that old rattan recliner...Recently, he has this problem. He always dozes off for a while between 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening. This "new change" Guo Liming I found it too. Then, my spirits were so high that I could work until midnight. I went into the room and found two pages of ancient-style letter paper falling from the armrest of the chaise longue on the floor..."

"That's the resignation report," Guo Liming asked.He was a little anxious.Because the car to the airport is already waiting downstairs. "You know." Xiu Xiaomei was slightly surprised. "I don't know. Sister Xiu, please hurry up and say the most important thing: What exactly did you perceive and want me to do?" "...When I bent down and picked up the two pages of letter paper from the ground, he woke up. Seeing that I was holding the two pages of letter paper, he looked very nervous, so he kept asking me if I had read it; He also warned me again and again that no matter what I saw, I was not allowed to tell anyone. I told him that I didn’t read anything. In fact, I did. The letter was very short, only three or four hundred words, meaning It is very clear that he wants to take responsibility for everything that happened in Province K and resign... Today, about half an hour ago, he called me again, one was to tell me to call my family, and the other was to He told me not to tell anyone about this report before he came back from Beijing. I asked him, is the main purpose of going to Beijing this time to discuss his resignation? He criticized me, saying that such a thing is not I should ask. I said that for so many years, I have always been very obedient and never asked about matters other than housekeeping, but this time I hope he can calm down and consider this issue of resignation carefully... I didn't finish my sentence. I am afraid of him Will interrupt us at the top of his voice as he always does when we kids have something to say about his work... But today he didn't. Long after I stopped, like half a minute, maybe a minute For a minute, he actually kept silent, then sighed softly, and said, 'Before I come back, take care of Zhihe and Zhixiong for me... that's it...' Put down the phone..."

"I know the situation. Look... look... what do you want me to do?" Guo Liming picked up the briefcase used for emergency business trips and asked eagerly. "Persuade him...persuade him...really persuade him..." When she said the last sentence, Xiu Xiaomei looked extremely anxious.