Ma Shengran appeared at the township government, not alone. He was accompanied by an old man with white hair and white beard.

The man wore a black coarse cloth coat, his long hair was tied up into a bun, and he was carrying a canvas bag and holding a compass in his hand.

Although the old man is very old, he is at least over seventy. He walks with wind, his steps are as fast as flying, his face is red, and he is full of energy.

Ma Shengran took the old man to his office and stayed for a while. After that, the old man took a compass and walked around the door of Xiao Wangzhan's former office. He didn't know what the old man said to him. Anyway, after the old man left, he would come in the afternoon.

We hired a group of decoration workers to repaint Ma Shengran's office. I heard that the desks were placed facing south and facing north, and there were several more mirrors.

What is particularly interesting is that on the wall opposite Xiao Zhanzhan's office, there is a small mirror with a red tassel hanging high on it. It looks down from a high position, just like the magic mirror in the past, and it just shines on the office door.

Ma Shengran was so busy, which further confirmed Li Yuanlang's guess. He was really superstitious. The old man must be the Feng Shui master he invited, and everything he did was to ward off evil spirits and break bad omens.

So the question is, where did he get the bad omen? Could it be that he had a guilty conscience?

However, according to reports from various sources, Xiao Wangzhan indeed committed suicide by hanging. After drinking and talking to Li Yuanlang that night, he went to sit in his office for a long time, smoking one cigarette after another, around one o'clock in the morning.

Hanging the rope from a hook on the roof, he hanged himself.

Regarding this matter, the Ganping County Public Security Bureau will hold a press conference to clarify the matter in the near future to avoid the negative impact of too many rumors in society.

Ma Shengran's superstition and unhealthy trend in the township government was like an infectious disease, which spread rapidly. Many people, especially some township cadres, followed suit. For a time, Shuiming Township Government was in a foul atmosphere, and Feng Shui masters and fortune tellers gathered here. Today,

You come and tomorrow he leaves, compasses are flying all over the sky.

The decoration team was also very busy, either repainting or renovating the office. Things were placed in various places, and there were many small mirrors in the corridor.

What's even more ridiculous is that an old lady who used to sell vegetables at a stall in the township government suddenly said that she was the reincarnation of Guanyin, who could see through all things in the world and could know everything for five hundred years. Without her, it would not be possible.

As a result, many staff members asked the old lady to help with fortune telling, regardless of whether the old lady's calculations were accurate or not. The main reason was that she charged cheaply and claimed that she did not need to pay for the fortune telling.

Therefore, the old lady is very popular. She is busy all day without touching the ground and has a lot of money in her pocket. This can make money faster and more than selling vegetables.

The old lady walked around the township government building with her hands behind her back, including the canteen, the kitchen, and even the dormitories. What was even more outrageous was that she did not miss the men's and women's toilets. She gave some guidance with calloused hands, and then

Just for cleaning and painting, there are several extra small mirrors for no reason.

As soon as there were more small mirrors, conflicts ensued. One said you used the mirror to look at me, while the other said you had ulterior motives and pressed me hard with the mirror. This was a provocative act of shitting on my neck.

Over this matter, several staff members quarreled and quarreled until they got into a fight. The township government almost turned into a wet market, with garbled codes, disunity, conflicts, and superstitious practices.

Li Yuanlang sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart. The key is that he has not yet taken office. With his current status, others will not listen to you and can only stare and worry.

Zhang Guorui had talked to him about this matter, but there was nothing he could do about it. Ma Shengran ignored him, the township chief was dead, Zhang Guorui's third-in-command was in name only, and Li Yuanlang had a weak foundation and a soft voice, so he could only watch this unhealthy trend spread.

What's going on with the county committee? It's been several days since the document was issued, and the Organization Department didn't come to Shuiming Township to announce personnel decisions. Li Yuanlang didn't take office, and even his farts didn't make a sound.

He was extremely anxious and couldn't ask Wang Zumin, as if he was greedy for power. He was sitting in the office smoking a cigarette when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Liu Shuxi opened the door with a smile and said, "Head Li."

People are fickle animals. Liu Shuxi, who never looked at people seriously before, immediately changed his attitude and treated Li Yuanlang with great respect. Before the announcement was made, he had already removed the word "deputy" and directly called him "Xiang Zhang".

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Li Yuanlang hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "Director Liu is such a rare guest. Please take a seat."

"I won't sit down." Liu Shuxi quickly waved his hand: "I'm here to tell you that a township cadre meeting will be held in the afternoon. Meng Lingjiang, deputy director of the Organization Department of the county party committee, will announce the personnel appointment and dismissal decision on behalf of the county party committee. Also, Secretary Ma invites you to go

His office."

"Oh." Li Yuanlang nodded. Liu Shuxi walked forward and knocked on the door of Ma Shengran's office.

The place has a brand new look, the air is filled with the smell of paint, and the newly painted white walls are eye-catching.

Ma Shengran was sitting behind his desk. When he saw Li Yuanlang come in, he bowed slightly, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Chief Li, sit down."

; Li Yuanglang sat down directly, the sun was clear and the sun was full of sunlight, and suddenly a bright light pierced into Li Yuen Long's eyes, making him white in front of him, his eyes could not be opened.

Li Yuanlang instinctively covered it with his hands, and then he discovered that there were two small mirrors diagonally above him, and there were also small mirrors hanging at the corner of the shed behind him, which were refracted by the sunlight and finally converged on where Li Yuanlang was sitting.

It is well designed and there is no deviation at all.

Moreover, Ma Shengran said nothing and stared straight at him, as if searching for something in Li Yuanlang.

Li Yuanlang was blinded by the sunlight, so he deliberately moved his chair to avoid the light.

After a while, Ma Shengran finally spoke: "Head Li, from now on we will be working together as a team. If you have any ideas, please tell me."

It was clear that Ma Shengran was testing Li Yuanlang. The previous two township chiefs had not been happy to cooperate with him. He wanted to see the attitude of the new township chief, whether he respected him and whether he wanted to go against him.

"Secretary Ma, I don't have any ideas. In the future, under the leadership of the township party committee, I will discuss any matters with Secretary Ma. If there are any shortcomings, I ask Secretary Ma to criticize and correct them."

Li Yuanlang's answer was neither humble nor overbearing, but he also revealed his intention to obey Ma Shengran. His low attitude was very obvious, and Ma Shengran was very useful.

In a good mood, his attitude towards Li Yuanlang also changed. He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table and put it in his mouth. He deliberately pushed the cigarette case in front of Li Yuanlang and said, "Smoke it, I know you

I'm quite addicted to smoking, so don't be restrained when you come to my place. I'm a little older than you, but we are on the same level at work. We both serve the people. You are young and motivated, so you can go boldly in the future.

Just do it and I'll check it for you from behind."

"Thank you, Secretary Ma, for your teaching and trust." Ma Shengran said this, but Li Yuanlang still had to show the respect he deserved.

He glanced at the cigarette box on the table. It was from He Tianxia Zunshang. A box of cigarettes cost several thousand, and the most expensive ones were tens of thousands. Obviously, with Ma Shengran's salary level, he couldn't afford such expensive cigarettes. He could

If you can afford it, there must be other ways to make money.

Ma Shengran seemed to understand what Li Yuanlang was thinking, and said casually: "This cigarette is very easy to smoke, very soft. Governor Lu forced it on me. Try it. How does it taste?"

Li Yuanlang took out one, stood up and lit it for Ma Shengran, then he lit it and took a sip and said, "It's good, very soft, not too strong."

Ma Shengran deliberately brought up Lu Rongfu, with the intention of showing off, and a bit of trying to tease Li Yuanlang. I want him to understand that I, Ma Shengran, have someone in the province. The executive deputy governor gave me cigarettes, which shows that my relationship with Governor Lu is extraordinary.

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The two took a few puffs of cigarettes, and then Ma Shengran talked about work. He said that the top priority right now is to arrange the funeral for Xiao Zhanzhan. The county public security bureau has completed the investigation, and the next step is to let Xiao Zhan bury him in peace.

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As for the preparations for the memorial service, Ma Shengran wanted to put Li Yuanlang in charge. After all, Xiao Zhanzhan belonged to the township government, so it was only natural for Li Yuanlang to take the initiative.

Li Yuanlang did not refuse. When he came out of Ma Shengran's office, he had some ideas. Firstly, Ma Shengran was wary of him and tried many times to find out what Li Yuanlang was thinking. Secondly, Ma Shengran also wanted to organize Xiao Zhanzhan's funeral.

Take a look at Li Yuanlang's abilities.

Xiao Zhanwang had always been against Ma Shengran when he was alive. As for the specifications of his funeral, it was neither too high nor too low for Li Yuanlang.

If it is too high, Ma Shengran will definitely not do it; if it is too low, it will hurt people's hearts and give people the impression that the tea will be cold when they leave.

This matter is really difficult to handle.

Another thing is that during Li Yuanlang's contact with Ma Shengran, he felt that Ma Shengran didn't know about the conflict between him and Ma Tang. Either Ma Tang didn't tell him, or Ma Shengran was just an actor and acted too realistically and deceived him.

Back in the office, Li Yuanlang called Chang Ming and Han Wei, and the three of them sat together and discussed the funeral arrangements for Xiao Zhanzhan.

Wu Hongli pushed the door open and came in, loudly shouting: "Brother, you are getting angry because of your promotion. You are planning Lao Xiao's funeral and you are not letting me participate. Sister, I am not happy."

Li Yuanlang hurriedly smiled and said: "Sister Wu, why did this matter escape you? I haven't taken office yet, so I just made sure I knew what was going on and waited until the meeting was over in the afternoon before looking for you. Now that I'm here, I'll do the external liaison work

I leave the matter to you, sister, are you still angry with me?"

"Don't be angry. As long as you think about me and have me in your heart, I will be happy." Wu Hongli replied heartlessly. Fortunately, Chang Ming and Han Wei were present. If it had been someone else, something might have happened.

The scandal is coming.

Li Yuanlang's initial plan was to work with them to calculate the size of Xiao Zhanzhan's funeral. As for the detailed process steps, he would not make a decision until he officially took office.
Chapter completed!