The autumn grass was withered and yellow, and it was quiet at night. The only sound was the sound of vehicle tires rubbing against the asphalt road. A sanitation worker in the distance was working silently under the dim light. Shen Tong wrapped her clothes tightly and walked towards the dormitory building, but her heart could not be calm for a long time.
Since joining the work, he has experienced too much ups and downs in the world. From Shihe Town to Qiaobei Village, and then to the county party committee office, he witnessed Zhao Yitang's helpless decline, Ma Guotao's tragic ending, Liu Siming's curve to save the country, Qiao Man's desolate sigh, As well as the life struggle between Wei Ergou and Li Maoshan, all of this deeply touched Shen Tong.
A person's life may be colorful, dull, ups and downs, or full of twists and turns. They all stumble forward for the ideal goal of striving, and advance bravely for self-improvement in life. Sometimes Shen Tong is thinking, The balance between the meaning of life and ideal goals left him unable to find an answer for a while.
The next morning, Shen Tong was stunned when he heard his cell phone ringing. He reached out and picked up the cell phone beside his pillow and answered it.
The call was from Shen Tong's father, Shen Jianzhu, who asked: "Shen Tong, haven't you gotten up yet?"
Shen Tong has not been back home since he came to the county party committee office, and he missed his parents very much, so he said coquettishly: "Dad, what time is it? It disturbs my sweet dream."
"How is it? Is your work going well? Do you have enough money? If not, dad will send you some." Shen Jianzhu loves Shen Tong very much. He is already 23 years old and treats him as a child.
Because it was not yet time to turn on the heater, the room was extremely cold. Shen Tong's exposed arms were as cold as bones, so she subconsciously retracted into the bed and said, "It's okay, don't worry about me." , how is my mother’s health?”
"That's it. It's been a long-term problem. I have to work hard with Secretary Wu. No matter what, I have to put my life first. I must not make a small mistake and leave a bad impression. That way..." Shen Jianzhu was a little nagging. He warned Shen Tong.
Shen Tong's ears were already ringing after hearing these words, and he interrupted impatiently: "Okay, Dad, I understand everything you said and I know what to do."
The son's refusal made Shen Jianzhu stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he remembered that his son was an adult, so he smiled and said: "Dad, you are afraid that you will lose your way. Okay, let me tell you something. Li Maoshan was in a hurry yesterday afternoon When I got home, I heard that Xiaowagou Coal Mine was organizing a trip to Qiaobei Village and their neighboring village Nanwan Village. I didn’t pay much attention to it at first, but then I thought something was wrong. Xiaowagou Coal Mine is in Weiyuan Town, how could it go there? I went to Beihe Town to organize a trip for the villagers. After much thought, I thought it would be better to give you a call."
Li Maoshan, the head of Qiaobei Village, originally wanted to go out to work. Shen Tong had asked his sister Shen Xia to find him a job at the construction site in Zhaobei City. However, he gave up the idea when he heard that Lion Head Mountain was to be developed. With the help of Shen Tong , and arranged for Li Maoshan to work in his father's breeding farm. After a period of adaptation, Li Maoshan was fully on the road and became his father's right-hand man.
When Shen Tong heard this, he also felt that something was not right. He lost all sleep and stood up and asked, "Did Li Maoshan say anything when he left?"
Shen Jianzhu said: "I didn't say anything, just said that he wanted to go out for a walk, asked for leave and went back."
"How long has this been going on?" Shen Tong asked.
"It was around 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon."
Shen Tong thought of the last conversation between Wu Jiangkai and Zhao Xiaosheng at Dongsheng Coal Mine, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly said: "Dad, that's it for now. I have to inquire about the situation quickly."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Tong quickly called the Qiaobei Village Committee, but after three or four calls, no one answered.
Shen Tong thought over and over again and called Cai Jiaquan, secretary of the Party Committee of Shihe Town. "Hello! Is this Secretary Cai? I'm Shen Tong."
Cai Jiaquan played mahjong all night last night. He was woken up by a phone call and was about to get angry. But when he heard it was Shen Tong, he sat up immediately. You must know that Shen Tong called at this time. It must be Secretary Wu of the county party committee who has some important instructions. He didn't Dare to be careless and asked hurriedly: "It's Shen Tong, what are your instructions?"
Shen Tong felt a sense of satisfaction when he heard Cai Jiaquan's completely different attitude from before, but the situation was urgent now and he couldn't think about it. He said: "Secretary Cai, let's not talk about instructions. I want to ask, do you know Qiaobei Village?" What about traveling to Nanwan Village?"
Hearing Shen Tong ask this, Cai Jiaquan was a little annoyed, but he held it back and said: "I know, there is a man in Nanwan Village who works as the deputy mine manager at Xiaowagou Coal Mine. He has two dollars in his hand, so he wants to show off his poverty. , this doesn’t mean that the villagers from their village and Qiaobei Village went to Longzhong City, the provincial capital, for tourism. Is there anything wrong with this?”
Shen Tong could hear Cai Jiaquan's impatience, but still asked, "When did you leave?"
"It seems to be this morning, I don't know the details," Cai Jiaquan said.
Shen Tong thought quickly and said, "I'm sorry to disturb Secretary Cai while you rest."
After hanging up the phone, Cai Jiaquan turned off the phone angrily and fell asleep again.
Shen Tong had the same idea as his father. It was definitely not that simple. He was so cold that he quickly got back into bed and carefully analyzed the relationship between the two.
The hour hand pointed to 7 o'clock, and Shen Tong was thinking, should he report this matter to Wu Jiangkai? If the other party was just traveling, then that would be fine, but if he had other intentions, it would not be an ordinary incident.
Thinking of this, Shen Tong hurriedly got dressed, washed up and didn't have time to have breakfast. He called Lao Wei and rushed to Dongquan Hotel to pick up Wu Jiangkai.
When they arrived at Wu Jiangkai's room, Shen Tong knocked on the door gently, and after getting permission, he pushed the door open. Wu Jiangkai seemed to be in a good mood and was splashing ink on his desk. After seeing Shen Tong, he nodded and concentrated on writing again. Author of "Preface to the Lanting Collection" by Wang Xizhi.
Shen Tong did not disturb him, but stood aside silently, admiring Wu Jiangkai's majestic calligraphy, and secretly applauded in his heart.
Wu Jiangkai suddenly asked casually: "Have you ever been a reporter at Dongjiang Daily?"
Shen Tong was surprised. He didn't expect that Wu Jiangkai knew about his previous experience. He didn't dare to lie, so he agreed: "Yeah."
Then Wu Jiangkai didn't speak anymore and continued to concentrate on writing. Now Shen Tong felt unsure, and his nervous palms were all sweaty. He didn't know the purpose of Wu Jiangkai's question, whether he was blaming him for not telling him the truth. Deliberately concealing the facts, if this is true, then his impression in Wu Jiangkai's mind will be greatly reduced.
While Wu Jiangkai was writing calligraphy, he observed Shen Tong's expression with his peripheral vision. Seeing Shen Tong's panicked eyes, he felt quite satisfied. At least Shen Tong had written things on the surface, no matter what he did behind his back in the future. It’s also clear at a glance.