Although Shen Tong was timid, he gritted his teeth and carried on. Firstly, it was to give Wu Jiang some face, and secondly, Lao Wang was indeed kind to him during his lifetime. Based on this, it was reasonable to die for him.
Of course, Shen Tong could feel the disdainful glances coming from behind, and he could even think of what those people wanted to say, but he didn't care at all. You know, the difference between me and you is that what you don't dare to do, I dare to Do it; I can reach a leadership position in the future, but you can't. You will always live mediocrely in your own little world and make your own little calculations shrewdly.
It is often said that the turning point of a person's destiny is meeting the right person and the right event at the right place at the right time. This is also the so-called opportunity. But this kind of opportunity is fair to everyone. If Shen Tong hadn't rushed forward today, but Liu Tong, Zhao Tong or something else, then he would have been able to enter Wu Jiangkai's eyes, and maybe the door to his career would have been opened.
Of course, Shen Tong is already a popular person around Wu Jiangkai. Now when he goes out, other leading cadres look at him differently and dare not neglect him. Some people even call him "second in command" in private. Although this is alarmist, it can be seen that Shen Tong is Wu Jiangkai’s status in mind.
Today's matter is not just about flattering, but a social responsibility and respect for an old hero who has made great contributions and dedicated his life. No one with a social conscience will sit still and wait for death. However, no one It's really chilling that people are willing to stretch out their hands to warm Lao Wang's cold body.
Wu Jiangkai withdrew, and other staff members followed suit. Some even covered their noses, while others lit paper and smoked it on their bodies as soon as they left the house to prevent Lao Wang's soul from embedding in his body.
Shen Tong filled a basin of hot water, took a deep breath, held the facekerchief with trembling hands and began to carefully wipe Lao Wang's body. Perhaps for psychological reasons, Shen Tong gradually became less afraid and could instead I remember the scene of Lao Wang wearing reading glasses, crawling in front of the table and reading the newspaper carefully, he was so kind and careful.
And last time, Lao Wang told himself about those touching years of his life. He burst into tears and burst into tears. He stayed in Dongquan all his life for a promise. This kind of cedar-like character deserves respect and admiration.
Unintentionally, Shen Tong felt Lao Wang's fingers twitching, and Shen Tong was so frightened that Shen Tong sat down on the bed. Only when he recovered and saw that Lao Wang's dry and sunken eyes showed no reaction, did he muster up the courage to continue. Wiping.
After wiping himself, Shen Tong neatly dressed Lao Wang in the shroud sent by the Civil Affairs Bureau. When he looked at the body, Shen Tong could no longer control his emotions and leaned over and cried bitterly.
The most vulnerable time for a person is birth, old age, illness and death.
Three days later, Lao Wang's memorial service was held in the county theater. There was an endless stream of people paying their respects, mostly Lao Wang's former subordinates and some people who came spontaneously, including some old Red Army soldiers, old comrades-in-arms, and old colleagues. One An old comrade who was more than 80 years old knelt in front of the funeral, and tearfully recounted every detail of their time together in resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, which moved everyone present.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, Secretary Wang of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Li Changkui hurried over to send wreaths and express their condolences. After saying a few words to Wu Jiangkai and Ding Qingxiang, they patted their butts and left, less than 20 minutes later. Ordinarily. , the secretary and the mayor were able to attend in person, which was considered a great honor.
As the time approached noon, the mourners also began to jeer. Wu Jiangkai ordered to prepare to wake up and go to the Fenglingkou Martyrs Cemetery. At this moment, a black Beijing-brand car parked outside the theater door, and then got on from behind.
A large number of people in military uniforms jumped out and gathered around the car, looking around as if they were protecting leaders.
When it was clear that there was no danger, an older officer got out of the rear car, went to the front car, opened the back door, and helped an old man on crutches get out of the car. The old man had snow-white hair, a stooped body, and was wearing a
The washed-white old-fashioned military uniform, with his chest covered with medals of all sizes, swayed towards Lao Wang's mourning hall.
Wu Jiangkai and Ding Qingxiang were distracted for a moment and didn't know how to respond. They stood there blankly. If Zhang Liwei hadn't reminded them, they almost lost their etiquette.
Zhang Liwei was also puzzled. There was no such leader in the list of leading cadres outside Dongquan County. Judging from his demeanor, this old soldier should be at a high level, maybe even at the level of the founding fathers.
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Wu Jiangkai and Ding Qingxiang ran forward and stepped forward to greet them. At this time, another car stopped at the entrance of the theater. This time Wu Jiangkai saw clearly that the person who got out of the car was actually Qiao Renfu, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. He was immediately dumbfounded.
.You must know that this is Secretary Qiao’s first visit to Dongquan County, which is enough to show that this old soldier’s status is quite noble.
Wu Jiangkai almost trotted forward to greet him. When he arrived in front of Secretary Qiao of the Provincial Party Committee, he introduced himself and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Secretary Qiao.
Qiao Renfu looked solemn, and did not shake hands with Wu Jiangkai, but asked casually: "Are you Wu Jiangkai?"
After receiving Wu Jiangkai's approval, Qiao Renfu casually said "Oh", put Wu Jiangkai aside, and walked quickly towards the old soldier.
This scene was witnessed by everyone present, and they were all dumbfounded by the actions of Secretary Qiao of the Provincial Committee. Wu Jiangkai was stunned for a long time before retracting his hand, and followed behind awkwardly. An intriguing and strange smile appeared on the face of Ding Qingxiang beside him.
Wu Jiangkai was left out in the cold, which is directly related to the old leader, Vice Governor Qiu Zhiguo. As mentioned earlier, when Qiu Zhiguo became deputy governor, there was a great ambiguity between the provincial party committee secretary and the governor. If it weren't for the people's petition in Longnan City,
, it is very likely that Qiu Zhiguo went to the CPPCC.
If it is a bit far-fetched to link Qiu Zhiguo and Wu Jiangkai, then Wu Jiangkai left a bad impression in Qiao Renfu's mind, which may be due to several incidents in Shihe Town and the recent mass petition incident.
If the provincial party secretary doesn't like it, then Wu Jiangkai, the county party secretary, may be in danger. Of course Wu Jiangkai can see this clearly. Even if he is still suffering in his heart, he doesn't know who to talk to.
The leading cadres who were guarding the mourning hall in the distance were even happier to see Wu Jiangkai being ridiculed than to watch a big show. The bad nature of Chinese people is not to see good things in others, and the same is true for the officials in Dongquan County.
The old soldier wandered to the coffin, bursting into tears. He pushed away the people around him, threw away his crutches, held the photo of Lao Wang during his lifetime, and kept stroking it back and forth with fingers like dead branches.
When a tear fell on the photo frame, the old soldier finally spoke: "Wang Dongzi, the old company commander is here to see you!"