As the car slowly drove out of the county party committee compound, Liu Qitai looked at the kind-hearted Shen Tong and couldn't help but feel worried, and then said: "Shen Tong, do you know who is opening the canteen across the street?"
Shen Tong glanced at Feng Yuanchen who was cleaning at the entrance of the canteen, nodded and said: "You know, wasn't he the organization director of Dongquan County before?"
"Hmm." Liu Qitai added as a veteran: "Logically speaking, a deputy division-level leading cadre like him will have no worries about food and clothing after retirement, receive generous and high wages, and his children will all have good jobs. Why? You still have to work in this business from dawn to dusk, you know?"
In fact, Shen Tong had this doubt early on and asked, "Why is that?"
Liu Qitai chuckled and said: "When Feng Yuanchen was in power, he was ruthless and unscrupulous. He offended a lot of people and supported a group of people. After he retired, he rented a shop and opened a canteen, telling the outside world that he was relaxing at home. But in fact, he doesn’t want to stay away from the political center. More importantly, he wants to guard this compound to prevent others from doing evil things behind his back.”
Shen Tong was a little confused and asked, "Is there any relationship between this?"
"Yes!" Liu Qitai said: "The reason I tell you this is to remind you that officials should not be too kind. They must learn to play scheming, have a dark heart, and have vicious methods. If you just give in, you will only Let someone ride on your shoulders and ravage you, do you understand what I mean?"
Shen Tong shuddered, and Yin Yanhong's distorted face appeared in front of his eyes. He didn't want to hurt others, let alone show off the magic wand he waved in his hand under the aura of power. Liu Qitai's words brought Shen Tong to another level, That is the balance of power. Today, Shen Tong is no longer a small player on the political fringe, but is truly involved in this cruel and bloody struggle.
It is said that a dormant snake never takes the initiative to attack, but if it is violated by a foreign enemy, it will inevitably show its "sword" and pierce someone's throat. But now, can Shen Tong show his "fangs"?
Liu Qitai turned around and saw Shen Tong in a daze. Instead of continuing, he asked, "Shen Tong, where are we going now?"
Shen Tong came back to his senses and said in a hoarse voice: "Go to the Fenglingkou checkpoint first."
The reason why we chose Fenglingkou Checkpoint is because it is the first checkpoint to enter Dongquan County. If the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection comes to inspect, it is very likely that it will check here. When we get here, it is 10 minutes to 8 o'clock.
The car drove into the yard, and Shen Tong got out of the car and took a look. The yard was empty, with the remains of firecrackers scattered in the middle of the yard. There was no trace of life. After entering the office building, it was surprisingly quiet. The corridor was covered with a layer of dust, which seemed to have been there for a long time. No one has ever lived there.
Shen Tong went up to the second floor and went to the stationmaster's office and knocked on the door. After knocking for a long time but there was no reply, he had no choice but to go downstairs. When he was about to take out his mobile phone to call Qin Qihua, a thin old man walked in and said roughly He asked in a rough voice: "Who are you looking for?"
Shen Tong stepped forward without identifying himself and asked: "Uncle, I'm here to do something. Why isn't work here yet?"
"Work? What kind of work do you work? Since last year when illegal mining was cracked down, there is no coal truck. Why do you work? I really don't know what the county is thinking. It used to be so prosperous here, but now it's deathly quiet. No one wants to go to work." The old man said angrily.
What the old man said is indeed true. Since the crackdown on private mining and excessive mining, the business of selling coal has been completely curbed. Without the price competitive advantage, many people are unwilling to spend the extra cost to go all the way to Dongquan to haul coal. But this is not the case. What's the reason for not going to work? Shen Tong continued to ask: "Then Station Master Qin isn't here either?"
"Here he is, he came once and then left." The old man said without thinking.
Shen Tong nodded and asked: "Then what is your name?"
"What's your name? I'm a boiler burner. I have to do errands after the Lantern Festival. I won't come to work for the past two days. What kind of class do I have to go to? Who will come if I don't have any income? I used to do it for a damn month You can still earn one thousand or eight hundred, this is great, three hundred a month, do it if you like." The old man said with resentment in his heart.
They used to say that the staff at the checkpoint were fat and oily. It seems that this is true. A boiler burner is twice as much as Shen Tong's salary. This shows how fishy it is. In order to confirm his idea, Shen Tong went again. Asked: "How much did people in the previous workplace earn per month?"
"A month? Let me tell you, in the past, an ordinary worker here could earn over a thousand a day, so how much does it cost per month?" The old man indirectly told how popular the "business" was in the past.
Shen Tong couldn't imagine it. No wonder so many people wanted to come in because of this good job. Even temporary workers were happy. It turned out that there was such a big "profit" space. The old man shook his head and said, "Not now." Well, the staff are staring at each other every day, why are they excited about going to work? No, even the webmaster is too lazy to come."
After talking nonsense for a while, the old man realized that he had talked a bit too much, and he came to his senses and asked: "What on earth do you do? Aren't you a reporter?"
Shen Tong waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I'm not a reporter. If you're busy, let's go first."
When they got to the car, Shen Tong called Qin Qihua. The two were not close friends, but they both came from Shihe Town, so they talked more casually. After being informed of the situation, Qin Qihua said gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Shen. Reminder, I will notify everyone to go to work right away."
On the way back, Shen Tong visited various villages and towns along the route. The attendance was not satisfactory, but most of the party committee secretaries gave him face and attracted enough attention.
It was already nine o'clock in the morning when we returned to Dongquan County. Shen Tong and the others waited in the county party committee compound for more than half an hour, but did not see Yin Yanhong and Liu Wangtian. They were so angry that they had to go out to inspect alone.
As Wu Jiangkai had hinted before, Shen Tong went directly to the Finance Bureau.
When they arrived at the Finance Bureau, Shen Tong came to the office. There was still only the young man from before. Apparently Wu Jiangkai’s last visit did not attract the attention of Director Tang Zhidong. The young man knew Shen Tong and hurriedly stood up to greet him with a smile and said: "Director Shen, You’re here, sit down quickly!”
Shen Tong ignored it and picked up the sign-in form on the desk. There were more than 40 people in the overall staff, and only five or six people signed in. Shen Tong asked: "Aren't these people at work?"
The young man said: "They are all here, but they have not signed in. I will notify them later to come and sign."
"Is Director Tang here?"
"Director Tang, he is not here, he is on a business trip."