I really left right away without even looking back.
Because I am so disappointed. Cheng Xiaohu let me down last night. Everything that has happened now has completely made me lose confidence in this place.
I lost, I lost to these ignorant villagers, I lost completely!
Don’t they just want me to leave? Isn’t it okay for me to leave?
I didn't take anything with me, I left Qinglong Township alone and took a car directly to the county seat.
I don't know where I'm going, but I have to get away from here, as far away as possible.
When I arrived at the county town, I went straight to the bus station. I just wanted to escape from here and forget everything.
I'm not afraid of leaving this mess behind, because they forced me to do it.
I got on the bus to the city. The moment the bus was about to start, a person suddenly got on the bus.
At first glance, it turned out to be Jiang Tao.
He came to me and sat down next to me, and the bus drove away.
I looked at him in confusion, but he looked at me with a smile and said nothing.
"County Magistrate Jiang, you"
He smiled and finally said: "It's surprising, isn't it?"
I nodded, and he continued: "I know everything that happened to you."
"ah?"
"It was Township Chief Zhou who told me that the fruit trees you used for demonstrations in the village were maliciously damaged, right?"
When I mentioned this, I became extremely angry and said angrily: "Yes, I don't know which bastard did it. I know they just want to drive me away."
Jiang Tao was not angry. He smiled faintly and said calmly: "It's normal. This is how work in the countryside is. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work, the key is that it really disappoints me, you know County Magistrate Jiang."
"I understand," he paused and then said to me, "Are you interested in hearing me tell a story?"
To be honest, I have no interest at all right now, but I still want to give him face, so I nodded after hesitating for a moment.
He then said: "It's not convenient to talk in the car. Let's go down to a teahouse and chat slowly, okay?"
I hesitated for a while and then agreed.
So I followed him out of the car and went to an old teahouse in the county town.
In a quiet corner, he and I made a cup of green tea one after another and sat across from each other.
He finally told me: "I had not taken the civil service exam when I graduated from college. At that time, I was working in a flour mill in my hometown. The factory was full of old employees with old ideas. They were unwilling to make changes, so the flour mill always
Every day we were facing the risk of bankruptcy. I gave many opinions to the factory, and finally my opinions were used, but the difficulty arose at this time."
I listened to him quietly, and he paused for a moment before continuing: "The factory finally got better after adopting my opinions, but the good times did not last long. My opinions may have hindered the interests of some people.
As a result, he was defrauded, resulting in a safety accident.”
Having said this, he suddenly fell silent again, took off his eyes and rubbed his somewhat red eyes.
I felt that he was thinking of these sad things, so I handed him a tissue.
He wiped his tears and continued: "My girlfriend at the time was also in the factory. She died in that incident, and many others suffered varying degrees of injuries."
"Ah! Such a serious safety accident?"
"Yes, because I have blocked the interests of some people, then they will do something extraordinary to prove that what you did is wrong."
"What happened next?" I asked with a frown.
"Later, it was obvious that the factory canceled my suggestion and fired me from the factory. Fortunately, the factory did not report this matter and said it was my responsibility, which gave me the opportunity to take the civil service examination in the future. Otherwise, I would not be here now.
Maybe I can sit here and tell you this."
After hearing this, I felt desolate. I really couldn't understand why there are always these scum!
Of course, I always understood the meaning from what he said, which meant that I was blocking other people's interests and being maliciously sabotaged.
In fact, I know everything, but I don’t know who did it?
At this time, Jiang Tao said to me again: "I just said that it was Township Chief Zhou who told me what happened in your village. Don't you feel surprised?"
"Accident?" I was stunned.
It sounds right after thinking about it. Patriarch Zhou is from Shuanglong Township. How did he know these things?
I was surprised: "You mean this was done by Patriarch Zhou and his men?"
Jiang Tao smiled again and said, "If you think about it again, if this is really the case, will he still take the initiative to call me and tell you?"
That's right to think about it. If it was Chief Zhou who did it, then why would he report it to Jiang Tao? Wouldn't it be against his will to drive me away?
I'm not stupid, I figured it out after just a little thought.
I was immediately shocked and said, "I understand, Patriarch Liu, right?"
Jiang Tao did not admit it directly, but sighed softly and said: "Actually, another purpose of my coming to Dongshan County this time is to abolish their old-school patriarchal system. This is not the old society, and they still do this."
After hearing what he said, I fully understood that it was Patriarch Liu’s fault and he didn’t want me to live in peace.
It was me who hindered his interests, so he wanted to drive me away, and then he would manage the achievements I had made.
It was a really good idea, but it was a pity that his wishful thinking was wrong.
That's right, now I regret it and I don't want to leave.
Why should I leave?
It took a lot of effort for me to get to where I am now, and I finally made some progress. Why should I let him steal the limelight from me?
As long as the villagers didn't do it, it doesn't matter to me. Isn't it just a demonstration forest?
I immediately told Jiang Tao these thoughts in my heart, and he smiled and said to me: "Okay, I will say that I did not misjudge the person, and I am not afraid of difficulties in the face of difficulties. Good job."
I also said sincerely: "County Magistrate Jiang, I am also very grateful for what you said to me. Now I understand everything. Avoiding does not solve the problem, but facing the problem head-on."
"Now do you know what to do?"
I nodded heavily and replied: "I know, and I am very determined."
"That's good. I also ask you to rest assured. I will keep an eye on Liu Chengming (Clan Leader Liu). This is my mission."
I nodded and suddenly thought of Cheng Xiaohu, so I asked Jiang Tao again: "County Magistrate Jiang, there is one more thing I want to ask you for help with."
"you say."
I sighed first, and then said: "My family's affairs, Cheng Xiaohu and Cheng Lu did a live broadcast, and brought goods to a businessman selling honey in Mingyue County next door. It turned out to be fake, and now buyers are coming to the door.
So, I want to ask County Magistrate Jiang to come forward and help me find the person who made the fake honey, do you think it's okay?"
Jiang Tao pushed up his glasses, pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, leave this to me. I promise to find this for you. But, how do you plan to solve it?"
"As long as we find this person, it will be easy. It's nothing more than a loss of money and an apology."
"Okay, I'll help you find this person right now, don't worry!"
"Thank you, County Magistrate Jiang."
"It's only me who wants to thank you. Work hard. If I have the chance, I'll apply to the superiors to transfer you to our organization."
I smiled and said, to be honest, I never thought of joining a government agency.
At this time, Jiang Tao suddenly asked me again: "By the way, Brother Dashan, I heard that you are not a local. You were injured and were rescued by the Cheng family brothers and sisters. And then you are still suffering from amnesia. Is that true?"
I nodded and said yes, so Jiang Tao took a breath and said, "Have you ever thought about finding your true identity?"
"I have thought about it, but now my more important thing is to develop the land and manage the orchards well."
Of course Jiang Tao liked hearing this, so he smiled again and said, "Let's take a photo of you, and then I'll ask my classmates from the Public Security Bureau to check your identity information for you."