After listening to Zhong Liyang's story in detail, Qiao Liang frowned and said, "Liyang, do you mean that the other party deliberately stimulated you and tempted you to do something, with the purpose of making you have a bad influence at the city bureau meeting?"
Zhong Liyang nodded and said, "Yes."
Qiao Liang asked, "Then what do you think the other party's purpose is?"
Zhong Liyang said, "I was a little confused just now, but after coming out of Director Xiao's office, I suddenly realized. Is the other party doing this to let the Municipal Bureau punish me?"
Qiao Liang said, "If the other party's purpose is this, then Hou won't be punished by himself? I believe there is surveillance in your city bureau conference room. If you really want to impose sanctions later, you will at least investigate and monitor To clarify the facts, it is impossible to rely solely on subjective assumptions. By doing this, the man surnamed Hou did not kill the enemy by a thousand, but himself suffered a loss of eight hundred. What he did..."
Qiao Liang suddenly stopped as he spoke, and a thought came to his mind, is Hou Ming trying to harm Zhong Liyang by exchanging one for another, so that he himself will be punished?
His heart sank, Qiao Liang turned to ask, "Li Yang, where are you now?"
Zhong Liyang said, "Secretary Qiao, I am on my way back to the county now."
Qiao Liang nodded, "Okay, you can come back first."
The two of them didn't say anything more. After Qiao Liang hung up the phone, he thought about it and immediately didn't take it too seriously. No matter what the purpose of the other party was to trick Zhong Liyang, if the city bureau really wanted to give Zhong Liyang a severe punishment, then Qiao Liang will also protect Zhong Liyang. He can give him a warning or a demerit, but if he wants to remove him, Qiao Liang will never agree. Although the county bureau is under the leadership of the city bureau, it is also under the leadership of the county. The city bureau really wants to remove Zhong Liyang. He also had to communicate with the county. If Qiao Liang, the county secretary, did not agree, it would be difficult for the city bureau to implement the punishment.
Qiao Liang had the confidence to protect Zhong Liyang, so he didn't take it too seriously. Any conspiracy would be defeated in the face of absolute power. Qiao Liang was not even interested in exploring what kind of person Hou Ming was, but this matter If someone really set up a trap, it is worth pondering who is behind it. Then Hou Ming is just a pawn on the stage.
Qiao Liang didn't think much about it and continued to call Ma Yanli, the director of the Municipal Organization Department.
"Secretary Qiao, are you looking for me?" The phone was connected, and Ma Yanli's slightly lazy voice came over. Qiao Liang seemed to be able to imagine Ma Yanli's charming look from the tone of the other party's words. My heart skipped a beat for no reason, thinking of the night I had dinner with Ma Yanli.
That night, Ma Yanli was drunk, and he was the one who sent Ma Yanli back to the hotel room. Ma Yanli almost regarded him as her husband, hugging and kissing him, causing Qiao Liang to run away and not care. I didn't know whether someone would take care of the drunk Ma Yanli. I once suspected that Ma Yanli was fake drunk. But the next day, Ma Yanli acted like nothing happened and called him to thank her. She seemed to have forgotten what happened the night before. What's the matter? Thank him for sending him back to the hotel.
Qiao Liang didn't say anything. He just said a few perfunctory words to the other party and then hung up the phone. However, it cannot be denied that after just a superficial contact with Ma Yanli, Qiao Liang felt Ma Yanli's style and charm. Although she was not young, Yes, but Ma Yanli's age is actually when a woman is most attractive.
With these distracting thoughts popping up in his mind, Qiao Liang quickly shook his head, suppressed these messy thoughts, and said, "Minister Ma, this is it, about our committee director..."
Qiao Liang and Ma Yanli talked about Wei Minzhe, director of the Adjustment Committee Office. When Ma Yanli heard this, she naturally had nothing to object to and said with a smile, "Secretary Qiao, you are the county secretary, you have the final say on this matter."
Qiao Liang said with a smile, "What are you talking about, Minister Ma? You are the head of the city organization department, so you have to nod your head for this matter."
Ma Yanli pursed her lips and smiled, and said delicately, "Then if I don't agree, will Secretary Qiao have to glare at me? I'm afraid Qiao Shu will remember to come to me and slap the table and glare at me, right?"
Qiao Liang was speechless. Although he knew Ma Yanli was joking, Qiao Liang couldn't stand the tone of Ma Yanli's words. Although she still had charm, she was already a middle-aged woman and spoke like a young girl. With such a coquettish voice, Qiao Liang felt a little bit over the top.
When Ma Yanli heard Qiao Liang's silence, she smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease Secretary Qiao anymore. Secretary Qiao, please talk to Secretary Guo about this matter. I'll just go through the process here."
Qiao Liang nodded and said, "Okay, I will report to Secretary Guo later."
After talking about business, Qiao Liang said, "Mr. Ma, if you don't have anything else to do, let's leave it at that. I won't disturb your work."
Ma Yanli smiled and said, "Secretary Qiao, you are a bit heartless. You have finished the business and you don't want to express your feelings?"
Qiao Liang was stunned, "What does it mean?"
Ma Yanli smiled and said, "For example, you can treat me to a meal."
Qiao Liang smiled unnaturally and said, "Mr. Ma, I'll definitely invite you next time you have the chance. I've got someone coming over right now, so let's do this for now."
After Qiao Liang finished speaking, he quickly hung up the phone and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Damn, he was actually a little embarrassed by a woman. Is this Ma Yanli always like this, or is she pretending to be in front of him on purpose?
Qiao Liang shook his head and secretly thought that Ma Yanli was a weirdo, and he would have little contact with her in the future except for work contacts.
After calming down, Qiao Liang continued busy with the work at hand. About an hour later, Zhong Liyang returned to the county and rushed to Qiao Liang's office as soon as possible.
When Qiao Liang saw Zhong Liyang coming, he stood up and said, "Liyang, sit down."
With a worried look on his face, Zhong Liyang walked to sit across from Qiao Liang and said, "Secretary Qiao, I thought about it carefully on the way back and felt that today's matter was a trap from beginning to end. Ordinarily, this afternoon's meeting should have been a road trip." The director went to attend the meeting in person, but Director Lu had to go to the provincial department for something temporarily, and then asked me to attend the meeting instead. As a result, this happened again by chance when I went there. And as for Hou Ming, I was with him before. We have interacted with each other once, but we are not familiar with each other. Today, when he saw me, he took the initiative to sit next to me. He was so enthusiastic that every step of the coincidence was strange. "
When Qiao Liang heard that it was Lu Changming who asked Zhong Liyang to attend the meeting instead, his eyes were sharp, "You mean to say that Lu Changming was setting this up behind the scenes?"
Zhong Liyang shook his head repeatedly, "Secretary Qiao, I didn't mean that. After all, what I said was unfounded, but Director Lu suddenly asked me to attend the meeting instead. The more I thought about it on the way back, the more I felt it was abnormal."
Qiao Liang asked in a deep voice, "Why did Lu Changming go to the provincial office?"
Zhong Liyang smiled bitterly, "I don't know about that. He is the director. He doesn't have to report anything to me when he goes to the provincial department."
Qiao Liang snorted coldly, "When he comes back from the provincial office, I will ask him to come over. I will ask him what he did there."
Zhong Liyang didn't say anything, sitting with deep thoughts. No matter whether Lu Changming went to the provincial office for something important or not, this matter could not be traced to Lu Changming. Lu Changming would definitely be able to find a satisfactory excuse. Zhong Liyang was worried now. It was him who was worried. He had a premonition that this matter was not simple. Director Xiao of the Municipal Bureau asked him to come back and wait for the punishment. I am afraid it would not be an ordinary punishment.
Qiao Liang looked up and saw Zhong Liyang's worried face, and said with relief, "Liyang, you don't have to worry. I'm responsible for this. I will communicate with the Municipal Bureau and the punishment will not be too serious."
Zhong Liyang looked at Qiao Liang gratefully, "Secretary Qiao, I'd like to trouble you."
Qiao Liang waved his hands with a smile, "That's a big deal. Just do your job well and don't think too much about the rest. By the way, let's handle Chen Cheng's case as soon as possible to prevent the people behind him from moving up and down."
Zhong Liyang nodded solemnly, "Secretary Qiao, don't worry, I will be keeping an eye on Chen Cheng's case myself, and I will never be negligent in the slightest."
Zhong Liyang hesitated for a moment as he spoke, as if he was hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Qiao Liang said, "Li Yang, if you have anything to say, just say it. You don't have to hide it with me. If you interact with me more in the future, you will know that I like to be direct."
Zhong Liyang said, "Secretary Qiao, I was anxious to come back to handle the case this afternoon, so I declined Hou Ming's dinner invitation. I was also doubting that the other party set up a trap for me. Was it because of Chen Cheng's case? Otherwise, I wouldn't think so. There is no other reason, because Hou Ming and I are not familiar with each other, and we have no personal grudges in the past, so he has no reason to cheat me."
Qiao Liang nodded, "Your suspicion is reasonable, but it's okay. I have the final say in the county. If someone wants to cause trouble, you have to ask me, Qiao Liang, if I agree."
When Qiao Liang said this, Zhong Liyang felt much more at ease. Qiao Liang was the county secretary and the leader of the city team. If the other party wanted to protect him, Zhong Liyang believed that Qiao Liang could do it.
At this moment, neither Qiao Liang nor Zhong Liyang could have imagined that the development of the situation would far exceed their expectations.
After Zhong Liyang left Qiao Liang, he returned directly to the county bureau. Now he can only speed up the investigation of Chen Cheng's case to repay Qiao Liang.
Time passed in the evening, and Qiao Liang was going to visit two night markets in the county. Just before he left, the county magistrate Chang Chengliang came to Qiao Liang's office.
Qiao Liang looked at the time and was a little surprised that Chang Chengliang came over at this time. He politely asked Chang Chengliang to sit down. Qiao Liang asked, "Why is Comrade Cheng Liang coming over at this time?"
Chang Chengliang said, "Secretary Qiao, Comrade Lu Changming called me just now and said that Zhong Liyang got into a fight at the municipal bureau's work summary and commendation meeting in the afternoon?"
When Qiao Liang heard what happened, he waved his hand and said, "I already know about this. There is something fishy here, and the responsibility does not lie with Zhong Liyang."
Chang Chengliang laughed dryly, "I don't know the specific situation. After all, I was not at the scene, but the Municipal Bureau should have investigated the whole matter. Comrade Lu Changming just called me to report the opinions of the Municipal Bureau. The municipal bureau proposed administrative dismissal of Zhong Liyang, believing that he is not suitable for the position of deputy director."
Hearing this, Qiao Liang retorted categorically, "That's nonsense. I think there's something wrong with this proposal from the Municipal Bureau. It's just playing the piano randomly."
