Qiao Liang couldn't figure out the reason why Jiang Hui's wife wanted to meet him at night, but he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he said, "Well, let me see if there are any other arrangements for the evening, and I will give you an answer later."
"Okay, then I'll wait for County Magistrate Qiao's call." Jiang Hui's wife said hurriedly.
Qiao Liang hung up the other party's phone, blinked, thought for a moment, and then called Cai Minghai.
When the call was answered, Qiao Liang asked directly, "Lao Cai, what's going on with Jiang Hui's wife? She just called me and said she had something important to report to me and wanted to see me."
"Really?" Cai Minghai was stunned and asked, "Did she say something?"
"No, I said I can't tell until we meet." Qiao Liang shook his head and said, "I was thinking a little strange, so I called you to see if you know anything."
"I really don't know this, and what could happen to Jiang Hui's wife?" Cai Minghai was equally puzzled.
Qiao Liang smiled and said, "Forget it, since you don't understand the situation, then I'll go see her tonight. Maybe she really has something important to report."
"County Magistrate, if you don't worry, I will go with you in the evening." Cai Minghai said.
"No, is it possible that she, a woman, can be harmful to me?" Qiao Liang said with a smile.
"Okay, if anything happens, County Magistrate, please call me in time." Cai Minghai said.
After the two of them made a phone call, Qiao Liang called Jiang Hui's wife, and the two made an appointment to meet at a hotel in the city in the evening. The location was set by Jiang Hui's wife, and Qiao Liang didn't think much about it.
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Hui's wife received Qiao Liang's affirmative reply. After hanging up the phone, she said to the man on the side, "County Magistrate Qiao agreed, and we will meet at the hotel we booked in the evening."
"Okay, just agree, and you will do as I say." The man said happily.
If Qiao Liang were here, he would recognize that the man is Tao Wang, the executive deputy director of the Songbei County Bureau.
When Jiang Hui's wife heard Tao Wang's words, she nodded and said with some concern, "Director Tao, can this really make our old Jiang come out?"
"How do you know if you don't try? Anyway, we have no other way. Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse." Tao Wang said.
"Director Tao, does it count as a crime to be suspected of slandering and framing the leader?" Jiang Hui's wife said worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's not that serious." Tao Wang comforted the other party and added, "And as long as County Magistrate Qiao is transferred in the end, no one will pursue this matter, and it will definitely be settled in the end."
"Director Tao, is there no other way besides this?" Jiang Hui's wife said hesitantly.
Tao Wang shook his head and said, "This is the only way. You have to understand that it was County Magistrate Qiao who wanted to handle Jiang Hui's case. As long as Magistrate Qiao is still in Songbei, it will be difficult to operate your family Jiang Hui, so We can only find a way to get County Magistrate Qiao to be transferred."
Jiang Hui's wife listened to Tao Wang's words. Although she still had some doubts, she didn't say anything else. From the moment she called Qiao Liang, she had actually been convinced by Tao Wang.
The two of them were silent for a while, and Jiang Hui's wife finally said, "Director Tao, I know you have a good relationship with our old Jiang, so I also believe you. I will listen to you this time. Don't lie to me." .”
"Sister-in-law, look at what you said. Why did I lie to you? I also wanted to make Lao Jiang work." Tao Wanggan said with a smile.
As he said this, Tao Wang glanced at Jiang Hui's wife, his eyes a little unnatural. Jiang Hui's wife's name was Wang Gui. She used to be an authentic rural person. In recent years, although Jiang Hui's business has grown bigger and bigger, he has become a famous person in Songbei. Although Wang Gui was not very involved in Jiang Hui's business, compared to Jiang Hui's shrewdness and ruthlessness, Wang Gui was a bit honest and dull, which made Tao Wang a little bit unable to bear to lie to him. Regarding Jiang Hui's matter, Tao Wang actually had no idea at all, and he was already planning a way out for himself.
At this time, Qiao Liang was in the office. It was still a while before the meeting time agreed between him and Jiang Hui's wife. He was fine now and planned to read a book.
Growing up, Qiao Liang's biggest hobby was reading. Although he is now the county magistrate and has a lot of responsibilities, he still wants to read books whenever he has time.
Just as Qiao Liang took out a book from the drawer and was about to read it, his secretary Fu came in. Seeing that Qiao Liang was fine, Fu cautiously said, "County Magistrate, are you free now?"
"Well, it's nothing." Qiao Liang glanced at Xiao Fu, "What's the matter with you?"
"Haha..." Xiao Fu smiled, "It's nothing, I just have a question to ask you. I wonder if you--"
"Just say it." Qiao Liang said simply.
Xiao Fu said, "County Magistrate, I was discussing a problem with a few people in the office just now. After discussing it for a long time, we couldn't come up with an answer."
"What's the problem?" Qiao Liang asked with interest.
Xiao Fu said, "When we were watching the news, we saw that an ordinary deputy governor from a neighboring province was transferred to a sub-provincial city to serve as mayor. Some people thought it was a flat transfer, and some thought it was a re-appointment. Everyone thought it was a reassignment. No one can convince anyone, and I can’t figure it out either. I wonder what you think?”
"Oh, this." Qiao Liang chuckled and thought for a while, "Although an ordinary deputy governor is transferred to a deputy provincial city as mayor, which is a horizontal transfer in terms of level, it is actually a proper reuse."
"Why do you say that?" Xiao Fu said.
Qiao Liang thought as he said, "First of all, this is a change of authority from line to surface. The deputy governor is in charge of certain line areas according to the division of labor. He is theoretically responsible to the governor and is not the final decision-maker in the true sense. The mayor of a deputy provincial-level city takes the lead in municipal government work and is truly the second-in-command at the local level, holding "surface" power to speak and make decisions.
Secondly, sub-provincial cities are more eye-catching. The reason why sub-provincial cities exist is because of their unique location advantages, including political, economic, cultural and other fields, which play a leading role as a bellwether and weathervane. Based on the economic size For example, many sub-provincial cities account for a large proportion of the province. There are a total of 15 mayors of sub-provincial cities in the country, and there are more than 200 deputy governors including deputy governors of autonomous regions. It is obvious which one attracts more attention."
Xiao Fu listened carefully and nodded.
Qiao Liang continued, "Another point is that when the organization promotes cadres, the personnel orientation pays more attention to the experience of the chief officer. The core key to the organizational test of cadres is the ability to deal with complex problems and control the overall situation. As a local chief officer, this They are all tasks that must be faced to perform their duties. It can be said that the main leadership positions of the party and government are a broad stage for individuals to display their talents and the best classroom for growth. Therefore, the transfer of an ordinary deputy governor to the mayor of a deputy provincial city is worthy of the name. Level transfer and re-appointment will pave the way for the next step into the ranks of provincial leaders, and even take over members of provincial leaders and top leaders of sub-provincial cities in advance."
After listening to Qiao Liang's words, Xiao Fu suddenly realized, "That's it."
Qiao Liang smiled: "Understood?"
"I understand, I understand, I will use your words to convince them tomorrow." Xiao Fu went out happily.
Qiao Liang continued to read for a while, checked the time, and when it was almost time, he left the office, went downstairs and took a car, and went straight to the hotel he had agreed with Jiang Hui's wife.
The hotel Wang Gui picked was in a slightly remote location. Qiao Liang's driver searched for a while before finding the place. After Qiao Liang got off the car, he said to the driver, "You go back first, don't wait for me."
Turning around and walking into the hotel, Qiao Liang frowned while looking at the slightly dirty hotel environment, wondering why Jiang Hui's wife chose such a place?
After getting to the box on the second floor, when Qiao Liang pushed the door in, he saw a middle-aged woman already sitting in the box. When the woman saw him, she stood up immediately.
"Hello, County Magistrate Qiao." Wang Gui greeted Qiao Liang nervously.
"Are you Jiang Hui's wife?" Qiao Liang walked into the box and asked.
"Yes, I am, my name is Wang Gui." Wang Gui took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Hello." Qiao Liang nodded, motioning for the other person to sit down, and said straight to the point, "You said you have something important to report to me?"
"Yes." Wang Gui nodded, glanced at Qiao Liang, and immediately looked away again, his eyes evasive.
Qiao Liang said, "I'm here now. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."
Wang Gui hesitated for a moment, then saw the menu on the table and said quickly, "County Chief Qiao, let's have something to eat first, and we'll chat while we eat later."
Wang Gui said and handed the menu on the table to Qiao Liang, "County Chief Qiao, just order whatever you want."
"There's no rush about eating, let's talk about business first," Qiao Liang said.
When Wang Gui heard this, he suddenly looked a little nervous and seemed a little at a loss.
Qiao Liang frowned slightly when he saw the other party's reaction. The other party's behavior was undoubtedly a bit strange.
Qiao Liang didn't know that at this moment, in the corner of the box, a miniature camera was filming them silently. On the other side, Tao Wang looked at the picture in the video and couldn't help but sweat. Wang Gui's performance A little nervous, Tao Wang was really afraid that the other party wouldn't even be able to do this.
In the box, Wang Gui quickly came to his senses after a brief daze, picked up the suitcase he had prepared long ago from the floor, and placed it on the table.
"What is this?" Qiao Liang looked at the box on the table and asked doubtfully.
Wang Gui opened the box, and a stack of hundred-dollar bills came into Qiao Liang's eyes.
Qiao Liang didn't expect that the box was actually full of money. His face turned serious and he stared at Wang Gui, "What do you mean?"
"Qiao... County Magistrate Qiao, this is my wish. As long as you can release our Jiang Hui, I will thank you very much afterwards." Wang Gui said with a slight stutter.
"Is this what you came to me to say?" Qiao Liang frowned.
"Yes." Wang Gui avoided Qiao Liang's eyes, lowered his head and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, I sincerely beg you to let our old Jiang go. Our old Jiang is just a rough guy and he doesn't know the law. If he did something County Magistrate Qiao, please don’t let him do anything illegal."
"You made a mistake. It's not that I want to be the same as Jiang Hui, but that he broke the law and should be punished by the law. The law is not made by me, Qiao Liang. If you are looking for me for this matter, then we have nothing to do. Let’s talk.” Qiao Liang said solemnly.
