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In his work report, the Premier of the State Council has repeatedly stressed that the reform of organs is an inevitable part of deepening reform, and also said that reform must be carried out unswervingly......

At the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998, the number of cadres in the organs of the State Council was reduced from more than 5,000 to more than 3,000 now. Subsequently, various ministries and commissions of the state also made corresponding reform moves, some departments and bureaus were abolished, and some departments were merged. The original staff of the organs were laid off and diverted.

The reform of state organs is the prelude to the reform of organs, and it is the turn of the provincial and municipal organs next. For a time, all kinds of rumors about the organs were like the wind blowing in March, taking root and blossoming wherever they went.

Before the reform of the organs arrived, various theories hung over the organs like flowing clouds. The information office is also in turmoil. The most rumoured information service is the most popular, because it is a product of reform and was established only a few years ago. Perhaps the information was overestimated at the time of its establishment, but unexpectedly, the information department did not achieve the expected results after its establishment. A computer with Internet access and some newspapers and periodicals are all that the information department has. In fact, in the past few years, many offices have also gone online, and the sources of information are also diverse, so the information department has become a kind of decoration of the organs. At the juncture of streamlining the organs, there is no reason why people should not talk about the Information Department, but in fact, the Information Department has become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the people since its establishment. The reason is that at that time, many people wanted to come to the information department, and it was clear that the information department would be the quietest place for the agency. In other words, whoever can come to the information office will have endless blessings. Those who were not able to make it to the information office at that time are still haunted by it to this day.

It was really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, and at this time, the information department became the target of the people, and people wished that the reform of the organs would start with the information department first. In other words, it would be a good thing if the information department disappeared, and realistically speaking, the information department was really dispensable. People in the Information Service know their current situation better than anyone else.

At this moment, Huang Shan, who was far away in a foreign country, sent her ideological report to the party group of the information department. Before that, she had been communicating with Yuhong, and the Internet had become their link. Huang Shan kept sending what she had seen and heard in Britain back to the information office through the Internet, where she portrayed Britain as a paradise on earth, saying: The scenery there is picturesque, and the people there live a very good life. Then I sighed again and again.

Every time Yuhong reads Huang Shan's letter, she is so greedy that she can't wait to go from the Internet to England, thousands of miles away, and open her eyes there. Of course, that was just her dream, so she could only sigh over and over again: Ah, Xiao Huang is so happy, so good, if only I were Xiao Huang. Then she told Huang Shan about the things that the organ did not move as always, without any new ideas, and of course, she did not forget to tell Huang Shan about the current situation of the agency. At this moment, Huang Shan sent an ideological report to the party group.

Thought debriefing

Dear Party Group,

Although people are thousands of miles away in a foreign land, my heart is closely linked to the party, and I have not forgotten the party for a moment. Now I will make a comprehensive report to the party on my recent thoughts.

Since I accompanied Xiao Wang to the UK, I have never stopped studying, and my thoughts require progress, although the conditions here are better than those in China, but my thinking is very depressed, there is no like-minded comrade exchange, I can only communicate and study with Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang's study task is very heavy, he came to study for the country, I must be his logistics, let him study well, and return to China in the future to make his due contribution to the country. I rarely associate with people here, and when I do, I only socialize with students from socialist countries, because our hearts are the same. When there was a party, we also sang "The Internationale" with these students, and whenever we sang this song in a foreign country, we always had blood boiling and couldn't help but shed tears. Dear Party organization, how much I miss you. Here we are like motherless children, thinking day and night looking forward to returning to the arms of our ancestors as soon as possible. But now Xiao Wang's studies have not been completed, so I can only grit my teeth and persevere. The air in capitalist society is simply suffocating, and I wish I could breathe the air of my motherland as soon as possible.

This ideological report is very different from the information that Huang Shan sent back from the Internet before. This ideological report was circulated in the hands of everyone in the information department, and people understood a truth: The party is the mother, and the children who are far away are complaining to their mothers. Huang Shan was telling her mother about her suffering abroad. How difficult it is for children to be far away.

The people in the information department understood why Huang Shan wrote this thought report at this time, and of course she knew what the next step in the reform of the organs would mean. Xiao Wang was sent out to study after being laid off from a state organ, and who knows what will happen when she returns to China in the future? Of course, she didn't want to lose her job, so she had this ideological report.

Lao Hong and Lao Li

Now the calmest mood is Lao Hong and Lao Li, they are about to reach the age of retirement, the current personnel reform of state organs, like them, is not among the layoffs, of course, they are not counted as staff, they can retire early, and those who are unwilling to retire can still work. That way, they have a lot of room to maneuver.

No matter how impetuous, they will do whatever they should do. While others are talking about the big things that are about to happen in the organ, they are still talking about the relationship between qigong and high and low blood pressure. Sometimes they also say something related to reality. After Huang Shan sent back the thought report, Lao Hong and Lao Li had such a conversation:

Lao Hong said: What if you go out, don't you have to come back?

Lao Li said: That's it, maybe when she comes back, maybe she won't even have a place.

Lao Hong said again: Isn't it just a year, so what?

Lao Li also said: It is better to work honestly in the agency, maybe there is still hope when the staff is reduced.

Lao Hong said: That's it.

So the two didn't say anything. When others talk about these heavy topics at present, the two of them look like they have nothing to do with themselves, and they look extremely superior. Sometimes Lao Hong can hum two sentences of Peking opera, and Lao Li laughs.

The days passed gently and slowly by the two of them.

And then they said over and over again, "What can this do, what can that do?"

It's still Yuhong, a woman

The most upset and irritable person in the organ reform is Yu Hong, she knows her current situation. To count the superfluous people, she is number one in the information department. When she turned to work, it was Lao Feng's help, Lao Feng is a good person, she intentionally or unintentionally borrowed the light of a good person. She knew that the good man Lao Feng couldn't help her this time, because Lao Feng had also reached the age of retirement this time, but if he didn't do it, Lao Feng had to retire, so many people were staring at Lao Feng's position, plus Lao Feng was currently like this, he had to retire if he didn't retreat. So who can help her once?

Yuhong can't help but be in a hurry, his lover has been laid off, and he hasn't found a job yet. Before this, many people helped contact several units for her lover, but these units are not short of technicians, just general work, Yuhong's lover is higher than the sky, naturally he did not take these "ninth-rate" jobs in his eyes. He said to his wife Yuhong: It's gold that always shines. Yuhong also believes that a genius like his lover Xiao Wu is something that is not encountered in a hundred years, as long as it is a genius, sooner or later it will show dazzling brilliance. So, Xiao Wu patiently waited at home for the opportunity to fall from the sky.

When the opportunity for her lover Xiao Wu had not yet come, she couldn't help but see her situation in front of her, Yuhong became an ant on a hot pot, she couldn't sit or stand, she could only go out again and again, hoping to get a little bit of news in her favor from the outside.

When she returned to the office, she said: "The agency will reduce the number of people in half this time."

She also said that the Information Department and the Social Management Office will be merged.

She also said: Our agency will move after the "eleventh".

She was so busy for a while, and then she got cold. She knew that living so busy would not end well, and she had to take action. After discussing with her lover Xiao Wu, she decided to work Director Jiang. They unanimously agreed that Director Jiang is the director after all, and he is one of the candidates for deputy director, and Director Jiang is not the deputy director, but also the director, if the information department is not revoked, then Director Jiang has the right to decide who goes and who stays, even if the information department is revoked, Director Jiang will go to other places to be his director, then Director Jiang still has the right to ask for the people he wants. After several situations were analyzed by his lover Xiao Wu reasonably, Yuhong once again felt that Xiao Wu was wise and great, and it was extraordinary. At the same time, she also complained for her husband Xiao Wu, feeling that the employer was blind and let such a great talent stay at home like this.

After such an argument from theory to practice, Yuhong began to act, and Lao Jiang was getting closer and closer to the unlucky day.

In those days, people could often see Yu Hong's figure in and out of Director Jiang's office. Director Jiang's office is in the middle, and every time she pushes open the door of Lao Jiang's office, she can't escape the eyes of the masses. So every time she always said: I have something to report to the director. After finishing speaking, he blushed and walked into Lao Jiang's room.

Half an hour, another half an hour, she came out again, her face still red. People don't know what she said to Lao Jiang inside. People understood her intentions, but they didn't say anything, and let her "report".

Since then, she has to turn on the water for Lao Jiang every day, and before that, Lao Jiang turned on the water by herself every day, including the sanitation of Lao Jiang's office. Every day when Lao Jiang walked into her office, she had already made a cup of tea for Lao Jiang. Lao Jiang had never encountered such etiquette from his subordinates before, so he was naturally very happy in his heart, picked up the cup, squinted and smelled the fragrance of tea floating in front of him.

At first, he didn't understand why the woman Yuhong ran to his office again and again, and every time he saw Yuhong's red face. Then she told him that her lover Xiao Wu was laid off, the children went to school, the parents were not in good health, and so on, in short, there was only one central idea, that is, she couldn't be laid off anymore, if she was laid off, this family would not be able to live. Lao Jiang squinted his eyes and listened, he had never experienced the superiority of being a director before, and he really felt that there were so many benefits of being a director in front of Yuhong.

He listened with great interest at first, but then he felt that there was no need to listen anymore, so he said: I know about you, and I must take into account your difficulties when the time comes.

Yuhong listened to Lao Jiang's words, and a crack opened in his cloudy heart. She said, "Then I'll thank the director first."

When she said this, her face was still red, and there was more moisture in her eyes, at this time she was looking up at Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang was also looking at her, and when her eyes came together, Lao Jiang's heart had a long-lost thing surging and surging, and he had this feeling when he was in love. It was a long time ago, and then many troublesome things made him forget that feeling a long time ago, but what he didn't expect was that he felt this kind of palpitating eyes here in Yuhong again. Later, Yuhong left with a red face. He looked at her back in a daze for a long time, and only then did he feel that Yu Hong looked a little good. In his early thirties, he is still young in his eyes.

That time, Lao Jiang's heart was a little uneasy. All kinds of misfortunes in family life, as well as all kinds of heaviness in real life, seem to have been alleviated a lot at once.

Since then, Lao Jiang has begun to pay attention to Yuhong's words and deeds, she used to be just a woman in his eyes, a woman with children and a husband, but now it is different, she has one more ingredient in his eyes, that is, Yuhong This woman is a woman who is affectionate, righteous, and somewhat affectionate.

Yu Hong naturally felt the change in Lao Jiang's attitude towards him. She found that Lao Jiang had nothing to do, and he had to come out of his office several times a day, come to her, say something inconsequential, and stop at her face for a moment every time. As a woman, of course she understood Lao Jiang's thoughts, and at that time she thought: Heaven will not destroy me.

She is happy with her success. She spurred herself in her heart that she must not miss this opportunity.

She wants to seize this last chance to wrestle with fate.

Xiaowu and Xiaojie

The various rumors about how the agency reduced its staff did not seem to have much impact on Xiaowu and Xiaojie, because they were still young. This lifeless life of the organ made them all feel a sense of boredom. This feeling is even more obvious in Xiao Wu, who came to this institution a few years earlier than Xiao Jie, and his feelings here are much deeper than Xiao Jie's. Xiaowu sometimes looked at Lao Hong and Lao Li and thought, maybe in another ten decades, his fate will not be much better than them. The thought of it made him frightened, and he went on and on like this, year after year, day after day, without any creation, just mechanically repeating a simple labor. People's passion, as well as life, is in this day after day, no change, today and tomorrow are no different, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are the same, that is to say, Xiaowu has seen the life of decades from today's life. Xiao Wu, who calmed down and thought about it, really felt scared. He seemed to have seen himself after the age of fifty, hunched over, his hair graying, his walking steps were weak, and he couldn't stop coughing...... That's yourself. Xiao Wu sometimes thinks about it, he feels that he is old now.

Xiao Wu, who is in her early thirties, often makes this strange thought break out in a cold sweat. So he began to be dissatisfied with real life, but he never mustered enough courage to change the current state of existence. He knows that this is the root of human inferiority, and he knows that this is the case, but he has no way to do anything about himself, which is the greatest sorrow of man himself. Xiao Wu, who has no courage, is often so sad. He was sometimes angry with himself, and when he got angry, he thought, isn't this how most people in this world have come over? After thinking about it, he is not so angry with himself. He knew that he was not angry with himself, so this person was really incorrigible. Maybe one day, fate will push itself to a dead end, and then maybe it will be his own new life. Xiao Wu was thinking about his future in such a complicated mood, and he couldn't tell what the future was. He vaguely felt that this change of organization might be a good thing for him. After having this thought, his heart was steady.

Xiaojie's ideas have many similarities with Xiaowu, she came to the agency in her twenties, this is completely the will of her parents, her parents have their parents' considerations, they always feel that they are also state cadres in the agency, and they don't earn much money, and they want to be stable. Xiaojie can't change her parents' minds, and she doesn't know enough about the agency, so she will come when she comes. When she arrived, she realized that this place was not quite for her. Every time she gets together with her classmates, she finds that the mental state of her classmates is changing every time, and they have so many dreams, as if their daily life is new. Only her, this time is the same as last time, and this time and next time will not be much different. Her classmates, some of them are in the company, some are working for themselves, they are constantly changing, they are working here today, and they may be there tomorrow, they don't see changing jobs as a big deal, people who are not good here go there, and finding the most suitable for themselves is the ultimate goal. Xiaojie is much more stable than these classmates. She doesn't think about tomorrow, and she can't think about whether the job is suitable for her right now, because the first thing that comes to her mind is whether she is suitable for the job.

That's what sets her apart from others. Xiaojie also thought that one day he would go to this world to have a career that truly belongs to him, just like his classmates. Because of the stability in front of her, she didn't have the determination to step out of herself. She couldn't tell whether the impending changes in the agency were good or bad. She hoped that day would come sooner rather than later. Maybe that day is your future.

Xiao Wu and Xiao Jie sat opposite each other in the office, but the two of them didn't have anything to say for a day. Xiaojie always seems to be very busy, she has many phones every day, and the pager is constantly ringing. Xiaowu has also experienced this kind of excitement, when he just graduated from college, his classmates have just walked to work, they are very excited, see everything is new, so they often meet, and the classmates have a lot to say when they get together. Later, as time went by, they got older and older, and they felt that those days were no longer suitable for them, so they couldn't tell which day it was, and they were no longer excited about those days. They seemed to feel that there was nothing to be excited about, and so the days were different.

Today's small world is yesterday's self in Xiaowu's eyes, he knows that sooner or later she will be silent like himself, only then can he carefully savor the life around him, and then he will understand what he really needs and what he doesn't need.

Therefore, Xiao Wu felt that the small world would not have any common language with him at this time, and he even felt that the current appearance of the small world was a little ridiculous. He also laughed at his past, and he laughed at the small world today as he laughed at his own yesterday.

On the contrary, Xiaojie felt that Xiaowu was not very old, but he was already old, lifeless all day long, with no activity and no passion. She also didn't believe that there would be any common language with such people. So they rarely communicate, at most they look at each other and nod to each other. The days just passed by them unhurriedly.

Xiao Wu still chatted with the girl called Careful on the Internet, and although they had never met, they seemed to know each other very well, as if they had known each other for hundreds of years. Later, she called him Lao Kan, and he called her Lao Xin. Lao Kan and Lao Xin became a pair of old friends on the Internet. Xiao Wu sometimes thought, "What kind of girl is this girl?" But every time he thinks about it, it is not the same, and the more he thinks about it, the more he wants to see the care in reality. They used to guess what each other looked like online.

He said: You are an introverted girl with long hair, fair skin, and talking eyes, you love to laugh, and when you laugh, you are most charming, and you are also a fantasy girl, you fantasize about a blue sky above your head and a meadow under your feet......

She said: You are a man who usually does not like to talk, unless you are your confidant, you are only silent, you are also a thinking man, and the woman who is with you will feel very steady, although we have never met, I think we will become good friends in the future......

The careful man on the Internet finally agreed to meet Xiao Kan on the Internet, and they made an appointment at the city's famous Sunshine Plaza. There is a musical fountain in Sunshine Square, and they are about to meet in that romantic and beautiful place. At that moment, Xiao Wu came to the date spot early, and there are always many people in the famous place. Before that, he once said to the caution on the Internet: No matter how many people there are, I will definitely recognize you at a glance in the crowd. She said the same thing, so they chose a place with a lot of people. This is their induction of verifying each other, and this is the beginning of their desire to find a romantic story.

Xiao Wu confidently came to the musical fountain in Sunshine Square, there were indeed many people there, Xiao Wu was standing in the crowd, he wanted to be careful to recognize him at a glance, and he also wanted to recognize him at a glance. The appointed time is approaching little by little, and Xiaowu can't tell whether he is nervous or excited. He had never felt this way before when he was dating other girls. This time was different from before, and he thought that this time there would be a good result.

At this moment, he suddenly spotted the small world in the crowd, and the small world seemed to be waiting for someone. Xiao Wu subconsciously left the music square. It's not that he's afraid of Xiaojie or anything, but he still feels unnatural, he never expected to meet acquaintances here, especially acquaintances like Xiaojie. He walked around the square for a while, thinking that Xiao Jie might have waited until the people were gone, but he returned to the square and saw Xiao Jie still standing there. He could only stand outside the crowd, hoping that caution would come to him at this point. Time passed by minute and second, but careful not to show up. When he walked into the crowd again, Xiaojie was gone, but the girl called Caution still hadn't appeared. Xiao Wu thought, it's all to blame for the appearance of the small world, if she doesn't touch her, maybe she will have to wait for careful. In the end, he left the place where he had a rendezvous with regret.

On that occasion, Caution complained that he had missed his appointment, and he explained to Caution that he had met an acquaintance and had missed the opportunity to meet her. So they agreed to meet again.

Lao Jiang and Yu Hong

Something finally happened to the cautious old ginger.

The day of Lao Jiang's accident was a Saturday night, and that night was no different from any other night. As a result, on such an ordinary night, something happened to Lao Jiang.

That night, Lao Hong went back to the office to get a tape of teaching qigong, which Lao Li had recorded for him on Friday, but he forgot it when he got off work and did not take it back. They said they were going to learn qigong together on Sunday morning, so that night Lao Hong went back to the office to get the tape. As a result, he saw that Lao Jiang and Yuhong's bodies were pressed against the sofa, which was the sofa in Lao Jiang's inner office, and neither of them expected that someone would come to the office at this time, so the door in the inner room was not closed. So Lao Hong saw that scene.

Lao Hong never dreamed that he would see such a scene in front of him, so he shouted. What he called, he couldn't remember. Anyway, after he screamed, he didn't bother to take the tape, turned around and ran out of the office, and didn't even have time to close the door.

On Monday, as soon as people went to work, everyone in the office knew that something had happened to Lao Jiang.

That morning, Lao Jiang came to the office early, and he locked himself in the room. It stands to reason that if something happens to the agency, it's not a big deal. Now no one will do anything for the sake of men and women, at most they will transfer the parties away, and this kind of thing has happened in the organs before, and everyone will talk about it for a while.

This time it was different from usual, as soon as she went to work on Monday, the woman Yuhong ran to the director, and she cried while saying that Lao Jiang had raped her.

In this way, things are complicated. Adultery is a willingness to be beaten and a willingness to suffer, but rape is different. That is to say, the old ginger is too bold, and it is not a thing. Lao Jiang really had an accident.

The appearance of Lao Hong completely shattered Yuhong's dream. She originally thought that having this relationship with Lao Jiang would strengthen the coefficient of realization of her ideals. People say that they eat other people's short mouths, and she and Lao Jiang are both like that, can Lao Jiang not do things for herself? That's what she thinks, and that's what she does. She knew that her life was not easy, and she had nothing to give as a woman, only her own body. She also saw this desire in Lao Jiang's gaze, so she calculated it. She is not willing to commit to Lao Jiang, she just wants to get through the difficulties in front of her. What I didn't expect was that before the difficulties passed, things became like this.

She thought about it for a day, this matter will definitely get out, and at that time, she won't say anything, and Lao Jiang won't say anything, in that case, everyone will know what kind of woman she is, and at that time, as soon as there is a wind and grass in the organ, she will be the first to take her turn. Did Lao Jiang still dare to speak for himself at that time? At that time, I was afraid that Lao Jiang himself would not be able to protect himself. Thinking of this, she could only make the last effort, so as soon as she went to work on Monday, she ran to the director's office, and in this way, things really got big.

Yu Hong wants to die or live, and before the matter is clear, the leader can only comfort Yu Hong. On that day, people saw Yu Hong like a real victim, her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and she was crying and making trouble. So the organ was in chaos.

That afternoon, the people from the security department of the agency accompanied the people from the police station to take Lao Jiang away. Lao Jiang left, Lao Hong, Lao Li and others really felt that the matter was too big, so Lao Hong said to Lao Jiang who was taken out with a cry: Xiao Jiang, I really didn't mean it!

Old Jiang Mu had a wooden expression, and was taken out of the office without anyone looking.

A few days later, Lao Jiang was released again because the reason for the rape was not established.

After coming out, Lao Jiang was temporarily dismissed from the post of director and still worked in the information department.

During these days, Yuhong has not come to work. Xiao Wu, a laid-off husband, came once, and he cleaned up the things in the office for his woman. He didn't look at anyone, and left after cleaning up. Lao Hong wanted to say something to Xiao Wu, but Lao Li stopped him with his gaze, so Lao Hong didn't say anything, and looked at Xiao Wu with a complicated expression and walked out.

After Lao Jiang came back, he didn't say a word, and people saw him walk into his office in the morning, and he didn't come out until he got off work. It's pretty much every day. Until one day, he no longer walked into his office, but said to people over and over again: My old Jiang has been innocent all his life, why do you think I committed this?

No one knew why he did this, and everyone didn't know what to say, just looked at him. This look shows the problem, the old ginger is no longer the old ginger of the past, his beard is already very long, and a pair of eyes are also looking straight at people. After saying this, he first cried, then laughed, and after laughing, he said how he was innocent all his life.

A few days later, Lao Jiang was hospitalized, and he was sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Xiao Wu

Xiaowu made another appointment with Careful, and this time they learned the lesson from the last time, changed the location of the date to a cozy bar, and booked a seat, that is, this date was foolproof.

It was another weekend, and Xiao Wu came to the bar early. After a while, he saw the small world coming towards him. When Xiaojie walked in front of them, they looked at each other and said almost at the same time: Is it you?

Walking outside the bar, the sun was a little dazzling, and both of them squinted their eyes. The two walked a little like they were about to leave.

Xiaowu said: It's really interesting, this world is so small.

Xiaojie said: I didn't expect it to be you.

Xiaowu: I didn't expect that you wouldn't be the kind of girl you are usually careful, would you?

Xiaojie: I don't see that you are Lao Kan.

Xiaowu: That's interesting.

Xiaojie: It's interesting.

Xiaowu stood on his feet and said: Are you still leaving?

The small world looked at the sky, and the sky was clear. Then he said: Since they are all out, let's take a walk.

Xiaowu said: Yes, let's take a walk, I have nothing to do when I go back anyway, be careful that there is no more, and I can't chat with her anymore.

Xiaojie smiled and said: What do you say, I still feel sad about the loss of Lao Kan.

The two of them walked down as they spoke.

It was a sunny day, there was not a single cloud, and there was a trace of wind blowing.

It's already early autumn.

The day of organ reform is getting closer and closer.

Huang Shan came back from abroad, she left her lover Xiao Wang abroad alone, and she said that she was going to stand the last shift for the agency.

After the fall, the agency has a new story......