When they heard Zhou Yihong say that he was going to meet a guest alone in the evening and could not attend the welcome dinner organized by the county party committee, Luo Qiulin, Fu Lei and others were both surprised and disappointed, and did not dare to ask him what guests he would meet, so he had to say goodbye to Zhou Yihong depressedly, and was ready to arrange a car to send him, but he refused, saying that the friend's house was not far away, and he just walked over by himself.

Zhou Yihong's mysterious and mysterious actions made Luo Qiulin, Fu Lei and others depressed. After seeing him leave, he immediately pulled his secretary Feng Antu aside and asked him if Secretary Zhou had any relatives and friends in Taolin, but Feng Antu was also confused, touched his head and said confusedly: "I don't know, Secretary Zhou has only been in Songshan City for three months, and this is the second time he has come to Taolin, I really don't know if he has any relatives and friends here." ”

Luo Qiulin saw that Feng Antu didn't know Secretary Zhou's whereabouts, and guessed that he didn't want others to know that he had such a friend or relative in Taolin, so he didn't dare to ask any further, so he had to take Feng Antu and other entourages to the hotel for dinner. Fu Lei excused himself that there was something wrong at home, so he didn't accompany Feng Antu and the others, and rushed back home......

Now, when Fu Lei met Lu Tao in the community and learned that he was hosting a banquet tonight, he suddenly felt blessed in his heart, and thought of Zhou Yihong personally inviting Lu Tao to dinner at noon and chatting with him intimately, so he blurted out to ask Lu Tao if the guest at his house was Secretary Zhou......

Lu Tao didn't expect Fu Lei to ask this sensitive question so straightforwardly, and was stunned for a while, feeling that since he asked so, maybe he got the news from somewhere, and it would be too hypocritical for him to deny it, so he nodded and replied: "Yes, the guest at my house is Secretary Zhou." Minister Fu, how do you know?"

When Fu Lei heard that Secretary Zhou was eating at Lu Tao's house, he suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and his eyes were so excited that his eyes lit up, he grabbed Lu Tao's arm, and couldn't wait to ask in a low voice: "Xiao Lu, who people have you invited to dinner with Secretary Zhou? Can I have the honor to go to your house to toast Secretary Zhou with a glass of wine?"

Lu Tao was a little embarrassed and said: "Minister Fu, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." Secretary Zhou told me that he and I would have dinner at night, and no one else would accompany me. If I invite you to my house for a drink without his permission, it may cause him unpleasantness. ”

Fu Lei heard that Secretary Zhou was eating and drinking with Lu Tao alone, he was both surprised and felt a little unbelievable, and couldn't help asking: "Xiao Lu, I have always had a question in my heart: Are you and Secretary Zhou familiar at first sight today, or have you been dating for a long time? Of course, you can not answer this question, I just ask." ”

Seeing that Lu Tao was a little hesitant, Fu Lei added: "Xiao Lu, don't worry, I have worked in the organization department for many years, and my sense of discipline and confidentiality is relatively strong. If the situation you told me today needs to be kept secret, I won't tell anyone if it's rotten in my stomach, please put ten thousand hearts on this!"

Lu Tao saw that he was more sincere, so he had to reply: "Minister Fu, don't hide it: Secretary Zhou and my father are comrades-in-arms in the army, and the two of us have fought side by side on the battlefield together, my father was the platoon commander at that time, and Secretary Zhou was the deputy platoon commander. Now that my father has passed away, Secretary Zhou learned about this situation when he met me today, and he felt very uncomfortable, so he wanted to have a meal with me alone and inquire about my father's situation in detail. ”

Fu Lei then understood the reason why Secretary Zhou was suddenly interested in Lu Tao, a little civil servant, and the look on his face was even more excited, looking around at no one, he put his head to Lu Tao's ear, lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Lu, when you go back, don't tell Secretary Zhou that you met me." After you finish eating, if Secretary Zhou wants to go for a walk or have tea with you, please call me before you go out, and I will wait in front of the building where you live in advance. When the time comes, please cooperate with me, pretend to meet me by chance, and then invite me to go for a walk or have tea with me. Please do me a favor, thank you!"

As he spoke, he hugged his fist at Lu Tao, with a pleading look on his face.

It turned out that Zhou Yihong had just arrived in Songshan City as the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee for more than three months, and some leaders in the counties and districts below were sharpening their heads and wanted to climb his big tree, looking for connections everywhere and doing everything possible to get close to Secretary Zhou.

Fu Lei is no exception. He knows very well in his heart: After the new secretary takes office, he will generally make a relatively large adjustment to the leadership groups of the following counties and districts within half a year or a year, and redistribute power to ensure that people he trusts control key posts and key departments. Before that, the new secretary will observe and judge the people below, and whoever can gain his favor and trust during this observation period is likely to get the most generous return in the next major adjustment.

Fu Lei has been working in the position of organization minister of the Taolin County Party Committee for more than four years, and he has long wanted to go to the next level, either as executive deputy county magistrate or as a full-time deputy secretary, so as to lay the foundation for the promotion of county magistrate or department-level chief officer of other departments in the future. However, his original backer in Songshan City has been transferred to another city deputy secretary, and he can't help him much, so he is now anxious to find a new backer in the leading group of the city party committee. And the new Secretary Zhou is the "first backer" he has dreamed of getting close to and settling with him for a while......

Lu Tao saw that Fu Lei did not hesitate to condescend to plead with him, a small clerk of the Local Taxation Bureau, to cooperate with him to get close to Secretary Zhou in order to climb the big tree of Secretary Zhou, and he couldn't help but feel emotional: It seems that "being able to bend and stretch" is really a basic quality necessary for officials, and his previous upright and straightforward character is really not suitable for mixing in the organs. If you can be like Fu Lei in front of you, go to which mountain to sing the song of which mountain, and do not hesitate to compromise for the sake of promotion, why is the deputy director of the inspection bureau who got in hand canceled and finally received a punishment?

So, he said to Fu Lei very happily: "Minister Fu, wait for me to finish eating with Secretary Zhou, no matter whether there are other activities in the evening, I will send you a text message to tell you that Secretary Zhou is coming down, you go to the mouth of the fifth building and wait, at least you can chat with Secretary Zhou, and leave a deeper impression in his heart." If he offers to go for a walk or have tea together, so much the better. ”

Fu Lei couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Lu Tao had agreed very happily, held his hand tightly, and said gratefully: "Xiao Lu, thank you! If you encounter any difficulties and problems in your work in the future, just come to me." As long as I can do it, I will do my best to help you solve it!"