Thursday, March 18.

In the morning, as soon as Chu Tianqi went to work, Cao Jinhai came.

Cao Jinhai entered the door and said: "Mayor, thank you very much for upholding justice at the meeting, so that my Cao Jinhai's political life can be continued." I will only look at you, carry out your instructions without discounting, I will fight wherever you point, and I will never go west if you ask me to go east. If there is an afterlife, I, Cao Jinhai, will repay you as a cow and a horse, and repay ......"

Hearing the other party say meaty words of loyalty, Chu Tianqi waved his hand again and again: "Stop, stop." I didn't do anything, I didn't say anything for you, I just did my job normally. ”

"Mayor, I know that you don't want to repay the favor, but even if you say 'normal performance of duties', this in itself is a great help to me. I, Cao Jinhai, am innocent, and I have been wronged by rumors, many people can't hide at this time, but you can actually say objective words, which is actually my love and protection. I'm Cao Jinhai......" Cao Jinhai's voice choked as he spoke.

No wonder Cao Jinhai is so excited, these days, his pressure is too great, he has a premonition that his political life has been sentenced to death, but he is still hoping for a miracle. And even if there is a miracle, it is not something he can create himself, he can only hope for others. It's like a small boat floating in the sea, which may be swallowed up by the ocean at any time, but the people on the small boat are still waiting for themselves to be rescued with tenacious ideas. But whether he can be saved, and under what circumstances, is he saved? The people on the boat are unknown, and Cao Jinhai is like a person in this small boat.

When Jiao Erzhuang's beating just happened, Cao Jinhai was not sure in his heart, the key is that he is not only the leader of that guy, but also the brother-in-law of that guy. Usually no one says it, and I don't think there's anything wrong, but once this happens, it's very fatal. Ever since he heard the news, he had been worried all day, but there was still a fluke, in case the rumors were not accurate. After the police came to the door on the third and sixth days, his luck was completely shattered, and he was even more worried, and now not only the brother-in-law beat the deputy director, but also his wife and driver were also involved.

What should I do? What should I do? Cao Jinhai thought of many methods, but almost all of them were denied. He decided to go to Chu Tianqi and ask Chu Tianqi for help and let Chu Tianqi speak for him. After being blocked by his secretary several times, Cao Jinhai finally met Chu Tianqi on March 10 and finally told his "grievances". Although Chu Tianqi's answer was very vague, although Chu Tianqi only said that "he will not cheat, let alone fall into the ground", Cao Jinhai was already very satisfied. I am now about to become a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, as long as someone does not give him a stone at this time, this is already a great kindness. So when he came out of Chu Tianqi's office that day, the flame of hope in Cao Jinhai's heart, which was already on the verge of extinguishing, rekindled the orange flame. Although the flame is small, it is beautiful and more precious.

God is really ruthless sometimes, just when Cao Jinhai was holding that flame of hope and waiting for the good news, a news came - Jiao Erzhuang was taken away. This news was told to Cao Jinhai by a friend in Xuyuan County, who heard it from an eyewitness. This news was like a hurricane, blowing directly into Cao Jinhai's chest, which not only blew out the flame of hope, but also choked him out of breath, and his heart was cold. He realized that it was over, it was all over, all his efforts were smelled by Jiao Erzhuang's piece of shit, and there was no reason why he should not be taken down.

Since he decided that there was no hope at all, Cao Jinhai felt a sense of relief, and sighed in his heart: Destiny dictates. Cao Jinhai thinks that he is already very free, but when he attended the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee yesterday, he couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel regret and disappointment. At the same time, there was an expectation: if someone could speak for him, maybe he would not be "gelding". Although he identified this expectation as delusional, there was still a strong expectation.

But when Cao Jinhai walked into that room, he realized that the atmosphere was not right, and he felt a strong crisis, and he didn't know if he would have the opportunity to attend the meeting here again. Cao Jinhai could only pray secretly in his heart, praying that the next meeting would not involve him, or that there would be a not too bad outcome. All he could do at that time was pray, because his political life was no longer dominated by him.

Last night, when Cao Jinhai heard about the situation at the Standing Committee, he couldn't help but cry with joy. He thanked God for opening his eyes, thanked himself for handing over shit luck, and thanked someone for speaking for him. Although there is more than one person who speaks for himself, although it is only the five words "prudent and harmless", Cao Jinhai is most grateful to Chu Tianqi. Because Chu Tianqi and himself do not have any entanglements outside of work, it is their duty for Chu Tianqi not to help him, and it is a great favor to help him, and it is these five words that have aroused the support of many people, so that the secretary of the municipal party committee suspended the meeting.

"Mayor, I can't repay the favor as a cow, I ......" Cao Jinhai repeated his previous words, unable to continue because of his whimpering, sitting in his chair and sobbing, wiping tears from the back of his hand. After a while, there was intermittent expression of loyalty.

As a big man, and a man who has experienced wind and rain, his emotions should not be so fragile. But recently, Cao Jinhai's political heart has died, but it has unexpectedly recovered, and he has a feeling of the rest of his life. How can you not be emotional?

Looking at the other party's crying expression, listening to the other party's incoherent nagging, Chu Tianqi did not have a trace of sympathy and pity, but had a little more doubt: Cao Jinhai also valued that little black gauze hat too much, as for it? Often people with this kind of character will do anything for the sake of power, and they must be strictly guarded against.

If Cao Jinhai knew that his "loyalty can be learned", he actually made the other party more vigilant, I don't know how to feel?

In fact, the reason why Chu Tianqi helped Cao Jinhai at yesterday's meeting was mainly from the perspective of work, and it was also a decision made by observing the development of the situation at the meeting.

Recently, centered on Jiao Erzhuang's beating case, many things have happened that are unfavorable to Cao Jinhai, and some rumors are also the supremacy of the hustle and bustle. Chu Tianqi realized that there must be someone in the city who wanted to move Cao Jinhai, so what should he do? To keep it or to abandon it? If Cao Jinhai is removed, he will be appointed as a secretary, mayor, or other member of the Standing Committee, or he will be assigned by a certain principal or deputy section of Dingye City, but it will definitely not be his turn to arrange a candidate for the director of the urban construction bureau.

Whether it is other members of the Standing Committee of the Dingye City Party Committee or people sent by the superiors, there will inevitably be a period of running-in and even fighting, which will not only involve energy and affect work, but may not necessarily run in well. Although Cao Jinhai is not his own person, he has been able to control his cooperation work, and Cao Jinhai will take up his current position, which will be of great benefit to the continuous advancement of urban construction work. Therefore, the last time Cao Jinhai came to the door to "shout grievances" and show his loyalty, Chu Tianqi still gave the other party a neutral statement of support.

But then he received a call from Qu Gang, Jiao Erzhuang was taken away, and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection went directly to the Xuyuan County Public Security Bureau to mention the person. Qu Gang said on the phone that Jiao Erzhuang had been "shouting grievances" when he was taken away, but the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection personnel said, "You are very familiar with You Jianhui", which suddenly made Jiao Erzhuang dumbfounded. After answering the phone at that time, combined with Cao Jinhai's description of Jiao Erzhuang's promotion process, Chu Tianqi had already decided in his heart that Jiao Erzhuang was definitely connected with You Jianhui. He couldn't help but doubt Cao Jinhai's innocence, and muttered in his heart: Is Cao Jinhai worth helping?

Chu Tianqi and Cao Jinhai have not known each other for a long time, except for work, there is no other contact, he does not fully understand Cao Jinhai, there is no need to take risks to speak for him. But if Cao Jinhai continues to be the director, it will be relatively beneficial to the progress of the work, and it is necessary to help in order to work.

Since Jiao Erzhuang was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, he has not heard any news related to him, and there is no information about whether Cao Jinhai was involved in the case. When the meeting was held yesterday, Chu Tianqi had not yet made up his mind, and it was not until Cai Yong raised the issue of Cao Jinhai that he decided to talk about the situation. He felt that someone should speak for Cao Jinhai, and he could push the boat down the river at that time, but he must not go into battle shirtless, there was really no need for that.

Sure enough, when Cai Yong suggested a show of hands to vote, Peng Shaogen spoke, which was expected by Chu Tianqi. Let's not talk about the close relationship between Peng and Cao, but Cao Jinhai is Peng Shaogen's person, which is a well-known thing in Chengkang's political circles. Whether Peng Shaogen is to ensure his sphere of influence, or to save face, or to warm the heart of his family, he must also come forward to speak. Facts have proved that Peng Shaogen and Cai Yong are in love, and they are very fierce, and they even do not hesitate to use that sensitive topic.

In the process of Peng and Cai fighting each other, Chu Tianqi had already discovered that Cai Yong and You Chenggong were clearly speaking for Xue Tao, or Xue Tao had approved Cai Yong's approach in advance. In this case, if you support Cao Jinhai, it will be a dilemma with Xue Tao, and you must treat it carefully and properly, and you must continue to look at it.

When he was observing, Xue Tao called his name, and he couldn't answer it if he didn't want to, so Chu Tianqi gave those five words - "Be cautious and harmless." Followed by Jiang Xia and several others also echoed the word "prudent", Cai Yong took Cao Jinhai's proposal and declared a miscarriage.

Everyone understands that Chu Tianqi means "be cautious when you take out Cao Jinhai", but if Cao Jinhai really has something, this can be understood as "Be cautious when using Cao Jinhai", which is a vague answer. Chu Tianqi just wants to be so ambiguous, that is, to make himself have a basis for advancing and retreating.

Looking at Cao Jinhai's endless sobbing and listening to the other party's tireless chatter, Chu Tianqi thought of two words: performance. So he said solemnly: "Director Cao, go back to work, I still have a lot of things to do." ”

"Okay, okay, excuse me, thank you, mayor, thank you very much!" Cao Jinhai stood up, hunched over, and walked backwards out of the room.