The next morning, downstairs in the Chengkang Municipal Government Hotel, Wei Tongsuo and others lined up beside the car to bid farewell to Mayor Chu and his party.

Unlike the people who greeted them downstairs yesterday, today not only the Standing Committee members were present, but also the deputy county magistrates, Zhou Jialin and Chang Yuzhou also came.

Chu Tianqi patiently shook hands with everyone one by one, but the greetings were shorter, most of them were sentences like "goodbye", just saying "do a good job" with Zhou Jialin and Chang Yuzhou.

After shaking hands with Chang Yuzhou, Chu Tianqi suddenly found that there was an elderly man standing in the southeast corner of the courtyard, looking very familiar.

The old man was originally looking in this direction, but after noticing Chu Tianqi's gaze, he hurriedly lowered his head again, and had the intention of moving towards the door.

Zhao ...... Lao Zhao. Chu Tianqi waved his hand and walked towards the man.

He had already slipped along the base of the wall towards the gate of the courtyard, but when he heard the shouting, the old man stopped his steps again. When he saw Chu Tianqi walking towards him, he first hesitated for a moment, and then walked quickly towards the other party. When the other party approached, he stopped his steps and lowered his head.

"Old Zhao, since you're here, why don't you go over?" Chu Tianqi said, stretching out his hand.

The muscles of the old man's cheeks moved, and his right hand was tentatively raised twice, before he hesitantly raised it again, but his head was still lowered, and he looked like a schoolboy who had made a mistake.

"Old Zhao, why are you so twisted?" Chu Tianqi stretched out his right hand forward and held the other party, "Raise your head." ”

"I, I, I'm sorry Mayor Chu. The old man raised his head sharply, his eyes full of complicated expressions.

"Lao Zhao, it's not that you can't live with me, but you can't live with that responsibility, and you can't live with your conscience. Chu Tianqi said earnestly, "It is true that people live a lot, but as long as they don't lose their conscience, they are everything." Lao Zhao, from your eyes, I saw remorse and guilt, and saw your conscience. Raise your head, the mistakes of the past are just the past, and do not represent the present you, as long as you walk well in the present and in the future, you don't need to bow your head, unless you don't go well. ”

"I'm willing to go, I'm willing, it's just ......," the old man said, withdrawing his hand and lowering his head again, "It's just that people don't believe me." ”

"Whether people believe it or not is not the main thing, the key is to believe in themselves and believe in their own conscience. Chu Tianqi emphasized, and then asked rhetorically, "Don't you believe in your conscience?"

"I, I believe. The old man's voice was not high, but he spoke firmly.

Chu Tianqi said slowly: "Since you believe in yourself, then raise your head." ”

The old man clenched his fists violently and slowly raised his head. Compared with before, the elderly man had a more determined look in his eyes.

"Okay, Lao Zhao, I'll go first. Chu Tianqi stretched out his hand again, "If you go to the city in the future, you can go to the unit to find me, and if you find Li Ziteng, you will find me, he has my number there, you can ask him." ”

"Mayor, I, I must be a good man. The old man held Chu Tianqi's hand, and his tone was much firmer.

Chu Tianqi nodded slightly: "Old Zhao, that's right." ”

"Mayor, I wish you every step of the way, you will definitely be, don't bother. The old man smiled. Then he quickly withdrew his right hand and walked quickly towards the gate of the courtyard.

Chu Tianqi noticed that the back of the departing figure straightened his spine, and his steps were much firmer.

It wasn't until that back disappeared that Chu Tianqi turned around and walked towards everyone.

The scene just now, people all saw it, although they didn't listen to the conversation between the two, but they all understood the whole process. People all had mixed feelings in their hearts, and one person even secretly wiped the corners of his eyes.

Coming in front of everyone, Chu Tianqi waved his hand apologetically: "I'm sorry for delaying everyone's time." ”

"Goodbye!" As he spoke, Chu Tianqi stretched out his right hand to Wei Tongsuo again.

Wei Tongsuo held the other party with one hand and gave a thumbs up with the other: "Mayor, you are this." Goodbye, hope to come back and see more. ”

"I don't dare to come back, I'm afraid I won't be able to get off the table. Chu Tianqi smiled and withdrew his right hand.

"The mayor is too modest, you are massive, and my old Wei Gan is defeated. Wei Tongsuo responded.

Waving goodbye to everyone again, Chu Tianqi walked towards the off-road vehicle.

Wei Tonglock took the first step and opened the right rear side door.

Chu Tianqi was not too polite, smiled and nodded, and got into the car.

The inside and outside of the car waved their hands, the whistle sounded, and the convoy drove out of the yard in turn.

Looking back at the door of the departing hotel, Chu Tianqi gently stroked his stomach. I really drank a lot yesterday, and I was almost high, but of course he didn't drink high.

Knowing that he couldn't drink less last night, Chu Tianqi was more careful. But after the real drink, under the toasts and circles of people one by one, although the alcohol drunk each time was not equal, Chu Tianqi still drank the most when calculating the amount of the whole scene.

However, the people in Chengkang City did not drink less, not only to accompany the superior leaders, but also to accompany the old colleagues, not to mention that the superior leaders are still so nostalgic. At the end of the drink, Wei Tong's tongue was not good, and Guan Liying stumbled under her feet, but if no one stopped them, they still had to respect Mayor Chu again.

Yesterday was a special situation, and if you want to drink less, it will inevitably affect the atmosphere, and people do drink a lot of feelings. You can't drink like this for the next few days, otherwise you won't come out to work, and you'll be drinking heavily.

In fact, although I felt cordial with many people yesterday, people regard themselves more as leaders, and they do inevitably bring out the spirit of leadership. There is no way, after all, the location has changed, time has passed, and it is no longer like a person.

The car was already far out of the city, and as far as the eye could see, there were green fields all around.

It may be the reason for the state of mind, although the places that I have passed through now have passed many times, but I feel that the scenery is not very familiar, and even significantly unfamiliar, if it is said that things are not people, it seems more accurate.

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At about nine o'clock in the morning, Chu Tianqi arrived at the second station of the research site - Xuyuan County.

Xuyuan County is the first stop after his exchange to Dingye City, and it is also the beginning of the acceleration of his career promotion. It was here that he became a member of the party group of the county government who enjoyed the treatment of the deputy department, and it was here that he carried out many revenges heartily. Through a hurricane operation, a criminal gang of counterfeit drugs across the province was smashed, and the big bad guy Zhao Boxiang, who had been hidden in the police force for many years, was found.

There are many memories of their own, although some of these memories are beautiful and some are bitter. There are also many of their comrades-in-arms, who have fought side by side with him, and who have defeated many fierce people together. When he left here, the vast number of cadres and policemen in the bureau saw each other off, and the county leaders chased them halfway. Chu Tianqi had dreamed of this place many times, and he had thought of it many times, and he had a special affection for this place.

As with the scale of Chengkang City's greeting, the deputy county magistrate in charge of transportation and public security greeted him at the toll gate, and then divided into two groups for inspection. Chu Tianqi still took people to the road, and Sun Tingwu went directly to the county public security bureau.

Unlike yesterday in Chengkang City, when meeting with the leaders of Xuyuan County, Chu Tianqi was more reserved than the higher-level leaders, and the two deputy county magistrates in the county were also very reserved.

When Chu Tianqi was in Xuyuan County, these two people had not yet come, and their understanding of this city leader was all through people's relays. The content of the paraphrase is often to pick the key points, and most of the related matters will be exaggerated, they only know that this leader has defeated a large criminal gang, the old man is a big official, and he is also a cow.

Inspecting the road, the situation is similar to yesterday. The difference is that yesterday I had lunch at a small restaurant on the road, and today I rushed back to the county seat. The reason for this arrangement is mainly to consider letting everyone take a lunch break, the afternoon of the province is confused, and the next day's energy is not enough. There are still a few days to come, and if people are in this state of mind, or if they are tired, it is not a solution.

At twelve o'clock, Chu Tianqi, Chu Xiaoya and his entourage rushed to the Xuyuan County Public Security Bureau, and Sun Tingwu and the comrades of the county bureau were waiting. Seeing the arrival of the leaders, the commanders and fighters of the Public Security Bureau all stood up and saluted to welcome the arrival of the higher-level leaders.

Chu Tianqi's eyes swept over everyone and found many familiar faces, but he didn't see his senior sister, Zhou Tong.

According to Qu Gang, since Zhou Tong was injured, he was not in a good mood, depressed, and his health was poor, and he was often sick and on leave. Because of this, although there is an uncle who is a leader of the provincial department, Zhou Tong has not been promoted. However, the last time he saw Zhou Zikai, Chu Tianqi also inquired from the side, and after listening to Zhou Zikai's meaning, Zhou Tong seemed to be a little disheartened, and he didn't have any intention of those things at all.

In fact, Chu Tianqi knows best, no matter what the situation is, the root of Zhou Tong's illness is in his heart, and the disagreement between husband and wife is the main reason. And the two of them don't get along* precisely because of themselves, although they are worried about Zhou Tong, they can't do anything. Zhou Tong is not here today, I don't know if he is sick again, or he is deliberately hiding.

Shaking away his thoughts, Chu Tianqi waved to everyone and shook hands with the leadership team of the bureau.

The leadership team of the county bureau has been adjusted a lot, and political commissar Meng Ke is an old acquaintance. Meng Ke was a very capable subordinate of Chu Tianqi back then, first as the head of the discipline inspection team, and later as the deputy political commissar. There is also a deputy director who is also an old subordinate, Jiang Shengnan, the former head of the economic investigation team, and Jiang Shengnan's uncle is the former secretary of the county party committee and the current deputy mayor of Dingye, Liu Fuli.

After a brief welcome ceremony, everyone entered the restaurant directly.

Chu Tianqi suggested that he should be moved out to eat and not eat a meal bag, and the director and political commissar had no choice but to implement it.

The original intention was to get along with everyone for a while, but after sitting down and talking to people, Chu Tianqi found that those once familiar faces were more in awe of themselves, and less of the same as when they broke Zhao Boxiang.

has changed, many places in the restaurant have changed, the comrades-in-arms who used to know each other have changed, and of course I have changed. This place, which once involved many of his emotions, suddenly became unfamiliar, and he was neither a person nor a person.