On March 8, Chu Tianqi got up early, washed up, dressed neatly, and left the hotel. Come to the side of the street, take a taxi directly, and rush to the National Development and Reform Commission.

Halfway through the car, the phone rang.

Glancing at the caller ID, Chu Tianqi directly connected the phone.

Li Ziteng's voice immediately came from the mobile phone: "Mayor, I have been assigned to Chihe Town, deputy secretary of the party committee, and the rank is a department." ”

"Yes, yes, you can learn a lot by exercising at the grassroots level, which is very beneficial to your growth. Chu Tianqi said.

"I must keep in mind your teachings, seek knowledge with an open mind, work in a down-to-earth manner, and be a qualified grassroots cadre. Earnestly study your thoughts and character, and strive to be a good public servant who serves the people wholeheartedly. Li Ziteng made a statement.

Chu Tianqi nodded: "The idea is worthy of affirmation." But I haven't done enough, and there are more people than me who are better, and you can all learn. Then he asked, "When will you get there?"

"I left the city at nine o'clock in the morning, and the head of the organization department went to see me off. Li Ziteng replied.

"Is it true? The deputy minister personally went to deliver it, and the specifications were high enough. Chu Tianqi "haha" smiled, "I also officially reported today, but I don't have your specifications, I have to go to the door myself, and there is no possibility of any inauguration ceremony." ”

Li Ziteng's voice came: "Mayor, how can I compare with you? There is no comparison at all. ”

Chu Tianqi interrupted the other party: "It's still the same sentence, no matter where you go, you must pretend to be the people in your heart, and you must be worthy of the organizational cultivation and your own conscience." ”

"Yes, I will keep your teachings in mind. Li Ziteng replied in the affirmative.

"Anyway, you're ready to prepare. Speaking of this, Chu Tianqi hung up the phone.

Put away the phone and look at the rearview mirror again, the surprised eyes in the mirror flashed quickly. When he was on the phone just now, Chu Tianqi suddenly found that the driver was smiling and staring in the rearview mirror. It was then that he realized that the taxi driver must have thought he was deliberately pretending. It is no wonder that in the eyes of well-informed taxi drivers in the capital, passengers do not even have a special car but are still full of officialdom, which is not normal in itself.

Don't care what the taxi driver thinks, just now when he heard the news of Li Ziteng, Chu Tianqi had a matter on his mind.

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Last Friday, Chu Tianqi once went back to Chengkang City by train. The reason why I was in a hurry to go back was to hand over the work, and to deal with some things before reporting to the National Development and Reform Commission.

After getting off the train from Chengkang Railway Station that day, Chu Tianqi took a taxi to the city government, got off the taxi at the gate of the party and government compound, and walked into the compound. From the eyes and words of his colleagues, Chu Tianqi noticed that people did not think he was shabby at all, but clearly understood it as a proud low-key, which was the same as he expected.

At that time, for the arrival of Chu Tianqi, the leaders of the Chengkang Municipal Party Committee and the government were extremely enthusiastic and even respectful. But Chu Tianqi himself was not arrogant, but modestly greeted everyone, and then directly started the handover. The new deputy mayor of the Standing Committee has not yet been determined, and the leaders in charge of urban construction and land work have not been designated, so Wei Tongsuo suggested that Qu Gang should be temporarily connected. Qu Gang clearly refused at that time, saying that it was difficult to do the job, and he was still willing to do his old job and be responsible for public security work. What Qu Gang said was basically the truth, but Chu Tianqi understood that Qu Gang was expressing his actions that he would not accept Wei Tongsuo's condition of winning over and was willing to maintain the corresponding independence. Wei Tongsuo did not force it, and personally took over the urban construction and land work. In fact, there is nothing to hand over, there are documents for important matters, and there are departments in charge, just to fulfill the procedures.

On the same day, Chu Tianqi rushed back to the capital overnight, he was so drunk that he didn't know how to deal with the farewell dinner organized by the municipal party committee. Jiang Xia is the secretary of the municipal party committee, so she should preside over the banquet, but on the surface the two are "opponents", but in private they are in the same camp. In this kind of public occasion, it is difficult to handle, not to mention the presence of Wei Tongsuo and other personnel, if you are not careful, the secret may be pierced, and not participating in the banquet is the best choice. So he politely rejected the suggestion of the secretary and the mayor to send a car, and also refused Qu Gang and Li Jian's request to send another ride, and still took the train back.

Before returning home, Li Ziteng specially approached Chu Tianqi alone, expressing his reluctance to accept the arrangement of being the mayor's secretary, and hoped to do some practical work at the grassroots level. Seeing that Li Ziteng's attitude was clear, Chu Tianqi expressed his respect for the other party's opinion, and he also knew that Li Ziteng was not ready to stand in line between the secretary and the mayor immediately. Judging from the current arrangement of Li Ziteng, Wei Tongsuo is still very face-saving, mainly to give Chu Tianqi face. Of course, Jiang Xia must have also given support, otherwise it may not be possible for the deputy secretary and the main department level to solve the problem at the same time, and Li Ziteng has only been working in the municipal government for nearly three years.

When I returned to Chengkang this time, I also encountered a problem, that is, the attachment of my subordinates. Regarding this matter, Chu Tianqi had already thought of the wording, and gave a basically unanimous reply: "I have no personal grudges with any municipal party committee leaders, and even if there are occasional rumors, it is only a disagreement in specific work." In this reply, the implicit subtext is: No matter who you are attached to, don't be influenced by my Chu Tianqi, and don't consider my Chu Tianqi's factors.

This kind of reply does not need to expose the relationship with Jiang Xia's same faction, nor does it deny the rumors of disagreement with Jiang Xia, which is equivalent to giving Jiang Xia practical help. Even if this passage is put on the bright side, or it reaches Wei Tongsuo's ears, people can't find fault with it. At the beginning, Chu Tianqi was also ready to give different answers to different people, and even wanted to reveal his true relationship with Jiang Xia to a few people, but the world was unpredictable, and for the sake of unnecessary trouble, he still adopted a neutral reply, and this way of replying was also approved by Jiang Xia. As for the future career direction of these subordinates, it is not something that they can plan now.

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"It's here. Thirty-two. With the driver's prompt, the taxi stopped steadily.

Chu Tianqi hurriedly put away his thoughts, turned his head and looked, and there was the National Development and Reform Commission in front of him.

After paying the fare, Chu Tianqi got out of the car and came in front of the National Development and Reform Commission.

The automatic retractable door at the gate of the courtyard has not yet been opened, only the small door between the cement door buttress on the north side and the duty booth is open, and there are armed police on duty in the two duty guard halls. The two duty booths in the north and south, most of which are hidden under the green trees outside the door.

The line of sight jumped over the telescopic door and landed on the main building in front, where a silver-gray flagpole was erected, and a bright national flag hung from the top of the flagpole. The main building as a whole is gray tone, with a symmetrical pattern of high in the middle, low on both sides, and in the center, and the balconies on the outside are made of white marble stone, and the ridge of the building is green glazed tiles.

In this international metropolis, in the capital city with many ministries and commissions, this building does not look special, but in Chu Tianqi's eyes, it is so solemn. Looking at the wooden sign hanging on the doorpile of the main building, silently reading the name of the unit with the prefix of the national character, Chu Tianqi's chest rose with incomparable pride.

Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't officially gone to work yet, and it was still early, Chu Tianqi went back and forth several times outside the door, and looked inside and outside the courtyard several times.

It may be that the stay time is too long, or it may be that the appearance is suspicious, and the armed police in the sentry box on the north side walked out of the sentry box and met him.

Chu Tianqi was stunned for a moment, then he understood, and walked head-on, and at the same time stretched out his right hand to the bag.

"Don't move. The armed policeman suddenly spoke, and at the same time put his right hand on the police gear on his waist, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the big man opposite.

Chu Tianqi shook his face again, stood in place, and explained, "Don't get me wrong, I'm going to get the certificate." ”

The armed police did not take their eyes off, and slowly approached: "Open." ”

Honestly stretched out the handbag, Chu Tianqi pointed with his hand: "Look." ”

"Take it out. The voice of the armed police was cold, without any emotion.

Chu Tianqi took out the card as requested and handed it over.

The armed policeman slowly looked away, fell on the card, and reached out to take it. looked back and forth, and his eyes fell on the other party's face again: "Follow me." ”

"Okay. Chu Tianqi agreed, followed behind the armed police, and came outside the guard hall on the north side.

"Wait. The armed policeman turned around and walked into the sentry box alone.

Through the glass of the sentry box, Chu Tianqi saw that the armed police put the card in his hand on a small instrument, and then made a "beep" sound. Then the armed police put it back in twice, both with the same "ticking" sound.

The armed police came outside the door and handed over the card with both hands: "Comrade Chu Tianqi, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a public servant in the building." ”

"It's okay, it's me who came too early, and today is my first time at work. Chu Tianqi took the card.

"The pass card is important, so please keep it safe. It is not working time, so please continue to wait. As he spoke, the armed police saluted with a military salute.

Chu Tianqi subconsciously touched his heels and replied with a "snap".

The armed police couldn't help but pause, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned around and returned to the sentry box.

Chu Tianqi withdrew his right hand, and then realized that he was wearing civilian clothes to salute, which was really a bit nondescript. He also interpreted the other party's thoughts in the other party's smile, and the other party doubted the regular military salute he respected.

Retreating to the gate of the courtyard again, Chu Tianqi turned around the north and south of the compound twice, and this time he was not worried about the armed police interrogation.

At 7:45, the armed police of the north side guard hall walked out of the guard hall and stood directly outside.

At eight o'clock, the retractable door opened, and people who went to work entered the courtyard one after another, some driving, some cycling, and some walking.

Chu Tianqi didn't go in at the beginning, but only walked into the courtyard at eight o'clock. When he passed by the door, he subconsciously looked at the armed police standing on the north side and smiled.

The armed police didn't have any expression, but their gaze obviously moved with the big man.

While walking towards the office building, Chu Tianqi secretly laughed to himself, laughing that he had made a mistake before he officially went to work, and he was regarded as a suspicious element by the armed police.

Unconsciously, he had already reached the steps of the main building, Chu Tianqi's eyes fell on the unit name plate again, looking at the dignified and atmospheric font on it, Chu Tianqi couldn't help but have a solemn face.