The so-called one person attains the Tao and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven, this seemingly absurd and unrealistic dream has become a reality one by one after just a few years. Now Wang Tongjun not only has a family and a business in the county, but the family has also followed him out of the mountains, has a satisfactory job, has become a family that everyone envies, and lives a stable life, and all of this has been realized at the age of his early thirties, Wang Tongjun is very proud and satisfied in his heart.

Although the price is to become a puppet in Han Zizai's hands and have no thoughts and deeds of his own, no matter what, he Wang Tongjun is still the county magistrate in the eyes of everyone, and he is still the biggest official in the entire family so far, and he can bear any price.

But now everything has changed, the independent kingdom that Han Zizai has carefully built for many years by relying on the powerful was crushed by Tao Ran in an instant, and the collapsed edifice not only annihilated Han Zizai, but also affected Wang Tongjun. At the same time, Wang Tongjun also felt almost suffocated, he didn't know what was the difference between him and Han Zizi in Tao Ran's eyes and mind, and he didn't know how others thought of him.

In the past few years, although Wang Tongjun has done things according to Han Zizai's instructions everywhere, he has always been sober and has held the principle of being in the same stream and not being dirty. No matter what he does, he quietly keeps an eye on it, secretly keeps an account, and records everything he has done, including the money and things he received that makes his heart beat and tremble, all of which are stored in a secret place, and even his wife and parents don't know, that is, when it is difficult to hide, he can protect himself, or he can say it clearly. It's all about keeping what he has now, and he can't afford to lose everything he has hard-won.

These practices are not new now, but since he entered the county with a high score, in the face of the best people from all towns and villages in the county, in addition to studying more diligently, he kept a low profile to protect himself, which is the only thing he can do. Whether it is a classmate from a well-to-do family or a poor student with similar conditions, he can treat it equally. Not fighting, not grabbing is all he can do, he silently and secretly, quietly write down an account, other people's help to himself, his own help to others, all recorded one by one, and gradually developed the ability to quickly observe the surrounding people and things, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the living environment, although the use is not large, but it has created his cautious, think twice before acting character, everything must leave a way out, and never take risks.

Han Zizai's fall is a matter of time, this is the outcome that Wang Tongjun clearly forebodied, an overly arrogant and self-righteous county party secretary, a domineering and arbitrary work style, and an all-encompassing dictatorial approach, intending to build Guishui County into an independent kingdom that cannot be poured into the water and cannot be pierced by needles, which was impossible in the past, and it is even more impossible now, but Han Zizai, a grassroots cadre for many years, does not understand this, and it is impossible not to have an accident.

For Han Zizai, Wang Tongjun has a complex and contradictory feeling in his heart, both respecting and admiring, but sometimes he grits his teeth with hatred, and he can't tell which ones are the real feelings. On the one hand, everything he has is given by Han Zizai, without his insightful acquaintance, he may still be doing a 9-to-5 job in the research institute in Beijing, like all the countless young students with dreams floating in Beijing, burdened with heavy psychological, family, and career burdens, struggling year after year. His parents were still digging for food in the barren land of the mountains, his younger siblings were struggling to survive, and his wife and son were struggling to enjoy the glory he bringed.

On the other hand, since he came to Guishui County as the deputy county magistrate, to the point that he was subsequently promoted to the county magistrate and became the nominal second-in-command of Guishui County, every step of his life has been inseparable from Han Zizi. From a young student who didn't know anything, to gradually becoming familiar with and understanding government management, and getting along with cadres at all levels, he benefited from Han Zizai's words and deeds, and he learned a lot from Han Zizai, some of which he could hardly learn in his life. Han Zizi's way of thinking about problems, his experience and ability to deal with complex problems, and his way of dealing with people and things made Wang Tongjun deeply admire and learn a lot from him.

But at the same time, Han Zizai's own domineering and monopolistic behavior also made Wang Tongjun deeply disgusted, sometimes even to the point of gritting his teeth. Han Zi's domineering paternalistic style, moody personality, and casual unscrupulousness are exposed everywhere. Treat him, the county magistrate, like other cadres, without any mercy, scold when he opens his mouth, and scold him like a child, whether on a separate occasion or at a meeting where everyone is present. On the issue of the appointment and dismissal of cadres, he has a monopoly on power, up to the bureau level, the secretary of the township and township, and the secretary of the village party committee, he alone has the final say, and he is very casual and not serious, and there is no organizational procedure at all, public opinion evaluation, or assessment, and he can appoint and dismiss more than 10 cadres at the bureau level in a day, without any warning or preparation, and just according to his own preferences.

There used to be a position of deputy director of the bureau, three deputy directors were appointed in a week, and there was a deputy director, who was only a clerk in the bureau before the appointment, just because Han Zi made a good cup of tea when he came to inspect the bureau, which made Han Zizai greatly appreciated, and became the deputy director, and was dismissed a day later, the reason is that there is a more suitable candidate, but the actual reason is that this clerk is only a temporary worker, and he has been in the company for less than two months. This has become a joke in Guishui officialdom, but no one dares to say it publicly.

Another surprising place is that there are a lot of young female cadres in Guishui County, whether it is a township, a street, a bureau committee, or even a county party committee and county government office, there are young and beautiful female cadres holding important positions, and Han Zizai also likes to go to the grassroots level to investigate, like to take root in the township streets, and often do not return at night. This has become an open secret in Guishui County, and Han Zizai does not hide it at all, but no one dares to accuse and correct it.

After all, Han Zizai has been operating in Guishui County for many years, forming an intertwined network of relationships and alliances of interests, coupled with his dedication to delivering benefits to the elite group, he has been sheltered and cared for by the magnates. Not to mention that Wang Tongjun dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, even Tao Ran, as the secretary of the Shanyin Municipal Party Committee, also turned a blind eye, ignoring the development of mineral resources in Guishui County, and even more resigned himself to Han Zizi's monopoly on Guishui County, patiently waiting for the right time, waiting for the opportunity for the common anger of people and gods, such an opportunity really made him wait.

Tao Ran didn't have the strength to resist Han Zizi's protective umbrella, he needed stronger and more favorable support, natural disasters and natural disasters and man-made disasters came together, giving Tao Ran hope, and Qi Tianxiang's status and power as governor gave Tao Ran confidence and strength.

dismissed Han Zizai from the post of secretary of the county party committee, and then there was news that Han Zizai was controlled, an officialdom earthquake would happen at any time, the lid of Guishui County would be gradually lifted, more people would be investigated, and more things would be involved, more people. The building is about to fall, and the people in the building are difficult to be spared, Wang Tongjun wants to be this lucky person, he can only pin his hopes on Qi Tianxiang, he can be relied on by Tao Ran, and he should also be able to give himself a chance.

Everything that could be done was done, but for this high-ranking and powerful governor, Wang Tongjun didn't know how to deal with it, let alone how to answer the questions he raised, so he could only look at Qi Tianxiang with a little nervousness, waiting for him to give clearer instructions or accusations in order to answer more appropriately.

Different positions, the right to speak is also different, the authority brought by the right is to rely on words and behavior to express, as a subordinate, what can be done is to listen humbly and understand carefully, which is enough.

Wang Tongjun's hesitation and confusion were displayed on his slightly nervous face, which made the young and energetic face full of stagnation and haze, all of which were seen by Qi Tianxiang, and he was also very aware of the shock and pressure on Wang Tongjun's psychology caused by his question at this moment, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a little seriousness: "As a county magistrate, you should be responsible at this time, and you should arrange all functional departments, especially the relevant personnel of the institutions involved, as well as the coordination and cooperation departments, to respond and prepare for the work. Instead of going around a few of us, this will not solve the fundamental problem. ”

Seeing Wang Tongjun nodding his head humbly, with a forced smile on his face, Qi Tianxiang still said seriously: "As a child in the mountains who has studied hard, it is not easy to have everything like this, especially since you are only in your early thirties, it is right to cherish what you have, and it is beyond reproach." Just because you are still young, it is not a bad thing to encounter some setbacks and bumps, you must treat them correctly, and bad things can become good things, depending on how to deal with them. ”

"Governor Qi is right, I know what to do." Wang Tongjun heard the hope in Qi Tianxiang's words, so he cautiously said: "Yesterday afternoon, we convened a joint meeting of the county party committee and the county government to announce and implement the decision of the city party committee, and to adjust the work of all personnel at and above the deputy county level. Ensure that each link has more than two county-level leaders responsible for cooperating, and each problem has a special person to deal with, and all functional departments in the county will adopt this method until the accident is handled. ”

Qi Tianxiang listened patiently, knowing that Wang Tongjun was telling the truth, and also knew that the current cadres in Guishui County were in danger of everyone, and with the deepening of the investigation, there would be more cadres involved, and it was meaningless to say too much and emphasize too much, so he glanced at Wang Tongjun meaningfully, turned around and returned to the room, and closed the door casually.