On the third day after returning to Pingxi, Wu Xiaojun and Lu Jianmin went to the office of the director of the district health bureau and met Director Zhang, who was looking down at the newspaper.

Director Zhang said unhurriedly, "Your business can't be done now, it has to be discussed and studied by the bureau meeting, and then we will come back after a while!" ”

Wu Xiaojun whispered, "Director, we have to go to other units to handle it, the time is very tight, can you do us a favor and do it for us first?" ”

Director Zhang threw the newspaper in his hand on the table and said impatiently, "I have made it very clear just now, I can't do it now, I will talk about it after researching!"

The two of them looked at Director Zhang's gloomy face and looked unhappy, and if they said more, once they annoyed the director, they would be in the soup. So he said embarrassedly, "Let the director bother, we'll come back another day." Withdrawn from the office boredly.

The two went out and met Lu Chuanliang, secretary of the Health Bureau, in the corridor, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, "Secretary Lu is good!" ”

Secretary Lu chuckled and asked, "Have you seen Director Zhang, what did he say?" ”

Wu Xiaojun shook his head in disappointment and whispered, "He said that he would talk about it after the study of the bureau committee, and now he said that he would not handle anything." ”

Secretary Lu frowned slightly, a touch of disdain flashed across his face, and said in a deep voice, "I told him before the festival, but he neither said yes nor no, and his attitude was very ambiguous. This is not the way to go, and it may not lead to results. As he spoke, he gently patted Wu Xiaojun on the shoulder with his hand, "Think of another way." Then go back to the office.

Wu Xiaojun nodded, "Okay, thank you, secretary!" Thank you, Secretary! ”

The two walked out of the district government compound and stopped at a newspaper kiosk on the side of the road not far away, analyzing the meaning of Director Zhang and Secretary Lu's words.

Wu Xiaojun said, "Director Zhang first said that he would consider the problem of his children, and this time he said that he would study, but Secretary Lu's expression and verbal hints are not like that. Some time ago, I heard my classmate's lover say that there are a lot of code words and unspoken rules in government departments, and they say that they want to study and study, that is, they want to smoke, drink, tobacco and alcohol. Director Zhang wants us to give him some gifts! ”

Lu Jianmin lowered his head and thought about it carefully, "Very likely, I faintly feel this smell." Now these officials are not profitable, and what they do to serve the people and do things for the people wholeheartedly is nonsense. Then again, if we don't have anything to do with others, who will do things for us. You have to think about how to give him meaning. ”

Wu Xiaojun said, "This matter will be discussed later, Bai Lingyan's cousin has already greeted Deputy District Chief Che before the holiday, and I will go to see him first." ”

Having learned the lesson of the empty-handed Health Bureau, the two of them paid ten yuan to buy a pack of high-quality Pingxi brand cigarettes at the newspaper kiosk, returned to the building, and after inquiry, came to the door of the office of the deputy head of the easternmost car on the third floor. The door was closed, and I tried to knock lightly a few times, and someone inside said, "Please come in!" ”

The two of them carefully twisted the lock to open the door, walked in, and closed the door casually.

Che's deputy district head's name is Che Jinjun, in his forties, with a big monument and a square face, and his voice is loud and neat. Three years ago, he transferred from the position of head of the People's Armed Forces Department of Beimeng County to the local government, first serving as deputy director of the county's agricultural bureau. Relying on his father-in-law, the vice chairman of the CPPCC, he went all the way from the deputy director of the Agricultural Bureau to the director, and then to the deputy county-level cadre. A year ago, he was transferred to Hedong District as deputy head of Hedong District, in charge of health, education and sports, culture and tourism, and the Disabled Persons' Federation.

The office of the deputy head of the car can be very large, more than 40 square meters, with a large dark brown solid wood desk in the center, and a delicate ceramic slot with bright national and party flags. There is a coffee table in front of the table, and black leather sofas are placed on three sides. Behind it, two dark wood tall cabinets occupy the entire wall, divided into many lattices, and hold books, literary boxes and antique vases. There are several pots of fortune trees in the hall, the leaves are luxuriant, verdant and dripping, which is very eye-catching. The whole interior is elegant and solemn, giving people a sense of deep tranquility.

It was the first time for Wu Xiaojun to walk into the office of such a large government official, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The deputy head of the car sat on the black leather swivel chair behind the desk, looked at the two of them with sharp eyes, and asked coldly, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Wu Xiaojun looked at his somewhat compelling eyes, his whole body was stunned, he tiptoed to his desk, opened the cigarette and took out one and handed it to him, then gently put the cigarette in his hand on the table, and said a little nervously, "District Chief Che, I am Wu Xiaojun, a student who just graduated from Pingxi Medical College this year, and this is my classmate Lu Jianmin, who wants to work in the district hospital." It is now necessary for the District Health Department to sign the employment agreement. My aunt Ge Wenling asked me to come to you to see if I could say hello to Director Zhang of the Health Bureau? ”

The deputy head of the car took the cigarette, took out the lighter, lit it, took a puff, and said lightly, "I know, wait until I see Director Zhang to understand the situation." ”

Wu Xiaojun smiled and said, "Thank you, District Chief, for bothering you!" Saying that, he glanced at Lu Jianmin and walked out quietly.

The people they wanted to meet were all met, and the two were disappointed to see that things were promising, and they increased their confidence to keep going.

Wu Xiaojun said, "Jianmin, although we are very anxious, these officials are not in a hurry. Looking at the head of the car district, it is difficult to say if he can help greet Director Zhang. In my opinion, let's give them three days and then come back to the office. Once raw and twice cooked, when they were embarrassed to blow it out in front of them, they went to their house. In the past few days, let's not be idle, secretly inquire into the location of Director Zhang's house, and go to the house after finding out. What do you think? ”

Lu Jianmin nodded, "Okay, just do it!" ”

The two agreed on the steps, and then met with Director Zhang and the head of the car district twice in a row, and they were no longer so rusty compared to before. But from the words of the head of the Che district, I learned that he didn't tell Director Zhang, and he didn't expect much hope from him, and he was embarrassed to talk to Ge Wenling again, so he decided to attack Director Zhang.

At about seven o'clock in the evening, there was a light rain in the sky, and the No. 2 community of the Mianma Road District Government had a power outage and it was pitch black.

The light rain kept falling, and most of the buildings in the courtyard were lit up with flickering candlelight.

Wu Xiaojun and Lu Jianmin squatted in a small dark corner, their eyes firmly fixed on the changes in the light in the west side of the fourth floor of the third unit opposite. Time passed minute by minute, and the target house that was found after many inquiries was still dark, without any movement. The rain hit his face and ran down his clothes, and he was already soaking wet and shivering.

At 10:20, the community finally called, and it suddenly lit up a lot, bringing a hint of joy.

At 10:35, Director Zhang of the target house suddenly turned on the lights.

The two of them were shocked, walked up directly with cigarettes and wine, lightly darkened the doorbell, and then the door was opened, and it was Director Zhang who opened the door. Come in, come in! ”

The two of them did not hesitate to walk into the living room, put their things next to the sofa in the living room, and stood still.

Director Zhang poured a glass of boiling water for each of them, then sat on the sofa, looked kind and kind, and said politely, "There is a power outage in the community tonight, so you have been waiting for so long to take a walk outside." Now that it's cool, sit down and drink some water to warm up. ”

The two of them were wet all over, embarrassed to wet the high-end sofa of the director's house, and continued to stand, Wu Xiaojun smiled and said, "Director Zhang, thank you!" Don't sit, don't sit. We know that the leaders are very busy, and the bureau also has its own difficulties, and we don't want to disturb the leaders, but we can't help it, please don't mind, disturb your rest, please forgive us for being abrupt and presumptuous. ”

Lu Jianmin said, "Director, we are both outsiders, and we have been renting a house here to contact work after graduation. Time is very tight, so I beg to do me a favor and take some time out of my busy schedule to think about our affairs. ”

Director Zhang smiled and said, "It's really not easy for you to rent a house and find a job, and your spirit is commendable, so I will take the time to consider this matter." How can I contact you with the results? ”

Wu Xiaojun hurriedly said, "As long as there is a result, just talk to Secretary Sun of the hospital!" ”

Director Zhang smiled and said, "I see." ”

Wu Xiaojun said respectfully, "Thank you, Director, it's not too early, so we won't delay your time." ”

Director Zhang got up and said, "Okay, you two must be careful on the road!" ”

The two went out and breathed a long sigh of relief, Wu Xiaojun said, "Look at Director Zhang's smiling eyes staring at tobacco and alcohol, he didn't even excuse himself, it was similar to a smiling tiger, compared to before, it was like a changed person, with an ugly face." ”

Lu Jianmin said, "Look at the shape, we didn't come in vain. People have seen a lot and know the severity, but fortunately, they spent more than 1,000 yuan this time, and if they want to buy something for one or two hundred yuan, I am afraid that they will not be able to see a good face, and they may be turned away. ”

Wu Xiaojun said, "Most of the officials are this virtue, so what's wrong with him, as long as he doesn't play with us, our affairs will be playful." ”

That night, the two returned to Lu Jianmin's residence to rest.

Lu Jianmin said with some worry, "Even if the health bureau is connected, there is still a personnel bureau, the city, and the province, and it is difficult to get things done without spending money." No, Director Zhang has been delaying us for so long, I don't think he will agree to us soon because we gave him gifts, it will be a while if it looks very explicit. I had a classmate in junior high school, who was very righteous, and we had a very good relationship, and now we work for a company in Beijing. I would like to take advantage of this time to go to him and borrow some money from him to fund my activities. ”

Wu Xiaojun said quietly, "Tong Guò gave a gift to Director Zhang, which made me understand that what I do now may not be able to be done by spending money, and I will definitely not be able to do it without spending money." I have food in my hands, I don't panic in my heart, and I have some money in my heart. When are you going to go? ”

Lu Jianmin thought for a while and said, "I'll talk to Meili tomorrow and leave in the evening." ”