The sudden arrival of so many well-dressed policemen on the street caused children to run all over the street after them, while their parents chased them and dragged them home. Now there are rumors, and it is widely spread that the people of Yunkeng are about to wash Fengling Township in blood to avenge Huang Baoxiang.

Surrounded by county and township leaders and police, Zhou Qiushui stood in front of the gate of the township government with his left hand crossed on his waist, his brows tightly locked, and his face full of regret. He has listened to reports on large-scale armed fights in some villages and Yunkeng villages in Ping'an County many times, and has also given instructions. But it is the first time to go to the front line and directly deal with the threat of the Yunkeng people. He was a little apprehensive in his heart, how to grasp the balance between toughness and concession in the face of the angry avengers? In the morning, he dialed Xie Jianping's phone to discuss a solution. Xie Jianping said that a working group led by the secretary of the political and legal committee of the county party committee was immediately dispatched to Yunkeng Village. At the same time, Zhou Qiushui was reminded to send more police forces to Fengling Township to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

The appearance of the top leader of the county party committee has greatly alleviated people's panic. The number of people coming and going on the street gradually increased, and the timid and frightened woman opened the door of the house and stopped drinking and shouting at the children who went out. In fact, this time, one person was killed and six injured in the Yunkeng fight, and he was too busy to take care of himself, where is there still the spirit of revenge? For more than ten years, Yunkeng people have attacked from all sides and will win every battle. This overturned boat in the gutter, like a cold winter moon ice water topping, which caused a great shock to their thoughts. Fengling Mountain is deep and there are few people, but they directly use the fire gun to talk to them, which makes them frightened. What's more, the six wounded are still being treated in Ping'an County Hospital, and Huang Baoxiang's body is also placed in the morgue of Ping'an County Hospital. The stationing of the working group of the Political and Legal Committee of the Dongba County Party Committee has given them a chance to step down, and they will no longer be arrogant and make trouble.

Xie Jianping called and said that the work of the Yunkeng people had been done, and that the families of the deceased and the injured would come to safety tomorrow to negotiate on the compensation of the deceased and the treatment of the injured. Zhou Qiushui breathed a sigh of relief, and finally the situation did not deteriorate further. He hurried back to the county seat, and was reluctant to stay for dinner near noon, and even shook hands with Yuan Jinpeng without courtesy when he got in the car. He was stunned, and felt that Yuan Jinpeng could not escape the blame on the issue of "Bogu" and Lan Zhonghua's escape. Last night, he assigned Zhang Jianguo and Xin Guoqiang to lead a large number of cadres and policemen to Fengling Township overnight, with the purpose of catching the murderer as much as possible and striving for the initiative. As a result, the "Black Boy" group was arrested on the spot, but "Bogu" and Lan Zhonghua disappeared. If no one is caught tomorrow, the negotiating table will definitely fall into passivity.

Seeing Zhou Qiushui away, Yuan Jinpeng wanted to accompany Zhang Jianguo. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jianguo said, Jin Peng, you go and get busy, let's go to the police station. He knew that Zhang Jianguo and Xin Guoqiang intended to avoid him, but it was inconvenient to break it, so he had to pretend to be confused and return with Bao Triumphant. Since returning to the township government last night, he has barely closed his eyes. After Zhang Jianguo and Xin Guoqiang arrived in Fengling, they held a meeting overnight to analyze the case and arrange for arrest, which lasted until more than two o'clock in the morning. I finally lay down, but I couldn't sleep, my heart fluctuated, and my thoughts flowed. Before dawn today, the police drove into Fengling Township one after another. Then, Zhou Qiushui came in a hurry, his face was blue, and he was very busy. Of course, being busy and tired is a matter of course, who told you to get into such trouble in Fengling Township? What baffled him was that the organization seemed to distrust him. Last night, he truthfully reported to Zhang Jianguo that Lan Zhonghua and "Bogu" broke up with him by the small bridge and walked in the direction of Hongqiao Township. However, early this morning, someone saw Lan Zhonghua and "Bogu" walking through Fengling Village and towards the mountain road behind the village. In other words, last night, these two people lived on Fengling Street, under the noses of a large number of policemen, and now they slipped away unhurriedly. The county public security bureau suspected that Yuan Jinpeng had told a lie, and the police did not conduct a carpet search on Fengling Street. Some people even speculated that Yuan Jinpeng not only knew that Lan Zhonghua and "Bogu" turned back to Fengling Street, but also provided them with transportation. Faced with gossip and the complicated eyes of Zhang Jianguo and Xin Guoqiang, Yuan Jinpeng didn't know who to ask for clarification.

Bao Kaixuan made a cup of strong tea for Yuan Jinpeng, put it on the coffee table, and sat down quietly. Seeing Yuan Jinpeng's gloomy face, he didn't know what to say.

"It's so bad this time, I'm afraid it's hard to clean up." Yuan Jinpeng said, picked up the teacup, blew open the tea leaves that gradually stretched in the hot water, took a sip, and swallowed slowly.

Bao Kaixuan comforted him: "Fortunately, I caught the black boy, and the situation will not be so passive." Tomorrow the negotiations, the Yunkeng people will definitely demand the capture of the murderer and the organizers. ”

Yuan Jinpeng said: "Lan Zhonghua was born as a special forces soldier and has strong survival ability in the wild, so it is unlikely that he will be caught. If he is really caught, Lan Zhonghua will be sentenced to at least eight years in prison after his life. This is a tragedy for a hard-working treasurer. ”

"Even if you can't catch someone, it's just a matter of losing more money. Secretary Yuan, to be honest, I don't want to see Lan Zhonghua in prison, everyone is for work. Bao Kaixuan said emotionally.

"It depends on the creation of Blue China, and the Public Security Bureau has mobilized more than 100 cadres and police officers to chase and intercept it." Yuan Jinpeng said, his tone was low, and his words changed: "The day after tomorrow will talk about the compensation after the improvement, and the county party committee will probably send an investigation team down." ”

Bao Kaixuan's eyes widened in surprise: "The county party committee wants to investigate us?" Hold accountable? ”

"You think it's a trivial matter? To be honest, I don't know if I'll be able to continue in this position. Yuan Jinpeng stood up, walked to the window, looked directly out of the window, let the solemn darkness of the night come into his eyes, and said calmly.

Bao Kaixuan couldn't help but pat the armrest of the chair: "Is it so strict?!" ”

Things were as Yuan Jinpeng expected. The next day, the deputy secretaries of the county party committees of the two counties began to negotiate the aftermath. The negotiations were very difficult, and they were only fruitful with the direct intervention of Zhou Qiushui and Xie Jianping. The Fengling Township Government compensated Huang Baoxiang's family for various expenses totaling 139,000 yuan, and also fully covered the injured people's medical expenses, lost work expenses, nutrition expenses, and escort expenses. Due to the large amount of expenses, Fengling Township could not afford to pay, so it had to be advanced by the county finance. After busy with negotiations and compensation, Yuan Jinpeng's tense nerves relaxed, and he thought to himself that he could finally take a breath. Unexpectedly, just after a good night's sleep, the investigation team sent by the county was stationed in Fengling Township. The investigation team was led by Lu Zhi, deputy secretary of the county Commission for Discipline Inspection, and leaders of the political and legal committee of the county party committee, the organization department, the local taxation bureau, the public security bureau and other relevant departments participated. Yuan Jinpeng knew what it meant for the investigation team to be led by Lu Zhi. In the past 10 years of working in the county discipline inspection commission, he has "done" more than 20 section-level leaders, and is known as "King Lu Yan." In terms of personal relations alone, Yuan Jinpeng and Lu Zhi are not bad, after all, Lu Zhi is the person promoted by Yang Dazhong. However, if you have the title of "Hades", it is not easy to deal with, and you can't reason with common sense. Lu Zhi quickly found two so-called loopholes and grabbed them. The taxation department at the higher level has repeatedly issued orders to oppose the hiring of idle people in society to assist in tax collection, and in particular, it is not allowed to "package taxes". Why did the Fengling Township Party Committee and Government delay in correcting the situation, so that it led to a vicious case? As the secretary of the township party committee, why did Yuan Jinpeng let Lan Zhonghua and "Bogu" escape, so that he missed the opportunity to arrest him, and the two main culprits have not been brought to justice so far.

It was early summer, full of greenery and vitality, but Yuan Jinpeng felt the murderous aura rushing towards him. He couldn't find enough reasons to explain and argue, as the so-called "man is a knife and I am a fish and meat"! Of course, even if you are punished, there is a great way. Zhou Qiushui let you go, dragonfly a little water, and got an intra-party warning to punish you. If you want to rectify you, it may not be impossible to get rid of your post and investigate it. He had a bad premonition that Zhou Qiushui would make a big fuss.

As soon as the investigation team left, Yuan Jinpeng immediately rushed back to the county seat, and he could not sit still no matter what. When he returned home, he thought about it quietly, and found it tricky, and he didn't know who to turn to. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to go to Gong Qiongying, secretary of the county Commission for Discipline Inspection, to find out the situation first. Out of the door, he was a little weak-hearted. Gong Qiongying previously served as the Minister of Propaganda and later took over as Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Although he had some contact, he had no personal contact. Now there is a request for others, and it is inevitable to be worried. It seems that we must have a good relationship with the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection at all times.

Gong Qiongying was very polite, and when she saw Yuan Jinpeng coming, she sent away a few people who were reporting in the office, gave up their seats, and poured tea. But once he mentioned the matter, he started Tai Chi, saying that he had not yet heard the report of the investigation team, and he didn't know what the situation was. However, when saying goodbye, Gong Qiongying said that the county discipline inspection commission is under the leadership of the county party committee, and no matter what the situation is, the key depends on the opinions of the county party committee and Secretary Zhou. He understands that it doesn't matter how the problem is, but the attitude of the county party committee. And Zhou Qiushui is the county party committee! Only Zhou Qiushui can solve his problem, and his future is in Zhou Qiushui's hands!

Coming out of Gong Qiongying's office, Yuan Jinpeng went straight to Zhou Qiushui's office on the second floor. However, Zhou Qiushui was not in the office, and he was rushing to the county people's hospital to visit a section chief of the county procuratorate.

Yesterday afternoon, Ding Xiangdong went to work in the office and encountered an injustice on the way. A "bald head" got off a pedal tricycle with two young people, but did not pay the fare. The tricycle driver stepped forward to ask for it, and the three of them couldn't help but say, and they raised their fists and hit them, so that the driver hugged his head and begged for mercy. Ding Xiangdong stepped forward and shouted: "Stop!" How to hit someone? When the bald head saw someone intervening, he immediately left the coachman and surrounded Ding Xiangdong in the middle. Because he was not wearing a uniform, Ding Xiangdong revealed his identity: "I am from the procuratorate, how can you beat people?!" ”。 The bald head sneered: "How about the procuratorate, it's correct!" After that, several people smashed Ding Xiangdong to the ground, and picked up bricks on the side of the road and smashed his head, and he was bleeding all over his face.

When Zhou Qiushui heard about this, he immediately called Xin Guoqiang and asked him to arrest the murderer. Visit you in person at the hospital today. After all, this is the first genuine righteous and courageous incident in Ping'an County this year.

Hearing about Ding Xiangdong, Yuan Jinpeng was a little surprised, he and Ding Xiangdong were high school classmates and had a close relationship. He estimated that it would not be long before Zhou Qiushui went to the hospital, so he did not leave the building and came to the Propaganda Department of the county party committee on the fourth floor. Zhou Ziyuan, the leader of the reporting team, was lying on the table writing a manuscript, and when he saw Yuan Jinpeng coming in, he grabbed a folding chair and put it beside him for him to sit down. They are old classmates, without too much red tape, and have things to get straight to the point.

Yuan Jinpeng asked, "What's going on with Xiangdong?" You didn't call me. ”

Zhou Ziyuan hurriedly shouted: "I went to the province yesterday to submit the manuscript, and I didn't come back until more than ten o'clock in the evening. I just heard about it when I went to work today, and I was about to call and invite you to go to see Xiangdong in the evening. ”

"I went in the afternoon, why did I have to wait until the evening?" Yuan Jinpeng said.

Zhou Ziyuan said: "Secretary Zhou said that he would do a good job of publicizing the deeds of righteousness and courage in the east, and reporters from regional newspapers and television stations rushed over immediately, and I was afraid that I would have to accompany them for an afternoon. ”

Then, the two of them chatted for a while. Zhou Ziyuan complained a lot, saying that he wanted to break his head every day to "compile" the manuscript, and he worked hard to submit the manuscript to the province every month, and he also had to bring local specialties, otherwise all the manuscripts might sink into the sea. The task of two front-page headlines a year is even more overwhelming and miserable. Near noon, Yuan Jinpeng estimated that Zhou Qiushui was back, said goodbye to Zhou Ziyuan, and went to Zhou Qiushui's office.

Seeing that it was Yuan Jinpeng, Zhou Qiushui smiled slightly and said kindly: "Jin Peng is here." With that, he raised his hand and motioned for Yuan Jinpeng to sit down opposite.

Yuan Jinpeng looked guilty: "Secretary Zhou, we have caused you trouble this time." ”

Zhou Qiushui nodded: "Young people, it is inevitable to be careless, we must learn a lesson, and pay more attention in the future, the situation in the countryside is very complicated now!" ”

Yuan Jinpeng felt that Zhou Qiushui blamed himself for mishandling this, and he was unwilling: "I rarely ask about the tax cooperation, but I didn't expect it to be so out of control." ”

Zhou Qiushui heard Yuan Jinpeng's voice, and said: "The secretary of the township party committee presides over the overall work of the township and controls the general pass. Although finance and taxation are the affairs of the township chief, when it comes to the burden of peasants and the stability of the country, it is not a simple fiscal and taxation work. You have also worked in the township for a few years and should have such sensitivity. August 19 of the year before last**, you know, it's a small thing to make a big deal. In the end, Secretary Kong of the Provincial Party Committee came out and brought the armed police to solve the problem. ”

Zhou Qiushui was still unsatisfied, paused slightly, and then said: "To tell the truth, the reason why I am reluctant to put you in the post of secretary is that there is no more suitable township, and second, I think you still have to go through it. In order to be a good squad leader, in addition to being able to lead the team, the key is to be good at handling complex rural contradictions. I also know that you guys are having a hard time. After the tax sharing system, it is necessary to protect the national tax first. In most places, there is no tax source at all, and cultivating tax sources is not something that can be achieved overnight. You have to work hard to collect those agricultural taxes, taxes on agricultural and forestry products, township co-ordination, and village retention, otherwise you will not be able to pay teachers and cadres. The cadres are a little better, the teachers have no salary, and they will definitely make trouble. It's really hard for you, and you have to be level. If money is to be raised, it must not intensify the contradictions, especially no major incidents. Before last year's National Day, the central authorities ruthlessly dealt with a number of rural grassroots leaders who were desperately working hard. The party Central Committee also knows that county and township cadres are wronged, but when it comes to such a sharp contradiction between cadres and the masses, how do you ask the central authorities to make a trade-off, and they can only grieve us. ”

Yuan Jinpeng felt that Zhou Qiushui looked at the problem in three points, with a human touch, not like the way it was in the past, and he had some doubts in his heart. After thinking about it, I mainly explored the tone today, and I couldn't just talk about chatting and forget about business, so I said: "Secretary Zhou, no matter what, our party committee and government are responsible for this matter, and I am willing to accept disciplinary punishment." ”

Zhou Qiushui said: "I am very pleased that you can take the initiative to recognize your mistakes and take responsibility. Of course, as for how to deal with it, it depends on the situation brought back by the investigation team, and a special meeting will be held to study it. Either way, I hope you learn from your experience and increase your knowledge and abilities. I also hope that you will not be discouraged, work with peace of mind, and strive to create excellent work performance, so that the county party committee can rest assured of you! ”

Coming out of Zhou Qiushui's office, Yuan Jinpeng was secretly happy in his heart, and his steps became lighter. It seems that the situation is not as bad as imagined, and there is no need to alarm Xie Jianping and Liu Zhenji.

After lunch at home, Yuan Jinpeng suddenly became tired, so he lay down on the bed, and fell asleep within a few minutes - he hadn't slept soundly for a long time. When I woke up, it was already more than four o'clock, so I turned over and got out of bed, went to the kitchen to wash my face, and felt very comfortable. I can't help but think of a couplet: "The horizon is dusty, the three worlds are narrow, and the heart is nothing and a bed is wide". Then, I took out the book "Chinese Painting" from my briefcase and read it carefully. He read this book once a while ago, and he felt that he couldn't get enough of it, and he would always take it out and flip through it when he had a little leisure. Deep down, he couldn't help but compare himself with Zhu Huaijing, the protagonist in the book, what is Zhu Huaijing's future? What about yourself?

In the evening, Yuan Jinpeng and Zhou Ziyuan went to the hospital to visit Ding Xiangdong. Ding Xiangdong shaved his head, white gauze wrapped around most of his head, and they would hardly recognize him if it weren't for his distinctive deep eyes and high nose. The arrival of the two old classmates made Ding Xiangdong's heart warm, and tears rolled in his eyes and almost fell. This is the tears of grievance, the natural reaction of a person when they meet their relatives and friends after being bullied. He did feel aggrieved, a dignified prosecutor, after revealing his identity, not only did not save the weak, but got into trouble and was beaten to the point of bleeding. The other party also blatantly shouted "it is not wrong", how rampant! Yuan Jinpeng and Zhou Ziyuan didn't know what to say for a while, so they could only ask about their injuries and physical condition. It wasn't until Ding Xiangdong said that the three murderers were all arrested in the evening that the atmosphere was a little more relaxed. Zhou Ziyuan said with relief that the murderer was caught, and the manuscript was easy to write.

On the way home, Yuan Jinpeng told Zhou Ziyuan about the conversation with Zhou Qiushui in the afternoon. Zhou Ziyuan was silent, and only said after a while: "Zhou Qiushui's words may not be trusted, he hinted two or three times to promote me to be the deputy director of the Propaganda Department. It's been so long, and there's not a shadow! ”

Yuan Jinpeng had a hint of foreboding in his heart, but he was unwilling to link Zhou Ziyuan's affairs with his own affairs, feeling that even if the situation was not good, it would not be too bad.