A storm came unexpectedly, catching Zhou Qiushui off guard.

At this time, he was sitting in a small car, on the way back to his hometown. The heavy rain was impenetrable, and the winds smashed violently on the windshield, and the wipers were twisted to the maximum gear and still couldn't pick up the pouring rain. The driver had to reduce his speed and reduce his speed.

Zhou Qiushui's hometown, Zhoujia Village, is more than 30 kilometers away from Qingchuan City, and is a small village with only more than 300 people. In the morning, he suddenly received a call from his younger brother in his hometown, telling him to go home, and his old mother wanted to see him. The old mother is over 70 years old, but her body is tough and her feelings are relatively optimistic. Hearing that the old mother was crying, he felt very incomprehensible, called the old horse, and went straight to Zhoujia Village.

The summer rainstorms come and go quickly. When the car drove into Zhoujia Village, the weather had already cleared. When the old mother saw Zhou Qiushui coming back, her eyes filled with tears inexplicably, and she almost flowed out. Zhou Qiushui felt strange, and asked carefully to figure out the reason. A few days ago, a fortune teller from other places came to the village, known as "Xu Tiezui", who came to tell fortunes, which was accurate, and the size of a village was surprising again and again. The day before yesterday, Zhou Qiushui's old mother invited "Xu Tiezui" to her home. "Xu Tiezui" pinched his fingers and said, "The old man is ugly, the family is resting, and the young son is ruined, and the eldest son is imprisoned." The old mother was shocked, and reported Zhou Qiushui's eight characters to "Xu Tiezui" to see if it was a mistake. Unexpectedly, "Xu Tiezui" said that this life is strange and rich, but unfortunately the bad luck is not good, I am afraid that there will be a prison sentence, and the bad luck of the Year of the Ox and the Monkey Moon will be launched. The old mother cried and begged for a solution, "Xu Tiezui" said "fate should be like this", it could not be resolved, and when she left, she didn't charge a penny of fortune-telling money.

Zhou Qiushui has never believed in fortune-telling and feng shui, but when he heard "Xu Tiezui" say it so clearly, he inevitably felt a little unhappy in his heart, and comforted his mother and said: "Mother, how can you listen to the fortune teller's nonsense, he really has that ability, and he has to go to the village to tell fortunes to make money." I'm fine now, what can I do? ”

The mother sighed, "Alas! If you eat a public meal, who knows what will happen? In the play, it is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. You are good, our Zhou family can prosper. ”

At noon, the whole family sat around a round table in the hall to eat. In the past, Zhou Qiushui would go home and drink a bottle or two of beer symbolically at most. Today, in order to sweep away the psychological haze brought by "Xu Tiezui", he let go of the amount of alcohol and raised his glass frequently, so that the old mother drank a little wine for the first time, and the atmosphere was warm.

When he returned to Qingchuan, he asked the old horse to drive the cart to the hillside at the head of the village. From a distance, Zhoujia Village is backed by green mountains, and in front of it is a small river flowing from west to east, and the village has ancient camphors

Back in the office, Zhou Qiushui felt tired and sleepy, so he collapsed on the couch to rest. In a trance, he walked into a dense forest, and when he looked up, he saw no sun, only scattered sunlight falling among the leaves. He staggered through the dark trees, staring wide eyes at him and behind him. The forest was so quiet that only his own footsteps could be heard. Suddenly, there was the sound of a mountain spring flowing, and he walked quickly in the direction of the sound of water. Finally, he saw a large patch of sunlight in the distance, and a path more than a meter wide appeared under his feet. He exclaimed, "Found your way!" ”。 As he approached the sun, a bloodied boar rushed down the path beneath his feet, sparks spewing out of his eyes. He scrambling to find the firecracker, but could not find it—the boar rushed at him, but the sound of the firearm still did not sound. He couldn't help but let out an "oops" and woke up from his dream, finding himself sweating profusely.

For a long time, he still heard his heart "poof" beating. A nightmare that has been with you for decades! Someone knocked on the door "tuk tuk", he calmed down, took out a few facial tissues, wiped the sweat on his head and face, slowly walked to the door, turned the door lock, and opened the door.

Yuan walked into the office and looked around, worried that there were cameras or bugs in the office. Zhou Qiushui asked, what are you doing as a thief? Yuan Jinpeng smiled and said It's nothing, report to you. Then he talked about the recent work of the Municipal Education Bureau, such as the admission rate of the first and second books of the college entrance examination, and how many students were admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University; For example, how many middle school student party members have been developed this year. Zhou Qiushui frowned when he heard these inconsequential things, very puzzled. How did Yuan Jinpeng become such a chattering person? At this time, Yuan Jinpeng took out a note from his pocket and handed it to him. He saw a few printed words on the note: I heard that the provincial discipline inspection commission is investigating you, and I am afraid that your phone and mobile phone have been monitored. He was taken aback, and involuntarily widened his eyes and opened his mouth. was about to ask for an understanding, but saw Yuan Jinpeng take the note away and waved his hand to leave.

Zhou Qiushui sat at the desk stupidly, and did not respond for most of the day. Incredible! When the investigation team arrived at Harukawa, they didn't even know it. Are you sure? Yuan Jinpeng acted cautiously, and must have gotten the news from authoritative sources. Ten days ago, Huang Shanyu found Zhou Qiushui and stared at his eyes: "Someone wrote a complaint letter to ******, listing several crimes of my Huang Shanyu. I'm selfless in my heart, what am I afraid of?! Secretary Qiushui, you can see for me, which jumping clown is stabbing in the back! He wants to fight, and I'm not afraid. It's okay to fight openly and secretly, we'll see! "Obviously, the letter to ****** was transferred to the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Huang Shanyu had something to say, and he suspected that he was suing. He was a little caught off guard at the time: "Who did such a small action?!" I, Zhou Qiushui, can't get used to the villain behind my back. Secretary Huang, you let the Public Security Bureau investigate, and you can't condone unhealthy tendencies. These days, he has been paying attention, since the report letter has reached the provincial party committee and the provincial discipline inspection commission, there is always something to say next. He even fantasized that one day, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection suddenly appeared in Qingchuan and announced the implementation of "shuanggui" against Huangshanyu. Looking at it now, Huang Shanyu was not investigated, but was investigated himself. "Alas!" He let out a long sigh, sweat running down his cheeks and dripping onto his collar. He does not consider himself a corrupt official, but he admits that he may not be able to withstand the rigorous investigation of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. If the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection sent someone to Qingchuan to investigate him, at least Huang Shanyu, who was a ********, would know. He felt that he could understand Huang Shanyu openly. Huang Shanyu was researching in the county, but he couldn't wait, even if someone listened to the phone. He dialed Huang Shanyu's mobile phone. On the other end of the phone was Huang Shanyu's enthusiastic voice: "Qiushui, I'm in a meeting." What's the matter, you say, I'll come out and pick it up. "In the past, Huangshan Yu often straightened his face and was as cold as frost. What the hell is going on? Zhou Qiushui couldn't care about the doubts in his heart, and said bluntly: "Secretary Shanyu, I heard that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection is investigating me. You are the head of the municipal party committee, is that so? Huang Shanyu said decisively: "Rumors." I have not been notified of this and have not heard of it. You don't listen to rumors. ”

Putting down the phone, Zhou Qiushui was a little confused. What the hell is going on? He is a provincial cadre, and the case against him must be approved by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, but now at least it has not reached this point. He made himself a cup of strong tea and drank it while it was hot. Without waiting for a cup of tea to finish, beads of sweat the size of mung beans quickly oozed from his forehead, face, chest, and back. He suddenly felt refreshed and his mind cleared. Since it is the news revealed by Yuan Jinpeng, I will ask Yuan Jinpeng to find out where the news came from. Only in this way can we figure out whether it is a fact or a rumor. He called Guo Fuzhou to the office and asked him to buy a prepaid mobile phone card. When he got the mobile phone card, he inserted the card into an old mobile phone he used before, and sent a text message to Yuan Jinpeng, identifying himself and saying that he would meet and chat in the evening. After a while, Yuan Jinpeng texted back and said that he would meet at the "Listening to Yuxuan" teahouse in Jiexixi at half past eight in the evening.

After dinner at home, Zhou Qiushui went for a walk in the nearby People's Park as usual. Since returning to work in the city, he has developed the habit of taking a walk after dinner. It is usually two or three laps around the People's Park, and it is estimated that it is three or four kilometers away. Today, he has an extra mind, looking back from time to time to see if anyone is following. It turns out that he is too careful, except for the occasional acquaintance, I really can't see who is following him. "Listening to Yuxuan" In the alley on his way home, he pinched the time, and when it was almost half past eight, he turned around and entered "Listening to Yuxuan". The waiter greeted him and asked if he was Director Yuan's guest. Zhou Qiushui nodded. The waiter led him to the easternmost box on the second floor.

Yuan Jinpeng saw Zhou Qiushui coming in, and hurriedly got up: "Secretary Zhou, I just made Pu'er tea." ”

Zhou Qiushui nodded and said with a wry smile: "It doesn't matter what kind of tea it is." Do you think I can have the heart to drink tea? Don't beat around the bush, where did the news come from, is it accurate? Don't scare me! ”

Yuan Jinpeng picked up a cup of tea, put it in front of Zhou Qiushui, and said in a low voice: "Secretary Zhou, drink tea." This time I went to Mayor Liu of Songcheng, and he privately said that he was investigating you. ”

"That's not right! I called Huang Shanyu in the afternoon, and he said there was no such thing. The province is investigating me, it's impossible ******** don't know, right? Zhou Qiushui said.

Yuan Jinpeng was speechless. Yes, no matter what you say, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection will also have a breath with Huang Shanyu.

Zhou Qiushui picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "Jin Peng, you call Mayor Zhenji, and I'll ask him." ”

Yuan Jinpeng took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Liu Zhenji: "Teacher, Secretary Zhou wants to say a few words to you, is it convenient?" ”

Soon, Yuan Jinpeng's mobile phone rang, and it was Liu Zhenji calling. Yuan Jinpeng pressed the answer button and handed it to Zhou Qiushui.

Zhou Qiushui said: "Mayor Zhenji, thank you for remembering your old friend. In the afternoon, I asked Huang Shanyu and he said that there was no such thing. ”

Liu Zhenji smiled: "Hehe, I heard about it by chance, I can't tell you if you don't tell you, you have more than one heart." Of course, it is good not to have one, but you should pay attention to the fact that the Commission for Discipline Inspection has done a very good job of secrecy in handling cases in the preliminary verification stage. ”

Zhou Qiushui asked: "You mean that the leader of the municipal party committee may not know?" ”

Liu Zhenji said: "Generally speaking, the investigation of the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee must obtain the consent of the principal leaders of the provincial party committee, and usually report to the top leader of the municipal party committee. The situation you are talking about is complicated, but one thing is certain. If you investigate, you will definitely go to the place where you worked. Let's do it first, take care! With that, he hung up the phone.

Zhou Qiushui put down his mobile phone and said to himself: "It's too vicious! The rain in the yellow mountains is paralyzing me. ”

"You said that Huang Shanyu deliberately hid it from you, but in fact, the investigation began?" Yuan Jinpeng asked.

Zhou Qiushui stood up and paced back and forth a few steps: "It's strange, if someone goes to the Transportation Bureau, Ping'an, and Propaganda Department to investigate, why can't I hear the wind at all?" ”

Yuan Jinpeng comforted: "Either there is no such thing, you relax." ”

"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of anything wrong, I'm not afraid of a ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night." Zhou Qiushui said that, turned around and left.

Pu'er tea was only brewed for the second time, and Yuan Jinpeng felt a little pity that he poured himself his own taste. He felt a little pity for Zhou Qiushui, a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, who panicked when he heard the slightest movement. The difficulty of being an official lies not in how difficult the work is or how much pressure it is, but in the difficulty of being spotless. If you can't clean yourself, you must have a "nobleman" to shelter you from the wind and rain. Otherwise, today's scenery on the stage, the Ming Dynasty is in prison. Over the years, Zhou Qiushui has been proud of the spring breeze and has been climbing steadily, so he naturally does not worry about "no one in the court". The problem is that even if people come forward to help, they have to weigh it again. If the top leader of the provincial party committee agrees to investigate, who will dare to speak up for you?

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