From the middle and high-level cadres who first learned the news to the ordinary staff members of various organs and bureaus, many people seemed to be hotly discussing whether Zhou Mingfang, the secretary of the municipal party committee who had held the absolute right to speak in Haicheng for five years, would fall in this turmoil.

The people on the investigation team did not contact the relevant media, nor did they come forward to make any statements to confirm some news, but somehow, from the time the news slowly came out from the so-called insiders of the municipal party committee and municipal government, it seems that the vast majority of people believed that the investigation team was coming for Zhou Mingfang, as if there was an invisible hand behind his back to "" and spread some rumors.

The middle and high-level cadres in the city, a small part of the dominant power class in Haicheng are often the first to get the exact news, they are not unclear about the real purpose of the investigation team, the investigation team is aimed at Zhou Mingfang's former secretary, the current deputy director of the local taxation bureau Xing Tiande, to avoid this, this matter still caused a large number of people to wander and wait and see.

After all, Xing Tiande has been Zhou Mingfang's secretary for several years, and no one knows whether Zhou Mingfang will be involved in this case. Moreover, even if Zhou Mingfang is really innocent, but he committed something against the closest secretary around him, Zhou Mingfang will inevitably give people a handle that he doesn't know, which will undoubtedly affect the positive evaluation of Zhou Mingfang by the leaders above.

Zhou Mingfang has been in charge of Haicheng for several years, and has made great contributions to the development of Haicheng, and has drawn a strong mark in the history of Haicheng, with indelible achievements, but there are still some people in Haicheng who are dissatisfied with it.

Mayor Zhao Yiping, to be precise, acting mayor Zhao Yiping, just after the provincial investigation team came to Haicheng, Zhao Yiping suddenly became active, frequently appeared on major occasions, and the main responsible comrades of the municipal fu office also came forward to ask the city TV station to report the mayor's itinerary throughout the whole process, and broadcast it in the main news hours of the TV station.

In the past few days, the news on TV has been overwhelmingly reported on Mayor Zhao Yiping's activities, "Mayor Zhao Yiping inspected the renovation project of the city's martyrs' cemetery", "Mayor Zhao Yiping inspected some of the city's practical projects for the people", "Mayor Zhao Yiping inspected the construction progress of the cross-sea bridge project" and other reports filled the major news pages.

Overnight, it seemed that Haicheng City had become a strange situation where only the mayor had no secretary, Zhou Mingfang became extremely low-key, and Zhao Yiping, with a confident and calm face, was faintly changed

It is a proud smile with a bit of pride, and it seems to have become the face of the city of Rihai City in the past few days. Urban tycoon 43

The vegetable vendors on the street may not recognize what the national leader looks like, but they will not know that the new mayor of Haicheng is a middle-aged woman with a smile and a big sister next door.

Chen Xing has been by Zhou Mingfang's side for the past few days, and finally realized what it means to listen to thunder in a silent place, under the calm surface, there is a turbulent undercurrent surging, Zhou Mingfang is still as confident as in the past, without any abnormality, occasionally heard the high-profile actions of the municipal fu, Zhou Mingfang always smiled lightly, and Zhou Mingfang seemed to be indifferent to Zhao Yiping's limelight in recent days completely overshadowing him as the secretary of the municipal party committee.

Chen Xing didn't know if this was Zhou Mingfang's mind and demeanor as a deputy ministerial-level cadre or if Zhou Mingfang had been secretly preparing something, but Chen Xing had a vague illusion that Zhou Mingfang's calm eyes, like beasts in the night, exuded a terrifying glow, fiercely watching the enemy's every move, ready to launch a fatal blow at any time.

The provincial investigation team stayed in a hotel that was spread by ordinary cadres and the masses, one said this, the other said that, people's gossip is always endless, and some people say that they have seen the people of the investigation team go out to handle cases, and all kinds of statements are dazzling.

On this day, Mayor Zhao Yiping found the heads of relevant departments of the political and legal system to talk, and the main leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Municipal Procuratorate were invited by Zhao Yiping.

In the quaintly decorated mayor's office, Zhao Yiping smiled and asked Chen Chong, executive deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, to sit down.

"Comrade Chen Chong, the investigation team in the province has already informed the main leaders of the municipal party committee and municipal government that if the investigation team needs anything, your municipal public security bureau must vigorously assist and do its best to create favorable conditions for the investigation team to handle the case, and strive to let the investigation team solve the case as soon as possible." Zhao Yiping's voice was loud, and the whole person seemed to be full of sharpness.

Huang Ping, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and director of the Public Security Bureau, had just left for Beijing yesterday to attend the national meeting of secretaries of the municipal legal committees at the prefecture level, and he would not be able to come back until a few days later. At this moment, Zhao Yiping paid attention to the investigation team's investigation of Xing Tiande's case, and clearly instructed the Public Security Bureau to vigorously assist, how could Chen Chong not see that Zhao Yiping was Xiang Zhuang Wujian.

"Now Xing Tiande is involved**

In the case, it is very likely that the dispute between the first and second leaders in the city will be behind this matter, Zhao Yiping is now a sharpening knife, if a small person like me is accidentally involved, I am afraid that I will not be able to get out of the whole body, even a character like Secretary Huang is so cautious, and I should also be responsible for the black yarn hat on my head. Chen Chong smiled at Zhao Yiping's words on the surface, but in his heart he was secretly planning for himself, although he, the executive deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, has also been clearly defined as a department-level cadre, and he is also a middle-level cadre with considerable weight in Haicheng City, but in the eyes of people at the level of Zhou Mingfang, the secretary of the municipal party committee, Chen Chong knows that he is nothing at all, and after nearly 20 years of official career, Chen Chong has not been carried away by power, and the most important thing he lacks in his heart is self-knowledge.

"Comrade Chen Chong, your Public Security Bureau assists the investigation team in handling the case, and you must report to me immediately if there is any situation."

"Mayor Zhao, don't worry, this matter is very important, and I don't dare to be sloppy at all." Chen Zhong smiled and nodded in response to Zhao Yiping's words.

Sending Chen Zhong out of the office, Zhao Yiping's conversation did not end here, followed by people from the city procuratorate.

Chen Chongyi left the municipal fu building, glanced back at the direction of the mayor's office on the third floor, hesitated slightly, and as soon as he got into the car, he called Huang Ping, secretary of the political and legal committee in the capital.

Xing Tiande's case has touched the nerves of the entire Haicheng City high-level, and it is not only the mayor Zhao Yiping who is ready to move in his heart, but also the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee Zhao Fang's mood in the past few days is also very uncalm. Urban tycoon 43

On the surface, Zhao Fang's ambition in the depths of his heart was also ignited, the only difference from Zhao Yiping was that Zhao Fang's every move was still the same as usual, and he worked hard to dress up as usual.

"Zhao Yiping is a cadre from the provincial capital, she is arrogant, this time she is in a hurry to jump out, but she can let her come out first to test the water." Zhao Fang sat in his office, wondering in his heart whether Xing Tiande's investigation by the provincial investigation team would have an impact on Zhou Mingfang, Zhao Fang wished that the bigger the case, the better, and it was best if Zhou Mingfang was also directly related to the case, so that it would be difficult for Zhou Mingfang not to hurt his muscles and bones.

"Zhao Yiping is a foreign cadre who has just arrived, it is inevitable that he will not know how powerful Zhou Mingfang is, even if he has heard it before he came, but he has no personal experience, how can he deeply understand Zhou Mingfang's methods." Zhao Fang secretly thought in his heart, "I must be patient, be patient enough, this stage is not suitable for rash action." ”

Zhao Fang kept warning himself in his heart that he had been Zhou Mingfang's deputy for several years, and he was dissatisfied with Zhou Mingfang's domineering and authority from the beginning to gradually adapt, and then actively cooperated with Zhou Mingfang

work, be a good deputy secretary of the party, Zhao Fang has experienced a number of changes in the course of mentality, his ambition is not gone, but hidden deeper, in front of Zhou Mingfang, he already knows how to correct his position, but this time, it is Zhou Mingfang's closest person who has an accident, Zhao Fang's heart is inevitably restless, the soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and the cadre who does not want to be an official is not a good cadre. Zhao Fang: He thinks that he has been suppressed long enough.

On this night, Chen Xing did not return home as usual, and at about six o'clock, Chen Xing and Zhou Mingfang took a car out of the municipal party committee.

The car drove along the main road in the city, Chen Xing silently watched the slowly disappearing landscape on both sides of the road, but the whole person's thoughts seemed to be floating in the air, and his vision was a little erratic.

In the past few days when he was Zhou Mingfang's secretary, Chen Xing had never come out with Zhou Mingfang at night, except for overtime on official business, Chen Xing left the municipal party committee after work in a decent manner, and today was close to evening, but Zhou Mingfang unexpectedly asked him to stay, and then, there was the current scene.

As Zhou Mingfang's secretary, Chen Xing couldn't know much about Zhou Mingfang's schedule, and there was no entertainment arrangement at night, Chen Xing was guessing where Zhou Mingfang was going now.

The car stopped at the Ningdong Hotel, and Chen Xing knew that this was a hotel under the name of the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee.

Chen Xing followed Zhou Mingfang to the third floor, only to see Zhou Mingfang standing still in room 8, knocking on the door a few times, Chen Xing stood outside and could already hear the faint sound of a few people chatting inside.

The door opened from the inside, someone poked his head out inside, Chen Xing's eyelids jumped, and it was He Ming, director of the Municipal Finance Bureau, who opened the door, "Secretary Zhou, you are here." As soon as He Ming saw that it was Zhou Mingfang, a smiling face suddenly bloomed, let him stand by the door and invite Zhou Mingfang in, and glanced at Chen Xing behind him, He Ming had a faint look of surprise on his face, and then returned to normal