The Nanzhou Municipal Legal Committee located on Fazheng Road in Nanzhou City is only two streets away from the Nanzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, and it is only ten minutes away from the Nanzhou Municipal Government on Changxiu Road.

The solemn national emblem, the sacred national flag, in Lu Defang's simple and solemn office of the secretary of the political and legal committee, Chen Xing looked at the solemn national emblem on the wall, and sighed for no reason.

"Mayor Chen, please take a seat." Lu Defang was momentarily surprised by Chen Xing's arrival, but quickly relieved, and asked Chen Xing to sit down with a smile.

Chen Xing faintly felt that Lu Defang was a little more enthusiastic than before, a little less vigilant, and glanced at Lu Defang in surprise, where could Chen Xing guess that because of early retirement, he no longer had to worry about the factional dispute was the root of Lu Defang's change of attitude, and sighed softly, Chen Xing looked at Lu Defang, and didn't know what to say for a while.

The two of them, who didn't have much intersection, surprisingly remained silent, as if they had a tacit understanding, this silence was completely different from the embarrassment of the cold field, Lu Defang's eyes swept quietly from Chen Xing, and there was infinite emotion in his heart, and now the news about his early resignation as secretary of the Political and Legal Committee must have spread all over the sky, but no one called, but Chen Xing, a person who can be said to have nothing to do with him, came to his office in person, Even Lu Defang, who had seen through the warmth and coldness of people, felt chilled by this, and Zhang Qingyang, an old subordinate who had always trusted him, actually repaid him as an old secretary in this way.

"Secretary Lu is much more open-minded than I imagined." After being silent for a while, Chen Xing opened his mouth and said this.

"Many people sit in the leadership position, taste the benefits and sweetness of power, they are reluctant to come down, I hope to sit under the ass and not retreat, I don't think so, when you reach the age, you should retire, you should give more opportunities to young people, there are always some old people occupying leadership positions, our country is also following the twilight, young people are more energetic and passionate, they are the mainstay of the country, let young people take on more important responsibilities." Lu Defang smiled indifferently, Liao Donghua, deputy director of the provincial government inspection office who is about to take over his position, is only 38 years old this year, Lu Defang has dealt with each other once or twice, he is not familiar, but he also has some impressions of Liao Donghua.

"If only everyone could think like Secretary Lu." Chen Xing shook his head and smiled, power is like poison, once you enjoy the benefits of power, it is like smoking opium, and those who can see it so thoroughly are considered a minority, most people take a back seat from the main leadership positions, and it is inevitable that they will have an indescribable sense of loss, and some will not even be able to adapt, otherwise there will not be so many spoof jokes, Chen Xing vaguely remembers that he saw an old-fashioned joke a few years ago, saying that a leader is not suitable after retirement, and wants to find something to do, but he can't do anything, He didn't know how to watch the door, so his children said, you see what you will do, don't try to make money, just find something to have fun, the leader pondered for a long time, and said, I will have a meeting!

"Retiring a few months later is the same as retiring a few months earlier, anyway, they are going to retire, there is nothing uncomfortable, Mayor Chen may not believe it, I actually want to retire for a long time, 60-year-old and a half-old man, every day at home with a little grandson, play with flowers and plants, go to the elderly activity center to play table tennis, find someone to play chess, this kind of life is more comfortable, now I finally retired, and I ended up with nothing to do." Lu Defang said with a smile, he was very open to this, and the only thing that felt cold was the attitude of the old subordinates who used to take care of him.

If someone else said such a thing, Chen Xing might have questioned it, but at this moment, it came out of Lu Defang's mouth, Chen Xing believed it from the bottom of his heart, he knew from He Yijun that Lu Defang had not only blindly trusted Zhang Qingyang in the past two years, but also delegated power very much, and the public security bureau's mess was basically all put in charge of Zhang Qingyang, if it wasn't for Lu Defang's early preparation for retirement, maybe the current result would be completely different, and the public security bureau would not be as chaotic as it is now.

"Secretary Lu said that I want to retire, and it is not interesting to think about such a busy life now, or to enjoy life like Secretary Lu is the right attitude to life." Chen Xing responded to Lu Defang's words with a smile, he didn't say that the Public Security Bureau was such a big bureau that had been rotten for more than half of it, saying it was tantamount to slapping Lu Defang in the face, Lu Defang was already about to retreat, Chen Xing didn't need to say this again, he came over today, purely to come and see Lu Defang.

"Mayor Chen can't have such an idea, I, an old man, am a person who has half a foot in the coffin, and I don't enjoy life at this time, but when will Mayor Chen be in the prime of life, and it is time to show his strength and do a great career, Mayor Chen should be full of energy and fighting spirit." Lu Defang said with a smile.

The two just chatted for a few words, and Chen Xing's mobile phone rang, Chen Xing saw that it was He Yijun calling, and shook his head, without guessing, he knew what He Yijun was probably calling.

"I'm here with Secretary Lu, you can come to the Political and Legal Committee." Chen Xing looked at Lu Defang quietly, and said with He Yijun.

"It's a call from the First Army." Lu Defang looked at Chen Xing with a little inquiry, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.

"Captain He is estimated to be for the Crown Entertainment City." Chen Xing said with a smile, "Although he didn't say it on the phone, he could roughly guess that Zhang Qingyang would not let him continue to investigate Crown Casino." ”

"Qingyang is confused." There is a bit of regret in Lu Defang's eyes, Zhang Qingyang was not like this before, when Lu Defang was still working in the criminal police team, Zhang Qingyang was a veteran member of his team, and later with his step by step, Zhang Qingyang, who has outstanding ability and is more tactful, is also more and more valued by him, Lu Defang spares no effort to take care of and support Zhang Qingyang, Lu Defang originally wanted to cultivate a qualified successor for himself, but he didn't expect that power would make a person completely lost, and now Zhang Qingyang is no longer the Zhang Qingyang in Lu Defang's impression.

"Secretary Lu also said that I was biased against Zhang Qingyang before, I think Secretary Lu should understand me now." Chen Xing said half-jokingly.

"The authorities are obsessed with bystanders, I'm confused, old confused, old confused, I think I am." Lu Defang did not defend his mistakes at this time, "Qingyang is an old subordinate I promoted, when I was the captain of the criminal police brigade, Qingyang just graduated from the police academy and was assigned to my brigade, at that time he was very neat, and he was also very optimistic and cheerful, sometimes when the team was solving a big case, the whole team was in a tense atmosphere, this kid is everyone's pistachio, and I also took special care of him, hey, this blink of an eye is twenty years have passed, the years are really a knife, can carve people into all kinds, Qingyang will become like this, I didn't expect it, power is good, but it is also harmful. ”

"Power is a double-edged sword, if it is used well to benefit the people, if it is not used well, it will hurt others and yourself." Chen Xing nodded.

"I also learned about it in the past two days, only to know how incompetent I am as the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and the director of the Public Security Bureau, if I didn't visit secretly, I didn't know that the people's evaluation of the Public Security Bureau is so poor, some people say that the Public Security Bureau and the underworld are a nest of snakes and rats, I have always thought that the Public Security Bureau is normal under the management of Qingyang, I didn't expect it to be such a situation of miasma, I originally wanted to take advantage of the last three or four months to carry out a thorough rectification of the Public Security Bureau, but I didn't expect the plan to change as fast, It seems that some people don't want to see me mess around before I retire. Lu Defang smiled bitterly, he didn't have the slightest sense of loss about retirement, but he had regrets, regrets that he couldn't rectify the Public Security Bureau.

"It seems that Secretary Lu also thinks that someone is playing tricks on this early retirement, I don't know who Secretary Lu thinks is more likely?" Chen Xing looked at Lu Defang seriously, Lu Defang will be more familiar with the situation in the province and the city than him, Chen Xing hopes to learn something from Lu Defang, although he can guess that Lu Defang's early retirement must be inseparable from the investigation of the crown entertainment city this time, and Zhang Qingyang, who also benefited a lot in this incident, is afraid that he also plays a role in adding fuel to the fire, which is all speculated by Chen Xing, but Lu Defang, who is the party concerned, may be able to know more in detail.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Mayor Chen this time." Lu Defang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Zheng Guangfu of Crown Entertainment City really can't see through it, I thought that Qingyang had been secretly acting as the umbrella of Crown Entertainment City, but now it doesn't seem to be all, Zheng Guangfu probably has another background, this is a heroic figure." ”

"I don't know much about Zheng Guangfu, but listening to what Captain He said, he is like a person like a black boss, such a person is known as a well-known entrepreneur in Nanzhou City, an entrepreneurial talent, and a representative of the National People's Congress, I have to say that this is the sadness of our system, rich people, use money to open the way, win over and corrupt a group of cadres, and weave a network of relationships with interests to become their own umbrella, and our individual cadres can not withstand the temptation, they are willing to fall, and such people are in the same stream, knowing the law and breaking the law, which is sad." Chen Xing said in a deep voice.

As soon as Chen Xing's voice fell, there was a knock on the door, and the person who came was He Yijun, who walked in, saw that Chen Xing was drinking Lu Defang, and he was very excited, and said as soon as he came in, "Mayor Chen, Secretary Lu, Zhang Qingyang is too much, he has not officially taken office as the director, so he put on an unstoppable attitude, just now, he asked me to hand over the case of Crown Entertainment City and let others be responsible, and unscrupulously said that if I have any dissatisfaction, I can appeal to you both." ”

"It looks like he's getting deeper and deeper." Lu Defang shook his head.

"Secretary Lu, you took so much care of him before, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is his reborn parents, if it were not for your promotion, how could he Zhang Qingyang's status today, just now Zhang Qingyang was stunned and said that he could do the affairs of the Public Security Bureau, and he didn't need others to interfere, and he didn't take Secretary Lu in his eyes at all." He Yijun said angrily.

"Captain He, don't say a word, are you here to block Secretary Lu?" Chen Xing reprimanded He Yijun lightly, and Lu Defang's rather open-minded mood was already ugly when He Yijun said this.

"Mayor Chen doesn't need to blame Yijun, everything has a cause and effect, Zhang Qingyang became what he is now, it was caused by me, it is said that I should take this responsibility and try my best to remedy it, but now there is no chance, I just patted my ass and retreated to the second line, to be honest, I feel uncomfortable, not because of power, but because I can't do something in the end, this is my biggest regret." Lu Defang shook his head helplessly.

"Mayor Chen, Secretary Lu, now Zhang Qingyang doesn't let me meddle in the case of Crown Entertainment City, this case must be a big thing and a small matter, and in the end, it will not be resolved, I am really unwilling in my heart." He Yijun said.

"Captain He, don't care about the gains and losses at this time, the legal net is restored and negligent but not leaky, you can still live if you do evil in heaven, you can't live if you do it yourself, Zhang Qingyang will pay the price for his actions." Chen Xing comforted He Yijun with an indifferent expression.

Lu Defang glanced at Chen Xing, he felt a strong self-confidence from Chen Xing, and secretly said in his heart that it is good to be young, officialdom is a place that pays more attention to seniority and level, but one thing is undoubtedly important, that is, the background, Lu Defang is not as well-informed as Ge Jianming, he knew what happened at the executive meeting of the municipal government for the first time, and he didn't know that Chen Xing had just finished a beautiful turnaround, but from the self-confidence that Chen Xing expressed at this time, Lu Defang inexplicably had some confidence in Chen Xing, Maybe Chen Xing can really gain a foothold in Nanzhou City like Ge Jianming.

Ge Jianming, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Chen Xing, deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and acting mayor, Shen Lingyue, deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Tang Chengjie, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Li Haocheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and executive vice mayor, and other members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Chang Baishan announced the appointment of the provincial party committee, appointed Comrade Liao Donghua, deputy director of the provincial government inspection office, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Nanzhou Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Nanzhou Municipal Legal Committee, and nominated the executive deputy director of the Nanzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau as the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Under the stage, Zhang Qingyang, who was sitting in the first row, was radiant, as Chang Baishan announced the relevant decisions of the province, the applause in the conference room rang out, Zhang Qingyang, who had become the focus of everyone's attention like Liao Donghua, seemed to be high-spirited, and a trace of indescribable pride flashed in his eyes, although he failed to become the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and became a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, but he was able to move up to the next level, Zhang Qingyang had already achieved his goal.