While chatting with Political Commissar Wang and his wife, he suddenly received a telephone call from the Standing Committee of the Working Committee of the Development Zone and the director of the Strict Office of the Working Committee, saying that someone saw Le Jincun, an 80-year-old veteran secretary of the shipyard, taking Chief Engineer Wu Huabin, the third director of the shipyard Lu Weiping, the fourth secretary Yin Jieming, and Li Tianbao, a petitioner, to stop a bus from the ferry port of the Development Zone.

What are you afraid of!

The old cadres go out in groups at this juncture, and it will definitely not be as simple as an autumn outing. I really can't think of any other intentions than petitioning and complaining.

Secretary Le Lao is by no means a person who does not care about the overall situation, but at this time, he went out with Li Tianbao, a professional petitioner, but Tian Wenjian could only accept this cruel reality.

The person slipped under his nose, making Secretary Tian Da angry like thunder. After sending the Wang political commissar and his wife away with a frustrated face, he advanced 20,000 yuan from the finance and drove the Toyota Crown to the ferry in a hurry.

“…… After receiving the report, Secretary Liu of the Municipal Party Committee immediately gave instructions and asked us to chase them back no matter what. The provincial office has already informed them that they will rush to the railway station, the bus station, the provincial party committee, the provincial political axe, the provincial letters and visits bureau, and the provincial veteran cadres bureau to intercept them. ”

The launch period of the blue sky project is also the peak period for mass petitions.

After all, no matter how meticulous the work is, there will still be deviations on some issues. The leaders of state-owned enterprises who have lost power due to mergers and reorganizations, the veteran cadres who are dissatisfied with the Blue Sky Holding Group, and the farmers in the development zones who are dissatisfied with the compensation for demolition and land requisition are all the targets of the key monitoring of the petition departments at the two levels in the urban area.

A veto is not a joke, and problems in the development zone must be reported immediately. No, as soon as I received the report that Secretary Le and others had gone out in a group, the municipal party committee and municipal axe reacted quickly.

As soon as Ren Ran called, Shen Yang, deputy secretary of the Working Committee of the Development Zone, and Director Shi of the Letters and Visits Bureau appeared in front of a Santana by the ferry. Tian Wenjian hurriedly pulled over, pushed the car door and greeted him.

"That's where they got on the bus, and the specific direction of the bus is still being investigated." Shen Yang's face was heavy and he looked very anxious.

Tian Wenjian nodded slightly, pointed to the duty room of the ferry company, and asked thoughtfully: "Isn't there a record of the ferry?" ”

Without waiting for Shen Yang to speak, Director Shi of the Letters and Visits Bureau shook his head helplessly, and said in frustration: "The ferry only charges a fee, and there is no record. The monitoring of the public security department and the traffic department has long been broken, and it is just a bunch of decorations. ”

There are too many cars coming and going from the south to the north at the ferry port in the development zone, and there are two high-speed, one national highway, one provincial highway, and two railway transportation hubs across the river. Who knows if they will go to the provincial capital after crossing the river, or if they will change trains to other places? After all, the ferry company's charges are very unreasonable, resulting in many passengers who only need to cross the river and do not need to go to other places, in order to save a little river crossing fee, always take a bus to cross the river.

Tian Wenjian looked around, his eyes suddenly stopped on the row of "motorcycles" on the left side of the ferry, and after thinking about it, he immediately said: "Director Shi, they are not only soliciting customers, but also scalpers. They must have known where the last ferry was going. Secretary Shen and I will cross the river first, you go to investigate, and notify us as soon as there is news here. ”

"Okay, that's it!" Time was urgent, Shen Yang did not hesitate to open the car door and get into Tian Wenjian's car.

The Yangtze River has no wind and three feet of waves, that is what the book says. Although the river breeze is not small today, whistling in the ears, the river surface is very calm, and the turbid river water slowly flows to the southeast.

Under the blowing of the river breeze, the surface of the water is rippled like fish scales, which is so gentle and quiet. There are small boats floating on the riverside, and some of the people on the boat are casting nets to catch fish, and some are loading and unloading goods. Several steamers sailed on the river, stirring up layers of waves. The whistle of the steamer and the noise of the people made the river boil.

Tian Wenjian sighed lightly, handed Shen Yang a cigarette, and lit it while carrying Jiang Feng on his back, and said casually: "Aren't they just a few old cadres, who are so nervous, as for it?" ”

Shen Yang sat on the hood of the car, looked at the turbid river, and said with a wry smile: "It's nothing for others to petition, but it's not a trivial matter for Secretary Le to petition." Because he is not only the old secretary of the shipyard, but also one of the six old Red Army soldiers in Longjiang who enjoy the treatment of retired cadres at the deputy provincial level. If he hadn't been stubborn and didn't leave the shipyard, he would have entered the dry rest house a long time ago. ”

There were many old Red Army, and the treatment given by the political axes in different places according to the local economic conditions was also different. Some of the old Red Army soldiers went to the cadres' rest houses, lived in small buildings, and were equipped with special cars, while some old Red Army soldiers could only receive five or six hundred yuan a month for living expenses. There were even some old Red Armymen, who, for one reason or another, were not treated at all.

But an old Red Army who enjoyed the retirement treatment at the vice-provincial level appeared under his nose, which still surprised Tian Wenjian, and hurriedly asked: "Has Old Secretary Le made a lot of contributions?" ”

"He joined the army in 33, joined the party in 35, and arrived in Yan'an after crossing the grassland twice, and served as a correspondent in the 31st Division of the Political Department of the 93rd Army. In 42 years, he went to Taihang Mountain, won a first-class meritorious service during the War of Resistance against Japan, and later participated in the Huaihai Campaign, and won the 3rd Class Bayi Medal, the Reading Freedom Medal, and the Liberation Medal, which is the only remaining old revolution in Longjiang. ”

After Shen Yang paused, he continued with emotion: "Now that no one mentions it, he will be beautiful when we go to school." I have given presentations at our school and have been to your airport to give lectures. The year before last, the Civil Affairs Bureau had assigned him Santana and a driver, and when he saw that the shipyard did not have a garage, he was always exposed to the sun and felt distressed, and he was afraid of shortening the life of the car, so he returned to the Civil Affairs Bureau......"

With such a good care for a Santana, it's no wonder he's afraid that the dockyard slipway and the dock equipment will be idle! Tian Wenjian realized that the problem was serious, and hurriedly got into the car, dialed Director Shi's phone, and asked about the results of the investigation over there.

The results of the investigation were very encouraging, and there was no passenger car on the ferry to the provincial capital. The time has only passed twenty minutes, which means that the old men are either stopping the car on the other side of the river at this time, or going to the Nan'an Railway Station. Shen Yang immediately reported the situation to Ren Ran and Li Zhiqiang, who were presiding over the demolition work, while Li Zhiqiang, who came out of Nan'an, immediately contacted Nan'an and asked them to assist in intercepting the petition group of veteran cadres.

With the sound of a whistle of "woo", the ferry slowly leaned against the Nan'an ferry, and Tian Wenjian started the car and rushed up first. As soon as I drove to the ferry, I saw a police car with flashing police lights waiting on the side of the road, and two policemen on the side of the car looked at the license plate, and then waved at them vigorously.

"Secretary Tian? I'm Wu Guanming of the Ferry Branch. ”

Seeing Tian Wenjian and the others getting out of the car, the tall policeman saluted Shen Yang, obviously he recognized the wrong person. Shen Yang was a little embarrassed, pointed to Tian Wenjian beside him, and said with a smile: "This is Secretary Tian." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The old county magistrate was anxious on the phone, but he didn't expect Secretary Tian to be so young. Only then did the director of the ferry branch react, and he hurriedly turned around and continued: "So, you are Secretary Shen. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Nan'an. ”

"Wu Ju, now is not the time to be polite."

Shen Yang's face was straight, he held his hand, and said very seriously: "Director Li should have told you about our situation, and asked the comrades in Nan'an to do us a favor and assist us in finding the whereabouts of the old cadres." ”

"The goal is clear, it's a few old people. I've been informed, and I'll hear in half an hour at most. Don't worry, let's go to our branch office for a while, as long as people are here, we guarantee that they can't leave. ”

Sure enough, before arriving at the ferry public security bureau, news came from the station police station that a group of elderly people were in the waiting hall of the train station. It is ironic that the public security police arrested the old Red Army, but the news is very exciting. Shen Yang hurriedly took out his mobile phone and reported this "exciting" news to Ren Ran, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and secretary of the Working Committee of the Development Zone.

It was already half past three in the afternoon when they arrived at the train station, and as soon as they got out of the car, two railway policemen from the station police station greeted them, pointed to the direction of the waiting room, and introduced the situation to them with their eyebrows fluttering. Tian Wenjian didn't want to make trouble, and after thanking them, he walked in alone.

The train station is small, with only six rows of chairs in the waiting room. Seven old men sat there with large bags and small bags, and they were very eye-catching. Tian Wenjian pinched his nose and walked over with a swagger.

"Secretary Tian, why are you here?"

After dialing the boiled eggs, the old engineer Wu, who was about to throw the eggshells into the trash, saw Tian Wenjian looking at him with a smile, and was stunned for a moment, with an incredible expression.

The old men turned their heads together and stared at Tian Wenjian, unable to believe that this was true. The old secretary was still calm, stunned for a while, and then reacted, and while beckoning Tian Wenjian to sit down, he asked suspiciously: "Melon, where are you going?" ”

"Go to the provincial capital!"

"Coincidentally, it's just the same way with us."

The old secretary's reaction made Secretary Tian ridiculous, and he actually took out a stack of tickets from his pocket to show him, and pointed to the direction of the ticket office, and kindly reminded: "Go and buy a ticket, I won't sit if it's late." ”

Tian Wenjian lowered his head, took the ticket in his hand, and smiled casually: "I bought it early, can I go into the waiting room?" I'll see what carriage you are in and see if I can get a seat. ”

Li Tianbao, who has rich experience in petitioning, is not so easy to fool. snatched the ticket from his hand, and asked with a sly smile: "Secretary Tian, you shouldn't be here to intercept us, right?" I can tell you, this is Nan'an, which belongs to Jiangcheng City, and the set of Longjiang Railway Station does not work here, who dares to say that our tickets are fake, I am in a hurry with him. ”

Only then did the old men react, and the white-haired Wu Huabin asked even more eagerly: "Secretary Tian, are you really here to arrest us?" ”

Tian Wenjian's face turned straight, and he pretended to be angry and said, "Of course, if I don't arrest you back, my black yarn hat will not be protected." ”

The old men burst into laughter, and the old secretary leaned back and fell in laughter, out of breath. Tian Wenjian was confused, and couldn't help asking: "I said everyone, you know that I am here to arrest you, what are you happy about?" ”

"Melon, do you really think we're going to petition?" The old secretary pressed his sore stomach with a smile, pointed at him and asked.

"I believe when others petition, saying that you keep petitioning and beating me to death."

Tian Wenjian took out a thick envelope from his pocket and said with a smile: "But as the general manager of the shipyard, you can't ignore everything, so I have to bring some money to pay for your journey." ”

"We have the money for the journey, so we don't need to spend the public's money."

The old secretary took out a stack of notebooks from his canvas bag, put on reading glasses, and explained with great ambition: "I came out in a hurry, and I didn't give you a breath." You're here, and I'm talking to you about some things. The book is full of the old leaders and old relationships of our factory, not in their positions, not in their politics, and there has been no contact over the years.

It's not that there are no orders, so I pondered to go through their door and ask them to take care of our old factory. This is mine, this is Wu Gong's, and Director Wang also has it. All in all, if you cast the net wider, I don't believe you can't catch fish. ”

The old secretary's introduction and the stack of yellowed notebooks in his hand made Tian Wenjian feel sad for a while. I secretly thought that I, the general manager in his position, should do something more than these old-timers who are not in his position?

"Tian Bao's cousin's son-in-law works in the Shanghai shipping company, which is also a development direction, and when we finish this lap, we will go to Shanghai to have a look. In any case, it is better to have hope than no hope, and it is better than sitting at home and waiting for death. ”

The old men were very determined and well-planned, and they ran around according to their plan, and there was not a month that they could not come back. Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment, and reminded with some reluctance: "Seniors, if you don't like it, even if those old leaders are still alive, they are not in that position. What's more, over the years, many departments have been withdrawn and merged, and whether or not they can find people has become a problem. Why don't we go back to study and study first, and when we're done with the current situation, I'll go with you. ”

"Even if they retire, their protégés are still there."

The old secretary shook his head and said very firmly: "Melon, although we have differences on some issues, we must also admit that the establishment of the Blue Sky Group can indeed save other enterprises and solve the practical difficulties of the employees." The shipyard can't do without you now, and the Blue Sky Group also needs you, and you don't understand the shipbuilding industry, so leave these things to us. ”

Old Engineer Wu nodded heavily, and said thoughtfully: "You are the general manager of the shipbuilding company, and you are only here in the shipyard, and you may not even have a brand when you leave." ”

"Oda, don't fight. We are not three-year-old children, and we have not seen the world, so we should be relaxed when we go out for a walk, what are you worried about? ”

Tian Wenjian weighed it, and then said solemnly: "It's okay to let you go, but you must agree to me with two conditions." ”

"On what terms?" Old Secretary Le was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking.

"First, bring 20,000 yuan with you, the poor are rich, and you can't bring more money with you; Second, call me twice a day so I want to know where you are and how you are doing. ”

After Tian Wenjian paused, he pointed to the several policemen who were looking at him outside the waiting room, and continued: "I'm not joking with you, if you don't agree to my conditions, even if you tie me up, you have to tie you back." ”

After thinking about it, the old secretary said categorically: "Tian Bao, take the money." ”

Li Tianbao is the youngest and most experienced, Tian Wenjian stood up, patted his arm, and said with unusual solemnity: "Uncle Li, I will hand over the old secretaries to you." Anyway, you're going to have to bring them back safely for me. ”

Li Tianbao took the envelope and stuffed it into his arms while swearing and promised: "Secretary Tian, Dean Tian, don't worry, I won't let you down." Go back early and wait for our good news. ”

(To be continued)