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Cao Ying carried a few bags of fruit, hesitated into the building where Hao Chuntao's house was located, and rang the doorbell of Hao's house.

The one who opened the door was Hao Chuntao's daughter Hao Li, who was Cao Ying's college classmate. The two are a school, but not a major, but both are liberal arts. The relationship between the two families is already good, and the two daughters are classmates, so they have been close in the past.

Hao Li seemed a little surprised when she saw Cao Ying. However, she still smiled reluctantly, let Cao Ying in, and then stood at the door and shouted into the living room: "Dad, Mom, Xiaoying is here!" ”

Hao Chuntao was smoking and watching TV in the living room, while Hao Li's mother was busy with dinner in the kitchen. Hearing that Cao Ying came to the door, Hao Li's mother did not show up, Hao Chuntao raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: "Xiaoying is here, come, sit." ”

Cao Ying noticed the coldness of the Hao family, but she had seen too much of this kind of "face" in the past two days, so she didn't care much. Anyway, today she went to test Hao Chuntao's attitude according to Peng Yuanzheng's instructions, so she couldn't take care of this.

She secretly gritted her teeth and walked over gently, "Uncle Hao, I want to ask you, what did my father do?" There's no news at all now, I'm really anxious......"

The corners of Hao Chuntao's mouth twitched.

Cao Dapeng's matter, for him, was also relatively sudden. Today, through various channels of connections, he finally found out some eyebrows, and knew that Cao Dapeng was absolutely finished this time -- he had offended the principal leaders of the provincial department, and the principal leaders of the provincial department slapped the table and demanded that the Commission for Discipline Inspection thoroughly investigate Cao Dapeng; although this matter was relatively hidden, it was not a secret to the senior leaders in the department.

Hao Chuntao originally thought that someone had reported Cao Dapeng, although it was Cao Dapeng who was controlled, but he was not at ease in his heart - could someone also report him at the same time?

In this way, Hao Chuntao's heart settled down -- it was none of his business, so he naturally hung it high.

"Xiaoying, I have been an old colleague, old friend and old comrade-in-arms with your father for many years. What happened to your father, I was surprised and very sad! Now your dad is being reviewed organizationally, as a dependent. I hope that you and your mother will cooperate as much as possible with the organization's investigation...... Strive for the best possible result. Hao Chuntao smiled indifferently and pretended to sigh.

When Cao Ying heard this, she felt a little angry in her heart. She didn't expect Hao Chuntao to have such an attitude! Whether there is a problem with her father has not yet settled, but Hao Chuntao's words are actually a presumption of guilt.

"Uncle Hao...... I just want to make sure, did my dad really do something? Cao Ying bit her lip and said word by word.

Hao Chuntao waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "I can't be sure." But. He has been dismissed from his post organizationally and is being examined by the Commission for Discipline Inspection...... You have to be mentally prepared! ”

……

Peng Yuanzheng breathed a sigh of relief, he was going back to the city tonight, and he wanted to bring some change of clothes from home. He went out of the office building to take a ride in front of the building, and Dong Dayong and Ning Xiaoling were about to get in the car and return to the city from work, the three of them took a photo, Ning Xiaoling greeted with a smile: "County Magistrate Peng!" ”

"Well, Comrade Xiaoling." Peng Yuanzheng smiled and waved his hand.

And Dong Dayong was slightly embarrassed. Since the last "car" turmoil, the relationship between him and Peng Yuanzheng has become a little "stiff", and he has been trying to avoid meeting Peng Yuanzheng as much as possible.

The corners of Dong Dayong's mouth twitched slightly. was about to say hello, but saw that Peng Yuanzheng had already opened the car door and got into the car. Peng Yuanzheng's special car left in the dust, and Dong Dayong got into the car with a calm face. Ning Xiaoling watched coldly from the sidelines, shaking her head secretly in her heart.

She really doesn't understand Dong Dayong's mentality - of course, you are a relatively old deputy county-level cadre with a long tenure, but in the team of the neighboring county government, your ranking is very low, and although Peng Yuanzheng is young and not very qualified, his ability, energy, and even his mind and wrist are not comparable to you as an ordinary deputy county magistrate. If you don't take the initiative to lower your figure, you screw up with Peng Yuanzheng so intentionally or unintentionally, and you are still the one who suffers. …,

But these Ning Xiaoling just slandered twice in her heart, and it was impossible to talk about it.

Above the officialdom, especially between the leading cadres of a unit and the same level, there is a layer of tacit window paper. On the surface, it seems to be intimate, but in fact, no one will have a heart-to-heart with anyone.

Peng Yuanzheng returned to the city and went to the municipal party committee first, and Han Wei was waiting for him in the office.

Peng Yuanzheng hurriedly entered the building of the municipal party committee, and Dongfang Yan, secretary of the municipal party committee, walked out slowly, just in front of him.

Peng Yuanzheng settled down, and quickly stopped and greeted: "Secretary Dongfang! Are you off work? ”

Dongfang Yan Mimi smiled, "Comrade Expedition, such a coincidence? Looking for Lao Han? ”

"Yes, Secretary Dongfang, I came to report to Secretary Han, which is about the county commodity city project." Peng Yuanzheng replied with a smile.

Dongfang Yan snorted, nodded, and continued to stride. But he didn't take two steps, he suddenly stopped and turned back and said lightly: "Comrade Yuanzheng, the company you introduced in Singapore is the Chinese Business Group, right?" ”

"Yes, Secretary Dongfang." Peng Yuanzheng saw that Dongfang Yan seemed to have something to say, so he hurriedly walked over again.

"Huashang Group has a petrochemical project in Jiangnan Province that has just been completed, right? I have a nephew who is right there ......" Dongfang Yan said casually, "The strength of this enterprise is very strong, and you can settle down in our city, comrade expedition, you have made a great contribution!" ”

Peng Yuanzheng's eyes flashed and he smiled, "Secretary Dongfang, the strength of this Singapore company is okay, the main reason is that the boss of the company is a Chinese overseas Chinese, who comes to invest in China and has a sense of mission to serve the motherland and benefit the township, and it is a good thing that we can cooperate with such a company and stand on a long-term basis." ”

"That's right. Okay, comrade expedition, I still have something to do, you go and get busy with yours. Dongfang Yan laughed, patted Peng Yuanzheng on the shoulder, and continued to leave.

Of course, Peng Yuanzheng could hear something in his words, but this kind of thing, Dongfang Yan could not find out, and Peng Yuanzheng would not "pierce it", so he could only get things done in a tacit understanding - and the leader knew it in his heart.

Peng Yuanzheng continued to walk towards Han Wei's office, and on the way he figured out how to deal with Dongfang Yan's hints. In dealing with this kind of problem, Peng Yuanzheng, as a reborn person, can be said to be very good at all sides.

After reporting to Han Wei, Peng Yuanzheng returned to his living quarter. At the gate of the community, he met a group of old workers in the factory who his mother Meng Lin was familiar with, basically uncles and aunts who watched him grow up.

I chatted with these people for a while, and one of them specifically mentioned the matter of the Cao family.

Peng Yuanzheng hesitated for a while, but slowly walked to Building 12 where Cao Ying's family lived and knocked on the door of Cao's house.

Liu Fang opened the door and saw that it was Peng Yuanzheng, and her gloomy face suddenly added a bit of luster. But she immediately took a step back a little embarrassed, and said softly in a hoarse voice: "Expedition, come, please come in-Xiaoying, the expedition is coming!" ”

The daughter and Peng Yuanzheng talked softly in her bedroom, while Liu Fang sat on the sofa in the living room with mixed feelings and shame. She never imagined that the Cao family would fall to this point, let alone that when the Cao family was down, it was Peng Yuanzheng, a poor boy who looked down on the two of them, who came to help!

"I'd rather bully the white beard, don't bully the young and poor, there must be a day when the dragon wears the phoenix, and I don't believe in the pants and the hole."

Liu Fang remembered this folk proverb passed down from mouth to mouth in her hometown, her face was feverish, and she was embarrassed.

"Cao Ying, is this Hao Chuntao's original words?" Peng Yuanzheng asked with a frown.

Cao Ying nodded indignantly. Her temperament is quiet and quiet, but no matter how quiet her personality is, she will also be a little angry at a critical moment when the safety of her loved ones is at stake. …,

Peng Yuanzheng fell into a long silence.

His mind flashed, and he subconsciously took out a cigarette and prepared to light it, but when he heard a crackling sound, there was a cluster of flames in front of him.

Cao Ying was holding a stainless steel kerosene lighter, and as the flames jumped, a hint of red light floated in her pale pretty face.

Peng Yuanzheng's heart throbbed. For this lighter, he was too impressed, that day he and Cao Ying went shopping, in the department store found this chic lighter, Cao Ying said to buy it to him as a birthday gift, but unfortunately the relationship between the two was cut off by Cao Dapeng and his wife, and they no longer communicated, and the matter was naturally stopped.

I don't know when Cao Ying bought this lighter back.

"This is the lighter you saw that day, I bought it back later, I wanted to ...... If you don't dislike it, use it. Cao Ying sighed faintly and handed it over.

If it weren't for her father's accident this time, and she had contact with Peng Yuanzheng again, this lighter Cao Ying would definitely be kept forever. This is the only memorial she has left.

Peng Yuanzheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and took it silently.

……

"Cao Ying, you go to Hao's house immediately and say a few words to Hao Chuntao......" Peng Yuanzheng's eyes flashed with a cold light, and said lightly: "Just tell him clearly, just repeat it according to my original words - your father is the second-in-command, he Hao Chuntao is the first-in-command, if there is a problem with the second-in-command, can the first-in-command be clean?" ”

Cao Ying was taken aback, and hesitated: "Expedition, wouldn't this be inappropriate......

Peng Yuanzheng's face was solemn, and he said seriously: "Cao Ying, this is very important!" You must know that in your father's affairs, whether Hao Chuntao is in the well or objective and fair, his position is very important! …… Hurry up, this matter can't be delayed! ”

Cao Ying hesitated for a while, but still went to do it.

Stroking the stainless steel lighter in his hand, Peng Yuanzheng let out a sigh of relief.

He didn't expect Hao Chuntao to try his best to protect Cao Dapeng - in fact, he couldn't protect it if he wanted to, but as long as Hao Chuntao had a somewhat cold attitude and resisted the pressure of some provincial departments, for Cao Dapeng, it was equivalent to a glimmer of life.

Or rather, buy a little bit of time. Since Peng Yuanzheng has decided to help Cao Ying, he will definitely help to the end. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )