Li Xiaoning's ambition is not in the fight against corruption, he wants to lead the people to common prosperity, for him, catching one or two corrupt officials is purely a sideline to beat rabbits, so this time he still politely refused Zheng Chang's invitation. Zheng Chang didn't force it, but just laughed and scolded Li Xiaoning twice, and then gave up.

The old lady and the young woman used the white noodles they had brought back last night to make a meal of wild vegetable porridge for Li Xiaoning and the others. After the two finished eating, they asked for directions, and then said goodbye and left.

It turned out that the two had already turned to the other side of the mountain when they went down the mountain last night, and if they wanted to return to the town hall, they had to walk back around the foot of the mountain.

After walking for a while, they were stopped by a river, and after walking along the bank for a while, they found a drawbridge, and on the side of the drawbridge there was a simple wooden house.

Li Xiaoning supported Lin Xi and just walked across the suspension bridge not far away, and two men in their thirties came out of the wooden house, one with triangular eyes and the other with a collapsed nose, and shouted, "Come back." ”

The two turned around, and Li Xiaoning asked, "What's the matter?" ”

As soon as the two of them saw Lin Xi's face, a greedy light suddenly shot out of their eyes, "Look at us dozing off, it's like evading fees?" ”

Li Xiaoning frowned and asked, "What fee?" ”

"Bridge tolls!" Triangular eyes said testially.

"Bridge tolls?" Li Xiaoning was happy, "Who asked you to collect it?" ”

"Damn, why are you asking so much? The state let me collect it, what's the matter? Are you still not convinced? Triangle Eyes opened his mouth and scolded.

Li Xiaoning's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said with a sneer: "So, you are government workers?" ”

"Who do you care about us?" The bridge of the nose stepped forward and said, "Hurry up and pay the money." ”

Li Xiaoning asked, "Okay, how much?" ”

"One hundred." The triangular eyed lion has a wide opening.

Li Xiaoning took out his wallet, took out two hundred yuan, and said, "I can also pay the money, do you have a ticket?" ”

"Damn, you kid is deliberately looking for trouble, isn't it? Don't go. Squat down to the side and carefully check your thoughts, and then talk about correcting your attitude. The bridge of the nose was once again unruly.

Li Xiaoning continued to act: "Two leaders, my girlfriend is not in good health, and we are in a hurry to go back." Let us go. Can't I issue a ticket? ”

"You can go, this woman has to stay." The bridge of the nose shimmered with an evil light in his eyes.

"What did she stay for?" Li Xiaoning deliberately pretended to be surprised and asked.

"Who called you a woman so fucking pretty. You say, what does a man want to do most when he sees a beautiful woman? Tell your woman to take off her pants. Let us rejoice and rejoice, and let you go, and we will not punish you with any money, nor will we charge you any fees. Triangle Eyes Quack Yin said with a smile.

"Rogue bandits shameless scum!" Lin Xi scolded angrily with a flushed face.

"Haha...... Haha......" The triangular eyes and the bridge of the collapsed nose burst into a burst of laughter, "Scold, scold, it will make you happy later, you won't scold, it's time to call my brother." As they spoke, the two began to press forward left and right.

Lin Xi stood behind Li Xiaoning tremblingly, his teeth fighting involuntarily.

Triangle eyes rolled his hand, showed a dagger, pointed at Li Xiaoning and scolded: "Fuck, get out of the way, don't get in the way of the old people, or I'll kill you." ”

Li Xiaoning knew that today's things could not be good, so he pretended to be afraid and said, "Please, I will give you all the money, please let us go." As he spoke, he greeted him.

The triangular eyes and the collapsed nose didn't notice that Li Xiaoning was already close while talking, they were used to running rampant in the township, and the people in several villages near here knew the notoriety of the two of them, and they were generally obediently bullied by them. Even if he encounters one or two hard ones, as long as the knife is lit, he will immediately turn into a soft egg, so he didn't expect Li Xiaoning, a scholar who seemed to be weak in literature, to dare to resist them.

Li Xiaoning approached Triangle Eye's side, suddenly attacked, grabbed Triangle Eye's wrist holding the knife, and then took advantage of the downward trend, Triangle Eye suddenly screamed, and fell to the ground, the dagger had already sunk into his thigh.

Before the bridge of the nose collapsed could react to what was going on, Li Xiaoning had already come to him again, and there was a heavy punch in front of him, which hit the bridge of his nose right on, and the bridge of the nose immediately became no nose bridge, covering his face with his hands, screaming like a pig, and blood flowed out along his fingers. Li Xiaoning then pushed his knees on top of his temple, and the kid immediately passed out and lost his voice.

Li Xiaoning clapped his hands, walked to the triangular eye, raised his foot and stepped on the handle of the dagger, and the triangular eye immediately screamed like a pig, trembling all over, but he was powerless to resist.

Li Xiaoning said coldly: "Now I'll ask, you will answer, if there is a lie, or if the answer is slow, you know what the consequences are." ”

Triangle Eye hurriedly nodded his head, "Understood, understood!" ”

"Good! Very good! Li Xiaoning put his feet back and asked, "What is your name, which village?" ”

"My name is Zhang Qianzi, and his name is Zhang Qianzi." Triangle Eye replied very neatly, "We are all from Lianshantun." ”

Li Xiaoning asked again: "Who instructed you to set up a card here to charge?" ”

Zhang Qianzi hesitated slightly, Li Xiaoning stomped on the handle of the dagger again, and suddenly he screamed like a pig in pain, and hurriedly said: "It was ordered by Mayor He, and he said that the bridge toll was collected by the state." ”

"He Dongliang! This brute! Li Xiaoning clenched his fists and asked again, "How much money did you collect?" To whom did the money go? ”

Zhang Qianzi hurriedly replied: "We don't remember how much we received, anyway, every month we take five hundred for the two of us, and the rest is directly handed over to Mayor He." ”

Li Xiaoning asked again: "How long has it been collected?" ”

"It's been almost two years." Zhang Qianzi didn't dare to hide anything, and answered all questions.

After asking, Li Xiaoning took out his mobile phone and dialed the phone number of Zhang Erwa's office, "Secretary Zhang, I'm Li Xiaoning." I'm here at the foot of the mountain now, you hurry up and bring the comrades from the police station over, I have a situation here. I'll let someone tell you the exact location. As he spoke, he put his mobile phone to Zhang Qianzi's mouth and said, "Sue Secretary Zhang, where we are now." ”

How dare Zhang Qianzi slack off, and immediately told Zhang Erwa obediently.

After about half an hour, Zhang Erwa came to the scene with Tian Wannong, deputy director of the town police station, and four members of the joint defense team, and asked in surprise: "What's going on?" ”

Li Xiaoning simply told Zhang Erwa about the matter, and then asked: "Secretary Zhang, do you know all these things?" ”

Zhang Erwa frowned and said, "I know some, but not all." He Dongliang told me that he wanted to charge some fees, but I didn't pay much attention to it, but I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

Li Xiaoning said with a calm face: "The central government has repeatedly issued orders that it is not allowed to reach out to the peasants and collect fees arbitrarily, which will increase the burden on the peasants. The people of Pingshan Town are so poor, He Dongliang actually cleverly set up a name and squeezed money from the peasants unscrupulously, but you, as the old mayor of Pingshan Town, ignored it, and didn't even know what fees were charged, Secretary Zhang, you really disappointed me. ”

Zhang Erwa's face was also full of guilt, he sighed and said: "Xiaoning, it's my work that hasn't been done well, you are right to criticize, I am sorry for the people of Pingshan Town." ”

Li Xiaoning said angrily: "I have always respected you and feel that you are an old comrade who has the people in his heart. However, these are all major matters that have a bearing on the vital interests of the peasant masses, and in the face of these major issues of right and wrong, you turn a blind eye and know very little. Secretary Zhang, it's time for you to wake up. ”

"Xiaoning, I did have a bit of an idea of messing around before, but I didn't expect He Dongliang to do so many bad things, and I am responsible. When I turned around, I reported to my superiors and resigned. I don't deserve to be this secretary. Zhang Erwa lowered her head in shame, and the white hair on her head looked dazzling.

Although it is said that the mayor and secretary are both the number one, according to the principle of the party leading the government, Zhang Erwa is actually Li Xiaoning's superior. Li Xiaoning was also angry, so he reprimanded Zhang Erwa so much, seeing that the old secretary was also full of regret, his heart softened, and his tone eased, "Secretary Zhang, I have a quick temper and I don't like what I say, don't be surprised." But since we are on the official side, we must pretend to be the people of this side in our hearts, otherwise it will be a vegetarian meal for corpses. I also know your hardships, the previous Pang Weidong monopolized power, and it is difficult for you to make a difference. In the future, I hope that the two of us can help each other and jointly lead the people of Pingshan Town to live a good life. ”

"Xiaoning, you're right, I'm confused." Zhang Erwa raised her head and said, "Don't worry." I will give you my full support in the future. I also hope that people will give me a thumbs up in the future, instead of pointing at my spine and calling me a wreck. ”

Li Xiaoning nodded and said, "Bring these two back first." I have already reported He Dongliang's matter to the higher-level Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the task force will come down soon, and they are also witnesses. This time, I want to make a qualitative change in the style of cadres in Pingshan Town. Only when cadres have the people in their hearts can their work achieve practical results. ”

Zhang Erwa said: "Our cadres can't be said to have become bad, most of them still think about the people in their hearts, and they are still doing things for the masses, but we in Pingshan Town have no money and no things, and we have a good heart for the people, and we don't have the ability to make the people good." ”

Li Xiaoning looked back at the mountain and said: "Our Pingshan Town is actually full of treasures, but it is only because of inconvenient transportation that we have been living a poor life with a cornucopia of empty guards. Therefore, it is imperative to build the road first. ”

"You still have to build roads?" Zhang Erwa was surprised, "Because of the road construction, the whole people have come to besiege the town government, do you dare to build the road?" ”