"Director Xue, I'm really sorry, my phone ran out of battery last night, and I went to the county hospital again in the morning to change the battery when I returned to the office." Huo Qiming explained apologetically, and then asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Xue Jinlong looked at Fu Damu's face and said: "In the morning, the county party committee issued an emergency notice, and the county-wide cadre meeting was held at ten o'clock. ”

"Oh, oh, Secretary Chu?" Huo Qiming was overdrawn last night, his brain was still in a state of lack of oxygen, and it took him a long time to remember the new county party secretary surnamed Chu, he immediately stopped the car and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Director Xue, please explain to the leaders, I'll rush over immediately." ”

Xue Jinlong peeked at Fu Damu.

Fu Damu pretended not to see it and didn't look over.

Geng Zhongtian was secretly proud: Xue Jinlong, look at it, Huo Qiming didn't arrive on time without receiving a notice, and the responsibility is much lighter than Zheng Youtian deliberately not coming after receiving a notice.

Chu Tianshu moved his phone over again and said, "Director Huo, I'm Chu Tianshu, how long will it take you to get from the office to the auditorium?" ”

Huo Qiming looked at the terrain and looked at the timetable in the car, there were still three minutes before ten o'clock, and the distance from the Health Bureau to the auditorium was about the same as the distance from the intersection of the county seat to the auditorium, and he hurriedly said: "Secretary Chu, I will definitely arrive within three minutes." After saying that, he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head.

If you can arrive in three minutes, you won't be late.

Everyone on and off the stage was disappointed, they thought there would be a good show to watch, but they didn't expect that there would be no climax at all in this scene.

Chu Tianshu suddenly said again: "Director Huo, please use the office landline to make a call to Director Xue's mobile phone." With that, he hung up the phone.

Huo Qiming was immediately dumbfounded.

Fu Damu's eyes lit up.

Geng Zhongtian's smile froze.

The mood at the venue was enthusiastic again.

The phone lay on the table and waited quietly for a minute, with no sign of ringing.

Chu Tianshu returned the mobile phone to Xue Jinlong and said, "Director Xue, since these comrades can't come, you can arrange for someone to remove the chairs from the vacant seats." ”

Xue Jinlong was stunned for a moment, held his mobile phone, and asked, "What about the seat card?" ”

Chu Tianshu said: "Let's keep it for now." ”

Xue Jinlong got off the rostrum and asked Xiao Wang and the others to move the chairs from the empty seats.

Ten o'clock sharp.

Chu Tianshu said to Fu Damu, who was sitting next to him, "Old Fu, when the time comes, let's have a meeting." Please host it. ”

"...... me?" Fu Damu was not mentally prepared, and seemed to have the intention of shirking.

Chu Tianshu said, "You can introduce me." Otherwise, people don't know me, how can I speak? ”

Fu Damu heard Chu Tianshu say this, had an idea, and agreed: "Okay." ”

So, he shouted into the microphone, "Everyone, be quiet! It's time for a meeting! ”

There was silence in the auditorium.

"First of all, let me introduce to you our new secretary of the county party committee......" Fu Damu stretched out his hand, pointed to Chu Tianshu, and said loudly: "Comrade Chu Tianshu." Everyone is welcome! ”

With Fu Damu's words, Chu Tianshu stood up and bowed to the audience, and there was a burst of applause in the auditorium.

"Now, please...... Secretary Chu spoke. Fu Damu didn't know the content and agenda of the meeting, and he was still angry about Zheng Youtian's affairs, so he only understated it and completed the task of hosting.

After speaking, Fu Damu did not take the lead in applauding after announcing his speech according to the general practice, but moved the microphone to Chu Tianshu's side.

Fu Damu didn't mean to applaud, and no one applauded below.

Mao Xingdong on the stage had already opened his palm, but seeing this situation, he temporarily changed his mind, raised his two hands to his head, brushed his hair, and covered up the past.

Chu Tianshu helped the microphone and glanced at the venue.

The people in the audience found that the secretary did not hold the speech script in his hand, nor did he take out a notebook or anything like that.

Chu Tianshu sat on his seat empty-handed, looked at everyone, and was silent for ten seconds.

There was silence at the meeting, and hundreds of pairs of eyes were also quietly watching him, and many older comrades wondered in their hearts: Is this new secretary really going to talk about it when he speaks at a cadre meeting for the first time? This is too unserious, too imprudent.

Chu Tianshu finally opened his mouth, and he said: "Comrades, the first thing I want to say is that I am very moved, moved from the bottom of my heart. In just over an hour from the issuance of the notice to the start of the meeting, the vast majority of cadres, especially the principal responsible comrades of townships and towns far away, were able to attend the meeting on time and in good order. This shows that the cadres of Nanling County are highly disciplined and of high quality, and we have great hope in Nanling! ”

There was a very short and thin applause in the room.

No one on the stage applauded.

In addition to some concerns, many of the people on and off the stage who did not applaud were dissatisfied with Chu Tianshu's high evaluation of the cadres of Nanling County, and even less agreed that Nanling County was promising.

Liu Qingyan sat in the back row of the stage, this seat was chosen by herself, and it was easy to observe the subtle changes in the mood of the people on and off the stage.

When she saw that Zheng Youtian and Huo Qiming had both drilled the trap set by Chu Tianshu, she covered her mouth and was secretly happy, and she admired Chu Tianshu a little more, and when she saw that many cadres did not respond enthusiastically to Chu Tianshu's speech, she secretly sweated again.

Chu Tianshu continued: "Due to special reasons and the trust of the city leaders, the organization pushed me to the position of secretary of the county party committee, and I am very grateful, very happy, and very uneasy to be able to get such love from the majority of cadres in Nanling County. All I can say is thank you and bow down again to show my gratitude to all of you. ”

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to everyone.

A few people in the audience applauded first, and then everyone applauded.

There was still no applause on the stage.

But when Chu Tianshu finished bowing to the audience, turned around and bowed to the people on the stage again, the people on the stage applauded together.

So, the audience applauded again.

At this moment, the door of the auditorium was pushed open.

In the applause of the crowd, four mermaids rushed in.

Everyone's eyes looked at the door, and it was Peng Baoluan, director of the Finance Bureau, Gong Hantang, director of the Local Taxation Bureau, Zhang Zhuo, director of the Mineral Resources Bureau, and Gao Daquan, deputy director of the Family Planning Commission.

Finance Secretary Peng Baoluan held a cigarette in his hand, and the smoke was wafting all the way, and he was smiling all the way, waving and nodding to the applause, as if they were not latecomers to the meeting, but like heroes returning from victory.

Peng Baoluan and Gong Hantang in front were smiling, but Zhang Zhuo and Gao Daquan, who were following behind, had sad faces.

It turned out that after these four goods drank last night, they went to a familiar teahouse to play mahjong, and stayed up all night, Peng Baoluan and Gong Hantang, who won the money, were on the rise, and Zhang Zhuo and Gao Daquan, who lost the money, were still worried about turning the book, and neither of them would take the initiative to propose a truce.

At eight o'clock in the morning, several people received a notice that a cadre meeting would be held at 10 o'clock.

Peng Baoluan called Xue Jinlong and asked if the new secretary Chu Tianshu had temporarily notified him that it would be held in the morning, and Fu Damu said that he would not participate if he went to the countryside.

Hearing that this was the case, Peng Baoluan didn't care, and said that after four more rounds, it should be over before ten o'clock, and it was not too late to rush over to the meeting.

Two hours to play four rounds of cards, in general, is more than enough time.

After the first three rounds, Peng and Gong still won, Zhang and Gao lost, and Gong Hantang, who was a little less courageous, saw that there was still half an hour, so he proposed to go out to have breakfast and go to the meeting.

Peng Baoluan rarely had a good hand style, and insisted on finishing the last lap.

Zhang Zhuo and Gao Daquan were in an uproar, unwilling and silent.

No way, keep fighting.

It was Zhang Zhuo's turn to be the last village, I thought that I could finish this game in three or two minutes, and it was too late to go directly to the auditorium, but at this time, the wind direction suddenly changed, Zhang Zhuo squatted several times in a row, and seeing that the time was almost up, Gong Hantang pointed to his watch and proposed it again, saying that it would be too late if he didn't rush over.

Gao Daquan had learned Chu Tianshu's power when he was in the city government, and he was constantly losing money, and he didn't make a noise or push the cards into the mahjong machine, indicating his acquiescence.

Zhang Zhuo puffed out his eyes in disagreement and turned his head to look at Peng Baoluan.

Peng Baoluan is old and qualified, and he is also the person Fu Damu relies on the most, and he has the highest prestige among this person. He pursed his mouth and said, Lao Gong, you have to talk about the rules when playing cards, and after four laps, you have to let Director Zhang finish this village.

I had no choice but to fight hard.

Zhang Zhuo's mood was affected, this card was not grasped well, was Gao Daquan Hu a handful, the four rounds of cards were finally played, and they hurried to the auditorium, Fu Damu had just finished introducing Chu Tianshu, and when everyone applauded warmly, they just pushed the door in.

Seeing the four goods with a blue nose and swollen face, most of the cadres present didn't have to guess and knew that they had touched an all-night mahjong, and Peng Baoluan was not ashamed of being late, and waved his hand proudly, the big guy was very depressed in his heart, and many people were thinking about it, and the notice was so harsh, and those who were late and absent should be dealt with seriously, but these goods are not serious at all, how to deal with it?

Fu Damu was holding back the fire in his belly, and when he saw the ugliness of these goods, he was even more angry, and he said sharply, Lao Peng, you have to be embarrassed, don't hurry up and find a seat to sit down.

Peng Baoluan found out that it was Fu Damu on the rostrum, standing there with a stiff smile, his hand trembled, and the cigarette butt fell to the ground, and he was stunned for a moment before he said embarrassedly: Don't take it as an example, don't take it as an example, there is a sum of money that must be allocated, and I delayed for a while.

After speaking, the four of them wanted to find a seat in the back row to rest and recuperate, as usual.

However, there was not a single superfluous table and chair set up today, and everyone had a seat card in front of them, so they had to bend down and find their seats.

Squeezed over to take a look, dumbfounded, there was no chair in the seat.

Just now, Chu Tianshu informed Xue Jinlong to remove the chair from the vacant seat.

Peng Baoluan and the other four were still looking around, and Huo Qiming, who was sweating, also came in.

Chu Tianshu knocked on the microphone in front of him and said, "Leaders, I haven't been speaking for long, so you can just stand and listen." ”

Peng Baoluan and Huo Qiming waited and had to stand on the seats, hunched over and listened.