"Leaders, I don't know why you came this time?" Zhong Fangzhuo paused the crutches in his hand and said calmly. It's just that the corners of his eyes twitch incessantly, and it is clear that his heart is not as calm as he appears on the outside.

"Don't say that, old man, our visit is just an ordinary visit, nothing serious... It's nothing..."The middle-aged man who looked like a leader quickly stood up and replied respectfully.

This cadre, who accompanied Liao Chengde, was also a native of the country, and he still gave considerable respect to these old people who were highly respected in the countryside.

Since the 80s, the differentiation of economic development between the north and the south of Jiangzhong Province has begun to appear, and the collective economy of various cities and counties in the south of the Yangtze River is in full swing, while the one in the north of the Yangtze River is lagging behind a lot. At this time, a Hong Kong businessman with investment intentions suddenly appeared, and the relevant departments attached great importance to it.

This time, the county sent the executive director of the United Front Work Department to accompany Liao Chengde to Zhong's house, but he didn't know Liao Chengde's true intention.

Seeing the leader's humble attitude, Zhong Fangzhuo and his two sons glanced at each other suspiciously, and waited quietly for the two uninvited guests to tell their intentions.

It has been almost ten years since the reform and opening up, and the lives of ordinary people have improved a lot compared to before, but weishenme is still so afraid of people who are cadres like Zhong Fangzhuo, an old man who has been through ups and downs for a long time? It all started with the "strike hard" campaign in 1983.

The full name of "striking hard" is "severely cracking down on the activities of criminal elements," which is an activity carried out in accordance with the law to crack down on serious criminal offenses by resolving prominent public order problems in a certain period of time.

In 1976, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the municipality of Gukou in China, reducing a medium-sized city to rubble, killing more than 200,000 people and seriously injuring nearly 200,000 people, the deadliest earthquake in the history of earthquakes in the 20th century.

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the local people were left with a city full of ruins and indelible wounds. It wasn't until 1983 that the ruins were cleared and a brand new city was built on top of the ruins.

However, in the past six or seven years, the order of the whole area has become chaotic, and vicious incidents such as robbery, rape, and murder have occurred from time to time, and the locals have formed local gangs in order to protect themselves, one of the most famous gangs is the "kitchen knife gang".

As the name suggests, the "Kitchen Knife Gang" is that all the members use kitchen knives as weapons, originally to maintain order, and then gradually developed into a gang with the nature of the underworld, with the gradual growth of the "Kitchen Knife Gang", they have become more and more unscrupulous, they went south to the south of the Yangtze River, north to the northeast, and created a great name in the country.

When the "kitchen knife gang" reached its peak, they were arrogant enough to confront the government, and they even set up an ambush to kidnap a certain national leader and a prominent foreign guest, although Zuihou did not succeed, but still angered the leader.

As the saying goes, the Son of Heaven was angry and bled for thousands of miles, and after returning to Beijing, this leader set about solving the country's criminal syndicates and evil shili, and thus the vigorous "strike hard" kicked off.

Under the three major requirements of "being strict," "being severe," and "being expeditious," a number of criminals who have done a major threat to public order have been brought to justice, social order has been rectified, and public order has taken on a completely new look, thus favorably ensuring the steady development of the economy.

It's just that due to the imperfection of the legal system and the deviation in implementation, it has also caused a large number of unbelievable cases, for example, a customer bought a few catties of twist flowers, only to find that he was short of two catties after returning home, so he went back to argue with the hawker who sold twist flowers, and as a result, both of them were arrested, and the hawker was executed, and the customer was sentenced to 12 years in prison for buying 12 twist flowers.

This situation will naturally cause inexplicable panic among ordinary people, even an old man like Zhong Fangzhuo is no exception.

After a moment of silence in the hall, the leader asked tentatively: "Mr. Liao, if you have any matter, you might as well tell this old man directly, maybe he can help!" ”

When the three Zhong fathers and sons heard this, they also understood and breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that among these people, the host and guest turned out to be the foreign businessman in a suit and leather shoes, not the leader from the county.

In these years, if you can not have anything to do with the government, try not to have anything to do with it. However, the Zhong father and son thought about it carefully, and felt that they really had nothing to do with this foreign businessman, so the intention of the man in the suit was very puzzling.

"Ahem, I do have some personal matters, and I want to talk to Mr. Zhong Shi......"

After Liao Chengde heard the leader's words, his eyes looked around, but he didn't say anything, obviously, he didn't want to talk about this matter in front of this leader.

If he talks about the sale of antiques in front of this cadre, although the cadre is likely to turn a blind eye, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not settle accounts with him in the future.

The favorite and best thing for Chinese people is "settling accounts after autumn"!

After listening to Liao Chengde's words, the cadre of the United Front Work Department present showed a sneering expression on his face, he was thorough at all, and knew that the meaning of this Mr. Liao's words was to let them avoid it.

The driver reacted quickly and said euphemistically:

"Mr. Liao, it's better for us to be there, if you have something, we can't afford it......"

Liao Chengde was secretly proud in his heart when he heard this, he had changed from a smuggler to a guest in a blink of an eye, and this feeling really made him intoxicated. However, he has been up and down in the mall for decades, and this is still something that the city government still has, and after a moment of expressionless silence, he came up with an excuse.

"I'm sorry, that's the case, I have a friend in Hong Kong, he said that he has some old days with the Zhong family here, and he specially entrusted me to come over to inquire about it to see if there is an old man still alive."

"I see, your friend's deceased is called Zhong Shi?"

The driver still asked reluctantly, not long after the reform and opening up, people's thinking is still stuck in the contradiction between the enemy and us, the more backward the area, the more conservative people's thinking, the more vigilant the thinking of cadres. For these people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, they generally welcome them on the surface and are secretly wary.

"It's not true, but I heard that he has a descendant named Zhong Shi, he asked me to come and take a look, and bring him some money by the way."

Speaking of this, Liao Chengde winked at the confused Zhong father and son, and motioned for them not to speak. "Originally, I wanted to stay private, but as soon as I got here, I met you, so I had to tell you all......"

In these years, if anyone has overseas relations, they dare not announce it easily, because they may get into trouble for themselves, and secondly, their relatives overseas will send money back, which is easy to be remembered by those who are interested.

As soon as Liao Chengde's words came out, the faces of the accompanying cadres and drivers suddenly showed a look of clarity, it turned out that this boss Liao was helping his old friend, so he came to this poor and remote place.

The two people from the United Front Work Department understood Liao Chengde's intention, and although they were a little dissatisfied in their hearts, they couldn't say anything. When they came, they inquired clearly, this Mr. Liao is very famous in the Jiangnan area, and he doesn't look like a spy or something.

Even if he is a spy, what useful things can he find out in this remote area?

In recent years, the United Front Work Department has also received many Hong Kong and Macao compatriots who have returned to their hometowns, and they also know very well that these people still have many concerns about the government's policies, and they often just pat themselves on the ass and leave after doing their own things, and they will not invest any money in building their hometowns at all.

As soon as he remembered the instructions of the secretary of the county party committee when he came, the minister of the United Front Work Department had a headache, and he said apologetically:

"Mr. Liao, I'm really sorry, I'm also responsible. In this way, let's take our leave first, and when Mr. Liao returns to the county, please be sure to contact me, give me a chance to be the east, and wash the dust for you......"

"Minister, is this appropriate?" The driver leaned into the minister's ear and asked in a low voice.

This driver was born in the army, and he was most wary of agents such as spies, and he always felt that this Mr. Liao's behavior was a little weird, which made him dare not let go.

"Xiao Zhang, are you the minister or am I? We must understand Mr. Liao's painstaking efforts and let Mr. Liao handle his own affairs, and by the way, look at the rapid development of our country......" The leader snorted unhappily and reprimanded with sternness.

"Minister Li, xiexie, your concern, in fact, I came this time, in addition to doing some private affairs, I also have the meaning of inspecting the investment environment of your county, and when I am here, I will definitely talk to you about it......"

Liao Chengde's words completely dispelled Minister Li's concerns, so that he could give an explanation to the above. Thinking of this, Minister Li couldn't help but glance at the other rural people sitting in this house, "These guys are really blessed." fell out of thin air the relatives of the big boss, maybe how much money this boss Liao gives! ”

Since the words were all clear, Minister Li and the driver could not stay any longer, so they sat on Santana with a few polite words and walked away in a burst of "sudden" black smoke.

After waiting for the people from the United Front Work Department to leave, Zhong Jianjun glanced at his son who was eating as usual in the courtyard, and said angrily: "Xiaoshi, what are you still doing in a daze, don't take out the white porcelain bowl, let Mr. Liao take a good look!" ”

From the time Liao Chengde spoke, Zhong Jianjun had been paying attention to the performance of Zhong Shi in the courtyard, of course, things were not as Liao Chengde said, this Mr. Liao, nine times out of ten, came for the white porcelain bowl.

"Liao Sheng, did you bring the money?" Zhong Shi put down the dishes and chopsticks unhurriedly, and gave Zhong Jianjun a reassuring look, and then said in a good time.

"Hou Shengzi, you are really good, you even want me, the big boss behind the scenes, to come out in person. Tell me, what is there that can make me twenty times more money? ”

Liao Chengde smiled and said to Zhong Shi in an equal tone.

The other people in the courtyard looked at each other, not knowing what the two were talking about!

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