Before seven o'clock in the morning, Xu Haodong was still lying on the bed, but his mobile phone was noisy. It was a call from Shen Teng, secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Xu Haodong didn't dare to slack off, and when he called at this time, something must have happened.

Sure enough, Shen Teng told Xu Haodong that an hour ago, Xiao Yiming, director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, surrendered to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, but Xiao Yiming put forward a condition that he would not explain the problem until he met Xu Haodong.

Xu Haodong's heart sank, Gu Qingping committed suicide on the top, and the inspection station was terminated, Xiao Yiming was dismissed sooner or later, and he was saddened that another once capable cadre fell into the quagmire of corruption.

Xiao Yiming and Xu Haodong have a deep relationship and a special relationship, if Liu Haoran, the head of Sanxing Township, was personally carried by Xu Haodong, then Xiao Yiming is Xu Haodong's old partner in Sanxing Township. Soon after Xu Haodong became the deputy head of the township, Xiao Yiming also became the deputy head of the township, Xu Haodong became the head of the township, Xiao Yiming was a member of the township party committee and deputy head of the township, Xu Haodong was promoted to the secretary of the township party committee, Xiao Yiming rose to take over the post of township head, and after Xu Haodong was transferred to the city, Xiao Yiming took over the post of secretary of the township party committee.

Xu Haodong used to have a very good personal relationship with Xiao Yiming and could be called friends, but it was only after Xiao Yiming became the director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau that he got very close to the then mayor Guo Tao and deputy mayor Gu Qingping, and Xu Haodong gradually distanced himself from him. But Xu Haodong has always admired Xiao Yiming's ability and talent, Xiao Yiming is four years older than Xu Haodong, not only graduated from a prestigious university, but also has a master's degree, Xu Haodong once took him as his brother.

About an hour later, Xu Haodong drove his broken Santana sedan to the building of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Unexpectedly, just after turning the corner, dozens of meters away from the gate, Xu Haodong found Shen Teng, secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, standing on the side of the road.

Xu Haodong hurriedly stepped on the brakes, "Old Shen, which one are you singing?" ”

Shen Teng got into the car and said with a wry smile: "Don't mention it, Xiao Yiming actually surrendered early in the morning, and what is even more unexpected is that the reporters who are still staying in our Yunling don't know where to get the news, and they all ran over." So I'm sorry, please go back to the back door. ”

Xu Haodong thought for a while, and laughed hehehe, "Xiao Yiming is Xiao Yiming, worthy of being a talented and arrogant master's student, if you don't make a sound, it's just a blockbuster, I obey him." ”

Shen Teng sighed, "You mean, the reporter was summoned by Xiao Yiming?" ”

"It's 100 percent him." Xu Haodong affirmed: "A self-righteous guy should be justified even as a corrupt official, this is Xiao Yiming." ”

Of course, Shen Teng knew the relationship between Xu Haodong and Xiao Yiming, "Secretary Haodong, you better avoid reporters first." ”

"Why avoid journalists?" Xu Haodong said: "Corrupt officials are not afraid of reporters, but you and I are upright officials who avoid reporters, Lao Shen, you are growing the prestige of corrupt officials, I don't do this kind of thing." ”

The Santana sedan drove directly through the gate into the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Seeing Xu Haodong, the secretary of the "Internet celebrity", dozens of reporters immediately surrounded him, in addition to taking pictures and asking questions, there were also online reporters who were actually doing live broadcasts.

Xu Haodong was calm, smiling and waving his hand, "Journalists, good morning, before answering your question, I would like to ask you a question, have you eaten?" ”

In the midst of laughter, most of the reporters raised their hands and shouted, "No." ”

"I didn't eat either." Xu Haodong said with a smile: "People are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you'll be hungry, so let's solve our instinctive needs first." ”

Saying that, Xu Haodong turned to Shen Teng and ordered, "Secretary Shen, one bag of soy milk per person, meat and steamed buns are enough, don't let everyone go hungry to watch the show." ”

Shen Teng responded and immediately ordered his subordinates to do it.

Xu Haodong turned to the reporters again, "Fellow reporters, I know why you are here, I went out this morning, I meet everyone's wishes, please go to the video room of the Commission for Discipline Inspection to watch." However, please register before entering, I still say the same thing, please report objectively, and don't let our city government lawyers send you a lawyer's letter. ”

Shen Teng could only cooperate, Xu Haodong was so bold, in addition to admiring him, he also sweated for Xu Haodong.

Half an hour later, in the second inquiry room of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Xiao Yiming, director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, sat on a chair, and a staff member stood solemnly on the side.

Xu Haodong and Shen Teng walked in.

Shen Teng waved his hand, and the staff member withdrew with his jaw bowed.

Then, Shen Teng walked to the wall and pressed a switch, "Xiao Yiming, Secretary Haodong decided to meet your request, and his conversation with you will be broadcast live to reporters." However, you also have to comply with my request, the live broadcast will be delayed by one minute, and if you talk about the case, I will immediately cut off the live broadcast. ”

On the wall facing Xiao Yiming, there was a TV screen, and the screen showed the picture of the video room, and more than 30 reporters were waiting.

Xiao Yiming said thank you to Shen Teng.

Shen Teng turned around and left the inquiry room.

Across a table, Xu Haodong sat down and silently looked at Xiao Yiming opposite.

Xiao Yiming was still so arrogant, and looked at Xu Haodong unconvinced.

can talk about patience, Xu Haodong is much stronger than Xiao Yiming, Xiao Yiming doesn't speak, he won't speak first.

Finally, Xiao Yiming said: "Xu Haodong, you are still that virtuous, and you haven't changed at all." ”

Xu Haodong said: "For me, the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, but you are different, you are no longer the Xiao Yiming you used to be." ”

Xiao Yiming nodded, "Do you know when it started to change?" ”

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Haodong said: "Xiao Yiming, maybe you don't even know that from the day you were sent from the province to Yunling City to exercise, you began to change yourself. ”

"Alarmist, nonsense."

"Look, that's what the authorities are obsessed with." Xu Haodong said: "You Xiao Yiming is only eight buckets tall, and your eyes are above the top, but in the pursuit of power, you are no less than ordinary people. You were originally treated at the deputy section level, thinking that after being assigned to Yunling City, you would be arranged to a department level position, but I didn't expect that not only was you not promoted, but you were also sent to Sanxing Township as an inconspicuous deputy township head, and your psychology began to be unbalanced. ”

Xiao Yiming paused for a moment, "Xu Haodong, don't say it, it seems to be really interesting." ”

Xu Haodong said: "I will always remember the way you looked at me that day, the five deputy township heads, I was second, and you were at the bottom, your eyes were full of disdain and dissatisfaction, of course, there was also resentment towards seniority, and the naivety and naivety of an intellectual who first entered the officialdom. ”

Xiao Yiming smiled, "Hehe, you are really careful to observe, and you hold a grudge more than me, no wonder you have always treated me as a friend, and at the same time you have always been wary of me." ”

Xu Haodong said: "However, you quickly adapted to the environment, that is, you learned to be patient, I pressed you all the way, you followed me for promotion, and behaved in a proper manner." However, when you became the secretary of the Sanxing Township Party Committee, you no longer had patience, you were the master of the house, and at the end of the year, you spent 500,000 yuan to give gifts to the two sets of team members in the city, and you began to combine the power in your hands with money. ”

Xiao Yiming smiled, "As long as you Xu Haodong is not interesting, others have accepted it, but you don't accept it." ”

Xu Haodong said: "Your ideological fall began when you first came, and your material fall began when you were the secretary of the township party committee. Since you became the director of the listed transportation bureau, you have a nickname called 'Guandian', live in a hotel, eat in a hotel, play in a bar, Xiao Yiming, the people are not talking nonsense, right? ”

Xiao Yiming smiled and nodded admitted, "That's right, the eyes of the masses are bright, but I want to state that I am on par with the leaders, living in a hotel, our Mayor Lin has lived in a hotel for a long time, and basically works in the hotel, eats in the hotel, Secretary Fang Yishan eats two meals a day in the hotel, don't believe it, you go and ask Secretary Fang Yishan's wife, Secretary Fang Yishan has a few days of eating at home all year round, playing in the bar, learning from Secretary Guo Tao, you can also ask Secretary Guo Tao if you have the opportunity, I sing and dance are still taught by Secretary Guo Tao." ”

Xu Haodong waved his hand and asked, "Xiao Yiming, do you want to tell me this when you came to me?" ”

Shaking his head, Xiao Yiming said: "I know you too well, you Xu Haodong doesn't rub sand in his eyes, so let you work hard, neither to talk about friendship, nor to expect you to help me speak." Please rest assured, I will not commit suicide, and I will not resist. I came to you to tell you that I also have noble pursuits, and I know that my career is hopeless, and no matter how hard I struggle, I can't rise, so I have done a great thing that is at least unprecedented in the past few years. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Yiming took out a USB drive and put it in front of Xu Haodong.

Seeing that Xu Haodong didn't answer, Xiao Yiming said: "This USB disk stores one of my papers, with hundreds of thousands of words, entitled "How Corrupt Officials Are Made", and the research objects include me, the three fallen secretaries and Vice Mayor Gu Qingping, etc. Haodong, you and my friend, no, should say a colleague, I have never begged you before, this is my first and last time to beg you, this is my hard work in the past few years, please keep it safe, please give me more valuable advice, if you can, please help me contact a publishing house. ”

"I promise you." Xu Haodong stood up with the USB drive, and he had nothing to say to this strange former colleague.

Xiao Yiming shouted at Xu Haodong's back: "Hey, Xu Haodong, it's a pleasure to chat with you, will you still come?" ”

"Another time, when you were standing in the courtroom."

Xu Haodong came out of the interrogation room, and Shen Teng told him: "This Xiao Yiming is really a wonder, before coming to the Commission for Discipline Inspection to surrender, he not only notified the reporters, but also called the members of the Municipal Transportation Bureau and the middle-level cadres of the bureau, calling on them to surrender as soon as possible if they have problems." No, set aside the radish and bring out the mud, and seven people from the Municipal Transportation Bureau came and asked to follow in the footsteps of Xiao Yiming. ”

"That's your job." Xu Haodong smiled bitterly and handed over the USB drive to Shen Teng's hands.

Shen Teng nodded and said, "Also, you have to help me send those reporters away, oh yes, Zhang Zhengyang, secretary of the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee, saw the live broadcast on the Internet and is calling to find you." ”