A touch of slanting sun on the horizon, the afterglow of the setting sun will project the last red light on the monument to the anti-Japanese heroes at the head of the village, the newly completed monument is tall and majestic, the granite base, the marble tablet, the front is gilded characters: the heroes of the wild boar valley anti-Japanese are immortal, the bottom of the monument is a circle of reliefs, carved with the story of the mountain people fighting the invaders in the turbulent years of the Anti-Japanese War.

But what is terrible is that on the monument that was completed less than a month ago, several marble bricks have fallen off, revealing the cement background inside, which is particularly dazzling.

Lao Chengtou pointed to the monument and said: "They are very fast about the tomb of Commander Zhao, and a construction team has been working for half a month to build the monument, but the work is rough, and the bricks can't be pasted, I went to the township to find it several times, and the township said that it would send someone to repair it immediately, and there has been no movement since June." ”

Liu Ziguang walked up and looked at the monument carefully, the place where the bricks fell off revealed the primary color of cement, it seemed that the rough hair was not flat, the craftsmanship was not good, he reached out and touched it, there was sand falling down, with a little force, a layer of cement mortar on the surface peeled off, revealing the red bricks inside.

This project is too scum, Liu Ziguang angrily hammered the guardrail next to him, and with a bang, the guardrail was actually broken, revealing the bamboo pole stubble inside.

Lao Chengtou was also so angry that he shook his hands and said, "To build the tombs of our ancestors like this, it is better for us to build them with stones ourselves, I have to find them." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "Yes, I have to find them, and I will go to the county with you tomorrow with the money." ”

Early the next morning, Lao Chengtou came out with dry food, and first came to the township with Liu Ziguang to find the township chief Xie Guangcai to inquire, Xie Guangcai also made a difficulty, saying that this matter is not under the control of the township, it is directly arrested by the relevant departments of the county, and I have no problem.

Liu Ziguang asked him what kind of department this relevant department was, and Xie Guangcai said that the engineering team was under Lao Qian's hands, and Lao Qian was affiliated with the County Construction Bureau, and this matter should be under the management of the Construction Bureau.

Driving to the county, Liu Ziguang understood the difficulty of doing things at the grassroots level, and said that he should first ask his old classmates about the situation, but Lao Chengtou said that he did not dare to trouble the leaders for a little thing, and he could do it, so he found the County Construction Bureau, the Construction Bureau is a very important institution in the Nantai County Government, the bureau is located in the White House building, occupying half a floor, the county government is heavily guarded, there are guards, there are security guards, and the local police station is stationed in the county government public security personnel, if the old Cheng Tou comes by himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to enter for a while. But with Liu Ziguang, it's different, a luxury off-road vehicle, and a license plate from the city, when he arrived at the door of the county government, he directly greeted him and said that he was here to do something and let him go.

This is the first time Liu Ziguang has entered the Nantai County Government Building, this large European style of architecture is quite unique, with a baroque style on the outside, but the interior decoration is typical of the Chinese style, crystal chandeliers, red carpets, huge oil paintings, carved windows, wooden wall skirts and ceilings, it looks like the villa of a tyrannical coal boss.

There is a reception office in the hall on the first floor of the county government, two girls with delicate faces are standing behind the reception desk in decent suits, and the guests are invited to sign and register.

The girl picked up the phone and said, "Who are you looking for?" Liu Ziguang thought about it and said, "I'm looking for the director." The girl put down the phone, and politely said that the director of the construction bureau was on a business trip and was not in the county, so Liu Ziguang said that he was looking for the deputy director, in short, just find a person in charge, the girl saw that he was well-dressed and had a city accent, so she said sweetly: "Okay, I'll help you contact Deputy Director Qian." ”

The phone was connected, the girl said a few words softly, and then looked up and asked Liu Ziguang: "Where are you?" ”

"Boar's." Liu Ziguang said.

The girl said something into the microphone, and then she heard a reprimand in the earpiece, and the girl's aggrieved eyes were filled with tears, and she put down the phone and whispered: "The Political Study of the Construction Bureau will not be a guest, you can come again next time, remember to make an appointment in advance." ”

Liu Ziguang knew that this girl must be a newly recruited temporary worker, and she would not be disciplined, nor would she embarrass her, so he said that he was looking for Zhou Wen.

"Do you have an appointment?" This time, the girl didn't dare to call without authorization, Zhou Wen was the assistant to the county magistrate, and her rank was higher, and she couldn't afford to mess with her.

"If you have made an appointment, you can call it, and say that Liu Ziguang is looking for him."

The girl hesitated and picked up the phone and dialed the extension number of the assistant office of the county magistrate, as soon as Zhou Wen heard that the old classmate was visiting, he immediately said that he was invited, and he filled in the guest list here, and Liu Ziguang and Lao Cheng got on the elevator.

On the second floor, Liu Ziguang saw the sign of the Construction Bureau at a glance, several well-dressed people in the corridor shuttled back and forth, from time to time someone entered and went out, not at all like the appearance of political study, he sneered, and walked to the Construction Bureau with Lao Chengtou, this half floor is the territory of the Construction Bureau, the door is hung with an official title card, the deputy secretary of the director, and the leaders of each department have their own separate offices.

Deputy Director Qian's office door was hidden, and there was a voice from inside, Liu Ziguang went over and pushed the door straight in, only to see a roe deer and rat-eyed guy sitting behind the huge mahogany desk, wearing a white shirt and red tie, holding a cigarette in his hand, and a huge crystal ashtray in front of him, which set off the other person very small.

There was also a person sitting on Pisha, Meng Tejiao T-shirt, gray trousers, leather sandals, a lot of bits and pieces hanging on the belt, his head was oily, and he was holding a leather handbag in his hand.

"Who are you? Who let you in? Get out! Deputy Director Qian shouted majestically.

Liu Ziguang didn't stand at the door and didn't leave, and said solemnly: "Deputy Director Qian, on behalf of the villagers in Yeboyu, I want to ask something, who is responsible for the tofu scum project of the Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument?" ”

Deputy Director Qian asked rhetorically, "What are you doing?" Are you from the media? Can you say this casually, you are responsible for talking nonsense. ”

Liu Ziguang said: "The project to commemorate the anti-Japanese martyrs is not even willing to give cement, it cracks in less than a month after completion, and the bricks are peeling, this is not what the tofu slag project is, I am not the media, I am just a conscientious people, I came to the Construction Bureau to report this tofu slag project, I hope you can seriously investigate and deal with it, and give an explanation to the villagers of Wild Boar Yu and the souls of the anti-Japanese martyrs in the sky." ”

His righteous words shocked Deputy Director Qian, and he saw that the other party's style did not seem to be simple, so he shirked and said: "This project of the monument, as far as I know, it seems that the tourism bureau is in charge, you can go to them to reflect the specific problems, so be it." ”

Liu Ziguang knew that dealing with this kind of bureaucrat would not lead to anything, so he snorted coldly and went out and went upstairs to find Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen is now an assistant to the county magistrate, but he also holds the position of director of the tourism bureau, as soon as he heard about the monument tofu scum, he immediately twisted his eyebrows, and said: "The tourism bureau has intervened in this matter in the early stage, but it is only to assist in the work, and the appropriation, construction, and acceptance review of the monument have nothing to do with our bureau. ”

Liu Ziguang said: "You guys are playing ball, no one cares about this matter, okay, I don't bother to pay attention, I'll pay for it to repair it myself, I came over today and asked you another thing." ”

Zhou Wen said: "You speak. ”

"Last time, the old Japanese man said that he would donate his inheritance to the old Cheng Tou of Wild Boar Valley, why is there no follow-up to this matter."

Zhou Wen spread his hands: "I really don't know about this matter." ”

"You know that you are the assistant to the county magistrate, so who knows?" Liu Ziguang asked reluctantly.

Zhou Wen sighed and said: "This matter has been operated by Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Tang from beginning to end, and no one else can ask about it." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "No matter where this money goes, you must give an explanation, to put it mildly, these money is the price of hundreds of wild boar valleys, I don't believe anyone has the courage to embezzle, isn't Secretary Zhang shuanggui, the county magistrate Tang is still there, I'll look for him." ”

Zhou Wen was frightened, and quickly stood up to stop Liu Ziguang: "Don't go, I'll help you inquire." ”

said that he went to the office of the county magistrate Tang, and came back after half an hour, and said with a relaxed face: "This money was donated by Lao Chengtou himself, and the county used it for the construction of the monument to the anti-Japanese heroes, and everything has original documents that can be queried." ”

Liu Ziguang looked back at Lao Chengtou: "Old man, when did you donate this money?" ”

Lao Chengtou looked surprised: "I don't remember." ”

Zhou Wen said with a smile: "Old man, you may be old and have a bad memory, and you forgot the documents that the comrades of the Civil Affairs Bureau asked you to sign at the township government last time." ”

Lao Chengtou patted his thigh: "Isn't that a document for rural medical insurance, I can't read, the cadres asked me to sign, and I signed it." ”

Liu Ziguang suddenly realized: "These *** even take the money of the dead, and they have lost their conscience to their families." He got up and wanted to leave.

Zhou Wen pounced over, hugged Liu Ziguang, and begged bitterly: "Liu Ziguang, my brother, my father, don't be impulsive, this is Nantai County!" It's not your family, you can't understand their intertwined relationship at all, Secretary Zhang hasn't been sentenced yet, just because the resistance is too great, if this thing is poked out, no one can get it out! You know what! ”

Of course, Liu Ziguang understood these dirty things in the county, he smiled faintly and patted Zhou Wen on the shoulder: "Okay, don't be scared like a shrunken turtle, I just want to know, how much did it cost to build this monument?" ”

Zhou Wen didn't dare to speak, and was finally forced by Liu Ziguang to be anxious, and finally spit out: "It cost more than eight million before and after." ”

"Eight million!" Liu Ziguang's eyes widened, and his face was incredible.