In addition to Chen Liang, the list of five people also includes Gu Qingping, director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Qiao Xingguo, director of the Municipal Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, Lu Dachuan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Pankou Town, and Chang Guanhua, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dahe Town.

There are two other candidates, Li Ying, director of the Municipal Education Commission, and Ding Zhongming, secretary of the Xiling Township Party Committee. Li Ying and Ding Zhongming are clearly tricks.

Chen Liang studied the list very carefully. As in the past, the list reflects first and foremost geographical issues and is careful to maintain a certain political balance. Chen Liang, Qiao Xingguo, and Ding Zhongming are not locals. And Gu Qingping, Lu Dachuan, Chang Guanhua and Li Ying are all natives of Yunling, and their work footprints have never left Yunling.

In Yunling City, Zhuang Zida, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Fang Yishan, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, are one faction, representatives of the local faction, and Mayor Zhang Ruian is the other faction, a representative of the foreign faction. Zhang Rui'an should nominate Qiao Xingguo or Chen Liang, while Gu Qingping, Lu Dachuan and Chang Guanhua should be nominated by Zhuang Zida and Fang Yishan, which is a manifestation of regional and factional sex.

According to the organizational regulations, the deputy mayor of Yunling City is under the jurisdiction of the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee, and the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee has the absolute right to decide, and the Yunling Municipal Party Committee only has the right to recommend.

This time the situation is special, and it is clearly pointed out that the rights of the Yunling Municipal Party Committee are particularly prominent. Chen Liang knew the procedure, and the secretary meeting would decide on the list of five people, and the secretary meeting should not only include Zhuang Zida, Zhang Rui'an and Fang Yishan, but also Zhuge Xiong, the leader of the inspection team, and Feng Xinggui, the head of the organization department of the municipal party committee.

So, Chen Liang wondered in his heart, which leader recommended him?

Zhuang Zida and Fang Yishan are obviously not, and Zhuge Xiong is impossible, he and Zhuang Fang are wearing the same pants. Only Zhang Ruian and Feng Xinggui remained, either Zhang or Feng.

This Feng Xinggui is more maverick, he is a local, but he doesn't deal with Zhuang Fang, but he doesn't stand on Zhang Rui'an's side, and he is faintly self-contained.

Chen Liang decided to figure out this problem first, and then wait for the opportunity.

However, before Chen Liang could act, others began to take action against him.

The report on Chen Liang flew like snowflakes to the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the inspection team.

Chen Liang's imminent thoughts quickly cooled down and quietly shrank back to the bottom of his heart.

The tree wants to move but the wind doesn't stop, Chen Liang doesn't move, but someone wants to force him to move.

This person is none other than his partner Ji Yanan.

On the second working day after the National Day, Chen Liang and Ji Yanan had a meeting in the city, and the meeting lasted for a day, and they should have gone back to their respective homes after the meeting, but Ji Yanan dragged Chen Liang into a café.

"Lao Chen, pies don't fall from the sky, you can't stand still."

"Old Ji, what do you mean?"

"Get moving, you're going to get moving."

Chen Liang smiled slightly, squinted his eyes and glanced at Ji Yanan, "Please tell me clearly, what do you mean to move?" "One, run more to the leader and strive for some impression points. Second, if you are speculative, you might as well make it clear, and if you are not speculative, you should repair it again. Third, if necessary, follow the customs of the locals, you can ......"

"You can give a gift, right?" Chen Liang interrupted Ji Yanan's words.

Ji Yanan nodded, "Actually, everyone is doing this now." ”

Chen Liang smiled bitterly, "My old Ji, others don't understand me, don't you still know me?" The year before last, my father fell ill and died, and half of my family's savings were gone. In the first half of the year, my wife divorced me and took away the other half of her savings. Now, except for the 80-square-meter house, it can be said that there is nothing, and you don't forget, although it is a welfare house, I still owe a loan of 100,000 yuan. You're not going to let me sell the house and then go and give it away, will you? ”

Ji Yanan was also refreshed, took out a bank card, and handed it to Chen Liang's hand, "There is 100,000 yuan in it, you take it first." ”

Chen Liang returned the bank card to Ji Yanan, "I won't take this step, this is the bottom line." I may do it all, but I don't do it. ”

"You're just a tendon." Ji Yanan shook his head and sighed, "I dare to say, I dare to say that they are all doing, in addition to running, asking, fighting, and buying." ”

"Old Ji, you can't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense, it's commonplace." Ji Yanan looked in the direction of the door, and at the same time lowered his voice, "Let me tell you, those people are very busy. The five members of the inspection team, the Municipal Standing Committee and the municipal government, 18 people, they walked one by one, and they were not empty-handed. Lao Chen, the situation is very unfavorable for you. ”

"It's not good for me in the first place. Lao Ji, I have received the news, and the reports against me have been publicized. ”

"yes, I know about this situation too, what are you going to do next?"

"I don't know what to do, Ji, do you have any good ideas?"

Ji Yanan thought for a while, "Old Chen, you can't sit still. I suggest that you take action, even if you don't give gifts, you can run to those who deserve to run, you can avoid those leaders who don't want to see you, but you also win over those who support you and are neutral. ”

The warm-hearted Ji Yanan not only urged Chen Liang, but also offered to help. He asked Chen Liang to go to the four sets of team members in the city to run around, and he himself used his father's relationship to go to the old cadres to do some activities, and he called it a two-pronged approach.

If you want to carry out activities, Ji Yanan is right. All members of the four sets of teams, as well as retired veteran cadres at or above the deputy municipal level, each have the right to recommend, and among all links, this link is the most critical.

However, the more enthusiastic Ji Yanan was, the less down-to-earth Chen Liang became, and Ji Yanan's overzealousness made Chen Liang vigilant.

Therefore, you can't do what Ji Yanan said. On the contrary, Xiao Zhiren is right, and it is better to wait and see.

Xiao Zhiren is not idle, as a friend, he is trying his best to help.

In the evening, Xiao Zhiren called Chen Liang, and Feng Xinggui, head of the organization department of the municipal party committee, wanted to see him.

This is a good thing, Chen Liang agreed without thinking.

But where to meet, it made Chen Liang difficult. He has never dealt with Feng Xinggui outside of work, and now he and Feng Xinggui are very eye-catching, and letting others see the two of them together is not good for him, and it is not good for Feng Xinggui.

In the end, Xiao Zhiren came up with an idea, and it was at Feng Xinggui's house, and the time was set for late at night.

The first time he went to the leader's house, he couldn't be empty-handed, Chen Liang ran to the street and bought two soft Chinese pieces, plus two bottles of Moutai stored at home, ready to be used as a meeting gift for Feng Xinggui.

At 11:35 p.m., Feng Xinggui sent a text message to Chen Liang: You can pass.

Less than three miles away from Feng's house, Chen Liang walked with cigarettes and wine, a little excited in his heart, and gave gifts to the leader, he was still the first time that the eldest girl got on the sedan chair.

can't walk the street, for fear of being seen, Chen Liang chose small streets and alleys, although they are bends and turns, they are relatively safe and not easy to meet acquaintances.

But Chen Liang was not steady, walking unhurriedly, while looking back from time to time.

Feng Xinggui's house is in front of him, it is a courtyard house, the ancestral property of the Feng family.

Walking through the back door is Feng Xinggui's prompt in the text message.

Passing through a small dark alley, Chen Liang was about to turn a corner, but he heard a voice from the darkness in front of him.

Chen Liang was stunned......