As soon as I got to work on Tuesday, Qiao Manchu and He Chunsheng, the two village directors, came to the township chief's office together.

Qiao Man hoarded in the door and asked, "Township Chief, what are you looking for the two of us?" ”

Li Xiaohe said: "Didn't you also say that there was something?" You two speak first. ”

"Okay." Qiao Manchu nodded, "Township Chief, last month, you asked you to collect information about Ma Yishan and He Erlai, and we mobilized the people of the whole village to provide it enthusiastically. There is a lot of information, and we have summarized it and reported it to you three times. In the past few days, there has been a noticeable decrease in the amount of information provided by people, and most of it is the same as before, and it seems that this is all that can be provided. ”

He Chunsheng answered: "A few days ago, there was a matter of providing information, and people were very active, and they did not inquire about the progress of the case for the time being. In the past two days, there was no information to provide, and everyone's attention was focused on solving the case, feeling that the public security bureau and the court were not doing their job effectively, and they did not believe it. They think that if the public can solve the case, why should we provide information? The villagers' understanding must be biased, and they are staring at their own affairs and the money they have lost, without considering the complexity of the case, nor the busy public security and court affairs. But the villagers are aware of this, and they still love to drill the horns, and now they think that these units do not do things, and some people have secretly asked these two units to ask, and if they can't, they will find the county. ”

"Yes, yes, it's the same in Xiangyang Village." Qiao Manchu hurriedly agreed, "I told them to trust the government, trust the township chief, and don't make trouble for the township chief." As a result, they said that the township chief was not bad, but those units did not do anything, and they would explain the situation to the county when the time came. I told them that this was not something that could be clearly explained to the county at all, and that as long as they went to the county, they would petition and cause trouble for the township chief. But they just insist on that kind of understanding, or they just mess around and gossip. I can persuade them for a while, but I can't prevent them from going secretly, they are now all guarding against me, and Hejiaying is also guarding against Lao He, if they go to the county in the middle of the night one day, we can't find out, and they will definitely cause trouble for the township chief at that time. ”

"Hey, the villagers are a little confused, but the crux of the matter is that the case can't be dragged on like this, otherwise it will definitely be inevitable to petition again, and the scale will definitely be much larger, and it may not be possible to go to the province or the city." He Chunsheng was worried, "Some people have already released their words, saying that it will be New Year's Day and Spring Festival soon, and the leaders are most afraid of petitioning at this time, and it seems that they have been prepared." ”

The villagers will petition again, which is also what Li Xiaohe is most worried about, but if this matter is consumed like this, petitioning will definitely be inevitable, it is only a matter of time or time. In fact, Qin Mingsheng also talked to himself about this kind of signs, and also reported a plan, proposing a lot of preventive measures, although these measures are very targeted, but they cannot cure the root cause at all, and will also cause some safety problems.

Seeing that the township chief was silent, Qiao Man looked at He Chunsheng, looked at Li Xiaohe again, and asked tentatively: "Township chief, you said that you have something to do with the two of us, what is the matter?" ”

Li Xiaohe waved away his thoughts, his eyes swept to the two people on the sofa, stayed on each person's face for a while, and then said slowly: "According to reliable information, someone sent a message to He Erlai, and also told him about the situation, there are ghosts in the village. ”

He Chunsheng hurriedly cleared up the relationship: "Township, township chief, where is this news?" I asked the He family one by one, and I also asked other villagers, and they all said no, I don't think they are lying. Don't look at me and he are also our own family, but he often didn't go home before, and he had no contact with him, since he ran away, let alone saw anyone, his mobile phone number was down early. ”

"I am not from the same village as him, and he is not at home all the year round, if there is no such, or we have met, I don't know him, let alone have a connection." Qiao Manchu was also anxious to get rid of suspicion.

"Who is the inner ghost, who knows in his heart. Don't mention the incident I just said to anyone other than us, otherwise it will affect the investigation of the case, and we will be held legally responsible. Li Xiaohe's face turned cold, "By the way, if the inner ghost can take the initiative to explain, I can explain to the relevant departments and reduce the punishment at that time." Otherwise...... That's hard to say. ”

He Chunsheng hurriedly said: "Township Chief, I ......"

"You guys go back first, go back and think about it." Li Xiaohe interrupted the other party and waved his hand.

His lips moved a few times, and He Chunsheng finally didn't say anything, but sighed again and again, and walked out of the house with Qiao Manchu.

Listening to the footsteps in the distance, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Xiaohe's mouth, and gradually, the smile became thicker and thicker.

……

The office of the executive deputy county magistrate of Siyuan County.

Qiao Cheng sat behind his desk, leaning back in his chair, his hands crossed over his abdomen, and his two thumbs kept going back and forth around each other, obviously thinking about something.

Du Yingcai stood at the table with his eyebrows lowered, but he looked at the other party from time to time, as if he was waiting for some instructions.

This state has been going on for a while, and since Du Yingcai finished speaking, Qiao Chengcheng has not spoken, and it has been ten minutes to say less.

Finally, Qiao Cheng opened his mouth: "You go on." ”

Du Yingcai nodded: "It has been nearly fifty days since he took office on October 22, and he has not done any work except to crack down on his deputies and arbitrarily adjust the division of labor, and there has been no progress in the case of villagers being defrauded of money. In the past, he always relied on Xiaojia to work poorly, and it was for this reason that he handed over the work of industry and investment promotion to others. But now it has been more than 10 days since the change of leadership, the court still has not filed a case, the police have not had any clues, and the so-called free legal aid has not moved. ”

Qiao Cheng interjected: "Didn't you say that the famous Song Sheng lawyers in the province have all been here?" Why do you say that now? ”

"I was also hearsay, and I didn't screen it in detail at the time. But since the man left, he didn't hear any movement, eighty percent of them were mistaken people, maybe it was just a look, and people didn't say that their name was Song Sheng. After explaining, Du Yingcai picked up the previous topic, "Originally, the county used it as a quantity, and transferring him to the township was to give him a chance to reform himself." But now he is using this kind of passive sabotage and messing up the staffing of the township government to resist the organization's concern, which is really undesirable and hopeless. ”

Qiao Chengdao: "Is it that serious? It is said that he still has some ability. ”

Du Yingcai "sneered": "I have long known him as a person, not only has a bad temper and is unsociable, but also good at superficial things. At that time, the leader was photographed comfortably by him, often praised him, and then bragged for him from time to time. You were so busy with work at the time, it was impossible to stare at him all day long, and the information you received was all packaged, so it was inevitable that you would not see him comprehensively. Speaking of this, he hurriedly added, "County magistrate, I'm speaking straight, don't be surprised." ”

Qiao Cheng let out an "oh": "Really?" So what should the county do with people like him? ”

"This ...... Actually, I shouldn't say much. However, the county magistrate has to solicit public opinion, and if I don't tell the truth, I will fail the county magistrate's expectations. After making an explanation, Du Yingcai gave the answer, "With what he is doing now, it is difficult to be qualified as the chief official of the grassroots government." If it is not corrected, if it continues like this, it will lead to damage to a team and even affect a wider range. ”

"You mean, don't let him be the mayor?" Qiao Cheng asked rhetorically.

Du Yingcai hurriedly said: "It is my important responsibility to serve the county magistrate well and do a good job in various security work. ”

Qiao Cheng smiled slightly: "Lao Du, your official art is quite high, you know the point." ”

"The county magistrate laughed, laughed." Du Yingcai was very modest, "In front of you, the county magistrate, how dare I play that little trick?" Isn't that a big knife in front of Guan Gong? ”

Qiao Cheng suddenly wondered: "Lao Du, that liar has been in contact with many people, and I heard that the middleman is also from Hejiaying, and he is also familiar with the villagers. But it's been a few months, why haven't I found any clues, is there a ghost in this? ”

"I'm not an inner ghost." Du Yingcai answered in a hurry, and then quickly changed the topic, "County magistrate, the township government can't keep messing up." ”

"I see." Qiao Cheng waved his hand, "You go first." ”

After answering "Okay", Du Ying said the house.

Looking at the direction of the door, Qiao Yuanlai's calm face was full of doubts.

……

When it was just dark, Li Xiaohe was looking down at the documents, and there was a knock on the door with a "tuk tuk".

"Come in." Raising his head, Li Xiaohe looked in the direction of the door.

As soon as the door opened, He Chunsheng walked into the room, nodded his head again and again, and smiled.

Seeing the other party, Li Xiaohe's face became much more serious: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Township Chief, I, I want to explain to you, I'm really not an internal ghost." When He Chunsheng spoke, he looked at the township chief with blank eyes.

Li Xiaohe didn't speak, but "sneered" and shook his head gently.

He Chunsheng was very helpless: "Township Chief, don't you believe it? Why doesn't anyone believe it? ”

"Since it's not you, what are you doing here?" Li Xiaohe asked rhetorically.

"You said that someone reported that there was a ghost in the village. He Erlai and I are from our own family and the director of the village committee, so the suspicion of this tipping is naturally great, and it is easy to make people suspicious, but I am really not. I know that Township Chief Li is a good official and can distinguish between right and wrong, so I came to explain it to you. After a pause, seeing that the township chief still didn't pick up the stubble, He Chunsheng suddenly squatted down, put his hands in his hair, and scratched back and forth. sighed again and again, "Hey, no wonder Lao Qiao said, 'Your suspicion of Lao He is difficult to wash away', why am I so unlucky and put up with He Erlai's family?" Hey......"

Staring at the man squatting on the ground, Li Xiaohe still didn't speak, but paid attention to the other party's every move, and his brain was running rapidly.

Standing up violently, He Chunsheng said in a sullen voice: "Township Chief, let me state again, I am not an internal ghost, believe it or not." ”

"Lao He, I don't seem to have said anything, right?" Li Xiaohe's tone was very flat.

"Yes...... I, I'm leaving, hey......" Sighing again, He Chunsheng walked out.

"He Erlai said that person is very powerful in the village." Li Xiaohe's voice suddenly sounded.

Having already grabbed the doorknob, He Chunsheng stopped again, then slammed open the door and walked out.

"Hey" and "bang" sounded one after another, and the door slammed shut.

Looking at the direction of the door, Li Xiaohe's brows furrowed tightly, and a string of question marks flashed in his mind.