Zhu Huaijing said: "You are not only younger, but also younger in political life. You are the only one of the city leaders who has a master's degree, and you are a knowledge-based leader, and your current level is just the beginning, and the future is limitless. ”

Zhang Tianqi obviously liked to hear this, but he shook his head modestly and said, "I'm preparing to study for a doctorate." Zhu Huaijing admired it very much and said: "Secretary Zhang's studious spirit is too valuable. Zhang Tianqi naturally said where he was, and it seemed that Zhu Huaijing had never checked his master's thesis for him. The two talked a lot of polite words, and Zhang Tianqi picked up the teacup and drank tea, only then did he remember that he should pour tea for Zhu Huaijing. Zhu Huaijing waved his hand and said no need, he wanted to drink himself. Zhang Tianqi felt that it was too rude not to pour tea, so he poured a cup of tea.

"Huaijing, I'm new to Jingnan, and it's a lot of difficulties, and I need a lot of support from your Finance Bureau!" Zhang Tianqi said.

Zhu Huaijing looked embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Secretary Zhang, you said this a few months ago, I, Zhu Huaijing, can do it, but now, the situation is different." ”

Zhang Tianqi said: "Huaijing, don't be in power, forget your old friends." I'll be looking for you anyway. ”

Zhu Huaijing didn't believe that Zhang Tianqi didn't know his current situation, he was pretending to be confused. The heads of the main departments and bureaus in the city, who is in charge of what, who is the talker, and the leaders of the prefecture and city are clear. Without this account, they can't go public. Zhu Huaijing guessed that Zhang Tianqi pretended to be confused, perhaps to avoid embarrassment. This thing is indeed not a taste, but Zhu Huaijing is going to be cheeky today, so he sighed, "It's hard to say, Secretary Zhang." Then he opened the topic and made his current situation clear. Zhang Tianqi lowered his head and listened, and sighed from time to time: "Why is this so?" ”

After Zhu Huaijing finished speaking, Zhang Tianqi comforted him arrogantly: "Huaijing, it's okay, the current situation is only temporary." You're still young, and you're going to be bright. ”

Zhu Huaijing didn't need a few innocuous words of comfort, but it was not good to beg him rashly, so he first tried to say: "Secretary Zhang, with your opinion, what should I do now?" ”

Zhang Tianqi had a scheming expression and said: "Taoguang is obscure, waiting for the opportunity to rise." ”

Zhu Huaijing got goosebumps when he heard this, thinking to himself what kind of lofty opinion this was, but he just had these two words in his head that he thought were very elegant, and he took them out to prevaricate, and he could also show off them at the same time. What Taoguang is obscure, waiting for the opportunity to rise! Where in today's society do you still have time to be a hermit calmly? After a little delay, when you are older, everything is impossible. Zhu Huaijing came here today with a lot of determination, and he refused to give up easily, so he had to say bluntly: "Secretary Zhang, my brother is in trouble, and I still count on you to help me!" ”

Zhu Huaijing's meaning was already very clear, but Zhang Tianqi pretended to be confused, just thought it was a kind word, laughed, and said: "My brother is really joking, you are a cadre in charge of the municipal party committee, how can I promote you?" ”

Zhu Huaijing smiled: "Secretary Zhang, who doesn't know your face above?" You're talkative. ”

Zhang Tianqi still shirked: "Huaijing, take your time." I'll speak for you whenever I have the chance. ”

Zhang Tianqi opened this blank check, and Zhu Huaijing didn't say anything for a while. But he still didn't give up, and he had to answer Zhang Tianqi with a hard word. He secretly gritted his teeth and came up with a plan. He didn't mention it anymore, only thanked Zhang Tianqi, and then talked to him about something else. The two were chatting casually, and Zhu Huaijing suddenly remembered something, and said, "Secretary Zhang, there is something I haven't had a chance to tell you. The last time I dealt with that incident, Long Wen brought a notebook to me, which recorded the information about the activity funds he gave you, the amount, time, place, what you said, what he said, all of which were clear. I heard you say that there was only one or two hundred thousand yuan, but he recorded one hundred and three hundred thousand yuan. Of course I don't believe him. I asked him why he had this book with him. He said that the case against Yoshifu had been reported, and that he might be implicated immediately, and that he was afraid that the prosecutor's office would suddenly attack and search his office, so he had to take it with him. And I said, "In that case, why don't you destroy it?" He said that he would keep it and use it to save himself at a critical time, but he didn't want it to fall into the hands of the procuratorate yet. I was afraid that he would bring this book, and when it came to the critical time, he really shook out this book, and it would cause you trouble, so I asked him to put the book in my hand. He asked me to promise that if he wanted to use this notebook, I would give it back to him. I promised him yes. In front of him, I locked the notebook in my safe. You know, even at that time, I won't give him the book again, because I believe in you, Secretary Zhang. I had a lot to do, so I forgot to destroy this book. Later, the matter subsided, and I forgot about this book. When I was transferred to the Finance Bureau, I cleaned up my things, and when I saw this book, I took it home and wanted to destroy it, because it was inconvenient for the office to be so mysterious, you know. But my books are so messy that I don't know where to go. Secretary Zhang, when I have time, I will look for it carefully and destroy it, so as not to lose it in case it is really lost. ”

Zhang Tianqi's face was already as red and black as a jujube, and after listening to Zhu Huaijing's words, he looked very wronged, and said very angrily: "This Long Wen, I should have let him accompany Xiang Jifu to forget it." I believed him so much, I thought he was fine, it was all Xiang Jifu's ghost, but I didn't expect him to make so much money from it. Alas! Now Xiang Jifu is dead-mouthed, and there is no way to do anything to Long Wen. It's just that I can't know people! Thank you. If you find that notebook, give it to me. ”

Zhu Huaijing replied: "Okay, it's okay to hand it over to you, and I'll burn it for you." "Zhu Huaijing has already made up his mind, he will not give it to Zhang Tianqi, nor will he burn it. When Zhang Tianqi asked, he coaxed him to say that it was burned, so that he couldn't figure out whether the hot thing was still in the world. As long as Zhang Tianqi can't confirm whether Zhu Huaijing still has the book in his hand, the two of them will always be good friends. Just like Zhu Huaijing has known that Song Daqing may be holding a photo of him and Yuqin leaning together in his hand, he can only be Song Daqing's good friend forever. Fortunately, the photos in Song Daqing's hands are useless now, because the matter between Zhu Huaijing and Yuqin is no longer news. And Song Daqing doesn't need Zhu Huaijing anymore, he is already the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau.

Zhang Tianqi's tone was a lot, but he still made a detour, so as not to make himself look like he was scared by Zhu Huaijing, "Huaijing, do you have a specific idea of your own?" I think it may be more difficult for you to maneuver in the municipal bureau. Can you consider taking a position in the city? ”

Zhu Huaijing had long thought about simply going to the city to work for a few years while he was young. In a different environment, maybe it's a different world. It's just that he has been unable to move for the past few months, and no one has said this idea. But now that Zhang Tianqi said it, he didn't want to show that he was very willing, but seemed to be at the end of his rope. He looked up to the sky and sighed, and said, "It's really not good, so it's just like this." ”

Zhang Tianqi said: "If you are willing to go to the city, I can do the work." As the saying goes, when you step back, the sky is wide, not to mention that going to the city is not necessarily a retreat. ”

"Then ask Secretary Zhang to help Yucheng." Zhu Huaijing said.

Zhang Tianqi said: "Okay, I promise to help." But don't be in a hurry. I know you've been implicated, even though it's none of your business, but there must be an impact. It takes a cooling down and people forget about those things. And then there's another process. I think it's going to take at least half a year, six or seven months. You're still young, it's okay to be wronged for another half a year. At your age, I'm only at the level of a director, and you're already a deputy director. ”

The two talked more and more speculatively, and later actually talked about some sensitive topics about senior leaders, and their heads got together. Not good friends, there are some topics that will not be easily discussed, because the people in the officialdom know better than anyone what it means to be a venerable. The two chatted late and had a good time.

When Zhu Huaijing went home to take a bath, he couldn't help but laugh at the mirror, and pointed to himself and said that this person was so despicable. has to be so despicable, who made Zhang Tianqi such a good-natured person? After taking a shower, I still went to the study. He found the book of Long Wen, opened it and looked at it, it felt like the original scripture that Xuanzang retrieved from the Western Heavens, it was too precious. Take this notebook and play with it carefully, and then carefully pack it in a brown paper envelope and lock it in the cabinet.

The operation process was long and complicated, with many twists and turns, and Zhu Huaijing's heart seemed to beat higher and higher, and finally it was almost in his mouth. It was not until February of the following year that Zhu Huaijing heard accurate good news: the municipal party committee was ready to arrange for him to go to Meici Prefecture to serve as deputy secretary of the prefectural party committee. The director of the Finance Bureau was the first to know the news, and he went to Zhu Huaijing's office, congratulated him mysteriously, and sincerely expressed regret, saying that he could not work with such a good comrade.

In the next few days, almost everyone in the whole world knew about it, because Zhu Huaijing felt that the expressions of his subordinates had changed subtly. One day, the director of the bureau office sent a document to Zhu Huaijing to see, and when he entered the door, he said: "Why doesn't Director Zhu's air conditioner work?" Is it open low? It's cold. Zhu Huaijing said: "It doesn't matter, it's cold here for a while, and it's hot for a while, I'm used to it." The director blamed the deputy director in charge of logistics for not doing anything, and hurriedly said: "I'll call someone to fix it immediately, so that Director Zhu has a cold, it's the responsibility of our office." Zhu Huaijing smiled: "Forget it, anyway, it's spring, and the weather is getting warmer and warmer." The director said, "Then how can it be done, someone will come to repair it this afternoon." ”

Xiangmei is still not happy. One night, Zhu Huaijing was sorting out books in the study, and Xiangmei came in and said coldly: "You are starting to get lucky again, I congratulate you." ”

Zhu Huaijing listened to her tone a little strange, stopped what he was doing, and said, "Why do you say that?" It's like an outsider. ”

Xiangmei said: "I have long been your outsider. ”

"What's wrong with you today?" Zhu Huaijing asked.

Xiangmei said: "I have been like this for a long time. For more than a year, you have not been smooth, if I say that I leave you, others will think that I have no conscience. Now that you're running, let's talk about it. ”

Zhu Huaijing said: "What are you discussing? We've been strangers for more than a year, and we should have figured out what we should have figured out, so what else do we care? ”

Xiangmei said: "I figured it out, I have nothing to worry about you." You will be your official alone, and I will be alone with my son. ”

"Why are you so tough? What happened will never happen again, and these two years have taught me too much. What else are you worried about? Zhu Huaijing was a little anxious.

Xiangmei was very calm, "If I don't stay with you, I won't have anything to worry about." ”

This night, the two just went back and forth, talking all night, always these words, no result. Zhu Huaijing didn't expect that the fragrant girl who was almost a little submissive would end up being so stubborn. He became more and more emotional, but he was afraid that his neighbors would hear it, so he shouted with Xiangmei in his throat, dancing with his hands, and his face was red. But she still spoke to him calmly. Her calm scared him.

At the beginning of March, when Zhu Huaijing's official appointment notice came down, Xiangmei gave an ultimatum, saying that if the divorce by agreement could not be achieved, she would submit a petition to the court alone and ask the court to decide. Zhu Huaijing had no choice but to use a delaying tactic, saying that he had just received the appointment notice now, and he was busy with the divorce, which was not true. After he officially takes office, the two will discuss again at the appropriate time. Xiangmei had no choice but to agree.

Recently, several ministers of the Organization Department have been very busy, and they can't spare anyone to send Zhu Huaijing to report for duty, so he waits at home. Naturally, there are friends who want to set up a banquet for Zhu Huaijing. Those friends who are very busy, now they are free again. With this experience, Zhu Huaijing understood a lot of things and was not very willing to deal with these scenes. So every time someone asked him to eat, he tried to push it. I feel more and more that my relationship with Yuqin, Li Mingxi, Zeng Slang, and Bu Weizhi is precious. But now they are dead, they are crazy, they are gone, they are in distress. Every time he thinks of this, Zhu Huaijing always feels nostalgic in every way. He hid from the plague and avoided the banquet, so that he didn't even dare to answer the phone, and he was nervous. But even if you stay at home, you can't be at peace, and people come to visit every night. Most of the people who came to the door were leaders of the prefecture departments and counties and cities who came from Meici. The new Secretary Zhu may have a significant impact on their personal future, and their mentality of visiting Zhu Huaijing is similar to buying original shares. Some people may not be very favored anymore, and they will show their faces before Secretary Zhu takes office, and maybe they will find a new backer. To these future subordinates, Zhu Huaijing was very polite. He understands very well that the so-called leadership level is composed of the command of the leader and the obedience of the subordinates, and if the subordinates do not cooperate, no matter how high your leadership level is, it will be in vain. Every time he sent off a guest, Zhu Huaijing had to take out their business cards and look at them carefully, and check the numbers one by one, recalling who was who. This is important. The next time they meet, they will be flattered to be able to call their names in one mouth. Everyone wants to be impressed in the minds of the leaders, because the future of a cadre's individual depends on the impression of the leader, not on any other factor.

As long as someone comes to the door, Xiangmei always pretends to have a bitter face as a smiling face, and the seat is very thoughtful when she pours tea. Every time, Zhu Huaijing almost had the illusion that Xiangmei was no longer angry. But as soon as the guests left, Xiangmei was an iceman again.

One night, Zhang Tianqi called and asked Zhu Huaijing if he had found anything. Zhu Huaijing said that he had found it a long time ago, because he thought that he couldn't touch your face for a while, so he burned it. Zhang Tianqi was silent for a few seconds before asking, burned? immediately expressed his gratitude to Zhu Huaijing. Zhu Huaijing sensed Zhang Tianqi's suspicions, and he wasn't sure if that thing had really turned into ashes. What Zhu Huaijing needs is Zhang Tianqi's suspicion. After answering the phone, Zhu Huaijing paced back and forth in the study, and suddenly realized that there was no need to hide from those who were going to entertain him. He seemed to have a new interpretation of what it meant to be a friend. This time, without a friend like Zhang Tianqi, he couldn't turn over. The next day, he called Liu Zifeng, Yan Shangming, Song Daqing, Fang Mingyuan, Huang Dahong, Pei Danian and others, and set up a table in Tianyuan, saying that he was grateful to the leaders and brothers for their long-term care. Zhu Huaijing's table was set, and the following banquet followed, and his friends took turns to be the host one by one. Zhu Huaijing was in the clouds again. In a drunken eye, Zhu Huaijing felt that the high-end ties hanging on his friends' chests were pointy, and they would turn into a sword at any time, and they would fly over.

On the day of Song Daqing's invitation, he personally drove to pick up Zhu Huaijing, and when he was done, he personally drove Zhu Huaijing home, exactly the same as when he first met him. On the way back, there was no one else in the car, Song Daqing asked Zhu Huaijing if he wanted to see Yuqin? Zhu Huaijing was no longer embarrassed by this, but just sighed and said, how could I see her? Song Daqing said that he could arrange for him to guard all his friends. Zhu Huaijing said then tomorrow, he may leave Jingdu at any time now to go to Meici.

Thinking about going to see Yuqin, Zhu Huaijing felt like crying. When he returned home, he locked himself in his study and cried heartily. didn't dare to cry loudly, but let the tears flow vividly. Xiangmei heard him sobbing outside, but she thought he was drunk and crazy, and ignored him.

After breakfast the next day, Song Daqing came to pick him up on time and drove to the city's No. 3 Detention Center. This society talks about everything, including where to be locked up after committing crimes. This detention center is dedicated to detaining cadres at and above the deputy department level and bureau level, and Yuqin's managerial position is equivalent to the level of administrative director, so she is also honored to be held here. This also seems to indicate that entrepreneurs are respected at all times.

Zhu Huaijing waited in a small conference room. Of course, this is not a visitation room, because of his special status and the help of Song Daqing's friends, Zhu Huaijing enjoys special treatment. It didn't take long for the door to open and Yuqin entered. The door was shut, and Yuqin stood still, looking at him strangely. Her hair was cut into a short watermelon skin, her face was sallow and puffy, her eyes looked much smaller, and the blue cotton jacket on her body looked bloated. Zhu Huaijing never thought that Yuqin would be like this. He imagined that she would only be thin, not swollen. He walked over, took her hand, and sat down on a stool in the doorway. Her hands were cold, her eyes were dry, and she couldn't seem to squeeze out a drop of water.

"Yuqin, you...... suffered......" Zhu Huaijing found such a sentence for a long time.

Yuqin didn't speak, and looked away with a blank gaze.

"Yuqin, you have to pay attention to your body." Zhu Huaijing said.

Yuqin was still looking away.

Zhu Huaijing reached out and touched Yuqin's face, like touching a half-dried wilted radish. Yuqin took his hand down and pinched it for a long time before he said weakly: "I always dream of sitting in the pavilion." I used to dream about it and it felt like a nightmare, but after I entered here, I felt blessed to be able to dream of that place. There's no better place in the world than there. Waijing, can you go there for me? ”

"Okay, I'll check it out later." Zhu Huaijing hurriedly agreed. He had thought of a lot of things, but he couldn't say them now. Those words may have some romance that makes people blush, but they are also sincere. However, his romance was choked under his throat in an instant. There is nothing more frightening to the reality and cruelty of life than the way Yuqin looks now, making people can't believe that there is anything else in this world called romance. However, when Yuqin said it so stupidly and sat in the pavilion, he was no longer ashamed of his romance.

The two of them couldn't say much, just clasped hands together and squeezed vigorously. When Yuqin asked people to take it away, looking at her somewhat clumsy back, Zhu Huaijing felt that he was forever with her. The great sorrow made him cold and numb.

Driving out, Zhu Huaijing leaned in the seat and did not speak for a long time. Song Daqing couldn't say any comforting words, but just made him want to open some. Zhu Huaijing only sighed a few times at most, and his face was dark. Song Daqing's nerve was touched, and he also sighed and said, "I have dealt with Yuqin for many years, and I know that she is a very good woman. I never expected her to come to this point. Huaijing, this society has an invisible magic, always trying to turn people into ghosts. Let's just talk about myself, I know that there are a lot of people who want to cook me and eat it. Some people say that I am ruthless and can do anything. I'll admit that I relied on this bit of ruthlessness to get around the world. But I didn't come out of my mother's womb like this. Just graduated from the police academy and assigned to a grassroots police station. Because my business ability is good, I became the director in less than two years. I want to work hard and keep the party safe. Wherever there is a case, I will run with my brothers wherever I go, and I am so busy all year round that I am dizzy. I think I've done a good job and I feel a sense of accomplishment. Who knows, at the end of the year, the above inspection said that my jurisdiction has the highest incidence rate and the worst social security. As a result, my law firm was rated as the worst that year and was subject to rectification. The bonuses of all the staff in the institute for the whole year are gone, and my brothers hate me to death. It turned out that other law firms did not accept ordinary cases at all, and specialized in arresting prostitutes and gambling and collecting fines all year round, with the result that economic income went up and social order improved. If the case is not accepted, there will naturally be no crime rate, and of course it is said that social order in those places is good. This was just the first lesson that society taught me when I first started working. In the future, there will be a book on what you will encounter in the future. I have to survive in society and I want to survive better than others, what can I do? I couldn't change the environment, so I had to adapt to it. Now, as I walked past my precinct in a swaggering manner, knowing that someone was pointing and poking behind my back, I had no choice but to get carried away and not even look back. ”

Zhu Huaijing patted Song Daqing's knee a few times to show his understanding. He really found that Song Daqing was not bad in nature. Who can be said to be the real bad guys? But sometimes people have to get bad and have no choice. "Daqing, I want to trouble you. Can you lend me the car for a day? I have something to do alone, and it's easier to use your police car. Zhu Huaijing didn't say anything to go, he knew that it was something that no one other than him and Yuqin could understand, and it was unbelievable for others to hear it.

Song Daqing turned his face sideways, glanced at Zhu Huaijing, and said, "In your state, can you drive?" ”

"No problem, I'm not going to be able to drive a car. I just need to be quiet. Zhu Huaijing said.

Song Daqing said, "Okay, be careful." I'm getting off right here. Leave me alone, I have a way to go back. ”

Song Daqing got out of the car, Zhu Huaijing turned the front of the car, and soon arrived at the Jingshui River. He followed the river up the river. The car drove slowly, like a walk. These days, his fate has taken a turn for the better, and more than a year of depression has finally come to an end, but his mood is still as complicated as this chaotic world. Sometimes when he faces a long night alone, he will suddenly find that his soul has actually sunk a long time ago, but in the eyes of the world, he is still decent and beautiful. He can only wrap his soul in a well-maintained skin, and enter the house on various ** occasions very elegantly and with great self-cultivation. Xiangmei filed for divorce, and he was worried for a few days, so he didn't take it to heart, but he was worried that it would have a bad impact. Seeing Yuqin like this today, he felt real pain in his heart. He had no reason to carry Xiangmei on his back, and there was no reason to forget Yuqin. Xiangmei is so gentle and virtuous, but Yuqin is so embedded in his spiritual flesh. Yuqin simply became the most important woman in his life inexplicably. In the most unlucky days, he even thought that he fell into this step of the field, was it God's retribution for him? He regretted many things, but he never thought it was ridiculous to be with Yuqin. When he was most desperate, he almost made himself believe that he and Yuqin were just playing on the spot, but when he thought about Yuqin in prison, what he felt was indeed a pain in his heart.

It was almost time to enter the valley where he was sitting in the pavilion, Zhu Huaijing became alert and watched out the window. The mountains are getting taller and taller, and the woods are getting greener. The early-blooming mountain flowers are like smiling village girls, and the birds are flying playfully as if they are teasing. Zhu Huaijing felt that he should have arrived at the valley mouth, but he couldn't find it. Did you accidentally go over the course just now? Zhu Huaijing stopped and pondered, and then drove forward. The further I went, the more I felt that something was wrong, and I turned around and drove back. After walking back for a long time, I still couldn't see where Taniguchi was. He walked back and forth several times, but he couldn't find the valley mouth with a clear spring. Zhu Huaijing was a little frightened, wondering if he had only been to that place in his dreams. At this time, I saw a man from a distance, with long hair and a shawl, wearing a wide and ill-fitting down jacket, carrying a picture clip on his back, his head bowed, and walking in a hurry. This back is so familiar! Zhu Huaijing's eyes lit up, and his body couldn't help but sink a little. Li Mingxi! It's Li Mingxi! Zhu Huaijing sped up the car, drove to Li Mingxi's side and stopped, stepped forward and slapped him hard. He turned back to a strange face that gave him a blank look. When the man shook him off with a tense face and bowed his head and left, he vaguely felt that he had really seen this face somewhere. Zhu Huaijing raised his head, looked at the dazzling sun, was in a trance, and didn't know where he was for a while.

In November 1998, he was born in Changsha Leek Garden

Revised in February 2010 in Xianjia New Village, Changsha

In February 2012, it was revised and polished in Xianjia New Village, Changsha