After the bombing, Heyang City fell silent.

The silence was superficial, and everyone's mood was heavy, and they couldn't pull it out in the shadow of the explosion. But in the depths of silence, an invisible struggle is suddenly rising. This struggle seems to have been pregnant for many years, dormant for many years, just waiting for an opportunity, and suddenly it broke out.

The first one to rush back was Qiao Guodong. He went to the countryside in the Five Buddhas to inspect the democratic appraisal work of the Five Buddhas, and when he heard the news, he didn't care about eating, and said to the driver: "Go back immediately." The driver also frightened Lao Kui's affairs, and quietly suggested: "Director Qiao, don't wait for two days, go back at this time......"

"What are you waiting for! You can wait for this time! Qiao Guodong said very resolutely, which was a rare decisive tone for him. The driver didn't dare to rub it any further and rushed back as fast as he could.

While still on the way, Qiao Guodong received a lot of phone calls, some of them reported the news to him, and some of them greeted him in a roundabout way. Others, simply more direct: "Director Qiao, come back, at this time, how can you still stay below?" Qiao Guodong didn't dare to answer these calls, he just listened and didn't say anything. After listening, close the phone and close your eyes in contemplation.

When he got home, before Qiao Guodong could take a shower and remove the dust from his body, there was a knock on the door. On this night, the family building of the Municipal People's Congress in the center of Heyang was really lively, and people came and went to bring a lot of information and take away a lot of information. Qiao Guodong was excited and indignant at first, but later, he thought coldly: What are these people running here for? Why are you in a hurry to tell me this?

Until he went to sleep, Qiao Guodong still couldn't wait for Qiang Wei's call. He thought that he might not arrive in Heyang yet, and Qiang Wei would call him. It's a pity he was wrong.

On Qiangwei's side, the situation is different.

Qin Xiyue was invited by Qiang Wei after dinner, and Qiang Wei was angry, and he could see that he had been angry a lot. Coming back from the scene, Qiang Wei has been angry.

Qin Xiyue looked at him squarely, his gaze rested on his face heavily, for a long time, he didn't say anything, and sat down wordlessly.

Qiang Wei was angry in front of Qin Xiyue for the first time, really, he was worried. If Qin Xiyue came in and questioned him, he would lose his temper at him when he came in, and maybe his behavior would be different. But Qin Xiyue was able to remain silent, and he was able to restrain himself so calmly. It was unbearable for him.

After half a day, he finally opened his mouth and asked, "What's the matter, Old Qin?" He didn't want to ask, but his mind was so messed up that day that some weird thoughts got into his head and couldn't get rid of it. For a moment, he persuaded himself, forget Qiangwei, I'm afraid this matter really has nothing to do with Qin Xiyue, don't always think about him. But Qin Xiyue's empty-eyed and condescending attitude stimulated him, and he finally couldn't control himself and asked these words.

Qin Xiyue was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Qiang Wei's words. But in an instant, he understood what Qiang Wei meant by "asking" him to come. Qiang Wei must have regarded him as Lao Kui's behind-the-scenes. This bastard! But he endured it, and for the first time, he didn't let out the fire in his heart. "I don't understand what you mean, Secretary Qiang." Qin Xiyue slightly accentuated the tone of the last three words.

Qiang Wei sensitively caught the change in Qin Xiyue's tone, and this subtle change stimulated him again.

"Don't understand?" He raised his voice suddenly, glaring at Qin Xiyue unfamiliarly, "What's the matter, something so big, can you still calm down?" ”

And so it was! Qin Xiyue felt that his heart was bitten violently, and blood came out, but he continued to endure it.

"Lao Qin, you are an expert and a ****, you come to Heyang, we welcome, you speak for the people, we also welcome. But this time, it's too much, right? Qiang Wei unexpectedly threw out such a string of words. He didn't think about saying this to Qin Xiyue beforehand, the purpose of him inviting Qin Xiyue to come was to explain to him, Xiao Kui and Lao Kui's matter, he was not dragging it out, nor was he not not solving it, it really couldn't be solved in one or two clicks, and the reason was complicated. Second, he also wanted to stabilize Qin Xiyue and not let him get excited and stab things up. Who knew that he still couldn't get rid of that thought in the end, and when he thought of Qin Xiyue and Qiao Guodong's close contact with Lao Kui, he couldn't help but think about things in the worst way.

It's not impossible!

"Secretary Qiang, please make your words clearer!" Qin Xiyue couldn't bear it anymore. If you endure it again, it is equivalent to admitting to Qiangwei that Lao Kui's ** bag was instigated and tied up by him.

"Understand? Lao Qin, I have made it very clear, didn't you hear that explosion? ”

Qin Xiyue was so angry that he almost wanted to roar at Qiangwei. Something so big happened, Qiang Wei didn't find the reason from himself, he actually suspected others first. "Secretary Qiang, you're going too far......"

"Am I excessive? **The bag has been blown up to the court, am I still excessive? Lao Qin, I don't want to quarrel with you, please tell me truthfully, what's going on? "Qiang Wei's attitude is already very evil, although he is not sure that Lao Kui is behind Qin Xiyue, but Lao Kui is doing this, Qin Xiyue can't not hear the wind at all. Hearing the rumors and not reporting it, what use do you want such a representative to do!

"Then I'll tell you, I don't know!" Qin Xiyue finally had a seizure, he didn't expect Qiang Wei to be so despicable and shameless! Why do you suspect that Lao Kui was provoked? Something like Lao Kui, who can pick it, and who dares to pick it!

"Don't you dare to admit it? That's good, Expert Qin, I won't force you anymore, but please remember, I will investigate this matter deeply, if I find out that there are really supporters behind the scenes, I can't spare him, the people of Heyang can't spare him, and party discipline and state law can't spare him! Qiang Wei had already stood up from behind the desk, his voice was full of strong ** smell, and it was full of threat.

Qin Xiyue was even more angry by Qiang Wei's words, Qiang Wei was not only misunderstanding him, he was simply insulting and raping him! His lips trembled and trembled, and his heart burned with rage. For a long time, he angrily shouted out two words: "Boring!" ”

Qiang Wei wanted to say something, but Qin Xiyue had already slammed the door and walked out.

Qiang Wei was shocked by the angry slamming of the door.

In fact, on this day, both of them were too excited, and if one of them had calmed down a little, the conversation would not have ended in this way. But thinking of this layer, it has been a long time later, on this day, the two of them were angry with each other in their hearts! Qiang Wei didn't mean to do anything to Qin Xiyue, he still had a layer of meaning, he wanted to bring the words to Qiao Guodong through Qin Xiyue, compared to Qin Xiyue, Qiang Wei was more suspicious of Qiao Guodong, but he couldn't directly find Qiao Guodong to send this fire.

Qin Xiyue thought that Qiang Wei was insulting him, and when he walked on the road, he thought sadly, just because he had said a few words for Lao Kui, and because he deeply sympathized with this old peasant who had lost his relatives, he was inexplicably pulled into this political whirlpool.

Qin Xiyue made such a judgment, not without reason. As early as two years ago, Qin Xiyue had a falling out with Qiang Wei because of a civil lawsuit against the official. At that time, he was stationed in Shaxian County, which is located on the southern edge of the Tengger Desert and the most downstream county in the Huyang River Basin. Over the years, Qin Xiyue has spent most of his time in Shaxian County, and his five scientific research projects and three topics are all related to the ecology of Shaxian County. At that time, Qin Xiyue was not too keen on speaking for the people, although he had been a representative for two years, most of his time and energy were occupied by work, and he had almost no leisure to take care of the affairs of the deputies. When the farmer named Wang Ershui found him through connections, he still wondered, why did he come here?

At first, he also shirked. First, he felt that it was not appropriate to speak for Wang Ershui as a representative, and he was not a representative elected by Heyang City, even if **** had this responsibility, he had to go to the representative of Heyang City or Shaxian County. Second, he is also afraid that this will affect his work, and in his heart, sand control is above all else. But Wang Ershui cried and cried, and stayed in his room and didn't leave, saying that if he didn't make the decision for him, he would go to the provincial capital and go to Beijing. In short, this man named Wang Ershui is entangled with him. Qin Xiyue was not a hard-hearted person in the first place, plus over the years at the grassroots level, he had witnessed the suffering of the people with his own eyes, listened to the difficulties of the people with his own ears, and really had a feeling for the people. I always feel that the current people are not easy to live. So I was patient and listened to Wang Ershui. After listening to Wang Ershui's matter, he had another idea in his heart.

"How can this be, isn't this a typical fun for ordinary people?"

Wang Ershui is an immigrant from the mountainous area, his home was originally in Wufo, it was a land of nine droughts in ten years, the mountains and ravines were deep, and the mountains and ravines were all bare, and there were no trees. At the beginning of the year, I scattered the seeds in the ground, and then waited for God to rain, and at the end of the year, God did not drop a few rain slags, and this day was difficult. It's hard to come and go, and there are no people standing in the mountains. The city and the county studied and decided to resettle, and moved more than 300 families in Wufoshan District to a village called Hongshaliang in Shaxian County. The red sand beam was originally a barren beach, and people have moved around all over the years, and the red sand beam rests there, which is a little ugly. By moving the immigrants from the mountainous areas down, the entire Jiudun Beach will be connected together, and a brand-new Jiudun Development Zone will be built. In order to encourage immigration, cities and counties have introduced many preferential policies. There are two of them, which have touched Qin Xiyue a lot, and he believes that the city and county ** are indeed for the sake of the people. The first article was formulated by the Committee of Agriculture and the Finance Bureau, and for the more than 300 households relocated this time, the relocation fee will be paid by the city and county finances, and each household will be subsidized with 5,000 yuan for settling in. Article 2 was formulated by the family planning commissions at the city and county levels, and in order to cooperate with family planning, it was decided to give a subsidy of 5,000 yuan to two-woman households and single-child families, and to give priority to the allocation of land in Hongshaliang. Wang Ershui has two girls, and his wife was ligated three years ago, which is considered a two-woman household.

Who knew that when the relocation was settled, things would not be like that. The 5,000 given by the Committee of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance is said to have been allocated to the village in a centralized manner, and the village will concentrate on digging wells. The 5,000 given by the Family Planning Commission said that only after the resettlement villages are completed and the city, county, and township levels pass the inspection and acceptance, can they be allocated according to the regulations. Wang Ershui thought that the county had deceived him, and the county cadres did not say this when they moved, but took the red-headed document, patted their chests and said that as soon as people arrive in Hongshaliang, the money will arrive. Wang Ershui's wife was sick, and she was even frightened when she was sterilized in the township, and she has no money for medical treatment, and she has not recovered until now. At that time, the township determined that it was a medical accident and said that it would be compensated, but it had not been compensated. Here in Shaxian County, it is said that immigrants have nothing to do with medical accidents, and where they fall ill, they can be seen. Wang Ershui went back and forth several times, but not only did he not solve the remaining problems, but new problems appeared.

When Hongshaliang Village divided the land, he was not given it to him, for the simple reason that he did not pay the village's fund-raising funds. It turns out that the immigrant villages are not all immigrants, and Shaxian County sends a few households over first, which is equivalent to the lord there, and the immigrants are considered guests. The rules of the village, except for those set by the county and township, are determined by these households. Because of the high cost of drilling wells and the need to manage the land, the village set a standard, and each relocated household paid 10,000 yuan in advance for drilling wells and repairing roads. How can Wang Ershui have 10,000 yuan? He always believed that when the Five Buddhas were relocated, they did not mention any conditions at the county and township levels, let alone the matter of 10,000 yuan, and when they moved down, they also had to collect money, and they had to collect money, and even to build a house and repair a yard, they had to pay 3,000 homestead fees first. It's not fair! Wang Ershui used to be a private teacher, and he was a cultural person in the village, and cultural people have always been troubled and have never been likable. As a result, the more he questioned, the more annoying the village became, and the more annoying the countryside became.

Wang Ershui's family lived in the underground nest for more than a year, but they still didn't get the land, not only did they not get the land, but they didn't let him eat the water in the well of Hongshaliang. The food he had brought down from the mountains was exhausted, and the few dollars he had had were spent, and his life was in a desperate situation. And for more than a year, he has become a nail household in the relocated households because of petitioning everywhere, and the third-level cadres in the county and village have hid when they see him, and there is news that the township has blacklisted him and intends to return his family to the Five Buddhas.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!" In his bones, Qin Xiyue is still a man who loves to be excited, which may be a common problem of intellectuals, who love to complain about everything and use their own standards to evaluate things, but the reality is often far from their standards. Especially as long as the word "official" is touched in everything, it is outrageous, and they can't understand it in the clouds, so they use grumbling to replace dissatisfaction, and use dissatisfaction to express their will. But what's the use of just whining? A few words of absurdity will solve the problem?

After calming down, Qin Xiyue began to think of a way to find a way for Wang Ershui. He asked for all the documents in Wang Ershui's hand, read them all night, and finally became convinced that Wang Ershui's complaint was reasonable, and his petition was also reasonable. None of the documents mentioned asking for money from the relocated households, let alone the 10,000 yuan. Moreover, the two 5,000 are clearly stipulated in the document, as soon as they arrive in Hongshaliang, they will be directly allocated by the county finance for immigrants to build houses and settle down, and it is clearly written that they will be distributed to immigrants.

Since it makes sense, it should be insisted on. Qin Xiyue didn't believe that in the huge world, he couldn't find a place to be reasonable. With so many leaders in cities and counties, there won't even be a single one who can do things for the people!

Next, without Wang Ershui begging again, Qin Xiyue took the initiative to take over the matter. At first, for the sake of prudence, he still said very modestly: "I'll ask for you, ** shouldn't talk doesn't count." Wang Ershui was very moved, Wang Ershui thought to himself, with Qin Xiyue coming forward, his land and money will be available soon. But three months have passed, and Wang Ershui's problem has not made any progress. Qin Xiyue asked the township, and the township said that this policy was set by the county and should be asked by the county. Qin Xiyue asked the county, and the county said that this policy was set by the city and should be asked by the city. Qin Xiyue finally asked about the city, and the deputy mayor in charge said haha: "This matter, I didn't think about it maturely at the beginning, and it ended up with sequelae." In this way, I will talk to the relevant parties and try to solve it as much as possible. ”

Qin Xiyue waited, and two months passed, and Wang Ershui received a relief payment of 200 yuan from the township, as well as two bags of grain, and none of the core problems were solved. Qin Xiyue believes that in the world, it is really not easy to find a place to be reasonable, and dozens of leaders up and down really can't find a person who can really solve problems for the people!

Later, Wang Ershui's wife became seriously ill again, and it was suspected that it was a ** tumor, Wang Ershui wanted to take his wife to the county hospital for a diagnosis, but he had no money. In desperation, Qin Xiyue took out a month's salary and asked Wang Ershui to treat his wife first.

This incident could be regarded as deeply stabbing Qin Xiyue, and it also made a qualitative change in his thinking. If he wants to say that he is really interested in those so-called "bad things", "bad things", and "things that no one cares about", it is after this fight.

During that time, Qin Xiyue took advantage of his leisure time to deliberately go to Hongshaliang Village and make noise with the immigrants, only to find that the situation mentioned by Wang Ershui was common among immigrants. The only difference is that Wang Ershui stood up, but the others swallowed, swallowed, and endured silently.

"I've never seen a shadow of money, and I said that I would give 5,000, but it's not all coaxing. When I move you down, I will forget everything I have said, whether you want to die or live, it is your own business, how can people have the leisure to care about you immigrating. The villagers complained, and the words were unpleasant. Qin Xiyue asked again: "Why don't you reflect such a big thing?" ”

"Reflect? You think it's all Wang Ershui, no brains! Annoyed the people in the village and the countryside, will you not be alive in the future? The truth was told in one sentence. It turned out that as soon as the immigrants arrived in Hongshaliang, someone greeted them, asking them to work more and talk less, especially what they shouldn't say, don't say it, don't blame you for saying too much. There are two of them like Wang Ershui, who can't tell the severity of the matter, and they also want to make trouble, but when the land is divided, they are assigned to the farthest part of the well, which is still unleveled. It would cost thousands more just to make the ground better. "People are reckoned with each other, and they have to distinguish which is light and which is heavier. Say one more word, spend a few thousand dollars more, who dares to say it? The man who divided the rotten land said to Qin Xiyue.

Qin Xiyue seemed to understand, the small red sand beam was famous.

Sure enough, he learned in his later investigation that half of the 5,000 given by the Committee of Agriculture and the finance department was implemented in the city, but not in the county because of financial constraints. Half of what the city gave was said to fall on the immigrants, but who knew that the township and the village would intercept it. The township wants to repair the ** compound, buy a car, and is raising money everywhere, can this money reach the hands of immigrants? The little bit intercepted by the village is all used to entertain the township cadres and the electricity cadres. Who pulls the electricity for you? There is also a well-drilling team planning team or something, the village cadres are worried that they have no money to entertain them, you Wang Ershui, and you are still complaining everywhere, can the village cadres not be angry with you?

Qin Xiyue let out a long sigh, although he used to run in the countryside, he was only in charge of things such as controlling sand and planting trees, and he was too lazy to pay attention to other things, and he didn't have time to pay attention to them. This is good, a Wang Ershui suddenly pulled him to the folk and to the kang head in the field. This pull, Qin Xiyue found that what the people really care about is not how many trees you plant in a year, how much sand you press, and how much evaporation you reduce. The common people have ten fingers, and they are thinking about a throat all day long, and that's it, if they don't calculate well, they will be hungry.

At a joint meeting of cities and counties, Qin Xiyue couldn't help but say: "We are always planning to immigrate, always planning new villages, the question is, what to do when immigrants come?" Who solves their problems? You can't just blow people in like a wind, you have to find a way to get them to their feet. Qiao Guodong, who was presiding over the meeting, hurriedly interrupted him: "Old Qin, don't talk about it, just talk about sand control, if you have anything else, you will say it after the meeting." Qin Xiyue has a different opinion on Qiao Guodong. felt that Qiao Guodong was softer, not as arbitrary as Qiangwei, and not as tough as Qiangwei. When everything comes to Qiao Guodong, he does it with a consultative attitude, no matter whether it is done or not, he always has a good attitude. Unlike Qiangwei, there is a problem in attitude in the first place. Secondly, Qiang Wei often speaks very deadly, and there is no room for negotiation with you.

There is another layer, Qiao Guodong is the director of the National People's Congress, and Qin Xiyue's subconscious always feels that the director of the People's Congress is on the side of the people. Therefore, over the years, he has been close to Qiao Guodong, and he has communicated a lot, and when something happens, he doesn't go to Qiang Wei, let alone Zhou Zhou, but runs straight to Qiao Guodong.

Seeing Qiao Guodong blocking him, Qin Xiyue didn't dare to go deeper, but after the meeting, he still truthfully reflected the problem of Wang Ershui and the immigrants from Hongshaliang Village to Qiao Guodong from beginning to end.

Qiao Guodong didn't speak at first, but then Qin Xiyue was anxious, sighed heavily, and said, "Old Qin, you may not know anything about grassroots matters, no better than your scientific research unit." There are difficulties at the grassroots level, and cities and counties also have difficulties at the city and county level. Hearing Qiao Guodong's official tone, Qin Xiyue was unhappy: "Old Qiao, I didn't take you as a director, it was because I trusted you that I said these words, you tell me, what's going on?" ”

Qiao Guodong hesitated, but still opened the conversation.

"Lao Qin, I won't tell you, there are many such things. When I immigrated, it wasn't like that, and there was another secret in it. I'm afraid that if I say it, you'll scold me. ”

"Say!"

Qiao Guodong said it, and before he finished speaking, Qin Xiyue jumped up, pointed at Qiao Guodong's nose and scolded: "Okay, no wonder the people complained, it turned out that it was ......."

Immigration is a complete conspiracy! It may be inappropriate to say that there is a conspiracy, but for quite a long time, Qin Xiyue thought that this was a conspiracy, an outright conspiracy!

The city and county levels are not at all for the sake of the peasants in Wufoshan District, Shaxian County wants to develop a development zone, to build a new countryside, to choose to choose, so choose the location in Jiuduntan. Why? Jiudun Beach is a desert and an uncultivated area, if this place is reclaimed and built into a new countryside with green trees and fragrant melons and fruits, then, from the city to the county, it will be a great credit, and the political achievements will naturally not need to be said. This is more cost-effective than building an economic development zone, and it is also more pragmatic than building an image project. After the plan was set, the city and county levels began to grasp the implementation, contracting at all levels, and the responsibility was assigned to the person. Qiang Wei, who had just assumed the post of secretary of the municipal party committee, personally took charge of the city, and the county was also directly handled by the top leaders. All departments at the city and county levels should work around this central task and go all out to provide support. The rest of the counties should make concerted efforts and cooperate closely. Two years later, the development zone began to take shape, wells were drilled, villages were built, and roads were opened. But only the red sand beam is still empty. This is very unsightly, and it is also very faceless, a desert cuts off the new development zone, which is nondescript and ugly. After several discussions, Qiang Wei made a decision that this desert must be developed, that it should be inhabited, and that it should form a whole with the entire Jiudun Beach. But at this time, it is already difficult to mobilize migrants, and in several counties in the mountainous areas, everything that can be moved has been moved, and the rest are either too expensive to resettle, or the local people are not happy. picked and chosen, and finally found that the Five Buddhas also had a ravine and a ravine, where more than 300 families lived. If Qiangwei gets the treasure, he will make a decision right away, and move these more than 300 households!

In order to implement this work as soon as possible, Qiang Wei asked the city and county levels to do their utmost to facilitate immigrants, and the preferential policies that can be given must be given, and the funds that can be supported must be supported. But in the past two years, the city and county finances have done their best. Heyang's financial situation is already not good, and in recent years, coupled with the bankruptcy and closure of key industrial enterprises, a large number of workers have been laid off, and the financial pressure has become more and more great. The situation is even worse in the following counties, especially Wufo, which is one of the 18 arid counties in the country and one of the 12 extremely poor counties. Just feeding civil servants and teachers weighs down the county's finances. However, in this situation, the relevant departments have to express their positions. Therefore, on the premise that there is no ability to deliver on them, the relevant parties hurriedly introduced those policies, the purpose of which is to try to move the peasants in the mountainous areas down first, and as for what to do with the removal of the peasants, no one has thought about it, and no one has the ability to think about it......

"It's difficult, Lao Qin, you haven't worked in a city or county, if you become a county magistrate for a day, you can understand the joys and sorrows. There are some things that we do not mean to deceive the people, but we are forced to ......"

"You don't have to make excuses!" Qin Xiyue took the case, "I only now understand why the common people say, 'I'd rather trust the words of fools than believe the words of **, and I'd rather deal with liars than with cadres'." It turns out that you, it turns out that you ......" Qin Xiyue couldn't go on. He, a guest at the city and county levels, would have thought that he would coax the peasants in such a way!

The next day, Qin Xiyue took the handful of documents given to him by Wang Ershui and went straight to the office of Qiang Wei, secretary of the municipal party committee. "I just want to ask, when will the money owed to immigrants be paid?" It was the first time he had spoken to a party secretary in that tone, and it was also the first time in his life that he had questioned a leader of a higher rank than him in an almost rude manner.

Qiang Wei raised his head, slowly looked at his face, admired it for a while as if he was enjoying a one-man show, and then said with a smile: "Expert Qin, where did such a big fire come from?" I don't even know what to do with your temper. ”

That day, Qiang Wei readily promised him that the money owed to immigrants would not be less; What is spent in the township, the township spits it out, what the county does not give, it is given immediately, and if it is not enough, the city finance will pay out. In short, how did you promise the immigrants at the beginning, and how you honor them now, you must not lose these immigrants.

After hearing this, Qin Xiyue turned his anger into joy, and said with apology and anxiety: "I'm sorry, Secretary Qiang, I was too angry just now. With your words, I am relieved. Where you can't, please forgive me, forgive me. After saying that, it was like running away, and quickly slipped out. Qiang Wei stopped him and said, "Lao Qin, thank you for reminding me, I didn't do a good job in this matter, and I should accept your criticism." Qin Xiyue's face blushed for several days as he said this.

Later facts proved that he still let Qiang Wei play. He wondered, how could a dignified secretary of the municipal party committee like to play tricks on others? Qiang Wei not only did not do what he said, but also criticized several city and county cadres who came to him to report the situation, including Qiao Guodong, who also asked Qiang Wei to criticize without naming him at a meeting. When he returned to Shaxian County half a year later, no one in the villagers of Hongshaliang dared to talk to him, and Wang Ershui, who had great confidence in him, left Hongshaliang quietly, took his sick wife and two young daughters, and went back to his hometown to continue to live the life of relying on the sky to eat.

I've seen a lot of this kind of thing, can it not change? Sensei said that it was Qin Xiyue, and I am afraid that if anyone is replaced, they will have to put a deep question mark on Qiang Wei's approach.