As soon as Wang Lin entered the door, he found from Fang Zhenggang's surprised eyes that he had become persona non grata.

Although Fang Zhenggang said that he still gave up his seat as usual, made tea, and made some innocuous jokes, he clearly felt that it was a kind of coping. The old classmate and new mayor may have known about him and is now avoiding him. A deep sadness hit his heart, and for a while, he really wanted to cry.

Wang Lin broke his words, "Zhenggang, maybe...... Maybe I shouldn't have come back to you today! ”

Fang Zhenggang didn't answer, "Hey, Wang Lin, drink tea, drink tea!" This tea is good, the secretary of North China sent it to me! ”

Wang Lin said again: "I didn't want to come, but I thought about it, but I still came, and I have something to say to you!" ”

Fang Zhenggang couldn't hide, put down the teacup, and sighed: "You're here, what else are you explaining?" Say whatever you want, I'll just listen! However, in my personal opinion, there are some things that you better say to the provincial party committee investigation team! ”

Although Wang Lin had thought of all the attitudes that Fang Zhenggang might have when he came over, he still didn't expect that Fang Zhenggang would do such a desperate job, and he opened his mouth to be the investigation team of the provincial party committee. There was a tremor in his heart, and the title on his lips immediately changed, "Mayor Fang, you...... Don't worry, after talking to you tonight, I'll ...... I'll go to the provincial party committee investigation team to confess! After a pause, he added, "But as an old classmate from the past, I ...... I wish you could hear what I have to say first! ”

Fang Zhenggang still wanted to dodge, didn't look at him at all, blew the floating tea on the water surface of the teacup, and said quietly: "Wang Lin, you know, I am the mayor, not the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection!" Besides, your case in Gulong County is not handled by our city, but directly handled by the province, and it is also a key point, I'm afraid that my old classmate won't be able to help you! In my opinion, it would be better for you to directly find the motor comrades of the investigation team, and you should take the initiative to ......."

Wang Lin's eyes turned red, "Mayor Fang, can't you give me a chance to say something from my heart at the end?" ”

Fang Zhenggang's face was pulled down, and he looked at him coldly for a long time, and the teacup jumped on the coffee table, "What else do you have to say?" It's not necessary to talk to me about the case, it's too ironic to talk about the work of Wenshan and Gulong County, talk about ideals and ambitions, or something?! The more he talked, the more angry he became, and his face was distorted, "Wang Lin, you have disappointed me so much!" Your county party secretary Qin Wenchao was nominated by me to let you preside over the work afterwards! It's good that you have shit on your ass, and you have long since fallen into the mud pit of corruption, but you don't tell me the truth, and you make me so passive! ”

Wang Lin was almost crying, "Mayor Fang, can you blame me for this?" I don't want to do it, you have to do it! ”

Fang Zhenggang was furious, "How did I know that you would also fall into it?" In the four years of college, we fell asleep in the bunk beds in a dormitory, worrying about the country and the people together, I think I know you very well, just like you know me! He calmed down his emotions and said, "How did I come up, you know very well: I was in Ningchuan back then, and later in the provincial party committee, and in Jinchuan County in Yinshan, I have told you all about the troubles I encountered and the grievances I suffered!" Last year, I participated in the public election and competed for the mayor of Wenshan, and you also helped me come up with a lot of ideas, and even the paper was printed by you for me! ”

Wang Lin's eyes were full of tears, "Zhenggang, it's good that you can still remember this!" After you took office in Wenshan, in your room, we also talked all night many times, Qingmei cooked wine and talked about heroes, and drank until you got drunk! ”

Fang Zhenggang let out a deep sigh, "Yes, yes!" So, Wang Lin, don't blame me for being ruthless today! As an old classmate, I have to have a heart-to-heart relationship with you: I don't want to be this official, I want to do something, I can't lose the big stage of this officer that I have won so hard! ”

Wang Lin nodded, and when he nodded, tears fell from his eyes, "I understand, the city's new industrial zone is on the way, the ESOP pilot is being carried out, and Governor Zhao is not too relieved about you, you have a lot of troubles!" ”

Fang Zhenggang smiled bitterly: "Not to mention Governor Zhao, I'm afraid that the secretary of North China will also be at ease with me!" He also reprimanded me on the phone tonight, criticizing me for packing tickets for you! I remembered when I put down the phone, when I went to the secretary of North China to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, the secretary of North China called me and asked about your situation, I have a big package! ”

Wang Lin wiped the tears from his face, "Zhenggang, I'm sorry for you, I've tired you!" However, I also have to make it clear today: I don't mean to harm you, I really can't help myself! I don't know if you remember? As soon as you took office in Wenshan, I mentioned to you that I would no longer be the magistrate of Gulong County, and I would give you an assistant to the mayor. You are afraid that Secretary Shi Yanan and his comrades will discuss and avoid suspicion, but you don't dare to do this, I am afraid that I still think in my heart, I am asking you for an official! In fact, I was quite scared at that time, the atmosphere of Gulong officialdom was too bad, and what I was worried about was today's result! ”

Fang Zhenggang shook his head, "This is not a reason, even so, you can get out of the sludge without getting stained!" Didn't your deputy county magistrate, surnamed Liu, send gifts to me and Yanan in order to enter the Standing Committee of the county party committee? We're going to stand it! Not only resisted, but also checked, followed the vine and caught Qin Wenchao's black hand! ”

Wang Lin really didn't know what to say, and thought: This old classmate is still so bookish! What is the situation in Wenshan? What is the situation with the ancient dragon? Besides, you Fang Zhenggang is the mayor, Shi Yanan is the secretary of the municipal party committee, and you are the top leader of the party and government in Wenshan, of course, you can resist corrosion so much and never get wet! I'm just a county magistrate, and in such a small environment of corruption, how can I withstand it so easily? So, he said: "Zhenggang, you are right, I have come to this point, of course I have the responsibility, I can neither push nor push!" However, you should know that I am not a corrupt official in nature, and I am not the same thing as Qin Wenchao at all! Like you, I also want to do more big things and good things for the people! I swear to you: all the things we have said in the past that worried about the country and the people are true! ”

Fang Zhenggang drank tea again, glancing at him from time to time, his eyes revealing obvious doubt and distrust.

Wang Lin sighed helplessly and continued: "You know my situation, I was sent down from the Wenshan Economic Commission to Gulong a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last, and you also helped me and did some work for me in front of the secretary of North China!" ”

Fang Zhenggang said coldly: "Now it seems that I shouldn't have done this job at all, I was looking at the wrong person!" ”

Wang Lin was excited, "No, Zhenggang, you didn't see the wrong person!" I can tell you everything today: when I took office in Gulong, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the cadres of the following townships and county departments gave me gifts and money under the double excuse of celebrating the festival and receiving the wind! There are open sends, there are secret sends, all kinds of situations. I refused to send it openly, and there was no way to send it secretly, 35,000 were hidden in the cigarette and alcohol snack box, put it down and left, and I accepted it if I didn't accept it. Later, I ordered it, and there were more than 50,000 yuan just like that! In addition to my refusal, the gift money sent to my door during the Mid-Autumn Festival was as high as 150,000 or 60,000! I was frightened, and the next day I went to Qin Wenchao, secretary of the county party committee, and told me about the situation, and more than 50,000 yuan in gift money was also handed over to Qin Wenchao! If you don't believe it, you can ask Qin Wenchao! ”

Fang Zhenggang was serious, "Isn't this good?" Just stick to it, how can there be today! ”

Wang Lin took a sip of water and continued: "But do you know what Qin Wenchao told me? Qin Wenchao said, this is a normal exchange of human feelings, County Magistrate Wang, what are you nervous about? Gulong folk customs are simple and kind, if you don't accept it, you just look down on others, how will you carry out your work in the future? ! I insisted on handing over the money that shouldn't be taken, Qin Wenchao was unhappy, and said, if you must pay it, then hand it over directly to the city! How dare I pay it to the city? I, a newly arrived county magistrate, can collect 150,000 or 60,000 yuan in a Mid-Autumn Festival, and Qin Wenchao has been the secretary of the county party committee for eight years, so how much should I collect for so many festivals every year? There are more than a dozen other county leaders, how much should they receive? I really pierced this layer of paper, that is, I cut myself off from the Gulong officialdom and this team! ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "Wang Lin, you really handed over the money to the city at that time, maybe the Gulong corruption case has already been exposed!" ”

Wang Lin said bitterly: "It's not that simple! At that time, the secretary of the municipal party committee was Liu Zhuangfu, and the mayor was Tian Fengyi, they took Qin Wenchao very seriously, and the consequence of this was not that they would fall, but that I would get out! ”

Fang Zhenggang suddenly asked, "Hey, how is Tian Fengyi?" Did anyone in your team ever give him a gift? ”

Wang Lin said: "Even if I send it, I can't know!" As far as I know, Tian Fengyi and Qin Wenchao have an extraordinary relationship, and for a while they wanted Qin Wenchao to be the deputy mayor, but it is said that Liu Zhuangfu did not agree to report to him! ”

Fang Zhenggang didn't ask again, and waved his hand, "Okay, Wang Lin, you go on!" ”

Wang Lin continued, "Later, I learned that the root cause of the corrupt atmosphere of Gulong officialdom was Qin Wenchao! This person is not the same, and he is overbearing, so there is no money that he dare not collect! Needless to say, he and his family celebrated their birthdays, got sick and were hospitalized, and they all collected money aggressively! The following township units sent it to him, and even the people in the team also sent it to him! ”

Fang Zhenggang knocked on the coffee table and asked, "Hey, Wang Lin, what about you?" Did you send it to him too? ”

Wang Lin hesitated for a moment and admitted, "I also sent it!" It's not about anything, it's about working together! ”

Fang Zhenggang sneered: "Okay, okay, if you can't stand it, you will be in the same stream, what else can you cooperate with!" ”

Wang Lin shook his head and sighed and said, "The whole atmosphere is like this, do you think I can be alone?" Of course, this kind of sending method can also be explained by human exchanges. Some situations cannot be explained, and that is really buying and selling officials in disguise. In charge of cadres, Qin Wenchao took advantage of the opportunity of cadre adjustment to collect money again and again! It's unbelievable: one year and eight months after I arrived in Gulong, Qin Wenchao has made four large-scale adjustments to the township team in the county! The last time was related to Secretary Shi, Secretary Shi was here to carry out a rotation pilot, and if he didn't want to take the turn, he had to send him money! ”

Fang Zhenggang knew in his heart, "I know this situation: if you want to enrich cadres, those who want to be promoted, those who want to be transferred, and those who want to keep their positions, all have to be sent!" Looks like they've sent it to you, right? You're not that clean, are you? ”

Wang Lin nodded, "Yes, I received money from Ah Wu, the director of the Bureau of Justice, and the two township mayors below, a total of 65,000 yuan, but I also collected it with my nose!" Ah Wu wanted to be the director of the public security bureau, and the two township cadres also wanted to go further, so they had already fed Qin Wenchao enough, but I, the county magistrate, disagreed, and Qin Wenchao hinted that they would put me in order. They ran to me again and again, looking for all kinds of excuses to send money. The quality and reputation of these three people are really poor, and they are all local cadres who are not easy to mess with, and I don't approve of mentioning them, and of course I don't dare to take their money. They changed their routine, and they were close to me, and they dragged me to drink and take a bath twice in three days. I pushed it when I could, and sometimes I couldn't push it, so I went! Isn't there a slip of the tongue in society? Pour it first if you don't drink it, soak it first if you don't wash it......"

Fang Zhenggang seemed to understand, "In this way, you Wang Lin will be soaked, and you will be caught when you pick up a girl?" ”

Wang Lin smiled as if he was crying, "Zhenggang, Tianli conscience, I really didn't solicit prostitution!" You know me, even if you drink too much, you won't make such a mess, it's a massage, and it's supposed to be a good man. As a result, a woman came in, and I was arrested by the people of the Chengguan Police Station together with Ah Wu, who was soliciting prostitution, and later learned that this was a trap deliberately set by Ah Wu! But this time, I can't tell if I jumped into the Yellow River, Ah Wu himself was also arrested, what he has already admitted, can I not admit it? Besides, the comrades from the Chengguan Police Station were also very polite, and they said that they had misunderstood what they had arrested us, so please continue to drink! When drinking, Ah Wu said that the most reliable buddies now are the three 'together': they have gone to the countryside together, carried guns together, and prostituted together! ”

Fang Zhenggang listened silently, glancing at him from time to time, and I don't know if I believe what he says?

Wang Lin said again, "Later, I ...... It's my own fault, I thought, anyway, I can't tell, it's better to go around in style, and ...... was led away by them, the money was collected, and the prostitutes were prostitute! ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "So, the three of them got their wish?" The surname Wu really became the director of public security? ”

Wang Lin said hesitantly: "Yes, yes, I ...... I also spoke for them at the Standing Committee......"

Fang Zheng just shot the case, "It's a bastard!" This kind of thing actually became the director of public security! No wonder there are so many of you Gulong County Misses, with such a public security chief, can you not flood with yellow water? That's it, when I asked you to preside over the work, you still dared to take it? Wang Lin, tell me clearly: what did you think at the time! ”

Wang Lin said: "Conscience, I don't want to take it, I shirked it when you first looked for me." I was even worried that my problems would soon be exposed. But Director Wu insisted that I accept it, saying that it would be more beneficial, not only for myself, but also for them. I thought about it, and I didn't think I could affect you, so I didn't say yes at first......"

Fang Zhenggang didn't believe it at all, "But a week later, you still agreed, and you expressed your attitude to me to cooperate with the case!" ”

Wang Lin whined and cried, "Zhenggang, I'...... If I don't agree, I can't, Ah Wu threatens to kill me! ”

Fang Zhenggang was extremely shocked, "There is such a thing? It seems that this public security chief hasn't been shuanggui yet, right? ”

Wang Lin shook his head, "No, as far as I know, many people who have given and accepted bribes have not yet shown their heads, and if we really investigate to the end, I am afraid that there are few clean cadres up and down Gulong County!" So, I just came to you today to make a private suggestion to you! The root of Gulong's corruption problem lies in Qin Wenchao and our county party committee, you deal with us in accordance with party discipline and state law, and cadres with general problems had better not investigate it further! Otherwise, not only the four sets of teams in the county, but also the teams of all departments and townships below will be paralyzed, and there will be no one to do the work! ”

Fang Zheng just waved his hand, "Wang Lin, don't mention this kind of suggestion, whether there is anyone doing the work is not something you should worry about!" What you have to do now is to make it clear to Comrade Ma Ma of the investigation team all this that you told me today, and it is best to go tonight! I'm going to go to Secretary Yanan soon, and I'll tell her about what you're talking about! ”

Wang Lin wiped his tears and slowly stood up, "Okay, Zhenggang, I'...... I listen to you and fight for the initiative! ”

Fang Zhenggang silently sent him downstairs, and said: "I have a suggestion for your reference: write down your experience of losing your footing in Gulong, and let the comrades understand what is a corrupt environment?" Think about it, how can this corrupt environment be managed? The lesson of you and Gulong County is too profound, and there are no eggs under the nest! ”

Wang Lin responded, "Zhenggang, I will write, and I will have time to write in the future, you take care, don't fall!" ”

Fang Zhenggang said meaningfully: "Wang Lin, with your lesson here, I will definitely be vigilant!" ”

Wang Lin wants to say that the sea is unfathomable, the political scene is changeable, and it is not only a corruption problem that trips you, but your bumpy career in the past has explained a lot of problems! But he didn't say anything, but said, "I hope so, Zhenggang!" May the day I regain my freedom, I can ...... You can see Wenshan turn into a new steel city of your dreams! ”

After that, Wang Lin's heart was unbearable, and he couldn't help but cry like rain......