This terrible call was made by Xiao Daoqing.

The time was 22:45.

At that time, Wu Mingxiong was taking a shower in the bathroom and was answering the phone naked.

Xiao Daoqing said to Wu Mingxiong on the phone unabashedly: "Secretary Wu, because the incident happened suddenly and the stakes are very high, according to my judgment, there is a very high possibility of turmoil on the water conservancy site, so I have made an urgent report to Comrade Xie Xuedong of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Political and Legal Committee at the same time. ”

Wu Mingxiong's hand holding the microphone trembled, and he didn't get angry after pressing it, but asked coldly: "Deputy Secretary Xiao, how can you judge that there will be turmoil on the water conservancy site?" Are you afraid that the world will not be chaotic? Since you have directly reported to Secretary Xie Xuedong, what are you looking for me, the secretary of the municipal party committee?! After that, Wu Mingxiong hung up the phone fiercely, opened the bathroom door and shouted to Ye Qing, who was lying on the bed watching TV: "Secretary General Ye, ask me for the water chief construction site, find Secretary Chen!" ”

The switchboard of the guest house had not yet put Chen Zhongyang's phone on the phone, and Xiao Daoqing's phone came in again, and Wu Mingxiong had to answer it, so Ye Qing had to hand over the microphone to Wu Mingxiong.

Wu Mingxiong asked angrily: "Deputy Secretary Xiao, what else do you have to say?" ”

Xiao Daoqing said: "Secretary Wu, don't be angry! I also did this to be responsible for the party's cause. 13,000 migrant workers quit their work, what should we do if there is really turmoil? Is Comrade Chen Zhongyang, who is in charge of the water conservancy project, in charge, or is I, the political and legal secretary, in charge? You Secretary Wu must have a number in his heart. ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "I know, the purpose of your call is to tell me that this matter has nothing to do with you, right? I see, can you please hang up the phone? I was waiting for the call of Comrade Chen Zhongyang at the water chief construction site. ”

Xiao Daoqing still didn't hang up the phone, and said, "You have to listen to me after I finish speaking." After the accident occurred at the construction site, Comrade Chen Zhongyang asked me to send Bi Changsheng, director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, to the Shuichang construction site to arrest people, to be precise, Si Mingchun, deputy head of Shuichang County, and Fang Xiaofang, manager of the Sanshan Trading Company in Shuichang County. I think it is a bit inappropriate to arrest Si Mingchun, first, whether Si Mingchun accepted a bribe of 800 yuan still needs to be investigated; Second, even if Si Mingchun received a bribe of 800 yuan, it would not be enough to commit a criminal offense; Third, with all due respect, the striking migrant workers' demand for the arrest of Si Mingchun, who is the deputy county magistrate and project commander, is probably venting their dissatisfaction with the water conservancy project itself. Although I have reservations about starting the project, I have a clear-cut stand and a firm stand on the prevention and suppression of unrest. I told Chen Zhongyang these truths and asked Chen Zhongyang to keep his political mind sober, to do more political and ideological work for the general public, and at the same time, to properly investigate the head of the civilian workers who caused trouble at the head so that the public security department could deal with it in the future. ”

Wu Mingxiong asked: "So, so far, your Deputy Secretary Xiao has not done anything except call to report to the authorities, haven't you?" Then let me tell you, I don't have this kind of minimum demeanor, and I will also scold you for being a stupid official who does not understand human nature! ”

I never thought that Xiao Daoqing would be so entangled, Wu Mingxiong just hung up the phone, and in less than a minute, his phone came in again, and without waiting for Wu Mingxiong to speak, he preemptively said: "Secretary Wu, I know you are in a hurry, so I will never blame you for saying a few angry words when you are not calm." But I want to make it clear that it's not that I don't work, it's that I can't work. First of all, I have reservations about the launch of this water conservancy project, and the reason why I have reservations is because we have not done what we can, and I am worried that chaos will arise and cause heavy losses to the party and the people. Facts have proved that the chaos continues, and there are people who have complained since the beginning of fund-raising, followed by the Hetian incident and today's water chief strike, by the way, this afternoon, there are farmers at the gate of the city who drove hand-held tractors to visit the group, which was received by Mayor Shu, and it may be for water conservancy fund-raising. Second, as the deputy secretary in charge of politics and law, I must consider the problem from the perspective of the law, and I cannot blindly act recklessly regardless of the consequences......"

Wu Mingxiong couldn't bear it any longer, so he sharply interrupted Xiao Daoqing's words and said word by word: "Comrade Xiao Daoqing, now, in the name of a secretary of the municipal party committee, I order you not to say anything, put down the phone immediately!" ”

The phone over there was reluctantly hung up.

After a while, Chen Zhongyang's phone call came in, and he said, "Lao Wu, are you holding a conference call, my phone can't come in all the time." ”

Wu Mingxiong didn't give any explanation, and asked anxiously: "How is the situation on the construction site?" Has the suspension been extended or not? According to Xiao Daoqing, there is going to be turmoil? Isn't the situation serious? ”

Chen Zhongyang said indignantly: "According to Secretary Xiao's method of engaging in class struggle, of course something big will happen. What class enemies are there among our migrant workers? They stopped work when they couldn't bear it anymore. They make such a big effort, doing more than ten hours of work a day, Si Mingchun, who is the deputy county magistrate of Shuichang County, dares to collude with a ** migrant worker who harms us, can he do it if he doesn't catch it? As soon as I found out about the problem in the morning, I asked Xiao Daoqing to send Bi Changsheng from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and he gave me an official tone. The migrant workers stopped working, but he still ignored them. I really couldn't help it, I temporarily transferred some people from the Yunhai City Public Security Bureau, took Si Mingchun and the ** surnamed Fang out of the nest, escorted them to the water chief construction site, handcuffed them on the spot, and escorted them away with a gun, which was what happened just now. ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Okay, deal with it in a timely and decisive manner!" What was the reaction of the migrant workers? ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "The feedback of the migrant workers is very good, and many migrant workers knelt down in front of me with tears, saying that the people are the best justice, and do not protect corrupt officials and corrupt officials, calling us the blue sky." Now, 13,000 migrant workers have all resumed work and are walking to the construction site one after another. ”

Sure enough, there was a rush of hurrry footsteps on the phone.

Chen Zhongyang added: "The migrant workers have said that they will work overtime to regain the lost time of the shutdown. You can rest assured that you will go to Beijing for a meeting, and there will be no major problems in water conservancy projects. ”

Wu Mingxiong was really moved, and his voice choked up and said: "Lao Chen, thank the migrant workers comrades in Shuichang County on my behalf, thank you for their high trust in the party and the party." Tell them that their demands are reasonable and legal, and let them rest assured that Si Mingchun, the deputy county magistrate of Shuichang County, and the manager surnamed Fang, will be severely punished according to the law! ”

Finally, Wu Mingxiong asked, "What is the situation of the 432 people who have been poisoned by food?" Are there any dead people? ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "So far, no one has died, it is estimated that no one will die, more than 200 people have been discharged from the hospital, most of the treatment in Shuichang County Hospital is not too serious, only 14 people are not out of danger." ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "I want to give a death order to Shuichang County Hospital: do everything possible to ensure that no one dies!" ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "I have already given this order on behalf of the municipal party committee. ”

Wu Mingxiong's hanging heart finally let go, and only then did he inform Chen Zhongyang of what Xiao Daoqing had said on several phone calls, and reminded Chen Zhongyang to pay attention to the fact that maybe Xie Xuedong and the relevant leaders of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee would still look for him.

Chen Zhongyang asked depressedly: "How long will we tolerate our Secretary Xiao?" ”

Wu Mingxiong was silent for a while before saying, "After all, he is still young, let's take a look at it again!" ”

Thinking of Xiao Daoqing's "incidental" peasant group visit, Wu Mingxiong hung up the phone again to Mayor Shu Huaru.

Shu Huaru was in the headquarters of the ring road project, and he was happy as soon as he received the call: "What? Big boss, aren't you worried about us working cubs? In the middle of the night, the third watch is still checked? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Lao Shu, don't be kidding, let me ask you, did there happen at the gate of the city government in the afternoon, was it caused by water conservancy fund-raising? How is it handled? ”

Shu Huaru said: "Such a trivial matter, I will deal with it as soon as I go." It is not a problem of water conservancy fund-raising, but a problem of indiscriminate apportionment by towns and towns under the banner of water conservancy fund-raising. In a township in Quanshan County, the secretary and head of the township colluded to increase the amount of money used for labor from 45 yuan to 85 yuan per person, forcing the peasants to pay it. The peasants knew that the city's regulations were only 45 yuan, and they were fooled by paying 85 yuan, so they went to the city ** to ask for an explanation. The peasant comrades were reasonable and told me, "If you go to water conservancy and dig up dry roots, whoever benefits will pay for it." There is nothing to say about this, but it is not right to increase the weight layer by layer, and our hard-earned money is not easy to come by. On behalf of the city, I replied to them on the spot, and informed Quanshan County by phone, asking them to advance the overcharged money for the township first, and then investigate and deal with the party secretary and township head of the township. ”

Wu Mingxiong reminded: "Focusing on the economy, I suspect that there is a problem of corruption. If there is such a problem, it must be resolutely dealt with in accordance with the law, and if it should be expelled from the party, it will be expelled from the party, and if it should be sentenced, it will be sentenced! We want these scum to understand that whoever stains the innocence of our Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government and sabotages our construction will have to pay a heavy price! ”

Shu Huaru said: "Okay, that's exactly what I think. ”

After putting down the phone, Wu Mingxiong breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Ye Qing, the secretary general who had been by his side: "This Xiao Daoqing is lying about the military situation again!" ”

Ye Qing said: "People are politically sensitive and have a strong sense of policy. ”

Wu Mingxiong snorted and said, "Then he'd better go to the Policy Research Office to be the director!" ”

Ye Qing's eyes lit up and said: "I have a suggestion: the division of labor of our Standing Committee can be adjusted a little more, and let Secretary Xiao be in charge of family planning and the party and the masses." This is all very policy-oriented work, and it is also work that should be grasped unremittingly. It also saves him from making mistakes when he is busy, and the discipline inspection and political and legal affairs he is currently in charge of are too important. ”

Wu Mingxiong pondered for a moment, smiled and said, "What work is not important?" Secretary-General Ye, do you really think that family planning work is not important? This is a basic national policy, and there is a veto power. Pingchuan is a big city with a population of more than 10 million, and if we grasp the family planning work loosely, we will be able to give birth to more than 100,000 more children a year. If he Xiao Daoqing can really do a good job of this most difficult job in the world, he will be considered competent. ”

Ye Qing immediately said: "That's good, Secretary Xiao is the youngest member of the Standing Committee, so he should face difficulties." ”

Only then did Wu Mingxiong say: "I cannot have the final say in the adjustment of the division of labor among the Standing Committee members. In my opinion, let's ask Mayor Shu, Secretary Chen and everyone for their opinions. ”

This night, Wu Mingxiong had insomnia, lying in the room of the provincial party committee guest house tossing and turning and unable to sleep, his eyes wide open, looking at the ceiling in a daze. Later, I got up, went to the service desk and found two sleeping pills to eat, and fell asleep for a while before dawn came.