Zhou Changming hesitated for a moment and said to Xia Ying: "Xiaoying, you know: in two or three months, Director Li will retire, and this is an opportunity for me to step up." However, the post of director of the county bureau was made by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and I did not have any strong backing in the leading body of the Municipal Party Committee. Although there are several leaders of the city bureau who will fight for me, if the main leaders of the city party committee do not support me, I will definitely not be able to compete with other comrades who want to be the president.

"I'll tell you the truth: I've been looking for a relationship during this time, and I want to take the line of Secretary Zhou of the Municipal Party Committee, if Secretary Zhou can support me as the director of the county bureau, then I will have a clear advantage in the competition, and the chance of success will be greatly increased. However, among my friends who played well, none of them could have a relationship with Secretary Zhou, so I have been very anxious during this time, and I believe you can understand my feelings. ”

Xia Ying nodded and said, "I understand." At present, the cadres in the bureau have a lot of discussions about this matter, and there are all kinds of rumors. I have heard that Director Ou has already taken the line of Mayor Li Haiping, and Mayor Li has already greeted the Municipal Bureau, hoping that the Party Committee of the Municipal Bureau will recommend Director Ou to the Municipal Party Committee to take over as the head of the Qingyuan County Bureau. In this case, you may be at a disadvantage in this competition. ”

Zhou Changming nodded again and again and said, "That's right, that's right, you analyzed it right." Because of this, today I would like to ask you to do me a favor and find an opportunity to talk to Xiao Xiao about me, and it is best to ask him to take me to meet Secretary Zhou, so that I can leave an impression in Secretary Zhou's mind, and then ask Xiao Xiao to say a few good words to Secretary Zhou, and implore Secretary Zhou to suggest to the Party Committee of the Municipal Bureau that I take over the post of director of Qingyuan County Bureau. In this way, my weaknesses will turn into strengths. ”

Xia Ying rolled her eyes and responded very happily: "Okay, I'll call him out now to talk about this matter, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

Zhou Changming was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Xia Ying, and asked her to wait on the balcony, and he immediately went to invite Xiao Fei out.

In just a moment, Xiao Fei wiped his wet hands with a tissue and walked through the guest room to the balcony.

Xia Ying instructed him to close the balcony door, then looked at him with a smile, and said in a mocking tone: "Xiao Xiaozi, you are bragging and blowing trouble: Director Zhou heard that you are the son of Secretary Zhou's life-saving benefactor, and he regards you as a 'nobleman', and wants to ask you to take him to Chuzhong to meet Secretary Zhou, and also ask you to say more good things for him in front of Secretary Zhou, and help him be promoted to the position of director of the county public security bureau." You have such a strong relationship with Secretary Zhou now, you must help him, he is my cousin and leader! ”

Xiao Fei had just drunk a few more glasses of wine, and was a little dizzy, and when he saw Xia Ying's gloating expression, his head was hot, and he suddenly forgot to avoid it, and whispered in a joking tone: "Political Commissar Xia, aren't you on a better relationship with Secretary Zhou?" As long as you say hello to Secretary Zhou, Director Zhou's promotion is not a sentence? ”

As soon as the words came out, Xiao Fei immediately regretted it: Why are you such a bastard? Xia Ying is obviously the most taboo about this matter, why did she say it in one mouth? Isn't this a deliberate scolding?

Sure enough, Xia Ying's pretty face suddenly fell, stared at him with wide apricot eyes, and whispered, "You bastard boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" After pouring a few cups of horse urine, I don't know the east, west, north and south? I told you a long time ago: I don't want to see him again in my life, do you have ears that go up to your back or do you remember being eaten by a dog? I warn you: the next time you mention my relationship with him again, be careful that my boss's ear scraper stuns you! ”

Speaking of this, she waved her right palm and slashed a few times in front of Xiao Fei, making a murderous expression, forcing Xiao Fei to take a few steps back, and apologized with a wry smile: "Commissar Xia, I'm really sorry, I just drank a few more glasses, I'm a little drunk, and I won't dare to talk nonsense next time." ”

Xia Ying put down her palm and asked with a straight face, "Then can you help Director Zhou?" ”

"Help, I'll help."

At this moment, Li Tao suddenly pushed open the glass door and poked her head out, shouting at Xia Ying: "Yingying, what are you whispering?" It's time to start the next show, Zhou Ju and Xiaoshu are waiting for you! ”

Xia Ying scolded with a smile: "As long as you rotten peaches like to chew your tongue, what can I whisper with Xiao Xiaozi?" We're getting down to business! ”

A few minutes later, Xiao Fei and Xia Ying returned to the living room and saw that Li Tao and Su Lishu had already placed a square table in the center of the living room, covered with a thick mahjong cloth on the tabletop, and a mahjong box was placed on it.

Xiao Fei asked Xia Ying in a low voice in surprise: "Are you going to play mahjong?" ”

Xia Ying knew what he meant, smiled indifferently and said, "Do you think that our public security organs can't play mahjong?" Mr. Liang Shiqiu famously said: 'If you don't do boring things, how can you spend a good life?' Playing mahjong can essentially be understood as a mass pastime, as long as it is not used for profit or gambling. You can rest assured, we are just a small mahjong player who plays two dollars and a shot, which does not belong to the category of gambling and has nothing to do. ”

Zhou Changming also smiled and said: "Xiao Xiao, I am in charge of public security and legal work in the county public security bureau, and I still know what gambling is." In 2005, the Ministry of Public Security issued a circular on several issues concerning the application of illegal gambling cases, Article 9 of which clearly stipulates: 'No punishment shall be imposed for entertaining activities such as mahjong and poker between relatives who do not engage in entertainment activities such as mahjong or poker with property wins or losses; There is no punishment for entertaining activities such as playing mahjong or playing poker with a small amount of property between other people other than relatives. Regarding this article, our understanding is that relatives and friends gather to play mahjong and bring a little color in order to liven up the atmosphere, which can be characterized as a pastime and entertainment, rather than an illegal activity. ”

Xiao Fei asked with great interest: "Director Zhou, how much does it cost to play mahjong to be considered an illegal act?" ”

Zhou Changming pondered for a moment and said: "There is no explicit provision in the law on this, and it is generally flexibly grasped by the public security organs in various localities according to the situation. For example, in our county, if you play mahjong for more than five yuan and a shot, it is an illegal act that needs to be punished, but this is limited to gathering between relatives and friends to play mahjong, if you play mahjong in a special gambling place such as a mahjong parlor, you will be caught, even if you only play two yuan a shot, you may be punished. ”

Li Tao is an anxious person, seeing that Xiao Fei asked endlessly, he poured the mahjong in the mahjong box on the table with a "bang", turned his head to Xiao Fei and said: "Handsome guy, we don't want you to play cards, what are you asking in the bottom of the matter?" Besides, what kind of people do you see? Who in this Qingyuan County dares to arrest us? Come on, let's gossip, let's get down to business, I still want to win a hundred dollars for breakfast! ”