On the morning of 3 July, He Jiaguo accompanied Li Dongfang and comrades from the provincial and municipal environmental protection bureaus to conduct research and study in the international industrial park, and had a light meal in the park at noon. As soon as the meal was halfway through, the mobile phone suddenly rang, it was a call from Liu Quanyou. Liu Quanyou reported on the phone with a crying voice that Ji Fushun was stabbed twelve times by Hao Lao Er in the town party committee office. He Jiaguo was extremely shocked, said hello to Li Dongfang, threw down his job and rushed to Shayang County People's Hospital. Liu Quanyou didn't report clearly on the phone, He Jiaguo thought that Ji Fushun was still being rescued, and hoped to see Ji Fushun for the last time. Unexpectedly, when he rushed to the county people's hospital, Ji Fushun had already stopped breathing, and his body was transferred to the morgue. Shen Xiaoyang, who arrived first, was guarding the morgue, and some public security personnel were taking photos of Ji Fushun's body to collect evidence.

The corpses were horrible. Almost all from the neck down was soaked in blood. A wound on his chest rolled like a child's mouth. Eyes open, left arm stiffly bent. He Jiaguo couldn't hold back his tears, a comrade who was still alive a few days ago was gone in a blink of an eye, just like that, he didn't even close his eyes! He Jiaguo shed tears and stroked Ji Fushun's eyelids and arms, but he couldn't close Ji Fushun's eyelids and stroke his arms. The public security officer said, Mayor He, don't worry about it, go back and let the funeral staff figure it out. He Jiaguo stopped at this time.

Shen Xiaoyang stood aside, wiped his tears and sighed, saying that his brother-in-law was not obedient. Before the "Basic National Policy Incident", he wanted to be transferred, and he also helped to contact the unit, but the "Basic National Policy Incident" occurred, and he couldn't get out if he wanted to. After the incident was handled, he could have left, but Ji Fushun was reluctant to go, saying that the organization was so reasonable, and the punishment for him was so lenient, he had to be worthy of the organization. He Jiaguo felt more and more sad in his heart, and asked Shen Xiaoyang not to say anything. Shen Xiaoyang stopped talking, and instead told He Jiaguo that his sister Shen Xiaolan and Liu Quanyou were arranged to live temporarily in the county party committee guest house, and the county party committee secretary Ji and they were also in the guest house to analyze the case and study the aftermath. He Jiaguo went to the guest house.

When he arrived at the guest house, he first comforted Shen Xiaolan, who was lying on the bed for hanging injections, and then learned about the process of the case and the relevant situation from Liu Quanyou, who was hanging his arm, and then He Jiaguo had a gloomy face and went to the upstairs suite to meet Secretary Ji of the county party committee and the responsible comrades of Shayang County.

When he entered the door, Hua Jianjian, the deputy county magistrate, was expressing his opinion, because he had his back to He Jiaguo, and he didn't see He Jiaguo coming in: "...... There is no doubt that Hao Lao Er retaliated and killed people, and I know that the Hao family has been a secretary there for six years. However, we have to admit that there is a reason for this, and there is indeed a problem with Lao Ji's working methods, and he has been handcuffing Hao Lao Er to repair the road for two months, and even he has been handcuffed to a deputy director of the village committee in Hetang Village who has called for anti-corruption; according to the deputy director of Hetang Village, the corruption in Hetang Village is related to Lao Ji, and Lao Ji and Lao Liu have not gone to Hetang Village to eat in the past. Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh, "Comrade Lao Ji, he has no ability to open up the situation and do big things, and he has no small ability to intensify contradictions, and he doesn't listen to me when I say it, what can I do?" There's a backstage in the city......"

He Jiaguo couldn't help but interject: "County Magistrate Hua, what do you mean by this?" Yes? Does it mean that the old plan should be damned? Still open up the situation and do big things? Who can take it if you leave such a mess? What is the background of the old plan - you name and say that I caught the point, isn't it over? It is precisely because I grasped the point that I understood the situation: Lao Ji has been in office for one year and three months, and he has not received a penny of salary, and he wipes your ass everywhere for you, is you not ashamed in your heart? Don't you let Lao Ji and Lao Liu go to Hetang Village to eat and let them drink the northwest wind? It is forgivable for others to say this if they don't understand the situation, and if you say this, you have no conscience, that is, you don't care about the life or death of the comrades below! ”

Hua Jianshe explained: "Mayor He, it's not that I don't care about them, in order to solve the life problems of Lao Ji and Liu Quanyou, I approved 20,000 yuan, and the report is still in the county finance bureau, if you don't believe it, you can check it, there are signatures of Lao Ji and Liu Quanyou, they have to divide the 20,000 yuan, they can't blame me." ”

Secretary Ji was also very angry, and looked at Hua Jianshe dissatisfied: "Hua Jianjian, don't explain it again, I think Mayor He's criticism of you is not bad!" The old man is dead, and he died so miserably, what dirty water do you pour on others? You spend construction and don't want to think about how much responsibility you have to bear?! Mayor He didn't say it today, and I can't get away with you, Mayor He said it today, then I will also say it clearly: For the current situation of Taiping Town, for the death of Comrade Ji Fushun, you have a lot of responsibility for construction! ”

Hua Jianshe was still unconvinced: "Secretary Ji, I either pour dirty water, or reflect the real situation realistically......"

Secretary Ji waved his hand: "Don't say anything now, try to remedy what can be remedied, Mayor He has also arrived, I will say a few things first, let's study: 1. All the wages owed to Comrade Ji Fushun will be repaid immediately, and the bereavement pension will be preferential, and the relevant policies will be used to the maximum; 2. A grand farewell ceremony was held, with all the members of the Standing Committee of the county party committee and deputy county-level cadres at home participating; Third, Comrade Ji Fushun's lover is also in a difficult enterprise, and his family life has always been difficult, so the county party committee organ launched a fundraising activity; Fourth, the county party committee came forward to fully affirm and appraise the work of Comrade Ji Fushun during his lifetime, and no one was allowed to chase after the wind and talk nonsense! ”

He Jiaguo felt more or less comfortable in his heart, calmed down his emotions, and talked about his opinions: "These four points mentioned by Secretary Ji are very good, and I fully agree with them. You all came from the grassroots level, and I don't say that you also know it in your heart: it is not easy for us to be the number one leader at the grassroots level, and I have a deep understanding of the point of grasping Taiping Town. For any grassroots cadre, if you want to find faults, you can find a lot of faults. We have to look at the mainstream, look at the big festival, and see if he is serious and responsible to do things! As he spoke, he couldn't help but get excited, and his voice raised a lot, "Lao Ji has been in Taiping Town for more than a year, have you done things seriously and responsibly?" My answer is yes. Under such a difficult situation, Lao Ji worked without complaint or regret and did everything possible to stabilize the normal operation of one of our grassroots political power organizations. Without the old plan, the old cadres in the town will not be able to see the disease, the teachers in the peasant middle school will not be able to eat food, Hao Laoer, a gang of ruffians and hooligans, will make Taiping Town into a miasma, and the common people will scold our party and ** for dereliction of duty and incompetence! This is the big festival, this is the mainstream! He looked at Hua Jianshe attentively, and continued, "Yes, the old plan has not opened up any new situation, and has not created any remarkable political achievements. I thank him from the bottom of my heart, thank him for having a conscience, and for not stepping on the backbone of our people, and even his head to create his so-called political achievements in order to climb up! Therefore, the affirmation of Ji Fushun by the Shayang County Party Committee is also an affirmation of a considerable number of grassroots cadres - comrades, we must no longer hurt the hearts of these grassroots comrades, Ji Fushun will not turn a blind eye! ”

In the end, He Jiaguo's tears fell.

Secretary Ji and several deputy county magistrates also had red circles in their eyes......

Unexpectedly, when Minister Song of the Organization Department of the county party committee took these four opinions of the county party committee to solicit Shen Xiaolan's opinions, Shen Xiaolan said indifferently that as long as there can be a fair evaluation of the organization, it is enough to revoke Ji Fushun's punishment, let him come innocently, leave innocently, and nothing else matters. Don't do fundraising, she won't accept it. Minister Song repeatedly asked Shen Xiaolan to talk about her requirements, and Shen Xiaolan mentioned the problem of Ji Fushun's laid-off sister. After Minister Song asked Secretary Ji, on behalf of the county party committee, he promised to give appropriate arrangements within the scope of Shayang County.

Although Shen Xiaolan did not agree with the Shayang County Party Committee to engage in fundraising, He Jiaguo still donated 10,000 yuan in the name of Huamei International Company. He knows the ins and outs of the matter best, if he hadn't bumped into Hao Laoer's "convenience service" that day, and if it weren't for his acquiescence and support, Ji Fushun would not have punished Hao Laoer, maybe there would have been no tragedy.

Shen Xiaolan didn't accept the 10,000 yuan in cash sent to the door, wiped her tears and said: "Mayor He, I'll be honest with you, when my husband leaves, the most reassuring thing is not our family, but the project in the town. ”

He Jiaguo was quite surprised: "Why didn't Lao Ji mention this to me before he died?" ”

Shen Xiaolan said bitterly: "Mayor He, think about it: does he dare to mention it?" The three million in Taiping Town were borrowed by you, and you scolded him for being a fraudster-I don't believe it, ask Liu Quanyou, was Fu Shun still researching the project of the fake cigarette market on the day he was killed? ”

He Jiaguo was taken aback: "Engage in a fake cigarette market? The old man wants to defy the law again? Is this a decision? ”

Shen Xiaolan shook her head and said, "I didn't make a decision, I heard Liu Quanyou say that the old plan changed his hexagram at the last moment, and he still wants you to do him a favor." ”

He Jiaguo felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Fortunately, the old plan has changed the hexagram, if the old plan really decided on this fateful project that day, no matter whether he does it or not, as long as it is passed out, there will be another pot of sewage on his head, and Hua Jianjian will not have anything good to say!" Then he agreed to Shen Xiaolan, "Sister Shen, don't worry, I am responsible for this matter, as soon as the funeral of the old man is completed, I will immediately discuss with Liu Quanyou, and also find Xu Congquan, the boss of Huamei International-Huamei International was started by me at the beginning, and I can count if I say something!" ”

Shen Xiaolan said again and again: "That's good, that's good, so that Fushun can feel at ease under Jiuquan." In the end, he wiped his tears and said, "Mayor He, you are a good person, Fushun and I are so lucky to meet such a good person as you in our lives!" Mayor He, you have to forgive Fu Shun, he is really not a liar, he is really too difficult, so he tricked you into helping him borrow 3 million. In the first two days when he got the money, he couldn't sleep all night, for fear that he would not be able to repay the loan in the future, and you would be affected. Liu Quanyou also told me, and he was still in the car and said that he wanted Liu Quanyou to repay the loan in the future, and not let him bear the reputation of a liar. ”

He Jiaguo hurriedly said: "Sister Shen, I know that Lao Ji is a person, I have never treated Lao Ji as a liar, we are joking." ”

……

The farewell ceremony for Ji Fushun's body was held in Shayang County a week later, and Secretary Ji and all the members of the Standing Committee of the Shayang County Party Committee attended.

It was not a coincidence that the day of the ceremony was not coincidental, and the city was going to hold a mayor's office meeting to study the follow-up funding of Times Avenue. He Jiaguo went to Qian Fanxing's office to ask Qian Fanxing for temporary leave, but without admitting it, he accidentally quarreled with Qian Fanxing, which made the whole organ uproar.

The secretary of the town party committee died, and he was the secretary of the town party committee with a bad reputation behind his back, Qian Fanxing didn't take it seriously at all. When He Jiaguo said the reason for taking leave, Qian Fanxing sat at his desk and watched the progress briefing on Times Avenue without even raising his head. After He Jiaguo finished speaking, Qian Fanxing didn't say whether he was allowed to take a leave or not, but only said gloomily: "The farewell ceremony of the body of a grassroots cadre in the township, your deputy municipal cadre ran to participate, the standard is a little higher, right?" The responsible comrades of Shayang County can just go for a while, and it is best not to break the rules. ”

Although He Jiaguo was dissatisfied, he still patiently explained: "Mayor Qian, this has nothing to do with any rules, Taiping Town is my contact point, and Comrade Ji Fushun was killed by gangsters at work, so I can't go to the farewell ceremony!" ”

Qian Fanxing snorted: "This husband is so good, why was he suddenly killed?" It's not too domineering! Township cadres like Ji Fushun should be taken down if they don't die! Dare to eat fines for superbirth, handcuff people at every turn, and go to meetings with handcuffs, what does it look like?! As he spoke, he took out a phone record from the table and threw it in front of He Jiaguo, "Look at it, this is the mayor's hotline just transferred today, and they said in the hotline that on the day Ji Fushun died, someone in Taiping Town set off firecrackers, and the people said that it was to send the plague god!" ”

The fire in He Jiaguo's heart jumped up all of a sudden, grabbed the phone record and swept it, immediately threw it back on the table, and asked with red eyes: "Mayor Qian, can this hotline represent all the cadres and masses in Taiping Town?" Do you know what is going on at the grassroots level when you're mayor? Especially the situation in Taiping Town? Do you know that our country still owes this 'plague god' a year and three months of wages? No wonder Comrade Ji Fushun is blind to death, and it is chilling to have a mayor like you who does not speak of conscience! "Just shake it off and leave.

Qian Fanxing no longer expected that He Jiaguo would not be able to step down in person, and shouted: "He Jiaguo, you stop for me!" ”

He Jiaguo stood at the door and looked at Qian Fanxing defiantly: "Mayor Qian, are you also going to attend the farewell ceremony?" ”

Qian Fanxing slapped the table: "When you walk out of the city gate today, don't come back, don't do this mayor's assistant!" ”

He Jiaguo smiled coldly: "Mayor Qian, do you think I will resign in anger?" Let me make it clear to you: I'm going to do this assistant mayor! Just for grassroots comrades like Ji Fushun to have a fair treatment and evaluation, I have to do it! I am a provincial cadre, and without the red-headed document of the Xichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, you Mayor Qian really can't remove me! So, please don't slap the table on me! ”

Qian Fanxing was also angry: "Okay, good, He Jiaguo, then I will give way, I will resign, this mayor will let you do it!" ”

He Jiaguo's counterattack was even more presumptuous: "Then please resign, I will never regret that a mayor like you will quit!" ”

After saying this, He Jiaguo didn't reply, went downstairs to get in the car, and went directly to Shayang Funeral Home.

When they arrived at the funeral home, Secretary Ji of the Shayang County Party Committee was already waiting there.

The scene surprised He Jiaguo: There were no less than 2,000 cadres and people attending the farewell ceremony of Ji Fushun's body, and there were dozens of walk-behind tractors and bicycles parked outside the door. The meat rabbit breeding and processing plant stopped production for half a day, and more than 200 employees were all brought by the farm director Chen Rabbit. Dozens of retired veteran cadres and many teachers from rural middle schools also arrived. Four rabbit villages have reached thousands of people. Many of the town's residents came, some with their families. The largest condolence hall in the funeral parlor can only accommodate 200 people, and it really can't accommodate it, so the condolence venue was temporarily changed to the courtyard, and the courtyard became a sea of people and wreaths.

Before the farewell ceremony began, Shen Xiaolan cried, and said to Ji Fushun lying in the flowers over and over again: "Fushun, you can close your eyes, you can close your eyes, look at how many fathers and villagers have come to Taiping Town in order to say goodbye to you!" Tianli conscience, you have the fathers and villagers of Taiping Town in your heart, and the fathers and villagers of Taiping Town also have you in their hearts! You have been the secretary of the town party committee for more than a year! ”

When He Jiaguo heard Shen Xiaolan's words, tears couldn't help but fall, and he became more and more disdainful of Qian Fanxing in his heart.

At this time, Li Dongfang called and asked where He Jiaguo was. He Jiaguo believed that it was Qian Fanxing who complained to Li Dongfang, and coldly told Li Dongfang that he was at the farewell ceremony of Jifushun's body in Shayang. Li Dongfang asked He Jiaguo to come back to see him as soon as possible after the ceremony. He Jiaguo deliberately asked with sarcasm, what happened? Is it so urgent? Li Dongfang said that it is so urgent: the sewage treatment system of the international industrial park has failed, another vicious pollution incident has occurred, and the downstream Qinghu City Water Supply Company has been shut down, and the situation is quite serious!

Only then did He Jiaguo understand and said to Li Dongfang: "Secretary Li, as soon as the farewell ceremony is over, I will go over immediately!" ”

At this time, the mourning music sounded, and the farewell ceremony to Ji Fushun's body began......