Chapter 123: Temptation

Ma Shengran appeared in the township government, not alone, and followed by an old man with white hair and white beard.

The man wore a black coarse cloth coat, his long hair was tied up in a bun, he carried a canvas bag, and he held a compass in his hand.

Don't look at the old man's age, at least over seventy, walking with the wind, walking like flying, full of red light, full of energy.

Ma Shengran took the old man to his office for a while, and after that, the old man took the compass and walked around the door of Xiao Zhan's former office, and he didn't know what the old man said to him, anyway, after the old man left, a group of renovation workers came in the afternoon to repaint Ma Shengran's office.

What is especially interesting is that on the wall opposite Xiao Wangwang's office, a small mirror with red tassels is hung high, condescendingly, just like the previous demon mirror, which just shines on the door of the office.

Ma Shengran was so busy, which further confirmed Li Yuenlong's guess, he was really superstitious, the old man must be the feng shui gentleman he invited, and everything he did was to ward off evil spirits and crack the bad omen.

So the question is, where did he get the bad omen, could it be that he was a thief?

But judging from the feedback from all sides, Xiao Zhan Zhan did hang himself, and after he drank and talked to Li Yuanlang that night, he went to sit in his office for a long time, smoked one cigarette after another, and hung himself at about one o'clock in the morning.

Regarding this matter, the Ganping County Public Security Bureau will hold a press conference to clarify this matter in the near future, so as to avoid too many rumors in the society from causing a bad impact.

Ma Shengran's superstitious practices in the township government were like infectious diseases, which fermented rapidly, and many people, especially some township cadres, vied to follow suit. For a time, the Shuiming Township Government was smoky, and the fortune tellers of Mr. Feng Shui in the society gathered here.

The renovation team was also very busy, either repainting or remodeling the office, and there were many small mirrors in the corridor.

What's even more ridiculous is that an old lady who used to set up a stall in the township government to sell vegetables suddenly said that she was the reincarnation of Guanyin Niangniang, who could see through all things, and knew 500 years from 500 years to 500 years, and she was not sure if she didn't have it.

As a result, many staff members asked the old lady to help with fortune telling, regardless of whether the old lady was accurate or not, mainly because she collected money cheaply, and claimed that she didn't need money.

Therefore, the old lady is very popular, and she is busy all day long, with a lot of money in her pocket, which is faster and more profitable than selling vegetables to make money.

The old lady walked around the township government building with her hands behind her back, as well as the canteen including the back kitchen, and even the dormitory went, and what was even more excessive was that she didn't let go of the men's and women's toilets, and she rubbed her calloused hands to guide her, and then she was engaged in sanitation and painting, and the small mirror was plain and there were several more sides.

There are many small mirrors, and contradictions also follow, this one says that you use the mirror to look at me, and the other says that you have ulterior motives, and you use the mirror to press me, which is a provocative act of on the neck.

Because of this, several staff members quarreled until they fought, and the township government was about to become a vegetable market, which was messy, people's hearts were scattered, contradictions were numerous, and superstition prevailed.

Li Yuanlang was anxious in his eyes, the key is that he has not yet taken office, just with his current status, others will not listen to you, so he can only stare and be anxious.

Zhang Guorui talked to him about this, but he couldn't help it. Ma Shengran didn't care, the township chief died, Zhang Guorui's third-in-command was in name only, Li Yuanlang had a shallow foundation, and he was soft-spoken, so he could only watch this unhealthy trend spread and spread.

What the hell is going on with the county party committee, the document has been issued for several days, and the Organization Department has not come to Shuiming Township to announce the personnel decision, Li Yuanlang has not taken office, and he will not make a sound.

He was so anxious that he couldn't ask Wang Zumin, as if he was greedy for power. He was sitting in the office smoking a stuffy cigarette, when suddenly someone knocked on the door, Liu Shuxi smiled and pushed the door in, and said, "Township Chief Li." ”

People are fickle animals, Liu Shuxi, who didn't look at people with his eyes before, immediately changed his attitude, and was respectful to Li Yuanlang, but he hadn't announced it yet, he had already removed the word "deputy" and called out "Li Township Chief" directly.

Li Yuanlang hurriedly got up to greet him and said, "Director Liu is really a rare guest, please take a seat." ”

"Don't sit down." Liu Shuxi hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm here to tell you that a meeting of the whole township cadres will be held in the afternoon, and Meng Lingjiang, deputy director of the Organization Department of the county party committee, will announce the decision on personnel appointment and dismissal on behalf of the county party committee. Also, Secretary Ma invites you to visit his office. ”

"Oh." Li Yuanlang nodded, Liu Shuxi walked with his front foot, and he knocked on the door of Ma Shengran's office with his back foot.

It's a new place, the smell of paint fills the air, and the freshly painted white walls sparkle to the eye.

Ma Shengran sat behind the desk, saw Li Yuanlang come in, bowed slightly, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Township Chief Li, sit down." ”

Li Yuanlang sat down directly, it was sunny and sunny outside, and suddenly a bright light pierced Li Yuanlang's eyes, making his eyes white and blank, and he couldn't open his eyes.

Li Yuanlang instinctively covered it with his hand, only to find that there were two small mirrors diagonally above him, and there were also small mirrors hanging at the corner line of the shed behind him, which happened to be refracted by the sun, and finally converged on the position where Li Yuanlang was sitting, all of which were designed without deviation at all.

And Ma Shengran didn't say a word, staring at him with his eyes, as if he was looking for something in Li Yuanlang.

Li Yuenlong was so blinded by the sun that he deliberately moved his chair to avoid the rays of the light.

After a while, Ma Shengran spoke: "Township Chief Li, in the future, we will build a team, if you have any ideas, you can tell me about them." ”

It is clear that Ma Shengran is testing Li Yuen Long, the previous two township chiefs were not happy to cooperate with him, he wanted to see the attitude of this new township chief, whether he respected him, and whether he wanted to go against him.

"Secretary Ma, I don't have any ideas, I will be under the leadership of the township party committee in the future, and I will discuss with Secretary Ma about something, and I will ask Secretary Ma to criticize and correct the shortcomings."

Li Yuanlang's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, but it also revealed the meaning of obedience to Ma Shengran, and it was obvious that Ma Shengran was quite useful.

was in a good mood, and his attitude towards Li Yuenlong also changed, he took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table and put it in his mouth, and deliberately pushed the cigarette case in front of Li Yuenlong, and said: "Smoke, I know you are quite addicted to smoking, come to me and don't be restrained." I'm a little older than you, but we are at the same level at work, and we both serve the people. You are young and motivated, so let go and do it boldly in the future, and I will check for you later. ”

"Thank you Secretary Ma for your teaching and trust." Ma Shengran said this, Li Yuanlang's due respect still has to be made.

He glanced at the cigarette case on the table, which was respected in the world, a box of cigarettes was thousands, and the most expensive time was tens of thousands. Obviously, Ma Shengran's salary level is not able to enjoy such expensive cigarettes, he can afford to smoke, there must be other ways to make money.

Ma Shengran seemed to see what Li Yuanlang was thinking, so he said casually: "This cigarette is very easy to smoke, especially soft, it was given to me by Governor Lu, you taste it, how does it taste?" ”

Li Yuanlang took out one, got up and lit it for Ma Shengran first, and then he took a sip and said, "It's good, it's very soft, and it's not strong." ”

Ma Shengran deliberately lifted out Lu Rongfu, which meant to show off, and it was also a bit of a trick to Yuen Long. I want him to understand that I, Ma Shengran, have someone in the province, and the executive vice governor gave me cigarettes, which shows that I have an extraordinary relationship with Governor Lu.

The two smoked a few puffs, and Ma Shengran talked about work. He said that the top priority at present is to handle Xiao Wangwang's funeral. The county public security bureau has completed the investigation, and the next step is to let Lao Xiao go to the ground.

As for the preparation of the memorial service, Ma Shengran meant to let Li Yuanlang be responsible, Xiao Zhan belonged to the people of the township government after all, and Li Yuanlang came forward to run the name.

Li Yuenlang did not refuse, and came out of Ma Shengran's office, he had a few ideas, first, Ma Shengran was wary of him, and tried many times, just to find out Li Yuenlong's thoughts. Second, Ma Shengran also wanted to take a look at Li Yuanlang's ability by handling Xiao Wangwang's funeral.

Xiao Zhan Wang was against Ma Shengran a lot when he was alive, and regarding his funeral specifications, it was not appropriate for Li Yuanlang to be too high or too low.

If it's too high, Ma Shengran will definitely not do it, if it's too low, it will hurt the hearts of the living, giving people a kind of rhetoric that people will be cold when they go to tea.

It's really hard to do.

There is another one, when Li Yuanlang was in contact with Ma Shengran, he felt that Ma Shengran did not know that he had a conflict with Ma Tang. Did Ma Tang not tell him, or Ma Shengran was a drama master, and he deceived him by acting too realistically.

Back in the office, Li Yuanlang called Chang Ming and Han Wei, and the three of them sat in one place, spitting clouds and mist, discussing the funeral for Xiao Wangwang.

Wu Hongli pushed the door in a hurry, and made a loud voice and argued: "Brother, you are an official with a rising temper, and you don't let me participate in the funeral for Lao Xiao, sister, I'm not happy." ”

Li Yuanlang hurriedly smiled and said: "Sister Wu, how could this matter run away from you, I haven't taken office yet, so I just have a spectrum in my heart first, and I will wait until the meeting in the afternoon to find you." Since you're here, I'll leave the outreach matter to you, sister, are you still angry with me? ”

"Don't be angry, as long as you think about your sister in your heart, I will be happy if you have a sister in your heart." Wu Hongli replied heartlessly, thanks to Chang Ming and Han Wei present, if they were to be replaced by others, maybe there would be some peachy scandal.

Li Yuanlang also has a preliminary plan to sum up the size of Xiao Zhan's funeral with them, and as for the detailed process steps, he will not be able to make a decision until he officially takes office.

When the conversation in the office was in full swing, there was a knock on the door, and when Li Yuanlang pushed the door open, he was stunned.