At the beginning of July, Ganping County, located in the Quang Nam region, experienced heavy rains and frequent flash floods, and had entered the flood season ahead of schedule.

Early in the morning of July 10, a Coaster minibus of the county party committee was suddenly hit by a mudslide on the way to Shuiming Township, the most severely affected disaster.

Eight people, including the secretary of the county party committee, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission, the secretary of the county political and legal committee, the director of the propaganda department, and the full-time deputy county magistrate, were all killed.

Good guy, the sacrifice of four members of the Standing Committee of the county party committee at once, not counting a deputy county magistrate of the extraordinary committee, this incident not only shocked the entire Donghe Province, but even the high-level officials in central Beijing paid attention to it. Three important instructions were issued to the Donghe Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, strictly ordering that while providing disaster relief, it was necessary to ensure the personal safety of leading cadres, especially front-line leading cadres.

It is not easy for the state to train a cadre, and the loss of five officials with real power at the level of deputy department is not only a loss for Donghe Province, but also a loss for the state.

There are disadvantages as well as advantages to everything, and the four standing committee seats that have been vacated all of a sudden have made many officials who have further ideas come to life. For a time, there were more people running for official positions in Quang Nam City, which once made it impossible for the county to carry out normal work, and the absence of the leaders in charge of their posts occurred from time to time.

For this reason, Geng Yunfeng, deputy secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate who temporarily presided over the county's work, ordered that anyone who delays his work because of running for official positions will be dealt with seriously. The boss spoke, but the subordinates didn't dare not listen, and finally stopped this crooked trend on the surface.

A week later, in the No. 1 hall of the county funeral home, a collective memorial service was held for the eight comrades who died in the line of duty. Shen Zheng, mayor of Guangnan City, attended on behalf of the municipal party committee and municipal government, and Geng Yunfeng, the county magistrate, delivered a eulogy.

Of course, eulogies are all good and obedient, and what is said to the living is also made for the living. People go to tea and cool, not to mention that people are gone?

The memorial service lasted more than two hours before it was over. On the way to the parking lot, Li Yuanlang, deputy director of the county veteran cadres bureau, was slightly frightened from the back, and when he looked back, he saw that it was his old classmate, Ji Tianhou, deputy director of the county government office.

The two of them were buddies in college, and their relationship has always been good, that is, they have been working for more than ten years, and they have always been in contact, and they are really good buddies who talk about everything.

Ji Tianhou glanced at Li Yuenlong, Li Yuanlang understood, walked to the parking lot and got into his second-hand Jetta King, did not start, but casually picked up a Yuxi cigarette.

As soon as he lit it, he saw that the co-pilot's door was pulled open, Ji Tianhou sat in, unceremoniously snatched the Yuxi cigarette and took it for himself, and took a few deep breaths before saying: "Suffocate me, if it is open for another half an hour, I have to smoke my fingers as cigarettes."

Li Yuanlang smiled, and continued: "I see that Lao Geng is always watching the venue, not to mention being addicted to smoking, even if you have to hold your urine, at this time, going to the toilet is not giving Lao Geng's face, and wearing small shoes is inevitable." ”

Immediately, Li Yuanlang turned his head to look at Ji Tianhou and said, "Lao Geng used to be approachable, and he didn't have any arrogance at all. Now that he has taken out his official authority, this Geng county magistrate has become Secretary Geng, and it is estimated that he is nine out of ten. ”

Li Yuanlong's statement had an inquiring tone, how could Ji Tianhou not hear it? He has been in the government for many years, and the news is naturally better than that of Li Yuen Long, so he nodded slightly and affirmed: "It's decided, but what I'm telling you today is not who will succeed the secretary of the county party committee, but the candidate for the county magistrate?" ”

"Candidate for county magistrate?" Li Yuenlong was blindsided for a while. Don't look at him and Ji Tianhou are both deputy section level, they are officials in the eyes of the people, but in the eyes of the officials, they are the people. The two deputy section levels are worried about the appointment at the department level, isn't it idle to worry about the radish and nonsense!

"Drive, let's find a place to talk in detail." Ji Tianhou threw half of the cigarette butt out of the car window, and ordered with a wave of his hand.

It's still the farmhouse where his brothers frequent, with few people and quiet, and it's easy to speak. A pot of soju, four side dishes plus a pot boy, and one person made a four-money cup, Ji Tianhou cut into the topic.

He got information from a special channel that the county magistrate would be promoted on the spot for the sake of stability in the city. Now there are two candidates above, one is Lin Mu, deputy secretary, and the other is Qian Yunwen, deputy county magistrate of the Standing Committee.

However, these two people have nothing to do with Ji Tianhou and Li Yuanlang, but Ji Tianhou proposed a name, which made Li Yuanlang's eyes shine.

Kim Victory!

Jin Shengjin is seven years old Chinese New Year's Eve, five years older than Li Yuen Long and Ji Tianhou, and the most important thing is that he is also a graduate of the Chinese Department of Donghe University and an authentic master brother. At present, he is the deputy county magistrate of Ganping County, ranking quite low, and is responsible for culture, education and health.

Li Yuanlang's veteran cadre bureau is under the jurisdiction of the Organization Department of the county party committee, and he usually has little contact with Jin Sheng, but Ji Tianhou is in the government office, and he often meets because of his work, and he is an alumnus, so he walks closer.

However, what does this alone have to do with him, a little sesame official? Li Yuanlang suddenly couldn't understand what kind of brain-strengthening medicine was sold in Ji Tianhou's gourd.

After a mouthful, Ji Tianhou toasted himself, wiped his mouth, changed his words, and asked, "Yuen Long, have you been divorced from Han Yin for more than half a year?" Don't plan to find another one? ”

Speaking of Han Yin, Li Yuanlang's chest ached faintly. Han Yin is the flower of the county TV station, and Li Yuanlang is still the secretary of the county party committee, which can be described as a prosperous career, Han Yin rejected many suitors and resolutely married him.

In the first two years of marriage, Li Yuanlang also made great progress, solved the deputy section level in two years, and officially entered the cadre sequence, and concurrently served as the deputy director of the county party committee office in the third year.

Who knows that people are not as good as heaven, and the old secretary of the county party committee, who appreciates him very much, suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fell to work. When people take the tea, it will be cold, not to mention that the people are gone, and Li Yuanlang's bowl of tea has completely turned into iced black tea.

Not to mention the things that were released, even the county party committee office couldn't stay, so he was directly assigned to the veteran cadres bureau and served as the last deputy director.

The veteran cadres bureau itself is the Qingshui Yamen, and he, the deputy director, is even more distilled water in the clear water, with a post but no power, drinking tea and reading newspapers at work, and going home on time after work to cook and do housework. In the eyes of outsiders, he is honest and a model husband. But in Han Yin's eyes, he is just a worthless product, and he gave Li Yuanlang all his good youth, but in exchange for a dim career.

Always quarrel when he has nothing to do, a small quarrel in three days, a big quarrel in five days, and the words of Li Yuen Long are getting more and more unpleasant, forcing him to divorce.

Anyway, the two have no children, and after they get married, they are financially independent, and their property is easy to divide, and it didn't take ten minutes to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the divorce certificate, completely ending their five-year marriage.

Now, when Ji Tianhou talked about Han Yin, Li Yuanlang was like a fish in his throat, and his interest in drinking was gone, and the wine glass he picked up was put down.

Seeing that Li Yuanlong's face was not good-looking, Ji Tianhou immediately apologized and said: "I really shouldn't have opened which pot and which pot to block, come on, let's continue drinking." ”

Li Yuanlang did not raise his glass, but said: "Tianhou, our brothers have known each other for more than ten years, don't go around in circles if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"Okay." It wasn't until this moment that Ji Tianhou showed his hole cards and said his true purpose of looking for Li Yuenlong today.