Guan Wenwei helplessly smiled and said: "Xiao Zheng comrade, if you were the county party secretary, I'm afraid I would have a bit of hope" 。In this situation, who knows how long I can hold onto this position as the town mayor, let alone become the Party secretary! While I'm still the mayor, my bonus is higher than yours, and I can afford to drink this Wuliangye. Let's have a toast to that! 。"Xiao Zheng raised his cup and said, "Mayor Guan, I'll toast you." 。Thank you for trusting me and telling me so much. 。“Actually, I also want to apologize to you,” Guan Wenwei clinked glasses with Xiao Zheng. 。I didn't realize you were a good prospect before, nor did I offer any help. 。Today I found that we probably have something in common, which is that we can't be cruel to the common people. This is actually quite troublesome at the grassroots level. 。My personality is already set in stone, I'm afraid it can't be changed. 。Brother, with all due respect, sometimes you need to be ruthless towards the common people. 。This is a lament. 。Xiao Zheng, hearing Guan Wenwei, who had drunk two cups of wine, start calling him "brother", 。In town, almost no leader would call themselves that. Xiao Zheng was slightly touched. 。He said, "Mayor Guan, I'm not the kind of person who steps on the people to climb up the ranks. I wasn't in the past, and I won't be in the future." 。<< Mayor, today's events were indeed a bit messed up, but we should still do things our way. That way, we won't feel guilty and we won't have trouble sleeping at night. >>。"
The town chief looked up at Xiao Zheng for a long while and said, "Brother, from today onwards, the person who can speak the most in this town is you. " 。"Xiao Zheng picked up the slightly heavy bottle of Wuliangye liquor, poured a cup for Guan Wenwei, and then poured himself a cup. Raising his glass, he said: "Town Mayor Guan, I toast to you." 。"Director Guan said, "Xiao Zheng comrade, from now on, let's do this: in private, you just call me Big Brother, and I'll call you younger brother, how about that?"Xiao Zheng smiled and said, "Alright," 。But, big brother, you have to promise me one thing. 。Guan Wenwei asked, "What's the matter?" Xiao Zheng said, "Don't go to the town Party Secretary until you leave Tianguang Town." 。

Tianhuang Town needs leaders like you who have feelings for the people.

。Xiao Zheng thought that Song Guoming was against shutting down the stone mine, after all, Song Guoming had relatives involved in operating it. 。If Ketangzhen wants to change its current backward development model and improve the ecological environment of Tusshan and Eshui, Song Guoming is definitely not capable of doing so. 。In Xiao Zheng's view, Guan Wenwei does have that kind of heart. 。Since Guan Wenwei privately acknowledged him as his brother today, he also has to let this big brother do something. 。Guan Wenwei helplessly said, "But this matter is not up to me. If the county leaders ultimately decide to transfer me, I can only obey the organization's arrangements." 。"Xiao Zheng said, "Big brother, then you should go and try to persuade them before the leaders above make a decision. " 。Since you, Big Brother, can be sent from the county-level department to Tianhuang as the town head, I don't believe that Big Brother has no connections. 。The town chief blinked and said, "I do have some connections." 。“Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng immediately exclaimed, “Big brother, don’t just leave those connections unused! This is a crucial time; we should utilize every single connection we have! As long as you can secure the position of town head, afterwards, we can brainstorm a new path for Tianhuang Town's development. As long as we attract attention and recognition from above, we will have a chance to survive!”Guan Wenwei pondered for a moment before saying, “Alright, I’ll give it a try.” 。Then, you need to give me your full support. 。"Xiao Zheng said: "I definitely support " 。Saying that, the two of them had another round of wine. 。As he put down his glass, Xiao Zheng inadvertently glanced at the lobby of An County International Hotel across from him. 。Strangely enough, he happened to see two familiar figures, one was Song Guoming, the secretary of the town Party committee, and the other was Lu Qunchao, the deputy county magistrate. 。They were waiting at the entrance of the lobby, as if expecting someone. 。Xiao Zheng thought, should he tell Guan Wenwei? He turned his head towards Guan Wenwei, but unexpectedly, Guan Wenwei had already noticed him and was gazing in that direction. 。At this time, a sedan stopped at the entrance of An County International Hotel. The license plate was surprisingly "00001", an Audi 。Guan Wenwei said: "It should be Fang County." 。Indeed, a short and stout man in a white short-sleeved shirt and navy trousers got out of the car. This person was An County's county magistrate, Fang Ye. 。Lu County magistrate and Song Guoming stepped forward warmly to shake hands with Fang Ye, then ushered him into the hotel. 。It seems that the appearance of County Head Fang today is a clear recognition of Song Guoming's handling of the mining accident this morning. Could it be a celebration for him? Xiao Zheng couldn't help but look at Guan Wenwei. 。Before that, Xiao Zheng had always been encouraging Guan Wenwei to use his connections to secure his position as mayor. 。Now that you can see Song Guoming and the two deputy county chiefs, Fang and Lu, together, I wonder if Guan Wenwei will be disappointed? However, Guan Wenwei's expression was calm. After seeing Fang, Lu, and Song enter the hotel, Guan Wenwei asked Xiao Zheng: "Are you full?" Xiao Zheng smiled and said, "I'm full and satisfied." 。Guan Wenwei said: "Then come with me to a place?" Xiao Zheng said: "Okay" 。Xiao Zheng was a little worried that Guan Wenwei's mood might be fluctuating, so he wanted to stay with him for a while longer. 。Guan Wenwei took out his phone and called someone, asking, "Where are you?" The other party should have replied, and Guan Wenwei said, "We'll be there in a while." 。Then, he walked out, and Xiao Zheng followed him. 。。Guan Wenwei told the driver, Xiaofeng, "Go to the county funeral home." 。Xiao Zheng was taken aback. How could he go to the funeral home? He suddenly remembered that Deputy Town Mayor Jin Hui had been arranged by Song Guoming to guard the families of the deceased at the funeral home. In fact, it was to monitor these families and prevent them from running around. 。Unexpectedly, even this late, the Mayor would go to that place. 。Xiao Zheng felt strange in his heart and asked, "Mayor Guan, there are Mayor Jin and the town cadres watching over there, so it should be fine." 。"The town head said, 'That young man died such an untimely death because of the safety issues at the mine. As the town head, I should go pay my respects.'" 。The funeral home was on the outskirts of the county town. As soon as the car drove in, it was enveloped by a gloomy atmosphere. Only two mourning halls had lights. 。In rural areas, when someone dies, they are kept at home for three days before cremation. 。But to prevent this family from causing trouble, the town wouldn't allow them to go back home and sent them straight to the funeral home. 。Xiao Zheng grew up in the countryside and had almost never been to a funeral home in the county. This time, coming in, he felt a little creepy. 。But after all, he had a few taels of rice wine in his belly. He took a deep breath and felt his courage coming back. He went inside with the town mayor Guan Wenwei, while calling Deputy Mayor Jin Hui at the same time. 。Jin Hui picked up the phone almost immediately. Xiao Zheng said, "We're here." 。Jin Hui came out to greet them and led them past. 。Because the deceased was brought directly here, their family members haven't gone home either. Other relatives and friends either found it inconvenient or were afraid that the town wouldn't allow it, so very few people came. 。Besides the three family members of the deceased, there are also five village officials accompanying. 。When the cadres saw that Town Head Guan Wenwei had arrived, they all stood up, but their faces were filled with exhaustion. 。Guan Wenwei stepped forward and bowed three times to the deceased. 。Xiao Zheng also bowed his head. 。Guan Wenwei said, "Respect for the dead is paramount." 。This young man died because of an accident, but we should still send him off properly. 。Saying that, Guan Wenwei took out two thousand yuan from his pocket and put it on the offering table in front of the deceased. 。Xiao Zheng didn't have two thousand, only a few hundred, and he took them all out. 。Other town officials, seeing the mayor like this, also bowed even those who hadn't before. Those who couldn't contribute financially just offered a blank form instead. 。The atmosphere became a bit livelier. 。Guan Wenwei said to Jin Hui again: "Jin Mayor, you call Cai Shaohua from the Party and Government Office. Arrange for cadres at the town and village level to take turns on duty here until the matter is resolved. Each person will receive an additional 50 yuan per day for overtime pay." 。In addition, $10,000 from the municipal government budget will be used to cover funeral expenses here. 。Once the town mayor gave his order, Jin Hui felt more confident and said, "Okay, Mayor. I'll arrange it right away." 。Jin Hui immediately called Cai Shaohua. Cai Shaohua initially said that Song Shuji had not given instructions. Jin Hui said, "You are the director of the Party and Government Office, don't you handle what the mayor instructs?" The mayor had some say in the promotion of cadres after all, Cai Shaohua didn't dare to offend Guan Wenwei too much, so he said, "I didn't say I wouldn't do it, okay, I'll arrange the schedule now." 。Cai Shao-hua was arranging shifts for Li Hai-yan while simultaneously reporting to Song Guoming over the phone. 。Song Guoming, after hearing this, thought that Guan Wenwei hadn't done anything wrong in this matter. He was busy accompanying the county magistrate to dinner at the moment, and it wouldn't be appropriate to talk about this on the table, fearing it would affect the leader's mood. So he said, "I know the situation. You do what you think is right." 。The deceased's family felt some relief from their grief and sorrow when they saw the mayor personally come to pay respects, offer condolences with money, and arrange for 10,000 yuan to cover funeral expenses. They also appreciated the town officials who came to stand guard. 。The common people are always easy to manipulate. They haven't cursed the town anymore, they just cry there. 。The deceased's father, feeling the weight of his loss and the irretrievable nature of death, rose to his feet to show respect to those who came to offer condolences. He offered a cigarette each to the Town Magistrate and Xiao Zheng. 。Guan Wenwei and Xiao Zheng both lit and smoked. 。Jin Hui walked up to Guan Wenwei and said, "Town Mayor Guan, tonight my fellow officials and I will be staying here." 。"But this funeral parlor is also rather deserted. Can we, a few cadres here, get some late-night snacks and have some rice wine?" In rural customs, it's acceptable and even expected to drink alcohol during funerals. It's believed to ward off evil spirits. Guan Wenwei said, "Anything allowed by custom is fine, just don't get too drunk!"
Jin Hui said, "Don't worry about that, we'll just warm our bodies up..." 。The town chief, there's nothing wrong here. 。You and Commissioner Xiao can go back now, we are in 。"The town head said: "For any matters, please contact by phone." 。Guan Wenwei and Xiao Zheng got back in the car and drove away from the funeral home. 。That night, Xiao Zheng didn't sleep well. The deceased's face kept appearing in his mind. 。He thought that such a tragedy should never happen again. 。Then the village must stop mining!
The next two days, the town has been busy dealing with the mining accident. 。The county requires the town to establish a specialized accident handling team, which will work together with the villages to do door-to-door service. 。Because the town had previously taken coercive measures, the people dared not resist. In the end, 300,000 yuan was paid in compensation for those killed, 100,000 yuan for those disabled, and less than 30,000 yuan for those injured who could be treated and recover. 。That's how the accident was handled. 。After the accident was handled, the county sent supervisory and safety supervision departments to conduct investigations. The first to be targeted was Deputy Mayor Jin Hui. Unexpectedly, the target of the investigation also included Xiao Zheng, who had once been a general staff member of the Safety Supervision Station. 。

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