Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 526 The Story of the Transportation Department

The sun shines on the earth, white smoke drifts from the tall coal cooling towers, and the decaying steel city, like an old man on his deathbed, breathes again with his last breath.

In the municipal party committee compound, Qi Tongwei walked from the small red building to the party and government building, and He Anxia also went out at the right time.

The two said hello.

Qi Tongwei asked about the conversation last night, and He An was very pleased with himself. "Although I can't compare to a young man like you, it's still easy for me to deal with some elderly people."

"Don't be careless. We're new here. Although we have the advantage of the right position, we don't have the advantage of the location." Qi Tongwei pursed his lips. "Especially since Secretary Lin hasn't expressed his stance yet, let's take it easy. I heard he's quite upright."

He Anxia shook his head, disapproving. "Integrity? Which cadre wasn't upright before being investigated? I've seen plenty. Last night, several comrades called me after returning home and said that this deputy secretary had a bad reputation."

Qi Tongwei smiled and shook his head.

He didn't believe that group of people had any good intentions. He was the only one who was in a friendly mood last night. So what was the purpose of the rest of the people telling He Anxia these things?

I'm afraid they are just thinking like the snipe and the clam are fighting each other.

Unfortunately, this group of people didn't know that He Anxia was not a trickster, and Qi Tongwei would not be fooled by their little tricks.

"It's still unknown whether our Deputy Secretary Lin is honest or not, but those people you mentioned cannot be trusted."

He Anxia smiled: "Tongwei, it's not easy. We finally have a disagreement. How about we make a bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

"Let's bet on whether this Deputy Secretary Lin is as they say, a hypocritical scoundrel on the outside but a whore and a thief behind the scenes. Let's bet on a meal."

Qi Tongwei laughed and said, "No gambling!"

"?, No! Aren't you very confident?"

"I don't believe what they say, but I didn't say who this Deputy Secretary Lin is."

"you…."

Speak of the devil, and here he comes. As he was speaking, the door of the Little Red Building No. 3 opened at the right time.

Seeing He Anxia, ​​Qi Tongwei, and Lin Gangjian, they were also stunned for a moment, and then they realized that they had been in a daze in their sleep and forgot that the top two leaders had already moved into their small red building, and his succession had become a dream.

If I had known this would happen, I should have gone out sooner or later instead of running into it.

At this point, Lin Gangjian had no choice but to put on a professional smile and go forward to say hello.

"Comrade Anxia, ​​Comrade Tongwei, good morning."

He Anxia, ​​Qi Tongwei responded:

"Good morning, Comrade Gangjian."

"Good morning, Secretary Gangjian."

Lin Gangjian asked: "Comrade Anxia, ​​Comrade Tongwei, since you've just arrived in Beishan City, are you used to sleeping here?"

He Anxia said: "It's okay"

Qi Tongwei also replied: "It's very good. I heard that our place has the best scenery in Beishan City and a long history."

Lin Gangjian smiled and said, "So Comrade Tongwei already knows the history of our little red building?"

"I know. I heard it from my comrades."

Facing He Anxia's inquiring gaze, Qi Tongwei repeated what Xu Lian said last night.

He Anxia grew up in a wealthy family and was not sensitive to where he lived, so he did not realize that as a department-level cadre, his housing exceeded the standards.

In fact, it is normal for leading cadres at the municipal level to live in villas, so it is not surprising.

After listening to Qi Tongwei's story, Lin Gangjian asked again: "Comrade Tongwei, since someone told you the history of the Little Red Building, have you heard any rumors about it?"

"I heard."

"What do you think?"

"I think it's nonsense. How could we, communist fighters, be defeated by such feudal superstition?"

Lin Gangjian said leisurely: "That's not necessarily true. Just because you don't believe something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Let me tell you a case. Our Hanjiang Transportation Department was originally built opposite the Artillery Academy. In 1983, Zeng Guangyuan, the first director of the Transportation Department, always had nightmares. Being proficient in feng shui and numerology, he looked for the cause and later discovered that it was caused by two cannons from the opposite Artillery Academy pointing at the Transportation Department.

So he asked the leaders of the Artillery Academy to move the two cannons away. The leaders of the Artillery Academy said that if he wanted to move the two cannons, he would have to pay one million!

One million in 1983 was no small sum. How could Zeng Guangyuan possibly come up with it? So the matter was left unresolved. Three years later, Zeng Guangyuan was investigated and removed from office. Rumors circulated at the time that he was struck off his horse by two cannons fired from the opposing side.

He Anxia smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence."

Lin Gangjian also laughed, "Yes, many people also said it was a coincidence.

This brings us to the next few directors.

The second director, Zhang Kongtong, was also superstitious about this. On the second day after taking office, he went to visit the leader of the Artillery Academy and agreed to give him five million. However, the leader of the Artillery Academy raised the price this time and asked for twenty million.

How could Zhang Kongtong come up with the money, and under what pretext? Ultimately, there was no way out; the negotiations fell through, and the price of that failure was that he was also dismissed before he even completed his term.

He Anxia was slightly moved. This was too much of a coincidence, but he still insisted on his own thoughts. "Comrade Gangjian, since the reform and opening up, many of our leading cadres have long been blinded by this glamorous world. Let alone two terms, even three or four terms of corruption are not uncommon."

Lin Gangjian just smiled when he heard this, and continued, "Yes, Comrade Anxia, ​​what you said is indeed correct, but it's not too late for you to express your opinion after you listen to me finish the story.

As you guessed, the third term was also overthrown because he could not afford the price. The year was 94, and with the deepening of reform, the Ministry of Transport became wealthy.

I've forgotten the name of the fourth Director of the Transportation Department, but I think his surname was An. Director An was a man of great courage. He immediately allocated 20 million yuan from the Transportation Department as a construction fund for the Artillery Academy. The Artillery Academy was also very trustworthy and changed its direction.

"What's the result?" He Anxia asked curiously.

"It's better to lose money than to suffer disaster. Director An naturally served his full term safely. I heard he's now retired to a vice-provincial level position."

Looking at the stunned He Anxia, ​​Lin Gangjian continued, "It's not over yet. Maybe you still think it's a coincidence. With so many directors down, the higher-ups will definitely send a few upright people to break the superstition.

But you certainly can't explain what happened next.

After Director An took office, the Department of Transportation welcomed its fifth director.

When they learned that the director of the Transportation Department had been changed, the Artillery Academy used the same old trick again and pointed the cannon at the Transportation Department. The fifth director was immediately frightened and hurried to the Artillery Academy to ask: Why did you turn the cannon back again?

The Artillery Institute said: "It's very simple to transfer, just pay 20 million!"

He Anxia was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "This is just banditry. Did he give it to the fifth director?"