Chapter 1035

Mentions Fang Jingwen after the backup team, etc. Also mentions the idiom "thousands of troops and horses crossing a single-log bridge".

Mentions Zhang Jiangbo and Zhao Nanxing.

Mentions Chen Bo and Su Yang.

We can't just passively take a beating. I don't mind, because I just came to the county, many situations I'm not particularly familiar with, all projects were launched before I arrived. Moreover, I'm in charge of Cultivation Organization personnel, so if there's no problem there, it won't involve me. But every aspect here points to your name; this is almost certainly a deliberate plot against you.

Su Yang said: 'To respond to all changes with constancy. I've already thought of it; next, it's likely I'll be investigated, likely I'll be removed from office. I've already experienced this twice; another time doesn't bother me. However, just regarding Zhang Jiangbo and the Former County Magistrate, they probably don't have that much influence; forget it, let's not talk about this.'

What you just said is correct. Among all the team officials, you're in charge of Cultivation Organization personnel, so you're the least likely to suffer negative impact. So go to the city for a trip, try to distance yourself.

He says, "My infamy as this officialdom killer will be further confirmed."

Moreover, our county is at a critical stage of development; although there are various problems, they are basically man-made, so they haven't harmed the foundation of development. Going forward, even if I'm investigated or removed from office, as long as you're here, these projects can continue, and the common people will have hope.

It discusses Guantan Gou Zhen, college students, the bureaus, the heads and deputy heads of the county's various bureaus, and the punishment for returning illicit gains.

Mentions Vice County Magistrate Jiang Tao, Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary Qi Guohui, County Magistrate Zhao Nanxing, and Ma Su, as well as female cadres.

Mentions Bao Shuang, the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, and his uncle.

Mentions Zhao Nanxing again, Zhou Yanru, Hou Junlai, and Tong Guohua.

Mentions Hou Junlai, Su Yang, rural wild vegetables, and wine.

At the dinner table, Hou Junlai smoked one cigarette after another, his face looking increasingly grim. Zhou Yanru, meanwhile, ate his side dishes leisurely, as if nothing were wrong.

Su Yang naturally didn't speak first; he poured drinks for the two of them and filled a cup for himself. However, he didn't raise his cup, but instead poured the wine in his hand onto the ground: 'This cup of wine should be offered to the Earth God; we shouldn't drink while he watches.'

Mentions Old Zhou and Old Hou (nicknames for Zhou Yanru and Hou Junlai).

Having said that, he paused; in fact, there was one more thing he didn't say—namely, where it begins and where it ends. He also knew that these two hadn't been investigated yet because Tong Guohua was doing everything he could to protect them, but this was only temporary; in no more than two days, they would still be taken away.

That said, Hou Junlai's expression remained very heavy; he kept smoking nonstop, as if he regretted it and also felt unwilling.

Su Yang broke the silence again: 'We've at least worked together; we may not be bosom friends, but we can at least call ourselves friends. Now that things have come to this, nobody wants to see it.'

Many things I actually knew half a year ago; I just didn't want to face them, didn't want to face them, and to this day I still miss the early days when the whole team consisted of just the four of us.

I'm not greedy for power; rather, during that period, all decisions in the county were made without anyone tripping us up, without scheming or infighting. In just a month or so, we had nearly sorted out the county's work for the whole year, and the projects to be launched were put on the schedule.

Everyone united, giving Lieshan Xian a renewed vitality; even though the time was very brief, I still miss it deeply.

Mentions Su Yang, the common people, and all county cadres.

But some lids can't be kept sealed forever; even someone like me, a so-called officialdom assassin, wouldn't want to mention it, yet ultimately there are people behind the scenes fanning the flames.

Mentions Su Yang, the Provincial Committee, and the special case team.

Zhou Yanru heard these words and slapped down his chopsticks: 'Do you think we don't understand what you're saying? Do you think we don't want to be good officials? But born in this giant dye vat, in such an environment, if you don't follow their path to the bitter end, you'll never get ahead.'

I am like that, and Old Hou is also like that.

Do you think we had no ideals or ambitions when we were young? Do you think we, upon taking this position, only thought about greed and lust? No, absolutely not; we once wanted to lead a region's common people to prosperity, and we once hoped the common people would give us a thumbs-up.

Mentions Jingcheng, the Cultivation Dynasty Name (i. e., aristocratic clan), and Flower Field Town.

And you still talk about ideals, talk about ambitions?

Of course, if one has money, connections, and networks, who would want to go along with the crowd and get corrupted? Who would want to stain themselves together?

But my life has been worth it; 5 million is enough for my daughter to finish college in Australia, and also enough for her to find a stable job later and live out the rest of her life.

I'm already nearly fifty; a lifetime is but a fleeting autumn for grass and trees. If I can arrange my wife and daughter securely, and spend my own few decades in carefree ease, then even if I have to chew coarse grain in the second half of my life, I'll accept it.

And you, at this level, perhaps you can sweep aside everything; even if you overturn the entire bureaucracy, no one can do anything to you.

But don't forget: there are always people beyond people, heavens beyond heaven; one day, everyone you've offended will surely repay you tenfold or a hundredfold.

Mentions the former county magistrate.

After saying that, he raised the cup, drank the wine, flung the cup to the floor, and stormed out as the glass shattered with a clear ring.