Sun Weiming spoke his mind openly, which made Fang Zhicheng feel a little cautious. He was just a section-level cadre, and it was obviously unwise to get involved in the disputes of the county committee. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If Fang Zhicheng accepted Sun Weiming's invitation, he would undoubtedly throw himself completely into the sinister officialdom struggle in Dongtai, which was contrary to his original intention of wanting to be alone and concentrate on attracting investment.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "County Magistrate Sun, I know what you mean. However, this matter is not up to me."
Sun Weiming shook his head and promised: "You don't need to make the decision on this matter. You just need to be the messenger and deliver the information to Secretary Song's desk and make sure that Secretary Song knows about it."
"I'll take the materials first." Fang Zhicheng sighed inwardly, it's not that simple. If he agreed to do this, he would inevitably be entangled in the struggle in the Dongtai County officialdom.
After leaving the county magistrate's office, Fang Zhicheng heaved a sigh of relief. The conversation with Sun Weiming just now seemed peaceful, but in fact it required a battle of wits and courage. He shook the materials and felt that his mood was not as heavy as he had imagined. He pretended to be unwilling to act as a matchmaker for Sun Weiming just now, but that was just a disguise.
There is an exchange of interests hidden in this. Sun Weiming's hidden intention is that you help me deliver this material to Song Wendi's desk. As for Luo Hui's difficulties, I will help you deal with it.
The reason why Song Wendi sent Fang Zhicheng to Dongtai was, on the one hand, to let him gain grassroots experience, and on the other hand, to infiltrate Dongtai County through him and further understand the dynamics of Dongtai.
In short, it was not Fang Zhicheng who was dragged into the water by Sun Weiming, but his boss Song Wendi who pushed Fang Zhicheng into the big pool of Dongtai. From a certain perspective, it was Fang Zhicheng's own responsibility to obtain this material about Meng Fanchao, the secretary of the county political and legal committee, and it was also the fundamental purpose of Song Wendi to transfer Fang Zhicheng to Dongtai.
The top two leaders of Dongtai County fought so fiercely that the government could not function properly. Many times, decisions were wrong and implementation was poor because of the disagreements between the top two leaders, which prevented them from forming a healthy whole. Qian Dechen, the top leader of Dongtai County, had a big fish behind him, the mayor Zhang Guoxin, and the struggle involved the city committee level.
After Fang Zhicheng returned to his office, he carefully read the materials of Meng Fanchao, the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, and found some shocking things. Meng Fanchao was a cadre promoted by Qian Dechen. The materials mentioned that when Meng Fanchao was promoted from deputy director of the Public Security Bureau to director, he was involved in buying an official position. Although it was not stated explicitly, it was implicitly pointed out that the seller was Qian Dechen, the county magistrate at the time.
Meng Fanchao was too confused. Once when he was drunk, he said that he had prepared 200,000 yuan to buy an official position, but he did not expect that he could buy the position with only 100,000 yuan. This was spread by word of mouth among the people of Dongtai and became a topic of conversation on the streets.
In fact, buying and selling official positions is already an unspoken rule in most local governments. If the lower-level officials want to climb up, who wouldn't try to get in touch with the superiors? The prevailing trend has made it a common occurrence. It was just that Meng Fanchao was too arrogant and spoke out after drinking.
The phenomenon of buying and selling official positions is particularly evident in Dongtai County, especially in the townships below. Many positions have clear price tags. If you want to move from deputy section level to section level, you need at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. After Song Wendi took office, he once cracked down on this bad behavior, but it was still a temporary solution.
Secondly, another major charge against Meng Fanchao is that he colluded with local forces to form an evil interest group, which seriously endangered the stability and security of Dongtai County society.
The materials pointed out that Meng Fanchao had a close relationship with Dongtai tycoon Wang Tong. Wang Tong was ostensibly a liquor distributor, but in fact he made a living by smuggling and selling fake liquor. He also kept nearly 200 young models with socialite Hong Jing, and provided special services to celebrities and wealthy people in entertainment venues across the country.
Fang Zhicheng read it twice and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought to himself that although there was no evidence in many places in this material, it was still very credible. It was obvious that Sun Weiming had been preparing for this for a long time. Now he just hoped to make a big hit and defeat Meng Fanchao, and then make Qian Dechen's position difficult to maintain.
However, if such materials were handed over to Song Wendi, it was obviously still lacking, so Fang Zhicheng took out a red pen and began to circle and dot on the materials. As a secretary for Song Wendi, Fang Zhicheng still needed to filter the information for Song Wendi and help him judge the usable value of this material.
The next day, there was no news from the government that Wang Chong and Xie Mengmeng were going to be fired. It was obvious that Sun Weiming had suppressed the matter. He called it letting Qi Yun intervene in the investigation, but it was actually just a delaying tactic. After the rumors died down, the matter would be forgotten.
However, the responsible Qi Yun still made a phone call and asked in detail about the actual relationship between Wang Chong and Xie Mengmeng. Fang Zhicheng then reported the whole story to Qi Yun. Qi Yun was Fang Zhicheng's old boss. The appearance of Luo Hui changed Qi Yun's responsibilities. Naturally, she did not have much good feelings towards Luo Hui, and believed that what Fang Zhicheng said was true. So she quickly formed a report and handed it to several deputy county heads, believing that the incident was caused by Yan Hao's unreasonable behavior and that the Merchants Group should not bear the corresponding responsibility.
Qi Yun made a very appropriate analogy. If a vicious dog ran into the house and bit a family member for no apparent reason, would people have to apologize to the vicious dog
As for Luo Hui, he was naturally very angry, but there was nothing he could do. Sun Weiming didn't want to deal with the matter at all. Luo Hui had no way to make a big deal out of it and could only pretend that it had never happened.
Yan Hao made a fuss about this matter, and his family's dirty laundry was exposed, and he got nothing in return. Xie Mengmeng used this as an excuse to submit a divorce agreement, and after the two signed, they became strangers.
On Friday, Fang Zhicheng rushed back to Yinzhou with the materials given to him by Sun Weiming. He first bought some side dishes at the vegetable market, and then came to the villa where Song Wendi lived. After ringing the doorbell, the nanny Xiaoyan came over to open the door. Seeing that it was Fang Zhicheng, she was slightly startled, and then smiled and put her finger to her lips.
Fang Zhicheng realized that there should be a guest inside, so he shook the plastic bag in his hand. Xiaoyan pointed in the direction of the kitchen and took Fang Zhicheng in quietly. When Fang Zhicheng passed by the living room, he saw Wenfeng standing by the window, holding her cell phone and making a call. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that Xiaoyan was so nervous, because it turned out that the hostess was at home.
Xiaoyan is very natural in front of Song Wendi, but she is very respectful to Wenfeng. This is mainly because Song Wendi and Wenfeng have different personalities. Song Wendi is humble and Wenfeng is impatient, so Xiaoyan is naturally more afraid of Wenfeng.
Seeing Fang Zhicheng bought a lot of food, Xiaoyan smiled sweetly and said, "Brother Cheng, uncle told me last time that you shouldn't bring so many dishes next time you come."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand, unbuttoned his sleeves, and said with a smile, "How can I always come here to eat for free?"
After he finished speaking, he heard footsteps behind him. It turned out that Wen Feng heard voices in the kitchen and came over. Seeing that it was Fang Zhicheng, she said indifferently: "It turned out to be Xiao Fang. I wondered who it was!"
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Mayor Wen, I saw you were on the phone just now, so I didn't say hello to you."
Wen Feng nodded. She was obviously impressed by Fang Zhicheng. She said, "Leave the kitchen matters to Xiaoyan. You don't have to be here."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hands quickly and said with a smile: "I bought the dishes. I already have a recipe in mind for how to cook them. I'll do it."
Seeing that Fang Zhicheng insisted, Wenfeng stopped persuading him, looked at him deeply, and turned to go to the living room.
Wenfeng has this kind of personality. In the eyes of others, she is a little too arrogant, but Fang Zhicheng doesn't think so. In fact, Wenfeng's personality can be regarded as simple and she is not very good at communicating with strangers.
In about an hour, Fang Zhicheng cooked four dishes and a soup. After Song Wendi pushed the door open, she saw Fang Zhicheng wearing an apron and carrying a soup pot to the table. She shook her head and scolded him with a smile, "A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. You, Fang, are probably going to be a nobody for the rest of your life."
Chapter 0210: Impatience can ruin big plans
After dinner, Wenfeng reached out to wipe her lips with a tissue and went upstairs. Fang Zhicheng and Song Wendi were watching TV news in the living room. Yinzhou TV's news programs were becoming more and more distinctive, focusing on major issues of people's livelihood, especially the "News Girls Help You" column, which was very successful and won unanimous recognition from the people.
The TV news was about a conflict between neighbors. The two families were cousins. The cousin's family was better off, so their yard was particularly large and decorated very luxuriously. The cousin's wife was jealous and couldn't stand the neighbor's luxurious house, so she threw bricks at the neighbor's house every two or three days, making the cousin's yard messy and miserable.
Fang Zhicheng originally thought that Song Wendi would be more interested in current affairs, but he did not expect that she would be so interested in reading family stories. Song Wendi peeled an orange, put a slice into her mouth, and said softly, "Xiao Fang, if you have such a bad neighbor, what would you do?"
Fang Zhicheng held his chin and thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "If it were me, I might consider moving. Conflicts will always exist. With such a bad neighbor, even if he is willing to restrain himself now, I am afraid that he will still cause trouble in the future. Since my cousin has a certain amount of financial strength, why not stay away from him?"
Song Wendi waved his hand and smiled faintly, "What you said makes sense, but it's too troublesome to implement. Since my cousin has decorated his house so magnificently, he must want to live there for a long time. How can my cousin's family swallow this anger if he moves out? And when encountering a problem, the first reaction is to try to avoid it. This is not the best choice after all."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and nodded, "I am shallow. Boss, what do you think we should do?"
Song Wendi chewed a piece of orange peel and said softly, "My cousin should be more low-key. You don't have to show off your wealth. If you decorate your house to the same level as your neighbors, then you won't attract the jealousy of your neighbors. People should be good at being humble and not be too competitive, otherwise it will be counterproductive."
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that Song Wendi had hit the nail on the head. His cousin's jealousy was one reason, and his cousin's flaunting of wealth was another. He sighed, "But I'm afraid my cousin wouldn't agree. Everyone wants to show off their wealth. If they live well, they want to show it off and make themselves the object of envy..."
Song Wendi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. If my cousin can't figure out the reason behind this, I'm afraid he will suffer some losses in the end."
At this point, the news program has come to an end. The news girl brought the community mediator to do ideological work for the two families. In front of the camera and everyone, the cousins each took a step back. The cousin's family promised not to cause trouble again, and the cousin's family also promised not to care about the previous matter.