Chen Shaoping came out of Li Yixiang's office. Li Songbo was already waiting to talk to Li Yixiang in the secretary's office opposite.
Chen Shaoping walked in, and Li Songbo, who was ashen-faced, stood up and looked at Chen Shaoping with a look of distress.
Chen Shaoping stretched out his hands to shake hands with Li Songbo tightly. The two just nodded without saying much.
Li Songbo's palms were cold, as if he had a serious illness.
Li Songbo walked into Li Yixiang's office. Chen Shaoping stood in Huo Zhenghua's office for a minute or two, then turned and walked outside.
Huo Zhenghua caught up with him in small steps, whispered: "Director Chen", and then handed over a box of good cigarettes.
Chen Shaoping hesitated for a moment, then nodded and took it.
As soon as Chen Shaoping walked under the county party committee building, Yang Dongjin hurried over from the government office building again to talk to Chen Shaoping.
"Director Chen, what's going on with Bureau Li? Why was he transferred from chief to deputy?" Yang Dongjin asked curiously while passing the cigarette.
Officialdom is the place with the least secrets in the world.
The news that Li Songbo was transferred from chief to deputy had already spread to everyone in just one hour.
When Chen Shaoping heard Yang Dongjin's words, he felt that Yang Dongjin was gloating about his misfortune.
"According to the wishes of the municipal party committee, there is no big problem in the internal adjustment of the team!" Chen Shaoping said calmly.
Yang Dongjin immediately heard the displeasure in Chen Shaoping's tone, and quickly said: "Alas... Director Li is such a good person, what a pity!"
After all, Yang Dongjin was in the same circle, and he had also helped Chen Shaoping a lot. Chen Shaoping didn't want to go too far, so he lowered his voice and said: "The Haicheng Lake development project is a hot potato. Director Li is the first one. Next I'm afraid the only one is me..."
In fact, Yang Dongjin knew very well about Li Songbo's transition from chief to deputy. When he heard Chen Shaoping say this, he still looked shocked and said quickly: "Director Chen, you can't... We all have the possibility, but only You can't!"
Chen Shaoping shook his head and was not prepared to say anything more to Yang Dongjin on this matter. He changed the subject and said, "I will arrange a toast to Director Li tonight, Shan Meiyuan!"
At 4:30 in the afternoon, Chen Shaoping and Li Songbo arrived at Shanmei Garden in advance and chose the No. 1 courtyard.
According to Chen Shaoping's suggestion, a new road was opened in the small single-family courtyard behind Shanmei Garden. You can drive in alone and no longer go through the main entrance of Shanmei Garden.
In the small courtyard No. 1, Chen Shaoping made a pot of good tea and drank it slowly with Li Songbo.
Li Songbo was in a low mood, and his whole person gave people a lifeless feeling.
Chen Shaoping said a few words, but nothing aroused Li Songbo's emotions, so Chen Shaoping simply changed the tea to wine and asked Zhong Xiaomei to serve some side dishes to go with the wine in advance.
After three glasses of wine, Li Songbo finally felt relieved.
"I thought I could be promoted to the position of deputy county magistrate, and then work until I retire, and I would have no regrets in this life. Unfortunately, God's calculations are not as good as those of others... What a pity..."
Li Songbo drooped his head, with a mocking smile on his face.
"Director Li, your position transfer has a lot to do with me. If I hadn't been pulling you to work on the Haicheng Lake development project, you wouldn't have ended up like this..."
Chen Shaoping picked up the wine glass, and Li Songbo smiled bitterly: "Shaoping, I can't blame you for this! We are all right. What is wrong is this era and this society!"
Chen Shaoping nodded silently and agreed with Li Songbo's statement in his heart.
"Secretary Li has been extremely kind to me. I know the opinion of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee is that I should go to the county CPPCC. It was Secretary Li who insisted on protecting me..." Li Songbo held the wine glass, his wrist was shaking a little, he coughed, and then Then he said: "I'm very satisfied, really! I think back then, I was just an ordinary policeman at the Mengchuan Town Police Station. If Director Zhang Gui hadn't taken us to Renli Town, if we hadn't met Secretary Li of the County Party Committee... All I can do is survive until I become a deputy director and then retire..."
Li Songbo's voice was choked, his eyes were red, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then continued: "Director Zhang Gui is my noble person, Secretary Li is my noble person, and you, Shaoping, are also my noble person... …I have so many noble people, I feel very satisfied…”
Speaking of this, Li Songbo grinned and suddenly cried.
"Zhang, Director Zhang Gui has left us forever. I, I miss him very much now... I miss him so much!" Li Songbo said while crying.
Chen Shaoping's emotions were also infected by Li Songbo, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red. He thought of Zhang Gui's voice and smile, as well as all the past events in Renli Town.
Now that I think about it, everything seems to have happened yesterday, but in fact, almost two years have passed.
Li Songbo was in a bad mood. When others arrived, he was already half drunk.
We agreed to have dinner at 6:30 in the evening, but Luo Wenqiang, who was about to take office as the director of the Public Security Bureau at 7 o'clock, had not arrived yet. Although he had called twice to explain the situation, he was really troubled by a difficult matter.
Chen Shaoping was the host. Zhou Guangming, full-time deputy secretary of the county party committee, Zhang Junming, director of the Finance Bureau, He Yanlai, director of the organization department of the county party committee, and Yang Dongjin, director of the government office and secretary of the Chengguan Town Party Committee, were all present, so everyone did not wait for Luo Wenqiang.
Luo Wenqiang did not attend, which aroused Li Songbo's already bad mood. He thought that Luo Wenqiang had begun to show off as a new official and would not give him Li Songbo face...
Halfway through the banquet, Luo Wenqiang hurried over. When he came in, he apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I'm late. I'll punish myself. I'll punish myself with three drinks!"
After Luo Wenqiang finished speaking, he poured himself three glasses of wine and drank it down.
Chen Shaoping knew Luo Wenqiang's character and didn't care about it, but at this moment, Li Songbo was already half drunk and his mood was not right.
Every time Luo Wenqiang took a bite of food, he immediately toasted to Li Songbo: "Li Bureau, brother, you are late, I will give you this glass of wine to make amends!"
Li Songbo stood up unsteadily holding the wine glass, "Luo Ju, don't say that, I will be your deputy from now on, please take good care of me!"
Li Songbo's words were thorny. After hearing this, Luo Wenqiang said quickly: "Li Bureau, you are my big brother. I respect you in my heart. No matter what position you are, you will always be my big brother!"
After hearing this, Li Songbo felt even more uncomfortable and sneered: "Yes, I am your deputy big brother!"
Chen Shaoping frowned and was about to stand up and say a few words to smooth things over. At this time, there was a knock on the door. Huo Zhenghua opened the door, and then Li Yixiang walked in from the outside.
