Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 560 Questioning

The cold wind at night was a bit chilly, and the yellow leaves were flying and falling in front of his eyes, which made him feel sad for a moment.

Long Fuhai felt emotional. Today, he had to admit that he was old.

If he were a few years younger, he would never walk to this old guesthouse alone. Instead, he would choose to make a phone call and call the second-in-command to his office No. 1, fully demonstrating the authority of the top leader.

But now he has to admit that it is impossible for a person to always move up the ladder in his life, especially for a leading cadre, and it is impossible for him to be the top leader forever. He will retire, step down, or even come to a place where it is not conducive for him to wield power.

What is power?

Everyone has their own interpretation.

Long Fuhai's explanation is that power must be determined by constantly shifting positions.

For example, when you are in a meeting and everyone is sitting scattered around, you just need to wave your hand and ask everyone to sit in the middle.

Everyone will get moving, and once they are mobilized, the cadres' obedience will come out, fully demonstrating their dominant position. Everyone will understand that whoever has the final say in this meeting will have the final say.

Not only do he have to move positions frequently during meetings, but also in his daily work. Every certain number of years, he would ask the heads of the municipal bureaus, districts and counties to move positions and transfer them. In this way, the people below would understand who gave them their positions and would be in awe of him as the municipal party secretary.

Of course, there are people who oppose his behavior, and some even think that he is very domineering and wants to have the final say.

He did not deny that for those who just wanted to stay in one position and were unwilling to move, he would also follow their wishes and arrange a "good" position for them, where they would stay for more than ten years.

Because in the struggle for power, if you give in a little, others will take a little more. If you keep giving in, you will become an empty shell or even a joke, so the top leader must never make concessions.

As a result, disputes and contradictions arose.

The municipal party secretary is the top leader, so is the mayor also the top leader? To some extent, he should be.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

This has become an inevitable political event that occurs from time to time in various places. Who will make concessions in the end depends on the means used by each party.

Just like when he was mayor, facing the constant pressure, he could only resist.

However, he did not expect that his resistance would lead to successive victories, and eventually his camp would become stronger and more stable step by step.

From then on, I had no one to leave Tianzhou.

As the mottled guesthouse came into view, the myriad thoughts in Long Fuhai's mind returned to their place.

This is a guesthouse built in the 1970s. It is a bit out of date because a new national policy was decided the following year. It did not catch up with the first-class seats of the new era, otherwise it could be more luxurious.

A weathered incandescent lamp hung above the door. The dim light was barely noticeable against the grimy wall and couldn't even shine into the narrow door.

Footsteps were heard, and a man walked out of the black hole-like door. It was the person in charge of the guesthouse.

Long Fuhai couldn't remember the specific name, he only remembered that his surname was Huang. He had already worked in the guesthouse when he was the county magistrate. Long Fuhai didn't expect that it was still him after all these years.

"Secretary Long." Director Huang walked forward quickly with a smile and stretched out his hands.

"Hmm." Long Fuhai shook hands lightly with the other party, looked at the wrinkles on his face and asked, "Where does Comrade Ruijin live?"

Director Huang made way for him and said, "It's in Room 203. Can I take you up there now?"

Long Fuhai nodded slightly.

After knocking on Sha Ruijin's door, the first official fight, or game, between the top two leaders of Tianzhou began.

There are three places for normal cadre conversations, and these three places represent three conversation states.

First, it is discussed in a meeting in public, and this kind of place concerns the dignity of the leader and is a veritable battlefield of power, so you cannot give in an inch.

Second, when talking in the office, you can be formal or heart-to-heart. People tend to speak softer, and it is easy to reach an agreement on small differences, and big differences can also be discussed. It is a good place to exchange interests.

Third, it is home. Home is a person's harbor. As a host, you generally won't lose your temper, and guests can fully express their opinions, so you will naturally be more flexible. Many things can be settled by being polite to each other.

This was also the reason why he chose Sha Ruijin's guesthouse. He was making concessions himself and also hoped that Sha Ruijin would make concessions to him as a "guest".

However, he didn't expect that another guest in Sha Ruijin's room caught Long Fuhai off guard.

"Secretary Long, let me introduce you. This is Comrade Ye Mei, a reporter from the provincial capital. She was threatened by criminals at our Tianzhou Hotel a few days ago. For her safety, I specially invited her to stay at the guesthouse."

Only then did Long Fuhai remember that the guesthouse was also open to the public.

Long Fuhai smiled calmly and shook hands with Ye Mei, saying, "Comrade Ruijin, you have considered everything. I'm truly sorry, Comrade Ye Mei, it was an oversight on our part that frightened you."

Ye Mei wore a faint smile on her face and said calmly, "It's okay. I'm an adventurous person. The more dangerous the place, the more I want to go."

Hearing this, Long Fuhai's mouth twitched.

It can be seen that the reporter has already directed his criticism at him.

This Sha Ruijin really didn't give up any opportunity. He looked for foreign aid one after another. Did he want to break through Tianzhou's "Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair" from the outside?

wishful thinking!

Long Fuhai said, "Comrade Ye Mei is truly as capable as any man, but I still want to correct one thing. There are no dangerous places in Tianzhou. They are just a few petty thieves. We in Tianzhou can deal with them quickly."

Ye Mei concealed a needle in her soft brow as she said, "Secretary Long, you're exaggerating. I've asked Mayor Sha, and these three or two petty thieves haven't been apprehended yet. Do you think this exposes the capabilities of the relevant departments in Tianzhou? Or does it expose the extraordinary powers of these petty thieves?"

Then he explained, "I'm sorry, Secretary Long, you know, as a reporter, it's my job habit. I don't know how to beat around the bush when speaking. I hope you won't be angry."

Long Fuhai smiled calmly, "Comrade Ye Mei, I'm not that stingy, especially in front of a woman."

"Then could you please answer my question?"

Long Fuhai was stunned for a moment, his smile froze, and an expression of wanting to be angry but trying hard to suppress the anger changed across his face.

After so many years of running rampant in Tianzhou, when had he ever been questioned like this in person?

"Secretary Long, Reporter Ye, let's sit down and have a cup of hot water before discussing this issue." Seeing that something was not right, Sha Ruijin hurriedly asked the two to sit down.

The atmosphere eased a little after Sha Ruijin interrupted them.