Chapter 2 Who dares to raise his hand?
Mo Wu had a serious expression on his face as his eyes swept lightly across the faces of the participants. The People's Congress of the whole county will be held in March next year, and he will then move to the county government and serve as deputy county magistrate.
The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation and not cause any trouble before leaving office. However, a good drama was staged in front of the gate of the town government yesterday. Greenhouse vegetable farmers suffered huge losses due to fake and inferior seeds, and they collectively went to the town government to seek an explanation.
Mo Wu habitually clears his throat to attract other people's attention, which is equivalent to the subtext of "the meeting is in session now", and also reminds others to pay attention to the leadership.
The main leading members of the town party committee and government turned their attention to him.
He really enjoyed this kind of gaze. The small officialdom at the township level also had its charm. From the corner of his eye, he stared at Liu Jie's fair, tender and clear face, and a warm feeling rose in his heart.
Turning to his left side, Hu Jiao was discharged from the hospital today. His face was a little pale. He almost lost his life because of drinking.
This is Minister Hu's son and also the focus of County Party Committee Secretary Chen's eyes.
Although he has a strong background, Mo Wu doesn't take him seriously at all. No matter how knowledgeable you are, it is not as important as experience. No matter how strong your background is, you still need experience.
The dumplings in the teapot cannot be poured out. What a pity.
In theory, Hu Jiao is the third-ranked leader of the town party committee. Apart from him and Mayor Kang Longchen, no one is higher than him. But the reality is just the opposite. Hu Jiao is more theoretical than practical, and he is humble and trustworthy. He basically will not contradict him or Mayor Kang.
Mo Wu smiled gently at Hu Jiao: "Jiaojiao, are you okay?" In the entire leadership team, no one would call Hu Jiao by his title "Secretary Hu". He was the youngest member of the team, including the beautiful Liu Jie, who also called him by his nickname "Jiaojiao".
Hu Jiao shook his head and forced a smile, which was very forced and shy.
"Would you like to rest for a few more days? There's no urgent work right now anyway."
Yesterday, Hu Jianguo and his wife went back after giving them many instructions. Hu Jiao forced himself to smile in front of his parents, but he was extremely miserable in his heart. The grievances extremely painful. He couldn't scold him, beat him, see him, or drive him away. He was tormented day and night, and was exhausted both physically and mentally.
The most annoying thing is that I used to be able to hide my inner emotions easily, but now it is extremely difficult.
For example, if he is unhappy or unhappy, he will immediately start to curse, and all he can do is speak less or nothing, and it would be best if Xu Shu could join Cao's camp.
To outsiders, it seemed that Hu Jiao was just feeling unwell and looked a little listless. No one would have thought that he was possessed by a ghost, let alone that many new characteristics had already subtly infiltrated Hu Jiao's temperament at this time.
Hu Jiao rejected Mo Wu's kindness, and the latter didn't take it to heart. It was normal for young people to get drunk for the first time, and they would be able to adapt after a few days of recuperation. They had to go through tests to mature.
"The theme of today's meeting is to study the aftermath of the fake and inferior seeds of greenhouse vegetables in our town and the handling of the relevant responsible persons. Everyone has a report in their hands. Several of us secretaries held a meeting last night. Well, Jiaojiao is not here." As he spoke, he looked at Hu Jiao, intending to comfort him.
Hu Jiao didn't look up, focusing on the report in his hand, and said nonchalantly, "Let me take a look first."
Mo Wu frowned and glanced at Kang Longchen and the other two deputy secretaries. He saw that they all had surprised expressions on their faces. Obviously, no one had communicated with Hu Jiao privately.
As a rule, Hu Jiao would usually gently signal "no problem", and Mo Wu would continue to lead the meeting, express his main wishes, and then raise his hand to pass it, forming a formal document, and in this way, the work would be completed.
Could it be that Hu Jiao has some kind of relationship with the owner of the seed station?
Mo Wu paused, intending to ignore Hu Jiao's attitude, and continued speaking: "According to the results of the discussion among several of us secretaries, we plan to make a decision regarding this incident..."
Hu Jiao frowned and interrupted Mo Wu: "I haven't finished reading it yet."
His words made the atmosphere of the entire meeting very awkward. It was unprecedented for the No. 2 secretary to interrupt the leader while he was speaking, and his attitude and tone seemed particularly stiff, without any intention of easing up.
Could it be that Jiaojiao hasn’t woken up yet?
This was the speculation of all the participants, including Mo Wu.
Mo Wu was an old cadre after all, so he smiled cheerfully and said, "Jiaojiao, do you feel a little uncomfortable? If you have any opinions, let's discuss it in private."
Hu Jiao raised his head, the smile on his face was a little stiff, even shy, but his words were blunt: "Let me finish reading and then we can discuss it."
Several people hurriedly lowered their heads or looked around, no one dared to look at Mo Wu. The town's top leader was suddenly being held up, and the situation of being neither up nor down made the participants feel complicated.
The deputy secretary, who had always been well-behaved, gentle, humble and sincere, suddenly became aggressive, and this was in such a formal meeting.
Several people moved their lips, wanting to say something but afraid of offending others.
Mo Wu is the top leader, and it is no secret that he will become the deputy county magistrate next year. This is an administrative practice. The top leader of the Party Committee of the largest town is also a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee. It is common for him to serve as the deputy county magistrate for one term.
The other one is the son of the Organization Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. The county party secretary Chen Zhao was the minister’s former secretary. I heard that Minister Hu gave Secretary Chen a good scolding a few days ago.
If you offend Mo Wu, you will suffer now; if you offend Hu Jiao, you will suffer in the future.
A hint of red anger flashed across Mo Wu's serious face, and he turned his eyes to Kang Longchen.
Old Kang is fifty-six years old and will retire next year to enjoy his retirement. Ever since Mo Wu came, he has been living a life of contentment and basically, Mo Wu has the final say on everything.
Given the current situation, if he doesn't come out to smooth things over, today's meeting will probably cause big problems.
Anyway, Mo Wu's future direction has been determined, so helping him now might as well be considered a favor.
Lao Kang looked at Hu Jiao with a smile: "Jiao Jiao, look, so many people are waiting for you. How about we deal with the problem first and discuss it later?"
This is a bit of a bully. The problem has been solved. What is there to discuss? It seems that the old mayor is not kind.
Hu Jiao shook his head, "Has everyone seen it?"
As Mo Wu scanned the room, everyone nodded. Hu Jiao smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth. "I haven't finished reading yet."
Lao Kang looked at Mo Wu helplessly, then chuckled and said, "Then let's wait for Deputy Secretary Hu to finish reading it."
There was a slight emphasis on "Deputy Secretary Hu" in the tone of voice, and the meaning was very clear, which was to remind Hu Jiao not to get entangled in this matter.
The entire meeting room fell silent. Some people lowered their heads, while others pretended to study the reports in their hands carefully. Discipline was obviously better than usual, and even the sound of coughing was kept to a minimum.
Liu Jie frowned and looked at Hu Jiao, it was very weird.
Liu Bing, the director of the seed station, is her younger brother. He knows more about vegetable seeds than anyone else. Mo Wu gave Liu Bing a heads-up last night, meaning that he should take charge of the matter. Fortunately, the loss was not great, and the relevant compensation was paid by the County Agriculture Bureau.
After the storm has passed, Liu Bing will be transferred to the government office.
The provider of the fake and inferior vegetable seeds this time is Deputy County Magistrate Wang’s brother-in-law. If he is seriously investigated, he may have to bear part of the criminal responsibility, and then Deputy County Magistrate Wang, who is secretly in charge of agriculture, may be affected.
For Liu Jie, Mo Wu's arrangement was completely acceptable. Liu Bing was punished, and before Mo Wu left, he arranged for him to be the deputy director of the government office. His rank was not raised, but a solid path was laid.
Then Mo Wu did a favor to Wang Xin, and she and her brother did a favor to Mo Wu, and everyone was happy. Then the final loss was only the county's agricultural-related funds.
But what is Hu Jiao singing today?
Could it be that Minister Hu was behind this? Could it be that Deputy County Magistrate Wang had offended Minister Hu? These were not things that Liu Jie and her team could access.
Hu Jiao is very handsome. If he wasn't so gentle, he would at least have a heroic air. He has long eyebrows, narrow eyes, a straight nose, a round face at the top and a slightly protruding chin. This kind of face should indicate a stubborn and upright personality, but he usually smiles in a feminine way and speaks in a soft voice.
But Hu Jiao was not like that today. He was very serious. His smile was forced and hard. The corners of his mouth were twitching, and his eyes... were very powerful. This was Liu Jie's biggest intuition. It is said that women's intuition is very sensitive.
This is how Hu Jiao looks good. Liu Jie laughed secretly. Indeed, Hu Jiao had just pushed Mo Wu three times. He didn't say much and kept repeating himself, but his pushing was unpleasant. He looked at the report calmly, as if he hadn't done anything big.
Hu Jiao was calm, powerful, and peaceful, which made people confused. Mo Wu decided to see what tricks Hu Jiao played first.
For about five minutes, all the participants felt as if ten years had passed. The depressing and weird atmosphere was too depressing.
After Hu Jiao turned the last page, Mo Wu stopped talking and decided to wait and see what would happen.
After flipping through the report several times, Hu Jiao raised his eyebrows and asked, "That's it? Just this report? Who provided the vegetable seeds? How to determine the losses of the vegetable farmers? How to compensate for the delayed time? The person responsible here is Liu Bing. Did Liu Bing sign a contract with the person who provided the vegetable seeds? I remember that this greenhouse vegetable is the demonstration base of Deputy County Chief Wang."
The meeting room remained very quiet. After Hu Jiao finished his question, no one responded.
Hu Jiao smiled indifferently: "Okay, everyone keep quiet. Secretary Mo, please continue."
Mo Wu was still the same, smiling gently at Hu Jiao, "Then I will continue. In response to this incident, the town party committee has studied it and made relevant decisions. First, the director of the seed station, Liu Bing, was given a serious warning and criticized by the whole town. Second, the town government selected elite soldiers to form a joint team to conduct relevant measurements on the losses of vegetable farmers and come up with reasonable compensation standards. Third, the specific loss compensation will be borne by the county agricultural bureau. What do you think?"
After saying that, he looked at Hu Jiao, his eyes calm without any fluctuation.
Hu Jiao didn't say anything. He raised his chin, lowered his upper eyelids, and glanced at the people present.
The old mayor coughed twice and said, "I agree with the Party Committee's opinion."
This was a statement of position. According to the order, the last deputy mayor should make the statement, but this time the old mayor made the statement first, and the meaning was very clear.
Now that the old mayor has expressed his opinion, it is Hu Jiao's turn next, and then the process will proceed in reverse order until a resolution is reached and the work is done.
Hu Jiao didn't say anything. His current demeanor was a bit arrogant and indifferent. If he had a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, he would look a bit "social".
Mo Wu laughed out loud and asked, "Jiao Jiao, what do you think?"
Hu Jiao glanced at him sideways and drew a circle of participants with his finger: "Let them speak first."
Mo Wu nodded and looked over inquiringly. Most of them were members of the Party Committee. They were all silent, some drinking tea, some lowering their heads to touch cigarettes, or pretending to be in a trance.
In a situation like this, they usually have to be called out. Mo Wu shook his head gently. These guys are usually as well-behaved as grandchildren, but after Hu Jiao's fuss today, they all fell silent. Was he doing that on purpose?
Mo Wu felt very sympathetic towards his colleagues present here. It was not easy to get promoted. It was very difficult for a section-level cadre to move up to the next level, but it was very easy for the superiors to demote you.
Today's government agencies are bloated with staff, and the higher you climb, the fewer positions there are.
The middle-level cadres of the township departments are staring at the party committee positions like hungry dogs, and the county-level leaders above are starving wolves, starving wolves at the section-level positions. Anyone who makes a small mistake is likely to be punished and disappear without a trace.
Wang Chenggui is the deputy mayor and also the deputy secretary. He came from the county party committee office to gain experience. He had previously been the secretary of Liu Xingda, the deputy secretary of the county party committee. There are reports that Liu Xingda may become the secretary of another county during this term change. After all, his brother is a member of the municipal party committee standing committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, so he has some say.
Rising tides lift all boats. The county party committee means that the old mayor will retire to the second line, Wang Chenggui will take over, and Hu Jiao will take over Mo Wu's position of secretary. Anyway, both of them are in the same position, and both of them have the shadow of the municipal party committee standing committee behind them, so they don't want .
Once you have enough qualifications, you will be able to go wherever you want.
Wang Chenggui is an old official, having worked in the county party committee's secretariat for more than a decade, and has long been a very smart and eccentric person. He sees today's situation more clearly than anyone else.
Mo Wu was promoted to deputy county chief, and Hu Jiao was appointed secretary, also a member of the county party committee. Behind Mo Wu was the county chief Zuo Shanping, and the future also depended on Zuo Shanping's development. As for Zuo Shanping, he was a schoolmate of Li Bo, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee. In terms of closeness and distance, how could Mo Wu compare with Hu Jiao?
If Hu Jiao's performance today is not accidental, then he will definitely have a bright future in the future!
Because Wang Chenggui knew that the candidate for the next No. 2 secretary of the city would be Hu Jianguo. As for Li Bo, if he could win the position of executive vice mayor, there would still be hope. If not...
Wang Chenggui remained calm. When Mo Wu called his name, he answered very clearly, "Should we study it further?"
After saying that, he looked at Mo Wu, paused for two seconds, and then looked away.
After all, Mo Wu had a good relationship with him, and he had basically never made things difficult for him since he came to town. In return for his kindness, he reminded Mo Wu not to play by the rules.
Mo Wu lowered his eyes. He understood what Wang Chenggui meant. If this was a meeting of secretaries, everyone was familiar with each other, and no matter how much Hu Jiao contradicted him, it would be considered a family matter. But in front of so many town officials, Mo Wu couldn't afford to lose face.
If Hu Jiao was a new party secretary, it would be understandable for him to fight for the right to speak. If Hu Jiao had always performed so well, it would also be understandable.
The key point is that Hu Jiao is famous for his "sissy" personality. How could he bear being offended by such a weak scholar?
The young man should be taught a lesson. Even if he has a big tiger skin, he should not be so arrogant. Mo Wu's eyes turned with his thoughts and moved to the next deputy secretary Ma Yu. Mo Wu trusted this partner who could usually perform "crosstalk" with him.
"Old Ma, tell me your opinion."
Ma Yu didn't look up. He smiled and looked around, then said casually, "This incident has a bad impact. People have blocked the front door. We should act for the people and investigate and deal with it in a realistic manner. The Party Committee's opinions are worth referring to, but we need to do more investigation and research. We need to give an explanation to the county Party Committee and government, and to the general public. That's what I mean."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else lowered their heads. Some of them couldn't help but twitched their lips. Liu Jie still had a serious face. She inadvertently looked at Hu Jiao again. The other party was squinting his eyes and looking at her meaningfully.
Liu Jie was like a frightened little rabbit, her eyes jumped back to the table. How could Jiaojiao have that kind of look?
Mo Wu had talked to her about work several times, and when he listened to her reports, he looked at her with such ambiguous eyes, especially at several female-female parts of her body, as if they were being scanned by X-rays.
Mo Wu wanted to slam the table and curse, and glared at Ma Yu fiercely. He couldn't hold back his anger, so he lowered his voice, but his tone was very tough, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know how to speak!"
Ma Yu's cheeks kept twitching, and it was obvious that he was gritting his teeth to endure it.
Hu Jiao laughed out loud: "Raise your hand if you farted!"
Mo Wu looked up at the roof, his eyes seemed to want to stare through the roof, his chest heaving violently, but he still didn't believe it !
Then he raised his voice and said with a hint of shouting: "Everyone, raise your hands to vote! If you agree with the Party Committee's opinion, please raise your hands!"
Hu Jiao completely ignored Mo Wu's anger and said slowly, "Which bastard dares to raise his hand?"
