But soon, a few lackeys started clapping their hands and shouting loudly.
"We firmly support the new President Wang Hu. Under your wise and powerful leadership, we will lead everyone to live a good life."
"What are you all still standing there for? Hurry up and welcome President Wang Hu to the position!"
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These people were shouting very happily. They were all the old captains who were left over from last time.
With them taking the lead, a few sporadic applause sounds were heard in the team they were in charge of.
As for the new captains, they kept their lips tightly shut and did not utter a word.
The people under their jurisdiction naturally followed suit and continued to remain silent.
Even the commune officials on the stage were in unison and refused to comment on the matter.
They are not stupid.
Although this time the river channel was destroyed and some crops were flooded.
But that was man-made and had little to do with Zhao Wei.
Who could have thought that there would be such evil people in this world, who would wantonly destroy the fruits of others' labor and trample on the personal and property safety of others.
Zhao Weiren had just disappeared for a few days when this appointment came down without even a transition period.
Everyone present felt bad.
When Zhao Wei was around, they had hope in their lives and could finally eat meat.
It can be said that the amount of meat they ate in this month was more than the total of the past three years.
They are not stupid. It is hard to say what the mountain goats did, but so many wild boars rushing into the village is something that their ancestors have never encountered in hundreds of years.
When the snow and frost accumulated in winter, Zhao Wei took a small group of people to hunt for the first time. It is said that he drove many wild beasts out of the valley by himself.
Everyone who went there at that time had a great harvest, and it is still talked about today.
But since everyone has benefited, they are naturally happy to pretend to be ignorant.
They will support whoever treats them well.
At this time, it is really uncomfortable for them to accept new leadership so quickly.
President Wang stood on the dirt platform, the tips of his leather shoes rubbing against the clods of earth. He changed his sitting position several times in a restless manner, as if there were nails on his butt.
Finally, he took out a tin cigarette box and took out a few loose cigarettes, but found that the commune secretary didn't even raise his hand. His outstretched hand was frozen in mid-air for a long time before he withdrew it awkwardly.
"I understand that everyone has their own ideas, but this is something that cannot be changed. The document above is written in black and white with a red seal. What do you want to do if you don't acknowledge it?"
He raised his voice suddenly, and his sleeve swept the enamel pot on the corner of the table.
"Comrade Zhao Wei has made achievements in his work, but now he has... our village affairs cannot stop..."
"President Wang!" A shout suddenly broke out from the crowd.
The old mason came out tremblingly, leaning on his walking stick, and beads of sweat stuck in his wrinkles rolled down the gullies into his collar.
"President Zhao is only missing, and we are still sending people to look for him. Can't we slow down this matter?"
Several young men stood up, one of them rolled up his sleeves and said fiercely, "President Zhao is in trouble, and no one knows if someone is deliberately doing something bad!"
"The most urgent task should be to investigate those who destroyed the river and built the dam privately. Who are they?"
"If you want to gain our approval, you have to catch the mastermind behind this. Otherwise, we will have to go to the town government and send someone else to take charge of the situation."
The commotion spread like wildfire, and the voices of the commune officials whispering to each other became louder and louder.
President Wang's face turned red, and he suddenly slammed the table: "This is a decision from above! How can you speak nonsense here..."
Before he finished speaking, a sudden and urgent noise came from outside the crowd.
"Make way... don't block the way... oh my... are you deaf?"
It was a strange man with sweat all over his forehead, riding a worn-out 28-inch bicycle, rushing into the venue at an angle, the bicycle bells ringing in panic.
He nearly fell when he jumped out of the car, and stumbled all the way to the platform, whispering something in Wang Hu's ear.
"Zhao Wei... I saw Zhao Wei in town, he's still alive..."
This news was like a bolt from the blue.
If this is true, then the appointment that they had tried so hard to obtain would naturally be invalidated.
How can people still be alive?
What went wrong?
Wang Hu could no longer remain calm, and did not care about the villagers' meeting. He said nothing and urged the man to take him to find Zhao Wei.
If possible, it would be best to intercept the person and kill him before anyone sees him.
Wang Hu already had the urge to kill.
He never expected that as soon as he stepped down from the stage, someone would suddenly grab his arm tightly.
The old stonemason had moved to the side of the platform at some point, and his bark-like hand clasped his wrist like an iron clamp: "Where are you... in such a hurry to go?"
"You summoned everyone here in a hurry, you can't just leave them alone, at least give them an explanation!"
Although I don't understand what happened, no matter how serious the incident was, there is no reason to just leave so many people behind and run away.
Wang Hu felt a piercing pain in his wrist that was held by the old stonemason. He subconsciously tried to pry open the fingers that were like dead branches, but found that these old bones had amazing strength.
Time at this moment was particularly important to Wang Hu. He really could not afford to waste any more time, so he used his official authority to scold.
"You old man, do you think you can control the leader's affairs?"
"If you delay my work, I will make you pay for it. Get out of my way!"
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