"Dad." Zhao Tiancheng saw Zhou Jingguo hurriedly spoke in the crowd, and even ran happily to Zhou Jingguo.
Zhou Jingguo looked Zhao Tiancheng up and down.
He was frightened. When he received the news from Liu Hechang, he thought something had happened to his son. After all, Zhao Tiancheng loved to hang out with Wu Weimin, and most of the troubles were caused by both of them.
"Dad, I'm fine."
Zhao Tiancheng looked at the way Zhou Jingguo looked at him and immediately trembled with excitement.
Even though he is already in his twenties, the relationship between father and son is good, and he feels that he has not grown up yet in front of Zhou Jingguo.
Zhou Jingguo was still very shrewd. Seeing that Zhao Tiancheng was really fine, he shifted his gaze to the people in the cafeteria. With so many people gathered, it looked like a sea of black heads, which was quite impressive at first glance.
"What is this? Why are you all gathered here?"
Zhou Jingguo always accuses people of something.
"Dad, we are all waiting for comrades from the County Public Security Bureau. We are all witnesses to Wu Weimin's death. We are all witnesses. We have to wait for the public security comrades to finish taking our statements before we can leave." Zhao Tiancheng saw that Zhou Jingguo scolded him without knowing anything, so he glanced at Qin Qingman carefully and quickly took the initiative to explain.
Zhou Jingguo: ...What's wrong with his son? Why is he afraid of speaking?
"Even if there are witnesses, there are too many of them. It will not look good with so many people gathered together. Just leave a few people who know the situation to receive the public security comrades, and everyone else should disperse." Zhou Jingguo is a person in power. He knows that when there are too many people, there will be more gossip. He doesn't want anyone to take the opportunity to say something.
After hearing what Zhou Jingguo said, some of the employees and educated youth in the crowd looked at Qin Qingman.
Wan Mingxi's family and some people who are timid or have a good life plan to leave.
Zhou Jingguo was the director of the Revolutionary Committee of the commune. The commune not only governed Hongqi Town, but also two other towns, including Hongqi Farm. Although Zhou Jingguo's rank as director was the same as Zheng Anguo of Kaoshantun, the special nature of his position gave him more say.
After all, everyone is afraid of being labeled in this era.
Qin Qingman looked at Zhou Jingguo with a look of deep thought in her eyes.
She knew about the existence of such a special position as the Revolutionary Committee since she entered this era, but when she really faced it, she still felt the arrogance and domineering of this group of people, especially Zhou Jingguo.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Qin Qingman knew that the other party was a guy who used chicken feathers as a token of authority.
This kind of person is not easy to deal with.
Use Chairman Mao's quotations to deal with him. He makes a living from this and may be able to recite it better than she does.
If we use the law, the other party will definitely bring up politics.
The only thing Qin Qingman is thankful for now is that she was born into a good family. Her original parents left her a good background of poor middle peasants. Otherwise, the other party would not have paid any attention to her at all, but would have directly put a big hat on her.
Haven’t you noticed that everyone with a bad background in the crowd has fallen silent?
Even Zhou Bangguo, the deputy director of the farm, remained silent. This shows that in the eyes of the people, no one dared to offend or could afford to offend the Revolutionary Committee.
Just as Qin Qingman was thinking about how to deal with the situation, Zhou Jingguo's gaze moved to Qin Qingman's face, "Are you Comrade Qin Qingman?" Zhou Jingguo had heard this name not only from Liu Hechang, but also from Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang.
The commune's women's director will be replaced next year, and Qin Qingman is the candidate jointly recommended by Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang.
Zhou Jingguo was dissatisfied with Qin Qingman.
His dissatisfaction was not because of meeting Qin Qingman, but because he was satisfied when he knew that Qin Qingman was going to run for the position of director of women's affairs.
Because he had long been optimistic about the candidate for the commune's women's director and had long wanted to replace her with his favorite person when the term came to an end. However, Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang reached out their hands quickly, so quickly that before he could even report the name of the person he favored, Qin Qingman's name fell on the desk of the commune secretary.
Judging from her resume, Qin Qingman, who is too young, does not have an advantage in the election.
But Qin Qingman not only married a good man, she also saved people and caught traffickers at the county railway station, and even persuaded the victims to cherish their lives. Such achievements made Qin Qingman get a lot of attention in the county government departments, and of course their commune also knew about it.
In this way, Qin Qingman greatly increased her chances of winning when she ran for the commune's women's director.
Zhou Jingguo originally thought that he might be able to think of a way to stop Qin Qingman from running for election, but before he could come up with a solution, Qin Qingman actually caught a fake police officer at Hongqi Farm today.
They arrested the fake police officer and seized his gun.
This is a big case, and solving such a big case would bring great credit. If Qin Qingman could really gain credit again, her position as the women's director of the commune would be absolutely secure.
At this critical moment, Zhou Jingguo couldn't do anything too shameful. So, Zhou Yi was anxious, so he came to meet Qin Qingman in person.
Of course, Zhou Jingguo is a shrewd man, and he will not make Qin Qingman unhappy or show off his power right away. He still has to do the necessary face-saving work.
When they met for the first time, he did not show any special enthusiasm towards Qin Qingman, nor was he too cold, he just treated her as normal.
Zhou Jingguo thought that he had hidden his hostility towards Qin Qingman very deeply. Of course, he also looked down on Qin Qingman's age and thought that Qin Qingman was lucky to have good luck one after another. There was nothing wrong with his tone and expression when he spoke to Qin Qingman.
But who is Qin Qingman?
She was a person who had worked her way up from the bottom to the top of the pyramid in later life. She immediately noticed something unusual from the subtle changes in Zhou Jingguo's eyes.
Zhou Jingguo was hostile to her.
Although Qin Qingman didn't know why Zhou Jingguo, whom she had never met before, was hostile to her, she still guessed it a little, so she answered Zhou Jingguo's words appropriately, "Hello, comrade, I am Qin Qingman, Qin Qingman from Kaoshantun."
In that era, it was popular to introduce the name of one's hometown in the newspaper, and Qin Qingman followed the local customs.
"Hello, Comrade Qin Qingman, my name is Zhou Jingguo, and I am the director of the commune revolutionary committee." Zhou Jingguo was quite polite to Qin Qingman.
But this scene shocked many people present.
At least the Wan family members who were planning to sneak away stayed.
Something was not right. No matter how they looked at it, they felt that Zhou Jingguo, the director of the commune's revolutionary committee, was a bit polite to Qin Qingman. This was very unusual. Zhou Jingguo would never treat an ordinary person like this. Could it be that Qin Qingman was hiding some extraordinary identity?
What to do?
Wan Mingxi looked at his son Wan Liang in bewilderment.
Wan Liang was in deep thought and also in a dilemma. He knew, of course, that none of them could afford to offend Zhou Jingguo, the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and he was also afraid of the power in the other's hands. But if Qin Qingman could make Zhou Jingguo look up to her, then didn't it mean that Qin Qingman had the capital to be looked up to?
He is now in a hurry to hug someone's thighs, but he may not be able to hug Liu Hechang's thighs. If Qin Qingman's thighs are thick enough, he doesn't mind hugging her.
After all, they are cousins.
Wan Liang's face was full of struggle, but he finally stayed in the crowd without moving.
Since the others haven't left yet, there's no need for him to be the first one to show up. He can just stay and see how the situation develops. There might be unexpected benefits.
The Wan family stayed in the crowd, and those who had originally wanted to leave after hearing Zhou Jingguo's words also hesitated and stayed. They had the same idea as Wan Liang, and they also noticed Zhou Jingguo's politeness to Qin Qingman.
People with limited vision saw Zhou Jingguo's politeness towards Qin Qingman, but only Qin Qingman herself felt Zhou Jingguo's hostility towards her.
"Comrade Zhou Jingguo, hello. I heard our brigade secretary Zheng Anguo mention you. You have outstanding work ability and are fair and just. You are a good leader."
Qin Qingman extended her hand and shook hands with Zhou Jingguo.
The first half of her sentence did not deceive Zhou Jingguo, but the second half was just fabricated to flatter Zhou Jingguo.
Ever since Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang intended to use the position of women's director to avoid a scandal in Kaoshantun, the two of them regarded Qin Qingman as a colleague they were going to work with. They were worried that Qin Qingman did not understand the situation in the commune and made a wrong judgment or offended someone, so they both told Qin Qingman about the situation in the commune.
The commune secretary was a fair and just person with a firm political stance and a good family background.
If there hadn't been a commune secretary in charge of the commune, their Hongqi Town wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now.
Although this achievement was due to the efforts of Zheng Anguo, Qian Xiangyang and others, as well as the integrity of the commune secretary, it made Zhou Jingguo, the director of the Revolutionary Committee, very unhappy. Which commune was not busy with struggles, but why did their commune have to work hard every day? Zhou Jingguo was not satisfied.
Zhou Jingguo did not dare to target the commune secretary, so of course he would find fault with Zheng Anguo, Qian Xiangyang and other guys who were doing practical work.
Of the nine positions in the commune, except for the accountant, cashier and custodian who had little power, Zhou Jingguo and Zheng Anguo each held half of the remaining six positions.
The change of women's director is the key point of contention between the two sides.
Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang were determined to pass the position of director of the Women's Department to someone with like-minded ideas, and Zhou Jingguo was also determined to fight for it. From the moment they decided to let Qin Qingman be the director of the Women's Department, Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang spoke frankly to Qin Qingman.
So as soon as Qin Qingman judged that Zhou Jingguo was hostile to her, she immediately understood the key point.
While shaking hands with Zhou Jingguo, he was also testing Zhou Jingguo.
Sure enough, when Zhou Jingguo heard Zheng Anguo's name, he shook hands with Qin Qingman with a little more force.
It seems that the two sides are indeed at odds with each other.
Zhou Jingguo smiled at Qin Qingman, showing the appearance of a good leader, "Comrade Qin, Comrade Zheng Anguo is kind, we are all serving the people, I just did my job well."
Qin Qingman smiled faintly.
At this point, the topic should be changed. Qin Qingman politely asked, "Comrade Zhou, the incident at the gate of Hongqi Farm was an accident. Since I was also involved, I naturally cannot stay out of it, so I took the liberty to put forward some suggestions. Everyone is quite cooperative. You see, everyone sitting here is a witness to the incident. Some witnessed it from beginning to end, and some came halfway."
Qin Qingman glanced at the bewildered crowd and continued, "When the police investigate a case, they focus on the complete chain of evidence. Since they are all witnesses, they must collect all the testimonies. If anyone leaves, wouldn't that increase the workload for the police?"
Qin Qingman's words were flawless and so perfect that Zhou Jingguo didn't know how to refute them.
The other party first praised him for being fair and just and being a good leader. If he were to evacuate all these witnesses at this time, and if someone accused him of shielding someone or if there was a problem with the evidence, he would not be able to explain it clearly.
Zhou Jingguo thought this through, and seeing that Qin Qingman respected him very much, he could only speak in an official tone: "Comrade Qin is very thoughtful. I was just misled by Comrade Liu Hechang. I thought that so many people gathered together to criticize the party organization, so I spoke a little harshly. It's all Comrade Liu Hechang's fault. He spoke nonsense without understanding the matter clearly."
Liu Hechang, who took the blame: ... He didn't say that at the beginning. He just said that there were too many people gathered, and if the police came, someone would cause trouble...
But Liu Hechang couldn't explain this.
I can only blame myself.
Liu Hechang wiped the sweat from his forehead and apologized repeatedly, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I also heard it from my subordinate Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's words were not conveyed well, and I also misunderstood. I will write a self-reflection and deeply recognize my mistakes."
Xiao Yan, who was following beside him, immediately turned pale and began to stagger.
The gods are fighting, and he, a small minion, has become a sacrifice. After what Liu Hechang said today, he has no hope for a future.
The more Xiao Yan thought about it, the more upset he felt, and his face became paler.
Whether it was Zhou Jingguo's expression when he saw Xiao Yan, or Liu Hechang, they were all indifferent. They had all been through this, so if they didn't want to be blamed, they had to be smart.
Qin Qingman knew, of course, that Zhou Jingguo and Liu Hechang were making excuses, but she couldn't change anything and could only pretend that she didn't see Xiao Yan's expression.
Sometimes the struggle is so cruel.
The people in the cafeteria also saw Xiao Yan's expression, and everyone knew what was going on, but no one spoke up for him, and they didn't have much of a say. It was good enough not to be remembered in this situation.
If everyone understands this, they will feel even more sympathetic.
In particular, the educated youth and some people who had been treated unfairly for a long time sat down silently.
With the director of the commune revolutionary committee in charge, how could they dare to speak casually?
Qin Qingman could do nothing about the depressed atmosphere in the cafeteria. People like Zhou Jingguo would remain active as long as the people above them did not fall. Only when those people fell, people like Zhou Jingguo who had done all the evil things in this special era would definitely be liquidated.
Just have to wait a few more years.
Qin Qingman knew that she couldn't change anything and could only try her best to protect her people.
Hongqi Farm is not close to the county town. Bao Shengli drove fast and steadily. After more than half an hour, he could finally see the county town in the distance.
Looking at the beautiful county town, everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief.
Zheng Meiqin even lowered her head to wipe the sweat off her mother's forehead. Her mother seemed to be in even more pain. She was anxious and couldn't help but urged, "Old Bao, drive faster. Our mother is in even more pain."
Bao Shengli became anxious when he heard this and stepped on the accelerator even harder.
The rumbling sound of the tractor also became louder.
A black object suddenly emerged from the flat ground, and Bao Shengli was so scared that he tilted the steering wheel.
"Ouch." Aunt Guiying was thrown out by inertia and hit the edge of the car. The collision happened to hit her painful waist and abdomen, and then the world became quiet.
"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you?" Zheng Meicen was almost scared silly.
"Auntie, Auntie, are you okay?" The two male comrades who came to help looked at Guiying who fell on the car railing and didn't know whether to help her or not.
"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you? I...I didn't mean it."
At this time, Bao Shengli also stopped his car and jumped into the fight.
"Old Bao, you bastard, if anything happens to our mother, I will kill you." Zheng Meicen started punching and kicking Bao Shengli, and at the same time she cried loudly in fear.
Bao Shengli didn't dare to stop his wife at all. He could only take the beating silently for doing something wrong.
"Ahem, you're crying. Mom's not dead yet, but you're almost crying her to death." Aunt Guiying finally caught her breath and slowly stood up. She held her waist and looked at Zheng Meiqin and the others with a dazed look on her face.
"belch--"
Zheng Meiqin was so frightened by Aunt Guiying's words that she hiccupped. Then she looked at her mother and quickly helped her over, uttering "Mom..." with a long tail.
"I'm not dead yet."
Aunt Guiying waved her hands, not wanting Zheng Meicen to support her, and slowly twisted her body.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Zheng Meicen looked at Aunt Guiying in confusion.
Something seems wrong.
"No...it doesn't hurt anymore." Aunt Guiying twisted her entire waist and body, and there was no pain at all.
It was in excruciating pain just now, but now it doesn't hurt at all.
Zheng Meiqin was frightened and asked in confusion: "It doesn't hurt anymore?"
"Yes, it doesn't hurt anymore." Aunt Guiying wiped the sweat from her forehead.
If it weren't for the sweat on her forehead, everyone would have thought that Aunt Guiying was pretending to be in pain. However, several people in the car saw with their own eyes how Aunt Guiying was in pain, and they didn't believe that someone could pretend like this.
"Mom, let me touch you."
Zheng Meiqin was worried.
"Well, come and touch it." Aunt Guiying also felt a little unreal. She had been in so much pain before that she really wanted to bang her waist against the wall. Now it was okay. Her waist didn't hit the wall, but hit the car, and it didn't hurt anymore.
alright!
Zheng Meiqin carefully touched Aunt Guiying's body and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with her. Then everyone looked at each other in surprise.
"Are we still going to the hospital?" Bao Shengli was at a loss.
"Why go to the hospital? Let's go to the county public security bureau. Qingman and the others are waiting for us to report the case. There are still a lot of things going on at the farm. We have to take the public security comrades there quickly. Don't let anyone bully Qingman and Chuchu."
Zheng Meiqin patted Bao Shengli on the back and gave the order directly.
"Okay."
Bao Shengli received the order and immediately started the tractor and rushed to the Public Security Bureau.
"Was that just a weasel?" During the car fight, Zheng Meiqi and Aunt Guiying huddled together and talked in a low voice.
The reason her mother hit the car wall was because an animal was passing by, and she only glanced at it in surprise and didn't see it clearly.
"It's black, how could it be a weasel?"
Aunt Guiying refuted the lady's words. After the pain in her body subsided, she sat under the quilt by herself and felt better and better.
"No matter what it is, Mom, I think you are the noble of our family. If it weren't for that, you wouldn't be well." Zheng Meiqin has some opinions.
"Yeah." Aunt Guiying actually didn't see clearly what the black animal passing by was.
At the county public security bureau, Zheng Xuesong received Bao Shengli and his party. When they heard that someone was impersonating a public security officer and someone had died at Hongqi Farm, the entire public security bureau took the matter seriously. The director specifically asked Zheng Xuesong to take people to handle the case.
In order to show their importance, the county public security bureau sent out the only jeep to let Zheng Xuesong escort the criminal.
The green jeep and tractor quickly drove towards the Hongqi Farm.
In the farm cafeteria, as the sun rose higher and higher, the time came to noon.
The canteen did not stop cooking just because there were so many people sitting there. The kitchen started to work in an orderly manner according to the schedule.
Originally, Xu Lianhua was the canteen's head chef and should have gone to the kitchen to direct the cooking, but she was also a witness and could not leave the canteen easily, so the other chefs had to show off.
Even without Xu Lianhua, the kitchen was not in chaos and the dishes were not bad.
When lunch was served at noon, the aroma of the food was still quite attractive, and was no worse than what Xu Lianhua cooked. When Xu Lianhua smelled the aroma of the food, her face became extremely ugly. She was sure that the chef in charge of cooking was definitely not one of her two subordinates.
This means that someone has taken away her position as the master.
It’s time for the canteen to open for lunch, and employees coming in one after another to get their meals.
Then they looked at each other in bewilderment at the people sitting in a row.
Everyone knew what was going on, but the seats in the middle were isolated and no one communicated with the people sitting there. They just got their food and left.
After all the people who had come to get their meals had left, everyone sitting in the cafeteria also received their meals.
Qin Qingman didn't want any. She brought some buns, enough for her and Chuchu.
"Qingman, is it really Qingman? I am your aunt!" A very emotional voice was heard and the bun in Qin Qingman's hand almost fell to the ground.
Chu Chu also rolled her eyes at Xu Lianhua who had just recognized him and her sister.
How hypocritical!
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