The off-road vehicle drove for more than 10 minutes before seeing a house on the roadside. "Have you been living in two mud houses for so many years?" "Yes, it turned out that the contract was in a barren mountain, and there were no homes around for a long time. Dad didn't know how much hardship he suffered. Sometimes he could only eat one meal a day. I ate as soon as I could. My father was in very good health. After taking over the Barren Mountains, he aged very quickly and his body collapsed. There were still brothers and sisters in my hometown. My mother couldn¡¯t come over. I had to rely on myself to make a living. When I first came here, I couldn¡¯t bear it. It¡¯s too hard, the rice and noodles are all brought from my hometown, and there is no money.¡± When the young man said this, his voice was trembling, probably because he thought of those hard days and the current situation. Fortunately, he has suffered so many years. , in the end, it is all in vain, which no one can imagine. "Why haven't we applied for the contracting certificate?" "We were introduced by relatives. Barren hills are cheap and don't require much contracting fees. When we first applied for the certificate, everyone in the countryside supported it. At that time, my father ran up and down alone. , I don¡¯t know how many smiles I have lost, I am full of energy, thinking about investing here, making money to support my family, and working hard. When the trees on the mountain grow up, the people in the village are jealous and are ready to take it back. At that time, I was young, and several of my brothers came over to discuss matters with the village, so I went to the village leaders with an ax in hand. Although the village was soft, the trouble remained. When the contracting certificate was replaced, the village always There is nothing we can do about the delay. The book is in someone else¡¯s hands. The leaders of the village have never come over. They also came to see it and brought people from the police station. They probably wanted to deal with me. Dad had no choice but to go back to his hometown. I borrowed some money and invited the village leaders to dinner and cigarettes and wine, but they stopped coming. However, I couldn't get the contracting certificate. I originally thought that after the trees became useful, they would be sold, even if they were sold at a low price. There is always some money, but I didn¡¯t expect that Fuyuan Coal Mine needs wood, and people from the countryside come to cut wood.¡± ¡°It seems that you have a conflict with the people who came.¡± ¡°I am angry, they said that the ownership of these wood is not good. They belong to us and are from the village. It is natural for them to come to cut down trees. We are not asked at all and we are not allowed to speak." "Do you know who the people are?" "There are two people from the township forestry station. I have seen them. The others don¡¯t know him.¡± Yuan Zili stopped talking, leaned on the seat, closed his eyes and thought about the problem. The young man probably had never been in such a good car, and he kept his back straight for fear of soiling the seat. Lao Ma saw from the reflector that the young man was injured and it must be uncomfortable to sit like this. "Young man, please take a rest. Sitting like this is too tiring and the road is not good." The young man leaned carefully on the leather cushion and still did not dare to move. The air conditioner was on in the car, which was very comfortable. At night in the mountain village, it was originally It's quite cool, but the roads are not good and dusty. More than an hour later, the off-road vehicle entered the market town of Hualin Township. The market town of Hualin Township was very quiet at night. A road passed through the market town. There were many houses on both sides of the road. The light in the houses came out through the windows and doors. At first glance, it has a hint of tranquility. The township government was at the end of the market town. It was already late at night. The gate of the township government was closed and the off-road vehicle could not get in. Yuan Zili thought for a while and asked the young man sitting in the back to call the door. The young man hesitated for a moment and prepared to get off the car. After a while, Yuan Zili saw that the young man still did not get off the car. "What's wrong, are you scared?" "No, no, I can't open the door." After the young man got off the car, Yuan Zili didn't know what it felt like. These are the farmers at the grassroots level in China. Although some farmers have become rich, However, the vast majority of farmers still only maintain food and clothing. They have never ridden in a good car, never entered a dance hall, have never known what Western food is, and have never seen a toilet. But they are the ones who stand up the backbone of China. They They work hard without complaining, and as long as they have food to eat, they are satisfied. Yuan Zili saw the young man slowly walking towards the big iron gate. It seemed that he was still a little afraid. Although the young man was very harsh when he was at home, he had suffered a loss after all. In the eyes of the farmers, he had a certain attitude towards the government. Natural respect, no one would think of going to the government to cause trouble unless absolutely necessary. Yuan Zili saw the young man entering the small iron gate. The old man did not turn on the lights. There was a light bulb above the iron gate, which emitted enough light. For a long time, Yuan Zili still didn¡¯t see the young man coming out. He instinctively felt that something was wrong. "Old horse, turn on the lights and honk the horn." Soon, a man with a long and thin face walked out of the small iron gate, carefully looked at the license plate of the off-road vehicle, and slowly walked to the off-road vehicle. "Haha, you're from Huaiyang City. Are you the boss who's here to haul coal? He wants to see our Secretary Hua." Lao Ma pressed down the window of the car, looked at the man and nodded, and at the same time took out a cigarette from his body and handed one over. cigarette. The man looked at the cigarette carefully, put it under his nose and smelled it. "Tsk tsk, the coal boss is rich and smokes good cigarettes. I don't know how much money you brought today. Secretary Hua is playing. Do you know the place?" Lao Ma shook his head and said he didn't know. "I'll point you to the place. I'll open the door for you later. Don't honk the horn when entering the yard. Just park the car in the yard. Someone came in just now to cause trouble and has been controlled." Yuan Zili narrowed his eyes. After leading the man to open the door, Yuan Zili told Lao Ma a few words. After the off-road vehicle stopped in the township government yard, Lao Ma got out of the car, handed over a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, and spoke again. "We are outsiders and don't understand the rules here. Brother, we need to give you more advice." It¡¯s not a small thing, everyone does it, hehe, worship the mountain.¡± ¡°Brother, what happened to the young people just now? Don¡¯t ruin our luck.¡± ¡°It has nothing to do with you. The big boss is just a tree planter. He goes to the township government to make unreasonable troubles. He is so courageous and doesn¡¯t even think about what kind of place he is here. " The man was in a good mood and took Yuan Zili and Lao Ma to the accommodation area. Walking and arriving in front of the building, the man pointed to the lighted place on the third floor and said, that's Secretary Hua's dormitory. They are playing right now. After you go up, just go in. There are many guests in Secretary Hua's dormitory, so be smart. Yuan Zili understood what the man meant. When you arrive at Secretary Hua's dormitory, no one will treat you as a guest. They are all there to ask for help from Secretary Hua, so don't be concerned about face. The door was ajar, probably because outsiders could not easily get in inside the township government. Besides, Secretary Hua had so many guests that no one could bother to open the door, so they simply kept it ajar. After Yuan Zili entered, he almost burst into tears. The air conditioner was on, but several people were smoking. Most people couldn't stand the pungent smell. Even Yuan Zili, a smoker, couldn't stand it. The leader with a shy belly and a very arrogant person was Secretary Hua. He had his back to the door and a cigarette in his mouth. Behind him, there were several onlookers sitting. Yuan Zili came in with no head. He raised his hand and waved to Yuan Zili based on his feeling. "Find a place to sit by yourself. There are stools in the room. Once this round is over, you can play." Yuan Zili remained calm and observed the few people playing cards with Secretary Hua. They had gold necklaces around their necks and a From the gold ring, it looked like he was doing business. Lao Ma went into the back room and moved out two chairs. Yuan Zili sat down and quietly watched Secretary Hua playing cards with everyone. He wanted to see how the mahjong was played. Yes, nowadays, when asking for help or giving money to superiors, playing mahjong is the best way to let the leader play cards and money continuously into the leader's pocket. If investigated, this is the leader's good luck, and so is the leader. understandable. Sure enough, Yuan Zili looked at 4 cards in succession, and they were all played by Secretary Hua. In one game, the cards that Secretary Hua started with were simply outrageous. In the end, they ended up with a draw. There was no cash on the table, and they were all playing cards. Yuan Zili Zili asked the person next to him in a low voice. A playing card represents 1,000 yuan. 20 playing cards are dealt to those who come on stage. If one person in the middle loses all his playing cards, the round is over. Everyone settles their accounts, and then the playing cards are dealt again. Start the second round. Yuan Zili did the math and found that Secretary Hua and 4 sets received a total of 25 playing cards, which is 25,000 yuan. The income from 4 sets of mahjong was higher than the annual salary income. Could it be said that every boss who comes to Hualin Township to haul coal is so willing to give money? Yuan Zili thinks it is unlikely. These bosses are probably not here to buy coal, but most want to contract small coal mines. There are a lot of strange things here. Today's situation is developing too fast. Yuan Zili knows clearly that if the personal income of each party member and leading cadre is investigated, there may be something unclear. The world is like this. Everyone knows about gray income. Doing so will not only fail to promote justice. , on the contrary, they will be criticized by thousands of people and become victims. Everyone has a tacit understanding of their income. However, Yuan Zili will not let go of such blatant income regardless of any impact. He must be punished. Yuan Zili I thought of the old man planting trees, who worked hard for many years, but in the end got nothing. The contrast between the two is huge. Yuan Zili thought quickly about how to take a good approach to this matter. Yuan Zili's main purpose was not in the secretary of the township party committee. From the information revealed in this room, Yuan Zili felt that something was wrong with Fuyuan Coal Mine. , there may be a bigger problem. Therefore, Yuan Zili cannot go to war or disturb Fuyuan Coal Mine. Liu Zaiting has made all preparations in Fuyuan Coal Mine. Now, the main purpose of taking Lao Ma with him is to understand the situation of Fuyuan Coal Mine. But the things in front of us cannot beManager, not to mention the old man's wood, and the old man's young son, who is still imprisoned. If he doesn't help, something big may happen later. Yuan Zili quickly thought about it. Such mahjong will not last too long. The amount is too big. No one will bring so much money. Besides, a certain amount of money is enough as tribute. Businessmen are smart. Try They will continue to invest only after they get a sweet taste. The current situation is to deal with it, gather people to gamble, confiscate gambling funds, impose some security penalties, and then nothing happens. This is not Yuan Zili's purpose. As Yuan Zili expected, soon, the two people on the table could no longer support themselves and were quickly defeated. At this moment, Secretary Hua raised his head and looked at Yuan Zili. Suddenly, Secretary Hua seemed to have remembered something and rubbed his head. He looked at Yuan Zili carefully, and his face slowly turned pale. Yuan Zili knew that Secretary Hua must have recognized him, and the plan was not as good as changing. An economic work meeting was held at the beginning of the year, and all the township secretaries participated. It seems that Secretary Hua has a very good memory. Now that he has been recognized, he can only deal with what he saw today. "Secretary Hua, you are very lucky. How much did you win?" "No, I didn't win much. There is nothing to do in the evening. We are all playing mahjong together for fun." "Really? Why did I see you playing cards? "No one else knows how to play cards." "Secretary Hua, please introduce the other guests." Yuan Zili knew the identities of all the people in the room. Two of them are deputy mayors and the rest. They are all entrepreneurs from other places who plan to invest and set up factories in Hualin Township. As for what kind of factory to set up, it goes without saying. Apart from coal mines, Hualin Township has no other enterprises, and no businessman would like Hualin Township. Other resources of the township. Yuan Zili never revealed his identity, but the aura emanating from his body made everyone in the room feel dazed. Since Secretary Hua saw this person with such respect, his identity must not be simple. You know, Secretary Hua saw the main leaders of the county and they were chatting and laughing, but now they are so nervous. Lao Ma has been standing beside Yuan Zili. He has already observed the situation in the house. There are no sticks in the house. In other words, even if these people want to make trouble, Lao Ma can easily deal with them. Since he knew that Yuan Zili was going to Fuyuan During the coal mine investigation, Lao Ma was extremely careful, for fear of making any mistakes. Although the chance of this was very small, he was afraid of anything but ten thousand. In today's situation, Lao Ma was not worried about township cadres, but for these business owners, Lao Ma Ma still has concerns, as some entrepreneurs' fortune histories are full of blood. "The way I see it, everyone in the house today should register and indicate their identity, how much money they have lost, and how much they have won. They should have an idea of ??how much money they have lost and how much they have won. Once the registration is complete, inform the police officers from the police station to come and arrest the gamblers. It¡¯s their responsibility, Secretary Hua, who will make this call?¡± (Thank you again to the readers for your support to Pinghu)