County Public Security Bureau Family Courtyard, a small second floor building with three units.

This is a dormitory specially arranged by the County Public Security Bureau for single cadres whose families are out of town. Of course, the level must be deputy section level or above.

The house on the right on the second floor of the middle unit is Wang Xi's dormitory, and he currently lives alone.

He left his wife and children in Linjiang City just so that his daughter could enjoy better educational resources.

Originally, he was planning to go back to the city to reunite with his wife and children during the May Day holiday, but a sudden piece of news made him completely lose his mind about going home.

At this time, Wang Xi was drinking wine in the room.

“Tuk tuk tuk”

A knock on the door surprised him.

Who else would come looking for him at this time?

Wang Xi opened the door in confusion and saw Li An appearing in front of him with a smile and carrying fruit, followed by a strange young man.

"Brother Wang, I came to the door without saying hello, so I didn't bother you."

"Come in quickly."

Although Wang Xi was in a bad mood, there was no reason to turn him away when he saw acquaintances coming to his door.

Li An and Xu Kai walked in. The room was in a mess. Two or three police uniforms were crumpled into a mess and thrown on the sofa.

There were several portions of braised food on the glass coffee table in front of the sofa. One third of the bottle of Luzhou Laojiao was already missing. It seemed that Wang Xi had drank a lot during their visit.

The men's team finals of the 48th World Table Tennis Championships are being played on the TV. The men's team's opponent is Bangzi Country next door.

"Brother Wang, why are you drinking alone in the house during the holidays," Li An said.

"My wife and children are in the city, but you and I are the only ones here. Come and sit down."

Wang Xi casually moved the clothes on the sofa, so that Li An and Xu Kai had a place to sit down.

"Brother Wang seems to be in a bad mood. Is there anything that's bothering you?" Looking at the situation in the house, you can probably guess it by looking at Wang Xi's melancholy expression and sparse beard.

"I won't hide it from you, brother. I will be transferred to the Economic Investigation Team as an instructor soon." Wang Xi got bored and took a sip from his wine glass.

After hearing this, Li An understood the reason for Wang Xi's frustration.

Although the instructors of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the County Public Security Bureau and the township police station are at the deputy section level, the instructors are mainly responsible for ideological and political work, the lives of police officers, and their spare time.

It seems that Wang Xi was transferred to work in the county bureau, but compared with the position of the head of the police station, it can be said that he was demoted.

Especially at this critical moment when Wang Xi is competing for the position of deputy director of the County Public Security Bureau, this news can be said to have directly excluded him from the ranks of candidates.

"Brother Wang, isn't it true that the appointment hasn't been announced yet? Everything is possible." Li An comforted him.

However, Li An felt happy because Wang Xi's situation now made him more confident to persuade Wang Xi to join.

"Hey, it has been discussed and approved at the bureau party committee. The appointment will be announced after May Day. What other possibilities are there." Wang Xi shook his head and sighed resignedly.

"Brother Wang, do you believe in fate?" Li An started his deception plan.

"Believe in fate?" Wang Xi didn't understand what he meant.

"Brother Wang, I didn't know how to tell you before I came here, but as soon as I heard about your experience, I had to sigh that this might have been arranged by God." Li An was like a magic stick at this moment,

Started to act mysterious.

"Don't understand what you mean?" But Li An's words successfully aroused Wang Xi's interest.

"Now you have an opportunity to make a meritorious service, and you can also let the provincial leaders know about you. I wonder if Brother Wang is interested." Li An began to throw out the bait.

"What opportunity to make a meritorious deed?" Wang Xi immediately became energetic.

If someone else had come and said this, he might have thought it was a joke or nonsense.

But his understanding of Ang Lee meant that this young man would not say such meaningless words.

"Brother Wang, do you know that a company called Zhanda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. owed wages to more than 300 villagers in Guanmiao Township last year?" Li An asked.

Wang Xi nodded and said, "I know about this. At that time, many villagers came to the township government to cause trouble, and I went to the scene to maintain order."

"Now we are going to ask this company to recover the villagers' wages, and we have invited a reporter from the provincial newspaper to participate. He will write a report about this incident and publish it in the provincial newspaper. If successful, Brother Wang, can you give us further hope?

It will be very big." Ang Lee stated his plan succinctly.

"Do you know a reporter from the provincial newspaper, or a reporter who is qualified to write internal references?" Wang Xi was very surprised by the news.

He knows a little bit about who the reporters who can write internal references are.

Can Ang Lee know such a person?

He still couldn't believe it.

"Brother Wang, I know you may be suspicious, so I specially called Xu Kai, Mr. Xu, the son-in-law of Yang Jinbin, deputy director of the Provincial Radio, Film and Television Bureau, who came to our place to "support" college students." Li An pointed at Xu Kai.

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"Li An, you..." Xu Kai almost fainted after hearing Li An's introduction to him.

How can I put it this way? I look like a pretty boy who eats soft rice.

Bastard, you would be ashamed to introduce me like this!

"There is one more thing I want to tell Brother Wang. Deputy Director Yang will soon be promoted to deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee and director of the Provincial Radio, Film and Television Bureau." Li An added.

"Xu... Mr. Xu, hello." Wang Xi was startled by this identity and stuttered a little.

"Haha, hello, Wang Suo." Xu Kai suppressed his anger towards Li An and said hello to Wang Xi.

"Brother Li, I don't understand. Asking for unpaid wages to migrant workers is notoriously difficult. Why do you have to put so much effort into doing this?"

Wang Xi has been in the officialdom for many years. He does not believe that Li An is the kind of passionate young man who would draw a sword to help when he encounters injustice.

"Haha, to be honest with you, Brother Wang, I was tricked by Wu Wangtian. I had no choice but to come up with such a countermeasure. The thing is like this..."

Li An explained how he had worked so hard to establish the cooperative, what he had experienced at the village meeting, and the 20% salary.

"Brother Wang, I can't just watch the cooperative be controlled by Wu Wangtian. Why do I work at the grassroots level? Isn't it just to gain more political achievements? Otherwise, I wouldn't have to do this thankless thing."

He had to give Wang Xi a reasonable explanation. Although Li An's starting point was to get back wages for the people of Fuqiang Village, Wang Xi would not believe this selfless reason.

Human nature is like this. We judge others by ourselves and only believe in the logic of our own cognition.

"I understand, brother, I have been tricked by others, but it is not easy for you to do this. Zhanda Company has countless connections with the county and the township. Zhanda's boss can easily

Money for you?"

Although Wang Xi was moved, he still hesitated. After all, Li An was only in his early twenties, which was too young.

If this matter is not handled well and he offends the county leaders, his situation will be even worse.

"Brother Wang, do you think I am not 90% sure about this matter? Will Mr. Xu join in?"

"Look at this document. The province has just distributed it to all cities. It is estimated that it will arrive in the county in a few days. If we had done this in advance, would you say it was a great success?"

As he spoke, Li An gave Wang Xi a copy of the document "Resolution on Solving Several Issues in Arrears of Wages for Migrant Workers" that Xu Kai had asked him to find.

Wang Xi read the document carefully and found out that the province had decided to make great efforts to rectify the problem of enterprises arrears of wages to migrant workers, and there were also accountability measures.

"Brother Wang, if you feel that there is really a risk, then I can only ask my dad to contact his acquaintances in the city bureau. It's just a pity for this credit. Brother Wang, then I won't bother you." The expression on Li An's face was very regretful.

, stood up and pretended to leave.

"Brother Li, wait a minute, I'm willing to do this." Wang Xi saw that Li An was leaving and quickly agreed.

At this time, he also figured out that instead of becoming an instructor with no real power, it would be better to give it a try.

"But, brother, what do you want me to do specifically? It's not convenient for me to do things like intimidation and threats." Wang Xi said.

"Brother Wang, you are worrying too much. This Zhanda Company is a local gangster in Linjiang. You have worked in the Linjiang City Public Security Bureau for many years. You are familiar with this area. I just hope to play a protective role without you taking action."

Li An gave Wang Xi a reassurance.

"That's good, that's good." Wang Xi felt a lot more at ease. It wouldn't matter if he was just a bodyguard.

"Brother Wang, I need your help to use your connections to find out more about the background of the owner of Zhanda Company and where he is now. We will discuss the specific details..."

The three of them sat down again and began to discuss the many details of this wage demand action.

The next day, Yang Mengmeng received news that he had contacted a reporter from the provincial newspaper and that they would set out for Linjiang on May 3rd.

Chen Shanhe's cousin Tang Bochuan also gave a reply, saying that he would cooperate with Li An's plan.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Early in the morning on May 3rd, Li An, Xu Kai, and Wang Xi drove to Linjiang City.

There they will meet with the reporters Yang Mengmeng has contacted and then plan their next move.

In 2006, there was no expressway between Yangdong County and Linjiang City, and it took more than two hours of driving on the national highway to get there.

Just as Li An was feeling dizzy in his sleep, he heard Wang Xi shouting, "We are almost there."

Only then did Li An wake up. When he looked up, he could already see the Tang River Bridge and the whole city not far away.

As the name suggests, Linjiang City has forests and rivers. The forest is the red mountain forest and the river is the Tang River.

The city is located next to the Tang River. A bridge connects the two ends of the city. To the north of the river is the train station and to the south of the river is the old city.

A ten-mile embankment was built on the bank of the Tang River to protect Linjiang City from flooding. The slogans "Revitalizing Linjiang Economy" and "Enhancing People's Happiness" written on the embankment are clearly visible.

At the entrance of the bridge into the old city, there is a city logo with an eagle on top and an hourglass on the bottom.

These two sculptures originally meant that Linjiang people race against time, move forward quickly, and soar into the sky.

However, the evaluation of Linjiang people by outsiders who have been here is that the people here are stupid and bad, or SD for short.
Chapter completed!