Xizhou.

Qiao Liang got into Liang Pingfei's car and thought of having just had a dinner with Zhou Zhilong, and he felt a little moved and said, "Minister Liang, I just made an appointment with County Mayor Zhou in our county for dinner. He will come later."

"Then let's go together, it's okay. I haven't eaten yet, so I'll just eat together." Liang Pingfei smiled and had an impression of the person Qiao Liang said, "The County Mayor Zhou you are talking about is Zhou Zhilong who is transferred to the Municipal Forestry Bureau now?"

"That's right, it's him. I didn't expect Minister Liang to remember." Qiao Liang was quite surprised.

"Haha, of course I remember. You were holding him in front of me before, how could I not remember?" Liang Pingfei smiled.

Qiao Liang felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and said, "Minister Liang had laughed before."

"What's the point of laughing at? On the contrary, I admire County Mayor Qiao's actions. Now there are fewer and fewer cadres like you who dare to tell the truth and dare to fight for others." Liang Pingfei sighed, "In the system, everyone is increasingly following the doctrine of the mean, and they are not responsible for themselves, and they are self-protection and self-care. This kind of atmosphere is not good."

Hearing Liang Pingfei's words, Qiao Liang resonated with him. Looking at Liang Pingfei in front of him, he felt very friendly and felt that the other party was the same as him.

When they arrived at a hotel, the two of them went in and found a single room. Then Qiao Liang sent a message to Zhou Zhilong and asked him to come over directly.

Just after sending the message, Liang Pingfei asked Qiao Liang: "County Magistrate Qiao, what's going on with the news about you online these two days?"

"Minister Liang, this matter is a bit complicated. The online reports are correct, but there are deeper reasons here." Qiao Liang said.

"What is the deeper reason?" Liang Pingfei looked at Qiao Liang.

"Minister Liang, I was framed that night." Qiao Liang briefly said the matter and said, "After I was taken to the police station, I realized that this could have serious consequences, so I immediately called Secretary Liao. Later, with Secretary Liao's intervention, I was released."

"Secretary Liao already knows about you?" Liang Pingfei's expression was shocked...

"Yes, on the night of the incident, I called Secretary Liao, and later Secretary Liao came to me for a trip." Qiao Liang did not hide it from Liang Pingfei.

"Then what does Secretary Liao say?" Liang Pingfei asked.

"Secretary Liao called Sun Department of the Provincial Department and asked Sun Department to investigate the matter, so I never took care of this matter again afterwards. I thought the matter had been dealt with. After all, Secretary Liao had intervened in person. I didn't expect that this matter would be exposed online in the past two days." Qiao Liang smiled bitterly.

Liang Pingfei was thinking, and his eyes looked at Qiao Liang with a little strange look. From Qiao Liang's words, Liang Pingfei realized that the relationship between Qiao Liang and Liao Gufeng was extraordinary. If it were someone else, a small deputy department-level cadre, could he be qualified to call a leader like Liao Gufeng directly? After the accident, Qiao Liang could not only call Liao Gufeng directly, but Liao Gufeng also came forward in person for Qiao Liang's affairs. How could the relationship here be ordinary?

Therefore, Liang Pingfei recalled that before he came to Xizhou to take office, Liao Gufeng went to talk to him and specially mentioned Qiao Liang, which shows that Liao Gufeng was particularly concerned and caring for Qiao Liang, and it also proved Liang Pingfei's previous speculation that Qiao Liang and Liao Gufeng had a close relationship.

Although I don’t know how Qiao Liang, a small deputy department-level cadre, could have such an intimate relationship with Liao Gufeng, Liang Pingfei wisely did not ask questions at the moment. On the contrary, according to what Qiao Liang said at this moment, Liang Pingfei already knew how to deal with Qiao Liang’s affairs.

Thinking to his mind, Liang Pingfei said, "County Magistrate Qiao, do you know? Secretary Teng called me last night and gave instructions on your affairs."

"What instructions did Secretary Teng give?" Qiao Liang blinked, guessing that Tengda's instructions must be against him.

"Secretary Teng severely criticized you and asked our Organization Department to contact your Jiangdong Office for Posting and Send you away, saying that our Xizhou does not welcome cadres like you who are corrupt in your posting." Liang Pingfei shook his head and smiled.

Qiao Liang couldn't help but lean on him when he heard this. Tengda would make a big fuss. He gave him a big hat without knowing the truth and actually wanted to send him away. This was simply the same routine as before. The same trick was repeated. It can be seen that Tengda was already a monk, Liu Changxing and the others were completely in a fit.

"Minister Liang, you won't really do that, are you?" Qiao Liang blinked at Liang Pingfei.

"That's not true. I have expressed my attitude to Secretary Teng last night. We must not listen to and believe in online media reports. We must verify them carefully and not draw conclusions rashly. This is irresponsible to our comrades." Liang Pingfei smiled slightly, "I have sent staff to Jincheng to learn about this matter this morning. I believe there will be a result soon. As long as there are any doubts, I have reason to refute Secretary Teng."

Listening to Liang Pingfei's words, Qiao Liang was grateful. He knew that Liang Pingfei was helping him indirectly.

The two were talking, and there was a knock on the door outside the door. Qiao Liang guessed that it was Zhou Zhilong who came. As soon as he stood up, the person outside the door pushed the door and entered. As Qiao Liang guessed, it was Zhou Zhilong who arrived. His dormitory was not very far away.

As soon as Zhou Zhilong entered the door, he smiled and said, "Brother, why did you come to the city again today? You released my pigeon yesterday..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhilong noticed that there was someone else in the room. When he saw that it was Liang Pingfei, Zhou Zhilong was stunned for a moment and murmured: "Minister Liang..."

Seeing that Zhou Zhilong had seen Liang Pingfei, Qiao Liang smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, don't you need me to introduce this person, right?"

"Of course not." Zhou Zhilong quickly shook his head, walked over with some restraint, and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Hello, Minister Liang, I am Zhou Zhilong,

Currently working in the Forestry Bureau…”

"I know you. County Magistrate Qiao has mentioned you to me before, and he is still fighting for you." Liang Pingfei nodded with a smile.

When Zhou Zhilong heard Liang Pingfei's words, he couldn't help but look at Qiao Liang, and a hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes. Although Qiao Liang was not necessarily effective in holding a grudge against him in front of Liang Pingfei, it at least showed that Qiao Liang had the intention and dared to speak for him. In the system, such friendship is extremely rare.

"Director Zhou, sit down." Liang Pingfei pointed to the chair.

After hearing Liang Pingfei's words, Zhou Zhilong sat down and threw an inquiring look at Qiao Liang. His heart was full of doubts. He wondered how Qiao Liang knew this new Minister Liang and could have an appointment with him for dinner in private. Could they have any good relationship?

Seeing Zhou Zhilong’s question, Qiao Liang said, “Brother Zhou, I met Minister Liang on the road. Minister Liang happened to talk to me, so I told you about having an appointment with you, and Minister Liang asked you to be with me too.”

"Brother, you didn't say that Minister Liang was coming, otherwise I would bring the home-made shochu wine to Minister Liang for his taste. This is the characteristic of our Liangbei County. I brought some to the city and put it in the dormitory." Zhou Zhilong said.

"Brother Zhou, I don't like to listen to you anymore. Only when Minister Liang comes, can you be willing to treat you with the wine brewed at home? Is it not qualified to drink it?" Qiao Liang said with a smile.

"Brother, don't argue, I didn't invite you to drink before." Zhou Zhilong said with a smile.

The two of them joked for a while, and Zhou Zhilong couldn't help but relax. Otherwise, the moment he saw Liang Pingfei, Zhou Zhilong was still a little nervous. Tonight he could have dinner with Liang Pingfei, Zhou Zhilong realized that this might be his opportunity, and this opportunity was undoubtedly created by Qiao Liang intentionally or unintentionally. Otherwise, marginalized cadres like him, let alone having dinner with Liang Pingfei, wouldn't even have the opportunity to meet Liang Pingfei.

Zhou Zhilong was talking to Qiao Liang. Liang Pingfei, who was beside him, looked at Zhou Zhilong a few times, and his heart moved slightly. He had just arrived in Xizhou and was gradually familiar with the personnel and situation of the ministry. Because of Wang Shikuan, the top leader, the trend of the ministry was very bad, with people being overly erratic and casual style. It can be said that the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked, and as the top leader, Wang Shikuan bears unshirkable responsibilities.

Now that Wang Shikuan has been investigated, it is impossible not to rectify the internal problems of the department. However, Liang Pingfei has just taken office, focusing on stability to avoid causing too much turmoil in the department, which is not conducive to his work. However, after going through this short transition period, Liang Pingfei planned to start rectifying the internal problems, and the key to the problem lies in people. Now the teams in the department are all old people from the Wang Shikuan era before, and Liang Pingfei is not easy to use. He plans to start with several deputy positions in the department and replace him with someone he trusts. Looking at Zhou Zhilong in front of him, Liang Pingfei thought that Zhou Zhilong might be a suitable candidate.

Liang Pingfei has his own way of looking at people. When he first saw Zhou Zhilong, Liang Pingfei had a good impression. Of course, whether Zhou Zhilong is the right person in his mind needs to be further understood later.

"Minister Liang, the old saying is good. It is better to meet by chance than to invite me. It is rare for us to meet each other in the evening. Don't you mind having a drink with us?" At this time, Qiao Liang took the initiative to smile and greet him.

"Okay, then have two drinks." Liang Pingfei nodded with a smile. Liang Pingfei attached great importance to Qiao Liang. Even for the relationship between Qiao Liang and Liao Gufeng, he had to look at Qiao Liang differently.

"Brother Zhou, have you heard that? Minister Liang wants to let us drink. We can't let Minister Liang drink and lie down." Qiao Liang turned to Zhou Zhilong and smiled.

"I didn't say that, you guy." Liang Pingfei smiled and pointed at Qiao Liang. There was no way to tell that Qiao Liang was creating an atmosphere.

Zhou Zhilong next to him could only laugh. He could see that Qiao Liang was creating an opportunity to get close to Liang Pingfei. Zhou Zhilong was grateful from the bottom of his heart.
Chapter completed!