Rebirth of the Rising Sun

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There was an advantage to being a stranger, that is, no one knew Feng Sizhe, so he was not discovered when he arrived at the petition office, which made things not so bad. Because no one knew Feng Sizhe, this incident was just an episode in his life.

After having a little lunch with Li Shuang at noon, Feng Sizhe did not even stay in the county party committee compound when he got to work in the afternoon. Staying there would be passive waiting anyway, which did not suit Feng Sizhe's temperament. He liked to take the initiative. So when he got to work in the afternoon, he called the county party committee office and said that he wanted to wander around Qiu County, and then drove down with Li Shuang.

Qiu County is not as large as Dahu County, nor does it have so many people and towns. The total population of Qiu County is only 700,000, and there are only 13 towns in total, which is not as large as Dahu County. But it is because they have gold mines in their territory that they can quickly become rich. Because of the small population, the per capita number obtained by subtracting the number of people from the gross domestic product is that Qiu County has become very prosperous, and even made it a very wealthy urban area in Yongyang City. GDP ranks fourth in Yongyang City.

Previously, his understanding of Qiu County's economy and future development was limited to data. This time, he had the opportunity and of course he had to get a good understanding of it. Most of the time, Feng Sizhe had a good habit, that is, he liked to believe what he heard and what he saw. It was this habit that made him less likely to have a bad work style of making groundless assumptions.

Feng Sizhe went to Qiu County to learn about it. In the afternoon, in the county government building, County Magistrate Fan Yuegang sat in his office and called the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee Wu Shiyou, and indirectly mentioned whether Wang Shan could be made the Executive Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau. Who knew that Wu Shiyou would not be happy with this, and loudly opposed it on the phone, and claimed that he must come to Fan Yuegang's office to ask for an explanation. Why did he arrange Lu Bin's trusted general in the Public Security Bureau? Didn't he trust him?

After being yelled at by Wu Shiyou, Fan Yuegang was a little uneasy. After hanging up the phone, he thought about whether he should say hello to Feng Sizhe. After all, he was the county party secretary. If he could push this matter onto him and say that everything was Feng Sizhe's idea, then Wu Shiyou would have nothing to say. So he called the secretary's office in the county party building.

Of course, Fan Yuegang made this call not because he listened to Lu Keyuan's suggestion and wanted to have a good talk with Feng Sizhe, or even to show weakness, but because he wanted to push the matter of Wang Shan onto Feng Sizhe. But unfortunately, no one answered the call to the secretary's office, so he found his secretary Zhao Hao and asked him to call the county party committee office to ask what was going on.

Zhao Hao acted immediately and came to the conclusion that Feng Sizhe had gone downstairs to conduct an investigation. Hearing that Feng Sizhe was not staying in the office but actually went downstairs, Fan Yuegang shook his head and said, "Forget it. It seems that this new secretary is still a little restless. Well, if he wants to understand the situation downstairs, let him go." Fan Yuegang gave up the opportunity to negotiate peace with Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe wandered around Qiu County for the entire afternoon. It was not until dark that he returned to the county town with Li Shuang and went straight to Fatty Zhang's restaurant.

After eating Zhang Pangzi's three-way carp, Feng Sizhe still couldn't forget its taste. With the cooperation of Li Shuang, Feng Sizhe came here again.

Still in the same private room, Feng Sizhe and Li Shuang sat together and ordered three ways of eating carp plus a few side dishes. They had a delicious meal. Because there were only two of them, they chatted while eating. Thinking that they had been in Qiu County for two days, Li Shuang felt that it was time to mention his wife Susie's visit here. Taking this opportunity, he asked. "Boss, you see that you have already got the key to your house. Can you arrange for Susie to come over?"

Li Shuang looked like he had something to say since the beginning of the meal, and Feng Sizhe guessed what he was going to say. Now seeing that he had indeed said it, he laughed, "Well, what's wrong? You miss your wife after only two days of not seeing her?"

"Haha, not really. The main reason is that the boss's house is very big. I think it would be a problem for you to live there alone. And now that we have just arrived in Qiu County, there are not many people we can trust. That's why I want Susie to come and work. Besides, she doesn't do anything now, but still gets paid. She is also embarrassed."

"Haha, Li Shuang, Li Shuang, you have become dishonest? If you want your wife, just think about her. Why do you have to bring work into it?" Feng Sizhe laughed at Li Shuang's weak explanation. But when he saw Li Shuang lower her head, looking very embarrassed, he nodded again, "Okay, then you can notify her later, tell her to come to Qiu County tomorrow, and ask Dahu County to arrange a car to take her to Yongyang City, and then you can go to the city to pick her up."

Feng Sizhe agreed, which made Li Shuang very excited. "Okay, boss, I will definitely get this done tomorrow, hehe."

Seeing Li Shuang's happy expression, Feng Sizhe was also happy. As the saying goes, taking advantage of others' good qualities is a virtue. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became cheerful. Li Shuang lowered his head and looked secretly happy, which made Feng Sizhe want to laugh. However, this originally happy atmosphere was completely broken by a burst of angry shouts outside the door.

"Fatty Zhang, let me tell you, you don't have to negotiate any conditions with me. I know your business is very good. It's certainly not enough to collect taxes from you once this month. So, starting from this month, I will collect taxes from you twice, on the first and fifteenth day of the month. Do you understand?" A man's voice was heard in the private room that was not very tightly closed.

"Fifth brother, please forgive me. Although my business here is okay, it is not open for business after all. The number of people who come here to eat can never be compared with those big restaurants with good locations and good facades. Therefore, if I pay taxes once a month, I will not have much left. If I pay taxes twice this month, I will really be working at a loss. It is not worth it." Fatty Zhang's voice sounded after the man's voice, but anyone who heard it could tell that Fatty Zhang was speaking in a pleading tone.

Fatty Zhang's pleading did not arouse the man's sympathy. "Come on, Fatty Zhang, everyone knows that your business is good. Even the big restaurants nearby often send people to your restaurant to order the dish of carp three ways to eat. Will you lose money just because you pay taxes twice a month? Humph, you are kidding. I tell you, pay the taxes for the second half of the month quickly. Otherwise, believe it or not, I only need to say one word and your restaurant will be closed immediately. From then on, you will really have no income at all."

"Fifth Brother, you don't have to be like this. We are all from the same village. You should at least give him a way out." Hearing the fierce voice of the man called Fifth Brother, Fatty Zhang finally softened his tone. Maybe he also knew that he was a man who could really do what he said.

This scene happened in the lobby of Zhang Pangzi's restaurant. The quarrel here immediately attracted the attention of the guests at several nearby tables. However, when these people saw that it was Brother Wu who came to collect the money, they all pretended not to see it and continued to eat with their heads down. Some of the timid ones even took out the money from their pockets and put it on the table and left. They were afraid that something unpleasant would happen next and affect them, which would really be a waste of money.

Of course, people are different, and everyone will have different choices and opinions when facing the same thing. Among these onlookers, there are also some righteous people, such as a lady with a dignified and beautiful appearance. If Feng Sizhe sees her, he can clearly call out her name, that is Luo Bing.

That's right, this woman is Luo Bing. She used to come here often to order a dish of carp in three ways to take home for her husband, because her husband loves this dish the most. But because of some things that happened recently, she was busy and had fewer opportunities to come to Zhang Pangzi's place. Today, she happened to meet Feng Sizhe in the petition office. When she heard him mention carp in three ways, she came here after get off work in the evening, just to order this dish to take home for her husband. Thinking that her husband had suffered so much recently and suffered so many grievances, he had been in a bad mood, maybe this dish could make him happy.

But just after he ordered this three-course carp dish with Fatty Zhang's lover, who is also the proprietress here, Fifth Brother and three others walked in and asked for money. Fatty Zhang was a little angry and came out to argue, and then the current situation happened.

Seeing that the fifth brother was obviously bullying others, Luo Bing's heart was rippled. With her character, she really wanted to come out to preside over justice. If it were in the past, she would definitely do so. However, she took a step forward and retracted her legs. All this was because she thought of her husband at home and the fate of her beloved. She was worried. Is there really a reasonable place in Qiu County? Is there? If there is, why has her family become like this now?

After going through some things, Luo Bing is now somewhat disappointed with the officials of Qiu County. This disappointment makes her stop in her tracks, because she doesn't know if it will be useful if she speaks out, and doesn't want to end up getting herself into trouble. If that happens, what is she trying to achieve?