Chapter 177 [Listen to the Thunder in Silent Place] (Part 1)

Gu Yunzhi learned that Xu Changde died of illness in Beijing due to ineffective rescue of myocardial infarction. Xu Changde's final outcome somewhat surprised him. After obtaining Xu Changde's true evidence of his crime, he immediately flew to Beijing to inform the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and reported the matter to his superiors for the problems of Xu Changde and others. However, the development of the matter was beyond his expectations, and the sudden death ended everything about Xu Changde.

Wen Guoquan and Gu Yunzhi sat across the desk. Both of them were silent because of Xu Changde's death. The atmosphere became low and depressing. It took a long time for Wen Guoquan to break the silence: "Maybe this is the best ending for him!"

Gu Yunzhi silently analyzed the true meaning of his sentence. During the Fuyang Festival, he passed on the message to Wen Guoquan through Luo Huining because Vice Premier Wen played a certain role in the fact that Xu Changde was the governor of Pinghai at that time. Whether Wen Guoquan's appreciation of Xu Changde was for public or private purposes, he had to be called on Xu Changde. It was not so easy to deal with a provincial and ministerial-level cadre. Although Xu Changde's mistake was very serious, he would never die. Before the party discipline and national laws were dealt with, the sudden illness had taken away his life.

Wen Guoquan gently played with the pen in his hand. When he was thinking about things, he often used to do this action. He paused the end of the pen on the desktop for a moment, and then said, "What do you think should be handled?"

Before coming to Beijing, Gu Yunzhi had made up his mind to use the evidence in his hands to dig out all the interest groups led by Xu Changde and completely clear them from Pinghai’s political arena. He wanted to leave a innocent leadership for Pinghai before leaving office, and he wanted to fight corruption and crime mercilessly. However, after Xu Changde’s death, he began to realize that this matter might not continue to expand its impact. Even if anti-corruption is anti-corruption out of good intentions, it may cause a crisis of trust in the leadership during the execution. Wen Guoquan’s words just proved that he must have considered this. Gu Yunzhi whispered: “I think the criminal behavior of key people involved should be fought to the end, but during the investigation and interrogation, we should pay attention to confidentiality and try not to let these matters have a bad impact on society.”

Wen Guoquan nodded with satisfaction. As for the moment, what Gu Yunzhi said was indeed the best solution. He placed the pen flat on his desk and whispered: "Comrade Changde still has half of his merits and demerits. While investigating his mistakes, he must also consider his past contribution to Pinghai. We must pay attention to the impact!"

Gu Yunzhi understood that Wen Guoquan's attitude towards Xu Changde was obviously to be broader. In fact, Xu Changde was already dead. For his mistakes, the scope of knowledge should be limited to the party as much as possible, and even the mistakes he made should not be spread to society.

Gu Yun knew: "Pinghai will keep secrets strictly, and some things will still have to be handled by his family!"

Wen Guoquan sighed, and he looked at Gu Yunzhi with deep sympathy: "Pinghai is a major economic province in our country. This incident has a great impact on Pinghai. I hope this incident will not affect the pace of reform and opening up." He emphasized the impact several times, because he was afraid that the Xu Changde incident would have an adverse impact on Pinghai's development.

Gu Yunzhi's eyes were firm and firm and confident: "Don't worry, Vice Premier Wen, Pinghai's political situation will be as stable as before, and the speed of economic development will never be affected by this!"

In the eyes of medical staff at the Provincial People's Hospital, Zhang Yang's recovery speed was amazing. Although his body was seriously injured in the explosion, his left leg was still broken, and his left shoulder was stabbed, which caused a lot of blood loss, but Zhang Daguanren could chat and laugh the day after entering the hospital. His fracture was not serious, so no surgical treatment was needed.

In order to keep confidential and to think about Zhang Yang's safety, Zhang Yang was not informed of the hospitalization. Only a few people knew about this, so the responsibility for taking care of Zhang Yang fell on the Gu Jiatong sisters. Of course, this was also the result of their volunteering.

This explosion caused considerable damage to Zhang Yang. Until now, he still felt dizzy and tinnitus, and his hearing has not been fully recovered. However, compared to his deafness at the beginning, he has been much better now.

As soon as the guy recovered, he rushed to ask about Xu Changde and his gang's current situation. Although Gu Jiatong knew that Xu Changde was dead, she was not clear about the specific situation, so she did not tell him the specific situation. She just said that she would know when her father came back, but Zhang Yang finally got some information from the TV news.

"The outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a long-standing loyal communist fighter, the deputy secretary of the Pinghai Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the governor of Pinghai Province Comrade Xu Changde unfortunately passed away at 18:30 on July 23, 1993 at the age of 56. Comrade Xu Changde's life..."

Zhang Yang was stunned when he listened to the obituary on the TV news. His first reaction was whether he had heard it wrong. He had ear problems recently and often had auditory hallucinations. This guy held the remote control and pressed the sound loudly, but he recognized the subtitles on the screen. Besides, an obituary of a cadre who made serious mistakes would not be broadcast in such a high-profile manner. What does this prove? Does it prove that he risked his life and the evidence that worked hard did not play any role at all? An unprecedented sense of frustration enveloped Zhang Yang's heart. He was a little angry and grabbed the remote control and smashed it hard at the TV.

Gu Jiatong, who happened to walk into the room, saw this scene. She walked over without saying a word, turned off the TV, picked up the remote control that had been smashed on the ground, and looked at Zhang Yang quietly with beautiful eyes. When Zhang Yang's emotions stabilized slightly, she said: "Zhang Yang, are you okay?"

Zhang Yang shook his head, and he smiled apologetically and said, "I...I can't control my emotions!"

Gu Jiatong understood his feelings at this time and whispered: "It's time to take medicine!" She handed the medicine to Zhang Yang, and handed him a glass of cold boiled water. Zhang Yang obediently took the medicine, and his mind calmed down a little bit. Xu Changde's death was something that no one expected, but such a result might be the best ending for everyone. Although he felt very confused in his heart, politics is politics, and many times he required you to put your personal love and hate aside. The so-called politics is to take care of the interests of the vast majority of people.

Gu Jiatong had an extremely deep understanding of this point, and she whispered: "My dad has returned to Dongjiang in the morning. He wants you to take care of your illness. He will let someone deal with your affairs!"

Zhang Yang nodded silently, handed the water cup to Gu Jiatong, and whispered: "Does it mean that I have changed from an institution to a bystander?"

Gu Jiatong smiled faintly: "You should actually think so. Maybe you just went to the wrong place by chance. This matter has nothing to do with you!"

A mistake, Zhang Daguanren thought carefully. He did not go to the wrong place. From the Sui Dynasty, he was not only going to the wrong place, but also being outrageous. He had been in the system for a long time. The impact of the Li Guozheng incident on the Jiangcheng cadre system has not been completely eliminated. Many cadres became timid because of the Li Guozheng incident. If Xu Changde's incident was caused by this moment, the shock to the entire cadre system of Pinghai would be unimaginable. The prestige of Pinghai's leadership will be subject to unprecedented challenges, and the people will also have a crisis of trust in the leadership. Gu Yunzhi's final approach should be the result of comprehensively combining various factors. He wants to maintain the stability of Pinghai and he wants Pinghai to continue to move forward at a high speed on the road of reform.

Some people are destined to be forgotten by history, but what they left in the hearts of their family members was irreparable pain. The rain was heavy. Xu Jiayong was kneeling quietly in front of his father's grave in black, looking at his father's kind and warm smile. He could not believe it no matter what. His father had left him, and his father's voice was still echoing in his ears: "Jiayong, I bought a lot of vegetables today, and I will prepare steamed mandarin fish and braised pork trotters tonight... If you don't come back, I will only eat it alone..."

"Dad! I will never leave again when I go back this time. I will have dinner with you every day!"

Thinking of what he said, Xu Jiayong's handsome face twitched for a moment. He only then realized why his father said these words to him that day. He should have had an ominous premonition. Unexpectedly, since that call, the father and son have been separated from each other from now on, and never met each other, and the words of having dinner together could only become a bubble.

Xu Jiayong gently wiped the photo of his father being wet with the rain with his cuffs and whispered: "Dad, don't worry, I'm back! I will take good care of my mother, and I will not let anyone who harms you!"

Zhang Daren went to the provincial party school again to study. The study time was two months. Several senior leaders in Jiangcheng knew Zhang Yang's movements. Public Security Bureau Director Tian Qinglong reported the situation of this guy at the Standing Committee. Everyone sighed that it was easy to enjoy the cool air with a big tree on his back. Zhang Yang's backer was Gu Yunzhi. If anything happened, Gu Yunzhi would arrange for him very thoughtfully. During the recovery period, he would study without delay and get a salary. The position in Jiangcheng had to be retained. Although everyone inferred from the recent wind direction that Zhang Yang and Xu Changde and others had a direct relationship, everything was not officially confirmed and could only be a guess.

Executive Vice Mayor Li Changyu is one of the few people who know the inside story of Yang Shouyi's death. His speculation is closest to the truth, but Tian Qinglong kept him secret. As a politically mature cadre, Li Changyu would not take the initiative to inquire about this news. Now the leadership of Pinghai is most concerned about the candidates for future governors, whether to be promoted from local or airborne from other provinces? Hong Weiji, secretary of Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee, also once again ignited hope of entering the circle of provincial standing committee members. After all, Jiangcheng is a deputy provincial city. After Xu Changde's death, the position of standing committee member is freed up after Xu Changde's death seems to be the most suitable candidate. As for the governor, he dare not think that there is executive vice governor Zhao Jiting who is highly valued by Gu Yunzhi, and Liang Tianzheng, secretary of Dongjiang Municipal Party Committee and vice governor of Pinghai. If the future governor is born in the provincial leadership team, then the two of them have the greatest hope.

Regarding the future governor's candidate, Hong Weiji also exchanged views with his old classmate Li Changyu. He believed that Gu Yunzhi would take the opportunity to promote Zhao Jiting this time, after all, Zhao Jiting has always been his most optimistic cadre.

Li Changyu believed that the possibility of airborne was relatively high. He whispered: "The appointment of a provincial and ministerial cadre is not the final decision of Boss Gu. His recommendation plays a crucial role, but the boss will also consider the issue of personal influence. The boss has a great influence in Pinghai and has a high prestige. Maybe the boss does not want this situation to continue to develop."

Hong Weiji found that the old classmate's political cultivation improved very quickly. Or maybe Li Changyu had such qualities, but he had always kept his eyes open and did not reveal it. There is a saying that he was not wrong. Gu Yunzhi's influence in Pinghai is unattainable. After Xu Changde became the governor of Pinghai, he did not have much opportunity to show his performance. Putting aside Xu Changde's own factors, this has a direct relationship with Gu Yunzhi's strength. Gu Yunzhi is about to resign, and anyone will inevitably consider the issue of successor at this time. But as Li Changyu said, the appointment of a provincial and ministerial cadre is definitely not something Gu Yunzhi can decide. He has the right to recommend, but he does not have the right to appoint. According to this reason, the candidate for the governor is very likely to be airborne, and this person should not have much to do with Gu Yunzhi.

Provincial Party Secretary Gu Yunzhi has been in a very uneasy these days. Not only did he handle Xu Changde's aftermath, but he also had to consider the future development in Pinghai Province. He did his best to keep the impact of this matter to the minimum range. As for the candidate for future governors, he recommended Executive Vice Governor Zhao Jiting as the acting governor. Zhao Jiting is the cadre he focused on and is his optimistic successor. However, there is no certainty whether Gu Yunzhi's recommendation can be recognized. He can naturally consider the issues that Li Changyu can consider, so his recommendation to Zhao Jiting is limited to form and procedure.

Xia Boda, director of the Provincial Party Committee Office, brought Gu Yunzhi a box of excellent Tieguanyin. The tea was sent to him by his son. After his son graduated from college, he did not enter the agency as he arranged to enter the official career. Instead, he chose to go to Jiangnan to contract tea farms. This made Xia Boda very angry at the time, but three years passed in a flash, and the boy was doing something very well. He was said to have millions of assets. Now, whenever Xia Boda mentioned his son, he would be radiant.

Xia Boda helped Gu Yunzhi make a pot of tea and smiled and delivered it to his desk: "Try it!"

Gu Yunzhi picked up the teacup, took a sip, then closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, slowly savoring the fragrance of his throat. After a while, he smiled and said, "Your waiter is getting more and more prosperous!"

"What a promising thing! It's not easy to be able to feed yourself!"

Gu Yunzhi smiled and said, "You said this, but you are very proud in your heart!"

"No!" Xia Boda couldn't help laughing as he said. He could not hide anything he thought about.

Xia Boda said: "When he went to contract the tea farm, I was so angry, but now I think about it, their young people have young pursuits, and even if I want to impose interference, I can't interfere. Don't worry about what he does? As long as I can find something that I am interested in, I can't do bad things!"

Gu Yunzhishen nodded with empathy and said, "My second child is still like a child. He is impulsive in doing things and does not consider the consequences. He has nothing to inherit from me."

Xia Boda smiled and said, "You can't say that. The three of you look the most like you. I used to compare your young photos with him. They were carved out of the same mold!" After he said that, he felt a little disrespectful to his leader and hurriedly explained, "Just! Don't mind!"

Gu Yunzhi smiled faintly and said softly: "How is Fang Dexin there?"

"He confessed to the crime, but his mouth was tight and did not involve anyone else!"

"very good!"

Xia Boda looked at Gu Yunzhi in surprise and immediately understood the true meaning of his words. He coughed: "Secretary Gu, has the issue of the candidate for governor been implemented?" His relationship with Gu Yunzhi was like his family, so he could ask without restraint.

Gu Yunzhi did not hide it: "I recommended Comrade Ji Ting to serve as the acting governor. As for the final decision, it depends on the meaning above!"

Xia Boda said: "It would be better to make a decision earlier, but now some people are worried!"

Gu Yunzhi laughed: "Berda, I find that you are concerned about more and more things. It seems that this office director can no longer satisfy your desire to manage!"

Xia Boda's old face turned hot. He wanted to go out deep in his heart, but Gu Yunzhi did not seem to be in a hurry to let him go. Following the leader, he could only pretend to be powerful. Moreover, Gu Yunzhi had less time in his position as the provincial party secretary, which means he would not have many opportunities. If he always stayed in his current position, his future prospects would definitely be quite dim.

Of course, Gu Yunzhi saw Xia Boda's thoughts, but he thought that it was not the time yet. Xia Boda could understand his meaning very much. The tacit understanding he had reached over the years could not be developed in a day or two. He really couldn't bear to let such a useful subordinate out of his own.

At this time, Gu Jiatong called because Gu Yunzhi promised to visit Zhang Yang today, but it was noon and her father had not arrived yet, so she couldn't help but urge her.
Chapter completed!