On the morning of November 27, Secretary Lu and his party, driving several cars and a van, set off from the Provincial Party Committee and drove quietly along the way. No one thought that this relatively loose convoy would be the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Travel.
When passing through K City, K City Party Committee Secretary Qing Tao took several entourages and several reporters to join the convoy. They had lunch in an inconspicuous shop, and then continued non-stop toward Zijiang. The county rushes.
After arriving in Zijiang, Secretary Lu first went to several large enterprises in the county to investigate the production and operation conditions of these enterprises. In the evening, he held a symposium and listened to reports from the Zijiang County Party Committee Secretary and some grassroots cadres.
The next day, he began to go to the countryside, starting with the most remote towns, constantly visiting the poor, listening to the opinions and voices of the masses, inspecting the construction of grassroots party organizations, and understanding the economic development ideas and current situation of towns and villages.
In the afternoon, he came to Zhao Han's hometown, Mishan Village, Fukou Town, Zijiang County. This address was reported to him by Xu Lizhong when he returned.
In Mishan Village, Secretary Lu stayed for two hours and visited several farmers in Group 9 of the village.
Finally, under the guidance of Xu Lizhong, he came to the dilapidated red brick house in Zhao Han's hometown. He stopped there for a long time, then walked in and silently looked at the collapsed walls and clusters of trees inside the red brick house. Weeds, some rotten broken furniture, and a cold stove suddenly gave me an ominous premonition. This was the home where Zhao Han had lived for more than 20 years. Although her parents had passed away, this building Why is the house dilapidated like this?
Logically speaking, even if Zhao Han is married, she will always visit her hometown during the holidays. At least, during the Tomb Sweeping Festival, she should also come back to visit her parents' graves.
But judging from the dilapidated house and the situation reported by Xu Lizhong, it seems that Zhao Han has basically never returned home in the past 20 years.
So, where did she marry? Did she marry somewhere far away? Why do people in the village think she is a ruthless woman with no sense of hometown?
Because he did not want people to guess his true purpose of coming to Zijiang for research, Secretary Lu did not mention Zhao Han in Mishan Village, nor did he ask anyone about her current situation, because he knew that Xu Lizhong was very careful in doing things. It was reliable. If he couldn't find out Zhao Han's whereabouts in the village, then it would definitely be in vain to find someone to ask him now.
His only hope now is that Zhao Han still lives in Zijiang County or some other county in K City, and can see himself on TV through TV reports, recognize himself, and take the initiative to contact him Own.
On the third day, Secretary Lu continued to visit various villages, towns and mountainous areas in Zijiang County. The farthest point was at the foot of Big Bear Mountain, which borders the neighboring province.
What disappointed him was that during his three days of research in Zijiang, local and provincial newspapers and television kept on reporting intensively. Moreover, in order to give Zhao Han more chances to see his image, he usually did not like it very much. When he appeared on TV, he asked the photographer to give him more close-up shots for the first time, which confused the few followers who had been following him...
However, until they were about to leave Zijiang County, the Zhao Han he was expecting still did not show up, and he did not find out any news about her.
After a day of research in Xishan County, Secretary Lu was completely disappointed: it seems that Zhao Han may no longer live in K City, maybe she has married to another province, or else, she is resentful of herself, although from the TV I saw him, recognized him, but didn't want to see him...
Thinking of these two possibilities, especially the latter one, Secretary Lu felt extremely sad and disappointed: It seems that her wish to repay Zhao Han will not be realized in this life. She has paid so much for herself. , I have sacrificed so much, almost risked her life's happiness, but I can't even give her a woolen coat, and I can't even say a word of comfort and gratitude to her face to face. This is for me, It will definitely be a lifelong regret...
On December 1, Secretary Lu, who was already frustrated, hastily ended his research activities in Xishan County and rushed to Shizhu County, K City after breakfast.
Shen Youbin, who had already mastered Secretary Lu's itinerary, when Secretary Lu passed by Xinlang and rushed to Zijiang County on November 27, he had been waiting full of hope at the intersection of Xinlang County into the city, hoping that Secretary Lu could stop in Xinlang. Even if it's just for an hour or two, it's okay to meet with yourself.
However, when Secretary Lu's motorcade passed by him, it didn't even slow down and went straight through the city towards Zijiang.
Qing Tao, the secretary of the K City Party Committee, saw Shen Youbin standing with his secretary on the side of the road in the car, with an expectant expression on his face. After the motorcade passed, he called Shen Youbin and told him: Even he, the secretary of the municipal party committee, and Secretary Lu We only chatted for a few words during lunch and had no chance to have in-depth communication with him. Therefore, he advised Shen Youbin not to have any more hopes. It was estimated that when Secretary Lu came back, he would pass by Xin Leng and not do anything. Stay.
After listening to Secretary Qing's advice, Shen Youbin was extremely frustrated, but still refused to give up.
On the morning of December 1, he knew that Secretary Lu would pass by Xinleng around 9 o'clock, so he once again took his secretary to the intersection entering the city from Xishan County and made one last attempt.
But this time, Shen Youbin didn't stand there stupidly like last time, watching Secretary Lu's motorcade leave. When Secretary Lu's No. 1 car appeared in his field of vision, he immediately walked to the middle of the road. One step later, when car No. 1 passed him, he smiled and waved to the inside of the car.
At this moment, a miracle happened: after driving about two hundred meters, car No. 1 suddenly braked and stopped.
Then, a man got out of the car, waved to Shen Youbin who was a little stunned, and shouted: "Xiao Shen, come here, get on top of this car,"
And the person calling him was none other than Qing Tao, secretary of the K City Party Committee.
It turned out that during the rush to Shizhu County, Secretary Lu wanted to hear Qing Tao's work report in the car, so he called him to his car and asked him to briefly report on the current economic development ideas of K City.
When passing by Shen Youbin just now, Secretary Lu happened to see him smiling and waving to him, so he ordered Xu Lizhong to stop the car quickly and asked Qing Tao who was the person waiting at the roadside.
When Qing Tao answered that this was Comrade Shen Youbin, Secretary of the Xinleng County Party Committee, for some reason, the image of Ye Ming suddenly appeared in Secretary Lu's mind, and he couldn't help but ask Qing Tao to call Shen Youbin into the car.