Chapter 4

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wen Shouwei arrived at the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection on time.

The door of Wang Bingsong's office was half-closed. Guard Wen peeped out the door and saw that he was losing his temper at a few people, so he retreated. Unexpectedly, Wang Bingsong saw him: "Guard Wen, come in!"

Wen Shou had no choice but to go in.

Wang Bingsong threw a few pages of materials at him, and said coldly, "Look."

He quickly flipped through the materials, and there were more than a dozen names listed on it. Each name was followed by an amount of money ranging from 300 yuan to 50 yuan, which added up to more than 2300 yuan.

He read it twice, but couldn't figure out what it meant, so he asked cautiously, "Secretary Wang, this is..."

"This is what your prison is doing. It's really audacious to call a party committee to study bribery. Where's the party discipline? Where's the national law?" Wang Bingsong banged on the table heavily, furious.

Wen Shouwei understood a little bit, and found that Gu Hongcheng, a college classmate and the director of the Letters and Calls Office of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, was also here, as if he had found a savior, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on here?"

Gu Hongcheng said: "This is the report material we just received. A prison not only researched the amount of bribes in the name of the party committee, but also used the list of bribe recipients and the amount as evidence for financial reimbursement! The whistleblower said this was evidence copied from the financial record. Although the amount is not much, it involves county leaders, bureau chiefs, and even local village branch secretaries and village committee directors, which is of a bad nature, and Secretary Wang is furious about this matter."

"What's even more hateful is that those local officials charge only a few hundred or a few dozen yuan, which shows how greedy and hateful they are! Gu Hongcheng, you take a few people down to thoroughly investigate this matter, how to deal with it according to the upper limit! "Wang Bingsong knocked on the table again, "Okay, Gu Hongcheng stay."

When the others had left and only Gu Hongcheng and Wen Shou were left, Wang Bingsong said, "Comrade Guard, the situation in the province's prisons is not optimistic. Last year, our letters and visits room received hundreds of reports about the top leaders of the prison. There are only more than forty prisons in the whole province. Some prisons have not yet assigned political commissars. Let’s say there are two top leaders in a unit. How many reports do you have on average? It is undeniable that the provincial prison system has followed the central and The deployment of the provincial party committee has carried out large-scale layout adjustments, and major breakthroughs have been made. The achievements are the main ones, but the problems are also very serious."

Wang Bingsong took a big sip of tea and continued: "From what our Discipline Inspection Commission has learned, one is the kind of prison just now, which is still in a mountainous area and has a little resources. It needs to develop production, straighten out the relationship with the local authorities, and collectively pay bribes. , however, the prison economy is very poor, it can be said that it is struggling in the market, so the amount of bribes is not large, but the nature is bad; We double-regulated three wardens; the third situation is more complicated and prominent, that is, foreign labor. In large and medium-sized cities, criminal labor is used to contract projects. Criminals are not like criminals, migrant workers are not like migrant workers, and policemen are not like policemen. There has been a lot of reaction, and the foreign workers have not established a sound financial management system, and the management is chaotic, which is a mess. In the past two years, the local discipline inspection commission has investigated and dealt with a lot of such cases, and it is on the rise.”

Gu Hongcheng interjected: "Secretary Wang is very concerned about the prison. He hits the nail on the head. The guards. It is because some prison teams have problems, and the team is disorganized. Law enforcement is lax, favoritism, and the basic functions of the prison are challenged. , how can the sinners of society be transformed into socialist newcomers?"

Wang Bingsong said sadly: "Actually, I am not the only one who is concerned about the prison problem. The main leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government are all concerned. I did not pay enough attention to the prison, so I reviewed it with the provincial party committee. It can be said that this is the first time that the secretary made an inspection on the standing committee. Just last night, the secretary called me, very worried. It can be said that it is only the tip of the iceberg. How to grasp the team and how to purify the police force, there are many problems worth summarizing. I want you to have a good talk with you and discuss the problems thoroughly. I still know you better. The provincial party committee decided this time This is the significance of letting a young and outstanding county party secretary serve as the director of the Prison Administration Bureau."

Originally, the Wen guard made a statement, but he remained silent, as if he was thinking about something intensely.

Seeing him like this, Gu Hongcheng reminded him: "Guard, if you have any difficulties or requests, you can raise them."

Wen Shouwei said slowly: "Currently, the provincial finance guarantees only about 70% of the prison funds..."

Wang Bingsong said with a smile: "You don't need to worry about this. The provincial party committee has already considered it. The prison system strictly implements two lines of revenue and expenditure, and 100% of the funds are included in financial guarantees."

Wen Shouwei immediately said: "Secretary, I only have one request. Please ask the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to issue instructions to the local Commission for Discipline Inspection to sort out the problems reported by the public in the prison, and also ask them to cooperate with the Disciplinary Commission of the Prison Administration Bureau and the auditing department to review the financial situation of the prisons in the whole province. Do a big check."

"Haha..." Wang Bingsong laughed heartily, "It seems that the Provincial Party Committee is wise to put you in the Prison Administration Bureau. When you catch the team, you should first catch the team. Criticism that should be criticized, warning that should be warned, and those who violate the law and crimes should be investigated according to law. Criminal responsibility. Of course, I promise you that if you can deal with it according to the party discipline, you will deal with it according to the party discipline. I will personally close this, how about it?"

Guard Wen stood up and said firmly, "With Secretary Wang's words, I guarantee that the police force in the prison system will take on a completely new look within half a year."

"No, one quarter." Wang Bingsong said.

"Secretary Bingsong..." Wen Shouwei said awkwardly.

"Only one quarter!" Wang Bingsong emphasized his tone, paused, and continued, "I urge the discipline inspection commissions of all cities and states to complete the sorting out and rectification of prison problems within one month."

"Then I'll be more confident, just a quarter." Wen Shouwei smiled.

Gu Hongcheng was very worried about this college classmate, so he reminded him: "One quarter? Can it really be achieved?"

Wen Shouwei laughed again: "Secretary Wang taught me the method."

"Oh?" Wang Bingsong looked at him wonderingly.

"The children in Tongshan Village are playing with sand." Wen Shouwei said.

It was that time three years ago that the villagers of Shangliang Town stopped the car of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Although he said that he would live in an old farmhouse to deal with the problem, the villagers still had doubts and followed him and refused to disperse.On the way to the old farmhouse, he saw a group of children from the village primary school playing with sand, so he walked over and sat on the muddy floor to play with the children.

"Haha..." Wang Bingsong laughed heartily again.

"Taking care of the children of the people is to show that you are on the side of the villagers. You don't need to say anything, and the villagers will tell you what's in your heart." Gu Hongcheng said with emotion.

Wang Bingsong said with a smile: "Don't give me too high a hat. I was a child at the time. It's rare to be an old urchin. That's all."

"I think Hongcheng's words are very objective. I'm ashamed to say that I'm an out-and-out farmer's son, but I don't know how to make friends with farmers. Finally, I learned from you that if I want to make friends with farmers, I have to Treat yourself as a farmer." Wen Shouwei said sincerely.

Wang Bingsong nodded: "This is very true."

In fact, he was thinking in his heart. He has been an official for many years, and he is well aware of the psychology of all levels of society towards the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Most officials are afraid of, scold and even hate the Commission for Discipline Inspection; As the last channel for expressing appeals, the Commission for Discipline Inspection is regarded as a life-saving straw.The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection came out to rectify the prisons, which was originally in line with the wishes of the police staff. If the people's hearts are in order, everything will go smoothly. I went to each prison to talk to the front-line police officers. As long as there are financial guarantees and some problems are solved on the spot, the police staff will also With confidence, confidence is more important than anything else; in the second month, we will adjust and enrich the leading groups of each prison according to the rectification situation, and in the third month, we will carry out a year-long law and discipline education activity. There should be no problem.

"However, Comrade Guard, there is another problem. In recent years, family members of job offenders have reported to the Commission for Discipline Inspection and other relevant departments that their relatives committed suicide while serving their sentences. Some committed suicide, and some were discovered by the police in time. Rescued. Although it is an isolated phenomenon, although there is only one prison law, there is only one standard for reforming and educating criminals..."

At this time, Wen Shouwei's cell phone rang. Although the vibration was turned on, the buzzing sound was very clear, and he hung up the phone casually.

Wang Bingsong paused and continued: "I am thinking about such a question. After all, these people used to be leading cadres, and they have also made contributions to the country and the people. So should the means, methods, and methods of reforming and educating them be different from those of ordinary people? Are criminals different? Doesn’t education also advocate teaching students according to their aptitude?”

Speaking of this, he said earnestly: "Guard, it is easy to catch a corrupt person, but it is more difficult and more meaningful to reform them."

Wen Shouwei said: "Secretary, I remember."

Wen Shouwei's cell phone rang again, and just as he was about to hang up, Wang Bingsong said, "You answer the phone, we're done talking."

The call came from Ma Xingyu, director of the Prison Administration Office, saying that Xie Tianming was trying to commit suicide again, but fortunately he was discovered by the police in time and was being rescued.

He hung up the phone and said worriedly: "Secretary Wang, I really can't say, no, my predecessor Xie Tianming attempted to commit suicide and is currently being rescued."

"Oh?" Wang Bingsong and Gu Hongcheng looked at him at the same time.

At this time, the head of the organization called Wang Bingsong, announcing that the meeting of the prison management team would be rescheduled for tomorrow morning.

"Secretary Wang, I have to go to Qingshui Prison because of emotion and reason, what do you think?"

Wang Bingsong said: "You can go and have a look, one is a silent shock to the work style of the leading prison cadres in the whole province, and the other is a shock to Xie Tianming and other criminals."

"Leader, I'll go and have a look too, to accompany my old classmates." Gu Hongcheng said.

Wang Bingsong glanced at him: "Don't go, go and draft a report on the clean-up and rectification of the prison system immediately, and bring it to me for approval before get off work."

Qingshui Prison is located in the southern suburbs of the provincial capital. It used to be located in the mountains of Qingjiang County, a suburban county of the provincial capital. Although the police have registered permanent residence in a major city of the provincial capital, they are hundreds of kilometers away from the provincial capital. The facilities are dilapidated, the police and criminals' housing are all low flat tile houses, and the only building is the prison office, a typical four-story Russian-style tube building.As the first batch of prisons whose layout was adjusted, it was also the first prison in the province to achieve overall relocation. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is lined with trees. To the north, the spacious and straight avenue leads directly to the city center, and it only takes three to ten minutes by car. ; to the south, less than four kilometers away is the forest park, where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant all year round, and there are many tourists.Since the hardware facilities of the prison are top-notch in the whole province and even in the whole country, the Provincial Prison Management Bureau changed this medium-security prison for ordinary criminals into a high-security prison for official criminals three years ago.However, the criminals were not transferred away, so a situation of mixed detention of job offenders and criminals was formed.

After the relocation, the prison also proposed to change its name. After discussion, the bureau believed that, no matter before or now, it belongs to the jurisdiction of the provincial capital. However, Qingshui Prison is a prison that is almost the same age as the Republic. It has a long history and rich cultural heritage, so it is not appropriate to change its name.Therefore, there is only Qingshui Prison in the whole province that uses the same name before and after the relocation.

Guard Wen got into the car and said to the driver, "Go to Qingshui Prison."

Ma Xingyu was stunned: "Director, shouldn't we hold a team adjustment meeting right away?"

"Notify the Political Department that it will be changed to nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Do you need to notify Deputy Director He Kaihua and the Prison Affairs Department who are in charge of law enforcement? And Qingshui Prison..." Ma Xingyu asked tentatively.

"No need." Wen Shouwei said expressionlessly, with a preoccupied look.

After receiving Ma Xingyu's text message, the director of the Prison Administration hurried to the office of He Kaihua, the deputy director in charge of law enforcement, and said in a hurry: "He Bureau, Ma Xingyu secretly sent a text message, asking me to tell you that the new boss is going to Qingshui Prison rush..."

"Qingshui Prison? Isn't there a team adjustment meeting? Where is he going?" He Kaihua asked wonderingly.

The Director of Prison Affairs said: "As soon as I got to work in the morning, Director Ma called to ask about the situation of Xie Tianming, a criminal detained in Qingshui Prison. He must have known about Xie Tianming's suicide in the afternoon."

At this time, the Political Department called to inform that the meeting was rescheduled at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning.

"If a criminal commits suicide, he will go there himself? If hundreds of people in the whole province commit suicide a year, he will go there? This Xie Tianming? Who is it?" He Kaihua was still puzzled.

The director of prison administration said, "I checked Xie Tianming's files. Before his arrest, he was the secretary of the Xiaogu County Party Committee. Our new boss is also from Xiaogu County. He should be his former leader."

"Oh, so it's a personal relationship." He Kaihua breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are we going?"

"He's gone, can we still sit in the office? Let's go, try to get there before him."

Suddenly it started to rain, at one o'clock and two o'clock, it hit the glass of the car window, and the vision suddenly became blurred, and the road ahead could not be seen clearly.The driver turned on the wiper and scraped vigorously back and forth, but the window became more and more blurred...

Both Wen Shouwei and Xie Tianming were born in 1960. In that troubled era, Wen Shouwei's father was a soldier and later promoted to a job, while Xie Tianming's father was a teacher in a mountain village primary school. In comparison, the family There is still a certain amount of financial security, and they are still very lucky.Even more fortunately, although the flames of the "Cultural Revolution" also burned here, this is a remote, backward and barren mountain village after all. People are busy with two meals (not eating at night), and they don't have much energy to form cliques. In the simple concept of the villagers, defending Chairman Mao and rebellion and revolution are not as important as a piece of sweet potato. Despite social chaos and political turmoil, this place looks peaceful and peaceful.Because of this, Wen Shouwei and Xie Tianming did not waste their studies.In the third year of the resumption of the college entrance examination, both of them took the college entrance examination.

The day after the college entrance examination, the two of them went their separate ways on that national road.Wen Shouwei was admitted to a teacher training college, while Xie Tianming was admitted to a water conservancy technical secondary school.Soon, Wen Shouwei's father changed jobs. In order to solve the household registration of several children, he gave up the opportunity to work in a city public security bureau. Instead, he came to a coal mine and moved the family's household registration there.In this way, the two lost contact. It was not until Wen Shouwei graduated and assigned to the Xiaogu County Party Committee as secretary that he discovered that Xie Tianming was also working in the Xiaogu County Water Conservancy Bureau.

Xie Tianming's technical secondary school is a two-year school, and he worked a year earlier than Wen Shouwei.However, from Wen Shouwei's point of view, he seemed to have lost a lot of vigor at that time, not at all the high-spirited spirit he had when he graduated from high school. He was very calm, and sometimes even a little decadent.Once Xie Tianming got drunk and said to him: "In this world, those with diplomas are worse than those without diplomas, and those who teach are not as good as those who raise pigs. Look, there are people in important positions in this county, which one is like them?" You and I come from an authentic academic background? Illiterate people control educated people, elementary school students control junior high school students, junior high school students control high school students, high school students control technical secondary school and junior college students..."

In the third year after working, he was promoted to the chief of the secretary section. Although he was called the chief, he was actually a deputy section-level; and Xie Tianming was promoted to the deputy director of the Water Conservancy Bureau.According to common sense, Wen Shouwei's official career should be smoother than Xie Tianming's because of the working environment. After all, he hangs around in front of the county party committee and county government leaders every day. However, the situation is just unexpected. Since Xie Tianming became the deputy director of the Water Conservancy Bureau, Like a fish in water, he was quickly appointed as the mayor of a town. In the second year, he was re-elected and successfully transitioned to the town party secretary. At the age of 28, he became the deputy county head of the Xiaogu County People's Government. In just three years, Perfectly realized the triple jump, and suddenly became popular in the limelight, becoming a well-known figure in Xiaogu County.As for Wen Shouwei at this time, he had just been adjusted from the position of chief of the county party committee secretary to the position of director of the agricultural bureau, becoming Xie Tianming's veritable subordinate.

Although it is a superior-subordinate relationship, they are still classmates after all. Except in public places, the two of them are still like brothers in private.Once Xie Tianming took Wen Shouwei to the provincial capital for a meeting, and when passing by the cage ditch, he stopped and re-walked the cage ditch with great interest.After wading across the small river, they came to the intersection of the mountain road and the national road, where the two of them went their separate ways ten years ago.

Xie Tianming stood on the national highway looking back at the valley, looked at him vigorously and said: "Ten years ago, I said that we would also take cars in ten years. You didn't believe it then, how about now?"

At that time, only the county-level leaders had special cars. Wen Shouwei said: "You have achieved it, but I have not yet, but following you, I can occasionally sit on it, which is considered to be achieved."

"When I become the county magistrate, I will approve one for you."

Wen Shouwei pondered and said: "You are my leader now, I can't use this old classmate relationship to make trouble for you, will it affect you badly?"

Xie Tianming laughed loudly: "Although I am your leader, the friendship between classmates is like family affection, and it will always be cut off. I should help you. But, to be honest, your brother's step-by-step method is not good. In the officialdom You have to blend into this circle. Just like the film and television industry, this circle has many unspoken rules. Otherwise, you will work hard all day long and no one will talk to you. To be honest, you have studied better than me since you were young. Which test score can surpass you? For the college entrance examination, I am a technical secondary school, and your junior college is also a grade higher than me. After graduation to work, I am a secretary of the Water Conservancy Bureau, and you are the secretary of the county party committee. But, what about now? My deputy county magistrate, you just took office at the official level. Have you reflected on any morals in this?"

Wen Shouwei asked: "Is there any other secret?"

"I'll send you a pair of couplets, and you can experience it slowly."

"Oh? Come on, let me make progress." Wen Shouwei looked at him gratefully.

"Listen well, the first link is: Receive what you send and don't dig meat; the second link is: Receive from the left and give it to the right is hand over; horizontal comment: transfer payment!" Xie Tianming finished in a low voice, looking at him triumphantly, "You are me Old classmate, I will not pass on the secret to others."

Wen Shouwei was stunned: "Isn't this bribery?"

"This is not called bribery, it's called transfer payment." Xie Tianming was a little dissatisfied.

Wen Shouwei was silent for a while, and said sincerely: "Old classmate, I think, you and I are both farmers' children, and it took a lot of effort to get rid of the farm skin. I advise you to stop in moderation. As for me, I went to the main course at the age of 28. Level, not bad, many people can’t pass a major when they retire, and they are content. My son is about to be born, so I don’t want to be successful in the official position, I don’t want to be rich, but I want to be ordinary and safe. "

Xie Tianming said disdainfully: "Your baby is very capable, but she is timid. She is running, delivering, and receiving. This is the unspoken rule. If you don't abide by it, you will be able to stay clean for the rest of your life. ?It’s like you came out of a brothel, even if you really didn’t have a whore, who would believe it? Even if you ask God to testify, it’s just a joke. Not only that, maybe other members of the team will give you small shoes, which is not popular, then I tell you to stand aside."

Wen Shouwei hesitated, yes, who doesn't want to be successful, who doesn't want to honor their ancestors?Just when he was wandering and vulnerable, his son was born.

All major bureaus, township grain management offices, and grain stations moved upon hearing the news, and there was an endless stream of congratulators, gifts, red envelopes, and even cash directly.In the dead of night, he took out all the red envelopes and cash and put them on the table, in a daze, take?Or go back?At that time, as long as there were 1 yuan, it would be a big deal. They were called "2-yuan households."When I just became the head of the Grain Bureau, I just got a son, and others donated more than [-] yuan. What about birthdays, Spring Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival?If it goes on like this, it will be an astronomical figure in one year, what if something goes wrong?How come?

My father walked in suddenly, and seeing the large and small gifts, red envelopes and gift money, he immediately became angry: "I have worked so hard to raise you for so many years, and the party has trained you for so many years, and you just do it? Look at your virtue, you are worthy To be a party member, worthy of being a bureau chief? If you harm yourself, I will treat you as a rebellious son. Don't harm my grandson. Tomorrow, I will take my grandson away!"

Wen Shouwei woke up suddenly, and quickly grabbed his father and said, "Dad, I was thinking about how to go back."

"I still need to think about it, back! If you can't go back, just hand it over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection!"

"But……"

"No, but it's a matter of principle. Our family survived those years when we couldn't even get enough to eat. Now that life is so good, why do we want anything? Son, our old Wen family's ancestors have been innocent for generations, Do things in a down-to-earth manner." Tears flashed in the father's eyes.

Wen Shouwei said: "I know... Dad, don't be angry, listen to me, I think this normal human relationship still needs to be talked about, or how will I work in the future? I want to charge them ten yuan to show my meaning, remember Just pay the bill, if they have any happy event in the future, just pay it back, and return the rest."

However, Xie Tianming, a rising political star in Xiaogu County, did not succeed as expected. It was not until 1996, eight years after he served as deputy county magistrate, that he finally became the county magistrate.But Wen Shouwei continued to take steps one step at a time, until he was 35 years old before becoming the deputy county magistrate.What's interesting is that when the term changed in 1996, both of them were candidates for the inspection of the county magistrate at the same time. Judging from the public opinion evaluation, Wen Shouwei slightly surpassed Xie Tianming.Everyone in Xiaogu County is optimistic about Wen Shouwei. Many people, even the outgoing county magistrate, expressed their congratulations to him in advance.

During the inspection, Xie Tianming asked him to meet him in private, and said a lot of nonsense, Wen Shouwei still hasn't figured out what he wanted to say that time.

Finally, the superior decided to elect Xie Tianming.

Wen Shouwei still clearly remembered the election of the National People's Congress. In the first round of voting, his votes slightly surpassed Xie Tianming's, but he did not reach the required number of votes. A second round of voting was required.It was around noon, and during the adjournment, the secretary of the county party committee and the director of the National People's Congress had a private talk with the heads of the delegations, conveying instructions from their superiors, asking the delegates to have a political stand and awareness, and to deeply understand the spirit of their superiors. Xie Tianming must be pushed out. If the second round fails to meet the requirements, it will be the third and fourth rounds until the legal procedures are met and the requirements of the superiors are met. When they pass, they will eat at that time.

With the intentional guidance of his superiors, Wen Shouwei knew in his heart that he would never be able to surpass Xie Tianming to reach the required number of votes.

Sure enough, after the second round, Xie Tianming clearly surpassed him, but still did not reach the required number of votes, and a third round of voting was required.During the adjournment, the leader of the superior organization department asked Xie Tianming to go to a delegation lounge on behalf of the county party committee, saying that everyone has worked hard, and on behalf of the county party committee, I would like to offer everyone a cigarette. One ticket.

Some representatives joked with each other: "For the belly, let's vote."

As for Wen Shouwei, the secretary of the county party committee drank tea with him.Drinking tea belongs to drinking tea, but the atmosphere is not so harmonious. Both parties feel very depressed. The secretary of the county party committee wants to say something, but seems to be hesitant.

Wen Shouwei smiled and said, Secretary, you are my old leader. It would be impossible for me to be in this position without your support. I am already very content.Don't worry, I voted for Xie Tianming in the last round.

The secretary patted him on the shoulder and said after a long while, "I'm relieved if you have this mentality... I should retire to the second line next year. In my life, I don't have any regrets. The only regret is your problem, maybe... ...I am a sinner for the people of Xiaogu County..."

The secretary's name is Wang Huashan, a cadre who went south. He has worked hard all his life and has a breeze in his sleeves. Up to now, there is still a black and white TV at home, and a daughter is waiting for work at home.

Wen Shouwei respected this old leader very much. Seeing him so helpless and blaming himself so much, he felt uncomfortable. He wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say at this time.

Therefore, Xie Tianming finally became the county magistrate.

In the second year, Wen Shouwei was transferred to a neighboring county as the acting magistrate, which was a successful conclusion in terms of organization.

In the same year, the old secretary Wang Huashan retreated to the second line, and Xie Tianming took over as the secretary of the Xiaogu County Party Committee.That year, he had just turned 38 years old and became the youngest county party secretary in the province at that time.

"Director, Qingshui Prison is ahead," Ma Xingyu said.

"Oh..." Wen Shouwei came back to his senses, looked ahead, and immediately said coldly, "Don't stop, go straight."

The driver was taken aback, unable to believe his ears, and then confirmed again: "Aren't you going to Qingshui Prison? Go straight?"

"Not going." Wen Shouwei turned to look at Ma Xingyu with a gloomy face.

Ma Xingyu was in a state of turmoil, knowing that something was wrong, and secretly scolded the director of prison affairs.

Li Changxiong, the warden of Qingshui Prison, received a call from He Kaihua, the deputy director of the Prison Management Bureau. Car No. [-], report immediately.

Not long after, the people sent out reported that the No. 5 car had come and arrived at the prison in about [-] minutes.

Li Changxiong immediately ordered the special police team to stand guard outside the prison and line up, while he led his team members to stand outside the gate in an orderly manner.

Seeing a car approaching from a distance, Li Changxiong immediately ran to a place and stood at attention, ready to report.Unexpectedly, the police car did not stop and drove past him. Before he recovered, the police car had disappeared into the woods in front of him.

After a while, another police car drove over. He Kaihua got out of the car, checked the situation, and asked, "The chief hasn't arrived yet?"

Li Changxiong was a little flustered. He wasn't sure if the car just now was No. [-], so he asked the person next to him, "Is that car just now No. [-]?"

Everyone said yes.

Li Changxiong whispered to He Kaihua, "It's broken. Car No. [-] didn't stop just now and just drove away."

He Kaihua was also very surprised: "How is that possible? Ma Xingyu is still sitting in the car."

"He Ju, do you think we should wait?"

"Wait..." He Kaihua said absently.

After a while, Li Changxiong's cell phone rang, and when he saw the number, it was Ma Xingyu, who hurriedly connected, but then his face froze and he was stunned, as if he had received a sudden blow.

He Kaihua looked at him strangely: "What's wrong?"

He Kaihua saw that he didn't respond, so he pushed him: "What's going on?"

Li Changxiong came to his senses and said depressedly: "Director Ma called and said that the chief is not coming, and told me to dismiss him."

"Oh..." He Kaihua was also surprised.

"He Ju, the car just now must belong to the director. He may have seen something that made him unhappy... Did I do anything wrong? You have to say a few words for me..." Li Changxiong begged fearfully. .

He Kaihua patted him on the back and comforted him: "Don't think that the wind is the rain. What if Director Wen has other things at the moment? Isn't it just one prisoner who committed suicide? How many prisoners in this provincial prison want to commit suicide a year? How many prisoners have committed suicide? Normal people still commit suicide, not to mention criminals! I think he is the secretary of the local county party committee. What major event has he not seen? Not so. Let me tell you the truth, this Xie Tianming It's his old leader, so it's only natural for him to come and see him."

Li Changxiong relaxed slightly, and said repeatedly: "Thank you Ju He, thank you Ju He..."

He Kaihua smiled slightly: "What's more, you are the hero of the relocation of Qingshui Prison. You have some influence in the bureau and even in the political and legal system of the whole province. Even if he is unhappy about something, he has to weigh it? It's okay, it's okay, live well Do your job, do your job well, and have political achievements, this is the real hardware, and you can talk about anything.”

Li Changxiong turned around and called the head of the prison administration section over to ask, "How is Xie Tianming?"

The chief of the prison administration said: "According to the report from the first prison area, it is being rescued in the prison hospital. There should be no problem, right?"

Li Changxiong immediately became angry: "What are you doing, chief of prison administration? Such a big incident happened, why don't you go to the scene, what are you doing here? Watching the scenery?!"

The head of the prison administration department was baffled by his training, and quickly said, "I'll go to the prison hospital right away..."

Li Changxiong turned to He Kaihua and said, "Ju He, let's go to the hospital to see if we want to be transferred?"

He Kaihua thought he was here, so he would go and have a look, so he nodded.

The policemen who stood in the still drizzle for a few minutes complained in low voices and dispersed, while many people gloated and commented that in their memory, for the first time today, they did not receive their superiors.Since moving here and being listed as a demonstration window unit of the provincial prison by the provincial bureau, I lined up at two ends for three days to welcome the superior leaders, brothers who came to visit, and the leaders of the prison system in other provinces. At first, it was a little fresh, but later it became numb Afterwards, complaints abounded, and most people only knew one thing: disturbing the people.

Li Changxiong accompanied He Kaihua to the second gate of the prison when he was stopped by Chen Li.

Chen Li said: "The warden, I want to ask for leave."

Li Changxiong was very annoyed at first, so he said angrily, "Why do you ask me for leave? Do you want me to take care of eating, drinking, and messing with you? Go to the chief of your prison."

"The superintendent disagrees..."

"The superintendent has the right not to approve it!"

Chen Li looked aggrieved, her eyes were red, she raised her voice and said, "You are not allowed, then I will ask the new director general to ask for leave." Turning around, she said to He Kaihua, "Are you the new director general? I want to ask for leave. "

"Chen Li! Ask Bawang to leave?!" Li Changxiong got angry, but immediately realized something, and lowered his voice to criticize, "Don't you think it's not chaotic enough? You are the police, and we are a disciplined team. If there is anything wrong, turn around." Besides, ah!"

He Kaihua smiled and said: "It's the first time I met a policeman asking for leave from me. It's a bit interesting. Tell me, why did you ask me for leave? By the way, I'm not the new director, but He Kaihua, the deputy director in charge of law enforcement..."

When He Kaihua said this, he let out a "huh" in surprise, and turned to look in the direction of a gate.It turned out that he dazzled and found Ma Xingyu standing not far away.

The eyes of the others followed him, and it turned out to be Ma Xingyu, Director of the Office of the Provincial Prison Administration.Ma Xingyu is here, so the new chief should be there too, but there is no one around him.

He Kaihua walked towards Ma Xingyu puzzled, and Li Changxiong and others followed closely.

A person next to him came over and asked Chen Li: "Are you looking for the new chief to ask for leave?"

Chen Li looked at him. She was thin and thin. Although her face looked a little tired, her eyes were piercing. There was a smile at the corner of her mouth, but she still looked very serious. Her hair was full of tiny water droplets.

She tentatively asked, "Are you the new chief?"

The man hesitated, nodded, and a smile spread across his face.

He Kaihua asked: "Director Ma, where is Director Wen?"

Ma Xingyu pouted forward.

Everyone looked back again. Outside the second gate of the prison, only Chen Li and one person were talking.

Li Changxiong's heart skipped a beat. It was obvious that the person talking to Chen Li was the new chief.

Li Changxiong secretly screamed: "It's over, it's over, damn it, today is really fucking bad for eight lifetimes..."

He Kaihua complained in a low voice: "I said Director Ma, playing hide and seek with us?"

Ma Xingyu exaggeratedly "hushed": "He Ju, this new leader has a different work style, he is worthy of being the secretary of the county party committee..." Then he took Li Changxiong's arm and said in a low voice, "Old leader, you go back Be careful, this Chief is not easy to serve..."

"Oh, I really recite... You said that Xie Tian didn't commit suicide in the morning and in the evening, so why did he choose today? The new bureau chief just took office, and his grandma committed suicide and dragged me into the water... What a fucking bad time... ..."

"Stop complaining, the bureau is calling us." Seeing Li Changxiong's pitiful appearance, Ma Xingyu couldn't bear it.

Chen Li shook hands with Wen Shouwei, and walked away with a happy face.

Li Changxiong glanced at her anxiously, and followed He Kaihua in fear.

It turned out that Wen Shouwei was very upset when he saw that Qingshui Prison organized a police lineup to welcome him, so he asked the driver to drive the car to the front and stop, and pick him up in Qingshui Prison an hour later, and asked Ma Xingyu to inform the prison that he would not go.After making arrangements, he and Ma Xingyu walked to the prison.

Ma Xingyu followed closely behind him, keeping a distance of half a step, thinking about how to explain if he asked.But he walked slowly without saying a word, which caused Ma Xingyu a lot of psychological pressure, so he mustered up the courage to say cautiously: "Cultural Affairs Bureau, I just sent a text message to the director of prison administration, saying You are going to Qingshui Prison, maybe..."

"I will go to the grassroots in the future, so don't notify them in advance." Wen Shouwei just said lightly.

Ma Xingyu was originally prepared to be scolded by him, but he didn't expect his tone to be so flat, as if what happened just now hadn't happened. want.

"Are all duty prisoners in Qingshui Prison?" Wen Shouwei asked.

"No, job offenders only accounted for about half. At that time, the bureau also wanted to transfer criminals to other prisons, but the prison director Li Changxiong disagreed. He said that the prison's economy is still very tight now, and part of the debts for relocation must be repaid, leaving criminals to go to other prisons. Working outside to increase income can also reduce the bureau’s burden, so the bureau agreed.”

"This is the provincial capital, and they are still working outside? What kind of project?" Wen Shouwei was a little surprised.

Ma Xingyu said: "They are providing labor services for a brick factory, and they have set up a foreign labor site there, more than 30 kilometers away from here. I heard that they usually do some things at construction sites on the outskirts of the city, such as digging earth."

At this time, a group of criminals came from behind.

"Look, those are probably criminals who are working abroad nearby." Ma Xingyu said.

Guard Wen stepped aside to let the criminals pass by.

They were dressed in gray clothes and trousers, covered in mud, carrying hoes and steel rods, and walked slowly. Two policemen followed behind. Their dark skin and police uniforms that had changed colors were particularly eye-catching. The mud is wrapped, only the shoelaces are exposed.

A policeman shouted loudly: "Stop moving forward, rest where you are for 10 minutes."

A criminal shouted: "Government, police officer, it's wet everywhere, and there are no beautiful women passing by, why are you resting here?"

"If you tell you to rest, rest, there is so much nonsense, do you want to go back and 'hook up'?" The police leading the team yelled at him.

The criminals stood silently, you looked at me, I looked at you, many of them made faces.

"Evoked? What do you mean?" Wen Shouwei asked.

Ma Xingyu gestured towards the front, meaning to speak in the front.Wen Shouwei walked forward with him for a while, and after a certain distance from the criminal team, Ma Xingyu said: "It is not allowed to beat and scold criminals, and the grassroots will come up with some soft ways to discipline those who are disobedient or who have not completed production tasks." To pick up a criminal is to make the criminal bend over, straighten his legs, and touch the shoes with the tips of his hands. It can take 10 minutes or even an hour, depending on the discretion of the police.”

"Isn't this corporal punishment in disguise?" Wen Shouwei said.

"..." Ma Xingyu hesitated to speak.

"Go ahead and talk, I'm just listening and I won't express my opinion anymore." Wen Shouwei laughed.

Ma Xingyu was encouraged, so he said: "There is a saying that is very good. No matter how good the prisoner is, he is still a prisoner, and no matter how bad the prisoner is, he is still a human being. In the past ten years, with the improvement of our country's judicial system, the protection of criminals' human rights has been further strengthened. In terms of management, beating and scolding criminals is absolutely prohibited. However, because the financial security has not kept up, the prison has to rely on its own income to make up for the insufficient funds. In this way, the prison pays more attention to production, so the pressure on the police is still mainly on Completing the production task. Criminals can’t complete the task, and they can’t beat them. If they beat them, they will leave imprints. There is a risk of law enforcement. In order to avoid the risk of law enforcement as much as possible, the only way is to use corporal punishment in disguise. any prints."

"So, the police regard soft physical punishment as a way to avoid law enforcement risks?" Wen Shouwei frowned.

Ma Xingyu further explained: "Cultural Bureau, in fact, our prison police..."

At this time, Wen Shouwei's cell phone rang, and Ma Xingyu stopped talking.

Wen Shouwei glanced at the number and connected the phone.

There was a questioning voice on the phone: "Today is my son's birthday, do you know it or not?!"

Wen Shouwei smiled and pointed to the phone: "Your sister-in-law is calling..."

Wen Shouwei moved the phone away from his ear, and after a few seconds, he answered again: "Okay, okay, am I busy? I will contact Ziping as soon as my work here is over."

Ma Xingyu tentatively said, "How about I arrange someone to pick up your son?"

Wen Shouwei waved his hands again and again: "No, I have practiced, and I can take care of myself."

"Wenju, I seem to have heard my sister-in-law say that your son is celebrating his birthday tonight, why don't we come back tomorrow?" Ma Xingyu looked at him hesitantly, and continued to speak in a tentative tone.

Wen Shouwei looked at him and smiled, and said as he walked, "You have a good ear? What kind of birthday does the child celebrate, I don't even have a birthday. Let's go! By the way, you continue the topic just now, continue."

Ma Xingyu followed closely and continued: "To be honest, it is difficult for our prison police, especially the front-line police. It is not easy to control this group of people. If you are not careful, you will become a prisoner yourself. Supervising prisoners There are two things I fear most, one is mass incidents, and the other is escape, especially collective escape. Once such an accident occurs, it is natural to be punished, and the procuratorate may even be held criminally responsible. Therefore, our What the policemen are most worried about is when and what kind of problems will happen? As a result, they are tense during working hours and nervous after get off work. Comrades say, close your eyes and be more vigilant.”

Wen Shouwei looked serious and nodded.

"Normal people are locked up in prison, and sooner or later they will get sick, let alone they are still criminals? Their personality, ideals, beliefs, morals, and character are inherently lacking, or there is a defect in a certain aspect, and their psychological state is inherently flawed. Unhealthy, coupled with the loss of dignity and freedom, the psychological problems are more serious than before, the lonely ones are more lonely, the irritable ones are more irritable, and the depressed ones are more depressed. If something happens, once there is an incentive, it will erupt like a volcano. Let’s take suicide as an example. If a person has not reached a state of extreme despair, he will not have such awareness, let alone carry out such extreme behavior. ..." Ma Xingyu talked eloquently, but stopped when he saw Wen Shouwei's expressionless face.

Wen Shouwei looked at him: "You continue to talk, I'm listening."

Ma Xingyu let out an "oh" and continued: "As far as daily work is concerned, in addition to completing production tasks, you have to spend a lot of time dealing with and defusing the triggers that may cause criminals to behave abnormally. For example, arguing between two criminals may be a trigger." , it is impossible for the police to understand the situation in a timely manner at the production site, which will affect the completion of the production task, so they have to wait until the work is over and return to the supervision area to find out about both parties, and then talk individually, and an hour or two passed in a blink of an eye. After all the problems have been dealt with, it is already past the off-duty time. Therefore, many policemen believe that although we implement an eight-hour work system, we have a 24-hour workload, a 360-hour sense of responsibility, and a heavy mental burden for [-] days and five days."

Wen Shouwei listened and felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier.

"Wenju, there is a jingle circulating on the Internet. The most painful thing in the world is going to work. Nothing is more painful than going to work. Nothing is more painful than going to work every day. Nothing is more painful than going to work every day. There is nothing more painful than working overtime. The most painful thing than working overtime is working overtime every day." , more painful than working overtime every day, is free overtime. Although this jingle reflects the work attitude after "80s" and "90s", it is really appropriate to bring it to the prison. Many policemen at the grassroots level regard going to work as a The most painful thing, to put it harshly, is a primitive concept of labor, which regards work as a means of simple reproduction. Under such high-intensity work pressure, I dare say that our front-line policemen The psychological problems are not optimistic, at least many policemen are in a sub-healthy state..."

"Then, in reverse reasoning, if the production tasks imposed on the police are heavier, the energy and time spent on resolving conflicts between criminals will be correspondingly reduced, right?" Wen Shouwei interrupted suddenly.

Ma Xingyu was stunned, nodded and said, "That is inevitable."

"Then why do you still have to engage in foreign labor and put so much pressure on the police?" Wen Shouwei continued to ask.

"This..." Ma Xingyu pondered for a moment and said, "The country has not invested enough in prisons for a long time, and there are many problems left over from history. At present, generating income is still the focus of the work of all prisons."

Of course, there are still some leaders who regard foreign workers as an established pattern of interests. He can’t say this, and it’s hard to say. After all, it’s just hearsay.

"You are very familiar with the front line, have you worked at the grassroots level?" Wen Shouwei looked at him and asked.

"When I first started working, I was sent to the old base of Qingshui Prison to exercise, and I worked as a team leader for three years."

Wen Shouwei nodded, stopped asking questions, but involuntarily quickened his pace, and went straight into a gate, only to realize that he was not blocked by anything. He was surprised.In front of the second gate, a group of people were arguing about something, so they walked over calmly to see what happened.

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like