Chapter 18: The Storm at the Train Station (Seeking Bookmarks and Recommendations)
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On the 26th of the lunar calendar, both the county committee and government were on holiday. Lei Gang's home was in Wude City, so he went back early in the morning. Zhang Qingyun finally had a brief chance to relax.
Zhang Qingyun's first task was to go to Lizi Ping Township. Since he was sent to the party school for study three months ago, he had not been to Lizi Ping. He still had a small nest there and now that his job has changed, he needs to pick up his luggage from there.
He went to the county bus station and waited for a circle, at that time it was during the peak of the Spring Festival travel rush, and the cars going up the mountain were not allowed to overload, so it was very difficult to get on the bus. He waited for nearly an hour but didn't even have the chance to get on the bus.
Zhang Qingyun secretly sighed with a bitter smile, thinking that being an ordinary citizen is not easy after all. Spring Festival travel season, the county government shouts slogans about ensuring good work for the Spring Festival travel season every day, but in reality, it's a completely different story during the actual implementation process.
"Hey, comrade, wasn't it said that the Spring Festival ticket price increase cannot exceed 15%? What's going on? Now the ticket prices have doubled?" Zhang Qingyun had just entered the ticket sales hall when he heard someone arguing.
"Yes, yes, we've all heard that. You guys have also risen too much." A group of people immediately echoed in agreement.
Zhang Qingyun took a closer look and found that it was a group of migrant workers disguised as people, surrounding a middle-aged man in uniform, who appeared to be a station staff member.
"What are you yelling about? Want to rebel? You're lucky to have a car to sit in, if it's too expensive then don't take it!" The middle-aged man in uniform yelled with great impatience.
His loud shout immediately quieted the crowd, and several timid onlookers had already retreated, but the two leaders were still quite defiant, one of whom said:
"Damn it, you guys only care about money! Now all the buses during Spring Festival are yours, we can't take them, how are we supposed to get back? You just want to make this bloody money, one trip and you're making as much as we do in half a month of work. Are you even letting people live?"
"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you? Everyone else can sit, but not you? I'm telling you, that's the price. If you want to ride, then ride, if not, get out of here immediately and don't disrupt the order of the station." The middle-aged man in uniform said with a glare.
"Who's your father? You dare say that again? I'll beat you to death, you son of a bitch!" The young man also lost his temper.
"You... you..." The middle-aged man in uniform retreated several steps, momentarily stunned. He turned his head and shouted loudly: "Where are the police? Where have the police from the station gone?" After shouting a few times, two civil policemen came in from outside the station.
"Director Zhang, you've come just in time, deal with these troublemakers." The middle-aged man in uniform said urgently.
"Get out, all of you!" Zhang shouted as soon as he came in. Then he turned his head to the young man who was leading and said: "As for you! You won't be taking this bus anymore, and you even hit people? This is unacceptable! You have seriously violated the 'Regulations on Public Security Administration'."
"Don't stop me from taking the bus, how am I supposed to get home?" the young man said anxiously.
"That has nothing to do with me, it's already good that I didn't catch you, you actually dare to cause trouble at the station, you're simply eating bear heart and leopard gall."
“……”
Zhang Qing's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he coldly watched all of this, considering whether or not to step forward and say something.
The water in this automobile station is not shallow, and Yongping County is a poor county. The spring transportation of passenger cars is basically monopolized, and the bus station is also state-owned. The leaders inside have some connections with the county government officials, so it's not necessarily beneficial to jump out and stir up trouble.
But if he doesn't come forward, being a county committee member himself, and allowing those below him to behave so recklessly, it's also somewhat unjustifiable. For the time being, he was hesitant.
"What? This... isn't this Director Zhang? Ah, Director Zhang, what's going on here?"
Zhang Qingyun turned his head and saw that the one greeting him was none other than the deputy captain of the traffic police team who had eaten with Chen Mai at Golden Century last time.
"Oh, Captain Wang, aren't you with the traffic police? What brings you here?" Zhang Qingyun said, his face somewhat gloomy.
"That... the bureau is a bit tense during the Spring Festival, so I was arranged to lead a team to take charge of station security." Wang Qiang said weakly, at this time his heart was also racing with thoughts. Zhang Qingyun had gone on an inspection tour of the Spring Festival work with the county head, he knew that, now Zhang Qingyun suddenly appeared at the station, could it be...?
At this thought, his face changed and he immediately shouted at Director Zhang:
"What are you doing? Have you inquired about the situation clearly? How can you casually expel our peasant brothers from the station?"
Director Zhang and the two people beside him were stunned, clearly not understanding why Captain Wang suddenly became so angry, and for a moment they didn't know how to speak.
"What are you two still staring at? Don't you apologize to this brother? He was discussing ticket prices with the station, what are you two doing here?" Wang Qiang continued.
Zhang Qingyun sneered and thought to himself, "This Wang Qiang is really slick, he just used a few words to shift all the responsibility from his side."
"All right, all right, Captain Wang, don't blame them either. Tell them to go down first!" Zhang Qingyun said coldly.
As soon as Zhang Qingyun spoke, everyone immediately noticed him. The group of migrant workers was okay, and Director Zhang and another police officer roughly understood the situation. As for the man in uniform, his face suddenly changed color.
His name is Chen Ke, Zhang Qingyun knew him. Li Gang led a team to inspect the bus station, and he was present as the deputy director of the station at that time. Li Gang specifically instructed on the Spring Festival transportation prices, and the increase in ticket prices should not exceed 15%. The station must strictly enforce it, but unexpectedly, there were policies from above and countermeasures from below, and in the end, the Spring Festival ticket prices still doubled.
"Oh, Director Zhang, hello! You see this...this...misunderstanding, this...misunderstanding!" Chen Ke was momentarily incoherent.
"Director Chen, the county committee and government have made promises to the people regarding the Spring Festival transportation. I personally hope you will handle this matter with caution and try to balance everything, after all, it involves the government's credibility." Zhang Qingyun said calmly, he also knew that the interests chain of the Spring Festival was very complicated, and governments at all levels were involved in it, so for this issue, they could only focus on mediation.
Chen Ke's whole body broke out in cold sweat as soon as he heard it. Zhang Qingyun had put a very vicious spin on this, using the county committee and government as a shield to deflect criticism. The implication was that the bus station's charging of fees would make the county committee and government take the blame. Who could bear such a burden?
