Colorful years

The second symposium was then held, with the key participants being members of the village's Party branch and village committee. This meeting was of great significance to Zhang Cong, as it allowed him to explore more comprehensively and deeply the various typical cases hidden at the grassroots level.

Only by fully understanding these vibrant and dynamic cases can we showcase the remarkable achievements of Shenjiaping Village in the field of rural ideological and political work in a more authentic and vivid way, thereby enabling people to more intuitively appreciate the earth-shaking changes that ideological and political work has brought to rural areas.

For the final symposium that followed, Zhang Cong meticulously planned to invite some local residents to participate. After all, they were firsthand participants in rural life, the group closest to the actual situation, and their views and opinions were undoubtedly the most authentic and reliable.

At this symposium, Zhang Cong was eager to hear the people's heartfelt feelings and evaluations of Zhuang Erhe and the Party branch, and at the same time, he hoped to understand in detail the tangible impact and changes brought about by ideological and political work.

He hoped that through face-to-face communication with the masses, he could gain a deeper understanding of the actual situation in rural areas, thereby laying a solid foundation for writing high-quality materials.

When news came that the renowned Comrade Zhang Cong was about to personally visit Xinqiao Township to conduct interviews and to thoroughly explore and comprehensively summarize the valuable experiences and typical materials of the township's rural ideological and political work, the township party committee attached extraordinary importance to it.

They acted swiftly, meticulously researched and developed a comprehensive plan to ensure the reception would be conducted to the highest standards and achieve remarkable results.

Sure enough, the township party secretary and township head personally oversaw the operation at the township government, systematically coordinating various human and material resources to wholeheartedly support Comrade Zhang Cong's interview needs.

At the same time, the township party committee also issued a special instruction requiring all members of the party and government leadership teams to stay at home and remain on standby at all times so that they could obey the organization's unified arrangements and accept face-to-face interviews with Comrade Zhang Cong at any time.

What is particularly noteworthy is that, in order to ensure the smooth progress of this interview, the township government even summoned all members of the village's Party branch and village committee to the township government, ready to be dispatched at any time.

In this way, when a symposium is needed to discuss relevant issues or gather more information, these individuals can respond quickly and participate actively.

Thanks to the township government's meticulous and comprehensive planning, most crucial interviews and key activities, such as discussions, could be efficiently completed directly within the township government. This undoubtedly saved Comrade Zhang Cong a significant amount of time and energy that would have otherwise required him to travel from village to village to conduct interviews.

When Zhang Cong learned of the township's detailed and thoughtful arrangements, a warm feeling welled up inside him. Overjoyed, he couldn't help but express his heartfelt gratitude to Secretary Song and Township Head Li.

Based on the township's arrangements, Zhang Cong temporarily adjusted the interview and discussion plan. He expanded the scope of the township party and government leadership meeting to include all members of the leadership team in the township, moved the meeting location for the village party branch and village committee meetings to the township government, and changed some of the meetings with the masses to face-to-face key interviews.

Just as a symposium of township party and government leaders was about to be held, memories of his past life suddenly flooded into Zhang Cong's mind. The warm reception he was receiving and the arrangements for the interview were largely the same as those in his past life, except that the township's arrangements this time seemed more thoughtful and considerate.

As the symposium was about to begin, Zhang Cong couldn't help but wonder if he would see He Lin and Zhang Min again, just like in his previous life.

His thoughts drifted back to the scenes of his past life. The scene seemed to be right before his eyes, the same place, the same atmosphere, everything seemed so familiar.

Sure enough, just as the township party secretary began to introduce the participants of the symposium to Zhang Cong one by one, two very familiar figures and two well-known names appeared clearly in front of him.

Sitting there were Zhang Min, the secretary of the township office, and He Lin, a recent graduate of Central South Agricultural College who had been selected as a civil servant by the provincial party committee's organization department.

Zhang Min was dressed in a simple yet appropriate business suit, and his buzz cut made him look particularly shrewd and capable; while He Lin wore a clean white shirt paired with black trousers, exuding a steady, humble, and refined temperament.

Their appearance, height, and even temperament were exactly the same as Zhang Cong's memories from his previous life.

Seeing this, Zhang Cong couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions: "Will those key figures and major historical events be repeated exactly the same in this lifetime, without any changes?"

In their previous lives, He Lin and Zhang Min enjoyed smooth and successful careers, rising rapidly to high positions. However, it is deeply regrettable that despite their early success, they failed to uphold their principles in their later years and were severely punished for violating Party discipline and state laws.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cong couldn't help but fall into deep thought: Since he was fortunate enough to live a second life, could he give them some necessary warnings at the right time to help them avoid those traps that might lead to tragic endings?

If this could be done, perhaps not only could these two former friends be rescued from their predicament, but it might also change some of their already predetermined destinies...