After my rebirth, I became the son-in-law of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary

Zhou Yi's inner thoughts were, "You're just waving a sword in front of Guan Gong and courting death by sending me a 'report letter'. You don't even think about how many corrupt officials and gangsters died because of him, or because of reports from the people!"

Moreover, compared with the malicious slander of the other party which was based on hearsay and fabricated facts, the contents reported by the "people" are all true as long as you check them carefully, and there is no injustice to the other party at all!

Zhou Yi saw that the two were in a difficult situation, and he also knew that they would be in a difficult situation, but sorry, since Xie Chenglin chose Jiangnan as the main battlefield to compete with him, then people like Xu Jianxun, Gao Lian, including Yan Huafeng and Zheng Qisheng, would inevitably have to make a clear choice between him and Xie Chenglin.

"After receiving the report, I reported to Team Leader Xiang and Team Leader Lu. The team leaders asked me to invite you two over to listen to your opinions first!"

Xu Jianxun and Gao Lian secretly groaned in their hearts, because Zhou Yi's implication was very clear. If Jiangnan did not take the initiative to investigate, then he would report to the Central Committee to appoint an investigation team.

However, investigating others is not a big deal, but investigating Xie Chenglin... is indeed very difficult!

Who in the province doesn’t know that Xie Chenglin is a member of the Xie family?

Back then, he was being trained as the successor. Later, he met Zhou Yi in Changtian and failed accidentally, which caused his career to suffer a severe blow and he could never recover. But no matter what, a phoenix with its feathers plucked is still a phoenix after all. If you want to touch Xie Chenglin, you have to at least ask Governor Zheng for his consent.

"Let's take these materials back and report to Secretary Yan and Governor Zheng. The two leaders have told us that during this period, any issues involving suspected violations of laws and disciplines by leading cadres at or above the department level must be reported to them immediately."

In desperation, Xu Jianxun resorted to the tactic of "delay". Well, strictly speaking, it was not delay, because he really could not make the decision. How to deal with this hot potato really depended on the opinions of Secretary Yan and Governor Zheng.

Zhou Yi understood this, so he smiled and nodded and said, "Then we will 'patiently' wait for Secretary Xu's reply."

Xu Jianxun smiled bitterly. The other party said that he had "patience", but the time limit of this "patience" would definitely not be very high. It could be two days, or it could be just one day. Anyway, if he could not give a satisfactory reply in time, he believed that the other party's "patience" would run out.

So he did not dare to delay at all and immediately reported to Yan Huafeng after returning to the provincial party committee.

Then, an emergency Standing Committee meeting was held in the afternoon with the intention of shifting the blame.

Secretary Yan insisted on democratic centralism, fully promoted democracy, and strictly abided by the principles of 'collective leadership, democratic centralism, individual deliberation, and meeting decisions'. He made whether to investigate the report against Danqing City's Executive Vice Mayor Xie Chenglin an agenda item of the meeting and submitted it to the Standing Committee for collective discussion and decision.

Yes, whether to investigate or not, all the Standing Committee members present here can fully express their opinions and views.

Zheng Qisheng's expression seemed normal, but his heart was filled with five points of embarrassment and five points of annoyance.

The dilemma was that no matter what he said or did, it would be wrong. If he agreed to investigate, the Xie family would have no way to explain, but if he disagreed, Yan Huafeng would immediately put the blame on him.

What is annoying is that Yan Huafeng is not honest. In order to be promoted to the provincial party secretary smoothly, the Xie family also expressed their support and made efforts, and the Zheng family also did favors. But when you came to power, you monopolized the power and had the final say. Then when you encountered difficulties, you didn't show any mercy at all.

Secretary Yan's expression and tone seemed very serious, and this seriousness undoubtedly gave the standing committee members present an obvious psychological hint that he was very angry about Xie Chenglin being reported. As for who he was angry with, you can guess!

Are you angry with Zhou Yi? Well, guess again!

Zhu Changlei, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, didn't care about that and said bluntly, "I suggest that the Commission for Discipline Inspection send an investigation team to Danqing to investigate and verify this matter."

Minister of United Front Work Kong Chunshan said tentatively: "To directly launch an investigation based on just a letter of complaint, isn't it a bit...should we talk to Comrade Xie Chenglin first and get a preliminary understanding of the situation?"

Under normal circumstances, this letter of complaint would have been shelved by the Discipline Inspection Commission, not to mention being brought to the Standing Committee for discussion.

Without any evidence, they just fabricate facts, spend one or two dollars to print out a report and send it anonymously. How low is the cost of slander and framing?

If we do not carefully screen and investigate every report, it will not only waste a lot of manpower and resources, but it is also likely to make the "report" a tool for people with ulterior motives to throw dirty water on others.

In fact, the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs have strict conditions and standards for conducting preliminary verification. It does not mean that as soon as a letter of complaint is received, an investigation team must be set up to carry out verification work.

Organization Minister Cao Cheng frowned. There was nothing wrong with Sun Chunshan's words. Of course, it must be carefully considered when investigating reports, but under the current special conditions, it was obviously inappropriate.

Why do you say that? The reason is simple. You can tell by comparing it with what happened to Zhou Yi. They were both reported, and there was no real evidence. But why is it that the investigation team sent by Beijing has not left yet?

Now that Xie Chenglin has been reported, we must be cautious and understand the situation first. What do you want the inspection team to think? What do you want Zhou Yi to think? What do you want Zhou Yi's father-in-law and uncle to think?

Therefore, before Minister Cao could speak, Xu Jianxun, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, who held the same idea, spoke first and reminded him: "In this regard, should we refer to the way the inspection work leading group investigated Comrade Zhou Yi?"

As soon as this statement came out, some members of the Standing Committee who wanted to agree with Kong Chunshan's opinion immediately gave up the idea. Kong Chunshan's face also changed slightly, and he quickly closed his mouth and said no more.

"I think it can be investigated. A person with a clear conscience fears no slander. With Comrade Xie Chenglin's political awareness, he will certainly understand the good intentions of the provincial party committee to prove his innocence." Ganquan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Shen Tongyu said seriously.

No matter what others think, he will definitely support Secretary Yan. Secretary Yan obviously wants to investigate, so he must pave the way for Secretary Yan.

"Well, it's just an investigation and verification. This is also the normal procedure. Everyone has seen how Comrade Zhou Yi cooperated with the investigation team. I believe that Comrade Xie Chenglin will not let the provincial party committee down." Executive Vice Governor Liu Libin echoed with a twinkle in his eyes.

The other members of the Standing Committee also nodded, expressing their agreement to launch an investigation into Danqing City's Executive Vice Mayor Xie Chenglin and to verify the issues raised in the letter of complaint one by one.

Secretary Yan expressed satisfaction with the result.

You see, this is the common opinion of the entire Standing Committee. Even Zheng Qisheng agrees with it. It is not my own decision.

Whether it's the Xie family or the Zheng family, you can't blame me! If you insist on blaming me, then don't blame me for turning against you!

Also, I personally have absolute trust in Comrade Xie Chenglin, but didn’t Comrade Zhou Yi say something that even the central leadership agrees with – ‘Trust cannot replace supervision’? So, we have to investigate what needs to be investigated! Don’t let people gossip!

Xie Chenglin, you have to understand that I am doing this for your own good!