Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Wang Ben was determined to follow Feng Sizhe after Xia Xiang left. He was a man of loyalty and righteousness. Listening to his words, Li Haiwen could only shake his head, "Old Wang, why are you so stubborn? As the saying goes, a man who knows the times is a hero. We are grateful to those who have helped us, but we cannot listen to others and stand on their side just because we owe them a favor. These are two different things."

"What are the two situations, Old Li? I think you were drunk by the bowls of rice wine. You don't even know which side the sun rises from. This is not good." Wang Ben saw that his relative Li Haiwen seemed to have given up, so he couldn't help but scold him a few times.

As early as when Xia wanted to leave, Li Haiwen's heart towards Wang Ben had changed a little. He no longer listened to him on everything. Now that he heard that he still wanted to teach him something, he couldn't help but waved his hand and said, "Okay, it seems that the two of us can't make it through. How about this, from now on, you take your sunny road and I take mine. From now on, we don't have close contact anymore."

Li Haiwen was determined to overtake the car, so after saying these words, he turned and left.

Li Haiwen and Wang Ben broke up, and soon Che Zaichao learned about it. Hearing that one of Feng Sizhe's die-hard supporters had switched to his side, Che Zaichao was naturally very happy and took it very seriously. In order to make Li Haiwen more determined to follow him, he promised him a lot of empty promises on the spot.

Xu Yongcheng also knew about Li Haiwen and Wang Ben's affair. He felt that this was an opportunity, so he came to Che Zaichao to give him some advice. "Secretary Che, it seems that Wang Ben is a bit stubborn. If such a person is the secretary general of the municipal party committee, wouldn't it cause too much inconvenience to your work?"

Che Zaichao certainly knew that doing so would cause many changes to his work, but he had not yet figured out how to solve this problem. Now, listening to what Xu Yongcheng said, he just laughed, "Oh, Mayor Xu, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Haha, I don't dare to give any suggestions, but I have a small idea. I think the secretary general of the municipal party committee like Wang Ben who doesn't listen to the municipal party secretary should be taken down. Otherwise, Secretary Che's orders in the municipal party committee will be easily executed by the people below." Xu Yongcheng said as if he was thinking about Che Zaichao.

"You're right, what do you think?" Che Zaichao looked at Xu Yongcheng and asked with a smile. Xu Yongcheng might not be good at his job, but he seemed to be good at plotting against people.

"Haha, I just have an immature opinion. I think people like this must be taken down, and coincidentally, I heard that Wang Ben's father-in-law, the director of the People's Congress of our Lianhua City, was recently involved in a lawsuit. It was said that a corrupt official investigated by the Commission for Discipline Inspection had revealed that he had given him gifts in his early years. So I was thinking if we could make a fuss about this, then, hehe, as long as we do a good job, we don't have to worry about Wang Ben not being implicated." Xu Yongcheng was preparing to make a joint charge, in this way to drag Wang Ben into the lawsuit, so that the Municipal Party Committee would have a legitimate reason to deal with him.

Hearing Xu Yongcheng say this, Che Zaichao nodded happily, "Sure enough, there is such a thing. But if it is true, this is a good excuse. Very good, I think this matter can be done. I will call Comrade Chen Zhenghai to inquire about the case, and you should also keep a close eye on it privately. We want to make a small matter bigger, do you understand?"

"Understood." The two people who also had ulterior motives looked at each other and smiled, and thought of a plan to deal with Wang Ben.

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In the mayor's office, Wang Ben was reporting his recent work progress to Feng Sizhe.

"Mayor Feng, I really didn't expect Li Haiwen to be such a person. If I had known earlier, I would never have advised Secretary Xia to take the position of Secretary of the Huabei District Committee. I regret it now." Wang Ben said this sincerely from the bottom of his heart. Ever since he had a quarrel with his relative Li Haiwen, the latter openly sided with Secretary Che. Some of the cadres previously arranged to the Huabei District by Feng Sizhe were instantly sidelined and were no longer valued.

Feng Sizhe already knew about this matter. He was relieved about Li Haiwen's choice. He knew that in officialdom, more people value interests and who to follow for a promising future. Many people will make new choices, which is not surprising. As for Feng Sizhe, he did not expect Li Haiwen to follow him for how long. After all, he was not a cadre he had chosen and promoted. The feeling was different. He even respected Li Haiwen's choice. Instead, he was somewhat moved by Wang Ben's loyalty to him.

"Secretary Wang, let's not talk about this for now. I think Comrade Li Haiwen has the right to choose, so let him do it. I heard recently that your father-in-law, Director Sun, has some troubles. A case related to him has been reported to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Is this true?" It was not surprising that Feng Sizhe knew about Director Sun of the Municipal People's Congress. After all, this matter was getting more and more noisy under the instigation of Che Zaichao and Xu Yongcheng. Seeing that it was almost the New Year, such a thing happened, which gave Feng Sizhe a headache. He thought that when Wang Ben came to report to him, he would talk about this matter and beg him for help on this matter, but he didn't expect that he would not mention these things at all, but just kept apologizing and talking about Li Haiwen.

"Ah." When Feng Sizhe asked about this, Wang Ben was stunned for a moment, but soon he shook his head. He knew that now facing the arrival of Che Zaichao and his power grab, it was not easy for him to be the mayor, and he did not want to trouble him because of his own affairs. So he did not mention this matter, but since he took the initiative to bring it up, he also had to have an attitude. "Well, my father-in-law was a cadre of the municipal party committee at the time. Although the money he received was not much, he still took it. He also discussed this matter with his father-in-law. His father-in-law also admitted his mistake and said that he would take the initiative to submit a resignation report to the organization. Fortunately, the money he received was not much. I believe that as long as he resigns, no one will pursue anything."

"Is that so?" Feng Sizhe nodded. "It is wrong to accept money. Director Sun's resignation is also a proactive move, but I am worried that some people will not let it go."

"What Mayor Feng means is...this matter is actually directed at me." Wang Ben's thoughts worked quickly and he figured something out.

"Yes, think about it, if a municipal party secretary is not his own man, what will he do? He will definitely try to find someone to deal with you. Besides, Director Sun's incident did not just happen. It is an old matter. But why would it be brought up at this time? I think there must be ulterior motives." Feng Sizhe nodded and expressed his opinion.

After hearing what Feng Sizhe said, Wang Ben nodded. At first, he was wondering why such a small matter could become so big. But now, after listening to Feng Sizhe's words, he realized that all this was directed at him. In other words, if he didn't hand over this position, his father-in-law's business would not be over. "Well, what should I do? My father-in-law has been honest all his life. The only thing he did wrong was this small thing. Now because of this matter, will the organization do anything to him? This..."

Wang Ben did not say what to say next. He originally wanted to say that this was too unfair to a veteran cadre. Think about it, which cadre nowadays is absolutely clean if they have not done anything. If a veteran cadre is doomed to failure in his life just because of this little bit of money, it is not justifiable.

"As long as you don't leave the Municipal Party Committee, these things will be hard to say." Feng Sizhe keenly felt that Che Zaichao and Xu Yongcheng were going to take advantage of the situation. If he couldn't meet their demands, they would inevitably make a big deal out of it. If it really became a big deal, even though the money he received was not much, he still received it after all. This matter itself was wrong, and if it became a big deal, it would naturally be bad for Director Sun." Feng Sizhe decisively analyzed the other party's intentions and told Wang Ben, meaning to advise him to be mentally prepared for things at work.

Wang Ben had not taken his father-in-law's affairs too seriously before, because he thought that this little matter could be solved by just resigning. But now, after hearing Feng Sizhe's analysis, he had to take it seriously. If everything was really as others said, then unless he gave up his position, the matter would never be resolved.

Wang Ben lowered his head and fell into deep thought. Feng Sizhe was not in a hurry to urge him. Some things always have to be figured out by the person involved himself. He just sat there drinking tea and thinking about how to handle this matter most appropriately.

After bowing his head for about five or six minutes, Wang Ben raised his head and said to Feng Sizhe, "Mayor Feng, how do you think we should resolve this matter? Do you think I should give up my position as the secretary general of the municipal party committee?"

"Well, that's almost it. Otherwise, Director Sun's condition would not be too good, and you would definitely be implicated. If that were the case, you would be really passive." Feng Sizhe nodded, indicating that this was the only way to solve the problem.

Wang Ben was just thinking this. He didn't think he had to give up this position. Although the rank of the municipal party committee secretary-general was not very high, he was still a member of the municipal party committee standing committee and had the right to vote on many matters. How could he be willing to give it up like this?

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