Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Secretary Che, that's a good idea. I'll go and inform them right away." After flattering Che Zaichao, Sun Hui turned around and went to do it.

Chen Zhenghai had just finished a phone call with the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and reported what happened in Lianhua City when a staff member from the Commission for Discipline Inspection office called and said that the Municipal Party Committee Secretariat had notified him that a meeting of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee would be held and asked Secretary Chen to attend.

After receiving such a notice, Chen Zhenghai turned his gaze to Feng Sizhe. In his opinion, Lotus City would belong to Feng Sizhe in the future, and this car had become a thing of the past.

Feng Sizhe noticed that Chen Zhenghai and Ruan Guiben both looked at him, so he just laughed and said, "Okay, it seems that Secretary Che is really anxious. He couldn't find Comrade Zhenghai, so he came up with this idea. OK, then we will go and meet him. Then Comrade Zhenghai will make arrangements and send someone to investigate the matter of Xu Yongcheng and Zhang Yukun. When the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection comes down, there will be a result for this matter. As for the three of us, we will go to make an appointment. I want to see what tricks Comrade Che Zaichao can come up with.

In the No. 1 meeting room of the Municipal Party Committee, Feng Sizhe, Ruan Guiben, and Chen Zhenghai arrived at the same time. This made Che Zaichao, who was waiting in the meeting room, feel a chill in his heart. He thought, "Could it be that these three people have come together? If so, things will be difficult to handle. It seems that there is no better way except to shock them with thundering means myself."

Che Zaichao was still thinking of a countermeasure in a whimsical way. He really didn't think about his own affairs properly. This time he had fallen into a very troublesome incident that was difficult to solve, and he was still completely unaware of it.

Within the stipulated time, everyone except Executive Vice Mayor Xu Yongcheng arrived. Seeing that Xu Yongcheng was the only one missing, Che Zaichao pretended to be ignorant and asked, "What's going on, Secretary-General Sun? Didn't you notify Comrade Yongcheng? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"Secretary Che, I made a phone call, but Xu Yongcheng's secretary did say that the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had asked Mayor Xu to leave, and he never came back, so I think Secretary Chen should be aware of this matter." Sun Hui certainly knew what Che Zaichao meant. He wanted to turn the topic to the Commission for Discipline Inspection. As Che Zaichao's confidant, he would of course cooperate.

Hearing Sun Hui say this, Che Zaichao seemed to have just heard about it, and asked Chen Zhenghai in a questioning tone, "Oh, there is such a thing, then Comrade Zhenghai, what is going on? I think you can explain it to you."

Chen Zhenghai looked at Che Zaichao's questioning style, which was very annoying. You already know it, but you still pretend to know it. Is this fun? However, as a subordinate official, although he thought so in his heart, he could not say it out loud. This is the most basic respect issue. Although he already felt that Che Zaichao would not be the secretary for long, it seemed too early to turn against him now. He still needed to treat him with caution. As long as the other party did not push too hard, he would show due respect.

"Yes, I was just about to report to Secretary Che. Someone reported that Deputy Mayor Xu Yongcheng and Comrade Zhang Yukun conspired to embezzle a total of about 2 million yuan in taxes from Lianhua City. Our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was very cautious after receiving the report. For fear of leaking the news, we did not notify anyone. We first conducted an investigation. After finding out that the matter was basically true, in order to prevent the two reported persons from escaping, we adopted a method of preemptive control. Everyone happens to be here today, so I will give you a brief report on this issue. The specific course of events is as follows." As he spoke, Chen Zhenghai opened the small notebook in front of him. It looked like he was about to read something.

"Wait, let's report this matter later." Seeing Chen Zhenghai's very confident look, Che Zaichao waved his hand to stop him. He had already felt that this time Chen Zhenghai had the evidence, otherwise, he would not dare to report the matter when convening the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. He could not give the other party such an opportunity, because once the matter was reported, there would be no solution at all. He could not let Chen Zhenghai tell everything. He wanted to buy time to talk to him alone and see how to save Xu Yongcheng. After all, this person was his confidant in the municipal government.

Che Zaichao naturally had his reasons for not allowing Chen Zhenghai to continue reporting. Everyone present knew his purpose very well. Since Che Zaichao didn't allow him to speak, Chen Zhenghai simply shut his mouth and said nothing more.

Seeing that Chen Zhenghai really stopped reporting, Che Zaichao nodded with satisfaction, "Comrades, I held this meeting today to say that we all form a collective, that is, the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee Organization, so we should unite as one. If there is anything, we should discuss it together, instead of letting one person have the final say. Although you all have good intentions to work for the people and the country, I ask everyone to consider the overall situation of the matter. As leaders, we must have a sense of the overall situation in mind, and not just our own little thoughts. This is not good."

When Che Zaichao said these words, he was actually criticizing Chen Zhenghai, or rather, criticizing the person behind Chen Zhenghai, that is, Feng Sizhe. Because in Che Zaichao's opinion, Feng Sizhe must have been involved in this matter, otherwise Chen Zhenghai would not have been so courageous. Although this man was the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, he was not very courageous. Che Zaichao understood this point. If Feng Sizhe had not supported him, he would not have dared to detain Xu Yongcheng and Zhang Yukun without reporting to himself.

Everyone was listening to Che Chao talking, and no one said anything.

Some of them thought that Secretary Che was right, so they kept silent. Others, like Feng Sizhe, Ruan Guiben, and Chen Zhenghai, thought that it was meaningless to confront Che Zaichao at this time, so they kept silent. But Che Zaichao didn't know this. After he had been talking for a long time, no one dared to object. He thought that his authority had worked, so he suddenly changed the subject and asked Feng Sizhe, "Mayor Feng, please tell me, was what I just said right?"

Feng Sizhe didn't expect that at this time, Che Zaichao still wanted to ram into the muzzle of the gun and asked him questions. Wasn't that because he thought he hadn't made enough mistakes? Well, if that was the case, he didn't care about rubbing salt into the other party's wound. This was what the other party asked for, and he was just fulfilling his wish.

"Well, Secretary Che is right when he said that our city leaders must have a sense of the overall situation." Feng Sizhe nodded and said the first sentence.

Hearing what Feng Sizhe said, Che Zaichao smiled. This Feng Sizhe knew that he was no match for him, so he spoke very politely, which was very good.

But before Che Zaichao could get excited, Feng Sizhe suddenly changed the subject and said, "But I personally think that having a sense of the overall situation is one thing, but work still needs to be done, especially for some departments. They are independent and have autonomy. Even if we are the leaders of the municipal party committee, we cannot deprive them of their independence in doing their work, right? So, I both agree and disagree with what Secretary Che said just now."

Feng Sizhe's subsequent statement was equivalent to denying Che Zaichao's speech. It seemed normal that the secretary and the mayor had different tones at the meeting, but this way of saying it publicly was not Feng Sizhe's style. He was always cautious in doing things. Even if he knew something, he would not say it clearly. However, he said it clearly today, which was enough to make Che Zaichao think about it carefully.

Che Zaichao listened to Feng Sizhe's denial of his remarks, and it was like a dog seeing a bone, immediately revealing his vicious nature. "Oh, Mayor Feng means that what I said is wrong, and if I, the secretary of the municipal party committee, take care of other work, it would be meddling in other people's business?"

"Yes, Mayor Feng, please be mindful of your words and identity. Secretary Che, as the municipal party committee secretary, is in charge of all matters in the city. As long as something happens in Lianhua City, it is under his jurisdiction. I think you should be clear about this. From Secretary Che's position, there is nothing that he is not allowed to control." Seeing that the secretary was attacking Feng Sizhe, Sun Hui, who had always looked down on Feng Sizhe, immediately criticized him.

"How dare you." Upon hearing what Sun Hui said, Che Zaichao said, "Secretary-General Sun, how can you talk to Mayor Feng like this? Don't you know he is the leader? Oh, but think about it, what Secretary-General Sun said makes sense."

At first, Sun Hui was also frightened by Che Zaichao's shouting, but when he understood what Secretary Che meant, he immediately felt relieved and became bolder. "Secretary Che, although Mayor Feng is my leader, if he is wrong, you can allow others to correct him. Think about it, what the leader says is always correct. We are all mortals, and there will inevitably be unexpected things, so I am just reminding Mayor Feng."

"Oh, just a reminder. I think this is okay, haha." Che Zaichao looked as if he allowed Feng Sizhe to be reminded to be careful with his words.

With Sun Hui taking the lead, Huang Lin, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, had to say a few words. He had received a call from Che Zaichao before, who told him to take advantage of the situation and follow the secretary's instructions. Now that Che Zaichao had set the tone, he naturally had to follow suit. "Well, Secretary Sun is right, and Secretary Che is even more right. Since it is allowed to give opinions to the leadership, I have to say a few words to Mayor Feng. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, his words are the highest instructions in the city. We don't care whether they are right or wrong for the time being. We must obey them. So based on what Mayor Feng just said about right and wrong, I think Mayor Feng should review his words."

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