Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe could understand Yu Guijuan's anger. He also heard from Liu Shuang that the relationship between the two of them was actually very good. Otherwise, Liu Shuang would not have been recommended to Tongda City as the propaganda minister. He also understood that Yu Guijuan was angry with him after hearing the gossip without knowing the truth. So he did not intend to argue, but just listened to her quietly.

Yu Guijuan did not utter any foul language due to her status, but every word she said was extremely vicious, actually implying that Feng Sizhe was responsible for Liu Shuang's death.

Just when Yu Guijuan was still pointing at Feng Sizhe's nose and talking, attracting the attention of countless provincial party committee staff, Luo Hao, member of the provincial party committee standing committee and full-time deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, walked out of the provincial party committee compound and said, "Okay, okay, Comrade Yu Guijuan, what are you doing? Look at what you look like now. Do you still have the demeanor of a provincial party committee leader? We can talk about it later if there is anything else. Look at how bad the impact is now."

Luo Hao came out to smooth things over, and Yu Guijuan didn't know what to say anymore. Thinking about what she had said, she felt relieved and got into the car and left angrily.

At a window upstairs in the provincial party committee compound, Li Bo, the provincial party committee's organization minister, saw this scene. He had a gloating expression on his face and muttered, "Feng Sizhe, I don't think you can wash yourself clean this time even if you jump into the Yellow River."

After Luo Hao helped Feng Sizhe out of the predicament, he accompanied him into the provincial party committee building. As they walked, he asked, "Comrade Sizhe, what exactly happened with Liu Shuang?"

Feng Sizhe knew that Luo Hao must have heard some rumors, but he just couldn't say anything. "Secretary Luo, I'm also very sorry about Comrade Liu Shuang's death, but I only want to say one thing, that is, I didn't do this, you have to believe me."

Seeing Feng Sizhe say this, Luo Hao nodded, neither saying that he believed it nor that he did not believe it. Instead, he changed his tone and said, "Okay, Secretary Kang and Governor Zheng are waiting for you. You need to talk to them clearly about anything later."

Seeing that Luo Hao didn't seem to believe all of his words, Feng Sizhe was not angry. After all, the time they had spent together was short, so it was normal for him not to completely trust him.

On the third floor, in the office of the Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, facing Secretary Kang Donglin, Acting Governor Zheng Zhi and Deputy Secretary Luo Hao, Feng Sizhe reported on the information he had obtained from the Municipal Public Security Bureau about Comrade Liu Shuang.

After listening to Feng Sizhe's statement, Kang Donglin spoke up, "Comrade Feng Sizhe, I heard from the people below that someone saw you go to the bungalow before Comrade Liu Shuang was killed. I wonder if this is true?"

"It's true." Feng Sizhe did not hide it at all. He knew that it was useless for him to deny it. He also knew that the provincial party committee knew about this matter, and someone else must have reported it before him, and that person should be Mou Guoyang and Liu Xiangang.

When Kang Donglin heard Feng Sizhe admit it without hesitation, he was obviously stunned, "Oh, then I wonder what you are doing there?"

"Comrade Liu Shuang called me and said he wanted to discuss something with me. If you don't believe me, I have the call time and records here. You can just investigate." Feng Sizhe still told the truth.

"Comrade Liu Shuang wanted to discuss something with you, why didn't he go to your office, but went to such a remote place? Why? And what did you talk about?" Kang Donglin was very puzzled. Now is a peaceful time, not the underground party period. Why do we have to talk about things in secret? This is inconsistent with the party's open policy.

Feng Sizhe could not tell the truth about this issue. It would be easy for him to clear himself of this matter, but he would not do that, because if he did that, he would not be able to tell who was targeting him and who was the direct descendant of the Gan faction, so he could only endure some grievances now.

"Comrade Liu Shuang asked me to discuss some simple issues, and then I left. There was nothing particularly important." Feng Sizhe said what he had prepared.

Feng Sizhe's answer was obviously not what Kang Donglin needed. After listening to what Feng Sizhe said, he glanced at Zheng Zhi beside him. His eyes clearly asked, "Didn't Comrade Feng Sizhe tell the truth?"

Zheng Zhi had been staring at Feng Sizhe since he entered the office, but he hadn't said a word until now. Even when Feng Sizhe came in and greeted him, he just nodded and that was it. Now, looking at Kang Donglin's gaze, he finally spoke. "Oh, if there is nothing important, why do you have to meet in such a remote place to talk? Comrade Feng Sizhe, don't you feel that your answer is a bit unreasonable?"

Feng Sizhe had actually been watching Zheng Zhi the whole time. He knew that this was the first time he had left an impression on him, and the quality of this impression would determine the future for a long time, so he was not careless at all. Of course, he still had to lie to this question, "Governor Zheng, we really didn't talk about anything important. Comrade Liu Shuang just apologized to me for publishing the photo of me having dinner with an American business woman in the newspaper a while ago. There was nothing else. I don't know why she chose such a remote place."

Feng Sizhe answered Zheng Zhi's question with half truth and half falsehood.

After hearing Feng Sizhe's answer, Zheng Zhi nodded thoughtfully, "Well, we basically understand the situation. So, you go back to Tongda City to work first. As for the next step, our province will make instructions after studying and deciding."

Zheng Zhi couldn't see through Feng Sizhe, but Feng Sizhe couldn't see through him either. He just asked this question, and after getting an unsatisfactory answer, he asked him to go back to work. What did this mean? With a hint of confusion, Feng Sizhe left the provincial party committee building.

Seeing Feng Sizhe leave like this, Kang Donglin said in confusion, "Governor Zheng, Comrade Luo Hao, what do you think of this matter? Isn't it a bit hasty to let Comrade Feng Sizhe go back like this?"

"Don't be hasty at all. This matter is not over at all. Just wait and see. There will be more to come. As for Comrade Feng Sizhe, there shouldn't be any problem. Everyone makes mistakes, but if he made such a big mistake and could still deal with us so calmly, it only means that he is innocent." Zheng Zhi directly denied Kang Donglin's words, and at the same time commented on Feng Sizhe, that is, Feng Sizhe would not be the real murderer of Liu Shuang.

Zheng Zhi seemed to have a feeling that Feng Sizhe was intentionally hiding something, or that he was deliberately not explaining the problem, and that he must have some plan. But not every cadre had such a wise vision, and even Vice Premier Gan Qixian of the State Council did not think this way.

After Gan Qixian received Li Bo's report, he directly gave instructions, "Investigate the case carefully, overcome all difficulties, and punish the murderer."

These twelve words are the instructions given by the leader. In fact, from these twelve words, we can also feel that Gan Qixian has already indicated that the murderer is very likely Feng Sizhe, because if he is just an ordinary person, there is no need to use words like "overcome all difficulties". Often, only people with a background like Feng Sizhe would use these four words.

With Gan Qixian's instructions, the provincial party committee was ready to take action. The people headed by Li Bo, head of the provincial party committee's organization department, Yu Guijuan, head of the propaganda department, Shao Hai, deputy provincial governor, Jiang Baiwen, secretary general of the provincial party committee, and Fan Ming, member of the provincial party committee and secretary of the Taikang Municipal Party Committee, expressed their opinions at the provincial party committee's standing committee meeting that the province should send a special investigation team to investigate the matter. In a word, Comrade Liu Shuang's death should not be in vain, and the cause of her death must be investigated. Since Feng Sizhe admitted that he had been to Comrade Liu Shuang's place at the time of the incident, he should avoid suspicion in this case, and even be suspended from his post first. After the case is solved and it is proved that he has nothing to do with it, he can be allowed to resume his post.

There were different opinions within the provincial party committee regarding the collective attack by the Gan faction, and the first to stand at the forefront was Luo Hao, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee.

Comrade Luo Hao said, "If Feng Sizhe is found guilty simply because he visited Liu Shuang before the incident, isn't that too arbitrary? Isn't it possible that there is a coincidence? Besides, it seems a bit illegal to suspend a municipal party secretary based on this point."

After Luo Han finished speaking, Wu Weiyou, secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Wang Ziguo, executive vice governor, and Lu Tiegang, commander of the Provincial Military Region, all came out to support this opinion.

For a while, the two forces collided. Although the number of votes against was less than the number of votes in favor, fortunately, the supporters were only the Gan faction, but the opposition did include the Miao faction, the Qin faction, and the Duan faction.

Looking at this situation, Provincial Party Committee Secretary Kang Huang Donglin was a little embarrassed. He didn't know what to do next. Facing the clash of several forces, it was difficult for him to make a decision. So he turned his attention to Zheng Zhi again. Although in terms of rank, the other person was only a governor, and an acting governor at that, and his authority was far less than that of himself as the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, he didn't know why, but facing his partner who didn't talk much, he just liked to ask him for advice on things.

Acting Governor Zheng Zhi felt Kang Donglin's gaze, but he did not express his opinion directly. Instead, he looked at Sima Lie, the Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, who was sitting opposite him. "Secretary Sima, please tell me what you think about this matter."

--------------

Thanks to lubin258078 for voting for the genius. Thanks from the prodigal son!!!