Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Ma Tianlei's expression turned very ugly at this moment, and he really didn't know what to say.

But He Wenbao did not seem to notice the ugliness on Ma Tianlei's face. Instead, he looked at the two bottles of wine that the other party brought. "Well, this Moutai is a good wine. It's just that I have been feeling a little unwell recently and I am taking medicine. The doctor told me not to drink alcohol, so please take it back, Director Ma."

“Ah…” Ma Tianlei was stunned for a moment before he realized that the other party didn’t want to establish any personal relationship with him. His trip was in vain. No! It should be said that he lost both the wife and the army. He didn’t get any benefit at all.

Facing Ma Tianlei, He Wenbao had to do this. For him, this was a responsibility to Feng Sizhe and the city's work. In this overall perspective, compared to the convenience Ma Tianlei gave him, this was nothing. Besides, thinking about it the other way around, Ma Tianlei reimbursed the Propaganda Department for these documents, which was what he should have done.

Ma Tianlei walked out of He Wenbao's building in a very depressed mood. This was the first time he encountered such a situation where a gift was accepted but the recipient did not do anything. He was confused. He had put in so much effort and reported all the reimbursement receipts sent by the propaganda department, but why did the other party still not appreciate his kindness?

If Ma Tianlei was smart at this moment, he should have understood that this had proven to be hopeless. This time he had obviously become one of the targets that Feng Sizhe had to take down. Otherwise, He Wenbao would not have accepted his goodwill gesture and not said a word for him.

The same thing was happening, but their ending was much better than Ma Tianlei's. Because they did not go to Feng's men like He Wenbao, but to Mayor Ru Honghai. The people who went to report to Mayor Ru and gave him some personal gifts were Yu Fude, Director of the Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, and Liu Jianmin, Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The two men had made contributions to the overthrow of Gao Renyi, the former secretary general of the municipal party committee. After that incident, they left the Gansu faction and were originally planning to join Feng Sizhe, but the other party had no intention of accepting them. So they switched to the mayor Ru Honghai, who had a good relationship with Feng Sizhe.

Ru Honghai is from the Qin faction. He came to Tongda City with a goal, which is to take control of the situation here, so he needs help from his subordinates. However, under the brilliance of Feng Sizhe, few people pay attention to him as the mayor. In addition, he made a mistake some time ago, which caused displeasure to Feng Sizhe and the Qin faction, so he was suppressed by Feng Sizhe in many things.

Seeing that the Gan faction was about to be suppressed by Feng Sizhe's powerful government, Ru Honghai seemed to be reborn and in high spirits. He had already thought about it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he would actively expand his power. At least after the Gan faction fell in Tongda City, his Qin faction would also have its own foothold. Although it could not be as powerful as Feng Sizhe, it would at least control more than one-third of the power of Tongda City, so that he would not be in vain for the trust of the Qin family.

Ru Honghai, who wanted to take the opportunity to expand his power, waited for the visit of Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin.

These two people are both middle and senior level cadres in the same city, and they are both supervisors of a certain area. Having the support of these two people will bring great benefits to Ru Honghai's future work. Not to mention, the two of them did not come empty-handed, but brought some personal gifts. Although they are not too valuable, they are indeed a token of their thoughts.

"Hey, Old Yu, Old Liu, why do you have to be so polite?" After waving his hand and asking his wife to put these things away, Ru Honghai looked as if it was unnecessary.

Seeing Ru Honghai accepting these things, Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin's faces were full of smiles. People who didn't know might have thought that they were giving him cigarettes and alcohol, but in fact there was a lot of mystery behind it. Of course, they wouldn't point it out, as some things were better for Ru Honghai to figure out on his own.

"This is what we should do. Mayor Ru has put in a lot of thought and effort for the development of Tongda City. Such a good cadre deserves our love." Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin flattered Ru Honghai hard just to make him happy.

"Haha, that's a bit exaggerated. Secretary Feng has actually done a lot for Tongda City. You should visit him when you have time." Ru Honghai felt very comfortable hearing these flattering words, but he still took the opportunity to bring up Feng Sizhe to see how these two people would react.

"Secretary Feng has done a lot of work for Tongda City, but in comparison, we think Mayor Ru is more approachable. You don't know, Secretary Feng is too rigid in his work, has too high requirements, and is even a little unkind, so we are still willing to work under the guidance of Mayor Ru." Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin responded to Ru Honghai's tentative words with a smile.

In fact, it's not that Feng Sizhe is rigid, but that he simply doesn't accept any gifts. So many people who want to get close to Feng Sizhe through other means are helpless. Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin have tried many times. They even thought about giving Feng Sizhe's secretary Chen Guangming and driver Li Shuang something, but unfortunately even these people don't accept any gifts. They really have no other choice, so they come to Ru Honghai.

Yu Fude and Liu Jianmin sat for a while before leaving Building No. 2 of the Municipal Standing Committee Courtyard. Just as they left, Mrs. Ru ran out from the inner room and said, "Old man, look, what they gave us is not wine and cigarettes, but money and pearls."

Mrs. Ru said with a surprised look, holding a hundred-yuan RMB rolled into a cigarette shape and pearls poured out of Maotai liquor.

"Oh!" Ru Honghai was also stunned to see that these were actually contained in these ordinary packages, but he soon calmed down, "Hey, think about it, our son is going to study abroad, that will require a lot of money, I think it's better to use it first."

"Did you use it? Wouldn't that affect your career?" Mrs. Ru asked nervously after hearing her husband say this. She had been with Ru Honghai for more than 20 years, but she had never seen her husband accept so many bribes.

"Of course it will have an impact if there are facts, but what if there are no facts? In this way, you can take the money and go out to a place far away to buy cigarettes of the same brand and quantity, and keep them at home. This way, if someone checks, there won't be any problems. Do you understand?" Ru Honghai came up with a plan and said to his wife.

"You are so smart, husband. I love you so much." Upon hearing this good idea, Mrs. Ru happily kissed Ru Honghai.

Even though the matter of accepting gifts was settled, Ru Honghai knew that he still had to find a way to take care of matters concerning Fude and Liu Jianmin. Some things are best not to happen. Once they happen, there will be endless troubles.

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He Wenbao reported to Feng Sizhe that Ma Tianlei had come to his house to find him.

Feng Sizhe was very happy when he found out. "Very good. I say that what you did was right, Lao He. People like Ma Tianlei will be severely punished by the law sooner or later. You did the right thing by not establishing any personal relationship with him and not speaking up for him. Come, let me show you this."

He Wenbao took the document that Feng Sizhe had taken from the office drawer and took a closer look. Wow, it was full of Ma Tianlei's misdeeds, including abuse of power for personal gain, corruption, and bribery. "Why are there so many? Where did Secretary Feng get these from?"

"Haha, do you think the position of Finance Director of a city is not important? You don't know how many people are eyeing this position, so when there is a chance, naturally some people will throw out what they know. This is actually not surprising." The materials received by Feng Sizhe were all sent to him anonymously, without a signature, but he knew for sure that these people must have a grudge against Ma Tianlei, but in the past, the Gan faction controlled Tongda City, so they had no place to reason. Now it is different. He basically controls the situation in Tongda City, so naturally someone will stand up. It seems that they are upholding justice, but in fact they are also taking revenge on Ma Tianlei.

"Based on these, it is enough to suspend Ma Tianlei from his post." Looking at the materials, which were so detailed and had so many charges, He Wenbao couldn't help but speak.

"Of course, but it's still time." Feng Sizhe nodded.

"Isn't it the right time yet?" He Wenbao obviously didn't understand what he meant.

"That's right, it's not the right time, because I haven't found a suitable candidate to take over this position yet. The Finance Bureau must be under control, otherwise it can't be considered as controlling the entire city." Feng Sizhe was troubled by the lack of a suitable person for this position. He had already made up his mind that if Ma Tianlei was not moved, then he would be fine. But if he wanted to move his current position, he had to replace him with someone of his own, otherwise he would not be able to control the money, and many things would become difficult to handle.

As mentioned before, if you want to govern a city, the two most important things are personnel and money. Now Feng Sizhe has the final say on personnel matters. He basically controls the city's standing committee. In this case, personnel issues are not difficult to resolve. Now he must focus on money.

Hearing Feng Sizhe say this, He Wenbao nodded in agreement, but then he seemed to remember something and said, "But Secretary Feng, will Mayor Ru have a different opinion?"

"Of course there will be different opinions. I can talk to him about this." In fact, Feng Sizhe is not a man of long hands. Normally, the city's finances are under the jurisdiction of the mayor, Ru Honghai. It's a pity that Ru Honghai seems to be too confused sometimes, which makes Feng Sizhe unable to trust him completely. If he takes action to take down Ma Tianlei, but Ru Honghai does take control of the Finance Bureau in the end, then what's the point of his action? You must know that Ru Honghai has no power now, so he will be subordinate to others. Once his wings are strong, there is no guarantee that he will not become a person like the Gan faction, which will become the biggest obstacle for Feng Sizhe to change Tongda City.

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