Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Finally, Qi Hengsan found Lin Jianli's weakness. If he didn't fight back, he would no longer be a representative of the local forces in Dahu County.

"You're right. There are indeed many coincidences in the world. We can't assume that two beatings happened in the county in one night and that they were done by the same person. I think Lin Jianli is making things up. I agree with County Magistrate Qi's opinion. I reiterate again the decision to suspend Public Security Bureau Chief Luo Jinlong from his post for reflection." The fightback began. Yang Chao saw that Qi Hengsan had caught Lin Jianli's handle, so he took advantage of the situation and expressed his opinion again and supported Qi Hengsan.

"I also agree with the opinions of Comrades Qi Hengsan and Yang Chao." Pi Taisheng followed.

"I agree." Organization Minister Niu Daxin agreed.

"I agree too." Li Yi Ge, director of the county party committee office, also expressed his opinion after looking at Secretary Sun Shicun.

In the blink of an eye, five people had expressed their opinions. If Secretary Sun Shicun was included, it would be six votes, nearly half of the Standing Committee. Lin Jianli's face turned pale and he sat back in his chair. Only then did he realize that he was still weak and alone. Compared with the united local forces in Dahu County, he was no match for them.

Following the statements made by Minister Niu and Director Li, the power of the local faction suddenly reached an unprecedented high. At one moment, everyone realized that if this meeting continued, it would most likely have the opposite effect. For this reason, everyone's attention was once again focused on Feng Sizhe, because everyone knew that Feng Sizhe was the initiator of this meeting, and now that it had turned out like this, everyone had to wait and see what he would say and do next.

But before Feng Sizhe could say anything, Wu Guangrong, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, who was sitting in the fifth seat at the meeting, spoke up. "Comrades, I would like to express my opinion on this matter."

When Wu Guangrong said this, everyone's eyes immediately focused on him, even Secretary Sun Shicun and County Magistrate Fang Xianzhi also looked at Wu Guangrong with interest. Everyone saw that Secretary Wu didn't speak much in general meetings, at most he would raise his hand when voting. But today, he wanted to speak out about He Wenbao's near-beating, so everyone was very curious and wanted to hear what he had to say.

Especially Fang Xianzhi, as the county magistrate, the de facto second-in-command of Dahu County, his right to speak was very limited. He had originally made up his mind to support Feng Sizhe today, but when he saw Pi Taisheng and others jumping out one after another, he still refrained from speaking, because he knew that even if he spoke for Feng Sizhe, it would not have any effect, and it might offend Qi Hengsan and others. He did not want to do such a thankless task. But now that Wu Guangrong asked to speak, he was very interested. He wanted to see what he would say. Maybe things would turn around.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Guangrong. He didn't seem to be in a hurry. He took a sip of tea from the cup in front of the table and then said slowly: "I don't agree with Comrade Yang Chao's opinion."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Guangrong denied Yang Chao, which was equivalent to completely denying the Dahu local faction. Things were getting interesting, and everyone was excited, waiting for Wu Guangrong's next speech.

"Yesterday in County Magistrate Feng's office, County Magistrate Qi and Chairman Lin had a fight, and then Director He and Secretary Zhou took on the mission of breaking up the fight. Unfortunately, Director He happened to go to pull County Magistrate Qi, resulting in County Magistrate Qi getting punched, which was the root of the trouble. Then in the evening, Chairman Lin, who had a fight with County Magistrate Qi, was hit with a black brick, and Director He, who was pulling County Magistrate Qi, was almost plotted against. Are these just coincidences? And although Secretary Yang Chao is the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, the Public Security Bureau also has their own standards of conduct. You did write a note asking the Public Security Bureau to release the people. I want to ask, who gave you the power to do this? How can you be sure that the two people who were restrained by the masses were not really going for Director He? What guarantee do you have? Is it your position or your party principles? If it's just that there is insufficient evidence, how do you know? Even the Public Security Bureau Director Comrade Luo Jinlong hasn't made a decision, and you know everything before and after? I am skeptical about all of the above."

The voice was not loud, but every word was like a needle piercing Qi Hengsan and Yang Chao. They really didn't expect Wu Guangrong to say these words suddenly, and his point of view was so clear, which really caught them off guard.

"Well, I tend to agree with what Secretary Wu said. Comrade Yang Chao was indeed too subjective this time. Besides, even if those two people are not really criminal suspects, they can be detained for a few more hours. At least an explanation should be given to the possible victim, Comrade He Wenbao." After being shocked by Wu Guangrong's attitude, Fang Xianzhi knew that it was time for him to take action, so he agreed as soon as Secretary Wu finished speaking.

Following Fang Xianzhi's move, Propaganda Minister He Zhuhua, Armed Forces Minister Li Wanli, and Trade Union Chairman Lin Jianli also followed suit. When questioning Yang Chao's purpose in doing so, they also asked him what right he had to do so and what authority he had to do so.

He Zhuhua and Li Wanli were usually very close to Fang Xianzhi, and everyone knew this, so they could have expected the two to agree with him. And it was normal for Lin Jianli to vote in support, because he was the first one to challenge Secretary Yang Chao.

As these people spoke, the scene suddenly became tense. The local faction had five votes, led by Fang Xianzhi and Wu Guangrong, and if Feng Sizhe, the initiator of the meeting, was included, they would have six votes. Even if Secretary Sun Shicun supported the local faction, it was just a clamor. In other words, the most critical person, the only one who had not expressed his attitude, was Jia Bin, the head of the county's United Front Work Department.

Jia Bin's attitude in the county party committee is the same as Wu Guangrong's before, both are centrists, and most of the time he speaks to the secretary Sun Shicun. After all, they both have to maintain the authority of the county secretary. And because the local faction has always been relatively strong, no one has ever been able to threaten or challenge them, so his vote has always been dispensable, but today is completely different. Everyone's eyes are focused on him, because his vote may very well determine the victory or defeat of the local faction in this accountability process. While Sun Shicun was amazed at the sudden change in the situation today, he also felt something different from the previous standing committees, that is, except for a few local standing committee members, the rest seemed to be united, which was not a good sign. But the meeting had to go on to this extent, so he looked at Jia Bin with a smile on his face, "Minister Jia, what do you think?"