Rebirth of the Rising Sun

As the ancients said, "If you live by the mountain, you eat by the mountain; if you live by the water, you eat by the water." Everyone has emotions and selfish desires. Who dares to say that everything they do can stand the test? Who dares to say that everything they do is for the public good without any selfish motives?

In the past, the county commission for discipline inspection was not afraid of such investigations, because many people only committed small problems that were not worthy of being reported. But this time, the county commission for discipline inspection reported to the municipal commission for discipline inspection that a section-level cadre had only embezzled a few hundred yuan of public funds. This shows that they are serious this time and are really determined to seize on small matters. Everyone was panicked, so they agreed to go to several authoritative and prestigious leaders in the county to complain.

After receiving several cadres in succession, Feng Sizhe called Wang Ruihua and said, "Director Wang, tell the cadres who are excluded outside to go back. I know about this matter. I will discuss it with Secretary Fang and other leading comrades and give everyone an answer as soon as possible."

Feng Sizhe didn't expect that Lu Zhuo would really dare to continue making trouble like this. Didn't he know what consequences this would bring? This kind of rectification-like activity had long been banned by the central government. Isn't he afraid of taking responsibility for doing this?

As the head of a county, he cannot just watch this kind of thing continue to develop. He must have a good talk with Secretary Fang, and if necessary, the county committee must step in to resolve the matter.

After walking out of his office, Feng Sizhe went upstairs. When he arrived at the third floor, he saw long queues in front of Secretary Fang's office, Deputy Secretary Jia Bin's office, and the offices of several other county standing committee members. It turned out that not only his office, but the third floor was also very lively.

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Feng Sizhe pushed the door and walked into the office of Fang Xianzhi, the county party secretary, at the call of County Chief Feng by everyone in the corridor.

Fang Xianzhi was in the office consoling a subordinate earnestly, and when he saw Feng Sizhe push the door in, he stood up quickly. "Then you go out first, the county magistrate is here, let's talk about something."

The cadre who was complaining wanted to say something, but when he saw Feng Sizhe walk into the room, he hurriedly said hello to the county magistrate and quickly turned and left. Although he still had some problems to report, he knew Feng Sizhe's reputation and was even a little afraid of him, so he forgot to report the problem and left quickly.

There was no one else in the room, so Fang Xianzhi slapped his forehead with his palm and said, "Oh, Sizhe, look at what Comrade Lu Zhuo is trying to do. I think this county committee and the entire Dahu County will be in chaos. This can't go on."

"Yes, this is absolutely not acceptable. It has already seriously affected the normal work of the county party committee. If it goes on like this, who will do the work?" Feng Sizhe also agreed with Fang Xianzhi's point of view. If things really continue like this, the cadre team will be in chaos, which will greatly affect the economic work of a county.

"What should we do? We should convene a standing committee meeting immediately to deal with this issue. What do you think about prohibiting the county discipline inspection commission from doing this?" Fang Xianzhi also knew that if he wanted to convene a standing committee meeting of the county party committee, he would have to communicate with Feng Sizhe in advance. Otherwise, he would not be able to control the chaos at the standing committee meeting on his own.

"I think it's okay. Under the current circumstances, the County Discipline Inspection Commission has been separated from the County Party Committee." Feng Sizhe immediately expressed his agreement.

"Okay, I'll call right away." Without further ado, Fang Xianzhi picked up the phone on the desk and pressed a button. Once this button is pressed, the secretary will usually answer the call immediately.

But this time no one responded. Fang Xianzhi felt a little strange and pressed the button several times in a row, but still no one answered the phone. A bad feeling came over him. This was a bad situation.

Seeing Fang Xianzhi frowning, Feng Sizhe said as if he had just remembered, "Oh, I remember that I didn't see Secretary Wu when I came here just now. He can't be..."

Fang Xianzhi certainly knew what Feng Sizhe was going to say, but before he could say it, the office door was pushed open, and Cui Yan, member of the county party committee and director of the county party committee office, rushed in.

When Cui Yan walked in, he didn't expect that Feng Sizhe was also here. He quickly nodded and said hello, County Magistrate Feng, then came to Fang Xianzhi and said something in a low voice.

"What? Did the people from the county discipline inspection commission really take Secretary Wu away? What evidence did they rely on?" Fang Xianzhi was shocked after hearing Cui Yan's report. In his opinion, these people from the county discipline inspection commission were so arrogant that they took his secretary away for investigation without even saying hello. He really didn't know whether they still took him seriously.

"I seem to have heard from someone that because Secretary Wu bought a house for his parents before the New Year, the County Commission for Discipline Inspection asked Comrade Wu Lei to explain the problem." Cui Yan answered with his head down. At this moment, he could imagine how furious Fang Xianzhi was, and he didn't want to offend his leader at this moment.

"What? What kind of problem is this? Secretary Wu bought a house with his salary plus the money his parents saved? Do they have any evidence to prove that the house is of unknown origin?" Fang Xianzhi was shocked when he heard this reason, and then he thought of something and asked anxiously. He knew very well that Wu Lei was his secretary, and if he really had a problem, it would definitely have a bad impact on him.

"I haven't heard of that. They just investigated Secretary Wu because he could afford a house." Cui Yan told the truth. In his heart, he didn't think Wu Lei could afford a house with his salary, but at the same time he thought it was a bit unkind of the county commission to hold on to this matter. As a secretary of a leader, he often went out with the leader for social events. Sometimes it was not a big deal to accept some gifts, even some valuable gifts. This was a semi-public matter. Was it necessary for the county commission to hold on to such things? As party cadres, they were also human beings. They also had to eat, and they liked to dress better and live better. Within the scope of their duties and without violating major disciplines, what was the point of accepting some gifts? As long as they could uphold party spirit and principles in their work, that was fine.

Fang Xianzhi didn't think too much about it at this moment. He just knew that the other party had no evidence, so that was enough. He turned around and looked at Feng Sizhe, "Sizhe, I think I'd better ask you to do this. Wu Lei is my secretary after all, it's not appropriate for me to go, and Director Cui's identity is not enough, you see..."

Now that the County Discipline Inspection Commission has Lu Zhuo as their backer, they really don't take ordinary county-level leading cadres seriously. Even if Cui Yan is a member of the County Party Committee Standing Committee, they still don't take him seriously.

Feng Sizhe also heard about the rampant behavior of some members of the county commission for discipline inspection, especially Shen Wen, the deputy secretary of the county commission for discipline inspection, who was regarded as a confidant by Lu Zhuo and looked down upon ordinary people. He had wanted to attend the meeting for a long time, and with Secretary Fang's request, it was difficult for him to refuse. "Well, I will go there, but please ask Director Cui to notify all members of the county committee to come to the small conference room on the third floor for a meeting. This chaotic situation cannot continue, otherwise who knows what will happen."

"Yes, yes, Sizhe is right. Director Cui, please notify all the county party committee members to attend the small meeting immediately." Fang Xianzhi also felt the seriousness of the situation. What could a county discipline inspection commission not be able to do when even the secretary of the county party committee dares to conduct public investigations at will?

Accompanying only the county magistrate's assistant and county government office director Wang Ruihua, Feng Sizhe walked out of the county party committee compound and came to the county discipline inspection commission compound not far away.

At this moment, the Discipline Inspection Commission's courtyard was no longer as peaceful and solemn as before. The entire courtyard was filled with cadres of all levels who were called in by the Discipline Inspection Commission staff. These people were obviously waiting here to be talked to one by one.

Feng Sizhe suddenly appeared in this small courtyard, which immediately caused a commotion among everyone. When everyone saw County Magistrate Feng coming here in person, everyone, whether they were from the Feng family or not, quickly gathered around as if they had seen a relative, "County Magistrate, County Magistrate..."

"Okay, okay, everyone, be quiet, be quiet." Feng Sizhe looked at the small courtyard where there were no less than thirty cadres standing here. He roared in his heart, stretched out his hands, and made a gesture to everyone to be quiet.

"What's going on? What's going on?" When Feng Sizhe was about to say a few words to comfort everyone's panicked hearts, a voice suddenly sounded deep in the courtyard, and then Shen Wen, deputy secretary of the county discipline inspection commission, came out with several discipline inspection commission staff members wearing black clothes and black pants.

Shen Wen also heard the sudden noise coming from the courtyard outside, and he thought it must be someone making trouble. After all, the people called in from this courtyard were all cadres at all levels, ranging from section-level to section-level, and these people were gathered together, and it was a bad thing to talk to the Commission for Discipline Inspection. It was inevitable that some people would be less organized and make trouble, and even those who were looking for trouble could not be said to be absent. So he walked out of the office, thinking of scolding these people to set things straight.