Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Okay, thank you Director Cui. Come, let's go together."

"County Magistrate Feng, please go first." Cui Yan stepped back to make way for him, and then walked half a step behind Feng Sizhe. This half a step was like treating him as a leader.

After Feng Sizhe really walked into the small conference room on the third floor, as expected, all the standing committee members of the county party committee were sitting in their seats waiting, including the county discipline inspection committee secretary Lu Zhuo, who was sitting there very honestly. Looking at his red face and thick neck, it was obvious that something must have happened just now, and Lu Zhuo must have been scolded by someone.

"Okay, now that County Magistrate Feng is here, all the participants in the meeting are here. I'll declare the meeting open." When Fang Xianzhi saw Feng Sizhe coming and sitting next to him, he straightened his body and began to preside over the meeting.

"Comrades, today we convened this temporary meeting of the county committee for only one purpose, which is to maintain the safety, stability, unity, harmony and political atmosphere of Dahu County." After saying this, Fang Xianzhi also looked at Lv Zhuo, who was sitting there with a red face. "Comrades, since yesterday afternoon, the county discipline inspection commission suddenly launched a large investigation of all party members and cadres in the county without reporting to the Dahu County Party Committee. For a time, all the cadres were panicked. As a result, many comrades have no mind to work, but to consider how to deal with the work of the county discipline inspection commission. Then I would like to ask Comrade Lv Zhuo, who approved your unorganized and undisciplined behavior, and what do you think? Of course, I have just criticized you for this matter, and now you can defend yourself."

Feng Sizhe then understood why Lu Zhuo was blushing and angry. It turned out that Secretary Fang had criticized him by name before he arrived. No wonder he looked so unconvinced.

Lu Zhuo straightened himself, checked the situation, and then answered with a wronged look, "Secretary Fang and fellow comrades. I don't think that the County Commission for Discipline Inspection's actions will cause any trouble to the safety and stability of the entire county. On the contrary, I do think that this is a very normal activity of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection. It's just that there are too many comrades with guilty consciences that have led to the current situation. But because of this, I am more convinced of the correctness of this activity. As a party member, we must always keep a clear mind for the people. I can see that the leading cadres and ordinary cadres in Dahu County have not conducted a good self-examination and reflection in this regard for too long, so this action will be beneficial to promote it..."

"Wait, Comrade Lu Zhuo said this is a normal action of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Then I want to ask, why didn't Dahu County organize similar activities when Secretary Wu was here? Does it mean that he doesn't understand the work of the Commission for Discipline Inspection? Please answer this question." Fang Xianzhi interrupted Lu Zhuo's next words in time and raised relevant questions about what he had just said. Because the secretary was invited to have tea for no reason, Fang Xianzhi thought that Lu Zhuo's action this time might have targeted him as well, which he absolutely could not allow.

"This... may be different from my personal working method. Anyway, I have always worked this way. Maybe Secretary Wu wants to be a good guy, or he has a better method." Lu Zhuo shrugged, indicating that in his opinion Wu Guangrong was already a qualified worker of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

It is understandable that Lu Zhuo did not take Wu Guangrong seriously. First, this person was no longer in Dahu County. Although he was promoted, he could not control him for the time being, so there was no need to show him special respect. Second, everyone knew that Wu Guangrong had a good relationship with Feng Sizhe. He naturally did not have a good impression of this person because he hated Wu.

Lu Zhuo's answer was from a professional perspective, which made Fang Xianzhi unable to find anything to attack. After thinking about it, he decided not to argue with him on the professional side, but to have a good talk with him on organizational discipline. Thinking about it, Fang Xianzhi changed the subject and asked, "Well, let me ask you, is the county discipline inspection commission under the leadership of the county party committee? For such a large event involving so many people, why didn't you report to the county party committee before taking this action? Have you thought about it? If there are any unforeseen problems, who will bear the consequences? You? Are you willing to take this responsibility?"

"I am willing to take responsibility. Since I was the one who caused this, I will of course be responsible if anything goes wrong. I will not shirk my responsibility. Secretary Fang and other comrades who are afraid of taking responsibility, please rest assured."

"What do you mean by being afraid of taking responsibility? What do you mean by saying this, Lu Zhuo?" Upon hearing this, Jia Bin, the deputy secretary in charge of personnel, was the first to quit. He immediately asked in a half-shouting voice.

"Yes, what do you mean, Lü Zhuo? What do you mean by a comrade who is afraid of taking responsibility? Who are you referring to?" The other members of the county committee who attended the meeting, including Song Dawei, Wei Xiang, Li Wanli, and Lin Jianli, who were not members of the Feng faction, also pointed their fingers at the tip of Lü Zhuo's nose. In their opinion, Lü Zhuo was really rampant. He actually talked to so many people with a ridiculous excuse without any evidence, and naturally, among them were their subordinates. From this, they could see that this man was not in the same group as them, so there was no need to save face for him.

Facing the doubts of most people, Lu Zhuoyou just snorted slightly, then turned his head and didn't want to talk anymore.

His behavior made everyone angry. What do you mean? Do you not admit your mistakes or do you not take everyone's accusations to heart? This behavior irritated everyone because everyone felt ignored and looked down upon. As a member of the Dahu County Party Committee and a deputy director, what's so great about you?

Lu Zhuo's attitude made everyone angry, but they could only express their dissatisfaction one by one. If they really wanted to say what was wrong with the other party, they really couldn't find the right breakthrough. On the contrary, Feng Sizhe, who was sitting in the second seat, below Fang Xianzhi, had a calm face, as if he had expected the situation to turn out like this and Lu Zhuo to have such an attitude, which was not surprising. His calmness was seen by Fang Xianzhi. Seeing that the others were just bluffing and couldn't really say anything, only Feng Sizhe looked indifferent and calm. He turned his head and said to Feng Sizhe beside him, "County magistrate, do you have any questions?"

When Fang Xianzhi asked about Feng Sizhe, everyone involuntarily fell silent, as if they also realized that only Feng Sizhe could make Lu Zhuo yield at this time. Because in a sense, Feng Sizhe and Lu Zhuo both belong to people with backgrounds, so when such people fight, it is no longer about the people behind them, but their own abilities. In comparison, because the others have no one behind them, they naturally don't speak with enough strength, and some of their words can only be mentioned briefly, and they dare not really call out anything.

Feng Sizhe looked up and looked around. After seeing the expectant eyes of the crowd, he nodded. "Okay, since Secretary Fang asked me to say a few words, I will ask Comrade Lu Zhuo a few questions. You can answer these questions or not. It's up to you."

"Ask whatever you want, and I'll answer." Seeing that Feng Sizhe was finally going to ask him a question and attack him, Lu Zhuo straightened up, looking as if he was facing a great enemy. To be honest, he had never had a good conversation with Feng Sizhe since he came to Dahu County, and today was the first time they had fought.

Seeing Lu Zhuo's extremely cautious look, Feng Sizhe smiled. From a psychological point of view, the other party was actually at a disadvantage. This state of being like facing a formidable enemy just proved that he was a little guilty, so that would be easy to deal with.

"Okay, then my first question is, is this how your so-called Commission for Discipline Inspection works? Secretary Fang asked you just now, and you said that the behavior of the county Commission for Discipline Inspection from yesterday noon to today was normal behavior of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. So my question comes out. As far as I know, you used to work in the Provincial Party Committee's Inspectorate. Is this how your previous inspection work was done? Once you start working, you don't report it, and you don't need evidence. You can invite anyone you want to suspect to talk, no matter if it's groundless or just speculation. In short, it's your power, is that right?"

"If that's the case, then I really have to admire the courage and broad-mindedness of our provincial party committee leaders. They can tolerate such misconduct from those below. I admire them very much!" As he said this, Feng Sizhe nodded, expressing his admiration in a subtle way.

"You... you said I was doing something wrong, I'll explain it to you clearly?" Seeing Feng Sizhe actually criticized what he did, how could Lu Zhuo bear it? Of course he had to fight back, but he could only say this one sentence, because the county discipline inspection commission's county-wide cadre investigation was indeed a whim of his. He wanted to make many people confused through such a big inspection, and then he could find out from these people's panicked tone that there were some problems with others, especially Feng Sizhe himself, and then he could make a good cut. But he did not expect that the action would cause such a big backlash at the beginning, and the cadres below almost all had some small problems, so a targeted action would become so chaotic.