Siheyuan, my new life

As soon as he got to work this morning, Minister Jiang asked his secretary to notify the Red Star Steel Mill's Secretary Guo Sanhu and Director Song Jiefang to come to the Ministry of Industry. After receiving calls for accountability from all parties, Minister Jiang immediately convened four deputy ministers for an emergency meeting to discuss the handling of the two main leaders of the Red Star Steel Mill.

At the beginning of the meeting, Minister Jiang reported on the phone calls made by the Military Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and the Beijing Municipal Committee to hold people accountable, and proposed that Guo Sanhu, secretary of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and Song Jiefang, director of the mill, be suspended for investigation.

What Minister Jiang never expected was that even at this point, Deputy Minister Xu and another deputy minister were still making excuses for Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang. Minister Jiang couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. Obviously, this had completely exceeded the protection of old subordinates and was simply shielding and condoning them.

The door of the small conference room was suddenly pushed open, and Minister Jiang's secretary walked up to him nervously and said, "Minister, there is an important call for you."

Minister Jiang quickly stood up and walked out of the small conference room. He ignored Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang who were standing in the corridor waiting for the results of the meeting. He walked quickly into his office, picked up the phone on his desk, and said, "Hello." Before he could finish his words, he heard the angry shout of Minister Yan of the People's Armed Forces Department from the microphone: "Minister Jiang, as an old comrade, I have good news to tell you. Wu Hongjun, deputy director of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, fled for fear of crime, and Yang Weimin, deputy director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, was suspected of accepting huge bribes from Lou Zhenhua, the former boss of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill, engaging in power-for-money transactions, and selling out the country. "He was arrested by Comrade Lin Yu of the Security Department for his interests. Also arrested was Lou Zhenhua, the former boss of Lou's Steel Mill. This Lou Zhenhua, who was called a red capitalist by your Ministry of Industry, colluded with the security guards of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Mill and some of the former Lou's Steel Mill's technical personnel to steal and sell the special steel produced by the Red Star Steel Mill. Now the evidence is irrefutable. The Criminal Investigation Department of the Beijing Public Security Bureau and Comrade Lin Yu's special brigade are jointly arresting these criminals. Minister Jiang, your Ministry of Industry is simply derelict in its duty and committing a crime." After cursing, he hung up the phone.

Minister Jiang was extremely excited when he heard the voice coming from the microphone. Although the old comrade's words were unpleasant, they were also reminding him that such a big thing happened in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill directly under the Ministry of Industry, and he, as the minister, absolutely had an unshirkable responsibility. Knowing about this matter earlier meant that he had more time to take measures to remedy the situation and take the initiative. Thinking of this, he slammed the microphone in his hand on the phone and turned to walk out of the office.

As soon as he entered the small conference room, he heard Deputy Minister Xu still chattering to excuse Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang. Minister Jiang couldn't help but kick over the chair, pointed at Deputy Minister Xu and cursed: "Shut your dog mouth, at this time you still disregard principles to shield and protect those two bastards, do you have any bottom line? Tell me, what kind of shameful things are going on between you? I tell you, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang can't be saved this time, I will go to the State Council for inspection later, none of you can escape, just wish you good luck!"

The four deputy ministers in the small conference room were stunned by Minister Jiang's sudden outburst of anger. After a while, one of the deputy ministers cautiously asked, "Minister, what's going on?"

Minister Jiang grabbed the cigarette on the conference table, lit it and took a deep puff, calming down the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I just received a call. Wu Hongjun, deputy director of the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Mill, fled for fear of crime, and Yang Weimin, deputy director of Hongxing Steel Mill, was arrested by the Security Department for allegedly accepting huge bribes from Lou Zhenhua, the former boss of Lou's Steel Mill, trading power for money, and selling out national interests. Lou Zhenhua, the former boss of Lou's Steel Mill, manipulated and instructed the security guards of the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Mill and the technical personnel of the former Lou's Steel Mill to collude with each other inside and outside, steal and commit crimes. Selling special steel produced by the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, now the evidence is irrefutable, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the army have begun a joint arrest operation. This is the red capitalist that you, Deputy Minister Xu, are talking about, this is the hard work and great merit that you are talking about. Let me tell you, this time our Ministry of Industry has a big responsibility, not only me, but none of you can escape, just wait for the review by your superiors! Yesterday, when I was in a meeting, I wanted to deal with Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang, but you guys kept pushing it. Now, with such a big responsibility, it is not enough to just deal with these two bastards. Tell me, what should we do?"

After hearing what Minister Jiang said, Deputy Minister Xu suddenly felt dizzy. He never imagined that Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang would cause such a big mess. Lou Zhenhua was able to collude with both insiders and outsiders, steal and sell special steel. It was obvious that there were serious problems in the management of the Red Star Steel Mill. As the secretary and director of the Red Star Steel Mill, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang were enough to go to jail for this serious dereliction of duty. Moreover, it was he who proposed to identify Lou Zhenhua as a red capitalist. Now that Lou Zhenhua was in trouble, how could he possibly get away with it?

Deputy Minister Gao, the father-in-law of Li Huaide, said, "Minister Jiang, now is not the time to hold people accountable. Judging from the current situation, the Red Star Steel Mill has problems not only with its leadership, but also with its technical department and production. We must hold people accountable, but we cannot watch the Red Star Steel Mill fall into chaos. I suggest that we transfer capable personnel from the First and Second Steel Mills to take over the production and technical departments of the Red Star Steel Mill, and that the entire former leadership of the Red Star Steel Mill be subject to review."

Minister Jiang exhaled heavily and said in a deep voice: "Deputy Minister Gao, you will take care of this matter immediately. Remember, don't just think about taking care of old comrades and old subordinates. The problems of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill have sounded the alarm for us. While we focus on production, we cannot neglect the ideological education of cadres and workers. As for Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang, they will be suspended immediately and detained by the security department of the Ministry of Industry for strict investigation. During this period, no one is allowed to contact or visit them. These two bastards are simply dereliction of duty and committing a crime."

At this moment, Deputy Minister Xu didn't dare to say a word. All he was thinking about was how he, as the person in charge, could get out of this predicament after such a big incident. As for Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang, they were definitely finished. With so many problems occurring at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, how could they, as the two main leaders of the mill, be able to escape responsibility?

Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang, who were standing in the corridor, heard faint roars coming from the small conference room and immediately felt something was wrong.

This morning, just after work, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang received a call from the secretary of Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Industry, informing them to go to the Ministry of Industry immediately.

After receiving the call, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang were quite excited, thinking that the new project promised by the old leader had been finalized, so they excitedly took a car to the Ministry of Industry. However, as soon as they arrived at the ministry, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang realized something was wrong. When they arrived at Minister Jiang's office, only the secretary was there, telling them that the ministers were now meeting to discuss how to deal with them, and asked the two to wait in the corridor outside the small conference room for the results.

The joy in Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang's hearts was now completely extinguished by a bucket of cold water. The two of them stood anxiously in the corridor, their hearts in turmoil and confusion. At this moment, they no longer longed for further fantasies, but were just silently hoping to pass smoothly and not lose the power and status in their hands.

The door of the small conference room was finally opened. Minister Jiang walked out first with a grim face. The faces of the other deputy ministers were not looking good either, especially Deputy Minister Xu, who walked out of the small conference room with a pale face and lifeless eyes. He ignored his old subordinates who were anxious on their faces and just walked out mechanically.

Seeing that none of the ministers paid any attention to them, Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang stood in the corridor at a loss, looking at the ministers' backs, opening their mouths but no sound came out.

There was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps at the end of the corridor. Guo Sanhu looked up and saw six uniformed security officers from the Ministry of Industry walking towards him. Before he could react, the security officers had already walked up to the two of them. The leading security officer said in a deep voice, "Guo Sanhu, Song Jiefang, you are suspended for investigation. Come with us."

Song Jiefang was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help shouting: "Why did you suspend me for no reason? I don't accept it. I want to see the minister."

The leading security guard snorted coldly: "Shut up immediately, don't let us do anything, let's go!"

Seeing that Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang had no intention of following him, the leading security guard waved his hand and ordered: "Since you don't take the initiative to cooperate, don't blame us for being rude. Take them away."

After hearing the order, the rest of the security personnel stepped forward and dragged Guo Sanhu and Song Jiefang forward.