Chapter 40: Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection
The incident at Xiaonanzhuang Police Station caused quite a stir, but it was handled very quickly and low-key.
Although Li Xiaoning killed someone, because Zheng Chang was a witness, the procuratorate quickly determined that he was acting in self-defense and refused to prosecute. Tang Jian died, but his son did not escape the punishment of the law and was arrested that night. A lot of problems were revealed in the first trial easily, and what awaited him was at least ten years in prison.
Linhai City Mayor Wang Xuehong was also called to Zhu Youlei and received a severe scolding, but was not further investigated. This was not because Wang Xuehong himself had no problems. In fact, his brother-in-law was doing evil. How could a brother-in-law not know at all? The key is to reach his level as an official, and the relationships involved are complicated. As long as he doesn't make policy mistakes, even Zhu Youlei can't touch him rashly, because The impact is too profound.
Li Xiaoning's affairs in Linhai were over, and he was in a hurry to return to Pingshan Town. Zheng Chang did not go with him. After all, whether he was investigating He Dongliang or Liu Tong, as the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, going there directly felt like killing a chicken with a knife. .
However, Zheng Chang still attaches great importance to the problems reported by Li Xiaoning. He had previously sent Qian Yue, the director of the Discipline Inspection Office No. 1, to personally lead a team to investigate He Dongliang. This time he sent Guan Jianchou, the director of the Disciplinary Inspection Office No. 4, to follow Li Xiaoning. We went back to investigate Liu Tong. Originally, the video shot by Li Xiaoning of Liu Tong questioning whether Li Xiaoning represented the party or the people was not enough to open a case against Liu Tong. However, after the video was posted online, it caused a huge stir in the society. As a result, even Zhu Youlei was alarmed. He directly forwarded the video on his Weibo account authenticated by his real name, and made a comment: Party members and cadres who abandon the people will also be abandoned by the people.
As soon as Zhu Youlei expressed his stance, the Provincial Government Propaganda Department immediately followed up, and a lot of negative news about Liu Tong was exposed. Under such circumstances, it would seem that the Commission for Discipline Inspection was not keeping up with the pace if it did not open a case to investigate Liu Tong.
Li Xiaoning bumped into Lin Xi's car when he came here, and the same thing happened when he went back. He followed Guan Jianchou to Dongping County first. Guan Jianchou announced the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection's decision to implement Shuanggui on Liu Tong, and then took Liu Tong away. .
At this time, the leaders of Dongping County learned that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection still had a team in Pingshan Town. After being shocked, County Party Secretary Luo Jun and County Magistrate Song Shijie immediately decided to come down in person, so Li Xiaoning took another car.
He Dongliang was different from Liu Tong. He was not a deputy deputy and could not enjoy the Shuanggui treatment. Qian Yue did not go to him at all. Instead, he went to the town incognito to collect evidence of He Dongliang's crime. He planned to fight directly with him once the evidence was sufficient. The procuratorate greeted him and formally approved the arrest.
When Luo Jun and Song Shijie found Qian Yue, Qian Yue was chatting with a few people in Xiawa Village, the poorest village in Pingshan Town. These people also had the opinions of the town government. From time to time there are some dirty words mixed in.
Luo Jun and Song Shijie rushed over immediately, first stopping the "nonsense" of the people, and then apologized to Qian Yue: "I'm really sorry, Director Qian, the people in the countryside don't understand the rules and often curse others. Please forgive me." Don’t be offended,”
Qian Yue said with a smile: "It's not a bad thing for the masses to scold us. Sometimes, if they don't scold us, they really can't hear the real situation of the masses." Although Qian Yue is at the same level as Luo Jun and Song Shijie, he is People assigned by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection have the air of being a senior official when they get down there, and their words are not so polite.
After Qian Yue finished speaking, he glanced at Li Xiaoning again and said, "You are Li Xiaoning, the new mayor of Pingshan Town, right?"
"I am," Li Xiaoning agreed.
Qian Yue nodded and said: "You are very good. I have visited 16 of the 24 villages in Pingshan Town in the past two days. The people almost scolded all the cadres at the town government level and above, except No one scolded you. On the contrary, everyone praised you when they mentioned you. A cadre like you deserves to be praised."
Li Xiaoning smiled lightly and said: "The reputation of gold cups and silver cups is not as good as that of the common people. If you are in politics, you must benefit the common people. This is what I should do, and there is nothing wrong with it."
"Very good, it's not easy to realize this at such a young age. No wonder Secretary Zheng praises you in front of us every day. It seems that you are really not a thing in the pool," Qian Yue's face was full of admiration.
When Song Shijie saw that Qian Yue kept praising Li Xiaoning but ignored himself and Luo Jun, Song Shijie became a little worried and said sourly: "People in the countryside are relatively ignorant. When their lives are not good, they all blame the government. If you go to the leadership, you will file a complaint. This will have a very bad impact. If you have any opinions, you can report them to the county. How can you complain to the province so often?" He was referring to Sang and Huai. He was obviously talking about the common people, but he was actually talking about Li Xiaoning. , because this complaint was filed by Li Xiaoning.
Qian Yue said: "Through these two days of visits, I found that there are indeed serious problems in Pingshan Town. I came down this time to investigate carefully."
Song Shijie said quickly at the side: "Director Qian can't just listen to the farmers' words. The problems they report may not be all true. The people in Pingshan Town are indeed poor. Because they are poor, they take out their anger on the cadres. That's a little unfair,"
Qian Yue then turned cold and said in a deep voice: "Real gold is not afraid of fire, so why should you be afraid of investigation if nothing happens?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Luo Jun hurriedly said to Xini: "It's almost twelve o'clock, Director Qian, why don't we eat first and chat while we eat? The conditions in Pingshan Town are relatively difficult. I have already asked people to I checked into the hotel in Donghu next door and went there to eat at noon.”
Qian Yue shook his head and said: "I still have a few villages that I haven't transferred to yet, so I don't have time to waste. I can eat anywhere. I've been eating at farmers' homes these two days."
Zhang Erwa, who was following next to him, interjected: "What's so delicious about the food at farmers' homes? County leaders never go to farmers' homes to eat. For example, County Magistrate He eats and lives at Lakeview University in Donghu Town." hotel,"
Anyone with a little bit of brains could tell what Zhang Erwa said. He was taking advantage of the opportunity to stab him. Qian Yue worked for the Discipline Inspection Commission, so how could he not hear it? He immediately asked: "Oh, that room Is the hotel good?”
"That's not true," Zhang Erwa said, "this hotel is the best among the towns around us."
"Do you know who opened it?" Qian Yue asked meaningfully.
"It was opened by He Dongliang, the deputy mayor of our town, and County Magistrate He is his elder brother," Zhang Erwa had a silly expression on his face, but everyone knew that he was pretending to be stupid.
The main purpose of Qian Yue's visit this time was to investigate He Dongliang. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he pretended to be stupid and deliberately did not continue to argue on this topic. He turned to Li Xiaoning and asked: "I heard about the group violence that happened a while ago. You are responsible for handling the incident. Do you know what the root cause of the riots is?"
"The trigger is people's dissatisfaction with the collection of funds, and the deeper reason is dissatisfaction with He Dongliang," Li Xiaoning said matter-of-factly.
Qian Yue nodded and said: "I have heard many people report He Dongliang's problems in the past two days. As the mayor, do you have anything to add?"
Li Xiaoning said: "It doesn't matter what I say. The key is to see what the people say. If Director Qian wants to collect further evidence, I can take you to a house, but I can declare in advance that the road there is not very easy." Good to go,”
Qian Yue laughed and said: "You don't have to use aggressive methods on me. I have learned a lot about your Pingshan Town roads in the past two days. There is no easy way to go."
Li Xiaoning did not smile, but frowned and said: "None of the twenty-four villages in Pingshan Town have access to roads. Only two villages near the town have access to electricity. Only these two villages have primary schools. There are a total of 1,462 households in the town. Only more than 100 households have enough food and clothing. The rest of the people are still suffering from cold and hunger below the poverty line. There is not a single household that has reached the standard of moderate prosperity, even next to ours. Donghu Town has a total of 17 villages. Every village has roads, electricity, and primary schools. There are more than 1,500 households in the town, all of whom have food and clothing, and more than 800 households have become well-off. Although They are neighbors, but they are two different worlds."
"I thought Donghu Town was as poor as your town, but there is such a huge gap. What you said is true," Qian Yue said with a disbelieving expression.
"What Mayor Li said is true," Zhang Erwa interjected from the side.
"What's the reason?" Qian became more and more interested.
"The main reason is the inconvenience of transportation," Li Xiaoning said calmly, "because the main road outside has not been built, so we have a mountain of stone, wood, and Chinese medicinal materials in Pingshan Town, but there is no way to transport them out."
Qian Yue frowned and said, "Then why don't you think of ways to build the road?"
Zhang Erwa interrupted again: "Director Qian, building roads costs money. Our Pingshan Town is poor, so we can't build roads. If we can't build roads, we will become even poorer. This is already an endless cycle, but now It would be great if Mayor Li is here. He has just applied for a large amount of funds from the province. Our roads will be built soon, and the people of Pingshan Town will soon become rich,"
"Really? It seems that Mayor Li not only has a heart to love the people, but also has the ability to benefit the people. For this credit alone, you deserve a thumbs up from the people. Of course, I also want to give you a thumbs up," Qian The more he looked at Li Xiaoning, the more admiring his eyes became.
"Director Qian thanks you for the award," Li Xiaoning said with a slight smile. "The road has not been built yet. Even if it is built, it is only the first step in a long journey of thousands of miles. If we want the people of Pingshan Town to truly live a better life, Good day, I still have more work to do,"
Qian Yue nodded and said: "I am an expert in catching corrupt officials, and you are an expert in leading the people to happiness. I believe you. Where is the house you mentioned? Let's go there quickly."