After the breakup, I joined the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection

There was silence in Box No. 1 of the Pingcheng Hotel, as if time had stopped and no one could move at all.

Only the grandfather clock next to it made a ticking sound, just like the wildly beating heart in everyone's heart at this moment.

The air conditioner above was blowing cold air, but almost everyone in the box could feel the heat from the inside out. More than one person had beads of sweat on his forehead, and his shirt was soaked and stuck to his body.

But even so, they still dared not move. They couldn't believe how things had turned out like this, and they couldn't believe how a young man like Lu An could be so brave.

This was a welcoming banquet hosted by the county party secretary himself, and the county party committee and four leading groups were all present. This was already the highest standard in Pingjiang County. Unless it was the provincial disciplinary committee secretary, that leader came down to give a lecture, even if Ye Xianggao, director of the third supervisory office, came, he would have to be cautious.

Now you, Lu An, are just a temporary team leader, not even a clerk. Why do you dare to do that?

Zhao Hu, Zhang Long and others were even more dumbfounded, opening and closing their mouths, as if saying: Big brother won't let you play like this. Didn't we agree to speak nicely and win the support of Lin Kuifan, the county party secretary? Why are you getting him like this?

As members of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, they could not openly refute Lu An and could only try their best to wink at him.

Boss, no matter if you are young and ignorant, or you drank too much and didn't speak well, please give some reaction!

Other people in the county also looked at Lu An, waiting to see what he would say next.

Anything goes!

As long as there is a step, they will cooperate well and will not be stuck here.

But Lu An just stood there like a sculpture, motionless, not intending to take back his words, nor to give in, as if he was determined to fight to the end.

No one knew how much time had passed in this suffocating silence. When everyone was seeing stars and felt they could not hold on any longer, Lin Kuifan finally made a move. He raised his hands and clapped hard.

clap clap clap!

"Okay, Team Leader Lu said it very well!"

Lin Kuifan was the first to applaud, and under the leadership of the county party secretary, others also applauded.

In any case, finding a way out is better than the suffocating silence just now.

As the applause died down, Lin Kuifan continued, "Comrades, the criticism from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection is justified. We need to reflect on this. If it weren't for our inadequate work, how could we have nurtured a cadre like Wei Dezheng who embezzled millions of dollars? Shouldn't this be something we should be vigilant about?"

"Wei Dezheng's case has not yet been concluded, so our welcoming banquet is obviously inappropriate. It seems that our ideological awareness is not enough, and we need to learn more from our comrades in the province!"

"Although it is a bit inappropriate in this context, I propose that our county should follow the spirit of the provincial meeting and that all departments and units should actively carry out self-examination and self-correction activities to make it so that bad cadres like Wei Dezheng will have nowhere to hide!"

But at this time Lu An stood up and said: "You are worthy of being Secretary Lin. Secretary Lin, you may not know that when I was still in school, the elders in my family always said that there was a good secretary in the county who stood up for the people and was the reincarnation of Bao Gong. Today I see that his reputation is well-deserved!"

"I understand Secretary Lin's feelings, but there are always priorities. I also trust my comrades in the county and believe that bad cadres like Wei Dezheng are just isolated cases. After all, no matter how well the rice is stored, it will always have bugs, right? What we should do is to pick out the bugs, and not throw away the whole jar of rice just because of bugs."

"If everyone in the county is in danger because of me, and no one dares to do practical things for the people, then I will become a sinner in Pingjiang. If the elders at home know about this, they will beat me with a cane to make amends to Secretary Lin!"

Lin Kuifan then said that as the squad leader of Pingjiang cadres, he could not escape the blame no matter what if there was a problem with his comrades in the class.

Lu An said that human resources are the most complicated and difficult thing to manage in the world. He is already overwhelmed by managing only four people. It is conceivable that Lin Kuifan must be even more exhausted if he has to manage more than a hundred cadres in Pingjiang.

The back-and-forth between Lu An and Lin Kuifan made others quickly realize what was going on: they were clearly setting boundaries, indicating that the target was only Wei Dezheng's case.

The first person to express his attitude was the county magistrate Li Chenggang. He first apologized to Lin Kuifan, saying that he had failed to manage the county government's affairs well and failed to catch the bad guy Wei Dezheng early. He then promised that he would urge all relevant units to assist in the investigation and strive to find out all of Wei Dezheng's crimes as soon as possible.

Then came the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Chen Shiqiang, who also first pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty on the part of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and then assured that the Discipline Inspection Commission would cooperate well with the comrades of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate all cases as soon as possible and bring Wei Dezheng to justice.

Zhang Weifeng and other cadres, regardless of whether they are directly related to the case, and even including the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, have all come forward to express that they will fully support and cooperate with the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the investigation of Wei Dezheng's case. No matter who is involved, they will never tolerate it and will investigate it to the end.

Seeing that everyone was so politically conscious, Lin Kuifan smiled with satisfaction.

Lin Kuifan raised his hand to ask everyone to be quiet: "Comrades, we are lucky that the comrades of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection can consider our difficulties, but we must not relax our requirements for ourselves. On the contrary, we must use this to spur ourselves on and do better!"

"Especially in the case of Wei Dezheng!"

Lin Kuifan stressed: "This case involves a large amount of money and a wide area, which is rare in Pingjiang. The engineering industry is a mixed bag of people from all walks of life, so it is hard to guarantee that some vicious criminals will not take risks, so our relevant departments must always remain vigilant."

Lin Kuifan immediately gave an order: "Secretary Zhang, let the comrades in the public security department work harder. During the investigation of the case, we must ensure the personal safety of all comrades in the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection!"

Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary Zhang Weifeng stood at attention and saluted, saying he would definitely make arrangements.

Lu An smiled and said, "Secretary Lin is too polite. Our comrades in the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection are not porcelain dolls that will break at the slightest touch. There is no need to add burden to our comrades in the public security department."

Then he changed the subject: "But the public security atmosphere in the market does need to be rectified. This is not for my chance to stroll around the old street, but for the overall business environment of Pingjiang. After all, only when the overall business environment improves can the economy be good. Only when we plant phoenix trees can we attract golden phoenixes!"

Lin Kuifan clapped his hands repeatedly in agreement: "That's right, Comrade Lu An is right. We must plant phoenix trees to attract golden phoenixes!"