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Zhang Bin had no expectations for this schedule at first, but after taking a closer look, his eyes lit up, his frown gradually relaxed, and he even muttered to himself,

"Great, just right, just right,"

Then he changed the topic,

"County Magistrate He, your plan is very good. If the problem of banditry is not solved, our county will never have peace, and it will also be a political stain on our county.

Okay, I agree, but we have to hold a temporary county standing committee meeting to discuss before making a decision. After all, it’s such a big deal, and my opinion alone doesn’t count.”

When He Yuzhu saw that the county party secretary Zhang Bin agreed, the big stone that had been hanging in his heart was instantly put down.

Afterwards, the county party secretary Zhang Bin sent people to notify all units to prepare to hold an emergency meeting and summoned all the leadership teams of the county party committee.

Ten minutes later, the Guangdian County Government meeting room was full and all the county standing committee members were in place.

As the host of the meeting, Zhang Bin took the lead in delivering an important speech.

“Dear comrades of the county committee, we are holding this emergency meeting today because we have a very important announcement to make.

That is the problem of clearing out the remaining bandits in Guangdian County."

As soon as Zhang Bin said this, the faces of all the county standing committee members present changed one by one.

County Magistrate Liu Nong spoke first.

"Secretary Zhang, are the bandits you are talking about Tan Baogui's gang from Niutou Mountain?"

Zhang Bin nodded.

"Yes, it is this group of people. I called everyone together today just to get the opinions of my colleagues and use them as a reference."

Then Zhang Bin looked at He Yuzhu who was sitting at the end.

"Deputy County Magistrate He, please come and say a few words to everyone. After all, you are the director of the County Public Security Bureau and are responsible for the public security of Guangdian County."

When He Yuzhu saw the county party secretary mentioned his name, he immediately continued his topic.

"Dear leaders and colleagues, this is what happened. After investigations by our county public security bureau, we found that the bandit leader Qin Baogui had been hiding in Niutou Mountain, harassing the people in the surrounding area from time to time, causing serious trouble to the lives of the local people. I suggest that the county government must attach great importance to and deal with the case of Qin Baogui."

When everyone heard what He Yuzhu said, they all started to talk among themselves.

At this time, County Magistrate Liu Nong expressed his opinion again.

"Deputy County Magistrate He, I disagree with your opinion. First of all, our Guangdian County is short of financial funds. In addition, regarding the issue of suppressing bandits, I think everyone present here knows that our county has already carried out two large-scale suppression operations in the past few years, but the results were minimal and instead caused dissatisfaction among local residents.

Assuming that this bandit suppression operation fails again and the bandit gang headed by Qin Baogui escapes, how will our county committee and your county public security bureau explain to the local people?

Of course, there is one most important question, that is, if Qin Baogui gets angry and retaliates against the local people, how should we deal with it?

I personally feel that now is not a good time to crack down on bandits. We cannot rush this matter and must proceed slowly."

As soon as County Mayor Liu Nong finished speaking, all the county party committee members present felt that what he said was reasonable and well-founded, and they all showed approving looks.

He Yuzhu naturally took into account the reactions of all the leaders present. He understood that most of the county standing committee members would not support his proposal to suppress the bandits.

But for He Yuzhu, the matter of suppressing the bandits was urgent and could not be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the greater the harm would be to the local people. For this reason, he planned to argue his case and convince these county party committee members one by one.

Then he looked at the Minister of Armed Forces Xu Shijie.

"Minister Xu, your county's armed forces department is relatively close to our county's public security bureau. What do you think of the bandit suppression?"

The reason why He Yuzhu asked Xu Shijie first was because he had known the character of the county armed forces minister in advance. He was a middle-aged soldier with a strong sense of justice.

When Xu Shijie saw that He Yuzhu asked him, he immediately responded,

"Deputy County Chief He, our county's armed forces department is duty-bound to eliminate the banditry. We must eradicate this cancer that harms society and the people.

But to be honest, the security teams in several villages in our Guangdian County have suffered retaliation attacks from these bandits before. Moreover, this group of people is very cunning. Every time our large force is dispatched, they disappear without a trace.

So I think we must suppress it, but we must do it in a planned way, rather than blindly sending people to clear it out, which will only waste people’s time and money.”

As soon as Xu Shijie finished speaking, He Yuzhu immediately took over his topic and continued talking.

"Everyone, I think what Minister Xu said is absolutely right. For this reason, I have carefully prepared a plan to eliminate bandits, and I would like to ask everyone to take a look at it first."

When everyone heard that He Yuzhu had prepared a plan to suppress bandits, they all showed curiosity in their eyes. Then He Yuzhu took out the plan he had prepared in advance and read it out loud.................................

Of course, He Yuzhu did this because paper was a scarce commodity in that era and there were no printers, so it was impossible to copy multiple copies. It was more convenient to read it out directly.

After hearing He Yuzhu's plans and proposals, all the county party committee leaders present were enlightened and seemed to approve of his plan.

Afterwards, Zhang Bin, secretary of the county party committee, made the final vote on the issue of suppressing the bandits.

"Everyone, I think everyone has discussed it enough, so let's vote and decide to implement the bandit suppression plan proposed by Comrade He Yuzhu. Please raise your hands if you agree."

As soon as Zhang Bin finished speaking, the county's armed forces minister Xu Shijie was the first to raise his hand, followed by the executive deputy county chief and the county's discipline inspection committee secretary, but that was only three votes.

After some consideration, County Party Secretary Zhang Bin slowly raised his hand, followed by the County Organization Department Director and County Propaganda Department Director.

As for the county magistrate Liu Nong and the deputy secretary of the county party committee, they did not take any action.

In the end, the proposal to suppress bandits was voted through with a 6 to 3 vote.

He Yuzhu, who was standing by, also understood one thing about the vote in this meeting, that is, who were the neutrals, who were on the side of the county party secretary, and who were on the side of the county governor.

After all, where there is power, there is struggle, no matter where it is.

County Party Secretary Zhang Bin officially announced the voting result.

"After discussion and research at the Guangdian County Party Committee meeting, it is urgent to eliminate bandits. The Guangdian County Party Committee has now formally established a special bandit elimination team. Comrade He Yuzhu, director of the County Public Security Bureau, serves as the leader of the bandit elimination team, and Xu Shijie, director of the County Armed Forces Department, serves as the deputy leader. I hope that all relevant departments and units can actively cooperate. The meeting is adjourned."