At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

"In my personal opinion, there are two problems with the political environment in Yunshan."

First, some cadres in Yunshan have abused their power for personal gain and engaged in corruption.

Since my country joined the WTO, its economy has developed rapidly in recent years, and the material living standards of ordinary people have greatly improved. However, the gap between the rich and poor has widened rapidly, hedonism has begun to emerge, and fertile ground for corruption has been created, with collusion between officials and businessmen appearing one after another.

Over the past two or three years, the global commodity market has been in a bull run, with mineral resource prices soaring.

Yunshan is an important mineral-producing area in Dongjiang and even the whole country, and the mining industry is the economic pillar of Yunshan. There are dozens of coal mines, iron mines and rare metal mines of various sizes in the city, some of which are privately operated.

The approval and supervision of mineral extraction are rife with opportunities for rent-seeking and are highly susceptible to corruption.

At this point, Lin Yi paused, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of water.

The way the three leaders, including Fu Ming, looked at Lin Yi changed.

Lin Yi's initial high-sounding speech made them feel uneasy, but his words just now were a revelation!

Because Lin Yi first analyzed the root causes of corruption from a national macro perspective, and then, combined with the actual situation in Yunshan, identified the key areas of corruption among Yunshan officials.

Step by step, and to the point!

Lin Yi has never had any experience in discipline inspection work, so it is truly remarkable that he has this kind of understanding!

This kid doesn't seem to be here to gain experience or prestige!

this moment.

An idea popped into the minds of Fu Ming and the other two.

At the same time, other members of the investigation team, including Lu Liang and Shi Xiaorui, also picked up their pens and began to take notes.

Among them, Lu Liang and Shi Xiaorui could not hide their shock – how could a secretary like him know so much?

Just then, Lin Yi spoke again:

"The second problem is that there is a phenomenon of cadres in Yunshan forming cliques."

This problem exists to varying degrees in different places, but I think it is particularly serious in Yunshan.

Otherwise, how could a town's Party Secretary dare to frame the Executive Vice Mayor who is in charge of the municipal government?

He's not fighting alone; he represents a group of people!

Lin Yi concluded his speech with a firm and resolute tone.

"Comrade Lin Yi, you spoke very well."

This time, when Lin Yi paused, Fu Ming offered a word of praise, then asked, "Do you have any suggestions for our investigation team's investigation plan?"

"Director Fu, distinguished leaders, as I said above, if Wu Yong, the Party Secretary of Guangming Town, represents a group of people in a power struggle, then it will be difficult for us to obtain any valuable information from him, and he himself will not leave any evidence."

I even have reason to suspect that he made all sorts of preparations before framing Mayor Xiao.

Lin Yi continued.

however--

As he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room changed again, and some people's expressions changed as well.

Among them, Lu Liang from the Supreme People's Procuratorate looked extremely grim!

His remarks just now focused on how to interrogate Wu Yong, the Party Secretary of Guangming Town.

As a result, Lin Yi turned around and said that interrogating Wu Yong was pointless. Wasn't that a slap in the face to everyone?

"Secretary Lin, is this a sign of distrust in the professionalism of our discipline inspection team?"

Lu Liang immediately launched a counterattack.

He addressed Lin Yi as his secretary in a humiliating tone, but cleverly used the disciplinary inspection team to represent himself, placing Lin Yi in opposition to all the disciplinary committee and procuratorate personnel present.

"Director Lu, you misunderstand. I naturally believe in the professionalism of our discipline inspection team, and I also believe that all the leaders present are interrogation experts. What I just said was only my personal judgment."

Lin Yi sensed Lu Liang's hostility and targeting, and spoke up to explain.

It's called a judgment, but it's actually some details of Xiao Yuan's case from the previous life.

In his previous life, Wu Yong was completely ignorant during interrogation and no problems were found with him. Later, his crimes were uncovered and he was eventually convicted.

"Comrade Lu Liang, if you have any other opinions or thoughts, please wait until Comrade Lin Yi has finished speaking before expressing them."

Fu Ming frowned and glanced at Lu Liang, his words revealing some dissatisfaction.

Before the investigation team was established, Fu Ming had already heard of Lu Liang's reputation.

Lu Liang graduated with a master's degree from Huaxia University of Political Science and Law.

However, Lu Liang was able to get a job at the Supreme People's Procuratorate not because of his strong overall abilities, but because he married a woman from the He family in Beijing and became the He family's grandson-in-law, thus achieving a meteoric rise in his career.

Fu Ming knew about Lu Liang because he had heard people say more than once that Lu Liang, who came from a poor family, became the grandson-in-law of the He family and started working at the Supreme People's Procuratorate. He developed an arrogance and looked down on other people from poor families.

"Understood, Director Fu."

Lu Liang noticed Fu Ming's dissatisfaction and quickly responded, while glancing at Lin Yi.

It felt like it was saying: You're just a lowly secretary, what are you pretending for?

"Personally, I think the reason Mayor Xiao was framed is that during his tenure as mayor of the municipal government, he advocated shutting down some small private coal mines in Yunshan City, which threatened the interests of the Yunshan interest groups and resulted in retaliation."

Lin Yi ignored Lu Liang's dissatisfaction and continued, "Therefore, I personally suggest that our investigation proceed from three aspects."

First, as Lu instructed, interrogate Wu Yong, the Party Secretary of Guangming Town, and Xia Yuan, the driver from the Municipal Government Office.

Second, investigate the equity structure and capital flow of the coal mines that Mayor Xiao advocated closing, as well as the social relationships of the major shareholders and managers.

Third, establish a hotline for public reporting and investigate based on leads provided by the public.

"These three suggestions are excellent!"

As Lin Yi finished speaking, Jiang Hai, deputy director of the Cadre Supervision Bureau of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, couldn't help but offer a word of praise.

Chen Rui, deputy chief prosecutor of the Third Procuratorial Department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, looked at Lu Liang with a dark face and displeasure.

It felt like it was saying: Look at what other people are saying, and then look at what you're saying. What kind of nonsense are you spouting?

Lu Liang was dissatisfied, but dared not show it. He could only write down Lin Yi's words in his notebook, just like everyone else.

Subsequently, members of the other investigation teams spoke in turn.

They each shared their views on the Xiao Yuan case, and almost all of them agreed with Lin Yi's proposal.

The two deputy group leaders, Chen Rui and Jiang Hai, also affirmed Lin Yi's speech.

"Everyone's remarks were excellent, especially Comrade Lin Yi's. He provided an in-depth analysis of the problems in Yunshan's political environment, explained the causes of these problems, and offered suggestions for an investigation plan based on the actual situation. His suggestions were well received and affirmed by everyone. Personally, I also agree with the suggestions put forward by Comrade Lin Yi."

Fu Ming gave a concluding speech, and then, in accordance with democratic principles, asked:

"In view of this, I propose that the investigation team temporarily adopt the investigation plan proposed by Comrade Lin Yi, and make appropriate adjustments later according to the progress of the investigation. What do you all think?"

"agree."

Apart from Lin Yi, almost everyone unanimously voiced their support for Fu Ming's proposal.

"Since everyone agrees, then it's settled. Next, let's move on to the second item on the agenda: the division of labor."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Fu Ming said again: "My personal suggestion is to divide the personnel according to the investigation plan and establish three investigation teams."

The first investigation team began its investigation by interrogating Wu Yong, the Party Secretary of Guangming Town, and Xia Yuan, a driver for the Yunshan Municipal Government Office.

The second investigation team was mainly responsible for investigating the situation of the private coal mines that Comrade Xiao Yuan advocated to be shut down.

The third investigation team collected clues from public reports, and conducted analysis, judgment, and on-site investigations.

Every evening, we hold a debriefing meeting where the three investigation teams report on their respective findings and share information…

Unlike the development of the investigation plan, Fu Ming almost made the final decision on the division of labor among the personnel.

Lin Yi was assigned to the third investigation team.

Besides him, the third investigation team also included Ma Fei, director of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; An Ping, director of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; and Hou Tianming, director of the Publicity Department of the Dongjiang Provincial Public Security Bureau.

The meeting ended at 11 o'clock.

Lin Yi received a call from Xia Hong, and then met with her in an office at the municipal party committee guesthouse at her invitation.

Ok?

Lin Yi walked into the office and was surprised to see that there was another person in the office besides Xia Hong.

Xu Xiulian.

In her previous life, it was Xu Xiulian who, following Xia Hong's instructions, added drugs to Xiao Yuan's food.

"Lin Ke, please have a seat."

Just as Lin Yi turned his gaze to Xu Xiulian, Xia Hong invited Lin Yi to sit down.

Xu Xiulian smiled slightly at Lin Yi, brewed him a cup of Longjing tea, and then prepared to leave.

Xia Hong smiled charmingly and said politely, "Director Lin, I invited you here to ask for your instructions on how to prepare lunch. Do the leaders have any dietary restrictions?"

"Director Xia, you don't need to worry about lunch. What you need to worry about is how to explain your violations of laws and regulations to the investigation team!"

Lin Yi did not sit down, but stared coldly at Xia Hong, and said something surprising.

Swish!

Xia Hong's expression changed drastically in an instant, and her smile froze on her face!

Xu Xiulian was so shocked that she trembled all over, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground!

Lin Yi observed all of this with a calm and composed expression.

Everything is under control.

The public's report should begin with an investigation into Xia Hong!