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

Over the weekend, the Municipal Public Security Bureau launched an investigation into Xu Bin's drunk driving and assault on a police officer. This included going to the restaurant where Xu Bin and Bai Meng had dinner to investigate and collect evidence, and also questioning Bai Meng to obtain her testimony.

In addition, the traffic police officer's body camera recorded the entire process of Xu Bin assaulting the police officer.

This provides irrefutable evidence that Xu Bin was driving under the influence and assaulting a police officer!

On Monday morning, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a notice regarding Xu Bin's drunk driving and assault on a police officer, and decided to expel Zheng Yi from the Party and remove him from public office.

At the same time, the Municipal Public Security Bureau transferred Xu Bin's case materials to the Municipal Procuratorate, which decided to prosecute Xu Bin for dangerous driving and obstructing official duties!

Xu Bin is finished!

The news caused quite a stir among the cadres in Longzhou City, with almost everyone making the same judgment.

In addition, everyone understood that since Xu Bin had been dealt with seriously, it meant that Lin Yi and Liu Guoquan could no longer coexist peacefully, and the stable situation in Longzhou City would be gone forever!

Indeed, in the following month, Liu Guoquan launched a major purge in the municipal government, removing a number of section-level cadres from the municipal government and its directly affiliated units on the grounds of insufficient work ability and problematic work style.

In addition, he arranged for people to report on the corruption and bribery of some unit leaders.

Those who were reported all had one thing in common: they were all members of Lin Yi's camp.

Liu Guoquan did this with a very clear purpose: to give someone a taste of their own medicine—you, Lin Yi, aren't you honest and upright? You hate corruption, don't you? Then I'll report people in your camp, let's see if you investigate.

If you don't investigate, then I'll report you to the provincial party committee!

If this is investigated, your prestige will be damaged, and the cadre ranks will be thrown into chaos!

After receiving the report, Ji Ming, the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, realized the seriousness of the matter. He consulted with Lin Yi and then, following Lin Yi's instructions, investigated the leading cadres who made the report. Two deputy-department-level cadres were also investigated and punished, which caused quite a stir among the cadres.

Liu Guoquan's series of moves completely shattered the stability of Longzhou, especially causing turmoil among the cadres. Everyone was in a state of fear, afraid of being drawn into the struggle between Lin Yi and Liu Guoquan and becoming a victim!

Faced with all this, Lin Yi did not retaliate on the surface, but secretly arranged for Kong Zhao to send people to keep an eye on Longzhou Port, preparing to collect evidence of smuggling by Xia Hai Group's Longzhou branch, and to completely detonate Liu Guoquan's time bomb by using the incident of Liu Guoquan helping Xia Hai Group to smuggle for profit!

At the end of December, the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department conducted an evaluation, and Lin Yi encountered trouble for the first time during the evaluation.

On the one hand, when he previously purged the local faction in Longzhou, he offended too many people and failed to eliminate all the local faction members, resulting in less than ideal democratic evaluation results.

On the other hand, Mayor Liu Guoquan, Organization Minister Zhou Qinghui, and Standing Committee Vice Mayor Yang Hao all pointed out during the evaluation team's interviews that Lin Yi exhibited a "patriarchal" and "one-man rule" attitude in his work, and failed to maintain the unity of the municipal party committee and the stability of the cadre team.

These two problems are fatal for the top leader!

After New Year's Day, the assessment team reported the situation to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Li Feng, the Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and also reported to Zhang Dongfeng, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Cao Guotao, Governor of the Province.

Upon learning of the situation, Cao Guotao called Lin Yi and told him about it, while also reminding him that Lin Yi would definitely not be able to get an excellent rating in the evaluation.

Lin Yi had anticipated this and didn't care.

Because the impact of a single evaluation result on him is negligible and will not affect his future plans.

however--

What Lin Yi didn't expect was an incident that happened before the Spring Festival.

On this day, Wang Wenlie, the director of the Municipal Finance Bureau, came to Lin Yi's office with a worried expression.

"Secretary Lin, I apologize to you!" Wang Wenlie said with a remorseful expression as he entered the room.

Lin Yi frowned and asked, "Director Wang, what's going on?"

"Secretary Lin, the municipal finance department doesn't have the money to pay this month's salaries," Wang Wenlie explained the situation.

"what?"

Lin Yi's expression changed, and he angrily said, "The Spring Festival is just around the corner. All the cadres in the city are waiting for their salaries and bonuses to celebrate the New Year. You're telling me that the municipal finance department can't pay salaries? Where did the municipal finance department's money go?"

“Secretary Lin, the city’s finances weren’t tight originally, but Mayor Liu asked us to pay the outstanding payments to the private enterprises some time ago, and all the money has been paid out,” Wang Wenlie replied.

Lin Yi frowned and asked, "Director Wang, even if we're going to make a payment, shouldn't we at least leave some money for wages and daily expenses?"

“Secretary Lin, after Mayor Liu outlined the payment plan, I did the math and reminded him, but he said the provincial finance department would allocate funds to us immediately and that I didn’t need to worry about the funding. However, to this day, the provincial finance department’s allocation still hasn’t come through. I just went to see Mayor Liu, and he told me it won’t be until after the Spring Festival!” Wang Wenlie explained the reason.

This bastard!

Upon hearing Wang Wenlie's words again, Lin Yi realized that Wang Wenlie had been tricked by Liu Guoquan.

Liu Guoquan did this with a very clear purpose: to prevent the municipal finance department from paying salaries, thereby inciting dissatisfaction among civil servants and employees of public institutions throughout the city towards Lin Yi. They had worked hard all year, looking forward to the year-end salary and bonuses to have a prosperous New Year, but their wishes were dashed, and they couldn't even get their normal salary.

If this situation were to occur, how would civil servants and public institution staff throughout the city feel?

anger!

Even though most of them have great respect for Lin Yi, when their interests are harmed, they will be angry and choose to cause trouble, leading to instability or even a mass incident!

This is determined by human nature!

This is a perfect example of how where you sit determines where you think!

Wang Wenlie realized all of this, so after learning that he had been tricked by Liu Guoquan, he immediately reported it to Lin Yi.

"Director Wang, I'll handle the funding issue. You go back and prepare the salary and bonus distribution plan." Lin Yi quickly regained his composure and made the arrangements.

"Yes, Secretary Lin!"

Wang Wenlie immediately accepted the order, his heart finally at ease. He then confidently declared, "Secretary Lin, from now on, I will consult you before making any large payments. I will only make payments if you approve."

"No need for that. Just be careful not to get made a fool of."

Lin Yi shook his head and rejected Wang Wenlie's suggestion. The mayor is in charge of the purse strings. If the Municipal Finance Bureau needs Lin Yi's approval to make any payments, it would confirm that Lin Yi is acting like a patriarch and having absolute power, which would be exactly what Liu Guoquan wants!

After Wang Wenlie left, Lin Yi dialed Governor Cao Guotao's number: "Governor, please have the Provincial Department of Finance and relevant departments allocate some money to us."

"After New Year's Day, the province allocated funds to various cities and prefectures. How come you are still short of money?" Cao Guotao asked, somewhat surprised.

"Governor, Liu Guoquan has set a trap for me..."

Lin Yi didn't hide anything and told Cao Guotao about Liu Guoquan's actions.

"This Liu Guoquan is utterly ruthless in his struggles; he's even capable of doing something like this!"

Cao Guotao cursed angrily, then thought of something and said, "The director of the Construction Department is his father's old subordinate. He should have known in advance that the Construction Department was short of money. In that case, you can't use this against him. He will definitely make excuses and shift the blame to the Provincial Construction Department."

"Governor, if I'm going to take action, I won't use this as an excuse; I'll strike decisively!"

As Lin Yi spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Two days ago, Kong Zhao had already reported to him about Liu Guoquan's problems and had obtained relevant evidence.

He originally planned to wait until after the Spring Festival to consult with Lao Xu before making a move, but Liu Guoquan kept acting recklessly, so he decided to bring the plan forward!

What should Lin Yi do?

Cao Guotao was intrigued and asked Lin Yi questions, but he did not ask. He simply said that he would immediately arrange for the Provincial Department of Finance and relevant departments to allocate funds to Longzhou City.

After ending the call with Cao Guotao, Lin Yi took a sip of tea, sorted out his thoughts, and then dialed Xu Hongrui's number: "Dad, are you busy right now? I want to talk to you about something."

"Not busy, you say."

Xu Hongrui put down the official document in his hand, waved to his secretary in the office, and signaled her to leave.

"Dad, it's like this..."

Lin Yi immediately reported his situation in Longzhou to Xu Hongrui, including Liu Guoquan's actions and the assessment that Liu Guoquan had the support of Zhang Dongfeng and Hua Canghai.

Then, Lin Yi said, "Dad, I have now obtained evidence that Liu Guoquan abused his position and colluded with the heads of Longzhou Customs, Longzhou Port Company, and Longzhou Tax Bureau to help Xia Hai Group smuggle goods for profit. I plan to use this as a breakthrough to formally launch a war against Liu Guoquan, Hua Canghai, and Zhang Dongfeng, and I would like to ask for your opinion!"

"Xiao Yi, go for it! Don't hold back. The Xu family will always be your strong support!" Xu Hongrui's answer was simple and clear.

Lin Yi was deeply moved and voiced his only concern: "Dad, this time my actions will cause quite a stir. Will Secretary Xia have any objections?"

"Xiao Yi, don't worry."

Xu Hongrui reassured Lin Yi, revealing just the tip of the iceberg of the Xu family elder's astonishing plan: "The higher-ups sent Zhang Tongbin to work in Jianghai, but left you in the Southeast. They want to use you as a sharp knife to cut through the net!"