Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 861 Confused Zhong Zhengguo

When Chen Hua saw Qi Tongwei coming in with a large group of people and directly taking Xin Hui away, he had a premonition that he was definitely finished. He tried hard to stand up and greet the leader, but his legs were still weak.

The next second, Qi Tongwei looked at Chen Hua. Chen Hua stood up on his own, looked at Qi Tongwei with a smile on his face, and greeted him.

"Secretary Qi, welcome to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department. Is there anything we can cooperate with?"

Chen Hua forced a smile, but he still had no strength in his body, because from the look in the eyes of the Discipline Inspection Commission cadres, Chen Hua already knew that he might not be able to escape this time. It was really an honor for the Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission to arrest a department-level cadre like him. He could even brag about it even after going to prison.

Qi Tongwei glanced at Chen Hua, then lowered his head and saw Chen Hua's nameplate.

"Chen Hua, Party Secretary and Director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department of Zhongjiang Province.

It's okay, don't worry, you look like you're not feeling well.

I'm here to arrest a few people and investigate some cases. These few people are enough.

Haiou, Chen Hai, send two police officers to help Director Chen."

Two police officers and an investigator from the Discipline Inspection Commission stepped forward again and almost forcibly controlled Director Chen Hua. Chen Hua no longer struggled and was taken out. His legs had regained some strength and he was able to walk by himself. Before leaving, Chen Hua looked at his colleagues with strange eyes, as if wondering who would accompany him next.

The cadres in the conference room were silent, and everyone's buttocks were firmly fixed on their chairs.

Although some cadres felt that the current situation was very depressing, just like being in a movie, the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission came down personally to arrest them, a small department cadre.

Some cadres who had something to hide could not stop shaking their bodies. They stared hard at the documents in their hands, like ostriches in the desert, trying to bury their heads in the ground.

Qi Tongwei didn't care much. He walked slowly to Chen Hua's main seat, pulled out a chair and sat down. He glanced at the nameplate of Director Chen Hua in front of him, picked it up and threw it on the ground. Qi Tongwei hooked his finger and Lu Qiang handed him the thermos cup in time. Qi Tongwei calmly took a sip and turned on the microphone.

"Ahem, comrades, let's continue the meeting now, but we have to change the topic to the topic of clean government."

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In an office in Beijing.

"Old Zhong, please don't come to Beijing so often, okay?

I've been coming here too often recently, people will gossip about me."

The owner of the office criticized Zhong Zhengguo somewhat helplessly. At a recent management meeting, some leaders had mentioned that some cadres kept coming to Beijing for public relations in order to prepare for the first national test on farmland protection. They also joked that the more frequently they came, the worse the farmland protection work in the province would be.

These words had already hit the nail on the head for people like Zhong Zhengguo. In addition, several local officials in the Northeast were the regional cadres with the worst performance. They came to Beijing most frequently and kept lobbying people in the hope of getting through this hurdle.

It is true that the fate of several provincial leaders in the first wave, including Zhao Lichun of Xichuan Province, was quite miserable. Not only were they directly summoned for talks because of their poor results in the first exam, but they were also criticized in notices. They were already in their forties and were completely humiliated.

Zhong Zhengguo felt bitter in his heart. The signals from the higher-ups that they were going to take action against Zhongjiang Province were getting stronger and stronger, and several inspection teams were being sent out across the country.

They had always wanted to find a way to talk to the leaders above through the relationship of some leader. Even the leader of the inspection team, Qi Tongwei, and Zhong Zhengguo had found many heavyweights hoping to make connections. However, when these heavyweights heard about the first test of farmland protection, they began to avoid the question and said that it was not easy to do because the leaders were watching too closely.

Zhong Zhengguo also found some other old acquaintances, namely the leaders of the inspection teams going to other provinces, and tipped off Zhong Zhengguo.

At the inspection team mobilization meeting, the leaders of the upper management proposed focusing on the inspection of several provinces, including Xichuan Province, which performed poorly in the first round of inspections, as well as agricultural centers such as Zhongjiang Province and several provinces in the Northeast.

Xichuan Province, which was among the first wave of provinces to be inspected, has already suffered bad luck. A review will be conducted in a few months to see how much correction has been made. If corrections are not made well, the future of local officials will be directly affected. Zhao Lichun is the best example. It is clear that he did a good job in his work in Xichuan Province.

The event with the greatest impact, apart from the investigation into corruption of several subordinates, was the issue of protecting arable land. This single incident negated the future of a local leader who had worked for decades.

When Zhong Zhengguo heard that his superiors attached great importance to this matter and that this work would directly affect the future of a provincial governor, he became really panicked.

Zhao Mengsheng has been in the capital for several days, but he has not yet summoned Zhong Zhengguo. This is a worrying signal.

Zhong Zhengguo was like a headless fly, running into obstacles everywhere and beginning to lose his patience.

The old leader refused to reveal anything, and Zhong Zhengguo could no longer sit still.

"Old leader, you are also from Zhongjiang Province, can you give me some clear instructions?"

The old leader is also in a difficult situation. Zhongjiang Province is his old territory, but having reached his current position, he must abide by the current rules. If he leaks information and affects the direction of major policies, it may even affect his own future.

He knows best how much importance the management attaches to the work of protecting arable land, because the bosses emphasize it in every meeting and he dare not say anything irresponsible.

"Old Zhong, don't think too much about it. Ask the General Office if there is any news. Don't waste your time here.

I don’t know anything.”

Although the old leader did not say it explicitly, his behavior also explained a certain situation. Zhong Zhengguo could only leave temporarily with a worried mood.

"Okay, old leader, I'll go back first and ask the General Office."

Although the old leader is called an old leader, he is actually about the same age as Zhong Zhengguo. When the two of them worked together as a team, they were very harmonious.

This old leader also hopes to help Zhong Zhengguo, as he will be one of their own if he is promoted. However, the situation is stronger than the person, and the management is increasingly concerned about the direction in which Zhong Zhengguo is promoted.

At this time, the old leader can only prioritize protecting himself and try not to make irresponsible remarks on major national policies that are important to his superiors. Only in this way can he hope to maintain his position.

If Zhong Zhengguo fails to get a good result in the first national test on farmland protection this time, the outcome will not be much better than that of Zhao Lichun. The only difference is that Zhong Zhengguo is a little younger and can be transferred to a position of the same level.

At Zhao Lichun's age, he can only retreat to the second line and wait for retirement.

There was no gain from the old leader, so Zhong Zhengguo could only run to the lake again, hoping to get a chance to meet Zhao Mengsheng. However, this time, he was very lucky, as the General Office conveyed the news that the leader wanted to see him.