Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Du Sheng used the example of the road construction funds to illustrate that Feng Sizhe was not a greedy person. If he was greedy, he could have easily set his sights on that money. You know, that money is not subject to government supervision.

Listening to Du Shengzheng's words, Luo Zhonghan nodded, "Well, what you said is right, but if that's the case, then why would such a thing happen? Could it be that someone deliberately set a trap for him, but why would they do this? He has made great contributions to the economic development of Lianhua City. If he is brought down, who will benefit from it?"

Luo Zhonghan looked confused. In fact, it was not just him who was confused, even Du Shengzheng himself was confused. He also couldn't figure out who was trying to frame Feng Sizhe. But after thinking about it, he explained to Luo Zhonghan, "Maybe his agricultural reform touched the interests of some people. There is nothing absolute in this world, and people's hearts are the most difficult to guess. Maybe a hundred people say something is good, and there will be one person who says it is not good. This is the so-called very few people. This is also what the people often say that a rat shit spoils the whole barrel."

After hearing this, Luo Zhonghan could only nod his head. "Well, then, Lao Du, tell me, what attitude should we take towards this matter?"

Luo Zhonghan was very cautious about Feng Sizhe's affairs. Last time, even General Zhao Mingyuan came to the Guanggui Provincial Committee, so he was under a lot of pressure. He didn't want to do anything wrong this time, otherwise people who didn't know might really think that he disliked Feng Sizhe.

"I think we should support Feng Sizhe. Of course, the matter needs to be investigated clearly. But I don't think the work ability of the Lianhua City Discipline Inspection Commission is up to par. It would be better to send people from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate. If the matter is false, then of course we will rehabilitate Comrade Feng Sizhe. On the contrary, if it is really true, then we will handle it according to the law. I believe that even if Director Zhao knew about it, he would not be able to say anything about us." Du Sheng said righteously. He did not do anything unfair just because Feng Sizhe was a cadre he recommended and liked.

Luo Zhonghan was very happy about Du Shengzheng's attitude. "Well, OK, I think I'll do as you say. I think it would be better to have the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection send a working group to investigate this matter thoroughly, so that it will be easier for all parties to explain."

Just as Luo Zhonghan and Du Shengzheng were talking, the red phone on the desk rang. Seeing that it was a call from the central government, Luo Zhonghan immediately picked up the phone and said respectfully, "Hello, I am Luo Zhonghan."

"Secretary Luo, what's wrong with your Guangxi Province? What's wrong with your political climate? Is it really impossible to accommodate a cadre who is dedicated to his career?" There was a roar of anger coming from the other end of the phone, which made Luo Zhonghan, who answered the phone, stunned. To be honest, because of the other party's tone, he didn't even know who called, so he carefully added, "Excuse me... who is this?"

"Well, Guangxi Province is really powerful, and Secretary Luo is even more powerful. He can't even recognize my voice. I am Miao Yunfeng." The person on the other end of the phone couldn't help but feel angry when he heard that Luo Zhonghan couldn't even recognize his voice.

As soon as the name was announced, Luo Zhonghan broke out in sweat. Miao Yunfeng, that was the current head of the number one family in the Republic, and also the executive vice minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, and the first candidate for the next minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee. He was the person who absolutely controlled the power of life and death of the cadres of the country.

He was also confused, why didn't he even recognize the other person's voice? Luo Zhonghan quickly explained, "I'm really sorry, Minister Miao, I didn't recognize your voice just now, please forgive me."

Although Luo Zhonghan is a frontier official, he is also at the ministerial level, the same level as the executive vice minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. But as the saying goes, the higher the official you meet, the higher the rank. Miao Yunfeng can talk to the chief at any time in Kyoto, unlike me who has to wait for orders to see the chief. Besides, who are the Miao family? Grandpa Miao is one of the most experienced veteran cadres in the Republic. He is still in good health. Can the Miao family be offended casually?

This time, Miao Yunfeng actually called his office, which was enough to prove that Feng Sizhe attached great importance to this matter. How could Luo Zhonghan not do a good job in something that the leader valued?

"There's no need to forgive me, but you have to solve the problem concerning Comrade Feng Sizhe as soon as possible. If some bad things are not solved for a long time, they will become bad things. You understand what I mean. Well, I still have things to do here, and I'll wait for good news from Secretary Luo." Miao Yunfeng seemed to be afraid that Luo Zhonghan would be confused and unable to guess the real intention of his call, so he just said it directly.

It was a coincidence that Miao Yunfeng knew about this matter. Yao Dejiang, the Minister of the Guangxi Provincial Party Committee, was in a meeting in Kyoto at the time. He was reporting on his work in his office, but the phone rang out of the blue. Miao Yunfeng did not treat Yao Dejiang as an outsider. He was a cadre of the Miao faction, so he made an exception and let him answer the phone. Who knew that when the phone was answered, not only Yao Dejiang was shocked, but also Miao Yunfeng himself. Feng Sizhe would ask for a bribe of 300,000 yuan. This was impossible. Miao Yunfeng knew what kind of person he was and what kind of background he had. For this reason, he thought again and again and called Luo Zhonghan.

The last incident involving Feng Sizhe in Haibei had caused quite a lot of trouble, and the provincial party secretary Luo Zhonghan did not play a very good role in it. This time he was afraid that people would make a mistake, so he thought he should remind the other party. He did not need this matter to be handled specially, as long as the most basic fairness could be achieved, that's why he made this call.

Seeing that Miao Yunfeng was about to hang up the phone after he finished speaking, Du Shengzheng, who was standing next to Luo Zhonghan, hurriedly picked up the phone and said, "Minister Miao, please wait a moment. This is Du Shengzheng. I would like to ask, how do you want this matter to be resolved, and why do you trust Comrade Feng Sizhe so much that he will not ask for a bribe?"

Du Shengzheng was quite bold, mainly because he had a sense of righteousness in his heart. Even if it was Miao Yunfeng, what could he do? If what he said was wrong, Du Shengzheng could not say that he did not give face, at least the execution would be discounted. And he said these words for only one purpose, that is, to prepare for some future work. For example, the current evidence showed that Feng Sizhe solicited bribes, so the provincial party committee should investigate. Don't let the provincial party committee investigate this matter and Minister Miao will be unhappy later, that would be bad.

"Oh, it's Governor Du. Hello." When Miao Yunfeng heard that it was Du Shengzheng who answered the phone, his anger was not as great as before. This was mainly because Yao Dejiang reported that Du Shengzheng was a good person with the courage to stick to his principles. At the same time, the most important thing was that Feng Sizhe also loved him very much. In this way, the two of them had a common language, and the atmosphere naturally became much better when they talked on the phone.

"Hello." Hearing that Miao Yunfeng was very polite to him, Du Shengzheng also hurriedly spoke politely.

"You're asking me what I want you to do, right? It's very simple. We'll handle things in a fair and impartial manner. I just hope you can move faster and not let the comrades who have been wronged suffer for too long. If you're asking me why I trust Comrade Feng Sizhe so much, then I'll tell you something you don't know yet. And after I tell you this, you and Comrade Luo Zhonghan shouldn't tell anyone outside."

Hearing Miao Yunfeng's mysterious words, Du Shengzheng nodded, and Luo Zhonghan leaned over to listen.

In fact, Miao Yunfeng's voice is quite loud, and one can hear clearly from a long distance away from the microphone, but usually people don't speak very loudly when talking about secrets. Both Du Shengzheng and Luo Zhonghan looked as if they were holding their breath, wanting to hear what Miao Yunfeng would say next.

"The secret I want to tell you is that Feng Sizhe not only has a grandfather who is a member of the National Military Commission and a vice-state leader, but also his mother is an international celebrity. You know Shenzhou Tangsheng Company, the president of this company is his mother, Ms. Zhao Lirong. Of course, this is not something that everyone knows. Ms. Zhao has been abroad for many years and works in the international financial world. Naturally, we don't want her to have too much contact with General Zhao to cause unnecessary speculation. You understand."

When Miao Yunfeng revealed the true identity of Feng Sizhe's mother, Luo Zhonghan and Du Shengzheng were really dumbfounded.

They also knew that Feng Sizhe had worked in an organization of the State Council called the Foreign-funded Bank Preparatory Bureau, and that he had served as the director there, but they thought that this was because Feng Sizhe had studied abroad and knew more about foreign affairs than the average domestic cadre, so the central government considered him for that position. But now they realized that he actually had such a backer.

As for Ms. Zhao Lirong, although Luo Zhonghan and Du Sheng were working in Guangxi Province, they had heard of her name and knew that she was a very rich woman. At the beginning of this year, she was still well-known on the most authoritative Forbes rich list in the world. She was also the only female billionaire in the top ten in the world, with funds of over 100 billion. If Feng Sizhe had such a mother, how could he have demanded a bribe of 300,000 yuan from a businessman? This is simply impossible.