Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe had just reported Liu Xiangang's situation to Ru Honghai. Ru Honghai was looking at the information now. He took a quick look and knew that Liu Xiangang was doomed this time and no one could save him. So, after receiving Mou Guoyang's call, he did not answer the other party's question but asked, "Guoyang, you have nothing to do with Liu Xiangang's comrade Wang Hailong's coal mining company, right?"

"No." Mou Guoyang answered truthfully. Indeed, this was Liu Xiangang's personal property. Although he knew it, he did not interfere. This was of course because he also had several such small coal mines under his control and did not want others to get involved.

Ru Honghai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Mou Guoyang say no. If Mou Guoyang was involved in this matter, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect the other party. "Well, that's good. Comrade Liu Xiangang's problem basically has no room for reversal, so you have to make corresponding preparations. Of course, you don't have to worry about anything. I will communicate with you if there are any problems."

Ru Honghai said this to let Mou Guoyang not worry about anything. Thinking about it, he is now a member of the Qin faction. Although he is only a peripheral member, he has the aura of the Qin faction. He believes that others will not do anything to him.

After hanging up the phone, Mou Guoyang breathed a sigh of relief. He felt honored for having joined Ru Honghai at the right time. If he had not prepared in advance, Feng Sizhe might have targeted him next time.

The matter concerning Liu Xiangang was easy to handle. The evidence was conclusive, and with the provincial party committee's deputy secretary Luo Hao also inquiring about the matter, the matter was naturally decided easily. In the afternoon of the same day, Liu Xiangang was taken away by people from the provincial disciplinary inspection commission. After Liu Xiangang was taken away, Feng Sizhe quickly convened a meeting of the municipal party committee standing committee. At the meeting, the decision was passed to have Hu Hai temporarily take charge of the Public Security Bureau.

Although Mou Guoyang has already joined Ru Honghai's camp, Feng Sizhe still has the upper hand in the municipal party committee standing committee meeting. He has the support of Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Hong Tao, Executive Vice Mayor Deng Lei, Organization Minister Duan Hewei, Propaganda Minister He Wenbao, United Front Minister Wang Lixue, as well as the support of Military Sub-district Commander Li Wei. This means that he already has the majority of votes, and his decisions will be easily passed.

After the meeting, Mou Guoyang happily followed Ru Honghai to the municipal government. Then in the mayor's office, the two of them smoked and talked about the current situation in Tongda City.

"Mayor Ru, as soon as Liu Xiang was taken away, our strength became even weaker, and we can no longer compete with Feng Sizhe." Mou Guoyang said with a worried look.

Ru Honghai was actually very depressed. Although Mou Guoyang had completely surrendered to him, he was still unable to control the situation at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting. It seemed that he still needed to work hard and pull two more people over.

"Well, Comrade Guoyang is right. Think about it, Feng Sizhe now has six votes, plus his own, that's seven votes. This situation is very unfavorable. We have to find a way to reverse the situation." Ru Honghai said while thinking in his mind, where should he start.

Executive Vice Mayor Deng Lei is someone who can be won over. After all, he is a member of the Qin faction. He only got close to Feng Sizhe because he was dissatisfied with what he had done. If pressure can be put on his superiors, then maybe he can be brought over. Then there is the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Hong Tao. This man has made mistakes before. As long as the handling is good, he can be kicked out of Tongda City. If Hong Tao leaves and Deng Lei is brought over, Feng Sizhe will only have five votes. If the new Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary and Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary are replaced by his own people, then there is still a chance that Feng Sizhe can be defeated.

Ru Honghai's idea was a bit idealistic, and of course, it was difficult to implement in practice. But hard work pays off, and Ru Honghai thought that as long as he worked hard and was supported by the higher-ups, there was still a chance that such a thing would come true.

After Ru Honghai told Mou Guoyang about his idea, both of them were very excited. In Mou Guoyang's opinion, if Feng Sizhe really had a way to defeat Feng Sizhe in Tongda City, then he would have no problem. After all, as long as he followed Ru Honghai closely, who would come to check on him?

Not long after, Deng Lei received a call from Xie Zongming from the Ministry of Commerce in his office.

After Xie Zongming gave his name, Deng Lei immediately said respectfully on the other end of the phone, "Commander, do you have any instructions?"

Deng Lei also knew Xie Zongming. He knew that this person was a capable member of the Qin faction and was recognized by Secretary Qin in many aspects. Such a person had a very high status in the Qin faction. So when this person called him, Deng Lei, who was also a member of the Qin faction, naturally had to be more respectful in his attitude.

"Well, Comrade Deng Lei, are you doing well in your work in Tongda City? I heard that there seems to be some misunderstandings between you and Comrade Hong Hai. It doesn't matter. When you are working, it is inevitable that you will not understand each other. But it would be better if we have a chance to sit down and talk things out, right? You must understand the principle that unity is strength." Xie Zongming made the subject clear at the beginning. Then he said on the phone that when Deng Lei returns to Beijing, he can come to his house for dinner. After saying this, he hung up the phone.

The reason why Deng Lei joined the Qin faction was that he was introduced by someone else, but unfortunately the person who introduced him has already retired. Therefore, although Deng Lei is a member of the Qin faction, he actually has no leaders he can rely on among the senior members of the Qin faction. Therefore, he can only be regarded as a marginal person in the Qin faction. But now Xie Zongming directly asked the other party to come to his house for dinner. This signal is already very obvious, that is, he wants to win him over, and this opportunity is also very attractive to Deng Lei, because he knows that Xie Zongming's development prospects are very considerable, and he will soon step into the ministerial level. If he can follow such a person, it is conceivable that it will be very beneficial to his future career development, and he will also be able to move to a higher position more easily.

After hanging up the phone with Xie Zongming, Deng Lei couldn't help but start thinking. He didn't think about how to flatter Xie Zongming. On the contrary, he was thinking about one question, that is, whether Ru Honghai is reliable. Although Xie Zongming asked him to report to Mayor Ru more often, from what he observed now, it seems that Ru Honghai is not a man of great achievements.

Just as Deng Lei was still thinking about what to do next, the secretary's voice rang out from outside the door, "Mayor Ru is here."

When Deng Lei heard his secretary reminding him that Ru Honghai had come in person, he quickly stood up from his office chair and walked to the door. At this time, he ran into Ru Honghai, who was smiling. "Mayor Ru, why are you here in person? If you have anything, just give me a call and I'll come over."

"Haha, there's no need for this between us." It was obvious that Ru Honghai already knew about Xie Zongming's phone call to Deng Lei. He came this time to show goodwill and of course to win him over.

Seeing Ru Honghai standing in front of him, thinking about Xie Zongming's phone call, Deng Lei could only say in his heart, "I'm sorry, Secretary Feng, I have no choice."

After talking with Deng Lei, he specifically mentioned Minister Xie's phone call, and then Ru Honghai walked out of the deputy mayor's office happily. He knew that the matter concerning Deng Lei was basically settled, and his next target would be Hong Tao, the man who had betrayed the Gan faction. He would be Ru Honghai's next target.

The reason why Hong Tao was chosen is because of the importance of his position. As the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, he does have great power. He can even suspect anyone at any time. If the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection supports him, he can investigate anyone in secret. These are all disadvantageous to Ru Honghai and Mou Guoyang. For this reason, they must get rid of this person. If they take him down, Feng Sizhe's authority in Tongda City will not be so strong.

Ru Honghai also made great efforts to deal with Hong Tao. He called Minister Xie Zongming again and told him about this matter, hoping that he could make some arrangements at the top level. In this way, Xie Zongming's call went directly to Sima Lie, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee.

Sima Lie had worked in a central government department before, and was familiar with Xie Zongming. He naturally took his call very seriously. There were two reasons for this. First, the Qin faction was at its peak, and Xie Zongming was a member of the Qin faction, so Sima Lie wanted to make friends with him. Second, he had heard rumors that Xie Zongming would be promoted to the Minister of Commerce soon, so it was a good thing to take this opportunity to make friends with a ministerial-level leader.

When Xie Zongming called to talk about Hong Tao's matter, Sima Lie agreed immediately and said that he would try his best to get things done.

The Discipline Inspection Commission has a lot of vertical management, which means that Sima Lie, as the secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, has a lot of say in whether Hong Tao is qualified for the position of secretary of the Tongda Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission. As soon as he brings it up, even Shanxi Province will naturally pay attention to it. But there is a prerequisite that they must inform the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in advance and file it there.

Normally, if a provincial discipline inspection commission secretary wants to transfer a municipal discipline inspection commission secretary, as long as the report is sent to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, it will be approved. After all, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is not very clear about many things, and the opinions of the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary must be the main consideration.

After Sima Lie knew about this situation, he submitted the report and waited for news. As soon as he got an answer from above, he would tell Secretary Kang Donglin about this matter. However, three days passed and there was no news at all. Instead, Feng Sizhe received a call from his mother-in-law Li Qiujuan.