Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Originally, after I arrived in Harbin Province, Secretary Tian and Deputy Secretary Xiang were very nice to me, which made me think of giving up investigating this case. I thought that as long as the wronged comrades in Tangche County were given justice, that would be enough. Now it seems that my idea at that time was wrong. I can't forget my responsibilities just because of the friendship between comrades. In other words, if everyone thinks this way, wouldn't it be a case of officials protecting each other?" While saying this, Feng Sizhe looked completely self-critical, and his expression really looked like he had done something wrong.

But Feng Sizhe soon came out of this mood and said to Xiang Tong, "Deputy Secretary Xiang just said that I led people to investigate the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and did not find any problems. I disagree with this view. Come, now in front of Vice Premier Zheng, I will bring out some of the problems I found."

As he spoke, Feng Sizhe took out a stack of documents from his briefcase. "In six of these cases, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection did not follow the Commission for Discipline Inspection procedures. In three other cases, there were major loopholes. I can conclude that there are problems with these cases, and it is very likely that the comrades under investigation were wronged. In addition, the decisions on these four cases were too lenient, and were not implemented in accordance with national laws at all. Please take a look."

In a moment, Feng Sizhe took out the files of thirteen cases, which was enough to show that he had been prepared for a long time. If it was just one or two cases, it could be said to be negligence or carelessness, but with so many cases, the Harbin Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection would not be able to explain it.

After handing over these documents, Feng Sizhe continued, "I just told the deputy secretary that I detained Tangche County Party Secretary Li Pinxing, Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Zhang Yong, and later Jiahong City Party Secretary He Qiang. I admit all of this, but the reason I detained them was because they were suspected of violating discipline. These are the issues they confessed to, please review them."

Feng Sizhe presented several pieces of evidence successively. Once these evidences were presented, Xiang Tong was speechless. The evidences were so thoughtful and detailed. What reason did he have to make excuses for these subordinates?

After presenting all the evidence, Feng Sizhe leaned back in his chair and stopped talking. For the time being, he had done what he should do, and he believed that this alone was enough to give Xiang Tong a headache.

The meal ended unhappily. If Zheng Zhi hadn't been there, Xiang Tong would have left without even eating. But even so, he didn't eat any of the dishes. Now he knew that no matter how well he behaved or how he tried to please Zheng Zhi, he couldn't redeem his impression of him.

Xiang Tong left early on the pretext that he had important things to do.

Zheng Zhi did not blame Xiang Tong for anything. He was beaten like this by Feng Sizhe. What else do you expect him to say calmly?

"Haha, Comrade Sizhe, Deputy Secretary Xiang Tong has left, so let's eat together." Zheng Zhi looked at Feng Sizhe and saw that he seemed to have a good appetite, so he said with a smile.

"Okay, to be honest with Vice Premier Zheng, I have a good appetite." Looking at this head of state who is in his fifties, Feng Sizhe said with a smile.

Sure enough, just as Feng Sizhe said, his appetite was indeed very good afterwards, and he ate two bowls of rice in a short while. Looking at this appetite, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but sigh, it is good to be young, to be able to eat, sleep and work.

After the waiter cleared away the food and served tea, Feng Sizhe took out a laptop from his briefcase and said, "Vice Premier Zheng, please take a look."

"Oh, what is this? Comrade Sizhe, your briefcase looks like a treasure bag to me. It has everything in it, haha." Zheng Zhi took the notebook with a smile and looked at the screen.

Playing on the computer screen was the recording of Xiang Tong threatening Ying Weiquan. This was obtained by Feng Sizhe using high technology. The reason why he didn't take it out just now was because he was afraid of embarrassing Xiang Tong. Now that there was no one else around, he could of course show these things.

Finally, Zheng Zhi's smile disappeared, and a somewhat cold expression appeared on his face. "This is really outrageous. As the deputy secretary of a province, how can Xiang Tong talk to his subordinates like this? Isn't this threatening and inducing?"

Feng Sizhe was very clear that Zheng Zhi would get angry, because he knew that this man seemed very kind to everyone on the surface, but in fact he had a spirit of would rather break than bend in his bones. Unless you don't want to commit a crime, he will not be lenient in dealing with you.

"Vice Premier Zheng, please don't get angry. I don't think this matter is entirely Deputy Secretary Xiang's fault. He was just impulsive at the moment." Feng Sizhe took the initiative to speak well of Xiang Tong.

"Hey, what's wrong, Comrade Sizhe? Why are you acting like a good guy again?" Zheng Zhi looked at Feng Sizhe and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Commander, you are wrongly accusing me. I have never been a bad person." Feng Sizhe saw a sincere smile on Zheng Zhi's face, not a work-related smile, so he also smiled and even changed the way he addressed him when he spoke.

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As one of the vice premiers of the State Council, he had many things to deal with personally. Comrade Zheng Zhi stayed in Tangche County for only one night, and returned to Harbin Province early the next morning. Without saying hello to Hetian Longshan and others, he flew directly back to Kyoto.

Comrade Zheng Zhi really came and went in a hurry. By the time Xiang Tong got to know the news and reported it to Tian Longshan, he had already returned to Kyoto. Seeing Zheng Zhi leave so quickly, and without even saying hello, Tian Longshan and Xiang Tong felt that the direction of the situation seemed to be unfavorable to them.

After Zheng Zhi returned to Kyoto, he went to see General Secretary Qin Xianghua and reported the first situation he learned in Tangche County.

"Well, Comrade Zheng Zhi is very efficient at work." Looking at the information in front of him, Qin Xianghua nodded.

"Secretary Qin, it's not that I'm fast, but everything is ready over there. I'm just going through the process." Zheng Zhi explained with a smile. He originally thought that this trip was very complicated, but now it seems that it is not difficult to resolve. It is obvious who is right and who is wrong in this matter.

"Oh, to go through the process. Haha, I don't think so. This matter is not that simple even if we really go through the process. If I let other comrades go, it may not have such an effect." Qin Xianghua did not agree with Zheng Zhi's words. If he did not go this time, but an ordinary central cadre, it was not certain whether Xiang Tong and Feng Sizhe would really buy it and whether they could understand the matter so quickly.

Zheng Zhi knew what Qin Xianghua meant, so he smiled. There was nothing he could do. Many comrades were like this, treating people differently. Just because he was the vice premier, a member of the Central Political Bureau, and a state councilor, everyone would give him face. This could also be said to be the credit for understanding the real situation. It was not because of how much effort Zheng Zhi made, but because his identity played a key role.

"Well, now that you have a detailed understanding of the problem, you should be able to tell me your attitude now." Qin Xianghua took a quick look at the documents, and then fixed his eyes on Zheng Zhi. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for, that is, Zheng Zhi's attitude, or the attitude of the people behind him.

Feng Sizhe's every move in Tangche County seemed to be a small problem. The cause of the matter was just around a deputy section-level cadre who couldn't be smaller, and the highest level implicated was only the secretary of the municipal party committee, a department-level cadre. Of course, such a cadre would be remarkable in a city, but in the eyes of these senior officials of the central government, he became very ordinary, even so ordinary that they didn't care at all.

Such an incident should not cause any waves, but it was Feng Sizhe who discovered it, and he had to overturn the case of the entire first-level Party Committee with his own strength, or at most the strength of the Inspection Office. In this way, although the matter is small, the impact is great. This is related to the major principle of whether the organization will do something wrong. As a result, naturally many people will pay attention to it.

Up to now, many people have expressed their views on this matter in different ways. For example, the attitudes of conservatives and reformists are already very clear.

Conservatives certainly do not support what Feng Sizhe is doing now. In their view, no matter who is wrong, the organization will never be wrong. Either you have misunderstood the organization's meaning, or you do not understand the organization's meaning at all. Anyway, the organization is the most correct and will never be wrong at any time.

With this support, Feng Sizhe would naturally not get the support of the conservatives if he wanted to cause trouble for the organization. After all, the Tangche County Party Committee is considered a first-level party organization. Since the decision was made at the Standing Committee, it should not be wrong. The only mistakes are those of some individuals who do not understand the decision of this meeting, such as Comrade Feng Sizhe.

The above is the opinion of the conservatives. On the contrary, the reformists have given a completely different opinion, that is, they support what Feng Sizhe did.

In fact, it is obvious who has problems and who has made mistakes in this matter. The only thing that makes everyone afraid is whether the organization will really do something wrong. In the eyes of the reformists, the organization is ultimately made up of people, and it can even be directly attributed to a certain person to represent the organization. Since it is done by people, it is impossible to say that there are no mistakes at all. Especially in the matter of Tangche County, it is obvious that the county party secretary Li Pinxing represents the county organization. In this case, if Li Pinxing made a mistake, wouldn’t it be equivalent to saying that the Tangche County Party organization was wrong?