Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Well, if that's the case, it can be seen that Elder De valued Comrade Feng Sizhe very much at that time. Well, even Elder He saw this point. It's the three of us who have lived to such an old age, but we are a little short-sighted. We have to admit that we are still far behind in terms of vision." At this time, when Elder Wei connected some of the actions of Elder De and Elder He at that time, he had to admire that he still lacked some skills in judging people. Of course, through these, he also began to treat Feng Sizhe seriously, which can be seen from the fact that he no longer called him "baby", but changed to his full name plus "comrade".

"Yes, yes." After being reminded, Mr. Zhong and Mr. Peng both nodded.

In fact, they also knew that at that time, Elder De and Elder He must have valued Feng Sizhe very much, otherwise they would not have put this half deck of playing cards that could activate them in He Shasha's hands. Of course, no one could predict what would happen in the future, and no one knew what Feng Sizhe would become, so Elder He told his granddaughter not to let Feng Sizhe know in advance.

Now it seems that Feng Sizhe has indeed disappointed the older generation. If that is the case, then those who are still alive should also do something. At least this time, for the sake of the half deck of playing cards, they should also help him.

"Well, we are old, so we shouldn't wander around. Let's eat here for a while. Come to think of it, the three of us haven't been together for many years. Well, I'll call Comrade Qin Xianghua and Duan Jianghe and ask them to come over. Haha, let's have a good talk about some things." Old Zhong laughed. After seeing that his old friend had the same idea as him, he made the decision first.

"Okay." Elder Wei and Elder Peng also nodded with a smile. Indeed, although they all lived in Kyoto, it was not easy to meet each other due to various reasons. Now that they were together this time, of course they had to have a good chat. Let alone other things, they could talk about the past for days and nights.

Feng Sizhe and He Shasha walked out of the Zhong Mansion.

Feng Sizhe's face was filled with confidence. Although time was tight and he couldn't contact too many people, he believed that he should have time to rush back to Xichuan to take charge of the overall situation with these three old men speaking for him. And through today's incident, he also understood that the half deck of poker cards was his trump card. It should be more accurate to say that it was a kind of influence, because with this thing, he could get more support from the older generation of comrades, which was a powerful influence that others could not even ask for.

It is also conceivable that with the help of this level of influence, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult for anyone to touch Feng Sizhe in the future.

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Xichuan City, Ducheng Province.

In the office of the municipal party secretary, He Wenbao, Zu Jie and Hong Weiguang were sitting there with unhappy expressions.

"I don't care what you think. Since your Governor Feng told us to trust him when he left, and he has been preparing for such a long time, this exercise must be carried out." Hong Weiguang was the first to speak.

Although Hong Weiguang is the vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and his rank is higher than that of He Wenbao and Zu Jie, as the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the county manager. In Xichuan City, his influence is indeed the weakest among the three. The reason why he expressed this attitude first is that today is May 10th, but Xichuan City did not conduct the disaster relief exercise as planned. Not only did it not go according to plan, but Comrade Ya Yunlong, member of the Xichuan Municipal Party Committee, member of the Standing Committee, and Minister of the United Front Work Department, was taken away by the staff of the Provincial United Front Work Department, saying that they had received some reports and needed to verify them.

This time the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was not mobilized, but only people from the corresponding superior departments were sent out. This is a reminder to all the leaders and comrades in Xichuan City to forget about the exercise. If you still want to continue to follow Feng Sizhe and take the wrong path, then what follows will not be a simple investigation, but the direct involvement of people from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Originally, today was May 10th, and according to the plan, today was also the first day of the Xichuan disaster relief exercise. However, just last night, Comrade Ya Yunlong, one of the important members of the exercise command post, was suddenly taken away. This was an obvious signal that the province did not agree to conduct this exercise, which put He Wenbao and Zu Jie in a difficult position.

Xichuan is part of Ducheng Province, so He Wenbao and Zu Jie cannot disobey the opinions of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee. Otherwise, it is hard to say what the outcome will be.

It was precisely because Ya Yunlong was taken away that some people's ideas were shaken. For example, the attitudes of He Wenbao and Zu Jie became somewhat hesitant, which made Hong Weiguang a little uncomfortable, and he said what he just said.

To be honest, what Hong Weiguang said does not prove how much he supports Feng Sizhe, he was just forced to this point.

As the head of the National Geological Disaster Prevention Team, he followed Feng Sizhe to do too many things this time, until Feng Sizhe was forced to accept the investigation because of a special relationship. At that time, he was completely involved. It can be said that he had to do it this time.

The Ministry of Land and Resources, like many other units, was not so calm. For example, many people were eyeing Hong Weiguang's position, and if he made a big mistake now, one could imagine what would happen to him. For this reason, if he did not conduct an exercise this time and returned to Beijing, he would inevitably be punished. However, if it was an exercise, he might still have a chance to fight. If things went wrong, an earthquake really happened as Feng Sizhe said, and in that case, he would have made a contribution.

It is precisely because of such special and complex reasons that Hong Weiguang can only move forward and cannot retreat.

Hong Weiguang has already expressed his opinion, but He Wenbao and Zu Jie still haven't said anything, because they are still waiting for someone to come.

Hong Weiguang was getting a little anxious. Seeing that He Wenbao and Zu Jie had not expressed their opinions yet, he was about to urge them when there was a knock on the office door, and then Standing Committee Deputy Mayor Chen Ping walked in.

Seeing that it was Chen Ping who came, He Wenbao quickly stood up and asked, "How is it? What's the situation?"

"I just came back from Deputy Director Chen. So far, the underground geological conditions in Xichuan City are normal." Before he even sat down, Chen Ping hurriedly began to report on his work.

It turned out that Chen Ping went to Chen Jiahua to find out the situation. The date of the exercise had arrived, but there was still no news from Feng Sizhe. They had to consider it carefully. In addition, the attitude of the provincial party committee was so clear. For this reason, the Forecasting Department of the Earthquake Ministry became their biggest concern. They all thought that as long as there was a big change in the situation there, they would carry out this disaster relief exercise. However, until now, there has been no change at all. This has to make people think deeply.

Although Feng Sizhe told them to believe in him before he left, he was ultimately just a human being, not a god. How could a major event like an earthquake be decided by just one man's words?

After listening to Chen Ping's answer, He Wenbao's eyes dimmed again. He sat back in the chair, lit a cigarette, and began to think about what to do next.

Listening to Chen Ping's report, Hong Weiguang knew that the situation was not good. The situation at Chen Jiahua's place had not changed, which probably meant that the earthquake would not come. If this was the case, the exercise might end before it even began. If this was the case, wouldn't they not even have the strength to fight?

Hong Weiguang was of course not satisfied with this result, but for his own sake, he continued to work hard and said, "You are the people Governor Feng trusts the most. It has only been more than 20 days since he left, and you all don't listen to him. Have you forgotten what Governor Feng said when he left? He said he wanted you to trust him."

Hong Weiguang is still making efforts, starting from the emotional aspect, in order to convince He Wenbao and others.

But in fact, he also knew very well that when an official reaches a certain position, it is extremely difficult to persuade someone with emotions. At this time, everyone will have their own attitudes and opinions. Everyone has a standard of measurement in their hearts about what is right and what is wrong. It is obviously not feasible to just rely on believing in one person as evidence.

Sure enough, He Wenbao and the other two did not take any action after hearing these words.

Of course, this does not mean that Feng's people like He Wenbao and Chen Ping do not listen to Feng Sizhe's words. It is just that this matter is too big. There is no disaster drill yet, so it can be said that everything can still be discussed, but if it starts and there is no good result, it is conceivable how much pressure they will be under next, and it can even be said directly that their positions will definitely not be kept.

An exercise is simple to say, just two words, but to really carry it out, it will be very costly and time-consuming, and if it has no effect, someone will have to bear the blame for the loss of state property. It can be imagined that given the provincial party committee's view of the Feng faction, they will be the first to bear the brunt and be the first to suffer.

Feng Sizhe had worked so hard to train them, and they didn't want to end their efforts over the years because of this incident. If they did that, not only would they be unwilling, but they would also be sorry for Feng Sizhe.

Time passed by minute by minute, the clock in the office ticked away, and the four people sat there for more than two hours. During this period, except for Hong Weiguang who said a few words, no one else spoke. It was obvious that they had not made any decision yet.