Rebirth of the Rising Sun

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If Feng Sizhe hadn't heard He Wenbao's report on him, and Chen Hu's report, he might have really thought that Wang Ming said these words for his own good. But now that he recalled the whole thing and looked at his current behavior, he already had an idea in his mind. "Well, what Lao Wang said is right. How about this, let me think about it, okay?"

Feng Sizhe said this to stabilize Wang Ming and also to buy time for himself. Whether it was Chen Hu or Luo Jinlong's investigation, what they needed most was time. He couldn't say anything final yet and let Wang Ming feel that he had made up his mind. Otherwise, if he reported to the people behind him, the pressure would inevitably be greater. What he had to do now was to stabilize Wang Ming, find clues, and fight back.

Seeing Feng Sizhe seemed to be really thinking carefully, Wang Ming nodded and said, "County Magistrate, I am saying all these things for you. You must think carefully. You have great ambitions ahead of you. It is really not worth it to do this for Lao He."

"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll consider it. I'll consider it." Feng Sizhe said as he stood up and made a gesture to see the guest off.

Looking at Wang Ming's back as he walked out of the office, Feng Sizhe felt both sad and happy.

It was sad that he treated Wang Ming sincerely, but in return he got such a return. It was even sadder that some people would play with the lives of workers in order to achieve certain political goals and weaken their own strength and influence. This was really terrible. This bloodless struggle made him more aware that he should not trust others casually, and he should not show mercy casually, otherwise there would be more harm waiting for him.

What made him happy was that after Wang Ming's speech, he could finally conclude that the explosion at the lighter factory was definitely not a simple accident. If it was caused by improper safety operation, it was definitely someone who did it on purpose. With this view, he could find a way to keep He Wenbao safe, find out the real culprit, and bring a bright and sunny day to Dahu.

"Hello, Chen Hu, do you have any helpers with you? Keep an eye on Wang Ming immediately. Well, you have been sending people to keep an eye on him. Very good, watch him carefully this time. Where does he go at noon and at night? Except for when he goes to the county party committee compound, keep an eye on him at other times." Feng Sizhe picked up the phone and gave orders to Chen Hu. He could feel that when Wang Ming said these words to him or made his intentions clear, if he did not do as he said, he would definitely take action next. As long as he kept an eye on him and saw who he contacted, he could find out who was involved in the bombing.

"Director Wang, bring me some food to the office. I won't be back at the guesthouse at noon. Also, you should pay close attention to Comrade Wang Ming's actions in the county party committee building. Remember to do it in secret. As for the reason, don't ask. Anyway, I absolutely trust you." After picking up the phone and notifying Wang Ruihua, Feng Sizhe sat on the chair and rested for a while. Although there are many people around him who can be used, there are not many people who can really make him feel at ease. Among them, Wang Ruihua is the kind of person he can feel at ease. This kind of farm child, especially she and her brother have received his favor, I believe she will definitely not betray him.

Just as Feng Sizhe thought, Wang Ruihua would never betray him. Although she had some doubts after listening to the leader's instructions, based on her complete trust and admiration for her leader, she finally did as he asked. After putting some simple snacks in the county magistrate's office, she had been staring at Wang Ming's office. Although Wang Ming had not come to work yet, she was already prepared. For Wang Ruihua, this kind of stalking was the first time she had done it, and it still made her very excited and nervous.

For the entire afternoon, Feng Sizhe had no time to care about what others were doing because he was answering one call after another.

The topic of the calls was all about the lighter factory explosion that happened this morning. Most of the callers asked about the incident and their opinions on how to deal with it. Of course, most people were still on his side. Some people in the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government who were on good terms with him called to remind him that this was a safety accident and that many people had paid attention to it. At this time, the most sensible thing for him to do was to throw this hot potato out and hand it over to the higher-level government to deal with, rather than just suppressing and protecting it, which was very detrimental to his personal development.

Feng Sizhe of course responded to these well-intentioned reminders with an attitude of gratitude, saying that he knew what he was doing and asked the leader to give him some time. He would do his best to find out the truth of the matter. In his opinion, what happened was not simple and unusual.

Some calls were meant to exert real pressure. For example, Qiu Fugui, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, called personally and said that he had heard the report made by Fang Xianzhi, secretary of the Dahu County Party Committee, to the municipal party committee. He was very dissatisfied with Dahu County's approach. This was covering up the matter, which was not advisable. When something happened, you had to think about solutions. How could you suppress it? He asked Feng Sizhe and the Dahu County Party Committee to immediately send the county government managers in charge of this work to Yongyang City, and have the relevant departments of Gaoyang City investigate and handle the matter.

The person who called was the executive vice mayor of the municipal government, Du Tianhe, and his tone was even more severe. He said that they had just talked about the safety issue this morning, and Dahu County had crossed the line, and such matters must be dealt with seriously. He asked Feng Sizhe to personally escort the person responsible for the incident to the municipal government, and also asked Feng Sizhe himself to write a self-criticism and be prepared to be criticized or even punished.

Faced with these pressures, Feng Sizhe failed to show a tough attitude as usual, but tried to soften his tone, hoping that they could give him some time while he prepared.

Of course, these people were not satisfied with Feng Sizhe's answer. They loudly scolded him on the phone for disobeying orders. Later, they all made harsh remarks that if the person responsible for the incident was not sent to the city by tomorrow morning, they would deal with the matter seriously, and Feng Sizhe himself would be to blame.

Although he knew that he didn't have much time left, Feng Sizhe still didn't regret it. The worst outcome would be that he would be punished. But if the truth of the matter could not be revealed and his comrades were wronged, he would regret it for the rest of his life. The justice in his bones made him choose to fight to the end.

Feng Sizhe was still sitting in his office thinking of a solution until the afternoon when he was about to get off work. He was just closing his eyes and thinking when he was woken up by a loud noise. Hearing someone crying outside the window, he walked to the window and looked down. He saw about 20 people sitting in front of the county party committee building, and the leaders were kneeling there in mourning.

"What's going on?" Feng Sizhe asked himself.

The door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and Wang Ruihua hurried over. "Leader, the family of Sun Xing, the worker who died in the explosion downstairs, has blocked the entrance to the county party committee compound. They said they want an explanation from the county party committee and the county government, otherwise they will not leave and will kneel like that forever. Also, Deputy County Chief Wang Ming went into the office of Minister Song of the Propaganda Department and Minister Wei of the United Front Work Department right after work this afternoon, and then he left the county party committee compound. I have already called to inquire about him, and he only showed up once in the foundry that afternoon, and he has not been seen since."

Wang Ruihua's report made Feng Sizhe nod secretly. It seemed that Wang Ming really lost his temper. He was so impatient that he saw that he had persuaded him, but he did not respond at all. Well, you are better off being anxious, otherwise you will be exposed. "Well, I understand. Now let's go to the gate of the county party committee compound together. We need to persuade Comrade Sun Xing's family members to leave."

At the gate of the county party committee compound, Sun Xing's wife and children knelt on the ground, relatives gathered in a circle, and people who were watching the fun gathered in another big circle, all pointing and talking, telling the misfortunes of the Sun family.

At the noisy gate of the compound, although several comrades from the security department tried their best to persuade, explain, and even threaten, the whispering discussions never stopped. Even the deputy secretary of the county party committee Jia Bin, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Wu Guangrong, the head of the Organization Department Li Yi Ge, and the director of the county party committee office Cui Yan, who had arrived here earlier, were unable to shut these people up or slow down the development of the situation.

Suddenly, a figure walked out of the county party committee building, and immediately the voices of discussion stopped automatically. No matter whether they were just watching the fun, relatives from the Sun family, or even Sun Xing's family members, they all shut their mouths automatically. That was because the person who came was none other than Feng Sizhe, the Dahu County magistrate Feng Sizhe, who was devoted to Dahu and had changed Dahu and had absolute authority in the hearts of the people.

Seeing the county magistrate coming, the staff of Dahu County Party Committee automatically made way for Feng Sizhe to arrive in front of Sun Xing's family smoothly.

Without saying anything, Feng Sizhe bent down and bowed 90 degrees to show his attitude. "Comrade Sun Xing was a good comrade. I express my deep condolences and great sadness for his death. Comrade Sun Xing's family members, please rest assured that we will thoroughly investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it. Whoever is responsible will be held responsible and we will never let them down."

Feng Sizhe came up and said this, and immediately those relatives of the Sun family who were preparing to say something didn't know how to start. But Sun Xing's wife heard him say this, and immediately knocked her head to the ground, "County Magistrate Feng, we believe in you, and our Sun Xing also believes in you. To be honest, you are a good leader of the people. We can all see what you have done for Dahu County, and I am very grateful for your affirmation of Sun Xing. But Sun Xing has died. Some people do say that it was because of Sun Xing's improper operation at work. I don't believe it. Why should a person bear this infamy after his death? I came here this time to ask County Magistrate Feng to give me a reasonable explanation. At the same time, I also want to say that if the matter is really found to be related to certain officials, will County Magistrate Feng protect each other and let my Sun Xing die in vain?"