Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

After his brother was transferred away, Sun Zhengguo has completely given up and doesn't even go to the workshop or laboratory. The affairs of the institute are now basically managed by Cheng Wanli and Wu Zhen.

Therefore, the two old guys would make trouble for the cadres and then the workers every day, making the entire institute a mess, and everyone was angry but dared not speak out.

Even the few Standing Committee members who supported them at the beginning are feeling a little regretful now. If they continue like this, everyone will be doomed sooner or later.

This situation lasted for half a month and there was still no improvement.

Standing Committee member Li Shengli couldn't hold it in any longer, so he called Minister Li and informed him of the institute's current predicament.

Minister Li hung up the phone, thought for a long time, and then called Sun Zhengguo.

"Zhengguo, Commissioner Li just called and said that there is a conflict between the generals and ministers in your institute. What is going on?"

"Minister Li, I don't want this to happen either. Now I have no say at all. I did react at the beginning, but what do you say?"

"You said it's normal to have opposing voices, and asked me to restrain myself and not always think about having the final say. Okay! Now I'm tired. They can do whatever they want. Isn't this enough restraint?"

Sun Zhengguo's words may seem ordinary, but they contain a lot of information.

This made Minister Li realize that the problem might be more serious than what Li Shengli said.

Sun Zhengguo had reported this problem at the beginning, but Minister Li was unable to do anything?

It is normal that there are different voices in the Standing Committee.

You can't just dismiss them from the department just because they oppose you!

Wouldn’t that be a dictatorship?

Besides, the standing committee members of the institute were also selected after a round of bargaining among the ministry and relevant departments.

Even though Minister Li is a minister, he cannot just move anyone he wants, because he does not have the power to do so.

Minister Li felt a headache when he thought about this. Sun Zhengguo was his man, and he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

"Jungguk, what is the current situation at the research institute?"

"Minister Li, the institute is basically managed by Deputy Secretary Cheng and Deputy Director Wu right now."

"What about you?" Minister Li on the other end of the phone couldn't help but raise his voice a few degrees.

"Me...? Haha!" Sun Zhengguo laughed bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "I am just a mascot now. All I have to do is sit there and watch. They can do whatever they want to them."

"What about research?"

Minister Li once again raised the key issue, which is the top priority.

If this goes wrong again, I'm afraid...even he himself doesn't dare to think about it.

"Stop for now." Sun Zhengguo responded indifferently.

Minister Li was struck by lightning by these four short words. He couldn't imagine how serious the problem was.

If the higher authorities were to hold the matter accountable, I'm afraid the entire department would be shaken.

"Comrade Zhengguo, don't worry. You must keep calm. Since there is a problem, the organization can't just ignore it. So, I will call a meeting first, and I will give you a reply before dark tomorrow."

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After the two hung up the phone, Minister Li urgently called Secretary Wang and arranged an emergency Standing Committee meeting.

After Sun Zhengguo hung up the phone, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Make a fuss! The bigger the better. Let me see how capable you old-timers are."

. . . . . .

In the meeting room of the Ministry of Machinery, all the standing committee members have arrived.

Minister Li, who arrived last, glanced at everyone and spoke in a very serious tone.

"Comrades, I just got a message that our Mechanical Research Institute has stopped research and development. Let's talk about it! What should we do now?"

"what?"

The several standing committee members sitting below were all shocked by the news.

"Minister Li, why is this?" Deputy Minister Liu asked in confusion.

"I remember when the institute was still a makeshift team, it was very active. Now we have spent so much manpower, material resources and financial resources, why did we stop research and development?"

"That's right! Minister Li, if the higher authorities hold us accountable for this, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain ourselves." Minister Hong of the Organization Department also looked worried.

"Minister Li, there is something fishy going on here. You don't have to keep us in suspense. Tell us about it right away!"

"..."

Seeing that everyone was quite anxious, Minister Li calmed himself down.

Since you know it’s urgent, it means there is still hope.

"It seems that everyone wants to know. Then I will tell you about the current situation. You can judge what went wrong."

Minister Li then explained the current situation of the institute.

At the same time, he emphasized that the current research institutes are full of people with unstable morale, and are not engaged in scientific research at all, but in struggle.

After hearing this, the mood of the other members of the Standing Committee suddenly turned sour.

Although the main conflict in this matter is Cheng Wanli's power struggle, theoretically speaking, they are also accomplices.

Because except for Cheng Wanli, the other standing committee members of the institute were all appointed by the ministry.

And the backers of those Standing Committee members are precisely the bigwigs at the scene.

Among them, Deputy Minister Liu was the most anxious because Wu Zhen was his man.

In order to avoid being passive, he had no choice but to take the risk and divert the trouble away.

"Minister Li, I think the main problem is Cheng Wanli, but we can't touch him. You know, he represents the General Office."

Who knew that it would be better if he didn't say it. After he said it, Minister Li couldn't help but snorted coldly.

"Humph! Is it all Cheng Wanli's fault? You all know that it takes two to tango, right?"

Minister Li looked around and saw that no one was saying anything, but he was still angry in his heart, so he continued speaking.

"Some of our comrades, after achieving success, began to become a little proud and then started vying for power and profit."

"But don't you think about it? This institute is a place for scientific research. We can do without any cadres, but we can't do without scientific researchers."

"What did these people say when they were appointed as members of the Standing Committee? They said they would support Sun Zhengguo, but is this how they support him?"

"If Sun Zhengguo doesn't get support and is restricted everywhere, do you think he can still do scientific research well?"

"If we can't do scientific research, what's the point of this institute? Are these people all pigs? They don't know what's important?"

After venting his dissatisfaction, Minister Li's mood calmed down a little.

After all, there is no point in getting angry. The main thing now is to solve the problem.

"Vice Minister Liu, please tell me how to solve this problem now."

Seeing that no one spoke, Minister Li began to call the roll.

When Deputy Minister Liu heard that he was mentioned, he knew that Wu Zhen was most likely doomed to fail.

But since Wu Zhen cannot be saved, the others can't expect to have an easy time either, especially the culprit Cheng Wanli.