Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

After a deep moment of self-blame, Minister Li calmed down, picked up the dedicated phone on the table, and called General Lai.

"Hello! Is this Mr. Lai? I'm Li Dongsheng."

"Oh! It's Minister Li. You haven't called for a long time. Do you have any good news to report to me?"

After hearing what Mr. Lai said, Minister Li was suddenly speechless and felt more guilty.

"Boss Lai, I want to apologize to you. Due to my negligence, Comrade Zhengguo was wronged, which caused our scientific research work to stagnate."

"What?" Lai Zong was also very surprised.

You know, since Sun Zhengguo emerged as a rising star, the country's machinery industry has made rapid progress, which can be said to be a qualitative leap.

As for the foreign exchange saved? That is an astronomical figure.

You told me that such a talent has suffered injustice and caused scientific research to stagnate. Are you serious?

Hearing no sound from the other end of the phone, Minister Li felt very uneasy and hated Cheng Wanli in his heart.

After a pause of a few seconds, the voice on the other end of the phone came again: "Minister Li, can you tell me the specific reason?"

"Okay, come on, Boss."

Then Minister Li recounted the whole story in detail.

After listening to the story, Mr. Lai realized that he couldn’t completely blame Minister Li. After all, things in the system are sometimes hard to explain…

"Minister Li, please send someone to deliver the information to me later. I will immediately send someone to start investigating. Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter."

"Okay, Mr. Lai, I'll send someone to do it right away."

After the two hung up the phone, Minister Li immediately sent someone to deliver the information.

Mr. Lai also immediately arranged for comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate the matter and find out who was involved.

A storm operation, with great fanfare, is about to begin.

The first person to fall was Cheng Wanli's backer, the deputy director of the General Office. He was immediately placed under double supervision to cooperate with the investigation...

I have to say that the operation of the state machinery is indeed very powerful. Some things can be clearly investigated before dark.

When Mr. Lai saw the report again, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

In fact, the cause of the incident is very simple. It's just that someone is jealous and wants to take advantage of others.

But they don’t think about it. This is a scientific research unit. Even if you picked the peaches, without the people who planted the peach trees, wouldn’t it be just an empty shell?

After reading the report, Mr. Lai remained silent for a long time, thinking about something in his mind.

After a moment, Lai Zong seemed to have made a decision and immediately called the staff.

"Notify the comrades in the Discipline Inspection Commission to go to the Institute tomorrow and put an end to this matter."

Having said this, Lai Zong paused and then added.

"For those officials who have committed dereliction of duty, they should be removed if necessary. And for those who have violated the law, they should be arrested if necessary. There will be no leniency."

"Okay, Mr. Lai, I'll arrange it right away."

After the staff left, Mr. Lai sat for a while before making a phone call...

The next morning, the rising sun broke through the clouds and spread across the earth, making people feel particularly warm.

The workers of the institute were also infected by the weather. They hummed cheerful songs and came to work happily.

However, this good mood was soon broken.

Early in the morning, Cheng Wanli and Wu Zhen began to inspect their territory, and then gave various lectures and nitpicking to demonstrate their power.

"Chief Chen, what are you doing? Why haven't you innovated in this period of time? You are still using the same old tricks. Are you worthy of the country? Are you worthy of your status as a cadre?"

What could Chen Lianshan say when he heard Cheng Wanli barking about his incompetence again?

What the hell is innovation? Why don't you go to the sky? If innovation is so easy, why do we need so many researchers?

However, just because Chen Lianshan didn't respond doesn't mean that others will be willing to talk.

Zhang Yucheng, this kid, couldn't help himself when he saw the two old men pretending to be big shots again.

"Oh! We are not worthy of this cadre status. Then may I ask Deputy Secretary Cheng, what contributions have you made to our institute? Are you worthy of this cadre status?"

Zhang Yucheng's counterattack made the entire workshop quiet down, and the atmosphere seemed a little depressing.

Cheng Wanli did not expect that even Sun Zhengguo did not dare to show his teeth now, and there were still people who challenged his authority.

"Deputy Secretary Cheng, please don't misunderstand. Deputy Section Chief Zhang didn't mean that..."

"Chief Chen, don't explain. I'm not deaf yet."

Cheng Wanli stretched out his hand to interrupt Chen Lianshan's words, then looked at Zhang Yucheng viciously.

"Deputy Section Chief Zhang, you have to be responsible for what you said. Whether I have made any contribution or not is not your responsibility to judge."

"Don't think I don't know your background. You just rely on your uncle's support! But I want to tell you that he is not qualified. Be careful of what you say."

Faced with Cheng Wanli’s threat, an ordinary person would just endure it.

But Zhang Yucheng is obviously not an ordinary person. He not only has an uncle, but also a grandfather!

"Cheng Wanli, you are such a jerk, you dare to threaten me? Come on, I will stand here today and see what you can do to me."

Now that the two sides have fallen out, Zhang Yucheng has even been stripped of his official title and is being scolded.

How could Cheng Wanli tolerate this?

If he can tolerate this, then what status will Cheng Wanli have in the research institute in the future?

"Hmph! Fine, fine, Zhang Yucheng, you dared to confront your leader in person. You are disorganized and undisciplined. I think you should quit your job and suspend your duties for a period of time to reflect on your actions."

"Pah, pah, pah! What a powerful official! Deputy Secretary Cheng, if I hadn't come, I really wouldn't have seen your domineering side."

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Sun Zhengguo came over from behind the crowd, clapping his hands.

"Director..."

When everyone saw Sun Zhengguo coming, they all made way for him.

When Cheng Wanli heard Sun Zhengguo mocking him, he became a little angry.

"Director Sun, you came late and may not know the situation. I don't blame you, but Zhang Yucheng openly questioned his leadership. I suspend him from his post and ask him to reflect on his actions. This seems reasonable, right?"

"Deputy Secretary Cheng, what did Deputy Section Chief Zhang do wrong? You are a party member in charge of cadres, but you actually took charge of production. Excuse me, have you asked me about this?"

"You...!" Cheng Wanli pointed at Sun Zhengguo and was ready to use the same old trick again.

"Director Sun, since my words don't count, let's convene a standing committee meeting and let everyone vote by raising their hands!"

"You can do whatever you want, but I'm going to make it clear that you can move other cadres as you like, but you can't move any technical cadres."

Sun Zhengguo did not indulge him and directly expressed his determination.

"Director Sun, aren't you exaggerating a bit? What if I insist on suspending him?" Cheng Wanli said with a dark face.

"Why don't you give it a try? I guarantee that you won't even have the chance to regret it."

Sun Zhengguo said with certainty, his eyes gleaming coldly.