EFB Chapter 155 Siege of Sha Ruijin
Chapter 155 Siege of Sha Ruijin
The series of measures targeting Sha Ruijin are still ongoing.
At the same time, the latest issue of Mirror Weekly was already on sale at major newsstands and bookstores.
The electronic version is also circulating widely on major websites and public accounts.
In addition to the familiar topics, this issue features a lengthy special report on the Crescent Lake Ecological Resort project in Luzhou City, Handong Province.
Besides using inflammatory and conspiracy theory language, this analysis examines the differences and similarities between the food court and resort projects.
Even more blatantly, a direct attack was launched against Sha Ruijin, the provincial party secretary who had already been suspended from his post!
The column either denounced or ridiculed Sha Ruijin, denigrating all his work after arriving in Handong as worthless.
From his work ability to his personal conduct, he was criticized relentlessly.
Most shockingly, Sha Ruijin's past experience was thoroughly investigated, and his appointment as Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, which involved bypassing several hidden steps to be recommended to the position of Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, became a key target of scrutiny by Mirror Weekly!
Overnight, this ambitious and spirited provincial party secretary was parachuted in.
It has become a laughing stock among the cadres and masses of Handong!
The office of the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Building No. 1, in the compound of the Provincial Party Committee in Handong.
Secretary-General Wang looked at the mountain of "Mirror Weekly" piled on his desk, his face as ugly as if he had swallowed a fly!
Simply because he was the chief secretary of the provincial party committee office, and in the eyes of outsiders, the head of Sha Ruijin's secretaries!
He already bore the mark of Sha Ruijin.
The way Mirror Weekly smears the provincial party secretary is tantamount to smearing indescribable things on the face of his chief secretary.
If the editorial office of Mirror Weekly were not on Hong Kong Island, Secretary-General Wong would probably go there and risk his life!
"Secretary-General! Seventy percent of the copies of Jingzhou City's *Mirror Weekly* have been returned!"
Sweating profusely, Deputy Secretary-General Zhang of the Provincial Party Committee Office brought two large bundles of magazines to the office in a trailer.
Seeing these magazines, Secretary-General Wang felt a surge of irritation and angrily said:
"Take it away! Where am I supposed to fit it in my office? Put it in the warehouse!"
Deputy Secretary-General Zhang could only stand there with a forced smile, unsure of what to do.
Secretary-General Wang knew it was impossible to actually dismiss the Deputy Secretary-General, so he gestured for the other party to sit down, then, with one hand on his forehead, said wearily:
"What about the other deputy secretaries-general? Are they working hard to recall the publications?"
"Yes, Secretary-General, they have already collected all the publications in the central urban area of Jingzhou City and are on their way back. We plan to make another trip to the outskirts of the city..." Deputy Secretary-General Zhang said with a wry smile.
Secretary-General Wang was powerless to give further instructions. He himself knew that there was no way he could possibly collect all the publications. If Jingzhou City alone had consumed so much manpower and resources, what about the other cities and prefectures in Handong? What about the other provinces across the country?
Even if all print publications are recalled, what will happen to online media?
What I'm doing now is simply to show that I'm doing something.
At this moment, another Deputy Secretary-General, surnamed Li, rushed in and said anxiously:
"Secretary-General, something terrible has happened! A group of workers are blocking the entrance to the compound, demanding an explanation!"
Secretary-General Wang immediately sensed something was terribly wrong and hurriedly asked:
"What are they going to do?"
"The Luzhou City Resort project has been delayed for a long time, and the contractors are unwilling to pay their wages. They told us to contact the provincial government, saying they would only pay us once construction started!" Deputy Secretary-General Li said, wiping his sweat.
Secretary-General Wang felt a sudden darkness engulf his vision.
As a secretary-type cadre who has risen through the ranks in various secretariats of the Provincial Party Committee Office.
He was completely inept at handling such complex and sensitive issues.
Faced with a series of unexpected events, Secretary-General Wang felt powerless and at his wit's end!
He really wanted to sit down and have a meeting to assign these responsibilities to each unit.
But the current situation forces him to take action.
After racking his brains, Secretary-General Wang finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:
"Notify the Public Security Bureau to come and maintain order and disperse the illegal petitioners! Have the Director of the Petition Bureau report to me immediately!"
While the provincial party committee office was in a state of chaos, Gao Yuliang stood by the window of his office in the provincial party committee compound, looking at the crowd blocking the main gate of the compound and the latest issue of "Mirror Weekly" on his desk, and couldn't help but reveal a deep smile.
Zhao Ruilong's move was enough to give Sha Ruijin a hard time.
Old Wang, I know you're not good at handling these kinds of situations!
Gao Yuliang sat back down at his desk and continued to review recent documents from the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
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On the Luzhou City investigation team's side, Tian Guofu and Yi Xuexi both looked serious.
Faced with the opponent's repeated attacks targeting Sha Ruijin.
If no action is taken soon, before anything is even discovered here, the higher-ups will likely convict Sha Ruijin under the pretext of quelling public opinion.
It now seems unlikely that a step-by-step investigation will be possible.
We need to take some drastic measures to quell the situation.
Yi Xuexi said in a deep voice:
"Secretary Tian, I think we should send a group of people out as a warning to others."
Tian Guofu frowned and said:
"I know, but the question is, who should we push?"
Yi Xuexi had already planned this out. He pulled out a list and said without hesitation:
"The first batch will definitely be those who have the most direct connection with the project and are also the most likely to take responsibility: the project approval authorities. We'll push out the deputy heads in charge from departments such as land, housing and construction, and industry and commerce."
Seeing Yi Xuexi deliver such a terrifying statement so calmly, Tian Guofu, who had long fought on the front lines of the Discipline Inspection Commission, couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust towards Yi Xuexi.
To Yi Xuexi, a current director-general level official, the deputy directors were probably just insignificant ants, the kind of people who could be easily pushed aside to get things done.
But Yi Xuexi was once a division-level official, a position he held for over twenty years.
What chilled Tian Guofu even more was that almost all of the deputy directors that Yi Xuexi said he wanted to push out to complete the task had been Yi Xuexi's colleagues, or even comrades-in-arms.
Easy Learning's actions are tantamount to launching a rebellion against Lüzhou City, which has been rooted for more than 20 years, without any regard for past feelings.
As Tian Guofu thought about this, a chill ran through him.
But what he didn't know was...
This is the deeper purpose behind Gao Yuliang's recommendation of Yi Xuexi to serve as the deputy group leader.
Use the right time and the right environment.
This will expose the true nature of Yi Xuexi.
Of course, Tian Guofu hasn't realized this yet.
He began:
"This... Comrade Yi Xuexi, isn't this a bit too hasty? Pushing so many deputy directors out to take responsibility at once will be a significant blow to the daily operations of Lüzhou City..."
Easy to learn urgently and authentically:
"Secretary Tian, we can't wait any longer! If we don't hand over a group of people to appease the situation, and public opinion spreads, we'll be forced to deal with them. Rather than being passive then, we should take the initiative to push them out now; we might even get a lighter sentence."
Tian Guofu was persuaded by Yi Xuexi's ideas; following this line of thinking, it was indeed time to take the initiative.
Is it really necessary to process so many people at once?
Tian Guofu fell into deep thought.