EFB Chapter 23 Unexpected Changes
Chapter 23 Unexpected Changes
In the days that followed, Dafeng Factory remained the same.
Police outside, moat inside.
As the head of the organization department, Xia Qing cannot be stationed in Guangming District for an extended period.
So Lei Yu was assigned to lead a team to continue observing the work and entrepreneurship of those cadres on the Guangmingfeng project.
Xia Qing himself returned to the provincial party committee compound.
He was going to report the initial situation to Sha Ruijin, but he hesitated.
How should Sun Liancheng's behavior be defined?
Although this person is escapist, there are indeed many things that are beyond his control no matter how hard he tries.
Xia Qing pondered for a moment, then knocked on the door of Sha Ruijin's office.
On the other side, the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate.
Deputy Director's Office.
Hou Liangping clasped his hands together, looking ahead with a solemn expression.
His chest heaved violently with extreme excitement.
Just now, he received a phone call.
My childhood friend who had been missing for many days, Tsai Cheng-cheng, chairman of Dafeng Factory.
A call came in to report it.
The content is very simple.
The Guangmingfeng project involves a chain of power-for-money transactions.
There may be serious corruption within the units related to this key project in Guangming District!
The three words "Guangming Peak" touched a nerve with Hou Liangping.
Since Ding Yizhen fled, he has come to Handong and desperately tried to find a breakthrough in the Guangmingfeng project.
This allowed them to uncover a loophole in the corruption chain in Handong.
After receiving Cai Chenggong's report, Hou Liangping believed that the opportunity had arrived.
Even though Tsai Cheng-gong still refuses to show his face in order to avoid debt, the credibility of the information is very high!
Hou Liangping already believed that the Guangmingfeng project was not clean.
Now that Cai Chenggong has said it himself, it confirms his guess!
The credit is right before our eyes.
Don't miss out!
Having made up his mind, Hou Liangping abruptly stood up and made a phone call:
"Pass the word: come with me to Guangming District! Chen Hai? Don't report to him! As the deputy director, I'm fully responsible for this matter!"
Hou Liangping got angry as soon as he heard the name "Chen Hai".
Even though last time, my stubbornness put the prosecutor's office in a passive position.
That evening, Chen Hai also visited Ji's home with fine wine and crabs to apologize, explaining that with Chief Prosecutor Ji watching, his strictness was something he couldn't help but do.
Hou Liangping still did not forgive Chen Hai, but regarded Chen Hai as an opponent who was hindering his meritorious service!
This raid on Guangming District was a tremendous success.
We certainly won't let Chen Hai get a share of the profits!
Thirty minutes later, the anti-corruption bureau's vehicles drove in a long procession towards Guangming District.
Hou Liangping was unaware that this move would completely ignite the situation at Dafeng Factory!
Early the next morning.
Xia Qinggang woke up from her sleep and subconsciously opened her phone to check the time.
A message in the top message bar completely banished his sleepiness!
Shocking the world! Bloodshed erupts at a large factory! Local police burn more than 50 workers to death!
The combination of these words made Xia Qing's scalp tingle.
For so many days, Dafeng Factory has been peaceful. How come the situation suddenly turned out like this after just one night?
Xia Qing quickly composed himself, thought for a moment, and dialed a number he had obtained from Gao Yuliang but had never called before:
"Hey? Is this Director Qi? I'm Xia Qing."
Qi Tongwei, who was in charge of command and dispatch at the Dafeng Factory, looked a little tired, but he still kept a close watch on the perimeter outside the factory without any slackening.
When he heard the unbelievable name from the unfamiliar number, he immediately perked up and stood up straight.
"Minister Xia, this is Qi Tongwei. Please give me your instructions."
Xia Qing quickly inquired about the situation.
When he learned that Qi Tongwei had not withdrawn the police force from the Public Security Bureau and had arrived at the scene immediately after the conflict last night, he was deeply moved.
Xia Qing nodded with satisfaction, her tone becoming much gentler.
Then, Xia Qing confirmed the general situation with Qi Tongwei.
It turns out that last night, for some unknown reason, the workers at Dafeng Factory suddenly launched a strong protest, displaying a banner that read "Give us back our honest officials."
Police officers stationed outside the factory responded quickly and stabilized the situation.
The workers, who already distrusted the government, were provoked and assumed the police were there to violently suppress them. They poured oil into the sand dunes and trenches and set them on fire.
The scene was chaotic.
What eased Xia Qing's mind somewhat was that there were not fifty people burned to death, but rather several people were burned, including some seriously.
Even so, this is still an extremely serious mass incident!
Xia Qing urged Qi Tongwei to stay at his post, as this was the time to leverage his influence as the Director of the Public Security Bureau.
Qi Tongwei expressed his heartfelt determination to live up to Minister Xia's expectations and to stay until the matter was resolved.
Xia Qing nodded and hung up the phone.
Then another call came in; it was Lao Bai, Sha Ruijin's secretary, telling Xia Qing to go to a meeting immediately.
So, Xia Qing quickly washed up and went to the meeting room of the five-person group.
As soon as I entered, I saw that Sha Ruijin had already arrived. He stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking serious.
At the start of the meeting, Sha Ruijin gave a brief description of the incident, which he named the 116 Incident.
After saying this, Sha Ruijin hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly continued:
"I would like to mention Director Qi Tongwei here. In the face of the emergency last night, the police force of the Public Security Bureau that Director Qi had arranged in advance played an important role in quickly rescuing the injured, stabilizing the scene, and cooperating with the fire department to put out the fire."
"Afterwards, we maintained order at the scene and assisted the fire department in removing the oil tanks hidden inside the factory area."
As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, the expressions of the other three were quite interesting.
Governor Liu looked surprised, but breathed a sigh of relief when the oil tanks in the factory area were moved away.
Gao Yuliang's eyes widened slightly, as if he couldn't believe that Sha Ruijin would praise Qi Tongwei.
Tian Guofu remained silent, his lips pressed tightly together.
Xia Qing looked around but didn't offer any opinion or show any change in expression.
Sha Ruijin paused for a moment, then got to the point:
"The conflict arose because the workers felt they had been deceived. Just two hours before the incident last night, anti-corruption bureau vehicles took away several bureau chiefs from the Guangmingfeng project task force."
"Involving land, housing and urban-rural development, human resources and social security, development and reform..."
Xia Qing was taken aback.
Aren't these the bureau chiefs who think they are capable and who actively communicate and coordinate with the workers on the Dafeng Factory issue?
To put it bluntly, without these people holding the line, the government building in Guangming District would have been torn down, and how could things have remained stable for so long?
No wonder the banner displayed by Dafeng Factory read, "Give us back our honest officials."
With several officials who were supposed to serve the people being taken away, how could the workers at Dafeng Factory possibly have any trust left?
They must think this is a conspiracy!
First, they stabilized the workers through a meeting, then they arrested them.
Finally, they forcibly demolished it!
Anyone would think that way!
This is the most direct instigator of last night's conflict!
Xia Qingzhen has become a sensation.
It's the Anti-Corruption Bureau again.
The last time, taking away officials whose accounts were frozen disrupted the entire unfreezing process.
This time, the removal of cadres from important positions has caused the workers at Dafeng Factory to lose trust in the government.
Despite his anger, Xia Qing remained calm.
He speculated that after learning of this news, Sha Ruijin must have inquired about the situation with the procuratorate.
If it were the prosecutor's office's decision, Sha Ruijin would not have singled out the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
It seems it's Hou Liangping again!