Chapter 45 Li Changsheng's Plan
The Tong County Office Building has the Petition Office, Poverty Alleviation Office, and CPPCC Office on the first floor. The People's Congress is on the second floor, the County Government on the third floor, the County Committee on the fourth floor, and the Organization and Propaganda Department on the fifth floor.
The Supervision Commission and the Discipline Inspection Commission are in the old brick building.
Li Changsheng moved from the fourth floor to the deputy director's office of the National People's Congress on the second floor. When he was on the fourth floor, he could easily climb only one floor to reach the Organization Department.
Now Guilan has become a member of the county party committee and the head of the organization department, a colleague in the true sense.
During the Standing Committee meetings, Li Changsheng saw Guilan was distracted several times and did not pay attention to the main content of the meeting.
On the surface, the others didn't seem to care, but everyone knew that Deputy Secretary Li was admiring Minister Gui's beauty.
Originally, he had every right to say in the appointment of several section-level cadres, but he remained silent. Deputy Secretary Li, who was formerly quite influential, has become a mere figurehead.
Now that he has moved to the second floor, Li Changsheng cherishes his meeting time even more.
This was the second day after seeing off Wu Changjun and Li Mingyong.
Li Changsheng was planning to go up to the fifth floor to discuss two personnel matters of the National People's Congress when he received a call from his sister-in-law, saying that something had happened to Li Changwu. This was something he had been planning for a long time.
During yesterday's event, he had been following Tie Xiangqian and didn't pay much attention to the road-blocking incident. When he heard about it later, he didn't take it seriously and instead felt a little gloating.
I didn't expect to receive a call from my sister-in-law today, and it turned out that Changwu was a major suspect!
Changwu has been the director of the Agriculture Bureau for so many years. Doesn’t he know the customs of the Iron Tree People?
Tie Xiangqian definitely knows it, and Hu Jiao knows it too.
Li Changsheng picked up the phone on the table and called Tie Xiangqian's office. "Shengli, this is Li Changsheng. Is the secretary here?"
Tie Xiangqian answered the phone, "Lao Li."
"Secretary, I request to be excused from Changwu's affairs."
Tie Xiangqian frowned tightly. Li Changsheng was going to trick him without him coming. As a deputy secretary and a member of the leadership team, he should follow the procedures and report the case even if it involved his relatives, right? What was the point of doing things behind the scenes like this?
"Old Li, the matter is still unclear. I told them not to inform you for the time being. Don't have any ideas. Let's meet first and let Lu Dawei explain the situation."
Li Changsheng's voice was calm. "No need. According to procedure, I should avoid it."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Tie Xiangqian to reply.
Li Changwu has been the director for so many years, how could he make such a low-level mistake? He admitted that he had purchased some of the timber and produced the purchase contract.
As for where the wood comes from, he has no control over it, nor does he have the power or the energy to care.
Li Changsheng was thinking of this, so he expressed his attitude to Tie Xiangqian and followed the procedure!
The four people in the hospital were severely injured and could not be questioned for a long time. Moreover, they were obviously coolies. The one who knew the situation best had been beaten to death.
Since yesterday, the Tong County Public Security Bureau, in conjunction with the Forestry Police, has launched a comprehensive investigation into this matter.
After much investigation, Li Changwu has no connection with the case. He is now in charge of business operations, and the procedures for purchasing timber are completely legal.
Some of the seriously injured said that they were in contact with Li Changwu, which he did not deny, but he did not admit that he instructing others to cut wood at Tieshu.
If you must say so, show me the evidence!
Among the more than a dozen towns in Tong County, is it possible that only iron trees have wood?
Lu Dawei was very depressed. He didn't find any valuable clues from Li Changwu. At present, it seemed that even if he was a suspect, he would not be charged with any crime.
There were more than twenty illegal loggers, but except for the four lying in the hospital, we searched for the rest for a whole day but didn't see any trace of them.
Moreover, if this case is subject to criminal investigation, it can only be the business of Tieshu’s fellow villagers, after all, a murder has occurred.
As for illegal loggers, that is the business of the forestry police. Does cutting down trees violate the criminal law?
But they happened to be run into by leaders at the provincial and municipal levels on the road, and with so many news media, it was like a slap in the face for the Tongxian team.
No matter how smoothly things go in the future, the stain has already been created.
So Lu Dawei was under a lot of pressure. Based on his years of work experience, he knew that this incident was by no means as simple as it seemed.
As expected, Bai Yongshu, the Party Secretary of Tieshu Township, hoped to conceal the ceremony of that day and then report it.
Although the incident had a very bad impact and was handled improperly, the most that can be done is to remove him from his position. What else can be done?
It seems that I need to have a good discussion with the secretary and the county magistrate. At present, Bai Yongshu can only be regarded as a breakthrough point.
As a member of the Standing Committee, Lu Dawei is clear about the current cadre structure. Hu Jiao nominated three people from Tieshu, but Bai Yongshu remained in Tieshu.
The current director of the Finance Bureau or the director of the Personnel Bureau are ranked after Bai Yongshu. Not to mention the important functions of these two departments in charge of people and money, just according to the ranking of Tieshu’s leadership team, Guilan, Bai Yongshu, Chen Fulai, and Chen Shoulai, Bai Yongshu must have some opinions about Hu Jiao.
Several deputy secretaries held an emergency meeting.
After listening to Lu Dawei's report and analysis, Hu Jiao also found this matter unusual.
Just as Li Changwu argued, with so many towns and villages in Tong County, why would they choose to provoke Tieshu?
It doesn't matter where illegal logging occurs, and the two townships close to the county seat are cheaper and more cost-effective in terms of transportation.
Seeing that several deputy secretaries were silent, Lu Dawei suggested, "County magistrate, can you think of a way to attack Bai Yongshu? In addition, ask the city for help to track down the whereabouts of the timber."
Hu Jiao nodded. He also wanted to call Chen Shoulai and Chen Fulai together later to think of a solution. What could they do if Bai Yongshu refused to give in?
Based on Hu Jiao's understanding of Bai Yongshu, this man definitely doesn't have such courage!
Hu Jiao privately told Tie Xiangqian what Tian Fumin said in the car at that time. Tie Xiangqian thought that only an old fox like Li Changsheng would resort to such means.
Moreover, Bai Yongshu was promoted by Li Changsheng himself, including this time when he was appointed as Secretary of Tieshu, which was won by Li Changsheng who blushed at the secretary meeting.
At that time, Hu Jiao felt that he was a little guilty. In addition to Guilan, he had already nominated two people. It was really unreasonable to stop Bai Yongshu.
After the meeting, Chen Fulai and Chen Shoulai were already waiting in the office.
After listening to Hu Jiao's description of the incident, Chen Fulai laughed, "County magistrate, Lao Bai is a capable person, but he is a bit obsessed with power."
Hu Jiao stared at him, "You mean..."
Chen Shoulai still cherishes words like gold, "You can start."
Hu Jiao tapped the table as usual and made a quick decision, "First hit, then pull. Remove him from his position as secretary, and Fulai will go talk to him later."
In the evening, Tie Xiangqian again invited several deputy secretaries to discuss the meeting on removing Bai Yongshu from the position of Party Secretary of Tieshu Township.
Li Changsheng came unexpectedly.
He avoided matters involving Li Changwu, but he could legitimately attend matters concerning the appointment and removal of the township party committee secretary, and it was he who nominated this person for promotion.
"I don't agree to remove Comrade Bai Yongshu from his post. Even if it's an inappropriate move, it depends on his starting point."
Li Changsheng waited for Hu Jiao to finish speaking, then immediately spoke out his objection.
Ma Zhengpin is now in the same boat with Hu Jiao. "It was his improper handling that led to the murder! One death and four serious injuries, and he also blocked the cars of provincial and municipal leaders and cried out for injustice in public! What kind of nature is this? How much impact did his improper handling cause? What is our Tong County like in the eyes of the higher-ups? If he had reported to the county party committee and government that night and taken effective measures, would all these things have happened? Therefore, I think this is not improper handling, but serious dereliction of duty, and can even be considered a crime of negligence. Bai Yongshu is completely unsuitable to be the secretary."
Li Changsheng had a blank expression on his face. "It's not determined yet, right? Deputy County Chief Ma, there's no need to rush to exaggerate. The so-called negligence is just not keeping a close eye on the person, and it's the police officers of the police station who are responsible for keeping a close eye on the person. How can the responsibility be put on Bai Yongshu when the real criminal escaped and killed someone?"
Zheng Shunli used to be the head of the Organization Department under Li Changsheng's leadership. Tie Xiangqian looked at him, and he had to speak, "Should we wait a little longer? After all, the situation is still unclear. Why did the illegal loggers choose the iron tree? Were they instructed by someone or did they do it on their own? If they were instructed by someone, let's find the mastermind first."
Ma Zhengpin rolled his eyes. "Bai Yongshu's situation is very clear. Deputy Secretary Li just said that it was just improper handling. We must seek truth from facts. Judging from the results of the incident, after the farmers fled, Bai Yongshu still did not report it the next day. Instead, he arrested the farmers' family members who were not important, which further deteriorated the incident and completely intensified the conflict! Then the farmers beat people to death and injured people, but he still did not report it, which led to the scene of blocking the road and crying out for injustice. Excuse me, is this a serious dereliction of duty?"
Ma Zhengpin spoke with a strong ethnic accent and sounded righteous and awe-inspiring.
Seeing that Li Changsheng did not refute, but did not agree either, Tie Xiangqian had no choice but to speak, "Well, Lao Ma is right. Let's be realistic. Bai Yongshu does bear an unshirkable responsibility. Lao Li, should we remove Bai Yongshu from his position first?"
Li Changsheng nodded helplessly, "Then let him take charge of the work on the iron tree for the time being. He should make amends for his mistakes and clean up his own mess. After this incident is completely over, we can discuss the next arrangements."
Hu Jiao had to admire Li Changsheng's calculations, old man! The previous words were all smokescreens, and the real means were waiting here.
Once these words were spoken, Tie Xiangqian found it difficult to refuse.
Fortunately, Hu Jiao had not spoken, and now was the perfect time. "Well, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Bai Yongshu to continue to preside over the work. It's not that I don't trust comrades, but everyone has selfish thoughts. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made mistakes one after another. I suggest that Comrade Bai Yongshu be temporarily transferred to the National People's Congress. As for presiding over the work, didn't Liu Shiqun rush back? Let him preside over it."
Li Changsheng looked helpless and said with a wry smile, "It's up to you. Anyway, this is the last time I will participate in the discussion."
Without waiting for anyone to say anything, Li Changsheng smiled bitterly and took out his application. "I have submitted a request to the Party Committee to resign from my position in the Party due to health reasons."
Tie Xiangqian grabbed his hand and said, "Lao Li, what are you doing? It's normal to have disagreements at work."
Li Changsheng smiled bitterly and pointed at his head. " I checked and found that I have high blood pressure. I think there is a blood clot here. I often feel dizzy. Secretary Tie, please report this to the Municipal Party Committee. Alas, I am getting old. If I don't pay attention, I might roll my eyes one day, haha."
Hu Jiao and Tie Xiangqian looked at each other quickly. Neither of them expected Li Changsheng to use this trick.
Now even Hu Jiao couldn't bring up Bai Yongshu's matter anymore. He had worked in the revolution for decades and was now seriously ill. In the end, he was still strangled by the neck?
Tie Xiangqian decisively ended the meeting and returned the application to Li Changsheng, asking him to consider it carefully.
After everyone left, Tie Xiangqian's expression looked quite heavy. Hu Jiao did not leave, and all the county cadres knew that the secretary and the county governor were of the same mind.
"Uncle Tie, it seems that your previous worries have really come true."
Tie Xiangqian shook his head. "What a calculated plan! Li Changsheng went too far in today's scene. The more he tried to cover it up, the more obvious it became!"
"What should we do next? Bai Yongshu is having trouble dealing with this."
Tie Xiangqian sneered, "Let Lao Zhou investigate Li Changwu and see how many people he can protect. I don't believe that Li Changwu has no shit on his ass! By the way, we can reorganize the agricultural group and lay the foundation for the next step of cleaning up the medicinal materials company."
Hu Jiao nodded, "Send someone to check on Li Changsheng's son. Secretary Zhou mentioned that the scale of their family's company in the provincial capital is a bit large. Also, this matter cannot be delayed."
Tie Xiangqian was a little distressed. Li Changsheng's move had disrupted the plan he had discussed with Hu Jiao before. It was safe to guess that Bai Yongshu must have received a hint from Li Changsheng.
"Hu Jiao, you go talk to Bai Yongshu in person."
Hu Jiao nodded. For some reason, Li Changsheng's behavior today was too abnormal. After being the second secretary of the county party committee for so many years, did Li Changsheng really need to behave like this?
At work, even at the township level, as long as there is action, it will never be aimless and no one will do useless work.
So what is Li Changsheng’s goal?
Hu Jiao left Tie Xiangqian's office and asked Chen Tingyong to accompany him to the hotel, where Bai Yongshu had just arrived.
Hu Jiao thought, if I were Li Changsheng, facing the situation of retirement in two years, what price would be worth retiring two years early?
Protect Shiraha Nagaki? Denied.
Protect Li Changwu?
According to the current investigation, Li Changwu does not pose any threat and the most he could do is be removed from his position as president of the agricultural group.
No, no…
Hu Jiao clearly felt that things were not as simple as they seemed! What was the hidden truth?
It was not until Bai Yongshu came in that Hu Jiao put his worries aside.
"Nagaki. Sit down. Have you eaten yet?"
Bai Yongshu's face was calm. "I have eaten. County Magistrate Hu came here so late. Is he here to announce the organization's decision on how to deal with me?"
Hu Jiao shook his head. "Yongshu, there are gains and losses in work. I came to talk to you in a private capacity tonight."
Bai Yongshu lowered his head, a little dazed, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Hu Jiao took out a cigarette, handed it to him, lit it, and said to Chen Tingyong, "You go out first. I want to catch up with Secretary Bai."
Chen Tingyong went out and closed the door gently.
"Old White, we worked together before, although not for long, but I don't believe it. I know that some things cannot be judged by appearances alone. Everyone has a purpose for doing things, which may be open and aboveboard or obscure and difficult to explain. No matter what difficulties you have, I want to ask, do you trust me?"
Bai Yongshu listened to Hu Jiao's words, with a complicated look in his eyes, and Hu Jiao felt extremely uncomfortable being looked at by him.
Although he has been in the position of county magistrate for more than half a year, he was previously the executive deputy county magistrate in charge of the work, which is equivalent to the role of county magistrate.
But Hu Jiao is a humble person and never puts on airs. In all this time, he has never gotten angry with anyone, let alone insulting or yelling at anyone.
But he is the county magistrate after all, and his treatment depends on his position, unless he is a very bad person or hopelessly stupid.
As long as he is the county magistrate, the people below him will always be psychologically afraid.
There was no fear in Bai Yongshu's eyes.
Hu Jiao couldn't tell what it was, but eyes are the window to everyone's soul. Hu Jiao followed his father's advice and made sure to look into the eyes when talking to his subordinates. This had two meanings.
First, equal respect. As the old saying goes, if you want others to respect you, you must first respect others. When you respect others, you will also gain their respect.
Secondly, it makes people feel valued and is more conducive to their work.
Bai Yongshu's eyes contained pain, loss, and mockery!
Yes, the mockery was obvious. Hu Jiao was very uneasy. Bai Yongshu did not speak, but his words were more powerful than any other words.
In the past, Hu Jiao definitely didn't have the courage to look people in the eye. He didn't have that kind of momentum and courage.
But now Hu Jiao still hides a hint of viciousness deep in his heart.
He tilted his head, and the left corner of his mouth slightly raised, and the expression on his face instantly gave people an illusion.
How to say it?
He was a humble scholar one minute and a scoundrel the next.
This is how Bai Yongshu feels.
So, he suddenly became a little nervous. Hu Jiao looked at him, disdainful of the mockery in his eyes, with a rogue smile on his face.
"What? You didn't just recognize me today, did you?" Hu Jiao's teasing revealed contempt and arrogance.
"I don't care what conspiracy you and Li Changsheng are secretly plotting! As long as I'm in Tong County, you'll behave yourself. Listen carefully, I'll only say one thing, if you really piss me off, I'll move the location of your ancestral grave."
Bai Yongshu was shocked by Hu Jiao's attitude.
In this circle, the common unspoken rule is that misfortune will not affect family members.
Fighting openly and secretly, bloodshed, exchanging interests, whatever you want is fine. But it is limited to the circle. If it really comes to the point of life and death, the family will not be dragged down miserably. At most, it will be used to attack the bull from a distance.
Don't even mention such an immoral thing as digging up people's ancestral graves, but Hu Jiao said it in front of Bai Yongshu, which surprised Bai Yongshu very much.
