Behind the scenes

Chapter 41

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The second investigation team sent by the Provincial Party Committee entered Xianghan City very secretly on the second day after Provincial Party Committee Secretary Zhao Qingming arrived in Xianghan City.The personnel of the investigation team are very capable and of high rank.The team leader is Comrade Fang Zheng, a deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the deputy team leader is a retiring department-level inspector from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.In addition, there were three directors of the Construction Department, the Organization Department, and the Supervision Department. Five people came to Xianghan City in an ordinary van.For the sake of confidentiality and convenience of work, they did not live in the Xianghan Hotel or the Xianghan City Government Guest House, but in an ordinary hotel run by the Provincial Electric Power Corporation in Xianghan City. The manager of the Provincial Electric Power Corporation specially called the hotel. Called and arranged the investigation team on the eighth floor, and told the hotel that no other personnel were allowed on the eighth floor, and the security work was strengthened. At the entrance of the eighth floor, there were two security guards on duty 24 hours a day.

When the investigation team arrived, the Fangzheng team leader only said hello to Gu Yishun, the secretary of the municipal party committee, saying that he would send an investigation team to find out about the situation in the near future. As for when he would arrive and what he wanted to know, he didn't say anything in detail on the phone.After the investigation team was stationed in Xianghan City, after careful research, it decided to start with the signed whistleblower.They found the report letter exposing Liu Yunna's problems, and according to the phone number left in the letter, they called the retired principal Zhong Xiuwen's home.Zhong Xiuwen happened to answer the phone. He was very happy when he heard that it was from the investigation team of the Provincial Party Committee. He promised to come to the Electric Power Hotel immediately to explain the situation.

After putting down the phone for more than half an hour, Zhong Xiuwen knocked on the door of the investigation team.Fang Zheng, the investigation team leader, stepped forward to shake hands with the silver-haired retired principal, and then took out the work ID cards of each member of the investigation team, asked Principal Zhong to look at them, and told her the other four members of the investigation team. Then he asked her to sit on the sofa, poured a cup of tea, and said, "Principal Zhong, after receiving your report letter, the main leaders of the Provincial Party Committee attach great importance to it. Form a special investigation team and come to Xianghan City to investigate the situation. Of course, not only to investigate the situation of your writing this letter, but also some other situations. As a Communist Party member and a retired cadre, you can still care about us all the time The cause of the party is to be able to boldly and resolutely fight against all illegal and criminal acts, which is worth learning from all of us. We have done active and effective secrecy work this time, so please come here to discuss the situation. Don’t worry about it. concern."

Zhong Xiuwen said: "I have no worries. Since I dare to write a signed report letter to the province, I am afraid that they will not know? Even if they are sitting in front of me now, I dare to report and expose their problems. I am just afraid This letter was written like a mud cow into the sea, and there was no news. No one is in charge of their illegal and criminal activities, no one asks, and the officials and officials protect each other. Now, I saw the arrival of your provincial party committee investigation team, and I saw you exposed and reported to the masses. I am very, very happy in my heart, and I am more confident in the party's cause." Zhong Xiuwen stopped here, took a sip of water, and took out a file bag from the small bag she was carrying. Open the file bag and take out a thick notebook from it, "I am the principal of the former Xiangyang Primary School. From the day the municipal government prepared to relocate the Xiangyang Primary School, I started to write a diary. Borrowing a warehouse, moving to a new building, until the new building collapsed, all the process during this period, what everyone said and did, I know, I have made detailed records, this is [-]% seeking truth from facts, if there is a fake, I will Take legal responsibility." After she finished speaking, she handed the thick notebook to the investigation team leader.

Fangzheng took the notebook very gratefully, "Principal Zhong, we are really grateful to you. We will definitely read this material carefully and conduct serious investigation. Besides, I would like to ask you a few more things. "

"What's the matter? You can ask, as long as I know, I will tell you exactly." Zhong Xiuwen replied.

"Who first proposed the relocation of Xiangyang Primary School? Was it the school, or the district, or who?" Team Leader Fang asked.

"It was not our school who proposed to relocate our school at first. Our school building is relatively old, and we had planned to rebuild the school there, but before we proposed it, Liu Yunna, the manager of the city's first construction company, approached me and asked me to relocate my school. I gave her the business of the school, of course I couldn't agree. She was very tough and left without saying a few words. But after a while, it was rumored that this was the intention of the city government. Later, the executive deputy mayor Liu Rong came to inspect the school and brought a large group of cadres with him. Liu Yunna was among them, pointing fingers. A few days after the inspection, the city government held a meeting, which was presided over by Deputy Mayor Liu Rong. A lot of people also went there, saying it was to renovate the school and move Xiangyang Primary School to build another. I strongly disagreed at the meeting, the primary school is built according to the distribution of residents, this place just needs a primary school, and moved away. And it's still so far away, and it won't alleviate the difficulty of students entering school here after it's completed! Although the district leaders also have this opinion, but no one speaks at the meeting, they just keep nodding along with the mayor. I know they are afraid of offending the city. Changdiu Wusha, I am an elementary school principal, and I am about to retire. What am I afraid of? I don’t agree. But it doesn’t work if I say a hundred disagreements. After a few days, the minutes of the mayor’s office meeting came down. , Let us move out within a month. Looking at this red-headed document, I, a principal with a party order of more than 30 years, was so angry that I cried, this is unreasonable, huh?!" Zhong Xiuwen was so angry when he said this Tears fell again.

Everyone in the investigation team had angry expressions on their faces. Team Leader Fang said, "Principal Zhong, don't get excited. Drink some water and speak slowly."

Zhong Xiuwen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and continued, "The district chief came to do my job, and said that our subordinates must obey the superiors, and besides, our small arms can't twist our thighs. Anyway, it's a new school, so I just endure it for a while." Shinobu, hurry up and get ready to move. We had no choice but to move, to an abandoned warehouse in a factory borrowed by Liu Yunna. You can imagine the conditions there, so I won’t talk about it. As soon as the school moved out, they were there High-end commercial outlets have been built, and they are being sold while they are being built. Because it is a prime location for commercial use, the price quickly went up. It is said that the price per square meter is more than 8000 yuan, but the construction of the school is pushed forward day by day. In the pit, I raised my opinions many times, but no one listened, and the construction speed was very slow. It took two full years. If I hadn’t led the students to petition the government, I don’t know how long it would have been delayed, so I could move in. Another corner, I have written all these situations in the letter, so I won’t go into details.”

"Principal Zhong, besides Vice Mayor Liu Rong, are there any other city leaders involved in this matter?" Team Leader Fang asked.

"No. This matter was handled by Mayor Liu alone. He is the executive, the second in command, and manages money, and no one else got involved. Everyone is spreading rumors about his relationship with Liu Yunna. I don't know what kind of relationship they have. , but judging from the case of Xiangyang Elementary School, they are indeed unusual. It can be said that Mayor Liu will do whatever Liu Yunna says. , must have made a lot of money. You can investigate in detail." Zhong Xiuwen said with certainty.

The keen eyes of team leader Fang, who is very experienced in investigation, rolled quickly on Zhong Xiuwen's face. "Principal Zhong, how many years have you worked in the education field?"

"I have been working in the school since I graduated from the normal school, and now I have retired. How many years do you think? It's been a lifetime!" Zhong Xiuwen asked himself and answered, and picked up his handbag, as if to leave. "

"Principal Zhong, you must be very familiar with comrades in the education circle of Xianghan City."

"That's right. The older ones are very familiar." Zhong Xiuwen nodded.

"In this Xianghan City People's Congress, how many people's congress representatives are there in the education sector?" Team Leader Fang asked.

"How many people?" Zhong Xiuwen thought for a while, "It seems that there are nine or ten. When the education sector conveys the spirit of the National People's Congress, there are either nine or ten sitting in my stands."

"Do you know all these people? Are you familiar with them?" Team leader Fang looked at Zhong Xiuwen with a very concerned look and asked.

"I know most of them. If we say we are familiar, these five people in the city are relatively familiar."

"Who are they?"

"They include Principal Zhao from the Experimental Primary School, Principal Ma from the No. [-] High School, Teacher Lu from the Teacher Training Institute, Principal Pi who is still a full-time professional, and Professor Niu from Xianghan University."

"Principal Zhong, our investigation team has another very important thing to understand. The object of our investigation is the deputies to the National People's Congress in the education sector. They may know something that others don't know, but for the sake of confidentiality, we don't want to know about it through the organization. I'm afraid that the city will be full of wind and rain, which will be very detrimental to our investigation and the people's representatives. Just now I suddenly thought, can I ask Principal Zhong for help, and invite these people's representatives out in your own name, Let's talk to them separately to find out the situation, if it works, we are very grateful to you." Fang's words made the other four members of the investigation team nod repeatedly, and the inspector of the organization department immediately took over. "Principal Zhong, I am also an old comrade who is about to retire. I want to learn from you. After retiring, if I can help the organization with work, I will do my best. If you can help us with this matter, you must help us .”

"What's the matter? I can help if I can, but how can I help? How can I find them? In what name?" Zhong Xiuwen asked.

Team leader Fang has already made up his mind. "Do you think this is good? You have just retired, so in the name of your retirement, I would like to invite a few old comrades to have a gathering. We will arrange a table in the restaurant of our hotel. Of course, we will pay for the meal. Come on. When they come, we invite them to talk upstairs one by one. In this way, no one will know what they are talking about. In order to be more secure, you can stagger the time to invite them. For example, please inform Principal Zhao of the Experimental Primary School. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Principal Ma of No. [-] High School is five o'clock in the evening, everyone is an hour away, and we can finish talking in this hour, do you think it is okay?"

"Okay." Zhong Xiuwen agreed wholeheartedly.

Team leader Fang looked at his watch and said: "It's eleven o'clock in the morning, and we won't keep you for dinner. This is an organizational discipline, but we sincerely appreciate your support and help. You go home From now on, I will call the five people's representatives and invite them to the small restaurant on the second floor of this hotel from [-]:[-] p.m. "

"Alright then, I'm leaving." Zhong Xiuwen stood up.

The director of the Supervision Office stopped her with a few pages of transcripts, "Principal Zhong, this is the record of our conversation today, please review it, and if it is consistent with the conversation, please sign the record. Principal Zhong, no Excuse me, this is our working procedure."

Zhong Xiuwen took the conversation record, read it carefully, nodded, then took out a pen, and signed his name on each page.Team Leader Fang and four other people sent her out of the room together. Team Leader Fang offered to extend his hand again, "Principal Zhong, you are really an admirable old comrade."

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the first person to come to the small restaurant on the second floor on time was Zhao Li, the principal of Experimental Primary School. She was in her 40s and was once a student of Zhong Xiuwen. As soon as she entered the restaurant, she saluted Zhong Xiuwen, "Zhong Teacher, you are retired, why did you not notify us today."

Zhong Xiuwen nodded, "I'm back, I just want to get together with you."

"Who else?"

"There are a few good friends who are all in room 801 on the eighth floor. Go over and have a look. I'll wait for others below, and when everyone is here, come down." Zhong Xiuwen told Zhao Li to go to the elevator. between.

Zhao Li took the elevator up to the eighth floor, knocked on the door of Room 801, and opened it. She didn't recognize any of the people sitting there, so she hurriedly said, "I'm sorry." Just as she turned to leave, Team Leader Fang stood up. , "You are Principal Zhao Li, don't leave, we are looking for you."

"You? Who are you?" Zhao Li stood at the door and asked blankly.

"We are from the investigation team of the Provincial Party Committee. Please come in. Here are our IDs." Team leader Fang handed the IDs of several people to Zhao Li while speaking.Zhao Li looked at the IDs of several people, and asked nervously, "Why are you looking for me? Me, I didn't do anything bad?"

Team leader Fang smiled, "Principal Zhao, don't be nervous. We want to know something from you. This method is also for the convenience of your future work. Please sit down."

After Zhao Li sat down, someone brought a cup of tea.Team leader Fang said: "We know that you are a representative of the Tenth National People's Congress of Xianghan City. Our investigation team came to Xianghan to understand the problems that occurred in the general election of the Xianghan City People's Congress. Minister, someone bribed the representatives, we just want to know about this from you. You attended this National People’s Congress, has anyone expressed anything to you?”

"This……"

"Don't be afraid of this. If you have it, you don't. If you have it, you are not responsible, or you are not mainly responsible. You are a teacher. A middle-aged intellectual, and we have heard about you in various ways. The performance is good, and the organization believes in you." Team leader Fang explained again.

"Okay. Now that the organization came up to formally understand, I will also say what I have been burying in my heart for the past few months." Zhao Li seemed to have made up her mind, she thought for a while, and then began to speak. "It's the first time for me to be a municipal people's representative, and it's also my first time to participate in the People's Congress. I don't understand many things. Before the election, someone did approach me and asked me to choose Liu Rong, the deputy mayor, as the mayor. I didn't express my opinion. Later, this person came to me through a good friend of mine and hoped that I would choose Liu Rong. He said that Liu Rong was young and courageous, and people's representatives should have their own power."

"Then did you choose?" Team Leader Fang asked.

"I didn't want to choose at first, but the person who spoke for me is really a good friend. It doesn't matter who I choose. Since my friend spoke for me, I really chose Liu Rong."

"Who is that person looking for you?"

"Yes... she is also a representative of the people, Liu Yunna, the manager of the City First Construction Company."

"Did she do you any favors?"

"No. At that time, she was the host. She invited me and my good friend to have a meal together. The food was of high quality. The three of us spent more than 1000 yuan for that meal. It was Liu Yunna who settled the bill." Zhao Li The tone of her speech was unhurried, as if she was giving a lecture to someone. After she finished speaking, she looked at Team Leader Fang: "Is it wrong for me to do this? Did I violate any laws?"

"No. You are not wrong. Principal Zhao, some people are making mistakes. You are just an ignorant person. But anyway, you can tell all this to the organization to prove that you are still deceived by others." After Team Leader Fang finished speaking, he took the transcript of the conversation written by the recorder next to him, asked Principal Zhao to read it, and asked her to sign it.Then he said: "We asked you to find out about the situation. The organization will keep it secret for you. Don't tell others yourself. You will attend the dinner held by Principal Zhong as if you are fine."

Principal Zhao was sent off, followed by Principal Ma from No. 50 High School.No. 801 High School is a key high school in the province and city. Principal Ma is in his [-]s and is a two-term people's representative. He is tall and tall, wearing wide-rimmed glasses. He looks very scholarly and has the air of an official. .He also pushed open the door of Room [-] inexplicably, and was stopped by team leader Fang when he was about to exit again.Team Leader Fang explained the reason for talking to him, but Principal Ma was surprisingly calm. He lit a cigarette and smoked it silently without saying a word.Seeing this situation, team leader Fang had to do further ideological work and put some pressure on him, "Principal Ma, we know that you are a two-term municipal people's representative and the principal of a key high school. In Xianghan City, you are a A person with certain influence, in this election, you must know some inside information, and the organization has also learned some information. If you don’t know, you won’t come to you directly today, but we still believe in you, no matter you You don’t have to take the main responsibility for what you do. On behalf of the organization, I can guarantee this. But today the investigation team of the Provincial Party Committee formally approached you. Knowing your situation, the organization will deal with it seriously, you are a senior intellectual, this should be clear."

Principal Ma stubbed out the end of the cigarette he was about to smoke, wiped the sweat that had come out of his forehead with a handkerchief, and spoke. "I am telling the truth to the organization. According to my experience and what I know, our Xianghan City People's Congress is changing. There are indeed problems of canvassing votes and engaging in illegal activities, and the momentum is very strong. It is not right to elect Li Zimin. Normal. A group of people started activities among the representatives more than a month in advance, using various relationships and means to do the work of the representatives. Just as the leader said just now, I was one of them. I am a representative of the National People's Congress for two terms, and the principal of a key high school. I have a certain influence. They came to me five times, invited me to dinner, gave me souvenirs, and talked about the interests of whether to choose Liu Rong. In the end, I had no choice but to choose. At the same time, there are three parents of students in our school who are representatives of the people. Through their work, the principal agreed to elect Liu Rong as the mayor. If you don’t vote, your children will be punished in school. It will affect, and probably will affect the college entrance examination. After the National People's Congress, three parents of students called me, saying that Liu Rong was elected mayor according to my opinion. In fact, I didn't do any work at all, it was them It was done in my name."

"Who are they referring to?" Team Leader Fang asked.

"Liu Yunna, the manager of Yijian Company. She is also a representative of the people, including Liu Rong of course. Liu Rong disagrees. Can she canvass votes everywhere? It is said that besides Liu Yunna, there are one or two other people, but I don't know what they are called. I am in the education department. I seldom have contact with people outside the port, but Liu Yunna is an acquaintance. She built a laboratory building for our school, and the project was photographed by Mayor Liu Rong. But the project was very bad. The first year it was completed and the second year it was completed Leakage, and not repaired." When mentioning the laboratory building, Principal Ma could see that he was very angry.

"Did they give you anything?" Team Leader Fang asked seriously.

(End of this chapter)