What do you mean by quitting the business? I'm not a big shot.

Chapter 626 Investigation Results
Xie Meijuan forced a smile and said politely, "Regarding the matter, Mr. Wu Xiang, the leader of Shenzhen, called me in advance. After the Shanghai leadership discussed it in a meeting, they felt it was reasonable and specially authorized a temporary investigation team to investigate the whereabouts of the donations and supplies for this epidemic. With Mr. Zhuang Zhuoyan leading the team, we are very reassured. Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, and thank you, Mr. Yin!"

Yin Zhaotang's serious face gradually relaxed. He put his arm around Zhuang Zhuoyan's shoulder and instructed him, "Cheer up, don't embarrass yourself."

"Yes, sir!" Zhuang Zhuoyan's expression was tense as he faced the two officers, stood at attention, and saluted.

Amid the noisy machinery at the dock, crane operators unloaded boxes of supplies, which were then loaded onto trucks and transported to a central warehouse.

Zhuang Zhuoyan waved his hand gently, and led more than ten investigators in three groups to follow up on the whereabouts of the anti-epidemic supplies.

Leading the way, they supervised the allocation, transfer, and distribution of supplies.

The second route involves observing the allocation of medical resources, focusing on investigating unequal incidents, and accepting public complaints.

The third team, personally led by Zhuang Zhuoyan, reviewed the flow of cash donations, procurement bidding processes, and the reasonableness of expenditures.
Sitting in the minibus, Xie Meijuan sighed, "While delivering supplies, Mr. Yin also thrust three sharp swords into Shanghai!"

Yin Zhaotang sat alone on the right side of the first row of the minibus, across the aisle from Xie Meijuan, and said with a smile, "Ms. Xie, the term 'three sharp swords' doesn't sound good. It makes us sound like we've come looking for trouble."

Xie Meijuan apologized, saying, "I misspoke. The compatriots that Mr. Yin brought are here to help Shanghai fight the epidemic together."

"We're family, it's too polite to say we'll help each other. Let me give you an example. If your younger brother coughs, even if you're a big shot, you'll still have to save up enough money to take him to the doctor, even if you're a big shot in Shanghai or Hong Kong."

"So, we're not here to help anyone, we're here to do something. Doing something can offend people, so please bear with us, Ms. Mei."

"Inspector Zhuang's men are like three scalpels, scraping away the lesions and cutting out the tumors," Yin Zhaotang said slowly. The staff sitting in the back row all nodded and took notes of their leader's speech, as they would have to summarize the key points afterward.

The medical staff of the Renxin Foundation have their own bus.

They don't need to care about politics; they go to the front lines, give their sweat, and earn the purest respect.

Xie Meijuan smiled and clapped her hands gently: "The analogy of a scalpel is wonderful, just like in this epidemic, medicine, scalpels, and medical staff are all indispensable!"

Yin Zhaotang said, "Not one can be missing!"

People generally prefer to receive money rather than have their accounts checked.

The Hong Kong Island rescue group is a non-governmental organization. Its attempt to audit public accounts is suspected of "using private interests to override public interests" and violates the existing social system.

It is logically inevitable that it will be opposed by people within the system.

Public power is theoretically meant to serve the people and be subject to social oversight, but in reality, it is used to manage the people and supervise society.

The premise of "using public office for private gain" is "using public office to override private gain," "using private gain to override public gain," and "using private gain to investigate public gain"—isn't this a complete reversal of the natural order?
No one objected to the audit, but everyone felt it should be conducted by public authorities, with everyone fulfilling their responsibilities and avoiding any mishaps. However, the representative of the non-governmental organization, who combined public and local power, received extra respect because the proposal came from him.

Because the overarching principle is "one country, two systems," under the Hong Kong system, the accounts are clear, and the appointment of investigators is based on legal grounds.

After careful consideration, an investigation team was finally established to prevent waste. The scope of the investigation extends beyond "donated supplies from Hong Kong Island" to the entire pandemic. The door is open; we can't just let people take advantage of it, can we?

Be more generous!

Yin Zhaotang's decision to establish an investigation team is not specifically to find fault with anyone or to use people as a form of reward. The main reason is that this wave of donations was entirely initiated and orchestrated by him. If it goes wrong, it will not only have a huge negative impact on him personally, but it will also affect his candidacy for legislator.

If foreigners interfere further, it could even damage relations between the two places and cause Hong Kong people to distrust the mainland. As for the situation on the mainland, Shanghai's economy is doing well, and its leadership is capable. It's unlikely anyone would dare to be so corrupt, nor would they have the means to do so.

Furthermore, the establishment of an investigation team, from top to bottom and from the grassroots level, has been repeatedly emphasized and its spirit conveyed several times. From a probabilistic and human nature perspective, there will inevitably be corrupt elements, but as long as thorough investigations are conducted and errors are corrected in a timely manner, the team will surely gain the approval of the people of Hong Kong.

Sooner or later, exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China will progress from government-to-government exchanges to people-to-people exchanges, and finally to a unified nation. As long as the path is correct, we must continue to follow it. Besides, protesting and providing disaster relief is a good thing, even if it involves taking a little risk.

Hong Kong people are not naive; they dare to expose their wounds and accept supervision. Even if they make mistakes, they are more likely to gain favor.

After delivering the supplies and meeting with the leadership, Yin Zhaotang did not linger and departed for Hong Kong on the third day. Zhuang Zhuoyan led the investigation team to continue working on Hong Kong Island.

Since the last change of leadership in the police force, when Du Ye Lao Mai replaced the chief investigating officer, Zhuang Zhuoyan voluntarily resigned and joined the Chung Yee Group with several subordinates, intending to switch careers to politics.

All politicians in Hong Kong Island must resign from their posts before running for election. Their past work experience is their campaign capital. Continuing to stay in the ICAC would be a waste of time for Chong Cheuk-yin. If he could achieve results in Shanghai, he could build public support and establish a clean image of "honesty, public service, and advocacy for the people."

Furthermore, he doesn't mingle with people from the mainland, so he has no scruples when it comes to ruthlessness. Zhuang Zhuoyan is completely dedicated, impartial, and meticulous, even personally checking the expiration date of a box of instant noodles.

When Yin Zhaotang returned to Hong Kong, the news that the rescue team had established an investigation group, led by the former Chief Investigator of the ICAC, made the news in the media and gained great public approval.

A few days later, Cheung Kong Holdings seconded members of an ICAC-affiliated "credit investigation team" to Shanghai along with a shipment of supplies to conduct an unauthorized investigation. The investigation uncovered numerous instances of unaccounted-for funds and irregularities in the allocation of medications and hospital beds.

A month later, the epidemic was brought under control, and the temporary hospitals began to reduce the number of beds.

Compared to historical levels, the scale of infection is the same, but the death toll has halved, and the epidemic period has been shortened from six months to four months.

After rushing back to Hong Kong Island, Zhuang Zhuoyan went to his boss's office and first gave an internal report using the materials at hand.

When they met again, Yin Zhaotang noticed that Zhuang Zhuoyan had lost a lot of weight, and even his tailored suit was slipping off his shoulders.

He opened the whiteboard, wrote down the data, and said, "After a six-week investigation, more than 800 cases of irregular allocation of hospital beds and more than 2,000 cases of irregular allocation of drugs were found in Shanghai. The investigation team adopted the working method of investigating and correcting on the spot, and successfully rectified all cases and restored fair allocation."

"it is good!"

"Not only did they discover the problem, but they also corrected it in time, preventing any consequences. They did a great job." Seeing that the method of investigating and correcting problems on the spot ensured that the interests of ordinary citizens were not infringed upon, Yin Zhaotang felt that the money spent on this relief effort was well spent.

"In addition, there was serious waste during the transportation of supplies, with losses amounting to more than four million Hong Kong dollars," Zhuang Zhuoyan added, indicating that there is still room for improvement in the work processes in Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)