Right path to power

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Seeing Lin Xiao's car leave, Yang Songfeng, with a gloomy face, growled at the driver following behind, and then boarded the minibus first.

The moment the car started, everyone's phones started ringing one after another, with calls and text messages.

The news that the new Party Secretary led all members of the District Party Committee Standing Committee on a night visit to the industrial park has already spread.

Officials from the park's management committee, environmental protection bureau, and other units, as well as the heads of relevant polluting companies, all sought information from familiar leaders.

After all, no one dares to be careless when facing the first major action of a new leader.

People are not familiar with this young secretary, but there are many rumors about him. It is said that wherever he goes, a group of cadres will fall from power.

Therefore, no one wants to fall into his hands; even if they don't lose their official positions, they'll still suffer greatly.

Back home, Lin Xiao, as usual, washed up and chatted with Song Wanqing for a while before resting.

However, many of the people who went out together tonight were in different situations: some tossed and turned in bed; some gathered in twos and threes to discuss countermeasures; and others smoked silently in the guest room at home, anxiously making phone calls everywhere.

The next day, Lin Xiao arrived at the office early in the morning.

Good morning, Secretary.

Ji Xiuwu had already arrived at his post. Upon seeing Lin Xiao enter, he immediately stood up and greeted her respectfully.

Lin Xiao nodded: "Have all the formalities been completed?"

"It's all taken care of, Secretary."

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Yes, ask more questions and learn more if there's anything you don't understand. I hope we can work together well as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Secretary. I will definitely work hard." Ji Xiuwu said with a determined look.

Lin Xiao nodded, her gaze falling on the neatly organized documents on the table, and asked, "Did you organize all of this?"

Ji Xiuwu scratched his head: "I consulted Director Xie beforehand, but I don't know if the organization meets the requirements?"

"Okay, that's how it will be from now on," Lin Xiao said with a smile. "Notify Director Xie, Deputy Director Zhang, and the responsible comrades from the Environmental Protection Bureau, the Industrial Park, and the District Committee's Supervision Office to attend a meeting at the District Committee at 9:30."

"Yes, Secretary, I will inform them immediately."

Ji Xiuwu took out his notebook, wrote down the instructions, and then turned around to go out and make a phone call.

Although it was a temporary secondment, Lin Xiao was determined to cultivate his talent.

The reason for choosing Ji Xiuwu was twofold: firstly, he appeared quite clever during our last meeting; secondly, he is the son of Ji Qingjun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Fuchuan County Party Committee and the head of the People's Armed Forces Department.

After learning about Lin Xiao's powerful background from Cai Qingyuan, Ji Qingjun stood firmly by Lin Xiao's side and gave Lin Xiao great support at the Fuchuan Standing Committee meeting.

In addition, after learning that Lin Xiao was about to be transferred to Zhenxing District, Ji Qingjun immediately called his old comrade-in-arms, Zhou Guodong, the head of the Zhenxing District People's Armed Forces Department, and asked Zhou Guodong to fully cooperate with Lin Xiao.

This led to Zhou Guodong taking the initiative to choose sides.

The "friend" Zhou Guodong mentioned who told him about Lin Xiao's eating habits was naturally Ji Qingjun.

After a while, Xie Guangyan knocked on the door and came in.

He respectfully placed a stack of materials on the table: "Secretary, this is my prepared statement of the situation, along with relevant vouchers and records. I have not concealed anything and am willing to take full responsibility."

After a whole night of organizing and reflecting, Xie Guangyan had calmed down.

There's no use in being anxious now that things have come to this.

The only thing to do is to cooperate diligently with Lin Xiao's work, do our jobs well, and then wait for the city's decision.

Lin Xiao said calmly, "Sit down, let me take a look first."

He quickly flipped through the document; the first part was a summary of the situation, and the second part was the supporting documents.

Xie Guangyan sat quietly to the side, his expression calm.

"Leave the data here for now. I don't have the final say on how to handle it." Lin Xiao put away the data.

Xie Guangyan didn't think much of it and continued to report on the second task: "Secretary, I've already made arrangements for opening a message board and the secretary's email address on the district government website. We'll try to finalize it today and officially launch it tomorrow. I plan to have the Supervision Office take the lead in collecting information and forming reports."

"Not only should it be published online, but it should also be posted at the service windows of all townships and departments to ensure that the people have a smooth channel for expressing their concerns. As long as we genuinely care about the people, we are not afraid of them raising issues."

"Yes, Secretary, I'll take care of it right away."

Lin Xiao nodded: "You'll be in charge of this. You can raise any difficulties you encounter, but I'll only care about the final result."

Delegating authority is a good thing, but Xie Guangyan felt even more pressure at this moment.

Seeing that Xie Guangyan's emotions were somewhat agitated, Lin Xiao added, "Focus on your work and don't think about other things for now."

"Yes, Secretary, I understand."

"Alright, then go and invite Secretary Fan over."

"Yes, Secretary."

A short while later, Fan Shixin, the secretary of the district discipline inspection commission, knocked on the door and came in. Lin Xiao gestured for him to sit on the sofa.

After Lin Xiao took his seat, Fan Shixin spoke first: "Secretary Lin, I didn't sleep well at all last night."

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Oh?"

"The problems you pointed out last night were very sharp. The pollution in the industrial park has been accumulating for so long, how could we turn a blind eye? After much thought, I think there are two main reasons: some cadres lack a sense of responsibility, only caring about the whims of their superiors and ignoring the voices of the people; and a few people deceive their superiors and are even suspected of abusing their power for personal gain, so naturally they are indifferent to the suffering of the masses. Of course, our discipline inspection commission has also failed to do its job properly, its supervisory duties have been ineffective, and in many situations we have been hesitant to take action and have not been serious or confrontational."

Lin Xiao asked, "What exactly are they?"

Fan Shixin paused for a moment: "The main problem is that in the past, we placed economic development above all else. For the sake of attracting investment and economic data, everything else could be put on hold. As long as it was conducive to development, we wouldn't allow any dissenting voices. To be honest, we've received some related whistleblower letters before, but we haven't investigated them thoroughly."

Although no names were mentioned, Lin Xiao knew in his heart that Fan Shixin was referring to Huang Jingneng and Yang Songfeng's old group.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Secretary Fan should still remember the six points I raised last night. So I'll add one more today: all kinds of illegal and irregular behaviors must be strictly investigated, and no one should be an exception."

"I understand, Secretary Lin."

Lin Xiao abruptly changed the subject, getting straight to the point: "Do you have any leads regarding the Environmental Protection Bureau?"

Fan Shixin was taken aback. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said with certainty, "Yes, and quite a lot of them."

After he finished speaking, he handed over a stack of documents.

It turned out that he had already completed the preliminary review and was just waiting for Lin Xiao to make a decision so that he could use this to push forward the investigation.

"Secretary Lin, these are the clues we've compiled after our initial investigation. There are still some that need further investigation."

Lin Xiao casually flipped through the pages, his expression gradually darkening: "Has the Environmental Protection Bureau gotten this rotten?"

Fan Shixin glanced at Lin Xiao and tentatively asked, "The problem is that so many people are involved. If we take action, how will the Environmental Protection Bureau's daily work operate? Will the environmental protection work in the entire district be affected?"

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate at all: "If there's a problem, we should investigate. Since this tree is almost completely rotten, what's the harm in uprooting it?"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of excitement flashed in Fan Shixin's eyes.

The new secretary is determined to make a big splash, and he, as the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, finally has a place to put his talents to use.

To be honest, the work of the discipline inspection commission is less deterrent if it does not have the support of the top leader.

"Secretary, please rest assured that the Discipline Inspection Commission will strictly enforce discipline and hold those responsible accountable, and remove those with problems from the cadre ranks."

Fan Shixin was full of confidence.

Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction: "Comrade Shixin, I fully support the work of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and I also hope that you will give full play to your abilities and thoroughly purify the political environment of Zhenxing District."

"Yes, Secretary Lin, I will do my best."

Lin Xiao checked the time: "There's still time. Hurry up and go through the procedures, then go directly to the conference room. I'll be waiting for you there."

Fan Shixin was startled, not expecting Lin Xiao to act so decisively.

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements right away." Fan Shixin got up to leave.

"By the way, you're a veteran in the district. Who do you think would be suitable to take over at the Environmental Protection Bureau?"

Fan Shixin paused for a few seconds, then slowly said, "Secretary, I'll go back and look into it."

"Okay, if that's feasible, let him come directly to the conference room."

"Okay, Secretary."

Lin Xiao's series of arrangements greatly surprised Fan Shixin: this young new secretary was both resourceful and decisive, no wonder he was highly regarded by the leadership.

Afterwards, Lin Xiao instructed Ji Xiuwu to notify all members of the Environmental Protection Bureau leadership team to attend the 9:30 meeting.

At this time, Guo Zhen'an, the director of the district environmental protection bureau, had arrived at the district government early and was chatting idly in the office of deputy district head Zhang Changming. Upon receiving the latest notification, he looked puzzled.

"Why are all the bureau's leadership members invited to the meeting?"