Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Xu Hansheng nodded slightly, then hurriedly picked up the meeting minutes and walked quickly to the second-floor conference room.

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Hansheng felt an unprecedentedly tense atmosphere.

The head seat in the conference room was empty; clearly, it was reserved for Qi Hongchang.

Seated in the front row on both sides were Zhou Kaibin, Secretary of the County Discipline Inspection Commission; Jiang Hua, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee; Zhao Changhe, Minister of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee; Wang Yonglin, Deputy Minister; Lin Weidong, Minister of Publicity of the County Party Committee; Chen Changhe, Deputy Minister; and Fu Changqing, Director of the General Office of the County Party Committee.

Tan Zhifei and several other deputy directors sat in the second row.

All the other section chiefs from the county party committee office sat in the third row.

Without a doubt, this meeting arrangement means Qi Hongchang is preparing to strike again!

Thinking of this, Xu Hansheng quickly went to the third row behind Tan Zhifei and sat down.

The entire conference room was completely silent.

Ten minutes later, Qi Hongchang walked into the conference room with a serious expression.

After taking his seat at the head of the table, Qi Hongchang looked at Zhou Kaibin, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, with a serious expression and said, "Comrade Zhou Kaibin, please brief everyone on the specific situation!"

"Yes, Secretary Qi."

Zhou Kaibin responded, then opened his notebook and addressed the crowd, saying, "I think everyone knows that this morning, Comrade Lin Hanlong went to Qingshan City to undergo investigation and questioning by the organization."

"The Qingshan Municipal Party Committee and Secretary Qi himself are deeply saddened by this. It is astonishing that someone like Comrade Lin Hanlong could have such a rapid decline in his thinking, to the point that he could say things like, 'The Party Committee Office is all talk and no action, while the Government Office is all action,' which is a statement that questions the core leadership of the Party."

"However, this also reflects the serious deficiencies in the ideological development of cadres in Yutong County."

After finishing his sentence, Zhou Kaibin briefly recounted the whole incident before turning his gaze to Qi Hongchang.

"Secretary Jiang, what are your thoughts?"

Qi Hongchang spoke calmly.

Jiang Hua adjusted his reading glasses and said with an unusually serious expression, "I only heard about this this morning. The mistakes made by Comrade Lin Hanlong must not be tolerated! All leading cadres in the county must engage in thorough political study and reflection!"

"Every cadre must understand that without the leadership of the Party, how can we talk about economic development? To deny or question the Party's core leadership position is to oppose democratic centralism, to oppose reform and opening up, and to oppose democratic dictatorship!"

Qi Hongchang nodded slightly and turned to look at Lin Weidong and Chen Changhe.

Lin Weidong hurriedly took the initiative to speak, saying, "First of all, as the head of the county propaganda department, I personally want to give a profound self-criticism to the organization, to Secretary Qi, Secretary Jiang, and the main leaders of the county party committee."

"It's because my work wasn't implemented effectively, and I didn't do a good job in Party propaganda and publicity, that erroneous words and deeds like Comrade Lin Hanlong's emerged, denying the Party's core leadership and questioning the Party's leadership in the economy!"

"In my future work, I will definitely reflect on myself and do a good job in Party publicity and propaganda."

Chen Changhe, the deputy director of the county's publicity department in charge of party propaganda, also made a profound self-criticism after Lin Weidong.

Then, Fu Changqing straightened the microphone and addressed the deputy directors and section chiefs of the County Party Committee Office: "All departments of the County Party Committee Office must also conduct in-depth study and discussion to ensure that the same problem does not happen again in the two offices. Furthermore, everyone must write an in-depth discussion article, which must be submitted by each department first thing tomorrow morning. No one may make excuses to avoid it."

After Fu Changqing finished speaking, the Organization Department once again severely criticized Lin Hanlong and his words and deeds.

Furthermore, a comprehensive political review will be conducted on all cadres at or above the deputy section chief level in the General Office within a week.

As Xu Hansheng took meeting notes, he secretly sneered. Lin Hanlong simply couldn't withstand this second blow.

Qi Hongchang, through the municipal discipline inspection commission, directly positioned Lin Hanlong as an enemy.

The purpose of this meeting is to launch a county-wide critique of Lin Hanlong's words and actions.

Regardless of whether Lin Hanlong returns from Qingshan City this time, his prestige will be completely destroyed. He will either voluntarily be transferred away from Yutong County or be forcibly transferred away from Yutong County.

There was no third option left for him.

The entire conference lasted for more than an hour, during which almost everyone expressed their opinions.

But to sum it up in one sentence: criticize Lin Hanlong.

As soon as the meeting ended, Xu Hansheng returned to the research room and immediately convened a meeting of all staff. After informing the entire department about Lin Hanlong's matter, he said with a serious expression, "Everyone, go back tonight and work overtime. By tomorrow morning, this discussion paper must be submitted. It must seriously explain the issue from all aspects, including Party spirit and Party program, and show our attitude."

"Meeting adjourned!"

After saying that, Xu Hansheng stood up and returned to his office.

It wasn't until Xu Hansheng left that the entire office began to discuss the matter.

"I think Lin Hanlong is probably not coming back. It's good that he's being transferred. If there are any other problems, I don't even want to think about the consequences."

Lin Mingyuan was the first to comment.

"That's not quite right. County Chief Lin is quite good in other aspects, but he has neglected ideological development."

Wang Yu replied casually.

While listening to the other people's discussions, Chen Ling sent messages to her father.

In fact, Chen Ling had already received the news from Chen Changhe before Xu Hansheng's meeting.

Furthermore, he specifically instructed Chen Ling to keep the matter of Lin Hanlong a closely guarded secret.

Don't say anything carelessly.

Therefore, Chen Ling did not participate in the discussion until she got off work in the evening.

……

At 6 p.m., Li Qiang and Su Jie were anxiously waiting for Xu Hansheng at a barbecue restaurant with private rooms in Yong'an County.

For the entire afternoon, both offices were on unprecedented tension because of Lin Hanlong's matter.

While the county party committee office was holding meetings in various departments to criticize Lin Hanlong, the county government office also launched a serious study and discussion on the matter.

That's the most fatal thing.

Even the departments under Lin Hanlong's leadership are criticizing his behavior and are even making written study materials. It is conceivable how Lin Hanlong can lead the county government office.

"This incident has caused a huge uproar. Not only are the General Office and the General Office studying it, but all the bureaus are also studying and discussing it."

Su Jie's palms were sweating as she said those words.

Furthermore, this afternoon, during the meeting in the secretariat, she could clearly feel that others were looking at her differently.

After all, these words came from Li Qiang's mouth, and Su Jie was Li Qiang's direct relative, so even Lao Shen intentionally kept a certain distance from Su Jie.

Before Li Qiang could speak, Xu Hansheng pushed open the door to the private room and stepped in.

"Director Li, it's been a long time."

Xu Hansheng smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Li Qiang.