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

Just as Li Qiang was hesitating, his phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing that the call was from a number in Qingshan City, Li Qiang immediately tensed up.

After a full three seconds, Li Qiang finally pressed the answer button and said, "Hello."

"Hello, is this Comrade Li Qiang?" A very serious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I am... I am... May I ask where you are from?" Li Qiang's voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

The voice on the other end was icy as it spoke: "Comrade Li Qiang, I am from the Qingshan City Discipline Inspection Commission. I am here to inform you that you should wait at the Yutong County Discipline Inspection Commission at 8:00 AM tomorrow. Someone will come to ask you some questions then."

Before Li Qiang could even ask a question, the other end of the line hung up.

It was visibly clear that beads of sweat had formed on Li Qiang's forehead.

The Qingshan City Discipline Inspection Commission summoned him for a talk, even though he was just a section-level cadre from Yutong County. Isn't that like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?

My heart was pounding, and even the meat skewers didn't taste good anymore.

Seeing Li Qiang's preoccupied look, Su Jie frowned and asked, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong? Who called?"

"Qingshan, the Qingshan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection." Li Qiang swallowed hard.

Su Jie's pupils contracted slightly, then she said to Li Qiang, "Brother-in-law, you see? Section Chief Zhang was right. It's not even tomorrow morning yet, and the Discipline Inspection Commission has already called. There's no time to hesitate. If you can't even keep your job, who will support my sister and Xiao Junjun?"

It is said that conscience is lost when one is trapped in a desperate situation, and Li Qiang has now been driven to the brink of despair.

On one side are his wife and children, and on the other side is Wang Long.

There's no need to choose at all; only a fool would let Wang Long cause him to lose his wife and children.

Thinking of this, Li Qiang picked up the bottle, gulped down the entire bottle of beer, let out a long burp, slammed the bottle on the table, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You're right! I have to keep my job!"

……

Xu Hansheng slept soundly that night, and the next morning, he arrived at the county committee office feeling refreshed. When he got to the conference room on the second floor, Tan Zhifei and the others had not yet arrived.

Xu Hansheng glanced at his watch; there were still about ten minutes left. So he filled a bucket with water, wiped the table first, and then mopped the floor.

"Hey, Section Chief Xu, what's wrong... Come quick, let me help you."

Director Feng was the first to push open the door and enter the conference room. He was taken aback when he saw Xu Hansheng cleaning. He then quickly put down his briefcase and came over to help.

Xu Hansheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Director Feng, there's no need to be so polite. I just happened to arrive early today, so I thought I'd do a little cleaning while I'm at it, to lighten the load for the colleagues in the General Affairs Department."

As he spoke, Xu Hansheng quickly finished mopping the last small section and carried the bucket out of the conference room.

Not long after, Tan Zhifei, Zhang Juan, Qian Xueming, and others entered the conference room. They were taken aback by the bright, brand-new tables and chairs, as well as the freshly mopped floor, before taking their seats.

Upon seeing Xu Hansheng's briefcase on the conference table, Tan Zhifei frowned and asked, "Where is Comrade Xu Hansheng?"

Director Feng hurriedly said to Tan Zhifei, "Director Tan, Section Chief Xu just finished cleaning and went to deliver the water buckets."

"Oh?"

Tan Zhifei raised an eyebrow, then nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

Before long, Xu Hansheng returned to the conference room.

"Director Tan, Director Zhang, leaders, I'm so sorry to have kept you all waiting."

Xu Hansheng bowed slightly before sitting back down in his seat.

Tan Zhifei smiled and nodded, saying, "Comrade Xu Hansheng's attitude towards work is something we should all learn from."

After saying this, Tan Zhifei gestured to the crowd and said, "First of all, regarding the Tiancheng Holdings project, I want to make one thing clear: although County Chief Lin can no longer participate in our work, we must still push it forward effectively."

"In my opinion, there's no need for the executive deputy county head to make another trip to Qingshan City. Next, Comrade Xu Hansheng should be in charge of communicating with them and hopefully arranging for the decision-makers from Tiancheng Holdings to come to our county for an inspection as soon as possible."

"Secretary Qi is going to a meeting in the province in the next two days. However, the cattle breeding project that was finalized a few days ago also needs to be implemented as soon as possible. The Federation of Industry and Commerce has already held a meeting and approved the proposal. Next, we need to examine how to implement it and get the project off the ground, especially to conduct on-site investigations and investigate the qualifications of the construction companies."

"It would be best to finish the research report before Secretary Qi returns from his meeting and report it directly to him."

"In addition, Secretary Qi specifically instructed that the cattle-raising site must pay attention to environmental protection and not cause unnecessary pollution to the surrounding villages and towns. The comrades of the Environmental Protection Bureau will have to work harder on this."

At this point, Tan Zhifei turned to look at Director Feng.

"Director Tan, please rest assured, we will cooperate with the comrades from the County Party Committee Research Office to conduct on-site investigations at any time!"

Director Feng said with a broad smile.

Subsequently, Tan Zhifei asked Zhang Juan to report on the progress of the secretariat's contact with Tiancheng Holdings over the past few days.

Of course, the secretariat only made a few phone calls with the staff of Tiancheng Holdings. The actual meetings and negotiations were handled by Tan Zhifei and Xu Hansheng themselves.

Only after the meeting ended did Tan Zhifei say to Xu Hansheng, "Section Chief Xu, this cattle-raising plan was proposed by you. You must handle it carefully. This is the first project you've handled; there can't be any mistakes!"

Xu Hansheng nodded heavily and said, "Yes, Director Tan. Our research lab will do our best. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask Director Tan for advice and report back later."

Tan Zhifei nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead and get busy."

"Oh, right!"

Xu Hansheng had only taken a few steps when Tan Zhifei waved him back and said, "You must pay attention to environmental protection. What I mean is, there can't be any odor, otherwise the nearby villagers will react strongly, which will be bad for you."

Xu Hansheng said with gratitude, "Thank you for reminding me, Director Tan. Otherwise, I would have really overlooked this issue. Don't worry, I will definitely ask Director Feng for more advice."

Tan Zhifei then waved his hand with relief and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

After saying that, Tan Zhifei walked back to his office.

……

At that moment, in an office of the county discipline inspection commission, Li Qiang had just sat down when a middle-aged man in his thirties approached him and said, "Director Li, I am now speaking to you formally on behalf of the organization."

After saying that, he handed an MP3 player to Li Qiang and said, "Listen to this yourself, see if what you said is true!"

Li Qiang took the MP3 player with trembling hands. After listening to a few sentences, he nodded repeatedly and said, "It was me who said it..."

The middle-aged man said with a serious expression, "Alright, then let me ask you, did you say that the Commission should focus on theoretical matters while the Government should focus on practical matters, or were you instigated by someone?"