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

Xu Hansheng slowly stood up, looked at Jiang Hua, Qi Hongchang and others sitting on the platform, bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "First of all, I want to apologize to Secretary Qi, Secretary Jiang and the leaders present."

After all, this matter was caused by a mistake made by the research lab, so admitting the mistake is necessary, and the attitude must be correct, and the wording and sentence structure must be humble.

This is an essential attitude of admitting mistakes.

Xu Hansheng then straightened up and deeply reflected, "Because of my lack of work experience and lack of understanding of the areas of expertise of my colleagues in the department, I listened to the rumors spread by some of the older colleagues who had worked in the department for a long time, which led to the entrustment of such an important task to Comrade Lin Mingyuan, resulting in such a major oversight."

"On behalf of the research office, I apologize to Secretary Qi and all the leaders of the county party committee, and I guarantee that a similar situation will never happen again in our future work!"

"Furthermore, as the head of the research lab, I am willing to accept any disciplinary action taken against me by the organization."

No sooner had Xu Hansheng finished speaking than Zhang Chenguang, sitting in the leadership seat of the township party committee, spoke first: "Secretary Qi, Secretary Jiang, leaders, I have a few words I must say. May I ask if you would allow me to express my personal views on this matter?"

Jiang Hua nodded slightly and said, "Secretary Zhang, please speak frankly. This work meeting is not only to clarify the key points of our future work, but also to serve as a profound reminder of the mistakes we made in the past."

Zhang Chenguang then slowly stood up and looked at Xu Hansheng, saying, "I believe that the main responsibility for this matter does not lie with Section Chief Xu, nor with the County Party Committee Research Office."

"I don't know about others, but the work attitude and enthusiasm of Section Chief Xu and comrades Wang Yu and Zhao Dongxu are not only witnessed by me, but also by the members of our Longping Town Party Committee."

At this point, Zhang Chenguang turned to look at the members of the Longping Town Party Committee.

After everyone nodded, Zhang Chenguang continued, "Under the leadership of Comrade Xu Hansheng, Comrades Wang Yu and Zhao Dongxu, in order to save time, set up a makeshift bed on the floor in the conference room of our Longping Town Government more than ten days ago."

"Every morning before dawn, I take the lead and conduct in-depth visits and investigations in various places. In the process, I also corrected many data errors in our town's land office and health and epidemic prevention station."

"Section Chief Xu is even more conscientious. He goes to the town every day to verify the data and conducts spot checks through on-site inspections. He is serious and responsible for every piece of data he records."

"That's why Section Chief Xu is overwhelmed and can't take care of the research work in the central town."

"Many of the township leaders here today have risen through the ranks from the grassroots level. Everyone should understand how tedious and arduous the preliminary investigation and research work is!"

"A person's energy is limited. If there are oversights in the research work in the central town, and it is blamed on Section Chief Xu, I... I think that is unfair to Section Chief Xu."

"A conscientious and hardworking comrade should not be unfairly punished because of the improper attitude of others towards their work. Of course, as the main person in charge of the research office, Section Chief Xu should indeed pay more attention to personnel selection."

"However, given the special nature of this incident, I feel that the one who should be punished is not Section Chief Xu, but rather the comrade whose improper work attitude nearly brought uncertainty to our county's investment promotion efforts!"

"I have finished speaking. I urge Secretary Qi and all the leaders in the county to fully consider Section Chief Xu's difficulties in the actual situation before making any decisions. Thank you, leaders!"

After saying that, Zhang Chenguang sat back down in his original seat.

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Chenglong immediately said, "Secretary Qi, leaders, I also have a few words to say."

Jiang Hua nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Gu Chenglong stood up, his brows furrowed, and said, "I think Secretary Zhang's remarks just now are very thought-provoking. Such a serious work mistake has occurred. If the innocent Section Chief Xu is punished, it will only encourage some people to take chances."

"Furthermore, I have frequently seen Comrade Lin Mingyuan dining and drinking with certain leaders of the central town recently. Sometimes, he would even be completely drunk by three or four o'clock in the afternoon."

"Regardless of the reason, as a staff member of the Research Office of the County Party Committee, I believe that Comrade Lin Mingyuan's approach is highly questionable."

"As the head of the research team, he led the way in being lazy and negligent in his duties; he must bear this responsibility himself!"

"To be honest, our Investment Promotion Bureau has also been working on Tiancheng Holdings' project for over two months. As a researcher in the research office, he couldn't have missed it, but is this how he treats the hard work of all the relevant departments in the county over the past few months?"

"In response, I request the county party committee, as well as Secretary Qi and Secretary Jiang, to deal with Lin Mingyuan seriously!"

Holy crap!

Lin Weidong, who was also sitting on the podium, felt his eyelids twitch a few times, and he had a vague premonition of something bad.

Zhang Chenguang's decision to speak up for Xu Hansheng is understandable, but does this have anything to do with Gu Chenglong?

If Zhang Chenguang's words were still veiled, then Gu Chenglong was direct and pointed the finger at Lin Mingyuan!

But thinking about it carefully, Lin Weidong is still sitting here. Is he targeting Lin Mingyuan?

Not at all!

Before Lin Weidong could speak, Wang Chendong, the director of the Land Bureau, also stood up and said, "Secretary Qi, Secretary Jiang, I also have a few words to say."

Qi Hongchang nodded slightly and said, "Director Wang, please speak frankly."

Wang Chendong thought for a moment and said to Qi Hongchang, "Secretary Qi, our Land Bureau does bear some responsibility for this matter. However, the document regarding the afforestation of unused land was issued by the province last spring. The county forestry bureau carried out afforestation work on unused land in accordance with the province's instructions. It did not require the approval of our Land Bureau and the town's land office. Therefore, there may be omissions in the data."

"As a staff member of the county party committee research office, Comrade Lin Mingyuan should have been aware of the provincial policies, and he should have anticipated similar situations."

"However, knowing that there would be problems, they didn't conduct on-site investigations, but instead spent their days feasting and drinking with the leaders and cadres of the central town, engaging in factionalism. This really raises suspicions!"

"Does a young man in his early twenties really possess such shrewdness and foresight?"

"Of course, I'm not implying that some leaders in the county have the intention to form factions or cliques; I'm just expressing my doubts."

"That concludes my statement. This is merely for your reference!"

After saying that, Wang Chendong sat back down in his original seat.

However, after he said those words, cold sweat began to pour down Lin Weidong's forehead.

That Wang Chendong is really awful!

This is clearly an implication to Qi Hongchang that someone is forming factions right under his nose!

Damn it!

I carried your child down the well, and you're ripping me off like this?