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

As soon as Xu Hansheng said these words, Qi Hongchang's face gradually darkened.

To be honest, this kind of extortion and bribery existed in many places at that time.

After all, civil servants' salaries were indeed very low at that time, and without some under-the-table income to supplement their household income, it would be very difficult to support a family.

This is also a major reason why many people would rather resign and start their own business than continue to work within the system.

Even in a province known for its high volume of civil service exam takers, a large number of resignations occurred that year.

Qi Hongchang initially didn't take the matter too seriously, but after Xu Hansheng said that, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

Arbitrary fines and fees have a profound and destructive impact on the business environment.

Yutong County was already at a disadvantage in this regard. If it cannot create a favorable environment for investment, it will be impossible to drive the economy with just one or two auto parts manufacturing plants.

"Hehe, what you said makes a lot of sense, young comrade. Although this is just a very trivial matter, the image of Yutong County is ruined by countless such trivial matters."

"I also strongly agree with this young comrade's view that these two people should be dealt with seriously. We should not only publicly criticize them and dismiss them from their posts, but also investigate the reasons to serve as a warning to others!"

Hearing this, Zhou Kaibin was stunned. In fact, the abuse of power and the substitution of fines for management had been common since 01, but it had never been strictly punished.

After all, everyone knows that no one is well-off. Therefore, in cases where it's optional to pursue the matter, the authorities will usually handle it leniently, at most giving a disciplinary warning within the Party.

But now that Qi Hongchang has personally spoken, we must investigate and deal with this matter thoroughly.

Otherwise, Zhou Kaibin would have no way to explain himself to Qi Hongchang.

Thinking of this, Zhou Kaibin smiled and stood up, saying, "I also think this young comrade makes a lot of sense. Here's what we'll do: you go back first, and the Discipline Inspection Commission will definitely give you a satisfactory reply as soon as possible!"

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for listening to my suggestion, leader."

Zhou Kaibin stepped forward, shook hands with Xu Hansheng, and said, "Yes, at the latest this afternoon, the Discipline Inspection Commission will send someone to deliver the punishment results to you. We are also very grateful to you for pointing out the problem in a timely manner."

As he spoke, Zhou Kaibin escorted Xu Hansheng to the door of the main office.

Xu Hansheng stood at the door, thanked Zhou Kaibin repeatedly, and then stepped down the stairs.

As I passed the second floor, I happened to see a photo of that young girl on the notice board.

"Tang Bing?"

Xu Hansheng glanced at the name field below the young girl's photo, then frowned as he tried to recall if there was a major leader in Qingshan City with the surname Tang, before quickly walking down the stairs.

Just as he reached the door, Xu Hansheng ran into Tang Bing again.

In fact, Tang Bing was waiting for Xu Hansheng at the door.

Seeing him come out, Tang Bing quickly stepped forward, sized up Xu Hansheng, and said, "Why are you so stubborn? Let me tell you, if this causes any negative consequences, you might even lose your job!"

Xu Hansheng smiled faintly and said, "I am the victim, why should I be punished? I came to the Discipline Inspection Commission to report this, that's also contributing to Yutong County."

Tang Bing stomped her feet in anger, glared at Xu Hansheng, and said, "No matter what I say, you won't listen. You'll only know to turn back when you hit a brick wall!"

After saying that, Tang Bing turned around angrily and walked back to the county party committee office building.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Hansheng seemed like a decent person and had even thought of treating her to boiled pork slices that day, she wouldn't have bothered with such trivial matters.

But Xu Hansheng, instead of appreciating her kindness, kept arguing back.

But just as Tang Bing returned to the inspection office, she heard many colleagues discussing that not only was Director Zhou furious, but even Secretary Qi had personally intervened in the matter of Hongyunlai being overcharged.

What's going on?

Tang Bing was shocked.

Normally, for such trivial matters, not only would Secretary Qi not care, but even the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission wouldn't say a word.

This matter is really, really insignificant.

But this time, it actually caused such a big commotion?

Within an hour of Xu Hansheng leaving the county party committee office building, Li Dong and Lin Minghua were taken directly into the discipline inspection commission office by several discipline inspection commission officials.

In the large office, Zhou Kaibin stared silently at the two of them, pointed to the enforcement receipts on the table, and said coldly, "Did you sign these two enforcement receipts?"

When Li Dong and Lin Minghua saw the enforcement receipt on the table and then looked at Zhou Kaibin's cold expression, their hearts tightened.

"Yes...it was during our routine inspection that we discovered some irregularities at Hongyunlai Restaurant, so..."

Lin Minghua mustered his courage and stammered.

"Yeah?"

Zhou Kaibin picked up the 1,000 yuan fine, squinted, and coldly questioned, "The stove hygiene is substandard, a fine of 1,000 yuan! If you enforce the law like this, does that mean every restaurant in Yong'an has to pay a 1,000 yuan fine?"

this……

Li Dong broke out in a cold sweat from the questioning.

Seeing Li Dong remain silent with his head down, Zhou Kaibin picked up the five thousand yuan fine again and said, "It's already been filed with the Health Bureau, but the health certificate hasn't been issued yet, and you're already working in the kitchen. A fine of five thousand yuan!"

"hehe……"

Zhou Kaibin chuckled coldly a few times, then looked up at Lin Minghua and said, "Then tell me, if filing a record and completing the relevant examinations aren't enough, and you also have to pay a fine, then what's the point of filing a record with the health bureau?"

"Is the Health Bureau just a figurehead in your eyes?"

"So, you think you can impose the fine however you want?"

His last two sentences were quite harsh.

The implication is that the two of them are lawless!

Being in a law enforcement agency and disregarding the law is knowingly breaking the law, which will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law!

Lin Minghua broke out in a cold sweat instantly, his face turning as white as a sheet of paper.

"I don't believe you would go looking for trouble with Hongyunlai for no reason. You two are both veteran party members. I don't want to reiterate the policy again; you both understand."

Zhou Kaibin casually tossed the two receipts onto the table and said in a low voice, "I'll give you five minutes to think it over. Do you want to confess now, or do you want me to teach you a lesson later? Think about it slowly."

After speaking, Zhou Kaibin picked up his teacup and began to drink the tea slowly.

What methods?

Upon hearing these three words, Li Dong and Lin Minghua both broke out in a cold sweat.

They just fined him, why is Zhou Kaibin making such a big deal out of it?

Besides, they're not the only ones levying fines under various pretexts.

Was Zhou Kaibin really that serious?

However, Zhou Kaibin's gloomy face was frighteningly dark, which made the two of them start to make plans.

Xu Changqing is indeed the director of the county government office, but he is only a deputy. Normally, there are very few places where people can ask him for help.

In order to protect Xu Changqing's son, they stubbornly persisted, but it was really not worth the loss.

Thinking of this, Lin Minghua hurriedly looked up at Zhou Kaibin and said, "Director Zhou, I...I have something to say!"