Time ticked by. Lu Yiwei did not have much time left. He decided to give it his all. Whether he could succeed or not depended on this. With confidence in his heart, he straightened his clothes and walked out with his head held high.
He was full of confidence a second ago, but when he reached the door, he started to retreat. After all, the other party was a leader from the central government. It was unknown whether the leader would listen to his side of the story.
At this moment, the steel wire in the elevator creaked. He did not have much time to think. He raised his hand and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened. When the man saw Lu Yiwei, he was shocked. "Why are you here?"
Lu Yiwei did not treat him as a leader, but as an elder. He said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Comrade Leader, I have a few words to say to you. Am I disturbing your rest?"
The man had just changed into his pajamas and was about to shower. When he saw Lu Yiwei's handsome and resolute eyes, he hesitated for a while and made way for him. "Come in."
Lu Yiwei breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly walked in and closed the door.
The moment he closed the door, the elevator door opened. Qiu Yuanhang walked out.
Before Lu Yiwei could sit down, someone knocked on the door again. The man frowned impatiently. He gave Lu Yiwei a look, signaling him to leave. The man quickly went into the bedroom.
"Director Wang, sorry to disturb your rest so late." Qiu Yuanhang bowed. Although Lu Yiwei could not see Qiu Yuanhang's expression, he could guess what he was feeling.
Director Wang did not dare to offend Qiu Yuanhang. He said coldly. "It's so late. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Qiu Yuanhang looked around. "Can I come in to talk?"
Director Wang thought for a while and let him in.
After entering the door, Qiu Yuanhang said with a face full of smiles, "Director Wang, I should have visited you a long time ago, but I didn't have the time. I heard that Secretary Zhang will be returning to Beijing tomorrow, so I specially came to visit."
"Do you think it's appropriate to visit at this time?" Director Wang still had the face of a disciplinary officer.
"This … haha." Qiu Yuanhang said, "It's indeed a little inappropriate, but I'm leaving tomorrow. If I don't pay you a visit, it would be insensible."
Chief Wang was too lazy to be polite and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Letting out a sigh, Qiu Yuanhang replied, "Director Wang, I'm sorry and heartbroken that something like this has happened. It's all because I didn't discipline them properly and indulged them too much. If I had spent more time educating him, perhaps today's incident wouldn't have happened. "
Director Wang's logical thinking was very strong, and he could find loopholes in every sentence. He asked, "Since you are responsible, is it because you know his daily activities?"
"This …" Qiu Yuanhang stuttered, "I know a little, but I'm not too sure."
"Oh." Director Wang said, "Then you know about him establishing Jiangfang Group, right?"
"He knows about it, but he didn't tell me." Qiu Yuanhang said, "This company is actually owned by Ren Guangming's son, Ren Dongfang. Little Jiang is just a name."
"Oh, then why is he using Qiu Jiang's name? Is it to seek a safe haven for benefits? "
"No, no, no!" Qiu Yuanhang quickly waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not. Ever since they established the company, I've never told them anything, nor did I indirectly participate in the transaction of power and money. You can see for yourself. "
"Oh." Director Wang said, "It's useless to say anything else now that things have come to this. What do you plan to do next?"
Qiu Yuanhang hurriedly said, "I've already ordered Jiangdong City to deal with this matter. Also, since it's Son of Light Ren's fault, he should bear the corresponding responsibility. I've talked to him, and he's willing to fund the construction of resettlement houses for the villagers who lost their houses. Also, it must be completed by the end of this year to protect the interests of the villagers. "
"That's great!" Director Wang said, "Actually, this kind of thing could have been avoided, but there were all sorts of inappropriate things in the exercise of power. Fortunately, no lives were lost. If there were, do you think you can just let it go like this? "
"Yes, yes, yes." No matter what Director Wang said, Qiu Yuanhang was the first to admit and said, "I did make a mistake. I hope Director Wang and Secretary Li can give me a chance. I promise I won't make the same mistake again."
"I can't make this decision. Let's wait for the higher-ups to make the decision."
Qiu Yuanhang was well-versed in the ways of the government. He knew that the conversation had come to an end, so he stood up and shook Director Wang's hand. He took a card and said, "Director Wang, you came and left in a hurry. I'll treat you to a meal the next time I'm in Beijing. I won't disturb your rest anymore. I'll take my leave first. "
"Wait!" Director Wang stopped Qiu Yuanhang and raised the card. "Governor Qiu, what do you mean by this?"
"I don't mean anything else. You've been working hard. This is just a token of my appreciation."
"Do you want me to make a mistake? Or do you plan to walk down this path until the very end? "Director Wang said sternly.
"This …" Qiu Yuanhang said, "Director Wang, there's no need to be so serious. I really don't mean anything else."
"Please take it away!" Director Wang did not give him any face.
"This …"
Seeing Qiu Yuanhang standing there in a daze, Director Wang walked over and stuffed the card into his pocket. "This kind of behavior is not good. Go back and reflect on it."
Lu Yiwei hid in the room with his heart pounding. This was the first time he saw a high-ranking official giving a gift, and the method was just so-so. But he stumbled upon such a secretive thing. Did he spoil Director Wang's plan, or was he an upright and plainspoken leader? No one knew.
"Come out. Are you waiting for me to go back and invite you?"
Hearing Director Wang's call, Lu Yiwei quickly walked out and said, "Director Wang, my ears are not good. They're inflamed."
Lu Yiwei was so smart that Director Wang suddenly laughed and said, "Do you usually suck up to people?"
"No, no, my ears are really bad. I can't hear anything for the past two days. I can only hear a little if I shout," Lu Yiwei explained.
"Alright, stop lying!" Director Wang's face suddenly turned gloomy. "It's fine even if you heard it. This is good. You can be a witness when the time comes. Otherwise, outsiders will really think something is wrong with me."
Lu Yiwei nodded and said, "Director Wang looks like an upright person. I won't hide it from you. I'm also an upright person."
"Are you?" Director Wang asked.
Lu Yiwei stood up and said righteously, "Director Wang, I can't guarantee anything else, but I've never taken a needle or a piece of thread from others, and I will never trample on the villagers' dignity."
"Sit, sit, sit. Why are you so agitated? I'm not questioning you." Actually, when they met two days ago, Director Wang had a good impression of Lu Yiwei, especially because he had a lot of prestige among the people. For someone who had no grassroots experience, being able to gain the recognition of the people below him was a good official. On the other hand, the others were cursing and wanted to be dragged out to criticize them.
Lu Yiwei sat down. The raindrops on his trousers dripped onto the carpet. His leather shoes were completely drenched, turning into slippers. His hair was the same. The water flowed down his neck and into his clothes. When Director Wang saw this, he got up and went to the bathroom to get a towel and threw it to Lu Yiwei. "Wipe yourself."
"Thank you, Director Wang." Lu Yiwei hurriedly wiped it off and kept smiling foolishly.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me?" Chief Wang leaned against the sofa and crossed his legs. His posture was completely relaxed, unlike the last time when he sat upright and still. He was more easygoing now.
Lu Yiwei took out his bank card and placed it on the table. Director Wang immediately sat up and said, "I thought you were a good official. I didn't expect you to do this."
"No, no, no. Director Wang, you've misunderstood." Lu Yiwei explained, "I'm here to report to the higher-ups. Can you listen to my explanation?"
Director Wang let go of his hostility and stared at Lu Yiwei.
Lu Yiwei explained everything and said, "Director Wang, I really don't know. If you don't believe me, you can investigate it. I'm an upright person who dares to accept the organization's test. If I'm lying, I'm willing to accept the organization's punishment. "
Director Wang pondered for a long time and said, "You came here tonight for this?"
"Yes!" Lu Yiwei sincerely said, "If I don't explain it now, I won't even have the chance to defend myself when you go back."
Director Wang nodded and said, "To be honest, we did receive a report of bribery, and the person involved has personally admitted to it. As a disciplinary officer, I have to be open and fair. I will never listen to one side of the story. What you said is good, but I will order the relevant personnel to investigate the truth. "
"Okay." Lu Yiwei said, "I'll accept the organization's investigation."
Over the past few days, Director Wang had put in a lot of effort to investigate Lu Yiwei. Director Wang had always felt that Lu Yiwei was a good person, but he did not expect such a thing to happen in the end. His image was greatly affected. The most taboo in handling a case was intuition, but as long as there was a problem, it must be investigated.
Director Wang said, "Lu Yiwei, there's something I don't understand. You're so young, so how did you get the position of the management committee's director?"
Director Wang changed the topic and Lu Yiwei said in a sonorous voice, "Director Wang, I'm indeed young, but my work ability is not bad."
"I'm not asking you about this." Director Wang said, "Tell me the truth. Did you get to where you are today because of your own efforts, or is there someone supporting you from behind?"
Lu Yiwei said, "I think these two are complementary. If my work ability is average, I won't be appreciated by the leader. If I only get the leader's appreciation, my work will be a mess, and I will not be able to achieve anything. "
Director Wang was satisfied with Lu Yiwei's answer and nodded. "I understand. But looking at your resume, you are indeed a legend. You used less than five years to go from Deputy Section Chief to Director. This is not worth mentioning in Beijing, but at the grassroots level, you are definitely a genius. If you didn't do anything illegal, I admire you very much. "
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