An hour later, Lu Yiwei arrived at Bei Zhou City. He was about to call Su Qiming when he received a call from Zhang Zhiyuan.
"I was in class this morning. I didn't bring my phone. What's up?" Zhang Zhiyuan asked directly.
Lu Yiwei stopped the car. "Secretary Zhang, do you know about Xiao Zhixiong?"
Zhang Zhiyuan did not speak for a long time. After a while, he said calmly, "I already know about it. Yang Derong called me."
Lu Yiwei asked cautiously, "Then … what should I do?"
Zhang Zhiyuan said, "What are you going to do?"
Lu Yiwei said, "I'm in the city now. I'm going to ask Mayor Su for mercy and see if there's any way to remedy this."
"Oh." Zhang Zhiyuan said, "You don't have to worry about this."
"Why?" Lu Yiwei was shocked.
"No reason. Just listen to me on this." Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Since Yang Derong wants to take down Xiao Zhixiong, let him. We'll talk about it when I get back. I'll remind you again, don't get involved in this. "With that, he hung up.
Zhang Zhiyuan's attitude made Lu Yiwei stunned for a long time. Taking down Xiao Zhixiong was like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. Without fangs, where did this tiger get its power from? He did not understand. Zhang Zhiyuan was not like this in the past. Why did he become so incomprehensible now?
At this time, Song Yong called.
Lu Yiwei answered. Song Yong said, "Yiwei, I've found out. The city's civil affairs bureau allocated 1.5 million yuan as disaster relief funds for post-disaster reconstruction. The day after the funds arrived, Deputy Mayor Gao Bowen transferred it to the County Transportation Bureau in the name of traffic engineering. He didn't go through any procedures, and then this happened. "
"What?" Lu Yiwei almost jumped out of his seat. "Is Xiao Zhixiong an idiot? How could he do something so foolish? He gave Gao Bowen money just because he wanted it. Isn't he just messing around?"
"There's no other way." Song Yong said, "Regarding the use of the funds, County Yang personally called Xiao Zhixiong and allowed him to do so. But now that something has happened, County Yang won't admit to it. "
Lu Yiwei was a little speechless. He said angrily, "I don't understand this. If Gao Bowen needed money, Xiao Zhixiong could have used other funds. Why did he use this fund? Also, since something happened, Gao Bowen is also responsible. "
Song Yong said, "That's what I'm curious about. You'll have to ask him face to face. You won't be able to get anything on Gao Bowen. He didn't even ask you to use the money. Xiao Zhixiong is completely bewitched. "
This incident was full of doubts and loopholes. Lu Yiwei thought for a long time and said, "Alright, I got it." He hung up the phone and lit a cigarette to rethink the whole incident. He was even more suspicious. This was clearly a trap set by someone else for Xiao Zhixiong, and Xiao Zhixiong jumped into it. Was it Yang Derong? He dared not imagine.
Since Zhang Zhiyuan did not allow him to intervene, Lu Yiwei felt helpless. He did not plan to look for Su Qiming. He turned the car around and returned to Nan Yang County.
There was still some time before the meeting. Lu Yiwei returned home. His mother was still alone in the bedroom. She heard movement and sat up. Seeing her son's unhappy face, she asked with concern, "Yiwei, what's wrong?"
Lu Yiwei sat on the sofa and took off his glasses. He rubbed his temples and said, "Mum, do you still have food?"
"Ah? You haven't eaten? "Liu Cuilan saw the clock on the wall and said it was past two o 'clock.
"Yes." Lu Yiwei said weakly.
"Mum will cook for you now!" After that, Liu Cuilan rolled up her sleeves and went straight to the kitchen. She was still nagging, "None of you can stop me from worrying. No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat. Look at the time!"
Lu Yiwei looked at his mother's aged back and felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. He got up and went to the kitchen. "Mum, I'll just eat something. Don't work."
"How can you do that?" Liu Cuilan said while kneading the dough. "Don't work too hard. You'll break down sooner or later."
"I got it." Lu Yiwei said sincerely like a child who had made a mistake. "Mum, why hasn't my dad come back these two days?"
"Him?" Liu Cuilan was instantly enraged and said angrily, "I don't even know what to say to him anymore. Look at Lingling's wedding, I'm busy at home, but he's hiding in his old home and having nothing better to do. I really don't know what he's thinking. He always says he loves Lingling, but he doesn't even show up at the critical moment. "
There were some things that Lu Yiwei couldn't tell his mother, so he had to comfort her, "Mum, don't scold my dad. He is not in good health. Just let him stay in our hometown. In fact, there is not much to do. I have already booked the banquet at the Veterans Fishing Port. There is not much to prepare. "
"If only you could make it sound so easy." Liu Cuilan shook her head helplessly and said, "Well, he is sick. I won't force him. It's been two days. It's time for him to come back and help me."
"Well, I'll go and pick him up in the afternoon." Lu Yiwei didn't want his mother to be overworked. He didn't want his mother to be tossed half to death for a happy event.
"Okay, ask him to come back as soon as possible."
After lunch, Lu Yiwei lay on the sofa for a while. His head was like a tightened spring that couldn't be relaxed. He got up, drank a cup of tea, went to the bathroom to wash up, and went directly to the County party committee building.
In the meeting room of the Standing Committee, the other members of the Standing Committee had arrived one after another. As the lowest ranking member of the Standing Committee, Lu Yiwei's seat was naturally at the end. This was the first time he attended a meeting since he became a member of the Standing Committee. Interestingly, after he came in, the number of members of the Standing Committee became an even number, which was obviously not in line with the rules. But Zhang Zhiyuan was not at home today, so it was an odd number for the time being.
Almost everyone hated meetings, but some things had to be solved through meetings. Especially the Standing Committee, as the highest decision-making level in the county, every matter was particularly cautious and serious. Basically, the things decided at the meeting would not be changed.
Lu Yiwei curled up in the corner of the rectangular conference table, carefully observing the words and deeds of the Standing Committee. He saw the Executive Deputy Mayor Tian Guohua's face was tired, and he kept smoking. The cigarette between his fingers had not been extinguished, and his other hand took out another cigarette from the pack, ready to light up. It was obvious that he was unhappy.
Tian Guohua's role in Nanyang County was very awkward. According to the usual practice, the Executive Deputy Mayor assisted the Mayor in overall work, while the other Deputy Mayors were in charge of one aspect of work. Under normal circumstances, they were in charge of the more important economic departments, such as finance, tax, audit, finance, supervision, human resources, urban construction, security, and so on. But the reality was not optimistic. The power of finance was completely in the hands of Yang Derong, and the more important security and urban construction were pressed down on Gao Bowen, not to mention human resources. The remaining areas were of little value. Where was his authority as the Executive Deputy Mayor?
Tian Guohua was more helpless and depressed, which was the same as his performance in the meeting.
Then he looked at the Publicity Minister, Pei Qifeng, who was idly trimming his nails with a nail clipper, and occasionally stretched out his hand to look at it. The Manpower Minister, Yang Baogang, was directly lying on the table and snoring softly, as if he was doing this every time he held a meeting.
They did not speak to each other, but pretended to be preoccupied with their own things. They rarely whispered to each other and laughed, creating an extremely depressing atmosphere. On the contrary, in a normal meeting, everyone was lively and chatting enthusiastically, and even the host had to maintain the order. This kind of atmosphere was a little suffocating.
After a while, County Mayor Yang Derong, County party committee Deputy Secretary Ma Feifei, and Discipline Inspection Secretary Liao Minyuan walked in and found their seats. Yang Derong still sat in his seat and did not snatch the empty seat of Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Is everyone here?" Yang Derong looked around and asked.
"Except for Secretary Zhang, everyone is here." Du Jiaming, who was sitting at the side taking notes, quickly stood up and said.
"Oh." Yang Derong first slowly picked up his cup and took a sip of tea, then nodded at Ma Feifei and said, "Then let's start."
Ma Feifei paused and said, "Comrades, today's meeting was agreed to be held after consulting with Secretary Zhang. Let's make a long story short. Let's move on to the first agenda. First, Comrade Liao Minyuan will report on Comrade Xiao Zhixiong's misappropriation of disaster relief funds. "
Liao Minyuan straightened his body and said, "Comrades, Comrade Xiao Zhixiong, the Director of Finance, illegally misappropriated disaster relief funds without the consent of the County party committee and County Government. This was reported to the city. The relevant leaders took this seriously and requested for this matter to be dealt with seriously. After our investigation, the facts are conclusive, and the evidence is sufficient. Therefore, after consulting with Secretary Zhang and County Mayor Yang, we have decided to investigate Comrade Xiao Zhixiong further. If he has violated the law, we will hand him over to the judicial authorities. "
This matter was not the main topic of today's meeting, and Yang Derong did not want to dwell on it too much. He took over the topic and said, "This matter is still under investigation. Once it is verified, he will be punished severely. This is not a small mistake. If the higher-ups are alerted, it will be a big problem. If it is raised to a higher level, it will be a political problem. Misappropriation of disaster relief funds is used to save the people's lives. If it was in the past, if the County can save it, they will deal with it internally. But now, the nature of the matter has changed, and they will deal with it with an iron fist. Everyone, let's see if there are any different opinions. "
The meeting hall was unusually quiet. Yang Derong paused for a few seconds. Seeing that no one said anything, he said, "Alright. Since no one has any opinions, let's vote by a show of hands." He then raised his hand.
The others saw Yang Derong raise his hand and followed suit, but Lu Yiwei did not.
Yang Derong stared at Lu Yiwei for a while, and the others also looked at Lu Yiwei. They were surprised by Lu Yiwei's action.
Yang Derong was furious, but he did not say anything. He said, "Alright. The votes are more than half. Let's move on to the next topic."
At this moment, Lu Yiwei suddenly stood up and said, "County Yang, I have a different opinion."
Everyone's eyes were once again focused on this new member of the Standing Committee. Some felt that he was overestimating himself, some admired his courage, but no one spoke up for him.
Yang Derong's expression was extremely ugly. He stared at Lu Yiwei with his big eyes, and the anger in his heart was rising. After a long confrontation, Yang Derong did not intend to let him speak. He said angrily, "If you have any opinions, we will talk about it later. Let's not discuss it at the meeting. Let's move on to the next topic."
Lu Yiwei said stubbornly, "County Yang, I think this matter is very suspicious. I think …"
"Didn't I tell you? If you have any opinions, we will talk about it later!" Yang Derong was completely enraged and shouted.
Yan Dongsen kept winking at Lu Yiwei, signaling him to sit down. Yang Baogang, who was next to him, pulled the corner of his shirt, signaling him to shut up.
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