The next day.
Tuesday morning.
Dong Xuebing had arrived at work early. He had many things to do last night and slept late. He had bought breakfast on the way to work. This temporary office was not at the city gate, and it was a little far from the central area. Although there were food trucks that could deliver lunch, there was no way to get breakfast. They could only bring it from home or buy it from the central area. Otherwise, there were no breakfast stalls around.
In the unit's courtyard.
Everyone was discussing last night's incident. The scene was in full swing, and almost everyone was whispering.
"Ah!"
"It's the Party Secretary!"
"Shh! Lower your voice!"
"Stop talking. The Party Secretary is here!"
Some people had a complicated look on their faces. Some looked at Dong Xuebing with respect, excitement, and some were worried.
Dong Xuebing did not react to everyone looking at him. Actually, he had heard what everyone was talking about. Something about a few hundred thousand RMB, booking a hotel, making the Foreigner and the City Government scared away. He knew what everyone was talking about and was not surprised. On the contrary, Dong Xuebing would be surprised if everyone did not say anything. This was how government agencies work. Nothing can be kept a secret. Even if something exaggerated happened, it will spread like wildfire in the same day.
Temporary office.
Dong Xuebing walked in as if nothing had happened yesterday and started eating breakfast alone.
Soybean milk.
Youtiao.
Dong Xuebing was enjoying his breakfast.
Although the soybean milk here does not taste as good as the breakfast stalls in Beijing, and the youtiao tastes weird, Dong Xuebing is satisfied. He had spent a lot of effort to find this stall. There are not many stalls selling soybean milk and youtiao in his County, and he can't be picky. It's good enough to have something to eat. He is sick of Roujiamo and Hu La soup.
The door was not closed.
A Deputy Chief of the County's Party Committee walked to the door. "Secretary."
"Oh, come in." Dong Xuebing waved his hand and continued eating.
That Deputy Chief said. "Director Meng's child is sick and had applied for half a day's leave. He had called me to inform you that the Foreigner will be having an exchange with our County today. Now …"
Dong Xuebing replied. "Don't worry about them. Just focus on what we are doing."
The deputy director blinked. "Then we don't have to contact them?"
"If they want to come, they will naturally contact us. If they want to come and get investments, we are not the ones begging them. They are the ones begging us. What's the point of contacting us? I can't get used to their bad habits! If they come over obediently and keep a low profile, we'll still receive them. But if they put on airs and show off their power, then we're sorry. Tell them to scram as far as they can. Jiaolin County doesn't welcome such people! " This is not a public place, and Dong Xuebing is not polite with his words. Everyone can tell he is biased against these people.
That person understood. "Alright, I understand, Secretary."
"Let's eat together? I bought a lot. "Dong Xuebing replied politely.
The deputy director hurriedly said, "Thank you, thank you. There's no need, Secretary. I've already eaten."
After that, the deputy director left. This is the first time he interacted with Dong Xuebing. Usually, he only follows behind Meng Hanmei and doesn't feel anything. But today, when Dong Xuebing spoke to him, he could feel the pressure from Dong Xuebing. He had never met such a hot-tempered Party Secretary before.
The entire morning.
The foreign guests did not come.
The City Government also did not contact them.
This is not surprising to everyone. Dong Xuebing had already known this would happen. He had embarrassed these people in his territory and even forced them to leave. It'll be weird if they come to Jiaolin County again. Even foreigners are not so shameless. If they don't contact them, Jiaolin County will also not contact them. Dong Xuebing had made his stand. Jiaolin County doesn't welcome these people!
… …
At the same time.
City's Party Committee Compound.
City's Party Secretary's office.
Knock, knock. The secretary knocks on the door and enters. "Secretary."
City's Party Secretary Qian Litao did not even raise his head.
The secretary immediately walks over. "Secretary, the foreign guests are still in the City's Party Committee Guest House. They did not go anywhere this morning and are about to have lunch. What do you think …"
Qian Litao calmly replied. "Go and accompany them and contact a few other City leaders. I will not be going."
"Ok. I will make the arrangements now." The secretary took out a small notebook to record the leader's words. This is his habit and to show his respect to the leader.
Qian Litao looks at the secretary. "Didn't they say they will be going to the grassroots level for an exchange this morning?"
"They did not go." The secretary sighed. "They were supposed to leave in the morning, but they changed their minds at the last minute. I don't know who told them, but they reported to the City this morning that they received the cold shoulder and unfair treatment in Jiaolin County yesterday. The City Government is currently trying to mediate and deal with it. I heard that the foreign guests have reported to the Provincial Government and are very angry about what happened yesterday. I think the foreign guests will not be leaving in the afternoon. It seems like they will not be able to leave until this matter is resolved. The people who are trying to mediate are also under a lot of pressure."
Qian Litao nodded and did not say anything.
The secretary blinked and did not ask any more questions before leaving.
Qian Litao dealt with his work for a while and frowned. He put down the pen in his hand and thought for a while with a sullen face. He took out his phone and dialed the number of a provincial leader.
"Hello, Chief Yan." Qian Litao replied.
"Old Qian?" Chief Yan replied.
Qian Litao replied. "Yes. I heard the foreign guests had reported to the Provincial Government."
Chief Yan replied. "Yes. I had received the news this morning. Why are you all so inconsiderate?"
Qian Litao said: "I have already given the orders. It's mainly because Jiaolin County is not doing their job well, especially that new County Party Secretary. He is not cooperating with the foreign guests."
Chief Yan paused for a second. "Dong Xuebing?"
"It's him." Qian Litao replied.
"This person … Sigh … Let's not talk about him." Chief Yan said.
Qian Litao heard what Chief Yan said and understood what was going on. "Don't worry. We will give the foreign guests a proper explanation, and we will punish the person in charge."
Chief Yan replied. "Ok. You all can handle it yourselves."
After hanging up, Qian Litao did not hesitate any longer. He knew many people in the Provincial Government do not like Dong Xuebing and are hostile toward him. He is the City's Party Secretary, and he knows about this. Although he does not know who Dong Xuebing is and why the leaders in the Provincial Government are hostile toward him, he had received the leaders' attitude. This is also the reason why Baohong City does not welcome Dong Xuebing. Dong Xuebing is following the Provincial Government's orders. But at the same time, Qian Litao is also puzzled. If all the leaders in the Provincial Government are against this person, why did Dong Xuebing get transferred to this position? If the higher-ups had objected, Dong Xuebing would not even be transferred over. There are many procedures in the process from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to a County in their province. If any of the procedures are blocked, this is a strange situation, and Qian Litao does not understand what is going on.
Hated by the Provincial Government leaders?
Not welcomed by everyone?
But Dong Xuebing was transferred over?
This transfer is too strange and illogical!
Who is Dong Xuebing? What was the story and the twists and turns in the story that caused this situation?
Qian Litao doesn't know, and that's why he made this call to probe. This Provincial Leader, who has a good relationship with Qian Litao, also told them to "handle it by themselves". Qian Litao doesn't understand, but he doesn't want to think too much about it. It's fine as long as he knows the Provincial Government's attitude. Qian Litao doesn't care about a mere County Party Secretary. Furthermore, this County Party Secretary is a newcomer and doesn't have any connections. He won't be involved in any faction struggles.
A low-ranking official.
He has made mistakes.
It's easy to get rid of him.
The reason why Qian Litao was able to rise to his current position was that he had been following the Provincial Government's orders and attitude. He would do whatever the Provincial Government told him to do, and whatever the Provincial Government wanted to do, he would do it in advance. In short, he followed the Provincial Government closely. Even if he had to sacrifice Baohong City's benefits, Qian Litao would not bat an eyelid. He would always be the vanguard for the Provincial Government. That's why when Baohong City had such a huge incident, the Provincial Government's investigation team skipped Baohong City to investigate the case. But in the end, they only removed some of the local officials who were involved in the case. Qian Litao and the other officials in Baohong City were not implicated. This was the reason why the Provincial Government was very satisfied with Baohong City's leadership.
Now, this incident happened again.
The Provincial Government's attitude is clear.
Qian Litao did not object. He also dislikes Dong Xuebing's temper and does not know how to control him. So, Qian Litao called his secretary into his office. "Go and inform the City's Commission for Discipline Inspection to investigate Jiaolin County's County Party Secretary Dong Xuebing's report."
The secretary nodded. "Yes."
Qian Litao instructed. "Go and investigate this as soon as possible. The Provincial Government is also very concerned about this incident, and we will use Jiaolin County as an example." He paused for a while and said. "The lightest punishment for Dong Xuebing will be a warning within the Party. If there are other problems, we can consider removing him from his position."
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