The Political and Legal Committee of Nanzhou City, located on Fazheng Road, was only two streets away from the Municipal Public Security Bureau of Nanzhou City, and only a dozen minutes' drive from the Municipal Government of Nanzhou City, located on Changxiu Road. This was the first time that Chen Xing had come to the Political and Legal Committee.
The solemn national emblem and the sacred national flag. In Lv Defang's simple and dignified office of the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Chen Xing stared at the solemn national emblem on the wall and sighed in his heart. This scene made people feel particularly heavy. Lv Defang was not as angry as Chen Xing had expected. Instead, he was more open-minded and calm.
Mayor Chen, please sit down. Lv Defang was momentarily surprised by Chen Xing's arrival, but he soon felt relieved. He smiled and invited Chen Xing to sit down.
Chen Xing faintly felt that Lv Defang was more enthusiastic and less guarded than usual. He looked at Lv Defang in surprise. How could Chen Xing have guessed that the reason for Lv Defang's change in attitude was that he no longer had to worry about the factional disputes because of his early retirement? Sighing softly, Chen Xing looked at Lv Defang and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The two of them, who didn't have much interaction with each other, unexpectedly kept silent, as if they had a tacit understanding. This kind of silence was completely different from the awkward silence. Lv Defang's eyes quietly swept over Chen Xing, and his heart was filled with infinite emotions. Now, the news of his early retirement as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee must have spread everywhere, but no one called him. Instead, Chen Xing, who could be said to be completely unrelated to him, personally came to his office. Even Lv Defang, who had seen through the fickleness of human nature, felt bitterly disappointed. His old subordinate, Zhang Qingyang, who had always been trusted by him, actually used this way to repay him, the old Secretary.
Secretary Lv is much more open-minded than I thought. After a moment of silence, Chen Xing opened his mouth and said such a sentence.
Many people in leadership positions have tasted the benefits and sweetness of power, so they are reluctant to step down and hope to stay in their positions. I don't think that way. When one reaches the age, one should step down and give more opportunities to the young. If there are always some old people occupying leadership positions, our country will also become lethargic. Young people are more energetic and passionate, and they are the mainstay of the country. It's good to let young people take more responsibilities. Lv Defang smiled indifferently. Liao Donghua, the Deputy Director of the Inspection Office of the Provincial government, was only 38 years old. Lv Defang had dealt with him once or twice. Lv Defang wasn't familiar with him, but he had some impression of him.
If everyone could think like Secretary Lv, that would be great. Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. Power is like poison. Once you enjoy the benefits of power, it's like taking opium. Only a few people can see through it so clearly. Most people who retire from leadership positions will inevitably feel an indescribable sense of loss. Some of them can't even adapt to it. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many jokes. Chen Xing vaguely remembered an old joke he had read a few years ago. It was about a leader who couldn't adapt after retirement and wanted to find something to do. However, he didn't know how to do anything, including guarding the door. His children said, "Look at what you can do. You don't want to make money, just find something to do and have fun." The leader pondered for a long time and said, "I'll hold a meeting!"
"It doesn't matter if I retire a few months later or a few months earlier. Anyway, I'm going to retire, so there's nothing I can't adapt to. Mayor Chen may not believe it, but I've been wanting to retire for a long time. I'm an old man at 60 years old. Every day, I take care of my grandson at home, do some gardening, play table tennis at the Activity Center for the Elderly, and find people to play chess with. This kind of life is more comfortable. Lv Defang smiled. He was very open-minded about it. The only thing he was disappointed about was the attitude of his old subordinates who had taken care of him in the past.
If someone else said this, Chen Xing might doubt it. However, when it came from Lv Defang's mouth, Chen Xing believed it from the bottom of his heart. He knew from He Yijun that Lv Defang not only blindly trusted Zhang Qingyang in the past two years, but also delegated a lot of power to Zhang Qingyang. If Lv Defang hadn't prepared to retire early, the current situation might be completely different. At least the Public Security Bureau wouldn't be as chaotic as it is now.
"Secretary Lv's words make me want to retire. It's meaningless to live such a busy life now. It's better to enjoy life like Secretary Lv." Chen Xing responded to Lv Defang's words with a smile. He didn't say that the Public Security Bureau, such a big department, had been half-rotten. If he said it, it would be tantamount to slapping Lv Defang's face. Lv Defang was about to retire, so there was no need for Chen Xing to say this. He came here today purely to see Lv Defang.
"Mayor Chen can't have such an idea. I'm an old man with one foot in the coffin. If I don't enjoy life now, when should I? Mayor Chen is in the prime of his life, and it's time for him to do something big. Mayor Chen should be full of spirit and fighting spirit." Lv Defang smiled.
After they chatted for a while, Chen Xing's cell phone rang. When Chen Xing saw that it was He Yijun calling, he shook his head. He didn't need to guess to know why He Yijun called.
"I'm with Secretary Lv. You can come to the Political and Legal Affairs Committee." Chen Xing looked at Lv Defang calmly and said to He Yijun.
"It must be Yijun calling." Lv Defang looked at Chen Xing with a hint of doubt, and a trace of guilt flashed through his eyes.
"The Team He Leader called about the Crown Entertainment City." Chen Xing smiled. Although he didn't say it on the phone, he could roughly guess that Zhang Qingyang wouldn't let him continue to investigate the Crown Entertainment City.
Zhang Qingyang was confused. Lv Defang's eyes were full of regret. Zhang Qingyang wasn't like this in the past. When Lv Defang was still in the crime squad, Zhang Qingyang was an old member of his team. Later, as Lv Defang was promoted step by step, Zhang Qingyang, who was outstanding and tactful, was more and more valued by him. Lv Defang spared no effort to take care of and help Zhang Qingyang. Lv Defang originally wanted to train a qualified successor for himself, but he didn't expect that power could make a person completely lost. Now Zhang Qingyang was not the Zhang Qingyang in Lv Defang's impression.
Secretary Lv Defang said that I had a prejudice against Zhang Qingyang before. I think Secretary Lv Defang should understand me now. Chen Xing said half-jokingly.
"The onlooker sees the game more clearly than the onlooker. I was confused, confused, confused. I think I was." Lv Defang didn't explain his mistake at this time. "Qingyang is an old subordinate promoted by me. When I was the captain of the Criminal Police Unit, Qingyang just graduated from the police academy and was assigned to my unit. At that time, he was very efficient, optimistic and cheerful. Sometimes when the team was solving a major case, the whole team would be tense. This guy was everyone's joy, and I also took special care of him. Alas, 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time is really like a knife that can carve people into all kinds of things. I didn't expect that Qingyang would become like this. Power is good, but it also brings harm.
Power is a double-edged sword. If it is used well, it will benefit the people. If it is not used well, it will hurt others and oneself. " Chen Xing nodded.
"In the past two days, I learned how incompetent I was as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the Director of the Public Security Bureau. If I hadn't visited the Public Security Bureau secretly, I wouldn't have known that the people's evaluation of the Public Security Bureau was so bad. Some people said that the Public Security Bureau was a gangster.
"Society is a nest of snakes and rats. I always thought that the Public Security Bureau was doing well under the management of Qingyang. I didn't expect that it would be such a foul situation. Originally, I wanted to thoroughly reorganize the Public Security Bureau in the last three or four months, but I didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. It seemed that someone didn't want to see me make trouble before I retired." Lv Defang smiled bitterly. He didn't feel the slightest sense of loss about his retirement, but he regretted that he hadn't been able to reorganize the Public Security Bureau.
"It seems that Secretary Lv also thinks that someone is behind this early retirement. Who do you think is more likely to be behind this?" Chen Xing looked at Lv Defang seriously. Lv Defang was more familiar with the situation in the province and the city than him. Chen Xing hoped to learn something from Lv Defang. Although he could guess that Lv Defang's early retirement must have something to do with the investigation of the Crown Entertainment City, and Zhang Qingyang, who had also benefited a lot from this incident, might have played a role in adding fuel to the fire. This was all speculated by Chen Xing, but as the person involved, Lv Defang might know more details.
"I'm afraid that I'll disappoint Mayor Chen this time." Lv Defang shook his head and smiled wryly. "I really can't see through Zheng Guangfu of Crown Entertainment City. I used to think that Qingyang has been acting as a protective umbrella for Crown Entertainment City in the dark, but now it seems that this is not the case. Zheng Guangfu probably has another background. He is a formidable character."
He is an ambitious and ruthless person. "I didn't know much about Zheng Guangfu, but according to the Team He Leader, he was like a gangster boss. Such a person was called a well-known entrepreneur in Nanzhou City, an entrepreneurial talent, and had even become a representative of the People's Congress. I have to say that this is the sorrow of our system. The rich use money to pave the way, rope in a group of cadres, and weave a network of relationships with interests to become their own umbrella. Our individual cadres also can't resist the temptation and are willing to abandon themselves to be in cahoots with such a person, breaking the law knowingly. Chen Xing said in a low voice.
As soon as Chen Xing's voice fell, there was a knock on the door. It was He Yijun. When He Yijun walked in and saw Chen Xing and Lv Defang, he was very agitated. As soon as he came in, he said, "Mayor Chen, Secretary Lv, Zhang Qingyang has gone too far. He hasn't officially taken office as the director, but he has already put on an insufferably arrogant attitude. Just now, he asked me to hand over the case of the Crown Entertainment City to someone else, and unscrupulously said that if I have any dissatisfaction, I can appeal to the two of you.
It seems that he is sinking deeper and deeper. " Lv Defang shook his head.
"Secretary Lv, you have taken such good care of him in the past. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are his second parent. If it weren't for your promotion, he wouldn't have the status he has today. Just now, Zhang Qingyang said that he can make the decision for the Public Security Bureau and doesn't need anyone else to intervene. He doesn't put Secretary Lv in his eyes at all." He Yijun said angrily.
"Team He Leader, don't talk so much. Are you here to make things difficult for Secretary Lv?" Chen Xing reprimanded He Yijun lightly. Lv Defang was quite open-minded, but his face darkened after hearing He Yijun's words.
Mayor Chen doesn't need to blame Yijun. Everything has a cause and effect. It's my fault that Zhang Qingyang has become like this. I should bear the responsibility and try my best to remedy it. But now I don't have the chance to do anything. To be honest, I feel sad in my heart. It's not because I'm greedy for power, but because I can't do anything in the end. This is my biggest regret. " Lv Defang shook his head helplessly.
"Mayor Chen, Secretary Lv, now that Zhang Qingyang doesn't allow me to intervene in the case of Crown Entertainment City, this case will definitely be reduced to a small one. In the end, it will be left unsettled. I'm really not reconciled to this." He Yijun said.
"Team He Leader, there's no need to care about this momentary gain or loss. The net of law is long and wide, but it doesn't miss out. Zhang Qingyang will pay for his actions." Chen Xing comforted He Yijun with an indifferent look.
Lv Defang glanced at Chen Xing. He felt a strong sense of self-confidence from Chen Xing. He secretly said in his heart that it was good to be young. The officialdom was a place that paid attention to seniority and rank, but there was one thing that was undoubtedly very important, and that was background. Lv Defang was not as well-informed as Ge Jian-ming, who knew what happened at the Municipal Government executive meeting in the first place. He didn't know that Chen Xing had just fought a beautiful turnaround. However, from the self-confidence shown by Chen Xing at this time, Lv Defang inexplicably had some confidence in Chen Xing. Perhaps Chen Xing could really stand firm in Nanzhou City like Ge Jian-ming.
In the afternoon, the Municipal Party Committee held a staff meeting. Standing Committee member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Ge Jian-ming, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Acting Mayor Chen Xing, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Shen Lingyue, Standing Committee member of the Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Tang Chengjie, Standing Committee member of the Municipal Party Committee, Executive Vice Mayor Li Haocheng and other members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting. The President of the Municipal Court, Zhou Ke, the Chief Prosecutor of the Municipal Procuratorate, Cheng Rong Jiang and others also sat on the rostrum.
Chang Baishan, Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, came to the city under the entrustment of the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee. At the meeting, Chang Baishan announced the appointment of the Provincial Party Committee, appointing Comrade Liao Donghua, Deputy Director of the Inspection Office of the Provincial Government as the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee of Nanzhou City, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Nanzhou City, and nominating the Executive Vice Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau of Nanzhou City as the Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
