Municipal Party Committee, Conference Room One.
Municipal Party Committee Secretary Ge Jian-ming, Mayor Chen Xing, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Shen Lingyue … All the members of the Nanzhou Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee were present. Of course, Li Haocheng, who was still abroad, didn't count.
Of the eleven members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, only ten remained. Ge Jian-ming, who used to sit in the middle seat of honor, gave up his seat today. Provincial Discipline Inspection Secretary Tan Zheng sat in the seat of honor. Tan Zheng's ranking in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee was two places higher than Ge Jian-ming, so this seating arrangement wasn't strange.
In the spacious conference room, aside from the ten members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee Standing Committee, there were also all the officials at the divisional level and above in Nanzhou City. There were quite a few people in the room, but it was dead silent. Provincial Discipline Inspection Secretary Tan Zheng, who was sitting at the head of honor, undoubtedly gave everyone a lot of pressure. This meeting was Tan Zheng representing the province to report on Li Haocheng's case.
Li Haocheng had been abroad for many days. His visa had long since expired. As for how Li Haocheng had continued to stay abroad, no one knew. Whether the province and the city had communicated with Li Haocheng and made any conditions to urge Li Haocheng to return was also a secret to most of the officials present. But since this meeting had been called today, then all the previous efforts had undoubtedly come to naught. Li Haocheng was determined not to return. Such a big matter couldn't be concealed even if he wanted to. Li Haocheng's behavior was practically the same as fleeing to avoid punishment.
Tan Zheng sat in his seat with a serious face. Just like his position, Tan Zheng gave people the impression that he was serious in speech and manner. Most of the county and city cadres were in awe of Tan Zheng, the Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The meeting was personally presided over by Municipal Party Committee Secretary Ge Jian-ming. Ge Jian-ming made a few concise opening remarks. Although he didn't say much, they all revolved around the integrity of the officials and the fight against corruption. Obviously, Ge Jian-ming's words weren't baseless, but were related to today's meeting.
Chen Xing sat quietly on the right side of Tan Zheng. After Ge Jian-ming finished his speech, it was time for today's highlight. Tan Zheng announced Li Haocheng's case on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Discipline Inspection Secretary. Chen Xing had been involved in the case since the beginning. Among the people present, no one knew the case better than him except Tan Zheng.
Chen Xing knew that the provincial government had made a lot of efforts in order to urge Li Haocheng to come back and minimize the impact of this matter. They even promised Li Haocheng some conditions, such as not investigating his violation of the law while he stayed abroad, erasing all his corruption, and allowing him to retire with dignity. These conditions were very attractive, but Li Haocheng refused in the end, which also ruined the efforts of the provincial government. Chen Xing knew that Li Haocheng must be worried that these were some conditions that the provincial government used to trick him to come back. As long as he returned home, it would not be up to him to decide whether these conditions were valid or not. If the provincial government wanted to turn against him, Li Haocheng could only be dumbfounded. At that time, it was not impossible for them to send him to court and give him a heavy sentence. Therefore, it was expected that Li Haocheng would not come back.
While the provincial government was taking action, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government were not doing nothing. Although Chen Xing did not directly come forward to call Li Haocheng, the city still found some people who were close to Li Haocheng to pass the message to him, including Li Haocheng's family members. They were nothing more than mobilizing and persuading Li Haocheng to come back. The city dared not promise any conditions to Li Haocheng, because they were not qualified to. Moreover, the provincial government had already done that, so there was no need for the city to do anything more. They could only use persuasion. However, it turned out that Li Haocheng was determined not to come back.
The provincial government promised some conditions to Li Haocheng, which were all confidential and limited to a few people. As for the city, except for a few core leaders in the city, it was also strictly confidential. The fewer people who knew this kind of thing, the better. After all, if it was spread out, it would be a scandal. It was inevitable that it would be exaggerated. This was trampling on the law and putting power above the law.
Tan Zheng spoke at a moderate speed. The tone of Li Haocheng's case had been set, which was that he absconded to escape punishment. This was the unified statement of the province and the city. It was also the decision made after they failed to persuade Li Haocheng to come back to the country. Since it could not be hidden anymore, they might as well make it public. The more they tried to cover it up, the worse the impact would be, and the more passive the province and the city would be. Now, rumors were flying everywhere. If they continued to cover it up, no one knew what would happen.
After today's meeting, the Publicity Department would immediately follow up and make a report on this matter. It could be considered as an official report to let everyone understand the situation of Li Haocheng's case.
The meeting lasted for about half an hour. It was rare that there was no noise from the beginning to the end. Tan Zheng was speaking on the stage, and everyone below was holding their breath. No one dared to whisper to each other. Some officials listened and broke out in cold sweat unknowingly. There was no other reason. In this short period of time, the city had lost two deputy department level cadres. Not to mention Li Haocheng, who had only been publicly announced today, the Deputy Mayor Zhang Xinjun, who was taken away from the municipal government's executive meeting a few days ago. One was an executive deputy mayor, and the other was a deputy mayor. Both of them were deputy department level officials. The impact of this was not small. Some officials who thought that their hands and feet were not clean could not help but break out in cold sweat in this situation.
At the end of Tan Zheng's speech, he began to make a concluding statement. Li Haocheng, as a cadre of the Party and a civil servant of the state, led a group to go abroad for an exchange visit. However, he did not return after the deadline and refused the organization's education and help. He violated the relevant regulations on the management of leading cadres going abroad, seriously damaged the image of the Party and the state, and caused a bad political impact. After the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Supervision Bureau made a decision and reported to the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial government for approval, it was decided that Li Haocheng would be expelled from the Party and public office.
After Tan Zheng finished announcing the decision on Li Haocheng's punishment, the meeting room was still silent. It wasn't until Ge Jian-Ming announced the adjournment of the meeting that people started whispering to each other, but they quickly left the room. As for the members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee on the stage, apart from Chen Xing, Ge Jian-Ming, and Shen Lingyue, the rest glanced in Tan Zheng's direction. Seeing that Tan Zheng was walking at the back, it seemed like he had something to say to Ge Jian-Ming and the others, so the rest also tactfully left.
Comrade Jian-Ming, before we left, Secretary Youjun came to talk to me and entrusted me to pass on his message. He said that many things have happened in Nanzhou City recently. There have been a series of important officials who have violated the law and discipline. He hopes that the Nanzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will pay close attention to the ideological construction of cadres, strengthen the integrity and self-discipline of Party members and cadres, and prevent similar incidents from happening again. Tan Zheng said to Ge Jian-Ming, who was beside him.
Secretary Youjun's instructions are very timely. Our Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will follow Secretary Youjun's instructions and focus on strengthening the ideological construction of Party members and cadres in the coming period. After Ge Jian-Ming heard Tan Zheng's words, he hurriedly nodded his head in agreement. He thought that Fu Youjun was most likely dissatisfied with the situation that had happened in Nanzhou City recently. This made Ge Jian-Ming's heart tighten. If Fu Youjun was dissatisfied, then the one to criticize would definitely be him, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. As for Chen Xing, because Chen Xing was in charge of government work, Fu Youjun wouldn't directly blame Chen Xing.
They talked as they walked out. After Tan Zheng conveyed Fu Youjun's instructions, he didn't stay any longer. He said goodbye to Ge Jian-Ming and the others and left. As the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, he had always been swift and decisive.
After sending Tan Zheng downstairs, Ge Jian-Ming and Chen Xing watched Tan Zheng's car leave. Ge Jian-Ming's expression didn't change at all. He only said to Chen Xing, "Comrade Chen Xing, I think our city should make less trouble in the future and try to maintain stability as much as possible."
Secretary Ge was right. Maintaining stability was the top priority at the moment. Chen Xing nodded. How could he not know that Ge Jian-Ming's words were directed at him? He was insinuating that he had been making trouble ever since he arrived in Nanzhou. Chen Xing pretended not to understand. Li Haocheng and Zhang Xinjun had their own problems, and it had nothing to do with him. As the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs. Chen Xing couldn't be blamed.
"Secretary Ge, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to the Municipal Government." Chen Xing didn't want to stay at Ge Jian-Ming's place any longer, so he said goodbye. Ge Jian-Ming didn't say much. He nodded and watched Chen Xing leave.
Li Haocheng was expelled from the party and public office, and the provincial government didn't give any instructions on the successor. It seems like they want to respect our city's decision. " Jia Zhengde, the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, who had been silent beside Ge Jian-Ming, said.
It was hard to guess what the provincial government meant. He just had to do his job well. Ge Jian-Ming glanced at Jia Zhengde. His penetrating eyes made Jia Zhengde feel a little unnatural. He smiled bitterly. Jia Zhengde knew he couldn't hide his thoughts from Ge Jian-Ming. The position of Deputy Mayor had been vacant. As the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, he was quite envious. Although his current position wasn't bad, if he could be Deputy Mayor, it would undoubtedly be more beneficial to his future development.
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