Xia Yuze saw that Lu Tao insisted on not taking the ten thousand yuan, so he couldn't force him. He had to accept the money and toasted Lu Tao several times …
The next day was Saturday. Early in the morning, Lu Tao received a call from Du Xiaoyu, asking if she could go to Shuangxiong Mountain. Lu Tao couldn't refuse, so he borrowed a car from a friend and took Du Xiaoyu to play in Shuangxiong Mountain for a day. At night, they stayed at a farmhouse on the mountain and rushed back to Taolin County the next afternoon.
After parting with Du Xiaoyu, Lu Tao called Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu separately and invited them to have dinner together in the evening. Both of them readily agreed.
In order to avoid being noticed, Lu Tao set the place at the "Old Farmer's Restaurant" in the eastern suburbs of the county like the last time Huang Zeke invited him to dinner. Around six o 'clock in the evening, Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu entered the box one after another and greeted Lu Tao with a smile.
After the three of them sat down, Xie Benzhu said to Lu Tao in a grateful tone, "Brother Lu, thank you for taking us to Secretary Zhou's house last time and letting him listen to my grievances. Three days ago, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection concluded that I didn't commit dereliction of duty in the investigation of Qingyun Town Secretary Cao Qing. As soon as this conclusion came out, I felt relieved and I ate and slept much better these two days. Thank you! "
Lu Tao hurriedly congratulated him and said a few humble words.
When the food and wine were served, Lu Tao first toasted Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu, and then told them about Xia Bingbing's request and asked if they could help.
After listening to him, Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu looked at each other and said a little awkwardly, "Brother, this is a bit difficult! As early as a few days ago, Secretary Luo told me to let the Organization Department focus on investigating Zhang Yaling. The intention of this is very clear, that is, to promote Zhang Yaling and Xia Bingbing is just a foil. Under normal circumstances, if Secretary Luo wants to promote someone, even if that person's character and ability is bad, they will be promoted. Take Li Weijun for example. Before he was promoted, many people would write letters to complain about him. Many members of the Standing Committee also had opinions about him. But because Secretary Luo likes and appreciates him, he was promoted from a staff member to the Town Party Committee Secretary in just a few years. "
Xie Benzhu also said in an apologetic tone, "Brother, Minister Fu and I both treat you as a brother. If it's something that can be done, we will definitely do our best to help you. It's just that Secretary Luo has indeed decided to promote Zhang Yaling this time, and he has informed several members of the Standing Committee in advance. If we support Xia Bingbing, it will be equivalent to publicly opposing Secretary Luo, and he will definitely bear a grudge against us. Besides, it's basically impossible for me and Secretary Xie to help Xia Bingbing succeed in the competition, so this matter is really difficult to handle. "
Lu Tao had expected them to say this. He smiled and raised his glass to toast them again. He asked, "Leaders, I would like to ask if anyone has written to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to report Secretary Luo? I heard that the City Commission for Discipline Inspection attaches great importance to the report letter and is preparing to investigate the content of the report. Is that true? "
Xie Benzhu nodded. "There is indeed such a thing. However, this was not a rare thing for Secretary Luo. Ever since he became the Secretary of the County Party Committee, reports against him had never stopped. But every time, they were suppressed by the former Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Gong Hangao, and Mayor Li Haiping. He was never investigated. Although Gong Hangao has been transferred away, Li Haiping is still the mayor, and he will definitely help Luo Qiulin.
"At the same time, there are a few members of the Municipal Party Committee who have a good relationship with Luo Qiulin. They will also help Luo Qiulin avoid being investigated. The new Secretary Zhou hasn't established his position yet, so he definitely won't want to go against Li Haiping and the others just to investigate Luo Qiulin. Moreover, Luo Qiulin also has support in the Provincial Party Committee. I heard that he will be promoted to the Songshan Municipal Party Committee Secretary by the end of the year. So our analysis is that the investigation of Luo Qiulin by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection will be all bark and no bite like before. "
Lu Tao shook his head and said, "I don't think so. As far as I know, Secretary Zhou is very disgusted with Luo Qiulin. He also heard a lot of rumors about Luo Qiulin breaking the law. For example, Luo Qiulin has been keeping mistresses all year round, acting as a protective umbrella for the triad leader Liu Hong, monopolizing power, and so on. Secretary Zhou is a very upright person who hates evil. After learning about Luo Qiulin's misdeeds, he will definitely be determined to investigate him. Although Li Haiping and the others want to protect Luo Qiulin, if Secretary Zhou is determined to get rid of him, they won't be able to stop him. "
These words were actually made up by Lu Tao. He knew very well that the reason why Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu didn't dare to help Xia Bingbing was that they were afraid of offending Luo Qiulin and incurring his revenge. But if they knew that Secretary Zhou was very disgusted with Luo Qiulin and was even preparing to investigate him, they might dare to fight with Luo Qiulin.
Sure enough, after hearing his words, Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu looked at each other meaningfully and thought at the same time, "Did Secretary Zhou deliberately use Lu Tao to tell them these words? If so, it meant that Secretary Zhou was really going to do something to Luo Qiulin. "
Lu Tao saw that they were all silent, so he continued, "I heard from an insider that Luo Qiulin is quite frightened now, so he is much more low-key than before. Also, in order to deal with the upcoming investigation, he made a public statement on the selection and appointment of cadres. He said that he would strictly abide by the principle of 'democratic centralism' and the rules of 'the minority obeys the majority.' When promoting cadres, he would fully respect the opinions and voting results of the team members. He would no longer use 'one man's word' and 'the secretary's hammer hammer'. Is that right? "
Fu Lei nodded and said, "That's right. He did make such a statement at the Standing Committee. However, we all doubt that he will really do what he said. For example, this time, when the Finance Bureau promoted the deputy director, he talked to the people in the Party Committee in advance and said that he wanted to promote Zhang Yaling. What's the difference between this and the past? "
Lu Tao smiled and said, "Minister Fu, since he made such a statement, you can use this to vote on the promotion of Xia Bingbing and Zhang Yaling in the five-member group meeting. In the five-member group, you two have two votes. As for the remaining County Mayor Su and the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, please find a way to get one more vote so that you can have the majority in the voting. In this way, Luo Qiulin will have nothing to say. "
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