After Luo Qiulin ended the meeting in a shameless manner, Su Yetai, Fu Lei, and Xie Benzhu were furious, but there was nothing they could do. Because Luo Qiulin was the secretary of the county committee, he was also the convener and host of the meeting. He could decide when to start the meeting and when to end it. The others could only listen to his arrangements.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Tao, who was stationed in Huaguang Village, suddenly received a call from Fu Lei. He asked him to come to the "Old Farmer's Restaurant" after work.
Lu Tao thought that Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu were looking for him to talk about Xia Bingbing's promotion, so he quickly asked for leave from Su Yaoguang. He rushed to the "Old Farmer's Restaurant" at around six o'clock. When he entered the room, he saw only Fu Lei sitting inside. He looked serious and frowned. When he saw Lu Tao come in, he did not stand up to greet him as warmly as before. He only nodded slightly to him and signaled him to sit opposite him.
After Lu Tao sat down, Fu Lei asked directly, "Little Lu, Secretary Xie Benzhu just told me that you have some clues about Li Weijun's violations of the law, right?"
Lu Tao was shocked and quickly asked, "Minister Fu, what do you mean by Li Weijun's violations of the law?"
"It's the issue of him keeping a mistress. I heard from Secretary Xie that a few days ago, Huang Zeke, the mayor of Da Long Town, said in private that Li Weijun kept a mistress and had two children. In order to avoid people's attention, he arranged a fake marriage between his mistress and his distant cousin. Then, he let the mistress settle down in Songshan City with their son. Every week, he secretly went to Songshan City to meet with his mistress and visit his two sons. Do you know about this situation? "
Lu Tao nodded and said, "I know. His mistress's name is Su Lihong, and the person she faked her marriage with is called Wu Liangmin. He now lives in Da Long Town's Stone Pit Village and is a disabled person. Last time, Mayor Huang and I contacted Wu Liangmin in the name of visiting the poor. We wanted to persuade him to stand up and testify that Li Weijun kept a mistress. However, this Wu Liangmin is very cunning, and Li Weijun might have given him a lot of benefits, so not only was he unwilling to tell the truth about the fake marriage, he even made up several stories to cover up for Li Weijun.
Fu Lei listened to him with narrowed eyes and said in a serious tone, "Xiao Lu, I have something to report to you first. This afternoon, Luo Qiulin called for a five-person group meeting to discuss the selection and appointment of several cadres, including the proposed candidate for the position of Deputy Director of the Finance Bureau. In this meeting, County Magistrate Su, Secretary Xie and I have completely turned against Luo Qiulin for the promotion of Xia Bingbing. "
Lu Tao couldn't help but interject, "What's the result? Is the final candidate to be promoted Xia Bingbing or Zhang Yaling? "
Fu Lei said resentfully, "We still underestimated the extent of Luo Qiulin's shamelessness. We thought that he would abide by the promise and rules he had just made and list Xia Bingbing as a candidate according to the principle of majority rule. We didn't expect that he would announce that this topic would not be voted on because the new rules had not been officially issued. Then, he immediately announced that the meeting was adjourned. His intention is very obvious. Since Zhang Yaling can't be promoted, then the position of Deputy Director of the Finance Bureau will be vacant indefinitely. No one else will be able to occupy this position. "
Lu Tao said, "Oh," with a disappointed expression on his face.
Fu Lei stared at him for a while and sighed. "Little Lu, I'll tell you the truth. Today, County Head Su, Comrade Ben Zhu, and I are already riding on the tiger's back because of Xia Bingbing's promotion. It's already very difficult to get down. We can only fight with this tiger to the death to avoid the tragic fate of being eaten by the tiger. Do you understand what I mean?
Lu Tao said a little apologetically, "I understand. The three of you sang a different tune to Luo Qiulin today, which is equivalent to openly challenging him. He will definitely use his power and background to retaliate against you. In this situation, you only have one path, which is to fight with him to the end. "
Fu Lei nodded and said, "Luo Qiulin looks rough on the outside, but he is very scheming and does things very carefully. He has been in charge of Taolin for nearly ten years, and those who know him know that he is a big corrupt official and a big corrupt person. However, his corruption is done very secretly, and it is very difficult for others to catch his tail and handle. Therefore, even though there are people who report on him every year, they can't get to the point and can't provide any solid evidence.
"For example, recently, there were people who wrote letters to the city's disciplinary committee and the province's disciplinary committee to report him. However, the facts listed were all general. For example, they said that his lifestyle was problematic and that he had an affair with the daughter of the triad leader, Liu Hong, for many years, and that he provided protection for the triad group. However, no one could provide the corresponding evidence. There were also people who said that he was arbitrary, arrogant, and domineering, and that he had the 'one man's word' in the county committee.
"The most important thing is that Luo Qiulin has a very strong background in the city and province. For example, the mayor of Songshan City, Li Haiping, is his most solid backer. The deputy governor, Zhou Jianzhou, and two other members of the provincial committee are also very close to Luo Qiuli. With these backers and protective umbrellas, it will be extremely difficult to sue Luo Qiulin! "
Lu Tao asked a little anxiously, "According to what you said, if you want to fight with Luo Qiulin, won't you lose for sure?"
"Not necessarily! There is a saying, 'hit the snake where it hurts'. It means that when dealing with an enemy, you have to grab the enemy's weak point to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Similarly, when dealing with a poisonous snake like Luo Qiulin, we have to grab his weak point and then hit him with a stick to kill him! "
Lu Tao hurriedly asked, "What is Luo Qiulin's weak point?"
Fu Lei answered without hesitation, "His weak point is Li Weijun!"
Seeing the confused expression on Lu Tao's face, Fu Lei patiently explained, "Little Lu, you should have heard of a rumor that Luo Qiulin and Li Weijun are in-laws, right? In fact, this isn't a rumor, but a fact. Luo Qiulin and Liu Hong's eldest daughter, Liu Feiyan, are lovers. This is something that everyone in Taolin knows. Li Weijun married Liu Hong's second daughter, Liu Shuangyan, so he is actually Luo Qiulin's brother-in-law.
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