Shen Zhihong saw that something was wrong with his expression and said awkwardly, "This … this is impossible … Song Shuji doesn't have any 'if's …"
Song Chaoyang didn't have the patience to listen to his nonsense. He turned his head and gave Li Rui a look.
Li Rui took out the test report from Yan Dan from the Municipal Environmental Protection Institute from his briefcase and pushed it to Shen Zhihong's desk. "Director Shen, this is the test report for the underground water quality of Dongshui Village. You are a professional environmental official, so you must understand the data on it. I won't introduce it to you."
Shen Zhihong took the test report. When he saw that it was from the Municipal Environmental Protection Institute, he was immediately dumbfounded. He stared at the data on it a few more times. It would have been better if he hadn't seen it. Once he saw it, his face was filled with horror and grief. It seemed that he was about to cry. He stammered, "This … this … how … how is this possible? Ah, this … this is really the result of the underground water test in Dongshui Village? "
Song Chaoyang looked at him with disgust and asked in a stern tone, "Director Shen, how do you explain this?"
Zhao Xiaotao, who was next to him, could see that Song Chaoyang was beginning to dig up the accounts of the Dongshui Village incident. It was very likely that he would be blamed soon. He was so scared that a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back. He lowered his head and silently thought about how to deal with it.
Shen Zhihong's expression was awkward and stiff. "This … this is impossible! In theory, the wastewater discharged by the Taifu Chemical Plant was up to standard. Since it was up to standard, how could … "
Song Chaoyang saw that he was still talking nonsense. He was furious. He slammed the table and said, "Shen Zhihong, stop talking nonsense! I'm asking you how do you explain this?! "
Shen Zhihong was shocked. He stood up and said helplessly, "Song Shuji, don't be angry. This … this isn't our fault. Maybe … maybe the chemical plant took advantage of the fact that the Environmental Protection Department wasn't paying attention. In order to reduce costs, they … they turned off the sewage purification system. After all … after all, with the system on, it costs thousands of yuan a day. The Department of Environmental Protection can't send people to check every day, so the chemical factory may play this trick … They often do this and pollute the groundwater. The director of the Taifu Chemical Factory is too abominable. How dare he do this behind the back of the Environmental Protection Department. I … I'll ask them about it later. If it doesn't work, I'll take administrative punishment … "
Song Chaoyang sneered, "Chief Shen, Chief Shen! You're really good at shirking your responsibilities. You're able to shirk all of your responsibilities with just one sentence. Fine, I don't have any evidence now, so I can't tell if you're telling the truth or not. But what's done is done, and you can't escape the consequences of your actions. If I find out that you colluded with the Taifu Chemical Factory in this matter, I'm telling you, I'll give you three more punishments. You'll spend the rest of your life in prison. "
Shen Zhihong was scared to death. He first turned to look at Zhao Xiaotao anxiously, but he didn't look at him. He then looked at Song Chaoyang's face and pleaded, "Song Shuji, Song Shuji, this matter has nothing to do with me. I'm only the Chief, and I'm mainly responsible for the management of the department. The specific work is done by the people from the Environmental Protection Department. They were the ones who found out that there was no problem with the sewage discharged by the Taifu Chemical Factory, so I believed them easily. As for whether there was any negligence, I'm not sure. Even if someone lied to me, I wouldn't know. Song Shuji, don't be angry. Let me go back to the department and investigate, okay? I'll definitely find out what went wrong. If there's anyone responsible, I'll definitely hold them accountable. "
Song Chaoyang ignored him and asked Kui Donghua, the Chief of the Northern District Public Security Bureau, "In order to prevent mass shootings, you sent a large number of police officers to Dongshui Village. I can understand that. But why did our people's police carry guns? Are the police's guns used to deal with ordinary people? You used guns to deal with ordinary people. Are you worthy of the word 'people' on your head? "After saying this, he slammed the table again. He was obviously very angry.
Kui Donghua also stood up in fear and said in fear and trepidation, "Song Shuji, I'm responsible for this matter. I neglected to remind the frontline police officers. But when I gave the order, I didn't ask the police officers to bring guns. The one who brought guns … that comrade should have brought his own guns. Maybe he was used to carrying guns, or maybe he was conscripted when he was on a mission and didn't have time to put down his gun. "
Song Chaoyang snorted and asked, "Let me ask you. Have you investigated the shooting that happened this morning? Who's responsible?"
Kui Donghua hurriedly said, "It's the deceased's responsibility. He quarreled with our comrade for some reason, and then they fought. He wanted to snatch that comrade's gun and threatened to shoot several of our comrades who were present. Our comrade wanted to fire a warning shot, but it was too late. Seeing that the gun was already in his hand, he could only choose to shoot. He originally intended to injure him, but who would have thought that he would grab the gun and suddenly snatch it, which changed the direction of the muzzle and shot himself to death? Our comrade did everything according to the rules and didn't make any mistakes. The responsibility is all on the deceased. Regarding this point, the nearby eyewitnesses can also testify. "
When Li Rui heard this, he was so angry that his eyes were red and swollen. His eyelids were twitching, and he really wanted to slap the table and stand up, scolding the bureau chief for being shameless. However, he was afraid that he would ruin Song Chaoyang's plan, so he could only suppress his anger. He thought angrily in his heart, "Regarding this matter, even if Liu Erkui and Director Shi each took half of the responsibility, as the person involved, I can still accept it. But you actually pushed all the responsibility to Liu Erkui. Isn't this too shameless? Even if I only met Liu Erkui by chance, I have to help him get justice. Otherwise, I can't live with my conscience. " His heart sank. Since Kui Donghua dared to say that there were witnesses, it meant that they had already prepared the witnesses. Next, those witnesses would only speak for the bureau, and no one would care about Liu Erkui's family. Liu Erkui's family's confession couldn't be used as evidence, so in the end, Liu Erkui could only die an unjust death.
Thinking of this, he looked at his boss, Song Chaoyang, with some worry. At this time, he could only rely on his boss's intentions. If he wanted to help Liu Erkui, then he could find out the truth no matter what. But if he didn't care about the life and death of an old man, and only cared about whether the series of events in Dongshui Village would affect his official position and career, then Liu Erkui would probably die an unjust death.
After hearing this, Song Chaoyang didn't speak for a long time. He just glanced at Kui Donghua. Kui Donghua was frightened by his gaze. He lowered his head with an embarrassed expression and didn't dare to look at him.
After a long while, Song Chaoyang said in a deep voice, "Mayor Zhao, Director Qian, and Director Shen, I'll give each of you a chance to tell me the truth. If you tell me the truth, then fine, you'll take whatever responsibility you deserve. I'll also give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. If you can't, then fine, I'll investigate it myself. I'll find someone to investigate all the facts. When the time comes, we'll see what role each of you played in the Dongshui Village incident. Will you live up to the dead village chief, and will you live up to the thousands of villagers in Dongshui Village? Will you be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the northern district of the city? Also, I'll say one more thing. If you let me investigate it myself, it doesn't matter whether I've found the truth or not. Before that, I'll definitely take you down first. Bullsh * t Mayor and Director will be history from now on! "
Li Rui had never seen Song Chaoyang say such harsh words. He even used vulgarities, which showed how angry he was. However, the three Mayors and Directors in front of him had indeed behaved despicably in the Dongshui Village incident. Of course, what was even more despicable and shameful was that the three of them were now being questioned by Song Chaoyang, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, yet they still tried to cover it up. This was like arguing with the judge. They were courting death. How could they blame Song Chaoyang for being ruthless to them?
After hearing this, Zhao Xiaotao didn't dare to sit anymore. He hurriedly stood up and lowered his head with a bitter expression.
Seeing him stand up, Song Chaoyang raised his hand and pointed at him. "Zhao Xiaotao, don't play tricks with me. I'm telling you, if I want to take the three of you down, I must take you down first! In the morning, you told me that all the problems had been solved and that there wouldn't be any more problems. What happened in the end? There's a problem with the underground water in Dongshui Village. There's also a problem with the environmental protection department in the northern district of the city. It's almost noon, and then there's a shooting incident. An old village chief and a citizen under your rule are dead. Tell me, what qualifications do you have to be a Mayor? You disregarded the health of thousands of villagers in Dongshui Village and the lives of the people. You only know how to suppress and cover up the problems without considering how to solve them. You still want to be a Mayor? I think you're not even qualified to be a Village Chief! "
Zhao Xiaotao was about to cry after being scolded by him. He didn't care if it was embarrassing to be scolded in front of his two subordinates. He said aggrievedly, "Secretary, it's not that I didn't consider how to solve the problem. It's just that I didn't have time. Who knew that so many things would happen at once? I was just thinking …"
Song Chaoyang didn't listen to his explanation. He stood up with a cold face and said, "I've already given you a chance. It's up to you whether you cherish it or not." After saying that, he walked towards the door.
Zhao Xiaotao was shocked when he saw that he was about to leave. He said, "Song Shuji, don't go yet. Let me explain …"
Song Chaoyang acted as if he didn't hear anything and walked out of the door.
Du Minsheng and Li Rui also walked towards the door.
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