Li Rui, who was watching from the side, was touched. It was true that his adopted brother, Li Minggui, was the second most important person in the Southern District. However, that was only on the surface. When he was in the inner circle, he had to bear a lot of responsibility and pressure. If he did a good job, it was his responsibility. However, if something went wrong, he would have to bear the joint responsibility. It was really frustrating. Then, he thought that he would follow Li Minggui's path in the future. First, he would be the deputy district head, then the official district head. At that time, he would also be like Li Minggui, with heavy responsibilities and numerous affairs. He couldn't be careless at all. Otherwise, he would be smashed into pieces if he made a mistake. He had to work so hard every day and be on tenterhooks. He was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to sleep well. Thinking about this, he felt a little discouraged and thought of leaving the officialdom.
However, this thought only appeared in his mind for a moment before it disappeared. He clearly knew that he didn't have any other skills. What could he do if he left the officialdom? He could do business. However, after nearly a year of experience, he understood that doing business wasn't that simple. It also needed the company and care of power. If there was no power behind the scenes, from a small shop to a large listed company, it wouldn't be able to continue operating. Even if it was barely operating, it would be bumpy and difficult to make profits. There was a living example in reality. Ou Yangxin, the general manager of a five-star hotel in Shengjing, often had to bow to power in order to maintain development and expand business. This was a real tragedy.
Since that was the case, it was better to continue to be a power holder and stay in the officialdom to develop! It just so happened that he had his father-in-law, Lu Zhouxing, his boss, Song Chaoyang, and his uncle, Du Minsheng, to rely on. The road to promotion was much easier for most of the cadres. It was smooth sailing, and they could climb to a higher position faster, better, and safer. Although it was full of hardships, what in the world didn't need to suffer? Even the emperor had to go to court at dawn.
It was just like the old saying, "Only by suffering the most hardships can one rise above others."
After understanding this, Li Rui's political will became more and more firm and unshakable.
Before leaving Erlipu community, Song Chaoyang told Li Ming, "Inform the people in charge of the demolition project in Erlipu community that they don't need to wait for me to come and investigate. Let's skip the welcoming ceremony that they prepared. Instead of having the energy to go through so many formalities, it's better to think about how to do the demolition work better."
Li Ming agreed and went to arrange for his subordinates to inform them.
The motorcade set off again and rushed to the second research site, the old preserved fruit factory. This was equivalent to Song Chaoyang messing up the order of Li Ming's investigation, which would catch the relevant leaders off guard and make it easier for them to discover the problem. Li Ming did not dare to report to the person in charge of the shantytown who was about to be investigated by Song Chaoyang. Otherwise, he would be blamed by Song Chaoyang.
On the way, Song Chaoyang sighed and said, "The people of China are the easiest to manage, but also the most difficult to manage. They were in awe of officials, in awe of power. They would do whatever the officials told them to do. Very few of them disobeyed them. However, once they found an opportunity to profit from it, they would often neglect power and the law. Unknowingly, they would walk on the path of breaking the law. They were also the kindest group of people, and at the same time, the most cunning group of people. They work hard without complaint and contribute food, children, blood, sweat, and even precious lives to the liberation and construction of our new China. However, once their minds are tainted by evil, they become greedy, cunning, and calculative. Most of the time, we sympathize with them because they are at the bottom of society, just like ants, working hard just to survive. However, sometimes we despise and hate them, hate their short-sightedness, and despise their pettiness. Alas, I really feel that the people of today are not easy to manage. In other words, their overall quality is not as good as the people of ancient times. "
Li Rui looked back at him and commented, "Boss, I don't agree with your last sentence. It's not that the people of today are not good enough to manage, it's that the general ethos of today's society is not good. The lack of faith, the decline of morality, the majority of people only recognize money, the loss of credibility of the government, the lack of responsibility and a sense of mission, and the serious disconnect between ideology and moral education … all of these have created the current bizarre and frivolous social atmosphere. Under the influence of this kind of atmosphere, even a good person would become bad. For example, in ancient times, if an old lady fell down on the street, people would rush to help her. However, in modern times, if an old lady fell down, the people nearby would rush to help her, for fear of being blackmailed. Isn't this one of the consequences of the change in social atmosphere? "
Song Chaoyang nodded and said with a sigh, "How did a good social atmosphere become like this?"
When the car arrived at the Old Candied Fruit Factory's residential area, Song Chaoyang did not continue to play the game of incognito. He called Du Minsheng and the others who were accompanying him, and under Li Ming's lead, they went to the demolition site to investigate.
The Old Candied Fruit Factory's residential area was one of the slums that had been demolished earlier in the Southern District of the city. Not only had it been completely demolished, but the relocation houses had also been erected. Looking inside from the periphery, there were twenty to thirty towers that were like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Some of them had already been capped and were being built with insulation layers on the surface of the buildings. Some of them were under construction, with more than ten floors being built. Some of them were building foundations, and one could see huge pits from afar, with concrete and steel bars sticking out of the ground. Dozens of crane towers stood next to these towers, and they were busy working. The workers on the site were busy, and all kinds of excavators and shovels were moving in and out with loud roars. It was a good picture of a city construction site.
Li Ming called the person in charge of the project to Song Chaoyang, Du Minsheng, and the other leaders to introduce the progress and current situation of the demolition project.
In fact, similar to the demolition and renovation of slums, the most troublesome and difficult part to solve was the early demolition process, because it involved the substantial benefits that could be obtained by the demolition households. Once the demolition was completed, there was nothing left to do. They just had to wait for the relocation houses to be built and move in. Because of this, Song Chaoyang was just going through the motions at the Old Candied Fruit Factory's residential area. He did not find any problems, and there was nothing to do on the spot.
After listening to the introduction, Song Chaoyang and the others entered a relocating building that had already been built. After checking the quality and environment of the relocating houses, they prepared to leave for the last shantytown.
As soon as they walked out of the building, Li Rui's official mobile phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was the office phone of his lover, Zheng Zijuan. His heart skipped a beat. Why did she suddenly call? And it was an official phone call. Did something big happen in the city again? He quickly picked up and said, "Hello, Department Head Zheng …"
"Xiao Rui, are you with the Secretary? Is it convenient for him to pick up the phone? "
Zheng Zijuan said in a hurried tone.
Li Rui said, "Yes, I'll pass it to him right away. Wait a moment." After that, he quickly caught up with Song Chaoyang and handed the phone to him. He said in a low voice, "Department Head Zheng is calling. It seems to be urgent."
Song Chaoyang frowned slightly and stopped in his tracks. He put the phone to his ear and said, "Hello, Department Head Zijuan …"
He listened for a while and nodded. "Allow it, why not? If we don't allow it, it will make us look like we have ulterior motives. They can interview however they want. They can interview wherever they want. We are not allowed to stop them, from the city to the district to the streets below. If necessary, we can even provide assistance. For example, we can send people to assist in the interview and help them get first-hand information … "
Li Rui stared at him with his eyes wide open. Interview? What does he mean? Is there a reporter coming down?
After Song Chaoyang finished speaking, he listened for a while and slowly frowned. He said, "I see. Uh, let me think about it. Why don't … I send Xiao Rui over? Xiao Rui is familiar with the ins and outs of the case and has a good grasp of sensitivity. He should be able to serve the two big shots well … Well, he doesn't have much to do today. He's just accompanying me to do research. Okay, I'll send him over now. Okay, goodbye. "
He hung up the phone and saw Li Rui looking at him. He smiled at him and said, "You have a new task." Li Rui asked curiously, "What task?"
Song Chaoyang said seriously, "There are two reporters from the National Legal Daily to interview the series of events in Dongshui Village. They did not inform the Publicity Department of the Northern District Party Committee and went straight to Dongshui Village. When they arrived for the interview, they were stopped by the district government staff, so they revealed their identities. When the staff heard that they were from the National Legal Daily, they did not dare to stop them, but they also did not dare to let them go. They notified the Publicity Department of the District Party Committee. The Publicity Department of the District Party Committee did not dare to act on their own, so they contacted the Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee to see if the Municipal Party Committee would allow the two reporters to interview them. Minister Zijuan could not make up her mind, so she asked me for my opinion. I told her to allow the two reporters to interview them and to support them. Minister Zijuan wanted to send someone to accompany them for the interview. In fact, she wanted to help them while keeping an eye on them. However, she was afraid that the person she sent would not be familiar with the series of events in Dongshui Village. Not only would he not be able to help, but he would also make political mistakes. I thought about it and decided to send you over. "
Li Rui was secretly amused. The National Legal Daily was going against Qinyang. First, it reposted the series of events in Dongshui Village on Weibo. Perhaps it was not satisfied, but now it was sending reporters to interview them. Was it trying to fight Qinyang to the death? Did Qinyang provoke it or something?
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