After the two finished eating, Li Rui was about to settle the bill when the waiter told him that someone had already done so. The two of them guessed that it was Qin Lina, but this saved them a lot of trouble.
After leaving the restaurant, Yuan Jingjing took a taxi and left first. Li Rui wasn't in a hurry to go home, so he strolled along the roadside to digest his food. He took out his phone and called Wang Dong to ask about the results of his investigation.
When Wang Dong received his call, he immediately defended himself. "Aiyo, Director Li, I've never forgotten what you asked me to do. I've been investigating this for the past few days. I'm not the only one who's investigating. My friends who heard the rumors are also helping me investigate …"
Li Rui secretly frowned. I asked you about the investigation, but you only let me hear this. He asked, "Did you find anything?"
Wang Dong said, "Find anything? I found something, I found something … "
Li Rui was delighted and interrupted him. "What is it?"
Wang Dong said, "The rumors about our Gongchen Subdistrict Committee and the office originated from a woman called Liu Xuemei. She's one of the deputy directors of the office. I asked her about it, but she said that she saw it in a WeChat group, but she forgot who said it. I asked her to check the chat history, but she couldn't find anything. I have a friend in my circle who heard of this rumor, so I asked him to investigate the source. In the end, he found a female committee member. That female committee member also said that she saw it in a WeChat group. When I asked the name of the WeChat group, it was the one that Liu Xuemei was in. In other words, that WeChat group is very likely the source of the rumor. I've already found this WeChat group, and I'm currently investigating the person who started the rumor. "
Li Ruiqi found it strange. "The same WeChat group? Then what's the name of the group? What kind of group is it? Does it specialize in spreading rumors? "
Wang Dong said, "Of course not. It's a party spirit training class organized by the district committee's Organization Department. There are thirty to forty people in it, and they're all students from that class."
Li Rui was shocked and angry at the same time. It can't be. This kind of slandering and framing the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee actually came from the student group of the training class organized by the Organization Department under the Party Committee? Isn't this the biggest joke in the world? What had the Organization Department been training? How could they have trained a bunch of despicable people with no organization, discipline, and self-awareness? He said hatefully, "Since the rumor came from the WeChat group, it's not hard to find the person who started it. Of course, for you, Secretary Wang, it will be difficult to find the person who started the rumor. Give me the contact information of the person who started the WeChat group, and I will personally investigate this matter. "
Wang Dong replied, "Alright, I'll text you his number now. His name is Ding Yilun, and he's the Section Chief of our District Organization Department. That training class was organized by him, and he was also the class monitor. But at that time, he was only the Deputy Director of the District Organization Department."
Li Rui thanked him and hung up the phone. He stopped and waited for a while. When he got Ding Yilun's number, he dialed it.
"Hello?" A middle-aged man's clear voice sounded from the other end of the phone.
Li Rui didn't beat around the bush, and went straight to the point. "Section Chief Ding, I'm Li Rui, the Section Chief of the Municipal Party Committee's General Office Secretary's First Department. I heard that you created a WeChat group, and the people in the group are all cadre who participated in the party spirit training class?"
Ding Yilun was shocked and cried out, "You're … the Municipal Party Committee's General Office … Ah, Section Chief Li, how are you? Ah … yes, I did create a WeChat group, what's wrong?"
Li Rui said coldly, "Section Chief Ding, you're still a cadre in the Organization Department. How can your political awareness be so low? Someone in the group is slandering the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and you're ignoring it and allowing the rumor to spread? "
Ding Yilun was shocked again and said, "Ah … you … Section Chief Li, you … why are you asking the same thing as the Secretary of the Gongchen Subdistrict Committee, Wang Dong? Don't be angry, let me explain. Although I created the group, it was only to make it easier to manage during the training. In fact, after the training ended, I didn't pay much attention to the group. I don't even go on WeChat, so I don't know what the people in the group are saying. If I knew, I would've reported it to my superiors. It's impossible that I don't even have this bit of awareness. For the past two days, Secretary Wang asked me to find the person who started the rumor, but I couldn't find him. There are too many records in the group, and I can't find the person who started the rumor. I also don't know who started the rumor. I'm asking the group members one by one, but I still haven't gotten an answer … "
Li Rui said, "Section Chief Ding, don't ask anymore. Immediately send me the information of those group members — — all the members' identities. Your Organization Department should have a file of this, right? Make it as detailed as you can. Also, I might need your cooperation tomorrow or the day after. I hope you can help then. "
Ding Yilun quickly said, "No problem, I'll be there as soon as you summon me. As a manager, I'm also responsible for this matter, so I should atone for my mistakes. Where should I send you the list of names of those cadres? Do you want it electronically or on paper? "
Li Rui thought for a while and said, "Let's get it electronically first. I'll send you an email address, you can write it down …"
After making the call, Li Rui didn't go home. Instead, he took a taxi to the Municipal Party Committee's Family Compound. The rumor incident had dragged on for too long. It had to be resolved as soon as possible and catch the mastermind behind it. Otherwise, who knew how many more terrible rumors would come out.
After rushing to the third building of the Standing Committee Building, Li Rui and Song Chaoyang avoided Sun Shuqin and her daughter. In the study upstairs, Li Rui reported the latest progress of the incident. In the end, he asked for Song Chaoyang's opinion. "My idea is that we shouldn't drag it on any longer. Immediately ask Bureau Chief Zhou of the Municipal Bureau to send a police force to check on the list of cadres. We should try to catch the person who started the rumor before tonight."
Song Chaoyang frowned and said, "Is it good to make such a big fuss? My opinion is that it's best not to send a police force if possible. Otherwise, it will become a joke. If word gets out, people will say that Song Chaoyang actually sent a large police force just to catch the person who started the rumor. They will laugh at me. Maybe there will even be people who will criticize me for using public resources for personal reasons. "
Li Rui also frowned and said, "But at this juncture, it's impossible to not send a police force. Without great pressure, those cadres won't take it seriously. The person who started the rumor might not admit to it directly. The only way is to send a police force to intimidate them. The cadres who know the truth will provide clues. The person who started the rumor might also admit to it under pressure. This is the fastest way to solve the problem."
Song Chaoyang thought for a while and said, "Okay, that's the only way. I'll call Bureau Chief Yuan Song immediately and ask him to help us. Don't send too many police officers to avoid a storm in the city. At most, no more than ten people. Also, they have to act in plain clothes."
Li Rui couldn't help but laugh. When did his boss become so careful? This matter was related to his reputation and personal rights. Even if he sent a police force to catch the person who started the rumor, it was reasonable. Outsiders couldn't say anything. Moreover, even if outsiders said something, it wouldn't affect him. After all, the number one Provincial Chief, Huang Xinnian, was his boss. The number two Provincial Chief, Lu Zhouxing, would also take care of him because of his relationship with him. What was there for him to be afraid of?
Song Chaoyang picked up the phone and asked Li Rui to read out Zhou Yuansong's phone number. After the call was connected, he explained the matter and asked him to send someone to investigate. After that, he passed the phone to Li Rui.
Li Rui asked for Zhou Yuansong's email address. After hanging up the phone, he used the laptop Song Xue brought back to log in to his own email. He found the list of cadres sent by Ding Yilun and forwarded it to Zhou Yuansong's email address.
That night, Zhou Yuansong sent out forty police officers. They were divided into twenty groups of two. According to the addresses of the forty or so cadres on the list, they went to investigate and interrogate them one by one.
Under the enormous pressure from the police, it was just as Li Rui said. Some people couldn't withstand the pressure and took the initiative to give up clues.
A deputy mayor of a village in the northern district of the city said, "I remember very clearly that on a certain day three weeks ago, on a workday, at night, while the people in the group were chatting, a female cadre suddenly released an explosive piece of news. It was exactly what Wang Dong had heard. The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Song Chaoyang, was selling his official position. At the same time, he used his authority to have a relationship with a female subordinate. When this news was released, the group exploded. Everyone started to discuss it. However, that female cadre quickly retracted this news and even changed her nickname and profile picture in the group.
However, while it was easy to change her nickname and profile picture, her identity couldn't be changed. That deputy mayor clearly remembered her name. Xia Meihua, the deputy director of the northern district's finance bureau.
Based on the clues he provided, the task force immediately rushed to Xia Meihua's house to investigate. Xia Meihua initially denied it and refused to confess. Even when the task force revealed the name of the deputy mayor who reported her, she was still indifferent. She was full of refutations and put on an expression that said, "I won't admit it, you can't do anything to me." However, when the task force brought her back to the city bureau, she was forced to confess the truth under great psychological pressure.
It turned out that Xia Meihua had a good relationship with Fang Qiang, the former deputy secretary-general of the Municipal Party Committee and the current director of the Municipal Committee Office. After Fang Qiang was demoted to the Municipal Committee Office by the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Song Chaoyang, he once expressed his hatred for Song Chaoyang in front of her. On the night she spread the rumors, she had dinner with Fang Qiang. Fang Qiang scolded Song Chaoyang and said that he was selling his official position and using his authority to sleep with beautiful female subordinates. After scolding him, he asked Xia Meihua to help spread the news so that all the cadres in the city would know about Song Chaoyang's true colors. At that time, Xia Meihua was drunk. When she returned home, she became hot-headed and really did spread the news to the WeChat group. However, she regretted it after it was spread. She immediately retracted it and changed her nickname and profile picture to avoid trouble.
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