Chapter 1356

In the text message, Ma Debang politely indicated that he couldn't help Zhao Desan. In fact, after this demotion, Ma Debang had learned from his mistakes, knowing that the old thing Zheng the Bald Donkey's methods were too cunning. Being able to kick him out of the Provincial Construction Committee without his knowledge was definitely not ordinary. He didn't want to provoke that old guy again because he wanted revenge. He just wanted to enjoy his old age in the City Construction Committee. Because being demoted three ranks from the Provincial Construction Committee meant his official career had basically come to an end. At this age, wanting to go up again would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Damn it!" Zhao Desan got a disappointing reply and muttered angrily in a low voice. He was a smart man and knew Ma Debang was afraid of getting into trouble and didn't want to participate.

Just then, the phone suddenly received another message. Zhao Desan was overjoyed, thinking Ma Debang had changed his mind and things had taken a turn for the better. He picked up the phone and saw the name "Sister Su" on the screen. This made him a bit curious. What was Sister Su sending a message for in the middle of the morning? With suspicion, Zhao Desan opened the message: Desan, I'm at the Provincial Party Committee now, and Zheng Liangyu is also here. Executive Vice Governor Song is presiding over a meeting to discuss how to handle that matter on the Internet.

Because the matter of Zheng Ru's irregular promotion was reported and caused a strong social reaction, causing more and more dissatisfaction online and in society, leading to a crisis of trust in the government among the masses. Initially, relevant provincial leaders also noticed the problem of irregular personnel selection in the Provincial Construction Committee, which was posted on the Internet and caused a great reaction, but they didn't pay much attention to it for the first two days. Until the fire of this matter burned more and more vigorously in the past two days, moving from the Internet to physical media, and being reprinted and published by major newspapers one after another. For a time, all kinds of questions about the transparency of government work swarmed in, until it reached the ears of the governor. In order to maintain stability and establish government integrity, the governor personally ordered Executive Vice Governor Song Jianguo to investigate and handle this matter and give the vast masses an explanation.

In Executive Vice Governor Song Jianguo's office, Su Qing, Li Changping, Director Zhu, and Zheng the Bald Donkey were sitting on the sofa in turn. Song Jianguo sat on the boss chair with a straight body, discussing countermeasures for this matter so that an explanation could be given to the masses and the negative impact caused by this matter on government functions could be eliminated.

"Director Zheng, this matter can cause such a strong reaction online and in reality, causing such a huge uproar. I think I don't need to ask whether what that post on the Internet said is true or not; only you know best in your heart, right?" Song Jianguo asked Zheng the Bald Donkey with a serious face. The powerful aura still made Zheng the Bald Donkey feel a bit cold. He thought that since Executive Vice Governor Song could gather the leaders of the departments related to this matter to hold this meeting, it meant he must have already investigated the truth, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense with his eyes open. So he nodded with an extremely embarrassed expression and said, "It… it can be considered true."

"That means what was said in the post is not fake?" Song Jianguo's tone was not polite at all.

Zheng the Bald Donkey nodded silently, not daring to look up at Song Jianguo's face, which looked gentle but faintly exuded a powerful aura.

Seeing Zheng the Bald Donkey had no reaction, Song Jianguo shifted his gaze to Director Zhu, who was sweating from nervousness, and asked, "Director Zhu, this personnel transfer of the Construction Committee was handled by your Personnel Department. Why did you do it even though you knew it was a violation of regulations?"

"I… I also did it for the sake of Director Zheng's face…" Old Zhu's forehead was soaked with sweat from nervousness, his expression extremely uneasy, and he answered stammeringly.

"It's simply nonsense! As a leading cadre, knowing that doing this is a violation of organizational regulations, you still insisted on doing it! This is not like the style of a Communist Party member! It has caused this matter to be spread all over the Internet, and major newspapers have also reprinted and published it one after another, causing a storm in the city, making the eyes of the whole country focus on our Hexi Province, and the vast masses have seriously lost trust in the functions of our government!" Song Jianguo slapped the table, extremely serious, almost roaring.

Zheng the Bald Donkey and Director Zhu, as the main responsible persons for this matter, seeing the Executive Vice Governor's furious appearance, were so scared that their faces turned white. They looked at each other and lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Su Qing, as a member of the Provincial Standing Committee, was not intimidated by Executive Vice Governor Song Jianguo's momentum. She remained calm, looked at everyone, and was the first to stand up and say to Song Jianguo, "Executive Vice Governor Song, this matter has caused such a huge uproar and has had a very bad impact on the government. Shouldn't we find a way to deal with the public opinion storm?"

Song Jianguo looked at Su Qing and softened his tone, "The governor was very angry after knowing about this. He said that the promotion problem of a small deputy section-level cadre caused such a great social questioning. If an explanation isn't given to the public's questioning voice, this matter will cause the whole country to lose trust in the transparency of the government functions of our Hexi Province, and it will seriously affect the relationship between the Party and the masses, and between officials and the masses. He personally ordered me to investigate this matter clearly, handle it according to the system, and give the social public opinion an explanation."

"Executive Vice Governor Song, then how do you think it's better to start with this matter?" Li Changping asked with a submissive smile.

Song Jianguo glanced at Zheng the Bald Donkey and Director Zhu, who were lowering their heads and not speaking, and softened his tone, "Where else can we start? Originally, I wanted to investigate the truth of this matter personally. Just now I asked Director Zheng and Director Zhu, and both of them admitted it. That is to say, there are violations of regulations and discipline in the process of promoting and appointing Zheng Ru as a deputy section-level leading cadre. I have also read the posts on the Internet and some reports from news media. Now the questioning of public opinion mainly focuses on two points. The first point is about the academic qualifications of Director Zheng's daughter, Zheng Ru. There is doubt about the undergraduate degree she obtained from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. The support point is that the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center has not certified the undergraduate degree of the University of Hertfordshire. It is inappropriate to recognize it as a university degree without certification by the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center; the second point is based on the work experience of Director Zheng's daughter. Her work years do not meet the qualifications for promotion to the deputy section-level position stipulated by the "Civil Servant Law" and "Civil Servant Position Appointment and Promotion." There is also another point. I saw in the newspaper that Director Zheng accepted an interview with reporters and said that the Provincial Construction Committee's plan to appoint Zheng Ru as the Deputy Director of the Planning Division of the Provincial Construction Committee belongs to exceptional promotion, but it seems that it was not reported to the organization department for approval according to the prescribed procedures. Minister Su, is that right?"

Indeed, Zheng Ru's appointment as Deputy Director belongs to exceptional promotion. According to the procedure, it must be studied and decided by the internal leadership team of the Construction Committee and then reported to the Organization Department for approval according to the procedure, and then the Organization Department will notify the Personnel Department to make relevant investigations and decisions. But the Organization Department did not receive the relevant application. Just as Song Jianguo said this, Su Qing suddenly realized and nodded, "I didn't receive an application in this regard. I don't know if Deputy Minister Li has?" As she spoke, Su Qing looked at Li Changping, also expressing her dissatisfaction with him for overstepping his authority to handle the promotion of He Liping, a department-level cadre.

"I… I didn't receive the relevant application here either." Li Changping looked at Su Qing. At this time, he didn't dare to deceive Song Jianguo. After all, this matter caused such a huge uproar on the Internet. He didn't want to be the scapegoat and help Zheng the Bald Donkey and the others take the responsibility. It was indeed true that Director Zhu didn't take the procedure of reporting to the organization department for approval to heart at the time, considering it was a deputy section-level cadre appointment and an exceptional promotion. The Organization Department didn't receive the relevant application.

Song Jianguo had a straight face and a very serious attitude, "Look, this matter wasn't known before it was exposed, and once it was exposed, so many problems were discovered at once. You say if we don't give a clear explanation to social public opinion, where can our government departments still have justice, fairness, and integrity! To put it lightly, it's a violation of regulations and discipline; to put it heavily, it seriously affects the relationship between the Party and the masses, and affects the construction of a socialist harmonious society. Minister Su, what do you think should be done about this?" ===== CHAPTER 1357 =====