Chapter 349

Zhao Desan was secretly happy in his heart, admiring this Vice Mayor Yu from the bottom of his heart. This person really had the demeanor of Judge Bao. He really didn't recognize anyone when he turned his face. Even the top leader of the bureau, Bureau Chief Zhang, was scolded by him at the meeting.

After Vice Mayor Yu left the Coal Bureau, the whole bureau was like a pot that had exploded, all discussing which leaders were going to suffer again. All afternoon, Bureau Chief Zhang was in her office, knitting her brows and thinking about what Vice Mayor Yu said at the bureau meeting today. She was also worried about her position as Bureau Chief, fearing that her name would be on the personnel transfer tomorrow, so she prepared to call her husband who worked in the Organization Department of the Provincial Committee after work to talk about this matter.

After work, Li Shanshan saw Bureau Chief Zhang sitting on the office chair without moving, with no intention of leaving at all. She wanted to leave, so she reminded her with a smile, "Bureau Chief Zhang, work is over, aren't you leaving yet?"

Bureau Chief Zhang waved her hand and said, "Little Li, you go first. I have something to do, I'll leave in a bit."

Seeing Bureau Chief Zhang agree to let her leave first, Li Shanshan packed her things and left.

After Li Shanshan left, Bureau Chief Zhang picked up her phone and dialed her husband Li Changping's number, telling him the whole story. She was scolded by Li Changping. Although she was scolded, after she finished, he gave her a shot of confidence: "Alright, I know. Don't worry. I'll call the Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Yuyang City in a bit. It's fine."

When Li Shanshan went down to the second floor, she happened to run into Zhao Desan, who was also going downstairs. She pulled him to the side and whispered, "You also followed Bureau Chief Zhang and the others to the countryside that day, and you also understand the situation. Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhao Desan looked around, and seeing no one, whispered, "Gao Husheng was afraid that the Municipal Committee would know that something happened at the mine, so he asked Bureau Chief Zhang to suppress this matter for him. Bureau Chief Zhang didn't let me say it."

"I estimate you're finished this time. Vice Mayor Yu must have also learned that only you few went to the accident site that day. You and Bureau Chief Zhang and the others belong to colluding to hide it and not report it. You have to prepare your mind."

"Shanshan, don't worry about me. I'm not a leader, just a small section member. It's not a pity to be removed from office. It's Section Chief Song and Bureau Chief Zhang and Deputy Bureau Chief Wang and the others. If they lose an official position, how painful that must be."

Zhao Desan understood that the official road was more difficult the further up you went. Sometimes after finally climbing to a position, it might not change for three or five years. Just because of one thing, suddenly losing an official position, it would be strange if it wasn't painful.

"Anyway, I'm very worried about you. You said you were originally just a small section member, and then you were removed from office because of this matter. Then I wouldn't be able to see you often."

"Don't worry, I won't let you not be able to see me. Even if I don't work in the bureau, I will often come to find you."

"Don't talk, Deputy Bureau Chief Wang is coming."

Li Shanshan gave Zhao Desan a wink and walked downstairs. Zhao Desan looked back and saw Deputy Bureau Chief Wang walking this way with a heavy heart, so he followed Li Shanshan downstairs.

To celebrate today's matter, Zhao Desan took the initiative to propose having dinner with Li Shanshan, under the pretext that he hadn't had a meal with her for a long time, which made Li Shanshan feel quite happy. So they went to a hand-pulled noodle shop across from the bureau together. As soon as they walked in, Li Shanshan gave him a wink. Looking inside, it turned out to be Section Chief Song eating noodles alone. He pulled Li Shanshan over and sat down across from Section Chief Song.

Seeing someone sit at the same table, Section Chief Song stopped his chopsticks, looked up, discovered it was the two of them, and said with a smile, "Yo, Little Li and Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao are also coming to eat noodles. These noodles are not bad."

Zhao Desan felt it was strange. Why didn't this Section Chief Song look worried at all? Could it be that he also had someone above him? So he leaned over and asked, "Section Chief Song, do you think we will have any trouble tomorrow?"

Section Chief Song drank a mouthful of noodle soup. His expression wasn't nervous at all, but rather relaxed and smiling, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, I'm not worried, what are you worried about? Do you really think there will be trouble? Let me tell you, there's nothing. Vice Mayor Yu criticized everyone at the meeting today. Saying there will be personnel transfers is to scare us. You and Little Li haven't been in the bureau for long, so you don't know. Don't I know? The leaders in the city are just talking for fun. Just listen, don't take it seriously."

"Section Chief Song, are you really not worried at all? People say that a new official burns three fires. Vice Mayor Yu has been working in Yuyang City for more than a year and hasn't burned any fires yet. I think Vice Mayor Yu is very likely to want to take this opportunity to make some achievements for himself." Li Shanshan said.

"Cough! Little Li, you guys are still too young. What kind of country is this? China. Where are officials so serious? Vice Mayor Yu has only been in Yuyang City for a little over a year. He doesn't want to offend so many people, right? Who wants to make enemies for themselves? I know more about these things in officialdom than you guys. Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, listen to me, there's nothing. If you don't believe me, wait and see tomorrow. I guarantee there's nothing wrong with us. Even if there is, it's Bureau Chief Zhang and Deputy Bureau Chief Wang who have trouble."

Section Chief Song said while eating. He didn't take it seriously at all. After so many years in officialdom, Section Chief Song had indeed experienced the changes of several leaders in Yuyang City. There were indeed many officials in Yuyang City who were dyed black because of the coal industry and fell from power, but those were big leaders in the city, and it wouldn't be his turn, a small person who was just a section member in the Coal Bureau.

But he was wrong. He wrongly thought that all officials in China were of the same virtue, but this Vice Mayor Yu was truly an outlier. In recent years, the country has increased the adjustment of the industrial structure and specifically transferred this person surnamed Yu to this officialdom graveyard dyed black by coal to preside over the coal industry work. Section Chief Song estimated the situation wrong and also wrongly thought that Vice Mayor Yu was the same as the previous leaders. Everyone, as soon as they took office, wanted to make some achievements, but they were all thunder and little rain. In the end, not only did they achieve nothing, but they also fell into this quagmire themselves.

In less than two days, the Municipal Committee issued a document announcing that Wang Anguo would no longer hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Coal Bureau of Yuyang City and would continue to be the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Coal Bureau of Yuyang City. In the Coal Bureau, the rank of Secretary and Bureau Chief is equal, but in China, there is an unwritten rule that the real power of the Secretary is greater than that of the Bureau Chief. So although Wang Anguo was still the Deputy Bureau Chief, losing the position of Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee was a bigger blow to him. And Section Chief Song, who had always not taken Vice Mayor Yu's words seriously, was clearly pointed out in the document issued by the Municipal Committee that because he was the leader of the direct department in charge of coal safety production in Yuyang City, he hid the mine accident, was derelict in his duty, and did not report it, and was given the punishment of being removed from the position of Section Chief.