Chapter 238: The Aftermath Continues

Li Mingzhou's aggressive questioning was like a sharp sword, piercing Lü Taichang's heart, making him tremble with fear and leaving Liu Tuo speechless.

At this time, the corridor was already crowded with Discipline Inspection Committee cadres watching the excitement, whispering and discussing. Wang Yujia was even more undisguised in cheering for Li Mingzhou's dominance, feeling very relieved in her heart!

Faced with Li Mingzhou's continuous questioning, Lü Taichang couldn't produce anything, and couldn't even give a reasonable explanation.

Anyway, his face had already been swept away, and he didn't dare to confront a member of the Provincial Party Committee head-on. In desperation, he could only choose to play deaf and dumb, hoping to muddle through.

This was the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, and Liu Tuo, as the top leader, had to maintain the unit's prestige, so he said, "Secretary Li, our work has indeed had some loopholes. I will investigate this matter seriously, clarify the ins and outs, and make serious handling of the relevant responsible persons! I will give you and Yingjiang City a satisfactory answer as soon as possible!"

Li Mingzhou did not press on, because the purpose of this trip had been achieved. And since they were both members of the Provincial Party Committee, he had to give Liu Tuo this face, so he said, "Secretary Liu, I would like to talk to you alone for a few words."

Liu Tuo immediately waved his hand at the several Deputy Secretaries, signaling them to leave.

After only the two of them were left, Li Mingzhou said, "My Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary was sent down from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee. You should take him back!"

Liu Tuo asked, "Is he also involved?"

"Knowing but not reporting, having no Municipal Party Committee in his eyes, what do I need him for? Secretary Liu, it's not that I'm being talkative, but the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee should be rectified!"

Liu Tuo sighed and said, "With so many factions, no one is easy to move. Every Standing Committee member has a mountain behind them. Let's take it slowly!"

Li Mingzhou continued, "Lu Fan's matter was clearly manipulated by someone behind the scenes. I won't go into the details. As for transferring Lu Fan, I will arrange for a Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee to connect with you."

After a few words of casual chat, the atmosphere eased a lot. Li Mingzhou stood up to say goodbye and said, "Secretary Liu, I was too anxious this time and was a bit rude! Another day, I will definitely set up a table to apologize to you! Now I have to go to the Provincial Party Committee; Comrade Hongtao is still waiting for news there!"

Liu Tuo said politely, "It was our problem; I should be the one treating you! You just said Hongtao is waiting for news? Does this matter have anything to do with him?"

Li Mingzhou laughed, "If I hadn't stopped him, he would have already come to the door. Lu Fan is his student!"

Liu Tuo also laughed and said, "This Wang Hongtao, he dares to make a scene! I'll give him a call later! If a tree isn't pruned, it won't grow straight. The Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee has a very strong smell of decay; it's time to move it!"

Li Mingzhou stated, "If you need my support, just give me a heads-up in advance!"

The two shook hands heavily, everything understood without words!

When he arrived at the Provincial Party Committee, he happened to run into Wang Hongtao coming out of Secretary Chen Jiazhong's office.

Li Mingzhou whispered, "Hongtao, the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee is settled. Lu Fan will be transferred to the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee as soon as possible!"

Wang Hongtao shook Li Mingzhou's hand hard and said, "Thank you! Now that the matter is resolved, I have to return to Yinzhou; there's a big mess at home. We'll have plenty of time in the future!"

Seeing Chen Jiazhong, Li Mingzhou did not mention the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee or Lu Fan, but proposed to adjust the candidate for the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary, his attitude exceptionally firm.

Chen Jiazhong was a bit puzzled and asked, "Mingzhou, what is the specific reason?"

Li Mingzhou sighed and said, "Disregarding the authority of the Municipal Party Committee, knowing but not reporting, repeatedly refusing to mend his ways, and having no leadership in his eyes! You don't know, I just came from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee. They put me aside and 'Shuanggui'ed' a Deputy County Chief of my city! I cannot accept this, so the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary must be adjusted!"

"Oh, there's such a thing? I'll look into it later. Since your attitude is so firm, then let's adjust it. How about I recommend a Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary to you?"

Originally, Li Mingzhou had a candidate in mind, but since the Secretary said so, he couldn't refuse, so he said, "The Secretary's recommendation shows the importance and care for Yingjiang. I naturally raise both hands in favor!"

Chen Jiazhong smiled and said, "Wu Xiaohua, Minister Deming's secretary!"

Li Mingzhou also smiled and said, "It's Section Chief Wu, then that's even less of a problem. Yingjiang firmly obeys the Provincial Party Committee's arrangements!"

Regarding this, Li Mingzhou didn't think it was a bad thing. If used properly, Wu Xiaohua could become a bridge between Yingjiang and the Organization Department of the Central Committee.

That afternoon, Chen Jiazhong convened a meeting of the five-person group to specifically study the candidate for the Yingjiang Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary, quickly and swiftly. One reason was Li Mingzhou's request, and the other was that Chen Jiazhong also wanted to settle Wu Xiaohua as soon as possible; the position of Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary was very suitable.

In Anbao County, Lu Fan's eyes were bloodshot, his body was swaying, and he was struggling to hold on with his last bit of willpower.

His body had reached its limit, every cell was screaming with fatigue and pain, and blurry images began to appear before his eyes, as if the whole world were spinning.

However, he gritted his teeth tightly, did not fall, and did not yield! His gaze remained firm, and he told himself that he could not give up and must fight to the last moment.

Wang Qing's phone rang. He checked the number and ran out to answer it.

Not long after, he walked in, worried, stood in front of Lu Fan, showed an embarrassed expression on his face, and said to Lu Fan, "County Chief Lu, I want to apologize to you! I hope you can understand my difficulties; I was also forced to do this!"

Hearing this, Lu Fan knew that there was a turning point. His body lost all strength, and he leaned softly against the chair, looking up, trying to keep the tears from welling up.

However, the tears still uncontrollably welled up in his eyes and flowed down his cheeks, blurring his vision.

After a long time, Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, straightened his body with effort, and said, "Every debt has a debtor, Section Chief Wang. I understand you had your difficulties, and I won't hold a grudge against you!"

Wang Qing rubbed his hands and said, "County Chief Lu, go back to your room and rest. We are going to transfer you to the Yingjiang Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee immediately."

Lu Fan said with difficulty, "Let me take a shower first and rest for a while. You don't want to see me go to the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee looking like this, do you?"

Wang Qing naturally agreed fully and immediately asked the staff to help Lu Fan back to his room to rest.

Back in the room, after his colleagues went out, Zhang Tianmin whispered to Lu Fan, "County Chief Lu, do you remember me?"

Lu Fan nodded slightly without saying a word.

Zhang Tianmin continued, "I have been secretly tipping off Sister Yujia for the past few days!"

Lu Fan forced his eyes open and said softly, "Thank you!"

By noon, He Jiafeng, Deputy Secretary of the Yingjiang Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee, was ordered to take over Lu Fan and kept calling Wang Qing.

After receiving the news that Lu Fan was resting, He Jiafeng simply went straight to Anbao County. He had to see Lu Fan with his own eyes to report back to Secretary Li Mingzhou.

At the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, with such a big work error, Liu Tuo couldn't let it go and immediately convened a Standing Committee meeting of the Discipline Inspection Committee with a dark face.

At the meeting, Liu Tuo launched a severe criticism of Deputy Secretary Lü Taichang that lasted for half an hour, completely using the topic to play out his own agenda. His goal was to take advantage of this opportunity to take down the biggest faction in the Discipline Inspection Committee!

By this time, Lü Taichang realized the seriousness of the problem and felt that this time it wouldn't be easy to end.

There is no regret medicine in the world. Lü Taichang planned to go to Provincial Governor Duan Pengfei for help as soon as the meeting ended.

Just as Liu Tuo finished scolding, his phone rang. He checked and saw it was from Vice Provincial Governor Tang Bing, so he got up and went outside to answer it.

"Secretary Liu, sorry to disturb your work!"

"Comrade Tang Bing is too polite. Is there anything?"

"Nothing major, just a junior, Ningyang County Deputy County Chief Lu Fan, who seems to be under investigation by the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee. I have a certain understanding of this comrade, and I would like to ask the comrades of the Discipline Inspection Committee to be realistic and ensure fairness and objectivity during the investigation. Of course, if he really has problems, then handle it as it should be handled!"

Another one! This is a huge loss of face! Liu Tuo said helplessly, "Thank you, Comrade Tang Bing, for your concern for the work of the Discipline Inspection Committee. I will pay personal attention to this matter and will never wrong a good cadre!"

"Secretary Liu, don't overthink it. I wouldn't dare to point fingers at the work of the Discipline Inspection Committee! It's just that I am indeed quite familiar with Lu Fan and don't quite believe that he would violate discipline or regulations. Everything will be based on the investigation results!"

On the afternoon of November 11, Lu Fan slept for a full five hours before climbing out of bed, taking a comfortable hot shower, and recovering some of his vitality.

Sitting on the bed, Lu Fan felt like he had been reborn. Old and new hatreds welled up in his heart, and his hatred for Le Xueren reached its peak! He secretly swore to himself that if he didn't avenge this, he wouldn't be a man!

Sitting on the bed, Lu Fan felt like he had been reborn. Old and new hatreds welled up in his heart, and his hatred for Le Xueren reached its peak!

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of anger and determination, and secretly swore to himself that if he didn't avenge this, he wouldn't be a man!

The power of hatred surged out of Lu Fan's body like a volcano, making him exude a sharp aura.

When Lu Fan pushed open the door, the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee staff immediately came out from the opposite room and said, "County Chief Lu, are you rested? Please wait a moment, I'll go report to Secretary He immediately!"

Before long, He Jiafeng walked over quickly with a smile and said, "County Chief Lu, I am He Jiafeng from the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee!"

Lu Fan greeted him quickly, "I've heard a lot about you, Secretary He!"

He Jiafeng said, "According to Secretary Mingzhou's instructions, the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee is responsible for investigating and verifying the report letters about you. Currently, we have no conclusive evidence, so we cannot take any measures against you. You are completely free!"

Lu Fan took a deep breath and said, "Secretary He, can I leave now?"

"County Chief Lu, you can leave at any time! However, Secretary Li has given special instructions. I would like to invite you to Yingjiang to meet Secretary Li together, is that okay?"

"I'll listen to Secretary He's arrangements!" Only then did Lu Fan know that Secretary Li Mingzhou had intervened in his case. He couldn't repay such great kindness and had to thank him in person!

At this time, Wang Qing also walked over, with a look of guilt and regret on his face, and apologized to Lu Fan again.

He already knew that the unit was investigating this matter and had a premonition that he had caused a huge disaster. Now he was full of regret!

With a slight smile, the hatred was forgotten. Lu Fan took the initiative to shake hands with Wang Qing and said, "In the world of officialdom, one is often forced by circumstances! Let the past be the past!" ===== CHAPTER 239 =====