Chapter 634

Chen Jiazong was very interested in the Grassland Discipline Inspection Committee's "Clear Breeze Action" and said, "Consolidating and expanding the results of educational rectification is a long‑term task; strengthening the construction of the discipline inspection and supervision cadre team is always ongoing. Purifying the discipline inspection and supervision team is urgent. You must earnestly carry out the 'Clear Breeze Action' and, with a spirit of thorough self‑revolution, resolutely forge an absolutely loyal discipline inspection and supervision iron army."

Lu Fan, you are relatively adept in this area; you must focus on establishing rules and regulations, perfecting systems and mechanisms, forming experience summaries, and see whether they can be promoted to other regions.

While they were talking, Lu Fan's phone vibrated again; seeing this, Chen Jiazong said, "Answer it, in case there's an emergency."

Lu Fan gave an apologetic look, answered the call, but Lin Changping's first words shocked him.

From the phone came Lin Changping's urgent voice: "Secretary, sorry to disturb you! An hour ago, Jiang Yizhong jumped from the case‑handling base; rescue was ineffective!"

Lu Fan clenched his fist and said, "Detain all relevant personnel, launch an immediate investigation, and be sure to root out the 'traitor'!"

"Alright, Secretary, I discussed with Wen Long and have already issued the order."

"Okay, you handle it yourselves first; I will rush back as soon as possible!"

After hanging up, Chen Jiazong realized there was a problem and asked, "What happened?"

Lu Fan replied in a deep voice, "Secretary, today we transferred the Judicial Department Director Jiang Yizhong to the integrity base; just now we received a report that he jumped to his death!"

Chen Jiazong shouted angrily, "This is a desperate act! It seems the anti‑corruption situation on the Grassland is more severe than I imagined; they are trampling lives and using any means! In that case, the Grassland Discipline Inspection system is terribly rotten, making your 'Clear Breeze Action' even more necessary!"

Lu Fan, each official suicide triggers many 'speculations' and draws public attention, especially for officials at the department‑level or above. You must set up an accident investigation team, immediately uncover the truth, sternly deal with the involved personnel, and prevent public opinion from fermenting. More importantly, root out the 'internal traitor', or similar incidents will inevitably recur.

"Ah, Secretary is right; the Grassland discipline inspection team indeed needs a complete makeover, otherwise today's tragedy will continue to play out tomorrow!"

"A worker must first sharpen his tools; without a loyal and reliable discipline inspection and supervision iron army, your punches lack force. Seize this 'Clear Breeze Action' to turn the blade inward, conduct sweeping internal rectification, eliminate all the rotten horses, and first clench your fist."

Lu Fan suddenly said, "Secretary, I want to request personnel from you!"

"First tell me who you want?"

"Song Junhui and Wang Shanshi!"

Lu Yao is Chen Deming's daughter‑in‑law, so Chen Jiazong naturally regarded her differently, knowing that these two had been punished years ago because of Lu Yao's 'mischief.' He looked thoughtfully at Lu Fan and asked, "They are now Deputy Division Level; if they go to the Grassland, what positions can you offer them?"

Lu Fan replied, "The Grassland needs a large pool of talent, especially cadres like them who are proficient in their duties, of high quality, with excellent conduct and firm ideology. I intend to appoint them as heads of the supervision office."

Chen Jiazong nodded and said, "Alright, then it's yours!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Fan pressed further, saying, "Secretary, I also want another person!"

"You just keep going; why not say it all at once?"

Lu Fan replied earnestly, "Secretary, this person is rather special; using him could cause a huge stir. It's just my suggestion; whether we dare to use him or can use him is for you to decide!"

"Oh?" Chen Jiazong asked curiously, "Tell me, I want to see who could have such great influence."

Lu Fan solemnly named, "Chen Hangjia!"

Sure enough, upon hearing that name, Chen Jiazong fell into contemplation.

After a while, he said, "Give me a reason!"

Lu Fan replied, "I hope the organization can make an exception this time and reactivate Chen Hangjia; the Discipline Inspection Committee is the department most suited to him. Whatever the reason, his resignation and the nation's loss are misfortunes for the people; he is absolutely an outstanding leading cadre, a rare good official of the new era, and an incorruptible clean official who never forgets his original mission. His iron‑fisted anti‑corruption achievements are unparalleled nationwide; he dares to fight corrupt officials and illegal businessmen, unafraid of powerful enemies, intimidation or harm, and personally sent more than 80 corrupt criminals to prison. His deeds are a model for everyone to study!"

The people need such cadres, the nation needs him, and today's society needs him. Therefore, reactivating Chen Hangjia is a popular expectation. The Grassland needs to bolster a large number of discipline inspection and supervision talents; others dare not use him, but I will try. Please the organization consider this carefully!

Chen Jiazong said earnestly, "If you reactivate him, the Grassland Discipline Inspection Committee will become the focus of everyone's attention; his every move will be under the spotlight, and you will bear great pressure. You must know his resignation was not without cause; it's a double‑edged sword!"

"Secretary, I believe in him!"

Chen Jiazong sighed and said, "When employing someone's strengths, there is no one in the world who cannot be employed; when employing someone's weaknesses, there is no one who can be employed! Since you want to use him, I have no objection here. We should have open‑minded, selfless magnanimity, vision, scope, and courage!"

Finally, Chen Jiazong said, "A thistle grows straight among hemp without support; white sand in soot becomes black together with it. Political ecology is the macro‑climate, macro‑environment, and macro‑trend of a region's political life; it directly determines the quality of the political environment, affecting public sentiment and the rise or fall of careers."

When political ecology is clear, cadres and the masses can be united and harmonious, and economic and social development will be both good and fast; when political ecology is polluted, bad work styles and various corruption problems will breed, spread, and intensify, severely hindering regional development. If not eliminated promptly, corruption will spread like a plague, rapidly infecting and expanding, eventually turning into collective collapse—'dig one hole, pull out a nest; raise one string, pull out a cluster'—a systemic, collapsing corruption 'nest case.'

Lu Fan, Hong Tao has sent you to the Grassland with high expectations; you must not disappoint him! You must adhere to treating both symptoms and root causes, enforce a no‑restriction, full‑coverage, Zero Tolerance policy, work hard to eradicate long‑standing problems, steadfastly create a clean political ecology and a good environment for officials to work, and simultaneously promote a system where officials dare not be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt, thereby fully reshaping the Grassland's political ecology and achieving fundamental improvement!

Lu Fan resolutely replied, "Please rest assured, Secretary; I will work day and night, devote all my effort and thought, and spare no effort to win this 'campaign' and fully complete the tasks assigned by the organization!" He then stood up and took his leave.

Chen Jiazong laughed, "The Chen Hangjia you mentioned earlier is not just a one‑sided wish; we also need to see whether he is willing to 'return to the organization'!"

Lu Fan smiled and replied, "I am confident; I believe his original intention remains unchanged, his resolve steadfast, and he will continue to fight for the organization and the people's interests!"

Leaving Chen Jiazong's office, Lu Fan felt a bit regretful for not raising the issue of Deputy Secretary Yun Zhangsheng of the Grassland Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee. He had originally wanted the higher‑level Discipline Inspection Committee to intervene, but after careful thought, he realized that relying on superiors for everything would make his own role pointless.

After going downstairs, Lu Fan had Zhou Xiang book a high‑speed train ticket for an urgent return to the Grassland. With such a major incident, as the top leader of the Discipline Inspection Committee he had to handle it personally and could not go home. Fortunately, Li Zimeng understood the situation; having seen his grandfather and father's busyness, she never complained.

On the way to the station, Lu Fan dialed Wang Hongtao's phone and, after connecting, said, "Hello, Secretary!"

Wang Hongtao laughed, "It's Friday, going home? Things have been going well on the Grassland lately!"

Lu Fan replied, "Secretary, I am deeply ashamed! I just left Secretary Jiazong's office and must return to the Grassland immediately. Some time ago I opened investigations into the provincial Judicial Department Director and 11 senior leaders, but I never expected that just now the director jumped to his death at the case‑handling base!"

"What? This is a naked provocation against the organization and absolutely intolerable! Return immediately, conduct a strict investigation and strict handling; no matter who is involved, see it through to the end, with no leniency!" Even over the phone, Hong Tao's anger was palpable.

"Alright, Secretary, I will return to the Grassland at once, first clarify the situation, then propose concrete measures, and resolutely implement your instructions!"

"Lu Fan, you have one to two years; justice now must draw its sword! These corrupt elements have become extremely rampant, acting as they wish, completely disregarding Party discipline and state law, treating the law as child's play, ignoring the rules of the game, bringing disaster to the nation and harming the people, sucking the Grassland's populace's blood and sweat like parasites!"

The rallying call may be a late horn, but justice never arrives late; once the timing is right, issue the final ultimatum to the corrupt elements at once! Let those big and small 'tigers' tremble at the sound of justice's horn, and let the common people spread the news of justice's horn far and wide!

Lu Fan firmly declared, "Alright, Secretary, I will declare war on the Grassland's corrupt forces without hesitation or compromise, maintain a high‑pressure stance against corruption, cut off the chain of illicit benefit transfers, compress the living space of corruption, eradicate the soil that breeds corruption, and lock power into a cage of accountability. I will report progress to you at any time; this battle will be a sure victory!"

"No need to report every detail; I want results, not the process!"

"Alright, Secretary! I have another work matter to consult you about."

"Go ahead!"

"I want to reactivate Chen Hangjia!"

"The people's voice is the direction of our diligent work; if we want to use him, we use him—nothing major. If there is resistance, I will handle it personally; rest assured and act boldly!"