Chapter 577: Life-Saving Money Has Flown Away!

The Division Level Young Cadre Class at the Provincial Party School lasted for one month; the time was neither long nor short.

Tang Ye attended this class as a Deputy Division Level Official, and in an order based on seniority, he was destined to have difficulty standing out.

However, Dong Miaoying performed brilliantly; not only was she appointed as the Class Monitor, but she also earned the title of Excellent Student.

At the graduation ceremony, she even represented the students in discussing her insights, reflections, and plans from different perspectives, combining what she had learned during the period with the realities of her work.

Dong Miaoying had an outstanding image and a transcendent temperament, and many male classmates in the class had a favorable impression of her.

Of course, everyone knew that a woman like Dong Miaoying could only be admired from afar!

Tang Ye was secretly grateful to Dong Miaoying, because with her care, he had become half-acquainted with most of the students in the class.

In this day and age, intimate friends are hard to find, so being able to become half-acquainted is already quite good!

Cheng Guodong, Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, attended and gave a speech.

"During their time studying at the school, all students completed their learning tasks with high standards and high quality. Their thinking has been tempered, their faith has become firmer, their Party spirit has been baptized, their self-cultivation has reached a new level, their abilities have been improved, they have more confidence in performing their duties, their horizons have been broadened, and their vision has been expanded. You have achieved new gains and new improvements in all aspects, met the training goals, and realized the expected results."

"In this training class, the paper written by Comrade Tang Ye is thought-provoking. This paper will be highly recommended to core Party journals within the province and core Party journals of the Central Committee. I hope all comrades will continue to study in depth, keep pace with the times, and strive to improve yourselves in your future work."

In an instant, all eyes swept toward Tang Ye.

Tang Ye quickly straightened his posture, a look of composure appearing on his face.

Sure enough, good articles still attract the attention of Party School teachers and higher-level leaders.

Many people felt that the training class was for making friends.

But Tang Ye firmly believed that learning and settling down were the core tasks of attending Party School courses.

"Tang Ye's paper is eight thousand words long."

"No way! Wasn't the requirement only two thousand words?"

"This guy is way too competitive!"

"Damn it, if I had known, I would have let my Secretary write more!"

"A paper isn't better just because it's longer; the key is that his paper has high gold content."

"This kid is too eager to advance!"

After the meeting ended, Dong Miaoying found Tang Ye and smiled, "Can you send me the paper you wrote so I can study it?"

Tang Ye smiled modestly, "You flatter me. It's just a bunch of complaints, not worth mentioning."

Dong Miaoying reached out her hand and said softly, "I have gained a lot from this study, and one of those things is meeting you."

Tang Ye was flattered, "Same here!"

Dong Miaoying spoke quite directly, and in the process of getting along with Tang Ye, she felt the vitality and enterprising spirit of the new generation of civil servants.

She had been quite lost before.

After entering the officialdom, she had many ideas but no way to execute or implement them.

Either she was trapped by rigid systems.

Or she was restricted by human relationships and worldly wisdom.

But she found the answer in Tang Ye.

Doing something is more important than thinking about something.

Others felt that Tang Ye was able to rise so quickly because of his father-in-law.

But after contact, it was certain that Tang Ye had always been relying on himself.

As he was about to part ways with Tang Ye, Dong Miaoying actually felt a sense of reluctance.

This unprecedented state of mind made her excited, yet somewhat uneasy.

The Party School ended; Tang Ye took off the bed sheets and quilt cover, packed his suitcase, and closed the door.

Walking into the courtyard, Tang Ye took a deep breath and then strode toward the gate.

At the gate, a black sedan had been waiting for a long time.

Lin Heng got out from the passenger seat, took the suitcase from Tang Ye's hand, and put it into the trunk.

Tang Ye sat in the back seat.

After the car started, Lin Heng mentioned the situation at the Water Pump Factory with a grave tone.

"County Magistrate Tang, the problem at the Water Pump Factory is very serious. Yesterday, a group of people went to the Government to petition, holding banners, and it caused quite a stir. They demanded that the county revoke the decision to sell the office building and factory buildings. To resolve this, Secretary Han mediated on the spot. Although the other party's emotions were temporarily appeased, there will likely be variables later."

Tang Ye was a bit surprised, "The coordination work for the Suiyuan Water Pump Factory has been going on for almost a month; why hasn't it been resolved yet?"

"The employees of the Water Pump Factory did not agree to the office building being sold. The cadres negotiating were surrounded, a quarrel broke out, and as a result, some cadres were injured. The Police Station arrested a few people. Now the employees are demanding that the Police Station release those people. Yesterday, Secretary Han agreed to release them, which is how the blocking of the gate was resolved," Lin Heng sighed.

A grave look appeared in Tang Ye's eyes, "Who is the cadre in charge of the negotiations?"

Lin Heng said, "Deputy County Magistrate Chen Hai, who is in charge of petition work. Chen Hai was particularly high-profile when he took on the task; he accepted a military order and patted his chest, guaranteeing that he would solve the problem within three days. As it turned out, not only was the matter not handled well, but the conflict was also intensified."

Tang Ye frowned, "The New Year is almost here; if it is not handled as soon as possible, many problems will arise."

Lin Heng said, "Now many people are hoping for you to come back and clean up the mess."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Lin Heng's expression was somewhat proud, yet somewhat helpless, "County Magistrate Tang, during the time you were away, much of the work has stagnated. They say the earth can keep spinning without anyone, but looking at it realistically, during this month you were away, many tasks were at a standstill. When you were here, everyone had opinions about you, but when you were away, it actually showed that you are indispensable."

Tang Ye smiled, thinking to himself that Lin Heng's flattery was becoming more subtle and clever!

The problem at the Water Pump Factory must be solved!

Otherwise, the plan to revitalize state-owned assets would be seriously hindered, and it might cause other projects to follow suit.

"Besides the matter of the Water Pump Factory, are there any other things?"

"There is one more thing. When the Audit Bureau was checking the accounts of the Civil Affairs Bureau, it was found that a sum of poverty alleviation funds had been misappropriated."

Tang Ye's original posture had been very relaxed.

At this moment, he instantly became extremely solemn.

"What is going on?"

"After Yang Guoliang was arrested, Deputy Bureau Chief Zhang Jinan of the Civil Affairs Bureau suddenly went missing. Subsequently, while auditing the funds, it was discovered that the Spring Festival consolation money had vanished into thin air. This sum of money is approximately over two million yuan!"

Tang Ye's eyes turned cold, and he frowned, "How is it being handled now?"

Lin Heng shook his head with a bitter smile, "County Magistrate Gao requested that this matter be covered up, but it seems it has already leaked out. The Letters and Visits Bureau is now on high alert, demanding that all townships and towns keep a close watch on them to ensure stability."

Tang Ye could also understand Gao Hong's way of handling it.

Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, maintaining stability is the most important thing.

The Spring Festival consolation money is distributed to eight thousand households on minimum living allowances and individuals in extreme poverty across the county.

On the surface, it is only 300 to 1000 yuan per household, but for these vulnerable groups, that is life-saving money that solves major problems.

If someone takes advantage of this matter to make a scene, it will cause a huge uproar.

Although this involves historical legacy issues, if they shirk responsibility, pass the buck, and fail to deal with this matter, those who will be hurt the most are the vulnerable common people.