Chapter 957

Sun Chengjun still wanted to say something, but Su Yang stopped him.

Within the System, that's how it is; sometimes even if you have all kinds of objections, you still have to endure. An official one rank higher can crush you.

Everyone has already said it; this is a decision made by the Standing Committee. How could you still demand that the Standing Committee be reconvened to re-discuss this matter? That's obviously impossible.

Remember, don't bring any emotion into your work; the more irritable you are, the easier it is to lose your reason, and the easier it is for others to find an opening.

As the newly appointed Public Security Bureau chief, you must handle this case neatly; you cannot let it become a laughingstock.

Sun Chengjun said, "Rest assured, even if I have to stay 24 hours in the bureau, I will definitely get to the bottom of this case and clarify it. Then I will give you and the County Party Committee and County Government an explanation."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jiangbo casually said to Zhao Nanxing and Qi Guohui, "You don't need to be so tense here. This is the County Party Committee, not the Municipal Party Committee, and we are comrades in the same team; don't always look at me as a municipal leader."

On this matter, we must all work together more closely, suppress the issue, and not let it continue to ferment. Our county is notorious for poor livelihood conditions, so we must handle this matter properly.

Qi Guohui said, "Secretary Zhang, given this sudden incident, I think while we solve the problem we should also pursue responsibility. If we don't pursue responsibility, relevant cadres will feel that mishaps in leadership positions are completely inconsequential, which is unacceptable."

Zhao Nanxing also said, "I think Secretary Qi makes sense; the problem certainly needs to be resolved, but the accountability process must not be delayed."

Zhang Jiangbo was quite pleased; with so many County Standing Committee members, why did he seek out Zhao Nanxing and Qi Guohui to discuss in his office? The reason is simple: before coming, he had already investigated these County Standing Committee members.

Zhao Nanxing and Qi Guohui are the most dissatisfied with Su Yang; they have repeatedly suffered at his hands, and once they get a chance they will surely seize the opportunity to thoroughly punish Su Yang. He only needs to say a few words to back these two up, and then the following matters won't require his concern at all.

But he still said rather implicitly, "Is it appropriate to pursue responsibility now? I've just come to work in our county; to be frank, even the comrades in the science and technology sector aren't all acquainted, and we immediately convene a Standing Committee meeting, then promptly handle the relevant responsible persons. When the comrades hear this, they won't even know what to say behind my back."

If that's really the case, then wouldn't the other comrades also be trembling in their work? That would be completely detrimental to their work progress.

Qi Guohui said, "Secretary Zhang, you don't need to make things difficult; just convene another Standing Committee meeting, and we'll speak at it."

It's not that we're trying to make things difficult for anyone; given such a major incident, the Public Security Bureau failed to promptly detain the relevant persons and resolve the issue—that's the bureau's problem. The bureau must necessarily have its chief bear responsibility; we cannot indulge and cover up for them just because their chief is on good terms with other local leaders.

If that's the case, what fairness is there for other cadres? How would we explain ourselves to the common people? Moreover, at last year's Standing Committee meeting, it was already made clear that Su Yang bears primary responsibility for all road projects.

Now that something has gone wrong with this project, he should be the first to step forward and take responsibility—there's no need to go through the Standing Committee. However, the relevant handling must still be reviewed by the Standing Committee and reported to the Municipal Party Committee.

Zhang Jiangbo said, "Is this appropriate? I've heard that Comrade Su Yang has a good popular base in our county; would punishing him like this be justified? I think we should first let him tackle the problem; if he fails to resolve it, we can still discuss disciplinary action later. What do you two think?"

Zhao Nanxing's mind briefly filtered and he understood just how formidable this Secretary Zhang was. Although he said that, everyone knows how difficult it is to handle this matter, especially since it involves clan armed clashes.

Even if Su Yang could resolve it, they could still deal with him, since he bears primary responsibility. If he cannot resolve it, the matter will only escalate, and ultimately the blame will fall entirely on Su Yang, leaving the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to handle him. No matter what, they come out winners either way.

Zhang Jiangbo reluctantly said, "One of you is the leader overseeing all work of the County Government, the other is the leader overseeing the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; since you both say so, I'll follow your lead."

Ah, but this way, having only been here a few days, I might end up with a bad reputation; however, as long as we can properly handle the people's affairs, it doesn't matter how individual cadres view me, right?

Zhao Nanxing and Qi Guohui repeatedly said, "Exactly, as long as we can satisfy the common people, the opinions of individual leading cadres are utterly irrelevant."

Oh, by the way, Secretary Zhang, we've arranged a table for you tonight at the Lieshan Xian Grand Hotel to welcome you and wash away the dust of travel. Earlier, it was indeed because the comrades in the team weren't all present and various matters delayed things, so we hadn't been able to hold this welcome banquet for you.

Zhang Jiangbo waved his hand: "That's unnecessary; for now, soothing the public's emotions and clearing up this incident are the priority. I'll cancel my personal welcome banquet—doing otherwise would also look bad."

Comrade Qi Guohui, given that, you should go to the Public Security Bureau, go there, urge the bureau to get to the root of this matter and resolve it well. Don't let me be embarrassed and unable to hold my head up at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting.

Qi Guohui said, "Please rest assured, Secretary Zhang; I'm heading to the Public Security Bureau now, and I'll have them act around the clock."

Zhang Jiangbo said, "Good, then since that's the case, let's meet here today."

Su Yang returned to his office and hadn't even settled in when Li Lingyu and Jiao Qiang arrived, especially Li Lingyu, who appeared quite urgent: "County Magistrate Su, how did they really summon you back ahead of time? Sigh, regarding these decisions made by the County Party Committee, I also cannot agree with them, but I cannot change them."

However, there are still many suspicious aspects to this matter; Yao Daya's cousins and relatives were naturally arrogant, and although Yao Daya himself has gone in for tea, they had visited him before the incident occurred.

Furthermore, I've heard that just before the incident, Qi Guohui specifically went to see Yao Daya once; I don't know what they discussed specifically, but it certainly wasn't anything good. Otherwise, why would Qi Guohui go out of his way to visit Yao Daya, who has already become a prisoner?