Chapter 586: Shangfang Sword

The tea chat with Wan Xiao ended without a problem. He had been testing me, trying to get some news from me. But I really didn't have any news to give him, and even if I did, in my current state, I wouldn't reveal it. I still have organizational principles.

The joint investigation team hadn't started work yet, but the Municipal Party Committee Office called first, saying the Secretary wanted to meet us.

I was one of the deputy leaders, so I had to go.

I hadn't really met or known the other deputy leaders, including our leader.

By the time I rushed to the Municipal Party Committee conference room, the other deputy leaders and the leader had all arrived. We nodded and smiled at each other, which counted as a greeting.

Just as I sat down, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General led Secretary Chen in.

Our investigation team stood up together and applauded in tribute. For Secretary Chen, not everyone among us in the investigation team had the honor of having a meeting with Secretary Chen. On the administrative establishment, the difference between the primary and deputy is separated by a thin sheet of paper on the surface, but in reality, the two positions are separated by the distance of a mountain.

In any unit, the boss has the final say. I have a deep understanding of this point. For example, when I was in Suxi Town, I had the final say on everything, big and small. After I became Deputy County Magistrate in the county, many things were not up to me. Above me was Yu Xianzhang, and above Yu Xianzhang was a mother-in-law—Secretary Liu Qimeng.

Now that I'm at the Petition Bureau, my leading boss is Deputy Secretary-General Lilian. I am ranked third in the bureau, a position where even farting doesn't make a sound.

Secretary Chen was as kind and approachable as ever, inviting us to sit down and drink tea, saying he called us here just to chat casually, not for any official big event from above.

Secretary Chen said so, and our nerves relaxed a bit.

Secretary Chen knew me; he must have known I came to the Municipal Petition Bureau in advance. So he wasn't surprised at all after seeing me, but instead invited me to sit beside him.

This move by Secretary Chen made me flattered. If this kind of closeness were at home, it wouldn't be strange at all. Now, in front of several heads, one couldn't help but associate it.

Secretary Chen didn't talk about the investigation team, but instead talked at length about my training situation at the Provincial Party School. He said that there weren't many cadres like me who had knowledge, academic qualifications, and grassroots work experience now.

I was confused by Secretary Chen's conversation. You know, I was only a deputy leader in the investigation team, and I was the deputy leader that others didn't want. I understood deeply that if this deputy leader was really a fat job, it wouldn't be my turn at the Petition Bureau. It would be a strange thing if the three old deputy directors above me didn't break their heads to squeeze in.

Sure enough, Secretary Chen's move made them look at me with admiration. The Discipline Inspection Commission deputy secretary who only looked at me with the corner of his eyes before, now had eyes full of smiles when looking at me. As for the Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General, this was our first acquaintance. After Secretary Chen introduced me, he seriously evaluated me, saying, "Director Chen is a landscape in our Hengyue City cadre team!"

I was so praised by them that I didn't even have the courage to raise my head. I could weigh how many pounds I had myself. In front of this group of people, I wasn't even a chicken feather.

But those who knew my background knew that I was the son-in-law of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department Minister. Offending me was offending the Organization Department Minister, and offending the Organization Department Minister, wanting to be more active in this life was almost a daydream.

After Secretary Chen and the Secretary-General finished speaking, our leader first expressed his position, saying he would definitely adhere to the principles and handle the case impartially.

The other deputy leaders, like me, didn't have the right to express their position at such a meeting. We could only echo the leader's opinion, indicating that we would do the work best in accordance with the leader's requirements.

Secretary Chen finally gave us earnest advice, "You work boldly, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are your backing. No matter how big the difficulties you encounter, no matter what kind of resistance you encounter, the Municipal Party Committee and Government will make the decision for you."

In my opinion, Secretary Chen's statement was granting us a Shangfang Sword.

After the meeting, the leader walked to my side and reached out to introduce himself, "Director Chen, I am Dai An from the Discipline Inspection Commission."

With the leader taking the lead, the court deputy president and the procuratorate deputy president all came to shake hands with me, introducing themselves. I had seen their names on the notice long ago, and today it was considered a match.

With such a grand formation, I was still a bit light-headed. In our small group, I was the one with the shallowest qualifications, the lowest level, and the youngest age. So when they shook hands with me, I shook with both hands, and with a full face of smiles, my demeanor was sincere and earnest.

The Municipal Party Committee Secretary had already met us, so it would be unreasonable not to start work. Dai An simply said, the investigation team will return to the Petition Bureau office together now to hold our first working meeting of the small group.

Just as we came out of the conference room, we ran into Minister Huang Shan. I hurriedly stood aside and whispered, "Dad!"

Minister Huang Shan's eyebrows jumped, and he said deeply, "When working, there is no family relationship."

I hurriedly changed my words and called him Minister Huang.

My chance encounter with Minister Huang Shan developed like a drama, so much so that Dai An sighed, "So Little Director Chen is a master hiding his secrets."

Secretary Chen asked me to sit with him, and Minister Huang Shan was my father-in-law. My status instantly became much higher, and Dai An even wanted to walk behind me, refusing to lead the way in front.

I wanted to be low-key, and I had to be low-key. There were thousands of cadres in the Hengyue Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and there were many people who were more capable than me. Who knew what kind of true god would be encountered next?

I politely let Dai An go first, after all, he was our leader and the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The Discipline Inspection Commission is a department that all cadres talk about with fear. I once fought with them. These people have many ways to handle cases, can melt iron plates, and pry open steel teeth.

The investigation team used the Discipline Inspection Commission deputy secretary to take the lead, naturally having his deep meaning.

We walked out of the Municipal Party Committee building and went to the Petition Bureau on foot.

The party and government organs of Hengyue City are basically concentrated on one main street. The most luxurious is naturally the Municipal Government, with high-rise buildings and imposing appearance. Armed police guard the entrance, and the courtyard is full of flowers.

Next to the Municipal Government is the Municipal Party Committee building we just came out of. Compared with the Municipal Government, the Municipal Party Committee building is much shabbier. First, the building is not that high, and the courtyard is not that big. Although there are armed police guarding the entrance, there are no exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard, just a stone erected facing the gate, with "Serve the People" written on it.

Our Petition Bureau is opposite them.

The Petition Bureau itself works in the government building, but due to the complex personnel and changing situations of petitioners, the Petition Bureau was moved out. Our current office address is the office building of the original Development Zone Management Committee, and the design and facilities inside are relatively good.

Deputy Secretary-General Lilian placed the investigation team's office on the fourth floor. The fourth floor is empty, and no one works there.

Because it is a joint investigation team, there is only one office, equipped with a full-time office director. In addition, a conference room is equipped to facilitate our investigation team to meet and study.

The suddenly established investigation team didn't even have a work direction. We sat in the conference room, drinking tea without a sound.

Xu Meili is a team member temporarily drawn from our investigation team. We leaders meet to study things, so she has to serve as a waiter to pour tea and water for us.

Dai An opened his mouth after drinking a cup of tea, "Everyone, please speak freely."

The court deputy president laughed and said, "Secretary Dai, how to speak freely? I'll tell the truth, I really don't understand what the main work direction of this investigation team is!"

Dai An pondered and said, "Old Mi, the notice says it very clearly. The main task of our investigation team is to check the problems existing in petition work."

My heart was shocked, thinking, the notice didn't say that. The notice of the joint investigation team clearly stated that it was to investigate the matter of Su Ya's petition, how did it involve petition work? If it was according to Dai An's statement, it was denying Deputy Secretary-General Lilian's work achievements!

Lilian wouldn't lift a stone and hit his own feet! We said it very clearly in the report submitted to the Municipal Government, and the notice of the Municipal Government also said it very clearly. But why did Dai An say this? Was he deliberately guiding the work direction?

Before I opened my mouth, the procuratorate deputy president took the conversation and said, "Secretary Dai, checking whether petition work is implemented or not has nothing to do with us. Old Mi and I are in the judicial system, how can we check the government's work."

Dai An laughed, "I heard that when the mayor came to the Petition Bureau for a reception visit, he encountered someone blocking the road to cry injustice. You all know the mayor, he is a person who can't rub sand in his eyes. Who is the person crying injustice, and why did they happen to cry when he came for a reception visit? There must be a problem here. Our work is to find out these situations. Am I clear?"

After Dai An finished speaking, he cast his eyes on me, smiled and asked, "Director Chen, do you have any opinions?"

I raised my head, looked into Dai An's eyes and said, "I think Secretary Dai understands it correctly. Our investigation team is mainly to find out why the common people crying injustice are crying injustice. If there is a leak in our work, we should change it and give the common people an explanation. Is that what it means? Secretary Dai."

Dai An tapped the table lightly and said, "Director Chen is right. Let's follow this train of thought."

The procuratorate is specialized in handling cases, so he was the first to react and asked me, "Director Chen, where is the person crying injustice?"

I spread my hands and said, "I don't know either."

"Don't know?" The procuratorate deputy president was clearly a bit unhappy, slammed the teacup in his hand on the table and cursed, "Messing around."

The court deputy president Old Mi relieved me, "Old Yu, Director Chen has been at the Petition Bureau for less than half a month, and he encountered this kind of thing. It's normal for there to be problems."

Old Mi was opening up for me, Old Yu's words carried a meaning of blame, anyone could understand.

"Find the person first," Old Yu stood up and said dissatisfiedly, "This matter of finding people is the most troublesome. I think it's best to use the power of public security. They have many people and know all kinds of people. It's easy to find someone."

Dai An hesitated and said, "There is no one from the Public Security Bureau in the notice, it's not appropriate for us to use their people, right?"

"Can't use them without them?" Old Yu tapped the table and said, "It's all for revolutionary work, everyone is on the same boat, what's yours and mine."

Dai An asked with a smile, "If I have nothing to do and use your people, will you give them?"

This sentence blocked Old Yu for a long time without speaking. Like their three families, they are all case-handling units. The Discipline Inspection Commission is responsible for investigating and dealing with party cadres' violations of discipline and law, and after obtaining evidence, it is handed over to their procuratorate. The procuratorate reviews and implements the evidence, calls the court people, and hits it with a hammer against the legal text, how many years, kill, close.

On the surface, they are all on one line, one upstream, one midstream, one downstream. In fact, their three families, missing any one, will lose legal effect.

People in case-handling units have power in their hands, and it is real power. Unlike our Petition Bureau, although it is called case-handling, there is no power in our hands.

After discussing for about an hour, a resolution was finally formed.

First, find the party concerned, compare it with the materials submitted by the person crying injustice, and control the people involved first.

Discussing here, the problem came out again. Who will come forward to control the people involved?

The Discipline Inspection Commission said the procuratorate should come forward, the procuratorate said it didn't have this power. After discussing, a unified opinion was finally reached, coordinated by the investigation team, first in the name of violating discipline, and the Discipline Inspection Commission came forward.

The working meeting ended, the drums were beaten, and then the monkeys needed to jump. ===== CHAPTER 587 =====