Chapter 1233

Wan Yimin suppressed his shock and said, "Comrade Weng Guoying, according to what you're saying, does that mean there isn't a single good person in Hongdong County in your Qingxi?"

Weng Guoying said, "While I can't say there isn't a single good person in Hongdong County, many of the leaders in the county's leadership team have completely rotted. They cover the sky with one hand in Qingxi County and even collude with city leaders, leaving Qingxi County devoid of any righteousness and leaving upright Party cadres with no place to stand. Furthermore, they have brought enormous danger to the people of the entire county."

Wan Yimin said, "What is this enormous danger you speak of?"

Weng Guoying said, "It is the Changjiang main embankment project that was rebuilt two years ago. This project was contracted by the Shuangli Company, which is run by Duan Mantang's nephew, Duan Shuangli. The embankment project they contracted has extremely serious quality issues: the cement grade is low, the quantity and strength of the slope protection stones are insufficient, and bamboo strips were used instead of steel bars. It can be said that as long as the water level is slightly higher, this embankment will breach. The embankment almost breached the year before last, and if it were to breach, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the common people of the entire county!"

Wan Yimin said with a solemn expression, "Is everything you're saying true?"

Weng Guoying nodded and said, "Yes, I dare to stake my head on it. I, Weng Guoying, am thirty-five years old and have been working in water conservancy for over ten years; I know the ins and outs of this industry too well. Moreover, they don't even bother to hide it; these things are basically public knowledge, and anyone can see it. Several directors and deputy directors of our Water Conservancy Bureau have taken benefits from Duan Shuangli. Who would dare to speak out if they knew? Only a fool like me would go to report and petition."

Speaking of this, there were faint tears in Weng Guoying's eyes. It was clear that he was a tough man; if he weren't a tough man, he wouldn't dare to do such a thing. But even a tough man has his own grievances, and in front of someone he could truly trust, his grievances could no longer be hidden.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely heavy, and for a long time, none of them spoke.

After a long while, to ease the atmosphere, Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Brother Weng, you're only thirty-five this year? Looking at your photo and you in person, I thought you were over forty."

Weng Guoying also laughed, "Those of us in the water conservancy line run along the river embankments every day, exposed to the wind and sun, so we all look old. Let me tell you a trick: if a water conservancy cadre is fair-skinned and tender-fleshed, they are definitely not a competent water conservancy cadre."

Su Xinghui couldn't help but think of the two successive directors of the Pengjiawan Town Water Conservancy Station: one was Han Zhixiong, fair-skinned and tender-fleshed, and the other was Lin Yaozu, dark-skinned, gaunt, and full of wrinkles. It was clear at a glance who was the competent water conservancy cadre.

Wan Yimin said, "Do they have other illegal activities?"

Weng Guoying said, "Their illegal activities are numerous. Every cadre I reported occupies mines in the county, mining in violation of regulations to seek exorbitant profits, and accidents occur frequently. People like Duan Shuangli are just tools they use to seek profit. Under Duan Shuangli and his ilk, they raise a group of thugs who often resort to violence to compete for interests, bully men and women, and oppress the local people, turning a perfectly good Qingxi County into a foul-smelling mess."

"Secretary Wan, you can go out to the streets and see. Those luxury cars on the street were all bought by these people as smuggled vehicles. Every day, they drink alcohol, take ecstasy, and run wild on the streets—racing, picking up girls, fighting, and causing trouble, making people feel panicked. Many vicious cases have occurred in Qingxi County in recent years, but those perpetrators remain at large. At most, they find a scapegoat to take the blame, and after bleeding a little money, it's all settled."

"There are also plenty of cases of corruption and bribery. Here in our Qingxi County, these official positions are all clearly price-tagged: a section-level cadre costs at least twenty thousand, and a division-level cadre costs at least one hundred thousand. Whoever has money can become an official. Just within his Duan family alone, the number of people serving as officials in the county is as numerous as the hairs on an ox, and there are quite a few in the city as well, all of whom bought their way in with money. You tell me, how could the Duan family's position in Qingxi County be anything but as stable as Mount Tai?"

"In the past, there were quite a few people in the county who went to report and petition, but everyone who reported or petitioned suffered retaliation from them. The report letters were sent out, only to return one by one to their desks. The whistleblowers were fired from their public posts, beaten, and even framed. Some were even slandered as being mentally ill. Not only them, but their families were treated the same way!"

Speaking of this, Weng Guoying really couldn't go on, and faint tears welled up in his eyes again.

Su Xinghui said with a solemn expression, "Brother Weng, has your family also suffered retaliation?"

Weng Guoying said with a miserable expression, "I am an unfilial son. In order to report these people, I was fired and detained several times. One of my parents was so angry they had a stroke and is still lying in the hospital, and the other has already passed away. My son was so scared that he barely speaks to this day; the doctor said he might have depression. To avoid implicating my wife, I divorced her and let her take our son back to her maiden home."

Weng Guoying's tears were already dripping down. He, a man in his thirties, was sobbing uncontrollably at this moment. However, neither Wan Yimin nor Su Xinghui would think he wasn't a man; what he had done was more manly than anyone else's. No matter how manly a person is, if they encountered the things he had encountered, they would cry even more sorrowfully than he did.

Weng Guoying cried for over ten minutes. During this time, Wan Yimin and Su Xinghui did not speak; they just sat there silently.

When Weng Guoying stopped crying, Su Xinghui handed him a napkin to wipe his tears. Wan Yimin asked, "Comrade Weng Guoying, do you have evidence for what you've said?"

Weng Guoying nodded and said, "Of course I have evidence. I have copies of various receipts from when the embankment was built, photos I took, the acceptance inspection report I copied from the bureau, and various report materials written by victims. I have made many copies of this evidence and hidden them in several places, just in case one day I die, these things can still be delivered to the hands of higher-level leaders to restore a clear sky to Qingxi County!"

Weng Guoying's words were resonant, making Wan Yimin and Su Xinghui both feel a sense of awe. Such a person is the backbone of the nation!

Wan Yimin said, "Comrade Weng Guoying, can you hand this evidence over to us?"

Weng Guoying nodded and said, "Of course I can. I will take you to retrieve that evidence tomorrow."

Wan Yimin said, "Comrade Weng Guoying, thank you!"

Weng Guoying shook his head and said, "Secretary Wan, you don't need to thank me. However, Secretary Wan, you must hurry and rescue that reporter Jiang. It was I who invited him to Qingxi County, and yet he suffered such a great hardship because of it. I am truly very sorry to him!"

Wan Yimin nodded and said, "Rest assured, we will definitely rescue him as soon as possible. How about this, Comrade Weng Guoying, for your safety, you will stay here today and stay with the members of our inspection team. Xinghui, you all should stay here too."

Weng Guoying and Su Xinghui both nodded in agreement. Su Xinghui said, "I have another companion; I will go and bring him here."

Wan Yimin said, "Fine, I will send a team member to go with you." ===== CHAPTER 1235 =====