Chapter 169: Making a Self-Criticism

Lu Zhenghong took the work report, flipped through it, and nodded: "Hmm, it looks like your work is really done well. When I have time, I also want to go over there to see, to see what changes there are."

Su Xinghui smiled and said: "Rest assured, you will definitely see big changes when you go to see it next time. But you can't go now, the road hasn't been repaired yet."

Lu Zhenghong asked: "How long will it take for that road to be repaired?"

Su Xinghui said: "It will probably take another year."

Lu Zhenghong said: "So long? Then I can't wait. Since you can walk, I can walk too. I'm not that delicate."

Su Xinghui said: "Then how about this, if you must go, go next spring. At that time, some of the work in the township will be able to show some signs. If you go now, the planned forest land is still empty land, and there is nothing to see."

Lu Zhenghong contemplated for a moment and said: "Fine, then I will find an opportunity to go there next spring."

Seeing that Lu Zhenghong was in a good mood, Zhang Kaishan said: "Secretary-General, this time I also want to make a self-criticism to you!"

Lu Zhenghong chuckled and said, "What kind of self-criticism do you want to make to me?"

Zhang Kaishan said: "Our work in the county was not done well. Yesterday, Comrade Lu Xiaoya suffered a grievance over there."

Su Xinghui hurriedly said: "This matter is not County Magistrate Zhang's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me."

Lu Zhenghong smiled and said: "Why blame you? Tell me about it."

Su Xinghui then told Lu Zhenghong the whole story of this matter from beginning to end, all the way to the deliberate retaliation by Tao Yanbin and the others yesterday, blocking their car.

Lu Zhenghong's expression became increasingly ugly. After listening to Su Xinghui, he asked: "Xinghui, is everything you said true?"

Su Xinghui said solemnly: "Secretary-General, you can investigate as much as you want. If there is a single word I said that is not the truth, feel free to hold me responsible."

Lu Zhenghong nodded slowly. After several tests, he was already very reassured about Su Xinghui. Of course, regarding the actions of Shan Guozhi and his gang in Shangjun County, he would also send people to investigate.

In fact, Lu Zhenghong was not surprised at all by these phenomena in officialdom. If every official in a county were clean and honest, that would be a strange thing. He didn't intend to replace all unqualified officials; no one could do such a thing. However, if what Su Xinghui said was true, then Shan Guozhi and his gang were too arrogant and domineering.

If such officials were not cleared out, Shangjun County would never have peace. Due to the agricultural industrialization pilot project in Shangjun County, Shangjun County was a very important county in the future plans of him and Gu Shanmin, and it must not be ruined by Shan Guozhi and his gang like this.

He himself was someone who had worked in a county. Today, after listening to Su Xinghui, he could imagine how bad Zhang Kaishan's working environment in Shangjun County was and how difficult it was for their work to be carried out.

This couldn't be blamed on Zhang Kaishan either. He was just a Vice County Magistrate, and Shan Guozhi was his superior. What could he do?

Thinking of this, Lu Zhenghong said to Zhang Kaishan: "Comrade Kaishan, are you clear about what Xinghui said?"

Zhang Kaishan nodded and said: "I am clear about it."

Lu Zhenghong said solemnly: "Then why didn't you reflect these problems to your superiors?"

Zhang Kaishan said: "A long time ago, I reflected some abnormal phenomena in the county to the regional leaders. However, after investigation, the regional leaders all said there was no evidence."

Lu Zhenghong nodded. He could hear the helplessness in Zhang Kaishan's words, and he could also imagine that after Zhang Kaishan reflected the problems, he was likely isolated.

Su Xinghui was clear about this. Later, Zhang Kaishan was transferred to the region to be the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Environmental Protection Bureau because he was retaliated against for this matter.

Lu Zhenghong could empathize with Zhang Kaishan's helplessness, and this matter was not something Zhang Kaishan could resolve. This matter could only be resolved by Lu Zhenghong helping. Lu Zhenghong also had the responsibility to help him create a relatively relaxed working environment.

Of course, even if he were the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, he couldn't directly intervene in the work of a county. How this matter should be handled still needed to be carefully thought out.

Lu Zhenghong said to Zhang Kaishan: "Hmm, I know about this matter. You handled it well. There is no need to make a self-criticism to me. Your work during this period has also been done well."

Just when Zhang Kaishan and Su Xinghui arrived in Jiangcheng, Tao Yan also went to Shan Guozhi's office to report his thoughts.

Tao Yan brought a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes. As soon as he arrived in Shan Guozhi's office, he pulled open Shan Guozhi's cabinet door himself, stuffed the cigarettes inside, and said: "County Magistrate, someone gave me two packs of cigarettes, I'll share one with you."

Shan Guozhi was looking at a document and didn't even lift his eyelids; he just hummed through his nose to indicate he knew.

Tao Yan knew that Shan Guozhi was showing him that he was very angry, and he also knew why Shan Guozhi was angry. He didn't take offense at all and said with a smile: "County Magistrate, I am here to make a self-criticism to you!"

Only then did Shan Guozhi put down the document, lifted his eyes, and said: "You, Bureau Chief Tao, are so powerful, do you still need to come to me to make a self-criticism?"

Tao Yan said: "Look at what you're saying. No matter how powerful I, Tao Yan, am, you are still my big brother. Everything I, Tao Yan, have was given by you. I should make a self-criticism, so I have to come and make a self-criticism!"

Although Tao Yan was the County Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary and concurrently the Public Security Bureau Chief, he had always considered himself a little brother in front of Shan Guozhi. Everything he had was indeed given by Shan Guozhi.

When Shan Guozhi was still the Deputy Director of the Commune Revolutionary Committee, Tao Yan was just an ordinary temporary worker in the commune. At that time, he got to know Shan Guozhi, and from then on, he followed Shan Guozhi. Even his wife was introduced by Shan Guozhi's wife.

With Shan Guozhi's step-by-step promotion, Tao Yan was also promoted step by step by him, and he was also loyal to Shan Guozhi.

Tao Yan was not only Shan Guozhi's little brother, he was even more Shan Guozhi's dog. He only listened to Shan Guozhi's words. Whoever Shan Guozhi told him to bite, he would bite, without any ambiguity.

Over these years, Tao Yan didn't know how many things he had done to help Shan Guozhi. Any dirty work that Shan Guozhi found inconvenient to step forward for, Tao Yan helped him do. Shan Guozhi naturally trusted him greatly.

Hearing Tao Yan's words, Shan Guozhi's expression cleared slightly: "What do you have to make a self-criticism to me about?"

Tao Yan said: "It's not about that troublesome little brat of mine. Yesterday, he did that brainless thing, adding trouble to you, County Magistrate. I beat him up well last night." ===== CHAPTER 171 =====