Chapter 2115: Emergency Standing Committee Meeting

Yuan Yifu continued, "I now suggest that Jiang Zhiqing and Tang Chaoxin be removed from their posts on the spot and await handling. As for the other staff of the Economic Development Zone, they should also be suspended from their duties and await handling. Please raise your hands to vote!"

Yuan Yifu was the first to raise his hand. Wu Zhengjing raised his hand without hesitation, indicating his agreement with Yuan Yifu's opinion.

Having offended the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, if they didn't make a gesture immediately, their future official careers would be very bleak.

The others were not so quick; they were somewhat hesitant. After all, Jiang Zhiqing and Tang Chaoxin were Su Xinghui's people. Although Su Xinghui was under investigation, it currently appeared he had no problems. If they raised their hands so actively and Su Xinghui kept it in mind, they might not have an easy time once he recovered his strength.

Moreover, even if they offended Pang Xingjie, he wouldn't necessarily vent his anger on unrelated Standing Committee members, would he?

Just as these people were hesitating, Su Xinghui spoke up: "Secretary Yuan, may I say a few words?"

Yuan Yifu looked at Su Xinghui expressionlessly and said, "If the County Magistrate has something to say, of course you may."

This was a Standing Committee meeting, not his own personal domain, so he couldn't stop Su Xinghui from speaking. Moreover, he also believed that Su Xinghui would surely be very annoyed with Jiang Zhiqing and Tang Chaoxin; such things simply lacked political wisdom.

Su Xinghui said, "Comrades, Secretary Yuan only went to the scene for a few minutes today and may have some misunderstandings about the course of events. I stayed at the Economic Development Zone for over half an hour and investigated the course of events. I think the situation I obtained is closer to the truth."

Everyone was in an uproar again. Su Xinghui was essentially slapping Yuan Yifu in the face, saying he had lied. Although his words were very tactful, who couldn't hear the meaning between the lines? This Standing Committee meeting today was truly explosive!

Yuan Yifu's face was livid. At this moment, he no longer had the cultivation of a "smiling tiger," nor was there any reserve to speak of. However, he still had to let Su Xinghui finish speaking.

"According to the situation I learned, Comrade Pang Xingjie engaged in inducing confessions during the inquiry and investigation today. After being refused, he actually became angry from embarrassment and intended to beat Comrade Jiang Zhiqing. It was Division Chief Zhang who stopped him, so he did not succeed!"

The venue erupted in an uproar for the third time. This was too exciting, wasn't it? Pang Xingjie would actually raise a hand to hit someone?

However, several Standing Committee members who had more contact with Pang Xingjie actually believed Su Xinghui's words, because Pang Xingjie was indeed an arrogant and domineering person with very poor character. It was not strange at all that he would want to hit Jiang Zhiqing. He also ordered them around in front of these Standing Committee members without the slightest sign of respect.

Besides, if he hadn't wanted to hit someone, would these people at the Economic Development Zone have been bored and looking for trouble? Would they have besieged Pang Xingjie? Were they not afraid of offending the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary?

Su Xinghui said, "Afterwards, Comrade Jiang Zhiqing, unable to bear the humiliation, wanted to seek an explanation from Director Pang. During this time, Comrade Tang Chaoxin came forward to mediate. He wanted to settle the matter and urged Director Pang to apologize, but he was again subjected to abuse from Director Pang, who even insulted Tang Chaoxin's mother and repeatedly provoked Comrade Tang Chaoxin. Therefore, I believe that Comrade Tang Chaoxin handcuffing Director Pang was also for good reason."

The Standing Committee members were almost stunned. This Standing Committee meeting today was simply more exciting than listening to storytelling. In the short time this morning, so many things had actually happened? And they were all such explosive things.

Yuan Yifu couldn't help but interject, "Comrade Su Xinghui, so you mean that Jiang Zhiqing and Tang Chaoxin's actions were all correct?"

Su Xinghui said, "Secretary Yuan, I would like to ask you: if Comrade Pang Xingjie's identity were that of an ordinary person, would there be any problem with the actions of Comrade Jiang Zhiqing and Comrade Tang Chaoxin?"

Yuan Yifu was speechless. If Pang Xingjie were an ordinary person, then Jiang Zhiqing and Tang Chaoxin's actions would naturally have no problem. Pang Xingjie intended to hit someone and also abused the police—this was typical provocation, and being detained for a few days would not be unjust at all.

But the problem was, Pang Xingjie was not an ordinary person!

But Yuan Yifu couldn't say this in public. Everyone knew this implicitly, but saying it out loud would be a taboo. Even in feudal society, there was the saying that princes who break the law are punished like commoners. In the new society, were they going to divide people into different ranks instead?

The other Standing Committee members also knew this principle. If Su Xinghui hadn't pointed it out, they would have raised their hands, but now that Su Xinghui had pointed it out, if they raised their hands again, that would be a problem.

Yuan Yifu said, "Comrade Su Xinghui, what you said is merely one side of the story. Can you guarantee that what you said is correct?"

Su Xinghui said calmly, "Secretary Yuan, there were many people at the scene, and Division Chief Zhang was also there. This matter can be cross-examined; it is very easy to clarify. Besides, don't Comrade Jiang Zhiqing and Comrade Tang Chaoxin know Comrade Pang Xingjie's identity? If they hadn't been pushed into a corner, why would they go and offend Comrade Pang Xingjie? This doesn't conform to common sense."

Yuan Yifu was speechless. He naturally knew that the truth of the matter was exactly as Su Xinghui said. In fact, the situation Division Chief Zhang reported to him when he sent the message was not much different from what Su Xinghui said.

The reason he called this emergency Standing Committee meeting and wanted to severely punish the parties involved was merely to curry favor with Pang Xingjie so he could absolve himself.

He hadn't expected to receive such a powerful counterattack from Su Xinghui. Now he was suddenly in a dilemma.

Su Xinghui scanned the whole room and said, "Comrades, when the personal safety of our comrades is threatened, and when the mother of a hardworking people's police officer is viciously abused, were they wrong to do this? Indeed, I am under investigation, but the nature of the problem has not yet been determined. Other comrades should not be implicated because of me."

Su Xinghui's eyes were piercing. When Wu Zhengjing was swept by his gaze, he immediately felt guilty and lowered his head.

Su Xinghui finally said, "Therefore, my opinion is that Comrade Jiang Zhiqing and Comrade Tang Chaoxin should not be subjected to any punishment, and other comrades should not be subjected to punishment either. I have finished speaking!"

He Jianpeng said, "If it is the situation the County Magistrate described, Comrade Jiang Zhiqing and Comrade Tang Chaoxin indeed should not be punished, and other comrades should not be punished either. If they are punished, it will make all the cadres in the county feel cold-hearted!"