Chapter 2321

For nearly a year, Yuan Yilu had been much more restrained in his behavior. This was because Su Xinghui had arrived in Chongjin County, and after Luo Chuanyong was driven out of the Economic Development Zone Management Committee, Yuan Yifu had warned his younger brother not to act recklessly, lest he be targeted by Su Xinghui, who was known for showing no mercy to anyone.

Su Xinghui had certainly set a few fires in Chongjin County, and Yuan Yilu had naturally taken note of them. Although he was not very educated, he was observant enough, and over the past year or so, he had changed many of his previous habits.

Yet unexpectedly, during this process of distributing disaster relief funds, Yuan Yilu fell back into his old ways; he had actually embezzled over ten thousand yuan of the relief funds issued by the state.

The methods Yuan Yilu used were not particularly clever; he simply skimmed off the top of the relief funds meant for the disaster-stricken households.

The victims he skimmed from were all elderly and uneducated. Bullying them for their illiteracy, he would trick them into pressing their fingerprints on receipts after withholding their funds. These receipts stated the amount that should have been issued rather than the actual amount received, creating a false impression that he had distributed the relief funds in full.

However, such tactics did not escape Cheng Minxing. During the audit process, Cheng Minxing discovered suspicious points, and after extensive interviews and investigations, he uncovered Yuan Yilu's embezzlement.

Yuan Yilu was not the only one involved in embezzlement or misappropriation during this distribution of disaster relief funds; many village and township cadres were also engaged in such behavior.

During the process of returning farmland to lakes, serious embezzlement was also discovered. A cadre in the relocation area had forged a list of relocated households to claim an extra house, and he had then appropriated this affordable housing unit, worth over ten thousand yuan, for himself.

In short, there were six cases of embezzlement and misappropriation during this distribution of disaster relief funds, along with several other disciplinary violations. How could Su Xinghui not be furious?

This money was the life-saving money for the disaster-stricken masses! To dare to embezzle even this kind of money—did these people have any humanity left?

Although Su Xinghui was furious, he maintained the necessary rationality. He said to Cheng Minxing, "This matter is of great importance; you must be certain!"

Cheng Minxing said in a deep voice, "County Magistrate, I stake my Party spirit on it!"

Su Xinghui pondered and said, "Good, you have done very well. You may go back first; I will hand this matter over to the Discipline Inspection Commission for a thorough investigation."

Cheng Minxing nodded, stood up, and left.

Su Xinghui fell into deep thought. In truth, he had not wanted to have any further conflict with Yuan Yifu, because for the past few months, Yuan Yifu had cooperated with him quite well and had made many concessions in various areas. Yuan Yifu had also become increasingly low-key, seemingly having retreated behind the scenes.

In fact, Yuan Yifu had already made plans to yield the position of County Party Secretary to Su Xinghui. It was only because Su Xinghui himself felt it was inappropriate to be promoted too quickly that he wanted to serve as County Magistrate for a while longer, which was why Yuan Yifu had remained in the position of County Party Secretary.

Su Xinghui had hoped for a smooth succession, rather than one achieved by driving Yuan Yifu away.

Come to think of it, with every one of Su Xinghui's promotions, his predecessor had basically met with misfortune, but Su Xinghui did not want to deepen this impression others had of him.

However, it seemed that this time, he would likely have to face Yuan Yifu in a direct confrontation, because the person he had to deal with this time was none other than Yuan Yifu's own younger brother.