Chapter 3844

Su Xinghui said, "Old Peng, you've worked hard during this time!"

Su Xinghui had also heard that Peng Yue's handling of cases this time had indeed been very hard. Due to the many units involved, the heavy tasks, and the tight schedule, he almost had to work overtime every day, sometimes until the early hours of the morning. Such a workload was indeed too heavy.

It was no wonder Peng Yue seemed to have become darker and thinner.

Peng Yue smiled and said, "We who work in discipline inspection must be prepared. Working overtime is a common occurrence, so it's nothing. The key is to get the work done properly."

Su Xinghui looked at the document and said, "Your work has been done very properly. Being able to unearth so many pests this time has already exceeded my expectations. Old Peng, on behalf of the common people in those villages, thank you!"

Peng Yue said, "Sigh, you haven't said I was derelict in my duties, and I already feel very ashamed."

Su Xinghui smiled. He knew Peng Yue's character—strict with himself—so he didn't dwell on this matter anymore. He said to Peng Yue, "Old Peng, are you busy tonight?"

Peng Yue said, "What is it?"

Su Xinghui said, "Old Ma is having dinner with me tonight."

Mentioning Ma Yuejin, Peng Yue's face was full of disdain. He shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't get involved in this. You two go have dinner; I'll go back to my overtime."

Peng Yue never had dinner alone with colleagues. According to his character, he believed that discipline inspection cadres should maintain independence and not have overly intimate private relationships with anyone. Having dinner together in private was naturally a kind of overly intimate private relationship, so he avoided such things as much as possible.

Of course, his relationship with Su Xinghui was quite good now, but Peng Yue didn't think this would affect his independence. If Su Xinghui committed any offense, Peng Yue would not show mercy.

Su Xinghui knew his character, so he didn't force Peng Yue. He laughed heartily and watched Peng Yue stand up and take his leave.

The work of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission this time was quite efficient, cooperating well with the village-level audit work and unearthing quite a few pests, which was naturally beneficial to the development of Linshan City.

However, the follow-up work also gave Su Xinghui a headache. How should they select qualified village cadres?

There were too many villages in Linshan City. Even if only a small portion of village cadres needed to be replaced, it was a huge project. Selecting qualified village cadres from so many villages was a workload that was simply too large.

Moreover, the clan forces in the northern countryside were very strong. Even if the villagers were allowed to hold general elections, the candidates they ultimately elected were basically people from those few major surnames. Under these circumstances, even if they elected qualified village cadres, after a long time, they might also become corrupt because they had to take more care of their clan and their own interests.

Interests were too easy to drive people, and too easy to make people degenerate. This was something Su Xinghui had to admit.

Su Xinghui thought about countermeasures, which led him to come up with some ideas. That afternoon, he went to Qian Jianan's office to exchange thoughts with him.

Qian Jianan hadn't exchanged much with Su Xinghui while attending the assembly in the capital. He had spent more time managing his own network of contacts. Once in the capital, he naturally had to visit leaders everywhere, hoping to establish a stable network of contacts for himself there as well.

Qian Jianan's ambitions were still very far-reaching, far from being satisfied with just being a Municipal Party Secretary.

Today, when Su Xinghui came to visit Qian Jianan, the expression on Qian Jianan's face was a bit unnatural. Su Xinghui naturally knew that this might have more to do with Ma Yuejin and others visiting his home last night.