Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 1051 The "Cannon Fire" of the Standing Committee

As soon as they arrived at the meeting room door, the two met two vice mayors from the municipal government who were coming together.

Looking at the newly arrived female deputy mayor, Duan Feng subtly sized her up and down.

Damn, she really has class.

He had slept with many women and had even had affairs with female subordinates of considerable rank, but he had never met a woman like Jian Yun before.

She has an elegant and refined air, and her attire is sophisticated and fashionable; she clearly comes from a "big city".

Based on his experience in political and legal work, Duan Feng analyzed that this woman was very likely to have a "relationship" with Xia Guanglei.

Although they were never seen together and didn't seem particularly familiar with each other, he could smell the same scent they shared.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group entered the conference room.

Apart from Wu Huiying, the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, and Li Lincheng, the Political Commissar, who were seated in their respective positions, no one else was present in the meeting room.

The head housekeeper, Wu Huiying, smiled and explained to everyone, "Comrades Ma Da and Hu Cheng have gone down to conduct research and probably won't be back for a while. We need to hold this meeting first."

Wu Yingjie, contrary to his usual low-key demeanor, praised, "They are young people after all, they are all very energetic."

The group exchanged a few smiles, but no one responded.

As soon as he sat down, Wu Yingjie looked at Xu Lian sitting opposite him and suddenly remembered the past conflicts. He then said to everyone with ill intent, "Everyone, this time Beishan has finally ushered in a few decent projects. I'm afraid none of you will have any peace and quiet from now on."

Political Commissar Li Lincheng remained silent. The development of the region had little to do with him; his presence here was more of a formality.

Wu Huiying was part of Qi Tongwei's faction, so naturally she wouldn't flatter him; she simply smiled and didn't say anything.

Seeing that he was about to say something, Wu Yingjie glanced at Duan Feng.

Duan Feng immediately realized what was going on and chimed in, "Yes, with these projects, I think Beishan's future direction needs to change."

Wu Yingjie said, "Change is necessary. Some factories that are not worth keeping should be closed. Development cannot come at the expense of people's health."

Duan Feng nodded, "Yes, the mass incident a few days ago almost wore my old bones out. I'm really afraid that something uncontrollable might happen."

"If this happens a few more times, I don't know if I could handle it."

Xu Lian, of course, understood the underlying meaning in their conversation and interjected with a smile, "Old Duan, the tasks in Beishan will only get heavier in the future. If we can't handle this much, how can we guarantee the safety of the lives and property of the people of Beishan in the future?"

He paused, then slapped his forehead as if he had just remembered something, and teased, "Oh, I almost forgot, Lao Duan is fifty-five this year, oh no, after the New Year he'll be fifty-six."

At this age, it's really hard for the body to keep up.

Old Duan, I'll have to trouble you to work harder and persevere a little longer. In another year, you can retire to the second line and enjoy your retirement. Then you won't have to carry the burden anymore.

If you really can't handle it, you can delegate power to lower-level colleagues and give them some experience.

At the last Standing Committee meeting, didn't you keep recommending that deputy director named Kang... Kang...?

"Comrade Kang Keming," Wu Huiying reminded him.

Xu Lian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Comrade Kang Keming, look, what a great opportunity for him to grow. You should let him take on more responsibilities. Otherwise, when you retire next time, Lao Duan, if he wants to be promoted, we will have different opinions."

Why? Because there are no results.

The meeting room fell silent for a few seconds, as if the air had frozen.

This statement has a double meaning; on the surface, it refers to Kang Keming's problem, but in reality, it is a dig at Duan Feng.

Duan Feng's face instantly turned bright red, and although he tried to maintain a smile, his eyes turned cold.

"Comrade Xu Lian, I would like to be transferred to a lower-level position, but some jobs are not suitable for everyone."

If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility?

Unlike some comrades who are all over the place when nothing is wrong, but disappear without a trace when something does happen and push everything onto their subordinates.

I can't do that. I believe that in politics, one must have political conscience and a sense of responsibility; otherwise, it's better to step down as soon as possible and not cause trouble for the people.

Duan Feng became more and more agitated as he spoke, and his tone grew increasingly forceful.

Xu Lian instantly became a little angry, and gave a cold laugh, "Responsibility? What is responsibility? Political conscience? What is political conscience?"

Is maintaining order in a few mass incidents what it means to be responsible? Is it what it means to have political conscience?

This sense of responsibility is rather light, and this level of conscience is rather low.

If someone truly has a sense of responsibility and political conscience, their first priority should be figuring out how to develop Beishan's economy as quickly as possible.

What is the root cause of mass incidents? Isn't it an economic issue?

If it weren't for certain leadership teams that have achieved nothing for over a decade, leaving ordinary people struggling to even put food on the table, would our new leadership team have brought in these businesses?

Where was the sense of responsibility and political conscience of these comrades at this moment? Huh?

These words hit home, leaving Duan Feng and Wu Yingjie speechless.

Both of them are veterans who have served in several terms.

Why is this happening? It's because Beishan's economy hasn't developed, it hasn't achieved anything, and it can't get promoted.

Duan Feng's blood pressure, which had been suppressed, started to rise again, and he was about to retort.

Xu Lian continued to fire at the two men, saying, "In the end, the livelihood of the millions of people in Beishan depends on our municipal government, not you."

"Such problems have arisen, and the provincial and municipal party committees will be responsible for holding them accountable. Who are you to interfere?"

Having just been criticized by Qi Tongwei, Xu Lian had been holding back his anger for a long time, and the two of them provoked him so much that he finally let it all out.

Duan Feng hadn't expected the other party to be so brazen, making no attempt to hide anything; he was a complete political rogue.

His hands trembled with anger as he pointed at Xu Lian and yelled, "Xu Lian! Don't you have any political decency? We're just discussing the matter at hand, why are you getting so angry? Why are you firing off these accusations?"

Xu Liandao said, "Am I the one firing the shots or are you firing them? You can't just allow me to make insinuations about you without allowing me to retaliate."

Political decorum? Ha, you have the nerve to talk about political decorum? Yes, I have no political decorum.

When it comes to political demeanor, no one has a higher level of character than Comrade Duan Feng.

Who is the city leader with the most gossip in Beishan? It's none other than you, Lao Duan.

If you didn't have some political acumen, would so many women be throwing themselves at you? On that point, I have to admit I'm quite impressed.

At least in this area, you have strong energy and ability.

The topic was getting increasingly out of control, escalating into personal attacks.

Wu Yingjie could no longer hold back. He slammed his fist on the table and stood up to criticize, "Comrade Xu Lian, can you take responsibility for your words? What kind of gossip is this? You are simply making a political slander against one of our outstanding party cadres."

Xu Lian became more and more aggressive. "Take responsibility? Ha, I don't know if it's slander or not, but it's been circulating everywhere. I just said it casually. Why do our leading cadres have such tabloid news? Shouldn't you, as the head of the propaganda department, be more responsible?"