Rebirth of Corrupt Officials

Next was the provincial governor, Yan Xueming. He spoke much more gently. It could be seen that this man was very smooth and had great skills.

“What I want to say is similar to what Secretary Zheng said, so I won’t repeat it. What needs to be emphasized is – we believe that the general direction of the entire team is still right. We still have many good comrades. We must not allow the existence of a black sheep confuses our eyes. We must believe justice will always prevail. Our team must fight against unhealthy tendencies.”

“Our great founding leader Comrade Mao Zedong said the difficulties are all paper tigers. As long as everyone is working together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. So, the next period of time will definitely be very difficult, even so difficult that no one can imagine it, but we must persist and endure it. We are all elected by the people to speak on behalf and for the people. As long as those working on the job always remember their identities and be careful in their words and deeds, I believe no one can say that our team has any problems! That’s all I have to say, and I hope everyone can understand.”

Jiang Xiaochuan listened.

He couldn’t help but glance at Lian Cheng. The expression on Lian Cheng’s face was light and there was no sign of any disturbance, but it was this expression that made Jiang Xiaochuan feel something unusual.

Normal people would definitely be touched when they hear such words from the two top leaders of the province, but Lian Cheng’s reaction was too indifferent, as if he had seen such scenes too many times.

According to Governor Yan Xueming, there were two kinds of people with a different understanding: From the ears of corrupt officials, this period must be difficult, as they had to face various in-depth investigations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. However, as long as they kept tight-lipped, resolutely refused to admit, and didn’t say things they shouldn’t say, no one would ever be able to say about a problem with the team.

From the ears of honest officials, this period must be difficult, because they had to catch the black sheep, and they still had an arduous struggle with these worms. The honest officials were good and strict with themselves, and it was impossible to be said to be black, and there was nothing wrong with their team.

This was the art of the governor’s speech. He didn’t know how Yan Xueming blurted out such seemingly unambiguous words without any consideration. After all, he was the governor, so he couldn’t be tactful.

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Then the master of ceremonies who arranged the meeting came to Lian Cheng’s side, bent down, and whispered something in Lian Cheng’s ear. After hearing this, Lian Cheng remained silent for a while and nodded slightly.

Then he sat up straight, wearing a snow-white shirt and a dark blue tie, looking serious and regular. The golden threads reflected the tiny lights on the ceiling of the venue, giving people an infinitely sacred feeling.

Lian Cheng held the microphone in front of him with his hand. He did not go to the podium. He was just a deputy director, although he was from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was here to inspect, even with his legitimate power to handle some affairs. He didn’t dare to regard this place as his home court, and he didn’t prepare any long speech, just a few necessary words needed to be said.

“I am Lian Cheng, deputy director of the Supervision Division of the Sixth Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. I believe most of you here already know me. Indeed, as Governor Yan and Secretary Zheng said, the former Chengzhou City was an excellent city, even one of the cities with the most potential for development in the country. However, we did not expect that in this land of potential, the team leading the economic and political construction of the city would have such serious problems, which requires deep reflection.”

He paused and clasped his hands together naturally. There were no other unnecessary movements. Many people present had much higher official ranks than him, but he had a kind of hidden aura that could make him not look inferior to others.

Although there was a taboo in officialdom about ‘low status and high morale’ no one felt it was against him.

He continued what he just said: “This series of situations will be investigated under the guidance of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. I hope that everyone can cooperate with the investigation and resolve this incident as soon as possible so as not to cause too bad an impact on society and allow our team to recover as soon as possible. Therefore, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will never tolerate anyone in its affairs.”

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection would never afraid to offend anyone in its affairs.

This sentence was said in a slow and firm voice. Although it seemed normal, considering Lian Cheng’s identity, this sentence was inexplicably intimidating.

This was not any discussion, just a declaration, a high-level declaration.

After Lian Cheng’s words, everyone else’s speeches turned plain.

No matter it was Mayor Fu Peng’s passionate speech or the Municipal Party Committee Secretary’s stern rebuke, Lian Cheng’s words could not be erased from the minds of all listeners.

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At the end of the meeting, Wei Lai, who had been nervously holding documents behind Jiang Xiaochuan, finally breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that none of those documents had been used.

After the tension subsided, his hands suddenly lost strength, and all the documents fell to the ground. Stunned for a moment, he hurriedly bent down to pick them up.

Turning around, Jiang Xiaochuan witnessed the scene and laughed for some reason. The meeting was over, and he turned around to help pick up the scattered items, causing Wei Lai considerable embarrassment.

The last page fell to the aisle. As Jiang Xiaochuan approached to retrieve it, a hand picked up the A4 page before him and handed it back.

Jiang Xiaochuan’s eyes flashed, and he smiled gently, saying, “Thank you, Deputy Director Lian.”

Liang Cheng lowered his head slightly as a sign of respect, acknowledging the significant difference in their official ranks. “It takes a little effort.”

The two exchanged no further words.

Lian Cheng departed with other discipline inspection workers from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Jiang Xiaochuan returned to Wei Lai.

-Thank you, Deputy Director Lian. –

-It takes a little effort. –

Only they knew the significance of these two sentences.

Jiang Xiaochuan held the A4 paper, remembered something, and handed it to Wei Lai to put away.

“It’s over; let’s go.”

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After leaving the venue, Jiang Xiaochuan retrieved his mobile phone from his jacket pocket. Unlocking it, he found several missed calls and a text message.

Wei Lai continued walking forward, lost in thought. After a few steps, he looked sideways, surprised to find Jiang Xiaochuan missing. Glancing back, he saw Jiang Xiaochuan who usually composed, was frozen with an unchanged expression, his eyes revealing concern.

“Zhang Xiaoli is in danger and had a miscarriage.”