Chapter 93: Fighting Corruption and Winning the Hearts of the People
After Zhou Guichun left, Qi Tongwei stood up and looked at the county development plan hanging on the wall.
As can be seen from the picture, Zhou Guichun still has a certain level of ability. It seems that his promotion to the position of member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee was not just due to his connections.
Qi Tongwei had been working in the political and legal system in his previous life and was not familiar with the work of the government. He now carefully studied Zhou Guichun's practices.
It didn't take long for the Standing Committee meeting to end.
When Qi Tongwei heard the voices outside, he hurried to the door, opened it, and greeted several leaders.
The people who came were Zhou Guichun, County Mayor Li Na, and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Feng Xiangyang.
Qi Tongwei knew these people. He had come into contact with Li Na and Feng Xiangyang when he was working in the public security department to maintain stability.
After everyone sat down, at Zhou Guichun's signal, Qi Tongwei handed the corruption information recorded by Bai Yuhang to the two of them.
Li Na took it nonchalantly. She didn't think it was a big deal. But after looking at it for less than a minute, she frowned.
About five minutes later, she handed the information to the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Feng Xiangyang, and then said, "Secretary Zhou, my opinion is that we must conduct a thorough investigation and we must not let these parasites go."
Li Na was very angry. If Wang Maocai and Li Youjun were present, she would definitely scold them both.
This is understandable, because because of this matter, she and Zhou Guichun personally went to the provincial party committee and government to make a self-criticism.
“I agree with you, it must be investigated thoroughly.
At the same time, this project also made me see the problems existing in towns and villages. Some people deceive their superiors and hide the truth from their subordinates. They hide whatever they can from us and plunder the common people.
I suggest that we go to the countryside more often in the next period of time to see the real situation and not let them deceive us any more." Zhou Guichun said.
"Well, I agree. It's time to go down and take a walk."
While the two giants in Dabeihu County were discussing the research, Feng Xiangyang also finished reading the information.
"Secretary Zhou, County Magistrate Li, what do you think we should do? Should we arrest people now?" Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Feng Xiangyang volunteered.
"Catch him, catch him immediately, what are you waiting for!" Zhou Guichun said gritting his teeth, and Li Na nodded seriously.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." The eldest and second in command had already spoken, so Feng Xiangyang dared not neglect it and took action immediately.
After Feng Xiangyang, Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to report the economic situation of Shuanghe Town to County Mayor Li Na.
Li Na was also shocked by the news. Shuanghe Town didn't even have any emergency funds left.
She also knew what Qi Tongwei meant by this, that he was here to ask for funds, but Dabeihu County was also poor and did not have much funds, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Comrade Tongwei, I can only give you 30 yuan, no more."
Thinking that millions of illegal funds would be deposited into his account in the near future, Qi Tongwei did not argue and thanked County Mayor Li Na for her support.
Afterwards, he reported his policy ideas to the two leaders in Secretary Zhou's office, and the two leaders affirmed Qi Tongwei's approach.
But it has not yet worked, and the two reminded Qi Tongwei to learn from the lessons of his predecessor and not make mistakes in finances and life.
Leaving Bai Yuhang as the main witness, Qi Tongwei took Zhao Shikun back to Shuanghe Town. For the next three days, he did not go anywhere and waited in the office for someone to surrender voluntarily.
It was not until the evening that only three cadres came to explain their problems. Their problems were not serious, and none of them exceeded 3 yuan. Qi Tongwei ordered them to hand over the proceeds of the violations and the town discipline inspection commission gave them a warning.
The leading cadres who had been waiting and watching came one after another to explain the problems.
However, they were all marginal cadres, and none of them had embezzled tens of thousands of yuan. Qi Tongwei handed all these people over to the town discipline inspection commission for handling.
The funds involved in the violation will be returned and a warning or serious warning will be given.
It was not until 12 o'clock in the evening when Qi Tongwei thought that there was no one there and was about to close the door when the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Zheng Wenkai and the Director of the Party and Government Office came secretly to explain the problem.
According to the two men, they did not take the initiative to engage in corruption. It was a bonus given by Wang Maocai at the end of the year, 2 yuan each to all members of the Party Committee, for a total of three years.
Although the director of the Party and Government Office is not a member of the Party Committee, he holds an important position and also received 2 yuan.
Although it is said to be a bonus, in fact it is extra taxes and fees collected from farmers, which is also considered illegal income.
Qi Tongwei knew that he couldn't really fire these two people. First of all, they did not actively engage in corruption. Secondly, if they were really dealt with, there would be no one left in the Shuanghe Town Government.
"You can take the initiative to confess the problem, which shows that you still have the organization in your eyes. Each of you should write a self-examination and send it to me, and then hand over the funds involved in the violation to the government account."
"Secretary Qi, thank you. We will definitely..."
Qi Tongwei interrupted the two men's expression of loyalty and said, "I don't want to hear your words anymore. I want to see your performance in the future."
After seeing the two off, Qi Tongwei waited for another hour, and after making sure that there was no one there, he closed the door and took a rest.
Through today's conversation, he found that the quality of cadres in Shuanghe Town was uneven, and many of them had very low levels, even worse than some ordinary people.
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The next morning, Xu Bin and Liu Caixia came to explain the problem. After thinking about it all night, the two decided to hand over the proceeds of the violation.
Qi Tongwei gave the two the same treatment as Zheng Wenkai. As long as no other problems were found among them during the investigation, the matter would be over.
For the next two days, Qi Tongwei stayed in the office waiting for other leading cadres to surrender, but he never did.
It seems that the remaining people either have serious problems or are hoping for luck and trying to get away with it.
Three days had passed and Qi Tongwei did not continue to give them any advice. He had done his best.
He immediately took the information to find Secretary Zhou Guichun and told him about the dividend distribution for the leading cadres of Shuanghe Town. He also left a list of people who had voluntarily paid the money and his own opinions on how to deal with the matter.
Secretary Zhou Guichun was quite satisfied with the handling of Qi Tongwei. One couldn't just beat someone to death with one blow.
However, the problems in Shuanghe Town also made him realize the seriousness of the problem, and it seemed that investigation and visits were imperative.
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With the cooperation of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the anti-corruption department, the case was soon clarified.
Li Youjun and Wang Maocai confessed all the problems within 24 hours after they were put in prison, and many people were implicated, including some leading cadres of Shuanghe Town.
It's just that I don't have time to investigate them now.
Seven days later, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the County Commission for Discipline Inspection suddenly entered Shuanghe Town. Sun Xiaofei and others were taken away by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for investigation, and the rest were investigated by the County Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Those who had voluntarily paid the money before were just asked to add a record of the conversation. Those who did not voluntarily pay the money not only had to hand over all the proceeds of the violation, but were also given probation within the party, demoted, or removed from their posts.
But it's too late to regret now, because so many people are involved, otherwise it would not be as simple as demotion or dismissal.
I don’t know what other people feel, but Qi Tongwei is quite happy.
The funds of Shuanghe Town were increasing at a visible rate. Not counting the part investigated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the total amount was 147 million yuan.
The director of Shuanghe Police Station was replaced by Zhang Jingrui as he wished. It can be said that in the current Shuanghe Town, no one dares to go against Qi Tongwei's words.
Although this situation is inconsistent with the principle of democratic centralism, it is beneficial to economic development to a certain extent.
The major anti-corruption case that occurred in Shuanghe Town also spread to various villages.
The farmers were eager to hold a banquet to celebrate. Just by this one thing, the new secretary Qi Tongwei won the hearts of most of the people.
In the minds of the people, Qi Tongwei is a good official because he catches corrupt officials, which is very beneficial for the subsequent work.