Chapter 237 Start investigation
When Qi Tongwei arrived at the conference room, a group of private teachers were talking intensely, and one could vaguely hear that everyone was accusing their respective leaders.
When Qi Tongwei came in, the entire conference room fell silent instantly, and everyone turned their eyes to him.
Qi Tongwei glanced at the venue, quickly walked up to the stage, picked up the microphone and said to the private teachers: "Everyone, sit down and talk."
Everyone looked at each other, then slowly sat down in their seats.
Qi Tongwei looked at the hundreds of private teachers below and nodded secretly. His goal was finally achieved. He said seriously, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is no need to be so nervous."
Everyone lowered their heads and no one dared to be the first to speak.
Seeing this, Qi Tongwei pointed at a middle-aged man sitting in the first row and asked, "Tell me why you are petitioning?"
When the man heard Qi Tongwei's call, his body trembled noticeably. He raised his head nervously and his lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.
Qi Tongwei smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Don't be nervous, if you have something to say, just tell me your identities first."
The man took a deep breath, as if he had mustered up his courage, and said, "Secretary Qi, I...we are both private teachers."
"Oh? Private teachers? The municipal party committee and government are preparing to make you regular teachers, why are you still petitioning?
Tell me, why is this happening?" Qi Tongwei asked in a puzzled tone.
When they heard Qi Tongwei say that private teachers were becoming regular teachers, everyone in the room forgot to be nervous, including this man.
"Secretary Qi, we are petitioning because the leaders have falsely listed the names of private teachers, embezzled state funds, and engaged in corruption." I don't know where the man learned this from, but he sounded quite professional.
"A fictitious list? Can you explain in detail what's going on?" Qi Tongwei asked pretending to be confused.
A girl nearby was annoyed by the man's poor eloquence and took over the conversation, saying, "Secretary Qi, this is what's going on. Take our Shimen District No. 6 Primary School for example. There are only 23 private teachers on duty, but people are actually receiving salaries."
Qi Tongwei deliberately frowned and said to the girl, "Is what you said true? What are the circumstances of the extra 17 people?"
"It's true, you just need to go to our school and check, and you will know whether what I said is true or not!
As for the extra 16 people, I have no idea who they are. Anyway, I have never seen them in these years." The woman continued.
"Are you all here to report this problem?" Qi Tongwei said to the crowd below.
"Yes, Secretary Qi."
"Yes, Secretary Qi." Everyone below responded.
Qi Tongwei slammed the table, looking very angry. "This is outrageous. Who told them to do this?"
After a pause of several seconds, he said to his secretary Xu Pengfei, "Notify Comrades Youcong, Jianguo, and Yanjun to come to the conference room."
Xu Pengfei hurried to inform several people, while Qi Tongwei continued to inquire about the situation of private teachers in various schools and wrote down some of the information he learned. About fifteen minutes later, the three of them walked into the venue one after another.
Qi Tongwei was also an old fox in the officialdom. He pretended to have a gloomy face and an angry tone as he described the situation in detail to the three people.
Then he emphasized: "Comrades Youcong and Jianguo, you, the Discipline Inspection Commission and the anti-corruption department, must go all out and work closely together to get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible and give a clear explanation to the teachers present here!"
"Yes, Secretary Qi." The two of them quickly agreed.
The two of them could also understand Qi Tongwei's feelings. A collective incident of hundreds of people petitioning would become a political incident if not handled properly, so they did not dare to neglect it.
Qi Tongwei then turned to Gao Yanjun and continued to give instructions: "All funding is done through the financial department. You must actively cooperate with Comrades You Cong and Jianguo and fully assist them in the relevant evidence collection work."
Gao Yanjun nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Secretary Qi."
Qi Tongwei nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to the private teachers below and said to them gently but firmly: "Dear teachers, I have understood the situation you have reported.
Please rest assured that we will get to the bottom of this matter.
Here, I solemnly promise to everyone that no matter who is involved, we will deal with it seriously, will never favor any party, and will never bend the law for personal gain.
As for the regularization of private teachers, which you are most concerned about, we will conduct strict review and there will definitely not be a situation where people who are not private teachers occupy the quota.
Anyone who finds the above situation can report it to me directly. "
After everyone digested this information, Qi Tongwei continued: "Of course, during the investigation, we hope to get your active cooperation.
Later, please leave your contact information so that the investigators can contact you in time. "
When everyone below heard Qi Tongwei's promise, they all felt relieved.
Xu Pengfei and other staff members began to register everyone's information, and persuaded everyone to leave after registering the information, and the results would come out soon.
Qi Tongwei took Lin Jianguo and others to his office.
The stage has been set up, and the next thing is how to sing. Anyway, it will not be promoted for a while, so he has to slowly solve the problems existing in all walks of life in Green Vine City.
After arriving at the office, several people sat down.
Qi Tongwei looked at the three people and said, "How can we solve this problem?"
Several people looked at each other, and Lin Jianguo spoke first: "With so many teachers petitioning, we know without any investigation that the situation is similar to what they reported.
If this problem is not properly solved, the next time there will probably not be just a few people petitioning, so my view is to investigate it carefully and deal with it seriously to avoid causing a larger mass incident."
Li Youcong, secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, said: "I agree with Chief Prosecutor Lin's opinion and will deal with it seriously.
To be honest, I have never seen a scene like today in all these years of working, where hundreds of private teachers came to petition the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.
Once this matter is reported by the news media, the consequences may be..."
Li Youcong didn't say anything else, but everyone knew what he meant. Once the report was made public, the entire leadership team of Luteng City would be criticized.
Qi Tongwei nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. This is why I promised to investigate seriously today. Tell me how you plan to investigate?"
Lin Jianguo turned his gaze to Gao Yanjun and asked, "Comrade Yanjun, does your finance department have a list of private teachers?"
Hearing this, Gao Yanjun subconsciously glanced at Qi Tongwei who was sitting next to him, and then replied: "Yes, just a few days ago, due to work needs, we conducted a comprehensive statistics of all private teachers in Luteng City, and the total number was 8642.
According to regulations, the salary of private teachers should not be lower than 1600 yuan, and 60% of the salary of private teachers in the city will be borne by the municipal finance, while each county and district will need to provide matching funds for 40%.
Therefore, the city's finances need to allocate 830 million yuan per month for this expenditure, and the relevant information is readily available."
Hearing this, Lin Jianguo finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded in approval, and then said, "This makes things much simpler. As long as we conduct an in-depth investigation based on this list, I believe we will be able to find out the truth soon."
Then, he added: “We can verify the true situation of each school by checking the list one by one.”
Li Youcong also echoed: "Yes, whether it is the teachers or students in the school, they will know whether there is such a person.
At the same time, the school's financial accounts can also reflect the specific circumstances of the distribution.
We just need to check carefully and we will definitely find the problem."
Qi Tongwei nodded with satisfaction: "What you said makes sense, we must thoroughly investigate this matter and see who the money ended up in.
No matter who is involved, we cannot tolerate it and must deal with it seriously without mercy! "