Chapter 238: "Eating a salary without working"! Even dogs don't believe it
There are no secrets in government departments. Private school teachers collectively petitioned the municipal party committee and government, reporting that school leaders had falsely listed names and embezzled state funds, and the news soon spread.
This incident scared some people, including Gao Tiande, director of the Luteng City Education Bureau.
He was sitting in the office at the moment, listening to his subordinates' reports with a gloomy face.
After a long while, Gao Tiande said, "So, Qi Tongwei will personally participate in the investigation?"
Mao Feng, director of the Finance Office of the Luteng City Education Bureau, reported in a low voice: "Well, I just got the news that he is personally the leader of the investigation team, Li Youcong from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Lin Jianguo from the Procuratorate are deputy leaders, and the Public Security Bureau and the Finance Department have assigned special personnel to cooperate with the investigation."
Gao Tiande thought for a moment and said, "Can we push out one or two scapegoats to make this matter settle?"
"It's difficult. No one will take this responsibility. If other things are exposed, it will be even more troublesome."
Mao Feng did not agree with Gao Tiande's idea. Who knew if this person was him, and if he was testing him.
"What should we do then?" Gao Tiande also felt that his idea was stupid.
Mao Feng thought for a moment and said, "Director Gao, it's not time yet. There is still a way, but we have to be quick and fill the gap before the investigation team."
Gao Tiande raised his head, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked: "Tell me quickly, how can we make up for it?"
Mao Feng took a deep breath and explained, "Tell each school to quickly find a way to gather the people on the list.
If we can’t gather together in a short time and then meet the investigation team, we will all say that the people on the list do exist, but they are not at work. We cannot contact them for the time being, but we are trying to find a way to contact them.”
Seeing that Gao Tiande was listening carefully, Mao Feng continued to add: "Tell the inspection team that the people on the list are real private teachers.
But they only receive wages and do not actually attend classes at school, so most teachers and students in the school are unaware of their existence.
This behavior is the so-called "eating empty salaries". Although it violates discipline, it does not constitute the crime of corruption.
The investigation team can only handle the case from the perspective of violation of discipline. The worst that can happen is that all those on the false list will be expelled and the funds involved in the violation will be recovered.
If we really investigate corruption, we will all be facing jail time.”
Gao Tiande felt relieved after hearing this, but he still said with some concern: "But who approved so many teachers to be paid for nothing at the same time? Can the investigation team be trusted?"
Mao Feng said calmly: "It's none of our business whether they believe it or not. As long as there is no evidence, they can't do anything to us.
As for the question of who approved it, the principals of each school should take responsibility. It is better than going to jail.
The reason for the empty salary is that the school management is chaotic and there is a lack of effective supervision mechanism, which led to this situation. "
Gao Tiande frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I can only do as you say."
Qi Tongwei and others originally thought that the investigation and evidence collection would not be difficult and that the investigation should be completed soon, but they did not expect to encounter difficulties at the very beginning.
I visited four schools, and none of them admitted to embezzling state funds.
The reasons given were very consistent: these people were just drawing salaries without engaging in corruption.
Of course, no one would believe such a reason, let alone humans, even dogs wouldn’t believe it.
But they were able to find seemingly reasonable explanations, which undoubtedly brought great difficulties to the investigation.
After listening to his subordinates' reports, Li Youcong pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that someone is behind all this. This person is very familiar with discipline inspection and anti-corruption work, and the excuses he found are also reasonable. We must find him."
Feng Yuanjie, director of the First Case Office of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, then asked, "Secretary Li, how should we find him?"
With his many years of experience in handling cases, Li Youcong quickly pointed out the key: "Check the personnel situation of the Discipline Inspection and Anti-Corruption Bureau in recent years to see if there are any personnel who have been transferred or seconded to the education system.
This person must have worked in both departments, otherwise he would not have been able to come up with a solution so quickly.”
Feng Yuanjie immediately nodded in agreement and promised to launch an investigation immediately.
"This person is very important. We don't know for sure whether he holds clues to other violations of discipline and law." Li Youcong said confidently.
At the same time, Qi Tongwei made the same judgment as Li Youcong.
His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed unquestionable determination.
"We must find this person and investigate all the properties under his name, including those suspected of being transferred to relatives! I don't believe that we can't do anything about a corrupt element!" Qi Tongwei said to Lin Jianguo in a firm tone.
Lin Jianguo immediately responded: "Yes, Secretary Qi." He nodded to show that he understood and was ready to take action according to Qi Tongwei's instructions.
Qi Tongwei continued: “In addition, we can send people to some remote places, especially rural areas, where there may be many schools taught by private teachers.
Check whether their salaries are consistent with the amount allocated by the finance department, and use this as a breakthrough.
If any inconsistency is found, the relevant personnel will be immediately subject to double-regulation measures. This will have a strong deterrent effect on these people, break their mentality of taking chances, and make them understand that this excuse will not work.
Only if you confess can you be treated leniently; if you still resist, you will be punished severely. "
Qi Tongwei knew very well that it was impossible for these corrupt elements to cover up all problems perfectly.
Every time a goose passes by, it leaves traces behind. The financial department will have everyone's salary records, which can be easily checked.
Lin Jianguo nodded and agreed. He was now full of admiration for Qi Tongwei, who was able to find the loopholes of the corrupt elements so quickly and think of the direction of the investigation.
Although the investigation has not yet begun, he already believes that Qi Tongwei's investigation direction is correct and is the correct way to solve the mystery.
The municipal party secretary was personally in charge of the investigation, and his efficiency was high. Less than a day after Qi Tongwei gave the order, three suspected persons came into the investigation team's sight.
However, Qi Tongwei discovered that the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Anti-Corruption Office were almost investigating their own affairs and had not formed a joint force, so he immediately called Lin Jianguo and Li Youcong.
One is to talk about the suspected person, and the other is to talk about the issue of cooperation between the two families.
“Hou Haili, formerly a staff member of the Petition Office of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, was promoted to deputy director of the Municipal Teaching and Research Office in 2002;
Mao Feng was originally an accountant at the Education Bureau. He was seconded to work in the case room of the Discipline Inspection Commission for four years. In 1997, he returned to his original unit and was later promoted to director of the Finance Office.
Liu Bin was originally employed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He passed the exam in 2001 and entered the Education Bureau. He is currently working as a clerk in the Municipal Education Bureau Office. "Li Youcong reported.
"Tell me, both of you, which one of these three people is worthy of suspicion?" Qi Tongwei asked as he flipped through the investigation report.
Lin Jianguo replied: "After preliminary investigation, Mao Feng and Liu Bin are both very suspicious. They are both close confidants of the leaders and have experience in discipline inspection and anti-corruption work.
But I think the most suspicious person is Liu Bin.
The reason is that he used to work in the Anti-Corruption Bureau and is very familiar with anti-corruption work. If he really participated in bribery, he might use his experience to cover up the crime. Therefore, I suggest focusing on investigating Liu Bin. "
Li Youcong said: "I agree with Director Lin's opinion, but I think Mao Feng cannot be ruled out as a suspect.
The reason is that he once worked in the Commission for Discipline Inspection and was not unfamiliar with disciplinary inspection work. "Eating a salary without working" was more like the work of disciplinary inspection personnel. At the same time, he was also the director of the Finance Office of the Municipal Education Bureau.
Therefore, I suggest that an investigation be launched into Maofeng at the same time.”
Qi Tongwei listened to their opinions, nodded, and then said: "You all have a point, but I think Mao Feng is the most suspicious."
Noticing that both of them were somewhat puzzled, Qi Tongwei explained: "I judged based on the time. Hou Haili only started working at the Education Bureau in 2002, and now it is only 2004, so she can basically be ruled out as a suspect.
Liu Bin started working at the Municipal Education Bureau in 2001, so the possibility is not very high, but his suspicion cannot be ruled out.
Mao Feng returned to work in the education system in 1997, so he is the most suspicious, so I decided to start the investigation with Mao Feng, but I cannot relax on Liu Bin's side and I must be ready to adjust the direction of the investigation at any time."
"Yes, Secretary Qi." The two of them quickly agreed.
"Okay, go back to work." The two stood up and prepared to leave. Qi Tongwei spoke again, "I hope you can strengthen communication and coordination and jointly advance the investigation of the case, rather than investigating separately."
The two paused for a moment, nodded silently, and then left Qi Tongwei's office.