Chapter 256 Monopoly of the Vegetable Market

Chapter 256 Monopoly of the Vegetable Market

Qi Tongwei did not expect that after the news was broadcast that night, he received 17 letters of complaint within two days, all of which were anonymous.

Others might think this was intentional trouble, or that the issue was unimportant, but Qi Tongwei didn't think so.

He believes that the people are afraid of retaliation and therefore dare not report in real name, and perhaps the problem is even bigger and it is yet to be known.

His view has always been that there is no requirement for real-name reporting, and he would rather the government departments spend more time than let the people take risks.

The job of government officials is to solve problems, so there is nothing wrong with spending more time and energy on them.

But if whistleblowers are exposed, retaliated against, and put in danger, it would be a dereliction of duty on the part of government officials.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei instructed Xu Pengfei early on not to ignore the report letter just because it was anonymous, but to decide based on the actual content of the report.

There is a greater possibility that anonymous reporting is because the problem reported by the masses is so serious that they dare not use their real names. This also indirectly reflects that the government departments are not doing their job well.

Because it was the first time, Qi Tongwei read them one by one personally. There were a total of 17 letters of complaint, and 11 of them reported the same person, which attracted Qi Tongwei's attention.

According to the report, there is a man named Yang Dong who controls all the vegetable markets in Luteng City and has the power to control the prices of all vegetables. As long as he gives an order, the prices of vegetables can rise or fall at will.

If he says to raise the price, then the price will be raised; if he says to lower the price, then the price will be lowered.

Vegetable farmers must purchase vegetables from him and are not allowed to grow and sell their own vegetables.

He monopolized the vegetable market, buying vegetables from farmers at low prices and selling them at high prices.

Someone once tried to resist Yang Dong's rule and reported Yang Dong. As a result, the whole family of five was beaten and admitted to the hospital, and were almost disabled, but Yang Dong was not hurt at all.

From then on, no one dared to challenge Yang Dong's authority.

This report was also made anonymously online. If real names were required, people might not dare to report it.

Qi Tongwei was born in the countryside and especially understands the hardships and difficulties of farmers. They are at the bottom of society, working in the fields all year round, yet their income is pitifully low.

Yang Dong, this grandson, actually had the heart to exploit them.

Not to mention, he bought vegetables from farmers at low prices and then sold them at high prices, while a large proportion of people who bought vegetables in the city were low-income earners who lived on a meager salary.

If the report is true, Yang Dong will never be able to atone for his crime even if he dies.

Yang Dong is a gangster involved in gangs and evil, and his harm is to a certain extent even worse than Xu Jiang.

This person must be dealt with. This was Qi Tongwei’s first reaction after reading the letter of complaint.

Of course, Qi Tongwei knew that Yang Dong must have someone behind him, otherwise how could he dominate such a big market in Luteng City alone.

Therefore, the investigation must be conducted in secret; any carelessness may lead to failure.

Qi Tongwei believed that this matter must be resolved quickly, as it was a major issue related to people's food. For this reason, he called Li Yue directly and urged him to complete the personnel adjustment work of the public security system as soon as possible.

He planned to hand the matter over to He Yong, firstly to improve the public security environment, and secondly to let him make meritorious service.

At the same time, the Anti-Corruption Bureau also has to intervene. Yang Dong has caused public outrage, and the people in the Marketing Department definitely know that there is definitely something wrong with them.

Not to mention conspiracy, but there is definitely bribery.

Although Li Yue didn't know why Qi Tongwei was so anxious, she still called He Yun and asked her to come up with a personnel adjustment plan for the Public Security Bureau as soon as possible, as Secretary Qi would be attending a meeting to discuss it in the near future.

Faced with Qi Tongwei's request, He Yun had no time to use it to control some people. He hurriedly prepared the list and sent it to Liu Jiafu.

Liu Jiafu took a quick look and found that all his requirements had been implemented, so he took He Yun to find Li Yue without changing a word.

This made He Yun even more certain of Gao Mingyuan's judgment that Liu Jiafu's promotion was not targeting her, which made her completely relax.

The two of them brought the plan to Li Yue's office and asked her to draw up the final list.

"Secretary Liu, Director He, you two also know that every time there is a personnel adjustment, there will be a lot of people saying hello.

There are some people you really can't afford to offend, so there may be some changes to your list." Li Yue said directly without looking at the list after receiving it.

"Minister Li is right. Comrade He Yun and I can understand that," Liu Jiafu said with emotion.

Li Yue then took out He Yun's plan and saw that Liu Jiafu had completed half of Qi Tongwei's requirements, and now only Zhang Ning and three others were left.

"Of course, I have no general objection to Comrade He Yun's plan. After Secretary Qi reviews it, I will arrange for people to investigate the relevant personnel." Li Yue said slowly.

Liu Jiafu was also present during Qi Tongwei's conversation that day. He also understood Li Yue's intention and immediately said, "Minister Li, please feel free to give me any opinions you may have. I have some connections that I cannot refuse, let alone you as the Minister."

"Nothing much, just three new policemen who joined the force in 2002. Their class teacher asked someone to find me." Li Yue smiled helplessly.

"Minister Li, please give me your instructions. I will modify the plan right away." He Yun stood up and said.

Li Yue picked up a pen and added the names of Zhang Ning, Zhang Dapeng and Li Xiaofen directly to the plan, and noted "criminal police" and "deputy section level" at the end, and then handed the list to He Yun.

"That's it for now. Give me the new plan this afternoon, and I'll ask Secretary Qi to review it." Li Yue handed the plan back to He Yun.

Then he added: "It is not necessarily the case that the personnel arrangements will be made according to the plan you proposed. There may be changes."

He Yun took it and breathed a sigh of relief. This way, there would be no need for major changes. However, Li Yue's last sentence made her unsure again.

"Minister Li, in that case we will take our leave now and we will communicate again later." Liu Jiafu said.

Li Yue smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't keep you here."

After Liu Jiafu and He Yun left, they talked about personnel work on the way.

Although Liu Jiafu didn't know why Qi Tongwei transferred He Yong, he knew that He Yun must not be trusted by the other party.

Therefore, he began to deceive people, with the purpose of diverting He Yun's attention from these people, or even from the specific business work.

"Minister Li has given us a lot of face this time and has made almost no changes. If it were any other Organization Department minister, I'm afraid at least half of the candidates would have to be replaced." Liu Jiafu sighed after looking at the plan.

He Yun had never been a top leader, nor had she ever presided over the personnel work of a unit. This was also her first time as a young lady getting into a bridal sedan, so she did not have deep feelings about it.

Liu Jiafu looked at He Yun and knew that she had never been in charge of personnel work before, so he said to her, "You are no longer the deputy director. You need to change your working mindset."

He Yun looked curious and pretended to listen.

Liu Jiafu also became interested and continued, "The deputy director's main task is to be responsible for related business, but the director is different. He has to consider all aspects of work such as finance and personnel.

Personnel work is particularly important. If you fail to do a good job in personnel work, you will lose your prestige as the director.

As for business work, it is not that important to you. Of course, it does not mean that business work will not be done. After all, the public security is a special department, and the case handling rate is also very important.

What I want to tell you is that from now on, the business work will be handed over to the deputy director under you, and you will be in overall control.

Don’t take on every case yourself, just put your name on it.”

He Yun nodded and replied, "Thank you Secretary Liu for your guidance. I understand."

"You will figure this out slowly in the future. After working for a long time, you will know everything."

Liu Jiafu didn't know whether He Yun had listened to him or not, but he didn't continue talking because too much is as bad as too little.