Chapter 306 Sharijin is angry
Standing Committee of the Central Jiang Provincial Party Committee.
Since the provincial party secretary Li Xijun was teaching at the Central Party School, the work during this period was presided over by Sha Ruijin. Today's meeting was no exception and was also presided over by him.
Sha Ruijin sat in the first seat. He glanced at everyone in the conference room with a very ugly expression.
"Comrade Chang Maosheng, tell me how you were in charge of the Grain Department, whether you worked seriously, and whether you can still do your job!
A small county grain bureau actually dared to place the central inspection team under house arrest. What do they want to do? Are they trying to rebel?
And you two, what on earth are the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Procuratorate doing? Why don’t you catch these corrupt elements earlier?
Let's talk about how to deal with this matter."
Sha Ruijin's face turned pale and he was still furious. The provincial party secretary Li Xijun was about to take up a post in the central government, and there was a high probability that he would take over the position of provincial party secretary.
Even if the higher-ups are wary of his long years of operation in Zhongjiang, there is a high chance that he will be transferred to another place to serve as the provincial party secretary.
If everything goes well, after becoming the provincial party secretary, he may go a step further and become one of the leaders (similar to Zhao Lichun in the play).
Most of the provincial party committee standing committee members present only knew that the Ye County Grain Bureau had placed the central inspection team cadres under house arrest, and they did not know the specific circumstances. Only Sha Ruijin and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Gao Keming knew more.
Gao Keming gritted his teeth and briefly recounted what the Ye County Grain Bureau had done. After listening to him, everyone present was silent, with solemn expressions on their faces.
Wang Honggang, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, frowned and asked in a puzzled tone: "Governor Sha, did the Ye County Grain Bureau explain why they wanted to restrict the freedom of the inspection team? Is there a misunderstanding or other reasons?"
Sha Ruijin said calmly: “It’s meaningless to ask these questions now.
The evidence has been handed over to us, and now we need to discuss how to deal with this matter and how vigorously to deal with it. "
Gao Kewen, secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, took over the conversation and said, "Based on the current situation, the inspection team handed over clues and evidence to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection."
Gao Keming paused and continued: "The evidence is conclusive.
The reason why the Ye County Grain Bureau placed the inspection team staff under house arrest was to use the time difference to cover up the truth.
They tried to fill up the granary during the period when the inspection team was under house arrest to prepare for the inspection.
What they didn't expect was that the inspection team sent two working groups, one open and one secret, and everything they did was discovered.
Not only that, Chu County used the same method to fill up its granaries.”
Sha Ruijin glanced at everyone and said, "You all heard it, right? The inspection team has just arrived in Zhongjiang and it has not been a week and they have already discovered such a big corruption case. What about you?"
Everyone present had already experienced Sha Ruijin's dominance, so no one spoke, waiting for his scolding.
Sha Ruijin looked around and said coldly, "I'm telling you, pass this message to the units you are in charge of in the next two days and ask them to pay attention to me.
If something like what happened in Ye County happens again, I will first deal with you, the leaders in charge, and then go to the central government for inspection.”
After scolding for a while, Sha Ruijin's voice softened a little, but still carried authority: "You are all important leading cadres in our Zhongjiang Province. You must be responsible for your duties and don't make things uncomfortable."
Everyone nodded to show their understanding.
They knew that Sha Ruijin's words were not a joke but a real warning.
At this critical moment, any mistake could lead to bigger problems.
"Yes, Governor Sha." Everyone responded in unison.
At this time, Wang Honggang, who had been silent, could not help but ask: "Governor Sha, what is the opinion of the inspection team now? We need to understand their ideas so that we can better respond."
Sha Ruijin frowned, his tone a little annoyed: "He handed over the clues and evidence to us without saying anything. He probably wanted to see our attitude and how to deal with it."
Qiang Yongchun, secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, also spoke up: "I have studied this team leader Qi. He has presided over several anti-corruption and anti-gang operations, and each time he dealt with all the people involved, including the umbrellas behind them.
His work style was recognized by the new leader, and this time he was specifically appointed as the general. I'm afraid he won't be satisfied with a simple handling of the matter."
"If we uproot it, will it affect the central government's evaluation of Zhongjiang?" someone said worriedly.
Gao Kewen then said, "Yes, based on my experience, this case is a conspiracy, and the number of people involved is probably not small, at least over a hundred. If we deal with it seriously, will it cause the opinions of our superiors?"
Many members of the provincial party committee are worried about this issue, and no one knows what the new leader will think.
Qiang Yongchun expressed a different view: "I think we should deal with it seriously. As for the leadership's views that everyone is worried about, I think the key lies in the inspection team.
If we can satisfy Team Leader Qi, even if we arrest more people, he can still be listed as our achievement in the report. Even if there is an impact, it will be very limited.
But if we fail to satisfy Team Leader Qi, his report might accuse us of shirking our responsibilities and shielding corrupt elements, which would be really troublesome.
More importantly, we don’t know whether they will continue their investigation in secret or even report to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. If so, the consequences will be disastrous.”
"What Secretary Yongchun said makes sense. If we can't let the inspection team vent their anger, I'm afraid it will be difficult to report to the authorities." Chief Prosecutor Hu Shengxiang agreed.
Sha Ruijin closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said firmly: "Investigate! The Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau must be fully involved. No matter who is involved, it will not be tolerated."
At this time, he also realized that even if more corrupt elements were arrested, the person who would bear the greatest responsibility would be Li Xijun, the top leader, and his own responsibility would be relatively small.
However, if he suppresses the investigation, angering the inspection team and reporting it to his superiors, the problem will become serious and he, as the temporary governor of Shah Province, will bear the main responsibility.
That would be troublesome.
Thinking of this, he became more determined and said in a serious tone: "Comrade Yongchun, this case will be handed over to you!
Comrade Shengxiang, as the organizer, your procuratorate must go all out to find out the truth as soon as possible and give the inspection team a satisfactory explanation. "
"Yes, Governor Sha." Qiang Yongchun and Hu Shengxiang quickly agreed.
Hu Shengxiang, in particular, answered very loudly. He had received letters of complaint a long time ago and had felt that there were problems with the grain system before. However, he had no conclusive evidence, so in the end, nothing was done.
Now, Qi Tongwei and others gave him inspiration for handling the case and helped him find a breakthrough.
He decided to direct the procuratorates at all levels across the province to act together and conduct a comprehensive inspection of all grain depots in the province at the same time.
In this way, those who want to cover up the truth will have no time to fill this huge hole.
There was no inspection team before, so even if he came up with this plan, it probably would not be passed. Now is the right time.
Sha Ruijin nodded, and then said: "After the meeting, let's go to the inspection team together to express our condolences and apologize to them."
Sha Ruijin decided to lead the Standing Committee members of the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee to visit the inspection team in order to clearly express Zhongjiang Province's support for the inspection team's work.
At the same time, it also made Qi Tongwei understand that he and others were on the side of the inspection team.