Chapter 315: Zhong Xiaoai's Role
Thanks to Qi Tongwei's multi-pronged operation, the tanker truck loading incident became known to more and more people.
Many people have begun to spontaneously boycott these problematic companies, and there has been a lot of criticism online.
"Damn it, I will never buy anything from him again."
"That's right, these bastards are making money from us ordinary people, but they still want to kill us!"
"Capitalists are nothing good. I'll buy domestic cooking oil in the future."
"I think the flour and seasonings should also be checked to see if there are any bad ingredients in them."
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"This is the information of the six companies involved. Only one is a domestic brand, and the others are foreign companies."
"No wonder, it's obviously a conspiracy by the Ugly Country!"
"What the hell is this private company? Is the boss a traitor?"
"The boss is the only Chinese in their family. His son immigrated to China a long time ago and is now a Chinese citizen!"
People who like to surf the Internet have launched verbal attacks on the six companies.
All of this is reflected in the stock market.
China is now the world's largest consumer market and a barometer of stock prices for various physical companies.
The grain and oil companies involved had no bottom line and their operations violated the moral bottom line, which directly led to a drop in their stock prices.
Gao Xiaoqin, who had been prepared for this, made huge profits. Of course, other financial professionals also entered the market, ready to share the profits of the companies involved.
Negative public opinion is rising, but both Zhongjiang Province and the State Food and Drug Administration are deliberately slowing down the progress of the investigation to buy time for the companies involved.
He pretended not to hear the netizens’ calls.
Although they knew that doing so might bring about various adverse consequences, these leading cadres who had accepted bribes from the companies involved had no choice but to bite the bullet and delay the progress of the investigation.
After all, once an in-depth investigation is conducted, the network of relationships behind the companies involved may be exposed, and then the officials who accepted bribes from the companies will face imprisonment.
Although they knew that doing so would be like drinking poison to quench thirst, and that the longer they delayed, the bigger the matter would become and the more disadvantageous it would be for them, they could only continue to make mistakes due to their past crimes and would go down this path to the end.
Qi Tongwei had long anticipated their actions, so he directly seconded Zhong Xiaoai to the inspection team and sent her to the Food and Drug Administration of Zhongjiang Province.
This phenomenon was quickly curbed after Zhong Xiaoai entered the Food and Drug Administration of Zhongjiang Province.
It can be seen here that Qi Tongwei has matured politically and knows how to share risks and the fruits of victory. If it were in the past, he would never do this.
The reason why Qi Tongwei did this was not only for Zhongjiang Province, but also to use Zhongjiang as a breakthrough point to kick off the anti-corruption campaign in the food and drug sector across the country.
Of course, there is also the idea of further contacting Zhong Xiaoai and thus improving the relationship with the Zhong family.
The Zhong family is a political family that is no less important than the Pei family, and Zhong Xiaoai is the most favored little princess of the Zhong family. If the relationship between the two families can be brought closer, there will be many benefits.
It is estimated that in two years Qi Tongwei will go to the local area to serve as the head of the provincial party committee. After two terms, Qi Tongwei will be less than 60 years old, which is the prime of his life. He may have the opportunity to enjoy one of the supreme powers.
This possibility will be even greater if we can get the support of the Zhong family or if they don't object.
Besides, apart from Qi Tongwei himself, Zhong Xiaoai is also the most suitable candidate.
You have to know that she is the daughter of the Zhong family who needed Director Qin of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate to come to her house in person to seek advice, who dared to point at photos and investigate Gao Yuliang thoroughly, and who could scold the Provincial Procurator General Ji Changming at will!
How could she be confronted by the Zhongjiang Provincial Food and Drug Administration? The two are not on the same dimension.
Zhong Xiaoai's role is still very obvious. With her intervention, the Food and Drug Administration of Zhongjiang Province directly replaced the investigators and also needs to conduct the investigation under the supervision of the inspection team.
Those officials who wanted to delay the progress of the investigation had to restrain themselves and no longer dared to openly protect the companies involved.
Of course, it is impossible to make them behave themselves.
The same was true for other investigators. Although they did not dare to delay the progress openly, they found ways to delay it. They also leaked the progress of the investigation to related companies in an attempt to get the companies involved to cover up the facts.
But Zhong Xiaoai is not a vase. As the deputy director of the case room of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, she has extensive experience in handling cases and quickly discovered the little tricks of these people.
If it were Qi Tongwei, he would definitely use these people to spread false information without making a sound and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
Zhong Xiaoai was different from Qi Tongwei. She chose to overturn the table and scold the director of the Food and Drug Administration.
That’s not all. After the scolding, she called Sha Ruijin directly.
"Hello, Governor Sha. I am Zhong Xiaoai, deputy head of the Central Inspection Team. I have been ordered to enter the Zhongjiang Provincial Food and Drug Administration to urge the unit to investigate the grain and oil companies involved." Zhong Xiaoai's voice was cold and arrogant.
As soon as Sha Ruijin received the call from Zhong Xiaoai, he felt a headache. This lady was not easy to mess with. He didn't know who had provoked her. If he knew, he would definitely not let the other person off easily.
"It's Team Leader Zhong. I wonder if you have any instructions?" Sha Ruijin's attitude was very humble, which was very different from his usual style. No one would have thought that he would be like this.
"That's what happened. The Zhongjiang Food and Drug Administration seems to be reluctant to investigate the company involved and has been delaying the progress of the investigation.
Now the news is being spread outside. Do you also think that these companies do not need to be investigated and dealt with?" Zhong Xiaoai said calmly.
Sha Ruijin's anger instantly surged from his heart. If he hadn't been on the phone with Zhong Xiaoai, he would have cursed.
Damn, these grandsons really turned a deaf ear to my words.
Sha Ruijin took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said firmly: "Team Leader Zhong, both the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee and I personally hate the behavior of these companies very much, and we also hope to investigate the truth of the matter as soon as possible.
The practice of the Zhongjiang Provincial Food and Drug Administration does not represent the thoughts of the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee and me personally. I assure you and the inspection team that I will stand firmly on the same line with you.
I will immediately stop their work, dispatch the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Zhongjiang Provincial Procuratorate to investigate, and dispatch tax, fire, environment and other departments to investigate the companies involved. "
Sha Ruijin dared not offend Zhong Xiaoai. The Zhong family not only has connections in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, but also in the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. The current executive vice minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee is Zhong Zhengmin, the third son of the Zhong family.
Zhong Xiaoai was quite satisfied with Sha Ruijin's answer. She stopped looking for his questions and turned her attention directly to the companies involved.
At the same time, other provinces and cities have also launched investigations, and some have made breakthrough progress.
As the progress of the investigation was disclosed, more and more problems of the companies involved were exposed, which caused the stock prices of several companies to continue to fall, almost being cut in half.
The plunge in stock prices is just the beginning. If this problem is not solved in time, these companies may very likely face bankruptcy.
This is exactly what Qi Tongwei wants to see.
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A hotel in Zhongzhou City, Zhongjiang Province.
A man who looked to be about 40 years old, speaking in Hong Kong-style Mandarin, said to the six people beside him: "Dear chairmen, I believe you have already tried it.
However, all TV stations and online platforms did not agree to suppress the news about the companies, especially Tongxun Network Company, which not only did not suppress the news, but also expanded the scope of its push. "
"Mr. Liu, we know that you have great powers, so we found you. What can you do? Money is not a problem." An old man with silver hair said, and several people beside him nodded in agreement.
"It's difficult, and I don't know if it can be done. You'd better be prepared to make a sacrifice!" Liu Sheng reminded them.
"It's okay. I've already said it. Money is not a problem. As long as it can turn around the company's image and save the company from danger, I'm willing to pay 10 billion RMB." The old man who spoke just now said firmly.
"Me too." The others agreed.
They had no choice but to agree. If they could not turn the situation around, they would lose more in the stock market and would be left with nothing if they went bankrupt.
"Six billion is not a small amount. I'll give it a try, but you've met an opponent this time, so it may not work."
A greedy look flashed across Liu Sheng's face, and then he became serious. This money was not easy to earn.