Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 984 The Dark Side

Minister Yang paused for a moment, then continued, "Reform and development are constantly changing, and our relationship with entrepreneurs, businessmen, and individual business owners is a very complex matter."

If you don't accept small gifts, people will think you look down on them, that you're not close to them, that you're not "one of their own," and they won't dare to invest with confidence.

But accepting gifts crosses a line, it's a dilemma.

Therefore, in order to develop, it is sometimes unavoidable to make a small, non-subjective mistake, which is understandable. We should try to understand the difficulties faced by our colleagues.

In addition, we also need to consider the reactions from all sectors.

As far as I know, Li Yongbao has some prestige in the business world and has good relationships with many outstanding entrepreneurs.

Will taking it so easily send a bad signal and cause adverse reactions in the business world?

I think these are all things that should be carefully considered.

Of course, Lao Pei, these are just my personal opinions. Ultimately, it depends on the Hanjiang Provincial Committee's own decision.

Pei Yihong looked like he had learned something, "Comrade Mingren, what you said makes a lot of sense, I will seriously consider it."

"Okay, okay, then I won't disturb your work anymore, you go ahead with your work."

Pei Yihong said goodbye and hung up the phone.

Pei Yihong fell into deep thought.

Minister Yang's meaning was quite clear: he came over to make a gesture, to plead for leniency, and to exert pressure.

I just don't know if this greeting was Director Xia's idea or Minister Yang's idea.

If this is Director Xia's intention, then it carries significant weight.

Liu Huatao noticed that Pei Yihong's expression was off and asked her what was wrong.

As soon as the call connected, he wanted to leave, but Pei Yihong waved him down and stopped him. Naturally, he overheard the conversation, which seemed to involve Li Yongbao.

“Someone pleaded for him,” Pei Yihong said without hiding anything.

"Secretary Pei, what are your thoughts...?"

Liu Huatao didn't ask who it was; there weren't many ministers with the surname Yang, so he knew who it was without even asking.

"Expel him from both the party and his job, and make him actively return the stolen goods and cooperate." Pei Yihong sighed, "The rest is up."

Politics can never remain static. Whether or not a minor deputy director-level official is sent to prison is of little significance to him.

But offending a council member or a minister would be a losing proposition.

Liu Huatao nodded without refuting. At their level, there is no absolute right or wrong, only a balance of interests and trade-offs.

Pei Yihong took a sip of tea and said calmly, "There's nothing else. Let's call it a day."

Liu Huatao hurriedly said, "Secretary Pei, there is one more thing I need to report to you."

"What is it?" Pei Yihong put down his teacup.

Liu Huatao took a letter out of his pocket.

Pei Yihong frowned. "What? Could it be another whistleblower letter?"

"Yes, it was brought over this morning," Liu Huatao said.

"Report who?"

"Beishan City, He Anxia."

Pei Yihong was taken aback. He took the letter of complaint, quickly glanced at it, and his face darkened. He spread his hands at Liu Huatao, waved the letter, and angrily said:

"Goodness, what's wrong with everyone here? Have they started a revolution? When did the political atmosphere in Hanjiang deteriorate to this extent? Huh?"

Pei Yihong is incredibly popular.

This happened once, and it happened twice, and it involved high-ranking officials at Hanjiang.

Even if he, as the provincial party secretary, was slow to react, he could see that someone was trying to shake up the political ecology of the Han River in order to achieve their own ulterior political goals.

If He Anxia gets into trouble again, then within just one week, three department-level officials will have run into trouble.

What does the outside world think? What does the central government think?

After losing his temper, Pei Yihong forced himself to calm down.

He can't afford to be uncalm; he's the Party Secretary of the Hanjiang Provincial Committee, the top leader, he can't panic.

Was this targeting him, or the Han River? Or did they have some other purpose? He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

“Hua Tao, we need to be careful about this.” Pei Yihong pressed down the letter and sighed. “You know Comrade Anxia’s identity. If something happens to him in our Hanjiang area, I won’t be able to explain myself.”

It would be difficult to explain not only to Comrade He Jiyun, but also to the Central Committee.

Comrade He Anxia has only been in Hanjiang for a short year and he has already run into trouble. What do you think the outside world will think?

Is the problem with the political environment along the Han River, or is it with Comrade He Anxia himself? Huh?

These successive changes made him feel that his originally smooth path of progress had suddenly become very bumpy.

Liu Huatao said with a solemn expression, "Secretary Pei, I understand."

Logically, I shouldn't have reported it; I could have simply ignored this "false accusation letter."

However, I'm worried that this letter didn't just reach us.

Beishan's situation is unique and already attracts a lot of attention. If the Party Secretary were to run into trouble at this time, the impact would be significant.

Beishan!

Liu Huatao's words exploded in Pei Yihong's ears, sending a chill straight to his head.

A corner of the heavy fog was gently parted.

Could it be that someone is heading towards Beishan?

There were some things Liu Huatao didn't know, but Pei Yihong did.

The issue surrounding Tian Fengyi continues to escalate overseas, and if it's not handled properly, Qi Tongwei could face disciplinary action.

What would happen to Beishan if the mayor was punished and the party secretary was removed from office due to corruption?

They might never recover.

If Beishan falls into a slump, his chances of making further progress will naturally become very slim.

Oh no, this is aimed at him!

Pei Yihong slammed his hand on the desk, stood up abruptly, and walked uneasily to the side, pacing back and forth.

No, we can't let the situation continue to worsen.

He needs to find out who's pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Who is the mastermind behind this?

Pei Yihong was completely clueless; there were too many targets.

With so many provincial and ministerial-level party and government leaders across the country, who wouldn't want to advance further during the leadership transition?

But there are only so many positions, and he's been quite popular lately. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down, so anyone could be a potential candidate.

"Hua Tao, you must investigate this whistleblower letter thoroughly to find out who sent it. We can't let ourselves be led by the nose any longer!"

Pei Yihong's expression was solemn.

Liu Huatao seemed to have realized something as well, and his expression turned grim.

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A major event occurred in Paris this morning.

During a meeting between Japanese Governor Jiro Doihara and the Mayor of Paris, two of his subordinates suddenly attacked and shot Mayor Thierry Tiberius dead on the spot.

A fierce firefight ensued between Parisian security personnel and members of the Japanese inspection team, resulting in numerous casualties.

Japanese Governor Doihara was hit by a stray bullet and died.

An hour later, Paris SWAT teams stormed the hotel where the Japanese delegation was staying and arrested all members of the delegation.

Afterwards, according to the confession of one of the gunmen who was captured alive, the plan was devised by Doihara in order to frame the Chinese expedition team.

The Chinese delegation met with Batybel before arriving in Japan.

Of course, this was a plan riddled with flaws.

Everyone speculated that there might be some unknown secrets hidden here.

But the fact that the Japanese killed Tiberie is obvious to everyone.

Therefore, everyone could only speculate that Doihara might have had a large order ruined by Chinese people in Germany.

This hatred led to his madness and the incomprehensible things he did.