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Hearing the dial tone on the phone, Li Dakang felt an unprecedented sense of loneliness. He understood that he had lost his most important political resource in this political game.
He slowly sat back in his chair, his gaze becoming firm and profound. Since there was no turning back, he could only forge ahead.
Li Dakang secretly vowed that no matter how difficult the road ahead, he would forge his own path.
The past few months have brought about tremendous changes in Handong Province.
The root of all these contradictions lies in the January 16 Incident.
On the night of January 16th, the most important person was Lin Yunfei.
Thinking of this, Li Dakang's heart sank even further.
Because, in order to curry favor with Chen Yanshi, he dismissed Lin Yunfei, thus completely offending him.
Who knew that Mayor Wu Xiongfei and Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Sun Liancheng would join forces and defeat him at the Standing Committee meeting of the Municipal Party Committee.
"Chen Yanshi, it's all because of you, you old man."
Li Dakang couldn't help but grit his teeth.
If Chen Yanshi continues his corrupt practices despite retirement, causing trouble wherever he goes, we must resolutely stop the municipal government from demolishing Dafeng Factory.
It was impossible for him to completely offend Lin Yunfei.
This is the cycle of cause and effect.
He had already given a firm order, even issuing a document, that Dafeng Factory must be demolished within ten days.
At this point, Li Dakang reviewed everything and finally figured it out.
The culprit is Chen Yanshi!
At this moment, Li Dakang suddenly remembered something his cousin Xingzhi had said a few days ago.
Tian Xingzhi originally worked at a company-run kindergarten, but it was later separated from the company and placed under government management. Her pension should be paid according to the standards for public institutions.
However, the petition office in Guangming District kept delaying the resolution, and their repeated appeals yielded no results. Tian Xingzhi helplessly remarked to Li Dakang that it was easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings.
The staff at the Guangming District Petition Office were rude. The window was so low that you couldn't see anyone inside. She had to kneel down every time, but she still couldn't see the faces of the people inside.
Every time he returned from petitioning, he was exhausted for the entire day. His legs were so tired they were shaking.
How should I put it? It's illegal, and it can't be done.
A company-run kindergarten is definitely not a public institution.
If it were possible, Li Dakang's secretary, Xiao Jin, would have done it for Tian Xingzhi long ago.
In the original drama, Li Dakang knew about this and specifically instructed Tian Xingzhi to advise her not to be foolish enough to rush to the front when petitioning and become the first to do so.
Li Dakang also told Tian Xingzhi not to reveal her own name.
These are Li Dakang's original words.
Because he also knew that if word got out, the people at the Guangming District Petition Office would, out of respect for him, process his cousin Tian Xingzhi's case.
However, doing so is clearly against the rules.
Li Dakang isn't stupid; he's shrewd.
Li Dakang's secretary, Xiao Jin, didn't he know? He knew about the relationship between Tian Xingzhi and Li Dakang.
If it were possible, Xiao Jin would have done it already.
. . . . . .
Li Dakang got into a special car and sped off to the Guangming District Petition Office.
Upon arriving at the petition office, his face immediately turned ashen.
The windows of the petition office are very low. When people come to petition, they can neither stand nor squat.
"Chen Hai, you get the hell to the petition office right now, immediately. I'm giving you 18 minutes."
Li Dakang, with an icy expression, dialed District Chief Chen Hai's phone number directly.
"Secretary Li, I'll be right there." Chen Hai's voice sounded a little flustered on the other end of the phone.
Eighteen minutes later, Chen Hai appeared at the petition office, sweating profusely. Seeing Li Dakang's ashen face, he already had a pretty good idea of what had happened.
"Secretary Li, why did you come in person?" Chen Hai asked cautiously.
Li Dakang didn't answer. Instead, he walked straight to the low window and pounded on the windowsill: "Is this the service attitude of your Guangming District Petition Office? Making the people kneel down to speak?"
Chen Hai's face darkened; he hadn't expected Li Dakang to be so angry over such a trivial matter. He quickly explained, "Secretary Li, this is a legacy issue. We're in a meeting right now discussing improvement plans."
"Improvements? How many improvements have you made? It's still the same awful state!" Li Dakang roared at Chen Hai, his anger barely contained. "As the head of Guangming District, how have you supervised things? How can such a service window be worthy of the people?"
"Chen Hai, Chen Hai, you're still the son of the old chief prosecutor Chen Yanshi."
As if venting all his anger, Li Dakang stepped forward and berated Chen Hai mercilessly.
Chen Hai lowered his head, not daring to speak. He knew that any explanation at this moment would be futile.
Li Dakang glanced at his watch: "I'm giving you 18 minutes, not for you to explain yourself. I want to see change, immediately!"
Chen Hai nodded quickly, then turned and loudly ordered the staff behind him, "Quickly! Remove the window! Now!"
The director of the petition office bowed and scraped, saying, "District Chief Chen, Secretary Li, we don't have the money to demolish it."
"Damn it! A bunch of useless trash!" Li Dakang cursed, roaring in anger.
"All they do is eat, drink, and relieve themselves; they can't do anything worthwhile."
"What use are you to us?"
Li Dakang's mouth was dry from yelling. He turned to Chen Hai and said, "Remember, we are public servants, not the people's masters. We must always put the interests of the people first."
Chen Hai nodded repeatedly, feeling extremely aggrieved: "Yes, yes, Secretary Li is right."
"Chen Hai! I'm giving you seven days to rectify this immediately."
"Change it according to the bank counter procedure."
"I'll come back for another check-up in seven days. If it's still like this then..."
Li Dakang made a startling statement, pointing at Chen Hai: "A major demerit will be recorded in the Party's records."
Li Dakang ignored Chen Hai and turned to leave the petition office. He got into his car and looked at the scenery rushing past the window, thinking to himself: This inspection of the petition office, although it targeted Chen Hai, can be considered a warning to Chen Yanshi.
Hopefully, he can truly learn from this and stop bothering me.
104. Chen Yanshi came to Li Dakang's door to demand an explanation, but Li Dakang turned his back on him.
104. Chen Yanshi came to Li Dakang's door to demand an explanation, but Li Dakang turned his back on him.
Chen Hai left the petition office dejectedly, drove his Audi A4, and headed home.
At this time, Chen Yanshi was living in the Sunset Red Nursing Home.
Zheng Shengli brought Ma Wenming and Wang Wenge's wife to the nursing home.
Upon arriving in front of Chen Yanshi, he immediately knelt down with a thud.
Chen Yanshi looked at Zheng Shengli with a surprised expression: "Young comrade, who are you?"
Ma Wenming's wife said, "Old Chen, he is Zheng Shengli, the son of Zheng Xipo."
Wang Wenge's wife sobbed, "Yes, Old Chen. Now Cai Chenggong, Zheng Xipo, and Wang Wenge have all been labeled as gangsters."
“My husband, Lao Wang, is already dead. People should be respected after death, but he's being slandered as a member of the underworld.”
Chen Yanshi was taken aback, his face changed drastically, and his voice trembled: "What? Cai Chenggong is a member of the underworld? Who said that?"
Zheng Shengli kowtowed repeatedly to Chen Yanshi: "Old Chen, my father has been arrested by the National Security police, and they even produced an arrest warrant."
“They said my father was the head of a triad gang who, under Cai Chenggong’s leadership, forcibly seized Dafeng Factory.”
Chen Yanshi was immediately enraged: "Nonsense! This is utter nonsense! The National Security Bureau of Handong Province is talking complete rubbish."
Zheng Shengli slowly raised his head, his eyes red-rimmed: "Old Chen, I posted something online and my account was immediately deleted. I'm banned from posting for 365 days."
"Mr. Chen, I'm desperate and have nowhere else to turn. That's why I've come to you."
At this moment, Wang Fuzhen came out and chased the three away, saying, "My husband, Lao Chen, also has diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol."
"Zheng Shengli, Xindafeng Company has been established. You are the chairman."
“My husband, Old Chen, has done everything he could for Dafeng Factory.”
"I'm begging you, please don't bother my husband, Mr. Chen, anymore."
Zheng Shengli's face stiffened, and he subconsciously looked up at Chen Yanshi. He immediately kowtowed, breaking the skin on his forehead.
Seeing this, Chen Yanshi's ambition for officialdom resurfaced: "You don't need to worry about it. Are we ordinary people just going to be bullied for no reason?"
"I'm going to find Li Dakang and tell him to release the people immediately."
"Don't worry, Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Wang." Chen Yanshi stepped forward and helped up the wives of Ma Wenming and Wang Wenge.
Seeing this, Wang Fuzhen stomped her feet in anger: "You, running around for this Dafeng Factory, what kind of consultant are you?"
"Let me tell you, Old Chen, you're going to get into trouble sooner or later."
It has to be said that Wang Fuzhen's words were absolutely prophetic.
. . . . . .
Twenty minutes later, Chen Hai returned to the nursing home. He looked dejected and listless.
"Hai Zi, what's wrong? Is something going wrong at work?" Wang Fuzhen asked with concern, holding a spatula in her hand.
Chen Hai sighed upon hearing this: "Sigh. Mom, Li Dakang is giving me trouble again."
"Li Dakang?"
Chen Yanshi held scissors in his hand, carefully pruning his beloved welcoming pine tree.
“Yes, Dad. The windows of the petition office in Guangming District are very low, and people have to squat down to petition…” Chen Hai looked at Chen Yanshi and slowly began to explain.
Chen Yanshi put down the scissors in his hand and immediately flew into a rage: "What? Petitioning while squatting down? Isn't this bullying ordinary people?"
"This is outrageous, Chen Hai. How did I teach you?"
"We are public servants of the people, serving the people, not RMB." Chen Yanshi began his long-winded sermon again.