Chapter 814: Chapter 770 Province-wide Rectification Chapter 814: Chapter 770 Province-wide Rectification “Arrest ? What a joke! All my life, I’ve never been caught by anyone. You dare to arrest ?” Ning Bojun roared with rage, unable now to contain the fury welling up inside him. There are limits to what one can endure, and these people had crossed the line. They were too bold, too arrogant, and utterly reckless. If I hadn’t co here, I would never have known. If all tourism spots are like this, what future can there be for Bashu’s tourism developnt?
Beside him, Nie Zhenbang was quite composed; he had seen this sort of thing many tis before. He then said, “Old Ning, stay calm, they’re nothing but a bunch of clowns. They can’t stir up any real trouble.”
The disdain in his words carried a manner of looking down on everyone, an air of superiority. Old Zhang was imdiately incensed by this contemptuous attitude. In a deep voice, he commanded, “Lock them up, lock them all up! I want to see how much trouble a few outsiders can really cause.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a stern voice from outside the room challenged, “Zhang Dekang, what do you think you’re doing?”
The door swung open, and the first through the door was Dingnan District’s Secretary of Politics and Law, who also served as the Chief of the Public Security Bureau, Li Ziniu. At his side were the police station chief and the director of political education. Xiao Zhao was following behind.
Upon seeing Xiao Zhao, a hint of resentnt flashed in Old Zhang’s eyes. This traitor had actually reported him. Composing himself, Old Zhang was not afraid; their connection was very private, known to no one else. With this in mind, Old Zhang imdiately went up to them and said, “Chief Li, Officer Hu, Instructor Tu have arrived. Reporting to the leaders, we received a report from a rchant in the scenic area today. These people refused to pay for their al. We brought them back for an inquiry. This group is lawless, disrespecting laws and regulations, claiming they can eat without paying. Therefore, I had them detained here until their family can pay the bill.”
Li Ziniu broke out in a cold sweat, having received a call from Hu Zheng at Yunshan just half an hour ago. Based on Hu Zheng’s words, Li Ziniu stood up on the spot. It was no April Fools’ joke, and Li Ziniu was sure that, given his position as a Standing Committee mber of the Dingnan District Committee and Secretary of Politics and Law, Hu Zheng would not dare to say such things. The Governor and the Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee had co for an undercover visit. Li Ziniu could sense that a storm might be brewing.
Without any delay, Li Ziniu drove straight over, luckily arriving at the most critical mont.
Looking at Old Zhang by his side, Li Ziniu was furious. Incomparably foolish. Even pigs were smarter than him. In his heart, he applied every derogatory term he could think of to Old Zhang.
However, Li Ziniu said seriously, “Zhang Dekang, I am officially notifying you that you are being dismissed for serious disciplinary violations. In collusion with scenic area rchants, you have defrauded tourists. The circumstances are severe, and you have caused imasurable damage to the Jinding Scenic Area. From now on, you are no longer fit to serve as a people’s police officer. In other words, you are fired.”
Li Ziniu paused for a mont, then turned to the others and said, “The rest of you, do not co to work starting tomorrow; the specific results of your case will be formally communicated to you later. Zhang Dekang, I will report your case to the Party Committee of the bureau later. Please leave now and report to the sub-bureau within three days to complete the procedures.”
Li Ziniu’s decision stunned Zhang Dekang and the others. What was happening? Why were they suddenly fired?
Just as he was about to speak up and defend himself, Li Ziniu turned to Nie Zhenbang and others, his expression suddenly becoming extrely respectful, and his tone very humble, “Governor Nie, Secretary Ning, I am Li Ziniu, the Secretary of Politics and the Law Committee of Dingnan District. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to the leaders; this is a failure on my part. To have such scum in our police force is my fault. I ask the leaders to criticize and punish .”
With the conversation having reached this point, Nie Zhenbang and Ning Bojun exchanged glances. There was no more pretending to be done.
Ning Bojun stood up, nodded and said, “Comrade Ziniu, you did well. However, regarding this comrade Zhang… Dekang, my opinion is that your bureau’s Party Committee’s disciplinary group should imdiately start an investigation. If he should be fired, then fire him. If he should be handed over to the prosecutorial authorities, then hand him over.”
Nie Zhenbang understood Ning Bojun’s ntality well. There’s an old saying, ‘He who is pitiable has himself to bla.’ This Zhang Dekang, on the outside, appeared quite pitiable. But if he had thought more carefully in advance, if he hadn’t taken what he shouldn’t have, hadn’t asked for what he didn’t deserve, if he had self-reflected, would he be facing the sa fate now? Everything, after all, was brought upon by himself.
Ning Bojun was a man of integrity, although he couldn’t be considered unyieldingly rigid. But being able to hold the top position in the Bashu Province Disciplinary Committee suggested that his character was indeed acceptable. Overall, he was soone with firm principles.
Soone like Zhang Dekang was certainly not without blemish. As a local bully, this was surely not his only source of illicit inco. With Ning Bojun’s directive, this was no longer a matter of simply losing one’s job.
Hearing Secretary Ning’s words, Li Ziniu was alard inside. What had Zhang Dekang done to be pursued so relentlessly by Secretary Ning? However, he quickly agreed, saying, “Yes, Secretary Ning, I will follow your instructions imdiately and form a special case team to investigate Zhang Dekang and the others.”
Beside him, Nie Zhenbang also spoke up, “Secretary Ning, I think it’s not just Zhang Dekang. The whole Jinding Scenic Area has serious issues. Now that it has co to this, there’s no need for us to continue our undercover inspection. In my view, we should call Liu Xiaobo from Jinding City and have him co over. Right here in Dingnan District, we should thoroughly resolve the issues of the Jinding Scenic Area.”
Ning Bojun nodded in agreent. As a seasoned cadre and forr leader in disciplinary inspection, he certainly had the critical eye. Nie Zhenbang wanted to take this opportunity to rectify the tourism environnt in Bashu, and Ning Bojun was very supportive of it. After personally experiencing this situation, Ning Bojun strongly agreed with Nie Zhenbang’s approach. He then said, “I think that’s a good idea. Tourism revenue is the pillar industry of Jinding City, it’s really beyond how Liu Xiaobo has been handling it.”
Hearing the words and actions of the two provincial committee heavyweights, Li Ziniu felt a bone-chilling terror. The command and level of the provincial committee leaders were truly extraordinary. Liu Xiaobo was the Secretary of the Jinding City Committee, the top leader, soone Li Ziniu must look up to. Yet, in the mouths of these two heavyweights, he was ntioned in an understated tone, even with so criticism. This is what levels are all about.
At the sa ti, Li Ziniu was also pleased inside. If he could seize the opportunity, he wouldn’t dare to talk about climbing up the relationship ladder. As long as these two heavyweights casually said a few kind words about him in front of Secretary Liu, his future would be limitless.
Imdiately, Li Ziniu also spoke up, “Governor Nie, Secretary Ning. Do you think, perhaps, the two leaders should proceed to the Dingnan District Committee Guesthouse to rest first?”
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Over here, escorted by Li Ziniu, Nie Zhenbang and Ning Bojun’s group were on their way to Dingnan District, whereas the entire Standing Committee of Jinding City was in an uproar.
Liu Xiaobo was at ho watching TV, the provincial news broadcast, when he got the ssage. The news reported on the achievents of land transfers in Guonan City, the ongoing progress of technological transformations in industrial enterprises, and so activities of provincial committee leaders. Liu Xiaobo was puzzled as to why there was no news about Governor Nie’s activities. Could it be that sothing had gone wrong within the province? How co he hadn’t received any news about it?
However, one phone call imdiately angered him. Governor Nie was in Dingnan District, Jinding City, already heading to Dingnan Guesthouse, and it was all because of the issues with overcharging tourists in the scenic area. He was told to rush there imdiately, along with the mayor and other relevant leaders.
Liu Xiaobo imdiately picked up his briefcase and stepped out of his house as his mobile phone began to ring. Glancing at it, he saw it was a call from Mayor Guo Yi. Liu Xiaobo said in a grave tone, “Old Guo, let’s cut to the chase. Right now, anything we say is futile. Let’s head over to the Dingnan Guesthouse. This ti, we both need to be prepared to be criticized harshly.”
Over a dozen officials from Jinding City hurried to Dingnan Guesthouse. As the top two leaders, Liu Xiaobo and Guo Yi had no choice but to steel themselves and go.
Upon entering the room, Nie Zhenbang and Ning Bojun were seated on either side of the sofa. The sight made both of them feel a rush of trepidation.
With a hardened face, Liu Xiaobo said, “Governor, Secretary Ning. As for the accommodations at Dingnan Guesthouse, they are indeed sowhat limited. Perhaps, please allow the two chiefs to move to the City Committee’s guesthouse.”
As soon as these words were uttered, Ning Bojun let out a cold snort, “No need, Big Secretary Liu, Big Mayor Guo, your Jinding City has an excessively high level of consumption, and I’m afraid I can’t afford it. Staying here is quite alright.”
Nie Zhenbang also chid in from the side, “There’s no need to move. Where we stay doesn’t matter. I believe, the reason we have called both of you here today is sothing you are already aware of.”
This strategy had been communicated in advance, a common tactic of playing good cop, bad cop. As the Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, Ning Bojun was naturally more suited to playing the stern figure.
Seeing that the two nodded, indicating they understood, Nie Zhenbang continued, “Since you are aware, that’s good. I won’t say much about this matter. I believe you both know that the dostic major dia have reported on the overcharging of tourists in the Jinding Scenic Area. This has had a trendous impact on the overall tourism image of Bashu Province. With a sense of responsibility, the Provincial Committee’s Standing Committee made a decision for Secretary Ning and to co here personally to see things for ourselves. The result needs no ntion. This is a dereliction of duty by the Jinding City Committee and city governnt.”
This speech caused Liu Xiaobo and Guo Yi’s expressions to darken. It was normal, given the magnitude of the problem that had arisen in Jinding City. Although it might not lead to their removal, it was certain to affect their careers. Nie Zhenbang was undeterred and went on, “Just now, Secretary Ning and I discussed this. We feel it’s necessary to conduct a province-wide rectification of the tourism industry, including attractions, practitioners, and rchants within the scenic areas, and other aspects. First, it should start with your Jinding City.” (
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