"No way!"
The words had just fallen.
Lian Jie blurted out.
He then looked at Chen Fang and said, "Secretary Chen, locking down the city is absolutely impossible. Jindu City is the capital city, and we are currently hosting the Global Expo. Following this, we have the foreign investnt talks. Locking down the city is not child's play. Even if our City Committee approves, the provincial governnt will not agree."
Chen Fang naturally understood that locking down the city was not a small matter.
Moreover, with such a large-scale ho quarantine, if truly implented, there would also be considerable resistance from the citizens.
He nodded and asked, "Director Wei, is there no other way?"
Wei Jinhai shook his head and said, "There is only this one thod. I've told you before, we have never encountered this virus before, and it is really highly contagious. It can be spread through respiratory and physical contact. No one knows to what extent it has already spread."
After hearing this.
Chen Fang walked leisurely with his hands behind his back in the living room.
He walked for ten or so minutes.
During this ti, nobody dared to disturb him.
Finally.
He stopped.
Looked at Lian Jie, and said, "Secretary Lian, notify all the permanent mbers to convene at the conference room at eleven o'clock."
"Now?"
Lian Jie asked in surprise.
You have to understand.
It was already around nine-thirty at night.
At this hour, so of the older leaders might have been resting.
Gathering everyone for a eting now would certainly cause so resentnt.
Chen Fang firmly nodded and said, "Yes, right now. The situation is already very serious. Solving it sooner is taking responsibility for the safety of the lives and property of the people!"
Lian Jie felt so reluctance.
But, after all, it was a direct order from the City Secretary.
He couldn't say anything more.
He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll notify everyone now."
He was about to take out his phone.
At that mont.
A series of hurried knocks sounded at the door.
The policeman Zhao Gaofa opened the door.
He saw four or five n in black suits and white shirts standing at the entrance, all with national emblems pinned to their chests, obviously from within the system.
"Who are you..."
Zhao Gaofa asked confusedly.
The leader was a man in his forties.
He took out a certificate, flashed it at Zhao Gaofa and said, "We are from the City Disciplinary Committee."
"City Disciplinary Committee? What business do you have?"
Chen Fang stepped forward to ask.
With a disdainful glance, the leader said sarcastically, "Do we have to report our business to you?"
"He is Secretary Chen of the City Committee."
Zhao Gaofa quickly explained.
The middle-aged man's eyes widened imdiately.
At this mont, he also noticed Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Lian Jie, who was on the phone.
He imdiately assud a respectful posture and greeted, "Hello, Secretary Chen... I... I..."
"Enough, no need to explain. Just tell , why are you here?"
Chen Fang proceeded to ask.
The middle-aged man swallowed,
and said, "Secretary Chen, our City Disciplinary Committee received a report stating that Director Wei Jinhai of the Taijiang Hospital's respiratory departnt has been accepting illegal banquets and bribes from pharmaceutical representatives long-term, so we need to take him back for questioning."
Chen Fang was stunned.
He turned his head towards Wei Jinhai.
Wei Jinhai looked bewildered, waved his hand and said, "That's impossible. I would never do such a thing."
"Is there any evidence?"
Chen Fang had a sense of the situation.
Clearly.
Soone didn't want Wei Jinhai to be in contact with him.
Or rather, soone didn't want Wei Jinhai to take any actions.
"Yes, the report lists so specific tis and locations of dining, and the amounts of bribes received, which is why we ca."
said the Disciplinary Committee officer.
The current situation is quite tricky.
Regardless of whether the so-called evidence is real.
If Wei Jinhai is taken away, it would be impossible to have him released in a short ti, as evidence needs to be verified one by one.
Consequently.
The most authoritative doctor on the virus would be missing.
Naturally, no one would advocate for aggressive epidemic prevention policies.
Chen Fang paused and said, "Comrade, you cannot take Wei Jinhai away. Regardless of whether or not he is as described in the report, he still has more important work to do, so please go back and convey my words to Secretary Wang. I will bear all responsibilities."
"Secretary Chen, this is against protocols."
The middle-aged man said with a troubled expression.
Chen Fang nodded.
He said, "I know it is against protocols. I've already said I will take full responsibility. Just go back and convey my words."
What can the Disciplinary Committee mbers do?
They can't forcibly take soone in such circumstances.
They could only leave sulkily.
As soon as they left.
Chen Fang quickly grabbed Wei Jinhai's hand.
He said, "Director Wei, it seems we must head to the City Committee imdiately. If we delay any longer, no one can guarantee no mishap will occur..."
At midnight, eleven o'clock.
In the City Committee's conference room.
Chen Fang had already waited for an hour.
As the ti approached.
Besides Lian Jie, not one other committee mber had arrived.
He was getting impatient.
Asked, "Secretary Lian, did you notify everyone?"
Lian Jie nodded, saying with grievance, "I notified everyone, and they agreed to co, but... I don't know what's wrong."
He wasn't lying.
He genuinely didn't know.
Because after they received the call, just as the committee mbers were about to leave, they received a call from Wang Guoxiang, instructing everyone not to attend this committee eting.
His idea was simple.
As long as Chen Fang couldn't convene the eting.
There wouldn't be any fuss regarding Taijiang Hospital.
This was clearly an attempt to marginalize Chen Fang.
Of course.
Not everyone would listen to him.
At precisely eleven o'clock, Deputy Mayor Lei Changsheng and United Front Minister Chen Hong walked in one after the other.
Soon after.
City Committee mber and Military Division Commander Guo Xianxiong also entered in full uniform.
Once everyone took their seats.
After waiting for another ten or so minutes.
No one else ca.
Guo Xianxiong soon got restless, yawned, and said to Chen Fang, "Secretary Chen, perhaps we should cancel this eting, nobody ca at such an hour, and we can't proceed with just the few of us."
Lei Changsheng quickly agreed, "Yes, Secretary Chen, why not et tomorrow? We still have ti to get so sleep now."
By this ti, Chen Fang also realized.
So were unwilling to see the lockdown policy implented.
Or rather, he, as the City Secretary, hadn't truly established authority yet.
This situation.
Might be the first major challenge he faced since taking office.
If this impasse isn't broken, he might find it difficult to achieve anything significant moving forward.
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