bookrandom Chapter 1157 Is it really here?
Chapter 1157 Is it really here?
At the entrance to the Discipline Inspection Commission office on the second floor of the Lushun Municipal Party Committee office building, Wei Hong sized up Kong Zhang and found that he looked like a very smart person. After all, a smart person doesn't grow hair.
When Kong Zhang heard Sun Xiaomin's introduction, he felt his heart skip a beat!
“Zhao Weihong? The eldest daughter of the Zhao family?” Kong Zhang looked at the imposing woman in front of him and found it hard to connect her with the eldest daughter of the Zhao family.
In his memory, this eldest daughter of the Zhao family was already forty-five years old this year. Even if she had good living conditions, her age was still a factor. At best, she would be a middle-aged woman.
But the woman in front of him was not only extremely beautiful—none of the Zhao family's children were ugly—she looked to be only thirty years old. Moreover, in Kong Zhang's opinion, her aura was even stronger than their Party Secretary's! It was so imposing that it was impossible to look directly at her!
"You work in the Discipline Inspection Commission, so do you know anything about those people who tried to harm Xiaomin before?" Wei's face was expressionless, but the undeniable tone in his voice made Kong Zhang quickly pull back his wild thoughts.
"Comrade Wei Hong, those hooligans have already been convicted. Because it wasn't just this one incident, they had several other cases before, so with multiple crimes, they're basically facing the death penalty!" As Kong Zhang spoke, he glanced at Wei Hong's expression and found her still so calm, which further increased his opinion of Wei Hong.
When Sun Xiaomin heard about the execution of several thugs, a hint of reluctance appeared on her face. This was not out of sympathy for them, but simply an instinctive reaction to hearing that someone she knew was about to be killed; it had no other meaning.
However, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family showed no change in expression, as if she had only heard of the death of an ant. This feeling gave Kong Zhang a new understanding of this eldest daughter of the Zhao family.
"What about the director?" Wei Hong then asked.
"That was handled by comrades from the province; we in the city don't know the specifics!" Kong Zhang said truthfully.
"Alright, Xiaomin, come with me to see Secretary Li!" After saying that, Wei Hong didn't linger and walked straight towards Li Wenbo's office.
Kong Zhang quickly ran a few steps ahead to lead the way, and even knocked on the door for Wei Hong and the other person.
"Secretary Li, the Zhao family has arrived!" Kong Zhang said as he entered the room after hearing Li Wenbo's response.
Li Wenbo looked up in surprise and saw Wei Hong, who exuded an aura of authority, walking in with Sun Xiaomin.
“Secretary Li, I am Zhao Weihong, my father is Zhao Cheng. Secretary Wang from the province asked me to come to you to ask about some things!” Weihong said directly.
"Are you the eldest daughter of the Zhao family?" Li Wenbo asked curiously.
“That’s right, Secretary Li, I am the eldest son of the Zhao family, and I currently work at the Shanghai Central Hospital as the executive vice president!” Wei Hong said.
"Comrade Wei Hong, please sit down. Xiao Kong, quickly make two cups of tea!" Li Wenbo realized what was happening and immediately told Kong Zhang to go out and pour the water.
"Secretary Li, my sister-in-law and I have come here to ask about the police chief who colluded with the gang and his powerful backer," Wei Hong asked with a smile.
"Because this is being supervised by the provincial government, we in the city don't know the specifics." Li Wenbo had indeed not paid attention to this matter.
He was supposed to cooperate, but he made an excuse to decline because he didn't want to get involved. Avoiding offending either side was the right choice.
Although Zhao Cheng held a higher position, he was too far away, and people might not even remember someone as insignificant as himself.
Although Wang Qun has retired, his influence remains. If I get too involved, he will easily hold a grudge against me. With my insignificant position, he can be dealt with very easily.
So after handing the matter over to his superiors, Li Wenbo didn't care anymore. Even when cooperating with the provincial authorities in the investigation, he would do whatever he could to avoid it, adopting a very casual approach.
Wei Hong looked at the bureaucrat before her, her eyes devoid of joy or sorrow, but she made a mental note of him. Helping or opposing him didn't really matter; after all, there were differing stances.
However, this kind of fence-sitter pleases neither side and definitely deserves a mention.
Looking at Wei Hong's expressionless face, Li Wenbo couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had thought that Zhao Cheng's pressure on this matter was already a sign of his seriousness, but he hadn't expected that this young lady of the Zhao family would come in person.
This time, he had offended the Zhao family. Although Zhao Cheng wouldn't do anything to him, he wouldn't benefit from it either. Li Wenbo's only consolation was that the Zhao family's connections in Northeast China weren't that strong.
Wei Hong led Sun Xiaomin away from Li Wenbo's office and headed straight for Wang Bingzhang's office. Since this deputy secretary wasn't doing anything, they could only go find the person in charge.
Wang Bingzhang was much more enthusiastic than Li Wenbo. As Wang Fulin's man, he was considered a member of the Yang family, and he had to give the matriarch of the Yang family a lot of face.
Soon, Wei Hong saw the proposed solution to the matter.
“Secretary Wang, is this Gao Kai Zhou Jun’s biggest backer? Can a mere deputy mayor do whatever he wants in Lushun?” Wei Hong looked at Wang Bingzhang, her tone full of contempt for Gao Kai.
Wang Bingzhang looked at Wei Hong and sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "This woman really is a bit out of touch with reality."
Let alone the deputy mayor, even district head Zhao Lu is someone many people would never have the chance to meet in their entire lives.
However, given their higher social standing, it's understandable that they might have such thoughts.
“Wei Hong, Gao Kai is the son-in-law of Wang Qun, the retired secretary of our province. After this incident, Wang Qun’s daughter, Wang Hui, has already gone through divorce proceedings with Gao Kai, which can be considered as cutting ties with him,” Wang Bingzhang said with a helpless expression.
"Luckily she ran fast!" Wei Hong muttered.
Upon hearing this, Wang Bingzhang could only laugh awkwardly. Sure enough, this Miss Zhao really wanted to investigate further! If Wang Hui hadn't divorced Gao Kai in time, she probably would have insisted that Wang Fulin continue the investigation.
"In that case, has the province made any decisions regarding Gao Kai and the others?" Wei Hong asked, looking up after reading the documents.
"The province's intention is to publicly punish Zhou Jun and his brother-in-law, and to publish the case in the provincial newspaper. As for Gao Kai and Zhao Lu, the punishment will be more low-key, with both being expelled from the Party and dismissed from their posts, plus further criminal prosecution. Gao Kai is estimated to receive about five years, and Zhao Lu three years," Wang Bingzhang said.
“Secretary Wang must know the whole story. As for these corrupt officials who provide shelter to organized crime, I feel that it’s not enough to deter those who are tempted to do so without being severely punished. So it would be best to publish their stories in the newspaper!” Wei Hong said to Wang Bingzhang.
"Isn't this too serious? And it's also bad for the government!" Wang Bingzhang said with some difficulty.
"Do you think that if you don't make it public, the government's influence will be lessened? Or is it better not to be afraid of losing face?" Wei Hong said seriously.