Ning Huayang said, "While we were investigating Huang Yan’s matter, we discovered a situation—that is, Huang Yan had connections with Deng Guohai before she died!"
Everyone looked towards Ning Huayang again.
Ning Huayang continued, "In our investigation, we found during a cadre discussion that though the selection of the government’s Secretary-General was made by the side with the most votes, that person has always been closely linked with Deng Guohai behind the scenes."
Minister of Propaganda Jiang Yan frowned and said, "Do you suspect there’s something wrong with Deng Guohai?" Deng Guohai wasn’t one of her people, but he had been promoted through her old leader, so hearing this made her somewhat uncomfortable.
Ning Huayang said, "It’s just a speculation, I don’t have any evidence to prove anything."
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If it’s just a suspicion, then we shouldn’t jump to conclusions blindly."
Yan Guozhen said, "We are here to analyze. Let everyone speak about what they know."
Ning Huayang said, "From various situations, Deng Guohai certainly has doubts around him, but we don’t have any evidence to prove he did these things."
"What about Lu Mingping?" someone asked.
To be fair, this Lu Mingping was a quiet person, and everyone hadn’t mentioned him much.
Niu Hongtao said, "Mr. Lu Mingping was transferred here from the Capital City’s Discipline Inspection Commission. Even though I’m from the Discipline Inspection Commission myself, I only know a bit about him. He is from the Lu Family, and after coming to Jinyin City, he hasn’t done anything out of line. Like Mr. Ji Yang, he’s still getting accustomed to his work."
Hearing that he was from the Capital City’s Lu Family made everyone ponder again.
The Lu Family, not too big, yet not too small either; Lu Mingping was a member of their family. Was there a relationship between them and the Guan Family? Did they also play a part in this affair?
All of this was hard to say.
Lu Mingping was there to add luster to his resume; if there were no major issues, he was bound to rise in rank. This was the usual practice of big families when they sent someone to the grassroots level—they generally didn’t interact much with the locals, as they would leave soon after polishing their credentials. To say such a person did something seemed unlikely, but if he was connected with the Guan Family and other such lineages, it wasn’t impossible he might have helped them with some matters.
This once again gave everyone a headache. It really wasn’t clear whether there were any issues with someone like Lu Mingping.
Zhou Yuan said, "So, does that mean we cannot confirm whether these three have issues or not?"
Ning Huayang slightly nodded and replied, "You could say that, right now the only ones in Jinyin City who haven’t been found to have issues are those three."
Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "A newly established team, and to think that in such a short time, only three members are left—what a mess!"
Everyone also shook their heads in disbelief; they truly hadn’t expected such an outcome.
Yan Guozhen also sighed and said, "Jinyin City cannot be left without leadership. Their team has had problems, and the entire nation is watching. We must swiftly investigate their team."
Vice Governor Wang Weijun said, "What I’m afraid of is that just after we’ve formed a new team, they will run into trouble again."
Everyone realized that this was indeed a concerning situation, especially worried about those three—if they were promoted and then something happened, that would be quite embarrassing.
Hu Chen said, "In this incident, on the surface, these three don’t have any issues. No issues mean they are excellent cadres. If they don’t get a promotion in this shift, how would the public view us, how would our superiors view us?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
This was indeed another problem—at a time when several team members had issues, these three were clear of any issues, yet the provincial committee did not seem to have taken them seriously in the investigation of their team. It was truly difficult to clarify the situation.
Now, everyone felt troubled again. To use them, and what if something went wrong? And to not use them, when everyone was watching, there would always need to be an explanation for the decision not to.
For a moment, everyone fell into a difficult predicament.