Chapter 2107 Self-examination

"It seems that you have been thinking a lot during this period."

"Yes, I have seriously reflected on the matter of Cao Changsheng." Qin Feng nodded.

"Your suggestion... is thoughtful. According to what you said, it may be the best arrangement for Yi'an County, but it is also very difficult to implement."

"I know." Qin Feng knew how against the rules his suggestion was, and he also knew how much resistance he would encounter from above with his arrangement of not allowing others to interfere in Yian's personnel affairs.

"When Minister He talks to you in a few days, tell him your suggestions. No matter what, we have to follow the procedures so that others will have nothing to criticize." Xie Zhiguo said after thinking for a while.

"Yes, Secretary Xie, Minister Zhao of the Provincial Party Committee asked me to go to Zhongjiang to meet him tomorrow." Qin Feng said.

Xie Zhiguo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you know what it is about?"

"I guess I'll be scolded." Qin Feng smiled bitterly.

"Do you think Minister Zhao is so boring? He called you from Yian to Zhongjiang just to scold you because he was angry?" Xie Zhiguo also laughed.

"I can't think of anything else to do."

"You'll know when you get there. Since you're going to meet Minister Zhao, you should tell him about your personnel arrangements for Yian. If Minister Zhao agrees, the implementation will be much smoother." Xie Zhiguo said.

The next morning, Qin Feng had to attend a meeting at the municipal government and then drove to Zhongjiang. Because Zhao Hongjian gave the time of 2:30 p.m., Qin Feng did not have lunch or go home, and went directly from Xiquan to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Although I dozed off for a while in the car, I still felt a little sluggish when I arrived at the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Qin Feng walked straight into Long Guangping's office, ran to the bathroom in Long Guangping's office, rinsed himself with cold water, forced himself to wake up, and then tidied up his appearance to make himself look energetic.

When facing a leader, the leader's mental state is very important.

"What are you doing?" Long Guangping smiled as he looked at Qin Feng who came out of the bathroom.

"I've been driving for several hours and I'm so sleepy. I need to wake up." Qin Feng handed Long Guangping a cigarette and asked in a low voice: "What does the minister want to talk to me about? Is there anything else besides being scolded?"

"Besides knowing that you will definitely be criticized, I really don't know anything else. You... remember to be sincere when you go in, and confess your sins. The minister is really angry this time."

"The minister has been using you as a role model in recent meetings, but now something like this has happened to Yi'an. You've somewhat slapped the minister in the face."

"Fortunately, you are only responsible as a leader. If you were found to be involved this time, the minister would really not know what to do. You don't know that the minister was a little nervous during the time when the provincial party committee inspection team was investigating your Yian." Long Guangping said in a low voice.

"Do you know what the most important point is?" Long Guangping said this while looking out the window cautiously. Then he pulled Qin Feng to the corner of the inner room and whispered.

"What is it?"

"The minister was originally planning to go to Beijing next week to report to the leadership on the progress of the Jiangnan Province's pilot program for the rejuvenation of organizational cadres. You were listed as a typical example and highlighted in the report. But something happened to you at this critical moment, catching the minister off guard."

"The minister has been personally revising the report materials these days. Do you think he is very angry? So you must behave properly when you go in later." Long Guangping reminded Qin Feng again.

Qin Feng never thought that such a thing would happen. It seems that he has really ruined Zhao Hongjian's plan this time.

When the time came, Qin Feng walked into Zhao Hongjian's office with a guilty and uneasy feeling.

Zhao Hongjian has always been a very amiable person, without much airs of a leader, at least that’s how Qin Feng felt about him.

But today, when Qin Feng walked into Zhao Hongjian's office, he felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. Zhao Hongjian was sitting in front of his desk with a serious face. When Qin Feng came in, Zhao Hongjian didn't even look up, let alone speak.

"Minister!" Qin Feng didn't dare to smile as usual today. He walked respectfully to Zhao Hongjian's desk and stood still.

"When did you arrive?" Zhao Hongjian said in a low voice.

"I just arrived and washed my face in Director Long's office to make myself more awake." Qin Feng told the truth.

"Come directly from Xiquan?"

"Yes, I had to attend a meeting in the morning, so I rushed here after the meeting. Fortunately, the journey was smooth and I arrived on time." Qin Feng said.

"Do you know why I asked you to come here today?" Zhao Hongjian finally raised his head and looked at Qin Feng with a serious expression. Moreover, Zhao Hongjian had not let Qin Feng sit down since he came in.

"I know. In fact, even if you didn't ask me to come, I would have come to Zhongjiang this weekend to apologize to you." Qin Feng nodded.

"Since you know why I called you here, you should start to reflect on yourself." Zhao Hongjian leaned back in his chair and looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng stood in front of Zhao Hongjian respectfully, his attitude more serious than ever before.

"Yi'an made such a serious mistake this time, and I bear the unshirkable leadership responsibility, because my dereliction of duty led to the failure to discover the existing corruption problem in advance. After this period of self-reflection, I have summarized several of my mistakes."

"First, I was not careful in selecting people. I strongly recommended Cao Changsheng to be the county magistrate. Before recommending Cao Changsheng, I only valued his work ability, but did not seriously study and analyze his personal conduct and party spirit. This is the main reason for this incident."

"Second, he did not strictly abide by the organizational principles. I had actually discovered the signs of Cao Changsheng's problems a few months ago, but because it was a critical period for the promotion of Yi'an's tourism industry, I did not want to and did not dare to conduct a thorough investigation of Cao Changsheng's problems at that time."

"Of course, these are all excuses. The main reason is actually my mysterious trust in Cao Changsheng."

"Secretary Xie has criticized me for this issue, saying that I have a gangster vibe and that I value brotherhood over organizational principles. If I had adhered to organizational principles and resolutely acted in accordance with them when I discovered this tendency, I would have been able to nip this problem in the bud and avoid this outcome."

"The third reason is that I am inexperienced. I have never experienced anything like this before, so I lack experience in handling it. If I were more mature, I would not have let the problem get to this point."

"Fourth, they were not politically mature enough and did not understand the cruelty of the struggle, so they did not take any precautions..."

Qin Feng listed his mistakes one by one and explained them very thoroughly.