Chapter 2176 I Want to Protect Yi'an County

"I know what to do. I will talk to Secretary Liu Xiaoping and Hongyu about this matter tomorrow, and then I will talk to several other comrades to try to get everyone's support and reach a consensus." Qin Feng nodded.

"A special meeting will be held tomorrow morning to study the production safety accident in Yi'an. An investigation team will be set up at the meeting to go to Yi'an to conduct a thorough investigation of the matter. At the same time, a comprehensive survey of production safety will be carried out throughout the city. In this case, the investigation in Yi'an will be led by you, and the follow-up work of the entire Yi'an accident will also be handed over to you." Xie Zhiguo continued.

Qin Feng felt helpless after hearing this, but also very grateful.

I feel helpless because all the subsequent matters of Yian are a bunch of nonsense. If I handle them well, I will not get any credit, but if I don’t handle them well, I will have to bear the responsibility.

The reason for gratitude is that letting Qin Feng be in charge of these matters is the greatest protection for Yian County, and this is also Xie Zhiguo opening a back door for Qin Feng.

"Okay, I will definitely take care of Yian's matter." Qin Feng nodded.

"I have already informed the propaganda department and asked them to find a way to reduce the heat of this matter. This is not a good thing and is not worth publicizing. We just need to digest it as much as possible within Xiquan. Comrade Liu Xiaoping has the same opinion on this matter." Xie Zhiguo mentioned it again.

Although Xie Zhiguo and Liu Xiaoping seem to have many conflicts and often act like enemies, they actually agree on most of Xiquan's affairs. After all, their starting point is for the good of Xiquan, and if Xiquan does not develop well, both of them are responsible.

Only when the interests of Liu Xiaoping personally and the group behind him are affected, Liu Xiaoping will completely disregard the overall situation and engage in a life-and-death confrontation with Xie Zhiguo.

The safety accident in Yian obviously did not involve Liu Xiaoping's interests, so Liu Xiaoping and Xie Zhiguo had completely consistent attitudes in handling this matter.

The three of them chatted for a while about the Yi'an accident in the office. Xie Zhiguo mainly explained to Qin Feng some principles for handling follow-up matters. Finally, Xie Zhiguo said to Qin Feng, "Qin Feng, there is another thing. Today, Vice Governor Deng called me personally and took the initiative to mention the Tai'an County relocation project for poverty alleviation. Is there any problem with this project recently?"

Big leaders are very particular and ambiguous in their speech. They will not mention specific things on their own, but let you guess and understand his intentions on your own.

Just like the phone call that Vice Governor Deng made to Xie Zhiguo, he must have only mentioned the Tai'an County poverty alleviation relocation project and said a lot of high-sounding official words. He would never ask Xie Zhiguo to intervene and force Qin Feng to sign the funding for his son.

Xie Zhiguo had no idea what had happened with the poverty alleviation relocation project, let alone the confrontation between Qin Feng and Deng Xiaogang. As a municipal party secretary, it was impossible for him to know even this much.

Although he didn't know the inside story, Xie Zhiguo might be able to understand Vice Governor Deng's intention in making this call, so he asked if anything had happened to Qin Feng's relocation poverty alleviation project. Xie Zhiguo knew that this project was actually built by Vice Governor Deng's son behind the scenes.

Qin Feng told Xie Zhiguo and Tang Yun about the recent events between him and Deng Xiaogang, including his inspection trip to Tai'an County today.

After Qin Feng finished talking about the situation on the project and Deng Xiaogang's disregard for him, Xie Zhiguo's face became very ugly and he did not speak for a long time.

"How are you going to deal with this matter?" Xie Zhiguo asked Qin Feng after a long time.

"I had to give face to Vice Governor Deng, so I didn't have anyone investigate the project, nor did I impose any penalties, or even explicitly demand rectification."

"But this project is a poverty alleviation project, which concerns the future livelihoods of more than 300 households and more than 1,000 poor people in Yanggang Village. Therefore, this project must be strictly implemented according to the design, and it must not cut corners or use inferior materials. The current construction situation of Deng Xiaogang is even more unacceptable."

"I won't argue with Deng Xiaogang about today's incident, but he must ensure that the project is rectified to my satisfaction before I will sign the funds. I had no control over the money that had already been allocated when Huang Jiancheng was here, but from now on, I won't allocate a penny unless he rectifies the project." Qin Feng was firm.

After listening to Qin Feng's words, Xie Zhiguo nodded and said, "I'm glad that you think this way. It shows that you have matured a lot and have learned to weigh the pros and cons when considering issues. At the same time, you still stick to the bottom line, which is good."

"This is your job. I will no longer ask about how you do it, nor will I interfere. You can do whatever you want. As for the call from Vice Governor Deng today, just assume that I am ignorant and could not understand what Vice Governor Deng meant." Xie Zhiguo finally smiled.

Qin Feng walked out of Xie Zhiguo's office with Tang Yun. After walking out of Xie Zhiguo's office, Qin Feng handed Tang Yun a cigarette, and the two walked downstairs while smoking.

"What happened to Yian today is indeed a bit scary. Secretary Xie was very angry in the office today and was very dissatisfied with Yian's comrades. If you hadn't solved the problem perfectly today, I think Yian and his colleagues would have been finished." Tang Yun said with a smile.

"In fact, this matter cannot be completely blamed on them. You know, being an official also requires a bit of luck. If this happened two months earlier, wouldn't it have fallen on me?"

"That being said, luck is also part of strength, isn't it?" Tang Yun said with a smile.

"Secretary General, don't just stand there and watch. You have to help me with this."

"help you with what?"

"You will accompany me to talk to a few other comrades tomorrow. With your help as the Secretary-General, the matter will be almost settled." Qin Feng said.

The next morning, Qin Feng went to Liu Xiaoping's office and reported to Liu Xiaoping the details of the accident in Yi'an. Finally, Qin Feng still pleaded with Liu Xiaoping on behalf of Yi'an County, and also took the initiative to assume the responsibility.

Liu Xiaoping was just trying to win over Qin Feng from Xie Zhiguo, so he immediately stated that he would try his best to give Yian County a chance to make up for its mistakes.

Immediately afterwards, Peng Shenghui and Deng Yong went to the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government respectively in the early morning according to Qin Feng's arrangement to make a profound review to Xie Zhiguo and Liu Xiaoping.

After meeting with Liu Xiaoping, Qin Feng was not idle either. He went to the Municipal Party Committee to meet with Duan Hongyu, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, also to plead for Yian County.

Duan Hongyu's attitude was much more resolute than Liu Xiaoping's. He said that no matter what, the person in charge of Yi'an County must be held accountable, but he also said that the severity of the punishment would depend on how they handled the subsequent affairs. After all, Qin Feng was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so Duan Hongyu had to give Qin Feng some face.