Chapter 2232 Xie Zhiguo's Strength

After hearing what Liu Xiaoping said, Qin Feng sneered unnaturally, took out the second cigarette, lit it, and continued to sit there smoking.

Liu Xiaoping's words were by no means random. His entire answer was full of caution, and every punctuation mark was spoken after careful consideration.

Liu Xiaoping is very smart, and his answer is very clever, completely avoiding the main point.

You can't talk nonsense in the Standing Committee. The consequences of blatantly making up lies here will be very serious. So even if Liu Xiaoping was bold, he wouldn't dare to make up lies here. He could only report truthfully.

But if he really had to report the truth, no one knew better than him how many tricks were involved, and he also knew the consequences of speaking out. So Liu Xiaoping chose to avoid the main issue and simply characterized the matter as an extreme individual incident caused by a dispute over an unfinished building. In one sentence, he shifted the main responsibility from the government, and at the same time emphasized that the matter had already been handled by the municipal government. The implication was to tell Xie Zhiguo that our municipal government had already handled the matter, so you should stop making trouble here.

After listening to Liu Xiaoping's understated and evasive answer, Xie Zhiguo did not speak immediately, but tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.

"Comrade Xiaoping thinks this matter is not serious at all, right?" Xie Zhiguo asked Liu Xiaoping calmly.

Xie Zhiguo's question was also quite tricky. No matter how Liu Xiaoping answered, it was inappropriate. One person died, how could it be said that it was not serious? Nothing is more important than human life, but if it is serious, why didn't he report it to the municipal party committee?

"Secretary Xie, I think this is just an individual act. It is not a collective or widespread act. Because it happened in front of the city government, the impact it brought is indeed very bad. However, our city government has taken measures to suppress the impact of this incident."

Liu Xiaoping was also very experienced. He did not directly answer whether the incident was serious or not. Instead, he insisted that it was just an individual act and that the municipal government had already suppressed the matter. He once again reminded Xie Zhiguo not to make a fuss about it.

"Suppressed? How did you suppress it? If you suppressed it, how would I know? And where did this video come from?"

"I'm telling you, this video was found by my daughter while she was watching short videos online. Now you tell me that your municipal government has controlled the impact. Is this what you call controlling the impact? My daughter can see it, but others can't? Ordinary people can't see it? Provincial and central leaders can't see it? News media reporters can't see it?"

"What kind of incident is this? A living person ran to the city government and set himself on fire. What kind of incident is this? What will the people think when they see this? What will the leaders think when they see this? What will the media do when they see this?"

"Do you know why I am calling this emergency meeting overnight? I am afraid that this matter will spread all over the country and the world tomorrow morning. I am afraid that the provincial party committee's investigation team will come tomorrow morning. I am afraid that Xiquan will become a laughing stock in the country tomorrow morning, and the future of those of us present here will end here."

"We are all experienced soldiers, so we all know whether this problem is that serious or not."

"Liu Xiaoping, this is not your first day as a cadre. Let's not talk about whether this is just a simple personal incident as you said. For such a serious political incident, not only did you not report it to the Municipal Party Committee in a timely manner, but you tried every means to suppress it so that the Municipal Party Committee would not know about it. What do you want to do?"

"What is your political motive? Where are your political principles and organizational discipline?" Xie Zhiguo said as he slapped the table and pointed at Liu Xiaoping and scolded him.

Even Liu Xiaoping felt a little dazed when all these accusations were leveled at him. There was nothing he could do. After all, Xie Zhiguo was the municipal party secretary. And after all, Liu Xiaoping was guilty of this matter.

Liu Xiaoping didn't dare to say a word after being scolded by Xie Zhiguo and just lowered his head obediently.

"I can clearly tell you right now that this matter has already spread online. Can the public opinion on the Internet be suppressed? If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest, we, Xiquan, will be at the center of public opinion."

"Today's meeting is only to discuss one thing, that is, how to deal with this matter. Before discussing how to deal with this matter, I hope everyone can discuss three points first so that everyone can reach a consensus. First, how serious is this matter? Second, once it spreads, what consequences will there be and what situation will we be in? Third, should we take the most powerful measures to solve this matter?"

"Comrade Hongyu, please tell us your opinion first." Xie Zhiguo was very strong in the meeting today, which was completely different from the gentle impression Xie Zhiguo usually gave people.

Xie Zhiguo skipped Liu Xiaoping and started asking questions directly from Duan Hongyu, which clearly pushed Liu Xiaoping to the opposite side of the Municipal Party Committee.

"The nature of this incident is quite serious, and the impact is extremely bad. It is a devastating blow to the image of our party committee and government. This is an extremely serious political incident. I think we must respond to the possible passive situation at all costs, and as soon as possible."

"At the same time, I would like to condemn the city government's cover-up. The city government's behavior today is unforgivable." Duan Hongyu said this without avoiding Liu Xiaoping's surprised look.

Duan Hongyu has always been trying to maintain a balance between Xie Zhiguo and Liu Xiaoping, because only in this way can he reap the greatest political benefits. However, today Duan Hongyu, contrary to his usual practice, stood firmly on Xie Zhiguo's side and specifically criticized the municipal government, which was very unusual.

After all, Duan Hongyu was not on the side of Xie Zhiguo, but on the side of the Municipal Party Committee.

These people are all old hands. When Xie Zhiguo took the initiative to hold the municipal government accountable today, Duan Hongyu figured out the key here. As the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, he is one with the municipal party committee. If the municipal party committee wants to get rid of responsibility in this matter, the only way is to take the initiative to set up an investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation and put all the responsibility on the municipal government.

After Duan Hongyu expressed his opinion, Qin Feng's heart was completely settled. The biggest uncertainty in today's meeting was Duan Hongyu. If Duan Hongyu opposed it, and Liu Xiaoping joined in, then even if Xie Zhiguo could force this matter through, the force would be much weaker.

Now that Duan Hongyu has expressed his support and, contrary to his usual practice, severely criticized the municipal government, this matter is a done deal, and the intensity of the move is unprecedented.

The Standing Committee members present all understood how serious the political impact of this incident would be. If it was not handled properly, not to mention accountability, at least those present would have to carry this stain for the rest of their lives and their political future would end here. So each and every one of them expressed the need to handle this matter carefully and seriously.