Chapter 2233 1 Unusual

"Since everyone has reached a consensus on this matter, let's not discuss it anymore. Let's just talk about one thing, which is how to deal with this matter and how to minimize the impact of this matter," Xie Zhiguo continued.

"I propose that a municipal party committee investigation team be set up to thoroughly investigate this matter. We must use the most powerful force and firm determination to investigate the truth of the matter and use the most severe means to deal with the illegal and criminal acts in this matter."

"And we have to act quickly, without wasting a moment. We must let the organization and the masses see our Xiquan Municipal Party Committee's determination to safeguard the rights and interests of the people, uphold justice, and crack down on illegal and criminal activities." Duan Hongyu took over Xie Zhiguo's words and said.

Hearing Duan Hongyu's words, Liu Xiaoping also took out a cigarette with a dark face and smoked. In today's Standing Committee, not only Duan Hongyu was out of character, but Liu Xiaoping was also out of character, but Duan Hongyu was out of character "active", while Liu Xiaoping was out of character low-key.

Liu Xiaoping kept a low profile because he had seen the situation clearly and knew his situation. He knew he had already lost and the game was over, so there was no point in arguing about it.

"I propose that Secretary Xie personally serve as the head of the investigation team, Comrade Liu Xiaoping, Comrade Luo Yi and Comrade Lu Bin serve as deputy heads, and the heads of other relevant departments serve as team members, to immediately conduct a thorough investigation into this matter." Duan Hongyu continued.

Xie Zhiguo, as the municipal party secretary, serves as the team leader, and the mayor, the discipline inspection committee secretary, and the political and legal committee secretary serve as deputy team leaders. This is the highest level. The fact that the discipline inspection committee and the political and legal committee secretary serve as deputy team leaders shows Duan Hongyu's attitude that he supports a thorough investigation.

Duan Hongyu knew very well that if nothing serious happened in this matter, how could he, as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, escape accountability? The only way was to "investigate thoroughly" and put all the responsibility on Liu Xiaoping. This would minimize the pressure and responsibility on the municipal party committee. This was why Duan Hongyu was so resolute today.

Duan Hongyu suddenly raised the level of the investigation team to the highest level, but removed himself from the list of the investigation team. He did not want to take responsibility, did not want to cause trouble, and did not want to do this thankless task.

After Duan Hongyu finished speaking, Xie Zhiguo did not speak. Liu Xiaoping looked around and said, "I think this arrangement is inappropriate. If this matter is to be investigated, it should be the municipal government that sets up an investigation team. Moreover, setting up such a high-level investigation team when the nature of the matter is not clear. If this is just a simple individual incident, isn't this a typical waste of political resources by making a fuss over nothing?"

"Furthermore, when they don't even know what the matter is, they let the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission intervene. Isn't this a bit too arbitrary? On what basis can they conclude that there must be violations of laws and disciplines? Even if they want to conduct a thorough investigation and let the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission intervene, shouldn't the municipal government first set up an investigation team to investigate the problem and confirm that there are violations of laws and disciplines before letting them intervene?"

Although Liu Xiaoping was passive today, he was not without fighting power. Those who could sit in this position were not ordinary people. Liu Xiaoping's counterattack against Duan Hongyu was reasonable and well-founded.

From Liu Xiaoping's perspective, he is definitely unwilling to let the Municipal Party Committee set up an investigation team to investigate this matter. If it is arranged as Duan Hongyu said, then Liu Xiaoping will not be able to play any role in the investigation of this matter. Isn't that just waiting to die?

"Mayor Xiaoping, you have to understand the seriousness of this matter. Let me remind you that even if this is just an individual case as you said, it is also a serious political event with a very bad impact. Special events must be handled with special means." Duan Hongyu was very dissatisfied with Liu Xiaoping's opposition.

This is the third anomaly in today's meeting. In the past, it was Xie Zhiguo and Liu Xiaoping who argued at the meeting, and Duan Hongyu usually appeared as a "peacemaker", but today it was Liu Xiaoping and Duan Hongyu who argued with each other.

"Even if it is a special treatment, it should be based on rules, principles and political logic. This incident happened in front of the city government, and this matter itself is the government's counterpart work. But now you are leaving the government out. How do you investigate? Let the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission investigate why the self-immolation occurred or why the building project was left unfinished?" Liu Xiaoping argued.

"In addition, you raised the level so high right from the start and took the initiative to let the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission lead the investigation. Isn't this clearly telling the outside world that there is corruption and illegal behavior among cadres in our Xiquan City? Doing this before the investigation is even started, isn't this tantamount to trying to cover up the truth? Are you doing this to restore the image of our Xiquan or are you adding insult to injury?" Liu Xiaoping continued.

"You..." Duan Hongyu was so angry at Liu Xiaoping that he was speechless. After all, what Liu Xiaoping said made sense.

"So how does Mayor Xiaoping think this matter should be investigated?" Xie Zhiguo finally spoke.

"I still hold the same opinion. This matter should be investigated by our municipal government first. This is our municipal government's own business. Our municipal government will investigate the cause of the matter as soon as possible and then report to the municipal party committee. As for how to deal with it later, the municipal party committee can discuss it based on the investigation results, instead of doing it like it is now, where we are in the dark and messing around without knowing the situation at all. It's completely nonsense." Liu Xiaoping said.

Hearing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but look at Liu Xiaoping with admiration again. Liu Xiaoping's ability exceeded Qin Feng's previous understanding of him. In such a passive situation, Liu Xiaoping could still fight back and eventually put himself in a very proactive position.

"It is impossible for your municipal government to conduct a single investigation. Your municipal government can conceal such a big incident today and not report it. How can we expect you to conduct a fair and impartial investigation? I firmly disagree with the municipal government conducting an investigation." Duan Hongyu also had a dispute with Liu Xiaoping today.

"Mayor Xiaoping still doesn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem. I emphasize again what Comrade Hongyu just said. This is a very serious political incident with a very bad impact. I don't need to explain what a political incident is, right? Can political incidents be bargained over? This investigation must be led by the Municipal Party Committee. There is nothing to discuss about this." Xie Zhiguo once again criticized Liu Xiaoping by name.

"However, Mayor Xiaoping's opinion does make sense. Before the whole story is investigated, it is not appropriate to raise the level of investigation too high. Moreover, it is not in accordance with the rules and there are difficulties for the municipal party committee to conduct an investigation alone without the municipal government." Xie Zhiguo changed the subject.