Chapter 2251 Disbanding the Investigation Team

"Third, we need to study the impact of Comrade Qin Feng being temporarily taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation, and discuss how to reduce the impact of this incident. At the same time, we need to make temporary adjustments to the work that Comrade Qin Feng is responsible for." Xie Zhiguo continued.

After Xie Zhiguo finished speaking, the Standing Committee began its normal discussion.

Although Xie Zhiguo tried his best to emphasize that Qin Feng was only taken away temporarily, the taking away of a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee would be an earth-shaking event no matter where it is.

For a city, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee is the wooden barrel that holds the city's water, and the Standing Committee members are the boards that make up the barrel, and the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are the two iron hoops above and below the barrel.

Now that Qin Feng has been taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, it is like a piece of wood is suddenly missing from the barrel for Xiquan City. How can this not be a big deal?

Moreover, everyone understood the nature of Qin Feng's being taken away. Although no one dared to publicly oppose Xie Zhiguo's refutation of Liu Xiaoping's words, everyone actually agreed with Liu Xiaoping's point of view. After all, few people who were taken away for investigation by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection could come out safely, and the Commission for Discipline Inspection would not publicly arrest people without solid evidence.

The Standing Committee conducted a detailed study on the sudden incident of Qin Feng being taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. When all the issues were discussed, Liu Xiaoping, who had not expressed much opinion, asked: "There is another key issue that no one seems to have mentioned. Qin Feng is the head of the investigation team. At this critical moment, Qin Feng was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. How should the investigation team carry out its work?"

The people in the Standing Committee are all smart people. They all understand that the investigation team itself is a very sensitive issue. After Qin Feng was taken away, the issue of the investigation team became even more sensitive, so no one took the initiative to raise this issue and it was strategically ignored.

For Xie Zhiguo, the best option is to put the matter of the investigation team aside and wait until the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection reaches a clear conclusion on Qin Feng.

Just because Xie Zhiguo doesn't want to mention it doesn't mean Liu Xiaoping won't mention it. In other words, Qin Feng was taken away because some people didn't want the investigation team to continue investigating, so Liu Xiaoping would definitely mention the investigation team. Although Qin Feng's being taken away also meant that the investigation team had essentially been disbanded, without Qin Feng, no matter who would take over as team leader, it would be impossible to continue investigating because no one had the ability to do so.

Xie Zhiguo looked around and saw that no one spoke. Even Duan Hongyu, who had always been very tough on this matter, chose to remain silent.

Xie Zhiguo sneered in his heart. Duan Hongyu was indeed an old fox. He had strongly supported the investigation team before because he wanted to put all the responsibility on the municipal government. Now he chose to remain silent because the leader of the investigation team, Qin Feng, was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. At this time, the entire investigation team was a highly sensitive issue, because no one knew whether Qin Feng's problems were related to the investigation team. If so, the investigation team itself had problems. Who would dare to support the investigation team at this time? It would only bring trouble to themselves.

"What does Mayor Liu think?" Xie Zhiguo still did not take the lead in expressing his opinion.

"My opinion is very direct, which is to complete the work of the investigation team as soon as possible and then disband the investigation team." Liu Xiaoping had already thought of his words.

"What's the reason?" Xie Zhiguo was not surprised by Liu Xiaoping's answer.

"There are several reasons. First, the work of the investigation team has basically been completed. The investigation into the self-immolation incident is very clear. Everything that needs to be investigated has been investigated. The investigation team has completed its duties."

"Secondly, the outside world's attention to the self-immolation incident has decreased, and judging from the current social reaction, everyone is relatively satisfied with the handling of the self-immolation incident by our municipal party committee and government. So now is a good time for us to get out of this situation. The outside world has stopped paying attention to this matter, but we are still focusing on it. This is just making things difficult for ourselves."

"Third, because of a self-immolation incident, the investigation team went to great lengths to investigate and deal with all cases regardless of whether they involved a self-immolation incident or not. The results have already been seen. The entire Qingyi District has almost come to a standstill, and the entire Xiquan City urban construction system is close to collapse."

"If we continue to delve deeper into this issue endlessly... who will bear the responsibility?" Liu Xiaoping said, looking directly at Xie Zhiguo.

Liu Xiaoping dared to say this because Qin Feng had already gone in. Otherwise, how would he dare to say such outrageous words?

"And the most important point is that Qin Feng has been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission. The current investigation team itself is a politically sensitive point. What our municipal party committee and government should do most is to conclude the work of the investigation team as soon as possible. If we continue to support the investigation team to continue the investigation, no one can bear the political responsibility." Liu Xiaoping leaned back in his chair and stared at Xie Zhiguo while speaking.

Xie Zhiguo looked calm. In fact, he already had the answer in his mind before coming to this meeting.

After Qin Feng was taken away, the investigation team no longer had any practical significance. Even if he forcibly retained the investigation team, it would no longer pose any threat to Liu Xiaoping and others, otherwise Liu Xiaoping would not have used this trick against Qin Feng.

In addition, under the current circumstances it is impossible for him to continue to forcibly support the investigation team. If Xie Zhiguo suggests replacing the head of the investigation team with someone else, no one in the entire Standing Committee will agree. As Liu Xiaoping said, even if Xie Zhiguo is willing to bear this political responsibility, no one else will be willing to bear it.

"What are your opinions?" Although Xie Zhiguo already knew the result, he still looked at the others, especially Duan Hongyu, with some hope.

Duan Hongyu didn't want to talk. He knew very well that this was a game between Liu Xiaoping and Xie Zhiguo. He had previously strongly demanded the establishment of an investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation because it was related to his own interests. Now he did not intervene in this matter anymore.

However, Xie Zhiguo and Liu Xiaoping were both looking at him, so Duan Hongyu had to express his opinion: "I agree with the mayor's opinion. Under the current circumstances, I also think that the investigation team has no need to continue to exist. The work of the investigation team should be completed as soon as possible and then disbanded."

Now that Duan Hongyu has expressed his stance, the attitude of the entire Standing Committee has become basically clear. The remaining people have also expressed their stances, and most of them support ending the work of the investigation team.

"Qin Feng is the leader of the investigation team. It would be irrational to hastily end the work of the investigation team before Qin Feng returns. No one knows if there is any unfinished work or if it involves any major issues."

"My opinion is that we should suspend the work of the investigation team for now and put it aside for later discussion. We can discuss everything after there is a clear conclusion on Qin Feng's issue." Xie Zhiguo made the final decision.