Chapter 2412 Becoming the Scapegoat

When Qin Feng heard this, he was completely stunned. According to what the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee said, Jiang Longjun was not punished, and Shao Hongli, the executive vice mayor who was actually in charge of the work of the entire Shazhou Municipal Government during this period, was not punished either. Only he and the vice mayor in charge of production safety were punished.

Qin Feng couldn't understand, let alone accept it.

He had just arrived in Shazhou and had not even officially taken charge of the work of the Shazhou Municipal Government. How could all the responsibility for what happened at this time be put on him?

Secondly, in the process of handling this accident, Qin Feng has been on the front line. Although he cannot say that he has made any contributions, at least he has not made any mistakes. He has done his utmost to prevent the spread of the crisis and protect the lives and property of the people.

Finally, even if the higher-ups ignore these two points and want to hold Shazhou cadres accountable for their leadership responsibilities, Qin Feng cannot escape, but Shao Hongli cannot escape either. And for such a big accident, shouldn't Jiang Longjun, as the municipal party secretary, bear the responsibility?

Qin Feng couldn't accept it and asked the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, but he was severely criticized by the other party. He was told that this was a decision made after collective research by the provincial party committee, and if he did not obey the organization's disciplinary decision, he should think about the political consequences.

Qin Feng was also warned that giving him only an administrative warning was already a concession for him. Given the severity of the accident, dismissal or expulsion was entirely feasible.

Things have come to this point, Qin Feng naturally couldn't say anything more.

If it were five years ago, Qin Feng would have slammed the table and argued with the other party. He would never give in, let alone accept it.

But now Qin Feng said nothing and walked out of the office of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee silently. He knew that there has never been absolute fairness in this world.

The decision has been made, and it will not change just because Qin Feng doesn't accept it.

If he does not accept it, it will not have any impact on the result. Instead, it will only make his situation in Ganliang Province more difficult in the future.

Qin Feng walked out of the office of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, very calm, but his heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

He is not stupid. Although he has never verified it, he can guess the reason why the province has punished him alone this time.

To put it bluntly, he is just a scapegoat who was pushed out to take the blame.

For such a serious accident, one of the main leaders of Shazhou must be punished. There are only two main leaders: the municipal party secretary and the mayor.

Qin Feng had just arrived, and this accident had little to do with him, so he should not be punished.

But if Qin Feng is not punished, then Jiang Longjun must be punished.

But now the result is that Qin Feng was punished, and Jiang Longjun was fine. The trick and reason are very clear.

Qin Feng was "serving" the investigation team for Jiang Longjun on Shazhou, while Jiang Longjun was walking around Xidu, trying to figure out how to put all the blame on Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was well aware that Jiang Longjun had deep connections in the province, but why was Shao Hongli not punished?

Mayor Qin Feng was given a serious warning, but the executive vice mayor who was in charge of the actual work was not held responsible.

Qin Feng sneered at the thought of this. This time, he not only took the blame for Jiang Longjun, but also for Shao Hongli.

Qin Feng went downstairs without saying a word. When Zhang Xinming saw Qin Feng coming down, he hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for Qin Feng.

Zhang Xinming wanted to ask Qin Feng something, but when he saw Qin Feng's expression, he wisely shut his mouth.

Qin Feng got in the car, Zhang Xinming sat in the passenger seat, turned sideways, unscrewed the lid of Qin Feng's thermos and handed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng shook his head, and Zhang Xinming screwed the lid back on and held it in his hand.

Qin Feng was very angry at the moment, and besides being angry, he also felt aggrieved and unwilling.

But after calming down, Qin Feng was left with only helplessness in his heart, deep helplessness.

In the past, no matter how unfairly Qin Feng was treated, he at least had a channel to appeal. To put it more bluntly, he had someone above him.

But now in Ganliang Province, he has no one to rely on, and when he is wronged, he has no one to complain to. He can only endure everything silently.

Qin Feng opened the window himself, lit a cigarette again and sat in the car smoking quietly.

Seeing Qin Feng's appearance, Zhang Xinming didn't dare to ask a word. He whispered to the driver to drive back to the hotel and reminded the driver to drive slower.

"Xinming, book me the earliest flight to Zhongjiang now. At the same time, tell Comrade Guohua to report that I have something to do at home and need to go back." Qin Feng said while smoking.

He is now like a child who has been wronged outside and just wants to go home.

Qin Feng has been out for more than two months. He has been with his wife and children in the past few years. He is particularly uncomfortable and misses them terribly after suddenly leaving for several months.

In addition, he was in a very bad mood, so he just wanted to go home and see his wife and children.

Zhang Xinming nodded and said yes, then started making phone calls to book plane tickets.

At this moment, Qin Feng's work phone, which was placed on Zhang Xinming's body, rang. Zhang Xinming looked at the number and quickly turned sideways to ask Qin Feng: "Mayor, this is the call from the secretary of Minister Pang of the Provincial Party Committee."

Qin Feng nodded and took the phone: "Hello, Director Li."

"Mayor Qin, Minister Pang asked you to come to his office in half an hour if you are free."

Qin Feng thought for a moment, why did Pang Yunfei suddenly want to see him?

"Okay, okay, I'll be there right away." Qin Feng hung up the phone and handed it to Zhang Xinming.

"Turn around and go back to the provincial party committee." Zhang Xinming took the initiative to instruct the driver without Qin Feng's instructions.

Before Qin Feng came to Ganliang Province, Deputy Minister Hong told Qin Feng that if he had any problems in Ganliang, he could contact Pang Yunfei, the Organization Minister of the Provincial Party Committee.

After Qin Feng arrived in Ganliang Province, the main leaders of the provincial party committee avoided him. Only Pang Yunfei, on behalf of the provincial party committee, talked to Qin Feng once. However, even with the greeting of Deputy Minister Hong, Pang Yunfei was still rather cold to Qin Feng.

In the past two months, Qin Feng had called Pang Yunfei to report on his work, hoping to get closer to him, but Pang Yunfei was still not very enthusiastic about Qin Feng and did not give him a chance.

So gradually, Qin Feng didn't take Pang Yunfei too seriously.

What made Qin Feng a little puzzled was that he had just been punished, so why did Pang Yunfei want to see him at this time?

He had already been interviewed by the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, so it was not necessary for Pang Yunfei, the head of the organization department, to interview him again? Two provincial party committee leaders interviewed him in succession about his punishment. Wasn't this too much of a "face" for him?

Qin Feng sneered in his heart and still said nothing.

Zhang Xinming was sitting in the passenger seat and was secretly paying attention to Qin Feng's expression.

"Mayor, are you still going to order the tickets?" Zhang Xinming asked in a low voice.