Chapter 2684: Issues with the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee

Jiang Longjun's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

Jiang Longjun is an old hand, and he has a very accurate grasp of the tone and wording of the leaders' speeches.

Zhao Hongjian's previous criticisms were somewhat pretentious, and he certainly wouldn't delve into them, so Jiang Longjun remained calm.

But this time, Zhao Hongjian was really angry.

Who is Zhao Hongjian? He's the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and concurrently the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Although he's the third-ranking official, his actual power isn't much different from the second-ranking official's, the only difference being the scope of his responsibilities.

How serious would the consequences be if such a powerful figure got angry and was dissatisfied with Shazhou's work? If Zhao Hongjian said something unfavorable to Jiang Longjun during the real assessment, it would be fatal to Jiang Longjun.

Jiang Longjun was so frightened that he stood up quickly, very nervous, holding the phone tightly: "Please criticize me, Secretary Zhao."

"Why did Qin Feng's case happen?" Zhao Hongjian asked.

Jiang Longjun didn't answer, he knew Zhao Hongjian didn't want him to answer.

"The matter is very clear. The waitress explained everything clearly. Someone used violence to coerce her into doing this. To intimidate her, the criminals also captured her brother and sister, and then forced her to jump into the river and commit suicide."

"Openly killing people, tell me what kind of evil nature this is?"

"According to the report from the task force, the waitress's brother and sister are both dead. The cause of death was accidental drowning. Jiang Longjun, tell me, do you believe it?"

"Secondly, the group of criminals who coerced the waitresses all died before the task force arrived. Only one was murdered, while the rest were accidental deaths. Is this possible? Or how likely is it?"

"Jiang Longjun, you are the secretary of the municipal party committee of Shazhou. Now tell me, what do you think of the security environment in Shazhou?" Zhao Hongjian asked.

Just as Jiang Longjun was about to make a deep self-criticism, Zhao Hongjian continued.

"This time, it's because the incident became so serious that a special task force went to your sandbar to investigate. Only then did our province learn about the situation on your sandbar. So, what was the situation like before?"

"Even though this incident caused such a big stir and there was a special task force stationed in your Shazhou, the investigation report you submitted in the end was calm and gloomy. It's hard to imagine what the real Shazhou is like and what kind of life the people of Shazhou live." Zhao Hongjian became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost slammed the table while calling Jiang Longjun.

"What Secretary Zhao criticized is true. I will definitely organize our comrades in Shazhou to study this issue seriously and earnestly, conduct in-depth investigations, launch special operations, and strike hard to ensure that this kind of problem will never occur again." Jiang Longjun said quickly.

"It seems that you still don't realize the importance of this matter, or you realize it but don't want to take it seriously." Zhao Hongjian's tone became more serious.

"Secretary Zhao, that's not what I meant..." Jiang Longjun's heart skipped a beat again.

"Who are they targeting this time?" Zhao Hongjian asked back.

"It's directed at Comrade Qin Feng." Jiang Longjun replied.

"Who is Qin Feng? The deputy secretary of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, the mayor, a dignified mayor, yet he could be so unreasonably slandered and threatened, and even violently, and then the insider was silenced and all clues were cut off. Jiang Longjun, it's terrifying to think about it."

"Comrade Qi Yaqiu died on the sandbar, right?" Zhao Hongjian suddenly asked.

"Secretary Zhao..." Jiang Longjun wanted to explain, but he stopped in time. He knew that he shouldn't make excuses at this time. Zhao Hongjian mentioned Qi Yaqiu at this time because he naturally knew why Qi Yaqiu died.

"Will Comrade Qin Feng be the next one? Is it possible that you will be the next after Comrade Qin Feng? Is the sandbar still the people's sandbar and the party's sandbar?" Zhao Hongjian's tone became more and more serious, and his words became more and more sharp.

After hearing what Zhao Hongjian said, Jiang Longjun broke out in a cold sweat.

Jiang Longjun was afraid not because Zhao Hongjian told him how serious the situation on the sandbar was. No one knew better than him how turbulent the sandbar was beneath its calm surface. The sandbar had already been rotten to the core.

It was because the sandbar was rotten to the core that Jiang Longjun tried his best to cover up the truth until he left the sandbar.

What he was afraid of was that Zhao Hongjian actually knew the true situation of the sandbar.

The provincial Party committee leaders all knew how bad Shazhou was, so what was the point of him trying to whitewash it? As the Party Secretary of Shazhou, he couldn't escape responsibility.

"Secretary Zhao, I realize the seriousness of the problem. Please rest assured, I will definitely..." Jiang Longjun's attitude was much more correct this time. He began to make assurances to Zhao Hongjian and talked about what he would do next and how he would solve this problem.

Jiang Longjun is indeed a good speaker and can talk a lot.

Zhao Hongjian didn't say anything, just listened to Jiang Longjun finish speaking on the other end of the phone.

"Comrade Long Jun, it is useless to just shout slogans to solve problems. No matter how good the report is, it cannot solve practical problems." Zhao Hongjian said lightly.

Zhao Hongjian was really slapping Jiang Longjun in the face, which made Jiang Longjun feel embarrassed. He was very embarrassed on the other end of the phone and didn't know how to respond to Zhao Hongjian.

"If you want to solve a problem, you must find out the root cause and take practical actions to solve it," said Zhao Hongjian.

"Please give me some advice, Secretary Zhao." Jiang Longjun said sincerely.

"First of all, we need to find out the root cause of the problem. With such serious criminal gangs appearing in Shazhou, does the root cause lie with your Shazhou Municipal Party Committee or just your Shazhou Municipal Public Security Bureau?" Zhao Hongjian asked coldly.

Jiang Longjun was startled and quickly said, "Secretary Zhao, I assure you that there is absolutely no problem with our Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. This is the first time I've heard of this situation. The comrades in our Shazhou Municipal Party Committee are all trustworthy."

"I believe this. I also talked about this with Comrade Yunfei yesterday. Comrade Yunfei said that the comrades in Shazhou are still trustworthy." Zhao Hongjian nodded.

Jiang Longjun felt relieved after hearing this. Zhao Hongjian said that there was a problem with the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, which obviously meant that there was a problem with him. Now he said that he believed in the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, which meant that he believed in Jiang Longjun. This was a huge turn of events, which made Jiang Longjun's heart fluctuate. He hadn't experienced this kind of "stimulation" for many years.

"Thank you Secretary Zhao for your trust."

"Since there is no problem with your Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, it means that the problem lies with your Shazhou Municipal Public Security Bureau." Zhao Hongjian continued.

"In this case, we must rectify your Shazhou City Public Security Bureau. Today I have communicated with several comrades from the Provincial Public Security Department, and they share the same opinion. I called you today to hear your opinion." Zhao Hongjian said.

Hearing this, Jiang Longjun suddenly had a bad premonition. He felt as if he had fallen into a trap set by Zhao Hongjian.