Secretary Lu knew that Wang Hao was now anxious to investigate and deal with a major case and accumulate official reputation and political achievements for himself, so he patiently persuaded him: "Comrade Wang Hao, you should also see that some despicable villains took advantage of the problem of Zhenyu's lead-zinc mine to dig a big pit and dragged Ni Xiaohu, Liu Zitao, and Wang Xiuguang into this pit. Although I have not spoken to these three comrades and do not know the specific situation, judging from my experience alone, these three comrades have been deceived. If the case is reported to the central government at this time, it is highly likely that they will be held accountable. In that case, it will be extremely detrimental to the unity of our provincial party committee and the stability of the entire Tianjiang political situation, what do you think? ”

Wang Hao saw that Secretary Lu had been talking to himself in a consultative tone, and it was difficult to insist, so he said: "Secretary Lu, I will act according to your instructions, and first deal with the party members and leading cadres who are obviously suspected of dereliction of duty and bribery in the party committees and governments at the Min'an and Beishan levels, as for those cadres who only need to bear leadership responsibility or dereliction of duty, we will not pursue them for the time being, and then decide what to do next after you communicate with Ni Xiaohu, Liu Zitao, and Wang Xiuguang." ”

After hanging up Wang Hao's phone, Secretary Lu was about to explain some things to Ye Ming, Xu Lizhong suddenly knocked on the door and came in, and said a little nervously: "Chief, Governor Ni just called me, saying that your confidential phone is on the phone, asking if you are not at home, saying that he wants to come over to visit you, there is something important to discuss, it is estimated that he is almost here now, what should Xiao Ye do?" ”

Secretary Lu knew Ni Xiaohu's intention, and said unhurriedly: "You take Xiaoye to sit next door for a while, and wait for Comrade Ni Xiaohu to enter my office before leaving quietly, don't rush out now, so as not to meet him." ”

Ye Ming hurriedly stood up, followed Xu Lizhong into the secretary's lounge next door, and closed the door gently......

About ten minutes later, Ni Xiaohu knocked on the door and entered Secretary Lu's room.

Secretary Lu saw that when he greeted him, although he had a smile on his face, this smile was more reluctant, knowing that he was more worried and worried at the moment, he warmly asked him to sit down and personally made him a cup of tea.

When Secretary Lu sat down face to face with him, Ni Xiaohu said in a guilty tone: "Secretary Lu, I just learned that the two application reports submitted by the Zhenyu lead-zinc mine in Beishan to the Department of Land and Resources and the provincial government were forged. Moreover, behind the Zhenyu lead-zinc mine, there is also a criminal interest group hidden. In order to make huge profits, this interest group went so far as to commit the criminal act of murdering the secretary of the Civil Security Political and Legal Committee and the secretary of the Beishan County Party Committee. I have been deceived by others, and I have made a serious bureaucratic mistake by approving the mine's application for a mining license without knowing anything about this lead-zinc mine, and I am here to review it with you. ”

Secretary Lu knew that there was a reason why Ni Xiaohu was in such a hurry to review himself: at next year's Party Congress, Secretary Lu is very likely to enter the highest decision-making level, which means that the secretary of the provincial party committee in Tianjiang will be vacant. Before Ni Xiaohu was transferred to Tianjiang as governor, he was the deputy secretary of the Long'an Provincial Party Committee, and he was only fifty-three years old.

However, Ni Xiaohu has been looking forward to the position of secretary of the provincial party committee for a long time, he chose to move closer to Secretary Lu, and tried his best to maintain the authority of Secretary Lu, but also wanted to use the relationship between Secretary Lu and the first and second leaders, as well as his influence after entering the highest decision-making level, to help him speak and recommend him to take over as secretary of the provincial party committee.

Secretary Lu also had a good impression of him, feeling that he was young and energetic, very good at grasping the economy, and in the past two years, he has been obedient to his words, which has promoted the unity of the leading group of the Tianjiang Provincial Party Committee, so he also deliberately recommended him to take over as the leader of Tianjiang, and agreed to his request more vaguely.

Now, however, if the case of the Zhenyu lead-zinc mine is reported to the central authorities, and in light of the serious nature and heinous circumstances of this case, especially the murder of a secretary of the political and legal committee of the city party committee and secretary of the county party committee, the central authorities will certainly attach great importance to it, and perhaps a special case team will be arranged to investigate. In that case, Ni Xiaohu will definitely be held accountable, not only will he not be able to serve as the secretary of the provincial party committee, but it may be difficult to keep his current position......

Secretary Lu understood Ni Xiaohu's mood at the moment, so he said in a gentle tone: "Comrade Xiaohu, Comrade Wang Hao has already reported this situation to me——"

When Ni Xiaohu heard the word Wang Hao, his face changed suddenly, and he didn't care about the question of politeness, so he hurriedly interrupted him and asked, "What did Comrade Wang Hao say?" He is a thunderous temper, will he have reported the case to the central government? ”

It turned out that like most members of the leading group of the provincial party committee and provincial government, Ni Xiaohu was also quite jealous of Wang Hao, the "pioneer of anti-corruption", knowing that he had an impatient personality and was jealous and hateful, and was vigorously promoting his reform of "supervision at the same level of the discipline inspection commission......

Secretary Lu naturally knew that he was sick, and smiled and said, "Comrade Xiaohu, don't worry!" Comrade Wang Hao's personality is a little anxious, but he is not confused, and he is not a person who blindly acts recklessly. He just reported to me, and he just wanted me to talk to you, Liu Zitao, and Wang Xiuguang, and find out the reasons. As a matter of fact, all of us have misunderstood Comrade Wang Hao a little before, and he has some shortcomings in his character, but he has more advantages, such as being vigorous and resolute in doing things, hating corrupt behavior, having the courage to reform and innovation, and being very principled, and so on. When he reported to me just now, he also said truthfully: Governor Ni is a good leader, and we must be cautious in this case, and we must not let him suffer a big loss because he has been deceived by others. ”

The last few sentences were actually deliberately added by Secretary Lu, the purpose was to change Ni Xiaohu's bad impression of Wang Hao, so as not to affect the unity of the team due to their stalemate.

Sure enough, when Ni Xiaohu heard that Wang Hao evaluated him as a good comrade, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said a little excitedly: "Secretary Lu, Comrade Wang Hao really said that?" Then I'll have to give him a phone call and thank him. ”

"Yes, you should call him and tell him everything you are going to tell me today, and try to get his understanding."

Speaking of this, Secretary Lu looked at Ni Xiaohu with his eyes and asked in a solemn tone: "Comrade Xiaohu, I want to ask you: Who persuaded you to sign the report of Zhenyu lead-zinc mine?" This person is very insidious and cunning, and has set up a big set to put you, Liu Zitao, and Comrade Wang Xiuguang into it, and his intentions are unfathomable. I estimate that this person should have a good relationship with you, and it is very likely that he has major interests involved in the Zhenyu lead-zinc mine, so you must guard against him in the future. ”