The conference hall on the second floor of the Provincial People's Congress is solemn.

When Qin Xiyue arrived at the venue, he learned that the meeting was convened at the joint proposal of Qiao Guodong, Zhou Yican, and other deputies from Heyang City, and that the topic of the meeting was to discuss how to increase the power of the people's congress to supervise law enforcement in view of the Heyang explosion case, to ensure that some major and important cases can be investigated and dealt with in a timely manner, to eliminate unstable factors, and to create a good legal environment for building a harmonious society.

The meeting was personally presided over by Zhang Xiangsheng, the first deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress, and in addition to several directors and deputy directors of the People's Congress Rule of Law Committee, there were also representatives of the judicial circles in the provincial capital, two professors of the University of Political Science and Law, and deputy editor-in-chief of the Rule of Law Evening News. In particular, Professor Wu Hai of the University of Political Science and Law is an old friend of Qin Xiyue, and his guidance and help to Qin Xiyue in law over the years have benefited Qin Xiyue a lot. When Qin Xiyue walked into the conference hall, Professor Wu Hai was discussing something with Zhou Zhou Cang. It can be seen that Zhou Zhou Cang is very excited today, and she also wore a dark blue professional suit with a special meaning, and the color of the dress makes people feel heavy no matter how they look at it.

Qin Xiyue looked away from her.

Qiao Guodong, who was sitting in the front row, saw him at a glance and waved at him from afar, Qin Xiyue responded politely, and then sat down in his seat.

Zhang Xiangsheng went straight to the point and made clear the purpose of convening this meeting. He said: "The explosion case in Heyang has had a tremendous impact and has aroused great repercussions in all sectors of society, and it has raised questions about the current law enforcement environment and the level of law enforcement, and has also raised a new topic for each of our deputies -- how to give better play to the role of deputies in building a harmonious society today, effectively combine the power of supervision with the power of suggestion, and actively contribute to the building of the legal system." At the same time, he also stressed, "Today's convening of everyone is not to discuss the facts, we will not talk about the bombing itself, but through this typical incident that endangers social and public security, we will find the direction of the next step of the people's congress's work, and how to strengthen its own construction in legislation and law enforcement supervision, broaden the scope of work, and change the negative work method into a positive work method, so as to effectively help the people's congress and the two procuratorates resolve some contradictions in the bud." After he finished speaking, he looked around at the delegates, and then said: "Today's meeting is open-ended, and there is no agenda in advance, and there is no restriction on any framework with the delegates in advance. ”

Zhou Zhou was the first to speak, perhaps with a certain emotion, so she spoke very impulsively at the beginning: "Delegates, the explosion in Heyang has caused a very bad impact on society, and as the mayor of a city, I am very sad and have come to the meeting with an attitude of accepting criticism." However, what I want to say to you today is that the occurrence of such a vicious incident is not accidental, and it has fully exposed all kinds of deficiencies in our law enforcement links, such as engaging in malpractices for personal gain, failing to file cases, failing to investigate cases, investigating but not prosecuting, and holding accountable those who are not held accountable. The cause of this explosion was ......" was about to start a detailed account on Monday, when Zhang Xiangsheng reminded: "Deputy Yicang, don't get too excited, let's focus on talking from the perspective of the deputies." ”

Zhou Zhou realized that she didn't make her identity clear, and she shouldn't have spoken as the mayor today, she paused, eased her tone slightly, and introduced the general history of Xiaokui's case, and then said: "A case that has been delayed for a long time is a key factor in the chain reaction, and behind this case, it is also a mystery whether there is a deeper inside story hidden." I hope that the Provincial People's Congress will intervene in Xiaokui's case in an effective way, and when necessary, directly send people to supervise the handling of the case, so as to ensure the fairness of the law and the transparency of law enforcement. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xiangsheng frowned slightly, but because Zhou Zhou was the first to speak and the proposer of this meeting, he didn't stop it, but patiently listened to her finish speaking.

As soon as Zhou Cang's words fell, Qiao Guodong continued: "I think the situation reflected by Zhou Cang's deputies is true, and I am willing to use the party spirit as a guarantee. However, the deputies were still too tactful, and when the NPC was in session, they should speak their minds freely, and they should not say half of what they wanted, let alone be vague and not hide their problems under their mouths. The explosion that occurred in Heyang, I personally think, is mainly caused by poor handling of the case and failure to investigate the case, just imagine, an old man's son died inexplicably, and died in the hands of the bailiff, how heavy will the old man's blow be? Can he not petition, can he not go around shouting grievances? What is terrible is that individual leaders of Heyang City are insensitive to this matter, and even cover the sky with one hand. Neither holding law enforcement accountable nor patiently and meticulously working with the victims' families led to the vicious explosion that shocked the province. As a ****, I strongly urge the Provincial People's Congress to take decisive measures to investigate this incident to the end, dig out those behind the scenes, and give an explanation to the people of the province. ”

When Qin Xiyue heard this, he felt that there was something wrong with the speeches of these two people, not only did they go off topic, but the key was that they were firing at Qiangwei. Especially Qiao Guodong, he almost didn't come up with a strong name. He muttered in his heart: How could Old Joe be like this? Old Joe is not such a person...... But he didn't rush to stop it, he wanted to hear what the other representatives had to say.

Wu Hai spoke, before speaking, he glanced at Qin Xiyue, then turned his gaze to Qiao Guodong's face, paused for a while, and then said: "I would like to ask the two deputies who just spoke to note that at today's meeting, Deputy Director Zhang made it very clear that we cannot discuss cases on a case-by-case basis, this is what the judicial department has to do, and what we need to explore is how to use this case to improve our work, including how to strengthen supervision over the government, the courts, and the procuratorate in the future." ”

"Since we are discussing this case, we have to find out the root cause of this case." Qiao Guodong interjected again.

"It's right to find the root cause, but what we want to look for is not the root cause of a specific case, but the big root cause that affects the current law enforcement environment. Whether it is a long delay in decision, or an unjust or wrongful case, I think it is all related to this big root, and when this big root cause is found, there will be a solution. ”

"Do you still need to find this? If power corruption is not eradicated, the law enforcement environment will not improve. Qiao Guodong's tone was close to whining.

"We have discussed the issue of corruption in power many times, and the central authorities have made sufficient determination to deal with it, believing that with the deepening of the anti-corruption struggle, corruption in power will be effectively curbed. I would say, apart from the corruption of power, are there any other factors? If so, to what extent do these factors impact the law enforcement environment? As the power organ of the people's congress, how can all the deputies under its leadership actively eliminate these factors through their own efforts? ”

Qiao Guodong was about to interject, when a deputy on the side interjected: "I agree with Deputy Wu Hai's opinion, we can't attribute everything to the corruption of power, some things are caused by the corruption of power, and some may not be. As far as my investigation is concerned, it is indeed difficult for the public procuratorate and the law to handle cases, and in addition to the diversification of criminal methods, the difficulty in obtaining evidence is also a major problem. The disappearance of the sense of social justice has made more and more citizens increasingly avoid testifying and dare not testify, which has caused seemingly simple cases to fall into the predicament of protracted unresolved, and the people's congress should increase its work in this regard and rebuild a sense of justice in the whole society. ”

As soon as he heard about the sense of justice, Qiao Guodong was not in a hurry to speak, picked up the water cup and drank tea. On Monday, while busy taking notes, he was secretly exchanging opinions with another representative on the side.

When the first round of speeches was almost over, Qin Xiyue opened his mouth, he spoke very briefly, taking up less than three minutes, and the words he said were intriguing.

Qin Xiyue said: "First, as representatives, we should not mix personal emotions, and we should discuss issues from the standpoint of the public. Second, I think the Ha Duong bombing case is an isolated case and is not universal, so it should not be debated here. There is another question for everyone to ponder: We always stand up and speak as deputies, but how much do we understand the word 'deputies'? ”

Everyone else was still listening with their ears pricked up, but he suddenly said, "I'm done talking, thank you." ”

The argument came to him, and it was dramatically interrupted. The floor fell silent, and the delegates all began to think and chew on his words silently.

This day's meeting ended early because of Qin Xiyue's unexpected performance. After the meeting, Zhang Xiangsheng, deputy director of the National People's Congress, invited Qin Xiyue to his office and said very inspired: "Old Qin, you taught me a lesson today. ”

Qin Xiyue hurriedly said: "Let Director Zhang smile, I didn't talk very well, the key is that I was not prepared and didn't dare to speak indiscriminately." ”

"Where, Lao Qin, your words point directly to the weak links in our work, I thought at the meeting, we have so many deputies, there are indeed not many people who really understand the word 'deputies'."

Qin Xiyue didn't dare to talk about this topic, in fact, there were many things, he was also thinking about it, and he felt that he had only touched the skin, and if he really wanted to talk about it deeply, there was still a lot missing. As for Zhang Xiangsheng, he didn't stay with Qin Xiyue for this topic, and when he saw that Qin Xiyue didn't care, he diverted from the conversation. The two exchanged opinions on work matters, and Zhang Xiangsheng got down to business.

"Lao Qin, the National People's Congress plans to organize a research group to conduct research on law enforcement issues, and I want to invite you to serve as the deputy leader of the group, what do you think?"

Qin Xiyue was stunned for a moment, not understanding the true intention of Zhang Xiangsheng's words, and it was difficult to express his position for a while. Zhang Xiangsheng asked again, and then he said in confusion: "Now that I am suspended, how can I be the deputy leader?" ”

Zhang Xiangsheng smiled lightly: "Suspension is a matter for the unit, no matter what it is, who would dare to stop your **** qualifications?" This is what the people have chosen you to do. ”

Although Zhang Xiangsheng said it very casually, Qin Xiyue was deeply moved when he heard it. To say that he is not sad about the word "suspension" is fake, and it is even more false that he is not in a hurry to go back to work. But what's the use of rushing to top, what's the use of wanting to top! There are forces that he can't control, and the struggle doesn't work every time. Zhang Xiangsheng's words made him feel another kind of strength. He raised his eyes and said gratefully, "Thank you for saying that, not everyone takes the rep seriously. ”

"This is what we have to work hard for, and if we want the whole society to understand us and know us, we must first make extraordinary efforts ourselves." Zhang Xiangsheng deeply sympathizes.

As soon as he talked about this layer, Qin Xiyue's words increased, and what he didn't say at the meeting just now was all said to Zhang Xiangsheng. After listening to this, Zhang Xiangsheng said with deep emotion: "Lao Qin, I can understand your feelings, and your wishes are even better." Even though I am the director of the National People's Congress, I am inevitably confused. How to perfect the representative system, how much the role of deputies can play in political life, and how to use the supervisory power so that the two houses can happily accept it, these are all my puzzles. You are well said, we should not regard supervision as a privilege, we should strengthen exchanges with the procuratorate and the two courts on the basis of reciprocity, and we should participate in the construction of political and economic life in the spirit of jointly solving problems. In fact, when it comes to the fundamentals, there is no opposition between the people's congress and the CPPCC, they are all public servants of the people, and they all seek benefits for the people under the leadership of the party. It's a pity that in real life, there are too many misunderstandings about deputies and committee members, either thinking that you are an idle corner, a foil, or a flower embroidered on someone else's cuff, shake you when you need to open, and roll you into the sleeve when you don't need it. Or, you think radically that you are specifically provocative, and you can't get along with the party committee and **. There are many people who think this way, including our representative team. What you just said is very meaningful, and it represents more of a responsibility, an obligation, and even a mission, rather than power. Precisely because too many of our representatives use it as a privilege. ”

Qin Xiyue said: "A harmonious society is first of all the harmonious co-construction of all forces in society, including the harmonious use of power, rather than restricting each other and causing problems on the platform of power. It's really hard to do that, and it's going to take a long time. However, I believe that as long as we have a serious attitude, do not be impatient, do not lose heart, do not get discouraged, show a wide range of sincerity, face all things in the world with an inclusive state of mind, laugh at our society with an attitude of improvement, and then supplement it with practical efforts, this goal can be achieved. ”

"Well said! Lao Qin, you have really learned a lot over the years, you are better than me, you are really better than me. As they spoke, they both burst out laughing.

Towards the end of the conversation, Zhang Xiangsheng once again brought up the matter of the research team, he said: "This idea was at the beginning of the year, the society is changing, the situation is also changing, we have to constantly grasp the new situation, new problems, in order to come up with new methods." The organization of this research group was also Comrade Gao Bo's opinion, but unfortunately it could not be implemented. This time, you can take advantage of this bombing case to go deep into Heyang, one, to help the comrades in Heyang deal with the complicated situation, in addition, Heyang is a big city, its problems are universal, you are familiar with it, and you can also do your own work after going down, killing three birds with one stone, what do you say? ”

At this point, Qin Xiyue understood why Zhang Xiangsheng was in a hurry to organize this research team, and why he was named as the deputy leader. He looked at him gratefully again, and said affectionately, "Okay, I'll go back and get ready, and when I leave, just call me." ”

Zhang Xiangsheng held his hand and smiled happily.