Although Li Dongfang had already gotten angry with Qian Fanxing on the issue of Chen Zhongcheng, and had also received a clear support and commitment from Qian Fanxing, at the standing committee of the city party committee on 5 June, which specifically resolved the issue of Chen Zhongcheng, Qian Fanxing did not say a word, but instead made an intimate appearance and talked and laughed with Chen Zhongcheng, playing some boring haha, as if he had never been disgusted with Chen Zhongcheng in the past. Li Dongfang knew in his heart that Qian Fanxing did it on purpose to show him, and he saw Qian Fanxing through: this mayor is not only selfish and narrow-minded, but also shallow and almost ignorant, in order to vent his personal anger, he can go to Qin Duchu, and the principle can be ignored. This kind of person not only can't be relied on, but I'm afraid that I have to be careful to prevent it. Fortunately, before the meeting, the other members of the Standing Committee had already greeted each other, and the Standing Committee members knew everything in their hearts, and they were all relatively cooperative, and the adjustment of the division of labor was successfully completed. According to the new division of labor of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Li Dongfang personally took charge of the political and legal work. Wang Xinmin, chief procurator of the Municipal Procuratorate, was appointed director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and deputy secretary of the Municipal Legal Committee. Chen Zhongcheng was reappointed as a full-time member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, in charge of the city's cultural, educational and health work. Chen Zhongcheng seemed to have everything, and he didn't feel sudden, he would scatter and leave with his legs raised.

Li Dongfang stopped Chen Zhongcheng: "Old Chen, you stay for a while, I still have something to say to you!" ”

Chen Zhongcheng said with a gloomy face: "Is there anything else to talk about between us?" ”

Li Dongfang also had a calm face: "Why is there nothing to talk about?" Shouldn't you hand over the political and legal work to me?! ”

Chen Zhongcheng had nothing to say, so he had to follow Li Dongfang to Li Dongfang's office.

Li Dongfang entered the office but didn't talk about the handover, sat down at the table, and said to Chen Zhongcheng: "Lao Chen, you comrade is very tenacious, you have made me and the municipal party committee so passive, or you insist on not resigning to the provincial party committee, there is really no way, I have to adjust the division of labor within the scope of the power of the secretary of the municipal party committee, I hope you understand!" ”

Chen Zhongcheng sat down on the sofa, lit a "Chinese" cigarette and smoked: "Secretary Li, what do you want me to understand?" I am just a victim of the power struggle of your provincial and municipal leaders! You and Comrade Zhao Qigong both know in our hearts that during the period when I was in charge of the political and legal work in Xiajiang, I did not do anything to be sorry for you! ”

Li Dongfang smiled sarcastically: "Oh, I really haven't counted this, I only know that the lawsuit in Hongfeng Mall has been full of storms, and Tian Zhuangda's case has not progressed,—— not only has there been no progress, but it seems to be a little abnormal: Why did Tian Zhuangda just report two corrupt cadres and retract his confession the next day?" Why is our procuratorate so passive? ”

Chen Zhongcheng glanced at Li Dongfang coldly: "Please ask Comrade Zhao Qigong about this matter!" ”

Li Dongfang understood the meaning of Chen Zhongcheng's words, but he didn't pick it, knocked on the table, and said in an accentuated tone: "Old Chen, I can tell you: I have greeted Comrade Qigong in this adjustment of the division of labor of the Standing Committee, and Comrade Qigong is also very supportive. ”

Chen Zhongcheng said: "Of course I know that a political animal like Zhao Qigong still doesn't know how to protect his life? ”

Li Dongfang pretended to be confused: "Old Chen, what do you mean by this?" Comrade Qigong dumped you? ”

Chen Zhongcheng looked at Li Dongfang gloomily: "Secretary Li, are you still asking me?" Didn't you pick it all up? You don't press Zhao Qigong step by step, can things get to this point? After a pause, he said, "Secretary Li, I think you are underestimating Zhao Qigong, I am not Zhao Qigong's opponent, I am afraid that you are not Zhao Qigong's opponent!" I'm in a catastrophe, I'm afraid you won't end well in the future, don't forget, Zhao Qigong's nickname can be called 'political man'! ”

Li Dongfang pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Old Chen, if you can say these words today, I don't think you are confused." So, why don't you take the initiative? Why didn't you go to the provincial party committee to make it clear to Comrade Wang Peisong? You say I'm pressing step by step, who am I pressing? It's nothing more than talking about principles and right and wrong, whether it's for you or Zhao Qigong. If you Lao Chen can also talk about principles and right and wrong, maybe things will be much easier. ”

This is what Li Dongfang really wants to say to Chen Zhongcheng today.

To this day, Zhao Qigong is still stalling for time and stubbornly maintaining a political stalemate, so much so that Zhong Mingren and Wang Peisong dare not feel at ease with him and the Xiajiang City Party Committee. Zhao Qigong also opposed the adjustment of the division of labor of the Standing Committee this time, and he ignored all the reasons for saying a lot of reasons, which made Zhao Qigong very unhappy. Zhao Qigong said at the time that as long as one domino falls, one will fall. Li Dongfang said that if it really will fall, this first one should be pushed down earlier and take the initiative to push it down.

When he said this, Li Dongfang no longer had much guilt towards Zhao Qigong, the old leader, and only resentment and grievances: He said it so clearly again and again that this political man just didn't listen to him, and he didn't care about his situation, and would rather be the umbrella of corrupt elements than stubbornly look for his so-called "political opportunities."

This political opportunity can no longer be chosen by Zhao Qigong, it has to be chosen by him, and now it seems that Chen Zhongcheng should become.

According to Li Dongfang's assumption, if Chen Zhongcheng could take the initiative to explain his problems to the provincial party committee after being abandoned by Zhao Qigong, Zhao Qigong's problems would inevitably be brought out, and the deadlock between him and Zhao Qigong would be broken.

Chen Zhongcheng pondered for a while and sighed deeply: "Secretary Li, why are you so serious? ”

Li Dongfang walked to the sofa opposite Chen Zhongcheng and sat down: "Old Chen, if you don't take it seriously, you can't do it, let's not talk about any party spirit and principles first, let's just say one: With so many eyes staring at me, can I hide?" ”

Chen Zhongcheng's eyes lit up obviously, and he seemed to have found something to exploit: "Secretary Li, didn't you tell Zhao Qigong everything you should say?" You have done everything you need to do - even I, the political and legal secretary, have asked you to take it down, who can say anything about you? Now that the politics and law are in your own hands, as long as you don't take it so seriously, I don't think the situation will be much worse, and I can continue to help you do some work......"

Li Dongfang waved his hand and interrupted Chen Zhongcheng's words: "I don't have any work that I need your help with, I just hope that you will take the initiative to explain your own problems to the provincial party committee, you know your problems, and Comrade Zhao Qigong is probably also clear, if you wait until Comrade Zhao Qigong goes to the provincial party committee to talk first, you will be passive, right?" ”

Chen Zhongcheng thought nervously for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Secretary Li, I have a clear conscience about Zhao Qigong, even if some things are done against the principle, it is also Zhao Qigong's instructions, he can say whatever he likes, I admit it!" ”

Li Dongfang noticed that when he said this, Chen Zhongcheng's gaze was evasive and not so arrogant.

As if to cover up something, Chen Zhongcheng said again: "I came up step by step from the grassroots level, I attach too much importance to feelings, I have a lot of problems, and sometimes I will be deceived, used by others, and do some stupid things, but Secretary Li, I can assure you of one thing: I have never had bad intentions towards my friends, comrades, and leaders......

Li Dongfang couldn't listen to it anymore, and smiled coldly: "Old Chen, don't confess again!" I advise you to honestly explain your problems to the provincial party committee, be early, take the initiative, and don't have any illusions! You say you're being taken advantage of, can you be trusted? Is it convincing? I'm afraid that Zhao Qigong won't believe it, right? Speaking of this, his tone became stern, "Are you deceived, or are you complicit?" From the Hongfeng Mall lawsuit to the Tian Zhuangda case, how many bad things have you been involved in? How did you, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, become someone's dog? Why does even Comrade Qigong treat you as a housekeeping dog? Lao Chen, don't you feel sad?! ”

Chen Zhongcheng was not sad, but became angry: "Secretary Li, then I will tell you: Zhao Qigong has never said good things about you in front of me, and has been scolding you for being a negative wolf, weak and incompetent externally, tearing and biting internally!" ”

The fire in Li Dongfang's heart jumped up: he was so concerned about Zhao Qigong's future, endured humiliation, and took unspeakable political risks and pressures, and now he fell into the evaluation of a negative wolf! I really wanted to take the case and reprimand Zhao Qigong, but when I looked at Chen Zhongcheng in front of me, I couldn't help it, and only said indifferently: "Old Chen, whether this was said by Comrade Qigong, I don't know, I believe Comrade Qigong will not say that." However, it doesn't matter if Comrade Qigong says so! I can tell you frankly that in the future, I will also tell Comrade Qi Gong to my face: I am a weak person, and perhaps a little incompetent in dealing with contradictions and conflicts between comrades, but when it comes to major issues of principle, I will neither be weak nor incompetent! Whoever I am negative about, I will not be negative to the party and the people! ”

The conversation with Chen Zhongcheng broke up unhappily, and Chen Zhongcheng didn't know whether he was afraid of Zhao Qigong in his heart, or if he still had illusions about Zhao Qigong, and he never agreed to explain the problem to the provincial party committee. In the end, Chen Zhongcheng turned the topic to the cultural, educational, and health work that he was about to be in charge of, as if he, a full-time member of the Standing Committee, could continue to work for a long time. Li Dongfang suppressed his disgust, barely coped with a few words, and then asked Chen Zhongcheng to talk about it another day under the pretext that there was something wrong, and drove Chen Zhongcheng away.

After Chen Zhongcheng left, Li Dongfang immediately asked his secretary to go to Wang Xinmin, the former chief procurator of the procuratorate and now the director of the public security bureau and deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, to prepare to talk to Wang Xinmin.

While waiting for Wang Xinmin, Li Dongfang called Zhao Qigong, reported the adjustment of the division of labor of the Standing Committee in a flat tone, and then said: "...... Old leader, as soon as Wang Xinmin took office, he proposed to implement 'two rules' against the two corrupt elements confessed by Tian Zhuangda, the deputy director of the Construction Committee and the deputy director of the Land Bureau of the New District. What do you think about it? ”

Zhao Qigong was obviously taken aback, and was silent on the phone for a long time before he said, "Comrade Dongfang, is it good to do this?" Didn't Tian Zhuangda say that he remembered wrong? What is the basis for you to impose the 'two rules' on these two comrades? ”

Li Dongfang seemed to be helpless and said: "Old leader, I also told Wang Xinmin about this, and Comrade Wang Xinmin promised that as long as the 'two rules' are implemented, he will come up with evidence of corruption of these two corrupt elements in less than three days!" ”

Zhao Qigong is a smart man, he understands everything, and he didn't say anything after that.

Putting down the phone, Li Dongfang thought, this may be called pressing step by step! In the final analysis, this kind of coercion is still for Zhao Qigong's good. Zhao Qigong should know very well that his time is running out, and the "two rules" for these two corrupt elements will be the last moment for him to gain the initiative; as long as these two corrupt elements confess the inside story of Chen Zhongcheng's whistleblowing, and Chen Zhongcheng is put on file for examination, he Zhao Qigong will no longer be able to say clearly. Li Dongfang believes that Zhao Qigong, a political person, should know what is at stake, and since he can abandon Chen Zhongcheng, he will definitely take the initiative at this last moment.

After Wang Xinmin arrived, Li Dongfang immediately instructed: "Comrade Xinmin, from now on, you will be considered to be in office. There is one thing that must be done immediately, that is, to implement the 'two rules' on the two corrupt elements that Tian Zhuangda confessed! Remember, this is not my instruction, but your proposal, and besides, this time there is no room for error, and you must have the evidence of their crimes! In addition, Tian Zhuangda must also be interrogated intensively to find out the relationship between this person and Chen Zhongcheng! ”

Wang Xinmin has always been in charge of Tian Zhuangda's case, and he knows everything in his heart, nodded and asked, "Secretary Li, do you want to make a report to Comrade Wang Peisong first?" As you know, Wang Peisong has always been suspicious of Tian Zhuangda's retraction. ”

Li Dongfang thought for a while: "I think it's better not to report it yet, what do you think?" ”

Wang Xinmin said: "If you want me to see it, it's better to report first, anyway, we don't have any selfish intentions." ”

Li Dongfang has selfish intentions, and his selfishness is still on Zhao Qigong - until this moment, he is just forcing Zhao Qigong, and he has no intention of harming Zhao Qigong. If Wang Peisong had been ventilated in advance, and the provincial and municipal procuratorates had intervened at the same time, I was afraid that Zhao Qigong would not be able to tell. So, he said: "Comrade Xinmin, I think for the sake of work, it is better not to report first." It is better to report the evidence of bribery to these two corrupt elements. You tell me? ”

Wang Xinmin smiled bitterly: "Secretary Li, what else do I say about the matter you have decided?" I'll just execute it, and report back to you as soon as I have the results! After thinking about it, he said hesitantly, "However, Secretary Li, you must have a number in your heart, the corruption problem involved in Tian Zhuangda's case may be quite serious, and it is estimated that it will not be Chen Zhongcheng, but Comrade Zhao Qigong." I always have a feeling that Comrade Wang Peisong and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection are a little eager to get away with it, and now it seems that they are deliberately watching some people perform there, and they also take the opportunity to observe us, including you, Secretary Li. ”

Li Dongfang pretended to smile lightly: "Oh, there is still such a thing? You're suspicious of the prosecutor general, aren't you? ”

Wang Xinmin said seriously: "It's not suspicious, it's a fact, and it's because of Comrade Zhao Qigong." ”

Li Dongfang couldn't avoid it, pondered for a while, and confessed to Wang Xinmin: "Comrade Xinmin, since you mentioned Comrade Zhao Qigong by name today, then I will also explain to you and make three points: First, I have never made unprincipled compromises and concessions to Comrade Zhao Qigong; Second, as far as I know, Comrade Zhao Qigong and Chen Zhongcheng are not the same thing, and until there is no evidence to prove that he is a corrupt element, we still have to help this old leader; 3. If Comrade Zhao Qigong really falls into the quagmire of corruption, or if he insists on going his own way and insists on being the protective umbrella of corrupt elements, I will certainly act in accordance with principles, and your procuratorial organs can supervise this. ”

Wang Xinmin confessed: "Secretary Li, you misunderstood, I believe what you said!" If you really don't pay attention to principles, you won't take down Chen Zhongcheng under the pressure of Zhao Qigong, let alone catch Tian Dazhuang's case. I mean, let you stay away from Comrade Zhao Qigong, whether this person has problems or not, it is enough trouble at the moment......"

Li Dongfang waved his hand in distress: "Okay, Comrade Xinmin, don't say any extraneous words, let's talk about the next work arrangement, Chen Zhongcheng has left the political and legal mouth, and some work will be easy to do......"