After the materials were handed over, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response for several days, and Ling Muer, the director of the Binhai Development Zone, also commuted to and from work normally, and did not seem to be affected in any way, which made Zhou Jing feel a little frustrated, and even doubted his previous thoughts, feeling that he was too naïve, maybe dealing with these old fritters in the political circles, playing tricks is far more reliable than sincere communication.

Holding the same idea, there are several other people, although the three of them did not say it, but they don't approve of Zhou Jing's approach, the reason is very simple, Zong Qinming, secretary of the municipal party committee, is well-known in Binhai for the favor of the cronies and beloved generals, just like every Bole, they love the thousands of horses they picked, and it is tantamount to a fantasy to let Zong Qinming tear and kill the horse.

However, in the waiting for the years, after a week, finally waited for the response, Wednesday afternoon at more than two o'clock, Zhou Jing received a call from Director Zhang of the Binhai Municipal Party Committee Office, the other party invited him to the Municipal Party Committee very politely in the call, saying that Secretary Qinming invited him to go over, there are important matters to discuss, this sudden news, so that Zhou Jing's mood immediately became clear, he was sensitive to the fact that things may have taken a turn for the better, hurriedly walked downstairs, got into the car, and drove to the Binhai Municipal Party Committee compound.

Half an hour later, under the guidance of the middle-aged secretary, he appeared in the office of Zong Qinming, secretary of the municipal party committee, and there were two people in the office, one of them was thin and had a serious expression, and the other was of medium height, slightly fat, with a smile on his face, wearing the clothes of a prosecutor, and behind the wide desk, Zong Qinming, secretary of the Binhai Municipal Party Committee, held his face with both hands, looking very troubled, as if he was thinking about something extremely headache, and when he saw Zhou Jing enter the room, he sighed, pointed to the sofa and said, "Xiao Zhou, sit down!" ”

Compared with the last time, there is a significant difference in attitude, Zhou Jing can feel the kindness, so he smiled and said thank you Secretary Zong, walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, the middle-aged secretary made tea, turned around and withdrew, and gently closed the door, Zong Qinming pointed to the two people next to him, and introduced to Zhou Jing: "These two, one is Xue Daming, Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the other is Comrade Wei Renlian of the Procuratorate, the materials you sent, both of them have already read it, and they agree with you, you can take action." ”

When Zhou Jing heard this, he was naturally overjoyed, got up and said, "Secretary Qinming, thank you for your support." ”

Zong Qinming's expression was serious, his brows were furrowed, and he raised his hand and said, "Sit, sit, I haven't finished talking yet!" ”

As he spoke, he paused, picked up the teacup, looked at the tea leaves floating inside, took a sip, suddenly sighed, and said softly: "It's just that there is a precondition that must be explained in advance, that is, when handling the case, the city must participate in the whole process and cooperate with you to conduct an investigation. The problem of corruption, no matter who it is or what position it holds, can be investigated to the end, and those who violate law and discipline will also be dealt with seriously, but we must not cause a political earthquake and must not affect the normal economic construction of Binhai City. ”

"Okay, Secretary Zong, then do what you want." Zhou Jing groaned slightly, nodded in agreement, he knew very well that Zong Qinming was worried that this case would deviate from the direction and turn from anti-corruption to political struggle, to be honest, Zhou Jing also had concerns in this regard, from the conversation with the deputy secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the director of the Supervision Department Rao Wenqing just before departure, it can be vaguely seen that the province does seem to have a pusher, secretly promoting this case, although Zhou Jing wants to handle the case beautifully and get off to a good start, but he doesn't want to become a pawn in the hands of others in the unknown, used to snipe Zong Qinming's ascendancy, which is also something he has to worry about.

Zong Qin saw that Zhou Jing had no objections, and his mood improved slightly, a trace of sadness between his eyebrows dissipated, and he sighed: "This Ling Muer, it's really not worry-free, and it has wasted my hard work." ”

Xue Daming, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, also nodded, and said in agreement: "Secretary Qinming, what I said is that Lao Ling was okay a few years ago, but after doing some achievements, he cocked his tail to the sky, and he didn't know how to use party discipline and state law to restrain himself, and he fell deeper and deeper, and failed your training." ”

Procurator General Wei Renlian had a different opinion, frowned and retorted: "Actually, this can't be all blamed on Lao Ling, to be honest, how much profit does the development zone create for the city every year, he eats hard here, that is also obvious to all, now any private boss, has a net worth of tens of millions, he is a big boss in the development zone, the salary is only seventy or eighty thousand a year, it is indeed easy to lose the mentality, in the final analysis, it should still be high. Only by finding ways to balance the hearts of officials and ordinary people can solve the problem. ”

Xue Daming snorted and frowned: "That's the way it is, it's too difficult to implement, if you compare with each other, how much it rises will not be balanced, I don't look at those big bosses of foreign companies, the annual salary is converted into RMB, and there are hundreds of millions, so can it be compared?" ”

Wei Renlian nodded with a smile and sighed: "That's incomparable, the money in the banker's hand is almost the same as the number symbol, as much as you want, to that extent, you can really achieve unearned gains." ”

These two people are also Zong Qinming's very trusted cadres, and they usually have a good relationship, so they talk and laugh in the office, there are no taboos, Zong Qinming sat behind the desk, listened with a smile, and after a while, he raised his wrist and looked at the table below, and said softly: "Okay, you go and do it, you should be cautious about treating cadres, mistakes of a general nature, you must give a way, you must focus on persuasion and education, don't beat you to death with a stick!" ”

"Okay!" Zhou Jinghe stood up at the same time, said goodbye with a smile, since the secretary of the municipal party committee has set the tone, he does not want to speak disobediently, you know, Zong Qinming is the helmsman of Binhai, with a unique vision and overall situation, Zhou Jing can't go against him because of his own work, that is unrealistic and unwise, only by making appropriate compromises, can the task be successfully completed.

The three of them went to the meeting room of the Standing Committee in the next room, and had a further discussion on the case, and then also carried out a division of labor, according to this division of labor, in fact, Zhou Jing's dominance over the case has been weakened a little, which makes him feel not very satisfied, but he also knows that this approach is the bottom line given by Zong Qinming, although he did not say it directly, but the subtext is actually like this.

The task was arranged, the action was also very fast, the relevant procedures were completed in the afternoon, and that night, the group went to Ling Muer's house, and took him to the third floor of the government guest house, in a special room for the Binhai City Commission for Discipline Inspection to handle the case, for isolation and review, according to the agreement between the two parties, the investigation of Ling Muer, by the two sides of the people at the same time, in addition to Sun Xiang and Zhang Qiaolan, Zhou Jing also often came to interrogate.

Ling Muer's performance was very calm, he didn't seem to make any resistance, he admitted all the mistakes he had made in the past, and took the initiative to explain some situations that the task force did not grasp, which made Zhou Jing a little surprised, but he also knew that in the previous period of time, maybe Ling Muer's ideological work had been done over there, so he would show such composure and calmness.

However, in the course of the trial, there was a gradual turning point, Ling Muer took the initiative to introduce the illegal situation of several officials, one of them turned out to be He Yunfang, the executive vice mayor of Binhai City, after asking for instructions, the investigation team spent another half a month, continuous investigation and evidence collection, the iron-fisted deputy mayor of Binhai City was transferred out of the examination, although the case was not completed so far, but the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection called and recalled Zhou Jing and others, and replaced a special case team led by Deputy Secretary Xu to supervise the case.

In this way, after being stationed in Binhai City for a month, Zhou Jing led the team back without closing the case, which is a little regrettable, but he also knows that Deputy Mayor He is an important political opponent of Zong Qinming, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and his strength is very strong.

Even if he didn't finish the whole work, Zhou Jing went back and was praised by Rao Wenqing, deputy secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and director of the Supervision Department, who only said that the main leaders of the Binhai Municipal Party Committee were full of praise for Zhou Jing's perseverance and courage, good communication and coordination, and ability to take into account the overall situation.

The leaders of the Commission for Discipline Inspection know very well that it is very difficult to go to Binhai to handle cases, and often people will be unceremoniously driven out by Zong Qinming within a few days of their passing, and the provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has never won a quarrel between the two sides, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

And like Zhou Jing, not only successfully handled the case, but also received praise from Zong Qinming, it is indeed not easy, not to mention, this is still after he arrived at the Commission for Discipline Inspection, as a fledgling novice, the first time to handle the case, it is even more valuable.

Back in the third room, the director Tao Ye also made an exception, came to Zhou Jing's office, and chatted with him, looking very polite, until he went out, he half-jokingly and half-seriously told Zhou Jing, originally thought that Zhou Jing went to Binhai for less than a week, and would return in embarrassment like the first two waves of case-handling personnel, but he didn't expect that Zhou Jing actually completed the case and successfully caught a big fish, which made him feel very surprised, and he also had a good impression of Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing modestly said a few words, sent Tao Ye out of the door, then shook his head secretly, closed the door, returned to the desk, picked up the signature pen, smeared on the black book, and wrote a summary of the work.

Just like Zong Qinming, secretary of the Binhai Municipal Party Committee, he quietly used the spears stabbed by others for his own use, and then picked off the opponent, this kind of weightlifting is light, and the skills of four or two thousand catties are by no means ordinary people can perform, which gave Zhou Jing a vivid and real lesson, and also made him more and more understand that in front of those long-tested officialdom veterans, he is extremely naïve, and even unable to dominate the situation at all, and must undergo more tempering and beating in order to grow up slowly and truly mature.