258: Chapter 258 Sha Ruijin has found a breakthrough

Secretary Sha Ruijin curled his lips with interest. "Uncle Chen, tell me more. My understanding of this matter is still quite limited."

Chen Yanshi immediately said, "It's not easy for the workers! They worked in the factory their entire lives, laboring hard, and now, the factory is gone, their equity has been swindled, and hundreds of people have lost their source of livelihood. How are the workers and their families supposed to survive in the future?"

Secretary Sha Ruijin wore a serious expression. "Is it really that severe?"

"Yes, Xiao Jinzi, you have no idea!" Chen Yanshi said with deep pain. "President Gao Xiaoqin of the Shanshui Group colluded with that corrupt official Ding Yizhen, bribed the judge, and plundered the workers' equity. They only spent tens of millions to seize Dafeng Factory's land, which is worth a billion! What's even more detestable is that this black-hearted capitalist, President Gao Xiaoqin, won't even give the workers resettlement fees! This is driving people to their graves!"

Secretary Sha Ruijin's brow furrowed deeply. "This is simply too much! Absolutely lawless! Did no one look into this before?"

Chen Yanshi sighed. "Who truly cares about the workers nowadays? The Court and the Procuratorate are just passing the buck to each other! They've held plenty of communication and explanation meetings, but in the end, nothing was resolved. The workers can't get a single penny back! To make matters worse, Chen Qingquan from the Court has fallen from grace due to his personal lifestyle. I think he's just using a minor mistake to cover up a major crime! Now it's even more troublesome to find him—he just shrugs everything off and washes his hands of it completely!"

"Oh? There is such a thing? Chen Qingquan fell from grace due to his personal lifestyle? I wasn't quite aware of this. What punishment did he receive?" Secretary Sha Ruijin asked with interest.

He remembered Secretary Tian Guofu telling him that Chen Qingquan was Secretary Gao Yuliang's former secretary and had plenty of dirt on him. He had wanted to use this as a Breakthrough to keep Secretary Gao Yuliang in check, but he hadn't expected Chen Qingquan to have already fallen.

Chen Yanshi snorted. "I heard from the workers that he didn't receive much of a punishment. He was just suspended and sent to the Party School to study. In my eyes, he's just lying low to ride out the storm! He might even get promoted after he finishes. I bet Secretary Gao Yuliang is shielding him!"

Secretary Sha Ruijin's brow furrowed even tighter, but he secretly felt a slight sense of relief—Secretary Gao Yuliang was not entirely without vulnerabilities!

He smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, let's continue talking about the Dafeng Factory matter. You said the Procuratorate is also passing the buck? Who is in charge of this?"

Chen Yanshi said, "In the beginning, it was Lu Yike of the Anti-Corruption Bureau who received the workers..."

Secretary Sha Ruijin interrupted him, "Uncle Chen, I recall Chen Hai is the bureau chief, right? Why wasn't Chen Hai in charge?"

Chen Yanshi opened his mouth, then sighed. "At that time, Haizi was helping the Supreme Commission for Discipline Inspection from the capital monitor that corrupt official Ding Yizhen, which is why the matter was left to Lu Yike."

Secretary Sha Ruijin was somewhat puzzled again. "For this kind of matter, shouldn't it be handled by a department other than the Anti-Corruption Bureau? The Procuratorate should have other departments for this."

Chen Yanshi showed a trace of embarrassment and froze for a moment before saying, "The Anti-Corruption Bureau received letters of accusation against Ding Yizhen, President Gao Xiaoqin, and the Court, which is why—why they got involved. Actually, I think the Procuratorate is just trying to smooth things over, completely disregarding the workers' interests! Especially after that Zhao Yang arrived, it's been nothing but passing the buck. They've held plenty of meetings, but haven't done a single thing! He only cares about himself..."

At this point, his wife stomped hard on his foot. Chen Yanshi winced in pain, shuddered, and then glared at his wife in dissatisfaction. "Why did you step on me? Am I wrong? That Zhao Yang only cares about driving luxury cars and living in a mansion, completely ignoring whether the workers live or die! A person like him, in the past, would have been overthrown and paraded through the..."

"Old man!" Wang Fuzhen loudly interrupted him. "Stick to the facts, don't go gossiping behind people's backs! I've made inquiries, and Zhao Yang's money is completely clean! Why can't a young man drive a nice car? If he has money, is he not allowed to spend it?"

Chen Yanshi said discontentedly, "Isn't his money still earned from the common people? As a cadre, how can he be so detached from the masses? The workers live in apartments of just a few dozen square meters, so what right does he have to live in a grand villa?"

Secretary Sha Ruijin's lips twitched imperceptibly. Villa No. 1 in the Provincial Party Committee Compound where he lived was also a villa. Besides, Zhao Yang's villa was at least bought with his own money, whereas the one Secretary Sha Ruijin lived in belonged to the public.

However, he couldn't say that out loud.

He wasn't entirely ignorant of Zhao Yang's financial situation, so he naturally wouldn't Court trouble. He smiled and said, "Calm down, Uncle Chen. Let's stick to talking about work. What do you mean when you say Zhao Yang is passing the buck and not doing any real work?"

Chen Yanshi suppressed his anger and said, "The Dafeng Factory matter is clearly very simple—the workers' equity was set up and plundered by the Shanshui Group, and Chen Qingquan took benefits to rule entirely in favor of the Shanshui Group! Yet, what did Zhao Yang do? He went to Secretary Li Dakang to understand the situation, went to the Shanshui Group to understand the situation, held meetings, and had discussions, but there has been absolutely no progress! If this isn't stalling, what is? Just yesterday, workers came to find me with their families. If this isn't resolved soon, some workers will have to sell their blood to survive!"

Secretary Sha Ruijin looked furious. "This is too much! Simply too much! Rest assured, Uncle Chen, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and bring justice to the workers!"

Chen Yanshi then began to ramble on about the problems of other officials.

From Director Qi Tongwei and District Mayor Sun Liancheng to this section chief and that bureau director, he went through every single official whose name he could recall. By the end, Secretary Sha Ruijin suddenly felt that, in Chen Yanshi's mouth, there seemed to be no good people left except for Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming, who was lying in the hospital. Even someone widely recognized as a capable leader like Secretary Li Dakang was described by Chen Yanshi as having a "domineering style," "poor judgment in people," and "not caring about the masses."

Nevertheless, he still filtered out two important leverage points.

The first was Chen Qingquan.

From Chen Yanshi's words, he clearly detected a whiff of "officials shielding one another"—this could serve as a warning shot to Secretary Gao Yuliang.

The other was Zhao Yang.

In the Dafeng Factory dispute, Zhao Yang's role was passive, or at least he wasn't standing on the side of the workers. Coupled with his usual lifestyle, if the right label were pinned on him, it would absolutely be a major problem.

He didn't actually want to make an enemy of Zhao Yang. Based on the information Secretary Sha Ruijin had received, Zhao Yang had been sent here to put out fires—once the fire was extinguished and the Handong Procuratorate resumed normal operations, he would likely return to Shanghai. Therefore, he only hoped that Zhao Yang would behave himself during his time in Handong Province and act according to his instructions.

After leaving Chen Yanshi's place, sitting in his official car, Secretary Sha Ruijin immediately dialed Secretary Tian Guofu's number. "Secretary Tian, this is Sha Ruijin."

"Hello, Secretary Sha!" Secretary Tian Guofu's tone was very respectful.

Secretary Sha Ruijin smiled and said, "It's nothing major. It's just that the former director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Comrade Chen Hai, is still very outstanding in his abilities. Although he made mistakes in his work, I believe that after this period of reflection and study, he is ready to take on a new post. I believe he will become an excellent discipline inspection cadre!"

Secretary Tian Guofu understood instantly. "Secretary Sha, you've really reminded me. Old Wang, the director of our Discipline Inspection Commission's First Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office, is about to retire. That position is exactly in need of a young comrade to step up!"

Secretary Sha Ruijin thought for a moment and smiled slightly. "You are referring to Comrade Wang Qinian, right? His age indeed warrants retirement. In that case, let the Discipline Inspection Commission initiate this matter."

Just as he hung up the phone, a call came in from a capital number. Secretary Sha Ruijin looked at it and was stunned for a moment—it was a call from Secretary Zhong.