168: Anonymous whistleblower letter

Lin Zifeng, accompanied by the group, arrived at the school's conference room.

The school's faculty and staff soon brought out fruits and tea to entertain Lin Zifeng; in reality, this was all just for show, as Lin Zifeng would not eat these fruits, nor would the others eat in front of him.

The only useful thing was the tea; although Lin Zifeng did not like such practices, he did not show anything.

Many superficial tasks are hard to change in the short term, and he would not waste time on such trivial matters.

Otherwise, it would make him, this County Head Lin Zifeng, look too petty.

Yang Huafeng reported the recent work situation of Yushu County No. 1 Middle School to him.

Lin Zifeng gave a positive evaluation of the work at Yushu County No. 1 Middle School and took this opportunity to reiterate that the County Party Committee and County Government would persistently crack down on tutoring classes that cause burdens for students' parents.

Whoever dares to show their face and go against the wind will be targeted, with no mercy shown.

Finally, he added: "Three Principals, esteemed faculty and staff of Yushu County No. 1 Middle School, in the recent special rectification work where the County Party Committee and County Government focused on cracking down on and handling tutoring classes."

"Our Yushu County No. 1 Middle School, although only two teachers were punished—one teacher was removed from the teaching staff, and one teacher received a major demerit—is the school with the fewest problems among all the middle and high schools in our county."

"However, this work requires long-term, unremitting, and persistent effort."

"We must prevent a resurgence and avoid causing further burdens to students' parents."

"Please rest assured, County Magistrate, our Yushu County No. 1 Middle School attaches great importance to and supports this work of the County Party Committee and County Government."

"Our school has even specially established a supervision group for this, with me personally serving as the team leader."

"As long as we discover even the slightest sign of a resurgence, we will deal with it seriously, never giving any soil for growth to those morally corrupt individuals who want to profit from students."

Principal Yang Huafeng hurriedly expressed his stance.

Lin Zifeng affirmed the approach of Yushu County No. 1 Middle School.

Just then, a school staff member brought Lin Jiahua in.

Principal Yang Huafeng hurriedly stood up with a smile and said: "Teacher Lin is here? Come over and sit down quickly."

Lin Zifeng stood up with some surprise and said: "Dad, why did you come over?"

"County Magistrate Lin, there is no 'Your Father' here; here you are County Magistrate Lin, and I am just an ordinary teacher."

"Didn't you call me here? I don't know what exactly County Magistrate Lin has called me here for? I have a class to teach in a while!"

Lin Jiahua said solemnly, his tone carrying a hint of anger.

The reason he was like this was because he didn't expect that his son, whom he could see every day, would meet him here in such a manner.

He felt that his son had come here to put on airs as a County Magistrate in front of him, so his way of speaking was vastly different from usual.

"I didn't call you over? Did Principal Yang misunderstand?"

After saying this, Lin Zifeng looked at Yang Huafeng.

Yang Huafeng hurriedly said: "County Magistrate, didn't you say you had private matters to handle? Isn't there something you need to find Teacher Lin for?"

"It really was a mix-up."

After saying this, Lin Zifeng simply recounted meeting the poor student General Manager Li Yun from Lijiazhuang and her family situation.

Finally, he added: "This child is quite pitiful; I just wanted to sponsor her in a private capacity to help her out."

Hearing his account, the few people suddenly realized; Lin Jiahua's expression softened, and he said: "Zifeng, you did the right thing in this matter; I support you."

"How about this, don't make a big fuss about meeting this student General Manager Li Yun; otherwise, it might scare the little girl."

"Moreover, the family situation of the little girl should not be made public for too many people to know; children these days have strong self-esteem, so don't cause her any distress."

"You have high expenses, so let me handle this matter for you! Anyway, your mother and I have more than enough salary, so sponsoring a poor student is no problem at all; your mother will also agree to do this."

"We will sponsor her until she graduates from university, how about that?"

"You are still the one who thinks things through; let's do as you say, but I still want to contribute; this is two thousand yuan I just withdrew, take it and give it to her at your discretion!"

Lin Zifeng stuffed the two thousand yuan into Lin Jiahua's hands and agreed to his father's proposal.

"County Magistrate, this is our failure in our work! We weren't able to fully understand the student's family situation."

"Fortunately, student General Manager Li Yun hasn't been enrolled for long; I, on behalf of the school, will waive student General Manager Li Yun's tuition fees, and in other aspects, we will also provide certain care."

Principal Yang Huafeng hurriedly expressed his stance.

"Then let's do that, Principal; since our school has waived the tuition fees for student General Manager Li Yun, I will sponsor her living expenses at school," Lin Jiahua said with a smile.

Principal Yang Huafeng looked at Lin Zifeng, and seeing Lin Zifeng nod slightly, he agreed to Lin Jiahua's proposal.

Lin Zifeng did not stay too long; having resolved this matter, he left Yushu County No. 1 Middle School by car, accompanied by everyone seeing him off.

At the same time, Municipal Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Gao Mingyuan was in the Office of Municipal Party Secretary Cao Mingxiu, reporting on his work to Cao Mingxiu.

After the work report was finished, Gao Mingyuan hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Secretary, recently we have received a large number of anonymous denunciation letters."

"These anonymous denunciation letters were all sent from Yushu County."

"The content of the anonymous denunciation letters is much the same; they are all accusing County Head Lin Zifeng of corruption and bribery."

Gao Mingyuan knew clearly that Lin Zifeng was currently in the limelight and was a favorite of the Secretary and the Mayor, but out of his duty, Gao Mingyuan still mentioned this matter.

"What? Accusing Lin Zifeng of corruption and bribery? How could such an excellent Cadre as Lin Zifeng commit such a mistake?"

"Has your Discipline Inspection Commission intervened to investigate? Is there any hard evidence in the content of these anonymous denunciation letters?"

Cao Mingxiu said with an incredulous expression, his tone also somewhat urgent.

"Secretary, although these anonymous denunciation letters describe things vividly, the most important elements—the time, place, and amount of the bribery—are all missing."

"I also don't believe that County Magistrate Lin, who has a bright future, would go astray."

"However, according to the working principles of our Discipline Inspection Commission, if someone reports it, we must verify and investigate; what do you think about this matter?"

Gao Mingyuan was asking for instructions from Cao Mingxiu; if Cao Mingxiu didn't nod, he really wouldn't dare to easily send people to investigate Lin Zifeng.

"Working principles still cannot be violated, but our work must also pay attention to methods; when working at the grassroots level, in order to protect the interests of the majority, it is inevitable to offend a small number of people."

"The work of the Discipline Inspection Commission, while punishing corruption and combating illegal crimes, also has the function of protecting our Cadres from being slandered and restoring their innocence."

"You must carry out your work cautiously, investigate the truth, and absolutely must not affect the reputation and work of Comrade Lin Zifeng."

"Everything must be carried out in secret; if Comrade Lin Zifeng cannot withstand the test, then handle it however it should be handled."

"If it is purely slander and rumor-mongering, you must severely punish those who spread rumors and slanders."

"You can use the technical means of the Public Security Bureau to meticulously investigate this matter."

"I will continue to pay attention to it."

Cao Mingxiu said after careful consideration.