nucmednet Chapter 1236 Turning the Gourd Down Spoils the Oil
Chapter 1236 Turning the Gourd Down Spoils the Oil
Da Bao poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it slowly. Just then, Jin Hai knocked on the door and came in. Da Bao gestured for him to sit down.
Jin Hai handed a stack of documents to Da Bao, who took them and slowly flipped through them.
"Team leader, the problems at the provincial hotel are extremely serious. Even a junior purchasing clerk in the cafeteria embezzled 1,200 yuan of public funds, not to mention the purchasing director and the hotel manager."
The National Audit Office has already uncovered embezzlement and corruption amounting to 12,000 yuan. The director and manager also smuggled grain from the hotel onto the black market and resold it at a high price, obtaining 8,000 yuan in illicit gains.
However, the money did not go into their pockets. Instead, it was given to Ma Huaiyuan, director of the provincial government office, Zhou Jingru, head of the personnel department, and leaders of some functional departments.
Furthermore, according to the hotel staff, some leaders openly brought their mistresses to the hotel for prostitution. Specific individuals included Ma Wenming, Vice President of the Provincial Higher People's Court, and Han Xuehai, Vice Director of the Provincial Public Security Department.
I can tell that there are still some things the hotel staff haven't explained clearly. I've already told them that your instructions are to focus on the major issues and let the minor ones go, and to be lenient with those who confess. I estimate that these things will all be uncovered soon.”
Da Bao lit a cigarette. He acted like an old man, unusually calm, as if he had come into this world just to watch a play, without a ripple of emotion.
"According to the existing list, we will place these people under investigation and order them to confess their problems. If necessary, we can take some measures. Once the scale has been expanded, we will hold the Four Cleans and Five Antis Conference here."
Jin Hai happily agreed.
"Team leader, it's fortunate that the two work groups were combined, otherwise we definitely wouldn't be able to handle all this work."
Da Bao nodded. Jin Hai's current rank was still far from enough. He thought it was a coincidence that the two work groups were combined. In reality, the central government had realized that the problems in Nanhe Province were very serious and knew that Ren Guoxiong was just a licentious official. That's why Da Bao was transferred here.
Originally, the central government thought that Ren Guoxing would definitely be a hands-off manager, given his personality. Unexpectedly, this guy actually stood up and wanted to give Da Bao a hard time. As a result, he was so angry that he was admitted to the ICU, and Da Bao officially took over the work group.
Little did they know, once Da Bao took over the work group, the sky was about to fall over Nanhe Province...
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Ma Huaiyuan, the director of the provincial government office, is known as the "chief steward." There's nothing in the entire provincial government that he can't handle, including the leaders' daily lives. Although it may seem like a job that involves serving superiors, it's actually the job that allows the lowest-ranking officials the most direct contact with them.
Ma Huaiyuan is very satisfied with this job, and he is now doing it with great ease, serving his superiors perfectly.
The tea he was drinking was the freshest pre-Qingming Longjing, picked from Lion Peak Mountain in Hangzhou. It was definitely not the Longjing variety from Zhuji. In the entire Nanhe Province, apart from the top two leaders, only he, Steward Ma, could afford to drink this pre-Qingming Longjing.
To drink Longjing tea, you must use boiling water at 97 degrees Celsius and a transparent cup. Watching the tender green buds bloom in the water and a delicate fragrance wafting into your nose is truly an exquisite enjoyment.
Ma Huaiyuan's office had no sofa, only a row of cabinets against the wall. He sat in the chair behind his desk, picked up a newspaper, sipped his tea, and read quietly.
This was his daily morning routine, especially reading the Masses Daily and the Nanhe Daily. The Masses Daily was the largest newspaper in the country, and it usually represented the mouthpiece and direction of the nation.
The head steward, Ma, needed to understand this to handle the leaders' questions. As for the Nanhe Daily, he mainly looked at the front page layout, checking if the top two leaders were listed first, and whether any articles violated regulations. If so, that was his time to shine; he would pick up the phone and lecture everyone from the propaganda department to the newspaper office for two hours.
Then, the propaganda department and the newspaper would stuff good cigarettes and alcohol into his cabinet, asking him to say good things about the leaders. Seeing the value of the gifts, he would reluctantly agree.
Today, he came out of the offices of two leaders looking somewhat dejected. He was a direct supervisor of the provincial hotel, which is now under the closure of the entire provincial hotel by a working group. I heard that a lot of problems have been found out.
Both leaders were furious and told him to investigate thoroughly, cover up any problems that could be covered up, and do everything he could to fool the working group.
Ma Huaiyuan's first thought was that the manager of the provincial hotel had once given him three thousand yuan. They both knew about this money, but what should he do if the manager told the work group about it?
Judging from what the two leaders said, even they couldn't get through to the work group. The work group was staying at the military district guesthouse. The military and the local area are two different places. Even the leaders couldn't get in touch with them. What could they do?
Ma Huaiyuan secretly resented the leader of this work group. He thought, "If only the previous leader were like him, organizing a few pretty young women every day to play cards with us, and having the kitchen prepare delicious meals. Everyone in the work group was very satisfied with their food. It would be a win-win situation for everyone. Why did we have to investigate so thoroughly? Investigate my ass!"
Ma Huaiyuan muttered curses under his breath as he pushed open his office door. To his surprise, two men in woolen overcoats were standing inside. It was winter, and woolen overcoats were practically standard issue for high-ranking government officials; ordinary junior cadres weren't even entitled to wear them.
One of the men said authoritatively.
Are you Ma Huaiyuan?
Ma Huaiyuan nodded blankly. He didn't recognize these two men, which meant they weren't from the provincial government. So who were they...? Ma Huaiyuan didn't dare to think about it.
"We are from the central working group. We need your cooperation in investigating some issues. You need to explain the issues at the designated time and place."
After the man finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Ma Huaiyuan then noticed that there were two fully armed soldiers standing in the corner. The soldiers stepped forward and grabbed his shoulders, one on each side.
Ma Huaiyuan was terrified and roared at the top of his lungs.
"Injustice! Injustice!"
A younger man curled his lip in disdain and muttered a curse under his breath.
"What injustice? Injustice? You embezzled so much money, and you still say you're innocent?"
The young man took out seals and glue from his bag and affixed them to Ma Huaiyuan's cabinets. The seals were stamped with a large seal, and anyone who dared to break them would have to serve at least five years in prison.
The two men led the way out, followed by soldiers escorting Ma Huaiyuan. Along the corridor, heads popped out of every office to watch the commotion. When they saw that their director had been arrested, they couldn't help but murmur amongst themselves.
No one believed the work group had wronged anyone; instead, they secretly cursed Ma Huaiyuan, this corrupt official…