Fang Zhicheng frowned and said, "Old Xiang, the atmosphere in the industrial park is very bad, gambling is rampant, and there are many hooligans. If the public security system keeps watching, there will be a big mistake one day. I hope you can pay attention to this matter, otherwise, I will have to reconsider the future of Xiaguang."
When Xiang Xin heard Fang Zhicheng say this, he was immediately startled. He understood the hidden meaning. Fang Zhicheng had already reminded him that he wanted to push him to the position of the top leader of Xiaguang, but water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. If he really disappointed Fang Zhicheng, not only would he lose the chance of promotion, he might even be kicked to the bench.
After calling Xiang Xin, Fang Zhicheng was about to walk into the living room when two middle-aged women walked in from the door, shouting "Cuihua Cuihua..."
Zhang Cuihua hurriedly walked out of the house to the yard and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm at home."
One of the women grabbed Zhang Cuihua and asked nervously, "How is the child?"
Zhang Cuihua sighed and said, "It hasn't gotten worse, so there should be a chance for it to get better."
"That's good, that's good!" The woman took out a red envelope from her pocket and stuffed it into Zhang Cuihua's hand, whispering, "This is a little gift from our neighbors. You go out early and come back late, so we rarely see you. We originally planned to send you to the hospital, but now that we've found you, we don't have to make this trip."
"How can I feel embarrassed about that?" Zhang Cuihua showed an expression of emotion on her face.
"We've been neighbors for many years. It's only natural for us to help each other when they are in trouble." The younger woman glanced at Fang Zhicheng and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"
Zhang Cuihua thought for a moment and said, "He is Secretary Fang, the district party secretary of our Xiaguang District. Because of him, Xiaoxiao was able to get the money and have the surgery successfully."
The woman stared at Fang Zhicheng carefully and exclaimed: "I've seen you on TV often, but I didn't expect you to look so young. TV shows make you look old."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and smiled modestly: "Big sister, you are too kind."
Another woman said with emotion, "I didn't expect Secretary Fang to be so free from official airs. By the way, you really have to make the decision for Sister Zhang's family. It's not easy for them, mother and daughter."
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that he might as well take this opportunity to learn more about the people's sentiments, and said with a smile: "Come in and chat? It's quite cold outside."
Whenever the two women had the chance to sit down and talk with the district party secretary, they followed Fang Zhicheng into the house.
The two women began to reflect on some of the problems currently encountered in the industrial park. Fang Zhicheng asked a few questions from time to time, and they naturally told him everything they knew.
Fang Zhicheng asked indirectly about the current situation of the Party Committee of Zhaoqiao Town, where Hongjian Village and the industrial park are located. Most of what the women said were hearsay, but he was still a little surprised, because the Party Committee of Zhaoqiao Town was worse than he had imagined.
The Party Secretary of Zhaoqiao Town is Sun Liuan, who has been re-elected as the town Party Secretary for two terms. He is a native local cadre, and for this reason, his position in Zhaoqiao Town is deeply rooted.
Sun Liuan made contributions to the economic development of Zhaoqiao Town. Under his leadership, the industrial park was vigorously developed, which once created miracles. Zhaoqiao Town also gradually developed from a remote township to an urbanized one. Now Zhaoqiao Town has become a major tax-paying town in Xiaguang District, relying on the industrial park, far exceeding several other towns.
Fang Zhicheng had some impression of Sun Liuan, a township leader who seemed to be very decisive. He had also considered transferring Sun Liuan to the district government to serve as deputy district mayor to be in charge of the economic development of the entire district.
But after communicating with several villagers of Hongjian Village today, he still had doubts in his heart and did not agree with Sun Liuan's character.
Sun Liuan has three problems. The first is that he forms cliques and factions. He rose step by step from a village committee cadre. Long before he became a village committee cadre, he was a well-known local bully. Later, the town gave him the position of deputy village chief in order to appease him. Later, Sun Liuan used this position to use means in the process of the village committee election, and gradually became the village chief and village party secretary, and finally successfully entered the sequence of township cadres. In the process of serving as a township cadre, Sun Liuan gathered a group of similar people around him.
Second, he abused his power for personal gain. While serving as a village committee cadre and a town cadre, Sun Liuan used his power and position to encroach on collective interests many times. For example, there was a collective fish pond in Fu'an Village, Zhaoqiao Town, which was leased to his uncle by Sun Liuan at a very low price for more than ten years. During the process of state-owned enterprise reform, he sold several state-owned enterprises in Zhaoqiao Town to his friends at low prices. Now Sun Liuan has at least four properties. In addition to a villa in the resettlement area, he has two commercial houses in the city center. In order for his children to study in Qiongjin, he also has a property in Qiongjin.
Third, officials and businessmen protected each other and colluded with each other. Every year during the Spring Festival, the person in charge of the industrial park has developed a habit of visiting Sun Liuan's home to pay New Year's greetings. The reason is simple: handing over New Year's gifts is considered protection money and a safety lock. If there is any problem, Sun Liuan will make a good call and help the company cover it up. For example, several factories have been having pollution problems, and the reason why they have not been solved for a long time is because they are protected by Sun Liuan.
The elder sister surnamed Feng whispered, "Secretary Fang, we have said a little too much today. You may not like to hear it, but this is what we really think. The reason why the public security around here is so bad now is that it is all Sun Liuan's responsibility. What Sun Liuan did in Zhaoqiao Town was outrageous, but we dare not speak out. Even if someone reported the materials, they were stopped."
As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked too. Sun Liuan himself was born a gangster, so naturally, the area under his rule was rampant with gangsters and bullies.
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said seriously: "I will give you an explanation for this matter."
Chapter 0799: Fighting the Tiger and Swatting the Fly
Although times have changed, and unlike the 1970s and 1980s when people left their doors unlocked at night in rural areas, in today's society, rural areas are developing towards urbanization, and commercial buildings are like cages, trapping oneself alone. The feelings between neighbors have faded a lot, but judging from the way Zhang Cuihua gets along with several neighbors, rural areas are still much better than cities. When one family is in trouble, everyone will support them, which makes Fang Zhicheng feel deeply moved.
After chatting with several older women, Fang Zhicheng also gained a lot. He finally understood the key points of the problems in the industrial park. The Party Committee of Zhaoqiao Town has a great responsibility. Because Zhaoqiao Town has developed well in recent years, it has also covered up many essential problems.
Of course, Sun Liuan’s issue still needs further investigation for the time being, because there is no evidence at the moment and it’s all hearsay.
After waiting at Zhang Cuihua's home for about two hours, Xiang Xin called and said, "We have already communicated with Liu Kai, and he is willing to return the money to Zhang Cuihua. As for those thugs, we have also taken them to the police station for interrogation. They were arranged by a man named Xiao to help Liu Kai deal with some problems."
Fang Zhicheng thought for a moment and said, "What are you going to do?"
When Xiang Xin was asked this by Fang Zhicheng, he felt helpless. He was just about to ask Fang Zhicheng how he wanted to investigate.
Xiang Xin pondered for a while and said, "Those hooligans must not be released for the time being, especially the ringleaders. We plan to hold them criminally responsible and send them to prison for a few years to prevent them from endangering public safety. As for Liu Kai, we will find out that he has gambling debts and see if we can follow the clues to destroy a gambling ring."
Seeing Xiang Xin's clear and organized speech, Fang Zhicheng thought that he had figured out his thoughts and said, "Since Liu Kai is willing to pay back the money, when will he pay it back?"
Xiang Xin said: "Although the efficiency of his factory is not very good, he can still take out 200,000 yuan."
Fang Zhicheng paused for a moment and said, "As far as I know, he not only owed money to Zhang Cuihua's family, but also borrowed money from workers in other factories in the name of investment."
Xiang Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Secretary Fang, if you want him to pay back everyone's money, it will be very difficult."
Fang Zhicheng was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm at Zhang Cuihua's home in Hongjian Village. You ask Liu Kai to bring the money here now. Also, even if he gets the money, you have to keep Liu Kai and not let him leave Hanzhou. I'm afraid he will abscond with the money. If he leaves, the entire Kaiwei Machinery will go bankrupt, and then other people's families will also be ruined. Also, come here too. There's something I want to discuss with you."
About half an hour later, there was a noise outside the courtyard. Fang Zhicheng stood up and said to Zhang Cuihua with a smile, "Sister Zhang, Liu Kai is here to send money."
Liu Kai got out of the car and saw Fang Zhicheng with an embarrassed smile on his face. Just now in the office, he thought Fang Zhicheng was just a relative or friend brought by Zhang Cuihua. Who would have thought that Fang Zhicheng was actually the district party secretary of Xiaguang District? What's even more ridiculous is that he actually called a group of thugs to violently drive him away.
Xiang Xin and several of his subordinates were sitting in another car. Among them was a familiar face, Qiao Zhenhua, the director of Zhaoqiao Town Police Station.
Qiao Zhenhua said: "Secretary Fang, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and General Manager Liu came here to apologize."
Liu Kai quickly said, "I'm sorry for what happened just now. I don't know Secretary Fang."