The regents at all levels in the autonomous republic are now appointed, but except for the township-level regents in the capital North Montenegro, who are new cadres drawn from Montenegro, in the rest of the regions, only the city and county regents are cadres trained in Montenegro. The townships are appointed by local celebrities, but it does not give people the feeling of a change of name, because the National Independent Commission Against Corruption will appoint an anti-corruption commissioner in these townships. However, these anti-corruption commissioners are not particularly outstanding professionals. The expansion is too fast, and the training of new grassroots civil servants cannot keep up with the pace.
These anti-corruption commissioners are all officers and soldiers of the Montenegrin Army who were injured and retired in the past two years, and many of them are disabled. They were hastily put into service after just a few months of temporary training, which solved their employment problem. Moreover, according to the traditional thinking of the Northern Territory, that means they have become officials, which is more exciting than any monetary reward.
It boosts the morale of the entire army and has a maximum positive effect.
But at the same time, these retired officers and soldiers are naturally of varying quality in terms of ability and character.
Because it is an autonomous republic, generally speaking, the average population of a township is more than 20,000 people, and the rural population is around 17 million, which means that nearly 1,000 anti-corruption commissioners were sent.
Although these ICAC commissioners are selected from the best of veterans, there are bound to be some who are forced to fill in the positions due to lack of qualifications.
In Tongyang County, which is very close to Beiheishanbao, there is a Kanjiazhuang, which is the richest village within a hundred miles. It is also the hometown of the Kan sisters. The sisters were born here, but soon followed their father to the provincial capital.
In Kanjiazhuang Township, the person appointed as the commissioner of the township office was named Kan Beihe. In terms of seniority, he was the cousin of the Kan sisters.
But suddenly news came that a civil uprising had occurred in Kanjiazhuang Township. The villagers killed the anti-corruption commissioner who had just been stationed in the area, and a gun battle broke out with the patrol team from the county who rushed there after hearing the news. One patrol officer was killed and one was injured, and the rest fled back.
The situation was quickly reported to the garrison regiment of the nearby city. Although the municipal and county administrative agencies are not subordinate to each other, the garrison regiments are usually stationed in the suburbs of the city, and their jurisdiction covers the surrounding cities and counties.
There was a civil uprising and the security corps was needed to help suppress it. The Bureau of Secrets quickly reported it to Lu Ming's office, much faster than through normal channels.
In the black car, the Kan sisters all looked a little worried. Unlike Kan Santai in Songshan Road, this was the birthplace of their family and had more of their real relatives, Kan Beihe, who had the same grandfather as their father and their relationship was not distant. Every New Year, they would see this cousin.
Lu Ming kept his eyes closed and didn't say a word.
This made the Kan sisters even more uneasy.
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In the evening, Lu Ming's convoy arrived at Kanjiazhuang.
The asphalt road is wide and winds through Kanjiazhuang. From the outside, you can also see that there are many brick and wood houses in Kanjiazhuang, instead of the adobe houses, thatched houses, etc. that are common in Anshan villages.
The security regiment had surrounded Kanjiazhuang, but due to orders from their superiors, they did not launch an attack.
When the head of the delegation, Wang Feng, saw Lu Ming's motorcade coming up with several attendants, he was secretly surprised. He never thought that Commissioner Zhang would come to handle the matter personally.
"Mr. Vice President!" Wang Feng and several others stood at attention and saluted. Although he was very excited to see Commissioner Zhang, he did not show it.
Lu Ming smiled at him: "You are a member of the Black Sparrow 73rd Combat Team, and I am also your old superior."
Wang Feng stood up straighter, "Yes, Mr. Vice President!" Although he knew that the former commander-in-chief would definitely not know a small pawn like him, but had just read his resume, he still felt excited and cordial in his heart.
Lu Ming looked at the village not far away. It was a wooden village surrounded by thick wooden fences. The towers and shooting holes were all well designed. Naturally, they were originally used by the militia to guard against bandits.
Turning to Wang Feng, he said, "Say to the people inside, tell them that I'm here, and I'll go in alone and talk to them in person."
Wang Feng was stunned: "Mr. Vice President, I cannot agree to this. I am the commander here, so everything here must be under my command! Unless you replace me!"
Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Then how about this? You call Kan Beihe to the front of the village gate, and I'll go over there too. We're both out of each other's range, so I'll have a chat with him."
Wang Feng asked: "Do you want us to arrange a sniper?"
Lu Ming smiled: "The security regiment is also equipped with snipers?"
"Yes, but it's just a three-person sniper team!" Wang Feng stood at attention again.
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "No need to arrange snipers. The reason why I didn't let you guys attack by force is that you have served in the Black Sparrow, so you should understand. I don't want to cause more casualties and make things out of control."
Wang Feng nodded: "Yes!"
The loudspeakers on the front line of the security regiment were originally shouting in a loop, demanding that the criminals in Kanjiazhuang immediately lay down their weapons and surrender unconditionally, but suddenly it changed to that the Vice President of the Republic came here in person from Beiheishanbao to find out what had happened here, and the local commissioner Kan Beihe came out of the village to report to the Vice President.
Several tall guards, who looked even bulkier in their thick bulletproof vests, stood in front of Lu Ming, lined up in a row, and walked slowly forward.
Just as Lu Ming was about to step out, the Kan sisters came over and said, "Master, we will go with you!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay." Seeing these sisters here, Kan Beihe should be able to let down his guard, at least he won't doubt his identity anymore.
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Lu Ming waited for a while under a willow tree in front of the village. The gate of the village opened and a figure walked out, slowly walking towards this side. Soon he could see clearly that it was an elegant old man about fifty years old, wearing a long robe and looking a little thin.
Seeing Lu Ming looking over, Kan Shouxi and Kan Shouyi both nodded: "It's Third Uncle."
When Kan Beihe came closer, the tall guards in the row in front split to the left and right, and when Kan Beihe came in, the formation closed again.
"Are you Vice President Zhang Aming?" Kan Beihe was still a little hesitant, and his expression was complicated as he glanced at the Kan sisters.
"Third uncle!" The Kan sisters both bent their knees slightly. They were both wearing light blue dresses with butterfly collars, which were relatively fashionable clothes. They looked even more elegant when they greeted their elders with traditional etiquette.
"Oh, it's hard for you!" Kan Beihe sighed deeply.
Lu Ming said, "You claim that the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption raped a woman, causing public outrage, and then shot and killed the victim's husband who argued with him? So a few villagers accidentally fired their guns while fighting with him for the gun and shot him in the vitals?"
"That's the fact." Kan Beihe looked at Lu Ming. "You came here in person. It seems that you are ready to make Kanjiazhuang an example. No matter what, we killed officials and resisted arrest, and the government will not let us go. But you also want to show other places your leniency. Mr. President, if I cooperate with your plan, can you let go of the innocent men and all the women and children in the village? I could not have thought that things would come to this point, and it is beyond my control. Alas..." He shook his head, his eyes full of sadness. It is inevitable that Kanjiazhuang will suffer a devastating disaster because of the impulsiveness of those young people.
Lu Ming nodded: "In fact, I like the sisters Shouxi and Shouyi very much, so Mr. Beihe, I am inclined to your words from the bottom of my heart. The family members who can educate her sisters must be very outstanding."
The Kan sisters were all stunned, but after being with this man for a long time, they realized that this man was not the ideal pursued by those old-school dignitaries. It was simply incomprehensible. It was impossible for him to sacrifice public interests for personal reasons because of a woman, not to mention that the claim that he liked their sisters was completely false. Sometimes he liked to talk nonsense, and he always had other intentions.
Kan Beihe on the other side was stunned, and his eyes lit up. Could it be that there was a chance of turning this matter around
Lu Ming added: "So, in this case, you must first make a concession and allow the security group to go in and control the situation and confiscate the weapons. Of course, when things are over here, the weapons of the properly registered militia will be returned."
Kan Beihe frowned, hesitant.