"Comrade Xiuyuan, sit down, sit down and let's talk. I heard about it when I was in the county. The first phase of the new rural demonstration village project in Meilin Village is progressing very well. From the Black Water River to the Happiness River, Comrade Xiuyuan, you've done a great job..."

Zeng Ming smiled as he looked at Li Xiuyuan. The Discipline Inspection Commission's handling of cases was ruthless, but it depended on who was handling it and the circumstances. Today wasn't an investigation of Li Xiuyuan; they were just looking for him to understand the situation. Besides, Li Xiuyuan had a powerful background, so they had to be polite.

After all, he is the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission when he is working, but after get off work he still has to live in Huangyuan County. Who can completely abandon reality and ignore human relationships?

"Secretary Zeng, you flatter me. I dare not take credit for it. The achievements of Meilin Village are due to the visionary planning and full support of the county party committee and government, the hard work of the villagers who worked day and night to build their new homes, and the tireless efforts of the leaders and colleagues in the central town..."

Li Xiuyuan doesn't need to take credit; the credit is rightfully his, and no one can take it away from him. Appropriate humility is actually better.

Zeng Ming chatted with Li Xiuyuan for a couple more minutes before getting down to business. Wang Zhixing, who had been feeling envious, suddenly realized that now was not the time to be jealous. The key was to see what Li Xiuyuan would say next.

"Mayor Li, yesterday, the county discipline inspection commission received a letter of complaint regarding the preparation work for the second phase of the Meilin Village project. The person being complained about is Wang Zhixing, the deputy mayor of your central town. You are the person in charge of the new rural construction in Meilin Village, so we would like to ask you about the situation."

As Zeng Ming spoke, he gestured to the disciplinary committee member he had brought with him, who then handed Li Xiuyuan a letter of complaint.

Li Xiuyuan took the letter of complaint and pretended to read it. Ma Tao had shown him the previous letter of complaint from the town, and this was the second time. Li Xiuyuan quickly finished reading the letter of complaint.

Zeng Ming asked, "Comrade Xiu Yuan, what do you think of this whistleblower letter?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhixing, who was sitting to the side, immediately tensed up. It was not hard to tell from the attitude of Deputy Secretary Zeng of the Discipline Inspection Commission that Li Xiuyuan's attitude would determine the next steps in the investigation.

If the disciplinary committee continues its in-depth investigation, it will be very disadvantageous for him.

Leaving aside Wang Yongde's case, what if the investigation uncovers other things?

Zhang Xingguo and Hou Peng exchanged a glance, waiting for Li Xiuyuan to add fuel to the fire. They wanted to use this incident to spread rumors that Li Xiuyuan had attacked his colleague by reporting him, thus damaging Li Xiuyuan's prestige. As for the impact on Wang Zhixing, did it matter? Not at all.

Li Xiuyuan returned the letter of complaint to the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission. This simple action made Wang Zhixing's heart skip a beat. At this moment, Li Xiuyuan slowly spoke.

"Secretary Zeng, if you ask me, I think the content of this whistleblower letter..."

Wang Zhixing's face was deathly pale, his hands gripping the armrests of the chair so tightly that his knuckles were turning white. Given his relationship with Li Xiuyuan, would Li Xiuyuan speak well of him? No, if Li Xiuyuan were to say even a single fair word, it would be considered a favor, and it would be good enough if Li Xiuyuan wasn't deliberately trying to undermine him.

But could Li Xiuyuan not try to sabotage him? The nature of their relationship is clear.