Pingyang Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department.

Wei Minmin screened out a piece of news from many local videos about the Shannan County government violently expelling petitioners.

Having been engaged in propaganda work for many years, he has a keen sense of public opinion. With just one glance, she concluded that this news, which was gaining popularity, might be infinitely magnified and become negative news that would have a serious impact on Pingyang City.

She checked the video carefully on the computer... She saw a white banner clearly displayed in the video, with large bloody words written on it: "County Magistrate Li Lin oppresses the people..."

Hiss~

Is it negative news about Li Lin?

Wei Minmin bit her lip nervously, thought for a moment, and hurried to Minister Liang Xiangwen's office to report the emergency to him.

At that time, Liang Xiangwen was excitedly taking out his treasured walnuts and polishing and wiping them carefully with a white cloth... Hearing the knock on the door, he frowned a little disappointedly, put down the walnuts, and said weakly, "Come in."

Wei Minmin pushed the door open and walked in. Without waiting for Liang Xiangwen to ask her what was the matter, she began to tell him in detail all the negative news about Shannan County that she had found on the Internet.

"What?!" Liang Xiangwen was very surprised after hearing this. He was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Is Li Lin a bad guy? Why is he exposed every now and then? Who did he offend this time? Oh... It really makes me worry..."

"Hey, Minister Liang, please stop laughing... This video is gaining popularity very quickly. It will be on the hot search list before tomorrow morning... Our city will definitely be affected by then... Please contact the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department as soon as possible and find a way to nip these negative opinions in the bud!" Wei Minmin urged in a serious tone.

Liang Xiangwen looked at Wei Minmin's face which was flushed due to panic, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "Minmin, are you thinking about the city... or are you worried about Li Lin? Haha... I think you shouldn't worry about it. Have you forgotten that Li Lin's relationship in the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department is stronger than mine, the Propaganda Minister of the Municipal Party Committee? Wasn't it Li Lin who took action to settle your problem last time?... This time, I guess there is no need for the Municipal Party Committee to step in. Director Song of the Provincial TV Station can get the matter done with just a flick of his fingers... I'm telling the truth, don't be jealous, I think Li Lin and Director Song have a very good relationship, she won't stand idly by, haha..."

Worried about Li Lin? Jealous?

Wei Minmin blushed like a ripe apple. She knew Liang Xiangwen had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Minister Liang, what are you talking about? I am really considering the image of our city!... No matter how tough Li Lin is, can he represent the city by himself? This is a public matter, and of course you, the Minister, need to come forward to resolve it..."

Liang Xiangwen saw that Wei Minmin was about to get angry, so he didn't dare tease her anymore. He waved his hand and said to her, "Okay, okay, don't worry... I'll report to Secretary Peng first. Whatever he says, our Propaganda Department will do."

After saying that, he stood up with a smile, signaled Wei Minmin that he would go to Peng Yutao to report right away, and told her not to worry.

Wei Minmin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but her face was still red... Even she herself didn't understand why she became so excited and lost her original cold image when Li Lin was mentioned.

Liang Xiangwen found Peng Yutao and gave him a brief report on the online public opinion.

He said, "Secretary Peng, something happened in Shannan County. Li Lin was exposed online again... The online reports were very detailed, saying that Li Lin assigned police officers to arrest several innocent people at the entrance of the approval hall. One of them suddenly became paralyzed due to a serious illness while being escorted to the detention center... The victim's mother went to the county government to ask for an explanation, and she died of emotional excitement!... There are more and more discussions about this matter online now. What do you think should be done?"

Li Lin again?

Peng Yutao was also surprised.

After thinking about it for a while, he thought, there is no smoke without fire, and the Internet is not entirely filled with rumors. If this is true, then Li Lin is in big trouble this time!

He must be held responsible for the injured and the dead!

"Have you verified it?" Peng Yutao asked in a cold voice without changing his expression.

Liang Xiangwen chuckled, scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I reported to you as soon as possible, but I didn't have time to call Shannan County to inquire."

Peng Yutao glared at Liang Xiangwen unhappily, as if accusing him of being rash and unbecoming of a leader.

"Then I will call Shannan County to ask about the situation..."

Liang Xiangwen knew that he had not done his job well, so he went to verify the situation without waiting for Peng Yutao to urge him.

Unexpectedly, Peng Yutao stopped him and said, "No need to go. Let me check it myself."

"You yourself..." Liang Xiangwen was stunned for a moment, then he stood aside and waited for Peng Yutao to verify the results.

Peng Yutao picked up the landline on his desk, called Liu Yong, and said, "What happened in Shannan County again? Is the report about Li Lin true? ... Well... I know... how to handle the call waiting for me."

Seeing Peng Yutao hang up the phone, Liang Xiangwen stepped forward and asked, "How is it, Secretary Peng? What did Liu Yong say?"

Peng Yutao sighed and said, "The reports about Li Lin are basically true, there is no exaggeration. He did indirectly cause one person to become paralyzed and another to die... This guy always recklessly pursues his work, and this time it's hard to end it!"

"Then... do I still need to report to the province to request support?... Or should I just sit back and watch this matter continue to ferment?" Liang Xiangwen looked at Peng Yutao eagerly, waiting for his order.

now.

Peng Yutao is still a little undecided.

On the one hand, Li Lin is Qian Lingyun's man and is not on the same page with him, so there is no need to protect him.

On the other hand, if I do something too extreme, I am afraid that it will cause Li Lan's dissatisfaction...

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to adopt a flexible strategy that would both deal a blow to Qian Lingyun and give Li Lan an explanation.

Humph, Qian Lingyun is too arrogant. When he promoted Li Lin, he barely discussed it with me and made the decision alone...

Don’t you, Qian Lingyun, regard Li Lin as your right-hand man?

Well, I'll take this opportunity to break one of your arms... and let Qian Lingyun know that anyone you promoted, I can also demote him!

Thinking of this, Peng Yutao said to Liang Xiangwen, "You should report to the provincial government according to the procedure. You should make it clear to the comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department that Li Lin was indeed at fault in this matter. Let them decide for themselves whether to reduce the heat of the news... The news media is an important medium for the voices of vulnerable groups. Excessive intervention by our government is unfair to the grassroots people... You should do your best to restore as much reputation as you can for the government, and let nature take its course for the rest!"

Does this mean that we don't care about this matter anymore?

Liang Xiangwen was a little dazed. He used to think that Li Lin was doing well in the Municipal Party Committee and was highly valued by the leaders... But now it seems that is not the case!