Chapter 598 Achievement of the goal

Song Zeming: "Cough cough cough cough..."

He nearly choked to death on his tea.

Peng Qingyun, director of the Foreign Trade Bureau, kindly patted Song Zeming on the back and said, "Secretary Song, are you okay?"

Song Zeming's face flushed red, and he waved his hand and said, "Not bad."

Lian Antai defended himself: "Director Chen, we have no grudges against each other, why are you slandering me?"

"Slander you? I've already submitted the evidence of you stealing my ads twice last year, but there's been no follow-up. Fine, I'll put up with it. But you're here to steal clothes again today? Haha."

Chen Qing sneered, and the sharpness and straightforwardness in her eyes made everyone present understand that she was telling the truth.

Peng Qingyun looked at Lian Antai gravely: "Is this true?"

Qi Yuanchao followed closely behind: "Comrade Lian, although you have made great contributions to the clothing industry, you can't bully new comrades like that!"

The five people present were Song Zeming, Peng Qingyun, Qi Yuanchao and Lian Antai.

Lian Antai saw that the three leaders were all from Guangdong Province and was afraid that they would favor Chen Qing. He frowned and said, "Why would I frame Director Chen? We are so far away. What good would it do me to frame her? I know that all the leaders value Chen Qing, but there is no need to bully us outsiders like that."

"As for the specific benefits, that depends on how you negotiate with Yang Xiwen's son." Chen Qing raised the corner of his mouth with a sarcastic smile. "Even the factory director should know what happened to Yang Xiwen. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"

With two loud bangs, Lian Antai slammed the table, making it deafening. "Slander! This is blatant slander! When did I even know Yang Xiwen, and his unknown son..."

"I don't have time to play games with you today. Whether you know each other or not, Wei Jianping's family knows it very well. Otherwise, I will find someone to arrest them and ask them if you are familiar with each other."

"you--"

Even An Tai's pupils trembled.

How did she know?!

Chen Qing: "Last year you destroyed the advertisement, and this year you destroyed the best-selling items. Your goal is clearly to destroy our country's clothing industry! My purpose today is to ask the three leaders, how should we deal with people like this?"

The three of them looked at each other.

Song Zeming spoke first: "I will investigate thoroughly and give you an explanation, Comrade Chen."

"Oh? Really?"

"yes."

"Then I look forward to Secretary Song's final answer."

Chen Qing did not stay to continue eating and left first.

After Chen Qing left, the atmosphere in the box dropped to freezing point.

Song Zeming asked people to arrest Lian Antai.

But he didn't leave.

He discussed with Qi Yuanchao and Peng Qingyun with a serious expression.

Since the matter involved the fallen Yang Xiwen, its nature became extremely sensitive and serious.

If Lian Antai really colluded with his children and intended to sabotage economic development, it would definitely be a serious crime.

"Lian Antai's problems need to be investigated, but how and to what extent we investigate requires careful methods."

Song Zeming said slowly.

The two nodded.

Among the three people present, Song Zeming has the highest position, so the two of them naturally follow his arrangements.

Song Zeming: "The Yang Xiwen case is already an ironclad case. His son's case is under the jurisdiction of a special task force. Whether Lian Antai was involved and to what extent requires conclusive evidence."

He didn't say anything final because Chen Qing mentioned that her two appeals were still rejected.

It means there is something else going on here.

Peng Qingyun and Peng Qingyun still nodded.

Song Zeming: "Right now, based solely on Comrade Chen Qing's one-sided statement and Lian Antai's reaction, there's insufficient evidence to convict us of a serious crime. Especially since he just emphasized that we might be biased towards local comrades. While this might be a sophistry, if it gets out, it's bound to spark discussion, with people accusing us of excluding dissidents within the province. We must emphasize this point and not act arbitrarily."

"Then what should we do with Lian Antai? Should we let him continue to deal with foreigners? But Yang Xiwen's son is already a foreigner. Isn't this asking him to convey information?" Peng Qingyun asked.

Song Zeming frowned slightly, but as an important leader in the province, he had experienced many ups and downs, so he did not panic because of a mere enemy spy.

"Our top priority is to ensure the smooth running of the Canton Fair and to ensure that our country's foreign trade image and orders are not affected. Comrade Chen Qing's garment factory is a leading exporter and has suffered injustice. We must give an explanation, but we cannot let this incident become a bombshell."

Peng Qingyun and Qi Yuanchao nodded thoughtfully.

Song Zeming continued, "My opinion is that I will privately coordinate with the relevant departments to conduct a secret investigation to prevent it from escalating and affecting the current stability. If it is confirmed that Lian Antai is indeed colluding with treason, he will be severely punished. For now, this is the way to deal with it. What do you think?"

Based on the clues in front of us and Chen Qing's convincing words, the fact that Lian Antai stole the design and sabotaged production is relatively clear, and the evidence is also easy to collect.

It would be very easy to punish him on this basis, remove him from his position as factory director, transfer him from his post, and place him under review and study.

But since there is collusion with foreigners and the ability to "transmit information", the "transmitted information" becomes very critical.

How to convey information specifically?

What message is conveyed?

Is Lian Antai useful?

This is all crucial!

Is it spy or Mission Impossible?

He needs to check it out carefully.

Qi Yuanchao and Peng Qingyun naturally had no objection.

That night, Song Zeming got busy. The next day, Lian Antai was "safe and sound", but it was said that he was too tired and fainted, and needed to rest for a few days.

On the same day, Chen Qing was invited to Song Zeming's office. "Chen Qing, we are old acquaintances. I tell you the truth, Lian Antai will not affect you in the future, but he is useful."

Chen Qing asked bluntly: "Catching big fish?"

“…It’s hard to say.”

Song Zeming avoided her gaze, picked up the enamel pot and took a sip of tea.

Chen Qing felt a little aggrieved and deliberately said, "Secretary Song, I have received your decision. If Lian Antai is truly a bad comrade, I believe the organization will handle him according to the rules."

Song Zeming felt her sarcasm and had a slight headache, but he also tried to comfort her earnestly: "Comrade Chen Qing, the organization has seen both your grievances and your contributions. Some more complicated situations require time and skills to handle. I hope you can understand.

I am here to assure you on behalf of the organization and also on my own behalf that the country will remember the grievances you have suffered and the contributions you have made this time.

In the future, if you encounter reasonable difficulties within your work scope that cannot be solved by you or your factory alone, you can come to me.

Under the premise of not violating principles and policies, the organization will do its best to help you once and repay you this favor."

His words were very serious, which was equivalent to giving Chen Qing a "imperial sword", a future requirement endorsed by the state.

Chen Qing's mouth finally curled up.

The goal has been achieved.

She coughed lightly, her expression apologetic. "Secretary Song, you're being too serious. I understand the organization's difficulties and thank them for their trust and care. I will continue to work hard and contribute to export earnings."

(End of this chapter)