Chapter 674 Don't Reach Out, or You'll Be Caught
Early in the morning, the company notified a meeting. All deputy department heads and above attended, and many company cadres rushed to the meeting room.
In the corridor, people gathered in groups of three or four to chat and discuss the reason for today's meeting, but they found that no one knew the reason.
Some sensitive older comrades immediately noticed something was wrong, but most people were still laughing.
Over the past two years, the development of the National Literature Society has been thriving, getting better day by day. Everyone has become accustomed to good things happening at meetings, and thought that some major initiative would be announced today.
The meeting began. It was unusual for it to be chaired by Secretary Zhou. Lin Weimin and Cheng Zaochun looked at each other with calm faces and said nothing.
Secretary Zhou usually has a weak presence in the society and is basically just doing empty talk. He also actively cooperates with the work of Cheng Zaochun and Lin Weimin. Today, it was not called a D-level meeting, but he was asked to preside over it. Someone noticed that something was wrong.
"…For a politician, discipline is the lifeline; for a member of the party, discipline is the high-voltage line. Our Guowen Press is a publishing unit. Over the years, everyone likes to call us the Qingshui Yamen.
In the past two years, the cooperative has developed well, which is inseparable from the joint efforts led by Comrade Zaochun and Comrade Weimin.
Good days are coming, but some people..."
When Secretary Zhou said this, he took a deep breath, his face became extremely serious and his aura was overwhelming.
With a loud "bang", Secretary Zhou slammed his hand hard on the desk.
"You could have lived a good life, but ended up on a wrong path!"
After Secretary Zhou said this, he looked disdainfully at everyone present.
Most people looked at him with a clear conscience, and then their eyes swept towards several key positions in the society.
For example, Wei Fengjun who is in charge of distribution, and Mou Chunzhi who is in charge of printing...
Mou Chunzhi's face turned pale and his heart was pounding.
He was supposed to go to Hangzhou on a business trip this morning, but Xiao Weng, who came to pick him up, suddenly told him that there was an important meeting to be held in the society and sent him to the Chinese Literature Society.
Could it be that...
"Wei Fengjun!" Secretary Zhou shouted loudly.
Wei Fengjun, who had been sitting there steadily and trying to remain calm just now, turned pale immediately when he heard his name. He looked at Secretary Zhou with eyes that revealed extreme panic.
Secretary Zhou stared at Wei Fengjun without a trace of emotion.
"Click!" The door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and three public officials walked into the conference room.
"Comrade Wei Fengjun, we have received a report that you are suspected of violating discipline and law. Now please stand up and follow us to accept the organization's review at the designated time and place."
In an instant, everyone could feel that Wei Fengjun's body had gone limp. Not to mention standing up, he was actually sliding down the chair.
Several comrades immediately stepped forward, grabbed him, dragged him up from his seat, and then carried him up. They nodded to Secretary Zhou and left the meeting room.
The whole process of comrades from relevant departments taking Wei Fengjun away took no more than a minute. It was as if they had experienced a horrific natural disaster, and the conference room was dead silent.
The "Administrative Supervision Regulations of the People's Republic of China" promulgated by the State Council on December 9, 1990 stipulates that the supervisory authority has the right to "order relevant personnel to explain and clarify issues related to the supervision matters at the prescribed time and place" during case investigation.
In 1993, after the two ministries merged into one office, the scope of application of "shuanggui" was expanded.
The scene that had only appeared in rumors before was presented to everyone for the first time. Even for those who had done nothing wrong, it would leave an indelible and terrible memory in their hearts.
Everyone was thinking about Wei Fengjun who had just been taken away. In the past two years, he had been in charge of the distribution work of the agency and had been in power and in high spirits.
From time to time, people could hear some rumors about him and talk about him in private.
Thinking back to the helplessness and despair Wei Fengjun felt when he was taken away just now, everyone couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, they didn't do anything wrong!
The meeting room was silent for about half a minute. Secretary Zhou spoke again, listing Wei Fengjun's problems with great sorrow.
In the past, it was just hearsay, but today, through Secretary Zhou's mouth, it was confirmed that in just less than two years, Wei Fengjun actually used the convenience of his position to accept bribes of more than 400,000 yuan, opened the door for many secondary channel booksellers, and caused Guowen Publishing House to suffer losses of millions.
"Wei Fengjun is also a veteran of our Guowen Press. From an ordinary responsible editor to the vice president in charge of distribution, this is due to his personal struggle and efforts, but it is also inseparable from the cultivation of the organization and the help of comrades.
It pains me to see him degenerate so quickly.
I never dreamed that a unit like our Guowen Press would have such rampant corruption.
This is my dereliction of duty. I want to make a profound self-examination to the organization and my colleagues..."
Cheng Zaochun spoke this time, "Old Zhou, this is not something you can control. Wei Fengjun has been taken away now, and your work has been done."
Secretary Zhou stopped the topic at this point, and Cheng Zaochun began to express his feelings and warnings again.
The last one was Lin Weimin, his face was calm.
"Comrades, today's incident tells us a truth: Don't try to steal, or you will be caught. Don't let greed get in the way, and don't rely on luck."
After saying a few simple words, Lin Weimin handed the right to speak back to Secretary Zhou.
"When you return, all department leaders should actively explain today's situation to the department staff and avoid causing unnecessary panic and discussion..."
A huge rat was found in the society, and Secretary Zhou's work immediately became busy. During the past half month, the Chinese Literature Society was in a state of restlessness, with large and small events constantly taking place.
After the meeting, everyone left the conference room and discussed what had just happened. Many people were still frightened.
Lin Weimin and Cheng Zaochun were walking together. When they passed by Mou Chunzhi who was still sitting in his seat, Lin Weimin gently patted him on the shoulder.
"Old Mou, why don't you leave?"
Mou Chunzhi shuddered all over, "Ah... right now... I'll go now!"
Neither Lin Weimin nor Cheng Zaochun paid any attention to his abnormal behavior and walked out of the meeting room.
Finally, after everyone in the conference room had left, Mou Chunzhi let out a long sigh and touched his legs.
It's finally getting better now.
He stood up with difficulty, took two steps, and finally returned to normal before leaving the meeting room.
June was the beginning of summer and there was plenty of sunshine outside, but the light in the corridor of the Guowenshe building was a little dim. Mou Chunzhi felt a little cold, so he walked to the door of the building.
"Hello, President Mou!" Xiao Zhou at the door greeted Mou Chunzhi.
Mou Chunzhi nodded, and after walking over, an incredible idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
Xiao Zhou also has the last name Zhou, will he be like Lao Zhou...
Then he saw Xiao Weng, who was cleaning the car in the yard. Xiao Weng was Lin Weimin’s driver…
Mou Chunzhi was suspicious and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became. In the past, he always thought that what he had done was not a big deal and the worst that could happen was that he would just be punished.
But when he really saw what happened to Wei Fengjun, he was scared, extremely scared.
He thought of the horrible scene of himself being thrown into prison, of being called a criminal by the Guowen Society, and of his miserable future...
When I got home in the evening, my wife was surprised and asked, "Didn't you go on a business trip?"
"I had something to do and couldn't go." Mou Chunzhi said weakly.
After a while, his wife called him, "Let's eat."
"No, eat it yourself."
His wife had already noticed that something was wrong with Mou Chunzhi, so she came over and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"
Mou Chunzhi hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Something happened to Lao Wei!"
After listening to Mou Chunzhi's description of today's scene, his wife asked in panic, "What about you? How do you deal with it?"
"It's none of my business."
"How could it be that you have nothing to do with it? Don't think that they don't know. Maybe they are just holding back."
When Mou Chunzhi heard his wife's words, his heart suddenly tightened. How could he not know that he was taking a chance?
But let him take the initiative to explain the problem...
Thinking about having to return so much money and stuff, he realized that he might even lose his position as vice president, and all his hard work for half a lifetime would have been in vain.
His wife was his bedmate, and seeing his hesitation, she naturally knew what he was thinking.
"As long as there is life, there will be no shortage of firewood. You are the backbone of the family. If you go to jail, what will we do?
If you lose your job, you lose it. As long as you are fine, it’s fine. There are so many people going into business now. If you have connections in the publishing industry, you will definitely have no problem making a living without getting rich.”
Mou Chunzhi felt a little relieved by his wife's comfort, and he thought of what Lin Weimin said during the meeting.
"Don't stretch out your hand, or you will be caught. Don't let greed get in the way, and don't rely on luck."
The more Mou Chunzhi thought about it, the more he felt that these words were directed at him. That night, he could not sleep, tossing and turning until dawn.
It gets light early in the summer. His wife is preparing breakfast. Mou Chunzhi suddenly gets up from the bed and goes out without even washing up.
"Lao Mou, what are you doing?"
"Go and turn yourself in. Pack up all the things you didn't sell, and someone will come pick them up later!"
Mou Chunzhi made up his mind, said this and went out.
That morning, Lin Weimin was reviewing a manuscript when he received a call from Secretary Zhou, asking him to go to the office.
Lin Weimin went to Secretary Zhou's office and found Cheng Zaochun was there too.
Secretary Zhou informed the two of the situation. Just now, Mou Chunzhi, the vice president in charge of printing business, confessed to him about his bribery and corruption over the past two years.
Compared with Wei Fengjun's rampant behavior, the amount and nature of Mou Chunzhi's crimes were not serious, so Secretary Zhou did not alarm comrades in relevant departments. Instead, he wanted to talk to Cheng Zaochun and Lin Weimin first to see how to deal with it.
"Lao Mou took the initiative to explain this matter himself..."
Secretary Zhou made a special statement, which also showed his attitude.
Cheng Zaochun followed suit and said, "With two vice presidents missing all of a sudden, it's going to be hard to carry out work."
Lin Weimin only said one sentence, "It is better to use it than to work hard."
The three of them reached a tacit agreement.
The Guowen Publishing House had just lost a vice-president, and any further commotion would easily affect work. Besides, Mou Chunzhi had always been conscientious and sensible in his work, and he took the initiative to explain the problem this time.
"Let him return the stolen money first, and the commune will give him an internal punishment. Don't alert the higher-ups yet." Secretary Zhou said.
The society has a community committee, and things like this will definitely be brought to the meeting, but the three giants have already reached a tacit understanding, so there is no suspense about this matter.
When Mou Chunzhi learned from Secretary Zhou about the outcome of his treatment, he could not help but burst into tears. He had been worried for the past two days, but now that everything was settled, he felt relieved.
Moreover, the company actually retained his position, allowing him to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence. Mou Chunzhi felt nothing but gratitude, and ran to Lin Weimin and Cheng Zaochun's office to sincerely repent.
Two days later, a document appeared on the bulletin board of Guowen Publishing House, which was a disciplinary notice against Mou Chunzhi for violating regulations by accepting gifts from booksellers.
The society had just taken down Wei Fengjun, and now there was another one, Mou Chunzhi. Many people felt worried about this, but some people also noticed the opportunity.
Although Mou Chunzhi made a mistake, it seemed that it was only a light punishment, and the society gave him a chance to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, and he still held the position of vice president.
But Wei Fengjun's position is actually vacant, this is a rare opportunity!
(End of this chapter)
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