Chapter 190 of "New Urban Farmers" (1014): Yan Weimin Becomes More Tough (First Update)
Summer in the Northwest is scorching. The heat is unbearable; shirts stick to the back from sweating, and it feels like you need to take six or seven showers a day to escape the heat.
However, according to reports, Qingmu Township in Qingyang County was finally about to receive a heavy rainfall. Staff from the county meteorological station called to say that Qingmu Township might experience continuous rain for the next two days, with potentially heavy rainfall, and reminded residents to be vigilant against floods and mudslides.
The county party secretary and county head also called, respectively instructing Lin Zhong and Zheng Haifu, the township government leadership, to pay close attention to this work in preparation for unforeseen circumstances. Many villages in Qingmu Township are located on both sides of mountain gullies. Continuous heavy rain would be dangerous.
Therefore, the township party committee and government became "busy" for a while, constantly sending out notices from the township government to each village. The content was the same: following the county party committee's notice, Qingmu Township will experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, so please be careful.
Actually, we receive similar notices every year. Besides that, there's only one dam in the township that needs attention. This dam is a key water conservancy project in Qingmu Township, built to prevent upstream floods from impacting the downstream area. During the off-season, it's contracted out as a fish and shrimp farming area.
It can also contribute tens of thousands of yuan in taxes to the township's finances every year.
However, maintenance cannot keep up.
The sky. The clouds were a dark, oppressive black. Lightning flashed intermittently within the clouds, as if a torrential downpour could come at any moment.
In the village, the streets were almost deserted; everyone had gone inside or to their doorways to look at the weather outside. They were talking animatedly.
"***The weather forecast said it would be continuous rain, so why is there lightning? This is clearly a thunderstorm!"
Everyone knows that thunderstorms generally don't last very long, and only occasionally do they turn into continuous rain, let alone last for two days, which is extremely rare. So everyone is very puzzled.
"When has the county meteorological station ever made a smooth and accurate weather forecast? Even at its most accurate, it was delayed by four or five hours. That's unbelievable!" someone said dismissively.
Qingmu Township, nestled against the mountains, has a complex environment, making weather changes difficult to predict.
complex.
Sometimes, human experience is far more accurate than predictions.
So the men all agreed.
However, some people take this forecast seriously.
The county party committee and county government's instructions to the Qingmu Township party committee and government to take concrete preventative measures and prepare everyone gave people a sense of impending doom.
Although this kind of greeting happens two or three times a year with good results.
"It's never a bad thing to be careful. Our village's flood discharge channel hasn't been repaired for two years, has it? That's dangerous! I wonder who's been embezzling all the money allocated by the higher authorities," a woman said.
"Then who else is in charge?" a flippant voice replied.
"Hey, Dewang, what secrets do you have this time?" the woman teased as she saw a middle-aged man with a parted hairstyle walk in from the crowd.
This man is Liu Dewang. He seemed quite energetic after waking up, though his face was a bit pale, a result of his frequent late nights. It's just a pity that the mahjong parlor at Sanheizi's place is closed today.
gas!
You tell me. The township leaders just walk around saying they need to be vigilant about flood prevention in the villages below, and then they're at home enjoying themselves with their wives or eating and drinking. And you, a mahjong parlor, are even closing down in response? What for?
Sanheizi is a very superstitious person.
"Playing mahjong relies on thunder. It's like the heavens are angry and it's bad luck. After the thunder, all the demons and monsters will be swept away, and everyone's good fortune will naturally come!" Sanheizi said.
Everyone knows that Sanheizi is talking nonsense, but it is true that every time there is thunder, Sanheizi's mahjong room is packed with players for several days and the turnover repeatedly reaches new highs.
So Liu Dewang wandered around for a while and, having nowhere else to go, squeezed into this simple activity hall in the village.
Here, in what is probably the most crowded place in Qingmu Township, there are rows of chairs where people sit, chatting and smoking. Life is much better and more lively this way.
However, besides a few indoor ping-pong tables, there are no other entertainment options here. Even though they provide old, worn-out rackets for free, you have to buy the ping-pong balls for 50 cents each. The manager adds a refrigerator and a snack window, so their monthly income is quite good.
"Want to know the inside story? Hehe, what's Sister Jiang's lunch today?" Liu Dewang chuckled with a lewd grin.
"Get lost. You're over forty and I'm much younger than you. Calling me 'sister' makes me feel ashamed, and that's fine too!" Sister Ping rolled her eyes at him and scolded him with a smile.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Liu Dewang didn't care.
Everyone knows that the so-called inside stories are just rumors, meant for entertainment. Real inside stories aren't so easily spread; very few are even presented with concrete details.
Police Station. Yan Weimin arrived early and immediately summoned everyone, including the auxiliary police, issuing a strict order: "Due to orders from higher authorities, there may be heavy rain in Qingmu Township over the next two days, so all personnel in our police station must report for duty. Be prepared at any time. Make it clear that anyone who dares to be absent is fired! Even I am the same!"
Instructor Song Wang simply said, "Everyone should take this matter seriously!"
As for Zhong Ben, the deputy director, Yan Weimin didn't even give him a chance to speak and directly announced: "Dismissed! Everyone go back to your own business!"
Back in the office, a while later, Xiao Li knocked on the door and came in. He looked furtive.
"Boss, everyone's wondering if we're just being redundant since the township leaders are all relaxing in their offices or homes on a rainy day?" Xiao Li said in a low voice.
Xiao Li was considered one of Yan Weimin's confidants, so he spoke with far fewer reservations. Yan Weimin, usually a jovial man, surprisingly frowned and said, "The leader is the leader, but we are us! Just do your job!"
When Xiao Li saw that Yan Weimin seemed to be serious, he immediately stopped joking.
"Okay. But it seems that Deputy Director Zhong has gone out again, without saying where he went," Xiao Li said.
"Oh?" Yan Weimin suddenly sneered. "Never mind him!"
Let's see how long you can keep jumping around!
The day before yesterday, Yan Weimin was stunned and quite shocked when he received the "gift" from Liu Neng. Liu Neng's boss was truly resourceful; he had managed to obtain a leaked video of Mayor Zheng and Yao Hong's bedroom!
The rumors were actually true!
"Our boss said he has high hopes for you! Hehe, Lao Yan, now it's all up to you to boost your performance!" Liu Neng said.
Yan Weimin's excitement at having this disc was a matter of conduct. Zheng Haifu was also doomed! With Zhong Ben, who had been cuckolded, taking him down was no small matter.
In addition, he had some other "ingredients" that were financial in nature. These were signed by Zheng Haifu himself, but he kept them.
Who would have thought that something from three years ago would still be kept by him?
One of the most important projects was three years ago when, in order to improve the case-handling capabilities of grassroots police organizations, the Provincial Public Security Department directly allocated 500,000 yuan in special funds to the Qingmu Township Police Station through the credit union for the purchase of police equipment. However, Zheng Haifu signed off on the withdrawal and took it away. Yan Weimin repeatedly urged for the return of the funds, but Zheng Haifu kept arguing and talking about the big picture, refusing to give it to him.
In reality, the township finances simply couldn't come up with an extra 500,000 yuan for the police station.
That special fund was actually misappropriated and loaned to private individuals—Yan Weimin only learned of this later.
However, Yan Weimin managed to obtain this handwritten evidence. Although it was a matter of the previous leadership, he was absent from the township party committee meeting that passed the resolution. Moreover, the previous party secretary, deputy secretary, and secretary of the discipline inspection commission were no longer in office, so this matter had nothing to do with him, Lin Zhong, or Zhang Biyuan.
Of the seven Party Committee members, Yan Weimin probably respects Zhang Biyuan, the deputy secretary of the township Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission the most. Zhang Biyuan, who comes from the discipline inspection system, has always had a very good reputation.
As for Zheng Haifu, Liu Shan, Liu Zhaoyuan, and Lao Yumin, they were from the previous leadership team and were not on his side, so there was no need to worry about them.
Yesterday, he secretly visited Zhang Biyuan, the deputy secretary of the township party committee and secretary of the discipline inspection commission, and handed over the cloned disc and photocopies of evidence of embezzlement of public funds from the credit union to Zhang Biyuan.
Zhang Biyuan realized the seriousness of the matter, as it involved four Party committee members. Even the township head was involved; this matter had to be reported to the deputy secretary of the county Party committee and the secretary of the discipline inspection commission!
"I never imagined the matter was so serious—the entire leadership team had violated laws and regulations!" Zhang Biyuan and Yan Weimin immediately reported the incident to Yu Yang, the deputy secretary of the county party committee and secretary of the discipline inspection commission, upon reading it. He slammed his fist on the table. "I must report this to the secretary!"
"Director Yan, do you still have the original?" Yu Yang asked after his temper subsided.
After confirming that the original document was in Yan Weimin's possession, Yu Yang instructed Zhang Biyuan and Yan Weimin to return and await further news to avoid alerting the suspects. In reality, the county discipline inspection commission also possessed some materials related to the allegations against these individuals, but these materials were suppressed for the sake of stability in Qingmu Township.
There is currently no evidence to suggest that the whistleblower's materials are authentic.
But things are different now; Yan Weimin has provided genuine evidence. This makes the whistleblower's materials potentially valuable!
After returning to their hometown, the two acted as if nothing had happened.
"Boss, Bu Liu got beaten up! His family has come to report it, and we're thinking about it," Xiao Li suddenly knocked on the door and came in to report.
"Xiao Liu? Go handle this!" Yan Weimin said unhappily. "You guys can handle these trivial matters yourselves!"
But Xiao Li smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, I can't handle this. Young Master Zheng and Young Master Liu came back from the county, and Xiao Liu, being clumsy, bumped into their car and got beaten up. He's in the township hospital now!"
Yan Weimin was surprised, then delighted.
However, Bu Li did not notice Yan Weimin's emotional fluctuations.
"Who saw it? Can you be sure who made the first move?" Yan Weimin asked.
Xiao Li said with certainty, "Quite a few people saw it. When we got there, Young Master Zheng and Young Master Liu were still fighting when we finally stopped Xiao Liu. He was beaten until his face was covered in blood!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Have you caught the person yet?" Yan Weimin shouted immediately after confirming the situation. "Beating someone in the street is illegal! Go. Arrest him!"
"Arrest Xiao Liu?" Xiao Li asked, somewhat surprised and uncertain. "Why is Boss Yan so forceful now that he knows it was Young Master Zheng and Young Master Liu who did it?"
"Are you an idiot? Whoever hit someone should be arrested immediately!" Yan Weimin jumped up from his chair and cursed, indicating he was about to take action as well. "This is having a really bad influence. If we don't deal with it, how will people view our police station? Just watching someone get beaten up?"
"Walk!"
Yan Weimin's sudden toughness both excited and surprised Xiao Li and his colleagues. For them, the police station was powerful, so they were naturally powerful too, especially since it was an order from their superiors to arrest whoever they were told to.
In the lower levels of society, everyone knows one thing: when leaders take the lead, it's best not to offend anyone.
But Yan Weimin's sudden high profile made everyone uncomfortable.
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