The office was filled with smoke. Hou Peng and Zhang Xingguo exchanged a glance. They both realized that Li Xiuyuan had become a force to be reckoned with. They could no longer directly use his power to intimidate him. Instead, they had to find a roundabout way to deal with him.
“Secretary,” Hou Peng exhaled a long smoke ring and looked at Zhang Xingguo, “we have no evidence to prove that Li Xiuyuan did it, even if we make a fuss about Wang Zhixing being reported.”
"Heh, what proof is needed?" Zhang Xingguo sneered, "As long as the investigation team comes tomorrow and Li Xiuyuan speaks ill of Wang Zhixing to the team, then Li Xiuyuan will be unable to stand up, and this matter can be pinned on Li Xiuyuan."
“Li Xiuyuan is good at labeling others, so we can label Li Xiuyuan too. Isn’t Li Xiuyuan the most fair and just person who likes to use righteousness to pressure people? There is no evidence in Wang Zhixing’s case. If Li Xiuyuan speaks ill of Wang Zhixing, then even if it wasn’t Li Xiuyuan who did it, it was Li Xiuyuan who did it.”
Hou Peng nodded upon hearing this: "In that case, we don't even need to get involved; Wang Zhixing will naturally spread the word everywhere."
"Yes, that's why I put pressure on Wang Zhixing just now. Wang Zhixing already had a problem with Li Xiuyuan, and this matter will only exacerbate their conflict. Moreover, the Discipline Inspection Commission will definitely have something to say about Li Xiuyuan as well."
If Li Xiuyuan uses whistleblowing to attack his comrades, it will also affect his reputation and gradually weaken his influence…
Zhang Xingguo and Hou Peng discussed how to strike at Li Xiuyuan, which had become their common goal.
However, at this point, neither of them realized that Wang Zhixing was beyond saving, nor did they take the matter seriously, because the premise of everything was that the whistleblower letter had no evidence whatsoever and was obviously just a baseless rumor.
On Tuesday morning, a light rain was falling from the sky, and the sky was overcast, just like Wang Zhixing's mood. He arrived at work with dark circles under his eyes early in the morning.
He didn't get a good night's rest at all last night. Zhang Xingguo and Hou Peng did reassure him, which put his mind at ease, but how could he possibly sleep at night when facing the Discipline Inspection Commission head-on?
The disciplinary committee is like a sword hanging over our heads, ready to fall at any moment.
He spent half the night in the living room smoking one cigarette after another. He thought that the disciplinary committee would definitely talk to the person who knew the most about the situation, and Li Xiuyuan still had a lot of say in this matter.
Normally, as long as there is no evidence, no matter how much Li Xiuyuan slanders or smears him, it will be useless.
The problem is, this is not normal. It is abnormal that an anonymous letter based on mere rumors could prompt the county discipline inspection commission to send an investigation team. If Li Xiuyuan, the person in charge, were to also slander him and smear him, the discipline inspection commission might launch a further investigation.
Then, when faced with an investigation by the disciplinary committee, one's situation will be difficult.
The influence Li Xiuyuan wielded on this matter was far greater than he had imagined.
Wang Zhixing even considered that if all else failed, he could humble himself before Li Xiuyuan, beg him to say a few good words for him, and not smear him. But he hesitated over this thought, and he was too embarrassed to do it.
When Li Xiuyuan drove to the town government, the rain was getting heavier. Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, Li Xiuyuan felt a little depressed. It wasn't because of the investigation team from the Discipline Inspection Commission that day, but because he realized that the construction time for the second phase of the project that he had previously considered might be even shorter.
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