“Minister Li, I think this matter should be investigated first, and then reported to the General Office. After all, we can’t handle Cheng Wanli.”
Vice Minister Liu is already prepared to compromise; he can give up Wu Zhen, but Cheng Wanli cannot run away either.
"No need for such trouble. The Discipline Inspection Commission will send a few comrades over in a bit to get the minutes of their Standing Committee meeting. If someone really is ostracizing Comrade Zheng Guo, causing research to stall, I will personally report to General Manager Lai."
Minister Li's words sent chills down the spines of all the Standing Committee members present.
If the authorities find out about this, it's a recipe for total annihilation; no one can be saved.
The meeting set the tone and then adjourned hastily. Immediately afterwards, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission sent a section chief to lead a team to the research institute for investigation.
Upon receiving the assignment, the investigators did not dare to delay and immediately went to the research institute.
Meanwhile, after the meeting, several members of the Standing Committee also called their people, telling them to try to shift the blame to Cheng Wanli or Wu Zhen and protect themselves as much as possible.
At this moment, the Standing Committee members suddenly realized that without Sun Zhengguo, they were nothing.
They were so arrogant, thinking that as long as they curried favor with Cheng Wanli, they could maintain their current position and even advance further.
"You're Zhou Weimin, the office director?"
Zhou Weimin, who was writing documents in his office, was taken aback when he saw the group of people who suddenly appeared. He then asked them a question.
"Comrades! I am Zhou Weimin. May I ask who you are...?"
"Oh! Comrade Zhou Weimin, let me introduce myself. I am Zhang Taihang, the director of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Machinery Industry. This is my work ID."
After the introduction, Director Zhang handed over his work ID.
Although Zhou Weimin didn't know why the people from the Discipline Inspection Commission wanted to see him, he still took the work ID, looked at it, and then politely handed it back with both hands.
"Director Zhang, what brings you here?"
Director Zhang didn't stand on ceremony and directly stated his purpose, hoping that Zhou Weimin could cooperate with him.
Given this situation, how could Zhou Weimin not cooperate?
He immediately retrieved all the meeting minutes and also recounted his observations and experiences while taking those minutes.
While the two were talking, several other investigators were also busy, visiting several members of the Standing Committee to learn about the situation.
When a group of ruthless people from the Discipline Inspection Commission came to their door, how could the other people in the research institute not know?
In particular, Deputy Director Wu Zhen is now living in constant fear, like a frightened bird.
This guy wasn't exactly clean to begin with, and since he'd already been strategically abandoned by his backer and hadn't received any news, that's why he's so scared.
Meanwhile, Cheng Wanli, who was in the office next to his, also realized that something was wrong.
After all, he was a cadre parachuted in from the General Office, and no one notified him, which is why the information seemed to be delayed.
However, this shouldn't be a problem for him. He should be able to gain something by visiting other members of the Standing Committee.
However, things took a bit of a turn for the worse. The other Standing Committee members were already in dire straits and trying to shift the blame, so how could they possibly leak information to him?
So, after going around in circles, Cheng Wanli didn't get any useful information.
Finally, he could only go to Wu Zhen's office to see if he could find out any useful information.
"Oh! Deputy Secretary Cheng, I was just about to look for you, and here you are! Please have a seat, please have a seat."
When Wu Zhen saw Cheng Wanli visiting, he was as if he had seen a relative. He finally had someone to rely on and was very enthusiastic, making tea and offering cigarettes.
Those who know them understand that they are equals; those who don't might think Wu is a subordinate!
"Old Wu, why are you being so polite? I just came to ask you something."
Unaware of the situation, Cheng Wanli, who was unaware that the two had the same experience, asked the question first.
"Deputy Secretary Cheng, please just say what's on your mind."
Wu Zhen first handed over the teacup before sitting down to listen.
"Old Wu, I know you have a lot of connections in your department, but I wonder what these comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission are doing here today?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhen was stunned. It was truly a tragedy that the two of them wanted to ask the same question.
"Deputy Secretary Cheng, I didn't know that! I was going to ask you! But you came first."
Wu Zhen looked helpless, her eyes filled with a sense of despair.
The more things went this way, the stranger it became, and Cheng Wanli couldn't help but feel a chill.
"Old Wu, why don't you call Vice Minister Liu and see what's going on?"
"Deputy Secretary Cheng, why bother Vice Minister Liu when you can just ask someone else?"
At this moment, Wu Zhen was unaware that Cheng Wanli had already been turned away and was foolishly telling him to ask someone else.
"It's no use, they don't know either."
Cheng Wanli's casual remark startled Wu Zhen quite a bit.
At that moment, he didn't care what his superiors would think and quickly dialed Vice Minister Liu's number.
The call went through, but the answer only made him more devastated.
It turned out that the person who answered the phone was a staff member who told him that Vice Minister Liu was out on an inspection tour and didn't know when he would return.
"Deputy Secretary Cheng, Vice Minister Liu isn't here. What do we do now? Could they be... investigating us?"
Wu Zhen was in a terrible mood. It was like a storm was brewing, and the pressure was immense, making it hard for him to breathe.
"What's the panic? Let me make the call."
Cheng Wanli snatched the phone in a huff and dialed the General Office, where he found his backer, a deputy director.
The two talked on the phone for a few minutes, and then Cheng Wanli hung up and regained his usual confidence.
"See? Old Wu, I told you not to panic. You were just scaring yourself. It's nothing. The Discipline Inspection Commission is probably investigating something else. What does it have to do with you and me?"
"That's right, that's right, you're really amazing, Deputy Secretary Cheng. From now on, I, Wu Zhen, will follow your lead in the institute!"
Wu Zhen was completely relieved and kept flattering him.
At the same time, she was also thinking about what else to give as a gift to deepen their relationship.
After all, their backing is directly connected to the inner palace.
Just as the two were still clinging to a sliver of hope, the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission had already obtained what they wanted and left the research institute.
Sun Zhengguo saw all of this clearly, yet he never showed his face...
Soon, Director Zhang and his entourage returned to the Ministry of Machinery. He handed over all the meeting minutes and investigation notes he had obtained to Minister Li.
Minister Li spent half an hour reading through the documents, then immediately lost his temper and nearly smashed the table.
It turns out that these bastards were really ostracizing Sun Zhengguo, and they were ostracizing him particularly badly.
"Damn it, a bunch of lazy people are ostracizing those who do the work, it's really ironic!" Minister Li rarely swore.
When he first heard the report, he thought it was just some minor squabbles. He even advised Sun Zhengguo not to run the show by making his own decisions and to listen to everyone's opinions.
But what was the result?
Sun Zhengguo didn't run a one-man show, but these bastards did, turning the research institute into a chaotic mess.
How can one conduct scientific research in such an environment?
It's a miracle they didn't kill him; no wonder Sun Zhengguo came to complain.
It seems that I was negligent.
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