The next morning, Peng Yutao paced back and forth in his office anxiously, checking his phone from time to time and asking Wei Haiyang beside him, "Is there any news about Minister Liang and the others?"
Wei Haiyang shook his head helplessly, "There has been no response so far."
"Oh!" Peng Yutao was a little discouraged. He had begun to question whether it was a wise move to send Liang Xiangwen and Li Lin to the provincial government to handle this matter.
Did I overestimate Li Lin's ability? Did I overestimate Li Lan's feelings for Li Lin?
He thought that as Li Lin was Li Lan's younger brother, as long as he came forward, Li Lan would do his best to help Li Lin and calm the incident.
But after a whole day, there was no response from Liang Xiangwen. You should at least report whether the task was accomplished or not!
Peng Yutao sighed, as if talking to himself, "Wait a little longer. If there is still no news, I will go directly to Secretary Wang!"
There was no other way but to go to Secretary Wang, and he would inevitably be scolded by Wang Jin. But the matter of Pingyang Cotton Mill could not be delayed any longer.
The longer we delay, the more complicated things will become. If we don’t deal with a few cadres in the end, it will be difficult to explain to the general public!
As the top leader of Pingyang City, I will inevitably be questioned by the secretary and the governor...
First, Lan Xiaoqin’s corruption was exposed, and now there is such a serious public opinion storm... I wonder how the provincial leaders will evaluate him as the municipal party secretary!
Damn it... Peng Yutao couldn't help but curse in his heart, blaming it on his bad luck this year!
"Go and notify Mayor Qian and ask him to convene the main members of the government team to hold an emergency meeting in the Municipal Party Committee Conference Room half an hour later. We can't wait any longer, we must work out an emergency measure to prevent the situation from further escalating!" Peng Yutao ordered Wei Haiyang with a gloomy face.
Wei Haiyang nodded slightly and agreed, then walked out of the office to call the municipal government office.
After walking out of Peng Yutao's office, Wei Haiyang's originally tense expression suddenly relaxed, and a contemptuous and complacent smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He laughed secretly in his heart, "Li Lin, Li Lin... I still overestimated you. Humph, even if you have the support of your sister Li Lan, it's just like this! You still want to achieve your goal of being promoted to deputy director by accomplishing this? It's just wishful thinking! Hahaha..."
He guessed that Li Lin must have messed up the matter, otherwise why there had been no news for so long?
Thinking of this, he felt more relaxed than ever before. What could be more joyful than seeing his enemy fail?
Half an hour later, Qian Lingyun, Yang Wanquan and Zhang Yi hurried to the Municipal Party Committee meeting room.
I saw Peng Yutao, Lin Zheng, Yang Heping... sitting in the conference room drinking tea with melancholy faces, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Seeing Qian Lingyun and the others coming in, Peng Yutao hurriedly called out, "Old Qian, hurry up and sit down. Do you have any news about Li Lin and the others? How is the matter going? Why haven't you heard anything? It's really frustrating!"
Qian Lingyun sat down and said, "I haven't received any news from Li Lin and his team yet, but I think no news is good news. At least it proves that this matter is progressing steadily and has not been rejected outright by the provincial leaders."
He knew Li Lin very well, and he would not give anyone a definite answer before the matter had a result. But if he encountered difficulties in the process, he would not hide them.
Therefore, he guessed that the matter was still under Li Lin's control.
However, Peng Yutao and other members of the municipal party committee did not think so. Peng Yutao said in a dissatisfied tone, "Old Qian, you have to know when to protect your child. How can you go out to do something for a day or two without any response? At least let us know the extent of the matter, so that we can have an idea!"
Hearing Peng Yutao's complaining tone, Qian Lingyun also became angry. His face darkened and he said, "Li Lin was with Minister Liang on business trips. Even when reporting, it was Minister Liang who reported to you. How could it be the turn of Li Lin, a township-level official, to report to you, the head of the municipal party committee? Instead of complaining here, why don't you call Minister Liang directly to ask clearly!"
"Hey!" Peng Yutao leaned back and turned his head away from Qian Lingyun. He knew that what Qian Lingyun said made sense, but when he saw Qian Lingyun's tough attitude, he felt very unhappy.
The standing committee members present saw that the secretary and the mayor had not even spoken a few words when they started arguing again. They could only watch this tense scene quietly without saying a word.
At this time, Wei Haiyang walked up to Peng Yutao with his phone in hand, looking nervous, and said, "Secretary, look, there are a few more popular videos about the Pingyang Cotton Mill..."
Peng Yutao took a look, turned his head in anger, slammed the table and said to everyone, "Don't be silent! Hurry up and think of a way to suppress this matter!"
Everyone was startled and sat up straight involuntarily, frowning and thinking.
"Secretary Peng, I think you and Mayor Qian should call Governor Zhao to report the situation. If the situation continues to escalate, you can leave a way out..."
Neither Peng Yutao nor Qian Lingyun wanted to call the provincial party committee leaders for help, because it would mean they were incompetent! How would the leaders view it if they couldn't even solve a small problem?
Peng Yutao and Qian Lingyun did not express their opinions immediately and both fell silent.
...
Li Lin rested for a night at Li Lan's house, and rushed to the hotel where Liang Xiangwen and his friends were staying early the next morning in high spirits.
At this time, Liang Xiangwen and Wei Minmin had also gotten up. After having breakfast, they sat in the room drinking tea and waiting for news.
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