Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 438: Liability?

Time is passing, and what needs to be faced must be faced.

Early the next morning, Zhong Wei braved the pouring rain and came to the dam to comfort the frontline workers.

When we saw Qi Tongwei, he looked tired and dirty, and was directing everyone in a hoarse voice to prepare iron cages and sandbags to block the dam.

According to Professor Tao's plan, an iron cage welded with steel bars and filled with stones will be used as the base of the dam.

As long as the two bases are fixed, the stones will not be easily washed away. With the addition of sandbags, there will be a great chance of success in blocking the embankment.

Zhong Wei asked in a deep voice: "How long will it take to plug the gap?"

"According to the plan, it will take at least two days if everything goes well."

"How's the relocation of the villagers down there going?"

"Most of them have already been evacuated, only some elderly people refuse to leave. We have organized people to search and rescue them." Qi Tongwei did not hide anything.

Zhong Wei nodded and didn't say much.

Jin Changguo was a little disappointed watching from behind, but it was understandable.

When something happens and needs to be held accountable, the final outcome is often not entirely determined by the nature of the event itself, but is more influenced by the attitude of the superior.

These people who are in high positions and control power and resources, their positions and intentions can often influence the direction of the entire situation.

Sometimes, those in power may target someone for their own political considerations or personal purposes and try to take him down through some means.

Even if it is just a trivial matter, it may be magnified infinitely and become a huge uproar if the superiors do it intentionally.

The so-called "supervisory responsibility" is like a giant pocket that can easily trap anyone. Regardless of whether a person has a direct connection to the incident, as long as the superior deems them useful or a hindrance, they will unhesitatingly shift the blame onto them. This phenomenon is common in workplaces, government bureaucracies, and other organizational settings.

However, if the power wants to protect you, there are also ways to make a big thing small or a small thing nothing.

The means of dealing with such situations are varied and bizarre.

For example, the excuse of "temporary worker" is the most common and effective method.

According to Jin Changguo's opinion, Qi Tongwei must be held responsible for the dam breach this time, but Zhong Wei did not express his opinion, which meant that he was ready to protect the other party, and everyone could see it clearly.

But if that were the case, then everything he did would be in vain.

Jin Changguo ignored Zhong Wei's opinion and stood up, accusing him: "Comrade Tongwei, look at how you are doing your job and how much damage you have caused to the Party and the people. I think you should be suspended from your post and reflect on yourself!"

Sure enough, Zhong Wei frowned slightly after hearing this.

Other officials, both big and small, were also a little stunned, and even shook their heads secretly, thinking that Mayor Jin was about to retire and was a little confused.

Of course Jin Changguo is not confused, he just knows how to settle accounts.

If he offends Commissioner Zhong, he will at most retire to the second line early. If he doesn't get Qi Tongwei and Gao Yuliang expelled from Haizhou, he will have to cry behind bars.

So he had to strike! He bet that Committee Zhong would suspend Qi Tongwei and transfer him out of shame.

Gao Yuliang snapped out of his daze and immediately retorted, "Comrade Changguo, we're facing a natural disaster, not a man-made one. Prevention can only avoid it as much as possible, but it doesn't mean it won't happen at all. Isn't it a bit hasty to put the blame on a particular comrade?"

"He is the responsible cadre. He must take responsibility for anything that happens in Jiangchang. The city has repeatedly ordered us to strengthen flood prevention work. If there was only a small hole in the levee, he could not be blamed. But now the levee has collapsed like this, for hundreds of meters. This shows that their flood prevention work is perfunctory. I think there is nothing wrong in charging him with dereliction of duty." Jin Changguo hit the nail on the head.

Qi Bin was stunned. Was this guy crazy? Did he even know what he was doing? Didn't he see that Commissioner Zhong's face was already very ugly?

He just expressed his love for the other party yesterday, and you are suppressing him today. This is not directed at Qi Tongwei. It is clear that you are not giving face to Commissioner Zhong. You want to drag everyone to bear Commissioner Zhong's anger together!

Gao Yuliang was not at all panicked and smiled, "Comrade Changguo, isn't the charge of dereliction of duty a bit too much? As far as I know, Comrade Tongwei has not slacked off at all these days and has personally led the team to patrol the riverbank and seawall every day.

I'm not the only one who knows this; you can ask the people present. If Comrade Tong Wei were to oversee the entire 71-kilometer stretch of the Han River in Jiangchang County, I doubt he'd be able to keep up even if he were split in half.

Besides, he received an order from the Municipal Party Committee yesterday to carry out the welcoming work, and he was not in Jiangchang at the time, so if there is any dereliction of duty, it cannot be attributed to him. "

Jin Changguo persisted, "Comrade Yuliang, he is your student, of course you should speak up for him.

We all signed a military order at the flood prevention conference. We don’t look at the process, we only look at the results.

The Han River bursting its banks is the result, and hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangchang are suffering from flooding.

Gao Yuliang said: "Comrade Changguo, you are being unreasonable. Qi Tongwei is my student. Not only do you know this, but everyone knows it, and the provincial party committee knows it even better.

If the Provincial Party Committee had not ordered me to do so, I would not have had the opportunity to work with my student to build the beautiful city of Haizhou.

This is the trust of the provincial party committee, and I always keep it in mind.

But I never spoke for him just because he was my student. I was just stating a fact. If any party or government official were in this position, I would also stick to the facts.

Since you mentioned the military order, do we all have to resign en masse? Secretary Qi even signed the military order in the provincial government.”

Seeing that the two people's argument was becoming more and more outrageous and about to involve himself, Qi Bin quickly stood up and interrupted, "Okay, okay, now is the time to discuss flood prevention work, not to assign responsibilities. If there is anything, we can discuss it after the dam is broken and blocked."

Qi Bin had already cursed Jin Changguo in his heart.

Before I even set the tone, he jumped out.

Now that the media bosses are here, is this a matter of honor? This is a disgrace to him!

Zhao Lichun also spoke at the right time, "Alright, this natural disaster is beyond human control. If everyone is held accountable, which of us comrades will dare to do anything? Ah?

The purpose of the military order is to make everyone take it seriously, not to execute Ma Su with tears.

I know Comrade Qi Tongwei well. From Yantai to Haizhou, he has worked diligently and brought earth-shaking changes to the local economy wherever he went.

We have to admit that he is a man of action. If we deny him for this reason, then Comrade Changguo, as the superior officer, should you take responsibility? And should I, as the governor, take responsibility?

Jin Changguo was speechless after being hit by a series of attacks. He had long calculated that Zhao Lichun would protect Qi Tongwei, so he came up with this plan when he got the news that Commissioner Zhong was coming to inspect. If Commissioner Zhong made the final decision, Zhao Lichun would probably have to make room for Qi Tongwei even if he didn't take him down.

Now it seems that man proposes, God disposes.

Who would have thought that a commoner who grew up in Handong would meet the daughter of a vice-level leader? And even more so, gain her appreciation?

Even when Zhao Lichun gave the "military order" a sophistry, no one dared to refute it.

It is because there is no important figure to suppress Zhao Lichun, so no matter how much he debates, it will be in vain because his power is not enough to counter the power of the governor.

In politics, the nature of events is ultimately determined by the size of power.

Whoever has more power has the final say.

As long as you have great power, you can give different meanings to anything.

He lost, but he lost to power.

After suppressing the two people's argument, Zhao Lichun changed the subject and said, "Of course, since the military order has been issued, there must be punishment. Since Comrade Tong Wei was indeed not in Jiangchang yesterday, the main responsibility does not lie with him, so I suggest that Comrade Tong Wei be given a warning.

We need to hold those responsible accountable and punish them, but now is not the time to discuss that. Let them make amends first, and at least stop the breach first."

The governor made the final decision, and the farce came to an end.

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