freenovelworld Chapter 1243 Carry the Struggle Through to the End
Chapter 1243 Carry the Struggle Through to the End
The conference truly began at this moment, and Da Bao's judgment was indeed correct. The two female hosts, one filled with love and the other with hatred, drew cheers and applause as they criticized Zhao Chunhe and others.
Gai Wenting had been clapping all day. Ever since he received the official document on the "Four Cleanups and Five Antis" campaign, he hadn't really taken it seriously. At his level, the state's rations were already enough for him to live comfortably, so the idea of corruption or bribery didn't apply to him.
However, his thinking remained stuck in the old era. He believed that since the country had been established and the revolution had succeeded, it wouldn't matter if these meritorious officials ate and drank a little, or even took a little.
As for bureaucracy, he asked himself honestly if he had some of it, and from that perspective, he shouldn't have cooperated with the movement. So when the movement started, he neither opposed nor approved of it, but simply let it develop passively.
The saying goes, "What the superiors do, the subordinates follow." These provincial and municipal officials, you can say they lack ability or are incompetent, but they are by no means fools. If your leader acts like he doesn't care, then we below will also do something to make up the numbers.
Anyway, it's all about you fooling me and me fooling you.
But seeing the workers' enthusiasm at today's conference made Gai Wenting feel deeply ashamed. He beckoned his secretary over and whispered something to him.
"Notify the Standing Committee members who are at home that a meeting will be held tonight. The main topic of the meeting is to continue the Jiang Siqing and Five Anti Movements."
The secretary quickly jotted down his words in her small notebook and then withdrew.
Da Bao nodded secretly. You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep. Obviously, Gai Wenting has realized his mistake, and Da Bao has achieved one of his goals.
After all, as a member of the working group, I couldn't stay in Nanhe Province for an extended period, so I had to ensure that these leading cadres were willing to carry out this campaign with great enthusiasm.
Thirteen officials were all criticized and denounced, but they only confessed to their own crimes; they didn't expose any of the crimes committed by others.
Da Bao sneered. These guys thought they weren't serious enough to be executed, and even if they were imprisoned, their allies and friends would help them out. On the contrary, exposing others would be cutting off their own escape route.
Da Bao whispered a few words to Gai Wenting. Gai Wenting hesitated for a moment. He was inclined to stop at these few people. After all, so many people had already been dug up, including people from both the provincial and municipal levels. If they dug any deeper, people would probably panic.
But Da Bao is right. We can't let those capitalists off the hook. Otherwise, it will give everyone the wrong impression that it's okay for capitalists to be extravagant and wasteful and to be speculative. Otherwise, why doesn't the government come out and criticize them?
The form of criticism and struggle sessions has now completely slipped out of Gai Wenting's control, and Da Bao has gradually lost patience and become increasingly dissatisfied with Gai Wenting's indifference.
Da Bao called Jin Hai over and said a few words. Jin Hai had already placed all the investigation materials on the capitalists on his desk. Now, whenever these leaders saw the mountain of materials on Da Bao's desk, they felt uneasy, wondering whose incriminating information it was.
Jin Hai escorted Ma Wenming to the center of the platform alone. Two female generals, one on each side, wore red armbands and belts, looking imposing and heroic.
“Ma Wenming, I’m asking you one last time, who provided you with this woman? Think carefully about your answer, this is your last chance.”
Ma Wenming looked worried and raised his head to speak.
"Sir, I really did find her on the street. I saw a woman I liked, so I went up to her and started chatting her up..."
That's utter nonsense. In this day and age, who would dare to go out on the street and flirt with women? Saying the wrong thing is just being a scoundrel. This Ma Wenming is a typical example of not telling the truth.
Wang Meifeng hated these corrupt officials the most. Just now, she was sitting in the audience and wished she could go up on stage and punch them a few times. Now that she had the chance, she swung her arm and slapped Ma Wenming twice across the face.
People who work hard all year round are strong, and with hatred in their hearts, those two big slaps stunned Ma Wenming on the spot. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, with two big teeth mixed in with the blood.
"How could you hit someone?"
Wang Haibo, deputy director of the provincial publicity department, stood up, pointed at Wang Meifeng, and shouted.
"Yes, he broke the law, and it's right to criticize him, but how can you hit someone? That's so uncivilized."
Li Yunbo, deputy secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, echoed this sentiment.
In the officialdom, although the ranks of the principal and deputy positions are not far apart, their vision, perspective, and knowledge are completely incomparable. Those who dare to stand up and talk out now are all deputy positions. The real principals sit upright in their chairs, eyes straight ahead, secretly laughing to themselves, "Two big idiots, daring to jump out at such a critical moment, do they want to die sooner?"
After being reprimanded by the two leaders, Wang Meifeng became a little scared. Just as she was about to speak and explain, Da Bao slammed his hand on the table and stood up, glaring angrily at Wang Haibo and Li Yunbo.
"What are your names? Which department do you work for? What is your stance? Why are you speaking up for criminals?"
Those in charge didn't dare to laugh; they just exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that these two were doomed. It involved a matter of principle, and anyone in their position would be doomed.
Wang Haibo and Li Yunbo were so frightened that they dared not speak.
Da Bao's face darkened, and he spoke sternly.
"I just don't understand. Shouldn't people distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong? You don't sympathize with the hardworking masses, you don't sympathize with the workers who shed blood and sweat for the country's construction, but you sympathize with these filthy, despicable, and wicked criminals."
Where is your class stance? Or is your sympathy for him simply because he was once your colleague, your friend, or because you committed such heinous acts with him? Otherwise, why would you speak out for him?
Upon hearing this, Wang Haibo and Li Yunbo immediately turned around from behind, ran to the middle of the stage, kicked Ma Wenming once, raised their arms, and shouted.
"Down with the corrupt official Ma Wenming..."
An awkward situation arose: the workers below the stage stared at them in silence, and the oppressive atmosphere was enough to drive anyone crazy.
Da Bao gestured to Jin Hai, who then spoke to Ma Wenming in a deep voice.
"Ma Wenming, as the vice president of the court, you knowingly broke the law. Your crime is more serious than others. You have engaged in corruption, bribery, and multiple instances of soliciting prostitutes, damaging the image of officials. After being arrested, instead of actively seeking to align yourself with the organization, you covered for others."
Based on all the aforementioned crimes, and with the unanimous agreement of all members of our working group, we have designated you as a negative example and ordered you to be executed by firing squad on the spot!