Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 291 In the Name of People 23

"I can't believe that after all these years, they still remember me, Yi Xuexi." Yi Xuexi said with some emotion.

"The eyes of the masses are sharp. If you are good to them, they will naturally remember you." Sha Ruijin sighed.

"It's a pity that after I left, I never had the chance to go back." Yi Xuexi said with a wry smile.

"Secretary Sha, judging from Li Dakang's performance in Jinshan County, he is quite capable." Tian Guofu noticed that the topic had gone off track again and quickly brought it back.

"Yi Xuexi, what do you think?" Sha Ruijin asked Yi Xuexi.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, I admire Li Dakang's courage and vision in doing things, but I cannot agree with his way of doing things. At all times, compliance with the organization's discipline and the country's laws must be given top priority. Otherwise, what is the point of the organization's discipline and laws?"

Yi Xuexi simply stated his opinion. After all, they had been through hardships together, so he was not in a position to talk about more serious issues.

This is the fact. Li Dakang once said publicly a bold statement: Freedom exists unless prohibited by law.

As a member of the public, it is okay to say such things, and even this sentence is an exaggeration. It should be that anything is allowed unless prohibited by law. The "allowance" here does not mean freedom.

As a government official, Li Dakang has a high political status in Handong because of his relationship with Zhao Lichun, but he publicly promotes this kind of argument. It can be said that Li Dakang and what he said are partly responsible for the current chaos in Handong officialdom.

"You said it very well. No matter what the environment or historical conditions, we must put compliance with organizational discipline and national laws in the first place. It is the prerequisite for serving the people and developing our cause." Sha Ruijin set the tone for Yi Xuexue's words.

From then on, this conversation completely ended the possibility of Li Dakang making further progress. Originally, it was only Chen Yanshi who said this. At that time, Gao Yuliang was in good health and had no major problems. Sha Ruijin needed a catfish to muddy the waters in Handong, and he had considered using Li Dakang.

And now Gao Yuliang has fallen from grace because of Qi Tongwei's tenure. This morning, Secretary Bai reported to him the documents submitted by the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee. Xiao Gangyu and Chen Qingquan were placed under double supervision. The so-called Handa Gang has lost two of its key members at the hands of Li Dakang. They have already lost their composure and do not need any more catfish.

Afterwards, Yi Xuexi continued to take Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu to inspect the Crescent Lake management project. In the evening, he went to Yi Xuexi's house to take a look and brought back the map he had kept over the years to Jingzhou. Before leaving, he asked him to prepare for his post in Jingzhou.

At the gate of Dafeng Factory in Guangming District, after many days of overtime and hard work, the work of the employees of Dafeng Factory was finally done. Everyone signed the resettlement book, and today will be their last time to meet here to attend the resettlement coordination meeting.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of asking for land later, Yu Xian guided those among them who were willing to start a second business to set up the Xindafeng Factory. Through his identity as the mayor of Guangming District, he rented a suitable factory site for them in the development zone. The rent was paid in installments. Because the commute to work took about 50 minutes, they squeezed out part of the budget to purchase commuting buses.

As for the other people, Yu Xian helped them find jobs in Wang Dalu’s clothing factory. They negotiated their own salary and are now signing the contract on the spot and will start working after the new year.

Li Dakang had to attend this resettlement coordination meeting, but he almost failed to control his expression when he got out of the car because he didn't expect to see Wang Dalu here.

This former colleague and admirer of Ouyang Qing was now talking to Chen Yanshi and Zheng Xipo. Behind him was a group of clerks in suits, who were checking and signing labor contracts with the workers in front of a row of folding tables.

"Mr. Chen, Chairman Zheng, Mr. Wang, you're here so early!" No matter how uncomfortable Li Dakang felt, he had to go up and say hello for Chen Yanshi's sake.

"Secretary Li, this is a big day for Dafeng Factory, we have to come!" Zheng Xipo was the first to speak.

"It's time for an old man like me to come and take a look at Dafeng Factory," said Chen Yanshi with some emotion.

"Secretary Li, the workers at Dafeng Factory have good skills. Several of the garment factories under my control are in need of such workers. It's so busy today, so I came here to recruit people." Wang Dalu knew Li Dakang's character very well. It was always right to say polite words in such occasions.

"Mr. Wang, is there anyone here who has leaked some information to you?" The tone of Li Dakang's words made people feel uncomfortable.

"Secretary Li, it was District Chief Sun who contacted me. Several large garment factories in Handong, Jingzhou also contacted me, but I acted too late! I have the fewest people who signed. But Chairman Zheng, no, it is Chairman Zheng who has taken over our OEM order now." Wang Dalu explained.

"Sun Liancheng? Why did he come to you? What did he tell you?"

Li Dakang's face suddenly turned ugly. He glanced at Yu Xian, who was telling the workers to stand in line in the distance, and he became more and more displeased.

"Secretary Li Dakang, do you suspect that Xiao Sun and Xiao Wang are colluding with officials and businessmen to engage in corruption under your name?" Chen Yanshi felt unhappy when he saw Li Dakang's look.

"Mr. Chen, this... Everyone in Handong knows about the relationship between Mr. Wang and me, and I am also..." Li Dakang really couldn't be tough in front of Chen Yanshi.

"Sun Liancheng and I were the ones who found the Continental Group. If you think we are corrupt, arrest me as well. If necessary, sentence us, or shoot us,!" Chen Yanshi did not give Li Dakang any face.

"Mr. Chen, isn't Ding Yizhen in trouble? I'm worried about Sun Liancheng too..." Li Dakang explained hurriedly.

"Why are there so many bad people under you, Li Dakang?"

Chen Yanshi got angry whenever this matter was mentioned. He was decades older and had many years of inspection experience, but he was almost deceived by Li Dakang, and now that secretary Jin was still following him well.

Li Dakang didn't dare to respond to this. He cursed the old man in his heart for being a thief. He just laughed it off and found an excuse to get close to the workers.

The resettlement coordination meeting officially started after all the workers arrived. Yu Xian presided over the meeting, first introducing the history of Dafeng Factory, and then said something like he hoped everyone would carry their memories with them into a new life. Then Zheng Xipo and Chen Yanshi spoke, some of them were so emotional that they simply wiped their tears off the stage. Wang Dalu also came on stage and said a few words that his factory welcomes the old masters of Dafeng Factory to work there, and finally Li Dakang spoke.

To be honest, Li Dakang was very opposed to this arrangement because media from all provinces and cities were present at the coordination meeting. If this happened, he and Wang Dalu would inevitably appear in a news article. He could only greet them after the meeting.

No matter how repulsive they were, since they had come, Li Dakang had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold on, giving a long speech about the bright future of the Guangming Peak project and thanking them for their sacrifices for the development of Jingzhou city.

Who the hell wants to listen to you talking about this? Wouldn't it be better to stay at home and find a job? Speaking of sacrifice, it's easy to say, why don't you, Li Dakang, sacrifice yourself?

The workers at Dafeng Factory were like this, and Yu Xian felt even worse. If it weren't for the cold weather and the presence of the media, he wouldn't have been able to fall asleep. After Li Dakang finished talking nonsense, he also said that if he had any problems in the future, he could find Sun Liancheng, the mayor of Guangming District. If he didn't do it, I, Li Dakang, would do it!

It's not enough that you made a blind wish, you even dragged Sun Liancheng into it. Is it really that outrageous? If there weren't so many people around, Yu Xian would have rolled his eyes.

The coordination meeting took nearly three hours. After Li Dakang felt that his purpose had been achieved and left, Yu Xian asked the TV reporters to help everyone take a group photo. After that, he helped Chen Yanshi to the hospital, dragging half a truck of nutritional supplements and dozens of envelopes containing two hundred yuan in cash to visit the burned workers. By the way, he registered Chen Yanshi at the hospital for an examination.

"Xiao Sun! Why should an old man like me check?" Chen Yanshi couldn't wait to complain as soon as he changed his clothes.

"Mr. Chen, you've been running around a lot for the Dafeng Factory these days. You're over 80 years old and you still follow the young people from the command center and the street office to work from house to house until late at night. If you have health problems because of this, our Guangming District will be doomed! We'd better get a check-up to feel at ease. It's been cold for most of the day today. Let's go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department and let the doctor take your pulse and prescribe two prescriptions for you to recuperate." Yu Xian and Xiao Wang helped him walk to the elevator.

"Hey, I don't blame you. I'm an old man and I've fought a war, so it's normal to have pain here and there. I'm an old man who is willing to follow you through what happened these days. Why should I blame you? Why do I still want to see a Chinese doctor? It's a waste of money." Chen Yanshi didn't want to waste that money.

"Mr. Chen, you know that you have a lot of injuries and you've been tired these days, so you should get checked and prescribed some medicine to be on the safe side."

Yu Xian finally sent him to the TCM department and sat him on a bench for the doctor to feel his pulse. Finally, the doctor prescribed some Chinese medicine for recuperation. By the time he was done and walked out of the hospital, it was already dark.

After a day of running around, Sun Liancheng was really exhausted. After sending Chen Yanshi back to the nursing home, he returned to the district government's office to review documents until midnight. He took a look at the schedule left by his secretary on the table and confirmed the itinerary for tomorrow before leaving the office and returning to the dormitory to fall asleep.