Official Career Storm

Chapter 1736: Chapter 1736

The atmosphere in the meeting room quietly shifted, and the sudden appearance of Chang Hai made Zhou Zheng and several others look slightly more serious.

Although Zhou Zheng had confirmed before the meeting that there would be no unexpected changes, he still felt a bit uneasy at the moment.

"Knock, knock." Chang Hai tapped the USB drive on the table and said, "Today’s meeting time is limited, so I won’t play the interview content. I’ll summarize it briefly. The interview primarily focused on the enterprise pollution situation and the impact on nearby residents due to the pollution."

"Having served as the Party Secretary of the park for many years, I have the most authority to speak on how severe the park’s pollution situation is."

"I can directly inform everyone that if we continue to let this go, the pollution problem will explode sooner or later. By then, it will be too late to solve."

"Shutting down, merging, and converting are the only solutions. If this doesn’t pass today, I will release these interview videos. Oh, by the way, these videos were conducted by journalists from the Ministry of Propaganda."

After saying these words, Chang Hai fell silent, and the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Zhou Zheng and Sun Jiajun’s expressions were the most unpleasant.

Although Chang Hai’s words were persuasive, everyone could hear he was forcing them to agree to Wu Qiangwei’s proposal.

If they disagreed, the interview videos would be released.

Moreover, if what he said was true, the depth of this interview definitely surpasses any interview video exposed online.

Once widespread, Jiangzhou’s pollution problems will be known by people nationwide.

At the same time, their refusal to deal with polluting enterprises will also be known.

Thinking about the possible public sentiment, Zhou Zheng found it hard to control his emotions.

The cadres in the back row, observing the expressions and eyes of Zhou Zheng filled with hostility, held their breath and lowered their heads, afraid of becoming targets of Zhou Zheng’s anger.

Many sighed inwardly, this confrontation between Mayor Wu and Secretary Zhou seemed to place Mayor Wu in a leading position.

"I agree with Mayor Wu."

Under the quiet, oppressive atmosphere, this voice was unusually piercing.

People turned towards the voice, only to find that the first one to vote was the Military District Commander Wang Yuan.

His expression was calm, and after expressing his stance, he said no more.

Some cadres were secretly shocked. Although Wang Yuan was a member of the Standing Committee, he was usually ignored.

Moreover, as a military person, he never took the initiative to interact with local officials, and local officials kept a certain distance from him to avoid misunderstandings.

Nevertheless, he was the first to support Wu Qiangwei.

What had Wu Qiangwei done to win him over?

"I agree with Mayor Wu." The second to speak was Liang Jianfeng.

Although he wasn’t a Standing Committee member, today’s meeting was expanded, and all participants had the right to express their opinions, albeit only opinions.

"I agree as well." Song Guanchao said.

As he spoke, Zhou Zheng and others looked over.

Zhou Zheng and Sun Jiajun’s eyes were sharp as knives, wishing to cut him into pieces.

"I agree." Han Lan said.

"I agree." Vice Mayor Zhu Shixian expressed his stance.

Xue Mingde hesitated for a moment, then said, "I agree."

Chang Youcai sneered, but at this moment, he didn’t oppose Wu Qiangwei: "I agree."

Sun Jiajun’s face turned completely dark.

At last week’s city government special meeting, among seven mayors, the vote was five to two, with two dissenting votes.

But at today’s expanded meeting, among the seven mayors, except for him, all six others had agreed.

Although they were not Standing Committee members, the stance expressed was inherently supportive of Wu Qiangwei.

At least, to outsiders, the city government was a united front, harmonious with no divisions.

To veto now would be to exclude himself from the city government team.

Moreover, Chang Hai’s recent words added pressure, making him hesitate to easily cast a veto vote.

"I agree."

"I agree."

More and more cadres expressed their attitudes.

So far, there had been no veto votes.

With six mayors from the city government leading the way, they only needed to follow the leadership’s steps.

They were not Song Guanchao and couldn’t defy leadership approval to veto.

Listening to the continuous sounds of "agree," several Standing Committee members realized that Zhou Zheng’s position could no longer be changed.

Even if Zhou Zheng impulsively forced a veto, other Standing Committee members wouldn’t accompany him in such madness.

Zhou Zheng’s face darkened, and he remained silent.

Lü Yan, Bao Qi, and others looked at him, clearly waiting for him to express his stance.

"Haha." Zhou Zheng suddenly chuckled softly, saying, "Mayor Chang seems a bit emotional. Haha, actually, concerning the pollution issue in the park, we’ve already conducted in-depth research and reached a preliminary consensus. But as it’s late, I won’t delay everyone’s time much further. I agree with Mayor Wu’s decision."

When he opened his mouth, Bao Qi and others also cast their votes of approval.

The final voting result for the shutdown, merger, and conversion of 22 polluting enterprises was ten votes in favor!

Under Wu Qiangwei’s calm exterior, she breathed a sigh of relief.

After hearing Chang Hai’s words, she suddenly realized that this was the solution Song Guanchao had mentioned.

Using interview videos as leverage to force them to vote!

The method was extreme, but it was the only way out.

"Meeting adjourned." Zhou Zheng announced with a smile.

People stood up and left one after another.

In the parking lot, Wu Qiangwei said, "Governor Yang, it was troublesome for you to come today."

"It’s a problem left by me." Yang Gaolin shook his head and drove away.

Chang Hai also greeted someone before leaving.

Today he shone but thoroughly offended Zhou Zheng, yet he didn’t care at all.

"Let’s go." Song Guanchao took out his car keys when Wu Qiangwei’s phone suddenly rang.

"Secretary Zhou..."

Wu Qiangwei put down her phone and said, "I’ll go up for a while, you can head back first."

"I’ll go with you."

At the meeting, Zhou Zheng had suffered a setback, although as a mature official, it was unlikely he’d make any moves at such a time.

Nevertheless, better safe than sorry. It was prudent to remain cautious.

They returned to the meeting room where several Standing Committee members were present.

Seeing Song Guanchao follow Wu Qiangwei, Zhou Zheng frowned but didn’t ask him to leave.

As soon as Wu Qiangwei sat down, he said, "Let’s discuss the details of the shutdown, merger, and conversion."

Zhou Zheng had a flexible bottom line. Since the decision for shutdown, merger, and conversion was unanimously passed, he wanted to rapidly implement it to avoid further complications.

He said, "First, freeze all accounts of the polluting enterprises through the Judicial Bureau to prevent them from transferring assets. Mayor Wu, can you handle this?"

Song Guanchao sneered. This jerk was pushing the tough job onto Wu Qiangwei.

Today’s expanded meeting couldn’t be hidden, and Chairman Fang, Chairman Qian, and others would soon learn of the meeting’s decisions.

If they were wise and had decisive action, they would inevitably transfer assets immediately.

The speed of freezing assets is fast, but not as fast as transferring.

Wu Qiangwei thought for just two seconds before saying, "I need Secretary Bao, Secretary Hu, Secretary Guo, and Mayor Sun’s assistance."

Several people grimaced; they truly didn’t want to get involved, but they couldn’t refuse, so they reluctantly agreed.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Mayor Sun, immediately contact the Judicial Bureau and Intermediate Court, and have them freeze all bank accounts of the polluting enterprises now."

Sun Jiajun’s face twitched with anger. That woman immediately tossed this tricky ball his way, and he couldn’t refuse.

Then, Wu Qiangwei called Deputy District Chief Xiao Chenlei, asking him to organize manpower and wait for her call.

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