Settle accounts

  The whole morning, Han Dong sat in the office without coming out, and basically no one disturbed him. The situation in the bureau was very clear: Han Dong and Huang Song were fighting each other, with Huang Song having the upper hand as the local snake, and also having the support of County Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Wang Jinggui, gaining the support of most mid-level cadres. And Han Dong seemed isolated and alone, up to now, only Zou Gang stood on his side, as for Liu Cuifen, although she occasionally showed her loyalty, but had no effect on the situation.

  The second floor of the Statistics Bureau, except for a conference room, is an office, as well as the offices of the director and deputy director. Han Dong's office is on the far east side, diagonally opposite the bureau's office, while Huang Song's office is adjacent to Han Dong's office.

  Huang Song's office door was wide open, and voices of conversation kept coming from inside. After Wang Jingui left, those middle-level cadres went to his office one after another, chatting and laughing, with a scene of rejoicing as if they had just gotten rid of a thorn in their side.

  Han Dong sneered and walked out with the cup of warm water. As he passed by Huang Song's office, a section chief who was flattering Huang stopped for a moment. Not long after Han Dong left, the sound of Huang Song's loud laughter could be heard again.

  "Laugh now, you'll be crying soon." Han Dong sneered inwardly and turned into Deputy Director Ge Wengu's office.

  Ge Wengu looked up from his book with a frown and said: "Director Han has arrived, you can just give him a call."

  Han Dongxiang said: "It's okay, moving around is good for your body."

  Ge Wengu invited Han Dong to sit down and handed him a Tashan cigarette, saying: "Han, try one of my cigarettes."

  Han Dong didn't take out his own Chinese cigarette, took it over, lit it up, took a puff, and exhaled a ring of white smoke. "Actually, the difference between good and bad cigarettes isn't that big. Smoking is often just a habit and hobby. As for the brand, it's basically just psychological. My Chinese cigarette, to be honest, was just something I used to show off when I first started."

  Ge Wengu smiled slightly and said, "What can you do? Sometimes you have to put on a good face."

  After this, the two people felt that their relationship seemed to have become closer. Then, Han Dong pulled him again and talked about the customs of Fuyi County for a while, laughing and saying: "Old Ge, I think the atmosphere in the statistics bureau is not quite right."

  Ge Wengu naturally knew that Han Dong didn't come just to chat, and he sighed, saying: "Yes, actually it's the same everywhere. When working, being impatient is not good, rushing too much can easily lead to problems."

  Han Dong nodded and said, "Actually, I didn't want to make a big move either. It's just that when I reported my work to County Magistrate Shen earlier, he made several requests, asking me to get started on various tasks as soon as possible."

  Ge Wengu's words were full of implications, and Han Dong had no choice but to use Shen Congfei as a figurehead, taking advantage of the fact that he had indeed met with Shen before. As for what they discussed, who would go to verify it? Moreover, Shen Congfei was in charge of the statistics bureau, so it was normal for him to care about its work.

  "He indeed has a close relationship with County Magistrate Shen." Ge Wengu thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Director Han's starting point is of course good, I also want to help Director Han do a good job in various tasks, but Director Han, you also see that I'm an old man, wanting to help is also having the heart but lacking the strength."

  His intention is very clear, that is, he is willing to support Han Dong, but can't help much.

  Han Dong was also aware of this, before that Huang Song must have been in charge of all matters in the bureau, Ge Wenguang was simply a decoration, and he may not have understood much about the situation. Of course, Han Dong did not expect Ge Wenguang to do too many things, just getting his support as a party group member was enough, the rest, Han Dong would handle himself, after all, the problem of those few receipts could be cleared up with an investigation, and Huang Song would not be able to explain it clearly no matter how hard he tried.

  "Hmm, Old Ge, I've thought about it, considering the situation in our department, how about we three party group members get together and set a schedule?"

  The party group of the Statistics Bureau is simple, with only three members, one director and two deputy directors. With Ge Wengu's support, things became much easier for Han Dong. Han Dong knew that most middle-level cadres were Huang Song's people, so he used this approach to bypass those people and first confirm the matter through a party group meeting, and other things would be easy to handle.

  Ge Wengu nodded, "You are the director, of course I will listen to you."

  Han Dong smiled slightly, and honest people also have some twists and turns in their hearts.

  Han Dong then returned to the office, found Zou Gang, took out those problematic expense reports and said: "Later, there will be a meeting of the party group. You and Director Zhao will attend as non-voting delegates. At that time, these few reports must be clarified."

  Zou Gang was taken aback, and his heart began to feel a little tense.

  "What's wrong? Got a problem?"

  If such a small thing can't be done well, then Zou Gang is also not worthy of great use.

  "Don't worry, Director. I know what to do." Zou Gang made up his mind and decided to play the role of a villain this time, tying his fate with Han Dong's from now on.

  Han Dong nodded in satisfaction, "Alright then, take another look at the materials, and we'll have a meeting in half an hour."

  "Okay." Zou Gang took those materials back to the office and informed Zhao Ren Shun about the meeting.

  "Hmph, with Wang Jingui backing you up, what's the big deal? I don't need to go through the Discipline Inspection Commission to take you down."

  Han Dong smoked while thinking viciously. After all, he was the head of the Statistics Bureau, and Huang Song's actions were a blatant challenge to his authority, which was absolutely unbearable for Han Dong, who had big ambitions.

  In half an hour, Han Dong came to the outside of Huang Song's office and said: "Director Huang, I just had a brief conversation with Director Ge, let's have a short meeting in the conference room."

  Some unexpectedly asked: "Now?"

  Han Dong nodded and said, "Yes, just talk about a few things, it won't take long."

  "Is it?" Huang Song didn't think much of it either, reached out and picked up his tea cup, "Then let's have the meeting."

  Because of the support of Discipline Inspection Secretary Wang Jingui, Huang Song felt that Han Dong should not dare to do anything to him. After all, those reimbursement receipts could be handled flexibly by the Discipline Inspection Committee. If Han Dong was smart, he would not take the risk of thoroughly offending Wang Jingui over this matter.

  When he saw Zhao Renshun and Zou Gang sitting in the conference room, Huang Song was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Zhao Renshun looked somewhat uncomfortable, he felt some doubts in his heart. Could it be that Han Dong had really come?

  At this time, Huang Song was thinking in his heart that if he mentioned those few account statements, how would he explain them. If not, he would have to collide head-on with Han Dong. He regretted it a bit, knowing that he should have coordinated with Zhao Ren Shun earlier, but now it's too late.