Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 872 - 828 Astounding Benefits
Chapter 872: Chapter 828 Astounding Benefits
Chapter 872 -828 Astounding Benefits
A whistleblower letter?
Upon hearing these words, Nie Zhenbang’s face immediately showed a hint of a playful smile. It seemed there were quite a few concerned individuals in Changhong City.
Just as his side had begun an investigation into the issue of high schools conducting illicit tutoring sessions, someone had already prepared a whistleblower letter. So? Could it be that the incidents at Lin Sanqiang’s home were also orchestrated by someone?
Nie Zhenbang fell into thought over this matter. However, he instantly dismissed the hypothesis. If Lin Sanqiang were involved as well, that would mean the whistleblower had considerable clout. This wasn’t some engineering scandal, nor was it a real estate corruption case—it was merely an internal matter within the educational system, and it was unlikely that Xu Aiguo and Huang Zhenqiu were involved.
Thus, it might just be a coincidence that he had come across this whistleblower, who had a certain connection and saw this as an opportunity, hence the letter.
Receiving the letter, Nie Zhenbang nodded and said, “I understand. You can go and rest now.”
After closing the door, Nie Zhenbang appeared quite relaxed as he returned to the sofa. Everyone around him, including Ma Yuequn, watched the envelope in his hand.
Nie Zhenbang said with a smile, “Secretary Xu, it seems that the avenues for speaking out in Changhong City are still somewhat obstructed. To think that someone sent a whistleblower letter directly to me.”
This statement caused the expressions of Xu Aiguo and Huang Zhenqiu to change. The whistleblower letter had been delivered straight to the Governor’s hands; what were those people below doing? After a forced smile, Xu Aiguo quickly regained his composure, humbly saying, “Governor Nie, you are correct in your criticism. We will definitely strengthen the management of petitions and open up more channels for communication.”
Nie Zhenbang smiled lightly and said, “Let me first see what it’s all about.”
In front of everyone, Nie Zhenbang opened the envelope. The materials inside were substantial, and even folded, they were about one centimeter thick.
As expected by Nie Zhenbang, the whistleblower materials targeted the education system. Not only did they report on the issue of numerous high schools in the city charging illicit tutoring fees, but they also explicitly named a man named Yan Xu, who had opened a company called Chuangzhi Cultural Media in Changhong City. Since its establishment, the company had contracted to sell extracurricular and tutoring materials in all major primary and secondary schools throughout the city, and also had exclusive rights to sell school uniforms.
What Nie Zhenbang did not expect was that this seemingly insignificant Chuangzhi company had an annual profit of over ten million yuan.
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“Respected Governor Nie, this man Yan Xu is the nephew of Yan Shunan, the deputy mayor of Changhong City who oversees science, education, culture, health, and sports. Relying on his uncle’s influence, each year, all primary and secondary schools across the city are assigned a certain amount of sales tasks, varying from a few to several hundred thousand yuan or more. These costs are directly passed on to the majority of students. In the city, over a hundred thousand students each bear a financial burden of several hundred yuan per semester on average. What’s more, the materials are of shoddy quality, merely inferior products printed by Chuangzhi Cultural Media themselves. Additionally, each student has to bear the cost of two sets of school uniforms per semester. His actions have seriously harmed the students across the city, imposing a considerable financial burden on the students’ parents. Children are the future of our nation and our country. As a conscientious educator, I earnestly request Governor Nie to thoroughly investigate this matter to provide the students in the city with a clean and relaxing educational environment.”
“Furthermore, Yan Xu, relying on his influence, openly engages in the sale of official positions within the entire educational system of Changhong City. Anyone seeking a promotion from the educational leadership positions to various administrative posts within the county and city education bureaus, at the district and school level, as well as other units including health, sports, and technology sectors are price-tagged by him. To my knowledge, the position of deputy director of a county-level education bureau is openly priced at one hundred and fifty thousand yuan by Yan Xu. Moreover, his personal conduct is unscrupulous, with numerous young female teachers from various schools across the city being ensnared by him. There have been many female students who, as a result, have committed suicide or transferred or dropped out of schools. Such a person, with such conduct, has already severely disrupted the normal order within the Changhong City educational system. I implore the senior leadership to conduct a strict investigation.”
At the end of the letter, there was an upright and bold name, Kuang Lili, a mathematics teacher at Changhong City Third Middle School.
A female teacher’s whistleblower letter?
Nie Zhenbang was taken aback for a moment but quickly came to an understanding. However, at this moment, Nie Zhenbang felt an unprecedented heaviness in his heart. This woman named Kuang Lili was likely also one of the victims. It took great courage and spirit for her to stand up and uphold justice. Such a person deserved admiration.
After a pause, Nie Zhenbang looked up and surveyed the people around him. There was a noticeable change in his demeanor before and after reading the letter.
This made everyone tense up, wondering just what kind of whistleblower letter this was. It seemed that Changhong City might be facing a major issue once again.
Turning to Ma Yuequn beside him, Nie Zhenbang passed over the materials and said, “Vice Governor Ma, take a look at this.”
Nie Zhenbang at this moment, appeared very patient, waiting for Ma Yuequn, Xu Aiguo, Huang Zhenqiu, and Li Yunhe to all have reviewed the report materials before he slowly said, “Everyone has finished reading, any thoughts?”
Next to him, Ma Yuequn spoke solemnly, “Governor, I suggest that we immediately contact Ning, the secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, and ask the Provincial Disciplinary Committee to step in and thoroughly investigate this matter.”
As a woman, and despite being from the Democratic Factions, Ma Yuequn was also shocked by the content of the materials. She proposed her suggestion somewhat angrily.
Xu Aiguo’s face looked very unpleasant. Although the affair did not involve him personally, it had happened right under his nose in Changhong City, a major incident of flagrant misdeeds and rampant bullying, a slap in the face to him.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Aiguo said, “Governor, please trust the Changhong Municipal Committee and government, please trust me. In this case, the Changhong Municipal Committee, from top to bottom, will definitely give the Provincial Committee and Government, the students and teachers of the entire city, and all the people of Changhong City a satisfactory reply.”
Huang Zhenqiu’s face at this moment was even more somber, as the root of the case was in the municipal government. He had not expected that Yan Shunan, who seemed so respectable, could be filled with such corruption, and that such relatives could do something so unforgivable.
This situation surely diminished his standing greatly in the eyes of Governor Nie. Taking Xu Aiguo’s lead, Huang Zhenqiu also said, “Governor, I failed to supervise strictly, and I request punishment from the organization.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Zhenbang interrupted Huang Zhenqiu’s words and said sternly, “Mayor Huang, your punishment will be set aside for now. The current issue is how to investigate this matter, and Changhong City must give me a clear response. As for your issues, there will definitely be an answer after the case is concluded.”
“Governor…”
Just as Xu Aiguo began to speak, there was a knock at the door, and Li Jupeng walked in, reporting, “Governor, outside are Comrade Zhou Aihua from the Changhong City Disciplinary Committee and Comrade Chen Xiaowei from the Changhong City Education Bureau. They wish to report on the investigation.”
Upon hearing this, Nie Zhenbang waved his hand and said solemnly, “Let them in.”
Zhou Aihua and Chen Xiaowei, still unaware of what had happened, entered to see the grave expressions on everyone’s faces. Zhou Aihua adjusted his mindset and then said, “Governor, the investigation into the irregular tutoring has been essentially concluded.”
Chen Xiaowei also spoke, “Governor, according to the investigations by the City Disciplinary Committee and the Education Bureau’s disciplinary inspection team, this incident is a private matter of several middle schools in Red Flag District, involving Redflag District Second Middle School and other schools. Now, the Director of the Red Flag District Education Bureau and other responsible persons have been suspended, and the principals involved in the schools have been dismissed from their posts…”
Before he could finish speaking, Nie Zhenbang scoffed. If it hadn’t been for this whistleblower letter, perhaps Nie Zhenbang would have been deceived by this matter.
However, after reading the whistleblower letter, Nie Zhenbang no longer trusted these words. He paused for a moment before saying directly, “Director Chen, how much did you pay for your position as head of the Education Bureau?”
Silence fell! The room went quiet!
With that question from Nie Zhenbang, silence fell upon the room, with Xu Aiguo and Huang Zhenqiu not knowing what to say. Zhou Aihua was also confused. Was there some grudge between Chen Xiaowei and Governor Nie? Chen Xiaowei dared not answer and had no idea how to respond.
Next to them, Vice Governor Ma, Ma Yuequn, spoke solemnly, “The education system in Changhong City is very well run, indeed, Director Chen, I ask you, how many book subscription tasks and school uniform tasks has the Changhong education system issued to the schools each semester? Under your leadership, Director Chen, I heard that job promotions even have a price tag. Don’t you plan to explain this?”
Now that the conversation had started, Xu Aiguo picked up the report materials from the table, waved them, and addressed Zhou Aihua, “Old Zhou, you better take a look at this report first.”
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Nie Zhenbang was indifferent to Xu Aiguo’s gesture. Although Xu Aiguo did not see eye to eye with him, Nie Zhenbang still recognized his competence. In the system, it was impossible for everyone to be on the same side. As long as Xu Aiguo did not cause any trouble, Nie Zhenbang could accommodate that much.
At this point, Xu Aiguo was clearly extending a favor to Zhou Aihua. Nie Zhenbang did not point this out and waited for Zhou Aihua to pick up the materials and read them seriously.
Zhou Aihua immediately understood the situation after reading. No wonder Governor Nie and Vice Governor Ma were outraged. They had received the report, and yet there was an attempt to gloss over the issue. Grateful for Xu Aiguo’s assistance, Zhou Aihua said sternly, “Governor, I suggest that we immediately dismiss Comrade Chen Xiaowei from his post as Director of the City Education Bureau. The City Disciplinary Committee should immediately establish a special team to conduct an investigation.” (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to qidian.com to vote for it and give your monthly support, which is the greatest motivation for the author.)
