Reborn as a Noble s Son

Chapter 706: Chapter 662: Blocking the road and crying injustice_1
 

The inspection work in Lizhou City lasted over two to three days. The people from the Three Public Offices initiative were divided into two groups. One group, led by Huang Xudong, conducted the overt inspections, performing surprise checks in various local institutions within the various municipal departments and districts under the Lizhou City’s direct jurisdiction. After all, each municipal city is large. If every department and district had to be visited, just one district city alone would take over ten days. To cover a whole province, it would take at least half a year. Nationwide inspections couldn’t be finished without years of work. Naturally, random and surprise inspections had become the best method.

The other group was quietly investigating local conditions under the leadership of Li Jupeng. This combination of overt and covert teams ensured that nothing would be missed.

After three days, Nie Zhenbang was very satisfied with the results. He had drafted the preliminary Three Public plan during his time in Xinli. Later, when the central government began to implement the Three Public Regulations, the officials in Lizhou were already familiar with it. There was not much panic because Lizhou City had already carried out the same practices. Although they simply weren’t as detailed as the national regulations, the execution was not at all difficult.

Three days later, Nie Zhenbang, under the farewell of the leaders of Lizhou City, went to the next place. After twenty days, he had almost covered the entire Xibei Autonomous Region. The current result of the inspections was fairly satisfactory.

Although there were some violations in many municipalities, they were not prominent. The main problem lied in official receptions, which was also the most difficult area to supervise. Basically, per the regulations, any table exceeding a few dozen to a hundred yuan was a transgression. As for issues concerning public vehicles and official trips abroad, so far, no municipalities found to be in violation.

Nie Zhenbang reported the situation to Li Yifeng, the party secretary of the Xibei Autonomous Region, and without hesitation, recorded everything and publicly criticized the violations in the Xibei Daily.

Now, the only region left in the entire Northwest region was Atai City, a remote city in the north of the Xibei Autonomous Region.

Atai City is the poorest area in the entire Xibei Autonomous region, a national poverty-stricken city and also a key city supported by the state. It covers a total area of 320,000 square kilometers, with a population less than 800,000. It is a typical area with a low population density.

At this moment, on the national road from Urumqi to Atai City, a small motorcade was driving ahead. Leading the way was a police car dispatched by the Xibei Autonomous Region Public Security Department. Following was a Toyota Land Cruiser, trailed by a Toyota Coaster business vehicle.

Considering the road conditions in the Xibei Autonomous Region, the provisioning of off-road vehicles was necessary. These vehicles were equipped before the implementation of the Three Public Regulations so using them now wasn’t considered a violation. It’s common for many places in the country to equip such vehicles before the implementation of the Three Public Regulations – exploiting this loophole.

The police car at the front was said to be for protection and cooperation, but Nie Zhenbang understood its real purpose for surveillance.

Well, surveillance might be an overstatement. Even if Li Yifeng were here, he wouldn’t dare to intervene in a real case. The primary aim of surveillance was to be privy to the movements of the team rather than be caught off guard.

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Suddenly, the convoy came to a halt. This made Nie Zhenbang in the Land Cruiser look up. In front of the police car, there stood a man; an elderly man and two young children who seemed to be a family, were kneeling on the ground. The door of the police car was already opened, and two police officers from the Xibei Autonomous Region Public Security Bureau had already got out.

On seeing this, Nie Zhenbang frowned. The itinerary of the inspection teams was kept top secret. People standing outside this system would have no way of knowing about it. Today, someone suddenly blocked the road and knelt down which was a clear indication of someone behind the scenes pulling strings.

Thinking of this, he instructed Li Jupeng, “Ju Peng, go and have a look, see what’s going on.”

By the time Li Jupeng went down, the two police officers upfront no longer tried to pull the prostrating individuals away. But they continued talking in front of the car without any intention of moving away.

Nie Zhenbang also got down from the car and as he approached the front, Li Jupeng came up and whispered, “Director, this old man and his two grandchildren have come to lodge a complaint.”

As it turns out, the old man’s name was Han Dagen, an Atai City Kulin County resident. His son and daughter-in-law were considered successful in Kulin County. They had done business outside and amassed a considerable fortune. However, with the economic development of Kulin County, Han Dagen’s family was exactly in the range of land requisition and demolition.

The trouble arose from this demolition. Because a compensation agreement for the demolition couldn’t be reached. The son and daughter-in-law of this Han Dagen were both arrested. It’s been several months already. Han Dagen had nowhere to turn. His petitions wherever he went were firmly blocked. On this occasion, he somehow found out that Central leadership was coming, so he brought his two grandchildren to block the way.

Hearing this situation, Nie Zhenbang also couldn’t help but bitter laugh. From the looks of it, this is another egregious case caused by forced demolition, and the demolition compensation is not satisfactory. It seems that the root of this issue truly lies with the government. However, he himself no longer held office and didn’t have the right to intervene. To get involved in this matter now might be improper.

The person who revealed this information to Han Dagen doesn’t seem to be a knowledgeable one. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be unaware of this. Thinking about this, Nie Zhenbang also walked to the front of the police car, squatted down and said cordially, “Uncle Han, greetings. We’re aware of your situation. If you surrender these materials to us, we will be sure to pass them on for you. What do you think? We aren’t in charge of this situation. We can’t manage it either.”

Originally, hearing that leadership was coming, the demeanor of Han Dagen had softened significantly. However, as soon as he heard Nie Zhenbang’s words, Han Dagen, as if on hot coals, jumped up immediately and looked at Nie Zhenbang, “Leader, I’ve lived over sixty years. I may not know much about grand occasions. But I do know this, if you don’t intervene, nobody will. As an old man, I kneel before you now.”

After saying this, Han Dagen, without hesitation, really thudded down on his knees. He started to kowtow to Nie Zhenbang.

Seeing this, before Nie Zhenbang even made a move, the two policemen next to him quickly stepped up and stabilized Old Han. One of them reprimanded, “Old man, we told you, Director Nie isn’t in charge of this matter. You still don’t believe us.”

The words were somewhat harsh. Yet, Nie Zhenbang’s eyebrows furrowed. He waved his hand and said, “Comrade, let me handle this. Don’t scare old man and the children.”

At this moment, Old Han had tears streaming down his face. His eyes were fixed on Nie Zhenbang, “Big leader. I beg you. I’ve been everywhere in the city, the province. The county officials are ruthless. They added something to my ID, preventing me from staying in a hotel or taking a train. As soon as I reached Urumqi, they stopped me from going there. Now, my grandson and I are at a dead end. If you don’t help, we have nothing left but death.”

Nie Zhenbang wasn’t unfamiliar with such a situation. Governments all over the country, even specific public security bureaus and police stations are held responsible for their constituents. Some places even have dedicated departments to intercept petitioners. This is not unusual.

Looking at two children next to him, the older one seemed to be under twelve, and the younger one was only ten. The weather in March was still somewhat cold in Xibei. Their clothes were very thin. They seemed to be shivering slightly from cold. This made Nie Zhenbang’s heart tighten. He immediately stood up, turned to Han Dagen and said, “Uncle, till now, I don’t even know the whole situation. How about you sit in the car and explain it to me in detail? What do you think?”

After Li Jupeng helped Uncle Han and his grandson onto the car, one of the policemen looked at Nie Zhenbang, “Director Nie, what do you think?”

Nie Zhenbang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, “Let the convoy pull over for a while.”

As he climbed into the vehicle, sitting next to Uncle Han, Nie Zhenbang wore a gentle smile. It was a soothing demeanor as he kindly asked, “Uncle, can you talk about your son and daughter-in-law’s situation?”

At this moment, Uncle Han finally calmed down significantly. He collected his thoughts, reached inside his coat, took out a set of documents and handed them to Nie Zhenbang. With that, he said, “Big leader, us rural folks don’t speak well. You just take a look at these documents.”

Looking at the documents, Nie Zhenbang’s face became somber. This Uncle Han was from Dongjiao Township in Kulin County. Since two years ago, Dongjiao Township had been incorporated into the development zone, and demolition and requisition began. In the first half of last year, Uncle Han’s house was also included in the scope of demolition. However, the government’s quoted demolition price didn’t even cover half the house price, let alone the replacement of the house. Given that, the folks in Dongjiao Township were naturally unwilling.

But the Kulin County Government used a number of filthy methods, threatening and forcing villagers to sign. Only Uncle Han’s son, who was very stubborn, ended up being arrested by Kulin County Public Security Bureau.

In the material, there were also complaints against Deng Chunhe, the Party Committee Secretary of Kulin County, and Niu Zhian, the County Head, and others for collusion with developers, disregard for human life, and other unlawful and disciplinary actions.

After going through the material, Nie Zhenbang felt very heavy-hearted. As he looked at Uncle Han who was eagerly waiting, he turned to Li Jupeng and said, “Jupeng, discuss with the comrades in the police, exchange the police car for a civilian car. We are heading to Kulin County first.” (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)