Power and Wealth C.1634

Eighth Division.

Director's office.

It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon. An hour has passed since the incident happened in the afternoon. However, there's still no conclusion on how to handle the situation. On the contrary, Dong Xuebing has just finished a conflict with Yang Zhen, and now he's arguing with Deputy Director Zhou Dai. This guy is too aggressive. Since he abandoned the idea of "keeping a low profile," Dong Xuebing has reverted to his old self, causing trouble wherever he goes. He doesn't care whether you're a colleague of the same rank or a leader.

Zhou Dai is furious.

But Dong Xuebing remains unyielding.

Seeing this, Yang Zhen, watching from the side, starts with anger. He didn't expect Dong Xuebing to still not repent at this point, but then he starts to feel happy.

Challenging the leaders.

Are you courting death?

If your attitude had been a bit better, there might have been room for maneuvering. But now, even a simple warning would likely result in suspension. Leaders also have tempers. If you don't smooth things with the leader, you'll be in trouble. Yang Zhen's only thought now is to see Dong Xuebing appropriately dealt with. Otherwise, he couldn't resolve his resentment, and he wouldn't be able to save face. There were so many people present when the incident happened. He needed to save face.

Zhou Dai couldn't stand arguing with Dong Xuebing anymore. He turned to Director Zhu and said, "Director, look."

Zhu Weiye also glances disapprovingly at Dong Xuebing and says in a deep voice, "Why are you talking to Deputy Director Zhou like that? Shouldn’t you be reprimanded?"

Dong Xuebing says, "I should."

"If you should, then you should listen." Zhu Weiye says.

Dong Xuebing still needs to give face to the top leader, and Director Zhu isn't deliberately targeting him, so Dong Xuebing doesn't say anything.

"Let's deal with Yang Zhen's issue first, then we'll talk about you later." Zhu Weiye looks at Yang Zhen again. "Go back and write a self-criticism. Hand it to me by the end of today."

Yang Zhen replies, "Yes, Director, I understand."

"Alright, you can go back now." Zhu Weiye says.

Yang Zhen bids farewell and leaves, glancing at Dong Xuebing before leaving, likely feeling a bit of a sneer.

Dong Xuebing, however, doesn't even look at him.

The room falls silent. Zhu Weiye looks at Zhou Dai and says, "Old Zhou, you can go back too. Arrange the documents for the meeting. Time is tight."

Zhou Dai stands up. "Okay, I'll go arrange it."

After a while, the door closes, leaving only Dong Xuebing and Zhu Weiye in the office.

Dong Xuebing is prepared to be scolded, but Zhu Weiye surprises him by not scolding him. Instead, he points at him with exasperation and says, "You little troublemaker."

Dong Xuebing blinks. "Director Zhu."

Zhu Weiye says helplessly, "When you were transferred here, someone warned me about you. I heard you're quite a troublemaker. But I didn't take it seriously. I even thought you were already a senior cadre; what kind of trouble could you cause? Especially here, in the Discipline Inspection Commission. But in just a few days of officially starting work, you've caused such a big issue for me. If I had known about your temper, I wouldn't have arranged for you to come here. I would have pushed you to another department."

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Hearing this, Dong Xuebing understands. Zhu Weiye knows about him, and he feels embarrassed for his previous firmness. "I'm sorry, Director."

Zhu Weiye criticizes him, "And you even hit someone. You're something."

Dong Xuebing explains, "But he was the one who hit me first. I have a bad temper, but I also have principles. People who know me know that."

"Stop with the act," Zhu Weiye cut him off. "Alright, go back and write a self-criticism, just like Yang Zhen. Hand it to me before the end of the workday."

Dong Xuebing asked, "Just a self-criticism?"

"What else do you expect?" Zhu Weiye said.

Dong Xuebing coughed. "I thought I'd receive some disciplinary action."

Zhu Weiye chuckled, "Fine if you want disciplinary action, I'll give it to you."

"Forget it. I was just asking." Dong Xuebing immediately replied.

"Write a thorough self-criticism until I'm satisfied," Zhu Weiye looked at him. "Also, you must take care of Yang Zhen's car repair and medical expenses on your own."

Dong Xuebing readily agreed, "Alright, I'll do as you say."

"You, young man," Zhu Weiye pointed at him again. "This is your last chance."

"Alright, I got it. You're busy. I won't disturb you anymore." Dong Xuebing didn't expect things to end so smoothly. He had prepared himself for punishment and countermeasures, but now, the outcome was satisfactory. After speaking, he left.

At the same time,

Everyone was still discussing the incident, wondering what disciplinary action would be taken against Dong Xuebing. But unexpectedly, everything seemed to calm down, and there were no more voices.

Zhou Dai was the first to receive the news and came to Zhu Weiye's office immediately, looking in disbelief. "Director, why didn't you give Dong Xuebing any disciplinary action?"

Zhu Weiye waved his hand. "It's not a big deal."

Zhou Dai was astonished. "He even hit someone, this..."

"It's just a minor dispute among colleagues. It's not that serious," Zhu Weiye said lightly. "Friction is unavoidable, especially among young people. We can't be too harsh. We should give young people a chance to change, right? Xiao Dong showed a good attitude in admitting his mistake and will compensate for the repair and related expenses. I think things should end here. Giving further punishment would make a mountain out of a molehill and make our Eighth Division look bad." Seeing that Zhou Dai was about to say something, Zhu Weiye added, "Alright, the tone is set. You can go about your business."

Hearing this, Zhou Dai said nothing more. He also felt slightly uneasy, seemingly understanding much from Zhu Weiye's attitude.

Who is this Dong Xuebing?

Even the director doesn't dare to touch him.

Zhou Dai guessed right. Zhu Weiye could discipline Dong Xuebing but genuinely found it challenging. It's not that he didn't want to, but he honestly couldn't. Regardless of being a cadre of the Discipline Inspection Commission, these intricate interpersonal relationships were inevitable in the bureaucratic system. Zhu Weiye didn't have a deep connection with the Xie family; otherwise, Dong Xuebing's mother-in-law or wife would have given him a heads-up before Dong Xuebing took office. So, while Zhu Weiye wasn't affiliated with the Xie faction, it didn't stop him from knowing Dong Xuebing's identity. Zhu Weiye was among the few people in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection who knew Dong Xuebing.

Dong Xuebing's father-in-law was the Secretary of the City Party Committee in Beijing.

Dong Xuebing's great-grandfather was the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

One was a vice-state leader, and the other was a state leader, holding top positions.

So, as Han Fei's father, Han Zhenghe, said on the phone, in Beijing, in the territory of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, as long as Dong Xuebing didn't involve serious disciplinary violations, who would dare to touch him?