Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 815 - 771 Official Butcher

Chapter 815: Chapter 771 Official Butcher Chapter 815 -771 Official Butcher Nie Zhenbang’s words made Liu Xiaobo and Guo Yi exchange glances, communicating silently, both understanding each other’s meaning.

Starting with Jinding City, in other words, Jinding City was the first to be targeted for action. However, this was a necessary move; after all, Jinding City had found itself in the line of fire.

Seeing Secretary Ning’s fierce glare, as if he couldn’t wait to get rid of both Liu Xiaobo and Guo Yi, Liu felt immense pressure.

After composing his thoughts, Liu Xiaobo nodded and said, “Governor, in regards to the organization’s decision, both Mayor Guo and I, on behalf of Jinding City, would like to express our stance. We will definitely fully support and assist the comrades from the Provincial Tourism Bureau and the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission’s special task force. We will do our work well, without tarnishing the organization’s reputation or dragging its feet.”

Liu Xiaobo’s words, albeit standard, expressed his attitude clearly. Beside him, Ning Bojun nodded in satisfaction, pleased with Liu’s stance, and said, “The Jinding Scenic Area’s management committee director, party committee secretary, and staff of the Yunshan site office bear inescapable responsibility and must be removed from their positions. Based on the severity, further disciplinary action will be given. Additionally, the comrades in charge of the District Committee and District Government of Dingnan and the heads of the district and city tourism bureaus will be given corresponding administrative penalties.”

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Ning Bojun set the tone for the entire case concerning the Jinding Scenic Area. From here on, all work would revolve around this keynote.

The next day, the Vice Governor in charge of tourism, Pan Jianzhang, led members of the Provincial Tourism Bureau’s party group, the head of the discipline inspection team, and several staff members to Jinding City. In the afternoon, the head of the third division of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission arrived in Jinding City.

Once all personnel were present, they immediately began the investigation. Nie Zhenbang and Ning Bojun drove back to Tianfu City in the afternoon.

The task in Jinding City was straightforward. The case was clear-cut, a classic example of capturing both the wrongdoers and the evidence. Moreover, it differed fundamentally from the typical corruption case.

Within this case, few big bosses were involved. The investigation progressed smoothly. On the same day, the special task force interrogated Zhang Dekang and others. Under tremendous pressure, Zhang Dekang quickly confessed his deeds and even named some other individuals involved.

The task force continued to follow leads, and half the leadership team of the Dingnan District Tourism Bureau was taken away. Meanwhile, several leaders of Jinding City’s Tourism Bureau also became implicated. A few leaders from the Dingnan District Committee and District Government were involved as well.

The whole of Jinding City was like a row of falling dominoes, setting off a chain reaction. Due to the ongoing turmoil caused by the tourist cheating scandal, the city’s officials were in a state of panic, fearing they might be implicated.

The tourism environment in Jinding City underwent a drastic transformation. The Jinding City Committee and City Government issued the “Rectifying the Order of Jinding City’s Tourism Industry” document the very next day.

The document explicitly stipulated that, for the entire Jinding Scenic Area as well as other sites in the city, a policy of transparent pricing would be implemented. The catering, accommodation, and entertainment industries in all tourist areas were subject to mandatory price tagging regulations.

Price-setting must involve the approval of the Municipal Price Bureau, with retail prices for all kinds of goods, such as food and consumer products within the scenic area, not exceeding 20 percent above the market level.

In response, the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Committee directed related media and personnel to conduct an all-around follow-up report on Jinding City’s tourism market rectification.

The purpose of this, on the one hand, was to show a clear stance to those in Jingcheng—although your children were wronged in Bashu Province, now a large number of officials have been taken down, and the scenic area is being rectified, this is your explanation.

On the other hand, previous national media exposure had caused some damage and impact to Bashu Province’s tourism image. The effects might not yet be visible, but it was certain that if no measures were taken, Bashu’s tourism image would be ruined, leading to a significant decline in tourism revenue. After all, no traveler wants to go out happily and come back entangled in troubles.

By conducting such follow-up reporting, the open and fair approach of Bashu Province could maximize the restoration of Bashu’s public image in tourism. It also served as an indirect promotion for the tourism industry in Bashu Province.

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Inside the office of the Party Secretary of Jinding City.

In the spacious office, to the left of the large desk was a set up resembling a reception area. At this moment, Liu Xiaobo and Guo Yi sat on the couch, the atmosphere extremely oppressive and stifling.

The events in Jinding City were personally supervised by the Governor and the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee; they had undoubtedly lost face. Throughout the province, leaders and officials from various brother cities and provincial departments and bureaus were holding their breath, waiting to see Jinding City’s joke. Of course, the Director of the Provincial Tourism Bureau was excluded at this moment, as he and Jinding City were both enduring the same ordeal.

After a pause, Guo Yi couldn’t help but speak, “Secretary Liu, you’re the team leader, the pillar of the team, and this matter still needs your decision. The current case has expanded and deepened extensively. Not only the tourism department, but even some individuals from party and government offices have been implicated. These past few days, several comrades from the city have phoned me. Although they didn’t say much, the implication was clear to everyone. They all hope this matter can be stopped at an appropriate point.”

Hearing Guo Yi’s words, Liu Xiaobo’s brows immediately furrowed; everyone who spoke didn’t have to bear the consequences themselves. Could this situation just stop so easily? If those who were detained had been more tight-lipped, there wouldn’t have been any issue. Who could be blamed for this? Now, with both the Governor and the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee watching, the series of actions by the Provincial Committee’s propaganda department also indicated that the Provincial Party Secretary, Zeng Taiping, held an affirmative stance.

With a sneer, Liu Xiaobo contemptuously said, “Stop it, as if it’s that easy. If it were, why would you and I still be sitting here? Don’t ever bring this up again, Old Guo. If anyone else comes to you, send them my way. I’ll have them go to Governor Nie or Secretary Ning directly. If they still can’t see the situation clearly at this point, they are truly overestimating themselves. They’re like frogs at the bottom of a well.”

Having said that, Liu Xiaobo calmed his emotions and looked at Guo Yi, “Old Guo, you can see Governor Nie’s style of work from his previous positions in Yangde City, and later in Wuliang City and Guonan City. Our young Governor is no pushover, nor does he play by the book. Nie Zhenbang has only been in office in Bashu Province for less than half a year. The nickname ‘Official Butcher’ didn’t come from nowhere. Now, all we can do is fully cooperate with the task force, carry out the investigation thoroughly, and beyond that, I can’t control much nor do I want to. ‘Commit too many injustices and you will bring ruin upon yourself.’ In other words, ‘Don’t reach out your hand; if you do, you’re sure to get caught.'”

Guo Yi deeply agreed with Liu Xiaobo’s words and nodded, “That’s also the attitude I expressed in my replies to them.”

The case in Jinding City was just a beginning. The task force stayed in Jinding City for a total of fifteen days. Eighty-some people were dismissed from public office, some were directly transferred to judicial authorities for prosecution, others were doubly expelled. Among them, the smallest position was a regular clerk, the highest, a deputy director of the Jinding City People’s Congress, who had previously been the deputy mayor in charge of tourism in Jinding City, with the rank of a deputy department-level official enjoying the treatment of a full department-level official.

This time, Nie Zhenbang truly made a name for himself as the ‘Official Butcher.’ Of course, some people also dubbed Governor Nie the ‘Scourge of Officials.’ It seemed wherever Governor Nie went, a group of officials would fall. In Yangde City, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee had been brought down. In Wuliang City, a dozen or so people also fell. Now, Jinding City faced the same.

However, the task force’s mission wasn’t over. The action plan to rectify the province-wide tourism environment was just beginning with Jinding City.

Next, the task force began to move across various tourist spots throughout the province. For a time, the tourism environment of Bashu Province, both in terms of hardware and software, received a qualitative improvement.

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Office building of the Bashu Provincial Committee

Zeng Taiping sat on the couch, looking relaxed as the issue of Bashu Province’s tourism image was finally addressed. Not only was there no loss, but they even took this opportunity for hype. Although it was Nie Zhenbang who orchestrated it, as a main participant, Zeng Taiping was quite proud of himself. Being able to snatch benefits from those families in Jingcheng was enough to make him proud.

He took a soft-pack Zhonghua cigarette from the box on the coffee table and handed it to Nie Zhenbang, then lit one for himself. Zeng Taiping wasn’t a heavy smoker, just smoked casually from time to time.

After taking a puff, Zeng Taiping asked, “Zhenbang, have you really made up your mind?”

Nie Zhenbang nodded affirmatively, “I’ve made my decision. I understand the ways and thoughts of those families in Jingcheng. This matter requires a resolution. Now, although we’ve benefited, we shouldn’t offend them too badly as they are waiting for our next move. This time, I must step forward and make a formal apology. I believe this will satisfy their inner and outer dignity. Besides, in stepping forward to apologise, it would also better promote the development of tourism in Bashu. With the Huaxia Tourism Expo just around the corner in just over ten days, this is a good thing for our province’s tourism development and growth. If it’s a good thing, why not step forward? Not to mention representing the government, even a personal apology from me is not a big deal.”

Feeling touched by Nie Zhenbang’s words, Zeng Taiping had known Nie Zhenbang for a long time. He understood Nie Zhenbang’s style, and how different he was from his father. No wonder Nie Zhenbang attained such a high position at a young age. To not hold personal gains and losses, honors or disgraces in high regard, but to devote oneself wholeheartedly to the Party and the people, was admirable. To this realm, he willingly admitted his inferiority. (

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