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Chapter 13 - Being the Scapegoat

Tang Chunyan is a civil servant who graduated from university last year and passed the examination. Her family is from Fangshui Township.

Over the past few days, Lu Hao has developed a good impression of Tang Chunyan. She is beautiful, kind-hearted, and meticulous in her work.

"Thank you, Miss Tang, for the reminder," Lu Hao joked, also increasing his vigilance.

As he chatted with his colleagues, leaders have been walking into the small meeting room of the township government one after another.

The Party Committee Secretary, Zhao Gang, the township head, Li Haotian, the executive deputy township head in charge of poverty alleviation work, Hong Haifeng, and the newly appointed deputy township head, Wang Shaojie, as well as Deng Song, who is also the director of the Party and Government Office and the publicity committee member, are all present.

In addition to these main team members, there is also a beautiful woman sitting next to Zhao Gang, who is naturally the deputy Party committee secretary, Lin Xiyue.

"Have you all heard about the county poverty alleviation audit team's sudden visit to the poverty alleviation office yesterday?" Zhao Gang was the first to speak.

He was not really asking everyone, but starting a topic so that everyone knows why the meeting was held.

"This time, a large amount of poverty alleviation materials were found to be fake, and the county audit team suspects that it may involve corruption, which is very serious. The county requires us to take this matter seriously, to hold people accountable, and to rectify it. The county's notice arrived in the office this morning."

"Today's meeting is to study together how to give an account to the county."

Zhao Gang took a sip of tea and glanced at everyone.

Although he was speaking to all the leadership team members, everyone knew that after Zhao Gang finished speaking, it was Li Haotian's turn to speak, which was the rule.

"I consulted with County Mayor Li this morning. The county will not let the Discipline Inspection Commission get involved this time, but they require us to give an account to the county, so we need to control the intensity of accountability and rectification."

Li Haotian cleared his throat and added.

"Mayor Li is right. We cannot let the family's ugly affairs be exposed. The impact of this matter must be controlled within a small range," Zhao Gang took over and agreed.

Zhao Gang and Li Haotian, the two leaders, have always been on the surface but not in the heart, but on this matter, the opinions of the two leaders are completely consistent.

After all, if this matter is blown out of proportion, neither the secretary nor the township head will have a good time.

So the two leaders rarely sang in unison, setting the direction for this matter.

Even if it was not explicitly said, the meaning was clear, that is, this matter could not be made big, and it would be best to deal with a small figure without pain, after all, the county mayor has implied that he will not delve into it.

Soon, Li Haotian secretly gave Deng Song a look.

As the publicity committee member and the director of the Party and Government Office, Deng Song immediately understood and said sharply, "Secretary, I think this matter is not troublesome to handle. Since the county said that the poverty alleviation materials are fake, whoever is responsible for the materials should be held accountable."

He did not mention whether the various projects and poverty alleviation funds involved in the poverty alleviation materials are really corrupt, but reduced the matter to the fake poverty alleviation materials again.

"I agree, who is in charge of the poverty alleviation materials in the poverty alleviation office now?" Li Haotian asked.

"I just asked Song Bo, and it is Lu Hao who is in charge," Deng Song immediately said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiyue, who had not spoken, couldn't help frowning.

Sitting next to her is Hong Haifeng, the executive deputy township head in charge of poverty alleviation work, and his face also became gloomy.

Deng Song and Li Haotian are obviously singing a duet, and the spearhead is directly aimed at Lu Hao, and it is clear that they want Lu Hao to be the scapegoat.

Everyone present is a person who can hear it.

Wang Shaojie, hearing this, was overjoyed!

Lu Hao still dreams of being promoted to a deputy section, and now it's good, and he has become a scapegoat.

He couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth and added, "Secretary Zhao, Mayor Li, I just took office today, and I don't know if what I say is right or wrong. I think if the poverty alleviation materials are Lu Hao's responsibility, then he should be held accountable, and there is nothing to discuss."

As soon as Wang Shaojie finished speaking, Li Haotian gave him an appreciative look.

But the next second, Wang Shaojie felt a chill on his back, and he saw Lin Xiyue looking at him with a sharp look, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.

Did he say something wrong?

Wang Shaojie felt empty in his heart and subconsciously avoided Lin Xiyue's gaze.

But Lin Xiyue is the third person, and she also has relationships in the county, so there is no need to be afraid of Lin Xiyue.

Thinking of this, Wang Shaojie leisurely took a sip of tea.

"Mayor Wang, there is no right to speak without investigation. You also know that you just came, and since you don't understand the situation, don't speak casually."

Lin Xiyue didn't give Wang Shaojie any face, and a word choked Wang Shaojie, who was holding a teacup, and his face was embarrassed. Then he said seriously, "Since it is accountability, it must be fair and just, and seek truth from facts. If there is a problem with the poverty alleviation office, no one should want to shirk responsibility. This is a basic principle."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Haotian's face became extremely ugly.

Zhao Gang also frowned, obviously not expecting Lin Xiyue to make trouble on such a small matter, and her words were sharp.

"I agree with Secretary Lin. I know this Lu Hao. He has just been transferred from the county for a few days, and he doesn't even have time to make mistakes. The problem with the poverty alleviation office has nothing to do with him. It's too much to let a young person carry the pot!" Hong Haifeng's face was a bit angry.

He is a military veteran, with a bad temper, and he is upright and upright in his bones, black is black, and white is white.

"Enough, you guys are still arguing about such a small matter, don't you have a sense of the overall situation? If there is a problem with the poverty alleviation office, it is also our township's problem, right? Do you want to make a big deal out of it and let the Discipline Inspection Commission get involved, and let us all be suspended and investigated?"

Zhao Gang suddenly slammed the table and got angry.

"I agree with Mayor Li. Since it is a material problem, and Lu Hao is in charge of the poverty alleviation materials, then he should bear the responsibility. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore."

Zhao Gang immediately made a decision.

Song Bo sent him a lot of gifts overnight yesterday, just to let Zhao Gang protect himself.

As for Niu Dashan, he is Li Haotian's person, and Li Haotian is behind County Mayor Li, and he can't be moved.

At this moment, Lu Hao, who has no backing and has fallen to Fangshui Township, is obviously the best target to bear the blame.

"Moreover, we must deal with it seriously, otherwise we can't explain to the county. We should give Lu Hao a major demerit, kill one to warn a hundred, so that our county's poverty alleviation work will get better and better. I think County Mayor Li will not object."

Li Haotian sneered.

He and County Mayor Li Zhen are distant relatives. Before Lu Hao was demoted to Fangshui Township, Li Zhen had told him to find an opportunity to deal with Lu Hao harshly.

Now for him, it is a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, both to teach Lu Hao a lesson and to protect Niu Dashan.

Hearing that Li Haotian not only wants Lu Hao to be a scapegoat but also wants to give Lu Hao a major demerit, Lin Xiyue's pretty face gradually becomes cold, but as soon as she wants to speak, Zhao Gang speaks first.

"Well, this matter is settled, let's move on to the next item..."

Zhao Gang's words have already shown his attitude. He is the secretary and the top leader, with the final decision-making power.