Chapter 1051
One day...
Two days...
Three days...
That Thursday morning.
At the Discipline Inspection Committee, Dong Xuebin was handling several documents in his office. He also had a meeting that afternoon and needed to make some preparations. Just then, footsteps and commotion suddenly sounded outside. Dong Xuebin looked up at the tightly shut door, suspicion in his eyes.
A knock came next.
"Come in." Dong Xuebin set down what he was doing.
Zhu Zhu, a staffer from Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office One, came in. The moment she entered, she looked at Dong Xuebin in surprise and quickly said, "Director, someone from the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department is here."
Dong Xuebin looked at her. "The Organization Department?"
Zhu Zhu replied, "It seems Minister Wen personally came with a group."
Dong Xuebin's heart stirred. "They came to our Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office One?"
Zhu Zhu nodded. "Yes. The Organization Department people spoke with Director Luo and Director Liu. It seemed they were asking about you. I also heard that Minister Wen went to see Secretary He, Secretary Zhan, and the others." Having spent so long within the system, Zhu Zhu understood these procedures. Such talks were among the final steps of an official's assessment and promotion. Though they appeared to be soliciting everyone's evaluation of Director Dong and the opinions of his supervising leaders, many of the procedures had long since been completed. And since Wen Shixiang, the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department Minister, had personally led the team, the matter was basically settled. Nothing major was likely to go wrong. Zhu Zhu immediately broke into a smile. "Congratulations."
Dong Xuebin remained outwardly calm. "We still don't know what's going on."
After Zhu Zhu left, she carefully closed the office door behind her.
Dong Xuebin immediately revealed a