As soon as Affairs Officer Tan spoke, another affairs officer beside him spoke up:
"Affairs Officer Tan, there is much to be done in the department. Every one of us has important duties to carry out. It is perfectly normal for matters to be delayed.
Besides, compared to national security, this is an insignificant matter."
Affairs Officer Tan looked at him and said sternly, "Are you saying that what happened in Hai Village, the lives of several hundred people, are insignificant?"
"That is not what I mean."
Affairs Officer Liang swiftly denied it.
"But compared with what we have to do every day, cases like this can indeed only be pushed back.
What we need to do is investigate and eliminate security issues and hidden dangers involving the entire nation. How could we possibly keep such a relatively unimportant matter at the forefront?
There must be priorities, must there not?
Affairs Officer Tan, I know you value rules and principles, but look at all our colleagues here..."
He swept his gaze around the room. "Including Minister He, who among us is not diligent? We work from morning until night. Some do not even have any spare days. Everyone works very hard.
Look at Old Tang." He pointed at Affairs Officer Tang. "He just returned from Yuanbei Province. Without even going home once, he came straight here for this meeting.
And Old Yuan, how many days has it been since he went home? More than a year, perhaps? His grandson might not even recognize him. How could he spare the attention for relatively unimportant matters?
So perhaps do not be so harsh?"
His words resonated with the Affairs Committee Members present. Some affairs officers did not hold real authority, yet they not only had no shortage of work, but actually had