Lei Ming patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder, thoroughly pleased with him.
He decided that whenever a verbal showdown like this came up in the future, he would simply send Zhou Yi in.
Jiang Weihong was secretly impressed as well. No wonder Deputy Secretary Wang Dongsheng of the Municipal Party Committee and Publicity Department Director Ding Zhenqian both think so highly of this young man. Director Zhao Chuan even specifically told me to follow the Municipal Procuratorate's preliminary inquiry from start to finish and make sure Zhou Yi wasn't wronged in any way.
Judging by his performance just now, whether facing Cui Zhiming's aggressive questioning or He Haidong's mix of persuasion and pressure, Zhou Yi had kept reason firmly on his side. Neither servile nor overbearing, outwardly yielding yet inwardly firm, he had left both men speechless.
He truly was extraordinary!
Jiang Weihong had also noticed one detail. Since he was not a member of the Special Case Task Force, he should technically have been asked to leave too. But how had Zhou Yi phrased it?
By saying he had "important case information to report to the Municipal Public Security Bureau leadership and the Special Case Task Force leadership," he had not only included Jiang Weihong but placed him ahead of the task force.
That had immediately afforded him due respect, while drawing a sharp contrast with the treatment Cui Zhiming and He Haidong had received.
Remarkable!
That alone convinced Jiang Weihong that this young man would go much further in officialdom than most.
"Lei, Zhou, carry on. Yang and I will step outside for a smoke." Secretary Jiang gave Zhou Yi two friendly pats on the arm, then left the conference room on that pretext.
Zhou Yi had shown him respect, but he still had to uphold his own