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Chapter 1327 Work Stoppage
With the water rights issue clarified and three million yuan of special funds invested, the construction of the Hongqi Canal has been accelerated once again.

Meanwhile, Tong Kun, who had been investigating the funding issues of the Hongqi Canal project, finally discovered the anomaly in the project funds after being hinted at by Deputy Secretary Yu.

Of course, it's not that the funds have decreased, but rather that the funds used have exceeded the total amount of funds, and the project is progressing at an even faster pace.

So Tong Kun immediately went to Li Mingyang to inquire.

Seeing Li Mingyang and the others laughing and discussing the details of the water supply ceremony, Tong Kun appeared beside him at the right moment, holding a teacup.

"Old Li, congratulations!" Tong Kun said with a beaming smile.

"I'm so excited to see this great project nearing completion. You, who are in charge of finances, are the biggest contributor to its success."

Li Mingyang was in a good mood and waved his hand with a smile, saying, "Old Tong, you flatter me. It's all thanks to the people of the whole county."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tong Kun nodded repeatedly, then casually changed the subject, asking:

"But to be honest, I've always admired you. It's a miracle that such a massive project could maintain its funding from start to finish without ever running out of cash."

"To be honest, I was secretly worried that the funding might not be enough later on."

He deliberately lowered his voice, and asked with a hint of heartfelt emotion, "By the way, how much did this project cost in total?"

"With our meager resources back then, we probably couldn't have handled such a big event. Otherwise, it would have been thanks to you, Lao Li. Your skills are truly remarkable." He quietly gave a thumbs up.

At this moment, Li Mingyang's mind was still focused on the fact that the entire line was about to be completed.

He felt pleased, and coupled with Tong Kun's praise and flattery, his guard was greatly relaxed, so he subconsciously said:
"Hehe, it's about three and a half million!"

"Three and a half million?" Tong Kun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked:
"I remember our county only has three million yuan in funding, where did all that money come from? Could it be that the province has given us special support again?"

"No, that's not it." Li Mingyang shook his head subconsciously, reassuringly saying in a relaxed tone:
"Don't worry, Lao Tong, Secretary Lin borrowed some more later!"

"Borrowed three million?" Tong Kun asked incredulously.

“Yes!” Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"All three million were borrowed, how will you pay it back in the future?" Tong Kun asked doubtfully.

Li Mingyang said with a smile, "That's none of your business. As long as the state doesn't transfer the money, the county committee doesn't have to pay it back!"

His words came to an abrupt halt, his smile instantly froze, and he realized he had misspoke.

"The state won't mobilize it?" Tong Kun seized on this key phrase precisely, and said with a playful expression:

"So, this money was embezzled by Secretary Lin?"

Li Mingyang's expression changed drastically, and he stammered as he quickly denied it, saying, "How could Secretary Lin have embezzled funds? Don't talk nonsense!"

Tong Kun's smile became meaningful. He stopped asking questions and instead said with a smile:

"Hey, I was just asking casually, I didn't mean anything by it. You're busy, please go ahead with your work."

After saying that, Tong Kun turned and left as if nothing had happened. He had already sensed something was amiss and suspected that Lin Jie was embezzling funds.

Fearing that they might alert the enemy, they did not continue to inquire about the origin of the funds, but instead continued their investigation privately.

Tong Kun then conducted an in-depth investigation into this matter and finally found the 300 million yuan special fund. He then immediately called Deputy Secretary Yu to report.

"Deputy Secretary Yu!" When the call connected, Tong Kun suppressed his excitement and tried his best to make his voice sound calm.

"Deputy Secretary Yu, I have an important discovery to report to you!"

On the other end of the phone, Deputy Secretary Yu's voice was completely calm: "Hmm, what's the situation?"

"It's about the funding for the Hongqi Canal project!" Tong Kun said immediately. "During the construction of the Hongqi Canal, Lin Jie and his group are indeed suspected of misappropriating the three million yuan of special funds!"

"Comrade Tong Kun," Deputy Secretary Yu asked, his tone still steady but with a hint of caution.
"This is a very serious issue. Are you sure? Is the evidence solid?"

Tong Kun spoke with certainty, but he lacked any substantial evidence.

"I only heard it by chance from Comrade Mingyang, and I'm not very clear about the specifics yet!"

"But I think it's not impossible not to be tempted by such a large sum of unexplained funds, and even to take advantage of it!"

"Comrade Tong Kun," before Tong Kun could finish speaking, Deputy Secretary Yu interrupted:

"Comrade Tong Kun, we know Comrade Lin Jie quite well."

“He has his own ideas. It’s possible that he misappropriated funds to complete his work, but I absolutely do not believe that he embezzled funds!”

Of course there's a problem. Only the person who wronged you understands better than you how wronged you are.

Deputy Secretary Yu withheld Linxian County's application for three million yuan in special funds, waiting for this day when you would voluntarily violate regulations under pressure from the project!
Tong Kun, who was completely unaware of the situation, feared that Deputy Secretary Yu would not believe him, so he said confidently, "But Deputy Secretary Yu, there's definitely something wrong here!"

"Then let's do it this way!" Deputy Secretary Yu nodded in agreement.

"I now authorize you to set up an investigation team, seal their ledgers, and wait for me to send people to investigate!"

Tong Kun immediately replied excitedly, "Yes, Deputy Secretary Yu!"

Following Deputy Secretary Yu's order, Tong Kun immediately split his forces into two groups. One group sealed off the accounts of the project command headquarters, while Tong Kun personally led a team to seal off all the county's accounts and documents!
Tong Kun then immediately found Li Mingyang and, in his capacity as an investigator, asked Li Mingyang to clarify the issue of the special funds.

At this moment, Li Mingyang was also confused by Tong Kun's series of actions.

Suddenly, the other party announced that Deputy Secretary Yu had appointed him to form an investigation team to investigate the accounts of the Hongqi Canal project, and also sealed all the county party committee's accounts, reports and other materials.

Since Tong Kun was looking for him at this moment, it certainly wasn't something good, so Li Mingyang asked in a cold tone:
"Tell me what you want from me."

Tong Kun wore a businesslike smile, but a hint of smug satisfaction in his eyes suggested he was in control of the situation.

"County Chief Li, I still want to talk to you about that 300 million yuan special fund."

"Why are you still asking about this?" Li Mingyang frowned immediately, his tone revealing impatience.

"It's my duty, I dare not ignore it!" Tong Kun slowly sat down opposite him, leaning forward slightly, and said forcefully:
"To tell you the truth, I have already conducted a thorough investigation. That three million is a refund from the national balancing and remediation program. As the county head, you should know what that means!"

He stared intently into Li Mingyang's eyes, not missing a single movement:
"But the bank president, Comrade Zhao Changshun, withdrew it from the special account and transferred it to another account. You were aware of this, weren't you?"

Before Li Mingyang could answer, his tone suddenly became more serious, carrying a judgmental tone as he said, "Comrade Li Mingyang, this is a serious violation of the law!"

Li Mingyang's face darkened, and he looked sharply at Tong Kun, saying, "What exactly are you trying to achieve by going through all this trouble?"

"What are you doing?" Tong Kun seemed to have finally heard these words. The pretense on his face vanished, revealing a cold smile.
"I want to report Lin Jie for misappropriating state special funds!"

"Have you thought about the consequences of doing this?!" Li Mingyang suddenly stood up, placed his hands on the table, and leaned forward slightly due to anger.

"Consequences?" Tong Kun met his gaze without flinching. If one didn't know better, they would think he was on the side of justice.

"The consequence is that I saved a Party member! I also fulfilled the responsibility of a Party member!"

"You've fulfilled your responsibilities as a Party member?" Li Mingyang scoffed coldly, as if he'd heard the funniest joke.
"Let me tell you the real consequences of this!"

"By doing this, you're not just bringing down Lin Jie! You're smashing the rice bowls and hopes of 600,000 people in Linxian who have been longing for water for generations, just when the Zhanghe River was about to be brought to their doorsteps!"

He pointed to the Taihang Mountains outside the window and said:
"What you have hurt is the determination of our entire Linxian County Party Committee to lead the people in fighting against nature! And the hopes and trust of millions of Linxian people for the Party and for the future!"

Li Mingyang's gaze finally settled on Tong Kun's face, carrying a final pang of heartache and a warning:
"Comrade Tong Kun, don't forget that you are also from Linxian County. How can you do this to your fellow villagers?"

"You'd better watch yourself!" After saying that, Li Mingyang left without even glancing at Tong Kun.

After being reprimanded by Li Mingyang, Tong Kun stared at Li Mingyang's back with an unpleasant expression, his eyes gradually turning fierce.

Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary Yu, who had just hung up the phone, immediately went to Secretary Gao's office.

"Secretary Fang, there's something I need to report to you," Deputy Secretary Yu said in a heavy tone.

"The Linxian County Party Committee, especially County Official Lin Jie, may have made serious mistakes."

Secretary Fang looked up, thinking that Deputy Secretary Yu was still looking for trouble, so his face was full of helplessness and his tone was slightly impatient as he said:

"Old Yu, the Red Flag Canal is about to be opened to water, what are you up to now?"

"I know!" Deputy Secretary Yu immediately said with a pained expression:

"Actually, I didn't want him to have any problems either, but this time, he might really be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Fang's expression became serious: "Tell me slowly."

"Secretary Fang," Deputy Secretary Yu said in a low voice:
"During the construction of the Red Flag Canal in Linxian County, Lin Jie misappropriated the special funds allocated by the state for the 'leveling and land redistribution' of Linxian County! This is absolutely not allowed by Party discipline and national law!"

Secretary Fang exclaimed in shock, "What? You're saying Comrade Lin Jie embezzled state special funds?"

Deputy Secretary Yu said with certainty, "Yes, the situation can basically be confirmed."

He then offered his suggestion, his words succinct and high-sounding:

"Secretary Fang, in order to maintain the purity of the Party organization and in accordance with the principle of curing the disease and saving the patient, I propose that Lin Jie be suspended from his post, the Red Flag Canal project be suspended, and the Prefectural Committee be established to form an investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation in Lin County."

Secretary Fang still tried to salvage the situation, asking with some doubt:

"Old Yu, are you sure you understand the situation? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Secretary Fang," Deputy Secretary Yu pressed on.

"Given Comrade Lin Jie's character, he is capable of doing such a thing. Now that the problem has been exposed, in the spirit of protecting our comrades, I think we should go down and investigate."

Secretary Fang remained silent for a moment. Deputy Secretary Yu then brought up Party discipline and national laws, which he couldn't stop, and could only reluctantly agree:
"Alright, Lao Yu, you go down to investigate on behalf of the prefectural committee."

Having achieved his goal, Deputy Secretary Yu replied, "Okay."

As soon as Deputy Secretary Yu left the office, Secretary Fang's helplessness instantly turned into solemnity and urgency.

"Stop work! There's only one kilometer left on the main canal, and you're telling them to stop? Ha!"

He immediately picked up the phone to contact Lin County, and then, without a moment's delay, set off for the provincial capital to report the matter to Secretary Fang.

Meanwhile, Tong Kun, after receiving authorization from Deputy Secretary Yu, immediately led a group to the Hongqi Canal Command Headquarters and announced that the Hongqi Canal project would be suspended immediately.

On the Taihang Mountains, in front of the Red Flag Canal Command Post.

Holding the official document from the prefectural committee, Tong Kun, surrounded by his entourage, faced the migrant worker representatives, technical experts, and command staff who had gathered after hearing the news.

Trying to make his voice sound more authoritative, he raised the document in his hand before loudly announcing:

"Comrades! Quiet! I am now announcing an important decision of the Prefectural Committee!"

"An investigation revealed serious irregularities in the use of funds during the construction of the Hongqi Canal project!"

"In order to thoroughly investigate the situation, the Prefectural Committee has decided that the Hongqi Canal project will be suspended from today until further investigation!"

"Work stoppage?"

These two words were like a bucket of cold water poured into a boiling oil pan, instantly causing an uproar at the scene.

"Why should we stop work!" a burly stonemason roared, still clutching his sledgehammer.

"The water is about to reach Fentou Ridge, and you're telling us to stop work now?"

"Director Tong! This canal is just one step away from completion!" A youth commando leader, his eyes red with anxiety, shouted angrily.

"We've been working day and night for this day! You think you can just stop like that?"

Just as Secretary Gao predicted, anyone who sees the water about to be served but is forcibly stopped would find it difficult to remain calm.

Anger and confusion spread rapidly. After all, everyone had worked hard, shed blood and sweat, and finally saw the light of victory, only to have it all negated by a single, insignificant order.

People surged forward, surrounding Tong Kun and his work group.

"We can't stop! Anyone who allows work to stop is a sinner against Linxian!"

"Yes! We disagree!"

"Do those people from the prefectural committee even know how long we've been waiting for this sip of water?"

When Tong Kun and his group were questioned by the emotionally charged crowd, no one noticed an extremely unusual phenomenon throughout the entire process.

Those were the main leaders of the Linxian County Party Committee: Lin Jie, Li Mingyang, Sun Shihou, and even Lin Hao, a key figure in the Red Flag Canal project, who seemed to have collectively disappeared.

They did nothing throughout the entire process; they did not appear at the command post to reassure the troops, nor did they raise any public objections to Tong Kun's orders.