In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

If this continues, the consequences will be very negative.

That's why I chose to report the situation to you; the moral high ground of public opinion cannot be shaken by such filthy thoughts and foolish remarks.

Chapter 380 Pressure from All Sides

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

After a moment, he exhaled a breath of stale air and said, "Comrade Chen Luo, I understand what you're talking about. I need to understand the specifics before I can make a judgment."

Hearing this, Chen Luo was stunned for a moment.

"Old Liu, I..."

“I understand that Comrade Chen Luo’s starting point is good, but after all, it involves the All-China Women’s Federation. The All-China Women’s Federation and our Central Propaganda Department are not subordinate departments. Even if some extreme remarks come from the All-China Women’s Federation, our Central Propaganda Department can only order them to delete them. We can’t just punish people for their words, can we?”

Then Chen Luo understood that the other party was only calling him out of respect for Secretary Xu.

Essentially, I just don't want any trouble...

Taking a deep breath, Chen Luo lost interest in continuing the conversation; there was no point in saying more when there was no common ground.

"Okay, Mr. Liu, then I won't bother you any longer."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Luo let out a heavy sigh.

Sometimes, this is the kind of helplessness we face: higher-ups don't want to get involved, and things only escalate.

By the time you realize something is wrong and try to intervene, the toxic mindset has already spread throughout society. At that point, the difficulty of taking action increases a thousandfold.

At the same time, after hanging up the phone, Minister Liu of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China also asked his secretary to find the article published by the All-China Women's Federation.

After glancing at it a few times, Minister Liu frowned.

What do you mean by ignoring the facts?

The more he looked, the more he felt that the Women's Federation's ideology was somewhat distorted. After taking a deep breath, Minister Liu decided to put out the fire.

Picking up the red landline phone on the table, Minister Liu made a direct call to the Women's Federation.

In the office of the vice-chairwoman of the Women's Federation, Huang Zhifeng received a phone call.

Hello! This is Huang Zhifeng!

"Comrade Zhifeng, I am Liu Yanwu."

Minister Liu didn't need to raise his voice to intimidate the other party at all; just hearing the name made Huang Zhifeng's heart skip a beat and she became flustered.

"Minister Liu... Minister Liu!"

"Comrade Zhifeng, let me get straight to the point. Who wrote the article published in your Women's Federation's women's newspaper? And who approved it?"

"Oh? Minister Liu, is there a problem with the article?"

"Problems? Of course there are! What do you mean by ignoring the facts? Comrade Zhifeng, explain this to me!"

Huang Zhifeng's pupils contracted slightly, and after a moment of thought, he slowly replied, "Reporting to Minister Liu, the original intention of setting aside the facts may have been to say that contradictions are often mutual."

"Nonsense! Comrade Zhifeng, you are the vice-chairwoman of the Women's Federation. How could you publish an article of this quality? Do you know that Handong has a lot of complaints? The deputy secretary of Handong even called me to complain just now."

To say that your Women's Federation is full of absurdities, a cancer of thought, and an obstacle to social progress, Comrade Zhifeng, it is very important to be realistic. If you can ignore the facts, wouldn't that mean you can turn black into white?

"Uh... Minister Liu, I didn't know anything about this!"

"Whether you know it or not, I don't care. Now you call the staff of the Women's Newspaper and tell them to strictly review the article and not to say anything that is not conducive to unity. This issue must also be investigated. Whoever wrote this article must be severely punished!"

At the same time, I hope the Women's Daily can apologize to Handong, resolve this matter peacefully, and avoid causing further trouble!

"Yes, yes, please rest assured, Minister Liu, our Women's Federation will resolutely obey your instructions!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Zhifeng's worried expression instantly changed, becoming filled with disdain and arrogance.

"Handong actually went so far as to complain to the Central Propaganda Department, trying to force me to compromise and submit in this way? Don't even think about it!"

Accountability? Severe punishment? Let's wait ten or eight days first.

Huang Zhifeng had made up his mind, but Chen Luo wasn't the only one in Handong. While Chen Luo was taking action, Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun were also busy.

In the office of the Secretary of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee, Sha Ruijin was standing on the balcony, answering a phone call from his father-in-law.

"Dad, the Women's Federation has gone too far. How could they say such things? This is extremely damaging to the social values ​​they are misleading!"

In the short term, this is just a minor friction between the Women's Daily and our Handong. However, if the other party continues to ignore our legitimate negotiations and does as it pleases, then other media outlets will be even less likely to continue fighting against the Women's Daily and the Women's Federation.

Does this mean they can say whatever they want and do whatever they want from now on?

"Dad, we in Handong aren't nitpicking, nor are we trying to destroy the Women's Federation. We're just being realistic; we genuinely don't want to see this kind of filthy thinking and distorted values ​​continue to spread in society."

Sha Ruijin spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and his father-in-law listened attentively.

After a long while, Sha Ruijin's father-in-law responded.

“Ruijin, I understand what you mean. To be honest, I always felt that you might not be able to do a good job as the provincial party secretary. Why is that?”

Because you were too focused on controlling power, but now, your heart is truly filled with the people!

Dad is proud of you for this!

I also read the article published by the Women's Federation. To be honest, it doesn't seem like something an official media outlet would write!

Just like you said, it may seem like a small matter, but in reality, the impact is very serious, and there are examples of this abroad.

In Japan, the antagonism between men and women is very serious.

If we continue to allow such extreme rhetoric to spread, we will follow in their footsteps!

Dad's been retired for over ten years now, and there are some things you can't say to him, but I'm different! Leave this to me.

"Thank you, Dad!"

"No need for thanks, we're all just serving the people!"

Compared to the distance between Sha Ruijin and his father-in-law, Zhou Jianjun's phone calls with his father were much more casual.

"Dad! What the Women's Federation is doing!"

Those words are just nonsense.

What is Huang Zhifeng up to?! I've found out everything; that article was written by her own hand.

The editor-in-chief of the Women's Daily even fell down the stairs to avoid publishing an article. If an editor-in-chief is aware of the negative impact of this, how could Huang Zhifeng not understand?

I think they're just pretending to be ignorant when they know the truth!

They think we in Handong can't do anything to her!

"That's really awful! But son, you and Zhifeng were classmates, right?"

“Dad, she may be a classmate, but that doesn’t give Huang Zhifeng the right to provoke us in Handong with impunity!”

Furthermore, even from the perspective of national righteousness, such value guidance is absolutely a malignant tumor. I haven't had any contact with Huang Zhifeng since she went abroad to study; she is no longer the idealistic young person who was once firmly committed to the cause of communism.

"Okay, Dad understands. I'll call the higher-ups in a bit. Do you think a Women's Federation would dare to cause trouble?"

Just wait for my message!

"Thank you, Dad!"

"Oh, you're doing something important, something that benefits the country and its people, there's no need to thank me!"

Chapter 381 The Surprise Came Too Suddenly

On almost the same day, Sha Ruijin's father-in-law and Zhou Jianjun's father called some of the Fuguo cadres who were still in office.

There was no embellishment, just a straightforward statement of the facts.

What was originally a minor matter suddenly caught the attention of the highest levels of government. When the article in the Women's Daily was presented to them, everyone who read it frowned.

This is not an exaggeration in Handong! It is a warning!

That evening, the chairperson of the Women's Federation was summoned for a talk.

However, Huang Zhifeng was unaware of this matter...

Chairwoman Shen of the Women's Federation emerged from the People's Congress building with a somber expression. During her inspection tour, she had no idea what was happening within the Women's Federation. Upon her return, she was summoned by her superiors.

He immediately launched into a tirade of abuse...

Chairwoman Shen looked very unhappy, especially when the leader put that article in front of her. She herself thought it was outrageous, and even though she was unaware of it, she still couldn't avoid being criticized.

"That Huang Zhifeng! He's incredibly audacious!"

It was already very late, so Chairwoman Shen could only suppress her anger and go straight home. As a result, she received one call after another from various powerful officials of the same rank, all asking her how she managed the Women's Federation and how she could allow such an article to be published.

The next morning, Chairman Shen, who was seething with anger, went to the Women's Federation and then to her office. She sat down, took a deep breath, and picked up the red telephone on the table.

"Hello! This is Shen Lin, and this is Director Sun who is supposed to be on my way to the Women's Daily!"

What? You injured your leg?

"Then let the deputy director answer the phone!"

After saying that, Chairman Shen slammed the phone down.

About three to five minutes later, the phone rang.

"Hello, are you the deputy director of the newspaper?"

"Chairman Shen, I am... Do you have any instructions?"

"I'm asking you! What's the deal with that article about Handong that your women's newspaper published! Do you even know what the content of that article means! How dare you publish such an article!"

After a series of questions, the deputy director of the newspaper on the other end of the phone was completely stunned.

"Chairman, I..."

"I won't listen to any explanations! Take the article down right now, understand?"

"But Chairman... Secretary Huang wrote the article himself, and he even called me yesterday saying he wouldn't let it be withdrawn..."

Shen Lin was so angry at this that she laughed.

"If Huang Zhifeng can give instructions, can't I?"

Are you going to listen to her or me?