Chapter 218 Dismissed from Post
Upon entering, there was no excessive small talk. The decision regarding Zhang Dezheng was announced directly: expulsion from the Party, revocation of all Party positions, with the position of Village Secretary to be temporarily assumed by Brigade Leader Gao Jiefang.
The villagers who were huddled outside were utterly shocked by the news.
Zhang Dezheng spoke up, "Director, my daughter has indeed done something wrong, and I accept the responsibility I bear. But how can you expel me from the Party?"
Director Wang Tiejun responded, "You ask a good question. Initially, you wouldn’t have faced such severe punishment, but as the Secretary of Qingshan Village, you not only failed to handle the situation impartially when it first arose.
You also used your position to pull strings and seek favors to exonerate your daughter. As a Party member and Village Secretary, you failed to fulfill your duties and lost your Party integrity.
You did not resolve the matter fairly and justly, providing the victim with a resolution. What you did yesterday amounts to abuse of power for personal gain, so this is the decision made by the Party Committee of the commune."
Zhang Dezheng was struck dumb, his face flushed with embarrassment as he sat there, not speaking again for a long time.
Director Wang Tiejun continued, "Please hand over your duties. Starting today, Comrade Jiefang, please take on the extra burden until we can hold a new election after the autumn harvest."