598: The struggle between the two (2)

" No, there is no need for an adjournment! "

Comrade Zhou Ren's voice trembled slightly due to his agitation, but he deliberately raised his tone, trying to suppress the panic in his heart.

" Comrade Li Yang, I will answer your question right now! "

He paused, gulped hard, and his tone suddenly became righteous, as if he truly had a clear conscience.

" The Early Stage of project number three that you mentioned was indeed good; the original intention was for the energy development of the entire Wali Long Domain Supercluster, and I admit that! As for the problems caused by overloading that you mentioned later, that was purely due to lax enforcement and mismanagement by the staff below! It has nothing to do with who led the project! "

In one sentence, he lightly tried to extract himself from this mess, cleaning himself completely.

But these words sounded incredibly absurd to everyone present.

Who didn't know? project number three was a core project that Comrade Zhou Ren had personally handled, and every step from the project initiation to construction was decided by him.

Without explicit instructions from him, the Minister of Energy, the management staff below would not have had the guts to ignore the mining regulations and force overload operations at the risk of energy leaks and the instability of the meteorites.

Li Li looked at this unyielding appearance of Comrade Zhou Ren, his face sank again and again, and the last trace of persuasion in his eyes dissipated completely.

He knew that Comrade Zhou Ren had completely drilled into a dead end, and no one could pull him back.

Sighing helplessly, Li Li sat back in his seat silently.

And Li Yang looked at the face of Comrade Zhou Ren, who was pretending to be calm but could not hide his guilty conscience, and the sneer at the corner of his mouth became thicker; that smile was cold, as if quenched in ice.

He was too lazy to refute immediately, just tilted his head slightly, his eyes falling calmly on Comrade Zhou Ren, and that gaze was too sharp.

" Comrade Zhou Ren's words are a bit too light. "

Li Yang spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but carrying an unquestionable penetrating power.

He stretched out his slender fingers, clearly articulated, and tapped lightly on the smooth conference table, du, du, du... Every sound seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present precisely, with a distinct rhythm, carrying an invisible sense of oppression.

" Lax enforcement by the people below? Mismanagement? "

He repeated these two terms, the tail of his voice rising slightly, the sarcasm in his tone almost overflowing.

" Which quarter's mining targets for project number three were not directly approved and issued by the Ministry of Energy? Those reports on overload operations, signed and circulated layer by layer, could the final decision have been made by the people below on their own? "

Li Yang leaned forward slightly, his gaze swept over everyone present, and finally fell back on the tense face of Comrade Zhou Ren, his eyes as sharp as a knife.

" Everyone here is a Senior who has been immersed in government affairs for many years; who doesn't know that the premise of 'there are policies above, there are countermeasures below' has always been 'there is tacit approval above'? Without you, the Minister of Energy, nodding, without the approval opinions signed by your own hands, would they have had the guts to move the initially set mining red line by even a fraction? "

These words were like a thunderbolt, shocking everyone present.

Comrade Zhou Ren's face instantly flushed an ugly liver color, the veins on his forehead throbbing, as if they were about to burst through the skin.

He slammed the table fiercely, pointing at Li Yang and shouting angrily.

" You... you are slandering! This is bare-faced taking things out of context! "

His chest heaved violently, his breathing became heavy, like a trapped beast enraged, his neck stiff as he roared.

" Overload mining work is an emergency approval during a special period! It is to guarantee the energy supply of the surrounding Galaxy, it is a forced expedient measure! "

" An expedient measure? "

Li Yang raised his eyebrows, dragging out the tail of his voice, the sarcasm in his tone almost overflowing. He looked at the frantic appearance of Comrade Zhou Ren, and the chill in his eyes deepened.

" Turning an 'expedient measure' into a norm, turning 'forced' into a routine, and finally poking such an unfillable hole, you just want to gloss over it lightly with a sentence of 'mismanagement by the people below'? "

Li Yang's voice suddenly rose, every word and sentence carrying sharpness.

" Comrade Zhou Ren, your ability to shift blame is truly more solid than your ability to run a project! "

" You are talking nonsense! "

Comrade Zhou Ren was like a firecracker that had been completely ignited, slamming the table again. The heavy conference table actually made a dull, loud noise, shaking the documents and water cups on the table.

His eyes were red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and the finger pointing at Li Yang was trembling slightly.

" Comrade Li Yang, don't think that just because you have some achievements, you can spit blood on people here! I tell you, every step of the mining work of project number three was for the collective, for the energy grand plan of the entire Wali Long Domain Supercluster, not for my own selfish interests as Comrade Zhou Ren! "

This roar sounded particularly harsh in the silent conference room.

The chairmen present were instantly as silent as cicadas in winter, not even daring to breathe, each of them lowered their eyes, but couldn't help but peek at the two people who were at daggers drawn, fearing that they would be affected by this unprovoked anger.

The originally faint whispers had completely disappeared at this moment. In the large conference room, only the heavy breathing of Comrade Zhou Ren remained.

Li Li, who was sitting on the side, looked at the maddened appearance of Comrade Zhou Ren, and then looked at the cold, unyielding eyes of Li Yang. His heart skipped a beat, and a sense of powerlessness surged through his whole body.

He knew that this matter was truly completely out of control, and this meeting today was destined to be turned upside down.

Li Yang met the almost cannibalistic gaze of Comrade Zhou Ren, the corners of his mouth hooked into a very faint, sarcastic arc, his tone calm but carrying a heart-piercing power.

" Then according to what Comrade Zhou Ren says, the mistake of project number three is the collective's mistake? Is it the mistake of everyone present? Is it the mistake of the entire Supercluster? "

He paused slightly, his gaze as sharp as a knife, piercing straight into the heart of Comrade Zhou Ren.

" But it is just not the mistake of you, Comrade Zhou Ren? "

A series of heart-piercing questions were like a basin of fuel poured onto the raging flames in Comrade Zhou Ren's heart, instantly making his anger soar another three feet.

He slammed the table again, and a loud "bang" made people's hearts tremble.

" Enough! "

Comrade Zhou Ren's eyes widened, his roar almost flipping the roof of the conference room.

" We are holding a meeting today to discuss the plan for increasing the energy sharing ratio of each Galaxy! Not to settle old accounts of project number three! Comrade Li Yang, stop changing the subject here! "

Looking at the loss of composure of Comrade Zhou Ren as he slammed the table again, Li Yang shook his head slowly, his voice as calm as a deep pool, but carrying undeniable weight.

" Comrade Zhou Ren, what do you want me to say about you. "

He sighed slightly, his gaze swept over everyone present, and finally fell back on the tense face of Comrade Zhou Ren.

" We gathered here today, it was originally to solve the energy problem, which led to the discussion of the plan. But you? You slam the table and roar at every turn, unable to listen to different voices at all. As the main convener of this meeting, do you still have the democratic spirit that an Imperial Official should have? Do you still have the magnanimity to listen to criticism and accommodate dissent? "