When being investigated, I was confident that I had the protection of gods and Buddhas. The officials asked Feng Shui masters to handle the root cause of the matter in the office Qin Shengxian | Customs | Methods
"After a lack of deep and thorough theoretical learning, my ideals and beliefs can no longer be upheld, which is the root cause of my disbelief in Marxism Leninism and the belief in ghosts and gods. Feudal superstitions are useless, only by being honest in politics and self-discipline can we work safely." Qin Shengxian, former secretary of the Jinchengjiang District Party Committee in Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, confessed after being detained.
As a leading cadre, one should be a clear political figure, a pioneer in development, a caring member of the masses, and a leader of the leadership team. They should always have the Party in their hearts, the people in their hearts, responsibility in their hearts, and discipline in their hearts. However, Qin Shengxian abandoned his ideals and beliefs, became enthusiastic about superstitious activities, and turned the power bestowed upon him by the Party and the people into a tool for personal gain, ultimately falling into prison.
Mental calcium deficiency and loss of direction
After working, under the care and cultivation of the organization, Qin Shengxian gradually grew into the "leader" of the local party and government. But with the promotion of his position, Qin Shengxian gradually relaxed his political theory learning and party spirit cultivation, and his erroneous outlook on life, values, and power gradually occupied his ideological high ground. In the face of temptation and corruption, he gradually lost his original intention and repeatedly crossed the bottom line of discipline and law.
"With the promotion of my position, I began to feel ethereal, feeling that I could enjoy myself a bit and live better than others. It seemed that discipline was set for others, not to restrain myself. I demanded strict standards from others, but I used my power for personal gain behind the scenes, illegally meddled in engineering projects, and received good treatment fees." Qin Shengxian wrote in his confession.
In 2013, shortly after being promoted to the position of Jinchengjiang District Magistrate, Qin Shengxian saw that a section of Dahua County had not yet hardened, so he teamed up with He, the director of the Jinchengjiang District Transportation Bureau, and Mo, the individual owner, to falsely report and embezzle the project funds for the village road hardening project in Jinchengjiang District, in order to solve the funding gap for the road hardening. After learning that Dahua County had completed the hardening project of the road section according to the construction plan, Qin Shengxian did not stop. Instead, he racked his brains and embezzled over 600000 yuan of financial funds for himself.
Spiritually, Qin Shengxian suffers from calcium deficiency, his values are not correct, and his views on power are severely distorted, causing him to completely lose his direction in life. During his tenure as the main leader of Jinchengjiang District, he never refused to receive red envelopes from his subordinates during festivals, red and white celebrations. Not only that, he also uses his power to intervene and intervene in multiple engineering projects in the fields of development and reform, finance, transportation, education, water conservancy, urban investment, etc., to greet and provide assistance to engineering bosses in project contracting.
Using power for personal gain cannot be extricated
After being promoted to the main leader of Jinchengjiang District, Qin Shengxian often expressed his firm commitment to promoting comprehensive strict governance of the Party and educating party members and cadres to be honest in their political work at the conference. However, he himself was not loyal to the Party and was not honest, saying one thing at a time and using the power granted by the Party and the people to seek personal gain.
In Qin Shengxian's view, personnel power is the touchstone for him to realize his power. During his tenure as the Secretary of Jinchengjiang District Party Committee, Qin Shengxian alone was responsible for the appointment and removal of the "top leaders" of the departments directly under the district. Some party cadres and relatives and friends with ulterior motives did not hesitate to invest a lot of time and money to curry favor with Qin Shengxian and his family for a long time in order to seek promotion. As long as "funds are in place", Qin Shengxian can "implement in place".
Despite knowing that his relatives were older, in poor physical condition, and even suffering from severe illness that made it difficult for him to perform his duties normally, Qin Shengxian still requested the organizational department to transfer him to an important department in Jinchengjiang District as the main leader. Some relatives even stayed in the position of "leader" for ten years.
In 2014, a township teacher named Lu asked Qin Shengxian to use his power to help him transfer from the township to work at a school in Jinchengjiang District. After the incident, Lu went to Qin Shengxian's house as usual to pay a gratitude fee of 100000 yuan to Qin Shengxian's lover. When Qin Shengxian learned that Lu had sent cash, he did not explain it too much, nor did he immediately request his lover to refuse or return it. Instead, he tacitly allowed his lover to accept and keep it for use.
From receiving a few hundred red envelopes at the beginning to receiving hundreds of thousands of cash later on, from receiving one or two cigarettes to receiving buildings, Qin Shengxian's greed grew stronger and stronger. According to statistics, from 2006 to 2019, Qin Shengxian received benefits from his boss, fellow villagers, relatives, friends, and others nearly a hundred times, totaling more than 10 million yuan.
Ming Feng, Ma Lie, secretly believed in ghosts and gods
Qin Shengxian claimed to be loyal to the Party, firmly believed in Marxism Leninism and science, but secretly engaged in feudal superstitious activities. After serving as the main leader of Jinchengjiang District, he did not appreciate the organization's cultivation and trust, but became even more superstitious about feng shui, and even placed all his hopes for fame and fortune on the gods and Buddhas.
In order to seek fortune, Qin Shengxian has long befriended so-called "feng shui masters". Whenever he encounters difficulties or setbacks in work and life, he invites so-called "feng shui masters" to his home, even to the office to observe feng shui, measure good or bad luck, and do "rituals" with the intention of changing his "destiny" and achieving "smooth sailing".
In August 2019, after learning that the organization was investigating his violations of discipline and law, Qin Shengxian used his public holidays to worship the deities in the scenic area, praying for "safety symbols" and "protective talismans". He purchased ancient coins from the Five Emperors and carried them with him, intending to bless his career safety.
In May 2020, Qin Shengxian, upon learning that the individuals involved in the embezzlement of financial funds were being investigated by the organization, hired a "feng shui master" at a high price to do "legal work" for him in an attempt to resolve and evade the organization's investigation.
On the day of being detained by the organization, Qin Shengxian carried the amulet of the Five Emperors' ancient coins with him, and even the screen saver on his phone was a safety symbol. When the investigators were confiscating his phone, he also requested the investigators to leave the safety symbol on the back of the phone case for him.
Eating the fruits of oneself and being imprisoned
As he received more and more benefits, Qin Shengxian began to deliberately conceal his disciplinary and illegal behavior. In addition to using some of the stolen money for daily living expenses, he deposited over 5.7 million yuan of the stolen money into the names of 11 other people, and 800000 yuan of the stolen money was used for profit-making activities. The properties and vehicles he received and used to purchase with the stolen money were also listed under the names of others, attempting to hide the truth and evade organizational investigations.
In 2017, the inspection team of the autonomous region discovered clues to the problem of Qin Shengxian colluding with others to embezzle financial funds by inflating the amount of work. To cover up his crimes, Qin Shengxian resorted to methods such as colluding, forging false evidence, and fabricating false facts to resist the organization's review and investigation. Subsequently, high-end furniture, precious tobacco and alcohol, precious jewelry, commemorative notes and other items illegally received at home were gradually transferred, and the stolen money stored at home was also transferred to someone else's name. After being detained, Qin Shengxian also opposed the organization's review and investigation by falsely accusing and framing others and writing multiple false materials.
Qin Shengxian believed that he had done it seamlessly, calmly, and with the protection of gods and Buddhas. However, the justice system was vast and lax. In the face of solid evidence, the lies woven by Qin Shengxian were gradually shattered, and his fantasy of evading organizational scrutiny and investigation was ultimately shattered.
In February 2022, Qin Shengxian was expelled from the Party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law; In August 2022, he was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison and fined 1 million yuan for the crimes of bribery and corruption.
