The housing price of this community was more than 500 yuan per square meter at that time.
"Did the traffic bureau director beat the old property management man because he did not pay parking fees for two years?" Follow-up
"The explanation of 'because there was wine in the car, the smell came out and then I smelled like wine' has aroused doubts. Netizens said it could be compared to "hide and seek"-
The Discipline Inspection Commission and Organization Department of Longmatan District, Luzhou City have officially intervened to investigate the beating incident.
Yesterday, the report by our newspaper on Xie Lin, the Director of the Traffic Bureau of Longmatan District, Luzhou who did not pay parking fees for two years and was suspected of abusing and beating a sixty-year-old property management man caused a strong reaction in society. Dozens of websites and media across the country reprinted the story. Many readers and netizens condemned the traffic bureau director for refusing to pay parking fees and beating a man over 60 years old, and questioned his 250-square-meter house.
Notably, Xie Lin's explanation of "because there was wine in the car, the smell came out and then I smelled like wine" was ridiculed by netizens as comparable to "hide and seek" and began to become popular online. Yesterday, the Discipline Inspection Commission and Organization Department of Longmatan District formally started an investigation into the incident, and Xie Lin was also notified by the police station to accept the investigation.
Readers' Doubts
How can the director afford such a big house?
Yesterday, many major domestic websites and media reprinted the report from our newspaper. Some portal websites had thousands of comments. Meanwhile, some readers called our newspaper hotline and requested to pursue this incident to the end.
"Did the director drink alcohol? Did he beat someone? Please find out!" Regarding the report that Xie Lin's house area reached 250 square meters, many readers asked for an investigation: "How can a section-level official afford such a big house?"
Director's Response
Purchased the house 6 years ago for a total price of 130,000 yuan
In response to the reader's doubts, Xie Lin explained in detail the purchase situation of this house. Xie Lin said that Yaozhuyuan Community was actually developed at the time to solve the housing difficulties of government employees, and the housing price was only 530 yuan per square meter at that time.
"I bought it in 2003, and spent a total of more than 130,000 yuan." Xie Lin believed that with the housing price at that time, this house could not be considered a luxury villa.
Readers' Comments
"The smell of wine coming out" is going to be popular
Regarding the claims by Chen Dawen and other residents in the report that Xie Lin caused trouble in the community after driving back drunk, Xie Lin's explanation of "because there was wine in the car, the smell came out and then I smelled like wine" caused a stir online.
Many netizens said it was "classic, completely comparable to 'hide and seek', 'buying soy sauce', and 'doing push-ups'". Netizens determined that Xie Lin's statement would become the "most classic" explanation for drunk driving when caught by traffic police in the future. Some netizens even saved this sentence as their signature.
Director's Statement
Absolutely did not drink alcohol at noon on the day of the incident
Facing the ridicule all over the Internet, Xie Lin repeatedly guaranteed: he absolutely did not drink alcohol at noon on the day of the incident. It was not yet dinner time when the dispute occurred, so it was impossible for him to drink alcohol. "I went directly from the office to the community," Xie Lin said, and insisted that the statement about "the smell of wine coming out from the car" was absolutely true.
Xie Lin also explained the claim of "not paying parking fees for two years": "I bought my car in December last year, how could I owe two years of parking fees?" In response, the head of the owners' committee of Yaozhuyuan Community introduced that Xie Lin usually drove a public car home in the past, which was parked in the community, and later bought a private car. Xie Lin firmly denied driving a public car home.
Latest Progress
The Discipline Inspection Commission intervenes to investigate clearly and handle correctly
According to relevant departments of Longmatan District, yesterday morning, the district Discipline Inspection Commission and the district Party Committee Organization Department had arranged special personnel to start investigating whether Xie Lin beat Chen Dawen. The Lianhua Pool Police Station also notified Xie Lin yesterday morning to accept questioning and understand the situation at the time of the incident.
Longmatan District stated: We must investigate the facts clearly to provide a basis for making correct handling decisions.
Director too busy, apology promise "just talk"
During the interview the day before, Xie Lin sincerely expressed that he would take the initiative to apologize to Chen Dawen yesterday. As of the time of publishing yesterday, Xie Lin had taken no action to express apologies to Chen Dawen.
Xie Lin said that he accepted the investigation from the police station in the morning and was too busy with work to find the time. Written/Photographed by Wang Bangkun, reporter Chen Zhangcai