Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 522: Party and Government Cadres at a Loss

At night, the house of Lin Gangjian, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and head of the Organization Department, was brightly lit.

Seven or eight city leaders from Beishan City gathered together, all with frowns on their faces, smoking one cigarette after another, but looking up at the buildings from time to time.

The smoke filled the room, making Duan Feng, the non-smoking Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and Director of the Public Security Bureau, feel a little suffocated. He couldn't help but intervene to break the deadlock. "Hey everyone, how are we going to proceed? I think the higher-ups are coming in with a strong force this time."

Zhu Hongwen flicked the ash from his cigarette and calmly continued, "I don't think it's that serious. Beishan City has been poor for so long, so it's understandable that the higher-ups can't stand it."

Minister Li of the Propaganda Department said, "This time, they've replaced the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and added people to the Public Security Bureau. The top leaders of the Party and government have all been replaced. This doesn't seem to be a simple matter. It might cause quite a stir in our city."

Duan Feng was worried: "That's right, are the higher-ups planning a major anti-corruption campaign?"

Zhu Hongwen looked at the other party's frightened appearance and couldn't help but jokingly said, "Old Duan, why don't you send those mother and daughter away quickly?"

Duan Feng seemed to have been hit in the heart, and he immediately became annoyed and stood up from his seat. "What mother-daughter relationship? Hong Wen, don't make up stories and talk nonsense."

Zhu Hongwen said with a smile: "Old Duan, I'm just joking, don't be impatient."

"Am I anxious? Besides, this joke is not funny at all." Duan Feng's voice trembled uncontrollably.

Zhu Hongwen hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the other party. He raised his hands in surrender and said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I'm sorry, Old Duan."

Everyone present had a smile on their face and exchanged glances with each other, full of jokes.

Everyone in the Party and government of Beishan City knew about Duan Feng's character. He was an old man who had taken advantage of a young girl to get a pair of beautiful mother and daughter and kept them in his golden house.

This mother and daughter pair are not good people. They have been trying to get benefits from Duan Feng for many years. Once, because Duan Feng refused to buy a store for them in the provincial capital, they went straight to the unit to make a scene. The news was widely spread in Beishan City at that time.

Everyone knew it, but the other party refused to admit it, saying that he was a poor relative of the family who wanted money and spoke without restraint.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone had known each other for many years, and that Duan Feng was usually low-key and could chat with everyone, and no one was a bad guy, the other party would have gone in for tea long ago.

Now the new mayor wants to start a fire, and this matter has caused such a big stir. As long as you inquire, you will know that the truth will come out sooner or later. If things go wrong, it may start from him and he will become the fuel for the fire. How can he not be nervous?

When Duan Feng was emphasizing his relationship with the mother and daughter again, footsteps were heard upstairs. Looking up, he saw Lin Gangjian slowly walking down from upstairs in his pajamas, looking like he had just been woken up.

Someone looked at the watch. It was only half past eight. Was this deputy secretary going to bed a little early?

Seeing this, everyone quickly put out their cigarettes and stood up to greet them.

"Secretary Lin."

"Secretary Lin."

"... "

To be honest, Lin Gangjian really enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. In order to enjoy it for a while longer, he deliberately lingered upstairs for a while, pretending to have just woken up. Unfortunately, the only flaw was that he was not the top boss.

There will be fewer and fewer opportunities like this in the future as we get older.

Now everyone is praising and respecting him because they are scared by what the new mayor said today.

Although the new leader is friendly, everyone can see that he is probably just another villain, and the two of them are in cahoots.

So, fearing a real "revolution", he wanted to step forward and stage some protest.

If the new mayor hadn't said this, these opportunists would have come over overnight.

He is not stupid. With these two young reformers sent by the higher-ups, there is definitely no possibility for him to make further progress. Since there is no possibility, he will definitely retreat to the second line in a few years. How could he be so stupid as to be a gun for these fence-sitters?

Lin Gangjian waved his hand, "Alright, everyone, sit down."

After everyone was seated again, Lin Gangjian said, "I know why you're here. Don't worry too much. This is just the normal work of the new mayor. Everyone should just do their job well. The higher-ups will take care of other matters."

Duan Feng came up impatiently, "Secretary Lin..."

Lin Gangjian interrupted him, looked around, and said with a smile, "Look, Huiying, Xu Lian, Fei Dawei and other comrades are very calm. You should learn from them."

The group of people then realized that these people were not here.

Duan Feng was stunned for a moment and muttered, "I remember I notified them."

Lin Gangjian chuckled again, glanced at Duan Feng, shook his head, and said no more: "Okay, everyone go back and rest early. I'm old and sleepy.

Secretary He and Mayor Qi will definitely have work arrangements tomorrow, so I have to get up early. Everyone, don't overthink it, just cooperate and obey the arrangements of the Provincial Party Committee."

Everyone had different expressions on their faces as they left Lin Gangjian's house.

Standing at the door, seven or eight people exchanged glances with each other, and they all understood each other, and walked towards the No. 1 and No. 2 buildings of the Municipal Party Committee without any prior arrangement.

As soon as I arrived at Building No. 1, I saw the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Zuo Ming and the Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee Wu Huiying walking out of Building No. 1 with smiles on their faces.

When the two sides met, the smile on Wu Huiying's face suddenly became awkward.

The cadres glared at each other angrily.

Especially Duan Feng, he was very angry. If you wanted to vote for the new secretary, you should have said so earlier. He said one thing on the phone and did another behind my back. It was so disgusting.

Wu Huiying also has a difficult time. Although she is a local cadre, she has always been forced to move forward.

But she was only 42 years old, still very young, and had every opportunity to move up. Besides, she also wanted to do some practical work. She was not sure which cadres would come over, so she simply dealt with Duan Feng, but she didn't expect to be caught red-handed.

Zuo Ming, however, had a nonchalant expression. He was sent down from above to pave the way for the new secretary and mayor to take office. He was naturally at odds with this group of people. Wu Huiying was the result of his efforts over the past six months, a political ally he had secretly developed.

Seeing Wu Huiying still stunned, Zuo Ming patted her shoulder and deliberately kept his voice low, "Secretary Wu, it's getting late. We still have to report to Mayor Qi. Let's go. Don't keep Mayor Qi waiting."

Wu Huiying nodded, stopped looking at the crowd, and followed Zuo Ming's pace.

The group was stunned, and the fragile political alliance was shattered.

How could such a small group put together hastily be a match for the combination of the top two leaders and the secretary of the disciplinary committee?

Zhu Hongwen was the first to react and slapped his forehead. "Look, I, the deputy mayor, haven't reported my work to Mayor Qi yet. I'm really derelict in my duty. I'll also report my work to Mayor Qi. Please do as you please."

As he spoke, he trotted over to catch up with the two of them and greeted them, leaving the crowd even more disorganized.

Everyone looked at each other without saying anything extra. Those from the Party Committee walked quickly towards Building No. 1, while those from the Municipal Government jogged after Zuo Ming and the others and walked towards Building No. 2.

In Building No. 3 not far away, Lin Gangjian pulled the curtains with a complicated look in his eyes.

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