In terms of Zhao Jialin's career, it was not bad, but it was not good either. After teaching for more than a decade, he finally became the principal. He was almost 40 years old. If he had not met Qiu Yuanhang, he might have been stuck in the same place for the rest of his life. However, his life changed when he met his benefactor.
When he met Qiu Yuanhang, he had just been promoted from the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Northern Province to the Deputy Governor. Coincidentally, the Administrative Committee had not been established for long, so Qiu Yuanhang transferred him from education to politics. Since then, he basically had the final say in the Administrative Committee.
Over the years, Zhao Jialin had made a fortune with his unique advantages. As for how much he had earned, it was impossible to calculate. When his wallet was full, he seemed to have lost interest in money. He was more eager to take a step forward.
It was not that Qiu Yuanhang did not know what he was thinking, but to him, Zhao Jialin was just a chess piece, or a tool to make money. Otherwise, how could he have climbed from the Deputy Governor to the Executive Deputy Governor in just a few years, and successfully entered the Provincial Party Committee? Connections were one thing, but in the end, he still needed money to pave the way. It was like fighting a war. There was no need to fear the bombardment of airplanes and cannons, but in the end, he still had to rely on the infantry to conquer the city.
With Qiu Yuanhang's current status, he could totally abandon Zhao Jialin. However, his son, Qiu Jiang, was clamoring to enter the real estate industry. As a father, he could not interfere. Therefore, he asked Zhao Jialin to set up a company and buy a piece of land in the High-tech Zone to practice. However, he did not expect that he would be tricked by Zhao Jialin. Now, he was in a dilemma.
Qiu Yuanhang said, "It's a good thing that you want to improve. I fully support you. Where do you want to go?"
Zhao Jialin said directly, "Governor Qiu, I don't dare to completely let go of the High-tech Zone yet. I'm afraid that if I let go, someone will stab me in the back. It's best if I stay in Jiangdong and become the Deputy Governor. That way, the High-tech Zone will at least be within my control."
"Sure," Qiu Yuanhang said, "but you have to deal with the matter at hand first."
"Alright, I'll do my best," Zhao Jialin said excitedly.
Qiu Yuanhang continued, "Jialin, I'm in a very passive position with regards to the Vegetable Garden. Although Secretary Zhang didn't say anything, we're already embarrassed. I won't pursue the cause and effect of this matter, but have you thought about how to solve this mess? "
Zhao Jialin said, "Governor Qiu, since things have come to this, we might as well make the best of the mistake and continue to persuade the remaining villagers to sign the agreement as soon as possible. Otherwise, we would have demolished half of it for nothing. "
Qiu Yuanhang pondered for a long time before saying, "I think we should end this matter here. The issue is too sensitive, let's talk about it later. If the villagers wanted to sign the agreement, then they would sign it. If there were too many objections, then they would put it on hold. In addition, withdraw all of Qiu Jiang's companies. The management committee will take over the rest. "
Zhao Jialin didn't quite understand and stammered, "Governor Qiu, this is …"
Qiu Yuanhang glared at him, "Don't you understand? If Qiu Jiang continues to mess around like this, I'm afraid there will be more trouble. The money lost is lost. Just treat it as practice. The rest will be borne by you. "
Hearing this, Zhao Jialin's scalp went numb. For this demolition, the management committee had spent more than 3 million yuan. If they took over, the villagers' resettlement houses would be built by the management committee themselves. If it was calculated, it would definitely cost at least tens of millions. The leader's words pushed all the responsibility away.
"Alright …" Zhao Jialin bit the bullet and said, "Governor Qiu, the management committee doesn't have much money now. I want you to approve some …"
"I don't care. Think of a way yourself." Qiu Yuanhang said directly, "Oh right, the Jiangfang Group will no longer exist. If anyone asks in the future, don't talk about it and don't stir up trouble for no reason. Do you understand?"
"Understood …" Zhao Jialin was miserable, but he couldn't express his true thoughts. This was what they said. He wanted to curry favor with Qiu Yuanhang, but in the end, he had to bear all the consequences. At present, his biggest hope was to be transferred out of the management committee and leave this mess to Lu Yiwei. However, Qiu Yuanhang didn't say anything. What could he do?
Before leaving, Qiu Yuanhang reminded him, "If there's nothing else, don't come to me. Also, the province has ordered the city to investigate and deal with this incident. You have to be prepared. "
Zhao Jialin's heart tightened. "Governor Qiu, will this …"
"Don't worry. It won't fall on your head."
Hearing this, Zhao Jialin relaxed a lot. However, he could see that Qiu Yuanhang's attitude was very different from before. He was cold, which was a sign of unfriendliness. Don't come to him. Has he decided to give up on me? Hmph! If I'm unlucky, don't think you'll have it easy either. But thinking back, Qiu Yuanhang was a provincial leader. How could he go against him?
Coming out of Qiu Yuanhang's house, Zhao Jialin took out his phone out of habit. He saw more than a dozen missed calls. Seven or eight of them were from Fang Qing and Liang Guodong. Thinking of what Liang Guodong said in the morning, could it be a success? But on second thought, so what if it was a success? He didn't seem to care about Lu Yiwei at all. Instead, he was eager to get out of this troublesome place.
The city will send someone to investigate. What will the result be? There were only two outcomes. Either he was dealt with, or Lu Yiwei was dealt with. But Lu Yiwei didn't participate from the beginning to the end, so it was very likely that it was him. But Qiu Yuanhang said that it wouldn't fall on him. Could it be Lu Yiwei?
He thought about it. If they really wanted to investigate him, he would directly push Liang Guodong out. It was not safe to keep this person around.
Zhao Jialin didn't return the call and went straight home.
The next day at work, Lu Yiwei did what he needed to do as usual. Zhao Jialin already knew what happened last night. He was so angry that he scolded Liang Guodong for being a stupid pig. But he couldn't report this to the police. He could only swallow his anger.
While Zhao Jialin was thinking, Lu Yiwei came to him uninvited. He smiled and said: "Yiwei, you are here. Come and sit."
Lu Yiwei sat on the sofa and said: "Secretary Zhao, I respect you as a senior leader, but you should act like a senior leader. Playing dirty with me is not a good thing."
Zhao Jialin's expression instantly froze, and his face darkened: "Lu Yiwei, what do you mean by this?"
"Don't you understand what you have done?" Lu Yiwei stared at him.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Zhao Jialin argued.
Lu Yiwei stood up and said: "Secretary Zhao, since you like to play dirty, I will accompany you. Don't think that I, Lu Yiwei, am a coward. This is to respect you. If you provoke me, I will do anything. "After that, he threw an envelope and walked away.
Zhao Jialin opened the envelope with trembling hands, and saw that it was a messy Y photo of him and Fang Qing. He suddenly became angry and grabbed the photo and tore it into pieces.
At the same time, Qiu Yuanhang also received the photo of Fang Qing and Liang Guodong. He was also shocked. He quickly kept the photo and called Zhao Jialin: "Where is Liang Guodong?"
Zhao Jialin didn't know and said: "He is not at work today."
"Oh." Qiu Yuanhang realized that he was too hasty. He put on airs and said: "It's fine. I was just asking." After that, he hung up.
Two days later, an investigation team was stationed in the management committee to carry out a comprehensive investigation of the Vegetable Home incident. Not only that, but it also extended to the financial audit, which made Zhao Jialin a little anxious.
The investigation team left the management committee three days later, and then there was no news from them.
In the twelfth month, Jiangdong welcomed the first heavy snow of this winter. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the snow was knee-deep. It was probably the strongest snowfall ever recorded in Xijiang Province.
Even when God was angry, humans still had to deal with it calmly. Lu Yiwei was most concerned about the poor families who had been relocated. Hundreds of them were squeezed in the small student dormitory, struggling to survive the winter. Although the school had heating, such extreme weather was rare. The dormitory was like an icehouse, and it was impossible to live in. Some elderly people had already suffered frostbite and were admitted to the hospital.
As for how to settle these hundreds of people, Lu Yiwei had a headache. He came up with a specific settlement plan. The management committee would subsidize the families and let them rent houses. However, the people were used to taking advantage of others. They refused to leave the dormitory even after getting the rental subsidy. There was free water, electricity, and heating here, so why not?
Only a quarter of the Vegetable Home had been demolished, and more than half of the houses were still there. Most of the villagers in the village had built three or four stories, and the highest one had five or six stories. If these families moved back to the village, they would be able to live there. They were all from the same village and were relatives. Under the coordination of Lu Yiwei, more than half of the villagers found their own accommodation, but there were still about ten families who refused to leave. If there was really no other way, he would personally visit each household to do some ideological work. Only then did he manage to move the last batch of households out of the school.
A few days after the heavy snow, a heavy bomb was dropped on the management committee. Zhao Jialin and Guo Xiaopeng were secretly taken away, and Liang Guodong was directly arrested by the judicial authorities. When the news came out, Lu Yiwei was in disbelief.
After asking around, he found out that the order was given by Lin Haifeng, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.
That was strange. Lin Haifeng was promoted by Qiu Yuanhang, and Zhao Jialin was also a member of Qiu Yuanhang. Why would he treat Zhao Jialin like this? There could only be one explanation, and that was that Qiu Yuanhang wanted to get rid of Zhao Jialin.
As for the reason for Liang Guodong's arrest, it was very simple. The old case was brought up again. Someone had dug up the rape case and found the person involved to testify against him. The person involved retracted her statement again and accused Liang Guodong of sexually assaulting her. What was the reason for this dramatic reversal?
Lu Yiwei speculated that it must be directly related to those photos. If there was no accident, Qiu Yuanhang would completely clean up the relationship between this branch.
Lu Yiwei was a little scared. If he was the one who had sent the photos to Qiu Yuanhang, instead of Liang Guodong, the consequences would be unimaginable. There were traps everywhere in the government, and a little carelessness could lead to eternal damnation.
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