Chen Xing was slightly stunned. He took a look at Zhang Jiandong and thought, "Finally, he has spoken his mind!"
Chen Xing's words just now really revealed the real purpose of tonight's dinner. If Zhang Jiandong wanted him to help pass the message, Zhang Jiandong must have a guilty conscience. Even if he thought with his toes, he would know what Zhang Jiandong meant when he said that he had some dealings with Wu An. If there were no interests, he would not have been stopped by Zhang Jiandong when he wanted to check the accounts of Jinyuan Real Estate Company through Fei Ren. The world was full of people who came for interests and went away for interests. Friendship was fake, while real interests were real. If Zhang Jiandong did not have anything to do with Wu An, he would not have reached out to stop him. Now, he must have smelled some danger and was in a hurry to clear his name.
It was not enough to clear his name. He had to atone for his crime by meritorious deeds. Otherwise, there would not be a dinner tonight. Zhang Jiandong wanted him to help pass the message. Who should he pass the message to? There was no doubt that any big shot in the city who wanted to get hold of Wu An's case and dig out the melon by following the vine, would pass the message to that big shot. As for why Zhang Jiandong thought that Chen Xing could talk to Huang Kunming, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, it was a tacit understanding. After Zhang Jiandong finished speaking, he quietly waited for Chen Xing's reply.
Chen Xing was deep in thought. Initially, he didn't want to get involved in this matter and just wanted to watch the show from the sidelines. Now that Zhang Jiandong wanted him to help, he had to play the role of pimp. In fact, the two of them didn't have much of a relationship. He and Zhang Ping had only interacted a few times. They couldn't even be considered close friends. At most, they were fair-weather friends. If he didn't want to help Zhang Jiandong, he could just open his mouth and refuse. However, helping Zhang Jiandong wasn't without any benefits. As the old saying goes, in the officialdom, resources and connections are the key. Today, he helped Zhang Jiandong, so Zhang Jiandong owed him a big favor.
At present, he did not seem to need Zhang Jiandong's help, but it was hard to say in the future. Therefore, after calculating the cost and gain of helping Zhang Jiandong, Chen Xing decided to help Zhang Jiandong. This was the reality of officialdom. If the cost of helping Zhang Jiandong was beyond his ability, Chen Xing would not hesitate to stand aside. After all, they were not related to each other. If something happened to Zhang Jiandong, it was none of his business. Chen Xing decided to help Zhang Jiandong because it was not difficult for him. He only needed to be responsible for acting as a middleman. Whether Zhang Jiandong succeeded or not depended on his own ability. But no matter what the result was, Zhang Jiandong owed him a favor.
"Okay, I can ask for Director Zhang." Chen Xing nodded. He glanced at Zhang Jiandong, who was quietly relieved. Chen Xing was already thinking about how to handle this matter. Obviously, it was not suitable for him to directly mention this matter to Huang Kunming. He had to know his position, and this matter still fell on the head of Huang Kunming's secretary, Zhao Bin.
After talking about business, Zhang Jiandong relaxed. However, tonight's other protagonist, Fei Guoping, was not here to accompany him. He had contacted Chen Xing through his son. Naturally, he had his own business to attend to. Fei Guoping, who said he wanted to go out for a smoke, timed it just right. When he came in, Chen Xing had just finished talking with Zhang Jiandong. His eyes swept back and forth between Chen Xing and Zhang Jiandong's faces, and Fei Guoping knew in his heart that Zhang Jiandong's matter had gone well.
This time, the two kids, Fei Ren and Zhang Ping, did not follow them in. Fei Guoping must have asked them to stay outside. The three of them ate for a while. They were all government officials, so their speaking skills were not bad. Each of them said one or two sentences to suit the occasion, and the atmosphere was not awkward. Zhang Jiandong accompanied them for a while, then stood up and said that he had some matters to attend to at the bureau, and that he had to leave first. He would treat Chen Xing to a meal another day, and asked Chen Xing to do him the honor.
Chen Xing nodded his head slightly, but he felt a little strange in his heart. Both of them had private matters to discuss with him. Logically speaking, they should not look for him at the same time. Chen Xing's question was quickly answered. Before Zhang Jiandong left, he said with a smile, "Thanks to Guoping, I heard that he was going to treat County Chen to a meal tonight, so I shamelessly said that I would help you out. Therefore, I must treat County Chen to a meal another day, and County Chen can't refuse."
Chen Xing smiled and agreed. He quietly glanced at Zhang Jiandong and Fei Guoping. These two had an unusual relationship. No wonder Fei Ren could be so successful in the Local Taxation Bureau. With Zhang Jiandong looking after him, how could he not do well?
Fei Guoping's matter was completely different from Zhang Jiandong's. Zhang Jiandong wanted to cut ties with Wu An. He was afraid that he would be involved in Wu An's case, so he wanted to protect himself. On the other hand, Fei Guoping was planning to take a step forward, and it was related to Wu An's case. It had to be said that the government officials were really good at currying favor. An old cadre like Fei Guoping was even more discerning. Which position did he have his eyes on?
Fei Guoping had his eyes on the position of the mayor of Fengcheng District. The mayor of Fengcheng District, Deng Rong, had an affair with the Deputy Mayor, Li Zhongmin. If Li Zhongmin fell, some cadres would suffer. Deng Rong was likely to be one of them. Chen Xing didn't know how Fei Guoping determined that Deng Rong would fall with Li Zhongmin. But it was obvious that Fei Guoping dared to look for him and dared to say such words. That meant that Fei Guoping didn't think that Li Zhongmin could escape this disaster. And Deng Rong, who was very close to Li Zhongmin, would also fall. Fei Guoping must know some inside story that even Chen Xing didn't know.
Chen Xing stared at Fei Guoping for a while and smiled bitterly in his heart. Those who could get to a certain level in the officialdom were really not simple. Li Zhongmin hadn't fallen, let alone Deng Rong. Fei Guoping dared to think about such a thing. Wasn't he brave? Of course! But if Fei Guoping dared to think about it, he wouldn't do it without thinking. Moreover, Fei Guoping had been stumped by the bottleneck of the Deputy Division Head for a long time. If he didn't fight now, he wouldn't even have a chance in the future. But why did Fei Guoping look for him even for such a thing? Chen Xing couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. Did he think that he could influence the appointment of personnel in the city? Chen Xing shook his head helplessly. Some things couldn't be reached out. Huang Kunming gave him face, but he had to know himself.
I heard from Yang Zhen that County Chen and the newly appointed Minister Zhang had a good relationship, so I wanted to ask County Chen to help me promote it. I've admired Minister Zhang for a long time. Chen Xing revealed his doubts without a trace, so Fei Guoping told him the truth. He didn't intend to hide this thing from Chen Xing. In fact, the younger generations of their families were close because of the acquiescence and encouragement of their elders. Fei Ren, Zhang Ping, and Yang Ming had always been together. They were all children of officials. No one would believe that the elders of their families didn't have any contact. After Fei Guoping explained it, Chen Xing had no more doubts in his heart. It turned out that Yang Zhen had told him about it.
In fact, I didn't have any friendship with Minister Zhang. Secretary Fei might not be able to help me with this matter if he came to me. Chen Xing shook his head calmly. Would Zhang Mingde, the newly appointed Organization Minister, buy his favor? Chen Xing was actually confident in his heart. But why would he sell such a big favor to Fei Guoping?
Alas, speaking of which, I've been hovering at the threshold of the deputy director level for more than ten years, but I just couldn't get it. Now I'm in my early fifties. If I don't give it a try, I won't have a chance in the future. As Chen Xing expected, Fei Guoping's thoughts were the same as his. Fei Guoping said, "If County Chen can help me with this, no matter what County Chen needs in the future, just give me a call. If I can help, I'll do my best. If I can't, I'll do my best."
Fei Guoping was making his stand clear. Chen Xing, as long as you do me this favor, I will sell my life to you in the future. Of course, it was too vulgar to put it this way and it was also the author's crude way of saying it. But generally speaking, that was what Fei Guoping meant. Just as he said, if he didn't take the gamble this time, he wouldn't have another chance in the future. In the system, age was a very important factor. Age was a treasure, and this was especially obvious in the system. There were clear rules about which age a person could not assume a leading position. Even if you were a provincial or ministerial level official, at 65 years old, if you didn't have a chance to advance further, you would have to obediently retire to the second line. The red line of age was there.
Fei Guoping was 51 years old this year.
He was only at the deputy director level. He would only be able to work hard in the next few years. Of course, Fei Guoping didn't want to miss such an opportunity. Although Chen Xing didn't have the power to directly intervene in the appointment of personnel in the organization, he had the connections. What Fei Guoping wanted was this. If he directly went to Zhang Mingde to show his loyalty, would Zhang Mingde accept him? The answer was no.
Fei Guoping almost said that he sold his life to Chen Xing. Chen Xing had achieved his goal, so he pretended to be embarrassed and nodded. Anyway, that was what he meant. He would do his best and leave the rest to God. After all, Chen Xing wasn't the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He couldn't guarantee it. If he really did that, Fei Guoping probably wouldn't believe it.
When they came out of the Landlord's Hotel, it was already past nine o 'clock in the evening. Chen Xing and Fei Guoping drank some wine and went home to have a good sleep. They didn't return to Xi Men until the next morning. The news of Chen Xing's return spread in the district headquarters. Yesterday afternoon, the investigation team came but found nothing. Chen Xing just came back slowly today. This could be considered as a slap in the face in disguise.
In the office of the second son of the Zhang family, Zhang Guozhong, in the capital city, Zhang Yi sat face to face with his father and said with a smile, "Dad, Wang Zheng really sent people to investigate Chen Xing. If you didn't ask me to keep an eye on him, Chen Xing would have been in trouble."
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