Li Ling was walking with her head down. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name. She raised her head and saw that it was Chen Xing. It took her a long time to come to her senses. She rubbed her eyes to make sure she didn't see wrongly. Then, a smile bloomed on her face and her eyes widened. Chen Xing?
Fortunately, I didn't mistake you for someone else. I told you it was you. Chen Xing smiled. You haven't changed at all, but you have become more mature. You are no longer the young girl who just stepped out of school.
That was a long time ago. When I entered the Political Research Office, I had just graduated from college. Li Ling's face was full of surprise. She looked at Chen Xing. After calling Chen Xing's name, she didn't dare to call Chen Xing's name directly. She worked in the Political Research Office, so she knew that this man, who was only a few years older than her, had become the mayor of a city. He was someone she had to look up to. She called Chen Xing's name subconsciously, but now she was much more reserved. Chen … Mayor Chen, aren't you in Nanzhou? Why are you here?
Oh, I just returned to Hai City today and had dinner with my friends. I will return to Nanzhou tomorrow morning. Chen Xing smiled. I didn't expect you to have dinner here. What a coincidence.
Mayor Chen, this shows that we are destined to meet. Li Ling chuckled softly.
That's right, fate brought us together. You got into the Political Research Department, and we became colleagues. This is also fate. Chen Xing smiled.
It's a pity that you were transferred away only a few months after I entered the office. Li Ling looked at Chen Xing.
While they were talking at the door of the restroom, someone walked into the restroom. They moved to the side of the corridor to avoid blocking the way. Zhang Mingde and Yang Zhen were still waiting in the private room. Chen Xing was about to return to the private room after chatting with Li Ling for a while. When Li Ling asked for his phone number, Chen Xing didn't refuse. After all, they used to work together. Although there was a huge gap between their identities now, Chen Xing was not a snob.
By the way, Mayor Chen, which private room will you be dining in? Li Ling asked one last time.
Room 306, what's wrong? Chen Xing was confused.
Don't worry, I'm just asking. Li Ling shook her head with a smile.
Hearing this, Chen Xing didn't say anything. He nodded and walked back to the private room.
Li Ling stood there in a daze for a while and didn't go to the restroom again. She just came out to hide. She didn't really want to go to the restroom. After standing there for a while, Li Ling took out her phone, turned on the recorder, and walked back quietly.
Oh, you're back. I was afraid that you couldn't get out of the restroom, so I wanted to go out and have a look. Zhang Yanghui smiled when he saw Li Ling coming back.
Zhang Chu wouldn't dare to go into the women's restroom. Li Ling rolled her eyes at Zhang Yanghui and put her phone on the table naturally.
If Li Ke really couldn't get out of the restroom, I would rush in and have a look even if I had to bear a bad reputation. I care about Li Ke very much. Zhang Yanghui smiled and stared at Li Ling. Seeing that Li Ling didn't sit in her previous seat, Zhang Yanghui frowned, but quickly sat next to Li Ling. He put his arm around Li Ling's waist and smiled. "Li Ke just went to the toilet. Don't tell me you're so distant." Zhang Yanghui said.
Zhang Chu, you must be joking. This is the third time we've met. Even if we're not distant, we're not familiar with each other. Li Ling smiled.
Zhang Yanghui was slightly stunned. He felt that Li Ling was obviously different from before. When this young woman was sitting, she was more submissive. But now, her tone was obviously different.
Li Ke, look at what you said. It's the third time we've met. Besides, don't you want to help your sister? Zhang Yanghui smiled and moved his hand around Li Ling's waist tentatively. Seeing that Li Ling didn't stop him, Zhang Yanghui wondered if he was thinking too much.
At this moment, Li Ling had been suppressing her disgust. She deliberately put on a smile to cater to Zhang Yanghui. She smiled coquettishly and said, "Director Zhang, I know what you mean. Take the money. My sister's business is done. How can I not satisfy you?
What? Zhang Yanghui glanced at Li Ling. From what this young woman said, she wanted to give him the money and satisfy his request?
At this time, Zhang Yanghui was already drunk. Although he didn't care about the money, he thought that he could get this young woman with the money, so why not? His mouth was already saying, "Okay, I'll accept the money. Leave your sister's matter to me. I'll try my best to help her get a good unit."
Zhang Chu, I'll give you another 20,000 yuan after it's done. What do you think? Li Ling glanced at Zhang Yanghui.
"Okay, we can talk about the money. If you satisfy me, the money is just a small matter." Zhang Yanghui couldn't bear it. After he finished speaking, he had already kissed Li Ling's face.
Li Ling took a long breath and secretly said, "Okay. This beast finally answered what she wanted." She pushed Zhang Yanghui away and quickly stood up.
Trying hard to calm down, Li Ling picked up the mobile phone on the table and put it in her bag. Li Ling said with a smile, "Director Zhang, I have a friend who is having dinner in another room on the first floor. I want to go and propose a toast."
Zhang Yanghui looked impatient. Li Ling always avoided him at the critical moment. It would be strange if he was in a good mood. Looking at Li Ling, Zhang Yanghui snorted. "Li Ke, if you are not going to the bathroom, you are going to find a friend to propose a toast. Are you working for your sister?"
Of course, I'll do it. But I really need to go to the bathroom and propose a toast. If you don't believe me, can you come with me? " Li Ling rolled her eyes.
"Really?" Zhang Yanghui stared at Li Ling. Every time he was excited, he was interrupted by Li Ling. Zhang Yanghui was really angry. "Li Ke, it'll be fine after the toast. You want to do your sister's business, but you always spoil my mood. That's too boring."
"I really have a friend who is having dinner in the next room. I met him when I went to the bathroom. But I can't propose a toast. Zhang Chu, calm down. When you come back, I'll drink with you. I'll drink as much as you want me to drink, okay?" Li Ling said coquettishly.
"Really?" Zhang Yanghui's eyes lit up.
"Of course. Anyway, I'm not afraid of getting drunk. Even if I get drunk, I think Zhang Chu will take good care of me, right?" Li Ling smiled charmingly.
"Of course, of course, if you get drunk, I will take good care of you." Zhang Yanghui laughed. Hearing Li Ling's words, he was in a good mood. He invited Li Ling out tonight because he planned to get this woman. He even booked a room upstairs. He didn't want to fail. Hearing Li Ling's words, he stood up and said with a smile, "Fine, I'll go with you to propose a toast to you. I'll help you win face."
"That's good." Hearing this, Li Ling was stunned and had a strange look. She held back her laughter. Although she didn't know who Chen Xing was eating with, she guessed that those who could sit with Chen Xing were either rich or noble. She would like to see whether this bastard surnamed Zhang would make a fool of himself or not.
They picked up their glasses and walked out together. Li Ling came to the door of room 306 that Chen Xing had mentioned. She knocked on the door.
In the room, Chen Xing, Zhang Mingde and Yang Zhen were talking about Zheng Baiming, the new mayor of Hai City. Zhang Mingde said that Zheng Baiming was in his fifties and looked weak without any imposing manner. He would definitely be the follower of Zhao Yiping in the future. It was impossible for Zheng Baiming to compete with Zhao Yiping.
While they were talking, they heard someone outside the door. They were surprised. The dishes had been served, and the waiters wouldn't come again.
Li Ling and Zhang Yanghui pushed the door open and walked in after Yang Zhen called them. Zhang Yanghui raised his head high. He thought that Li Ling's friends were at most those in the Political Research Office. Li Ling was just a deputy director, and her friends were probably at the same level as her. As the director of the First Division of the Organization Department, there was no doubt that he had a lot of room to show off. Moreover, the officials of the Organization Department were much more superior than the officials of other departments.
"Mayor Chen, I'm here to propose a toast to you." Li Ling said to Chen Xing respectfully as soon as she came in. She glanced at the two people beside him. She was also curious about who Chen Xing was having dinner with. When she saw Zhang Mingde and Yang Zhen, she was stunned for a while. They were the director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, the secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee, and the director of the Public Security Bureau. She was familiar with these leaders in the Municipal Party Committee.
Why are you so polite? Chen Xing shook his head with a smile, but he still picked up his glass and drank with Li Ling.
Zhang Mingde's eyes fell on Zhang Yanghui. He felt a little strange. Yanghui, do you know Mayor Chen?
No, I don't. Zhang Yanghui's eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets. His head drooped down like a pug. He wanted to cry. He came here to show off, but he was not even qualified to carry Chen Xing's shoes. He had recognized Chen Xing. As a leader of the Organization Department, there was no reason that he couldn't recognize Chen Xing. Now that he saw his boss and Yang Zhen, the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, standing beside him, Zhang Yanghui wanted to bang his head against the wall.
"Minister … Minister, I came here with Li Ke to pay my respects to the leader. Zhang Yanghui couldn't even speak properly.
Hearing that, Zhang Mingde glanced at Li Ling, nodded, and said nothing.
Li Ling toasted to Chen Xing, then toasted to Zhang Mingde and Yang Zhen. Zhang Yanghui toasted to them, sweating profusely, and then left with Li Ling.
Director Zhang, what's wrong?
Look at how distracted you are. Back in the private room, Li Ling squinted at Zhang Yanghui.
"Li Ling, you set me up on purpose, didn't you?" Zhang Yanghui came to his senses and stared at Li Ling with hatred.
"Director Zhang, how can you say that? Mayor Chen used to work in the Political Research Office, and we were indeed friends. We met just now. How can I not go to toast to him? I didn't know that Director Zhang and Secretary Yang were also in the private room." Li Ling felt wronged.
Zhang Yanghui snorted. He guessed that he had been set up by this b * tch. Thinking of how shameful he had been, Zhang Yanghui was furious.
"Director Zhang, do you want to drink?" Li Ling smiled.
Zhang Yanghui stared at Li Ling. His lust had been extinguished. Thinking of the scene just now, Zhang Yanghui's heart was still cold. Those were all top leaders of the government.
"Director Zhang, do you remember what happened to my sister?" Li Ling smiled. Seeing that Zhang Yanghui didn't dare to do anything to her, Li Ling was overjoyed.
"I can't do anything about your sister. Li Ke, I think you are very capable. You can make friends with Mayor Chen and talk to our director just now. You are very arrogant, so I won't make a fool of myself." Zhang Yanghui stood up and walked out with a cold face.
Li Ling smiled and didn't stop him. She looked at her phone in her bag and smiled. She believed that Zhang Yanghui would help her.
…
Outside the window, the sky was blue and the clouds were white. At eight o 'clock in the morning, Chen Xing took the earliest flight from Hai City to Nanzhou. It was close to October. Both Hai City and Nanzhou were still a little hot, unlike the capital, which was already cold in autumn.
When they arrived in Nanzhou, it was already ten o 'clock in the morning. Zeng Ping, Huang Jianghua and Chen Xing's driver, Li Yong, came to pick them up. In the car, Chen Xing asked if there was anything special in the past few days.
"Mayor, something big happened last night." Zeng Ping reported to Chen Xing.
"What happened?" Chen Xing looked at Zeng Ping in confusion. Since it was something big, why didn't Zeng Ping call him in time?
Zeng Ping saw the meaning in Chen Xing's eyes and hurriedly said. "It's about Wangshan City. Mayor Chen, it's rare for you to rest for a few days. I thought it's not our city's business, so I didn't rush to report to you. I didn't want to disturb your rest."
"What happened in Wangshan City?" Chen Xing was stunned. In the past few days, Wangshan City was the place he had heard the most. Many things had happened in this border city these days.
Chen Jianfei, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Wangshan City, had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and died in the hospital. Zeng Ping said.
"What? Dead?" Chen Xing was shocked. He was the top leader of the prefecture-level city. There was no doubt that the impact of this matter would be great.
The Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Wangshan City had a car accident on the highway a few days ago and was still lying in the hospital. In just a few days, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee suddenly fell ill. Was Wangshan City possessed? How could such unfortunate things happen one after another? Chen Xing had a strange look on his face.
Who knew? Now many people were also discussing that there must be something ominous in Wangshan City, which was why so many accidents happened one after another. Zeng Ping said.
"Something ominous? We are all Party members and atheists. Don't spread such nonsense." Chen Xing laughed.
"Mayor, you're right." Zeng Ping nodded with a smile. He was just listening for fun. However, he heard that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee held an emergency meeting last night, and Secretary-General Shen had rushed to Wangshan overnight. It seemed that the leaders of the province were still in a meeting in the morning.
"Oh." Chen Xing nodded slightly. The Secretary-General Shen that Zeng Ping mentioned was Shen Biqing, the new Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee. As for the meeting of the provincial leaders, Chen Xing guessed that it was most likely to be a discussion on the candidate for the new secretary. Chen Jianfei had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. This kind of thing was so sudden that the province was probably caught off guard.
"By the way, didn't some citizens in Wangshan City go to the gate of the Provincial government a few days ago to sit quietly? There hasn't been any in the past few days, has there?" Chen Xing asked.
Definitely not. This kind of thing had happened once. How could Wangshan City dare to let it happen a second time? It was said that Wangshan City had now set up checkpoints at all the intersections outside the city to prevent citizens from going to Nanzhou State to protest. Zeng Ping said.
This was just a temporary solution. At the very least, they had to figure out the reason for the citizens' protest. Chen Xing shook his head. But Chen Xing didn't know what was going on in Wangshan City, so he really didn't have much of a say.
They talked all the way back to the city. In the afternoon, the provincial government would convene the provincial leaders for a meeting. After returning to the Municipal Government, Chen Xing stayed in the office and went directly to the provincial government for a meeting in the afternoon.
At noon, when Chen Xing was about to have lunch, he received a call from Wu Hansheng.
"Chen Xing, the province has decided to transfer you to Wangshan City as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. On the phone, Wu Hansheng said.
"What?" Chen Xing was so shocked that he stood up.
"The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has just made a decision. I just got the news. I heard that Deng Yi and Ge Jian-ming both support you going to Wangshan City. Governor Bao Lai also acquiesced. In the end, it was Secretary You Jun who made the decision." Wu Hansheng roughly told Chen Xing. As the Deputy Governor, he undoubtedly got the news faster than Chen Xing. In fact, even if he didn't tell Chen Xing, Chen Xing would soon get the news through other channels. However, after all, he and Chen Xing were in the same boat. Once he knew the news, he must inform Chen Xing as soon as possible.
After hearing Wu Hansheng's words, Chen Xing had recovered from the brief shock. Deng Yi and Ge Jian-ming both supported him to take the office in Wangshan City, which was clearly to make things difficult for him. Both of them were members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Their words carried weight. It would be strange if the province didn't transfer him to Wangshan City. Chen Xing didn't know who proposed it first. He really didn't know whether he should be happy or depressed about the result.
He was promoted from the mayor to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. But Wangshan City was the poorest place in the province. Was he going to be the mayor of the provincial capital or the secretary of a remote place? It was really hard to tell which was better.
Chen Xing was not surprised that Deng Yi would support him at the Standing Committee. Deng Yi was now the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Nanzhou, who was secretly at odds with Chen Xing. Deng Yi must be eager to transfer Chen Xing away. Now that there was such an opportunity, Deng Yi would seize it. As for Ge Jian-ming, Chen Xing smiled bitterly. Perhaps Ge Jian-ming was also somewhat dissatisfied with him.
It was unknown who proposed it first. Chen Xing smiled bitterly at the moment. He really didn't know whether to thank the other party or to scold him.
After all, Wu Hansheng was only the Deputy Governor and the head of the Provincial Department. He was not a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and was not eligible to participate in the Standing Committee. Therefore, Wu Hansheng was not 100% clear about the specific details. However, the other party called him so quickly.
After knowing the news, Chen Xing was not in the mood to eat lunch. He asked Huang Jianghua to call the cafeteria to send a meal up. Chen Xing stayed in the office. The news came so suddenly that Chen Xing was a little confused for a moment.
This month, I was transferred to Nanzhou for almost a full year. His work had just begun, and the policies he wanted to promote were just about to be implemented. To be transferred away at this critical juncture, Chen Xing felt endlessly helpless.
A few days ago, Chen Xing had gone to Little Rock Plateau for an on-the-spot investigation. Chen Xing was planning to make an example out of this heavily polluted area. Chen Xing didn't need to think to know that once he was transferred, many things would be left unsettled. Even the renovation of Little Rock Plateau would end up in vain. There was also the development of the environmental protection industry that he had promoted, and the concept of turning Nanzhou into a modern ecological city. Chen Xing could imagine that once he was transferred, the city's support for the development of the environmental protection industry would be greatly reduced, and the successor might even overturn the policies he had implemented when he was in office.
"Zeng Ping, help me find a detailed information about Wangshan City. The sooner, the better." Chen Xing picked up the internal phone and called Zeng Ping.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xing suddenly remembered Li Xiaoying, who was working in the office. His brother-in-law had asked him to take care of this little lover. If he was transferred away, he would not be able to take care of her. Chen Xing shook his head. He didn't have the time to care so much now. Before leaving, he just needed to tell Shao Huadong what to do. It was okay to let Shao Huadong take care of Li Xiaoying secretly.
As he was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Chen Xing looked up and saw Shao Huadong standing at the door.
"Huadong is here. Please come in." Chen Xing got up with a smile.
"Mayor Chen, have you heard?" Shao Huadong walked in and glanced at Chen Xing.
"I heard." Chen Xing shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't expect to be transferred away so soon. It was too unexpected.
"Yes, it's very surprising." Shao Huadong sighed. He and Chen Xing had a tacit understanding in their work. There was no doubt that he didn't want Chen Xing to be transferred away. He got the news a little later than Chen Xing, but when he heard it, he didn't go back. He turned around and went to Chen Xing's office.
"I've just started a lot of work, and now I'm transferred away at this time. I'm really helpless." Chen Xing frowned.
The provincial government had already decided, and there was no way to change it. But in fact, he still had to congratulate Mayor Chen. After all, he was promoted. Shao Huadong smiled.
"Huadong, I think you're teasing me." Chen Xing smiled and shook his head.
"No, I didn't mean that." Shao Huadong waved his hand and smiled. "Wangshan City is a little poor, but from the mayor to the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Mayor Chen, you have indeed promoted him."
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