Chapter 1193 Seeking Allies

Secretary Zhou came and left in a hurry.

Xu Chunliang believed that his conversation with Qin Zhengyang last night played a certain role. Qin Zhengyang must have conveyed his meaning to Wang Jianming. Wang Jianming realized something from it and realized that Secretary Zhou's purpose of coming here was not to target him, so his attitude changed from negative to positive, making a 180-degree turn.

The day after Secretary Zhou left Dongzhou, the personnel of the Civil Affairs Bureau changed again. The city decided that Comrade Zhang Song would serve as the Party Secretary of the Civil Affairs Bureau and Wang Tongan would be removed from the position of Party Secretary.

Usually, the party and government are not set up at the bureau level. Basically, the director and secretary are both the director and the secretary. However, there is obviously some mystery in this appointment. Wang Tongan is still the director. The reason given by the organization is that considering Wang Tongan's physical condition, it is decided to reduce his workload.

Zhang Song is a senior party worker in the High-tech Zone. When Wang Tongan was diagnosed with lung cancer, the city was ready to let Zhang Song come to take over his position. At that time, Zhang Song would definitely be in charge of the party and government. Zhang Song personally did not want to come.

But his superiors did not consider his personal wishes when making decisions.

When Zhang Song received the notice, he felt like he was sitting at home and the pot came from the sky. The party secretary of the Civil Affairs Bureau was a horizontal transfer on the surface, but the fundamental nature was to marginalize him.

In fact, he had heard about the city's readjustment of the district divisions during this period. The High-tech Zone was facing a split, with one part assigned to the Yinlong District and the other to the future Free Trade Zone. He set his sights on the Binhu New District. According to the city's preliminary plan, the Binhu New District will completely replace the functions of the High-tech Zone in the future.

Zhang Song thought that he had a good relationship with the current top leader Wang Jianming, but Wang Jianming did not ask for his opinion when making this decision.

Zhang Song was extremely depressed. This appointment may have announced the end of his political career. He repeatedly pondered where the problem was, and finally locked the cause on Secretary Zhou. Secretary Zhou was his old leader. For a long time, he was always one of the most trusted people around Secretary Zhou.

Secretary Zhou's departure from Dongzhou was a Waterloo in his political career. Zhang Song did not play an active role in this process. It should be said that he was one of the few confidants of Secretary Zhou who was not affected.

Zhang Song believed that Secretary Zhou must have had an opinion of him. In the past, he did not care because Secretary Zhou's age and position determined that he had basically bid farewell to his political career, but no one could have imagined that Secretary Zhou, who had no sense of existence, would be entrusted with an important task in such a dramatic way.

Even so, Zhang Song still believed that Secretary Zhou had little influence on him, but when he saw the appointment letter, Zhang Song began to realize that his judgment was wrong. After Secretary Zhou left Dongzhou, he basically lost contact with him. Even when Secretary Zhou came to Dongzhou for inspection, he did not call him.

It was not that Zhang Song did not want to, but he thought that Secretary Zhou might not pay attention to him. He underestimated Secretary Zhou's revenge.

Wang Tongan was also uneasy. The city removed him from the position of secretary and retained his position as director, which did not mean that he could get away with it. Could it be that his affair with Qin Yujiao was exposed? It should not be, otherwise the discipline inspection department should talk to him, just considering his health problems? Let Zhang Song come to be the secretary first, and when he is familiar with the work, hand over the director to him? Wang Tongan thought about it and thought that this was the biggest possibility.

He no longer coveted the official position. He only wanted to get out of the position and save his reputation. But his reason told him that this possibility was very small. There was Zhai Pingqing outside and Xu Chunliang inside. Neither of them was a good person. No one would let him go easily.

Wang Tongan's dismissal and Zhang Song's appointment were too sudden and too conspicuous, so many people ignored that there was an appointment notice behind the document. Jiang Qiyong, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, served as deputy secretary of the Party Group of the Civil Affairs Bureau and presided over the work.

Xu Chunliang took the initiative to come to Jiang Qiyong's office and gave him a bottle of Pu'er aged tea produced by Xianhong Farm, and congratulated him on his appointment as deputy secretary.

Jiang Qiyong was in a good mood, but still pretended to be calm: "Chunliang, what's there to congratulate? I used to have only Director Wang above me, and now there is Secretary Zhang."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You think I didn't read the document, but you are still in charge of the work."

Jiang Qiyong smiled. The appointment and removal in the city contained a mystery. In fact, he was the first to receive the notice. Then he called his uncle. He was used to asking his elders for advice on political matters, and his uncle was happy to give him advice.

With Jiang Tianyue's political cultivation, he could see at a glance that Zhang Song was marginalized. Although he went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to serve as the party group secretary, this position was most likely his political end. As for Wang Tongan, there was definitely no chance of a comeback. The person who really benefited from the adjustment of the Civil Affairs Bureau was Jiang Qiyong.

Jiang Tianyue reminded his nephew that the Civil Affairs Bureau would inevitably face a reshuffle soon. He must keep a clear mind, choose the right camp, not be easily used by others, and show his own value and seize the opportunity to rise in the struggle. No one will associate with a person without value.

Jiang Qiyong benefited a lot from this conversation, and he became more and more aware of the need to unite Xu Chunliang.

Jiang Qiyong whispered: "Chunliang, Zhang Song used to be Secretary Zhou's secretary, right?"

Xu Chunliang nodded and said: "I have been with Secretary Zhou for ten years, and Secretary Zhou treats him like a family member."

Jiang Qiyong said: "I heard some rumors that his transfer this time may be related to Secretary Zhou."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "You are well-informed. From what I know about Secretary Zhou, he is very generous to others, unless someone touches his bottom line."

Jiang Qiyong nodded: "I thought about it for a long time after talking with Secretary Zhou that day. Do you think there are big problems in our Civil Affairs Bureau?"

Xu Chunliang said: "My words don't count. We have to investigate!"

Jiang Qiyong said: "Where should we start?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I always feel that Secretary Zhou is definitely not interested in small fish and shrimps in his current status. Didn't he give us a hint?"

Jiang Qiyong whispered: "You mean Jile Technology?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Zhai Pingqing is the boss behind Jile Technology."

Jiang Qiyong said: "Do you know Zhai Pingqing's relationship with the Civil Affairs Bureau?"

Xu Chunliang nodded: "I know, if he didn't have such a strong backing, how could he have made such a big health care business?"

Jiang Qiyong said: "Then are you still going to investigate him?"

Xu Chunliang smiled: "Director Jiang, are you afraid?"

Jiang Qiyong smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid, I just think some things are thankless, and I don't want to be someone else's pawn." He would not have said such frank words to Xu Chunliang in the past, but his uncle told him that if he wanted to be friends with someone, he must first show sincerity.

Xu Chunliang said: "It depends on whose pawn you are becoming, and who you are dealing with? If it is to uphold justice and punish evil and promote good, I will accept it even if I am a pawn!"

Jiang Qiyong's eyes lit up.

Xu Chunliang added: "To put it bluntly, as the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger, and the same is true within the system. If we do this well, it will not only benefit the country and the people, but also ourselves."

Jiang Qiyong said: "I don't value fame and fortune. My original intention of entering the system is to do something for the country and the people."

Xu Chunliang said: "Why hesitate about killing two birds with one stone? Anyway, you don't play the pawn, I will. When the matter is done, we will reward according to merit. If I come later and win, don't feel unbalanced."

Jiang Qiyong laughed: "Okay, I won't have any objection even if you become my boss now."

Xu Chunliang knew that Jiang Qiyong needed time to consider, and he was not in a hurry anyway. Judging from the arrangements above, Wang Tongan, the puppet, was basically useless, and there was no value in using him in the future. If he could form an alliance with Jiang Qiyong, his combat effectiveness would definitely be much stronger than fighting alone.

The key is that Jiang Qiyong also has a backstage, and he is in charge of the work of the Civil Affairs Bureau, which makes it convenient for him to do things.

Lu Qi's investigation has made some progress. According to the confessions of several captured gangsters, they were all hired by Heiyan. The purpose of this operation was to kidnap Ji Jiajia, not to kill people. No one expected such heavy casualties in the end.

As the investigation of this matter progressed, the old grudge between Wu Yuanyi and Hua Zhuyue was brought up again.

Hua Zhuyue was called by the police for questioning, and she did not hide it. She told the whole story of the incident involving Wu Yuanyi's son Chen Shixian. Hua Zhuyue did not want this matter to affect Xu Chunliang, and tried to take the responsibility on herself as much as possible.

Because the scene of the fierce fight was not recorded, the gangsters who survived by chance did not fully see what happened. Although they insisted that Xu Chunliang's actions caused them to suffer heavy casualties, their one-sided statements did not play a big role.

For this case, Lu Qi specifically found Xu Chunliang. Instead of asking him to go to the police station, he chose a barbecue at the doorstep. Lu Qi knew that Xu Chunliang was more resistant to the official way of handling cases, so he chose to talk privately.

After the two met, Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "I thought you were going to call me to the police station for questioning."

Lu Qi glared at him and said, "Will you tell the truth if I ask you to go?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I have said everything I should say. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

Lu Qi said, "Don't worry. I asked you to meet today not to investigate the case, but to chat with you as a friend."

Xu Chunliang said, "Okay, you tell me, I'll order the dishes."

Lu Qi said, "I've ordered."

Xu Chunliang said, "I need to eat well. Ten kidneys and ten balls, big peppers and big oil."

Lu Qi said, "Aren't you afraid of a nosebleed?"

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You have become more and more stingy since you got married."

Lu Qi said, "I have to pay the mortgage and save money for milk powder."