Official Career Storm
Chapter 482

Chapter 482: Chapter 482

This response was beyond Zhang Meilin’s expectation.

He looked at He Cunhao a few more times. The young man was very youthful, and the yearning for beauty that is unique to college students was faintly visible on his face.

When he said this, his eyes were firm, as if he firmly believed that with his own ability, he could certainly make a difference.

"A very good dream."

"Go and move the stuff over here," Zhang Meilin said.

He Cunhao was taken aback. "Move, move where?"

Seeing Zhang Meilin’s gaze, he immediately understood and said excitedly, "Yes, Secretary Zhang, I’ll go now!"

"Wait a moment."

"Is there any instruction from Secretary Zhang?"

"From now on, I’m giving you your first task."

"Please tell me, Secretary Zhang!"

"In the future, whenever Mrs. Lu comes again, find a way to send her back. Can you do that?"

"Yes!"

"Good, go ahead."

Zhang Meilin picked up the office phone and dialed the internal line: "Secretary Yang, I’ve decided on He Cunhao for the secretary position."

After hanging up the phone, he took out his cellphone.

He had intended to call Song Guanchao to ask for his opinion on Lu Xiaotian.

But now, he felt that this call should not be made.

Song Guanchao was just a secretary.

He was the City Secretary.

The City Secretary, seeking advice from a secretary.

It’s not that he felt it shameful, but rather that, having reached the position of the top leader, he should take on the burden that this role entails.

No matter what he encountered, he should deal with it on his own.

He needed to learn to be a leader, a decision-maker.

Instead of looking for someone else to resolve every problem or trouble that arises.

Without changing this habit, he would never truly grow.

Just then, his cellphone rang. It was Tu Zhaorui calling.

Zhang Meilin’s spirits lifted.

He knew that Tu Zhaorui was bringing him a gift.

"Mayor Tu, hello."

"Secretary Zhang, are you alone?"

"Yes."

"It’s not so easy being the City Secretary, is it?"

"It’s indeed challenging."

"A difficulty is normal, the problem of forming cliques in Dujiang City is quite serious. Even though you’re the top leader now, if you don’t manage relationships properly, you might be sidelined one day without even realizing it," Tu Zhaorui said.

"Have you decided who to move against first?"

Zhang Meilin raised his eyebrows.

He thought Tu Zhaorui was going to directly provide him with evidence of these people’s illegal activities.

But from what he was saying, it seemed he wanted to seek Zhang Meilin’s opinion?

Zhang Meilin quickly understood the key issue.

Tu Zhaorui certainly had a lot of evidence in his hands, but he couldn’t possibly send everyone to jail all at once.

Definitely, he’d have to take it step by step, one by one.

By giving this choice to Zhang Meilin, it also meant to let him take the initiative.

Anyone who obstructs him, he’d rid himself of.

This way, his work in Dujiang City would face fewer obstacles, and the authority of the City Secretary would be asserted.

"I’ll think it over and contact Mayor Tu."

"Alright, good."

Zhang Meilin held his cellphone, pondering who to move against now was a problem.

After thinking for a moment, he dialed Fu Ying’s number.

Right now, in Dujiang County, Fu Ying was the only one he could trust.

He had Minister Zhou behind him, while Wu Qiangwei supported Fu Ying.

No matter who he decided to act against first, he would have to discuss it with Fu Ying.

...

Song Guanchao was walking with Mr. He and a group of people, conducting research and recording the land parcels that needed to be acquired.

The moment these parcels were recorded, they were labeled in the Housing and Construction Bureau and the public security system.

Before the acquisition was complete, household registrations in this area were only permitted to move out, not in.

This was to prevent people from learning about the land acquisitions and demolitions and transferring their residence registration to the area to defraud the land compensation.

At the same time, colleagues from the Housing and Construction Bureau would take photos of these buildings to keep on record.

When discussing the details of the land acquisition later on, the initial information saved would be the main reference to prevent people from illegally adding structures to their property.

Song Guanchao took out his phone and walked to the side, "County Magistrate Fu, what’s the matter?"

Fu Ying gave him a brief explanation. After listening, Song Guanchao said, "Apart from Director Yao, do as you see fit with the others."

"Okay, I understand."

"By the way, has Secretary Zhang been up to anything lately?"

"I discussed with him, and we plan to conduct a top-to-bottom self-inspection on the public security system, the Disciplinary Committee, and the city’s finance administration."

The severe corruption case that occurred in Dujiang City meant that, as per usual procedure, self-inspection was necessary to assure that no unexpected incidents would happen again.

Moreover, he and Fu Ying had just taken their positions and were completely unfamiliar with Dujiang City.

A self-inspection would not only eliminate risk but also quickly provide a grasp of Dujiang City’s situation, facilitating subsequent work.

Song Guanchao said, "Don’t bother with the self-inspection; apply to Lingjiang for support. Have someone from the city involved in a third-party investigation."

With the dire state of things in Dujiang City, self-inspections would be ineffective.

Instead, it might cause that group of people to become even more closely united.

Fu Ying hesitated, "Secretary Zhang had considered this but thinks that doing so would easily provoke resistance from the leaders of various departments. He fears exacerbating conflicts."

Song Guanchao said, "Don’t worry about these things. If the city investigates, it will just be a formality. You and Secretary Zhang just need to manage the appeasement well."

"Okay."

"Also, someone from the provincial level might seek out you and Secretary Zhang in the near future."

"The province?" Fu Ying asked, "What would the province come down for?"

Song Guanchao said, "A big piece of meat like Dujiang City has caught the attention of some people in the province. They want to take a bite."

Fu Ying asked, "What does Secretary Wu mean?"

Song Guanchao said, "Let go a little."

"I understand."

...

The next day.

Dujiang City requested Lingjiang City to set up a supervision team to inspect the atmosphere of the cadres in all departments of Dujiang City.

Secretary Lu convened several committee members to discuss.

They all knew that this oversight was merely procedural.

All the dirt on Dujiang City’s cadre was in the hands of Tu Zhaorui.

Whenever Tu Zhaorui wanted to take someone down, he would directly contact Zhang Meilin.

So it didn’t matter who went for the supervision team; it was just a chance to claim an unearned merit.

However, Secretary Lu, having suffered several setbacks, had become even more cautious.

After deciding on Secretary Sun and Secretary Li, Secretary Lu suggested, "Secretary Wu, let’s ask Secretary Song to join as a favor."

The others exchanged odd glances, and even Wu Qiangwei thought it strange.

It was just a supervision group; did they really need so many people?

But since the top leader had made the suggestion, it was hard to refuse.

"Alright, I’ll notify Secretary Song later."

After the meeting, Wu Qiangwei got in touch with Song Guanchao and told him about the matter.

"Secretary Lu suggested me?"

Song Guanchao chuckled and said, "Does Secretary Lu worry that I might trip someone up?"

A leading figure was actually worried about him, a mere secretary.

If that got out, who would believe it?

Wu Qiangwei asked, "If you’re not busy with the project recently, could you lead a team to Dujiang City?"

"Sure."

After putting down the phone, Song Guanchao said to Fang Wei, "Secretary Fang, I’ll leave this to you for now. I need to make a trip to Dujiang City."

"Mr. He, call me when the land statistics in the city are complete and we reach Dujiang City."

Progress in the city was almost complete, with colleagues from the Land Administration Bureau synchronizing land valuation for acquisition. The next step would be to open public bids and approve the fiscal budget.

By then, all kinds of demons and ghosts would be ready to take the stage.

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