Official Career Storm
Chapter 631

Chapter 631: Chapter 631

This was an accusation letter.

But an accusation letter should have appeared at the Disciplinary Committee or at the police, not in front of him.

Bao Jianhua was extremely agitated.

He did not know who had accused him, nor what their purpose was.

This unknown made him anxious and uneasy.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated, interrupting his train of thought and startling him.

It was a strange number from the provincial capital.

"Hello, I am Bao Jianhua."

"Director Bao, do you have time at noon?"

Bao Jianhua felt the voice was somewhat familiar, but he could not remember immediately.

"Yes."

Noon.

Restaurant private room.

Bao Jianhua met the caller.

Qu Xiangru’s secretary, Jin Rong.

He was surprised and immediately distanced him from the accusation letter.

He had thought the other party was the accuser, but the moment he saw him, he was certain he was not.

"Hello, Secretary Jin." Director Bao did not put on any airs and shook hands with him cheerfully.

"Please take a seat, Director Bao."

Jin Rong offered a cigarette and lit it for him.

Director Bao was in a good mood, knowing the other party must need something from him.

Connecting with leaders from the province meant more support if he ran into trouble.

However, Jin Rong’s next words sent a chill through him.

"Director Bao, have you seen the accusation letter?"

The accusation letter...

He stiffly turned his head in disbelief.

The accusation letter, was it from him?

But, why?

Why would Secretary Jin do such a thing?

"Secretary Jin, what are you talking about..."

"Director Bao, let’s skip the pleasantries, shall we? You are busy and so am I, all right?"

Bao Jianhua’s smile stiffened: "What do you want, Secretary Jin?"

Jin Rong smiled, flicking ash nonchalantly, entirely unconcerned with Bao Jianhua’s growing anxiety.

After smoking most of the cigarette, he asked an inexplicable question: "How old are you this year, Director Bao?"

"53."

"Not so young anymore, have you considered retirement?"

"As long as the organization needs me, I will continue to work."

"Heh." Jin Rong asked, "And if the organization doesn’t need you?"

Bao Jianhua caught on: "Does Secretary Jin want me to leave the Finance Bureau?"

"Yes."

"Is this Governor Qu’s intention?"

"Yes."

Bao Jianhua was silent for a while, then said, "I need a promise from Governor Qu."

"Speak."

"I want to talk to Governor Qu in person."

"I will ask for you, but I can’t guarantee that Governor Qu will have time to meet you."

Jin Rong left the private room, and Bao Jianhua suddenly clenched his fist excitedly.

It was like someone providing a pillow as he was dozing off; he had never imagined his fate could take such a dramatic turn.

In the officialdom, 53 was prime age; who would retire this early?

But for Bao Jianhua, if he could land safely, that was more enticing than any promotion.

But he had to talk to Governor Qu, he had to secure his promise.

Minutes later, Jin Rong returned and handed him the phone: "Talk to Governor Qu."

After saying that, Jin Rong walked away.

Once he was out the door, Bao Jianhua grabbed the phone: "Hello, Governor Qu."

"Hmm."

"Governor Qu, I accept any reassignment from the organization."

"It’s not an organizational reassignment, it’s your own request."

"Right, right, my own request, I’m not in good health, I have a chronic illness."

Qu Xiangru knew, when he received the call, that Director Bao was scared.

The promise he wanted was to not use the contents of the accusation letter against him.

Trading his director position for a stable landing, he was actually not at a loss.

"Then go ahead and apply."

Seeing that she was about to hang up, Bao Jianhua hurriedly said, "Governor Qu, there are some issues with the finance bureau that I think should be clearly reported to you."

"What issues?"

"That, that... the finance bureau’s funds are running low."

He voiced his concerns.

After listening, Qu Xiangru understood.

The reason Bao Jianhua was so cooperative, without any resistance, was not because of any denunciation letter.

It was simply because the finance bureau’s problems could no longer be covered up.

Actually, this issue wasn’t a big deal at all, as long as the higher-ups turned a blind eye.

What he was afraid of was not the higher-ups but Song Guanchao.

Who was in charge of the high-speed rail project, after all.

If the funds weren’t in place, this guy would definitely blow the matter up and send him to jail.

Qu Xiangru pondered for a few seconds and then said, "I understand. Don’t rush to apply just yet; wait for my call."

"Thank you, Governor Qu."

Bao Jianhua breathed a sigh of relief.

This damned responsibility, he no longer had to bear it.

...

Mayor Zheng suddenly received a call from Qu Xiangru.

"Governor Qu, hello."

"The high-speed rail project, don’t touch it."

Zheng Bihui frowned.

To be honest, he had no fondness for Qu Xiangru.

In their few interactions, this woman always had an air of superiority.

Talking about issues, there was never a discussion, only orders.

To put it bluntly, she was just an executive vice governor, and if Zheng Bihui didn’t give her face, there was nothing she could do about it.

But he now realized that Qu Xiangru seemed to be taking herself too seriously.

The high-speed rail project, whether I touch it or not, does it need your interference, Qu Xiangru, to teach me how to do things?

Zheng Bihui said jovially, "Is Governor Qu worried about Secretary Wu? There’s really no need..."

Qu Xiangru interrupted him, "Lingjiang City’s financial funds are tight; both the high-speed rail project and the old city redevelopment, the city doesn’t have that much money to support them."

Zheng Bihui was somewhat astonished, the city has no money?

What kind of joke is this?

But Qu Xiangru wouldn’t joke with him about this.

"Did Director Bao say this?"

"After a while, Director Bao will take early retirement; before that, push forward the old city redevelopment quickly and apply for the funds needed."

"Okay."

This call was a timely help.

If Qu Xiangru hadn’t told him, when Song Guanchao got the funds in advance, he would no longer be able to get any funds for the old city redevelopment project.

He immediately set off for the City Committee.

Officially, he was still in charge of the old city redevelopment project, but after the next standing committee meeting, it would be transferred to Secretary Lu.

The two needed to keep each other informed.

In the office...

Secretary Lu was alarmed when he found out, they had been focusing on the project but had overlooked the most important "money."

One high-speed rail, one old city redevelopment—both were major projects, and the financial strain was considerable.

Before Wu Qiangwei arrived, both of them had been sidelined and had limited understanding of the various departments in the city; they had never thought the finance bureau might face financial difficulties.

"We need to convene the standing committee early."

Secretary Lu said, "After the project transfer to the City Committee, you and I will continue to cooperate; in addition, monitor the high-speed rail project in secret and delay its progress."

"It’s already being delayed."

Zheng Bihui had initially wanted to meddle to pressure Wu Qiangwei to cede the project to him.

Unexpectedly, it worked out.

As for the sudden price spikes by the residents of Three Lanes, that indeed wasn’t his doing; it was really just a coincidence.

But he was too lazy to explain, no one would believe his explanation anyway.

After all, one more conflict between him and Song Guanchao didn’t make much difference.

...

At 7:30 p.m., Song Guanchao had just finished a project meeting and was leaving the City Committee.

The protest from the residents of Three Lanes was loud; not a single person had signed throughout the day.

Song Guanchao didn’t care at all; he actually preferred that Three Lanes not be demolished, to directly redesign the project plan.

Because this would greatly benefit the entire expropriation phase.

Otherwise, other areas might follow suit, and the demolition alone could drag on endlessly.

That’s why he gave the opposition a week to consider and also imposed the strict rule of "if one doesn’t sign, none will be demolished."

Because a longer time would make people think there was room for negotiation.

However, he didn’t want them to agree at all.

What he wanted was to establish authority with Three Lanes!

Just as he settled into the car, his phone rang.

Picking up the phone, which had some scorched marks on the case, a call from Xu Xin appeared on the screen.

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