The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Comrade Liu Yi is here, right? Sit down, please sit down."

As Liu Yi walked in, Tang Guozheng was looking at a document. Although he invited him to sit, there was no intention of standing up himself.

From the breaking of the 626 case until now, more than half a month had passed.

Whether in the standing committee or public occasions, Tang Guozheng rarely mentioned this topic, as if such a significant matter was not under his jurisdiction.

Is it possible that he has no thoughts about it, or is not concerned about this matter at all?

Of course not.

He himself had been harshly scolded by his superiors, and if there was no reaction at all, it wouldn't make sense.

The reason why he did not make a statement was that he was very clear that this case struck Liu Yi harder; compared to himself, Liu Yi should be more anxious.

It was a confrontation between the two armies.

Whoever flinches first loses.

The two had been at odds for so many years.

No one knew Liu Yi better than him.

This guy would come to him sooner or later.

Liu Yi glanced at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings before him.

He obediently sat down.

Tang Guozheng leisurely continued to browse the documents.

A strange yet calm atmosphere pervaded the office.

This atmosphere lasted for about five or six minutes.

Tang Guozheng put down the folder in his hand, stood up proactively, and said, "I'm really sorry, I had to deal with that document immediately."

After saying this.

His face turned solemn.

He shouted toward the door, "Secretary Yuan, what's going on? Mayor Liu has been here for so long, don't you know to serve tea?"

Yuan Jun, who heard this outside, rushed in hurriedly to get busy.

What a joke.

Who is Yuan Jun?

The secretary of the City Secretary.

How could he not know to serve tea to guests?

To put it bluntly, it was still determined by Tang Guozheng's attitude.

Although Liu Yi secretly cursed in his heart, there was nothing he could do.

"Secretary Tang, the weather is nice today, isn't it?"

Liu Yi did not head straight to the point at the beginning.

Tang Guozheng glanced out the window and sighed, "Yes, it's bright and sunny, but a bit too hot, the weather forecast says the high today might reach 38 degrees."

After saying this.

He paused for a moment.

Asked, "Mayor Liu, has this year's high-temperature work meeting of the city government been held?"

"It has been held, it has been held."

"That's good, in this weather, especially the frontline workers' labor intensity can't be too high, the city still needs to make overall arrangements, issue some mandatory measures, otherwise those enterprises below might come up with some trouble, and if something really happens, we will be caught off guard, at that time, it will be Mayor Liu who takes the lead again."

If outsiders were present at the time.

They would think the two were discussing high-temperature operations.

But Liu Yi was different.

As an old hand in officialdom, he clearly heard the underlying signals in Tang Guozheng's words.

In other words.

Tang Guozheng was implying that after the 626 case, the most severely damaged was himself.

In my presence, you must lower your posture.

After all, compared to me, you need more help.

Naturally, Liu Yi resented it to the core.

But the necessary attitude had to be there.

With a slight smile.

He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Secretary Tang is right, after heading back, I will strengthen this aspect of the work and strive to implement it as soon as possible."

As for this stance.

Tang Guozheng was satisfied.

He crossed his legs and said, "If there are any specific difficulties in the work, you can come to me, Mayor Liu can utilize the resources I have here, After all, in such high temperatures, our goals and directions are consistent, after all."

These words.

Brought a delight to Liu Yi's heart.

He asked, "What about other departments? The units on my side have coordinated, just your side is left."

"As for the party departments and units, of course, their goals are also consistent with those of the governmental departments. Although the heat is formidable, as long as our City Committee and the city government are united, there will be no difficulty that cannot be overcome, right, Mayor Liu?"

"Yes, yes, Secretary Tang is right..."

Saying this.

Liu Yi finally relaxed a bit.

Were they merely chatting about the weather?

Of course not.

If you replace "high temperature" with "Chen Fang."

The content of their communication becomes quite clear.

At this moment.

Suppressing Chen Fang had become a consensus between the two sides.

At this moment as well.

The longstanding tangled relationship between Tang Guozheng and Liu Yi also formed a new alliance of interests.

Still, as they say.

There are no permanent enemies or friends in the officialdom, all associations are determined by realistic interests...

Although the 626 case was solved.

The City Disciplinary Committee's work remained quite busy.

The previous Ye Fuqiang case had not yet been formally concluded.

The 626 case involved a plethora of threads and aspects.

Leading to overtime work being a constant.

Intense and thrilling plots soon passed, with most being follow-up investigations and wrap-up work.

By the end of September.

The investigation of Ye Fuqiang's case concluded and was handed over to the prosecutor's office for prosecution.

The first trial pronounced that Ye Fuqiang was sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple charges such as embezzlement, bribery, abuse of power, infringement of public rights, and long-term engagement in feudal superstitions.

Ye Fuqiang expressed in court that he accepted the court's verdict and decided not to appeal.

If there are no unexpected events.

Ye Fuqiang's case is considered completely settled.

In this way.

The Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Committee can allocate some personnel to focus on handling the 626 case.

Hearing this news, Chen Fang also let out a sigh of relief.

After all, this result is quite satisfying.

Looking at the time.

It was nearing noon.

Chen Fang stretched lazily.

Just as he was about to get up, a knock sounded on the door.

"Come in."

After he shouted.

The door was pushed open.

Mei Yiru walked in.

"Secretary Chen..."

"Oh, it's Comrade Yiru, is there something?"

Asked Chen Fang.

Mei Yiru, with a serious expression, said, "The case concerning Ye Fuqiang is over, the court has already passed the judgment."

"I know about this, the work was done well and deserves commendation."

Chen Fang said with a smile.

Mei Yiru nodded slightly and handed a file folder to Chen Fang, saying, "Secretary Chen, this was found in Ye Fuqiang's house. At the time, it seemed unrelated to the case, so it was not filed. After the case was closed and his personal belongings were tallied, we saw this again, I thought and thought, and decided to bring it to you."

"Oh? What is it?"

Chen Fang asked casually.

He picked up the file folder.

Opening the folder, what fell out was a book that seemed quite ancient.

Although the book looked ancient, the feel was relatively new.

Turning it over to take a look.

Chen Fang was instantly taken aback.