Official Career Storm

Chapter 1695: Chapter 1695

Chang Hai’s words moved Yang Gaolin, the disappointment in his eyes faded, leaving a sense of helplessness and some relief.

When he promoted Chang Hai back then, Chang Hai was just an ordinary cadre, with no connections behind him, only his diligence caught Yang Gaolin’s attention.

Over the years, Chang Hai worked diligently without any major mistakes, and no issues with his conduct were ever heard.

In the period right after his retirement, when others kept their distance from him, Chang Hai was the first to visit him.

From then on, Yang Gaolin knew that Chang Hai was a person in the political arena who was exceptionally rare in knowing gratitude and repaying it.

He didn’t care about the rank of his position and could decisively resist temptations.

Therefore, when Chang Hai said he had not accepted any bribes, Yang Gaolin believed him.

And when Chang Hai stated his reasons, Yang Gaolin did not have a shred of doubt.

He knew that Chang Hai was this kind of person, whose words need no questioning.

Yang Gaolin sighed softly, "You, ah, sigh..."

He didn’t know what else to say.

Once the pollution issue in the park was magnified, his reputation was bound to be affected, but he didn’t care.

However, it was Chang Hai who didn’t want him to be affected and kept trying to find a mutually beneficial solution.

But as he said, at this stage, it was impossible to achieve a win-win outcome.

"Just cooperate well with Mayor Wu. I will suggest to her that you be relieved of your duties in the park. As for the position of district chief, you should resign later," Yang Gaolin said.

Chang Hai, hearing this, did not show dissatisfaction but instead appeared relaxed: "I understand."

He slowly stood up: "Then, I’ll be leaving first."

"Go ahead."

After Chang Hai left, the elderly woman came over, sighing as well: "This Xiao Chang is just too straightforward. With something so significant, he should have discussed it with you."

Yang Gaolin said, "He didn’t want to make it difficult for me."

"So, what now?" the elderly woman asked. "He’s been covering for you all these years. If it weren’t for someone in the city discovering this, he might have kept it hidden longer. Now that it’s out of control, the city will surely hold him accountable. You..."

The elderly woman stopped mid-sentence.

She hoped her husband would step in, speak with the city, at least to prevent Chang Hai from ending up too badly.

But she also knew that Yang Gaolin generally didn’t like to meddle in such matters, so she stopped, not wanting to make it difficult for him.

Yang Gaolin didn’t say anything, only took out his phone and made a call: "Mayor Wu, it’s me, Yang Gaolin."

A subordinate defending his leader so much, though it was Chang Hai’s own intention, as a leader, Yang Gaolin couldn’t possibly ignore it completely.

...

"So that’s how it is."

Song Guanchao came to a realization upon hearing Wu Qiangwei’s words.

Just now, Yang Gaolin called, stating that she should directly relieve Chang Hai of his duties in the park.

He also mentioned that Chang Hai would voluntarily resign from his post as district chief.

Furthermore, he explained that Chang Hai delayed handling the issue for the sake of him, an already retired old man.

Wu Qiangwei didn’t expect Governor Yang to speak so directly and was momentarily at a loss for words.

She of course understood the purpose of Governor Yang’s call was to hope the city would show him some leniency in dealing with the matter.

Wu Qiangwei did not respond directly, just said she needed to discuss it.

After hanging up the phone, she called Song Guanchao over and told him about it.

"Dismissal and resignation... that indeed can save a lot of trouble." Song Guanchao asked, "Have you thought about who will take over the High-tech Zone?"

Wu Qiangwei shook her head: "Leave it vacant for now."

She couldn’t think of anyone suitable at the moment but also wouldn’t let Xiao Chenlei take over.

The position of district chief must be secured!

Although it looked like she had solidified her position as mayor, the leaders of the related bureaus and committees only superficially cooperated.

If their interests were really threatened, her mayor’s words might not be that effective at all.

Currently, the only departments she had thoroughly in control of were the police department and the city government office.

However, within the office’s departments, there were still quite a few people belonging to Zhou Zheng, Zhang Yan, and others, with many backed by other people.

Song Guanchao was temporarily suppressing those with dissatisfaction through his assertive style.

But Wu Qiangwei couldn’t use his methods.

Ruling by force is always a minor approach, unsustainable long term.

For a sustainable solution, the simplest way would be to replace people in all departments with her own.

In the nine districts and two counties of Jiangzhou, to be precise, Wu Qiangwei didn’t have absolute control over any of them.

Among the deputy mayors, only Liang Jianfeng in charge of the police department could be counted on.

Hence, though she appeared to have stabilized the city government, when a significant event truly occurred, it was uncertain how many departments would actually comply.

Song Guanchao understood that she had no one to use, and after thinking, said: "How about considering Lingjiang?"

Wu Qiangwei thought for a few seconds, then shook her head and said: "Not suitable."

"You, I, and Mr. Liang all come from Lingjiang."

"If we transfer more people from Lingjiang, how would others perceive it? They’d probably accuse me, Wu Qiangwei, of forming cliques, trying to build a faction."

"The standing committee won’t approve it."

Song Guanchao clicked his tongue, realizing that he had indeed overlooked this aspect.

Suddenly, another idea popped into his mind: "How about Dujiang City?"

Wu Qiangwei thought for two seconds before looking at him: "Fu Ying?"

Song Guanchao nodded, knowing she had some suspicions about his relationship with Fu Ying.

But his suggestion of Fu Ying was genuinely not out of personal bias.

"She’s the mayor; even if Dujiang is just a county-level city, a mayor is still a mayor. Are you sure she’d be willing to come to Jiangzhou to be a district chief?"

"I can ask."

"Then go ahead and ask." Wu Qiangwei left her words flexible.

Though she indeed harbored some discomfort about Fu Ying due to her relationship with him, she wouldn’t allow personal preferences to affect the bigger picture.

Fu Ying was indeed the most suitable candidate at this time.

Song Guanchao said "Okay" and then left her office.

Returning to his own office, he called Fu Ying.

"What’s up?"

"Are you busy with work?"

"What do you think?" Fu Ying’s tone was faintly resentful; which mayor isn’t busy?

Song Guanchao said: "I have an idea to discuss with you and want to hear your opinion."

"Go ahead."

"The district chief position in Jiangzhou High-tech Zone is about to become vacant. Interested?"

Fu Ying seemed startled by this unexpected proposal and took two seconds to respond: "District Chief?"

"Yes, District Chief, at the provincial level, one level higher than your current position."

Dujiang County is a county-level city under Lingjiang City, with its mayor’s administrative level only being division level.

Jiangzhou, however, is the capital of Nanjiang Province and one of the ten vice provincial-level cities in the country, with its subdistrict governments being at the provincial level.

As long as Fu Ying comes over, she can be promoted straight from division level to provincial level.

Of course, there are considerable obstacles to this.

"Let me think about it."

"No worries, take your time. There’s no rush. There’s still plenty of time."

Even though he considered it from the bigger picture and hoped Fu Ying could come, looking at it from Fu Ying’s approach, coming to Jiangzhou as a district chief is also a good career move.

This is because Dujiang City is too small.

Zhang Meilin had long been trying to make Dujiang City detach from Lingjiang and be directly governed by Nanjiang Province.

If successful, Dujiang City could be promoted from a county-level city to a prefecture-level city.

But this is exceedingly difficult. Given Dujiang City’s current economy, population, and employment situation, there is no foreseeable hope in the next ten years.

Although the mayor can affect the entire city, considering the regional area, the mayor of Dujiang City may not necessarily compare to the High-tech Zone.

Of course, if Fu Ying doesn’t seek advancement, staying in Dujiang is quite a good choice.

Song Guanchao only provided options without giving arbitrary suggestions; ultimately, the decision was hers to make.

Just to avoid future regret and blaming him later on.

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