Rebirth of Corrupt Officials

Zhou Qian was arrested a few weeks ago. This news was like a deep-water torpedo thrown into the already turbulent Chengzhou Municipal Government. Even the municipal committee, in the distance, was shocked.

Lian Cheng, who came directly from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, directed the work and was almost solely responsible for collecting and investigating relevant evidence. The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection exerted little effort.

After all, Lian Cheng was still a member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. No matter how chaotic the people below him were, they didn’t dare to do too much. Moreover, Lian Cheng’s background didn’t seem to be that simple.

The Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was one of the few people at the core of power in the country. To be appreciated by such a person, Lian Cheng’s future was truly limitless. Everyone who knew the news respected Lian Cheng.

‘Who knows where this young man will go in the future?’

As for Zhou Qian, it became a terrible past tense.

If the Discipline Inspection Commission could directly take someone away for investigation, it generally proved they had sufficient evidence to convict the person. However, the investigation cycle might be longer.

Jiang Xiaochuan’s own investigation in his past life, had gone through a whole process. After all, it only took half a year for him to become a provincial governor-level figure. Of course, the position was under the condition of assistance.

In this life, he had rejected almost all help. Maybe he would stop at his current position, but he would not regret it. He would not hesitate to climb up, and he would use certain methods – a good official did not mean a good person; he remembered this very clearly.

Whom he must associate with and to what extent he must associate, he must be careful of being implicated. He had a map in his mind, and he would not make any mistakes.

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The work in the afternoon had been very easy, but because the news from Zhou Qian came so fast and violently, few people were working seriously throughout the afternoon.

Jiang Xiaochuan went out a few times, and he could still faintly hear a few people hurriedly making phone calls – this municipal government had really turned into a stall water.

Wen Yiduo once wrote a modern poem called “Dead Water.” Although it didn’t quite fit the mood or scene, it could be used to describe the current municipal administration.

He packed up his things and left.

When he left, he saw Wei Lai frowning and sitting in a daze. He felt little strange. He held his folder and asked, “Wei Lai, after work, what are you still doing?”

Wei Lai stood up as soon as he heard this. His eyes flickered, and he looked at the door behind Jiang Xiaochuan. Suddenly he didn’t know how to speak. He thought about it and shook his head: “It’s okay, I’m just thinking about recent times. I’m not busy with anything.”

He said this just because he didn’t want to answer Jiang Xiaochuan’s question. If he said it was okay, then something must have happened.

Jiang Xiaochuan laughed silently, shook his head, and walked out, “In this place, you are faced with choices all the time. Sometimes many options are right, and there is no danger no matter what choice you make. But many times, every choice is wrong. Yes, you will fall into a trap no matter how you go. At this time, the best choice is not to make a choice. I believe you should be a very capable person. Comrade Wei Lai, there is still a long way to go; don’t let yourself get stuck in this kind of place easily. Go to bed early; things are always busy.”

Wei Lai stood behind Jiang Xiaochuan, his eyes suddenly confused.

When Jiang Xiaochuan left the office, he glanced sideways at the trash can next to the door. The ashtray above had been filled with cigarette butts for some time. He didn’t smoke himself, and Wei Lai probably didn’t smoke either. Who would smoke in front of his office? There were so many piles…

He poured the contents into the trash can, put the ashtray away, and walked to the elevator on the other side of the corridor.

Jiang Xiaochuan’s action was naturally seen by Wei Lai from behind. Wei Lai wore black-framed glasses and looked old-fashioned, but he felt particularly believable.

He looked at the empty ashtray and felt an inexplicable palpitation in his heart.

The leader was always something little people like them couldn’t figure out. Jiang Xiaochuan, the deputy mayor, was truly well-deserved and not simple at all.

Others might not be able to see anything, but he and Jiang Xiaochuan didn’t get along much, still he was able to notice some things that others couldn’t notice, such as these details.

Jiang Xiaochuan’s acting style was in line with the moderation popular in Chinese official circles. He was neither out of the ordinary nor brilliant, nor did he make any mistakes. He was plain ordinary.

In Wei Lei’s eyes, he didn’t feel he was any different from other officials. But as long as he paid attention to Jiang Xiaochuan’s behavior, he could find many different things if he looked carefully.

Jiang Xiaochuan was a showman at heart, and his official shrewdness was hidden.

Wei Lai picked up the ashtray and took a look at it, then put it down and left.

Jiang Xiaochuan was right. One must be careful when choosing this kind of thing. He still had a long way to go.

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‘I bumped into Li Qiusheng when I came in the morning, and Qin Yu when I went back.’

Jiang Xiaochuan felt that he was very lucky.

Qin Yu was also a sinecure, and he could get along well with Jiang Xiaochuan. When he saw him, he nodded to him, “The city government is not peaceful recently.”

“Chengzhou has not been peaceful recently.” Jiang Xiaochuan spoke with emotion. His words came from Lian Cheng.

Qin Yu’s eyes flashed, “You really know a lot.”

It seemed that Qin Yu was the one who knew a lot. He was a non-party person, and he spoke without much care. He was actually a unique person in the entire muddy municipal government.

Jiang Xiaochuan shook his head and smiled: “If I knew better, I wouldn’t have to worry about the difficult things under my command.”

Everyone knew exactly what those difficult things he was talking about.