Chapter 610 - 566: WangHai's Team is to be Adjusted (Additional update for 1350 Monthly Votes)_1

The courtyard of the family quarters of the Wanghai City Party Committee and City Government. Despite the large house, it seemed a bit empty and desolate. Nanny Aunt Zhang came out of the room at this point, brewed a cup of strong tea, and placed it on the table: “Mayor, have a cup of tea to go with the alcohol. One shouldn’t drink too much, it harms the body.”

Nie Zhenbang managed a slight smile, not responding. There was such a folklore custom where people believe strong tea sobers up one from alcohol. Indeed, the tea polyphenols in the tea could increase the urination effect. However, using strong tea to sober up is not advisable. On the contrary, it is like adding fuel to the fire. The strong tea speeds up urination, but the alcohol concentration increases, under this condition, the alcohol isn’t metabolized before being excreted into the kidneys. This causes greater harm to the body.

Aunt Zhang’s intentions were good. And indeed, strong tea to sober up was an ancient tradition. Many drinkers, hearing that strong tea for sobriety is a mistake, would wear an incredulous look: “I’ve been doing this all my life. Could it be wrong?”

Holding the tea cup, Nie Zhenbang went into the study. Drinking fluids is necessary. While he wouldn’t drink the strong tea, he wouldn’t turn it down in front of Aunt Zhang either. Going into the study was a neat way to sidestep her offer.

Just as he stepped into the study, Nie Zhenbang’s mobile phone rang. Generally speaking, as a leader, one would have two mobile phones. One phone, provided by the government, is a public work mobile phone number, this phone is usually kept with the secretary, for some leaders, even at night.

The other phone is the leader’s private mobile phone, the number is private, and only the leader’s family and some close contacts would be aware of it.

At this moment, it was his private mobile ringing. Nie Zhenbang couldn’t afford to neglect it. As far as Wanghai City was concerned, apart from the top leadership of the municipal party committee and Li Jupeng, no one else knew this number. Generally, if the municipal leadership needed to contact him, they would call the home landline instead of the mobile.

He took a look at the incoming call, which made Nie Zhenbang a little surprised. It was a call from Qiao Yiren. Immediately, he received the call and greeted with great respect: “Governor.”

On the other end, Qiao Yiren, without any beating about the bush, directly led with: “Zhenbang, the reason I called you is to give you a heads-up. This time, the central government is likely to adjust the team here in Wanghai City.”

The statement shocked Nie Zhenbang completely. On the other end, Qiao Yiren continued: “Zhenbang, are you wondering why I am the one informing you about this? Actually, it was also your father-in-law’s wish.”

After listening to Qiao Yiren’s explanation, Nie Zhenbang’s brows furrowed. The Li family, they just won’t stop.

After the massive smuggling case involving the Eastern Sea Group, although the Li family was very displeased with Nie Zhenbang, they had to temporarily back down.

After being quiet for several months, Lin Mohan’s case stirred up the Li family’s most sensitive nerve. Being political families, the Li family naturally understood what Nie Zhenbang was trying to achieve. Factional politics? Naturally, the Li family would not tolerate such a thing.

However, Nie Zhenbang had no other option. Factional layout was necessary. Shen, the former vice-chairman, also faced considerable pressure during his tenure, and so did Qiao Yiren, let alone Nie Zhenbang.

Though the power of the Li family had diminished considerably after two defeats, their inheritance was still intact. The most precious asset they had was Elder Li, who was still in good health. Plus, they had support from the Chen family.

Yes, It is the Chen family, the secretary of the Minan Provincial Party Committee, Chen Renqing was from the Chen family. Originally, Chen Renqing was the Chen family’s most promising person. However, the Eastern Sea Group case had given Jia Minfu and Qiao Yiren an initiative that made Chen Renqing take the blame. This account was attributed to Nie Zhenbang. The Li family and the Chen family jointly expressed different opinions to the central government. Nowadays, the Wanghai Municipal Party Committee team appeared to be too harmonious. This was the pretext for their attack.

However, against this pretext, whether it was the Yang family, Dong family, or Qiao Yiren, they were all helpless. Within the system, unity amongst the team members was essential, but unity does not necessarily mean harmony. These two words have a significant difference in essence.

In Jingcheng, no matter which family, the so-called traditional sphere of influence, or the traditional territory, none was monolithic. The simplest example is the Zhou family’s Chunan Province and the Li family’s Jiangbei Province. Didn’t the Nie faction also place personnel in Jiangbei?

However, WangHai was different. WangHai was practically Nie Zhenbang’s. From top to bottom, the word was law, which gave the Li and Chen families an excuse to stir up trouble.

Just after Nie Zhenbang and Qiao Yiren finished speaking, the phone on the desk rang. Upon answering, the voice of Yi Chang, the secretary-general of the Municipal Party Committee, came over: “Mayor Nie, we just received a notice from the provincial party committee’s office that Secretary Chen of the Provincial party committee will come to inspect Wanghai City tomorrow morning. Secretary Li asked me to inform you to head to the Municipal party committee meeting room immediately.”

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhenbang wasn’t too surprised and said: “Okay, I will be right there.”

Chen Renqing is coming to Wanghai. It seems that he is paving the way for the upcoming reshuffle of the Wanghai City leadership cadre.

When Nie Zhenbang rushed to the meeting room of the Municipal Party Committee, almost all the members of the Municipal Party Committee’s standing committee had already taken their seats. As Nie Zhenbang took his seat, Li Taishi, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, came in, his expression unusually serious.

Nie Zhenbang’s eyes swept across the standing committee members. Each of them had made it this far largely due to their respective backgrounds. The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat eerie.

This scenario made Nie Zhenbang silently scoff. With any change in the official lineup, some people were bound to be nurturing their own agendas.

“To assemble everyone so late, we primarily need to discuss a matter. Our office received a phone call from Secretary-General Yaguang of the Provincial Party Committee tonight. He informed us that Secretary Chen of the Provincial Party Committee will be visiting Wanghai City for an inspection tomorrow morning,” Li Taishi said in a deep voice.

As his words fell, a buzz of discussion immediately filled the meeting room.

“What’s going on? Secretary Chen coming to inspect Wanghai City is quite sudden, don’t you think? Notified only at this hour and he is coming tomorrow? That clearly defies normal practice.”

“Heh, ‘normal practice’, really? When the big boss from the Provincial Party Committee comes for an inspection, does timing really matter?”

At this point, Nie Zhenbang wore a faint smile, saying nothing, his eyes scanning each of the standing committee members in turn.

It was immediately apparent the central committee’s reshuffling plans had made an impression on the standing committee members. It was an understanding shared but left unsaid. The subtle changes in each member’s demeanor and tone attested to this.

Li Taishi, sitting next to him, said, “The decision has been made. There’s no use discussing its rationale. Let’s talk about the arrangements for reception.”

Then, Li Taishi turned to Nie Zhenbang, adding, “Mayor Zhenbang, any suggestions from your side?”

After momentary hesitation, Nie Zhenbang nodded and said, “Secretary Li and fellow comrades, at this point, I believe no additional planning will be practical. Wanghai City is a national health city and a national garden city. Therefore, I don’t think there is much to worry about in terms of the city’s appearance. The key arrangements should focus on reception and security.”

Pausing for a moment, Nie Zhenbang continued, “Concerning the reception arrangements, I suggest Secretary Chen should be accommodated at the No.1 Courtyard of the Municipal Party Committee. This location is dedicated to accommodating high-level leading officials. As Secretary Chen arrives, all operations will run smoothly without unnecessary extra efforts. Regarding security, I am confident we have enough time to make the necessary arrangements.”

As Nie Zhenbang finished speaking, Qi Siyuan also nodded approval. “I agree with Mayor Nie’s opinions. At this point, it’s too late to adjust other arrangements. Hastily modifying them could result in a messy situation. Better to let things take their course.”

Gu Dongliang, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, who was in charge of all police, prosecutors, and court work in the whole city, couldn’t shirk the responsibility for security. He readily nodded too, “I believe that the City Public Security Bureau will handle security with no major issues. Over the years, Wanghai City has hosted central and provincial leaders for inspections multiple times and has gained considerable experience in this respect. We’re on familiar ground here, there won’t be any problem.”

With that, Gu Dongliang presented his own suggestions. “For tomorrow morning’s reception, the City Public Security Bureau can dispatch four police cars, which should be sufficient. On his way back into the city, temporary traffic control can be implemented at critical junctions. As for the Municipal Party Committee complex, we can station a small team to keep guard round-the-clock. I believe these measures should suffice.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Further discussions were held for the specifics of Chen Renqing’s inspection visits, after which, Li Taishi gave the order to adjourn the meeting. “Let’s call off the meeting. Please notify the concerned departments. Comrade Gu, your Political and Legal Committee is the leading character this time. I suggest you organize a deployment meeting with your comrades from the Public Security Bureau to ensure Secretary Chen’s safety and travel arrangements during his stay in Wanghai.”

As he walked out of the meeting room of the Municipal Party Committee, while waiting for the elevator in the lounge of the top floor, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Li Taishi walked over from behind. Gazing at Nie Zhenbang, Li Taishi had a solemn look, “Mayor Nie, it seems the visitor may be bringing trouble.”

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