Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 527 "A Buffer Zone for Struggle"

"Old Ren, Old Ren."

Zhu Wenbin called from outside the corridor. He had come over, but because he was too fat, he was much slower than Ren Tong.

Upon hearing Zhu Wenbin's voice, Ren Tong quickly bent down, picked up the transcript, and put it in his pocket.

"I just ran into Chen Zhe!"

As soon as Zhu Wenbin entered the daily newspaper editor's office, he immediately shouted impatiently at Ren Tong, "Has he already been exposed? That bastard, he even threatened me when we met!"

"What did I threaten you with?"

Ren Tong frowned and asked.

Zhu Wenbin found it strange that Lao Ren wasn't in a hurry anymore, and even had the leisure to ask about such nonsense.

"He said he was going to expose this to China Unicom and China Telecom, and there was nothing I could do to stop him!"

Zhu Wenbin stomped his foot hard.

In our country, there is only one government and one ruling party, but there is definitely more than one telecom operator.

In 2008, China Unicom, China Mobile, and China Telecom were fiercely competing, and both Unicom and Telecom were absolutely willing to see China Mobile lose face and embarrass itself.

They just don't know right now. If they did, they might even have to pay out of their own pockets to "help with the publicity," thus helping Shanxi Mobile get branded as a disgrace.

"Haha~"

Ren Tong wanted to laugh. Is this what youthful humor is all about?

Chen Zhuodu published a thank-you note in the Shanxi Daily, which shows that he hopes the whole matter will end here and that the two sides will not completely break off relations.

However, when Ren Tong thought about his own situation, he couldn't laugh out loud, and ended up with a forced, insincere smile.

"I'm just trying to scare you."

A moment later, Ren Tong told Zhu Wenbin the truth.

"is it?"

Zhu Wenbin paused for a moment after hearing this, then immediately snatched the notebook from the female editor's hand and read aloud to himself: "Acknowledgements... Through cooperation with the mobile company, we have jointly built a security defense line... Hahaha..."

By the end, Zhu Wenbin had already relaxed and laughed out loud.

Of all the people involved, Zhu Wenbin was actually the one who was most worried.

According to the current principles for handling cadres within the Party:
Given that Zheng Weizhong's stance was entirely correct, this matter is unlikely to escalate to his level.

At best, Ren Tong should take all the blame; everything was due to his flawed understanding and misbehavior.

However, Zhu Wenbin will definitely be the first to be dealt with. If the public outcry is too great, his party responsibility may even escalate to criminal penalties.

So Chen's move of "retreating to advance" was not actually intended to save Zhu Wenbin, but it genuinely saved him.

"Repay evil with good!"

Zhu Wenbin couldn't help but exclaim in the same way!
Ren Tongxin thought to himself, "I thought so at first too, but after seeing that statement and combining it with what Chen had said to me..."

The phrase "Welcome to Guangzhou for morning tea" is more like "luring you into a trap."

Leaving aside how Chen Zhe knew he was going to take up a post in Guangdong.

The problem now is, I'm going to take up a position in Guangdong, will I still be able to cooperate with General Manager Zheng to tackle the retrogression?
The fact that Chen was willing to give me this transcript so readily means that he has more evidence in his hands.

If the local police can travel this far to arrest him, then arresting me, a "heretic" working in Guangdong, when there's evidence, is truly something they can do "arrest while eating, drinking, or even defecating..."

There are 25 out of 24 hours in a day that Chen can control himself.

Thinking of this, Ren Tong couldn't help but complain about Zheng Weizhong.

I was so eager for him to negotiate with Chen.

However, Zheng Weizhong was well aware that his position would not be affected, which was why he hesitated. He probably felt that a mere deputy director of the office was not worth compromising with Chen.

"Hey~"

Ren Tong sighed softly, when he suddenly heard Zhu Wenbin say from the side, "I'm planning to treat Chen to a meal."

Ren Tong was taken aback: "Aren't you worried that President Zheng will be angry?"

"Chen Zhe gave Shanxi Mobile a decent living. If I didn't reciprocate, would I even be considered a man?"

Zhu Wenbin said decisively, "If President Zheng wants to blame me, then I can only report the whole thing to President Wang."

The "General Manager Wang" mentioned by Zhu Wenbin is Wang Guohua, the chairman and general manager of China Mobile Group.

Although both he and Zheng Weizhong were at the vice-ministerial level, his position carried far more power, roughly equivalent to a vice mayor in charge of science, education, culture, and health—a far cry from the position of a member of the municipal party committee standing committee, deputy secretary, and executive vice mayor. "Hello, Mr. Zheng, I'd like to report to you on something..."

Zhu Wenbin was a man of action; as soon as he left the Daily News building, he actually called Zheng Weizhong.

Ren Tong was quite envious.

He admired Zhu Wenbin's courage, but he also knew that Zhu Wenbin was not entirely "acting like a man".

The original transcript that Chen had brought back to Guangzhou beforehand still poses a significant threat to Shanxi Mobile and Zhu Wenbin.

Old Zhu, he's engaging in a quid pro quo.

"...President Zheng, I think we should reinstate the authority to reply in Shanxi... I'm not speaking up for Chen, but if he gets angry and acts recklessly, it might escalate into a full-blown conflict... Right now, with the Olympics underway and so much attention focused on China, what if... what will the higher-ups think..."

Zhu Wenbin used the "Olympics" as a reason, and that's a really good stepping stone.

So, Zheng Weizhong was silent for a while, then seemed to sigh: "During the Olympics, the main priority is maintaining stability. Now that it has been determined that it was not the [Reply] software that leaked user information, we naturally cannot hinder the development of private enterprises."

People at Zheng Weizhong's level always speak without ever mentioning cause and effect.

However, he tacitly approved of Zhu Wenbin's suggestion.

Ren Tong watched from the side, those obscure thoughts seemingly casting shadows on his eyelids—

The brightness and destruction are uncertain.

"All right!"

After making the call and achieving his goal, Zhu Wenbin was very excited. Seeing that Ren Tong was still frowning, he mistakenly thought that his old friend was worried about being blamed by his superiors.

So he patted Ren Tong on the shoulder and casually comforted him, "Sometimes you shouldn't take your leaders too seriously. They're human too, and they can make mistakes. Do we really have to risk our lives for them?"

"You're just too cautious."

After Zhu Wenbin finished his sigh, he asked Ren Tong for Chen Zhe's contact information and called Chen Zhe.

Ren Tong kept responding mechanically, as if his mind was filled with other thoughts.

However, after Zhu Wenbin finished the call, he suddenly asked with some confusion, "Old Ren, how much do you know about this [Retrospective History]?"

"what happened?"

Ren Tong asked a rhetorical question.

"nothing."

Zhu Wenbin smiled and said, "President Chen said that having dinner is no problem, but he will treat us to this meal and invite Director Zhang from the Public Security Bureau as well."

"what?"

Ren Tong was also taken aback: "What does this have to do with Director Zhang?"

"He said that the mobile carrier helped solve the technical problems, and the police helped to uncover the truth. Since everyone was working together to solve the case, it was natural to have a meal together to celebrate."

At this point, Zhu Wenbin said with some emotion, "You can see the whole picture from a single spot. He was able to build connections in Shanxi, so he must have friends everywhere in his stronghold in Guangdong. No wonder the local authorities were willing to take the risk of helping him cross the border to arrest people."

Upon hearing this, Ren Tong's already gloomy mood suddenly became even heavier.

I'm going to that "headquarters" from now on!

Moreover, this person is not only good at managing relationships, but also very shrewd. Who would have thought that he would eventually change "exposure" into "thank you letter"?

It's hard to believe that such a "fighting without breaking" political tactic came from a college student.

If you're so great, why don't you become the president of the student union at Central University? What are you doing running a business here?

It’s really harmful!

What is the significance of "fighting without breaking apart"?
Create a buffer zone for the struggle, expand the space for maneuver, prevent local conflicts from escalating into full-scale confrontation, and at the same time preserve the possibility of repairing relations.

Ren Tong greatly admired this superb game strategy, but at the same time felt very sad.

Because he has now discovered that he is actually the "buffer zone".

"Old Ren, hurry up and get in the car. We'll take you to the hospital to get your wound bandaged first, then we'll go eat!"

Zhu Wenbin's car arrived, and he opened the door and shouted loudly to Ren Tong.

Ren Tong limped into the car, feeling the pain of his wound, and slowly realized something:

On the Self-Preservation Strategy of "Buffer Zones" in Struggle

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(One more chapter tonight.)
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