Right path to power

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Yan Yifan sneered; he absolutely refused to believe that Lin Xiao could handle things in Fengdu.

Bai Wenwen's university, Fengdu Normal University, is a university jointly built and managed by the Provincial Department of Education and the Fengdu Municipal Government. If it is a leader from the Provincial Department of Education or a leader from Fengdu City who makes the request, there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, no matter which leader is in charge, a mere deputy director of a county government office could never influence the personnel policies of the provincial university.

Therefore, from the moment Lin Xiao uttered those words, Yan Yifan was convinced that it was nothing more than Lin Xiao bluffing.

He guessed that Lin Xiao would pretend to make a phone call and then say that he would get back to her after he understood the situation. That should solve the problem. As for whether or not she would get back to him, and when, only the gods would know.

"Hmph, anyone can pull this stunt. You and I are cut from the same cloth..."

Yan Yifan almost cursed himself. He could do this kind of thing, but others couldn't.

"Brother Jian, there's something I'd like to ask you for help. It's like this, my teacher's daughter..."

As soon as the call connected, Lin Xiao got straight to the point and explained the situation.

After listening, Shi Jiajian said, "Okay, let me find out the situation first. By the way, does your junior sister really have to stay at Fengshi University?"

"I think other schools are fine too, but she's more familiar with Fengshi University, so you know what I mean."

He had asked about this when he communicated with Bai Jiansen before, and Bai Jiansen preferred that Bai Wenwen stay at Fengshi University.

"Oh, I understand. Wait a moment, I'll ask and get back to you."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Jian."

"Hey, don't be so polite with me, that's all for now."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao turned to Bai Jiansen and said, "Teacher Bai, my friend will get back to me later. You don't need to worry too much. Wenwen's matter should be fine."

"Hehe, I wonder which company your friend works for? What makes you so confident? Don't let it just disappear into thin air, haha."

Before Bai Jiansen could answer Lin Xiao's question, Yan Yifan interrupted him.

Lin Xiao glanced at it, then said with a half-smile, "What a coincidence, my friend works at the Provincial Department of Education. His surname is Shi. Do you know him?"

"Surname Shi?" Yan Yifan shook his head and said, "I don't remember that. I'm afraid your friend was just fooling you, haha."

He knew, of course, that there was a leader in the department named Shi, but he was certain that Lin Xiao would never know this leader. As for the other colleagues named Shi, none of them had his status, so they were naturally not worth his attention. Therefore, he deliberately said that he had no recollection of them.

Little did he know that the provincial department friend Lin Xiao mentioned was the very leader who immediately came to mind—Shi Jiajian!

"Oh, maybe. I'll ask him later!"

"Of course, of course. There are so many scammers these days, some of whom can really fool the real thing. You still have to be careful. Some scammers have very sophisticated tricks up their sleeves, one after another, making it hard to guard against them. If you're not careful, you'll fall into their trap."

Yan Yifan was secretly pleased. If Lin Xiao had mentioned a friend from another organization, that would have been fine, since no one knew about it anyway. But he actually said it was a friend from the Provincial Department of Education—wasn't that just showing off his limited knowledge?

However, Lin Xiao was also happy to see Yan Yifan jump into the pit he had deliberately dug without hesitation. While happy, he couldn't help but sigh that "ignorance is bliss"!

"That's right, some people just like to swindle and deceive. Yifan, thank you for reminding me. Don't worry, I'll definitely ask around later. It would be fun if I really ran into a scammer."

"No need to thank me, it's because we're comrades..."

"Old Yan, why don't you think about it again? Is there really someone with the surname Shi in your provincial department?" Lin Xiao interrupted Yan Yifan, speaking seriously, "His name is Shi Jiajian, and he says he's the director of the provincial education department's office. He's not lying to me, is he...?"

With a loud crash, the bowl and chopsticks hit the ground.

At this moment, Yan Yifan stared at Lin Xiao in astonishment, then his face turned deathly pale.

"You mean... your friend is... Director Shi? No..."

"That's right, it's him. That's how he introduced himself. Not only that, he even treated me to drinks and karaoke. Now it seems he really might be a fraud! If he really were the director of the Provincial Department of Education's office, he would be a division-level leader, right? Why would he be so polite? Besides, if even you don't know him, he must be a fraud. Yes, yes, he must be a fraud. I'll definitely have to question him properly later."

Yan Yifan snapped out of his daze and grabbed at the straw Lin Xiao had given him, saying, "Our office director is named Shi Jiajian, but he's so busy with so many things every day, how could he possibly have time to treat you to dinner, drinks, and karaoke? I knew it, these scammers are really clever these days."

"That's true, I'll definitely ask about it properly later."

Watching the two go back and forth, the onlookers felt like they were watching a show, but something seemed off. It was as if Yan Yifan was being led by the nose by Lin Xiao the whole time.

Liu Yun sneered, thinking: "Old Yan, Old Yan, you've really been tricked by Director Lin this time! He was clearly digging a huge pit for you, and you insisted on jumping in. Who can you blame now? Hahaha..."

At this moment, Bai Jiansen said with some difficulty, "Lin Xiao, Wenwen's situation is a bit complicated. You and Yifan shouldn't make things difficult for her. At worst, you can let her find another job."

"Teacher Bai, don't worry. I will act within my means regarding Wenwen's matter. Let's wait for my friend's reply before making any further decisions."

Lin Xiao is a grateful person. He has always remembered Bai Jiansen's wholehearted help to him, so he must do his part in Bai Wenwen's matter.

Seeing Lin Xiao's confident demeanor, Qu Bingbing, who had been listening quietly, began to waver. She had already drunk quite a bit of wine, which was unusual for her, and her face was flushed. She picked up her wine glass again and said with a charming smile, "Class monitor, you can handle things in Fengdu, so you can't ignore things for me."

"I don't think it's a big problem, it just needs some time."

Lin Xiao didn't explicitly reject her, after all, the two had been deskmates for a while and their relationship had always been quite good.

"Then let me toast you first, thank you, I'm counting on you for this."

As she spoke, Qu Bingbing was about to pour all the wine in her glass into her mouth, but fortunately, Tong Yanyan stopped her.

"Bingbing, you've already had a lot to drink, so don't drink anymore. Since Lin Xiao said he'd help, he definitely will. We're classmates, so we don't need to be so polite with him."

"Yes, yes, Yan Yan is right, I'll keep that in mind."

In Fengshan County, if Lin Xiao really wanted to help Qu Bingbing transfer to another school, it shouldn't be too much of a problem, but that would have to be based on the premise that he was certain he could help.

The reason he agreed to the matter first was because he was afraid that Qu Bingbing would suffer some loss at Yan Yifan's hands.

It turned out that Tong Yanyan had been worried when she saw Qu Bingbing drinking glass after glass of wine earlier, and she also noticed that Yan Yifan's gaze towards Qu Bingbing was a bit strange, which is why she sent Lin Xiao a text message.

Seeing Qu Bingbing turn around and ask Lin Xiao for help again, Yan Yifan was furious. He thought to himself that Qu Bingbing was fickle and ungrateful. How could she be so sure that he couldn't help her transfer jobs? Wasn't this a clear sign that she looked down on him?

He took a couple of deep breaths, took out his phone again, edited a text message, and sent it out.