Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

That night, the three members of the Lin family couldn't sleep a wink, but Xu Hansheng slept soundly.

The next morning, as soon as Xu Hansheng arrived at his office, Zhao Dongxu scurried into it.

"Section Chief Xu, look at this!"

As they were talking, Zhao Dongxu handed Xu Hansheng a detailed list of materials used in the renovation of Lin Weidong's house, as well as a form showing the total cost, to his desk.

Xu Hansheng was taken aback and looked at Zhao Dongxu, asking, "Where did you get this?"

Zhao Dongxu chuckled and said, "Yesterday afternoon, I had my uncle take me around to the building materials stores in Qingshan City and the county, and I got everything!"

"With this evidence, not only will Lin Mingyuan be in trouble, but Lin Weidong will also..."

Xu Hansheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, waving his hands repeatedly, saying, "Besides you and your uncle, who else knows about this?"

this……

Zhao Dongxu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Besides those merchants, only the two of us knew about it. I didn't tell anyone."

Xu Hansheng nodded, picked up the receipts, threw them into the ashtray, and lit them with a lighter.

"Hey, Section Chief Xu..."

Upon seeing this, Zhao Dongxu immediately became anxious; that was the result of his entire afternoon's work.

Xu Hansheng looked at Zhao Dongxu and said, "Don't do this kind of thing!"

"In life and in business, one must always be upright and honest. Lin Mingyuan's mistake lies with Lin Mingyuan, and has nothing to do with Minister Lin!"

"Furthermore, Comrade Lin Mingyuan is a good person at heart, and his work ability is among the strongest in our department. We cannot use such despicable means to deal with our own comrade!"

"Let's pretend this never happened. You've never seen these documents, and I've never heard you mention them. Go back to work."

Zhao Dongxu smacked his lips. Although he was very unwilling, those receipts had already turned to ashes, and there was no use in getting anxious or upset. He could only nod and say, "Okay, Section Chief Xu."

Returning to his office with a resentful look, Zhao Dongxu ran into Lin Mingyuan, whose face was covered in bruises. He snorted coldly and thought to himself, "If it weren't for Xu Hansheng's magnanimity, not only would Lin Mingyuan be in big trouble, but even Lin Weidong would be in big trouble!"

Lin Mingyuan was unusually quiet this morning. He went to his workstation, tidied up his things briefly, and then silently took a self-criticism and walked towards Tan Zhifei's office.

Before he could even knock, Tan Zhifei came out of his office.

"Mingyuan, we can talk about it later. I'm going to the morning meeting."

After saying that, Tan Zhifei quickly walked towards the conference room on the second floor.

Lin Mingyuan had no choice but to return to his office and wait.

But that hour felt like an eternity to him.

Finally seeing Xu Hansheng return from outside, Lin Mingyuan hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to Xu Hansheng, and said, "Section Chief Xu, I'm sorry."

Xu Hansheng, as always, looked at Lin Mingyuan with a smile and said, "Comrade Lin Mingyuan, what are you doing?"

Lin Mingyuan swallowed hard and confessed to reporting Xu Hansheng. He then bowed three times to Xu Hansheng and said, "Section Chief Xu, I'm sorry. I was petty. I apologize and will never do it again."

Xu Hansheng sized up Lin Mingyuan with a smile, secretly sneering to himself, "If you hadn't said it in public, I might have let you off the hook, but since you did, I'm sorry!"

If I let you get away unscathed, wouldn't that be telling everyone that they can report me at will?

Although he thought this way, Xu Hansheng smiled and patted Lin Mingyuan on the shoulder, saying, "Comrade Lin Mingyuan, no one is perfect, but as long as you know your mistakes and can correct them, you're still a good comrade!"

"Don't feel guilty. Just do your job well and get back to work!"

Lin Mingyuan nodded, returned to his workstation, picked up the self-criticism, and went to Tan Zhifei's and Fu Changqing's offices respectively.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Tan Zhifei and Lin Mingyuan returned to the research lab together.

Upon seeing Tan Zhifei, Zhao Dongxu hurriedly ran to Xu Hansheng's office and called Xu Hansheng out.

Xu Hansheng stepped forward with a smile, shook hands with Tan Zhifei, and said, "Director Tan, hello, do you have any instructions?"

Tan Zhifei glanced at Lin Mingyuan and said, "Section Chief Xu, Lin feels very sorry for you and is too ashamed to stay in the research lab any longer. He wants to apply for a transfer."

"Our lab has been quite busy lately, so Director Fu asked me to ask for your opinion on transferring someone from another department."

Logically speaking, Xu Hansheng should have no objection to the job change.

However, we cannot let Lin Mingyuan leave the research lab now.

He had to keep this nail until Qi Hongchang returned, and he also had to make him appear in front of Jiang Hua and the others.

As the saying goes, seeing an object reminds one of a person. Whether it's Jiang Hua or Gu Wenlong, seeing Lin Mingyuan will remind them of Lin Mingyuan's past actions.

Furthermore, Qi Hongchang must always see Lin Mingyuan's face.

Otherwise, how could Qi Hongchang have been so ruthless as to deal with Lin Weidong?

If you kill the snake but don't kill it, it will surely cause chaos!

Thinking of this, Xu Hansheng said with a troubled expression, "Director Tan, in principle, our research group should unconditionally obey the organization's arrangements."

"However, as you know, our research lab has been very busy lately. On one hand, we need people to conduct research at the cattle farm."

"Also, the project at Tiancheng Holdings is also being rushed. We need to transfer one or two people back to our department. Normally, that would be fine, but right now, we need experienced people."

"Comrade Lin Mingyuan is not only outstanding in writing reports and materials, but also excels in all other tasks."

"My idea is, could we wait until these two projects are finalized before considering Comrade Lin Mingyuan's position?"

"Of course, my considerations are far less comprehensive than those of Director Tan and Director Fu. I am merely expressing my own opinion."

"We hope the leadership can fully understand the difficulties our department faces."

this……

Tan Zhifei pondered the meaning behind Xu Hansheng's words, and indeed, they were somewhat perplexing.

Both projects are about to commence, and at this juncture, withdrawing the research team is tantamount to removing someone from a position of power.

After thinking for a moment, Tan Zhifei nodded and said, "Alright, I understand your difficulties. How about this, I'll take you to Director Fu's office so you can discuss it with him personally."

Xu Hansheng nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your understanding, Director Tan."

Tan Zhifei nodded slightly and said to Lin Mingyuan, "Little Lin, you go back to work first. Section Chief Xu and I will be right back."

After saying that, Tan Zhifei led Xu Hansheng out of the office.

Watching Xu Hansheng's retreating figure, Lin Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a pang of self-reproach.

Xu Hansheng's words just now were sincere and heartfelt, and even he himself did not expect that Xu Hansheng would approve of him so much. Could it be that he was really wrong?