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

Seeing that Zhou Peng was still hesitant, Xu Hansheng lowered his voice and whispered, "No matter how far Minister Lin's reach extends, he can't control the Land Bureau."

"Some things just need to be decided decisively. Although I haven't been working here for long, I know that working on the front lines is incredibly tough."

"How much hardship and effort did Director Zhou endure to get to this point? Was it worth it to protect Lin Mingyuan?"

not worth!

Zhou Peng immediately knew the answer in his heart.

That's right, he worked his way up from a grassroots land patrolman to where he is today.

Was it easy for him?

Even a falling leaf is handled with utmost care and diligence, lest it break one's head. Yet, that bastard Wang Chendong still manages to outmaneuver them.

Now that things have come to this, the only way he can protect the fruits of his labor over the years is to push all the responsibility onto Lin Mingyuan, as Xu Hansheng suggested.

Otherwise, even a grain of sand falling from the county would be a mountain to him!

"Thank you, Xu Ke, for telling me the truth!"

Zhou Peng's face was extremely ugly. First he was tricked by Wang Chendong, and now he was being coerced by Xu Hansheng. What did he do to deserve this?

Xu Hansheng smiled faintly and said, "Director Zhou, I'd like to give you an old saying: 'Do good deeds and don't worry about the future.'"

"As long as you have a clear conscience, you will naturally attract helpful people."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng looked up and sized up Xu Hansheng for a few seconds, but in the end he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

A benefactor?

Who is this benefactor?

Given his level and experience, he certainly couldn't see through the multi-party struggles in the county, let alone understand that by stepping forward to ignite Lin Weidong's conflict, he was essentially helping Jiang Hua and others in secret.

In other words, as long as Zhou Peng successfully captures Lin Mingyuan and his son Lin Weidong, he can be considered a meritorious contributor who charged into battle.

Although he still couldn't enter Wang Chendong's inner circle, at least he could gain some immediate benefits.

The county land bureau also has a lot of dirty and tiring work that requires someone who is willing to take the lead.

Therefore, the path Xu Hansheng pointed out to Zhou Peng was not meant to trick him, but rather to help him indirectly.

It's just that Zhou Peng's vision is too narrow, and he can't see the intricacies involved.

Soon, Chen Ling finished organizing the data provided by the land agency and knocked on the door of the reception room.

"Please come in!"

Xu Hansheng said calmly.

As soon as the door opened, Chen Ling handed Xu Hansheng the copied documents, saying, "Section Chief Xu, I've organized and categorized all the documents from the Land Office. Please take a look!"

Xu Hansheng took the data Chen Ling had compiled, glanced at it quickly, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Excellent, very good!"

"Comrade Chen Ling, you've worked hard. Let's go!"

As they were talking, Xu Hansheng put the data that Chen Ling had compiled into his briefcase.

He then stood up and said goodbye to Zhou Peng.

Zhou Peng escorted Xu Hansheng all the way to the gate before returning to his office with a worried expression.

It's truly a case of sitting at home and trouble coming out of nowhere.

It seems that a position in the central town of the county is not suitable for him.

These city people are so cunning; they can manipulate people without leaving a trace!

He couldn't help but reminisce about his days as a land patrolman in the village. The simple and genuine friendship among the leaders and colleagues back then was gone forever.

On the other side, Chen Ling followed Xu Hansheng back and said to him, "Section Chief Xu, Lin Mingyuan made such a big mistake because he didn't conduct an on-site investigation. Can we just copy the land bureau's data directly?"

She only found out what had happened when she overheard a few people from the land office whispering about it.

No wonder Lin Mingyuan looked completely lost and listless when he returned to his office.

However, Lin Mingyuan has already fallen into a trap, and Xu Hansheng still lets her do it. Won't this cause trouble?

Xu Hansheng smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, the data from the Land Bureau has been corrected, so there shouldn't be any problems. I guess Director Zhou won't fall into the same trap twice."

Seeing Xu Hansheng's confident smile, Chen Ling was still feeling uneasy, but she didn't say anything more.

In fact, even without the land bureau's data, Xu Hansheng knew very well which plots of land in the central town had been vacant. In his previous life, because Xu Hansheng had been marginalized by the water resources bureau and had been in charge of groundwater testing in the county, he was quite familiar with the central town.

There's absolutely no need to retrieve data from the land office.

The reason he brought Chen Ling along was simply to share the credit with her.

After all, with Lin Weidong stepping down from his position as propaganda minister, the most likely successor to him is Executive Vice Minister Chen Changhe.

Could this be considered a form of advance investment?

Giving Chen Changhe a lot of gifts is not as effective as helping his daughter.

I believe Chen Changhe can understand Xu Hansheng's good intentions.

That's what you call tacit understanding!

Although the two seem to have little contact, they are actually drawn to each other and have long been political allies.

Of course, Xu Hansheng would never point these things out to Chen Ling. It would be better to let this naive girl remain naive forever.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the county party committee office, Xu Hansheng glanced at his watch and said to Chen Ling, "Comrade Chen Ling, you can go straight home when it's time to leave work. I'll go find Director Tan and report on today's events again."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng quickly walked towards Tan Zhifei's office.

After knocking on the office door a few times, Xu Hansheng pushed it open and entered.

Because Fu Changqing still has two days until his retirement, Tan Zhifei's appointment has not yet been announced, and his office has not been changed.

Seeing Xu Hansheng walk in, Tan Zhifei smiled and said, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, how did it go? Did you get things settled with the land office?"

Xu Hansheng patted his briefcase and said, "Comrade Chen Ling remembers things very carefully and meticulously."

Tan Zhifei smiled and nodded, saying, "I just had Comrade Du Xinyang book a private room at Hongyunlai. He's having tea with Assistant Liu there. Tonight, let's have a welcome dinner for Assistant Liu."

"However, what about Assistant Manager Liu's accommodation tonight...?"

Xu Hansheng smiled faintly and said, "Director Tan, you don't need to worry about that. My second uncle has some connections with Assistant General Manager Liu. He can stay at our house tonight."

"Perfect timing, I can catch up with my second uncle."

"After all, Assistant General Manager Liu will be involved in the factory construction work in our county for some time to come, and my second uncle can help him get familiar with the county environment as soon as possible."

After listening to Xu Hansheng's explanation, Tan Zhifei subconsciously looked at Xu Hansheng and asked, "You mean, Assistant Liu is going to stay in our county from now on?"

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "That should be the case. Of course, we'll need Director Tan's help. During the construction of Tiancheng Holdings' factory, we'll need a leader in charge to keep in touch with our county."

"I think Assistant Liu is very suitable. After all, with Assistant Liu's help at critical moments, we can save a lot of trouble."

"Just like this afternoon, if it had been someone else, I'm afraid Comrade Lin Mingyuan's oversight would have already been reported to General Manager Du. No one can guarantee that a similar situation won't happen again in the future..."

Xu Hansheng stopped there.

Tan Zhifei narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "What you said makes sense. Alright, when there's an opportunity, I'll suggest it to Secretary Qi again. Go back and pack your things, and we'll go see Assistant Liu now."