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

Hearing this, Director Jiang didn't pay any attention and beckoned to Xu Hansheng, saying, "Let me see it. What kind of receipt is it?"

As he spoke, Director Jiang glanced at Xu He behind Xu Hansheng with a mocking smile.

Clearly, Xu He had been rebuffed by Director Jiang that morning.

He couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Xu He, that old fox, had been dismissed. Xu Hansheng was clearly a newbie who had just started working, his face still showing the naivety typical of college students.

When Director Jiang received the supervision receipt from Xu Hansheng, he glanced at the title and his face turned pale instantly when he saw the words "Supervision Receipt from the County Party Committee Supervision Office".

"Young comrade, this follow-up receipt, shouldn't it be for the secretary?"

Director Jiang was sweating profusely, but he still tried to remain calm. He pointed to the supervising unit at the bottom of the document and said, "It clearly says here, 'Secretariat Section of the County Government Office'."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "That's right, Director Jiang. It's because the County Party Committee's Supervision Office requested that the project be supervised by Tiancheng Holdings. Our Secretariat was responsible for the initial contact."

"However, before we can make contact, we need the Investment Promotion Agency to provide basic information about the company."

"Our county government office's files are empty, so there's no need to waste time. Since there's no information, just fill out the supervision receipt and return it to the supervision office."

"Our investment promotion agency shouldn't have any information on Tiancheng Holdings either, right?"

"So, I'm worried that the inspection office will hold our bureau accountable, so I brought the supervision receipt with me. After you fill it out, I'll take it back to fill out again."

Xu Hansheng looked at Director Jiang with an innocent smile.

"Holy crap," Director Jiang's heart sank.

If we fill it out exactly as Xu Hansheng said and submit it to the county party committee's inspection office, we'll be in big trouble.

Although this is a follow-up reply specifically for the Secretariat, the final issue still falls on the Investment Promotion Bureau.

Since it's a project personally overseen by the County Party Committee's Supervision Office, it must be a project that Secretary Qi is also paying close attention to.

If it gets handed over to Secretary Qi, even their bureau chief will be in deep trouble.

Moreover, is it even possible for him to fill out such a supervision and follow-up receipt?

That needs to be filled out by the bureau's main leaders. Once it's written down, you'll be held responsible, and the county party committee will directly hold you accountable.

Even if you gave him the guts, he wouldn't dare fill it in.

The problem is that Tiancheng Holdings' project was personally overseen by the Supervision Office at the request of Secretary Qi, so there absolutely cannot be any mistakes.

Director Jiang was well aware that it wasn't that they lacked basic information about Tiancheng Holdings, but rather that they hadn't submitted it under the instructions of Xu Changqing and Li Qiang.

Xu Changqing originally planned to take over the project himself, so that he could gain favor with his superiors by securing Tiancheng Holdings' investment.

As it turned out, when he and Li Qiang arrived in Qingshan City, they didn't even meet the person in charge of Tiancheng Holdings. Instead, they were met with a cold shoulder in the reception room.

After that incident, Tiancheng Holdings' project was put on hold, and the Investment Promotion Bureau did not submit the relevant documents.

This morning, Li Qiang specifically called and asked the Investment Promotion Bureau to temporarily seal up the information on Tiancheng Holdings and not show it to anyone.

Director Jiang had no idea about the intricacies of the situation and thought that Li Qiang and Xu Changqing were planning to try again.

So he did as he was told and sealed up the information about Tiancheng Holdings. It wasn't until Xu He came to ask him for the information that the unpleasant incident happened between them.

Director Jiang thought for a moment, then smiled broadly at Xu Hansheng and said, "If I remember correctly, you should be Comrade Xu Hansheng, the special admission student from the county government office, right?"

"Actually, you don't need to fill out this receipt now. You can fill it out tomorrow morning after everything is settled!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hansheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Director Jiang, is there anything different about this?"

"Anyway, we can't get Tiancheng Holdings' information, so it doesn't matter whether we fill it out sooner or later."

Xu Hansheng maintained his smile as he looked at Director Jiang, whose face had turned pale.

Seeing this, Director Jiang swallowed hard and said to Xu Hansheng, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, don't rush, let me think about it."

At this moment, Director Jiang was extremely embarrassed.

He couldn't let Xu Hansheng hand the receipt back to the county party committee's inspection office no matter what.

Whether Director Gu will face consequences is uncertain, but since he refused to hand over the materials to the secretariat twice, he'll likely lose his job as office director. Sending him to work in villages and towns would be the least of his worries.

Xu Hansheng looked at Director Jiang with a blank expression, as if to say, "Are you here to get me the documents, or are you going to report to your bureau chief now?"

Anyway, I've given you the receipt. Whether you fill it out or not, I'm still required to report truthfully.

At this moment, Director Jiang finally realized how formidable Xu Hansheng was. At first, he thought Xu Hansheng was just a hothead.

He secretly chuckled, especially when he saw Xu He, who had been snubbed, come to him a second time with a young man.

But who would have thought that this kid would actually bring a supervision receipt from the county party committee's supervision office?

Thinking of this, Director Jiang quickly put on a smiling face, poured a glass of water for Xu Hansheng and Xu He, and said with a smile, "Could you give me a little time to wait for our bureau chief to return so I can ask him for instructions?"

Xu Hansheng smiled faintly and said, "Director Jiang, it's not that I don't want to give you time, but the inspection office has already urged us twice. If we don't submit the receipt by tomorrow morning, and they hold me accountable, how can I, a newcomer, possibly handle it? Don't you think so?"

Upon hearing this, Director Jiang was stunned. He hurriedly said to Xu Hansheng, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, how about this, I'll go see Director Gu right now and see if he's back from his lunch break."

"Then I'll have to trouble Director Jiang." Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, put away the supervision receipt, and gracefully stepped aside.

Although Director Jiang was cursing Xu Hansheng in his heart, he smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying, "You're welcome, it's all what I should do."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the director's office on the third floor.

At that moment, Gu Chenglong, the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, had just finished lunch and was drinking tea in his office.

Hearing the urgent knocking at the door, he responded, "Come in!"

Director Jiang hurriedly pushed open the office door, approached Gu Chenglong, and said with an awkward smile, "Director, that Xu He from the secretariat..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chenglong chuckled and said, "Don't worry about him. Director Xu has already given instructions regarding the Tiancheng Holdings information. Just do as I say, seal it up, and wait for Director Xu's message."

Upon hearing this, Director Jiang almost burst into tears and hurriedly recounted what had just happened.

Finally, he said, "Director Gu, it seems we can't avoid this matter. That Xu Hansheng came with a supervision receipt from the County Party Committee's Supervision Office. If he reports this to the County Party Committee's Supervision Office and Secretary Qi sees it..."

Hiss!

Upon hearing this, Gu Chenglong's expression changed instantly. If this were reported to Secretary Qi of the County Party Committee, even he would be in deep trouble!

Thinking of this, Gu Chenglong didn't dare to delay and hurriedly ordered, "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for? Let them in!"