Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Li Dakang leaned back in his chair, turned around, and looked out the window at the night view of Jingzhou.

Zhao Lichun's intention in making this phone call was quite clear.

This is using someone else to do the dirty work.

They wanted to use Li Dakang as a pawn to stab Shen Zhong, that tiger, in the backside.

Li Dakang reached out and rubbed his temples.

He disliked Zhao Lichun's sinister and treacherous way of doing things.

But he disliked this mess of data even more.

Li Dakang opened the drawer and pulled out a quarterly economic report that he hadn't even had a chance to warm up yet.

With a whoosh, the page turned to the last page.

I emphasized the bottom row of the table twice with my finger.

Hexi District.

GDP growth rate: 1.2%.

It ranked last in the entire city.

Li Dakang's anger flared up the moment he saw the number.

Regardless of whether Zhao Lichun was using him or not, this data is absolutely true.

Occupying the best location in Jingzhou and guarding the planned commercial center, how did they deliver such a result?

This is more than just incompetence.

This is dereliction of duty.

Li Dakang slammed the report onto the table.

"Little Jin!"

He called out towards the door.

The office door was pushed open, and Secretary Xiao Jin strode in.

"Secretary, did you call me?"

Li Dakang pointed to the calendar on the table.

"Mayor Sun will attend the investment promotion coordination meeting tomorrow morning in my place."

Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment.

"Secretary, that meeting is quite important; it involves representatives from several foreign companies..."

"Even if I represent foreign capital, I can't conjure up money!"

Li Dakang interrupted him, his tone very sharp.

"I have more important things to do."

"Pass down the notice: I will be going to Hexi District for research at 9:00 AM tomorrow."

Xiao Jin quickly took out his notebook and wrote it down.

"Okay, should we notify the Hexi District Committee to prepare?"

"What notification?"

Li Dakang stared wide-eyed.

"Did you notify them so they could do a thorough cleaning? So they could hide the mess?"

"Go without notifying us!"

"Bring along TV reporters and newspaper staff."

"I want to see what earth-shattering things our Secretary He Xia is busy with that has made the economy such a mess."

Xiao Jin closed the notebook, not daring to ask any more questions.

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."

Li Dakang watched Xiao Jin leave, then picked up the report again.

He Xia.

Li Dakang kept repeating this name.

"Don't think that just because you're a member of the Standing Committee's family you can get special treatment."

"In my eyes, Li Dakang, there are no special officials, only officials who do their jobs or not."

……

The provincial military district compound.

Family Building No. 1.

As soon as Shen Zhong entered the room, he took off his military cap and hung it on the coat rack.

My personal cell phone in my pocket started vibrating.

Caller ID: Wife.

Shen Zhong answered the phone, and most of the coldness in his voice dissipated.

"Still not asleep?"

He Xia's slightly tired voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Just finished a meeting. I heard you're planning something big tomorrow?"

He Xia is quite well-informed.

It's likely that someone tipped her off.

"These are all routine procedures."

Shen Zhong walked to the balcony, lit a cigarette, but didn't smoke it; he just held it between his fingers.

"It was just a standing committee meeting where I chatted with a few veteran comrades about ideals and life."

He Xia sighed.

"Don't give me that. The whole city is buzzing with rumors that you made Secretary Zhao so angry that he smashed his cup."

"That's because his cup is of poor quality."

Shen Zhong smiled.

"How are you? I've noticed a lot of activity in Hexi District lately."

"Don't even mention it."

He Xia's tone was somewhat helpless.

"The renovation of old residential areas is not going to proceed. Those developers are also slippery; they only want to acquire land but don't want to spend money."

"And the underground pipeline renovation project, the Finance Bureau keeps withholding funding."

"Standing Committee Member Shen, when will I be able to benefit from your influence?"

Shen Zhong watched the fireworks flickering between his fingertips.

"Soon."

"Once I've swept this road clean, you can do whatever you want with it."

"But you need to be careful these next couple of days."

He Xia asked sharply, "What's wrong?"

"Someone might use you as a target."

Shen Zhong spoke in a flat tone.

"Zhao Lichun ran into a wall with me, so he's definitely going to get his revenge."

"You are my weakness, and also my best target."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"I see."

He Xia's voice became firm.

"Don't worry, if you're upright, you have nothing to fear."

"My accounts are all on the table; they can look them up as they please."

"Okay, get some rest."

Shen Zhong hung up the phone.

He looked out the window at the night sky, his gaze slowly turning cold.

"Old Zhou."

He shouted.

Zhou Weiguo emerged from the shadows beside him like a ghost.

"arrive."

"Keep an eye on the municipal party committee."

Shen Zhong stubbed out his cigarette on the railing.

"Li Dakang has been in a bad mood lately, making him easy to manipulate."

"Tell me immediately if he makes any moves, especially those targeting the Hexi District."

Zhou Weiguo nodded.

"Understood. Commander, should I go and remind Li Dakang?"

"Need not."

Shen Zhong waved his hand solemnly.

"Li Dakang is a stubborn mule."

"The more you remind him, the more enthusiastic he becomes."

"Let him crash into it."

"He only learned how to walk after he got hurt."

"In addition, have the engineer battalion prepare several mobile generators."

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback.

"A generator truck? Is this a drill?"

I guess so.

Shen Zhong turned around and went back into the house.

"There might be a big show tomorrow, so we need to get all the props ready for the actors."

……

The No. 1 compound of the Municipal Party Committee.

The light in the study stayed on until the early hours of the morning.

Li Dakang sat at his desk, with the "Five-Year Plan" for Hexi District spread out in front of him.

The red and blue pencil in his hand had been shortened considerably.

The planning document was covered with drawings.

It was all marked with glaring red crosses.

"Playing nonsense!"

Li Dakang slammed his pen on the table.

"Community senior care center? Public library? And what's this... a pocket park?"

"They're just a bunch of cheap publicity stunts!"

Li Dakang pointed at the words on the document, and although there was no one else in the room, he couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Why are you doing this now?"

Why was that chemical plant project halted?

Why hasn't the expansion of that logistics park been approved?

"Is this about managing the economy? This is about charity!"

Li Dakang stood up and paced back and forth in the study.

Having worked in Jingzhou for so many years, he couldn't stand cadres who didn't do their jobs properly.

No matter whose wife you are.

Even if you are Zhao Lichun's wife, as long as you drag Jingzhou down, I will still move your position.

Li Dakang stopped in front of the map, staring at the area of ​​Hexi District.

That place is in a fantastic location.

If we hadn't made those changes, the GDP would have at least doubled.

"He Xia, oh He Xia."

Li Dakang stood with his hands behind his back.

"If you want to be this official, you have to prove yourself."

"If you just want to be a good wife to your husband, then go home and take care of the children."

"Don't just occupy this position without doing anything."

Li Dakang picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of the cooled tea.

The bitter taste invigorated him.

He picked up his phone and sent a text message to his secretary, Xiao Jin.

Only one short line:

"Have someone from the Organization Department go with us tomorrow."