Once the matter escalated to the general policy of culture and education, the dispute between Chinese and Western cultures, and the level of national justice, Fan Quanwei was destined to retire sadly.

Three days after making the inappropriate remarks, Fan Quanwei submitted his resignation report, promptly approved by his superiors. A knowledgeable person from the Education Bureau swiftly replaced Fan Quanwei.

In this turmoil, Jiang Xiaochuan remained a bystander.

Fan Quanwei’s right or wrong held no meaning for Jiang Xiaochuan; he focused on the overall situation.

The game was about to change.

Yue Qingci’s promotion to lieutenant colonel, Jiang Xiaochuan’s entry into the economic department, and Rong Shaobai’s secret plan unfolding. Information from Lu Xiu, where he had become the director, indicated Rong Shaobai was instigating a fierce fight between Qingtuan and Hong family. It turned out that the conflict in the previous life was intentionally orchestrated by Rong Shaobai, aiming to manipulate the two families.

Rong Shaobai sought to eliminate dissent within the Rong family, using the conflict as a tool to control and eliminate potential threats.

The news of Qian Qiming’s arrest had not spread yet, and Jiang Xiaochuan’s department had not undergone any changes.

In reality, numerous donations had evaded scrutiny. Many corrupt officials had transferred assets abroad, making it challenging to reclaim them after a year or two.

Therefore, as long as there was no news about Qian Qiming for a long time, he could be considered safe. They and others were safe.

At least, these people below hadn’t run away yet.

But today, Lian Cheng followed the people from the economic review department to supervise the review of the financial budget and final accounts, and the hearts of the entire municipal finance staff became tense.

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Jiang Xiaochuan was so busy these days that he rarely raised his head. He took a sip of coffee and continued to read the financial statements. After turning the last page, he pinched his eyebrows fiercely, without even a hint of a smile on his lips.

There seemed to be no problem in the financial statements because the problematic parts were directly pushed to Zhou Qian and Qian Qiming. Anyway, the financial problems were caused by those two black sheep, and the expenditures of the other three departments were also too large—a mess left behind by their last leaders.

Lian Cheng’s eyes were filled with surprise when he saw Jiang Xiaochuan. Jiang Xiaochuan’s eye circles were almost black like pandas, and he looked a little funny.

As soon as he saw Lian Cheng’s expression, Jiang Xiaochuan knew that his current image was terrible. He welcomed Lian Cheng into his office, asked Wei Lai to pour him a cup of tea, and sat down himself, “I have been very busy recently due to review matters. I’m done.”

Lian Cheng also knew about his hard work and pushed the tea he had on hand to Jiang Xiaochuan, “Mayor Jiang, please drink this tea. This Lian is also very sorry for this…but…”

Everyone had their own difficulties.

It was not that Jiang Xiaochuan couldn’t understand.

Lian Cheng pushed the tea cup in front of Jiang Xiaochuan. Jiang Xiaochuan stretched out his hand and just touched the edge of the warm tea cup. The temperature was just right, neither cold nor hot.

“I know Deputy Director Lian has his own difficulties. I guess your work there must also be very difficult.”

Whenever he thought of the incident where Lian Cheng’s phone was tapped, Jiang Xiaochuan felt a deep sense of crisis. He didn’t know when the poisonous weeds that were growing would be completely eradicated. If these dangers were not eliminated, they would be in danger every day.

At this time, Lian Cheng and Jiang Xiaochuan were actually in the same boat, and they were both in the same side. When they talked, they did not have many formulaic and cumbersome procedures.

Lian Cheng crossed his fingers and crossed his legs. He was wearing a blue and black vertical striped shirt that made him slimmer. He wore a lighter navy tie with a gold tie clip that seemed familiar to Jiang Xiaochuan. In addition to being wise and calm, the clothes added a rare elegance to him. It was easy for a person to look good, but it was difficult for a person to have the temperament to conquer the entire audience.

However, Lian Cheng was exactly such an almost perfect person.

But it was too perfect to be real.

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“You may be under more pressure than me,” Lian Cheng shook his head. “Looking at Mayor Jiang’s expression, I’m afraid they have already smoothed over the financial statements. Zhou Qian doesn’t know much about finance. After all, Qian Qiming is mainly responsible for the finance side. This report clearly shows the problem, so I guess we only needs to find Qian Qiming.” However, Qian Qiming seemed to have just returned from the Dian River border in the past two days and was still being escorted. It would probably take more time for him to come back for questioning.

“Is this the end of the report?” Lian Cheng asked.

“Keep it; there will always be a chance to use it.” Lian Cheng picked up the report, glanced at it, and then put it down.

He came to Jiang Xiaochuan’s office today under the guise of inspection work, but actually wanted to talk about another thing.

“The situation at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is a bit complicated now. As you can imagine, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has indeed identified the black sheep, and now it is these people who are good hiding it, and I am trying to reveal it. It is very dangerous. Your situation is very special. We have added a special level of confidentiality for you. In addition to me, Secretary Zhang, Xue Yan, and a few independent credible people within the organization, your information will not be known, so even if something happens to us in the future, your information will not be exposed.”

Lian Cheng’s expression was calm when he said these words, as if he was not talking about dangers, but the weather.

“But you can’t forget your identity. Now you have to believe in the faith in your heart, walk slowly, get up even if you fall one day. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will leave some people every year, who are responsible for your part. The person who nailed the nail disappeared, and you, the nail, hid, waiting for the right opportunity, and finally killed them with one blow. On some issues, the higher-ups decided to allow you to deal with it flexibly.”

Taking care of it on his own? How far could this flexibility go? This depended on Jiang Xiaochuan’s own understanding and control.

A certain premonition in Jiang Xiaochuan’s heart became stronger and stronger, that kind of extremely uneasy restlessness…