Chengzhou’s officialdom had been quiet for many days; economic construction was in full swing, and the entire municipal team had been focused on moving steadily in the direction of great harmony. Everyone would think that everything was going on perfectly.

In Chengzhou today, who wouldn’t praise the political clarity and social harmony?

The underworld forces had been purged, and corruption had greatly reduced due to the unfinished purge in the first half of the year. Economic construction had once again caught up, and major media and newspapers had begun to chant “Hello everyone, everything is good” again.

Every time Jiang Xiaochuan read a newspaper now, he felt that it was full of hole. It was too official and had a stiff tone. Those newspapers were not newspapers for the general public. They were newspapers for officials like them. There were too many professional terms, and it was difficult to read them all at a glance. It was empty talk.

He went home after meeting Yue Qingci that day, but Yue Qingci told him something big on the phone that night, and he didn’t sleep that night.

Lian Cheng had indeed left Chengzhou, but some of the things he originally arranged here have only now begun to be closed.

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On Monday, a working day, Jiang Xiaochuan arrived at the municipal government early. People from the National Development and Reform Commission would give him a report today, and after listening to the report, he would also attend the municipal work meeting.

Someone from the National Development and Reform Commission went to North Korea for an inspection last month. When he came back this month, he just wanted to talk about things. Chengzhou was also planning to outflow funds and invest in foreign countries.

The economic relationship between North Korea and China had always been very strong. Without raising leadership issues, investing in North Korea was still a good choice.

When Jiang Xiaochuan opened the document, Chen Chu, Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, blushed, walked around the conference table with his hands raised, and recounted what he had seen and heard in North Korea one by one.

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard Chen Chu say that North Korea was preparing to learn from China in establishing economic development zones, Jiang Xiaochuan made a note on the document and handed the document back to Chen Chu after the report was over. “We can pay attention to the issue of North Korea’s economic development zones. If appropriate, we can send another inspection team. This matter must be handled well. If it is handled well, it will be a political achievement.”

Jiang Xiaochuan put away his pen and smiled at Chen Chu, looking very kind.

Chen Chu felt reassured and nodded firmly: “Mayor Jiang, don’t worry, I will definitely handle this matter. Just leave it to me.”

Jiang Xiaochuan patted his shoulder encouragingly and looked at Chen Chu with a twinkle in his eye. With a shrewd look on his face, he couldn’t help but start to consider.

As a leader, there were many things to consider. In Jiang Xiaochuan’s current position, it was time for him to choose his successor.

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After the National Development and Reform Commission reported their work, they left one after another. Wei Lai brought him a glass of water, then frowned and whispered in his ear: “The Huaxin Group is at it again…” Jiang Xiaochuan laughed.

The Huaxin Group’s affairs had already begun. This Huaxin was the same one from his previous life. The Huaxin Group’s tofu project was the beginning of Jiang Xiaochuan’s downfall. In this life, there was a huge project bidding for the riverside bridge. The construction period was very tight. It would be completed in June next year. To put it into use, few companies would contract such a large project, and even if they could, the project funds would be quite staggering.

But now the Chengzhou Municipal Government was still running a deficit. When the entire economic environment was booming, Chengzhou City’s deficit was extremely eye-catching among all provinces and cities in the country. It was true that this was the mess left by Zhou Qian and Qian Qiming. The whereabouts of those funds were still unknown.

He didn’t know whether they were embezzled and transferred, or whether they were swallowed up by people above. In short, these funds just vanished quietly. No one in the entire municipal government paid long-term attention to these matters. Only Jiang Xiaochuan occasionally looked at the progress of the fund investigation.

These people were accustomed to such things. There were many strange phenomena in China today. Officials who were not corrupt were not officials, doctors who did not accept red envelopes were not doctors, executives who did not donate money and run away were not executives, state-owned enterprises that were not corrupt were not state-owned enterprises, and bosses who were not corrupt were not bosses. The second wife who was not the master of the backyard…

He didn’t know when a series of strange phenomena had become a common occurrence. Everyone was immersed in it due to the force of habit and unconsciously began to regard these as normal. One day, if officials no longer accept bribes, everyone would be panicked.

When he asked Lian Cheng if he could cure the root cause, that was the problem.

Unfortunately, this could not be changed by one or two people.

The world still needed some passionate people.

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He smiled at Wei Lai, looked at the Huaxin Group’s tender document that Wei Lai was holding, and said: “tell Zhou Ye, I can only do my best regarding the Huaxin Group. If they return the money, consider it a friendship with the Huaxin Group. But things always change, and there are hearings on the bidding matter, so I won’t care.”

Jiang Xiaochuan, the deputy mayor, had never been able to make decisions on major matters such as project bidding. He only had a certain influence. He had the power to influence the decisions of the expert team and advisory group. The decision to start the entire Yanjiang Bridge project had also gone through a hearing. How to choose the execution unit at that time still required a certain expert team to serve as consultants. Jiang Xiaochuan could not make the decision alone.