At noon the next day, a junior staff member from the Secretary Section delivered a document—there would be a Standing Committee meeting on Friday.

Usually, these documents were handled by Jiang Yiren of the Secretary Section.

But now, this young lady was in charge of the "Create a Civilized City" initiative, so she delegated the task.

On Thursday morning, Secretary Lu convened a temporary team meeting before the Standing Committee meeting.

Five standing committee members gathered in Secretary Lu's office.

Secretary Lu said, "There are actually two main topics for tomorrow."

"One is the 'Create a Civilized City' initiative, which was mentioned in the meeting a few days ago, so we'll go over it again tomorrow."

"The second one, I suppose some comrades might have heard of it."

"The province has new arrangements for Comrade Liang Jianfeng."

Other than Secretary Wang, the other four had already met Ma Jichun.

Secretary Wang looked bewildered, "Director Liang?"

"Yes." Secretary Lu replied, his expression complex, "The province has appointed Director Liang to go to the Provincial City to serve as Vice Mayor, and concurrently as the Director of the Police Department."

"Hiss!" Secretary Wang's eyes widened, and even Minister Zhou and Wu Qiangwei were somewhat shaken.

Although they had already deduced through analysis that Liang Jianfeng was the most likely to be appointed to this position,

they were still surprised when the appointment arrived in black and white.

Secretary Lu lit a cigarette and said, "The business previously managed by Director Liang will temporarily be handled by Director Qin."

"Once a suitable candidate is found, recommendations will be made."

After the meeting, Wu Qiangwei called Song Guanchao into the office.

"Director Liang's appointment has come through."

"So quickly?"

He thought it would take at least a week or two.

"Did Secretary Lu recommend a new deputy director?"

"No."

Wu Qiangwei said, "The business will temporarily be managed by Director Qin."

Song Guanchao said, "It seems like it's being prepared for Qu Xiangru."

The push for Liang Jianfeng to go to the Provincial City, as confirmed, was initiated by Qu Xiangru.

Moreover, it was highly likely suggested by Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng.

Wu Qiangwei didn't speculate further, but instead picked up her phone directly and called the province.

A few minutes later, she put down the phone and said, "It was indeed recommended by Governor Qu."

She pondered for two seconds and said, "Pay close attention to the urban renewal project."

It wasn't for no reason that they transferred Liang Jianfeng, expending so much effort, they must have intentions.

Although she too felt that an urban renewal project wasn't worth such an effort,

other than this project, it seemed there were no other reasons.

That she couldn't see the issue didn't mean the project had no problems.

It only meant she had too little information.

Since that was the case, she decided to dig deeper!

To see if anything could be uncovered.

"Okay."

Song Guanchao shared her perspective, also thinking the urban renewal project had issues.

Moreover, he already had some suspicions.

He suspected Secretary Lu transferred Liang Jianfeng and let Director Qin hold the power to extract benefits from the project.

After all, this was a billion-dollar livelihood project, the benefits to be reaped were indeed massive.

Friday.

The Standing Committee meeting was held.

There were quite a few attendees today; alone from the Police Department, both Director Qin and Liang Jianfeng attended.

The Vice Mayor in charge of Industry and Commerce Tax, and the Vice Mayor in charge of Quality Control and Environmental Protection, also attended the meeting.

"Starting next year, Lingjiang will strive to become a civilized city, and Secretary Wu will be in charge of this task. All departments, please cooperate."

The relevant leaders nodded in agreement to cooperate.

Secretary Lu only mentioned this agenda briefly, not attaching much importance to it.

"Yesterday, the Provincial Organization Department issued a personnel order."

Secretary Lu looked at Liang Jianfeng and said, "Comrade Liang Jianfeng will be heading to Jiangzhou City to assume the roles of Vice Mayor and Director of the Police Department."

Apart from the five from yesterday's team meeting, only Director Qin and Liang Jianfeng himself knew about this.

For the other committee members and the attending departmental leaders, this appointment was quite sudden with no prior indications.

Clap, clap, clap!

Secretary Lu took the lead in applauding, and then they all gradually reacted, following his applause.

Liang Jianfeng, maintaining a calm expression, simply said, "Thank you to the organization for the trust, I will do my best."

Inside, Director Qin complained cynically, exasperatedly thinking that it was all an act!

Liang Jianfeng didn't even glance at him.

One relied on nepotism for their position, while the other rose through genuine ability, step by step.

In terms of capability or anything else, they weren't even on the same level.

Comparing the two was an insult to Liang Jianfeng.

The meeting concluded.

People didn't immediately leave; the leaders gathered around to congratulate Liang Jianfeng.

Liang Jianfeng was not incapable of dealing with people; on the contrary, he was well-versed in worldly wisdom.

It's just that sometimes he couldn't be bothered to handle these interpersonal relations.

At this moment, facing the leaders' congratulations, he was at ease, handling the pleasantries flawlessly.

"Tonight I'll host; I hope everyone can give me face and join me."

"Hehe, alright, we've worked together for years and haven't even had drinks with Director Liang."

After the meeting, Liang Jianfeng didn't leave but followed Wu Qiangwei to the sixth floor and entered the office.

Song Guanchao had just put down the tea, hadn't had time to leave when he heard Liang Jianfeng ask, "Secretary Wu, who recommended me this time?"

Song Guanchao paused his steps, turning back, with a look of clear surprise in his eyes.

Wu Qiangwei was also surprised, saying, "Governor Qu recommended you at the provincial level."

"Governor Qu?" Liang Jianfeng contemplated for a couple of seconds and asked, "Was it Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng who had her recommend me?"

This time, the two were genuinely surprised.

This principled Deputy Director showed political savvy completely different from his usual style.

Wu Qiangwei nodded, "I believe so."

Liang Jianfeng nodded, saying, "Transferring me is meant to stabilize Director Qin's position."

Wu Qiangwei agreed, saying, "That's probably the case."

At this point, Song Guanchao couldn't help but speak, "Director Liang, you've worked with Director Qin for years, you should know him well. Why do you think Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng are doing this?"

Perhaps, Liang Jianfeng could provide them with some different insights.

Liang Jianfeng looked at him, a bit incredulous.

He was talking to Wu Qiangwei, yet Song Guanchao, just a secretary, butted in directly?

And Wu Qiangwei wasn't displeased at all.

It seemed Wu Qiangwei didn't see him purely as a secretary, but as an equal in status.

Liang Jianfeng grew increasingly curious about this unexpected son-in-law.

If he can maintain such a status with Secretary Wu,

this kid's ability is quite extraordinary.

Liang Jianfeng said, "What they're up to, I don't know. But the purpose is clear: it's to facilitate the use of police force."

"Under what circumstances would they need to use the police? It's either in the event of an incident, or to utilize the police as a force to achieve certain ends."

Although Liang Jianfeng didn't specify, all three present understood that only the urban renewal project fit these conditions.

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