Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 935 - 891 Unexpected Gains

Chapter 935: Chapter 891: Unexpected Gains

Chapter 935 -891: Unexpected Gains

When Secretary Li Chengren of the High-tech Zone Work Committee called, Xia Zhichang, the Secretary of the Linfeng Town Party Committee, happened to be entertaining in the city.

This time, the main leaders of the Linfeng Town Party Committee team were all present to welcome Chairman Zhou Hansheng of the Champion Group and his entourage from Yuedong.

It didn’t matter to Xia Zhichang what the Champion Group was about. What mattered to him was that Mr. Zhou was planning to invest six hundred million yuan in a major project in Linfeng Town.

In this era, where the economy led the way and all political achievements were measured by economic performance, securing this investment project would greatly advance one’s career. Seizing this opportunity to become a vice-director of the High-tech Zone Management Committee wasn’t out of the question. Even more boldly, becoming the deputy secretary of the High-tech Zone Work Committee was entirely possible.

However, Secretary Li’s phone call completely shattered Xia Zhichang’s plans, and he immediately stood up after hanging up the phone, leaving several people nearby stunned for a moment.

“Secretary Xia, what’s happened?” a nearby cadre asked cautiously.

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Xia Zhichang glanced over and then said, “I’m truly sorry to Mr. Zhou today. Just now, I received an urgent call from a comrade above. Secretary Li of the work committee has arrived at the town, and we must rush back immediately.”

The group hurried out of the entertainment city, while the staff of the town party and government office had already driven the cars over. Xia Zhichang, however, preferred to drive himself. Everyone rushed toward Linfeng Town in a flurry.

At the entrance of Linfeng Town, Huang Dayong wore an unhappy expression, casting an indifferent glance at Li Chengren beside him, and pointing at the Linfeng Town Party Committee Government Office Building, he said, “Comrade Li Chengren, what grandiosity. Just look at those pillars, the design, the scale. Even the municipal committee building isn’t as grand as this one.”

At that moment, Li Chengren felt somewhat sweaty, though the weather was not hot at all. In fact, due to Ganzhou being located in Xibei, a cool autumn chill could already be felt. In not too long, it would probably start to snow.

In such weather, one would expect to feel brisk and invigorated, but amidst Secretary Huang’s piercing words, Li Chengren felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, unsure of how to respond.

Huang Dayong raised an eyebrow: “What’s the matter? Even a prominent member of the municipal committee and secretary of the High-tech Zone Work Committee can be at a loss for words, not knowing how to answer?”

Li Chengren was a protege of Huang Dayong and had followed him all the way up. At this moment, he was somewhat surprised and puzzled. Why did Secretary Huang seem to have changed his demeanor today, publicly criticizing him—a first-time occurrence?

A glance flashed, and that unfamiliar young man nearby caught Li Chengren’s eye. Although the man didn’t even look in their direction and kept his eyes on the grand white office building, his mere presence, with his aura and posture, made an impression that was beyond the measure of ordinary people.

After a moment of silence, Li Chengren lowered his stance even more, nodding repeatedly and saying, “Yes, yes, the Secretary is right in his criticism. It’s negligence on our part in our work, and I will definitely correct it.”

“Correct it? Can this really be corrected? Comrade Li Chengren, tell me, how exactly do you intend to correct this? Are you going to demolish this building or blow it up? Can the invested capital be recovered? Who will foot the bill for the wasted resources? The finances of the High-tech Zone or the city’s finances? You are committing a crime. The fiscal revenue comes from every cent the people give. You are wasting the fruits of their labor,” Huang Dayong said, getting irritated. He had trusted Li Chengren too much. Without inspection, he had no idea. Now it seemed Li Chengren was only fit for an office position; when it came to governing, he still lacked in many aspects.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Zhenbang chimed in, “Secretary Huang, speaking of blowing up buildings, I actually have a suggestion. I think the location of the Linfeng Town office building is right in the core area of the High-tech zone and adjacent to the Huaxia Group factory. If it’s feasible, Huaxia Group could purchase it at the original price. This way, the city would also avoid any losses.”

Li Chengren was somewhat surprised. Who was this young man that he could speak so casually and comfortably in front of the Secretary? His composure even seemed to surpass Secretary Huang’s.

Before Li Chengren could ponder further, Huang Dayong introduced the man beside him, saying, “Li Chengren, let me introduce you. This gentleman is Comrade Nie Zhenbang, member of the Xibei Military Region Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Ganzhou Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Huaxia Group. I am entrusting you with full authority over the matter of selling the Linfeng Town office building and the office area to Huaxia Group. If you don’t handle this well, you can forget about being the work committee secretary. You might as well go back to your deputy secretary-general position in the municipal committee office.”

Hearing Huang Dayong’s introduction, Li Chengren was shocked, astonished. The Chairman of the Huaxia Group? This was the full minister-level official who had been announced for appointment in the Citizen Report.

No wonder he could be so composed in front of Secretary Huang. At the same time, Li Chengren knew that this time, Secretary Huang was truly serious. At this point, it was impossible for Li Chengren not to take it to heart. The roles of Secretary of the Work Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee were not just about power; in every aspect, they were incomparable. If he really didn’t perform well, he might truly end up back in the Municipal Party Office.

At this time, at the roadside, several short, abrupt screeching sounds of braking arose; a Buick, a JEEP Grand Cherokee, and a Santana stopped at the roadside.

In the lead, the door on the driver’s side of the Grand Cherokee swung open, and a somewhat portly figure stepped out, looking in this direction and jogging over.

The newcomer was the Party Secretary of Linfeng Town, Xia Zhichang, followed by several key leaders of the Party Committee and government of Linfeng Town.

Seeing Li Chengren standing cautiously at the side, Xia Zhichang was no fool; his gaze immediately fell on the Municipal Party car number one, and seeing the grim-faced Secretary Huang of the municipal party committee, Xia Zhichang began to tremble.

Secretary Huang was, for him, a legendary figure, one of the leaders of the provincial party committee, and someone utterly remote from a minor figure like himself.

At this moment, Huang Dayong turned around and looked at Xia Zhichang, “Are you the Party Secretary of Linfeng Town?”

“Yes, Secretary Huang, I am Linfeng Town’s Xia Zhichang. Welcome…” Xia Zhichang was unsure why Secretary Huang would visit Linfeng Town, and could not discern Secretary Huang’s attitude at the moment, so he opted for the safest approach.

However, before Xia Zhichang could say the polite phrases of welcoming Secretary Huang to Linfeng Town to inspect and guide the work, Huang Dayong directly cut off his words, speaking sternly, “Comrade Xia Zhichang, previously, at the Municipal Standing Committee meeting, special instructions were given to improve the administrative efficiency of grass-roots units across the city and resolve the difficulties of their office operations. The Municipal Finance Department specially allocated a special fund, with 200,000 yuan for each village. How is it that when it comes to Linfeng Town, it has been intercepted? Moreover, I see that Linfeng Town’s office building has been constructed very impressively, very grand, very lavish. It’s even stronger than your High-tech Zone Work Committee, and it doesn’t fall short of the Municipal Party and Government buildings.”

Senior leaders are generally not so ill-mannered, particularly someone with Huang Dayong’s status. Now considered one of the provincial party leaders and conversing with a township cadre, it would be unlikely for him to show such discourtesy.

And yet, Huang Dayong had directly interrupted Xia Zhichang’s words, accompanied by sarcasm. This was sufficient to reveal Huang Dayong’s anger at the moment.

The questions left Xia Zhichang speechless and truly at a loss for an answer. Indeed, Linfeng Town had intercepted the special fund and used it to construct the luxurious office building. The main reason was that during the demolition process that Linfeng Town faced this time, as it was about to undergo restructuring from a town to a sub-district office, the town with over a dozen villages would be combined into four large resettlement communities after the demolition. Xia Zhichang’s plan was to later obtain funds from the town, borrowing from east to west and constructing four two-story buildings, which was basically enough. The total funds would not exceed 400,000 yuan.

His lips quivering slightly, Xia Zhichang said, “This…this money was indeed prepared to be distributed.”

After saying this, not even Xia Zhichang believed his own words.

Pausing for a moment, Huang Dayong then raised his head to Li Chengren and said, “Comrade Chengren, I’ll leave this matter to your High-tech Zone Work Committee. Regarding the problems of Linfeng Town, the Gaoxin District Disciplinary Committee must take it very seriously, form a special task force, conduct strict investigations, and punish all those involved without mercy. In addition, regarding the sale of the Linfeng Town government building, you should handle the transfer with Huaxia Group properly. I will await your results.”

With outsiders present, Huang Dayong managed to save some face for Li Chengren, at least not addressing him stiffly as Comrade Li Chengren and instead using a slightly more intimate form of address.

Such matters, Huang Dayong would not personally attend to; after all, his rank was different now. As the chief officer of Ganzhou City, he had to consider all aspects and provide a platform and opportunity for his subordinates to showcase themselves. If they handled it poorly, it would not be too late to intervene later; for now, it was more appropriate to leave it to the High-tech Zone.

With the instructions from Huang Dayong, Li Chengren was quite swift this time. After Huang Dayong left, he established a special task force the same day and took double-regulation measures against Xia Zhichang and other key personnel of Linfeng Town. In-depth investigations unearthed a good number of problems. Xia Zhichang was formally handed over to the judicial authorities.

At the same time, Huaxia Group and the High-tech Zone reached a purchase agreement, buying the Linfeng Town government building in its entirety.

The funds obtained were directly distributed to the collective accounts of each village. To Nie Zhenbang’s surprise, this move unexpectedly brought an additional benefit for Huaxia Group. All the villagers involved, after learning that the government would organize skills training for the villagers and that this sum of money was being distributed, had an added layer of trust in the government. With this, the speed of the demolition process also accelerated significantly. (