"Really? Sun Dongning dares to have a governor surveilled?"
Yu Zhengchuan was still sowhat incredulous.
Chen Fang chuckled: "Even the deputy minister of the Supre Organization Departnt doesn't matter to him, let alone a newly appointed deputy governor. Ah Chuan, don't be naive. So people's influence is beyond our imagination."
Chen Fang's words were not an exaggeration.
If the Yang Yufeng incident had occurred in other provinces,
it would be clear that a single order from the top would send this person to central interrogation.
Or a task force would be dispatched, and both the Provincial Committee and the Provincial Governnt would just have to cooperate.
But in Lijiang Province,
the top decisions were evidently more restrained.
They didn't organize any task force but sent Chen Fang and Yu Zhengchuan, and that's because they feared Sun Dongning.
On the contrary,
look at Sun Dongning.
Breaking into consulates, ignoring orders from the central authority, these actions were things other Provincial Committee Secretaries wouldn't dare do.
So he clearly knew that working in Lijiang Province and elsewhere was entirely different.
Additionally,
there's the art of balancing power at the top.
In other provinces, there's a natural conflict between the first and second-in-command; without intervention, the second-in-command will exert all his efforts to check the first-in-command.
But in Lijiang Province?
Under Sun Dongning's tenure,
the governor before Chen Fang had already changed twice.
Both governors ended up completely obeying Sun Dongning, with the entire province having a unified mindset, creating an impenetrable situation, and placing Chen Fang as a pawn at this critical mont was essentially transferring all conflicts onto him.
After hearing the entire analysis,
Yu Zhengchuan's mouth opened wide.
He gasped, saying: "Sun Dongning wouldn't target us, would he?"
"The possibility can't be ruled out, but not yet. First, we're new here; second, we haven't posed any threat to him."
"The higher-ups are really doing us a disservice, leaving you here without warning. Isn't this making things difficult for us? How are we supposed to proceed with the work..."
Yu Zhengchuan spoke with a hint of resentnt.
Chen Fang smiled easily.
He said: "At least heaven is kind to us; we do have so leads, don't we have an old friend?"
"Are you talking about Xu You?"
"Who else could it be? Before coming back, I tasked her with sothing. Also, you shouldn't just sit idle; go out more these days, gather so insider info, whether from within the system or among the people. I want to know their real evaluation of Sun Dongning."
"Alright, leave it to ."
Yu Zhengchuan patted his chest and said.
anwhile,
in the office of Li Dan from the Provincial Governnt General Office,
Sun Dongning's secretary Lin Yiliang was sitting on a chair.
Li Dan, the head of the Provincial Governnt General Office, stood respectfully in front of him, wearing a flattering smile and said: "Secretary Lin, I've relayed everything to Governor Chen according to your instructions. Besides, we've inford the major hotels and inns nearby; he definitely can't check in."
Upon hearing this,
Lin Yiliang was very pleased.
He stood up.
He patted Li Dan on the shoulder.
He said: "Director Li, you must remain firm in your stance during this critical period. Our situation in Lijiang Province is quite special; the governor's position is more like a revolving door, so I don't need to teach you how to act, right?"
"Yes, yes, don't worry, Secretary Lin, I know what to do, I know what to do..."
Li Dan said, fawningly.
Lin Yiliang nodded.
Then swaggered out.
The sky was getting darker.
Chen Fang's primary task was to find a place to settle down.
But after a round of searches, all upscale hotels within three kiloters were fully booked; if he wanted to stay closer, he could only lodge in substandard motels.
There's an alternative,
which is to stay a bit farther away.
But in doing so, commuting would take up a lot of ti.
Sun Dongning's intention was clear.
He wanted to make Chen Fang uncomfortable.
To make his life inconvenient in Lijiang Province.
Hoping to dissuade him.
But he really underestimated Chen Fang.
After confirming no hotel accommodation was available,
Chen Fang called his wife Zhong Xiqian, who told him to give her half an hour to make so arrangents.
After about twenty minutes,
Chen Fang received a call back from Zhong Xiqian.
She inford him that there was a luxury residential complex about a little over a kiloter from the Provincial Committee Mansion; this complex was developed by a real estate company owned by her friend, and there was still a model unit that can be temporarily used for Chen Fang to reside.
Additionally,
they could provide an Audi A6 for Chen Fang's daily commute.
See,
wasn't the problem solved?
However,
was Sun Dongning's sche really that simple?
Of course not!
At this very mont,
in a hidden private club, the lights were dim, and two people sat facing each other in the shadows.
The one on the left was undoubtedly Sun Dongning.
The one on the right appeared to be in his thirties, with a sinister look. His most striking feature would be the scar from his brow to his mouth.
The scar was deep.
So much so that his entire face beca contorted.
But if you look carefully,
you'd find that before the disfigurent, his face must have been quite handso.
In the silence between them,
the club's door opened.
Secretary Lin Yiliang rushed in, leaned over to Sun Dongning, and quietly whispered sothing.
Sun Dongning was taken aback.
He gestured for Lin Yiliang to leave, saying: "Alright, I know, you can go out first."
As Lin Yiliang left,
the man with the scar smirked.
Perhaps the scar had damaged his nerves, rendering his smile a bit grotesque.
"Secretary Sun, I presu my prediction worked, right?"
He directed his question to Sun Dongning.
Sun Dongning nodded.
He let out a long sigh and said: "As you said, President Lv indeed knows Chen Fang well. He's now staying at Fuyu Court near the Provincial Committee. But I still don't quite understand what effect letting him stay there would have.'
The man with the scar was unhurried.
He snapped his fingers.
The room door was pushed open again.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in, standing respectfully next to the scarred man.
The scarred man pointed and said: "Let introduce to Secretary Sun, this is Cao Qingfeng, the deputy chief editor of Anti-Corruption Daily. He will be positioned around Fuyu Court for the next few days. If by any chance he captures the governor entering elegant residences, accompanied by luxury cars and beautiful won, once this news is published, what kind of effect do you think it will have, Secretary Sun?"
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