Chapter Seventy Crisis

  To support Zhang Qingyun's trip to Wude, Li Gang lent him his Audi, and of course, driver Xiao Wang came along. The hotel where Zhang Qingyun stayed in Wude was still Lijing, a place he had stayed overnight before, so everything was very familiar to him.

  However, he encountered trouble as soon as he arrived in Wude City. First, Li Gang called Zhang Qingyun and said that Wu De was going to propose strengthening the government office at the Standing Committee meeting. The reason was of course very sufficient. This time, the Gao Jianyu engineering crisis had a great relationship with the government office's inaction. Leng Xueru resigned as the director of the government office, and Jia Zhenjiao also planned to "retire on medical grounds".

  Li Gang's message made Zhang Qingyun feel a lot of pressure, and Wu De finally made his move on the Gao Jianyu incident. This move was well-intentioned and had far-reaching implications. Firstly, it was to put pressure on Huang Songshan, demanding that the party and government be separated. In the past, when Li Gang hadn't arrived yet and there was no official county magistrate, it didn't matter if the secretary's power was a bit too great. Now that the new county magistrate has taken office, the government should also be independent, shouldn't it? This demand is quite reasonable!

  So in this regard, he reminded Huang Songshan that his opponent was who and also made Li Gang have to support him and vote for him. The government led by Li Gang did not take action, the government did not play its due role, this was passed on to the top, what would the leaders think?

  The second implication of Wu De's words was to separate Zhang Qingyun and Li Gang, after all, the county magistrate and the deputy county magistrate were not reasonable in selecting a secretary from the county party committee, the party and government were separated, and Li Gang should have selected a secretary from the government office.

  If Lijiang goes to the government office, how will Lei Meng handle it? Two deputy directors of the county party committee have gone to the government office. What will Huang Songshan think? Even if Huang Songshan is magnanimous and lets himself and Lei Meng go to the government office, who will sit in the director's seat of the government office after the separation of party and government? How much right to speak will Lijiang have on the government side? This series of questions are all traps set by Wu De for Lijiang. If one thing is not handled properly, Lijiang will have to go back to square one again.

  Thinking of these things, Zhang Qingyun felt dizzy and swollen, and what annoyed him even more was that Li Fengshan, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau introduced by Lijiang, had a very lukewarm attitude. It's estimated that he looked down on Zhang Qingyun for being an official of low rank or blamed Lijiang for not knowing what to do. After Zhang Qingyun explained his intention, Li Fengshan seemed somewhat unhappy.

  Zhang Qingyun wanted to invite him out for a meal to ease the tension, but he repeatedly said he was busy and only indifferently indicated that he would help arrange a meeting with CEO Duan. However, he hinted that CEO Duan had been quite busy recently and might need Zhang Qingyun to wait a few days. Zhang Qingyun waited for three days without hearing anything, which made him extremely annoyed.

  During this time, Ai Jia also came to join in the fun, calling Zhang Qingyun to say that he was not trustworthy, promising to accompany her "to see others" and then chickened out, causing Zhang Qingyun to apologize repeatedly, but not daring to complain and worry her family. In the end, she said all the good things and promised to buy her a gift as compensation at the right time, barely getting through this awkward situation.

  The only comfort for Zhang Qingyun was Geng Shuang. It wasn't until now that Zhang Qingyun realized how important this woman was to her. Geng Shuang was intelligent, considerate and very understanding, always saying words of comfort to Zhang Qingyun, even jokingly saying that even if Zhang Qingyun resigned, the two could start a business together and live a happy life, which made Zhang Qingyun feel both moved and guilty.

  It was broad daylight, and Zhang Qingyun lay on the large round bed in the Lijing Hotel, feeling as if he had been born in prison. He knew that his career had hit rock bottom this time. The government's reshuffle was a certainty, and it was a fact that the government had not played its due role. Although Wu De and Li Gang had different intentions, they must have agreed on one thing - that Zhang Qingyun would be out of the picture. With Li Gang having a new secretary, staying in the county committee office would be a mere formality, a typical case of going through the motions. Who in Yongping didn't know that Zhang Qingyun had Li Gang's label stuck on his forehead?

  He is a stern person, but due to his identity, he has to keep a distance from him. He has to consider Huang Songshan and Liu Qing's feelings. Who can bear such days? Moreover, without himself, Li Gang is also crippled. They rise and fall together, if one of them falls, the other will also fall. He can't stand out, and neither can he.

  Thinking and thinking, Zhang Qingyun became despondent to the extreme. He couldn't help but think of his previous life's hardships when he first started out in business, struggling financially to the point where a packet of instant noodles had to be split into two meals, having no money to take the bus, walking 5 kilometers to see clients, experiencing countless hardships, and just as things were starting to look up, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Was it destined that he would never make it in this life or the next?

  At this thought, Zhang Qingyun's whole body suddenly tensed up, and he jumped out of bed. The stubbornness and unwillingness to give up that had been hidden deep within him burst forth once again. He thought to himself that he must let go of his inhibitions and make a desperate bid. He clearly remembered that in his past life, it was only when he was driven to desperation and staked everything on one final throw that he had managed to turn the tide.

  Having gone through a mental struggle, Zhang Qingyun felt invigorated and grabbed the phone to dial Li Fengshan's cell phone.

  "Xiao Zhang! I said helping you make an appointment with the general would be done, no need to keep calling me, I'm really busy!" came Li Fengshan's impatient voice from the other end of the phone.

  "Hey Li, it's not that I want to bother you, but please tell Director Duan that this matter is urgent and he must find time to talk to me within the next two days. If he doesn't, he will be responsible for the consequences. If you feel uncomfortable conveying this message, just give me his phone number and I'll talk to him myself." Zhang Qingyun said.

  The other party was silent for a while, and Li Fengshan was obviously surprised by Zhang Qingyun's tone. He wanted to make an official statement, but seeing that Zhang Qingyun spoke with such confidence, he feared that there might be something big going on, and if he delayed it, he would have trouble explaining himself to both Lijiang and Huang Yongsun. After hesitating for a while, he finally said:

  "Alright, I'll help you give him a call."

  Zhang Qingyun sneered inwardly, thinking of the situation when he sold medicine in his previous life. As soon as he saw the dizzy and confused old man, he would say that the other person was in danger of having a stroke, and selling medicine often worked. It seems that these tactics are still effective in official circles. Some people are just worthless, if you don't scare them a bit, they won't know how serious the problem is.

  10 minutes later, Li Fengshan called to ask Zhang Qingyun where they would meet. Zhang Qingyun said he had already booked a private room at the revolving Western restaurant on the top floor of the Lijing Hotel. Li Fengshan said that someone with the surname Duan would arrive around 8:00 pm. In this way, Zhang Qingyun took his first step using an unconventional method.

  The revolving Western restaurant on the top floor of Lijing Hotel is known as the most authentic Western restaurant in Wude City, but in Zhang Qingyun's opinion, although the facilities are luxurious, the Western food is not very authentic. However, for those who follow the fashion, this place is enough.

  It was only 7:00, and Zhang Qingyun was already waiting for the guests in the private room. However, he waited until 8:30 without any movement. Just as he was about to take out his phone to ask Li Fengshan about the situation, the door was suddenly pushed open.

  "Mr. Zhang, your guest has arrived!" The waiter said in a soft voice at the door.

  Zhang Qingyun hastily stood up, but as soon as he saw the person coming, his face changed. The person was a girl in her early twenties. She had a tall and slender figure, wearing a purple double-breasted long windbreaker with a silk ribbon tied around her waist, highlighting her elegant posture. In her hand, she held a pink LV bag, with fair skin, delicate features, comparable to Geng Shuang, and having a natural noble temperament, only with a somewhat cold expression.

  Zhang Qingyun felt a surge of anger in his heart, he knew that Duan Yongchun from the Road Bridge Company was playing tricks again, this woman might be his secretary, this guy was indeed crazy enough, it seemed that the Yunping County Committee and Government were not even in his eyes.

  "Are you Zhang Qingyun, Secretary Zhang?" The girl spoke first, her voice was gentle and pleasant to hear, but the cold tone in her words made people feel very uncomfortable.