Chapter 1698

"Oh, is that so? Secretary Jin is looking for you, then you should go quickly." Su Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly as if nothing had happened.

"Alright then, Minister Su, I'll go to Secretary Jin's place first." Li Changping said with a light smile, then turned and walked toward the elevator.

Watching Li Changping's retreating back, the expression on Su Qing's face was extremely displeased and somewhat heavy, because she understood that in this game, although she was well-prepared, her gender put her at a disadvantage, making it impossible to build relationships with other Standing Committee members as well as she could have. Therefore, she was already on the losing side. If she didn't take measures, it was highly likely that this despicable villain Li Changping, who had always been her deputy in the Organization Department, would be riding on her head in the near future. Never mind the rest, what Su Qing feared most was that once Li Changping became Deputy Secretary, she would certainly have no good days ahead. Su Qing thought deeply while returning to her office, sitting down and racking her brains for a countermeasure to turn the situation around.

Li Changping arrived at Provincial Secretary Jin's office with an extremely excited mood. Secretary Jin was looking down at some materials, so Li Changping didn't dare to make a sound. He sat quietly on the guest sofa in Secretary Jin's office, watching him motionlessly, waiting with great anticipation for Secretary Jin to speak to him. After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, the cup of tea the secretary had brought had already gone cold. Li Changping, who couldn't wait any longer, finally saw Secretary Jin close the document in his hand and lift his head. Seeing him sitting on the guest sofa, he smiled warmly, "Changping, why didn't you say anything when you came? You must have been waiting for a long time, right?"

"Just arrived, just arrived." Li Changping immediately denied that he had been waiting for a long time with a fawning smile.

"I was looking at the handling results of that major traffic accident that occurred within our Hexi Province some time ago, seeing if there was anything inappropriate, and didn't notice you had arrived." Secretary Jin twisted his sore neck and said warmly.

Li Changping chuckled and, with great anticipation, asked cautiously, "Secretary Jin, do you have any instructions for me?"

"Changping, is the work of the Organization Department still normal lately?" Secretary Jin asked with a warm smile. As the top leader of Hexi Province's Party and government, there was a hidden meaning in Secretary Jin saying this.

"It's normal." Li Changping replied with a fawning smile, while his heart began to feel a bit confused. Why would Secretary Jin ask this?

Just as he was puzzled, Secretary Jin smiled and provided the answer. He said warmly, "Your cooperation with Minister Su has always been quite appropriate, but you two can't stay in your current positions forever; you must both be thinking of moving up a bit, right?"

Secretary Jin's implication made Li Changping quickly understand. So, Secretary Jin was fully aware of the secret game between him and Su Qing for the soon-to-be-vacant position of Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. He was truly worthy of being the top leader of the Provincial Party Committee! Li Changping was stunned for a moment, then immediately chuckled.

Secretary Jin also chuckled, then went straight to the point: "Vice Governor Song always praises you in front of me, Changping, saying you work well and have ability, and he hopes the province will value and promote you. The province will certainly consider this, but recently, because of Deputy Secretary Yang's affair, the influence is very bad. At this critical juncture, you other leaders should focus even more on your own work and not cause trouble for the province, understand?"

Secretary Jin's words left Li Changping confused. Was the implication telling him not to deliberately compete for the Deputy Secretary position? Thinking of this, Li Changping's overly excited mood felt like it had been doused with a bucket of cold water, cooling him down. His slightly disappointed mood was written all over his face, although he still nodded and said with a smile, "Secretary Jin, I understand." But that smile seemed somewhat forced.

Secretary Jin didn't want to discourage Li Changping. Although Song Jianguo had spoken well of Li Changping several times in front of him, Hexi Province was currently at the center of a storm. As the top leader of the province, Secretary Jin didn't want any more scandals of internal power struggles to emerge during this time, as that would not only affect the reputation of the Hexi Provincial Party Committee and Government but also his own political career. However, because of Song Jianguo's suggestion, he personally leaned slightly toward Li Changping regarding the matter between Li Changping and Su Qing. Therefore, after cooling Li Changping down and clearing his head, he smiled warmly again and said, "If there are personnel changes in the province, male comrades are still more suitable."

This sentence from Secretary Jin gave Li Changping, who had felt disappointed, a sense of unexpected hope. Hearing this, Li Changping's disappointed expression immediately recovered into a hopeful smile, and he said with a fawning smile, "Secretary Jin, you are right."

"Deputy Minister Li, do you understand what I have said?" Secretary Jin sipped his tea and looked at Li Changping seriously.

Li Changping hurriedly nodded with a face full of smiles and said, "Understand, understand, Secretary Jin, I understand."

Secretary Jin wore a warm smile, nodded, and said, "As long as you understand. Recently, many things have happened in our Hexi Province. The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, entrusted by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, is investigating Deputy Secretary Yang. Some violations of discipline and regulations have already been uncovered, and the situation is not optimistic. I hope that you provincial-level leading cadres will pay attention to your words, actions, and personal conduct during this time and not cause any more trouble for the province, otherwise, some things will be difficult to handle."

Under Secretary Jin's tactful explanation, Li Changping quickly reacted. Secretary Jin didn't mean he didn't want him to compete for the Deputy Secretary position, but rather he was afraid that power struggles within the high-level provincial leadership would bring unnecessary trouble to the Provincial Party Committee. It seemed he had to keep a low profile. Therefore, Li Changping took the initiative to admit his fault, saying, "Secretary Jin, I understand your meaning. After I go down, I will definitely pay attention to my words and actions and absolutely not cause you any trouble."

"As long as you understand." Secretary Jin remained very warm.

"Then, Secretary Jin, do you have any other instructions?" Li Changping asked tentatively.

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