Chapter 1747

"I am He Yuping, the criminal police captain of the Xijing City Public Security Bureau. Secretary Zhao asked for me." He Yuping answered with a serious face.

The secretary immediately smiled and said, "You can come in."

He Yuping followed the secretary inside, was led to the sofa, and was greeted, "You sit down first, I'll go tell the Secretary."

He Yuping nodded and sat down on the sofa, looking around at the reception room outside Secretary Zhao's office. It was his first time coming to Secretary Zhao's workplace, so he was inevitably a bit curious.

A moment later, he saw Secretary Zhao walk out of the office. He Yuping stood up hurriedly. Secretary Zhao's expression was the exact opposite of what he had imagined; he didn't have a gloomy face or look furious. Instead, he appeared very gentle, with a smile on his face, and pointed to the sofa, saying, "Sit, sit down!"

He Yuping sat down, and Secretary Zhao also walked up and sat down opposite him, picked up a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and didn't speak, but looked at He Yuping with a deep gaze.

The secretary poured two cups of tea and placed them in front of Secretary Zhao and He Yuping.

"Secretary Zhao, what do you want with me?" He Yuping asked, knowing the answer.

Secretary Zhao laughed and said, "Captain He, what else do you think I could want with you?"

"I don't know." He Yuping said, playing dumb.

Secretary Zhao took a puff of his cigarette, smiled faintly, and said, "It's all because of what happened last night. You were truly too reckless. You said that even if you went to raid the gambling, when you saw it was Secretary Jin and the others, why didn't you leave? And you had the audacity to want to take Secretary Jin and the others back to the bureau? Don't you know they are the leadership team of the Provincial Party Committee?"

"Secretary Zhao, I went because I received a report. At first, I didn't realize it was them. Later, it was only after you called that I knew it was Secretary Jin and the others. But even if it was them, the gambling was so large, and as state cadres, they were openly gambling, which is also an illegal act. I was enforcing the law impartially; I didn't do anything wrong." He Yuping still refused to admit his mistake. Ever since he put on this police uniform, He Yuping had always enforced the law impartially, with a one-track mind; as long as it was an illegal act, he would see it through to the end.

"Yes... from the perspective of duty, you didn't do anything wrong, but from the perspective of reason, what you did was too unreasonable. They are the leadership team of the Provincial Party Committee, you truly have the guts of a lion and a leopard. Knowing Secretary Jin was there, you still dared to insist on arresting people. You said, aren't you making it impossible for Secretary Jin to step down? How could he save face!" Secretary Zhao's tone became slightly more severe.

"Secretary Zhao, then tell me what I should have done? Should I just sit by and do nothing whenever I receive such reports in the future?" He Yuping argued back with reason.

Seeing He Yuping acting stubborn, Secretary Zhao frowned, softened his tone, and said earnestly, "It's not asking you to sit by and do nothing, but to look at the situation. Think about last night, those were all big figures, do you dare to provoke them? Can you afford to provoke them? Even if you arrested them, would your Chief agree? Not only would he release them immediately, but perhaps today I, this Secretary, would be removed, and you wouldn't be able to be a captain anymore! Everything must be looked at according to the situation. Besides, Secretary Jin and the others don't often do that kind of thing. It's because there have been too many annoying things in the province recently, and several leaders wanted to relax and entertain themselves after eating, to relieve work pressure. In the end, it was also for the work of the province. Playing mahjong for entertainment is also within reason."

He Yuping didn't want to know why they were playing mahjong, and he wasn't interested in that either. He turned his head and said, "Secretary Zhao, I listened to you last night and didn't take them back to the bureau. Can't this matter just pass like this?"

Secretary Zhao took a puff of his cigarette and said with a grave expression, "I arrived at the Municipal Party Committee early this morning, and as soon as I sat in my office, I was restless. You tell me, am I afraid?" As he spoke, Secretary Zhao shifted his gaze to look into He Yuping's eyes, waiting for his answer.

He Yuping remained as steady as a mountain and didn't speak. Secretary Zhao then answered his own question, "How could I not be afraid? Secretary Jin is the Provincial Party Committee Secretary. Among that group of people last night, the smallest official was the Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, and he is the one who specifically manages our official destiny. Take me, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, for example; whether I can sit securely in this position depends on a word from Secretary Jin. Of course, the same goes for you. Your situation might be even more serious than mine, after all, it was the mistake you made last night. In the middle of the night, you made me run over personally to apologize and admit my mistake to Secretary Jin and the others. Although they said verbally that you were innocent because you didn't know, and they wouldn't pursue the responsibility, but in officialdom, you and the captain are not unaware, how many people are making trouble behind the scenes, no one knows."

He Yuping listened carefully to Secretary Zhao's words, but still didn't quite understand what Secretary Zhao's true purpose was in calling him over today. Was it to give him a political lecture? "Secretary Zhao, I know all these things you said. I was promoted by you from Baoping City,

I have a sense of responsibility and mission. Since the Municipal Party Committee trusts me so much, I should do an even better job of public security. I went last night with this mentality. Since I have brought influence to you, I express my deep regret, but... but I don't understand what Secretary Zhao's true purpose is in calling me over today?"

Seeing He Yuping being so direct, Secretary Zhao took a puff of his cigarette, smiled gently, and said unhurriedly, "Calling you over today is just to tell you that in the future, you must be more careful in your work and act according to the situation. Yuping, don't think that just because I promoted you from Baoping City, I will support you in everything. Like what happened last night, I don't support you at all; it was truly too reckless and impulsive. Yuping, you must think I'm a very pedantic old man, right? But there's no other way. In officialdom, as long as you have a clear conscience on major issues of right and wrong, don't oppress the people, and can do more good deeds for the common people, in these matters within officialdom, sometimes you must bow your head to the powerful. Our country is a society of human relationships. You must also distinguish the situation for your attitude of not recognizing even your own relatives in work. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Listening to Secretary Zhao's heartfelt words, He Yuping couldn't tell if he was moved or disgusted. But Secretary Zhao being able to appreciate someone like him at least showed that Secretary Zhao was not a bad person. Moreover, in these few years, Secretary Zhao had indeed made many contributions to the development of Xijing City, especially by implementing some policies that benefited the people, allowing ordinary people to benefit. If such a good secretary who stood for the people lost his official hat because of his own recklessness last night, then not only would he have a guilty conscience, but he would also be letting down the vast number of citizens and ordinary people of Xijing City. Local officials are what is lacking, leaders like Secretary Zhao. Thinking of these things, He Yuping felt that he was a bit reckless last night, so he nodded very sincerely and said, "Secretary Zhao, I understand all these things you said. You are a good secretary. I shouldn't have been so reckless last night, and I shouldn't have implicated you, Secretary Zhao."

956. Chapter 943: A Call from Beijing? ===== CHAPTER 1748 =====