Chapter 1748: A Call from Beijing?

Seeing that even such a stubborn person as He Yuping had admitted his mistake to him with such sincerity, a gratified smile appeared on Secretary Zhao's face. He blew a smoke ring and said with a gentle smile, "Yuping, I am very gratified that you can recognize your mistake. I won't say what kind of good official I am, but in these few years in Xijing City, I have also done my best to do things for the people. Two years ago, Xijing City was severely short of water, and the problem had not been solved. After I came, I implemented the diversion of water from the Heihe Reservoir to solve the water shortage problem in Xijing City, and the water shortage problem was effectively solved. There are other big things, I won't mention them. What the officialdom is like now, I think you, Yuping, know in your heart. It can only be described with one word—collusion. Sometimes, you have no choice. If you want to seek some welfare for the people and do some practical things, you cannot offend some people. Do you understand?"

He Yuping nodded.

Secretary Zhao looked at He Yuping with an appreciative gaze. After some meaningful guidance, Secretary Zhao felt a bit dry in his mouth. He picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and moistened his throat. Just as he was about to say something else, Secretary Zhao's mobile phone rang in the phone holster at his waist.

Secretary Zhao lowered his head, took out his mobile phone from the phone holster on his belt, and saw it was a landline number from the Provincial Party Committee. He immediately looked at He Yuping with some nervousness, and then, while standing up, pressed the answer button and walked toward his office.

Before Secretary Zhao could speak, an overbearing voice came from the phone: "Is this Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhao?"

"It's me, it's me. Who are you?" Secretary Zhao showed special respect for the call from the Provincial Party Committee.

"I am Li Changping from the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department."

"Oh, Deputy Department Head Li, hello, hello. Do you have any instructions for calling me?" Secretary Zhao immediately said with a flattering smile.

"Secretary Zhao, it's like this, there is a matter I would like to trouble you to help handle." Li Changping said, keeping him in suspense.

"What is it, Deputy Department Head Li, please say. As long as I can help, I will definitely do my best to handle it." Secretary Zhao said, playing the official game with a flattering smile.

"It's like this, about what happened last night, originally we were just trying to accompany Secretary Jin to relax and relieve the pressure of his recent work. It wasn't any kind of gathering to gamble or anything. Secretary Zhao, you should be able to understand this, right?" Before getting to the point, Li Changping 'clarified' what happened last night, which could also be considered giving Secretary Zhao a hint not to talk nonsense.

"Deputy Department Head Li, I understand this. Recently, so many things have happened in the province, Secretary Jin and the others must be under a lot of pressure. It is only right to relax and relieve work pressure. I understand this." Secretary Zhao grasped the implication of Li Changping's words and said with a flattering smile.

Li Changping 'hummed' and laughed coldly twice, saying, "Secretary Zhao, you are a smart person, you will definitely understand. Haha..." As he spoke, Li Changping, relying on his higher rank, became a bit carried away and laughed loudly.

Secretary Zhao also laughed along, and then tentatively asked, "Deputy Department Head Li, didn't you say you wanted me to help handle something?"

Li Changping finished laughing, and then said unhurriedly, "It's like this, about what happened last night, I have thought about it again and again, and I feel something is not quite right..." Having said this, Li Changping paused, waiting for Secretary Zhao to pick up the conversation.

Sure enough, Secretary Zhao hurriedly asked with curiosity, "Deputy Department Head Li, why is it not quite right?"

"Secretary Zhao, I am a bit confused now. Captain He said he came because he received an anonymous report. You said we were just accompanying Secretary Jin to relax, how could someone report it? Is there something unreasonable in this? This person who reported it knows the whereabouts of me and Secretary Jin and the others so clearly, they shouldn't be an ordinary person, right?" Li Changping said while thinking.

"Deputy Department Head Li, your analysis also makes sense. I really haven't thought about this carefully. Then, Deputy Department Head Li, do you think it could be... someone from the province?" On one hand, Secretary Zhao agreed with Li Changping's logical thinking, and on the other hand, he threw this problem back to him. Secretary Zhao himself didn't want to get involved, because under Li Changping's thinking, Secretary Zhao felt that there must be an unknown power struggle hidden in this.

"I just can't figure out this problem now, so I called you, Secretary Zhao." Li Changping hummed and laughed, and said something that left Secretary Zhao confused.

Secretary Zhao was confused for a moment, frowned, and was completely baffled. He said with a flattering smile and stammered, "Deputy Department Head Li, aren't you making things difficult for me? If even you can't figure out the problem, I definitely wouldn't be able to figure it out."

Li Changping hummed and laughed twice on the phone, and said coldly, "Secretary Zhao, you can't figure it out, but your subordinate, that He Yuping, he was the one who received the call. He should know where the call came from, right?" He Yuping finally cut to the theme. ===== CHAPTER 1749 =====