Chapter 1767

"Changping, are you saying you don't believe me?" Secretary Jin asked, tilting his head.

Li Changping hurriedly shook his head like a rattle-drum, smiling and denying it, "Where, where, how could I not believe you, Secretary Jin? I'm just afraid that you are busy with official business and might not remember for a moment, so I'm just... just giving you a reminder, hehe..."

Secretary Jin said, "How could such a thing be forgotten? Now that Deputy Secretary Yang has been dealt with, the big headache for the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government is to examine the candidates for this vacant Deputy Secretary position. Do you think I could forget?"

"That's true, that's true. Then Secretary Jin, about when can this matter be decided?" Li Changping asked with a fawning smile. He had long coveted the Deputy Secretary position and was impatient, wishing that he could be announced as the Deputy Secretary vacated by Yang Yongping's handling that very day.

Seeing his impatient appearance, Secretary Jin glanced at him with a straight face and said in a serious tone, "You ask me when it can be decided. This matter has to be reported to the Central Committee, and it can only be determined after the Central Committee agrees. I can't give you an answer right now! Don't you understand the principle that haste makes waste? Now several leaders in the province are unanimously recommending you, what are you afraid of? There are no competitors, no one can snatch it away!"

Although Secretary Jin had a straight face, these words made Li Changping feel very warm inside. In Li Changping's view, these words from Secretary Jin were like a shot of adrenaline. He didn't need to worry about Su Qing intervening or anything else anymore. As long as there were no competitors in Hexi Province, under normal circumstances, the Central Committee would handle the candidates reported by the province according to the local wishes.

"Secretary Jin, I understand. This matter is really troubling you. If it weren't for you, Secretary Jin, I, Li Changping, wouldn't be where I am today. Another day, I will definitely come to thank you in person." Li Changping said, fawning. He knew that the money he gave Secretary Jin at the card game that night was far from enough to cover the cost of Secretary Jin taking such care of him; he had to find another opportunity to give Secretary Jin a large sum.

Secretary Jin seemed to accept his words, sighed, and said, "Sigh! Changping, to be honest, if it weren't for you running to my place every few days, your name really wouldn't be among my candidates. After all, you are jumping from Deputy Minister of the Organization Department to the position of Deputy Secretary in one go—this step is a bit big, and I have to take risks!"

"Yes, yes, Secretary Jin, I know. I know you've put your heart into this matter. Secretary Jin, please rest assured, I am definitely grateful for your help. Another day, I will definitely come to thank you properly. As long as I, Li Changping, can get up there, I will definitely assist you well by your side, Secretary Jin." Li Changping said, fawning eloquently, and also expressed his loyalty.

Secretary Jin smiled gently and said, "Alright, there's no need for you to express your loyalty to me. You don't need to be so impatient about this matter. Go down and wait. In these two days, I will report the decision of the Provincial Party Committee to the Central Committee. You just wait for the appointment."

Li Changping nodded repeatedly, smiling with gratitude, shaking his legs excitedly, looking as if he couldn't sit still.

"Then that's it. There's nothing else, right?" Secretary Jin asked, tilting his head.

"No, no more." Li Changping said, shaking his head with a silly smile.

Secretary Jin raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said, "Then that's it. It's almost time to get off work. You go back and busy yourself with your work. I still have some things to deal with here."

"Alright, alright, Secretary Jin, then I shall take my leave." Li Changping said, accompanying it with a smile, stood up, and then respectfully withdrew from Secretary Jin's reception room.

When he returned to the floor of the Organization Department, it was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow path. Li Changping ran into Su Qing again in the corridor, who had already put on her bag and locked her office door, preparing to get off work.

The two stared at each other blankly. Li Changping still greeted her with a low-profile, fawning smile, "Minister Su, are you getting off work?"

"I have some things to do, getting off work early. Where are you going again, Deputy Minister Li?" Su Qing looked at him with a frivolous gaze and asked, knowing the answer.

"Oh, I went to Secretary Jin's place. Secretary Jin asked me to discuss some things." Li Changping still couldn't hold back and showed off in front of Su Qing again.

Su Qing nodded, let out a long 'Oh', then smiled contemptuously and walked past him.

A smug, strange smile bloomed on the corner of Li Changping's mouth, his eyes narrowed into slits, looking extremely triumphant.

That night, because Su Qing was in a bad mood, she returned home, changed into casual clothes, and drove alone to the largest bar in Xijing City. After entering, she found a booth, ordered a bottle of Royal Salute, turned off her phone, and sat alone in the corner drinking to drown her sorrows.

There were always many idlers in bars, especially many unemployed young social youths. Although Su Qing was fifty-one years old, because she knew how to maintain herself and had a good foundation, she looked only between thirty and forty. Coupled with the fact that she had dressed up carefully that night, she looked even more mature and charming. Although she was sitting in the corner of the bar, she still attracted the attention of many young social youths.

In less than an hour, three young men had already come over to hit on her, but they were all driven away by her. Although Zhao Desan was only twenty-seven or twenty-eight and sometimes lecherous, Su Qing had a special feeling for him; she felt he had a quality that fascinated her very much. If it had been a man like Zhao Desan who came over, she definitely wouldn't have driven him away.

Until she had drunk half a bottle of Royal Salute alone, a fourth little hoodlum targeted Su Qing, who was already slightly tipsy. Seeing this mature beauty exuding a noble aura sitting alone in the corner drinking to drown her sorrows, he mistakenly thought this mature woman with a good figure and appearance was a rich woman. He licked his lips, smiled wickedly, rubbed his hands, and walked over with ill intent.

Just as Su Qing picked up a glass of wine to her lips, she felt something unusual on her shoulder. Turning her face, she saw an arm with a dragon tattoo draped over the fragrant shoulder of her camisole dress. Turning her face to the other side, she saw a young man smiling at her, trying to curry favor, "Beauty, why are you drinking alone here? What's making you unhappy? I'll drink with you. Let's drink and chat."

"Take your hand off!" Su Qing looked at him coldly and said sternly.

"Yo, beauty, you seem to have quite a temper. Do you want us to go to the bathroom in a while so I can help you cool down?" The little hoodlum looked at Su Qing lecherously and smiled lewdly at her.

"Take your hand off!" Su Qing repeated the words from just now, this time even more severely than the last.

"Beauty, why is your temper so big? Tell your brother what's wrong. Did someone bully you or...?" The young man actually shamelessly referred to himself as 'brother', and the arm draped over Su Qing's fragrant shoulder slid down her back to her waist, then gently wrapped around Su Qing's waist.

"Get lost!" The young man's actions completely enraged Su Qing. She picked up a glass of wine she had just filled, turned around, and splashed it directly onto the young man's face, drenching him in foreign liquor.

Su Qing's fiery temper also enraged the young man with the green dragon tattoo on his arm. Seeing him wipe the wine off his face, his previously fawning expression immediately tightened, becoming fierce and murderous. He said viciously to Su Qing, "You bitch, you dare to splash wine on Langzi! I see you don't want to live! Come to the bathroom with me! I'll fuck you to death, you slut!" As he spoke, he took advantage of the chaotic environment in the bar, grabbed Su Qing's arm, and dragged her up.

"Let go! Let go of me!" Su Qing hadn't expected this young man to have such great courage, and while shouting loudly, she struggled to break free.

"Come with me! I'll fuck you to death! Go!" The young man was clearly an old hand who frequented bars and knew the environment well, knowing that even if he dragged a strange woman to the bathroom in front of everyone, no one would pay any attention.

"Let go! Get lost!" While struggling desperately, Su Qing grabbed her handbag and swung it hard at his head. The iron buckle on the handbag hit the young man's forehead with a 'pa' sound. Seeing him say 'ah', he immediately let go of Su Qing's arm, covered the hit area with one hand, and groaned a few times. Feeling it, he saw there was no blood, so he walked toward Su Qing even more fiercely.

At this critical moment, Su Qing, out of helplessness, only took out her work ID from her bag, held it in her hand, stood up, and blocked it in front of herself. Then, with a high-pitched tone, she said sternly to the young man, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. If you dare to touch me again tonight, I will make you disappear from this earth!"

The young man was stunned for a moment and didn't pay much attention, but suddenly, when his gaze fell on the words 'Provincial Party Committee' on the work ID, he was stunned. Looking further down, he saw a complete title: 'Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee'.

The young man was stunned at first and didn't pay much attention, but when his gaze landed on the words "Provincial Committee" on the work ID, he froze. Looking further down, he saw the full title: "Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Committee."