Chapter 3185: The Sky Has Grown Late

After seeing Zhao Desan off, the sky had already grown late. Qiu Qiming took a deep breath of the cold air, feeling refreshed. Even though it was ten o'clock at night, this guy still ran to the grand shopping mall to buy a gift for his son, because it was his son's birthday today. Originally, the whole family was supposed to eat at home in the evening, but he had delayed it to host guests elsewhere for the sake of his official career. Usually, it is the son who looks up to the father, but in his case, it was the father looking up to the son.

Lying in bed at night, Zhao Desan thought about the matters from the dinner party today. Although He Bingqian did not express his stance on Qiu Qiming's situation at the wine table, Zhao Desan could see that He Bingqian's meaning was very clear: as long as Qiu Qiming could handle the connections above, and as long as those above recognized him, then he, He Bingqian, would not block his official path. He would certainly do a favor out of convenience and nod to those above to acknowledge Qiu Qiming's achievements in his work and affirm his character. Now, the paths that needed to be paved had certainly been paved, but there was still one most important move that had not been made, which was to go find Sister Su and ask her for this favor. However, regarding Sister Su, Zhao Desan was still a bit worried, fearing that she would not agree so easily. Zhao Desan thought that in the next few days, he should find time to see Sister Su; firstly, for Qiu Qiming's sake, and secondly, because Sister Su was very likely to leave Hexi Province, and he had to find an opportunity to spend more time with her.

Over the following two days, Qiu Qiming remained in a state of seemingly calm but actually anxious waiting. However, he also knew that there was no use in being anxious about such things. Although Zhang Biao had been arrested, he was still in the investigation stage, and sentencing was not a matter of two or three days. Before the final verdict was reached, the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department would not rashly remove Zhang Biao from his post, nor would they easily promote a deputy bureau chief during this sensitive and volatile period. That would make public opinion believe that the Party organization's personnel appointments were too hasty and lacked credibility.

During this period, Zhao Desan's days were quite leisurely. While working, he took the opportunity to make a phone call to He Fengnian, the Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department. After the call connected, He Fengnian first spoke in an impatient tone, asking, "Hello! Who is this?"

Zhao Desan said with a smile, "Minister He, hello. I am Comrade Xiao Zhao, Zhao Desan. We met at the birthday banquet for Minister He's mother."

Upon hearing it was Zhao Desan, the 'cousin' of Su Qing, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister and Deputy Provincial Party Secretary, He Fengnian's attitude immediately became very enthusiastic, saying, "Oh, it's Comrade Xiao Zhao. Comrade Xiao Zhao, what made you think of calling your older brother?"

"Nothing much, just idle, wanted to exchange some thoughts with you, Minister He," Zhao Desan said with a chuckle. His words sounded very pleasant, but as soon as he thought of the sordid and filthy business between He Fengnian and Sister Wu in the hotel room that day, he felt extremely unhappy inside.

He Fengnian laughed 'hehe' and said, "How has work been for Comrade Xiao Zhao lately?"

Zhao Desan said with a smile, "It's alright. Anyway, it's just those same things from morning till night, busy and never-ending."

He Fengnian said with a smile, "Working for the state is just like that. If you finished everything, what would you do the next day? Hahaha..."

Zhao Desan also laughed twice along with He Fengnian's joke, then tactfully indicated the purpose of his call: "Minister He, I have a matter here that I would like to ask for your help with..."

"Oh? Comrade Xiao Zhao, what is it? Tell me about it..." He Fengnian asked with interest.

Zhao Desan pondered for a moment and said with some embarrassment, "Minister He, to tell you the truth, this matter concerns Captain Qiu Qiming of the Municipal Bureau..."

"Oh, Comrade Xiao Zhao, this matter can't be explained clearly over the phone. How about we find a time in the next two days to meet and talk about it in person? How about that? I'm still a bit busy with work here. Let's find time to meet and talk in the next two days, okay?" Before Zhao Desan could finish speaking, He Fengnian interrupted him. This was because Qiu Qiming had also personally visited He Fengnian in the past few days. Regarding Qiu Qiming's matter, He Fengnian had also conveyed a message to him: that Zhang Biao was still in the investigation stage, and the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department had not yet removed him from his post. Although Zhang Biao's sentencing was only a matter of time, many people were eyeing that deputy bureau chief position, all wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to replace Zhang Biao. Moreover, more than one person had visited He Fengnian before Qiu Qiming, and those whom He Fengnian was willing to receive all had some connections—either in the Municipal Party Committee or the Municipal Government. Of course, facing the many people who came to ask for help, He Fengnian conveyed the same message to everyone: wait a bit and see what the intentions are from above. Only if those above do not object can he handle things on his end.

After Zhao Desan's words were abruptly cut off by He Fengnian, Zhao Desan concluded that He Fengnian might not want to intervene in this personnel appointment. After all, this political earthquake involved many people, and perhaps in this sensitive period, He Fengnian did not want to do anything too out of the ordinary, lest he get himself dragged into it.

"Hehe. Minister He, then... then if you have time in the next two days, I will make an appointment with you again, and we can meet and talk?" Zhao Desan said with a slightly awkward smile, feeling helpless.

He Fengnian said, "Mm-hmm, let's meet and chat in the next two days. I still have some work on hand, so I won't chat with you anymore, Comrade Xiao Zhao."

Zhao Desan said with a smile, "That's fine, Minister He. I won't delay your work. Goodbye."

"Goodbye," He Fengnian said.

Damn it! Putting on such airs! After hanging up the phone, Zhao Desan said fiercely. Thinking about what He Fengnian said on the phone, it seemed he was unwilling to intervene in the appointment of the Municipal Bureau's deputy chief. He thought that perhaps to break through He Fengnian's connection, it would require not just himself to step forward, but Qiu Qiming himself to step forward to smooth things over with He Fengnian. If He Fengnian was smoothed over, it would mean the connection within the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department was cleared. And the intention of Director He of the Municipal Bureau was just to do a favor out of convenience. As long as these two layers of connections were cleared, Qiu Qiming being arranged to be that deputy bureau chief would be a matter of course. Thinking this way, Zhao Desan picked up his phone to call Qiu Qiming.

"Knock, knock, knock..." Just as Zhao Desan was about to dial, a knocking sound came from outside the office.

Zhao Desan temporarily put down his phone and said to the outside, "Please come in."

The door opened slowly with a 'creak', revealing half of Qiu Qiming's face, which was filled with smiles. Seeing it was Qiu Qiming, Zhao Desan widened his eyes in surprise, then smiled in a friendly manner and greeted him, "Brother Qiu, come in quickly." ===== CHAPTER 3186 =====