Chapter 3186

Qiu Qiming smiled fawningly, walked in from outside the door, and closed it.

Just as Zhao Desan was wondering why Qiu Qiming had closed the office door immediately upon entering, Qiu Qiming said nothing, walked straight to Zhao Desan's desk, and placed twenty thousand yuan in cash on it.

Zhao Desan knew exactly what Qiu Qiming meant—he had come to give him a gift—but he still feigned surprise and said, "Brother Qiu, what are you doing?"

Qiu Qiming smiled fawningly, "Little brother, I've troubled you with my affairs. This money isn't much, but please don't mind it; it's just a small token of my appreciation."

Zhao Desan waved his hands and said, "No, no, Old Qiu, you're being too polite. Didn't I say the other day: if you spend money, things don't get done; if things get done, you don't spend money. Why don't you understand? I'm helping you because we have a connection, right? Old Qiu, take this back quickly!" Having said that, Zhao Desan looked at Qiu Qiming with a serious expression.

Qiu Qiming said with a smile, "Little brother, spending money to get things done is only natural. Besides, I've already brought it here, and it's a token of my heart. Little Brother Liu, don't mind the small amount; just accept it first. Once my matter is settled, I will thank you in person again."

"Hehe, Brother Qiu, look at you, why are you being so formal?" Zhao Desan said with a light laugh and polite words. "Besides, you see how strictly the authorities are checking for corruption now; wouldn't this be me accepting a bribe?"

Qiu Qiming could see that Zhao Desan was just playing hard to get and being polite. He said with a chuckle, "If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, no one will know. Besides, this amount hardly counts as bribery. Little brother, you're overthinking it; it's fine."

Seeing that Qiu Qiming was sincere, Zhao Desan finally appeared to find it hard to refuse. He smiled, picked up the twenty thousand yuan Qiu Qiming had placed on his desk, and stuffed it into the drawer without changing his expression. Then, he took a pack of cigarettes from the drawer, opened it, and gave one to Qiu Qiming.

Qiu Qiming hurriedly took out a lighter to help Zhao Desan light his cigarette. This gesture made Zhao Desan feel very satisfied. Usually, when with other leaders, Zhao Desan only had the role of lighting others' cigarettes. Today, Qiu Qiming was asking him for a favor, and a deputy bureau-level cadre was personally and respectfully lighting his cigarette. When could he ever enjoy such treatment?

"Brother Qiu, don't be so polite, sit down, sit down." Zhao Desan pointed to the sofa, inviting Qiu Qiming, who had been standing by his desk, to sit.

Zhao Desan had accepted his twenty thousand yuan in person. As the saying goes, 'take people's money, eliminate disasters for them.' Since Zhao Desan could accept his money, it meant he would sincerely help him. Qiu Qiming was extremely excited and walked over to the sofa with a smile to sit down.

Zhao Desan shouted for Liu Yue twice, asking her to pour a cup of tea for Qiu Qiming.

Zhao Desan also walked over and sat down opposite Qiu Qiming. He suddenly remembered that just before Qiu Qiming entered, he had been on the phone with He Fengnian, the Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, and was just about to call Qiu Qiming to convey He Fengnian's attitude. It was truly a case of 'speak of the devil and he appears'; before the number was even dialed, Qiu Qiming had come to his door in person.

Consequently, Zhao Desan went straight to the point and said, "By the way, Brother Qiu, I have something to tell you."

Qiu Qiming nodded with a smile and said, "Go ahead, little brother."

Zhao Desan exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Brother Qiu, just before you came, I was on the phone with Minister He of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, talking about your matter." As he spoke, Zhao Desan scratched his head and continued, "Minister He's meaning is that Zhang Biao's investigation hasn't ended yet, and Zhang Biao's deputy bureau chief position hasn't been officially removed. It's not possible to be so hasty in arranging someone to take over that position now. Moreover, I suspect that quite a few people have approached Minister He about this matter. Brother, I think you might need to visit Minister He in person to smooth over the relationship?"

Qiu Qiming said with slight surprise, "Little Brother Liu has also approached Minister He?"

Zhao Desan nodded, showing a troubled expression, and said, "Brother Qiu, you see, I've done my best to help you, but I think you still need to smooth things over with Minister He yourself. After all, you are the one asking for the favor, aren't you? Spend a bit more money or something; as long as the matter gets done, it's fine."

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