Chapter 803

Xia Jian was flattered and felt very satisfied in his heart. He put on a show of being thoughtful for a moment and said, "In my opinion, the province is cracking down very strictly on clean government this time. Since Fang Jun was found to have violated discipline and rules, I think our Division Chief Lan, as his ex-wife, doesn't seem like she can stay out of it, right?"

"Really?" Zhao Desan asked him.

Seeing Zhao Desan staring at him with a thirst for knowledge, Xia Jian felt he had been a bit too eager to show off. After all, one could brag, but one couldn't speak ill of leaders casually. So he smiled and overturned his own statement: "That's not necessarily true, I was just guessing randomly. But then again, since the Discipline Inspection Commission could come to the unit and take Division Chief Lan away, they must have investigated it clearly. As for whether our Division Chief Lan actually has any problems with violating discipline or rules, no one can say for sure." As an old comrade in the Planning Division, Xia Jian was well-versed in some matters of officialdom and was accustomed to the practice of demanding bribes and favors. He felt that as the Planning Division Chief, if Lan Mei hadn't taken benefits from real estate developers, it wouldn't make sense at all.

Zhao Desan saw that he seemed to be gloating over Division Chief Lan being taken away for investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission, so he took the opportunity to tease him: "Brother Xia, in case Division Chief Lan gets into trouble this time, won't the Planning Division be missing a chief? When the time comes, I'll be the first to recommend you to the organization."

When Zhao Desan said this, Xia Jian really started to fantasize, feeling a bit lightheaded. A fantasy smile flashed across his face, and he tried his best to deny it with his mouth: "How could that be possible? Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, you really know how to joke." But in his heart, he began to fantasize that Division Chief Lan would be investigated and found to have problems, and the unit would promote someone to be the Planning Division Chief. He had recently started to be appreciated by Director Zheng again, and whether in terms of seniority or other aspects, Xia Jian felt that if the Planning Division really lacked a chief, he would be well-deserving of it. Thinking of this, he felt extremely satisfied in his heart.

Zhao Desan saw him getting a bit lightheaded and a cold smile flashed across the corner of his mouth. He thought to himself that even if the Planning Division lacked a chief, even if he had worked for a long time and had seniority, and even if seniority-based promotion was an unwritten rule in Chinese officialdom, among the four people currently in the Planning Division, besides Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao who had no background and didn't want to compete with anyone, Zheng Ru was the biological daughter of the number one leader. If there was room for promotion, they would certainly consider their own daughter first. Besides Zheng Ru, Zhao Desan felt that he at least had Sister Su. If there was a vacant position in the unit, as long as Sister Su said a word, promoting him wouldn't be a big problem. So, Zhao Desan secretly found Xia Jian's self-fantasy amusing.

However, Xia Jian was gloating a bit too early. By the afternoon, Lan Mei had returned. After a detailed investigation, the Discipline Inspection Commission hadn't found any economic dealings between her and Fang Jun over the years, nor had they found any problems with violations of discipline or rules, so they let her return.

When Lan Mei walked into the Construction Committee courtyard with her bag, she happened to run into the old bald-donkey who was coming out of the office building, preparing to go to Xia Jian's house to have an affair with his wife.

Seeing that Lan Mei had returned, the old bald-donkey widened his eyes slightly, raised his thick black brows, and felt very surprised. Then he walked up with a smile to greet her: "Little Lan is back?"

Because Lan Mei had been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission in front of the entire unit, she felt she had lost face. Although she hadn't been investigated for any violations of discipline or rules, she felt she couldn't hold her head up after returning to the unit. Facing Zheng the Bald-Donkey's enthusiasm, she felt a bit embarrassed, nodded slightly, and said, "Is Director Zheng going out?"

"Going out to handle some business," the old bald-donkey said with a smile, "Little Lan, the Discipline Inspection Commission didn't find anything, right?"

"No," Lan Mei shook her head gently. Although there was nothing wrong, she still felt a bit embarrassed. Having worked at the Construction Committee for so many years, the impression she left on everyone had always been that she was very aloof and arrogant, so she felt this time was very shameful, and she couldn't even raise her face in front of the old bald-donkey.

"That's good, that's good. I just said, the Discipline Inspection Commission is making a fuss over nothing. Little Lan, you have worked in the unit for so many years, what kind of person you are, as a leader, I know better than anyone. You must be clean and white, there is no problem. This Discipline Inspection Commission is really something, they found the problem with your ex-husband Fang Jun, how did they muddle-headedly drag you into it?"

Zheng the Bald-Donkey appeared to trust Lan Mei immensely. Looking at her beautiful appearance and exquisite figure, there was a strange look in his eyes. He had already thought of a scheme in his heart, preparing to set a trap to possess her.

Because her ex-husband's affairs had implicated her and caused her to lose face in the unit, Lan Mei didn't want to bring this matter up again. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Director Zheng, aren't you going out to handle business? I'll go up first, there is still a lot of work to do." As she said this, she walked toward the office building.

Zheng the Bald-Donkey's lustful gaze moved slowly as she walked into the office building. Staring at her tall and graceful figure, his pair of thief-like eyes shone, and a sinister, treacherous smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. Only after watching her walk into the office building did he smile sinisterly, turn around, walk to the car, open the door, and climb in.

Although she hadn't been investigated for any problems by the Discipline Inspection Commission, after such a toss, Lan Mei's mood was very low. She went upstairs with a heavy heart. From far away, the loud voice of Xia Jian bragging could be heard from the Planning Division office. Lan Mei was already in a bad mood. As soon as she heard Xia Jian's voice, she knew that she hadn't been there for the past two days, and he had taken the lead and turned things upside down. So, she rushed angrily straight into the Planning Division office, came to the side of Xia Jian, who was gesturing and talking endlessly, and scolded him with a cold face: "Xia Jian! What are you gloating about? What is it that makes you so excited?"