Chapter 250: First acquaintance with the Public Security Bureau Director

Seeing Lu Fan's unusual behavior, Li Mingzhou asked curiously: "Smiling so happily, is there some good news?"

Lu Fan said with pride: "Secretary, it seems I've completed the task you assigned?"

Li Mingzhou's interest was piqued, and he said: "Tell me, what's the situation? Any progress with that female comrade from the Ministry of Education?"

Lu Fan giggled: "She just sent me a message saying she's willing to be my girlfriend! Does that count as completing the task?"

Li Mingzhou nodded and said: "Not bad, but the revolution hasn't succeeded yet. You still need to continue working hard. You must know that a girlfriend and a wife are two different things. The task isn't finished yet; you must keep up the good work!"

"Alright, Secretary. Under your guidance, I will definitely be able to complete the task!"

Hearing this, Li Mingzhou said earnestly: "Marriage is a lifelong career. You must manage it well, treat the other person kindly, and learn to be tolerant and cherish each other! Marriage is the only time you choose your own family. Its meaning is that among the thousands of lights, there is always one left on for you. Therefore, you must be loyal, have a sense of responsibility, have the ability to control your emotions, and have the skill to handle the relationship between the two of you. You can't just cause a scene at every turn!"

"Don't worry, Secretary. Since I've met her, I will cherish her. I'm truly very grateful for your concern for me! If we can have a result, you must be the matchmaker!"

"Oh, by the way, have the Public Security Bureau Director come over tomorrow. Let's learn from Wang Hongtao and crack down on the black oil trade!" Li Mingzhou hurriedly changed the subject.

"Alright, Secretary. I'll notify him when I get back to the unit."

Li Mingzhou asked again: "Has your housing problem been solved?"

"Not yet. I've taken a fancy to a house nearby, but the owner's price is a bit inflated, so we're negotiating."

Li Mingzhou asked with concern: "Is the money enough? If not, take some from me."

Lu Fan hurriedly refused: "Secretary, I won't trouble you! I sold my house in Ningyang, and at most, I'll just need a few more tens of thousands."

"Alright, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. Don't make mistakes in economic matters; it's not worth the loss!"

"Please rest assured, Secretary. My wish in this life is to be able to do some work; I have no pursuit for material things!"

Back at the unit, Lu Fan dialed the number of Public Security Bureau Director Ye Chen and said: "Hello, Director Ye, this is Lu Fan from the Municipal Committee Office!"

Ye Chen said politely: "It's Secretary-General Lu, is there something?"

"Sorry to bother you, Director Ye. The Secretary just gave instructions for you to come over at 8:30 tomorrow morning."

"Alright, no problem! Secretary-General Lu, can you reveal what the Secretary wants with me? So I can be prepared!"

Lu Fan thought for a moment and felt this could be revealed, so he said: "It should be about cracking down on the 'theft and robbery' of oil!"

"Okay, thanks! Let's get together another day!"

"Alright, I'll treat you another day, Director Ye!"

Lu Fan had a strong urge to befriend the Municipal Public Security Bureau Director, wanting to accumulate connections for his future revenge.

In the afternoon, Du Wenlong brought Wu Heng and Su Xiaoyi to Lu Fan's office to visit.

Du Wenlong said happily: "Brother Fan, the two of them have negotiated the price of the house: 530,000. I think it's very reasonable!"

Lu Fan nodded and said: "This price isn't expensive. Wu Heng, Xiaoyi, I've troubled you. Let's have a meal tonight, my treat!"

Wu Heng laughed: "You should save your meager salary. My treat! Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Let's settle the house matter first. Your house in Ningyang is in the best location and has the best layout; the market price is about 600,000. Subtracting the 530,000 for the Yingjiang house, there's 70,000 left. Xiaoyi and I have been doing construction work and know everything about renovation. Leave this job to us, and we'll get the renovation done for you according to the 70,000 budget!"

Lu Fan understood their good intentions and didn't refuse, only saying: "Du Wenlong and I are civil servants. The renovation of the house must absolutely not be luxurious; don't let others gossip about us!"

Su Xiaoyi said: "Brother Fan, Wenlong, don't worry. Every expense will have an invoice or receipt; we absolutely won't cause you any trouble. Actually, there are many tricks and a lot of water in renovation! Oh, by the way, do you have time tomorrow? Go and transfer the title in the morning, and I'll have the work team enter in the afternoon."

After thinking, Lu Fan said: "I have too many things in the morning. Let's make it around 11 o'clock. Bring the landlord, and we'll meet at the Real Estate Transaction Center."

In the evening, the four brothers had a few drinks, with the standard being that Lu Fan wouldn't get drunk.

Returning to his office, lying on the bed, and opening his phone, he saw several messages from Li Zimeng: "Lu Fan, why are you ignoring me?" "Lu Fan, I'm so bored!" "You're too much, you threw me aside as soon as you got what you wanted!"...

Lu Fan patted his forehead, having completely forgotten about this, and hurriedly replied: "Zimeng, I'm really sorry. I was busy with the house all afternoon and had a meal with some brothers in the evening. I just got back to the office."

The message was replied to in seconds: "House? You bought a house?"

"Yeah, I sold the house in Ningyang and bought one in Yingjiang. It's very close to the unit; I can't keep living in the office."

"That's great. The house in Ningyang was useless anyway. If the money isn't enough, I have some here."

"Don't worry, one house is no problem! Zimeng, I'm sorry, I haven't adapted to the rhythm of dating yet, and I accidentally forgot about you! I'll reflect on this. In the final analysis, it's because I didn't attach high importance to it ideologically. In the future, I'll definitely put you first, asking for instructions in the morning and reporting in the evening!"

"Lu Fan, you're going to kill me with laughter! I know you're busy; just send me a message when you have time, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"Guaranteed implementation! Zimeng, whenever you're free on the weekend, I'll go to the capital to see you!"

"If you're busy, I can come to Yingjiang to see you!"

While chatting, Lu Fan fell asleep!

Li Zimeng waited for a long while, but didn't see a reply, so she helplessly entered dreamland.

After going to work the next day, Lu Fan went to Li Mingzhou's office to ask for instructions on work as usual.

Li Mingzhou said: "Wang Hongtao is doing a great job in Yinzhou. Ningyang is an oil region. Tell me, is the phenomenon of 'stealing and robbing' oil serious now?"

Lu Fan thought for a moment and said: "Secretary, as far as I know, those who steal oil are now divided into two types. One is the traditional sense of stealing oil, living day to day. The other has already put on a legal cloak, setting up a waste oil mud treatment plant to pull oil from the wells and treat it as solid waste. They first earn a sum of money for the treatment, and then, after having the procedures, they sell the oil openly. These are things done by capable people with connections, such as Le Xuezhi in Ningyang. It's said he makes over 500,000 a day!

I heard he also has several LNG stations, buying 'waste gas' and directly producing light hydrocarbons, mixed hydrocarbons, and LNG. It's a huge profit, making money every day!"

Li Mingzhou suddenly asked: "Do you have evidence? Are you trying to take down Le Xuezhi?"

"Secretary, I'm looking at the problem from the perspective of cracking down on the 'stealing and robbing' of crude oil..."

Unexpectedly, his words were interrupted by Li Mingzhou: "If you want to take him down, then do it. What's the big deal? Besides, he broke the law and regulations first, so taking him down is justified!"

Lu Fan hurriedly said: "Secretary, I'm afraid of causing you trouble!"

The corners of Li Mingzhou's mouth rose slightly, his eyes revealing confidence and dominance, as he said: "Can a small oil peddler be called trouble? No matter what background or backing he has, so what? This is Yingjiang! I absolutely won't allow anyone to reach their hands in here!

Lu Fan, a great man standing between heaven and earth should look up to the righteous spirit of heaven and earth and do things in an open and honest way. No matter how the wind blows and the rain beats, stand proudly on the peak. Only in this way can you overcome obstacles, forge ahead, and have no regrets in life!

Learn well from your teacher, follow your own heart, do whatever you want to do, and I'll handle everything!"

These words dispelled all of Lu Fan's concerns and gave him infinite courage and firm belief!

Returning to his office, Lu Fan's mood was still surging when Municipal Public Security Bureau Director Ye Chen pushed the door and entered.

Lu Fan hurriedly stood up to welcome him and said enthusiastically: "Director Ye, please sit. I happen to have some good tea here!"

Ye Chen laughed: "Secretary-General Lu, don't bother. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Is the Secretary free now?"

"Let's go, I'll take you there. The Secretary is waiting for you."

Bringing Ye Chen into the Secretary's office, Lu Fan was just about to take his leave when Li Mingzhou said: "Don't leave yet. You'll follow up on this work. Sit down and talk!"

After the secretary served tea, Li Mingzhou said: "There's a report here: '150 Tons of Crude Oil Hidden in Yingjiang'. The impact is very bad! You've heard about the movements in Yinzhou during this period, right? We can't have them doing things in a big way while we have no movement here!

Therefore, the Municipal Committee and Municipal Government have decided to launch a special rectification activity for a 'Safe Oil Region' with the theme of 'striking at the first sign, eliminating black evils, removing tumors, and destroying black cars', severely cracking down on the behavior of stealing oil and destroying oilfield production.

There are many illegal earth-smelting furnaces, oil-stealing dens, and oil-stealing personnel in Yingjiang. You must increase the intensity of the crackdown on stealing crude oil, block the source and cut off the flow, block the channels for selling stolen goods, and continuously organize personnel to conduct 'net-like' investigations across the city. Once discovered, deal with it strictly.

Oh, by the way, some new types of 'oil selling' methods have appeared, wearing a legal cloak to do dirty things, and even colluding with oil extraction plants and law enforcement personnel. Lu Fan has some clues there.

Director Ye, this work is handed over to you. You must personally arrange and deploy it, and achieve results as soon as possible. Lu Fan represents the Municipal Committee to supervise and follow up, and report the progress to me at any time!"

Ye Chen stated: "The Public Security Bureau will definitely follow the instructions of the Secretary and the Municipal Committee, carefully deploy, increase the intensity of the crackdown, achieve results, and help the high-quality development of our city's economy!"

After discussing the work, Ye Chen followed Lu Fan to his office and said: "Secretary-General Lu, it's relatively easy to crack down on 'stealing and robbing'. We have a mature plan. The main thing is, where are the specific locations of the clues the Secretary mentioned?"

Lu Fan naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity and said: "The Secretary received several report letters, mainly about the waste oil mud treatment plant in Ningyang County and several LNG stations. Director Ye must know the tricks involved better than I do. The Secretary specifically instructed that they must be taken down, uprooted, and the protective umbrella behind them must be ferreted out!"

Ye Chen's face was solemn; it could be seen that he knew some things.