Chapter 63

Prosecutor General

Last year, when promoting the renovation of urban villages, seven households in Changming District refused to sign the compensation agreement, causing the entire urban renewal project to stall, and the developer wanted to withdraw investment and leave.

Executive

Executive Xiao Yunce directly gave the order, commanding the demolition team to raze the urban village to the ground! Whoever becomes a holdout household, he will use iron-fisted methods to pull out their nail.

If you cause trouble, he will charge you with provoking trouble; he doesn't fear your dissatisfaction.

Chu Jinsong simply couldn't stand this barbaric style of chasing only performance while ignoring the people's livelihood; he broke face with Xiao Yunce at the Standing Committee meeting, and from then on they became enemies.

When the development of Qingzhu Ridge first began, there were also many opposing voices in the city.

Some worried that excessive development would destroy the ecological environment of Qingzhu Ridge.

Xiao Yunce directly slammed the table and shouted at the meeting: "Villagers raise pigs on the mountain, and you don't say it destroys the ecology! Now we carry out development, and you say it destroys the ecology! What are you trying to do? Those few hundred pigs could make a household wealthy! Developing it into a scenic holiday resort could drive the city's tourism economy! Which is more important, which is lighter—don't you have any sense?"

That scene of the whole crowd being silenced by his retort is still etched in many people's minds.

In Nanzhou, Xiao Yunce is famed as an iron-fisted leader, acting with decisiveness and vigor. Those who admire him call him a pragmatic doer. When former Mayor Peng Qinghua was promoted, he strongly recommended Xiao Yunce to the province.

Secretary

Anyway, Xiao Yunce is now the acting Mayor; the city People's Congress will hold elections in April. The next two or so months are crucial for him.

Whether he can shake off the "acting" label hinges on this final spasm.

Gao Peng

Today, Yin Qiuhong's father was arrested; this fuse directly ignited Xiao Yunce's explosive temper.

Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau

Then he also berated Secretary Bai Wentao: "You're also a piece of trash! I told you to keep a close watch on the special task force—are your eyes growing out of your ass? Blind as you are?! Yin Qiuhong's father has already been arrested, yet you're still here pouring tea and serving water! If something happens to Yin Qiuhong, how many people will die in Nanzhou's officialdom? You tell me! Are your ten fingers enough?"

Municipal People's Congress

Yin Qiuhong's official rank isn't high, but the men she has slept with, if gathered together, could fill ten mahjong tables! If Yin Qiuhong were arrested, it wouldn't be just one or two deaths—it would be a terrifying magnitude-ten earthquake!

9·28 Forest Fire

Former Mayor

Acting Mayor of Nanzhou

The angry feelings could not subside for Along time.

Today is already January 19; the April election is just over two months away—this really is the wind filling the tower before the mountain rain comes, and the closer to election day, the fiercer the counterstrike actions of the political and legal system.

Chu Jinsong and Leng Chuan of the provincial anti-corruption bureau formed a strong alliance.

The anti-corruption task force has stationed in Nanzhou City; is it really just to investigate the truth of the September 28 forest fire?

No!

The September 28 forest fire is merely a opening; their true purpose is to follow the vine to melon and take Xiao Yunce down! This is a combination punch from the bottom up.

The Municipal Party Committee's number-one figure, Gao Peng, is no good either.

Gao has been studying in Jing for several months now and hasn't come back, knowing that the Executive faction and the political and legal system are incompatible; he hides behind the scenes, watching the tigers fight from the mountain.

In the April election, Gao's vote is also crucial.

For now, the only option is to consolidate the base and find a way to suppress the rising momentum of the political and legal system; Gao may go along with the trend, supporting the side that won't drag him down.

Gao wants political achievements; in this regard, only I, Xiao Yunce, can help him achieve them.

At the same time, Gao does not want to take on risk.

Therefore I must clean my own backside; once my backside is clean, no one can pull the mayor's chair out from under me……

Xiao Yunce stood by the office window, pondering for over half an hour.

Only after hearing a knock at the door behind him did Xiao Yunce turn and sit in his office chair, saying, "Come in." The office door was pushed open, and the visitors were Yin Qiuhong and Chang Ming of the Procuratorate.

Both of them had prepared themselves for a scolding.

Xiao Yunce did not disappoint them; he opened his mouth and questioned Yin Qiuhong: "Tell me the truth—did your father's high-priced sale of calligraphy works have anything to do with you?"

That's outright nonsense.

If it weren't for Yin Qiuhong holding official connections in one hand and forest public security power in the other, who would pay a high price for her father's misspelled characters?

Of course, Mayor Xiao certainly wouldn't ask knowingly.

What Mayor Xiao really wanted to ask was: "Can you clean your own backside?" Yin Qiuhong clearly understands that one must clean one's own backside and not cause trouble for the leaders; that's the point.

Yin Qiuhong replied firmly: "Rest assured, even if my father died in there, he would not betray me; I am his biological daughter."

"Remember this: if you ever die an unfortunate death, don't blame heaven or others then! If you must blame someone, blame your father—he's the one who bit you to death!"

Xiao Yunce coldly warned Yin Qiuhong.

The implication is: if you cannot clean your own backside and fall into the hands of the anti-corruption bureau, then don't blame me, Xiao, for silencing you.

"Hmm."

Yin Qiuhong nodded, steeling herself.

Resentment welled up in her heart.

She thought, "Old lady has done so much for you, and you threaten me with such words! You're a dog of a man who denies people after pulling up his pants! If that day ever comes, old lady will definitely bite you to death……"

"What's this look? Not convinced?!"

Xiao Yunce's gaze was truly venomous, catching Yin Qiuhong's rebellious anger.

Yin Qiuhong shook her head, suppressing her resentment: "I'm not unconvinced; I'm just thinking about how to clean my backside."

"Best be!"

After glaring at Yin Qiuhong, Xiao Yunce also glared at Prosecutor General Chang Ming beside her.

That gaze startled Chang Ming.

Chang Ming, like an obedient model student, hastily straightened his posture, his middle finger pressed against his trouser seam: "I also have no objections."

"Yin Qiuhong has her head stuck in her pants, you, Chang Ming! I think you have your head stuck in your mother's womb, what nonsense! What are you doing all day? The higher procuratorate sent an anti-corruption task force to station in Nanzhou, and you, as Prosecutor General, don't even go around much—doesn't that make you look very awesome?"

Xiao Yunce's scolding is done in one breath, each word striking the ground with a resounding sound.

Chang Ming was scolded until his scalp felt like it would burst, and with a wronged face he said: "You didn't want me to watch Dai Fengnian? I've been..."

"That's just a vegetative person!"

Xiao Yunce was about to be driven mad by anger, roaring continuously: "A Prosecutor General! Give you a task, you take it; no task given, you won't find work for yourself! Is that what you mean?"

Chang Ming explained, feeling wronged: "I don't mean that..."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Yunce let out an angry roar, leaving Chang Ming so depressed he felt life was not worth living.

Feeling that Mayor Xiao is really hard to serve.

When I stay silent, you ask what I mean; when I try to explain, you tell me to shut up! Honestly, whatever I do is wrong, just standing there taking the scolding is right.

Thinking of this, Chang Ming let his heart sink, maintaining a stance as stiff as wood.

Xiao Yunce said: "You two listen up, do three things next: one, both of you clean your own backsides; two, promptly announce the re-investigation results of the 9·28 forest fire, giving the superiors an explanation; three, I don't care what methods you use, find a reason to arrest Lin Dongfan, forcing Chu Jinsong to compromise and yield."