Chapter 207: Tang Ye is truly a slippery character!

Around five o'clock the next day, Tang Ye got up.

Jiang Jing had an inspection in the afternoon, so he hurried to the office to prepare the corresponding materials.

To Tang Ye's surprise, Lin Ru had also arrived at the unit early and walked straight into his office.

"Good morning, Secretary-General!" Tang Ye hurriedly greeted her warmly. "Have you had breakfast? I brought breakfast for my colleagues in the office. If you haven't eaten yet and don't mind, you can have some with us."

"No need, I've already eaten." Lin Ru pondered to herself that Tang Ye's methods for winning people over were quite skillful.

She then asked calmly, "I heard that Mayor Jiang went to the provincial capital yesterday?"

"That's right." Tang Ye understood instantly that Lin Ru wanted to probe him for Jiang Jing's whereabouts.

Although Lin Ru was nominally Jiang Jing's assistant in her work, she actually shouldered the responsibility of "supervising" Jiang Jing.

"Was there any harvest from this trip?" Lin Ru threw out this question, appearing casual.

"The harvest was huge. By staying by Mayor Jiang's side, I've learned quite a lot." Tang Ye gave an honest smile and answered irrelevantly, avoiding the key information.

Lin Ru thought to herself that Tang Ye was truly a slippery character.

However, as a secretary, having a tight mouth was a necessary quality.

Lin Ru put away her relaxed attitude and became slightly more serious. "As a secretary, one must act with rigor. Mayor Jiang's style of doing things has always been aggressive; you must stay by his side at all times to observe and remind him. Once you detect any signs of things spiraling out of control, you must report to me immediately."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely be more cautious and meticulous from now on."

It was not that Tang Ye intended to hide Jiang Jing's itinerary from Lin Ru.

Take the matter from last weekend, for example.

From the information revealed in Jiang Jing's conversations with others, Tang Ye inferred that this trip was highly likely related to the Modern Agricultural New Reclamation Zone.

One must know that this project involved a massive investment of several billion; if the news were leaked carelessly, it could very likely cause inestimable losses.

On one hand, Hanzhou needed to compete fiercely with thirteen other cities for this project;

On the other hand, there might be people with ulterior motives within Hanzhou who would interfere and disrupt the overall situation.

Lin Ru stared into Tang Ye's seemingly clear and pure eyes and said earnestly.

"You haven't been in the Municipal Government Office for long, so you might not be familiar with many of the rules. You must pay attention next time.

Today's inspection itinerary is arranged extremely tightly; did Mayor Jiang give any specific instructions?

If so, you might as well say it; perhaps it can still be adjusted appropriately."

Lin Ru had been tormented by Jiang Jing's "unpredictable" style of doing things.

"Mayor Jiang did not give any instructions."

"He didn't say anything? For example, being dissatisfied with a certain county?"

"It is absolutely true, he didn't say anything!" Tang Ye thought to himself that even if Jiang Jing really had such words, he could only pretend to be ignorant and act as if he hadn't heard them.

Lin Ru sighed helplessly, feeling in her heart that Tang Ye's mouth was simply like a wall of bronze and iron.

However, deep down, she also approved of Tang Ye.

After all, as a leader's personal Chief Secretary, one should possess this kind of ability to strictly keep secrets.

Lin Ru returned to her own office, keeping a close watch on Jiang Jing the whole time.

When Jiang Jing appeared, Lin Ru immediately followed him.

"Mayor Jiang, we depart in half an hour. The vehicles are arranged as two Coasters, and the accompanying personnel include the heads of relevant departments. The Public Security Bureau has also dispatched two police cars to lead the way.

We will head to Chongjiang County first this morning to have a meal there, and then head to Tianling County in the afternoon."

Lin Ru reported the itinerary arrangements.

Jiang Jing cast his gaze toward Tang Ye and instructed, "Little Tang, bring me the list of accompanying personnel to look at."

Tang Ye quickly retreated, and not long after, he presented the list.

Lin Ru pondered to herself that Tang Ye's reaction speed was truly outstanding.

Coming in early in the morning to prepare materials, he had clearly thought ahead about how to handle Jiang Jing's various needs.

Jiang Jing was notoriously difficult to serve, and Tang Ye's meticulousness could just happen to create a good chemical reaction with Jiang Jing.

Tang Ye handed the list to Lin Ru. Lin Ru quickly browsed through it, and after confirming it was correct, handed it to Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing took the list, picked up a pen, and decisively crossed out several names on it.

"There is no need for so many people. Reduce the two vehicles to one, and cancel the police escort. We are going down for an inspection to truly understand the actual situation, not to put on airs."

Lin Ru took back the revised list and, upon looking at it, discovered that more than half of the people on the list had been deleted.

A wave of displeasure suddenly surged in her heart; after all, they were about to depart, yet the itinerary and personnel arrangements had been changed at the last minute.

However, Lin Ru's powerful emotional control ability played a role at this moment.

Her expression remained as usual. "I will go and rearrange it immediately."

After Lin Ru left, Jiang Jing lowered his voice and said to Tang Ye, "After the motorcade departs, notify Secretary-General Lin that we will go to Suiyuan County first, return to the Municipal Government for lunch, and then go to Tianling County and Chongjiang County in the afternoon."

Tang Ye nodded quickly to acknowledge the order, marveling to himself that this Mayor Jiang really liked to take unconventional paths.

However, since the leader had made such a decision, he must have his own far-reaching considerations.

Now, relying on three undercover operations, Mayor Jiang had successfully destroyed the Young Master Huang gang and stood firmly in Hanzhou.

Even Xiao Jingyu, facing Jiang Jing's current momentum, could only temporarily avoid his edge.

All work arrangements for an inspection were centered around the inspection site.

Which projects to inspect at which location; confirming the accompanying personnel and schedule based on the content of the inspection; the inspected location would have started preparations at least a week in advance.

Changing the location at the last minute meant that everything Lin Ru had done before was in vain.

Yet Tang Ye knew that Jiang Jing was afraid of Lin Ru "smuggling in private goods" during the inspection work.

He was deliberately adjusting it before departure to catch Lin Ru off guard.

It was obvious that Jiang Jing was putting pressure on Lin Ru.

Tang Ye was also secretly complaining in his heart.

Lin Ru dared not harbor any resentment toward Jiang Jing, but she could clearly see that the gaze Jiang Jing cast toward her was filled with hostility.

Lin Ru must have felt that she knew Jiang Jing's thoughts but refused to reveal them.

Therefore, she shifted her anger onto her.

As a Secretary, one's situation is always this delicate; one can act by leveraging the leader's influence, yet it is unavoidable to be implicated for no reason.

Of course, Tang Ye also felt some sympathy for Lin Ru.

Due to her position and historical reasons, Jiang Jing had a need for Lin Ru, yet it was impossible to trust her completely.

In this complex relationship, it was inevitable for Lin Ru to feel constrained in her work.

It was Tang Ye's first time accompanying Jiang Jing on an inspection tour, so he had no experience to speak of and was completely clueless about what preparations needed to be made.

After the motorcade set off.

Tang Ye leaned close to Lin Ru and lowered his voice to inform her of the news that Jiang Jing had temporarily adjusted the inspection location.

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Lin Ru's mouth, and she immediately instructed Wen Rong to notify the liaison personnel at the inspection site.

Since things had reached this point, they could only take it one step at a time!

The Coaster was already full of people; Tang Ye looked around and realized he did not recognize most of them.

As they were about to exit the expressway, Jiang Jing saw a motorcade waiting at the entrance from afar and could not help but frown slightly.

Seeing this, Tang Ye hurried to Lin Ru's side and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Lin Ru reacted quickly and immediately sent a message to the County Party Secretary of Suiyuan County.

Upon seeing the message, County Party Secretary Wang Xingjian's face turned deathly pale in an instant; he hurriedly called over the County Magistrate and urgently instructed, "Don't follow for a moment; I will follow alone."

After speaking, he hurriedly got into his car.

The Coaster did not stop.

It drove straight toward the Industrial Park.

Sitting in the car, Wang Xingjian sighed secretly, lamenting in his heart: Mayor Jiang's style of doing things is truly unique!

Fortunately!

He had been prepared!