Chapter 1081: with translation of chapter title

Zhou Ruohan was instantly surrounded by a feeling of suffocation from lack of oxygen.

The words she had wanted to say were all swallowed back, and after a bout of "raging storm," both were panting from exhaustion.

Su Yang pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a leisurely puff: "Ah, this life is just comfortable."

"Hey, by the way, I forgot to tell you something: that kid Sun Chengjun set Ning Shu Yue up with someone, and when they came to see me that day, Ning Shu Yue vomited on the spot, which Old Gao discovered, and his face was as black as a pot bottom."

"Fortunately, Ning Shu Yue probably really took a liking to the big army, so they're already good, and then Sun Chengjun wanted to hurry up and propose; this was originally supposed to be done after the New Year, but they've dragged it to now."

"I just told Dad about this, and he said he happens to have time these two days and is willing to go act as a matchmaker for Sun Chengjun, which would also give him face."

"Don't worry about Dad's condition; I think he's in great shape, and if he went elsewhere he might not have enough stature, but in our Ganzhou Sheng his stature is definitely sufficient, since he once served as Executive Vice Governor there, and even retiring directly from that post would still give him plenty of face."

"Besides, he has many old comrades, and according to Dad, he also wants to go around and have a look."

But no matter what he said, Zhou Ruohan still kept thinking about his being reassigned.

"You still have the energy to worry about these things; of course I'm not saying Sun Chengjun shouldn't go—he definitely should—and it's good that Dad agreed to go, so the attention Sun Chengjun receives will likely be greater, and his growth would also be good for you."

"But the problem now is, you've already been reassigned, don't you know? Even the people in your provincial Party Committee's Organization Department know about this; you definitely know, aren't you supposed to go visit Minister Fang?"

"Has Minister Fang not helped you, not promised to say a few words for you? Given his current position, I say you, a division-level cadre, even a vice-department-level cadre's posting is just a word for him, and this doesn't violate organizational principles, because the leaders of the Organization Department indeed have this authority."

As he spoke, a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes: "Minister Fang has always been good to you; could it be that he's also afraid to offend someone in this matter? That shouldn't be."

Su Yang said: "No, actually when I went to visit Secretary Fang, Secretary Fang leaned toward letting me stay in the Jingcheng central department, and he said that as long as he says a word, there should be no problem."

"But I also considered another issue: even if Secretary Fang steps forward and says a word to keep me in the Jingcheng central department, the procedure would still be fine."

"I also want to stay in Jingcheng, so I could see you every day; when our little treasure is born, I could still bring him out to play every day."

"Do you know where the crux of the problem lies? As long as I stay in Jingcheng, everyone will use this to make an issue, and they'll blame it on our dad."

"To be honest, for our family, whether I can advance in these two years is not important at all; what matters is that Dad can get through this hurdle smoothly, without adding any more trouble for him."

"You've seen the tactics of these people; logically my matter shouldn't have been announced or decided so quickly, but just one night, this Prince Wang could have settled it for us—don't you think their intention might be aimed at me?"

"I think it's not that; these people are far more cunning than us, and we can't fall into their trap."

"Moreover, I'm thinking they've figured it out—Dad possibly values my support, so they want to make him speak out in my favor by throwing his own ranks into chaos."

"If I let them succeed, I wouldn't be Su Yang; and you shouldn't think that if Dad can't pull through this time, not only would letting me become a division-level or vice-department-level cadre be impossible, but in the future they could easily manipulate me at any moment."

"If Dad can get through this and secure a new post, they wouldn't dare act rashly."

"So everything is considered for the greater good, and also for you and our family's child."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruohan's eyes instantly filled with tears: "I've also been a bit willful, only thinking about your safety and not considering the whole bigger picture."

Su Yang gently stroked Zhou Ruohan's head: "You don't need to worry about so many things; just take good care of our little treasure."

But Zhou Ruohan still wasn't reassured: "You need to know what kind of place that is; if those coal bosses really start to act, they won't give you any chance to resist."

"Especially since they directly parachuted in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary and the Public Security Bureau Chief from the province, surely they made full preparations, yet they still couldn't avoid it."

Su Yang said: "If it really comes to that, I'll just go along with them, collude, and scheme with them—at least first stabilize them, then later undermine them from within."

"Of course, if you do that, you need to win the support of the relevant leaders of the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission."

He was actually just saying it offhand—colluding, scheming—there's no way he could actually do such things; that would be like running over to admit defeat and bow down, which is totally contrary to his style.

However, Zhou Ruohan took up the thread: "Exactly, there's always a compromise; you don't necessarily have to go head-to-head with them."

"But they can so blatantly disregard the law and do such outrageous things; the people of the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission might not be reliable either."

"I think you could try visiting Old Liu these two days to get him to say a word, then go to Deputy Secretary Zhou's home; as long as Deputy Secretary Zhou nods, you can directly send all the relevant evidence to him, and at the critical moment you can apply pressure from above."

"That way, your pressure will definitely be much less."

Upon Zhou Ruohan saying that, Su Yang instantly felt that this was not a bad strategy either.

The Secretary Zhou being referred to is Comrade Zhou Cheng; it was he who personally led the team down for Liu Zhengyang's matter originally.

And this time, the Executive Vice Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission was removed, which for him also seems like an opportunity.

But he still said: "That wouldn't be right; for a county-level matter to directly go to someone else's Deputy Secretary Zhou is too much of a leap, and if mishandled it could draw criticism."

Zhou Ruohan said: "You've been in the system for two or three years—how can you still be so naive? Do you think those major cases reported in the news are all cracked locally?"

"Do you think what you see are the facts? Actually, behind every matter there are countless connections."

"It's just that they deliberately omit these problems when reporting."

However, Su Yang didn't make the decision on his own for this matter, because next he will definitely have to report his upcoming work situation to the two elders, and then bring it up to discuss whether to visit directly or how to arrange it.