Chapter 1206: River Embankment Project?

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "Yes, he went to Qingxi County for an interview half a month ago and was detained by the local public security department yesterday."

Within a few seconds, countless thoughts raced through Li Jun's mind.

He could guess what was going on with his knees. It must have been that Jiang Zhaoyang's interview touched some soft spot in Qingxi County. The county tried to work on him but failed, so they detained him. If they hadn't been pushed to the wall, they wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure.

Although Li Jun was a Vice Mayor, Duan Mantang really didn't take him seriously. Duan Mantang was nearly sixty years old and was a veteran in Qingyang City, more than a dozen years older than Li Jun. Several of his old subordinates were already municipal leaders in Qingyang City. He had never been very respectful to Li Jun, an outsider and a young man.

Li Jun couldn't do anything about Duan Mantang either, so he simply acted as if he hadn't seen Duan Mantang's arrogance. He rarely went to Qingxi County; this was called "out of sight, out of mind," to avoid going to Qingxi County and suffering that kind of annoyance.

Today, Su Xinghui had come to Li Jun for help. Logically speaking, Li Jun had to help with this favor. Not to mention Su Xinghui's background, just the fact that Su Xinghui had run the Changjiang Bridge project in Jingcheng, which had sent him, Li Jun, a huge political achievement for nothing—he had to repay this favor.

However, Li Jun really wasn't sure if he could help Su Xinghui. What if that idiot Duan Mantang didn't buy his account at all, or what if the reporter surnamed Jiang had poked a hole too big? It would be a small matter if he, Li Jun, lost face, but it would be bad if he offended Su Xinghui.

Thinking of this, Li Jun knew he couldn't show off. He had to make this matter clear to Su Xinghui. The water in Qingxi County was very deep. He had to let Su Xinghui understand the situation before deciding what to do.

Li Jun didn't think that with Su Xinghui's ability, Duan Mantang could really fight him. Although a strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake, when the strong dragon is strong to a certain extent, the local snake also has to suffer.

Since Su Xinghui could mix so well in Jingcheng, he was certainly an outrageously strong dragon.

If Li Jun didn't make the situation clear to Su Xinghui, and Su Xinghui went to Qingxi County rashly and suffered a setback, he would probably hold a grudge against Li Jun.

Li Jun said, "Mayor Su, to tell you the truth, the water in Qingxi County is deep!"

As soon as Su Xinghui heard this, he frowned. Seeing his expression, Li Jun hurriedly said, "Mayor Su, this isn't me shirking. I will definitely help you, but I want to tell you the real situation. I'm not even sure about this matter; the water in Qingxi County is truly deep."

Hearing Li Jun's sincere tone, Su Xinghui knew he wasn't intentionally shirking, and presumably, he wouldn't intentionally shirk either. He nodded and said, "Mayor Li, please tell me about it."

Li Jun nodded and said, "The situation in Qingxi County is very complicated, especially the County Party Secretary there, Duan Mantang. He is a veteran in our Qingyang City. Let's put it this way: among our Qingyang City Standing Committee members, three are his old subordinates."

Upon hearing Li Jun's words, Su Xinghui knew that this Duan Mantang was indeed extraordinary. Three members of the Municipal Standing Committee were his old subordinates? In a city, this could be called deep-rooted and flourishing. Li Jun wasn't from Qingyang City and had only been transferred to Qingyang for a little over a year. If they were to fight with all their might, he might not necessarily be able to defeat this County Party Secretary.

Su Xinghui knew that this matter was troublesome. Originally, he thought that with Li Jun, a Vice Mayor, here, this matter would be easy to solve, and a phone call from Li Jun would solve everything. But now, it really wasn't certain.

Su Xinghui asked, "Mayor Li, how is your relationship with that Secretary Duan?"

Li Jun said, "To be honest, my relationship with him isn't very good. He is, how should I put it, a bit of an old man relying on his seniority. Relying on his deep roots in our city, and because he is old and not seeking progress, he doesn't respect me very much anyway."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright, Mayor Li, I understand. Since that's the case, I won't trouble you. Thank you!"

Li Jun hurriedly said, "Mayor Su, don't be anxious yet. I told you these things just to make the real situation clear to you so you have an understanding, not that I don't want to help. How about this: there is a Vice County Magistrate in Qingxi County named Xu Yufu who has a decent relationship with me. I'll make a phone call and ask him."

Li Jun then made a phone call in front of Su Xinghui. As soon as the call was connected, he said, "Yufu, I want to ask you about something. Was there a reporter from the provincial capital detained for prostitution there yesterday?"

The person on the other end of the phone answered Li Jun's question. Li Jun said, "Then who exactly is handling this case? Do you know? Did that reporter actually engage in prostitution?"

Li Jun listened to the answer on the phone and nodded repeatedly. He asked again, "Then do you know what this reporter was interviewing in your Qingxi County?"

After another dozen seconds, Li Jun said, "Alright, I know. If there's anything, I'll call you again."

After hanging up, Li Jun said, "Mayor Su, I've inquired. This case was indeed ordered by Duan Mantang to be handled by the Public Security Bureau. Vice County Magistrate Xu said he wasn't too sure whether your friend engaged in prostitution or not; it's hard to say. By the way, your friend was interviewing about the Qingxi River Embankment Project in Qingxi County." ===== CHAPTER 1208 =====