395: Chapter 395 Leaving the Criminal Investigation Bureau

Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng pondered for a moment, then finally asked, "Comrade Qiaoxi, are you really not considering coming to the Provincial Peoples Congress to serve as Deputy Director? That way, we can resolve your deputy-ministerial level status."

"No."

Without even thinking about it, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi replied, "I will just stay in Dongjiang City, serve as the Director of the Municipal Peoples Congress, and continue to watch over the development of Dongjiang City."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng did not try to persuade him further, but instead said, "The selection for the Municipal Party Secretary of Dongjiang City has already been considered by the higher-ups."

"What!"

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's expression changed slightly; his recommended candidate was Mayor Liu, and it had received unanimous approval from the Municipal Standing Committee. Who could have known that someone would be parachuted in from above?

"Secretary Zhao, is there really no possibility for Mayor Liu?"

"No possibility." Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng answered affirmatively, with a hint of regret.

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi left with disappointment.

Dongjiang City.

On Monday, shortly after work began, the Mayor's office started to become lively. There were always some well-informed individuals who had obtained the news and came to offer their congratulations.

For example, Secretary-General Sun Lanying, who was a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and Director of the Municipal Party Committee Office.

"Mayor Liu, oh no, I should call you Secretary Liu. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Mayor Liu smiled, "Director Sun, please don't make such jokes. It's still far from being a done deal."

Although he said this with his mouth, he was actually very happy inside.

He had endured for years, and now he was finally about to ascend.

Because of his age, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi was about to step down from the position of Municipal Party Secretary. The old secretary had personally told him that the position of the new Municipal Party Secretary would be his, Mayor Liu's.

He even knew that the old secretary had gone to the provincial capital, likely to find the Provincial Party Secretary to recommend him for the new Municipal Party Secretary position.

Mayor Liu knew that the relationship between Secretary Wu Qiaoxi and the Provincial Party Secretary was extraordinary, which meant that his succession as Municipal Party Secretary was basically a done deal.

Secretary-General Sun Lanying was also a smart person.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to serve as the Director of the Municipal Party Committee Office and Secretary-General at the age of forty-six or forty-seven, and also be a member of the Municipal Standing Committee.

She knew even better that as Secretary-General, her service object was the main leadership of the Municipal Party Committee, or more accurately, the Municipal Party Secretary.

With the old secretary stepping down and the new secretary taking office, if she wanted to sit firmly in her current position, she had to maintain a good relationship with the new secretary. That was why she had come to show goodwill to Mayor Liu and state her position.

"Secretary Liu, you are too modest. This matter is basically settled. With Secretary Wu Qiaoxi stepping in, success is certain."

"Don't, don't. Let's wait for the official appointment. For now, just call me Mayor Liu, or Comrade Wenming."

On this issue, Secretary-General Sun Lanying did not insist. How she addressed him was not important; the most important thing was to show her stance.

"Mayor Liu, I have some work to report to you. In future work, I ask for your care and guidance. Please rest assured, I will definitely be a good steward of the Municipal Party Committee and serve the main leaders of the Municipal Party Committee well."

This was equivalent to stating her allegiance.

Mayor Liu nodded slightly, "I am very happy that Secretary-General Sun has this awareness. In the future, feel free to report work matters to me."

The two of them knew exactly what was going on.

Some things did not need to be said too explicitly; just hinting at them was enough, and both knew what the other meant.

Consequently, Secretary-General Sun Lanying gave her report, staying for a full twenty or thirty minutes before leaving.

Afterwards, there were always some well-informed people who came by, using the excuse of reporting work to offer congratulations, curry favor, and so on.

Beijing.

Qin Chuan took his wife and children to eat at his parents' house again.

After dinner, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong called Qin Chuan into the study, and the father and son chatted about some work matters.

"Chuan'er, your appointment will come down soon. You are going to Dongjiang City, Jiangnan Province, to serve as the Municipal Party Secretary. You can start handing over your work at the Criminal Investigation Bureau. After you arrive there, pay attention to uniting with your comrades and strive to achieve some results..."

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong gave instructions and advice.

A thirty-one-year-old Municipal Party Secretary of a prefecture-level city was still very conspicuous. He tried to ask Qin Chuan to keep a low profile, work earnestly, and achieve results.

Qin Chuan nodded, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely unite with my comrades and strive to achieve results."

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong added, "Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng of Jiangnan Province is a protégé of Elder Qin. You have met him before. After you arrive in Jiangnan Province, the first thing you should do is visit Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng."

Qin Chuan was not unfamiliar with Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng, but they were not close either.

Mainly during festivals, Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng would take the initiative to visit Elder Qin at his home, and Qin Chuan had only seen him two or three times.

After chatting with his father, on the way home, Zhu Qingxi couldn't help but ask, "Husband, Dad was chatting with you about work matters, right? Has your position been decided?"

His wife was smart and guessed it right away.

Qin Chuan said, "It's basically decided, just waiting for the official appointment. I will be serving as the Municipal Party Secretary of Dongjiang City, Jiangnan Province."

It was Municipal Party Secretary, not Mayor!

Zhu Qingxi was inexplicably pleasantly surprised, "Congratulations, husband. Let's go home; I want to reward you properly."

The next day.

The first thing Qin Chuan did when he got to work was go to Minister Xu Haodong's office. Since he was about to leave the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, he definitely had to greet Minister Xu.

As a member of the Qin Faction, Minister Xu Haodong already knew about it. Seeing Qin Chuan knock and enter, he was very enthusiastic, "Comrade Qin Chuan, congratulations on taking another step forward."

Qin Chuan said modestly, "Thank you, Minister Xu. Leaving the Criminal Investigation Bureau so soon, I really feel a bit reluctant."

Minister Xu Haodong said, "If you miss your comrades, you can come back to visit often when you return to Beijing. We are also reluctant to see you go. Once you leave, it's equivalent to the Ministry of Public Security losing a fierce general."

This was not bragging at all; Qin Chuan was indeed a fierce general. One unsolved case after another had been solved by Qin Chuan leading the team.

But as a member of the Qin Faction, Minister Xu Haodong was very clear that Qin Chuan only came to the Ministry of Public Security to build up his credentials; he could not stay here forever. He had a much broader stage.

Giving advice as an elder and imparting a lot of experience on the ways of officialdom, soon, the Ministry of Public Security issued an official personnel document, relieving Qin Chuan of his post as Deputy Party Secretary of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, with other duties to follow.

Many people offered congratulations to Qin Chuan, and he completed the work handover within a day. In the evening, the Criminal Investigation Bureau held a banquet to see Qin Chuan off.

At the banquet, everyone enviously discovered that from Minister Xu Haodong on down, many leaders from the ministry had come in person.

Furthermore, Minister Xu Haodong specifically clinked glasses with Qin Chuan and delivered a speech, expressing his reluctance to see Qin Chuan leave and highly affirming the achievements Qin Chuan had made at the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Having completed the work handover and leaving the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Qin Chuan rested at home for a day, then took Zhu Qingxi and boarded a plane to Jiangnan Province.