403: Chapter 403 Taking the Initiative

"Come in!"

The office door was pushed open, and in walked Secretary-General Sun Lanying, who also served as the Director of the Municipal Party Committee Office.

She was in her forties, wore her hair in a short style, sported black-rimmed glasses, and looked quite ordinary.

"Secretary Qin, hello."

She had been nowhere to be seen all day, and now, just before the end of the workday, she had finally shown up.

Qin Chuan smiled meaningfully. "Secretary-General Sun Lanying, is there something you need?"

Sensing that Qin Chuan's tone was a bit off and carried a hint of dissatisfaction, Secretary-General Sun Lanying became even more humble, lowering her posture.

Having spent so long in the system, she had long since become an old fox. "Secretary Qin, I am truly sorry. I came here specifically to apologize to you. I was just so busy today; I should have reported to you first thing, but I only found a moment now."

Qin Chuan didn't believe a single word of it.

"Secretary-General Sun Lanying, it seems you are very busy."

Secretary-General Sun Lanying smiled and changed the subject. "Secretary Qin, are you satisfied with your accommodations, office, and assigned vehicle? Is there anything you need me to take care of for you?"

"Not for the moment. If there is nothing else, you may leave. Do not disturb me while I am reviewing these documents and reports."

"Alright, alright, then Secretary Qin, please go ahead with your work."

After Secretary-General Sun Lanying left the Municipal Party Secretary's office, her expression changed completely. She thought fiercely, "What kind of airs are you putting on as the Municipal Party Secretary? Secretary Wu Qiaoxi is right; in two or three months at most, you will be slinking out of Dongjiang City in disgrace."

The next day.

The situation was much the same. The Municipal Party Secretary's office was very quiet, with almost no one coming to report on their work.

Staying in the office to look at documents and reports all the time wasn't a solution. Qin Chuan decided to take the initiative and start by dealing with Liu Laosan from the tourist pedestrian street.

Through a system search, he found that this Liu Laosan was no good. He used "touch porcelain" tactics to swindle many tourists, extorting anywhere from several thousand to over a hundred thousand yuan at a time.

Why hadn't he been dealt with? The reason was simple: he was a distant cousin of Secretary-General Sun Lanying. With this connection, the police had been won over by him and were biased in his favor.

Picking up the phone, Qin Chuan called Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun over.

"Secretary Qin, do you need something?"

Qin Chuan said, "Notify the Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau; we are going to take a walk through the tourist pedestrian street."

"Understood, I will arrange it immediately."

About ten or twenty minutes later, Qin Chuan got into the Municipal Party Committee's number one car and headed to the tourist pedestrian street, accompanied by Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie and Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun.

In the Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General's office, Secretary-General Sun Lanying watched through the glass as the Municipal Party Committee's number one car drove away, then picked up the phone to call Secretary Wu Qiaoxi.

"Leader, Secretary Qin has gone out. Accompanied by Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie and Deputy Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun, he has gone to the tourist pedestrian street..."

She was truly loyal; whenever anything happened, she immediately reported it to Secretary Wu Qiaoxi.

Back to Qin Chuan.

He had come to the tourist pedestrian street in Dongjiang City once before. Last time, he had come as an ordinary tourist and had almost been ripped off; this time, he came as the Municipal Party Secretary.

His goal was clear; he went directly to Liu Laosan's shop.

Liu Laosan was inside the shop. He had just swindled a tourist and pocketed over 20,000 yuan, so he was in a good mood, wondering if he could pull off another one today.

This...

Seeing Qin Chuan walk in, he recognized him instantly, but he couldn't understand why Deputy Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun and Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie were accompanying him.

Seeing Liu Laosan's reaction, Qin Chuan said, "Boss Liu, do you remember me?"

Liu Laosan said nervously, "Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun, what is going on? Who is he?"

Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun said, "Liu Laosan, I heard that a few days ago you tried to rip off the new Municipal Party Secretary. You're quite something, aren't you?"

This young man was the new Municipal Party Secretary!

Liu Laosan was stunned. After realizing what was happening, he quickly softened his stance and apologized, "I am sorry. I was blind and didn't recognize a superior. I apologize."

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "If apologies were useful, what would we need the law for? Comrade Ji Jie, a few days ago, he tried to pass off a fake glass bracelet as a jade one and attempted to extort 200,000 yuan from me. I leave this matter to you to handle."

"If necessary, get the public security bureau involved and open an investigation. Furthermore, according to what I know, this Liu Laosan is a repeat offender who frequently extorts tourists for large sums of money."

Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie certainly knew that Liu Laosan had some connection to Secretary-General Sun Lanying, but this was the Municipal Party Secretary's order, and she knew what to do.

"Rest assured, Secretary Qin, we will handle this strictly!"

Qin Chuan instructed, "Handling it strictly is not enough. You must treat this as a model case. All relevant personnel involved, as well as their protectors behind the scenes, must be dealt with severely. I want to hear your report on the results as soon as possible."

"Rest assured, Secretary Qin, I will certainly carry out your instructions!"

Qin Chuan nodded with satisfaction. This Comrade Ji Jie was not bad, unlike some others who completely failed to see the situation and were blindly following Secretary Wu Qiaoxi down a dark path.

Liu Laosan was dumbfounded.

Thinking of what he had done, cold sweat broke out on his face. In this situation, he had no choice but to bring up his distant cousin.

"Secretary Qin, Secretary-General Sun Lanying is my cousin. Please, for the sake of her reputation, handle this leniently this time. I apologize to you, and I promise I will never dare to do it again."

Qin Chuan snorted coldly, not bothering to pay him any mind.

Apologizing at this point was too late.

Soon, after a few calls from Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie, personnel from the relevant departments arrived quickly, and the matter was handled with great efficiency.

Qin Chuan did not stay there long; small fry like Liu Laosan were not worth his time and energy. Consequently, he spent a long time inspecting the pedestrian street, pointing out several chaotic issues one by one and instructing Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie to handle them.

Upon returning from the pedestrian street, he had not been sitting in his office for long before Secretary-General Sun Lanying came over again.

"Secretary Qin, I didn't expect my cousin to cause such a big problem..."

As soon as she entered the office, Secretary-General Sun Lanying apologized on behalf of Liu Laosan, then tentatively said, "Leader, regarding Liu Laosan's matter, could we just fine him a bit and call it a day? I will warn him and guarantee that he will never make such a mistake again."

Qin Chuan looked stern. "Secretary-General Sun Lanying, the tourism market in Dongjiang City is ruined by such rat droppings. People like this must be severely punished."

Seeing that Qin Chuan's tone was so resolute, Secretary-General Sun Lanying knew that Liu Laosan was completely finished. She was very unhappy and cursed under her breath.

"That man surnamed Qin, what are you putting on airs for? In two or three months at most, when you slink out of Dongjiang City in disgrace, let's see how you put on airs then."

In his capacity as Municipal Party Secretary, Qin Chuan severely criticized Secretary-General Sun Lanying.

As a subordinate, Secretary-General Sun Lanying had to hold her nose and accept it. Although she was dissatisfied, she dared not show it; on the contrary, she had to put on a show of humbly admitting her mistake.

After berating Secretary-General Sun Lanying and watching her leave, Qin Chuan felt much better.

Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie's speed in handling the matter was very fast.

Around four in the afternoon, she came to report to Qin Chuan in person. This was the second official, besides Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun, to report to him since Qin Chuan took office as Municipal Party Secretary.