Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 958 - 637: Afraid You’ll Get Even Angrier! (Part 2)

"Xiao Wu, on the Linghai broadcast, are they talking about Linghai or Lingjiang?"

"It seems like Lingjiang is thanking Linghai."

"Where is Lingjiang?"

"I don't know either, never heard of it."

Just as Secretary Wu finished speaking, the broadcast continued with a recording of an interview with Linghai Secretary Ye. Vice Mayor Ma pricked up his ears, listening intently.

"A country is a country, people are family. When one place is in trouble, support comes from all directions. Mutual assistance is not only fundamental but an undeniable duty..."

"Mayor Ma, it's indeed Lingjiang thanking Linghai!"

"I understand what's going on now."

Vice Mayor Ma roughly comprehended the situation, immediately pulling out his phone to call the Binjiang Development Zone Management Committee Director.

Luo Hongxin was also on the riverbank. Upon answering the phone, he laughed and asked, "Mayor Ma, why do you think of calling me now? Is it that your side can't hold up and needs us to send support?"

"Our side is as strong as a fortress, how could we not hold up? However, speaking of support, I'm a bit curious."

"Curious about what?"

"During the meeting yesterday afternoon, I remember you said your development zone and Linghai jointly built a reserve camp to support the flood rescue at Beihu. Did your development zone's troops go there?"

"They went, and I saw them off on the bus."

Luo Hongxin looked at the murky river water and habitually began to grumble: "Just bringing up this matter makes me angry. Clearly, it's our development zone and Linghai jointly built flood rescue mobile assault battalion, but because Secretary Lu said one sentence, it turned into Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp. What do you make of that!"

Vice Mayor Ma found this matter quite interesting, asking with suppressed laughter, "So you're saying your development zone's troops are working alongside Linghai's troops to assist in the rescue activities?"

"Yes."

"How are your troops doing over there at Beihu? Have they achieved anything?"

"I've been too busy these past two days to ask, but I believe they won't disgrace our development zone. Besides, the upstream flood is bigger than ours. Since they went there, the superiors surely won't let them idle around."

"Director Luo, there's something I'm not sure I should say."

"Mayor Ma, why are you acting like an old woman? Given our relationship, is there anything that can't be said!"

"I'm afraid saying this might make you angrier."

"Whatever it is, say it quickly, stop keeping secrets."

"The Linghai broadcast just aired a gratitude letter from the Lingjiang County Committee and County Government to the Linghai Municipal Committee, City Government, and Linghai people. They're thanking the Linghai Reserve Camp, Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, and the Linghai people. It seems to have nothing to do with your development zone."

"How can that be! Mayor Ma, did you hear it wrong?"

"My eyes are nearsighted, not my ears. I heard it all very clearly just now. Not only did I hear it, but cadets and the masses on the dam also heard it."

"Are you sure they are thanking Linghai?"

"Yes."

"Did the gratitude letter mention the Linghai Reserve Camp?"

"Why would I deceive you? If you don't believe me, you can verify it."

"Mayor Ma, excuse me, I need to hang up first and quickly figure out what's going on."

"Go ahead and ask, Linghai is getting more excessive now, even daring to claim credit for what others do!"

Though Vice Mayor Ma seems to be "enraged together," he is actually adding fuel to the fire.

Luo Hongxin was indeed unsettled, immediately calling the Management Committee's administrative office to have the staff quickly investigate what exactly is going on. Unexpectedly, just as Deputy Mayor Ma from Changzhou said, Linghai courted false fame, daring to claim credit for what others do.

This is intolerable.

Once Luo Hongxin understood the situation, he immediately made a call to seek accountability.

Though both are of the standard department level and are influential in their respective domains, Secretary Ye is Linghai's top official, while as the Director of Management Committee, Luo Hongxin is merely second-in-command in the Binjiang Development Zone. Therefore, he has to approach Mayor Qian, not Secretary Ye.

"Mayor Qian, it's Luo Hongxin, are you busy? Is it convenient to talk?"

"Convenient, go ahead."

The flood peak has arrived. Though unseen, it must be taken seriously.

Deputy Mayor Shen is not at home. Mayor Qian personally went to the riverside to oversee the flood control, but not on the dam, instead at the highly upscale, technologically advanced Traffic Control Center on the sixth floor of the Linghai Port Supervision Department.

As soon as Mayor Qian saw the incoming call display, he knew Luo Hongxin was calling to seek accountability. He gestured for silence from everyone, turned on the speaker, and invited everyone to listen together.

"Mayor Qian, I heard that Lingjiang County below Jingzhou sent you a gratitude letter?"

"That's true, what's wrong?"

"The gratitude letter mentions the Linghai Reserve Camp, not the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp."

"The Lingjiang County leaders might not be aware of the situation, or perhaps the person writing the gratitude letter was not aware."

"So why did they only thank you at Linghai, and not thank our development zone, nor even Binjiang?"

"That I don't know. I've been too busy with flood control these days, I haven't had the chance to call Shen Fan, nor to call Salted Fish to ask what the current situation is."

"Mayor Qian, it's meaningless to act this way. Shen Fan led the team there; for such a significant matter as receiving a gratitude letter, he can't possibly be unaware? I think it's eighty to ninety percent likely that he messed with it!"

"Director Luo, I'm genuinely unaware of the specific situation, but I disagree with your assessment!"

"You've already done it, how come you're unwilling to admit it?"

"Director Luo, since you put it that way, I must argue this matter out with you for clarity."

Luo Hongxin mumbled, "Speak, I'm listening."

Mayor Qian turned back, looking at Han Xiangning, Sister Ling, and others who were covering their mouths for fear of laughing out loud, and he stated directly: "First of all, we at Linghai weren't eagerly seeking to jointly build a reserve camp with your development zone, it was you who came eagerly seeking us."