Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 959 - 637: Afraid You’ll Get Even Angrier! (Part 3)

"Who looks for whom isn't important. What's important is that it's like a joint investment to establish a joint-stock company. Once it's jointly established, it belongs to both of us, not solely to you in Linghai!"

"Director Luo, you might be making assumptions. I can tell you clearly that I never promised the Linghai Reserve Camp would be a joint venture with your development zone, nor did Secretary Ye. If you don't believe me, you can call Salted Fish and ask how I explained it to him back then."

"How did you explain it back then?"

"I made it very clear back then, your development zone put in four hundred thousand, but that four hundred thousand was just to help you get through the superior's inspection. When the Jiangnan Army Reserve Division came to inspect, we helped your development zone pass off successfully, and that transaction was concluded, with no debts between us."

"Mayor Qian, you're being unreasonable!"

"Who's being unreasonable with you? Salted Fish knows about this, all the battalion-level officers know, including your son!"

Mayor Qian tapped on the command desk and continued, "If your development zone truly wants a battalion, then put in another four hundred thousand, we in Linghai can transfer a battalion to you, it's the same one Captain Xia and Political Commissioner Jiao took to Jiangxin for flood control."

There indeed is another battalion, but that battalion is "eliminated."

The personnel are mostly dispersed and wandering, and they are relatively older, as for equipment, there certainly isn't any...

Luo Hongxin didn't expect Linghai to be so ruthless and underhanded, he said with a bitter smile, "Mayor Qian, you're the big mayor, I, Luo Hongxin, cannot confront you. Our development zone will admit defeat, anyway, falling for it happens only once. But if Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang find out, I imagine they definitely won't be as easygoing as I am."

"There's no need for you to worry about that. We in Linghai are not declaring independence; we are under the leadership of the Binjiang Municipal Committee and City Government. Linghai's achievements are Binjiang's achievements. When people thank Linghai, they are essentially thanking Binjiang."

"You're not declaring independence, but it looks to me like you're nearly rebelling!"

"Director Luo, food can be eaten carelessly, wine can be drunk carelessly, but words can't be spoken carelessly. We have great respect for the Binjiang Municipal Committee and City Government, and we are very respectful towards Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang. If you try to sow discord between us and our superiors, I won't let it slide!"

"Do I need to sow discord? Don't you have a clear conscience about what you've done?"

"How can you say that? Whatever we're doing is our own affair, let's not get into it. I have to go patrol the embankment."

...

They aren't the only ones who are disobedient; Dongqi is even more excessive.

Luo Hongxin knows clearly that even if Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang knew, they couldn't do anything about them, so he reluctantly put down the phone.

A Management Committee officer cautiously asked, "Director Luo, are we really admitting defeat?"

"Money spent, people sent, how could we just admit defeat like that!"

Luo Hongxin took several deep breaths in succession and instructed, "They tricked people into writing a thank-you letter, it surely can't be just simple broadcasting propaganda. Quickly arrange for someone to go to Linghai and see if there is any coverage in the Linghai Daily."

The officer asked, "Then what?"

"Adjust the content, and find a media outlet to publish it."

"Director Luo, other content can be adjusted, but how can the content of the thank-you letter be adjusted? The heading is Linghai, everything mentioned is Linghai. If we adjust it to the development zone, what if Lingjiang County doesn't accept it?"

"I'm not talking about the thank-you letter, but about the content regarding the reserve battalion's support for rescue efforts."

Luo Hongxin paused and added, "As for the battalion names, we can't mess around like Linghai. It should be the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp as the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp, but add in parentheses that it's the Binjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone Reserve Battalion."

The officer hurriedly replied, "Okay, understood!"

"And also call to ask the comrades assisting in the Beihu rescue, have media reporters conduct phone interviews. A journalist from the Binjiang Daily also went, quickly find a way to contact them, and ask for some photos of our development zone's reserve soldiers."

"I just called, but couldn't get through."

"Several people from our development zone went there, President Wu, President Qian, all of them have mobile phones."

"Called them all, couldn't get through."

"They are probably busy with rescue efforts, or maybe their phones are out of battery. Keep trying until you get through."

The battalion commander of the Reserve Camp is your son's colleague, you can definitely contact that Camp Commander Han.

But considering that this is an affair between leaders, having a standard department level Director of the Management Committee ask Camp Commander Han feels quite inappropriate, the words were on the tip of the Management Committee officer's tongue, but he held them back.