Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 773 - 729: More awesome than the Governor_1
Chapter 773: Chapter 729: More awesome than the Governor_1
At this moment, on the highway from Tianfu City to Yangde City, a pilot vehicle dispatched from Tianfu City was leading the way with its police lights flashing. The double yellow warning lights were also flashing in a dual mode.
Following the police car is Nie Zhenbang’s official vehicle. In the co-driver’s seat, Li Jupeng is attentively looking ahead. In the back seat sits Nie Zhenbang, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the government, Fang Yuan.
After seeing off the Donggang Li Clan Group, Nie Zhenbang chose Yangde City as his first stop in the locality, and this was intentional.
Firstly, Yangde City is currently in turmoil over the position of the municipal party secretary. At this moment, Mayor Zhang Zhongxiong is in charge of the whole operations of the Municipal Party Committee and the City Government. The provincial party leadership’s perception of Zhang Zhongxiong is still undecided. This, in particular, has prompted Nie Zhenbang’s desire to personally inspect Yangde City.
Secondly, Yangde City, an indispensable part of Tianfu Metropolitan Area, is also a major consideration for Nie Zhenbang. The TianYang Metropolitan Area, if successful, would stimulate the entire eastern region of Bashu Province.
Due to these two reasons, Nie Zhenbang set Yangde City as his first stop.
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The trip from Tianfu City to Yangde City is not long, merely forty kilometers. At this moment, Li Jupeng has turned back and said in a low voice, “Governor, there’s a police car parked on the road ahead. Looks like it’s a pilot vehicle sent by Yangde City.”
Looking in the direction pointed out by Li Jupeng, a police car with a Yangde City license plate is parked on the emergency parking belt ahead. The police lights are flashing in dual-mode.
Seeing this, Nie Zhenbang nodded in approval, finding Zhang Zhongxiong’s reception arrangement reasonable.
Given the short distance between Yangde City and Tianfu City, it would not be appropriate for the entire city committee and government of Yangde to meet Nie on the highway. The current arrangement shows respect without being showy.
Sure enough, when Nie Zhenbang’s car approached, a number one vehicle from the Yangde City Public Security Bureau also started and moved to the front of the convoy. At the same time, the pilot vehicle from Tianfu City spontaneously fell behind Nie Zhenbang’s official vehicle.
About ten minutes later, the car convoy slowly exited the highway. Right in front, at the entrance of the toll station, a row of black cars had already been parked, and over a dozen people were standing by the side of the road.
The convoy slowly came to a stop, and Nie Zhenbang also got out of the car. Fang Yuan, standing by his side, introduced with a smile, “Governor, this is Mayor Zhang Zhongxiong. He is currently acting as the city party committee secretary.”
Zhang Zhongxiong is about 1.75 meters tall, which is not short among Bashu people. He has a robust physique and his facial features, including thick eyebrows and slightly thick lips, give a feeling of simplicity and honesty.
His first impression is quite good. However, judging a person by appearance is a low-level technique for someone at Nie Zhenbang’s level. Virtuous people can appear cunning and wise people might seem foolish. Looks do not represent anything. Nie Zhenbang believes that if Ning Bojun and Zeng Taiping dare to counterattack, they will not shoot without aim. As the saying goes, flies do not bite seamless eggs. If Zhang Zhongxiong were really innocent, framing him would be a waste of effort.
Before Nie Zhenbang could speak, Zhang Zhongxiong came forward with a smile, extended both his hands in an enthusiastic and excited manner, and said, “Welcome, welcome to our Governor!”
At this moment, Zhang Zhongxiong’s face was full of excitement. “I’ve heard that the Governor is an expert in economics,” he said. “The economic development of Yangde City needs the Governor to guide us.”
Nie Zhenbang responded with a wave of hand, maintaining a calm smile on his face, “Mayor Zhang, you are overstating. Thank you for the warm reception of Yangde City. I think we should head to the city committee building first. A meeting on the roadside with such a large crowd could be misunderstood.”
Having said this, Nie Zhenbang turned around and went back to the car, leaving the entire leadership of the Yangde City Party Committee and city government somewhat embarrassed.
Zhang Zhongxiong’s face also didn’t look too good. He was well aware of what had happened at the Provincial Party Committee. If it weren’t for Governor Nie’s words, he would probably have been under double regulations. However, Zhang Zhongxiong did not dare to take any actions now. He didn’t know what evidence the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission had. He might mess up if he acted now and give others an opportunity to exploit. This was something Zhang Zhongxiong didn’t want to see.
Therefore, when he learned Nie Zhenbang was coming to Yangde City for an inspection, Zhang Zhongxiong took it very seriously. He immediately convened an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to discuss the arrangements for the governor’s visit. The goal was clear — to establish a closer relationship with Nie Zhenbang. If he could gain the support of Nie Zhenbang in the Provincial Committee, along with Secretary Long, his problem would no longer be a problem.
But what about the current situation? A secretary had already come over and asked in a low voice, “Boss, what do you think?”
Zhang Zhongxiong, watching Nie Zhenbang’s official vehicle, had a gloomy face. He nodded and said, “Let’s go, let’s head back to the city party committee office first.”
The motorcade started once again, first entering the office building of the Yangde City Party Committee. In the conference room, Nie Zhenbang listened to the work report of the Yangde City Party Committee and Municipal Government. By then, it was nearing noon.
Mayor Zhang Zhongxiong had already stood up and smiled, saying, “Governor, we have prepared a luncheon at the Venus Grand Hotel. Please join us.”
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The Venus Grand Hotel is the best star-rated hotel in Yangde City, it’s one of the first to enter the city as part of the Donggang capital.
At this moment, in Mayor Zhang Zhongxiong’s Audi. On the front passenger seat. The secretary’s phone suddenly rang. After a while, the secretary turned his head and said, “Boss, we have a problem.”
The secretary’s panicked expression made Zhang Zhongxiong frown instantly and said in a deep voice, “Xuebing, what’s the matter? Why are you so flustered?”
Zhang Zhongxiong’s words were clearly a reprimand. The secretary noticed it but at this moment, he didn’t have time to think about it. His face looked anxious as he said, “Boss, Boss Liu from Venus just called, Wu Debao’s men are making trouble at the entrance of the Venus. Hundreds of people have blockaded the entrance.”
At this point, Zhang Zhongxiong sat up straight and said in a deep voice, “What’s Liu Quanhai from the Public Security Bureau been doing? Didn’t they stress at the standing committee meeting the day before yesterday, that during Governor Nie’s inspection period the city’s public security work must be done well? How could they let Wu Debao’s men block the door? Does Wu Debao still want to live?”
The anger of Zhang Zhongxiong was understandable. He’s already on edge as the Provincial Committee holds differing views on him. They are just one step away from launching a Shuanggui procedure on him. If there’s a big disorder in Yangde City during Governor Nie’s inspection, how much more trouble can he afford? If Governor Nie loses face, then his good days were at an end.
However, the secretary gave a bitter smile and said, “Boss, you are well aware of what kind of person Wu Debao is. Who in the entire city would dare to tell him to behave himself? The situation is already clear. Today is Wu Debao’s birthday. His men wanted to celebrate his birthday at the Venus. The banquet hall of Venus, which the City Committee has reserved, turned them down, so they became very agitated.”
Zhang Zhongxiong’s brain was operating rapidly at this moment. It’s only a 2-3 minutes journey from the City Committee to Venus Grand Hotel. They had already covered two-thirds of the distance. It was likely that Governor Nie could see the crowd at the Venus’s entrance. It would be too late for any procedures now.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhongxiong said sternly, “Xuebing, call Liu Quanhai and ask him to contact Wu Debao immediately. Tell him to remove all his people. If anything happens, he’ll have to bear the consequences.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the motorcade came to a halt. Looking at the scene outside, hundreds of people had completely blocked the hotel’s entrance. The majority of these people were young men in their twenties with colorful hair and dressed in all manner of clothes.
Many of them had various patterns tattooed on their arms. Seeing this, Nie Zhenbang sneered. Despite prior notice to Yangde City, such an incident could still happen. It seems Ning Bojun was not making unfounded accusations.
Thinking of this, Nie Zhenbang opened the car door and said, “Old Fang, let’s go down and take a look.”
Over here, Little Wu saw this scene and opened the car door to follow. Behind him, leaders from the Yangde City Party Committee and Municipal Government also followed.
A group of people had just reached the entrance when they were blocked by a bunch of young hoodlums who spoke rudely and arrogantly, “Scram! Get lost! The Venus is closed for the day. Scram!”
As the words fell, Deputy Secretary of Yangde City Party Committee, Bu Dehui and Zhang Zhongxiong stepped forward. Zhang Zhongxiong was even more angry and shouted, “How dare you speak like this? Do you even respect the law?”
Under such circumstances, Zhang Zhongxiong absolutely dared not reveal Nie Zhenbang’s identity. The scene was so chaotic, these young hooligans did not belong to the system. They didn’t care who you were and whether you were an official or not. In their eyes, the title of Governor may not even hold the same weight as a local police officer. If his identity was revealed and, somehow, a disorder occurred, he would be held accountable.
Originally, Zhang Zhongxiong thought that such a declaration, backed by his official power, would surely cause the hoodlums to back down. Unexpectedly, they had no respect for authority and didn’t know what good manners were. Indifferent to his words, one of them scorned, “Who the fuck do you think you are. Today is Mr. Bao’s birthday, we’ve reserved the Venus Hotel. It doesn’t matter who comes today, even if it’s the fucking Governor, he should step aside.”
Saying that, the young thug turned his head and shouted: “Qiangzi, bring some guys over and keep an eye on these people. If anyone dares to step forward, beat them to death!”
P.S: Damn it, I’m having a writer’s block. So frustrating!!! No more updates today. Sorry, the delay keeps piling up. I owe five chapters in total now. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
