In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

In Handong, Zhao Zhongxin received his transfer order and prepared to return to Beijing! He is the Executive Deputy Minister of Public Security, police badge number 00002!

At the same time, Secretary-General Qian was also about to retire to the CPPCC. The two men, who were leaving the provincial party committee at the same time, had very different feelings. Zhao Zhongxin was full of glory and had a beaming face, while Secretary-General Qian was bitter. He seemed to be singing a line, "I really want to live another five hundred years. No, five years is enough. Power is a kind of poison that no one can quit!"

Before becoming emperor, Zhu Qiyu had always declined the throne, but after tasting the fruit of power, he could no longer give it up! He was arguably the most conscientious emperor, supporting his brother for several years. If it had been Zhu Di, his brother wouldn't have been able to return to Beijing! He might have capsized on some river. That's the tradition of the Zhu family!

Therefore, Secretary-General Qian, if he had any other choice, would not want to leave the Provincial Party Committee and go to the CPPCC. Moreover, his position is very awkward. He is not a semi-retired official who has served three or four years in the province. He can only serve as a vice-minister in the CPPCC. He has no power and has not made any progress! In officialdom, people are forgotten as soon as they leave!

"Congratulations, Comrade Zhongxin! You've been promoted to Beijing!"

Sha Ruijin spoke with a smile, and everyone followed suit with flattery. Today's protagonist was Zhao Zhongxin. As for Secretary-General Qian, no one paid him any attention. He was just a nobody now, no longer holding any official position in the Provincial Party Committee. "You're just a nobody now, aren't you? Before, you still had a vote in the Provincial Party Committee, and people would at least treat you as a colleague. Now! Who are you anyway!"

Zhong Jianjun was incredibly jealous looking at Zhao Zhongxin. Why? Why could Zhao Zhongxin get a position in a powerful department in Beijing? Just because your family is more powerful than mine?

If Zhao Zhongxin knew, he would definitely say something!

"Yeah, my family is way better than yours!"

"What abilities do you have? You've been an official for so many years, rising from the grassroots level. Have you seen any significant improvements in the counties and prefecture-level cities you've managed? Have you?"

Zhao Zhongxin once increased the GDP of a poor county by 15 percent. Now that county has been lifted out of poverty, and although it is no longer at the top, it is no longer at the bottom either.

Otherwise, where would he have gotten the audacity to fight freely in the municipal party committee? It wasn't just because he came from a wealthy family in Beijing; he genuinely couldn't stand what those bureaucrats were doing. They were like a small temple with a lot of evil winds and a shallow pond with many turtles!

I fight freely, not just because I can't stand you, but because I want to fight you bureaucrats for the people of the three districts and eleven counties!

I've been in Handong for three years and boosted Handong's GDP—a clean, pollution-free, green GDP, no less. What do you, Zhong Jianjun, have to offer? You came to Handong and bought up the Shanshui Manor. The Zhao family gang that used to dominate Handong has now become the Zhong family gang!

You're a good-for-nothing. Without your second uncle, you'd be shining my shoes for the rest of your life (French accent). No, you don't even deserve to shine my shoes!

From the beginning of school, you've been bullying the weak. Zhao Zhongxin's older cousin, Liu Mingbao (Liu Yangbao's older brother), was an honest kid in the second year of junior high. You led a few people and rushed in to beat him up. Zhao Zhongxin and his men beat you up, but you were not satisfied and said, "If you have the guts, beat him to death today, or I'll definitely kill your cousin!"

This time, Zhang Dongxin couldn't take it anymore and slapped Zhong Jianjun hard across the face. Then, tired of slapping, he lit a cigarette. Seeing Zhong Jianjun still looking hostile, Zhao Zhongxin snatched the cigarette butt and tried to slap him across the face. If Liu Mingbao hadn't stopped him, Zhao Zhongxin would have disfigured him. Still not satisfied, he dragged Zhong Jianjun to the school gate, pulled down his pants, and made him unable to hold his head up in front of the new students. He then burned Zhong Jianjun's buttocks with the cigarette butt! After Zhao Zhongxin finished, Zhang Dongxin followed suit! It was all about torturing him!

You're trying to pull a hard line with Zhao Zhongxin and Zhang Dongxin? Those two were already boxing in Beijing when they were teenagers. They're not kidding when it comes to being the two bullies of Dongcheng District!

Zhao Zhongxin and Zhang Dongxin are just two hotheads. There's a saying: the weak fear the strong, the strong fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless. Zhong Jianjun is just the ruthless one. These two hotheads, when they get stubborn, they really don't care about their lives! They only have one thought in their minds: either I kill you, or you kill me!

Zhao Zhongxin was even more stunned. From a young age, he was the type of child who, while other kids would cry and scream if they were hit, would first want to see who hit him! He couldn't get revenge without seeing clearly!

So, after the twins were born, they didn't cry after being hit. It depended on who hit them. Zhao Zhongxin could only sigh that the original owner's genes were really powerful!

So, Zhong Jianjun, you only see my family and power, and you can't see any of my efforts, right? When I was a county magistrate and county party secretary, I could personally oversee infrastructure projects. When I was a mayor and municipal party secretary, I could implement every government order. Can you do that? What can you do besides violence and yelling?

You do this kind of thing at school, and you do it outside too!

You were like onion, ginger, and garlic at school, and you're still like that in Handong. It's only when your brother Zhao leaves Handong that you might be able to transform into a sword, gun, and cannon. However, I've left you with Li Dakang, who can suppress you, as well as Qi Tongwei, Li Kangjian, and Zhao Donglai—these are the people who can elbow you!

Once Li Dakang retires and Li Kangjian, Zhao Donglai, and Qi Tongwei are transferred away, you will indeed be able to take control of Handong. However, by then you will have become a "experienced baby" (someone who has gained experience but is not experienced).

"Thank you all for your well wishes. After I leave Handong, Comrade Ruijin and I have discussed the matter and decided to recommend Comrade Li Dakang for the position of governor!"

Zhao Zhongxin laughed and said, "Although Li Dakang already knew from Sha Ruijin that he was going to be the governor, he also changed his household registration. His mother is still alive. His mother is from the south. He made his mother change her household registration to southern overnight, and he also became a southerner and an outsider. He can serve as the governor of Handong!"

He was most grateful not to Sha Ruijin, but to Zhao Zhongxin. Sha Ruijin's recommendation might not have been successful, but Zhao Zhongxin's recommendation was guaranteed, because Zhao Zhongxin was the son of a central figure! His recommendation was more effective than anyone else's! He had already seen that among those children, only Zhao Zhongxin had the ability and prestige to potentially take over Chang'an! He possessed absolute political acumen!

He knew that Zhao Zhongxin had placed him in Handong to make Zhong Jianjun uncomfortable. That was fine; he never liked Zhong Jianjun anyway. Zhong Jianjun was Sha Ruijin's henchman, and Sha Ruijin was Zhong Jianjun's ally and subordinate. But as he always said, my vassal's vassal is not my vassal. He simply looked down on Zhong Jianjun, this incompetent good-for-nothing! Suppressing him? It was his duty!

Moreover, Zhao Zhongxin could use Zhao Donglai, Qi Tongwei, and Li Kangjian, who were left behind, to suppress Zhong Jianjun. Why not?

(Chapter 2 today, all done, godfathers!)