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It was late at night, and the car was quiet except for the hum of the engine.

Chen Ping started the car, and Xiao Yuhan sat in the passenger seat.

Streetlights flashed past the car window one by one. Xiao Yuhan's lips were pursed tightly, and her fingers tapped repeatedly on her knee.

Chen Ping gripped the steering wheel, glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and said nothing.

The car quickly stopped in front of Xiao Yuhan's apartment building.

Xiao Yuhan unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car.

Before closing the car door, she suddenly turned around and said, "Secretary Chen, please remember your identity. You are a government official."

After saying that, she slammed the car door shut, her high heels clicking loudly on the concrete floor.

Chen Pingfang watched her retreating figure as she went upstairs and took a deep breath.

He knew very well that Huang Qianshu's words at the dinner table had angered Xiao Yuhan.

However, now is not a good time to explain.

Chen Ping restarted the car, his eyes turning cold.

Wang Jianzhong suffered such a great loss; retaliation will come soon.

……

The next morning, in Wang Jianzhong's office.

Wang Jianzhong sat behind his desk, his face grim.

He was flipping through the progress chart of the Jinshuiwan project, and with each page he turned, his face grew darker.

Sun Zhigang stood to the side and reported in a low voice.

"Mayor Wang, although the procedures are in progress, as long as we are a little stricter on the environmental protection and housing construction aspects, they won't be able to start construction on time."

Wang Jianzhong raised his head, his eyes icy cold: "This time, we absolutely cannot afford any more problems."

"Don't worry, all our operations this time are in accordance with regulations, and no one can say anything about it." Sun Zhigang smiled ingratiatingly.

Wang Jianzhong nodded and tossed the document onto the table: "Go and get it done."

……

Chen Ping had just entered the office when his phone rang.

The call was from Huang Qianshu.

"Secretary Chen, there's been an accident at the construction site."

"The power company and water company suddenly cut off all the water and electricity to our construction site, saying that the lines were old and needed to be upgraded."

Chen Pingfang's brows furrowed immediately. "When did this happen?"

"Just half an hour ago, there was no warning at all."

Chen Pingfang immediately stood up, grabbed his coat, and said, "I'll be right there."

……

Jinshuiwan construction site.

When Chen Ping arrived, the construction site was in complete chaos.

Several large excavators were shut down and stopped in place, while workers gathered in twos and threes, talking about something.

Project manager Lao Liu was sweating profusely with anxiety. Seeing Chen Pingfang, he quickly rushed forward: "Secretary Chen, you've finally arrived!"

He pointed to the brightly lit residential area in the distance, his voice trembling: "Look, the rest of the area has no power or water outages, only our area has! It's obvious this is targeting us!"

Chen Ping glanced at the construction site and then at the adjacent residential area, and got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Just then, footsteps were heard at the entrance of the construction site.

Sun Zhigang walked over with several staff members, a fake smile on his face.

"Oh, Deputy Section Chief Chen is here too?" Sun Zhigang deliberately raised his voice. "I heard this is a national-level pilot project? How come it can't even guarantee the most basic water and electricity?"

He paused deliberately, his tone full of mockery: "It seems some people are good at attracting investment, but their coordination skills are not so good."

The staff members behind him all laughed.

Chen Ping glanced at Sun Zhigang, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Sun Zhigang was taken aback for a moment, not expecting this reaction, then laughed even harder: "What? You're leaving already? You're just going to abandon me?"

Chen Ping left without looking back.

……

Service hall of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau.

Chen Ping went straight to the window and handed in the materials for reapplying for the construction permit.

The clerk at the window took the documents, glanced at them, and looked up to say, "The documents are incomplete."

Chen Ping frowned: "What's incomplete?"

"Well..." The clerk's eyes darted around a little. "You can go back and wait for our notification."

Chen Ping stared at him, his voice calm: "You promised before that this certificate would be issued immediately."

"That was before; the procedure has changed now," the clerk repeated expressionlessly. "Go back and wait for further notice."

Many business representatives in the hall looked over and began to whisper among themselves.

Chen Ping took a deep breath, put away the materials, and turned to leave.

……

City Government Office.

As soon as Chen Ping returned to his office, he went straight to the filing cabinet and pulled out the original official documents for Jinshuiwan as a national-level soil remediation pilot project.

He then took out the business environment supervision letter issued by the province from his drawer and put it into his briefcase.

In the office, several colleagues fell silent as they watched his series of actions.

Chen Ping picked up his bag and went straight out the door.

……

Office of the Director of the Power Supply Bureau.

Chen Ping pushed open the door and went in.

The bureau chief was leisurely sipping his tea when Chen Pingfang suddenly barged in. He paused, startled, and asked, "Secretary Chen, what brings you here...?"

Chen Ping didn't say a word, walked over and placed the two documents on the director's desk.

"Secretary Sun and Mayor Xiao were just discussing who would take political responsibility if the national pilot project was delayed due to water and electricity issues. The provincial discipline inspection commission's inspection team should come down and investigate to see if it's due to aging lines or if some people are out of their minds and trying to sabotage a key national project."

The bureau chief's face turned pale instantly.

He picked up the document, his hands trembling.

"Secretary Chen, there must be some misunderstanding here..."

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Ping's lips curled into a smile, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes. "Then let the inspection team investigate and clear up this misunderstanding."

The bureau chief swallowed hard, then grabbed the phone from the table: "Immediately! Restore power to the Jinshuiwan construction site right now! Immediately!"

……

Office of the person in charge of the water company.

When he arrived at the water company, Chen Ping didn't even knock on the door; he just pushed it open and went in.

The person in charge was on the phone when he saw Chen Ping throw two documents on his desk and was immediately stunned.

Chen Ping didn't say anything, but pointed to the document and then to his phone, making a gesture as if he were making a phone call.

The person in charge picked up the document and glanced at it. The color drained from his face instantly, and he grabbed the phone, trembling, shouting, "Quick! Restore the water supply to the Jinshuiwan construction site! Immediately!"

……

In less than half an hour, water and electricity were fully restored at the Jinshuiwan construction site.

Old Liu was very excited, holding onto Chen Ping's hand tightly: "Secretary Chen, you are truly our savior!"

Chen Ping patted him on the shoulder: "Keep it up."

When he returned to his office, there was a brand-new file folder on his desk containing the construction permit that the Housing and Construction Bureau had rushed to process overnight.

Chen Ping picked up the document, glanced at it, and casually put it into the drawer.