In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

"District Chief Chen, what you're saying is really unpleasant. We ordinary people just want to get the compensation that's rightfully ours..."

This is outrageous! The officials are driving people to their deaths!

If reasoning doesn't work, then resort to cheating.

Several women from the Nie family, aged forty or fifty, collapsed to the ground, groaning and rolling around. Some even rolled to Chen Hai's legs and grabbed his thighs, snot and tears smearing onto his trousers.

It was quite lively for a while!

The neighbors opened their doors and windows to watch the scene, and some even took out their phones to film it.

Such a scene is beyond chaotic.

There's no way to reason with them; keeping them is pointless. Neither Yi Xuexi nor Chen Hai will back down. If the houses the Nie family added are worth money, what about the other buildings?

Once the cracks are opened, they can't be stopped.

Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai, who quickly got back into the car, could only leave in a disheveled state.

But the problem is not that simple.

That evening, cracks appeared in the walls of the building where the Nie family lived. The reason was that the three additional floors were too heavy, and the construction was too fast due to the tight schedule. The three additional floors were not installed in the correct positions, and the center of gravity of the whole building shifted.

When the Nie family members woke up in the morning, they were all panicked when they saw the cracked walls. What was originally just a relatively dangerous old community was now in danger of collapsing at any moment.

The news was reported up the chain of command, and the pressure was not only on the Nie family, but also on the Guangming District Committee and District Government.

If the collapse kills someone, Chen Hai and Yi Xuexi will have to quit their jobs and be dismissed!

Chapter 153 Zhong Xiaoai arrives in Handong to welcome Minister Hao

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad.

It's been a month since the Lunar New Year. At Handong International Airport, a passenger plane from Beijing is slowly landing.

Meanwhile, an Audi with license plate number Han A·00007 drove directly into the airport.

As soon as Chen Luo got out of the car and arrived at the arrival gate, he saw two familiar figures from behind.

When they were a few meters apart, Chen Luo spoke.

"Minister Chunlin, Secretary Guofu!"

Upon suddenly hearing Chen Luo's voice, Wu Chunlin and Tian Guofu, who were talking, were both taken aback.

Then he turned around and saw that it was Chen Luo!

"Secretary Chen!"

After exchanging greetings, Tian Guofu was the first to ask questions.

"Didn't Secretary Chen just return to Luzhou yesterday? Why is he back in Jingzhou now?"

Chen Luo explained with a smile.

"Yesterday I was busy going back to Luzhou to welcome a guest from Beijing, but the flight was changed at the last minute and landed at Jingzhou International Airport instead of Luzhou, so I came here."

"Secretary Guofu and Minister Chunlin, what brings you here?"

"Oh, Secretary Chen, it's like this, Comrade Zhong Xiaoai from Beijing arrived today. As the Organization Minister, it's my job to come and welcome the new comrade. As for Secretary Guofu, his deputy secretary from the Discipline Inspection Commission came along."

Chen Luocai didn't believe that he was only half true.

It's highly likely that Wu Chunlin only took it seriously because he knew Zhong Xiaoai's identity; otherwise, he could have easily sent a deputy minister to greet her and announce the organizational appointment. To put it bluntly, it's about playing favorites against certain people, which is all normal.

Tian Guofu had a very bright smile.

However, Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin soon realized that something was wrong. How terrifying was Chen Luo's background?

If the person Chen Luo would come all the way from Lüzhou to greet is not a close relative or friend, then there is only one possibility!

"Ahem, Secretary Chen, may I ask which leader you're here to pick up?"

Tian Guofu addressed him directly as "leader," knowing exactly what was going on.

Wu Chunlin also looked on with curiosity.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Luo decided not to hide it.

"I'm here to pick up a principal. Yuehu University is about to start enrolling students in September, and we're short of a principal."

It just so happens that a retired senior citizen from Beijing, bored with his work, wants to come to Luzhou to help manage the school.

"So that's how it is."

Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin immediately understood. This was not surprising, after all, the academic bigwigs also held considerable positions.

"Yes, speaking of which, you might still know Minister Chunlin and Secretary Guofu. He is Minister Hao of the Ministry of Education, who just retired."

"puff!"

Tian Guofu, who had just unscrewed the water cup and taken a sip of warm water, immediately spat it out.

"Ahem, Secretary Chen, who did you say is coming? Minister Hao? He's here to be the president of Yuehu University?"

A series of questions were enough to show the shock in Tian Guofu's heart at this moment. He originally thought that Chen Luo's connections were already impressive enough to bring in one or two academicians to oversee things.

The result was a big surprise: Minister Hao! Aside from a few special university presidents and secretaries who are on par with Minister Hao, who among the other ordinary universities can rival him? Even Beijing University and Tsinghua University can't!

In an instant, Wu Chunlin and Tian Guofu carefully straightened their clothes. Although Minister Hao had retired, he could not lack proper manners. Besides, he had only just retired and still had influence!

Time passed slowly, and twenty minutes later the plane landed smoothly on the runway.

Stepping out of the cabin, Zhong Xiaoai felt the air was fresher, and carrying a briefcase, she walked away with a gust of wind.

As soon as she arrived at the arrivals gate, Zhong Xiaoai saw the sign with her name on it from afar.

Confident and self-assured, Zhong Xiaoai moved closer and closer to Tian Guofu and Chen Luo. When they were about ten meters apart, Zhong Xiaoai spoke first: "Secretary Tian, ​​I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The first time, Chen Luo and the other two didn't change at all; their eyes were still fixed on the exit.

Zhong Xiaoai felt a little embarrassed, but continued forward, this time only six or seven meters away, and called out again, "Secretary Tian! It's me, Zhong Xiaoai!"

The three remained unmoved.

Chen Luo heard it, but he wasn't there to welcome Zhong Xiaoai, so it was none of his business.

As for Wu Chunlin and Tian Guofu... perhaps they are too old, or perhaps they are pretending not to hear.

Of course, there is also a possibility that his attention is not on Zhong Xiaoai at that moment.

The smile on Zhong Xiaoai's face vanished completely. She walked straight up to Tian Guofu and spoke for the third time.

"Secretary Tian! It's me, Zhong Xiaoai!"

This time, Tian Guofu couldn't pretend he hadn't seen them, and neither could Wu Chunlin. The two of them pretended to be stunned and said, "Oh, it's Comrade Xiao Ai. Welcome to Handong. Come on over."

That was the last thing I said.

Zhong Xiaoai was furious, but ultimately dared not show it to anyone's face.

Two more minutes passed, and finally, a kind old man with white hair appeared in front of Chen Luo and the others.

Chen Luo stepped forward first, followed closely by Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin, who were a step behind him.

"Minister Hao! Welcome to Handong! Welcome to Yuehu University!"

Minister Hao Yi smiled and nodded, then shook hands with Chen Luo, who then continued his introduction.

"Minister Hao, this is Tian Guofu, the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Handong, and this is Wu Chunlin, the Minister of Organization of Handong."

"Hello, Minister Hao!"

Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin spoke in unison.

"Hello, comrades!"

After getting acquainted, Chen Luo and the other two escorted Minister Hao to the car, with their secretaries and Zhong Xiaoai following behind. Only now did Zhong Xiaoai understand what had happened, and she could only suppress her anger.

When they arrived at Chen Luo's car, Chen Luo personally opened the car door for Minister Hao.

"Minister Hao, please get in the car first."

"Okay, you come up too, Chen Luo."

After saying this, Minister Hao smiled and bid farewell to Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin, saying, "Comrades, please come and visit Yuehu University when you have the chance."

"Of course, of course, Minister Hao, please take care!"

It wasn't until the vehicle started that Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin focused their attention on Zhong Xiaoai.

They could tell that Zhong Xiaoai wasn't very happy, and they both understood why, but who cared?

How can a deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission at the ministerial level compare to someone who knows Minister Hao?

The car remained silent until Zhong Xiaoai spoke first, asking, "Secretary Tian, ​​Minister Wu, was that Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Secretary Chen Luo of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee?"

Before coming to Handong, Zhong's father had told her to stay as far away from Chen Luo as possible. After all, she was blocking Chen Luo's way. Zhong's father didn't know if Chen Luo would retaliate, but he knew that she had to be on guard. This also aroused Zhong Xiaoai's curiosity.

Wu Chunlin and Tian Guofu exchanged a glance, and then Tian Guofu replied, "That's right, that was Secretary Chen just now! Xiao Ai, your father had already mentioned that you were coming to work in Handong, but I still want to remind you not to act emotionally about Hou Liangping's matter, and to learn to avoid suspicion!"

"I understand, Secretary Tian!"

Whether Zhong Xiaoai truly understands or not is probably only known to herself. Tian Guofu doesn't care; he'll just give her a perfunctory explanation. Who will care about her after that?

Chapter 154 The Positioning of Moon Lake University

Upon arriving at the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wu Chunlin, as was customary, announced the organization's appointment of Zhong Xiaoai. After doing so, Wu Chunlin left. Tian Guofu was not very enthusiastic towards Zhong Xiaoai either, offering only a few perfunctory words of welcome at the meeting before leaving the matter unresolved.

Different statuses receive different treatment.

In Chen Luo's car, Minister Hao looked out the window at the urban development of Jingzhou City and said quietly, "Handong under Lao Liu's rule looks pretty good."

"Minister Hao, Governor Liu originally wanted to come and pick you up, but he's been quite busy at the provincial government these past few days preparing the government work report, so he asked me to come and pick you up. Let's go to the provincial government first."

Upon hearing this, Minister Hao shook his head.

"Chen Luo, I'm retired now, so please stop calling me 'Minister'. From now on, just call me Principal Hao. Yes, I like that title, Principal Hao!"

Chen Luo smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Principal Hao."

"That's right!"

The vehicle drove all the way to the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government and stopped in front of the government building. Chen Luo was about to get out of the car to open the door for Minister Hao when the door was already opened by his secretary, Liu Mingyu, who got out of the driver's seat and ran over.