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

"I'm warning you one last time. There's still time to clear the way. If you continue to obstruct me, I'll have to call the police. Since you're pregnant, I'll give you one last chance. Will you move or not?"

"No way!"

The "no" wasn't spoken by Zhong Xiaoai, but by her mother in the back row!

Chapter 283 Madam Zhong reprimands Zhou Jianjun

Opening the back door, Zhong's mother appeared to be around sixty years old, with the marks of time etched on her face as wrinkles between her brows and eyes.

But that air of nobility still couldn't be hidden.

As soon as they got out of the car, Tian Jingye and Li Shangli had the feeling that their hearts were pounding as if they were facing an important person.

“How could a district party secretary at the provincial level and a district head at the deputy provincial level be so despicable as to make things difficult for my daughter?”

My daughter is four or five months pregnant, are you all blind?

Or are you saying that just because you are mid-to-high-level cadres in Handong, you can act with impunity and do whatever you want?

Do you still put the people first? Do you have any sense of mission to serve the people?

The series of accusations left Tian Jingye and Li Shangli bewildered; these were not words that ordinary people would utter.

Even though he knew the other party was not simple, Li Shangli was not afraid. He had the governor backing him up. Who in Handong was he afraid of?

"Nonsense! If you want to drag this out to the end, then let's go through legal procedures!"

"Comrade Jingye, call the Guangming District Public Security Bureau and ask their chief to come and handle this!"

Although Tian Jingye was annoyed by the commanding tone, he knew that now was not the time to argue about it, so he took out his phone and called Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

"Hello, is this Director Cheng? This is Tian Jingye, the incoming district head of Guangming District. There's a situation I need to discuss..."

Zhong Xiaoai felt a little disdainful when she saw this scene. Anyone can make a phone call.

Zhong Xiaoai took out her phone, looked around, and finally chose to call Hou Liangping.

The call was answered quickly.

"Hello, Director Hou!"

"Oh, it's Chief Prosecutor Zhong. What's the matter?"

Hou Liangping, from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate, was somewhat bewildered, but he ultimately did not hang up on the call from Zhong Xiaoai.

"I'm in the airport parking lot right now. There are two very arrogant officials here. They keep telling me to apologize and that they'll call the police to arrest me if I don't do what they say."

Whether you come or not is up to you!

Hou Liangping was stunned. Although he and Zhong Xiaoai were no longer enemies these days, but...

Well, Hou Liangping has already gotten up. In any case, it's a good thing to maintain a stable relationship with Zhong Xiaoai.

He understood the saying "Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse" all too well.

The stalemate lasted only about half an hour, and Hou Liangping arrived at the airport parking lot at almost the same time.

Upon arriving at their destination, they were both dumbfounded from a great distance apart.

Especially Cheng Du, the new district head and the new party secretary asked him to arrest Zhong Xiaoai, this second-generation rich kid? Although Cheng Du still resents Zhong Xiaoai for not helping him advance further, that doesn't mean he's willing to offend Zhong Xiaoai!

Hou Liangping was also troubled after learning what had happened from Cheng Du. The other party's identity was somewhat special; he was a provincial-level cadre, and he couldn't just take him away for investigation.

What should we do now?

Neither Hou Liangping nor Cheng Du chose to go to the accident scene; they decided to flee as the best of the thirty-six stratagems, and pretended they hadn't answered the phone.

Hou Liangping's actions were remarkably consistent in this respect.

After waiting and waiting for a while without anyone coming, Zhong Xiaoai, Li Shangli, and Tian Jingye could no longer hold back.

They each made another phone call, quite directly, saying they had received a last-minute notice from the municipal bureau and couldn't come. Hou Liangping bluntly stated that the other party was a provincial-level cadre and he couldn't act recklessly.

Just then, Tian Jingye's phone rang.

Upon picking it up, I saw it belonged to Governor Jianjun!

Taking a deep breath, Tian Jingye answered the phone.

"Hey, boss!"

"You're so dedicated! Haven't you and Comrade Shang Li arrived at the provincial government yet?"

"Boss, we've encountered a small problem..."

"What! Nonsense! What is this pregnant woman trying to do? Blocking the exit and preventing you from leaving?"

In this process, Tian Jingye subconsciously concealed the fact that he had instructed the driver to honk the horn.

After all, he's not stupid.

"You and Comrade Shangli wait a moment. I'll call Comrade Haifeng from the Provincial Public Security Bureau and ask him to send someone over to resolve this. This is just making trouble for no reason!"

After hanging up, Zhou Jianjun called Yun Haifeng, but the call was always busy. At the same time, Yun Haifeng was on the phone with Hou Liangping.

"Okay, I understand, Director Hou. We'll handle this. You don't need to worry about it!"

Yun Haifeng, who had just hung up the phone, received another call from Zhou Jianjun. He answered the call with a furrowed brow.

"Greetings, Governor Jianjun!"

"Comrade Haifeng, there's something I need you to handle."

"Is the appointment of the Governor of Jianjun related to the soon-to-be-appointed Comrades Li Shangli and Tian Jingye?"

"how do you know?"

"Here's the news, Governor Jianjun. I just received news that just now, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Provincial Procuratorate, Comrade Zhong Xiaoai, the Chief Prosecutor of the Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate, had some friction with Comrade Li Shangli and Comrade Tian Jingye at the airport."

Neither side was willing to back down...

"Zhong Xiaoai?!"

Zhou Jianjun's lips twitched. Tian Jingye and Li Shangli hadn't reported this news to him; they had only said it was a spoiled and willful pregnant woman.

"Yes, Governor Jianjun is the daughter of Director Zhong, who just retired from the National Development and Reform Commission."

Yun Haifeng added that Zhou Jianjun knew about the Zhong family's affairs, and his only request for retirement was for the organization to take care of his daughter, which the organization tacitly agreed to.

With a heavy sigh, Zhou Jianjun felt a sense of disappointment and frustration, like throwing a punch only to hit cotton.

"Okay, Comrade Haifeng, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jianjun cursed under his breath for being useless, but ultimately he couldn't let the situation escalate any further.

The call came back to Tian Jingye's cell phone.

Tian Jingye had the phone on speakerphone, and Li Shangli, who was standing next to him, could hear it clearly.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you and Comrade Shang Li's attitude towards pregnant comrades was not friendly enough. You need to reflect on your actions!"

Comrade Zhong Xiaoai was, after all, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate and the Chief Prosecutor of the Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate. Both were at the ministerial level, and she was pregnant.

You must learn to be courteous. I already understand what happened. Therefore, Xiao Tian, ​​you and Comrade Shang Li must apologize to Comrade Zhong Xiaoai and obtain her forgiveness!

These words left the two of them stunned...

They didn't even win?

Just then, Mrs. Zhong stepped forward and gestured for Tian Jingye to hand over the phone. As if possessed, Tian Jingye gave her the phone. After all, he now knew he couldn't afford to offend even the other woman's daughter, so how could he possibly mess with her mother...?

Sure enough, Zhong's mother's tone was very cold after she answered the phone!

"Brother Jianjun, it's me!"

The phrase "little brother" almost broke Zhou Jianjun's guard, but he recognized the voice. The social circles were only so big, and the Zhong and Zhou families did have connections.

"Is that Sister-in-law Zhong?!"

"Yes, it's me. My husband asked me to come to Handong to take care of Xiao Ai. We haven't seen each other for years, and we've become estranged."

But Jianjun, now that you're the governor, you need to understand the facts before making any decisions!

Take today's incident, for example..."

After a full ten minutes of sarcastic and taunting remarks, Zhong's mother finally let Zhou Jianjun go. The Zhong family is not what it used to be.

But the old master of the Zhong family is not dead yet!

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; giving Zhou Jianjun a good talking-to is still no problem.

Chapter 284 A Predestined Calamity

Dejected, Li Shangli and Tian Jingye returned to the provincial government and arrived at Zhou Jianjun's office.

dong dong dong...

"Boss, we're back."

"Enter!"

Li Shangli and Tian Jingye exchanged a glance, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door.

Upon entering the office, Tian Jingye stood ramrod straight, as did Li Shangli. Facing them, Zhou Jianjun lay on his chair with his eyes closed, not speaking first.

"Governor, we..."

Finally, it was Li Shangli who broke the silence first.

Zhou Jianjun slowly opened his eyes.

"You guys? This matter has little to do with you, Shangli. Xiaotian, you've been with me for several years now. Before coming to Handong, you were very meticulous in your work and knew the main cadres of various departments by heart."

But tell me, what work have you actually done since you came to Handong? You bumped into the chief prosecutor of the Jingzhou Municipal People's Procuratorate and didn't even recognize him? It's understandable if Comrade Shang Li didn't recognize him, but if you don't, then you deserve criticism!

Have you been focusing on your work lately? Do you think you're getting arrogant and overbearing just because you're about to be promoted to district head? Do you think you can act like you're above the law?

Or do you think that if I, your powerful backer, become the provincial governor, you will have no scruples and no fear?

"You know the difficulties I, as the provincial governor, am currently facing, right? To be honest, this kind of mistake shouldn't have been made!"

Before leaving, Zhou Jianjun sighed, leaned back, closed his eyes, and pretended to be deep in thought.

Even though not a single harsh word was spoken, Tian Jingye's legs trembled and went weak. He hadn't been working diligently, thinking that everything would be fine once his boss was promoted to governor and he could do whatever he wanted in Handong. That's why he hadn't bothered to get to know the main leaders of the various departments as usual.