Zhang Xiaoliang nodded and said, "Luo Bing has already started writing a letter of complaint."
Fang Zhicheng thought for a moment and said, "We must prepare for both situations. The report letter must be prepared as soon as possible, and we must also prepare evidence, especially evidence that Zhao Ling abused his power for personal gain and used the advertising resources of the Hanzhou Evening News to accept kickbacks and enrich himself."
Zhang Xiaoliang said: "I will do it as soon as possible."
After explaining everything, Fang Zhicheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Luo Bing was on his side, the situation was much more favorable for his side. He could imagine that Zhao Liang was probably like an ant on the hot pan, jumping up and down in anxiety.
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"Maohou, I'll give you one hour. You must find where Luo Bing is. Otherwise, not only will I be finished, but you will be in trouble too." Zhao Ling ordered angrily, holding the phone.
Maohou smiled bitterly and said, "Mayor Zhao, we have tried our best. The other party is very cunning and did not leave any clues. One hour is too short and I am afraid it is not enough."
Zhao Ling said: "It's still an hour and a half before eight o'clock. I can't give you more time."
Maohou sighed and said, "We had arranged enough manpower last night, but we didn't expect the opponent to be so strong."
Zhao Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "It's useless to talk about the past. We need to solve the problem now. There is no regret medicine in the world."
After hanging up the phone with Mao Hou, Zhao Liang paced back and forth in the study. He had not slept since he received Mao Hou's call at around 3 a.m. last night. This was also a night that felt like a year for Zhao Liang.
He originally thought that Fang Zhicheng would go to rescue Luo Bing personally, so he arranged a group of people to guard Fang Zhicheng's residence, waiting for him to take action immediately if he made any move. However, he never expected that Fang Zhicheng did not take action himself, but actually used others to attack Zhao Liang by surprise.
From Maohou's feedback, the person Fang Zhicheng arranged was none other than Zhang Xiaoliang. After learning this news, Zhao Ling suddenly felt cold in his heart and realized that he had stepped into a trap. From the beginning, the other party was calculating him. Whether it was the conflict between Zhang Xiaoliang and Fang Zhicheng, or Zhang Xiaoliang was beaten by Fang Zhicheng later, it was just a trick of inflicting pain on himself. As for the U disk video that Zhang Xiaoliang gave him, it was a trick of alienation, the purpose of which was to make him suspicious of Luo Bing and then destroy the relationship between the two.
Zhao Liang is a smart man who can serve as the executive vice mayor. He has been the one planning everything all along. He didn't expect that he would fall into someone else's trap now.
Zhao Ling waited anxiously in the study. Time passed by minute by minute. He could only give Mao Hou an hour because he had to make time to make other plans.
An hour passed, and there was still no news from Mao Hou. Zhao Ling realized that he could only take the second step. He had already asked the driver to rush home and told him to drive to Zang Yi's residence. Now his biggest hope was Zang Yi. If he was willing to help him, maybe he could still turn things around.
Zang Yi had just returned from a run. After taking a shower, he heard the nanny say that there was a guest visiting. When he saw it was Zhao Liang, he was slightly stunned, as it was obviously beyond his expectations.
Zang Yi smiled and said, "Mayor Zhao, you came to see me so early, what's the matter? Have you had breakfast? Let's have breakfast together and chat while we eat."
Zhao Ling smiled bitterly and said, "I don't feel like eating breakfast right now. Can I have a moment to talk?"
Zang Yi realized that Zhao Ling might have encountered something difficult to solve, and said with a smile: "Then let's go to the study."
After entering the study, Zang Yi asked, "Now there are only you and me in the room, why not just speak frankly."
Zhao Ling sighed and said, "Fang Zhicheng now has something on me. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be enough to make me leave my current position. I hope Mayor Zang can lend me a hand to solve my current predicament. I will definitely remember your kindness in the future..."
Zang Yi frowned and asked, "What is the handle?"
Zhao Ling sighed and smiled bitterly, "It was mainly because I got a little rebate from the advertising fees of the Hanzhou Evening News."
Zang Yi asked: "How much money is involved?"
Zhao Ling hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said truthfully, "It has accumulated over the years, and it's about 30 million."
Zang Yi tapped his fingers on the desk a few times and sighed, "This is a big deal."
After the newspaper receives the advertising fees from the clients, it will give commissions to those who provide help. This is actually an unspoken rule, but the amount of commissions Zang Yi received was too large, which exceeded the rules and touched the forbidden zone.
Seeing that Zang Yi did not express his opinion, Zhao Ling suddenly had an idea in his mind. He smiled bitterly and said, "Since Mayor Zang, you can't help me, I can only find another way."
Zang Yi stood up and sent Zhao Liang out of his residence. When the car Zhao Liang was riding in slowly drove away, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Ling, who was sitting in the car, was very upset at the moment. He thought to himself that he was really desperate and was trying all kinds of methods. How could he seek help from Zang Yi
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Zang Yi even hopes that something will happen to him more than Fang Zhicheng. Once Zhao Liang gets into trouble, the position of executive vice mayor will be vacant. Zang Yi is now the standing committee vice mayor and the number three in the municipal government. If Zhao Liang leaves the number two position, he will most likely be the biggest beneficiary.
Although Zang Yi and Zhao Ling had reached an alliance before, that relationship was very shallow and could not withstand any impact.
Therefore, Zhao Liang asked Zang Yi for help, which was a stupid move among stupid moves. Now that he had revealed his flaws, how could Zang Yi just sit there and wait for death? I'm afraid he has already started to make plans and consider how to take the next step and become the executive vice mayor.
Chapter 0749 Allies Become Stepping Stones
Zhao Ling finally chose to ask for help from Vice Governor Xia. After all, Zhao Ling could be considered as Xia Lanshan's disciple. When Xia Lanshan was in Hanzhou, he relied on Zhao Ling very much and trained him as his successor. Zhao Ling knew very well why he had gradually come to the passive situation he was in now. It was because Xia Lanshan left Hanzhou and his biggest backer was gone.
Zhao Ling personally rushed to Qiongjin and came to Xia Lanshan's office. Xia Lanshan had external affairs this morning, but he saw Zhao Ling's anxiety and turned down other work.
"Secretary Lanshan, please help me." Zhao Ling said in a depressed tone.
Xia Lanshan did not speak. He was silent for a long time and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Zhao Liang then told Xia Lanshan about the problem. After a long while, Xia Lanshan sighed and said, "Zhao Liang, it's too difficult to solve this matter. I'm not completely sure."
Zhao Ling said: "I can hand over all the money."
Xia Lanshan said in silence: "Now that the truth has been revealed, the money must be handed over, but even if you can spit out the money, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape the organization's pursuit."
Zhao Ling sighed and said, "Do I really have no way out?"
Xia Lanshan still had some friendship with Zhao Ling. If it weren't for Zhao Ling's full support when they worked together, it would be difficult for Xia Lanshan to completely control Hanzhou. Moreover, if Zhao Ling failed now, it would mean that he would have no one to trust in Hanzhou. Hanzhou officialdom was completely out of control, and Xia Lanshan would lose a crucial bargaining chip in the provincial government.
Xia Lanshan really wanted to help Zhao Liang, but after thinking about it for a long time, he finally came to a pessimistic conclusion that Zhao Liang no longer had any chance.