After meeting Luo Bing, I found that in just two days, she had become extremely haggard.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "I have news to tell you. Zhao Ling has committed suicide."
Luo Bing was speechless for a few seconds, and tears welled up in her eyes. "I killed him... This shouldn't have happened. If he was investigated, he would have gone to jail for a few years at most. Why did he choose death?"
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and consoled him, "It's his own fault. It has nothing to do with you. He chose to die voluntarily, or he realized that he made a huge mistake and couldn't face others."
Luo Bing trembled and choked up, "If I knew this would be the result, I would never do this..."
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "Please cheer up and be patient."
Fang Zhicheng never expected that his feud with Zhao Liang would end in this way.
Chapter 0750: Another Game of Spring and Autumn and Warring States
The suicide of Zhao Ling caused a great uproar in Hanzhou. The Hanzhou Municipal Party Committee held an emergency meeting to discuss the follow-up of the matter. The discussion at the meeting was very intense. One faction believed that it should be conservative. Since Zhao Ling had committed suicide, there should be no further investigation to avoid the situation from getting bigger and bigger and out of control. The other faction believed that it should be handled with caution. It should not be the same as in the Xia Lanshan era, always hoping to get away with it by playing Tai Chi. It should be serious when it is necessary to be serious, and it should be serious when it is necessary to be serious.
The conservatives were all Xia Lanshan's old subordinates, while those who demanded serious treatment were the new forces headed by Zhang Tianling. Through this meeting, Zhang Tianling suddenly realized how influential his predecessor was. Although he had left Hanzhou, he still had a group of die-hard supporters.
What even surprised Zhang Tianling was that Hu Gang, with whom he had only recently established an alliance, seemed to agree with the conservatives' approach.
Zhang Tianling thought about it carefully. Although Hu Gang had fought fiercely with Zhao Ling, and Xia Lanshan was more inclined to the latter between Hu Gang and Zhao Ling, in fact, Hu Gang was also Xia Lanshan's man, otherwise, how could Xia Lanshan keep him in Hanzhou.
Now that Zhao Ling is dead, Hu Gang realizes that his chance has come, so he is actively striving to take over all the resources that Xia Lanshan originally left for Zhao Ling and become Xia Lanshan's new spokesperson in Hanzhou. In this way, Hu Gang will be able to compete with Zhang Tianling.
This is how the officialdom works. With the change of interests, everyone becomes a fence-sitter, swaying with the change of wind direction.
Zhang Tianling realized that in today's meeting, he was at a disadvantage because Hu Gang tore up the alliance agreement. If he continued the conversation, he would only be in a disadvantageous position, so he found a random reason and ended the meeting.
Wan Heng followed Zhang Tianling into the office of the municipal party secretary and whispered, "Without Zhao Liang's involvement with Hu Gang at the municipal government, I'm afraid he will become a big problem."
Zhang Tianling shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Hu Gang to be so realistic!"
Wan Heng asked: "Did Zang Yi have any agreement with him?"
Zhang Tianling was silent for a moment, then said, "It shouldn't be. Hu Gang would never cooperate with Zang Yi, because he knows better than anyone how dangerous Zang Yi is. If nothing unexpected happens, Xia Lanshan must have talked to Hu Gang and made a promise."
Wan Heng sighed and said, "Xia Lanshan is indeed a shrewd man. He will not give up Hanzhou easily."
Zhang Tianling closed his eyes, then opened them and said, "This is a problem that every top leader needs to face. If you don't eliminate the influence of your predecessor, you will never be able to achieve complete control."
This is true for both local and national governments. Whenever there is a change of government, there are always actions in the name of anti-corruption. It seems that this is a move by the new officials to comply with the will of the people, but in fact it is more due to the infighting caused by the change of power.
Hanzhou is much more complicated than imagined. In addition to the shrewd Xia Lanshan, there is also the ferocious beast Zang Yi lurking in the darkness.
Wan Heng thought for a moment and whispered, "The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department has already given a suggestion. According to Secretary Wen, we should give young officials some opportunities. So we suggest that Zang Yi take a step forward and take on the position of deputy mayor of the Standing Committee."
Zhang Tianling nodded and said, "Zang Yi is a young cadre trained by the Central Organization Department. He came to the local area this time just to get promoted. He is qualified to skip a grade. Now that Zhao Ling has given up his position, it is natural for him to take over. You can reply to the Provincial Party Committee. The Hanzhou Municipal Party Committee has expressed no objection."
Wan Heng nodded and said, "With Zang Yi, maybe we can put some pressure on Hu Gang."
Zhang Tianling shook his head and sighed, "Hu Gang's attitude today was clear, and he drew a clear line between us. In fact, he thought very clearly that if he continued to stand with us, he would never be able to take the initiative. He now has the resources left by Xia Lanshan. As for the future, I am afraid he will choose to cooperate with Zang Yi and compete with us at the Standing Committee level."
Wan Heng secretly admired Zhang Tianling's clear logic. Zhang Tianling came to Huainan from Shanzhou not because he had not done well before, but because the Su family saw his extraordinary abilities and were prepared to work hard to cultivate him.
In terms of overall perspective and strategy, Zhang Tianling was not only not inferior to Xia Lanshan, but was even slightly superior to him. Wan Heng was even a little glad that he and Zhang Tianling were allies, not opponents.
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Hanzhou entered winter and the temperature dropped rapidly. Park Hyun-a was in poor health and caught a cold. Fang Zhicheng had recently become her nanny. In addition to going to work, he also had to force her to go to the hospital for an IV drip, because Park Hyun-a was a very stubborn woman and had an instinctive aversion to hospitals.
Living under the same roof with Park Hyun-A, it has been a year without knowing it. Although this Korean woman seems to have a weak presence, she has become an indispensable part of Fang Zhicheng's life. Park Hyun-A has a few months left before she will finish her study abroad life. She once asked Fang Zhicheng if he would miss her if she returned to China. Fang Zhicheng's answer at the time was a bit cruel, absolutely not! For this reason, Park Hyun-A was sad for several days.
Fang Zhicheng looked at the sick look on Park Hyun-ya's face and sighed in his heart, thinking that if Park Hyun-ya really returned to China, he would be a little reluctant. So Fang Zhicheng had already discussed with Qin Yuming early on, and after Park Hyun-ya graduated, he would sign her. Qin Yuming had read the script written by Park Hyun-ya, and this girl was still very capable in screenwriting.
After Park Hyun-a finished the IV, Fang Zhicheng sent her home and told her not to write anything for a while and to take good care of her health before leaving.
After Fang Zhicheng left, Park Hyun-a sighed, feeling mixed emotions. She knew deeply that Fang Zhicheng's feelings for her were not as deep love as she had hoped, but more like family affection, but she still loved him uncontrollably.
In a daze, the phone rang. Park Hyun-ya picked up the phone drowsily, and her father's voice came from the other end, "Hyun-ya, how are you doing recently?"
"Not very well, I'm sick." Park Hyun-a said weakly.
My father sighed and said, "I miss you very much and I am worried about you. Listen to me and return home as soon as possible."
Park Hyun-A said: "Father, you promised me that you would not stop me from pursuing my own happiness."
The father said: "But I regret it now. If you refuse to come back, I will come to you in person."
Park Hyun-ya paused. She knew her father was very busy and would not have time. She whispered, "Don't scare me. I won't give up."
The father shook his head helplessly and said, "You should have a good rest, silly child."
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The personnel notice for Zang Yi to replace Zhao Liang as the executive vice mayor was issued very quickly, which was much smoother than expected. If it were an ordinary standing committee vice mayor, it would take at least five to ten years to move forward, but Zang Yi got it so easily.
Of course, this did not cause much controversy in the Hanzhou Municipal Government, because Zang Yi was indeed capable of holding this position. First, he was a cadre sent by the central government, second, his position was appointed by the provincial party committee leader, and finally, his industrial manufacturing strategy had begun to bear fruit, with several large manufacturing companies settling in Hanzhou, solving local employment problems and attracting a large number of immigrants.