In the office of a ministerial cadre of the Regional Security Bureau in Washington, Ouyang Zhen was so angry that he went crazy. He walked around the room with his hands on his hips and said, "Forget it, I don't care anymore! Report the reason for Lao Li's leave directly to the higher-ups and ask them to send someone else to Longcheng for the talk!"
"Yes!" the secretary nodded.
"Too outrageous! That's not how you do things!" Ouyang Zhen picked up his coat and walked out, cursing, "Isn't this the same as roasting me on the fire? Old Li, you're not a good friend!"
Ouyang Zhen was indeed very angry, because he had always been the person responsible for liaison with Lao Li. Now the latter did not listen to the orders from above and was clearly resisting the leadership department. This meant that he, Ouyang Zhen, had not done his job well, and it also meant that he had lost control over Lao Li.
Ouyang Zhen left the unit cursing, and went to find his lover that night. They had sex three times in one night, and only then did he calm down his anger.
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The next day at noon.
The deputy director of the General Affairs Inspection Department of the Civil Affairs Department, the second largest faction in District 1, arrived in Longcheng with more than 20 people.
The deputy minister who led the team was named Han Xian, 54 years old. He had also come to the district with Zhou's troops during the great migration from southern Shanghai.
Having lived here for decades, Han Xian has completely adapted to the living and working environment here, and joined the Civil Affairs Party early on. He works seriously, has a rigorous attitude, and is vigorous and resolute, so his position has been steadily promoted.
In fact, the Chinese elites who came to Area 1 through the great migration now have clear political positions. Some have joined the Republican Party, and some have joined the Civil Party. Putting aside the positions of the region and the Chinese, the current Chinese factions are relatively divided. People follow each side, and they are not very united.
After Han Xian led the team to land in Longcheng, he immediately wanted to meet Li Mingsheng himself, but the latter temporarily declined his request on the grounds that he was receiving treatment, and sent Director Liu, Su Tianyu, Li Yuan and others to receive the senior leaders.
Around noon.
In the meeting room of the municipal building, Han Xian was wearing a neat suit and sitting upright on the sofa with a very serious expression, looking like a great enemy.
Director Liu, who was sitting next to him, said with a big smile on his face, "Boss, the municipal government has prepared a banquet tonight...!"
"Forget about the banquet, we are here to do business." Han Xian refused and asked with a frown, "When can I meet Mayor Li?"
"It's... it's hard to say. The doctor said his condition is not very ideal." Director Liu replied softly: "He has been taking injections and taking medicines, and he is in a daze...!"
Han Xian glanced at Director Liu coldly: "With this physical condition, can he still be qualified for the position of mayor? I think it's better for him to resign."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room became awkward. Even Su Tianyu and Li Yuan were a little surprised, thinking... Even though you are angry, you can't say that, right? This smell of gunpowder is too strong.
Everyone was silent for a while, and Director Liu laughed: "You can talk to me about work first!"
Han Xian put his hands in his pockets, thought for a while, and replied, "Okay, you can also tell Lao Li a message for me!"
"You order!" Director Liu replied.
Han Xian looked at everyone with a serious attitude and said concisely: "The upper level has never mentioned that you secretly delivered military supplies to the Chi Army and the Lao Mo army, but that doesn't mean they don't know. Why did we turn a blind eye to these things? It's because the leadership department took into account that Lao Li had just arrived and was in a difficult situation. If you want to break the dilemma, you must use extraordinary measures in extraordinary times. In fact, in the past few years, the inner circle has given you great support in both military and government affairs, and you can even say that you have indulged!"
Director Liu looked at him and said, "Yes, you are right!"
"Let's not talk about armaments anymore. Let's talk about the Chi Army and the Third Division." Han Xian frowned and glanced at everyone, and said in a sonorous voice: "The level of armament has undergone a qualitative change, so it must be controllable! I don't need to tell you about the relationship between the Chi Army and Longcheng's government affairs department. You all know it in your hearts. So I came here this time to make a few non-negotiable demands on the Chi Army!"
Director Liu pondered for a while and did not give any excuses on the issue of Chi Jun, because at this point, the matter was basically out in the open, and the higher-ups would know about Chi Jun's secret relationship with Lao Li's team.
"Then tell me, what are your specific requirements?" Director Liu asked.
"First, the Chi Army's military decision-making power must belong to us. That is to say, no matter what military decisions the Chi Army makes in the future, they must inform us and, after the upper level studies and decides, give the order of whether to agree or not." Han Xian said clearly: "Second, the Chi Army's appointment power of senior officers must also be in our hands. The attitude of the inner party is that they must give up the positions of 20 major military commanders and fill them with people selected by us. Third, the Chi Army must open its financial data to us unconditionally, and we must also have special auditors to participate in financial work. Fourth, the arms business dealings with the Chinese area must be supervised by us. These points are not negotiable and must be implemented."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, thinking that what was supposed to come had finally come.
For the Civil Affairs Department, they had only one request to Lao Li before, and that was to secure the mayor's position as soon as possible and hold the government power.
Under this requirement, if Lao Li acts a little bit over the line or plays a little bit on the edge, they will definitely not care.
This is also why the upper echelons tacitly allowed Lao Li’s team to secretly acquire military equipment and supplies and secretly have some connections with Chinese capital.
But things are different now. The Chi Army has swallowed up the Third Division, which is equivalent to a qualitative change in its own armed capabilities. An army of more than 20,000 people may get out of control at any time.
And most importantly, this armed group is mainly composed of Chinese people! ! If it is impossible to control, the chain reaction it will bring will also be unknown...
In addition, Lao Li secretly joined forces with the Chinese Workers to circle the Third Division on the mountain without informing the higher-ups, so they were dissatisfied and sent people down to settle accounts.
Director Liu listened to the other party's words with an embarrassed smile on his face: "This is not easy to do, right? We do have some connections with the Chi Army, but we have no way to completely control them. Under these conditions, I think Zhao Weihu...!"
"That's your problem." Han Xian stood up: "But these requirements are immutable and non-negotiable."
After saying that, Han Xian walked out: "Tell Lao Li this message. I'll wait for his news! Tell him, by the way, that hiding is useless. These things will be made clear sooner or later!"
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An hour later.
Su Tianyu saw Lao Li fishing in the park: "You are here with bad intentions!"
Lao Li sat on the Diaoyutai and said, "Notify Jin Maohui to increase the intensity of security patrols with the garrison!"
"… You have to make a fuss!" Su Tianyu advised.