Reborn as a Noble's Son

Chapter 234: Zhou Chen is Smart This Time_1

Translator: 549690339

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chubin was lost in contemplation. To be honest, he was envious. The officials in Lixian couldn’t grasp the situation, but Zhang Chubin had learnt about it through Liu Wenqing. The training of the young elites at the Party School of the Autonomous Region was set to last for a year. It was a long time, but it wasn’t full-time. Additionally, this level and the time were carefully calculated. It was a sign that Nie Zhenbang was being primed for promotion.

At this moment, if it was possible, Zhang Chubin would even be willing to switch his position as County Party Secretary with Nie Zhenbang, and then he himself could go to the young elites. Imagine, a Deputy Department-level official, surrounded by Vice-Minister-level classmates, what a vast network of relationships this would be in the future.

More importantly, attending the young elites course at the Vice-Minister level as a Deputy Department-level official represented the importance the Party Committee and government of the Autonomous Region placed on Nie Zhenbang. In other words, in the eyes of the leaders of the Autonomous Region Party Committee, Nie Zhenbang had already become equal to the Vice-Minister level.

Nie Zhenbang moved quickly. Although he didn’t sleep for the entire night, it wasn’t an issue. When he was in the Tiger Group, it was common not to sleep. He could still endure such a short span of time.

Besides, after seeing all these luxury toilets in the whole county, he was furious. He wasn’t in the mood to sleep.

From the county government to the courtyard of the county party committee, it was just a few steps away. In less than two minutes, Nie Zhenbang walked into Zhang Chubin’s office.

At this moment, Zhang Chubin himself had come out to meet him, seeing Nie Zhenbang with bloodshot eyes. He showed up so early in Lixian, and Zhang Chubin knew that Nie Zhenbang must have rushed back the previous night. This desperate posture also aroused some admiration in Zhang Chubin. At least, in terms of Lixian’s development, he lagged behind Nie Zhenbang.

After personally pouring a cup of tea for Nie Zhenbang, Zhang Chubin smiled and said, “Zhenbang, you haven’t slept for the whole night. Your health is important. Why don’t you rest a bit first? We can discuss it tomorrow.”

Nie Zhenbang shook his head, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat. After returning, he didn’t tell them he hadn’t slept, and he didn’t even have breakfast. He hadn’t drunk any tea either. At this moment, he felt a bit hungry after sitting down. But the matter was important. Nie Zhenbang replied, “Secretary Zhang, I’m okay. I can handle a day or two. Let’s discuss first. We can make up for it tonight.”

After some contemplation, Nie Zhenbang spoke in a calm tone, “Secretary Zhang, I got a call from my secretary, Yi Jun. That’s why I rushed back from Urumqi. Comrade Huang Pingan from the County Education Commission has been abusing his power and squandering public funds. He’s been embarking on face work and image-building projects in various primary and secondary schools across the county, building dozens of luxurious public toilets. You haven’t seen it. These toilets are even more luxurious than the teaching buildings and our county party committee and county government office buildings. My opinion is to immediately suspend Huang Pingan’s duties; let the county party committee lead, and the county discipline inspection commission establish an investigation team to probe all primary and secondary schools across the county. Based on the amount of wasted money, we’ll decide how to deal with Huang Pingan.”

After a pause, Nie Zhenbang continued, “Additionally, for deputy county mayor Bayaer, who is in charge of Science, Education, Culture, and Health Unit, I suggest that we report to the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government in the name of the county party committee and county government group and investigate Bayaer’s leadership responsibility.”

At Nie Zhenbang’s words, Zhang Chubin was stunned. Nie Zhenbang was going to really crack down. Suspension and investigation by the discipline inspection commission – this meant pushing people to a dead end. Several dozen luxury toilets. Regardless of whether Huang Pingan got any benefit or not from this, if he had, he was looking at jail time, and even if he hadn’t, his leadership could possibly come to an end. As for Bayaer, even if he was not demoted, a certain punishment was guaranteed, at the very least, he would be blamed for ineffective supervision. Furthermore, if a warning or demerit was imposed within the party, Bayaer’s career would surely come to an end.

However, at the moment, Zhang Chubin didn’t have any intention to protect Bayaer and Huang Pingan. Recently, these two people have been very close to Zhao Kunlun. Ever since Nie Zhenbang left Lixian, this group of people has been causing a ruckus, along with Gao Yuanshan, vice director of the Management Committee of the Development Zone. If he wasn’t in control, Lixian might have not looked like the way it was now. Now, Zhang Chubin had a clear view. The better Lixian’s development, the more benefits he would receive. If he really wanted to squeeze out Nie Zhenbang, his own career would probably be over.

Then, Zhang Chubin nodded, “Zhenbang, I have no objections here. I think we should invite Secretary Xie, Secretary Sun, and others to discuss.”

While Nie Zhenbang was discussing how to handle the situation with Zhang Chubin, a Santana was racing down the road to Bazhou City.

Inside the car, Bayaer was gloomy. The wound on his head had been roughly bandaged at the hospital. Next to him, the director of the County Education Commission, Huang Pingan, still seemed somewhat uneasy.

The inside of the car was silent for a while. This time, Nie Zhenbang’s sudden return was totally unexpected. Such anger was unprecedented. Nie Zhenbang acted as if he had completely torn off his facade. It seemed as if he intended to come down hard.