Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 970 - 926 Everyone Has Their Own Agenda

Chapter 970: Chapter 926: Everyone Has Their Own Agenda

Chapter 970 -926: Everyone Has Their Own Agenda

Yuandong District, Construction Road Police Station.

At this moment, when Nie Zhenbang was brought here, Xu Hongzhuan on the other side also received a call from the security guard. Upon hearing that Secretary Nie, his wife, and some of his friends had gotten into a dispute, that his wife had been assaulted, and then, that Secretary Nie’s friends had retaliated against the other party who was now taken away by the police station, Xu Hongzhuan immediately stood up.

Xu Hongzhuan was extremely shocked, and without realizing it, sweat had broken out on his forehead. Although this matter wasn’t directly related to him, the fact that the wife was assaulted was a big deal.

There are never insignificant matters around a leader, even a minor cold can be magnified to affect the living standards of the people of the entire province. All the more so for the assault of the wife of the head of the Provincial Committee, who dared to lay a hand on her, who was brave enough to do such a thing.

Without a second thought, Xu Hongzhuan immediately said, “Xiao Wang, what’s the situation now? Can Secretary Nie’s safety be guaranteed?”

Xiao Wang, one of the two security guards, heard Xu Hongzhuan’s words and immediately responded, “Chief of Staff, I’ve already sent Dai to follow them, there should be no problems. These people are from the Construction Road Police Station, I have already checked. Chief of Staff, what should we do?”

Xu Hongzhuan pondered for a moment, then said sternly, “Xiao Wang, the situation is urgent, I order you to immediately rush to the Construction Road Police Station and ensure the safety of Secretary Nie and his entourage. I’m on my way there now.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Hongzhuan took a deep breath, the news had been so shocking that he felt a sense of suffocation he couldn’t shake off.

Now, Xu Hongzhuan was also somewhat pleased, this was an opportunity for him, an opportunity to get closer to the leader at a deep level. If he could perform excellently in the next steps and gain Secretary Nie’s approval, his position as the Chief of Staff would essentially be secured.

Although that was the case, Xu Hongzhuan did not dare to take it lightly. He might be a member of the Provincial Committee and the Chief of Staff, but such a position was important only in the context of the provincial government level and above. As Chief of Staff, being able to meet the leaders at any time and accompanying them meant he naturally had an advantage over others.

However, when it came to grassroots levels, he might not necessarily be more useful than anyone else.

After a pause, Xu Hongzhuan picked up the phone from his desk and dialed Chen Le, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Provincial Committee.

Chen Le was just at his office at the moment. Seeing the incoming call on his mobile, Chen Le was surprised. Why would the Chief of Staff call him? It couldn’t be the old leader; if the old leader wanted to find him, he would certainly call his private number.

Understanding this, Chen Le answered the call and said, “Hello, Chief of Staff.”

In front of Chen Le, Xu Hongzhuan couldn’t presume too much; although they were both members of the Provincial Committee, Chen Le was ranked fourth while he was further down the hierarchy, and Chen Le held real power, while Xu Hongzhuan’s role as the Provincial Committee’s Chief of Staff was to serve its leadership. In a way, Chen Le counted as one of those leaders.

Without delay, Xu Hongzhuan said with a smile, “Secretary Chen, hello, hello. The reason I’m calling you this time is to report an important matter to you, Secretary Chen.”

This was not the time for casual chit-chat or personal favor; it was a situation as urgent as putting out a fire. At this moment, he still didn’t know what condition Secretary Nie was in. If those at the grassroots level acted recklessly, and something happened to Secretary Nie, the entire Hongjiang Provincial Committee would likely be implicated.

“Secretary Chen, the security guard Xiao Wang from the Provincial Committee Office reported that just a while ago, Secretary Nie was taken away by people from the Construction Road Police Station. Apparently, there had been a dispute at Emerald Elegance Pavilion on Construction Avenue, where the wife was assaulted,” stated Xu Hongzhuan, getting straight to the point.

The otherwise calm Chen Le immediately stood up upon hearing this, saying gravely, “What? In that case, Chief of Staff, wait for me downstairs. We’ll rush over immediately.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Hongzhuan then called Yao Dingguo, the Secretary of the Hongcheng City Municipal Committee. Yao Dingguo was an extremely formidable character. As the Municipal Committee Secretary of the provincial capital and a member of the Provincial Committee, he might only be in charge of a prefecture-level city, but he held the rank of a high-substantive-department-level official.

Seeing that it was Xu Hongzhuan calling, Yao Dingguo simply smiled. It seemed Xu Hongzhuan couldn’t handle it anymore and was preparing to start networking through Secretary Wen’s connections.

He then connected the call and said with a smile, “Secretary-General, what a rare visitor.”

Yao Dingguo’s tone and attitude caused Xu Hongzhuan’s brows to involuntarily furrow. At this moment, Yao Dingguo was still too optimistic about the situation. Did he really think Secretary Nie was the same as Comrade Zhang Tianyue? The situation in Hongjiang was crystal clear to those above. With capable people under the leader’s command, there must be a reason why Secretary Nie was specifically transferred out from Huaxia Group. Moreover, looking at Secretary Chen’s career background, it is clear that he is one of Secretary Nie’s staunch supporters.

At this time, Xu Hongzhuan was not in the mood to care about Yao Dingguo’s attitude and directly said, “Secretary Dingguo, I have something to tell you. Just now, Secretary Nie was taken away by the police from the Construction Road Police Station in Yuandong District. It is said that he was involved in a dispute, and his wife was assaulted.”

Upon hearing this, Yao Dingguo also took it seriously. Regardless of right or wrong, he had to go there. If the fault lay with Nie Zhenbang, he could use this opportunity to deflate Nie Zhenbang’s authority and boost his in-law’s momentum. If the error was on this side, he could just go with the flow and act accordingly.

Chen Le’s work during this period was barely satisfactory. Although he was officially leading the charge, in reality, he had only taken up his post a week ago, and it was far too early to say that he had made any significant progress.

As Chen Le walked downstairs, Xu Hongzhuan was already waiting on the side, with the car in running condition, ready to go. Once in the car, Chen Le immediately dialed the phone number of Chang Yi, the head of the Police Affairs and Discipline Inspection Team at the Provincial Department. Once the call connected, Chen Le said seriously, “Comrade Chang Yi, this is Chen Le. I am ordering you now to take your men to the Construction Road Police Station immediately. Secretary Nie is there.”

Since taking office at the Public Security Department, Chang Yi was the first person Chen Le took a liking to. Chang Yi was very capable but also very straight-forward, hating evil as if it were his foe. Such a personality led to his ostracization. He had been marginalized as a provincial-level inspector without leadership duties. This time, Chen Le overcame opposing views and reassigned him, placing Chang Yi in the position of head of the Police Supervision Team. Although it was a lateral move, the authority it carried was quite different. Furthermore, Chen Le intended to use Chang Yi to rectify the police discipline issue in Hongjiang.

It was not a far distance from the Provincial Committee to the Construction Road Police Station. Soon, Xu Hongzhuan’s official car drove in, and almost concurrently, Yao Dingguo’s car arrived one after the other.

Following Yao Dingguo were two more vehicles, a police car and a car from the Yuandong District Committee. It seemed that the Secretary of the Yuandong District Committee had also come along.

Upon seeing Chen Le, Zhang Zhaoqian, the Director of Hongcheng Municipal Public Security Bureau, saluted and said, “Secretary Chen.”

Chen Le nodded as a greeting. Zhang Zhaoqian was Yao Dingguo’s confidant, and Chen Le had been wanting to make adjustments but had not found a good opportunity to do so.

At that moment, another police car arrived. Before the car had even stopped, Chang Yi got out. He saluted and said, “Secretary Chen, Chang Yi reporting as ordered.”

But it was Yao Dingguo who then said with a smile, “Secretary Chen, this is quite the mobilization. The Construction Road Police Station is outrageous, bringing Secretary Nie over here.”

Yao Dingguo’s words held an underlying message, suggesting whether Secretary Nie had caused some trouble, otherwise how could the Construction Road Police Station possibly arrest him.

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Chen Le’s expression darkened, but he calmly replied, “Secretary Yao, you’re right to criticize. This represents a failure in my work. It seems entirely necessary to carry out a province-wide special operation to rectify police affairs and discipline.”

Xu Hongzhuan urged from the side, “Secretary Chen, we should go in first.”

At this point, Xu Hongzhuan was also somewhat dissatisfied with Yao Dingguo’s remarks. If I had known you were coming to make trouble, Yao Dingguo, I wouldn’t have notified you. I had good intentions, only to have them exploited. Right now, Xu Hongzhuan knew it was time to take a clear stand, so he simply ignored Yao Dingguo completely.

As the group just entered the police station’s gate, they heard a voice roaring from the interrogation room, “Damn it, you dare to hit me? Today, if I don’t show you what’s what, you won’t know how to write the word ‘dead’.”

Then, another voice rose up, “You dare, do you know who this is? This is the newly appointed Secretary Nie of the Provincial Committee. You know what happened today. The video surveillance of the Emerald Elegance Pavilion is there. You insulted Secretary Nie’s wife and even assaulted her, and you think you have the right? What do you think you’re doing, setting up a private court of law?”

Upon hearing this, those outside the door all grew solemn, including Yao Dingguo, who now had a grave and stern face. This was a serious matter; Secretary Nie’s wife had been hit. If such an incident didn’t get a proper explanation, what would become of the authority of other leaders? This was unacceptable.

Beside, Hu Zaijun, the Secretary of the Yuandong District Committee, started to sweat profusely. “Well done, Ding Zijian, well done, Ding Bowen,” he thought. “You and your son have really screwed me over this time.” (