Reborn as a Noble s Son

Chapter 724: Chapter 680: Public Opinion Pressure_1
 

Upon hearing Nie Zhenbang’s words, Li Xu immediately understood Nie Zhenbang’s intent. Director Nie was planning to ruthlessly deal with the Secretary of the Pengcheng City Party Committee and related officials.

But though everyone knew Nie Zhenbang’s intentions, there was nothing they could do. It was like they were mute and had to swallow their bitterness in silence.

Because what Nie Zhenbang said was both righteous and just. The fault did indeed lie with Pengcheng City. The facts spoke for themselves: A luxury car like the Audi A8, being used as a public vehicle, was nothing but a waste of public money. What’s even unforgivable was that the car was being used by their family members. Public tools for private use. This has been one of the utmost detestable acts in any era, in any dynasty.

Afterward, Li Xu interviewed Luo Quan and Xiong Taishun, the parties involved in the incident. He saw the photos taken on Xiong Taishun’s cell phone and listened to the audio recording of the interrogation room.

Moreover, Xiong Taishun’s body was covered with wounds. His arm sustained a three-inch long cut. Although it was unclear how the injury was inflicted, it was obviously a minor injury.

The entire interview lasted about an hour. Li Xu stood up at this point and said with a smile, “Director Nie, please rest assured. After we return tonight, we will work all night so by tomorrow morning, you’ll certainly see the report on Huaxia TV as well as in national newspapers.”

Nie Zhenbang was very satisfied. Li Xu had quickly perceived his intentions. Then, he nodded and said: “Comrade Li Xu, I greatly appreciate your interview. As journalists, you should maintain this fearless, fair attitude and approach. On behalf of the Office of State Affairs, we express our deepest gratitude to you.”

After bidding farewell to the reporters from the Huaxia News Agency, Nie Zhenbang turned to Fan Zhiyong next to him and said, “Commander Fan, for now, I’ll have to ask you to detain the suspects. This evening, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you to stay in Pengcheng City.”

Fan Zhiyong nodded. Before he departed, the commander of the military region had told him that once they reached Pengcheng City, Nie Zhenbang’s commands are equivalent to their military region’s commands.

Directly after, Fan Zhiyong also responded, “Chief, please rest assured. Without your orders, no one will be able to take these folks or their cars away.”

Nie Zhenbang and his entourage returned to the hotel. This time, Fan Zhiyong specifically left five elite soldiers behind.

At one in the morning, Shen Yanshuo and Ning Shouchang’s motorcade finally reached the Pengcheng City exit on Jiangpeng Highway. At that moment, all members of the Pengcheng Party Committee were already assembled at the toll station exit.

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Wen Saiying led at the front. The Mayor, the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and other Party Committee members intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from Wen Saiying.

Two Toyota off-road vehicles with military plate numbers left the toll station one after the other. At that moment, the cars stopped in front of the crowd.

The car doors opened. Shen Yanshuo wore a gloomy expression, and Ning Shouchang remained calm. The two big shots from the Provincial Party Committee got out of the car, one after the other.

Looking at Wen Saiying at the forefront, Shen Yanshuo let out a cold harrumph and shifted his gaze towards the other members of the Pengcheng City Party Committee.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yanshuo said to the Pengcheng City Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor, Zhou Taian, “Comrade Taian, everyone should go home. It’s late. What’s the need for such a huge delegation?”

Ning Shou Chang also stepped forward. Nodding, he inquired, “Mayor Taian, where is Director Nie and his party?”

As a member of the government system, Zhou Taian had the most interactions with Ning Shouchang. His relationship with Ning Shouchang had become somewhat close indirectly. Even though Zhou Taian didn’t exactly belong to Ning Shouchang’s camp, due to their professional relations, Zhou Taian and Ning Shouchang were pretty close.

Upon hearing Governor Ning’s inquiry, Zhou Taian didn’t show many changes in his expression. He wasn’t sure whether he should be laughing or crying over what happened tonight.

He could only observe and adapt to the changes. It wasn’t clear yet whether this incident would affect him or not. It certainly wasn’t a time for celebration.

“Governor Ning, Director Nie and his team are currently residing at the Ping’an Hotel. Ren Jie and I visited the Ping-An Hotel earlier but we couldn’t find Director Nie. Originally, we invited the comrades from the Office of State Affairs to rest at the City Committee’s Guest House. Director Huang from the Office of State Affairs said it was unnecessary.” Zhou Taian reported calmly.

However, hearing these words, everyone could understand how much resentment Nie Zhenbang harbored. All that talk about unnecessary troubles – it was clear that Nie Zhenbang didn’t want to be in anyone’s debt. He intended to deal with official affairs officially.

At this moment, Shen Yanshuo sighed, turned his head and said to Ning Shouchang beside him, “Governor Shou Chang, let’s go to Ping’an Hotel together.”

This statement left the members of the standing committee of Pengcheng City Party Committee somewhat startled. Wen Saiying was visibly pale. The two biggest figures in Jiangbei Province had rushed over so late. Certainly, there were urgent matters to handle. However, now that things had calmed down, it was so late, yet the provincial party secretary and governor still needed to visit a deputy ministerial official. This situation spoke volumes about the gravity the situation.

This level of importance was akin to meeting the national leaders. The more serious the situation, the more nervous and fearful Wen Saiying became. Initially, there may have been room to salvage the situation, but now with the attitudes of the big shots, it was clear. If these provincial heavyweights were already so serious, how was he, merely a prefectural secretary, to challenge Director Nie?

At this moment, the previously unassuming Ping’an Hotel in Pengcheng city was surprisingly in the limelight. It was only a three-star hotel, but now, it had become the focus of attention across the city and even in all of Jiangbei Province.

Outside the hotel lobby, they had already hung a banner saying, “Warm welcome to the leaders of the Three Public Affairs Office of the State Council.”

The hotel’s owner, a clever businessman, knew very well that such an excellent promotion opportunity was rare. Hence, he had worked overtime to prepare the banner. At the same time, the floor where the Three Public Affairs Office was staying was vacated, and the staff was rearranged and assigned accordingly.

Meanwhile, downstairs, the police officers from Pengcheng Public Security Bureau had detailed security arrangements in place.

At one in the morning, the motorcade of Shen Yanshuo and Ning Shouchang arrived at the entrance of the Ping’an Hotel. Immediately after alighting from their vehicles, the two top figures went straight up to the ninth floor.

Nie Zhenbang, who had already received the news, also walked out of his room. However, Nie Zhenbang didn’t have much of a smile on his face. After perfunctory handshakes with Shen Yanshuo and Ning Shouchang, he ushered them into his guest room.

As soon as he sat down on the sofa in the meeting room, Shen Yanshuo slowly said, “Comrade Zhenbang, first of all, I want to apologize to you and all the comrades of the Three Public Affairs Office. This is due to the negligence of our Jiangbei Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. The comrades of the Three Public Affairs Office were threatened, and this is our mistake.”

This seasoned fox, at this time, didn’t forget to drag Ning Shouchang down with him, strongly implying that if Nie Zhenbang escalated the issue, not only would it be difficult for him, Shen Yanshuo, but also for Ning Shouchang.

However, at this moment, Nie Zhenbang smiled lightly and calmly said, “Secretary Shen, you’re exaggerating. Personally, I think that the work of the Jiangbei Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government is very satisfactory. I’m quite pleased. As for what happened in Pengcheng City, I think it was due to the local government. What does it have to do with both of you leaders? Everywhere at any time, in any dynasty, there are always some people who disregard morality. Why blame yourself, Secretary Shen?”

At these words, Shen Yanshuo also smiled and nodded, “It’s great that Comrade Zhenbang can understand this. What do you think, Governor Shou Chang?”

However, even though Shen Yashuo said this, he didn’t intend for Ning Shouchang to speak. Looking at Nie Zhenbang, Shen Yanshuo continued, “Comrade Zhenbang, on the way here, Governor Shou Chang and I exchanged views. After listening to the report from the leaders of Pengcheng City, it is my opinion that tonight, the relevant person in charge of the Sub-Ring Road Police Station should be dismissed from public office and expelled from the party. In addition, regarding Wen Long, we suggest that a forensic examination be conducted on the comrades from the Three Public Affairs Office who were beaten. Those who should be incarcerated must be incarcerated, and those who should be sentenced must be sentenced. The rest of the assailants have already been arrested overnight, and they will face legal penalties.”

After hearing all this, Shen Yanshuo seemed to be a fair and impartial person. However, from start to finish, there was not a single word about the handling of the Pengcheng City Committee Secretary Wen Saiying. This made Nie Zhenbang frown.

Avoiding the serious issues and highlighting the minor ones; did they really think that they could fool him like a child? Did they really think that he would save face for Shen Yanshuo?

Thinking of this, Nie Zhenbang stood up and smiled, “Secretary Shen, you are too polite. Let’s discuss this tomorrow. It’s been a rather nerve-wracking night. Many comrades from the Three Public Affairs Office were shocked, and it’s no joke that I myself am still taken aback. When that ‘six-four’ pistol was pointed at my head, I almost couldn’t stand. Today, I’m not in good spirits. I can’t accompany you for long. I believe that the Jiangbei Provincial Committee will give us a fair resolution.”

Nie Zhenbang unhesitatingly issued the order to leave. Afraid with a ‘six-four’ pistol pointed to his head? Could Nie Zhenbang, the ‘Soldier King’, be afraid of this? But Shen Yanshuo had no choice but to laugh it off and bid farewell.

The next morning.

The “Hope Daily”, “Morning News” of Huaxia TV station, and other TV and newspaper media broadcasted the news from Huaxia News Agency. The footage showed the miserable condition of Xiong Taishun and Nie Zhenbang’s righteous words that immediately caused a huge stir nationwide, with news media all over the country rebroadcasting it. At the same time, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference, emphasizing that in this morning’s special meeting of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Public Security had stressed the need to accelerate the ideological quality construction of the cadre team and intensify the investigations into law-breaking within the public security forces.

Instantly, a powerful wave of public opinion swept towards Jiangbei Province.

PS: Some readers say that these chapters are ‘padding’. This is a matter of perspective. I don’t think so. It’s just that each aspect is just elaborated in detail. I assure you that the plot is still intriguing. In my opinion, ‘padding’ is defined by an entire chapter being filled with environmental descriptions, or writing hundreds of words about smoking a cigarette or drinking alcohol. That is ‘padding’. I sincerely feel wronged by such an accusation. This is not ‘padding’. If I were to remove the ‘padding’, here it goes – Nie Zhenbang becomes the General Secretary, vigorously developing the national economy, and becoming the world’s number one power. How good is that? There is no ‘padding’ there, is it?

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