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Now that the second-in-command has been arrested, doesn't that mean he's publicly telling everyone that he's the bad guy?

bang~

The second-in-command slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Are you trying to rebel?"

How can you just send out police officers and arrest them right away? What kind of rule is that? If anyone should be sent, it should be someone from the supervisory department. Is Yang Jianguo getting senile?

"I'm sorry, please cooperate."

Qi Tongwei's attitude was firm. He took a few steps forward and whispered, "Let's save face for each other. You go out by yourself so that it doesn't look bad for anyone."

Erba was trembling with anger, but he knew that the situation was beyond his control, and he had no choice but to accept it no matter what he thought.

With a dark expression, the second-in-command walked around the desk and, suppressing his anger, growled in a low voice, "Get out of the way."

Qi Tongwei took a step back, stepped aside, and raised his hand: "Please."

The news of Erba's arrest reached the Chief of Staff's ears immediately. Angry questions rang out in the office and echoed throughout the entire building: "What is he trying to do? Does he have no organization? No discipline? Does he think he, Yang Jianguo, is the only upright and incorruptible hero in the world?"

"Go! I don't care what method you use, bring him back to me immediately, or you will be held responsible."

After giving the order, the office door closed again. The Chief of Staff paced back and forth at his desk for a few minutes before decisively picking up the red telephone: "Connect me to the Inner City; I need to speak with the Elders' office."

Chapter 838 Reckless Acts, Punishment

No one expected this matter to escalate to such a large extent.

When the elders' office received the call, the director and secretary were stunned, and cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads.

Things have developed to this point, and a misstep could easily lead to an accidental clash, causing a direct confrontation between the central and local governments, and potentially affecting other regions.

How dare Yang Jianguo be so audacious and arbitrary?

"You wait here. Once you have any news from Fengtian, notify me immediately. I need to go see the elder now."

Twenty minutes later, the council of elders convened an emergency meeting.

"Comrade Jianguo was too eager for quick success and instant benefits this time, which has had a particularly bad impact, set a very bad precedent for everyone, and created a huge hidden danger between the central and local governments..."

The first time Yang Jianguo's name was mentioned, it was accompanied by severe criticism.

After setting the tone and concluding his speech, the expected continued condemnation did not materialize; instead, a deathly silence fell over the room.

The elder held an unfiltered cigarette between his fingers, occasionally taking a puff and exhaling white smoke. The swirling smoke obscured his face, making his cloudy eyes appear deep and mysterious, and no one could see through what he was thinking.

"cough~"

Helpless, the other side could only clear their throats tactically, preparing to intensify their criticism of Zhang Zhaoxiang once again.

Before he could even speak, the Third Elder put his arm on the table and said, “I think Comrade Jianguo’s feelings are understandable. Everyone has seen the general outline of what happened, so let me share my opinion.”

Killing is necessary to appease public anger, set the record straight, and betray one's own beliefs and organization.

The working class and peasantry are above all else and are the rightful masters of the country.

This is a consensus. It was Comrade Yang Jianguo who insisted on unifying the workers' thinking and preventing them from falling into capitalist traps, which allowed the rights of the trade union and the workers to be preserved.

He personally has always considered himself the "son of a worker" and is proud of it.

Now, what he was so proud of is being so despised.

If it were anyone else in the room, who could accept it? Who could say they wouldn't do what Yang Jianguo did, or even worse?

"Well, we can't let that affect local relations. We should at least give them a heads-up beforehand."

The Grand Elder, sitting calmly on his throne, had a glint of shrewdness in his half-closed eyes: "Jianguo and I have discussed this matter; I know about it."

"Elder, you..."

Now, the other party had nothing to say. The elder seemed to be explaining the situation, but in reality, he was clearly supporting Yang Jianguo.

"So, we're just going to let him do whatever he wants?"

Regardless, he crossed the line this time. If there is no punishment for this, how can we carry out our work in the future?

Does this mean that everyone who encounters Yang Jianguo must give way and bow down in worship?

"I know what I'm doing..."

Seeing the questioning looks from everyone, the Grand Elder smiled calmly and said, "You've all been saying that he's clinging to his position in the Ministry of Works and is practically turning it into his private domain."

This is a good opportunity to send him out for some experience. The second-in-command in Fengtian is really having problems; it's perfect to let him fill in!

The specifics will have to wait for the final investigation results; the Grand Elder only gave a general overview for now.

He always felt that Yang Jianguo was selling fake medicine, and that this second attempt might be bait.

……

Fengtian, the second-in-command sat in a room with no windows on all sides, still unable to control his clenched fists, which trembled slightly.

Thinking about the slander he had suffered, Erba felt a surge of anger and helplessness.

Now, he is trapped here, completely unaware of the situation outside, and no one has come to ask him anything. He is equally clueless as to what Yang Jianguo is trying to do.

What he couldn't understand was how the other party dared to be so audacious. Did he work like this in the capital?

No wonder outsiders say that Yang Jianguo is domineering and has taken over the Ministry of Works, to the point that even the Elders' Council can hardly be commanded anymore.

To put it bluntly, Yang Jianguo is a local tyrant, with the old ways of a local emperor.

If I were an elder, I would definitely demote him to the lowest level and send him to the grassroots level to learn and grow.

Click~

The door suddenly opened, bringing light to the room that had been mostly shrouded in darkness, and giving the second-in-command an outlet for his anger.

"Yang Jianguo, is this how you do things?"

At this moment, he didn't even bother with titles, calling him by his first name and loudly questioning, "Who gave you the authority to act so recklessly? Do you even know what you're doing?"

With a smile, Yang Jianguo told Tongwei to close the door, then walked to the table and sat down, saying, "Sit down and let's talk."

Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Erba felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he had punched cotton.

Yang Jianguo sat down expressionlessly, took out a cigarette case and shook it: "Have a smoke, sit down and we can talk slowly."

"I have nothing to talk to you about." The second-in-command waved his hand and sneered, "I'm waiting to see your disciplinary notice."

Yang Jianguo lit a cigarette himself and said with a slight smile, "Are you so confident that I won't find anything on you?"

"Do you think I don't know whether I've done it myself or not?"

"Since you didn't do it, who do you think did it?"

"..."

The second man remained silent; he clearly knew something, but hadn't decided whether he should speak up.

Call ~

He puffed out smoke, the light bulb above his head shrouded in mist, dimming the room even further: "What do you know? Tell me, because once I stand up, no one will come to see you again."

"What, you dare to imprison me?" The second-in-command scoffed, not believing he would dare to do such a thing.

Even if he really dared, the organization couldn't allow it, and this farce would have to end prematurely in two days at most.

"No, but do you think that now that things have developed to this point, people outside might use you as a scapegoat and pin all the blame on you?"

The second-in-command's expression changed, and his initial anger turned into tension.

It's quite possible for someone to take advantage of the situation and pin all the blame on themselves, provided that Yang Jianguo ignores the obvious flaws in the evidence.

To entrust one's fate to him and gamble with his conscience?

"If you want to know who's backing you up, you should go find the Chief of Staff's secretary and ask him what he's been up to."

The second man eventually gave in. He knew the situation was beyond his control, and he had to solve the immediate predicament and protect himself first.

Even with extraordinary abilities, he was powerless here and could only try to save himself.

As for whether Yang Jianguo can get rid of the chief of staff, that's not something he should be considering right now.

At the very least, we should wait until he gets out before making further plans.

Chapter 839 Steadfast as a Mountain, the Courage to Prick the Furuncle

The second-in-command is Xie Zhigang, a southerner who has worked for 39 years. He has a tough style, is always decisive and efficient, and is a typical pragmatist.

This is my fifth year working in Fengtian.

Opinions on it are mixed.

Some people praised him for doing some practical things for Fengtian and for making efforts to ensure a smooth transition.

Some criticized him for being stubborn and self-willed, blindly applying the experiences of the South, pursuing data at the expense of local realities, and making irresponsible decisions.

Yang Jianguo didn't have any prejudice against this person.

However, some people disliked him and deliberately tried to pin the blame on him.

Yang Jianguo also went along with it, making the people behind the scenes mistakenly believe that they had been misled, and that they would really pin the blame on him for everything that happened in Fengtian.

But in fact, from the very beginning, Yang Jianguo knew who was behind all this trouble.

The second-in-command told him to go find the chief of staff, but he wasn't the source of the trouble. The real source... was in the capital.

Zhang Jie's real backer is not the Chief of Staff of Fengtian.

He is not the son of an elder in the capital, but the true crown prince.

The Chief of Staff of Fengtian turned a blind eye to Zhang Jie's actions all these years out of consideration for him, and silently cleaned up his messes behind the scenes.

But who could have imagined that she would one day run into Yang Jianguo's hands.

And things have escalated to this point.

Right now, not only the Chief of Staff in Fengtian, but even the heads of various departments in the capital have all shrank back.

Yang Jianguo has made outstanding contributions, with so many medals and badges that they can't all be stored in a drawer. He also has the Grand Elder as his backer, and he's so stubborn that he could break Mount Tai.

They don't have the ability to go against a stubborn child.

Now, it's up to both sides to make their moves and see who has the better skill.

However, there are reports that the Elders' Council intends to move him out of his position and have him hand over the Ministry of Works.

This news touched many people.

If we can really get him to move his butt and give up his seat, then whoever sits on it will soar to great heights.

There's no way around it; Yang Jianguo laid such a solid foundation.

The Ministry of Industry currently leads more than thirty national-level projects, and I've heard that they are all progressing steadily.

The peaches are almost ripe. It was fine if we didn't have the chance in the past, but now the opportunity is right in front of us. Who wouldn't want to pick big, red, and juicy peaches?

However, internally, no one took the news seriously.

Some subordinates were worried and asked Xiang Shaodong, who was already in a deputy position, and they heard him burst out laughing on the spot.

"Move them?" Xiang Shaodong held back his laughter several times before finally managing to suppress it. "Fine, let them come. It's easy to invite a god out, but hard to send him away. They'll have to bring him back the same way they invited him out. They really don't take their skills seriously!"

They even want Yang Jianguo to move to a different position, without even looking at the personnel structure of all national-level projects under the Ministry of Works, and whose name is listed as the chief technical advisor.

Yang Jianguo.

In the Ministry of Works, these three characters represented not only power, but also unparalleled scientific research and technology.

There are indeed people with connections who can ignore this rule and make room for him.

The military is also cheering him on. Damn it, I've waited so long, and finally Director Yang has time to guide our scientific research.

You just sent them away, what about my research and development?!

"Don't worry, the Ministry of Works can do without anyone else, but it can't do without him."

In front of everyone, Xiang Shaodong smiled but spoke with certainty: "At least for the next one or two decades, no one can shake his position."

He didn't know where the news came from, but it was definitely false.

The other party either doesn't understand Yang Jianguo's importance in the Ministry of Works, or...

Is there some ulterior motive, using the information to achieve some purpose, or is it a phishing attempt?