Seeing Pei Yulin's enthusiasm, Chu Guoan couldn't refuse anymore, so he stood up with a polite smile, took the teapot from Pei Yulin, unscrewed the lid of the teacup, poured himself a full cup, then sat down again and said, "I came to see you today because of a personal matter. I heard that Wu Chengzhu was investigated by the Yanjing Discipline Inspection Commission. For you, it's like losing a capable person. I was thinking, can I take this opportunity to give Wang Qirui some burden, let him do more, and help you share some pressure. Haha, Yulin, we are old colleagues after all, this is just a suggestion, don't think I'm meddling in other people's business, hahaha..."
Although Chu Guoan said it lightly, he was very nervous in his heart. After all, he came here with great difficulty.
Lu Chengze was pushing too hard, anxious to rescue his son, but he was neither Pei Yulin's superior nor had a good relationship with Pei Yulin. He had no idea whether Pei Yulin would give him face.
Now he could only test the waters under the banner of "old colleague" and "for your own good". He thought to himself that if Pei Yulin didn't give him face, he would stand up and turn around and leave, which would also be an explanation to Lu Chengze, allowing him to find a new way.
When Pei Yulin heard this, he immediately understood what Chu Guoan was planning. It turned out that he came to intercede for Wang Qirui and wanted Wang Qirui to take sole control of the provincial and ministerial power.
Ha! Another local henchman of Lu Chengze jumped out.
Pei Yulin secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that you, Chu Guoan, are a deputy provincial-level cadre after all. What benefits did Lu Chengze promise you that made you so obedient to him and even use your own reputation as a bargaining chip to come out and demand power for Wang Qirui.
However, this was exactly what Pei Yulin wanted. He was worrying about how to guide these local factions to jump out one by one in the next step, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would come now.
Chu Guoan just smiled awkwardly and said unconfidently, "Yulin, I know it's really abrupt for me to make this request suddenly. If you have any difficulties, you can just tell me directly. I will never embarrass you. If you can give me some face and help me this time, if you need anything in the future, as long as I can help, just give me a call and I will definitely help you immediately without saying anything."
Are you trying to win me over?
Pei Yulin listened in silence, just nodded slowly, pretending to be thinking.
Seeing this, Chu Guoan controlled his temper, picked up the teacup, took two sips, and waited quietly for Pei Yulin to speak.
He knew very well that if Pei Yulin wanted to reject him, he would not reject him directly and would give him enough face. After all, they were both the main leaders of the provincial government and they would see each other every day. If they became estranged and became enemies, it would not be good for anyone.
After a long while, Pei Yulin sighed softly and asked, "Governor Chu, I want to ask, do you have any special relationship with Wang Qirui?"
The implication is obvious, which is to tell Chu Guoan that even if he wants to promote Wang Qirui, he has to give a sufficient reason.
If Wang Qirui is your relative or has other close relationships with you, then it is reasonable for you, Chu Guoan, to come and intercede for him. If there is no relationship between you, then you, Chu Guoan, will be suspected of accepting benefits from others. Of course, even if this reason is false, it must come from Wang Qirui's mouth, so that Pei Yulin can measure the value of this favor.
Chu Guoan smiled upon hearing this. It was obvious that he had already thought of an excuse to speak for Wang Qirui. He said, "You know, when I was the municipal party secretary, Wang Qirui was the public security chief of that city. The foundation of our relationship was laid from that time. Over the years, he has always been very supportive of me. This time he specifically came to me and asked me to speak for him. I really had no reason to refuse, so I had to bite the bullet and come to see you, brother."
"No wonder... Governor Chu is really loyal and righteous. Wang Qirui is so blessed to have a big Buddha like you protecting him! Hahaha..." Pei Yulin said with a smile.
When Chu Guoan heard this, he immediately said modestly, "Oh, what are you talking about? Whether he is blessed or not depends on whether you, Brother Yulin, value him! Hahaha..."
Pei Yulin pretended to be silent for a while and said, "Actually, if you hadn't come to see me today, I would have been considering giving Qi Rui some more work. You don't know, after Old Wu got into trouble, the work of the provincial department was in chaos all of a sudden, and he definitely won't be back for a while. Now is really the time to find someone with strong qualities to take on the responsibility."
When Chu Guoan heard this, he immediately showed surprise in his eyes and quickly laughed, "Haha, so you agree?"
Pei Yulin nodded and said, "Well, I will ask the office to issue a document in the next two days to let Wang Qirui take over the daily work of the provincial department."
"Oh, that's great, brother. You are so generous. If you need my help in the future, just tell me. I will never refuse!" Chu Guoan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it, and said with a smile on his face.
However, Chu Guoan's eyes turned, as if he had caught some sensitive words from Pei Yulin's words just now, so he hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "Yulin, from what I just heard from you, is Chengzhu's incident this time a big deal? Is he really not going to be back for a while?"
Little did he know that Pei Yulin actually revealed Wu Chengzhu's situation deliberately and was waiting for Chu Guoan to ask this question, so he pretended to sigh helplessly, "Hey, who said it wasn't? I heard from the leaders of the Yanjing Discipline Inspection Commission that his case is not a small one, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to stay in the provincial department in the future. This is internal information, you just listen to it, but don't spread it out." The reason why he said this was that he wanted Chu Guoan to convey this news to Lu Chengze to lower their vigilance.
When Chu Guoan heard this, he felt proud for a moment, thinking that Lu Chengze's move was truly powerful. If he didn't make a move, it would be fine, but once he made a move, it would be a sure kill!
Wu Chengzhu has been the backbone of the provincial department for many years. I didn't expect that he could be taken down so easily. It's really surprising and unexpected!
However, although he was proud in his heart, he did not dare to show it. He could only pretend to be heartbroken and sighed, "Ah, Old Wu is such a good person, capable and responsible, how could such a thing happen to him? What a pity!"
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