Early the next morning.
Niu Jianbin received a notice that Wan Zhenting would bring leaders from Yanjing to inspect the work of the county bureau. He was so scared that he quickly got ready to welcome the big leader.
Although he often welcomes provincial and municipal work inspections, this is the first time that Wan Zhenting has personally called to notify them!
This made him instantly realize the importance of this inspection, so he was fully prepared to welcome the leaders' arrival.
In order to show his attention to leaders such as Wan Zhenting, Niu Jianbin reported the situation to the two top leaders, Liu Yong and Li Lin, respectively, hoping that they could spare some time to accompany him.
Liu Yong is now the deputy director of the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee and a deputy-department-level cadre. If he can come out to accompany Wan Zhenting and Gao Lingyue to inspect the county bureau, Niu Jianbin will also be proud, indicating that his work in the county has been recognized by the county's main leaders. He can also use this opportunity to showcase his work results in front of Wan Zhenting, his immediate superior.
As for Li Lin, it doesn't matter whether he comes or not... He is just a young man, and even if he is the county magistrate, he may not be looked up to by the big leaders.
So when Li Lin told him that "I'll go over after I finish the project", Niu Jianbin did not force him to be there. Anyway, he had already reported, so it didn't matter whether he came or not, as long as he didn't leave any complaints.
At ten o'clock, Wan Zhenting, Gao Lingyue and their group of three cars slowly drove into the county bureau compound.
Niu Jianbin, Wu Xiongfei and other team members stood downstairs to welcome...
When Wan Zhenting and Gao Lingyue got out of the car, Niu Jianbin took the lead to greet them, saluted and said, "Director Wan, welcome to guide our local work!"
Wan Zhenting responded with a smile, "You look very energetic. Work hard and try to get an excellent grade this year!"
Is this a hint that he should be rated excellent in the system's assessment at the end of the year?
Niu Jianbin grinned and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Then Wan Zhenting solemnly introduced the people around him to Niu Jianbin, "This is Director Wan from Yanjing, who is in charge of personnel adjustments within our system... I took great pains to invite Director Gao to come to Pingyang to guide our work, and the first stop is Shannan County, so please don't embarrass me!"
Niu Jianbin hurriedly shook Gao Lingyue's hand and said with a flattering smile, "Director Gao, welcome, welcome. If there are any shortcomings in our work, please criticize and correct us!"
Gao Lingyue still had that condescending look on his face, with a half-smile on his face, and he said "hmm" in response.
This made Niu Jianbin feel uneasy. He felt that this big leader from Beijing was not easy to approach. He thought that this time he came to inspect and guide the work, could it be that he came with a mission to find faults with the local government? So, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
At this time, Wan Zhenting tilted his head and saw Wu Xiongfei standing not far behind Niu Jianbin, so he waved at him warmly and said, "Xiao Wu? Why are you standing so far away? You are now a member of the county bureau team. When you meet leaders inspecting you in the future, you must actively stand forward. It's not okay to always hide behind Director Niu!"
Wu Xiongfei wanted to pretend to be invisible, but the sharp-eyed Wan Zhenting pointed out his name. He could only scratch his head awkwardly, and walked towards Wan Zhenting, holding his hand and said, "I wanted to hide behind Secretary Niu and serve the leaders quietly, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you, Director Wan..."
Wan Zhenting smiled and pointed at him, "Your idea is wrong. After all, you are not an ordinary comrade. You should stay close to the leaders and listen to their instructions. Only in this way can you absorb more experience and grow!"
"What the leader said is true. I will stick closely to the leader and listen to his instructions at any time!" Wu Xiongfei said with a simple smile. He felt very upset. He thought, how can the leaders change their attitude so quickly? When he met Wan Zhenting in the provincial capital last year, he was not so approachable... Could it be that because he was promoted and became a leader, he caught the eye of the director of the municipal bureau?
Wu Xiongfei secretly sighed, if it weren't for Li Lin and Long Gang protecting him, when would he be promoted? How could he be valued by the director of the Municipal Bureau!
It seems that people still need a background and someone to back them up. Otherwise, in this real society, it would be impossible to move forward!
At this moment, seeing Wan Zhenting and Wu Xiongfei being so warm, Niu Jianbin felt very uncomfortable. He felt that his limelight was overshadowed by his subordinate Wu Xiongfei. He looked at Wu Xiongfei with squinted eyes, hoping that he would stop hanging around in front of him and go away!
In order to avoid being overshadowed by Wu Xiongfei, Niu Jianbin quickly interrupted their conversation, bowed and said with a smile, "Director Wan, Director Gao, the tea is ready upstairs, shall we go upstairs and talk?"
Wan Zhenting patted Wu Xiongfei on the shoulder and said nothing more.
The reason why his attitude towards Wu Xiongfei suddenly changed was not because Wu Xiongfei was so capable, nor was it entirely because Wu Xiongfei was now the deputy director of the county bureau.
What he values is the relationship behind Wu Xiongfei, the face of Li Lin, the face of Long Gang, and the face of Wu Chengzhu behind Long Gang...
He only knew that Wu Xiongfei had a good relationship with Li Lin and Long Gang, but he didn't know to what extent they were close, so based on the principle of rather bowing his head than offending others, he improved his attitude towards Wu Xiongfei, which was also a disguised way of showing goodwill to Li Lin, Long Gang and others.
But Niu Jianbin couldn't understand... Gao Lingyue, an outsider, was even more confused about this complicated relationship. They were also puzzled as to why Wan Zhenting was so enthusiastic about a deputy director of a county bureau.
Arrived at the reception room upstairs.
When only Wan Zhenting, Gao Lingyue and Niu Jianbin were left in the room.
Wan Zhenting stopped pretending and his face darkened.
Without waiting for Niu Jianbin to pour tea for the two, he impatiently questioned Niu Jianbin, "Jianbin, do you know the identities of the three people arrested by your county bureau? How can you be so careless in doing things? How dare you arrest guests from the capital so casually?"
Niu Jianbin was stunned...
He looked at Wan Zhenting blankly, then looked at Gao Lingyue's expression, and suddenly felt something was wrong!
How the hell are they here to give guidance? They are clearly here to call for punishment under the pretext of giving guidance!
Niu Jianbin explained with a bitter face, "Director Wan, I have reported the specific situation to you. It is not the county bureau's fault. It is County Magistrate Li Lin who is keeping a close eye on it. We cannot just turn a blind eye to this matter!"
At this time, Gao Lingyue, who had been silent the whole time, sneered and said, "Director Niu, you are the director of the county bureau, but you can't even control internal affairs. You are really a coward! If all the comrades in our county bureau are like you, being constrained and checked by the local government everywhere... you might as well just rely on the local finances in the future, and stop licking your face and asking for special funds from the municipal and provincial bureaus!"
Hearing this, Niu Jianbin panicked.
If their superiors allocate less funds to them, the county bureau may not be able to operate... They cannot enforce the law if their cars cannot be refueled, the police officers will have to endure the cold if they cannot change into new uniforms, and there will be no money to entertain the leaders of the municipal bureau... He, the director of the county bureau, will have to leave!
Just imagine, who would follow a leader who can’t get funding?
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