Song Guanchao was somewhat astonished; he really didn’t feel that he carried so much weight.
It wasn’t his fault. From the perspective of the person involved, it was normal not to think of these things.
Just like Wu Qiangwei, who sometimes couldn’t see the crux of the problems she encountered, whereas Song Guanchao would spot it at a glance.
The player is confused, but the bystander sees clearly. At this moment, Wu Qiangwei was that bystander.
She saw more clearly than Song Guanchao.
And she understood better than Song Guanchao just how significant his contribution was in saving the lives of over a hundred passengers on the plane.
It might not be apparent now, but once his seniority was sufficient and there were opportunities for promotion in the province, he would surely be at the front of the line.
Moreover, it was very possible that he would rise to the heavens in a single step, directly moving from his secretarial position to become a deputy in the Provincial Department.
However, Wu Qiangwei did not want him to take this path.
From a long-term perspective, skyrocketing to the top was not a good thing, because it lacked the experience of managing grassroots frontline work.
Our party places great emphasis on the experience of managing the grassroots. Technical talents and administrative talents, who manage human affairs, are on completely different paths in their future development.
The former could, for their entire life, only stay in the office as their highest achievement.
The latter could govern a region, aspire to become a high-ranking official, and even... reach the very top!
"I understand," Song Guanchao nodded and said, "Secretary, do you need me to recommend any officials from the city?"
Wu Qiangwei shook her head, "No need. There are limited seats available for my side. Moreover, taking too many would easily offend others. It’s not worth making too much of a splash over a county-level city."
Song Guanchao’s eyes darted as he said, "How about I help Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng recommend a few?"
Wu Qiangwei still shook her head, her expression growing more serious, "It’s best that you don’t."
In his view, doing so could ease relations and earn a favor.
And for him, there was no loss, so why not do it?
Wu Qiangwei said, "This time, some of the positions for Dujiang City will definitely be allocated elsewhere; Lingjiang City cannot take them all."
"Firstly, other cities will have objections; secondly, the issues with Dujiang City are too serious. Despite Mayor Jiang’s excellent command, it’s still under the jurisdiction of Lingjiang City."
"With such a big problem occurring in our jurisdiction, leaders from Lingiang cannot be blameless. It’s not something that can be fixed by simply arresting everyone involved."
"To reduce the impact, the province will inevitably allocate some seats to other cities."
"If you help them to recommend candidates, you are essentially going against the provincial government’s directives. Do you understand my meaning?"
Song Guanchao nodded; once she pointed it out to him, he understood the problem.
Currently, the provincial directive was for Lingjiang to take some of the positions and for other cities to take the rest.
If Song Guanchao helped them to recommend candidates, it was as if he wanted to reclaim the share of positions that were to be distributed.
This was a mistake in the general direction.
Even if the province, considering his contributions, agreed to his recommendations, they would also feel that he lacked political awareness.
Wu Qiangwei said, "You don’t need to bother with those who approach you. But the province may want to talk to you later, asking for your opinion on Dujiang City. I don’t need to remind you how to answer that."
Song Guanchao nodded, then suddenly asked, "Secretary, has Lu Xiaotian been captured?"
"No," said Wu Qiangwei. "The city police have issued a warrant for his arrest. You don’t need to get involved in this case; it’s not related to you."
Based on past experience, this kind of fugitive was basically impossible to catch.
Unless Lu Xiaotian continued to be as brazen as before, if he changed his identity, he’d probably never be caught in this lifetime.
She knew Song Guanchao seemed to have a talent for investigation, but this was a dead end. No matter how skilled in investigation, if the other side left no clues, they could not be caught.
Thus, she didn’t want Song Guanchao to take the fall for this.
Having finally caught the kid, he had managed to escape.
Song Guanchao felt that he had been too lenient on the plane.
Wu Qiangwei glanced at the time and said, "Mayor Jiang has booked a table for noon to celebrate your achievements. Get ready; you’ll likely have to drink quite a bit."
"Also, your commendation will probably have to wait a while."
The commendation ceremony couldn’t be held in the short term and had to wait until the new leaders of all the city’s departments in Dujiang City were in place.
Otherwise, if the commendation ceremony was held now, the public would know that such an incident had occurred, and the departments of Dujiang County, currently without management, might fall into chaos.
The most essential thing in the official realm is stability.
Everything must be carried out after stability is assured.
Song Guanchao wasn’t particularly concerned about such commendations and had no objections.
Leaving the office, Song Guanchao sat down at his own desk, relaxing both mentally and physically.
After being on the run and tensed up for so long, he could finally relax for a bit.
Zeng Li came over and said, "Brother Song, you were really impressive this time!"
Song Guanchao tilted his head, "How did you find out?"
"Yes." Zeng Li said, "I saw the whole process when you blew open the cockpit door and landed the plane. My grandfather kept praising you while drinking last night."
The old leader praised me?
Song Guanchao was delighted in his heart.
He didn’t care much for others’ compliments or praises.
But the old leader’s praise could make him bloom with happiness.
"My grandfather also said..." Zeng Li playfully held back.
"What else did he say?"
"Want to know? Then give me a kiss."
"Don’t be silly; this is the City Committee."
"Hmph." Zeng Li hooked her finger, "Then come closer."
Song Guanchao looked around and then leaned in.
Zeng Li whispered in his ear, "My grandfather also said that he is waiting for you to come over to our house and formally ask to marry me."
"???" Song Guanchao’s expression instantly froze.
Turning his head, he saw the shy demeanor of the young Zeng Li.
Most likely, the old leader hadn’t said that.
"Cough, I have a call."
Right on cue, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number from another region.
"You have reached Song Guanchao."
"Hello, Secretary Song, I am..."
The caller was a deputy from a city department in another region, just as Wu Qiangwei had warned, calling to hope that he could help recommend them.
Although Song Guanchao didn’t like to speak in official jargon, spouting official rhetoric was an art. You might choose not to use it, but you had to master it.
At times , like now, it was useful.
This phone call seemed to open the floodgates, with one call after another, all non-stop.
All asking him for favors.
Song Guanchao began to truly understand the charm of power.
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Song Guanchao couldn’t help but reflect that it was no wonder people fall from grace every year, yet every year there’s still a huge number of people eager to enter public service.
Power is indeed a seductive aphrodisiac that’s hard to resist.
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