Rebirth of the Rising Sun

According to convention, there is usually more than one person who recommends the mayor, which is not in line with the rules of democratic elections. If there is only one candidate, even if you don't think this person can be the mayor, there is probably no other choice. So usually, in such cases, there will be a first candidate and a second candidate, and the second candidate often appears as a foil. What Feng Sizhe wants today is a foil. The advantage of this is that he can show his face again and tell everyone that he has the conditions to be the mayor, and at the same time he is ranked second. If he really fails this time, it will not be embarrassing, after all, his role is to be a foil.

It can be said that Feng Sizhe's calculations were quite good. Or maybe he was not fully prepared yet, so he decided to appear as the second candidate.

Feng Sizhe's ability to understand this matter and make such a choice is undoubtedly a good thing for Sun Zhengtao. After all, he did not force himself, but only made a small request that was just within the policy scope. As long as Feng Sizhe does not want the first candidate's position, Sun Zhengtao can agree to everything else. "Okay, okay, Sizhe, I know what you think. How should I put it? Thank you for your understanding. Indeed, in the issue of the mayor of Lianhua City this time, you have no advantage over Comrade Ruan Guiben. After all, he has been the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee for so many years. Both his qualifications and age are suitable. The only shortcoming is that he is a local of Lianhua City. But it doesn't matter. Didn't the former Haibei Mayor Comrade Wei Zuosheng set a precedent for him? In this way, I think it is still very likely that he will become the mayor, so you can think open-mindedly and directly ask for the second candidate's position. This is really a wise choice."

Sun Zhengtao made it very clear that this time, Ruan Guiben, the candidate for mayor of Lianhua City, still has a great advantage. He hopes that Feng Sizhe can understand this and that he has made mental preparations in this regard.

Feng Sizhe was indeed prepared for this matter. In his opinion, no matter who became the mayor, as long as he could fully support the transformation of the city's agricultural economy and allow him to make a career in Lianhua City, it would be fine. As for his own appointment as mayor, even if he didn't have the chance this time, he would have another chance in the future, after all, he was still very young. Besides, Sun Zhengtao and Yao Dejiang had both said that they would put their heart into this matter, which was enough.

The meeting between Feng Sizhe and Sun Zhengtao went smoothly and the atmosphere was pleasant. Afterwards, Feng Sizhe left the Lotus Hotel and continued to work on his agricultural transformation.

Downstairs in the Lotus Hotel, someone has been observing Sun Zhengtao's every move in his office. What happens here will soon be heard by Ruan Guiben. This is also the preparation he made to ensure that everything goes well.

Ruan Guiben had high hopes for becoming the mayor. He originally thought that it was hopeless for a person from Lianhua City to become the mayor of Lianhua City. But since Wei Zuosheng from Haibei City became the mayor of Haibei City, his originally quiet heart became active again. If others can do it, why can't he?

Before, he had heard that the reason why Wei Zuosheng became the mayor of Lianhua was because Feng Sizhe played a big role in it. For this reason, he once wanted to establish a good relationship with Feng Sizhe, and then use his ability to realize his dream again. But later, when he went to the provincial capital for a meeting, he heard the cadres there talking about Feng Sizhe's experience from Haibei City to Lianhua City. Only then did he know that Feng Sizhe not only had a group of people who supported him in the provincial party committee, but also a group of people who opposed him. This made his desire to establish a good relationship with Feng Sizhe somewhat diluted. Then, as the deputy mayor and director of the Education Bureau Wang Xibo, and the deputy mayor and director of the Finance Bureau Ni Dahong, who belonged to his faction, were taken down one by one, he knew that his plan to become good friends with Feng Sizhe was ruined.

Faced with others repeatedly attacking his subordinates, Ruan Guiben really couldn't give up everything and get along well with Feng Sizhe. He really couldn't do it. Besides, he also knew that there were people in the provincial party committee who rejected Feng Sizhe, so he was determined not to ally with Feng Sizhe. Under such circumstances, the political situation in Lianhua City was destined to be what it is now. That is, Feng Sizhe and Ruan Bengui didn't interfere with each other.

If Feng Sizhe didn't need to run around for him to become the mayor, then Ruan Guiben would not have much use for him, which is why the Bei family dared to go against Feng Sizhe. It can be said that the Bei family dared to do this mostly because Ruan Guiben supported him.

After nearly a year of anticipation, the provincial party committee finally began to consider candidates for the mayor of Lianhua City, which gave Ruan Guiben hope. During the conversation with Sun Zhengtao this time, the other party still affirmed his achievements in Lianhua City over the years, which gave him more confidence and he was eager to try for the position of mayor.

Sitting in the office, Ruan Guiben had a smile on his face. He had just heard that he was appointed as the first candidate for mayor of Lianhua City. Upon hearing the result, he breathed a sigh of relief. After waiting for such a long time, there was finally a result. This was really great.

There was a knock on the door outside the office. Ruan Guiben sat up straight and said loudly with authority, "Come in."

The door was then opened, and Bei Jinlong walked into his office with a swagger.

After Wang Xibo and Ni Dahong were taken down, Bei Jinlong became one of the strongest generals of the Ruan faction. Seeing his general coming in, Ruan Guiben asked with a smile, "What's the matter with Jinlong?"

Bei Jinlong knew about the relationship between Ruan Guiben and his sister a long time ago. But he did not hate Ruan Guiben, because this man had always been very good to his sister. Except for not giving her the due status, he gave her everything he could. For example, the rise of the Bei family was inseparable from Ruan Guiben's help. Therefore, Bei Jinlong always thought that he respected Ruan Guiben very much.

"Secretary Ruan, I just heard a piece of news and I'm here to report it to you." As soon as Bei Jinlong entered Ruan Guiben's office, he walked towards him quickly.

Hearing that Bei Jinlong had something to report, Ruan Guiben's smile became even wider. He thought that this person was going to say that he was identified as the first candidate for the mayor of Lianhua City, and he came to tell him the good news, so he laughed and said, "Oh, Jinlong, what did you hear? Why don't you tell me."

"Secretary Ruan, I heard that the young man Feng Sizhe was selected as the second candidate nominee for mayor of Lianhua City." Bei Jinlong opened his mouth and asked a question that Ruan Gui had not expected.

Perhaps because he was too happy, when he knew that he would be the first candidate, he didn't care who the second candidate was. Because usually, the second candidate is just a decoration, and his chance is far less than the first candidate, so he didn't care too much, and even said that he didn't pay attention to who would be the second candidate. But now Bei Jinlong did report to him that Feng Sizhe was the second candidate, which made him feel a little bad.

But despite his feelings, Ruan Guiben remained calm and said, "Oh, so he is the second candidate. Haha, but that doesn't matter. Everyone knows that the second candidate is just a decoration and is insignificant."

Ruan Guiben said this to comfort himself. He was telling Bei Jinlong that it was not a big deal, and he was also giving himself a psychological hint that it would not be a problem.

But Bei Jinlong didn't think so at all, or he didn't want Ruan Guiben to think so.

Ever since his brother Jin Hu was controlled by Secretary Huang Lin because of Feng Sizhe, he has been in a bad mood. He has also looked for Huang Lin many times to ask if there is a result for his brother's matter. Unfortunately, the old man Huang Lin never gave any definite news, but just said it would be soon. This has caused Jin Hu's matter to be delayed until now without a decision.

Originally, in a case like this, as long as Huang Lin had convicted Jin Hu, then things would be easy to handle. Bei Jinlong believed that with his power and some money, as long as his brother was not sentenced to death, the other charges would be easily acquitted. But Huang Lin refused to close the case, which made him feel like he had nowhere to go. As the matter dragged on for longer and longer, his hatred for Huang Lin and even Feng Sizhe grew stronger and stronger.

But even though Bei Jinlong was anxious, he knew that it was impossible for him to do anything to these two people. First, their power and rank were greater than his, and second, he had carefully investigated these two people and found that they were responsible in their work in Lianhua City, so he really couldn't find a suitable excuse to attack him.

So all along, Bei Jinlong could only endure. Of course, his patience was only to find a more suitable opportunity.

After waiting for months, he finally found the right opportunity. He heard that Feng Sizhe had become the second candidate for mayor of Lianhua City after Ruan Guiben. When he thought of Ruan Guiben's suspicion, he immediately formulated a policy, which was to use Ruan Guiben's influence to deal with Feng Sizhe. As long as Ruan Guiben approved of this matter and agreed to say a few words at the critical moment, Feng Sizhe would not be far from his death. As long as Feng Sizhe fell, Huang Lin would feel that danger was coming. In this way, he would have great hope when he went to Huang Lin to ask for people.

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