Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Thanks to jonasonhsu for voting for the gold medal for the genius. Thanks from the prodigal son!!!

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"That's right, Lao Lu, what do you think this Lü Zhuo wants to do? He doesn't even want to save our face. Does he really want to become a demon in Qiu County? I think we have to come up with a way to deal with him as soon as possible, otherwise I don't know what kind of mess he will make here in the future." Fan Yuegang really didn't have any good ideas for Lü Zhuo for the time being. Originally, he thought that even if he really couldn't convince the other party, he would just need to convene a county party committee standing committee meeting and challenge him at the meeting. At that time, every comrade attending the meeting would support him against Lü Zhuo even for his own sake. After all, Lü Zhuo could use Gu Yucheng as an excuse today, and he might use them as an excuse tomorrow. But who knew that he actually knew something about Wu Shiyou and Lu Bin, so he would have a handle on him, which made his original plan fall through.

Now that I think about it, he might have expected that I would cause trouble, and he was just waiting for me to go. It seems that this Lu Zhuo is really not an easy person to deal with.

"It's okay, County Magistrate Fan, don't be angry. The most we can do is ask Gu Yucheng to make a public review. Anyway, this kid always drinks, and it's only a matter of time before he makes trouble. This time, it can be regarded as a lesson for him. Our loss is not very big, and we can now go to Feng Sizhe and tell him about this matter. In this way, we can make use of the conflict between the two sides. At the same time, I don't believe that without the support of the three of us, Lu Zhuo alone can really stir up any waves." Lu Keyuan was not so pessimistic. Since things could not be changed, there was no need to change them. Anyway, the worst outcome could not immediately shake the dominant position of the Fan faction in Qiu County, right?

"Well, what Secretary Lu said is right. Then let's go to Secretary Feng's office together and report the matter to him and see what he will do?" Fan Yuegang asked with narrowed eyes. In fact, he knew very well that doing so would not be very effective, but he still wanted to give it a try. In fact, he had another idea, which was to take the opportunity to test the relationship between Feng Sizhe and Lu Zhuo.

"Okay, let's go to Secretary Feng and try together." Lu Keyuan saw Fan Yuegang's thoughts and thought that it would not hurt to give it a try. It was also a good opportunity to observe people.

So the two of them went to the county party secretary's office with the same idea, where they met Feng Sizhe sitting at his desk reading documents.

Looking up, Feng Sizhe saw Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan walking in. He stood up immediately and said, "Hey, why are County Chief Fan and Deputy Secretary Lu here together? Did something happen?"

Feng Sizhe pretended very well, as if he had never expected that these two people would come to him together. But the actual situation was that he had already prepared for this matter. He believed that if these two people were smart people, they would definitely report this matter to him. At the same time, they might have a deeper idea, which was to take the opportunity to observe his relationship with Lu Zhuo.

If they find out that he has a very good relationship with Lu Zhuo at this time, they will probably have other ideas, at least they will take him seriously. This is definitely not the answer Feng Sizhe wants. His current strategy is to let Lu Zhuo charge into battle and attract the attention of these people. Then, when others let their vigilance down, he will quickly find out many things in Qiu County, and prepare to catch all the termites and pests in Qiu County in the future.

Feng Sizhe was very good at pretending, at least he managed to temporarily deceive Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan. The two men did not realize that everything was under his control. Of course, they did not think that Feng Sizhe was so cunning at such a young age.

"Oh, don't mention it. Lao Lu and I just went to the office of Secretary Lu of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and we got a complete setback there." Fan Yuegang said this in self-deprecating tone, and then sat down casually on the sofa used to welcome guests.

"Oh, what's going on?" Feng Sizhe had a curious look on his face, as if he had heard about this for the first time.

"I'm embarrassed to tell you what happened. I think we should let Old Lu report to Secretary Feng." Fan Yuegang is more than a generation older than Feng Sizhe, so how could he have the nerve to talk about his own setbacks?

Of course Lu Keyuan was too embarrassed to speak, but he was the lowest in rank here, and now that Fan Yuegang had said so, he had no choice but to speak. So he slowly recounted in detail how he and Fan Yuegang had just gone to Lu Zhuo to intercede for Gu Yucheng, but ultimately failed.

Listening to Lu Keyuan's story, Feng Sizhe felt that Lu Zhuo's words were very powerful. This guy is indeed worthy of being a member of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He dares to say anything when he offends people. It seems that he really chose the right person to give him such a task.

Thinking like this in his heart, Feng Sizhe would not analyze the problem in that way on the surface. After listening to Lu Keyuan's words, he said with an angry look, "This old Lu is too unreasonable. He has only been in Qiu County for a few days. How could he not give face to old comrades like County Magistrate Fan and Deputy Secretary Lu? He is still the same young man who worked with me in Dahu County. He only knows how to investigate cases and find faults with others. He has never thought about the overall situation and the consequences of doing some things like this."

Feng Sizhe accused Lu Zhuo of wrongdoings in public, which made Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan smile at each other. It seemed that the rumors were true, but this was not enough to explain the problem. They wanted to go one step further and force Feng Sizhe to put pressure on Lu Zhuo to see what the effect would be.

"Well, it may be because Deputy Secretary Lu and I don't have enough power, and our levels are not high enough, so it's normal that he doesn't give us face. But I think Secretary Feng is the county party secretary of Qiu County, the top leader here, so why don't you give him a call and talk to him?" Fan Yuegang said in a way that was half requesting and half persuading.

"Yes, I think it is most appropriate for Secretary Feng to make this call. You know, the director of the county party committee office actually serves Secretary Feng. Now that Lu Zhuo wants to deal with Director Gu, he must get Secretary Feng's consent. It is reasonable for you to inquire about this matter at this time." Lu Keyuan also wanted to test Feng Sizhe. He had always been skeptical about the sudden agreement between Feng Sizhe and Lu Zhuo at the county party committee standing committee meeting that day. This was a good opportunity to solve the mystery and he would not miss it.

Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan both agreed to let Feng Sizhe make the call. Feng Sizhe looked at the two of them with a smile. He certainly knew what they were thinking. Well, since they all wanted to take the opportunity to observe his relationship with Lu Zhuo, then he would do as they wished.

"Then let me try making a phone call?" Feng Sizhe looked at Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan with an inquiring look.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Secretary Feng to make a phone call." Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan were not polite and both expressed their agreement with a smile.

"Okay, I'll call." Feng Sizhe saw that the two men seemed to be forcing him to make a call, and even seemed unwilling to stop until they saw him make the call. So he picked up the office phone on the table and dialed the number of Lu Zhuo, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The call was connected. After two rings, it was picked up and Lu Zhuo's voice came out, "Hello, this is Lu Zhuo."

"Oh, Secretary Lu? I'm Feng Sizhe."

"It's Secretary Feng. Do you have any instructions?" Lu Zhuo's somewhat lazy voice came from the other end.

Feng Sizhe heard that Lu Zhuo's voice on the other end of the phone sounded a bit lazy, and he thought that he must know why he made this call. Thinking of this, he deliberately pressed the hands-free button on the phone, and then said slowly, "Secretary Lu, there is a situation I want to express my personal opinion to you."

"Oh, Secretary Feng, if you have any ideas, you might as well tell me. But let me make one thing clear in advance. You must be aware of my work style. I will listen to your normal instructions, but if you try to dictate my work, I'm sorry, I won't do things according to your wishes." Lu Zhuo's voice came clearly from the other end of the phone, and he stopped Feng Sizhe from saying anything.

When Lu Zhuo said this, Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan beside Feng Sizhe looked at each other, and there was a strong and deep meaning in that look.

"What do you mean by meddling? I'm the county party secretary and I'm in charge of all the affairs in the county. I don't think you understand." Feng Sizhe heard that Lu Zhuo had started to find fault with him, so he prepared to perform a double act in front of Fan Yuegang and Lu Keyuan to completely dispel the other party's doubts about himself and Lu Zhuo.

"Don't use your official position to pressure me. I'm telling you, Feng Sizhe, you must know that I didn't obey you when I was in Dahu County. How could a young man like you become the county party secretary? I just don't like you, otherwise I would have found a connection and followed you to Qiu County. Humph, you are just a young man in front of me. Now if you have something to say, tell me, otherwise I will hang up, I'm very busy."

Lu Zhuo didn't care about Feng Sizhe's identity as the county party secretary at all. This was clearly shown during the phone call. Hearing that Lu Zhuo didn't take him seriously, Feng Sizhe looked very shocked and angry and shouted into the phone, "Comrade Lu Zhuo, who are you calling a young man? How can you talk to me like that? I'm telling you, run now..."